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Business Employment Dynamics in Mississippi – Fourth Quarter 2016
From September 2016 to December 2016 gross job gains in Mississippi totaled 56,564, while gross job losses numbered 50,563, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Consumer Price Index, South Region – July 2017
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South edged down 0.2 percent in July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Occupational Employment and Wages for Selected Engineers in Selected Metropolitan Areas in the Southeast – May 2016
Civil engineers in 2 of the 20 selected metropolitan areas in the Southeast earned an average (mean) annual wage significantly higher than the nationwide average for civil engineers.
Mississippi Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
Feb 2017 |
Mar 2017 |
Apr 2017 |
May 2017 |
June 2017 |
July 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
1,297.9 | 1,302.7 | 1,306.3 | 1,303.2 | 1,296.6 | (p)1,288.7 |
Employment(1) |
|
1,229.9 | 1,236.9 | 1,241.6 | 1,239.0 | 1,231.2 | (p)1,221.4 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
68.0 | 65.8 | 64.8 | 64.2 | 65.3 | (p)67.3 |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
|
5.2 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 5.0 | (p)5.2 |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
|
1,146.2 | 1,145.3 | 1,145.1 | 1,144.6 | 1,151.3 | (p)1,153.1 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.1 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | (p)0.5 |
Mining and Logging(3) |
|
6.9 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 6.9 | (p)6.8 |
12-month % change |
|
-2.8 | 0.0 | -1.4 | 0.0 | 1.5 | (p)1.5 |
Construction(3) |
|
41.9 | 41.2 | 41.1 | 41.7 | 42.5 | (p)42.1 |
12-month % change |
|
-8.7 | -10.6 | -7.4 | -4.1 | -3.2 | (p)-3.9 |
Manufacturing(3) |
|
142.8 | 142.5 | 142.2 | 141.8 | 143.1 | (p)143.1 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.6 | -0.6 | -0.6 | -0.5 | 0.6 | (p)-0.1 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
|
232.2 | 230.3 | 231.1 | 230.7 | 232.9 | (p)234.9 |
12-month % change |
|
1.5 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.8 | (p)2.1 |
Information(3) |
|
11.6 | 11.6 | 11.4 | 11.2 | 11.4 | (p)11.3 |
12-month % change |
|
-6.5 | -4.9 | -7.3 | -8.9 | -6.6 | (p)-7.4 |
Financial Activities(3) |
|
43.7 | 43.8 | 44.2 | 44.0 | 44.3 | (p)44.5 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.9 | -0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.9 | (p)1.4 |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
|
105.2 | 105.9 | 106.0 | 105.9 | 107.4 | (p)106.5 |
12-month % change |
|
-3.6 | -2.6 | -1.1 | -0.8 | -0.1 | (p)-2.2 |
Education & Health Services(3) |
|
142.2 | 142.6 | 142.4 | 143.6 | 143.7 | (p)144.1 |
12-month % change |
|
1.9 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 2.5 | (p)2.6 |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
|
134.0 | 134.1 | 133.5 | 132.3 | 133.1 | (p)134.5 |
12-month % change |
|
1.5 | 1.5 | 0.9 | -0.2 | 0.3 | (p)0.9 |
Other Services(3) |
|
40.3 | 40.5 | 40.9 | 40.9 | 40.8 | (p)40.0 |
12-month % change |
|
0.0 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.0 | (p)-0.5 |
Government(3) |
|
245.4 | 245.8 | 245.5 | 245.6 | 245.2 | (p)245.3 |
12-month % change |
|
0.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | (p)0.3 |
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