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Brunswick, Georgia Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Brunswick rose 0.1 percentage points in May 2023 to 3.1%. 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 April 2020 at 15.3% and is now 12.2 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.0% in June 2022, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.1 percentage points. You can also compare Brunswick unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate May 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
National 3.7% +0.3 +0.1
Georgia 3.2% +0.1 +0.3
Brunswick 3.1% +0.1 0.0
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with May 2023 data as June 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 7,540. There are now 5,866 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 1,597 in July 2022, the number of unemployed has now grown by 77. Brunswick employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Brunswick, Georgia) is also available.

Unemployed Persons May 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Brunswick 1,674 +43 +58

Number of Unemployed Persons

Brunswick, Georgia Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
Georgia
Unemployment Rate
Brunswick
Unemployment Rate
Brunswick
Unemployed
June
2023
3.6%
May
2023
3.7% 3.2% 3.1% 1,674
April
2023
3.4% 3.1% 3.0% 1,631
March
2023
3.5% 3.1% 3.0% 1,642
February
2023
3.6% 3.1% 3.0% 1,606
January
2023
3.4% 3.1% 3.0% 1,599
December
2022
3.5% 3.1% 3.0% 1,602
November
2022
3.6% 3.1% 3.0% 1,604
October
2022
3.7% 3.1% 3.0% 1,609
September
2022
3.5% 3.1% 3.0% 1,606
August
2022
3.7% 3.1% 3.0% 1,599
July
2022
3.5% 3.0% 3.0% 1,597

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.