Jackson, Mississippi Job Growth

There were 281,600 jobs in Jackson, Mississippi in February 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 255,820 employed persons for the month. Jackson lost 800 jobs in February 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 2,163 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Jackson job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	281,600	-800	+2,300
CPS	255,820	-2,163	-6,155

Note: The CPS survey data is now seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level by with the new BLS SSA series.

Jackson, Mississippi Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Jackson 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 for Jackson, Mississippi

CES employment for Jackson peaked in January 2019 at 282,400. Since then 800 jobs have been lost in Jackson according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 264,790 for Jackson in August 2018. 8,970 jobs have been lost in Jackson since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Jackson, Mississippi Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2019	281,600	-800	255,820	-2,163
January 2019	282,400	1,000	257,983	-2,039
December 2018	281,400	400	260,022	-1,322
November 2018	281,000	200	261,344	-733
October 2018	280,800	1,600	262,077	-1,124
September 2018	279,200	-1,000	263,201	-1,589
August 2018	280,200	1,200	264,790	392
July 2018	279,000	-100	264,398	502
June 2018	279,100	0	263,896	647
May 2018	279,100	500	263,249	725
April 2018	278,600	-600	262,524	184
March 2018	279,200	-100	262,340	365