1. southernbusiness.com

    TUPELO, Miss.—This city of about 38,000 in the northeast part of Mississippi highlights the challenges facing the South's least populous state. Tupelo offers a charming downtown, tourist attractions and a low cost of living. It has an active local economic-development and job-training effort and is close to large state universities. Yet even this place, far better off […]
  2. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

    https://www.bls.gov › eag › eag.ms.htm

    Data extracted on: February 12, 2025 Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Note: More data series, including additional geographic areas, are available through the "Databases & Tables" tab at the top of this page. Mississippi includes the following metropolitan areas for which an Economy At A Glance table is available:. Gulfport-Biloxi, MS; Hattiesburg, MS
  3. areadevelopment.com

    However, Mississippi's economic growth has been relatively slow overall since the 2008 recession when compared to the United States as a whole, according to Mississippi Today, a digital news site. The state's GDP growth has been under 1 percent in nine of the past 10 years versus national growth between 1.6 percent and 2.9 percent each year ...
  4. areadevelopment.com

    Big-picture data provides evidence of a regional economy on the rise, with manufacturing as the centerpiece of its growth. ... Toyota Motor North America; Owner , DC Strategic Advisors. Dianne Jones Managing Director, Business and Economic Incentives, JLL ... Mississippi is home to NASA's Stennis Space Center in Hancock County, where SpaceX ...
  5. stlouisfed.org

    Despite the success TFA-MS can show, this year a lagging state economy has resulted in a severe, 66 percent cut in public funding to the organization. As a result, the number of total teachers dropped from 269 last school year to 196 this fall. Programs like Teach For America can boost educational and economic growth in Mississippi.
  6. britannica.com

    Feb 2, 2025Mississippi - Agriculture, Manufacturing, Tourism: Although there has been significant improvement in employment and compensation in Mississippi since the mid-20th century, growth at the regional and national levels has been proportionately greater; consequently, in the early 21st century the state remained disadvantaged economically, with a per capita gross product that was among the lowest ...
  7. infoplease.com

    Mississippi is traditionally one of the more rural states in the Union; not until 1965 did manufacturing take over as the leading revenue-producing sector of its economy. In 2000, Mississippi ranked third in the nation in the production of cotton, but soil erosion resulting from overcultivation and the destruction caused by the boll weevil have ...
  8. North America: regional outlook summary. Despite ongoing geopolitical turmoil, the regional economy has proven to be quite resilient. We forecast that the US economy will expand by 2.2% in 2024. Meanwhile, Canada's economy is forecast to grow by 1.9%, supported by the strength of the US market and strong commodity prices.
  9. Mississippi was admitted to the United States in 1817 as the twentieth state. Its nicknames include the Magnolia State and the Hospitality State. In the Open Directory's listing of Mississippi resources, we hope you will find a variety of items that inform, enlighten, and help to show the unique character of this wonderful state. More information

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