The unemployment rate in Georgia fell to 14.4% in the first quarter of 2026 from 14.7% in the corresponding period of the previous year. The number of unemployed persons dropped by 9.4 thousand year-on-year to 230 thousand. The jobless rate for women increased to 12.1% from 11.6% in Q1 2025, while the rate for men slipped to 16.2% from 17%. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate moderated by 1 percentage point to 45.7% from 46.7% a year earlier, as the number of employed persons decreased by 25 thousand to 1,369.2 thousand. Additionally, the labour force participation rate fell to 53.4% from 54.8%. source: National Statistics Office of Georgia
Unemployment Rate in Georgia increased to 14.40 percent in the first quarter of 2026 from 13.30 percent in the fourth quarter of 2025. Unemployment Rate in Georgia averaged 17.56 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 May of 2026.
Unemployment Rate in Georgia increased to 14.40 percent in the first quarter of 2026 from 13.30 percent in the fourth quarter of 2025. Unemployment Rate in Georgia is expected to be 14.10 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 12.00 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.