- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Serial:
- News release (Georgia Department of Labor)
- Title:
- News release, Mar. 8, 2007B
- Creator:
- Georgia. Department of Labor
- Contributor to Resource:
- Georgia. Department of Labor.
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia Dept. of Labor, 2007-03-08
- Date of Original:
- 2007-03-08
- 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 2007/3-8B
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-bl200-b-pp1-bn45-b2007-s3-h8b-belec-p-btext
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-bl200-b-pp1-bn45-b2007-s3-h8b-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
March 8, 2007. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Georgia's initial unemployment insurance claims drop in February
ATLANTA The Georgia Department of Labor announced today that 29,738 laid-off workers filed first-time claims for unemployment insurance benefits in February, down 52 percent from January. Initial claims were also down from 29,854 filed in February 2006 for an over-the-year decrease of four-tenths of one percent.
The decrease in claims came across-the-board in manufacturing, construction, trade and services, mostly due to seasonal factors. 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 decreases in their initial claims from January to February
are as follows:
Albany, down 777, or 59 percent, from 1,312 to 535. Athens, down 438, or 52 percent, from 848 to 410. Atlanta, down 8,121, or 39 percent, from 20,712 to 12,591. Augusta, down 776, or 44 percent, from 1,777 to 1,001. Brunswick, down 80, or 23 percent, from 344 to 264. Columbus, down 1,118, or 64 percent, from 1,739 to 621. Dalton, down 2,324, or 63 percent, from 3,697 to 1,373. Gainesville, down 554, or 51 percent, from 1,081 to 527. Hinesville, down 96, or 37 percent, from 257 to 161. Macon, down 859, or 56 percent, from 1,533 to 674. Rome, down 276, or 23 percent, from 1,203 to 927. Savannah, down 837, or 56 percent, from 1,498 to 661. Valdosta, down 636, or 64 percent, from 999 to 363. Warner Robins, down 108, or 29 percent, from 373 to 265.
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-07-053