Georgia’s August unemployment rate was 3.6 percent, up two-tenths from a revised 3.4 percent in July, the fourth straight month it has increased. The rate was six-tenths lower than the national unemployment rate. (Local rates will be announced next week.)
“Unemployment has risen for the fourth month in a row, with more Georgians entering the workforce than ever before,” state Labor Commissioner Bruce Thompson said.
Jobs were up by 3,000 over the month and up by 72,200 over the year to 4,982,700, an all-time high. Job growth has slowed over the past four months, up 18,200 since April, compared to February and March, when job growth totaled 31,200.
The labor force was up by 5,332 to 5,410,717, an all-time high. The labor force was up by 86,355 over the past 12 months.