- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Serial:
- News release (Georgia Department of Labor)
- Title:
- News release, July 8, 1999A
- Creator:
- Georgia. Department of Labor
- Contributor to Resource:
- Georgia. Department of Labor.
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia Dept. of Labor, 1999-07-08
- Date of Original:
- 1999-07-08
- 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 1999/7-8A
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-bl200-b-pp1-bn45-b1999-s7-h8a-belec-p-btext
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-bl200-b-pp1-bn45-b1999-s7-h8a-belec-p-btext
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
- Rights:
-
Georgia Department of Labor - Press Release
Georgia Department of
Labor
Suite 642 148 International Boulevard N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30303-1751 (404)656-3032
July 8, 1999
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE U.I. RECIPIENTS INCREASE BY 4,450 IN JUNE
ATLANTA -- State Labor Commissioner Michael Thurmond said today that the number of people in Georgia drawing unemployment insurance benefits rose by 4,450 from May to June.
The rise in jobless claims was due mostly to seasonal workers at day care centers and private educational institutions being temporarily laid off for the summer.
In June, 38,632 people drew $24,751,886 in jobless benefits, up from 34,185 who drew $19,309,770 in May. In June, 1998, 35,592 drew $20,491,972. The maximum weekly unemployment insurance benefit rose to $264 on July 1, up from $244 in June. It will rise to $274 on July 1, 2000, and $284 on July 1, 2001. The increase on July 1 ranked Georgia fifth in the Southeast and 39th nationally in weekly benefit payments.
The number of people filing claims for unemployment insurance benefits in the state's major metropolitan areas from May to June is as follows:
-- Albany, claims down by 46 from 616 to 570.
-- Athens, claims up by 45 from 377 to 422.
-- Atlanta, claims up by 121 from 10,851 to 10,972.
-- Augusta, claims up by 288 from 936 to 1,224.
-- Columbus, claims up by 98 from 725 to 823.
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Georgia Department of Labor - Press Release
-- Macon, claims up by 74 from 1,048 to 1,122.
-- Savannah, claims up by 241 from 792 to 1,033.
( DATA ALSO AVAILABLE BY COUNTY )
NEWS MEDIA NEEDING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SHOULD CALL THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR'S OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS AT (404) 656-3032.
E-mail: communications@dol.state.ga.us.
FY-00-29
An Equal Opportunity Employer
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