Out of the 100 biggest metropolitan areas in the United States, 32 of those cities have an unemployment rate above 10%. Unfortunately, Atlanta is one of them, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Atlanta’s June unemployment rate was 10.5 percent.
Atlanta came in 79th in the study, and scores were comprised of private sector growth, jobless rates, and changes in private sector employment. While Atlanta’s number may seem weak, the Atlanta movers want you to rest assured! 10.5 percent is much closer to the 10% mark than markets which are truly suffering, all of which happen to be located in the inland California area—Modesto (17.2), Fresno (16.8), Stockton (16.7), Bakersfield (15.3), and Riverside-San Bernardino (14.2). Aside from California, Las Vegas is also pretty bad—13.8% unemployment.
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