Mississippi
Unemployment Rate By County
in May, 2002
Updated on April 6, 2023.
The seasonally adjusted Unemployment Rate of Mississippi in May, 2002 was 6.5%, according to recent data from the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The 3 counties with the highest unemployment rate (not seasonally adjusted) in May, 2002 were:
- Webster: 16.5%
- Clarke: 15.7%
- Choctaw: 12.8%
On the other hand, the 3 counties with the lowest unemployment rate (not seasonally adjusted) in May, 2002 were:
- DeSoto: 3.2%
- Rankin: 4.1%
- Lamar: 4.4%
Use the interactive visualization and table below to explore this data for each Mississippi county for May, 2002. You can also see links at the bottom of this page for similar data for other months, and also the historical unemployment rate for each of Mississippi's counties.
See also: Historical Mississippi Unemployment Rate.
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Mississippi
Unemployment Rate By County
in May, 2002 (%)
Mississippi
Unemployment Rate By County
in May, 2002
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| County | Unemployment Rate (%) |
|---|---|
| Adams | 6.5 |
| Alcorn | 8 |
| Amite | 6.3 |
| Attala | 7.3 |
| Benton | 10.8 |
| Bolivar | 9.7 |
| Calhoun | 6.6 |
| Carroll | 6.4 |
| Chickasaw | 8.6 |
| Choctaw | 12.8 |
| Claiborne | 10 |
| Clarke | 15.7 |
| Clay | 8.4 |
| Coahoma | 7.8 |
| Copiah | 7.2 |
| Covington | 5.8 |
| DeSoto | 3.2 |
| Forrest | 5.5 |
| Franklin | 8.3 |
| George | 9.3 |
| Greene | 9.6 |
| Grenada | 6.3 |
| Hancock | 5.3 |
| Harrison | 5.2 |
| Hinds | 5.5 |
| Holmes | 10.5 |
| Humphreys | 8.4 |
| Issaquena | 10.1 |
| Itawamba | 6.2 |
| Jackson | 6.8 |
| Jasper | 8.4 |
| Jefferson | 11.7 |
| Jefferson Davis | 7.2 |
| Jones | 5.3 |
| Kemper | 9.2 |
| Lafayette | 4.6 |
| Lamar | 4.4 |
| Lauderdale | 6.4 |
| Lawrence | 6.4 |
| Leake | 6.1 |
| Lee | 5.2 |
| Leflore | 9.3 |
| Lincoln | 7.3 |
| Lowndes | 8.2 |
| Madison | 4.6 |
| Marion | 5.5 |
| Marshall | 7 |
| Monroe | 7 |
| Montgomery | 10.9 |
| Neshoba | 6.9 |
| Newton | 6.6 |
| Noxubee | 8.5 |
| Oktibbeha | 5.4 |
| Panola | 7.4 |
| Pearl River | 5.4 |
| Perry | 7.6 |
| Pike | 7.2 |
| Pontotoc | 5.4 |
| Prentiss | 6 |
| Quitman | 7.4 |
| Rankin | 4.1 |
| Scott | 6.6 |
| Sharkey | 8.1 |
| Simpson | 5.5 |
| Smith | 5.1 |
| Stone | 5.7 |
| Sunflower | 9 |
| Tallahatchie | 8 |
| Tate | 4.8 |
| Tippah | 6.8 |
| Tishomingo | 9.8 |
| Tunica | 4.5 |
| Union | 6.3 |
| Walthall | 6.7 |
| Warren | 6.5 |
| Washington | 10 |
| Wayne | 8.5 |
| Webster | 16.5 |
| Wilkinson | 8.2 |
| Winston | 9.5 |
| Yalobusha | 6.2 |
| Yazoo | 6.5 |
Mississippi Unemployment Rate For Other Months and Years
Use the following links to see Mississippi's unemployment rate
for other months and years. Or see links for all the available months and years here.
Historical Unemployment Rate of Mississippi's Counties
Use the following links to
to see the historical unemployment rate
for Mississippi's counties.