- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Serial:
- News release (Georgia Department of Labor)
- Title:
- News release, June 14, 2007
- Creator:
- Georgia. Department of Labor
- Contributor to Resource:
- Georgia. Department of Labor.
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia Dept. of Labor, 2007-06-14
- Date of Original:
- 2007-06-14
- 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 2007/6-14
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-bl200-b-pp1-bn45-b2007-s6-h14-belec-p-btext
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-bl200-b-pp1-bn45-b2007-s6-h14-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
June 14, 2007. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Georgia's initial unemployment insurance claims rise in May
ATLANTA The Georgia Department of Labor announced today that 34,543 laid-off workers filed first-time claims for unemployment insurance benefits in May, up 2.2 percent from April. Initial claims were down from 35,397 filed in May 2006 for an over-the-year decrease of 2.4 percent.
The increase in claims in May was mostly due to layoffs in the service-related industries. 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 April to May are as
follows:
Albany, up 175, or 26.4 percent, from 664 to 839. Athens, down 51, or 8.5 percent, from 597 to 546. Atlanta, up 716, or five percent, from 14,380 to 15,096. Augusta, up 194, or 14.9 percent, from 1,303 to 1,497. Brunswick, up 74, or 32.6 percent, from 227 to 301. Columbus, down 99, or 11.8 percent, from 836 to 737. Dalton, down 428, or 30.5 percent, from 1,404 to 976. Gainesville, up 522, or 118.6 percent, from 440 to 962. Hinesville, up 31, or 23.8 percent, from 130 to 161. Macon, up 205, or 22.2 percent, from 922 to 1,127. Rome, down 340, or 40 percent, from 851 to 511. Savannah, down 129, or 13.8 percent, from 932 to 803. Valdosta, down 13, or two percent, from 645 to 632. Warner Robins, down 98, or 25.9 percent, from 379 to 281.
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-07-210