Unemployment claims in Georgia declined last week

Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Georgia dropped last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday.

New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, fell to 4,802 in the week ending December 14, down from 9,717 the week before, the Labor Department said.

U.S. unemployment claims 220,000 last week on a seasonally adjusted basis.

Delaware saw the largest percentage increase in weekly claims, with claims jumping by 32.3%. Georgia, meanwhile, saw the largest percentage drop in new claims, with claims dropping by 50.6%.

The USA TODAY Network is publishing localized versions of this story on its news sites across the country, generated with data from the U.S. Department of Labor’s weekly unemployment insurance claims report.

This article originally appeared on Augusta Chronicle: Unemployment claims in Georgia declined last week

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