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Unemployment rate declines in metro Gainesville
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Metro Gainesville’s unemployment rate declined to 5.7 percent in December, down two-tenths of a percentage point from 5.9 percent in November, the Georgia Department of Labor announced Thursday. The rate was 7.2 percent in December a year ago. It decreased primarily because 136 more Gainesville residents were employed, mainly because of seasonal hiring in retail trade, transportation and warehousing.