Metro Atlanta, Cobb unemployment inched upward in May

Unemployment rates across the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) rose in May, according to statistics from the Georgia Department of Labor.

The 11-county commission’s unemployment rate rose from 2.8% to 3.2% from April to May. Last May, the unemployment rate was also 3.2% for the ARC.

The ARC is made up of Cobb, Cherokee, Clayton, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry and Rockdale counties…

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