Mississippi leads nation in unemployment jump

In February, 27 states recorded over-the-month unemployment rate increases. And, Mississippi had the largest increase in the nation.

Seven states and the District of Columbia registered rate decreases and 16 states had no rate change, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports. Over the year, jobless rates increased in 46 states and the District of Columbia and declined in four states.

The national unemployment rate in February, 9.7 percent, remained unchanged from January, but was up from 8.2 percent a year earlier.

Mississippi Business Journal