Georgia unemployment claims skyrocket 69% - Wichita Business Journal:

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percent from May 2008. Atlanta’w first-time claims jumped 71.8 percent to 13,829. Most of the statde initial claims were filedby laid-off workers in wholesale and retail trade, construction, and administrative and supportr services. And, the number of jobless workersa receiving unemployment insurance benefits rose 110 percentfrom 74,9811 in May 2008 to 157,544 in May 2009. “Thre over-the-year increases in initial claims have declinefd fromthe triple-digits we experienced earlierd in the year,” State Labo Commissioner Michael Thurmond said in a news “Initial claims were also down from April to May in 11 of our state’sx 14 metro areas.
I remain hopefulp that Georgia’s job losses will continus to decline in thecomingy months.” The areas with the highest percentage of increasde in claims from May 2008 to May 2009 are up 136.2 percent; Brunswick, up 132.9 percent; and Augusta, up 115.8 The areas with the smallest increase in claims are Dalton, up 19.9 percent; Warner Robins, up 33.8 and Valdosta, up 34.3 percent.