Brunswick, Georgia Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Brunswick fell 0.0 percentage points in February 2018 to 4.3%. 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 July 2011 at 11.0% and is now 6.7 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 4.3% in January 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Brunswick unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	4.1%	0.0	-0.6
Georgia	4.4%	-0.1	-0.8
Brunswick	4.3%	0.0	-1.0

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with February 2018 data as March 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 August 2011 at 5,719. There are now 3,409 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 2,285 in January 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 25. Brunswick employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Brunswick, Georgia) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Brunswick	2,310	+25	-453

Number of Unemployed Persons

Brunswick, Georgia Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Georgia Unemployment Rate	Brunswick Unemployment Rate	Brunswick Unemployed
March 2018	4.1%	4.4%	—	—
February 2018	4.1%	4.4%	4.3%	2,310
January 2018	4.1%	4.5%	4.3%	2,285
December 2017	4.1%	4.5%	4.5%	2,412
November 2017	4.1%	4.5%	4.7%	2,513
October 2017	4.1%	4.5%	5.0%	2,680
September 2017	4.2%	4.5%	5.4%	2,916
August 2017	4.4%	4.5%	4.6%	2,452
July 2017	4.3%	4.6%	4.6%	2,425
June 2017	4.3%	4.7%	4.7%	2,466
May 2017	4.3%	4.8%	4.9%	2,579
April 2017	4.4%	4.9%	5.0%	2,630