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Savannah, Georgia Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Savannah fell 0.0 percentage points in November 2023 to 3.0%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.4 percentage points lower than the Georgia rate. The unemployment rate in Savannah peaked in April 2020 at 14.8% and is now 11.8 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.8% in June 2022, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.2 percentage points. You can also compare Savannah unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate November 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
National 3.7% -0.1 +0.1
Georgia 3.4% 0.0 +0.3
Savannah 3.0% 0.0 +0.2
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with November 2023 data as December metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Savannah, Georgia, National

Savannah, Georgia monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Savannah, Georgia Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Savannah peaked in April 2020 at 27,313. There are now 21,241 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 5,600 in July 2022, the number of unemployed has now grown by 472. Savannah employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Savannah, Georgia) is also available.

Unemployed Persons November 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Savannah 6,072 -16 +446

Number of Unemployed Persons

Savannah, Georgia Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
Georgia
Unemployment Rate
Savannah
Unemployment Rate
Savannah
Unemployed
December
2023
3.7%
November
2023
3.7% 3.4% 3.0% 6,072
October
2023
3.8% 3.4% 3.0% 6,088
September
2023
3.8% 3.4% 3.0% 6,004
August
2023
3.8% 3.3% 3.0% 5,922
July
2023
3.5% 3.2% 2.9% 5,811
June
2023
3.6% 3.2% 3.0% 5,903
May
2023
3.7% 3.2% 3.0% 5,929
April
2023
3.4% 3.1% 2.9% 5,757
March
2023
3.5% 3.1% 2.9% 5,756
February
2023
3.6% 3.1% 2.9% 5,646
January
2023
3.4% 3.1% 2.8% 5,610

1. Metro area unemployment rates are now seasonally adjusted. The BLS has started publishing smoothed seasonally adjusted metropolitan area data which makes comparisons to state and national data more relevant than the unadjusted numbers.