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Mississippi: jobs and unemployment
Unemployment, employment and the labor force in Mississippi from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics program of the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
BLS LAUSLatest month: September 2026
Unemployment, September 20263.3%#13 of 51 · #1 = lowest
Annual average, 20253.8%US 4.3%, weighted by labor force
Labor force, 20251.30M+1.6% on a year earlier
Employed, 20251.25M49,529 unemployed
Labor forceEmployed
| Year | Unemployment rate | Labor force | Employed | Unemployed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.8% | 1,295,613 | 1,246,084 | 49,529 | |
| 2024 | 3.2% | 1,274,775 | 1,234,022 | 40,753 | |
| 2023 | 3.1% | 1,250,896 | 1,211,931 | 38,965 | |
| 2022 | 3.8% | 1,260,986 | 1,213,137 | 47,849 | |
| 2021 | 5.4% | 1,261,759 | 1,193,565 | 68,194 | |
| 2020 | 7.9% | 1,247,593 | 1,148,454 | 99,139 | |
| 2019 | 5.5% | 1,279,171 | 1,208,957 | 70,214 | |
| 2018 | 4.9% | 1,267,614 | 1,205,086 | 62,528 | |
| 2017 | 5.2% | 1,271,333 | 1,205,122 | 66,211 | |
| 2016 | 6.0% | 1,269,291 | 1,193,662 | 75,629 | |
| 2015 | 6.5% | 1,259,841 | 1,178,159 | 81,682 | |
| 2014 | 7.6% | 1,246,612 | 1,151,809 | 94,803 | |
| 2013 | 8.5% | 1,275,987 | 1,167,411 | 108,576 | |
| 2012 | 8.8% | 1,331,110 | 1,213,864 | 117,246 | |
| 2011 | 9.8% | 1,346,785 | 1,214,986 | 131,799 | |
| 2010 | 10.1% | 1,312,769 | 1,179,529 | 133,240 | |
| 2009 | 9.2% | 1,275,678 | 1,157,722 | 117,956 | |
| 2008 | 6.7% | 1,301,985 | 1,214,914 | 87,071 | |
| 2007 | 6.1% | 1,300,655 | 1,220,905 | 79,750 | |
| 2006 | 6.4% | 1,286,825 | 1,205,091 | 81,734 | |
| 2005 | 7.7% | 1,322,099 | 1,220,952 | 101,147 | |
| 2004 | 6.2% | 1,319,272 | 1,237,961 | 81,311 | |
| 2003 | 6.1% | 1,307,387 | 1,227,417 | 79,970 | |
| 2002 | 6.4% | 1,291,917 | 1,209,132 | 82,785 | |
| 2001 | 5.5% | 1,294,114 | 1,223,497 | 70,617 | |
| 2000 | 5.3% | 1,308,409 | 1,238,637 | 69,772 | |
| 1999 | 5.1% | 1,281,149 | 1,215,767 | 65,382 | |
| 1998 | 5.2% | 1,273,092 | 1,206,306 | 66,786 | |
| 1997 | 5.7% | 1,270,119 | 1,197,656 | 72,463 | |
| 1996 | 6.0% | 1,260,613 | 1,185,156 | 75,457 | |
| 1995 | 6.2% | 1,252,833 | 1,175,329 | 77,504 | |
| 1994 | 6.3% | 1,242,806 | 1,164,543 | 78,263 | |
| 1993 | 6.7% | 1,211,585 | 1,130,009 | 81,576 | |
| 1992 | 8.0% | 1,191,873 | 1,096,607 | 95,266 | |
| 1991 | 8.3% | 1,182,205 | 1,083,527 | 98,678 | |
| 1990 | 7.6% | 1,175,009 | 1,086,267 | 88,742 | |
| 1989 | 7.9% | 1,149,421 | 1,059,150 | 90,271 | |
| 1988 | 8.5% | 1,129,988 | 1,033,719 | 96,269 | |
| 1987 | 10.1% | 1,138,550 | 1,023,741 | 114,809 | |
| 1986 | 11.4% | 1,139,522 | 1,009,647 | 129,875 | |
| 1985 | 10.4% | 1,113,231 | 997,274 | 115,957 | |
| 1984 | 10.7% | 1,079,399 | 964,335 | 115,064 | |
| 1983 | 12.0% | 1,065,775 | 937,718 | 128,057 | |
| 1982 | 11.0% | 1,060,169 | 943,935 | 116,234 | |
| 1981 | 8.5% | 1,051,779 | 962,010 | 89,769 | |
| 1980 | 7.3% | 1,047,998 | 971,384 | 76,614 | |
| 1979 | 5.7% | 1,021,623 | 963,423 | 58,200 | |
| 1978 | 6.8% | 1,009,957 | 941,591 | 68,366 | |
| 1977 | 7.2% | 993,611 | 922,082 | 71,529 | |
| 1976 | 6.5% | 970,119 | 906,906 | 63,213 |
BLS LAUS: monthly rates are seasonally adjusted; annual averages are not seasonally adjusted.