News release, Sept. 27, 2007K

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. 27, 2007. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Metro Gainesville's unemployment rate shows seasonal decline in August

ATLANTA The Georgia Department of Labor reported today that the unemployment rate in the metro Gainesville area declined to 3.5 percent in August, down one-half of one percent from 4.0 percent in July.

Meanwhile, the state's unemployment rate declined to 4.5 percent in August, down four-tenths of one percent from 4.9 percent in July. The state's rate was one-tenth of one percent lower than the U.S. unadjusted rate of 4.6 percent in August.

The state's rate declined because of two seasonal factors: students left the summer workforce to return to schools and the schools and some manufacturing industries re-hired workers who had been off their jobs during the summer months.

From July to August, Georgia added 46,600 payroll jobs, with better than two-thirds of those among seasonal workers in public and private schools. In metro Gainesville, the number of jobs was up 900, or 1.2 percent, from 75,000 to 75,900.

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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