Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler announced Thursday that Georgia’s wages across the state are rising and the March unemployment rate dropped to an all-time low of 3.1 percent from February’s revised rate of 3.2 percent. Georgia’s unemployment rate was five-tenths of a percent lower than the national March 2022 unemployment rate of 3.6 percent.

“Wages and benefits are having to be increased because of a very tight labor market, and we are now seeing the highest number of Georgians ever employed and participating in the workforce,” said Commissioner Butler. “And with a record number of jobs being created, we have a situation where this will continue to be the case for the immediate future.”

The average wage difference from February 2020 to February 2022 was over 9 percent. Some of the industries hardest hit during the pandemic showed wage increases over 10 percent, including Leisure and Hospitality with a 20.4 percent increase and Health Care with a 10.6 percent increase. Professional and Business Services, which includes Administrative and Support Services, showed a 9.3 percent wage increase.

Meanwhile, the unemployment rate in Georgia remains at a historic low.