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Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Metro Atlanta's jobless rate rises to 6.8%

Metro Atlanta's jobless rate rises to 6.8%
The jobless rate in metro Atlanta moved up the ladder again in October, reaching 6.8 percent, the state Department of Labor said Wednesday. Unemployment in September in the region had been 6.4 percent. Over the past year, the change has been dramatic and the trend ominous: Metro Atlanta's unemployment rate soared 55 percent from its 4.4 percent level during the same month of 2007.

 



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