Atlanta Construction Jobs Decline by 22 Percent
Tens of thousands of Atlanta construction jobs were lost last month.
According to a new report from the Associated General Contractors of America, during September, the State of Georgia as a whole saw its construction industry decline by 38,800 jobs, or 19 percent, to 201,200 jobs when compared to last year.
During the same month, the metro Atlanta area saw employment its construction industry decrease by 27,800 jobs, or 22 percent, to 125,900 jobs. Of the 337 metro areas throughout the country, Atlanta ranked 310 for construction jobs.
Georgia Jobs Lost, Unemployment Remains Flat
The bad news is that more Georgia jobs were lost last month, but the relatively good news is that the state's unemployment rate remained steady.
During September, Georgia's unemployment rate remained at 10.1 percent, which is slightly higher than the national unemployment rate of 9.8 percent. This is a change from August, when the state's unemployment rate decreased from 10.3 percent to 10.1 percent.
Georgia had a total non-farm employment of 3,838,100 workers during September, according to the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics. This is down from 3,853,600 workers during August and a 6 percent decrease from last year.