# Employment: Jackson, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Employment: Jackson, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was down 0.07% year on year in September 2025, compared with 0.2% in August 2025.
The level stood at 271,122 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since November 2022.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −16.0% (Apr 2020) to 16.0% (Apr 2021), averaging 0.5%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-27140.EMP.M.NSA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (440 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/employment-jackson-ms-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 271,122 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 270,120 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 273,400 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 271,723 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 274,335 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 274,511 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 274,409 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 273,919 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 270,567 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 277,772 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 276,790 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 276,811 thousands | −0.07 |
| August 2025 | 275,937 thousands | 0.2 |
| July 2025 | 277,231 thousands | 0.2 |
| June 2025 | 276,797 thousands | 1.0 |
| May 2025 | 278,000 thousands | 1.5 |
| April 2025 | 280,434 thousands | 2.0 |
| March 2025 | 278,099 thousands | 2.3 |
| February 2025 | 277,575 thousands | 2.6 |
| January 2025 | 275,712 thousands | 3.0 |
| December 2024 | 279,687 thousands | 3.3 |
| November 2024 | 278,924 thousands | 2.9 |
| October 2024 | 278,328 thousands | 3.2 |
| September 2024 | 276,993 thousands | 2.8 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-27140.EMP.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-27140.EMP.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```