Governor Reeves announces state’s employment at all-time high

VICKSBURG, Miss. (VDN) —  Governor Tate Reeves announced in a press release that Mississippi’s total non-farm employment reached a new record high in May with 1,195,400 jobs.

“Mississippi has one of the hottest job markets in America,” said Governor Reeves. “Our state continues to rack up win after win because our economic development strategy is working. Mississippi has more jobs than ever before, and companies are investing billions of dollars in our state. The Mississippi Momentum is not slowing down.”

Governor Reeves has worked closely to attract large data center companies such X AI, Google and Amazon. The companies have received expedited services to accelerate the approval from the statewide offices to begin the building process to offer jobs to the state’s residents.

With Amazon and Entergy’s investments on a local level, Warren County will benefit from the added jobs according to Entergy Mississippi CEO Haley Fisackerly when he recently addressed the Vicksburg Rotary Club.

Governor Reeves’ press release touted the news is the latest historic win for Mississippi. This comes following the announcement last week, that Mississippi was honored with a Gold Shovel Award by Area Development magazine. The national award honors Mississippi’s historic accomplishments in economic development throughout 2025. 

Area Development also named the $210 million Amazon project in Marshall County as one of its Non-Manufacturing Projects of the Year. According to the report, Mississippi is second in America for growth in job openings since 2020, with hiring demand up nearly 20%. The U.S. state average was -9.6%. Since Governor Reeves took this office, over $85 billion in new private sector investment has been announced, and thousands of high-paying jobs have been created across the state.