The Georgia State Labor Commissioner, Michael Thurmond issued this release today:
The Georgia Department of Labor announced today that 59,090 laid-off workers filed first-time claims for unemployment insurance benefits in August, an increase of 72.1 percent from August of 2007.
From July to August, the initial claims declined from 59,165, a drop of one-tenth of one percent.
“The August increase is the largest over-the-year increase in initial claims since October of 2001, when we began experiencing significant layoffs following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks,” Thurmond said.
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Which brings us to this [2]. Crazy world…ehh?