Georgia’s January unemployment rate was 3.6 percent, unchanged from a revised 3.6 percent in December, four-tenths lower than the national rate. (Local rates will be announced March 20.)
The state labor department also reported Thursday that jobs were down by 28,200 over the month and up by 17,800 over the year to 4,956,100.
The sectors with the most over-the-month job gains included Durable Goods Manufacturing, 1,800, State Government, 1,400, Federal Government, 600, Private Educational Services, 500, and Management of Companies and Enterprises, 200.
Jobs were down over-the-month in Transportation and Warehousing, -11,200, Accommodation and Food Services, -6,100, Administrative and Support Services, -4,000, Information, -3,400, and Health Care and Social Assistance, -2,500.
The sectors with the most over-the-year job gains included Health Care and Social Assistance, 22,900, Local Government, 8,500, Federal Government, 4,900, Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services, 3,700, and Finance and Insurance, 3,100.
Jobs were down over-the-year in Administrative and Support Services, -17,600, Retail Trade, -5,200, Durable Goods Manufacturing, -4,300, Accommodation and Food Services, -4,300, and real Estate, Rental, and Leasing, -1,300.