From March 2024 to June 2024, gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments in Mississippi were 59,048, while gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments were 53,402, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that the difference between the number of gross job gains and the number of gross job losses yielded a net employment decline of 5,646 jobs in the private sector during the second quarter of 2024. During the previous quarter, gross job losses exceeded gross job gains by 3,169. (See chart 1.)

The change in the number of jobs over time is the net result of increases and decreases in employment that occur at all private businesses in the economy. Business Employment Dynamics (BED) statistics track these changes in employment at private-sector establishments from the third month of one quarter to the third month of the next. The difference between the number of gross job gains and the number of gross job losses is the net change in employment. (See the Business Employment Dynamics Technical Note.)

Gross job gains

In the second quarter of 2024, gross job gains represented 5.8 percent of private-sector employment in both Mississippi and the U.S. (See chart 2.) Gross job gains are the sum of increases in employment due to expansions at existing establishments and the addition of new jobs at opening establishments. In Mississippi, gross job gains at expanding establishments totaled 43,519 in the second quarter of 2024, an increase of 264 jobs compared to the previous quarter. (See table 1.) Opening establishments accounted for 9,883 jobs gained in the second quarter of 2024, a decrease of 355 jobs from the previous quarter.

Gross job losses

In the second quarter of 2024, gross job losses represented 6.3 percent of private-sector employment in Mississippi; nationally, gross job losses accounted for 5.9 percent of private-sector employment. (See chart 3.) Gross job losses are the result of contractions in employment at existing establishments and the loss of jobs at closing establishments. In Mississippi, contracting establishments lost 48,357 jobs in the second quarter of 2024, an increase of 2,979 jobs from the prior quarter. Closing establishments lost 10,691 jobs, a decrease of 593 jobs from the previous quarter.

Industries

Gross job losses exceeded gross job gains in 8 of the 10 published industry sectors in Mississippi in the second quarter of 2024. Professional and business services had the largest over-the-quarter net job decrease, with a loss of 1,991 jobs. This was the result of 9,844 gross job gains and 11,835 gross job losses. The construction industry had a net decline of 1,943 jobs, followed by leisure and hospitality with a net loss of 1,890 jobs. Mississippi’s education and health services sector had a net gain of 3,458 jobs.

For more information

The BED data series include gross job gains and gross job losses by industry subsector, for the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands, as well as gross job gains and gross job losses at the firm level by employer size class. BED data for the states have been included in table 2 of this release. Additional information is available online at the Business Employment Dynamics Home.

The Business Employment Dynamics for Third Quarter 2024 are scheduled to be released on Wednesday, May 7, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. (ET).

Technical Note

The Business Employment Dynamics (BED) data are a product of a federal-state cooperative program known as Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). The BED data are compiled by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) from existing QCEW records.

More information on formal definitions of the data used in this release, along with coverage, concepts, and methodology, can be found in the Business Employment Dynamics Technical Note.

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Table 1. Private-sector gross job gains and losses by industry, Mississippi, seasonally adjusted

Category	Gross job gains and losses (3 months ended)					Gross job gains and losses as a percent of employment (3 months ended)
	June 2023	Sept. 2023	Dec. 2023	Mar. 2024	June 2024	June 2023	Sept. 2023	Dec. 2023	Mar. 2024	June 2024
Total private (1)
Gross job gains	59,432	57,864	57,103	53,493	53,402	6.4	6.2	6.1	5.7	5.8
At expanding establishments	47,450	47,301	46,615	43,255	43,519	5.1	5.1	5.0	4.6	4.7
At opening establishments	11,982	10,563	10,488	10,238	9,883	1.3	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1
Gross job losses	60,477	57,529	52,763	56,662	59,048	6.5	6.2	5.7	6.1	6.3
At contracting establishments	49,729	46,762	43,631	45,378	48,357	5.3	5.0	4.7	4.9	5.2
At closing establishments	10,748	10,767	9,132	11,284	10,691	1.2	1.2	1.0	1.2	1.1
Net employment change (2)	-1,045	335	4,340	-3,169	-5,646	-0.1	0.0	0.4	-0.4	-0.5
Construction
Gross job gains	4,471	5,275	4,608	5,889	4,289	9.3	10.9	9.3	11.7	8.4
At expanding establishments	3,556	4,421	3,761	4,876	3,465	7.4	9.1	7.6	9.7	6.8
At opening establishments	915	854	847	1,013	824	1.9	1.8	1.7	2.0	1.6
Gross job losses	4,030	4,781	3,859	4,369	6,232	8.5	9.8	7.8	8.7	12.3
At contracting establishments	3,192	3,893	3,268	3,408	5,150	6.7	8.0	6.6	6.8	10.2
At closing establishments	838	888	591	961	1,082	1.8	1.8	1.2	1.9	2.1
Net employment change (2)	441	494	749	1,520	-1,943	0.8	1.1	1.5	3.0	-3.9
Manufacturing
Gross job gains	4,331	4,023	4,359	3,683	3,580	3.0	2.8	3.0	2.6	2.5
At expanding establishments	3,745	3,680	4,150	3,527	3,438	2.6	2.6	2.9	2.5	2.4
At opening establishments	586	343	209	156	142	0.4	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1
Gross job losses	6,356	4,935	4,238	4,144	4,105	4.3	3.5	3.0	2.9	2.9
At contracting establishments	6,170	4,415	3,985	3,608	3,579	4.2	3.1	2.8	2.5	2.5
At closing establishments	186	520	253	536	526	0.1	0.4	0.2	0.4	0.4
Net employment change (2)	-2,025	-912	121	-461	-525	-1.3	-0.7	0.0	-0.3	-0.4
Wholesale trade
Gross job gains	1,823	1,932	1,942	1,619	1,762	5.0	5.4	5.4	4.5	4.8
At expanding establishments	1,457	1,625	1,548	1,304	1,381	4.0	4.5	4.3	3.6	3.8
At opening establishments	366	307	394	315	381	1.0	0.9	1.1	0.9	1.0
Gross job losses	1,965	1,646	1,783	1,736	1,997	5.4	4.6	4.9	4.8	5.4
At contracting establishments	1,665	1,335	1,390	1,166	1,668	4.6	3.7	3.8	3.2	4.5
At closing establishments	300	311	393	570	329	0.8	0.9	1.1	1.6	0.9
Net employment change (2)	-142	286	159	-117	-235	-0.4	0.8	0.5	-0.3	-0.6
Retail trade
Gross job gains	9,042	9,138	7,529	7,284	7,454	6.5	6.5	5.4	5.2	5.3
At expanding establishments	7,534	7,598	6,239	6,022	6,349	5.4	5.4	4.5	4.3	4.5
At opening establishments	1,508	1,540	1,290	1,262	1,105	1.1	1.1	0.9	0.9	0.8
Gross job losses	8,794	7,884	8,358	7,868	8,548	6.3	5.6	6.0	5.7	6.1
At contracting establishments	7,515	6,643	7,279	6,403	6,986	5.4	4.7	5.2	4.6	5.0
At closing establishments	1,279	1,241	1,079	1,465	1,562	0.9	0.9	0.8	1.1	1.1
Net employment change (2)	248	1,254	-829	-584	-1,094	0.2	0.9	-0.6	-0.5	-0.8
Transportation and warehousing
Gross job gains	3,163	3,171	3,831	2,411	2,912	5.1	5.1	6.1	3.9	4.7
At expanding establishments	2,587	2,694	3,541	1,942	2,496	4.2	4.3	5.6	3.1	4.0
At opening establishments	576	477	290	469	416	0.9	0.8	0.5	0.8	0.7
Gross job losses	3,780	3,853	2,442	3,733	3,417	6.2	6.1	3.9	6.0	5.5
At contracting establishments	3,286	3,311	2,126	3,353	2,853	5.4	5.2	3.4	5.4	4.6
At closing establishments	494	542	316	380	564	0.8	0.9	0.5	0.6	0.9
Net employment change (2)	-617	-682	1,389	-1,322	-505	-1.1	-1.0	2.2	-2.1	-0.8
Financial activities
Gross job gains	2,601	2,460	2,041	2,491	2,537	5.9	5.5	4.6	5.6	5.6
At expanding establishments	1,902	1,918	1,588	1,834	2,032	4.3	4.3	3.6	4.1	4.5
At opening establishments	699	542	453	657	505	1.6	1.2	1.0	1.5	1.1
Gross job losses	2,456	2,447	2,251	2,540	2,717	5.5	5.4	5.0	5.7	6.1
At contracting establishments	1,776	1,629	1,711	1,825	2,019	4.0	3.6	3.8	4.1	4.5
At closing establishments	680	818	540	715	698	1.5	1.8	1.2	1.6	1.6
Net employment change (2)	145	13	-210	-49	-180	0.4	0.1	-0.4	-0.1	-0.5
Professional and business services
Gross job gains	10,228	11,162	11,271	9,159	9,844	8.7	9.6	9.5	7.8	8.5
At expanding establishments	7,741	8,946	9,009	7,084	7,538	6.6	7.7	7.6	6.0	6.5
At opening establishments	2,487	2,216	2,262	2,075	2,306	2.1	1.9	1.9	1.8	2.0
Gross job losses	11,471	10,399	9,957	11,259	11,835	9.8	8.9	8.4	9.5	10.2
At contracting establishments	9,362	8,065	7,905	9,206	9,857	8.0	6.9	6.7	7.8	8.5
At closing establishments	2,109	2,334	2,052	2,053	1,978	1.8	2.0	1.7	1.7	1.7
Net employment change (2)	-1,243	763	1,314	-2,100	-1,991	-1.1	0.7	1.1	-1.7	-1.7
Education and health services
Gross job gains	9,643	6,075	7,511	7,315	8,210	6.4	4.0	5.0	4.9	5.3
At expanding establishments	7,988	5,176	5,927	6,125	6,999	5.3	3.4	3.9	4.1	4.5
At opening establishments	1,655	899	1,584	1,190	1,211	1.1	0.6	1.1	0.8	0.8
Gross job losses	4,779	7,577	6,904	7,237	4,752	3.2	5.1	4.6	4.8	3.1
At contracting establishments	3,944	5,982	5,358	5,519	3,976	2.6	4.0	3.6	3.7	2.6
At closing establishments	835	1,595	1,546	1,718	776	0.6	1.1	1.0	1.1	0.5
Net employment change (2)	4,864	-1,502	607	78	3,458	3.2	-1.1	0.4	0.1	2.2
Leisure and hospitality
Gross job gains	9,816	10,740	9,964	10,061	8,987	7.3	8.0	7.3	7.4	6.7
At expanding establishments	7,814	8,238	7,886	7,720	7,244	5.8	6.1	5.8	5.7	5.4
At opening establishments	2,002	2,502	2,078	2,341	1,743	1.5	1.9	1.5	1.7	1.3
Gross job losses	11,937	10,116	9,255	9,579	10,877	8.9	7.5	6.9	7.1	8.1
At contracting establishments	8,963	8,638	7,803	8,020	8,992	6.7	6.4	5.8	5.9	6.7
At closing establishments	2,974	1,478	1,452	1,559	1,885	2.2	1.1	1.1	1.2	1.4
Net employment change (2)	-2,121	624	709	482	-1,890	-1.6	0.5	0.4	0.3	-1.4
Other services (3)
Gross job gains	1,730	1,893	1,692	1,371	1,506	8.2	8.9	7.8	6.5	7.1
At expanding establishments	1,202	1,438	1,387	1,058	1,108	5.7	6.8	6.4	5.0	5.2
At opening establishments	528	455	305	313	398	2.5	2.1	1.4	1.5	1.9
Gross job losses	1,628	1,437	1,543	1,788	1,482	7.7	6.7	7.2	8.4	7.0
At contracting establishments	1,123	1,093	1,179	1,132	1,127	5.3	5.1	5.5	5.3	5.3
At closing establishments	505	344	364	656	355	2.4	1.6	1.7	3.1	1.7
Net employment change (2)	102	456	149	-417	24	0.5	2.2	0.6	-1.9	0.1
Footnotes: (1) Includes unclassified sector not shown separately. (2) The net employment change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses. See the Technical Note for further information. (3) Except public administration.

Table 2. Private-sector gross job gains and losses as a percent of total employment by state, seasonally adjusted

Category	Gross job gains as a percent of employment (3 months ended)					Gross job losses as a percent of employment (3 months ended)
	June 2023	Sept. 2023	Dec. 2023	Mar. 2024	June 2024	June 2023	Sept. 2023	Dec. 2023	Mar. 2024	June 2024
United States(1)	6.2	5.9	6.0	5.7	5.8	5.9	6.0	5.7	5.4	5.9
Alabama	6.0	6.0	6.2	5.7	5.6	5.7	6.0	5.7	5.5	5.6
Alaska	11.0	8.5	10.2	10.5	10.2	8.9	10.5	9.9	8.6	9.6
Arizona	7.0	6.8	6.5	8.4	5.6	6.3	5.7	6.6	6.4	6.8
Arkansas	5.9	5.6	6.2	5.6	5.2	6.0	5.8	5.0	5.2	5.8
California	6.8	6.4	6.4	5.8	6.1	6.4	6.5	6.4	5.6	6.8
Colorado	7.3	5.4	8.2	6.4	6.5	6.5	6.1	7.6	7.7	6.2
Connecticut	6.4	5.8	5.6	5.6	5.8	5.7	6.2	5.7	5.2	5.6
Delaware	6.4	6.0	6.1	6.0	5.9	5.8	6.5	5.8	5.1	6.5
District of Columbia	5.4	5.4	5.2	5.1	5.1	5.3	5.4	5.6	4.9	6.0
Florida	6.8	6.5	6.1	5.8	6.0	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.4	5.9
Georgia	6.3	6.1	6.2	6.0	5.7	6.4	6.1	5.7	5.7	5.7
Hawaii	5.7	5.3	6.1	5.4	5.1	5.3	6.8	5.0	5.1	5.4
Idaho	7.8	7.2	8.5	7.9	7.5	7.4	7.9	5.8	8.3	7.4
Illinois	5.4	4.8	5.0	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.1	4.8	5.3
Indiana	5.6	5.7	5.5	5.3	5.2	5.8	5.7	5.1	5.0	5.5
Iowa	6.0	5.6	6.1	6.1	5.5	5.9	5.8	5.7	5.6	5.7
Kansas	6.1	5.7	5.8	5.7	5.8	6.0	6.0	5.3	5.6	5.7
Kentucky	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.2	5.9	5.6	5.2	5.0	5.9
Louisiana	6.0	6.2	6.3	6.2	5.7	6.5	6.0	5.8	5.7	6.3
Maine	7.6	7.0	7.4	7.2	7.3	7.6	7.8	7.0	6.1	7.0
Maryland	6.7	6.3	6.2	5.8	7.2	6.6	6.4	5.8	5.7	6.5
Massachusetts	5.9	5.4	5.5	5.2	5.7	5.6	5.9	5.5	5.1	5.6
Michigan	5.9	5.2	5.5	5.4	5.7	5.3	5.9	5.5	5.2	5.6
Minnesota	6.0	3.3	6.9	5.8	5.7	5.5	4.3	6.9	5.7	5.4
Mississippi	6.4	6.2	6.1	5.7	5.8	6.5	6.2	5.7	6.1	6.3
Missouri	5.8	5.6	6.0	5.7	5.6	5.9	5.8	5.6	5.3	5.8
Montana	7.8	7.7	8.8	8.1	7.9	8.4	8.4	7.2	7.5	7.6
Nebraska	6.2	6.0	5.9	5.8	5.4	5.7	5.9	5.7	5.1	5.6
Nevada	6.5	6.5	6.7	5.9	5.8	5.9	5.6	5.4	6.2	5.7
New Hampshire	6.7	5.8	6.2	6.5	6.1	6.3	6.7	5.9	5.8	6.0
New Jersey	6.4	6.0	5.9	5.5	5.9	6.0	6.0	5.8	5.4	5.4
New Mexico	6.6	6.4	6.9	6.0	6.0	6.3	6.8	5.8	6.0	6.3
New York	6.2	5.8	5.7	5.9	5.9	5.8	6.0	5.6	5.0	5.5
North Carolina	6.1	5.7	6.3	5.4	5.6	5.7	6.1	4.9	5.5	5.7
North Dakota	6.9	6.6	6.7	6.9	6.6	6.7	6.6	6.3	6.1	6.6
Ohio	5.6	5.2	5.4	5.5	5.2	5.6	5.6	5.2	4.8	5.4
Oklahoma	6.3	6.3	6.1	5.6	5.6	6.1	6.0	5.8	5.2	6.4
Oregon	6.4	6.1	6.2	6.4	6.0	6.6	6.7	6.2	6.1	6.4
Pennsylvania	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.1	4.9	5.5	5.1	4.8	4.6	5.1
Rhode Island	6.7	6.4	6.8	6.9	6.6	6.8	6.7	6.3	5.7	6.7
South Carolina	6.4	6.6	6.2	6.4	5.9	6.6	5.7	5.3	6.3	6.4
South Dakota	6.7	6.3	6.6	6.3	6.0	6.0	6.3	5.8	5.8	6.3
Tennessee	5.8	5.6	6.2	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.7	5.5	4.9	5.7
Texas	5.8	5.7	5.7	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.2	5.1	5.3
Utah	6.9	6.9	6.6	6.7	6.4	6.4	6.6	6.5	6.0	6.6
Vermont	7.4	6.4	7.3	7.2	6.6	7.5	7.9	6.6	6.3	7.5
Virginia	6.1	5.9	5.9	5.7	5.7	5.9	6.0	5.5	5.2	5.6
Washington	6.1	5.8	6.0	5.7	5.7	5.7	6.0	5.4	5.3	5.3
West Virginia	6.1	6.5	6.5	6.9	6.6	6.4	6.6	5.8	5.7	6.8
Wisconsin	5.6	5.2	5.5	5.5	5.3	5.8	5.8	5.2	4.8	5.5
Wyoming	8.4	8.3	8.9	8.4	8.2	8.7	8.2	8.4	8.3	9.0
Puerto Rico	5.9	5.7	4.9	5.4	5.6	5.0	5.3	4.8	4.6	4.9
Virgin Islands	7.5	8.2	6.0	5.6	4.3	6.5	6.8	5.9	4.5	5.1
Footnotes (1) Totals for the United States do not include data for Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands. The sum of the states will not necessarily add to the U.S. total because of the independent seasonal adjustment of each state.