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Miss. jobless rate rises in March as payrolls fall

By Jeff Amy
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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi’s unemployment rate rose to 7.6 percent in March as more people entered the labor force than could find jobs.

A separate survey shows state employer payrolls fell for the fourth straight month, suggesting that Mississippi’s stronger economic growth in late 2013 may be softening.

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