Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said Thursday that Dalton recorded an unemployment rate of 2.5 percent, up three-tenths of a percent over the month. A year ago, the rate was 5.5 percent. Despite this, Dalton saw highs in the labor force, number of employed and jobs in the month of December.
“Job numbers are up across Georgia, and our focus in 2022 is encouraging people to enter the workforce to help businesses provide the goods and services necessary for Georgia’s economy to continue to grow,” said Comm.
Butler.
The labor force increased in Dalton by 344 and ended the month with 58,761. That number is down 34 when compared to December of 2020.
Dalton finished the month with 57,316 employed residents. That number increased by 164 over the month and is up by 1,784 when compared to the same time a year ago.
Dalton ended December with 66,100 jobs. That number went up by 400 from November to December and is up by 1,600 when compared to this time last year.
The number of unemployment claims went up by 93 percent in Dalton in December. When compared to last December, claims were down by about 91 percent.
Employ Georgia, the GDOL’s online job listing service at employgeorgia.com showed about 1,387 active job postings in Dalton for December.