Ga.’s unemployment rate declines to 7.9 percent
ATLANTA — Georgia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for September was 7.9 percent, down two-tenths of a percentage point from 8.1 percent in August, the state Department of Labor announced Thursday.
The rate in September of last year was 8.0 percent.
“The rate dropped because there were 5,744 fewer unemployed people in September, according to the federal government’s monthly household survey, and we had fewer new layoffs,” said Labor Commissioner Mark Butler.
While the rate decreased, Georgia lost 7,300 jobs in September, as the total number of jobs dropped to 4,129,200.
Despite the overall loss, government gained 8,200 jobs, mostly in public schools, and other gains came in educational and health services and trade and transportation.
There were 30,199 new claims for unemployment insurance, which help reflect the number of new layoffs filed in September, a decrease of 923, or 3.0 percent, from 31,122 in August. Most of the September decline in claims came in retail trade, administrative and educational services, and manufacturing.
Caesarstone to hold job recruitment event
Caesarstone, a manufacturing company in Richmond Hill, will hold a job recruitment event Monday to recruit for a number of positions.
The recruitment will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Georgia Department of Labor’s Savannah Career Center, 5520 White Bluff Road.
Caesarstone manufactures quartz surfaces for such products as kitchen counters, bathroom vanities and counters, and custom solutions for home and commercial interiors.
The company will be hiring for various management positions, team leaders and information technology (IT) positions.
Applicants should bring resumes, be prepared to interview and dress appropriately.
Wal-Mart to create 400 jobs in Fulton County
Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world’s largest retailer, will locate to a new distribution facility in Union City, creating more than 400 jobs and investing $108 million into the project over the next three years, Gov. Nathan Deal announced Thursday.
After looking at multiple locations in the Southeast, Wal-Mart chose the Majestic site to build the 1.2-million-square-foot, state-of-the-art warehouse facility, which will support Wal-Mart’s fast growing e-commerce business.
The facility is expected to begin operations mid-2015 and will hold half-a-million stock keeping units, including electronics, toys, apparel, home furnishings, sporting goods and more.
“We will continue to expand our next-generation fulfillment network with state-of-the-art e-commerce facilities, like the one in Fulton County, in order to support the rapid growth of our e-commerce business,” said Brent Beabout, senior vice president of supply chain and logistics for Wal-Mart Global eCommerce.