The Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) reported Wednesday that the preliminary unadjusted unemployment rate in metro Augusta rose to 10. 0 percent in January, up seven-tenths of one percentage point from a revised 9. 3 percent in December. Meanwhile the number of unemployed workers in the area increased to 26,104, up 1,991 from 24,113 in December.
The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose to 10. 4 percent in January, topping the previous record high of 10. 3 percent reported in December. This marks the 28th consecutive month that Georgia has exceeded the national seasonally adjusted rate, which was 9.
7 percent. The state’s January jobless rate was up 2. 0 percentage points from 8. 4 percent at this same time last year.
The jobless rate in metro Augusta in January 2009 was 8. 5 percent. Local area unemployment rates are not seasonally adjusted. Click here for Georgia labor market data.
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