Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, Mississippi Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Gulfport fell 0.2 percentage points in October 2018 to 4.7%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.0 percentage points lower than the Mississippi rate. The unemployment rate in Gulfport peaked in September 2011 at 9.8% and is now 5.1 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 4.4% in January 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.3 percentage points. You can also compare Gulfport unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.4
Mississippi	4.7%	-0.1	-0.1
Gulfport	4.7%	-0.2	-0.1

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with October 2018 data as November metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Gulfport, Mississippi, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Gulfport, Mississippi Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Gulfport peaked in September 2011 at 17,320. There are now 9,701 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 7,138 in January 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 481.

Unemployed Persons	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Gulfport	7,619	-417	-316

Number of Unemployed Persons

Gulfport, Mississippi Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Mississippi Unemployment Rate	Gulfport Unemployment Rate	Gulfport Unemployed
November 2018	3.7%	—	—	—
October 2018	3.7%	4.7%	4.7%	7,619
September 2018	3.7%	4.8%	4.9%	8,036
August 2018	3.9%	4.8%	5.0%	8,217
July 2018	3.9%	4.8%	4.9%	8,158
June 2018	4.0%	4.7%	5.2%	8,479
May 2018	3.8%	4.7%	5.0%	8,151
April 2018	3.9%	4.6%	4.8%	7,875
March 2018	4.1%	4.5%	4.6%	7,529
February 2018	4.1%	4.5%	4.6%	7,463
January 2018	4.1%	4.6%	4.4%	7,138
December 2017	4.1%	4.8%	4.7%	7,705