Metro Savannah Hits Record Employment in May as Unemployment Rises to 2.7%
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Updated · Savannah Business Journal · Jun 26
Metro Savannah Hits Record Employment in May as Unemployment Rises to 2.7%
3 articles · Updated · Savannah Business Journal · Jun 26
Summary
Metro Savannah posted all-time highs for both labor force and employment in May, according to the Georgia Department of Labor.
The unemployment rate rose 0.3 percentage point from April to 2.7%, a move the state linked to a seasonal influx of graduates entering the job market.
That rate was still slightly better than a year earlier, when unemployment in the three-county metropolitan area stood at 2.8%.
Georgia Labor Commissioner Bárbara Rivera Holmes said the expanding talent pipeline is helping sustain business investment across the state, which now has more than 5 million jobs.