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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

Macon, Georgia monthly unemployment rate chart

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

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.