Rome, Georgia Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Rome fell 0.1 percentage points in October 2019 to 3.6%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.2 percentage points higher than the Georgia rate. The unemployment rate in Rome peaked in August 2011 at 12.3% and is now 8.7 percentage points lower. You can also compare Rome unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	October 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.6%	+0.1	-0.2
Georgia	3.4%	-0.1	-0.3
Rome	3.6%	-0.1	-0.7

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with October 2019 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 5,575. There are now 3,978 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Rome employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Rome, Georgia) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	October 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Rome	1,597	-40	-281

Number of Unemployed Persons

Rome, Georgia Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Georgia Unemployment Rate	Rome Unemployment Rate	Rome Unemployed
November 2019	3.5%	—	—	—
October 2019	3.6%	3.4%	3.6%	1,597
September 2019	3.5%	3.5%	3.7%	1,637
August 2019	3.7%	3.6%	3.8%	1,690
July 2019	3.7%	3.6%	3.9%	1,740
June 2019	3.7%	3.7%	4.0%	1,794
May 2019	3.6%	3.8%	4.2%	1,866
April 2019	3.6%	3.8%	4.3%	1,921
March 2019	3.8%	3.9%	4.5%	1,981
February 2019	3.8%	3.9%	4.5%	2,003
January 2019	4.0%	3.8%	4.5%	1,994
December 2018	3.9%	3.7%	4.3%	1,894