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Updated: 3:45 PM Sep 16, 2009
Initial jobless claims rise 94.8 percent in June
The Georgia Department of Labor says 88,756 laid-off workers filed first-time claims for state unemployment insurance benefits in June, an increase of 94.8 percent from June of 2008. Posted: 10:48 AM Jul 10, 2009Reporter: Associated Press Email Address: producers@wrdw.com |
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July 10, 2009
ATLANTA -- The Georgia Department of Labor says 88,756 laid-off workers filed first-time claims for state unemployment insurance benefits in June, an increase of 94.8 percent from June of 2008.
The areas with the highest percentage of increase in claims from June 2008 to June 2009 were Rome up 181.0 percent, Gainesville up 172.8 percent, and Athens up 163.2 percent. The areas with the smallest increase in claims were Dalton up 48.5 percent, Albany up 66.3 percent and Savannah up 68.7 percent.
State Labor Commissioner Michael Thurmond said rising unemployment continues to plague local economies throughout North Georgia.
Most of the state initial claims were filed by laid-off workers in manufacturing, wholesale and retail trade, construction, and administrative and support services.
Copyright 2009 The Associated Press.
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