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Georgia’s unemployment rate fell to 7.7 percent in November from 8.1 percent in October to hit the lowest point in five years, the state labor department said Thursday.

“The rate is down because of strong job growth and a very good drop in new claims for unemployment insurance benefits,” state Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said in a statement. “The number of new jobs is the best October to November growth since 2007 and the number of new claims is the lowest for any month since September 2007. Both of these numbers pre-date the recession.”

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