The Georgia Department of Labor announced Thursday that the three-county Brunswick Metropolitan Statistical Area recorded an unemployment rate of 3% in May, up four-tenths over the month. A year ago, the rate was 3.1%.

“Georgia's strength isn't measured in single months — it's proven over time," said Georgia Labor Commissioner Bárbara Rivera Holmes. "Even with slight unemployment increases throughout Georgia's regions in May, most of our metropolitan areas are showing lower unemployment than a year ago. That resilience reflects our modern, adaptive workforce, which is what keeps Georgia the No. 1 state for business in today's competitive, global marketplace.”

The labor force in Brunswick increased by 497 and ended the month at 56,105. That number increased by 179 compared to May 2024.

Brunswick finished the month with 54,443 employed residents. That number increased by 298 from the previous month and rose by 250 from the same time a year ago.

Brunswick ended May with 50,000 jobs, an all-time high. That number increased by 800 from the previous month and rose by 600 from the same time last year.

In May, initial unemployment claims increased by 11 from the previous month and rose by 1 from the same month a year ago, totaling 127.