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Barrow's Unemployment Rate Remains Constant from August to September

According to information released by the Georgia Department of Labor, Barrow's preliminary unemployment rate is lower than the overall rate for Northeast Georgia.

Barrow County's unemployment rate dropped slightly from July to August but remained the same β€” 9.5 percent β€” based on preliminary data from August to September.

According to information released by the Georgia Department of Labor, that rate is lower than the overall rate for Northeast Georgia, which was calculated at 10 percent for September. That rate is three-tenths of a point higher than the rate of 9.7 percent in August.

The state's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose to 10.3 percent in September, up one-tenth of a percentage point from 10.2 percent in August. According to the Department of Labor, the rate increased due to Georgia losing jobs in September and many new job seekers continuously being unable to find work. The number of jobs in Georgia decreased 15,100, or four-tenths of a percentage point, from August to 3,793,200. Most of the loss was among seasonal workers in leisure and hospitality.

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