Mississippi Job Growth

There were 1,090,700 jobs in Mississippi in April 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 1,216,914 employed persons for the month. Mississippi added 800 jobs in April 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 698 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Mississippi job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	April 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	1,090,700	+800	-1,800
CPS	1,216,914	+698	+17,880

Mississippi Employment Changes

The charts below shows the monthly job growth for Mississippi as measured by the CES and CPS surveys. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green.

CES Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

CPS Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

Total Employment in Mississippi

CES employment peaked in February 2008 for Mississippi at 1,160,900. Since then 70,200 jobs have been lost in Mississippi according to the employer survey. From a trough of 1,083,800 in October 2009, Mississippi has gained 6,900 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in Mississippi reached a maximum of 1,245,476 in February 2001. 28,562 jobs have been lost in Mississippi since then according to the household survey. From a November 2009 low of 1,155,692, Mississippi has added 61,222 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Mississippi Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2012	1,090,700	800	1,216,914	698
March 2012	1,089,900	-500	1,216,216	875
February 2012	1,090,400	2,000	1,215,341	1,033
January 2012	1,088,400	-600	1,214,308	4,343
December 2011	1,089,000	-3,400	1,209,965	2,630
November 2011	1,092,400	-900	1,207,335	2,671
October 2011	1,093,300	900	1,204,664	3,107
September 2011	1,092,400	6,700	1,201,557	2,375
August 2011	1,085,700	-2,700	1,199,182	1,365
July 2011	1,088,400	-100	1,197,817	282
June 2011	1,088,500	-1,400	1,197,535	-577
May 2011	1,089,900	-2,600	1,198,112	-922
April 2011	1,092,500	-500	1,199,034	33