Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said Thursday that all Regional Commissions recorded low unemployment rates in April.

“As employers continue to fill their vacancies with qualified job seekers, we are encouraged to see many Georgians eager to return to the workforce,” said Comm. Butler. “This dedication on the part of both employer and job seeker is what has enabled us to fill the demand for goods and services in record numbers across the state.”

All Regional Commissions saw a drop in the labor force.  Including the Northwest Georgia Regional Commission that includes, Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Fannin, Floyd, Gilmer, Gordon, Haralson, Murray, Paulding, Pickens, Polk, Walker and Whitfield counties.

• The April preliminary unemployment rate was down eight-tenths to 2.2 percent o-t-m, an all-time low, the rate was 3.4 percent one year ago.
• The labor force was down 4,285 o-t-m and up 5,186 o-t-y, to 429,356.
• The number of employed was down 598 o-t-m and up 10,075 o-t-y, to 419,877.
• Initial claims were down 424 (-24 percent) o-t-m and down 7,966 (-86 percent) o-t-y, to 1,363.
• Initial claims were down o-t-m in Manufacturing and Construction, and down o-t-y in Manufacturing and Accommodation and Food Services.
• There were 5,848 jobs posted on Employ Georgia.