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Thursday, June 12, 2008

Georgia Layoffs up nearly 30% over May 2007, state reports

Georgia Layoffs up nearly 30% over May 2007, state reports
It looks like layoffs in Georgia dipped from April to May, but they were still well above the levels of a year ago. The number of laid-off workers filing claims for unemployment insurance benefits in May fell 13.4 percent from the previous month, mostly because fewer manufacturing firms were cutting jobs, the state Department of Labor reported Thursday. However, it was up 29.4 percent from May of last year. That was a larger increase than at the national level.

 



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