Georgia Department of Labor
Suite 642 148 International Boulevard N.E. Atlanta, Georgia 30303-1751 (404)656-3032
March 26, 1998
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
COASTAL AREA'S JOBLESS RATE RISES TO 4.0 PERCENT IN FEBRUARY
ATLANTA -- State Labor Commissioner Marti Fullerton said today that the unemployment rate in the Coastal area rose to 4.0 percent in February, up from 3.8 percent in January. The area's jobless rate was 5.1 percent in February 1997.
"While the area had about 850 more residents working, another 600 entered the job market looking for work," Fullerton said. "They were unable to land a job right away, and while they are searching, they are counted as being unemployed. However, with the arrival of Spring, more seasonal jobs will be available, which will make it easier for them to find work."
The area's civilian labor force, which is the number of people working plus those unemployed but actively looking for a job, totaled 234,964. Of that number, 225,453 had jobs and 9,511 did not.
Georgia's unemployment rate rose to 4.1 percent in February, up from 3.8 percent in January, but down from 4.8 percent in February 1997.
Labor market data are now available on the Georgia Department of Labor web site at www.dol.state.ga.us
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GEORGIA LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES
PLACE OF RESIDENCE PERSONS 16 YEARS OLD AND OVER
AREA Georgia (Not seasonally adjusted) Albany MSA
Athens MSA Atlanta MSA
Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC MSA
Columbus, GA-AL MSA
Macon MSA Savannah MSA
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Civilian labor force Employed
Unemployed Rate
Civilian labor force Employed
Unemployed Rate
Civilian labor force Employed
Unemployed Rate
Civilian labor force Employed
Unemployed Rate
Civilian labor force Employed
Unemployed Rate
Civilian labor force Employed
Unemployed Rate
Civilian labor force Employed
Unemployed Rate
Civilian labor force Employed
Unemployed Rate
PRELIMINARY FEB 1998
3,924,742 3,762,609
162,133 4.1
57,199 53,416
3,783 6.6
74,113 71,946
2,167 2.9
2,075,543 2,009,257
66,286 3.2
201,931 190,930
11,001 5.4
121,762 116,651
5,111 4.2
153,974 146,131
7,843 5.1
132,945 127,575
5,370 4.0
REVISED JAN 1998
3,879,736 3,733,947
145,789 3.8
56,739 53,296
3,443 6.1
72,901 70,867
2,034 2.8
2,054,720 1,993,763
60,957 3.0
201,036 190,160
10,876 5.4
121,295 116,363
4,932 4.1
151,907 145,460
6,447 4.2
132,360 127,364
4,996 3.8
REVISED FEB 1997
3,849,114 3,663,088
186,026 4.8
56,666 53,142
3,524 6.2
72,118 69,847
2,271 3.1
2,023,401 1,944,717
78,684 3.9
203,149 189,570
13,579 6.7
120,777 115,100
5,677 4.7
149,908 143,090
6,818 4.5
132,125 125,227
6,898 5.2
CHANGE FROM
REVISED JAN 1998
REVISED FEB 1997
45,006 28,662 16,344
---
75,628 99,521 -23,893
---
460 120 340
---
1,212 1,079
133 ---
533 274 259
---
1,995 2,099 -104
---
20,823 15,494
5,329 ---
52,142 64,540 -12,398
---
895
-1,218
770
1,360
125
-2,578
---
---
467 288 179
---
2,067 671
1,396 ---
985 1,551 -566
---
4,066 3,041 1,025
---
585
820
211
2,348
374
-1,528
---
---
UNITED STATES LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES
PLACE OF RESIDENCE PERSONS 16 YEARS OLD AND OVER
AREA United States (Seasonally adjusted)
United States (Not seasonally adjusted)
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed
Rate
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
FEB 1998
137,557,000 131,163,000
6,393,000 4.6
136,286,000 129,482,000
6,804,000 5.0
JAN 1998
137,493,000 131,083,000
6,409,000 4.7
135,951,000 128,882,000
7,069,000 5.2
FEB 1997
135,689,000 128,515,000
7,174,000 5.3
134,535,000 126,887,000
7,647,000 5.7
CHANGE FROM
JAN 1998
FEB 1997
64,000 80,000 -16,000
---
1,868,000 2,648,000
-781,000 ---
335,000 600,000 -265,000
---
1,751,000 2,595,000 -843,000
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NOTE: Employment includes nonagricultural wage and salary employment, self-employed, 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. Georgia and Metropolitan Statistical Area data have not been seasonally adjusted. Seasonally adjusted data for Georgia available upon request. Albany MSA: includes Dougherty and Lee counties. Athens MSA: includes Clarke, Madison, and Oconee counties. Atlanta MSA: includes Barrow, Bartow, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, Rockdale, Spalding, and Walton counties.
Augusta -Aiken MSA: includes Columbia, McDuffie, and Richmond counties in Georgia and Aiken and Edgefield counties, South Carolina. Columbus MSA: includes Chattahoochee, Harris, and Muscogee counties in Georgia and Russell County, Alabama.
Macon MSA: includes Bibb, Houston, Jones, Peach, and Twiggs counties.
Savannah MSA: includes Bryan, Chatham, and Effingham counties.
SOURCE: Georgia Department of Labor, Labor Information Systems
CITIES LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES (NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED)
TOTAL POPULATION OF 10,000 OR MORE
Albany Alpharetta Americus Athens Atlanta
PRELIMINARY FEBRUARY 1998
REVISED JANUARY 1998
REVISED FEBRUARY 1997
LABOR
UNEMPLOYMENT
FORCE EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE
36,781
33,959 2,822 7.7
9,223
9,093 130 1.4
8,101
7,297 804 9.9
47,767
46,334 1,433 3.0
218,885 207,564 11,321 5.2
LABOR
UNEMPLOYMENT
FORCE EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE
36,456
33,882 2,574 7.1
9,145
9,023
122 1.3
8,000
7,220
780 9.8
47,001
45,639 1,362 2.9
216,542 205,964 10,578 4.9
LABOR
UNEMPLOYMENT
FORCE EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE
36,431
33,785 2,646 7.3
8,968
8,801
167 1.9
7,949
7,120
829 10.4
46,315
44,982 1,333 2.9
215,333 200,897 14,436 6.7
Augusta Bainbridge Brunswick Carrollton Cartersville
80,786 4,801 7,825 9,425 7,611
75,360 5,426 6.7 4,548 253 5.3 7,266 559 7.1 8,781 644 6.8 7,280 331 4.3
80,279 4,719 7,777 9,336 7,537
75,243 4,487 7,228 8,713 7,224
5,036 6.3 232 4.9 549 7.1 623 6.7 313 4.2
81,033 4,661 7,755 9,141 7,443
74,966 4,385 7,062 8,499 7,046
6,067 7.5 276 5.9 693 8.9 642 7.0 397 5.3
College Park Columbus Cordele Covington Dalton
12,777 83,005 4,495 5,722 13,818
12,175 602 4.7 79,240 3,765 4.5
4,209 286 6.4 5,241 481 8.4 13,171 647 4.7
12,641 82,556
4,421 5,639 13,723
12,081 78,976
4,144 5,201 13,093
560 4.4 3,580 4.3
277 6.3 438 7.8 630 4.6
12,551 82,192
4,382 5,490 13,985
11,784 78,154
4,094 5,073 12,970
767 6.1 4,038 4.9
288 6.6 417 7.6 1,015 7.3
Decatur Douglas Douglasville Dublin East Point
10,548 5,723 7,486 9,370
20,599
10,153 5,284 7,200 7,690
19,618
395 439 286 1,680 981
3.7 7.7 3.8 17.9 4.8
10,433 5,658 7,409 8,204
20,386
10,075 5,207 7,144 7,627
19,466
358 3.4 451 8.0 265 3.6 577 7.0 920 4.5
10,314 5,571 7,259 7,969
20,245
9,827 5,127 6,969 7,518 18,988
487 4.7 444 8.0 290 4.0 451 5.7 1,257 6.2
Forest Park Gainesville Griffin Hinesville LaGrange
10,016 12,114 11,419
8,861 12,783
9,596 11,683 10,618
8,292 11,940
420 4.2 431 3.6 801 7.0 569 6.4 843 6.6
9,895 11,996 11,148
8,796 12,695
9,522 11,613 10,537
8,242 11,871
373 3.8 383 3.2 611 5.5 554 6.3 824 6.5
9,807 11,866 11,079
8,813 12,612
9,288 11,393 10,278
8,129 11,615
519 5.3 473 4.0 801 7.2 684 7.8 997 7.9
Lawrenceville Macon Marietta Milledgeville Moultrie
13,105 51,652 32,368
6,286 6,941
12,684 48,042 31,271
5,513 6,491
421 3,610 1,097
773 450
3.2 7.0 3.4 12.3 6.5
12,973 50,796 32,021
5,800 6,845
12,587 47,822 31,030
5,483 6,388
386 3.0 2,974 5.9
991 3.1 317 5.5 457 6.7
12,741 50,071 31,577
5,778 6,929
12,277 47,043 30,267
5,422 6,303
464 3.6 3,028 6.0 1,310 4.1
356 6.2 626 9.0
Newnan Peachtree City Rome Roswell Savannah
7,995 12,682 15,720 33,577 64,024
7,691 304 3.8 12,313 369 2.9 14,865 855 5.4 33,099 478 1.4 60,756 3,268 5.1
7,922 12,533 15,548 33,291 63,734
7,631 12,218 14,783 32,843 60,655
291 3.7 315 2.5 765 4.9 448 1.3 3,079 4.8
7,794 12,308 15,630 32,647 63,762
7,444 11,917 14,603 32,035 59,638
350 4.5 391 3.2 1,027 6.6 612 1.9 4,124 6.5
Smyrna Snellville Statesboro Thomasville Tifton
26,259 9,326 9,415 9,033 8,033
25,611 9,110 9,028 8,571 7,511
648 2.5 216 2.3 387 4.1 462 5.1 522 6.5
25,999 9,238 9,293 8,924 7,839
25,414 9,040 8,953 8,482 7,411
585 2.3 198 2.1 340 3.7 442 5.0 428 5.5
25,562 9,056 9,069 8,981 8,148
24,788 8,818 8,734 8,404 7,313
774 3.0 238 2.6 335 3.7 577 6.4 835 10.2
Valdosta Vidalia Warner Robins Waycross
21,143 5,808
24,634 6,650
20,155 988 4.7 5,420 388 6.7
23,597 1,037 4.2 6,294 356 5.4
20,859 5,754
24,384 6,596
SOURCE: Georgia Department of Labor, Labor Information Systems
19,966 5,360
23,489 6,247
893 4.3 394 6.8 895 3.7 349 5.3
20,676 5,774
24,134 6,611
19,637 5,243
23,106 6,145
1,039 5.0 531 9.2
1,028 4.3 466 7.0
GEORGIA REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT CENTERS (RDCs)
Atlanta Regional Commission Central Savannah River Chattahoochee - Flint Coastal Georgia Coosa Valley Georgia Mountains Heart of Georgia - Altamaha Lower Chattahoochee McIntosh Trail Middle Flint Middle Georgia North Georgia Northeast Georgia South Georgia Southeast Georgia Southwest Georgia
LABOR FORCE FEB 1998
EMPLOYED UNEMPLOYED
FEB 1998
FEB 1998 FEB 1998
RATE JAN 1998 FEB 1997
1,769,351 1,714,368
54,983
3.1
2.9
3.8
199,724
185,194
14,530
7.3
6.3
7.9
124,481
119,237
5,244
4.2
4.2
4.7
234,964
225,453
9,511
4.0
3.8
5.1
237,071
227,319
9,752
4.1
4.1
5.3
207,114
200,506
6,608
3.2
3.1
4.3
115,652
105,919
9,733
8.4
6.0
7.0
107,763
102,716
5,047
4.7
4.4
5.3
65,015
62,218
2,797
4.3
3.4
4.7
45,594
42,388
3,206
7.0
6.7
8.3
203,675
192,440
11,235
5.5
4.3
4.7
90,935
87,109
3,826
4.2
4.1
5.8
195,178
187,703
7,475
3.8
3.6
4.4
105,740
100,481
5,259
5.0
4.5
6.4
62,839
59,289
3,550
5.6
5.9
6.4
159,648
150,270
9,378
5.9
5.6
7.3
AUGUSTA LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES BY PLACE OF RESIDENCE, PERSONS 16 YEARS OLD AND OVER
AREA Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC MSA
Residing in Georgia
Residing in South Carolina
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Civilian labor force Employed
Unemployed Rate
Civilian labor force Employed
Unemployed Rate
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed
Rate
PRELIMINARY FEB 1998
201,931 190,930
11,001 5.4
131,156 123,734
7,422 5.7
70,775 67,196
3,579 5.1
REVISED JAN 1998
201,036 190,160
10,876 5.4
130,592 123,541
7,051 5.4
70,444 66,619
3,825 5.4
REVISED FEB 1997
203,149 189,570
13,579 6.7
132,051 123,087
8,964 6.8
71,098 66,483
4,615 6.5
CHANGE FROM
REVISED JAN 1998
REVISED FEB1997
895 -1,218
770
1,360
125 -2,578
---
---
564
-895
193
647
371 -1,542
---
---
331 577 -246
---
-323 713 -1,036
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NOTE: The Augusta Metropolitan Statistical Area includes Columbia, McDuffie, and Richmond counties, Georgia, and Aiken and Edgefield counties, South Carolina.
SOURCE: Georgia Department of Labor, Labor Information Systems.
COLUMBUS LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES BY PLACE OF RESIDENCE, PERSONS 16 YEARS OLD AND OVER
AREA Columbus, GA-AL MSA
Residing in Georgia
Residing in Alabama
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed
Rate
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed
Rate
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
PRELIMINARY FEB 1998
121,762 116,651
5,111 4.2
96,169 91,987
4,182 4.3
25,593 24,664
929 3.6
REVISED JAN 1998
121,295 116,363
4,932 4.1
95,706 91,680
4,026 4.2
25,589 24,683
906 3.5
REVISED FEB 1997
120,777 115,100
5,677 4.7
95,326 90,726
4,600 4.8
25,451 24,374
1,077 4.2
CHANGE FROM
REVISED JAN 1998
REVISED FEB 1997
467
985
288
1,551
179
-566
---
---
463
843
307
1,261
156
-418
---
---
4
142
-19
290
23
-148
---
---
NOTE: The Columbus Metropolitan Statistical Area includes Chattahoochee, Harris, and Muscogee counties, Georgia, and Russell County, Alabama.
SOURCE: Georgia Department of Labor, Labor Information Systems.
Produced by the Georgia Department of Labor, Labor Information Systems in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
COUNTY LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES (NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED)
PLACE OF RESIDENCE PERSONS 16 YEARS OLD AND OVER
PRELIMINARY FEBRUARY 1998
REVISED JANUARY 1998
REVISED FEBRUARY 1997
Georgia
LABOR
UNEMPLOYMENT
FORCE EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE
LABOR
UNEMPLOYMENT
FORCE EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE
LABOR
UNEMPLOYMENT
FORCE EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE
3,924,742 3,762,609 162,133 4.1 3,879,736 3,733,947 145,789 3.8 3,849,114 3,663,088 186,026 4.8
Appling Atkinson Bacon Baker Baldwin
8,612 3,400 4,662 1,545 18,378
7,747 3,102 4,217 1,417 16,672
865 10.0 298 8.8 445 9.5 128 8.3 1,706 9.3
8,425 3,343 4,754 1,485 17,281
7,659 3,044 4,164 1,366 16,582
766 9.1 299 8.9 590 12.4 119 8.0 699 4.0
8,328 3,358 4,485 1,538 17,183
7,619 2,980 4,131 1,391 16,397
709 8.5 378 11.3 354 7.9 147 9.6 786 4.6
Banks Barrow Bartow Ben Hill Berrien
6,043 19,515 36,553
8,868 7,002
5,777 18,731 34,815
8,393 6,722
266 4.4 784 4.0 1,738 4.8 475 5.4 280 4.0
5,929 19,326 36,188
8,733 6,880
5,701 18,587 34,546
8,280 6,600
228 3.8 739 3.8 1,642 4.5 453 5.2 280 4.1
6,035 19,015 35,783
8,698 6,850
5,619 18,129 33,696
8,122 6,456
416 6.9 886 4.7 2,087 5.8 576 6.6 394 5.8
Bibb Bleckley Brantley Brooks Bryan
75,990 5,375 5,610 7,581
10,167
71,605 5,125 5,237 6,944 9,870
4,385 5.8 250 4.7 373 6.6 637 8.4 297 2.9
74,888 5,309 5,575 7,440
10,103
71,276 5,070 5,196 6,879 9,854
3,612 4.8 239 4.5 379 6.8 561 7.5 249 2.5
73,793 5,274 5,561 7,519
10,130
70,115 5,013 5,129 6,765 9,688
3,678 5.0 261 4.9 432 7.8 754 10.0 442 4.4
Bulloch Burke Butts Calhoun Camden
26,296 8,440 8,530 2,252
15,933
25,386 7,388 8,117 2,111
15,290
910 3.5 1,052 12.5
413 4.8 141 6.3 643 4.0
25,973 8,288 8,325 2,192
15,781
25,174 7,295 8,062 2,050
15,186
799 3.1 993 12.0 263 3.2 142 6.5 595 3.8
25,345 8,447 8,401 2,240
15,755
24,559 7,176 7,956 2,067
14,938
786 3.1 1,271 15.0
445 5.3 173 7.7 817 5.2
Candler Carroll Catoosa Charlton Chatham
4,166 42,814 24,358
3,894 106,791
3,958 40,719 23,645
3,706 102,196
208 5.0 2,095 4.9
713 2.9 188 4.8 4,595 4.3
4,049 42,430 24,602
3,851 106,356
3,888 40,405 23,588
3,680 102,027
161 4.0 2,025 4.8 1,014 4.1
171 4.4 4,329 4.1
4,041 41,500 24,881
3,850 106,114
3,865 39,411 23,593
3,620 100,316
176 4.4 2,089 5.0 1,288 5.2
230 6.0 5,798 5.5
Chattahoochee Chattooga Cherokee Clarke Clay
2,261 11,941 71,351 47,767
1,644
2,101 11,483 69,688 46,334
1,519
160 7.1 458 3.8 1,663 2.3 1,433 3.0 125 7.6
2,253 11,926 70,710 47,001
1,596
2,094 11,412 69,151 45,639
1,485
159 7.1 514 4.3 1,559 2.2 1,362 2.9 111 7.0
2,221 11,930 69,391 46,315
1,664
2,073 11,400 67,450 44,982
1,480
148 6.7 530 4.4 1,941 2.8 1,333 2.9 184 11.1
Clayton Clinch Cobb Coffee Colquitt
119,858 4,080
335,282 18,027 18,981
115,578 3,926
326,700 16,965 18,177
4,280 3.6 154 3.8
8,582 2.6 1,062 5.9
804 4.2
118,485 3,984
331,934 17,809 18,702
114,687 3,880
324,181 16,718 17,886
3,798 3.2 104 2.6
7,753 2.3 1,091 6.1
816 4.4
117,147 3,963
326,456 17,537 18,768
111,865 3,790
316,206 16,463 17,649
5,282 4.5 173 4.4
10,250 3.1 1,074 6.1 1,119 6.0
Columbia Cook Coweta Crawford Crisp
41,001 7,589
40,156 5,087 9,793
39,576 7,219
38,951 4,847 9,228
1,425 3.5 370 4.9
1,205 3.0 240 4.7 565 5.8
40,838 7,435
39,804 4,981 9,631
39,514 7,115
38,650 4,791 9,085
1,324 3.2 320 4.3
1,154 2.9 190 3.8 546 5.7
41,169 7,556
39,087 4,925 9,544
39,369 7,047
37,700 4,650 8,975
1,800 4.4 509 6.7
1,387 3.5 275 5.6 569 6.0
Dade Dawson Decatur DeKalb Dodge
6,837 10,730 12,205 360,657
9,362
6,619
218 3.2
10,488
242 2.3
11,662
543 4.4
347,313 13,344 3.7
8,688
674 7.2
6,920 10,717 12,003 356,755
9,035
6,604
316 4.6
10,435
282 2.6
11,505
498 4.1
344,634 12,121 3.4
8,606
429 4.7
6,919 10,568 11,836 352,629
9,204
6,605
314 4.5
10,323
245 2.3
11,244
592 5.0
336,156 16,473 4.7
8,562
642 7.0
Dooly Dougherty Douglas Early Echols
4,645 46,338 49,170
4,976 1,094
See note on page 14
4,331 43,069 47,682
4,657 1,070
314 6.8 3,269 7.1 1,488 3.0
319 6.4 24 2.2
4,518 45,953 48,690
4,872 1,084
4,263 42,972 47,314
4,559 1,060
255 5.6 2,981 6.5 1,376 2.8
313 6.4 24 2.2
4,662 45,913 47,658
5,000 1,077
4,212 42,848 46,150
4,518 1,042
450 9.7 3,065 6.7 1,508 3.2
482 9.6 35 3.2
COUNTY LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES (NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED)
PLACE OF RESIDENCE PERSONS 16 YEARS OLD AND OVER
PRELIMINARY FEBRUARY 1998
LABOR
UNEMPLOYMENT
FORCE EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE
Effingham Elbert Emanuel Evans Fannin
15,986 9,142 8,593 4,844 8,480
15,508 8,381 7,914 4,671 8,019
478 3.0 761 8.3 679 7.9 173 3.6 461 5.4
Fayette Floyd Forsyth Franklin Fulton
45,811 45,948 39,915 10,041 395,099
44,815
996 2.2
44,047 1,901 4.1
39,133
782 2.0
9,674
367 3.7
380,211 14,888 3.8
Gilmer Glascock Glynn Gordon Grady
8,428 1,159 34,608 21,339 9,427
7,869 1,007 33,471 20,540 8,871
559 6.6 152 13.1 1,137 3.3 799 3.7 556 5.9
Greene Gwinnett Habersham Hall Hancock
5,671 302,626
14,974 67,603
4,233
5,346 295,481
14,471 65,564
3,445
325 5.7 7,145 2.4
503 3.4 2,039 3.0
788 18.6
Haralson Harris Hart Heard Henry
9,289 10,902
8,452 3,831 51,572
8,679 10,645
8,114 3,631 50,120
610 6.6 257 2.4 338 4.0 200 5.2 1,452 2.8
Houston Irwin Jackson Jasper Jeff Davis
50,695 4,592
21,486 4,934 5,766
48,715 4,370
20,695 4,769 5,343
1,980 3.9 222 4.8 791 3.7 165 3.3 423 7.3
Jefferson Jenkins Johnson Jones Lamar
8,179 4,641 4,138 12,140 7,450
7,002 4,425 3,488 11,473 7,168
1,177 14.4 216 4.7 650 15.7 667 5.5 282 3.8
Lanier Laurens Lee Liberty Lincoln
3,229 24,758 10,861 17,341
3,633
3,127 21,380 10,347 16,194
3,433
102 3.2 3,378 13.6
514 4.7 1,147 6.6
200 5.5
Long Lowndes Lumpkin McDuffie McIntosh
3,498 40,700
9,548 9,369 4,344
3,380 39,133
9,255 8,798 4,158
118 3.4 1,567 3.9
293 3.1 571 6.1 186 4.3
Macon Madison Marion Meriwether Miller
5,634 13,581
3,451 9,034 3,050
5,086 13,085
3,286 8,661 2,936
548 9.7 496 3.7 165 4.8 373 4.1 114 3.7
Mitchell
11,122
Monroe
7,858
Montgomery
3,837
Morgan
7,137
Murray
18,092
See note on page 14
10,214 7,280 3,532 6,863
17,195
908 8.2 578 7.4 305 7.9 274 3.8 897 5.0
REVISED JANUARY 1998
LABOR
UNEMPLOYMENT
FORCE EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE
15,901 9,018 8,371 4,761 8,450
15,483 8,292 7,835 4,612 7,971
418 2.6 726 8.1 536 6.4 149 3.1 479 5.7
45,319 45,507 39,666
9,927 391,239
44,469
850 1.9
43,805 1,702 3.7
38,831
835 2.1
9,571
356 3.6
377,279 13,960 3.6
8,300 1,135 34,415 21,110 9,196
7,795 997
33,298 20,373
8,698
505 6.1 138 12.2 1,117 3.2 737 3.5 498 5.4
5,595 299,753
14,798 66,979
3,708
5,289 293,202
14,312 65,168
3,412
306 5.5 6,551 2.2
486 3.3 1,811 2.7
296 8.0
9,303 10,897
8,386 3,809 50,936
8,625 10,610
8,028 3,605 49,733
678 7.3 287 2.6 358 4.3 204 5.4 1,203 2.4
50,199 4,497
21,221 4,912 5,633
48,491 4,312
20,495 4,729 5,277
1,708 3.4 185 4.1 726 3.4 183 3.7 356 6.3
7,598 4,577 3,864 11,830 7,374
6,918 4,359 3,451 11,420 7,120
680 8.9 218 4.8 413 10.7 410 3.5 254 3.4
3,163 22,363 10,786 17,212
3,647
3,098 21,204 10,324 16,096
3,405
65 2.1 1,159 5.2
462 4.3 1,116 6.5
242 6.6
3,484 40,182
9,480 9,475 4,286
3,360 38,765
9,188 8,784 4,118
124 3.6 1,417 3.5
292 3.1 691 7.3 168 3.9
5,489 13,344
3,399 9,030 2,973
4,982 12,889
3,245 8,603 2,873
507 9.2 455 3.4 154 4.5 427 4.7 100 3.4
10,883 7,753 3,747 6,999
17,927
10,029 7,234 3,493 6,762
17,111
854 7.8 519 6.7 254 6.8 237 3.4 816 4.6
REVISED FEBRUARY 1997
LABOR
UNEMPLOYMENT
FORCE EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE
15,881 8,938 8,815 4,759 8,454
15,223 8,144 7,898 4,546 7,846
658 4.1 794 8.9 917 10.4 213 4.5 608 7.2
44,428 45,554 38,759 10,142 387,061
43,375 1,053 2.4
43,270 2,284 5.0
37,876
883 2.3
9,500
642 6.3
367,998 19,063 4.9
8,212 1,195 33,943 21,525 10,122
7,660 998
32,533 20,062
8,981
552 6.7 197 16.5 1,410 4.2 1,463 6.8 1,141 11.3
5,547 293,851
15,080 66,174
3,850
5,174 285,990
14,088 63,935
3,370
373 6.7 7,861 2.7
992 6.6 2,239 3.4
480 12.5
9,225 10,914
8,416 3,791 49,837
8,559 10,500
7,910 3,562 48,510
666 7.2 414 3.8 506 6.0 229 6.0 1,327 2.7
49,663 4,533
21,029 4,906 5,514
47,701 4,229
20,192 4,597 5,149
1,962 4.0 304 6.7 837 4.0 309 6.3 365 6.6
8,064 4,493 3,668 11,650 7,462
6,939 4,266 3,428 11,234 7,187
1,125 14.0 227 5.1 240 6.5 416 3.6 275 3.7
3,172 21,807 10,753 17,254
3,614
3,047 20,901 10,294 15,875
3,382
125 3.9 906 4.2 459 4.3 1,379 8.0 232 6.4
3,477 39,774
9,393 9,848 4,265
3,313 38,126
9,145 8,752 3,969
164 4.7 1,648 4.1
248 2.6 1,096 11.1
296 6.9
5,723 13,367
3,279 8,943 3,018
4,947 12,703
3,127 8,519 2,839
776 13.6 664 5.0 152 4.6 424 4.7 179 5.9
11,338 7,369 3,753 7,094
18,287
10,027 7,001 3,418 6,692
17,037
1,311 11.6 368 5.0 335 8.9 402 5.7
1,250 6.8
COUNTY LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES (NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED)
PLACE OF RESIDENCE PERSONS 16 YEARS OLD AND OVER
PRELIMINARY FEBRUARY 1998
REVISED JANUARY 1998
Muscogee Newton Oconee Oglethorpe Paulding
LABOR
UNEMPLOYMENT
FORCE EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE
83,005 27,234 12,765
5,242 35,011
79,240 25,917 12,527
5,021 34,241
3,765 4.5 1,317 4.8
238 1.9 221 4.2 770 2.2
LABOR
UNEMPLOYMENT
FORCE EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE
82,556 26,919 12,556
5,186 34,801
78,976 25,718 12,339
4,961 33,977
3,580 4.3 1,201 4.5
217 1.7 225 4.3 824 2.4
Peach Pickens Pierce Pike Polk
10,891 9,449 7,437 6,195
15,425
10,352 9,145 7,059 5,963
14,648
539 4.9 304 3.2 378 5.1 232 3.7 777 5.0
10,813 9,378 7,334 6,114
15,298
10,304 9,075 6,952 5,922
14,575
509 4.7 303 3.2 382 5.2 192 3.1 723 4.7
Pulaski Putnam Quitman Rabun Randolph
4,416 8,798 1,283 6,998 3,518
4,203 8,460 1,224 6,742 3,127
213 4.8 338 3.8
59 4.6 256 3.7 391 11.1
4,328 8,641 1,259 6,917 3,395
4,150 8,383 1,212 6,701 3,082
178 4.1 258 3.0
47 3.7 216 3.1 313 9.2
Richmond Rockdale Schley Screven Seminole
80,786 37,925
1,791 6,198 4,619
75,360 36,780
1,700 5,660 4,419
5,426 6.7 1,145 3.0
91 5.1 538 8.7 200 4.3
80,279 37,641
1,766 6,067 4,503
75,243 36,496
1,685 5,581 4,325
5,036 6.3 1,145 3.0
81 4.6 486 8.0 178 4.0
Spalding Stephens Stewart Sumter Talbot
29,909 12,989
2,583 15,643
2,567
28,436 12,366
2,402 14,384
2,458
1,473 4.9 623 4.8 181 7.0
1,259 8.0 109 4.2
29,342 12,946
2,517 15,453
2,548
28,217 12,285
2,375 14,232
2,437
1,125 3.8 661 5.1 142 5.6
1,221 7.9 111 4.4
Taliaferro Tattnall Taylor Telfair Terrell
648 7,331 3,486 5,034 4,116
603 6,942 3,273 4,736 3,647
45 6.9 389 5.3 213 6.1 298 5.9 469 11.4
636 7,112 3,400 4,949 4,083
591 6,780 3,225 4,671 3,580
45 7.1 332 4.7 175 5.1 278 5.6 503 12.3
Thomas Tift Toombs Towns Treutlen
21,073 20,547 12,566
3,473 2,937
20,272 19,418 11,596
3,223 2,645
801 3.8 1,129 5.5
970 7.7 250 7.2 292 9.9
20,826 20,085 12,454
3,473 2,827
20,060 19,158 11,468
3,198 2,616
766 3.7 927 4.6 986 7.9 275 7.9 211 7.5
Troup Turner Twiggs Union Upson
28,646 4,538 4,258 6,970
12,931
27,275 4,085 3,986 6,672
12,534
1,371 4.8 453 10.0 272 6.4 298 4.3 397 3.1
28,457 4,481 4,176 6,968
12,818
27,117 4,007 3,968 6,586
12,455
1,340 4.7 474 10.6 208 5.0 382 5.5 363 2.8
Walker Walton Ware
Warren Washington
30,370 25,638 15,729
2,741 10,231
28,602 24,803 15,077
2,501 9,222
1,768 5.8 835 3.3 652 4.1
240 8.8 1,009 9.9
29,958 25,406 15,608
2,716 9,956
28,533 24,612 14,968
2,474 9,133
1,425 4.8 794 3.1 640 4.1
242 8.9 823 8.3
Wayne Webster Wheeler White Whitfield
11,071 1,151 2,182 9,378
46,486
10,230 1,100 1,964 9,027
44,881
841 7.6 51 4.4
218 10.0 351 3.7 1,605 3.5
10,912 1,133 2,066 9,234
46,176
10,149 1,078 1,936 8,947
44,614
763 7.0 55 4.9
130 6.3 287 3.1 1,562 3.4
Wilcox Wilkes Wilkinson Worth
3,395 5,734 4,646 9,083
3,159 5,372 4,281 8,471
236 7.0 362 6.3 365 7.9 612 6.7
3,378 5,601 4,488 8,858
SOURCE: Georgia Department of Labor, Labor Information Systems
3,110 5,324 4,251 8,310
268 7.9 277 4.9 237 5.3 548 6.2
REVISED FEBRUARY 1997
LABOR
UNEMPLOYMENT
FORCE EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE
82,192 26,228 12,435
5,140 34,146
78,154 25,085 12,161
4,881 33,141
4,038 4.9 1,143 4.4
274 2.2 259 5.0 1,005 2.9
10,736 9,237 7,404 6,000
15,473
10,136 8,851 6,956 5,787
14,452
600 5.6 386 4.2 448 6.1 213 3.6 1,021 6.6
4,319 8,815 1,272 6,864 3,441
4,098 8,282 1,189 6,549 3,047
221 5.1 533 6.0
83 6.5 315 4.6 394 11.5
81,033 36,690
1,778 6,439 4,566
74,966 35,598
1,650 5,613 4,331
6,067 7.5 1,092 3.0
128 7.2 826 12.8 235 5.1
28,996 12,859
2,547 15,333
2,599
27,523 11,990
2,363 14,035
2,410
1,473 5.1 869 6.8 184 7.2
1,298 8.5 189 7.3
638 7,233 3,480 4,918 4,007
582 6,825 3,184 4,558 3,570
56 8.8 408 5.6 296 8.5 360 7.3 437 10.9
20,877 20,713 12,547
3,610 2,762
19,877 18,906 11,219
3,120 2,559
1,000 4.8 1,807 8.7 1,328 10.6
490 13.6 203 7.3
28,153 4,468 4,065 6,957
12,810
26,532 3,962 3,903 6,448
12,210
1,621 5.8 506 11.3 162 4.0 509 7.3 600 4.7
30,454 25,503 15,576
2,759 9,509
28,540 24,006 14,720
2,452 8,979
1,914 6.3 1,497 5.9
856 5.5
307 11.1 530 5.6
10,845 1,121 2,143 9,328
46,710
9,907 1,057 1,890 8,854 44,194
938 8.6 64 5.7
253 11.8 474 5.1 2,516 5.4
3,564 5,645 4,459 9,470
3,072 5,256 4,222 8,180
492 13.8 389 6.9 237 5.3 1,290 13.6