August 2025

Released September 19, 2025

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United States

Employment snapshot

• In August, among the 50 states and the District of Columbia unemployment fell in 13, rose in 12, and remained unchanged in 26.

• The highest unemployment rate was 6 percent in District of Columbia, and the lowest was 1.9 percent in South Dakota. Nationally, the unemployment rate rose by 0.1 percentage point to 4.3 percent.

• In August, payroll jobs rose in 32 states and fell in 18. The largest payroll job percent increase was 0.5 percent in Utah. The largest payroll job percent decline was 0.7 percent in District of Columbia.

Georgia

Employment snapshot

• In August, Georgia added 1,900 net payroll jobs and the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 3.4 percent. In the prior month, Georgia added 1,700 net payroll jobs.

• Over the past 12 months, Georgia added 32,300 net payroll jobs and the unemployment rate fell by 0.2 percentage points from 3.6 percent.

• Nationally, nonfarm payrolls rose by 22,000 in August, or 0 percent. Georgia is tied for 27th in the nation for percentage gain in nonfarm payroll employment over the past 12 months.

• In August, Georgia’s private sector added 1,800 net private payroll jobs, and over the past 12 months it added 24,500 private payroll jobs. In the prior month, Georgia added 1,500 net private payroll jobs.

• In August, employment in Georgia rose by 8,657, and over the past 12 months it fell by 17,782.

• Georgia’s labor force participation rate remained steady at 60.6 percent in August and ranks 37th in the nation. In the past 12 months, the labor force participation rate has fallen by 1.1 percentage points.

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Georgia

Payroll employment

• Georgia added 1,900 net payroll jobs, or 0 percent, on a seasonally adjusted basis during August. In the prior month, Georgia added 1,700 jobs. Georgia nonfarm payroll employment has increased in 10 of the past 12 months.

• Nationally, nonfarm payrolls rose by 22,000 in August, or 0 percent. Georgia is tied for 27th in the nation for percentage gain in nonfarm payroll employment over the past 12 months.

• Georgia added 1,800 private sector jobs, or 0 percent, on a seasonally adjusted basis during August. In the prior month, Georgia added 1,500 jobs. Georgia private sector payroll employment has increased in 9 of the past 12 months.

• Nationally, private sector payroll jobs rose by 38,000 jobs in August, or 0 percent. Georgia ranks 35th in the nation for percentage gain in private sector payroll employment over the past 12 months.

From July 2025 to August 2025:

• The best performing sectors were Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (+3,600) and Leisure and Hospitality (+2,100).
• The worst performing sectors were Construction (-3,000) and Information (-2,400).

From August 2024 to August 2025:

• The best performing sectors were Private Education and Health Services (+28,900) and State and Local Government (+10,400).
• The worst performing sectors were Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (-10,800) and Information (-4,900).

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 remained unchanged at 60.6 percent in August.

• Georgia ranks 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 rose by 0.1 percentage points to 62.3 percent in August.