Southeast Information Office

Rome

Title	BLS Subject	Product Type	Date Published
	AllEmploymentUnemploymentConsumer price indexesPay
Southeast - Labor Force Statistics	Employment, Unemployment	Table	May 2026
ConsumerPriceIndex_Summary_Southeast (PDF)	Consumer price indexes	CPI Summary	May 2026
Occupational Employment and Wages for Selected Mechanical Occupations in Georgia’s Metropolitan Areas – May 2014	Employment, Pay	News Release	Aug 2015
Occupational Employment and Wages for Selected Construction Trades Occupations in Selected Georgia Metropolitan Areas – May 2016	Employment, Pay	News Release	Jun 2017
Occupational Employment and Wages in Rome, GA — May 2024	Employment, Pay	News Release	May 2025

Rome, GA Economy at a Glance:

Rome, GA

Data Series	Back Data	Nov 2025	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026	Mar 2026	Apr 2026
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		(2)48.3	(2)48.3	47.8	48.1	(p)48.3
Employment(1)		(2)46.5	(2)46.7	46.1	46.3	(p)46.7
Unemployment(1)		(2)1.8	(2)1.6	1.7	1.8	(p)1.6
Unemployment Rate(3)		(2)3.6	(2)3.3	3.6	3.7	(p)3.3
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(4)		47.3	47.5	46.5	46.6	46.9	(p)47.1
12-month % change		-1.7	-1.9	-0.9	-1.3	-0.8	(p)-0.4
Manufacturing(4)		6.2	6.2	6.1	6.1	6.1	(p)6.1
12-month % change		0.0	-1.6	0.0	-1.6	-1.6	(p)-1.6
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4)		7.1	7.4	7.1	7.0	7.0	(p)7.0
12-month % change		-4.1	-1.3	-1.4	-4.1	0.0	(p)0.0
Education and Health Services(4)		11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.4	(p)11.3
12-month % change		0.9	0.0	0.9	0.0	1.8	(p)0.9
Government(4)		5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	(p)5.2
12-month % change		-3.7	-3.7	-3.7	-1.9	-3.7	(p)-1.9
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. (2) Data were subject to revision on May 19, 2026. (3) In percent, not seasonally adjusted. (4) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data. (p) Preliminary