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Unemployment rate

Georgia — 34 years of data

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Historical Values
Year Value
1992 NA%
1993 3% but large numbers of underemployed workers
1994 officially less than 5% but real unemployment may be up near 20%, with even larger numbers of underemployed workers; real unemployment may be up near 20% with even larger numbers of underemployed workers
1995 officially less than 5% but real unemployment may be more than 20%, with even larger numbers of underemployed workers
1996 officially less than 5% but real unemployment may be more than 20%, with even larger numbers of underemployed workers
1997 21% (1996 est.)
1998 16% (1996 est.)
1999 16% (1996 est.)
2000 14.5% (1998 est.)
2001 14.9% (1999 est.)
2002 17% (2001 est.)
2003 17% (2001 est.)
2004 17% (2001 est.)
2005 17% (2001 est.)
2006 12.6% (2004 est.)
2007 12.6% (2004 est.)
2008 13.6% (2006 est.)
2009 13.6% (2006 est.) country comparison to the world: 145
2010 16.4% (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 155 13.6% (2006 est.)
2011 16.4% (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 153 13.6% (2006 est.)
2012 16.3% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 153 16.9% (2009 est.)
2013 15% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 144 15.1% (2011 est.)
2014 15% (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 138 15.1% (2011 est.)
2015 14.9% (2014 est.) | 14.6% (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 143
2016 12% (2015 est.) | 12.4% (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 135
2017 11.8% (2016 est.) | 12% (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 148
2018 NA% (2017 est.) | 11.8% (2016 est.)
2019 NA% (2017 est.) | 11.8% (2016 est.)
2020 NA% (2017 est.) | 11.8% (2016 est.)
2021 11.8% (2016 est.)
2022 11.8% (2016 est.)
2023 10.66% (2021 est.) 18.5% (2020 est.) 11.57% (2019 est.)
2024 11.62% (2023 est.) 11.66% (2022 est.) 11.79% (2021 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment
2025 11.5% (2024 est.) 11.6% (2023 est.) 11.7% (2022 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment