The state Labor Department says that's a 2.3 percent decline from a month ago. Statewide, job losses total almost 64,000 - and the unemployment rate is up three-tenths of a percent to 4.7 percent.
Labor Commissioner Michael Thurmond says most of the job losses were due to season factors and came primarily in manufacturing, construction, trade and services.
The 14 metro areas of the state and their job losses include:
- Albany, down 1,100, or 1.7 percent, from 65,400 to 64,300.
- Athens, down 2,000, or 2.4 percent, from 83,100 to 81,100.
- Atlanta, down 38,600, or 1.6 percent, from 2,434,000 to 2,395,400.
- Augusta, down 2,200, or 1.0 percent, from 216,000 to 213,800.
- Brunswick, down 300, or seven-tenths of one percent, from 45,800 to 45,500.
- Columbus, down 1,500, or 1.2 percent, from 123,300 to 121,800.
- Dalton, down 1,600, or 2.0 percent, from 80,000 to 78,400.
- Gainesville, down 1,700, or 2.3 percent, from 74,900 to 73,200.
- Hinesville, down 300, or 1.6 percent, from 18,400 to 18,100.
- Macon, down 1,600, or 1.6 percent, from 101,100 to 99,500.
- Rome, down 700, or 1.5 percent, from 45,300 to 44,600.
- Savannah, down 2,900, or 1.8 percent, from 159,400 to 156,500.
- Valdosta, down 800, or 1.4 percent, from 56,100 to 55,300.
- Warner Robins, down 800, or 1.4 percent, from 57,500 to 56,700.
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