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Jobless rate in metro Gainesville falls to 6.6 percent
Decline from July attributed to more jobs, fewer layoffs
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The end of summer has brought a big drop in metro Gainesville's unemployment rate, down almost a full percentage point to 6.6 percent. The jobless rate in Hall County fell nine-tenths of a percentage point in August from 7.5 percent in July, the Georgia Department of Labor announced today. The rate was also 7.5 percent in August a year ago.