Georgia's first unemployment report in months shows job loss
(The Center Square) – Georgia’s first unemployment numbers show the state’s unemployment rate is steady at 3.4% but the number of jobs is declining.
TL;DR
- Georgia's unemployment rate was 3.4% in September.
- The state experienced a net decrease of 3,200 jobs in September compared to the previous month.
- Major job losses occurred in administrative and support services, retail trade, information, and state government.
- Professional and technical services, finance and insurance, and local government added jobs.
- Over the past year, Georgia added 24,300 jobs.
- The health care and social services sector saw the largest annual job increase.
- The transportation, warehousing, and utilities sector experienced the largest annual job decline.