Area Unemployment Falls in Metro Dalton GA

This morning's Dalton, GA newspaper ran the following headline: Area Unemployment Falls - Companies Hiring Workers. This is VERY good news for us in North Georgia - it is a modest decline - 12.8% in April vs. 13.6% in March according to the Georgia Department of Labor for unadjusted unemployment in the metro Dalton area (Whitfield and Murray Counties). This is a decline nonethess and hopefully the light at the end of the tunnel.

Whitfield and Murray Counties have been hit very hard with unemployment due to the carpet industry closing plants. Foreclosures have also been very high, with over 60% of inventory being foreclosures.

The good news is that there are plenty of good deals out there if you're shopping for a home, and the job situation is improving if you're concerned about that.

Don't give up - things are getting better - North Georgia doesn't give up that easily!