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Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, Mississippi Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Gulfport fell 0.1 percentage points in January 2023 to 3.8%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.1 percentage points lower than the Mississippi rate. The unemployment rate in Gulfport peaked in April 2020 at 20.8% and is now 17.0 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.7% in August 2022, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.1 percentage points. You can also compare Gulfport unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate January 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
National 3.4% -0.1 -0.6
Mississippi 3.9% -0.1 -0.2
Gulfport 3.8% -0.1 -0.8
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with January 2023 data as February metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Gulfport, Mississippi, National

Gulfport, Mississippi monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Gulfport, Mississippi Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Gulfport peaked in April 2020 at 33,188. There are now 26,934 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 6,222 in August 2022, the number of unemployed has now grown by 32.

Unemployed Persons January 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Gulfport 6,254 -220 -1,431

Number of Unemployed Persons

Gulfport, Mississippi Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
Mississippi
Unemployment Rate
Gulfport
Unemployment Rate
Gulfport
Unemployed
February
2023
3.6%
January
2023
3.4% 3.9% 3.8% 6,254
December
2022
3.5% 4.0% 3.9% 6,474
November
2022
3.6% 4.1% 3.9% 6,460
October
2022
3.7% 4.1% 3.8% 6,310
September
2022
3.5% 4.0% 3.7% 6,249
August
2022
3.7% 3.9% 3.7% 6,222
July
2022
3.5% 3.8% 3.8% 6,378
June
2022
3.6% 3.7% 4.0% 6,609
May
2022
3.6% 3.7% 4.1% 6,899
April
2022
3.6% 3.7% 4.2% 7,047
March
2022
3.6% 3.8% 4.3% 7,206

1. Metro area unemployment rates are now seasonally adjusted. The BLS has started publishing smoothed seasonally adjusted metropolitan area data which makes comparisons to state and national data more relevant than the unadjusted numbers.