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- Dimensions, 2023 October (Georgia. Department of Labor)
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Georgia. Workforce Information and Analysis. - Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia Dept. of Labor,
- Date of Original:
- 2023-10
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- Labor market--Georgia--Statistics--Periodicals.
Wages--Georgia--Statistics--Periodicals.
Hours of labor--Georgia--Statistics--Periodicals.
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Labor market.--fast--(OCoLC)fst00990036
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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 N S 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
Heard
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Spalding Butts Jasper Putnam Hancock
Glascock
Richmond
AikenSC,
Russell, AL
Troup Meriwether Pike Lamar Monroe Jones Baldwin
Jefferson
Burke
Measuring Georgia's Workforce Upson Bibb
Harris
Talbot
Crawford
October 2023 Data
Muscogee
Taylor
Peach
Washington
Wilkinson Twiggs
Johnson
Jenkins Emanuel
Screven
Volume XLIX, Number 10
October 2023 Employment Situation Marion Chattahoo-
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(Seasonally Adjusted)
in October, the fourth consecutive month of expansion
in this sector. Employment in leisure and hospitality rose
by 1,900 jobs in October, continuing a 6-month growth
streak.
Other services shed 2,300 jobs in October, following a gain of 2,600 in September. The financial services sector contracted by 1,500 jobs over the month, the employment decline is concentrated in finance and insurance with 2,200 fewer positions. Employment in the trade, transportation and utilities sector declined by 1,400 in October. Although wholesale trade increased by 200 jobs, retail trade lost 900 jobs while transportation, warehousing and utilities shed 700 positions.
3.1% 3.1% 3.1% 3.1% 3.1% 3.1% 3.1% 3.2% 3.2% 3.2% 3.3% 3.4% 3.4% Oct-22 Nov-22 Dec-22 Jan-23 Feb-23 Mar-23 Apr-23 May-23 Jun-23 Jul-23 Aug-23 Sep-23 Oct-23
Over the year, employment in Georgia is up 93,400, or 1.9 percent. Leisure and hospitality (+34,800 jobs), private education and health services (+33,900 jobs), government (+16,700 jobs), other services (+6,300 jobs) and construction (+5,600 jobs) added the most jobs from October 2022 to October 2023.
In October 2023, Georgia's unemployment (seasonally adjusted) rate remained unchanged at 3.4 percent over the month. Georgia's rate remains below the 3.9 percent national average. Over the year, the state's unemployment rate is up from 3.1 percent in October 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
OCT 2023 SEP 2023
Revised OCT 2022
Change in Jobs from SEP 2023
Net %
Change in Jobs from OCT 2022
Net %
Total Nonfarm
4,937.3
4,938.4
4,843.9
-1.1 0.0
93.4 1.9
Total Private
4,238.5
4,238.6
4,161.8
-0.1 0.0
76.7 1.8
Goods Producing
651.6
652.9
643.5
-1.3 -0.2
8.1 1.3
Service-Providing
4,285.7
4,285.5
4,200.4
0.2 0.0
85.3 2.0
Private Service-Providing
3,586.9
3,585.7
3,518.3
1.2 0.0
68.6 1.9
Mining and Logging
10.1
10.0
9.8
0.1 1.0
0.3 3.1
Mining, Logging and Construction
233.8
234.6
227.9
-0.8 -0.3
5.9 2.6
Construction
223.7
224.6
218.1
-0.9 -0.4
5.6 2.6
Manufacturing
417.8
418.3
415.6
-0.5 -0.1
2.2 0.5
Durable Goods
216.0
215.9
212.0
0.1 0.0
4.0 1.9
Non-Durable Goods
201.8
202.4
203.6
-0.6 -0.3
-1.8 -0.9
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
1,022.7
1,024.1
1,029.7
-1.4 -0.1
-7.0 -0.7
Wholesale Trade
225.5
225.3
224.4
0.2 0.1
1.1 0.5
Retail Trade
516.8
517.7
515.8
-0.9 -0.2
1.0 0.2
Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities
280.4
281.1
289.5
-0.7 -0.2
-9.1 -3.1
Information
127.7
128.3
128.6
-0.6 -0.5
-0.9 -0.7
Financial Activities
283.1
284.6
279.0
-1.5 -0.5
4.1 1.5
Finance and Insurance
197.6
199.8
199.7
-2.2 -1.1
-2.1 -1.1
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
85.5
84.8
79.3
0.7 0.8
6.2 7.8
Professional and Business Services
774.8
772.7
777.4
2.1 0.3
-2.6 -0.3
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
324.7
323.9
328.0
0.8 0.2
-3.3 -1.0
Management of Companies and Enterprises
99.2
97.6
94.5
1.6 1.6
4.7 5.0
Admin and Support, Waste Mngmnt and Remediation
350.9
351.2
354.9
-0.3 -0.1
-4.0 -1.1
Private Education and Health Services
674.6
671.6
640.7
3.0 0.4
33.9 5.3
Private Educational Services
100.2
101.5
95.9
-1.3 -1.3
4.3 4.5
Health Care and Social Assistance
574.4
570.1
544.8
4.3 0.8
29.6 5.4
Leisure and Hospitality
530.7
528.8
495.9
1.9 0.4
34.8 7.0
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
63.1
62.4
60.5
0.7 1.1
2.6 4.3
Accommodation and Food Services
467.6
466.4
435.4
1.2 0.3
32.2 7.4
Other Services
173.3
175.6
167.0
-2.3 -1.3
6.3 3.8
Government
698.8
699.8
682.1
-1.0 -0.1
16.7 2.4
Federal Government
111.1
110.8
106.9
0.3 0.3
4.2 3.9
State Government
160.7
160.4
155.9
0.3 0.2
4.8 3.1
Local Government
427.0
428.6
419.3
-1.6 -0.4
7.7 1.8
?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
OCT 2023 SEP 2023 OCT 2022
Change in Jobs from SEP 2023
Net %
Change in Jobs from OCT 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
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ALBANY MSA Nonfarm Employment
(Not Seasonally Adjusted)
(In thousands)
Preliminary
Revised
Revised
OCT 2023 SEP 2023 OCT 2022
Change in Jobs from SEP 2023
Net %
Change in Jobs from OCT 2022
Net %
Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing
63.9
63.4
62.7
52.3
51.8
51.1
7.2
7.1
7.0
0.5 0.8 0.5 1.0 0.1 1.4
1.2 1.9 1.2 2.4 0.2 2.9
Service-Providing Private Service-Providing Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
56.7
56.3
55.7
45.1
44.7
44.1
13.5
13.4
13.5
0.4 0.7 0.4 0.9 0.1 0.8
1.0 1.8 1.0 2.3 0.0 0.0
Retail Trade Government
Federal Government
7.5
7.5
7.5
0.0 0.0
11.6
11.6
11.6
0.0 0.0
2.5
2.6
2.3
-0.1 -3.9
0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 8.7
State Government Local Government
2.6
2.6
2.5
0.0 0.0
6.5
6.4
6.8
0.1 1.6
0.1 4.0 -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
OCT 2023 SEP 2023 OCT 2022
Change in Jobs from SEP 2023
Net %
Change in Jobs from OCT 2022
Net %
Total Nonfarm
102.9
102.5
99.7
0.4 0.4
3.2 3.2
Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing
73.4
73.3
71.1
0.1 0.1
10.6
10.7
10.5
-0.1 -0.9
92.3
91.8
89.2
0.5 0.5
2.3 3.2 0.1 1.0 3.1 3.5
Private Service-Providing Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
Retail Trade
62.8
62.6
60.6
17.8
17.5
17.3
11.2
11.1
10.9
0.2 0.3 0.3 1.7 0.1 0.9
2.2 3.6 0.5 2.9 0.3 2.8
Professional and Business Services Leisure and Hospitality Government
9.1
9.1
9.1
0.0 0.0
12.0
12.1
11.7
-0.1 -0.8
29.5
29.2
28.6
0.3 1.0
0.0 0.0 0.3 2.6 0.9 3.2
Federal Government State Government Local Government
1.2
1.1
1.2
20.2
20.1
19.2
8.1
8.0
8.2
0.1 9.1 0.1 0.5 0.1 1.3
0.0 0.0 1.0 5.2 -0.1 -1.2
?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 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
OCT 2023 SEP 2023
Revised OCT 2022
Change in Jobs from SEP 2023
Net %
Change in Jobs from OCT 2022
Net %
Total Nonfarm
3,096.5
3,073.0
3,031.6
23.5 0.8
64.9 2.1
Total Private
2,745.2
2,721.7
2,689.6
23.5 0.9
55.6 2.1
Goods Producing
322.4
321.2
318.2
1.2 0.4
4.2 1.3
Service-Providing
2,774.1
2,751.8
2,713.4
22.3 0.8
60.7 2.2
Private Service-Providing
2,422.8
2,400.5
2,371.4
22.3 0.9
51.4 2.2
Mining and Logging
1.9
1.9
1.8
0.0 0.0
0.1 5.6
Mining, Logging and Construction
148.3
147.5
142.0
0.8 0.5
6.3 4.4
Construction
146.4
145.6
140.2
0.8 0.6
6.2 4.4
Construction of Buildings
31.6
31.6
32.2
0.0 0.0
-0.6 -1.9
Specialty Trade Contractors
93.2
91.9
88.6
1.3 1.4
4.6 5.2
Manufacturing
174.1
173.7
176.2
0.4 0.2
-2.1 -1.2
Durable Goods
93.3
93.6
94.8
-0.3 -0.3
-1.5 -1.6
Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
17.4
17.3
16.1
0.1 0.6
1.3 8.1
Non-Durable Goods
80.8
80.1
81.4
0.7 0.9
-0.6 -0.7
Food Manufacturing
24.1
23.7
23.2
0.4 1.7
0.9 3.9
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
657.6
650.9
658.4
6.7 1.0
-0.8 -0.1
Wholesale Trade
165.8
165.1
160.2
0.7 0.4
5.6 3.5
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods
90.1
90.4
87.0
-0.3 -0.3
3.1 3.6
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods
41.9
42.1
40.5
-0.2 -0.5
1.4 3.5
Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers
33.8
32.6
32.7
1.2 3.7
1.1 3.4
Retail Trade
298.8
295.9
302.9
2.9 1.0
-4.1 -1.4
Food and Beverage Retailers
61.3
61.0
61.0
0.3 0.5
0.3 0.5
General Merchandise Retailers
63.0
62.0
63.7
1.0 1.6
-0.7 -1.1
Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instr, Book, & Misc Retailers
27.1
26.7
27.2
0.4 1.5
-0.1 -0.4
Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities
193.0
189.9
195.3
3.1 1.6
-2.3 -1.2
Utilities
10.7
10.6
10.7
0.1 0.9
0.0 0.0
Transportation and Warehousing
182.3
179.3
184.6
3.0 1.7
-2.3 -1.3
Air Transportation
35.3
35.2
33.3
0.1 0.3
2.0 6.0
Truck Transportation
36.6
35.6
39.2
1.0 2.8
-2.6 -6.6
Couriers and Messengers
22.2
22.0
23.4
0.2 0.9
-1.2 -5.1
Information
112.7
113.3
115.5
-0.6 -0.5
-2.8 -2.4
Telecommunications
28.0
28.1
30.1
-0.1 -0.4
-2.1 -7.0
Wired and Wireless Telecommunications (expt Satellite)
21.3
21.4
23.1
-0.1 -0.5
-1.8 -7.8
Computing Infra Providers, Data Processing, Web, & Related Svcs
23.5
23.4
23.3
0.1 0.4
0.2 0.9
Financial Activities
210.0
209.7
201.9
0.3 0.1
8.1 4.0
Finance and Insurance
144.1
144.7
143.8
-0.6 -0.4
0.3 0.2
Insurance Carriers and Related Activities
75.2
76.0
73.1
-0.8 -1.1
2.1 2.9
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
65.9
65.0
58.1
0.9 1.4
7.8 13.4
Professional and Business Services
593.5
586.9
594.9
6.6 1.1
-1.4 -0.2
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
272.2
269.4
268.6
2.8 1.0
3.6 1.3
Accounting, Tax Prep, and Bookkeeping Services
29.0
27.7
28.2
1.3 4.7
0.8 2.8
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services
40.1
40.1
38.5
0.0 0.0
1.6 4.2
Computer Systems Design and Related Services
68.4
67.3
73.3
1.1 1.6
-4.9 -6.7
Management and Technical Consulting Services
51.0
51.2
51.0
-0.2 -0.4
0.0 0.0
Management of Companies and Enterprises
86.2
84.3
81.7
1.9 2.3
4.5 5.5
Admin and Support, Waste Mngmnt and Remediation
235.1
233.2
244.6
1.9 0.8
-9.5 -3.9
Employment Services
118.0
114.1
124.4
3.9 3.4
-6.4 -5.1
Private Education and Health Services
424.5
417.0
397.4
7.5 1.8
27.1 6.8
Private Educational Services
74.1
73.4
70.8
0.7 1.0
3.3 4.7
Health Care and Social Assistance
350.4
343.6
326.6
6.8 2.0
23.8 7.3
Ambulatory Health Care Services
170.8
168.6
162.3
2.2 1.3
8.5 5.2
Hospitals
94.0
93.5
88.6
0.5 0.5
5.4 6.1
Social Assistance
54.8
51.9
48.2
2.9 5.6
6.6 13.7
Leisure and Hospitality
315.9
312.2
298.3
3.7 1.2
17.6 5.9
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
41.9
40.6
41.7
1.3 3.2
0.2 0.5
Accommodation and Food Services
274.0
271.6
256.6
2.4 0.9
17.4 6.8
Accommodation
23.5
23.9
22.5
-0.4 -1.7
1.0 4.4
Food Services and Drinking Places
250.5
247.7
234.1
2.8 1.1
16.4 7.0
Other Services
108.6
110.5
105.0
-1.9 -1.7
3.6 3.4
Repair and Maintenance
27.4
28.5
25.7
-1.1 -3.9
1.7 6.6
Personal and Laundry Services
30.8
30.8
28.6
0.0 0.0
2.2 7.7
Government
351.3
351.3
342.0
0.0 0.0
9.3 2.7
Federal Government
54.0
53.9
52.2
0.1 0.2
1.8 3.5
State Government
75.6
74.9
73.2
0.7 0.9
2.4 3.3
Local Government
221.7
222.5
216.6
-0.8 -0.4
5.1 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 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
OCT 2023 SEP 2023 OCT 2022
Change in Jobs
from SEP 2023
Net
%
Change in Jobs from OCT 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
245.9 201.4
44.2 201.7 157.2
18.8 25.4 41.3
5.4 27.1
8.8 2.0 7.1 34.0 37.1 26.2 9.5 44.5 9.6 13.0 21.9
243.6 199.2
44.1 199.5 155.1
18.7 25.4 41.4
5.3 27.3
8.8 2.0 7.1 32.9 36.0 26.2 9.5 44.4 9.7 12.9 21.8
243.8 200.0
42.5 201.3 157.5
17.8 24.7 42.3
5.3 27.7
9.3 2.1 7.1 34.6 37.1 25.4 8.9 43.8 9.6 12.5 21.7
2.3 0.9 2.2 1.1 0.1 0.2 2.2 1.1 2.1 1.4 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.2 0.1 1.9 -0.2 -0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.1 3.3 1.1 3.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 -0.1 -1.0 0.1 0.8 0.1 0.5
2.1 0.9 1.4 0.7 1.7 4.0 0.4 0.2 -0.3 -0.2 1.0 5.6 0.7 2.8 -1.0 -2.4 0.1 1.9 -0.6 -2.2 -0.5 -5.4 -0.1 -4.8 0.0 0.0 -0.6 -1.7 0.0 0.0 0.8 3.2 0.6 6.7 0.7 1.6 0.0 0.0 0.5 4.0 0.2 0.9
?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
OCT 2023 SEP 2023 OCT 2022
Change in Jobs from SEP 2023
Net %
Change in Jobs from OCT 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
47.9
46.5
39.6
39.4
37.9
4.5
4.5
4.3
43.7
43.4
42.2
35.1
34.9
33.6
9.1
9.1
8.9
5.5
5.5
5.6
8.6
8.5
8.6
2.1
2.1
2.1
1.7
1.7
1.7
4.8
4.7
4.8
0.3 0.6 0.2 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.7 0.2 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 2.1
1.7 3.7 1.7 4.5 0.2 4.7 1.5 3.6 1.5 4.5 0.2 2.3 -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
OCT 2023 SEP 2023 OCT 2022
Change in Jobs from SEP 2023
Net %
Change in Jobs from OCT 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
126.8 101.2
15.4 111.4 85.8
5.1 10.3 18.5
2.9 13.0
2.6 1.2 11.6 9.7 3.6 16.8 18.1 15.1 4.5 25.6 7.0 4.0 14.6
126.4 100.8
15.3 111.1 85.5
5.0 10.3 18.3
2.9 12.8
2.6 1.2 11.6 9.6 3.6 16.7 18.0 15.1 4.6 25.6 7.1 4.0 14.5
123.6 98.8 15.3
108.3 83.5 5.0 10.3 18.3 2.9 12.7 2.7 1.2 11.6 9.6 3.6 16.3 17.2 14.5 4.4 24.8 6.5 4.0 14.3
0.4 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.1 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 1.1 0.0 0.0 0.2 1.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.6 0.1 0.6 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -2.2 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -1.4 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.7
3.2 2.6 2.4 2.4 0.1 0.7 3.1 2.9 2.3 2.8 0.1 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 1.1 0.0 0.0 0.3 2.4 -0.1 -3.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 3.1 0.9 5.2 0.6 4.1 0.1 2.3 0.8 3.2 0.5 7.7 0.0 0.0 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
Revised Revised
OCT 2023 SEP 2023 OCT 2022
Change in Jobs from SEP 2023
Net %
Change in Jobs from OCT 2022
Net %
Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing
68.8
68.2
67.0
61.7
61.2
59.8
25.1
25.0
24.3
0.6 0.9 0.5 0.8 0.1 0.4
1.8 2.7 1.9 3.2 0.8 3.3
Service-Providing Private Service-Providing Manufacturing
43.7
43.2
42.7
36.6
36.2
35.5
23.4
23.4
22.8
0.5 1.2 0.4 1.1 0.0 0.0
1.0 2.3 1.1 3.1 0.6 2.6
Textile Mills Textile Product Mills Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
3.7
3.7
3.8
0.0 0.0
13.2
13.3
13.3
-0.1 -0.8
14.5
14.0
14.3
0.5 3.6
-0.1 -2.6 -0.1 -0.8 0.2 1.4
Retail Trade Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities Professional and Business Services
6.7
6.4
6.5
0.3 4.7
3.7
3.6
3.8
0.1 2.8
7.2
7.2
7.0
0.0 0.0
0.2 3.1 -0.1 -2.6 0.2 2.9
Government Federal Government State Government
7.1
7.0
7.2
0.1 1.4
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.0 0.0
0.9
0.9
1.0
0.0 0.0
-0.1 -1.4 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -10.0
Local Government
5.9
5.8
5.9
0.1 1.7
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 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
OCT 2023 SEP 2023 OCT 2022
Change in Jobs from SEP 2023
Net %
Change in Jobs from OCT 2022
Net %
Total Nonfarm
105.9
104.2
102.5
1.7 1.6
3.4 3.3
Total Private
94.8
93.6
91.8
1.2 1.3
3.0 3.3
Goods Producing
28.7
28.1
27.7
0.6 2.1
1.0 3.6
Service-Providing
77.2
76.1
74.8
1.1 1.5
2.4 3.2
Private Service-Providing
66.1
65.5
64.1
0.6 0.9
2.0 3.1
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
19.2
19.4
19.0
-0.2 -1.0
0.2 1.1
Retail Trade
9.7
9.6
9.4
0.1 1.0
0.3 3.2
Government
11.1
10.6
10.7
0.5 4.7
0.4 3.7
Federal Government
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.0 0.0
0.0 0.0
State Government
2.7
2.3
2.5
0.4 17.4
0.2 8.0
Local Government
7.9
7.8
7.7
0.1 1.3
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 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 OCT 2023 SEP 2023 OCT 2022
Change in Jobs from SEP 2023
Net %
Change in Jobs from OCT 2022
Net %
Total Nonfarm Total Private
22.5
22.4
22.1
14.6
14.5
14.3
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
19.8
19.7
19.5
11.9
11.8
11.7
0.0 0.0 0.1 0.5 0.1 0.9
0.1 3.9 0.3 1.5 0.2 1.7
Government Federal Government State Government
7.9
7.9
7.8
0.0 0.0
3.9
3.9
3.7
0.0 0.0
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.0 0.0
0.1 1.3 0.2 5.4 0.0 0.0
Local Government
3.6
3.6
3.7
0.0 0.0
-0.1 -2.7
?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
OCT 2023 SEP 2023 OCT 2022
Change in Jobs from SEP 2023
Net %
Change in Jobs from OCT 2022
Net %
Total Nonfarm
103.6
102.7
100.9
0.9 0.9
2.7 2.7
Total Private
89.2
88.3
86.7
0.9 1.0
2.5 2.9
Goods Producing
10.9
10.8
10.7
0.1 0.9
0.2 1.9
Service-Providing
92.7
91.9
90.2
0.8 0.9
2.5 2.8
Private Service-Providing
78.3
77.5
76.0
0.8 1.0
2.3 3.0
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
20.0
19.8
20.3
0.2 1.0
-0.3 -1.5
Retail Trade
11.9
11.9
12.2
0.0 0.0
-0.3 -2.5
Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities
4.7
4.7
5.0
0.0 0.0
-0.3 -6.0
Financial Activities
9.0
8.9
8.9
0.1 1.1
0.1 1.1
Professional and Business Services
12.0
11.9
11.8
0.1 0.8
0.2 1.7
Private Education and Health Services
22.5
22.1
21.2
0.4 1.8
1.3 6.1
Leisure and Hospitality
10.4
10.3
10.0
0.1 1.0
0.4 4.0
Government
14.4
14.4
14.2
0.0 0.0
0.2 1.4
Federal Government
1.1
1.1
1.0
0.0 0.0
0.1 10.0
State Government
3.9
4.0
4.1
-0.1 -2.5
-0.2 -4.9
Local Government
9.4
9.3
9.1
0.1 1.1
0.3 3.3
?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 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
OCT 2023 SEP 2023 OCT 2022
Change in Jobs from SEP 2023
Net %
Change in Jobs from OCT 2022
Net %
Total Nonfarm Total Private
45.2
44.9
43.6
39.6
39.3
37.9
0.3 0.7 0.3 0.8
1.6 3.7 1.7 4.5
Goods Producing Service-Providing Private Service-Providing
7.9
7.8
7.7
37.3
37.1
35.9
31.7
31.5
30.2
0.1 1.3 0.2 0.5 0.2 0.6
0.2 2.6 1.4 3.9 1.5 5.0
Manufacturing Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
Retail Trade
7.0
6.9
6.8
0.1 1.5
7.5
7.6
7.4
-0.1 -1.3
4.5
4.5
4.5
0.0 0.0
0.2 2.9 0.1 1.4 0.0 0.0
Private Education and Health Services Government
Federal Government
11.1
11.0
10.5
5.6
5.6
5.7
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.1 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
0.6 5.7 -0.1 -1.8 0.0 0.0
State Government Local Government
1.4
1.4
1.4
0.0 0.0
4.0
4.0
4.1
0.0 0.0
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
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SAVANNAH MSA Nonfarm Employment
(In thousands)
(Not Seasonally Adjusted)
Preliminary Revised
Revised
OCT 2023 SEP 2023 OCT 2022
Change in Jobs from SEP 2023
Net %
Change in Jobs from OCT 2022
Net %
Total Nonfarm
203.5
203.5
201.3
0.0 0.0
2.2 1.1
Total Private
179.1
179.1
177.6
0.0 0.0
1.5 0.8
Goods Producing
29.3
29.3
28.8
0.0 0.0
0.5 1.7
Service-Providing
174.2
174.2
172.5
0.0 0.0
1.7 1.0
Private Service-Providing
149.8
149.8
148.8
0.0 0.0
1.0 0.7
Mining, Logging and Construction
9.4
9.4
9.3
0.0 0.0
0.1 1.1
Manufacturing
19.9
19.9
19.5
0.0 0.0
0.4 2.1
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
47.7
47.7
49.3
0.0 0.0
-1.6 -3.3
Wholesale Trade
7.2
7.1
7.1
0.1 1.4
0.1 1.4
Retail Trade
22.7
22.4
23.1
0.3 1.3
-0.4 -1.7
Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities
17.8
18.2
19.1
-0.4 -2.2
-1.3 -6.8
Information
1.7
1.7
1.7
0.0 0.0
0.0 0.0
Financial Activities
7.0
6.9
7.0
0.1 1.5
0.0 0.0
Professional and Business Services
27.2
26.8
26.7
0.4 1.5
0.5 1.9
Private Education and Health Services
29.4
29.3
28.3
0.1 0.3
1.1 3.9
Leisure and Hospitality
28.4
29.0
27.8
-0.6 -2.1
0.6 2.2
Other Services
8.4
8.4
8.0
0.0 0.0
0.4 5.0
Government
24.4
24.4
23.7
0.0 0.0
0.7 3.0
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
15.9
0.0 0.0
0.5 3.1
?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 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
OCT 2023 SEP 2023 OCT 2022
Change in Jobs from SEP 2023
Net %
Change in Jobs from OCT 2022
Net %
Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing
57.5
57.0
56.8
44.9
44.5
44.1
8.4
8.3
8.2
0.5 0.9 0.4 0.9 0.1 1.2
0.7 1.2 0.8 1.8 0.2 2.4
Service-Providing Private Service-Providing
49.1
48.7
48.6
36.5
36.2
35.9
0.4 0.8 0.3 0.8
0.5 1.0 0.6 1.7
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
12.6
12.4
12.9
0.2 1.6
-0.3 -2.3
Retail Trade Government
7.1
7.1
7.1
12.6
12.5
12.7
0.0 0.0 0.1 0.8
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
2.9
3.1
0.0 0.0
8.5
8.4
8.5
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
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WARNER ROBINS MSA Nonfarm Employment
(In thousands)
(Not Seasonally Adjusted)
Preliminary Revised
Revised
OCT 2023 SEP 2023 OCT 2022
Change in Jobs from SEP 2023
Net %
Change in Jobs from OCT 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
81.9
81.8
80.1
0.1 0.1
53.4
53.4
52.2
0.0 0.0
10.6
10.8
10.6
-0.2 -1.9
71.3
71.0
69.5
0.3 0.4
42.8
42.6
41.6
0.2 0.5
12.5
12.3
12.4
0.2 1.6
9.7
9.6
9.5
0.1 1.0
28.5
28.4
27.9
0.1 0.4
16.0
15.8
15.2
0.2 1.3
2.5
2.4
2.6
0.1 4.2
10.0
10.2
10.1
-0.2 -2.0
1.8 2.3 1.2 2.3 0.0 0.0 1.8 2.6 1.2 2.9 0.1 0.8 0.2 2.1 0.6 2.2 0.8 5.3 -0.1 -3.9 -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
OCT 2023 SEP 2023 OCT 2022
Change in Jobs from SEP 2023
Net %
Change in Jobs from OCT 2022
Net %
Albany MSA
63.7
63.5
62.7
0.2 0.3
1.0 1.6
Athens-Clarke County MSA
101.9
102.0
98.6
-0.1 -0.1
3.3 3.3
Atlanta MSA
3,084.9
3,076.7
3,020.4
8.2 0.3
64.5 2.1
Augusta-Richmond County MSA
246.3
245.3
244.6
1.0 0.4
1.7 0.7
Brunswick MSA
48.4
48.2
46.7
0.2 0.4
1.7 3.6
Columbus MSA
126.7
126.8
123.5
-0.1 -0.1
3.2 2.6
Dalton MSA
69.1
68.1
67.2
1.0 1.5
1.9 2.8
Gainesville MSA
105.2
104.5
102.0
0.7 0.7
3.2 3.1
Hinesville MSA
22.4
22.4
22.0
0.0 0.0
0.4 1.8
Macon-Bibb County MSA
103.6
103.4
101.0
0.2 0.2
2.6 2.6
Rome MSA
45.1
45.0
43.5
0.1 0.2
1.6 3.7
Savannah MSA
203.7
204.5
201.3
-0.8 -0.4
2.4 1.2
Valdosta MSA
57.1
57.0
56.3
0.1 0.2
0.8 1.4
Warner Robins MSA
81.6
81.8
79.9
-0.2 -0.2
1.7 2.1
?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 OCT 2023
Revised SEP 2023
Revised OCT 2022
Total Private..................................................................................................$1,094.46......................... $1,063.30.................... $1,074.50 Goods Producing.......................................................................................$1,283.57......................... $1,268.06....................$1,235.42 Private Service Providing...........................................................................$1,059.87..........................$1,026.88....................$1,046.86 Construction............................................................................................$1,346.68.......................... $1,311.66.................... $1,275.12 Manufacturing......................................................................................... $1,212.43..........................$1,203.00..................... $1,174.75 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities........................................................... $925.48.............................$918.75...................... $900.09 Financial Activities................................................................................. $1,343.22.......................... $1,267.62.................... $1,430.73 Professional and Business Services......................................................$1,396.88..........................$1,354.93.....................$1,411.83 Educational and Health Services............................................................ $1,154.30.......................... $1,148.53....................$1,206.58 Leisure and Hospitality.............................................................................. $498.69............................ $489.97...................... $485.28 Other Services.......................................................................................... $893.00.............................$871.50....................... $874.92
Average Weekly Hours (AWH)
Preliminary OCT 2023
Revised SEP 2023
Revised OCT 2022
Total Private...........................................................................................................34.8.................................. 34.3.............................35.0 Goods Producing................................................................................................40.8...................................40.5.............................40.8 Private Service Providing....................................................................................33.7.................................. 33.2.............................34.0 Construction..................................................................................................... 41.5...................................40.9............................. 41.4 Manufacturing..................................................................................................40.2................................... 40.1............................. 40.3 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities..................................................................33.1.................................. 33.3.............................33.8 Financial Activities...........................................................................................38.9................................... 37.0............................. 37.8 Professional and Business Services............................................................... 37.5...................................36.6............................. 37.8 Educational and Health Services.....................................................................33.9...................................33.9.............................34.2 Leisure and Hospitality..................................................................................... 27.0...................................26.6.............................26.9 Other Services.................................................................................................33.8.................................. 33.2.............................34.5
Average Hourly Earnings (AHE)
Preliminary OCT 2023
Revised SEP 2023
Revised OCT 2022
Total Private.......................................................................................................$31.45...............................$31.00.........................$30.70 Goods Producing............................................................................................$31.46...............................$31.31.........................$30.28 Private Service Providing................................................................................$31.45.............................. $30.93.........................$30.79 Construction................................................................................................ $32.45...............................$32.07.........................$30.80 Manufacturing..............................................................................................$30.16.............................. $30.00......................... $29.15 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities..............................................................$27.96...............................$27.59.........................$26.63 Financial Activities...................................................................................... $34.53.............................. $34.26......................... $37.85 Professional and Business Services...........................................................$37.25...............................$37.02......................... $37.35 Educational and Health Services................................................................ $34.05.............................. $33.88.........................$35.28 Leisure and Hospitality................................................................................. $18.47...............................$18.42.........................$18.04 Other Services.............................................................................................$26.42.............................. $26.25.........................$25.36
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 OCT 2023
Revised SEP 2023
Revised OCT 2022
Albany MSA ....................................................................................................$755.30..............................$747.19.......................$785.61 Athens-Clarke County MSA ........................................................................... $812.74.............................$812.22.......................$826.66 Atlanta MSA ................................................................................................$1,177.53.......................... $1,148.37.................... $1,178.80 Augusta-Richmond County MSA .................................................................. $983.38............................ $994.02.......................$882.45 Brunswick MSA .............................................................................................$729.47.............................$748.50....................... $761.26 Columbus MSA ............................................................................................. $933.08.............................$910.80...................... $848.04 Dalton MSA .................................................................................................. $894.64............................ $890.80.......................$807.80 Gainesville MSA .......................................................................................... $1,046.13..........................$1,020.60.................... $1,145.21 Hinesville MSA ...............................................................................................$514.43.............................$497.06....................... $513.56 Macon-Bibb County MSA ............................................................................. $869.93............................ $884.65...................... $893.20 Rome MSA .....................................................................................................$791.91.............................$810.20....................... $747.84 Savannah MSA ..............................................................................................$836.16............................ $820.89...................... $895.33 Valdosta MSA ................................................................................................ $904.53............................ $925.44.......................$819.20 Warner Robins MSA ...................................................................................... $844.03............................ $809.30.......................$836.97
Average Weekly Hours (AWH)
Preliminary OCT 2023
Revised SEP 2023
Revised OCT 2022
Albany MSA ..........................................................................................................32.5...................................32.6.............................34.7 Athens-Clarke County MSA .................................................................................30.6...................................30.5............................. 31.6 Atlanta MSA ........................................................................................................34.9...................................34.6................................35 Augusta-Richmond County MSA .........................................................................34.3...................................34.1.............................33.3 Brunswick MSA ...................................................................................................32.8...................................32.8................................34 Columbus MSA ....................................................................................................34.7.................................. 34.5.............................33.8 Dalton MSA .........................................................................................................35.7.................................. 36.3.............................34.2 Gainesville MSA ...................................................................................................35.9......................................36.............................36.6 Hinesville MSA .....................................................................................................28.5...................................27.8.............................29.6 Macon-Bibb County MSA ....................................................................................34.7...................................35.4.............................35.6 Rome MSA ...........................................................................................................31.5...................................32.1................................32 Savannah MSA .......................................................................................................32...................................31.5.............................32.7 Valdosta MSA ..........................................................................................................33.................................. 33.8................................32 Warner Robins MSA .............................................................................................32.5................................... 31.7.............................34.6
Average Hourly Earnings (AHE)
Preliminary OCT 2023
Revised SEP 2023
Revised OCT 2022
Albany MSA ........................................................................................................23.24................................ 22.92...........................22.64 Athens-Clarke County MSA ...............................................................................26.56................................ 26.63........................... 26.16 Atlanta MSA ......................................................................................................33.74................................. 33.19...........................33.68 Augusta-Richmond County MSA .......................................................................28.67................................. 29.15.............................26.5 Brunswick MSA .................................................................................................22.24................................ 22.82...........................22.39 Columbus MSA ..................................................................................................26.89...................................26.4...........................25.09 Dalton MSA .......................................................................................................25.06................................ 24.54...........................23.62 Gainesville MSA ................................................................................................. 29.14................................ 28.35........................... 31.29 Hinesville MSA ...................................................................................................18.05................................. 17.88........................... 17.35 Macon-Bibb County MSA ..................................................................................25.07.................................24.99...........................25.09 Rome MSA ......................................................................................................... 25.14.................................25.24...........................23.37 Savannah MSA .................................................................................................. 26.13................................ 26.06........................... 27.38 Valdosta MSA ..................................................................................................... 27.41.................................27.38.............................25.6 Warner Robins MSA ...........................................................................................25.97................................ 25.53........................... 24.19
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% Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct
Georgia
U.S.
WA 3.8
OR
3.6
ID
3.2
NV
5.4
UT
CA
2.7
4.8
AZ 4.2
AK 4.3
StSattaeteuUnenmempploloyymmeenntt Rraatteess
October 2023
National Unemployment Rate: 3.9% Rates are seasonally adjusted
MT 2.8
WY 2.9
CO 3.3 NM 3.8
ND 1.9 SD 2.0
NE 2.2
KS 2.9
MN 3.2
WI 3.2
IA 3.2
IL 4.6 MO 3.1
OK 3.2 TX 4.1
AR 3.1
MS 3.3 LA 3.3
NH
2.1 ME
VT
2.8
2.0
MI 4.1
OH
IN
3.6
3.6
KY 4.2 TN 3.3
PA 3.4
WV
4.0
VA
2.7
NC 3.4
SC 2.9
AL
GA
2.3
3.4
FL 2.8
MA 2.8
NY 4.2
RI 2.7
CT
NJ 4.6
3.5
DE
4.2
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
2.9
5.8
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 OCT 2023
5,349,119 5,166,160
182,959 3.4
Revised SEP 2023
5,339,257 5,160,270
178,987 3.4
Revised OCT 2022
5,232,570 5,069,721
162,849 3.1
Change From
SEP 2023
OCT 2022
9,862 5,890 3,972
116,549 96,439 20,110
Georgia
(Not Seasonally adjusted)
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
5,359,846 5,173,829
186,017 3.5
5,369,816 5,185,597
184,219 3.4
5,242,508 5,080,446
162,062 3.1
-9,970 -11,768
1,798
117,338 93,383 23,955
Albany MSA
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed
Rate
65,502 62,901
2,601 4.0
65,526 62,954
2,572 3.9
64,492 62,061
2,431 3.8
-24
1,010
-53
840
29
170
Athens-Clarke County MSA
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
102,175 98,743 3,432
3.4
102,398 99,188 3,210 3.1
99,326 96,208
3,118 3.1
-223 -445 222
2,849 2,535
314
Atlanta MSA
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed
Rate
3,267,569 3,154,885
112,684 3.4
3,274,638 3,162,751
111,887 3.4
3,191,287 3,097,671
93,616 2.9
-7,069 -7,866
797
76,282 57,214 19,068
Augusta-Richmond County MSA
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed
Rate
264,658 254,485
10,173 3.8
264,563 254,618
9,945 3.8
260,485 251,023
9,462 3.6
95
4,173
-133
3,462
228
711
Brunswick MSA
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed
Rate
55,055 53,294
1,761 3.2
55,130 53,401
1,729 3.1
53,473 51,775 1,698
3.2
-75
1,582
-107
1,519
32
63
Columbus MSA
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
124,585 119,915
4,670 3.7
124,976 120,329
4,647 3.7
121,778 117,311
4,467 3.7
-391 -414
23
2,807 2,604
203
Dalton MSA
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
59,128 56,762 2,366
4.0
59,094 56,764
2,330 3.9
58,074 55,381
2,693 4.6
34
1,054
-2
1,381
36
-327
Gainesville MSA
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
110,579 107,616
2,963 2.7
110,090 107,239
2,851 2.6
107,781 105,048
2,733 2.5
489
2,798
377
2,568
112
230
?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 OCT 2023
35,142 33,938
1,204 3.4
101,079 97,178 3,901 3.9
Revised SEP 2023
35,278 34,054
1,224 3.5
101,124 97,222 3,902
3.9
Revised OCT 2022
34,662 33,520
1,142 3.3
98,607 95,029
3,578 3.6
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
45,769 44,256
1,513 3.3
199,747 193,543
6,204 3.1
45,846 44,345
1,501 3.3
201,323 195,261
6,062 3.0
44,254 42,821
1,433 3.2
197,799 192,018
5,781 2.9
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
63,344 60,967
2,377 3.8
87,864 85,003
2,861 3.3
63,335 60,976
2,359 3.7
88,272 85,470
2,802 3.2
62,739 60,612
2,127 3.4
86,259 83,353
2,906 3.4
Change From
SEP 2023
OCT 2022
-136
480
-116
418
-20
62
-45
2,472
-44
2,149
-1
323
-77
1,515
-89
1,435
12
80
-1,576 -1,718
142
1,948 1,525
423
9
605
-9
355
18
250
-408 -467
59
1,605 1,650
-45
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
OCT 2023
167,728,000 161,222,000
6,506,000 3.9
167,774,000 161,676,000
6,098,000 3.6
SEP 2023
167,929,000 161,570,000
6,360,000 3.8
167,718,000 161,669,000
6,049,000 3.6
OCT 2022
164,646,000 158,593,000
6,053,000 3.7
164,753,000 159,144,000
5,609,000 3.4
Change From
SEP 2023
OCT 2022
-201,000 -348,000 146,000
3,082,000 2,629,000
453,000
56,000 7,000
49,000
3,021,000 2,532,000
489,000
?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 October 2023
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
5,359,846 5,173,829 186,017 3.5
Appling Atkinson Bacon Baker Baldwin
9,418 4,390 4,945 1,120 18,717
9,104 4,259 4,784 1,076 17,873
314 3.3 131 3.0 161 3.3 44 3.9 844 4.5
Banks Barrow Bartow Ben Hill Berrien
11,193 10,904
289 2.6
44,122 42,826 1,296 2.9
53,541 51,798 1,743 3.3
5,679 5,440
239 4.2
7,909
7,590
319 4.0
Bibb Bleckley Brantley Brooks Bryan
66,382 63,650 2,732 4.1
4,622 4,390
232 5.0
7,679
7,406
273 3.6
6,762
6,521
241 3.6
20,364 19,774
590 2.9
Bulloch Burke Butts Calhoun Camden
39,722 38,201 1,521 3.8
9,054 8,499
555 6.1
11,600 11,231
369 3.2
2,198
2,127
71 3.2
22,757 22,005
752 3.3
Candler Carroll Catoosa Charlton Chatham
6,349
6,186
163 2.6
58,869 56,693 2,176 3.7
34,069 33,081
988 2.9
5,130 4,969
161 3.1
145,451 140,779 4,672 3.2
Chattahoochee 1,944 1,861
83 4.3
Chattooga
8,977 8,649
328 3.7
Cherokee
146,562 142,429 4,133 2.8
Clarke
60,281 58,034 2,247 3.7
Clay
824
758
66 8.0
Clayton Clinch Cobb Coffee Colquitt
143,731 137,335 6,396 4.4
3,068 2,965
103 3.4
443,107 429,308 13,799 3.1
19,306 18,611
695 3.6
22,546 21,890
656 2.9
Columbia Cook Coweta Crawford Crisp
76,106 73,640 2,466 3.2
8,398
8,114
284 3.4
79,840 77,182 2,658 3.3
5,442 5,252
190 3.5
9,943 9,546
397 4.0
Revised September 2023
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
5,369,816 5,185,597 184,219 3.4
9,548 4,405 4,952 1,104 18,800
9,220 4,271 4,790 1,061 18,014
328 3.4 134 3.0 162 3.3
43 3.9 786 4.2
11,081 10,816
265 2.4
44,200 42,932 1,268 2.9
53,672 51,911 1,761 3.3
5,719
5,466
253 4.4
7,833
7,513
320 4.1
66,434 4,584 7,668 6,727
20,484
63,711 4,375 7,394 6,474 19,937
2,723 4.1 209 4.6 274 3.6 253 3.8 547 2.7
39,423 38,063 1,360 3.4
9,069
8,489
580 6.4
11,618 11,255
363 3.1
2,175
2,104
71 3.3
22,861 22,150
711 3.1
6,358
6,194
164 2.6
58,873 56,798 2,075 3.5
34,436 33,478
958 2.8
5,131
4,969
162 3.2
146,631 142,036 4,595 3.1
1,955
1,868
87 4.5
9,089
8,753
336 3.7
146,757 142,769 3,988 2.7
60,407 58,328 2,079 3.4
824
749
75 9.1
144,179 137,707 6,472 4.5
2,971
2,870
101 3.4
444,077 430,388 13,689 3.1
19,361 18,668
693 3.6
22,337 21,685
652 2.9
76,165 8,374
79,908 5,431 9,885
73,709 8,096 77,373 5,245 9,492
2,456 3.2 278 3.3
2,535 3.2 186 3.4 393 4.0
Revised October 2022
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
5,242,508 5,080,446 162,062 3.1
9,363 4,406 4,917 1,121 18,056
9,035 4,278 4,765 1,082 17,295
328 3.5 128 2.9 152 3.1
39 3.5 761 4.2
10,849 43,203 52,464
5,665 7,832
10,595 42,070 50,899
5,397 7,581
254 2.3 1,133 2.6 1,565 3.0
268 4.7 251 3.2
64,690 4,520 7,468 6,740 20,172
62,205 4,319 7,215 6,523
19,616
2,485 3.8 201 4.4 253 3.4 217 3.2 556 2.8
38,968 8,917
11,362 2,221 21,842
37,627 8,474
11,039 2,151
21,157
1,341 3.4 443 5.0 323 2.8 70 3.2 685 3.1
6,060 57,483 33,673 5,085 143,984
5,913 55,689 32,756
4,926 139,654
147 2.4 1,794 3.1
917 2.7 159 3.1 4,330 3.0
1,912 1,829
83 4.3
9,131 8,764
367 4.0
143,364 139,800 3,564 2.5
58,544 56,526 2,018 3.4
827
771
56 6.8
140,198 134,898 5,300 3.8
2,996 2,910
86 2.9
432,752 421,411 11,341 2.6
19,189 18,501
688 3.6
22,228 21,590
638 2.9
75,379 8,274 77,911 5,319 9,806
73,109 7,993
75,808 5,150 9,393
2,270 3.0 281 3.4
2,103 2.7 169 3.2 413 4.2
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
Preliminary October 2023
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
8,268 8,034
234 2.8
13,781 13,405
376 2.7
11,913 11,502
411 3.5
415,614 400,645 14,969 3.6
6,935 6,657
278 4.0
Dooly Dougherty Douglas Early Echols
5,033 4,847
186 3.7
36,837 35,181 1,656 4.5
77,096 74,208 2,888 3.7
4,484 4,328
156 3.5
1,882
1,820
62 3.3
Effingham Elbert Emanuel Evans Fannin
33,932 8,155 9,150 5,052
12,568
32,990 7,845 8,755 4,910
12,224
942 2.8 310 3.8 395 4.3 142 2.8 344 2.7
Fayette Floyd Forsyth Franklin Fulton
61,325 59,179 2,146 3.5
45,769 44,256 1,513 3.3
133,651 129,855 3,796 2.8
9,997 9,642
355 3.6
591,023 568,871 22,152 3.7
Gilmer Glascock Glynn Gordon Grady
12,755 12,340
415 3.3
1,272
1,221
51 4.0
40,981 39,704 1,277 3.1
29,479 28,592
887 3.0
11,163 10,773
390 3.5
Greene
7,462
7,201
261 3.5
Gwinnett
514,536 498,367 16,169 3.1
Habersham 19,356 18,725
631 3.3
Hall
110,579 107,616 2,963 2.7
Hancock
2,634 2,483
151 5.7
Haralson Harris Hart Heard Henry
13,363 12,913
450 3.4
17,281 16,785
496 2.9
12,802 12,385
417 3.3
5,451 5,275
176 3.2
123,730 119,003 4,727 3.8
Houston Irwin Jackson Jasper Jeff Davis
71,694 69,492 2,202 3.1
3,529 3,392
137 3.9
47,249 46,148 1,101 2.3
7,401
7,165
236 3.2
6,250 5,989
261 4.2
Revised September 2023
Labor Force
8,330 13,786 11,895 417,072 6,965
Employment
8,105 13,417 11,455 401,744 6,677
Unemployment Number Rate
225 2.7 369 2.7 440 3.7 15,328 3.7 288 4.1
4,990
4,810
180 3.6
36,921 35,239 1,682 4.6
77,359 74,405 2,954 3.8
4,474
4,310
164 3.7
1,851
1,800
51 2.8
34,208 8,176 9,156 5,092
12,557
33,288 7,868 8,724 4,950
12,209
920 2.7 308 3.8 432 4.7 142 2.8 348 2.8
61,425 59,340 2,085 3.4
45,846 44,345 1,501 3.3
133,769 130,160 3,609 2.7
10,018
9,670
348 3.5
592,781 570,320 22,461 3.8
12,708 12,305
403 3.2
1,262
1,217
45 3.6
41,067 39,827 1,240 3.0
29,579 28,702
877 3.0
11,086 10,717
369 3.3
7,472
7,209
263 3.5
515,302 499,560 15,742 3.1
19,423 18,752
671 3.5
110,090 107,239 2,851 2.6
2,632
2,484
148 5.6
13,387 12,939
448 3.3
17,335 16,861
474 2.7
12,905 12,479
426 3.3
5,452
5,280
172 3.2
124,114 119,365 4,749 3.8
72,083 69,921 2,162 3.0
3,562
3,432
130 3.6
46,833 45,757 1,076 2.3
7,399
7,170
229 3.1
6,294
6,027
267 4.2
Revised October 2022
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
8,160 7,936
224 2.7
13,506 13,163
343 2.5
11,858 11,475
383 3.2
405,759 393,305 12,454 3.1
6,900 6,646
254 3.7
4,811 36,215 75,289
4,468 1,882
4,634 34,677 72,847
4,313 1,833
177 3.7 1,538 4.2 2,442 3.2
155 3.5 49 2.6
33,643 7,941 8,823 5,061
12,095
32,748 7,659 8,469 4,918 11,762
895 2.7 282 3.6 354 4.0 143 2.8 333 2.8
59,738 58,113 1,625 2.7
44,254 42,821 1,433 3.2
130,736 127,520 3,216 2.5
9,955 9,628
327 3.3
576,760 558,564 18,196 3.2
12,428 1,256
39,766 28,821 10,885
12,025 1,213
38,523 27,972 10,557
403 3.2 43 3.4
1,243 3.1 849 2.9 328 3.0
7,419
7,177
242 3.3
502,928 489,144 13,784 2.7
18,925 18,320
605 3.2
107,781 105,048 2,733 2.5
2,562 2,431
131 5.1
13,098 16,934 12,142
5,341 120,741
12,673 16,444 11,773
5,186 116,909
425 3.2 490 2.9 369 3.0 155 2.9 3,832 3.2
70,390 3,533
45,739 7,233 6,104
68,103 3,392 44,752 7,046 5,878
2,287 3.2 141 4.0 987 2.2 187 2.6 226 3.7
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
Preliminary October 2023
Labor Force
6,738 3,557 4,007 13,515 8,636
Employment
6,437 3,369 3,881 13,070 8,301
Unemployment Number Rate
301 4.5 188 5.3 126 3.1 445 3.3 335 3.9
Lanier Laurens Lee Liberty Lincoln
3,821 19,242 15,184 26,529
3,524
3,669 18,396 14,742 25,618
3,377
152 4.0 846 4.4 442 2.9 911 3.4 147 4.2
Long Lowndes Lumpkin McDuffie McIntosh
8,613 8,320
293 3.4
50,879 48,957 1,922 3.8
19,560 19,009
551 2.8
8,441 8,001
440 5.2
6,395
6,184
211 3.3
Macon Madison Marion Meriwether Miller
4,551 13,895
3,336 9,234 2,969
4,340 13,477
3,217 8,835 2,891
211 4.6 418 3.0 119 3.6 399 4.3 78 2.6
Mitchell Monroe Montgomery Morgan Murray
8,560 12,994
4,089 9,951 15,579
8,239 12,593
3,937 9,655 14,887
321 3.8 401 3.1 152 3.7 296 3.0 692 4.4
Muscogee Newton Oconee Oglethorpe Paulding
77,580 74,270 3,310 4.3
55,990 53,495 2,495 4.5
20,832 20,281
551 2.6
7,167
6,951
216 3.0
93,726 90,781 2,945 3.1
Peach Pickens Pierce Pike Polk
12,093 16,319
9,132 9,461 18,750
11,579 15,826
8,862 9,154 18,058
514 4.3 493 3.0 270 3.0 307 3.2 692 3.7
Pulaski Putnam Quitman Rabun Randolph
4,077 9,056
714 8,136 2,462
3,932 8,664
675 7,904 2,361
145 3.6 392 4.3
39 5.5 232 2.9 101 4.1
Revised September 2023
Labor Force
6,732 3,521 4,009 13,518 8,612
Employment
6,426 3,335 3,881 13,066 8,316
Unemployment Number Rate
306 4.5 186 5.3 128 3.2 452 3.3 296 3.4
3,820 19,304 15,179 26,661
3,504
3,668 18,437 14,762 25,729 3,366
152 4.0 867 4.5 417 2.7 932 3.5 138 3.9
8,617
8,325
292 3.4
50,937 49,034 1,903 3.7
19,402 18,908
494 2.5
8,434
8,009
425 5.0
6,395
6,180
215 3.4
4,542 13,944
3,344 9,184 2,938
4,331 13,531 3,229 8,840 2,857
211 4.6 413 3.0 115 3.4 344 3.7 81 2.8
8,565 12,985
4,104 9,934 15,546
8,245 12,584
3,938 9,646 14,877
320 3.7 401 3.1 166 4.0 288 2.9 669 4.3
78,039 74,710 3,329 4.3
56,019 53,618 2,401 4.3
20,882 20,363
519 2.5
7,165
6,966
199 2.8
93,917 91,015 2,902 3.1
12,100 16,339
9,173 9,436 18,728
11,610 15,869
8,899 9,167 18,108
490 4.0 470 2.9 274 3.0 269 2.9 620 3.3
4,089 9,029
711 8,160 2,443
3,939 8,656
675 7,929 2,332
150 3.7 373 4.1
36 5.1 231 2.8 111 4.5
Revised October 2022
Labor Force
6,751 3,367 3,956 13,214 8,426
Employment
6,489 3,218 3,839 12,793 8,144
Unemployment Number Rate
262 3.9 149 4.4 117 3.0 421 3.2 282 3.3
3,781 18,909 14,968 26,163
3,489
3,644 18,158 14,534 25,283 3,370
137 3.6 751 4.0 434 2.9 880 3.4 119 3.4
8,499 50,336 18,723
8,322 6,239
8,237 48,612 18,235
7,953 6,037
262 3.1 1,724 3.4
488 2.6 369 4.4 202 3.2
4,520 13,540
3,276 9,025 2,925
4,324 13,128
3,153 8,688 2,851
196 4.3 412 3.0 123 3.8 337 3.7
74 2.5
8,220 12,700 3,858
9,771 15,217
7,912 12,322
3,721 9,506 14,538
308 3.7 378 3.0 137 3.6 265 2.7 679 4.5
75,784 54,419 20,247 6,995 91,672
72,651 52,555 19,755
6,799 89,176
3,133 4.1 1,864 3.4
492 2.4 196 2.8 2,496 2.7
11,867 15,959
8,891 9,257 18,605
11,382 15,540
8,634 8,994 18,013
485 4.1 419 2.6 257 2.9 263 2.8 592 3.2
4,002 8,693
731 7,636 2,512
3,868 8,388
689 7,404 2,414
134 3.3 305 3.5
42 5.7 232 3.0
98 3.9
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
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
Preliminary October 2023
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
82,745 78,803 3,942 4.8
46,524 44,588 1,936 4.2
2,267
2,193
74 3.3
5,153 4,903
250 4.9
3,144 3,029
115 3.7
30,169 28,951 1,218 4.0
10,801 10,397
404 3.7
2,718
2,624
94 3.5
12,981 12,378
603 4.6
2,867
2,762
105 3.7
550 9,147 2,635 3,419 3,521
525 8,830 2,522 3,204 3,356
25 4.5 317 3.5 113 4.3 215 6.3 165 4.7
17,149 21,124 12,852 4,484 2,761
16,488 20,496 12,391
4,292 2,649
661 3.9 628 3.0 461 3.6 192 4.3 112 4.1
36,911 35,773 1,138 3.1
3,208
3,071
137 4.3
2,746
2,613
133 4.8
11,958 11,642
316 2.6
12,115 11,590
525 4.3
31,783 30,808
975 3.1
49,216 47,611 1,605 3.3
16,280 15,739
541 3.3
2,715 2,593
122 4.5
7,257 6,904
353 4.9
12,432 11,998
434 3.5
992
951
41 4.1
1,770 1,680
90 5.1
17,701 17,272
429 2.4
43,549 41,875 1,674 3.8
2,727 3,747 4,044 8,840
2,624 3,596 3,907 8,546
103 3.8 151 4.0 137 3.4 294 3.3
Revised September 2023
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
83,038 78,929 4,109 4.9
46,631 44,704 1,927 4.1
2,270
2,201
69 3.0
5,162
4,911
251 4.9
3,117
2,993
124 4.0
30,166 10,826
2,704 13,007 2,869
29,015 10,443
2,613 12,421
2,762
1,151 3.8 383 3.5 91 3.4 586 4.5 107 3.7
544 9,099 2,678 3,464 3,512
524 8,793 2,562 3,227 3,356
20 3.7 306 3.4 116 4.3 237 6.8 156 4.4
17,143 21,048 12,875
4,473 2,782
16,474 20,434 12,391
4,299 2,652
669 3.9 614 2.9 484 3.8 174 3.9 130 4.7
36,932 3,193 2,756
11,900 12,081
35,824 3,063 2,616 11,568 11,647
1,108 3.0 130 4.1 140 5.1 332 2.8 434 3.6
32,094 31,158
936 2.9
49,270 47,728 1,542 3.1
16,367 15,820
547 3.3
2,724
2,590
134 4.9
7,232
6,871
361 5.0
12,440 12,004
436 3.5
978
939
39 4.0
1,761
1,674
87 4.9
17,679 17,254
425 2.4
43,548 41,887 1,661 3.8
2,689 3,739 4,089 8,810
2,592 3,587 3,955 8,536
97 3.6 152 4.1 134 3.3 274 3.1
Revised October 2022
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
81,803 45,318
2,177 5,046 3,125
78,297 43,777
2,100 4,845 3,016
3,506 4.3 1,541 3.4
77 3.5 201 4.0 109 3.5
29,415 10,574 2,676 12,375 2,833
28,438 10,131 2,579 11,871 2,733
977 3.3 443 4.2
97 3.6 504 4.1 100 3.5
552 9,322 2,653 3,538 3,462
524 9,047 2,521 3,324 3,313
28 5.1 275 3.0 132 5.0 214 6.0 149 4.3
16,819 21,128 12,145 4,274 2,641
16,207 20,535 11,712
4,096 2,540
612 3.6 593 2.8 433 3.6 178 4.2 101 3.8
36,160 3,137 2,684
11,556 11,649
35,105 3,015 2,559
11,239 11,291
1,055 2.9 122 3.9 125 4.7 317 2.7 358 3.1
31,488 48,159 15,848
2,702 6,972
30,526 46,769 15,325
2,586 6,707
962 3.1 1,390 2.9
523 3.3 116 4.3 265 3.8
12,213 972
1,696 17,169 42,857
11,843 935
1,611 16,742 40,843
370 3.0 37 3.8 85 5.0
427 2.5 2,014 4.7
2,710 3,744 3,957 8,726
2,606 3,597 3,820 8,455
104 3.8 147 3.9 137 3.5 271 3.1
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 October 2023
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
Albany 29,830 28,454 1,376 4.6
Alpharetta 38,823 37,729 1,094 2.8
Athens 60,281 58,034 2,247 3.7
Atlanta 279,369 267,687 11,682 4.2
Dekalb Part
25,672 24,801
871 3.4
Fulton Part
253,697 242,886 10,811 4.3
Augusta 82,745 78,803 3,942 4.8
Brookhaven
36,758 35,916
842 2.3
Canton 17,695 17,225
470 2.7
Carrollton 12,245 11,712
533 4.4
Chamblee 21,904 21,385
519 2.4
Columbus 77,580 74,270 3,310 4.3
Dalton 13,680 13,144
536 3.9
Decatur 14,867 14,459
408 2.7
Douglasville
17,788 17,128
660 3.7
Duluth 16,762 16,217
545 3.3
Dunwoody 28,369 27,561
808 2.8
East Point
17,368 16,490
878 5.1
Gainesville
22,297 21,645
652 2.9
Hinesville 15,672 15,151
521 3.3
Johns Creek
46,953 45,596 1,357 2.9
Kennesaw
21,098 20,442
656 3.1
LaGrange 15,234 14,702
532 3.5
Lawrenceville
15,414 14,879
535 3.5
McDonough
13,092 12,488
604 4.6
Macon-Bibb 66,382 63,650 2,732 4.1
Marietta 36,823 35,628 1,195 3.2
Milton 21,263 20,662
601 2.8
Newnan 20,550 19,798
752 3.7
Peachtree City
19,690 19,150
540 2.7
P'tree Corners
26,171 25,513
658 2.5
Pooler 14,468 14,107
361 2.5
Rome 15,933 15,374
559 3.5
Roswell 56,006 54,480 1,526 2.7
Sandy Springs
68,447 66,621 1,826 2.7
Savannah 69,082 66,526 2,556 3.7
Smyrna 36,291 35,125 1,166 3.2
Statesboro
15,002 14,219
783 5.2
Stockbridge
15,152 14,515
637 4.2
Sugar Hill
13,882 13,486
396 2.9
Tucker 20,799 20,221
578 2.8
Union City
10,732 10,115
617 5.7
Valdosta 24,641 23,585 1,056 4.3
Warner Robins
34,148 33,093 1,055 3.1
Woodstock
18,742 18,209
533 2.8
Revised September 2023
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
29,903 28,501 1,402 4.7
38,882 37,825 1,057 2.7
60,407 58,328 2,079 3.4
280,483 268,374 12,109 4.3
25,824 24,869
955 3.7
254,659 243,505 11,154 4.4
83,038 78,929 4,109 4.9
36,918 36,014
904 2.4
17,743 17,266
477 2.7
12,257 11,733
524 4.3
21,961 21,444
517 2.4
78,039 74,710 3,329 4.3
13,700
13,147
553 4.0
14,928 14,499
429 2.9
17,888
17,174
714 4.0
16,821 16,256
565 3.4
28,443 27,637
806 2.8
17,471 16,532 939 5.4
22,192 21,569
623 2.8
15,741 15,217
524 3.3
47,029 45,712 1,317 2.8
21,126 20,493 633 3.0
15,250 14,723
527 3.5
15,461 14,914
547 3.5
13,171 12,526
645 4.9
66,434 63,711 2,723 4.1
36,838 35,718 1,120 3.0
21,284 20,715 569 2.7
20,521 19,847
674 3.3
19,699 19,202
497 2.5
26,234 25,574 660 2.5
14,599 14,233 366 2.5
16,013 15,405 608 3.8
56,097 54,619 1,478 2.6
68,547 66,790 1,757 2.6
69,595 67,120 2,475 3.6
36,385 35,213 1,172 3.2
14,849 14,168
681 4.6
15,140 14,559
581 3.8
13,889 13,518
371 2.7
20,899 20,277 622 3.0
10,838
10,141
697 6.4
24,677 23,622 1,055 4.3
34,334 33,296 1,038 3.0
18,791 18,253
538 2.9
Revised October 2022
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
29,350 37,965 58,544 271,952 24,954 246,998 81,803 36,017 17,313 11,975 21,396 75,784 13,506 14,531 17,426 16,351 27,679 16,946 21,741 15,436 45,913 20,558 14,945 15,040 12,729 64,690 35,891 20,791 20,072 19,276 25,666 14,350 15,427 54,785 67,079 68,346 35,361 14,688 14,813 13,584 20,423 10,408 24,376 33,580 18,315
28,046 37,046 56,526 262,832 24,346 238,486 78,297 35,258 16,907 11,504 20,993 72,651 12,820 14,195 16,814 15,917 27,056 16,192 21,128 14,953 44,770 20,066 14,427 14,603 12,268 62,205 34,973 20,288 19,446 18,805 25,041 13,994 14,876 53,493 65,413 65,995 34,479 14,006 14,260 13,236 19,851 9,932 23,419 32,433 17,873
1,304 4.4 919 2.4
2,018 3.4 9,120 3.4
608 2.4 8,512 3.4 3,506 4.3
759 2.1 406 2.3 471 3.9 403 1.9 3,133 4.1 686 5.1 336 2.3 612 3.5 434 2.7 623 2.3 754 4.4 613 2.8 483 3.1 1,143 2.5 492 2.4 518 3.5 437 2.9 461 3.6 2,485 3.8 918 2.6 503 2.4 626 3.1 471 2.4 625 2.4 356 2.5 551 3.6 1,292 2.4 1,666 2.5 2,351 3.4 882 2.5 682 4.6 553 3.7 348 2.6 572 2.8 476 4.6 957 3.9 1,147 3.4 442 2.4
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 OCTOBER 2023 (rebrand test) October 2023
Dade 2.8
Catoosa 2.9
Walker
Whitfield
Murray 4.4
Fannin 2.7
Union 2.6
Towns 4.3
Rabun 2.9
3.1
3.8
Chattooga 3.7
Gordon 3.0
Floyd 3.3
Bartow 3.3
Gilmer 3.3
Pickens 3.0
Cherokee 2.8
Lumpkin 2.8
Dawson 2.7
Forsyth 2.8
White Habersham
2.4
3.3
Stephens
3.7
Hall
Banks Franklin
2.6
3.6
2.7
Jackson 2.3
Madison 3.0
Hart 3.3
Elbert 3.8
5.0% or greater 9 counties (6%)
4.0% to 4.9% 41 counties (26%)
3.0% to 3.9% 86 counties (54%)
Polk 3.7
Paulding
Cobb 3.1
Gwinnett 3.1
Barrow 2.9
Clarke 3.7
Oglethorpe 3.0
Less than 3.0% 23 counties (14%)
Haralson 3.4
Carroll 3.7
Heard 3.2
3.1 Douglas 3.7
Coweta 3.3
Fulton 3.7
DeKalb 3.6 Rockdale
Walton 3.3
Oconee 2.6
Wilkes 4.0
Lincoln 4.2
Percentages of number of counties may not total 100 due to rounding
Clayton
4.4
Fayette 3.5
Henry 3.8
Spalding 4.0
4.2 Newton 4.5
Morgan 3.0
Butts 3.2
Jasper 3.2
Putnam 4.3
Greene 3.5
Taliaferro
4.5
McDuffie
Warren 5.2
Columbia 3.2
4.5
Richmond
Hancock
4.8
5.7
Glascock
4.0
Troup 3.1
Meriwether 4.3
Pike 3.2
Lamar 3.9
Monroe 3.1
Jones 3.3
Baldwin 4.5
Washington
Jefferson 4.5
Burke 6.1
Upson
4.9
Harris 2.9
Talbot 3.7
Muscogee 4.3
Marion Chattahoochee 3.6
4.3
Taylor 4.3
Crawford 3.5
Bibb 4.1
Twiggs 4.8
Wilkinson 3.4
Peach
4.3
Macon 4.6
Houston 3.1
Bleckley 5.0
Laurens 4.4
Johnson 3.1
Emanuel 4.3
Jenkins 5.3
Screven 4.9
Treutlen 4.1
Candler 2.6
Bulloch 3.8
Effingham 2.8
4.3
Stewart 3.5
Schley 3.3
Webster 4.1
Sumter 4.6
Quitman
5.5 Randolph Terrell
Lee
4.1
4.7
2.9
Clay
Dooly 3.7
Pulaski 3.6
Dodge 4.0
Crisp 4.0
Wilcox 3.8
Turner 4.3
Ben Hill 4.2
Montgomery
Wheeler 5.1
3.7
Toombs 3.6
Evans 2.8
Tattnall
Telfair
3.5
6.3
Jeff Davis 4.2
Appling 3.3
Long 3.4
Bryan 2.9
Liberty 3.4
Chatham 3.2
8.0
Calhoun
Dougherty
3.2
4.5
Early 3.5
Miller 2.6
Baker 3.9
Mitchell 3.8
Worth 3.3
Colquitt 2.9
Irwin 3.9
Tift 3.0
Coffee 3.6
Berrien
Atkinson
4.0
3.0
Cook
3.4 Lanier
Bacon 3.3
Wayne 3.5
Pierce 3.0
Ware 3.3
Brantley 3.6
McIntosh 3.3
Glynn 3.1
Seminole 3.7
Decatur 3.5
Grady 3.5
Thomas 3.9
Brooks 3.6
4.0
Lowndes 3.8
Clinch 3.4
Charlton 3.1
Camden 3.3
Echols
3.3
Georgia's Unemployment Rate: 3.8%
Georgia's U(nNoet SmeasponlaollyyAmdjusetend)t Rate: 3.5% (not seasonally adjusted) Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics Division
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Georgia Unemployment Insurance Claims by County
County
October 2023 Initial
Claims
Average Weekly Benefit
County
October 2023 Initial
Claims
Average Weekly Benefit
County
October 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
21,669.............. $339
92.............. $264 5.............. $294
40.............. $312 3.............. $116
60.............. $296 26.............. $277 120.............. $309 158.............. $308 33.............. $290 18.............. $246 347.............. $260 11.............. $282 27.............. $318 19.............. $301 59.............. $313 113.............. $306 56.............. $292 47.............. $307
5.............. $327 39.............. $280 27.............. $294 340.............. $305 46.............. $300
9.............. $314 447.............. $295
3.............. $286 211.............. $304 306.............. $319 188.............. $299
2.............. $249 905.............. $299
8.............. $290 1,354.............. $315
86.............. $273 50.............. $252 167.............. $302 38.............. $283 272.............. $305 12.............. $309 43.............. $296
6.............. $264 29.............. $324 64.............. $288 1,787.............. $304 29.............. $269 16.............. $291 242.............. $247 393.............. $312 26.............. $252
9.............. $314 62.............. $305
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
61.............. $280 153.............. $256
14.............. $285 18.............. $269 181.............. $311 156.............. $275 259.............. $321 54.............. $287 2,807.............. $310 26.............. $311
6.............. $310 99.............. $277 126.............. $293 46.............. $329 24.............. $315 1,564.............. $315 57.............. $303 292.............. $318 17.............. $281 51.............. $278 31.............. $321 49.............. $288 22.............. $310 599.............. $312 237.............. $274 10.............. $294 83.............. $323 22.............. $318 43.............. $304 51.............. $295 15.............. $317 21.............. $267 35.............. $291 40.............. $301 12.............. $321 82.............. $287 47.............. $298 108.............. $286 19.............. $321 15.............. $286 194.............. $280 34.............. $292 39.............. $250 43.............. $294
6.............. $278 52.............. $272 17.............. $302 57.............. $286
9.............. $329 28.............. $225 38.............. $314 53.............. $309 19.............. $298 175.............. $281
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
335.............. $285 284.............. $301
19.............. $315 20.............. $326 299.............. $315 45.............. $309 36.............. $304 17.............. $259 47.............. $321 121.............. $289 11.............. $220 34.............. $313
0.............. $277 13.............. $322
8.............. $297 462.............. $278 254.............. $303
6.............. $284 24.............. $315 12.............. $307 208.............. $302 54.............. $266
9.............. $107 76.............. $277 12.............. $220
2.............. $186 46.............. $313 16.............. $271 43.............. $272 21.............. $313 96.............. $292 62.............. $247 222.............. $321
7.............. $302 31.............. $304 132.............. $310 12.............. $233 14.............. $349 14.............. $291 103.............. $313 88.............. $289 129.............. $305 52.............. $288 26.............. $269 32.............. $296 36.............. $287
2.............. $309 23.............. $318 27.............. $339 367.............. $284
6.............. $284 16.............. $297 13.............. $286 37.............. $233
?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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