Mississippi
Unemployment Rate By County
in August, 2012
Updated on April 6, 2023.
According to data from the US BLS, the unemployment rate of Mississippi was 8.8% (sa) in August, 2012. Among all Mississippi counties, these 3 were among those with high unemployment rates (nsa): Jefferson (20.1%), Humphreys (19.1%), and Holmes (17.3%).
On the hand, the following three counties were among those with low unemployment rates (nsa): Rankin (5.4%), Madison (6%), and DeSoto (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 August, 2012
Mississippi
Unemployment Rate By County
in August, 2012
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| County | Unemployment Rate (%) |
|---|---|
| Adams | 10.4 |
| Alcorn | 8.4 |
| Amite | 10.1 |
| Attala | 9.5 |
| Benton | 10.6 |
| Bolivar | 11.2 |
| Calhoun | 8.2 |
| Carroll | 10.8 |
| Chickasaw | 10.5 |
| Choctaw | 9.1 |
| Claiborne | 17.2 |
| Clarke | 10.6 |
| Clay | 14.2 |
| Coahoma | 12.5 |
| Copiah | 11 |
| Covington | 8.4 |
| DeSoto | 6 |
| Forrest | 9 |
| Franklin | 9.7 |
| George | 10.3 |
| Greene | 11.7 |
| Grenada | 8.8 |
| Hancock | 8.1 |
| Harrison | 7.9 |
| Hinds | 8.7 |
| Holmes | 17.3 |
| Humphreys | 19.1 |
| Issaquena | 15.5 |
| Itawamba | 8 |
| Jackson | 9.1 |
| Jasper | 10.7 |
| Jefferson | 20.1 |
| Jefferson Davis | 13.9 |
| Jones | 7.2 |
| Kemper | 13.1 |
| Lafayette | 7.3 |
| Lamar | 6.4 |
| Lauderdale | 8.8 |
| Lawrence | 11 |
| Leake | 9.4 |
| Lee | 8.3 |
| Leflore | 14.1 |
| Lincoln | 8.6 |
| Lowndes | 9 |
| Madison | 6 |
| Marion | 11.1 |
| Marshall | 10.4 |
| Monroe | 11.2 |
| Montgomery | 12.2 |
| Neshoba | 8 |
| Newton | 7.8 |
| Noxubee | 12.4 |
| Oktibbeha | 8.4 |
| Panola | 12 |
| Pearl River | 7.9 |
| Perry | 11.1 |
| Pike | 10.5 |
| Pontotoc | 7.5 |
| Prentiss | 8.2 |
| Quitman | 13.5 |
| Rankin | 5.4 |
| Scott | 7.4 |
| Sharkey | 12.8 |
| Simpson | 8.3 |
| Smith | 7 |
| Stone | 10.5 |
| Sunflower | 14.2 |
| Tallahatchie | 10.8 |
| Tate | 8.8 |
| Tippah | 9.9 |
| Tishomingo | 9.9 |
| Tunica | 11.3 |
| Union | 7.8 |
| Walthall | 12.3 |
| Warren | 9.4 |
| Washington | 15.3 |
| Wayne | 11.4 |
| Webster | 9.1 |
| Wilkinson | 13.4 |
| Winston | 11.6 |
| Yalobusha | 10.3 |
| Yazoo | 11.4 |