Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said Thursday that Warner Robins recorded an unemployment rate of 3.3 percent in June, up six-tenths of a percent over the month. A year ago, the rate was 4.3 percent.

“While the seasonally adjusted state unemployment rate went down in June, it is important to note that local area rates are not seasonally adjusted to take account for fluctuations due to seasonal events that include weather, harvests, major holidays, and school schedules,” said Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler. “The increase in local rates is typical for summer and Georgia is still leading the Southern Region and third in the nation in percentage increases in employment.”

Georgia had a seasonally adjusted percent change in employment of 5.4 percent from June 2021 to June 2022. Georgia ranked 3rd (out of 8) in the South Region and 18th nationally for lowest unemployment rate, with a preliminary seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 2.9 percent for June 2022 and had the second lowest unemployment rate among the top ten most populated states (Florida, 2.8%).

The labor force increased in Warner Robins by 96 and ended the month with 87,568. That number is down 641 when compared to June of 2021.

Warner Robins finished the month 84,637 employed residents. That number decreased by 445 over the month and is up 259 when compared to the same time a year ago.

Warner Robins ended June with 79,000 jobs. From May to June job numbers rose 300 and when compared to this time last year jobs rose by 1,100.

The number of unemployment claims went up by 53 percent in Warner Robins in June. When compared to last June, claims were down by about 77 percent.

Employ Georgia, the GDOL’s online job listing service at employgeorgia.com showed about 1,777 active job postings in Warner Robins for June.