Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said Thursday that Coastal Georgia registered an all-time low unemployment rate in July as the number of employed rose more than 4,300.  

"We are seeing positive labor market data across the state,” said Commissioner Butler. “The unemployment rate is down in every region, county, and metropolitan statistical area reflecting the strength of our state’s economy. Career opportunities remain high for job seekers as we continue to see rising jobs numbers in metro and rural areas throughout Georgia.”

In Coastal Georgia, the unemployment rate was down one and three-tenths percentage points to 3.1 percent over the month. A year ago, the rate was 7.9 percent.

The labor force decreased in Coastal Georgia by 418 and ended the month with 344,688. That number is up 19,958 when compared to July of 2020.

Coastal Georgia finished the month with 334,076 employed residents.  That number increased by 4,304 over the month and is up by 35,063 when compared to the same time a year ago.

The number of unemployment claims went down by 54 percent in Coastal Georgia in July. When compared to last July, claims were down by about 90 percent.

Employ Georgia, the GDOL’s online job listing service at employgeorgia.com showed about 7,779 active job postings in Coastal Georgia for July.

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