Georgia’s July unemployment rate was 3.4 percent, up one-tenth from a revised 3.3 percent in June. The rate was nine-tenths lower than the national rate. (County-by-county rates will be announced next week.)
Jobs were up by 2,600 over the month and up by 77,600 over the year to 4,980,900, an all-time high.
The sectors with the most over-the-month job gains included Accommodation and Food Services, 2,300; Transportation and Warehousing, 1,100; Administrative and Support Services, 1,100; Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation, 800; and Real Estate, Rental, and Leasing, 500. Jobs were at an all-time high in Leisure and Hospitality, 532,200.
Jobs were down over-the-month in Information, which includes Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries, -1,400; Health Care and Social Assistance, -1,200; Finance and Insurance, -900; Wholesale Trade, -500; and Retail Trade, -400.
The sectors with the most over-the-year job gains included Health Care and Social Assistance, 21,300; Accommodation and Food Services, 17,300; Local Government, 11,200; Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services, 8,900; and Durable Goods Manufacturing, 6,200.
Jobs were down over-the-year in Administrative and Support Services, -13,000; and Information, which includes Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries, -9,200.