Georgia labor market
Statewide Unemployment Rate
Seasonally adjusted, monthly. Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS).
Total Nonfarm Payrolls
Seasonally adjusted, thousands of jobs. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics (CES).
Sector Employment Growth — YoY Change
Year-over-year percent change in employment by NAICS supersector. Sorted from fastest growing to fastest shrinking. Bars in teal are growing; bars in coral are shrinking.
Employment by Sector — Latest Month
Total payrolls broken out by sector, with year-over-year change.
| Sector | Latest (K jobs) | YoY change (K) | YoY % |
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How broad is the job growth?
The employment diffusion index — the share of Georgia's major sectors that are adding jobs year-over-year. A high reading means growth is broad-based; a low reading means a handful of sectors are carrying the whole market.
Metro labor markets compared
Georgia's 14 metropolitan areas side by side: unemployment, total nonfarm payrolls and their year-over-year change, plus each metro's job-growth breadth. Click a column to sort. Rolled up from the 14 metro reports.
Unemployment across all 159 counties
Monthly county unemployment rate, seasonally unadjusted. Drag the slider to move through the last year. Source: BLS LAUS. For the full county view, see Counties.