More companies use worker furloughs in tough economy

Hyosub Shin/hshin@ajc.com

Jimmy Miller (center) supervises workers Charles Sims (left) and Raul Ruiz as they paint a utility trailer. Miller, who heads two fence companies in Marietta, is trying to ensure his 60 employees get 40 hours a week by assigning odd jobs. But Miller says furloughs could begin next month.