Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said Atlanta set a record in September for total jobs.
At the same time, Atlanta increased its number of employed residents, grew jobs and saw unemployment claims fall. All indicators were positive for the year as well for the 29-county metropolitan statistical area (MSA).
“It’s exciting to see so many of our communities across the state doing so well,” Butler said. “We continue to add jobs and see the unemployment rate fall. Even better, people are getting hired – often at record levels.”
The unemployment rate for September, at 3.1 percent, was down .5 percent over the previous month. A year ago, the rate was 4.2 percent. That rate was second lowest among the 14 MSAs.
The labor force in Atlanta fell by 1,675 in September to reach 3.1 million. That number is up by 16,558 over the past year – an average monthly increase of nearly 1,400.
Atlanta gained 13,337 employed residents in September, pushing the total to almost 3 million. The number is up 50,714 for the year, or about 4,225 per month.
Jobs grew by 1,900 in September to 2.79 million – a record high. Atlanta’s job total is up 60,300 over the year – an average increase of about 5,000.
Claims for unemployment insurance fell by 21 percent in September. They were down by 18 percent when compared to the same month a year ago.
Employ Georgia, the GDOL’s online job listing service at employgeorgia.com showed 47,866 active job postings in metro Atlanta for September.
Counties included in the MSA are Barrow, Bartow, Butts, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, Dawson, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Haralson, Heard, Henry, Jasper, Lamar, Meriwether, Morgan, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, Pike, Rockdale, Spalding and Walton.
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