Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said Thursday that Brunswick’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 Brunswick, the unemployment rate decreased 2.7 percentage points in June, reaching 7.9 percent. A year ago, the rate was 3.7 percent.

Brunswick ended June with 38,000 jobs. That number increased by 1,100 from May to June but was down by 7,400 when compared to this time last year. 

The labor force decreased in June by 275 and ended the month with 46,135. That number is down 7,057 when compared to June of 2019. 

Brunswick finished the month with 42,497 employed residents.  That number decreased by 995 over the month and is down by 8,746 when compared to the same time a year ago. 

The number of unemployment claims went down by 46 percent in June. When compared to last June, claims were up by about 3,441 percent. 

Employ Georgia, the GDOL’s online job listing service at employgeorgia.com showed about 486 active job postings in metro Brunswick for June.