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Bartow's Unemployment Rate Rises to 9.2
The Georgia Department of Labor attributed increases across metro Atlanta to two seasonal factors.
Bartow County's unemployment rate jumped to 9.2 percent in June from 8.5 percent in May, according to numbers the Georgia Department of Labor released today.
This increase mirrored an uptick across metro Atlanta, where the unemployment rate jumped from 8.2 percent in May to 8.9 percent in June.
At 9.2 percent, see how Bartow compared to neighboring counties:
- Cobb - 8.0
- Cherokee - 7.3
- Floyd - 9.8
- Gordon - 10.2
- Paulding - 8.3
- Pickens - 7.9
- Polk - 8.7
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