Brunswick, Georgia Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Brunswick fell 0.1 percentage points in December 2011 to 10.2%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.5 percentage points higher than the Georgia rate. The unemployment rate in Brunswick peaked in September 2011 at 10.4% and is now 0.2 percentage points lower. You can also compare Brunswick unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	8.5%	-0.2	-0.9
Georgia	9.7%	-0.1	-0.7
Brunswick	10.2%	-0.1	-0.1

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with December 2011 data as January metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Brunswick, Georgia, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Brunswick, Georgia Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Brunswick peaked in September 2011 at 5,388. There are now 111 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Brunswick employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Brunswick, Georgia) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
Brunswick	5,277	-40	+12

Number of Unemployed Persons

Brunswick, Georgia Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Georgia Unemployment Rate	Brunswick Unemployment Rate	Brunswick Unemployed
January 2012	8.3%	—	—	—
December 2011	8.5%	9.7%	10.2%	5,277
November 2011	8.7%	9.8%	10.3%	5,317
October 2011	8.9%	10.2%	10.4%	5,386
September 2011	9.0%	10.3%	10.4%	5,388
August 2011	9.1%	10.2%	10.3%	5,350
July 2011	9.1%	10.1%	10.2%	5,341
June 2011	9.1%	9.9%	10.2%	5,298
May 2011	9.0%	9.8%	10.1%	5,264
April 2011	9.0%	9.8%	10.1%	5,239
March 2011	8.9%	10.0%	10.1%	5,189
February 2011	9.0%	10.2%	10.1%	5,187
January 2011	9.1%	10.3%	10.2%	5,210