Officials Worry Unemployed are Giving Up
Press release from the issuing company
Friday, July 16th, 2010
Labor officials worry thousands of unemployed Georgians are losing hope for finding a new job.
June's unemployment numbers were down sightly from May. Georgia has now exceeded the national unemployment rate for 33 consecutive months. State labor officials understand workers are discouraged, but say they shouldn't give up searching for a job.
Unemployed workers at the Labor Department's Career Center say it's tough, frustrating, and disheartening to search for months for a new job only to find nothing. Get this for every job available in southwest Georgia there are more than five people trying to get the position.
