State Jobs hit New All-Time High

Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler announces that Georgia’s August unemployment rate was 2.8% for the second consecutive month while job numbers reached another all-time high increasing almost 16,000 from July. Georgia’s unemployment rate was nine-tenths of a percent lower than the national August 2022 unemployment rate of 3.7%.  Many of Georgia’s newly created jobs will be highlighted at a multi-employer virtual career fair for the Metro Atlanta region on September 29, 2022. Currently, thirteen employers are participating, with more expected to attend. There are over 1,900 job openings in several fields, including policing, utility service, sales, customer service, transportation, mail sorting, collections, and more.  For more information about the upcoming virtual job fair, visit https://bit.ly/3cCmUwi to view registration information and additional details, including a list of updated employers.  Job numbers increased 15,800 from July to August to an all-time high of 4,824,500.  There are over 220,000 jobs listed online at EmployGeorgia.com, resulting in a minimum of over 290,000 unfilled positions.