Georgia’s November Unemployment Rate at 3%

The Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) announced today that Georgia’s November unemployment rate was 3%, seven-tenths of a percent lower than the national November 2022 unemployment rate of 3.7%.  Georgia’s November rate was one-tenth of a percent higher than October’s 2.9%.  Jobs were up 1,100 over the month and up 182,200 (3.9%) over the year to 4,833,600.  In November, the number of employed residents was down 10,733 to 5,106,079 while the labor force has dropped 27, 328 over the past five months.  In November, the labor force decreased by 6,789 to 5,262,128.  Over the past two months, the number of unemployed has increased by 7,879.  In November, the number of unemployed saw a rise of 3,944 to 156,049.  There are over 154,000 jobs listed online at EmployGeorgia.com.