Employment

The Augusta Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) unemployment rate dipped below 4% in July. At 3.9%, this is the lowest unemployment rate since March 2024. With just 39 of 1,000 unemployed, it may cause higher pay and benefits for those looking for work. While good news, the 3.9% unemployment rate is still the highest of all MSAs in the state of Georgia (Albany, Columbus, and Macon also have 3.9%). The overall unemployment rate in Georgia is 3.3%, and Gainesville has the lowest at 2.7%. Athens, Brunswick, and Savannah have rates below

As foreshadowed by the decline in the Augusta Leading Economic Index last week, employment in the Augusta Metropolitan Statistical Area fell in July. Just not by much. No industry saw large job gains in July. Education and health services and professional and business services both saw employment increase by about 100. Retail lost 250 jobs, and government shed 300 jobs, spread over local and state employment. Other services lost 140 jobs. All other industries had job gains or losses of fewer than 60 jobs. This month is a good illustration

As already reported here in ABD, June employment in the Augusta Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) fell by 300, the first decline since February. But how did other labor market indicators fare in June? How do earnings in Augusta compare with other cities? The unemployment rate fell to 4% from 4.2% in May. This is the lowest unemployment rate since June last year. The employment level can fall while the unemployment rate also declines because those who lose their jobs are no longer looking for work or took jobs outside the