Unemployment decreases in March

The Georgia Department of Labor has reported that the unemployment rate in the CSRA decreased to 5.1 percent in March, down threetenths of one percent from 5.4 percent in February.

Meanwhile, the state's unemployment rate decreased to 4.0 percent in March, down four-tenths of one percent from 4.4 percent in Febru- ary. The state's March rate was onehalf of one percent lower than the U.S. unadjusted rate of 4.5 percent.

The state's jobless rate declined because Georgia had 14,917 fewer people on the unemployment rolls in March.

Also, from February to March, Georgia added 18,500 payroll jobs, primarily in trade and services.

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