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October 31, 2016

State economists lower growth projection from 1.6 to 1.5 percent

State economists lower growth forecast Mississippi’s state economists have pulled back on an already-weak economic forecast for the rest of 2016, projecting that the state’s economy will grow only 1.5 percent instead of the 1.6 percent previously predicted. The new report from state economists includes at least some good news on jobs, forecasting a 1…