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Columbus, Georgia Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Columbus fell 0.0 percentage points in February 2021 to 5.0%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.2 percentage points higher than the Georgia rate. The unemployment rate in Columbus peaked in April 2020 at 12.8% and is now 7.8 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 5.0% in January 2021, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Columbus unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate February 2021 Month/Month Year/Year
National 6.2% -0.1 +2.7
Georgia 4.8% -0.3 +1.3
Columbus 5.0% 0.0 +1.4
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with February 2021 data as March metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Columbus, Georgia, National

Columbus, Georgia monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Columbus, Georgia Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Columbus peaked in April 2020 at 14,845. There are now 8,758 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Columbus employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Columbus, Georgia) is also available.

Unemployed Persons February 2021 Month/Month Year/Year
Columbus 6,087 -115 +1,667

Number of Unemployed Persons

Columbus, Georgia Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate		 Georgia
Unemployment Rate		 Columbus
Unemployment Rate		 Columbus
Unemployed
March
2021		 6.0% — — —
February
2021		 6.2% 4.8% 5.0% 6,087
January
2021		 6.3% 5.1% 5.0% 6,202
December
2020		 6.7% 5.3% 6.0% 7,177
November
2020		 6.7% 5.6% 6.0% 7,223
October
2020		 6.9% 5.9% 5.1% 6,127
September
2020		 7.8% 6.5% 6.9% 8,050
August
2020		 8.4% 7.0% 6.2% 7,172
July
2020		 10.2% 7.6% 8.2% 9,800
June
2020		 11.1% 8.4% 8.4% 9,775
May
2020		 13.3% 9.4% 10.1% 11,722
April
2020		 14.8% 12.5% 12.8% 14,845

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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