Dalton struggles to recover jobs after recession

Chattanooga should top pre-recession employment peak by end of 2016

January 31, 2016 at 1:00 a.m. | Updated January 25, 2017 at 8:39 p.m.

by Dave Flessner

Dalton Mayor David Pennington stands overlooking Pentz Street in downtown Dalton, Ga., in an April 1, 2013 photo. Pennington announced Tuesday, July 9, 2013 that he will challenge Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal in the Republican primary. (AP Photo/The Daily Citizen, Misty Watson)
Dalton Mayor David Pennington stands overlooking Pentz Street in downtown Dalton, Ga., in an April 1, 2013 photo. Pennington announced Tuesday, July 9, 2013 that he will challenge Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal in the Republican primary. (AP Photo/The Daily Citizen, Misty Watson)

For 40 years, the Dalton area rode the workhorse of the carpet industry, and we don't want to give that up - just add on to it." -

Hardest hit metro areas

Hardest hit metro areas Among 381 metropolitan cities in America, those that suffered the largest percentage of jobs lost during the Great Recession were: 1. Elkhart-Goshen, Ind., down 26.8 percent 2. Kokomo, Ind., down 22.3 percent 3. Dalton, Ga., down 20.6 percent 4. Naples, Fla., down 17.5 percent 5. Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Fla., down 16.3 percent

Job losses in the region

› Nashville lost 50,800 jobs, or 6.4

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