Pearl River County’s unemployment rate in December of this year was 3.1%, the same as the previous month’s rate. This ranking places Pearl River County tied with Leake County for 33rd out of 82 counties in Mississippi. The previous year, in December, Pearl River County’s unemployment rate was 7%.
Pearl River County’s rate for the month of December was the same as the unadjusted state average of 3.1%. The unadjusted rate for the previous month was 3%.
The seasonally adjusted average in Mississippi for November was 4.5%, down from 5% the previous month. In December 2020, the seasonally adjusted average was 6.6%.
Nationally, the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in December was 3.9%, down slightly from the previous month’s 4.2 percent. A year earlier, this rate was 6.7%.
The unadjusted national average was 3.7%, down from November’s rate of 3.9. The rate in December 2020 was 6.5%.
Seasonally adjusted rates take into account annual trends such as weather, holidays, school hours and other events that affect employment rates. Only national and state percentages are adjusted.
During the month of December, 34 of Mississippi’s 82 counties reported unemployment rates at or below the state’s unadjusted average of 3.1%.
Rankin County and Union County recorded the lowest unemployment rate in December at 2.1%, with Lafayette County reporting a rate of 2.2%.
Jefferson County reported the highest rate, at 11.3%, with Humphreys County reporting a rate of 7.1%.