The state labor department says all twelve Regional Commissions in Georgia recorded a rise in unemployment rates last month.
Georgia’s October unemployment rate was 2.9%, slightly higher than September’s but still lower than the national rate of 3.7%. The labor force rose across the state, but the number of jobs being created still exceeds the number of people in the workforce looking for employment.
Georgia added 3,700 new jobs in October.
“We are starting to see some churn in the employment numbers with some isolated layoff events offsetting some of the all-time highs we have experienced in the technology, healthcare, and transportation sectors,” says Georgia Department of Labor Commissioner Butler. “However, we are still setting records in multiple sectors highlighting the current favorable hiring environment for Georgians.”
Unemployment claims were down in the Northeast Georgia Regional Commission (NEGRC) and Georgia Mountains Regional Commissions (GRMC).
October’s GRMC unemployment rate was 2.7%, up from 2.2% in September and 2.4% in October 2021. The region includes Banks, Dawson, Forsyth, Franklin, Habersham, Hall, Hart, Lumpkin, Rabun, Stephens, Towns, Union, and White counties.
The unemployment rate for the NEGRC was up from 2.3% to 2.8% in October, the same rate as October a year ago. The region includes Barrow, Clarke, Elbert, Greene, Jackson, Jasper, Madison, Morgan, Newton, Oconee, Oglethorpe, and Walton counties.
Department of Labor officials encourage jobseekers to take advantage of the full- and part-time positions available across the state during this peak holiday hiring season.
