From June 2025 to September 2025, gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments in Mississippi were 60,412, while gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments were 56,933, 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 gain of 3,479 jobs in the private sector during the third quarter of 2025. (See table 1.) During the previous quarter, gross job losses exceeded gross job gains by 2,785. (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 third quarter of 2025, gross job gains represented 6.4 percent of private-sector employment in Mississippi; nationally, gross job gains accounted for 5.6 percent of private-sector employment. (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 48,804 in the third quarter of 2025, an increase of 1,521 jobs compared to the previous quarter. Opening establishments accounted for 11,608 jobs gained in the third quarter of 2025, an increase of 652 jobs from the previous quarter.

Gross job losses

In the third quarter of 2025, gross job losses represented 6.1 percent of private-sector employment in Mississippi; nationally, gross job losses accounted for 5.7 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 45,019 jobs in the third quarter of 2025, a decrease of 3,377 jobs from the prior quarter. Closing establishments lost 11,914 jobs, a decrease of 714 jobs from the previous quarter.

Industries

Gross job gains exceeded gross job losses in 6 of the 10 published industry sectors in Mississippi in the third quarter of 2025. Professional and business services had the largest over-the-quarter net job increase, with a gain of 3,660 jobs. This was the result of 13,478 gross job gains and 9,818 gross job losses. Manufacturing showed a net loss of 778 jobs, the largest loss of any sector in the state.

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 homepage and the Business Employment Dynamics Summary.

The Business Employment Dynamics for Fourth Quarter 2025 are scheduled to be released on Wednesday, July 29, 2026, 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)
	Sept. 2024	Dec. 2024	Mar. 2025	June 2025	Sept. 2025	Sept. 2024	Dec. 2024	Mar. 2025	June 2025	Sept. 2025
Total private (1)
Gross job gains	58,102	58,948	53,782	58,239	60,412	6.3	6.3	5.7	6.3	6.4
At expanding establishments	46,280	47,842	42,204	47,283	48,804	5.0	5.1	4.5	5.1	5.2
At opening establishments	11,822	11,106	11,578	10,956	11,608	1.3	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2
Gross job losses	53,671	57,777	57,475	61,024	56,933	5.7	6.2	6.1	6.5	6.1
At contracting establishments	44,003	44,012	49,547	48,396	45,019	4.7	4.7	5.3	5.2	4.8
At closing establishments	9,668	13,765	7,928	12,628	11,914	1.0	1.5	0.8	1.3	1.3
Net employment change (2)	4,431	1,171	-3,693	-2,785	3,479	0.6	0.1	-0.4	-0.2	0.3
Construction
Gross job gains	5,078	5,196	5,733	4,160	4,676	10.1	10.1	10.8	7.8	8.8
At expanding establishments	4,135	4,131	4,757	3,350	3,919	8.2	8.0	9.0	6.3	7.4
At opening establishments	943	1,065	976	810	757	1.9	2.1	1.8	1.5	1.4
Gross job losses	3,824	4,348	3,929	4,484	4,488	7.6	8.4	7.5	8.4	8.4
At contracting establishments	3,268	3,095	3,261	3,512	3,791	6.5	6.0	6.2	6.6	7.1
At closing establishments	556	1,253	668	972	697	1.1	2.4	1.3	1.8	1.3
Net employment change (2)	1,254	848	1,804	-324	188	2.5	1.7	3.3	-0.6	0.4
Manufacturing
Gross job gains	2,743	3,953	3,303	4,603	3,489	1.9	2.8	2.4	3.3	2.5
At expanding establishments	2,450	3,645	3,067	4,316	3,296	1.7	2.6	2.2	3.1	2.4
At opening establishments	293	308	236	287	193	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1
Gross job losses	4,902	4,056	4,751	4,940	4,267	3.4	2.9	3.4	3.5	3.1
At contracting establishments	4,586	3,734	4,519	4,334	3,839	3.2	2.7	3.2	3.1	2.8
At closing establishments	316	322	232	606	428	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.4	0.3
Net employment change (2)	-2,159	-103	-1,448	-337	-778	-1.5	-0.1	-1.0	-0.2	-0.6
Wholesale trade
Gross job gains	1,873	1,655	1,801	1,835	1,656	5.1	4.6	4.9	5.0	4.5
At expanding establishments	1,461	1,300	1,504	1,548	1,398	4.0	3.6	4.1	4.2	3.8
At opening establishments	412	355	297	287	258	1.1	1.0	0.8	0.8	0.7
Gross job losses	1,826	1,929	1,658	2,033	1,887	4.9	5.3	4.5	5.5	5.2
At contracting establishments	1,411	1,483	1,392	1,591	1,531	3.8	4.1	3.8	4.3	4.2
At closing establishments	415	446	266	442	356	1.1	1.2	0.7	1.2	1.0
Net employment change (2)	47	-274	143	-198	-231	0.2	-0.7	0.4	-0.5	-0.7
Retail trade
Gross job gains	8,628	7,276	7,749	9,158	8,114	6.2	5.2	5.6	6.6	5.8
At expanding establishments	7,056	5,975	6,592	7,787	6,944	5.1	4.3	4.8	5.6	5.0
At opening establishments	1,572	1,301	1,157	1,371	1,170	1.1	0.9	0.8	1.0	0.8
Gross job losses	8,204	9,654	7,178	8,736	7,867	5.9	7.0	5.2	6.3	5.7
At contracting establishments	6,931	8,016	6,066	7,320	6,939	5.0	5.8	4.4	5.3	5.0
At closing establishments	1,273	1,638	1,112	1,416	928	0.9	1.2	0.8	1.0	0.7
Net employment change (2)	424	-2,378	571	422	247	0.3	-1.8	0.4	0.3	0.1
Transportation and warehousing
Gross job gains	3,464	3,533	2,502	3,171	3,909	5.7	5.7	4.1	5.3	6.5
At expanding establishments	2,737	3,181	2,095	2,887	2,713	4.5	5.1	3.4	4.8	4.5
At opening establishments	727	352	407	284	1,196	1.2	0.6	0.7	0.5	2.0
Gross job losses	2,701	3,176	4,209	3,847	3,212	4.4	5.2	6.9	6.5	5.3
At contracting establishments	2,176	2,269	3,681	3,268	2,603	3.5	3.7	6.0	5.5	4.3
At closing establishments	525	907	528	579	609	0.9	1.5	0.9	1.0	1.0
Net employment change (2)	763	357	-1,707	-676	697	1.3	0.5	-2.8	-1.2	1.2
Financial activities
Gross job gains	2,603	2,126	2,240	2,600	2,689	5.8	4.7	4.9	5.7	5.9
At expanding establishments	1,854	1,584	1,647	2,050	2,109	4.1	3.5	3.6	4.5	4.6
At opening establishments	749	542	593	550	580	1.7	1.2	1.3	1.2	1.3
Gross job losses	2,321	2,393	2,125	2,844	2,280	5.2	5.3	4.7	6.3	5.0
At contracting establishments	1,640	1,723	1,655	2,043	1,630	3.7	3.8	3.7	4.5	3.6
At closing establishments	681	670	470	801	650	1.5	1.5	1.0	1.8	1.4
Net employment change (2)	282	-267	115	-244	409	0.6	-0.6	0.2	-0.6	0.9
Professional and business services
Gross job gains	12,832	11,955	9,396	10,687	13,478	11.0	10.0	7.9	9.1	11.3
At expanding establishments	10,123	9,579	7,367	7,982	11,783	8.7	8.0	6.2	6.8	9.9
At opening establishments	2,709	2,376	2,029	2,705	1,695	2.3	2.0	1.7	2.3	1.4
Gross job losses	9,422	10,602	11,653	11,026	9,818	8.1	8.9	9.8	9.4	8.2
At contracting establishments	7,347	7,764	10,091	8,757	7,512	6.3	6.5	8.5	7.5	6.3
At closing establishments	2,075	2,838	1,562	2,269	2,306	1.8	2.4	1.3	1.9	1.9
Net employment change (2)	3,410	1,353	-2,257	-339	3,660	2.9	1.1	-1.9	-0.3	3.1
Education and health services
Gross job gains	6,806	7,736	7,909	7,969	6,661	4.4	5.0	5.0	5.0	4.2
At expanding establishments	5,744	6,457	6,132	6,550	5,386	3.7	4.2	3.9	4.1	3.4
At opening establishments	1,062	1,279	1,777	1,419	1,275	0.7	0.8	1.1	0.9	0.8
Gross job losses	6,947	7,957	6,824	6,859	7,232	4.4	5.1	4.3	4.3	4.5
At contracting establishments	5,646	5,818	5,838	5,248	5,460	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.3	3.4
At closing establishments	1,301	2,139	986	1,611	1,772	0.8	1.4	0.6	1.0	1.1
Net employment change (2)	-141	-221	1,085	1,110	-571	0.0	-0.1	0.7	0.7	-0.3
Leisure and hospitality
Gross job gains	10,346	11,551	9,003	10,564	11,593	7.7	8.5	6.6	7.8	8.6
At expanding establishments	7,821	9,165	5,961	8,103	8,010	5.8	6.7	4.4	6.0	5.9
At opening establishments	2,525	2,386	3,042	2,461	3,583	1.9	1.8	2.2	1.8	2.7
Gross job losses	9,635	9,219	11,471	10,978	11,987	7.2	6.7	8.5	8.2	8.8
At contracting establishments	8,212	7,111	10,007	8,435	8,952	6.1	5.2	7.4	6.3	6.6
At closing establishments	1,423	2,108	1,464	2,543	3,035	1.1	1.5	1.1	1.9	2.2
Net employment change (2)	711	2,332	-2,468	-414	-394	0.5	1.8	-1.9	-0.4	-0.2
Other services (3)
Gross job gains	1,923	1,727	1,444	1,483	2,243	8.9	7.9	6.7	6.9	10.3
At expanding establishments	1,419	1,261	1,040	1,145	1,857	6.6	5.8	4.8	5.3	8.5
At opening establishments	504	466	404	338	386	2.3	2.1	1.9	1.6	1.8
Gross job losses	1,532	1,999	1,437	1,963	1,619	7.0	9.1	6.6	9.1	7.4
At contracting establishments	1,046	1,316	1,211	1,301	1,154	4.8	6.0	5.6	6.0	5.3
At closing establishments	486	683	226	662	465	2.2	3.1	1.0	3.1	2.1
Net employment change (2)	391	-272	7	-480	624	1.9	-1.2	0.1	-2.2	2.9
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. (3) Except public administration.