Columbus, Georgia Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Columbus fell 0.2 percentage points in December 2011 to 9.1%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.6 percentage points lower than the Georgia rate. The unemployment rate in Columbus peaked in January 2010 at 9.7% and is now 0.6 percentage points lower. You can also compare Columbus 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
Columbus	9.1%	-0.2	-0.4

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: Columbus, Georgia, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Columbus, Georgia Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Columbus peaked in September 2011 at 12,719. There are now 609 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Columbus employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Columbus, Georgia) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
Columbus	12,110	-241	-172

Number of Unemployed Persons

Columbus, Georgia Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Georgia Unemployment Rate	Columbus Unemployment Rate	Columbus Unemployed
January 2012	8.3%	—	—	—
December 2011	8.5%	9.7%	9.1%	12,110
November 2011	8.7%	9.8%	9.3%	12,351
October 2011	8.9%	10.2%	9.6%	12,687
September 2011	9.0%	10.3%	9.6%	12,719
August 2011	9.1%	10.2%	9.5%	12,510
July 2011	9.1%	10.1%	9.5%	12,521
June 2011	9.1%	9.9%	9.7%	12,687
May 2011	9.0%	9.8%	9.6%	12,458
April 2011	9.0%	9.8%	9.6%	12,369
March 2011	8.9%	10.0%	9.5%	12,185
February 2011	9.0%	10.2%	9.4%	12,169
January 2011	9.1%	10.3%	9.5%	12,221