State's jobless rate hits 7.5% in November; 25-year high
Local numbers due later this month: Georgia lost another 20,500 jobs between October and November, according to the state Department of Labor, which pushed the jobless rate to its highest level since July 1983. The jobless rate was up from 4.5 percent a year ago and up from 6.9 percent in October "Job losses are accelerating throughout most of the state's economic sectors, with the exception of healthcare, education, and the federal government," State Labor Commissioner Michael Thurmond said. Over the last year, the number of payroll jobs decreased 94,400 or 2.3 percent. Manufacturing, construction and trade--along with administrative and support services, including temporary employment agencies-- were especially hard hit.
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Thursday's Buzz:
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-State patrol holiday weekend forecast--19 deaths, 2,945 accidents: Impaired driving and the lack of seat belt use top the list of violations Georgia troopers say they'll be targeting during the Christmas holiday travel period, 6 p.m. Christmas Eve until midnight Sunday. The predict 19 traffic deaths on Georgia roads, 2,945 traffic accidents and 1,494 injuries. In 2007, Georgia recorded 18 traffic deaths, 3,039 crashes, and 1,158 injuries> State Patrol
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