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Unemployment Rate Rises to 6.9 Percent in Forsyth County

The Georgia Department of Labor attributed increases across metro Atlanta to two seasonal factors.

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Forsyth County's unemployment rate jumped to 6.9 percent in June from 6.4 percent in May,  according to numbers the Georgia Department of Labor released today.

This increase mirrored an uptick across metro Atlanta, where the unemployment rate jumped from 8.2 percent in May to 8.9 percent in June.

But at 6.9 percent, Forsyth has the distinction of the lowest unemployment rates when compared to its neighboring counties tracked by the Georgia Department of Labor.

  • Cherokee - 7.3
  • Dawson - 7.8
  • Fulton - 9.8
  • Gwinnett - 7.9
  • Hall - 7.6
In a statement, the Department of Labor attributed the increases to the large numbers of education workers who are unemployed during the summer and new graduates who are considered unemployed until they find a job.

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