Atlanta Unemployment Rate Declines

ATLANTA, GA -- Atlanta’s unemployment rate decreased between October and November, data released from the Georgia Department of Labor Thursday show.

According to the figures, unemployment in Atlanta dropped from 6.1 to 5.7 percent in November. 232,128 people were in Atlanta’s workforce in November, compared to 231,775 in October. Only 12,898 workers were jobless in November, compared to 13,901 in October. The city’s unemployment rate in November 2014 was 7.1 percent.

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The statewide unemployment rate dropped by a tenth of a percent to 5.6 in November, GDOL announced last week. The unemployment rate in November of 2014 was 6.7 percent.

“Our employers created 3,700 jobs in November, which helped push the unemployment rate down to its lowest point since March 2008,” said State Labor Commissioner Mark Butler in a statement.

Butler added that the state’ job growth rate of 2.2 percent is higher than the national average of 1.9 percent.