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Georgia's Jobless Rate Drops to 6.4 Percent in January
It was the lowest rate in Georgia in nearly seven years.
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The Georgia jobless rate fell to 6.4 percent, the lowest rate in nearly seven years, the Georgia Department of Labor announced Thursday.
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The state’s adjusted unemployment rate for January was 6.4 percent was down two-tenths of a percentage point from 6.6 percent in December, the lowest rate since July 2008, when it was 6.3.
The rate in January 2014 was 7.3 percent.
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“Our unemployment rate dropped for the seventh month in a row as we had 4,400 fewer jobs available than in December,” said State Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said in a news release. “We also had fewer new claims for unemployment insurance benefits, which is a measure of new layoffs.”
February’s rate will be released later this month.
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