- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Serial:
- News release (Georgia Department of Labor)
- Title:
- News release, Dec. 28, 2001C
- Creator:
- Georgia. Department of Labor
- Contributor to Resource:
- Georgia. Department of Labor.
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia Dept. of Labor, 2001-12-28
- Date of Original:
- 2001-12-28
- 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 2001/12-28C
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-bl200-b-pp1-bn45-b2001-s12-h28c-belec-p-btext
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-bl200-b-pp1-bn45-b2001-s12-h28c-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
December 28, 2001
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN MIDDLE FLINT AREA DECREASES
ATLANTA -- The Georgia Department of Labor announced today that the unemployment rate in the Middle Flint area decreased 2.7 percent in November to 5.7 percent, down from 8.4 percent in October. The area's jobless rate was 4.8 percent in November of 2000.
The decrease in the area rate from October to November was primarily due to the return to work of some workers in the manufacturing of food products who were temporarily laid off their jobs. A decline in the area's total civilian labor force also contributed to a drop in the jobless rate.
Meanwhile, Georgia's unemployment rate declined to 4.1 percent in November, down from 4.2 percent in October. The state's jobless rate was 3.2 percent in November of 2000.
The rate declined slightly in November because retailers hired about 7,500 temporary workers for the holiday season, mostly in shopping malls and grocery stores.
"While the slight dip in unemployment is good news, it's not an indication that the economy has turned around," said State Labor Commissioner Michael Thurmond. "The rate has dropped every November for the past quarter of a century because of the increase in temporary jobs during the Christmas holidays.
"The reality is we have a net loss of 80,000 jobs statewide in the past 12 months. More than 172,000 Georgians are unemployed and approximately 64,000 jobless workers have exhausted their unemployment benefits. The time has long passed for the President and Congress to produce an economic stimulus package that will provide help for these hard-working Georgians until they can go back to work," the commissioner continued.
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Georgia Department of Labor - Press Release
The number of jobs in Georgia declined in November to 3,971,300, down by 2.0 percent, from 4,051,600 in November of 2000. The job losses have been across the board in manufacturing, construction, trade, and services.
Labor market data are available at www.dol.state.ga.us.
NEWS MEDIA NEEDING MORE INFORMATION MAY CALL (404) 656-3032. TABLES AND GRAPHS REFLECTING LABOR MARKET DATA ARE AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD AT WWW.DOL.STATE.GA.US/PRESSREL/PRESSSIDX.HTM.
E-mail: communications@dol.state.ga.us.
FY-02-346
An Equal Opportunity Employer
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