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Northeast Georgia’s Initial Claims Continue to Drop in May

Tuesday, June 29th, 2021

Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said Thursday that Northeast Georgia saw an over-the-month and over-the-year decrease in its initial claims in May.
 
"This is a step in the right direction, but we need to continue to get Georgians back to work,” said Commissioner of Labor Mark Butler. “Increasing the amount of people in our labor force is critical for us to continue to improve.”

In Northeast Georgia, the unemployment rate increased by 0.2 percentage points, reaching 3.4 percent. A year ago, the rate was 8.4 percent.

The labor force decreased in May by 1,883. The May total was 309,264. That number is up by 9,058 from the total from May 2020.

Northeast Georgia ended May with 298,776 employed residents.  The number decreased by 2,323 in May and was up 23,869 as compared to last year.

Initial claims for unemployment decreased by 4 percent in May. When compared to last May, claims were down by about 89 percent.

The GDOL’s online job listing service at employgeorgia.com showed 8,081 active job postings in Northeast Georgia for May.

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