Jobless rate dips as Metro Atlanta adds 12,300 new jobs in November
Metro Atlanta’s unemployment rate declines to 8.0 percent in November.
The Georgia Department of Labor announced Thursday that the preliminary unemployment rate in metro Atlanta declined to 8.0 percent in November, down two-tenths of a percentage point from 8.2 percent in October. It's down nine-tenths of a percentage point from the 8.9 percent of November 2011. The rate declined because of job growth and fewer new layoffs, represented by first time claims for unemployment insurance benefits. There was an increase of 12,300 new jobs in metro Atlanta. There were 2,366,500 jobs in November, up five-tenths of a percentage point, from 2,354,200 in October. The growth came in trade, transportation, and warehousing, up 11,000; financial services, up, 1,600; information services, up 1,500; and education and health …
