Employment-population ratio: Mississippi

Latest value, 2026-08

52.9% Provisional

Source: BLS
Retrieved 2026-10-08
Published 2026-09-30

Definition

Employed people as a percentage of the civilian noninstitutional population aged 16 and older.

Seasonally adjusted. US national figures come from the Current Population Survey; state figures are LAUS model-based estimates. The population excludes active-duty military personnel and people living in institutions. The age range and population scope differ from the existing employment-rate indicator.

Evolution

52.453.053.62021-082022-062023-042024-022024-122025-112026-08
Value
PeriodValue
2026-0852.9
2026-0753
2026-0653.1
2026-0553.2
2026-0453.3
2026-0353.4
2026-0253.5
2026-0153.6
2025-1253.7
2025-1153.7
2025-0953.7
2025-0853.7
2025-0753.6
2025-0653.6
2025-0553.6
2025-0453.6
2025-0353.7
2025-0253.7
2025-0153.7
2024-1253.7
2024-1153.7
2024-1053.7
2024-0953.6
2024-0853.5
2024-0753.5
2024-0653.4
2024-0553.3
2024-0453.2
2024-0353.1
2024-0253
2024-0152.9
2023-1252.8
2023-1152.8
2023-1052.7
2023-0952.7
2023-0852.7
2023-0752.8
2023-0652.8
2023-0552.8
2023-0452.8
2023-0352.8
2023-0252.8
2023-0152.7
2022-1252.7
2022-1152.7
2022-1052.7
2022-0952.8
2022-0852.9
2022-0753.1
2022-0653.2
2022-0553.3
2022-0453.3
2022-0353.3
2022-0253.3
2022-0153.2
2021-1253
2021-1152.9
2021-1052.7
2021-0952.4
2021-0852.3

Comparison with related places

Place2026-08
Mississippi52.9
United States59.1
Kansas64.1
Arkansas56.8
Iowa64.9
Nevada59.5
Utah64

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Employment-population ratio, civilian noninstitutional population aged 16 and over, seasonally adjusted, state LAUS measure 07. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.3.AllStatesS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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