Thursday, May 23, 2013
More county residents found jobs in April.
The unemployment rate in Cherokee County dropped to near six percent in April, a fall of four tenths of a percent. Almost 1,000 more county residents were working than in the previous month. The 6.2 percent unemployment rate is one of the lowest in the state, especially when comparing counties with at least 25,000 people in the labor force. Of the 114,994 people in the Cherokee County labor force, 7,122 were unemployed in April. A year ago the unemployment rate was up to 7.1 percent. Just to the south, Cobb County's jobless rate dipped below seven percent, falling three tenths of a percent in a month. Cobb County's labor force lost approximately 200 workers while almost another 1,000 found jobs to lower the rate. In April 2012, Cobb's …
Monday, May 20, 2013
The Georgia Department of Labor wants to fill more than 500 job open job positions for the new outlet mall.
Thursday, May 16, 2013
The Georgia Department of Labor wants to fill more than 500 job open job positions for the new outlet mall.
The Georgia Department of Labor will soon arrive in Canton to help the new Outlet Shoppes at Atlanta fill hundreds of vacant job positions. Representatives from stores such as Adidas, Brooks Brothers, Carters/Oshkosh, Cole Haan and CorningWare Corelle will be at the Cherokee Conference Center on May 23 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. looking for new workers for their new locations at the outlet mall in Woodstock. The Woodstock outlet mall, which will open in July, 2013, is looking to fill around 500 full-time and part-time positions, from management to sales associates and stock clerks. Candidates for jobs at the outlet mall should bring multiple copies of their resume and dress appropriately for the event. Anyone with further questions about the …
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
The April 19 expo will be held at Goodwill’s Shallowford Conference Center, located at 2401 Shallowford Road in Marietta.
The Georgia Department of Labor’s (GDOL) Cobb-Cherokee Career Center and Goodwill of North Georgia will co-sponsor a career expo Friday, April 19, according to a recent press release. The expo will feature employers who are currently hiring, as well as there to discuss possible future employment opportunities with the job seekers. Applicants should bring plenty of resumes, a black or blue ink pen and be prepared to fill out company applications. The GDOL encourages potential employees to dress appropriately to improve their chances of landing a job. Among those expected to participate in the event are Allied Barton Security Services, Allstate Insurance Company, Blue Star Staffing, Clear Signal Wireless, Comcast Business Services, Factory …
Thursday, March 28, 2013
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. 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
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Thursday, March 21, 2013
The county's initial unemployment claims dipped from 880 in January to 609 in February.
Local unemployment rate figures won't be released for another week, but the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for the state dipped to 8.6 percent in February, the lowest rate since January 2009, according to the Georgia Department of Labor. The rate was down one-tenth of a percentage point from 8.7 percent in January and six-tenths of a percentage point from 9.2 percent in February a year ago, the department announced in a release today. Overall, it's good news for the region and the state. “The unemployment rate is the lowest it’s been in more than four years, and I give the credit to Georgia employers who continue to create jobs and lay off fewer workers,” said State Labor Commission Mark Butler. “In fact, there were fewer workers …
Sunday, March 17, 2013
Despite the 8,321 people not working in the county, it still has a lower unemployment rate than the Georgia or metro Atlanta averages.
Friday, March 15, 2013
Despite the 8,321 people not working in the county, it still has a lower unemployment rate than the Georgia or metro Atlanta averages.
Cherokee County's 8,321 jobless people aren't likely to care that the north metro county has one of the lowest unemployment rates in the state calculated to be 7.2 percent in January. The counties with lower unemployment – other than neighboring Forsyth County – have populations anywhere from half to less than 10 percent of the population of Cherokee County, with a correspondingly lower labor force. Cherokee County's labor force was 116,088 in January, or 110 fewer than in December 2012. The unemployment rate rose in January from 6.9 percent the month before. A year earlier the Cherokee unemployment rate was much worse at 7.8 percent and with 8,902 people jobless. Closer to home, signs that the economy may be turning around are visible in …
Sunday, March 10, 2013
GDOL has been instructed to reduce Extended Unemployment Benefits by 10.7 percent, effective March 31. As of Dec. 2012, there were 7,935 unemployed people in the Cherokee County area.
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
GDOL has been instructed to reduce Extended Unemployment Benefits by 10.7 percent, effective March 31. As of Dec. 2012, there were 7,935 unemployed people in the Cherokee County area.
The Georgia Department of Labor sent out a press release Monday informing the public that thousands of jobless workers in Georgia receiving federal Extended Unemployment Compensation (EUC) can expect a cut in those benefits effective from March 31. Sequestration is the reason for the cuts, according to the release. EUC is a federally funded benefit for long-term unemployed workers who have exhausted regular state unemployment insurance (UI) benefits. According to the Department of Labor, Cherokee County's unemployment rate jumped to 6.9 percent in December, the most recent month for which figures are available, an increase from November's 6.4 percent number . That equates to 7,935 unemployed people in the Cherokee County area. According …
Justin Ove
7:54 am on Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Julie, The numbers come from the Georgia Department of Labor, who I assume contacts county unemployment offices every month to get a total of unemployed per county, or uses some other method to get those numbers. Thanks for your comment, Justin more ›