The Georgia Department of Labor announced Thursday that the two-county Warner Robins Metropolitan Statistical Area recorded an unemployment rate of 3.1% in May, up four-tenths from the previous month. A year ago, the rate was 3.3%.

“Georgia's strength isn't measured in single months — it's proven over time," said Georgia Labor Commissioner Bárbara Rivera Holmes. "Even with slight unemployment increases throughout Georgia's regions in May, most of our metropolitan areas are showing lower unemployment than a year ago. That resilience reflects our modern, adaptive workforce, which is what keeps Georgia the No. 1 state for business in today's competitive, global marketplace.”

The labor force in Warner Robins decreased by 489 from the previous month and ended May at 89,108. That number declined by 646 from May 2024.

Warner Robins finished the month with 86,377 employed residents. That number decreased by 832 from the previous month and fell by 454 from the same time last year.

Warner Robins ended May with 79,400 jobs, down 200 from the previous month and up 200 from the same time last year.

In May, initial unemployment claims increased by 11 from the previous month and decreased by 31 from the same month a year ago, totaling 274.