OVER 280 WALKER COUNTY RESIDENTS CAME OFF OF THE UNEMPLOYMENT ROLES LAST MONTH... DROPPING THE RATE FROM 8.4 PERCENT IN OCTOBER, TO 7.5 PERCENT IN NOVEMBER. THAT'S DOWN 7-10ths OF A PERCENTAGE POINT. THE LAST TIME UNEMPLOYMENT WAS THIS LOW IN WALKER COUNTY, WAS IN NOVEMBER OF 2008... 3 YEARS AGO.
UNEMPLOYMENT WAS DOWN IN ALL THE AREA COUNTIES... CHATTOOGA DOWN FROM 11.2 TO 10.6 PERCENT... DADE DOWN FROM 7.2 TO 6.3 PERCENT... CATOOSA DOWN FROM 7.3 TO 6.7 PERCENT... AND WHITFIELD DOWN A FULL POINT, FROM 12.6 TO 11.6 PERCENT.
THIS IS THE SECOND MONTH IN A ROW FOR BIG DROPS IN UNEMPLOYMENT FOR NORTHWEST GEORGIA... A SIGN THAT THE EFFECTS OF A MONSTER RECESSION ARE FINALLY BEGINNING TO EASE.
AGAIN, THE LATEST RATE FOR WALKER COUNTY IS DOWN TO 7.5 PERCENT, FOR NOVEMBER.