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Labor Force and Unemployment
| 2025 Avg Annual | Total Labor Force | Number Unemployment | Unemployment Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warren County | 18,423 | 800 | 4.30% |
| Workforce Area (50 Mil Radius) | 352,531 | 13,305 | 3.80% |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS), 2025 annual averages. Workforce Area includes the counties of Warren, Adams, Amite, Claiborne, Copiah, Franklin, Hinds, Jefferson, Lawrence, Lincoln, Madison, Pike, Rankin, Simpson, Walthall, Wilkinson, and Yazoo. Note: 2025 annual figures are 11-month averages that exclude October 2025, when the household survey was not collected due to the federal government shutdown (BLS footnotes G and T). See the Sources tab for series IDs and verification links. Detail and totals are on the Labor Detail tab.
Commute Patterns
| Commute Time | County | 50 Miles Radius | State | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Less than 15 minutes | 37.20% | 25.70% | 28.60% | 26.00% |
| 15 to 29 minutes | 39.40% | 40.80% | 37.10% | 36.60% |
| 30 to 44 minutes | 10.50% | 20.80% | 19.80% | 20.80% |
| 45 to 59 minutes | 6.30% | 6.20% | 6.90% | 8.00% |
| 60 or more minutes | 6.70% | 6.50% | 7.60% | 8.60% |
| Estimated Average Travel Time To Work | 21.4 Minutes | 25.4 Minutes | 25.6 Minutes | 26.4 Minutes |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates (2020-2024), Table B08303 (Travel Time to Work); average travel time computed from Table B08013 (Aggregate Travel Time to Work). Percentages are of workers 16 years and over who did not work from home. The 50 Miles Radius column aggregates the same 17 workforce-area counties (Census and BLS publish by county rather than by drive-time ring). All cells are formulas driven by the raw ACS category counts on the Commute Detail tab. See the Sources tab for verification links.