June 2025 | Released July 18, 2025

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United States

Employment snapshot

• In June, among the 50 states and the District of Columbia unemployment fell in 11, rose in 7, and remained unchanged in 33.

• The highest unemployment rate was 5.9 percent in District of Columbia, and the lowest was 1.8 percent in South Dakota. Nationally, the unemployment rate fell by 0.1 percentage point to 4.1 percent.

• In June, payroll jobs rose in 27 states and fell in 24. The largest payroll job percent increase was 0.9 percent in Alaska. The largest payroll job percent decline was 0.5 percent in Rhode Island.

Mississippi

Employment snapshot

• In June, Mississippi lost 1,300 net payroll jobs and the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 4 percent. In the prior month, Mississippi added 200 net payroll jobs.

• Over the past 12 months, Mississippi added 13,500 net payroll jobs and the unemployment rate rose by 1.1 percentage points from 2.9 percent.

• Nationally, nonfarm payrolls rose by 147,000 in June, or 0.1 percent. Mississippi is tied for 17th in the nation for percentage gain in nonfarm payroll employment over the past 12 months.

• In June, Mississippi’s private sector lost 1,000 net private payroll jobs, and over the past 12 months it added 11,200 private payroll jobs. In the prior month, Mississippi added 500 net private payroll jobs.

• In June, employment in Mississippi fell by 2,140, and over the past 12 months it rose by 9,494.

• Mississippi’s labor force participation rate fell to 56 percent in June from 56.2 percent and ranks 50th in the nation. In the past 12 months, the labor force participation rate has risen by 0.8 percentage points.

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Mississippi

Payroll employment

• Mississippi lost 1,300 net payroll jobs, or -0.1 percent, on a seasonally adjusted basis during June. In the prior month, Mississippi added 200 jobs. Mississippi nonfarm payroll employment has increased in 7 of the past 12 months.

• Nationally, nonfarm payrolls rose by 147,000 in June, or 0.1 percent. Mississippi is tied for 17th in the nation for percentage gain in nonfarm payroll employment over the past 12 months.

• Mississippi lost 1,000 private sector jobs, or -0.1 percent, on a seasonally adjusted basis during June. In the prior month, Mississippi added 500 jobs. Mississippi private sector payroll employment has increased in 7 of the past 12 months.

• Nationally, private sector payroll jobs rose by 74,000 jobs in June, or 0.1 percent. Mississippi is tied for 15th in the nation for percentage gain in private sector payroll employment over the past 12 months.

From May 2025 to June 2025:

• The best performing sectors were Financial Activities (+400) and Other Services (+400).
• The worst performing sectors were Private Education and Health Services (-1,200) and Professional and Business Services (-500).

From June 2024 to June 2025:

• The best performing sectors were Private Education and Health Services (+5,600) and State and Local Government (+3,000).
• The worst performing sectors were Manufacturing (-1,800) and Federal Government (-700).

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 56 percent in June from 56.2 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 September 2019, and the 10-year low was 53 percent in April 2020.

• The national labor force participation rate fell by 0.1 percentage points to 62.3 percent in June.