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Georgia jobless numbers spike
Posted: 07.21.2011 at 5:20 PM
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The Georgia Department of Labor in Albany.  / Mike Manzoni
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Local job seekers struggle to find work

New unemployment numbers released by the state labor department are worse than the previous ones, and above the national average. The unemployment rate, at 9.9 percent for June, is a tenth of a percent higher than the numbers released last month for May.

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