Several metropolitan areas in Mississippi now held the lowest not seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in the entire nation. The data comes from a new report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The Hattiesburg and Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Areas are tied for first in the nation with an April 2024 not seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 1.6 percent. The Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula Metropolitan Statistical Area is tied for sixth in the nation with an April 2024 not seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 1.8 percent.
“This new data is further proof that Mississippi’s economy is on fire,” said Gov. Tate Reeves. “We have had an unprecedented run of record-shattering private sector investment and new economic development projects in the last few years. We’ve secured more good-paying jobs for the people of our state, and this shows that it’s making a difference.”
The local area unemployment statistics from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics can be read in full here.
