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UI claims in Ga. down 12 percent

By Ken Stanford
ATLANTA - First-time claims for unemployment insurance (UI) in Georgia were down 11.9 percent in September, compared to a year ago.<br /> <br /> State Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said Rome (down 62 percent), Valdosta (down 33.3 percent), and Savannah (28.4 percent) led in the decline of applications.<br /> <br /> Claims were also down in Athens and Atlanta but were up 1.9 percent in Gainesville.<br /> <br /> In addition to Gainesville, the number of applications were also up in Dalton, Warner Robins and Augusta. It was the second straight month of increases in Dalton and Augusta.<br /> <br /> Butler said most of the September decline came in retail trade, administrative and educational services, and manufacturing.
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