Chattooga County’s unemployment rate has remained steady at 3.9% for several months.  New numbers were released last Thursday from the Georgia Department of Labor for the month of July.  Two counties in Northwest Georgia have unemployment rates over 4%.  Whitfield is at 4.2% and Murray County at 4.1%. The lowest unemployment rate in the region is in Dade County – with a rate of 2.6%.  Statewide, the unemployment rate stands at 3.2% – with record numbers of people employed and plenty of jobs available.