The unemployment rate for Newton County rose from 5.6 percent in May to 6.4 percent in June.
Newton County was tied for the 35th lowest jobless rate in the state along with Marion, Tunica and Webster counties. The rate for Newton County was the lowest for June since 2007 when it stood at 6.3.
The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for Mississippi in June was at 5 percent, a slight increase of one-tenth of a percentage point over the month. The rate decreased nine-tenths of a percentage point when compared to the June 2016 rate of 5.9 percent.
The country’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased one-tenth of a percentage point over the month from 4.3 to 4.4 percent, but was five-tenths of a percentage point lower than the year ago rate of 4.9 percent. In June, there were 4,000 more jobs in Mississippi than May, and 6,100 more than June 2016, according to the seasonally adjusted results from a survey of Mississippi employers.
Seasonally adjusted data removes the effects of events that follow a more or less regular pattern each year such as the influences of weather, holidays, the opening and closing of schools, and other recurring seasonal events.
These adjustments make it easier to observe the cyclical and other non-seasonal movements in a data series. Amounts are seasonally adjusted at the national and state levels only.
Mississippi’s not seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for June was 6.1 percent, increasing eight-tenths of a percentage point. When compared to the June 2016 rate of 6.8 percent, the rate decreased seven-tenths of a percentage point.
The number of unemployed increased 10,200 over the month, while the employed total decreased 1,900 from the prior month. The country’s not seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for June at 4.5 percent was up four-tenths of a percentage point over the month, but was six-tenths of a percentage point below the year ago rate of 5.1 percent.
Mississippi’s not seasonally adjusted nonfarm employment decreased 1,400 over the month but was up 10,800 from one year ago. Registering the largest monthly employment losses were the government sector and the educational and health services sector.
For the month of June, 27 counties in Mississippi posted unemployment rates less than or equal to the state’s rate of 6.1 percent.
Rankin County posted the lowest unemployment rate for the month of June at 4.3 percent followed by Union County at 4.4 percent. Jefferson County had the highest unemployment rate for June at 16.7 percent followed by Issaquena County at 12.2 percent.
Historically, Mississippi’s unemployment rate has increased from May to June as the full impact of students entering the labor force occurs.
