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Oct
11

Consumer Price Index, South Region – September 2018

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South was unchanged in September, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Sep
13

Consumer Price Index, South Region – August 2018

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South inched down 0.1 percent in August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Aug
23

Business Employment Dynamics in Mississippi – Fourth Quarter 2017

From September 2017 to December 2017, gross job gains in Mississippi totaled 57,005, while gross job losses numbered 48,701, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Mississippi Economy at a Glance:

Mississippi
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Data		 Mar
2018		 Apr
2018		 May
2018		 June
2018		 July
2018		 Aug
2018

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 1,273.8 1,275.3 1,278.3 1,281.5 1,285.0 (p)1,287.8

Employment(1)

 1,216.5 1,217.1 1,218.8 1,220.9 1,223.9 (p)1,226.2

Unemployment(1)

 57.3 58.2 59.5 60.6 61.1 (p)61.6

Unemployment Rate(2)

 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.7 4.8 (p)4.8

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 1,165.6 1,165.0 1,165.5 1,166.9 1,165.5 (p)1,169.5

12-month % change

 1.3 1.3 1.5 1.4 1.3 (p)1.6

Mining and Logging(3)

 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.6 (p)6.6

12-month % change

 -5.6 -4.3 -2.9 -4.3 -4.3 (p)-5.7

Construction(3)

 45.2 44.9 44.8 45.2 44.0 (p)43.9

12-month % change

 3.7 3.9 4.4 4.9 2.3 (p)1.4

Manufacturing(3)

 145.3 145.0 144.9 145.0 144.6 (p)144.6

12-month % change

 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.4 (p)0.3

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 232.6 231.8 233.2 232.6 231.3 (p)232.7

12-month % change

 0.5 0.3 1.2 0.6 -0.1 (p)0.3

Information(3)

 11.2 11.1 11.1 11.2 11.2 (p)11.3

12-month % change

 -5.9 -5.9 -5.9 -4.3 -3.4 (p)-1.7

Financial Activities(3)

 45.4 45.1 45.1 45.4 46.2 (p)45.9

12-month % change

 2.9 2.5 2.0 2.5 4.8 (p)4.3

Professional & Business Services(3)

 113.2 114.5 113.5 113.1 112.8 (p)113.4

12-month % change

 5.2 6.3 5.4 4.7 4.8 (p)6.1

Education & Health Services(3)

 146.1 146.7 147.4 146.3 145.7 (p)146.2

12-month % change

 2.0 2.2 2.6 1.5 1.0 (p)1.2

Leisure & Hospitality(3)

 136.3 135.9 136.1 138.0 138.9 (p)139.8

12-month % change

 1.5 0.9 0.8 2.4 3.2 (p)3.9

Other Services(3)

 40.6 40.6 40.6 40.9 40.6 (p)40.9

12-month % change

 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.5 0.7 (p)1.2

Government(3)

 243.0 242.7 242.1 242.5 243.6 (p)244.2

12-month % change

 -0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.4 (p)0.6

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(p) Preliminary
Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
Jackson, MS, Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Oct 2018
Memphis Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Oct 2018
Southeast Consumer Price Index Card Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Oct 2018
Southeast - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Oct 2018
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – Southeast Consumer price indexes Table Oct 2018
Southeast - Employment Cost Index Benefits, Pay Table Oct 2018
Occupational Employment and Wages in Jackson – May 2017 Employment, Pay News Release May 2018
Occupational Employment and Wages in Memphis – May 2017 Employment, Pay News Release May 2018
Occupational Employment and Wages in Hattiesburg – May 2017 Employment, Pay News Release May 2018
Occupational Employment and Wages in Pascagoula, May 2013 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2014
Consumer Price Index, South Region – September 2018 Consumer price indexes News Release Oct 2018
County Employment and Wages in Mississippi – Second Quarter 2017 Employment, Pay News Release Dec 2017
Occupational Employment and Wages for Truck Drivers in Selected Metropolitan Areas in the Southeast-May 2013 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2014
ConsumerPriceIndex_Summary_Southeast Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Oct 2018
Occupational Employment and Wages in Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula – May 2017 Employment, Pay News Release May 2018
Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Mississippi – 2017 Unemployment News Release Mar 2018
Fatal Occupational Injuries in Mississippi – 2016 Workplace fatalities News Release Feb 2018
Gulfport Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Oct 2018
Occupational Employment and Wages for Selected Engineering Occupations in Selected Southeast Metropolitan Areas – May 2017 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2018
Business Employment Dynamics in Mississippi – Fourth Quarter 2017 Employment News Release Aug 2018