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Cities in Georgia by unemployment rate

Albany, GA had the highest unemployment rate of 45 cities in April 2026, at 4.3%. Brookhaven, GA had the lowest, at 2.1%. The median was 2.7% and the figure for Georgia was 3.5%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest4.3Albany, GA
Lowest2.1Brookhaven, GA
Median2.745 cities
Georgia3.5History

All cities, April 2026

Albany, GA: 4.3 %Albany, GA4.3Union City, GA: 4.3 %Union City, GA4.3Macon, GA: 3.8 %Macon, GA3.8Stonecrest, GA: 3.8 %Stonecrest, GA3.8South Fulton, GA: 3.7 %South Fulton, GA3.7Columbus, GA: 3.5 %Columbus, GA3.5East Point, GA: 3.4 %East Point, GA3.4McDonough, GA: 3.4 %McDonough, GA3.4Hinesville, GA: 3.3 %Hinesville, GA3.3Valdosta, GA: 3.3 %Valdosta, GA3.3Atlanta, GA: 3.2 %Atlanta, GA3.2Stockbridge, GA: 3.2 %Stockbridge, GA3.2Dalton, GA: 3.1 %Dalton, GA3.1Douglasville, GA: 3 %Douglasville, GA3Kennesaw, GA: 3 %Kennesaw, GA3Rome, GA: 3 %Rome, GA3Smyrna, GA: 2.9 %Smyrna, GA2.9Statesboro, GA: 2.9 %Statesboro, GA2.9Mableton, GA: 2.8 %Mableton, GA2.8Newnan, GA: 2.8 %Newnan, GA2.8Duluth, GA: 2.7 %Duluth, GA2.7Johns Creek, GA: 2.7 %Johns Creek, GA2.7LaGrange, GA: 2.7 %LaGrange, GA2.7Marietta, GA: 2.7 %Marietta, GA2.7Carrollton, GA: 2.6 %Carrollton, GA2.6Decatur, GA: 2.6 %Decatur, GA2.6Savannah, GA: 2.6 %Savannah, GA2.6Tucker, GA: 2.6 %Tucker, GA2.6Alpharetta, GA: 2.5 %Alpharetta, GA2.5Cartersville, GA: 2.5 %Cartersville, GA2.5Dunwoody, GA: 2.5 %Dunwoody, GA2.5Lawrenceville, GA: 2.5 %Lawrenceville, GA2.5Roswell, GA: 2.5 %Roswell, GA2.5Gainesville, GA: 2.4 %Gainesville, GA2.4Peachtree Corners, GA: 2.4 %Peachtree Corners, GA2.4Warner Robins, GA: 2.4 %Warner Robins, GA2.4Peachtree City, GA: 2.3 %Peachtree City, GA2.3Pooler, GA: 2.3 %Pooler, GA2.3Sandy Springs, GA: 2.3 %Sandy Springs, GA2.3Sugar Hill, GA: 2.3 %Sugar Hill, GA2.3Woodstock, GA: 2.3 %Woodstock, GA2.3Canton, GA: 2.2 %Canton, GA2.2Chamblee, GA: 2.2 %Chamblee, GA2.2Milton, GA: 2.2 %Milton, GA2.2Brookhaven, GA: 2.1 %Brookhaven, GA2.1Albany, GA: 4.3 %Albany, GA4.3Union City, GA: 4.3 %Union City, GA4.3Macon, GA: 3.8 %Macon, GA3.8Stonecrest, GA: 3.8 %Stonecrest, GA3.8South Fulton, GA: 3.7 %South Fulton, GA3.7Columbus, GA: 3.5 %Columbus, GA3.5East Point, GA: 3.4 %East Point, GA3.4McDonough, GA: 3.4 %McDonough, GA3.4Hinesville, GA: 3.3 %Hinesville, GA3.3Valdosta, GA: 3.3 %Valdosta, GA3.3Atlanta, GA: 3.2 %Atlanta, GA3.2Stockbridge, GA: 3.2 %Stockbridge, GA3.2Dalton, GA: 3.1 %Dalton, GA3.1Douglasville, GA: 3 %Douglasville, GA3Kennesaw, GA: 3 %Kennesaw, GA3Rome, GA: 3 %Rome, GA3Smyrna, GA: 2.9 %Smyrna, GA2.9Statesboro, GA: 2.9 %Statesboro, GA2.9Mableton, GA: 2.8 %Mableton, GA2.8Newnan, GA: 2.8 %Newnan, GA2.8Duluth, GA: 2.7 %Duluth, GA2.7Johns Creek, GA: 2.7 %Johns Creek, GA2.7LaGrange, GA: 2.7 %LaGrange, GA2.7Marietta, GA: 2.7 %Marietta, GA2.7Carrollton, GA: 2.6 %Carrollton, GA2.6Decatur, GA: 2.6 %Decatur, GA2.6Savannah, GA: 2.6 %Savannah, GA2.6Tucker, GA: 2.6 %Tucker, GA2.6Alpharetta, GA: 2.5 %Alpharetta, GA2.5Cartersville, GA: 2.5 %Cartersville, GA2.5Dunwoody, GA: 2.5 %Dunwoody, GA2.5Lawrenceville, GA: 2.5 %Lawrenceville, GA2.5Roswell, GA: 2.5 %Roswell, GA2.5Gainesville, GA: 2.4 %Gainesville, GA2.4Peachtree Corners, GA: 2.4 %Peachtree Corners, GA2.4Warner Robins, GA: 2.4 %Warner Robins, GA2.4Peachtree City, GA: 2.3 %Peachtree City, GA2.3Pooler, GA: 2.3 %Pooler, GA2.3Sandy Springs, GA: 2.3 %Sandy Springs, GA2.3Sugar Hill, GA: 2.3 %Sugar Hill, GA2.3Woodstock, GA: 2.3 %Woodstock, GA2.3Canton, GA: 2.2 %Canton, GA2.2Chamblee, GA: 2.2 %Chamblee, GA2.2Milton, GA: 2.2 %Milton, GA2.2Brookhaven, GA: 2.1 %Brookhaven, GA2.1
%. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment rate (measure 03). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCitiesApril 2026 (%)Change on April 2025
1Albany, GA4.3-0.1 pts
1Union City, GA4.3-0.2 pts
3Macon, GA3.80 pts
3Stonecrest, GA3.8-0.4 pts
5South Fulton, GA3.7-0.1 pts
6Columbus, GA3.50 pts
7East Point, GA3.4-0.4 pts
7McDonough, GA3.4+0.3 pts
9Hinesville, GA3.3-0.2 pts
9Valdosta, GA3.3-0.4 pts
11Atlanta, GA3.2-0.1 pts
11Stockbridge, GA3.2-0.2 pts
13Dalton, GA3.1-0.2 pts
14Douglasville, GA3-0.1 pts
14Kennesaw, GA3+0.4 pts
14Rome, GA3-0.7 pts
17Smyrna, GA2.9+0.1 pts
17Statesboro, GA2.9-0.2 pts
19Mableton, GA2.8-0.4 pts
19Newnan, GA2.8-0.2 pts
21Duluth, GA2.7+0.2 pts
21Johns Creek, GA2.7+0.1 pts
21LaGrange, GA2.7-0.4 pts
21Marietta, GA2.7-0.1 pts
25Carrollton, GA2.6-0.4 pts
25Decatur, GA2.6+0.1 pts
25Savannah, GA2.60 pts
25Tucker, GA2.6-0.2 pts
29Alpharetta, GA2.50 pts
29Cartersville, GA2.5-0.2 pts
29Dunwoody, GA2.5+0.1 pts
29Lawrenceville, GA2.5-0.3 pts
29Roswell, GA2.50 pts
34Gainesville, GA2.4-0.2 pts
34Peachtree Corners, GA2.4+0.2 pts
34Warner Robins, GA2.40 pts
37Peachtree City, GA2.30 pts
37Pooler, GA2.3+0.2 pts
37Sandy Springs, GA2.3-0.1 pts
37Sugar Hill, GA2.3+0.1 pts
37Woodstock, GA2.30 pts
42Canton, GA2.2-0.3 pts
42Chamblee, GA2.20 pts
42Milton, GA2.2-0.2 pts
45Brookhaven, GA2.10 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

Unemployed people as a percentage of the labour force, using the survey definition of unemployment: without work, available and looking for work.

More on how it is measured
  • Spain: EPA, aged 16 and over.
  • EU: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 to 74.
  • United States: civilian labour force aged 16 and over, from the Current Population Survey for the nation and from BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics models, consistent with that survey, for states, counties and cities.
  • United Kingdom regions: Labour Force Survey, aged 16 and over, seasonally adjusted.
  • Canada: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 and over, seasonally adjusted, for the country and the provinces.
  • Australia: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 and over, seasonally adjusted, for the nation and the six states; the ABS publishes no seasonally adjusted series for the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory.
  • New Zealand: Household Labour Force Survey, aged 15 and over, seasonally adjusted for the country and not seasonally adjusted for regional council areas.
  • Norway: Statistics Norway Labour Force Survey, aged 15 to 74, seasonally adjusted monthly figures.
  • Sweden: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 to 74, seasonally adjusted and smoothed (the series Statistics Sweden gives in its monthly release), national.
  • Switzerland: Swiss Labour Force Survey (SLFS), ILO definition, permanent resident population aged 15 and over, seasonally adjusted quarterly averages, national.
  • For other countries, the source may be OECD survey-based rates, annual survey-based rates compiled by the ILO in ILOSTAT, or annual ILO modelled estimates published by the World Bank.
  • ILO modelled estimates cover ages 15 and over.
  • The World series uses those ILO modelled estimates.

Survey-based for national and Eurostat series. Available for Spain, regions, provinces, EU countries, US states, US counties, US cities (those of 25,000 or more and smaller New England cities), United Kingdom regions, Canadian provinces, Australia and its six states, New Zealand with 10 of its regions, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland (national), not Spanish municipalities. For Spanish municipalities use registered_unemployment_rate.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment rate (measure 03). https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment rate (measure 03) (Cities in Georgia by unemployment rate, 2026-04) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment rate (measure 03), Cities in Georgia by unemployment rate, 2026-04. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 30 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate/georgia-cities?period=2026-04. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment rate (measure 03). Cities in Georgia by unemployment rate, 2026-04. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate/georgia-cities?period=2026-04.

Harvard

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment rate (measure 03), Cities in Georgia by unemployment rate, 2026-04 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate/georgia-cities?period=2026-04 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest unemployment rate?

Albany, GA, with 4.3% in April 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which city has the lowest unemployment rate?

Brookhaven, GA, with 2.1% in April 2026.

Where does this ranking come from?

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