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Brunswick, Georgia Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Brunswick fell 0.1 percentage points in November 2021 to 2.5%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.3 percentage points lower than the Georgia rate. The unemployment rate in Brunswick peaked in April 2020 at 15.8% and is now 13.3 percentage points lower. You can also compare Brunswick unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate November 2021 Month/Month Year/Year
National 4.2% -0.4 -2.5
Georgia 2.8% -0.3 -2.8
Brunswick 2.5% -0.1 -2.6
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with November 2021 data as December metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Brunswick, Georgia, National

Brunswick, Georgia monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Brunswick, Georgia Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Brunswick peaked in April 2020 at 7,793. There are now 6,457 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Brunswick employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Brunswick, Georgia) is also available.

Unemployed Persons November 2021 Month/Month Year/Year
Brunswick 1,336 -25 -1,329

Number of Unemployed Persons

Brunswick, Georgia Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate		 Georgia
Unemployment Rate		 Brunswick
Unemployment Rate		 Brunswick
Unemployed
December
2021		 3.9% — — —
November
2021		 4.2% 2.8% 2.5% 1,336
October
2021		 4.6% 3.1% 2.6% 1,361
September
2021		 4.7% 3.3% 2.7% 1,391
August
2021		 5.2% 3.5% 2.7% 1,417
July
2021		 5.4% 3.7% 2.6% 1,357
June
2021		 5.9% 4.0% 4.0% 2,118
May
2021		 5.8% 4.1% 4.1% 2,152
April
2021		 6.0% 4.3% 4.0% 2,119
March
2021		 6.0% 4.5% 4.0% 2,094
February
2021		 6.2% 4.8% 4.0% 2,080
January
2021		 6.4% 5.1% 4.0% 2,032

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. ↩

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