May's jobless rate dips except for bump in Gordon Co.
| May 2010 Employed | May 2010 Unemployed | May % jobless | April % jobless | May. 2009 % jobless | |
| Bartow | 40,225 | 4,954 | 11.0% | 11.9% | 10.8% |
| Chattooga | 8,998 | 1,084 | 10.8% | 11.1% | 13.0% |
| Floyd | 44,619 | 5,124 | 10.3% | 10.0% | 10.0% |
| Gordon | 21,045 | 3,082 | 12.8% | 12.7% | 12.4% |
| Polk | 18,577 | 2,107 | 10.2% | 10.5% | 10.3% |
| State | 4,238,425 | 463,205 | 9.9% | 9.7% | 9.2% |
Source: Georgia Department of Labor
Northwest Georgia's employment report looked a bit better in May vs. April and, in some cases, even the same month a year earlier. But that could be changing in these summer months with Pierre Foods shutting down soon and perhals even CCH Small Firm Services move from West Rome to Kennesaw.
In all, 16,351 people in Floyd, Bartow, Gordon, Polk and Chattooga counties were looking for work last month, down from earlier reports that had topped 18,000.
The only increase was in Gordon County where the jobless rate rose from 12.7 percent in April to 12.8 percent in May. Gordon's jobless rate in May 2009 was 12.4 percent. On the flip side, Gordon has seen the most potential for new jobs as industries announce or complete expansion projects.
-For statewide reports and updates, please click Business
Region's lowest gas price ... found in Rome?
| County/Zip code | Lowest price | Average price | Highest price |
| Floyd/30161 | $2.48 | $2.63 | $2.90 |
| Bartow/30120 | $2.57 | $2.65 | $2.70 |
| Gordon/30701 | $2.49 | $2.61 | $2.70 |
| Polk/30125 | $2.56 | $2.62 | $2.69 |
Source: MSN for June 23, 2010 (click)
Our tipster couldn't believe the words he was sharing Wednesday afternoon. "Gas prices in Rome are a dime lower than in Cartersville," says the local businessman who track gas prices on the side. Sure enough, a check of the MSN Auto site shows Rome had the lowest price found Wednesday--$2.48 at Kroger. The county average was the second highest of the four-county area, $2.63, while Floyd had the highest price found locally as well--$2.90. The best overall numbers came from Gordon County with an average of $2.61 a gallon. Click
-Statewide average price at $2.61, up seven cents from a year ago. Click
Health
Redmond's ER blitz via old, new
-Redmond Regional Medical Center's ER Wait Time billboard is drawing some attention as hospital officials say they're seeing more patients. "We've had a very good response and have been seeing more patients…definitely been busy," says Lisa Brown, director of marketing.
The billboard, on Martha Berry Boulevard at Charlton Street, gives the estimated wait time at Redmond's emergency room. The time is an average of the past four hours and is updated every 30 minutes through an RSS feed that is connected to the hospital's MEDTECH system. "Over the past 18 months to two years, we have been revamping our processes and we looked at our ER to find where all the extra wait times were coming from," Brown says. "We eliminated some duplicate processes and now run much more efficiently without compromising patient care."
Redmond, along with its sister hospitals such as Polk Medical Center and Cartersville Medical Center, also offer a text messaging feature that allows consumers to text ER to 23000 from any mobile device to get the average wait times at HCA hospitals nearest to the Zip code where they are located. And, for iPhone users, there is a new web-based application that can be loaded to an individual's iPhone to provide those rolling average wait times. See: er.redmondregional.com and on the hospital websites.
-Latest updates from Harbin Clinic. Click Health
-June 25/A 10 a.m. Friday ribbon cutting ceremony is set at Redmond Regional Medical Center for the addition of Cardiac Rehabilitation.
Thursday's Buzz
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Talk about good timing. The folks behind booming, fan-fired SB Nation is launching an Atlanta site today, giving it plenty of time to saturate the market before footballs season. SB describes itself as "the largest and fastest-growing network of fan-centric online sports communities. From the beginning, we've focused on developing the highest quality grassroots sports sites on the web—recruiting only the most respected bloggers and writers to build their communities at SB Nation and empowering passionate fans to engage in the conversation." SB Atlanta
-Tellus greets 300,000th guest barely 17 months after opening. Tellus
-Hometown's 2010 primary special report. Click
-State releases school system CRCT scores. Click Education
-June 30/Public meeting on downtown Rome parking management. DH
-July 11-12/Auditions for Rome Little Theatre's upcoming production of Clue The Musical will be held on stage at the Historic DeSoto Theatre. Registration begins at 6 p.m. and auditions will run from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Clue the Musical is based on the popular board game, and is a fun, lighthearted "whodunit" set to music. For more: www.romelittletheatre.com or 706-295-7171.
Your latest forecast: Wednesday's high was 96.
-Thursday: 20% rain chance, high of 96.
-Thursday night: 69 degrees; 20% rain chance.
-Friday: 40% rain chance, high of 95.
-Friday night: 30% rain chance, low of 71.
-Weekend preview: No relief in sight. Mid-90s through Tuesday; some rain.
-Extended forecast: Click / Regional radar
Norman Arey's Sports Roundtable. Arey
-Dooley picks up one big Vol booster. Whatever happened to tennis in this country?
Rome Braves. Click Sports
-Braves open second half of the season in Lexington Thursday with five games.
-Mills Fitzner's latest home game photos. (click)
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