Brunswick, Georgia Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Brunswick fell 5.2 percentage points in May 2020 to 11.4%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 2.0 percentage points higher than the Georgia rate. The unemployment rate in Brunswick peaked in April 2020 at 16.6% and is now 5.2 percentage points lower. You can also compare Brunswick unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	13.3%	-1.4	+9.7
Georgia	9.4%	-3.2	+5.8
Brunswick	11.4%	-5.2	+7.8

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with May 2020 data as June 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 April 2020 at 7,710. There are now 2,494 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Brunswick employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Brunswick, Georgia) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Brunswick	5,216	-2,494	+3,344

Number of Unemployed Persons

Brunswick, Georgia Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Georgia Unemployment Rate	Brunswick Unemployment Rate	Brunswick Unemployed
June 2020	11.1%	7.6%	—	—
May 2020	13.3%	9.4%	11.4%	5,216
April 2020	14.7%	12.6%	16.6%	7,710
March 2020	4.4%	4.6%	4.3%	2,272
February 2020	3.5%	3.1%	3.2%	1,671
January 2020	3.6%	3.1%	3.1%	1,662
December 2019	3.5%	3.1%	3.0%	1,600
November 2019	3.5%	3.1%	3.1%	1,646
October 2019	3.6%	3.2%	3.2%	1,695
September 2019	3.5%	3.2%	3.3%	1,741
August 2019	3.7%	3.3%	3.4%	1,780
July 2019	3.7%	3.4%	3.4%	1,812