Brunswick, Georgia Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Brunswick fell 0.1 percentage points in July 2019 to 3.5%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.1 percentage points lower than the Georgia rate. The unemployment rate in Brunswick peaked in June 2011 at 11.0% and is now 7.5 percentage points lower. You can also compare Brunswick 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
Brunswick	3.5%	-0.1	-0.2

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: Brunswick, Georgia, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Brunswick, Georgia Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Brunswick peaked in July 2011 at 5,721. There are now 3,853 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Brunswick employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Brunswick, Georgia) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Brunswick	1,868	-74	-119

Number of Unemployed Persons

Brunswick, Georgia Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Georgia Unemployment Rate	Brunswick Unemployment Rate	Brunswick Unemployed
September 2019	3.5%	—	—	—
August 2019	3.7%	3.6%	—	—
July 2019	3.7%	3.6%	3.5%	1,868
June 2019	3.7%	3.7%	3.6%	1,942
May 2019	3.6%	3.8%	3.7%	1,996
April 2019	3.6%	3.8%	3.8%	2,022
March 2019	3.8%	3.9%	3.8%	2,057
February 2019	3.8%	3.9%	3.8%	2,049
January 2019	4.0%	3.8%	3.8%	2,030
December 2018	3.9%	3.7%	3.6%	1,957
November 2018	3.7%	3.7%	3.6%	1,952
October 2018	3.8%	3.7%	3.6%	1,941