Athens-Clarke County, Georgia Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Athens fell 0.1 percentage points in July 2019 to 3.4%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.2 percentage points lower than the Georgia rate. The unemployment rate in Athens peaked in February 2010 at 9.3% and is now 5.9 percentage points lower. You can also compare Athens unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.2
Georgia	3.6%	-0.1	-0.2
Athens	3.4%	-0.1	-0.1

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

Unemployment Rate: Athens, Georgia, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Athens, Georgia Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Athens peaked in January 2010 at 8,788. There are now 5,385 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Athens employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Athens, Georgia) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Athens	3,403	-159	-198

Number of Unemployed Persons

Athens, Georgia Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Georgia Unemployment Rate	Athens Unemployment Rate	Athens Unemployed
September 2019	3.5%	—	—	—
August 2019	3.7%	3.6%	—	—
July 2019	3.7%	3.6%	3.4%	3,403
June 2019	3.7%	3.7%	3.5%	3,562
May 2019	3.6%	3.8%	3.6%	3,682
April 2019	3.6%	3.8%	3.7%	3,738
March 2019	3.8%	3.9%	3.7%	3,795
February 2019	3.8%	3.9%	3.7%	3,757
January 2019	4.0%	3.8%	3.6%	3,704
December 2018	3.9%	3.7%	3.5%	3,577
November 2018	3.7%	3.7%	3.5%	3,570
October 2018	3.8%	3.7%	3.5%	3,549