Gov. Tate Reeves touts leap in Mississippi wage growth

Gov. Tate Reeves touts leap in Mississippi wage growth

According to the governor, Mississippi ranks second in real wage growth.

Mississippi near top of U.S. in wage growth - Mississippi Monitor

By Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune   Governor Tate Reeves, August 2025 (Photo from Governor Reeves on Facebook)   Mississippi is Number 2 in America for real wage growth. That was the message shared by Governor Tate Reeves Monday afternoon via X, adding that the state is “seeing ‘rapid population inflows.’” “Surely does not fit the narrative being pushed by certain members of the liberal press,” Reeves said. From July 2024 to July 2025, wages gre…