Tag Archives: job losses

Political Notes – Dreary jobs outlook for Georgia

By Tom Crawford | Published: November 30, 2011

Economic forecasters from the University of Georgia and Georgia State University look at the state’s near-term economic picture, and it is not a pretty one . . .

Tags: economic forecast , Gary Black , Georgia State University , job losses , John Albers , Sanford Bishop , Stan Wise , state veterinarian , university of georgia

Unemployment rate creeps up to 10.3 percent

By Tom Crawford | Published: October 20, 2011

The state’s jobless rate increased to 10.3 percent in September, the 50th month in a row in which Georgia’s unemployment rate was higher than the national rate . . .

Tags: Georgia , job losses , unemployment rate