The Local Area Unemployment Statistics release include monthly and annual-average estimates of civilian labor force, employed people, unemployed people, and unemployment rates for different geographies. These data are based on the Current Population Survey (CPS), the household survey that is the source of the national unemployment rate. For more details, see the frequently asked questions here: https://www.bls.gov/lau/laufaq.htm.


   

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Persons
Name Jan 2026 Dec 2025 Jan 2025
Mississippi
46,981 40,124 50,020
Adams County
535 465 545
Alcorn County
473 388 471
Amite County
208 189 206
Attala County
265 224 283
Benton County
130 108 118
Bolivar County
483 416 479
Calhoun County
174 152 172
Carroll County
141 121 132
Chickasaw County
244 208 282
Choctaw County
130 119 126
Claiborne County
235 208 272
Clarke County
239 197 246
Clay County
386 349 360
Coahoma County
448 384 461
Copiah County
403 346 444
Covington County
283 262 260
DeSoto County
3,434 2,857 3,335
Forrest County
1,200 993 1,368
Franklin County
129 119 143
George County
441 368 494
Greene County
223 183 212
Grenada County
338 291 340
Hancock County
691 597 697
Harrison County
3,257 2,756 3,150
Hinds County
3,646 3,177 3,667
Holmes County
345 313 348
Humphreys County
142 129 168
Issaquena County
20 17 27
Itawamba County
326 254 337
Jackson County
2,486 2,111 2,460
Jasper County
282 256 261
Jefferson County
227 229 258
Jefferson Davis County
182 167 211
Jones County
885 707 938
Kemper County
162 141 151
Lafayette County
850 629 881
Lamar County
960 799 976
Lauderdale County
1,088 921 1,045
Lawrence County
194 178 208
Leake County
286 227 305
Lee County
1,210 999 1,251
Leflore County
492 448 549
Lincoln County
594 519 559
Lowndes County
986 847 976
Madison County
1,709 1,452 1,708
Marion County
351 294 364
Marshall County
610 529 598
Monroe County
553 477 559
Montgomery County
156 140 148
Neshoba County
415 345 409
Newton County
294 240 299
Noxubee County
197 172 178
Oktibbeha County
876 702 903
Panola County
501 437 584
Pearl River County
873 727 885
Perry County
188 167 179
Pike County
647 558 653
Pontotoc County
430 357 442
Prentiss County
356 281 362
Quitman County
89 84 110
Rankin County
2,190 1,801 2,117
Scott County
359 310 365
Sharkey County
68 64 80
Simpson County
400 337 401
Smith County
200 178 192
Stone County
304 246 283
Sunflower County
404 348 456
Tallahatchie County
162 149 184
Tate County
439 353 447
Tippah County
295 249 365
Tishomingo County
279 227 296
Tunica County
194 160 201
Union County
397 329 389
Walthall County
235 194 216
Warren County
766 670 782
Washington County
768 666 822
Wayne County
308 259 326
Webster County
147 119 146
Wilkinson County
130 111 159
Winston County
295 254 275
Yalobusha County
186 170 190
Yazoo County
356 302 382
   

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