Mississippi collected $1.4 billion in sales and gross receipt taxes during the first quarter of 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves has taken a page from Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s book by announcing on Tuesday that wearing masks in public will no longer be required and that businesses will be reopened and start operating again at full capacity.
The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for February in Mississippi's Jackson metropolitan statistical area was 264,900, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for February in Mississippi's Hattiesburg metropolitan statistical area was 64,300, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.