Albany, Georgia Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Albany fell 0.1 percentage points in October 2019 to 4.0%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.6 percentage points higher than the Georgia rate. The unemployment rate in Albany peaked in January 2010 at 11.9% and is now 7.9 percentage points lower. You can also compare Albany unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	October 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.6%	+0.1	-0.2
Georgia	3.4%	-0.1	-0.3
Albany	4.0%	-0.1	-0.6

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with October 2019 data as November metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Albany, Georgia, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Albany, Georgia Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Albany peaked in January 2010 at 8,508. There are now 5,843 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Albany employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Albany, Georgia) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	October 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Albany	2,665	-81	-446

Number of Unemployed Persons

Albany, Georgia Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Georgia Unemployment Rate	Albany Unemployment Rate	Albany Unemployed
November 2019	3.5%	—	—	—
October 2019	3.6%	3.4%	4.0%	2,665
September 2019	3.5%	3.5%	4.1%	2,746
August 2019	3.7%	3.6%	4.2%	2,816
July 2019	3.7%	3.6%	4.3%	2,882
June 2019	3.7%	3.7%	4.5%	3,007
May 2019	3.6%	3.8%	4.6%	3,095
April 2019	3.6%	3.8%	4.7%	3,149
March 2019	3.8%	3.9%	4.8%	3,226
February 2019	3.8%	3.9%	4.8%	3,243
January 2019	4.0%	3.8%	4.8%	3,238
December 2018	3.9%	3.7%	4.7%	3,130