I\\;(;} 2-A HOGANSVIIJ,E HOME NEWS - THURSDAY, £|ULY 31, 2003
Troup, Region's Jobless Rate U
Troup, Harris and Talbot. did fare better than June of also rose, to a 6.5 percent May. In ,lune of 2002
By ROB RICHARDSON
Unemployment iri the
four-county West Central
{;eorgia area took a turn
for the worse in June,
according to figures
released this week,
Figures from the
(;eorgia Department of
l.abor indicate the Harris-
•rroup-Meriwether-Talbot
al'ea showed an average
jobless vale of 6.2 percent
fro" June, a full percentage
point higher than the 5.2
howll for April and May.
THE AREA'S NUM-
BERS ave also higher than
a year ago, when it aver-
aged a 6.0 percent unem-
ployment rate in June of
2OO2.
West Central Georgia's
numbers still remain high-
ev than the statewide
unemployment average,
which was 54 percent in
June, up from the 4.6
revised percentage shown
for May.
The state rate was 5.2 in
June of 2002.
Jobless rates worsened
in all four West Central
counties: Meriwether,
"The magnitude of the
June increase in unemploy-
inent is troubling," said
Georgia Labor
Commissioner Michael
Thurmond.
NUMBERS FOR the
West Central Georgia area
have also yet to reflect the
just-announced shutdown
of the Greenville Mead
plant, which employs over
150 persons.
"Hopeful job seekers,
students completing their
education and previously
discouraged workers are
streaming into the job mar-
ket at a time when many
employers are reluctant to
resume hiring," said
Thurmond.
• The lowest rate of the
four local counties during
June was the 3.9 per cent
recorded in Harris, up from
the 3.4 Harris recorded for
May.
A year ago, Harris had
a 3.4 jobless rate.
• Merfwether's rate rose
to 7.9 for June, compared to
a 6.8 percent in May.
However, Meriwether
June
Jobless Rates
Harris .............. ,.•.;i3i9
Troup ................. :i,26;5
Meriwether....i,,i,,:.7,9
• Source: Georgia Dept. of Labor
last year, when the jobless figure for June from a 6.1 percent.
rate was 9.0 per cent. revised 5.7 rate in May.
In June of 2002, Troup -The
• Talbot ]rose to a 6.6 had a 6.8 rate. Chattahoochce dis:
per cent rate in June, up which includes
fromthe revised May rate .Over all, the Talbot and ix otherl
of S.2percent. Chattahoochee-Flint ties, rosetoa 57
In June .of 2002, Talbot region, which includes rate for June, up
had a S.0 percent unem- Meriwether, Troup, Carroll, in May.
ployment rJLte. Coweta and Heard, In June of 2002
increased to a 6.0 rate for trict's rate was also 53
• Troup% jobless rate June, compared to 5.3 in cent.
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ONE MORE SONG - Members of the Bethel Chapel Baptist Church inLaGrange sang several hymns during
night services last week• Pictured above are (L-R) Laddie Yates, Tammy Brazil, Danny Geter and Chris
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overall in the competition behind a mam from Baltimore,
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located on Main Street in the
south end of the former
Railroad Freight Depot
w'hlch was converted to com-
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under the auspices of a his-
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Theticket prices are
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These Hay Ride Tours are
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These tours will be held
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Depot to provide an opportu-
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art, crafts, and yard sale type
items.
Police Seek
Citizen's Help
In Car Theft
Troup County investiga-
tors are asking for your help
in locating the person(s) that
took a green 1998 Saturn SL2
from 11 Wilcox Road on July
20th.
Investigators also need
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