Savannah, Georgia Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Savannah fell 0.1 percentage points in March 2012 to 8.6%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.4 percentage points lower than the Georgia rate. The unemployment rate in Savannah peaked in November 2010 at 9.3% and is now 0.7 percentage points lower. You can also compare Savannah 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
Savannah	8.6%	-0.1	-0.4

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: 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 1,100 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Savannah employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Savannah, Georgia) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
Savannah	15,236	-21	-561

Number of Unemployed Persons

Savannah, Georgia Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Georgia Unemployment Rate	Savannah Unemployment Rate	Savannah Unemployed
April 2012	8.1%	8.9%	—	—
March 2012	8.2%	9.0%	8.6%	15,236
February 2012	8.3%	9.1%	8.7%	15,257
January 2012	8.3%	9.2%	8.9%	15,618
December 2011	8.5%	9.4%	9.0%	15,881
November 2011	8.7%	9.5%	9.1%	15,995
October 2011	8.9%	9.7%	9.1%	16,177
September 2011	9.0%	9.8%	9.1%	16,091
August 2011	9.1%	9.9%	8.9%	15,817
July 2011	9.1%	10.0%	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