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May 2018

Table of Contents

Seasonally Adjusted Labor Force Data .................................. ii

Labor Force Highlights ..........................................................1

Unemployment Rates (County Rankings) .............................2

County Rate Map .................................................................3

Statewide Unadjusted Unemployment Rates Graph ..............4

Unadjusted Labor Force and Employment Security Data ......5

Labor Force Estimates ...........................................................6

Twelve Month Moving Averages ..........................................12

Five Year History of Unemployment Rates ..........................14

Unemployment Insurance Statistics .....................................17

Area Descriptions ................................................................22

Description of the Unemployment Rate Calculation ...........26

Glossary of Terms ................................................................27

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ii — Mississippi Labor Market Data

Seasonally AdjustedLabor Force and Non-Farm Employment Data

Preliminary Revised RevisedMay 2018 April 2018 May 2017

Mississippi 1,164,700 1,165,000 1,148,800United States 148,662,000 148,439,000 146,299,000


Civilian Labor Force 1,278,200 1,275,300 1,281,700 Unemployed 59,500 58,200 67,300 Unemployment Rate 4.7 4.6 5.3 Employed 1,218,700 1,217,100 1,214,400


Civilian Labor Force 161,539,000 161,527,000 159,729,000 Unemployed 6,065,000 6,346,000 6,837,000 Unemployment Rate 3.8 3.9 4.3 Employed 155,474,000 155,181,000 152,892,000

United States

Seasonally Adjusted Non-Farm Employment Estimates

Seasonally Adjusted Non-Farm Employment Estimates

Mississippi

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Mississippi Labor Market Data — 1

Labor Force Highlights for May 2018Labor force data presented are rounded estimates.

Seasonally AdjustedTh e seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for May 2018 was 4.7 percent. Th e state’s seasonally adjusted rate reported an over the month increase of one-tenth of a percentage point from 4.6 in April. When compared to one year ago, the rate was six-tenths of a percentage point lower than the 5.3 percent reported for May 2017. Th e Nation’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate at 3.8 percent decreased one-tenth of a percentage point over the month, and was fi ve-tenths of a percentage point lower than the year ago rate of 4.3 percent.

In May 2018, the Civilian Labor Force, which consists of everyone who has a job or is looking for a job, increased 2,900 over the month to 1,278,200. Th e number of employed Mississippians rose over the month by 1,600 to 1,218,700. More Mississippians were employed than at any time since July 2008.

According to the seasonally adjusted results from a survey of Mississippi employers, there were 300 fewer nonfarm jobs in May 2018. Over the year the number of nonfarm jobs has increased 15,900. Th e May 2018 job fi gure is the third highest number of jobs ever recorded in Mississippi.

Seasonally adjusted data removes the eff ects of events that follow a more or less regular pattern each year such as the infl uences of weather, holidays, the opening and closing of schools, and other recurring seasonal events. Th ese adjustments make it easier to observe the cyclical and other non-seasonal movements in a data series. Amounts are seasonally adjusted at the National and State levels only.

Unadjusted

Mississippi’s not seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for May 2018 was 5.1 percent, increasing nine-tenths of a percentage point from the previous month’s rate of 4.2 percent. When compared to the May 2017 rate of 5.4 percent, the rate decreased three-tenths of a percentage point. Th e number of unemployed increased 12,000 over the month, while the employed total increased 3,000 from the prior month. Th e Nation’s not seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for May 2018 at 3.6 percent decreased one-tenth of a percentage point over the month, and was fi ve-tenths of a percentage point lower than the year ago rate of 4.1 percent.

Mississippi’s not seasonally adjusted nonfarm employment had a decrease of 2,100 jobs over the month but had 13,300 more jobs than one year ago. Industry sectors registering the largest month-ly employment losses were Government; and Professional & Business Services.

For the month of May 2018, twenty-seven counties in Mississippi posted unemployment rates less than the state’s rate of 5.1 percent. Rankin County posted the lowest unemployment rate for the month of May at 3.7 percent followed by Union County at 3.8 percent. Jeff erson County had the highest unemployment rate for May at 12.8 percent followed by Holmes County at 9.8 percent.

2 — Mississippi Labor Market Data

Unemployment Rates

Note: Unless indicated state and county data presented are not seasonally adjusted.

1 Rankin 3.7 42 Benton 5.62 Union 3.8 42 Marion 5.63 DeSoto 4.0 42 Warren 5.63 Madison 4.0 42 Webster 5.65 Lamar 4.1 46 Jackson 5.76 Lee 4.2 46 Montgomery 5.76 Scott 4.2 48 Perry 5.98 Lafayette 4.3 48 Winston 5.98 Pontotoc 4.3 48 Yazoo 5.9

10 Itawamba 4.4 51 Franklin 6.011 Grenada 4.5 51 Greene 6.012 Alcorn 4.6 51 Pike 6.012 Calhoun 4.6 54 Wayne 6.114 Tippah 4.7 55 Bolivar 6.215 Forrest 4.8 55 Lawrence 6.215 Smith 4.8 55 Stone 6.217 Harrison 4.9 58 Adams 6.317 Lincoln 4.9 58 Amite 6.317 Prentiss 4.9 58 George 6.317 Simpson 4.9 61 Panola 6.421 Covington 5.0 62 Attala 6.521 Hinds 5.0 62 Clarke 6.521 Marshall 5.0 62 Jasper 6.521 Neshoba 5.0 65 Carroll 6.621 Oktibbeha 5.0 65 Clay 6.621 Tishomingo 5.0 65 Jefferson Davis 6.621 Tunica 5.0 68 Coahoma 6.828 Choctaw 5.2 68 Walthall 6.828 Pearl River 5.2 70 Leflore 6.928 Tallahatchie 5.2 70 Sharkey 6.928 Yalobusha 5.2 72 Washington 7.032 Lowndes 5.3 73 Noxubee 7.532 Monroe 5.3 74 Quitman 7.632 Tate 5.3 74 Sunflower 7.635 Chickasaw 5.4 76 Wilkinson 8.335 Hancock 5.4 77 Humphreys 8.435 Leake 5.4 78 Issaquena 8.638 Copiah 5.5 78 Kemper 8.638 Jones 5.5 80 Claiborne 8.738 Lauderdale 5.5 81 Holmes 9.838 Newton 5.5 82 Jefferson 12.8

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May, 2018(County Rankings)


Mississippi Unemployment Rates by County

Hinds5.0

Yazoo5.9

Bolivar6.2

Attala6.5

Amite6.3

Jackson5.7

Lee4.2

Perry5.9

Scott4.2

Wayne6.1

Jones5.5

Rankin3.7

Harrison4.9

Smith4.8

Copiah5.5

Clarke6.5

Monroe5.3

Panola6.4

Holmes9.8

Jasper6.5

Tate5.3

Kemper8.6

Carroll6.6

Leake5.4

Greene6.0

Clay6.6

Pike6.0

Leflore6.9

Madison4.0

Marshall5.0

Warren5.6

Lincoln4.9

Marion5.6

Noxubee7.5

Lamar4.1

Newton5.5

Winston5.9

Lafayette4.3

Stone6.2

Tunica5.0

Union3.8

Pearl River5.2

Sunflower7.6

Calhoun4.6

Wilkinson8.3

Franklin6.0

Tippah4.7

Adams6.3

DeSoto4.0

Simpson4.9

Forrest4.8

Alcorn4.6

Neshoba5.0

Lauderdale5.5

George6.3

Hancock5.4

Coahoma6.8

Benton5.6

Lowndes5.3

Pontotoc4.3

Jefferson12.8

Itawamba4.4

Tallahatchie5.2

Sharkey6.9

Prentiss4.9

Grenada4.5

Claiborne8.7

Webster5.6

Walthall6.8

Quitman7.6

Choctaw5.2

Yalobusha5.2 Chickasaw

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Oktibbeha5.0

Covington5.0

Washington7.0

Lawrence6.2

Issaquena8.6

Jeff Davis6.6

Tishomingo5.0

Humphreys8.4

Montgomery5.7

Unemployment Rates3.7 - 4.2

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◊ Unemployment insurance amounts presented in this section only represent regular UI benefi ts; federal program amounts are not included.

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Labor force amounts are produced in cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics.


Civilian Labor Force 1,293,100 1,278,100 1,285,700 1,280,000 1,277,600 Unemployed 66,000 54,000 69,000 64,900 61,000 Unemployment Rate 5.1 4.2 5.4 5.1 4.8 Employed 1,227,100 1,224,100 1,216,700 1,215,100 1,216,600


Civilian Labor Force 161,765,000 161,280,000 159,979,000 160,320,000 161,008,000 Unemployed 5,756,000 5,932,000 6,572,000 6,982,000 6,665,000 Unemployment Rate 3.6 3.7 4.1 4.4 4.1 Employed 156,009,000 155,348,000 153,407,000 153,337,000 154,343,000

Labor Force Data Estimates

Moving** Average2017 Annual Average United States

Moving** Average2017 Annual Average Mississippi

Mississippi May 2018 April 2018 May 2017

Initial UI Claims 8,249 3,984 9,474Continued Claims 34,596 34,229 45,977Benefits Paid $4,819,902 $4,750,879 $6,586,533Weeks Paid 23,945 23,194 32,716First Payments 1,868 1,385 2,241Final Payments 528 538 759Average Weekly Benefit $201.29 $204.83 $201.32

Unemployment Insurance Data ◊


Labor Force EstimatesPlace of residence – Persons 16 years of age and older

Area

Number RateMississippi 1,293,100 1,227,100 66,000 5.1

Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula MSA 165,590 156,860 8,730 5.3 Hattiesburg MSA 69,530 66,360 3,170 4.6 Jackson MSA 275,600 263,270 12,330 4.5

United States 161,765,000 156,009,000 5,756,000 3.6 United States-adjusted 161,539,000 155,474,000 6,065,000 3.8 Counties

Adams 11,200 10,500 700 6.3 Alcorn 16,440 15,690 750 4.6 Amite 4,520 4,230 290 6.3 Attala 6,940 6,490 450 6.5

Benton 3,080 2,910 170 5.6 Bolivar 13,040 12,240 800 6.2 Calhoun 6,210 5,920 290 4.6 Carroll 3,610 3,370 240 6.6 Chickasaw 7,140 6,760 380 5.4

Choctaw 3,800 3,600 200 5.2 Claiborne 3,070 2,800 270 8.7 Clarke 6,020 5,630 390 6.5 Clay 7,890 7,370 520 6.6 Coahoma 8,890 8,280 610 6.8

Copiah 11,440 10,810 630 5.5 Covington 8,290 7,870 420 5.0 DeSoto 89,290 85,670 3,620 4.0 Forrest 34,400 32,740 1,660 4.8 Franklin 2,810 2,640 170 6.0

George 8,780 8,230 550 6.3 Greene 4,280 4,020 260 6.0 Grenada 9,960 9,510 450 4.5 Hancock 19,040 18,020 1,020 5.4 Harrison 87,310 82,990 4,320 4.9

Hinds 112,330 106,760 5,570 5.0 Holmes 5,840 5,270 570 9.8 Humphreys 2,290 2,100 190 8.4 Issaquena 380 350 30 8.6 Itawamba 10,480 10,010 470 4.4

Jackson 59,240 55,850 3,390 5.7 Jasper 6,050 5,660 390 6.5 Jefferson 2,020 1,760 260 12.8 Jefferson Davis 4,330 4,040 290 6.6 Jones 25,400 24,010 1,390 5.5

Kemper 3,510 3,210 300 8.6 Lafayette 27,760 26,550 1,210 4.3 Lamar 30,650 29,410 1,240 4.1 Lauderdale 31,360 29,630 1,730 5.5 Lawrence 4,660 4,370 290 6.2

Preliminary May 2018UnemploymentEmployedLabor Force


Area

Number Rate Number RateMississippi 1,278,100 1,224,100 54,000 4.2 1,285,700 1,216,700 69,000 5.4

G-B-P MSA 163,780 156,640 7,140 4.4 165,240 156,160 9,080 5.5 Hattiesburg MSA 68,870 66,260 2,610 3.8 68,250 64,910 3,340 4.9 Jackson MSA 273,200 263,090 10,110 3.7 271,810 259,050 12,760 4.7

United States 161,280,000 155,348,000 5,932,000 3.7 159,979,000 153,407,000 6,572,000 4.1 United States-adjusted 161,527,000 155,181,000 6,346,000 3.9 159,729,000 152,892,000 6,837,000 4.3 Counties

Adams 11,040 10,450 590 5.4 11,250 10,420 830 7.4 Alcorn 16,450 15,850 600 3.7 16,230 15,470 760 4.7 Amite 4,450 4,220 230 5.2 4,570 4,260 310 6.8 Attala 6,830 6,460 370 5.4 6,980 6,550 430 6.2

Benton 3,040 2,900 140 4.5 3,060 2,870 190 6.2 Bolivar 12,860 12,190 670 5.2 13,190 12,350 840 6.4 Calhoun 6,110 5,870 240 3.9 6,220 5,920 300 4.8 Carroll 3,560 3,370 190 5.2 3,680 3,450 230 6.1 Chickasaw 7,090 6,770 320 4.4 7,100 6,710 390 5.5

Choctaw 3,710 3,550 160 4.3 3,710 3,530 180 4.9 Claiborne 3,030 2,790 240 8.0 3,040 2,740 300 9.8 Clarke 5,940 5,620 320 5.4 6,060 5,680 380 6.3 Clay 7,770 7,370 400 5.2 7,900 7,370 530 6.7 Coahoma 8,780 8,270 510 5.8 9,000 8,370 630 7.0

Copiah 11,330 10,800 530 4.6 11,340 10,660 680 6.0 Covington 8,150 7,810 340 4.1 8,350 7,930 420 5.0 DeSoto 88,420 85,460 2,960 3.3 87,970 84,230 3,740 4.2 Forrest 34,080 32,700 1,380 4.0 33,800 32,030 1,770 5.2 Franklin 2,790 2,650 140 4.9 2,860 2,660 200 7.0

George 8,660 8,220 440 5.1 9,030 8,420 610 6.8 Greene 4,210 4,000 210 4.9 4,460 4,120 340 7.6 Grenada 9,780 9,410 370 3.8 9,790 9,300 490 5.0 Hancock 18,880 18,060 820 4.3 18,930 17,840 1,090 5.7 Harrison 86,400 82,880 3,520 4.1 87,050 82,610 4,440 5.1

Hinds 111,220 106,660 4,560 4.1 110,760 105,030 5,730 5.2 Holmes 5,700 5,240 460 8.0 5,820 5,280 540 9.2 Humphreys 2,280 2,110 170 7.4 2,340 2,140 200 8.6 Issaquena 380 350 30 8.2 410 360 50 11.7 Itawamba 10,360 9,980 380 3.7 10,460 9,950 510 4.9

Jackson 58,500 55,690 2,810 4.8 59,260 55,700 3,560 6.0 Jasper 5,970 5,650 320 5.4 6,130 5,720 410 6.6 Jefferson 1,950 1,750 200 10.3 2,100 1,810 290 13.8 Jefferson Davis 4,280 4,040 240 5.6 4,230 3,940 290 6.9 Jones 25,100 23,970 1,130 4.5 25,630 24,180 1,450 5.7

Kemper 3,440 3,200 240 6.9 3,570 3,270 300 8.4 Lafayette 27,610 26,620 990 3.6 26,920 25,670 1,250 4.7 Lamar 30,370 29,360 1,010 3.3 30,040 28,760 1,280 4.2 Lauderdale 30,910 29,510 1,400 4.5 31,860 30,000 1,860 5.8 Lawrence 4,570 4,340 230 5.0 4,690 4,360 330 7.0

Revised April 2018 Revised May 2017Unemployment UnemploymentLabor Force Employed Labor Force Employed



AreaLaborForce Employed Number Rate

CountiesLeake 7,670 7,250 420 5.4 Lee 41,140 39,400 1,740 4.2 Leflore 10,260 9,550 710 6.9 Lincoln 14,780 14,050 730 4.9 Lowndes 25,470 24,130 1,340 5.3

Madison 54,620 52,450 2,170 4.0 Marion 10,350 9,770 580 5.6 Marshall 14,770 14,030 740 5.0 Monroe 15,450 14,630 820 5.3 Montgomery 4,180 3,940 240 5.7

Neshoba 10,950 10,400 550 5.0 Newton 8,420 7,950 470 5.5 Noxubee 3,910 3,620 290 7.5 Oktibbeha 24,460 23,250 1,210 5.0 Panola 12,980 12,150 830 6.4

Pearl River 23,420 22,190 1,230 5.2 Perry 4,470 4,210 260 5.9 Pike 14,770 13,890 880 6.0 Pontotoc 14,620 13,990 630 4.3 Prentiss 11,160 10,610 550 4.9

Quitman 2,470 2,280 190 7.6 Rankin 76,730 73,870 2,860 3.7 Scott 13,670 13,090 580 4.2 Sharkey 1,730 1,610 120 6.9 Simpson 11,150 10,600 550 4.9

Smith 6,750 6,420 330 4.8 Stone 6,630 6,220 410 6.2 Sunflower 8,070 7,460 610 7.6 Tallahatchie 5,740 5,440 300 5.2 Tate 12,310 11,650 660 5.3

Tippah 9,600 9,150 450 4.7 Tishomingo 8,520 8,090 430 5.0 Tunica 4,600 4,370 230 5.0 Union 14,290 13,740 550 3.8 Walthall 5,020 4,680 340 6.8

Warren 21,040 19,860 1,180 5.6 Washington 16,990 15,800 1,190 7.0 Wayne 7,590 7,130 460 6.1 Webster 4,010 3,790 220 5.6 Wilkinson 2,800 2,570 230 8.3

Winston 7,340 6,910 430 5.9 Yalobusha 5,190 4,920 270 5.2 Yazoo 9,330 8,780 550 5.9

UnemploymentPreliminary May 2018



AreaLabor LaborForce Employed Number Rate Force Employed Number Rate

Counties Leake 7,590 7,250 340 4.5 7,750 7,280 470 6.0 Lee 40,630 39,240 1,390 3.4 40,860 39,060 1,800 4.4 Leflore 10,170 9,550 620 6.1 10,590 9,840 750 7.1 Lincoln 14,550 13,950 600 4.1 14,570 13,770 800 5.5 Lowndes 25,130 24,050 1,080 4.3 25,580 24,140 1,440 5.6

Madison 54,230 52,440 1,790 3.3 53,780 51,550 2,230 4.2 Marion 10,250 9,760 490 4.7 10,350 9,740 610 5.9 Marshall 14,650 14,020 630 4.3 14,600 13,780 820 5.6 Monroe 15,220 14,570 650 4.3 15,430 14,600 830 5.4 Montgomery 4,110 3,920 190 4.6 4,250 4,030 220 5.1

Neshoba 10,610 10,170 440 4.2 10,630 10,060 570 5.4 Newton 8,300 7,920 380 4.5 8,580 8,090 490 5.7 Noxubee 3,850 3,630 220 5.8 3,990 3,690 300 7.5 Oktibbeha 23,420 22,490 930 4.0 24,280 22,980 1,300 5.3 Panola 12,770 12,060 710 5.5 13,040 12,080 960 7.3

Pearl River 23,200 22,210 990 4.3 23,290 21,960 1,330 5.7 Perry 4,420 4,200 220 5.0 4,410 4,120 290 6.6 Pike 14,550 13,840 710 4.9 14,820 13,910 910 6.1 Pontotoc 14,480 13,970 510 3.5 14,470 13,830 640 4.4 Prentiss 11,100 10,670 430 3.9 11,230 10,680 550 4.9

Quitman 2,430 2,270 160 6.7 2,520 2,290 230 9.0 Rankin 76,140 73,800 2,340 3.1 75,670 72,690 2,980 3.9 Scott 13,490 13,010 480 3.5 13,450 12,870 580 4.3 Sharkey 1,700 1,600 100 5.9 1,730 1,610 120 6.8 Simpson 11,040 10,600 440 4.0 11,020 10,450 570 5.2

Smith 6,690 6,430 260 3.9 6,830 6,490 340 5.0 Stone 6,560 6,220 340 5.1 6,650 6,210 440 6.6 Sunflower 7,960 7,430 530 6.7 8,240 7,610 630 7.7 Tallahatchie 5,640 5,400 240 4.3 5,680 5,390 290 5.1 Tate 12,170 11,630 540 4.4 12,130 11,480 650 5.3

Tippah 9,480 9,120 360 3.8 9,560 9,100 460 4.8 Tishomingo 8,420 8,080 340 4.1 8,420 7,980 440 5.2 Tunica 4,550 4,350 200 4.4 4,590 4,330 260 5.7 Union 14,210 13,760 450 3.2 14,040 13,490 550 3.9 Walthall 4,950 4,660 290 5.8 5,050 4,690 360 7.0

Warren 20,810 19,830 980 4.7 20,690 19,470 1,220 5.9 Washington 16,770 15,770 1,000 6.0 17,420 16,150 1,270 7.3 Wayne 7,510 7,140 370 5.0 7,590 7,090 500 6.5 Webster 3,940 3,760 180 4.6 4,000 3,790 210 5.3 Wilkinson 2,780 2,580 200 7.0 2,830 2,600 230 8.2

Winston 7,300 6,940 360 4.9 7,190 6,750 440 6.1 Yalobusha 5,200 4,970 230 4.4 5,000 4,710 290 5.8 Yazoo 9,230 8,790 440 4.8 9,230 8,670 560 6.1

Revised April 2018Unemployment Unemployment

Revised May 2017



AreaLaborForce Employed Number Rate

Workforce Development AreasDelta 96,890 90,270 6,620 6.8 Miss. Partnership 405,410 386,330 19,080 4.7 Southcentral MS 362,290 344,620 17,670 4.9 Twin Districts 428,580 405,940 22,640 5.3

Central Mississippi 296,640 283,130 13,510 4.6 East Central 94,400 89,240 5,160 5.5 Golden Triangle 76,880 72,670 4,210 5.5 North Central 45,980 43,050 2,930 6.4 North Delta 136,280 129,840 6,440 4.7 Northeast 63,570 60,480 3,090 4.9 South Delta 42,500 39,560 2,940 6.9 Southern 334,180 316,700 17,480 5.2 Southwest 65,650 61,490 4,160 6.3 Three Rivers 137,090 131,000 6,090 4.4

Community College Districts* Copiah-Lincoln 58,060 54,730 3,330 5.7 East Central 48,050 45,600 2,450 5.1 East Mississippi 65,240 61,580 3,660 5.6 Gulf Coast 161,960 153,290 8,670 5.4 Hinds 213,170 203,290 9,880 4.6 Holmes 102,290 97,200 5,090 5.0 Itawamba 88,830 84,790 4,040 4.5 Jones 68,850 64,950 3,900 5.7 Mississippi Delta 52,760 49,110 3,650 6.9 Northeast 60,010 57,280 2,730 4.5 Northwest 184,400 175,890 8,510 4.6 Pearl River 122,190 116,170 6,020 4.9 Southwest 27,110 25,370 1,740 6.4

CitiesBiloxi 19,960 18,990 970 4.9 Clinton 13,500 12,960 540 4.0 Columbus 10,090 9,520 570 5.6 Greenville 11,440 10,670 770 6.8 Gulfport 29,540 28,030 1,510 5.1 Hattiesburg 22,460 21,400 1,060 4.7 Hattiesburg 1 19,590 18,630 960 4.9 Hattiesburg 2 2,870 2,770 100 3.6 Horn Lake 13,060 12,500 560 4.3 Jackson 76,350 72,430 3,920 5.1 Madison 13,810 13,320 490 3.5 Meridian 15,230 14,350 880 5.8 Moss Point 5,310 4,950 360 6.8 Olive Branch 19,750 19,060 690 3.5 Pascagoula 9,060 8,510 550 6.1 Pearl 13,130 12,630 500 3.8 Southaven 27,640 26,640 1,000 3.6 Starkville 13,320 12,740 580 4.4 Tupelo 17,980 17,180 800 4.4 Vicksburg 9,530 8,930 600 6.3

Planning and Development Districts

Preliminary May 2018Unemployment



Hattiesburg 1/ Forrest County part Hattiesburg 2/ Lamar County part

AreaLabor LaborForce Employed Number Rate Force Employed Number Rate

Workforce Development Areas Delta 95,550 89,960 5,590 5.9 98,250 91,250 7,000 7.1 Miss. Partnership 400,480 385,060 15,420 3.9 401,370 381,660 19,710 4.9 Southcentral MS 358,660 344,150 14,510 4.0 358,270 339,740 18,530 5.2 Twin Districts 423,510 405,020 18,490 4.4 427,930 404,110 23,820 5.6

Planning and Development Districts Central Mississippi 294,000 282,920 11,080 3.8 292,490 278,520 13,970 4.8 East Central 92,940 88,760 4,180 4.5 94,860 89,460 5,400 5.7 Golden Triangle 75,120 71,790 3,330 4.4 76,650 72,250 4,400 5.7 North Central 45,350 42,920 2,430 5.4 46,110 43,160 2,950 6.4 North Delta 134,760 129,440 5,320 3.9 134,930 128,170 6,760 5.0 Northeast 63,140 60,640 2,500 4.0 63,100 59,880 3,220 5.1 South Delta 41,950 39,450 2,500 6.0 43,330 40,220 3,110 7.2 Southern 330,570 316,260 14,310 4.3 333,070 314,650 18,420 5.5 Southwest 64,660 61,230 3,430 5.3 65,780 61,220 4,560 6.9 Three Rivers 135,710 130,780 4,930 3.6 135,500 129,230 6,270 4.6

Community College Districts* Copiah-Lincoln 57,270 54,540 2,730 4.8 57,830 54,130 3,700 6.4 East Central 47,290 45,290 2,000 4.2 47,600 45,050 2,550 5.4 East Mississippi 63,610 60,740 2,870 4.5 65,320 61,450 3,870 5.9 Gulf Coast 160,120 153,010 7,110 4.4 161,990 152,940 9,050 5.6 Hinds 211,200 203,080 8,120 3.8 210,160 199,930 10,230 4.9 Holmes 101,090 96,940 4,150 4.1 101,240 96,150 5,090 5.0 Itawamba 87,780 84,530 3,250 3.7 88,320 84,150 4,170 4.7 Jones 67,990 64,820 3,170 4.7 69,460 65,330 4,130 5.9 Mississippi Delta 52,120 49,000 3,120 6.0 53,920 50,060 3,860 7.2 Northeast 59,660 57,480 2,180 3.7 59,480 56,720 2,760 4.6 Northwest 182,590 175,550 7,040 3.9 181,730 172,750 8,980 4.9 Pearl River 121,060 116,130 4,930 4.1 120,640 114,270 6,370 5.3 Southwest 26,730 25,300 1,430 5.3 27,270 25,460 1,810 6.6

Cities Biloxi 19,760 18,970 790 4.0 19,920 18,900 1,020 5.1 Clinton 13,390 12,950 440 3.3 13,310 12,750 560 4.2 Columbus 9,950 9,490 460 4.6 10,120 9,520 600 5.9 Greenville 11,310 10,650 660 5.8 11,730 10,900 830 7.0 Gulfport 29,230 28,000 1,230 4.2 29,410 27,910 1,500 5.1 Hattiesburg 22,260 21,370 890 4.0 22,070 20,930 1,140 5.2 Hattiesburg 1 19,410 18,610 800 4.1 19,240 18,230 1,010 5.3 Hattiesburg 2 2,850 2,760 90 3.3 2,840 2,710 130 4.6 Horn Lake 12,930 12,470 460 3.6 12,840 12,290 550 4.3 Jackson 75,550 72,360 3,190 4.2 75,310 71,250 4,060 5.4 Madison 13,700 13,310 390 2.9 13,580 13,090 490 3.6 Meridian 14,990 14,300 690 4.6 15,460 14,530 930 6.0 Moss Point 5,240 4,930 310 5.9 5,310 4,930 380 7.1 Olive Branch 19,560 19,020 540 2.8 19,440 18,740 700 3.6 Pascagoula 8,930 8,480 450 5.0 9,080 8,490 590 6.5 Pearl 13,020 12,620 400 3.0 12,960 12,430 530 4.1 Southaven 27,400 26,580 820 3.0 27,230 26,190 1,040 3.8 Starkville 12,740 12,320 420 3.3 13,190 12,590 600 4.5 Tupelo 17,720 17,110 610 3.5 17,850 17,030 820 4.6 Vicksburg 9,420 8,910 510 5.4 9,380 8,750 630 6.8

Revised April 2018 Revised May 2017Unemployment Unemployment



Twelve Month Moving Averages As of May 2018

Number RateMississippi 1,277,600 1,216,600 61,000 4.8

Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula MSA 164,260 156,210 8,050 4.9 Hattiesburg MSA 68,730 65,850 2,880 4.2 Jackson MSA 272,470 261,200 11,270 4.1

United States 161,008,000 154,343,000 6,665,000 4.1

Delta 96,090 89,530 6,560 6.8 Mississippi Partnership 398,870 381,670 17,200 4.3 Southcentral MS 358,260 341,800 16,460 4.6 Twin Districts 424,560 403,710 20,850 4.9

CountiesAdams 11,130 10,410 720 6.5 Alcorn 16,130 15,460 670 4.2 Amite 4,470 4,200 270 6.0 Attala 6,850 6,440 410 6.0

Benton 3,060 2,900 160 5.2 Bolivar 12,820 12,030 790 6.2 Calhoun 6,110 5,860 250 4.1 Carroll 3,570 3,370 200 5.6 Chickasaw 7,060 6,710 350 5.0

Choctaw 3,670 3,490 180 4.9 Claiborne 3,030 2,750 280 9.2 Clarke 5,960 5,610 350 5.9 Clay 7,790 7,300 490 6.3 Coahoma 8,850 8,240 610 6.9

Copiah 11,310 10,710 600 5.3 Covington 8,220 7,840 380 4.6 DeSoto 88,520 85,340 3,180 3.6 Forrest 34,020 32,490 1,530 4.5 Franklin 2,810 2,630 180 6.4

George 8,780 8,200 580 6.6 Greene 4,280 3,990 290 6.8 Grenada 9,650 9,240 410 4.2 Hancock 18,850 17,910 940 5.0 Harrison 86,550 82,650 3,900 4.5

Hinds 111,050 105,950 5,100 4.6 Holmes 5,730 5,210 520 9.1 Humphreys 2,270 2,080 190 8.4 Issaquena 390 350 40 10.3 Itawamba 10,380 9,960 420 4.0

Jackson 58,860 55,650 3,210 5.5 Jasper 6,040 5,670 370 6.1 Jefferson 2,040 1,760 280 13.7 Jefferson Davis 4,230 3,950 280 6.6 Jones 25,300 24,070 1,230 4.9

Kemper 3,460 3,200 260 7.5 Lafayette 26,940 25,850 1,090 4.0 Lamar 30,280 29,190 1,090 3.6

Workforce Development Areas

EmployedArea Labor Force Unemployment


*For Coahoma and Meridian Community College Districts refer to county data.Hattiesburg 1/ Forrest County part Hattiesburg 2/ Lamar County part

Number Rate Number Rate Counties Planning and Development Districts

Lauderdale 31,220 29,600 1,620 5.2 Central Mississippi 293,160 280,780 12,380 4.2 Lawrence 4,630 4,350 280 6.0 East Central 93,370 88,630 4,740 5.1 Leake 7,590 7,200 390 5.1 Golden Triangle 74,560 70,680 3,880 5.2 Lee 40,800 39,240 1,560 3.8 Leflore 10,290 9,580 710 6.9 North Central 45,250 42,530 2,720 6.0

North Delta 135,080 129,140 5,940 4.4 Lincoln 14,590 13,890 700 4.8 Northeast 62,730 59,920 2,810 4.5 Lowndes 25,220 23,950 1,270 5.0 Madison 54,010 52,030 1,980 3.7 South Delta 42,120 39,160 2,960 7.0 Marion 10,180 9,660 520 5.1 Southern 331,190 315,080 16,110 4.9 Marshall 14,660 13,960 700 4.8 Southwest 65,100 61,020 4,080 6.3

Three Rivers 135,220 129,770 5,450 4.0 Monroe 15,360 14,600 760 4.9 Community College Districts*Montgomery 4,110 3,900 210 5.1 Copiah-Lincoln 57,520 54,260 3,260 5.7 Neshoba 10,600 10,090 510 4.8 East Central 47,290 45,030 2,260 4.8 Newton 8,340 7,910 430 5.2 East Mississippi 63,150 59,810 3,340 5.3 Noxubee 3,870 3,600 270 7.0

Gulf Coast 160,760 152,700 8,060 5.0 Oktibbeha 22,810 21,760 1,050 4.6 Hinds 210,650 201,590 9,060 4.3 Panola 12,930 12,100 830 6.4 Holmes 100,690 96,060 4,630 4.6 Pearl River 23,180 22,070 1,110 4.8 Perry 4,430 4,170 260 5.9 Itawamba 88,050 84,420 3,630 4.1 Pike 14,620 13,790 830 5.7 Jones 68,400 64,800 3,600 5.3

Mississippi Delta 52,410 48,740 3,670 7.0 Pontotoc 14,450 13,910 540 3.7 Prentiss 11,070 10,590 480 4.3 Northeast 59,130 56,700 2,430 4.1 Quitman 2,450 2,250 200 8.2 Northwest 182,050 174,260 7,790 4.3 Rankin 75,880 73,310 2,570 3.4 Pearl River 120,740 115,270 5,470 4.5 Scott 13,450 12,940 510 3.8 Southwest 26,870 25,230 1,640 6.1

CitiesSharkey 1,690 1,570 120 7.1 Biloxi 19,780 18,910 870 4.4 Simpson 11,010 10,510 500 4.5 Clinton 13,320 12,860 460 3.5 Smith 6,710 6,410 300 4.5 Columbus 10,000 9,450 550 5.5 Stone 6,570 6,200 370 5.6 Greenville 11,420 10,660 760 6.7 Sunflower 7,970 7,350 620 7.8 Gulfport 29,280 27,920 1,360 4.6

Tallahatchie 5,560 5,280 280 5.0 Hattiesburg 22,220 21,230 990 4.5 Tate 12,180 11,590 590 4.8 Hattiesburg 1 19,380 18,490 890 4.6 Tippah 9,490 9,080 410 4.3 Hattiesburg 2 2,850 2,750 100 3.5 Tishomingo 8,320 7,930 390 4.7 Horn Lake 12,940 12,450 490 3.8 Tunica 4,590 4,340 250 5.4 Jackson 75,480 71,880 3,600 4.8

Union 14,120 13,640 480 3.4 Madison 13,640 13,210 430 3.2 Walthall 4,970 4,660 310 6.2 Meridian 15,160 14,340 820 5.4 Warren 20,690 19,580 1,110 5.4 Moss Point 5,290 4,930 360 6.8 Washington 16,980 15,780 1,200 7.1 Olive Branch 19,590 18,990 600 3.1 Wayne 7,460 7,040 420 5.6 Pascagoula 9,000 8,480 520 5.8

Webster 3,890 3,690 200 5.1 Pearl 13,000 12,540 460 3.5 Wilkinson 2,810 2,580 230 8.2 Southaven 27,420 26,540 880 3.2 Winston 7,310 6,890 420 5.7 Starkville 12,400 11,920 480 3.9 Yalobusha 5,050 4,790 260 5.1 Tupelo 17,820 17,110 710 4.0 Yazoo 9,210 8,690 520 5.6 Vicksburg 9,370 8,800 570 6.1

Unemployment UnemploymentEmployedArea Area EmployedLabor ForceLabor Force

Twelve Month Moving Averages As of May 2018


Five Year Comparison of Unemployment Rates As of May 2018

Current Month ONE Year Ago TWO Years Ago THREE Years Ago FOUR Years Ago FIVE Years AgoMay-18 May-17 May-16 May-15 May-14 May-13

Mississippi 5.1 5.4 6.0 6.7 7.8 8.8 United States 3.6 4.1 4.5 5.3 6.1 7.3 United States-adjusted 3.8 4.3 4.7 5.5 6.3 7.5 MSAs Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula 5.3 5.5 6.3 6.7 7.4 8.2 Hattiesburg 4.6 4.9 5.6 6.1 7.0 7.9 Jackson 4.5 4.7 5.1 5.6 6.6 7.5

Delta 6.8 7.1 8.3 9.7 11.7 13.3 Miss Partnership 4.7 4.9 5.6 6.5 7.8 8.6 Southcentral MS 4.9 5.2 5.7 6.1 7.2 8.1 Twin Districts 5.3 5.6 6.2 6.7 7.5 8.4 Counties

Adams 6.3 7.4 8.1 7.9 8.4 9.2 Alcorn 4.6 4.7 5.4 6.0 7.1 8.0 Amite 6.3 6.8 7.8 8.0 8.3 9.0 Attala 6.5 6.2 7.1 7.7 9.0 9.2 Benton 5.6 6.2 7.9 9.3 10.2 10.5

Bolivar 6.2 6.4 7.0 7.8 9.2 10.7 Calhoun 4.6 4.8 5.7 6.5 7.7 8.5 Carroll 6.6 6.1 7.5 8.3 9.9 10.6 Chickasaw 5.4 5.5 6.9 7.8 9.8 10.4 Choctaw 5.2 4.9 5.8 6.2 8.6 8.6

Claiborne 8.7 9.8 11.8 14.0 15.9 17.8 Clarke 6.5 6.3 7.1 8.2 9.4 10.5 Clay 6.6 6.7 8.4 10.0 13.6 15.1 Coahoma 6.8 7.0 7.9 9.6 11.0 13.5 Copiah 5.5 6.0 6.7 7.4 9.0 11.1

Covington 5.0 5.0 5.6 6.2 6.7 8.2 DeSoto 4.0 4.2 4.5 5.2 5.5 6.1 Forrest 4.8 5.2 6.0 6.6 8.0 9.0 Franklin 6.0 7.0 7.4 8.1 9.1 9.6 George 6.3 6.8 7.5 7.7 8.4 10.0

Greene 6.0 7.6 7.1 7.6 9.1 10.3 Grenada 4.5 5.0 5.4 6.3 7.5 9.1 Hancock 5.4 5.7 6.3 6.9 7.5 7.8 Harrison 4.9 5.1 5.9 6.2 6.9 7.7 Hinds 5.0 5.2 5.7 6.2 7.7 8.7

Holmes 9.8 9.2 10.2 11.3 14.7 16.0 Humphreys 8.4 8.6 10.7 12.0 15.9 17.5 Issaquena 8.6 11.7 13.0 17.3 18.9 21.9 Itawamba 4.4 4.9 5.4 6.2 7.8 8.4 Jackson 5.7 6.0 6.8 7.4 8.3 9.1

Jasper 6.5 6.6 7.6 8.0 8.8 10.7 Jefferson 12.8 13.8 15.7 15.3 17.3 21.1 Jefferson Davis 6.6 6.9 8.1 8.5 10.4 13.7 Jones 5.5 5.7 6.2 6.3 6.3 7.3 Kemper 8.6 8.4 9.3 11.4 14.0 13.7 Lafayette 4.3 4.7 5.0 6.0 6.9 7.5

Workforce Development Areas

Area



CountiesLamar 4.1 4.2 4.9 5.1 5.5 6.2 Lauderdale 5.5 5.8 6.1 7.2 8.0 8.7 Lawrence 6.2 7.0 7.2 7.0 8.6 9.7 Leake 5.4 6.0 6.0 6.7 7.4 9.0 Lee 4.2 4.4 5.0 5.9 7.6 8.1

Leflore 6.9 7.1 8.6 10.6 13.1 14.7 Lincoln 4.9 5.5 5.9 6.4 6.9 8.0 Lowndes 5.3 5.6 6.5 7.5 9.5 9.4 Madison 4.0 4.2 4.5 4.8 5.4 6.0 Marion 5.6 5.9 6.8 7.7 8.7 9.9

Marshall 5.0 5.6 6.9 7.9 9.4 10.7 Monroe 5.3 5.4 6.4 7.7 10.1 11.7 Montgomery 5.7 5.1 6.2 7.4 9.7 11.5 Neshoba 5.0 5.4 5.8 6.5 7.1 7.8 Newton 5.5 5.7 6.1 6.4 7.0 8.0

Noxubee 7.5 7.5 9.1 10.7 13.9 13.7 Oktibbeha 5.0 5.3 5.8 6.5 7.5 8.1 Panola 6.4 7.3 8.0 9.6 11.1 12.4 Pearl River 5.2 5.7 6.3 6.6 7.2 7.8 Perry 5.9 6.6 7.4 8.1 9.7 10.8

Pike 6.0 6.1 6.9 7.5 8.6 10.1 Pontotoc 4.3 4.4 5.2 6.0 7.2 7.6 Prentiss 4.9 4.9 5.7 6.6 8.1 9.0 Quitman 7.6 9.0 10.2 11.6 13.2 15.4 Rankin 3.7 3.9 4.2 4.4 4.8 5.4

Scott 4.2 4.3 4.8 5.3 6.0 7.0 Sharkey 6.9 6.8 8.4 9.2 10.9 13.0 Simpson 4.9 5.2 5.8 6.3 6.6 7.7 Smith 4.8 5.0 5.5 5.7 6.1 6.9 Stone 6.2 6.6 7.0 7.9 8.8 9.8

Sunflower 7.6 7.7 8.7 10.2 12.2 13.4 Tallahatchie 5.2 5.1 6.6 7.6 9.8 11.4 Tate 5.3 5.3 6.3 7.5 8.8 9.2 Tippah 4.7 4.8 6.0 6.8 8.7 10.0 Tishomingo 5.0 5.2 5.8 6.9 8.1 9.5

Tunica 5.0 5.7 7.3 9.5 11.0 12.8 Union 3.8 3.9 4.9 5.5 6.5 7.2 Walthall 6.8 7.0 8.0 8.2 9.9 11.4 Warren 5.6 5.9 6.5 6.9 8.1 9.4 Washington 7.0 7.3 8.7 10.0 12.5 14.2

Wayne 6.1 6.5 7.4 8.3 9.5 11.1 Webster 5.6 5.3 6.5 6.8 8.6 9.8 Wilkinson 8.3 8.2 10.3 10.8 11.8 12.1 Winston 5.9 6.1 7.1 9.0 11.0 11.4 Yalobusha 5.2 5.8 6.4 7.3 10.2 10.2 Yazoo 5.9 6.1 7.5 8.3 10.6 11.1

Area



*For Coahoma and Meridian Community College Districts refer to county data.Hattiesburg 1/ Forrest County part Hattiesburg 2/ Lamar County part


Central Miss. 4.6 4.8 5.2 5.7 6.7 7.6 East Central 5.5 5.7 6.1 6.9 7.7 8.7 Golden Triangle 5.5 5.7 6.6 7.6 9.6 10.0

North Central 6.4 6.4 7.4 8.5 10.7 11.8 North Delta 4.7 5.0 5.6 6.6 7.3 8.3 Northeast 4.9 5.1 6.1 7.0 8.3 9.5

South Delta 6.9 7.2 8.3 9.5 11.7 13.3 Southern 5.2 5.5 6.3 6.7 7.4 8.3 Southwest 6.3 6.9 7.8 8.2 9.1 10.4 Three Rivers 4.4 4.6 5.3 6.3 7.8 8.5

Community College Districts Copiah-Lincoln 5.7 6.4 7.0 7.4 8.3 9.6 East Central 5.1 5.4 5.8 6.6 7.4 8.4 East Mississippi 5.6 5.9 6.8 7.8 9.8 10.2

Gulf Coast 5.4 5.6 6.4 6.8 7.5 8.4 Hinds 4.6 4.9 5.3 5.8 6.9 7.8 Holmes 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.2 7.6 8.4

Itawamba 4.5 4.7 5.5 6.5 8.2 8.9 Jones 5.7 5.9 6.5 7.0 7.6 8.8 Mississippi Delta 6.9 7.2 8.4 9.8 11.9 13.5

Northeast 4.5 4.6 5.5 6.3 7.5 8.6 Northwest 4.6 4.9 5.5 6.5 7.4 8.2 Pearl River 4.9 5.3 6.0 6.5 7.3 8.1 Southwest 6.4 6.6 7.6 8.1 9.1 10.5

CitiesBiloxi 4.9 5.1 5.8 6.2 6.7 7.5 Clinton 4.0 4.2 4.4 4.7 6.0 6.3 Columbus 5.6 5.9 7.2 8.6 11.4 11.0 Greenville 6.8 7.0 8.6 9.6 11.4 13.5 Gulfport 5.1 5.1 6.8 7.0 7.7 8.8

Hattiesburg 4.7 5.2 6.2 6.7 8.3 9.7 Hattiesburg -Forest County part 4.9 5.3 6.3 6.9 8.6 10.2 Hattiesburg -Lamar County part 3.6 4.6 5.3 4.8 6.3 6.1 Horn Lake 4.3 4.3 5.3 6.5 7.1 7.7 Jackson 5.1 5.4 6.1 6.7 8.2 9.5

Madison 3.5 3.6 3.9 4.1 4.4 4.8 Meridian 5.8 6.0 6.5 7.7 8.8 9.9 Moss Point 6.8 7.1 9.4 9.8 10.8 13.7 Olive Branch 3.5 3.6 3.9 4.8 4.6 5.2 Pascagoula 6.1 6.5 8.4 9.4 10.0 10.9

Pearl 3.8 4.1 4.7 4.5 5.1 5.9 Southaven 3.6 3.8 4.4 4.9 5.3 6.0 Starkville 4.4 4.5 5.3 6.1 6.7 7.4 Tupelo 4.4 4.6 5.2 6.7 8.6 8.9 Vicksburg 6.3 6.8 7.3 8.6 10.1 11.5

Planning and Development Districts

Area



Unemployment Insurance StatisticsMSAs & WDAs

Initial Claims Cont'd Claims Benefits Paid

Metropolitan Statistical AreasGulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula MSA 896 3,635 $630,326 $638,519Hattiesburg MSA 251 1,164 $177,029 $177,029Jackson MSA 1,361 5,286 $869,650 $877,005Workforce Development AreasDelta 1,085 4,169 $627,696 $634,186Mississippi Partnership 2,048 7,416 $1,144,136 $1,147,282Southcentral Mississippi 1,995 7,409 $1,193,636 $1,233,261Twin Districts 2,170 8,693 $1,409,343 $1,424,225


Metropolitan Statistical AreasGulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula MSA 519 3,737 $598,655 $609,048Hattiesburg MSA 146 1,335 $198,488 $198,488Jackson MSA 636 5,639 $876,487 $885,932Workforce Development AreasDelta 447 4,600 $705,942 $713,633Mississippi Partnership 866 6,774 $1,027,178 $1,034,463Southcentral Mississippi 874 7,878 $1,206,922 $1,252,199Twin Districts 1,172 8,820 $1,361,576 $1,378,746


Metropolitan Statistical AreasGulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula MSA 979 4,358 $768,988 $791,720Hattiesburg MSA 330 1,422 $237,396 $241,391Jackson MSA 1,504 7,284 $1,300,674 $1,316,734Workforce Development AreasDelta 1,154 5,432 $911,509 $921,509Mississippi Partnership 2,532 9,055 $1,428,526 $1,441,757Southcentral Mississippi 2,141 10,014 $1,758,739 $1,812,400Twin Districts 2,498 11,195 $1,940,179 $1,981,292

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Unemployment Insurance StatisticsCounty Data - Claims

Initial Claims Cont'd Claims Initial Claims Cont'd Claims Initial Claims Cont'd Claims

CountiesAdams 69 279 27 353 86 375Alcorn 47 249 32 243 63 256Amite 37 91 8 59 33 91Attala 39 186 20 171 33 225Benton 41 101 8 68 41 133

Bolivar 165 477 42 458 159 544Calhoun 29 111 21 117 49 161Carroll 19 99 6 111 14 96Chickasaw 47 232 45 221 82 185Choctaw 24 106 14 86 22 80

Claiborne 49 113 10 137 48 198Clarke 42 155 19 177 36 254Clay 97 393 44 313 103 488Coahoma 112 374 38 470 113 447Copiah 75 240 38 248 75 311

Covington 18 114 19 131 48 233DeSoto 177 753 81 753 215 895Forrest 164 660 91 751 208 849Franklin 7 42 13 59 25 102George 69 172 16 122 64 224

Greene 23 69 9 74 29 129Grenada 69 221 25 191 72 318Hancock 57 241 40 276 70 369Harrison 427 1,752 278 1,822 515 2,147Hinds 835 3,020 348 2,961 844 3,833

Holmes 100 520 61 453 57 428Humphreys 27 103 9 144 41 163Issaquena 0 14 2 20 3 32Itawamba 49 120 10 142 61 207Jackson 412 1,642 201 1,639 394 1,842

Jasper 47 121 19 94 78 247Jefferson 38 123 14 121 44 156Jefferson Davis 35 150 18 159 44 137Jones 86 486 64 496 129 545Kemper 41 197 13 173 44 246

Lafayette 125 351 22 292 184 434Lamar 73 436 45 499 92 481Lauderdale 200 866 108 835 223 1,346Lawrence 24 101 11 92 34 137Leake 40 140 16 124 35 232Lee 184 724 99 718 247 863

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CountiesLeflore 101 387 59 489 115 529Lincoln 61 202 41 238 74 361Lowndes 219 753 78 636 290 1,048Madison 202 815 96 931 256 1,169Marion 95 328 29 342 54 240

Marshall 113 276 25 223 137 390Monroe 106 407 66 388 112 469Montgomery 34 139 14 125 29 118Neshoba 34 101 21 125 38 141Newton 46 116 19 92 58 236

Noxubee 58 216 22 166 55 228Oktibbeha 183 553 40 348 216 715Panola 108 479 45 475 133 999Pearl River 77 264 41 220 95 466Perry 14 68 10 85 30 92

Pike 104 325 34 294 94 294Pontotoc 45 227 34 238 74 245Prentiss 62 217 26 182 76 229Quitman 42 134 11 149 49 205Rankin 149 771 91 960 193 1,389

Scott 57 181 26 205 77 216Sharkey 28 70 10 84 25 93Simpson 25 154 24 183 42 227Smith 23 81 16 67 31 158Stone 46 116 15 99 40 132

Sunflower 90 444 43 506 93 490Tallahatchie 62 211 22 229 66 215Tate 57 226 26 238 73 231Tippah 46 139 17 153 55 145Tishomingo 39 159 27 154 62 250

Tunica 29 111 18 155 43 194Union 36 154 18 197 40 180Walthall 71 188 10 152 41 110Warren 147 602 65 671 131 832Washington 202 746 81 857 243 997

Wayne 44 237 39 213 66 233Webster 20 98 15 91 17 95Wilkinson 27 57 5 63 27 74Winston 59 177 18 195 54 273Yalobusha 43 128 19 125 70 194Yazoo 75 286 39 356 94 355

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CountiesAdams $43,907 $45,627 $49,194 $52,719 $60,120 $61,126Alcorn $40,694 $40,694 $34,476 $34,476 $41,329 $41,329Amite $14,000 $14,000 $10,148 $10,148 $16,475 $16,475Attala $29,553 $29,553 $27,107 $27,812 $41,313 $41,313Benton $15,367 $15,367 $12,172 $12,172 $18,102 $18,102

Bolivar $70,819 $70,819 $74,004 $74,004 $90,668 $91,673Calhoun $17,429 $17,429 $16,439 $16,439 $22,378 $22,378Carroll $14,336 $14,336 $17,551 $17,551 $18,159 $18,159Chickasaw $37,929 $37,929 $29,869 $29,869 $28,331 $30,446Choctaw $19,212 $19,212 $14,836 $15,306 $13,513 $13,513

Claiborne $20,242 $26,117 $23,602 $33,472 $34,737 $42,128Clarke $23,991 $23,991 $28,491 $28,491 $78,913 $80,088Clay $53,250 $53,250 $42,792 $42,792 $78,913 $80,088Coahoma $53,250 $53,250 $71,768 $71,768 $75,969 $75,969Copiah $32,521 $32,521 $31,523 $31,523 $47,551 $47,551

Covington $19,519 $19,519 $21,027 $21,027 $36,280 $37,530DeSoto $121,233 $121,233 $125,453 $126,863 $152,121 $155,411Forrest $97,425 $97,425 $104,411 $104,411 $136,053 $136,523Franklin $7,512 $7,512 $8,844 $8,844 $15,876 $15,876George $32,681 $32,681 $19,504 $19,504 $41,229 $42,404

Greene $12,201 $12,201 $11,498 $11,498 $24,424 $24,424Grenada $31,478 $32,274 $28,391 $30,036 $50,892 $51,291Hancock $43,743 $44,213 $47,171 $47,171 $73,250 $73,720Harrison $299,129 $303,797 $278,452 $285,125 $364,409 $380,091Hinds $471,841 $475,201 $457,931 $464,791 $666,974 $674,539

Holmes $79,848 $79,848 $69,808 $69,808 $70,693 $71,398Humphreys $17,513 $17,513 $22,425 $23,130 $31,556 $31,556Issaquena $3,290 $7,285 $4,230 $8,460 $5,968 $9,948Itawamba $20,185 $20,185 $20,507 $20,507 $33,628 $33,628Jackson $287,454 $290,509 $273,032 $276,752 $331,329 $337,909

Jasper $16,122 $18,002 $12,725 $14,605 $39,857 $39,857Jefferson $21,582 $28,867 $19,918 $28,143 $25,620 $34,315Jefferson Davis $20,235 $20,235 $23,937 $23,937 $20,150 $20,150Jones $73,657 $75,302 $70,246 $70,716 $95,748 $95,748Kemper $28,299 $28,299 $26,261 $26,261 $41,709 $41,709

Lafayette $52,548 $52,548 $43,181 $43,181 $64,190 $64,190Lamar $69,649 $69,649 $80,663 $80,663 $86,817 $90,342Lauderdale $129,424 $129,894 $119,010 $120,185 $233,033 $234,913Lawrence $12,089 $12,089 $14,461 $14,461 $18,578 $18,770Leake $23,975 $23,975 $20,658 $21,363 $40,922 $42,097Lee $120,140 $120,845 $111,200 $111,200 $132,928 $133,398

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CountiesLeflore $59,044 $59,514 $77,387 $78,092 $87,723 $87,723Lincoln $32,648 $32,648 $34,665 $34,665 $59,823 $60,998Lowndes $101,455 $102,395 $84,428 $86,073 $163,130 $163,223Madison $143,136 $145,251 $149,470 $151,350 $222,702 $225,052Marion $53,796 $53,796 $54,972 $54,972 $42,317 $43,492

Marshall $39,130 $39,130 $30,581 $30,581 $60,644 $60,644Monroe $64,236 $64,236 $56,891 $56,891 $78,418 $79,145Montgomery $22,235 $22,235 $20,342 $20,342 $15,541 $15,541Neshoba $14,962 $14,962 $18,789 $18,789 $26,437 $26,437Newton $16,032 $16,032 $14,103 $14,103 $42,854 $43,559

Noxubee $30,324 $30,324 $22,399 $22,399 $36,601 $36,601Oktibbeha $66,900 $66,900 $49,115 $49,115 $94,142 $94,142Panola $80,491 $81,226 $72,721 $73,309 $188,029 $188,029Pearl River $44,264 $46,144 $35,818 $36,993 $83,777 $85,892Perry $9,955 $9,955 $13,414 $13,414 $14,526 $14,526

Pike $42,630 $42,630 $34,053 $34,053 $51,491 $53,606Pontotoc $43,257 $43,257 $37,428 $37,428 $39,986 $39,986Prentiss $35,428 $35,428 $28,747 $28,747 $35,488 $35,488Quitman $18,696 $19,166 $21,100 $22,040 $36,190 $36,190Rankin $149,853 $150,558 $160,093 $160,328 $262,817 $264,732

Scott $31,285 $31,394 $31,440 $31,872 $32,482 $34,573Sharkey $7,856 $7,856 $10,589 $10,824 $15,681 $16,856Simpson $25,683 $25,683 $27,990 $27,990 $40,117 $41,292Smith $12,738 $12,738 $9,535 $9,535 $29,558 $29,558Stone $17,226 $17,931 $16,078 $17,018 $21,575 $24,395

Sunflower $67,397 $67,397 $81,071 $81,071 $77,519 $77,519Tallahatchie $34,427 $34,427 $36,885 $36,885 $35,431 $36,488Tate $37,373 $38,078 $36,917 $36,917 $37,614 $38,722Tippah $23,727 $23,727 $28,027 $28,027 $23,277 $23,277Tishomingo $26,495 $26,495 $27,668 $27,668 $41,539 $41,539

Tunica $13,997 $13,997 $22,297 $22,297 $27,113 $27,113Union $28,750 $28,750 $35,072 $35,072 $33,240 $33,804Walthall $27,022 $27,022 $23,971 $23,971 $16,470 $17,645Warren $94,237 $111,627 $102,152 $116,364 $146,651 $162,503Washington $106,732 $107,552 $124,106 $124,394 $150,810 $152,888

Wayne $31,581 $31,581 $30,341 $30,341 $36,999 $36,999Webster $15,417 $15,417 $13,941 $15,351 $16,300 $16,300Wilkinson $8,117 $8,117 $9,427 $9,427 $12,224 $12,224Winston $29,332 $29,332 $26,878 $26,878 $45,753 $47,868Yalobusha $22,742 $22,742 $22,321 $22,321 $29,215 $30,390Yazoo $46,616 $47,791 $49,480 $49,950 $60,513 $63,568

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Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs)

Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula MSA—Hancock, Harrison and Jackson Counties

Hattiesburg MSA—Forrest, Lamar, and Perry Counties

Jackson MSA—Copiah, Hinds, Madison, Rankin, Simpson and Yazoo Counties

Jackson MSA

Hattiesburg MSA

Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula MSA

Hinds

Yazoo

Bolivar

Attala

Amite

Jackson

Lee

Perry

Scott

WayneJones

Rankin

Harrison

Smith

Copiah

Clarke

Monroe

Panola

Holmes

Jasper

Tate

Kemper

Carroll

Leake

Greene

Clay

Pike

Leflore

Madison

Marshall

Warren

Lincoln

Marion

Noxubee

Lamar

Newton

Winston

Lafayette

Stone

Tunica

Union

Pearl River

DeSoto

Sunflower

Calhoun

Wilkinson

Franklin

Tippah

Adams

Simpson

Washington

Forrest

Alcorn

Neshoba

Lauderdale

George

Hancock

Coahoma

Benton

Lowndes

Pontotoc

Jefferson

Itawamba

Tallahatchie

Sharkey

Prentiss

Grenada

Claiborne

Webster

Walthall

Quitman

Choctaw

Yalobusha

Chickasaw

Oktibbeha

Lawrence Jeff Davis

Covington

Humphreys

Issaquena

Tishomingo

Montgomery

(revised 3/15)


Workforce Development Areas (WDAs)

Delta—Bolivar, Carroll, Coahoma, Holmes, Humphreys, Issaquena, Lefl ore, Panola, Quitman, Sharkey, Sunfl ower, Tallahatchie, Tunica, and Washington Counties

Mississippi Partnership—Alcorn, Attala, Benton, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Clay, DeSoto, Grenada, Itawamba, Lafayette, Lee, Lowndes, Marshall, Monroe, Montgomery, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tate, Tippah, Tishomingo, Union, Webster, Winston, and Yalobusha Counties

Southcentral Mississippi Works—Adams, Amite, Claiborne, Copiah, Franklin, Hinds, Jeff erson, Lawrence, Lincoln, Madison, Pike, Rankin, Simpson, Walthall, Warren, Wilkinson, and Yazoo Counties

Twin Districts—Clarke, Covington, Forrest, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Jasper, Jeff erson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale, Leake, Marion, Neshoba, Newton, Pearl River, Perry, Scott, Smith, Stone and Wayne Counties

Delta

Mississippi Partnership

Twin Districts

Southcentral Mississippi

Works


Planning & Development Districts

Central Mississippi—Copiah, Hinds, Madison, Rankin, Simpson, Warren, & Yazoo Counties

East Central Mississippi—Clarke, Jasper, Kemper, Lauderdale, Leake, Neshoba, Newton, Scott, & Smith Counties

Golden Triangle—Choctaw, Clay, Lowndes, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Webster, & Winston Counties

North Central Mississippi—Attala, Carroll, Grenada, Holmes, Lefl ore, Montgomery, & Yalobusha Counties

North Delta—Coahoma, DeSoto, Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Tate & Tunica Counties

Northeast Mississippi—Alcorn, Benton, Marshall, Prentiss, Tippah, & Tishomingo Counties

South Delta—Bolivar, Humphreys, Issaquena, Sharkey, Sunfl ower, & Washington Counties

Southern Mississippi—Covington, Forrest, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Jeff erson Davis, Jones, Lamar, Marion, Pearl River, Perry, Stone, & Wayne Counties

Southwest Mississippi—Adams, Amite, Claiborne, Franklin, Jeff erson, Lawrence, Lincoln, Pike, Walthall, & Wilkinson Counties

Th ree Rivers—Calhoun, Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lafayette, Lee, Monroe, Pontotoc, & Union Counties

NorthcentralMississippi

East CentralMississippi

CentralMississippi

SouthwestMississippi

SouthernMississippi

GoldenTriangle

NorthDelta

SouthDelta

ThreeRivers

NortheastMississippi


Community College Districts

Coahoma—Coahoma County (See County Data)

Copiah-Lincoln—Adams, Copiah, Franklin, Jeff erson, Lawrence, Lincoln, & Simpson Counties

East Central—Leake, Neshoba, Newton, Scott, & Winston Counties

East Mississippi—Clay, Kemper, Lowndes, Noxubee, & Oktibbeha Counties

Gulf Coast—George, Harrison, Jackson, & Stone Counties

Hinds—Claiborne, Hinds, Rankin, & Warren Counties

Holmes—Attala, Carroll, Choctaw, Grenada, Holmes, Madison, Montgomery, Webster, & Yazoo Counties

Itawamba—Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lee, Monroe, & Pontotoc Counties

Jones—Clarke, Covington, Greene, Jasper, Jones, Perry, Smith & Wayne Counties

Meridian—Lauderdale County (See County Data)

Mississippi Delta—Bolivar, Humphreys, Issaquena, Lefl ore, Sharkey, Sunfl ower, & Washington Counties

Northeast—Alcorn, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo & Union Counties

Northwest—Benton, Calhoun, DeSoto, Lafayette, Marshall, Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Tate, Tunica, & Yalobusha Counties

Pearl River—Forrest, Hancock, Jeff erson Davis, Lamar, Marion, & Pearl River Counties

Southwest—Amite, Pike, Walthall, & Wilkinson Counties

Northwest

MississippiDelta

Northeast

Itawamba

Holmes

EastMississippi

East Central

Hinds

JonesCopiah - Lincoln

Southwest Pearl River

Gulf Coast

Meridian

Coahoma


Description of the Unemployment Rate CalculationGeneral summary of how the unemployment rate is calculated

• Monthly estimates of the labor force, employment, unemployment and the unemployment rate are generated by the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program, a cooperative program between the Bureau of Labor Statistics and State Employment Security Agencies.

• Statistics on the employment status of the population and related data are compiled by the Bureau of Labor Statistics using data from the Current Population Survey (CPS). Th e CPS is a monthly survey of households conducted by the US Census Bureau. It is a scientifi cally selected survey designed to represent the civilian noninstitutional population of the United States.

• Households selected are interviewed to obtain information about the employment status of each member of the household 16 years of age and older. Th e inquiry relates to employment activity or status during the calendar week, Sunday through Saturday, which includes the 12th day of the month. Th is week is known as the reference week.

• Th e survey is designed so that each person who is over the age of 16 and who is not in an institution such as prison or mental hospital or on active duty with the Armed Forces is only counted and classifi ed in one group; employed, unemployed or not in the labor force.

• Th e Bureau of Labor Statistics defi nes an individual employed if they did any work at all for pay or profi t during the survey week; this includes all part-time and temporary work as well as full time year round employment. Unemployed individuals are those who do not have a job, have actively looked for work during the past four weeks and are currently available for work. Th e sum of employed and unemployed produces the Civilian Labor Force.

• Each month about 60,000 households are eligible to be interviewed nationally.

• Households in the survey are rotated out of the survey in a manner to ensure that 75% of the households are consistent from one month to the next and 50% of the households are consistent from the same month of the prior year.

• Th e results of the CPS survey are “residence” based; meaning the physical location of a person’s residence rather than the location of the establishment where they are employed.

• Other statistics generated by the Mississippi Department of Employment Security’s Labor Market Information Department are “establishment” based, meaning the location of the establishment where they are employed.

• Each month the MDES LMI Department processes information from the CPS, County continued claims (Unemployment Insurance claims that are paid), and a monthly survey of employment. Th ese factors are used to estimate the employment, unemployment, labor force and resulting unemployment rate. A Statistical Model using historical trends and current amounts produces estimated amounts, which are reviewed and approved by the Bureau of Labor Statistics before publication. Th ese methods are consistent for all states.


Glossary of Terms

All Benefi t Programs — includes regular UI program and federal programs, such as UCFE, UCX, FAC and EUC.

Civilian Labor Force — that proportion of the civilian non-institutional population that is employed or actively seeking employment. Th e labor force is the sum of the number of employed and unemployed.

Civilian Noninstitutional Population — included are per-sons 16 years of age and older residing in the 50 states and the District of Columbia who are not inmates of institutions (for example, penal and mental facilities, homes for the aged), and who are not on active duty in the Armed Forces.

Continued Claim — a request for benefi t payment or a no-tice fi led to obtain credit for a waiting period week.

Employed — all persons who during the reference week, (a) did any work at all as paid employees, worked in their own business, profession, or on their own farm or worked 15 hours or more as unpaid workers in an enterprise oper-ated by a member of the family, and (b) all those who were not working but who had jobs or businesses from which they were temporarily absent because of vacation, illness, bad weather, childcare problems, maternity or paternity leave, labor management dispute, job training or other family or personal reasons, whether or not they were paid for the time off or were seeking other jobs. Persons are counted only once even if they hold multiple jobs.

First Payment — a payment issued to a claimant for his com-pensable week of unemployment in a benefi t year.

Final Payment — the last benefi t payment a claimant receives in a benefi t year.

Initial Claim — a request for determination of entitlement for unemployment insurance benefi ts when a break in job attachment has occurred.

Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) — the general concept of an MSA is one of a large population nucleus, together with adjacent communities that have a high degree of economic and social integration with that nucleus. Th ese are defi ned by the Offi ce of Management and Budget as a standard for Fed-eral agencies in the preparation and publication of statistics relating to metropolitan areas.

Not Seasonally Adjusted — this term is used to describe data series not subject to the seasonal adjustment process. In other words, the eff ects of regular, or seasonal, patterns have not been removed from these series.

Reference Week — the calendar week, Sunday through Sat-urday, this includes the 12th day of the month.

Regular UI Program — the state unemployment insurance program which provides unemployment benefi ts to eligible workers who are unemployed through no fault of their own. Does not include any federal programs.

Seasonally Adjusted — monthly data that is adjusted (at the National level) to minimize the changes in any time series which result from normal annual occurrences such as holidays, vacations, harvests, and the opening and closing of schools. Because these seasonal events follow a more or less regular pattern each year, their infl uence on statistical trends can be eliminated by adjusting the statistics from month to month. Amounts are seasonally adjusted at the National and State levels only.

Unemployed — all persons who had no employment during the reference week, were available for work, except for tempo-rary illness, and had made specifi c eff orts to fi nd employment during the 4-week period ending with the reference week. Persons who were waiting to be recalled to a job from which they had been laid off need not have been looking for work to be classifi ed as unemployed. Persons that are classifi ed as unemployed have not necessarily fi led or would be eligible for unemployment benefi ts.

Unemployment Rate — the unemployment rate represents the number of unemployed as a percent of the civilian labor force.

Workforce Development Areas (WDAs) - these are state designated areas in which an appointed Work Force Invest-ment Board is charged with designing and managing a system that provides convenient access to services and program in-formation for employers, jobseekers, and others in need of assistance. Multiple agencies and groups partner together to provide the services. Each board is employer led and demand driven. Th e state is divided into four such areas.

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