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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

Savannah, Georgia monthly unemployment rate chart

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

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.