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Jobless rate dips in November

by Associated Press Published: December 21,2011

Tags: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Congress, Democrats, Mississippi, Mississippi Business Journal, November, republicans, unemployment

Mississippi’s unemployment rate dipped to 10.5 in November, as some people gave up looking for jobs. That’s down from 10.6 percent in October, but above the 10.2 percent rate in November 2010. Mississippi remains tied for the third-highest jobless rate among the states. Bureau of Labor Statistics figures show the number of unemployed people fell [...] [...]

Job opening hit historic low

by MBJ Newswires Published: July 13,2009

Tags: Bureau of Labor Statistics, jobs, Washington

WASHINGTON — On the last business day of April, job openings in the U.S. numbered 2.5 million, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports, and stood at the lowest level since the series began in December 2000. The hires rate (3.1 percent) was unchanged in April and remained low, while the total separations rate (3.6 percent) [...] [...]

Cities beat national jobless rate

by MBJ Newswires Published: July 6,2009

Tags: Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment, unemployment

AROUND MISSISSIPPI — Unemployment rates were higher in April than a year earlier in all 372 metropolitan areas (MSAs), the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports. All four of Mississippi’s MSAs were well up, though all four were well below the national average. Thirteen areas recorded jobless rates of at least 15 percent, while 31 areas [...] [...]

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