19.11.202507:52:48UTC+00Georgia Jobless Rate Falls to 13.3% in Q3

In the third quarter of 2025, Georgia experienced a decrease in its unemployment rate, bringing it down to 13.3% from the previous year's figure of 13.8% for the same period. This reflects the lowest unemployment rate since the fourth quarter of 2003, as the number of unemployed individuals decreased by 12,100, totaling 213,700. Unemployment among women saw a slight decrease to 11.4% from 11.5% in the third quarter of 2024, while the rate for men decreased to 14.7% from 15.6%. Additionally, the employment rate rose slightly to 47.3% compared to 47.1% the previous year, despite a reduction of 11,700 in the number of employed individuals, which now stands at 1,396,000. Concurrently, the labor force participation rate dipped to 54.5% from 54.7%.