The unemployment rate in Georgia declined to 14.4% in the second quarter of 2026 from 14.7% in the corresponding period of the previous year. The number of unemployed persons dropped by 8.5 thousand year-on-year to 219.1 thousand. The jobless rate for women slipped to 11.3% from 12.2% in Q2 2025, while the rate for men inched down to 15.7% from 15.9%. Meanwhile, the employment rate moderated by 0.4 percentage point to 46.0% from 46.4% a year earlier, as the number of employed persons decreased by 1.1 thousand to 1,365.2 thousand. Additionally, the labour force participation rate fell to 53.3% from 54.1%. source: National Statistics Office of Georgia
Unemployment Rate in Georgia decreased to 13.80 percent in the second quarter of 2026 from 14.40 percent in the first quarter of 2026. Unemployment Rate in Georgia averaged 17.49 percent from 1998 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 27.20 percent in the fourth quarter of 2010 and a record low of 10.30 percent in the fourth quarter of 2000. This page provides - Georgia Unemployment Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Georgia Unemployment Rate - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on September of 2026.
Unemployment Rate in Georgia decreased to 13.80 percent in the second quarter of 2026 from 14.40 percent in the first quarter of 2026. Unemployment Rate in Georgia is expected to be 14.80 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Georgia Unemployment Rate is projected to trend around 14.80 percent in 2027 and 14.40 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.