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Mississippi jobless rate and payrolls both hit new records

March 13, 2018 Online Editor 0

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Mississippi’s jobless rate again set a new low in January, while employer payrolls again set a new high. The jobless rate fell to 4.6 percent, a new low since current surveys […]

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New figures show Mississippi has nation’s worst jobless rate

March 18, 2016 Online Editor 0

JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — Mississippi’s jobless rate is worst among the 50 states, dragged down in part by a low-growth state economy, according to U.S. Labor Department figures released Monday. State economist Darrin Webb said […]

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Mississippi jobless rate jumps as more people seeking work

January 27, 2016 Online Editor 0

JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — Mississippi’s unemployment rate jumped in December as the economy didn’t generate enough jobs to absorb more people looking for work. The jobless rate rose to 6.4 percent from 6 percent in […]

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Mississippi unemployment rate up slightly in November

December 21, 2015 Online Editor 0

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi’s unemployment rate ticked up in November as the economy didn’t generate enough jobs to absorb more people looking for work. The jobless rate rose to 6 percent from 5.9 percent […]

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Mississippi unemployment rate falls as payrolls stay flat

October 21, 2015 Online Editor Comments Off on Mississippi unemployment rate falls as payrolls stay flat

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi’s unemployment rate kept falling in September, as more people reported finding jobs. The jobless rate fell to 6.1 percent from 6.3 percent in August, and was below September 2014’s 7.3 […]

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Mississippi unemployment: Rate dips slightly in June

July 22, 2015 Online Editor Comments Off on Mississippi unemployment: Rate dips slightly in June

(AP) Mississippi’s unemployment rate dipped in June despite weakness in employer payrolls. The jobless rate fell to 6.6 percent from 6.7 percent in May, and from 7.6 percent in June 2014. A months-long pattern of […]

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Mississippi unemployment: Second highest jobless rate in country, despite March dip

April 23, 2015 Online Editor Comments Off on Mississippi unemployment: Second highest jobless rate in country, despite March dip

(AP) Mississippi’s jobless rate dipped in March for the third month in a row, although employer payrolls shrank, as employment numbers sent mixed signals about the state’s economy. The unemployment rate fell to 6.8 percent, […]

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December Mississippi jobless rate dips, still worst among states

January 28, 2015 Online Editor Comments Off on December Mississippi jobless rate dips, still worst among states

JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — Mississippi’s jobless rate dipped slightly in December, but the state continues to have the highest unemployment rate of any state nationwide. The jobless rate fell to 7.2 percent, down from 7.3 […]

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