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September 26, 2016

CRAWFORD: Need more private sector jobs, more Mississippians working

BILL CRAWFORD: Mississippi needs more private sector jobs Of employed Mississippi civilians age 16 and over, 17.9 percent were local, state, and national government workers compared to 13.6 percent nationally. Of Mississippians age 18 to 64 with jobs, 15.8 percent had no health insurance coverage compared to 11.6 percent nationally. Of those without jobs, 44.7…