The news is good in the Augusta area for keeping more residents on the job.
The seven-county Augusta Metropolitan Statistical Area saw labor force, employment, and job gains over the month of September, according to the Georgia Department of Labor.
The numbers are positive across the board.
- The unemployment rate fell to 4.0%, down from 4.2% a year ago.
- The labor force in Augusta was up by 2,064 over the month and by 6,635 over the year, reaching 282,992.
- Augusta finished September with 271,808 employed residents, up 2,343 over the month and 6,963 compared to the same time a year ago.
- Augusta ended the month with 253,800 jobs, an increase of 500 over the month and of 1,300 from the same time last year.
- In September, initial unemployment claims decreased by 131 over the month and by 61 from the same time a year ago, totaling 678.
