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]ll.a, lp Unemployment Rate Up .9 Per Cent in June
Richardson
The Harris-Troup-
a, ,ther-Talbot area
an average jobless
percent for ,June.
three quarters of
from the 48 percent
shown in May
However. lhe four-coun-
Yrate is still t etter than it
a year ago, when it was
)DelQelll ill ,Jillt of 2001.
The area ¢! ;, continues
lag behind the statewide
)loyilleilt average,
was 52 percent in
u h'orn the 4.5 record-
av The state rate was
of 2(X)l
Jobless rates increased
Meriwether. Troup and
but declined slightly
Count y.
State Labor
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June
Jobless Rates
Harris ..................... 3.2
Troup ...................... 5.9
Mriwether ............. 8.1
Talbot ...................... 4.9
4-County Avg ......... 5.5
State ....................... 5.2
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Commissioner Michael
Thurmond indicates the
state's unemployment woes
simply reflect the nationwide
economic struggle.
"I'm concerned that the
less-than-robust economic
recovery and revelations of
corporate scandals continue
to impact employment oppor-
tunities here in Georgia," said
Thurmond.
"However, we are seeing
some positive signs, such as
the steady decline in initial
jobless claims," said
Thurmond
• Meriwether had the
highest rate, with a 8.1 for
June, compared to 6.8 per-
cent in May.
In June of last year. the
jobless rate for Meriwether
was 7.0 per cent.
• The lowest rate of the
four local counties for ,hme
was the 3.2 per cent record-
ed in Harris• Harris County
had a jobless rate of 2.7 per
cent in the revised May fig-
ures.
A year ago, Harris had a
3.1 jobless rate.
• Talbot's rate continued
to improve, especially com-
pared to a year ago. Talbot
showed a 4.9 per cent rate in
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,June. down from the revised
May rate of ,5.0 percent.
In,June of 2001, Talbot had
a 8.3 percent unemployment
rate.
• "IYoup rose to a 5.9 per-
cent rate in June from a 5.0
rate in May.
In Junk of 2001, qYoup
had a 5.2 rate.
• The Chattahoochee-
Flint region, which includes
Meriwether, Troup, Carroll,
Coweta and Heard, had a 5.4
rate for ,June, compared to a
4.8 percent rate in May. In
,June of 2001 it was 5.1 per,.-
cent.
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