Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said Thursday that Albany saw a decrease in the unemployment rate over the month as the number of claims dropped 6 percent in August.  

"Although we are seeing fewer unemployed individuals now than before the pandemic started, we are also still seeing a decreased total number of people in the workforce when compared to numbers recorded prior to the pandemic,” said Commissioner Mark Butler. “This will continue to cause a hiring crunch until we can attract more people back to the workforce to fill the record number of job openings.”

In Albany, the unemployment rate was down one-tenth of a percentage point to 4.2 percent over the month. A year ago, the rate was 8 percent.

The labor force decreased in Albany by 609 and ended the month with 64,735. That number is up 825 when compared to August of 2020.

Albany finished the month with 62,030 employed residents.  That number decreased by 536 over the month and is up by 3,251 when compared to the same time a year ago.

Albany ended July with 59,500 jobs. That number decreased by 300 from July to August and increased by 100 when compared to this time last year.

The number of unemployment claims went down by 6 percent in Albany in August. When compared to last August, claims were down by about 78 percent.

Employ Georgia, the GDOL’s online job listing service at employgeorgia.com showed about 707 active job postings in Albany for August.

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