Jobless Rate Declines Sharply in Gwinnett, Walton

The unemployment rate declined significantly last month in Gwinnett County and the rest of metro Atlanta, according to state labor department data released Thursday.

The jobless rate in Gwinnett County fell four-tenths of a percentage point in August to 5.2 percent, down from 5.6 in July. The rate in August 2014 was 6.7 percent.

In Walton, the rate was 5.3 percent in August, down from 5.8 in July. The rate was 6.9 percent in August 2014.

Many areas in the metro saw similar declines last month.

The metro Atlanta rate for August was 5.7 percent, also down four-tenths from the previous month. The rate was 7.3 percent a year ago.

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The Georgia Department of Labor said the rate declined as employers created more jobs and initial unemployment insurance claims decreased.

Metro Gainesville once again had the lowest area jobless rate in Georgia at 4.8 percent, while the Heart of Georgia-Altamaha region had the highest at 7.7 percent.

Georgia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for August was 5.9 percent, down from 6.0 percent in July. It was 7.1 percent in August 2014.

Note: Local area unemployment data is not seasonally adjusted.

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GA Area Unemployment Rates - Aug 2015