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First Time Jobless Claims Up
(WSB Radio) First time jobless claims are up, again, in Georgia.
The Georgia Department of Labor says 88,756 laid-off workers filed first time claims for unemployment insurance in June. That's an increase of almost 95% from June of 2008.
In Georgia cities, the numbers are even worse.
The number of people in metro Atlanta filing for first time claims was up 104% from a year ago. And that's not even close to being the largest increase.
The metropolitan areas with the greatest increases are Rome, up 181%; Gainesville, up 173%; and Athens, which posted an increase of 163%.
The areas with the smallest increase in claims are Dalton, up 48%; Albany, up 66%; and Savannah, up 69%.
"Rising unemployment continues to plague local economies throughout North Georgia," says State Labor Commissioner Michael Thurmond. "Fortunately, lay-offs in the hard-hit Dalton area appear to be moderating, although the recession-resistant Athens labor market experienced an unusually sharp increase in first-time jobless claims."
What others are saying
- JoblessThese numbers are skewed in that there are several hundred thousand who have exhausted their benefits and are STILL without a job! And you see Obama making a whirl wind tour of world.....everywhere else but in his OWN COUNTRY (or is it his country?).
- Jobless RateObama's plan is relly coming together......yeah right, thanks all you Obamaites!!!
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