Mississippi state prices & labor vs the US
Where Mississippi sits against the national average on the prices households and builders feel first. All states: /states.
Regular gasoline
$3.96
AAA · 2026-10-02 · −9.9% vs US
Residential electricity
14.54¢/kWh
EIA · Jul 2026 · +7.1% YoY · −20.6% vs US
Industrial electricity
7.66¢/kWh
EIA · Jul 2026 · +0.7% YoY · −21.6% vs US
Labor
Construction avg weekly wage
$1,397
BLS QCEW · Jan 2026 · +6.3% YoY · −14.5% vs US
Unemployment rate
3.4%
BLS LAUS · Aug 2026 · -0.3pp over 1y · US 4.2%
Each figure carries its own source date — they update on different schedules. Data: geo.json.