State: Georgia Recovering From Job Losses After Hurricane
In September, a city of Tybee police officer checks the well-being of a resident fleeing her flooded home on Tybee Island. Parts of the coastal Georgia island suffered from Irma. Georgia labor officials say the state is recovering from job losses after the storm.
Stephen B. Morton / Associated Press file
State labor officials say Georgia is recovering from job losses due to Hurricane Irma in September.
Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler says the state broke the 4.5-million jobs barrier in October, posting 4.51 million jobs for the month.
Butler said in a news release early Thursday that Georgia has added 87,800 jobs — a 2 percent growth rate — over the past 12 months.
The state is outpacing the national job growth rate of 1.4 percent
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