Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said Thursday that River Valley saw positive over-the-month measures for nearly every key indicator in March.

“We had another strong month in March,” said Commissioner of Labor Mark Butler. “We saw the unemployment rate drop in every single region and county, along with an increase in jobs across the state and most importantly, a decrease in over-the-year initial claims for every region and county.”

In River Valley, the unemployment rate decreased by 0.4 percentage points, bringing the rate to 5.1 percent. A year ago, the rate was 4.3 percent.

The labor force increased in March by 528. The March total was 147,724. That number is down by 1,719 from the total from March 2020.

River Valley ended March with 140,118 employed residents.  The number increased by 1,037 in March and was down 2,846 as compared to last year.

Initial claims for unemployment increased by 19 percent in March. When compared to last March, claims were down by about 35 percent.

The GDOL’s online job listing service at employgeorgia.com showed 4,307 active job postings in River Valley for March.

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