Georgia’s April unemployment rate was 3.6%, unchanged from a revised 3.6% in March. The unemployment rate is six-tenths lower than the national unemployment rate.
Jobs rose by 3,700 over the month and increased by 16,000 over the past 12 months.
The sectors with the most job gains in the past month included accommodation and food services, 3,500; transportation and warehousing, 3,100; real estate and rental and leasing, 1,900; arts, entertainment and recreation, 1,400; and private educational services, 900.
Jobs declined over the month in information, down 4,000; professional, scientific and technical services, down 2,700; federal government, down 1,100; construction, down 800; and finance and insurance, down 800.