Georgia breaks records in April for labor force

Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler announced on Thursday that Georgia set all-time highs again in April as the labor force and employed residents in the state continued to surge.

The state continues to approach the 5-million mark for employed residents.

At the same time, the state posted more than 4.5 million jobs and a labor force of more than 5.1 million.

According to Butler both the labor force and employed residents broke records again this past month; meanwhile, the jobless rate dropped by 0.1 percent.

In April, Georgia counted 4.92 million employed residents. That number was up by more than 12,000 over the month

In April, the number of employed residents increased by more than 12,000 compared to March.

Georgia’s labor force continued to climb, throughout the month, increasing by more than 9,000.

Butler said both numbers continue trends going back many months.

Georgia’s April unemployment rate came in at 4.3 percent, down from 4.4 percent last month.

The number of claims filed in April were up by less than 1 percent from the prior month.

According to employgeorgia.com there were over 58,000 jobs posted to its site.

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