Metro economic growth in Mississippi lags the nation in 2016
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Economic growth in Mississippi's three metropolitan areas lagged the national average in 2016.
Numbers released Wednesday by the U.S. Commerce Department show the economy shrank slightly in the Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula metro area, while it was flat in metro Jackson and grew in Hattiesburg.
The Mississippi Gulf ...