Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, Mississippi Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Gulfport fell 1.0 percentage points in November 2020 to 6.8%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.4 percentage points higher than the Mississippi rate. The unemployment rate in Gulfport peaked in April 2020 at 22.3% and is now 15.5 percentage points lower. You can also compare Gulfport unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
Unemployment Rate | November 2020 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
National | 6.7% | -0.2 | +3.1 |
Mississippi | 6.4% | -1.0 | +0.8 |
Gulfport | 6.8% | -1.0 | +1.2 |
Unemployment Rate: Gulfport, Mississippi, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
Gulfport, Mississippi Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in Gulfport peaked in April 2020 at 35,904. There are now 24,502 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area.
Unemployed Persons | November 2020 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
Gulfport | 11,402 | -1,805 | +2,152 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Gulfport, Mississippi Unemployment History
Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Mississippi Unemployment Rate |
Gulfport Unemployment Rate |
Gulfport Unemployed |
---|---|---|---|---|
December 2020 |
6.7% | — | — | — |
November 2020 |
6.7% | 6.4% | 6.8% | 11,402 |
October 2020 |
6.9% | 7.4% | 7.8% | 13,207 |
September 2020 |
7.8% | 7.2% | 7.9% | 13,349 |
August 2020 |
8.4% | 7.8% | 8.4% | 13,519 |
July 2020 |
10.2% | 9.4% | 10.3% | 16,158 |
June 2020 |
11.1% | 8.8% | 10.3% | 16,174 |
May 2020 |
13.3% | 10.5% | 15.0% | 23,877 |
April 2020 |
14.8% | 16.3% | 22.3% | 35,904 |
March 2020 |
4.4% | 5.1% | 5.3% | 8,711 |
February 2020 |
3.5% | 5.4% | 5.4% | 8,852 |
January 2020 |
3.5% | 5.5% | 5.5% | 9,026 |
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. ↩