Dalton, Georgia Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Dalton fell 8.6 percentage points in May 2020 to 11.7%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 2.0 percentage points higher than the Georgia rate. The unemployment rate in Dalton peaked in April 2020 at 20.3% and is now 8.6 percentage points lower. You can also compare Dalton unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	13.3%	-1.4	+9.7
Georgia	9.7%	-2.9	+6.1
Dalton	11.7%	-8.6	+7.2

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: Dalton, Georgia, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Dalton, Georgia Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Dalton peaked in April 2020 at 12,184. There are now 5,334 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Dalton employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Dalton, Georgia) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Dalton	6,850	-5,334	+4,204

Number of Unemployed Persons

Dalton, Georgia Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Georgia Unemployment Rate	Dalton Unemployment Rate	Dalton Unemployed
June 2020	11.1%	—	—	—
May 2020	13.3%	9.7%	11.7%	6,850
April 2020	14.7%	12.6%	20.3%	12,184
March 2020	4.4%	4.6%	4.6%	2,686
February 2020	3.5%	3.1%	4.4%	2,612
January 2020	3.6%	3.1%	4.5%	2,639
December 2019	3.5%	3.1%	4.4%	2,596
November 2019	3.5%	3.1%	4.4%	2,590
October 2019	3.6%	3.2%	4.4%	2,580
September 2019	3.5%	3.2%	4.4%	2,579
August 2019	3.7%	3.3%	4.4%	2,581
July 2019	3.7%	3.4%	4.4%	2,582