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Jobless rate rises, jobless claims drop in May for Gainesville metro

By AccessWDUN Staff
Posted 7:27AM on Thursday 24th June 2021 ( 3 years ago )

The May jobs report for the Gainesville metro was a mixed bag, according to Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler. 

The unemployment rate rose by 0.1% from April to May, reaching a level of 2.7%. A year ago, as the pandemic surged, the rate was 7.6% for the one-county metro area. 

Butler said over-the-month and over-the-year initial claims for unemployment dropped, and those numbers are a positive note in the monthly report. 

"This is a step in the right direction, but we need to continue to get Georgians back to work,” said Butler. “Increasing the amount of people in our labor force is critical for us to continue to improve.”

Other statistics in the May report included:

The May report for the Georgia Mountains Region showed similar trends. The unemployment rate for the 13-county region was 2.8%, up by 0.1% from April. The labor force decreased and the number of employed residents also declined. Initial claims for unemployment for the region declined by 19% in May. 

The Georgia Mountains Region includes Banks, Dawson, Forsyth, Franklin, Habersham, Hall, Hart, Lumpkin, Rabun, Stephens, Towns, Union and White counties.

 

 

 

 

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