Rome posts positive jobs numbers
May 2018 sees a slight drop to 3.6 percent unemployment compared to last year.
The unemployment rate for both Rome and Floyd County dropped slightly to 3.6 percent in May and dropped by a percentage point when compared with the May 2017 rate.
The May unemployment rate for Floyd County was down 0.2 per- cent from the previous month’s 3.8 percent. The county’s unemployment rate was 5 percent a year ago.
In Rome, the unemployment rate remained 4.1 percent in May, also down from around 5.1 percent in May 2017.
“Georgia’s employment numbers remain strong,” Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said in a press release. “Across the state, the unemployment rate either remained steady or dropped.”
The number of employed increased in May as Floyd County gained five employed residents. At 43,148 total employed residents, Floyd County is up by 1,401 for the year. Floyd gained 100 jobs for the month, with total jobs settling at 41,600. This puts Rome up 800 jobs for the year.
The labor force also saw a modest drop in May, down 64 for the month to 44,782 but up 836 for the year.
Initial claims for unemployment in May grew by about 55 percent for the month but are down by about 13 percent for the year.
Employ Georgia, the GDOL’s online job listing service at employgeorgia.com showed 384 active job postings in metro Rome for May.