- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Title:
- Dimensions: measuring Georgia's workforce, 2024 May
- Creator:
- Georgia. Department of Labor
- Contributor to Resource:
- Georgia. Department of Labor
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia. Department of Labor
- Date of Original:
- 2024-05
- Subject:
- Labor market--Georgia--Statistics--Periodicals
Wages--Georgia--Statistics--Periodicals
Hours of labor--Georgia--Statistics--Periodicals - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- serials (publications)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Monthly employment statistics for Georgia
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_46865732-2024-05
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_46865732-2024-05
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
- Rights:
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Jackson Madison Elbert
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Haralson Douglas
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expansion was spurred by 3,200 new positions in local
government plus the addition of 200 federal jobs out-
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weighing a 1,600 drop of workers on state government
payrolls.
Financial activities shed 400 jobs in May as the loss of 500 positions in real estate and rental and leasing overshadowed the employment increase of 100 jobs in finance and insurance. Over the month, the manufacturing and construction sectors experienced an employment contraction of 300 jobs each.
May-23 Jun-23 Jul-23 Aug-23 Sep-23 Oct-23 Nov-23 Dec-23 Jan-24 Feb-24 Mar-24 Apr-24 May-24
From May 2023 to May 2024, employment in Georgia is up 73,900, or 1.5 percent. Private education and health services (+24,100 jobs), government (+23,600 jobs), leisure and hospitality (+18,900 jobs), financial activities (+8,300 jobs), and manufacturing (+7,600 jobs), added the most jobs over the year.
In May 2024, Georgia's unemployment rate (seasonally adjusted) inched up to 3.2 percent over the month. Georgia's unemployment rate remains well below the 4.0 national average. Over the year, the state's rate is unchanged from 3.2 percent in May 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
MAY 2024 APR 2024
Revised MAY 2023
Change in Jobs from APR 2024
Net %
Change in Jobs from MAY 2023
Net %
Total Nonfarm
4,973.7
4,964.5
4,899.8
9.2 0.2
73.9 1.5
Total Private
4,259.2
4,251.8
4,208.9
7.4 0.2
50.3 1.2
Goods Producing
670.7
671.3
657.6
-0.6 -0.1
13.1 2.0
Service-Providing
4,303.0
4,293.2
4,242.2
9.8 0.2
60.8 1.4
Private Service-Providing
3,588.5
3,580.5
3,551.3
8.0 0.2
37.2 1.0
Mining and Logging
9.7
9.7
9.6
0.0 0.0
0.1 1.0
Mining, Logging and Construction
235.0
235.3
229.5
-0.3 -0.1
5.5 2.4
Construction
225.3
225.6
219.9
-0.3 -0.1
5.4 2.5
Manufacturing
435.7
436.0
428.1
-0.3 -0.1
7.6 1.8
Durable Goods
227.2
228.7
221.5
-1.5 -0.7
5.7 2.6
Non-Durable Goods
208.5
207.3
206.6
1.2 0.6
1.9 0.9
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
1,034.7
1,031.7
1,046.3
3.0 0.3
-11.6 -1.1
Wholesale Trade
228.9
228.2
229.2
0.7 0.3
-0.3 -0.1
Retail Trade
517.6
515.8
517.6
1.8 0.3
0.0 0.0
Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities
288.2
287.7
299.5
0.5 0.2
-11.3 -3.8
Information
110.8
109.7
120.5
1.1 1.0
-9.7 -8.0
Financial Activities
286.4
286.8
278.1
-0.4 -0.1
8.3 3.0
Finance and Insurance
206.5
206.4
199.5
0.1 0.0
7.0 3.5
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
79.9
80.4
78.6
-0.5 -0.6
1.3 1.7
Professional and Business Services
778.5
777.9
774.0
0.6 0.1
4.5 0.6
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
342.5
342.5
333.6
0.0 0.0
8.9 2.7
Management of Companies and Enterprises
96.8
96.5
92.5
0.3 0.3
4.3 4.6
Admin and Support, Waste Mngmnt and Remediation
339.2
338.9
347.9
0.3 0.1
-8.7 -2.5
Private Education and Health Services
680.3
678.2
656.2
2.1 0.3
24.1 3.7
Private Educational Services
99.3
99.5
98.7
-0.2 -0.2
0.6 0.6
Health Care and Social Assistance
581.0
578.7
557.5
2.3 0.4
23.5 4.2
Leisure and Hospitality
528.7
527.3
509.8
1.4 0.3
18.9 3.7
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
65.7
67.0
60.7
-1.3 -1.9
5.0 8.2
Accommodation and Food Services
463.0
460.3
449.1
2.7 0.6
13.9 3.1
Other Services
169.1
168.9
166.4
0.2 0.1
2.7 1.6
Government
714.5
712.7
690.9
1.8 0.3
23.6 3.4
Federal Government
112.2
112.0
108.8
0.2 0.2
3.4 3.1
State Government
163.2
164.8
158.2
-1.6 -1.0
5.0 3.2
Local Government
439.1
435.9
423.9
3.2 0.7
15.2 3.6
?Note: These seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected
employers throughout Georgia. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2023 benchmark.
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics Division
Georgia Department of Labor, Bruce Thompson, Commissioner Equal Opportunity Employer/Program Auxiliary Aids and Services Available Upon Request to Individuals With Disabilities
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GEORGIA Nonfarm Employment
(In thousands)
(Not Seasonally Adjusted)
Preliminary
Revised
Revised
MAY 2024 APR 2024 MAY 2023
Change in Jobs from APR 2024
Net %
Change in Jobs from MAY 2023
Net %
Total Nonfarm
4,968.7
4,958.9
4,897.7
9.8 0.2
71.0 1.5
Total Private
4,255.3
4,244.5
4,206.1
10.8 0.3
49.2 1.2
Goods Producing
669.8
668.1
657.7
1.7 0.3
12.1 1.8
Service-Providing
4,298.9
4,290.8
4,240.0
8.1 0.2
58.9 1.4
Private Service-Providing
3,585.5
3,576.4
3,548.4
9.1 0.3
37.1 1.1
Mining and Logging
9.7
9.7
9.6
0.0 0.0
0.1 1.0
Mining, Logging and Construction
235.9
233.4
229.9
2.5 1.1
6.0 2.6
Construction
226.2
223.7
220.3
2.5 1.1
5.9 2.7
Construction of Buildings
51.9
52.2
49.8
-0.3 -0.6
2.1 4.2
Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction
31.7
32.2
34.2
-0.5 -1.6
-2.5 -7.3
Specialty Trade Contractors
142.6
139.3
136.3
3.3 2.4
6.3 4.6
Manufacturing
433.9
434.7
427.8
-0.8 -0.2
6.1 1.4
Durable Goods
226.2
227.7
221.5
-1.5 -0.7
4.7 2.1
Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
61.4
61.5
58.9
-0.1 -0.2
2.5 4.2
Non-Durable Goods
207.7
207.0
206.3
0.7 0.3
1.4 0.7
Food Manufacturing
71.5
71.6
69.6
-0.1 -0.1
1.9 2.7
Textile Mills
14.7
14.6
15.3
0.1 0.7
-0.6 -3.9
Textile Product Mills
25.0
25.0
25.8
0.0 0.0
-0.8 -3.1
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
1,029.9
1,025.0
1,039.4
4.9 0.5
-9.5 -0.9
Wholesale Trade
227.7
225.9
228.6
1.8 0.8
-0.9 -0.4
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods
122.1
120.2
121.5
1.9 1.6
0.6 0.5
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods
65.3
65.0
65.5
0.3 0.5
-0.2 -0.3
Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers
40.3
40.7
41.6
-0.4 -1.0
-1.3 -3.1
Retail Trade
516.5
514.6
515.6
1.9 0.4
0.9 0.2
Food and Beverage Retailers
101.4
101.4
101.4
0.0 0.0
0.0 0.0
General Merchandise Retailers
116.3
115.8
117.1
0.5 0.4
-0.8 -0.7
Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instr, Book, & Misc Retailers
40.9
40.9
41.0
0.0 0.0
-0.1 -0.2
Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities
285.7
284.5
295.2
1.2 0.4
-9.5 -3.2
Utilities
21.0
20.9
20.8
0.1 0.5
0.2 1.0
Transportation and Warehousing
264.7
263.6
274.4
1.1 0.4
-9.7 -3.5
Air Transportation
38.8
38.8
37.3
0.0 0.0
1.5 4.0
Truck Transportation
61.0
60.4
62.0
0.6 1.0
-1.0 -1.6
Couriers and Messengers
29.7
29.2
29.7
0.5 1.7
0.0 0.0
Warehousing and Storage
85.6
85.7
92.3
-0.1 -0.1
-6.7 -7.3
Information
110.1
108.0
121.4
2.1 1.9
-11.3 -9.3
Telecommunications
33.4
33.2
34.9
0.2 0.6
-1.5 -4.3
Wired and Wireless Telecommunications (expt Satellite)
26.1
25.9
27.2
0.2 0.8
-1.1 -4.0
Computing Infra Providers, Data Processing, Web, & Related Svcs
24.7
24.4
25.4
0.3 1.2
-0.7 -2.8
Financial Activities
284.4
286.4
276.9
-2.0 -0.7
7.5 2.7
Finance and Insurance
204.8
206.1
198.5
-1.3 -0.6
6.3 3.2
Insurance Carriers and Related Activities
106.2
107.3
101.2
-1.1 -1.0
5.0 4.9
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
79.6
80.3
78.4
-0.7 -0.9
1.2 1.5
Professional and Business Services
776.4
779.7
770.0
-3.3 -0.4
6.4 0.8
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
341.9
345.1
331.8
-3.2 -0.9
10.1 3.0
Accounting, Tax Prep, and Bookkeeping Services
38.8
39.9
39.7
-1.1 -2.8
-0.9 -2.3
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services
51.6
51.5
50.4
0.1 0.2
1.2 2.4
Computer Systems Design and Related Services
85.8
85.4
83.1
0.4 0.5
2.7 3.3
Management and Technical Consulting Services
63.2
63.1
59.0
0.1 0.2
4.2 7.1
Management of Companies and Enterprises
96.2
96.3
92.2
-0.1 -0.1
4.0 4.3
Admin and Support, Waste Mngmnt and Remediation
338.3
338.3
346.0
0.0 0.0
-7.7 -2.2
Employment Services
152.5
149.9
161.4
2.6 1.7
-8.9 -5.5
Private Education and Health Services
681.0
679.1
656.5
1.9 0.3
24.5 3.7
Private Educational Services
98.9
100.7
98.8
-1.8 -1.8
0.1 0.1
Private Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
43.9
46.1
44.4
-2.2 -4.8
-0.5 -1.1
Health Care and Social Assistance
582.1
578.4
557.7
3.7 0.6
24.4 4.4
Ambulatory Health Care Services
262.6
259.2
253.0
3.4 1.3
9.6 3.8
Hospitals
174.5
174.1
166.0
0.4 0.2
8.5 5.1
Nursing and Residential Care Facilities
60.9
61.1
57.5
-0.2 -0.3
3.4 5.9
Social Assistance
84.1
84.0
81.2
0.1 0.1
2.9 3.6
Leisure and Hospitality
532.7
529.3
517.3
3.4 0.6
15.4 3.0
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
67.5
69.5
63.8
-2.0 -2.9
3.7 5.8
Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries
50.8
52.7
46.4
-1.9 -3.6
4.4 9.5
Accommodation and Food Services
465.2
459.8
453.5
5.4 1.2
11.7 2.6
Accommodation
44.6
44.7
46.4
-0.1 -0.2
-1.8 -3.9
Food Services and Drinking Places
420.6
415.1
407.1
5.5 1.3
13.5 3.3
Other Services
171.0
168.9
166.9
2.1 1.2
4.1 2.5
Repair and Maintenance
45.8
44.7
46.1
1.1 2.5
-0.3 -0.7
Personal and Laundry Services
42.7
42.3
41.6
0.4 1.0
1.1 2.6
Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar
82.5
81.9
79.2
0.6 0.7
3.3 4.2
Government
713.4
714.4
691.6
-1.0 -0.1
21.8 3.2
Federal Government
111.4
111.9
108.4
-0.5 -0.5
3.0 2.8
Department of Defense
47.0
46.9
44.5
0.1 0.2
2.5 5.6
State Government
162.1
167.3
158.2
-5.2 -3.1
3.9 2.5
State Government Educational Services
95.0
100.1
93.6
-5.1 -5.1
1.4 1.5
State Government excluding Educational Services
67.1
67.2
64.6
-0.1 -0.2
2.5 3.9
Local Government
439.9
435.2
425.0
4.7 1.1
14.9 3.5
Local Government Educational Services
255.0
254.8
250.3
0.2 0.1
4.7 1.9
Local Government excluding Educational Services
184.9
180.4
174.7
4.5 2.5
10.2 5.8
?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 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
MAY 2024 APR 2024 MAY 2023
Change in Jobs from APR 2024
Net %
Change in Jobs from MAY 2023
Net %
Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing
63.0
62.8
61.4
0.2 0.3
51.1
51.0
49.9
0.1 0.2
7.0
7.1
7.0
-0.1 -1.4
1.6 2.6 1.2 2.4 0.0 0.0
Service-Providing Private Service-Providing Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
56.0
55.7
54.4
44.1
43.9
42.9
13.7
13.7
13.4
0.3 0.5 0.2 0.5 0.0 0.0
1.6 2.9 1.2 2.8 0.3 2.2
Retail Trade Government
Federal Government
7.6
7.6
7.5
11.9
11.8
11.5
2.3
2.3
2.3
0.0 0.0 0.1 0.9 0.0 0.0
0.1 1.3 0.4 3.5 0.0 0.0
State Government Local Government
2.9
2.8
2.5
0.1 3.6
6.7
6.7
6.7
0.0 0.0
0.4 16.0 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 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
MAY 2024 APR 2024 MAY 2023
Change in Jobs from APR 2024
Net %
Change in Jobs from MAY 2023
Net %
Total Nonfarm
104.4
104.8
100.2
-0.4 -0.4
4.2 4.2
Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing
75.0
74.6
72.2
0.4 0.5
11.2
11.0
10.6
0.2 1.8
93.2
93.8
89.6
-0.6 -0.6
2.8 3.9 0.6 5.7 3.6 4.0
Private Service-Providing Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
Retail Trade
63.8
63.6
61.6
17.1
17.0
17.1
11.1
11.0
11.3
0.2 0.3 0.1 0.6 0.1 0.9
2.2 3.6 0.0 0.0 -0.2 -1.8
Professional and Business Services Leisure and Hospitality Government
10.0
9.9
8.9
0.1 1.0
12.3
12.5
11.9
-0.2 -1.6
29.4
30.2
28.0
-0.8 -2.7
1.1 12.4 0.4 3.4 1.4 5.0
Federal Government State Government Local Government
1.1
1.1
1.1
0.0 0.0
19.8
20.7
19.0
-0.9 -4.4
8.5
8.4
7.9
0.1 1.2
0.0 0.0 0.8 4.2 0.6 7.6
?Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected
employers in the 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
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ATLANTA MSA Nonfarm Employment
(In thousands)
(Not Seasonally Adjusted)
Preliminary
Revised
MAY 2024 APR 2024
Change in Jobs Revised from APR 2024 MAY 2023 Net %Change
in Jobs from MAY 2023
Net %
Total Nonfarm
3,084.8
3,076.3
3,050.2
8.5 0.3
34.6 1.1
Total Private
2,725.4
2,717.1
2,706.0
8.3 0.3
19.4 0.7
Goods Producing
333.7
332.3
326.6
1.4 0.4
7.1 2.2
Service-Providing
2,751.1
2,744.0
2,723.6
7.1 0.3
27.5 1.0
Private Service-Providing
2,391.7
2,384.8
2,379.4
6.9 0.3
12.3 0.5
Mining and Logging
2.1
2.1
2.0
0.0 0.0
0.1 5.0
Mining, Logging and Construction
151.0
149.3
144.9
1.7 1.1
6.1 4.2
Construction
148.9
147.2
142.9
1.7 1.2
6.0 4.2
Construction of Buildings
34.3
34.2
32.7
0.1 0.3
1.6 4.9
Specialty Trade Contractors
94.8
92.1
89.4
2.7 2.9
5.4 6.0
Manufacturing
182.7
183.0
181.7
-0.3 -0.2
1.0 0.6
Durable Goods
98.0
98.8
97.9
-0.8 -0.8
0.1 0.1
Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
17.9
17.9
17.3
0.0 0.0
0.6 3.5
Non-Durable Goods
84.7
84.2
83.8
0.5 0.6
0.9 1.1
Food Manufacturing
24.3
24.4
24.1
-0.1 -0.4
0.2 0.8
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
653.9
651.7
662.2
2.2 0.3
-8.3 -1.3
Wholesale Trade
157.8
156.6
162.2
1.2 0.8
-4.4 -2.7
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods
87.3
86.5
88.7
0.8 0.9
-1.4 -1.6
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods
40.1
39.8
41.3
0.3 0.8
-1.2 -2.9
Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers
30.4
30.3
32.2
0.1 0.3
-1.8 -5.6
Retail Trade
301.4
301.0
299.8
0.4 0.1
1.6 0.5
Food and Beverage Retailers
63.0
63.3
62.7
-0.3 -0.5
0.3 0.5
General Merchandise Retailers
62.5
62.3
63.3
0.2 0.3
-0.8 -1.3
Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instr, Book, & Misc Retailers
26.4
26.4
26.7
0.0 0.0
-0.3 -1.1
Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities
194.7
194.1
200.2
0.6 0.3
-5.5 -2.8
Utilities
11.0
11.0
10.7
0.0 0.0
0.3 2.8
Transportation and Warehousing
183.7
183.1
189.5
0.6 0.3
-5.8 -3.1
Air Transportation
38.2
38.3
36.7
-0.1 -0.3
1.5 4.1
Truck Transportation
37.3
37.0
38.1
0.3 0.8
-0.8 -2.1
Couriers and Messengers
21.8
21.3
22.3
0.5 2.4
-0.5 -2.2
Information
97.3
94.6
108.6
2.7 2.9
-11.3 -10.4
Telecommunications
27.8
27.7
29.0
0.1 0.4
-1.2 -4.1
Wired and Wireless Telecommunications (expt Satellite)
20.7
20.6
21.7
0.1 0.5
-1.0 -4.6
Computing Infra Providers, Data Processing, Web, & Related Svcs
23.8
23.6
24.6
0.2 0.9
-0.8 -3.3
Financial Activities
208.2
209.1
202.4
-0.9 -0.4
5.8 2.9
Finance and Insurance
150.4
151.0
145.4
-0.6 -0.4
5.0 3.4
Insurance Carriers and Related Activities
79.4
79.4
74.9
0.0 0.0
4.5 6.0
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
57.8
58.1
57.0
-0.3 -0.5
0.8 1.4
Professional and Business Services
581.5
586.2
585.2
-4.7 -0.8
-3.7 -0.6
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
273.7
275.4
269.8
-1.7 -0.6
3.9 1.5
Accounting, Tax Prep, and Bookkeeping Services
28.4
29.3
30.2
-0.9 -3.1
-1.8 -6.0
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services
39.0
38.9
38.1
0.1 0.3
0.9 2.4
Computer Systems Design and Related Services
74.8
74.5
72.5
0.3 0.4
2.3 3.2
Management and Technical Consulting Services
52.1
52.0
54.0
0.1 0.2
-1.9 -3.5
Management of Companies and Enterprises
81.9
82.1
79.4
-0.2 -0.2
2.5 3.2
Admin and Support, Waste Mngmnt and Remediation
225.9
228.7
236.0
-2.8 -1.2
-10.1 -4.3
Employment Services
102.2
103.3
111.3
-1.1 -1.1
-9.1 -8.2
Private Education and Health Services
420.8
420.1
406.1
0.7 0.2
14.7 3.6
Private Educational Services
70.1
71.3
71.6
-1.2 -1.7
-1.5 -2.1
Health Care and Social Assistance
350.7
348.8
334.5
1.9 0.5
16.2 4.8
Ambulatory Health Care Services
170.3
167.7
161.9
2.6 1.6
8.4 5.2
Hospitals
97.8
97.4
93.3
0.4 0.4
4.5 4.8
Social Assistance
53.0
53.1
50.7
-0.1 -0.2
2.3 4.5
Leisure and Hospitality
323.5
317.7
311.5
5.8 1.8
12.0 3.9
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
46.7
45.4
44.9
1.3 2.9
1.8 4.0
Accommodation and Food Services
276.8
272.3
266.6
4.5 1.7
10.2 3.8
Accommodation
22.6
22.4
23.2
0.2 0.9
-0.6 -2.6
Food Services and Drinking Places
254.2
249.9
243.4
4.3 1.7
10.8 4.4
Other Services
106.5
105.4
103.4
1.1 1.0
3.1 3.0
Repair and Maintenance
26.1
25.6
26.7
0.5 2.0
-0.6 -2.3
Personal and Laundry Services
30.1
29.9
28.8
0.2 0.7
1.3 4.5
Government
359.4
359.2
344.2
0.2 0.1
15.2 4.4
Federal Government
55.4
55.8
53.0
-0.4 -0.7
2.4 4.5
State Government
74.9
78.1
73.0
-3.2 -4.1
1.9 2.6
Local Government
229.1
225.3
218.2
3.8 1.7
10.9 5.0
?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 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 MAY 2024 APR 2024
Revised MAY 2023
Change in Jobs
from APR 2024
Net
%
Change in Jobs from MAY 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
246.7 201.3
38.9 207.8 162.4
14.2 24.7 41.3
5.2 27.1
9.0 2.0 7.5 35.6 39.3 27.0 9.7 45.4 10.3 13.1 22.0
250.4 205.1
38.9 211.5 166.2 14.2 24.7 41.1
5.3 26.9
8.9 2.0 7.5 35.9 38.9 31.1 9.7 45.3 10.2 13.1 22.0
245.4 201.3
40.3 205.1 161.0
16.1 24.2 41.5
5.3 27.3
8.9 2.0 7.2 35.1 37.9 27.8 9.5 44.1 9.8 12.5 21.8
-3.7 -1.5 -3.8 -1.9 0.0 0.0 -3.7 -1.8 -3.8 -2.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.5 -0.1 -1.9 0.2 0.7 0.1 1.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.3 -0.8 0.4 1.0 -4.1 -13.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.1 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1.3 0.5 0.0 0.0 -1.4 -3.5 2.7 1.3 1.4 0.9 -1.9 -11.8 0.5 2.1 -0.2 -0.5 -0.1 -1.9 -0.2 -0.7 0.1 1.1 0.0 0.0 0.3 4.2 0.5 1.4 1.4 3.7 -0.8 -2.9 0.2 2.1 1.3 3.0 0.5 5.1 0.6 4.8 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
MAY 2024 APR 2024 MAY 2023
Change in Jobs from APR 2024
Net %
Change in Jobs from MAY 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
49.2
48.6
48.0
39.8
39.4
39.3
4.6
4.5
4.5
44.6
44.1
43.5
35.2
34.9
34.8
9.3
9.3
9.1
5.7
5.7
5.7
9.4
9.2
8.7
2.2
2.2
2.1
2.0
1.9
1.7
5.2
5.1
4.9
0.6 1.2 0.4 1.0 0.1 2.2 0.5 1.1 0.3 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 2.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 5.3 0.1 2.0
1.2 2.5 0.5 1.3 0.1 2.2 1.1 2.5 0.4 1.2 0.2 2.2 0.0 0.0 0.7 8.1 0.1 4.8 0.3 17.7 0.3 6.1
?Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by
selected employers in the Brunswick Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Brantley, Glynn and McIntosh counties. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2023 benchmark.
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics Division
6
COLUMBUS MSA Nonfarm Employment
(In thousands)
(Not Seasonally Adjusted)
Preliminary
Revised
Revised
MAY 2024 APR 2024 MAY 2023
Change in Jobs from APR 2024
Net %
Change in Jobs from MAY 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
123.9 100.7
16.4 107.5
84.3 5.1 11.3
18.8 2.8
13.0 3.0 1.1
10.7 8.8 4.3
16.0 17.7 15.5
4.5 23.2
6.5 3.8 12.9
123.4 100.0
16.3 107.1
83.7 5.0 11.3
18.6 2.8
12.9 2.9 1.1
10.7 8.8 4.3
16.0 17.6 15.3
4.4 23.4
6.6 3.9 12.9
121.7 98.8 15.7
106.0 83.1 4.9 10.8 18.9 2.9 13.0 3.0 1.2 10.4 8.4 3.9 16.3 16.7 15.2 4.4 22.9 6.5 3.8 12.6
0.5 0.4 0.7 0.7 0.1 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.7 0.1 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 1.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.8 0.1 3.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.6 0.2 1.3 0.1 2.3 -0.2 -0.9 -0.1 -1.5 -0.1 -2.6 0.0 0.0
2.2 1.8 1.9 1.9 0.7 4.5 1.5 1.4 1.2 1.4 0.2 4.1 0.5 4.6 -0.1 -0.5 -0.1 -3.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -8.3 0.3 2.9 0.4 4.8 0.4 10.3 -0.3 -1.8 1.0 6.0 0.3 2.0 0.1 2.3 0.3 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 2.4
?Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by
selected employers in the 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
MAY 2024 APR 2024 MAY 2023
Change in Jobs from APR 2024
Net %
Change in Jobs from MAY 2023
Net %
Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing
69.1
69.2
68.2
-0.1 -0.1
62.0
62.1
61.3
-0.1 -0.2
22.8
23.2
23.7
-0.4 -1.7
0.9 1.3 0.7 1.1 -0.9 -3.8
Service-Providing Private Service-Providing Manufacturing
46.3
46.0
44.5
0.3 0.7
39.2
38.9
37.6
0.3 0.8
21.5
22.0
22.2
-0.5 -2.3
1.8 4.0 1.6 4.3 -0.7 -3.2
Textile Mills Textile Product Mills Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
3.8
3.9
3.8
-0.1 -2.6
12.2
12.4
12.7
-0.2 -1.6
14.2
14.2
14.2
0.0 0.0
0.0 0.0 -0.5 -3.9 0.0 0.0
Retail Trade Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities Professional and Business Services
6.8
6.7
6.7
0.1 1.5
3.7
3.7
3.7
0.0 0.0
9.4
9.3
8.4
0.1 1.1
0.1 1.5 0.0 0.0 1.0 11.9
Government Federal Government State Government
7.1
7.1
6.9
0.0 0.0
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.0 0.0
0.9
1.0
0.9
-0.1 -10.0
0.2 2.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Local Government
5.9
5.8
5.7
0.1 1.7
0.2 3.5
?Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by
selected employers in the 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
MAY 2024 APR 2024 MAY 2023
Change in Jobs from APR 2024
Net %
Change in Jobs from MAY 2023
Net %
Total Nonfarm
111.4
110.7
106.5
0.7 0.6
4.9 4.6
Total Private
99.7
99.0
95.3
0.7 0.7
4.4 4.6
Goods Producing
31.6
31.5
29.4
0.1 0.3
2.2 7.5
Service-Providing
79.8
79.2
77.1
0.6 0.8
2.7 3.5
Private Service-Providing
68.1
67.5
65.9
0.6 0.9
2.2 3.3
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
21.1
20.9
20.3
0.2 1.0
0.8 3.9
Retail Trade
9.9
9.9
9.6
0.0 0.0
0.3 3.1
Government
11.7
11.7
11.2
0.0 0.0
0.5 4.5
Federal Government
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.0 0.0
0.0 0.0
State Government
3.0
3.0
2.8
0.0 0.0
0.2 7.1
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 MAY 2024 APR 2024 MAY 2023
Change in Jobs from APR 2024
Net %
Change in Jobs from MAY 2023
Net %
Total Nonfarm Total Private
22.3
22.2
22.0
14.3
14.2
14.1
0.1 0.5 0.1 0.7
0.3 1.4 0.2 1.4
Goods Producing Service-Providing Private Service-Providing
2.8
2.8
2.7
19.5
19.4
19.3
11.5
11.4
11.4
0.0 0.0 0.1 0.5 0.1 0.9
0.1 3.7 0.2 1.0 0.1 0.9
Government Federal Government State Government
8.0
8.0
7.9
0.0 0.0
3.8
3.8
3.8
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
3.8
3.7
0.0 0.0
0.1 2.7
?Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by
selected employers in the Hinesville Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Liberty and Long counties. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 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
MAY 2024 APR 2024 MAY 2023
Change in Jobs from APR 2024
Net %
Change in Jobs from MAY 2023
Net %
Total Nonfarm
101.6
101.0
100.3
0.6 0.6
1.3 1.3
Total Private
87.2
86.6
86.2
0.6 0.7
1.0 1.2
Goods Producing
11.4
11.3
11.0
0.1 0.9
0.4 3.6
Service-Providing
90.2
89.7
89.3
0.5 0.6
0.9 1.0
Private Service-Providing
75.8
75.3
75.2
0.5 0.7
0.6 0.8
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
20.0
19.6
20.0
0.4 2.0
0.0 0.0
Retail Trade
12.6
12.4
12.2
0.2 1.6
0.4 3.3
Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities
4.5
4.4
4.7
0.1 2.3
-0.2 -4.3
Financial Activities
8.0
8.0
8.4
0.0 0.0
-0.4 -4.8
Professional and Business Services
11.3
11.3
11.8
0.0 0.0
-0.5 -4.2
Private Education and Health Services
22.4
22.3
20.9
0.1 0.5
1.5 7.2
Leisure and Hospitality
10.4
10.4
10.3
0.0 0.0
0.1 1.0
Government
14.4
14.4
14.1
0.0 0.0
0.3 2.1
Federal Government
1.0
1.1
1.1
-0.1 -9.1
-0.1 -9.1
State Government
4.1
4.1
3.9
0.0 0.0
0.2 5.1
Local Government
9.3
9.2
9.1
0.1 1.1
0.2 2.2
?Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by
selected employers in the Macon-Bibb County Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Bibb, Crawford, Jones, Monroe and Twiggs counties. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2023 benchmark.
ROME MSA Nonfarm Employment
(In thousands)
(Not Seasonally Adjusted)
Preliminary
Revised
Revised
MAY 2024 APR 2024 MAY 2023
Change in Jobs from APR 2024
Net %
Change in Jobs from MAY 2023
Net %
Total Nonfarm Total Private
47.7
47.8
44.3
-0.1 -0.2
42.2
42.3
38.6
-0.1 -0.2
3.4 7.7 3.6 9.3
Goods Producing Service-Providing Private Service-Providing
7.4
7.4
7.5
0.0 0.0
40.3
40.4
36.8
-0.1 -0.3
34.8
34.9
31.1
-0.1 -0.3
-0.1 -1.3 3.5 9.5 3.7 11.9
Manufacturing Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
Retail Trade
6.4
6.4
6.5
0.0 0.0
7.4
7.4
7.6
0.0 0.0
4.5
4.4
4.6
0.1 2.3
-0.1 -1.5 -0.2 -2.6 -0.1 -2.2
Private Education and Health Services Government
Federal Government
10.8
10.8
10.3
5.5
5.5
5.7
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
0.5 4.9 -0.2 -3.5 0.0 0.0
State Government Local Government
1.4
1.4
1.5
0.0 0.0
3.9
3.9
4.0
0.0 0.0
-0.1 -6.7 -0.1 -2.5
?Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by
selected employers in the Rome Metropolitan Statistical Area, which comprises Floyd county. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2023 benchmark.
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics Division
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SAVANNAH MSA Nonfarm Employment
(In thousands)
(Not Seasonally Adjusted)
Preliminary Revised
Revised
MAY 2024 APR 2024 MAY 2023
Change in Jobs from APR 2024
Net %
Change in Jobs from MAY 2023
Net %
Total Nonfarm
208.1
206.5
203.6
1.6 0.8
4.5 2.2
Total Private
183.2
181.6
179.5
1.6 0.9
3.7 2.1
Goods Producing
33.1
33.1
31.6
0.0 0.0
1.5 4.8
Service-Providing
175.0
173.4
172.0
1.6 0.9
3.0 1.7
Private Service-Providing
150.1
148.5
147.9
1.6 1.1
2.2 1.5
Mining, Logging and Construction
10.6
10.6
10.0
0.0 0.0
0.6 6.0
Manufacturing
22.5
22.5
21.6
0.0 0.0
0.9 4.2
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
49.9
49.6
49.8
0.3 0.6
0.1 0.2
Wholesale Trade
7.9
7.8
7.8
0.1 1.3
0.1 1.3
Retail Trade
23.2
23.2
23.5
0.0 0.0
-0.3 -1.3
Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities
18.8
18.6
18.5
0.2 1.1
0.3 1.6
Information
1.4
1.4
1.3
0.0 0.0
0.1 7.7
Financial Activities
7.7
7.6
7.3
0.1 1.3
0.4 5.5
Professional and Business Services
25.2
24.6
24.8
0.6 2.4
0.4 1.6
Private Education and Health Services
29.3
29.1
28.2
0.2 0.7
1.1 3.9
Leisure and Hospitality
28.2
27.9
28.2
0.3 1.1
0.0 0.0
Other Services
8.4
8.3
8.3
0.1 1.2
0.1 1.2
Government
24.9
24.9
24.1
0.0 0.0
0.8 3.3
Federal Government
3.0
3.0
2.9
0.0 0.0
0.1 3.5
State Government
5.3
5.3
5.1
0.0 0.0
0.2 3.9
Local Government
16.6
16.6
16.1
0.0 0.0
0.5 3.1
?Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by
selected employers in the Savannah Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Bryan, Chatham and Effingham counties. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2023 benchmark.
VALDOSTA MSA Nonfarm Employment
(In thousands)
(Not Seasonally Adjusted)
Preliminary Revised
Revised
MAY 2024 APR 2024 MAY 2023
Change in Jobs from APR 2024
Net %
Change in Jobs from MAY 2023
Net %
Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing
55.7
56.5
56.6
-0.8 -1.4
44.1
44.0
44.5
0.1 0.2
8.1
8.2
7.9
-0.1 -1.2
-0.9 -1.6 -0.4 -0.9 0.2 2.5
Service-Providing Private Service-Providing
47.6
48.3
48.7
-0.7 -1.5
36.0
35.8
36.6
0.2 0.6
-1.1 -2.3 -0.6 -1.6
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
12.7
12.6
13.0
0.1 0.8
-0.3 -2.3
Retail Trade Government
7.0
7.0
7.1
0.0 0.0
11.6
12.5
12.1
-0.9 -7.2
-0.1 -1.4 -0.5 -4.1
Federal Government
1.1
1.1
1.1
0.0 0.0
0.0 0.0
State Government Local Government
2.8
3.3
2.9
-0.5 -15.2
7.7
8.1
8.1
-0.4 -4.9
-0.1 -3.5 -0.4 -4.9
?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 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
MAY 2024 APR 2024 MAY 2023
Change in Jobs from APR 2024
Net %
Change in Jobs from MAY 2023
Net %
Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing Private Service-Providing Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
Retail Trade Government
Federal Government State Government Local Government
81.9
81.4
81.3
0.5 0.6
54.5
54.1
53.5
0.4 0.7
11.5
11.4
11.1
0.1 0.9
70.4
70.0
70.2
0.4 0.6
43.0
42.7
42.4
0.3 0.7
12.3
12.4
12.7
-0.1 -0.8
9.8
9.8
10.0
0.0 0.0
27.4
27.3
27.8
0.1 0.4
15.1
15.1
15.4
0.0 0.0
2.3
2.3
2.2
0.0 0.0
10.0
9.9
10.2
0.1 1.0
0.6 0.7 1.0 1.9 0.4 3.6 0.2 0.3 0.6 1.4 -0.4 -3.2 -0.2 -2.0 -0.4 -1.4 -0.3 -2.0 0.1 4.6 -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
MAY 2024 APR 2024 MAY 2023
Change in Jobs from APR 2024
Net %
Change in Jobs from MAY 2023
Net %
Albany MSA
62.9
63.0
61.7
-0.1 -0.2
1.2 1.9
Athens-Clarke County MSA
104.8
104.7
100.9
0.1 0.1
3.9 3.9
Atlanta MSA
3,085.6 3,083.2 3,045.6
2.4 0.1
40.0 1.3
Augusta-Richmond County MSA
245.4
246.1
244.8
-0.7 -0.3
0.6 0.2
Brunswick MSA
48.7
48.7
47.7
0.0 0.0
1.0 2.1
Columbus MSA
123.5
123.3
121.7
0.2 0.2
1.8 1.5
Dalton MSA
69.2
69.4
68.3
-0.2 -0.3
0.9 1.3
Gainesville MSA
111.2
110.9
106.4
0.3 0.3
4.8 4.5
Hinesville MSA
22.2
22.2
22.0
0.0 0.0
0.2 0.9
Macon-Bibb County MSA
101.6
101.2
100.9
0.4 0.4
0.7 0.7
Rome MSA
47.9
47.9
44.3
0.0 0.0
3.6 8.1
Savannah MSA
207.9
206.9
202.8
1.0 0.5
5.1 2.5
Valdosta MSA
55.8
56.6
56.5
-0.8 -1.4
-0.7 -1.2
Warner Robins MSA
82.0
81.6
81.0
0.4 0.5
1.0 1.2
?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 MAY 2024
Revised APR 2024
Revised MAY 2023
Total Private.................................................................................................. $1,072.10..........................$1,075.93.................... $1,041.98 Goods Producing.......................................................................................$1,289.68.......................... $1,312.13....................$1,232.93 Private Service Providing...........................................................................$1,030.07..........................$1,032.39....................$1,005.99 Construction............................................................................................$1,336.44..........................$1,352.40.................... $1,279.49 Manufacturing.........................................................................................$1,272.77..........................$1,282.62.................... $1,162.88 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities........................................................... $895.77.............................$888.74....................... $898.13 Financial Activities.................................................................................. $1,423.10......................... $1,408.29..................... $1,191.74 Professional and Business Services...................................................... $1,397.86..........................$1,408.02.................... $1,378.16 Educational and Health Services............................................................ $1,179.38.......................... $1,180.63.................... $1,139.67 Leisure and Hospitality.............................................................................. $493.42............................ $490.20...................... $503.50 Other Services...........................................................................................$910.37............................ $934.20...................... $846.05
Average Weekly Hours (AWH)
Preliminary MAY 2024
Revised APR 2024
Revised MAY 2023
Total Private.................................................................................................. $1,072.10..........................$1,075.93.................... $1,041.98 Goods Producing.......................................................................................$1,289.68.......................... $1,312.13....................$1,232.93 Private Service Providing...........................................................................$1,030.07..........................$1,032.39....................$1,005.99 Construction............................................................................................$1,336.44..........................$1,352.40.................... $1,279.49 Manufacturing.........................................................................................$1,272.77..........................$1,282.62.................... $1,162.88 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities........................................................... $895.77.............................$888.74....................... $898.13 Financial Activities.................................................................................. $1,423.10......................... $1,408.29..................... $1,191.74 Professional and Business Services...................................................... $1,397.86..........................$1,408.02.................... $1,378.16 Educational and Health Services............................................................ $1,179.38.......................... $1,180.63.................... $1,139.67 Leisure and Hospitality.............................................................................. $493.42............................ $490.20...................... $503.50 Other Services...........................................................................................$910.37............................ $934.20...................... $846.05
Average Hourly Earnings (AHE)
Preliminary MAY 2024
Revised APR 2024
Revised MAY 2023
Total Private.......................................................................................................$31.44...............................$31.46.........................$30.29 Goods Producing........................................................................................... $32.90.............................. $32.64.........................$30.67 Private Service Providing................................................................................ $31.12............................... $31.19.........................$30.21 Construction.................................................................................................$34.18.............................. $33.98.........................$31.36 Manufacturing.............................................................................................. $31.74...............................$31.36.........................$29.44 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities............................................................. $26.90.............................. $26.85.........................$26.89 Financial Activities....................................................................................... $37.45.............................. $36.77......................... $32.74 Professional and Business Services........................................................... $37.78...............................$37.85......................... $37.45 Educational and Health Services.................................................................$34.79.............................. $34.93......................... $33.13 Leisure and Hospitality.................................................................................$18.69............................... $18.71.........................$19.00 Other Services.............................................................................................$27.84............................... $27.97......................... $25.18
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 MAY 2024
Revised APR 2024
Revised MAY 2023
Albany MSA ....................................................................................................$719.63............................. $727.31....................... $768.18 Athens-Clarke County MSA .......................................................................... $840.00............................ $832.20.......................$830.21 Atlanta MSA ............................................................................................... $1,152.24.......................... $1,160.75.................... $1,133.48 Augusta-Richmond County MSA ...................................................................$957.55............................ $963.96.......................$904.81 Brunswick MSA .............................................................................................$773.92............................ $758.90.......................$720.44 Columbus MSA .............................................................................................. $977.18.............................$974.68....................... $872.16 Dalton MSA ...................................................................................................$954.13.............................$941.08.......................$883.37 Gainesville MSA .............................................................................................$966.74..........................$1,001.98....................$1,066.81 Hinesville MSA ...............................................................................................$510.53.............................$510.29.......................$478.90 Macon-Bibb County MSA ............................................................................. $854.55............................. $874.14....................... $843.15 Rome MSA .................................................................................................... $802.42............................ $848.47.......................$772.72 Savannah MSA .............................................................................................. $847.70............................ $856.84....................... $847.88 Valdosta MSA ................................................................................................ $892.98............................ $861.84.......................$875.23 Warner Robins MSA .......................................................................................$879.04.............................$885.17.......................$768.61
Average Weekly Hours (AWH)
Preliminary MAY 2024
Revised APR 2024
Revised MAY 2023
Albany MSA ..........................................................................................................32.8...................................32.6.............................32.8 Athens-Clarke County MSA ....................................................................................30......................................30.............................30.5 Atlanta MSA ........................................................................................................34.1.................................. 34.2.............................34.4 Augusta-Richmond County MSA .........................................................................33.8...................................34.6.............................33.4 Brunswick MSA ...................................................................................................32.6...................................31.9.............................33.4 Columbus MSA ....................................................................................................34.8...................................34.6.............................34.5 Dalton MSA ......................................................................................................... 37.3................................... 37.3............................. 36.1 Gainesville MSA ...................................................................................................34.1.................................. 34.9.............................36.2 Hinesville MSA .....................................................................................................28.3...................................28.7.............................26.4 Macon-Bibb County MSA ....................................................................................34.1......................................34................................35 Rome MSA ...........................................................................................................32.2.................................. 32.2.............................30.7 Savannah MSA ....................................................................................................31.2...................................30.7.............................32.3 Valdosta MSA ..........................................................................................................33...................................32.4.............................32.5 Warner Robins MSA .............................................................................................32.8...................................32.4.............................32.2
Average Hourly Earnings (AHE)
Preliminary MAY 2024
Revised APR 2024
Revised MAY 2023
Albany MSA ......................................................................................................$21.94...............................$22.31.........................$23.42 Athens-Clarke County MSA .............................................................................$28.00............................... $27.74......................... $27.22 Atlanta MSA ....................................................................................................$33.79.............................. $33.94.........................$32.95 Augusta-Richmond County MSA .....................................................................$28.33...............................$27.86......................... $27.09 Brunswick MSA ...............................................................................................$23.74...............................$23.79......................... $21.57 Columbus MSA ................................................................................................$28.08............................... $28.17.........................$25.28 Dalton MSA .....................................................................................................$25.58.............................. $25.23......................... $24.47 Gainesville MSA ...............................................................................................$28.35...............................$28.71.........................$29.47 Hinesville MSA .................................................................................................$18.04............................... $17.78......................... $18.14 Macon-Bibb County MSA ................................................................................$25.06...............................$25.71.........................$24.09 Rome MSA .......................................................................................................$24.92.............................. $26.35......................... $25.17 Savannah MSA .................................................................................................$27.17............................... $27.91.........................$26.25 Valdosta MSA ...................................................................................................$27.06.............................. $26.60.........................$26.93 Warner Robins MSA ........................................................................................ $26.80...............................$27.32.........................$23.87
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 2023-2024 Unemployment Rates Unemploym(SenastornaatlelysA--djGusetoerdg)ia and U.S.
5%
4%
3%
2% May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May
Georgia
U.S.
WA 4.9
OR
4.2
ID
3.3
NV
5.1
UT
CA
2.9
5.2
AZ 3.4
AK 4.5
StSattaeteuUnenmempploloyymmeenntt Rraatteess
May 2024
National Unemployment Rate: 4.0% Rates are seasonally adjusted
MT 3.1
WY 2.9
CO 3.8 NM 3.8
HI 3.0
ND 2.0 SD 2.0
NE 2.5
KS 2.9
MN 2.8
WI 2.9
IA 2.8
IL 4.9 MO 3.5
OK 3.5 TX 4.0
AR 3.4
MS 2.8 LA 4.1
PR 5.8
NH
2.5 ME
VT
3.0
2.1
MI 3.9
OH
IN
4.2
3.7
KY 4.6 TN 3.0
PA 3.4
WV
4.2
VA
2.7
NC 3.6
SC 3.4
AL
GA
3.0
3.2
FL 3.3
MA 3.0
NY 4.2
RI 4.3
CT
NJ 4.6
4.3
DE
3.9
DC 5.3
MD 2.7
Unemployment rate
4.0% or greater 3.5% to 3.9% 3.0% to 3.4% 2.5% to 2.9%
Less than 2.5%
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 MAY 2024
5,375,888 5,205,912
169,976 3.2
Revised APR 2024
5,357,120 5,191,601
165,519 3.1
Revised MAY 2023
5,301,085 5,132,394
168,691 3.2
Change From
APR 2024
MAY 2023
18,768 14,311 4,457
74,803 73,518 1,285
Georgia
(Not Seasonally adjusted)
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
5,414,940 5,229,252
185,688 3.4
5,385,064 5,231,256
153,808 2.9
5,292,492 5,118,230
174,262 3.3
29,876 -2,004 31,880
122,448 111,022
11,426
Albany MSA
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed
Rate
65,285 62,639
2,646 4.1
64,786 62,557
2,229 3.4
63,597 61,061 2,536
4.0
499
1,688
82
1,578
417
110
Athens-Clarke County MSA
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
104,530 101,061
3,469 3.3
104,384 101,796
2,588 2.5
99,954 96,756
3,198 3.2
146 -735 881
4,576 4,305
271
Atlanta MSA
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed
Rate
3,292,607 3,182,060
110,547 3.4
3,277,087 3,184,167
92,920 2.8
3,221,633 3,118,230
103,403 3.2
15,520 -2,107 17,627
70,974 63,830
7,144
Augusta-Richmond County MSA
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed
Rate
267,699 256,864
10,835 4.0
271,046 261,979
9,067 3.3
264,568 254,927
9,641 3.6
-3,347 -5,115 1,768
3,131 1,937 1,194
Brunswick MSA
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed
Rate
56,817 54,998
1,819 3.2
55,891 54,457
1,434 2.6
54,847 53,175 1,672
3.0
926
1,970
541
1,823
385
147
Columbus MSA
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
123,269 118,550
4,719 3.8
122,715 118,591
4,124 3.4
120,226 115,735
4,491 3.7
554
3,043
-41
2,815
595
228
Dalton MSA
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
59,959 57,565 2,394
4.0
60,108 57,791 2,317
3.9
58,679 56,548
2,131 3.6
-149 -226
77
1,280 1,017
263
Gainesville MSA
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
115,813 112,777
3,036 2.6
114,762 112,428
2,334 2.0
110,938 108,121
2,817 2.5
1,051 349 702
4,875 4,656
219
?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 MAY 2024
35,464 34,229
1,235 3.5
100,532 96,440 4,092 4.1
Revised APR 2024
35,193 34,111 1,082
3.1
99,687 96,278
3,409 3.4
Revised MAY 2023
34,691 33,494
1,197 3.5
98,355 94,461
3,894 4.0
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
48,712 47,089 1,623
3.3
206,118 199,873
6,245 3.0
48,839 47,351 1,488
3.0
204,300 199,353
4,947 2.4
45,023 43,517 1,506
3.3
199,935 193,944
5,991 3.0
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
62,314 59,906
2,408 3.9
88,561 85,598
2,963 3.3
62,665 60,799
1,866 3.0
87,689 85,452
2,237 2.6
62,836 60,555
2,281 3.6
87,254 84,440
2,814 3.2
Change From
APR 2024
MAY 2023
271
773
118
735
153
38
845
2,177
162
1,979
683
198
-127 -262 135
3,689 3,572
117
1,818 520
1,298
6,183 5,929
254
-351 -893 542
-522 -649 127
872
1,307
146
1,158
726
149
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
MAY 2024
167,732,000 161,083,000
6,649,000 4.0
167,576,000 161,341,000
6,235,000 3.7
APR 2024
167,982,000 161,491,000
6,492,000 3.9
167,484,000 161,590,000
5,894,000 3.5
MAY 2023
166,823,000 160,707,000
6,117,000 3.7
166,702,000 161,002,000
5,700,000 3.4
Change From
APR 2024
MAY 2023
-250,000 -408,000
157,000
909,000 376,000 532,000
92,000 -249,000 341,000
874,000 339,000 535,000
?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 May 2024
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
5,414,940 5,229,252 185,688 3.4
Appling Atkinson Bacon Baker Baldwin
9,946 4,377 5,050 1,095 18,000
9,599 4,223 4,887 1,049 17,238
347 3.5 154 3.5 163 3.2
46 4.2 762 4.2
Banks Barrow Bartow Ben Hill Berrien
11,834 11,546
288 2.4
44,525 43,187 1,338 3.0
53,989 52,209 1,780 3.3
5,698 5,437
261 4.6
7,793 7,473
320 4.1
Bibb Bleckley Brantley Brooks Bryan
66,065 63,211 2,854 4.3
4,948 4,718
230 4.6
7,878 7,583
295 3.7
6,599 6,353
246 3.7
20,978 20,400
578 2.8
Bulloch Burke Butts Calhoun Camden
39,980 38,577 1,403 3.5
9,072 8,589
483 5.3
11,700 11,320
380 3.2
2,302 2,229
73 3.2
23,432 22,648
784 3.3
Candler Carroll Catoosa Charlton Chatham
5,992 5,835
157 2.6
59,208 57,126 2,082 3.5
35,395 34,341 1,054 3.0
5,181 5,013
168 3.2
150,125 145,398 4,727 3.1
Chattahoochee 1,936 1,839
97 5.0
Chattooga
9,600 9,234
366 3.8
Cherokee 147,866 143,650 4,216 2.9
Clarke
61,705 59,456 2,249 3.6
Clay
803
751
52 6.5
Clayton Clinch Cobb Coffee Colquitt
144,802 138,542 6,260 4.3
3,224 3,121
103 3.2
446,581 433,052 13,529 3.0
19,116 18,357
759 4.0
21,789 21,111
678 3.1
Columbia Cook Coweta Crawford Crisp
77,241 74,729 2,512 3.3
8,391 8,104
287 3.4
80,303 77,837 2,466 3.1
5,397 5,197
200 3.7
10,209 9,840
369 3.6
Revised April 2024
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
5,385,064 5,231,256 153,808 2.9
9,821 4,302 5,009 1,086 17,767
9,582 4,181 4,862 1,052 17,198
239 2.4 121 2.8 147 2.9 34 3.1 569 3.2
11,686 11,475
211 1.8
44,294 43,211 1,083 2.4
53,678 52,244 1,434 2.7
5,647 5,429
218 3.9
7,696
7,438
258 3.4
65,530 63,088 2,442 3.7
4,915 4,736
179 3.6
7,757
7,533
224 2.9
6,653 6,455
198 3.0
20,801 20,353
448 2.2
39,491 9,196
11,629 2,290 23,050
38,522 8,739 11,327 2,238
22,428
969 2.5 457 5.0 302 2.6
52 2.3 622 2.7
5,936 5,803
133 2.2
58,844 57,184 1,660 2.8
35,117 34,271 846 2.4
5,156 5,023
133 2.6
148,809 145,021 3,788 2.5
1,920 1,840
80 4.2
9,524 9,222
302 3.2
147,127 143,770 3,357 2.3
61,538 59,875 1,663 2.7
784
739
45 5.7
144,077 138,597 5,480 3.8
3,169 3,096
73 2.3
444,770 433,365 11,405 2.6
19,017 18,358
659 3.5
21,533 20,982
551 2.6
77,997 76,033 1,964 2.5
8,329
8,109
220 2.6
79,852 77,882 1,970 2.5
5,343 5,192
151 2.8
10,082 9,778 304 3.0
Revised May 2023
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
5,292,492 5,118,230 174,262 3.3
9,735 4,340 5,104 1,103 17,411
9,407 4,197 4,955 1,060 16,668
328 3.4 143 3.3 149 2.9
43 3.9 743 4.3
11,611 11,357 254 2.2
43,627 42,378 1,249 2.9
52,869 51,254 1,615 3.1
5,650 5,406 244 4.3
7,859 7,587
272 3.5
64,603 61,865 2,738 4.2
4,737 4,533 204 4.3
7,606 7,336
270 3.5
6,697 6,465
232 3.5
20,356 19,791 565 2.8
39,341 38,005 1,336 3.4
9,052 8,538
514 5.7
11,475 11,119 356 3.1
2,349 2,284
65 2.8
22,588 21,862
726 3.2
6,153 5,999
154 2.5
57,916 55,991 1,925 3.3
34,493 33,538 955 2.8
5,104 4,938
166 3.3
145,522 141,048 4,474 3.1
1,899 1,806
93 4.9
9,286 8,946 340 3.7
144,486 140,614 3,872 2.7
58,972 56,921 2,051 3.5
800
742
58 7.3
141,884 135,958 5,926 4.2
3,103 3,013
90 2.9
436,693 424,066 12,627 2.9
19,026 18,306
720 3.8
22,432 21,792 640 2.9
75,974 73,610 2,364 3.1
8,318 8,046
272 3.3
78,731 76,347 2,384 3.0
5,297 5,115
182 3.4
9,736 9,366
370 3.8
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 May 2024
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
8,545 8,295
250 2.9
13,910 13,493
417 3.0
11,470 11,060
410 3.6
418,770 404,250 14,520 3.5
7,360 7,037
323 4.4
Dooly Dougherty Douglas Early Echols
4,421 4,234
187 4.2
36,763 35,077 1,686 4.6
77,639 74,867 2,772 3.6
4,136 3,949
187 4.5
1,832 1,761
71 3.9
Effingham Elbert Emanuel Evans Fannin
35,015 8,554 9,004 4,843 12,823
34,075 8,228 8,592 4,677
12,439
940 2.7 326 3.8 412 4.6 166 3.4 384 3.0
Fayette Floyd Forsyth Franklin Fulton
61,603 59,706 1,897 3.1 48,712 47,089 1,623 3.3 134,828 130,942 3,886 2.9 10,238 9,856 382 3.7 595,565 573,811 21,754 3.7
Gilmer Glascock Glynn Gordon Grady
13,239 12,803 436 3.3
1,253 1,212
41 3.3
42,364 41,068 1,296 3.1
29,363 28,396 967 3.3
10,985 10,617 368 3.4
Greene
7,877 7,584 293 3.7
Gwinnett
518,767 502,647 16,120 3.1
Habersham 20,340 19,674 666 3.3
Hall
115,813 112,777 3,036 2.6
Hancock
2,520 2,377
143 5.7
Haralson Harris Hart Heard Henry
13,465 13,018
447 3.3
17,135 16,622
513 3.0
13,278 12,852
426 3.2
5,483 5,309
174 3.2
124,767 120,098 4,669 3.7
Houston Irwin Jackson Jasper Jeff Davis
72,343 70,048 2,295 3.2
3,547 3,393
154 4.3
50,896 49,690 1,206 2.4
7,441 7,206 235 3.2
6,292 6,005
287 4.6
Revised April 2024
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
8,480 8,297
183 2.2
13,829 13,515
314 2.3
11,425 11,091 334 2.9
417,137 404,469 12,668 3.0
7,259 7,029 230 3.2
4,396 4,245
151 3.4
36,459 35,020 1,439 3.9
77,327 74,913 2,414 3.1
4,096 3,963
133 3.2
1,841 1,789
52 2.8
34,690 8,417 8,939 4,822
12,554
33,979 8,139 8,560 4,703
12,252
711 2.0 278 3.3 379 4.2 119 2.5 302 2.4
61,224 59,734 1,490 2.4 48,839 47,351 1,488 3.0 134,003 131,036 2,967 2.2 10,153 9,865 288 2.8 592,814 574,165 18,649 3.1
13,121 12,787 334 2.5
1,247 1,217
30 2.4
41,651 40,633 1,018 2.4
29,106 28,294
812 2.8
10,931 10,640
291 2.7
7,736 7,490
246 3.2
516,456 503,070 13,386 2.6
20,169 19,644
525 2.6
114,762 112,428 2,334 2.0
2,512 2,378
134 5.3
13,385 13,032 353 2.6
17,008 16,627
381 2.2
13,095 12,748
347 2.6
5,446 5,315
131 2.4
124,043 120,109 3,934 3.2
71,623 69,905 1,718 2.4
3,535 3,425
110 3.1
50,359 49,435
924 1.8
7,417 7,217 200 2.7
6,254 5,996 258 4.1
Revised May 2023
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
8,268 8,042
226 2.7
13,581 13,198
383 2.8
11,612 11,201
411 3.5
409,957 396,072 13,885 3.4
7,065 6,776
289 4.1
4,672 4,493
179 3.8
35,725 34,130 1,595 4.5
76,003 73,340 2,663 3.5
3,997 3,831
166 4.2
1,869 1,821
48 2.6
34,057 8,137 8,923 4,912
12,203
33,105 7,853 8,558 4,764
11,838
952 2.8 284 3.5 365 4.1 148 3.0 365 3.0
60,346 58,547 1,799 3.0
45,023 43,517 1,506 3.3
131,856 128,346 3,510 2.7
9,959 9,627
332 3.3
582,745 562,368 20,377 3.5
12,682 12,264
418 3.3
1,253 1,210
43 3.4
40,855 39,650 1,205 2.9
29,080 28,226 854 2.9
11,008 10,648 360 3.3
7,652 7,385
267 3.5
507,009 491,970 15,039 3.0
19,385 18,760
625 3.2
110,938 108,121 2,817 2.5
2,484 2,346
138 5.6
13,180 12,736 444 3.4
16,711 16,215
496 3.0
12,874 12,501
373 2.9
5,387 5,215
172 3.2
122,241 117,963 4,278 3.5
71,237 3,520 49,055 7,296 6,149
69,057 3,386 47,979 7,075 5,887
2,180 3.1 134 3.8
1,076 2.2 221 3.0 262 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
Jefferson Jenkins Johnson Jones Lamar
Preliminary May 2024
Labor Force
6,854 3,441 4,290 13,430 8,687
Employment
6,534 3,284 4,147 12,958 8,368
Unemployment Number Rate
320 4.7 157 4.6 143 3.3 472 3.5 319 3.7
Revised April 2024
Labor Force
6,843 3,453 4,230 13,317 8,621
Employment
6,559 3,302 4,096 12,942 8,378
Unemployment Number Rate
284 4.2 151 4.4 134 3.2 375 2.8 243 2.8
Lanier Laurens Lee Liberty Lincoln
3,771 20,567 15,112 26,826
3,534
3,606 19,754 14,692 25,875 3,399
165 4.4 813 4.0 420 2.8 951 3.5 135 3.8
3,781 20,169 15,009 26,637 3,568
3,660 19,497 14,671 25,773 3,460
121 3.2 672 3.3 338 2.3 864 3.2 108 3.0
Long Lowndes Lumpkin McDuffie McIntosh
8,638 8,354 284 3.3 50,112 48,186 1,926 3.8 18,673 18,123 550 2.9 8,575 8,119 456 5.3 6,575 6,347 228 3.5
8,556 8,338
218 2.5
50,390 48,895 1,495 3.0
18,402 18,008 394 2.1
8,659 8,261 398 4.6
6,483 6,291
192 3.0
Macon Madison Marion Meriwether Miller
4,590 14,231
3,312 9,244 2,766
4,382 13,781
3,182 8,886 2,680
208 4.5 450 3.2 130 3.9 358 3.9
86 3.1
4,586 14,246
3,276 9,203 2,742
4,405 13,886
3,186 8,899 2,679
181 3.9 360 2.5
90 2.7 304 3.3
63 2.3
Mitchell Monroe Montgomery Morgan Murray
7,996 12,902
3,999 9,972 15,741
7,657 12,482
3,831 9,685 15,079
339 4.2 420 3.3 168 4.2 287 2.9 662 4.2
8,016 12,800
3,926 9,936 15,761
7,730 12,471 3,801
9,710 15,141
286 3.6 329 2.6 125 3.2 226 2.3 620 3.9
Muscogee Newton Oconee Oglethorpe Paulding
77,029 73,669 3,360 4.4 56,274 53,933 2,341 4.2 21,288 20,743 545 2.6
7,306 7,081 225 3.1 94,458 91,558 2,900 3.1
76,501 73,650 2,851 3.7
55,975 53,966 2,009 3.6
21,287 20,899 388 1.8
7,313
7,136
177 2.4
94,005 91,602 2,403 2.6
Peach Pickens Pierce Pike Polk
12,110 16,467
8,603 9,500 19,408
11,612 15,966
8,313 9,216 18,719
498 4.1 501 3.0 290 3.4 284 3.0 689 3.6
12,001 16,371 8,480 9,435 19,286
11,609 15,975 8,263 9,230 18,689
392 3.3 396 2.4 217 2.6 205 2.2 597 3.1
Pulaski Putnam Quitman Rabun Randolph
4,108 9,105
722 8,199 2,327
3,938 8,748
684 7,941 2,218
170 4.1 357 3.9
38 5.3 258 3.1 109 4.7
4,065 8,993
727 7,927 2,312
3,938 8,704
693 7,737 2,224
127 3.1 289 3.2
34 4.7 190 2.4
88 3.8
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics Division
Revised May 2023
Labor Force
6,683 3,319 4,110 13,126 8,467
Employment
6,431 3,147 3,979 12,706 8,182
Unemployment Number Rate
252 3.8 172 5.2 131 3.2 420 3.2 285 3.4
3,783 19,705 14,742 26,198 3,520
3,632 18,848 14,299 25,288
3,384
151 4.0 857 4.3 443 3.0 910 3.5 136 3.9
8,493 8,206
287 3.4
50,487 48,637 1,850 3.7
18,010 17,506 504 2.8
8,422 8,021
401 4.8
6,386 6,189
197 3.1
4,587 13,587 3,223
9,098 2,889
4,398 13,176 3,104 8,718 2,814
189 4.1 411 3.0 119 3.7 380 4.2 75 2.6
8,146 12,624
3,915 9,793 15,434
7,821 12,221
3,764 9,513 14,832
325 4.0 403 3.2 151 3.9 280 2.9 602 3.9
74,990 71,723 3,267 4.4
54,970 52,921 2,049 3.7
20,360 19,831
529 2.6
7,035 6,828
207 2.9
92,556 89,852 2,704 2.9
11,963 16,108 8,553 9,288 18,787
11,485 15,649
8,255 9,031 18,157
478 4.0 459 2.8 298 3.5 257 2.8 630 3.4
4,054 8,894
726 7,826 2,392
3,898 8,551
685 7,577 2,297
156 3.8 343 3.9
41 5.6 249 3.2
95 4.0
19
Georgia Labor Force Estimates by County (not seasonally adjusted)
Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older
Richmond Rockdale Schley Screven Seminole
Preliminary May 2024
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
84,114 80,052 4,062 4.8
46,859 44,978 1,881 4.0
2,168 2,092
76 3.5
4,863 4,630
233 4.8
3,135 2,994
141 4.5
Spalding Stephens Stewart Sumter Talbot
30,352 29,187 1,165 3.8
10,574 10,126 448 4.2
2,697 2,602
95 3.5
12,361 11,797 564 4.6
2,934 2,834
100 3.4
Taliaferro Tattnall Taylor Telfair Terrell
584 9,531 2,770 3,324 3,498
552 9,212 2,645 3,096 3,338
32 5.5 319 3.3 125 4.5 228 6.9 160 4.6
Thomas Tift Toombs Towns Treutlen
17,953 21,084 12,581
4,281 2,725
17,245 20,431 12,066
4,088 2,589
708 3.9 653 3.1 515 4.1 193 4.5 136 5.0
Troup Turner Twiggs Union Upson
38,886 37,726 1,160 3.0
3,311 3,184
127 3.8
2,738 2,592
146 5.3
11,934 11,566
368 3.1
11,726 11,309
417 3.6
Walker
32,981 31,943 1,038 3.1
Walton
49,582 48,013 1,569 3.2
Ware
15,322 14,755
567 3.7
Warren
2,809 2,679
130 4.6
Washington
7,265 6,924
341 4.7
Wayne Webster Wheeler White Whitfield
12,288 11,844 444 3.6
985
945
40 4.1
1,713 1,618
95 5.5
17,830 17,364
466 2.6
44,218 42,486 1,732 3.9
Wilcox Wilkes Wilkinson Worth
2,725 3,900 3,460 8,817
2,627 3,756 3,316 8,483
98 3.6 144 3.7 144 4.2 334 3.8
Revised April 2024
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
85,010 81,438 3,572 4.2
46,698 45,007 1,691 3.6
2,156 2,091
65 3.0
4,879 4,670
209 4.3
3,102 2,981
121 3.9
30,182 10,453
2,695 12,281
2,916
29,206 10,108
2,613 11,783 2,828
976 3.2 345 3.3
82 3.0 498 4.1
88 3.0
570 9,473 2,734 3,320 3,478
544 9,219 2,641 3,131 3,336
26 4.6 254 2.7
93 3.4 189 5.7 142 4.1
17,874 20,803 12,361
4,189 2,669
17,327 20,299 11,976
4,051 2,579
547 3.1 504 2.4 385 3.1 138 3.3
90 3.4
38,423 3,254 2,697 11,695 11,630
37,497 3,138 2,585
11,409 11,273
926 2.4 116 3.6 112 4.2 286 2.4 357 3.1
32,704 31,884
820 2.5
49,309 48,039 1,270 2.6
15,093 14,652
441 2.9
2,804 2,699
105 3.7
7,187 6,894
293 4.1
12,080 11,742
338 2.8
983
951
32 3.3
1,699 1,621
78 4.6
17,511 17,154
357 2.0
44,347 42,650 1,697 3.8
2,720 3,823 3,428 8,754
2,642 3,715 3,309 8,478
78 2.9 108 2.8 119 3.5 276 3.2
Revised May 2023
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
82,954 79,047 3,907 4.7
45,764 44,071 1,693 3.7
2,134 2,061
73 3.4
4,940 4,668
272 5.5
3,124 3,000
124 4.0
29,720 28,626 1,094 3.7
10,395 9,984
411 4.0
2,743 2,644
99 3.6
12,292 11,670
622 5.1
2,814 2,721
93 3.3
561 9,419 2,754 3,386 3,423
539 9,104 2,628 3,144 3,257
22 3.9 315 3.3 126 4.6 242 7.1 166 4.8
17,432 21,025 12,269 4,060 2,699
16,765 20,393 11,821
3,876 2,576
667 3.8 632 3.0 448 3.7 184 4.5 123 4.6
37,524 36,431 1,093 2.9
3,358 3,217
141 4.2
2,705 2,554
151 5.6
11,514 11,182 332 2.9
11,631 11,231 400 3.4
32,232 31,242 990 3.1
48,587 47,110 1,477 3.0
15,189 14,662
527 3.5
2,746 2,633
113 4.1
7,032 6,753
279 4.0
12,053 11,655 398 3.3
987
951
36 3.6
1,638 1,539
99 6.0
17,518 17,100
418 2.4
43,245 41,716 1,529 3.5
2,730 3,834 3,364 8,604
2,624 3,686 3,225 8,315
106 3.9 148 3.9 139 4.1 289 3.4
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics Division
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City Labor Force Estimates
Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older
Preliminary May 2024
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
Albany 29,785 28,370 1,415 4.8
Alpharetta
39,163 38,057 1,106 2.8
Athens 61,705 59,456 2,249 3.6
Atlanta 281,088 270,019 11,069 3.9
Dekalb Part
25,735 25,024
711 2.8
Fulton Part
255,353 244,995 10,358 4.1
Augusta 84,114 80,052 4,062 4.8
Brookhaven
37,138 36,239
899 2.4
Canton 17,864 17,373
491 2.7
Carrollton 12,313 11,801
512 4.2
Chamblee
22,119 21,577
542 2.5
Columbus 77,029 73,669 3,360 4.4
Dalton 13,913 13,335
578 4.2
Decatur 14,990 14,590
400 2.7
Douglasville
17,988 17,280
708 3.9
Duluth 16,908 16,356
552 3.3
Dunwoody
28,640 27,809
831 2.9
East Point
17,466 16,634
832 4.8
Gainesville
23,351 22,683
668 2.9
Hinesville 15,843 15,303
540 3.4
Johns Creek
47,390 45,992 1,398 2.9
Kennesaw
21,223 20,620
603 2.8
LaGrange 16,049 15,504
545 3.4
Lawrenceville
15,521 15,007
514 3.3
McDonough
13,244 12,603
641 4.8
Macon-Bibb
66,065 63,211 2,854 4.3
Marietta 37,025 35,939 1,086 2.9
Milton 21,436 20,842
594 2.8
Newnan 20,721 19,966
755 3.6
Peachtree City
19,850 19,320
530 2.7
P'tree Corners
26,425 25,732
693 2.6
Pooler 14,963 14,570
393 2.6
Rome 16,990 16,358
632 3.7
Roswell 56,537 54,953 1,584 2.8
Sandy Springs
69,108 67,199 1,909 2.8
Savannah 71,230 68,709 2,521 3.5
Smyrna 36,589 35,431 1,158 3.2
Statesboro
15,042 14,359
683 4.5
Stockbridge
15,260 14,649
611 4.0
Sugar Hill
14,014 13,602
412 2.9
Tucker 20,998 20,403
595 2.8
Union City
10,779 10,203
576 5.3
Valdosta 24,237 23,214 1,023 4.2
Warner Robins
34,477 33,356 1,121 3.3
Woodstock
18,944 18,365
579 3.1
Revised April 2024
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
29,515 28,324 1,191 4.0
38,972 38,080
892 2.3
61,538 59,875 1,663 2.7
279,729 270,185 9,544 3.4
25,697 25,038 659 2.6
254,032 245,147 8,885 3.5
85,010 81,438 3,572 4.2
37,063 36,259
804 2.2
17,787 17,388
399 2.2
12,181
11,813
368 3.0
22,005 21,589
416 1.9
76,501 73,650 2,851 3.7
13,961 13,387
574 4.1
14,934 14,597
337 2.3
17,911 17,291
620 3.5
16,849 16,370
479 2.8
28,531 27,824
707 2.5
17,334 16,644
690 4.0
23,146 22,612
534 2.3
15,748 15,243
505 3.2
47,161 46,020 1,141 2.4
21,133 20,635 498 2.4
15,852 15,410
442 2.8
15,454 15,019 435 2.8
13,107 12,604 503 3.8
65,530 63,088 2,442 3.7
36,929 35,965 964 2.6
21,363 20,855 508 2.4
20,633 19,978 655 3.2
19,698 19,329 369 1.9
26,357 25,754 603 2.3
14,846 14,532
314 2.1
17,096 16,449
647 3.8
56,331 54,987 1,344 2.4
68,852 67,241 1,611 2.3
70,572 68,531 2,041 2.9
36,560 35,457 1,103 3.0
14,771 14,339
432 2.9
15,185 14,650 535 3.5
13,912 13,613 299 2.1
20,929 20,414
515 2.5
10,726 10,210
516 4.8
24,363 23,555 808 3.3
34,141 33,288 853 2.5
18,861 18,381 480 2.5
Revised May 2023
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
28,918 27,604 1,314 4.5
38,314 37,298 1,016 2.7
58,972 56,921 2,051 3.5
275,185 264,628 10,557 3.8
25,281 24,518
763 3.0
249,904 240,110 9,794 3.9
82,954 79,047 3,907 4.7
36,343 35,506
837 2.3
17,463 17,006
457 2.6
12,046 11,567
479 4.0
21,632 21,141
491 2.3
74,990 71,723 3,267 4.4
13,594 13,094
500 3.7
14,703 14,294
409 2.8
17,614 16,928
686 3.9
16,528 16,009
519 3.1
28,032 27,247
785 2.8
17,105 16,302
803 4.7
22,373 21,746
627 2.8
15,468 14,956
512 3.3
46,346 45,075 1,271 2.7
20,736 20,192
544 2.6
15,505 14,972
533 3.4
15,170 14,688
482 3.2
12,932 12,378
554 4.3
64,603 61,865 2,738 4.2
36,230 35,193 1,037 2.9
21,039 20,426
613 2.9
20,280 19,584
696 3.4
19,449 18,945
504 2.6
25,850 25,185
665 2.6
14,478 14,134
344 2.4
15,692 15,117
575 3.7
55,308 53,857 1,451 2.6
67,627 65,859 1,768 2.6
69,077 66,654 2,423 3.5
35,786 34,696 1,090 3.0
14,793 14,146
647 4.4
14,963 14,388
575 3.8
13,672 13,313
359 2.6
20,568 19,991
577 2.8
10,545 10,000
545 5.2
24,457 23,431 1,026 4.2
33,936 32,886 1,050 3.1
18,495 17,977
518 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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UNEMGPeoLrOgiaYUMneEmNploTymReAntTREateBs bYy CCoOunUtyNTIES MAY 2024 May 2024
Dade 2.9
Catoosa 3.0
Walker
Whitfield
Murray 4.2
Fannin 3.0
Union 3.1
Towns 4.5
Rabun 3.1
5.0% or greater 11 counties (7%)
3.1
3.9
Chattooga 3.8
Gordon 3.3
Floyd 3.3
Bartow 3.3
Gilmer 3.3
Pickens 3.0
Cherokee 2.9
Lumpkin 2.9
Dawson 3.0
Forsyth 2.9
White Habersham
2.6
3.3
Stephens
4.2
Banks Franklin
Hall
2.4
3.7
2.6
Jackson 2.4
Madison 3.2
Hart 3.2
Elbert 3.8
4.0% to 4.9% 42 counties (26%)
3.0% to 3.9% 92 counties (58%)
Less than 3.0%
14 counties (9%) Polk
3.6
Haralson 3.3
Carroll 3.5
Heard 3.2
Paulding
Cobb 3.0
Gwinnett 3.1
Barrow 3.0
Clarke 3.6
3.1 Douglas 3.6
Coweta 3.1
Fulton 3.7
DeKalb 3.5 Rockdale
Walton 3.2
Oconee 2.6
Clayton
4.0 Newton
4.3
Fayette
Henry
4.2
Morgan 2.9
3.1
3.7
Spalding 3.8
Butts 3.2
Jasper 3.2
Putnam 3.9
Oglethorpe 3.1
Wilkes 3.7
Lincoln 3.8
Percentages of number of counties may not total 100 due to rounding
Greene 3.7
Taliaferro
5.5
McDuffie
Warren 5.3
Columbia 3.3
4.6
Richmond
Hancock
4.8
5.7
Glascock
3.3
Troup 3.0
Meriwether 3.9
Pike 3.0
Lamar 3.7
Monroe 3.3
Jones 3.5
Baldwin 4.2
Washington
Jefferson 4.7
Burke 5.3
Upson
4.7
Harris 3.0
Talbot 3.4
Muscogee 4.4
Marion Chattahoochee 3.9
3.6
Taylor 4.5
Crawford 3.7
Bibb 4.3
Twiggs 5.3
Wilkinson 4.2
Peach
4.1
Macon 4.5
Houston 3.2
Bleckley 4.6
Laurens 4.0
Johnson 3.3
Emanuel 4.6
Jenkins 4.6
Screven 4.8
Treutlen 5.0
Candler 2.6
Bulloch 3.5
Effingham 2.7
5.0
Schley
Pulaski
Montgomery
Stewart 3.5
3.5
Webster 4.1
Sumter 4.6
Quitman
5.3 Randolph Terrell
Lee
4.7
4.6
2.8
Clay
Dooly
4.1
Dodge
4.2
4.4
Crisp 3.6
Wilcox 3.6
Turner 3.8
Ben Hill 4.6
4.2 Wheeler
5.5
Telfair 6.9
Jeff Davis 4.6
Toombs 4.1
Evans 3.4
Tattnall
3.3
Bryan 2.8
Appling 3.5
Long 3.3
Liberty 3.5
Chatham 3.1
6.5
Calhoun
Dougherty
3.2
4.6
Early 4.5
Miller 3.1
Baker 4.2
Mitchell 4.2
Worth 3.8
Colquitt 3.1
Irwin 4.3 Tift 3.1
Coffee 4.0
Berrien
Atkinson
4.1
3.5
Cook
3.4 Lanier
Bacon 3.2
Wayne 3.6
Pierce 3.4
Ware 3.7
Brantley 3.7
McIntosh 3.5
Glynn 3.1
Seminole 4.5
Decatur 3.6
Grady 3.4
Thomas 3.9
Brooks 3.7
4.4
Lowndes 3.8
Clinch 3.2
Charlton 3.2
Camden 3.3
Echols
3.9
Georgia's Unemployment Rate: 3.4%
Georgia's U(nNoet SmeasponlaollyyAmdjusetend)t Rate: 3.4% (not seasonally adjusted)
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics Division
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Georgia Unemployment Insurance Claims by County
County
May 2024 Initial
Claims
Average Weekly Benefit
County
May 2024 Initial
Claims
Average Weekly Benefit
County
May 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
20,034.............. $339
80.............. $310 21.............. $296 11.............. $318
5.............. $258 77.............. $276 34.............. $314 125.............. $303 181.............. $314 40.............. $296 26.............. $282 370.............. $261 25.............. $295 26.............. $271 16.............. $256 38.............. $315 101.............. $304 114.............. $279 43.............. $307
6.............. $237 30.............. $322 13.............. $233 187.............. $288 52.............. $332 10.............. $224 452.............. $299
5.............. $186 40.............. $320 301.............. $316 180.............. $280
2.............. $365 1,044.............. $296
5.............. $258 1,107.............. $314
97.............. $292 47.............. $307 206.............. $305 26.............. $254 154.............. $303 14.............. $296 27.............. $292 10.............. $275 32.............. $322 57.............. $272 1,586.............. $302 39.............. $293
5.............. $306 196.............. $287 308.............. $304
32.............. $170 4.............. $316
73.............. $301
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
26.............. $304 90.............. $262 15.............. $308 24.............. $285 132.............. $320 302.............. $293 208.............. $325 48.............. $288 2,441.............. $309 28.............. $322
0.................. $0 86.............. $311 180.............. $315 26.............. $257 28.............. $248 1,391.............. $310 48.............. $294 298.............. $315 17.............. $293 28.............. $240 32.............. $293 28.............. $303
7.............. $327 803.............. $304 250.............. $296
25.............. $314 120.............. $321
21.............. $264 19.............. $298 53.............. $293 22.............. $324 17.............. $296 37.............. $284 44.............. $245 13.............. $292 126.............. $245 31.............. $306 94.............. $264 13.............. $273 20.............. $244 194.............. $282 31.............. $322 23.............. $293 32.............. $270
5.............. $254 84.............. $259 14.............. $322 32.............. $305
2.............. $314 34.............. $270 47.............. $302 14.............. $304 20.............. $316 95.............. $302
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
333.............. $281 260.............. $307
25.............. $320 14.............. $291 276.............. $310 55.............. $301 21.............. $284 17.............. $212 20.............. $306 119.............. $319 15.............. $316 26.............. $313
0.................. $0 22.............. $278
7.............. $259 531.............. $291 224.............. $310
5.............. $227 15.............. $318 12.............. $221 193.............. $303 55.............. $296
9.............. $246 41.............. $257 10.............. $341
3.............. $265 20.............. $262 12.............. $319 30.............. $294 89.............. $284 95.............. $266 69.............. $279 67.............. $315
9.............. $192 21.............. $294 131.............. $314 24.............. $206 10.............. $321 16.............. $279 50.............. $303 49.............. $283 161.............. $305 49.............. $276 39.............. $276 27.............. $290 39.............. $327
0.................. $0 9.............. $300 28.............. $306 274.............. $301 7.............. $256 13.............. $248 15.............. $302 45.............. $255
?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
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