United States Employment Snapshot



Mississippi Employment Snapshot




Mississippi Payroll Employment


  • Mississippi lost 2,900 net payroll jobs, or -0.2 percent, on a seasonally adjusted basis during March. In the prior month, Mississippi remained unchanged with 0 jobs. Mississippi nonfarm payroll employment has increased in 5 of the past 12 months.

  • Nationally, nonfarm payrolls rose by 228,000 in March, or 0.1 percent. Mississippi is tied for 29th in the nation for percentage gain in nonfarm payroll employment over the past 12 months.

  • Mississippi lost 2,800 private sector jobs, or -0.3 percent. on a seasonally adjusted basis during March. In the prior month, Mississippi lost 400 jobs. Mississippi private sector payroll employment has increased in 5 of the past 12 months.

  • Nationally, private sector payroll jobs rose by 209,000 jobs in March, or 0.2 percent. Mississippi is tied for 29th in the nation for percentage gain in private sector payroll employment over the past 12 months.

  • The best performing sectors on a seasonally adjusted basis during March were Education and Health Services (500) and Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (100).

  • The poorest performing sectors during the month were Professional and Business Services (-900) and Construction (-1,800).

  • The best performing sectors during the last 12 months were Education and Health Services (5,100) and Government (2,700).

  • The poorest performing sectors during the last 12 months were Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (-1,200) and Manufacturing (-1,500).



Mississippi Labor Force


The labor force participation rate is the percentage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population age 16 and older who are employed or actively looking for work.