- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Title:
- Dimensions: measuring Georgia's workforce, 2024 August
- Creator:
- Georgia. Department of Labor
- Contributor to Resource:
- Georgia. Department of Labor
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia. Department of Labor
- Date of Original:
- 2024-08
- 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_46865732-2024-08
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_46865732-2024-08
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
- Rights:
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Jackson Madison Elbert
Polk
Cobb
Gwinnett Barrow Clarke
D I M E N S I O N S Paulding
Haralson Douglas
DeKalb Rock-
Walton
Oconee Oglethorpe
Wilkes
Lincoln
EdgefieSlCd,
Carroll
Fulton Clayton
dale Newton
Morgan Greene Taliaferro
Columbia
Fayette Henry
McDuffie Warren
Heard
Coweta
Spalding Butts Jasper Putnam Hancock
Glascock
Richmond
AikenSC,
Russell, AL
Troup Meriwether Pike Lamar Monroe Jones Baldwin
Jefferson
Burke
Measuring Georgia's Workforce Harris
Talbot
August 2024 Data
Muscogee
Upson Taylor
Bibb Crawford
Peach
Washington
Wilkinson Twiggs
Johnson
Jenkins Emanuel
Screven
Volume L, Number 8
August 2024 Employment Situation Marion Chattahoo-
Houston Bleckley Macon
Laurens
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In millions
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(Seasonally Adjusted)
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Montgomery
Wheeler
Toombs
Evans
Bryan
most over the month job Qtuioitmnaannd health services;
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Liberty
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Chatham
4.96 4.97 4.98
4.98
4.98
services from July to August.
Clay Calhoun Dougherty Worth
Irwin
Coffee
The private education and health servicTeifst sector added
Bacon
Wayne
McIntosh
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2,900 pMoilsleitrions in health care and social CaososkistanceLanier
Aug-23
Pierce
Ware
Brantley
Sep-23 Oct-23 Nov-23 Dec-23 Jan-24
Glynn
Feb-24 Mar-24
Apr-24 May-24 Jun-24
Jul-24
Aug-24
and an employment increase of 1,700 in private educa-
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nonfarm workers in August, following two months oEfchols
Charlton
Camden
Georgia Unemployment Rate
(Seasonally Adjusted)
losses. The government sector added 900 jobs over the
month. The federal government, state government, and
local governments each added 300 new positions in
August. Government employment has expanded for
four of the last five months.
3.2% 3.2% 3.2% 3.2% 3.2% 3.1% 3.1% 3.1% 3.1% 3.2% 3.3% 3.4% 3.6%
In August, manufacturing employment contracted as 2,600 jobs were lost. The shedding of non-farm workers was concentrated in durable goods with the loss of 2,500 jobs while employment in non-durable goods declined by 100 workers. Payrolls in the other services sector, which includes religious, grantmaking, and personal care services, shrank by 2,000 positions over the month. This sector has experienced reductions in employment for three of the last four months.
Aug-23 Sep-23 Oct-23 Nov-23 Dec-23 Jan-24 Feb-24 Mar-24 Apr-24 May-24 Jun-24 Jul-24 Aug-24
Over the year, employment in Georgia is up 72,200, or 1.5 percent. Private education and health services (+26,500 jobs), government (+20,500 jobs), leisure and hospitality (+18,100 jobs), financial activities (+6,500 jobs), and manufacturing (+2,800 jobs) added the most jobs from August 2023 to August 2024.
In August 2024, Georgia's unemployment rate (seasonally adjusted) increased to 3.6 percent over the month. The unemployment rate in Georgia remains well below the 4.2 percent national average. Over the year, Georgia's rate is up from 3.2 percent in August 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 Revised
AUG 2024 JUL 2024 AUG 2023
Change in Jobs from JUL 2024
Net %
Change in Jobs from AUG 2023
Net %
Total Nonfarm
4,982.7
4,979.7
4,910.5
3.0 0.1
72.2 1.5
Total Private
4,264.2
4,262.1
4,212.5
2.1 0.0
51.7 1.2
Goods Producing
663.8
665.5
660.7
-1.7 -0.3
3.1 0.5
Service-Providing
4,318.9
4,314.2
4,249.8
4.7 0.1
69.1 1.6
Private Service-Providing
3,600.4
3,596.6
3,551.8
3.8 0.1
48.6 1.4
Mining and Logging
9.9
9.8
9.6
0.1 1.0
0.3 3.1
Mining, Logging and Construction
230.8
229.9
230.5
0.9 0.4
0.3 0.1
Construction
220.9
220.1
220.9
0.8 0.4
0.0 0.0
Manufacturing
433.0
435.6
430.2
-2.6 -0.6
2.8 0.7
Durable Goods
225.8
228.3
223.7
-2.5 -1.1
2.1 0.9
Non-Durable Goods
207.2
207.3
206.5
-0.1 0.0
0.7 0.3
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
1,039.8
1,040.3
1,037.3
-0.5 0.0
2.5 0.2
Wholesale Trade
227.5
228.0
227.9
-0.5 -0.2
-0.4 -0.2
Retail Trade
518.8
519.2
516.7
-0.4 -0.1
2.1 0.4
Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities
293.5
293.1
292.7
0.4 0.1
0.8 0.3
Information
109.7
108.2
115.1
1.5 1.4
-5.4 -4.7
Financial Activities
285.6
285.2
279.1
0.4 0.1
6.5 2.3
Finance and Insurance
203.7
203.8
200.5
-0.1 0.0
3.2 1.6
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
81.9
81.4
78.6
0.5 0.6
3.3 4.2
Professional and Business Services
778.0
778.0
779.3
0.0 0.0
-1.3 -0.2
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
343.5
343.2
335.1
0.3 0.1
8.4 2.5
Management of Companies and Enterprises
97.0
96.1
93.1
0.9 0.9
3.9 4.2
Admin and Support, Waste Mngmnt and Remediation
337.5
338.7
351.1
-1.2 -0.4
-13.6 -3.9
Private Education and Health Services
689.5
684.9
663.0
4.6 0.7
26.5 4.0
Private Educational Services
102.3
100.6
99.0
1.7 1.7
3.3 3.3
Health Care and Social Assistance
587.2
584.3
564.0
2.9 0.5
23.2 4.1
Leisure and Hospitality
529.2
529.4
511.1
-0.2 0.0
18.1 3.5
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
67.9
67.3
61.3
0.6 0.9
6.6 10.8
Accommodation and Food Services
461.3
462.1
449.8
-0.8 -0.2
11.5 2.6
Other Services
168.6
170.6
166.9
-2.0 -1.2
1.7 1.0
Government
718.5
717.6
698.0
0.9 0.1
20.5 2.9
Federal Government
113.0
112.7
109.5
0.3 0.3
3.5 3.2
State Government
166.2
165.9
160.1
0.3 0.2
6.1 3.8
Local Government
439.3
439.0
428.4
0.3 0.1
10.9 2.5
?Note: These seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected
employers throughout Georgia. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2023 benchmark.
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics Division
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
AUG 2024 JUL 2024 AUG 2023
Change in Jobs from JUL 2024
Net %
Change in Jobs from AUG 2023
Net %
Total Nonfarm
4,979.3
4,959.3
4,901.2
20.0 0.4
78.1 1.6
Total Private
4,260.6
4,261.9
4,203.6
-1.3 0.0
57.0 1.4
Goods Producing
666.4
664.9
661.3
1.5 0.2
5.1 0.8
Service-Providing
4,312.9
4,294.4
4,239.9
18.5 0.4
73.0 1.7
Private Service-Providing
3,594.2
3,597.0
3,542.3
-2.8 -0.1
51.9 1.5
Mining and Logging
9.9
9.9
9.6
0.0 0.0
0.3 3.1
Mining, Logging and Construction
232.1
229.1
231.0
3.0 1.3
1.1 0.5
Construction
222.2
219.2
221.4
3.0 1.4
0.8 0.4
Construction of Buildings
53.8
52.1
50.7
1.7 3.3
3.1 6.1
Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction
31.0
30.6
33.9
0.4 1.3
-2.9 -8.6
Specialty Trade Contractors
137.4
136.5
136.8
0.9 0.7
0.6 0.4
Manufacturing
434.3
435.8
430.3
-1.5 -0.3
4.0 0.9
Durable Goods
226.2
228.2
223.8
-2.0 -0.9
2.4 1.1
Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
61.4
61.7
60.4
-0.3 -0.5
1.0 1.7
Non-Durable Goods
208.1
207.6
206.5
0.5 0.2
1.6 0.8
Food Manufacturing
73.2
72.1
70.1
1.1 1.5
3.1 4.4
Textile Mills
14.5
14.6
15.2
-0.1 -0.7
-0.7 -4.6
Textile Product Mills
24.6
24.9
25.5
-0.3 -1.2
-0.9 -3.5
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
1,029.4
1,035.7
1,028.5
-6.3 -0.6
0.9 0.1
Wholesale Trade
227.5
228.3
228.2
-0.8 -0.4
-0.7 -0.3
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods
121.8
122.3
121.1
-0.5 -0.4
0.7 0.6
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods
65.8
65.9
65.5
-0.1 -0.2
0.3 0.5
Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers
39.9
40.1
41.6
-0.2 -0.5
-1.7 -4.1
Retail Trade
511.7
517.0
511.6
-5.3 -1.0
0.1 0.0
Food and Beverage Retailers
101.1
101.9
100.5
-0.8 -0.8
0.6 0.6
General Merchandise Retailers
116.0
116.3
117.2
-0.3 -0.3
-1.2 -1.0
Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instr, Book, & Misc Retailers
39.7
40.5
41.3
-0.8 -2.0
-1.6 -3.9
Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities
290.2
290.4
288.7
-0.2 -0.1
1.5 0.5
Utilities
21.2
21.2
20.9
0.0 0.0
0.3 1.4
Transportation and Warehousing
269.0
269.2
267.8
-0.2 -0.1
1.2 0.5
Air Transportation
39.2
39.2
38.2
0.0 0.0
1.0 2.6
Truck Transportation
63.1
62.8
61.5
0.3 0.5
1.6 2.6
Couriers and Messengers
29.6
29.8
29.8
-0.2 -0.7
-0.2 -0.7
Warehousing and Storage
86.9
86.6
86.4
0.3 0.4
0.5 0.6
Information
110.4
107.7
113.7
2.7 2.5
-3.3 -2.9
Telecommunications
33.3
33.3
34.5
0.0 0.0
-1.2 -3.5
Wired and Wireless Telecommunications (expt Satellite)
26.0
26.0
26.9
0.0 0.0
-0.9 -3.4
Computing Infra Providers, Data Processing, Web, & Related Svcs
24.9
24.7
24.6
0.2 0.8
0.3 1.2
Financial Activities
286.8
286.1
279.3
0.7 0.2
7.5 2.7
Finance and Insurance
204.8
205.0
200.8
-0.2 -0.1
4.0 2.0
Insurance Carriers and Related Activities
108.1
107.8
102.7
0.3 0.3
5.4 5.3
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
82.0
81.1
78.5
0.9 1.1
3.5 4.5
Professional and Business Services
775.1
774.2
772.7
0.9 0.1
2.4 0.3
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
342.5
343.7
334.6
-1.2 -0.4
7.9 2.4
Accounting, Tax Prep, and Bookkeeping Services
38.5
38.8
38.5
-0.3 -0.8
0.0 0.0
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services
50.8
51.9
51.5
-1.1 -2.1
-0.7 -1.4
Computer Systems Design and Related Services
85.2
85.3
83.7
-0.1 -0.1
1.5 1.8
Management and Technical Consulting Services
62.4
62.3
60.0
0.1 0.2
2.4 4.0
Management of Companies and Enterprises
96.8
96.2
93.1
0.6 0.6
3.7 4.0
Admin and Support, Waste Mngmnt and Remediation
335.8
334.3
345.0
1.5 0.5
-9.2 -2.7
Employment Services
151.9
148.2
160.5
3.7 2.5
-8.6 -5.4
Private Education and Health Services
690.2
676.6
663.7
13.6 2.0
26.5 4.0
Private Educational Services
99.4
95.0
97.2
4.4 4.6
2.2 2.3
Private Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
44.2
42.9
43.9
1.3 3.0
0.3 0.7
Health Care and Social Assistance
590.8
581.6
566.5
9.2 1.6
24.3 4.3
Ambulatory Health Care Services
264.0
260.5
255.1
3.5 1.3
8.9 3.5
Hospitals
179.0
176.4
170.0
2.6 1.5
9.0 5.3
Nursing and Residential Care Facilities
61.9
62.4
59.8
-0.5 -0.8
2.1 3.5
Social Assistance
85.9
82.3
81.6
3.6 4.4
4.3 5.3
Leisure and Hospitality
532.7
543.2
516.8
-10.5 -1.9
15.9 3.1
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
68.3
73.6
63.6
-5.3 -7.2
4.7 7.4
Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries
52.3
56.1
46.0
-3.8 -6.8
6.3 13.7
Accommodation and Food Services
464.4
469.6
453.2
-5.2 -1.1
11.2 2.5
Accommodation
42.8
44.1
46.5
-1.3 -3.0
-3.7 -8.0
Food Services and Drinking Places
421.6
425.5
406.7
-3.9 -0.9
14.9 3.7
Other Services
169.6
173.5
167.6
-3.9 -2.3
2.0 1.2
Repair and Maintenance
43.2
45.4
45.8
-2.2 -4.9
-2.6 -5.7
Personal and Laundry Services
42.3
42.7
41.8
-0.4 -0.9
0.5 1.2
Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar
84.1
85.4
80.0
-1.3 -1.5
4.1 5.1
Government
718.7
697.4
697.6
21.3 3.1
21.1 3.0
Federal Government
113.0
112.4
109.4
0.6 0.5
3.6 3.3
Department of Defense
47.1
47.0
44.9
0.1 0.2
2.2 4.9
State Government
164.1
159.9
159.3
4.2 2.6
4.8 3.0
State Government Educational Services
95.8
91.6
93.5
4.2 4.6
2.3 2.5
State Government excluding Educational Services
68.3
68.3
65.8
0.0 0.0
2.5 3.8
Local Government
441.6
425.1
428.9
16.5 3.9
12.7 3.0
Local Government Educational Services
257.9
238.0
250.5
19.9 8.4
7.4 3.0
Local Government excluding Educational Services
183.7
187.1
178.4
-3.4 -1.8
5.3 3.0
?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 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
AUG 2024 JUL 2024 AUG 2023
Change in Jobs from JUL 2024
Net %
Change in Jobs from AUG 2023
Net %
Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing
63.1
63.4
62.0
-0.3 -0.5
51.4
51.6
50.3
-0.2 -0.4
7.1
7.1
7.1
0.0 0.0
1.1 1.8 1.1 2.2 0.0 0.0
Service-Providing Private Service-Providing Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
56.0
56.3
54.9
-0.3 -0.5
44.3
44.5
43.2
-0.2 -0.5
13.9
13.8
13.5
0.1 0.7
1.1 2.0 1.1 2.6 0.4 3.0
Retail Trade Government
Federal Government
7.6
7.6
7.5
0.0 0.0
11.7
11.8
11.7
-0.1 -0.9
2.2
2.2
2.3
0.0 0.0
0.1 1.3 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -4.4
State Government Local Government
2.8
2.9
2.5
-0.1 -3.5
6.7
6.7
6.9
0.0 0.0
0.3 12.0 -0.2 -2.9
?Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by
selected employers in the Albany Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Baker, Dougherty, Lee, Terrell and Worth counties. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid familyworkers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2023 benchmark.
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics Division
ATHENS-CLARKE COUNTY MSA Nonfarm Employment
(In thousands)
(Not Seasonally Adjusted)
Preliminary
Revised
Revised
AUG 2024 JUL 2024 AUG 2023
Change in Jobs from JUL 2024
Net %
Change in Jobs from AUG 2023
Net %
Total Nonfarm
104.4
103.1
101.5
1.3 1.3
2.9 2.9
Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing
74.8
74.7
72.4
11.1
11.1
10.8
93.3
92.0
90.7
0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 1.3 1.4
2.4 3.3 0.3 2.8 2.6 2.9
Private Service-Providing Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
Retail Trade
63.7
63.6
61.6
16.9
16.9
16.9
11.0
11.0
11.1
0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2.1 3.4 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.9
Professional and Business Services Leisure and Hospitality Government
9.9
9.9
9.8
12.3
12.3
11.5
29.6
28.4
29.1
0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.2 4.2
0.1 1.0 0.8 7.0 0.5 1.7
Federal Government State Government Local Government
1.1
1.1
1.1
20.2
19.2
20.1
8.3
8.1
7.9
0.0 0.0 1.0 5.2 0.2 2.5
0.0 0.0 0.1 0.5 0.4 5.1
?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 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 AUG 2024
Revised JUL 2024
Change in Jobs
Revised
from JUL 2024
AUG 2023 Net %Change
in Jobs from AUG 2023
Net %
Total Nonfarm
3,095.9
3,087.6
3,054.8
8.3 0.3
41.1 1.4
Total Private
2,734.4
2,737.7
2,706.4
-3.3 -0.1
28.0 1.0
Goods Producing
331.7
330.6
328.4
1.1 0.3
3.3 1.0
Service-Providing
2,764.2
2,757.0
2,726.4
7.2 0.3
37.8 1.4
Private Service-Providing
2,402.7
2,407.1
2,378.0
-4.4 -0.2
24.7 1.0
Mining and Logging
2.1
2.1
2.0
0.0 0.0
0.1 5.0
Mining, Logging and Construction
149.9
147.6
146.7
2.3 1.6
3.2 2.2
Construction
147.8
145.5
144.7
2.3 1.6
3.1 2.1
Construction of Buildings
34.6
34.0
33.8
0.6 1.8
0.8 2.4
Specialty Trade Contractors
91.6
90.6
89.8
1.0 1.1
1.8 2.0
Manufacturing
181.8
183.0
181.7
-1.2 -0.7
0.1 0.1
Durable Goods
97.0
98.4
98.5
-1.4 -1.4
-1.5 -1.5
Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
17.6
18.0
17.7
-0.4 -2.2
-0.1 -0.6
Non-Durable Goods
84.8
84.6
83.2
0.2 0.2
1.6 1.9
Food Manufacturing
24.7
24.4
23.9
0.3 1.2
0.8 3.4
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
650.7
654.8
656.0
-4.1 -0.6
-5.3 -0.8
Wholesale Trade
156.8
158.3
161.7
-1.5 -1.0
-4.9 -3.0
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods
86.3
87.3
88.4
-1.0 -1.2
-2.1 -2.4
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods
40.2
40.5
41.2
-0.3 -0.7
-1.0 -2.4
Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers
30.3
30.5
32.1
-0.2 -0.7
-1.8 -5.6
Retail Trade
297.2
300.4
298.3
-3.2 -1.1
-1.1 -0.4
Food and Beverage Retailers
63.1
63.6
62.1
-0.5 -0.8
1.0 1.6
General Merchandise Retailers
62.4
62.4
63.4
0.0 0.0
-1.0 -1.6
Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instr, Book, & Misc Retailers
25.5
25.9
27.2
-0.4 -1.5
-1.7 -6.3
Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities
196.7
196.1
196.0
0.6 0.3
0.7 0.4
Utilities
11.1
11.1
10.9
0.0 0.0
0.2 1.8
Transportation and Warehousing
185.6
185.0
185.1
0.6 0.3
0.5 0.3
Air Transportation
38.6
38.6
37.5
0.0 0.0
1.1 2.9
Truck Transportation
39.1
39.0
37.9
0.1 0.3
1.2 3.2
Couriers and Messengers
22.1
21.9
22.3
0.2 0.9
-0.2 -0.9
Information
96.4
94.7
101.0
1.7 1.8
-4.6 -4.6
Telecommunications
27.7
27.7
28.7
0.0 0.0
-1.0 -3.5
Wired and Wireless Telecommunications (expt Satellite)
20.6
20.7
21.4
-0.1 -0.5
-0.8 -3.7
Computing Infra Providers, Data Processing, Web, & Related Svcs
24.1
23.8
23.8
0.3 1.3
0.3 1.3
Financial Activities
210.2
210.4
205.1
-0.2 -0.1
5.1 2.5
Finance and Insurance
150.5
151.1
147.9
-0.6 -0.4
2.6 1.8
Insurance Carriers and Related Activities
80.3
80.4
76.4
-0.1 -0.1
3.9 5.1
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
59.7
59.3
57.2
0.4 0.7
2.5 4.4
Professional and Business Services
583.3
583.5
587.7
-0.2 0.0
-4.4 -0.8
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
274.2
275.8
274.1
-1.6 -0.6
0.1 0.0
Accounting, Tax Prep, and Bookkeeping Services
28.4
28.7
29.5
-0.3 -1.1
-1.1 -3.7
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services
38.5
39.4
38.9
-0.9 -2.3
-0.4 -1.0
Computer Systems Design and Related Services
74.2
74.4
73.1
-0.2 -0.3
1.1 1.5
Management and Technical Consulting Services
51.9
52.3
53.1
-0.4 -0.8
-1.2 -2.3
Management of Companies and Enterprises
82.5
82.0
80.2
0.5 0.6
2.3 2.9
Admin and Support, Waste Mngmnt and Remediation
226.6
225.7
233.4
0.9 0.4
-6.8 -2.9
Employment Services
100.6
101.6
108.9
-1.0 -1.0
-8.3 -7.6
Private Education and Health Services
428.1
418.8
411.5
9.3 2.2
16.6 4.0
Private Educational Services
70.0
66.5
70.5
3.5 5.3
-0.5 -0.7
Health Care and Social Assistance
358.1
352.3
341.0
5.8 1.7
17.1 5.0
Ambulatory Health Care Services
172.7
170.1
163.9
2.6 1.5
8.8 5.4
Hospitals
100.3
98.9
95.7
1.4 1.4
4.6 4.8
Social Assistance
54.8
53.0
51.5
1.8 3.4
3.3 6.4
Leisure and Hospitality
326.6
335.1
312.7
-8.5 -2.5
13.9 4.5
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
47.5
51.1
44.9
-3.6 -7.1
2.6 5.8
Accommodation and Food Services
279.1
284.0
267.8
-4.9 -1.7
11.3 4.2
Accommodation
21.8
22.3
23.6
-0.5 -2.2
-1.8 -7.6
Food Services and Drinking Places
257.3
261.7
244.2
-4.4 -1.7
13.1 5.4
Other Services
107.4
109.8
104.0
-2.4 -2.2
3.4 3.3
Repair and Maintenance
25.4
27.0
26.5
-1.6 -5.9
-1.1 -4.2
Personal and Laundry Services
30.6
31.0
29.0
-0.4 -1.3
1.6 5.5
Government
361.5
349.9
348.4
11.6 3.3
13.1 3.8
Federal Government
56.3
56.1
53.9
0.2 0.4
2.4 4.5
State Government
76.1
73.7
73.5
2.4 3.3
2.6 3.5
Local Government
229.1
220.1
221.0
9.0 4.1
8.1 3.7
?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 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 AUG 2024 JUL 2024
Revised AUG 2023
Change in Jobs
from JUL 2024
Net
%
Change in Jobs from AUG 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
247.2 202.7
39.1 208.1 163.6
14.3 24.8 40.9
5.3 26.6
9.0 2.0 7.5 35.9 40.3 27.2 9.8 44.5 10.1 13.1 21.3
246.9 202.6
39.1 207.8 163.5
14.3 24.8 41.3
5.3 27.0
9.0 2.0 7.6 35.8 39.5 27.4 9.9 44.3 10.1 13.0 21.2
244.1 200.3
39.1 205.0 161.2
14.5 24.6 41.2
5.3 26.9
9.0 2.0 7.4 36.0 38.0 27.0 9.6 43.8 9.9 12.5 21.4
0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.4 -1.0 0.0 0.0 -0.4 -1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -1.3 0.1 0.3 0.8 2.0 -0.2 -0.7 -0.1 -1.0 0.2 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.8 0.1 0.5
3.1 1.3 2.4 1.2 0.0 0.0 3.1 1.5 2.4 1.5 -0.2 -1.4 0.2 0.8 -0.3 -0.7 0.0 0.0 -0.3 -1.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.4 -0.1 -0.3 2.3 6.1 0.2 0.7 0.2 2.1 0.7 1.6 0.2 2.0 0.6 4.8 -0.1 -0.5
?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 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
AUG 2024 JUL 2024 AUG 2023
Change in Jobs from JUL 2024
Net %
Change in Jobs from AUG 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
49.4
47.9
-0.2 -0.4
39.9
40.2
39.1
-0.3 -0.8
4.5
4.5
4.5
0.0 0.0
44.7
44.9
43.4
-0.2 -0.5
35.4
35.7
34.6
-0.3 -0.8
9.2
9.3
9.2
-0.1 -1.1
5.6
5.7
5.6
-0.1 -1.8
9.3
9.2
8.8
0.1 1.1
2.2
2.2
2.1
0.0 0.0
2.1
2.1
1.7
0.0 0.0
5.0
4.9
5.0
0.1 2.0
1.3 2.7 0.8 2.1 0.0 0.0 1.3 3.0 0.8 2.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 5.7 0.1 4.8 0.4 23.5 0.0 0.0
?Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by
selected employers in the 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
AUG 2024 JUL 2024 AUG 2023
Change in Jobs from JUL 2024
Net %
Change in Jobs from AUG 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
125.0 101.2
16.6 108.4
84.6 5.1 11.5
18.6 2.8
12.8 3.0 1.2
10.7 8.8 4.3
16.0 18.0 15.7
4.4 23.8
6.7 3.8 13.3
123.9 101.2
16.5 107.4
84.7 5.1 11.4
18.8 2.8
13.0 3.0 1.1
10.8 8.8 4.3
15.9 17.7 15.9
4.5 22.7
6.5 3.7 12.5
122.2 99.4 16.3
105.9 83.1 5.1 11.2 18.6 2.9 12.8 2.9 1.2 10.6 8.6 4.2 15.9 17.2 15.2 4.4 22.8 6.6 3.5 12.7
1.1 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.6 1.0 0.9 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.9 -0.2 -1.1 0.0 0.0 -0.2 -1.5 0.0 0.0 0.1 9.1 -0.1 -0.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.6 0.3 1.7 -0.2 -1.3 -0.1 -2.2 1.1 4.9 0.2 3.1 0.1 2.7 0.8 6.4
2.8 2.3 1.8 1.8 0.3 1.8 2.5 2.4 1.5 1.8 0.0 0.0 0.3 2.7 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -3.5 0.0 0.0 0.1 3.5 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.9 0.2 2.3 0.1 2.4 0.1 0.6 0.8 4.7 0.5 3.3 0.0 0.0 1.0 4.4 0.1 1.5 0.3 8.6 0.6 4.7
?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 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 AUG 2024
Revised Revised JUL 2024 AUG 2023
Change in Jobs from JUL 2024
Net %
Change in Jobs from AUG 2023
Net %
Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing
69.2
69.1
68.3
0.1 0.1
62.1
62.1
61.4
0.0 0.0
22.9
23.0
23.7
-0.1 -0.4
0.9 1.3 0.7 1.1 -0.8 -3.4
Service-Providing Private Service-Providing Manufacturing
46.3
46.1
44.6
0.2 0.4
39.2
39.1
37.7
0.1 0.3
21.6
21.7
22.2
-0.1 -0.5
1.7 3.8 1.5 4.0 -0.6 -2.7
Textile Mills Textile Product Mills Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
3.9
3.9
3.9
0.0 0.0
12.2
12.3
12.6
-0.1 -0.8
14.1
14.2
14.2
-0.1 -0.7
0.0 0.0 -0.4 -3.2 -0.1 -0.7
Retail Trade Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities Professional and Business Services
6.8
6.8
6.6
0.0 0.0
3.8
3.7
3.8
0.1 2.7
9.3
9.2
8.6
0.1 1.1
0.2 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 8.1
Government Federal Government State Government
7.1
7.0
6.9
0.1 1.4
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.0 0.0
1.0
1.0
0.9
0.0 0.0
0.2 2.9 0.0 0.0 0.1 11.1
Local Government
5.8
5.7
5.7
0.1 1.8
0.1 1.8
?Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by
selected employers in the Dalton Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Murray and Whitfield counties. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2023 benchmark.
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics Division
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GAINESVILLE MSA Nonfarm Employment
(In thousands)
(Not Seasonally Adjusted)
Preliminary
Revised
Revised
AUG 2024 JUL 2024 AUG 2023
Change in Jobs from JUL 2024
Net %
Change in Jobs from AUG 2023
Net %
Total Nonfarm
111.1
110.1
107.8
1.0 0.9
3.3 3.1
Total Private
99.7
99.4
96.5
0.3 0.3
3.2 3.3
Goods Producing
31.7
31.5
29.8
0.2 0.6
1.9 6.4
Service-Providing
79.4
78.6
78.0
0.8 1.0
1.4 1.8
Private Service-Providing
68.0
67.9
66.7
0.1 0.2
1.3 2.0
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
21.0
21.1
20.1
-0.1 -0.5
0.9 4.5
Retail Trade
10.0
10.0
9.6
0.0 0.0
0.4 4.2
Government
11.4
10.7
11.3
0.7 6.5
0.1 0.9
Federal Government
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.0 0.0
0.0 0.0
State Government
3.1
2.9
2.7
0.2 6.9
0.4 14.8
Local Government
7.8
7.3
8.1
0.5 6.9
-0.3 -3.7
?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 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 AUG 2024 JUL 2024 AUG 2023
Change in Jobs from JUL 2024
Net %
Change in Jobs from AUG 2023
Net %
Total Nonfarm Total Private
22.4
22.2
21.9
0.2 0.9
14.2
14.3
13.9
-0.1 -0.7
0.5 2.3 0.3 2.2
Goods Producing Service-Providing Private Service-Providing
2.8
2.8
2.7
0.0 0.0
19.6
19.4
19.2
0.2 1.0
11.4
11.5
11.2
-0.1 -0.9
0.1 3.7 0.4 2.1 0.2 1.8
Government Federal Government State Government
8.2
7.9
8.0
0.3 3.8
3.8
3.8
3.8
0.0 0.0
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.0 0.0
0.2 2.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Local Government
4.0
3.7
3.8
0.3 8.1
0.2 5.3
?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 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 AUG 2024
Revised Revised JUL 2024 AUG 2023
Change in Jobs from JUL 2024
Net %
Change in Jobs from AUG 2023
Net %
Total Nonfarm
102.2
102.2
100.4
0.0 0.0
1.8 1.8
Total Private
87.5
87.4
85.9
0.1 0.1
1.6 1.9
Goods Producing
11.6
11.5
11.2
0.1 0.9
0.4 3.6
Service-Providing
90.6
90.7
89.2
-0.1 -0.1
1.4 1.6
Private Service-Providing
75.9
75.9
74.7
0.0 0.0
1.2 1.6
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
20.2
20.2
19.8
0.0 0.0
0.4 2.0
Retail Trade
12.6
12.6
12.1
0.0 0.0
0.5 4.1
Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities
4.6
4.6
4.6
0.0 0.0
0.0 0.0
Financial Activities
8.0
8.0
8.0
0.0 0.0
0.0 0.0
Professional and Business Services
11.2
11.2
11.2
0.0 0.0
0.0 0.0
Private Education and Health Services
22.9
22.4
21.6
0.5 2.2
1.3 6.0
Leisure and Hospitality
10.6
10.7
10.4
-0.1 -0.9
0.2 1.9
Government
14.7
14.8
14.5
-0.1 -0.7
0.2 1.4
Federal Government
1.1
1.0
1.1
0.1 10.0
0.0 0.0
State Government
4.2
4.2
3.9
0.0 0.0
0.3 7.7
Local Government
9.4
9.6
9.5
-0.2 -2.1
-0.1 -1.1
?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 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
AUG 2024 JUL 2024 AUG 2023
Change in Jobs from JUL 2024
Net %
Change in Jobs from AUG 2023
Net %
Total Nonfarm Total Private
47.7
47.5
46.3
42.0
42.0
40.5
0.2 0.4 0.0 0.0
1.4 3.0 1.5 3.7
Goods Producing Service-Providing Private Service-Providing
7.2
7.3
7.5
-0.1 -1.4
40.5
40.2
38.8
0.3 0.8
34.8
34.7
33.0
0.1 0.3
-0.3 -4.0 1.7 4.4 1.8 5.5
Manufacturing Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
Retail Trade
6.4
6.4
6.5
0.0 0.0
7.5
7.5
7.4
0.0 0.0
4.5
4.5
4.5
0.0 0.0
-0.1 -1.5 0.1 1.4 0.0 0.0
Private Education and Health Services Government
Federal Government
10.9
10.8
10.5
5.7
5.5
5.8
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.1 0.9 0.2 3.6 0.0 0.0
0.4 3.8 -0.1 -1.7 0.0 0.0
State Government Local Government
1.4
1.4
1.4
0.0 0.0
4.1
3.9
4.2
0.2 5.1
0.0 0.0 -0.1 -2.4
?Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by
selected employers in the Rome Metropolitan Statistical Area, which comprises Floyd county. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 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
AUG 2024 JUL 2024 AUG 2023
Change in Jobs from JUL 2024
Net %
Change in Jobs from AUG 2023
Net %
Total Nonfarm
207.5
208.3
203.4
-0.8 -0.4
4.1 2.0
Total Private
181.8
183.3
179.1
-1.5 -0.8
2.7 1.5
Goods Producing
33.4
33.3
32.3
0.1 0.3
1.1 3.4
Service-Providing
174.1
175.0
171.1
-0.9 -0.5
3.0 1.8
Private Service-Providing
148.4
150.0
146.8
-1.6 -1.1
1.6 1.1
Mining, Logging and Construction
10.6
10.6
10.2
0.0 0.0
0.4 3.9
Manufacturing
22.8
22.7
22.1
0.1 0.4
0.7 3.2
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
49.7
50.4
49.3
-0.7 -1.4
0.4 0.8
Wholesale Trade
7.9
8.0
7.8
-0.1 -1.3
0.1 1.3
Retail Trade
22.9
23.3
23.0
-0.4 -1.7
-0.1 -0.4
Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities
18.9
19.1
18.5
-0.2 -1.1
0.4 2.2
Information
1.4
1.4
1.4
0.0 0.0
0.0 0.0
Financial Activities
7.6
7.7
7.4
-0.1 -1.3
0.2 2.7
Professional and Business Services
24.4
24.2
24.4
0.2 0.8
0.0 0.0
Private Education and Health Services
29.7
29.3
28.2
0.4 1.4
1.5 5.3
Leisure and Hospitality
27.3
28.5
27.5
-1.2 -4.2
-0.2 -0.7
Other Services
8.3
8.5
8.6
-0.2 -2.4
-0.3 -3.5
Government
25.7
25.0
24.3
0.7 2.8
1.4 5.8
Federal Government
3.0
3.0
2.9
0.0 0.0
0.1 3.5
State Government
5.3
5.3
5.0
0.0 0.0
0.3 6.0
Local Government
17.4
16.7
16.4
0.7 4.2
1.0 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 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
AUG 2024 JUL 2024 AUG 2023
Change in Jobs from JUL 2024
Net %
Change in Jobs from AUG 2023
Net %
Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing
57.0
56.9
56.8
44.2
44.2
44.2
8.1
8.1
7.9
0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
0.2 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.2 2.5
Service-Providing Private Service-Providing
48.9
48.8
48.9
36.1
36.1
36.3
0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0
0.0 0.0 -0.2 -0.6
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
12.8
12.8
12.4
0.0 0.0
0.4 3.2
Retail Trade Government
7.1
7.1
7.0
12.8
12.7
12.6
0.0 0.0 0.1 0.8
0.1 1.4 0.2 1.6
Federal Government
1.1
1.1
1.1
0.0 0.0
0.0 0.0
State Government Local Government
3.4
3.3
3.2
0.1 3.0
8.3
8.3
8.3
0.0 0.0
0.2 6.3 0.0 0.0
?Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by
selected employers in the Valdosta Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Brooks, Echols, Lanier and Lowndes counties. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 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
AUG 2024 JUL 2024 AUG 2023
Change in Jobs from JUL 2024
Net %
Change in Jobs from AUG 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
83.0
82.7
80.6
54.8
54.7
53.5
11.5
11.5
11.3
71.5
71.2
69.3
43.3
43.2
42.2
12.4
12.4
12.5
9.8
9.8
9.8
28.2
28.0
27.1
15.9
15.7
15.2
2.4
2.4
2.2
9.9
9.9
9.7
0.3 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.7 0.2 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2.4 3.0 1.3 2.4 0.2 1.8 2.2 3.2 1.1 2.6 -0.1 -0.8 0.0 0.0 1.1 4.1 0.7 4.6 0.2 9.1 0.2 2.1
?Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by
selected employers in the 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
AUG 2024 JUL 2024 AUG 2023
Change in Jobs from JUL 2024
Net %
Change in Jobs from AUG 2023
Net %
Albany MSA
63.2
63.4
62.2
-0.2 -0.3
1.0 1.6
Athens-Clarke County MSA
105.1
104.7
101.4
0.4 0.4
3.7 3.6
Atlanta MSA
3,104.1
3,097.9 3,062.3
6.2 0.2
41.8 1.4
Augusta-Richmond County MSA
247.8
247.1
244.5
0.7 0.3
3.3 1.3
Brunswick MSA
48.7
49.0
47.8
-0.3 -0.6
0.9 1.9
Columbus MSA
125.0
124.4
122.6
0.6 0.5
2.4 2.0
Dalton MSA
69.3
69.3
68.1
0.0 0.0
1.2 1.8
Gainesville MSA
111.2
111.0
108.0
0.2 0.2
3.2 3.0
Hinesville MSA
22.4
22.4
21.9
0.0 0.0
0.5 2.3
Macon-Bibb County MSA
102.0
102.0
100.5
0.0 0.0
1.5 1.5
Rome MSA
47.8
47.6
46.5
0.2 0.4
1.3 2.8
Savannah MSA
207.3
207.7
204.1
-0.4 -0.2
3.2 1.6
Valdosta MSA
57.1
57.6
56.8
-0.5 -0.9
0.3 0.5
Warner Robins MSA
82.6
82.9
81.2
-0.3 -0.4
1.4 1.7
?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 AUG 2024
Revised JUL 2024
Revised AUG 2023
Total Private..................................................................................................$1,091.06..........................$1,082.56.................... $1,061.93 Goods Producing....................................................................................... $1,322.18.......................... $1,318.72....................$1,262.25 Private Service Providing...........................................................................$1,049.84..........................$1,038.84.................... $1,023.78 Construction............................................................................................$1,384.91..........................$1,384.87.................... $1,266.76 Manufacturing.........................................................................................$1,282.40..........................$1,290.32....................$1,228.64 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities............................................................$916.50............................ $899.06.......................$919.52 Financial Activities..................................................................................$1,548.75.......................... $1,435.13.................... $1,247.33 Professional and Business Services......................................................$1,439.76.......................... $1,413.30.................... $1,363.41 Educational and Health Services.............................................................$1,157.09..........................$1,202.32.................... $1,148.51 Leisure and Hospitality................................................................................$474.11.............................$470.33....................... $487.08 Other Services...........................................................................................$938.31.............................$949.73.......................$875.02
Average Weekly Hours (AWH)
Preliminary AUG 2024
Revised JUL 2024
Revised AUG 2023
Total Private...........................................................................................................34.0...................................34.0.............................34.3 Goods Producing................................................................................................40.2...................................39.4.............................40.6 Private Service Providing....................................................................................32.9...................................33.0............................. 33.1 Construction.....................................................................................................40.4...................................39.5............................. 40.1 Manufacturing.................................................................................................. 40.1...................................39.8.............................40.9 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities..................................................................33.4.................................. 33.2............................. 33.1 Financial Activities........................................................................................... 37.5................................... 37.5.............................36.6 Professional and Business Services............................................................... 37.7................................... 37.3.............................36.7 Educational and Health Services.....................................................................33.5.................................. 33.5.............................34.5 Leisure and Hospitality.....................................................................................25.6...................................25.8.............................26.4 Other Services.................................................................................................32.9.................................. 33.5.............................33.5
Average Hourly Earnings (AHE)
Preliminary AUG 2024
Revised JUL 2024
Revised AUG 2023
Total Private...................................................................................................... $32.09...............................$31.84.........................$30.96 Goods Producing........................................................................................... $32.89...............................$33.47.........................$31.09 Private Service Providing................................................................................$31.91...............................$31.48.........................$30.93 Construction................................................................................................ $34.28.............................. $35.06.........................$31.59 Manufacturing..............................................................................................$31.98...............................$32.42.........................$30.04 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities..............................................................$27.44...............................$27.08......................... $27.78 Financial Activities.......................................................................................$41.30.............................. $38.27.........................$34.08 Professional and Business Services...........................................................$38.19...............................$37.89..........................$37.15 Educational and Health Services................................................................ $34.54.............................. $35.89.........................$33.29 Leisure and Hospitality.................................................................................$18.52...............................$18.23.........................$18.45 Other Services.............................................................................................$28.52.............................. $28.35......................... $26.12
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 AUG 2024
Revised JUL 2024
Revised AUG 2023
Albany MSA .................................................................................................... $780.12............................ $752.84.......................$743.28 Athens-Clarke County MSA ...........................................................................$851.57............................ $863.53...................... $838.53 Atlanta MSA ................................................................................................$1,166.16.......................... $1,164.84.................... $1,143.46 Augusta-Richmond County MSA .................................................................. $983.04..........................$1,006.51...................... $945.88 Brunswick MSA .............................................................................................$824.55.............................$812.58....................... $739.14 Columbus MSA ...........................................................................................$1,043.65..........................$1,021.58...................... $902.88 Dalton MSA ................................................................................................$1,016.30............................ $992.86.......................$881.92 Gainesville MSA ..........................................................................................$1,000.70.............................$997.96....................$1,006.67 Hinesville MSA ...............................................................................................$531.30............................ $508.82...................... $500.64 Macon-Bibb County MSA ..............................................................................$915.39............................ $895.40.......................$883.91 Rome MSA .................................................................................................... $845.02.............................$831.30....................... $807.72 Savannah MSA ..............................................................................................$814.48............................ $829.92.......................$821.92 Valdosta MSA ................................................................................................ $908.68............................. $911.13.......................$912.45 Warner Robins MSA ....................................................................................... $911.59.............................$871.65.......................$778.75
Average Weekly Hours (AWH)
Preliminary AUG 2024
Revised JUL 2024
Revised AUG 2023
Albany MSA ..........................................................................................................33.0...................................33.4.............................32.6 Athens-Clarke County MSA ................................................................................. 31.4...................................30.6............................. 31.5 Atlanta MSA ........................................................................................................33.9...................................34.0.............................34.4 Augusta-Richmond County MSA .........................................................................34.3...................................34.6.............................34.0 Brunswick MSA ...................................................................................................34.5...................................33.9.............................33.4 Columbus MSA ....................................................................................................34.8.................................. 35.3.............................34.2 Dalton MSA ......................................................................................................... 37.2.................................. 36.8.............................34.9 Gainesville MSA ...................................................................................................34.4.................................. 34.2.............................36.5 Hinesville MSA .....................................................................................................30.8...................................29.6.............................28.0 Macon-Bibb County MSA ....................................................................................34.7.................................. 34.8.............................35.3 Rome MSA ...........................................................................................................33.4...................................32.6............................. 31.7 Savannah MSA ....................................................................................................29.9...................................30.3............................. 31.6 Valdosta MSA .......................................................................................................33.2...................................33.0.............................33.0 Warner Robins MSA .............................................................................................33.8...................................32.5............................. 31.2
Average Hourly Earnings (AHE)
Preliminary AUG 2024
Revised JUL 2024
Revised AUG 2023
Albany MSA ..................................................................................................... $23.64.............................. $22.54.........................$22.80 Athens-Clarke County MSA ............................................................................. $27.12.............................. $28.22.........................$26.62 Atlanta MSA ................................................................................................... $34.40.............................. $34.26.........................$33.24 Augusta-Richmond County MSA .....................................................................$28.66.............................. $29.09......................... $27.82 Brunswick MSA .............................................................................................. $23.90...............................$23.97......................... $22.13 Columbus MSA ................................................................................................$29.99.............................. $28.94.........................$26.40 Dalton MSA ..................................................................................................... $27.32.............................. $26.98.........................$25.27 Gainesville MSA ...............................................................................................$29.09............................... $29.18......................... $27.58 Hinesville MSA ................................................................................................. $17.25................................$17.19......................... $17.88 Macon-Bibb County MSA ................................................................................$26.38...............................$25.73.........................$25.04 Rome MSA .......................................................................................................$25.30.............................. $25.50.........................$25.48 Savannah MSA ................................................................................................ $27.24...............................$27.39.........................$26.01 Valdosta MSA ................................................................................................... $27.37............................... $27.61......................... $27.65 Warner Robins MSA .........................................................................................$26.97.............................. $26.82.........................$24.96
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(Seenatsornaatellys A--djGuestoerdg)ia and U.S.
5%
4%
3%
2% Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug
Georgia
U.S.
WA 4.8
OR
4.0
ID
3.5
NV
5.5
UT
CA
3.3
5.3
AZ 3.4
AK 4.6
StSattaeteuUnenmempploloyymmeenntt Rraatteess
August 2024
National Unemployment Rate: 4.2% Rates are seasonally adjusted
MT 3.2
WY 3.0
CO 4.0 NM 4.1
HI 2.9
ND 2.3 SD 2.0
NE 2.7
KS 3.3
MN 3.3
WI 2.9
IA 2.9
IL 5.3 MO 3.9
OK 3.4 TX 4.1
AR 3.3
MS 2.7 LA 3.9
PR 5.7
NH
2.6 ME
VT
2.8
2.2
MI 4.5
OH
IN
4.5
4.2
KY 4.8 TN 3.1
PA 3.4
WV
4.2
VA
2.8
NC 3.8
SC 4.3
AL
GA
2.8
3.6
FL 3.3
MA 3.7
NY 4.4
RI 4.6
CT
NJ 4.8
3.4
DE
4.2
DC 5.7
MD 2.9
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 AUG 2024
5,410,717 5,218,105
192,612 3.6
Revised JUL 2024
5,405,385 5,219,736
185,649 3.4
Revised AUG 2023
5,324,362 5,152,204
172,158 3.2
Change From
JUL 2024
AUG 2023
5,332 -1,631 6,963
86,355 65,901 20,454
Georgia
(Not Seasonally adjusted)
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
5,384,962 5,161,581
223,381 4.1
5,420,399 5,209,108
211,291 3.9
5,310,423 5,118,233
192,190 3.6
-35,437 -47,527 12,090
74,539 43,348 31,191
Albany MSA
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed
Rate
64,866 61,715
3,151 4.9
65,341 62,353
2,988 4.6
63,639 60,978
2,661 4.2
-475 -638 163
1,227 737 490
Athens-Clarke County MSA
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
103,791 99,425
4,366 4.2
103,451 99,277
4,174 4.0
101,100 97,455 3,645
3.6
340
2,691
148
1,970
192
721
Atlanta MSA
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed
Rate
3,269,266 3,137,542
131,724 4.0
3,300,008 3,175,619
124,389 3.8
3,238,474 3,124,068
114,406 3.5
-30,742 -38,077
7,335
30,792 13,474 17,318
Augusta-Richmond County MSA
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed
Rate
267,960 253,738
14,222 5.3
270,972 257,677 13,295
4.9
264,012 253,693
10,319 3.9
-3,012 -3,939
927
3,948 45
3,903
Brunswick MSA
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed
Rate
56,398 54,131 2,267
4.0
56,676 54,669
2,007 3.5
54,885 52,982
1,903 3.5
-278 -538 260
1,513 1,149
364
Columbus MSA
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
123,667 117,852
5,815 4.7
123,601 118,134
5,467 4.4
121,077 116,068
5,009 4.1
66 -282 348
2,590 1,784
806
Dalton MSA
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
59,571
60,299
58,920
-728
651
56,654
57,272
56,408
-618
246
2,917
3,027
2,512
-110
405
4.9
5.0
4.3
Gainesville MSA
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
114,283 110,493
3,790 3.3
114,646 111,134
3,512 3.1
112,030 108,837
3,193 2.9
-363 -641 278
2,253 1,656
597
?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 AUG 2024
35,139 33,683
1,456 4.1
100,203 95,346 4,857 4.8
Revised JUL 2024
35,176 33,849
1,327 3.8
101,174 96,539
4,635 4.6
Revised AUG 2023
34,660 33,370
1,290 3.7
98,546 94,445
4,101 4.2
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
48,196 46,248
1,948 4.0
203,994 196,318
7,676 3.8
48,648 46,613 2,035
4.2
206,355 199,377
6,978 3.4
47,010 45,347
1,663 3.5
200,645 194,076
6,569 3.3
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
63,096 60,137 2,959
4.7
88,687 85,067
3,620 4.1
63,275 60,452
2,823 4.5
89,117 85,789
3,328 3.7
62,822 60,349
2,473 3.9
86,775 83,665
3,110 3.6
Change From
JUL 2024
AUG 2023
-37
479
-166
313
129
166
-971 -1,193
222
1,657 901 756
-452 -365
-87
1,186 901 285
-2,361 -3,059
698
3,349 2,242 1,107
-179
274
-315
-212
136
486
-430 -722 292
1,912 1,402
510
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
AUG 2024
168,549,000 161,434,000
7,115,000 4.2
168,763,000 161,348,000
7,415,000 4.4
JUL 2024
168,429,000 161,266,000
7,163,000 4.3
169,723,000 162,038,000
7,685,000 4.5
AUG 2023
167,840,000 161,500,000
6,340,000 3.8
168,049,000 161,427,000
6,623,000 3.9
Change From
JUL 2024
AUG 2023
120,000 168,000 -48,000
709,000 -66,000 775,000
-960,000 -690,000 -270,000
714,000 -79,000 792,000
?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 August 2024
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
5,384,962 5,161,581 223,381 4.1
Appling Atkinson Bacon Baker Baldwin
10,008 4,352 5,077 1,094 17,998
9,578 4,193 4,871 1,044 17,048
430 4.3 159 3.7 206 4.1
50 4.6 950 5.3
Banks Barrow Bartow Ben Hill Berrien
11,808 11,451
357 3.0
44,188 42,539 1,649 3.7
53,614 51,449 2,165 4.0
5,724 5,394
330 5.8
7,884 7,481
403 5.1
Bibb Bleckley Brantley Brooks Bryan
65,812 62,436 3,376 5.1
4,983 4,695
288 5.8
7,919 7,549
370 4.7
6,740 6,441
299 4.4
20,799 20,069
730 3.5
Bulloch Burke Butts Calhoun Camden
39,762 37,965 1,797 4.5
9,050 8,449
601 6.6
11,593 11,149 444 3.8
2,277 2,192
85 3.7
23,462 22,499 963 4.1
Candler Carroll Catoosa Charlton Chatham
5,932 5,732
200 3.4
58,971 56,422 2,549 4.3
35,033 33,741 1,292 3.7
5,172 4,952
220 4.3
148,593 142,825 5,768 3.9
Chattahoochee 1,930 1,818
112 5.8
Chattooga
9,496 9,054
442 4.7
Cherokee 146,986 141,813 5,173 3.5
Clarke
61,211 58,387 2,824 4.6
Clay
828
765
63 7.6
Clayton Clinch Cobb Coffee Colquitt
143,511 136,357 7,154 5.0
3,144 3,021
123 3.9
443,268 427,217 16,051 3.6
18,956 18,102 854 4.5
21,787 20,955
832 3.8
Columbia Cook Coweta Crawford Crisp
76,738 73,650 3,088 4.0
8,389 8,057
332 4.0
79,724 76,691 3,033 3.8
5,390 5,146
244 4.5
10,259 9,841
418 4.1
Revised July 2024
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
5,420,399 5,209,108 211,291 3.9
9,809 4,300 4,943 1,052 17,795
9,396 4,127 4,761 1,002 16,849
413 4.2 173 4.0 182 3.7 50 4.8 946 5.3
11,713 11,372
341 2.9
44,564 43,055 1,509 3.4
54,085 52,021 2,064 3.8
5,711 5,381 330 5.8
7,803
7,377
426 5.5
66,593 63,339 3,254 4.9
4,915 4,630
285 5.8
7,856
7,527
329 4.2
6,571 6,305 266 4.0
21,009 20,348
661 3.1
39,197 37,463 1,734 4.4
9,101 8,499
602 6.6
11,693 11,274
419 3.6
2,154 2,074
80 3.7
23,662 22,811
851 3.6
5,837 5,657
180 3.1
59,362 56,976 2,386 4.0
35,439 34,264 1,175 3.3
5,129 4,947
182 3.5
150,324 145,071 5,253 3.5
1,910 1,818
92 4.8
9,517 9,069 448 4.7
148,212 143,468 4,744 3.2
61,163 58,400 2,763 4.5
786
725
61 7.8
145,149 138,132 7,017 4.8
3,044 2,937
107 3.5
447,495 432,416 15,079 3.4
18,901 18,048
853 4.5
21,382 20,610
772 3.6
77,425 74,610 2,815 3.6
8,251 7,938
313 3.8
80,458 77,622 2,836 3.5
5,417
5,178
239 4.4
10,186 9,793
393 3.9
Revised August 2023
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
5,310,423 5,118,233 192,190 3.6
9,504 4,244 5,068 1,058 17,514
9,149 4,103 4,906 1,012 16,707
355 3.7 141 3.3 162 3.2 46 4.3 807 4.6
11,314 11,027
287 2.5
43,801 42,413 1,388 3.2
53,135 51,259 1,876 3.5
5,734 5,463
271 4.7
7,730 7,374
356 4.6
64,788 61,931 2,857 4.4
4,705 4,475
230 4.9
7,600 7,286
314 4.1
6,587 6,329
258 3.9
20,419 19,798
621 3.0
38,556 36,961 1,595 4.1
8,970 8,417
553 6.2
11,516 11,115
401 3.5
2,269 2,197
72 3.2
22,584 21,787
797 3.5
5,955 5,768
187 3.1
58,252 56,044 2,208 3.8
34,612 33,537 1,075 3.1
5,046 4,868
178 3.5
146,096 141,182 4,914 3.4
1,896 1,796
100 5.3
9,363 8,989
374 4.0
145,338 140,979 4,359 3.0
59,707 57,359 2,348 3.9
802
730
72 9.0
142,370 136,095 6,275 4.4
3,051 2,950
101 3.3
439,169 425,102 14,067 3.2
18,634 17,936
698 3.7
21,677 20,960
717 3.3
75,948 8,246 79,103 5,286 9,988
73,277 7,961
76,432 5,085 9,603
2,671 3.5 285 3.5
2,671 3.4 201 3.8 385 3.9
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics Division
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Georgia Labor Force Estimates by County (not seasonally adjusted)
Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older
Dade Dawson Decatur DeKalb Dodge
Preliminary August 2024
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
8,581 8,260
321 3.7
13,889 13,381 508 3.7
11,387 10,899 488 4.3
415,519 398,375 17,144 4.1
7,403 7,029
374 5.1
Dooly Dougherty Douglas Early Echols
4,484 4,253
231 5.2
36,523 34,531 1,992 5.5
77,135 73,809 3,326 4.3
4,083 3,875 208 5.1
1,850 1,776
74 4.0
Effingham Elbert Emanuel Evans Fannin
34,602 33,424 1,178 3.4
8,477 8,090
387 4.6
9,029 8,510
519 5.7
4,856 4,664
192 4.0
12,990 12,505 485 3.7
Fayette Floyd Forsyth Franklin Fulton
61,138 58,799 2,339 3.8 48,196 46,248 1,948 4.0 133,875 129,136 4,739 3.5 10,339 9,880 459 4.4 591,118 565,639 25,479 4.3
Gilmer Glascock Glynn Gordon Grady
13,507 12,930
577 4.3
1,263 1,205
58 4.6
41,951 40,331 1,620 3.9
29,424 28,326 1,098 3.7
10,984 10,539 445 4.1
Greene
7,919 7,578
341 4.3
Gwinnett
515,622 496,255 19,367 3.8
Habersham 20,369 19,546
823 4.0
Hall
114,283 110,493 3,790 3.3
Hancock
2,519 2,360
159 6.3
Haralson Harris Hart Heard Henry
13,440 12,869
571 4.2
17,142 16,491
651 3.8
13,403 12,898 505 3.8
5,464 5,244 220 4.0
123,540 118,002 5,538 4.5
Houston Irwin Jackson Jasper Jeff Davis
72,366 69,539 2,827 3.9
3,569 3,388
181 5.1
50,801 49,357 1,444 2.8
7,415 7,129 286 3.9
6,247 5,907 340 5.4
Revised July 2024
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
8,608 8,312 296 3.4
13,927 13,470
457 3.3
11,291 10,827 464 4.1
419,584 403,557 16,027 3.8
7,394 7,041 353 4.8
4,367 4,158 209 4.8
36,905 34,986 1,919 5.2
77,905 74,744 3,161 4.1
4,060 3,859
201 5.0
1,791 1,718
73 4.1
35,022 33,958 1,064 3.0
8,592 8,127 465 5.4
8,896 8,408 488 5.5
4,771 4,591
180 3.8
12,985 12,568
417 3.2
61,728 59,565 2,163 3.5 48,648 46,613 2,035 4.2 135,050 130,640 4,410 3.3 10,160 9,714 446 4.4 596,881 572,618 24,263 4.1
13,405 12,919 486 3.6
1,235 1,190
45 3.6
42,326 40,883 1,443 3.4
29,747 28,503 1,244 4.2
10,874 10,459
415 3.8
7,983 7,670
313 3.9
520,303 502,059 18,244 3.5
20,220 19,441
779 3.9
114,646 111,134 3,512 3.1
2,439 2,282
157 6.4
13,511 13,004
507 3.8
17,127 16,530
597 3.5
13,289 12,808
481 3.6
5,489 5,285 204 3.7
125,017 119,683 5,334 4.3
72,830 70,275 2,555 3.5
3,502 3,313
189 5.4
51,068 49,741 1,327 2.6
7,438
7,172
266 3.6
6,212 5,864 348 5.6
Revised August 2023
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
8,327 8,069
258 3.1
13,637 13,217
420 3.1
11,301 10,853 448 4.0
412,205 396,985 15,220 3.7
7,191 6,882 309 4.3
4,470 4,283
187 4.2
35,836 34,164 1,672 4.7
76,390 73,512 2,878 3.8
4,010 3,838
172 4.3
1,812 1,753
59 3.3
34,130 33,096 1,034 3.0
8,195 7,882
313 3.8
8,855 8,446
409 4.6
4,949 4,769
180 3.6
12,216 11,806
410 3.4
60,774 58,643 2,131 3.5
47,010 45,347 1,663 3.5
132,510 128,541 3,969 3.0
9,829 9,458
371 3.8
585,637 563,404 22,233 3.8
12,837 12,365
472 3.7
1,231 1,180
51 4.1
40,939 39,585 1,354 3.3
28,976 27,971 1,005 3.5
10,743 10,355
388 3.6
7,585 7,284
301 4.0
509,884 493,293 16,591 3.3
19,340 18,649
691 3.6
112,030 108,837 3,193 2.9
2,434 2,296
138 5.7
13,259 16,762 12,965 5,400 122,795
12,771 16,219 12,562 5,207 118,047
488 3.7 543 3.2 403 3.1 193 3.6 4,748 3.9
70,924 68,502 2,422 3.4
3,477 3,325
152 4.4
48,643 47,441 1,202 2.5
7,308 7,063
245 3.4
6,122 5,834
288 4.7
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics Division
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Georgia Labor Force Estimates by County (not seasonally adjusted)
Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older
Jefferson Jenkins Johnson Jones Lamar
Preliminary August 2024
Labor Force
6,826 3,431 4,312 13,389 8,695
Employment
6,447 3,242 4,137 12,830 8,277
Unemployment Number Rate
379 5.6 189 5.5 175 4.1 559 4.2 418 4.8
Revised July 2024
Labor Force
6,782 3,390 4,265 13,480 8,768
Employment
6,413 3,215 4,104 12,952 8,363
Unemployment Number Rate
369 5.4 175 5.2 161 3.8 528 3.9 405 4.6
Lanier Laurens Lee Liberty Lincoln
3,841 3,632 209 5.4
20,693 19,699 994 4.8
15,020 14,474 546 3.6
26,523 25,423 1,100 4.1
3,521 3,362
159 4.5
3,838 3,643
195 5.1
20,575 19,642 933 4.5
15,141 14,648 493 3.3
26,632 25,622 1,010 3.8
3,508 3,356
152 4.3
Long Lowndes Lumpkin McDuffie McIntosh
8,616 8,260 356 4.1
50,665 48,288 2,377 4.7
18,721 18,035 686 3.7
8,493 7,980
513 6.0
6,528 6,251
277 4.2
8,544 8,227
317 3.7
51,075 48,786 2,289 4.5
18,670 18,025 645 3.5
8,637 8,089 548 6.3
6,494 6,259 235 3.6
Macon Madison Marion Meriwether Miller
4,568 14,150 3,326 9,224 2,724
4,327 13,599
3,169 8,799 2,625
241 5.3 551 3.9 157 4.7 425 4.6 99 3.6
4,471 14,068
3,313 9,282 2,674
4,231 13,558
3,164 8,846 2,587
240 5.4 510 3.6 149 4.5 436 4.7 87 3.3
Mitchell Monroe Montgomery Morgan Murray
7,967 12,901
3,971 9,990 15,649
7,556 12,388
3,768 9,630 14,853
411 5.2 513 4.0 203 5.1 360 3.6 796 5.1
7,810 12,948
3,953 9,969 15,790
7,424 12,486
3,754 9,626 14,979
386 4.9 462 3.6 199 5.0 343 3.4 811 5.1
Muscogee Newton Oconee Oglethorpe Paulding
76,933 72,940 3,993 5.2
55,941 53,147 2,794 5.0
21,170 20,462
708 3.3
7,260 6,977 283 3.9
93,656 90,149 3,507 3.7
77,200 73,439 3,761 4.9
56,428 53,760 2,668 4.7
21,045 20,405 640 3.0
7,175 6,914
261 3.6
94,556 91,278 3,278 3.5
Peach Pickens Pierce Pike Polk
12,201 16,346
8,651 9,468 19,415
11,592 15,734
8,272 9,119 18,545
609 5.0 612 3.7 379 4.4 349 3.7 870 4.5
12,188 16,473 8,565
9,519 19,518
11,588 15,931 8,245
9,190 18,689
600 4.9 542 3.3 320 3.7 329 3.5 829 4.2
Pulaski Putnam Quitman Rabun Randolph
4,120 9,118
723 8,264 2,317
3,936 8,682
674 7,940 2,183
184 4.5 436 4.8
49 6.8 324 3.9 134 5.8
4,099 9,094
720 8,381 2,244
3,926 8,694
680 8,109 2,125
173 4.2 400 4.4
40 5.6 272 3.2 119 5.3
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics Division
Revised August 2023
Labor Force
6,676 3,346 4,094 13,157 8,531
Employment
6,401 3,153 3,964 12,682 8,207
Unemployment Number Rate
275 4.1 193 5.8 130 3.2 475 3.6 324 3.8
3,794 19,788 14,781 26,214
3,470
3,625 18,890 14,306 25,241
3,325
169 4.5 898 4.5 475 3.2 973 3.7 145 4.2
8,446 8,129
317 3.8
50,629 48,642 1,987 3.9
18,055 17,463
592 3.3
8,411 7,968 443 5.3
6,346
6,111
235 3.7
4,551 13,741 3,242 9,078 2,794
4,345 13,283
3,103 8,706 2,711
206 4.5 458 3.3 139 4.3 372 4.1
83 3.0
7,950 12,631 3,835
9,796 15,464
7,614 12,204
3,663 9,473 14,767
336 4.2 427 3.4 172 4.5 323 3.3 697 4.5
75,453 71,963 3,490 4.6
55,332 52,953 2,379 4.3
20,600 19,990
610 3.0
7,052 6,823
229 3.2
93,007 89,929 3,078 3.3
11,851 16,200
8,451 9,330 19,061
11,325 15,677
8,150 9,037 18,385
526 4.4 523 3.2 301 3.6 293 3.1 676 3.5
4,000 8,954
710 7,987 2,291
3,838 8,559
669 7,707 2,178
162 4.1 395 4.4
41 5.8 280 3.5 113 4.9
19
Georgia Labor Force Estimates by County (not seasonally adjusted)
Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older
Richmond Rockdale Schley Screven Seminole
Preliminary August 2024
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
83,660 78,578 5,082 6.1
46,505 44,342 2,163 4.7
2,177 2,079
98 4.5
4,902 4,594 308 6.3
3,119 2,949
170 5.5
Spalding Stephens Stewart Sumter Talbot
30,199 28,778 1,421 4.7
10,584 10,051
533 5.0
2,721 2,616
105 3.9
12,386 11,695
691 5.6
2,952 2,829
123 4.2
Taliaferro Tattnall Taylor Telfair Terrell
580 9,419 2,808 3,360 3,478
550 9,029 2,659 3,093 3,294
30 5.2 390 4.1 149 5.3 267 7.9 184 5.3
Thomas Tift Toombs Towns Treutlen
18,014 21,002 12,511
4,489 2,745
17,160 20,207 11,901
4,237 2,594
854 4.7 795 3.8 610 4.9 252 5.6 151 5.5
Troup Turner Twiggs Union Upson
39,105 37,676 1,429 3.7
3,322 3,144
178 5.4
2,711 2,546
165 6.1
12,004 11,570
434 3.6
11,719 11,205
514 4.4
Walker
32,696 31,398 1,298 4.0
Walton
49,232 47,292 1,940 3.9
Ware
15,308 14,643
665 4.3
Warren
2,781 2,655
126 4.5
Washington
7,188 6,777
411 5.7
Wayne Webster Wheeler White Whitfield
12,276 11,713
563 4.6
976
929
47 4.8
1,744 1,634
110 6.3
18,022 17,446
576 3.2
43,922 41,801 2,121 4.8
Wilcox Wilkes Wilkinson Worth
2,687 3,935 3,484 8,751
2,571 3,760 3,306 8,372
116 4.3 175 4.4 178 5.1 379 4.3
Revised July 2024
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
84,687 79,825 4,862 5.7
47,012 44,894 2,118 4.5
2,149 2,054
95 4.4
4,807 4,520
287 6.0
3,082 2,930
152 4.9
30,497 29,101 1,396 4.6
10,535 10,025
510 4.8
2,681 2,589
92 3.4
12,232 11,537 695 5.7
2,951 2,832
119 4.0
587 9,265 2,779 3,284 3,485
556 8,895 2,634 3,044 3,319
31 5.3 370 4.0 145 5.2 240 7.3 166 4.8
18,158 20,829 12,444
4,477 2,723
17,373 20,076 11,849 4,230 2,564
785 4.3 753 3.6 595 4.8 247 5.5 159 5.8
39,491 37,989 1,502 3.8
3,297 3,126
171 5.2
2,736 2,584
152 5.6
11,951 11,539
412 3.4
11,772 11,269
503 4.3
32,999 31,824 1,175 3.6
49,653 47,869 1,784 3.6
15,235 14,636
599 3.9
2,805 2,670
135 4.8
7,145 6,780
365 5.1
12,265 11,762
503 4.1
971
921
50 5.1
1,681 1,584
97 5.8
18,024 17,507
517 2.9
44,509 42,293 2,216 5.0
2,602 3,955 3,463 8,758
2,495 3,763 3,297 8,398
107 4.1 192 4.9 166 4.8 360 4.1
Revised August 2023
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
82,784 78,602 4,182 5.1
46,055 44,163 1,892 4.1
2,139 2,062
77 3.6
4,948 4,650
298 6.0
3,058 2,931
127 4.2
29,852 28,651 1,201 4.0
10,346 9,933
413 4.0
2,727 2,636
91 3.3
12,207 11,630
577 4.7
2,831 2,721
110 3.9
553 9,358 2,787 3,425 3,406
528 9,018 2,661 3,192 3,247
25 4.5 340 3.6 126 4.5 233 6.8 159 4.7
17,359 20,825 12,047
4,148 2,696
16,646 20,143 11,531 3,941 2,566
713 4.1 682 3.3 516 4.3 207 5.0 130 4.8
37,960 3,239 2,684 11,472 11,576
36,749 3,110 2,543
11,097 11,149
1,211 3.2 129 4.0 141 5.3 375 3.3 427 3.7
32,278 31,186 1,092 3.4
48,810 47,150 1,660 3.4
15,043 14,482
561 3.7
2,767 2,642
125 4.5
7,101 6,777
324 4.6
12,011 975
1,624 17,812 43,456
11,546 934
1,517 17,331 41,641
465 3.9 41 4.2
107 6.6 481 2.7 1,815 4.2
2,669 3,753 3,411 8,558
2,562 3,602 3,263 8,249
107 4.0 151 4.0 148 4.3 309 3.6
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 August 2024
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
Albany 29,591 27,928 1,663 5.6
Alpharetta 38,844 37,515 1,329 3.4
Athens 61,211 58,387 2,824 4.6
Atlanta 279,371 266,166 13,205 4.7
Dekalb Part
25,634 24,660
974 3.8
Fulton Part
253,737 241,506 12,231 4.8
Augusta 83,660 78,578 5,082 6.1
Brookhaven
36,741 35,712 1,029 2.8
Canton 17,735 17,151
584 3.3
Carrollton 12,277 11,656
621 5.1
Chamblee 21,882 21,264
618 2.8
Columbus 76,933 72,940 3,993 5.2
Dalton 13,832 13,120
712 5.1
Decatur 14,858 14,378
480 3.2
Douglasville
17,821 17,036
785 4.4
Duluth 16,776 16,148
628 3.7
Dunwoody
28,367 27,405
962 3.4
East Point 17,410 16,397 1,013 5.8
Gainesville
23,079 22,223
856 3.7
Hinesville 15,641 15,036
605 3.9
Johns Creek
46,929 45,337 1,592 3.4
Kennesaw
21,095 20,342
753 3.6
LaGrange 16,165 15,484
681 4.2
Lawrenceville
15,479 14,816
663 4.3
McDonough 13,079 12,383
696 5.3
Macon-Bibb
65,812 62,436 3,376 5.1
Marietta 36,712 35,454 1,258 3.4
Milton 21,309 20,545
764 3.6
Newnan 20,582 19,672
910 4.4
Peachtree City
19,698 19,027
671 3.4
P'tree Corners
26,264 25,405
859 3.3
Pooler 14,805 14,312
493 3.3
Rome 16,773 16,066
707 4.2
Roswell 56,021 54,170 1,851 3.3
Sandy Springs
68,473 66,242 2,231 3.3
Savannah 70,505 67,493 3,012 4.3
Smyrna 36,255 34,954 1,301 3.6
Statesboro
15,050 14,131
919 6.1
Stockbridge
15,181 14,393
788 5.2
Sugar Hill
13,894 13,429
465 3.3
Tucker 20,821 20,107
714 3.4
Union City
10,754 10,058
696 6.5
Valdosta 24,545 23,263 1,282 5.2
Warner Robins
34,498 33,115 1,383 4.0
Woodstock
18,825 18,130
695 3.7
Revised July 2024
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
29,903 28,296 1,607 5.4
39,212 37,978 1,234 3.1
61,163 58,400 2,763 4.5
282,112 269,467 12,645 4.5
25,788 24,981
807 3.1
256,324 244,486 11,838 4.6
84,687 79,825 4,862 5.7
37,021 36,177
844 2.3
17,873 17,351
522 2.9
12,423
11,770
653 5.3
22,088 21,540
548 2.5
77,200 73,439 3,761 4.9
14,010 13,275
735 5.2
15,021 14,565 456 3.0
17,975 17,252
723 4.0
16,920 16,337
583 3.4
28,551
27,761
790 2.8
17,527 16,599
928 5.3
23,165 22,352
813 3.5
15,695 15,154
541 3.4
47,386 45,896 1,490 3.1
21,286 20,590 696 3.3
16,364 15,612
752 4.6
15,571 14,989
582 3.7
13,259 12,559
700 5.3
66,593 63,339 3,254 4.9
37,122 35,886 1,236 3.3
21,492 20,798 694 3.2
20,750 19,911 839 4.0
19,878 19,275 603 3.0
26,484 25,702
782 3.0
14,943 14,537 406 2.7
16,955 16,193
762 4.5
56,539 54,839 1,700 3.0
69,070 67,059 2,011 2.9
71,400 68,555 2,845 4.0
36,557 35,379 1,178 3.2
14,868 13,945
923 6.2
15,314 14,598
716 4.7
14,021 13,586
435 3.1
21,036 20,368 668 3.2
10,839 10,182
657 6.1
24,742 23,503 1,239 5.0
34,717 33,461 1,256 3.6
18,976 18,342 634 3.3
Revised August 2023
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
29,003 27,631 1,372 4.7
38,488 37,367 1,121 2.9
59,707 57,359 2,348 3.9
276,826 265,126 11,700 4.2
25,500 24,574
926 3.6
251,326 240,552 10,774 4.3
82,784 78,602 4,182 5.1
36,502 35,588
914 2.5
17,551 17,050
501 2.9
12,122 11,578
544 4.5
21,752 21,190
562 2.6
75,453 71,963 3,490 4.6
13,673 13,070
603 4.4
14,747 14,327
420 2.8
17,676 16,967
709 4.0
16,622 16,052
570 3.4
28,094 27,309
785 2.8
17,190 16,332
858 5.0
22,578 21,890
688 3.0
15,474 14,928
546 3.5
46,535 45,158 1,377 3.0
20,880 20,242
638 3.1
15,675 15,103
572 3.6
15,277 14,727
550 3.6
13,019 12,387
632 4.9
64,788 61,931 2,857 4.4
36,464 35,279 1,185 3.2
21,110 20,464
646 3.1
20,353 19,606
747 3.7
19,557 18,976
581 3.0
25,970 25,253
717 2.8
14,547 14,147
400 2.7
16,392 15,753
639 3.9
55,524 53,956 1,568 2.8
67,944 65,980 1,964 2.9
69,331 66,717 2,614 3.8
35,994 34,781 1,213 3.4
14,569 13,758
811 5.6
14,965 14,399
566 3.8
13,772 13,349
423 3.1
20,678 20,037
641 3.1
10,586 10,018
568 5.4
24,487 23,433 1,054 4.3
33,795 32,619 1,176 3.5
18,583 18,024
559 3.0
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 AUGUST 2024 August 2024
Dade 3.7
Catoosa 3.7
Walker
Whitfield
Murray 5.1
Fannin 3.7
Union 3.6
Towns 5.6
Rabun 3.9
6.0% or greater 10 counties (6%)
4.0
4.8
Chattooga 4.7
Gordon 3.7
Floyd 4.0
Bartow 4.0
Gilmer 4.3
Pickens 3.7
Cherokee 3.5
Lumpkin 3.7
Dawson 3.7
Forsyth 3.5
White Habersham
3.2
4.0
Stephens
5.0
Banks Franklin
Hall
3.0
4.4
3.3
Jackson 2.8
Madison 3.9
Hart 3.8
Elbert 4.6
5.0% to 5.9% 36 counties (23%)
4.0% to 4.9% 67 counties (42%)
Less than 4.0%
46 counties (29%) Polk
4.5
Haralson 4.2
Carroll 4.3
Heard 4.0
Paulding
Cobb 3.6
Gwinnett 3.8
Barrow 3.7
Clarke 4.6
3.7 Douglas 4.3
Coweta 3.8
Fulton 4.3
DeKalb 4.1 Rockdale
Walton 3.9
Oconee 3.3
Clayton
4.7 Newton
5.0
Fayette
Henry
5.0
Morgan 3.6
3.8
4.5
Spalding 4.7
Butts 3.8
Jasper 3.9
Putnam 4.8
Oglethorpe 3.9
Wilkes 4.4
Lincoln 4.5
Percentages of number of counties may not total 100 due to rounding
Greene 4.3
Taliaferro
5.2
McDuffie
Warren 6.0
Columbia 4.0
4.5
Richmond
Hancock
6.1
6.3
Glascock
4.6
Troup 3.7
Meriwether 4.6
Pike 3.7
Lamar 4.8
Monroe 4.0
Jones 4.2
Baldwin 5.3
Washington
Jefferson 5.6
Burke 6.6
Upson
5.7
Harris 3.8
Talbot 4.2
Muscogee 5.2
Marion Chattahoochee 4.7
4.4
Taylor 5.3
Crawford 4.5
Bibb 5.1
Twiggs 6.1
Wilkinson 5.1
Peach
5.0
Houston
Macon
3.9
5.3
Bleckley 5.8
Laurens 4.8
Johnson 4.1
Emanuel 5.7
Jenkins 5.5
Screven 6.3
Treutlen 5.5
Candler 3.4
Bulloch 4.5
Effingham 3.4
5.8
Schley
Pulaski
Montgomery
Stewart 3.9
4.5
Webster 4.8
Sumter 5.6
Quitman
6.8 Randolph Terrell
Lee
5.8
5.3
3.6
Clay
Dooly
4.5
Dodge
5.2
5.1
Crisp 4.1
Wilcox 4.3
Turner 5.4
Ben Hill 5.8
5.1 Wheeler
6.3
Telfair 7.9
Jeff Davis 5.4
Toombs 4.9
Evans 4.0
Tattnall
4.1
Bryan 3.5
Appling 4.3
Long 4.1
Liberty 4.1
Chatham 3.9
7.6
Calhoun
Dougherty
3.7
5.5
Early 5.1
Miller 3.6
Baker 4.6
Mitchell 5.2
Worth 4.3
Colquitt 3.8
Irwin 5.1 Tift 3.8
Coffee 4.5
Berrien
Atkinson
5.1
3.7
Cook
4.0 Lanier
Bacon 4.1
Wayne 4.6
Pierce 4.4
Ware 4.3
Brantley 4.7
McIntosh 4.2
Glynn 3.9
Seminole 5.5
Decatur 4.3
Grady 4.1
Thomas 4.7
Brooks 4.4
5.4
Lowndes 4.7
Clinch 3.9
Charlton 4.3
Camden 4.1
Echols
4.0
Georgia's Unemployment Rate: 4.1%
Georgia's U(nNoet SmeasponlaollyyAmdjusetend)t Rate: 4.1% (not seasonally adjusted)
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics Division
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Georgia Unemployment Insurance Claims by County
County
August 2024 Initial
Claims
Average Weekly Benefit
County
August 2024 Initial
Claims
Average Weekly Benefit
County
August 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
23,198.............. $338
61.............. $300 12.............. $269 12.............. $239
0.................. $0 76.............. $292 20.............. $295 170.............. $299 188.............. $322 38.............. $275 32.............. $302 376.............. $279 17.............. $296 32.............. $270 15.............. $290 65.............. $298 149.............. $301 103.............. $309 40.............. $306
8.............. $281 52.............. $276 13.............. $263 236.............. $297 58.............. $301
7.............. $291 560.............. $292
2.............. $365 33.............. $324 376.............. $315 164.............. $274
4.............. $185 1,031.............. $297
7.............. $268 1,467.............. $309
102.............. $294 68.............. $267
214.............. $317 22.............. $268
298.............. $310 11.............. $287 42.............. $251 11.............. $350 33.............. $299 68.............. $318
2,064.............. $305 27.............. $257 21.............. $237
188.............. $278 416.............. $312
21.............. $221 4.............. $306
93.............. $292
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
58.............. $288 59.............. $282 14.............. $335 21.............. $285 223.............. $321 185.............. $281 268.............. $314 87.............. $297 3,074.............. $307 35.............. $310
4.............. $323 116.............. $287 120.............. $312 32.............. $304 17.............. $293 1,627.............. $311 70.............. $299 356.............. $303 32.............. $268 54.............. $301 44.............. $310 71.............. $322 19.............. $277 690.............. $297 296.............. $312 15.............. $335 126.............. $313 31.............. $275 27.............. $313 51.............. $311 12.............. $288 23.............. $246 31.............. $283 23.............. $306 10.............. $319 127.............. $279 45.............. $321 95.............. $283 24.............. $275 25.............. $317 178.............. $289 26.............. $283 19.............. $182 50.............. $308 17.............. $256 80.............. $241 18.............. $282 42.............. $307
2.............. $287 29.............. $268 41.............. $307 10.............. $294 43.............. $307 129.............. $303
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
375.............. $277 327.............. $297
25.............. $335 12.............. $278 310.............. $317 52.............. $291 29.............. $291 55.............. $271 25.............. $293 101.............. $301 15.............. $240 34.............. $300
2.............. $189 15.............. $281
7.............. $252 769.............. $290 258.............. $307
7.............. $291 31.............. $304
6.............. $242 176.............. $302
59.............. $277 0.................. $0
71.............. $241 9.............. $308 2.............. $120
26.............. $293 2.............. $307
17.............. $271 29.............. $279 61.............. $278 69.............. $274 65.............. $291
6.............. $310 18.............. $299 161.............. $291 19.............. $238 13.............. $304 32.............. $217 50.............. $296 51.............. $300 164.............. $316 71.............. $284 13.............. $301 30.............. $281 66.............. $302
4.............. $353 11.............. $303 37.............. $285 398.............. $302 0.................. $0 10.............. $277 11.............. $301 27.............. $292
?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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