Recent Updates
Impact of Recession in Mississippi
Though Mississippi’s unemployment rate started trending up after the start of the current national recession, the rate has increased by three percentage points since December 2007. That is more of an increase than Louisiana and Arkansas, but less of an increase than Alabama and Tennessee. Mississippi’s unemployment rate is higher than those in Alabama, Louisiana and Arkansas. MEPC's new jobs brief provides more information:
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
With the recent passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the Mississippi Economic Policy Center has made available a number of new briefs to help readers navigate what may be available for Mississippi. To view all available documents, visit the Mississippi Economic Recovery Resources section of our web site.
Mississippi Budget and Tax Updates
In addition to federal economic recovery resources, the following links provide background on the upcoming development of the budget and current year (FY09) state budget cuts.
MEPC State Briefs
- FY09 Second Round of Budget Cuts (pdf)
- State Revenue Collections for FY 2009 below Estimate: Cuts anticipated (pdf)
- Executive Budget Recommendation Overview FY10 (pdf)
- Budget Overview FY09 cuts (pdf)
- Budget Timeline - excerpt from the budget guide (pdf)
- Mississippi Guide to the Budget (pdf)
Mississippi State Agency Resources
- Stimulus Allocations for MS - PEER Committee (doc)
- Joint Legislative Budget Committee FY10 Budget Recommendation (pdf)
- Executive Budget Recommendation FY10 (pdf)
- Enacted Budget FY09 (pdf)
- Tax Expenditure Report 2008 (pdf)
- Comprehensive Annual Financial Report FY08 (pdf)
- Mississippi State Tax Commission FY08 (pdf)