- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Serial:
- News release (Georgia Department of Labor)
- Title:
- News release, Mar. 27, 2008M
- Creator:
- Georgia. Department of Labor
- Contributor to Resource:
- Georgia. Department of Labor.
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia Dept. of Labor, 2008-03-27
- Date of Original:
- 2008-03-27
- 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 2008/3-27M
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-bl200-b-pp1-bn45-b2008-s3-h27m-belec-p-btext
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-bl200-b-pp1-bn45-b2008-s3-h27m-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 27, 2008......................................................FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Georgia Mountains' unemployment rate rises in February
ATLANTA The Georgia Department of Labor reported today that the unemployment rate in the Georgia Mountains area rose to 4.7 percent in February, up two-tenths of one percent from a revised 4.5 percent in January.
Meanwhile, the state's unemployment rate rose to 5.3 percent in February, up two-tenths of one percent from a revised 5.1 percent in January. The rate is up one full percentage point over the year.
The current state rate is one-tenth of one percent higher than the U.S. unadjusted rate of 5.2 percent. The state's rate increased from January to February because the number of people unemployed increased by 7,086, while 5,152 others left the job market.
However, from January to February, preliminary data show Georgia gained 16,500 payroll jobs, an increase of four-tenths of one percent.
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-08-115