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Jackson, Mississippi Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Jackson fell 0.1 percentage points in January 2023 to 3.4%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.5 percentage points lower than the Mississippi rate. The unemployment rate in Jackson peaked in April 2020 at 14.2% and is now 10.8 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.3% in August 2022, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.1 percentage points. You can also compare Jackson unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate January 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
National 3.4% -0.1 -0.6
Mississippi 3.9% -0.1 -0.2
Jackson 3.4% -0.1 -0.8
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with January 2023 data as February 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 35,079. There are now 26,267 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 8,437 in August 2022, the number of unemployed has now grown by 375. Jackson employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Jackson, Mississippi) is also available.

Unemployed Persons January 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Jackson 8,812 -260 -2,056

Number of Unemployed Persons

Jackson, Mississippi Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
Mississippi
Unemployment Rate
Jackson
Unemployment Rate
Jackson
Unemployed
February
2023
3.6%
January
2023
3.4% 3.9% 3.4% 8,812
December
2022
3.5% 4.0% 3.5% 9,072
November
2022
3.6% 4.1% 3.5% 8,998
October
2022
3.7% 4.1% 3.4% 8,715
September
2022
3.5% 4.0% 3.3% 8,563
August
2022
3.7% 3.9% 3.3% 8,437
July
2022
3.5% 3.8% 3.4% 8,695
June
2022
3.6% 3.7% 3.5% 9,062
May
2022
3.6% 3.7% 3.7% 9,512
April
2022
3.6% 3.7% 3.8% 9,792
March
2022
3.6% 3.8% 3.9% 10,066

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.