The Outlet Shoppes at Atlanta had a job fair at the Northside Cherokee Conference Center at the Bluffs in Canton on Thursday morning. Above: Woodstock resident Cathy Weaver and Sandy Courtney of Canton hand their applications to a representative from Ann Taylor. <br> Staff/Todd Hull
The Outlet Shoppes at Atlanta had a job fair at the Northside Cherokee Conference Center at the Bluffs in Canton on Thursday morning. Above: Woodstock resident Cathy Weaver and Sandy Courtney of Canton hand their applications to a representative from Ann Taylor.
Staff/Todd Hull
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County unemployment rate down in April
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The April drop in unemployment follows a multi-month downward trend for the metro Atlanta area. A year ago in April, Cherokee’s unemployment rate was 7.1 percent. The Georgia Department of Labor released their seasonally unadjusted figures Thursday, showing that the metro Atlanta unemployment rate also dropped in April to 7.6 percent from 7.9 percent in March. A year ago in April, the metro Atlanta unemployment rate was 8.5 percent.
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