Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, Mississippi Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Gulfport fell 0.1 percentage points in February 2019 to 5.0%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.2 percentage points higher than the Mississippi rate. The unemployment rate in Gulfport peaked in September 2011 at 9.8% and is now 4.8 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 4.4% in January 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.6 percentage points. You can also compare Gulfport unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.8%	-0.2	-0.3
Mississippi	4.8%	+0.1	-0.1
Gulfport	5.0%	-0.1	+0.4

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with February 2019 data as March 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 9,093 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 1,089.

Unemployed Persons	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Gulfport	8,227	-34	+764

Number of Unemployed Persons

Gulfport, Mississippi Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Mississippi Unemployment Rate	Gulfport Unemployment Rate	Gulfport Unemployed
March 2019	3.8%	4.9%	—	—
February 2019	3.8%	4.8%	5.0%	8,227
January 2019	4.0%	4.7%	5.1%	8,261
December 2018	3.9%	4.7%	4.9%	8,045
November 2018	3.7%	4.7%	4.6%	7,485
October 2018	3.8%	4.7%	4.7%	7,601
September 2018	3.7%	4.7%	4.9%	8,036
August 2018	3.8%	4.7%	5.0%	8,217
July 2018	3.9%	4.7%	4.9%	8,158
June 2018	4.0%	4.7%	5.2%	8,479
May 2018	3.8%	4.8%	5.0%	8,151
April 2018	3.9%	4.8%	4.8%	7,875