UNEMPLOYMENT
Madison County continues to have one of the lowest unemployment rates in the metropolitan Jackson area. Madison County has historically had one of the lowest or the lowest unemployment rates in Mississippi.
Madison County continues to have one of the lowest unemployment rates in the metropolitan Jackson area. Madison County has historically had one of the lowest or the lowest unemployment rates in Mississippi.
Annual Unemployment Rate |
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| Description | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
| Madison County | 3.5 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.0 |
| Mississippi | 5.8 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 6.4 | 5.4 |