Unemployment rates in Noxubee and Clay county dropped by about 0.5 percent in February, while Lowndes and Oktibbeha county saw nominal improvements, coinciding with both state and national rates.
Noxubee and Clay rates fell 0.5 and 0.6 percent respectively as compared to January, while Lowndes and Oktibbeha fell 0.3 percent and 0.1 percent, respectively.
Compared to a year ago, Noxubee county had the largest improvement, from 6.1 percent to 4.7 percent. Lowndes and Clay tied with a 1.1 percent drop from February 2022, both currently sitting at 3.3 percent, while Oktibbeha fell 0.8 percent from last year.
On the state and national level, Mississippi fell 0.3 percent from 3.5 percent in January while the national rate remained the same. The state rate also fell 1 percent from February 2022 and the nation fell 0.2 percent.
The number of unemployed people in Lowndes and Oktibbeha fell to 820 and 790, respectively. In contrast, Clay and Noxubee fell to 290 and 150, bringing the total number of people unemployed in the Golden Triangle down by 140 compared to January. Across all four counties, there are 2,050 people unemployed, marking a 24 percent improvement from February 2022.
There are currently 40,100 unemployed people in the state, down 27.5 percent from 2022. Across the nation, there are 6,465,000 unemployed, compared to 6,782,000 in February 2022.
You can help your community
Quality, in-depth journalism is essential to a healthy community. The Dispatch brings you the most complete reporting and insightful commentary in the Golden Triangle, but we need your help to continue our efforts. In the past week, our reporters have posted 41 articles to cdispatch.com. Please consider subscribing to our website for only $2.30 per week to help support local journalism and our community.
You can help your community
Quality, in-depth journalism is essential to a healthy community. The Dispatch brings you the most complete reporting and insightful commentary in the Golden Triangle, but we need your help to continue our efforts. In the past week, our reporters have posted 41 articles to cdispatch.com. Please consider subscribing to our website for only $2.30 per week to help support local journalism and our community.
