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In February, among the 50 states and the District of Columbia unemployment fell in 8, rose in 14, and remained unchanged in 29.
The highest unemployment rate was 5.8 percent in Nevada, and the lowest was 1.9 percent in South Dakota. Nationally, the unemployment rate rose by 0.1 percentage point to 4.1 percent.
In February, payroll jobs rose in 27 states and fell in 23. The largest payroll job percent increase was 0.5 percent in Wyoming. The largest payroll job percent decline was 0.6 percent in Alaska.
In February, Georgia added 7,200 net payroll jobs and the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 3.6 percent. In the prior month, Georgia lost 21,000 net payroll jobs.
Over the past 12 months, Georgia added 28,500 net payroll jobs and the unemployment rate rose by 0.3 percentage points from 3.3 percent.
Nationally, nonfarm payrolls rose by 151,000 in February, or 0.1 percent. Georgia is tied for 32nd in the nation for percentage gain in nonfarm payroll employment over the past 12 months.
In February, Georgia’s private sector added 6,800 net private payroll jobs, and over the past 12 months it added 13,600 private payroll jobs. In the prior month, Georgia lost 23,000 net private payroll jobs.
In February, employment in Georgia fell by 10,772, and over the past 12 months it fell by 3,940.
Georgia’s labor force participation rate fell to 61 percent in February from 61.2 percent and ranks 36th in the nation. In the past 12 months, the labor force participation rate has fallen by 0.7 percentage points.
Georgia added 7,200 net payroll jobs, or 0.1 percent, on a seasonally adjusted basis during February. In the prior month, Georgia lost 21,000 jobs. Georgia nonfarm payroll employment has increased in 7 of the past 12 months.
Nationally, nonfarm payrolls rose by 151,000 in February, or 0.1 percent. Georgia is tied for 32nd in the nation for percentage gain in nonfarm payroll employment over the past 12 months.
Georgia added 6,800 private sector jobs, or 0.2 percent. on a seasonally adjusted basis during February. In the prior month, Georgia lost 23,000 jobs. Georgia private sector payroll employment has increased in 6 of the past 12 months.
Nationally, private sector payroll jobs rose by 140,000 jobs in February, or 0.1 percent. Georgia is tied for 34th in the nation for percentage gain in private sector payroll employment over the past 12 months.
The best performing sectors on a seasonally adjusted basis during February were Education and Health Services (2,700) and Professional and Business Services (1,900).
The poorest performing sectors during the month were Leisure and Hospitality (-600) and Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (-1,000).
The best performing sectors during the last 12 months were Education and Health Services (23,300) and Government (14,900).
The poorest performing sectors during the last 12 months were Manufacturing (-3,100) and Professional and Business Services (-8,500).
The labor force participation rate is the percentage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population age 16 and older who are employed or actively looking for work.
The labor force participation rate in Georgia fell to 61 percent in February from 61.2 percent in the prior month.
Georgia ranks 36th in the nation.
The 10-year high for the labor force participation rate in Georgia was 63.9 percent occurring in September 2017, and the 10-year low was 59.6 percent occurring in September 2020.
The national labor force participation rate fell by 0.2 percentage points to 62.4 percent in February.