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- Dimensions (Georgia. Department of Labor)
- Title:
- Dimensions, 2024 February (Georgia. Department of Labor)
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- Georgia. Department of Labor.
Georgia. Workforce Information and Analysis. - Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia Dept. of Labor,
- Date of Original:
- 2024-02
- Subject:
- Labor market--Georgia--Statistics--Periodicals.
Wages--Georgia--Statistics--Periodicals.
Hours of labor--Georgia--Statistics--Periodicals.
Hours of labor.--fast--(OCoLC)fst00961863
Labor market.--fast--(OCoLC)fst00990036
Wages.--fast--(OCoLC)fst01169492
Georgia.--fast--(OCoLC)fst01204622
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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
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
February 2024
Muscogee
Data
Taylor
Peach
Washington
Wilkinson Twiggs
Johnson
Jenkins Emanuel
Screven
Volume L, Number 2
February 2024 Employment Situation Marion Chattahoo-
Houston Bleckley Macon
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(Seasonally Adjusted)
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4.92 4.94 4.93
4.94
4.94
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Mar-23
Pierce Brantley
Apr-23 May-23 Jun-23 Jul-23
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Aug-23 Sep-23
Oct-23
Nov-23
Dec-23
Jan-24
Feb-24
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Clinch
Camden
ChaGrletoonrgia Unemployment Rate
hospitality rose by 1,900 positions over the month. TEhcheols
(Seasonally Adjusted)
sector's growth is attributed to 1,800 new jobs in accom-
modation and food services and 100 jobs added to arts,
entertainment and recreation in February. Employment
in construction increased by 900 over the month, follow-
ing a loss of 700 in January.
3.2% 3.2% 3.2% 3.2% 3.2% 3.2% 3.2% 3.2% 3.2% 3.2% 3.2% 3.1% 3.1%
The private education and health services sector contracted by 1,600 positions over the month. Professional and business services shed 1,400 jobs in February, after gaining 2,400 nonfarm workers in January. Despite the gain of 3,200 jobs in transportation, warehousing and utilities, losing 2,700 jobs in wholesale trade and 1,300 jobs from retail trade accounts for the employment contraction in trade, transportation, and utilities.
Feb-23 Mar-23 Apr-23 May-23 Jun-23 Jul-23 Aug-23 Sep-23 Oct-23 Nov-23 Dec-23 Jan-24 Feb-24
Over the year, employment in Georgia is up 48,900, or 1.0 percent. Private education and health services (+24,700 jobs), government (+20,500 jobs), leisure and hospitality (+19,300 jobs), manufacturing (+7,200 jobs), and financial activities (+6,300 jobs) added the most jobs from February 2023 to February 2024.
In February 2024, Georgia's unemployment rate (seasonally adjusted) remained steady at 3.1 percent over the month. Unemployment in Georgia is well below the national unemployment rate of 3.9 percent. Over the year, Georgia's unemployment rate is down from 3.2 percent in February 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
FEB 2024 JAN 2024
Revised FEB 2023
Change in Jobs from JAN 2024
Net %
Change in Jobs from FEB 2023
Net %
Total Nonfarm
4,938.2
4,935.8
4,889.3
2.4 0.0
48.9 1.0
Total Private
4,228.6
4,229.3
4,200.2
-0.7 0.0
28.4 0.7
Goods Producing
664.9
663.4
653.7
1.5 0.2
11.2 1.7
Service-Providing
4,273.3
4,272.4
4,235.6
0.9 0.0
37.7 0.9
Private Service-Providing
3,563.7
3,565.9
3,546.5
-2.2 -0.1
17.2 0.5
Mining and Logging
9.6
9.6
9.6
0.0 0.0
0.0 0.0
Mining, Logging and Construction
232.6
231.7
228.6
0.9 0.4
4.0 1.7
Construction
223.0
222.1
219.0
0.9 0.4
4.0 1.8
Manufacturing
432.3
431.7
425.1
0.6 0.1
7.2 1.7
Durable Goods
225.1
224.6
219.2
0.5 0.2
5.9 2.7
Non-Durable Goods
207.2
207.1
205.9
0.1 0.0
1.3 0.6
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
1,029.1
1,029.9
1,044.4
-0.8 -0.1
-15.3 -1.5
Wholesale Trade
225.7
228.4
228.0
-2.7 -1.2
-2.3 -1.0
Retail Trade
516.0
517.3
517.8
-1.3 -0.3
-1.8 -0.3
Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities
287.4
284.2
298.6
3.2 1.1
-11.2 -3.8
Information
110.4
110.3
127.7
0.1 0.1
-17.3 -13.5
Financial Activities
283.2
283.4
276.9
-0.2 -0.1
6.3 2.3
Finance and Insurance
203.3
203.6
198.1
-0.3 -0.1
5.2 2.6
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
79.9
79.8
78.8
0.1 0.1
1.1 1.4
Professional and Business Services
774.7
776.1
778.3
-1.4 -0.2
-3.6 -0.5
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
339.0
339.8
331.0
-0.8 -0.2
8.0 2.4
Management of Companies and Enterprises
97.5
96.9
92.5
0.6 0.6
5.0 5.4
Admin and Support, Waste Mngmnt and Remediation
338.2
339.4
354.8
-1.2 -0.4
-16.6 -4.7
Private Education and Health Services
672.1
673.7
647.4
-1.6 -0.2
24.7 3.8
Private Educational Services
99.6
100.5
97.5
-0.9 -0.9
2.1 2.2
Health Care and Social Assistance
572.5
573.2
549.9
-0.7 -0.1
22.6 4.1
Leisure and Hospitality
525.6
523.7
506.3
1.9 0.4
19.3 3.8
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
68.0
67.9
60.0
0.1 0.1
8.0 13.3
Accommodation and Food Services
457.6
455.8
446.3
1.8 0.4
11.3 2.5
Other Services
168.6
168.8
165.5
-0.2 -0.1
3.1 1.9
Government
709.6
706.5
689.1
3.1 0.4
20.5 3.0
Federal Government
111.0
110.0
107.8
1.0 0.9
3.2 3.0
State Government
163.9
163.6
159.1
0.3 0.2
4.8 3.0
Local Government
434.7
432.9
422.2
1.8 0.4
12.5 3.0
?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
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GEORGIA Nonfarm Employment
(In thousands)
(Not Seasonally Adjusted)
Preliminary
Revised
Revised
FEB 2024 JAN 2024 FEB 2023
Change in Jobs from JAN 2024
Net %
Change in Jobs from FEB 2023
Net %
Total Nonfarm
4,925.0
4,906.1
4,875.8
18.9 0.4
49.2 1.0
Total Private
4,212.1
4,200.1
4,183.8
12.0 0.3
28.3 0.7
Goods Producing
664.3
659.1
652.0
5.2 0.8
12.3 1.9
Service-Providing
4,260.7
4,247.0
4,223.8
13.7 0.3
36.9 0.9
Private Service-Providing
3,547.8
3,541.0
3,531.8
6.8 0.2
16.0 0.5
Mining and Logging
9.6
9.6
9.6
0.0 0.0
0.0 0.0
Mining, Logging and Construction
231.4
229.2
226.7
2.2 1.0
4.7 2.1
Construction
221.8
219.6
217.1
2.2 1.0
4.7 2.2
Construction of Buildings
51.8
51.5
48.6
0.3 0.6
3.2 6.6
Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction
33.7
31.5
34.8
2.2 7.0
-1.1 -3.2
Specialty Trade Contractors
136.3
136.6
133.7
-0.3 -0.2
2.6 1.9
Manufacturing
432.9
429.9
425.3
3.0 0.7
7.6 1.8
Durable Goods
225.2
223.3
219.0
1.9 0.9
6.2 2.8
Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
60.7
60.6
58.1
0.1 0.2
2.6 4.5
Non-Durable Goods
207.7
206.6
206.3
1.1 0.5
1.4 0.7
Food Manufacturing
70.9
70.2
69.6
0.7 1.0
1.3 1.9
Textile Mills
15.0
15.0
15.6
0.0 0.0
-0.6 -3.9
Textile Product Mills
25.3
25.3
26.0
0.0 0.0
-0.7 -2.7
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
1,025.2
1,030.3
1,041.4
-5.1 -0.5
-16.2 -1.6
Wholesale Trade
225.5
227.6
227.8
-2.1 -0.9
-2.3 -1.0
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods
120.1
121.5
121.7
-1.4 -1.2
-1.6 -1.3
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods
65.8
65.6
64.9
0.2 0.3
0.9 1.4
Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers
39.6
40.5
41.2
-0.9 -2.2
-1.6 -3.9
Retail Trade
513.7
516.0
515.8
-2.3 -0.5
-2.1 -0.4
Food and Beverage Retailers
101.6
100.6
102.1
1.0 1.0
-0.5 -0.5
General Merchandise Retailers
116.7
118.0
116.9
-1.3 -1.1
-0.2 -0.2
Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instr, Book, & Misc Retailers
40.4
41.9
41.1
-1.5 -3.6
-0.7 -1.7
Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities
286.0
286.7
297.8
-0.7 -0.2
-11.8 -4.0
Utilities
21.0
21.0
21.3
0.0 0.0
-0.3 -1.4
Transportation and Warehousing
265.0
265.7
276.5
-0.7 -0.3
-11.5 -4.2
Air Transportation
38.8
38.3
36.4
0.5 1.3
2.4 6.6
Truck Transportation
60.2
60.3
62.4
-0.1 -0.2
-2.2 -3.5
Couriers and Messengers
29.4
30.5
30.5
-1.1 -3.6
-1.1 -3.6
Warehousing and Storage
85.8
85.6
95.0
0.2 0.2
-9.2 -9.7
Information
110.3
109.6
132.0
0.7 0.6
-21.7 -16.4
Telecommunications
33.8
33.9
35.5
-0.1 -0.3
-1.7 -4.8
Wired and Wireless Telecommunications (expt Satellite)
26.4
26.5
27.6
-0.1 -0.4
-1.2 -4.4
Computing Infra Providers, Data Processing, Web, & Related Svcs
24.7
24.6
24.7
0.1 0.4
0.0 0.0
Financial Activities
283.6
283.0
276.0
0.6 0.2
7.6 2.8
Finance and Insurance
203.4
203.3
197.8
0.1 0.1
5.6 2.8
Insurance Carriers and Related Activities
105.2
105.1
100.0
0.1 0.1
5.2 5.2
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
80.2
79.7
78.2
0.5 0.6
2.0 2.6
Professional and Business Services
772.8
769.7
777.3
3.1 0.4
-4.5 -0.6
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
340.3
339.8
332.2
0.5 0.2
8.1 2.4
Accounting, Tax Prep, and Bookkeeping Services
38.2
38.6
42.3
-0.4 -1.0
-4.1 -9.7
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services
51.0
51.4
49.8
-0.4 -0.8
1.2 2.4
Computer Systems Design and Related Services
84.1
84.1
83.6
0.0 0.0
0.5 0.6
Management and Technical Consulting Services
62.8
62.1
58.1
0.7 1.1
4.7 8.1
Management of Companies and Enterprises
97.5
96.6
92.3
0.9 0.9
5.2 5.6
Admin and Support, Waste Mngmnt and Remediation
335.0
333.3
352.8
1.7 0.5
-17.8 -5.1
Employment Services
155.0
152.3
170.8
2.7 1.8
-15.8 -9.3
Private Education and Health Services
673.5
671.2
646.2
2.3 0.3
27.3 4.2
Private Educational Services
101.2
99.3
98.7
1.9 1.9
2.5 2.5
Private Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
46.0
44.8
45.0
1.2 2.7
1.0 2.2
Health Care and Social Assistance
572.3
571.9
547.5
0.4 0.1
24.8 4.5
Ambulatory Health Care Services
255.8
256.2
248.9
-0.4 -0.2
6.9 2.8
Hospitals
173.3
172.7
163.3
0.6 0.4
10.0 6.1
Nursing and Residential Care Facilities
60.5
60.6
57.0
-0.1 -0.2
3.5 6.1
Social Assistance
82.7
82.4
78.3
0.3 0.4
4.4 5.6
Leisure and Hospitality
514.8
511.2
495.1
3.6 0.7
19.7 4.0
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
63.3
62.6
54.3
0.7 1.1
9.0 16.6
Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries
46.1
45.3
39.4
0.8 1.8
6.7 17.0
Accommodation and Food Services
451.5
448.6
440.8
2.9 0.7
10.7 2.4
Accommodation
43.2
43.6
44.4
-0.4 -0.9
-1.2 -2.7
Food Services and Drinking Places
408.3
405.0
396.4
3.3 0.8
11.9 3.0
Other Services
167.6
166.0
163.8
1.6 1.0
3.8 2.3
Repair and Maintenance
45.3
44.2
45.0
1.1 2.5
0.3 0.7
Personal and Laundry Services
41.6
41.3
40.0
0.3 0.7
1.6 4.0
Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar
80.7
80.5
78.8
0.2 0.3
1.9 2.4
Government
712.9
706.0
692.0
6.9 1.0
20.9 3.0
Federal Government
111.1
110.0
107.6
1.1 1.0
3.5 3.3
Department of Defense
46.6
45.9
44.2
0.7 1.5
2.4 5.4
State Government
166.3
163.2
160.8
3.1 1.9
5.5 3.4
State Government Educational Services
99.8
97.3
95.8
2.5 2.6
4.0 4.2
State Government excluding Educational Services
66.5
65.9
65.0
0.6 0.9
1.5 2.3
Local Government
435.5
432.8
423.6
2.7 0.6
11.9 2.8
Local Government Educational Services
254.9
254.3
250.5
0.6 0.2
4.4 1.8
Local Government excluding Educational Services
180.6
178.5
173.1
2.1 1.2
7.5 4.3
?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 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
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ALBANY MSA Nonfarm Employment
(Not Seasonally Adjusted)
(In thousands)
Preliminary
Revised
Revised
FEB 2024 JAN 2024 FEB 2023
Change in Jobs from JAN 2024
Net %
Change in Jobs from FEB 2023
Net %
Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing
61.8
61.9
63.2
-0.1 -0.2
50.1
50.4
51.4
-0.3 -0.6
7.0
7.0
7.0
0.0 0.0
-1.4 -2.2 -1.3 -2.5 0.0 0.0
Service-Providing Private Service-Providing Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
54.8
54.9
56.2
-0.1 -0.2
43.1
43.4
44.4
-0.3 -0.7
13.6
13.7
13.5
-0.1 -0.7
-1.4 -2.5 -1.3 -2.9 0.1 0.7
Retail Trade Government
Federal Government
7.5
7.6
7.5
-0.1 -1.3
11.7
11.5
11.8
0.2 1.7
2.3
2.3
2.3
0.0 0.0
0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.9 0.0 0.0
State Government Local Government
2.8
2.6
2.7
0.2 7.7
6.6
6.6
6.8
0.0 0.0
0.1 3.7 -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
FEB 2024 JAN 2024 FEB 2023
Change in Jobs from JAN 2024
Net %
Change in Jobs from FEB 2023
Net %
Total Nonfarm
104.3
103.5
100.3
0.8 0.8
4.0 4.0
Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing
74.0
73.6
72.1
10.9
10.9
10.5
93.4
92.6
89.8
0.4 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.9
1.9 2.6 0.4 3.8 3.6 4.0
Private Service-Providing Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
Retail Trade
63.1
62.7
61.6
17.1
17.1
17.2
11.1
11.1
11.4
0.4 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1.5 2.4 -0.1 -0.6 -0.3 -2.6
Professional and Business Services Leisure and Hospitality Government
9.9
9.9
9.0
12.0
11.8
12.0
30.3
29.9
28.2
0.0 0.0 0.2 1.7 0.4 1.3
0.9 10.0 0.0 0.0 2.1 7.5
Federal Government State Government Local Government
1.1
1.2
1.1
-0.1 -8.3
20.7
20.6
19.1
0.1 0.5
8.5
8.1
8.0
0.4 4.9
0.0 0.0 1.6 8.4 0.5 6.3
?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 FEB 2024
Revised JAN 2024
Change in Jobs Revised from JAN 2024 FEB 2023 Net %Change
in Jobs from FEB 2023
Net %
Total Nonfarm
3,061.3
3,047.7
3,035.3
13.6 0.5
26.0 0.9
Total Private
2,703.0
2,693.6
2,690.8
9.4 0.4
12.2 0.5
Goods Producing
328.2
326.3
321.3
1.9 0.6
6.9 2.2
Service-Providing
2,733.1
2,721.4
2,714.0
11.7 0.4
19.1 0.7
Private Service-Providing
2,374.8
2,367.3
2,369.5
7.5 0.3
5.3 0.2
Mining and Logging
2.1
2.1
1.9
0.0 0.0
0.2 10.5
Mining, Logging and Construction
146.2
144.9
142.2
1.3 0.9
4.0 2.8
Construction
144.1
142.8
140.3
1.3 0.9
3.8 2.7
Construction of Buildings
33.7
33.4
32.1
0.3 0.9
1.6 5.0
Specialty Trade Contractors
90.4
89.8
87.8
0.6 0.7
2.6 3.0
Manufacturing
182.0
181.4
179.1
0.6 0.3
2.9 1.6
Durable Goods
97.7
97.4
96.3
0.3 0.3
1.4 1.5
Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
17.6
17.6
17.1
0.0 0.0
0.5 2.9
Non-Durable Goods
84.3
84.0
82.8
0.3 0.4
1.5 1.8
Food Manufacturing
24.4
24.3
23.8
0.1 0.4
0.6 2.5
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
652.3
656.0
663.5
-3.7 -0.6
-11.2 -1.7
Wholesale Trade
157.5
159.4
162.3
-1.9 -1.2
-4.8 -3.0
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods
86.5
87.7
89.4
-1.2 -1.4
-2.9 -3.2
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods
40.6
40.8
41.2
-0.2 -0.5
-0.6 -1.5
Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers
30.4
30.9
31.7
-0.5 -1.6
-1.3 -4.1
Retail Trade
299.4
300.6
300.4
-1.2 -0.4
-1.0 -0.3
Food and Beverage Retailers
63.6
62.5
63.1
1.1 1.8
0.5 0.8
General Merchandise Retailers
62.8
63.5
63.6
-0.7 -1.1
-0.8 -1.3
Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instr, Book, & Misc Retailers
26.4
27.1
26.8
-0.7 -2.6
-0.4 -1.5
Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities
195.4
196.0
200.8
-0.6 -0.3
-5.4 -2.7
Utilities
11.1
11.1
11.2
0.0 0.0
-0.1 -0.9
Transportation and Warehousing
184.3
184.9
189.6
-0.6 -0.3
-5.3 -2.8
Air Transportation
38.2
37.8
35.7
0.4 1.1
2.5 7.0
Truck Transportation
37.1
37.5
38.1
-0.4 -1.1
-1.0 -2.6
Couriers and Messengers
21.5
22.5
22.7
-1.0 -4.4
-1.2 -5.3
Information
98.1
97.2
118.7
0.9 0.9
-20.6 -17.4
Telecommunications
28.1
28.3
29.6
-0.2 -0.7
-1.5 -5.1
Wired and Wireless Telecommunications (expt Satellite)
20.8
21.1
22.0
-0.3 -1.4
-1.2 -5.5
Computing Infra Providers, Data Processing, Web, & Related Svcs
23.9
23.7
23.9
0.2 0.8
0.0 0.0
Financial Activities
207.8
207.6
202.6
0.2 0.1
5.2 2.6
Finance and Insurance
150.1
150.1
145.2
0.0 0.0
4.9 3.4
Insurance Carriers and Related Activities
79.7
79.5
74.2
0.2 0.3
5.5 7.4
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
57.7
57.5
57.4
0.2 0.4
0.3 0.5
Professional and Business Services
584.8
581.0
588.5
3.8 0.7
-3.7 -0.6
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
273.9
273.5
270.1
0.4 0.2
3.8 1.4
Accounting, Tax Prep, and Bookkeeping Services
28.6
28.3
31.6
0.3 1.1
-3.0 -9.5
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services
38.7
38.8
38.1
-0.1 -0.3
0.6 1.6
Computer Systems Design and Related Services
73.3
73.4
72.7
-0.1 -0.1
0.6 0.8
Management and Technical Consulting Services
52.6
52.9
51.4
-0.3 -0.6
1.2 2.3
Management of Companies and Enterprises
82.9
82.3
79.4
0.6 0.7
3.5 4.4
Admin and Support, Waste Mngmnt and Remediation
228.0
225.2
239.0
2.8 1.2
-11.0 -4.6
Employment Services
105.0
104.2
117.5
0.8 0.8
-12.5 -10.6
Private Education and Health Services
416.8
414.4
398.4
2.4 0.6
18.4 4.6
Private Educational Services
72.8
70.5
70.8
2.3 3.3
2.0 2.8
Health Care and Social Assistance
344.0
343.9
327.6
0.1 0.0
16.4 5.0
Ambulatory Health Care Services
165.7
165.6
158.3
0.1 0.1
7.4 4.7
Hospitals
96.7
96.5
91.7
0.2 0.2
5.0 5.5
Social Assistance
52.2
52.5
49.0
-0.3 -0.6
3.2 6.5
Leisure and Hospitality
310.9
308.3
296.1
2.6 0.8
14.8 5.0
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
44.0
43.4
37.3
0.6 1.4
6.7 18.0
Accommodation and Food Services
266.9
264.9
258.8
2.0 0.8
8.1 3.1
Accommodation
22.2
22.0
22.4
0.2 0.9
-0.2 -0.9
Food Services and Drinking Places
244.7
242.9
236.4
1.8 0.7
8.3 3.5
Other Services
104.1
102.8
101.7
1.3 1.3
2.4 2.4
Repair and Maintenance
25.6
25.2
26.0
0.4 1.6
-0.4 -1.5
Personal and Laundry Services
29.2
28.9
27.7
0.3 1.0
1.5 5.4
Government
358.3
354.1
344.5
4.2 1.2
13.8 4.0
Federal Government
55.4
54.5
52.6
0.9 1.7
2.8 5.3
State Government
77.5
75.7
74.7
1.8 2.4
2.8 3.8
Local Government
225.4
223.9
217.2
1.5 0.7
8.2 3.8
?Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by
selected employers in the Atlanta Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Barrow, Bartow, Butts, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, Dawson, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth,
Fulton, Gwinnett, Haralson, Heard, Henry, Jasper, Lamar, Meriwether, Morgan, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, Pike, Rockdale, Spalding and Walton counties. The estimates include all full- and
part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed
persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2023 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 FEB 2024 JAN 2024
Revised FEB 2023
Change in Jobs
from JAN 2024
Net
%
Change in Jobs from FEB 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
244.5 199.4
38.8 205.7 160.6
14.2 24.6 41.4
5.3 27.1
9.0 2.0 7.5 34.9 38.7 26.6 9.5 45.1 10.1 13.0 22.0
243.8 198.9
38.6 205.2 160.3
14.2 24.4 41.3
5.3 27.0
9.0 2.0 7.5 35.1 38.6 26.4 9.4 44.9 10.0 12.9 22.0
245.3 201.3
41.7 203.6 159.6
16.9 24.8 42.2
5.5 27.4
9.3 2.0 7.2 35.0 37.6 26.3 9.3 44.0 9.7 12.5 21.8
0.7 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.5 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.8 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.2 -0.6 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.8 0.1 1.1 0.2 0.5 0.1 1.0 0.1 0.8 0.0 0.0
-0.8 -0.3 -1.9 -0.9 -2.9 -7.0 2.1 1.0 1.0 0.6 -2.7 -16.0 -0.2 -0.8 -0.8 -1.9 -0.2 -3.6 -0.3 -1.1 -0.3 -3.2 0.0 0.0 0.3 4.2 -0.1 -0.3 1.1 2.9 0.3 1.1 0.2 2.2 1.1 2.5 0.4 4.1 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 2023 benchmark.
BRUNSWICK MSA Nonfarm Employment
(In thousands)
(Not Seasonally Adjusted)
Preliminary
Revised
Revised
FEB 2024 JAN 2024 FEB 2023
Change in Jobs from JAN 2024
Net %
Change in Jobs from FEB 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
47.7
47.7
46.6
38.9
38.9
38.0
4.4
4.4
4.3
43.3
43.3
42.3
34.5
34.5
33.7
9.3
9.3
8.9
5.7
5.7
5.6
8.8
8.8
8.6
2.1
2.1
2.1
1.7
1.7
1.7
5.0
5.0
4.8
0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1.1 2.4 0.9 2.4 0.1 2.3 1.0 2.4 0.8 2.4 0.4 4.5 0.1 1.8 0.2 2.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 4.2
?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 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
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COLUMBUS MSA Nonfarm Employment
(In thousands)
(Not Seasonally Adjusted)
Preliminary
Revised
Revised
FEB 2024 JAN 2024 FEB 2023
Change in Jobs from JAN 2024
Net %
Change in Jobs from FEB 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
122.7 99.6 16.4
106.3 83.2 5.0 11.4 18.6 2.8 12.9 2.9 1.2 10.7 8.8 4.2 15.9 17.5 14.9 4.4 23.1 6.4 3.9 12.8
122.5 99.6 16.2
106.3 83.4 5.0 11.2 19.0 2.9 13.1 3.0 1.2 10.6 8.7 4.2 16.0 17.5 14.8 4.3 22.9 6.4 3.8 12.7
120.8 97.6 15.2
105.6 82.4 4.9 10.3 18.6 2.8 12.8 3.0 1.2 10.1 8.3 3.6 16.7 16.8 14.7 4.3 23.2 6.5 4.0 12.7
0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2 1.2 0.0 0.0 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2 1.8 -0.4 -2.1 -0.1 -3.5 -0.2 -1.5 -0.1 -3.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.9 0.1 1.2 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.6 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.7 0.1 2.3 0.2 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.1 2.6 0.1 0.8
1.9 1.6 2.0 2.1 1.2 7.9 0.7 0.7 0.8 1.0 0.1 2.0 1.1 10.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.8 -0.1 -3.3 0.0 0.0 0.6 5.9 0.5 6.0 0.6 16.7 -0.8 -4.8 0.7 4.2 0.2 1.4 0.1 2.3 -0.1 -0.4 -0.1 -1.5 -0.1 -2.5 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
FEB 2024 JAN 2024 FEB 2023
Change in Jobs from JAN 2024
Net %
Change in Jobs from FEB 2023
Net %
Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing
69.3
69.1
68.1
62.2
62.2
61.1
23.5
23.5
23.9
0.2 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1.2 1.8 1.1 1.8 -0.4 -1.7
Service-Providing Private Service-Providing Manufacturing
45.8
45.6
44.2
38.7
38.7
37.2
22.3
22.1
22.5
0.2 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.9
1.6 3.6 1.5 4.0 -0.2 -0.9
Textile Mills Textile Product Mills Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
4.0
3.9
3.9
0.1 2.6
12.6
12.5
12.9
0.1 0.8
14.2
14.3
14.2
-0.1 -0.7
0.1 2.6 -0.3 -2.3 0.0 0.0
Retail Trade Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities Professional and Business Services
6.7
6.8
6.7
-0.1 -1.5
3.7
3.7
3.8
0.0 0.0
9.4
9.3
8.4
0.1 1.1
0.0 0.0 -0.1 -2.6 1.0 11.9
Government Federal Government State Government
7.1
6.9
7.0
0.2 2.9
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.0 0.0
1.0
0.9
1.0
0.1 11.1
0.1 1.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Local Government
5.8
5.7
5.7
0.1 1.8
0.1 1.8
?Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by
selected employers in the Dalton Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Murray and Whitfield counties. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2023 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
FEB 2024 JAN 2024 FEB 2023
Change in Jobs from JAN 2024
Net %
Change in Jobs from FEB 2023
Net %
Total Nonfarm
109.2
108.7
104.0
0.5 0.5
5.2 5.0
Total Private
97.6
97.3
93.0
0.3 0.3
4.6 5.0
Goods Producing
30.5
30.2
28.8
0.3 1.0
1.7 5.9
Service-Providing
78.7
78.5
75.2
0.2 0.3
3.5 4.7
Private Service-Providing
67.1
67.1
64.2
0.0 0.0
2.9 4.5
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
21.0
21.1
19.5
-0.1 -0.5
1.5 7.7
Retail Trade
9.9
9.9
9.3
0.0 0.0
0.6 6.5
Government
11.6
11.4
11.0
0.2 1.8
0.6 5.5
Federal Government
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.0 0.0
0.0 0.0
State Government
2.9
2.7
2.6
0.2 7.4
0.3 11.5
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 FEB 2024 JAN 2024 FEB 2023
Change in Jobs from JAN 2024
Net %
Change in Jobs from FEB 2023
Net %
Total Nonfarm Total Private
21.9
21.7
22.1
14.0
13.9
14.3
0.2 0.9 0.1 0.7
-0.2 -0.9 -0.3 -2.1
Goods Producing Service-Providing Private Service-Providing
2.8
2.7
2.7
19.1
19.0
19.4
11.2
11.2
11.6
0.1 3.7 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.0
0.1 3.7 -0.3 -1.6 -0.4 -3.5
Government Federal Government State Government
7.9
7.8
7.8
0.1 1.3
3.7
3.7
3.7
0.0 0.0
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.0 0.0
0.1 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Local Government
3.8
3.7
3.7
0.1 2.7
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 2023 benchmark.
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics Division
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MACON-BIBB COUNTY MSA Nonfarm Employment
(In thousands)
(Not Seasonally Adjusted)
Preliminary
Revised
Revised
FEB 2024 JAN 2024 FEB 2023
Change in Jobs from JAN 2024
Net %
Change in Jobs from FEB 2023
Net %
Total Nonfarm
100.2
100.0
100.8
0.2 0.2
-0.6 -0.6
Total Private
85.7
85.4
86.7
0.3 0.4
-1.0 -1.2
Goods Producing
11.1
11.0
11.0
0.1 0.9
0.1 0.9
Service-Providing
89.1
89.0
89.8
0.1 0.1
-0.7 -0.8
Private Service-Providing
74.6
74.4
75.7
0.2 0.3
-1.1 -1.5
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
19.5
19.7
20.1
-0.2 -1.0
-0.6 -3.0
Retail Trade
12.2
12.2
12.2
0.0 0.0
0.0 0.0
Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities
4.4
4.5
4.8
-0.1 -2.2
-0.4 -8.3
Financial Activities
8.0
8.0
8.6
0.0 0.0
-0.6 -7.0
Professional and Business Services
11.2
11.2
11.9
0.0 0.0
-0.7 -5.9
Private Education and Health Services
22.3
22.1
21.2
0.2 0.9
1.1 5.2
Leisure and Hospitality
10.1
9.9
10.1
0.2 2.0
0.0 0.0
Government
14.5
14.6
14.1
-0.1 -0.7
0.4 2.8
Federal Government
1.0
1.1
1.0
-0.1 -9.1
0.0 0.0
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
FEB 2024 JAN 2024 FEB 2023
Change in Jobs from JAN 2024
Net %
Change in Jobs from FEB 2023
Net %
Total Nonfarm Total Private
47.6
47.5
45.9
0.1 0.2
42.0
42.1
40.3
-0.1 -0.2
1.7 3.7 1.7 4.2
Goods Producing Service-Providing Private Service-Providing
7.3
7.3
7.5
0.0 0.0
40.3
40.2
38.4
0.1 0.3
34.7
34.8
32.8
-0.1 -0.3
-0.2 -2.7 1.9 5.0 1.9 5.8
Manufacturing Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
Retail Trade
6.4
6.4
6.6
0.0 0.0
7.4
7.4
7.5
0.0 0.0
4.4
4.5
4.5
-0.1 -2.2
-0.2 -3.0 -0.1 -1.3 -0.1 -2.2
Private Education and Health Services Government
Federal Government
10.7
10.7
10.4
5.6
5.4
5.6
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.0 0.0 0.2 3.7 0.0 0.0
0.3 2.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
State Government Local Government
1.4
1.3
1.4
0.1 7.7
4.0
3.9
4.0
0.1 2.6
0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
?Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by
selected employers in the Rome Metropolitan Statistical Area, which comprises Floyd county. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2023 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
FEB 2024 JAN 2024 FEB 2023
Change in Jobs from JAN 2024
Net %
Change in Jobs from FEB 2023
Net %
Total Nonfarm
205.1
204.5
202.0
0.6 0.3
3.1 1.5
Total Private
180.2
179.9
178.0
0.3 0.2
2.2 1.2
Goods Producing
32.8
32.5
30.8
0.3 0.9
2.0 6.5
Service-Providing
172.3
172.0
171.2
0.3 0.2
1.1 0.6
Private Service-Providing
147.4
147.4
147.2
0.0 0.0
0.2 0.1
Mining, Logging and Construction
10.4
10.4
9.5
0.0 0.0
0.9 9.5
Manufacturing
22.4
22.1
21.3
0.3 1.4
1.1 5.2
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
49.6
49.9
49.7
-0.3 -0.6
-0.1 -0.2
Wholesale Trade
7.9
7.9
7.5
0.0 0.0
0.4 5.3
Retail Trade
23.0
23.2
23.5
-0.2 -0.9
-0.5 -2.1
Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities
18.7
18.8
18.7
-0.1 -0.5
0.0 0.0
Information
1.4
1.4
1.4
0.0 0.0
0.0 0.0
Financial Activities
7.6
7.6
7.0
0.0 0.0
0.6 8.6
Professional and Business Services
24.9
24.8
25.8
0.1 0.4
-0.9 -3.5
Private Education and Health Services
28.9
28.6
27.8
0.3 1.1
1.1 4.0
Leisure and Hospitality
26.8
26.9
27.3
-0.1 -0.4
-0.5 -1.8
Other Services
8.2
8.2
8.2
0.0 0.0
0.0 0.0
Government
24.9
24.6
24.0
0.3 1.2
0.9 3.8
Federal Government
3.0
2.9
2.9
0.1 3.5
0.1 3.5
State Government
5.3
5.2
5.2
0.1 1.9
0.1 1.9
Local Government
16.6
16.5
15.9
0.1 0.6
0.7 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 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
FEB 2024 JAN 2024 FEB 2023
Change in Jobs from JAN 2024
Net %
Change in Jobs from FEB 2023
Net %
Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing
56.0
55.8
55.8
43.4
43.4
43.5
8.0
7.9
8.0
0.2 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.3
0.2 0.4 -0.1 -0.2 0.0 0.0
Service-Providing Private Service-Providing
48.0
47.9
47.8
0.1 0.2
35.4
35.5
35.5
-0.1 -0.3
0.2 0.4 -0.1 -0.3
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
12.6
12.5
13.0
0.1 0.8
-0.4 -3.1
Retail Trade Government
7.1
7.1
7.0
12.6
12.4
12.3
0.0 0.0 0.2 1.6
0.1 1.4 0.3 2.4
Federal Government
1.1
1.1
1.1
0.0 0.0
0.0 0.0
State Government Local Government
3.3
3.2
2.9
0.1 3.1
8.2
8.1
8.3
0.1 1.2
0.4 13.8 -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
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WARNER ROBINS MSA Nonfarm Employment
(In thousands)
(Not Seasonally Adjusted)
Preliminary Revised
Revised
FEB 2024 JAN 2024 FEB 2023
Change in Jobs from JAN 2024
Net %
Change in Jobs from FEB 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
80.6
80.8
80.5
-0.2 -0.3
53.7
53.7
52.8
0.0 0.0
11.4
11.3
11.0
0.1 0.9
69.2
69.5
69.5
-0.3 -0.4
42.3
42.4
41.8
-0.1 -0.2
12.4
12.4
12.7
0.0 0.0
9.8
9.8
9.8
0.0 0.0
26.9
27.1
27.7
-0.2 -0.7
14.7
15.1
15.3
-0.4 -2.7
2.3
2.3
2.3
0.0 0.0
9.9
9.7
10.1
0.2 2.1
0.1 0.1 0.9 1.7 0.4 3.6 -0.3 -0.4 0.5 1.2 -0.3 -2.4 0.0 0.0 -0.8 -2.9 -0.6 -3.9 0.0 0.0 -0.2 -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 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
Revised
FEB 2024 JAN 2024 FEB 2023
Change in Jobs from JAN 2024
Net %
Change in Jobs from FEB 2023
Net %
Albany MSA
62.3
62.5
63.4
-0.2 -0.3
-1.1 -1.7
Athens-Clarke County MSA
104.4
103.8
100.7
0.6 0.6
3.7 3.7
Atlanta MSA
3,072.6
3,071.3 3,045.0
1.3 0.0
27.6 0.9
Augusta-Richmond County MSA
245.6
245.8
245.9
-0.2 -0.1
-0.3 -0.1
Brunswick MSA
48.4
48.4
47.3
0.0 0.0
1.1 2.3
Columbus MSA
123.0
123.2
121.3
-0.2 -0.2
1.7 1.4
Dalton MSA
69.3
69.3
68.2
0.0 0.0
1.1 1.6
Gainesville MSA
109.5
109.5
104.5
0.0 0.0
5.0 4.8
Hinesville MSA
21.8
21.8
22.0
0.0 0.0
-0.2 -0.9
Macon-Bibb County MSA
100.6
100.6
100.9
0.0 0.0
-0.3 -0.3
Rome MSA
47.8
47.7
45.7
0.1 0.2
2.1 4.6
Savannah MSA
206.3
206.4
202.8
-0.1 0.0
3.5 1.7
Valdosta MSA
56.1
56.2
56.2
-0.1 -0.2
-0.1 -0.2
Warner Robins MSA
80.9
81.2
80.6
-0.3 -0.4
0.3 0.4
?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
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Georgia Statewide Hours and Earnings
All Employee
Average Weekly Earnings (AWE)
Preliminary FEB 2024
Revised JAN 2024
Revised FEB 2023
Total Private..................................................................................................$1,065.02.......................... $1,059.15.................... $1,057.80 Goods Producing.......................................................................................$1,291.63......................... $1,306.06....................$1,238.66 Private Service Providing........................................................................... $1,021.98.......................... $1,013.76....................$1,024.64 Construction............................................................................................$1,282.34.......................... $1,281.79....................$1,289.93 Manufacturing.........................................................................................$1,252.75..........................$1,266.31.................... $1,178.54 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities............................................................$862.31.............................$854.10.......................$892.08 Financial Activities.................................................................................. $1,414.04......................... $1,356.20....................$1,366.28 Professional and Business Services......................................................$1,384.57......................... $1,366.20.................... $1,372.70 Educational and Health Services............................................................ $1,135.65...........................$1,144.13.................... $1,129.21 Leisure and Hospitality.............................................................................. $494.21............................ $479.23....................... $489.19 Other Services.......................................................................................... $904.86.............................$876.03.......................$822.51
Average Weekly Hours (AWH)
Preliminary FEB 2024
Revised JAN 2024
Revised FEB 2023
Total Private...........................................................................................................34.4...................................34.1.............................34.4 Goods Producing................................................................................................40.2...................................40.1.............................40.4 Private Service Providing....................................................................................33.3...................................33.0.............................33.3 Construction.....................................................................................................38.8.................................. 38.4.............................40.5 Manufacturing..................................................................................................40.7...................................40.6............................. 40.1 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities..................................................................32.9...................................32.5.............................33.2 Financial Activities...........................................................................................38.3.................................. 38.3.............................36.6 Professional and Business Services............................................................... 37.1.................................. 36.5............................. 37.0 Educational and Health Services.....................................................................33.9...................................33.9.............................33.9 Leisure and Hospitality.....................................................................................26.4...................................25.6.............................26.5 Other Services.................................................................................................33.0...................................32.7.............................33.3
Average Hourly Earnings (AHE)
Preliminary FEB 2024
Revised JAN 2024
Revised FEB 2023
Total Private...................................................................................................... $30.96...............................$31.06.........................$30.75 Goods Producing............................................................................................ $32.13.............................. $32.57.........................$30.66 Private Service Providing............................................................................... $30.69...............................$30.72.........................$30.77 Construction................................................................................................ $33.05.............................. $33.38.........................$31.85 Manufacturing..............................................................................................$30.78............................... $31.19.........................$29.39 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities..............................................................$26.21.............................. $26.28.........................$26.87 Financial Activities...................................................................................... $36.92...............................$35.41......................... $37.33 Professional and Business Services........................................................... $37.32...............................$37.43..........................$37.10 Educational and Health Services................................................................ $33.50...............................$33.75.........................$33.31 Leisure and Hospitality................................................................................. $18.72...............................$18.72.........................$18.46 Other Services............................................................................................. $27.42...............................$26.79......................... $24.70
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
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Georgia MSA Hours and Earnings
All Employee Total Private
Average Weekly Earnings (AWE)
Preliminary FEB 2024
Revised JAN 2024
Revised FEB 2023
Albany MSA ................................................................................................... $738.88............................. $748.16.......................$772.46 Athens-Clarke County MSA .......................................................................... $839.67.............................$830.70...................... $846.46 Atlanta MSA ................................................................................................$1,137.73.......................... $1,120.81.................... $1,163.34 Augusta-Richmond County MSA .................................................................. $932.59.............................$951.40...................... $966.05 Brunswick MSA .............................................................................................$759.78............................. $748.13....................... $714.45 Columbus MSA .............................................................................................. $937.74.............................$907.54...................... $889.88 Dalton MSA ...................................................................................................$933.72............................. $946.11.......................$841.68 Gainesville MSA ..........................................................................................$1,008.52..........................$1,035.80.................... $1,143.37 Hinesville MSA ...............................................................................................$474.60............................ $466.70.......................$450.77 Macon-Bibb County MSA ..............................................................................$849.74............................ $878.84.......................$874.59 Rome MSA .....................................................................................................$853.79............................. $817.97....................... $818.18 Savannah MSA ............................................................................................. $842.95.............................$815.27.......................$828.69 Valdosta MSA ................................................................................................ $862.97............................ $862.09....................... $811.09 Warner Robins MSA .......................................................................................$840.70............................ $820.02.......................$789.59
Average Weekly Hours (AWH)
Preliminary FEB 2024
Revised JAN 2024
Revised FEB 2023
Albany MSA .............................................................................................................32......................................32.............................33.6 Athens-Clarke County MSA .................................................................................30.5......................................30............................. 31.2 Atlanta MSA ........................................................................................................34.3.................................. 33.8.............................34.5 Augusta-Richmond County MSA .........................................................................33.2.................................. 33.5.............................34.7 Brunswick MSA ...................................................................................................32.4...................................31.5................................33 Columbus MSA ....................................................................................................34.4...................................33.7.............................33.9 Dalton MSA ......................................................................................................... 37.2...................................36.6................................36 Gainesville MSA ...................................................................................................35.3...................................35.4.............................35.3 Hinesville MSA ........................................................................................................28......................................26.............................26.5 Macon-Bibb County MSA ....................................................................................33.6...................................34.6.............................34.9 Rome MSA ...........................................................................................................32.6...................................31.4............................. 31.7 Savannah MSA ....................................................................................................30.9...................................30.5.............................32.6 Valdosta MSA .......................................................................................................32.8...................................32.3.............................32.6 Warner Robins MSA ............................................................................................. 32.1...................................31.6.............................33.7
Average Hourly Earnings (AHE)
Preliminary FEB 2024
Revised JAN 2024
Revised FEB 2023
Albany MSA ......................................................................................................$23.09.............................. $23.38.........................$22.99 Athens-Clarke County MSA .............................................................................$27.53...............................$27.69..........................$27.13 Atlanta MSA .................................................................................................... $33.17...............................$33.16.........................$33.72 Augusta-Richmond County MSA .....................................................................$28.09.............................. $28.40......................... $27.84 Brunswick MSA ...............................................................................................$23.45...............................$23.75......................... $21.65 Columbus MSA ................................................................................................$27.26.............................. $26.93.........................$26.25 Dalton MSA ..................................................................................................... $25.10.............................. $25.85.........................$23.38 Gainesville MSA ...............................................................................................$28.57.............................. $29.26.........................$32.39 Hinesville MSA .................................................................................................$16.95............................... $17.95......................... $17.01 Macon-Bibb County MSA ................................................................................$25.29.............................. $25.40.........................$25.06 Rome MSA ....................................................................................................... $26.19.............................. $26.05.........................$25.81 Savannah MSA ................................................................................................$27.28...............................$26.73.........................$25.42 Valdosta MSA ...................................................................................................$26.31.............................. $26.69.........................$24.88 Warner Robins MSA ......................................................................................... $26.19.............................. $25.95.........................$23.43
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
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Dimensions - Measuring Georgia's Labor Force
Unemployment rates -- Georgia and U.S.
8%
6%
4%
2%
0% Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb
Georgia
U.S.
WA 4.7
OR
4.2
ID
3.3
NV
5.2
UT
CA
2.8
5.3
AZ 4.1
AK 4.7
StSattaeteuUnenmempploloyymmeenntt Rraatteess
February 2024
National Unemployment Rate: 3.9% Rates are seasonally adjusted
MT 3.4
WY 2.8
CO 3.5 NM 3.9
ND 2.0 SD 2.1
NE 2.5
KS 2.7
MN 2.7
WI 3.0
IA 2.9
IL 4.8 MO 3.3
OK 3.6 TX 3.9
AR 3.6
MS 3.1 LA 4.2
NH
2.6 ME
VT
3.4
2.3
MI 3.9
OH
IN
3.7
3.5
KY 4.4 TN 3.3
PA 3.4
WV
4.3
VA
3.0
NC 3.5
SC 3.1
AL
GA
3.0
3.1
FL 3.1
MA 2.9
NY 4.4
RI 3.9
CT
NJ 4.8
4.5
DE
4.0
DC 5.1
MD 2.4
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
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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 FEB 2024
5,335,272 5,171,733
163,539 3.1
Revised JAN 2024
5,330,035 5,163,275
166,760 3.1
Revised FEB 2023
5,269,384 5,100,274
169,110 3.2
Change From
JAN 2024
FEB 2023
5,237 8,458 -3,221
65,888 71,459 -5,571
Georgia
(Not Seasonally adjusted)
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
5,369,028 5,204,798
164,230 3.1
5,331,582 5,165,721
165,861 3.1
5,289,125 5,111,011
178,114 3.4
37,446 39,077 -1,631
79,903 93,787 -13,884
Albany MSA
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed
Rate
63,940 61,617 2,323
3.6
63,814 61,467
2,347 3.7
65,025 62,325
2,700 4.2
126
-1,085
150
-708
-24
-377
Athens-Clarke County MSA
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
104,320 101,253
3,067 2.9
103,382 100,172
3,210 3.1
99,935 96,730
3,205 3.2
938 1,081
-143
4,385 4,523
-138
Atlanta MSA
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed
Rate
3,269,044 3,170,843
98,201 3.0
3,245,557 3,147,233
98,324 3.0
3,227,430 3,122,221
105,209 3.3
23,487 23,610
-123
41,614 48,622 -7,008
Augusta-Richmond County MSA
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed
Rate
265,671 255,688
9,983 3.8
263,898 254,184
9,714 3.7
265,473 255,028
10,445 3.9
1,773 1,504
269
198 660 -462
Brunswick MSA
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed
Rate
55,052 53,449
1,603 2.9
54,823 53,259
1,564 2.9
53,370 51,633
1,737 3.3
229
1,682
190
1,816
39
-134
Columbus MSA
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
122,113 117,602
4,511 3.7
121,728 117,022
4,706 3.9
120,044 115,266
4,778 4.0
385
2,069
580
2,336
-195
-267
Dalton MSA
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
60,087 57,946
2,141 3.6
60,261 57,655 2,606
4.3
58,993 56,569
2,424 4.1
-174 291 -465
1,094 1,377 -283
Gainesville MSA
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
114,033 111,371
2,662 2.3
113,153 110,535
2,618 2.3
109,317 106,474
2,843 2.6
880
4,716
836
4,897
44
-181
?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 FEB 2024
35,015 33,934
1,081 3.1
99,041 95,508
3,533 3.6
Revised JAN 2024
34,733 33,685
1,048 3.0
98,462 94,978
3,484 3.5
Revised FEB 2023
34,988 33,763
1,225 3.5
99,145 95,342
3,803 3.8
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
48,590 47,200 1,390
2.9
203,436 197,906
5,530 2.7
48,655 47,072 1,583
3.3
202,004 196,534
5,470 2.7
46,865 45,307
1,558 3.3
199,655 193,567
6,088 3.0
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
62,514 60,410
2,104 3.4
87,287 84,756
2,531 2.9
61,995 59,876
2,119 3.4
87,140 84,598
2,542 2.9
61,848 59,504
2,344 3.8
86,855 83,977
2,878 3.3
Change From
JAN 2024
FEB 2023
282
27
249
171
33
-144
579
-104
530
166
49
-270
-65
1,725
128
1,893
-193
-168
1,432 1,372
60
3,781 4,339 -558
519
666
534
906
-15
-240
147
432
158
779
-11
-347
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
FEB 2024
167,426,000 160,968,000
6,458,000 3.9
167,285,000 160,315,000
6,970,000 4.2
JAN 2024
167,276,000 161,152,000
6,124,000 3.7
166,428,000 159,650,000
6,778,000 4.1
FEB 2023
166,263,000 160,301,000
5,962,000 3.6
166,178,000 159,713,000
6,465,000 3.9
Change From
JAN 2024
FEB 2023
150,000 -184,000 334,000
1,163,000 667,000 496,000
857,000 665,000 192,000
1,107,000 602,000 505,000
?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 February 2024
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
5,369,028 5,204,798 164,230 3.1
Appling Atkinson Bacon Baker Baldwin
9,961 4,337 4,980 1,068 18,010
9,696 4,195 4,832 1,027 17,353
265 2.7 142 3.3 148 3.0
41 3.8 657 3.6
Banks Barrow Bartow Ben Hill Berrien
11,707 11,443
264 2.3
44,277 43,076 1,201 2.7
53,617 52,055 1,562 2.9
5,598 5,372
226 4.0
7,748 7,451
297 3.8
Bibb Bleckley Brantley Brooks Bryan
65,098 62,638 2,460 3.8
4,962 4,759
203 4.1
7,584 7,323
261 3.4
6,546 6,334
212 3.2
20,696 20,175
521 2.5
Bulloch Burke Butts Calhoun Camden
39,710 38,500 1,210 3.0
8,990 8,555
435 4.8
11,606 11,291
315 2.7
2,266 2,204
62 2.7
23,190 22,506 684 2.9
Candler Carroll Catoosa Charlton Chatham
5,980 5,834
146 2.4
58,689 56,851 1,838 3.1
34,733 33,823
910 2.6
5,148 4,987
161 3.1
148,147 143,956 4,191 2.8
Chattahoochee 1,915 1,832
83 4.3
Chattooga
9,581 9,260
321 3.4
Cherokee 146,709 142,997 3,712 2.5
Clarke
61,630 59,655 1,975 3.2
Clay
784
737
47 6.0
Clayton Clinch Cobb Coffee Colquitt
143,765 138,261 5,504 3.8
3,150 3,067
83 2.6
443,373 431,329 12,044 2.7
18,972 18,273 699 3.7
21,380 20,764
616 2.9
Columbia Cook Coweta Crawford Crisp
76,496 74,283 2,213 2.9
8,348 8,104
244 2.9
79,778 77,612 2,166 2.7
5,317 5,145
172 3.2
10,184 9,847
337 3.3
Revised January 2024
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
5,331,582 5,165,721 165,861 3.1
9,869 4,284 4,977 1,060 17,790
9,574 4,160 4,822 1,018 17,099
295 3.0 124 2.9 155 3.1
42 4.0 691 3.9
11,629 11,339 290 2.5
43,964 42,773 1,191 2.7
53,339 51,679 1,660 3.1
5,564 5,304
260 4.7
7,694
7,379
315 4.1
64,760 62,311 2,449 3.8
4,905 4,691
214 4.4
7,519
7,262
257 3.4
6,455 6,249 206 3.2
20,538 20,023
515 2.5
39,296 38,014 1,282 3.3
8,953 8,508 445 5.0
11,530 11,212
318 2.8
2,268 2,203
65 2.9
23,035 22,358
677 2.9
5,914 5,765
149 2.5
58,273 56,391 1,882 3.2
34,355 33,428
927 2.7
5,089 4,939
150 2.9
147,073 142,952 4,121 2.8
1,905 1,821
84 4.4
9,544 9,201 343 3.6
145,514 141,865 3,649 2.5
61,157 59,055 2,102 3.4
782
731
51 6.5
142,891 137,327 5,564 3.9
3,126 3,041
85 2.7
440,033 428,029 12,004 2.7
18,818 18,113
705 3.7
21,241 20,612
629 3.0
76,003 73,820 2,183 2.9
8,255 7,991 264 3.2
79,233 77,056 2,177 2.7
5,278
5,115
163 3.1
10,153 9,782
371 3.7
Revised February 2023
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
5,289,125 5,111,011 178,114 3.4
9,952 4,137 4,899 1,056 17,353
9,621 3,994 4,745 1,012 16,590
331 3.3 143 3.5 154 3.1
44 4.2 763 4.4
11,419 11,162
257 2.3
43,698 42,421 1,277 2.9
52,965 51,240 1,725 3.3
5,687 5,415
272 4.8
7,666 7,390
276 3.6
65,263 62,587 2,676 4.1
4,696 4,491
205 4.4
7,325 7,044
281 3.8
6,415 6,167
248 3.9
20,304 19,719 585 2.9
39,084 37,690 1,394 3.6
8,964 8,488
476 5.3
11,470 11,116 354 3.1
2,228 2,158
70 3.1
22,394 21,655 739 3.3
5,939 5,780
159 2.7
57,887 55,921 1,966 3.4
34,462 33,474
988 2.9
5,085 4,909
176 3.5
145,364 140,805 4,559 3.1
1,875 1,786
89 4.7
9,319 8,923
396 4.2
144,653 140,762 3,891 2.7
59,045 57,016 2,029 3.4
769
706
63 8.2
142,269 136,209 6,060 4.3
3,010 2,917
93 3.1
437,512 424,696 12,816 2.9
18,588 17,803
785 4.2
21,343 20,636
707 3.3
76,305 73,891 2,414 3.2
8,323 8,023
300 3.6
78,759 76,427 2,332 3.0
5,294 5,122
172 3.2
9,644 9,231
413 4.3
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 February 2024
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
8,294 8,091
203 2.4
13,736 13,382 354 2.6
11,368 10,996
372 3.3
416,059 402,995 13,064 3.1
7,221 6,963
258 3.6
Dooly Dougherty Douglas Early Echols
4,347
4,181
166 3.8
35,992 34,519 1,473 4.1
77,137 74,611 2,526 3.3
4,090 3,929
161 3.9
1,819 1,762
57 3.1
Effingham Elbert Emanuel Evans Fannin
34,593 8,420 8,827 4,876
12,292
33,775 8,113 8,484 4,737
11,947
818 2.4 307 3.6 343 3.9 139 2.9 345 2.8
Fayette Floyd Forsyth Franklin Fulton
61,236 59,555 1,681 2.7 48,590 47,200 1,390 2.9 133,827 130,462 3,365 2.5 10,200 9,870 330 3.2 591,309 571,906 19,403 3.3
Gilmer Glascock Glynn Gordon Grady
12,971 12,582 389 3.0
1,238 1,199
39 3.2
41,088 39,952 1,136 2.8
29,280 28,426 854 2.9
10,938 10,623
315 2.9
Greene
7,746
7,473
273 3.5
Gwinnett
514,631 500,333 14,298 2.8
Habersham 20,140 19,477
663 3.3
Hall
114,033 111,371 2,662 2.3
Hancock
2,528 2,385
143 5.7
Haralson Harris Hart Heard Henry
13,358 12,945
413 3.1
16,945 16,504
441 2.6
13,107 12,721
386 2.9
5,447 5,284
163 3.0
124,059 120,018 4,041 3.3
Houston Irwin Jackson Jasper Jeff Davis
71,359 69,413 1,946 2.7
3,531 3,400
131 3.7
50,757 49,695 1,062 2.1
7,366
7,163
203 2.8
6,184 5,943
241 3.9
Revised January 2024
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
8,174 7,959
215 2.6
13,598 13,252 346 2.5
11,300 10,911 389 3.4
413,053 400,079 12,974 3.1
7,100 6,849
251 3.5
4,351
4,185
166 3.8
35,950 34,448 1,502 4.2
76,604 74,060 2,544 3.3
4,044 3,894
150 3.7
1,800 1,743
57 3.2
34,393 8,364 8,843 4,813 12,149
33,559 8,038 8,429 4,680 11,817
834 2.4 326 3.9 414 4.7 133 2.8 332 2.7
60,848 59,138 1,710 2.8
48,655 47,072 1,583 3.3
132,845 129,482 3,363 2.5
10,102 9,753
349 3.5
586,938 567,702 19,236 3.3
12,707 1,233 40,967 29,146 10,840
12,343 1,191
39,848 28,230 10,511
364 2.9 42 3.4
1,119 2.7 916 3.1 329 3.0
7,678
7,424
254 3.3
510,667 496,359 14,308 2.8
19,847 19,204
643 3.2
113,153 110,535 2,618 2.3
2,492 2,348
144 5.8
13,239 12,836
403 3.0
16,825 16,379
446 2.7
12,944 12,561
383 3.0
5,411 5,242
169 3.1
123,377 119,287 4,090 3.3
71,268 69,319 1,949 2.7
3,492 3,357
135 3.9
50,459 49,402 1,057 2.1
7,309
7,100
209 2.9
6,129 5,892
237 3.9
Revised February 2023
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
8,202 7,967
235 2.9
13,533 13,142
391 2.9
11,313 10,902
411 3.6
411,210 396,964 14,246 3.5
6,881 6,600
281 4.1
4,552 4,360
192 4.2
36,633 34,967 1,666 4.5
76,226 73,483 2,743 3.6
3,926 3,763
163 4.2
1,768 1,709
59 3.3
33,987 8,190 8,757 4,991
12,040
33,043 7,890 8,378 4,843
11,655
944 2.8 300 3.7 379 4.3 148 3.0 385 3.2
60,467 58,666 1,801 3.0
46,865 45,307 1,558 3.3
131,873 128,436 3,437 2.6
9,792 9,457
335 3.4
583,902 563,192 20,710 3.5
12,576 12,145
431 3.4
1,210 1,166
44 3.6
39,888 38,641 1,247 3.1
29,099 28,133 966 3.3
10,841 10,513
328 3.0
7,398 7,137
261 3.5
507,801 492,513 15,288 3.0
19,007 18,333
674 3.5
109,317 106,474 2,843 2.6
2,396 2,266
130 5.4
13,182 16,631 12,499
5,373 122,726
12,736 16,103 12,110
5,195 118,313
446 3.4 528 3.2 389 3.1 178 3.3 4,413 3.6
71,116 3,468 49,492 7,240 6,069
68,843 3,303
48,422 7,035 5,784
2,273 3.2 165 4.8
1,070 2.2 205 2.8 285 4.7
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 February 2024
Labor Force
6,815 3,424 4,278 13,224 8,589
Employment
6,545 3,281 4,159 12,819 8,316
Unemployment Number Rate
270 4.0 143 4.2 119 2.8 405 3.1 273 3.2
Revised January 2024
Labor Force
6,774 3,376 4,237 13,125 8,571
Employment
6,484 3,229 4,121 12,742 8,244
Unemployment Number Rate
290 4.3 147 4.4 116 2.7 383 2.9 327 3.8
Lanier Laurens Lee Liberty Lincoln
3,771 20,562 14,844 26,495
3,493
3,623 19,819 14,451 25,676
3,374
148 3.9 743 3.6 393 2.6 819 3.1 119 3.4
3,732 20,370 14,805 26,302
3,473
3,586 19,646 14,416 25,502
3,349
146 3.9 724 3.6 389 2.6 800 3.0 124 3.6
Long Lowndes Lumpkin McDuffie McIntosh
8,520 8,258
262 3.1
50,378 48,691 1,687 3.3
18,592 18,127 465 2.5
8,483 8,088 395 4.7
6,380 6,174 206 3.2
8,431
8,183
248 2.9
50,008 48,298 1,710 3.4
18,365 17,875 490 2.7
8,472 8,047
425 5.0
6,337
6,149
188 3.0
Macon Madison Marion Meriwether Miller
4,574 14,179 3,259
9,132 2,763
4,369 13,775
3,152 8,825 2,686
205 4.5 404 2.8 107 3.3 307 3.4
77 2.8
4,542 14,039
3,241 9,073 2,733
4,350 13,614
3,125 8,744 2,652
192 4.2 425 3.0 116 3.6 329 3.6
81 3.0
Mitchell Monroe Montgomery Morgan Murray
7,996 12,692
3,915 9,850 15,772
7,695 12,324
3,776 9,589 15,166
301 3.8 368 2.9 139 3.6 261 2.6 606 3.8
7,916 12,603 3,886
9,737 15,790
7,621 12,236
3,740 9,487 15,086
295 3.7 367 2.9 146 3.8 250 2.6 704 4.5
Muscogee Newton Oconee Oglethorpe Paulding
76,216 73,258 2,958 3.9
55,851 53,769 2,082 3.7
21,210 20,734
476 2.2
7,301 7,089
212 2.9
93,925 91,345 2,580 2.7
75,868 72,777 3,091 4.1
55,542 53,382 2,160 3.9
20,977 20,492 485 2.3
7,209
7,011
198 2.7
93,292 90,715 2,577 2.8
Peach Pickens Pierce Pike Polk
11,900 16,352
8,474 9,396 19,234
11,460 15,915
8,218 9,160 18,627
440 3.7 437 2.7 256 3.0 236 2.5 607 3.2
11,864 16,243
8,418 9,335 19,199
11,414 15,800
8,156 9,079 18,554
450 3.8 443 2.7 262 3.1 256 2.7 645 3.4
Pulaski Putnam Quitman Rabun Randolph
4,028 9,064
718 7,842 2,329
3,883 8,752
682 7,610 2,233
145 3.6 312 3.4 36 5.0 232 3.0 96 4.1
4,008 8,931
705 7,652 2,318
3,865 8,618
672 7,427 2,220
143 3.6 313 3.5 33 4.7 225 2.9 98 4.2
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics Division
Revised February 2023
Labor Force
6,618 3,270 4,045 13,204 8,480
Employment
6,359 3,105 3,914 12,780 8,182
Unemployment Number Rate
259 3.9 165 5.0 131 3.2 424 3.2 298 3.5
3,721 19,543 15,118 26,511
3,470
3,564 18,679 14,629 25,584 3,335
157 4.2 864 4.4 489 3.2 927 3.5 135 3.9
8,477 8,179
298 3.5
49,944 48,064 1,880 3.8
18,055 17,555 500 2.8
8,472 8,052
420 5.0
6,157 5,948
209 3.4
4,387 13,579
3,213 9,053 2,783
4,196 13,155 3,072 8,664 2,690
191 4.4 424 3.1 141 4.4 389 4.3
93 3.3
7,973 12,668
3,803 9,683 15,472
7,656 12,272
3,655 9,391 14,795
317 4.0 396 3.1 148 3.9 292 3.0 677 4.4
75,032 71,615 3,417 4.6
55,028 52,937 2,091 3.8
20,335 19,800
535 2.6
6,976 6,759
217 3.1
92,720 89,971 2,749 3.0
11,774 16,153 8,372 9,270 18,842
11,308 15,674 8,093 9,003 18,161
466 4.0 479 3.0 279 3.3 267 2.9 681 3.6
3,965 8,730
729 7,579 2,375
3,826 8,364
683 7,324 2,266
139 3.5 366 4.2
46 6.3 255 3.4 109 4.6
19
Georgia Labor Force Estimates by County (not seasonally adjusted)
Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older
Richmond Rockdale Schley Screven Seminole
Preliminary February 2024
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
83,442 79,828 3,614 4.3
46,533 44,826 1,707 3.7
2,135 2,064
71 3.3
4,885 4,662
223 4.6
3,084 2,962
122 4.0
Spalding Stephens Stewart Sumter Talbot
30,118 29,085 1,033 3.4
10,501 10,143
358 3.4
2,692 2,605
87 3.2
12,185 11,659
526 4.3
2,900 2,808
92 3.2
Taliaferro Tattnall Taylor Telfair Terrell
573 9,405 2,749 3,351 3,416
543 9,105 2,642 3,143 3,280
30 5.2 300 3.2 107 3.9 208 6.2 136 4.0
Thomas Tift Toombs Towns Treutlen
17,846 20,916 12,287
4,136 2,702
17,259 20,363 11,867
3,966 2,597
587 3.3 553 2.6 420 3.4 170 4.1 105 3.9
Troup Turner Twiggs Union Upson
38,959 3,265 2,710 11,575 11,753
37,983 3,143 2,582
11,250 11,384
976 2.5 122 3.7 128 4.7 325 2.8 369 3.1
Walker
32,379 31,459
920 2.8
Walton
49,319 47,887 1,432 2.9
Ware
15,114 14,615
499 3.3
Warren
2,794 2,681
113 4.0
Washington 7,200 6,888
312 4.3
Wayne Webster Wheeler White Whitfield
12,050 11,655
395 3.3
984
949
35 3.6
1,687 1,601
86 5.1
17,705 17,297
408 2.3
44,315 42,780 1,535 3.5
Wilcox Wilkes Wilkinson Worth
2,719 3,820 3,419 8,620
2,630 3,696 3,288 8,340
89 3.3 124 3.2 131 3.8 280 3.2
Revised January 2024
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
83,132 79,455 3,677 4.4
46,205 44,495 1,710 3.7
2,103 2,036
67 3.2
4,834 4,622
212 4.4
3,033 2,914
119 3.9
29,939 28,869 1,070 3.6
10,486 10,084
402 3.8
2,678 2,597
81 3.0
12,037 11,516
521 4.3
2,890 2,786
104 3.6
563 9,350 2,709 3,330 3,420
538 9,049 2,608 3,135 3,271
25 4.4 301 3.2 101 3.7 195 5.9 149 4.4
17,682 20,779 12,181
4,108 2,673
17,102 20,210 11,738
3,936 2,568
580 3.3 569 2.7 443 3.6 172 4.2 105 3.9
38,650 37,600 1,050 2.7
3,289
3,157
132 4.0
2,696 2,574
122 4.5
11,447 11,140
307 2.7
11,678 11,286
392 3.4
32,036 31,089
947 3.0
48,954 47,549 1,405 2.9
15,027 14,522
505 3.4
2,809 2,693
116 4.1
7,155 6,848
307 4.3
11,999 11,588
411 3.4
987
948
39 4.0
1,667 1,585
82 4.9
17,421 17,026
395 2.3
44,471 42,569 1,902 4.3
2,709 3,793 3,416 8,579
2,616 3,667 3,286 8,314
93 3.4 126 3.3 130 3.8 265 3.1
Revised February 2023
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
83,511 79,539 3,972 4.8
45,898 44,143 1,755 3.8
2,119 2,039
80 3.8
4,918 4,622
296 6.0
3,027 2,897
130 4.3
29,744 10,392
2,655 12,090
2,793
28,630 9,990 2,562 11,518 2,693
1,114 3.7 402 3.9 93 3.5 572 4.7 100 3.6
540 9,110 2,580 3,348 3,481
518 8,786 2,456 3,106 3,313
22 4.1 324 3.6 124 4.8 242 7.2 168 4.8
17,259 20,988 11,962
4,049 2,634
16,615 20,324 11,475 3,864
2,521
644 3.7 664 3.2 487 4.1 185 4.6 113 4.3
37,661 3,162 2,716
11,267 11,730
36,519 3,023 2,581 10,910 11,345
1,142 3.0 139 4.4 135 5.0 357 3.2 385 3.3
32,141 31,112 1,029 3.2
48,655 47,159 1,496 3.1
14,959 14,419 540 3.6
2,737 2,637
100 3.7
6,987 6,687 300 4.3
11,924 991
1,557 17,097 43,521
11,519 954
1,463 16,649 41,774
405 3.4 37 3.7 94 6.0
448 2.6 1,747 4.0
2,651 3,669 3,434 8,737
2,549 3,519 3,290 8,404
102 3.8 150 4.1 144 4.2 333 3.8
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics Division
20
City Labor Force Estimates
Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older
Preliminary February 2024
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
Albany 29,121 27,918 1,203 4.1
Alpharetta 38,909 37,931
978 2.5
Athens 61,630 59,655 1,975 3.2
Atlanta 278,982 269,128 9,854 3.5
Dekalb Part
25,595 24,946
649 2.5
Fulton Part
253,387 244,182 9,205 3.6
Augusta 83,442 79,828 3,614 4.3
Brookhaven 36,950 36,127
823 2.2
Canton 17,706 17,294
412 2.3
Carrollton 12,203 11,744
459 3.8
Chamblee 21,943 21,510
433 2.0
Columbus 76,216 73,258 2,958 3.9
Dalton 13,945 13,428
517 3.7
Decatur 14,908 14,544
364 2.4
Douglasville 17,844 17,221
623 3.5
Duluth 16,785 16,281
504 3.0
Dunwoody 28,425 27,723
702 2.5
East Point 17,346 16,578
768 4.4
Gainesville
22,968 22,400
568 2.5
Hinesville 15,635 15,186
449 2.9
Johns Creek
47,018 45,839 1,179 2.5
Kennesaw 21,067 20,538
529 2.5
LaGrange 16,071 15,610
461 2.9
Lawrenceville
15,395 14,937
458 3.0
McDonough 13,155 12,594
561 4.3
Macon-Bibb 65,098 62,638 2,460 3.8
Marietta 36,759 35,796
963 2.6
Milton 21,320 20,773
547 2.6
Newnan 20,592 19,909
683 3.3
Peachtree City
19,720 19,271
449 2.3
P'tree Corners
26,224 25,613
611 2.3
Pooler 14,772 14,425
347 2.3
Rome 16,914 16,397
517 3.1
Roswell 56,195 54,771 1,424 2.5
Sandy Springs
68,668 66,976 1,692 2.5
Savannah 70,272 68,028 2,244 3.2
Smyrna 36,329 35,290 1,039 2.9
Statesboro
14,923 14,331
592 4.0
Stockbridge
15,208 14,639
569 3.7
Sugar Hill
13,888 13,539
349 2.5
Tucker 20,934 20,340
594 2.8
Union City
10,748 10,169
579 5.4
Valdosta 24,353 23,457
896 3.7
Warner Robins
33,977 33,052
925 2.7
Woodstock 18,771 18,282
489 2.6
Revised January 2024
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
29,097 27,861 1,236 4.2
38,580 37,652
928 2.4
61,157 59,055 2,102 3.4
277,208 267,153 10,055 3.6
25,462 24,766 696 2.7
251,746 242,387 9,359 3.7
83,132 79,455 3,677 4.4
36,677 35,865
812 2.2
17,595 17,157 438 2.5
12,161 11,649
512 4.2
21,767 21,355
412 1.9
75,868 72,777 3,091 4.1
14,035 13,361
674 4.8
14,769 14,439
330 2.2
17,672 17,094
578 3.3
16,643 16,152
491 3.0
28,228 27,522
706 2.5
17,206 16,456
750 4.4
22,815 22,232
583 2.6
15,522 15,083 439 2.8
46,706 45,502 1,204 2.6
20,913 20,381
532 2.5
15,974 15,453
521 3.3
15,271 14,819
452 3.0
13,075 12,517
558 4.3
64,760 62,311 2,449 3.8
36,465 35,522
943 2.6
21,170 20,620
550 2.6
20,430 19,766
664 3.3
19,607 19,136
471 2.4
26,011 25,410
601 2.3
14,640 14,325
315 2.2
16,997 16,352
645 3.8
55,701 54,368 1,333 2.4
68,069 66,484 1,585 2.3
69,793 67,553 2,240 3.2
36,020 35,020 1,000 2.8
14,829 14,150
679 4.6
15,122 14,550
572 3.8
13,798 13,432
366 2.7
20,754 20,193
561 2.7
10,652 10,095
557 5.2
24,213 23,268
945 3.9
33,945 33,006
939 2.8
18,624 18,137
487 2.6
Revised February 2023
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
29,637 28,281 1,356 4.6
38,382 37,353 1,029 2.7
59,045 57,016 2,029 3.4
275,587 265,035 10,552 3.8
25,267 24,573
694 2.7
250,320 240,462 9,858 3.9
83,511 79,539 3,972 4.8
36,451 35,586
865 2.4
17,443 17,024
419 2.4
12,035 11,552
483 4.0
21,694 21,188
506 2.3
75,032 71,615 3,417 4.6
13,695 13,112
583 4.3
14,746 14,327
419 2.8
17,659 16,961
698 4.0
16,566 16,027
539 3.3
28,074 27,308
766 2.7
17,168 16,326
842 4.9
22,056 21,415
641 2.9
15,639 15,131
508 3.2
46,369 45,141 1,228 2.6
20,795 20,222
573 2.8
15,550 15,008
542 3.5
15,221 14,704
517 3.4
12,974 12,415
559 4.3
65,263 62,587 2,676 4.1
36,330 35,245 1,085 3.0
20,994 20,456
538 2.6
20,286 19,605
681 3.4
19,490 18,984
506 2.6
25,888 25,213
675 2.6
14,474 14,110
364 2.5
16,338 15,739
599 3.7
55,401 53,936 1,465 2.6
67,828 65,955 1,873 2.8
68,954 66,539 2,415 3.5
35,840 34,748 1,092 3.0
14,718 14,029
689 4.7
14,975 14,431
544 3.6
13,687 13,327
360 2.6
20,655 20,036
619 3.0
10,605 10,014
591 5.6
24,183 23,155 1,028 4.3
33,859 32,778 1,081 3.2
18,508 17,996
512 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
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UNEMGePorLgOia YUnMemEpNloyTmRenAt RTaEtesBbYy CCouOntUy NTIES JANUARY 2024
February 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
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Georgia Unemployment Insurance Claims by County
County
February 2024 Initial
Claims
Average Weekly Benefit
County
February 2024 Initial
Claims
Average Weekly Benefit
County
February 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
22,888.............. $336
43.............. $272 33.............. $266 30.............. $315
4.............. $269 61.............. $296 25.............. $291 145.............. $300 214.............. $294 30.............. $278 24.............. $327 363.............. $267 13.............. $240 19.............. $330 21.............. $278 55.............. $300 131.............. $289 67.............. $273 54.............. $307
3.............. $310 43.............. $320 17.............. $327 228.............. $291 74.............. $297
9.............. $235 494.............. $289
8.............. $303 49.............. $306 351.............. $304 164.............. $296
3.................. $0 1,131.............. $298
9.............. $230 1,494.............. $307
139.............. $294 56.............. $264
208.............. $293 23.............. $274
203.............. $301 21.............. $267 26.............. $299 3.............. $336 39.............. $301 72.............. $272
1,925.............. $299 13.............. $271 52.............. $259 211.............. $260
384.............. $312 6.............. $286 3.............. $302
76.............. $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
44.............. $299 53.............. $282 15.............. $228 21.............. $294 155.............. $316 207.............. $301 307.............. $318 41.............. $310 2,879.............. $304 31.............. $266
5.............. $263 96.............. $296 246.............. $299 18.............. $267 39.............. $277 1,771.............. $309 141.............. $291 351.............. $305 22.............. $259 36.............. $303 27.............. $289 44.............. $288 19.............. $337 718.............. $300 225.............. $282 14.............. $334 113.............. $302 31.............. $280 21.............. $284 102.............. $276 21.............. $291 22.............. $212 51.............. $297 37.............. $298 12.............. $241 115.............. $247 35.............. $294 125.............. $272
9.............. $310 23.............. $300 202.............. $281 30.............. $301 22.............. $287 41.............. $260 17.............. $301 59.............. $292 23.............. $296 26.............. $287
7.............. $276 28.............. $298 36.............. $317 14.............. $322 26.............. $301 172.............. $277
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
351.............. $266 318.............. $297
33.............. $329 16.............. $311 355.............. $298 42.............. $294 41.............. $308 20.............. $300 24.............. $266 94.............. $296
8.............. $248 31.............. $297
0.................. $0 10.............. $272 10.............. $255 544.............. $278 264.............. $300
4.............. $271 22.............. $312
9.............. $211 207.............. $271
49.............. $317 9.............. $265
60.............. $250 5.............. $205 5.............. $300
29.............. $315 13.............. $213 22.............. $283 26.............. $192 59.............. $285 58.............. $271 58.............. $298
6.............. $250 16.............. $287 169.............. $284 17.............. $233 15.............. $282 40.............. $273 55.............. $284 79.............. $299 139.............. $294 66.............. $304 12.............. $222 37.............. $283 56.............. $297
5.............. $365 4.............. $239 51.............. $287 550.............. $267 12.............. $281 4.............. $249 16.............. $323 26.............. $285
?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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