By Christian Jennings - bio | email
ALBANY, GA (WALB) – January marked record high unemployment in Georgia.
The state's jobless rate rose to 10.4 percent in January, up from the 10.3 percent reported in December. That's up 2 percentage points from last year and it's higher than the national average of 9.7.
In the past year nearly 5,000 jobs have been lost in Albany and Valdosta alone.
Georgia Job Gains/Losses
|
Metro Area
|
Job Gains/
Losses
|
Percent Change
|
January 2009
|
January 2010
|
|
Dalton
|
-2,900
|
-4.3%
|
68,000
|
65,100
|
|
Valdosta
|
-2,300
|
-4.2%
|
54,200
|
51,900
|
|
Atlanta
|
-93,200
|
-4.0%
|
2,329,900
|
2,236,700
|
|
Albany
|
-2,300
|
-3.7%
|
63,100
|
60,800
|
|
Brunswick
|
-1,500
|
-3.5%
|
42,600
|
41,100
|
|
Gainesville
|
-2,300
|
-3.2%
|
72,500
|
70,200
|
|
Savannah
|
-3,600
|
-2.4%
|
152,400
|
148,800
|
|
Rome
|
-700
|
-1.8%
|
40,100
|
39,400
|
|
Athens
|
-1,400
|
-1.7%
|
81,000
|
79,600
|
|
Macon
|
-1,300
|
-1.4%
|
96,500
|
95,200
|
|
Columbus
|
-1,100
|
-0.9%
|
117,400
|
116,300
|
|
Hinesville
|
-100
|
-0.5%
|
19,400
|
19,300
|
|
Augusta
|
-800
|
-0.4%
|
209,900
|
209,100
|
|
Warner Robins
|
0
|
0.0%
|
58,000
|
58,000
|
|
STATEWIDE
|
-151,600
|
-3.9%
|
3,932,700
|
3,781,100
|
Source: Workforce Information & Analysis
Georgia Department of Labor
March 3, 2010
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