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Cities in Georgia by unemployment rate

Albany, GA had the highest unemployment rate of 45 cities in July 2026, at 4.8%. Woodstock, GA had the lowest, at 2.3%. The median was 3% and the figure for Georgia was 3.3%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest4.8Albany, GA
Lowest2.3Woodstock, GA
Median345 cities
Georgia3.3History

All cities, July 2026

Albany, GA: 4.8 %Albany, GA4.8South Fulton, GA: 4.4 %South Fulton, GA4.4Statesboro, GA: 4.4 %Statesboro, GA4.4Union City, GA: 4.4 %Union City, GA4.4Macon, GA: 4.3 %Macon, GA4.3Stonecrest, GA: 4.3 %Stonecrest, GA4.3East Point, GA: 4.2 %East Point, GA4.2Columbus, GA: 4 %Columbus, GA4McDonough, GA: 4 %McDonough, GA4Valdosta, GA: 4 %Valdosta, GA4Dalton, GA: 3.9 %Dalton, GA3.9Hinesville, GA: 3.8 %Hinesville, GA3.8Stockbridge, GA: 3.7 %Stockbridge, GA3.7Atlanta, GA: 3.6 %Atlanta, GA3.6Carrollton, GA: 3.6 %Carrollton, GA3.6Douglasville, GA: 3.4 %Douglasville, GA3.4Lawrenceville, GA: 3.4 %Lawrenceville, GA3.4LaGrange, GA: 3.3 %LaGrange, GA3.3Mableton, GA: 3.3 %Mableton, GA3.3Rome, GA: 3.2 %Rome, GA3.2Johns Creek, GA: 3.1 %Johns Creek, GA3.1Smyrna, GA: 3.1 %Smyrna, GA3.1Gainesville, GA: 3 %Gainesville, GA3Savannah, GA: 3 %Savannah, GA3Tucker, GA: 3 %Tucker, GA3Decatur, GA: 2.9 %Decatur, GA2.9Marietta, GA: 2.9 %Marietta, GA2.9Cartersville, GA: 2.8 %Cartersville, GA2.8Kennesaw, GA: 2.8 %Kennesaw, GA2.8Newnan, GA: 2.8 %Newnan, GA2.8Warner Robins, GA: 2.8 %Warner Robins, GA2.8Duluth, GA: 2.7 %Duluth, GA2.7Peachtree City, GA: 2.7 %Peachtree City, GA2.7Roswell, GA: 2.7 %Roswell, GA2.7Alpharetta, GA: 2.6 %Alpharetta, GA2.6Canton, GA: 2.6 %Canton, GA2.6Dunwoody, GA: 2.6 %Dunwoody, GA2.6Milton, GA: 2.6 %Milton, GA2.6Sugar Hill, GA: 2.6 %Sugar Hill, GA2.6Brookhaven, GA: 2.4 %Brookhaven, GA2.4Chamblee, GA: 2.4 %Chamblee, GA2.4Peachtree Corners, GA: 2.4 %Peachtree Corners, GA2.4Sandy Springs, GA: 2.4 %Sandy Springs, GA2.4Pooler, GA: 2.3 %Pooler, GA2.3Woodstock, GA: 2.3 %Woodstock, GA2.3Albany, GA: 4.8 %Albany, GA4.8South Fulton, GA: 4.4 %South Fulton, GA4.4Statesboro, GA: 4.4 %Statesboro, GA4.4Union City, GA: 4.4 %Union City, GA4.4Macon, GA: 4.3 %Macon, GA4.3Stonecrest, GA: 4.3 %Stonecrest, GA4.3East Point, GA: 4.2 %East Point, GA4.2Columbus, GA: 4 %Columbus, GA4McDonough, GA: 4 %McDonough, GA4Valdosta, GA: 4 %Valdosta, GA4Dalton, GA: 3.9 %Dalton, GA3.9Hinesville, GA: 3.8 %Hinesville, GA3.8Stockbridge, GA: 3.7 %Stockbridge, GA3.7Atlanta, GA: 3.6 %Atlanta, GA3.6Carrollton, GA: 3.6 %Carrollton, GA3.6Douglasville, GA: 3.4 %Douglasville, GA3.4Lawrenceville, GA: 3.4 %Lawrenceville, GA3.4LaGrange, GA: 3.3 %LaGrange, GA3.3Mableton, GA: 3.3 %Mableton, GA3.3Rome, GA: 3.2 %Rome, GA3.2Johns Creek, GA: 3.1 %Johns Creek, GA3.1Smyrna, GA: 3.1 %Smyrna, GA3.1Gainesville, GA: 3 %Gainesville, GA3Savannah, GA: 3 %Savannah, GA3Tucker, GA: 3 %Tucker, GA3Decatur, GA: 2.9 %Decatur, GA2.9Marietta, GA: 2.9 %Marietta, GA2.9Cartersville, GA: 2.8 %Cartersville, GA2.8Kennesaw, GA: 2.8 %Kennesaw, GA2.8Newnan, GA: 2.8 %Newnan, GA2.8Warner Robins, GA: 2.8 %Warner Robins, GA2.8Duluth, GA: 2.7 %Duluth, GA2.7Peachtree City, GA: 2.7 %Peachtree City, GA2.7Roswell, GA: 2.7 %Roswell, GA2.7Alpharetta, GA: 2.6 %Alpharetta, GA2.6Canton, GA: 2.6 %Canton, GA2.6Dunwoody, GA: 2.6 %Dunwoody, GA2.6Milton, GA: 2.6 %Milton, GA2.6Sugar Hill, GA: 2.6 %Sugar Hill, GA2.6Brookhaven, GA: 2.4 %Brookhaven, GA2.4Chamblee, GA: 2.4 %Chamblee, GA2.4Peachtree Corners, GA: 2.4 %Peachtree Corners, GA2.4Sandy Springs, GA: 2.4 %Sandy Springs, GA2.4Pooler, GA: 2.3 %Pooler, GA2.3Woodstock, GA: 2.3 %Woodstock, GA2.3
%. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment rate (measure 03). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCitiesJuly 2026 (%)Change on July 2025
1Albany, GA4.8-0.6 pts
2South Fulton, GA4.4+0.1 pts
2Statesboro, GA4.4-1.3 pts
2Union City, GA4.4-0.4 pts
5Macon, GA4.3-0.1 pts
5Stonecrest, GA4.3+0.1 pts
7East Point, GA4.2-0.2 pts
8Columbus, GA4-0.2 pts
8McDonough, GA4-0.2 pts
8Valdosta, GA4-0.6 pts
11Dalton, GA3.9-2.8 pts
12Hinesville, GA3.8-0.2 pts
13Stockbridge, GA3.70 pts
14Atlanta, GA3.6-0.1 pts
14Carrollton, GA3.6-0.7 pts
16Douglasville, GA3.4-0.1 pts
16Lawrenceville, GA3.4-0.1 pts
18LaGrange, GA3.3-0.4 pts
18Mableton, GA3.3-0.3 pts
20Rome, GA3.2-1.1 pts
21Johns Creek, GA3.10 pts
21Smyrna, GA3.10 pts
23Gainesville, GA3-0.3 pts
23Savannah, GA3-0.2 pts
23Tucker, GA3-0.1 pts
26Decatur, GA2.90 pts
26Marietta, GA2.9-0.3 pts
28Cartersville, GA2.8-0.4 pts
28Kennesaw, GA2.8-0.3 pts
28Newnan, GA2.8-0.5 pts
28Warner Robins, GA2.8-0.4 pts
32Duluth, GA2.70 pts
32Peachtree City, GA2.7-0.3 pts
32Roswell, GA2.70 pts
35Alpharetta, GA2.6-0.2 pts
35Canton, GA2.6-0.2 pts
35Dunwoody, GA2.6-0.1 pts
35Milton, GA2.6-0.1 pts
35Sugar Hill, GA2.6-0.3 pts
40Brookhaven, GA2.4+0.1 pts
40Chamblee, GA2.4-0.2 pts
40Peachtree Corners, GA2.4-0.3 pts
40Sandy Springs, GA2.4-0.2 pts
44Pooler, GA2.3-0.1 pts
44Woodstock, GA2.3-0.3 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, 2026-07) [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, 2026-07. 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=2026-07. 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, 2026-07. 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=2026-07.

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, 2026-07 [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=2026-07 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest unemployment rate?

Albany, GA, with 4.8% in July 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which city has the lowest unemployment rate?

Woodstock, GA, with 2.3% in July 2026.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment rate (measure 03). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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