Peach Tree Times

Georgia's unemployment rate hit 5.5% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That's 290,843 people out of the 10,625,615 living in Georgia at the time, according to data U.S. Census Bureau data obtained on Oct. 26, 2023.

The unemployment rate in Georgia has remained fairly stable compared to the 5.5% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Georgia was on par with the national unemployment rate.

Of the 5,039,021 people who had a job during that time, 55,268 were employed in the Armed Forces and 4,983,753 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	290,843	5.5%
Employed	5,039,021	94.5%
Employed in civilian labor force	4,983,753	93.5%
Employed in armed forces	55,268	1%