Mississippi Job Growth

There were 1,099,900 jobs in Mississippi in December 2011 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 1,209,398 employed persons for the month. Mississippi lost 3,600 jobs in December 2011 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure fell by 582 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Mississippi job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	1,099,900	-3,600	+2,700
CPS	1,209,398	-582	+23,546

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 May 2000 for Mississippi at 1,160,400. Since then 60,500 jobs have been lost in Mississippi according to the employer survey. From a trough of 1,083,400 in February 2010, Mississippi has gained 16,500 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in Mississippi reached a maximum of 1,245,476 in February 2001. 36,078 jobs have been lost in Mississippi since then according to the household survey. From a November 2009 low of 1,161,292, Mississippi has added 48,106 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Mississippi Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2011	1,099,900	-3,600	1,209,398	-582
November 2011	1,103,500	1,600	1,209,980	29
October 2011	1,101,900	4,000	1,209,951	1,955
September 2011	1,097,900	8,800	1,207,996	2,782
August 2011	1,089,100	-2,900	1,205,214	-2,212
July 2011	1,092,000	-4,000	1,207,426	-5,299
June 2011	1,096,000	3,100	1,212,725	-118
May 2011	1,092,900	-3,600	1,212,843	6,100
April 2011	1,096,500	-300	1,206,743	6,889
March 2011	1,096,800	1,100	1,199,854	4,075
February 2011	1,095,700	2,400	1,195,779	6,050
January 2011	1,093,300	-3,900	1,189,729	3,877
December 2010	1,097,200	2,900	1,185,852	1,804