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Unemployment rates also jumped throughout all 13 counties in the Georgia Mountains Region.

Unemployment rates also jumped throughout all 13 counties in the Georgia Mountains Region.

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Unemployment rate more than doubles

Wayne Hardy
Thursday, June 4, 2020
As anticipated, the COVID-19 pandemic walloped White County’s labor market, according to local data released last week by the Georgia Department of Labor. The county’s preliminary unemployment rate was 10.7% in April, up from 3.5% in March.