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Employed residents in Meridian, MS

Employed residents in Meridian, MS was 12,971 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.3% from 2024. That is the 11th highest of 19 cities in 2025.

2025, persons12,971
Change on 2024-0.3%
Rank11th of 19Cities in Mississippi ranked
Series high17,5141994
Series low12,8322020

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Employed residents in Meridian, MS, 1990 to 2025

12K13K14K15K16K17K18K19901996200220082014202020251990: 16,573 persons1991: 16,604 persons1992: 16,253 persons1993: 16,955 persons1994: 17,514 persons1995: 17,096 persons1996: 16,846 persons1997: 16,815 persons1998: 17,065 persons1999: 16,931 persons2000: 15,344 persons2001: 14,920 persons2002: 14,502 persons2003: 14,660 persons2004: 14,659 persons2005: 14,449 persons2006: 14,222 persons2007: 14,253 persons2008: 14,041 persons2009: 13,681 persons2010: 14,669 persons2011: 15,255 persons2012: 15,635 persons2013: 15,616 persons2014: 14,599 persons2015: 14,335 persons2016: 13,970 persons2017: 14,253 persons2018: 13,805 persons2019: 13,570 persons2020: 12,832 persons2021: 13,071 persons2022: 13,098 persons2023: 12,878 persons2024: 13,016 persons2025: 12,971 persons12K14K16K18K19902002201420251990: 16,573 persons1991: 16,604 persons1992: 16,253 persons1993: 16,955 persons1994: 17,514 persons1995: 17,096 persons1996: 16,846 persons1997: 16,815 persons1998: 17,065 persons1999: 16,931 persons2000: 15,344 persons2001: 14,920 persons2002: 14,502 persons2003: 14,660 persons2004: 14,659 persons2005: 14,449 persons2006: 14,222 persons2007: 14,253 persons2008: 14,041 persons2009: 13,681 persons2010: 14,669 persons2011: 15,255 persons2012: 15,635 persons2013: 15,616 persons2014: 14,599 persons2015: 14,335 persons2016: 13,970 persons2017: 14,253 persons2018: 13,805 persons2019: 13,570 persons2020: 12,832 persons2021: 13,071 persons2022: 13,098 persons2023: 12,878 persons2024: 13,016 persons2025: 12,971 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
202512,971
202413,016
202312,878
202213,098
202113,071
202012,832
201913,570
201813,805
201714,253
201613,970
201514,335
201414,599
201315,616
201215,635
201115,255
201014,669
200913,681
200814,041
200714,253
200614,222
200514,449
200414,659
200314,660
200214,502
200114,920
200015,344
199916,931
199817,065
199716,815
199616,846
199517,096
199417,514
199316,955
199216,253
199116,604
199016,573

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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, Meridian, 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, Meridian, 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/meridian-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, Meridian, 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/meridian-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, Meridian, 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/meridian-ms (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the employed residents in Meridian, MS?

Employed residents in Meridian, MS was 12,971 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.3% from 2024. That is the 11th 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 Meridian, MS?

17,514 in 1994, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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