Q: The AJC recently reported that the unemployment rate in Georgia had reached 10.3 percent. Which county has the highest percent of unemployment? — Ann MacLean, Ball Ground

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Q: The AJC recently reported that the unemployment rate in Georgia had reached 10.3 percent. Which county has the highest percent of unemployment?

— Ann MacLean, Ball Ground

A: Jenkins County in southeast Georgia posted the highest unemployment rate in July, at 21.7 percent, according to the Georgia Department of Labor. The county started the year at 19.8 percent. Layoffs hitting that county, with Millen as the county seat, include Cavalier Homes’ decision to cut 104 jobs, according to the Department of Labor. The county with the lowest unemployment rate in July was Oconee County, near Athens, with 6.5 percent.

Q: After a recent car show at the Starlite Six Drive-In Theater on Moreland Avenue in Atlanta, I heard that there are only five drive-in movie theaters left in Georgia that are still in operation. Do you know where they are located?

— Carol A. Canady,
Winston

A: In addition to Starlite, Georgia’s drive-in theaters include the Swan Drive-In Theatre in Blue Ridge, Jesup Twin Drive-In in southeast Georgia, the Tiger Drive-In Theatre in Tiger, south of Clayton, and Wilderness Outdoor Movie Theater in Trenton, near Chattanooga.

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