Savannah, Georgia Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Savannah fell 0.1 percentage points in April 2013 to 7.7%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.5 percentage points lower than the Georgia rate. The unemployment rate in Savannah peaked in October 2010 at 9.2% and is now 1.5 percentage points lower. You can also compare Savannah unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | April 2013 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 7.5% | -0.1 | -0.6 |
| Georgia | 8.2% | -0.2 | -0.9 |
| Savannah | 7.7% | -0.1 | -0.9 |
Unemployment Rate: Savannah, Georgia, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
Savannah, Georgia Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in Savannah peaked in November 2010 at 16,396. There are now 2,389 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Savannah employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Savannah, Georgia) is also available.
| Unemployed Persons | April 2013 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Savannah | 14,007 | -281 | -1,551 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Savannah, Georgia Unemployment History
| Date |
National Unemployment Rate |
Georgia Unemployment Rate |
Savannah Unemployment Rate |
Savannah Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 2013 |
7.6% | — | — | — |
|
April 2013 |
7.5% | 8.2% | 7.7% | 14,007 |
|
March 2013 |
7.6% | 8.4% | 7.8% | 14,288 |
|
February 2013 |
7.7% | 8.6% | 7.9% | 14,526 |
|
January 2013 |
7.9% | 8.7% | 8.1% | 14,808 |
|
December 2012 |
7.8% | 8.7% | 8.1% | 14,798 |
|
November 2012 |
7.8% | 8.7% | 8.1% | 14,801 |
|
October 2012 |
7.9% | 8.8% | 8.1% | 14,828 |
|
September 2012 |
7.8% | 8.9% | 8.1% | 14,882 |
|
August 2012 |
8.1% | 9.0% | 8.2% | 14,979 |
|
July 2012 |
8.2% | 9.1% | 8.3% | 15,127 |
|
June 2012 |
8.2% | 9.1% | 8.4% | 15,298 |
|
May 2012 |
8.2% | 9.1% | 8.5% | 15,451 |
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. ↩

