Jobless Rate Falls in Woodstock, Cherokee County

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The unemployment rates declined significantly last month in Woodstock, Cherokee County and the metro Atlanta area, according to data released Thursday by the Georgia Department of Labor.

The preliminary jobless rate in the city fell three-tenths of a percentage point in August to 5.3 percent, down from 5.6 in July.

The rate in August 2014 was 7.1 percent, according to the state. For Cherokee County, the preliminary rate dropped four-tenths of a percentage point in August to 4.7 percent, down from 5.1 in July. The county’s rate in August 2014 stood at 6.1 percent.

The rates for cities surrounding Woodstock are: 4.5 percent in Alpharetta; 5.7 percent in Kennesaw; 4.6 percent in Johns Creek; 5.4 percent in Marietta; 4.4 percent in Milton; 4.4 percent in Roswell; 4.5 percent in Sandy Springs; and 4.8 percent in Smyrna.

Rates for area counties include 5.7 percent in Bartow; 5.1 percent in Cobb; 4.9 percent in Dawson; 4.5 percent in Forsyth; 5.9 percent in Fulton; and 5.1 percent in Pickens.

The metro Atlanta rate for August was 5.7 percent, also down four-tenths from the previous month. The rate was 7.3 percent a year ago.

GDOL noted the rate declined as employers created more jobs and initial unemployment insurance claims decreased.

Metro Gainesville once again had the lowest area jobless rate in Georgia at 4.8 percent, while the Heart of Georgia-Altamaha region had the highest at 7.7 percent.

Georgia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for August was 5.9 percent, down from 6.0 percent in July. It was 7.1 percent in August 2014.

You can scroll through local and regional unemployment data here. Please note that local area unemployment data is not seasonally adjusted.

Patch Editor Scott Bernarde contributed to this article.

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