JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi’s unemployment rate fell slightly in May as more residents found jobs.
The state’s unemployment rate fell to 8.7 percent in May from 8.8 percent in April, according to figures released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That’s the lowest level since March 2009 and 2 percentage points below the state’s 10.7 percent jobless rate in May 2011.
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