(The Center Square) – Georgia’s first unemployment numbers show the state’s unemployment rate is steady at 3.4% but the number of jobs is declining.

September statistics show a net decrease of 3,200 jobs compared to the previous month, according to the Georgia Department of Labor. Most losses were in administrative and support services (4,200), retail trade (1,800), information (1,600), and state government (1,400).

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Professional and technical services added 1,400 jobs in September, the finance and insurance sector added 1,300, and local government added 1,000.

The number of

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