ATLANTA – Georgia’s unemployment rate fell slightly to 3.4% last month, down from 3.5% in June, the state Department of Labor reported Thursday.

Georgia joblessness was eight-tenths of a point lower than the national unemployment rate of 4.2%.

“More Georgians are stepping into the workforce and securing jobs – a trend that’s held strong for two consecutive months,” Georgia Commissioner of Labor Barbara Rivera Holmes said. “These gains reflect the power of putting workers first and building strong partnerships across Georgia.”

Despite the decline in unemployment, the number of jobs in Georgia decreased by 500 last month to just short of 5 million.

Job sectors posting the largest gains during the month were health care and social assistance, which added 2,800 jobs; durable goods manufact

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