Gulfport-Biloxi, Mississippi Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Gulfport fell 0.5 percentage points in March 2012 to 8.4%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.6 percentage points lower than the Mississippi rate. The unemployment rate in Gulfport peaked in October 2011 at 9.7% and is now 1.3 percentage points lower. You can also compare Gulfport unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	8.2%	-0.1	-0.7
Mississippi	9.0%	-0.6	-1.5
Gulfport	8.4%	-0.5	-0.5

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with March 2012 data as April metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Gulfport, Mississippi, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Gulfport, Mississippi Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Gulfport peaked in October 2011 at 11,816. There are now 1,932 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Gulfport employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Gulfport, Mississippi) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
Gulfport	9,884	-609	-588

Number of Unemployed Persons

Gulfport, Mississippi Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Mississippi Unemployment Rate	Gulfport Unemployment Rate	Gulfport Unemployed
April 2012	8.1%	8.7%	—	—
March 2012	8.2%	9.0%	8.4%	9,884
February 2012	8.3%	9.6%	8.9%	10,493
January 2012	8.3%	10.0%	9.2%	10,967
December 2011	8.5%	10.4%	9.5%	11,449
November 2011	8.7%	10.6%	9.6%	11,739
October 2011	8.9%	10.7%	9.7%	11,816
September 2011	9.0%	10.9%	9.6%	11,632
August 2011	9.1%	10.9%	9.4%	11,248
July 2011	9.1%	10.9%	9.4%	11,174
June 2011	9.1%	10.8%	9.4%	11,140
May 2011	9.0%	10.7%	9.3%	10,921
April 2011	9.0%	10.6%	9.2%	10,909