Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, Mississippi Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Gulfport rose 0.2 percentage points in August 2019 to 5.3%. 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 June 2011 at 9.7% and is now 4.4 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 4.9% in July 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.4 percentage points. You can also compare Gulfport unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	August 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.1
Mississippi	5.2%	+0.1	+0.5
Gulfport	5.3%	+0.2	+0.4

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with August 2019 data as September 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 August 2011 at 17,148. There are now 8,483 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 7,943 in October 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 722.

Unemployed Persons	August 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Gulfport	8,665	+278	+635

Number of Unemployed Persons

Gulfport, Mississippi Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Mississippi Unemployment Rate	Gulfport Unemployment Rate	Gulfport Unemployed
September 2019	3.5%	5.4%	—	—
August 2019	3.7%	5.2%	5.3%	8,665
July 2019	3.7%	5.1%	5.1%	8,387
June 2019	3.7%	5.0%	5.0%	8,188
May 2019	3.6%	5.0%	5.0%	8,131
April 2019	3.6%	4.9%	5.0%	8,156
March 2019	3.8%	4.9%	4.9%	8,050
February 2019	3.8%	4.8%	4.9%	7,986
January 2019	4.0%	4.7%	4.9%	7,994
December 2018	3.9%	4.7%	4.9%	7,977
November 2018	3.7%	4.7%	4.9%	7,960
October 2018	3.8%	4.7%	4.9%	7,943