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Unemployed people in Jackson, MS

Unemployed people in Jackson, MS was 2,634 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 24.2% from 2024. That is the 1st highest of 19 cities in 2025.

2025, persons2,634
Change on 2024+24.2%
Rank1st of 19Cities in Mississippi ranked
Series high8,2522011
Series low2,0322023

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Unemployed people in Jackson, MS, 1990 to 2025

2,0004,0006,0008,00010K19901996200220082014202020251990: 6,071 persons1991: 6,649 persons1992: 6,601 persons1993: 6,029 persons1994: 5,231 persons1995: 4,823 persons1996: 4,333 persons1997: 4,443 persons1998: 4,403 persons1999: 4,479 persons2000: 4,999 persons2001: 4,825 persons2002: 5,532 persons2003: 5,382 persons2004: 5,706 persons2005: 6,389 persons2006: 4,600 persons2007: 4,705 persons2008: 5,012 persons2009: 6,687 persons2010: 8,146 persons2011: 8,252 persons2012: 7,531 persons2013: 6,978 persons2014: 5,799 persons2015: 4,798 persons2016: 4,321 persons2017: 3,729 persons2018: 3,521 persons2019: 3,823 persons2020: 7,104 persons2021: 4,299 persons2022: 2,559 persons2023: 2,032 persons2024: 2,120 persons2025: 2,634 persons2,0004,0006,0008,00010K19902002201420251990: 6,071 persons1991: 6,649 persons1992: 6,601 persons1993: 6,029 persons1994: 5,231 persons1995: 4,823 persons1996: 4,333 persons1997: 4,443 persons1998: 4,403 persons1999: 4,479 persons2000: 4,999 persons2001: 4,825 persons2002: 5,532 persons2003: 5,382 persons2004: 5,706 persons2005: 6,389 persons2006: 4,600 persons2007: 4,705 persons2008: 5,012 persons2009: 6,687 persons2010: 8,146 persons2011: 8,252 persons2012: 7,531 persons2013: 6,978 persons2014: 5,799 persons2015: 4,798 persons2016: 4,321 persons2017: 3,729 persons2018: 3,521 persons2019: 3,823 persons2020: 7,104 persons2021: 4,299 persons2022: 2,559 persons2023: 2,032 persons2024: 2,120 persons2025: 2,634 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
20252,634
20242,120
20232,032
20222,559
20214,299
20207,104
20193,823
20183,521
20173,729
20164,321
20154,798
20145,799
20136,978
20127,531
20118,252
20108,146
20096,687
20085,012
20074,705
20064,600
20056,389
20045,706
20035,382
20025,532
20014,825
20004,999
19994,479
19984,403
19974,443
19964,333
19954,823
19945,231
19936,029
19926,601
19916,649
19906,071

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Definition

Residents with no job who were available for work and had looked for work in the previous four weeks, or were waiting to be recalled from a layoff, 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. The survey definition, not a count of benefit claimants. 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: unemployment (measure 04), 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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average (Unemployed people, Jackson, 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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, Jackson, 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/unemployed-people/jackson-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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Unemployed people, Jackson, 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/unemployed-people/jackson-ms.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, Jackson, 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/unemployed-people/jackson-ms (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Jackson, MS?

Unemployed people in Jackson, MS was 2,634 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 24.2% from 2024. That is the 1st highest of 19 cities in 2025.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest unemployed people in Jackson, MS?

8,252 in 2011, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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