<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3dmNTe_0vl3e7sb00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3dmNTe_0vl3e7sb00" width="748" height="479" ></figure><p>(Cleveland)- The Georgia Department of Labor reported Thursday that the preliminary August unemployment rate in White County was 3.2 percent. That is up 3 tenths of a percentage point from the revised July rate.</p><p>The labor department said in August the labor force in White County was 18,022, of those 17,446 were employed while 576 were unemployed.</p><p>Georgia Labor Commissioner Bruce Thompson said that all of Georgia’s Regional Commissions reported a rise in August unemployment rates. The unemployment rate for the Georgia Mountains Region was up two-tenths to 3.6 percent over the month, the rate was 3.1 percent one year ago.</p></div></body>

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White County Unemployment Rate 3.2 Percent In August

(Cleveland)- The Georgia Department of Labor reported Thursday that the preliminary August unemployment rate in White County was 3.2 percent. That is up 3 tenths of a percentage point from the revised July rate. The labor department said in August the labor force in White County was 18,022, of those...