EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

Persons 18 and over, 1990 (Oktibbeha County) 29.802
Percent high school graduates 80.7
Percent with some college 61.8
Percent with Bachelor's, Graduate, or Professional degree 23.3

 

 







Most Current Labor Force Data
For Oktibbeha County and Commuting Area

Released July 2002 for June 2002

Civilian Labor Force Unemployed Number Employed 12-Mo. Moving Average
Number Rate
State of Mississippi 1,323,100 96,200 7.3 1,226,900 6.3
Commuting Area* 78,750 8110 10.4 70,560 8.8
Oktibbeha 19,650 890 4.5 18.760 3.4
Choctaw 3,790 670 17.7 3,120 13.1
Clay 9,580 1,160 12.1 8,420 11.3
Lowndes 27380 2,750 10.0 24,630 9.3
Noxubee 4,550 600 13.2 3,950 10.8
Webster 5,220 1020 19.5 4,200 14.9
Winston 8,580 1,100 12.8 7,480 12.0

* Commuting Counties include Choctaw, Clay, Lowndes, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Webster, and Winston

Source:  Mississippi Employment Security Commission, Labor Market Data, Jackson, MS., July 2002