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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Workforce
Jobs, worker availability, wages, skills, training and the practical employment questions behind the Coast’s economic announcements.
Maritime and Blue Economy
Ships, ocean drones and 166 planned jobs: Gulfport’s maritime bet gets real
Three companies are doing three different kinds of maritime work in Gulfport. Their investments could affect jobs, training and local business opportunities across the Coast.
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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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