2008 Annual MDES Labor Report - Click here to download
Source: Mississippi Department of Employment Security, 2007 Civilian Labor Report
| Civilian Labor Force (Hancock and Surrounding Counties and Parishes): | 256,962 |
| Employed: | 243,923 |
| Unemployed: | 13,039 |
| Unemployment Rate: | 5.72 |
Data Note: Includes Hancock, Harrison, Stone, Pearl River, and St.Tammany Parish
SOURCE: Mississippi Department of Employment Security and Louisiana Workforce Commission.
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Population by Employment |
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Total Businesses |
1,993 |
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Total Employees |
13,111 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, 2000 Census of Population and Housing. ESRI forecasts for 2008 and 2013. ESRI converted 1990 Census data into 2000 geography.
In the current year, the occupational distribution of the employed population is:
- 49.9 percent in white collar jobs (compared to 60.2 percent of U.S. employment)
- 20.7 percent in service jobs (compared to 16.5 percent of U.S. employment)
- 29.4 percent in blue collar jobs (compared to 23.3 percent of U.S. employment)
In 2000, 78.8 percent of the market area population drove alone to work, and 3.3 percent worked at home. The average travel time to work in 2000 was 32.5 minutes in the market area, compared to the U.S. average of 25.5 minutes.
