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Business  |  Frank Corder  • 
March 18, 2021

Mississippi unemployment rate down 59% from pandemic peak

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Mississippi’s unemployment rate sits at 6.4% as of March 15th, down from the pandemic peak of 15.7%.  That is a 59% decrease since April 2020. This is positive news for the state, though it has gone under-reported in newspapers and television broadcasts, as has the fact that…
Business  |  Frank Corder  • 
March 17, 2021

Federal tax filing deadline being extended to May 17. Mississippi state filing deadline likely staying at April 15.

The Internal Revenue Service is delaying the annual tax filing deadline for a second straight year, according to the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee.  No official release has yet been issued by the IRS. House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) and Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ) today applauded…