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Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves is the Republican nominee for governor and serves on the Joint Legislative Budget Committee. He cited the Personnel Board statistics about smaller government and higher salaries last week as he toured a heavy machinery business in the Jackson suburb of Flowood. Photo by Stephen Wilson

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Analysis: Candidates Spin Numbers on Government Employment

Mississippi has about 3,900 fewer state government employees now than it did five years ago, and the employees' average salary has increased by about $3,700.

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