Georgia’s November unemployment rate was 3.7 percent, up one tenth from a revised 3.6 percent in October, according to the state Department of Labor. The unemployment rate was five-tenths lower than the national unemployment rate.
(County-by-county unemployment rates are expected to be released a week from now.)
Jobs were down by 2,000 over the month and up by 45,900 over the year to 4,983,400.
The sectors with the most over-the-month job gains included Health Care and Social Assistance, 2,300; Finance and Insurance, 2,000; Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation, 1,400; Transportation and Warehousing, 1,300; and Local Government, 1,200.
Jobs were down over-the-month in Accommodation and Food Services, -3,000; Administrative and Support Services, -2,600; Retail Trade, -1,100; Durable Goods Manufacturing, -900; and Wholesale Trade, -800. Jobs were at an all-time high in Government, 721,800, and Private Education and Health Services, 698,100.