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Decatur County Unemployment hits 11.3%

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By Christian Jennings - bio | email

BAINBRIDGE, GA (WALB) - Decatur County's unemployment is still the highest in Southwest Georgia.

Recent numbers show unemployment at 11.3%. That's up 1.2 points from December. There are now almost 1400 unemployed people in Decatur county.

And that number is 2.7 points higher than the state average, of 8.6%. Feedback


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