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This Is the Most Unique Job in Mississippi | Mississippi

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www.thecentersquare.com – Samuel Stebbins, 24/7 Wall St. via The Center Square – 2023-05-26 17:33:06

The United States has the most dynamic economy in the world. Where it once was symbolized by the automotive and steel industries, the American economy is now the world’s technology colossus. But the U.S. economy is more than that. It is a unique sum of the parts of 50 states whose identities are often tied to a particular job or industry. (And domestic workers hold the most jobs in these 12 states.)

Using data on employment by state for all detailed occupations from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Wage and Employment Statistics survey for May 2022, 24/7 Wall St. identified the most unique job in every state.

Based on location quotient – the ratio of the concentration of an occupation’s employment in a state relative to its concentration nationwide – upholsterers ranks as the most unique occupation in Mississippi. With 3,500 jobs in the field out of 1,131,550 jobs in the state, the occupation is 17.0 times more concentrated in Mississippi than it is nationwide.

The average annual wage for workers in the occupation across the state is $37,280, compared to $41,900 nationwide.

 

State Most unique job Occupation’s location quotient Occupation employment in state Occupation’s avg. annual wage in state ($)
Alabama Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders 6.2 1,990 37,270
Alaska Zoologists and wildlife biologists 20.7 740 81,320
Arizona Continuous mining machine operators 6.8 1,880 51,800
Arkansas Agricultural product graders and sorters 7.6 1,470 33,470
California Crop, nursery, and greenhouse farmworkers and laborers 5.6 188,580 34,790
Colorado Atmospheric and space scientists 5.7 1,050 107,220
Connecticut Methal and plastic lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders 5.4 1,160 48,140
Delaware Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers 8.3 3,400 31,190
Florida Bridge and lock tenders 3.6 820 32,040
Georgia Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders 11.5 8,570 34,890
Hawaii Motorboat operators 45.4 570 52,930
Idaho Nuclear engineers 9.0 590 149,100
Illinois Misc. mathematical science occupations 6.3 960 79,540
Indiana Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders 10.6 4,290 67,860
Iowa Agricultural technicians 9.2 1,250 49,630
Kansas Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers 19.2 5,760 56,560
Kentucky Metal and plastic forging machine setters, operators, and tenders 7.3 1,000 52,490
Louisiana Sailors and marine oilers 19.1 6,790 52,910
Maine Logging equipment operators 7.4 760 43,240
Maryland Astronomers 18.0 690 141,880
Massachusetts Biochemists and biophysicists 10.5 8,250 117,830
Michigan Metal and plastic patternmakers 9.3 590 64,050
Minnesota Misc. gambling service workers 13.2 3,090 30,520
Mississippi Upholsterers 17.0 3,500 37,280
Missouri Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders 6.8 830 48,000
Montana Gambling and sports book writers and runners 21.7 570 20,020
Nebraska Transportation equipment electrical and electronics installers and repairers 8.9 500 73,550
Nevada Gambling managers 31.8 1,460 90,350
New Hampshire Misc. metal and plastic workers 6.5 610 40,520
New Jersey Shampooers 7.8 1,620 29,190
New Mexico Extraction worker helpers 17.5 670 43,760
New York Transit and railroad police 7.0 1,460 76,290
North Carolina Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders 7.4 1,550 30,030
North Dakota Wellhead pumpers 30.6 1,220 64,350
Ohio Engine and other machine assemblers 4.2 7,660 56,370
Oklahoma Gambling surveillance officers and investigators 14.9 1,700 31,310
Oregon Misc. personal care and service workers 24.2 18,430 34,900
Pennsylvania Metal pourers and casters 4.5 1,070 42,690
Rhode Island Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers 7.5 640 45,750
South Carolina Tire builders 15.4 4,120 52,610
South Dakota Forest and conservation workers 34.4 610 33,250
Tennessee Statistical assistants 12.0 1,690 51,840
Texas Oil and gas derrick operators 7.2 6,930 51,570
Utah Continuous mining machine operators 7.2 1,070 63,690
Vermont Misc. community and social service specialists 5.0 940 48,080
Virginia Metal and plastic layout workers 12.6 2,260 57,530
Washington Tapers 7.4 2,420 75,320
West Virginia Mining roof bolters 87.5 680 66,080
Wisconsin Foundry mold and coremakers 5.3 1,150 43,410
Wyoming Oil and gas roustabouts 28.5 2,020 48,120

 

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www.thecentersquare.com – By Alan Wooten | The Center Square – (The Center Square – ) 2025-04-18 14:16:00

(The Center Square) – Planning and response to Hurricane Helene with early voting already underway has been deemed worthy of an award for the North Carolina State Board of Elections.

Fifty-three programs from 258 nominations earned the Exemplary Contingency Planning and Emergency Response Efforts award from the U.S. Election Assistance Commission. Additionally, election boards in the counties of Buncombe, Currituck, Durham and Wake won 2024 Clearinghouse Awards, and those in Durham, Rockingham and Union counties earned honorable mention.

Helene killed 107 and caused an estimated $60 billion damage.

The storm made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane in Dekle Beach, Fla., on Sept. 26. It dissipated over the mountains of the state and Tennessee, dropping more than 30 inches in some places and over 24 consistently across more.

Election Day was six weeks away. The disaster area declared included 25 counties and coordination with the state board; county boards; lawmen on the federal, state and local levels; the state National Guard; the U.S. Postal Service; and information technology professionals on multiple levels.

Voter turnout in the 25 counties was 74.9%, a tick higher than the state average of 72.6%.

“We are extremely proud of the efforts of our state’s election officials and our partners to pull off a successful election under the most trying of circumstances,” said Karen Brinson Bell, the state board’s executive director. “Hundreds of thousands of western North Carolinians were able to vote in the important 2024 election because of state board planning, along with the hard work and resiliency of county election officials and the invaluable assistance of our emergency management and law enforcement partners.”

The award is a different kind of light for the state board.

Between July 22 and Sept. 12, seven lawsuits were filed against the state board of Democrats Alan Hirsch, its chairman, Jeff Carmon and Siobhan Millen; and Republicans Stacy Eggers and Kevin Lewis; and Bell. More followed the election and are still unresolved along with the state Supreme Court race between Democrat Allison Riggs and Republican Jefferson Griffin.

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Tennessee’s March revenues below estimates | Tennessee

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www.thecentersquare.com – By Kim Jarrett | The Center Square – (The Center Square – ) 2025-04-18 12:36:00

(The Center Square) – Tennessee’s revenues for March were $33.3 million less than the budgeted estimates, according to Department of Finance and Administration Commissioner Jim Bryson.

The $1.6 billion in collections is $69.3 million less than March 2024.

“Sales tax receipts, which reflect February’s consumer activity, were likely impacted by adverse weather conditions,” Bryson said. “Corporate tax collections came in slightly below target but remained largely in line with expectations.”

Fuel taxes exceeded budget expectations, increasing by $9.1 million, a 10.39% jump.

Corporate collections are down 13.9% when compared to March 2024, a difference of $44 million. Corporate tax revenues year-to-date are 9.65% below estimates and down 22% when compared to August 2023 to March 2024 numbers. The General Assembly passed a corporate franchise tax cut in 2024 that was estimated to cost the state $1.6 billion. Corporations started applying for the tax break in May 2024.

Bryson reported a decline of $35.4 million in general fund revenues for March.

“Although we fell short of our monthly target, year-to-date revenues remain just below forecast,” Bryson said. “We will continue to closely monitor economic indicators and revenue trends to maintain fiscal stability.”

March is the eighth month of the fiscal year 2024-2025 budget.

The General Assembly passed the $59.8 billion budget for fiscal year 2025-2026 earlier this week, which does not include any tax breaks.

Lawmakers from both parties raised concerns about possible federal budget cuts that could affect Tennessee. Sen. Bo Watson, R-Hixson, said when the budget process began in February that the state was already seeing a freeze in some programs.

House and Senate Democrats sent a letter to Bryson this week asking for more details on federal budget cuts.

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www.thecentersquare.com – Thérèse Boudreaux – (The Center Square – ) 2025-04-18 12:19:00

(The Center Square) – Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has declassified a document from the Biden administration showing that the federal government used taxpayer dollars to collaborate with foreign and private entities to counter what it called domestic terrorism activity.

The document, distributed in the wake of the sometimes violent Jan. 6 protests at the U.S. capitol, called for “improve[d] information sharing across all levels within, as well as outside, the Federal Government,” including with private sector and foreign partners, to “combat online disinformation” and domestic terrorism narratives.

The declassified document also laid out plans to develop and channel funding toward “digital literacy programs … to foster resiliency to disinformation,” calling on federal agencies and technology companies to mutually share information relating to what it characterized as online disinformation and “radicalization” activities.

Multiple investigations throughout 2022 and 2023 revealed that the federal government indeed took a whole-of-government approach to censor Americans posting information the Biden Administration deemed false or harmful online, as The Center Square reported.

The United States Agency for International Development and the departments of Homeland Security, State, and Education were among the agencies tasked to carry out the plans.

Republicans, along with conservative groups like America First Legal, which requested the information, say the blueprint showcases the “weaponization” of the intelligence community under the previous presidency.

“Until yesterday, the Biden Administration’s ‘Plan for Countering Domestic Terrorism’ was classified,” Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., said on X. “Now, thanks to @DNIGabbard, it’s public. It’s a roadmap for left-wing ideological warfare.”

During the Biden administration, the Department of Homeland Security provided at least $90 million taxpayer dollars to state, local, and tribal governments through the Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention Grant Program. 

Gabbard released the documents the same day Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the closure of the State Department’s Counter Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference.

“Under the previous administration, this office, which cost taxpayers more than $50 million per year, spent millions of dollars to actively silence and censor the voices of Americans they were supposed to be serving,” Rubio said in a news release. “This is antithetical to the very principles we should be upholding and inconceivable it was taking place in America.”

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