How Georgia’s Annual Unemployment Rate Compares to the Nation

The annual unemployment rate in the United States jumped to 8.1% in 2020, up from 3.7% in 2019, reversing a decade-long trend of falling jobless rates. The surge was largely attributable to the COVID-19 pandemic and efforts to contain the spread of the virus.

However, as public policy priorities have shifted away from COVID-19 precautions and back towards economic expansion, the U.S. job market has improved substantially. In a historic economic recovery, the unemployment rate fell every month in the majority of states throughout 2021. As a result, the annual jobless rate in 2021 fell to 5.3%.

It is important to note that the declines in unemployment rates across the country are due not only to job growth, but also to Americans leaving the workforce.

In Georgia, the annual unemployment rate improved from 6.5% in 2020 to 3.9% in 2021 – a moderate improvement relative to other states. An average of 203,240 state residents were unemployed – out of work and seeking a job – last year, down from 330,960 the previous year.

Throughout 2021, monthly unemployment in Georgia peaked in January, when the jobless rate stood at 4.8%.

All data used in this story is from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

State2021 unemployment rate (%)2020 unemployment rate (%)Peak monthly unemployment rate in 2021 (%)
Alabama3.45.94.0
Alaska6.47.87.1
Arizona4.97.96.1
Arkansas4.06.14.9
California7.310.18.8
Colorado5.47.36.2
Connecticut6.37.97.3
Delaware5.37.85.8
Florida4.67.76.0
Georgia3.96.54.8
Hawaii5.711.68.3
Idaho3.65.44.0
Illinois6.19.57.1
Indiana3.67.14.5
Iowa4.25.34.5
Kansas3.25.93.8
Kentucky4.76.64.8
Louisiana5.58.36.5
Maine4.65.45.0
Maryland5.86.86.2
Massachusetts5.78.97.1
Michigan5.99.96.4
Minnesota3.46.24.2
Mississippi5.68.16.6
Missouri4.46.15.0
Montana3.45.93.8
Nebraska2.54.22.7
Nevada7.212.810.2
New Hampshire3.56.74.2
New Jersey6.39.87.3
New Mexico6.88.47.4
New York6.910.08.6
North Carolina4.87.35.5
North Dakota3.75.14.7
Ohio5.18.16.0
Oklahoma3.86.15.0
Oregon5.27.66.4
Pennsylvania6.39.17.5
Rhode Island5.69.46.3
South Carolina4.06.24.6
South Dakota3.14.63.3
Tennessee4.37.55.2
Texas5.77.66.7
Utah2.74.73.3
Vermont3.45.63.9
Virginia3.96.24.8
Washington5.28.46.3
West Virginia5.08.35.9
Wisconsin3.86.34.5
Wyoming4.55.85.1

by: Samuel Stebbins, 24/7 Wall St. via The Center Square

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