Johns Creek's Jobless Rate Sticks to 7%

Johns Creek's unemployment rate rose to 7 percent in February, with 2,628 people who were jobless.

While that figure is not as good as rates for Alpharetta or Roswell, it's much better than the metro Atlanta or Georgia unemployment rates by mroe than a full percentage point.

The jobless rate was revealed to have been a tiny bit better in January at 6.9 percent in revised figures also released today by the Georgia Department of Labor.

The North Fulton city had 2,628 people unemployed last month, 21 fewer than in January. The labor force dipped by 81 people as well. This could be because those workers have been out of work for so long they are no longer counted as looking for work, or some of them may have moved out of the city.

City                     Rate
Alpharetta             6.4%
Atlanta                11.2
Douglasville         11.0
Johns Creek          7.0
Kennesaw             9.0
Marietta                8.7

Roswell                 6.5

Sandy Springs       6.5

Smyrna                8.4
Metro Atlanta        8.3

Georgia                8.6

Metro Atlanta’s unemployment rate declined to 8.3 percent in February, down four-tenths of a percentage point from 8.7 percent in January. The rate was 9.3 percent in February a year ago.

The rate declined because the number of jobs increased and there were fewer new layoffs, which were represented by initial claims for unemployment insurance benefits.

The number of jobs in metro Atlanta increased by 6,400, climbing to 2,369,000 from 2,362,600 in January. Most of the growth came in professional and business services, 5,000, and education and health care, 2,500. Some seasonal jobs were lost in trade, transportation, and warehousing.