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LABOR ANALYSIS
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EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Percent persons 25 and over, 2006
(Oktibbeha County) |
50 |
| Percent high school, no college |
15.3 |
| Percent with some college, no degree |
18.3 |
| Percent with Associates degree |
5.3 |
| Percent with Bachelor's degree |
22.2 |
| Percent with Graduate degree |
24.4 |
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Most Current
Labor Force Data
For Oktibbeha County and Commuting Area
Released July 2007 for June 2007
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Civilian
Labor Force |
Unemployed |
Number
Employed |
12-Mo.
Moving Average |
| Number |
Rate |
| State of Mississippi |
1,326,900 |
91,000 |
6.9 |
1,235,900 |
6.6 |
| Commuting Area* |
74,350 |
7,000 |
9.4 |
67,350 |
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| Oktibbeha |
20,030 |
1,550 |
7.7 |
18,480 |
6.7 |
| Choctaw |
3,410 |
290 |
8.6 |
3,120 |
8.5 |
| Clay |
8,150 |
1,420 |
17.4 |
6,730 |
15.1 |
| Lowndes |
27,090 |
2,200 |
8.1 |
24,890 |
7.6 |
| Noxubee |
4,370 |
580 |
13.2 |
3,790 |
12.8 |
| Webster |
3,350 |
320 |
9.4 |
3,030 |
9 |
| Winston |
7,950 |
640 |
8.1 |
7,310 |
7.5 |
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* Commuting Counties include Choctaw, Clay, Lowndes,
Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Webster, and Winston
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Source: Mississippi Employment Security Commission,
Labor Market Data, Jackson, MS., June 2007
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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 
