Hall County jobless rate rises to 6.6 percent | GainesvilleTimes.com

The unemployment rate in metro Gainesville increased to 6.6 percent in October, the Georgia Department of Labor announced today.

The jobless rate was up three-tenths of a percentage point from 6.3 percent in September. The rate was 7.1 percent in October a year ago.

Because of the federal government shutdown, no states were allowed to publish local labor market data for September. During the interim, the rate for the Gainesville area, which includes all of Hall County, fell from 6.6 percent in August to 6.3 percent for September.

The Labor Department report states the rate rose in October primarily for two reasons: an increase in new layoffs and an increase in the number of unemployed residents.

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