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Keep your day job — because the other one may not be there

Thursday, February 28, 2008, 08:02 AM

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Early this morning, the state Department of Labor reported that the state’s unemployment rate rose to 5.2 percent in January, up a full percentage point since November.

It’s been 16 years since we’ve had a two-month increase like that, according to state record-keepers.

“I continue to be concerned by weakness in Georgia’s labor market,” said state Labor Commissioner Michael Thurmond. “Clearly, the credit crisis and slumping housing sector are negatively impacting the job market.”

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By Georgey Bushey

February 28, 2008 8:53 PM | Link to this

Count me as one when I return to the private sector to refill my cofers

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