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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Southeast > Georgia > Valdosta

Valdosta

Title	BLS Subject	Product Type	Date Published

Southeast - Labor Force Statistics	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Oct 2025
ConsumerPriceIndex_Summary_Southeast (PDF)	Consumer price indexes	CPI Summary	Sep 2025
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 Valdosta, GA — May 2024	Employment, Pay	News Release	May 2025

Valdosta, GA Economy at a Glance:

Valdosta, GA
Data Series	Back Data	Mar 2025	Apr 2025	May 2025	June 2025	July 2025	Aug 2025
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		61.2	60.7	60.2	60.1	60.0	(p)60.3
Employment(1)		58.7	58.6	57.9	57.6	57.5	(p)57.9
Unemployment(1)		2.5	2.0	2.2	2.6	2.5	(p)2.4
Unemployment Rate(2)		4.1	3.4	3.7	4.3	4.2	(p)4.0
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(3)		56.7	56.8	56.6	56.3	56.0	(p)56.5
12-month % change		-0.5	-0.9	-1.4	-1.4	-1.2	(p)-0.7
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)		12.2	12.2	12.1	12.0	11.9	(p)11.8
12-month % change		0.8	0.8	-0.8	-1.6	-0.8	(p)-2.5
Government(3)		12.7	12.7	12.5	12.2	12.0	(p)12.6
12-month % change		0.8	0.8	-0.8	-1.6	-3.2	(p)-0.8
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. (2) In percent, not seasonally adjusted. (3) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data. (p) Preliminary