Southwest Georgia lowers unemployment claims
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From Staff Reports
ATLANTA — Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said this week that the southwest Georgia region saw fewer new claims for unemployment filed in June.
The 16-county area also posted a decrease in labor force and employed residents, preliminary numbers show.
“Georgia’s been in an extended growth cycle,” said Butler. “In June, our state and local communities added jobs and employed more people.”
Nationally, the unemployment rate inched up 0.1% in June to reach 3.7%. Georgia’s rate dropped 0.1% to settle at 3.7%.
In the region, the unemployment rate increased in June by 0.5% in June, settling at 4.4%. A year ago, the rate was 5.1%.
The labor force decreased in June by 1,608. The June total was 145,478. That number is down by 3,972 from the total from June 2018.
Southwest Georgia ended June with 139,009 employed residents. The number decreased by 2,279 in June and went down by 2,863 as compared to last June.
The number of unemployment claims decreased in June by about 8%. When compared to last June, claims were down by about 29%.
Employ Georgia, the GDOL’s online job listing service at employgeorgia.com showed 1,433 active job postings in southwest Georgia for June.
The southwest Georgia Region includes Baker, Calhoun, Colquitt, Decatur, Dougherty, Early, Grady, Lee, Miller, Mitchell, Seminole, Terrell, Thomas and Worth counties
Visit dol.georgia.gov to learn more about career opportunities, Employ Georgia and other GDOL services for job seekers and employers, and to connect with the Department of Labor on social media.
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