Mississippi Job Growth

There were 1,163,700 jobs in Mississippi in February 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 1,216,375 employed persons for the month. Mississippi added 2,500 jobs in February 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure fell by 143 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Mississippi job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	1,163,700	+2,500	+14,300
CPS	1,216,375	-143	+2,754

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 in February 2018 for Mississippi is at a new high of 1,163,700.

CPS employment in Mississippi reached a maximum of 1,252,180 in May 2000. 35,805 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 90,809 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Mississippi Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2018	1,163,700	2,500	1,216,375	-143
January 2018	1,161,200	-800	1,216,518	-122
December 2017	1,162,000	3,300	1,216,640	-63
November 2017	1,158,700	3,600	1,216,703	150
October 2017	1,155,100	5,300	1,216,553	694
September 2017	1,149,800	-1,200	1,215,859	833
August 2017	1,151,000	500	1,215,026	454
July 2017	1,150,500	-300	1,214,572	194
June 2017	1,150,800	2,000	1,214,378	-66
May 2017	1,148,800	-800	1,214,444	42
April 2017	1,149,600	-1,200	1,214,402	246
March 2017	1,150,800	1,400	1,214,156	535