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2024 Demographics

Employment Data for State: Mississippi

6.56%

Population 16+: Unemployed by Sex
Population 16+: Unemployed by Sex	State: Mississippi
Population 16+: Unemployed by Sex	Value
Male	6.44%
Female	6.68%

Workers by Means of Transportation to Work	State: Mississippi
Workers by Means of Transportation to Work	Workers	% of Workers
Worked at Home	62,611	5.02%
Walked	14,273	1.14%
Bicycle	828	0.07%
Carpooled	103,929	8.33%
Drove Alone	1,043,329	83.67%
Public Transport	3,042	0.24%
Other	19,000	1.52%

Workers by Travel Time to Work	State: Mississippi
Workers by Travel Time to Work	Workers	% of Workers
Under 15 Minutes	346,135	28.86%
15 - 29 Minutes	449,886	37.51%
30 - 44 Minutes	235,074	19.60%
45 - 59 Minutes	80,481	6.71%
60+ Minutes	87,671	7.31%

Minutes

Employed Civilian 16+ by Industry	State: Mississippi
Employed Civilian 16+ by Industry	Persons	% of Employed Civilian 16+ Population
Accommodation/Food Services	88,519	7.02%
Admin/Spprt/Waste Mgmt	42,802	3.40%
Agriculture/Forest/Fish/Hunt	27,887	2.21%
Entertainment/Rec Svcs	25,271	2.00%
Construction	86,842	6.89%
Educational Svcs	124,060	9.84%
Fin/Insur/RE/Rent/Lse	60,562	4.80%
Health Care/Soc Asst	189,331	15.02%
Information	13,806	1.10%
Mgmt of Companies	449	0.04%
Total Manufacturing	164,396	13.04%
Oth Svcs, Not Pub Admin	59,208	4.70%
Prof/Sci/Tech/Admin	45,207	3.59%
Public Administration	70,133	5.56%
Retail Trade	145,945	11.58%
Transport/Warehse/Utils	89,037	7.06%
Wholesale Trade	26,956	2.14%

Employed Civilian 16+ by Occupation
Employed Civilian 16+ by Occupation	State: Mississippi
Employed Civilian 16+ by Occupation	Persons	% of Employed Civilian 16+ Population
Architect/Engineer	17,109	1.36%
Arts/Entertain/Sports	12,486	0.99%
Building Grounds Maint	43,331	3.44%
Business/Financial Ops	52,521	4.17%
Community/Soc Svcs	24,217	1.92%
Computer/Mathematical	16,892	1.34%
Construction/Extraction	64,631	5.13%
Edu/Training/Library	85,193	6.76%
Farm/Fish/Forestry	8,214	0.65%
Food Prep/Serving	66,890	5.31%
Health Practitioner/Tec	95,690	7.59%
Healthcare Support	39,795	3.16%
Maintenance Repair	51,888	4.12%
Legal	9,503	0.75%
Life/Phys/Soc Science	9,589	0.76%
Management	111,607	8.85%
Office/Admin Support	138,629	11.00%
Production	106,786	8.47%
Protective Svcs	31,300	2.48%
Sales/Related	122,384	9.71%
Personal Care/Svc	29,690	2.36%
Transportation/Moving	122,066	9.68%

Employed Civilian 16+ by Occupation Group	State: Mississippi
Employed Civilian 16+ by Occupation Group	Persons	% of Employed Civilian 16+ Population
White Collar	695,820	55.21%
Blue Collar	345,371	27.40%
Service and Farm	219,220	17.39%

Demographics information provided by Claritas, updated April 2024, under these terms of use.