- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Serial:
- News release (Georgia Department of Labor)
- Title:
- News release, Apr. 12, 2007
- Creator:
- Georgia. Department of Labor
- Contributor to Resource:
- Georgia. Department of Labor.
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia Dept. of Labor, 2007-04-12
- Date of Original:
- 2007-04-12
- 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 2007/4-12
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-bl200-b-pp1-bn45-b2007-s4-h12-belec-p-btext
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-bl200-b-pp1-bn45-b2007-s4-h12-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
April 12, 2007. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Georgia's initial unemployment insurance claims rise in March
ATLANTA The Georgia Department of Labor announced today that 31,225 laid-off workers filed first-time claims for unemployment insurance benefits in March, up five percent from February. Initial claims were down from 31,383 filed in March 2006 for an over-the-year decrease of one-half of one percent.
The slight increase in claims in March was mostly due to layoffs in manufacturing. Initial claims are considered to be a leading economic indicator, because they measure newly laid-off workers.
The 14 metro areas of the state and the changes in their initial claims from February to March are
as follows:
Albany, up 48, or nine percent, from 535 to 583. Athens, up 117, or 29 percent, from 410 to 527. Atlanta, up 336, or 2.7 percent, from 12,591 to 12,927. Augusta, up 221, or 22 percent, from 1,001 to 1,222. Brunswick, down 12, or 4.6 percent, from 264 to 252. Columbus, down eight, or 1.3 percent, from 621 to 613. Dalton, up 389, or 28 percent, from 1,373 to 1,762. Gainesville, down 117, or 22 percent, from 527 to 410. Hinesville, down 32, or 20 percent, from 161 to 129. Macon, up 124, or 18 percent, from 674 to 798. Rome, down 38, or four percent, from 927 to 889. Savannah, down 71, or 11 percent, from 661 to 590. Valdosta, up 82, or 23 percent, from 363 to 445. Warner Robins, down 16, or six percent, from 265 to 249.
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
CY-07-119
