Overall unemployment rate moved down to 3.8% with the biggest shift in Restaurants & Hotels, which gained 2,000 roles, based on the most recently available information published in June 2021.
Total employment in the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC market rose by 497 jobs in April and the unemployment rate decreased compared to the prior month by 30 bps to 3.8%. The national unemployment rate decreased by 43 bps over the same time to 5.7%.
- Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC unemployment rate is 195 bps below the national rate which is a positive sign.
- Unemployment in the market is 640 bps below the unemployment rate in the market last year at this time, which is a positive.
- Average wages (per hour) declined in April versus prior month by -2.5% and are up compared to last year at this time in the market.
For key employment segments of the market, total jobs stayed flat. Key sectors include:
- Government: 45,200; -200
- Transportation & Utilities: 40,600; -600
- Education & Healthcare: 34,800; -100
- Business Services: 31,700; -700
- Restaurants & Hotels: 25,200; +2,000
- Manufacturing: 23,100; -300
- Construction, Mining: 20,800; no change
- Other Jobs: 8,200; no change
- Financial Services: 6,100; no change
- IT & Development: 2,200; no change
Data is based on the most recent 12 months available, through April 2021 (Data published June 2021 and reports created on June 2, 2021). Source: Government data agency and locally acquired statistics.
Note: All reported data is not seasonally adjusted.