Georgia Unemployment Rate 7 percent, Highest in 16 Years

The state Labor Department said Georgia's rate of unemployment rose to 7 percent in October, the highest in 16 years. The department said Thursday the rate was 2.5 percent higher than it was for the same period in 2007. The rate was 6.4 percent in S... >>More

  


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