How many jobs were lost in Mississippi last month?
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Mississippi lost 2,000 jobs in June 2026, ranking it 44th among states in job growth. Those figures comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' state employment report, which tracks monthly job changes. Job numbers can swing month to month as local economies expand or contract, but over the past five years the state has averaged about 1,000 new jobs per month. These figures are often revised in later months as more complete data rolls in.
-2K
month to month change in number of jobs (June 2026)
44th
rank among states in monthly job growth (June 2026)
Mississippi’s job loss of 2,000 June 2026 was a directional change from the previous month. The latest monthly job change was down from the 400 gain in May 2026.
During the latest five year period (July 2021 to June 2026), Mississippi gained jobs in 37 out of 60 months. June 2026 had the eighth-lowest job growth during this period. The highest gains during this period occurred in October 2021 (+9,200) while job growth was weakest in July 2023 (-4,800).
There were 2,000 fewer jobs in June 2026 in Mississippi than the previous month.
Monthly change in nonfarm employment, July 2021–June 2026, seasonally adjusted
Which Mississippi sectors and industries had the best and worst job growth in June 2026?
The three supersectors with the highest job growth in June 2026 were administrative and support and waste management and remediation services, durable goods, and health care and social assistance. Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services added 1,400 jobs, more than the entire economy. Durable goods gained 700 jobs, while health care and social assistance added 400. The remaining supersectors either posted smaller gains or lost jobs during the month.
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The local government sector gained zero jobs during June 2026.
Change in jobs since previous month with circle size representing number of sector jobs in Mississippi (June 2026)
How does Mississippi's job growth in 2026 compare to previous years?
In 2025, Mississippi gained an average of 383 jobs every month. That's lower than the 2024 average monthly increase of 492, and the lowest since 2024. The 2025 average ranks as 12th-highest in job growth since 2007.
When excluding the two pandemic-affected years of 2020 and 2021, job growth ranged from a loss of 3,600 on average every month in 2009 to a gain of 1,500 on average every month in 2022.
In 2025, Mississippi gained an average of 383 jobs every month.
Average monthly change in the number of jobs, seasonally adjusted
Job growth among three metro areas primarily in Mississippi during June 2026 ranged from a loss of 200 jobs in the Jackson, MS area to a gain of 0 jobs in the Hattiesburg, MS area metro area
Monthly job growth, by metro area
Metro areas where at least one of its primary counties are within Mississippi
| Metro area | Change in jobs | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | +0 | |
| 2. | -100 | |
| 3. | -200 | |
| 4. | -1,300 |
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