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- Dimensions (Georgia. Department of Labor)
- Title:
- Dimensions, 2023 August (Georgia. Department of Labor)
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Georgia. Workforce Information and Analysis. - Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia Dept. of Labor,
- Date of Original:
- 2023-08
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- Labor market--Georgia--Statistics--Periodicals.
Wages--Georgia--Statistics--Periodicals.
Hours of labor--Georgia--Statistics--Periodicals.
Hours of labor.--fast--(OCoLC)fst00961863
Labor market.--fast--(OCoLC)fst00990036
Wages.--fast--(OCoLC)fst01169492
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- Vol. 27, no. 1 (Jan. 2001)-
Title from caption.
Issue no. 12 for each year called annual issue; includes revised estimates for the year.
Compiled by the Dept. of Labor's Workforce Information and Analysis.
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Jackson Madison Elbert
Polk
Cobb
Gwinnett Barrow Clarke
D I M E N S I O Paulding
Haralson Douglas
DeKalb Rock-
Walton
Oconee Oglethorpe Wilkes
Lincoln
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Carroll
Fulton Clayton
dale Newton
Morgan Greene Taliaferro
Columbia
Fayette Henry
McDuffie Warren
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Spalding Butts Jasper Putnam Hancock
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UpsoMn easuring Georgia's Washington Workforce
Harris
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August 2023 Data
Muscogee
Bibb Crawford
Taylor
Peach
Wilkinson Twiggs
Johnson
Jenkins Emanuel
Screven
Volume XLIX, Number 8
August 2023 Employment Situation Marion Chattahoo-
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Glynn
Sep-22 Oct-22 Nov-22 Dec-22 Jan-23 Feb-23 Mar-23 Apr-23 May-23
Camden Charlton
Georgia Unemployment Rate
(Seasonally Adjusted)
Jun-23
Jul-23
Aug-23
tive and support and waste management and remediation
services where 2,100 positions were added and profes-
sional, scientific, and technical services with 600 new
jobs in August. Employment in the leisure and hospital-
ity and other services sectors rose by 2,300 nonfarm
workers in August. Both of the aforementioned sectors experienced gains in July and August.
3.1% 3.1% 3.1% 3.1% 3.1% 3.1% 3.1% 3.1% 3.1% 3.2% 3.2% 3.2% 3.3%
Employment contracted in August in trade, transportation, and utilities where 3,300 jobs were lost. The shedding of 3,400 retail trade positions and 500 transportation, warehousing, and utilities jobs overpowered the additional 600 jobs in wholesale trade, resulting in a net loss for the sector. Mining and logging employment was down 100 over the month.
Aug-22 Sep-22 Oct-22 Nov-22 Dec-22 Jan-23 Feb-23 Mar-23 Apr-23 May-23 Jun-23 Jul-23 Aug-23
From August 2022 to August 2023, employment in Georgia is up 95,700, or 2.0 percent. Leisure and hospitality (+37,500 jobs), private education and health services (+32,300 jobs), government (+18,400 jobs), financial activities (+8,300 jobs) and other services (+8,300 jobs) added the most jobs over the year.
In August 2023, Georgia's unemployment rate (seasonally adjusted) increased to 3.3 percent over the month. Georgia's unemployment rate remains well below the 3.8 national average. Over the year, the state's rate is up from 3.1 percent in August 2022.
Bruce Thompson, Commissioner
Workforce Statistics Division
For more information, contact
Corey Smith or Lindsey Adams at (404) 232-3875 Corey.Smith@gdol.ga.gov
Lindsey.Adams@gdol.ga.gov
Equal Opportunity Employer/ProgramAuxiliary Aids and Services Available upon Request to Individuals with Disabilities
GEORGIA Nonfarm Employment
(In thousands)
(Seasonally Adjusted)
Preliminary
Revised Revised
AUG 2023 JUL 2023 AUG 2022
Change in Jobs from JUL 2023
Net %
Change in Jobs from AUG 2022
Net %
Total Nonfarm
4,925.7
4,913.7
4,830.0
12.0 0.2
95.7 2.0
Total Private
4,227.5
4,217.5
4,150.2
10.0 0.2
77.3 1.9
Goods Producing
653.1
649.8
640.5
3.3 0.5
12.6 2.0
Service-Providing
4,272.6
4,263.9
4,189.5
8.7 0.2
83.1 2.0
Private Service-Providing
3,574.4
3,567.7
3,509.7
6.7 0.2
64.7 1.8
Mining and Logging
10.0
10.1
9.7
-0.1 -1.0
0.3 3.1
Mining, Logging and Construction
233.7
233.1
222.8
0.6 0.3
10.9 4.9
Construction
223.7
223.0
213.1
0.7 0.3
10.6 5.0
Manufacturing
419.4
416.7
417.7
2.7 0.6
1.7 0.4
Durable Goods
216.0
214.5
213.2
1.5 0.7
2.8 1.3
Non-Durable Goods
203.4
202.2
204.5
1.2 0.6
-1.1 -0.5
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
1,026.4
1,029.7
1,034.0
-3.3 -0.3
-7.6 -0.7
Wholesale Trade
225.1
224.5
225.6
0.6 0.3
-0.5 -0.2
Retail Trade
518.8
522.2
517.4
-3.4 -0.7
1.4 0.3
Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities
282.5
283.0
291.0
-0.5 -0.2
-8.5 -2.9
Information
130.8
130.3
125.9
0.5 0.4
4.9 3.9
Financial Activities
283.8
282.8
275.5
1.0 0.4
8.3 3.0
Finance and Insurance
200.9
200.6
197.3
0.3 0.1
3.6 1.8
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
82.9
82.2
78.2
0.7 0.9
4.7 6.0
Professional and Business Services
767.9
765.2
786.9
2.7 0.4
-19.0 -2.4
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
322.4
321.8
328.3
0.6 0.2
-5.9 -1.8
Management of Companies and Enterprises
97.1
97.1
94.1
0.0 0.0
3.0 3.2
Admin and Support, Waste Mngmnt and Remediation
348.4
346.3
364.5
2.1 0.6
-16.1 -4.4
Private Education and Health Services
664.9
663.7
632.6
1.2 0.2
32.3 5.1
Private Educational Services
99.2
98.9
95.3
0.3 0.3
3.9 4.1
Health Care and Social Assistance
565.7
564.8
537.3
0.9 0.2
28.4 5.3
Leisure and Hospitality
528.3
526.0
490.8
2.3 0.4
37.5 7.6
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
66.9
67.0
57.7
-0.1 -0.1
9.2 15.9
Accommodation and Food Services
461.4
459.0
433.1
2.4 0.5
28.3 6.5
Other Services
172.3
170.0
164.0
2.3 1.4
8.3 5.1
Government
698.2
696.2
679.8
2.0 0.3
18.4 2.7
Federal Government
111.0
110.2
106.0
0.8 0.7
5.0 4.7
State Government
159.2
159.1
157.0
0.1 0.1
2.2 1.4
Local Government
428.0
426.9
416.8
1.1 0.3
11.2 2.7
?Note: These seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected
employers throughout Georgia. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2022 benchmark.
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics Division
Georgia Department of Labor, Bruce Thompson, Commissioner Equal Opportunity Employer/Program Auxiliary Aids and Services Available Upon Request to Individuals With Disabilities
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GEORGIA Nonfarm Employment
(In thousands)
(Not Seasonally Adjusted)
Preliminary
Revised
Revised
AUG 2023 JUL 2023 AUG 2022
Change in Jobs from JUL 2023
Net %
Change in Jobs from AUG 2022
Net %
Total Nonfarm
4,918.3
4,891.3
4,818.9
27.0 0.6
99.4 2.1
Total Private
4,222.4
4,215.7
4,140.5
6.7 0.2
81.9 2.0
Goods Producing
654.5
650.3
640.5
4.2 0.7
14.0 2.2
Service-Providing
4,263.8
4,241.0
4,178.4
22.8 0.5
85.4 2.0
Private Service-Providing
3,567.9
3,565.4
3,500.0
2.5 0.1
67.9 1.9
Mining and Logging
10.0
10.1
9.8
-0.1 -1.0
0.2 2.0
Mining, Logging and Construction
234.2
233.4
223.7
0.8 0.3
10.5 4.7
Construction
224.2
223.3
213.9
0.9 0.4
10.3 4.8
Construction of Buildings
47.4
48.2
48.2
-0.8 -1.7
-0.8 -1.7
Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction
36.7
36.4
33.6
0.3 0.8
3.1 9.2
Specialty Trade Contractors
140.1
138.7
132.1
1.4 1.0
8.0 6.1
Manufacturing
420.3
416.9
416.8
3.4 0.8
3.5 0.8
Durable Goods
217.9
214.4
212.8
3.5 1.6
5.1 2.4
Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
57.1
56.5
54.5
0.6 1.1
2.6 4.8
Non-Durable Goods
202.4
202.5
204.0
-0.1 -0.1
-1.6 -0.8
Food Manufacturing
71.3
71.3
66.5
0.0 0.0
4.8 7.2
Textile Mills
15.8
15.9
16.4
-0.1 -0.6
-0.6 -3.7
Textile Product Mills
26.5
26.3
26.4
0.2 0.8
0.1 0.4
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
1,017.1
1,023.0
1,024.0
-5.9 -0.6
-6.9 -0.7
Wholesale Trade
225.2
224.6
225.8
0.6 0.3
-0.6 -0.3
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods
119.7
119.2
119.5
0.5 0.4
0.2 0.2
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods
65.2
65.9
64.1
-0.7 -1.1
1.1 1.7
Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers
40.3
39.5
42.2
0.8 2.0
-1.9 -4.5
Retail Trade
513.1
519.1
511.8
-6.0 -1.2
1.3 0.3
Food and Beverage Retailers
99.9
101.1
97.8
-1.2 -1.2
2.1 2.2
General Merchandise Retailers
116.7
118.5
114.1
-1.8 -1.5
2.6 2.3
Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instr, Book, & Misc Retailers
41.1
41.7
41.2
-0.6 -1.4
-0.1 -0.2
Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities
278.8
279.3
286.4
-0.5 -0.2
-7.6 -2.7
Utilities
20.0
20.3
20.2
-0.3 -1.5
-0.2 -1.0
Transportation and Warehousing
258.8
259.0
266.2
-0.2 -0.1
-7.4 -2.8
Air Transportation
35.7
36.2
33.4
-0.5 -1.4
2.3 6.9
Truck Transportation
62.4
63.0
63.0
-0.6 -1.0
-0.6 -1.0
Couriers and Messengers
28.8
28.6
30.5
0.2 0.7
-1.7 -5.6
Warehousing and Storage
83.9
83.8
88.3
0.1 0.1
-4.4 -5.0
Information
130.2
129.3
126.7
0.9 0.7
3.5 2.8
Telecommunications
33.7
33.9
36.1
-0.2 -0.6
-2.4 -6.7
Wired and Wireless Telecommunications (expt Satellite)
27.0
27.2
28.9
-0.2 -0.7
-1.9 -6.6
Computing Infra Providers, Data Processing, Web, & Related Svcs
23.8
23.8
23.6
0.0 0.0
0.2 0.9
Financial Activities
283.1
283.5
275.7
-0.4 -0.1
7.4 2.7
Finance and Insurance
200.5
201.6
197.5
-1.1 -0.6
3.0 1.5
Insurance Carriers and Related Activities
102.6
103.2
97.8
-0.6 -0.6
4.8 4.9
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
82.6
81.9
78.2
0.7 0.9
4.4 5.6
Professional and Business Services
767.8
762.0
780.9
5.8 0.8
-13.1 -1.7
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
322.1
322.6
327.7
-0.5 -0.2
-5.6 -1.7
Accounting, Tax Prep, and Bookkeeping Services
36.7
36.8
39.1
-0.1 -0.3
-2.4 -6.1
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services
52.8
52.4
49.8
0.4 0.8
3.0 6.0
Computer Systems Design and Related Services
78.1
79.5
84.4
-1.4 -1.8
-6.3 -7.5
Management and Technical Consulting Services
57.3
57.0
57.5
0.3 0.5
-0.2 -0.4
Management of Companies and Enterprises
97.5
97.7
94.0
-0.2 -0.2
3.5 3.7
Admin and Support, Waste Mngmnt and Remediation
348.2
341.7
359.2
6.5 1.9
-11.0 -3.1
Employment Services
164.9
157.1
176.7
7.8 5.0
-11.8 -6.7
Private Education and Health Services
661.6
657.1
631.3
4.5 0.7
30.3 4.8
Private Educational Services
96.5
94.2
93.5
2.3 2.4
3.0 3.2
Private Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
44.2
43.4
42.5
0.8 1.8
1.7 4.0
Health Care and Social Assistance
565.1
562.9
537.8
2.2 0.4
27.3 5.1
Ambulatory Health Care Services
259.5
258.6
249.5
0.9 0.4
10.0 4.0
Hospitals
166.6
165.6
159.0
1.0 0.6
7.6 4.8
Nursing and Residential Care Facilities
58.3
58.7
55.6
-0.4 -0.7
2.7 4.9
Social Assistance
80.7
80.0
73.7
0.7 0.9
7.0 9.5
Leisure and Hospitality
535.0
537.5
496.5
-2.5 -0.5
38.5 7.8
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
68.2
73.0
60.1
-4.8 -6.6
8.1 13.5
Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries
49.6
52.9
43.9
-3.3 -6.2
5.7 13.0
Accommodation and Food Services
466.8
464.5
436.4
2.3 0.5
30.4 7.0
Accommodation
49.2
49.1
45.1
0.1 0.2
4.1 9.1
Food Services and Drinking Places
417.6
415.4
391.3
2.2 0.5
26.3 6.7
Other Services
173.1
173.0
164.9
0.1 0.1
8.2 5.0
Repair and Maintenance
47.8
47.5
43.3
0.3 0.6
4.5 10.4
Personal and Laundry Services
43.5
43.8
40.5
-0.3 -0.7
3.0 7.4
Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar
81.8
81.7
81.1
0.1 0.1
0.7 0.9
Government
695.9
675.6
678.4
20.3 3.0
17.5 2.6
Federal Government
110.5
109.9
105.9
0.6 0.6
4.6 4.3
Department of Defense
44.7
44.4
43.7
0.3 0.7
1.0 2.3
State Government
155.5
153.3
156.3
2.2 1.4
-0.8 -0.5
State Government Educational Services
90.8
88.7
92.3
2.1 2.4
-1.5 -1.6
State Government excluding Educational Services
64.7
64.6
64.0
0.1 0.2
0.7 1.1
Local Government
429.9
412.4
416.2
17.5 4.2
13.7 3.3
Local Government Educational Services
252.3
233.1
242.7
19.2 8.2
9.6 4.0
Local Government excluding Educational Services
177.6
179.3
173.5
-1.7 -1.0
4.1 2.4
?Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected
employers throughout Georgia. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the
twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2022 benchmark.
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics Division
3
ALBANY MSA Nonfarm Employment
(Not Seasonally Adjusted)
(In thousands)
Preliminary
Revised
Revised
AUG 2023 JUL 2023 AUG 2022
Change in Jobs from JUL 2023
Net %
Change in Jobs from AUG 2022
Net %
Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing
63.1
63.1
62.2
0.0 0.0
51.6
51.6
50.7
0.0 0.0
7.1
7.2
7.0
-0.1 -1.4
0.9 1.5 0.9 1.8 0.1 1.4
Service-Providing Private Service-Providing Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
56.0
55.9
55.2
44.5
44.4
43.7
13.5
13.5
13.3
0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0
0.8 1.5 0.8 1.8 0.2 1.5
Retail Trade Government
Federal Government
7.5
7.5
7.4
11.5
11.5
11.5
2.5
2.4
2.4
0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 4.2
0.1 1.4 0.0 0.0 0.1 4.2
State Government Local Government
2.5
2.6
2.3
-0.1 -3.9
6.5
6.5
6.8
0.0 0.0
0.2 8.7 -0.3 -4.4
?Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by
selected employers in the Albany Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Baker, Dougherty, Lee, Terrell and Worth counties. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid familyworkers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2022 benchmark.
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics Division
ATHENS-CLARKE COUNTY MSA Nonfarm Employment
(In thousands)
(Not Seasonally Adjusted)
Preliminary
Revised
Revised
AUG 2023 JUL 2023 AUG 2022
Change in Jobs from JUL 2023
Net %
Change in Jobs from AUG 2022
Net %
Total Nonfarm
101.7
99.5
97.4
2.2 2.2
4.3 4.4
Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing
72.0
71.9
69.2
10.6
10.6
10.2
91.1
88.9
87.2
0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 2.2 2.5
2.8 4.1 0.4 3.9 3.9 4.5
Private Service-Providing Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
Retail Trade
61.4
61.3
59.0
17.1
16.9
16.9
10.8
10.7
10.8
0.1 0.2 0.2 1.2 0.1 0.9
2.4 4.1 0.2 1.2 0.0 0.0
Professional and Business Services Leisure and Hospitality Government
8.9
8.9
8.7
11.7
11.5
11.0
29.7
27.6
28.2
0.0 0.0 0.2 1.7 2.1 7.6
0.2 2.3 0.7 6.4 1.5 5.3
Federal Government State Government Local Government
1.0
1.0
1.0
20.7
18.7
19.4
8.0
7.9
7.8
0.0 0.0 2.0 10.7 0.1 1.3
0.0 0.0 1.3 6.7 0.2 2.6
?Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected
employers in the Athens-Clarke County Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Clarke, Madison, Oconee and Oglethorpe counties. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2022 benchmark.
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics Division
4
ATLANTA MSA Nonfarm Employment
(In thousands)
(Not Seasonally Adjusted)
Preliminary AUG 2023
Revised JUL 2023
Revised AUG 2022
Change in Jobs from JUL 2023
Net %
Change in Jobs from AUG 2022
Net %
Total Nonfarm
3,062.1
3,052.0
3,008.1
10.1 0.3
54.0 1.8
Total Private
2,717.4
2,716.4
2,672.3
1.0 0.0
45.1 1.7
Goods Producing
323.1
321.4
317.4
1.7 0.5
5.7 1.8
Service-Providing
2,739.0
2,730.6
2,690.7
8.4 0.3
48.3 1.8
Private Service-Providing
2,394.3
2,395.0
2,354.9
-0.7 0.0
39.4 1.7
Mining and Logging
1.9
1.9
1.9
0.0 0.0
0.0 0.0
Mining, Logging and Construction
147.2
146.2
139.9
1.0 0.7
7.3 5.2
Construction
145.3
144.3
138.0
1.0 0.7
7.3 5.3
Construction of Buildings
31.5
31.6
31.6
-0.1 -0.3
-0.1 -0.3
Specialty Trade Contractors
92.5
91.4
87.1
1.1 1.2
5.4 6.2
Manufacturing
175.9
175.2
177.5
0.7 0.4
-1.6 -0.9
Durable Goods
94.7
94.0
95.4
0.7 0.7
-0.7 -0.7
Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
17.2
17.0
16.0
0.2 1.2
1.2 7.5
Non-Durable Goods
81.2
81.2
82.1
0.0 0.0
-0.9 -1.1
Food Manufacturing
24.1
23.9
23.3
0.2 0.8
0.8 3.4
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
650.9
653.2
654.2
-2.3 -0.4
-3.3 -0.5
Wholesale Trade
164.5
163.3
161.7
1.2 0.7
2.8 1.7
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods
90.0
88.9
88.0
1.1 1.2
2.0 2.3
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods
41.8
42.3
40.8
-0.5 -1.2
1.0 2.5
Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers
32.7
32.1
32.9
0.6 1.9
-0.2 -0.6
Retail Trade
297.1
299.2
300.4
-2.1 -0.7
-3.3 -1.1
Food and Beverage Retailers
61.0
61.5
60.4
-0.5 -0.8
0.6 1.0
General Merchandise Retailers
62.0
62.2
62.7
-0.2 -0.3
-0.7 -1.1
Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instr, Book, & Misc Retailers
26.9
27.0
27.4
-0.1 -0.4
-0.5 -1.8
Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities
189.3
190.7
192.1
-1.4 -0.7
-2.8 -1.5
Utilities
10.7
10.9
10.6
-0.2 -1.8
0.1 0.9
Transportation and Warehousing
178.6
179.8
181.5
-1.2 -0.7
-2.9 -1.6
Air Transportation
35.1
35.6
32.8
-0.5 -1.4
2.3 7.0
Truck Transportation
36.1
37.0
38.5
-0.9 -2.4
-2.4 -6.2
Couriers and Messengers
21.7
21.6
23.2
0.1 0.5
-1.5 -6.5
Information
115.0
114.4
112.5
0.6 0.5
2.5 2.2
Telecommunications
28.3
28.5
30.2
-0.2 -0.7
-1.9 -6.3
Wired and Wireless Telecommunications (expt Satellite)
21.7
21.8
23.2
-0.1 -0.5
-1.5 -6.5
Computing Infra Providers, Data Processing, Web, & Related Svcs
23.6
23.6
23.0
0.0 0.0
0.6 2.6
Financial Activities
208.1
208.2
200.0
-0.1 -0.1
8.1 4.1
Finance and Insurance
145.3
146.0
142.5
-0.7 -0.5
2.8 2.0
Insurance Carriers and Related Activities
75.6
75.5
71.0
0.1 0.1
4.6 6.5
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
62.8
62.2
57.5
0.6 1.0
5.3 9.2
Professional and Business Services
584.5
581.0
595.7
3.5 0.6
-11.2 -1.9
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
269.5
270.2
268.3
-0.7 -0.3
1.2 0.5
Accounting, Tax Prep, and Bookkeeping Services
27.9
28.1
29.5
-0.2 -0.7
-1.6 -5.4
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services
39.8
39.6
38.1
0.2 0.5
1.7 4.5
Computer Systems Design and Related Services
68.4
69.8
73.5
-1.4 -2.0
-5.1 -6.9
Management and Technical Consulting Services
51.6
51.5
51.2
0.1 0.2
0.4 0.8
Management of Companies and Enterprises
84.5
84.5
81.2
0.0 0.0
3.3 4.1
Admin and Support, Waste Mngmnt and Remediation
230.5
226.3
246.2
4.2 1.9
-15.7 -6.4
Employment Services
112.1
107.7
123.6
4.4 4.1
-11.5 -9.3
Private Education and Health Services
411.2
407.9
390.6
3.3 0.8
20.6 5.3
Private Educational Services
69.4
68.7
67.8
0.7 1.0
1.6 2.4
Health Care and Social Assistance
341.8
339.2
322.8
2.6 0.8
19.0 5.9
Ambulatory Health Care Services
168.3
166.9
160.0
1.4 0.8
8.3 5.2
Hospitals
93.1
92.7
88.1
0.4 0.4
5.0 5.7
Social Assistance
51.7
51.1
46.6
0.6 1.2
5.1 10.9
Leisure and Hospitality
315.3
321.0
298.2
-5.7 -1.8
17.1 5.7
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
43.6
46.9
41.7
-3.3 -7.0
1.9 4.6
Accommodation and Food Services
271.7
274.1
256.5
-2.4 -0.9
15.2 5.9
Accommodation
23.9
24.1
22.3
-0.2 -0.8
1.6 7.2
Food Services and Drinking Places
247.8
250.0
234.2
-2.2 -0.9
13.6 5.8
Other Services
109.3
109.3
103.7
0.0 0.0
5.6 5.4
Repair and Maintenance
27.5
27.5
25.3
0.0 0.0
2.2 8.7
Personal and Laundry Services
30.6
30.7
28.4
-0.1 -0.3
2.2 7.8
Government
344.7
335.6
335.8
9.1 2.7
8.9 2.7
Federal Government
53.6
53.6
51.4
0.0 0.0
2.2 4.3
State Government
69.9
69.2
71.9
0.7 1.0
-2.0 -2.8
Local Government
221.2
212.8
212.5
8.4 4.0
8.7 4.1
?Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by
selected employers in the Atlanta Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Barrow, Bartow, Butts, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, Dawson, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth,
Fulton, Gwinnett, Haralson, Heard, Henry, Jasper, Lamar, Meriwether, Morgan, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, Pike, Rockdale, Spalding and Walton counties. The estimates include all full- and
part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed
persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2022 benchmark.
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics Division
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AUGUSTA-RICHMOND COUNTY MSA Nonfarm Employment
(In thousands)
(Not Seasonally Adjusted)
Preliminary
Revised
Revised
AUG 2023 JUL 2023 AUG 2022
Change in Jobs
from JUL 2023
Net
%
Change in Jobs from AUG 2022
Net %
Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing Private Service-Providing Mining, Logging and Construction Manufacturing Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
Wholesale Trade Retail Trade Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities Information Financial Activities Professional and Business Services Private Education and Health Services Leisure and Hospitality Other Services Government Federal Government State Government Local Government
243.0 199.2
44.3 198.7 154.9
18.6 25.7 41.6
5.3 27.5
8.8 2.1 7.1 32.0 36.2 26.6 9.3 43.8 9.6 12.7 21.5
244.1 200.6
44.2 199.9 156.4
18.7 25.5 41.3
5.3 27.2
8.8 2.1 7.1 32.3 36.4 27.9 9.3 43.5 9.6 12.7 21.2
243.3 200.6
42.6 200.7 158.0
17.7 24.9 42.0
5.3 27.5
9.2 2.1 7.0 35.0 36.6 26.6 8.7 42.7 9.5 12.1 21.1
-1.1 -0.5 -1.4 -0.7 0.1 0.2 -1.2 -0.6 -1.5 -1.0 -0.1 -0.5 0.2 0.8 0.3 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.3 -0.9 -0.2 -0.6 -1.3 -4.7 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.4
-0.3 -0.1 -1.4 -0.7 1.7 4.0 -2.0 -1.0 -3.1 -2.0 0.9 5.1 0.8 3.2 -0.4 -1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.4 -4.4 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.4 -3.0 -8.6 -0.4 -1.1 0.0 0.0 0.6 6.9 1.1 2.6 0.1 1.1 0.6 5.0 0.4 1.9
?Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by se-
lected employers in the Septembera-Richmond County Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Burke, Columbia, Lincoln, McDuffie and Richmond counties in Georgia and Aiken and Edgefield counties in South Carolina. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2022 benchmark.
BRUNSWICK MSA Nonfarm Employment
(In thousands)
(Not Seasonally Adjusted)
Preliminary
Revised
Revised
AUG 2023 JUL 2023 AUG 2022
Change in Jobs from JUL 2023
Net %
Change in Jobs from AUG 2022
Net %
Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing Private Service-Providing Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
Retail Trade Government
Federal Government State Government Local Government
48.2
48.3
46.6
-0.1 -0.2
39.6
39.7
38.0
-0.1 -0.3
4.4
4.5
4.2
-0.1 -2.2
43.8
43.8
42.4
0.0 0.0
35.2
35.2
33.8
0.0 0.0
9.3
9.5
9.1
-0.2 -2.1
5.7
5.8
5.6
-0.1 -1.7
8.6
8.6
8.6
0.0 0.0
2.1
2.1
2.1
0.0 0.0
1.7
1.9
1.7
-0.2 -10.5
4.8
4.6
4.8
0.2 4.4
1.6 3.4 1.6 4.2 0.2 4.8 1.4 3.3 1.4 4.1 0.2 2.2 0.1 1.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
?Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by
selected employers in the Brunswick Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Brantley, Glynn and McIntosh counties. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2022 benchmark.
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics Division
6
COLUMBUS MSA Nonfarm Employment
(In thousands)
(Not Seasonally Adjusted)
Preliminary
Revised
Revised
AUG 2023 JUL 2023 AUG 2022
Change in Jobs from JUL 2023
Net %
Change in Jobs from AUG 2022
Net %
Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing Private Service-Providing Mining, Logging and Construction Manufacturing Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
Wholesale Trade Retail Trade Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities Information Financial Activities Finance and Insurance
Insurance Carriers and Related Activities Professional and Business Services Private Education and Health Services Leisure and Hospitality Other Services Government
Federal Government State Government Local Government
125.6 100.4
15.4 110.2 85.0
5.0 10.4 18.2
2.8 12.8
2.6 1.2 11.6 9.7 3.6 16.4 17.7 15.4 4.5 25.2 7.0 3.9 14.3
125.6 100.8
15.3 110.3 85.5
5.0 10.3 18.4
2.9 12.9
2.6 1.2 11.6 9.7 3.6 16.4 18.0 15.4 4.5 24.8 6.9 3.7 14.2
121.4 97.3 14.6
106.8 82.7 4.9 9.7 18.2 2.9 12.6 2.7 1.2 11.5 9.6 3.6 16.1 16.8 14.6 4.3 24.1 6.4 3.7 14.0
0.0 0.0 -0.4 -0.4 0.1 0.7 -0.1 -0.1 -0.5 -0.6 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.0 -0.2 -1.1 -0.1 -3.5 -0.1 -0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.3 -1.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 1.6 0.1 1.5 0.2 5.4 0.1 0.7
4.2 3.5 3.1 3.2 0.8 5.5 3.4 3.2 2.3 2.8 0.1 2.0 0.7 7.2 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -3.5 0.2 1.6 -0.1 -3.7 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.9 0.1 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.9 0.9 5.4 0.8 5.5 0.2 4.7 1.1 4.6 0.6 9.4 0.2 5.4 0.3 2.1
?Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by
selected employers in the Columbus Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Chattahoochee, Harris, Marion and Muscogee counties in Georgia and Russell County in Alabama. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2022 benchmark.
DALTON MSA Nonfarm Employment
(In thousands)
(Not Seasonally Adjusted)
Preliminary AUG 2023
Revised Revised JUL 2023 AUG 2022
Change in Jobs from JUL 2023
Net %
Change in Jobs from AUG 2022
Net %
Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing
68.2
68.1
67.4
61.3
61.2
60.5
25.1
25.1
24.8
0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0
0.8 1.2 0.8 1.3 0.3 1.2
Service-Providing Private Service-Providing Manufacturing
43.1
43.0
42.6
36.2
36.1
35.7
23.6
23.5
23.3
0.1 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.4
0.5 1.2 0.5 1.4 0.3 1.3
Textile Mills Textile Product Mills Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
3.8
3.8
3.9
13.4
13.4
13.6
14.1
14.0
14.4
0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.7
-0.1 -2.6 -0.2 -1.5 -0.3 -2.1
Retail Trade Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities Professional and Business Services
6.4
6.5
6.6
-0.1 -1.5
3.6
3.6
3.8
0.0 0.0
7.0
7.1
7.0
-0.1 -1.4
-0.2 -3.0 -0.2 -5.3 0.0 0.0
Government Federal Government State Government
6.9
6.9
6.9
0.0 0.0
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.0 0.0
1.0
0.9
0.9
0.1 11.1
0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 11.1
Local Government
5.6
5.7
5.7
-0.1 -1.8
-0.1 -1.8
?Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by
selected employers in the Dalton Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Murray and Whitfield counties. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2022 benchmark.
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics Division
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GAINESVILLE MSA Nonfarm Employment
(In thousands)
(Not Seasonally Adjusted)
Preliminary
Revised
Revised
AUG 2023 JUL 2023 AUG 2022
Change in Jobs from JUL 2023
Net %
Change in Jobs from AUG 2022
Net %
Total Nonfarm
103.5
103.0
101.4
0.5 0.5
2.1 2.1
Total Private
92.6
93.1
90.4
-0.5 -0.5
2.2 2.4
Goods Producing
28.1
28.3
27.3
-0.2 -0.7
0.8 2.9
Service-Providing
75.4
74.7
74.1
0.7 0.9
1.3 1.8
Private Service-Providing
64.5
64.8
63.1
-0.3 -0.5
1.4 2.2
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
19.0
19.2
18.6
-0.2 -1.0
0.4 2.2
Retail Trade
9.6
9.7
9.2
-0.1 -1.0
0.4 4.4
Government
10.9
9.9
11.0
1.0 10.1
-0.1 -0.9
Federal Government
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.0 0.0
0.0 0.0
State Government
2.4
2.4
2.6
0.0 0.0
-0.2 -7.7
Local Government
8.0
7.0
7.9
1.0 14.3
0.1 1.3
?Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by se-
lected employers in the Gainesville Metropolitan Statistical Area, which comprises Hall county. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2022 benchmark.
HINESVILLE MSA Nonfarm Employment
(In thousands)
(Not Seasonally Adjusted)
Preliminary Revised Revised AUG 2023 JUL 2023 AUG 2022
Change in Jobs from JUL 2023
Net %
Change in Jobs from AUG 2022
Net %
Total Nonfarm Total Private
22.3
21.8
22.0
14.4
14.4
14.0
0.5 2.3 0.0 0.0
0.3 1.4 0.4 2.9
Goods Producing Service-Providing Private Service-Providing
2.7
2.6
2.6
0.1 3.9
19.6
19.2
19.4
0.4 2.1
11.7
11.8
11.4
-0.1 -0.9
0.1 3.9 0.2 1.0 0.3 2.6
Government Federal Government State Government
7.9
7.4
8.0
0.5 6.8
3.8
3.6
3.8
0.2 5.6
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.0 0.0
-0.1 -1.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Local Government
3.7
3.4
3.8
0.3 8.8
-0.1 -2.6
?Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by
selected employers in the Hinesville Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Liberty and Long counties. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2022 benchmark.
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics Division
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MACON-BIBB COUNTY MSA Nonfarm Employment
(In thousands)
(Not Seasonally Adjusted)
Preliminary AUG 2023
Revised Revised JUL 2023 AUG 2022
Change in Jobs from JUL 2023
Net %
Change in Jobs from AUG 2022
Net %
Total Nonfarm
102.8
103.3
100.9
-0.5 -0.5
1.9 1.9
Total Private
88.5
89.1
86.8
-0.6 -0.7
1.7 2.0
Goods Producing
10.8
10.9
10.7
-0.1 -0.9
0.1 0.9
Service-Providing
92.0
92.4
90.2
-0.4 -0.4
1.8 2.0
Private Service-Providing
77.7
78.2
76.1
-0.5 -0.6
1.6 2.1
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
20.0
20.2
20.2
-0.2 -1.0
-0.2 -1.0
Retail Trade
11.9
11.9
12.2
0.0 0.0
-0.3 -2.5
Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities
4.7
4.8
5.0
-0.1 -2.1
-0.3 -6.0
Financial Activities
8.9
8.9
8.9
0.0 0.0
0.0 0.0
Professional and Business Services
11.7
11.9
12.2
-0.2 -1.7
-0.5 -4.1
Private Education and Health Services
21.9
22.0
20.7
-0.1 -0.5
1.2 5.8
Leisure and Hospitality
10.5
10.5
10.2
0.0 0.0
0.3 2.9
Government
14.3
14.2
14.1
0.1 0.7
0.2 1.4
Federal Government
1.1
1.1
1.0
0.0 0.0
0.1 10.0
State Government
4.0
4.0
3.8
0.0 0.0
0.2 5.3
Local Government
9.2
9.1
9.3
0.1 1.1
-0.1 -1.1
?Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by
selected employers in the Macon-Bibb County Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Bibb, Crawford, Jones, Monroe and Twiggs counties. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2022 benchmark.
ROME MSA Nonfarm Employment
(In thousands)
(Not Seasonally Adjusted)
Preliminary
Revised
Revised
AUG 2023 JUL 2023 AUG 2022
Change in Jobs from JUL 2023
Net %
Change in Jobs from AUG 2022
Net %
Total Nonfarm Total Private
44.8
44.8
43.0
39.1
39.1
37.3
0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1.8 4.2 1.8 4.8
Goods Producing Service-Providing Private Service-Providing
7.8
7.7
7.5
0.1 1.3
37.0
37.1
35.5
-0.1 -0.3
31.3
31.4
29.8
-0.1 -0.3
0.3 4.0 1.5 4.2 1.5 5.0
Manufacturing Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
Retail Trade
6.8
6.8
6.5
0.0 0.0
7.5
7.7
7.4
-0.2 -2.6
4.7
4.7
4.4
0.0 0.0
0.3 4.6 0.1 1.4 0.3 6.8
Private Education and Health Services Government
Federal Government
10.9
10.7
10.1
5.7
5.7
5.7
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2 1.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
0.8 7.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
State Government Local Government
1.4
1.4
1.4
0.0 0.0
4.1
4.1
4.1
0.0 0.0
0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
?Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by
selected employers in the Rome Metropolitan Statistical Area, which comprises Floyd county. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2022 benchmark.
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics Division
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SAVANNAH MSA Nonfarm Employment
(In thousands)
(Not Seasonally Adjusted)
Preliminary Revised
Revised
AUG 2023 JUL 2023 AUG 2022
Change in Jobs from JUL 2023
Net %
Change in Jobs from AUG 2022
Net %
Total Nonfarm
203.5
204.5
199.0
-1.0 -0.5
4.5 2.3
Total Private
179.4
180.7
175.4
-1.3 -0.7
4.0 2.3
Goods Producing
29.5
29.4
28.5
0.1 0.3
1.0 3.5
Service-Providing
174.0
175.1
170.5
-1.1 -0.6
3.5 2.1
Private Service-Providing
149.9
151.3
146.9
-1.4 -0.9
3.0 2.0
Mining, Logging and Construction
9.5
9.6
9.1
-0.1 -1.0
0.4 4.4
Manufacturing
20.0
19.8
19.4
0.2 1.0
0.6 3.1
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
47.9
47.7
48.1
0.2 0.4
-0.2 -0.4
Wholesale Trade
7.1
7.1
7.2
0.0 0.0
-0.1 -1.4
Retail Trade
22.6
22.7
22.7
-0.1 -0.4
-0.1 -0.4
Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities
18.2
17.9
18.2
0.3 1.7
0.0 0.0
Information
1.7
1.7
1.7
0.0 0.0
0.0 0.0
Financial Activities
7.0
7.0
6.9
0.0 0.0
0.1 1.5
Professional and Business Services
26.3
26.9
26.6
-0.6 -2.2
-0.3 -1.1
Private Education and Health Services
29.3
29.4
27.8
-0.1 -0.3
1.5 5.4
Leisure and Hospitality
29.5
30.4
27.8
-0.9 -3.0
1.7 6.1
Other Services
8.2
8.2
8.0
0.0 0.0
0.2 2.5
Government
24.1
23.8
23.6
0.3 1.3
0.5 2.1
Federal Government
3.0
3.0
2.8
0.0 0.0
0.2 7.1
State Government
4.9
4.9
4.9
0.0 0.0
0.0 0.0
Local Government
?Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by
selected employers in the Savannah Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Bryan, Chatham and Effingham counties. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2022 benchmark.
VALDOSTA MSA Nonfarm Employment
(In thousands)
(Not Seasonally Adjusted)
Preliminary Revised
Revised
AUG 2023 JUL 2023 AUG 2022
Change in Jobs from JUL 2023
Net %
Change in Jobs from AUG 2022
Net %
Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing
56.4
55.8
56.5
44.4
44.4
43.9
8.3
8.3
8.1
0.6 1.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
-0.1 -0.2 0.5 1.1 0.2 2.5
Service-Providing Private Service-Providing
48.1
47.5
48.4
36.1
36.1
35.8
0.6 1.3 0.0 0.0
-0.3 -0.6 0.3 0.8
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
12.4
12.6
12.9
-0.2 -1.6
-0.5 -3.9
Retail Trade Government
7.0
7.2
7.1
-0.2 -2.8
12.0
11.4
12.6
0.6 5.3
-0.1 -1.4 -0.6 -4.8
Federal Government
1.2
1.2
1.2
0.0 0.0
0.0 0.0
State Government Local Government
2.7
2.3
3.1
0.4 17.4
8.1
7.9
8.3
0.2 2.5
-0.4 -12.9 -0.2 -2.4
?Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by
selected employers in the Valdosta Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Brooks, Echols, Lanier and Lowndes counties. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2022 benchmark.
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics Division
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WARNER ROBINS MSA Nonfarm Employment
(In thousands)
(Not Seasonally Adjusted)
Preliminary Revised
Revised
AUG 2023 JUL 2023 AUG 2022
Change in Jobs from JUL 2023
Net %
Change in Jobs from AUG 2022
Net %
Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing Private Service-Providing Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
Retail Trade Government
Federal Government State Government Local Government
81.7
80.8
79.1
0.9 1.1
53.1
53.4
51.9
-0.3 -0.6
10.7
10.7
10.5
0.0 0.0
71.0
70.1
68.6
0.9 1.3
42.4
42.7
41.4
-0.3 -0.7
12.3
12.5
12.2
-0.2 -1.6
9.5
9.7
9.6
-0.2 -2.1
28.6
27.4
27.2
1.2 4.4
16.2
15.1
15.3
1.1 7.3
2.2
2.3
2.2
-0.1 -4.4
10.2
10.0
9.7
0.2 2.0
2.6 3.3 1.2 2.3 0.2 1.9 2.4 3.5 1.0 2.4 0.1 0.8 -0.1 -1.0 1.4 5.2 0.9 5.9 0.0 0.0 0.5 5.2
?Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by
selected employers in the Warner Robins Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Houston, Peach and Pulaski counties. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2022 benchmark.
Total Nonfarm Employment by Metro Statistical Area
(In thousands)
(Seasonally Adjusted)
Preliminary
Revised
Revised
AUG 2023 JUL 2023 AUG 2022
Change in Jobs from JUL 2023
Net %
Change in Jobs from AUG 2022
Net %
Albany MSA
63.2
63.3
62.4
-0.1 -0.2
0.8 1.3
Athens-Clarke County MSA
102.0
100.9
97.4
1.1 1.1
4.6 4.7
Atlanta MSA
3,065.7
3,057.7
3,003.7
8.0 0.3
62.0 2.1
Augusta-Richmond County MSA
243.7
244.6
243.6
-0.9 -0.4
0.1 0.0
Brunswick MSA
47.9
47.9
46.3
0.0 0.0
1.6 3.5
Columbus MSA
125.9
125.9
122.1
0.0 0.0
3.8 3.1
Dalton MSA
68.0
67.9
67.4
0.1 0.1
0.6 0.9
Gainesville MSA
103.5
103.7
101.7
-0.2 -0.2
1.8 1.8
Hinesville MSA
22.2
22.0
21.9
0.2 0.9
0.3 1.4
Macon-Bibb County MSA
103.1
103.3
100.9
-0.2 -0.2
2.2 2.2
Rome MSA
44.9
44.9
43.2
0.0 0.0
1.7 3.9
Savannah MSA
203.5
204.2
200.4
-0.7 -0.3
3.1 1.5
Valdosta MSA
56.5
56.6
56.8
-0.1 -0.2
-0.3 -0.5
Warner Robins MSA
81.6
81.2
79.5
0.4 0.5
2.1 2.6
?Note: These seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected
employers throughout Georgia. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2022 benchmark.
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics Division
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Georgia Statewide Hours and Earnings
All Employee
Average Weekly Earnings (AWE)
Preliminary AUG 2023
Revised JUL 2023
Revised AUG 2022
Total Private..................................................................................................$1,063.64..........................$1,078.82.................... $1,033.71 Goods Producing.......................................................................................$1,266.58.......................... $1,247.27.................... $1,195.56 Private Service Providing...........................................................................$1,025.44..........................$1,046.39....................$1,002.96 Construction............................................................................................ $1,271.47..........................$1,276.80....................$1,225.36 Manufacturing.........................................................................................$1,231.23.......................... $1,198.40.................... $1,135.65 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities............................................................$924.85.............................$907.69....................... $877.20 Financial Activities.................................................................................. $1,282.10..........................$1,313.69....................$1,380.45 Professional and Business Services......................................................$1,365.61.......................... $1,441.27.................... $1,333.71 Educational and Health Services............................................................ $1,149.30.......................... $1,167.06.................... $1,150.80 Leisure and Hospitality.............................................................................. $484.96............................ $499.77.......................$468.79 Other Services.......................................................................................... $869.07.............................$881.68.......................$846.79
Average Weekly Hours (AWH)
Preliminary AUG 2023
Revised JUL 2023
Revised AUG 2022
Total Private...........................................................................................................34.3...................................34.7.............................34.7 Goods Producing................................................................................................40.7...................................39.9.............................40.5 Private Service Providing.................................................................................... 33.1...................................33.7.............................33.6 Construction.....................................................................................................40.3...................................39.9.............................40.9 Manufacturing.................................................................................................. 41.0...................................40.0.............................40.2 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities..................................................................33.4.................................. 33.2.............................34.0 Financial Activities...........................................................................................36.6...................................38.1.............................35.8 Professional and Business Services...............................................................36.7................................... 37.7.............................36.5 Educational and Health Services.....................................................................34.4...................................34.6.............................33.6 Leisure and Hospitality.....................................................................................26.2................................... 27.0.............................26.5 Other Services.................................................................................................33.4.................................. 34.2.............................34.2
Average Hourly Earnings (AHE)
Preliminary AUG 2023
Revised JUL 2023
Revised AUG 2022
Total Private.......................................................................................................$31.01...............................$31.09.........................$29.79 Goods Producing............................................................................................ $31.12...............................$31.26.........................$29.52 Private Service Providing............................................................................... $30.98...............................$31.05.........................$29.85 Construction.................................................................................................$31.55.............................. $32.00.........................$29.96 Manufacturing..............................................................................................$30.03.............................. $29.96.........................$28.25 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities..............................................................$27.69...............................$27.34.........................$25.80 Financial Activities...................................................................................... $35.03.............................. $34.48.........................$38.56 Professional and Business Services........................................................... $37.21.............................. $38.23........................ $36.54 Educational and Health Services.................................................................$33.41...............................$33.73.........................$34.25 Leisure and Hospitality................................................................................. $18.51............................... $18.51......................... $17.69 Other Services.............................................................................................$26.02...............................$25.78......................... $24.76
Read more about the hours and earnings series at http://www.bls.gov/sae/home.htm
?Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by
selected employers throughout Georgia. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2022 benchmark.
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics Division
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Georgia MSA Hours and Earnings
All Employee Total Private
Average Weekly Earnings (AWE)
Preliminary AUG 2023
Revised JUL 2023
Revised AUG 2022
Albany MSA ....................................................................................................$742.63............................. $767.87.......................$722.56 Athens-Clarke County MSA .......................................................................... $846.09.............................$887.04....................... $818.76 Atlanta MSA ............................................................................................... $1,149.20.......................... $1,162.80.................... $1,128.84 Augusta-Richmond County MSA .................................................................. $945.93............................ $948.86.......................$939.39 Brunswick MSA .............................................................................................$736.93............................ $725.86....................... $749.47 Columbus MSA ............................................................................................. $899.46.............................$916.65.......................$760.23 Dalton MSA .................................................................................................. $869.93.............................$901.33....................... $764.14 Gainesville MSA .......................................................................................... $1,011.45..........................$1,046.68.....................$1,150.70 Hinesville MSA .............................................................................................. $494.67............................ $485.76...................... $544.36 Macon-Bibb County MSA ............................................................................. $878.90............................ $859.91....................... $837.32 Rome MSA .....................................................................................................$799.79............................ $765.30.......................$772.51 Savannah MSA .............................................................................................. $821.11............................ $823.03...................... $864.57 Valdosta MSA .................................................................................................$912.67............................ $882.39...................... $806.29 Warner Robins MSA .......................................................................................$779.38.............................$774.36....................... $857.87
Average Weekly Hours (AWH)
Preliminary AUG 2023
Revised JUL 2023
Revised AUG 2022
Albany MSA ..........................................................................................................32.6...................................33.4................................32 Athens-Clarke County MSA .................................................................................31.5......................................33............................. 31.6 Atlanta MSA ........................................................................................................34.5...................................34.7.............................34.5 Augusta-Richmond County MSA .........................................................................34.1...................................33.6.............................35.8 Brunswick MSA ...................................................................................................33.3...................................32.8.............................32.6 Columbus MSA ....................................................................................................34.2......................................35.............................32.6 Dalton MSA .........................................................................................................34.7.................................. 36.3.............................33.5 Gainesville MSA ...................................................................................................36.7...................................36.7................................37 Hinesville MSA ..................................................................................................... 27.9................................... 27.6................................ 31 Macon-Bibb County MSA ....................................................................................35.1.................................. 35.3.............................34.5 Rome MSA ........................................................................................................... 31.7......................................30.............................33.5 Savannah MSA ....................................................................................................31.4.................................. 32.2.............................32.2 Valdosta MSA .......................................................................................................33.2.................................. 33.5............................. 31.3 Warner Robins MSA .............................................................................................31.2...................................31.3.............................35.7
Average Hourly Earnings (AHE)
Preliminary AUG 2023
Revised JUL 2023
Revised AUG 2022
Albany MSA ........................................................................................................22.78................................ 22.99...........................22.58 Athens-Clarke County MSA ...............................................................................26.86................................ 26.88...........................25.91 Atlanta MSA ......................................................................................................33.31.................................33.51...........................32.72 Augusta-Richmond County MSA ....................................................................... 27.74................................ 28.24...........................26.24 Brunswick MSA ................................................................................................. 22.13................................. 22.13...........................22.99 Columbus MSA ....................................................................................................26.3................................. 26.19...........................23.32 Dalton MSA .......................................................................................................25.07.................................24.83...........................22.81 Gainesville MSA .................................................................................................27.56.................................28.52............................. 31.1 Hinesville MSA ................................................................................................... 17.73................................... 17.6........................... 17.56 Macon-Bibb County MSA ..................................................................................25.04.................................24.36...........................24.27 Rome MSA .........................................................................................................25.23.................................25.51...........................23.06 Savannah MSA .................................................................................................. 26.15................................ 25.56...........................26.85 Valdosta MSA ..................................................................................................... 27.49................................ 26.34...........................25.76 Warner Robins MSA ...........................................................................................24.98................................. 24.74...........................24.03
Read more about the hours and earnings series at http://www.bls.gov/sae/home.htm
?Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by
selected employers throughout Georgia. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2022 benchmark.
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics Division
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Dimensions - Measuring Georgia's Labor Force
Unemployment rates -- Georgia and U.S.
8%
6%
4%
2%
0% Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug
Georgia
U.S.
WA 3.6
OR
3.4
ID
3.0
NV
5.4
UT
CA
2.5
4.6
AZ 3.8
AK 3.9
StSattaeteuUnenmempploloyymmeenntt Rraatteess
August 2023
National Unemployment Rate: 3.8% Rates are seasonally adjusted
MT 2.5
WY 2.9
CO 3.1 NM 3.7
ND 1.9 SD 1.9
NE 2.0
KS 2.7
MN 3.1
WI 2.9
IA 2.9
IL 4.1 MO 2.8
OK 2.8 TX 4.1
AR 2.7
MS 3.2 LA 3.3
NH
1.8 ME
VT
2.5
1.8
MI 3.7
OH
IN
3.4
3.4
KY 4.0 TN 3.1
PA 3.5
WV
3.6
VA
2.5
NC 3.3
SC 3.0
AL
GA
2.1
3.3
FL 2.7
MA 2.6
NY 3.9
RI 2.7
CT
NJ 4.2
3.6
DE
4.1
DC 5.0
MD 1.7
Unemployment rate
4.0% or greater 3.5% to 3.9% 3.0% to 3.4% 2.5% to 2.9%
Less than 2.5%
HI
PR
2.8
6.2
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics Division
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Georgia Labor Force Estimates
Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older
Georgia
(Seasonally adjusted)
Employment Status
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
Preliminary AUG 2023
5,322,059 5,147,925
174,134 3.3
Revised JUL 2023
5,309,620 5,139,813
169,807 3.2
Revised AUG 2022
5,234,702 5,073,755
160,947 3.1
Change From
JUL 2023
AUG 2022
12,439 8,112 4,327
87,357 74,170 13,187
Georgia
(Not Seasonally adjusted)
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
5,333,672 5,129,597
204,075 3.8
5,319,444 5,145,980
173,464 3.3
5,216,939 5,040,392
176,547 3.4
14,228 -16,383 30,611
116,733 89,205 27,528
Albany MSA
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed
Rate
64,874
64,905
64,196
-31
678
62,050
62,397
61,325
-347
725
2,824
2,508
2,871
316
-47
4.4
3.9
4.5
Athens-Clarke County MSA
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
101,453 97,578 3,875 3.8
99,476 96,364
3,112 3.1
97,421 94,041 3,380
3.5
1,977 1,214
763
4,032 3,537
495
Atlanta MSA
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed
Rate
3,252,085 3,130,635
121,450 3.7
3,244,883 3,141,644
103,239 3.2
3,181,444 3,079,360
102,084 3.2
7,202 -11,009 18,211
70,641 51,275 19,366
Augusta-Richmond County MSA
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed
Rate
263,430 252,862
10,568 4.0
266,187 255,449
10,738 4.0
261,467 251,351
10,116 3.9
-2,757 -2,587
-170
1,963 1,511
452
Brunswick MSA
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed
Rate
55,313 53,288
2,025 3.7
55,253 53,678
1,575 2.9
53,731 51,936
1,795 3.3
60 -390 450
1,582 1,352
230
Columbus MSA
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
124,306 119,130
5,176 4.2
124,355 119,861
4,494 3.6
120,808 115,777
5,031 4.2
-49
3,498
-731
3,353
682
145
Dalton MSA
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
59,013
59,217
58,099
-204
914
56,354
56,744
55,779
-390
575
2,659
2,473
2,320
186
339
4.5
4.2
4.0
Gainesville MSA
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
109,182 105,790
3,392 3.1
108,719 106,001
2,718 2.5
106,792 103,817
2,975 2.8
463
2,390
-211
1,973
674
417
?Note: MSA data are not seasonally adjusted. Employment includes nonagricultural wage and salary employment, self-employment, 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.
Albany MSA: Baker, Dougherty, Lee, Terrell, and Worth counties. Athens-Clarke County MSA: Clarke, Madison, Oconee, and Oglethorpe counties. Atlanta MSA: Barrow, Bartow, Butts, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, Dawson, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Haralson, Heard, Henry, Jasper, Lamar, Meriwether, Morgan, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, Pike, Rockdale, Spalding, and Walton counties.
Augusta-Richmond County MSA: Burke, Columbia, Lincoln, McDuffie, and Richmond counties in Georgia and Aiken and Edgefield counties in South Carolina. Brunswick MSA: Brantley, Glynn, and McIntosh counties. Columbus MSA: Chattahoochee, Harris, Marion, and Muscogee counties in Georgia and Russell County in Alabama. Dalton MSA: Murray and Whitfield counties. Gainesville MSA: Hall County. Hinesville MSA: Liberty and Long counties. Macon-Bibb County MSA: Bibb, Crawford, Jones, Monroe, and Twiggs counties. Rome MSA: Floyd County. Savannah MSA: Bryan, Chatham, and Effingham counties. Valdosta MSA: Brooks, Echols, Lanier, and Lowndes counties. Warner Robins MSA: Houston, Peach and Pulaski counties.
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics Division
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Hinesville MSA
Macon-Bibb County MSA Rome MSA Savannah MSA
Valdosta MSA Warner Robins MSA
Georgia Labor Force Estimates
Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older
Employment Status
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
Preliminary AUG 2023
35,138 33,766
1,372 3.9
100,903 96,556 4,347 4.3
Revised JUL 2023
34,667 33,542
1,125 3.2
101,221 97,530 3,691 3.6
Revised AUG 2022
34,528 33,284
1,244 3.6
98,903 95,016
3,887 3.9
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
45,749 43,983
1,766 3.9
201,081 194,098
6,983 3.5
45,913 44,361
1,552 3.4
202,048 196,347
5,701 2.8
43,855 42,362
1,493 3.4
196,346 190,050
6,296 3.2
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
62,549 59,917 2,632
4.2
88,134 84,834
3,300 3.7
61,914 59,712 2,202
3.6
87,331 84,660
2,671 3.1
62,302 60,043
2,259 3.6
85,623 82,497
3,126 3.7
Change From
JUL 2023
AUG 2022
471
610
224
482
247
128
-318 -974 656
2,000 1,540
460
-164 -378 214
1,894 1,621
273
-967 -2,249 1,282
4,735 4,048
687
635
247
205
-126
430
373
803
2,511
174
2,337
629
174
Area United States
(Seasonally adjusted)
United States
(Not Seasonally adjusted)
United States Labor Force Estimates
Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older
Employment Status
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
AUG 2023
167,839,000 161,484,000
6,355,000 3.8
168,049,000 161,427,000
6,623,000 3.9
JUL 2023
167,103,000 161,262,000
5,841,000 3.5
168,354,000 161,982,000
6,372,000 3.8
AUG 2022
164,714,000 158,694,000
6,021,000 3.7
164,971,000 158,714,000
6,256,000 3.8
Change From
JUL 2023
AUG 2022
736,000 222,000 514,000
3,125,000 2,790,000
334,000
-305,000 -555,000
251,000
3,078,000 2,713,000
367,000
?Note: MSA data are not seasonally adjusted. Employment includes nonagricultural wage and salary employment, self-employment, 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.
Albany MSA: Baker, Dougherty, Lee, Terrell, and Worth counties. Athens-Clarke County MSA: Clarke, Madison, Oconee, and Oglethorpe counties. Atlanta MSA: Barrow, Bartow, Butts, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, Dawson, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Haralson, Heard, Henry, Jasper, Lamar, Meriwether, Morgan, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, Pike, Rockdale, Spalding, and Walton counties. Augusta-Richmond County MSA: Burke, Columbia, Lincoln, McDuffie, and Richmond counties in Georgia and Aiken and Edgefield counties in South Carolina. Brunswick MSA: Brantley, Glynn, and McIntosh counties. Columbus MSA: Chattahoochee, Harris, Marion, and Muscogee counties in Georgia and Russell County in Alabama. Dalton MSA: Murray and Whitfield counties. Gainesville MSA: Hall County. Hinesville MSA: Liberty and Long counties. Macon-Bibb County MSA: Bibb, Crawford, Jones, Monroe, and Twiggs counties. Rome MSA: Floyd County. Savannah MSA: Bryan, Chatham, and Effingham counties. Valdosta MSA: Brooks, Echols, Lanier, and Lowndes counties. Warner Robins MSA: Houston, Peach and Pulaski counties.
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics Division
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Georgia Labor Force Estimates by County (not seasonally adjusted)
Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older
Georgia
Preliminary August 2023
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
5,333,672 5,129,597 204,075 3.8
Appling Atkinson Bacon Baker Baldwin
9,490 4,349 4,873 1,075 18,608
9,112 4,200 4,701 1,026 17,750
378 4.0 149 3.4 172 3.5
49 4.6 858 4.6
Banks Barrow Bartow Ben Hill Berrien
10,902 10,597
305 2.8
43,972 42,501 1,471 3.3
53,358 51,366 1,992 3.7
5,666
5,378
288 5.1
7,711
7,329
382 5.0
Bibb Bleckley Brantley Brooks Bryan
66,358 63,329 3,029 4.6
4,546
4,301
245 5.4
7,660
7,326
334 4.4
6,569
6,294
275 4.2
20,459 19,801
658 3.2
Bulloch Burke Butts Calhoun Camden
39,296 8,965 11,565 2,103
22,958
37,607 8,377 11,139 2,025 22,110
1,689 4.3 588 6.6 426 3.7 78 3.7 848 3.7
Candler Carroll Catoosa Charlton Chatham
6,296
6,098
198 3.1
58,513 56,162 2,351 4.0
34,261 33,116 1,145 3.3
5,118
4,929
189 3.7
146,422 141,197 5,225 3.6
Chattahoochee 1,948
1,842
106 5.4
Chattooga
9,061
8,664
397 4.4
Cherokee
145,916 141,276 4,640 3.2
Clarke
59,925 57,430 2,495 4.2
Clay
809
732
77 9.5
Clayton Clinch Cobb Coffee Colquitt
143,020 136,380 6,640 4.6
2,938
2,830
108 3.7
440,934 425,998 14,936 3.4
19,121 18,381
740 3.9
22,102 21,340
762 3.4
Columbia Cook Coweta Crawford Crisp
75,753 72,910 2,843 3.8
8,308
8,005
303 3.6
79,434 76,594 2,840 3.6
5,408
5,196
212 3.9
9,800
9,389
411 4.2
Revised July 2023
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
5,319,444 5,145,980 173,464 3.3
9,418 4,380 4,863 1,068 18,256
9,051 4,228 4,715 1,035 17,511
367 3.9 152 3.5 148 3.0
33 3.1 745 4.1
10,855 43,840 53,194
5,651 7,635
10,608 42,651 51,552 5,384
7,326
247 2.3 1,189 2.7 1,642 3.1
267 4.7 309 4.0
66,594 4,465 7,651 6,503 20,574
63,964 4,257 7,383 6,291
20,030
2,630 3.9 208 4.7 268 3.5 212 3.3 544 2.6
38,515 9,061
11,540 2,060 22,723
37,092 8,471 11,178 2,002
22,064
1,423 3.7 590 6.5 362 3.1 58 2.8 659 2.9
6,201
6,055
146 2.4
58,449 56,369 2,080 3.6
34,118 33,209
909 2.7
5,074
4,926
148 2.9
147,119 142,831 4,288 2.9
1,939 9,029 145,532 58,724
818
1,855 8,678 141,777 56,693
741
84 4.3 351 3.9 3,755 2.6 2,031 3.5
77 9.4
142,877 136,852 6,025 4.2
2,906
2,827
79 2.7
439,978 427,493 12,485 2.8
19,026 18,327
699 3.7
22,080 21,452
628 2.8
76,030 8,205 79,193 5,422 9,773
73,703 7,937
76,863 5,250 9,442
2,327 3.1 268 3.3
2,330 2.9 172 3.2 331 3.4
Revised August 2022
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
5,216,939 5,040,392 176,547 3.4
9,209 4,324 4,870 1,085 17,622
8,814 4,190 4,711 1,033 16,819
395 4.3 134 3.1 159 3.3
52 4.8 803 4.6
10,688 42,998 52,162
5,572 7,639
10,419 41,781 50,522 5,303 7,361
269 2.5 1,217 2.8 1,640 3.1
269 4.8 278 3.6
64,954 4,471 7,508 6,610
19,990
62,258 4,239 7,214 6,376 19,415
2,696 4.2 232 5.2 294 3.9 234 3.5 575 2.9
38,140 8,900 11,300 2,141 22,012
36,658 8,405
10,953 2,053 21,279
1,482 3.9 495 5.6 347 3.1 88 4.1 733 3.3
5,958 57,300 33,209 5,040 143,036
5,794 55,326 32,232
4,862 138,253
164 2.8 1,974 3.4
977 2.9 178 3.5 4,783 3.3
1,889 9,152 142,864 57,458
805
1,789 8,736 139,069 55,249
744
100 5.3 416 4.5 3,795 2.7 2,209 3.8
61 7.6
139,817 133,987 5,830 4.2
2,886
2,795
91 3.2
431,563 419,135 12,428 2.9
18,790 18,092
698 3.7
21,601 20,885
716 3.3
75,550 8,216
77,632 5,319 9,659
73,112 7,934 75,309 5,125 9,181
2,438 3.2 282 3.4
2,323 3.0 194 3.6 478 4.9
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics Division
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Georgia Labor Force Estimates by County (not seasonally adjusted)
Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older
Dade Dawson Decatur DeKalb Dodge
Dooly Dougherty Douglas Early Echols
Effingham Elbert Emanuel Evans Fannin
Fayette Floyd Forsyth Franklin Fulton
Gilmer Glascock Glynn Gordon Grady
Greene Gwinnett Habersham Hall Hancock
Haralson Harris Hart Heard Henry
Houston Irwin Jackson Jasper Jeff Davis
Preliminary August 2023
Labor Force
8,253 13,693 11,754 413,963
6,880
Employment
7,979 13,245 11,280 397,817
6,552
Unemployment Number Rate
274 3.3 448 3.3 474 4.0 16,146 3.9 328 4.8
4,908
4,711
197 4.0
36,544 34,772 1,772 4.8
76,723 73,666 3,057 4.0
4,406
4,223
183 4.2
1,806
1,743
63 3.5
34,200 8,139 8,947 5,066
12,496
33,100 7,813 8,515 4,877
12,061
1,100 3.2 326 4.0 432 4.8 189 3.7 435 3.5
61,029 58,766 2,263 3.7
45,749 43,983 1,766 3.9
133,024 128,812 4,212 3.2
9,872
9,477
395 4.0
588,178 564,588 23,590 4.0
12,613 12,108
505 4.0
1,249
1,195
54 4.3
41,260 39,817 1,443 3.5
29,603 28,538 1,065 3.6
10,949 10,537
412 3.8
7,475
7,155
320 4.3
511,962 494,336 17,626 3.4
19,146 18,412
734 3.8
109,182 105,790 3,392 3.1
2,572
2,426
146 5.7
13,317 12,797
520 3.9
17,209 16,637
572 3.3
12,736 12,308
428 3.4
5,424
5,219
205 3.8
123,339 118,293 5,046 4.1
72,036 69,468 2,568 3.6
3,498
3,336
162 4.6
46,226 44,949 1,277 2.8
7,335
7,078
257 3.5
6,249
5,943
306 4.9
Revised July 2023
Labor Force
8,216 13,642 11,756 413,013
6,861
Employment
8,006 13,297 11,358 399,193
6,567
Unemployment Number Rate
210 2.6 345 2.5 398 3.4 13,820 3.3 294 4.3
4,889 36,561 76,565
4,387 1,793
4,732 34,959 73,922
4,232 1,744
157 3.2 1,602 4.4 2,643 3.5
155 3.5 49 2.7
34,355 8,166 8,938 4,985
12,499
33,486 7,795 8,558 4,835
12,168
869 2.5 371 4.5 380 4.3 150 3.0 331 2.6
60,793 58,969 1,824 3.0
45,913 44,361 1,552 3.4
132,690 129,268 3,422 2.6
9,724
9,410
314 3.2
587,001 566,565 20,436 3.5
12,561 1,237
41,234 29,388 10,905
12,190 1,199
40,102 28,455 10,567
371 3.0 38 3.1 1,132 2.7 933 3.2 338 3.1
7,509
7,279
230 3.1
510,953 496,085 14,868 2.9
18,969 18,379
590 3.1
108,719 106,001 2,718 2.5
2,533
2,402
131 5.2
13,277 12,844
433 3.3
17,205 16,750
455 2.6
12,685 12,329
356 2.8
5,407
5,239
168 3.1
123,093 118,693 4,400 3.6
71,368 3,472
45,954 7,314 6,241
69,310 3,313
44,940 7,106 5,954
2,058 2.9 159 4.6
1,014 2.2 208 2.8 287 4.6
Revised August 2022
Labor Force
Employment
8,079 13,454 11,648 404,773
6,926
7,848 13,087 11,208 391,099
6,647
Unemployment Number Rate
231 2.9 367 2.7 440 3.8 13,674 3.4 279 4.0
4,719 36,197 75,130
4,317 1,819
4,487 34,326 72,444
4,143 1,767
232 4.9 1,871 5.2 2,686 3.6
174 4.0 52 2.9
33,320 7,731 8,570 5,028
12,033
32,382 7,421 8,172 4,850
11,663
938 2.8 310 4.0 398 4.6 178 3.5 370 3.1
59,489 57,753 1,736 2.9
43,855 42,362 1,493 3.4
130,197 126,731 3,466 2.7
9,924
9,574
350 3.5
575,227 555,236 19,991 3.5
12,416 1,244 39,999 28,976 10,705
11,991 1,195
38,715 28,107 10,332
425 3.4 49 3.9
1,284 3.2 869 3.0 373 3.5
7,435
7,176
259 3.5
501,547 486,629 14,918 3.0
18,723 18,081
642 3.4
106,792 103,817 2,975 2.8
2,464
2,327
137 5.6
13,052 16,713 12,064 5,319 120,221
12,610 16,174 11,663 5,143 116,074
442 3.4 539 3.2 401 3.3 176 3.3 4,147 3.4
69,951 3,455
45,461 7,196 6,062
67,464 3,302 44,411 6,985 5,812
2,487 3.6 153 4.4
1,050 2.3 211 2.9 250 4.1
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics Division
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Georgia Labor Force Estimates by County (not seasonally adjusted)
Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older
Jefferson Jenkins Johnson Jones Lamar
Lanier Laurens Lee Liberty Lincoln
Long Lowndes Lumpkin McDuffie McIntosh
Macon Madison Marion Meriwether Miller
Mitchell Monroe Montgomery Morgan Murray
Muscogee Newton Oconee Oglethorpe Paulding
Peach Pickens Pierce Pike Polk
Pulaski Putnam Quitman Rabun Randolph
Preliminary August 2023
Labor Force
6,665 3,485 3,959 13,465 8,570
Employment
6,374 3,277 3,821 12,960 8,224
Unemployment Number Rate
291 4.4 208 6.0 138 3.5 505 3.8 346 4.0
3,781
3,601
180 4.8
19,131 18,189
942 4.9
15,064 14,558
506 3.4
26,579 25,544 1,035 3.9
3,464
3,310
154 4.4
8,559 50,393 19,216
8,397 6,393
8,222 48,279 18,585
7,926 6,145
337 3.9 2,114 4.2
631 3.3 471 5.6 248 3.9
4,448 13,787 3,326
9,121 2,865
4,230 13,299
3,180 8,724 2,777
218 4.9 488 3.5 146 4.4 397 4.4
88 3.1
8,273 12,921 4,053 9,836 15,491
7,913 12,469
3,868 9,493 14,754
360 4.4 452 3.5 185 4.6 343 3.5 737 4.8
77,571 73,860 3,711 4.8
55,587 53,064 2,523 4.5
20,666 20,017
649 3.1
7,075
6,832
243 3.4
93,381 90,116 3,265 3.5
12,037 16,267
9,055 9,364 18,661
11,477 15,710 8,735 9,055 17,943
560 4.7 557 3.4 320 3.5 309 3.3 718 3.8
4,061 8,922
722 8,206 2,397
3,889 8,502
677 7,908 2,277
172 4.2 420 4.7
45 6.2 298 3.6 120 5.0
Revised July 2023
Labor Force
6,633 3,453 3,930 13,489 8,551
Employment
6,354 3,259 3,817 13,093 8,255
Unemployment Number Rate
279 4.2 194 5.6 113 2.9 396 2.9 296 3.5
3,733 18,977 15,064 26,207
3,501
3,589 18,159 14,638 25,365 3,348
144 3.9 818 4.3 426 2.8 842 3.2 153 4.4
8,460 49,885 18,959
8,490 6,368
8,177 48,088 18,448
8,013 6,193
283 3.3 1,797 3.6
511 2.7 477 5.6 175 2.7
4,438 13,522
3,319 9,132 2,874
4,228 13,140 3,202 8,759 2,803
210 4.7 382 2.8 117 3.5 373 4.1
71 2.5
8,241 12,958
4,057 9,816 15,499
7,931 12,595
3,869 9,535 14,858
310 3.8 363 2.8 188 4.6 281 2.9 641 4.1
77,581 55,414 20,288 6,942 93,149
74,347 53,253 19,777
6,754 90,431
3,234 4.2 2,161 3.9
511 2.5 188 2.7 2,718 2.9
11,935 16,201
8,988 9,359 18,629
11,464 15,766
8,736 9,089 18,014
471 3.9 435 2.7 252 2.8 270 2.9 615 3.3
4,028 8,918
712 8,266 2,376
3,886 8,584
679 8,050 2,276
142 3.5 334 3.7
33 4.6 216 2.6 100 4.2
Revised August 2022
Labor Force
6,570 3,301 3,924 13,211 8,407
Employment
6,276 3,145 3,800 12,772 8,108
Unemployment Number Rate
294 4.5 156 4.7 124 3.2 439 3.3 299 3.6
3,765 18,870 14,860 26,093
3,471
3,616 18,058 14,382 25,142
3,333
149 4.0 812 4.3 478 3.2 951 3.6 138 4.0
8,435 50,108 18,596 8,337 6,224
8,142 48,284 18,071
7,939 6,007
293 3.5 1,824 3.6
525 2.8 398 4.8 217 3.5
4,427 13,271 3,237
9,032 2,814
4,207 12,849
3,102 8,616 2,734
220 5.0 422 3.2 135 4.2 416 4.6
80 2.8
8,200 12,733
3,770 9,694 15,224
7,721 12,310 3,605
9,410 14,619
479 5.8 423 3.3 165 4.4 284 2.9 605 4.0
75,148 54,232 19,872
6,820 91,246
71,607 52,187 19,335 6,608 88,565
3,541 4.7 2,045 3.8
537 2.7 212 3.1 2,681 2.9
11,719 15,917
8,787 9,207 18,692
11,224 15,447 8,506 8,934 18,041
495 4.2 470 3.0 281 3.2 273 3.0 651 3.5
3,953 8,614
738 7,952 2,379
3,809 8,277
696 7,703 2,258
144 3.6 337 3.9
42 5.7 249 3.1 121 5.1
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics Division
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Richmond Rockdale Schley Screven Seminole
Spalding Stephens Stewart Sumter Talbot
Taliaferro Tattnall Taylor Telfair Terrell
Thomas Tift Toombs Towns Treutlen
Troup Turner Twiggs Union Upson
Walker Walton Ware Warren Washington
Wayne Webster Wheeler White Whitfield
Wilcox Wilkes Wilkinson Worth
Georgia Labor Force Estimates by County (not seasonally adjusted)
Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older
Preliminary August 2023
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
82,633 78,190 4,443 5.4
46,267 44,255 2,012 4.3
2,235
2,153
82 3.7
5,110
4,798
312 6.1
3,073
2,938
135 4.4
29,986 28,711 1,275 4.3
10,686 10,246
440 4.1
2,672
2,575
97 3.6
12,756 12,142
614 4.8
2,847
2,729
118 4.1
545 9,017 2,667 3,418 3,474
519 8,655 2,532 3,170 3,305
26 4.8 362 4.0 135 5.1 248 7.3 169 4.9
17,117 20,815 12,712
4,379 2,748
16,362 20,087 12,163
4,159 2,610
755 4.4 728 3.5 549 4.3 220 5.0 138 5.0
36,960 3,176 2,751
11,737 11,937
35,674 3,038 2,602 11,339 11,482
1,286 3.5 138 4.3 149 5.4 398 3.4 455 3.8
31,959 49,007 16,143
2,697 7,138
30,799 47,250 15,548 2,565 6,793
1,160 3.6 1,757 3.6
595 3.7 132 4.9 345 4.8
12,379 11,884
495 4.0
958
915
43 4.5
1,744
1,632
112 6.4
17,460 16,948
512 2.9
43,522 41,600 1,922 4.4
2,618 3,705 4,103 8,717
2,504 3,543 3,945 8,389
114 4.4 162 4.4 158 3.9 328 3.8
Revised July 2023
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
83,190 46,147 2,207 5,057 3,078
79,042 44,410
2,132 4,779 2,959
4,148 5.0 1,737 3.8
75 3.4 278 5.5 119 3.9
29,902 10,570
2,661 12,630
2,834
28,814 1,088 3.6
10,212
358 3.4
2,572
89 3.3
12,031
599 4.7
2,741
93 3.3
547 8,994 2,630 3,397 3,488
529 8,684 2,519 3,178 3,324
18 3.3 310 3.4 111 4.2 219 6.4 164 4.7
17,035 20,697 12,689
4,390 2,767
16,410 19,990 12,169
4,215 2,621
625 3.7 707 3.4 520 4.1 175 4.0 146 5.3
36,810 3,166 2,758 11,724
11,932
35,628 3,031 2,628
11,430 11,499
1,182 3.2 135 4.3 130 4.7 294 2.5 433 3.6
31,808 48,861 16,055
2,716 7,093
30,889 47,416 15,545 2,577 6,819
919 2.9 1,445 3.0
510 3.2 139 5.1 274 3.9
12,347 953
1,728 17,311 43,718
11,960 918
1,631 16,909 41,886
387 3.1 35 3.7 97 5.6
402 2.3 1,832 4.2
2,593 3,760 4,025 8,724
2,487 3,605 3,894 8,441
106 4.1 155 4.1 131 3.3 283 3.2
Revised August 2022
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
82,037 45,208
2,142 4,997 3,077
78,230 43,524
2,054 4,751 2,956
3,807 4.6 1,684 3.7
88 4.1 246 4.9 121 3.9
29,321 10,474
2,574 12,117 2,854
28,247 10,075 2,456 11,571 2,689
1,074 3.7 399 3.8 118 4.6 546 4.5 165 5.8
548 9,277 2,637 3,490 3,437
522 8,954 2,481 3,261 3,270
26 4.7 323 3.5 156 5.9 229 6.6 167 4.9
16,820 20,784 11,891
4,237 2,616
16,146 20,124 11,368 4,043 2,493
674 4.0 660 3.2 523 4.4 194 4.6 123 4.7
36,165 3,132 2,686
11,372 11,579
34,956 2,973 2,551 11,037 11,112
1,209 3.3 159 5.1 135 5.0 335 2.9 467 4.0
31,017 47,939 15,646 2,655 6,894
29,999 46,449 15,101
2,537 6,584
1,018 3.3 1,490 3.1
545 3.5 118 4.4 310 4.5
11,862 965
1,639 16,981 42,875
11,445 918
1,540 16,512 41,160
417 3.5 47 4.9 99 6.0 469 2.8 1,715 4.0
2,617 3,736 4,002 8,617
2,500 3,565 3,858 8,314
117 4.5 171 4.6 144 3.6 303 3.5
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics Division
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City Labor Force Estimates
Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older
Preliminary August 2023
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
Albany 29,575 28,123 1,452 4.9
Alpharetta
38,637 37,445 1,192 3.1
Athens 59,925 57,430 2,495 4.2
Atlanta 278,075 265,684 12,391 4.5
Dekalb Part
25,603 24,626
977 3.8
Fulton Part
252,472 241,058 11,414 4.5
Augusta 82,633 78,190 4,443 5.4
Brookhaven
36,631 35,662
969 2.6
Canton 17,620 17,086
534 3.0
Carrollton 12,181 11,602
579 4.8
Chamblee 21,833 21,234
599 2.7
Columbus
77,571 73,860 3,711 4.8
Dalton 13,693 13,057
636 4.6
Decatur 14,804 14,357
447 3.0
Douglasville
17,756 17,003
753 4.2
Duluth 16,690 16,086
604 3.6
Dunwoody
28,199 27,367
832 3.0
East Point
17,276 16,366
910 5.3
Gainesville
22,005 21,277
728 3.3
Hinesville 15,689 15,108
581 3.7
Johns Creek
46,718 45,253 1,465 3.1
Kennesaw
20,961 20,284
677 3.2
LaGrange 15,267 14,661
606 4.0
Lawrenceville
15,344 14,758
586 3.8
McDonough
13,085 12,413
672 5.1
Macon-Bibb 66,358 63,329 3,029 4.6
Marietta 36,607 35,353 1,254 3.4
Milton 21,195 20,507
688 3.2
Newnan 20,445 19,648
797 3.9
Peachtree City
19,628 19,016
612 3.1
P'tree Corners
26,065 25,306
759 2.9
Pooler 14,575 14,149
426 2.9
Rome 15,953 15,279
674 4.2
Roswell 55,739 54,070 1,669 3.0
Sandy Springs
68,205 66,119 2,086 3.1
Savannah 69,499 66,724 2,775 4.0
Smyrna 36,132 34,854 1,278 3.5
Statesboro
14,854 13,998
856 5.8
Stockbridge
15,033 14,429
604 4.0
Sugar Hill
13,828 13,377
451 3.3
Tucker 20,759 20,079
680 3.3
Union City
10,640 10,039
601 5.6
Valdosta 24,378 23,258 1,120 4.6
Warner Robins
34,328 33,078 1,250 3.6
Woodstock
18,657 18,062
595 3.2
Revised July 2023
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
29,600 28,274 1,326 4.5
38,521 37,576 945 2.5
58,724 56,693 2,031 3.5
277,450 266,613 10,837 3.9
25,544 24,711 833 3.3
251,906 241,902 10,004 4.0
83,190 79,042 4,148 5.0
36,543 35,786
757 2.1
17,590 17,146 444 2.5
12,213 11,645 568 4.7
21,802 21,307 495 2.3
77,581 74,347 3,234 4.2
13,806 13,147 659 4.8
14,787 14,407 380 2.6
17,760 17,062 698 3.9
16,673 16,143 530 3.2
28,167 27,461
706 2.5
17,244 16,423
821 4.8
21,924 21,320 604 2.8
15,491 15,002
489 3.2
46,614 45,411 1,203 2.6
20,907 20,355
552 2.6
15,237 14,642
595 3.9
15,274 14,811
463 3.0
13,057 12,455
602 4.6
66,594 63,964 2,630 3.9
36,536 35,477 1,059 2.9
21,128 20,579 549 2.6
20,401 19,717 684 3.4
19,558 19,082
476 2.4
26,008 25,396
612 2.4
14,634 14,313
321 2.2
16,018 15,411
607 3.8
55,640 54,259 1,381 2.5
68,050 66,350 1,700 2.5
69,856 67,496 2,360 3.4
36,036 34,976 1,060 2.9
14,538 13,806
732 5.0
15,043 14,478 565 3.8
13,777 13,424 353 2.6
20,718 20,148
570 2.8
10,589 10,074
515 4.9
24,157 23,166
991 4.1
33,993 33,004 989 2.9
18,623 18,126
497 2.7
Revised August 2022
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
29,343 27,762 1,581 5.4
37,825 36,825 1,000 2.6
57,458 55,249 2,209 3.8
271,285 261,275 10,010 3.7
24,845 24,210
635 2.6
246,440 237,065 9,375 3.8
82,037 78,230 3,807 4.6
35,822 35,060
762 2.1
17,246 16,819
427 2.5
11,931 11,429
502 4.2
21,343 20,875
468 2.2
75,148 71,607 3,541 4.7
13,499 12,919
580 4.3
14,479 14,115
364 2.5
17,354 16,721
633 3.6
16,297 15,835
462 2.8
27,616 26,904
712 2.6
16,951 16,095
856 5.0
21,542 20,881
661 3.1
15,392 14,870
522 3.4
45,686 44,503 1,183 2.6
20,494 19,957
537 2.6
14,932 14,366
566 3.8
15,053 14,528
525 3.5
12,713 12,180
533 4.2
64,954 62,258 2,696 4.2
35,814 34,784 1,030 2.9
20,739 20,167
572 2.8
19,965 19,318
647 3.2
19,163 18,688
475 2.5
25,628 24,912
716 2.8
14,246 13,854
392 2.8
15,302 14,716
586 3.8
54,529 53,174 1,355 2.5
66,831 65,024 1,807 2.7
67,885 65,333 2,552 3.8
35,306 34,293 1,013 2.9
14,404 13,645
759 5.3
14,718 14,158
560 3.8
13,522 13,168
354 2.6
20,347 19,740
607 3.0
10,374
9,873
501 4.8
24,258 23,261
997 4.1
33,390 32,126 1,264 3.8
18,257 17,780
477 2.6
Note: City estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. All cities listed have total population of 25,000 or more.
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics Division
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UNEMGPeoLrOgiaYUMneEmNploTymReAntTREateBs bYy CCoOunUtyNTIES AUGUST 2023 August 2023
Dade 3.3
Catoosa 3.3
Walker
Whitfield
Murray 4.8
Fannin 3.5
Union 3.4
Towns 5.0
Rabun 3.6
3.6
4.4
Chattooga 4.4
Gordon 3.6
Floyd 3.9
Bartow 3.7
Gilmer 4.0
Pickens 3.4
Cherokee 3.2
Lumpkin 3.3
Dawson 3.3
Forsyth 3.2
White Habersham
2.9
3.8
Stephens
4.1
Banks Franklin
Hall
2.8
4.0
3.1
Jackson 2.8
Madison 3.5
Hart 3.4
Elbert 4.0
5.0% or greater 19 counties (12%)
4.0% to 4.9% 64 counties (40%)
3.0% to 3.9% 73 counties (46%)
Polk 3.8
Paulding
Cobb 3.4
Gwinnett 3.4
Barrow 3.3
Clarke 4.2
Oglethorpe 3.4
Less than 3.0% 3 counties (2%)
Haralson 3.9
Carroll 4.0
Heard 3.8
3.5 Douglas 4.0
Coweta 3.6
Fulton 4.0
DeKalb 3.9 Rockdale
Walton 3.6
Oconee 3.1
Clayton
4.3 Newton
4.6
Fayette 3.7
Henry 4.1
4.5
Morgan 3.5
Spalding 4.3
Butts 3.7
Jasper 3.5
Putnam 4.7
Wilkes 4.4
Lincoln 4.4
Percentages of number of counties may not total 100 due to rounding
Greene 4.3
Taliaferro
4.8
McDuffie
Warren 5.6
Columbia 3.8
4.9
Richmond
Hancock
5.4
5.7
Glascock
4.3
Troup 3.5
Meriwether 4.4
Pike 3.3
Lamar 4.0
Monroe 3.5
Jones 3.8
Baldwin 4.6
Washington
Jefferson 4.4
Burke 6.6
Upson
4.8
Harris 3.3
Talbot 4.1
Muscogee 4.8
Marion Chattahoochee 4.4
3.8
Taylor 5.1
Crawford 3.9
Bibb 4.6
Twiggs 5.4
Wilkinson 3.9
Peach
4.7
Macon 4.9
Houston 3.6
Bleckley 5.4
Laurens 4.9
Johnson 3.5
Emanuel 4.8
Jenkins 6.0
Screven 6.1
Treutlen 5.0
Candler 3.1
Bulloch 4.3
Effingham 3.2
5.4
Stewart 3.6
Schley 3.7
Webster 4.5
Sumter 4.8
Quitman
6.2 Randolph Terrell
Lee
5.0
4.9
3.4
Clay 9.5
Calhoun 3.7
Dougherty 4.8
Early 4.2
Miller 3.1
Baker 4.6
Mitchell 4.4
Dooly 4.0
Pulaski 4.2
Dodge 4.8
Crisp 4.2
Wilcox 4.4
Turner 4.3
Ben Hill 5.1
Montgomery
Wheeler 6.4
4.6
Toombs 4.3
Evans 3.7
Tattnall
Telfair
4.0
7.3
Jeff Davis 4.9
Appling 4.0
Long 3.9
Bryan 3.2
Liberty 3.9
Worth 3.8
Colquitt 3.4
Irwin 4.6 Tift 3.5
Coffee 3.9
Berrien
Atkinson
5.0
3.4
Cook
3.6 Lanier
Bacon 3.5
Wayne 4.0
Pierce 3.5
Ware 3.7
Brantley 4.4
McIntosh 3.9
Glynn 3.5
Chatham 3.6
Seminole 4.4
Decatur 4.0
Grady 3.8
Thomas 4.4
Brooks 4.2
4.8
Lowndes 4.2
Clinch 3.7
Charlton 3.7
Camden 3.7
Echols
3.5
Georgia's Unemployment Rate: 3.8%
Georgia's U(nNoet SmeasponlaollyyAmdjusetend)t Rate: 3.8% (not seasonally adjusted) Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics Division
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Georgia Unemployment Insurance Claims by County
County
August 2023 Initial
Claims
Average Weekly Benefit
County
August 2023 Initial
Claims
Average Weekly Benefit
County
August 2023 Initial
Claims
Average Weekly Benefit
Georgia
Appling Atkinson Bacon Baker Baldwin Banks Barrow Bartow Ben Hill Berrien Bibb Bleckley Brantley Brooks Bryan Bulloch Burke Butts Calhoun Camden Candler Carroll Catoosa Charlton Chatham Chattahoochee Chattooga Cherokee Clarke Clay Clayton Clinch Cobb Coffee Colquitt Columbia Cook Coweta Crawford Crisp Dade Dawson Decatur DeKalb Dodge Dooly Dougherty Douglas Early Echols Effingham
25,272.............. $339
51.............. $319 10.............. $291 14.............. $295
4.............. $210 95.............. $296 22.............. $306 124.............. $316 244.............. $301 33.............. $278 34.............. $269 423.............. $273 11.............. $238 33.............. $309 29.............. $244 59.............. $295 271.............. $317 114.............. $316 50.............. $332
6.............. $295 52.............. $291 32.............. $296 296.............. $310 66.............. $277
7.............. $326 524.............. $283
5.............. $290 54.............. $276 362.............. $314 211.............. $294
5.............. $329 1,074.............. $293
14.............. $264 1,633.............. $306
85.............. $268 65.............. $248 270.............. $313 36.............. $245 316.............. $305 16.............. $279 50.............. $177 11.............. $289 38.............. $315 54.............. $309 2,346.............. $303 25.............. $243 16.............. $258 239.............. $265 429.............. $308 10.............. $247
1.............. $321 80.............. $316
Elbert Emanuel Evans Fannin Fayette Floyd Forsyth Franklin Fulton Gilmer Glascock Glynn Gordon Grady Greene Gwinnett Habersham Hall Hancock Haralson Harris Hart Heard Henry Houston Irwin Jackson Jasper Jeff Davis Jefferson Jenkins Johnson Jones Lamar Lanier Laurens Lee Liberty Lincoln Long Lowndes Lumpkin Macon Madison Marion McDuffie McIntosh Meriwether Miller Mitchell Monroe Montgomery Morgan Murray
64.............. $299 72.............. $253 29.............. $284 16.............. $301 256.............. $315 228.............. $301 268.............. $327 20.............. $275 3,299.............. $307 28.............. $316
6.............. $316 114.............. $293 245.............. $296 31.............. $220 19.............. $298 1,870.............. $312 50.............. $308 273.............. $314 24.............. $262 44.............. $316 37.............. $315 59.............. $279 24.............. $280 770.............. $306 268.............. $286 10.............. $287 107.............. $321 24.............. $313 29.............. $320 47.............. $282 35.............. $306 22.............. $266 64.............. $299 40.............. $314 10.............. $317 136.............. $291 49.............. $318 135.............. $296
11.............. $318 18.............. $327 221.............. $271 47.............. $296 24.............. $275 34.............. $305 16.............. $266 73.............. $264 21.............. $321 73.............. $309
6.............. $301 30.............. $246 36.............. $277 10.............. $282 27.............. $330 180.............. $288
Muscogee Newton Oconee Oglethorpe Paulding Peach Pickens Pierce Pike Polk Pulaski Putnam Quitman Rabun Randolph Richmond Rockdale Schley Screven Seminole Spalding Stephens Stewart Sumter Talbot Taliaferro Tattnall Taylor Telfair Terrell Thomas Tift Toombs Towns Treutlen Troup Turner Twiggs Union Upson Walker Walton Ware Warren Washington Wayne Webster Wheeler White Whitfield Wilcox Wilkes Wilkinson Worth
476.............. $275 364.............. $301
21.............. $303 17.............. $251 378.............. $317 59.............. $291 37.............. $321 29.............. $245 46.............. $292 77.............. $292 16.............. $242 31.............. $329
2.............. $245 26.............. $306
8.............. $313 638.............. $282 317.............. $316
7.............. $319 64.............. $306 12.............. $283 210.............. $296 32.............. $263
8.............. $329 83.............. $211 27.............. $295
2.............. $365 43.............. $305 15.............. $262 19.............. $261 16.............. $297 85.............. $273 84.............. $246 64.............. $308
8.............. $301 11.............. $315 243.............. $268 19.............. $251 13.............. $320 21.............. $277 120.............. $307 72.............. $288 173.............. $309 55.............. $290 21.............. $267 72.............. $302 50.............. $297 5.............. $291 3.............. $293 22.............. $298 391.............. $274 5.............. $302 22.............. $247 20.............. $306 21.............. $261
?Note: Initial claims include intrastate initial and additional claims, as well as agent state initial and additional claims for regular UI only. Average duration of benefits is represented in weeks.
Data does not include state or federal extended benefits. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics Division
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Bruce Thompson, Commissioner
148 Andrew Young International Boulevard, N.E. Atlanta, Georgia 30303-1751
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