The Georgia Department of Labor announced that the unemployment rate in Georgia has fallen to 8.9%. The unemployment is the lowest it has been in the past three years. From NewsChannel9:
The rate declined as the number of new jobs grew by 31,900, to 3,926,000, the highest number of jobs in Georgia since January of 2009. Job growth is up eight-tenths of a percentage point, from 3,894,100 in March. In April a year ago, there were 3,904,400 jobs.
The industries showing growth were: trade and transportation, 9,200; leisure and hospitality, 9,200; professional and business services, 5,900; construction, 3,400; and education and healthcare, 2,700. While the state gained jobs overall, state and local governments shed 3,300 jobs.
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Article source: http://www.peachpundit.com/2012/05/17/georgias-unemployment-rate-dips-below-9-percent/
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