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March employment numbers look positive for Gainesville

Posted 11:00PM on Thursday 22nd April 2021 ( 2 years ago )

Today’s labor report showed a lot of positives for Gainesville. March saw the unemployment rate drop, while the number of jobs increased.

“We had another strong month in March,” said Commissioner of Labor Mark Butler. It wasn’t just our area that had a positive report. The entire state showed improvement. “We saw the unemployment rate drop, along with an increase in jobs across the state, and most importantly, a decrease in over-the-year initial claims for every region,” said Butler.

In Gainesville, the unemployment rate decreased by 0.4 percentage points in March, reaching 2.6 percent. A year ago, the rate was 2.8 percent.

Here are some other highlights from the report:

For more information on jobs and current labor force date, visit the Georgia Labor Force Market Explorer at www.explorer.gdol.ga.gov to view a comprehensive report.

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