Mississippi
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Dec
2007 |
Jan
2008 |
Feb
2008 |
Mar
2008 |
Apr
2008 |
May
2008 |
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| Labor Force Data |
|---|
| Civilian Labor Force (1) |
 |
1,325.6 (5) |
1,332.7 |
1,320.3 |
1,332.6 |
1,336.8 |
1,341.9 (P) |
| Employment (1) |
|
1,242.5 (5) |
1,252.3 |
1,243.0 |
1,252.6 |
1,257.5 |
1,249.8 (P) |
| Unemployment (1) |
|
83.1 (5) |
80.4 |
77.3 |
80.1 |
79.3 |
92.0 (P) |
| Unemployment Rate (2) |
|
6.3 (5) |
6.0 |
5.9 |
6.0 |
5.9 |
6.9 (P) |
| Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment |
|---|
| Total Nonfarm (3) |
|
1,154.6 |
1,155.6 |
1,154.7 |
1,156.8 |
1,156.6 |
1,156.7 (P) |
| 12-month % change -- Total Nonfarm |
|
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
0.5 (P) |
| Natural Resources and Mining (4) |
|
9.8 |
9.7 |
9.6 |
9.6 |
9.7 |
9.7 (P) |
| 12-month % change -- NR & Mining |
|
2.1 |
2.1 |
0.0 |
1.1 |
2.1 |
1.0 (P) |
| Construction (3) |
|
58.4 |
59.1 |
58.1 |
58.8 |
58.9 |
58.0 (P) |
| 12-month % change -- Construction |
|
0.3 |
0.9 |
-0.5 |
-0.8 |
1.4 |
0.3 (P) |
| Manufacturing (3) |
|
167.7 |
167.7 |
166.9 |
166.0 |
165.0 |
164.6 (P) |
| 12-month % change -- Manufacturing |
|
-3.7 |
-3.2 |
-3.4 |
-0.7 |
-3.8 |
-3.6 (P) |
| Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (3) |
|
227.5 |
227.9 |
227.0 |
228.4 |
228.4 |
228.0 (P) |
| 12-month % change -- TTU |
|
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
0.3 (P) |
| Information (Not Seasonally Adjusted) (4) |
|
13.3 |
13.2 |
13.2 |
13.2 |
13.1 |
13.1 (P) |
| 12-month % change -- Information |
|
-0.7 |
0.0 |
-0.8 |
-0.8 |
-1.5 |
-1.5 (P) |
| Financial Activities (Not Seasonally Adjusted) (4) |
|
46.9 |
46.2 |
46.6 |
46.7 |
46.8 |
47.1 (P) |
| 12-month % change -- Financial Activities |
|
-0.4 |
-0.6 |
-0.2 |
-0.2 |
-0.4 |
-0.2 (P) |
| Professional & Business Services (4) |
|
96.0 |
94.9 |
94.9 |
94.9 |
95.8 |
96.3 (P) |
| 12-month % change -- PBS |
|
1.6 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
2.4 |
2.4 (P) |
| Leisure & Hospitality (3) |
|
126.9 |
126.5 |
127.1 |
127.4 |
126.6 |
127.5 (P) |
| 12-month % change -- Leisure & Hospitality |
|
0.8 |
1.4 |
1.6 |
2.1 |
1.6 |
2.0 (P) |
| Other Services (4) |
|
37.1 |
37.5 |
38.0 |
38.1 |
38.3 |
38.1 (P) |
| 12-month % change -- Other Services |
|
0.5 |
1.4 |
2.7 |
2.1 |
3.8 |
3.0 (P) |
| Government (3) |
|
244.1 |
245.8 |
246.0 |
246.3 |
247.0 |
247.3 (P) |
| 12-month % change -- Government |
|
1.2 |
1.7 |
1.5 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
1.6 (P) |
| Mass layoffs |
|---|
| Layoff events, all industries |
|
9 |
6 |
10 |
7 |
9 |
18 |
| 12-month net change -- Layoff events, all industries |
|
3 |
3 |
6 |
-3 |
5 |
9 |
| 12-month % change -- Layoff events, all industries |
|
50.0 |
100.0 |
150.0 |
-30.0 |
125.0 |
100.0 |
| Initial claimants, all industries |
|
640 |
324 |
897 |
493 |
773 |
1,682 |
| 12-month net change -- Initial claimants, all industries |
|
71 |
88 |
643 |
-3,935 |
556 |
1,221 |
| 12-month % change -- Initial claimants, all industries |
|
12.5 |
37.3 |
253.1 |
-88.9 |
256.2 |
264.9 |
Footnotes:
(P) Preliminary
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted
(2) In percent, seasonally adjusted
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted
(4) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted (see About the data)
(5) Reflects revised population controls, seasonal factors, and model reestimation for 2003-07.
(6) Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards.
Data extracted on: July 3, 2008
Source: U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Note:
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Mississippi includes the following metropolitan areas for which an Economy At A Glance table is available:
Geographically based survey data available from BLS:
Employment & Unemployment
Prices & Living Conditions
Compensation & Working Conditions
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