Jefferson Davis County, MS Unemployment Rate Report

Jefferson Davis County, MS Historical Unemployment Trends

Since 2005 the unemployment rate in Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi has ranged from 4.7% in April 2008 to 30.7% in July 1995. The current unemployment rate for Jefferson Davis County is 4.9% in August 2022. See how other local areas compare by using our Unemployment Compare tool.

Jefferson Davis County, MS Unemployment Rate by Month

High Unemployment Area

Jefferson Davis County, MS Current Unemployment - 4.9%

Jefferson Davis County, MS Unemployment Rate

Month/Year	Jefferson Davis County, MS%	Mississippi%	National %
1 / 2022	7.1%	4.8%	4.0%
2 / 2022	6.2%	4.4%	3.8%
3 / 2022	5.0%	3.5%	3.6%
4 / 2022	5.0%	3.6%	3.6%
5 / 2022	5.4%	3.8%	3.6%
6 / 2022	5.9%	4.5%	3.6%
7 / 2022	5.8%	4.4%	3.5%
8 / 2022	4.9%	3.8%	3.7%

Month/Year	Jefferson Davis County, MS%	Mississippi%	National %
1 / 2021	8.9%	6.2%	6.3%
2 / 2021	9.2%	6.1%	6.2%
3 / 2021	8.4%	6.3%	6.0%
4 / 2021	8.0%	5.9%	6.1%
5 / 2021	8.2%	6.1%	5.8%
6 / 2021	9.5%	7.6%	5.9%
7 / 2021	8.7%	6.4%	5.4%
8 / 2021	7.9%	5.7%	5.2%
9 / 2021	6.5%	4.7%	4.7%
10 / 2021	6.1%	4.2%	4.6%
11 / 2021	5.2%	3.6%	4.2%
12 / 2021	5.1%	3.5%	3.9%

Month/Year	Jefferson Davis County, MS%	Mississippi%	National %
1 / 2020	6.7%	5.4%	3.6%
2 / 2020	6.7%	5.1%	3.5%
3 / 2020	6.1%	4.8%	4.4%
4 / 2020	13.3%	15.6%	14.7%
5 / 2020	10.3%	10.4%	13.3%
6 / 2020	11.9%	9.8%	11.1%
7 / 2020	12.1%	9.2%	10.2%
8 / 2020	10.4%	7.9%	8.4%
9 / 2020	9.5%	6.9%	7.9%
10 / 2020	9.3%	7.0%	6.9%
11 / 2020	8.2%	6.3%	6.7%
12 / 2020	8.2%	6.3%	6.7%

Month/Year	Jefferson Davis County, MS%	Mississippi%	National %
1 / 2019	7.1%	5.6%	4.0%
2 / 2019	6.6%	5.2%	3.8%
3 / 2019	6.3%	5.1%	3.8%
4 / 2019	5.6%	4.7%	3.6%
5 / 2019	6.4%	5.3%	3.6%
6 / 2019	8.8%	6.4%	3.7%
7 / 2019	8.8%	6.3%	3.7%
8 / 2019	7.6%	5.6%	3.7%
9 / 2019	6.5%	5.3%	3.5%
10 / 2019	6.0%	5.1%	3.6%
11 / 2019	6.2%	5.1%	3.5%
12 / 2019	6.6%	5.2%	3.5%

Month/Year	Jefferson Davis County, MS%	Mississippi%	National %
1 / 2018	7.1%	5.1%	4.1%
2 / 2018	6.9%	4.9%	4.1%
3 / 2018	6.4%	4.7%	4.0%
4 / 2018	5.9%	4.4%	3.9%
5 / 2018	6.2%	4.7%	3.8%
6 / 2018	7.9%	5.9%	4.0%
7 / 2018	9.0%	5.4%	3.9%
8 / 2018	7.7%	4.8%	3.8%
9 / 2018	6.0%	4.5%	3.7%
10 / 2018	5.6%	4.4%	3.8%
11 / 2018	5.8%	4.5%	3.7%
12 / 2018	6.1%	4.8%	3.9%

Month/Year	Jefferson Davis County, MS%	Mississippi%	National %
1 / 2017	7.3%	5.7%	4.7%
2 / 2017	7.0%	5.2%	4.7%
3 / 2017	6.6%	5.0%	4.4%
4 / 2017	5.9%	4.7%	4.4%
5 / 2017	6.5%	5.1%	4.4%
6 / 2017	8.6%	6.1%	4.3%
7 / 2017	9.3%	5.8%	4.3%
8 / 2017	8.0%	5.2%	4.4%
9 / 2017	6.1%	4.7%	4.2%
10 / 2017	5.6%	4.5%	4.1%
11 / 2017	5.3%	4.5%	4.2%
12 / 2017	5.5%	4.5%	4.1%

Month/Year	Jefferson Davis County, MS%	Mississippi%	National %
1 / 2016	8.2%	6.3%	4.9%
2 / 2016	7.9%	6.0%	4.9%
3 / 2016	7.4%	5.7%	5.0%
4 / 2016	7.4%	5.4%	5.0%
5 / 2016	7.9%	5.9%	4.8%
6 / 2016	10.7%	6.9%	4.9%
7 / 2016	11.0%	6.5%	4.8%
8 / 2016	9.7%	5.8%	4.9%
9 / 2016	7.4%	5.5%	5.0%
10 / 2016	7.4%	5.3%	4.9%
11 / 2016	6.9%	5.1%	4.7%
12 / 2016	6.9%	5.2%	4.7%

Month/Year	Jefferson Davis County, MS%	Mississippi%	National %
1 / 2015	8.8%	7.2%	5.7%
2 / 2015	8.1%	6.5%	5.5%
3 / 2015	7.9%	6.2%	5.4%
4 / 2015	7.6%	5.9%	5.4%
5 / 2015	8.2%	6.5%	5.6%
6 / 2015	10.8%	7.3%	5.3%
7 / 2015	11.0%	6.9%	5.2%
8 / 2015	9.8%	6.2%	5.1%
9 / 2015	7.9%	6.0%	5.0%
10 / 2015	7.9%	5.8%	5.0%
11 / 2015	8.2%	5.9%	5.1%
12 / 2015	7.8%	6.1%	5.0%

Month/Year	Jefferson Davis County, MS%	Mississippi%	National %
1 / 2014	11.6%	8.7%	6.6%
2 / 2014	11.2%	8.2%	6.7%
3 / 2014	10.8%	7.9%	6.7%
4 / 2014	8.8%	6.8%	6.2%
5 / 2014	10.3%	7.9%	6.3%
6 / 2014	11.6%	8.3%	6.1%
7 / 2014	11.5%	8.4%	6.2%
8 / 2014	11.1%	7.3%	6.1%
9 / 2014	9.2%	7.0%	5.9%
10 / 2014	8.7%	6.9%	5.7%
11 / 2014	8.3%	6.4%	5.8%
12 / 2014	8.6%	6.9%	5.6%

Month/Year	Jefferson Davis County, MS%	Mississippi%	National %
1 / 2013	14.6%	10.1%	8.0%
2 / 2013	13.1%	9.3%	7.7%
3 / 2013	12.0%	8.5%	7.5%
4 / 2013	11.2%	7.9%	7.6%
5 / 2013	13.5%	8.9%	7.5%
6 / 2013	14.6%	9.5%	7.5%
7 / 2013	13.9%	9.0%	7.3%
8 / 2013	12.9%	8.2%	7.2%
9 / 2013	11.7%	8.2%	7.2%
10 / 2013	11.7%	8.4%	7.2%
11 / 2013	10.5%	7.5%	6.9%
12 / 2013	10.9%	7.8%	6.7%

Month/Year	Jefferson Davis County, MS%	Mississippi%	National %
1 / 2012	13.9%	10.0%	8.3%
2 / 2012	13.1%	9.3%	8.3%
3 / 2012	12.0%	8.6%	8.2%
4 / 2012	10.8%	8.0%	8.2%
5 / 2012	12.0%	9.0%	8.2%
6 / 2012	14.3%	9.8%	8.2%
7 / 2012	14.5%	9.9%	8.2%
8 / 2012	13.7%	8.9%	8.1%
9 / 2012	12.2%	8.7%	7.8%
10 / 2012	12.6%	8.8%	7.8%
11 / 2012	11.5%	8.0%	7.7%
12 / 2012	12.6%	9.0%	7.9%

Month/Year	Jefferson Davis County, MS%	Mississippi%	National %
1 / 2011	14.0%	10.5%	9.1%
2 / 2011	14.3%	10.4%	9.0%
3 / 2011	13.0%	9.8%	9.0%
4 / 2011	12.2%	9.3%	9.1%
5 / 2011	12.6%	10.2%	9.0%
6 / 2011	15.5%	10.9%	9.1%
7 / 2011	15.6%	10.6%	9.0%
8 / 2011	15.1%	9.8%	9.0%
9 / 2011	13.7%	9.9%	9.0%
10 / 2011	13.4%	9.8%	8.8%
11 / 2011	12.3%	9.1%	8.6%
12 / 2011	12.4%	9.4%	8.5%

Month/Year	Jefferson Davis County, MS%	Mississippi%	National %
1 / 2010	15.2%	11.7%	9.8%
2 / 2010	14.5%	11.3%	9.8%
3 / 2010	13.7%	10.8%	9.9%
4 / 2010	13.0%	9.8%	9.9%
5 / 2010	12.7%	10.4%	9.6%
6 / 2010	14.2%	10.6%	9.4%
7 / 2010	15.5%	10.8%	9.4%
8 / 2010	13.9%	9.6%	9.5%
9 / 2010	13.1%	9.8%	9.5%
10 / 2010	13.2%	9.7%	9.4%
11 / 2010	12.8%	9.8%	9.8%
12 / 2010	13.6%	10.3%	9.3%

Month/Year	Jefferson Davis County, MS%	Mississippi%	National %
1 / 2009	8.8%	8.7%	7.8%
2 / 2009	9.1%	8.9%	8.3%
3 / 2009	8.6%	8.8%	8.7%
4 / 2009	8.5%	8.5%	9.0%
5 / 2009	9.3%	9.4%	9.4%
6 / 2009	10.9%	9.9%	9.5%
7 / 2009	11.8%	9.9%	9.5%
8 / 2009	11.7%	9.4%	9.6%
9 / 2009	11.5%	9.8%	9.8%
10 / 2009	12.1%	10.0%	10.0%
11 / 2009	10.8%	9.7%	9.9%
12 / 2009	12.5%	10.7%	9.9%

Month/Year	Jefferson Davis County, MS%	Mississippi%	National %
1 / 2008	6.3%	6.5%	5.0%
2 / 2008	5.9%	5.9%	4.9%
3 / 2008	5.1%	5.8%	5.1%
4 / 2008	4.7%	5.1%	5.0%
5 / 2008	6.0%	6.5%	5.4%
6 / 2008	7.6%	7.1%	5.6%
7 / 2008	8.9%	7.5%	5.8%
8 / 2008	9.3%	6.7%	6.1%
9 / 2008	8.0%	6.9%	6.1%
10 / 2008	7.1%	6.8%	6.5%
11 / 2008	6.4%	6.4%	6.8%
12 / 2008	7.4%	7.6%	7.3%

Month/Year	Jefferson Davis County, MS%	Mississippi%	National %
1 / 2007	7.2%	6.9%	4.6%
2 / 2007	6.9%	6.6%	4.5%
3 / 2007	6.5%	6.0%	4.4%
4 / 2007	6.3%	5.6%	4.5%
5 / 2007	6.8%	6.0%	4.4%
6 / 2007	8.6%	6.7%	4.6%
7 / 2007	8.7%	6.7%	4.7%
8 / 2007	7.7%	5.6%	4.6%
9 / 2007	7.0%	5.9%	4.7%
10 / 2007	6.5%	5.7%	4.7%
11 / 2007	5.6%	5.3%	4.7%
12 / 2007	6.2%	6.1%	5.0%

Month/Year	Jefferson Davis County, MS%	Mississippi%	National %
1 / 2006	9.0%	8.0%	4.7%
2 / 2006	8.2%	7.5%	4.8%
3 / 2006	6.7%	6.2%	4.7%
4 / 2006	6.2%	5.9%	4.7%
5 / 2006	6.5%	6.3%	4.6%
6 / 2006	8.7%	7.0%	4.6%
7 / 2006	9.1%	7.2%	4.7%
8 / 2006	8.6%	6.2%	4.7%
9 / 2006	6.5%	6.1%	4.5%
10 / 2006	6.1%	5.9%	4.4%
11 / 2006	6.1%	5.9%	4.5%
12 / 2006	6.9%	6.3%	4.4%

Month/Year	Jefferson Davis County, MS%	Mississippi%	National %
1 / 2005	8.5%	7.3%	5.3%
2 / 2005	8.6%	7.0%	5.4%
3 / 2005	7.7%	6.5%	5.2%
4 / 2005	7.4%	6.1%	5.2%
5 / 2005	7.5%	6.7%	5.1%
6 / 2005	9.7%	7.4%	5.0%
7 / 2005	9.2%	6.9%	5.0%
8 / 2005	9.4%	6.3%	4.9%
9 / 2005	12.1%	9.8%	5.0%
10 / 2005	9.8%	9.1%	5.0%
11 / 2005	9.0%	8.7%	5.0%
12 / 2005	7.8%	7.9%	4.9%

Month/Year	Jefferson Davis County, MS%	Mississippi%	National %
1 / 2004	7.5%	6.3%	5.7%
2 / 2004	7.0%	5.6%	5.6%
3 / 2004	6.9%	5.5%	5.8%
4 / 2004	6.5%	5.1%	5.6%
5 / 2004	7.1%	5.9%	5.6%
6 / 2004	9.0%	6.8%	5.6%
7 / 2004	8.9%	6.7%	5.5%
8 / 2004	8.9%	6.2%	5.4%
9 / 2004	7.6%	6.2%	5.4%
10 / 2004	8.1%	6.6%	5.5%
11 / 2004	7.4%	6.2%	5.4%
12 / 2004	7.6%	6.7%	5.4%

Month/Year	Jefferson Davis County, MS%	Mississippi%	National %
1 / 2003	8.3%	7.3%	5.8%
2 / 2003	7.6%	6.6%	5.9%
3 / 2003	7.2%	6.4%	5.9%
4 / 2003	7.1%	6.0%	6.0%
5 / 2003	7.6%	6.6%	6.1%
6 / 2003	9.5%	7.6%	6.3%
7 / 2003	8.8%	6.8%	6.2%
8 / 2003	8.2%	6.0%	6.1%
9 / 2003	6.7%	5.7%	6.1%
10 / 2003	7.3%	5.9%	6.0%
11 / 2003	6.5%	5.4%	5.8%
12 / 2003	7.0%	5.6%	5.7%

Month/Year	Jefferson Davis County, MS%	Mississippi%	National %
1 / 2002	8.8%	7.4%	5.7%
2 / 2002	8.2%	6.9%	5.7%
3 / 2002	7.9%	6.8%	5.7%
4 / 2002	7.7%	6.3%	5.9%
5 / 2002	7.3%	6.5%	5.8%
6 / 2002	8.6%	7.2%	5.8%
7 / 2002	7.8%	6.8%	5.8%
8 / 2002	7.6%	6.2%	5.7%
9 / 2002	6.8%	6.0%	5.7%
10 / 2002	7.3%	6.5%	5.7%
11 / 2002	7.3%	6.3%	5.9%
12 / 2002	7.6%	6.6%	6.0%

Month/Year	Jefferson Davis County, MS%	Mississippi%	National %
1 / 2001	9.4%	5.5%	4.2%
2 / 2001	8.1%	5.1%	4.2%
3 / 2001	8.1%	5.4%	4.3%
4 / 2001	7.5%	4.6%	4.4%
5 / 2001	7.4%	4.9%	4.3%
6 / 2001	7.9%	5.8%	4.5%
7 / 2001	7.7%	5.5%	4.6%
8 / 2001	7.6%	5.5%	4.9%
9 / 2001	7.0%	5.4%	5.0%
10 / 2001	7.6%	6.1%	5.3%
11 / 2001	7.2%	6.1%	5.5%
12 / 2001	7.4%	6.5%	5.7%

Month/Year	Jefferson Davis County, MS%	Mississippi%	National %
1 / 2000	11.9%	6.1%	4.0%
2 / 2000	11.8%	5.8%	4.1%
3 / 2000	10.7%	5.7%	4.0%
4 / 2000	10.4%	4.9%	3.8%
5 / 2000	11.1%	5.6%	4.0%
6 / 2000	10.8%	6.1%	4.0%
7 / 2000	10.0%	5.7%	4.0%
8 / 2000	9.3%	5.3%	4.1%
9 / 2000	7.8%	4.8%	3.9%
10 / 2000	7.7%	5.0%	3.9%
11 / 2000	7.4%	4.8%	3.9%
12 / 2000	7.6%	4.7%	3.9%

Month/Year	Jefferson Davis County, MS%	Mississippi%	National %
1 / 1999	8.5%	5.7%	4.3%
2 / 1999	8.5%	5.2%	4.4%
3 / 1999	9.3%	5.1%	4.2%
4 / 1999	9.1%	4.5%	4.3%
5 / 1999	14.0%	4.9%	4.2%
6 / 1999	17.9%	5.6%	4.3%
7 / 1999	27.3%	5.3%	4.3%
8 / 1999	23.3%	5.1%	4.2%
9 / 1999	22.5%	5.0%	4.2%
10 / 1999	21.6%	5.2%	4.1%
11 / 1999	18.4%	4.7%	4.1%
12 / 1999	18.6%	5.1%	4.0%

Month/Year	Jefferson Davis County, MS%	Mississippi%	National %
1 / 1998	9.4%	6.0%	4.6%
2 / 1998	10.6%	5.4%	4.6%
3 / 1998	9.9%	5.7%	4.7%
4 / 1998	8.5%	4.6%	4.3%
5 / 1998	9.4%	5.2%	4.4%
6 / 1998	11.4%	6.0%	4.5%
7 / 1998	20.8%	5.6%	4.5%
8 / 1998	11.2%	5.3%	4.5%
9 / 1998	9.7%	5.1%	4.6%
10 / 1998	9.0%	5.1%	4.5%
11 / 1998	7.0%	4.5%	4.4%
12 / 1998	7.2%	4.7%	4.4%

Month/Year	Jefferson Davis County, MS%	Mississippi%	National %
1 / 1997	10.1%	6.6%	5.3%
2 / 1997	8.8%	6.1%	5.2%
3 / 1997	8.7%	5.9%	5.2%
4 / 1997	7.8%	5.0%	5.1%
5 / 1997	7.8%	5.5%	4.9%
6 / 1997	10.8%	6.5%	5.0%
7 / 1997	12.7%	6.0%	4.9%
8 / 1997	8.5%	6.0%	4.8%
9 / 1997	7.7%	5.7%	4.9%
10 / 1997	6.9%	5.6%	4.7%
11 / 1997	5.8%	4.7%	4.6%
12 / 1997	6.2%	4.9%	4.7%

Month/Year	Jefferson Davis County, MS%	Mississippi%	National %
1 / 1996	30.3%	6.9%	5.6%
2 / 1996	11.8%	6.4%	5.5%
3 / 1996	18.2%	6.3%	5.5%
4 / 1996	10.6%	5.8%	5.6%
5 / 1996	10.5%	6.4%	5.6%
6 / 1996	12.7%	6.8%	5.3%
7 / 1996	16.7%	6.3%	5.5%
8 / 1996	10.9%	5.7%	5.1%
9 / 1996	10.3%	5.4%	5.2%
10 / 1996	10.4%	5.6%	5.2%
11 / 1996	9.3%	5.3%	5.4%
12 / 1996	8.6%	5.4%	5.4%

Month/Year	Jefferson Davis County, MS%	Mississippi%	National %
1 / 1995	21.9%	6.8%	5.6%
2 / 1995	6.8%	5.9%	5.4%
3 / 1995	9.0%	5.9%	5.4%
4 / 1995	9.8%	5.8%	5.8%
5 / 1995	8.2%	6.3%	5.6%
6 / 1995	15.5%	7.3%	5.6%
7 / 1995	30.7%	6.8%	5.7%
8 / 1995	11.9%	6.6%	5.7%
9 / 1995	12.2%	6.1%	5.6%
10 / 1995	9.9%	5.8%	5.5%
11 / 1995	9.2%	5.6%	5.6%
12 / 1995	10.0%	5.7%	5.6%

Month/Year	Jefferson Davis County, MS%	Mississippi%	National %
1 / 1994	8.8%	7.1%	6.6%
2 / 1994	7.6%	6.9%	6.6%
3 / 1994	7.5%	6.6%	6.5%
4 / 1994	7.6%	6.2%	6.4%
5 / 1994	9.6%	6.4%	6.1%
6 / 1994	13.3%	7.3%	6.1%
7 / 1994	17.1%	6.5%	6.1%
8 / 1994	10.6%	6.3%	6.0%
9 / 1994	8.3%	5.6%	5.9%
10 / 1994	7.7%	5.7%	5.8%
11 / 1994	6.2%	5.3%	5.6%
12 / 1994	5.5%	5.3%	5.5%

Month/Year	Jefferson Davis County, MS%	Mississippi%	National %
1 / 1993	11.3%	7.7%	7.3%
2 / 1993	10.0%	7.2%	7.1%
3 / 1993	10.0%	7.0%	7.0%
4 / 1993	9.1%	6.6%	7.1%
5 / 1993	10.6%	7.0%	7.1%
6 / 1993	12.4%	7.8%	7.0%
7 / 1993	15.7%	6.7%	6.9%
8 / 1993	11.2%	6.4%	6.8%
9 / 1993	10.0%	6.0%	6.7%
10 / 1993	9.9%	6.0%	6.8%
11 / 1993	8.3%	5.4%	6.6%
12 / 1993	7.0%	5.6%	6.5%

Month/Year	Jefferson Davis County, MS%	Mississippi%	National %
1 / 1992	17.8%	8.7%	7.3%
2 / 1992	17.7%	8.6%	7.4%
3 / 1992	14.9%	8.3%	7.4%
4 / 1992	13.4%	7.6%	7.4%
5 / 1992	15.0%	8.4%	7.6%
6 / 1992	18.3%	9.8%	7.8%
7 / 1992	22.0%	8.8%	7.7%
8 / 1992	18.3%	8.4%	7.6%
9 / 1992	14.5%	7.6%	7.6%
10 / 1992	11.7%	7.0%	7.3%
11 / 1992	9.9%	6.6%	7.4%
12 / 1992	9.3%	6.7%	7.4%

Month/Year	Jefferson Davis County, MS%	Mississippi%	National %
1 / 1991	14.9%	9.0%	6.4%
2 / 1991	12.8%	9.2%	6.6%
3 / 1991	12.2%	9.2%	6.8%
4 / 1991	13.3%	8.4%	6.7%
5 / 1991	19.8%	9.2%	6.9%
6 / 1991	22.7%	10.1%	6.9%
7 / 1991	22.6%	8.9%	6.8%
8 / 1991	18.0%	8.5%	6.9%
9 / 1991	17.1%	7.8%	6.9%
10 / 1991	16.2%	7.4%	7.0%
11 / 1991	14.1%	7.1%	7.0%
12 / 1991	14.1%	7.4%	7.3%

Month/Year	Jefferson Davis County, MS%	Mississippi%	National %
1 / 1990	23.5%	8.3%	5.4%
2 / 1990	14.8%	7.8%	5.3%
3 / 1990	12.2%	7.1%	5.2%
4 / 1990	11.1%	7.2%	5.4%
5 / 1990	10.7%	7.3%	5.4%
6 / 1990	11.9%	8.2%	5.2%
7 / 1990	13.6%	7.6%	5.5%
8 / 1990	13.1%	7.6%	5.7%
9 / 1990	10.6%	7.4%	5.9%
10 / 1990	10.0%	7.3%	5.9%
11 / 1990	9.0%	7.5%	6.2%
12 / 1990	21.2%	7.9%	6.3%