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Employed residents in Hattiesburg, MS

Employed residents in Hattiesburg, MS was 22,596 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.8% from 2024. That is the 5th highest of 19 cities in 2025.

2025, persons22,596
Change on 2024+0.8%
Rank5th of 19Cities in Mississippi ranked
Series high22,8842008
Series low18,8531992

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Employed residents in Hattiesburg, MS, 1990 to 2025

18K19K20K21K22K23K19901996200220082014202020251990: 19,261 persons1991: 19,023 persons1992: 18,853 persons1993: 19,257 persons1994: 20,275 persons1995: 20,289 persons1996: 20,504 persons1997: 21,020 persons1998: 20,918 persons1999: 20,810 persons2000: 20,654 persons2001: 20,757 persons2002: 20,555 persons2003: 21,006 persons2004: 21,064 persons2005: 21,124 persons2006: 21,798 persons2007: 22,750 persons2008: 22,884 persons2009: 22,520 persons2010: 20,110 persons2011: 20,583 persons2012: 20,602 persons2013: 19,852 persons2014: 19,439 persons2015: 19,993 persons2016: 21,676 persons2017: 22,099 persons2018: 22,081 persons2019: 22,093 persons2020: 21,017 persons2021: 22,010 persons2022: 22,444 persons2023: 22,404 persons2024: 22,423 persons2025: 22,596 persons18K20K22K24K19902002201420251990: 19,261 persons1991: 19,023 persons1992: 18,853 persons1993: 19,257 persons1994: 20,275 persons1995: 20,289 persons1996: 20,504 persons1997: 21,020 persons1998: 20,918 persons1999: 20,810 persons2000: 20,654 persons2001: 20,757 persons2002: 20,555 persons2003: 21,006 persons2004: 21,064 persons2005: 21,124 persons2006: 21,798 persons2007: 22,750 persons2008: 22,884 persons2009: 22,520 persons2010: 20,110 persons2011: 20,583 persons2012: 20,602 persons2013: 19,852 persons2014: 19,439 persons2015: 19,993 persons2016: 21,676 persons2017: 22,099 persons2018: 22,081 persons2019: 22,093 persons2020: 21,017 persons2021: 22,010 persons2022: 22,444 persons2023: 22,404 persons2024: 22,423 persons2025: 22,596 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
202522,596
202422,423
202322,404
202222,444
202122,010
202021,017
201922,093
201822,081
201722,099
201621,676
201519,993
201419,439
201319,852
201220,602
201120,583
201020,110
200922,520
200822,884
200722,750
200621,798
200521,124
200421,064
200321,006
200220,555
200120,757
200020,654
199920,810
199820,918
199721,020
199620,504
199520,289
199420,275
199319,257
199218,853
199119,023
199019,261

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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, Hattiesburg, 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, Hattiesburg, 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/hattiesburg-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, Hattiesburg, 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/hattiesburg-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, Hattiesburg, 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/hattiesburg-ms (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the employed residents in Hattiesburg, MS?

Employed residents in Hattiesburg, MS was 22,596 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.8% from 2024. That is the 5th 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 Hattiesburg, MS?

22,884 in 2008, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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