Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said Thursday that Northeast Georgia saw a decrease in the unemployment rate over the month as the number of employed rose over 3,100 in July.    

"We are seeing positive labor market data across the state,” said Commissioner Butler. “The unemployment rate is down in every region, county, and metropolitan statistical area reflecting the strength of our state’s economy. Career opportunities remain high for job seekers as we continue to see rising jobs numbers in metro and rural areas throughout Georgia.”

In Northeast Georgia, the unemployment rate was down one and one-tenth percentage points to 2.8 percent over the month. A year ago, the rate was 6.7 percent.

The labor force decreased in Northeast Georgia by 362 and ended the month with 310,041. That number is up 14,111 when compared to July of 2020.

Northeast Georgia finished the month with 301,459 employed residents.  That number increased by 3,104 over the month and is up by 25,493 when compared to the same time a year ago.

The number of unemployment claims went down by 41 percent in Northeast Georgia in July. When compared to last July, claims were down by about 90 percent.

Employ Georgia, the GDOL’s online job listing service at employgeorgia.com showed about 6,259 active job postings in Northeast Georgia for July.

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TABLES AND GRAPHS REFLECTING LABOR MARKET DATA ARE AVAILABLE AT  https://dol.georgia.gov/current-labor-force-data-and-graphs