Georgia’s October unemployment rate was 3.6 percent, unchanged from a revised 3.6 percent in September. The unemployment rate was five-tenths lower than the national unemployment rate.
Jobs were up by 1,500 over the month and up by 64,900 over the year to 4,985,500.
The sectors with the most over-the-month job gains included Accommodation and Food Services, 4,300; Health Care and Social Assistance, 2,200; Local Government, 1,400; Retail Trade, 1,000; and Durable Goods Manufacturing, 700. Jobs were down in Administrative and Support Services, -3,700; Transportation and Warehousing, -1,400; Information which includes Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries, -1,300; Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation, -1,200; and Non-Durable Goods Manufacturing, -700.
County-by-county rates will be released next week.