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Mississippi economy remains behind national average

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By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – An expert says Mississippi’s economy is growing at a modest pace but continues to lag behind the national average. State economist Darrin Webb tells lawmakers […]

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Slow economic growth dogs Mississippi as election looms

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WEST POINT, Miss. (AP) — The economy has gotten a lot better for Era Walker. The West Point resident has gone from making $9.75 an hour at a pig farm to $15 an hour at […]

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Mississippi economy ‘better than it has been in a long time,’ but lags behind national recovery

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JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — Mississippi’s economy is growing but still lags behind regional and national recovery from the Great Recession, an expert said Thursday. “Everything’s not just perfect. But it is, I would say, better […]

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Mississippi adds 6,000 jobs in September, jobless rate drops to 7.7 percent

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JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — Mississippi’s employers added 6,000 jobs to their payrolls in September and the state’s unemployment rate fell again, although it remains the second-highest in the nation. The numbers, compiled by two separate […]

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