Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Atlanta fell 0.1 percentage points in April 2013 to 8.1%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.1 percentage points lower than the Georgia rate. The unemployment rate in Atlanta peaked in November 2009 at 10.5% and is now 2.4 percentage points lower. You can also compare Atlanta unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | April 2013 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 7.5% | -0.1 | -0.6 |
| Georgia | 8.2% | -0.2 | -0.9 |
| Atlanta | 8.1% | -0.1 | -0.9 |
Unemployment Rate: Atlanta, Georgia, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
Atlanta, Georgia Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in Atlanta peaked in November 2009 at 279,030. There are now 55,936 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Atlanta employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Atlanta, Georgia) is also available.
| Unemployed Persons | April 2013 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | 223,094 | -3,475 | -23,478 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Atlanta, Georgia Unemployment History
| Date |
National Unemployment Rate |
Georgia Unemployment Rate |
Atlanta Unemployment Rate |
Atlanta Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 2013 |
7.6% | — | — | — |
|
April 2013 |
7.5% | 8.2% | 8.1% | 223,094 |
|
March 2013 |
7.6% | 8.4% | 8.2% | 226,569 |
|
February 2013 |
7.7% | 8.6% | 8.3% | 230,512 |
|
January 2013 |
7.9% | 8.7% | 8.4% | 233,092 |
|
December 2012 |
7.8% | 8.7% | 8.4% | 231,928 |
|
November 2012 |
7.8% | 8.7% | 8.4% | 232,577 |
|
October 2012 |
7.9% | 8.8% | 8.5% | 233,788 |
|
September 2012 |
7.8% | 8.9% | 8.6% | 235,615 |
|
August 2012 |
8.1% | 9.0% | 8.7% | 237,975 |
|
July 2012 |
8.2% | 9.1% | 8.8% | 240,651 |
|
June 2012 |
8.2% | 9.1% | 8.9% | 243,241 |
|
May 2012 |
8.2% | 9.1% | 9.0% | 245,280 |
1. Metro area unemployment rates are now seasonally adjusted. The BLS has started publishing smoothed seasonally adjusted metropolitan area data which makes comparisons to state and national data more relevant than the unadjusted numbers. ↩
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