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Jackson, Mississippi Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Jackson fell 0.0 percentage points in November 2023 to 2.8%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.5 percentage points lower than the Mississippi rate. The unemployment rate in Jackson peaked in April 2020 at 14.3% and is now 11.5 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.7% in July 2023, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.1 percentage points. You can also compare Jackson 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
Jackson 2.8% 0.0 -0.7
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: Jackson, Mississippi, National

Jackson, Mississippi monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Jackson, Mississippi Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Jackson peaked in April 2020 at 35,351. There are now 28,085 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 7,201 in July 2023, the number of unemployed has now grown by 65. Jackson employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Jackson, Mississippi) is also available.

Unemployed Persons November 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Jackson 7,266 -101 -1,788

Number of Unemployed Persons

Jackson, Mississippi Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
Mississippi
Unemployment Rate
Jackson
Unemployment Rate
Jackson
Unemployed
December
2023
3.7%
November
2023
3.7% 3.3% 2.8% 7,266
October
2023
3.8% 3.3% 2.8% 7,367
September
2023
3.8% 3.2% 2.8% 7,361
August
2023
3.8% 3.2% 2.8% 7,387
July
2023
3.5% 3.0% 2.7% 7,201
June
2023
3.6% 3.1% 2.8% 7,350
May
2023
3.7% 3.2% 2.9% 7,582
April
2023
3.4% 3.4% 3.0% 7,838
March
2023
3.5% 3.5% 3.1% 8,118
February
2023
3.6% 3.7% 3.2% 8,366
January
2023
3.4% 3.9% 3.3% 8,721

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.