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Feb
18
Women’s Earnings in Mississippi – 2019
In 2019, Mississippi women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $669, or 80.6 percent of the $830 median usual weekly earnings of their male counterparts.
Feb
10
Consumer Price Index, South Region – January 2021
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South rose 0.5 percent in January, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Jan
13
Consumer Price Index, South Region – December 2020
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South rose 0.2 percent in December, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Mississippi Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
July 2020 |
Aug 2020 |
Sept 2020 |
Oct 2020 |
Nov 2020 |
Dec 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
1,214.3 | 1,240.6 | 1,299.0 | 1,290.9 | 1,275.7 | (p)1,269.2 |
Employment(1) |
|
1,100.3 | 1,143.5 | 1,205.8 | 1,195.7 | 1,195.2 | (p)1,190.8 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
114.0 | 97.1 | 93.3 | 95.1 | 80.5 | (p)78.4 |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
|
9.4 | 7.8 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 6.3 | (p)6.2 |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
|
1,117.8 | 1,124.4 | 1,128.2 | 1,131.2 | 1,137.1 | (p)1,141.5 |
12-month % change |
|
-3.5 | -2.9 | -2.5 | -2.5 | -2.0 | (p)-1.4 |
Mining and Logging(3) |
|
6.0 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.9 | (p)6.0 |
12-month % change |
|
-11.8 | -9.0 | -10.4 | -11.8 | -13.2 | (p)-10.4 |
Construction(3) |
|
40.7 | 41.6 | 41.6 | 42.4 | 42.5 | (p)42.6 |
12-month % change |
|
-8.7 | -6.7 | -6.1 | -4.3 | -4.1 | (p)-2.7 |
Manufacturing(3) |
|
143.2 | 143.9 | 145.6 | 144.7 | 146.4 | (p)146.1 |
12-month % change |
|
-2.5 | -2.0 | -0.8 | -2.0 | -1.0 | (p)-1.5 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
|
226.7 | 229.7 | 230.8 | 231.7 | 234.5 | (p)237.3 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.9 | -0.4 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 2.0 | (p)3.1 |
Information(3) |
|
9.3 | 9.0 | 9.3 | 9.1 | 8.9 | (p)9.0 |
12-month % change |
|
-13.1 | -14.3 | -11.4 | -15.0 | -17.6 | (p)-15.9 |
Financial Activities(3) |
|
43.2 | 42.6 | 43.0 | 43.5 | 42.9 | (p)43.3 |
12-month % change |
|
-3.1 | -4.5 | -3.2 | -1.6 | -3.2 | (p)-2.3 |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
|
105.6 | 104.8 | 105.2 | 105.9 | 106.3 | (p)106.1 |
12-month % change |
|
-3.3 | -3.8 | -2.7 | -0.9 | -0.2 | (p)0.8 |
Education & Health Services(3) |
|
139.8 | 139.4 | 139.6 | 139.7 | 139.9 | (p)139.2 |
12-month % change |
|
-4.8 | -5.2 | -5.0 | -5.9 | -5.5 | (p)-5.9 |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
|
127.6 | 129.2 | 131.8 | 133.3 | 135.0 | (p)136.0 |
12-month % change |
|
-6.0 | -4.9 | -3.1 | -2.9 | -1.6 | (p)-1.4 |
Other Services(3) |
|
40.4 | 40.7 | 40.5 | 40.8 | 41.4 | (p)41.2 |
12-month % change |
|
0.2 | 1.0 | 0.2 | -1.0 | 0.5 | (p)0.5 |
Government(3) |
|
235.3 | 237.4 | 234.8 | 234.1 | 233.4 | (p)234.7 |
12-month % change |
|
-2.6 | -2.0 | -3.3 | -3.5 | -4.0 | (p)-2.9 |
|
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