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TUNICA COUNTY
INDUSTRY EMPLOYMENT & WAGES
Civilian Labor Force
1,375
Tunica County
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22.9%
Tunica County
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29.2%
Tunica County
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101.82 mills
Tunica County
EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY
The largest industry in Tunica County is the accommodation and food service industry. The industry employees 8,630 people based on the Mississippi Department of Employment Security. The chart below shows a breakdown of the industry employment in Tunica County:
LABOR FORCE SIZE & PARTICIPATION RATES
Tunica County had 4,440 people in the labor force in 2000. The 2011 Mississippi Department of Employment Security Annual Averages reported 4,800 people in the county’s workforce. That number fell slightly to 4,670 in 2016.
UNEMPLOYMENT
The unemployment rate for Tunica County improved to 7.1% in the year 2016. 19% of the labor force in Tunica County was unemployed in 2011. The Mississippi Department of Employment Security Annual Report estimated 910 people were then unemployed in the county. Below is a comparison of the unemployment rates from 2000 to 2011.
TAX STRUCTURE & OTHER FINANCIAL CONDITIONS
In 2016, Tunica County had 3,577 Personal Income Tax payers pay $2,743,931 in taxes from $61,682,064 in net taxable income. The county also had 346 Sales Tax payers pay $10,692,343 from $170,404,472 in gross sales.