Athens-Clarke County, Georgia Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Athens fell 0.1 percentage points in April 2018 to 3.9%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.4 percentage points lower than the Georgia rate. The unemployment rate in Athens peaked in February 2010 at 9.4% and is now 5.5 percentage points lower. You can also compare Athens unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	April 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.9%	-0.2	-0.5
Georgia	4.3%	-0.1	-0.6
Athens	3.9%	-0.1	-0.7

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with April 2018 data as May 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 February 2010 at 8,886. There are now 4,809 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Athens employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Athens, Georgia) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	April 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Athens	4,077	-147	-599

Number of Unemployed Persons

Athens, Georgia Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Georgia Unemployment Rate	Athens Unemployment Rate	Athens Unemployed
May 2018	3.8%	4.2%	—	—
April 2018	3.9%	4.3%	3.9%	4,077
March 2018	4.1%	4.4%	4.0%	4,224
February 2018	4.1%	4.4%	4.1%	4,278
January 2018	4.1%	4.5%	4.1%	4,149
December 2017	4.1%	4.5%	4.2%	4,211
November 2017	4.1%	4.5%	4.2%	4,229
October 2017	4.1%	4.5%	4.2%	4,215
September 2017	4.2%	4.5%	4.2%	4,248
August 2017	4.4%	4.5%	4.3%	4,337
July 2017	4.3%	4.6%	4.3%	4,383
June 2017	4.3%	4.7%	4.3%	4,423