Unemployment figures released Wednesday from the Georgia Department of Labor delivered mixed news for Stephens County. The preliminary unemployment rate for the month of May jumped to 8.2 percent which is six-tenths of a percentage point increase from the revised April unemployment rate of 7.6 percent. However, while the number of unemployed rose from April to May in Stephens County, so did the number employed as the county’s total labor force grew in May. Meanwhile, this May’s preliminary unemployment rate is seven-tenths of a percentage point lower than the revised May 2012 rate of 8.9 percent.
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