Brunswick, Georgia Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Brunswick fell 0.0 percentage points in March 2012 to 10.1%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.1 percentage points higher than the Georgia rate. The unemployment rate in Brunswick peaked in September 2011 at 10.4% and is now 0.3 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 10.1% in January 2012, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Brunswick unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | March 2012 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 8.2% | -0.1 | -0.7 |
| Georgia | 9.0% | -0.1 | -0.8 |
| Brunswick | 10.1% | 0.0 | 0.0 |
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 255 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Brunswick employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Brunswick, Georgia) is also available.
| Unemployed Persons | March 2012 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brunswick | 5,133 | -19 | -56 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Brunswick, Georgia Unemployment History
| Date |
National Unemployment Rate |
Georgia Unemployment Rate |
Brunswick Unemployment Rate |
Brunswick Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
April 2012 |
8.1% | 8.9% | — | — |
|
March 2012 |
8.2% | 9.0% | 10.1% | 5,133 |
|
February 2012 |
8.3% | 9.1% | 10.1% | 5,152 |
|
January 2012 |
8.3% | 9.2% | 10.1% | 5,198 |
|
December 2011 |
8.5% | 9.4% | 10.2% | 5,277 |
|
November 2011 |
8.7% | 9.5% | 10.3% | 5,317 |
|
October 2011 |
8.9% | 9.7% | 10.4% | 5,386 |
|
September 2011 |
9.0% | 9.8% | 10.4% | 5,388 |
|
August 2011 |
9.1% | 9.9% | 10.3% | 5,350 |
|
July 2011 |
9.1% | 10.0% | 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 |
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. ↩
