Albany, Georgia Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Albany rose 0.6 percentage points in July 2020 to 8.2%. 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 3.7 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.8% in November 2019, the unemployment rate has now grown by 4.4 percentage points. You can also compare Albany unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	July 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	10.2%	-0.9	+6.5
Georgia	7.6%	0.0	+4.2
Albany	8.2%	+0.6	+4.0

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with July 2020 data as August 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 8,509. There are now 3,223 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 2,508 in December 2019, the number of unemployed has now grown by 2,778. Albany employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Albany, Georgia) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	July 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Albany	5,286	+483	+2,499

Number of Unemployed Persons

Albany, Georgia Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Georgia Unemployment Rate	Albany Unemployment Rate	Albany Unemployed
August 2020	8.4%	5.6%	—	—
July 2020	10.2%	7.6%	8.2%	5,286
June 2020	11.1%	7.6%	7.6%	4,803
May 2020	13.3%	9.4%	8.6%	5,431
April 2020	14.7%	12.6%	11.7%	7,321
March 2020	4.4%	4.6%	5.4%	3,643
February 2020	3.5%	3.1%	4.0%	2,653
January 2020	3.6%	3.1%	3.9%	2,610
December 2019	3.5%	3.1%	3.8%	2,508
November 2019	3.5%	3.1%	3.8%	2,555
October 2019	3.6%	3.2%	3.9%	2,613
September 2019	3.5%	3.2%	4.0%	2,675