The Georgia Deparment of Labor says the state’s unemployment rate hit a record high in January.
Department numbers show the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate hit 8.6 percent last month. That’s the highest seasonally adjusted rate recorded in Georgia since 1976.
State Labor Commissioner Michael Thurmond said the state is “sailing in uncharted economic waters” and is suffering “a severe economic downturn.”
The highest level since 1976. How soon til things turn around?
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