Jobless Rate in Peachtree Corners Rose Slightly in June

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The unemployment rate in Peachtree Corners rose a bit in June, but was still among the lowest in Georgia, according to data released Thursday by the state department of labor.

Peachtree Corners’ jobless rate was 3.4 percent last month, up from 3.2 in May. But the city had the second-lowest unemployment rates among Georgia cities with populations of 25,000 or more. Brookhaven had the lowest rate at 2.8 percent.

The rate in Gwinnett County climbed two-tenths of a percentage point to 5.6 percent last month, up from 5.4 in May. The rate in the county in June 2014 was 6.7, the data showed.

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The labor department said metro Atlanta’s rate was up one-tenth of a point in June -- 6.0, up from 5.9 in May, but considerably less than June 2014 (7.3).

The rate rose as the number of jobs declined and new layoffs, as measured by unemployment insurance claims, increased, the labor department said.

Metro Gainesville had the lowest area jobless rate at 5.3 percent. The Heart of Georgia-Altamaha region had the highest at 8.2.

Georgia’s seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate for June was 6.1 percent, down from 6.3 in May. It was 7.3 percent in June 2014.

Note: Local area unemployment data is not seasonally adjusted.

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June 2015 - GA Area Unemployment Rates