Georgia’s Unemployment Rate Declines
NewsCentral Staff
Celeste Smith
Story Created:
Dec 20, 2012 at 10:43 AM EDT
Story Updated:
Dec 20, 2012 at 9:57 PM EDT
Georgia’s unemployment rate declined to 8.5 percent in November, down from 8.7 percent in October according to the Georgia Department of Labor. The rate was 9.5 percent in November a year ago.
State Labor Commissioner Mark Butler says this is the lowest state unemployment rate in nearly four years, since it was 8.5 percent in January 2009.
Butler says the rate dropped because of continued job growth and fewer new layoffs.
The number of jobs increased to 3,984,000, up by 9,600, from 3,974,400 in October. The monthly growth came mostly in trade, transportation, and warehousing.
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