Local Contact:
Gulf Coast Business Services Corp.
330 Courthouse Road
Gulfport, MS 39507-1807
Phone: (228) 897-1881
Fax: (228) 897-3687

Counties:
Stone, George, Hancock, Harrison, Jackson

Data Topics:
Population Statistics, 1990-2000
Income and Poverty, 1997
Educational Attainment, 1990
Employment Status, 1999
Industry Employment, 1989-1999
Industry Earnings, 1989-1999
Average Earnings Per Job by Industry, 1989-1999
Worker Displacement and Business Closures/Layoffs, July 2000 to December 2001
Occupational Projections, Employment Growth, 1998-2008
Occupational Projections, Employment Decline, 1998-2008

Population Statistics, 1990-2000-WIA: Gulf Coast-Mississippi

	2000		1990		1990-2000 Change
	Population	Percent	Population	Percent	Population	Percent
Total	396,754	100	339,791	100	56,963	17
White*	304,398	78	269,756	79	34,642	13
African American*	74,651	19	62,567	18	12,084	19
Other Races*	12,272	3	7,468	2	4,804	64
Hispanic (of any race)**	8,969	2	4,650	3	4,319	93

Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census
*Some individuals do not report their race; race category totals do not equal the total population
**Hispanic refers to ethnicity and is not a mutually exclusive category with the race variables

Income and Poverty, 1997-WIA: Gulf Coast-Mississippi

Estimates	1997
Median Household Income*	$29,675
Persons in Poverty	55,828
Persons 17 and Under in Poverty	21,842

Source: Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 1997
U.S. Census Bureau
*Median Household Incomes were averaged for the counties in the WIA area.

Educational Attainment, 1990-WIA: Gulf Coast-Mississippi

	Percent of the Population 25 and Up
	Less than a High School Diploma	High School Diploma	Some College or Associate's Degree	Bachelor's Degree or Higher
Overall	27.0	30.8	27.3	15.0
White	24.3	31.4	28.2	16.1
African American	39.5	28.3	23.1	9.1
Other Races	47.6	21.5	20.0	10.9
Hispanic (of any race)*	26.8	25.1	33.1	15.1

Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census

Employment Status, 1999-WIA: Gulf Coast-Mississippi

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

Industry Employment, 1989-1999-WIA: Gulf Coast-Mississippi

Industry	1989	1999	1989-1999
			Change in Number Employed	Percent Change
Total Full and Part Time Employment	163283	225854	62571	38.3
Farm	1709	2006	297	17.4
Nonfarm	161574	223848	62274	38.5
Agricultural Services	2067	1734	605	29.3
Mining	318	88	-90	-28.3
Construction	7860	15648	N/A	N/A
Manufacturing	28476	29736	1260	4.4
Transportation and Public Utilities	6265	8171	N/A	N/A
Wholesale Trade	3801	4256	N/A	N/A
Retail Trade	27507	37768	10261	37.3
Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate	7535	10820	3285	43.6
Services	31166	65353	N/A	N/A
Government and Government Enterprises	45242	48643	3401	7.5

Source: Regional Economic Information System

N/A=Not applicable. Due to missing or suppressed data at the county level, some smaller industries had significant amounts of missing data. WIA's with more than 15% of missing or suppressed data have been excluded. Yearly totals for these industries are underestimated as well.

Industry Earnings, 1989-1999-WIA: Gulf Coast-Mississippi

Industry	1989	1999	1989-1999
			Change in Earnings	Percent Change
Farm	$7,314	$3,736	-$2,147	-29.4
Nonfarm	$3,373,929	$6,351,889	$2,977,960	88.3
Agricultural Services	$17,929	$27,493	N/A	N/A
Mining	$5,033	$2,307	$374	7.4
Construction	$138,196	$434,097	N/A	N/A
Manufacturing	$820,855	$1,196,650	$375,795	45.8
Transportation and Public Utilities	$166,254	$311,314	N/A	N/A
Wholesale Trade	$77,754	$135,581	N/A	N/A
Retail Trade	$294,742	$558,282	$263,540	89.4
Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate	$107,373	$194,647	$87,274	81.3
Services	$524,440	$1,616,313	N/A	N/A
Government and Government Enterprises	$1,204,368	$1,857,700	$653,332	54.3

Source: Regional Economic Information System

N/A=Not applicable. Due to missing or suppressed data at the county level, some smaller industries had significant amounts of missing data. WIA's with more than 15% of missing or suppressed data have been excluded. Yearly totals for these industries are underestimated as well.

Average Earnings Per Job by Industry, 1989-1999-WIA: Gulf Coast-Mississippi

Industry	1989	1999	1989-1999
			Change in Earnings	Percent Change
All Industries	$20,708	$28,140	$7,433	35.9
Farm	$4,280	$1,862	-$2,417	-56.5
Nonfarm	$20,882	$28,376	$7,494	35.9
Agricultural Services	$8,674	$15,855	$7,181	82.8
Mining	$15,827	$26,216	$10,389	65.6
Construction	$17,582	$27,741	N/A	N/A
Manufacturing	$28,826	$40,242	$11,416	39.6
Transportation and Public Utilities	$26,537	$38,100	N/A	N/A
Wholesale Trade	$20,456	$31,856	N/A	N/A
Retail Trade	$10,715	$14,782	$4,067	38.0
Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate	$14,250	$17,990	$3,740	26.2
Services	$16,827	$24,732	N/A	N/A
Government and Government Enterprises	$26,621	$38,191	$11,570	43.5

Source: Regional Economic Information System

N/A=Not applicable. Due to missing or suppressed data at the county level, some smaller industries had significant amounts of missing data. WIA's with more than 15% of missing or suppressed data have been excluded. Yearly totals for these industries are underestimated as well.

Worker Displacement and Business Closures/Layoffs, July 2000 to December 2001-WIA: Gulf Coast-Mississippi

	Establishments		Workers Affected
	N	% within WIA	N	% within WIA
Closures	10	38.5	741	20.7
Layoffs or Temporary Closures	16	61.5	2,832	79.3
Total Closures, Layoffs, or Temporary Closures	26	100.0	3,573	100.0

Source: Mississippi Department of Economic and Community Development, Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Report

Occupational Projections, Employment Growth, 1998-2008-WIA: Gulf Coast-Mississippi

Occupations With the Largest Growth in Employment (Projected)
Rank	Occupation	Employment, 1998	Projected Employment Growth, 1998-2008	Average Annual Earnings, 1997
1	Cashiers	5,850	1,830	$14,480
2	Salespersons, Retail	5,000	1,290	$17,970
3	All Other Service Workers	4,070	1,050	$18,160
4	All Other Sales & Related	2,720	940	$25,740
5	All Other Machine Setters & Set-Up Operators	4,000	790	$25,530
6	General Managers & Top Executives	3,130	770	$60,960
7	All Other Service Supervisors	2,400	700	$25,790
8	General Office Clerks	2,610	560	$20,250
9	First Line Supervisors, Sales & Relate	2,950	530	$33,950
10	Combined Food Preparation & Service Workers	2,740	500	$12,920
11	Child Care Workers	1,560	500	$14,630
12	Counter & Rental Clerks	900	470	$15,330
13	Maids & Housekeeping Cleaners	1,750	470	$14,850
14	Registered Nurses	2,160	410	$41,400
15	All Other Clerical & Administrative Support	1,760	380	N/A
16	Police Patrol Officers	1,150	380	$37,800
17	First Line Supervisors, Clerical & Administrative	1,640	350	$32,490
18	Waiters & Waitresses	3,060	330	$12,200
19	Cooks, Fast Food	1,410	330	$12,700

Source: Mississippi Employment Security Commission, Bureau of Labor Statistics
N/A=Not available or applicable

Source: Mississippi Employment Security Commission, Bureau of Labor Statistics

Occupational Projections, Employment Decline, 1998-2008-WIA: Gulf Coast-Mississippi

Occupations With the Biggest Declines in Employment (Projected)
Rank	Occupation	Employment, 1998	Projected Employment Decline, 1998-2008	Average Annual Earnings, 1997
1	Typists, Including Word Processing	360	-110	$22,640
2	Sewing Machine Operators, Garment	400	-100	$15,020
3	Meat, Poultry & Fish Cutters & Trimmers, Hand	220	-80	$16,160
4	All Other Managers & Administrators	2,480	-70	$51,410
5	Tellers	720	-60	$17,140
6	Computer Operators, Except Peripheral Equipment	230	-60	$26,090
7	Property/Real Estate Managers	350	-20	$34,680
8	Sales Agents, Real Estate	160	-20	$34,790
9	Welfare Eligibility Workers & Interviewers	210	-20	$33,630
10	All Other Office Machine Operators	110	-20	$22,260
11	Switchboard Operators	250	-20	N/A
12	Directory Assistance Operators	60	-20	N/A

Source: Mississippi Employment Security Commission, Bureau of Labor Statistics
N/A=Not available or applicable

Source: Mississippi Employment Security Commission, Bureau of Labor Statistics