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Rome, Georgia Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Rome fell 0.1 percentage points in March 2012 to 10.5%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.5 percentage points higher than the Georgia rate. The unemployment rate in Rome peaked in October 2011 at 11.3% and is now 0.8 percentage points lower. You can also compare Rome 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
Rome 10.5% -0.1 0.0
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: Rome, Georgia, National

Rome, Georgia monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Rome, Georgia Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Rome peaked in October 2011 at 5,478. There are now 506 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Rome employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Rome, Georgia) is also available.

Unemployed Persons March 2012 Month/Month Year/Year
Rome 4,972 -106 -70

Number of Unemployed Persons

Rome, Georgia Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
Georgia
Unemployment Rate
Rome
Unemployment Rate
Rome
Unemployed
April
2012
8.1% 8.9%
March
2012
8.2% 9.0% 10.5% 4,972
February
2012
8.3% 9.1% 10.6% 5,078
January
2012
8.3% 9.2% 10.7% 5,182
December
2011
8.5% 9.4% 10.9% 5,284
November
2011
8.7% 9.5% 11.1% 5,397
October
2011
8.9% 9.7% 11.3% 5,478
September
2011
9.0% 9.8% 11.1% 5,431
August
2011
9.1% 9.9% 10.9% 5,309
July
2011
9.1% 10.0% 10.5% 5,172
June
2011
9.1% 9.9% 10.4% 5,100
May
2011
9.0% 9.8% 10.4% 5,027
April
2011
9.0% 9.8% 10.4% 5,007

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.