- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Serial:
- News release (Georgia Department of Labor)
- Title:
- News release, Jan. 28, 1999A
- Creator:
- Georgia. Department of Labor
- Contributor to Resource:
- Georgia. Department of Labor.
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia Dept. of Labor, 1999-01-28
- Date of Original:
- 1999-01-28
- 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 1999/1-28A
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-bl200-b-pp1-bn45-b1999-s1-h28a-belec-p-btext
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-bl200-b-pp1-bn45-b1999-s1-h28a-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
January 28, 1999
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
METRO ALBANY'S JOBLESS RATE DROPS TO 7.2 PERCENT IN DECEMBER
ATLANTA -- State Labor Commissioner Michael Thurmond said today that metro Albany's unemployment rate declined to 7.2 percent in December, down from 7.7 percent in November. The area's jobless rate was 6.1 percent in December 1997.
Albany and the other six metro areas had declining unemployment rates during the month, with the decreases due mainly to seasonal factors, as retailers hired some part-time and temporary workers during the holiday shopping season.
"Albany continues to have the highest unemployment rate among the metro areas," Thurmond said. "While we were pleased with the decline in the rate for December, we know that some Southwest Georgia employers have jobs that are unfilled, because of a shortage of workers with the skills and training to meet their specific needs. My goal is to develop a work force with the skills to meet the job demands of employers throughout Georgia."
Retailers in the Albany area added 200 new workers during the month, pushing the area's nonfarm jobs to 60,700, as overall unemployment declined by 350 to 4,200.
Georgia's unemployment rate declined to 3.6 percent in December, down from 3.8 percent in November. The state's jobless rate was also 3.8 percent in December 1997.
Labor market data and graphics are now available on the Georgia Department of Labor's home page at www.dol.state.ga.us
NEWS MEDIA NEEDING MORE INFORMATION MAY CALL (404) 656-3032.
E-mail: communications@dol.state.ga.us.
FY-99-228
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