Hattiesburg City, MS Employment
| Date |
Employment |
Unemployment |
| Total |
% Change
Year Ago |
Rate |
Unit Change
Year Ago |
| 1990 | 19,389 | - | 7.3 | - |
| 1991 | 19,066 | -1.7 | 7.3 | 0.0 |
| 1992 | 18,803 | -1.4 | 7.7 | 0.3 |
| 1993 | 19,397 | 3.2 | 6.1 | -1.6 |
| 1994 | 20,365 | 5.0 | 5.7 | -0.3 |
| 1995 | 20,288 | -0.4 | 5.4 | -0.3 |
| 1996 | 20,537 | 1.2 | 5.2 | -0.3 |
| 1997 | 21,076 | 2.6 | 4.1 | -1.0 |
| 1998 | 21,009 | -0.3 | 4.3 | 0.2 |
| 1999 | 20,945 | -0.3 | 4.2 | -0.2 |
| 2000 | 20,675 | -1.3 | 5.7 | 1.5 |
| 2001 | 20,866 | 0.9 | 4.9 | -0.8 |
| 2002 | 20,649 | -1.0 | 6.6 | 1.6 |
| 2003 | 20,987 | 1.6 | 6.0 | -0.6 |
| 2004 | 20,965 | -0.1 | 6.3 | 0.3 |
| 2005 | 21,156 | 0.9 | 7.5 | 1.2 |
| 2006 | 21,891 | 3.5 | 6.1 | -1.4 |
| 2007 | 22,822 | 4.3 | 5.9 | -0.2 |
| 2008 | 22,648 | -0.8 | 6.8 | 0.9 |
| Monthly Data |
| 1990-Jan | 19,307 | - | 6.8 | - |
| Feb | 19,489 | - | 6.5 | - |
| Mar | 19,460 | - | 7.4 | - |
| Apr | 19,482 | - | 6.5 | - |
| May | 19,379 | - | 6.6 | - |
| Jun | 19,337 | - | 9.1 | - |
| Jul | 19,578 | - | 7.9 | - |
| Aug | 19,108 | - | 7.8 | - |
| Sep | 19,286 | - | 7.3 | - |
| Oct | 19,181 | - | 7.1 | - |
| Nov | 19,442 | - | 7.4 | - |
| Dec | 19,622 | - | 7.5 | - |
| 1991-Jan | 19,054 | -1.3 | 7.2 | 0.3 |
| Feb | 19,265 | -1.1 | 6.5 | 0.0 |
| Mar | 19,187 | -1.4 | 6.9 | -0.6 |
| Apr | 19,190 | -1.5 | 6.4 | -0.1 |
| May | 18,820 | -2.9 | 8.1 | 1.5 |
| Jun | 19,053 | -1.5 | 8.8 | -0.3 |
| Jul | 19,180 | -2.0 | 8.0 | 0.1 |
| Aug | 18,771 | -1.8 | 8.5 | 0.7 |
| Sep | 18,993 | -1.5 | 8.1 | 0.8 |
| Oct | 18,982 | -1.0 | 7.2 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 19,150 | -1.5 | 6.4 | -1.0 |
| Dec | 19,151 | -2.4 | 6.0 | -1.4 |
| 1992-Jan | 18,576 | -2.5 | 7.3 | 0.1 |
| Feb | 18,719 | -2.8 | 7.7 | 1.2 |
| Mar | 18,816 | -1.9 | 7.7 | 0.8 |
| Apr | 18,687 | -2.6 | 7.2 | 0.8 |
| May | 18,765 | -0.3 | 8.1 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 18,823 | -1.2 | 9.4 | 0.6 |
| Jul | 19,067 | -0.6 | 8.9 | 0.9 |
| Aug | 18,773 | 0.0 | 8.1 | -0.4 |
| Sep | 18,728 | -1.4 | 7.6 | -0.5 |
| Oct | 18,764 | -1.1 | 7.1 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 19,019 | -0.7 | 6.4 | -0.1 |
| Dec | 18,903 | -1.3 | 6.5 | 0.5 |
| 1993-Jan | 18,804 | 1.2 | 6.4 | -0.8 |
| Feb | 19,023 | 1.6 | 6.5 | -1.3 |
| Mar | 19,160 | 1.8 | 6.6 | -1.1 |
| Apr | 19,223 | 2.9 | 6.1 | -1.1 |
| May | 19,119 | 1.9 | 6.2 | -1.9 |
| Jun | 19,216 | 2.1 | 7.1 | -2.3 |
| Jul | 19,549 | 2.5 | 5.9 | -3.0 |
| Aug | 19,342 | 3.0 | 6.1 | -2.0 |
| Sep | 19,714 | 5.3 | 5.7 | -1.9 |
| Oct | 19,668 | 4.8 | 6.7 | -0.4 |
| Nov | 19,889 | 4.6 | 5.2 | -1.2 |
| Dec | 20,054 | 6.1 | 4.6 | -1.9 |
| 1994-Jan | 19,886 | 5.8 | 5.3 | -1.2 |
| Feb | 19,955 | 4.9 | 5.3 | -1.2 |
| Mar | 20,053 | 4.7 | 5.4 | -1.2 |
| Apr | 19,880 | 3.4 | 6.2 | 0.1 |
| May | 20,069 | 5.0 | 6.4 | 0.1 |
| Jun | 20,240 | 5.3 | 7.5 | 0.4 |
| Jul | 20,524 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 0.1 |
| Aug | 20,354 | 5.2 | 6.4 | 0.4 |
| Sep | 20,644 | 4.7 | 5.4 | -0.3 |
| Oct | 20,734 | 5.4 | 5.7 | -1.0 |
| Nov | 20,984 | 5.5 | 5.0 | -0.2 |
| Dec | 21,051 | 5.0 | 4.4 | -0.2 |
| 1995-Jan | 19,668 | -1.1 | 7.2 | 1.9 |
| Feb | 20,068 | 0.6 | 4.7 | -0.6 |
| Mar | 20,145 | 0.5 | 4.7 | -0.7 |
| Apr | 20,157 | 1.4 | 5.2 | -1.0 |
| May | 20,029 | -0.2 | 5.7 | -0.6 |
| Jun | 19,886 | -1.7 | 7.0 | -0.4 |
| Jul | 20,651 | 0.6 | 6.3 | 0.3 |
| Aug | 20,214 | -0.7 | 6.2 | -0.2 |
| Sep | 20,317 | -1.6 | 5.2 | -0.2 |
| Oct | 20,649 | -0.4 | 4.8 | -0.9 |
| Nov | 20,880 | -0.5 | 4.0 | -1.0 |
| Dec | 20,790 | -1.2 | 4.5 | 0.0 |
| 1996-Jan | 19,982 | 1.6 | 7.2 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 20,267 | 1.0 | 5.8 | 1.1 |
| Mar | 20,187 | 0.2 | 6.4 | 1.6 |
| Apr | 20,176 | 0.1 | 5.3 | 0.1 |
| May | 20,363 | 1.7 | 5.5 | -0.2 |
| Jun | 20,614 | 3.7 | 5.8 | -1.3 |
| Jul | 20,655 | 0.0 | 5.1 | -1.2 |
| Aug | 20,466 | 1.2 | 4.7 | -1.5 |
| Sep | 20,451 | 0.7 | 4.1 | -1.1 |
| Oct | 20,798 | 0.7 | 4.5 | -0.2 |
| Nov | 21,114 | 1.1 | 3.9 | -0.1 |
| Dec | 21,367 | 2.8 | 3.7 | -0.7 |
| 1997-Jan | 20,597 | 3.1 | 4.5 | -2.6 |
| Feb | 20,744 | 2.4 | 3.9 | -1.9 |
| Mar | 20,868 | 3.4 | 3.8 | -2.5 |
| Apr | 20,853 | 3.4 | 3.5 | -1.8 |
| May | 20,909 | 2.7 | 3.8 | -1.7 |
| Jun | 21,010 | 1.9 | 5.0 | -0.8 |
| Jul | 21,200 | 2.6 | 4.9 | -0.2 |
| Aug | 20,856 | 1.9 | 4.7 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 20,982 | 2.6 | 4.3 | 0.2 |
| Oct | 21,437 | 3.1 | 4.3 | -0.3 |
| Nov | 21,715 | 2.8 | 3.5 | -0.4 |
| Dec | 21,735 | 1.7 | 3.3 | -0.4 |
| 1998-Jan | 20,790 | 0.9 | 4.4 | -0.2 |
| Feb | 20,954 | 1.0 | 3.9 | 0.0 |
| Mar | 21,013 | 0.7 | 5.4 | 1.6 |
| Apr | 21,098 | 1.2 | 3.5 | -0.1 |
| May | 21,096 | 0.9 | 4.3 | 0.5 |
| Jun | 21,061 | 0.2 | 4.8 | -0.2 |
| Jul | 21,117 | -0.4 | 4.9 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 20,722 | -0.6 | 4.7 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 20,959 | -0.1 | 5.2 | 0.9 |
| Oct | 21,022 | -1.9 | 4.4 | 0.2 |
| Nov | 21,037 | -3.1 | 3.3 | -0.2 |
| Dec | 21,234 | -2.3 | 3.3 | 0.0 |
| 1999-Jan | 20,800 | 0.0 | 4.2 | -0.2 |
| Feb | 21,028 | 0.4 | 3.4 | -0.5 |
| Mar | 20,888 | -0.6 | 3.6 | -1.8 |
| Apr | 20,609 | -2.3 | 3.2 | -0.3 |
| May | 20,455 | -3.0 | 4.2 | -0.1 |
| Jun | 20,595 | -2.2 | 4.7 | -0.1 |
| Jul | 20,881 | -1.1 | 4.2 | -0.7 |
| Aug | 20,628 | -0.5 | 4.6 | -0.1 |
| Sep | 20,987 | 0.1 | 4.1 | -1.1 |
| Oct | 21,273 | 1.2 | 4.5 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 21,495 | 2.2 | 4.1 | 0.8 |
| Dec | 21,706 | 2.2 | 5.1 | 1.8 |
| 2000-Jan | 20,474 | -1.6 | 6.8 | 2.6 |
| Feb | 20,761 | -1.3 | 5.5 | 2.1 |
| Mar | 20,755 | -0.6 | 6.0 | 2.4 |
| Apr | 20,888 | 1.4 | 5.2 | 2.0 |
| May | 20,533 | 0.4 | 6.6 | 2.4 |
| Jun | 20,527 | -0.3 | 7.1 | 2.4 |
| Jul | 20,572 | -1.5 | 6.5 | 2.3 |
| Aug | 20,285 | -1.7 | 6.0 | 1.4 |
| Sep | 20,463 | -2.5 | 5.1 | 1.0 |
| Oct | 20,766 | -2.4 | 5.2 | 0.8 |
| Nov | 21,000 | -2.3 | 4.5 | 0.4 |
| Dec | 21,072 | -2.9 | 3.9 | -1.2 |
| 2001-Jan | 20,828 | 1.7 | 4.5 | -2.3 |
| Feb | 21,165 | 1.9 | 4.0 | -1.4 |
| Mar | 21,126 | 1.8 | 4.4 | -1.6 |
| Apr | 21,202 | 1.5 | 3.8 | -1.4 |
| May | 21,064 | 2.6 | 4.6 | -1.9 |
| Jun | 20,553 | 0.1 | 5.2 | -1.9 |
| Jul | 20,749 | 0.9 | 4.9 | -1.7 |
| Aug | 20,240 | -0.2 | 5.6 | -0.4 |
| Sep | 20,709 | 1.2 | 5.1 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 20,775 | 0.0 | 5.8 | 0.6 |
| Nov | 20,954 | -0.2 | 5.4 | 0.9 |
| Dec | 21,022 | -0.2 | 5.6 | 1.7 |
| 2002-Jan | 20,262 | -2.7 | 7.2 | 2.7 |
| Feb | 20,615 | -2.6 | 6.1 | 2.1 |
| Mar | 20,481 | -3.1 | 6.6 | 2.2 |
| Apr | 20,751 | -2.1 | 6.4 | 2.5 |
| May | 20,570 | -2.3 | 6.7 | 2.1 |
| Jun | 20,629 | 0.4 | 7.7 | 2.5 |
| Jul | 20,758 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 2.1 |
| Aug | 20,368 | 0.6 | 6.9 | 1.3 |
| Sep | 20,851 | 0.7 | 5.9 | 0.8 |
| Oct | 20,708 | -0.3 | 6.4 | 0.6 |
| Nov | 20,868 | -0.4 | 5.8 | 0.4 |
| Dec | 20,925 | -0.5 | 6.0 | 0.4 |
| 2003-Jan | 20,780 | 2.6 | 6.6 | -0.5 |
| Feb | 21,099 | 2.3 | 5.8 | -0.4 |
| Mar | 20,993 | 2.5 | 6.0 | -0.7 |
| Apr | 20,913 | 0.8 | 5.6 | -0.8 |
| May | 20,838 | 1.3 | 6.2 | -0.5 |
| Jun | 20,792 | 0.8 | 7.5 | -0.1 |
| Jul | 21,130 | 1.8 | 6.5 | -0.5 |
| Aug | 20,779 | 2.0 | 6.2 | -0.7 |
| Sep | 21,039 | 0.9 | 5.4 | -0.4 |
| Oct | 20,941 | 1.1 | 5.9 | -0.5 |
| Nov | 21,277 | 2.0 | 5.2 | -0.6 |
| Dec | 21,261 | 1.6 | 4.9 | -1.1 |
| 2004-Jan | 20,655 | -0.6 | 6.0 | -0.6 |
| Feb | 20,949 | -0.7 | 5.6 | -0.2 |
| Mar | 20,986 | 0.0 | 5.4 | -0.5 |
| Apr | 20,860 | -0.3 | 5.4 | -0.2 |
| May | 20,712 | -0.6 | 6.2 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 20,856 | 0.3 | 7.2 | -0.3 |
| Jul | 21,086 | -0.2 | 6.9 | 0.4 |
| Aug | 20,712 | -0.3 | 6.9 | 0.7 |
| Sep | 20,925 | -0.5 | 6.2 | 0.8 |
| Oct | 21,152 | 1.0 | 6.8 | 0.9 |
| Nov | 21,373 | 0.5 | 6.5 | 1.3 |
| Dec | 21,317 | 0.3 | 6.5 | 1.5 |
| 2005-Jan | 20,877 | 1.1 | 7.1 | 1.1 |
| Feb | 21,264 | 1.5 | 6.6 | 1.0 |
| Mar | 21,175 | 0.9 | 6.6 | 1.1 |
| Apr | 21,290 | 2.1 | 6.1 | 0.7 |
| May | 21,121 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 0.8 |
| Jun | 21,082 | 1.1 | 7.9 | 0.6 |
| Jul | 21,096 | 0.0 | 7.7 | 0.8 |
| Aug | 20,805 | 0.4 | 7.9 | 1.0 |
| Sep | 20,511 | -2.0 | 11.7 | 5.5 |
| Oct | 21,249 | 0.5 | 7.8 | 1.1 |
| Nov | 21,578 | 1.0 | 7.3 | 0.8 |
| Dec | 21,820 | 2.4 | 6.4 | -0.1 |
| 2006-Jan | 21,308 | 2.1 | 6.9 | -0.2 |
| Feb | 21,566 | 1.4 | 6.4 | -0.1 |
| Mar | 21,433 | 1.2 | 5.6 | -1.0 |
| Apr | 21,803 | 2.4 | 5.4 | -0.8 |
| May | 21,859 | 3.5 | 5.7 | -1.3 |
| Jun | 21,860 | 3.7 | 6.8 | -1.1 |
| Jul | 21,855 | 3.6 | 6.9 | -0.8 |
| Aug | 21,674 | 4.2 | 6.5 | -1.5 |
| Sep | 21,884 | 6.7 | 5.6 | -6.1 |
| Oct | 22,279 | 4.8 | 5.8 | -2.0 |
| Nov | 22,527 | 4.4 | 6.0 | -1.4 |
| Dec | 22,640 | 3.8 | 5.9 | -0.5 |
| 2007-Jan | 22,527 | 5.7 | 6.4 | -0.5 |
| Feb | 22,561 | 4.6 | 6.1 | -0.4 |
| Mar | 22,539 | 5.2 | 6.1 | 0.5 |
| Apr | 22,844 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 0.2 |
| May | 22,828 | 4.4 | 5.3 | -0.4 |
| Jun | 22,948 | 5.0 | 6.3 | -0.5 |
| Jul | 23,063 | 5.5 | 6.5 | -0.4 |
| Aug | 22,663 | 4.6 | 5.9 | -0.5 |
| Sep | 22,841 | 4.4 | 5.8 | 0.2 |
| Oct | 22,842 | 2.5 | 5.7 | -0.1 |
| Nov | 23,173 | 2.9 | 5.3 | -0.7 |
| Dec | 23,040 | 1.8 | 5.8 | -0.1 |
| 2008-Jan | 22,788 | 1.2 | 6.3 | -0.1 |
| Feb | 22,822 | 1.2 | 5.4 | -0.7 |
| Mar | 22,725 | 0.8 | 5.9 | -0.1 |
| Apr | 22,920 | 0.3 | 5.6 | 0.0 |
| May | 22,534 | -1.3 | 6.6 | 1.3 |
| Jun | 22,632 | -1.4 | 7.9 | 1.6 |
| Jul | 22,468 | -2.6 | 8.1 | 1.6 |
| Aug | 22,222 | -1.9 | 7.8 | 1.9 |
| Sep | 22,536 | -1.3 | 7.3 | 1.4 |
| Oct | 22,701 | -0.6 | 7.0 | 1.3 |
| Nov | 22,749 | -1.8 | 6.6 | 1.3 |
| Dec | 22,682 | -1.6 | 7.1 | 1.3 |
| 2009-Jan | 21,939 | -3.7 | 8.3 | 1.9 |
| Feb | 22,132 | -3.0 | 8.3 | 2.9 |
| Mar | 22,020 | -3.1 | 8.5 | 2.6 |
| Apr | 21,987 | -4.1 | 7.6 | 2.0 |
| May | 21,501 | -4.6 | 9.1 | 2.5 |
| Jun | 21,812 | -3.6 | 9.7 | 1.8 |
| Jul | 21,193 | -5.7 | 11.0 | 2.9 |
| Aug | 20,909 | -5.9 | 10.7 | 2.9 |
| Sep | 20,775 | -7.8 | 9.5 | 2.3 |
| Oct | - | - | - | - |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University
Note: Data are from The Current Population Survey (CPS) - a monthly survey of households conducted by the Bureau of Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It provides a comprehensive body of data on the labor force, employment, unemployment, and persons not in the labor force.
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