{"data":{"id":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-71-5-1","jurisdiction":"us-ms","citation":"Miss. Code Ann. § 71-5-1","heading":"Miss. Code Ann. § 71-5-1","body":"This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Mississippi Employment Security Law.” The purpose of the law is to promote employment security by increasing opportunities for placement through the maintenance of a system of public employment offices and to provide through the accumulation of reserves for the payment of compensation to individuals with respect to their unemployment.","path":["MS Code","Title 71"],"source_url":"https://legislature.ms.gov/","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:17Z","sha256":"d197502a11a50a9ebe1cf8d099c801ad8faa42abde184e77ab39e93d445a03e9","source_id":"us-ms","stale":false,"prev":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-71-3-99","next":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-71-5-101"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}