Jackson Madison Elbert Polk Cobb Gwinnett Barrow Clarke D I M E N S I O N S Paulding Haralson Douglas DeKalb Rock- Walton Oconee Oglethorpe Wilkes Lincoln EdgefieSlCd, Carroll Fulton Clayton dale Newton Morgan Greene Taliaferro Columbia Fayette Henry McDuffie Warren Heard Coweta Spalding Butts Jasper Putnam Hancock Glascock Richmond AikenSC, Russell, AL Troup Meriwether Pike Lamar Monroe Jones Baldwin Jefferson Burke Measuring Georgia's Workforce Upson Bibb Harris Talbot Crawford November Muscogee 2024 Data Taylor Peach Washington Wilkinson Twiggs Johnson Jenkins Emanuel Screven Volume L, Number 11 November 2024 Employment Situation Marion Chattahoo- Houston Bleckley Macon Laurens Treutlen chee In millions CandGleerorgBiaullEomchployEmffiengnhtam (Seasonally Adjusted) Nonfarm employSmchelenyt in GeorgDioaolwy asPduloaswkin 2D,0o0dg0e in NStoewvearmt beWreb2s0te2r4, itSsumfitresr t over the month decline in Montgomery Wheeler Toombs Evans Bryan QnOuiitcnmteoanbmeornttohNs.oTvheemsbeecrtowresrtehaptrosfhCeersidsspitohneamlWaiolcnsodtx jobs froTmelfair business serviRcaensd,ollpehisurTeerraelnl d hoLsepe itality, anTudrngeor vernmBeenntH.ilPl ri- Tattnall Jeff Liberty Davis Appling 4.94 4.93 4.94 4.93 4.95 4.9L6ong4.97 4.98 Chatham 4.98 4.98 4.98 4.99 4.98 vate education and health services, fiancial activities, anCdlaygoveCranlhmouennt adDdoeudghtehrtey mWoosrtthjobs over thIerwmin onth. Coffee Tift Bacon Wayne McIntosh PdjorrbooEspfaerflbysosyMrioif2llone,ru2a0rl 0astnBiradnakeibNgr uhosMtviimnetcemhosenbsllteshres.rTwvhCiicoteehlqssumeistctaotwostrCeohomfaotksphlneoBoeylrwomriesnLelsoaennsstiterAtkinson Pierce Ware Brantley Glynn occurring in administrative and support and waste manadnSehamgoiesnpomlieteDanelctiattayunrsdecretoGmrraedsdyhieadtiTo1hn,o6m0sae0srvniocBnreofsoa.krsTmhewlLoeoriwksnuedrreses over the month ending a five-month streak of job Echols gains. November job losses were concentrated in ac- ClinNcohv-23 Dec-23 Jan-24 Feb-24 Mar-24 Apr-24 May-24 Jun-24 Jul-24 Aug-24 Sep-24 Camden Charlton Georgia Unemployment Rate (Seasonally Adjusted) Oct-24 Nov-24 commodation and food services. The manufacturing sector endured 1,400 job cuts in November. Durable goods and non-durable goods manufacturing, respec- tively, lost 900 and 500 jobs over the month. Private education and health services added 2,300 3.2% 3.2% 3.1% 3.1% 3.1% 3.1% 3.2% 3.3% 3.4% 3.6% 3.6% 3.6% 3.7% jobs in November after adding 1,900 jobs in October. All of the November job growth was in the health care and social assistance part of the sector. After six con- secutive months of job losses, the financial activities sector added 1,800 nonfarm jobs in November. Gov- ernment payrolls grew by 1,300 in November after being up 2,700 in October. Nov-23 Dec-23 Jan-24 Feb-24 Mar-24 Apr-24 May-24 Jun-24 Jul-24 Aug-24 Sep-24 Oct-24 Nov-24 Over the year, nonfarm employment in Georgia is up 45,900, an increase of 0.9 percent. Private education and health services (+23,300 jobs), government (+19,500 jobs), leisure and hospitality (+15,100 jobs), financial activities (+4,800 jobs), and other services (+1,200 jobs) added the most jobs from November 2023 to November 2024. In November 2024, Georgia's unemployment rate (seasonally adjusted) rose to 3.7 percent over the month. Georgia's rate remains below the 4.2 percent national average. Over the year, the state's unemployment rate is up from 3.2 percent in November 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 NOV 2024 OCT 2024 NOV 2023 Change in Jobs from OCT 2024 Net % Change in Jobs from NOV 2023 Net % Total Nonfarm 4,983.4 4,985.4 4,937.5 -2.0 0.0 45.9 0.9 Total Private 4,261.6 4,264.9 4,235.2 -3.3 -0.1 26.4 0.6 Goods Producing 662.4 665.0 665.3 -2.6 -0.4 -2.9 -0.4 Service-Providing 4,321.0 4,320.4 4,272.2 0.6 0.0 48.8 1.1 Private Service-Providing 3,599.2 3,599.9 3,569.9 -0.7 0.0 29.3 0.8 Mining and Logging 9.8 9.8 9.6 0.0 0.0 0.2 2.1 Mining, Logging and Construction 231.4 232.6 232.5 -1.2 -0.5 -1.1 -0.5 Construction 221.6 222.8 222.9 -1.2 -0.5 -1.3 -0.6 Manufacturing 431.0 432.4 432.8 -1.4 -0.3 -1.8 -0.4 Durable Goods 223.8 224.7 224.2 -0.9 -0.4 -0.4 -0.2 Non-Durable Goods 207.2 207.7 208.6 -0.5 -0.2 -1.4 -0.7 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 1,034.0 1,034.6 1,037.4 -0.6 -0.1 -3.4 -0.3 Wholesale Trade 224.4 225.2 228.6 -0.8 -0.4 -4.2 -1.8 Retail Trade 518.9 520.0 517.6 -1.1 -0.2 1.3 0.3 Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 290.7 289.4 291.2 1.3 0.4 -0.5 -0.2 Information 107.1 107.0 110.8 0.1 0.1 -3.7 -3.3 Financial Activities 286.2 284.4 281.4 1.8 0.6 4.8 1.7 Finance and Insurance 205.9 203.9 202.1 2.0 1.0 3.8 1.9 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 80.3 80.5 79.3 -0.2 -0.2 1.0 1.3 Professional and Business Services 767.5 769.7 775.5 -2.2 -0.3 -8.0 -1.0 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 344.0 343.7 338.8 0.3 0.1 5.2 1.5 Management of Companies and Enterprises 95.7 95.6 95.6 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 Admin and Support, Waste Mngmnt and Remediation 327.8 330.4 341.1 -2.6 -0.8 -13.3 -3.9 Private Education and Health Services 698.1 695.8 674.8 2.3 0.3 23.3 3.5 Private Educational Services 100.6 100.6 100.2 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.4 Health Care and Social Assistance 597.5 595.2 574.6 2.3 0.4 22.9 4.0 Leisure and Hospitality 536.4 538.0 521.3 -1.6 -0.3 15.1 2.9 Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 69.1 67.7 65.8 1.4 2.1 3.3 5.0 Accommodation and Food Services 467.3 470.3 455.5 -3.0 -0.6 11.8 2.6 Other Services 169.9 170.4 168.7 -0.5 -0.3 1.2 0.7 Government 721.8 720.5 702.3 1.3 0.2 19.5 2.8 Federal Government 113.6 113.6 109.7 0.0 0.0 3.9 3.6 State Government 166.6 166.5 162.7 0.1 0.1 3.9 2.4 Local Government 441.6 440.4 429.9 1.2 0.3 11.7 2.7 ?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 Georgia Department of Labor, Bruce Thompson, Commissioner Equal Opportunity Employer/Program Auxiliary Aids and Services Available Upon Request to Individuals With Disabilities 2 GEORGIA Nonfarm Employment (In thousands) (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Preliminary Revised Revised NOV 2024 OCT 2024 NOV 2023 Change in Jobs from OCT 2024 Net % Change in Jobs from NOV 2023 Net % Total Nonfarm 5,018.7 5,002.9 4,975.6 15.8 0.3 43.1 0.9 Total Private 4,288.5 4,276.6 4,264.7 11.9 0.3 23.8 0.6 Goods Producing 661.2 663.8 665.6 -2.6 -0.4 -4.4 -0.7 Service-Providing 4,357.5 4,339.1 4,310.0 18.4 0.4 47.5 1.1 Private Service-Providing 3,627.3 3,612.8 3,599.1 14.5 0.4 28.2 0.8 Mining and Logging 9.8 9.8 9.6 0.0 0.0 0.2 2.1 Mining, Logging and Construction 231.2 233.3 232.7 -2.1 -0.9 -1.5 -0.6 Construction 221.4 223.5 223.1 -2.1 -0.9 -1.7 -0.8 Construction of Buildings 51.6 52.8 52.1 -1.2 -2.3 -0.5 -1.0 Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction 31.7 31.7 32.9 0.0 0.0 -1.2 -3.7 Specialty Trade Contractors 138.1 139.0 138.1 -0.9 -0.7 0.0 0.0 Manufacturing 430.0 430.5 432.9 -0.5 -0.1 -2.9 -0.7 Durable Goods 223.1 223.6 224.5 -0.5 -0.2 -1.4 -0.6 Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 60.5 60.7 60.8 -0.2 -0.3 -0.3 -0.5 Non-Durable Goods 206.9 206.9 208.4 0.0 0.0 -1.5 -0.7 Food Manufacturing 73.8 73.6 70.8 0.2 0.3 3.0 4.2 Textile Mills 14.2 14.2 15.0 0.0 0.0 -0.8 -5.3 Textile Product Mills 24.2 24.3 25.5 -0.1 -0.4 -1.3 -5.1 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 1,049.5 1,036.3 1,053.2 13.2 1.3 -3.7 -0.4 Wholesale Trade 224.5 226.3 229.1 -1.8 -0.8 -4.6 -2.0 Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods 119.9 120.9 121.3 -1.0 -0.8 -1.4 -1.2 Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods 66.3 66.3 66.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers 38.3 39.1 41.5 -0.8 -2.1 -3.2 -7.7 Retail Trade 528.2 518.9 526.5 9.3 1.8 1.7 0.3 Food and Beverage Retailers 105.3 103.8 102.8 1.5 1.5 2.5 2.4 General Merchandise Retailers 122.8 117.4 124.4 5.4 4.6 -1.6 -1.3 Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instr, Book, & Misc Retailers 41.1 40.7 43.1 0.4 1.0 -2.0 -4.6 Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 296.8 291.1 297.6 5.7 2.0 -0.8 -0.3 Utilities 21.2 21.1 21.2 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.0 Transportation and Warehousing 275.6 270.0 276.4 5.6 2.1 -0.8 -0.3 Air Transportation 38.4 38.7 38.5 -0.3 -0.8 -0.1 -0.3 Truck Transportation 63.2 62.5 62.2 0.7 1.1 1.0 1.6 Couriers and Messengers 33.5 29.9 35.2 3.6 12.0 -1.7 -4.8 Warehousing and Storage 88.4 87.9 87.5 0.5 0.6 0.9 1.0 Information 108.6 107.0 112.5 1.6 1.5 -3.9 -3.5 Telecommunications 32.8 32.7 33.9 0.1 0.3 -1.1 -3.2 Wired and Wireless Telecommunications (expt Satellite) 25.6 25.5 26.5 0.1 0.4 -0.9 -3.4 Computing Infra Providers, Data Processing, Web, & Related Svcs 24.6 24.5 24.7 0.1 0.4 -0.1 -0.4 Financial Activities 287.2 285.8 282.4 1.4 0.5 4.8 1.7 Finance and Insurance 206.3 205.1 202.3 1.2 0.6 4.0 2.0 Insurance Carriers and Related Activities 111.0 109.4 104.8 1.6 1.5 6.2 5.9 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 80.9 80.7 80.1 0.2 0.3 0.8 1.0 Professional and Business Services 774.7 774.8 783.2 -0.1 0.0 -8.5 -1.1 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 344.3 343.3 339.1 1.0 0.3 5.2 1.5 Accounting, Tax Prep, and Bookkeeping Services 39.6 39.3 39.1 0.3 0.8 0.5 1.3 Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services 49.2 49.9 52.3 -0.7 -1.4 -3.1 -5.9 Computer Systems Design and Related Services 86.4 85.0 83.6 1.4 1.7 2.8 3.4 Management and Technical Consulting Services 62.4 62.5 60.6 -0.1 -0.2 1.8 3.0 Management of Companies and Enterprises 95.6 95.4 95.7 0.2 0.2 -0.1 -0.1 Admin and Support, Waste Mngmnt and Remediation 334.8 336.1 348.4 -1.3 -0.4 -13.6 -3.9 Employment Services 150.1 153.1 165.8 -3.0 -2.0 -15.7 -9.5 Private Education and Health Services 704.3 702.2 680.6 2.1 0.3 23.7 3.5 Private Educational Services 104.1 103.3 103.6 0.8 0.8 0.5 0.5 Private Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 46.6 46.3 47.7 0.3 0.7 -1.1 -2.3 Health Care and Social Assistance 600.2 598.9 577.0 1.3 0.2 23.2 4.0 Ambulatory Health Care Services 269.1 270.0 259.8 -0.9 -0.3 9.3 3.6 Hospitals 180.5 180.2 172.5 0.3 0.2 8.0 4.6 Nursing and Residential Care Facilities 63.5 62.1 60.9 1.4 2.3 2.6 4.3 Social Assistance 87.1 86.6 83.8 0.5 0.6 3.3 3.9 Leisure and Hospitality 533.7 535.9 518.9 -2.2 -0.4 14.8 2.9 Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 67.2 67.1 63.5 0.1 0.2 3.7 5.8 Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries 50.3 50.8 46.0 -0.5 -1.0 4.3 9.4 Accommodation and Food Services 466.5 468.8 455.4 -2.3 -0.5 11.1 2.4 Accommodation 43.4 43.7 44.4 -0.3 -0.7 -1.0 -2.3 Food Services and Drinking Places 423.1 425.1 411.0 -2.0 -0.5 12.1 2.9 Other Services 169.3 170.8 168.3 -1.5 -0.9 1.0 0.6 Repair and Maintenance 41.8 43.2 45.8 -1.4 -3.2 -4.0 -8.7 Personal and Laundry Services 42.7 42.4 42.0 0.3 0.7 0.7 1.7 Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar 84.8 85.2 80.5 -0.4 -0.5 4.3 5.3 Government 730.2 726.3 710.9 3.9 0.5 19.3 2.7 Federal Government 114.6 113.8 110.9 0.8 0.7 3.7 3.3 Department of Defense 47.5 47.3 45.3 0.2 0.4 2.2 4.9 State Government 169.8 169.8 165.8 0.0 0.0 4.0 2.4 State Government Educational Services 101.8 101.3 99.9 0.5 0.5 1.9 1.9 State Government excluding Educational Services 68.0 68.5 65.9 -0.5 -0.7 2.1 3.2 Local Government 445.8 442.7 434.2 3.1 0.7 11.6 2.7 Local Government Educational Services 257.0 256.4 254.2 0.6 0.2 2.8 1.1 Local Government excluding Educational Services 188.8 186.3 180.0 2.5 1.3 8.8 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 throughout Georgia. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2023 benchmark. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics Division 3 ALBANY MSA Nonfarm Employment (Not Seasonally Adjusted) (In thousands) Preliminary Revised Revised NOV 2024 OCT 2024 NOV 2023 Change in Jobs from OCT 2024 Net % Change in Jobs from NOV 2023 Net % Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing 63.9 63.8 62.5 0.1 0.2 52.0 52.2 50.7 -0.2 -0.4 7.1 7.1 7.0 0.0 0.0 1.4 2.2 1.3 2.6 0.1 1.4 Service-Providing Private Service-Providing Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 56.8 56.7 55.5 0.1 0.2 44.9 45.1 43.7 -0.2 -0.4 13.9 13.8 14.0 0.1 0.7 1.3 2.3 1.2 2.8 -0.1 -0.7 Retail Trade Government Federal Government 7.7 7.5 7.8 0.2 2.7 11.9 11.6 11.8 0.3 2.6 2.1 2.2 2.3 -0.1 -4.6 -0.1 -1.3 0.1 0.9 -0.2 -8.7 State Government Local Government 3.1 2.8 2.7 0.3 10.7 6.7 6.6 6.8 0.1 1.5 0.4 14.8 -0.1 -1.5 ?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 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 NOV 2024 OCT 2024 NOV 2023 Change in Jobs from OCT 2024 Net % Change in Jobs from NOV 2023 Net % Total Nonfarm 106.6 106.6 105.3 0.0 0.0 1.3 1.2 Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing 76.1 75.9 75.2 11.0 11.0 10.8 95.6 95.6 94.5 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.9 1.2 0.2 1.9 1.1 1.2 Private Service-Providing Trade, Transportation, and Utilities Retail Trade 65.1 64.9 64.4 17.3 17.1 17.9 11.5 11.2 11.8 0.2 0.3 0.2 1.2 0.3 2.7 0.7 1.1 -0.6 -3.4 -0.3 -2.5 Professional and Business Services Leisure and Hospitality Government 10.0 10.0 10.1 0.0 0.0 12.3 12.4 12.4 -0.1 -0.8 30.5 30.7 30.1 -0.2 -0.7 -0.1 -1.0 -0.1 -0.8 0.4 1.3 Federal Government State Government Local Government 1.3 1.2 1.3 0.1 8.3 20.6 20.6 20.6 0.0 0.0 8.6 8.9 8.2 -0.3 -3.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 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 Athens-Clarke County Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Clarke, Madison, Oconee and Oglethorpe counties. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2023 benchmark. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics Division 4 ATLANTA MSA Nonfarm Employment (In thousands) (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Preliminary Revised NOV 2024 OCT 2024 Change in Jobs Revised from OCT 2024 NOV 2023 Net %Change in Jobs from NOV 2023 Net % Total Nonfarm 3,112.1 3,102.5 3,099.2 9.6 0.3 12.9 0.4 Total Private 2,743.8 2,736.2 2,742.9 7.6 0.3 0.9 0.0 Goods Producing 330.3 332.0 332.2 -1.7 -0.5 -1.9 -0.6 Service-Providing 2,781.8 2,770.5 2,767.0 11.3 0.4 14.8 0.5 Private Service-Providing 2,413.5 2,404.2 2,410.7 9.3 0.4 2.8 0.1 Mining and Logging 2.1 2.1 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 5.0 Mining, Logging and Construction 151.1 152.7 148.5 -1.6 -1.1 2.6 1.8 Construction 149.0 150.6 146.5 -1.6 -1.1 2.5 1.7 Construction of Buildings 34.2 34.8 34.0 -0.6 -1.7 0.2 0.6 Specialty Trade Contractors 92.4 93.6 91.4 -1.2 -1.3 1.0 1.1 Manufacturing 179.2 179.3 183.7 -0.1 -0.1 -4.5 -2.5 Durable Goods 95.1 95.5 98.9 -0.4 -0.4 -3.8 -3.8 Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 17.6 17.6 17.9 0.0 0.0 -0.3 -1.7 Non-Durable Goods 84.1 83.8 84.8 0.3 0.4 -0.7 -0.8 Food Manufacturing 24.6 24.5 24.3 0.1 0.4 0.3 1.2 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 660.8 652.9 671.4 7.9 1.2 -10.6 -1.6 Wholesale Trade 154.9 155.9 160.2 -1.0 -0.6 -5.3 -3.3 Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods 85.1 85.5 87.7 -0.4 -0.5 -2.6 -3.0 Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods 40.0 40.4 41.3 -0.4 -1.0 -1.3 -3.2 Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers 29.8 30.0 31.2 -0.2 -0.7 -1.4 -4.5 Retail Trade 305.6 300.3 307.5 5.3 1.8 -1.9 -0.6 Food and Beverage Retailers 65.2 64.3 64.2 0.9 1.4 1.0 1.6 General Merchandise Retailers 66.0 63.2 68.5 2.8 4.4 -2.5 -3.7 Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instr, Book, & Misc Retailers 26.5 25.9 28.1 0.6 2.3 -1.6 -5.7 Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 200.3 196.7 203.7 3.6 1.8 -3.4 -1.7 Utilities 11.1 11.1 11.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Transportation and Warehousing 189.2 185.6 192.6 3.6 1.9 -3.4 -1.8 Air Transportation 37.8 38.1 37.9 -0.3 -0.8 -0.1 -0.3 Truck Transportation 39.5 39.0 38.1 0.5 1.3 1.4 3.7 Couriers and Messengers 25.4 22.1 26.5 3.3 14.9 -1.1 -4.2 Information 95.8 93.4 98.5 2.4 2.6 -2.7 -2.7 Telecommunications 27.1 27.0 28.2 0.1 0.4 -1.1 -3.9 Wired and Wireless Telecommunications (expt Satellite) 20.1 20.1 21.0 0.0 0.0 -0.9 -4.3 Computing Infra Providers, Data Processing, Web, & Related Svcs 23.9 23.7 23.7 0.2 0.8 0.2 0.8 Financial Activities 210.3 208.4 206.8 1.9 0.9 3.5 1.7 Finance and Insurance 150.7 149.6 148.7 1.1 0.7 2.0 1.3 Insurance Carriers and Related Activities 81.3 80.5 78.5 0.8 1.0 2.8 3.6 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 59.6 58.8 58.1 0.8 1.4 1.5 2.6 Professional and Business Services 579.7 580.8 593.2 -1.1 -0.2 -13.5 -2.3 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 273.1 272.9 274.6 0.2 0.1 -1.5 -0.6 Accounting, Tax Prep, and Bookkeeping Services 28.6 28.5 29.4 0.1 0.4 -0.8 -2.7 Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services 37.6 37.7 39.2 -0.1 -0.3 -1.6 -4.1 Computer Systems Design and Related Services 75.3 74.0 73.0 1.3 1.8 2.3 3.2 Management and Technical Consulting Services 51.9 51.9 53.0 0.0 0.0 -1.1 -2.1 Management of Companies and Enterprises 81.3 81.1 81.6 0.2 0.3 -0.3 -0.4 Admin and Support, Waste Mngmnt and Remediation 225.3 226.8 237.0 -1.5 -0.7 -11.7 -4.9 Employment Services 98.9 101.0 113.0 -2.1 -2.1 -14.1 -12.5 Private Education and Health Services 435.9 433.3 421.9 2.6 0.6 14.0 3.3 Private Educational Services 73.0 72.5 74.6 0.5 0.7 -1.6 -2.1 Health Care and Social Assistance 362.9 360.8 347.3 2.1 0.6 15.6 4.5 Ambulatory Health Care Services 177.2 176.8 167.7 0.4 0.2 9.5 5.7 Hospitals 101.1 100.9 97.2 0.2 0.2 3.9 4.0 Social Assistance 55.4 54.6 52.5 0.8 1.5 2.9 5.5 Leisure and Hospitality 324.7 327.8 314.1 -3.1 -1.0 10.6 3.4 Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 46.7 47.1 44.7 -0.4 -0.9 2.0 4.5 Accommodation and Food Services 278.0 280.7 269.4 -2.7 -1.0 8.6 3.2 Accommodation 22.1 22.3 22.8 -0.2 -0.9 -0.7 -3.1 Food Services and Drinking Places 255.9 258.4 246.6 -2.5 -1.0 9.3 3.8 Other Services 106.3 107.6 104.8 -1.3 -1.2 1.5 1.4 Repair and Maintenance 24.9 25.6 26.2 -0.7 -2.7 -1.3 -5.0 Personal and Laundry Services 30.2 30.5 29.3 -0.3 -1.0 0.9 3.1 Government 368.3 366.3 356.3 2.0 0.6 12.0 3.4 Federal Government 57.3 56.9 55.2 0.4 0.7 2.1 3.8 State Government 79.7 79.8 77.3 -0.1 -0.1 2.4 3.1 Local Government 231.3 229.6 223.8 1.7 0.7 7.5 3.4 ?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 Atlanta Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Barrow, Bartow, Butts, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, Dawson, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Haralson, Heard, Henry, Jasper, Lamar, Meriwether, Morgan, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, Pike, Rockdale, Spalding and Walton counties. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2023 benchmark. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics Division 5 AUGUSTA-RICHMOND COUNTY MSA Nonfarm Employment (In thousands) (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Preliminary Revised NOV 2024 OCT 2024 Revised NOV 2023 Change in Jobs from OCT 2024 Net % Change in Jobs from NOV 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 248.7 203.2 38.8 209.9 164.4 14.1 24.7 42.1 5.2 27.6 9.3 2.0 7.6 36.1 41.0 26.1 9.5 45.5 10.0 13.5 22.0 246.7 201.3 38.7 208.0 162.6 14.1 24.6 41.0 5.2 26.8 9.0 2.0 7.5 35.6 40.8 26.1 9.6 45.4 10.0 13.4 22.0 246.8 201.9 38.9 207.9 163.0 14.5 24.4 42.3 5.3 27.6 9.4 2.0 7.5 36.0 38.7 26.9 9.6 44.9 10.0 12.9 22.0 2.0 0.8 1.9 0.9 0.1 0.3 1.9 0.9 1.8 1.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.4 1.1 2.7 0.0 0.0 0.8 3.0 0.3 3.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.3 0.5 1.4 0.2 0.5 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -1.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.8 0.0 0.0 1.9 0.8 1.3 0.6 -0.1 -0.3 2.0 1.0 1.4 0.9 -0.4 -2.8 0.3 1.2 -0.2 -0.5 -0.1 -1.9 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -1.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.3 0.1 0.3 2.3 5.9 -0.8 -3.0 -0.1 -1.0 0.6 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.6 4.7 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 se- lected employers in the Augusta-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 NOV 2024 OCT 2024 NOV 2023 Change in Jobs from OCT 2024 Net % Change in Jobs from NOV 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 49.1 49.0 48.7 0.1 0.2 39.9 39.8 39.6 0.1 0.3 4.4 4.5 4.5 -0.1 -2.2 44.7 44.5 44.2 0.2 0.5 35.5 35.3 35.1 0.2 0.6 9.7 9.3 9.5 0.4 4.3 6.0 5.7 5.8 0.3 5.3 9.2 9.2 9.1 0.0 0.0 2.2 2.2 2.1 0.0 0.0 1.8 1.9 1.8 -0.1 -5.3 5.2 5.1 5.2 0.1 2.0 0.4 0.8 0.3 0.8 -0.1 -2.2 0.5 1.1 0.4 1.1 0.2 2.1 0.2 3.5 0.1 1.1 0.1 4.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 ?Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers in the 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 NOV 2024 OCT 2024 NOV 2023 Change in Jobs from OCT 2024 Net % Change in Jobs from NOV 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 125.4 101.6 16.6 108.8 85.0 5.1 11.5 19.2 2.8 13.3 3.1 1.1 10.7 8.8 4.3 16.0 18.2 15.5 4.3 23.8 6.8 3.9 13.1 124.8 101.1 16.7 108.1 84.4 5.2 11.5 18.7 2.8 13.0 2.9 1.1 10.6 8.7 4.3 16.0 18.1 15.5 4.4 23.7 6.7 3.9 13.1 123.9 100.7 16.4 107.5 84.3 5.1 11.3 19.2 2.9 13.2 3.1 1.2 10.6 8.7 4.2 16.0 17.6 15.2 4.5 23.2 6.6 3.9 12.7 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 -0.1 -0.6 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.7 -0.1 -1.9 0.0 0.0 0.5 2.7 0.0 0.0 0.3 2.3 0.2 6.9 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.9 0.1 1.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.6 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -2.3 0.1 0.4 0.1 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.5 1.2 0.9 0.9 0.2 1.2 1.3 1.2 0.7 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.2 1.8 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -3.5 0.1 0.8 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -8.3 0.1 0.9 0.1 1.2 0.1 2.4 0.0 0.0 0.6 3.4 0.3 2.0 -0.2 -4.4 0.6 2.6 0.2 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 3.2 ?Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers 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 NOV 2024 OCT 2024 NOV 2023 Change in Jobs from OCT 2024 Net % Change in Jobs from NOV 2023 Net % Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing 69.6 69.4 69.8 0.2 0.3 62.2 62.2 62.6 0.0 0.0 22.6 22.7 23.5 -0.1 -0.4 -0.2 -0.3 -0.4 -0.6 -0.9 -3.8 Service-Providing Private Service-Providing Manufacturing 47.0 46.7 46.3 0.3 0.6 39.6 39.5 39.1 0.1 0.3 21.3 21.4 22.1 -0.1 -0.5 0.7 1.5 0.5 1.3 -0.8 -3.6 Textile Mills Textile Product Mills Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 3.8 3.8 3.9 12.0 12.0 12.6 14.2 14.0 14.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 1.4 -0.1 -2.6 -0.6 -4.8 -0.2 -1.4 Retail Trade Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities Professional and Business Services 6.9 6.7 6.8 0.2 3.0 3.8 3.7 3.9 0.1 2.7 9.3 9.3 9.4 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.5 -0.1 -2.6 -0.1 -1.1 Government Federal Government State Government 7.4 7.2 7.2 0.2 2.8 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 2.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Local Government 6.1 5.9 5.9 0.2 3.4 0.2 3.4 ?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 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 NOV 2024 OCT 2024 NOV 2023 Change in Jobs from OCT 2024 Net % Change in Jobs from NOV 2023 Net % Total Nonfarm 111.6 111.3 110.7 0.3 0.3 0.9 0.8 Total Private 99.7 99.6 99.1 0.1 0.1 0.6 0.6 Goods Producing 31.4 31.2 30.5 0.2 0.6 0.9 3.0 Service-Providing 80.2 80.1 80.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 Private Service-Providing 68.3 68.4 68.6 -0.1 -0.2 -0.3 -0.4 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 21.3 21.1 21.6 0.2 1.0 -0.3 -1.4 Retail Trade 10.2 10.1 10.1 0.1 1.0 0.1 1.0 Government 11.9 11.7 11.6 0.2 1.7 0.3 2.6 Federal Government 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 State Government 3.1 3.0 2.9 0.1 3.3 0.2 6.9 Local Government 8.3 8.2 8.2 0.1 1.2 0.1 1.2 ?Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by 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 NOV 2024 OCT 2024 NOV 2023 Change in Jobs from OCT 2024 Net % Change in Jobs from NOV 2023 Net % Total Nonfarm Total Private 22.7 22.5 22.1 14.4 14.3 14.1 0.2 0.9 0.1 0.7 0.6 2.7 0.3 2.1 Goods Producing Service-Providing Private Service-Providing 2.8 2.7 2.7 19.9 19.8 19.4 11.6 11.6 11.4 0.1 3.7 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.1 3.7 0.5 2.6 0.2 1.8 Government Federal Government State Government 8.3 8.2 8.0 0.1 1.2 3.9 3.8 3.8 0.1 2.6 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.3 3.8 0.1 2.6 0.0 0.0 Local Government 4.0 4.0 3.8 0.0 0.0 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 Revised Revised NOV 2024 OCT 2024 NOV 2023 Change in Jobs from OCT 2024 Net % Change in Jobs from NOV 2023 Net % Total Nonfarm 103.5 103.4 101.4 0.1 0.1 2.1 2.1 Total Private 88.6 88.6 86.9 0.0 0.0 1.7 2.0 Goods Producing 11.4 11.6 11.1 -0.2 -1.7 0.3 2.7 Service-Providing 92.1 91.8 90.3 0.3 0.3 1.8 2.0 Private Service-Providing 77.2 77.0 75.8 0.2 0.3 1.4 1.9 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 20.8 20.5 20.1 0.3 1.5 0.7 3.5 Retail Trade 12.9 12.7 12.4 0.2 1.6 0.5 4.0 Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 4.7 4.6 4.7 0.1 2.2 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 11.3 11.3 -0.1 -0.9 -0.1 -0.9 Private Education and Health Services 23.2 23.2 22.2 0.0 0.0 1.0 4.5 Leisure and Hospitality 10.5 10.5 10.2 0.0 0.0 0.3 2.9 Government 14.9 14.8 14.5 0.1 0.7 0.4 2.8 Federal Government 1.1 1.1 1.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 State Government 4.2 4.2 4.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 2.4 Local Government 9.6 9.5 9.3 0.1 1.1 0.3 3.2 ?Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers 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 NOV 2024 OCT 2024 NOV 2023 Change in Jobs from OCT 2024 Net % Change in Jobs from NOV 2023 Net % Total Nonfarm Total Private 48.6 48.5 48.0 43.0 42.9 42.4 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.6 1.3 0.6 1.4 Goods Producing Service-Providing Private Service-Providing 7.2 7.3 7.3 -0.1 -1.4 41.4 41.2 40.7 0.2 0.5 35.8 35.6 35.1 0.2 0.6 -0.1 -1.4 0.7 1.7 0.7 2.0 Manufacturing Trade, Transportation, and Utilities Retail Trade 6.4 6.4 6.4 0.0 0.0 7.6 7.5 7.6 0.1 1.3 4.6 4.5 4.6 0.1 2.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Private Education and Health Services Government Federal Government 11.2 11.2 10.7 5.6 5.6 5.6 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 4.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 State Government Local Government 1.4 1.4 1.4 0.0 0.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 ?Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers in the Rome Metropolitan Statistical Area, which comprises Floyd county. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2023 benchmark. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics Division 9 SAVANNAH MSA Nonfarm Employment (In thousands) (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Preliminary Revised Revised NOV 2024 OCT 2024 NOV 2023 Change in Jobs from OCT 2024 Net % Change in Jobs from NOV 2023 Net % Total Nonfarm 209.4 209.0 207.5 0.4 0.2 1.9 0.9 Total Private 183.5 183.1 183.1 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.2 Goods Producing 32.8 33.0 32.9 -0.2 -0.6 -0.1 -0.3 Service-Providing 176.6 176.0 174.6 0.6 0.3 2.0 1.2 Private Service-Providing 150.7 150.1 150.2 0.6 0.4 0.5 0.3 Mining, Logging and Construction 10.4 10.5 10.5 -0.1 -1.0 -0.1 -1.0 Manufacturing 22.4 22.5 22.4 -0.1 -0.4 0.0 0.0 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 51.0 50.4 51.4 0.6 1.2 -0.4 -0.8 Wholesale Trade 7.8 7.9 8.0 -0.1 -1.3 -0.2 -2.5 Retail Trade 23.9 23.5 23.8 0.4 1.7 0.1 0.4 Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 19.3 19.0 19.6 0.3 1.6 -0.3 -1.5 Information 1.5 1.4 1.5 0.1 7.1 0.0 0.0 Financial Activities 7.7 7.7 7.6 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.3 Professional and Business Services 24.4 24.2 25.1 0.2 0.8 -0.7 -2.8 Private Education and Health Services 30.3 30.1 29.2 0.2 0.7 1.1 3.8 Leisure and Hospitality 27.7 28.1 27.1 -0.4 -1.4 0.6 2.2 Other Services 8.1 8.2 8.3 -0.1 -1.2 -0.2 -2.4 Government 25.9 25.9 24.4 0.0 0.0 1.5 6.2 Federal Government 3.0 3.0 2.9 0.0 0.0 0.1 3.5 State Government 5.4 5.4 5.2 0.0 0.0 0.2 3.9 Local Government 17.5 17.5 16.3 0.0 0.0 1.2 7.4 ?Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers in the Savannah Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Bryan, Chatham and Effingham counties. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2023 benchmark. VALDOSTA MSA Nonfarm Employment (In thousands) (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Preliminary Revised Revised NOV 2024 OCT 2024 NOV 2023 Change in Jobs from OCT 2024 Net % Change in Jobs from NOV 2023 Net % Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing 58.2 57.6 57.1 44.8 44.4 44.5 8.3 8.3 8.1 0.6 1.0 0.4 0.9 0.0 0.0 1.1 1.9 0.3 0.7 0.2 2.5 Service-Providing Private Service-Providing 49.9 49.3 49.0 36.5 36.1 36.4 0.6 1.2 0.4 1.1 0.9 1.8 0.1 0.3 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 13.0 12.7 12.7 0.3 2.4 0.3 2.4 Retail Trade Government 7.3 7.1 7.3 13.4 13.2 12.6 0.2 2.8 0.2 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.8 6.4 Federal Government 1.1 1.1 1.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 State Government Local Government 3.8 3.6 3.3 0.2 5.6 8.5 8.5 8.2 0.0 0.0 0.5 15.2 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 selected employers in the Valdosta Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Brooks, Echols, Lanier and Lowndes counties. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2023 benchmark. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics Division 10 WARNER ROBINS MSA Nonfarm Employment (In thousands) (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Preliminary Revised Revised NOV 2024 OCT 2024 NOV 2023 Change in Jobs from OCT 2024 Net % Change in Jobs from NOV 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 83.8 84.1 81.8 -0.3 -0.4 55.3 55.2 54.4 0.1 0.2 11.5 11.5 11.3 0.0 0.0 72.3 72.6 70.5 -0.3 -0.4 43.8 43.7 43.1 0.1 0.2 12.7 12.5 12.6 0.2 1.6 10.1 9.9 10.0 0.2 2.0 28.5 28.9 27.4 -0.4 -1.4 16.3 16.0 15.2 0.3 1.9 2.0 2.7 2.3 -0.7 -25.9 10.2 10.2 9.9 0.0 0.0 2.0 2.4 0.9 1.7 0.2 1.8 1.8 2.6 0.7 1.6 0.1 0.8 0.1 1.0 1.1 4.0 1.1 7.2 -0.3 -13.0 0.3 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 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 NOV 2024 OCT 2024 NOV 2023 Change in Jobs from OCT 2024 Net % Change in Jobs from NOV 2023 Net % Albany MSA 63.4 63.4 61.9 0.0 0.0 1.5 2.4 Athens-Clarke County MSA 105.0 105.4 103.6 -0.4 -0.4 1.4 1.4 Atlanta MSA 3,088.4 3,091.6 3,071.9 -3.2 -0.1 16.5 0.5 Augusta-Richmond County MSA 248.0 247.2 246.2 0.8 0.3 1.8 0.7 Brunswick MSA 49.0 49.1 48.7 -0.1 -0.2 0.3 0.6 Columbus MSA 124.6 124.6 123.0 0.0 0.0 1.6 1.3 Dalton MSA 69.2 69.3 69.4 -0.1 -0.1 -0.2 -0.3 Gainesville MSA 110.7 110.7 109.6 0.0 0.0 1.1 1.0 Hinesville MSA 22.5 22.4 22.0 0.1 0.4 0.5 2.3 Macon-Bibb County MSA 102.8 103.1 100.7 -0.3 -0.3 2.1 2.1 Rome MSA 48.3 48.3 47.7 0.0 0.0 0.6 1.3 Savannah MSA 208.2 208.8 206.2 -0.6 -0.3 2.0 1.0 Valdosta MSA 57.5 57.2 56.4 0.3 0.5 1.1 2.0 Warner Robins MSA 83.3 83.6 81.2 -0.3 -0.4 2.1 2.6 ?Note: These seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers throughout Georgia. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2023 benchmark. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics Division 11 Georgia Statewide Hours and Earnings All Employee Average Weekly Earnings (AWE) Preliminary NOV 2024 Revised OCT 2024 Revised NOV 2023 Total Private...................................................................................................$1,138.18...........................$1,140.13.................... $1,070.19 Goods Producing.......................................................................................$1,354.00..........................$1,362.38....................$1,288.97 Private Service Providing........................................................................... $1,100.91..........................$1,098.92.................... $1,027.97 Construction............................................................................................$1,398.31......................... $1,445.66....................$1,328.86 Manufacturing.........................................................................................$1,302.08..........................$1,272.78....................$1,230.80 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities............................................................$921.68.............................$934.74....................... $900.13 Financial Activities..................................................................................$1,550.30..........................$1,503.25.................... $1,315.44 Professional and Business Services......................................................$1,448.94...........................$1,447.13.................... $1,371.20 Educational and Health Services............................................................$1,218.05.......................... $1,213.71..................... $1,151.14 Leisure and Hospitality.............................................................................. $503.83............................ $499.20...................... $492.90 Other Services...........................................................................................$974.82............................ $993.34...................... $865.20 Average Weekly Hours (AWH) Preliminary NOV 2024 Revised OCT 2024 Revised NOV 2023 Total Private...........................................................................................................34.2.................................. 34.3.............................34.5 Goods Producing................................................................................................40.0.................................. 40.2.............................40.7 Private Service Providing....................................................................................33.2.................................. 33.2.............................33.3 Construction.....................................................................................................39.4...................................40.7.............................40.8 Manufacturing..................................................................................................40.2...................................39.7.............................40.5 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities..................................................................32.8...................................33.1.............................33.4 Financial Activities........................................................................................... 37.0...................................37.2............................. 37.8 Professional and Business Services............................................................... 37.2................................... 37.5.............................36.9 Educational and Health Services.....................................................................34.1.................................. 33.5.............................33.6 Leisure and Hospitality.....................................................................................26.2...................................26.0.............................26.5 Other Services.................................................................................................32.8.................................. 33.3.............................32.6 Average Hourly Earnings (AHE) Preliminary NOV 2024 Revised OCT 2024 Revised NOV 2023 Total Private...................................................................................................... $33.28.............................. $33.24......................... $31.02 Goods Producing........................................................................................... $33.85.............................. $33.89......................... $31.67 Private Service Providing................................................................................ $33.16...............................$33.10.........................$30.87 Construction................................................................................................ $35.49.............................. $35.52.........................$32.57 Manufacturing............................................................................................. $32.39.............................. $32.06.........................$30.39 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities.............................................................. $28.10.............................. $28.24.........................$26.95 Financial Activities.......................................................................................$41.90...............................$40.41.........................$34.80 Professional and Business Services.......................................................... $38.95.............................. $38.59..........................$37.16 Educational and Health Services.................................................................$35.72.............................. $36.23.........................$34.26 Leisure and Hospitality.................................................................................$19.23...............................$19.20.........................$18.60 Other Services.............................................................................................$29.72.............................. $29.83.........................$26.54 Read more about the hours and earnings series at http://www.bls.gov/sae/home.htm ?Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers throughout Georgia. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2023 benchmark. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics Division 12 Georgia MSA Hours and Earnings All Employee Total Private Average Weekly Earnings (AWE) Preliminary NOV 2024 Revised OCT 2024 Revised NOV 2023 Albany MSA .................................................................................................... $837.77............................ $826.02.......................$740.99 Athens-Clarke County MSA ........................................................................... $909.17............................. $897.73.......................$828.40 Atlanta MSA ............................................................................................... $1,211.02.......................... $1,214.10.................... $1,140.82 Augusta-Richmond County MSA ................................................................$1,099.64.......................... $1,041.98.....................$1,011.51 Brunswick MSA ............................................................................................ $844.91.............................$851.91.......................$738.24 Columbus MSA .............................................................................................. $987.01.......................... $1,013.61.......................$933.57 Dalton MSA .................................................................................................$1,037.14...........................$1,037.13.......................$938.52 Gainesville MSA .......................................................................................... $1,057.47..........................$1,058.41....................$1,055.96 Hinesville MSA .............................................................................................. $563.29............................. $519.18...................... $498.68 Macon-Bibb County MSA ............................................................................. $944.26............................ $948.64.......................$913.56 Rome MSA .................................................................................................... $858.81.............................$814.86....................... $793.41 Savannah MSA ..............................................................................................$857.38.............................$834.12...................... $846.88 Valdosta MSA .................................................................................................$876.46............................ $930.86....................... $897.51 Warner Robins MSA .......................................................................................$961.28............................ $928.54.......................$823.61 Average Weekly Hours (AWH) Preliminary NOV 2024 Revised OCT 2024 Revised NOV 2023 Albany MSA ..........................................................................................................32.7.................................. 33.2.............................32.4 Athens-Clarke County MSA .................................................................................31.2...................................31.4.............................30.4 Atlanta MSA ........................................................................................................34.2.................................. 34.2.............................34.3 Augusta-Richmond County MSA .........................................................................34.7.................................. 34.4.............................34.7 Brunswick MSA ...................................................................................................34.5...................................33.9.............................32.0 Columbus MSA ....................................................................................................34.2.................................. 34.5.............................34.5 Dalton MSA ......................................................................................................... 37.2.................................. 38.2.............................36.0 Gainesville MSA ...................................................................................................34.9...................................34.6.............................36.4 Hinesville MSA .....................................................................................................29.6.................................. 29.2.............................26.0 Macon-Bibb County MSA ....................................................................................34.2.................................. 35.2.............................35.7 Rome MSA ...........................................................................................................33.3...................................32.4............................. 31.8 Savannah MSA ....................................................................................................30.2.................................. 30.2............................. 31.6 Valdosta MSA .......................................................................................................32.9...................................32.8.............................32.9 Warner Robins MSA .............................................................................................34.1...................................34.1.............................32.4 Average Hourly Earnings (AHE) Preliminary NOV 2024 Revised OCT 2024 Revised NOV 2023 Albany MSA ........................................................................................................25.62.................................24.88...........................22.87 Athens-Clarke County MSA ............................................................................... 29.14................................ 28.59........................... 27.25 Atlanta MSA ......................................................................................................35.41.................................. 35.5...........................33.26 Augusta-Richmond County MSA .......................................................................31.69................................ 30.29........................... 29.15 Brunswick MSA .................................................................................................24.49................................. 25.13...........................23.07 Columbus MSA ..................................................................................................28.86................................ 29.38........................... 27.06 Dalton MSA .......................................................................................................27.88................................. 27.15...........................26.07 Gainesville MSA ...................................................................................................30.3................................ 30.59...........................29.01 Hinesville MSA ...................................................................................................19.03................................. 17.78........................... 19.18 Macon-Bibb County MSA .................................................................................. 27.61................................ 26.95...........................25.59 Rome MSA .........................................................................................................25.79................................. 25.15...........................24.95 Savannah MSA ..................................................................................................28.39.................................27.62.............................26.8 Valdosta MSA .....................................................................................................26.64................................ 28.38........................... 27.28 Warner Robins MSA ........................................................................................... 28.19.................................27.23...........................25.42 Read more about the hours and earnings series at http://www.bls.gov/sae/home.htm ?Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers throughout Georgia. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2023 benchmark. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics Division 13 Dimensions - Measuring Georgia's Labor Force 2023-2024 Unemployment Rates Unemploym(Seenatsornaatellys A--djGusetoerdg)ia and U.S. 5% 4% 3% 2% Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Georgia U.S. WA 4.6 OR 4.1 ID 3.7 NV 5.7 UT CA 3.5 5.4 AZ 3.7 AK 4.6 StSattaeteuUnenmempploloyymmeenntt Rraatteess November 2024 National Unemployment Rate: 4.2% Rates are seasonally adjusted MT 3.2 WY 3.3 CO 4.3 NM 4.4 HI 2.9 ND 2.4 SD 1.9 NE 2.8 KS 3.5 MN 3.5 WI 2.9 IA 3.1 IL 5.3 MO 3.7 OK 3.3 TX 4.2 AR 3.3 MS 3.1 LA 4.3 PR 5.4 NH 2.5 ME VT 3.1 2.4 MI 4.8 OH IN 4.3 4.4 KY 5.1 TN 3.5 PA 3.5 WV 4.2 VA 3.0 NC 3.7 SC 4.8 AL GA 3.1 3.7 FL 3.4 MA 4.0 NY 4.4 RI 4.6 CT NJ 4.6 3.0 DE 3.9 DC 5.6 MD 3.1 Unemployment rate 4.5% or greater 4.0% to 4.4% 3.5% to 3.9% 3.0% to 3.4% Less than 3.0% Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics Division 14 Georgia Labor Force Estimates Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older Georgia (Seasonally adjusted) Employment Status Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate Preliminary NOV 2024 5,413,644 5,215,239 198,405 3.7 Revised OCT 2024 5,416,644 5,220,456 196,188 3.6 Revised NOV 2023 5,328,980 5,158,055 170,925 3.2 Change From OCT 2024 NOV 2023 -3,000 -5,217 2,217 84,664 57,184 27,480 Georgia (Not Seasonally adjusted) Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate 5,391,499 5,200,105 191,394 3.5 5,406,494 5,215,119 191,375 3.5 5,338,998 5,188,525 150,473 2.8 -14,995 -15,014 19 52,501 11,580 40,921 Albany MSA Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate 65,586 62,903 2,683 4.1 65,851 63,161 2,690 4.1 64,268 62,092 2,176 3.4 -265 -258 -7 1,318 811 507 Athens-Clarke County MSA Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate 105,162 101,861 3,301 3.1 106,178 102,340 3,838 3.6 103,813 101,285 2,528 2.4 -1,016 -479 -537 1,349 576 773 Atlanta MSA Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate 3,258,351 3,142,894 115,457 3.5 3,268,072 3,154,556 113,516 3.5 3,246,556 3,154,109 92,447 2.8 -9,721 -11,662 1,941 11,795 -11,215 23,010 Augusta-Richmond County MSA Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate 266,573 254,153 12,420 4.7 267,928 254,601 13,327 5.0 263,386 254,674 8,712 3.3 -1,355 -448 -907 3,187 -521 3,708 Brunswick MSA Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate 56,041 56,160 55,323 -119 718 54,191 54,355 53,948 -164 243 1,850 1,805 1,375 45 475 3.3 3.2 2.5 Columbus MSA Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate 122,989 117,722 5,267 4.3 123,082 118,078 5,004 4.1 121,197 117,203 3,994 3.3 -93 -356 263 1,792 519 1,273 Dalton MSA Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate 59,622 57,013 2,609 4.4 59,805 57,186 2,619 4.4 59,420 57,563 1,857 3.1 -183 202 -173 -550 -10 752 Gainesville MSA Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate 114,287 114,713 113,609 -426 678 111,334 111,727 111,339 -393 -5 2,953 2,986 2,270 -33 683 2.6 2.6 2.0 ?Note: MSA data are not seasonally adjusted. Employment includes nonagricultural wage and salary employment, self-employment, unpaid family and private household workers and agricultural workers. Persons in labor disputes are counted as employed. The use of unrounded data does not imply that the numbers are exact. Albany MSA: Baker, Dougherty, Lee, Terrell, and Worth counties. Athens-Clarke County MSA: Clarke, Madison, Oconee, and Oglethorpe counties. Atlanta MSA: Barrow, Bartow, Butts, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, Dawson, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Haralson, Heard, Henry, Jasper, Lamar, Meriwether, Morgan, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, Pike, Rockdale, Spalding, and Walton counties. Augusta-Richmond County MSA: Burke, Columbia, Lincoln, McDuffie, and Richmond counties in Georgia and Aiken and Edgefield counties in South Carolina. Brunswick MSA: Brantley, Glynn, and McIntosh counties. Columbus MSA: Chattahoochee, Harris, Marion, and Muscogee counties in Georgia and Russell County in Alabama. Dalton MSA: Murray and Whitfield counties. Gainesville MSA: Hall County. Hinesville MSA: Liberty and Long counties. Macon-Bibb County MSA: Bibb, Crawford, Jones, Monroe, and Twiggs counties. Rome MSA: Floyd County. Savannah MSA: Bryan, Chatham, and Effingham counties. Valdosta MSA: Brooks, Echols, Lanier, and Lowndes counties. Warner Robins MSA: Houston, Peach and Pulaski counties. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics Division 15 Hinesville MSA Macon-Bibb County MSA Rome MSA Savannah MSA Valdosta MSA Warner Robins MSA Georgia Labor Force Estimates Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older Employment Status Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate Preliminary NOV 2024 35,408 34,214 1,194 3.4 100,594 96,452 4,142 4.1 Revised OCT 2024 35,302 34,125 1,177 3.3 101,031 96,886 4,145 4.1 Revised NOV 2023 34,610 33,642 968 2.8 98,402 95,246 3,156 3.2 Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate 48,585 47,040 1,545 3.2 203,453 197,332 6,121 3.0 48,884 47,179 1,705 3.5 204,160 198,101 6,059 3.0 47,986 46,805 1,181 2.5 201,700 196,865 4,835 2.4 Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate 64,132 61,760 2,372 3.7 89,018 86,135 2,883 3.2 64,092 61,570 2,522 3.9 89,719 86,893 2,826 3.1 62,890 61,068 1,822 2.9 87,134 84,894 2,240 2.6 Change From OCT 2024 NOV 2023 106 798 89 572 17 226 -437 -434 -3 2,192 1,206 986 -299 599 -139 235 -160 364 -707 -769 62 1,753 467 1,286 40 1,242 190 692 -150 550 -701 -758 57 1,884 1,241 643 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 NOV 2024 168,286,000 161,141,000 7,145,000 4.2 168,164,000 161,456,000 6,708,000 4.0 OCT 2024 168,479,000 161,496,000 6,984,000 4.1 168,569,000 161,938,000 6,631,000 3.9 NOV 2023 168,127,000 161,866,000 6,262,000 3.7 167,977,000 162,149,000 5,827,000 3.5 Change From OCT 2024 NOV 2023 -193,000 -355,000 161,000 159,000 -725,000 883,000 -405,000 -482,000 77,000 187,000 -693,000 881,000 ?Note: MSA data are not seasonally adjusted. Employment includes nonagricultural wage and salary employment, self-employment, unpaid family and private household workers and agricultural workers. Persons in labor disputes are counted as employed. The use of unrounded data does not imply that the numbers are exact. Albany MSA: Baker, Dougherty, Lee, Terrell, and Worth counties. Athens-Clarke County MSA: Clarke, Madison, Oconee, and Oglethorpe counties. Atlanta MSA: Barrow, Bartow, Butts, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, Dawson, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Haralson, Heard, Henry, Jasper, Lamar, Meriwether, Morgan, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, Pike, Rockdale, Spalding, and Walton counties. Augusta-Richmond County MSA: Burke, Columbia, Lincoln, McDuffie, and Richmond counties in Georgia and Aiken and Edgefield counties in South Carolina. Brunswick MSA: Brantley, Glynn, and McIntosh counties. Columbus MSA: Chattahoochee, Harris, Marion, and Muscogee counties in Georgia and Russell County in Alabama. Dalton MSA: Murray and Whitfield counties. Gainesville MSA: Hall County. Hinesville MSA: Liberty and Long counties. Macon-Bibb County MSA: Bibb, Crawford, Jones, Monroe, and Twiggs counties. Rome MSA: Floyd County. Savannah MSA: Bryan, Chatham, and Effingham counties. Valdosta MSA: Brooks, Echols, Lanier, and Lowndes counties. Warner Robins MSA: Houston, Peach and Pulaski counties. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics Division 16 Georgia Labor Force Estimates by County (not seasonally adjusted) Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older Georgia Preliminary November 2024 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 5,391,499 5,200,105 191,394 3.5 Revised October 2024 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 5,406,494 5,215,119 191,375 3.5 Appling Atkinson Bacon Baker Baldwin 10,594 4,532 5,260 1,188 18,036 10,263 4,382 5,092 1,143 17,327 331 3.1 150 3.3 168 3.2 45 3.8 709 3.9 10,405 4,578 5,264 1,177 18,252 10,055 4,384 5,096 1,141 17,436 350 3.4 194 4.2 168 3.2 36 3.1 816 4.5 Banks Barrow Bartow Ben Hill Berrien 12,371 12,080 291 2.4 44,059 42,709 1,350 3.1 53,616 51,714 1,902 3.5 5,677 5,400 277 4.9 8,216 7,881 335 4.1 12,249 11,978 271 2.2 44,245 42,829 1,416 3.2 53,744 51,862 1,882 3.5 5,793 5,483 310 5.4 8,305 7,863 442 5.3 Bibb Bleckley Brantley Brooks Bryan 66,005 63,052 2,953 4.5 5,124 4,912 212 4.1 7,853 7,574 279 3.6 7,012 6,768 244 3.5 20,749 20,170 579 2.8 66,296 63,323 2,973 4.5 5,140 4,905 235 4.6 7,931 7,639 292 3.7 7,018 6,771 247 3.5 20,863 20,265 598 2.9 Bulloch Burke Butts Calhoun Camden 39,908 38,694 1,214 3.0 9,153 8,625 528 5.8 11,616 11,216 400 3.4 2,521 2,461 60 2.4 23,423 22,659 764 3.3 40,138 38,676 1,462 3.6 9,223 8,603 620 6.7 11,618 11,245 373 3.2 2,471 2,406 65 2.6 23,405 22,656 749 3.2 Candler Carroll Catoosa Charlton Chatham 6,143 5,984 159 2.6 58,599 56,574 2,025 3.5 35,178 34,060 1,118 3.2 5,227 5,059 168 3.2 148,164 143,492 4,672 3.2 6,108 5,952 156 2.6 58,964 56,827 2,137 3.6 35,285 34,201 1,084 3.1 5,199 5,045 154 3.0 148,666 144,068 4,598 3.1 Chattahoochee 1,949 1,851 98 5.0 Chattooga 9,602 9,213 389 4.1 Cherokee 146,018 141,804 4,214 2.9 Clarke 61,938 59,841 2,097 3.4 Clay 886 819 67 7.6 1,931 1,848 83 4.3 9,792 9,225 567 5.8 146,608 142,460 4,148 2.8 62,589 60,069 2,520 4.0 876 817 59 6.7 Clayton Clinch Cobb Coffee Colquitt 143,727 136,896 6,831 4.8 3,359 3,256 103 3.1 441,244 427,416 13,828 3.1 19,339 18,525 814 4.2 22,676 22,039 637 2.8 143,888 137,226 6,662 4.6 3,310 3,199 111 3.4 442,667 429,202 13,465 3.0 19,409 18,552 857 4.4 22,782 22,118 664 2.9 Columbia Cook Coweta Crawford Crisp 76,342 73,818 2,524 3.3 8,487 8,219 268 3.2 79,596 76,949 2,647 3.3 5,446 5,254 192 3.5 10,484 10,133 351 3.3 76,531 73,900 2,631 3.4 8,523 8,221 302 3.5 79,707 77,185 2,522 3.2 5,469 5,273 196 3.6 10,391 10,035 356 3.4 Revised November 2023 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 5,338,998 5,188,525 150,473 2.8 10,050 4,427 5,152 1,151 17,449 9,796 4,331 5,018 1,117 16,836 254 2.5 96 2.2 134 2.6 34 3.0 613 3.5 11,796 11,576 220 1.9 43,909 42,866 1,043 2.4 53,310 51,886 1,424 2.7 5,529 5,333 196 3.5 7,973 7,718 255 3.2 64,522 62,291 2,231 3.5 4,906 4,736 170 3.5 7,726 7,510 216 2.8 6,844 6,651 193 2.8 20,555 20,110 445 2.2 39,237 9,048 11,546 2,463 22,518 38,221 8,609 11,255 2,404 21,939 1,016 2.6 439 4.9 291 2.5 59 2.4 579 2.6 6,081 5,954 127 2.1 58,437 56,728 1,709 2.9 34,398 33,625 773 2.2 5,086 4,954 132 2.6 146,806 143,157 3,649 2.5 1,905 1,837 68 3.6 9,587 9,315 272 2.8 145,537 142,273 3,264 2.2 61,145 59,536 1,609 2.6 859 804 55 6.4 142,814 137,444 5,370 3.8 3,247 3,165 82 2.5 440,187 428,923 11,264 2.6 19,056 18,492 564 3.0 22,181 21,663 518 2.3 75,744 73,809 1,935 2.6 8,354 8,131 223 2.7 79,322 77,228 2,094 2.6 5,330 5,182 148 2.8 10,268 9,941 327 3.2 Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics Division 17 Georgia Labor Force Estimates by County (not seasonally adjusted) Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older Dade Dawson Decatur DeKalb Dodge Preliminary November 2024 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 8,514 8,241 273 3.2 13,808 13,381 427 3.1 11,733 11,317 416 3.5 414,574 398,835 15,739 3.8 7,402 7,082 320 4.3 Dooly Dougherty Douglas Early Echols 4,624 4,432 192 4.2 36,744 35,065 1,679 4.6 76,784 73,878 2,906 3.8 4,152 3,991 161 3.9 1,983 1,927 56 2.8 Effingham Elbert Emanuel Evans Fannin 34,540 8,503 9,277 4,926 12,971 33,670 8,136 8,846 4,781 12,571 870 2.5 367 4.3 431 4.6 145 2.9 400 3.1 Fayette Floyd Forsyth Franklin Fulton 60,874 58,954 1,920 3.2 48,585 47,040 1,545 3.2 133,183 129,430 3,753 2.8 10,546 10,170 376 3.6 589,777 566,692 23,085 3.9 Gilmer Glascock Glynn Gordon Grady 13,380 12,915 465 3.5 1,289 1,247 42 3.3 41,606 40,256 1,350 3.2 29,720 28,752 968 3.3 11,296 10,936 360 3.2 Greene 7,903 7,612 291 3.7 Gwinnett 512,619 496,120 16,499 3.2 Habersham 20,677 20,006 671 3.2 Hall 114,287 111,334 2,953 2.6 Hancock 2,660 2,490 170 6.4 Haralson Harris Hart Heard Henry 13,314 12,860 454 3.4 17,120 16,563 557 3.3 13,493 13,057 436 3.2 5,466 5,278 188 3.4 123,477 118,617 4,860 3.9 Houston Irwin Jackson Jasper Jeff Davis 72,517 70,295 2,222 3.1 3,667 3,531 136 3.7 52,835 51,630 1,205 2.3 7,406 7,178 228 3.1 6,302 6,034 268 4.3 Revised October 2024 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 8,615 8,344 271 3.1 13,873 13,476 397 2.9 11,753 11,356 397 3.4 415,212 400,232 14,980 3.6 7,431 7,143 288 3.9 4,603 4,431 172 3.7 36,952 35,216 1,736 4.7 77,004 74,154 2,850 3.7 4,170 4,006 164 3.9 1,971 1,916 55 2.8 34,631 8,484 9,267 4,936 13,018 33,768 8,146 8,771 4,800 12,666 863 2.5 338 4.0 496 5.4 136 2.8 352 2.7 61,047 59,125 1,922 3.1 48,884 47,179 1,705 3.5 133,746 129,912 3,834 2.9 10,471 10,102 369 3.5 591,320 568,704 22,616 3.8 13,506 13,079 427 3.2 1,310 1,243 67 5.1 41,649 40,349 1,300 3.1 29,784 28,781 1,003 3.4 11,273 10,906 367 3.3 7,927 7,652 275 3.5 515,063 498,452 16,611 3.2 20,666 20,016 650 3.1 114,713 111,727 2,986 2.6 2,689 2,495 194 7.2 13,397 12,929 468 3.5 17,133 16,602 531 3.1 13,445 13,054 391 2.9 5,479 5,299 180 3.3 123,643 118,772 4,871 3.9 73,054 70,897 2,157 3.0 3,701 3,545 156 4.2 52,279 51,076 1,203 2.3 7,441 7,212 229 3.1 6,343 6,045 298 4.7 Revised November 2023 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 8,299 8,117 182 2.2 13,704 13,400 304 2.2 11,678 11,344 334 2.9 413,023 400,380 12,643 3.1 7,316 7,073 243 3.3 4,528 4,374 154 3.4 36,040 34,636 1,404 3.9 76,518 74,155 2,363 3.1 4,115 3,986 129 3.1 1,940 1,890 50 2.6 34,339 8,284 8,880 4,952 12,208 33,598 8,037 8,567 4,838 11,915 741 2.2 247 3.0 313 3.5 114 2.3 293 2.4 60,876 59,186 1,690 2.8 47,986 46,805 1,181 2.5 132,875 129,870 3,005 2.3 10,284 10,016 268 2.6 587,593 568,760 18,833 3.2 12,945 1,262 41,110 29,098 11,037 12,607 1,232 40,119 28,410 10,737 338 2.6 30 2.4 991 2.4 688 2.4 300 2.7 7,689 7,455 234 3.0 510,650 497,764 12,886 2.5 19,981 19,493 488 2.4 113,609 111,339 2,270 2.0 2,544 2,412 132 5.2 13,251 12,896 355 2.7 16,859 16,455 404 2.4 12,891 12,562 329 2.6 5,433 5,290 143 2.6 123,021 119,154 3,867 3.1 71,035 3,559 49,745 7,382 6,202 69,315 3,446 48,864 7,189 5,981 1,720 2.4 113 3.2 881 1.8 193 2.6 221 3.6 Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics Division 18 Georgia Labor Force Estimates by County (not seasonally adjusted) Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older Jefferson Jenkins Johnson Jones Lamar Preliminary November 2024 Labor Force 6,957 3,412 4,435 13,447 8,609 Employment 6,606 3,253 4,303 13,011 8,263 Unemployment Number Rate 351 5.0 159 4.7 132 3.0 436 3.2 346 4.0 Revised October 2024 Labor Force 6,942 3,459 4,399 13,507 8,653 Employment 6,537 3,291 4,257 13,074 8,311 Unemployment Number Rate 405 5.8 168 4.9 142 3.2 433 3.2 342 4.0 Lanier Laurens Lee Liberty Lincoln 3,876 21,149 15,162 26,669 3,590 3,713 20,304 14,708 25,757 3,447 163 4.2 845 4.0 454 3.0 912 3.4 143 4.0 3,893 20,926 15,223 26,570 3,617 3,711 20,098 14,775 25,677 3,445 182 4.7 828 4.0 448 2.9 893 3.4 172 4.8 Long Lowndes Lumpkin McDuffie McIntosh 8,739 8,457 282 3.2 51,261 49,352 1,909 3.7 18,637 18,121 516 2.8 8,493 8,037 456 5.4 6,582 6,361 221 3.4 8,732 8,448 284 3.3 51,210 49,172 2,038 4.0 18,823 18,266 557 3.0 8,645 8,029 616 7.1 6,580 6,367 213 3.2 Macon Madison Marion Meriwether Miller 4,767 14,328 3,306 9,210 2,878 4,568 13,888 3,183 8,850 2,798 199 4.2 440 3.1 123 3.7 360 3.9 80 2.8 4,751 14,460 3,328 9,233 2,874 4,553 13,978 3,196 8,897 2,799 198 4.2 482 3.3 132 4.0 336 3.6 75 2.6 Mitchell Monroe Montgomery Morgan Murray 8,298 12,949 4,074 10,021 15,739 7,945 12,533 3,933 9,717 14,992 353 4.3 416 3.2 141 3.5 304 3.0 747 4.7 8,276 13,022 4,069 10,089 15,810 7,942 12,615 3,905 9,785 15,036 334 4.0 407 3.1 164 4.0 304 3.0 774 4.9 Muscogee Newton Oconee Oglethorpe Paulding 76,472 72,904 3,568 4.7 55,917 53,371 2,546 4.6 21,435 20,899 536 2.5 7,461 7,233 228 3.1 93,452 90,521 2,931 3.1 76,449 73,038 3,411 4.5 56,073 53,533 2,540 4.5 21,624 21,035 589 2.7 7,505 7,258 247 3.3 93,629 90,755 2,874 3.1 Peach Pickens Pierce Pike Polk 12,334 16,255 8,756 9,432 19,438 11,818 15,765 8,468 9,144 18,598 516 4.2 490 3.0 288 3.3 288 3.1 840 4.3 12,459 16,287 8,760 9,464 19,391 11,934 15,819 8,442 9,193 18,686 525 4.2 468 2.9 318 3.6 271 2.9 705 3.6 Pulaski Putnam Quitman Rabun Randolph 4,167 9,320 752 8,101 2,398 4,022 8,927 698 7,846 2,282 145 3.5 393 4.2 54 7.2 255 3.1 116 4.8 4,206 9,277 751 8,177 2,393 4,062 8,914 704 7,944 2,284 144 3.4 363 3.9 47 6.3 233 2.8 109 4.6 Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics Division Revised November 2023 Labor Force 6,819 3,426 4,246 13,189 8,528 Employment 6,564 3,287 4,142 12,839 8,285 Unemployment Number Rate 255 3.7 139 4.1 104 2.4 350 2.7 243 2.8 3,789 20,218 14,882 26,081 3,555 3,669 19,552 14,523 25,340 3,432 120 3.2 666 3.3 359 2.4 741 2.8 123 3.5 8,529 8,302 227 2.7 50,317 48,858 1,459 2.9 18,262 17,887 375 2.1 8,400 8,039 361 4.3 6,487 6,319 168 2.6 4,723 14,142 3,250 9,158 2,879 4,527 13,801 3,159 8,861 2,816 196 4.1 341 2.4 91 2.8 297 3.2 63 2.2 8,201 12,674 3,928 9,945 15,646 7,944 12,363 3,807 9,709 15,123 257 3.1 311 2.5 121 3.1 236 2.4 523 3.3 75,271 72,531 2,740 3.6 55,594 53,556 2,038 3.7 21,168 20,770 398 1.9 7,358 7,178 180 2.4 93,281 90,866 2,415 2.6 12,019 16,223 8,588 9,359 19,122 11,626 15,825 8,381 9,163 18,556 393 3.3 398 2.5 207 2.4 196 2.1 566 3.0 4,080 9,135 724 7,944 2,318 3,953 8,837 692 7,719 2,234 127 3.1 298 3.3 32 4.4 225 2.8 84 3.6 19 Georgia Labor Force Estimates by County (not seasonally adjusted) Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older Richmond Rockdale Schley Screven Seminole Preliminary November 2024 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 83,738 79,019 4,719 5.6 46,379 44,405 1,974 4.3 2,207 2,131 76 3.4 4,952 4,661 291 5.9 3,153 3,021 132 4.2 Spalding Stephens Stewart Sumter Talbot 30,215 28,878 1,337 4.4 10,629 10,195 434 4.1 2,770 2,692 78 2.8 12,677 12,073 604 4.8 2,968 2,863 105 3.5 Taliaferro Tattnall Taylor Telfair Terrell 586 9,663 2,789 3,353 3,547 557 9,368 2,662 3,141 3,364 29 4.9 295 3.1 127 4.6 212 6.3 183 5.2 Thomas Tift Toombs Towns Treutlen 18,296 21,731 12,845 4,367 2,767 17,608 21,150 12,364 4,193 2,655 688 3.8 581 2.7 481 3.7 174 4.0 112 4.0 Troup Turner Twiggs Union Upson 39,902 38,583 1,319 3.3 3,462 3,301 161 4.7 2,747 2,602 145 5.3 12,148 11,795 353 2.9 11,806 11,366 440 3.7 Walker 32,856 31,783 1,073 3.3 Walton 49,104 47,479 1,625 3.3 Ware 15,543 14,989 554 3.6 Warren 2,854 2,742 112 3.9 Washington 7,218 6,872 346 4.8 Wayne Webster Wheeler White Whitfield 12,214 11,794 420 3.4 1,032 987 45 4.4 1,811 1,719 92 5.1 17,959 17,499 460 2.6 43,883 42,021 1,862 4.2 Wilcox Wilkes Wilkinson Worth 2,825 3,988 3,441 8,945 2,731 3,840 3,307 8,623 94 3.3 148 3.7 134 3.9 322 3.6 Revised October 2024 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 83,992 78,890 5,102 6.1 46,507 44,569 1,938 4.2 2,222 2,143 79 3.6 5,035 4,697 338 6.7 3,191 3,059 132 4.1 30,207 28,978 1,229 4.1 10,626 10,180 446 4.2 2,756 2,691 65 2.4 12,719 12,117 602 4.7 2,979 2,872 107 3.6 587 9,696 2,813 3,386 3,541 561 9,394 2,693 3,169 3,379 26 4.4 302 3.1 120 4.3 217 6.4 162 4.6 18,324 21,667 12,819 4,483 2,766 17,650 21,037 12,307 4,295 2,640 674 3.7 630 2.9 512 4.0 188 4.2 126 4.6 39,605 38,392 1,213 3.1 3,448 3,280 168 4.9 2,737 2,601 136 5.0 12,138 11,830 308 2.5 11,831 11,404 427 3.6 32,930 31,907 1,023 3.1 49,264 47,613 1,651 3.4 15,454 14,921 533 3.4 2,898 2,710 188 6.5 7,242 6,898 344 4.8 12,250 11,837 413 3.4 1,035 992 43 4.2 1,802 1,709 93 5.2 18,050 17,615 435 2.4 43,995 42,150 1,845 4.2 2,814 4,027 3,470 8,958 2,727 3,855 3,326 8,650 87 3.1 172 4.3 144 4.1 308 3.4 Revised November 2023 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 82,482 79,092 3,390 4.1 46,231 44,568 1,663 3.6 2,178 2,124 54 2.5 4,890 4,692 198 4.0 3,119 3,021 98 3.1 29,936 10,712 2,733 12,532 2,899 28,975 10,398 2,654 12,034 2,817 961 3.2 314 2.9 79 2.9 498 4.0 82 2.8 565 9,600 2,762 3,328 3,447 544 9,353 2,664 3,144 3,318 21 3.7 247 2.6 98 3.5 184 5.5 129 3.7 17,789 21,053 12,347 4,206 2,690 17,271 20,585 11,970 4,072 2,606 518 2.9 468 2.2 377 3.1 134 3.2 84 3.1 38,473 3,327 2,687 11,604 11,665 37,576 3,216 2,571 11,354 11,297 897 2.3 111 3.3 116 4.3 250 2.2 368 3.2 32,168 31,366 802 2.5 48,913 47,654 1,259 2.6 15,272 14,850 422 2.8 2,796 2,691 105 3.8 7,125 6,830 295 4.1 11,821 11,476 345 2.9 1,004 977 27 2.7 1,724 1,647 77 4.5 17,730 17,410 320 1.8 43,774 42,440 1,334 3.0 2,788 3,874 3,353 8,748 2,706 3,754 3,249 8,498 82 2.9 120 3.1 104 3.1 250 2.9 Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics Division 20 City Labor Force Estimates Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older Preliminary November 2024 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate Albany 29,734 28,360 1,374 4.6 Alpharetta 38,665 37,585 1,080 2.8 Athens 61,938 59,841 2,097 3.4 Atlanta 278,599 266,645 11,954 4.3 Dekalb Part 25,636 24,689 947 3.7 Fulton Part 252,963 241,956 11,007 4.4 Augusta 83,738 79,019 4,719 5.6 Brookhaven 36,695 35,754 941 2.6 Canton 17,621 17,150 471 2.7 Carrollton 12,129 11,687 442 3.6 Chamblee 21,803 21,288 515 2.4 Columbus 76,472 72,904 3,568 4.7 Dalton 13,828 13,189 639 4.6 Decatur 14,815 14,394 421 2.8 Douglasville 17,706 17,052 654 3.7 Duluth 16,667 16,144 523 3.1 Dunwoody 28,299 27,437 862 3.0 East Point 17,475 16,427 1,048 6.0 Gainesville 23,013 22,392 621 2.7 Hinesville 15,728 15,234 494 3.1 Johns Creek 46,756 45,421 1,335 2.9 Kennesaw 20,983 20,352 631 3.0 LaGrange 16,456 15,857 599 3.6 Lawrenceville 15,370 14,812 558 3.6 McDonough 13,054 12,447 607 4.6 Macon-Bibb 66,005 63,052 2,953 4.5 Marietta 36,627 35,471 1,156 3.2 Milton 21,198 20,583 615 2.9 Newnan 20,528 19,739 789 3.8 Peachtree City 19,595 19,077 518 2.6 P'tree Corners 26,134 25,398 736 2.8 Pooler 14,808 14,379 429 2.9 Rome 16,983 16,341 642 3.8 Roswell 55,906 54,271 1,635 2.9 Sandy Springs 68,403 66,365 2,038 3.0 Savannah 70,244 67,809 2,435 3.5 Smyrna 36,193 34,970 1,223 3.4 Statesboro 14,943 14,403 540 3.6 Stockbridge 15,157 14,468 689 4.5 Sugar Hill 13,790 13,425 365 2.6 Tucker 20,732 20,130 602 2.9 Union City 10,806 10,077 729 6.7 Valdosta 24,826 23,775 1,051 4.2 Warner Robins 34,549 33,479 1,070 3.1 Woodstock 18,736 18,129 607 3.2 Revised October 2024 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 29,947 28,482 1,465 4.9 38,796 37,718 1,078 2.8 62,589 60,069 2,520 4.0 279,370 267,590 11,780 4.2 25,578 24,775 803 3.1 253,792 242,815 10,977 4.3 83,992 78,890 5,102 6.1 36,731 35,879 852 2.3 17,707 17,229 478 2.7 12,254 11,739 515 4.2 21,892 21,363 529 2.4 76,449 73,038 3,411 4.5 13,856 13,230 626 4.5 14,834 14,445 389 2.6 17,740 17,116 624 3.5 16,734 16,220 514 3.1 28,283 27,533 750 2.7 17,449 16,485 964 5.5 23,124 22,471 653 2.8 15,691 15,186 505 3.2 46,872 45,583 1,289 2.8 21,026 20,437 589 2.8 16,373 15,778 595 3.6 15,471 14,881 590 3.8 13,079 12,463 616 4.7 66,296 63,323 2,973 4.5 36,693 35,619 1,074 2.9 21,303 20,656 647 3.0 20,540 19,799 741 3.6 19,644 19,132 512 2.6 26,224 25,517 707 2.7 14,802 14,437 365 2.5 17,026 16,390 636 3.7 55,991 54,464 1,527 2.7 68,424 66,601 1,823 2.7 70,593 68,081 2,512 3.6 36,229 35,116 1,113 3.1 15,184 14,396 788 5.2 15,170 14,487 683 4.5 13,886 13,488 398 2.9 20,786 20,201 585 2.8 10,813 10,112 701 6.5 24,837 23,689 1,148 4.6 34,806 33,767 1,039 3.0 18,772 18,213 559 3.0 Revised November 2023 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 29,183 28,013 1,170 4.0 38,593 37,722 871 2.3 61,145 59,536 1,609 2.6 277,692 267,623 10,069 3.6 25,572 24,784 788 3.1 252,120 242,839 9,281 3.7 82,482 79,092 3,390 4.1 36,705 35,892 813 2.2 17,563 17,206 357 2.0 12,113 11,719 394 3.3 21,768 21,371 397 1.8 75,271 72,531 2,740 3.6 13,784 13,321 463 3.4 14,811 14,450 361 2.4 17,677 17,116 561 3.2 16,628 16,197 431 2.6 28,269 27,543 726 2.6 17,271 16,487 784 4.5 22,879 22,393 486 2.1 15,403 14,987 416 2.7 46,651 45,587 1,064 2.3 20,936 20,423 513 2.5 15,888 15,443 445 2.8 15,273 14,861 412 2.7 13,034 12,503 531 4.1 64,522 62,291 2,231 3.5 36,532 35,596 936 2.6 21,139 20,658 481 2.3 20,414 19,810 604 3.0 19,568 19,152 416 2.1 26,019 25,482 537 2.1 14,667 14,345 322 2.2 16,703 16,260 443 2.7 55,778 54,469 1,309 2.3 68,160 66,608 1,552 2.3 69,593 67,650 1,943 2.8 36,160 35,093 1,067 3.0 14,708 14,227 481 3.3 15,062 14,534 528 3.5 13,792 13,470 322 2.3 20,748 20,208 540 2.6 10,697 10,113 584 5.5 24,299 23,537 762 3.1 33,847 33,012 835 2.5 18,693 18,189 504 2.7 Note: City estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. All cities listed have total population of 25,000 or more. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics Division 21 UNEMGPeoLrOgiaYUMneEmNploTymReAntTREateBs bYy CCoOunUtyNTIES NOVEMBER 2024 November 2024 Dade 3.2 Catoosa 3.2 Walker Whitfield Murray 4.7 Fannin 3.1 Union 2.9 Towns 4.0 Rabun 3.1 5.0% or greater 13 counties (8%) 3.3 4.2 Chattooga 4.1 Gordon 3.3 Floyd 3.2 Bartow 3.5 Gilmer 3.5 Pickens 3.0 Cherokee 2.9 Lumpkin 2.8 Dawson 3.1 Forsyth 2.8 White Habersham 2.6 3.2 Stephens 4.1 Banks Franklin Hall 2.4 3.6 2.6 Jackson 2.3 Madison 3.1 Hart 3.2 Elbert 4.3 4.0% to 4.9% 40 counties (25%) 3.0% to 3.9% 87 counties (55%) Less than 3.0% 19 counties (12%) Polk 4.3 Haralson 3.4 Carroll 3.5 Heard 3.4 Paulding Cobb 3.1 Gwinnett 3.2 Barrow 3.1 Clarke 3.4 3.1 Douglas 3.8 Coweta 3.3 Fulton 3.9 DeKalb 3.8 Rockdale Walton 3.3 Oconee 2.5 Clayton 4.3 Newton 4.8 Fayette Henry 4.6 Morgan 3.0 3.2 3.9 Spalding 4.4 Butts 3.4 Jasper 3.1 Putnam 4.2 Oglethorpe 3.1 Wilkes 3.7 Lincoln 4.0 Percentages of number of counties may not total 100 due to rounding Greene 3.7 Taliaferro 4.9 McDuffie Warren 5.4 Columbia 3.3 3.9 Richmond Hancock 5.6 6.4 Glascock 3.3 Troup 3.3 Meriwether 3.9 Pike 3.1 Lamar 4.0 Monroe 3.2 Jones 3.2 Baldwin 3.9 Washington Jefferson 5.0 Burke 5.8 Upson 4.8 Harris 3.3 Talbot 3.5 Muscogee 4.7 Marion Chattahoochee 3.7 3.7 Taylor 4.6 Crawford 3.5 Bibb 4.5 Twiggs 5.3 Wilkinson 3.9 Peach 4.2 Houston Macon 3.1 4.2 Bleckley 4.1 Laurens 4.0 Johnson 3.0 Emanuel 4.6 Jenkins 4.7 Screven 5.9 Treutlen 4.0 Candler 2.6 Bulloch 3.0 Effingham 2.5 5.0 Schley Pulaski Montgomery Stewart 2.8 3.4 Webster 4.4 Sumter 4.8 Quitman 7.2 Randolph Terrell Lee 4.8 5.2 3.0 Clay Dooly 3.5 Dodge 4.2 4.3 Crisp 3.3 Wilcox 3.3 Turner 4.7 Ben Hill 4.9 3.5 Wheeler 5.1 Telfair 6.3 Jeff Davis 4.3 Toombs 3.7 Evans 2.9 Tattnall 3.1 Bryan 2.8 Appling 3.1 Long 3.2 Liberty 3.4 Chatham 3.2 7.6 Calhoun Dougherty 2.4 4.6 Early 3.9 Miller 2.8 Baker 3.8 Mitchell 4.3 Worth 3.6 Colquitt 2.8 Irwin 3.7 Tift 2.7 Coffee 4.2 Berrien Atkinson 4.1 3.3 Cook 3.2 Lanier Bacon 3.2 Wayne 3.4 Pierce 3.3 Ware 3.6 Brantley 3.6 McIntosh 3.4 Glynn 3.2 Seminole 4.2 Decatur 3.5 Grady 3.2 Thomas 3.8 Brooks 3.5 4.2 Lowndes 3.7 Clinch 3.1 Charlton 3.2 Camden 3.3 Echols 2.8 Georgia's Unemployment Rate: 3.5% Georgia's U(nNoet SmeasponlaollyyAmdjusetend)t Rate: 3.5% (not seasonally adjusted) Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics Division 22 Georgia Unemployment Insurance Claims by County County November 2024 Initial Claims Average Weekly Benefit County November 2024 Initial Claims Average Weekly Benefit County November 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 19,319.............. $338 62.............. $319 37.............. $263 21.............. $244 2.............. $240 44.............. $257 24.............. $309 177.............. $302 233.............. $303 42.............. $254 54.............. $288 295.............. $272 18.............. $310 10.............. $303 16.............. $261 50.............. $316 104.............. $311 69.............. $289 28.............. $295 1.............. $333 42.............. $279 11.............. $287 160.............. $298 54.............. $301 13.............. $211 338.............. $295 10.............. $243 64.............. $275 243.............. $316 290.............. $292 3.............. $329 728.............. $300 13.............. $320 1,052.............. $311 302.............. $277 48.............. $272 203.............. $288 41.............. $298 241.............. $300 8.............. $239 32.............. $299 9.............. $308 32.............. $330 36.............. $296 1,477.............. $305 27.............. $301 14.............. $310 143.............. $281 319.............. $308 6.............. $328 8.............. $321 54.............. $297 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 36.............. $292 42.............. $277 9.............. $263 20.............. $259 152.............. $320 250.............. $291 217.............. $321 35.............. $292 2,214.............. $306 18.............. $326 4.............. $263 97.............. $293 277.............. $304 25.............. $235 46.............. $315 1,243.............. $315 37.............. $313 228.............. $308 21.............. $277 56.............. $295 26.............. $293 29.............. $309 25.............. $309 443.............. $307 204.............. $294 22.............. $281 101.............. $322 23.............. $267 42.............. $266 64.............. $283 11.............. $310 9.............. $263 20.............. $290 30.............. $293 20.............. $222 98.............. $228 19.............. $329 61.............. $281 14.............. $254 14.............. $306 226.............. $272 37.............. $291 21.............. $299 79.............. $310 6.............. $291 52.............. $274 12.............. $258 57.............. $312 9.............. $294 18.............. $276 25.............. $308 18.............. $267 35.............. $331 162.............. $313 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 259.............. $288 246.............. $300 52.............. $309 38.............. $320 268.............. $310 45.............. $264 30.............. $320 28.............. $241 24.............. $314 193.............. $315 6.............. $272 32.............. $308 2.............. $209 3.............. $293 6.............. $321 606.............. $275 180.............. $320 2.............. $355 37.............. $305 2.............. $299 193.............. $309 41.............. $282 3.............. $365 46.............. $248 8.............. $288 3.............. $365 20.............. $295 15.............. $339 23.............. $209 11.............. $254 36.............. $270 65.............. $248 42.............. $298 4.............. $327 4.............. $302 233.............. $312 17.............. $311 17.............. $299 6.............. $278 86.............. $319 73.............. $309 192.............. $317 47.............. $293 20.............. $302 27.............. $281 25.............. $313 2.............. $313 6.............. $275 30.............. $289 548.............. $304 11.............. $231 17.............. $323 11.............. $311 33.............. $203 ?Note: Initial claims include intrastate initial and additional claims, as well as agent state initial and additional claims for regular UI only. Average duration of benefits is represented in weeks. Data does not include state or federal extended benefits. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics Division 23 Bruce Thompson, Commissioner 148 Andrew Young International Boulevard, N.E., Suite 650 Atlanta, Georgia 30303-1751 Return Service Requested