The Georgia Department of Labor announced an increase in the unemployment rate for the Macon Metropolitan Statistical Area to 4.3% in June, up from May’s 4.7%. Labor Commissioner Bárbara Rivera Holmes noted that this is a predictable trend during the summer months as students enter the workforce. Despite this rise in unemployment, she remarked that Georgia’s job market remains strong with over 5 million jobs in the state.

The labor force in the five-county Macon area consisted of 96,887 individuals in June, marking an increase of 674 from the previous month but a decrease of 639 compared to the previous year. The region reported 92,693 employed residents, an increase of 310 from May but a decrease of 238 compared to June of the previous year. The area concluded June with 100,600 jobs, 600 more than the previous month and 700 more than the same time last year. Unemployment claims totaled 422 in June, two more than May but 50 less than June of the previous year.

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