- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Serial:
- News release (Georgia Department of Labor)
- Title:
- News release, Feb. 26, 1998A
- Creator:
- Georgia. Department of Labor
- Contributor to Resource:
- Georgia. Department of Labor.
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia Dept. of Labor, 1998-02-26
- Date of Original:
- 1998-02-26
- Subject:
- Georgia. Department of Labor--Periodicals
Labor--Georgia--Periodicals - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- state government records
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Title from caption
Each issue also has a distinctive theme title - External Identifiers:
- Call Number GA L200 .P1 N45 1998/2-26A
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-bl200-b-pp1-bn45-b1998-s2-h26a-belec-p-btext
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-bl200-b-pp1-bn45-b1998-s2-h26a-belec-p-btext
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
- Rights:
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Georgia Department of Labor
Suite 642 148 International Boulevard N.E. Atlanta, Georgia 30303-1751 (404)656-3032
February 26, 1998
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
GEORGIA'S JOBLESS RATE DROPS SLIGHTLY TO 3.7 PERCENT IN JANUARY
ATLANTA -- State Labor Commissioner Marti Fullerton said today that Georgia's unemployment rate declined slightly to 3.7 percent in January, its lowest point for the month in 28 years. The jobless rate was down from 3.8 percent in December. It was 4.5 percent in January 1997.
"We're always glad to see the unemployment rate drop, although this time the decline really doesn't signal much change in the job market or the state's economy in general," said Fullerton. "The job picture is basically holding steady. Normally, we expect to see an increase in the unemployment rate between December and January because people who held temporary retail jobs during the Christmas holidays are laid off, and the inclement winter weather takes a toll in the outdoor construction industry. But, for the last four years the rate has virtually remained unchanged in January. This is due largely to the stable nature of our state's economy."
While Georgia lost 76,800 jobs in January, most were seasonal in nature. Nonfarm employment declined to 3,654,300, down from 3,731,100 in December. Yet, even with the seasonal job losses, the state has added 136,300 new jobs in the past year, up by 3.9 percent from 3,518,000 in January 1997.
The state's civilian labor force, which is the number of people working plus those unemployed but actively looking for a job, was down by more than 50,000 during the month, but it is up by more than 73,000 in a year.
Labor market data are now available on the Georgia Department of Labor home page at www.dol.state.ga.us
EDITOR'S NOTE: DUE TO A NEW SCHEDULE ESTABLISHED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR'S BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, JANUARY LABOR FORCE DATA AND UNEMPLOYMENT RATES FOR LOCAL AREAS WILL BE RELEASED THURSDAY, MARCH 5. DURING THE FOLLOWING MONTHS, GEORGIA'S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AND NONFARM EMPLOYMENT TOTALS WILL BE RELEASED ON THE THIRD THURSDAY OF THE MONTH, FOLLOWED BY THE LOCAL RATES AND LABOR FORCE TOTALS THE FOLLOWING THURSDAY.
NEWS MEDIA NEEDING MORE INFORMATION MAY CALL (404) 656-3032
Click here to receive local labor market data in Adobe .PDF format. Requires Adobe Acrobat to read file. Download from http://www.adobe.com.
E-mail: communications@dol.state.ga.us.
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