DPG Issues Statements on State’s Recent Jobless Report and Georgia Republicans’ Economic Failures
Release: Friday, September 19, 2014 Democratic Party of Georgia […]
Nathan Deal’s Pathetic Pinnacle: 8.1% Unemployment Rate
Release: Thursday, September 18, 2014 Nathan Deal’s Pathetic Pinnacle: 8.1% Unemployment Rate Atlanta, GA – Today, the Georgia Department of Labor announced more bad news for job-seekers—Georgia’s unemployment rate has spiked to 8.1 percent. Last month, Georgia was ranked with the nation’s 2nd-worst jobless rate at 7.8 percent. From the AJC: […]
Nathan Deal v. the Rest of the Nation: A Major Jobs Disparity
Last week, the United States Department of Labor announced the creation of 288,000 new private sector jobs nationally in the month of June alone. The national unemployment rate dropped to 6.1%, the lowest since September 2008. These numbers mark 52 months of consecutive job growth and five months where at least 200,000 jobs were created. […]
Georgia Sheds Jobs; State Unemployment Rises Again
Georgia – Despite Governor Nathan Deal’s campaign promises that creating jobs would be his top priority, latest figures show Georgia’s unemployment rate has risen to 10.3%, the highest since Deal’s inauguration in January. Georgia lost over 15,000 jobs last month alone. This job loss stands in direct contrast to the pledges of then-candidate Deal, who […]