Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, Mississippi Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Gulfport rose 0.3 percentage points in February 2018 to 4.6%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.1 percentage points higher than the Mississippi rate. The unemployment rate in Gulfport peaked in August 2011 at 9.8% and is now 5.2 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 4.3% 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 | February 2018 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
National | 4.1% | 0.0 | -0.6 |
Mississippi | 4.5% | -0.1 | -0.9 |
Gulfport | 4.6% | +0.3 | -0.5 |
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 17,319. There are now 9,712 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 7,114 in January 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 493.
Unemployed Persons | February 2018 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
Gulfport | 7,607 | +493 | -845 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Gulfport, Mississippi Unemployment History
Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Mississippi Unemployment Rate |
Gulfport Unemployment Rate |
Gulfport Unemployed |
---|---|---|---|---|
March 2018 |
4.1% | — | — | — |
February 2018 |
4.1% | 4.5% | 4.6% | 7,607 |
January 2018 |
4.1% | 4.6% | 4.3% | 7,114 |
December 2017 |
4.1% | 4.8% | 4.6% | 7,505 |
November 2017 |
4.1% | 4.8% | 4.9% | 8,087 |
October 2017 |
4.1% | 4.8% | 4.6% | 7,611 |
September 2017 |
4.2% | 4.9% | 5.0% | 8,285 |
August 2017 |
4.4% | 5.0% | 5.3% | 8,777 |
July 2017 |
4.3% | 5.1% | 5.6% | 9,368 |
June 2017 |
4.3% | 5.2% | 5.4% | 8,884 |
May 2017 |
4.3% | 5.3% | 5.3% | 8,789 |
April 2017 |
4.4% | 5.3% | 5.0% | 8,322 |
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. ↩