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Tablets donated for Atlanta homeless survey posted on Thursday, May 9, 2013 - 7:16am ATLANTA -- Efforts for the Atlanta Street Homeless Registry have received a boost with a donation of 20 computer tablets by Staples, Inc. Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed said this week the tablets will... read more...
Jobless rate drops to 7.9 percent posted on Thursday, April 25, 2013 - 8:09am ATLANTA -- Metro Atlanta's unemployment rate dropped to 7.9 percent in March, down four-tenths of a percentage point from 8.3 percent in February.In Fulton County, the jobless rate was 8.5 percent in... read more...
Metro jobless rate drops to 8.3 percent posted on Thursday, March 28, 2013 - 7:55am ATLANTA -- Metro Atlanta's unemployment rate declined to 8.3 percent in Februray.That's down from 8.7 percent in January and well under the jobless rate of 9.3 percent from February a year ago.Fulton... read more...
Metro jobless rate rises to 8.7 percent posted on Thursday, March 14, 2013 - 7:46am ATLANTA -- State labor officials say metro Atlanta's jobless rate rose to 8.7 percent in January, up from 8.4 percent the month before.That compares to 9.4 percent in January 2012.In Fulton County,... read more...
Atlanta police seek Spanish-speaking officers posted on Tuesday, March 12, 2013 - 7:38am ATLANTA -- The Atlanta Police Department is looking for more Spanish-speaking officers and 911 operators. The department says it needs more Spanish speakers to better serve the diverse community.... read more...
Unemployment rate drops to 8 percent posted on Thursday, December 27, 2012 - 10:36am ATLANTA -- Metro Atlanta's jobless rate has dropped to 8 percent.The November number continues a downward trend in metro Atlanta's unemployment figures. The rate is down from 8.2 percent in October... read more...
Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton sue HSBC over predatory lending posted on Tuesday, December 25, 2012 - 9:02am ATLANTA -- Three Atlanta-area counties have filed a lawsuit claiming that British bank HSBC engaged in predatory lending that ended up costing them hundreds of millions of dollars. Cobb, DeKalb and... read more...
Metro Atlanta jobless rate drops to 8.2 percent posted on Monday, November 26, 2012 - 8:06am ATLANTA -- Metro Atlanta's preliminary unemployment rate dropped to 8.2 percent in October, down from 8.3 percent in September and 9.4 percent in October 2011.In Fulton County, the unemployment rate... read more...
Metro jobless rate drops to 8.4 percent posted on Friday, October 26, 2012 - 7:26am ATLANTA -- Metro Atlanta's unemployment rate dropped to 8.4 percent in September, down from a revised 8.8 percent in August.In Fulton County, the unemployment rate was 9.2 percent in September.Labor... read more...