Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, Georgia Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Atlanta fell 2.5 percentage points in May 2020 to 10.3%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.9 percentage points higher than the Georgia rate. The unemployment rate in Atlanta peaked in April 2020 at 12.8% and is now 2.5 percentage points lower. You can also compare Atlanta unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	13.3%	-1.4	+9.7
Georgia	9.4%	-3.2	+5.8
Atlanta	10.3%	-2.5	+6.9

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with May 2020 data as June metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Atlanta, Georgia, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Atlanta, Georgia Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Atlanta peaked in April 2020 at 376,011. There are now 73,422 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Atlanta employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Atlanta, Georgia) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Atlanta	302,589	-73,422	+197,718

Number of Unemployed Persons

Atlanta, Georgia Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Georgia Unemployment Rate	Atlanta Unemployment Rate	Atlanta Unemployed
July 2020	10.2%	—	—	—
June 2020	11.1%	7.6%	—	—
May 2020	13.3%	9.4%	10.3%	302,589
April 2020	14.7%	12.6%	12.8%	376,011
March 2020	4.4%	4.6%	4.4%	135,365
February 2020	3.5%	3.1%	3.0%	93,580
January 2020	3.6%	3.1%	2.9%	91,385
December 2019	3.5%	3.1%	2.8%	86,658
November 2019	3.5%	3.1%	2.8%	88,526
October 2019	3.6%	3.2%	2.9%	90,882
September 2019	3.5%	3.2%	3.0%	93,530
August 2019	3.7%	3.3%	3.1%	96,320