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 
 
Sept. 28, 2006.........................................................FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 
 
Chattahoochee-Flint's unemployment rate declines in August 
 
ATLANTA -- The Georgia Department of Labor reported today that the unemployment rate in the Chattahoochee-Flint area declined to 4.7 percent in August, down one-half of one percent from 5.2 percent in July. The area's jobless rate was 5.8 percent in August of 2005. 
 
Meanwhile, the state's unemployment rate declined to 4.6 percent in August, down one-half of one percent from 5.1 percent in July. The U.S. rate matched the Georgia rate at the 4.6 percent unadjusted level. During the preceding three months, the national rate was higher than Georgia's. 
 
While unemployment declined in the state in August, Georgia added 47,300 non-farm jobs, with the bulk of those among seasonal workers in local education, as schools opened for the fall. Another factor in the decline in the jobless rate was a seasonal drop of 24,858 in the state's workforce, as some people gave up their search for temporary summer employment and left the job market. 
 
Georgia labor market data are not seasonally adjusted and are available at www.dol.state.ga.us. 
 
NEWS MEDIA NEEDING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION MAY CALL (404) 232-3685. TABLE AND GRAPHS REFLECTING LABOR MARKET DATA ARE AVAILABLE AT http://www.dol.state.ga.us/pr/current_data.htm 
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