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wrganews. com > 06/25/2026 > metro-rome-reports-labor-force-and-employment-gains-in-may-unemployment-rate-up-to-3-percent

Metro Rome reports labor force and employment gains in May; unemployment rate up to 3 percent

1+ hour, 34+ min ago  (180+ words) -Georgia Department of Labor- The Georgia Department of Labor announced Thursday that the one-county Rome'Metropolitan Statistical Area'recorded labor force and employment gains in May, with an unemployment rate of 3. 0%, up two-tenths of a percentage point over the month. A year…...

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wrganews. com > 05/28/2026 > romes-unemployment-declines-to-2-7-percent-in-april

Rome's unemployment declines to 2. 7 percent in April

4+ week, 3+ hour ago  (136+ words) -Georgia Department of Labor- The Georgia Department of Labor announced Thursday that the one-county Rome'Metropolitan Statistical Area'recorded month-over-month employment and job growth, with an unemployment rate of 2. 7%, down six-tenths of a percentage point over the month. A year ago, the…...

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wrganews. com > 05/07/2026 > romes-unemployment-rate-was-down-in-march

Rome's unemployment rate was down in March

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (171+ words) wrganews. com Rome's unemployment rate was down in March -Georgia Department of Labor- "There's no better way to mark Economic Development Week than with measurable results," said Georgia Labor Commissioner B'rbara Rivera Holmes. "With the state labor force and employment…...

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wrganews. com > 04/09/2026 > rome-sees-a-slight-increase-in-the-unemployment-rate-to-start-the-year

Rome sees a slight increase in the unemployment rate to start the year

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (217+ words) -Georgia Department of Labor- The Georgia Department of Labor announced Thursday that the one-county Rome Metropolitan Statistical Area recorded an unemployment rate of 3. 6% in January, up three-tenths of a percent over the month. A year ago, the rate was 3. 4%. January's…...

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wrganews. com > 01/29/2026 > romes-unemployment-rate-fell-in-december

Rome's unemployment rate fell in December

4+ mon, 3+ week ago  (190+ words) Thursday, January 29, 202610: 30 a. m. -Georgia Department of Labor- The Georgia Department of Labor announced Thursday that the one-county Rome'Metropolitan Statistical Area'recorded an unemployment rate of 3. 3%, down seven-tenths over the month. A year ago, the rate was 3. 4%. "In December, more Georgians were working,…...

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