- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Serial:
- News release (Georgia Department of Labor)
- Title:
- News release, May 8, 2008
- Creator:
- Georgia. Department of Labor
- Contributor to Resource:
- Georgia. Department of Labor.
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia Dept. of Labor, 2008-05-08
- Date of Original:
- 2008-05-08
- 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 2008/5-8
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-bl200-b-pp1-bn45-b2008-s5-h8-belec-p-btext
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-bl200-b-pp1-bn45-b2008-s5-h8-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
May 8, 2008. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Georgia's initial unemployment insurance claims rise in April
ATLANTA The Georgia Department of Labor announced today that 51,604 laid-off workers filed first-time claims for unemployment insurance benefits in April, up 21.3 percent from March. The increase in claims came across-the-board in manufacturing, construction, trade, and services.
Initial claims, considered to be a good barometer of economic activity because they measure newly unemployed workers, rose by 52.7 percent over the year, up from 33,784 in April of 2007.
Also, the total number of individuals receiving unemployment insurance benefits is up 51 percent over the year, from 53,680 in April of 2007 to 80,830 in April of 2008.
The 14 metro areas of the state and the changes in their initial claims from March to April are as follows:
Albany, up 148, or 23.1 percent, from 640 to 788. Athens, down 64, or 10.1 percent, from 634 to 570. Atlanta, up 2,741, or 15.8 percent, from 17,402 to 20,143. Augusta, down four, or three-tenths of one percent, from 1,164 to 1,160. Brunswick, up 128, or 40.1 percent, from 319 to 447. Columbus, up 156, or 25.7 percent, from 608 to 764. Dalton, up 714, or 31.1 percent, from 2,295 to 3,009. Gainesville, up 81, or 13.8 percent, from 585 to 666. Hinesville, up nine, or 6.3 percent, from 142 to 151. Macon, up 442, or 50.8 percent, from 870 to 1,312. Rome, up eight, or one percent, from 839 to 847. Savannah, up 382, or 43 percent, from 889 to 1,271. Valdosta, down 157, or 20.4 percent, from 769 to 612. Warner Robins, up 179, or 55.8 percent, from 321 to 500.
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-08-188