Georgia Gov. Nathan DealATLANTA – Gov. Nathan Deal said Monday that 22,000 jobs have been created in Georgia since January, providing a boost as the state struggles with persistently high unemployment.
Deal told the Atlanta Rotary Club that the state’s 9.9 percent unemployment rate still is too high.
But he said the 3.9 percent job growth for the year provided a glimpse of hope.
The Republican governor also said Monday that after posting several strong months, revenue growth in the state had slowed in May to just 2 percent.
Tax collections increased 2.6 percent in April from the same month a year before but before then had been “going at 9 percent for a number of months,” Deal said.