News release, Apr. 27, 2000B

Georgia Department of Labor - Press Release
Georgia Department of
Labor
Suite 642 148 International Boulevard N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30303-1751 (404)656-3032

April 27, 2000

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

SHORTAGE OF SKILLED WORKERS THREATENS METRO ATLANTA'S ECONOMIC PROSPERITY

ATLANTA -- State Labor Commissioner Michael Thurmond said today that a persistent mismatch between available jobs and available workers threatens to slow down metro Atlanta's economy.

"Growth in metro Atlanta's workforce is not keeping pace with the rapid growth of jobs," Thurmond said. "Last year, metro Atlanta's economy generated more than 109,400 new jobs, but the civilian workforce has increased by only 81,910 workers. Unless we increase the size of our workforce, the shortage could threaten the area's future economic prosperity.

"We can narrow the gap by providing non-traditional workers with the training and other assistance needed to bring them into the workforce. For example, we are partnering with the Department of Technical and Adult Education, the public schools, and others to 'upskill' untapped segments of our indigenous population. With proper training, senior citizens, persons with disabilities, former welfare recipients, and rehabilitated ex-offenders can play a major role in the solving of our state's labor shortage."

The strong job growth and lack of skilled workers has led to historically low unemployment in the metro Atlanta area. March's 2.7 percent was only one-tenth percent higher than the area's lowest jobless rate ever recorded. The rate was down from 2.8 percent in February, because more than 20,000 new jobs were added in trade and service-related industries. The rate was 3.3 percent in March 1999.

Georgia's unemployment rate of 3.4 percent in March is the lowest ever recorded for that month. The jobless rate was down from 3.5 percent in February and 4.2 percent in March of 1999.

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Labor market data are now available on the Georgia Department of Labor's Web site at www.dol. state.ga.us

NEWS MEDIA NEEDING MORE INFORMATION MAY CALL (404) 656-3032.

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Georgia Department of Labor
Suite 642 148 International Boulevard N.E. Atlanta, Georgia 30303-1751 (404)656-3032
LABOR FORCE DATA and GRAPHS February, 2000
Statewide:
Labor Force Data by State, Regional Development Center (RDC), Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), Cities over 10,000 population and County.
Bar Graphs by Regional Development Centers (RDC):
Atlanta Regional Commission: Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry and Rockdale counties.
Central Savannah River: Burke, Columbia, Emanuel, Glascock, Hancock, Jefferson, Jenkins, Johnson, Lincoln, McDuffie, Richmond, Screven, Taliaferro, Warren, Washington and Wilkes counties.
Chattahoochee - Flint: Carroll, Coweta, Heard, Meriwether and Troup counties.
Coastal Georgia: Bryan, Bulloch, Camden, Chatham, Effingham, Glynn, Liberty, Long and McIntosh counties.
Coosa Valley: Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Floyd, Gordon, Haralson, Paulding, Polk and Walker counties.
Georgia Mountains: Banks, Dawson, Forsyth, Franklin, Habersham, Hall, Hart, Lumpkin, Rabun, Stephens, Towns, Union and White counties.
Heart of Georgia - Altamaha: Appling, Bleckley, Candler, Dodge, Evans, Jeff Davis, Laurens, Montgomery, Pulaski, Tattnall, Telfair, Toombs, Treutlen, Wayne, Wheeler and Wilcox counties.
Lower Chattahoochee: Chattahoochee, Clay, Harris, Muscogee, Quitman, Randolph, Stewart and
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Talbot counties. McIntosh Trail: Butts, Lamar, Pike, Spalding and Upson counties.
Middle Flint: Crisp, Dooly, Macon, Marion, Schley, Sumter, Taylor and Webster counties.
Middle Georgia: Baldwin, Bibb, Crawford, Houston, Jasper, Jones, Monroe, Peach, Putnam, Twiggs and Wilkinson counties. North Georgia: Fannin, Gilmer, Murray, Pickens and Whitfield counties.
Northeast Georgia: Barrow, Clarke, Elbert, Greene, Jackson, Madison, Morgan, Newton, Oconee, Oglethorpe and Walton counties. South Georgia: Ben Hill, Berrien, Brooks, Cook, Echols, Irwin, Lanier, Lowndes, Tift and Turner counties. Southeast Georgia: Atkinson, Bacon, Brantley, Charlton, Clinch, Coffee, Pierce and Ware counties.
Southwest Georgia: Baker, Calhoun, Colquitt, Decatur, Dougherty, Early, Grady, Lee, Miller, Mitchell, Seminole, Terrell, Thomas and Worth counties.
Bar Graphs by Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA): Albany MSA: Dougherty and Lee counties.
Athens MSA: Clarke, Madison and Oconee counties.
Atlanta MSA: Barrow, Bartow, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, Rockdale, Spalding and Walton counties. Augusta - Aiken, GA - SC MSA: Columbia, McDuffie and Richmond counties in Georgia and Aiken and Edgefield counties in South Carolina. Columbus, GA - AL MSA: Chattahoochee, Harris and Muscogee counties in Georgia and Russell county in Alabama. Macon MSA: Bibb, Houston, Jones, Peach and Twiggs counties.
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Savannah MSA: Bryan, Chatham and Effingham counties. FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL (404) 656-3032
E-mail: communications@dol.state.ga.us.
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GEORGIA LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES (NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED)
PLACE OF RESIDENCE PERSONS 16 YEARS OLD AND OVER

AREA

EMPLOYMENT STATUS

PRELIMINARY MARCH 2000

REVISED FEBRUARY 2000

REVISED MARCH 1999

CHANGE FROM

REVISED FEB 2000

REVISED MAR 1999

Georgia

Civilian labor force Employed
Unemployed Rate

4,132,803 3,991,525
141,278 3.4

4,121,958 3,979,023
142,935 3.5

4,049,774 3,878,967
170,807 4.2

10,845 12,502 -1,657
--

83,029 112,558 -29,529
--

Albany MSA

Civilian labor force Employed
Unemployed Rate

55,465 52,620
2,845 5.1

55,818 52,565
3,253 5.8

58,551 53,429
5,122 8.7

-353 55
-408 --

-3,086 -809
-2,277 --

Athens MSA

Civilian labor force Employed
Unemployed Rate

74,523 73,006
1,517 2.0

73,486 71,852
1,634 2.2

75,209 72,916
2,293 3.0

1,037 1,154 -117
--

-686 90
-776 --

Atlanta MSA

Civilian labor force Employed
Unemployed Rate

2,250,287 2,189,463
60,824 2.7

2,241,668 2,178,216
63,452 2.8

2,168,377 2,096,826
71,551 3.3

8,619 11,247 -2,628
--

81,910 92,637 -10,727
--

Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC MSA

Civilian labor force Employed
Unemployed Rate

207,721 199,114
8,607 4.1

207,857 198,036
9,821 4.7

205,291 194,945
10,346 5.0

-136 1,078 -1,214
--

2,430 4,169 -1,739
--

Columbus, GA-AL MSA

Civilian labor force Employed
Unemployed Rate

127,989 122,625
5,364 4.2

128,354 122,137
6,217 4.8

128,123 121,706
6,417 5.0

-365 488 -853
--

-134 919 -1,053
--

Macon MSA

Civilian labor force Employed
Unemployed Rate

157,264 147,432
9,832 6.3

152,909 147,127
5,782 3.8

153,422 145,838
7,584 4.9

4,355 305
4,050 --

3,842 1,594 2,248
--

Savannah MSA

Civilian labor force Employed
Unemployed Rate

134,353 130,028
4,325 3.2

134,442 129,882
4,560 3.4

135,879 130,265
5,614 4.1

-89 146 -235
--

-1,526 -237
-1,289 --

UNITED STATES LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES
PLACE OF RESIDENCE PERSONS 16 YEARS OLD AND OVER

AREA United States (Seasonally adjusted)
United States (Not seasonally adjusted)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed
Rate
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate

MARCH 2000
140,867,000 135,159,000
5,708,000 4.1
140,501,000 134,494,000
6,007,000 4.3

FEBRUARY 2000
141,165,000 135,362,000
5,804,000 4.1
140,185,000 133,954,000
6,231,000 4.4

MARCH 1999
138,816,000 133,033,000
5,783,000 4.2
138,418,000 132,299,000
6,119,000 4.4

CHANGE FROM

FEB 2000 MAR 1999

-298,000 -203,000
-96,000 --

2,051,000 2,126,000
-75,000 --

316,000 540,000 -224,000
--

2,083,000 2,195,000 -112,000
--

NOTE: Employment includes nonagricultural wage and salary employment, self-employed, unpaid family and private household workers, and agricultural workers. Persons in labor disputes are counted as employed. The use of unrounded data does not imply that the numbers are exact. Georgia and Metropolitan Statistical Area data have not been seasonally adjusted. Seasonally adjusted data for Georgia available upon request. Albany MSA: includes Dougherty and Lee counties. Athens MSA: includes Clarke, Madison, and Oconee counties. Atlanta MSA: includes Barrow, Bartow, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, Rockdale, Spalding, and Walton counties.
Augusta -Aiken MSA: includes Columbia, McDuffie, and Richmond counties in Georgia and Aiken and Edgefield counties, South Carolina. Columbus MSA: includes Chattahoochee, Harris, and Muscogee counties in Georgia and Russell County, Alabama.
Macon MSA: includes Bibb, Houston, Jones, Peach, and Twiggs counties.
Savannah MSA: includes Bryan, Chatham, and Effingham counties.
SOURCE: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis

CITIES LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES (NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED)
TOTAL POPULATION OF 10,000 OR MORE

Albany Alpharetta Americus Athens Atlanta

PRELIMINARY MARCH 2000

REVISED FEBRUARY 2000

REVISED MARCH 1999

LABOR

UNEMPLOYMENT

FORCE EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE

34,817

32,728 2,089 6.0

9,757

9,641 116 1.2

7,942

7,448 494 6.2

47,545

46,500 1,045 2.2

229,757 219,690 10,067 4.4

LABOR FORCE EMPLOYMENT

35,041

32,694

9,712

9,591

7,923

7,450

46,870

45,765

229,047 218,562

UNEMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE
2,347 6.7 121 1.2 473 6.0
1,105 2.4 10,485 4.6

LABOR FORCE EMPLOYMENT

37,058

33,231

9,374

9,233

8,035

7,325

47,992

46,443

222,614 210,395

UNEMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE
3,827 10.3 141 1.5 710 8.8
1,549 3.2 12,219 5.5

Augusta Bainbridge Brunswick Carrollton Cartersville

80,627 4,617 7,954
10,005 8,405

76,328 4,299 5.3 4,387 230 5.0 7,408 546 6.9 9,469 536 5.4 8,137 268 3.2

80,815 4,697 7,934
10,009 8,362

76,390 4,404 7,370 9,421 8,095

4,425 5.5 293 6.2 564 7.1 588 5.9 267 3.2

80,079 4,591 7,917 9,728 8,208

75,139 4,306 7,310 9,068 7,793

4,940 6.2 285 6.2 607 7.7 660 6.8 415 5.1

College Park Columbus Cordele Covington Dalton

13,454 87,072
4,484 6,298 13,646

12,914 540 4.0 83,113 3,959 4.5
4,193 291 6.5 5,925 373 5.9 13,233 413 3.0

13,406 87,315
4,526 6,262 13,605

12,847 82,889
4,215 5,895 13,180

559 4.2 4,426 5.1
311 6.9 367 5.9 425 3.1

13,022 87,781
4,510 6,079 13,513

12,367 83,012
4,109 5,675 13,054

655 5.0 4,769 5.4
401 8.9 404 6.6 459 3.4

Decatur Douglas Douglasville Dublin East Point

10,884 6,540 8,155 8,231
21,672

10,531 6,168 7,889 7,578
20,800

353 3.2 372 5.7 266 3.3 653 7.9 872 4.0

10,849 6,587 8,123 8,237
21,600

10,477 6,187 7,848 7,565
20,693

372 3.4 400 6.1 275 3.4 672 8.2 907 4.2

10,509 6,454 7,857 8,255
20,980

10,085 6,055 7,555 7,464
19,920

424 4.0 399 6.2 302 3.8 791 9.6 1,060 5.1

Forest Park Gainesville Griffin Hinesville LaGrange

10,599 12,733 11,568
8,644 13,480

10,206 12,442 10,921
8,201 12,750

393 3.7 291 2.3 647 5.6 443 5.1 730 5.4

10,552 12,794 11,593
8,601 13,506

10,154 12,480 10,865
8,169 12,694

398 3.8 314 2.5 728 6.3 432 5.0 812 6.0

10,248 12,884 11,204
8,647 13,595

9,774 12,318 10,459
8,089 12,578

474 4.6 566 4.4 745 6.6 558 6.5 1,017 7.5

Lawrenceville Macon Marietta Milledgeville Moultrie

14,687 52,246 34,892
5,942 7,033

14,271 416 2.8 47,583 4,663 8.9 33,848 1,044 3.0
5,565 377 6.3 6,546 487 6.9

14,636 50,173 34,755
5,892 7,160

14,198 47,485 33,675
5,540 6,584

438 3.0 2,688 5.4 1,080 3.1
352 6.0 576 8.0

14,162 50,528 33,599
6,002 7,023

13,668 47,070 32,416
5,491 6,415

494 3.5 3,458 6.8 1,183 3.5
511 8.5 608 8.7

Newnan Peachtree City Rome Roswell Savannah

9,230 14,050 15,106 35,517 63,429

8,829 401 4.3 13,724 326 2.3 14,488 618 4.1 35,093 424 1.2 60,897 2,532 4.0

9,241 13,986 15,111 35,353 63,491

8,783 13,653 14,424 34,912 60,829

458 5.0 333 2.4 687 4.5 441 1.2 2,662 4.2

8,764 13,508 15,395 34,124 64,396

8,455 13,143 14,296 33,608 61,008

309 3.5 365 2.7 1,099 7.1 516 1.5 3,388 5.3

Smyrna Snellville Statesboro Thomasville Tifton

28,339 10,463
9,674 9,385 8,057

27,722 10,250
9,415 8,917 7,648

617 2.2 213 2.0 259 2.7 468 5.0 409 5.1

28,217 10,421
9,659 9,451 8,092

27,579 10,197
9,397 8,918 7,673

638 2.3 224 2.1 262 2.7 533 5.6 419 5.2

27,248 10,069
9,559 9,439 8,074

26,549 9,816 9,272 8,770 7,508

699 2.6 253 2.5 287 3.0 669 7.1 566 7.0

Valdosta Vidalia Warner Robins Waycross

22,850 5,841
25,413 6,618

21,347 1,503 6.6 5,390 451 7.7
24,309 1,104 4.3 6,314 304 4.6

22,801 5,886
25,036 6,639

SOURCE: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis

21,327 5,396
24,259 6,297

1,474 6.5 490 8.3 777 3.1 342 5.2

21,959 5,778
25,026 6,752

21,013 5,298
24,047 6,221

946 4.3 480 8.3 979 3.9 531 7.9

GEORGIA REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT CENTERS (RDCs)

Atlanta Regional Commission Central Savannah River Chattahoochee - Flint Coastal Georgia Coosa Valley Georgia Mountains Heart of Georgia - Altamaha Lower Chattahoochee McIntosh Trail Middle Flint Middle Georgia North Georgia Northeast Georgia South Georgia Southeast Georgia Southwest Georgia

LABOR FORCE MARCH 2000

EMPLOYED UNEMPLOYED

MARCH 2000

MARCH 2000

MAR 2000

RATE FEB 2000 MAR 1999

1,903,392 1,853,084

50,308

2.6

2.8

3.2

199,752

188,998

10,754

5.4

5.4

6.6

136,072

130,733

5,339

3.9

4.3

4.5

238,948

231,064

7,884

3.3

3.4

4.0

249,220

242,109

7,111

2.9

3.1

4.9

230,008

224,597

5,411

2.4

2.5

3.5

113,441

106,483

6,958

6.1

6.3

6.9

112,687

107,502

5,185

4.6

4.9

5.4

65,753

62,784

2,969

4.5

4.9

4.7

45,148

42,626

2,522

5.6

5.8

7.4

207,042

194,607

12,435

6.0

3.9

5.1

92,779

90,424

2,355

2.5

2.5

3.3

206,056

199,915

6,141

3.0

3.0

3.8

109,945

104,423

5,522

5.0

5.1

4.6

64,259

61,704

2,555

4.0

4.4

5.6

158,298

150,474

7,824

4.9

5.6

7.6

AUGUSTA LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES BY PLACE OF RESIDENCE, PERSONS 16 YEARS OLD AND OVER

AREA Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC MSA

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate

Residing in Georgia

Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate

Residing in South Carolina

Civilian labor force Employed
Unemployed Rate

PRELIMINARY MARCH 2000
207,721 199,114
8,607 4.1
134,316 128,406
5,910 4.4
73,405 70,708
2,697 3.7

REVISED FEBRUARY 2000
207,857 198,036
9,821 4.7
134,691 128,509
6,182 4.6
73,166 69,527
3,639 5.0

REVISED MARCH 1999
205,291 194,945
10,346 5.0
133,583 126,406
7,177 5.4
71,708 68,539
3,169 4.4

CHANGE FROM

REVISED FEB 2000

REVISED MAR 1999

-136 1,078 -1,214
--

2,430 4,169 -1,739
--

-375 -103 -272
--

733 2,000 -1,267
--

239 1,181 -942
--

1,697 2,169 -472
--

NOTE: The Augusta Metropolitan Statistical Area includes Columbia, McDuffie, and Richmond counties, Georgia, and Aiken and Edgefield counties, South Carolina.
SOURCE: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis.

COLUMBUS LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES BY PLACE OF RESIDENCE, PERSONS 16 YEARS OLD AND OVER

AREA Columbus, GA-AL MSA
Residing in Georgia
Residing in Alabama

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
Civilian labor force Employed
Unemployed Rate
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate

PRELIMINARY MARCH 2000
127,989 122,625
5,364 4.2
101,607 97,135 4,472 4.4
26,382 25,490
892 3.4

REVISED FEBRUARY 2000
128,354 122,137
6,217 4.8
101,843 96,873 4,970 4.9
26,511 25,264
1,247 4.7

REVISED MARCH 1999
128,123 121,706
6,417 5.0
102,346 97,017 5,329 5.2
25,777 24,689
1,088 4.2

CHANGE FROM

REVISED FEB 2000

REVISED MAR 1999

-365 488 -853
--

-134 919 -1,053
--

-236 262 -498
--

-739 118 -857
--

-129 226 -355
--

605 801 -196
--

NOTE: The Columbus Metropolitan Statistical Area includes Chattahoochee, Harris, and Muscogee counties, Georgia, and Russell County, Alabama.
SOURCE: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis.

Produced by the Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

COUNTY LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES (NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED)
PLACE OF RESIDENCE PERSONS 16 YEARS OLD AND OVER

PRELIMINARY MARCH 2000

REVISED FEBRUARY 2000

REVISED MARCH 1999

Georgia

LABOR

UNEMPLOYMENT

FORCE EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE

LABOR

UNEMPLOYMENT

FORCE EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE

LABOR

UNEMPLOYMENT

FORCE EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE

4,132,803 3,991,525 141,278 3.4 4,121,958 3,979,023 142,935 3.5 4,049,774 3,878,967 170,807 4.2

Appling Atkinson Bacon Baker Baldwin

8,085 3,307 4,154 1,550 17,660

7,609 3,158 3,966 1,474 16,828

476 5.9 149 4.5 188 4.5
76 4.9 832 4.7

8,255 3,391 4,156 1,592 17,530

7,621 3,187 3,978 1,525 16,754

634 7.7 204 6.0 178 4.3
67 4.2 776 4.4

8,188 3,269 4,163 1,546 17,733

7,477 3,090 3,894 1,433 16,605

711 8.7 179 5.5 269 6.5 113 7.3 1,128 6.4

Banks Barrow Bartow Ben Hill Berrien

6,215 21,422 40,318
9,205 7,024

6,048 20,809 38,912
8,749 6,653

167 2.7 613 2.9 1,406 3.5 456 5.0 371 5.3

6,266 21,293 40,113
9,252 7,113

6,065 20,703 38,712
8,775 6,711

201 3.2 590 2.8 1,401 3.5 477 5.2 402 5.7

6,176 20,738 39,447
9,094 6,758

5,938 19,929 37,266
8,590 6,511

238 3.9 809 3.9 2,181 5.5 504 5.5 247 3.7

Bibb Bleckley Brantley Brooks Bryan

76,578 5,684 5,763 7,647
10,774

70,914 5,451 5,468 7,329
10,490

5,664 7.4 233 4.1 295 5.1 318 4.2 284 2.6

74,032 5,647 5,808 7,642
10,755

70,767 5,451 5,455 7,322
10,478

3,265 4.4 196 3.5 353 6.1 320 4.2 277 2.6

74,347 5,592 5,784 7,509
10,817

70,147 5,363 5,386 7,214
10,509

4,200 5.6 229 4.1 398 6.9 295 3.9 308 2.8

Bulloch Burke Butts Calhoun Camden

27,081 8,468 8,448 2,214
16,932

26,472 7,744 8,077 2,075
16,369

609 2.2 724 8.5 371 4.4 139 6.3 563 3.3

27,039 8,406 8,446 2,269
16,854

26,423 7,762 8,052 2,114
16,315

616 2.3 644 7.7 394 4.7 155 6.8 539 3.2

26,746 8,503 8,339 2,236
16,779

26,072 7,607 7,963 2,017
16,139

674 2.5 896 10.5 376 4.5 219 9.8 640 3.8

Candler Carroll Catoosa Charlton Chatham

3,993 45,653 25,776
3,747 105,994

3,805 43,909 25,253
3,635 102,434

188 4.7 1,744 3.8
523 2.0 112 3.0 3,560 3.4

4,047 45,595 25,661
3,760 106,062

3,838 43,684 25,074
3,624 102,319

209 5.2 1,911 4.2
587 2.3 136 3.6 3,743 3.5

3,878 44,198 26,157
3,777 107,384

3,724 42,051 25,164
3,584 102,620

154 4.0 2,147 4.9
993 3.8 193 5.1 4,764 4.4

Chattahoochee Chattooga Cherokee Clarke Clay

2,474 11,806 80,937 47,545
1,496

2,285 11,513 79,467 46,500
1,412

189 7.6 293 2.5 1,470 1.8 1,045 2.2
84 5.6

2,464 11,786 80,624 46,870
1,528

2,279 11,469 79,059 45,765
1,433

185 7.5 317 2.7 1,565 1.9 1,105 2.4
95 6.2

2,450 11,810 77,895 47,992
1,486

2,283 11,356 76,104 46,443
1,376

167 6.8 454 3.8 1,791 2.3 1,549 3.2 110 7.4

Clayton Clinch Cobb Coffee Colquitt

126,922 3,586
361,793 20,704 19,201

122,921 3,476
353,627 19,804 18,330

4,001 3.2 110 3.1
8,166 2.3 900 4.3 871 4.5

126,343 3,588
360,259 20,832 19,465

122,289 3,487
351,810 19,865 18,436

4,054 3.2 101 2.8
8,449 2.3 967 4.6
1,029 5.3

122,543 3,568
347,915 20,407 19,049

117,720 3,414
338,665 19,442 17,962

4,823 3.9 154 4.3
9,250 2.7 965 4.7
1,087 5.7

Columbia Cook Coweta Crawford Crisp

44,089 7,816
46,305 5,673 9,765

42,928 7,445
44,715 5,310 9,192

1,161 2.6 371 4.7
1,590 3.4 363 6.4 573 5.9

44,244 7,842
46,300 5,542 9,854

42,962 7,476
44,485 5,315 9,241

1,282 2.9 366 4.7
1,815 3.9 227 4.1 613 6.2

43,709 7,564
44,047 5,476 9,799

42,259 7,304
42,823 5,222 9,009

1,450 3.3 260 3.4
1,224 2.8 254 4.6 790 8.1

Dade Dawson Decatur DeKalb Dodge

7,225 14,761 11,741 372,164
9,696

7,056

169 2.3

14,541

220 1.5

11,249

492 4.2

360,224 11,940 3.2

9,215

481 5.0

7,261 14,879 11,922 370,957
9,679

7,006 14,632 11,293 358,374
9,279

255 3.5 247 1.7 629 5.3 12,583 3.4 400 4.1

7,317 14,735 11,651 359,341
9,546

7,031

286 3.9

14,444

291 2.0

11,040

611 5.2

344,983 14,358 4.0

9,107

439 4.6

Dooly Dougherty Douglas Early Echols

4,597 43,928 53,630
4,615 1,231

4,286 41,508 52,245
4,283 1,153

311 6.8 2,420 5.5 1,385 2.6
332 7.2 78 6.3

4,582 44,183 53,405
4,707 1,221

4,309 41,465 51,976
4,336 1,152

273 6.0 2,718 6.2 1,429 2.7
371 7.9 69 5.7

4,551 46,579 51,605
4,615 1,174

4,201 42,146 50,034
4,180 1,135

350 7.7 4,433 9.5 1,571 3.0
435 9.4 39 3.3

COUNTY LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES (NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED)
PLACE OF RESIDENCE PERSONS 16 YEARS OLD AND OVER

PRELIMINARY MARCH 2000

Effingham Elbert Emanuel Evans Fannin

LABOR

UNEMPLOYMENT

FORCE EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE

17,586 8,740 8,646 4,960 8,776

17,105 8,159 7,828 4,706 8,515

481 2.7 581 6.6 818 9.5 254 5.1 261 3.0

Fayette Floyd Forsyth Franklin Fulton

50,830 44,307 51,076 10,246 416,346

49,950

880 1.7

42,932 1,375 3.1

50,225

851 1.7

9,888

358 3.5

403,119 13,227 3.2

Gilmer Glascock Glynn Gordon Grady

8,448 958
35,240 21,976
9,429

8,124 919
34,129 21,327
8,943

324 3.8 39 4.1
1,111 3.2 649 3.0 486 5.2

Greene Gwinnett Habersham Hall Hancock

6,025 339,508
16,251 71,202
3,877

5,515 332,450
15,786 69,824
3,519

510 8.5 7,058 2.1
465 2.9 1,378 1.9
358 9.2

Haralson Harris Hart Heard Henry

9,574 12,061
9,380 4,762 60,659

9,156 11,737
8,943 4,485 59,402

418 4.4 324 2.7 437 4.7 277 5.8 1,257 2.1

Houston Irwin Jackson Jasper Jeff Davis

52,292 4,777
22,750 4,826 5,279

50,185 4,566
22,196 4,638 5,015

2,107 4.0 211 4.4 554 2.4 188 3.9 264 5.0

Jefferson Jenkins Johnson Jones Lamar

7,172 4,702 3,486 12,854 6,896

6,591 4,169 3,277 11,675 6,530

581 8.1 533 11.3 209 6.0 1,179 9.2 366 5.3

Lanier Laurens Lee Liberty Lincoln

3,627 22,382 11,537 16,908
3,593

3,449 21,069 11,112 16,015
3,321

178 4.9 1,313 5.9
425 3.7 893 5.3 272 7.6

Long Lowndes Lumpkin McDuffie McIntosh

3,667 43,831 10,751
9,600 4,766

3,514 41,447 10,578
9,150 4,536

153 4.2 2,384 5.4
173 1.6 450 4.7 230 4.8

Macon Madison Marion Meriwether Miller

5,308 13,481
3,300 9,039 3,181

4,892 13,194
3,161 8,498 3,027

416 7.8 287 2.1 139 4.2 541 6.0 154 4.8

Mitchell Monroe Montgomery Morgan Murray

11,543 7,718 3,818 7,026
18,631

10,837 7,056 3,482 6,767
18,142

706 6.1 662 8.6 336 8.8 259 3.7 489 2.6

REVISED FEBRUARY 2000

LABOR

UNEMPLOYMENT

FORCE EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE

17,626 8,850 8,705 4,909 8,758

17,086 8,162 7,839 4,718 8,492

540 3.1 688 7.8 866 9.9 191 3.9 266 3.0

50,592 44,271 50,830 10,262 414,804

49,693

899 1.8

42,742 1,529 3.5

49,967

863 1.7

9,891

371 3.6

401,048 13,756 3.3

8,347 976
35,098 21,957
9,592

8,112 919
33,951 21,284
9,038

235 2.8 57 5.8
1,147 3.3 673 3.1 554 5.8

5,824 338,166
16,273 71,523
3,886

5,515 330,743
15,791 70,036
3,517

309 5.3 7,423 2.2
482 3.0 1,487 2.1
369 9.5

9,624 12,064
9,299 4,769 60,328

9,132 11,705
8,941 4,503 59,097

492 5.1 359 3.0 358 3.8 266 5.6 1,231 2.0

51,564 4,825
22,761 4,804 5,310

50,081 4,580
22,181 4,636 5,029

1,483 2.9 245 5.1 580 2.5 168 3.5 281 5.3

7,226 4,397 3,492 12,029 6,973

6,607 4,222 3,278 11,650 6,558

619 8.6 175 4.0 214 6.1 379 3.2 415 6.0

3,618 22,383 11,635 16,824
3,606

3,446 21,032 11,100 15,953
3,315

172 4.8 1,351 6.0
535 4.6 871 5.2 291 8.1

3,586 43,747 10,857
9,632 4,716

3,501 41,409 10,643
9,157 4,533

85 2.4 2,338 5.3
214 2.0 475 4.9 183 3.9

5,498 13,320
3,335 9,119 3,240

4,946 12,985
3,170 8,526 3,062

552 10.0 335 2.5 165 4.9 593 6.5 178 5.5

11,629 7,448 3,849 7,011
18,696

10,918 7,077 3,487 6,800
18,162

711 6.1 371 5.0 362 9.4 211 3.0 534 2.9

REVISED MARCH 1999

LABOR

UNEMPLOYMENT

FORCE EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE

17,677 8,680 8,287 4,801 8,923

17,136 8,022 7,698 4,622 8,394

541 3.1 658 7.6 589 7.1 179 3.7 529 5.9

48,821 44,807 48,988 10,134 402,138

47,836

985 2.0

42,363 2,444 5.5

48,100

888 1.8

9,724

410 4.0

386,063 16,075 4.0

8,386 985
34,911 23,205
9,320

7,994 904
33,677 21,009
8,740

392 4.7 81 8.2
1,234 3.5 2,196 9.5
580 6.2

5,831 326,766
16,199 71,799
4,067

5,424 318,384
15,525 69,124
3,462

407 7.0 8,382 2.6
674 4.2 2,675 3.7
605 14.9

9,527 12,115
9,238 4,810 58,159

9,026 11,722
8,796 4,437 56,889

501 5.3 393 3.2 442 4.8 373 7.8 1,270 2.2

51,511 4,718
22,770 4,737 5,293

49,643 4,483
21,843 4,565 4,926

1,868 3.6 235 5.0 927 4.1 172 3.6 367 6.9

7,647 4,281 3,580 12,159 6,834

6,475 4,102 3,223 11,548 6,458

1,172 15.3 179 4.2 357 10.0 611 5.0 376 5.5

3,464 22,342 11,972 16,922
3,575

3,396 20,751 11,283 15,796
3,271

68 2.0 1,591 7.1
689 5.8 1,126 6.7
304 8.5

3,590 42,298 10,726
9,796 4,678

3,466 40,798 10,479
9,008 4,465

124 3.5 1,500 3.5
247 2.3 788 8.0 213 4.6

5,263 13,652
3,276 8,953 3,090

4,777 13,178
3,104 8,408 2,955

486 9.2 474 3.5 172 5.3 545 6.1 135 4.4

11,703 7,386 3,899 6,956
18,566

10,610 6,982 3,424 6,636
17,965

1,093 9.3 404 5.5 475 12.2 320 4.6 601 3.2

COUNTY LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES (NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED)
PLACE OF RESIDENCE PERSONS 16 YEARS OLD AND OVER

PRELIMINARY MARCH 2000

REVISED FEBRUARY 2000

Muscogee Newton Oconee Oglethorpe Paulding

LABOR

UNEMPLOYMENT

FORCE EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE

87,072 30,323 13,497
6,072 41,377

83,113 29,300 13,312
5,931 40,480

3,959 4.5 1,023 3.4
185 1.4 141 2.3 897 2.2

LABOR

UNEMPLOYMENT

FORCE EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE

87,315 30,157 13,296
6,079 41,158

82,889 29,150 13,102
5,937 40,272

4,426 5.1 1,007 3.3
194 1.5 142 2.3 886 2.2

Peach Pickens Pierce Pike Polk

11,181 10,807
7,313 6,759 15,813

10,623 10,551
7,072 6,466 15,225

558 5.0 256 2.4 241 3.3 293 4.3 588 3.7

11,030 10,765
7,407 6,760 15,941

10,601 10,496
7,108 6,489 15,258

429 3.9 269 2.5 299 4.0 271 4.0 683 4.3

Pulaski Putnam Quitman Rabun Randolph

4,503 9,418 1,294 7,199 3,058

4,294 9,123 1,236 7,039 2,817

209 4.6 295 3.1
58 4.5 160 2.2 241 7.9

4,536 9,463 1,295 7,193 3,011

4,345 9,169 1,238 7,005 2,831

191 4.2 294 3.1
57 4.4 188 2.6 180 6.0

Richmond Rockdale Schley Screven Seminole

80,627 40,603
1,772 5,980 4,474

76,328 39,679
1,688 5,601 4,286

4,299 5.3 924 2.3 84 4.7 379 6.3 188 4.2

80,815 40,480
1,771 6,022 4,545

76,390 39,475
1,701 5,622 4,336

4,425 5.5 1,005 2.5
70 4.0 400 6.6 209 4.6

Spalding Stephens Stewart Sumter Talbot

30,438 12,102
2,296 15,454
2,936

29,247 11,642
2,165 14,680
2,737

1,191 3.9 460 3.8 131 5.7 774 5.0 199 6.8

30,437 12,064
2,274 15,425
2,930

29,097 11,603
2,171 14,685
2,752

1,340 4.4 461 3.8 103 4.5 740 4.8 178 6.1

Taliaferro Tattnall Taylor Telfair Terrell

714 7,521 3,895 5,158 3,752

659 6,875 3,707 4,785 3,522

55 7.7 646 8.6 188 4.8 373 7.2 230 6.1

682 7,429 3,903 5,273 3,842

664 6,973 3,720 4,804 3,556

18 2.6 456 6.1 183 4.7 469 8.9 286 7.4

Thomas Tift Toombs Towns Treutlen

21,900 20,658 12,661
3,739 2,882

21,089 19,772 11,532
3,611 2,637

811 3.7 886 4.3 1,129 8.9 128 3.4 245 8.5

22,014 20,744 12,772
3,808 2,901

21,091 19,837 11,545
3,599 2,640

923 4.2 907 4.4 1,227 9.6 209 5.5 261 9.0

Troup Turner Twiggs Union Upson

30,313 4,129 4,358 7,705
13,212

29,126 3,860 4,035 7,454
12,464

1,187 3.9 269 6.5 323 7.4 251 3.3 748 5.7

30,319 4,217 4,254 7,734
13,227

28,999 3,897 4,027 7,463
12,415

1,320 4.4 320 7.6 227 5.3 271 3.5 812 6.1

Walker Walton Ware Warren Washington

31,048 29,175 15,685
2,687 9,525

30,255 28,232 15,125
2,527 9,086

793 2.6 943 3.2 560 3.6 160 6.0 439 4.6

31,000 29,062 15,712
2,677 9,592

30,040 28,087 15,083
2,530 9,084

960 3.1 975 3.4 629 4.0 147 5.5 508 5.3

Wayne Webster Wheeler White Whitfield

11,360 1,057 2,149 9,381
46,117

10,876 1,020 1,978 9,018
45,092

484 4.3 37 3.5
171 8.0 363 3.9 1,025 2.2

11,464 1,066 2,163 9,405
45,966

10,850 1,030 1,985 9,003
44,912

614 5.4 36 3.4
178 8.2 402 4.3 1,054 2.3

Wilcox Wilkes Wilkinson Worth

3,310 5,628 4,484 9,233

3,154 5,351 4,220 8,739

156 4.7 277 4.9 264 5.9 494 5.4

3,314 5,643 4,443 9,376

SOURCE: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis

3,171 5,398 4,211 8,817

143 4.3 245 4.3 232 5.2 559 6.0

REVISED MARCH 1999

LABOR

UNEMPLOYMENT

FORCE EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE

87,781 29,168 13,566
6,057 39,650

83,012 28,061 13,296
5,835 38,767

4,769 5.4 1,107 3.8
270 2.0 222 3.7 883 2.2

11,203 10,475
7,400 6,649 15,995

10,508 10,104
6,933 6,398 15,083

695 6.2 371 3.5 467 6.3 251 3.8 912 5.7

4,442 9,344 1,256 7,171 3,124

4,238 9,012 1,215 6,939 2,761

204 4.6 332 3.6
41 3.3 232 3.2 363 11.6

80,079 39,040
1,768 5,933 4,411

75,139 38,000
1,668 5,494 4,185

4,940 6.2 1,040 2.7
100 5.7 439 7.4 226 5.1

29,380 12,470
2,262 15,550
2,868

28,010 11,477
2,127 14,438
2,708

1,370 4.7 993 8.0 135 6.0
1,112 7.2 160 5.6

680 7,222 3,868 4,980 3,951

646 6,705 3,636 4,697 3,444

34 5.0 517 7.2 232 6.0 283 5.7 507 12.8

21,901 20,634 12,538
3,784 2,899

20,742 19,409 11,337
3,558 2,592

1,159 5.3 1,225 5.9 1,201 9.6
226 6.0 307 10.6

30,386 4,392 4,203 7,572
12,957

28,732 3,772 3,992 7,321
12,290

1,654 5.4 620 14.1 211 5.0 251 3.3 667 5.1

31,507 28,068 15,881
2,839 9,583

30,148 27,038 14,904
2,485 8,941

1,359 4.3 1,030 3.7
977 6.2 354 12.5 642 6.7

11,431 1,079 2,159 9,412
45,618

10,714 998
1,941 8,876 44,481

717 6.3 81 7.5
218 10.1 536 5.7 1,137 2.5

3,239 5,609 4,647 9,508

3,091 5,293 4,161 8,549

148 4.6 316 5.6 486 10.5 959 10.1

UNEMPLOYMENT
Atlanta Regional Commission compared to Georgia
8%

Atlanta Regional Georgia

ARC: 2.6%
Georgia: 3.4%

7% 6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar 1%

1999

0% 2000

Note: Atlanta Regional Commission includes Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry, and Rockdale counties. Source: Georgia Department of Labor - Michael L. Thurmond, Commissioner

UNEMPLOYMENT
Central Savannah River Region Compared to Georgia

Central Savannah River Georgia

CSR: 5.4% Georgia: 3.4%

Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar

1999

2000

Note: Central Savannah River Region includes Burke, Columbia, Emanuel, Glascock, Hancock, Jefferson, Jenkins, Johnson, Lincoln, McDuffie, Richmond, Screven, Taliaferro, Warren, Washington, and Wilkes. Source: Georgia Department of Labor - Michael L. Thurmond, Commissioner

12% 11% 10% 9% 8% 7% 6% 5% 4% 3% 2% 1% 0%

UNEMPLOYMENT
Chattahoochee-Flint Region Compared to Georgia

10%

Chattahoochee-Flint Georgia

9%

8%
Chattahoochee-Flint: 3.9%

Georgia: 3.4%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar

2% 1%

1999

0% 2000

Note: Chattahoochee-Flint Region includes Carroll, Coweta, Heard, Meriwether, and Troup counties. Source: Georgia Department of Labor - Michael L. Thurmond, Commissioner

UNEMPLOYMENT
Coastal Region Compared to Georgia

10%

Coastal Region Georgia

9%

Coastal: 3.3%

8%

Georgia: 3.4%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar 1%

1999

2000

Note: Coastal Region includes Bryan, Bulloch, Camden, Chatham, Effingham, Glynn, Liberty, Long, and McIntosh counties. Source: Georgia Department of Labor - Michael L. Thurmond, Commissioner

0%

UNEMPLOYMENT
Coosa Valley Region Compared to Georgia
10%

Coosa Valley Region Georgia

9%

Coosa Valley: 2.9%

8%

Georgia: 3.4%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar 1%

1999

0%
2000

Note: Coosa Valley Region includes Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Floyd,

Gordon, Haralson, Paulding, Polk, and Walker counties.

Source: Georgia Department of Labor - Michael L. Thurmond, Commissioner

UNEMPLOYMENT
Georgia Mountains Region Compared to Georgia

10%

Georgia Mountains Georgia

Georgia Mountains: 2.4% Georgia: 3.4%

9% 8% 7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar 1%

1999

0% 2000

Note: Georgia Mountains Region includes Banks, Dawson, Forsyth, Franklin, Habersham, Hall, Hart, Lumpkin, Rabun, Stephens, Towns, Union, and White counties. Source: Georgia Department of Labor - Michael L. Thurmond, Commissioner

UNEMPLOYMENT
Heart of Georgia - Altamaha Region Compared to Georgia

Heart of Georgia Georgia

Heart of Georgia - Altamaha: 6.1% Georgia: 3.4%

12% 11% 10%

9%

8%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

Mar Apr May Jun

Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar

2% 1%

1999

0% 2000

Note: Heart of Georgia - Altamaha Region includes Appling, Bleckley, Candler, Dodge, Evans, Jeff Davis, Laurens, Montgomery, Pulaski, Tattnall, Telfair, Toombs, Treutlen, Wayne, Wheeler and Wilcox counties.
Source: Georgia Department of Labor - Michael L. Thurmond, Commissioner

UNEMPLOYMENT
Lower Chattahoochee Region Compared to Georgia

10%

Lower Chattahoochee Georgia

Lower Chattahoochee: 4.6% Georgia: 3.4%

9% 8% 7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar

2% 1%

1999

0% 2000

Note: Lower Chattahoochee Region includes Chattahoochee, Clay, Harris, Muscogee, Quitman, Randolph, Stewart, and Talbot counties. Source: Georgia Department of Labor - Michael L. Thurmond, Commissioner

UNEMPLOYMENT
McIntosh Trail Region Compared to Georgia
10%

McIntosh Trail Region Georgia

9%

McIntosh Trail: 4.5%

8%

Georgia: 3.4%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar

2% 1%

1999

0%
2000

Note: McIntosh Trail Region includes Butts, Lamar, Pike, Spalding, and Upson counties. Source: Georgia Department of Labor - Michael L. Thurmond, Commissioner

UNEMPLOYMENT

Middle Flint Region Compared to Georgia

Middle Flint Region Georgia

Middle-Flint: 5.6% Georgia: 3.4%

Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar

1999

2000

Note: Middle Flint Region includes Crisp, Dooly, Macon, Marion, Schley, Sumter, Taylor, and Webster counties. Source: Georgia Department of Labor - Michael L. Thurmond, Commissioner

12% 11% 10% 9% 8% 7% 6% 5% 4% 3% 2% 1% 0%

UNEMPLOYMENT
Middle Georgia Region Compared to Georgia

10%

Middle Georgia Region Georgia

9%

Middle Georgia: 6.0%

Georgia: 3.4%

8%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2% Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar 1%

1999

2000

0%

Note: Middle Georgia Region includes Baldwin, Bibb, Crawford, Houston, Jasper, Jones, Monroe, Peach, Putnam, Twiggs, and Wilkinson counties. Source: Georgia Department of Labor - Michael L. Thurmond, Commissioner

UNEMPLOYMENT
North Georgia Region Compared to Georgia
10%

North Georgia Region Georgia

9%

8%

North Georgia: 2.5%

Georgia: 3.4%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2%
Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
1%

1999

0%
2000

Note: North Georgia Region includes Fannin, Gilmer, Murray, Pickens, and Whitfield counties. Source: Georgia Department of Labor - Michael L. Thurmond, Commissioner

UNEMPLOYMENT
Northeast Georgia Region Compared to Georgia

10%

Northeast Georgia Georgia

9%

8%

NE Georgia: 3.0%

7%

Georgia: 3.4%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar 1%

1999

0% 2000

Note: Northeast Georgia Region includes Barrow, Clarke, Elbert, Greene, Jackson, Madison, Morgan, Newton, Oconee, Oglethorpe, and Walton counties. Source: Georgia Department of Labor - Michael L. Thurmond, Commissioner

UNEMPLOYMENT
South Georgia Region Compared to Georgia
10%

South Georgia Region Georgia

9%

South Georgia: 5.0%

8%

Georgia: 3.4%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar 1%

1999

2000

Note: South Georgia Region includes Ben Hill, Berrien, Brooks, Cook, Echols, Irwin, Lanier, Lowndes, Tift, and Turner counties. Source: Georgia Department of Labor - Michael L. Thurmond, Commissioner

0%

UNEMPLOYMENT
Southeast Georgia Region Compared to Georgia
10%

Southeast Georgia Georgia

9%

SE Georgia: 4.0% Georgia: 3.4%

8% 7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar 1%

1999

2000

Note: Southeast Georgia Region includes Atkinson, Bacon, Brantley, Charlton, Clinch, Coffee, Pierce, and Ware counties.

Source: Georgia Department of Labor - Michael L. Thurmond, Commissioner

0%

UNEMPLOYMENT

Southwest Georgia Region Compared to Georgia

Southwest Georgia Georgia

SW Georgia: 4.9% Georgia: 3.4%

12% 11% 10% 9% 8%

7% 6%

5% 4% 3%

Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar

2% 1%

1999

0% 2000

Note: Southwest Georgia Region includes Baker, Calhoun, Colquitt, Decatur, Dougherty, Early, Grady, Lee, Miller, Mitchell, Seminole, Terrell, Thomas, and Worth counties. Source: Georgia Department of Labor - Michael L. Thurmond, Commissioner

UNEMPLOYMENT
Albany Area Compared to Georgia

Albany Area Georgia

Albany Area: 5.1% Georgia: 3.4%

Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar

1999

2000

Note: Albany Area includes Dougherty and Lee counties.

Source: Georgia Department of Labor - Michael L. Thurmond, Commissioner

13% 12% 11% 10% 9% 8% 7% 6% 5% 4% 3% 2% 1% 0%

UNEMPLOYMENT
Atlanta Area Compared to Georgia
8%

Atlanta Area Georgia

Atlanta Area: 2.7%

7%

Georgia: 3.4%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar 1%

1999

2000

Note: Atlanta Area includes Barrow, Bartow, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, Rockdale, Spalding, and Walton counties. Source: Georgia Department of Labor - Michael L. Thurmond, Commissioner

0%

UNEMPLOYMENT
Columbus Area Compared to Georgia

10%

Columbus Area Georgia

9%

Columbus Area: 4.2%

8%

Georgia: 3.4%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar

2% 1%

1999

0% 2000

Note: Columbus Area includes Chattahoochee, Harris, Muscogee, and Russell (Alabama) counties.

Source: Georgia Department of Labor - Michael L. Thurmond, Commissioner

UNEMPLOYMENT
Macon Area Compared to Georgia

10%

Macon Area Georgia

9%

Macon Area: 6.3%
Georgia: 3.4%

8%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar 1%

1999

0% 2000

Note: Macon Area includes Bibb, Houston, Jones, Peach, and Twiggs counties. Source: Georgia Department of Labor - Michael L. Thurmond, Commissioner

UNEMPLOYMENT
Savannah Area Compared to Georgia

Savannah Area Georgia

Savannah Area: 3.2% Georgia: 3.4%

Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar

1999

2000

Note: Savannah Area includes Bryan, Chatham, and Effingham counties. Source: Georgia Department of Labor - Michael L. Thurmond, Commissioner

10% 9% 8% 7% 6% 5% 4% 3% 2% 1% 0%