Mississippi
Unemployment Rate By County
in October, 2008
Updated on April 6, 2023.
According to data from the US BLS, the unemployment rate of Mississippi was 7.2% (sa) in October, 2008. Among all Mississippi counties, these 3 were among those with high unemployment rates (nsa): Noxubee (16%), Clay (13.6%), and Holmes (12.9%).
On the hand, the following three counties were among those with low unemployment rates (nsa): Rankin (4.3%), Lamar (4.7%), and DeSoto (4.8%).
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 October, 2008
Mississippi
Unemployment Rate By County
in October, 2008
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| County | Unemployment Rate (%) |
|---|---|
| Adams | 6.5 |
| Alcorn | 7.9 |
| Amite | 6.8 |
| Attala | 8.7 |
| Benton | 12.2 |
| Bolivar | 7.8 |
| Calhoun | 8.5 |
| Carroll | 7.2 |
| Chickasaw | 11.5 |
| Choctaw | 7.4 |
| Claiborne | 9.2 |
| Clarke | 7.4 |
| Clay | 13.6 |
| Coahoma | 8.2 |
| Copiah | 7.4 |
| Covington | 6.5 |
| DeSoto | 4.8 |
| Forrest | 5.8 |
| Franklin | 7.3 |
| George | 7.5 |
| Greene | 9.2 |
| Grenada | 8.2 |
| Hancock | 5.9 |
| Harrison | 5.6 |
| Hinds | 6.3 |
| Holmes | 12.9 |
| Humphreys | 8.3 |
| Issaquena | 6 |
| Itawamba | 9 |
| Jackson | 5.9 |
| Jasper | 7.5 |
| Jefferson | 10.4 |
| Jefferson Davis | 7 |
| Jones | 5.8 |
| Kemper | 9.2 |
| Lafayette | 5.1 |
| Lamar | 4.7 |
| Lauderdale | 7.3 |
| Lawrence | 8.1 |
| Leake | 6.9 |
| Lee | 7.3 |
| Leflore | 8.4 |
| Lincoln | 7.2 |
| Lowndes | 7.4 |
| Madison | 5.3 |
| Marion | 7.1 |
| Marshall | 7.4 |
| Monroe | 9.9 |
| Montgomery | 9 |
| Neshoba | 5.6 |
| Newton | 6.7 |
| Noxubee | 16 |
| Oktibbeha | 6 |
| Panola | 8.6 |
| Pearl River | 6.9 |
| Perry | 8.1 |
| Pike | 7.3 |
| Pontotoc | 7.9 |
| Prentiss | 7.8 |
| Quitman | 7.9 |
| Rankin | 4.3 |
| Scott | 5.1 |
| Sharkey | 6.7 |
| Simpson | 6.3 |
| Smith | 6.3 |
| Stone | 5.5 |
| Sunflower | 9.1 |
| Tallahatchie | 7.5 |
| Tate | 6.9 |
| Tippah | 11.4 |
| Tishomingo | 9.7 |
| Tunica | 9.5 |
| Union | 7.3 |
| Walthall | 7.4 |
| Warren | 6 |
| Washington | 8.9 |
| Wayne | 6.8 |
| Webster | 9.3 |
| Wilkinson | 7.1 |
| Winston | 8.3 |
| Yalobusha | 9.5 |
| Yazoo | 8.7 |