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News Releases:
Nov
13
Consumer Price Index, South Region – October 2019

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South edged up 0.2 percent in October, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Oct
10
Consumer Price Index, South Region – September 2019

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South was unchanged in September, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Sep
12
Consumer Price Index, South Region – August 2019

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South declined 0.1 percent in August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Mississippi Economy at a Glance:
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Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

1,268.2 1,265.8 1,263.2 1,260.0 1,255.7 (p)1,251.7

Employment(1)

1,222.1 1,220.5 1,217.2 1,212.7 1,206.6 (p)1,201.5

Unemployment(1)

46.1 45.2 45.9 47.3 49.1 (p)50.2

Unemployment Rate(2)

3.6 3.6 3.6 3.8 3.9 (p)4.0

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

1,159.8 1,153.9 1,154.1 1,152.3 1,155.2 (p)1,155.7

12-month % change

1.5 1.2 1.2 0.0 0.2 (p)0.0

Mining and Logging(3)

6.1 6.1 6.1 6.1 6.1 (p)6.1

12-month % change

3.4 1.7 3.4 1.7 3.4 (p)1.7

Construction(3)

48.1 46.8 47.0 47.5 48.5 (p)48.7

12-month % change

7.4 4.5 3.5 3.9 4.8 (p)4.1

Manufacturing(3)

149.5 150.1 148.6 148.0 148.3 (p)148.9

12-month % change

3.7 4.5 2.6 1.8 0.9 (p)0.5

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

237.2 237.3 236.9 235.0 235.1 (p)235.9

12-month % change

0.7 0.7 0.3 -1.9 -2.1 (p)-1.9

Information(3)

9.8 9.8 9.7 9.8 9.7 (p)9.7

12-month % change

2.1 0.0 -1.0 0.0 0.0 (p)1.0

Financial Activities(3)

43.8 43.7 43.9 43.8 44.0 (p)43.9

12-month % change

3.3 2.8 3.5 2.8 2.6 (p)2.8

Professional & Business Services(3)

117.6 115.5 115.7 116.0 116.7 (p)115.8

12-month % change

1.2 -0.3 0.1 -0.8 0.9 (p)0.1

Education & Health Services(3)

141.4 141.3 141.5 142.6 143.5 (p)142.5

12-month % change

-0.2 0.5 1.1 1.4 1.4 (p)1.9

Leisure & Hospitality(3)

132.5 132.2 132.5 131.6 131.3 (p)131.5

12-month % change

3.2 4.2 4.5 0.5 1.2 (p)0.1

Other Services(3)

38.5 38.0 38.0 38.1 38.2 (p)38.6

12-month % change

-1.0 -3.1 -2.6 -2.6 -2.1 (p)-1.8

Government(3)

235.3 233.1 234.2 233.8 233.8 (p)234.1

12-month % change

0.1 -0.7 -0.3 -0.9 -0.6 (p)-0.5

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(p) Preliminary

Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
Jackson, MS, Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
Economic Summary Nov 2019
Memphis Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
Economic Summary Nov 2019
Southeast Consumer Price Index Card Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Mar 2023
Southeast - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Mar 2023
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – Southeast Consumer price indexes Table Mar 2023
Southeast - Employment Cost Index Benefits, Pay Table Mar 2023
Occupational Employment and Wages in Jackson — May 2018 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2019
Occupational Employment and Wages in Memphis — May 2018 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2019
Occupational Employment and Wages in Hattiesburg — May 2018 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2019
Occupational Employment and Wages in Pascagoula, May 2013 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2014
Consumer Price Index, South Region – October 2019 Consumer price indexes News Release Nov 2019
County Employment and Wages in Mississippi – Second Quarter 2018 Employment, Pay News Release Dec 2018
Occupational Employment and Wages for Truck Drivers in Selected Metropolitan Areas in the Southeast-May 2013 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2014
ConsumerPriceIndex_Summary_Southeast (PDF) Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Nov 2019
Occupational Employment and Wages in Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula — May 2018 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2019
Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Mississippi – 2018 Unemployment News Release Mar 2019
Fatal Occupational Injuries in Mississippi – 2017 Workplace fatalities News Release Feb 2019
Gulfport Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
Economic Summary Nov 2019
Occupational Employment and Wages for Selected Engineering Occupations in Selected Southeast Metropolitan Areas – May 2017 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2018
Business Employment Dynamics in Mississippi – Fourth Quarter 2018 Employment News Release Aug 2019
Women’s Earnings in Mississippi – 2017 Pay News Release Oct 2018