Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said Thursday that Hinesville recorded an unemployment rate of 3.4 percent in June, up five-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 Hinesville by 100 and ended the month with 34,811. That number is up 45 when compared to June of 2021.

Hinesville finished the month with 33,615 employed residents. That number decreased by 99 over the month and is up by 336 when compared to the same time a year ago.

Hinesville ended June with 21,600 jobs, tying an all-time high. Jobs were up 200 from May to June and up 600 over the year.

The number of unemployment claims went up by 41 percent in Hinesville in June. When compared to last June, claims were down by about 75 percent.

Employ Georgia, the GDOL’s online job listing service at employgeorgia.com showed about 532 active job postings in Hinesville for June.