Warner Robins, Georgia Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Warner Robins fell 3.1 percentage points in May 2020 to 7.4%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 2.0 percentage points lower than the Georgia rate. The unemployment rate in Warner Robins peaked in April 2020 at 10.5% and is now 3.1 percentage points lower. You can also compare Warner Robins unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	13.3%	-1.4	+9.7
Georgia	9.4%	-3.2	+5.8
Warner Robins	7.4%	-3.1	+3.8

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: Warner Robins, Georgia, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Warner Robins, Georgia Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Warner Robins peaked in April 2020 at 8,383. There are now 2,440 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area.

Unemployed Persons	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Warner Robins	5,943	-2,440	+2,811

Number of Unemployed Persons

Warner Robins, Georgia Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Georgia Unemployment Rate	Warner Robins Unemployment Rate	Warner Robins Unemployed
June 2020	11.1%	7.6%	—	—
May 2020	13.3%	9.4%	7.4%	5,943
April 2020	14.7%	12.6%	10.5%	8,383
March 2020	4.4%	4.6%	4.2%	3,638
February 2020	3.5%	3.1%	3.1%	2,664
January 2020	3.6%	3.1%	3.0%	2,615
December 2019	3.5%	3.1%	2.9%	2,471
November 2019	3.5%	3.1%	2.9%	2,551
October 2019	3.6%	3.2%	3.1%	2,650
September 2019	3.5%	3.2%	3.2%	2,762
August 2019	3.7%	3.3%	3.3%	2,875
July 2019	3.7%	3.4%	3.5%	2,979