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 Laurens Treutlen chee In millions CandlGereorgBuialloEcmh ploEyfmfinegnhatm (Seasonally Adjusted) Nonfarm FebStreuwaarryt employSmchelenyt in GeorgDiaooilnycrePauslaesdkiby 2Do,4d0ge0 in 20W2eb4s.teGr oveSrunmmteer nt, leisure and hospitality, and Montgomery Wheeler Toombs Evans Bryan Qucsietomcnatsontrrsucthtiaotnshadeddetdhethme omstojsot bjos bfsrCoroimsvp eJratnhuWeailmrcyooxtnothF.eTbrhueTaerlfyair incluRadned:oplprhivatTeerreedllucatiLoeen and healTtuhrnseerrvices,BpernoHfiells- Tattnall Jef4f.89 4.89 4.90 4.90 4.92 4.90 4.9L1ibe4r.t9y2 Davis Appling Long Chatham 4.92 4.94 4.93 4.94 4.94 sional and business services, and trade, transportation, aCnlady utiliCtiaelhso.un Dougherty Worth Irwin Tift Coffee Bacon Wayne McIntosh ThEaerlgy overnmeBnaktesrector added 3,100 jobs in FeBberrruieanry, continuing its upwaMrditcthreelnl d forCtohlqeufitot urth consecutive Atkinson minolnotchaM.liTlglehorevegrrnomwethntininFcreebarsueadrybyco1m,8e0s0a,sCfoeeodmkepralol ygmoLvaen-nietr Feb-23 Ware Mar-23 Pierce Brantley Apr-23 May-23 Jun-23 Jul-23 Glynn Aug-23 Sep-23 Oct-23 Nov-23 Dec-23 Jan-24 Feb-24 emrneSnmemtepinnootsleaiDtdiedocaentdsurw1,e0r0eG0rfaindlleyewd.jToEhbmosm,paalsonydmB3re0ono0tkssintatleeiLgsouowrvneederansn-d 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 2 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 3 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 5 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 6 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 7 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 8 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 9 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 10 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 11 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 12 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 13 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 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 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 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 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 16 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 17 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 18 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 21 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 22 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 23 Bruce Thompson, Commissioner 148 Andrew Young International Boulevard, N.E. Atlanta, Georgia 30303-1751 Return Service Requested