Unemployment Rates

Unemployment Rates

The release of Mississippi's October 2025 Labor Market Publications will be delayed due to the federal government shutdown. As a result, the monthly publication of state and national economic data, including labor force (unemployed and employed) data and non-farm employment (jobs) data, was temporarily paused. 

Mississippi's September monthly labor market data releases and publications will tentively be released on Tuesday, December 9. Please continue to check back for updates.

Historical series of unemployment rates by month from 1990 forward, amounts are presented for all counties and the State.

Unemployment Rates

Unemployment Rates (.xlsx)

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