Georgia’s Job Numbers reach an All-Time High in July

Job numbers increased more than 12,000 from June to July to an all-time high and were up almost five percent over the year in Georgia, reports the Department of Labor.  Georgia’s July unemployment rate hit an all-time low of 2.8% while Georgia’s number of jobs continued to climb to 4,812,100. Jobs were up 12,500 over the month and up 214,300 from this time last year. Georgia’s unemployment rate was seven-tenths of a percent lower than the national July 2022 unemployment rate of 3.5%.  The number of unemployed was down 4,714 to 150,191, the lowest figure since February 2001’s number of 150,107.  In addition, there are over 217,000 jobs listed online at EmployGeorgia.com.