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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Southeast > Mississippi > Hattiesburg

Hattiesburg

Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
Southeast - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Jul 2026
Occupational Employment and Wages in Hattiesburg, MS — May 2025 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2026
ConsumerPriceIndex_Summary_Southeast (PDF) Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Jul 2026
Hattiesburg, MS Economy at a Glance:
Hattiesburg, MS
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2026

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 (2)71.3 69.7 71.0 71.0 70.5 (p)70.5

Employment(1)

 (2)69.3 67.4 68.2 68.5 68.5 (p)68.3

Unemployment(1)

 (2)2.0 2.3 2.8 2.5 2.0 (p)2.3

Unemployment Rate(3)

 (2)2.8 3.4 4.0 3.5 2.9 (p)3.2

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(4)

 68.2 67.0 67.4 67.5 68.0 (p)67.7

12-month % change

 0.7 0.0 -1.6 -1.2 -0.9 (p)-0.4

Manufacturing(4)

 4.3 4.3 4.2 4.2 4.2 (p)4.2

12-month % change

 0.0 0.0 -4.5 -2.3 -2.3 (p)-2.3

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4)

 14.0 13.7 13.6 13.6 13.8 (p)13.8

12-month % change

 2.2 1.5 1.5 2.3 2.2 (p)2.2

Leisure and Hospitality(4)

 8.3 8.2 8.3 8.3 8.5 (p)8.6

12-month % change

 -2.4 2.5 -1.2 -2.4 -1.2 (p)1.2

Government(4)

 14.5 14.6 14.9 15.0 15.0 (p)14.7

12-month % change

 0.7 0.7 -0.7 0.0 0.7 (p)0.0

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted.
(2) Data were subject to revision on May 19, 2026.
(3) In percent, not seasonally adjusted.
(4) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data.
(p) Preliminary