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Valdosta, Georgia Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Valdosta fell 0.0 percentage points in April 2023 to 3.4%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.3 percentage points higher than the Georgia rate. The unemployment rate in Valdosta peaked in May 2011 at 10.0% and is now 6.6 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.2% in January 2022, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.2 percentage points. You can also compare Valdosta unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate April 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
National 3.4% -0.1 -0.2
Georgia 3.1% 0.0 +0.2
Valdosta 3.4% 0.0 +0.2
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with April 2023 data as May metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Valdosta, Georgia, National

Valdosta, Georgia monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Valdosta, Georgia Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Valdosta peaked in January 2010 at 6,432. There are now 4,310 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 2,003 in April 2022, the number of unemployed has now grown by 119. Valdosta employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Valdosta, Georgia) is also available.

Unemployed Persons April 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Valdosta 2,122 +2 +119

Number of Unemployed Persons

Valdosta, Georgia Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
Georgia
Unemployment Rate
Valdosta
Unemployment Rate
Valdosta
Unemployed
May
2023
3.7%
April
2023
3.4% 3.1% 3.4% 2,122
March
2023
3.5% 3.1% 3.4% 2,120
February
2023
3.6% 3.1% 3.3% 2,077
January
2023
3.4% 3.1% 3.3% 2,046
December
2022
3.5% 3.1% 3.3% 2,041
November
2022
3.6% 3.1% 3.3% 2,045
October
2022
3.7% 3.1% 3.3% 2,055
September
2022
3.5% 3.1% 3.3% 2,060
August
2022
3.7% 3.1% 3.3% 2,053
July
2022
3.5% 3.0% 3.2% 2,034
June
2022
3.6% 3.0% 3.2% 2,015

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.