State labor officials say Georgia is recovering from job losses due to Hurricane Irma in September.
Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler says the state broke the 4.5-million jobs barrier in October, posting 4.51 million jobs for the month.
Butler said in a news release early Thursday that Georgia has added 87,800 jobs — a 2 percent growth rate — over the past 12 months.
The state is outpacing the national job growth rate of 1.4 percent
