The Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) released its latest numbers Thursday, and Georgia is on the threshold of making history as far as overall employment.
Jobs were up by 9,900 over the month and up by 60,400 over the year to 4,994,900, an all-time high. The continued growth in the healthcare industry was the driving force.
"With unemployment again outperforming the national average and job numbers on the verge of surpassing 5 million, Georgia is just 5,100 jobs away from making history,” GDOL Interim Successor Louis DeBroux said in a press release. “This historic milestone (shows) the determination and resilience of our workforce and the relentless drive of Georgia’s businesses to create growth and opportunity for all.”
Georgia’s unemployment rate remained steady at 3.7 percent in December.
Georgia’s unemployment figures were four-tenths lower than the national unemployment rate.
However, jobs were down in several manufacturing sectors as well as local government agencies.
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