Mississippi
Unemployment Rate By County
in July, 2008
Updated on April 6, 2023.
According to data from the US BLS, the unemployment rate of Mississippi was 6.8% (sa) in July, 2008. Among all Mississippi counties, these 3 were among those with high unemployment rates (nsa): Jefferson (16.7%), Holmes (15.2%), and Noxubee (14.9%).
On the hand, the following three counties were among those with low unemployment rates (nsa): Rankin (4.8%), DeSoto (4.9%), and Lamar (5.6%).
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 July, 2008
Mississippi
Unemployment Rate By County
in July, 2008
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| County | Unemployment Rate (%) |
|---|---|
| Adams | 7.8 |
| Alcorn | 8.8 |
| Amite | 7.9 |
| Attala | 10.8 |
| Benton | 12.8 |
| Bolivar | 10.3 |
| Calhoun | 10.9 |
| Carroll | 7.5 |
| Chickasaw | 11.8 |
| Choctaw | 9.5 |
| Claiborne | 14 |
| Clarke | 8.5 |
| Clay | 13.4 |
| Coahoma | 10.2 |
| Copiah | 8.1 |
| Covington | 7.1 |
| DeSoto | 4.9 |
| Forrest | 6.8 |
| Franklin | 9.4 |
| George | 9.1 |
| Greene | 12 |
| Grenada | 8.1 |
| Hancock | 6.3 |
| Harrison | 6.1 |
| Hinds | 6.9 |
| Holmes | 15.2 |
| Humphreys | 10.7 |
| Issaquena | 9.5 |
| Itawamba | 8.3 |
| Jackson | 6.6 |
| Jasper | 8.3 |
| Jefferson | 16.7 |
| Jefferson Davis | 9 |
| Jones | 6.1 |
| Kemper | 9.5 |
| Lafayette | 6.7 |
| Lamar | 5.6 |
| Lauderdale | 7.8 |
| Lawrence | 9.8 |
| Leake | 8.5 |
| Lee | 7.8 |
| Leflore | 10 |
| Lincoln | 8.8 |
| Lowndes | 8.1 |
| Madison | 6.1 |
| Marion | 8.6 |
| Marshall | 8.6 |
| Monroe | 10.6 |
| Montgomery | 9.7 |
| Neshoba | 6 |
| Newton | 8.1 |
| Noxubee | 14.9 |
| Oktibbeha | 8 |
| Panola | 9.3 |
| Pearl River | 7.6 |
| Perry | 10 |
| Pike | 8.4 |
| Pontotoc | 7.8 |
| Prentiss | 9.4 |
| Quitman | 10 |
| Rankin | 4.8 |
| Scott | 6 |
| Sharkey | 8.1 |
| Simpson | 6.9 |
| Smith | 8.1 |
| Stone | 7 |
| Sunflower | 11.2 |
| Tallahatchie | 9.7 |
| Tate | 7 |
| Tippah | 12.5 |
| Tishomingo | 10.1 |
| Tunica | 9.4 |
| Union | 7.6 |
| Walthall | 9.1 |
| Warren | 7.7 |
| Washington | 10.8 |
| Wayne | 8.6 |
| Webster | 10.6 |
| Wilkinson | 10.4 |
| Winston | 9.3 |
| Yalobusha | 9 |
| Yazoo | 10.6 |