Politics & Government

Cherokee County Unemployment Rate Falls to 6.9%

The Georgia Department of Labor says the jobless rate dropped two-tenths of a percent in February.

Cherokee County's unemployment rate continued its downward trend last month.

The rate in February dropped to 6.9 percent, down a hair from 7.1 percent in January and 7.8 in February 2012. 

Out of the county's 115,182 workers, 7,914 went without jobs last month, which is less than were counted as unemployed in January and February 2012. Cherokee's rate is the second lowest in the region, just behind Forsyth's rate of 6.4 percent. 

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Other surrounding counties in the metro Atlanta area include: 

County                Rate
Bartow                 9.0%
Cherokee              6.9
Cobb                    7.4
Douglas                8.8
Forsyth                 6.4
Fulton                   8.9
Paulding                7.8
Metro Atlanta         8.3

Georgia                 8.6

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Cherokee County will be the location of two upcoming job fairs to help residents in need of work.

Goodwill of North Georgia's location on Highway 92 will hold a Woodstock Recruitment Fair at 10 a.m. Friday March 29.

There will be permanent full-time positions available for gardeners, crew leaders, irrigation technicians and irrigation laborers. Jobs will be located in Cartersville, Cobb County, Doraville, Gwinnett County, Suwanee and Forest Park. 

The city of Holly Springs will join forces with the Atlanta Regional Commission and host a job fair in May at the Holly Springs Community Center.

The free job fair will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday May 8. The Atlanta Regional Commission Mobile Career Unit will be on hand to help with your job search. 

Metro Atlanta’s unemployment rate declined to 8.3 percent in February, down four-tenths of a percentage point from 8.7 percent in January. The rate was 9.3 percent in February a year ago.

The rate declined because the number of jobs increased and there were fewer new layoffs, which were represented by initial claims for unemployment insurance benefits.

The number of jobs in metro Atlanta increased by 6,400, climbing to 2,369,000 from 2,362,600 in January. Most of the growth came in professional and business services, 5,000, and education and health care, 2,500. Some seasonal jobs were lost in trade, transportation, and warehousing. 


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