ATLANTA — Unemployment rates increased in every local board in Georgia, according to the latest data from the Georgia Department of Labor.
Nearly every region saw rates increase by at least 0.5 percent from a year ago, GDOL reported.
“Innovation creates opportunity, and that’s exactly why Georgia has ranked number one in business for the 11th consecutive year,” Georgia Workforce Commission Chairman Bruce Thompson said in a statement. “With unemployment rates rising across the state over the past four months, it’s critical we double down on our efforts to put more Georgians to work, remove barriers to employment, and foster an environment in which Georgia businesses and families can thrive together.”
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In the Atlanta area, the unemployment rate rose to 4% in August from 3.5% last year.
The state’s highest unemployment rate was in the Central Savannah River region, where the unemployment rate rose to 5.2% in August, while the lowest was in the Georgia Mountain region, where the unemployment rate was 3.6%.
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Here’s a complete breakdown of the unemployment rate data by region from GDOL:
Atlanta Regional Commission
The unemployment rate rose 20% from the previous month to 4.0%, up from 3.5% a year ago. The labor force was 2,698,217, down 26,119 from the previous month and up 25,090 from a year ago. The number of employed persons was 2,589,744, down 32,032 from the previous month and up 10,980 from a year ago. The number of initial unemployment insurance claims was 11,494, up 211 from the previous month and down 1,130 from a year ago.
Central Savannah River
The unemployment rate rose 30% from the previous month to 5.2%, up from 4.5% a year ago. The labor force was 209,985, down 1,711 from the previous month and up 2,541 from a year ago. The number of employed persons was 199,015, down 2,233 from the previous month and up 847 from a year ago. The number of initial unemployment insurance claims was 1,344, down 299 from the previous month and up 9 from a year ago.
Coastal Georgia
The unemployment rate rose 40% from the previous month to 4.0%, up from 3.5% a year ago. The labor force was 355,738, down 2,279 from the previous month and up 7,060 from a year ago. The number of employed persons was 341,641, down 3,521 from the previous month and up 5,101 from a year ago. The number of new unemployment insurance claims was 1,204, up 91 from the previous month and down 134 from a year ago.
Georgia Mountains
The unemployment rate rose 20% from the previous month to 3.6%, up from 3.1% a year ago. The labor force increased by 182 people from the previous month and increased by 7,240 people from a year ago to 256,175. The number of employed persons was 246,928, down 446 people from the previous month and up 5,706 people from a year ago. The number of new unemployment insurance claims was 812, down 19 people from the previous month and up 194 people from a year ago.
Heart of Georgia
The unemployment rate rose 20% from the previous month to 4.8%, up from 4.3% a year ago. The labor force increased by 1,285 from the previous month and 3,348 from a year ago to 122,176. The number of employed persons increased by 974 from the previous month and 2,482 from a year ago to 116,254. The number of new unemployment insurance claims was down 111 from the previous month and 25 from a year ago to 587.
Middle Georgia
The unemployment rate increased 0.3 percentage points from the previous month to 4.6%, up from 4.0% a year ago. The labor force was 219,490, down 1,153 from the previous month and up 4,290 from a year ago. The number of employed persons was 209,449, down 1,719 from the previous month and up 2,810 from a year ago. The number of initial unemployment insurance claims was 956, down 78 from the previous month and down 85 from a year ago.
Northeast Georgia
The unemployment rate rose 20% from the previous month to 4.0%, up from 3.5% a year ago. The labor force was 337,754, down 1,392 from the previous month and up 7,184 from a year ago. The number of employed persons was 324,187, down 2,110 from the previous month and up 5,073 from a year ago. The number of new unemployment insurance claims was 1,187, down 133 from the previous month and up 2 from a year ago.
Northwest Georgia
The unemployment rate rose 20% from the previous month to 4.1%, up from 3.5% a year ago. The labor force was 445,965, down 3,825 from the previous month and up 6,764 from a year ago. The number of employed persons was 427,862, down 4,405 from the previous month and up 4,163 from a year ago. The number of initial unemployment insurance claims was 1,723, down 1,390 from the previous month and down 348 from a year ago.
River Valley
The unemployment rate rose 30% from the previous month to 5.0%, up from 4.4% a year ago. The labor force increased by 443 from the previous month and 2,699 from a year ago to 146,530. The number of employed persons increased by 38 from the previous month and 1,735 from a year ago to 139,268. The number of new unemployment insurance claims was 633, down 216 from the previous month and 151 from a year ago.
Georgia South
The unemployment rate rose 20% from the previous month to 4.5%, up from 3.8% a year ago. The labor force increased by 924 from the previous month and 2,355 from a year ago to 181,565. The number of employed persons increased by 520 from the previous month and 1,005 from a year ago to 173,411. The number of new unemployment insurance claims was 700, down 676 from the previous month and down 24 from a year ago.
Southwest Georgia
The unemployment rate rose 30% from the previous month to 4.6%, up from 3.9% a year ago. The labor force increased by 382 from the previous month and increased by 2,408 from a year ago to 147,208. The number of employed persons was 140,465, down 31 from the previous month and up 1,382 from a year ago. The number of initial unemployment insurance claims was 587, down 178 from the previous month and down 41 from a year ago.
Three Rivers
The unemployment rate rose 20% from the previous month to 4.1%, up from 3.6% a year ago. The labor force was 264,162, down 2,169 from the previous month and up 3,564 from a year ago. The number of employed persons was 253,360, down 2,555 from the previous month and up 2,063 from a year ago. The number of initial unemployment insurance claims was 1,070, down 818 from the previous month and down 348 from a year ago.
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