Miss. jobless rate rises to 9.6 percent in September
JACKSON, Miss. - Mississippi's unemployment rate rose to 9.6 percent in September, fueled by a loss of jobs form Hurricane Katrina, state officials said.
The state's jobless rate in August was 6.9 percent.
There were 59,700 jobs lost in Mississippi because of Hurricane Katrina, according to the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Numbers tallied through Friday show 34,489 Mississippians were collecting unemployment insurance benefits.
Another 41,955 people were receiving Disaster Unemployment Assistance, and 34,620 claims were pending, said Diane Bell, spokeswoman for the Mississippi Department of Employment Security.
A total of 111,064 have applied for benefits, Bell said.
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The state's jobless rate in August was 6.9 percent.
There were 59,700 jobs lost in Mississippi because of Hurricane Katrina, according to the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Numbers tallied through Friday show 34,489 Mississippians were collecting unemployment insurance benefits.
Another 41,955 people were receiving Disaster Unemployment Assistance, and 34,620 claims were pending, said Diane Bell, spokeswoman for the Mississippi Department of Employment Security.
A total of 111,064 have applied for benefits, Bell said.
More...
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