Savannah, Georgia Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Savannah fell 0.1 percentage points in December 2011 to 9.0%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.7 percentage points lower than the Georgia rate. The unemployment rate in Savannah peaked in November 2010 at 9.3% and is now 0.3 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 8.9% in July 2011, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.1 percentage points. You can also compare Savannah 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
Savannah	9.0%	-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: Savannah, Georgia, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Savannah, Georgia Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Savannah peaked in December 2010 at 16,336. There are now 455 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 15,710 in July 2011, the number of unemployed has now grown by 171. Savannah employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Savannah, Georgia) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
Savannah	15,881	-114	-455

Number of Unemployed Persons

Savannah, Georgia Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Georgia Unemployment Rate	Savannah Unemployment Rate	Savannah Unemployed
January 2012	8.3%	—	—	—
December 2011	8.5%	9.7%	9.0%	15,881
November 2011	8.7%	9.8%	9.1%	15,995
October 2011	8.9%	10.2%	9.1%	16,177
September 2011	9.0%	10.3%	9.1%	16,091
August 2011	9.1%	10.2%	8.9%	15,817
July 2011	9.1%	10.1%	8.9%	15,710
June 2011	9.1%	9.9%	9.1%	16,064
May 2011	9.0%	9.8%	9.0%	15,711
April 2011	9.0%	9.8%	9.0%	15,737
March 2011	8.9%	10.0%	9.0%	15,797
February 2011	9.0%	10.2%	9.1%	15,973
January 2011	9.1%	10.3%	9.2%	16,128