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Hall’s unemployment rate up in June but still lowest in state
Hall County has more jobs than ever
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The Georgia Department of Labor office is located at 2756 Atlanta Highway in Gainesville. - photo by Scott Rogers
Hall County’s overall job numbers inched up in June, but so did its jobless rate. Gainesville’s metropolitan statistical area, which includes all of Hall County, gained 200 jobs in June, its total growing to 93,700, an all-time high, the Georgia Department of Labor reported Thursday, July 26. The June unemployment rate for Hall was 3.4 percent, up from 2.8 percent in May but down from 4.2 percent one year ago.