Income & Working Families
While working hard, many of Mississippi’s families fall short of economic security. According to an analysis of data from the U.S. Census, approximately 39% of Mississippi’s working families are low-income. The resources below examine ways to improve the economic opportunities of Mississippi’s working families.
2012
- Dropout Recovery Funds (2/12 pdf)
- The State of Working Mississippi 2012 (1/12 pdf)
- State of Working Mississippi 2012 -Excerpts (1/12 pdf)
- State of Working Mississippi 2012 - Chapter 1 (1/12 pdf)
- State of Working Mississippi 2012 - Chapter 2 (1/12 pdf)
- State of Working Mississippi 2012 - Chapter 3 (1/12 pdf)
- State of Working Mississippi 2012 - Chapter 4 (1/12 pdf)
- State of Working Mississippi 2012 - Chapter 5 (1/12 pdf)
2011
- Making Mississippi Competitive: Solutions for Building Assets in Low-Wealth Communities(4/11 pdf)
- Drug Testing Workforce Supports (7/11 pdf)
- Teen Births (9/11 pdf)
- Mississippi Basic Economic Security Tables For Mississippi 2011 (10/11 pdf)
- Basic Economic Security Fact Sheet - WOW (10/11 pdf)
- Basic Economic Security Fact Sheet - MEPC (10/11 pdf)
- Basic Economic Security Fact Sheet - TERMS GUIDE (10/11 pdf)
- Sector Initiatives Brief (12/11 pdf)
2010
- One in 6 Mississippi Households Suffered Food Insecurity During 2009 (11/10 pdf)
- Building Pathways to Credentials and Careers (10/10 pdf)
- Poverty Increases in Mississippi (9/10 pdf)
- Over 500,000 Mississippians Go Without Health Insurance in 2009 (9/10 pdf)
- Beyond Modernization: Unemployment Insurance in Mississippi (8/10 pdf)
- Magnitude of Job Loss Supports Unemployment Insurance Reform (4/10 pdf)
- UI Trust Fund and WET Fund Overview (1/10 pdf)
2009
- Recovery Act Sustaining Working Families (pdf 12/09)
- Adult Education - Gateway to a Competitive Workforce (10/09)
- Self Sufficiency Standard (pdf 9/09)
- Extended Benefits: Options for Mississippi (Updated pdf 7/09)
- Jobs and the Recession in Mississippi (pdf 5/09)
- Unemployment Insurance Modernization Act Overview (pdf 3/09)
2008
- Increasing the Weekly Maximum for Unemployment Insurance Benefits: Helping Unemployed Workers Quickly Return to the Workforce
- Tracking the Earnings of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Leavers
2007
Prior to 2007
