Wednesday October 9th, 2024 4:29AM

Metro Gainesville jobless rate at 7 percent

By Ken Stanford Contributing Editor
ATLANTA - The unemployment rate in metro Gainesville hits seven percent.

The rate is up six-tenths of a percent from a month ago. A year ago, it was 3.4.

Among the highest rates in our area: Barrow County, 8.7 percent; Dawson, 8.2; and Lumpkin, 10.1.

Among the lowest: Banks, 5.8 percent; Forsyth, 6.3; and Gwinnett, 6.9.

As we reported last week, the state jobless rate has hit a 26-year high... 8.1 percent.

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On the Net: Ga. Dept. of Labor. http://www.dol.state.ga.us/pr/laborforce.htm
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