Georgia’s July 2025 unemployment rate was 3.4%, down one-tenth from June. The unemployment rate was eight-tenths lower than the national unemployment rate.
Jobs decreased by 500 over the month, to 4,995,500. Over the year, jobs rose by 26,900.
In July, the health care and social assistance sector reached an all-time high of 625,500 jobs.
The sectors with the most job gains in the past month were health care and social assistance, 2,800; durable goods manufacturing, 2,700; construction, 2,100; professional, scientific and technical services, 1,500; and state government, 700.
Jobs declined over the month in accommodation and food services, 4,500; transportation, warehousing and utilities, 1,400; finance and insurance, 900; wholesale trade, 900; federal government, 700; information, 700; and other services, 700.