- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Serial:
- News release (Georgia Department of Labor)
- Title:
- News release [Mar. 4, 2004M]
- Creator:
- Georgia. Department of Labor
- Contributor to Resource:
- Georgia. Department of Labor
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia. Department of Labor
- Date of Original:
- 2004-03-04
- Subject:
- Georgia
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- publications (documents)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Each issue also has a distinctive theme title.
Jan. 5, 1998; title from caption.
Dec. 31, 2002. - External Identifiers:
- Call Number GA L200 .P1 N45 2004/3-4M
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-bl200-b-pp1-bn45-b2004-s3-h4m-belec-p-btext
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-bl200-b-pp1-bn45-b2004-s3-h4m-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
March 4, 2004..........................................................FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Unemployment rate up, employment down in McIntosh Trail area
ATLANTA -- The Georgia Department of Labor reported today that the unemployment rate in the McIntosh Trail area for January was 5.2 percent, a slight increase from 5.1 percent in December. The rate rose because employment among residents of the area declined by 1,291.
Meanwhile, the unemployment rate in Georgia for January was 4.1 percent, a slight rise from 4.0 percent in December. During the same one-month period, jobs in the state declined by 62,800, or 1.6 percent.
"Much of the decline in jobs in January was due to seasonal factors that occur each year at this time," said State Labor Commissioner Michael Thurmond. "For example, there were cutbacks in retail trade and other service-related industries following the holiday shopping season accounted for nearly all of the job loss.
"However, some of the job losses are permanent, such as those we continue to see among some of Georgia's major companies," Thurmond continued. "These losses not only affect workers whose jobs are being terminated, but make it even harder for Georgians who have been out of work for months to find employment. This weakness in the critical area of job creation continues to hamper our recovery. Job cuts scheduled for the near future, along with the thousands of longterm unemployed, make it clear that a higher rate of job creation is needed to sustain a solid recovery."
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-04-296