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Jackson, Mississippi Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Jackson fell 0.1 percentage points in March 2023 to 3.1%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.4 percentage points lower than the Mississippi rate. The unemployment rate in Jackson peaked in April 2020 at 14.3% and is now 11.2 percentage points lower. You can also compare Jackson unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate March 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
National 3.5% -0.1 -0.1
Mississippi 3.5% -0.2 -0.3
Jackson 3.1% -0.1 -0.5
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with March 2023 data as April metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Jackson, Mississippi, National

Jackson, Mississippi monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Jackson, Mississippi Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Jackson peaked in April 2020 at 35,351. There are now 27,225 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Jackson employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Jackson, Mississippi) is also available.

Unemployed Persons March 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Jackson 8,126 -240 -1,191

Number of Unemployed Persons

Jackson, Mississippi Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
Mississippi
Unemployment Rate
Jackson
Unemployment Rate
Jackson
Unemployed
April
2023
3.4%
March
2023
3.5% 3.5% 3.1% 8,126
February
2023
3.6% 3.7% 3.2% 8,366
January
2023
3.4% 3.9% 3.3% 8,721
December
2022
3.5% 4.0% 3.5% 9,037
November
2022
3.6% 4.1% 3.5% 9,054
October
2022
3.7% 4.1% 3.5% 9,074
September
2022
3.5% 4.0% 3.5% 9,059
August
2022
3.7% 3.9% 3.4% 9,005
July
2022
3.5% 3.8% 3.4% 8,923
June
2022
3.6% 3.7% 3.4% 8,889
May
2022
3.6% 3.7% 3.4% 8,965

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.