Hattiesburg, Mississippi Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Hattiesburg fell 0.0 percentage points in February 2019 to 4.3%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.5 percentage points lower than the Mississippi rate. The unemployment rate in Hattiesburg peaked in March 2010 at 9.3% and is now 5.0 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.7% in January 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.6 percentage points. You can also compare Hattiesburg 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
Hattiesburg	4.3%	0.0	+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: Hattiesburg, Mississippi, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Hattiesburg, Mississippi Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Hattiesburg peaked in March 2011 at 6,402. There are now 3,392 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 2,537 in January 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 473. Hattiesburg employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Hattiesburg, Mississippi) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Hattiesburg	3,010	+44	+306

Number of Unemployed Persons

Hattiesburg, Mississippi Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Mississippi Unemployment Rate	Hattiesburg Unemployment Rate	Hattiesburg Unemployed
March 2019	3.8%	4.9%	—	—
February 2019	3.8%	4.8%	4.3%	3,010
January 2019	4.0%	4.7%	4.3%	2,966
December 2018	3.9%	4.7%	4.2%	2,909
November 2018	3.7%	4.7%	3.9%	2,734
October 2018	3.8%	4.7%	3.9%	2,725
September 2018	3.7%	4.7%	4.1%	2,816
August 2018	3.8%	4.7%	4.2%	2,892
July 2018	3.9%	4.7%	4.1%	2,894
June 2018	4.0%	4.7%	4.2%	2,931
May 2018	3.8%	4.8%	4.2%	2,941
April 2018	3.9%	4.8%	4.1%	2,856