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The Georgia Department of Labor said Thursday the preliminary unemployment rate in metro Dalton (Whitfield and Murray counties) rose to 12.3 percent in June, up from 11.4 percent in May. The rate was 12.6 percent in June 2011.
The rate for Whitfield County was 12.3 percent, while the rate for Murray County was 12.2 percent.
The rate for Gordon County was 10.9 percent, while the rate for other nearby counties was Catoosa, 7.4 percent; Chattooga, 11 percent; Fannin, 10 percent; Floyd, 10.6 percent; Gilmer, 10.6 percent; and Walker, 8.3 percent.
The metro Dalton rate increased because there were 651 new layoffs in manufacturing, transportation and warehousing, administrative and support services, and health care and social assistance.
Metro Athens and metro Gainesville had the lowest area jobless rates at 7.5 percent, while metro Dalton had the highest at 12.3 percent. Athens has had the lowest area rate, or tied for the lowest, each month since December 2009. Dalton has had the highest area rate since August 2011.
Georgia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased to 9 percent in June, up from 8.9 percent in May, the first increase in almost a year. The jobless rate was 9.9 percent in June a year ago.
The number of jobs in the state dropped by 8,200, or two-tenths of a percentage point, from 3,941,500 in May to 3,933,300 in June. However, jobs were up by 45,200 from 3,888,100 in June 2011.
In metro Dalton, jobs decreased to 61,600, down by 400 from May, and down by 4,600 from 66,200 in June 2011.
Local area unemployment data are not seasonally adjusted. Georgia labor market data are available at www.dol.state.ga.us.
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July 27, 2012
Metro Dalton’s jobless rate rises to 12.3 percent in June
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