Data and Economy
A $3.63 billion visitor economy. A smaller workforce. Five numbers to know.
New tourism estimates, August labor data and announced maritime investments put the Coast’s opportunities in perspective.
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Economic Development
Investments, regional priorities and the decisions that shape how growth reaches businesses, workers and communities across the Coast.
Economic Development
The Coast has roughly 60 plans. A new framework finds their common ground.
The Gulf Coast Business Council is connecting existing plans around workers, housing, infrastructure and investment. Full findings are expected this month.
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Unemployment fell to 3 percent. The Coast’s workforce got smaller, too.
August estimates show 4,582 fewer people working or looking for work in the Gulfport-Biloxi metro than a year earlier, even as employers added payroll jobs.
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