Mississippi
Unemployment Rate By County
in December, 2008
Updated on April 6, 2023.
According to data from the US BLS, the unemployment rate of Mississippi was 7.7% (sa) in December, 2008. Among all Mississippi counties, these 3 were among those with high unemployment rates (nsa): Noxubee (18.3%), Holmes (17.6%), and Tunica (15.1%).
On the hand, the following three counties were among those with low unemployment rates (nsa): Rankin (4.6%), Lamar (4.9%), and Lafayette (5.3%).
The chart and table below shows the unemployment rate (nsa) for each county.
You can see similar information by state for the United States.
Related Topics: Mississippi BLS Topic List.
Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Mississippi
Unemployment Rate By County
in December, 2008
Mississippi
Unemployment Rate By County
in December, 2008
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| County | Unemployment Rate (%) |
|---|---|
| Adams | 7 |
| Alcorn | 8.6 |
| Amite | 9.9 |
| Attala | 10.5 |
| Benton | 13.2 |
| Bolivar | 9.7 |
| Calhoun | 9.3 |
| Carroll | 8.6 |
| Chickasaw | 12.3 |
| Choctaw | 7.9 |
| Claiborne | 11.5 |
| Clarke | 7.7 |
| Clay | 13.7 |
| Coahoma | 10.9 |
| Copiah | 8.1 |
| Covington | 6.3 |
| DeSoto | 5.3 |
| Forrest | 5.9 |
| Franklin | 9 |
| George | 9.3 |
| Greene | 10.2 |
| Grenada | 8.7 |
| Hancock | 6.4 |
| Harrison | 6.4 |
| Hinds | 6.5 |
| Holmes | 17.6 |
| Humphreys | 12.8 |
| Issaquena | 8.7 |
| Itawamba | 10.7 |
| Jackson | 6.9 |
| Jasper | 7.3 |
| Jefferson | 15 |
| Jefferson Davis | 7.3 |
| Jones | 5.4 |
| Kemper | 10.1 |
| Lafayette | 5.3 |
| Lamar | 4.9 |
| Lauderdale | 7.3 |
| Lawrence | 8.1 |
| Leake | 7.5 |
| Lee | 8 |
| Leflore | 10.6 |
| Lincoln | 7.9 |
| Lowndes | 8.4 |
| Madison | 5.4 |
| Marion | 7.1 |
| Marshall | 8.7 |
| Monroe | 11.2 |
| Montgomery | 9.5 |
| Neshoba | 5.9 |
| Newton | 7.4 |
| Noxubee | 18.3 |
| Oktibbeha | 6.1 |
| Panola | 9.1 |
| Pearl River | 7.3 |
| Perry | 8.3 |
| Pike | 7.7 |
| Pontotoc | 9.2 |
| Prentiss | 10 |
| Quitman | 10 |
| Rankin | 4.6 |
| Scott | 5.6 |
| Sharkey | 11.7 |
| Simpson | 6.6 |
| Smith | 7 |
| Stone | 6.8 |
| Sunflower | 12 |
| Tallahatchie | 9.4 |
| Tate | 7.6 |
| Tippah | 13.1 |
| Tishomingo | 11 |
| Tunica | 15.1 |
| Union | 8.6 |
| Walthall | 7.6 |
| Warren | 7 |
| Washington | 10.9 |
| Wayne | 7.3 |
| Webster | 10.3 |
| Wilkinson | 9.2 |
| Winston | 9.2 |
| Yalobusha | 11.7 |
| Yazoo | 9.6 |