A chicken processing plan in metro Atlanta announced today that in early 2009, it will lay of 600 employees. chicken processing is a nasty job, but employs lots of people in the area. It is not likely that these folks are going to find a job very easily. Unemployment in GA has now reached its highest since 1992, a 39% increase over a year ago. The Labor Dept announced today there are 5 job seekers for every open job.
It's gonna get worse.