Many more people found jobs in Georgia in October as the state’s unemployment rate decreased sharply.
The state’s jobless rate fell to 4.5% in October from 6.3% in September, according to figures released Thursday by the Georgia Department of Labor.
Nearly 225,000 more people reported having jobs, as nearly 150,000 more people flooded into the labor force. The number of unemployed Georgians fell to 231,000 in October from almost 314,000 in September.
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