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Unemployed people in Tupelo, MS

Unemployed people in Tupelo, MS was 625 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 23% from 2024. That is the 7th highest of 19 cities in 2025.

2025, persons625
Change on 2024+23%
Rank7th of 19Cities in Mississippi ranked
Series high1,7902009
Series low4812023

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Unemployed people in Tupelo, MS, 1990 to 2025

05001,0001,5002,00019901996200220082014202020251990: 894 persons1991: 1,037 persons1992: 843 persons1993: 671 persons1994: 653 persons1995: 610 persons1996: 670 persons1997: 732 persons1998: 626 persons1999: 558 persons2000: 731 persons2001: 779 persons2002: 971 persons2003: 956 persons2004: 941 persons2005: 1,051 persons2006: 925 persons2007: 1,061 persons2008: 1,225 persons2009: 1,790 persons2010: 1,745 persons2011: 1,745 persons2012: 1,541 persons2013: 1,404 persons2014: 1,262 persons2015: 1,005 persons2016: 907 persons2017: 761 persons2018: 725 persons2019: 824 persons2020: 1,617 persons2021: 849 persons2022: 588 persons2023: 481 persons2024: 508 persons2025: 625 persons05001,0001,5002,00019902002201420251990: 894 persons1991: 1,037 persons1992: 843 persons1993: 671 persons1994: 653 persons1995: 610 persons1996: 670 persons1997: 732 persons1998: 626 persons1999: 558 persons2000: 731 persons2001: 779 persons2002: 971 persons2003: 956 persons2004: 941 persons2005: 1,051 persons2006: 925 persons2007: 1,061 persons2008: 1,225 persons2009: 1,790 persons2010: 1,745 persons2011: 1,745 persons2012: 1,541 persons2013: 1,404 persons2014: 1,262 persons2015: 1,005 persons2016: 907 persons2017: 761 persons2018: 725 persons2019: 824 persons2020: 1,617 persons2021: 849 persons2022: 588 persons2023: 481 persons2024: 508 persons2025: 625 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
2025625
2024508
2023481
2022588
2021849
20201,617
2019824
2018725
2017761
2016907
20151,005
20141,262
20131,404
20121,541
20111,745
20101,745
20091,790
20081,225
20071,061
2006925
20051,051
2004941
2003956
2002971
2001779
2000731
1999558
1998626
1997732
1996670
1995610
1994653
1993671
1992843
19911,037
1990894

Rankings

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, 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

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, 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/unemployed-people/tupelo-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, 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/unemployed-people/tupelo-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, 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/unemployed-people/tupelo-ms (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Tupelo, MS?

Unemployed people in Tupelo, MS was 625 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 23% 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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest unemployed people in Tupelo, MS?

1,790 in 2009, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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