Chattooga County saw a drop in the unemployment rate for the month of October. According to numbers released last week by the Georgia Department of Labor, Chattooga’s unemployment went from 4.4% in September down to 3.7% for the month of October.
Region-wide for Northwest Georgia:
♦ The unemployment rate was up one-tenth to 3.3% over-the-month; the rate was 3.2% one year ago.
♦ The labor force was down 1,281 over-the-month and up 8,573 over-the-year, to 438,495.
♦ The number of employed was down 1,539 over-the-month and up 7,878 over-the-year, to 424,122.
♦ Initial claims were down 353 (16%) over-the-month and down 1,543 (-45%) over-the-year, to 1,884.
A couple of larger employers in neighboring counties could have an affect on Chattooga’s November’s unemployment rate. In Floyd County, Summit Foods closed their doors and in Walker County, around 175 people lost jobs at Unique Fabrications. However, the Christmas retail season could help offset some of those job losses.
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