SOUTH GEORGIA AT THE STATE CAPITOL - BUDGETS AROUND THE SOUTHEAST
October 30, 2008
October 30, 2008
ATLANTA, Oct. 30 -- Georgia State Sen. Greg Goggans, R-7th District, issued the following column:
The heavy dependence on the housing market and construction in Georgia appears to be deepening the economic downturn, Unemployment applications jumped in September, the 2nd highest in the nation, and Georgia suffered the 6th straight month of job loss. At the same time, Georgia's unemployment rate at 6.5% is above the national rate of 6.1%. As readers might suspect, the current situat . . .
The heavy dependence on the housing market and construction in Georgia appears to be deepening the economic downturn, Unemployment applications jumped in September, the 2nd highest in the nation, and Georgia suffered the 6th straight month of job loss. At the same time, Georgia's unemployment rate at 6.5% is above the national rate of 6.1%. As readers might suspect, the current situat . . .