Counties with the highest unemployment rate in Mississippi
Counties with the highest unemployment rate in Mississippi
Unemployment rates, while significantly lower than the alarming pandemic peak of 14.7% experienced in April 2020, remain a subject of concern, notably as economic experts bandy around the idea of a potential recession by 2023. The last economic recession—the Great Recession of 2008-2010—sent rates up to 10% as of October 2009. It was not until the spring of 2019 that unemployment finally went down to the same level it sits at now.
As of June of this year, national unemployment is at 3.5%, 0.1% lower than in May, marking a three-month stagnation—following a steady drop since that aforementioned COVID-affected peak. Seasonally adjusted unemployment rates by state demonstrate a rather sizable spectrum, ranging from just 1.8% in Minnesota, to 4.9% in New Mexico and 5.5% in the District of Columbia. Further breakdown by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows yet another county-based spectrum within each state.
To that end, Stacker compiled a list of counties with the highest unemployment rate in Mississippi using data from the BLS. Counties are ranked by unemployment rate in June 2022, which as of this writing is the most current Bureau data.
You may also like: Mississippi is the #9 state with the lowest Black homeownership gap
#50. Attala County
--- 1 month change: +0.7%
--- 1 year change: -2.9%
-Total Labor Force: 7,204 (333 unemployed)
#49. Tate County
--- 1 month change: +1.0%
--- 1 year change: -2.7%
-Total Labor Force: 12,550 (581 unemployed)
#48. Jones County
--- 1 month change: +0.7%
--- 1 year change: -2.7%
-Total Labor Force: 24,895 (1,156 unemployed)
#47. Marshall County
--- 1 month change: +1.0%
--- 1 year change: -2.9%
-Total Labor Force: 14,649 (692 unemployed)
#46. Lowndes County
--- 1 month change: +0.7%
--- 1 year change: -2.8%
-Total Labor Force: 25,090 (1,189 unemployed)
You may also like: What Mississippi's immigrant population looked like in 1900
#45. Montgomery County
--- 1 month change: +0.7%
--- 1 year change: -2.6%
-Total Labor Force: 4,016 (191 unemployed)

#44. Hinds County
--- 1 month change: +0.6%
--- 1 year change: -3.0%
-Total Labor Force: 101,513 (4,855 unemployed)
#43. Neshoba County
--- 1 month change: +1.0%
--- 1 year change: -2.3%
-Total Labor Force: 10,273 (495 unemployed)
#42. Jackson County
--- 1 month change: +0.7%
--- 1 year change: -2.6%
-Total Labor Force: 60,148 (2,937 unemployed)
#41. Warren County
--- 1 month change: +0.6%
--- 1 year change: -2.9%
-Total Labor Force: 19,529 (957 unemployed)
You may also like: Highest NFL draft picks from Mississippi
#40. Oktibbeha County
--- 1 month change: +1.2%
--- 1 year change: -2.9%
-Total Labor Force: 22,478 (1,107 unemployed)
#39. Winston County
--- 1 month change: +0.6%
--- 1 year change: -2.8%
-Total Labor Force: 7,212 (358 unemployed)
#38. Newton County
--- 1 month change: +1.4%
--- 1 year change: -2.2%
-Total Labor Force: 8,419 (427 unemployed)
#37. Copiah County
--- 1 month change: +0.7%
--- 1 year change: -3.4%
-Total Labor Force: 10,818 (555 unemployed)
#36. Chickasaw County
--- 1 month change: +1.2%
--- 1 year change: -2.8%
-Total Labor Force: 6,933 (356 unemployed)
You may also like: Best school districts in Mississippi
#35. Clarke County
--- 1 month change: +0.5%
--- 1 year change: -2.9%
-Total Labor Force: 5,671 (294 unemployed)
#34. Lawrence County
--- 1 month change: +0.5%
--- 1 year change: -3.3%
-Total Labor Force: 4,743 (246 unemployed)
#33. Clay County
--- 1 month change: +0.6%
--- 1 year change: -3.4%
-Total Labor Force: 8,338 (433 unemployed)
#32. Scott County
--- 1 month change: +2.2%
--- 1 year change: -0.7%
-Total Labor Force: 12,965 (678 unemployed)
#31. Tallahatchie County
--- 1 month change: +1.3%
--- 1 year change: -1.8%
-Total Labor Force: 4,742 (249 unemployed)
You may also like: Fastest-growing counties in Mississippi
#30. Wayne County
--- 1 month change: +0.7%
--- 1 year change: -2.9%
-Total Labor Force: 7,542 (400 unemployed)
#29. Franklin County
--- 1 month change: +0.7%
--- 1 year change: -3.0%
-Total Labor Force: 2,693 (145 unemployed)
#28. Perry County
--- 1 month change: +1.0%
--- 1 year change: -3.0%
-Total Labor Force: 4,309 (236 unemployed)
#27. Walthall County
--- 1 month change: +0.8%
--- 1 year change: -3.2%
-Total Labor Force: 4,988 (274 unemployed)
#26. Yazoo County
--- 1 month change: +0.6%
--- 1 year change: -3.6%
-Total Labor Force: 9,003 (497 unemployed)
You may also like: Most popular boy names in the 60s in Mississippi
#25. Pike County
--- 1 month change: +0.8%
--- 1 year change: -3.3%
-Total Labor Force: 14,576 (811 unemployed)
#24. Panola County
--- 1 month change: +0.9%
--- 1 year change: -3.2%
-Total Labor Force: 12,771 (713 unemployed)
#23. Amite County
--- 1 month change: +1.0%
--- 1 year change: -3.3%
-Total Labor Force: 4,497 (255 unemployed)
#22. Bolivar County
--- 1 month change: +1.2%
--- 1 year change: -2.6%
-Total Labor Force: 11,559 (668 unemployed)
#21. Jasper County
--- 1 month change: +1.0%
--- 1 year change: -3.3%
-Total Labor Force: 5,893 (346 unemployed)
You may also like: Highest-earning cities in Mississippi
#20. Jefferson Davis County
--- 1 month change: +0.6%
--- 1 year change: -3.6%
-Total Labor Force: 3,883 (229 unemployed)
#19. Benton County
--- 1 month change: +1.6%
--- 1 year change: -2.5%
-Total Labor Force: 3,158 (188 unemployed)
#18. Leflore County
--- 1 month change: +0.6%
--- 1 year change: -4.4%
-Total Labor Force: 10,239 (617 unemployed)
#17. George County
--- 1 month change: +0.8%
--- 1 year change: -2.5%
-Total Labor Force: 8,885 (536 unemployed)
#16. Tunica County
--- 1 month change: +0.8%
--- 1 year change: -4.5%
-Total Labor Force: 4,384 (265 unemployed)
You may also like: Best private high schools in Mississippi
#15. Adams County
--- 1 month change: +0.8%
--- 1 year change: -3.8%
-Total Labor Force: 10,607 (671 unemployed)
#14. Washington County
--- 1 month change: +0.8%
--- 1 year change: -3.6%
-Total Labor Force: 15,832 (1,007 unemployed)
#13. Sunflower County
--- 1 month change: +0.7%
--- 1 year change: -4.3%
-Total Labor Force: 7,713 (520 unemployed)
#12. Sharkey County
--- 1 month change: +1.2%
--- 1 year change: -4.6%
-Total Labor Force: 1,435 (97 unemployed)
#11. Coahoma County
--- 1 month change: +0.9%
--- 1 year change: -3.8%
-Total Labor Force: 7,960 (540 unemployed)
You may also like: Highest-rated specialty museums in Mississippi, according to Tripadvisor
#10. Quitman County
--- 1 month change: +1.3%
--- 1 year change: -3.0%
-Total Labor Force: 2,385 (165 unemployed)
#9. Kemper County
--- 1 month change: +1.4%
--- 1 year change: -2.8%
-Total Labor Force: 3,350 (238 unemployed)
#8. Greene County
--- 1 month change: +1.0%
--- 1 year change: -2.0%
-Total Labor Force: 4,293 (309 unemployed)
#7. Noxubee County
--- 1 month change: +1.0%
--- 1 year change: -3.1%
-Total Labor Force: 3,598 (264 unemployed)
#6. Wilkinson County
--- 1 month change: 0.0%
--- 1 year change: -6.9%
-Total Labor Force: 2,619 (194 unemployed)
You may also like: Counties in Mississippi where people spend most of their paycheck on housing
#5. Issaquena County
--- 1 month change: +0.4%
--- 1 year change: -2.5%
-Total Labor Force: 335 (25 unemployed)
#4. Holmes County
--- 1 month change: +1.0%
--- 1 year change: -5.3%
-Total Labor Force: 5,093 (419 unemployed)
#3. Humphreys County
--- 1 month change: +1.5%
--- 1 year change: -5.3%
-Total Labor Force: 2,057 (193 unemployed)
#2. Claiborne County
--- 1 month change: +1.6%
--- 1 year change: -4.2%
-Total Labor Force: 3,004 (311 unemployed)
#1. Jefferson County
--- 1 month change: +1.9%
--- 1 year change: -4.2%
-Total Labor Force: 1,971 (324 unemployed)
You may also like: Mississippi is the #4 state with the most people living near toxic release facilities