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Biloxi, Mississippi
‘s population grew by 15% between 1990-1995, making it one of the fastest growing cities in America. The Mississippi Coast is home to 12,354 businesses, with 58 percent or 7,185 of them based in Harrison County, where the city of Biloxi is located. The top five sectors for employment are - services industry (48,904 or 30%,) wholesale and retail trade (35, 226 or 21%,) Government (32,862 or 20%,) manufacturing (24,142 or 15%,) and construction (10,590 or 6%) Overall future employment is projected to grow at 1.1 percent annually through 2006. The services industry will experience the highest rate of growth at 2.1 percent. Wholesale and retail trade will rebound with annual growth rates of one percent, while the transportation/communications/utility sector is projected to grow at an annual rate of 1.4 percent.
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