] ATLANTA - Instead of gaining jobs last year, metro ] Atlanta actually lost 16,800, according to the Georgia ] Department of Labor. ] ] Earlier figures indicated that there had been an increase ] of 67,900 jobs in the Atlanta area in 2003, which ] appeared to make the area a national leader in job ] creation. AP Wire | 03/11/2004 | Net loss shows jobs picture in metro Atlanta not as good as believed |