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The Lee County Ledger, Wednesday, September 4,2019, Page 7A
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Kinchafoonee Primary School’s August Kindergarten Model Students
Front row L to R: Roderick Wilson, Abigail Schwengels, Collins Norris, Savannah Fabiani,
Parker Armentrout, Camden Hoey, Mason McDonald. Back row L to R: Nilah Woolbright, Lillian
Roosevelt, Lily Summerell, Jeffrey Wakefield, Axl Wellington, Adalia Meade.
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Kinchafoonee Primary School’s August First Grade Model Students
Front row L to R: Will Sullivan, Lawson Bradshaw, Aubree Horne, Lilly Dunn, Kaylin Harrison,
Ella Shirey, Lyla Rupp. Back row L to R: Emma Atkinson, Lilly Grace King, Ember Walker,
Lynzie Owens, Ruby Parker.
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Kinchafoonee Primary School’s August Second Grade Model Students
Front row L to R: Eli Holt, Sloan Thomas, Kobe Marshall, Ella Chamlee, Lexi Copeland Back
row L to R: Jackson Buffaloe, Xervae Jordan, Torren Traxler, Ariel Ofodile, Emma Garcia,
Libby Finlayson.
SW Georgia
lowers rate in July
Special to the Ledger
Georgia Labor Com
missioner Mark Butler
said Thursday that the
Southwest Georgia
region saw its unem
ployment rate decrease
in July.
The 14-county area
also posted an increase
in employed residents
for the month, prelimi
nary numbers show.
“Georgia continues to
perform well in terms
of jobs, claims and other
data I’m seeing,” said
Butler. “Georgia’s strong
economy was also clear
in our local communi
ties in July, a month that
saw several again set
records.”
Nationally, the un
employment rate was
unchanged in July at 3.7
percent. Georgia’s rate
dropped 0.1 percentage
points to settle at 3.6
percent. A year ago,
Georgia’s unemployment
rate sat at 3.8 percent.
Rates fell or held
steady across nine of
Georgia’s 12 planning
regions.
In the region, the
unemployment rate
decreased in July by
0.1 percentage points,
settling at 4.3 percent.
A year ago, the rate was
4.9 percent.
The labor force de
creased in July by 106.
The July total was
146,161. That number is
down by 1,848 from the
total from July 2018.
Southwest Georgia
ended July with 139,901
employed residents. The
number increased by 109
in July but went down
by 791 when compared
to last July.
The number of un
employment claims
increased in July by 43
percent. When com
pared to last July, claims
were up by 4 percent.
Employ Georgia, the
GDOL’s online job
listing service at em-
ploygeorgia.com showed
1,029 active job postings
in Southwest Georgia
for July.
The Southwest Geor
gia Region includes
Baker, Calhoun,
Colquitt, Decatur,
Dougherty, Early,
Grady, Lee, Miller,
Mitchell, Seminole, Ter
rell, Thomas, and Worth
counties.
GDOL and Chep
USA job fair in
September
Special to the Ledger
The Georgia Depart
ment of Labor is part
nering with Chep USA
to host an upcoming job
fair.
The event will be held
on Sept. 17 from 10
a.m. until 2 p.m. at the
Albany Career Center,
1608 S. Slappey Blvd.,
Albany, Ga.
Chep USA will be
looking to fill positions
for forklift operators and
paint booth operators.
Job seekers interested
in attending the event
may visit employgeor-
gia.com to create an
account so you can
prepare and submit a
resume. Having an Em
ploy Georgia account
expedites the interview
process.
Applicants are en
couraged to bring their
resumes, driver’s licens
es and dress business
casual to improve their
chances to be hired.
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