Jobless Rate Rises to 8.7% in Marietta

The Cobb County city's revised jobless rate for January was 8.4 percent.

Marietta's unemployment rate of 8.7 percent was slightly higher than the Metro Atlanta rate for February, but the jobless rate might prove to have been lower when figures are revised. The Georgia Department of Labor originally reported Marietta's unemployment rate at 8.7 percent for January, but revisions released today show it was actually 8.4 percent. That's three-tenths of a percent better than what was first reported. Out of the 31,990 members of the city's labor force, 2,784 of them were counted as unemployed. Marietta's unemployment rate a year ago was considerably worse, being recorded at 9.8 percent. Overall Cobb County's February unemployment rate was better than Marietta's, with 7.4 percent of the labor force considered jobless. …

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Georgia’s Unemployment Rate Unchanged in January

Georgia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for January was 8.7 percent, unchanged from December. The rate was 9.3 percent in January a year ago.

The Georgia Department of Labor announced that Georgia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for January was 8.7 percent, unchanged from December. T he rate was 9.3 percent in January a year ago. There was a loss of 47,700 mostly seasonal jobs and an increase in initial claims for unemployment insurance benefits over the month, but the increases were not enough to impact the unemployment rate. “The good news in this report is that we lost the fewest jobs for January since 1987,” said State Labor Commissioner Mark Butler. “And, we start the year with 79,600 more jobs in January than we had in the same period a year ago.” The number of jobs increased to 3,956,300 from 3,876,700 in January 2012. Most of the over-the-year job growth came in …

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GDOL to Recruit Workers in Cobb

The Georgia Department of Labor will be helping CarMax and Allied Barton recruit workers in Cobb County.

The Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) will hold recruitments Monday and Tuesday to help CarMax Auto Finance and Allied Barton Security fill a number of jobs in Cobb County. The sessions will be held at the GDOL’s Cobb-Cherokee Career Center, located at 465 Big Shanty Rd. in Marietta. On Monday, March 4, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., CarMax Auto Finance will be recruiting customer service representatives and collection agents. Prior to the recruitment, applicants are encouraged to apply online at www.carmaxautofinance.com/jobs. On Tuesday, March 5, from 10 a.m. to noon, Allied Barton Security will be recruiting full-time and part-time security officers to work in the north metro Atlanta area. Salaries are $9.74 per hour. Applicants must have: …

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Some Extended Unemployment Benefits End

That's because the state’s jobless rate has declined in the last three months.

Some recipients of federal Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC) in Georgia will lose extended unemployment benefits, as of Saturday. EUC was established in 2008 to aid the long-term unemployed. Georgia will “trigger off” EUC’s Tier 4 unemployment insurance program during the week ending Jan. 12 because the state’s jobless rate has declined in the last three months, according to data released by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Georgia’s jobless rate was 9.0 percent in September, but declined to 8.7 percent in October and 8.5 percent in November. Federal law mandates that a state in which EUC is provided must have a three-month seasonally adjusted unemployment average of 9.0 percent to remain “on” in …

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Home Depot and UCall & IHaul to Recruit in Cobb

UCall & IHaul will be hiring movers of furniture and household goods and house cleaners. Home Depot will be recruiting for bi-lingual supervisors who are fluent in both Spanish and English.

The Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) will help Home Depot and UCall & IHaul fill a number of jobs in Cobb County next week. Both recruitments will be held at the GDOL’s Cobb-Cherokee Career Center, located at 465 Big Shanty Rd. in Marietta. The recruitment for Home Depot is set for Thursday, Nov. 29, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon. The company will be recruiting for bi-lingual supervisors who are fluent in both Spanish and English. Applicants must have a high school diploma or a General Education Diploma (GED) and have at least one year of supervisory experience. Applicants will be required to apply on-line at http://careers.homedepot.com/?HDCAREERS&view, or they may apply on-line at the recruitment. Salaries are in the $12 an hour range, …

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Cobb Jobless Rate Drops in October

The county has one of the lowest unemployment figures in the metro Atlanta region.

The Cobb unemployment rate remains one of the lowest in metro Atlanta, and it got just a little bit lower in October. According to figures collected by the Georgia Department of Labor, Cobb's rate of jobless workers fell from 7.7 percent to 7.5 percent last month. In the 12-county metro region, the unemployment rate also dropped from 8.3 percent in September to 8.2 in October. The GDOL indicated that around 19,500 jobs were created in metro Atlanta, for a total of 2,353,500 jobs. Metro Athens continued to have the lowest area jobless rate at 6.2 percent, while the state of Georgia declined to 8.7 percent in October, down three-tenths of a percentage point from 9.0 percent in September. The jobless rate was 9.7 percent in October a year ago…

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Alorica to Recruit 90 Seasonal Workers in Cobb

The Georgia Department of Labor will help Alorica recruit about 90 seasonal workers for a call center in Kennesaw. A recruitment of customer service representatives will be held Monday, Nov. 26.

The Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) will help Alorica recruit about 90 seasonal workers for a call center in Kennesaw. A recruitment of customer service representatives will be held Monday, Nov. 26, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon at the GDOL’s Cobb-Cherokee Career Center, located at 465 Big Shanty Rd. in Marietta. While some applicants must be able to speak both English and Spanish, others may speak English only. All applicants must have a high school diploma or a General Education Diploma (GED) and type at least 35 words a minute. They should have a resume and are encouraged to dress appropriately to improve their opportunities for employment. The salary is $9 an hour. GDOL and company personnel will help selected applicants apply on-line at …

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Career Expo in Cobb Today

The expo will feature a number of employers, educational institutions and resource agencies that provide assistance to job seekers.

The Georgia Department of Labor will assist Diversity Hiring with a career expo in Cobb County Thursday, Nov. 8. The expo will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Cobb Galleria Centre, located at Two Galleria Parkway. The expo will feature a number of employers, educational institutions and resource agencies that provide assistance to job seekers. The employers will be hiring or discussing present and future employment opportunities, while other organizations will provide educational and other resources. Applicants should bring plenty of resumes and be prepared to fill out company applications and interview for available job openings. Among those expected to participate in the expo include: Atlanta Police Department, Charter Insurance …

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Help for Georgia's Unemployed

The Georgia Department of Labor this week will mail notices with instructions on how individuals can file for additional benefits.

The state unemployment rate at 9.2 percent, some long-term unemployed workers may be eligible for additional benefits. The Georgia Department of Labor this week will mail notices with instructions on how individuals can file for Emergency Unemployment Compensation. "Federal law mandates that a state in which EUC is provided must have a three-month seasonally adjusted unemployment average of 9.0 percent to qualify for the EUC Tier 4 program," the department said in a news release. "This program allows extended benefits for individuals who have exhausted first, second, and third tiers of EUC and have no potential eligibility for regular unemployment insurance benefits." Georgia’s average jobless rate has risen from 8.9 percent in April and …

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RGIS to Recruit 10 Workers in Cobb

Take a look at the latest job openings around Marietta and the rest of Cobb County.

The Georgia Department of Labor will help RGIS, an inventory and data collection company, fill about 10 jobs for inventory takers in Cobb County. The recruitment will be held Thursday, Oct. 4, from 10 a.m. to noon at the GDOL’s Cobb-Cherokee Career Center, located at 465 Big Shanty Rd. in Marietta. Prior to the interviews, applicants should apply online at www.rgis.com and enter keywords 316 and 321. Applicants must have a resume and be at least 18 years old, able to travel and stay overnight, and use a calculator or 10-key audit to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure with whole numbers, common fractions and decimals. The starting salary is $8-11 an hour, with performance-based raises. The company will conduct …

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