Georgia economy in March
Number of jobs: -7,400
Unemployment rate: 4.4 percent, unchanged
Number of unemployed: 226,020
Growing sectors: logistics, healthcare
Shrinking sectors: corporate, technology, hospitality
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Georgia jobs perspective
Unemployment rate: 4.4 percent
Highest unemployment rate in March: 10.6 percent, 2010
Lowest unemployment rate in March: 3.6 percent, 2001
Unemployed, looking for work: 226,000
Unemployed, more than six months: 64,400
Source: Georgia Department of Labor
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