Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said Thursday that Savannah recorded an unemployment rate of 2.6 percent in November, down three-tenths of a percent over the month. A year ago, the rate was 2.9 percent.

"We are seeing job numbers continue to rise across the state as Georgians secure employment,” said Commissioner Butler. “Unemployment rates also dropped in regions throughout Georgia in November as we entered the holiday employment period.”

The labor force decreased in Savannah by 1,843 and ended the month with 198,643. That number decreased by 289 when compared to November of 2021.

Savannah finished the month with 193,442 employed residents. That number decreased by 1,322 over the month and rose 281 when compared to the same time a year ago.

Savannah ended October with 201,800 jobs. That number decreased by 300 from October to November and went up by 6,300 when compared to this time last year.

The number of unemployment claims went up by 21 percent in Savannah in November. When compared to last November, claims were up by about 15 percent.

Employ Georgia, the GDOL’s online job listing service at employgeorgia.com showed about 7,349 active job postings in Savannah for November.