Macon, Georgia Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Macon fell 0.0 percentage points in March 2012 to 9.6%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.6 percentage points higher than the Georgia rate. The unemployment rate in Macon peaked in January 2010 at 10.4% and is now 0.8 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 9.6% in February 2012, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Macon unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	8.2%	-0.1	-0.7
Georgia	9.0%	-0.1	-0.8
Macon	9.6%	0.0	-0.5

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with March 2012 data as April 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 872 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Macon employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Macon, Georgia) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
Macon	10,876	-35	-527

Number of Unemployed Persons

Macon, Georgia Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Georgia Unemployment Rate	Macon Unemployment Rate	Macon Unemployed
April 2012	8.1%	8.9%	—	—
March 2012	8.2%	9.0%	9.6%	10,876
February 2012	8.3%	9.1%	9.6%	10,911
January 2012	8.3%	9.2%	9.7%	11,040
December 2011	8.5%	9.4%	9.8%	11,281
November 2011	8.7%	9.5%	10.0%	11,450
October 2011	8.9%	9.7%	10.2%	11,733
September 2011	9.0%	9.8%	10.3%	11,748
August 2011	9.1%	9.9%	10.3%	11,638
July 2011	9.1%	10.0%	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