Mississippi is considering legislation to...

...prohibit work on state contracts from being performed overseas?
YES, does not include foreign call centers

... require overseas call centers to identify their location over the phone to consumers? YES

Rate of unemployment (April 2004):
5.0%, below national average

Higher unemployment (as of April 2004) since recession began in March 2001? NO

Pending bills and their descriptions, quoted from TechsUnite.org:

House Bill 464, introduced Jan. 20, 2004, "requires state contracts to be performed only by U.S. citizens or legal residents authorized to work in the United States."

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Sources: TechsUnite.org, The Economic Policy Institute, CNN/Money, CNet News.Com