StateMaster - Mississippi Economy statistics

Employment	1,215,040	[35th of 52]
Gross State Product > Current Dollars	$76,205,000,000.00	[35th of 56]
Median Earnings for Male Full-Time, Year-Round Workers	$33,753.00	[49th of 51]
Median Family Income	$39,319.00	[51st of 51]
Median Household Income	$31,642.00	[50th of 51]
Nest Egg Index	85.48	[50th of 50]
Percent below poverty level	21.6%	[1st of 51]
Percent of Children Below Poverty Level	31 %	[2nd of 51]
Percent of Households With Retirement Income	15.7 %	[37th of 51]
Percent of People 65 Years and Over Below Poverty Level	15.2 %	[1st of 51]
Percent of Related Children Below Poverty Level	30.8 %	[2nd of 51]
Personal income	$75,416,000,000.00	[34th of 51]
Total tax burden	$5,124,730,000.00	[33rd of 50]
Total tax burden (per capita)	$1,766.54	[35th of 50]
Unemployment	104,847	[25th of 52]
Unemployment rate	7.9%	[2nd of 52]
Welfare Caseloads > Percent change in total families	13%	[4th of 54]
Welfare Caseloads > Percent change in total recipients	13.3%	[4th of 54]
Welfare Caseloads > Total families	19,597	[27th of 54]
Welfare Caseloads > Total recipients	45,191	[27th of 54]

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SOURCES: Bureau of Labor Statistics, March 2006; US Census Bureau, 2004.; American Community Survey 2004 ; A.G. Edwards; American Community Survey 2004; Bureau of Economic Analysis regional data, 2005; US Census Bureau, 2004; Bureau of Labor Statistics, March 2006; Administration of Children and Families

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