Mississippi Unemployment

According to the BLS current population survey (CPS), the unemployment rate for Mississippi fell 0.0 percentage points in January 2019 to 4.7%. The state unemployment rate was 0.7 percentage points higher than the national rate for the month. The unemployment rate in Mississippi peaked in February 2010 at 10.9% and is now 6.2 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 4.7% in June 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also see Mississippi unemployment compared to other states.

Unemployment Rate	January 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	4.0%	+0.1	-0.1
Mississippi	4.7%	0.0	-0.2

Note: All comparisons are made with January data as February state level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Mississippi, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray

Mississippi Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Mississippi peaked in February 2010 at 137,350. There are now 77,168 fewer people unemployed in the state. From a recent trough of 59,311 in September 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 871. Mississippi job growth data is also available.

Unemployed Persons	January 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Mississippi	60,182	+423	-1,742

Number of Unemployed Persons

Mississippi Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Mississippi Unemployment Rate	Mississippi Unemployed
February 2019	3.8%	—	—
January 2019	4.0%	4.7%	60,182
December 2018	3.9%	4.7%	59,759
November 2018	3.7%	4.7%	59,685
October 2018	3.8%	4.7%	59,466
September 2018	3.7%	4.7%	59,311
August 2018	3.8%	4.7%	59,355
July 2018	3.9%	4.7%	59,769
June 2018	4.0%	4.7%	60,523
May 2018	3.8%	4.8%	61,320
April 2018	3.9%	4.8%	61,913
March 2018	4.0%	4.9%	62,187