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Mississippians See Nearly $8,700 Raise in Per Capita Personal Income

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JACKSON, Miss. – Governor Tate Reeves today announced that Mississippians have seen per capita personal income in Mississippi rise by $8,696 since 2019, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. This represents an over 22% pay raise for Mississippians. This increase is more than double the growth in per capita personal income seen in the previous four years for Mississippi.

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Mississippi to Deploy over $1.2 Billion for Broadband Expansion

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JACKSON, Miss. – Governor Tate Reeves today announced that the State of Mississippi will deploy $1,203,561,563.05 in federal grant funding for the expansion of high-speed internet. The newly created Office of Broadband Expansion and Accessibility of Mississippi (BEAM) will administer the funding through a competitive grant process over the next several years to reach the approximately 300,000 unserved and 200,000 underserved locations that do not have access to high-speed broadband.

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Mississippi’s Unemployment Rate Hits a New Record Low for Third Consecutive Month

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JACKSON, Miss. – The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics today announced that Mississippi’s unemployment rate reached a new record low in May 2023. May’s 3.2% unemployment rate marks the third consecutive month that Mississippi set a new record low.

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Mississippi Wins National Award For Economic Development, Steel Dynamics Named A Manufacturing Project of the Year

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JACKSON, Miss. – The state of Mississippi has once again been honored with a Silver Shovel Award by Area Development magazine. This prestigious recognition celebrates Mississippi’s exceptional achievements in economic development throughout 2022, highlighting the state’s unwavering commitment to job creation and attracting new capital investment. Additionally, Area Development named the $2.5 billion Steel Dynamics project as one of its Manufacturing Projects of the Year.

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