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DeSoto County Metrics (What is this?)

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Job Change

Jobs Year Over Year Change

-43

(Gain)

Growth Rate

-0.4%

(Negative)

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Net New Jobs Needed by 2030

3,055

Children in Poverty

34.0%

(Decreasing)

<10%

2030 Goal

2,115

(Decreasing)

3rd Grade Reading Scores

38%

(Improving)

218

# Not Reading at Grade Level
(Decreasing)

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100%

2030 Goal

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Open Jobs

384

(Declining)

616

Unemployed Persons (Declining)

161

Unemployed People per 100 Jobs

Unemployment Rate

4.8%

(Declining)

Jobs Year Over Year Change

-43

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Housing Permits

153

Permits (Declining)

Sales Tax Revenue

$4.38

Million per Year (Improving)

Poverty Rate

23.1%

(Better)

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High School Graduation Rate

77.5%

(Improving)

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Land in Conservation

18%

Population

34.75

Thousand

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