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Culture  |  Anne Summerhays  • 
March 21, 2022

Mississippi sets new record for its lowest unemployment rate, Bureau of Labor Statistics reports

The state reaches unemployment rate of 4.6% in January 2022.  Last week, a State Employment and Unemployment report conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics showed that ten states hit record-low unemployment rates in January 2022, including Mississippi. The BLS report showed that Nebraska and Utah had the lowest unemployment rates in the nation in…
Culture  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
March 18, 2022

MCRAE: College Savings Mississippi Survey Reveals Challenges

By: Treasurer David McRae Your State Treasurer’s office administers two college savings plans designed to help Mississippians save for college. MACS is the Mississippi Affordable College Savings Plan which allows families to save for college starting with as little as $25. MPACT is the Mississippi Prepaid Affordable College Tuition Plan which allows families to prepay…