Number of Jobs in Mississippi Again Reaches New All-Time High

JACKSON, Miss. - Governor Tate Reeves today announced that Mississippi's total non-farm employment reached a new record high in May with 1,195,400 jobs.

"Mississippi has one of the hottest job markets in America," said Governor Tate Reeves. "Our state continues to rack up win after win because our economic development strategy is working. Mississippi has more jobs than ever before, and companies are investing billions of dollars in our state. The Mississippi Momentum is not slowing down."

Today's news is the latest historic win for Mississippi. Last week, Governor Reeves announced that Mississippi was honored with a Gold Shovel Award by Area Development magazine. The national award honors Mississippi's historic accomplishments in economic development throughout 2025. Area Development also named the $210 million Amazon project in Marshall County as one of its Non-Manufacturing Projects of the Year. Additionally, Mississippi is second in America for growth in job openings since 2020, with hiring demand up nearly 20%. The U.S. state average was -9.6%. Since Governor Reeves took this office, over $85 billion in new private sector investment has been announced, and thousands of high-paying jobs have been created across the state.