Workforce Training and Education

The Golden Triangle is home to Mississippi State University and the MSU Bagley College of Engineering, Mississippi University for Women, and East Mississippi Community College. The University of Alabama and Shelton State Community College are located within 75 miles of the region.

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What we are providing in the GTR

A 2019 labor study found that the Golden Triangle’s primary labor force comes from 11 counties, and the total labor shed is comprised of 37 counties in two states. Our prime age labor force (ages 25-54) consists of 260,800 people within a 60-mile radius and 402,770 people within a 75-mile radius.