Mississippi Job Growth

There were 1,168,700 jobs in Mississippi in December 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 1,215,402 employed persons for the month. Mississippi lost 1,400 jobs in December 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure fell by 1,960 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Mississippi job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	December 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	1,168,700	-1,400	+6,100
CPS	1,215,402	-1,960	+207

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 July 2019 for Mississippi at 1,171,100. Since then 2,400 jobs have been lost in Mississippi according to the employer survey.

CPS employment in Mississippi reached a maximum of 1,252,180 in May 2000. 36,778 jobs have been lost in Mississippi since then according to the household survey. From a January 2010 low of 1,125,566, Mississippi has added 89,836 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Mississippi Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2019	1,168,700	-1,400	1,215,402	-1,960
November 2019	1,170,100	-700	1,217,362	-1,643
October 2019	1,170,800	-100	1,219,005	951
September 2019	1,170,900	1,100	1,218,054	2,613
August 2019	1,169,800	-1,300	1,215,441	3,964
July 2019	1,171,100	600	1,211,477	4,112
June 2019	1,170,500	4,500	1,207,365	2,653
May 2019	1,166,000	2,500	1,204,712	836
April 2019	1,163,500	2,300	1,203,876	-2,299
March 2019	1,161,200	600	1,206,175	-3,478
February 2019	1,160,600	-700	1,209,653	-3,721
January 2019	1,161,300	-1,300	1,213,374	-1,821