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Employed residents in Columbus, MS

Employed residents in Columbus, MS was 9,571 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.8% from 2024. That is the 16th highest of 19 cities in 2025.

2025, persons9,571
Change on 2024+1.8%
Rank16th of 19Cities in Mississippi ranked
Series high10,9391994
Series low8,5782014

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Employed residents in Columbus, MS, 1990 to 2025

8,5009,0009,50010K10.5K11K19901996200220082014202020251990: 10,287 persons1991: 10,215 persons1992: 10,150 persons1993: 10,518 persons1994: 10,939 persons1995: 9,457 persons1996: 9,298 persons1997: 9,191 persons1998: 10,611 persons1999: 10,413 persons2000: 10,593 persons2001: 10,277 persons2002: 9,700 persons2003: 9,611 persons2004: 9,577 persons2005: 9,322 persons2006: 9,347 persons2007: 9,431 persons2008: 9,245 persons2009: 8,693 persons2010: 8,801 persons2011: 9,305 persons2012: 9,564 persons2013: 9,224 persons2014: 8,578 persons2015: 8,643 persons2016: 9,289 persons2017: 9,301 persons2018: 9,236 persons2019: 9,408 persons2020: 8,678 persons2021: 8,857 persons2022: 8,943 persons2023: 8,953 persons2024: 9,405 persons2025: 9,571 persons8,0009,00010K11K19902002201420251990: 10,287 persons1991: 10,215 persons1992: 10,150 persons1993: 10,518 persons1994: 10,939 persons1995: 9,457 persons1996: 9,298 persons1997: 9,191 persons1998: 10,611 persons1999: 10,413 persons2000: 10,593 persons2001: 10,277 persons2002: 9,700 persons2003: 9,611 persons2004: 9,577 persons2005: 9,322 persons2006: 9,347 persons2007: 9,431 persons2008: 9,245 persons2009: 8,693 persons2010: 8,801 persons2011: 9,305 persons2012: 9,564 persons2013: 9,224 persons2014: 8,578 persons2015: 8,643 persons2016: 9,289 persons2017: 9,301 persons2018: 9,236 persons2019: 9,408 persons2020: 8,678 persons2021: 8,857 persons2022: 8,943 persons2023: 8,953 persons2024: 9,405 persons2025: 9,571 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
20259,571
20249,405
20238,953
20228,943
20218,857
20208,678
20199,408
20189,236
20179,301
20169,289
20158,643
20148,578
20139,224
20129,564
20119,305
20108,801
20098,693
20089,245
20079,431
20069,347
20059,322
20049,577
20039,611
20029,700
200110,277
200010,593
199910,413
199810,611
19979,191
19969,298
19959,457
199410,939
199310,518
199210,150
199110,215
199010,287

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Definition

Residents who did any work for pay or profit in the reference week, or were temporarily absent from a job, annual average.

More on how it is measured
  • People aged 16 and over by place of residence, from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
  • Active-duty military personnel and people living in institutions are excluded.

United States cities only for now. Counts people where they live, whatever the place of work, and someone with two jobs counts once. BLS estimates cities by splitting county estimates with Census Bureau employment and population data and unemployment insurance claims, so city figures are less precise than state ones. BLS publishes cities of 25,000 or more, and smaller cities in New England.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average (Employed residents, Columbus, MS, 1990 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average, Employed residents, Columbus, MS, 1990 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 30 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employed-residents/columbus-ms. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Employed residents, Columbus, MS, 1990 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employed-residents/columbus-ms.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average, Employed residents, Columbus, MS, 1990 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/employed-residents/columbus-ms (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the employed residents in Columbus, MS?

Employed residents in Columbus, MS was 9,571 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.8% from 2024. That is the 16th highest of 19 cities in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest employed residents in Columbus, MS?

10,939 in 1994, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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