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From: Brumar89	8/19/2011 1:20:45 PM
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ObamaNomics: Thousands Camp Out Overnight For Jobs Fair In Georgia… What a mess. (ABC News) —Thousands of unemployed waited overnight, camping out in their business suits and office heels and braving the tormenting heat in Atlanta to stand in line for a job fair Thursday. Authorities treated 20 people for heat exhaustion as they struggled to keep the line moving and get people moved inside. The incredible turnout at the job fair comes on the heels of the state labor commissioner’s announcement that Georgia’s jobless rate rose. The state unemployment rate increased to 10.1 percent in July from the 9.9 percent in June. The unemployment rate for African-Americans stands at 15.9 percent, far above the national rate of 9.1 percent. July marks the 48th consecutive month that Georgia has exceeded the national unemployment rate. The line was full of hopefuls who waited for hours in a line that wrapped around the Atlanta Technical College where the event was held. The For the People Jobs Initiative, hosted by U.S. Reps. John Lewis and Hank Johnson and sponsored by the Congressional Black Caucus, is a series of job fairs and town halls at some of the urban areas hit hardest by unemployment and the financial crisis. The enormous turnout in Georgia created miles of traffic that clogged southwest Atlanta. “My feet are really killing me, and this line is really long,” said job applicant Daisy Kennard. “But I’m willing to stay in this line no matter what,” Kennard said. weaselzippers.us

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