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We’re on a mission at Zippia to criss-cross the country looking for the best and worst places for jobs.
Today, we set our sites on the worst cities to find a job in Mississippi after looking at the best places in Mississippi a short while ago.
These cities did not have the grit needed to make it to the big leagues and get that big promotion we all hope to get.
After looking at the data for the 100 biggest cities in Mississippi, the ten worst cities to find a job in the Magnolia State are:
Hollandale Leland Vicksburg Greenville Clarksdale Greenwood Ruleville Indianola Kosciusko Okolona
Read on to see how we did it.
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How We Determined The Worst Places For Jobs In The Magnolia State
After getting the data for every place in Mississippi, we ultimately decided to limit our analysis to the biggest places with over 5,000 people.
That left us with 100 cities.
We then ranked each place across a number of criteria from one to 100, with 1 being the worst in any given category.
Finally, we took the average rank across all criteria, with the place posting the lowest overall score gaining the title “Worst City In Mississippi To Find A Job”.
The criteria we looked at were:
1. Hollandale
Population: 2,710Recent Job Growth: -3.34%Future Job Growth: 21.70%
2. Leland
Population: 4,465Recent Job Growth: -3.34%Future Job Growth: 21.70%
3. Vicksburg
Population: 23,725Recent Job Growth: -2.85%Future Job Growth: 21.40%
4. Greenville
Population: 34,259Recent Job Growth: -3.34%Future Job Growth: 21.50%
5. Clarksdale
Population: 17,906Recent Job Growth: -2.81%Future Job Growth: 23.60%
6. Greenwood
Population: 15,298Recent Job Growth: -3.15%Future Job Growth: 22.80%
7. Ruleville
Population: 3,002Recent Job Growth: -2.03%Future Job Growth: 24.30%
8. Indianola
Population: 10,682Recent Job Growth: -2.03%Future Job Growth: 24.30%
9. Kosciusko
Population: 7,359Recent Job Growth: -2.56%Future Job Growth: 25.80%
10. Okolona
Population: 2,684Recent Job Growth: -2.08%Future Job Growth: 26.80%
Wrapping It Up With Friday Night Drinks
After crunching all the numbers, Hollandale took the “top” spot as the worst city in Mississippi for a job.
So while the economy continues to improve and jobs become available across the state of Mississippi, these cities lag behind.
Hopefully they can catch up before they miss their next bonus.
Detailed List Of Worst Places In Mississippi To Get A Job
City
Rank
Population
Recent Job Growth
Future Job Growth
hollandale 1
2,710
-3.34%
21.70%
leland 2
4,465
-3.34%
21.70%
vicksburg 3
23,725
-2.85%
21.40%
greenville 4
34,259
-3.34%
21.50%
clarksdale 5
17,906
-2.81%
23.60%
greenwood 6
15,298
-3.15%
22.80%
ruleville 7
3,002
-2.03%
24.30%
indianola 8
10,682
-2.03%
24.30%
kosciusko 9
7,359
-2.56%
25.80%
okolona 10
2,684
-2.08%
26.80%
houston 11
3,602
-2.08%
26.80%
west point 12
11,317
-1.79%
21.70%
macon 13
2,759
-0.82%
24.70%
waynesboro 14
5,073
-2.01%
27.60%
aberdeen 15
5,626
-1.37%
27.50%
louisville 16
6,617
-1.05%
28.30%
mccomb 17
12,841
-2.33%
27.60%
natchez 18
15,847
-2.29%
28.70%
amory 19
7,313
-1.37%
27.50%
hazlehurst 20
4,003
-2.16%
28.40%
holly springs 21
7,699
-1.18%
29.90%
carthage 22
5,062
-1.94%
28.80%
beechwood 23
3,268
-2.86%
26.60%
baldwyn 24
3,982
-1.45%
29.70%
columbus 25
23,604
0.12%
27.30%
water valley 26
3,399
-0.66%
30.70%
hattiesburg 27
46,284
-1.17%
30.10%
booneville 28
8,788
-1.45%
29.70%
winona 29
4,985
-0.97%
29.40%
crystal springs 30
5,060
-2.16%
28.40%
batesville 31
7,457
-1.20%
28.60%
magee 32
4,414
-2.16%
30.20%
jackson 33
174,382
-2.16%
29.20%
verona 34
3,045
-1.18%
30.80%
senatobia 35
8,071
-1.18%
29.60%
starkville 36
23,908
-0.94%
31.30%
ripley 37
5,381
-1.06%
29.80%
yazoo city 38
11,524
0.41%
31.90%
cleveland 39
12,315
-0.66%
30.40%
columbia 40
6,543
-0.39%
31.40%
tupelo 41
34,827
-1.18%
30.00%
meridian 42
41,056
0.32%
31.40%
fulton 43
3,969
-1.18%
30.90%
canton 44
13,185
-2.16%
30.80%
morton 45
3,440
-1.31%
32.80%
byram 46
11,277
-2.16%
29.60%
mississippi state 47
2,913
-0.94%
31.30%
saltillo 48
4,744
-1.18%
30.80%
iuka 49
3,019
-0.13%
32.80%
newton 50
3,379
-1.26%
31.80%
gulfport 51
68,158
-0.23%
31.80%
ridgeland 52
23,987
-2.16%
30.80%
biloxi 53
44,223
-0.23%
32.10%
pontotoc 54
5,652
-1.18%
31.10%
madison 55
24,153
-2.16%
30.80%
tutwiler 56
3,432
2.93%
36.90%
waveland 57
6,492
-0.23%
32.90%
brookhaven 58
12,549
-0.75%
32.30%
pearl 59
25,623
-2.16%
31.50%
richland 60
6,955
-2.16%
31.50%
nicholson 61
3,393
-0.19%
33.00%
pascagoula 62
22,523
1.82%
33.80%
forest 63
5,702
-1.31%
32.80%
clinton 64
25,361
-2.16%
31.40%
flowood 65
7,881
-2.16%
31.50%
laurel 66
18,611
-0.88%
33.40%
bay st. louis
67
9,614
-0.23%
32.90%
picayune 68
10,982
-0.19%
33.00%
florence 69
4,118
-2.16%
31.50%
grenada 70
13,121
0.09%
33.50%
petal 71
10,515
-1.17%
31.60%
brandon 72
21,689
-2.16%
31.50%
escatawpa 73
3,857
1.82%
36.30%
ellisville 74
4,512
-0.88%
33.40%
new hope 75
3,182
0.12%
32.50%
wiggins 76
4,399
-0.23%
33.30%
corinth 77
14,663
0.08%
34.30%
horn lake 78
26,120
-1.19%
32.80%
poplarville 79
2,923
-0.19%
33.00%
west hattiesburg 80
6,370
-1.17%
32.90%
moss point 81
13,807
1.82%
36.30%
oxford 82
19,022
-0.68%
33.70%
olive branch 83
33,484
-1.19%
32.80%
hernando 84
14,117
-1.19%
32.80%
gautier 85
18,502
1.82%
36.30%
lucedale 86
2,943
1.82%
36.50%
d’iberville
87
9,539
-0.23%
33.20%
pass christian 88
4,773
-0.23%
33.20%
philadelphia 89
7,483
0.23%
35.40%
diamondhead 90
8,583
-0.23%
32.90%
southaven 91
48,981
-1.19%
33.30%
long beach 92
14,981
-0.23%
33.20%
st. martin
93
6,965
1.82%
36.30%
latimer 94
6,970
1.82%
36.30%
gulf hills 95
8,419
1.82%
36.30%
ocean springs 96
17,420
1.82%
36.30%
pearl river 97
4,106
0.23%
35.40%
vancleave 98
5,756
1.82%
36.30%
gulf park estates 99
6,343
1.82%
36.30%
new albany 100
8,076
2.73%
40.00%
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