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County's Unemployment Rate Shows Increase from May to June
The number of education workers unemployed during the summer and new graduates have contributed to higher unemployment rates around the state.
Barrow County's unemployment rate was at 7.7 percent in May and rose to 8.2 percent for the month of June, according to preliminary information released by the Georgia Department of Labor on Thursday, July 25.
The county's rate is slightly lower than the Northeast Georgia region's rate, which increased to 8.4 percent in June, up eight-tenths of a percentage point, from 7.6 percent in May.
According to the labor department, the rates increased primarily because of two seasonal factors: high numbers of education workers are unemployed during the summer and new graduates are considered unemployed until they find a job.
Barrow County's labor force was at 35,008 individuals in June, with 2,882 of those unemployed.
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