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Augusta-Richmond County, Georgia Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Augusta rose 0.1 percentage points in March 2023 to 3.7%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.6 percentage points higher than the Georgia rate. The unemployment rate in Augusta peaked in April 2020 at 10.5% and is now 6.8 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.5% in October 2021, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.2 percentage points. You can also compare Augusta unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate March 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
National 3.5% -0.1 -0.1
Georgia 3.1% 0.0 +0.1
Augusta 3.7% +0.1 +0.2
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with March 2023 data as April metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Augusta, Georgia, National

Augusta, Georgia monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Augusta, Georgia Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Augusta peaked in April 2020 at 26,978. There are now 17,283 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 9,089 in December 2021, the number of unemployed has now grown by 606. Augusta employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Augusta, Georgia) is also available.

Unemployed Persons March 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Augusta 9,695 +233 +476

Number of Unemployed Persons

Augusta, Georgia Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
Georgia
Unemployment Rate
Augusta
Unemployment Rate
Augusta
Unemployed
April
2023
3.4%
March
2023
3.5% 3.1% 3.7% 9,695
February
2023
3.6% 3.1% 3.6% 9,462
January
2023
3.4% 3.1% 3.5% 9,268
December
2022
3.5% 3.1% 3.5% 9,233
November
2022
3.6% 3.1% 3.5% 9,251
October
2022
3.7% 3.1% 3.5% 9,278
September
2022
3.5% 3.1% 3.5% 9,257
August
2022
3.7% 3.1% 3.5% 9,189
July
2022
3.5% 3.0% 3.5% 9,114
June
2022
3.6% 3.0% 3.5% 9,090
May
2022
3.6% 2.9% 3.5% 9,121

1. Metro area unemployment rates are now seasonally adjusted. The BLS has started publishing smoothed seasonally adjusted metropolitan area data which makes comparisons to state and national data more relevant than the unadjusted numbers.