Rome, Georgia Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Rome rose 0.3 percentage points in October 2018 to 4.0%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.4 percentage points higher than the Georgia rate. The unemployment rate in Rome peaked in September 2011 at 12.5% and is now 8.5 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.7% in September 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.3 percentage points. You can also compare Rome unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.4
Georgia	3.6%	-0.1	-0.9
Rome	4.0%	+0.3	-0.8

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with October 2018 data as November metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Rome, Georgia, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Rome, Georgia Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Rome peaked in September 2011 at 5,640. There are now 3,883 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 1,648 in September 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 109. Rome employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Rome, Georgia) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Rome	1,757	+109	-374

Number of Unemployed Persons

Rome, Georgia Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Georgia Unemployment Rate	Rome Unemployment Rate	Rome Unemployed
November 2018	3.7%	—	—	—
October 2018	3.7%	3.6%	4.0%	1,757
September 2018	3.7%	3.7%	3.7%	1,648
August 2018	3.9%	3.8%	3.9%	1,753
July 2018	3.9%	3.9%	3.9%	1,776
June 2018	4.0%	4.1%	4.1%	1,851
May 2018	3.8%	4.2%	4.0%	1,804
April 2018	3.9%	4.3%	4.4%	1,971
March 2018	4.1%	4.4%	4.5%	2,032
February 2018	4.1%	4.4%	4.7%	2,108
January 2018	4.1%	4.5%	4.6%	2,041
December 2017	4.1%	4.5%	4.8%	2,113