Mississippi

Year Population growth Job growth
1977 33,416  31,926 
1978 64,833  61,723 
1979 91,166  75,548 
1980 113,833  72,486 
1981 137,416  67,769 
1982 156,916  40,391 
1983 168,583  48,754 
1984 183,250  78,213 
1985 207,416  85,103 
1986 211,416  91,926 
1987 220,000  102,516 
1988 228,500  130,210 
1989 236,416  150,064 
1990 237,079  163,776 
1991 257,968  172,121 
1992 271,774  194,874 
1993 293,580  248,092 
1994 318,636  295,873 
1995 345,025  326,610 
1996 368,248  350,410 
1997 389,721  376,503 
1998 410,527  406,602 
1999 427,500  430,880 
2000 439,214  437,468 
2001 447,023  417,165 
2002 454,787  415,947 
2003 463,475  414,077 
2004 478,072  424,817 
2005 486,157  434,889 
2006 491,479  469,487 
2007 514,481  499,975 
2008 529,739  498,604 
2009 542,529  453,463 
2010 570,965  451,904 
2011 587,961  471,114 
2012 596,844  480,892 
2013 606,956  493,756 
2014 615,322  517,926 
2015 621,786  529,391 
2016 628,009  541,046 
2017 627,177  551,134 
2018 623,146  562,901 
2019 622,978  578,603 

Note: Population growth refers to growth of the working age population aged 16 and older.  

Source: Population growth based on EPI analysis of population data from the state-level “Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population, annual averages” from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Job growth based on analysis of Regional Economic Information System employment data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce

View the underlying data on epi.org.