Georgia Department of Labor 
Suite 642 148 International Boulevard N.E. Atlanta, Georgia 30303-1751 (404)656-3032 
 
March 19, 1998 
 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 
 
UNEMPLOYMENT UP IN FEBRUARY DESPITE INCREASE IN JOBS 
 
ATLANTA -- State Labor Commissioner Marti Fullerton said today that Georgia's unemployment rate rose to 4.1 percent in February, despite an increase in jobs. This is the lowest jobless rate for the month of February in 25 years. It is up from 3.8 percent in January, but down from 4.8 percent in February 1997. 
 
"The rate increase was brought about by a combination of factors," said Fullerton."We had fewer jobs available in retail trade, primarily at the larger department stores, and some textile plants made temporary lay-offs so they could do equipment maintenance and deplete inventories. Also, we had more than 16,000 people enter the job market looking for work, who were unable to land a job right away. However, at the same time, we had a good increase in the number of jobs, which will make it easier for them to find work." 
 
The number of nonfarm jobs in Georgia rose to 3,673,700, an increase of 18,200. 
 
"The mild weather and tax season get much of the credit for the job increase," Fullerton said. "Outdoor construction picked up and amusement centers, such as Six Flags, were able to conduct training sessions outside for seasonal workers before the parks open in the spring. Normally this training isn't done this early. Other seasonal workers were also added at income tax preparation offices, temporary employment agencies, security firms and restaurants." 
 
Nearly three of every four jobs added during the month were in the Atlanta area, where nonfarm employment rose by 13,100 to 1,999,000. The other metro areas are as follows: 
 
-- Albany, down by 200 from 59,400 to 59,200. 
 
-- Athens, up by 600 from 72,900 to 73,500. 
 
-- Augusta, down by 100 from 193,600 to 193,500. 
 
-- Columbus, up by 200 from 115,900 to 116,100. 
 
-- Macon, up by 400 from 150,200 to 150,600. 
 
-- Savannah, down by 100 from 133,100 to 133,000. 
 
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FY-98-455 
 
An Equal Opportunity Employer 
 
 GEORGIA EMPLOYMENT 
(In Millions) 
January to February +18,200 jobs 
 
3.54 
 
3.57 
 
3.58 
 
3.60 
 
3.62 
 
3.61 
 
3.63 
 
3.65 
 
3.68 
 
3.71 
 
3.73 
 
3.66 
 
3.67 
 
Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb 
 
1997 
 
1998 
 
Source: Georgia Department of Labor - Marti Fullerton, Commissioner 
 
 ATLANTA AREA EMPLOYMENT 
(In Millions) 
January to February +13,100 jobs 
 
1.91 
 
1.93 
 
1.94 
 
1.95 
 
1.97 
 
1.96 
 
1.97 
 
1.98 
 
2.00 
 
2.01 
 
2.03 
 
1.99 
 
2.00 
 
Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb 
 
1997 
 
1998 
 
Note: Atlanta Area includes Barrow, Bartow, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, Rockdale, Spalding, and Walton counties. Source: Georgia Department of Labor - Marti Fullerton, Commissioner 
 
 ALBANY AREA EMPLOYMENT 
(In Thousands) 
January to February -200 jobs 
 
58.7 
 
59.0 
 
59.1 
 
59.5 
 
59.7 
 
60.0 
 
59.6 
 
60.1 
 
60.8 
 
60.7 
 
60.9 
 
59.4 
 
59.2 
 
Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb 
 
1997 
Note: Albany Area includes Dougherty and Lee counties. Source: Georgia Department of Labor - Marti Fullerton, Commissioner 
 
1998 
 
 ATHENS AREA EMPLOYMENT 
(In Thousands) 
January to February +600 jobs 
 
70.9 
 
71.5 
 
72.1 
 
72.4 
 
72.5 
 
70.0 
 
70.0 
 
68.9 
 
73.0 
 
73.5 
 
73.2 
 
72.9 
 
73.5 
 
Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb 
 
1997 
Note: Athens Area includes Clarke, Madison, and Oconee counties. Source: Georgia Department of Labor - Marti Fullerton, Commissioner 
 
1998 
 
 AUGUSTA-AIKEN AREA EMPLOYMENT 
(In Thousands) 
January to February -100 jobs 
192.0 192.8 192.5 193.2 192.2 191.9 193.7 193.0 194.1 194.5 193.6 193.5 190.8 
 
Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb 
 
1997 
 
1998 
 
Note: Augusta-Aiken Area includes Columbia, McDuffie, and Richmond counties (GA) and Aiken and Edgefield (SC). Source: Georgia Department of Labor - Marti Fullerton, Commissioner 
 
 COLUMBUS AREA EMPLOYMENT 
(In Thousands) 
January to February +200 jobs 
114.7 114.8 115.2 115.3 114.6 115.4 115.4 115.3 116.6 117.2 115.9 116.1 113.5 
 
Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb 
 
1997 
 
1998 
 
Note: Columbus Area includes Chattahoochee, Harris, and Muscogee counties (GA) and Russell (AL). Source: Georgia Department of Labor - Marti Fullerton, Commissioner 
 
 MACON AREA EMPLOYMENT 
(In Thousands) 
January to February +400 jobs 
147.1 147.4 147.7 148.5 148.2 147.9 149.2 150.0 151.1 151.6 150.2 150.6 146.0 
 
Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb 
 
1997 
 
1998 
 
Note: Macon Area includes Bibb, Houston, Jones, Peach, and Twiggs counties. Source: Georgia Department of Labor - Marti Fullerton, Commissioner 
 
 SAVANNAH AREA EMPLOYMENT 
(In Thousands) 
January to February -100 jobs 
134.0 134.1 133.1 133.0 
131.0 131.6 132.0 131.1 130.7 131.3 131.9 132.2 129.3 
 
Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb 
 
1997 
 
1998 
 
Note: Savannah Area includes Bryan, Chatham, and Effingham counties. Source: Georgia Department of Labor - Marti Fullerton, Commissioner 
 
 GEORGIA NONAGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT (000's) 
 
CURRENT 
MONTH 
(PRELIMINARY) 
FEB 1998 
Total nonagricultural employment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,673.7 Goods producing industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 769.2 Mining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.2 Contract construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173.3 Manufacturing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 587.7 
Durable goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251.0 Lumber and wood products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40.6 Logging camps, sawmills and planing mills . . . . 13.4 Furniture and fixtures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.3 Household furniture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.8 Stone, clay and glass products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21.3 Primary metal industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.5 Fabricated metal products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25.5 Industrial machinery, except electric . . . . . . . . . . 37.6 Electric and electronic equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34.9 Transportation equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48.0 Other durable goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17.3 Nondurable goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336.7 Food and kindred products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69.2 Meat products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35.0 Bakery products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.9 Textile mill products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104.8 Weaving mills, cotton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.6 Weaving mills, synthetic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.5 Knitting mills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.3 Floor covering mills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40.6 Yarn and thread mills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18.2 Apparel and other finished textiles . . . . . . . . . . . . 31.9 Men's and boys' clothing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.7 Women's and children's clothing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.6 Paper and allied products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35.0 Pulp, paper and paperboard mills . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.9 Paperboard containers and boxes . . . . . . . . . . . 8.9 Printing and publishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43.4 Commercial printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17.2 Chemicals and allied products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21.8 Other nondurable goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30.6 Service producing industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,904.5 Transportation, communications and public utilities 235.5 Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144.0 Communications (except U.S. Postal Services) . . 67.3 Electric, gas and sanitary services . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24.2 Wholesale and retail trade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 918.9 Wholesale trade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249.4 Wholesale trade-durable goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162.5 Wholesale trade-nondurable goods . . . . . . . . . . . . 86.9 Retail trade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 669.5 General merchandise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81.0 Eating and drinking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241.0 Finance, insurance and real estate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191.2 F i n a n c e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91.2 Insurance carriers, agents and brokers . . . . . . . . . 62.0 Real estate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38.0 Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 970.0 Hotels and other lodging places . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44.5 Business services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278.9 Health services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230.2 Private hospitals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90.7 Other services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416.4 Amusement and recreation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29.2 Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 588.9 F e d e r a l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93.9 D e f e n s e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27.8 Other federal (including U.S. Postal Service) . . . 66.1 S t a t e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150.0 State education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67.1 Other state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82.9 L o c a l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345.0 Local education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203.6 Other local . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141.4 
 
PREVIOUS 
MONTH 
(REVISED) 
JAN 1998 
3,655.5 768.1 8.1 171.4 588.6 250.2 40.4 13.3 11.4 5.8 21.3 14.5 25.3 37.3 34.8 47.9 17.3 338.4 69.2 34.8 9.0 106.4 15.6 9.6 6.2 40.5 18.2 32.4 13.1 8.9 34.8 14.0 8.7 43.4 17.3 21.6 30.6 
2,887.4 234.6 143.0 67.4 24.2 921.7 247.9 161.3 86.6 673.8 86.9 238.3 191.1 91.2 61.9 38.0 954.8 44.1 273.2 229.2 90.6 408.3 27.3 585.2 92.8 27.3 65.5 147.9 65.3 82.6 344.5 203.8 140.7 
 
CURRENT 
MONTH 
YEAR AGO 
FEB 1997 
3,539.1 753.4 7.7 159.9 585.8 242.5 40.5 13.6 10.6 5.3 20.4 13.9 24.4 36.4 33.9 45.2 17.2 343.3 69.2 35.3 9.0 108.4 16.1 9.1 7.1 41.4 17.8 36.5 14.8 11.2 34.1 13.7 8.6 43.5 17.6 21.3 30.3 
2,785.7 224.3 135.8 64.9 23.6 887.7 237.0 152.3 84.7 650.7 80.3 234.0 182.6 86.2 60.5 35.9 914.5 42.1 253.6 225.8 88.1 393.0 27.8 576.6 94.4 28.4 66.0 147.3 62.4 84.9 334.9 197.5 137.4 
 
CHANGE IN JOBS FROM JAN 1998 NET PERCENT 
 
+18.2 +1.1 +.1 +1.9 -.9 +.8 +.2 +.1 -.1 +.0 +.0 +.0 +.2 +.3 +.1 +.1 +.0 -1.7 +.0 +.2 -.1 -1.6 +.0 -.1 +.1 +.1 +.0 -.5 -.4 -.3 +.2 -.1 +.2 +.0 -.1 +.2 +.0 
+17.1 +.9 
+1.0 -.1 +.0 
-2.8 +1.5 +1.2 
+.3 -4.3 -5.9 +2.7 +.1 +.0 +.1 +.0 +15.2 +.4 +5.7 +1.0 +.1 +8.1 +1.9 +3.7 +1.1 +.5 +.6 +2.1 +1.8 +.3 +.5 
-.2 +.7 
 
+0.5% +0.1% +1.2% +1.1% -0.2% +0.3% +0.5% +0.8% -0.9% +0.0% +0.0% +0.0% +0.8% +0.8% +0.3% +0.2% +0.0% -0.5% +0.0% +0.6% -1.1% -1.5% +0.0% -1.0% +1.6% +0.2% +0.0% -1.5% -3.1% -3.4% +0.6% -0.7% +2.3% +0.0% -0.6% +0.9% +0.0% +0.6% +0.4% +0.7% -0.1% +0.0% -0.3% +0.6% +0.7% +0.3% -0.6% -6.8% +1.1% +0.1% +0.0% +0.2% +0.0% +1.6% +0.9% +2.1% +0.4% +0.1% +2.0% +7.0% +0.6% +1.2% +1.8% +0.9% +1.4% +2.8% +0.4% +0.1% -0.1% +0.5% 
 
CHANGE IN JOBS FROM FEB 1997 NET PERCENT 
 
+134.6 +15.8 +.5 +13.4 +1.9 +8.5 +.1 -.2 +.7 +.5 +.9 +.6 +1.1 +1.2 +1.0 +2.8 +.1 -6.6 +.0 -.3 -.1 -3.6 -.5 +.4 -.8 -.8 +.4 -4.6 -2.1 -2.6 +.9 +.2 +.3 -.1 -.4 +.5 +.3 
+118.8 +11.2 +8.2 +2.4 +.6 +31.2 +12.4 +10.2 +2.2 +18.8 +.7 +7.0 +8.6 +5.0 +1.5 +2.1 +55.5 +2.4 +25.3 +4.4 +2.6 +23.4 +1.4 +12.3 -.5 -.6 +.1 +2.7 +4.7 -2.0 +10.1 +6.1 +4.0 
 
+3.8% +2.1% +6.5% +8.4% +0.3% +3.5% +0.2% -1.5% +6.6% +9.4% +4.4% +4.3% +4.5% +3.3% +2.9% +6.2% +0.6% -1.9% +0.0% -0.8% -1.1% -3.3% -3.1% +4.4% -11.3% -1.9% +2.2% -12.6% -14.2% -23.2% +2.6% +1.5% +3.5% -0.2% -2.3% +2.3% +1.0% +4.3% +5.0% +6.0% +3.7% +2.5% +3.5% +5.2% +6.7% +2.6% +2.9% +0.9% +3.0% +4.7% +5.8% +2.5% +5.8% +6.1% +5.7% +10.0% +1.9% +3.0% +6.0% +5.0% +2.1% -0.5% -2.1% +0.2% +1.8% +7.5% -2.4% +3.0% +3.1% +2.9% 
 
NOTE: These preliminary 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, selfemployed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 1997 benchmark. 
SOURCE: Georgia Department of Labor, Labor Market Information 
 
 ATLANTA NONAGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT (000's) 
 
CURRENT MONTH 
(PRELIMINARY) FEB 1998 
 
Total nonagricultural employment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,999.0 
 
Goods producing industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319.5 
 
Mining. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
1.7 
 
Contract construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97.3 
 
Manufacturing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220.5 
 
Durable goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110.4 
 
Lumber and wood products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
7.7 
 
Stone, clay and glass products . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
9.2 
 
Primary metal industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
8.5 
 
Fabricated metal products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.7 
 
Industrial machinery, except electric . . . . . . . . 15.2 
 
Electric and electronic equipment . . . . . . . . . . . 18.9 
 
Transportation equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23.0 
 
Other durable goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16.2 
 
Nondurable goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110.1 
 
Food and kindred products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23.5 
 
Textile mill products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.7 
 
Apparel and other finished textiles . . . . . . . . . . 
 
7.7 
 
Paper and allied products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.4 
 
Printing and publishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28.3 
 
Commercial printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.2 
 
Chemicals and allied products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.4 
 
Other nondurable goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.1 
 
Service producing industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,679.5 
 
Transportation, communications and public utilities 168.3 
 
Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103.7 
 
Wholesale and retail trade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 524.4 
 
Wholesale trade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168.5 
 
Wholesale trade-durable goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118.7 
 
Wholesale trade-nondurable goods . . . . . . . . . . 49.8 
 
Retail trade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355.9 
 
Eating and drinking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127.2 
 
Miscellaneous retail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39.7 
 
Finance, insurance and real estate . . . . . . . . . . . . 131.0 
 
F i n a n c e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60.5 
 
Insurance carriers, agents and brokers . . . . . . . 46.1 
 
Real estate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24.4 
 
Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 597.1 
 
Hotels and other lodging places . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26.5 
 
Business services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198.9 
 
Health services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113.6 
 
Private hospitals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44.8 
 
Other services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258.0 
 
Amusement, including movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26.0 
 
Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258.7 
 
F e d e r a l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47.1 
 
S t a t e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55.0 
 
L o c a l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156.6 
 
PREVIOUS MONTH 
(REVISED) JAN 1998 
1,985.9 318.8 1.7 96.7 220.4 110.5 7.6 9.2 8.5 11.7 15.4 18.9 23.0 16.2 109.9 23.6 12.6 7.7 13.5 28.2 11.2 10.4 13.9 
1,667.1 167.4 102.8 525.8 167.9 118.4 49.5 357.9 125.5 40.1 130.6 60.4 45.9 24.3 587.0 26.3 194.5 113.2 44.5 253.0 25.0 256.3 46.0 54.0 156.3 
 
CURRENT MONTH 
YEAR AGO FEB 1997 
1,914.5 307.7 1.6 89.0 217.1 107.6 7.5 8.7 8.3 11.2 15.5 18.5 21.9 16.0 109.5 23.2 12.4 9.1 13.2 27.9 11.2 10.1 13.6 
1,606.8 160.3 96.6 507.2 158.7 110.5 48.2 348.5 125.2 40.2 124.1 56.4 44.1 23.6 559.8 24.9 180.8 110.6 43.5 243.5 25.5 255.4 48.0 53.8 153.6 
 
CHANGE IN JOBS FROM JAN 1998 NET PERCENT 
 
+13.1 +.7 +.0 +.6 +.1 -.1 +.1 +.0 +.0 +.0 -.2 +.0 +.0 +.0 +.2 -.1 +.1 +.0 -.1 +.1 +.0 +.0 +.2 
+12.4 +.9 +.9 -1.4 +.6 +.3 +.3 -2.0 
+1.7 -.4 +.4 +.1 +.2 +.1 
+10.1 +.2 
+4.4 +.4 +.3 
+5.0 +1.0 +2.4 +1.1 +1.0 
+.3 
 
+0.7% +0.2% +0.0% +0.6% +0.0% -0.1% +1.3% +0.0% +0.0% +0.0% -1.3% +0.0% +0.0% +0.0% +0.2% -0.4% +0.8% +0.0% -0.7% +0.4% +0.0% +0.0% +1.4% +0.7% +0.5% +0.9% -0.3% +0.4% +0.3% +0.6% -0.6% +1.4% -1.0% +0.3% +0.2% +0.4% +0.4% +1.7% +0.8% +2.3% +0.4% +0.7% +2.0% +4.0% +0.9% +2.4% +1.9% +0.2% 
 
CHANGE IN JOBS FROM FEB 1997 NET PERCENT 
 
+84.5 +11.8 
+.1 +8.3 +3.4 +2.8 
+.2 +.5 +.2 +.5 -.3 +.4 +1.1 +.2 +.6 +.3 +.3 -1.4 +.2 +.4 +.0 +.3 +.5 +72.7 +8.0 +7.1 +17.2 +9.8 +8.2 +1.6 +7.4 +2.0 -.5 +6.9 +4.1 +2.0 +.8 +37.3 +1.6 +18.1 +3.0 +1.3 +14.5 +.5 +3.3 -.9 +1.2 +3.0 
 
+4.4% +3.8% +6.3% +9.3% +1.6% +2.6% +2.7% +5.7% +2.4% +4.5% -1.9% +2.2% +5.0% +1.3% +0.5% +1.3% +2.4% -15.4% +1.5% +1.4% +0.0% +3.0% +3.7% +4.5% +5.0% +7.3% +3.4% +6.2% +7.4% +3.3% +2.1% +1.6% -1.2% +5.6% +7.3% +4.5% +3.4% +6.7% +6.4% +10.0% +2.7% +3.0% +6.0% +2.0% +1.3% -1.9% +2.2% +2.0% 
 
NOTE: These preliminary 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, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, 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 1997 benchmark. 
SOURCE: Georgia Department of Labor, Labor Market Information 
 
 ALBANY NONAGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT (000's) 
 
CURRENT MONTH 
(PRELIMINARY) FEB 1998 
Total nonagricultural employment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59.2 Goods producing industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.3 Mining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0 Contract construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.6 Manufacturing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.7 
Durable goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.9 Nondurable goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.8 Food and kindred products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.8 Textile mill products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.0 Chemicals and allied products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Other nondurable goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.4 Service producing industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46.9 Transportation, communications and public utilities . 3.1 Wholesale and retail trade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.1 Wholesale trade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.2 Retail trade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.9 Finance, insurance and real estate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.1 Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.0 Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.6 F e d e r a l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.9 State and local . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.7 
 
PREVIOUS MONTH 
(REVISED) JAN 1998 
59.4 12.5 
.0 3.6 8.9 2.0 6.9 1.8 1.0 
.6 3.5 46.9 3.1 14.0 3.2 10.8 2.1 15.1 12.6 2.9 9.7 
 
CURRENT MONTH 
YEAR AGO FEB 1997 
58.7 12.4 
.0 3.4 9.0 2.0 7.0 2.1 
.9 .6 3.4 46.3 2.9 13.6 3.2 10.4 2.2 14.8 12.8 3.0 9.8 
 
CHANGE IN JOBS FROM JAN 1998 NET PERCENT 
-.2 -0.3% -.2 -1.6% +.0 +0.0% +.0 +0.0% -.2 -2.2% -.1 -5.0% -.1 -1.4% +.0 +0.0% +.0 +0.0% +.0 +0.0% -.1 -2.9% +.0 +0.0% +.0 +0.0% +.1 +0.7% +.0 +0.0% +.1 +0.9% +.0 +0.0% -.1 -0.7% +.0 +0.0% +.0 +0.0% +.0 +0.0% 
 
CHANGE IN JOBS FROM FEB 1997 NET PERCENT 
+.5 +0.9% -.1 -0.8% +.0 +0.0% +.2 +5.9% -.3 -3.3% -.1 -5.0% -.2 -2.9% -.3 -14.3% +.1 +11.1% +.0 +0.0% +.0 +0.0% +.6 +1.3% +.2 +6.9% +.5 +3.7% +.0 +0.0% +.5 +4.8% -.1 -4.5% +.2 +1.4% -.2 -1.6% -.1 -3.3% -.1 -1.0% 
 
NOTE: These preliminary 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 Dougherty and Lee 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 1997 benchmark. 
SOURCE: Georgia Department of Labor, Labor Market Information 
 
 ATHENS NONAGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT (000's) 
 
CURRENT MONTH 
(PRELIMINARY) FEB 1998 
Total nonagricultural employment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73.5 Goods producing industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.0 Construction and mining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.5 Manufacturing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.5 
Durable goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.1 Nondurable goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.4 Food and kindred products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.2 Textile and apparel products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.5 Other nondurable goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.7 Service producing industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59.5 Transportation, communications and public utilities 1.8 Wholesale and retail trade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18.1 Wholesale trade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.7 Retail trade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.4 Finance, insurance and real estate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.2 Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.1 Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22.3 F e d e r a l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.7 State and local . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.6 
 
PREVIOUS MONTH 
(REVISED) JAN 1998 
72.9 14.0 
2.5 11.5 
5.2 6.3 3.1 1.5 1.7 58.9 1.8 17.9 2.8 15.1 2.2 15.0 22.0 1.7 20.3 
 
CURRENT MONTH 
YEAR AGO FEB 1997 
70.9 13.9 
2.4 11.5 
5.1 6.4 3.2 1.5 1.7 57.0 1.8 17.9 2.9 15.0 2.2 14.7 20.4 1.7 18.7 
 
CHANGE IN JOBS FROM JAN 1998 NET PERCENT 
+.6 +0.8% +.0 +0.0% +.0 +0.0% +.0 +0.0% -.1 -1.9% +.1 +1.6% +.1 +3.2% +.0 +0.0% +.0 +0.0% +.6 +1.0% +.0 +0.0% +.2 +1.1% -.1 -3.6% +.3 +2.0% +.0 +0.0% +.1 +0.7% +.3 +1.4% +.0 +0.0% +.3 +1.5% 
 
CHANGE IN JOBS FROM FEB 1997 NET PERCENT 
+2.6 +3.7% +.1 +0.7% +.1 +4.2% +.0 +0.0% +.0 +0.0% +.0 +0.0% +.0 +0.0% +.0 +0.0% +.0 +0.0% 
+2.5 +4.4% +.0 +0.0% +.2 +1.1% -.2 -6.9% +.4 +2.7% +.0 +0.0% +.4 +2.7% 
+1.9 +9.3% +.0 +0.0% 
+1.9 +10.2% 
 
NOTE: These preliminary 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 Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Clarke, Madison and Oconee 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 1997 benchmark. 
SOURCE: Georgia Department of Labor, Labor Market Information 
 
 AUGUSTA  AIKEN NONAGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT (000's) 
 
CURRENT MONTH 
(PRELIMINARY) FEB 1998 
Total nonagricultural employment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193.5 Goods producing industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53.2 
Mining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Contract construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.1 Manufacturing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41.7 Durable goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.2 
Lumber and wood products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2 Stone, clay and glass products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.0 Other durable goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.0 Nondurable goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30.5 Food and kindred products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.4 Textile mill products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.2 Apparel and other finished textiles . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.6 Printing and publishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.6 Other nondurable goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17.7 Service producing industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140.3 Transportation, communications and public utilities 6.7 Wholesale and retail trade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41.9 Wholesale trade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.9 Retail trade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37.0 Finance, insurance and real estate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.1 Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45.9 Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39.7 F e d e r a l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.1 State and local . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32.6 
 
PREVIOUS MONTH 
(REVISED) JAN 1998 
193.6 53.2 .4 10.8 42.0 11.3 1.2 3.0 7.1 30.7 2.4 6.2 2.6 1.7 17.8 
140.4 6.7 
41.9 4.9 
37.0 6.1 
45.9 39.8 
7.2 32.6 
 
CURRENT MONTH 
YEAR AGO FEB 1997 
190.8 52.7 .4 11.2 41.1 11.0 1.2 2.9 6.9 30.1 2.1 6.3 2.9 1.6 17.2 
138.1 6.3 
41.1 4.8 
36.3 6.0 
44.9 39.8 
7.4 32.4 
 
CHANGE IN JOBS FROM JAN 1998 NET PERCENT 
-.1 -0.1% +.0 +0.0% +.0 +0.0% +.3 +2.8% -.3 -0.7% -.1 -0.9% +.0 +0.0% +.0 +0.0% -.1 -1.4% -.2 -0.7% +.0 +0.0% +.0 +0.0% +.0 +0.0% -.1 -5.9% -.1 -0.6% -.1 -0.1% +.0 +0.0% +.0 +0.0% +.0 +0.0% +.0 +0.0% +.0 +0.0% +.0 +0.0% -.1 -0.3% -.1 -1.4% +.0 +0.0% 
 
CHANGE IN JOBS FROM FEB 1997 NET PERCENT 
 
+2.7 +.5 +.0 -.1 +.6 +.2 +.0 +.1 +.1 +.4 +.3 -.1 -.3 +.0 +.5 
+2.2 +.4 +.8 +.1 +.7 +.1 
+1.0 -.1 -.3 +.2 
 
+1.4% +0.9% +0.0% -0.9% +1.5% +1.8% +0.0% +3.4% +1.4% +1.3% +14.3% -1.6% -10.3% +0.0% +2.9% +1.6% +6.3% +1.9% +2.1% +1.9% +1.7% +2.2% -0.3% -4.1% +0.6% 
 
NOTE: SOURCE: 
 
These preliminary 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 Augusta Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Columbia, 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, domesticworkers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 1997 benchmark. Georgia Department of Labor, Labor Market Information 
 
 COLUMBUS NONAGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT (000's) 
 
CURRENT MONTH 
(PRELIMINARY) FEB 1998 
Total nonagricultural employment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116.1 Goods producing industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27.2 Construction and mining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.4 Manufacturing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21.8 
Durable goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.7 Nondurable goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.1 Food and kindred products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.1 Textile mill products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.5 Printing and publishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.3 Other nondurable goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.2 Service producing industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88.9 Transportation, communications and public utilities 4.2 Wholesale and retail trade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26.0 Wholesale trade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.8 Retail trade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22.2 Finance, insurance and real estate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.2 Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30.0 Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.5 F e d e r a l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.3 State and local . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.2 
 
PREVIOUS MONTH 
(REVISED) JAN 1998 
115.9 26.9 5.3 21.6 9.5 12.1 3.1 5.5 1.3 2.2 89.0 4.2 26.2 3.9 22.3 8.1 29.9 20.6 5.4 15.2 
 
CURRENT MONTH 
YEAR AGO FEB 1997 
113.5 27.0 5.2 21.8 9.0 12.8 3.3 5.9 1.3 2.3 86.5 4.0 25.3 3.8 21.5 7.9 28.7 20.6 5.4 15.2 
 
CHANGE IN JOBS FROM JAN 1998 NET PERCENT 
+.2 +0.2% +.3 +1.1% +.1 +1.9% +.2 +0.9% +.2 +2.1% +.0 +0.0% +.0 +0.0% +.0 +0.0% +.0 +0.0% +.0 +0.0% -.1 -0.1% +.0 +0.0% -.2 -0.8% -.1 -2.6% -.1 -0.4% +.1 +1.2% +.1 +0.3% -.1 -0.5% -.1 -1.9% +.0 +0.0% 
 
CHANGE IN JOBS FROM FEB 1997 NET PERCENT 
 
+2.6 +.2 +.2 +.0 +.7 -.7 -.2 -.4 +.0 -.1 
+2.4 +.2 +.7 +.0 +.7 +.3 
+1.3 -.1 -.1 +.0 
 
+2.3% +0.7% +3.8% +0.0% +7.8% -5.5% -6.1% -6.8% +0.0% -4.3% +2.8% +5.0% +2.8% +0.0% +3.3% +3.8% +4.5% -0.5% -1.9% +0.0% 
 
NOTE: These preliminary 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 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 1997 benchmark. 
SOURCE: Georgia Department of Labor, Labor Market Information 
 
 MACON NONAGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT (000's) 
 
CURRENT MONTH 
(PRELIMINARY) FEB 1998 
Total nonagricultural employment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150.6 Goods producing industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28.2 Mining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.3 Contract construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.5 Manufacturing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.4 Durable goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.5 Nondurable goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.9 Food and kindred products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.8 Textile and apparel products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.4 Paper and allied products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.5 Other nondurable goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.2 Service producing industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122.4 Transportation, communications and public utilities 5.3 Wholesale and retail trade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34.1 Wholesale trade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.1 Retail trade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29.0 Finance, insurance and real estate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.9 Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40.8 Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33.3 F e d e r a l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.9 State and local . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.4 
 
PREVIOUS MONTH 
(REVISED) JAN 1998 
150.2 28.2 1.3 6.5 20.4 9.5 10.9 2.8 1.4 1.5 5.2 
122.0 5.3 
34.2 5.1 
29.1 8.9 
40.4 33.2 12.7 20.5 
 
CURRENT MONTH 
YEAR AGO FEB 1997 
146.0 27.4 1.1 6.2 20.1 9.1 11.0 2.9 1.5 1.5 5.1 
118.6 5.3 
33.8 4.9 
28.9 8.2 
38.2 33.1 13.1 20.0 
 
CHANGE IN JOBS FROM JAN 1998 NET PERCENT 
+.4 +0.3% +.0 +0.0% +.0 +0.0% +.0 +0.0% +.0 +0.0% +.0 +0.0% +.0 +0.0% +.0 +0.0% +.0 +0.0% +.0 +0.0% +.0 +0.0% +.4 +0.3% +.0 +0.0% -.1 -0.3% +.0 +0.0% -.1 -0.3% +.0 +0.0% +.4 +1.0% +.1 +0.3% +.2 +1.6% -.1 -0.5% 
 
CHANGE IN JOBS FROM FEB 1997 NET PERCENT 
+4.6 +3.2% +.8 +2.9% +.2 +18.2% +.3 +4.8% +.3 +1.5% +.4 +4.4% -.1 -0.9% -.1 -3.4% -.1 -6.7% +.0 +0.0% +.1 +2.0% 
+3.8 +3.2% +.0 +0.0% +.3 +0.9% +.2 +4.1% +.1 +0.3% +.7 +8.5% 
+2.6 +6.8% +.2 +0.6% -.2 -1.5% +.4 +2.0% 
 
NOTE: These preliminary 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 Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Bibb, Houston, Jones, Peach 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 1997 benchmark. 
SOURCE: Georgia Department of Labor, Labor Market Information 
 
 SAVANNAH NONAGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT (000's) 
 
CURRENT MONTH 
(PRELIMINARY) FEB 1998 
Total nonagricultural employment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133.0 Goods producing industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25.7 Construction and mining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.4 Manufacturing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18.3 
Durable goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.5 Lumber and wood products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Transportation equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.7 Other durable goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.9 Nondurable goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.8 Food and kindred products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.9 Paper and allied products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.0 Chemicals and allied products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.6 Petroleum and coal products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Other nondurable goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.0 Service producing industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107.3 Transportation, communications and public utilities 9.4 Wholesale and retail trade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33.4 Wholesale trade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.4 Retail trade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28.0 Finance, insurance and real estate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.4 Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39.2 Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.9 F e d e r a l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.8 State and local . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18.1 
 
PREVIOUS MONTH 
(REVISED) JAN 1998 
133.1 25.8 7.6 18.2 8.5 .9 5.7 1.9 9.7 1.8 5.0 1.6 .3 1.0 
107.3 9.6 
33.8 5.3 
28.5 4.4 
38.7 20.8 
2.8 18.0 
 
CURRENT MONTH 
YEAR AGO FEB 1997 
129.3 24.2 7.0 17.2 7.9 .9 5.2 1.8 9.3 1.8 4.8 1.4 .3 1.0 
105.1 9.4 
32.2 5.3 
26.9 4.4 
38.0 21.1 
3.1 18.0 
 
CHANGE IN JOBS FROM JAN 1998 NET PERCENT 
-.1 -0.1% -.1 -0.4% -.2 -2.6% +.1 +0.5% +.0 +0.0% +.0 +0.0% +.0 +0.0% +.0 +0.0% +.1 +1.0% +.1 +5.6% +.0 +0.0% +.0 +0.0% +.0 +0.0% +.0 +0.0% +.0 +0.0% -.2 -2.1% -.4 -1.2% +.1 +1.9% -.5 -1.8% +.0 +0.0% +.5 +1.3% +.1 +0.5% +.0 +0.0% +.1 +0.6% 
 
CHANGE IN JOBS FROM FEB 1997 NET PERCENT 
 
+3.7 +1.5 
+.4 +1.1 
+.6 +.0 +.5 +.1 +.5 +.1 +.2 +.2 +.0 +.0 +2.2 +.0 +1.2 +.1 +1.1 +.0 +1.2 -.2 -.3 +.1 
 
+2.9% +6.2% +5.7% +6.4% +7.6% +0.0% +9.6% +5.6% +5.4% +5.6% +4.2% +14.3% +0.0% +0.0% +2.1% +0.0% +3.7% +1.9% +4.1% +0.0% +3.2% -0.9% -9.7% +0.6% 
 
NOTE: These preliminary 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 1997 benchmark. 
SOURCE: Georgia Department of Labor, Labor Market Information