Below is a press release from the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics:
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics recently released their State Employment and Unemployment Summary for February of 2023.
In February, unemployment rates were lower in February in 9 states, higher in 3 states and the District
of Columbia, and stable in 38 states. Nonfarm payroll employment increased in 6 states and was essentially unchanged in 44 states
and the District of Columbia.
The current unemployment rate for Mississippi (as of February 2023) stands at 3.7 percent.
For comparison, the unemployment rate for the previous reported month (January 2023) was reported as 3.9 percent.
Mississippi stands at a 0.3 percent decrease from the same point the previous year (February, 2022).
Mississippi's unemployment rate at the beginning of the previous year was 4.1 percent (in January, 2022).
The national unemployment rate currently stands at 3.6 percent, which has risen 0.2 percent from January 2023 (last month's report).
The full report can be read by clicking here.
