- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Serial:
- News release (Georgia Department of Labor)
- Title:
- News release, July 13, 2006
- Creator:
- Georgia. Department of Labor
- Contributor to Resource:
- Georgia. Department of Labor.
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia Dept. of Labor, 2006-07-13
- Date of Original:
- 2006-07-13
- 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 2006/7-13
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-bl200-b-pp1-bn45-b2006-s7-h13-belec-p-btext
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-bl200-b-pp1-bn45-b2006-s7-h13-belec-p-btext
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
- Rights:
-
Georgia
Department of Labor
NEWS RELEASE
SUITE 642
(404) 232-3685
148 INTERNATIONAL BOULEVARD, N.E.
ATLANTA, GA 30303-1751
FAX (404) 657-9996
Communications@dol.state.ga.us
Michael Thurmond
Commissioner
Sam Hall
Director of Communications
July 13, 2006...........................................................FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Georgia's initial unemployment insurance claims decline in June
ATLANTA - The Georgia Department of Labor announced today that 34,275 laid-off workers filed first-time claims for unemployment insurance benefits in June, down 3.2 percent from May. The claims were down mostly in the service industries.
Initial claims were also down from 34,450 filed in June 2005 for an over-the-year decrease of one-half of one percent. Initial claims are considered to be a leading economic indicator, because they measure newly laid-off workers.
The 14 metro areas of the state and the changes in their initial claims from May to June are as follows:
Albany, down 164, or 16.3 percent, from 1,009 to 845. Athens, down 26, or 5.5 percent, from 471 to 445. Atlanta, down 503, or 3.2 percent, from 15,800 to 15,297. Augusta, up 20, or 1.3 percent, from 1,582 to 1,602. Brunswick, up six, or 2.2 percent, from 278 to 284. Columbus, down 137, or 14.3 percent, from 957 to 820. Dalton, down 187, or 16.7 percent, from 1,117 to 930. Gainesville, down 151, or 29.4 percent, from 513 to 362. Hinesville, up 36, or 21.7 percent, from 166 to 202. Macon, down 133, or 11.1 percent, from 1,200 to 1,067. Rome, down 154, or 30.3 percent, from 508 to 354. Savannah, up 341, or 41.5 percent, from 821 to 1,162. Valdosta, down 47, or 8.9 percent, from 531 to 484. Warner Robins, down 59, or 15.9 percent, from 371 to 312.
Georgia labor market data are not seasonally adjusted and are available at www.dol.state.ga.us.
NEWS MEDIA NEEDING MORE INFORMATION MAY CALL (404) 232-3685. TABLES AND GRAPHS REFLECTING LABOR MARKET DATA ARE AVAILABLE AT http://www.dol.state.ga.us/pr/current_data.htm
CY-06-285