by Associated Press Published: October 25,2012
Tags: close, closure, employee, facility, job, joblessness, layoff, manufacture, manufacturer, manufacturing, mill, operations, paper, plant, recycle, recycler, recycling, shut down, shutter, unemployment, work, worker
NATCHEZ — A Natchez plant will shut down operations at its plant near the Natchez-Adams County Port. The Natchez Democrat reports Mississippi River Pulp (formerly Mississippi River Corporation) will close down its recycled fiber mill effective Oct. 31. The closure, which company officials said is due to lack of demand, will affect 79 hourly and [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: October 17,2012
Tags: casino, employee, employment, entertainment, gambling, gaming, hospitality, hotel, job, layoff, lodging, nightlife, restaurant, tourism, tourist, unemployment, vacation, visitor, work, worker
TUNICA — The Fitz Casino & Hotel Tunica has laid off an unspecified number of employees, citing a soft economy, seasonal fluctuations and increased competition. General manager Chuck Miller declined to say how many employees were let go or how many remain. The casino reported 669 employees to the Mississippi Gaming Commission June 30. A [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: October 12,2012
Tags: benefit, employee, employment, insurance, job, jobless, joblessness, unemployment, work, worker
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, [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: October 4,2012
Tags: benefit, economy, employee, employer, employment, job, joblessness, layoff, unemployment, unemployment insurance, work, worker
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits rose to a seasonally adjusted 367,000, a level consistent with only modest hiring. The state data are for the week ended Sept. 22, one week behind the national data. States with the biggest increases are: • Mississippi: Up 3,314, due to people unable to work [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: September 12,2012
Tags: apparel, Closing, closure, clothes, contract, defense, employee, job, layoff, manufacture, manufacturer, manufacturing, military, plant, sew, sewing, unemployment, work, worker
COLUMBUS — An apparel company that’s losing a military contract to the federal prison system says it plans to lay off 50 workers in Alabama and Mississippi rather than idling two plants. American Power Source Inc. says the layoffs in Fayette, Ala., and Columbus are due to the government’s decision to shift an Air Force [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: September 6,2012
Tags: casino, employee, employment, entertainment, gambler, gambling, gaming, hospitality, hotel, layoff, lodging, nightlife, restaurant, tourism, tourist, unemployment, vacation, visitor, work, worker
BILOXI — Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville Casino & Restaurant Biloxi is laying off about 50 full-time and 150 part-time workers as the summer tourist season ends. CFO Scott King tells the Sun Herald for six weeks the company has been informing employees their jobs would end with summer. Margaritaville hired nearly 1,000 people for its opening [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: September 5,2012
Tags: aid, assistance, hurricane, joblessness, severe weather, state agency, state government, storm, tropical storm, tropical weather, unemployment, Weather
SOUTH MISSISSIPPI — Individuals in Hancock, Harrison, Jackson and Pearl River Counties in Mississippi who were unable to work because of Hurricane Isaac may apply for Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA), the Mississippi Department of Employment Security (MDES) announced. People who live or work in one of the affected counties and could not work because of [...] [...]
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 [...] [...]
Starkville — Sitel Corp. will lay off up to 58 workers from its Starkville call center in September. Based in Nashville, Tenn., Sitel employs nearly 500 people at the Starkville call center. The company does contract work for other companies. Spokesman Andrew Kokes said the people being laid off handled a specialized technical support contract. [...] [...]
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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