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 EdgefieSlCd, Carroll Fulton Clayton dale Newton Morgan Greene Taliaferro Columbia Fayette Henry McDuffie Warren Heard Coweta Spalding Butts Jasper Putnam Hancock Glascock Richmond AikenSC, N S Russell, AL Troup Meriwether Pike Lamar Monroe Jones Baldwin Jefferson Burke UpsoMn easuring Georgia's Washington Workforce Bibb Harris Talbot Crawford September Muscogee 2023 DatTaaylor Peach Wilkinson Twiggs Johnson Jenkins Emanuel Screven Volume XLIX, Number 9 September 2023 Employment Situation Marion Chattahoo- Houston Bleckley Macon Laurens Treutlen chee In millions CandlGereorgBuialloEcmh ploEyfmfinegnhatm (Seasonally Adjusted) Nonfarm employSmchelenyt in GeorgDiaooilnycrePauslaesdkiby 1Do7d,1ge00, or S0t.e3wapret rceWnetb,sitenr SepStuemmtebr er 2023. Professional and Montgomery Wheeler Toombs Evans Bryan Qubaitnumdsainnleeisssurseeravnidcehso, sppriivtaaltietyeaddudceadtCirotishnpeamndoWshtielcjaoolxbths servicTeeslf,air over the monRtahn.dTolrpahde,TterrarenllsportLaeteion, and uTtuirlniteires was BtheneHoilnl ly Tattnall Jeff Da4v.8is5 4.84App4l.8in5g 4.86 4.87 Liberty 4L.8o8ng4.88 4.89 Chatham 4.91 4.91 4.91 4.93 4.94 sector to shed jobs from August to September. Clay Calhoun Dougherty Worth Irwin Coffee Employment in professional and busineTsifst services rose Bacon Wayne McIntosh bmyEoa6nrl,ty0h0e0xnpoannsfBaioarkmnercwoMnoisrtckihseterellsdionfSaCenopliqtneumcitrtbeaesr.eTohfe4Bo,e6vr0reie0rntphoesAi-tkinson tions ment iaMnnildaledrrmemineidstiraatitoivnesaenrvdiscueps paolortnagnwd iwtChoa1oskt,e20m0amnLaoagrneeie-r Pierce Ware Brantley Glynn jaonbdSse2mi0nin0oplareDodefdceiasttsiuoironnaal ljG,orsabcdsiyeinntmiTfhiacon,maaagns edmtBeercnohotknosifcaclosmLeoprwvanindceieesss and enterprises. The private education and health serE-chols vices sector added 3,300 jobs in September after grow- ClincShep-22 Oct-22 Nov-22 Dec-22 Jan-23 FebC-2a3mMdaer-2n3 Apr-23 May-23 Jun-23 Jul-23 Aug-23 Sep-23 Charlton Georgia Unemployment Rate (Seasonally Adjusted) ing by 3,100 jobs in August. The over the month growth in September comes as employment in health care and social assistance was up 1,800, and private educational services grew by 1,500 new positions. The leisure and hospitality sector added 3,300 jobs over the month, with an additional 4,700 jobs in accommodation and food 3.1% 3.1% 3.1% 3.1% 3.1% 3.1% 3.1% 3.1% 3.2% 3.2% 3.2% 3.3% 3.4% services outweighing a loss of 1,400 workers in arts, entertainment and recreation. Trade, transportation, and utilities cut 1,200 jobs in September continuing the downtrend in employment for the fourth consecutive month. Transportation, warehousing, and utilities contracted by 1,100 and wholesale trade declined by 600, overshadowing retail trade's gain of 500 positions over the month. Sep-22 Oct-22 Nov-22 Dec-22 Jan-23 Feb-23 Mar-23 Apr-23 May-23 Jun-23 Jul-23 Aug-23 Sep-23 Over the year, employment in Georgia is up 96,100, or 2.0 percent. Leisure and hospitality (+35,700 jobs), private education and health services (+34,400 jobs), government (+21,700 jobs), construction (+10,700 jobs) and other services (+10,500 jobs) added the most jobs from September 2022 to September 2023. In September 2023, Georgia's unemployment rate (seasonally adjusted) increased to 3.4 percent over the month. Over the year, the state's rate is up from 3.1 percent in September a year ago. 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 SEP 2023 AUG 2023 Revised SEP 2022 Change in Jobs from AUG 2023 Net % Change in Jobs from SEP 2022 Net % Total Nonfarm 4,942.7 4,925.6 4,846.6 17.1 0.3 96.1 2.0 Total Private 4,242.3 4,226.5 4,167.9 15.8 0.4 74.4 1.8 Goods Producing 653.9 652.9 643.9 1.0 0.2 10.0 1.6 Service-Providing 4,288.8 4,272.7 4,202.7 16.1 0.4 86.1 2.0 Private Service-Providing 3,588.4 3,573.6 3,524.0 14.8 0.4 64.4 1.8 Mining and Logging 10.0 10.0 9.7 0.0 0.0 0.3 3.1 Mining, Logging and Construction 235.0 234.0 224.0 1.0 0.4 11.0 4.9 Construction 225.0 224.0 214.3 1.0 0.4 10.7 5.0 Manufacturing 418.9 418.9 419.9 0.0 0.0 -1.0 -0.2 Durable Goods 216.4 215.6 214.4 0.8 0.4 2.0 0.9 Non-Durable Goods 202.5 203.3 205.5 -0.8 -0.4 -3.0 -1.5 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 1,024.3 1,025.5 1,036.5 -1.2 -0.1 -12.2 -1.2 Wholesale Trade 224.1 224.7 226.7 -0.6 -0.3 -2.6 -1.1 Retail Trade 519.0 518.5 517.9 0.5 0.1 1.1 0.2 Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 281.2 282.3 291.9 -1.1 -0.4 -10.7 -3.7 Information 128.7 128.6 126.2 0.1 0.1 2.5 2.0 Financial Activities 284.6 284.0 276.4 0.6 0.2 8.2 3.0 Finance and Insurance 200.8 200.8 198.0 0.0 0.0 2.8 1.4 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 83.8 83.2 78.4 0.6 0.7 5.4 6.9 Professional and Business Services 775.4 769.4 790.1 6.0 0.8 -14.7 -1.9 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 324.1 322.9 329.6 1.2 0.4 -5.5 -1.7 Management of Companies and Enterprises 97.4 97.2 94.8 0.2 0.2 2.6 2.7 Admin and Support, Waste Mngmnt and Remediation 353.9 349.3 365.7 4.6 1.3 -11.8 -3.2 Private Education and Health Services 670.1 666.8 635.7 3.3 0.5 34.4 5.4 Private Educational Services 101.3 99.8 95.9 1.5 1.5 5.4 5.6 Health Care and Social Assistance 568.8 567.0 539.8 1.8 0.3 29.0 5.4 Leisure and Hospitality 529.6 526.3 493.9 3.3 0.6 35.7 7.2 Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 62.8 64.2 58.1 -1.4 -2.2 4.7 8.1 Accommodation and Food Services 466.8 462.1 435.8 4.7 1.0 31.0 7.1 Other Services 175.7 173.0 165.2 2.7 1.6 10.5 6.4 Government 700.4 699.1 678.7 1.3 0.2 21.7 3.2 Federal Government 110.8 110.8 106.1 0.0 0.0 4.7 4.4 State Government 160.5 160.4 155.1 0.1 0.1 5.4 3.5 Local Government 429.1 427.9 417.5 1.2 0.3 11.6 2.8 ?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 2 GEORGIA Nonfarm Employment (In thousands) (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Preliminary Revised Revised SEP 2023 AUG 2023 SEP 2022 Change in Jobs from AUG 2023 Net % Change in Jobs from SEP 2022 Net % Total Nonfarm 4,929.8 4,915.9 4,825.7 13.9 0.3 104.1 2.2 Total Private 4,225.7 4,219.0 4,142.6 6.7 0.2 83.1 2.0 Goods Producing 652.7 654.0 643.4 -1.3 -0.2 9.3 1.5 Service-Providing 4,277.1 4,261.9 4,182.3 15.2 0.4 94.8 2.3 Private Service-Providing 3,573.0 3,565.0 3,499.2 8.0 0.2 73.8 2.1 Mining and Logging 10.0 10.0 9.7 0.0 0.0 0.3 3.1 Mining, Logging and Construction 234.4 234.3 225.2 0.1 0.0 9.2 4.1 Construction 224.4 224.3 215.5 0.1 0.0 8.9 4.1 Construction of Buildings 47.9 47.4 48.9 0.5 1.1 -1.0 -2.0 Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction 38.2 36.6 33.8 1.6 4.4 4.4 13.0 Specialty Trade Contractors 138.3 140.3 132.8 -2.0 -1.4 5.5 4.1 Manufacturing 418.3 419.7 418.2 -1.4 -0.3 0.1 0.0 Durable Goods 217.5 217.3 213.5 0.2 0.1 4.0 1.9 Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 57.2 57.1 54.8 0.1 0.2 2.4 4.4 Non-Durable Goods 200.8 202.4 204.7 -1.6 -0.8 -3.9 -1.9 Food Manufacturing 70.4 71.1 67.5 -0.7 -1.0 2.9 4.3 Textile Mills 15.6 15.8 16.5 -0.2 -1.3 -0.9 -5.5 Textile Product Mills 26.0 26.3 26.4 -0.3 -1.1 -0.4 -1.5 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 1,017.0 1,016.9 1,025.4 0.1 0.0 -8.4 -0.8 Wholesale Trade 224.2 224.9 226.6 -0.7 -0.3 -2.4 -1.1 Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods 119.3 119.6 119.7 -0.3 -0.3 -0.4 -0.3 Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods 65.1 65.2 64.5 -0.1 -0.2 0.6 0.9 Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers 39.8 40.1 42.4 -0.3 -0.8 -2.6 -6.1 Retail Trade 513.3 512.9 511.0 0.4 0.1 2.3 0.5 Food and Beverage Retailers 101.1 100.5 98.3 0.6 0.6 2.8 2.9 General Merchandise Retailers 118.3 117.7 114.3 0.6 0.5 4.0 3.5 Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instr, Book, & Misc Retailers 41.5 41.5 40.8 0.0 0.0 0.7 1.7 Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 279.5 279.1 287.8 0.4 0.1 -8.3 -2.9 Utilities 19.9 20.0 20.3 -0.1 -0.5 -0.4 -2.0 Transportation and Warehousing 259.6 259.1 267.5 0.5 0.2 -7.9 -3.0 Air Transportation 35.8 35.8 33.9 0.0 0.0 1.9 5.6 Truck Transportation 61.2 62.5 63.0 -1.3 -2.1 -1.8 -2.9 Couriers and Messengers 29.1 28.8 30.5 0.3 1.0 -1.4 -4.6 Warehousing and Storage 84.6 83.9 88.8 0.7 0.8 -4.2 -4.7 Information 127.9 127.4 125.9 0.5 0.4 2.0 1.6 Telecommunications 34.6 33.7 36.1 0.9 2.7 -1.5 -4.2 Wired and Wireless Telecommunications (expt Satellite) 26.5 27.0 28.8 -0.5 -1.9 -2.3 -8.0 Computing Infra Providers, Data Processing, Web, & Related Svcs 24.4 23.8 23.7 0.6 2.5 0.7 3.0 Financial Activities 282.9 283.3 275.3 -0.4 -0.1 7.6 2.8 Finance and Insurance 199.7 200.4 197.4 -0.7 -0.4 2.3 1.2 Insurance Carriers and Related Activities 102.9 102.6 98.2 0.3 0.3 4.7 4.8 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 83.2 82.9 77.9 0.3 0.4 5.3 6.8 Professional and Business Services 775.6 768.4 780.1 7.2 0.9 -4.5 -0.6 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 322.0 322.6 325.7 -0.6 -0.2 -3.7 -1.1 Accounting, Tax Prep, and Bookkeeping Services 37.9 37.2 38.9 0.7 1.9 -1.0 -2.6 Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services 53.0 53.0 49.5 0.0 0.0 3.5 7.1 Computer Systems Design and Related Services 77.0 78.1 83.1 -1.1 -1.4 -6.1 -7.3 Management and Technical Consulting Services 57.0 57.3 57.4 -0.3 -0.5 -0.4 -0.7 Management of Companies and Enterprises 97.5 97.7 94.3 -0.2 -0.2 3.2 3.4 Admin and Support, Waste Mngmnt and Remediation 356.1 348.1 360.1 8.0 2.3 -4.0 -1.1 Employment Services 169.2 164.4 178.3 4.8 2.9 -9.1 -5.1 Private Education and Health Services 667.3 663.2 636.1 4.1 0.6 31.2 4.9 Private Educational Services 101.2 96.7 96.7 4.5 4.7 4.5 4.7 Private Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 48.0 44.2 45.0 3.8 8.6 3.0 6.7 Health Care and Social Assistance 566.1 566.5 539.4 -0.4 -0.1 26.7 5.0 Ambulatory Health Care Services 260.1 259.3 250.0 0.8 0.3 10.1 4.0 Hospitals 167.0 166.9 159.6 0.1 0.1 7.4 4.6 Nursing and Residential Care Facilities 59.4 58.6 55.7 0.8 1.4 3.7 6.6 Social Assistance 79.6 81.7 74.1 -2.1 -2.6 5.5 7.4 Leisure and Hospitality 527.6 532.3 491.4 -4.7 -0.9 36.2 7.4 Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 61.4 65.4 57.7 -4.0 -6.1 3.7 6.4 Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries 43.8 47.8 41.6 -4.0 -8.4 2.2 5.3 Accommodation and Food Services 466.2 466.9 433.7 -0.7 -0.2 32.5 7.5 Accommodation 48.2 48.7 44.7 -0.5 -1.0 3.5 7.8 Food Services and Drinking Places 418.0 418.2 389.0 -0.2 -0.1 29.0 7.5 Other Services 174.7 173.5 165.0 1.2 0.7 9.7 5.9 Repair and Maintenance 48.9 47.7 43.4 1.2 2.5 5.5 12.7 Personal and Laundry Services 44.0 43.9 40.3 0.1 0.2 3.7 9.2 Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar 81.8 81.9 81.3 -0.1 -0.1 0.5 0.6 Government 704.1 696.9 683.1 7.2 1.0 21.0 3.1 Federal Government 111.0 110.4 106.4 0.6 0.5 4.6 4.3 Department of Defense 45.3 44.7 43.7 0.6 1.3 1.6 3.7 State Government 162.9 156.9 157.9 6.0 3.8 5.0 3.2 State Government Educational Services 98.1 92.2 94.5 5.9 6.4 3.6 3.8 State Government excluding Educational Services 64.8 64.7 63.4 0.1 0.2 1.4 2.2 Local Government 430.2 429.6 418.8 0.6 0.1 11.4 2.7 Local Government Educational Services 252.7 252.0 244.9 0.7 0.3 7.8 3.2 Local Government excluding Educational Services 177.5 177.6 173.9 -0.1 -0.1 3.6 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 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 SEP 2023 AUG 2023 SEP 2022 Change in Jobs from AUG 2023 Net % Change in Jobs from SEP 2022 Net % Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing 63.4 63.2 62.5 0.2 0.3 51.8 51.7 50.9 0.1 0.2 7.1 7.2 7.0 -0.1 -1.4 0.9 1.4 0.9 1.8 0.1 1.4 Service-Providing Private Service-Providing Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 56.3 56.0 55.5 0.3 0.5 44.7 44.5 43.9 0.2 0.5 13.4 13.5 13.4 -0.1 -0.7 0.8 1.4 0.8 1.8 0.0 0.0 Retail Trade Government Federal Government 7.5 7.5 7.5 11.6 11.5 11.6 2.6 2.5 2.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.9 0.1 4.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 13.0 State Government Local Government 2.6 2.5 2.5 0.1 4.0 6.4 6.5 6.8 -0.1 -1.5 0.1 4.0 -0.4 -5.9 ?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 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 SEP 2023 AUG 2023 SEP 2022 Change in Jobs from AUG 2023 Net % Change in Jobs from SEP 2022 Net % Total Nonfarm 102.5 100.9 98.6 1.6 1.6 3.9 4.0 Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing 73.3 72.1 70.6 10.7 10.6 10.4 91.8 90.3 88.2 1.2 1.7 0.1 0.9 1.5 1.7 2.7 3.8 0.3 2.9 3.6 4.1 Private Service-Providing Trade, Transportation, and Utilities Retail Trade 62.6 61.5 60.2 17.2 17.1 17.1 11.0 10.7 11.0 1.1 1.8 0.1 0.6 0.3 2.8 2.4 4.0 0.1 0.6 0.0 0.0 Professional and Business Services Leisure and Hospitality Government 9.1 9.1 9.1 12.1 11.8 11.6 29.2 28.8 28.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 2.5 0.4 1.4 0.0 0.0 0.5 4.3 1.2 4.3 Federal Government State Government Local Government 1.1 1.0 1.0 20.1 19.8 19.1 8.0 8.0 7.9 0.1 10.0 0.3 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.1 10.0 1.0 5.2 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 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 Revised SEP 2023 AUG 2023 Revised SEP 2022 Change in Jobs from AUG 2023 Net % Change in Jobs from SEP 2022 Net % Total Nonfarm 3,072.8 3,063.3 3,006.0 9.5 0.3 66.8 2.2 Total Private 2,721.3 2,718.4 2,667.1 2.9 0.1 54.2 2.0 Goods Producing 321.9 322.0 317.3 -0.1 0.0 4.6 1.5 Service-Providing 2,750.9 2,741.3 2,688.7 9.6 0.4 62.2 2.3 Private Service-Providing 2,399.4 2,396.4 2,349.8 3.0 0.1 49.6 2.1 Mining and Logging 1.9 1.9 1.8 0.0 0.0 0.1 5.6 Mining, Logging and Construction 147.8 147.2 140.4 0.6 0.4 7.4 5.3 Construction 145.9 145.3 138.6 0.6 0.4 7.3 5.3 Construction of Buildings 31.6 31.5 31.8 0.1 0.3 -0.2 -0.6 Specialty Trade Contractors 91.3 92.7 87.3 -1.4 -1.5 4.0 4.6 Manufacturing 174.1 174.8 176.9 -0.7 -0.4 -2.8 -1.6 Durable Goods 93.9 94.0 95.3 -0.1 -0.1 -1.4 -1.5 Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 17.3 17.2 16.1 0.1 0.6 1.2 7.5 Non-Durable Goods 80.2 80.8 81.6 -0.6 -0.7 -1.4 -1.7 Food Manufacturing 23.8 23.9 23.3 -0.1 -0.4 0.5 2.2 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 649.8 650.9 654.0 -1.1 -0.2 -4.2 -0.6 Wholesale Trade 163.8 164.1 161.9 -0.3 -0.2 1.9 1.2 Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods 89.4 89.7 88.0 -0.3 -0.3 1.4 1.6 Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods 41.9 41.8 41.0 0.1 0.2 0.9 2.2 Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers 32.5 32.6 32.9 -0.1 -0.3 -0.4 -1.2 Retail Trade 295.8 297.0 299.1 -1.2 -0.4 -3.3 -1.1 Food and Beverage Retailers 61.8 61.7 60.6 0.1 0.2 1.2 2.0 General Merchandise Retailers 62.1 61.9 62.6 0.2 0.3 -0.5 -0.8 Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instr, Book, & Misc Retailers 26.9 26.8 27.0 0.1 0.4 -0.1 -0.4 Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 190.2 189.8 193.0 0.4 0.2 -2.8 -1.5 Utilities 10.7 10.8 10.6 -0.1 -0.9 0.1 0.9 Transportation and Warehousing 179.5 179.0 182.4 0.5 0.3 -2.9 -1.6 Air Transportation 35.2 35.3 33.3 -0.1 -0.3 1.9 5.7 Truck Transportation 35.5 36.1 38.6 -0.6 -1.7 -3.1 -8.0 Couriers and Messengers 22.0 21.7 23.1 0.3 1.4 -1.1 -4.8 Information 113.0 113.4 112.2 -0.4 -0.4 0.8 0.7 Telecommunications 28.7 28.3 30.1 0.4 1.4 -1.4 -4.7 Wired and Wireless Telecommunications (expt Satellite) 21.2 21.7 23.2 -0.5 -2.3 -2.0 -8.6 Computing Infra Providers, Data Processing, Web, & Related Svcs 23.9 23.6 23.1 0.3 1.3 0.8 3.5 Financial Activities 208.5 208.5 199.5 0.0 0.0 9.0 4.5 Finance and Insurance 144.3 145.1 142.1 -0.8 -0.6 2.2 1.6 Insurance Carriers and Related Activities 75.5 75.4 71.3 0.1 0.1 4.2 5.9 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 64.2 63.4 57.4 0.8 1.3 6.8 11.9 Professional and Business Services 588.7 585.2 593.2 3.5 0.6 -4.5 -0.8 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 269.4 270.0 266.2 -0.6 -0.2 3.2 1.2 Accounting, Tax Prep, and Bookkeeping Services 27.8 27.9 29.2 -0.1 -0.4 -1.4 -4.8 Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services 40.2 39.9 37.9 0.3 0.8 2.3 6.1 Computer Systems Design and Related Services 67.3 68.4 72.2 -1.1 -1.6 -4.9 -6.8 Management and Technical Consulting Services 51.1 51.5 51.1 -0.4 -0.8 0.0 0.0 Management of Companies and Enterprises 84.3 84.4 81.5 -0.1 -0.1 2.8 3.4 Admin and Support, Waste Mngmnt and Remediation 235.0 230.8 245.5 4.2 1.8 -10.5 -4.3 Employment Services 115.7 112.6 123.8 3.1 2.8 -8.1 -6.5 Private Education and Health Services 416.4 413.0 393.5 3.4 0.8 22.9 5.8 Private Educational Services 73.1 69.6 69.8 3.5 5.0 3.3 4.7 Health Care and Social Assistance 343.3 343.4 323.7 -0.1 0.0 19.6 6.1 Ambulatory Health Care Services 168.5 168.3 160.3 0.2 0.1 8.2 5.1 Hospitals 93.4 93.2 88.5 0.2 0.2 4.9 5.5 Social Assistance 51.2 52.8 46.8 -1.6 -3.0 4.4 9.4 Leisure and Hospitality 312.5 315.9 293.8 -3.4 -1.1 18.7 6.4 Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 40.7 43.2 39.9 -2.5 -5.8 0.8 2.0 Accommodation and Food Services 271.8 272.7 253.9 -0.9 -0.3 17.9 7.1 Accommodation 24.1 24.0 22.2 0.1 0.4 1.9 8.6 Food Services and Drinking Places 247.7 248.7 231.7 -1.0 -0.4 16.0 6.9 Other Services 110.5 109.5 103.6 1.0 0.9 6.9 6.7 Repair and Maintenance 28.5 27.5 25.2 1.0 3.6 3.3 13.1 Personal and Laundry Services 30.8 30.9 28.2 -0.1 -0.3 2.6 9.2 Government 351.5 344.9 338.9 6.6 1.9 12.6 3.7 Federal Government 53.9 53.6 51.9 0.3 0.6 2.0 3.9 State Government 74.9 70.1 72.5 4.8 6.9 2.4 3.3 Local Government 222.7 221.2 214.5 1.5 0.7 8.2 3.8 ?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 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 5 AUGUSTA-RICHMOND COUNTY MSA Nonfarm Employment (In thousands) (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Preliminary Revised Revised SEP 2023 AUG 2023 SEP 2022 Change in Jobs from AUG 2023 Net % Change in Jobs from SEP 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 243.7 199.1 43.9 199.8 155.2 18.5 25.4 41.6 5.3 27.5 8.8 2.0 7.1 33.0 35.8 26.3 9.4 44.6 9.7 13.0 21.9 243.2 199.4 44.1 199.1 155.3 18.5 25.6 41.5 5.3 27.4 8.8 2.1 7.1 32.4 36.0 26.9 9.3 43.8 9.6 12.7 21.5 243.7 200.2 42.5 201.2 157.7 17.6 24.9 42.0 5.3 27.5 9.2 2.1 7.0 34.9 36.6 26.3 8.8 43.5 9.6 12.4 21.5 0.5 0.2 -0.3 -0.2 -0.2 -0.5 0.7 0.4 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.0 -0.2 -0.8 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -4.8 0.0 0.0 0.6 1.9 -0.2 -0.6 -0.6 -2.2 0.1 1.1 0.8 1.8 0.1 1.0 0.3 2.4 0.4 1.9 0.0 0.0 -1.1 -0.6 1.4 3.3 -1.4 -0.7 -2.5 -1.6 0.9 5.1 0.5 2.0 -0.4 -1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.4 -4.4 -0.1 -4.8 0.1 1.4 -1.9 -5.4 -0.8 -2.2 0.0 0.0 0.6 6.8 1.1 2.5 0.1 1.0 0.6 4.8 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 Augusta-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 SEP 2023 AUG 2023 SEP 2022 Change in Jobs from AUG 2023 Net % Change in Jobs from SEP 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 47.7 48.2 46.5 -0.5 -1.0 39.2 39.6 37.9 -0.4 -1.0 4.5 4.5 4.3 0.0 0.0 43.2 43.7 42.2 -0.5 -1.1 34.7 35.1 33.6 -0.4 -1.1 9.0 9.2 9.1 -0.2 -2.2 5.5 5.7 5.6 -0.2 -3.5 8.5 8.6 8.6 -0.1 -1.2 2.1 2.1 2.1 0.0 0.0 1.7 1.7 1.7 0.0 0.0 4.7 4.8 4.8 -0.1 -2.1 1.2 2.6 1.3 3.4 0.2 4.7 1.0 2.4 1.1 3.3 -0.1 -1.1 -0.1 -1.8 -0.1 -1.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -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 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 SEP 2023 AUG 2023 SEP 2022 Change in Jobs from AUG 2023 Net % Change in Jobs from SEP 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 126.1 100.6 15.3 110.8 85.3 5.0 10.3 18.3 2.9 12.8 2.6 1.2 11.6 9.6 3.6 16.7 17.9 15.0 4.6 25.5 7.1 4.0 14.4 126.5 100.9 15.4 111.1 85.5 5.0 10.4 18.3 2.9 12.8 2.6 1.2 11.6 9.7 3.6 16.6 17.9 15.4 4.5 25.6 7.0 4.0 14.6 122.8 98.2 15.3 107.5 82.9 5.0 10.3 18.4 3.0 12.7 2.7 1.2 11.5 9.6 3.6 16.2 16.9 14.4 4.3 24.6 6.5 3.9 14.2 -0.4 -0.3 -0.3 -0.3 -0.1 -0.7 -0.3 -0.3 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -1.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.6 0.0 0.0 -0.4 -2.6 0.1 2.2 -0.1 -0.4 0.1 1.4 0.0 0.0 -0.2 -1.4 3.3 2.7 2.4 2.4 0.0 0.0 3.3 3.1 2.4 2.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.5 -0.1 -3.3 0.1 0.8 -0.1 -3.7 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 3.1 1.0 5.9 0.6 4.2 0.3 7.0 0.9 3.7 0.6 9.2 0.1 2.6 0.2 1.4 ?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 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 Revised Revised SEP 2023 AUG 2023 SEP 2022 Change in Jobs from AUG 2023 Net % Change in Jobs from SEP 2022 Net % Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing 68.2 68.3 67.2 -0.1 -0.2 61.2 61.4 60.2 -0.2 -0.3 25.0 25.2 24.7 -0.2 -0.8 1.0 1.5 1.0 1.7 0.3 1.2 Service-Providing Private Service-Providing Manufacturing 43.2 43.1 42.5 0.1 0.2 36.2 36.2 35.5 0.0 0.0 23.4 23.6 23.2 -0.2 -0.9 0.7 1.7 0.7 2.0 0.2 0.9 Textile Mills Textile Product Mills Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 3.7 3.8 3.8 -0.1 -2.6 13.3 13.4 13.6 -0.1 -0.8 14.0 14.0 14.3 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -2.6 -0.3 -2.2 -0.3 -2.1 Retail Trade Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities Professional and Business Services 6.4 6.4 6.5 0.0 0.0 3.6 3.7 3.8 -0.1 -2.7 7.2 7.2 7.0 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -1.5 -0.2 -5.3 0.2 2.9 Government Federal Government State Government 7.0 6.9 7.0 0.1 1.5 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.9 0.9 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -10.0 Local Government 5.8 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 7 GAINESVILLE MSA Nonfarm Employment (In thousands) (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Preliminary Revised Revised SEP 2023 AUG 2023 SEP 2022 Change in Jobs from AUG 2023 Net % Change in Jobs from SEP 2022 Net % Total Nonfarm 104.7 103.9 102.3 0.8 0.8 2.4 2.4 Total Private 93.8 93.0 91.5 0.8 0.9 2.3 2.5 Goods Producing 28.2 28.1 27.8 0.1 0.4 0.4 1.4 Service-Providing 76.5 75.8 74.5 0.7 0.9 2.0 2.7 Private Service-Providing 65.6 64.9 63.7 0.7 1.1 1.9 3.0 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 19.4 19.1 18.9 0.3 1.6 0.5 2.7 Retail Trade 9.7 9.6 9.4 0.1 1.0 0.3 3.2 Government 10.9 10.9 10.8 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.9 Federal Government 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 State Government 2.6 2.4 2.5 0.2 8.3 0.1 4.0 Local Government 7.8 8.0 7.8 -0.2 -2.5 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 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 SEP 2023 AUG 2023 SEP 2022 Change in Jobs from AUG 2023 Net % Change in Jobs from SEP 2022 Net % Total Nonfarm Total Private 22.4 22.3 22.0 14.5 14.4 14.2 0.1 0.5 0.1 0.7 0.4 1.8 0.3 2.1 Goods Producing Service-Providing Private Service-Providing 2.7 2.7 2.6 19.7 19.6 19.4 11.8 11.7 11.6 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.5 0.1 0.9 0.1 3.9 0.3 1.6 0.2 1.7 Government Federal Government State Government 7.9 7.9 7.8 0.0 0.0 3.9 3.8 3.8 0.1 2.6 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.3 0.1 2.6 0.0 0.0 Local Government 3.6 3.7 3.6 -0.1 -2.7 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 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 8 MACON-BIBB COUNTY MSA Nonfarm Employment (In thousands) (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Preliminary Revised Revised SEP 2023 AUG 2023 SEP 2022 Change in Jobs from AUG 2023 Net % Change in Jobs from SEP 2022 Net % Total Nonfarm 102.7 102.8 100.7 -0.1 -0.1 2.0 2.0 Total Private 88.3 88.5 86.5 -0.2 -0.2 1.8 2.1 Goods Producing 11.0 10.9 10.7 0.1 0.9 0.3 2.8 Service-Providing 91.7 91.9 90.0 -0.2 -0.2 1.7 1.9 Private Service-Providing 77.3 77.6 75.8 -0.3 -0.4 1.5 2.0 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 19.8 20.0 20.2 -0.2 -1.0 -0.4 -2.0 Retail Trade 11.9 12.0 12.2 -0.1 -0.8 -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 8.8 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.1 Professional and Business Services 11.9 11.9 12.0 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.8 Private Education and Health Services 21.8 21.9 20.9 -0.1 -0.5 0.9 4.3 Leisure and Hospitality 10.3 10.4 10.0 -0.1 -1.0 0.3 3.0 Government 14.4 14.3 14.2 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 4.1 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -2.4 Local Government 9.3 9.2 9.1 0.1 1.1 0.2 2.2 ?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 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 SEP 2023 AUG 2023 SEP 2022 Change in Jobs from AUG 2023 Net % Change in Jobs from SEP 2022 Net % Total Nonfarm Total Private 44.7 44.8 43.4 -0.1 -0.2 39.1 39.1 37.7 0.0 0.0 1.3 3.0 1.4 3.7 Goods Producing Service-Providing Private Service-Providing 7.8 7.8 7.6 0.0 0.0 36.9 37.0 35.8 -0.1 -0.3 31.3 31.3 30.1 0.0 0.0 0.2 2.6 1.1 3.1 1.2 4.0 Manufacturing Trade, Transportation, and Utilities Retail Trade 6.9 6.9 6.6 0.0 0.0 7.6 7.5 7.3 0.1 1.3 4.5 4.5 4.4 0.0 0.0 0.3 4.6 0.3 4.1 0.1 2.3 Private Education and Health Services Government Federal Government 10.9 10.9 10.2 0.0 0.0 5.6 5.7 5.7 -0.1 -1.8 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.7 6.9 -0.1 -1.8 0.0 0.0 State Government Local Government 1.4 1.4 1.4 0.0 0.0 4.0 4.1 4.1 -0.1 -2.4 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -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 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 9 SAVANNAH MSA Nonfarm Employment (In thousands) (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Preliminary Revised Revised SEP 2023 AUG 2023 SEP 2022 Change in Jobs from AUG 2023 Net % Change in Jobs from SEP 2022 Net % Total Nonfarm 203.3 204.4 199.1 -1.1 -0.5 4.2 2.1 Total Private 178.9 180.0 175.6 -1.1 -0.6 3.3 1.9 Goods Producing 29.2 29.5 28.6 -0.3 -1.0 0.6 2.1 Service-Providing 174.1 174.9 170.5 -0.8 -0.5 3.6 2.1 Private Service-Providing 149.7 150.5 147.0 -0.8 -0.5 2.7 1.8 Mining, Logging and Construction 9.3 9.5 9.2 -0.2 -2.1 0.1 1.1 Manufacturing 19.9 20.0 19.4 -0.1 -0.5 0.5 2.6 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 47.8 47.8 48.3 0.0 0.0 -0.5 -1.0 Wholesale Trade 7.1 7.1 7.2 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -1.4 Retail Trade 22.5 22.6 22.8 -0.1 -0.4 -0.3 -1.3 Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 18.2 18.1 18.3 0.1 0.6 -0.1 -0.6 Information 1.7 1.7 1.6 0.0 0.0 0.1 6.3 Financial Activities 6.9 7.0 6.9 -0.1 -1.4 0.0 0.0 Professional and Business Services 26.7 26.8 26.9 -0.1 -0.4 -0.2 -0.7 Private Education and Health Services 29.2 29.3 27.8 -0.1 -0.3 1.4 5.0 Leisure and Hospitality 29.1 29.6 27.5 -0.5 -1.7 1.6 5.8 Other Services 8.3 8.3 8.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 3.8 Government 24.4 24.4 23.5 0.0 0.0 0.9 3.8 Federal Government 3.0 3.0 2.8 0.0 0.0 0.2 7.1 State Government 5.0 5.0 5.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Local Government 16.4 16.4 15.7 0.0 0.0 0.7 4.5 ?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 SEP 2023 AUG 2023 SEP 2022 Change in Jobs from AUG 2023 Net % Change in Jobs from SEP 2022 Net % Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing 57.0 56.6 56.7 0.4 0.7 44.5 44.4 44.1 0.1 0.2 8.3 8.4 8.3 -0.1 -1.2 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.9 0.0 0.0 Service-Providing Private Service-Providing 48.7 48.2 48.4 36.2 36.0 35.8 0.5 1.0 0.2 0.6 0.3 0.6 0.4 1.1 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 12.4 12.4 12.9 0.0 0.0 -0.5 -3.9 Retail Trade Government 7.1 7.0 7.1 12.5 12.2 12.6 0.1 1.4 0.3 2.5 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.8 Federal Government 1.2 1.2 1.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 9.1 State Government Local Government 2.9 2.7 3.1 0.2 7.4 8.4 8.3 8.4 0.1 1.2 -0.2 -6.5 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 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 10 WARNER ROBINS MSA Nonfarm Employment (In thousands) (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Preliminary Revised Revised SEP 2023 AUG 2023 SEP 2022 Change in Jobs from AUG 2023 Net % Change in Jobs from SEP 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 81.4 79.5 0.3 0.4 53.4 53.2 51.9 0.2 0.4 10.8 10.8 10.5 0.0 0.0 70.9 70.6 69.0 0.3 0.4 42.6 42.4 41.4 0.2 0.5 12.4 12.3 12.3 0.1 0.8 9.6 9.5 9.6 0.1 1.1 28.3 28.2 27.6 0.1 0.4 15.7 15.8 15.2 -0.1 -0.6 2.4 2.2 2.3 0.2 9.1 10.2 10.2 10.1 0.0 0.0 2.2 2.8 1.5 2.9 0.3 2.9 1.9 2.8 1.2 2.9 0.1 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.7 2.5 0.5 3.3 0.1 4.4 0.1 1.0 ?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 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 SEP 2023 AUG 2023 SEP 2022 Change in Jobs from AUG 2023 Net % Change in Jobs from SEP 2022 Net % Albany MSA 63.4 63.3 62.5 0.1 0.2 0.9 1.4 Athens-Clarke County MSA 102.1 101.4 97.5 0.7 0.7 4.6 4.7 Atlanta MSA 3,076.4 3,067.4 3,012.1 9.0 0.3 64.3 2.1 Augusta-Richmond County MSA 245.3 244.1 244.3 1.2 0.5 1.0 0.4 Brunswick MSA 48.0 47.9 46.5 0.1 0.2 1.5 3.2 Columbus MSA 126.6 126.6 122.9 0.0 0.0 3.7 3.0 Dalton MSA 68.1 68.1 67.4 0.0 0.0 0.7 1.0 Gainesville MSA 104.6 104.1 102.4 0.5 0.5 2.2 2.1 Hinesville MSA 22.4 22.2 22.2 0.2 0.9 0.2 0.9 Macon-Bibb County MSA 103.3 103.1 100.9 0.2 0.2 2.4 2.4 Rome MSA 44.8 44.9 43.6 -0.1 -0.2 1.2 2.8 Savannah MSA 204.6 204.3 201.4 0.3 0.1 3.2 1.6 Valdosta MSA 56.9 56.8 56.9 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 Warner Robins MSA 81.8 81.4 79.8 0.4 0.5 2.0 2.5 ?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 11 Georgia Statewide Hours and Earnings All Employee Average Weekly Earnings (AWE) Preliminary SEP 2023 Revised AUG 2023 Revised SEP 2022 Total Private..................................................................................................$1,065.02..........................$1,061.93.................... $1,039.61 Goods Producing....................................................................................... $1,267.53..........................$1,262.25.................... $1,215.56 Private Service Providing...........................................................................$1,028.97..........................$1,023.78....................$1,006.99 Construction............................................................................................$1,304.62..........................$1,266.76....................$1,252.22 Manufacturing.........................................................................................$1,206.80......................... $1,228.64.................... $1,150.80 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities............................................................$918.75.............................$919.52.......................$890.21 Financial Activities..................................................................................$1,239.50.......................... $1,247.33....................$1,330.81 Professional and Business Services......................................................$1,358.29..........................$1,363.41....................$1,326.02 Educational and Health Services............................................................ $1,140.99.......................... $1,148.51.................... $1,168.04 Leisure and Hospitality...............................................................................$489.71.............................$487.08........................$471.17 Other Services...........................................................................................$875.46.............................$875.02...................... $850.98 Average Weekly Hours (AWH) Preliminary SEP 2023 Revised AUG 2023 Revised SEP 2022 Total Private...........................................................................................................34.4.................................. 34.3.............................34.7 Goods Producing................................................................................................40.6...................................40.6.............................40.6 Private Service Providing....................................................................................33.3...................................33.1.............................33.6 Construction..................................................................................................... 41.0...................................40.1............................. 41.3 Manufacturing..................................................................................................40.2...................................40.9.............................40.0 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities..................................................................33.3...................................33.1.............................33.9 Financial Activities........................................................................................... 37.0...................................36.6.............................35.9 Professional and Business Services...............................................................36.8...................................36.7.............................36.6 Educational and Health Services.....................................................................34.1.................................. 34.5.............................33.7 Leisure and Hospitality.....................................................................................26.6...................................26.4.............................26.5 Other Services.................................................................................................33.3.................................. 33.5.............................34.3 Average Hourly Earnings (AHE) Preliminary SEP 2023 Revised AUG 2023 Revised SEP 2022 Total Private...................................................................................................... $30.96.............................. $30.96.........................$29.96 Goods Producing............................................................................................$31.22...............................$31.09.........................$29.94 Private Service Providing............................................................................... $30.90.............................. $30.93.........................$29.97 Construction.................................................................................................$31.82...............................$31.59.........................$30.32 Manufacturing..............................................................................................$30.02.............................. $30.04.........................$28.77 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities..............................................................$27.59............................... $27.78.........................$26.26 Financial Activities...................................................................................... $33.50.............................. $34.08......................... $37.07 Professional and Business Services...........................................................$36.91............................... $37.15.........................$36.23 Educational and Health Services................................................................ $33.46.............................. $33.29.........................$34.66 Leisure and Hospitality................................................................................. $18.41...............................$18.45..........................$17.78 Other Services............................................................................................ $26.29............................... $26.12.........................$24.81 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 12 Georgia MSA Hours and Earnings All Employee Total Private Average Weekly Earnings (AWE) Preliminary SEP 2023 Revised AUG 2023 Revised SEP 2022 Albany MSA ....................................................................................................$746.54.............................$743.28.......................$740.33 Athens-Clarke County MSA ........................................................................... $813.74............................ $838.53.......................$800.97 Atlanta MSA ............................................................................................... $1,156.55.......................... $1,143.46.....................$1,137.81 Augusta-Richmond County MSA .................................................................. $995.56............................ $945.88...................... $944.28 Brunswick MSA .............................................................................................$746.53............................. $739.14.......................$753.64 Columbus MSA .............................................................................................. $911.71............................ $902.88.......................$793.87 Dalton MSA .................................................................................................. $890.08.............................$881.92.......................$779.42 Gainesville MSA ..........................................................................................$1,022.04..........................$1,006.67.....................$1,141.55 Hinesville MSA .............................................................................................. $495.04............................ $500.64.......................$531.32 Macon-Bibb County MSA ..............................................................................$880.74............................ $883.91...................... $853.64 Rome MSA .....................................................................................................$818.26.............................$807.72....................... $759.78 Savannah MSA ..............................................................................................$823.41.............................$821.92.......................$870.42 Valdosta MSA ................................................................................................ $925.44.............................$912.45....................... $806.13 Warner Robins MSA .......................................................................................$801.22.............................$778.75...................... $833.86 Average Weekly Hours (AWH) Preliminary SEP 2023 Revised AUG 2023 Revised SEP 2022 Albany MSA ..........................................................................................................32.6...................................32.6.............................32.7 Athens-Clarke County MSA .................................................................................30.5...................................31.5............................. 31.3 Atlanta MSA ........................................................................................................34.7.................................. 34.4.............................34.7 Augusta-Richmond County MSA .........................................................................34.2...................................34.0.............................36.0 Brunswick MSA ...................................................................................................32.8...................................33.4.............................33.2 Columbus MSA ....................................................................................................34.6.................................. 34.2.............................33.3 Dalton MSA .........................................................................................................36.3.................................. 34.9.............................34.2 Gainesville MSA ...................................................................................................36.0.................................. 36.5.............................36.6 Hinesville MSA .....................................................................................................28.0...................................28.0.............................29.9 Macon-Bibb County MSA ....................................................................................35.6.................................. 35.3.............................34.8 Rome MSA ...........................................................................................................32.6................................... 31.7.............................32.4 Savannah MSA ....................................................................................................31.5...................................31.6.............................32.6 Valdosta MSA .......................................................................................................33.8...................................33.0............................. 31.7 Warner Robins MSA .............................................................................................31.2...................................31.2.............................34.4 Average Hourly Earnings (AHE) Preliminary SEP 2023 Revised AUG 2023 Revised SEP 2022 Albany MSA ....................................................................................................... 22.90................................ 22.80...........................22.64 Athens-Clarke County MSA ...............................................................................26.68.................................26.62...........................25.59 Atlanta MSA ..................................................................................................... 33.33................................ 33.24...........................32.79 Augusta-Richmond County MSA ....................................................................... 29.11.................................27.82...........................26.23 Brunswick MSA .................................................................................................22.76................................. 22.13...........................22.70 Columbus MSA ..................................................................................................26.35................................ 26.40...........................23.84 Dalton MSA .......................................................................................................24.52................................ 25.27...........................22.79 Gainesville MSA .................................................................................................28.39.................................27.58........................... 31.19 Hinesville MSA ................................................................................................... 17.68................................. 17.88........................... 17.77 Macon-Bibb County MSA .................................................................................. 24.74................................ 25.04...........................24.53 Rome MSA ......................................................................................................... 25.10................................ 25.48...........................23.45 Savannah MSA .................................................................................................. 26.14.................................26.01...........................26.70 Valdosta MSA .....................................................................................................27.38.................................27.65...........................25.43 Warner Robins MSA ...........................................................................................25.68.................................24.96...........................24.24 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 13 Dimensions - Measuring Georgia's Labor Force Unemployment rates -- Georgia and U.S. 8% 6% 4% 2% 0% Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Georgia U.S. WA 3.6 OR 3.5 ID 3.1 NV 5.4 UT CA 2.6 4.7 AZ 4.0 AK 4.1 StSattaeteuUnenmempploloyymmeenntt Rraatteess September 2023 National Unemployment Rate: 3.8% Rates are seasonally adjusted MT 2.7 WY 2.9 CO 3.2 NM 3.7 ND 1.9 SD 1.9 NE 2.1 KS 2.8 MN 3.1 WI 3.1 IA 3.0 IL 4.4 MO 2.9 OK 3.0 TX 4.1 AR 2.9 MS 3.2 LA 3.3 NH 2.0 ME VT 2.7 1.9 MI 3.9 OH IN 3.4 3.6 KY 4.1 TN 3.2 PA 3.4 WV 3.8 VA 2.5 NC 3.4 SC 2.9 AL GA 2.2 3.4 FL 2.8 MA 2.6 NY 4.0 RI 2.6 CT NJ 4.4 3.5 DE 4.1 DC 5.0 MD 1.6 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 6.0 Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics Division 14 Georgia Labor Force Estimates Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older Georgia (Seasonally adjusted) Employment Status Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate Preliminary SEP 2023 5,339,329 5,160,306 179,023 3.4 Revised AUG 2023 5,322,057 5,147,951 174,106 3.3 Revised SEP 2022 5,232,374 5,069,852 162,522 3.1 Change From AUG 2023 SEP 2022 17,272 12,355 4,917 106,955 90,454 16,501 Georgia (Not Seasonally adjusted) Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate 5,370,023 5,185,609 184,414 3.4 5,333,765 5,129,837 203,928 3.8 5,223,304 5,075,864 147,440 2.8 36,258 55,772 -19,514 146,719 109,745 36,974 Albany MSA Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate 65,546 62,976 2,570 3.9 64,895 62,073 2,822 4.3 64,453 62,144 2,309 3.6 651 903 -252 1,093 832 261 Athens-Clarke County MSA Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate 102,459 99,244 3,215 3.1 100,704 96,836 3,868 3.8 98,407 95,736 2,671 2.7 1,755 2,408 -653 4,052 3,508 544 Atlanta MSA Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate 3,274,690 3,162,707 111,983 3.4 3,251,337 3,129,964 121,373 3.7 3,179,073 3,093,120 85,953 2.7 23,353 32,743 -9,390 95,617 69,587 26,030 Augusta-Richmond County MSA Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate 264,486 254,528 9,958 3.8 263,606 253,061 10,545 4.0 261,282 252,456 8,826 3.4 880 1,467 -587 3,204 2,072 1,132 Brunswick MSA Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate 55,023 53,288 1,735 3.2 55,293 53,272 2,021 3.7 53,440 51,970 1,470 2.8 -270 16 -286 1,583 1,318 265 Columbus MSA Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate 124,655 119,999 4,656 3.7 125,017 119,845 5,172 4.1 121,395 117,230 4,165 3.4 -362 154 -516 3,260 2,769 491 Dalton MSA Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate 59,099 56,771 2,328 3.9 59,080 56,416 2,664 4.5 57,951 55,985 1,966 3.4 19 355 -336 1,148 786 362 Gainesville MSA Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate 110,355 107,501 2,854 2.6 109,423 106,034 3,389 3.1 107,584 105,216 2,368 2.2 932 1,467 -535 2,771 2,285 486 ?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 15 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 SEP 2023 35,304 34,076 1,228 3.5 101,094 97,185 3,909 3.9 Revised AUG 2023 35,144 33,775 1,369 3.9 100,930 96,577 4,353 4.3 Revised SEP 2022 34,671 33,618 1,053 3.0 98,645 95,374 3,271 3.3 Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate 45,743 44,245 1,498 3.3 201,282 195,208 6,074 3.0 45,771 44,005 1,766 3.9 201,681 194,705 6,976 3.5 44,065 42,857 1,208 2.7 196,563 191,308 5,255 2.7 Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate 63,460 61,099 2,361 3.7 88,196 85,395 2,801 3.2 62,687 60,058 2,629 4.2 87,780 84,482 3,298 3.8 62,507 60,667 1,840 2.9 85,946 83,298 2,648 3.1 Change From AUG 2023 SEP 2022 160 633 301 458 -141 175 164 608 -444 2,449 1,811 638 -28 240 -268 1,678 1,388 290 -399 503 -902 4,719 3,900 819 773 953 1,041 432 -268 521 416 913 -497 2,250 2,097 153 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 SEP 2023 167,929,000 161,570,000 6,360,000 3.8 167,718,000 161,669,000 6,049,000 3.6 AUG 2023 167,839,000 161,484,000 6,355,000 3.8 168,049,000 161,427,000 6,623,000 3.9 SEP 2022 164,619,000 158,850,000 5,770,000 3.5 164,463,000 159,003,000 5,460,000 3.3 Change From AUG 2023 SEP 2022 90,000 86,000 5,000 3,310,000 2,720,000 590,000 -331,000 242,000 -574,000 3,255,000 2,666,000 589,000 ?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 16 Georgia Labor Force Estimates by County (not seasonally adjusted) Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older Georgia Preliminary September 2023 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 5,370,023 5,185,609 184,414 3.4 Appling Atkinson Bacon Baker Baldwin 9,547 4,400 4,952 1,106 18,800 9,218 4,267 4,790 1,062 18,016 329 3.4 133 3.0 162 3.3 44 4.0 784 4.2 Banks Barrow Bartow Ben Hill Berrien 11,091 10,826 265 2.4 44,201 42,931 1,270 2.9 53,667 51,910 1,757 3.3 5,718 5,466 252 4.4 7,839 7,518 321 4.1 Bibb Bleckley Brantley Brooks Bryan 66,414 63,686 2,728 4.1 4,584 4,374 210 4.6 7,656 7,381 275 3.6 6,738 6,484 254 3.8 20,481 19,932 549 2.7 Bulloch Burke Butts Calhoun Camden 39,423 38,062 1,361 3.5 9,072 8,490 582 6.4 11,619 11,255 364 3.1 2,174 2,105 69 3.2 22,858 22,145 713 3.1 Candler Carroll Catoosa Charlton Chatham 6,356 6,192 164 2.6 58,877 56,797 2,080 3.5 34,409 33,448 961 2.8 5,129 4,967 162 3.2 146,602 141,998 4,604 3.1 Chattahoochee 1,951 1,864 87 4.5 Chattooga 9,085 8,748 337 3.7 Cherokee 146,767 142,768 3,999 2.7 Clarke 60,441 58,361 2,080 3.4 Clay 826 751 75 9.1 Clayton Clinch Cobb Coffee Colquitt 144,185 137,705 6,480 4.5 2,972 2,871 101 3.4 444,078 430,382 13,696 3.1 19,364 18,671 693 3.6 22,374 21,722 652 2.9 Columbia Cook Coweta Crawford Crisp 76,169 73,711 2,458 3.2 8,378 8,101 277 3.3 79,912 77,372 2,540 3.2 5,430 5,244 186 3.4 9,887 9,493 394 4.0 Revised August 2023 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 5,333,765 5,129,837 203,928 3.8 9,498 4,343 4,873 1,076 18,603 9,121 4,194 4,701 1,027 17,747 377 4.0 149 3.4 172 3.5 49 4.6 856 4.6 10,932 10,628 304 2.8 43,962 42,492 1,470 3.3 53,345 51,355 1,990 3.7 5,664 5,377 287 5.1 7,713 7,332 381 4.9 66,376 63,343 3,033 4.6 4,538 4,294 244 5.4 7,656 7,323 333 4.3 6,583 6,307 276 4.2 20,522 19,862 660 3.2 39,282 37,590 1,692 4.3 8,970 8,382 588 6.6 11,564 11,137 427 3.7 2,103 2,025 78 3.7 22,957 22,110 847 3.7 6,291 6,092 199 3.2 58,494 56,150 2,344 4.0 34,253 33,110 1,143 3.3 5,122 4,933 189 3.7 146,856 141,639 5,217 3.6 1,959 1,853 106 5.4 9,057 8,660 397 4.4 145,876 141,246 4,630 3.2 59,480 56,987 2,493 4.2 809 732 77 9.5 142,991 136,351 6,640 4.6 2,937 2,830 107 3.6 440,838 425,906 14,932 3.4 19,107 18,367 740 3.9 22,078 21,317 761 3.4 75,789 72,954 2,835 3.7 8,307 8,005 302 3.6 79,412 76,577 2,835 3.6 5,410 5,197 213 3.9 9,793 9,383 410 4.2 Revised September 2022 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 5,223,304 5,075,864 147,440 2.8 9,152 4,352 4,915 1,103 17,993 8,818 4,245 4,786 1,064 17,321 334 3.6 107 2.5 129 2.6 39 3.5 672 3.7 10,808 10,595 213 2.0 42,996 42,001 995 2.3 52,155 50,800 1,355 2.6 5,622 5,396 226 4.0 7,730 7,512 218 2.8 64,751 62,470 2,281 3.5 4,483 4,300 183 4.1 7,456 7,214 242 3.2 6,666 6,471 195 2.9 20,015 19,537 478 2.4 38,353 8,941 11,302 2,185 22,026 37,221 8,502 11,016 2,122 21,415 1,132 3.0 439 4.9 286 2.5 63 2.9 611 2.8 6,007 5,873 134 2.2 57,141 55,572 1,569 2.7 33,545 32,745 800 2.4 5,056 4,904 152 3.0 143,148 139,148 4,000 2.8 1,905 9,222 142,728 57,987 807 1,823 8,847 139,599 56,273 755 82 4.3 375 4.1 3,129 2.2 1,714 3.0 52 6.4 139,760 134,704 5,056 3.6 2,916 2,845 71 2.4 431,263 420,834 10,429 2.4 18,915 18,303 612 3.2 21,932 21,354 578 2.6 75,640 73,584 2,056 2.7 8,196 7,967 229 2.8 77,574 75,687 1,887 2.4 5,309 5,156 153 2.9 9,773 9,343 430 4.4 Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics Division 17 Georgia Labor Force Estimates by County (not seasonally adjusted) Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older Dade Dawson Decatur DeKalb Dodge Preliminary September 2023 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 8,324 8,098 226 2.7 13,787 13,417 370 2.7 11,901 11,463 438 3.7 417,074 401,738 15,336 3.7 6,968 6,679 289 4.1 Dooly Dougherty Douglas Early Echols 4,988 4,810 178 3.6 36,932 35,252 1,680 4.5 77,360 74,404 2,956 3.8 4,475 4,311 164 3.7 1,855 1,803 52 2.8 Effingham Elbert Emanuel Evans Fannin 34,199 8,177 9,156 5,091 12,561 33,278 7,868 8,722 4,952 12,212 921 2.7 309 3.8 434 4.7 139 2.7 349 2.8 Fayette Floyd Forsyth Franklin Fulton 61,420 59,340 2,080 3.4 45,743 44,245 1,498 3.3 133,776 130,159 3,617 2.7 10,021 9,674 347 3.5 592,781 570,312 22,469 3.8 Gilmer Glascock Glynn Gordon Grady 12,709 12,305 404 3.2 1,263 1,217 46 3.6 40,983 39,739 1,244 3.0 29,580 28,704 876 3.0 11,097 10,727 370 3.3 Greene 7,477 7,216 261 3.5 Gwinnett 515,316 499,554 15,762 3.1 Habersham 19,464 18,790 674 3.5 Hall 110,355 107,501 2,854 2.6 Hancock 2,634 2,485 149 5.7 Haralson Harris Hart Heard Henry 13,390 12,940 450 3.4 17,290 16,815 475 2.7 12,898 12,470 428 3.3 5,453 5,281 172 3.2 124,113 119,363 4,750 3.8 Houston Irwin Jackson Jasper Jeff Davis 72,019 69,858 2,161 3.0 3,563 3,432 131 3.7 46,859 45,781 1,078 2.3 7,400 7,170 230 3.1 6,301 6,034 267 4.2 Revised August 2023 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 8,250 7,977 273 3.3 13,689 13,243 446 3.3 11,755 11,281 474 4.0 413,871 397,732 16,139 3.9 6,874 6,547 327 4.8 4,912 4,714 198 4.0 36,556 34,785 1,771 4.8 76,703 73,650 3,053 4.0 4,393 4,210 183 4.2 1,809 1,746 63 3.5 34,303 33,204 1,099 3.2 8,132 7,802 330 4.1 8,974 8,541 433 4.8 5,066 4,877 189 3.7 12,529 12,095 434 3.5 61,015 58,753 2,262 3.7 45,771 44,005 1,766 3.9 132,993 128,784 4,209 3.2 9,863 9,469 394 4.0 588,057 564,467 23,590 4.0 12,629 12,126 503 4.0 1,248 1,194 54 4.3 41,245 39,806 1,439 3.5 29,585 28,522 1,063 3.6 10,958 10,547 411 3.8 7,494 7,175 319 4.3 511,834 494,228 17,606 3.4 19,181 18,448 733 3.8 109,423 106,034 3,389 3.1 2,572 2,426 146 5.7 13,313 12,794 519 3.9 17,306 16,732 574 3.3 12,706 12,278 428 3.4 5,423 5,219 204 3.8 123,308 118,268 5,040 4.1 71,743 69,175 2,568 3.6 3,497 3,336 161 4.6 46,338 45,061 1,277 2.8 7,335 7,077 258 3.5 6,246 5,941 305 4.9 Revised September 2022 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 8,116 7,924 192 2.4 13,430 13,128 302 2.2 11,793 11,412 381 3.2 404,727 392,824 11,903 2.9 6,925 6,697 228 3.3 4,764 4,585 179 3.8 36,242 34,759 1,483 4.1 75,042 72,753 2,289 3.1 4,463 4,305 158 3.5 1,849 1,810 39 2.1 33,400 7,782 8,758 5,075 11,989 32,623 7,527 8,422 4,939 11,692 777 2.3 255 3.3 336 3.8 136 2.7 297 2.5 59,474 58,036 1,438 2.4 44,065 42,857 1,208 2.7 130,085 127,313 2,772 2.1 9,941 9,653 288 2.9 574,809 557,763 17,046 3.0 12,354 12,002 352 2.8 1,245 1,206 39 3.1 39,770 38,718 1,052 2.6 28,822 28,106 716 2.5 10,787 10,483 304 2.8 7,404 7,179 225 3.0 500,862 488,447 12,415 2.5 18,881 18,353 528 2.8 107,584 105,216 2,368 2.2 2,529 2,413 116 4.6 13,017 12,652 365 2.8 16,842 16,419 423 2.5 12,018 11,680 338 2.8 5,317 5,172 145 2.7 120,230 116,766 3,464 2.9 70,189 68,103 2,086 3.0 3,519 3,393 126 3.6 45,672 44,800 872 1.9 7,188 7,023 165 2.3 6,059 5,852 207 3.4 Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics Division 18 Georgia Labor Force Estimates by County (not seasonally adjusted) Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older Jefferson Jenkins Johnson Jones Lamar Preliminary September 2023 Labor Force 6,733 3,521 4,010 13,514 8,613 Employment 6,426 3,335 3,881 13,062 8,316 Unemployment Number Rate 307 4.6 186 5.3 129 3.2 452 3.3 297 3.4 Revised August 2023 Labor Force 6,663 3,484 3,955 13,468 8,567 Employment 6,371 3,277 3,817 12,963 8,222 Unemployment Number Rate 292 4.4 207 5.9 138 3.5 505 3.7 345 4.0 Lanier Laurens Lee Liberty Lincoln 3,828 19,303 15,184 26,680 3,506 3,675 18,435 14,766 25,745 3,367 153 4.0 868 4.5 418 2.8 935 3.5 139 4.0 3,789 3,609 180 4.8 19,122 18,175 947 5.0 15,069 14,564 505 3.4 26,584 25,551 1,033 3.9 3,464 3,311 153 4.4 Long Lowndes Lumpkin McDuffie McIntosh 8,624 8,331 293 3.4 51,039 49,137 1,902 3.7 19,413 18,918 495 2.5 8,433 8,009 424 5.0 6,384 6,168 216 3.4 8,560 8,224 336 3.9 50,506 48,396 2,110 4.2 19,211 18,580 631 3.3 8,400 7,931 469 5.6 6,392 6,143 249 3.9 Macon Madison Marion Meriwether Miller 4,540 13,953 3,336 9,185 2,938 4,328 13,539 3,221 8,840 2,857 212 4.7 414 3.0 115 3.4 345 3.8 81 2.8 4,442 13,686 3,345 9,118 2,886 4,224 13,200 3,198 8,722 2,799 218 4.9 486 3.6 147 4.4 396 4.3 87 3.0 Mitchell Monroe Montgomery Morgan Murray 8,509 12,980 4,111 9,934 15,547 8,188 12,578 3,945 9,645 14,879 321 3.8 402 3.1 166 4.0 289 2.9 668 4.3 8,357 12,925 4,047 9,833 15,508 7,998 12,472 3,863 9,491 14,770 359 4.3 453 3.5 184 4.5 342 3.5 738 4.8 Muscogee Newton Oconee Oglethorpe Paulding 77,841 74,503 3,338 4.3 56,020 53,617 2,403 4.3 20,895 20,374 521 2.5 7,170 6,970 200 2.8 93,919 91,013 2,906 3.1 78,003 74,298 3,705 4.7 55,577 53,053 2,524 4.5 20,514 19,867 647 3.2 7,024 6,782 242 3.4 93,365 90,097 3,268 3.5 Peach Pickens Pierce Pike Polk 12,090 16,339 9,175 9,435 18,723 11,601 15,868 8,900 9,166 18,103 489 4.0 471 2.9 275 3.0 269 2.9 620 3.3 11,990 16,262 9,098 9,363 18,661 11,432 15,707 8,779 9,053 17,941 558 4.7 555 3.4 319 3.5 310 3.3 720 3.9 Pulaski Putnam Quitman Rabun Randolph 4,087 9,029 718 8,162 2,445 3,936 8,657 682 7,930 2,334 151 3.7 372 4.1 36 5.0 232 2.8 111 4.5 4,047 8,917 720 8,221 2,396 3,875 8,498 676 7,923 2,276 172 4.3 419 4.7 44 6.1 298 3.6 120 5.0 Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics Division Revised September 2022 Labor Force 6,601 3,303 3,969 13,194 8,367 Employment 6,357 3,171 3,862 12,827 8,131 Unemployment Number Rate 244 3.7 132 4.0 107 2.7 367 2.8 236 2.8 3,762 19,010 14,954 26,200 3,493 3,647 18,311 14,563 25,383 3,372 115 3.1 699 3.7 391 2.6 817 3.1 121 3.5 8,471 8,235 236 2.8 50,230 48,739 1,491 3.0 18,709 18,308 401 2.1 8,355 8,004 351 4.2 6,214 6,038 176 2.8 4,497 13,421 3,257 8,974 2,840 4,319 13,061 3,146 8,659 2,771 178 4.0 360 2.7 111 3.4 315 3.5 69 2.4 8,195 12,695 3,835 9,695 15,236 7,896 12,351 3,701 9,459 14,682 299 3.6 344 2.7 134 3.5 236 2.4 554 3.6 75,591 72,646 2,945 3.9 54,172 52,460 1,712 3.2 20,070 19,656 414 2.1 6,929 6,746 183 2.6 91,263 89,037 2,226 2.4 11,782 15,891 8,832 9,212 18,603 11,344 15,518 8,607 8,971 18,080 438 3.7 373 2.3 225 2.5 241 2.6 523 2.8 3,975 8,744 729 7,720 2,378 3,851 8,466 689 7,521 2,281 124 3.1 278 3.2 40 5.5 199 2.6 97 4.1 19 Georgia Labor Force Estimates by County (not seasonally adjusted) Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older Richmond Rockdale Schley Screven Seminole Preliminary September 2023 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 83,048 78,932 4,116 5.0 46,632 44,703 1,929 4.1 2,271 2,202 69 3.0 5,165 4,913 252 4.9 3,118 2,993 125 4.0 Spalding Stephens Stewart Sumter Talbot 30,165 10,846 2,702 13,010 2,866 29,014 10,464 2,611 12,424 2,759 1,151 3.8 382 3.5 91 3.4 586 4.5 107 3.7 Taliaferro Tattnall Taylor Telfair Terrell 545 9,107 2,678 3,465 3,512 525 8,800 2,561 3,227 3,357 20 3.7 307 3.4 117 4.4 238 6.9 155 4.4 Thomas Tift Toombs Towns Treutlen 17,163 21,052 12,896 4,473 2,788 16,491 20,436 12,411 4,299 2,657 672 3.9 616 2.9 485 3.8 174 3.9 131 4.7 Troup Turner Twiggs Union Upson 36,934 3,196 2,756 11,903 12,078 35,823 3,065 2,615 11,570 11,642 1,111 3.0 131 4.1 141 5.1 333 2.8 436 3.6 Walker 32,070 31,131 939 2.9 Walton 49,272 47,727 1,545 3.1 Ware 16,371 15,822 549 3.4 Warren 2,726 2,591 135 5.0 Washington 7,239 6,876 363 5.0 Wayne Webster Wheeler White Whitfield 12,458 12,020 438 3.5 980 940 40 4.1 1,766 1,679 87 4.9 17,744 17,318 426 2.4 43,552 41,892 1,660 3.8 Wilcox Wilkes Wilkinson Worth 2,690 3,743 4,090 8,812 2,593 3,590 3,955 8,539 97 3.6 153 4.1 135 3.3 273 3.1 Revised August 2023 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 82,677 78,240 4,437 5.4 46,253 44,245 2,008 4.3 2,233 2,152 81 3.6 5,129 4,813 316 6.2 3,073 2,936 137 4.5 29,978 28,705 1,273 4.2 10,665 10,226 439 4.1 2,676 2,579 97 3.6 12,751 12,139 612 4.8 2,852 2,734 118 4.1 546 9,014 2,664 3,418 3,474 520 8,653 2,529 3,169 3,305 26 4.8 361 4.0 135 5.1 249 7.3 169 4.9 17,108 20,803 12,697 4,417 2,759 16,352 20,077 12,149 4,198 2,621 756 4.4 726 3.5 548 4.3 219 5.0 138 5.0 36,876 35,590 1,286 3.5 3,168 3,030 138 4.4 2,751 2,602 149 5.4 11,731 11,334 397 3.4 11,930 11,476 454 3.8 31,951 30,793 1,158 3.6 48,998 47,240 1,758 3.6 16,224 15,629 595 3.7 2,698 2,566 132 4.9 7,135 6,791 344 4.8 12,396 11,902 494 4.0 959 916 43 4.5 1,746 1,632 114 6.5 17,433 16,922 511 2.9 43,572 41,646 1,926 4.4 2,617 3,713 4,107 8,720 2,503 3,552 3,949 8,392 114 4.4 161 4.3 158 3.8 328 3.8 Revised September 2022 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 82,223 78,856 3,367 4.1 45,186 43,716 1,470 3.3 2,175 2,106 69 3.2 4,999 4,805 194 3.9 3,098 2,991 107 3.5 29,284 10,514 2,617 12,365 2,821 28,387 10,183 2,518 11,893 2,727 897 3.1 331 3.1 99 3.8 472 3.8 94 3.3 546 9,344 2,624 3,507 3,463 522 9,082 2,506 3,305 3,313 24 4.4 262 2.8 118 4.5 202 5.8 150 4.3 16,891 21,058 12,072 4,275 2,625 16,345 20,518 11,649 4,123 2,523 546 3.2 540 2.6 423 3.5 152 3.6 102 3.9 36,370 3,165 2,696 11,467 11,654 35,409 3,047 2,570 11,184 11,284 961 2.6 118 3.7 126 4.7 283 2.5 370 3.2 31,374 30,497 877 2.8 47,929 46,692 1,237 2.6 15,713 15,287 426 2.7 2,671 2,574 97 3.6 6,880 6,628 252 3.7 11,885 975 1,672 17,148 42,715 11,552 943 1,590 16,768 41,303 333 2.8 32 3.3 82 4.9 380 2.2 1,412 3.3 2,691 3,724 3,991 8,691 2,584 3,583 3,871 8,445 107 4.0 141 3.8 120 3.0 246 2.8 Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics Division 20 City Labor Force Estimates Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older Preliminary September 2023 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate Albany 29,909 28,511 1,398 4.7 Alpharetta 38,883 37,825 1,058 2.7 Athens 60,441 58,361 2,080 3.4 Atlanta 280,494 268,369 12,125 4.3 Dekalb Part 25,829 24,868 961 3.7 Fulton Part 254,665 243,501 11,164 4.4 Augusta 83,048 78,932 4,116 5.0 Brookhaven 36,919 36,014 905 2.5 Canton 17,745 17,266 479 2.7 Carrollton 12,259 11,733 526 4.3 Chamblee 21,962 21,443 519 2.4 Columbus 77,841 74,503 3,338 4.3 Dalton 13,701 13,149 552 4.0 Decatur 14,930 14,499 431 2.9 Douglasville 17,884 17,173 711 4.0 Duluth 16,824 16,256 568 3.4 Dunwoody 28,439 27,636 803 2.8 East Point 17,473 16,532 941 5.4 Gainesville 22,247 21,621 626 2.8 Hinesville 15,753 15,227 526 3.3 Johns Creek 47,035 45,712 1,323 2.8 Kennesaw 21,130 20,493 637 3.0 LaGrange 15,250 14,722 528 3.5 Lawrenceville 15,464 14,914 550 3.6 McDonough 13,169 12,525 644 4.9 Macon-Bibb 66,414 63,686 2,728 4.1 Marietta 36,836 35,717 1,119 3.0 Milton 21,283 20,715 568 2.7 Newnan 20,524 19,847 677 3.3 Peachtree City 19,698 19,202 496 2.5 P'tree Corners 26,230 25,574 656 2.5 Pooler 14,597 14,229 368 2.5 Rome 15,979 15,370 609 3.8 Roswell 56,096 54,618 1,478 2.6 Sandy Springs 68,540 66,789 1,751 2.6 Savannah 69,579 67,103 2,476 3.6 Smyrna 36,382 35,213 1,169 3.2 Statesboro 14,849 14,168 681 4.6 Stockbridge 15,143 14,559 584 3.9 Sugar Hill 13,890 13,518 372 2.7 Tucker 20,902 20,277 625 3.0 Union City 10,843 10,141 702 6.5 Valdosta 24,725 23,672 1,053 4.3 Warner Robins 34,300 33,266 1,034 3.0 Woodstock 18,793 18,253 540 2.9 Revised August 2023 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 29,585 28,133 1,452 4.9 38,627 37,437 1,190 3.1 59,480 56,987 2,493 4.2 278,036 265,626 12,410 4.5 25,600 24,620 980 3.8 252,436 241,006 11,430 4.5 82,677 78,240 4,437 5.4 36,626 35,655 971 2.7 17,615 17,082 533 3.0 12,176 11,599 577 4.7 21,826 21,229 597 2.7 78,003 74,298 3,705 4.7 13,711 13,072 639 4.7 14,800 14,354 446 3.0 17,752 16,999 753 4.2 16,687 16,082 605 3.6 28,193 27,361 832 3.0 17,273 16,363 910 5.3 22,056 21,326 730 3.3 15,692 15,112 580 3.7 46,705 45,243 1,462 3.1 20,954 20,280 674 3.2 15,233 14,627 606 4.0 15,339 14,755 584 3.8 13,081 12,410 671 5.1 66,376 63,343 3,033 4.6 36,604 35,346 1,258 3.4 21,187 20,502 685 3.2 20,437 19,643 794 3.9 19,627 19,012 615 3.1 26,060 25,301 759 2.9 14,618 14,193 425 2.9 15,965 15,287 678 4.2 55,723 54,058 1,665 3.0 68,190 66,105 2,085 3.1 69,705 66,933 2,772 4.0 36,134 34,847 1,287 3.6 14,851 13,992 859 5.8 15,027 14,426 601 4.0 13,823 13,374 449 3.2 20,754 20,074 680 3.3 10,640 10,037 603 5.7 24,433 23,315 1,118 4.6 34,188 32,939 1,249 3.7 18,651 18,058 593 3.2 Revised September 2022 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 29,366 37,803 57,987 271,125 24,905 246,220 82,223 35,895 17,228 11,875 21,342 75,591 13,431 14,477 17,396 16,281 27,619 16,863 21,671 15,463 45,683 20,480 15,009 15,017 12,707 64,751 35,783 20,727 19,945 19,164 25,591 14,268 15,374 54,571 66,872 67,889 35,316 14,365 14,726 13,525 20,302 10,369 24,313 33,522 18,261 28,112 36,993 56,273 262,461 24,317 238,144 78,856 35,215 16,883 11,480 20,967 72,646 12,964 14,177 16,792 15,894 27,023 16,168 21,162 15,012 44,706 20,038 14,552 14,583 12,253 62,470 34,925 20,259 19,415 18,780 25,005 13,944 14,888 53,416 65,320 65,756 34,432 13,854 14,242 13,217 19,827 9,918 23,480 32,431 17,847 1,254 4.3 810 2.1 1,714 3.0 8,664 3.2 588 2.4 8,076 3.3 3,367 4.1 680 1.9 345 2.0 395 3.3 375 1.8 2,945 3.9 467 3.5 300 2.1 604 3.5 387 2.4 596 2.2 695 4.1 509 2.3 451 2.9 977 2.1 442 2.2 457 3.0 434 2.9 454 3.6 2,281 3.5 858 2.4 468 2.3 530 2.7 384 2.0 586 2.3 324 2.3 486 3.2 1,155 2.1 1,552 2.3 2,133 3.1 884 2.5 511 3.6 484 3.3 308 2.3 475 2.3 451 4.3 833 3.4 1,091 3.3 414 2.3 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 21 UNEMGPeoLrOgiaYUMneEmNploTymReAntTREateBs bYy CCoOunUtyNTIES SEPTEMBER 2023 September 2023 Dade 2.7 Catoosa 2.8 Walker Whitfield Murray 4.3 Fannin 2.8 Union 2.8 Towns 3.9 Rabun 2.8 2.9 3.8 Chattooga 3.7 Gordon 3.0 Floyd 3.3 Bartow 3.3 Gilmer 3.2 Pickens 2.9 Cherokee 2.7 Lumpkin 2.5 Dawson 2.7 Forsyth 2.7 White Habersham 2.4 3.5 Stephens 3.5 Banks Franklin Hall 2.4 3.5 2.6 Jackson 2.3 Madison 3.0 Hart 3.3 Elbert 3.8 5.0% or greater 11 counties (7%) 4.0% to 4.9% 36 counties (23%) 3.0% to 3.9% 82 counties (52%) Polk 3.3 Paulding Cobb 3.1 Gwinnett 3.1 Barrow 2.9 Clarke 3.4 Oglethorpe 2.8 Less than 3.0% 30 counties (19%) Haralson 3.4 Carroll 3.5 Heard 3.2 3.1 Douglas 3.8 Coweta 3.2 Fulton 3.8 DeKalb 3.7 Rockdale Walton 3.1 Oconee 2.5 Wilkes 4.1 Lincoln 4.0 Percentages of number of counties may not total 100 due to rounding Clayton 4.5 Fayette 3.4 Henry 3.8 Spalding 3.8 4.1 Newton 4.3 Morgan 2.9 Butts 3.1 Jasper 3.1 Putnam 4.1 Greene 3.5 Taliaferro 3.7 McDuffie Warren 5.0 Columbia 3.2 5.0 Richmond Hancock 5.0 5.7 Glascock 3.6 Troup 3.0 Meriwether 3.8 Pike 2.9 Lamar 3.4 Monroe 3.1 Jones 3.3 Baldwin 4.2 Washington Jefferson 4.6 Burke 6.4 Upson 5.0 Harris 2.7 Talbot 3.7 Muscogee 4.3 Marion Chattahoochee 3.4 3.6 Taylor 4.4 Crawford 3.4 Bibb 4.1 Twiggs 5.1 Wilkinson 3.3 Peach 4.0 Houston Macon 3.0 4.7 Bleckley 4.6 Laurens 4.5 Johnson 3.2 Emanuel 4.7 Jenkins 5.3 Screven 4.9 Treutlen 4.7 Candler 2.6 Bulloch 3.5 Effingham 2.7 4.5 Stewart 3.4 Schley 3.0 Webster 4.1 Sumter 4.5 Quitman 5.0 Randolph Terrell Lee 4.5 4.4 2.8 Clay 9.1 Calhoun 3.2 Dougherty 4.5 Early 3.7 Miller 2.8 Baker 4.0 Mitchell 3.8 Dooly 3.6 Pulaski 3.7 Dodge 4.1 Crisp 4.0 Wilcox 3.6 Turner 4.1 Ben Hill 4.4 Montgomery Wheeler 4.9 4.0 Toombs 3.8 Evans 2.7 Tattnall Telfair 3.4 6.9 Jeff Davis 4.2 Appling 3.4 Long 3.4 Bryan 2.7 Liberty 3.5 Worth 3.1 Colquitt 2.9 Irwin 3.7 Tift 2.9 Coffee 3.6 Berrien Atkinson 4.1 3.0 Cook 3.3 Lanier Bacon 3.3 Wayne 3.5 Ware 3.4 Pierce 3.0 Brantley 3.6 McIntosh 3.4 Glynn 3.0 Chatham 3.1 Seminole 4.0 Decatur 3.7 Grady 3.3 Thomas 3.9 Brooks 3.8 4.0 Lowndes 3.7 Clinch 3.4 Charlton 3.2 Camden 3.1 Echols 2.8 Georgia's Unemployment Rate: 3.4% Georgia's U(nNoet SmeasponlaollyyAmdjusetend)t Rate: 3.4% (not seasonally adjusted) Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics Division 22 Georgia Unemployment Insurance Claims by County County September 2023 Initial Claims Average Weekly Benefit County September 2023 Initial Claims Average Weekly Benefit County September 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 20,965.............. $339 51.............. $278 8.............. $310 49.............. $306 4.............. $202 78.............. $290 30.............. $312 103.............. $310 197.............. $292 24.............. $291 21.............. $262 339.............. $262 18.............. $337 26.............. $313 30.............. $255 47.............. $308 186.............. $316 93.............. $308 28.............. $318 6.............. $320 42.............. $268 30.............. $293 258.............. $307 55.............. $283 7.............. $314 407.............. $297 6.............. $336 220.............. $305 298.............. $315 138.............. $299 4.............. $285 844.............. $301 19.............. $268 1,309.............. $312 101.............. $259 66.............. $246 172.............. $311 67.............. $248 215.............. $313 8.............. $303 52.............. $270 8.............. $276 21.............. $338 83.............. $288 1,715.............. $302 15.............. $259 40.............. $309 188.............. $270 343.............. $309 32.............. $240 6.............. $287 75.............. $311 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 57.............. $291 97.............. $240 21.............. $298 11.............. $294 150.............. $318 272.............. $281 220.............. $326 44.............. $311 2,597.............. $312 18.............. $307 1.............. $315 184.............. $289 228.............. $280 40.............. $297 19.............. $323 1,503.............. $314 96.............. $292 254.............. $300 18.............. $294 47.............. $273 40.............. $303 47.............. $262 17.............. $299 547.............. $311 228.............. $292 13.............. $239 91.............. $321 27.............. $292 22.............. $310 48.............. $271 23.............. $323 12.............. $257 26.............. $263 32.............. $312 14.............. $325 74.............. $297 30.............. $284 103.............. $277 12.............. $311 24.............. $307 416.............. $265 16.............. $309 30.............. $260 30.............. $303 8.............. $242 54.............. $288 28.............. $315 51.............. $274 15.............. $298 26.............. $232 33.............. $280 12.............. $298 18.............. $317 184.............. $269 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 349.............. $289 285.............. $303 16.............. $308 16.............. $315 261.............. $319 36.............. $306 28.............. $315 13.............. $260 16.............. $313 92.............. $276 6.............. $220 32.............. $319 0.............. $310 10.............. $302 7.............. $293 414.............. $285 240.............. $316 8.............. $261 33.............. $336 8.............. $289 136.............. $280 52.............. $258 8.............. $127 97.............. $264 12.............. $279 1.................. $0 35.............. $302 10.............. $244 18.............. $255 22.............. $310 121.............. $259 53.............. $237 44.............. $303 5.............. $284 14.............. $293 151.............. $296 26.............. $283 14.............. $308 24.............. $199 54.............. $303 132.............. $293 123.............. $310 55.............. $290 16.............. $269 57.............. $296 51.............. $293 5.............. $321 3.............. $293 32.............. $308 484.............. $252 9.............. $266 10.............. $282 6.............. $293 17.............. $256 ?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 23 Bruce Thompson, Commissioner 148 Andrew Young International Boulevard, N.E. Atlanta, Georgia 30303-1751 Return Service Requested