June 2026 | Released July 21, 2026

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United States

Employment snapshot

• In June, among the 50 states and the District of Columbia unemployment fell in 30, rose in 7, and remained unchanged in 14.

• The highest unemployment rate was 6 percent in District of Columbia, and the lowest was 2 percent in South Dakota. Nationally, the unemployment rate fell by 0.1 percentage point to 4.2 percent.

• In June, payroll jobs rose in 34 states and fell in 17. The largest payroll job percent increase was 0.6 percent in Alaska and New Hampshire. The largest payroll job percent decline was 1.2 percent in West Virginia.

Georgia

Employment snapshot

• In June, Georgia lost 10,100 net payroll jobs and the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 3.4 percent. In the prior month, Georgia added 3,500 net payroll jobs.

• Over the past 12 months, Georgia added 6,000 net payroll jobs and the unemployment rate rose by 0.1 percentage point from 3.3 percent.

• Nationally, nonfarm payrolls rose by 57,000 in June, or 0 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 lost 5,700 net private payroll jobs, and over the past 12 months it added 14,200 private payroll jobs. In the prior month, Georgia added 1,000 net private payroll jobs.

• In June, employment in Georgia rose by 10,359, and over the past 12 months it rose by 65,396.

• Georgia’s labor force participation rate remained steady at 60.9 percent in June and is tied for 34th in the nation. In the past 12 months, the labor force participation rate has risen by 0.2 percentage points.

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Georgia

Payroll employment

• Georgia lost 10,100 net payroll jobs, or -0.2 percent, on a seasonally adjusted basis during June. In the prior month, Georgia added 3,500 jobs. Georgia nonfarm payroll employment has increased in 6 of the past 12 months.

• Nationally, nonfarm payrolls rose by 57,000 in June, or 0 percent. Georgia is tied for 34th in the nation for percentage gain in nonfarm payroll employment over the past 12 months.

• Georgia lost 5,700 private sector jobs, or -0.1 percent, on a seasonally adjusted basis during June. In the prior month, Georgia added 1,000 jobs. Georgia private sector payroll employment has increased in 7 of the past 12 months.

• Nationally, private sector payroll jobs rose by 49,000 jobs in June, or 0 percent. Georgia is tied for 31st in the nation for percentage gain in private sector payroll employment over the past 12 months.

From May 2026 to June 2026:

• The best performing sectors were Private Education and Health Services (+800) and Other Services (+700).
• The worst performing sectors were State and Local Government (-4,600) and Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (-4,500).

From June 2025 to June 2026:

• The best performing sectors were Private Education and Health Services (+27,700) and Leisure and Hospitality (+4,100).
• The worst performing sectors were Federal Government (-10,000) and Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (-6,900).

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 60.9 percent in June.

• Georgia is tied for 34th in the nation.

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

• The national labor force participation rate fell by 0.3 percentage points to 61.5 percent in June.