Working Together Mississippi research aimed at increasing population

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – 200 civic, business, and faith leaders gathered for the annual Working Together Mississippi meeting at New Horizon Church International.

A brain drain survey has been conducted with data from over 6,500 responses, finding that young college graduates are the main people leaving the state.

“I think that this is actually a success story for Mississippi. I think it speaks to the fact that we have improved our education system over the last few decades at a much more rapid pace than our economy and our communities have been able to handle,” said Jake McGraw, Policy Director for Working Together Mississippi…

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