# Cities in Georgia by unemployed people, 2025

All 45 values come from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for 2025, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `unemployed_persons`
- Unit: persons
- Definition: Residents with no job who were available for work and had looked for work in the previous four weeks, or were waiting to be recalled from a layoff, annual average. People aged 16 and over by place of residence, from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Active-duty military personnel and people living in institutions are excluded.
- Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average (https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/bureau-of-labor-statistics
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployed-people/georgia-cities

| Rank | Place | persons |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Atlanta, GA | 10,835 |
| 2 | Columbus, GA | 3,402 |
| 3 | Macon, GA | 2,716 |
| 4 | South Fulton, GA | 2,483 |
| 5 | Savannah, GA | 2,393 |
| 6 | Sandy Springs, GA | 1,699 |
| 7 | Mableton, GA | 1,525 |
| 8 | Roswell, GA | 1,405 |
| 9 | Stonecrest, GA | 1,381 |
| 10 | Albany, GA | 1,317 |
| 11 | Johns Creek, GA | 1,240 |
| 12 | Warner Robins, GA | 1,105 |
| 13 | Smyrna, GA | 1,081 |
| 14 | Marietta, GA | 1,069 |
| 15 | Alpharetta, GA | 1,053 |
| 16 | Valdosta, GA | 994 |
| 17 | East Point, GA | 896 |
| 18 | Brookhaven, GA | 868 |
| 19 | Dunwoody, GA | 787 |
| 20 | Newnan, GA | 765 |
| 21 | Douglasville, GA | 740 |
| 22 | Stockbridge, GA | 714 |
| 22 | Union City, GA | 714 |
| 24 | Statesboro, GA | 698 |
| 25 | Gainesville, GA | 683 |
| 26 | Rome, GA | 672 |
| 27 | McDonough, GA | 663 |
| 28 | Dalton, GA | 643 |
| 29 | Kennesaw, GA | 630 |
| 30 | Peachtree Corners, GA | 628 |
| 31 | LaGrange, GA | 616 |
| 32 | Milton, GA | 606 |
| 33 | Woodstock, GA | 594 |
| 34 | Tucker, GA | 587 |
| 35 | Duluth, GA | 553 |
| 36 | Peachtree City, GA | 550 |
| 37 | Lawrenceville, GA | 545 |
| 38 | Canton, GA | 532 |
| 39 | Carrollton, GA | 529 |
| 40 | Hinesville, GA | 515 |
| 41 | Chamblee, GA | 513 |
| 42 | Pooler, GA | 415 |
| 43 | Sugar Hill, GA | 412 |
| 44 | Cartersville, GA | 378 |
| 45 | Decatur, GA | 365 |