Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said Thursday that Middle Georgia saw positive over-the-month and over-the year measures for nearly every key indicator in March.

“We had another strong month in March,” said Commissioner of Labor Mark Butler. “We saw the unemployment rate drop in every single region and county, along with an increase in jobs across the state and most importantly, a decrease in over-the-year initial claims for every region and county.”

In Middle Georgia, the unemployment rate decreased by 0.4 percentage points, bringing the rate to 4.2 percent. A year ago, the rate was 3.8 percent.

The labor force increased in March by 248. The March total was 222,838. That number is up by 259 from the total from March 2020.

Middle Georgia ended March with 213,394 employed residents.  The number increased by 1,032 in March and was up 731 as compared to last year.

Initial claims for unemployment increased by 27 percent in March. When compared to last March, claims were down by about 51 percent.

The GDOL’s online job listing service at employgeorgia.com showed 6,417 active job postings in Middle Georgia for March.

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