June 2025

Released July 18, 2025

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United States

Employment snapshot

• In June, among the 50 states and the District of Columbia unemployment fell in 11, rose in 7, and remained unchanged in 33.

• The highest unemployment rate was 5.9 percent in District of Columbia, and the lowest was 1.8 percent in South Dakota. Nationally, the unemployment rate fell by 0.1 percentage point to 4.1 percent.

• In June, payroll jobs rose in 27 states and fell in 24. The largest payroll job percent increase was 0.9 percent in Alaska. The largest payroll job percent decline was 0.5 percent in Rhode Island.

Georgia

Employment snapshot

• In June, Georgia added 9,100 net payroll jobs and the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 3.5 percent. In the prior month, Georgia added 8,300 net payroll jobs.

• Over the past 12 months, Georgia added 29,800 net payroll jobs and the unemployment rate fell by 0.1 percentage point from 3.6 percent.

• Nationally, nonfarm payrolls rose by 147,000 in June, or 0.1 percent. Georgia is tied for 34th in the nation for percentage gain in nonfarm payroll employment over the past 12 months.

• In June, Georgia’s private sector added 10,100 net private payroll jobs, and over the past 12 months it added 19,200 private payroll jobs. In the prior month, Georgia added 7,800 net private payroll jobs.

• In June, employment in Georgia rose by 2,802, and over the past 12 months it fell by 28,589.

• Georgia’s labor force participation rate fell to 60.6 percent in June from 60.7 percent and is tied for 37th in the nation. In the past 12 months, the labor force participation rate has fallen by 1.2 percentage points.

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Georgia

Payroll employment

• Georgia added 9,100 net payroll jobs, or 0.2 percent, on a seasonally adjusted basis during June. In the prior month, Georgia added 8,300 jobs. Georgia nonfarm payroll employment has increased in 8 of the past 12 months.

• Nationally, nonfarm payrolls rose by 147,000 in June, or 0.1 percent. Georgia is tied for 34th in the nation for percentage gain in nonfarm payroll employment over the past 12 months.

• Georgia added 10,100 private sector jobs, or 0.2 percent, on a seasonally adjusted basis during June. In the prior month, Georgia added 7,800 jobs. Georgia private sector payroll employment has increased in 7 of the past 12 months.

• Nationally, private sector payroll jobs rose by 74,000 jobs in June, or 0.1 percent. Georgia is tied for 36th in the nation for percentage gain in private sector payroll employment over the past 12 months.

From May 2025 to June 2025:

• The best performing sectors were Professional and Business Services (+3,400) and Private Education and Health Services (+3,200).
• The worst performing sectors were Manufacturing (-2,400) and Federal Government (-900).

From June 2024 to June 2025:

• The best performing sectors were Private Education and Health Services (+28,000) and State and Local Government (+10,100).
• The worst performing sectors were Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (-12,100) and Manufacturing (-4,500).

Georgia

Labor force

The labor force participation rate is the percentage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population age 16 and older who are employed or actively looking for work.

• The labor force participation rate in Georgia fell to 60.6 percent in June from 60.7 percent in the prior month.

• Georgia is tied for 37th in the nation.

• The 10-year high for the labor force participation rate in Georgia was 63.9 percent occurring in September 2017, and the 10-year low was 59.6 percent occurring in September 2020.

• The national labor force participation rate fell by 0.1 percentage points to 62.3 percent in June.