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Unemployment Rate Rises to 6.4 Percent in Forsyth County
The GA Department of Labor blames a seasonal increase in job seekers and layoffs for the higher jobless rate.
Forsyth County's unemployment rate jumped to 6.4 percent in May from 5.8 percent in April.
But at 6.4 percent, Forsyth has the distinction of the lowest unemployment rates when compared to its neighboring counties tracked by the GA Department of Labor.
- Cherokee - 6.9
- Dawson - 6.6
- Fulton - 9.0
- Gwinnett - 7.4
- Hall - 6.9
The agency credited the high jobless rate to an increase in layoffs and a higher number of new job seekers entering the labor force. Both factors were considered seasonal in nature.
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