Jobs in Atlanta have been harder to come for some time now, but data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows the strain on the area may be lessening in the area. March marked the first month that unemployment in the metro decreased in 20 months. During the month the city’s jobless figures decline only slightly, going from February’s 9.2 percent to 9.1 percent. Now, according to the Bureau’s most recent statistics, April continued to deliver signs of possible improvement in the area.
In April the metro area’s jobless rate remained the same. Although this may not be as positive of a sign as decline in unemployment, the percentage staying flat actually says that the Atlanta job market could be beginning to improve.
According to many experts, when the unemployment rate begins to level out this means that the massive large-scale layoffs could be over in the area. This doesn’t mean that looking for employment in Atlanta will be as easy as it was before the beginning of the recession. Given the size and scale of the economic troubles that have hit both the area and the rest of the country, it will still take a while for the job market to completely recover.
Only time will tell if this is true. If it is not a sign of a recovery on it way, the stabilizing unemployment rate could be, at the very least, the beginning of the job losses slowing down. Even this is a good sign for the area, because if fewer jobs are done away with each month, new positions coming in to the metro will be more likely to have a great effect on the area’s economy.
During April the state of Georgia saw a small decline in unemployment. For both February and March the state had a jobless rate of 9.2 percent. In April the Bureau says that 9.3 percent of Georgians were without work. During the same month of last year only 5.8 percent of residents did not have a job.
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