GT employment improving

The Golden Triangle’s Clay and Noxubee counties have the highest unemployment in Mississippi – 15.1% and 14.1% respectively. While a far cry from the state’s average rate of 7.7 percent last month, Clay and Noxubee counties have shown a 3% improvement since October 2013. Percentage wise, Lowndes and Oktibbeha counties are faring better. (Source: Columbus Dispatch, 11/26/14)