Brunswick Sets Jobs Record in July

Staff Report From Georgia CEO

Friday, August 23rd, 2019

Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said Thursday that Brunswick set a record again in July for total jobs.
 
Brunswick, according to preliminary numbers, posted monthly gains in jobs, labor force and employed residents. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate fell for the three-county metropolitan statistical area (MSA).   
 
“July was another solid month for Georgia,” Butler said. “The state numbers were strong and many of our local communities added to their labor force, which was badly needed. Many areas of the state also increased the number of employed residents. Georgia continues to head in the right direction.”
 
Nationally, the unemployment rate was unchanged in July at 3.7 percent. Georgia’s rate dropped 0.1 percentage points to settle at 3.6 percent.  A year ago, Georgia’s unemployment rate sat at 3.8 percent.
 
Rates fell across 12 of Georgia’s 14 MSAs.
 
Brunswick’s unemployment rate fell in July, down by 0.2 percentage points to settle at 3.5 percent. A year ago, the rate was 3.9 percent.
 
Brunswick ended July with 46,500 jobs – a new record high. That’s an increase of about 100 from last month’s total and up 1,300 from the job total as of a year ago.
 
The labor force increased in July by 202 to reach 54,680. That number is up by 216 from the total of last year.
 
Brunswick ended July with 52,777 employed residents.  The number climbed by 303 in July and was up by 453 as compared to July 2018’s total.
 
The numbers of unemployment claims rose in July by 32 percent and were down by 12 percent from the same period last year.