Georgia’s unemployment rate fell to an all-time low of 2.8% in November, the first time it’s dipped below 3% since current records began in 1976.
A record number of individuals reported having a job in Georgia in November — more than 5 million. The previous high came in January 2020.
It’s the second month in a row that the state’s jobless level hit an-all-time low as the state’s economy continues to roar back from the pandemic, after dipping to 3.1% in October.
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