The jobless numbers are now in for the month of June and as expected, unemployment has soared in the Coosa Valley region. Here in Polk County, 11.3% of the workforce was without jobs last month, that’s 2,425 people unemployed. The worst of the unemployment rates were reported in Chattooga and Gordon counties. Gordon reported a staggering 13.6% rate of unemployment among its workforce of 9,533. Chattooga wasn’t far behind with a 13.2% unemployment rate in the month of June. In other area counties, Bartow came in with a 12.5% jobless rate, and Floyd had 11.4% unemployment. Overall in Georgia, the jobless rate has reached double digits at 10.5%, the highest in decades.
2009-07-25