Hattiesburg, Mississippi Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Hattiesburg fell 4.4 percentage points in May 2020 to 8.9%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.7 percentage points lower than the Mississippi rate. The unemployment rate in Hattiesburg peaked in April 2020 at 13.3% and is now 4.4 percentage points lower. You can also compare Hattiesburg unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	13.3%	-1.4	+9.7
Mississippi	10.6%	-5.7	+5.2
Hattiesburg	8.9%	-4.4	+4.1

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with May 2020 data as June metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Hattiesburg, Mississippi, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Hattiesburg, Mississippi Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Hattiesburg peaked in April 2020 at 8,334. There are now 2,625 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Hattiesburg employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Hattiesburg, Mississippi) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Hattiesburg	5,709	-2,625	+2,442

Number of Unemployed Persons

Hattiesburg, Mississippi Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Mississippi Unemployment Rate	Hattiesburg Unemployment Rate	Hattiesburg Unemployed
June 2020	11.1%	—	—	—
May 2020	13.3%	10.6%	8.9%	5,709
April 2020	14.7%	16.3%	13.3%	8,334
March 2020	4.4%	5.1%	4.6%	3,164
February 2020	3.5%	5.4%	4.7%	3,215
January 2020	3.6%	5.5%	4.8%	3,262
December 2019	3.5%	5.6%	4.8%	3,303
November 2019	3.5%	5.6%	4.8%	3,323
October 2019	3.6%	5.6%	4.9%	3,339
September 2019	3.5%	5.6%	4.9%	3,348
August 2019	3.7%	5.5%	4.9%	3,344
July 2019	3.7%	5.5%	4.9%	3,326