Macon, Georgia Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Macon fell 0.2 percentage points in December 2011 to 9.8%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.1 percentage points higher than the Georgia rate. The unemployment rate in Macon peaked in January 2010 at 10.4% and is now 0.6 percentage points lower. You can also compare Macon 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
Macon	9.8%	-0.2	-0.6

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: Macon, Georgia, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Macon, Georgia Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Macon peaked in September 2011 at 11,748. There are now 467 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Macon employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Macon, Georgia) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
Macon	11,281	-169	-424

Number of Unemployed Persons

Macon, Georgia Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Georgia Unemployment Rate	Macon Unemployment Rate	Macon Unemployed
January 2012	8.3%	—	—	—
December 2011	8.5%	9.7%	9.8%	11,281
November 2011	8.7%	9.8%	10.0%	11,450
October 2011	8.9%	10.2%	10.2%	11,733
September 2011	9.0%	10.3%	10.3%	11,748
August 2011	9.1%	10.2%	10.3%	11,638
July 2011	9.1%	10.1%	10.2%	11,559
June 2011	9.1%	9.9%	10.2%	11,507
May 2011	9.0%	9.8%	10.1%	11,399
April 2011	9.0%	9.8%	10.1%	11,371
March 2011	8.9%	10.0%	10.1%	11,403
February 2011	9.0%	10.2%	10.2%	11,460
January 2011	9.1%	10.3%	10.3%	11,597