Ranking of Georgia Counties By Unemployment Rate in January 2024

Updated on June 21, 2024.

According to data from the US BLS, for January 2024, among all Georgia counties, Clay had the highest unemployment rate (6.5%), followed by Telfair (5.9%), and Hancock (5.8%).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties and the table below shows the ranking of all Georgia counties.

You can see similar ranking of all counties in the United States.

Related Topics: Georgia BLS Topic List.

Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Ranking of Georgia Counties By Unemployment Rate in January 2024

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Ranking of Georgia Counties By Unemployment Rate in January 2024

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Rank	County	Unemployment Rate (%)
1	Clay	6.5
2	Telfair	5.9
3	Hancock	5.8
4	Burke	5
4	McDuffie	5
5	Wheeler	4.9
6	Ben Hill	4.7
6	Emanuel	4.7
6	Quitman	4.7
7	Murray	4.5
7	Twiggs	4.5
8	Bleckley	4.4
8	Chattahoochee	4.4
8	Jenkins	4.4
8	Richmond	4.4
8	Screven	4.4
8	Taliaferro	4.4
8	Terrell	4.4
9	Jefferson	4.3
9	Sumter	4.3
9	Washington	4.3
9	Whitfield	4.3
10	Dougherty	4.2
10	Macon	4.2
10	Randolph	4.2
10	Towns	4.2
11	Berrien	4.1
11	Muscogee	4.1
11	Warren	4.1
12	Baker	4
12	Turner	4
12	Webster	4
13	Baldwin	3.9
13	Clayton	3.9
13	Elbert	3.9
13	Irwin	3.9
13	Jeff Davis	3.9
13	Lanier	3.9
13	Newton	3.9
13	Seminole	3.9
13	Treutlen	3.9
14	Bibb	3.8
14	Dooly	3.8
14	Lamar	3.8
14	Montgomery	3.8
14	Peach	3.8
14	Stephens	3.8
14	Wilkinson	3.8
15	Coffee	3.7
15	Crisp	3.7
15	Early	3.7
15	Mitchell	3.7
15	Rockdale	3.7
15	Taylor	3.7
16	Chattooga	3.6
16	Laurens	3.6
16	Lincoln	3.6
16	Marion	3.6
16	Meriwether	3.6
16	Pulaski	3.6
16	Spalding	3.6
16	Talbot	3.6
16	Toombs	3.6
17	Dodge	3.5
17	Franklin	3.5
17	Putnam	3.5
18	Brantley	3.4
18	Clarke	3.4
18	Decatur	3.4
18	Glascock	3.4
18	Lowndes	3.4
18	Polk	3.4
18	Upson	3.4
18	Ware	3.4
18	Wayne	3.4
18	Wilcox	3.4
19	Bulloch	3.3
19	Douglas	3.3
19	Floyd	3.3
19	Fulton	3.3
19	Greene	3.3
19	Henry	3.3
19	Thomas	3.3
19	Wilkes	3.3
20	Brooks	3.2
20	Carroll	3.2
20	Cook	3.2
20	Echols	3.2
20	Habersham	3.2
20	Schley	3.2
20	Tattnall	3.2
21	Bacon	3.1
21	Bartow	3.1
21	Crawford	3.1
21	DeKalb	3.1
21	Gordon	3.1
21	Heard	3.1
21	Pierce	3.1
21	Worth	3.1
22	Appling	3
22	Colquitt	3
22	Grady	3
22	Haralson	3
22	Hart	3
22	Liberty	3
22	McIntosh	3
22	Madison	3
22	Miller	3
22	Stewart	3
22	Walker	3
23	Atkinson	2.9
23	Calhoun	2.9
23	Camden	2.9
23	Charlton	2.9
23	Columbia	2.9
23	Gilmer	2.9
23	Jasper	2.9
23	Jones	2.9
23	Long	2.9
23	Monroe	2.9
23	Rabun	2.9
23	Walton	2.9
24	Butts	2.8
24	Chatham	2.8
24	Evans	2.8
24	Fayette	2.8
24	Gwinnett	2.8
24	Paulding	2.8
25	Barrow	2.7
25	Catoosa	2.7
25	Clinch	2.7
25	Cobb	2.7
25	Coweta	2.7
25	Fannin	2.7
25	Glynn	2.7
25	Harris	2.7
25	Houston	2.7
25	Johnson	2.7
25	Lumpkin	2.7
25	Oglethorpe	2.7
25	Pickens	2.7
25	Pike	2.7
25	Tift	2.7
25	Troup	2.7
25	Union	2.7
26	Dade	2.6
26	Lee	2.6
26	Morgan	2.6
27	Banks	2.5
27	Bryan	2.5
27	Candler	2.5
27	Cherokee	2.5
27	Dawson	2.5
27	Forsyth	2.5
28	Effingham	2.4
29	Hall	2.3
29	Oconee	2.3
29	White	2.3
30	Jackson	2.1