U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Economy at a Glance

Hattiesburg, MS

Hattiesburg, MS
Data Series	Back Data	Nov 2012	Dec 2012	Jan 2013	Feb 2013	Mar 2013	Apr 2013
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force (1)		(4) 69.4	(4) 70.6	68.1	68.3	67.3	(P) 67.5
Employment (1)		(4) 64.7	(4) 65.0	61.7	62.4	62.3	(P) 62.9
Unemployment (1)		(4) 4.7	(4) 5.6	6.4	5.9	5.0	(P) 4.6
Unemployment Rate (2)		(4) 6.8	(4) 7.9	9.3	8.6	7.4	(P) 6.9
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm (3)		60.9	61.3	59.3	60.0	60.1	(P) 60.5
12-month % change		1.3	2.3	1.7	1.5	1.2	(P) 1.9
Manufacturing (3)		4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.3	(P) 4.3
12-month % change		4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	2.4	(P) 4.9
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (3)		13.0	13.0	12.6	12.5	12.6	(P) 12.7
12-month % change		-0.8	-2.3	0.0	0.0	0.8	(P) 0.8
Leisure and Hospitality (3)		7.5	7.4	7.3	7.4	7.5	(P) 7.7
12-month % change		4.2	2.8	4.3	5.7	4.2	(P) 1.3
Government (3)		14.9	15.1	14.5	14.8	14.9	(P) 14.9
12-month % change		4.2	7.9	2.1	2.1	2.8	(P) 4.2
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. (2) In percent, not seasonally adjusted. (3) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data. (4) Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and adjustment to new state control totals. (P) Preliminary

Data extracted on: June 18, 2013

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Note: More data series, including additional geographic areas, are available through the "Databases & Tables" tab at the top of this page.

Geographically based survey data available from BLS:

Employment & Unemployment

Prices & Living Conditions

Compensation & Working Conditions