The preliminary unemployment rate in metro Dalton (Whitfield and Murray counties) declined to 11.6 percent in March, down from a revised 12.2 percent in February, according to Georgia Department of Labor numbers. The jobless rate in metro Dalton in March a year ago was 11.8 percent.
Metro Athens had the lowest area rate at 6.7 percent, while metro Dalton had the highest at 11.6 percent.
The rate for Whitfield County was 11.3 percent, while it was 12.6 percent in Murray County. Rates for nearby counties were Floyd and Gordon, 10.3 percent; Gilmer, 10.2 percent; Chattooga, 10 percent; Walker, 6.9 percent; and Catoosa, 5.9 percent.
The rate decreased for the metro Dalton area because there were fewer layoffs in manufacturing and administrative and support services, the department said.
The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate declined in March for the eighth consecutive month to 9 percent, the lowest rate since February 2009, when it was 8.9 percent. That is a down from a revised 9.1 percent in February. The jobless rate was 9.8 percent in March a year ago.
Statewide, the rate went down because the number of jobs in March increased by 13,900 to 3,894,900. Revised numbers show the state gained 35,600 jobs in the past 12 months.
The employment sectors showing growth since March 2011 were professional and business services, 28,900; trade and transportation, 10,700; education and health services, 7,900; manufacturing, 5,900; and leisure and hospitality, 1,200.
Local area unemployment rates are not seasonally adjusted. Georgia labor market data are available at www.dol.state.ga.us.
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April 27, 2012
Metro Dalton’s jobless rate drops to 11.6 percent in March
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