Jackson, Mississippi Job Growth

There were 283,400 jobs in Jackson, Mississippi in April 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 262,138 employed persons for the month. Jackson lost 500 jobs in April 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 202 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Jackson job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	283,400	-500	+4,200
CPS	262,138	-202	+2,717

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 March 2018 at 283,900. Since then 500 jobs have been lost in Jackson according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 262,340 for Jackson in March 2018. 202 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
April 2018	283,400	-500	262,138	-202
March 2018	283,900	300	262,340	365
February 2018	283,600	1,100	261,975	330
January 2018	282,500	-800	261,645	-408
December 2017	283,300	1,100	262,053	410
November 2017	282,200	100	261,643	447
October 2017	282,100	2,500	261,196	594
September 2017	279,600	-600	260,602	692
August 2017	280,200	400	259,910	628
July 2017	279,800	300	259,282	384
June 2017	279,500	400	258,898	-105
May 2017	279,100	-100	259,003	-418