Jackson, Mississippi Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Jackson fell 0.4 percentage points in March 2012 to 7.4%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.6 percentage points lower than the Mississippi rate. The unemployment rate in Jackson peaked in January 2010 at 8.7% and is now 1.3 percentage points lower. You can also compare Jackson 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
Jackson	7.4%	-0.4	-0.7

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: Jackson, Mississippi, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Jackson, Mississippi Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Jackson peaked in October 2011 at 23,458. There are now 3,393 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Jackson employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Jackson, Mississippi) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
Jackson	20,065	-1,047	-1,708

Number of Unemployed Persons

Jackson, Mississippi Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Mississippi Unemployment Rate	Jackson Unemployment Rate	Jackson Unemployed
April 2012	8.1%	8.7%	—	—
March 2012	8.2%	9.0%	7.4%	20,065
February 2012	8.3%	9.6%	7.8%	21,112
January 2012	8.3%	10.0%	8.1%	22,096
December 2011	8.5%	10.4%	8.3%	22,957
November 2011	8.7%	10.6%	8.4%	23,362
October 2011	8.9%	10.7%	8.5%	23,458
September 2011	9.0%	10.9%	8.4%	23,062
August 2011	9.1%	10.9%	8.2%	22,363
July 2011	9.1%	10.9%	8.2%	22,355
June 2011	9.1%	10.8%	8.2%	22,343
May 2011	9.0%	10.7%	8.1%	22,009
April 2011	9.0%	10.6%	8.2%	22,230