Hattiesburg metro area unemployment rate approaching pre-pandemic level
Hattiesburg area unemployment rate approaching pre-pandemic level By Caroline Wood | March 1, 2021 at 9:53 PM CST - Updated March 1 at 10:11 PM
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - Itâs been 11 months since unemployment rates skyrocketed in the Hattiesburg Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Now, officials say the latest numbers reveal the unemployment rate sits closer to the rate it was prior to COVID-19.
âWhat is most exciting is that we ended out 2020 with an unemployment rate that is down back to around 5.2%,â said Todd Jackson, executive vice president of the Hattiesburg Area Development Partnership.
Though itâs not as low as the 4.2% rate the area saw pre-pandemic, itâs better than it was in April of 2020.
Hattiesburg council set to review workforce training agreement with PRCC
Hattiesburg council set to review workforce training agreement with PRCC By Caroline Wood | January 27, 2021 at 9:26 PM CST - Updated January 27 at 10:24 PM
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - The Hattiesburg City Council will review an updated memorandum of understanding with Pearl River Community College on Feb. 2 that would provide workforce training opportunities to Hub City residents.
It is an extension from the 2018 City Tuition Program, which provided tuition assistance to graduates who choose to attend PRCC. According to the city, workforce training and skill certification initiatives will be available to Hattiesburg residents under the new memorandum.