Unemployment Rate
3.8%
▼ Below US average (4.2%)
Nonfarm Jobs
1.20M
▲ +0.6% jobs YoY
House Prices (YoY)
+3.5%
▲ Rising
Per-Capita Income
$55K
▲ +5.0% vs prior year
Mississippi vs. United States - Unemployment
Mississippi
3.8%
United States
4.2%

Mississippi is outperforming the national labor market. Unemployment of 3.8% is 0.4 points below the US rate - a sign of relative strength in local hiring.

Jobs & Output
Nonfarm payrolls
1.20M
Job growth (YoY)
+0.6%
Real GDP (2025)
$125B
GDP growth (YoY)
+1.6%

Payrolls are monthly (BLS); GDP and income are annual (BEA). Key sectors in Mississippi: agriculture, shipbuilding, and manufacturing.

Data: FRED (Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis) - series MSUR, MSNA, MSSTHPI, MSPCPI, MSRGSP - plus BLS and BEA. Live values load on page open; figures shown are the most recent official releases. Not financial advice.