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State’s unemployment rate fell slightly in March

Associated Press — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 12:05:38 +0000

ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Mississippi’s unemployment rate dipped in March, as more people found jobs and fewer people sought them. The decrease came after two months of increases. The report by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics lined up with a separate survey showing employer payrolls continue to creep up in Mississippi. The jobless rate fell [...]

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Airport tower manager, crew to be out of work

Associated Press — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 12:08:12 +0000

TUPELO — Despite a temporary reprieve, Doug Metz and his four co-workers still face unemployment. Metz is the air traffic control manager at Tupelo Regional Airport, where the tower is among 149 across the country being closed by the Federal Aviation Administration on June 15. An air traffic controller with more than 30 years of [...]

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January unemployment jumped more than half-percent

Associated Press — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 16:04:04 +0000

ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Mississippi’s unemployment jumped to 9.3 percent in January, wiping out almost a year’s worth of job gains. The state’s unemployment rate was 8.6 percent in December and 10 percent rate in January 2012. The number of people who reported having a job fell even as the state’s labor force shrank. Mississippi reported [...]

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State’s unemployment rate rose in December

Associated Press — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 18:19:00 +0000

ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — The state’s unemployment rate ticked up to 8.6 percent in December. Despite the one-month rise, Mississippi’s jobless rate still decreased the third-most among states in 2012, in percentage point terms. Only Nevada and Florida saw larger drops. The state’s unemployment rate was 8.5 percent in November and 10.5 percent rate in December [...]

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State leads nation in decline in unemployment assistance

Associated Press — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 12:45:34 +0000

ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — The number of Americans seeking unemployment aid plummeted last week to 339,000, the fewest since February 2008. If sustained, the lower level could signal stronger hiring. The state data are for the week ended Sept. 29, one week behind the national data. States with the biggest declines were: • Mississippi: Down 3,393, [...]

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Report: Unemployment up in 71 of 82 counties

Associated Press — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 13:20:43 +0000

ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Unemployment rates rose from June to July in 71 of Mississippi’s 82 counties, according to figures released yesterday. All counties remained below their jobless rates from last July, though. Unemployment rates fell in July in eight counties: Clarke, Coahoma, Humphreys, Issaquena, Oktibbeha, Pontotoc, Tunica and Webster. Rates were flat in Newton, Perry [...]

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Unemployment rate fell in all 82 counties in June

Associated Press — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 15:06:54 +0000

ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Unemployment rates fell in all Mississippi counties in June compared to a year ago, according to figures released yesterday. Rankin County had the lowest jobless rate at 5.9 percent, while 11 counties reported rates of 11 percent or higher. Clay County was the highest among the 82 counties at 17.9 percent. County-level [...]

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Unemployment rate falls below 10 percent for first time since 2009

Associated Press — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 19:26:09 +0000

ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Mississippi’s unemployment rate fell to 9.9 percent in January, as the number of people with jobs rose. It’s the first time unemployment has dipped below 10 percent in the state since September 2009. The jobless rate was down from 10.4 percent in December and 10.5 percent in January 2011. Despite the decrease, [...]

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Housing and jobless data signal a fragile recovery

Associated Press — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 19:12:44 +0000

WASHINGTON — Adding to evidence the recession has ended, housing construction rose in August and fewer laid-off workers sought jobless aid last week. Still, the reports suggested a slow and fragile economic recovery. The rise in housing starts was due solely to a jump in the volatile apartment-building category, and unemployment claims remain far above [...]

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Unemployment claims rise

Wally Northway — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 16:38:04 +0000

In the week ending Aug. 15, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted unemployment initial claims in the U.S. was 576,000, an increase of 15,000 from the previous week’s revised figure. The four-week moving average was 570,000, an increase of 4,250 from the previous week’s revised average. The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 4.7 [...]

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