Jobless Claims Decrease

Washington, DC, March 27, 2015—Jobless claims fell by 9,000 last week, according to a Labor Department report.

In total, for the week ending March 21, 282,000 Americans filed unemployment claims.

And in fact Dalton, Georgia, which in July 2012 had one of the highest unemployment rates in the nation at 12.3%, saw a 0.8% drop between January and February, though its 7.1% rate is still above U.S. and state averages, according to the Chattanooga Times Free Press.