Overall unemployment rate moved up to 3.7% with the biggest shift in Transportation & Utilities, which gained 900 roles, based on the most recently available information published in August 2022.
Total employment in the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC market declined by 1,502 jobs in June and the unemployment rate increased compared to the prior month by 60 bps to 3.7%. The national unemployment rate increased by 46 bps over the same time to 3.8%.
- Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC unemployment rate is 14 bps below the national rate which is a positive sign.
- Unemployment in the market is 90 bps below the unemployment rate in the market last year at this time, which is a positive.
- Average wages (per hour) grew in June versus prior month by 4.1% and are up compared to last year at this time in the market.
For key employment segments of the market, total jobs grew by 0.1% . Key sectors include:
- Transportation & Utilities: 44,200; +900
- Government: 42,900; -500
- Education & Healthcare: 34,000; no change
- Business Services: 33,400; +100
- Restaurants & Hotels: 29,700; -700
- Manufacturing: 24,200; +100
- Construction, Mining: 18,700; +300
- Other Jobs: 8,800; no change
- Financial Services: 6,600; no change
- IT & Development: 2,000; no change
Data is based on the most recent 12 months available, through June 2022 (Data published August 2022 and reports created on August 3, 2022). Source: Government data agency and locally acquired statistics.
Note: All reported data is not seasonally adjusted.