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Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Atlanta rose 0.5 percentage points in June 2010 to 10.3%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.3 percentage points higher than the Georgia rate. The unemployment rate in Atlanta peaked in February 2010 at 10.5% and is now 0.5 percentage points lower.

Unemployment Rate June 2010 Month/Month Year/Year
National 9.5% -0.2 0.0
Georgia 10.0% -0.1 +0.3
Atlanta 10.3% +0.5 +0.1
Note: Metro level data is not seasonally adjusted.1

Unemployment Rate: Atlanta, Georgia, National

Atlanta, Georgia monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Atlanta, Georgia Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Atlanta peaked in January 2010 at 287,315. There are now 13,910 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 259,458 in April 2010, the number of unemployed has now grown by 13,947. Atlanta employment and jobs data is also available.

Unemployed Persons June 2010 Month/Month Year/Year
Atlanta 273,405 +12,568 -3,005

Number of Unemployed Persons

Atlanta, Georgia Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
Georgia
Unemployment Rate
Atlanta
Unemployment Rate
Atlanta
Unemployed
June
2010
9.5% 10.0% 10.3% 273,405
May
2010
9.7% 10.1% 9.8% 260,837
April
2010
9.9% 10.3% 9.8% 259,458
March
2010
9.7% 10.5% 10.4% 276,723
February
2010
9.7% 10.5% 10.7% 285,376
January
2010
9.7% 10.4% 10.8% 287,315
December
2009
10.0% 10.3% 10.1% 267,524
November
2009
10.0% 10.2% 10.0% 266,255
October
2009
10.1% 10.2% 10.3% 274,882
September
2009
9.8% 10.1% 10.3% 274,871
August
2009
9.7% 10.0% 10.1% 272,941
July
2009
9.4% 9.9% 10.2% 277,892
June
2009
9.5% 9.7% 10.2% 276,410

1. Metro area unemployment rates are not seasonally adjusted while state and national rates are. In practice this means the metro rates may be noisier on a month-to-month basis than the state and national series due to seasonal effects. It's probably better to use year-over-year comparisons.