quick facts
TATE COUNTY
INDUSTRY EMPLOYMENT & WAGES
Civilian Labor Force
1,375
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22.9%
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29.2%
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101.82 mills
Tate County
EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY
Like many other counties in the NDPDD region, Tate County’s largest employer is the government according to the 2011 Mississippi Department of Employment Security Annual Report.
LABOR FORCE SIZE & PARTICIPATION RATES
The labor force for Tate County was 11,300 people in 2000, and the 2011 labor force for the county was 12,550 people. The Mississippi Department of Employment Security estimated the workforce of the county increased by 1,250 people over the eleven year period. The number, since then, fell slightly to 12,160 in 2016.
UNEMPLOYMENT
The 2016 unemployment rate for Tate County was down to 5.8%. Tate County had an unemployment rate of 11.2% in 2011. The Mississippi Department of Employment Security Annual Report counted 1,410 people being unemployed in the county. The chart below is a comparison of the unemployment from 2000 and 2011.
TAX STRUCTURE & OTHER FINANCIAL CONDITIONS
In 2016, Tate County had 9,810 Personal Income Tax payers pay $11,043,593 in taxes from $224,967,235 in net taxable income. The county also had 558 Sales Tax payers pay $14,864,886 from $227,115,395 in gross sales.