More bad news: November's jobless rate climbs again
Nearly 13,250 Northwest Georgians were out of work last month as jobless rates continued to soar above last year's levels. Area counties posted unemployment rates exceeding the state (7.2 percent) and U.S. (6.7 percent) averages.
-In Floyd County, the jobless rate was 7.5 percent in November, the same as October. That compares to 4.4 percent in November 2007.
-Polk's jobless rate also was 7.5 percent vs. 3.9 percent a year earlier.
-Bartow County had the most people out of work, 4,066 or 8.6 percent of the labor force. That's compared to 4.6 percent a year earlier.
-By percentage, Chattooga had the highest--11.2 percent. The county's jobless count has been in double digits several times this year.
-Gordon County saw its total climb to 9.1 percent, or 2,525 people.
-Georgia: The state's jobless rate climbed to to 7.2 percent in November, the highest rate since July 1983. Over the last year, the number of payroll jobs in Georgia decreased 94,400 or 2.3 percent. Manufacturing, construction, and trade -- along with administrative and support services, including temporary employment agencies --were the hardest hit industries.
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