Mississippi Unemployment

According to the BLS current population survey (CPS), the unemployment rate for Mississippi fell 0.1 percentage points in January 2020 to 5.5%. The state unemployment rate was 1.9 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 5.4 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 4.7% in July 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.8 percentage points. You can also see Mississippi unemployment compared to other states.

Unemployment Rate	January 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.6%	+0.1	-0.4
Mississippi	5.5%	-0.1	+0.4

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 67,615 fewer people unemployed in the state. From a recent trough of 60,170 in August 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 9,565. Mississippi job growth data is also available.

Unemployed Persons	January 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Mississippi	69,735	-1,449	+4,471

Number of Unemployed Persons

Mississippi Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Mississippi Unemployment Rate	Mississippi Unemployed
February 2020	3.5%	—	—
January 2020	3.6%	5.5%	69,735
December 2019	3.5%	5.6%	71,184
November 2019	3.5%	5.6%	71,296
October 2019	3.6%	5.6%	71,472
September 2019	3.5%	5.6%	71,389
August 2019	3.7%	5.5%	71,008
July 2019	3.7%	5.5%	70,291
June 2019	3.7%	5.4%	69,355
May 2019	3.6%	5.4%	68,448
April 2019	3.6%	5.3%	67,634
March 2019	3.8%	5.3%	66,895