Employed residents in Tupelo, MS

Employed residents in Tupelo, MS was 17,132 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.1% from 2024. That is the 7th highest of 19 cities in 2025.

2025, persons17,132
Change on 2024-0.1%
Series high19,5771999
Series low14,1452010

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Employed residents in Tupelo, MS, 1990 to 2025

14K16K18K20K19901996200220082014202020251990: 15,753 persons1991: 15,656 persons1992: 16,393 persons1993: 17,176 persons1994: 17,675 persons1995: 18,593 persons1996: 18,579 persons1997: 18,434 persons1998: 18,916 persons1999: 19,577 persons2000: 17,197 persons2001: 16,744 persons2002: 16,444 persons2003: 16,280 persons2004: 16,515 persons2005: 16,439 persons2006: 16,055 persons2007: 15,871 persons2008: 15,708 persons2009: 14,733 persons2010: 14,145 persons2011: 14,931 persons2012: 15,279 persons2013: 14,691 persons2014: 14,433 persons2015: 15,034 persons2016: 16,715 persons2017: 17,061 persons2018: 16,955 persons2019: 17,299 persons2020: 16,521 persons2021: 17,424 persons2022: 17,387 persons2023: 17,048 persons2024: 17,157 persons2025: 17,132 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
202517,132
202417,157
202317,048
202217,387
202117,424
202016,521
201917,299
201816,955
201717,061
201616,715
201515,034
201414,433
201314,691
201215,279
201114,931
201014,145
200914,733
200815,708
200715,871
200616,055
200516,439
200416,515
200316,280
200216,444
200116,744
200017,197
199919,577
199818,916
199718,434
199618,579
199518,593
199417,675
199317,176
199216,393
199115,656
199015,753

Rankings

Definition

Residents who did any work for pay or profit in the reference week, or were temporarily absent from a job, annual average. 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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APA 7

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

MLA 9

Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average, Employed residents, Tupelo, 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/tupelo-ms. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Employed residents, Tupelo, 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/tupelo-ms.

Harvard

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average, Employed residents, Tupelo, 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/tupelo-ms (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the employed residents in Tupelo, MS?

Employed residents in Tupelo, MS was 17,132 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.1% from 2024. That is the 7th 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 Tupelo, MS?

19,577 in 1999, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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