- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Serial:
- News release (Georgia Department of Labor)
- Title:
- News release, Dec. 9, 2004
- Creator:
- Georgia. Department of Labor
- Contributor to Resource:
- Georgia. Department of Labor.
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia Dept. of Labor, 2004-12-09
- Date of Original:
- 2004-12-09
- 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 2004/12-9
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-bl200-b-pp1-bn45-b2004-s12-h9-belec-p-btext
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-bl200-b-pp1-bn45-b2004-s12-h9-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
Dec. 9, 2004.........................................................FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Georgia's initial unemployment insurance claims rise
ATLANTA - The Georgia Department of Labor announced today that 36,708 laid-off workers filed first-time claims for unemployment insurance benefits in November. This represents an increase of 16.1 percent from October, when 31,607 claims were filed. Initial claims are considered to be a leading economic indicator, because they measure newly laid-off workers.
The seven metro areas of the state and their changes in initial unemployment insurance claims from October to November are as follows:
Albany, up 122, or 30 percent, from 412 to 534. Athens, up 216, or 55 percent, from 392 to 608. Atlanta, up 976, or 7.6 percent, from 12,864 to 13,840. Augusta, up five, or four-tenths percent, from 1,233 to 1,238. Columbus, up 1,000, or 128 percent, from 780 to 1,780. Macon, down 418, or 30 percent, from 1,411 to 993. Savannah, up 65, or 10 percent, from 628 to 693.
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
FY-04-714