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Unemployment claims up in Georgia
Posted: 05.14.2009 at 6:09 PM
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The number of jobless workers receiving unemployment insurance benefits rose 107.8% over the year

The Georgia Department of Labor announced today that 84,346 laid-off workers filed first-time claims for state unemployment insurance benefits in April, an increase of 63.4 percent from April of 2008.

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