Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said Thursday that Savannah saw no change in the unemployment rate over the month as the number of claims dropped 17 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 Savannah, the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 3.1 percent in August. A year ago, the rate was 7.4 percent.

The labor force decreased in Savannah by 1,379 and ended the month at 199,664. That number is up 14,082 when compared to August of 2020.

Savannah finished the month with 193,556 employed residents.  That number decreased by 1,222 over the month and is up by 21,685 when compared to the same time a year ago.

Savannah ended August with 193,900 jobs. That number was up 300 over the month and increased by 14,400 when compared to this time last year. 

The number of unemployment claims went down by 17 percent in Savannah in August. When compared to last August, claims were down by about 85 percent.

Employ Georgia, the GDOL’s online job listing service at employgeorgia.com showed about 5,716 active job postings in Savannah for August.

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