The Georgia Department of Labor announced Thursday that Metro Warner Robins’ unemployment rate remained unchanged at 6.4 percent from February to March, but it was down from 6.9 percent a year ago.

While the March rate was unchanged, the number of jobs was also unchanged at 58,100 from February to March. However, over the year, the number of jobs decreased by 1,600, or 2.7 percent, from 59,700 in March 2013. Most of the decrease came in federal government, trade, transportation, and warehousing, and the goods-producing sector, which includes manufacturing and construction.

Also, there were 356 new claims for unemployment insurance filed in March, an increase of 23 from 333 in February. Most of the increase in claims came in accommodations and food services, manufacturing, health care and social assistance, and administrative and support services. There were 365 claims in March 2013.

Metro Athens had the lowest area jobless rate at 5.1 percent, while the Heart of Georgia-Altamaha region had the highest at 9.4 percent.

Meanwhile, Georgia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for March was 7.0 percent, down from 7.1 percent in February. The rate was 8.4 percent in March a year ago.