Georgia jobless rate hits new all-time low of 2.8% in July

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August 18th, 2022

Georgia’s jobless rate has been falling or stable — never rising — in every month since hitting an all-time high of 12.3% at the start of the pandemic in April 2020.

David Goldman / Associated Press file

Georgia’s unemployment rate hit a new record low for the third month in a row, falling to 2.8% in July.

The jobless rate dipped from 2.9% in June. A year ago, 3.9% of Georgia workers were unemployed.

More than 5.1 million people said they were working in May, while 150,000 Georgians were unemployed and seeking work.

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