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Georgia Unemployment Rate Up Slightly In September
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Georgia Unemployment Rate Up Slightly In September

John Lorinc | WABE

October 20th, 2016

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Georgia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 5.1 percent in September, according to the state Department of Labor.

That’s up from 4.9 percent in August. 

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