- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Serial:
- News release (Georgia Department of Labor)
- Title:
- News release, Aug. 23, 2007K
- Creator:
- Georgia. Department of Labor
- Contributor to Resource:
- Georgia. Department of Labor.
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia Dept. of Labor, 2007-08-23
- Date of Original:
- 2007-08-23
- 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 2007/8-23K
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-bl200-b-pp1-bn45-b2007-s8-h23k-belec-p-btext
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-bl200-b-pp1-bn45-b2007-s8-h23k-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
Aug. 23, 2007. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Metro Gainesville's unemployment rate increases in July
ATLANTA The Georgia Department of Labor reported today that the unemployment rate in the metro Gainesville area rose to 4.0 percent in July, up one-tenth of one percent from 3.9 percent in June.
Meanwhile, the state's unemployment rate increased to 4.9 percent in July, up two-tenths of one percent from 4.7 percent in June. The state's rate also matched the U.S. unadjusted rate of 4.9 percent in July.
Unemployment often increases in July as students who entered the workforce in June looking for temporary summer employment are not able to find jobs right away, and recent high school and college graduates continue to seek permanent jobs. Unemployment rose by 10,614 in July.
While the state's rate was up in July, it was down two-tenths of one percent over the year, from 5.1 percent in July of 2006.
Also, from June to July of 2007, Georgia lost 24,400 payroll jobs, with 80 percent of those among seasonal workers in public schools. In metro Gainesville, the number of jobs was down 100, or one-tenth of one percent, from 75,100 to 75,000.
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
CY-07-297