Hinesville-Fort Stewart, Georgia Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Hinesville fell 0.1 percentage points in December 2011 to 9.3%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.4 percentage points lower than the Georgia rate. The unemployment rate in Hinesville peaked in September 2011 at 9.5% and is now 0.2 percentage points lower. You can also compare Hinesville 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
Hinesville	9.3%	-0.1	+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: Hinesville, Georgia, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Hinesville, Georgia Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Hinesville peaked in October 2011 at 3,198. There are now 58 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Hinesville employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Hinesville, Georgia) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
Hinesville	3,140	-22	+181

Number of Unemployed Persons

Hinesville, Georgia Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Georgia Unemployment Rate	Hinesville Unemployment Rate	Hinesville Unemployed
January 2012	8.3%	—	—	—
December 2011	8.5%	9.7%	9.3%	3,140
November 2011	8.7%	9.8%	9.4%	3,162
October 2011	8.9%	10.2%	9.5%	3,198
September 2011	9.0%	10.3%	9.5%	3,185
August 2011	9.1%	10.2%	9.4%	3,121
July 2011	9.1%	10.1%	9.3%	3,085
June 2011	9.1%	9.9%	9.2%	3,030
May 2011	9.0%	9.8%	8.9%	2,934
April 2011	9.0%	9.8%	8.8%	2,887
March 2011	8.9%	10.0%	8.7%	2,860
February 2011	9.0%	10.2%	8.7%	2,862
January 2011	9.1%	10.3%	8.9%	2,918