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 EdgefieSlCd, Carroll Fulton Clayton dale Newton Morgan Greene Taliaferro Columbia Fayette Henry McDuffie Warren Heard Coweta 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 January 2024 Data Muscogee Taylor Peach Washington Wilkinson Twiggs Johnson Jenkins Emanuel Screven Volume L, Number 1 January 2024 Employment Situation Marion Chattahoo- Houston Bleckley Macon Laurens Treutlen chee In millions CandlGereorgBuialloEcmh ploEyfmfinegnhatm (Seasonally Adjusted) Nonfarm employSmchelenyt in GeorgDiaooilnycrePauslaesdkiby 1Do,5d0ge0 in JanSuteawrayrt202W4eb. sPterrofesSsuimotnear l and business services, leisure Montgomery Wheeler Toombs Evans Bryan Quaoitnvmdearnhtohsepmitaolnittyh,. aTnrdadgeo,vterarnnmspeonrttCaartidisopdne,datnhWdeilcumotxiolisttiejos basloTenlgfair withRamndaonlpuhfactTuerrrienllg sheLdeethe most jToubrnserfrom DBeecneHmillber Tattnall Jef4f.88 4.89 4.89 4.90 4.90 4.92 4.9L0ibe4r.t9y1 Davis Appling Long Chatham 4.92 4.92 4.94 4.93 4.94 to January. Clay Calhoun Dougherty Worth Irwin The professional and business services Tsifetctor added Coffee Bacon Wayne McIntosh 3,E6a0rl0y jobs in JBaakneur ary, recovering from jobs in December. TMhietchoevller theCmolqounittth gthroewlothsBseinorrfieJn1an,8u0-A0tkinson ary coMmilelesr as employment in professionaClo, oskcientifiLca,nier Jan-23 Pierce Ware Brantley Feb-23 Mar-23 Apr-23 May-23 Jun-23 Glynn Jul-23 Aug-23 Sep-23 Oct-23 Nov-23 Dec-23 Jan-24 and technical services was up 2,700, administrative and sgurepSwepmobirntyoale5nD0de0cawtpuaorsstietimoGnraasnd,ayagnedmTmheonamntaaasgnedmBrreeomnoktesodfiactoiLomonwpnsadenersiveisces Clinch Camden ChaGrletoonrgia Unemployment Rate and enterprises added 400 new jobs. Employment inElcehio-ls (Seasonally Adjusted) sure and hospitality grew by 3,200 nonfarm workers in January, thus continuing an upward trend for the seventh month in a row. The government sector has added 2,400 jobs over the month, and has expanded for three of the last four months. 3.2% 3.2% 3.2% 3.2% 3.2% 3.2% 3.2% 3.2% 3.2% 3.2% 3.2% 3.2% 3.1% The trade, transportation and utilities sector contracted by 8,400 positions over the month. Despite the gain of 100 jobs in wholesale trade, a loss of 8,500 jobs in transportation, warehousing and utilities account for the sector's dip in employment. Manufacturing shed 1,000 jobs in January, following the loss of 600 nonfarm workers in December 2023. Jan-23 Feb-23 Mar-23 Apr-23 May-23 Jun-23 Jul-23 Aug-23 Sep-23 Oct-23 Nov-23 Dec-23 Jan-24 Over the year, employment in Georgia is up 51,200, or 1.0 percent. Private education and health services (+27,400 jobs), leisure and hospitality (+20,400 jobs), government (+18,300 jobs), financial activities (+6,800 jobs), and manufacturing (+6,500 jobs) added the most jobs from January 2023 to January 2024. Georgia's unemployment rate (seasonally adjusted) dropped to 3.1 percent in January 2024 after remaining steady at 3.2 percent for the prior 12 consecutive months. Unemployment in Georgia is well below the national unemployment rate of 3.7 percent. Over the year, Georgia's unemployment rate is down from 3.2 percent in January 2023. 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 JAN 2024 DEC 2023 Revised JAN 2023 Change in Jobs from DEC 2023 Net % Change in Jobs from JAN 2023 Net % Total Nonfarm 4,936.0 4,934.5 4,884.8 1.5 0.0 51.2 1.0 Total Private 4,230.0 4,230.9 4,197.1 -0.9 0.0 32.9 0.8 Goods Producing 663.1 664.6 652.8 -1.5 -0.2 10.3 1.6 Service-Providing 4,272.9 4,269.9 4,232.0 3.0 0.1 40.9 1.0 Private Service-Providing 3,566.9 3,566.3 3,544.3 0.6 0.0 22.6 0.6 Mining and Logging 9.6 9.6 9.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Mining, Logging and Construction 231.9 232.4 228.1 -0.5 -0.2 3.8 1.7 Construction 222.3 222.8 218.5 -0.5 -0.2 3.8 1.7 Manufacturing 431.2 432.2 424.7 -1.0 -0.2 6.5 1.5 Durable Goods 224.2 225.3 218.7 -1.1 -0.5 5.5 2.5 Non-Durable Goods 207.0 206.9 206.0 0.1 0.0 1.0 0.5 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 1,030.3 1,038.7 1,045.6 -8.4 -0.8 -15.3 -1.5 Wholesale Trade 229.3 229.2 228.5 0.1 0.0 0.8 0.4 Retail Trade 518.7 518.7 517.6 0.0 0.0 1.1 0.2 Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 282.3 290.8 299.5 -8.5 -2.9 -17.2 -5.7 Information 110.5 111.1 130.1 -0.6 -0.5 -19.6 -15.1 Financial Activities 283.4 281.1 276.6 2.3 0.8 6.8 2.5 Finance and Insurance 203.3 203.1 197.9 0.2 0.1 5.4 2.7 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 80.1 78.0 78.7 2.1 2.7 1.4 1.8 Professional and Business Services 777.3 773.7 777.8 3.6 0.5 -0.5 -0.1 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 341.3 338.6 330.1 2.7 0.8 11.2 3.4 Management of Companies and Enterprises 96.4 96.0 92.5 0.4 0.4 3.9 4.2 Admin and Support, Waste Mngmnt and Remediation 339.6 339.1 355.2 0.5 0.1 -15.6 -4.4 Private Education and Health Services 671.9 672.4 644.5 -0.5 -0.1 27.4 4.3 Private Educational Services 100.7 99.8 97.3 0.9 0.9 3.4 3.5 Health Care and Social Assistance 571.2 572.6 547.2 -1.4 -0.2 24.0 4.4 Leisure and Hospitality 524.6 521.4 504.2 3.2 0.6 20.4 4.0 Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 67.9 66.9 59.5 1.0 1.5 8.4 14.1 Accommodation and Food Services 456.7 454.5 444.7 2.2 0.5 12.0 2.7 Other Services 168.9 167.9 165.5 1.0 0.6 3.4 2.1 Government 706.0 703.6 687.7 2.4 0.3 18.3 2.7 Federal Government 109.9 109.7 107.5 0.2 0.2 2.4 2.2 State Government 163.7 163.8 158.8 -0.1 -0.1 4.9 3.1 Local Government 432.4 430.1 421.4 2.3 0.5 11.0 2.6 ?Note: These seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers throughout Georgia. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2023 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 JAN 2024 DEC 2023 JAN 2023 Change in Jobs from DEC 2023 Net % Change in Jobs from JAN 2023 Net % Total Nonfarm 4,905.6 4,968.5 4,847.4 -62.9 -1.3 58.2 1.2 Total Private 4,198.9 4,259.3 4,159.2 -60.4 -1.4 39.7 1.0 Goods Producing 659.3 667.6 646.7 -8.3 -1.2 12.6 2.0 Service-Providing 4,246.3 4,300.9 4,200.7 -54.6 -1.3 45.6 1.1 Private Service-Providing 3,539.6 3,591.7 3,512.5 -52.1 -1.5 27.1 0.8 Mining and Logging 9.6 9.6 9.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Mining, Logging and Construction 230.0 233.4 223.9 -3.4 -1.5 6.1 2.7 Construction 220.4 223.8 214.3 -3.4 -1.5 6.1 2.9 Construction of Buildings 51.9 52.7 47.9 -0.8 -1.5 4.0 8.4 Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction 31.7 33.7 33.9 -2.0 -5.9 -2.2 -6.5 Specialty Trade Contractors 136.8 137.4 132.5 -0.6 -0.4 4.3 3.3 Manufacturing 429.3 434.2 422.8 -4.9 -1.1 6.5 1.5 Durable Goods 222.8 226.7 217.4 -3.9 -1.7 5.4 2.5 Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 60.4 61.3 57.3 -0.9 -1.5 3.1 5.4 Non-Durable Goods 206.5 207.5 205.4 -1.0 -0.5 1.1 0.5 Food Manufacturing 70.1 70.9 69.1 -0.8 -1.1 1.0 1.5 Textile Mills 15.0 15.0 15.7 0.0 0.0 -0.7 -4.5 Textile Product Mills 25.3 25.4 25.9 -0.1 -0.4 -0.6 -2.3 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 1,029.0 1,062.4 1,043.1 -33.4 -3.1 -14.1 -1.4 Wholesale Trade 227.7 230.6 227.4 -2.9 -1.3 0.3 0.1 Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods 121.2 122.0 121.2 -0.8 -0.7 0.0 0.0 Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods 65.9 67.0 64.8 -1.1 -1.6 1.1 1.7 Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers 40.6 41.6 41.4 -1.0 -2.4 -0.8 -1.9 Retail Trade 516.5 531.6 514.9 -15.1 -2.8 1.6 0.3 Food and Beverage Retailers 101.1 103.6 100.6 -2.5 -2.4 0.5 0.5 General Merchandise Retailers 118.1 126.2 117.3 -8.1 -6.4 0.8 0.7 Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instr, Book, & Misc Retailers 42.1 42.5 41.3 -0.4 -0.9 0.8 1.9 Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 284.8 300.2 300.8 -15.4 -5.1 -16.0 -5.3 Utilities 20.9 21.3 20.7 -0.4 -1.9 0.2 1.0 Transportation and Warehousing 263.9 278.9 280.1 -15.0 -5.4 -16.2 -5.8 Air Transportation 38.3 38.7 35.7 -0.4 -1.0 2.6 7.3 Truck Transportation 59.8 62.9 62.7 -3.1 -4.9 -2.9 -4.6 Couriers and Messengers 29.0 37.8 33.5 -8.8 -23.3 -4.5 -13.4 Warehousing and Storage 86.0 87.4 95.9 -1.4 -1.6 -9.9 -10.3 Information 109.9 111.8 128.8 -1.9 -1.7 -18.9 -14.7 Telecommunications 33.6 33.9 35.6 -0.3 -0.9 -2.0 -5.6 Wired and Wireless Telecommunications (expt Satellite) 26.3 26.5 27.7 -0.2 -0.8 -1.4 -5.1 Computing Infra Providers, Data Processing, Web, & Related Svcs 24.7 24.8 24.8 -0.1 -0.4 -0.1 -0.4 Financial Activities 283.0 283.1 274.9 -0.1 0.0 8.1 3.0 Finance and Insurance 202.9 203.6 197.1 -0.7 -0.3 5.8 2.9 Insurance Carriers and Related Activities 104.7 105.7 99.5 -1.0 -1.0 5.2 5.2 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 80.1 79.5 77.8 0.6 0.8 2.3 3.0 Professional and Business Services 770.6 777.4 773.5 -6.8 -0.9 -2.9 -0.4 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 341.1 340.5 329.4 0.6 0.2 11.7 3.6 Accounting, Tax Prep, and Bookkeeping Services 38.6 39.5 41.2 -0.9 -2.3 -2.6 -6.3 Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services 51.8 51.7 49.4 0.1 0.2 2.4 4.9 Computer Systems Design and Related Services 84.6 82.9 83.6 1.7 2.1 1.0 1.2 Management and Technical Consulting Services 62.6 61.8 57.8 0.8 1.3 4.8 8.3 Management of Companies and Enterprises 96.0 96.5 92.3 -0.5 -0.5 3.7 4.0 Admin and Support, Waste Mngmnt and Remediation 333.5 340.4 351.8 -6.9 -2.0 -18.3 -5.2 Employment Services 152.5 161.7 170.4 -9.2 -5.7 -17.9 -10.5 Private Education and Health Services 668.6 674.6 639.7 -6.0 -0.9 28.9 4.5 Private Educational Services 99.4 101.0 97.0 -1.6 -1.6 2.4 2.5 Private Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 44.8 46.3 44.2 -1.5 -3.2 0.6 1.4 Health Care and Social Assistance 569.2 573.6 542.7 -4.4 -0.8 26.5 4.9 Ambulatory Health Care Services 255.5 259.0 247.6 -3.5 -1.4 7.9 3.2 Hospitals 171.2 171.8 161.6 -0.6 -0.4 9.6 5.9 Nursing and Residential Care Facilities 60.6 61.1 56.4 -0.5 -0.8 4.2 7.5 Social Assistance 81.9 81.7 77.1 0.2 0.2 4.8 6.2 Leisure and Hospitality 512.5 515.7 489.0 -3.2 -0.6 23.5 4.8 Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 62.7 63.7 53.6 -1.0 -1.6 9.1 17.0 Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries 45.4 45.7 38.8 -0.3 -0.7 6.6 17.0 Accommodation and Food Services 449.8 452.0 435.4 -2.2 -0.5 14.4 3.3 Accommodation 44.0 43.2 43.9 0.8 1.9 0.1 0.2 Food Services and Drinking Places 405.8 408.8 391.5 -3.0 -0.7 14.3 3.7 Other Services 166.0 166.7 163.5 -0.7 -0.4 2.5 1.5 Repair and Maintenance 44.5 45.3 44.9 -0.8 -1.8 -0.4 -0.9 Personal and Laundry Services 41.0 40.9 39.8 0.1 0.2 1.2 3.0 Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar 80.5 80.5 78.8 0.0 0.0 1.7 2.2 Government 706.7 709.2 688.2 -2.5 -0.4 18.5 2.7 Federal Government 110.0 111.2 107.5 -1.2 -1.1 2.5 2.3 Department of Defense 45.9 45.6 44.1 0.3 0.7 1.8 4.1 State Government 163.3 165.1 158.9 -1.8 -1.1 4.4 2.8 State Government Educational Services 97.3 99.0 94.0 -1.7 -1.7 3.3 3.5 State Government excluding Educational Services 66.0 66.1 64.9 -0.1 -0.2 1.1 1.7 Local Government 433.4 432.9 421.8 0.5 0.1 11.6 2.8 Local Government Educational Services 255.0 254.2 248.9 0.8 0.3 6.1 2.5 Local Government excluding Educational Services 178.4 178.7 172.9 -0.3 -0.2 5.5 3.2 ?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 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 2023 benchmark. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics Division 3 ALBANY MSA Nonfarm Employment (Not Seasonally Adjusted) (In thousands) Preliminary Revised Revised JAN 2024 DEC 2023 JAN 2023 Change in Jobs from DEC 2023 Net % Change in Jobs from JAN 2023 Net % Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing 61.5 62.4 63.1 -0.9 -1.4 50.0 50.9 51.5 -0.9 -1.8 7.0 7.1 7.1 -0.1 -1.4 -1.6 -2.5 -1.5 -2.9 -0.1 -1.4 Service-Providing Private Service-Providing Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 54.5 55.3 56.0 -0.8 -1.5 43.0 43.8 44.4 -0.8 -1.8 13.7 14.2 13.5 -0.5 -3.5 -1.5 -2.7 -1.4 -3.2 0.2 1.5 Retail Trade Government Federal Government 7.6 8.0 7.5 -0.4 -5.0 11.5 11.5 11.6 0.0 0.0 2.3 2.3 2.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.3 -0.1 -0.9 0.0 0.0 State Government Local Government 2.6 2.6 2.5 0.0 0.0 6.6 6.6 6.8 0.0 0.0 0.1 4.0 -0.2 -2.9 ?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 2023 benchmark. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics Division ATHENS-CLARKE COUNTY MSA Nonfarm Employment (In thousands) (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Preliminary Revised Revised JAN 2024 DEC 2023 JAN 2023 Change in Jobs from DEC 2023 Net % Change in Jobs from JAN 2023 Net % Total Nonfarm 103.8 105.2 98.7 -1.4 -1.3 5.1 5.2 Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing 73.9 75.2 70.7 -1.3 -1.7 10.9 11.0 10.4 -0.1 -0.9 92.9 94.2 88.3 -1.3 -1.4 3.2 4.5 0.5 4.8 4.6 5.2 Private Service-Providing Trade, Transportation, and Utilities Retail Trade 63.0 64.2 60.3 -1.2 -1.9 17.1 18.1 17.1 -1.0 -5.5 11.1 11.9 11.3 -0.8 -6.7 2.7 4.5 0.0 0.0 -0.2 -1.8 Professional and Business Services Leisure and Hospitality Government 9.9 10.1 8.8 -0.2 -2.0 11.8 11.9 11.5 -0.1 -0.8 29.9 30.0 28.0 -0.1 -0.3 1.1 12.5 0.3 2.6 1.9 6.8 Federal Government State Government Local Government 1.2 1.3 1.2 -0.1 -7.7 20.6 20.5 18.8 0.1 0.5 8.1 8.2 8.0 -0.1 -1.2 0.0 0.0 1.8 9.6 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 2023 benchmark. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics Division 4 ATLANTA MSA Nonfarm Employment (In thousands) (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Preliminary Revised JAN 2024 DEC 2023 Change in Jobs Revised from DEC 2023 JAN 2023 Net %Change in Jobs from JAN 2023 Net % Total Nonfarm 3,043.0 3,095.5 3,019.3 -52.5 -1.7 23.7 0.8 Total Private 2,689.0 2,739.1 2,677.0 -50.1 -1.8 12.0 0.5 Goods Producing 327.2 332.9 318.3 -5.7 -1.7 8.9 2.8 Service-Providing 2,715.8 2,762.6 2,701.0 -46.8 -1.7 14.8 0.6 Private Service-Providing 2,361.8 2,406.2 2,358.7 -44.4 -1.9 3.1 0.1 Mining and Logging 2.1 2.1 1.9 0.0 0.0 0.2 10.5 Mining, Logging and Construction 145.7 148.7 140.5 -3.0 -2.0 5.2 3.7 Construction 143.6 146.6 138.6 -3.0 -2.1 5.0 3.6 Construction of Buildings 33.7 34.2 31.7 -0.5 -1.5 2.0 6.3 Specialty Trade Contractors 90.0 91.0 87.0 -1.0 -1.1 3.0 3.5 Manufacturing 181.5 184.2 177.8 -2.7 -1.5 3.7 2.1 Durable Goods 97.3 100.0 95.6 -2.7 -2.7 1.7 1.8 Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 17.6 18.0 16.8 -0.4 -2.2 0.8 4.8 Non-Durable Goods 84.2 84.2 82.2 0.0 0.0 2.0 2.4 Food Manufacturing 24.2 24.2 23.5 0.0 0.0 0.7 3.0 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 651.1 677.9 664.7 -26.8 -4.0 -13.6 -2.1 Wholesale Trade 159.8 161.6 162.1 -1.8 -1.1 -2.3 -1.4 Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods 87.9 88.5 89.1 -0.6 -0.7 -1.2 -1.4 Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods 40.8 41.5 41.3 -0.7 -1.7 -0.5 -1.2 Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers 31.1 31.6 31.7 -0.5 -1.6 -0.6 -1.9 Retail Trade 300.7 310.9 300.2 -10.2 -3.3 0.5 0.2 Food and Beverage Retailers 62.9 64.8 62.2 -1.9 -2.9 0.7 1.1 General Merchandise Retailers 65.4 69.8 64.0 -4.4 -6.3 1.4 2.2 Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instr, Book, & Misc Retailers 27.1 27.8 27.0 -0.7 -2.5 0.1 0.4 Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 190.6 205.4 202.4 -14.8 -7.2 -11.8 -5.8 Utilities 11.0 11.1 10.8 -0.1 -0.9 0.2 1.9 Transportation and Warehousing 179.6 194.3 191.6 -14.7 -7.6 -12.0 -6.3 Air Transportation 37.6 38.1 35.0 -0.5 -1.3 2.6 7.4 Truck Transportation 35.8 38.3 38.3 -2.5 -6.5 -2.5 -6.5 Couriers and Messengers 20.3 28.0 24.8 -7.7 -27.5 -4.5 -18.2 Information 97.3 98.2 115.6 -0.9 -0.9 -18.3 -15.8 Telecommunications 28.0 28.2 29.9 -0.2 -0.7 -1.9 -6.4 Wired and Wireless Telecommunications (expt Satellite) 20.8 21.0 22.2 -0.2 -1.0 -1.4 -6.3 Computing Infra Providers, Data Processing, Web, & Related Svcs 23.7 23.8 24.0 -0.1 -0.4 -0.3 -1.3 Financial Activities 207.7 208.0 201.7 -0.3 -0.1 6.0 3.0 Finance and Insurance 149.5 150.0 144.5 -0.5 -0.3 5.0 3.5 Insurance Carriers and Related Activities 79.1 79.7 73.8 -0.6 -0.8 5.3 7.2 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 58.2 58.0 57.2 0.2 0.3 1.0 1.8 Professional and Business Services 580.9 587.8 587.7 -6.9 -1.2 -6.8 -1.2 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 274.6 275.2 268.5 -0.6 -0.2 6.1 2.3 Accounting, Tax Prep, and Bookkeeping Services 28.6 29.2 30.9 -0.6 -2.1 -2.3 -7.4 Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services 39.1 38.8 37.8 0.3 0.8 1.3 3.4 Computer Systems Design and Related Services 73.7 72.3 72.9 1.4 1.9 0.8 1.1 Management and Technical Consulting Services 53.1 53.5 51.2 -0.4 -0.8 1.9 3.7 Management of Companies and Enterprises 81.8 82.3 79.5 -0.5 -0.6 2.3 2.9 Admin and Support, Waste Mngmnt and Remediation 224.5 230.3 239.7 -5.8 -2.5 -15.2 -6.3 Employment Services 103.3 108.7 118.6 -5.4 -5.0 -15.3 -12.9 Private Education and Health Services 413.9 418.4 395.1 -4.5 -1.1 18.8 4.8 Private Educational Services 70.7 72.6 70.0 -1.9 -2.6 0.7 1.0 Health Care and Social Assistance 343.2 345.8 325.1 -2.6 -0.8 18.1 5.6 Ambulatory Health Care Services 165.4 167.4 157.6 -2.0 -1.2 7.8 5.0 Hospitals 96.4 96.7 90.8 -0.3 -0.3 5.6 6.2 Social Assistance 52.1 51.9 48.4 0.2 0.4 3.7 7.6 Leisure and Hospitality 308.2 312.4 292.4 -4.2 -1.3 15.8 5.4 Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 43.3 44.5 36.9 -1.2 -2.7 6.4 17.3 Accommodation and Food Services 264.9 267.9 255.5 -3.0 -1.1 9.4 3.7 Accommodation 22.0 22.1 22.1 -0.1 -0.5 -0.1 -0.5 Food Services and Drinking Places 242.9 245.8 233.4 -2.9 -1.2 9.5 4.1 Other Services 102.7 103.5 101.5 -0.8 -0.8 1.2 1.2 Repair and Maintenance 25.0 25.9 25.9 -0.9 -3.5 -0.9 -3.5 Personal and Laundry Services 28.6 28.7 27.6 -0.1 -0.4 1.0 3.6 Government 354.0 356.4 342.3 -2.4 -0.7 11.7 3.4 Federal Government 54.5 55.2 52.5 -0.7 -1.3 2.0 3.8 State Government 75.7 77.2 73.8 -1.5 -1.9 1.9 2.6 Local Government 223.8 224.0 216.0 -0.2 -0.1 7.8 3.6 ?Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers in the 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 2023 benchmark. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics Division 5 AUGUSTA-RICHMOND COUNTY MSA Nonfarm Employment (In thousands) (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Preliminary Revised JAN 2024 DEC 2023 Revised JAN 2023 Change in Jobs from DEC 2023 Net % Change in Jobs from JAN 2023 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 243.1 198.2 38.7 204.4 159.5 14.3 24.4 41.4 5.3 27.2 8.9 2.0 7.5 34.8 38.3 26.1 9.4 44.9 10.0 12.9 22.0 246.6 201.7 39.1 207.5 162.6 14.6 24.5 42.9 5.3 28.0 9.6 2.0 7.5 35.6 38.6 26.4 9.6 44.9 10.0 13.0 21.9 244.3 200.4 41.7 202.6 158.7 16.8 24.9 42.3 5.5 27.4 9.4 2.0 7.2 34.7 37.1 26.1 9.3 43.9 9.8 12.4 21.7 -3.5 -1.4 -3.5 -1.7 -0.4 -1.0 -3.1 -1.5 -3.1 -1.9 -0.3 -2.1 -0.1 -0.4 -1.5 -3.5 0.0 0.0 -0.8 -2.9 -0.7 -7.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.8 -2.3 -0.3 -0.8 -0.3 -1.1 -0.2 -2.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.8 0.1 0.5 -1.2 -0.5 -2.2 -1.1 -3.0 -7.2 1.8 0.9 0.8 0.5 -2.5 -14.9 -0.5 -2.0 -0.9 -2.1 -0.2 -3.6 -0.2 -0.7 -0.5 -5.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 4.2 0.1 0.3 1.2 3.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.1 1.0 2.3 0.2 2.0 0.5 4.0 0.3 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 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 2023 benchmark. BRUNSWICK MSA Nonfarm Employment (In thousands) (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Preliminary Revised Revised JAN 2024 DEC 2023 JAN 2023 Change in Jobs from DEC 2023 Net % Change in Jobs from JAN 2023 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 47.8 48.5 46.4 -0.7 -1.4 38.9 39.5 37.8 -0.6 -1.5 4.4 4.5 4.3 -0.1 -2.2 43.4 44.0 42.1 -0.6 -1.4 34.5 35.0 33.5 -0.5 -1.4 9.4 9.5 9.1 -0.1 -1.1 5.7 5.8 5.6 -0.1 -1.7 8.9 9.0 8.6 -0.1 -1.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 0.0 0.0 1.8 1.9 1.6 -0.1 -5.3 5.0 5.0 4.9 0.0 0.0 1.4 3.0 1.1 2.9 0.1 2.3 1.3 3.1 1.0 3.0 0.3 3.3 0.1 1.8 0.3 3.5 0.0 0.0 0.2 12.5 0.1 2.0 ?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 2023 benchmark. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics Division 6 COLUMBUS MSA Nonfarm Employment (In thousands) (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Preliminary Revised Revised JAN 2024 DEC 2023 JAN 2023 Change in Jobs from DEC 2023 Net % Change in Jobs from JAN 2023 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 122.3 99.3 16.2 106.1 83.1 5.0 11.2 18.9 2.9 13.1 2.9 1.2 10.6 8.7 4.2 15.9 17.4 14.8 4.3 23.0 6.4 3.9 12.7 123.9 100.8 16.5 107.4 84.3 5.1 11.4 19.5 2.9 13.4 3.2 1.2 10.6 8.7 4.2 16.0 17.5 15.1 4.4 23.1 6.6 3.8 12.7 119.6 96.8 14.9 104.7 81.9 4.8 10.1 18.6 2.8 12.8 3.0 1.2 10.1 8.3 3.5 16.5 16.6 14.6 4.3 22.8 6.4 3.8 12.6 -1.6 -1.3 -1.5 -1.5 -0.3 -1.8 -1.3 -1.2 -1.2 -1.4 -0.1 -2.0 -0.2 -1.8 -0.6 -3.1 0.0 0.0 -0.3 -2.2 -0.3 -9.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.6 -0.1 -0.6 -0.3 -2.0 -0.1 -2.3 -0.1 -0.4 -0.2 -3.0 0.1 2.6 0.0 0.0 2.7 2.3 2.5 2.6 1.3 8.7 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.5 0.2 4.2 1.1 10.9 0.3 1.6 0.1 3.6 0.3 2.3 -0.1 -3.3 0.0 0.0 0.5 5.0 0.4 4.8 0.7 20.0 -0.6 -3.6 0.8 4.8 0.2 1.4 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.1 2.6 0.1 0.8 ?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 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 2023 benchmark. DALTON MSA Nonfarm Employment (In thousands) (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Preliminary Revised Revised JAN 2024 DEC 2023 JAN 2023 Change in Jobs from DEC 2023 Net % Change in Jobs from JAN 2023 Net % Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing 69.2 69.8 67.5 -0.6 -0.9 62.2 62.8 60.6 -0.6 -1.0 23.5 23.6 23.9 -0.1 -0.4 1.7 2.5 1.6 2.6 -0.4 -1.7 Service-Providing Private Service-Providing Manufacturing 45.7 46.2 43.6 -0.5 -1.1 38.7 39.2 36.7 -0.5 -1.3 22.1 22.2 22.5 -0.1 -0.5 2.1 4.8 2.0 5.5 -0.4 -1.8 Textile Mills Textile Product Mills Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 3.9 3.9 3.9 0.0 0.0 12.5 12.6 12.9 -0.1 -0.8 14.4 14.6 14.2 -0.2 -1.4 0.0 0.0 -0.4 -3.1 0.2 1.4 Retail Trade Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities Professional and Business Services 6.8 6.9 6.7 -0.1 -1.5 3.7 3.9 3.8 -0.2 -5.1 9.3 9.4 8.1 -0.1 -1.1 0.1 1.5 -0.1 -2.6 1.2 14.8 Government Federal Government State Government 7.0 7.0 6.9 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.1 11.1 Local Government 5.7 5.7 5.7 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 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 2023 benchmark. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics Division 7 GAINESVILLE MSA Nonfarm Employment (In thousands) (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Preliminary Revised Revised JAN 2024 DEC 2023 JAN 2023 Change in Jobs from DEC 2023 Net % Change in Jobs from JAN 2023 Net % Total Nonfarm 109.1 110.6 103.2 -1.5 -1.4 5.9 5.7 Total Private 97.7 99.0 92.1 -1.3 -1.3 5.6 6.1 Goods Producing 30.4 30.6 28.5 -0.2 -0.7 1.9 6.7 Service-Providing 78.7 80.0 74.7 -1.3 -1.6 4.0 5.4 Private Service-Providing 67.3 68.4 63.6 -1.1 -1.6 3.7 5.8 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 21.1 21.9 19.5 -0.8 -3.7 1.6 8.2 Retail Trade 9.8 10.2 9.2 -0.4 -3.9 0.6 6.5 Government 11.4 11.6 11.1 -0.2 -1.7 0.3 2.7 Federal Government 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 State Government 2.7 2.9 2.7 -0.2 -6.9 0.0 0.0 Local Government 8.2 8.2 7.9 0.0 0.0 0.3 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 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 2023 benchmark. HINESVILLE MSA Nonfarm Employment (In thousands) (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Preliminary Revised Revised JAN 2024 DEC 2023 JAN 2023 Change in Jobs from DEC 2023 Net % Change in Jobs from JAN 2023 Net % Total Nonfarm Total Private 21.7 22.2 22.0 -0.5 -2.3 13.9 14.2 14.3 -0.3 -2.1 -0.3 -1.4 -0.4 -2.8 Goods Producing Service-Providing Private Service-Providing 2.7 2.8 2.7 -0.1 -3.6 19.0 19.4 19.3 -0.4 -2.1 11.2 11.4 11.6 -0.2 -1.8 0.0 0.0 -0.3 -1.6 -0.4 -3.5 Government Federal Government State Government 7.8 8.0 7.7 -0.2 -2.5 3.7 3.9 3.7 -0.2 -5.1 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Local Government 3.7 3.7 3.6 0.0 0.0 0.1 2.8 ?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 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 2023 benchmark. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics Division 8 MACON-BIBB COUNTY MSA Nonfarm Employment (In thousands) (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Preliminary Revised Revised JAN 2024 DEC 2023 JAN 2023 Change in Jobs from DEC 2023 Net % Change in Jobs from JAN 2023 Net % Total Nonfarm 100.2 101.9 100.4 -1.7 -1.7 -0.2 -0.2 Total Private 85.6 87.3 86.3 -1.7 -2.0 -0.7 -0.8 Goods Producing 11.0 11.2 11.0 -0.2 -1.8 0.0 0.0 Service-Providing 89.2 90.7 89.4 -1.5 -1.7 -0.2 -0.2 Private Service-Providing 74.6 76.1 75.3 -1.5 -2.0 -0.7 -0.9 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 19.7 20.7 20.1 -1.0 -4.8 -0.4 -2.0 Retail Trade 12.3 12.7 12.2 -0.4 -3.2 0.1 0.8 Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 4.5 4.8 5.0 -0.3 -6.3 -0.5 -10.0 Financial Activities 8.0 8.0 8.6 0.0 0.0 -0.6 -7.0 Professional and Business Services 11.2 11.3 11.8 -0.1 -0.9 -0.6 -5.1 Private Education and Health Services 21.8 22.0 20.9 -0.2 -0.9 0.9 4.3 Leisure and Hospitality 9.9 10.1 10.1 -0.2 -2.0 -0.2 -2.0 Government 14.6 14.6 14.1 0.0 0.0 0.5 3.6 Federal Government 1.1 1.1 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 10.0 State Government 4.1 4.1 4.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 2.5 Local Government 9.4 9.4 9.1 0.0 0.0 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 2023 benchmark. ROME MSA Nonfarm Employment (In thousands) (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Preliminary Revised Revised JAN 2024 DEC 2023 JAN 2023 Change in Jobs from DEC 2023 Net % Change in Jobs from JAN 2023 Net % Total Nonfarm Total Private 47.4 48.1 45.3 -0.7 -1.5 42.0 42.6 39.7 -0.6 -1.4 2.1 4.6 2.3 5.8 Goods Producing Service-Providing Private Service-Providing 7.2 7.4 7.4 -0.2 -2.7 40.2 40.7 37.9 -0.5 -1.2 34.8 35.2 32.3 -0.4 -1.1 -0.2 -2.7 2.3 6.1 2.5 7.7 Manufacturing Trade, Transportation, and Utilities Retail Trade 6.3 6.5 6.6 -0.2 -3.1 7.6 7.8 7.5 -0.2 -2.6 4.6 4.7 4.5 -0.1 -2.1 -0.3 -4.6 0.1 1.3 0.1 2.2 Private Education and Health Services Government Federal Government 10.6 10.7 10.3 -0.1 -0.9 5.4 5.5 5.6 -0.1 -1.8 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.3 2.9 -0.2 -3.6 0.0 0.0 State Government Local Government 1.3 1.4 1.4 -0.1 -7.1 3.9 3.9 4.0 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -7.1 -0.1 -2.5 ?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 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 2023 benchmark. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics Division 9 SAVANNAH MSA Nonfarm Employment (In thousands) (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Preliminary Revised Revised JAN 2024 DEC 2023 JAN 2023 Change in Jobs from DEC 2023 Net % Change in Jobs from JAN 2023 Net % Total Nonfarm 203.6 207.3 200.5 -3.7 -1.8 3.1 1.6 Total Private 179.0 182.8 176.7 -3.8 -2.1 2.3 1.3 Goods Producing 32.4 33.0 30.3 -0.6 -1.8 2.1 6.9 Service-Providing 171.2 174.3 170.2 -3.1 -1.8 1.0 0.6 Private Service-Providing 146.6 149.8 146.4 -3.2 -2.1 0.2 0.1 Mining, Logging and Construction 10.4 10.5 9.3 -0.1 -1.0 1.1 11.8 Manufacturing 22.0 22.5 21.0 -0.5 -2.2 1.0 4.8 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 49.7 51.8 49.7 -2.1 -4.1 0.0 0.0 Wholesale Trade 7.9 8.0 7.6 -0.1 -1.3 0.3 4.0 Retail Trade 23.2 24.0 23.3 -0.8 -3.3 -0.1 -0.4 Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 18.6 19.8 18.8 -1.2 -6.1 -0.2 -1.1 Information 1.4 1.4 1.6 0.0 0.0 -0.2 -12.5 Financial Activities 7.6 7.6 7.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 8.6 Professional and Business Services 24.8 25.2 25.6 -0.4 -1.6 -0.8 -3.1 Private Education and Health Services 28.3 28.8 27.5 -0.5 -1.7 0.8 2.9 Leisure and Hospitality 26.7 26.8 26.9 -0.1 -0.4 -0.2 -0.7 Other Services 8.1 8.2 8.1 -0.1 -1.2 0.0 0.0 Government 24.6 24.5 23.8 0.1 0.4 0.8 3.4 Federal Government 2.9 2.9 2.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 State Government 5.2 5.2 5.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 4.0 Local Government 16.5 16.4 15.9 0.1 0.6 0.6 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 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 2023 benchmark. VALDOSTA MSA Nonfarm Employment (In thousands) (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Preliminary Revised Revised JAN 2024 DEC 2023 JAN 2023 Change in Jobs from DEC 2023 Net % Change in Jobs from JAN 2023 Net % Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing 56.0 57.0 55.1 -1.0 -1.8 43.6 44.6 42.9 -1.0 -2.2 7.9 8.1 7.9 -0.2 -2.5 0.9 1.6 0.7 1.6 0.0 0.0 Service-Providing Private Service-Providing 48.1 48.9 47.2 -0.8 -1.6 35.7 36.5 35.0 -0.8 -2.2 0.9 1.9 0.7 2.0 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 12.6 12.9 12.9 -0.3 -2.3 -0.3 -2.3 Retail Trade Government 7.2 7.4 7.0 -0.2 -2.7 12.4 12.4 12.2 0.0 0.0 0.2 2.9 0.2 1.6 Federal Government 1.1 1.1 1.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 State Government Local Government 3.2 3.2 2.9 0.0 0.0 8.1 8.1 8.2 0.0 0.0 0.3 10.3 -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 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 2023 benchmark. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics Division 10 WARNER ROBINS MSA Nonfarm Employment (In thousands) (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Preliminary Revised Revised JAN 2024 DEC 2023 JAN 2023 Change in Jobs from DEC 2023 Net % Change in Jobs from JAN 2023 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 81.2 81.9 79.8 -0.7 -0.9 53.9 54.5 52.2 -0.6 -1.1 11.3 11.3 10.8 0.0 0.0 69.9 70.6 69.0 -0.7 -1.0 42.6 43.2 41.4 -0.6 -1.4 12.4 12.8 12.6 -0.4 -3.1 9.8 10.2 9.8 -0.4 -3.9 27.3 27.4 27.6 -0.1 -0.4 15.3 15.3 15.3 0.0 0.0 2.3 2.3 2.2 0.0 0.0 9.7 9.8 10.1 -0.1 -1.0 1.4 1.8 1.7 3.3 0.5 4.6 0.9 1.3 1.2 2.9 -0.2 -1.6 0.0 0.0 -0.3 -1.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 4.6 -0.4 -4.0 ?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 2023 benchmark. Total Nonfarm Employment by Metro Statistical Area (In thousands) (Seasonally Adjusted) Preliminary Revised JAN 2024 DEC 2023 Revised JAN 2023 Change in Jobs from DEC 2023 Net % Change in Jobs from JAN 2023 Net % Albany MSA 62.2 62.0 63.5 0.2 0.3 -1.3 -2.0 Athens-Clarke County MSA 104.0 103.9 100.2 0.1 0.1 3.8 3.8 Atlanta MSA 3,068.8 3,066.2 3,048.4 2.6 0.1 20.4 0.7 Augusta-Richmond County MSA 245.4 245.6 245.9 -0.2 -0.1 -0.5 -0.2 Brunswick MSA 48.5 48.6 47.1 -0.1 -0.2 1.4 3.0 Columbus MSA 123.0 123.0 120.6 0.0 0.0 2.4 2.0 Dalton MSA 69.4 69.4 68.1 0.0 0.0 1.3 1.9 Gainesville MSA 109.7 109.7 104.1 0.0 0.0 5.6 5.4 Hinesville MSA 21.8 22.0 22.1 -0.2 -0.9 -0.3 -1.4 Macon-Bibb County MSA 100.8 100.9 100.9 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1 Rome MSA 47.7 47.6 45.6 0.1 0.2 2.1 4.6 Savannah MSA 205.6 206.0 202.9 -0.4 -0.2 2.7 1.3 Valdosta MSA 56.3 56.3 55.5 0.0 0.0 0.8 1.4 Warner Robins MSA 81.6 81.4 80.4 0.2 0.2 1.2 1.5 ?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 2023 benchmark. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics Division 11 Georgia Statewide Hours and Earnings All Employee Average Weekly Earnings (AWE) Preliminary JAN 2024 Revised DEC 2023 Revised JAN 2023 Total Private..................................................................................................$1,060.54......................... $1,090.20....................$1,040.60 Goods Producing....................................................................................... $1,297.44.......................... $1,292.14.................... $1,214.40 Private Service Providing........................................................................... $1,020.47.......................... $1,055.11....................$1,009.68 Construction............................................................................................$1,339.06......................... $1,343.08....................$1,239.77 Manufacturing.........................................................................................$1,236.47......................... $1,222.30.................... $1,153.60 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities............................................................$916.65.............................$921.63.......................$881.33 Financial Activities..................................................................................$1,326.50.......................... $1,367.31.................... $1,370.82 Professional and Business Services......................................................$1,369.37..........................$1,402.88.................... $1,351.66 Educational and Health Services............................................................ $1,122.59...........................$1,152.16.....................$1,171.30 Leisure and Hospitality............................................................................... $493.17............................ $500.85...................... $480.24 Other Services.......................................................................................... $868.08............................ $895.02...................... $834.00 Average Weekly Hours (AWH) Preliminary JAN 2024 Revised DEC 2023 Revised JAN 2023 Total Private...........................................................................................................34.2.................................. 34.5.............................34.4 Goods Producing................................................................................................40.8...................................40.8.............................40.0 Private Service Providing.................................................................................... 33.1...................................33.4.............................33.4 Construction..................................................................................................... 41.0................................... 41.3.............................39.8 Manufacturing..................................................................................................40.5...................................40.3.............................40.0 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities..................................................................33.2.................................. 33.2.............................33.6 Financial Activities........................................................................................... 37.9.................................. 38.8.............................36.4 Professional and Business Services............................................................... 37.0................................... 37.5.............................36.8 Educational and Health Services.....................................................................33.5...................................32.9.............................34.0 Leisure and Hospitality.....................................................................................26.5................................... 27.0.............................26.3 Other Services.................................................................................................32.5.................................. 33.8.............................33.4 Average Hourly Earnings (AHE) Preliminary JAN 2024 Revised DEC 2023 Revised JAN 2023 Total Private.......................................................................................................$31.01...............................$31.60.........................$30.25 Goods Producing............................................................................................$31.80...............................$31.67.........................$30.36 Private Service Providing............................................................................... $30.83...............................$31.59.........................$30.23 Construction................................................................................................ $32.66.............................. $32.52......................... $31.15 Manufacturing............................................................................................. $30.53.............................. $30.33.........................$28.84 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities.............................................................. $27.61............................... $27.76.........................$26.23 Financial Activities...................................................................................... $35.00.............................. $35.24......................... $37.66 Professional and Business Services........................................................... $37.01............................... $37.41.........................$36.73 Educational and Health Services.................................................................$33.51.............................. $35.02.........................$34.45 Leisure and Hospitality.................................................................................$18.61...............................$18.55.........................$18.26 Other Services.............................................................................................$26.71.............................. $26.48.........................$24.97 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 2023 benchmark. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics Division 12 Georgia MSA Hours and Earnings All Employee Total Private Average Weekly Earnings (AWE) Preliminary JAN 2024 Revised DEC 2023 Revised JAN 2023 Albany MSA .................................................................................................... $741.31............................ $755.30.......................$750.89 Athens-Clarke County MSA .......................................................................... $830.22.............................$809.17....................... $827.26 Atlanta MSA ................................................................................................$1,137.26.......................... $1,172.59.....................$1,131.90 Augusta-Richmond County MSA .................................................................. $980.38............................ $988.43....................... $882.12 Brunswick MSA ............................................................................................. $737.92............................. $730.13.......................$768.43 Columbus MSA ............................................................................................. $930.22.............................$931.35.......................$822.95 Dalton MSA ...................................................................................................$927.05............................ $909.68.......................$784.50 Gainesville MSA .......................................................................................... $1,057.40.......................... $1,067.18.....................$1,120.78 Hinesville MSA ...............................................................................................$510.54.............................$513.57....................... $475.74 Macon-Bibb County MSA ..............................................................................$901.28.............................$869.71.......................$875.44 Rome MSA .....................................................................................................$791.82............................ $799.29........................$717.81 Savannah MSA ..............................................................................................$849.72............................ $833.23.......................$865.73 Valdosta MSA .................................................................................................$871.46............................ $904.53....................... $815.14 Warner Robins MSA .......................................................................................$841.39............................ $842.40...................... $844.52 Average Weekly Hours (AWH) Preliminary JAN 2024 Revised DEC 2023 Revised JAN 2023 Albany MSA ..........................................................................................................32.4...................................32.5.............................33.9 Athens-Clarke County MSA .................................................................................30.3...................................30.5............................. 31.1 Atlanta MSA ........................................................................................................34.4...................................34.6.............................34.3 Augusta-Richmond County MSA .........................................................................34.1.................................. 34.5.............................33.2 Brunswick MSA ...................................................................................................32.0...................................32.8.............................33.6 Columbus MSA ....................................................................................................34.3...................................34.7.............................32.8 Dalton MSA .........................................................................................................36.1.................................. 35.8.............................33.8 Gainesville MSA ...................................................................................................36.2.................................. 36.2.............................35.3 Hinesville MSA .....................................................................................................25.4...................................28.5............................. 27.0 Macon-Bibb County MSA ....................................................................................35.4.................................. 34.9.............................35.4 Rome MSA ...........................................................................................................31.8...................................32.1.............................30.9 Savannah MSA .................................................................................................... 31.6...................................31.9............................. 31.7 Valdosta MSA .......................................................................................................32.7...................................33.0............................. 31.4 Warner Robins MSA .............................................................................................32.2...................................32.5.............................34.4 Average Hourly Earnings (AHE) Preliminary JAN 2024 Revised DEC 2023 Revised JAN 2023 Albany MSA ....................................................................................................... 22.88................................ 23.24........................... 22.15 Athens-Clarke County MSA ............................................................................... 27.40................................ 26.53...........................26.60 Atlanta MSA ..................................................................................................... 33.06................................ 33.89...........................33.00 Augusta-Richmond County MSA .......................................................................28.75................................ 28.65...........................26.57 Brunswick MSA .................................................................................................23.06................................ 22.26...........................22.87 Columbus MSA .................................................................................................. 27.12................................ 26.84...........................25.09 Dalton MSA .......................................................................................................25.68.................................25.41...........................23.21 Gainesville MSA .................................................................................................29.21................................ 29.48........................... 31.75 Hinesville MSA ................................................................................................... 20.10.................................18.02........................... 17.62 Macon-Bibb County MSA ..................................................................................25.46.................................24.92........................... 24.73 Rome MSA .........................................................................................................24.90.................................24.90...........................23.23 Savannah MSA ..................................................................................................26.89................................. 26.12........................... 27.31 Valdosta MSA .....................................................................................................26.65................................. 27.41...........................25.96 Warner Robins MSA ........................................................................................... 26.13.................................25.92...........................24.55 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 2023 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% Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Georgia U.S. WA 4.6 OR 4.1 ID 3.3 NV 5.3 UT CA 2.8 5.2 AZ 4.2 AK 4.6 StSattaeteuUnenmempploloyymmeenntt Rraatteess January 2024 National Unemployment Rate: 3.7% Rates are seasonally adjusted MT 3.3 WY 2.8 CO 3.4 NM 4.0 ND 1.9 SD 2.1 NE 2.5 KS 2.6 MN 2.7 WI 3.2 IA 3.0 IL 4.7 MO 3.3 OK 3.5 TX 3.9 AR 3.7 MS 3.2 LA 4.1 NH 2.6 ME VT 3.4 2.3 MI 4.0 OH IN 3.7 3.5 KY 4.3 TN 3.5 PA 3.4 WV 4.3 VA 3.0 NC 3.5 SC 3.0 AL GA 2.9 3.1 FL 3.1 MA 3.0 NY 4.5 RI 3.6 CT NJ 4.8 4.4 DE 4.1 DC 5.0 MD 2.3 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 3.1 5.7 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 JAN 2024 5,329,921 5,163,147 166,774 3.1 Revised DEC 2023 5,329,007 5,158,333 170,674 3.2 Revised JAN 2023 5,258,422 5,088,439 169,983 3.2 Change From DEC 2023 JAN 2023 914 4,814 -3,900 71,499 74,708 -3,209 Georgia (Not Seasonally adjusted) Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate 5,330,856 5,164,921 165,935 3.1 5,311,409 5,158,548 152,861 2.9 5,257,992 5,078,501 179,491 3.4 19,447 6,373 13,074 72,864 86,420 -13,556 Albany MSA Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate 63,568 61,219 2,349 3.7 63,514 61,397 2,117 3.3 64,911 62,268 2,643 4.1 54 -1,343 -178 -1,049 232 -294 Athens-Clarke County MSA Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate 103,688 100,473 3,215 3.1 103,049 100,194 2,855 2.8 98,584 95,305 3,279 3.3 639 5,104 279 5,168 360 -64 Atlanta MSA Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate 3,243,190 3,144,823 98,367 3.0 3,233,800 3,141,418 92,382 2.9 3,205,391 3,101,284 104,107 3.2 9,390 3,405 5,985 37,799 43,539 -5,740 Augusta-Richmond County MSA Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate 263,144 253,431 9,713 3.7 261,989 253,146 8,843 3.4 263,767 253,411 10,356 3.9 1,155 285 870 -623 20 -643 Brunswick MSA Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate 55,003 53,436 1,567 2.8 54,709 53,304 1,405 2.6 53,329 51,568 1,761 3.3 294 1,674 132 1,868 162 -194 Columbus MSA Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate 121,664 116,957 4,707 3.9 120,680 116,598 4,082 3.4 119,311 114,216 5,095 4.3 984 2,353 359 2,741 625 -388 Dalton MSA Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate 60,426 57,820 2,606 4.3 59,405 57,273 2,132 3.6 59,033 56,024 3,009 5.1 1,021 547 474 1,393 1,796 -403 Gainesville MSA Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate 113,495 110,875 2,620 2.3 112,948 110,581 2,367 2.1 108,633 105,708 2,925 2.7 547 4,862 294 5,167 253 -305 ?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 JAN 2024 34,710 33,661 1,049 3.0 98,701 95,214 3,487 3.5 Revised DEC 2023 34,570 33,600 970 2.8 98,365 95,141 3,224 3.3 Revised JAN 2023 34,849 33,618 1,231 3.5 98,653 94,855 3,798 3.8 Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate 48,606 47,021 1,585 3.3 201,632 196,159 5,473 2.7 48,055 46,801 1,254 2.6 201,058 196,133 4,925 2.4 46,350 44,708 1,642 3.5 197,769 191,636 6,133 3.1 Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate 62,258 60,143 2,115 3.4 87,582 85,039 2,543 2.9 62,341 60,455 1,886 3.0 86,829 84,542 2,287 2.6 61,340 59,016 2,324 3.8 86,325 83,347 2,978 3.4 Change From DEC 2023 JAN 2023 140 -139 61 43 79 -182 336 48 73 359 263 -311 551 2,256 220 2,313 331 -57 574 3,863 26 4,523 548 -660 -83 918 -312 1,127 229 -209 753 1,257 497 1,692 256 -435 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 JAN 2024 167,276,000 161,152,000 6,124,000 3.7 166,428,000 159,650,000 6,778,000 4.1 DEC 2023 167,451,000 161,183,000 6,268,000 3.7 166,661,000 160,754,000 5,907,000 3.5 JAN 2023 165,871,000 160,152,000 5,719,000 3.4 165,070,000 158,692,000 6,378,000 3.9 Change From DEC 2023 JAN 2023 -175,000 -31,000 -144,000 1,405,000 1,000,000 405,000 -233,000 -1,104,000 871,000 1,358,000 958,000 400,000 ?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 January 2024 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 5,330,856 5,164,921 165,935 3.1 Appling Atkinson Bacon Baker Baldwin 9,879 4,292 5,067 1,058 17,834 9,584 4,168 4,912 1,016 17,142 295 3.0 124 2.9 155 3.1 42 4.0 692 3.9 Banks Barrow Bartow Ben Hill Berrien 11,644 11,354 290 2.5 43,931 42,739 1,192 2.7 53,301 51,640 1,661 3.1 5,568 5,307 261 4.7 7,705 7,390 315 4.1 Bibb Bleckley Brantley Brooks Bryan 64,919 62,467 2,452 3.8 4,917 4,703 214 4.4 7,543 7,285 258 3.4 6,478 6,273 205 3.2 20,500 19,985 515 2.5 Bulloch Burke Butts Calhoun Camden 39,310 38,029 1,281 3.3 8,933 8,488 445 5.0 11,521 11,203 318 2.8 2,256 2,191 65 2.9 23,071 22,396 675 2.9 Candler Carroll Catoosa Charlton Chatham 5,923 5,774 149 2.5 58,234 56,350 1,884 3.2 34,369 33,441 928 2.7 5,095 4,944 151 3.0 146,803 142,680 4,123 2.8 Chattahoochee 1,902 1,820 82 4.3 Chattooga 9,547 9,204 343 3.6 Cherokee 145,411 141,757 3,654 2.5 Clarke 61,339 59,234 2,105 3.4 Clay 783 732 51 6.5 Clayton Clinch Cobb Coffee Colquitt 142,786 137,220 5,566 3.9 3,129 3,044 85 2.7 439,711 427,703 12,008 2.7 18,846 18,141 705 3.7 21,272 20,643 629 3.0 Columbia Cook Coweta Crawford Crisp 75,825 8,263 79,176 5,290 10,157 73,641 7,999 76,997 5,127 9,789 2,184 2.9 264 3.2 2,179 2.8 163 3.1 368 3.6 Revised December 2023 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 5,311,409 5,158,548 152,861 2.9 9,831 4,309 5,080 1,091 17,552 9,553 4,204 4,937 1,047 16,911 278 2.8 105 2.4 143 2.8 44 4.0 641 3.7 11,559 43,819 53,086 5,504 7,859 11,303 42,686 51,608 5,278 7,496 256 2.2 1,133 2.6 1,478 2.8 226 4.1 363 4.6 64,631 4,855 7,561 6,599 20,457 62,349 4,685 7,332 6,406 20,004 2,282 3.5 170 3.5 229 3.0 193 2.9 453 2.2 39,160 8,921 11,493 2,355 22,709 38,132 8,495 11,196 2,297 22,107 1,028 2.6 426 4.8 297 2.6 58 2.5 602 2.7 5,924 58,048 34,295 5,042 146,382 5,800 56,370 33,476 4,906 142,651 124 2.1 1,678 2.9 819 2.4 136 2.7 3,731 2.5 1,892 1,816 76 4.0 9,518 9,208 310 3.3 145,009 141,662 3,347 2.3 60,834 58,995 1,839 3.0 809 758 51 6.3 142,295 136,975 5,320 3.7 3,136 3,055 81 2.6 438,566 427,262 11,304 2.6 18,836 18,235 601 3.2 21,523 20,958 565 2.6 75,433 8,297 78,954 5,293 10,117 73,448 8,031 76,905 5,140 9,793 1,985 2.6 266 3.2 2,049 2.6 153 2.9 324 3.2 Revised January 2023 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 5,257,992 5,078,501 179,491 3.4 9,740 4,212 4,944 1,073 17,184 9,339 4,054 4,774 1,029 16,396 401 4.1 158 3.8 170 3.4 44 4.1 788 4.6 11,458 43,445 52,924 5,684 7,685 11,178 42,155 50,936 5,380 7,408 280 2.4 1,290 3.0 1,988 3.8 304 5.3 277 3.6 64,881 4,731 7,329 6,403 20,106 62,236 4,512 7,042 6,167 19,525 2,645 4.1 219 4.6 287 3.9 236 3.7 581 2.9 38,841 8,970 11,403 2,270 22,315 37,430 8,474 11,052 2,202 21,566 1,411 3.6 496 5.5 351 3.1 68 3.0 749 3.4 5,909 57,533 34,149 5,081 143,977 5,751 55,569 33,115 4,898 139,386 158 2.7 1,964 3.4 1,034 3.0 183 3.6 4,591 3.2 1,880 9,270 143,702 58,239 778 1,778 8,854 139,775 56,161 717 102 5.4 416 4.5 3,927 2.7 2,078 3.6 61 7.8 141,284 135,344 5,940 4.2 3,037 2,940 97 3.2 434,391 421,745 12,646 2.9 18,532 17,763 769 4.1 21,620 20,926 694 3.2 75,929 8,256 78,368 5,291 9,620 73,467 7,969 75,940 5,108 9,199 2,462 3.2 287 3.5 2,428 3.1 183 3.5 421 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 Dooly Dougherty Douglas Early Echols Effingham Elbert Emanuel Evans Fannin Fayette Floyd Forsyth Franklin Fulton Gilmer Glascock Glynn Gordon Grady Greene Gwinnett Habersham Hall Hancock Haralson Harris Hart Heard Henry Houston Irwin Jackson Jasper Jeff Davis Preliminary January 2024 Labor Force 8,178 13,589 11,309 412,743 7,111 Employment 7,962 13,243 10,919 399,770 6,860 Unemployment Number Rate 216 2.6 346 2.5 390 3.4 12,973 3.1 251 3.5 4,361 4,195 166 3.8 35,809 34,306 1,503 4.2 76,549 74,003 2,546 3.3 4,049 3,898 151 3.7 1,806 1,749 57 3.2 34,329 8,368 8,838 4,810 12,168 33,494 8,042 8,425 4,678 11,836 835 2.4 326 3.9 413 4.7 132 2.7 332 2.7 60,804 59,093 1,711 2.8 48,606 47,021 1,585 3.3 132,748 129,383 3,365 2.5 10,107 9,758 349 3.5 586,509 567,266 19,243 3.3 12,727 1,232 41,103 29,175 10,848 12,362 1,190 39,982 28,258 10,520 365 2.9 42 3.4 1,121 2.7 917 3.1 328 3.0 7,672 7,417 255 3.3 510,300 495,984 14,316 2.8 19,893 19,249 644 3.2 113,495 110,875 2,620 2.3 2,497 2,353 144 5.8 13,230 12,826 404 3.1 16,826 16,381 445 2.6 12,950 12,567 383 3.0 5,407 5,238 169 3.1 123,286 119,191 4,095 3.3 71,634 69,684 1,950 2.7 3,493 3,358 135 3.9 50,519 49,460 1,059 2.1 7,305 7,095 210 2.9 6,133 5,897 236 3.8 Revised December 2023 Labor Force 8,207 13,585 11,386 411,770 7,190 Employment 8,022 13,278 11,043 399,121 6,944 Unemployment Number Rate 185 2.3 307 2.3 343 3.0 12,649 3.1 246 3.4 4,401 35,696 76,265 4,040 1,845 4,267 34,351 73,900 3,906 1,796 134 3.0 1,345 3.8 2,365 3.1 134 3.3 49 2.7 34,219 8,258 8,911 4,843 12,279 33,478 7,948 8,573 4,723 11,970 741 2.2 310 3.8 338 3.8 120 2.5 309 2.5 60,609 58,992 1,617 2.7 48,055 46,801 1,254 2.6 132,306 129,279 3,027 2.3 10,037 9,723 314 3.1 584,989 566,572 18,417 3.1 12,785 12,446 339 2.7 1,234 1,198 36 2.9 40,791 39,788 1,003 2.5 28,869 28,056 813 2.8 10,800 10,496 304 2.8 7,684 7,441 243 3.2 508,720 495,648 13,072 2.6 19,911 19,321 590 3.0 112,948 110,581 2,367 2.1 2,498 2,357 141 5.6 13,191 12,828 363 2.8 16,732 16,321 411 2.5 12,835 12,450 385 3.0 5,390 5,246 144 2.7 122,748 118,873 3,875 3.2 70,948 3,490 49,291 7,310 6,110 69,182 3,361 48,321 7,115 5,895 1,766 2.5 129 3.7 970 2.0 195 2.7 215 3.5 Revised January 2023 Labor Force Employment 8,114 13,440 11,401 408,093 6,814 7,873 13,056 10,983 394,229 6,530 Unemployment Number Rate 241 3.0 384 2.9 418 3.7 13,864 3.4 284 4.2 4,691 36,545 75,700 3,951 1,777 4,484 34,903 72,975 3,771 1,723 207 4.4 1,642 4.5 2,725 3.6 180 4.6 54 3.0 33,686 8,139 8,738 5,018 11,961 32,725 7,837 8,288 4,852 11,572 961 2.9 302 3.7 450 5.1 166 3.3 389 3.3 60,070 58,279 1,791 3.0 46,350 44,708 1,642 3.5 131,058 127,595 3,463 2.6 9,736 9,393 343 3.5 579,606 559,422 20,184 3.5 12,449 1,239 39,826 29,244 10,847 11,992 1,185 38,561 28,191 10,504 457 3.7 54 4.4 1,265 3.2 1,053 3.6 343 3.2 7,333 7,065 268 3.7 504,187 489,040 15,147 3.0 18,953 18,264 689 3.6 108,633 105,708 2,925 2.7 2,410 2,262 148 6.1 13,113 16,503 12,265 5,346 121,868 12,646 15,973 11,861 5,166 117,578 467 3.6 530 3.2 404 3.3 180 3.4 4,290 3.5 70,629 3,500 49,600 7,215 6,113 68,288 3,337 48,515 6,999 5,809 2,341 3.3 163 4.7 1,085 2.2 216 3.0 304 5.0 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 Lanier Laurens Lee Liberty Lincoln Long Lowndes Lumpkin McDuffie McIntosh Macon Madison Marion Meriwether Miller Mitchell Monroe Montgomery Morgan Murray Muscogee Newton Oconee Oglethorpe Paulding Peach Pickens Pierce Pike Polk Pulaski Putnam Quitman Rabun Randolph Preliminary January 2024 Labor Force 6,775 3,378 4,239 13,156 8,566 Employment 6,485 3,231 4,123 12,773 8,238 Unemployment Number Rate 290 4.3 147 4.4 116 2.7 383 2.9 328 3.8 3,747 20,384 14,747 26,284 3,464 3,601 19,659 14,357 25,483 3,341 146 3.9 725 3.6 390 2.6 801 3.0 123 3.6 8,426 8,178 248 2.9 50,227 48,520 1,707 3.4 18,386 17,896 490 2.7 8,450 8,028 422 5.0 6,357 6,169 188 3.0 4,550 14,080 3,241 9,067 2,721 4,358 13,655 3,125 8,738 2,640 192 4.2 425 3.0 116 3.6 329 3.6 81 3.0 7,908 12,632 3,895 9,731 15,832 7,613 12,266 3,749 9,481 15,129 295 3.7 366 2.9 146 3.7 250 2.6 703 4.4 75,876 72,784 3,092 4.1 55,502 53,341 2,161 3.9 21,039 20,553 486 2.3 7,230 7,031 199 2.8 93,223 90,645 2,578 2.8 11,921 16,230 8,427 9,328 19,199 11,471 15,788 8,163 9,073 18,553 450 3.8 442 2.7 264 3.1 255 2.7 646 3.4 4,027 8,943 705 7,654 2,287 3,884 8,629 672 7,429 2,189 143 3.6 314 3.5 33 4.7 225 2.9 98 4.3 Revised December 2023 Labor Force 6,700 3,363 4,236 13,135 8,484 Employment 6,456 3,222 4,131 12,786 8,241 Unemployment Number Rate 244 3.6 141 4.2 105 2.5 349 2.7 243 2.9 3,757 20,301 14,747 26,133 3,476 3,626 19,629 14,387 25,390 3,361 131 3.5 672 3.3 360 2.4 743 2.8 115 3.3 8,437 50,140 18,217 8,372 6,357 8,210 48,627 17,813 8,000 6,184 227 2.7 1,513 3.0 404 2.2 372 4.4 173 2.7 4,592 14,039 3,214 9,050 2,744 4,409 13,635 3,122 8,765 2,678 183 4.0 404 2.9 92 2.9 285 3.1 66 2.4 7,930 12,610 3,901 9,798 15,615 7,670 12,294 3,765 9,547 15,008 260 3.3 316 2.5 136 3.5 251 2.6 607 3.9 75,052 72,297 2,755 3.7 55,317 53,296 2,021 3.7 20,943 20,521 422 2.0 7,233 7,043 190 2.6 92,951 90,511 2,440 2.6 11,869 16,167 8,443 9,304 18,990 11,470 15,767 8,222 9,089 18,449 399 3.4 400 2.5 221 2.6 215 2.3 541 2.8 4,012 9,013 711 7,740 2,286 3,890 8,692 679 7,536 2,201 122 3.0 321 3.6 32 4.5 204 2.6 85 3.7 Revised January 2023 Labor Force 6,626 3,243 4,038 13,154 8,421 Employment 6,327 3,087 3,904 12,724 8,121 Unemployment Number Rate 299 4.5 156 4.8 134 3.3 430 3.3 300 3.6 3,690 19,455 15,074 26,386 3,473 3,534 18,579 14,604 25,454 3,335 156 4.2 876 4.5 470 3.1 932 3.5 138 4.0 8,463 49,470 17,899 8,507 6,174 8,164 47,592 17,385 8,013 5,965 299 3.5 1,878 3.8 514 2.9 494 5.8 209 3.4 4,451 13,400 3,189 9,008 2,812 4,254 12,957 3,048 8,618 2,724 197 4.4 443 3.3 141 4.4 390 4.3 88 3.1 8,062 12,619 3,799 9,646 15,442 7,743 12,215 3,639 9,351 14,664 319 4.0 404 3.2 160 4.2 295 3.1 778 5.0 74,574 54,664 20,046 6,899 92,175 70,941 52,611 19,504 6,683 89,406 3,633 4.9 2,053 3.8 542 2.7 216 3.1 2,769 3.0 11,739 16,049 8,428 9,226 18,832 11,250 15,569 8,151 8,948 18,117 489 4.2 480 3.0 277 3.3 278 3.0 715 3.8 3,957 8,606 728 7,533 2,377 3,809 8,256 684 7,258 2,263 148 3.7 350 4.1 44 6.0 275 3.7 114 4.8 Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics Division 19 Richmond Rockdale Schley Screven Seminole Spalding Stephens Stewart Sumter Talbot Taliaferro Tattnall Taylor Telfair Terrell Thomas Tift Toombs Towns Treutlen Troup Turner Twiggs Union Upson Walker Walton Ware Warren Washington Wayne Webster Wheeler White Whitfield Wilcox Wilkes Wilkinson Worth Georgia Labor Force Estimates by County (not seasonally adjusted) Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older Preliminary January 2024 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 82,936 79,257 3,679 4.4 46,169 44,460 1,709 3.7 2,106 2,039 67 3.2 4,836 4,623 213 4.4 3,036 2,916 120 4.0 29,915 28,846 1,069 3.6 10,483 10,081 402 3.8 2,680 2,599 81 3.0 12,053 11,531 522 4.3 2,891 2,787 104 3.6 563 9,356 2,716 3,333 3,408 538 9,055 2,615 3,137 3,259 25 4.4 301 3.2 101 3.7 196 5.9 149 4.4 17,702 20,791 12,211 4,116 2,677 17,125 20,221 11,767 3,944 2,571 577 3.3 570 2.7 444 3.6 172 4.2 106 4.0 38,651 3,286 2,704 11,459 11,682 37,602 3,154 2,581 11,152 11,289 1,049 2.7 132 4.0 123 4.5 307 2.7 393 3.4 32,054 31,103 951 3.0 48,918 47,512 1,406 2.9 15,041 14,537 504 3.4 2,806 2,690 116 4.1 7,156 6,850 306 4.3 12,012 11,601 411 3.4 987 948 39 4.0 1,669 1,587 82 4.9 17,449 17,053 396 2.3 44,594 42,691 1,903 4.3 2,712 3,790 3,421 8,546 2,619 3,664 3,291 8,281 93 3.4 126 3.3 130 3.8 265 3.1 Revised December 2023 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 82,244 46,009 2,115 4,847 3,046 78,887 44,404 2,056 4,657 2,948 3,357 4.1 1,605 3.5 59 2.8 190 3.9 98 3.2 29,799 10,368 2,651 12,111 2,881 28,829 10,002 2,575 11,626 2,800 970 3.3 366 3.5 76 2.9 485 4.0 81 2.8 565 9,383 2,715 3,314 3,409 541 9,132 2,623 3,136 3,273 24 4.2 251 2.7 92 3.4 178 5.4 136 4.0 17,490 20,757 12,241 4,170 2,666 16,930 20,245 11,827 4,029 2,566 560 3.2 512 2.5 414 3.4 141 3.4 100 3.8 38,464 3,276 2,696 11,458 11,545 37,541 3,159 2,572 11,197 11,206 923 2.4 117 3.6 124 4.6 261 2.3 339 2.9 32,035 48,768 15,065 2,809 7,107 31,165 47,453 14,612 2,711 6,824 870 2.7 1,315 2.7 453 3.0 98 3.5 283 4.0 11,847 992 1,693 17,413 43,790 11,492 958 1,615 17,069 42,265 355 3.0 34 3.4 78 4.6 344 2.0 1,525 3.5 2,694 3,827 3,386 8,571 2,613 3,700 3,271 8,339 81 3.0 127 3.3 115 3.4 232 2.7 Revised January 2023 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 83,067 45,587 2,105 4,927 3,029 79,118 43,845 2,020 4,642 2,897 3,949 4.8 1,742 3.8 85 4.0 285 5.8 132 4.4 29,527 10,341 2,665 11,988 2,782 28,451 9,927 2,551 11,431 2,672 1,076 3.6 414 4.0 114 4.3 557 4.6 110 4.0 537 9,227 2,595 3,460 3,474 513 8,889 2,461 3,205 3,313 24 4.5 338 3.7 134 5.2 255 7.4 161 4.6 17,221 21,067 11,948 4,079 2,640 16,581 20,412 11,420 3,891 2,518 640 3.7 655 3.1 528 4.4 188 4.6 122 4.6 37,379 3,213 2,708 11,274 11,673 36,155 3,070 2,572 10,889 11,250 1,224 3.3 143 4.5 136 5.0 385 3.4 423 3.6 31,923 48,342 15,090 2,767 7,006 30,801 46,863 14,520 2,635 6,699 1,122 3.5 1,479 3.1 570 3.8 132 4.8 307 4.4 11,898 991 1,590 16,857 43,591 11,468 950 1,492 16,402 41,360 430 3.6 41 4.1 98 6.2 455 2.7 2,231 5.1 2,662 3,657 3,426 8,745 2,565 3,499 3,283 8,419 97 3.6 158 4.3 143 4.2 326 3.7 Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics Division 20 City Labor Force Estimates Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older Preliminary January 2024 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate Albany 28,982 27,746 1,236 4.3 Alpharetta 38,550 37,623 927 2.4 Athens 61,339 59,234 2,105 3.4 Atlanta 277,001 266,948 10,053 3.6 Dekalb Part 25,442 24,747 695 2.7 Fulton Part 251,559 242,201 9,358 3.7 Augusta 82,936 79,257 3,679 4.4 Brookhaven 36,649 35,838 811 2.2 Canton 17,583 17,144 439 2.5 Carrollton 12,153 11,641 512 4.2 Chamblee 21,751 21,338 413 1.9 Columbus 75,876 72,784 3,092 4.1 Dalton 14,073 13,400 673 4.8 Decatur 14,756 14,428 328 2.2 Douglasville 17,660 17,081 579 3.3 Duluth 16,631 16,139 492 3.0 Dunwoody 28,206 27,501 705 2.5 East Point 17,193 16,444 749 4.4 Gainesville 22,882 22,300 582 2.5 Hinesville 15,511 15,072 439 2.8 Johns Creek 46,671 45,468 1,203 2.6 Kennesaw 20,898 20,365 533 2.6 LaGrange 15,973 15,453 520 3.3 Lawrenceville 15,261 14,808 453 3.0 McDonough 13,066 12,507 559 4.3 Macon-Bibb 64,919 62,467 2,452 3.8 Marietta 36,434 35,495 939 2.6 Milton 21,152 20,604 548 2.6 Newnan 20,416 19,751 665 3.3 Peachtree City 19,594 19,122 472 2.4 P'tree Corners 25,990 25,391 599 2.3 Pooler 14,613 14,298 315 2.2 Rome 16,981 16,335 646 3.8 Roswell 55,661 54,326 1,335 2.4 Sandy Springs 68,021 66,433 1,588 2.3 Savannah 69,666 67,425 2,241 3.2 Smyrna 35,991 34,994 997 2.8 Statesboro 14,833 14,155 678 4.6 Stockbridge 15,111 14,538 573 3.8 Sugar Hill 13,787 13,421 366 2.7 Tucker 20,740 20,177 563 2.7 Union City 10,645 10,087 558 5.2 Valdosta 24,315 23,375 940 3.9 Warner Robins 34,120 33,179 941 2.8 Woodstock 18,611 18,123 488 2.6 Revised December 2023 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 28,890 27,782 1,108 3.8 38,477 37,577 900 2.3 60,834 58,995 1,839 3.0 276,132 266,611 9,521 3.4 25,385 24,706 679 2.7 250,747 241,905 8,842 3.5 82,244 78,887 3,357 4.1 36,587 35,779 808 2.2 17,536 17,133 403 2.3 12,045 11,645 400 3.3 21,712 21,304 408 1.9 75,052 72,297 2,755 3.7 13,822 13,266 556 4.0 14,722 14,404 318 2.2 17,667 17,057 610 3.5 16,584 16,129 455 2.7 28,205 27,456 749 2.7 17,149 16,424 725 4.2 22,713 22,241 472 2.1 15,459 15,017 442 2.9 46,567 45,412 1,155 2.5 20,889 20,344 545 2.6 15,842 15,428 414 2.6 15,217 14,798 419 2.8 12,997 12,474 523 4.0 64,631 62,349 2,282 3.5 36,370 35,458 912 2.5 21,084 20,579 505 2.4 20,367 19,727 640 3.1 19,503 19,089 414 2.1 25,902 25,374 528 2.0 14,610 14,295 315 2.2 16,759 16,258 501 3.0 55,596 54,260 1,336 2.4 67,935 66,351 1,584 2.3 69,391 67,411 1,980 2.9 36,023 34,958 1,065 3.0 14,698 14,194 504 3.4 15,025 14,499 526 3.5 13,734 13,412 322 2.3 20,667 20,144 523 2.5 10,603 10,075 528 5.0 24,225 23,426 799 3.3 33,794 32,943 851 2.5 18,601 18,111 490 2.6 Revised January 2023 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 29,590 28,229 1,361 4.6 38,092 37,103 989 2.6 58,239 56,161 2,078 3.6 273,493 263,256 10,237 3.7 25,098 24,404 694 2.8 248,395 238,852 9,543 3.8 83,067 79,118 3,949 4.8 36,193 35,341 852 2.4 17,367 16,904 463 2.7 11,954 11,479 475 4.0 21,536 21,042 494 2.3 74,574 70,941 3,633 4.9 13,763 12,982 781 5.7 14,635 14,228 407 2.8 17,499 16,844 655 3.7 16,416 15,914 502 3.1 27,839 27,120 719 2.6 17,066 16,216 850 5.0 21,932 21,261 671 3.1 15,549 15,054 495 3.2 46,025 44,839 1,186 2.6 20,693 20,082 611 3.0 15,442 14,859 583 3.8 15,089 14,600 489 3.2 12,874 12,338 536 4.2 64,881 62,236 2,645 4.1 36,041 35,000 1,041 2.9 20,895 20,319 576 2.8 20,231 19,480 751 3.7 19,396 18,858 538 2.8 25,693 25,035 658 2.6 14,329 13,967 362 2.5 16,209 15,531 678 4.2 55,020 53,575 1,445 2.6 67,344 65,514 1,830 2.7 68,291 65,868 2,423 3.5 35,527 34,506 1,021 2.9 14,660 13,932 728 5.0 14,846 14,342 504 3.4 13,594 13,233 361 2.7 20,512 19,898 614 3.0 10,498 9,947 551 5.2 23,912 22,927 985 4.1 33,657 32,515 1,142 3.4 18,392 17,870 522 2.8 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 UNEMGePorLgOia YUnMemEpNloyTmRenAt RTaEtesBbYy CCouOntUy NTIES JANUARY 2024 January 2024 Dade 2.6 Catoosa 2.7 Walker Whitfield Murray 4.4 Fannin 2.7 Union 2.7 Towns 4.2 Rabun 2.9 3.0 4.3 Chattooga 3.6 Gordon 3.1 Floyd 3.3 Bartow 3.1 Gilmer 2.9 Pickens 2.7 Cherokee 2.5 Lumpkin 2.7 Dawson 2.5 Forsyth 2.5 White Habersham 2.3 3.2 Stephens 3.8 Hall Banks Franklin 2.5 3.5 2.3 Jackson 2.1 Madison 3.0 Hart 3.0 Elbert 3.9 Polk 3.4 Paulding Cobb 2.7 Gwinnett 2.8 Barrow 2.7 Clarke 3.4 Oglethorpe 2.8 Haralson 3.1 Carroll 3.2 Heard 3.1 2.8 Douglas 3.3 Coweta 2.8 Fulton 3.3 DeKalb 3.1 Rockdale Walton 2.9 Oconee 2.3 Clayton 3.7 Newton 3.9 Fayette Henry 3.9 Morgan 2.6 2.8 3.3 Spalding 3.6 Butts 2.8 Jasper 2.9 Putnam 3.5 Wilkes 3.3 Lincoln 3.6 Greene 3.3 Taliaferro 4.4 McDuffie Warren 5.0 Columbia 2.9 4.1 Richmond Hancock 4.4 5.8 Glascock Troup 2.7 Meriwether 3.6 Pike 2.7 Lamar 3.8 Upson Monroe 2.9 Jones 2.9 Baldwin 3.9 3.4 Washington 4.3 Jefferson 4.3 Burke 5.0 5.0% or greater 5 counties (3%) 4.0% to 4.9% 29 counties (18%) 3.0% to 3.9% 77 counties (48%) Less than 3.0% 48 counties (30%) Percentages of number of counties may not total 100 due to rounding Harris 2.6 Talbot 3.6 Muscogee 4.1 Marion Chattahoochee 3.6 3.4 Taylor 3.7 Crawford 3.1 Bibb 3.8 Twiggs 4.5 Wilkinson 3.8 Macon 4.2 Peach 3.8 Houston 2.7 Bleckley 4.4 Laurens 3.6 Johnson 2.7 Emanuel 4.7 Jenkins 4.4 Screven 4.4 Treutlen 4.0 Candler 2.5 Bulloch 3.3 Effingham 2.4 4.3 Stewart 3.0 Schley 3.2 Webster 4.0 Sumter 4.3 Quitman 4.7 Randolph 4.3 Terrell 4.4 Lee 2.6 Clay 6.5 Calhoun 2.9 Dougherty 4.2 Early 3.7 Miller 3.0 Baker 4.0 Mitchell 3.7 Dooly 3.8 Pulaski 3.6 Dodge 3.5 Crisp 3.6 Wilcox 3.4 Turner 4.0 Ben Hill 4.7 Montgomery Wheeler 4.9 3.7 Toombs 3.6 Evans 2.7 Tattnall Telfair 3.2 5.9 Jeff Davis 3.8 Appling 3.0 Long 2.9 Bryan 2.5 Liberty 3.0 Worth 3.1 Colquitt 3.0 Irwin 3.9 Tift 2.7 Coffee 3.7 Berrien Atkinson 4.1 2.9 Cook 3.2 Lanier Bacon 3.1 Wayne 3.4 Pierce 3.1 Ware 3.4 Brantley 3.4 McIntosh 3.0 Glynn 2.7 Chatham 2.8 Seminole 4.0 Decatur 3.4 Grady 3.0 Thomas 3.3 Brooks 3.2 3.9 Lowndes 3.4 Echols Clinch 2.7 Charlton 3.0 Camden 2.9 3.2 Georgia's Unemployment Rate: 3.1% Georgia's U(NnoteSemasopnalloly yAdmjusteedn) t Rate: 3.1% (not seasonally adjusted) Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics Division 22 Georgia Unemployment Insurance Claims by County County January 2024 Initial Claims Average Weekly Benefit County January 2024 Initial Claims Average Weekly Benefit County January 2024 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 37,331.............. $324 99.............. $266 74.............. $279 84.............. $282 4.............. $244 68.............. $281 42.............. $301 187.............. $309 845.............. $179 169.............. $256 75.............. $306 454.............. $269 29.............. $247 18.............. $317 25.............. $290 65.............. $302 117.............. $297 184.............. $284 70.............. $281 7.............. $337 46.............. $270 29.............. $293 453.............. $286 231.............. $234 11.............. $246 614.............. $300 23.............. $297 221.............. $238 416.............. $300 184.............. $305 5.............. $294 1,183.............. $297 6.............. $288 1,625.............. $309 305.............. $287 102.............. $273 313.............. $248 50.............. $277 542.............. $268 14.............. $250 70.............. $268 10.............. $323 37.............. $262 96.............. $236 2,142.............. $296 25.............. $258 21.............. $180 251.............. $263 441.............. $315 18.............. $239 6.............. $250 106.............. $293 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 110.............. $279 219.............. $258 15.............. $297 33.............. $269 209.............. $303 952.............. $211 357.............. $318 46.............. $282 3,392.............. $305 49.............. $231 5.............. $311 112.............. $288 772.............. $201 50.............. $219 25.............. $285 1,915.............. $311 145.............. $292 337.............. $301 29.............. $254 77.............. $289 88.............. $289 91.............. $279 62.............. $301 812.............. $312 309.............. $274 66.............. $308 151.............. $321 38.............. $291 39.............. $284 155.............. $248 23.............. $289 39.............. $292 48.............. $279 82.............. $270 30.............. $268 194.............. $221 60.............. $289 138.............. $267 24.............. $225 23.............. $291 274.............. $268 48.............. $282 28.............. $278 52.............. $314 32.............. $299 177.............. $222 17.............. $303 148.............. $244 34.............. $228 49.............. $281 46.............. $322 40.............. $304 42.............. $274 851.............. $189 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 1,192.............. $263 375.............. $299 19.............. $331 31.............. $302 423.............. $296 70.............. $281 34.............. $297 32.............. $311 65.............. $200 246.............. $208 13.............. $271 45.............. $302 1.................. $0 98.............. $228 19.............. $254 1,132.............. $267 320.............. $287 14.............. $304 45.............. $267 25.............. $226 286.............. $267 100.............. $269 38.............. $269 108.............. $251 36.............. $283 6.............. $205 39.............. $318 15.............. $249 31.............. $297 37.............. $213 95.............. $291 186.............. $220 220.............. $288 17.............. $278 25.............. $299 647.............. $269 39.............. $188 20.............. $279 46.............. $284 174.............. $230 313.............. $242 182.............. $301 105.............. $295 54.............. $228 47.............. $261 67.............. $301 10.............. $240 16.............. $276 62.............. $286 2,702.............. $179 8.............. $279 30.............. $222 23.............. $321 52.............. $238 ?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