Dalton, Georgia Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Dalton fell 0.3 percentage points in December 2011 to 11.9%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 2.2 percentage points higher than the Georgia rate. The unemployment rate in Dalton peaked in April 2009 at 12.8% and is now 0.9 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 11.6% in May 2011, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.3 percentage points. You can also compare Dalton 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
Dalton	11.9%	-0.3	-0.3

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: Dalton, Georgia, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Dalton, Georgia Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Dalton peaked in April 2009 at 8,241. There are now 999 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Dalton employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Dalton, Georgia) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
Dalton	7,242	-237	-369

Number of Unemployed Persons

Dalton, Georgia Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Georgia Unemployment Rate	Dalton Unemployment Rate	Dalton Unemployed
January 2012	8.3%	—	—	—
December 2011	8.5%	9.7%	11.9%	7,242
November 2011	8.7%	9.8%	12.2%	7,479
October 2011	8.9%	10.2%	12.6%	7,814
September 2011	9.0%	10.3%	12.6%	7,836
August 2011	9.1%	10.2%	12.2%	7,656
July 2011	9.1%	10.1%	12.0%	7,490
June 2011	9.1%	9.9%	11.7%	7,330
May 2011	9.0%	9.8%	11.6%	7,271
April 2011	9.0%	9.8%	11.8%	7,337
March 2011	8.9%	10.0%	11.9%	7,408
February 2011	9.0%	10.2%	12.2%	7,636
January 2011	9.1%	10.3%	12.4%	7,698