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Jobless rate drops to 7.9 percent posted on Thursday, April 25, 2013 - 8:44am ATLANTA -- Metro Atlanta's unemployment rate dropped to 7.9 percent in March, down four-tenths of a percentage point from 8.3 percent in February.In Coweta County, the jobless rate was 7.4 percent in... read more...
Metro jobless rate drops to 8.3 percent posted on Thursday, March 28, 2013 - 10:07am ATLANTA -- Metro Atlanta's unemployment rate declined to 8.3 percent in Februray.That's down from 8.7 percent in January and well under the jobless rate of 9.3 percent from February a year ago.Coweta... read more...
Metro jobless rate rises to 8.7 percent posted on Thursday, March 14, 2013 - 8:50am ATLANTA -- State labor officials say metro Atlanta's jobless rate rose to 8.7 percent in January, up from 8.4 percent the month before.That compares to 9.4 percent in January 2012.In Coweta County,... read more...
New Ga. tourism guide features 'Walking Dead' city posted on Wednesday, January 30, 2013 - 9:16am SENOIA, Ga. -- A metro Atlanta city featured as a filming location in the TV show "The Walking Dead" is featured on the cover of the state's new tourism guide. State tourism officials say the city of... read more...
Ga. power shutdown request would close 3 plants posted on Monday, January 7, 2013 - 5:16pm ATLANTA - Georgia Power spokesman Mark Williams says a plan to shut down 15 generating units would result in the closure of three power plants across the state. Georgia Power announced Monday that... read more...
Unemployment rate drops to 8 percent posted on Thursday, December 27, 2012 - 11:27am ATLANTA -- Metro Atlanta's jobless rate has dropped to 8 percent.The November number continues a downward trend in metro Atlanta's unemployment figures. The rate is down from 8.2 percent in October... read more...
Man dies of his injuries from propane explosion posted on Wednesday, December 19, 2012 - 1:48am DAWSONVILLE, Ga. (AP) -- Authorities say a Newnan man has died after being critically injured in an explosion at Amicalola Propane in Dawson County earlier this month. 45-year-old Jimmy... read more...
Metro Atlanta jobless rate drops to 8.2 percent posted on Monday, November 26, 2012 - 8:38am ATLANTA -- Metro Atlanta's preliminary unemployment rate dropped to 8.2 percent in October, down from 8.3 percent in September and 9.4 percent in October 2011.In Coweta County, the unemployment rate... read more...
Metro jobless rate drops to 8.4 percent posted on Friday, October 26, 2012 - 9:01am ATLANTA -- Metro Atlanta's unemployment rate dropped to 8.4 percent in September, down from a revised 8.8 percent in August.In Coweta County, the unemployment rate was 7.8 percent in September.Labor... read more...