June 2026

Released July 21, 2026

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United States

Employment snapshot

• In June, among the 50 states and the District of Columbia unemployment fell in 30, rose in 7, and remained unchanged in 14.

• The highest unemployment rate was 6 percent in District of Columbia, and the lowest was 2 percent in South Dakota. Nationally, the unemployment rate fell by 0.1 percentage point to 4.2 percent.

• In June, payroll jobs rose in 34 states and fell in 17. The largest payroll job percent increase was 0.6 percent in Alaska and New Hampshire. The largest payroll job percent decline was 1.2 percent in West Virginia.

Mississippi

Employment snapshot

• In June, Mississippi lost 2,000 net payroll jobs and the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 3.8 percent. In the prior month, Mississippi added 400 net payroll jobs.

• Over the past 12 months, Mississippi added 4,800 net payroll jobs and the unemployment rate remained unchanged.

• Nationally, nonfarm payrolls rose by 57,000 in June, or 0 percent. Mississippi is tied for 24th in the nation for percentage gain in nonfarm payroll employment over the past 12 months.

• In June, Mississippi’s private sector lost 1,500 net private payroll jobs, and over the past 12 months it added 5,800 private payroll jobs. In the prior month, Mississippi lost 200 net private payroll jobs.

• In June, employment in Mississippi fell by 2,058, and over the past 12 months it fell by 8,577.

• Mississippi’s labor force participation rate fell to 55.2 percent in June from 55.3 percent and ranks 50th in the nation. In the past 12 months, the labor force participation rate has fallen by 0.5 percentage points.

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Mississippi

Payroll employment

• Mississippi lost 2,000 net payroll jobs, or -0.2 percent, on a seasonally adjusted basis during June. In the prior month, Mississippi added 400 jobs. Mississippi nonfarm payroll employment has increased in 7 of the past 12 months.

• Nationally, nonfarm payrolls rose by 57,000 in June, or 0 percent. Mississippi is tied for 24th in the nation for percentage gain in nonfarm payroll employment over the past 12 months.

• Mississippi lost 1,500 private sector jobs, or -0.2 percent, on a seasonally adjusted basis during June. In the prior month, Mississippi lost 200 jobs. Mississippi private sector payroll employment has increased in 6 of the past 12 months.

• Nationally, private sector payroll jobs rose by 49,000 jobs in June, or 0 percent. Mississippi is tied for 23rd in the nation for percentage gain in private sector payroll employment over the past 12 months.

From May 2026 to June 2026:

• The best performing sectors were Professional and Business Services (+600) and Construction (+400).
• The worst performing sectors were Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (-1,000) and Leisure and Hospitality (-800).

From June 2025 to June 2026:

• The best performing sectors were Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (+2,500) and Professional and Business Services (+2,300).
• The worst performing sectors were Federal Government (-2,300) and Manufacturing (-1,000).

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.

• The labor force participation rate in Mississippi fell to 55.2 percent in June from 55.3 percent in the prior month.

• Mississippi ranks 50th in the nation.

• The 10-year high for the labor force participation rate in Mississippi was 56.4 percent occurring in August 2019, and the 10-year low was 53 percent in April 2020.

• The national labor force participation rate fell by 0.3 percentage points to 61.5 percent in June.