Unique Content Article: The State of Georgia's Unemployment Rate Flat in August

<h2 class = 'uawtitle'>The State of Georgia's Unemployment Rate Flat in August</h2><br />
<div style='font-style:italic;' class='uawbyline'>by Bill Allan</div><br /><br />
<div class='uawarticle'>Georgia's August 2012 unemployment rate was unchanged at 9.2%. This is the 2nd straight month at 9.2% and ties January for the highest rate rate for the state in 2012. There were an estimated 439,700 people unemployed in the state for the month. This is up by around 1,500 over the prior month. Additionally, in August there were roughly 2,400 fewer individuals employed in Georgia, and just under 1,000 less in the total civilian workforce. These (relatively) small variations compared to July led to the flat unemployment rate in August.<br />
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Even though pattern for Georgia has been higher unemployment rates in recent months, the present rate is 0.7% better than the 9.9% rate in August 2011. When compared with 2011, there are over 30,000 fewer unemployed people in Georgia. Also for the past year there are around 64,200 more individuals employed in the state. There's also been a rise in the total Georgia workforce in the past twelve months of over 34,000. These major changes have resulted in the sizable drop in Georgia's unemployment rate over the past year. In comparison to the national average, however, Georgia's August rate remains much higher (1.1%) than the U.S. average of just 8.1%.<br />
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Georgia still has one of the highest unemployment rates in the region. The States of Tennessee (8.5%), Florida (8.8%), Alabama (8.5%), and Mississippi (9.1%) all have lower rates in than Georgia in August 2012. Only the State of South Carolina (at 9.6%) has a higher August unemployment rate. However, just like Georgia, many of the states in the region have also been experiencing higher unemployment rates in the past few months.<br />
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The August 2012 results for Georgia's industries is mixed. Businesses that experienced employment gains for the month include Manufacturing, Information, Education & Health Services, and Leisure & Hospitality. Lower in August were Construction, Financial Activities, Professional & Business Services, and Government. The industry with the biggest percentage gain during the last year in Georgia was Professional & Business Services (up 4.8%). The largest decline (again by percentage) for the prior 12 months was Construction (down 6.7%). The business sector with the biggest employment numbers in August was in Trade, Transportation & Utilities with about 842,800 employed. Second in August was Government with roughly 665,000 employed.<br />
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Later this month the September employment numbers for Georgia will be made available. We'll once again review the state's industries and how it measures up to the past and to it's neighbors. Please understand that formerly announced employment numbers may be modified in the future.<br />
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Title: The State of Georgia's Unemployment Rate Flat in August<br />
Author: Bill Allan<br />
Email: azunemployment@unemploymenthq.com<br />
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