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Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, Mississippi Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Gulfport fell 0.1 percentage points in November 2023 to 3.1%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.2 percentage points lower than the Mississippi rate. The unemployment rate in Gulfport peaked in April 2020 at 20.9% and is now 17.8 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.1% in June 2023, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Gulfport unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate November 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
National 3.7% -0.1 +0.1
Mississippi 3.3% 0.0 -0.8
Gulfport 3.1% -0.1 -0.8
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with November 2023 data as December metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Gulfport, Mississippi, National

Gulfport, Mississippi monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Gulfport, Mississippi Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Gulfport peaked in April 2020 at 33,528. There are now 28,448 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 5,050 in July 2023, the number of unemployed has now grown by 30.

Unemployed Persons November 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Gulfport 5,080 -87 -1,375

Number of Unemployed Persons

Gulfport, Mississippi Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
Mississippi
Unemployment Rate
Gulfport
Unemployment Rate
Gulfport
Unemployed
December
2023
3.7%
November
2023
3.7% 3.3% 3.1% 5,080
October
2023
3.8% 3.3% 3.2% 5,167
September
2023
3.8% 3.2% 3.2% 5,192
August
2023
3.8% 3.2% 3.2% 5,214
July
2023
3.5% 3.0% 3.1% 5,050
June
2023
3.6% 3.1% 3.1% 5,151
May
2023
3.7% 3.2% 3.2% 5,335
April
2023
3.4% 3.4% 3.4% 5,514
March
2023
3.5% 3.5% 3.5% 5,717
February
2023
3.6% 3.7% 3.6% 5,891
January
2023
3.4% 3.9% 3.8% 6,196

1. Metro area unemployment rates are now seasonally adjusted. The BLS has started publishing smoothed seasonally adjusted metropolitan area data which makes comparisons to state and national data more relevant than the unadjusted numbers.