State labor officials say the preliminary unemployment rate in metro Atlanta rose to 9.3 percent in June.
That number is up from 8.6 percent in May, but down from 10.2 percent in June 2011. Officials say more than 17,000 new job seekers entering the labor force couldn't find work. They also cite 350 new layoffs in retail trade, administrative and support services, educational services, and health care and social assistance as causes for the increase.
Metro Athens and metro Gainesville had the lowest area jobless rates at 7.5 percent. Metro Dalton had the highest at 12.3 percent, and has had the highest area rate since August 2011.
The state's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate also increased in June, to 9.0 percent — the first increase in almost a year.
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Eager to cash in on the recent run of good news about the Stock Market, but you don't know how to get started? Here's how!
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Retailers got the go-ahead to pass along some extra charges to you, but not without some rules attached. You might not have noticed them just yet, but you should be on the lookout.
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Thursday, June 13 2013 7:16 AM EDT2013-06-13 11:16:10 GMT
You might think saving the environment has to cost a lot of money. But, Good Day Atlanta's Tacoma Perry found way to go green and save green at the same time.
You might think saving the environment has to cost a lot of money. But, Good Day Atlanta's Tacoma Perry found way to go green and save green at the same time.
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