Initial claims for unemployment benefits in Georgia jumped a staggering 75-percent from October of last year.
New numbers from the state Department of Labor show the biggest percentage spikes in claims were felt across different metro areas of the state--from Dalton in northwest Georgia, to Athens in the east, to the coast in Brunswick.
Layoffs continue to be seen across-the-board. Manufacturing, construction and retail-trade sectors are suffering in particular.
The statistics represent a third consecutive month that new unemployment claims rose by more than 70-percent over a year’s time.
New numbers from the state Department of Labor show the biggest percentage spikes in claims were felt across different metro areas of the state--from Dalton in northwest Georgia, to Athens in the east, to the coast in Brunswick.
Layoffs continue to be seen across-the-board. Manufacturing, construction and retail-trade sectors are suffering in particular.
The statistics represent a third consecutive month that new unemployment claims rose by more than 70-percent over a year’s time.
