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Unemployed people in Meridian, MS

Unemployed people in Meridian, MS was 532 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 18.8% from 2024. That is the 10th highest of 19 cities in 2025.

2025, persons532
Change on 2024+18.8%
Rank10th of 19Cities in Mississippi ranked
Series high1,9672009
Series low4292023

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Unemployed people in Meridian, MS, 1990 to 2025

05001,0001,5002,00019901996200220082014202020251990: 1,275 persons1991: 1,494 persons1992: 1,346 persons1993: 1,091 persons1994: 1,050 persons1995: 1,111 persons1996: 1,009 persons1997: 1,038 persons1998: 1,122 persons1999: 1,113 persons2000: 1,057 persons2001: 996 persons2002: 1,165 persons2003: 1,278 persons2004: 1,244 persons2005: 1,328 persons2006: 1,129 persons2007: 1,299 persons2008: 1,388 persons2009: 1,967 persons2010: 1,914 persons2011: 1,901 persons2012: 1,722 persons2013: 1,637 persons2014: 1,338 persons2015: 1,107 persons2016: 988 persons2017: 857 persons2018: 789 persons2019: 840 persons2020: 1,124 persons2021: 787 persons2022: 534 persons2023: 429 persons2024: 448 persons2025: 532 persons05001,0001,5002,00019902002201420251990: 1,275 persons1991: 1,494 persons1992: 1,346 persons1993: 1,091 persons1994: 1,050 persons1995: 1,111 persons1996: 1,009 persons1997: 1,038 persons1998: 1,122 persons1999: 1,113 persons2000: 1,057 persons2001: 996 persons2002: 1,165 persons2003: 1,278 persons2004: 1,244 persons2005: 1,328 persons2006: 1,129 persons2007: 1,299 persons2008: 1,388 persons2009: 1,967 persons2010: 1,914 persons2011: 1,901 persons2012: 1,722 persons2013: 1,637 persons2014: 1,338 persons2015: 1,107 persons2016: 988 persons2017: 857 persons2018: 789 persons2019: 840 persons2020: 1,124 persons2021: 787 persons2022: 534 persons2023: 429 persons2024: 448 persons2025: 532 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
2025532
2024448
2023429
2022534
2021787
20201,124
2019840
2018789
2017857
2016988
20151,107
20141,338
20131,637
20121,722
20111,901
20101,914
20091,967
20081,388
20071,299
20061,129
20051,328
20041,244
20031,278
20021,165
2001996
20001,057
19991,113
19981,122
19971,038
19961,009
19951,111
19941,050
19931,091
19921,346
19911,494
19901,275

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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, 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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, 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/unemployed-people/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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Unemployed people, 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/unemployed-people/meridian-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, 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/unemployed-people/meridian-ms (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Meridian, MS?

Unemployed people in Meridian, MS was 532 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 18.8% from 2024. That is the 10th 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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest unemployed people in Meridian, MS?

1,967 in 2009, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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