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Covered employment (QCEW) in Mississippi

Covered employment (QCEW) in Mississippi was 1,173,251 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.5% from 2024. That is the 35th highest of 51 states in 2025.

2025, jobs1,173,251
Change on 2024+0.5%
Rank35th of 51US states ranked
Series high1,173,2512025
Series low1,074,6172010

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Covered employment (QCEW) in Mississippi, 2001 to 2025

1.06M1.08M1.1M1.12M1.14M1.16M1.18M20012005200920132017202120252001: 1,111,255 jobs2002: 1,104,225 jobs2003: 1,096,802 jobs2004: 1,105,915 jobs2005: 1,111,269 jobs2006: 1,122,474 jobs2007: 1,135,336 jobs2008: 1,131,096 jobs2009: 1,081,138 jobs2010: 1,074,617 jobs2011: 1,076,488 jobs2012: 1,085,748 jobs2013: 1,093,581 jobs2014: 1,102,603 jobs2015: 1,114,379 jobs2016: 1,124,854 jobs2017: 1,128,498 jobs2018: 1,130,786 jobs2019: 1,135,598 jobs2020: 1,089,821 jobs2021: 1,117,423 jobs2022: 1,145,453 jobs2023: 1,160,807 jobs2024: 1,167,716 jobs2025: 1,173,251 jobs
jobs. Source: BLS, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-08-21.
All 25 values
Periodjobs
20251,173,251
20241,167,716
20231,160,807
20221,145,453
20211,117,423
20201,089,821
20191,135,598
20181,130,786
20171,128,498
20161,124,854
20151,114,379
20141,102,603
20131,093,581
20121,085,748
20111,076,488
20101,074,617
20091,081,138
20081,131,096
20071,135,336
20061,122,474
20051,111,269
20041,105,915
20031,096,802
20021,104,225
20011,111,255

Compared with United States

Place2025
Mississippi1,173,251
United States155,732,363

Rankings

Definition

Average number of jobs covered by unemployment insurance during the year, all industries, private and government, from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Counted where the job is located, from the reports employers file each quarter; monthly employment counts the jobs in the pay period that includes the 12th.

Counts jobs, not people: someone with two jobs counts twice. Covers about 95 percent of US wage and salary jobs. Excludes the self-employed, most agricultural workers on small farms, the armed forces, elected officials in most states, most railroad employees, some domestic workers and most student workers at schools. A count of employer reports, not a survey estimate like oews_employment.

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties (Covered employment (QCEW), Mississippi, 2001 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv

MLA 9

Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Covered employment (QCEW), Mississippi, 2001 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 Aug. 2026, https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/covered-employment/mississippi. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Covered employment (QCEW), Mississippi, 2001 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/covered-employment/mississippi.

Harvard

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Covered employment (QCEW), Mississippi, 2001 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/covered-employment/mississippi (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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What is the covered employment (QCEW) in Mississippi?

Covered employment (QCEW) in Mississippi was 1,173,251 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.5% from 2024. That is the 35th highest of 51 states in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest covered employment (QCEW) in Mississippi?

1,173,251 jobs in 2025, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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