Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said Thursday that Gainesville’s unemployment rate decreased in June. 

Due to the effects of COVID-19, all MSAs continue to see stinted yearly growth, yet monthly gains in nearly all major sectors are beginning to spike.  

“June continued to show positive growth across all MSAs,” said Commissioner of Labor Mark Butler. “We saw almost all major indicators head in the right direction but continue to work to support Georgia businesses and get Georgians back to work.” 

In Gainesville, the unemployment rate decreased 1.7 percentage points in June, reaching 5.9 percent. A year ago, the rate was 3.1 percent.

Gainesville ended June with 87,800 jobs. That number increased by 1,200 from May to June but was down by 5,500 when compared to this time last year.

The labor force decreased in June by 453 and ended the month with 96,260. That number is down 5,365 when compared to June of 2019.

Gainesville finished the month with 90,618 employed residents.  That number increased by 1,285 over the month but is down by 7,808 when compared to the same time a year ago.

The number of unemployment claims went down by 40 percent in June. When compared to last June, claims were up by about 2,378 percent.