Georgia Department of Labor
Suite 642 148 International Boulevard N.E. Atlanta, Georgia 30303-1751 (404)656-3032

April 16, 1998

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE UNEMPLOYMENT DROPS TO 4.0 PERCENT,

AS STATE ADDS THOUSANDS OF NEW JOBS IN MARCH

ATLANTA -- State Labor Commissioner Marti Fullerton said today that Georgia's unemployment rate declined to 4.0 percent in March, down from the revised February rate of 4.2 percent. It was 4.7 percent in March 1997.

"The reduction in our unemployment rate came as Georgia experienced an increase of several thousand new jobs," said Fullerton. "We're continuing to enjoy good job growth and economic prosperity. In recent months, we've recorded some of the lowest unemployment rates in a quarter century. The job growth crosses all employment sectors, and with the arrival of Spring and Summer even more jobs will be available."

Across-the-board job increases were recorded in manufacturing, construction, trade and services, as the number of nonfarm jobs rose 27,700 to 3,704,400. Of the new jobs, about 23,000 were in trade and services, at restaurants and hotels, temporary employment agencies, income tax preparation offices, day care centers for children, and job training programs at amusement and recreational centers. Mild weather contributed to an increase of 2,600 new jobs in construction.

Also, 1,800 textile workers who had been laid off in February due to temporary shutdowns returned to work.

Half of the jobs added during the month were in the Atlanta area, where nonfarm employment rose by 13,800 to 2,013,800. The other metro areas are as follows:

-- Albany, unchanged at 59,200.

-- Athens, down by 100 from 74,100 to 74,000.

-- Augusta, down by 100 from 193,100 to 193,000.

-- Columbus, unchanged at 115,900.

-- Macon, up by 600 from 150,600 to 151,200.

-- Savannah, up by 500 from 133,500 to 134,000.

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GEORGIA UNEMPLOYMENT

4.7%

4.3%

4.4%

5.2%

5.0%

4.6%

4.6%

4.5%

4.0%

3.8%

3.8%

4.2%

4.0%

Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar

1997

1998

Source: Georgia Department of Labor - Marti Fullerton, Commissioner

GEORGIA EMPLOYMENT
(In Millions)
February to March +27,700 jobs

3.57

3.58

3.60

3.62

3.61

3.63

3.65

3.68

3.71

3.73

3.66

3.68

3.70

Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar

1997

1998

Source: Georgia Department of Labor - Marti Fullerton, Commissioner

ATLANTA AREA EMPLOYMENT
(In Millions)
February to March +13,800 jobs

1.93

1.94

1.95

1.97

1.96

1.97

1.98

2.00

2.01

2.03

1.99

2.00

2.01

Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar

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)
February to March no change in jobs

59.0

59.1

59.5

59.7

60.0

59.6

60.1

60.8

60.7

60.9

59.4

59.2

59.2

Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar

1997

1998

Note: Albany Area includes Dougherty and Lee counties. Source: Georgia Department of Labor - Marti Fullerton, Commissioner

ATHENS AREA EMPLOYMENT
(In Thousands)
February to March -100 jobs

71.5

72.1

72.4

72.5

70.0

70.0

68.9

73.0

73.5

73.2

72.9

74.1

74.0

Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar

1997

1998

Note: Athens Area includes Clarke, Madison, and Oconee counties. Source: Georgia Department of Labor - Marti Fullerton, Commissioner

AUGUSTA-AIKEN AREA EMPLOYMENT
(In Thousands)
February to March -100 jobs
192.0 192.8 192.5 193.2 192.2 191.9 193.7 193.0 194.1 194.5 193.6 193.1 193.0

Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar

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)
February to March no change in jobs
114.7 114.8 115.2 115.3 114.6 115.4 115.4 115.3 116.6 117.2 115.9 115.9 115.9

Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar

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)

February to March +600 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

151.2

Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar

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)
February to March +500 jobs

131.0

131.6

132.0

131.1

130.7

131.3

131.9

132.2

134.0

134.1

133.1

133.5

134.0

Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar

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)
MAR 1998
Total nonagricultural employment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,704.4 Goods producing industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 773.0 Mining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.2 Contract construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175.6 Manufacturing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 589.2
Durable goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251.6 Lumber and wood products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40.7 Logging camps, sawmills and planing mills . . . . 13.3 Furniture and fixtures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.3 Household furniture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.9 Stone, clay and glass products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21.4 Primary metal industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.7 Fabricated metal products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25.8 Industrial machinery, except electric . . . . . . . . . . 37.6 Electric and electronic equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34.8 Transportation equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48.0 Other durable goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17.3 Nondurable goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337.6 Food and kindred products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69.1 Meat products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35.0 Bakery products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.8 Textile mill products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106.4 Weaving mills, cotton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.5 Weaving mills, synthetic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.4 Knitting mills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.3 Floor covering mills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40.7 Yarn and thread mills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17.8 Apparel and other finished textiles . . . . . . . . . . . . 31.4 Men's and boys' clothing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.6 Women's and children's clothing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.3 Paper and allied products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35.1 Pulp, paper and paperboard mills . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.9 Paperboard containers and boxes . . . . . . . . . . . 8.9 Printing and publishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43.4 Commercial printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17.3 Chemicals and allied products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21.8 Other nondurable goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30.4 Service producing industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,931.4 Transportation, communications and public utilities 237.1 Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145.2 Communications (except U.S. Postal Services) . . 67.6 Electric, gas and sanitary services . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24.3 Wholesale and retail trade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 925.1 Wholesale trade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249.7 Wholesale trade-durable goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161.9 Wholesale trade-nondurable goods . . . . . . . . . . . . 87.8 Retail trade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 675.4 General merchandise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82.7 Eating and drinking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244.0 Finance, insurance and real estate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193.0 F i n a n c e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91.8 Insurance carriers, agents and brokers . . . . . . . . . 62.5 Real estate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38.7 Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 983.9 Hotels and other lodging places . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46.5 Business services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285.9 Health services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231.0 Private hospitals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90.4 Other services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 420.5 Amusement and recreation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30.3 Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 592.3 F e d e r a l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94.5 D e f e n s e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27.7 Other federal (including U.S. Postal Service) . . . 66.8 S t a t e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151.3 State education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68.5 Other state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82.8 L o c a l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346.5 Local education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204.8 Other local . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141.7

PREVIOUS
MONTH
(REVISED)
FEB 1998
3,676.7 768.2 8.2 173.0 587.0 250.7 40.6 13.4 11.3 5.8 21.2 14.4 25.5 37.5 34.9 48.0 17.3 336.3 69.2 35.0 8.9 104.6 15.6 9.6 6.3 40.3 18.3 31.8 12.7 8.6 35.0 14.0 8.9 43.4 17.2 21.7 30.6
2,908.5 235.4 143.8 67.3 24.3 920.7 249.3 162.2 87.1 671.4 82.2 241.0 191.8 91.4 62.1 38.3 969.7 44.4 279.4 230.0 90.2 415.9 29.2 590.9 93.9 27.7 66.2 151.9 69.2 82.7 345.1 203.9 141.2

CURRENT
MONTH
YEAR AGO
MAR 1997
3,573.1 758.0 7.8 162.9 587.3 244.0 40.7 13.6 10.8 5.4 20.6 14.0 24.4 36.7 34.1 45.4 17.3 343.3 69.3 35.3 9.0 108.3 15.9 9.3 7.0 41.6 17.6 36.2 14.8 10.9 33.9 13.4 8.7 43.7 17.7 21.5 30.4
2,815.1 226.0 137.0 65.3 23.7 898.9 238.8 153.6 85.2 660.1 81.1 238.6 183.8 86.6 60.9 36.3 927.7 43.5 259.3 226.3 88.2 398.6 29.8 578.7 95.1 28.4 66.7 146.9 62.3 84.6 336.7 198.4 138.3

CHANGE IN JOBS FROM FEB 1998 NET PERCENT

+27.7 +4.8 +.0 +2.6 +2.2 +.9 +.1 -.1 +.0 +.1 +.2 +.3 +.3 +.1 -.1 +.0 +.0 +1.3 -.1 +.0 -.1 +1.8 -.1 -.2 +.0 +.4 -.5 -.4 -.1 -.3 +.1 -.1 +.0 +.0 +.1 +.1 -.2
+22.9 +1.7 +1.4 +.3 +.0 +4.4 +.4 -.3 +.7 +4.0 +.5 +3.0 +1.2 +.4 +.4 +.4
+14.2 +2.1 +6.5 +1.0 +.2 +4.6 +1.1 +1.4 +.6 +.0 +.6 -.6 -.7 +.1 +1.4 +.9 +.5

+0.8% +0.6% +0.0% +1.5% +0.4% +0.4% +0.2% -0.7% +0.0% +1.7% +0.9% +2.1% +1.2% +0.3% -0.3% +0.0% +0.0% +0.4% -0.1% +0.0% -1.1% +1.7% -0.6% -2.1% +0.0% +1.0% -2.7% -1.3% -0.8% -3.5% +0.3% -0.7% +0.0% +0.0% +0.6% +0.5% -0.7% +0.8% +0.7% +1.0% +0.4% +0.0% +0.5% +0.2% -0.2% +0.8% +0.6% +0.6% +1.2% +0.6% +0.4% +0.6% +1.0% +1.5% +4.7% +2.3% +0.4% +0.2% +1.1% +3.8% +0.2% +0.6% +0.0% +0.9% -0.4% -1.0% +0.1% +0.4% +0.4% +0.4%

CHANGE IN JOBS FROM MAR 1997 NET PERCENT

+131.3 +15.0 +.4 +12.7 +1.9 +7.6 +.0 -.3 +.5 +.5 +.8 +.7 +1.4 +.9 +.7 +2.6 +.0 -5.7 -.2 -.3 -.2 -1.9 -.4 +.1 -.7 -.9 +.2 -4.8 -2.2 -2.6 +1.2 +.5 +.2 -.3 -.4 +.3 +.0
+116.3 +11.1 +8.2 +2.3 +.6 +26.2 +10.9 +8.3 +2.6 +15.3 +1.6 +5.4 +9.2 +5.2 +1.6 +2.4 +56.2 +3.0 +26.6 +4.7 +2.2 +21.9 +.5 +13.6 -.6 -.7 +.1 +4.4 +6.2 -1.8 +9.8 +6.4 +3.4

+3.7% +2.0% +5.1% +7.8% +0.3% +3.1% +0.0% -2.2% +4.6% +9.3% +3.9% +5.0% +5.7% +2.5% +2.1% +5.7% +0.0% -1.7% -0.3% -0.8% -2.2% -1.8% -2.5% +1.1% -10.0% -2.2% +1.1% -13.3% -14.9% -23.9% +3.5% +3.7% +2.3% -0.7% -2.3% +1.4% +0.0% +4.1% +4.9% +6.0% +3.5% +2.5% +2.9% +4.6% +5.4% +3.1% +2.3% +2.0% +2.3% +5.0% +6.0% +2.6% +6.6% +6.1% +6.9% +10.3% +2.1% +2.5% +5.5% +1.7% +2.4% -0.6% -2.5% +0.1% +3.0% +10.0% -2.1% +2.9% +3.2% +2.5%

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) MAR 1998

Total nonagricultural employment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,013.8

Goods producing industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322.2

Mining. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1.7

Contract construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99.8

Manufacturing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220.7

Durable goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110.6

Lumber and wood products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7.9

Stone, clay and glass products . . . . . . . . . . . . .

9.2

Primary metal industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8.6

Fabricated metal products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.8

Industrial machinery, except electric . . . . . . . . 15.3

Electric and electronic equipment . . . . . . . . . . . 18.9

Transportation equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22.8

Other durable goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16.1

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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,691.6

Transportation, communications and public utilities 169.2

Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104.5

Wholesale and retail trade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 527.0

Wholesale trade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168.5

Wholesale trade-durable goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118.6

Wholesale trade-nondurable goods . . . . . . . . . . 49.9

Retail trade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358.5

Eating and drinking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129.3

Miscellaneous retail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39.8

Finance, insurance and real estate . . . . . . . . . . . . 131.4

F i n a n c e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60.4

Insurance carriers, agents and brokers . . . . . . . 46.1

Real estate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24.9

Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 604.5

Hotels and other lodging places . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26.9

Business services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202.2

Health services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113.9

Private hospitals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44.9

Other services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261.4

Amusement, including movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27.0

Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259.5

F e d e r a l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47.8

S t a t e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54.8

L o c a l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156.9

PREVIOUS MONTH
(REVISED) FEB 1998
2,000.0 319.9 1.7 97.6 220.6 110.4 7.7 9.2 8.5 11.7 15.3 18.9 22.9 16.2 110.2 23.5 12.7 7.7 13.4 28.4 11.2 10.4 14.1
1,680.1 168.3 103.7 525.1 168.5 118.6 49.9 356.6 127.2 39.6 130.9 60.3 46.1 24.5 596.9 26.5 198.8 113.5 44.8 258.1 26.0 258.9 47.3 55.0 156.6

CURRENT MONTH
YEAR AGO MAR 1997
1,934.6 310.3 1.6 90.9 217.8 108.1 7.6 8.8 8.4 11.2 15.5 18.6 21.8 16.2 109.7 23.3 12.4 8.9 13.3 28.0 11.3 10.2 13.6
1,624.3 161.2 97.3 512.2 160.4 111.9 48.5 351.8 127.1 40.1 125.4 56.8 44.7 23.9 568.3 25.7 183.7 111.3 43.4 247.6 27.4 257.2 48.6 53.7 154.9

CHANGE IN JOBS FROM FEB 1998 NET PERCENT

+13.8 +2.3 +.0 +2.2 +.1 +.2 +.2 +.0 +.1 +.1 +.0 +.0 -.1 -.1 -.1 +.0 +.0 +.0 +.0 -.1 +.0 +.0 +.0
+11.5 +.9 +.8
+1.9 +.0 +.0 +.0
+1.9 +2.1
+.2 +.5 +.1 +.0 +.4 +7.6 +.4 +3.4 +.4 +.1 +3.3 +1.0 +.6 +.5 -.2 +.3

+0.7% +0.7% +0.0% +2.3% +0.0% +0.2% +2.6% +0.0% +1.2% +0.9% +0.0% +0.0% -0.4% -0.6% -0.1% +0.0% +0.0% +0.0% +0.0% -0.4% +0.0% +0.0% +0.0% +0.7% +0.5% +0.8% +0.4% +0.0% +0.0% +0.0% +0.5% +1.7% +0.5% +0.4% +0.2% +0.0% +1.6% +1.3% +1.5% +1.7% +0.4% +0.2% +1.3% +3.8% +0.2% +1.1% -0.4% +0.2%

CHANGE IN JOBS FROM MAR 1997 NET PERCENT

+79.2 +11.9
+.1 +8.9 +2.9 +2.5
+.3 +.4 +.2 +.6 -.2 +.3 +1.0 -.1 +.4 +.2 +.3 -1.2 +.1 +.3 -.1 +.2 +.5 +67.3 +8.0 +7.2 +14.8 +8.1 +6.7 +1.4 +6.7 +2.2 -.3 +6.0 +3.6 +1.4 +1.0 +36.2 +1.2 +18.5 +2.6 +1.5 +13.8 -.4 +2.3 -.8 +1.1 +2.0

+4.1% +3.8% +6.3% +9.8% +1.3% +2.3% +3.9% +4.5% +2.4% +5.4% -1.3% +1.6% +4.6% -0.6% +0.4% +0.9% +2.4% -13.5% +0.8% +1.1% -0.9% +2.0% +3.7% +4.1% +5.0% +7.4% +2.9% +5.0% +6.0% +2.9% +1.9% +1.7% -0.7% +4.8% +6.3% +3.1% +4.2% +6.4% +4.7% +10.1% +2.3% +3.5% +5.6% -1.5% +0.9% -1.6% +2.0% +1.3%

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) MAR 1998
Total nonagricultural employment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59.2 Goods producing industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.2 Mining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0 Contract construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.6 Manufacturing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.6
Durable goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.9 Nondurable goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.7 Food and kindred products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.7 Textile mill products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.0 Chemicals and allied products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Other nondurable goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.4 Service producing industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47.0 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.7 F e d e r a l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.9 State and local . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.8

PREVIOUS MONTH
(REVISED) FEB 1998
59.2 12.3
.0 3.6 8.7 1.9 6.8 1.8 1.0
.6 3.4 46.9 3.1 14.1 3.2 10.9 2.1 15.0 12.6 2.9 9.7

CURRENT MONTH
YEAR AGO MAR 1997
59.0 12.3
.0 3.4 8.9 2.0 6.9 2.0
.9 .6 3.4 46.7 2.9 13.7 3.2 10.5 2.2 15.1 12.8 3.0 9.8

CHANGE IN JOBS FROM FEB 1998 NET PERCENT
+.0 +0.0% -.1 -0.8% +.0 +0.0% +.0 +0.0% -.1 -1.1% +.0 +0.0% -.1 -1.5% -.1 -5.6% +.0 +0.0% +.0 +0.0% +.0 +0.0% +.1 +0.2% +.0 +0.0% +.0 +0.0% +.0 +0.0% +.0 +0.0% +.0 +0.0% +.0 +0.0% +.1 +0.8% +.0 +0.0% +.1 +1.0%

CHANGE IN JOBS FROM MAR 1997 NET PERCENT
+.2 +0.3% -.1 -0.8% +.0 +0.0% +.2 +5.9% -.3 -3.4% -.1 -5.0% -.2 -2.9% -.3 -15.0% +.1 +11.1% +.0 +0.0% +.0 +0.0% +.3 +0.6% +.2 +6.9% +.4 +2.9% +.0 +0.0% +.4 +3.8% -.1 -4.5% -.1 -0.7% -.1 -0.8% -.1 -3.3% +.0 +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 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) MAR 1998
Total nonagricultural employment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74.0 Goods producing industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.1 Construction and mining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.4 Manufacturing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.7
Durable goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.2 Nondurable goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.5 Food and kindred products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.2 Textile and apparel products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.6 Other nondurable goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.7 Service producing industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59.9 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.2 Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22.6 F e d e r a l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.7 State and local . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.9

PREVIOUS MONTH
(REVISED) FEB 1998
74.1 14.2
2.5 11.7
5.2 6.5 3.2 1.6 1.7 59.9 1.8 18.1 2.7 15.4 2.2 15.2 22.6 1.7 20.9

CURRENT MONTH
YEAR AGO MAR 1997
71.5 14.0
2.4 11.6
5.1 6.5 3.2 1.6 1.7 57.5 1.8 18.3 2.9 15.4 2.2 14.8 20.4 1.7 18.7

CHANGE IN JOBS FROM FEB 1998 NET PERCENT
-.1 -0.1% -.1 -0.7% -.1 -4.0% +.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 +0.0% +.0 +0.0% +.0 +0.0% +.0 +0.0% +.0 +0.0% +.0 +0.0% +.0 +0.0%

CHANGE IN JOBS FROM MAR 1997 NET PERCENT
+2.5 +3.5% +.1 +0.7% +.0 +0.0% +.1 +0.9% +.1 +2.0% +.0 +0.0% +.0 +0.0% +.0 +0.0% +.0 +0.0%
+2.4 +4.2% +.0 +0.0% -.2 -1.1% -.2 -6.9% +.0 +0.0% +.0 +0.0% +.4 +2.7%
+2.2 +10.8% +.0 +0.0%
+2.2 +11.8%

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) MAR 1998
Total nonagricultural employment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193.0 Goods producing industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53.0
Mining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Contract construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.9 Manufacturing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41.7 Durable goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.3
Lumber and wood products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2 Stone, clay and glass products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.0 Other durable goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.1 Nondurable goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30.4 Food and kindred products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.4 Textile mill products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.1 Apparel and other finished textiles . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.6 Printing and publishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.6 Other nondurable goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17.7 Service producing industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140.0 Transportation, communications and public utilities 6.7 Wholesale and retail trade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41.7 Wholesale trade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.8 Retail trade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36.9 Finance, insurance and real estate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.9 Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45.8 Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39.9 F e d e r a l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.2 State and local . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32.7

PREVIOUS MONTH
(REVISED) FEB 1998
193.1 53.0 .4 10.8 41.8 11.2 1.2 3.0 7.0 30.6 2.4 6.2 2.6 1.6 17.8
140.1 6.6
41.8 4.9
36.9 6.0
45.9 39.8
7.2 32.6

CURRENT MONTH
YEAR AGO MAR 1997
192.0 52.5 .4 11.3 40.8 11.0 1.2 2.9 6.9 29.8 2.1 6.2 2.9 1.6 17.0
139.5 6.5
41.8 4.8
37.0 6.0
45.3 39.9
7.4 32.5

CHANGE IN JOBS FROM FEB 1998 NET PERCENT
-.1 -0.1% +.0 +0.0% +.0 +0.0% +.1 +0.9% -.1 -0.2% +.1 +0.9% +.0 +0.0% +.0 +0.0% +.1 +1.4% -.2 -0.7% +.0 +0.0% -.1 -1.6% +.0 +0.0% +.0 +0.0% -.1 -0.6% -.1 -0.1% +.1 +1.5% -.1 -0.2% -.1 -2.0% +.0 +0.0% -.1 -1.7% -.1 -0.2% +.1 +0.3% +.0 +0.0% +.1 +0.3%

CHANGE IN JOBS FROM MAR 1997 NET PERCENT

+1.0 +.5 +.0 -.4 +.9 +.3 +.0 +.1 +.2 +.6 +.3 -.1 -.3 +.0 +.7 +.5 +.2 -.1 +.0 -.1 -.1 +.5 +.0 -.2 +.2

+0.5% +1.0% +0.0% -3.5% +2.2% +2.7% +0.0% +3.4% +2.9% +2.0% +14.3% -1.6% -10.3% +0.0% +4.1% +0.4% +3.1% -0.2% +0.0% -0.3% -1.7% +1.1% +0.0% -2.7% +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) MAR 1998
Total nonagricultural employment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115.9 Goods producing industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26.9 Construction and mining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.3 Manufacturing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21.6
Durable goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.7 Nondurable goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.9 Food and kindred products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.1 Textile mill products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.5 Printing and publishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.3 Other nondurable goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.0 Service producing industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89.0 Transportation, communications and public utilities 4.2 Wholesale and retail trade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25.9 Wholesale trade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.9 Retail trade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22.0 Finance, insurance and real estate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.1 Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30.3 Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.5 F e d e r a l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.2 State and local . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.3

PREVIOUS MONTH
(REVISED) FEB 1998
115.9 27.0 5.3 21.7 9.7 12.0 3.1 5.5 1.3 2.1 88.9 4.2 26.0 3.8 22.2 8.1 30.0 20.6 5.3 15.3

CURRENT MONTH
YEAR AGO MAR 1997
114.7 27.2 5.3 21.9 9.2 12.7 3.3 5.8 1.3 2.3 87.5 4.0 25.7 3.7 22.0 7.9 29.2 20.7 5.4 15.3

CHANGE IN JOBS FROM FEB 1998 NET PERCENT
+.0 +0.0% -.1 -0.4% +.0 +0.0% -.1 -0.5% +.0 +0.0% -.1 -0.8% +.0 +0.0% +.0 +0.0% +.0 +0.0% -.1 -4.8% +.1 +0.1% +.0 +0.0% -.1 -0.4% +.1 +2.6% -.2 -0.9% +.0 +0.0% +.3 +1.0% -.1 -0.5% -.1 -1.9% +.0 +0.0%

CHANGE IN JOBS FROM MAR 1997 NET PERCENT

+1.2 -.3 +.0 -.3 +.5 -.8 -.2 -.3 +.0 -.3
+1.5 +.2 +.2 +.2 +.0 +.2
+1.1 -.2 -.2 +.0

+1.0% -1.1% +0.0% -1.4% +5.4% -6.3% -6.1% -5.2% +0.0% -13.0% +1.7% +5.0% +0.8% +5.4% +0.0% +2.5% +3.8% -1.0% -3.7% +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) MAR 1998
Total nonagricultural employment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151.2 Goods producing industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28.2 Mining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.3 Contract construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.6 Manufacturing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.3 Durable goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.5 Nondurable goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.8 Food and kindred products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.8 Textile and apparel products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.4 Paper and allied products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.5 Other nondurable goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.1 Service producing industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123.0 Transportation, communications and public utilities 5.3 Wholesale and retail trade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34.0 Wholesale trade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.9 Retail trade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29.1 Finance, insurance and real estate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.0 Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41.4 Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33.3 F e d e r a l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.7 State and local . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.6

PREVIOUS MONTH
(REVISED) FEB 1998
150.6 28.1 1.3 6.5 20.3 9.5 10.8 2.8 1.4 1.5 5.1
122.5 5.3
34.0 5.0
29.0 8.9
41.0 33.3 12.8 20.5

CURRENT MONTH
YEAR AGO MAR 1997
147.1 27.5 1.1 6.3 20.1 9.2 10.9 2.8 1.5 1.5 5.1
119.6 5.3
34.3 4.9
29.4 8.3
38.5 33.2 13.1 20.1

CHANGE IN JOBS FROM FEB 1998 NET PERCENT
+.6 +0.4% +.1 +0.4% +.0 +0.0% +.1 +1.5% +.0 +0.0% +.0 +0.0% +.0 +0.0% +.0 +0.0% +.0 +0.0% +.0 +0.0% +.0 +0.0% +.5 +0.4% +.0 +0.0% +.0 +0.0% -.1 -2.0% +.1 +0.3% +.1 +1.1% +.4 +1.0% +.0 +0.0% -.1 -0.8% +.1 +0.5%

CHANGE IN JOBS FROM MAR 1997
NET PERCENT
+4.1 +2.8% +.7 +2.5% +.2 +18.2% +.3 +4.8% +.2 +1.0% +.3 +3.3% -.1 -0.9% +.0 +0.0% -.1 -6.7% +.0 +0.0% +.0 +0.0%
+3.4 +2.8% +.0 +0.0% -.3 -0.9% +.0 +0.0% -.3 -1.0% +.7 +8.4%
+2.9 +7.5% +.1 +0.3% -.4 -3.1% +.5 +2.5%

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) MAR 1998
Total nonagricultural employment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134.0 Goods producing industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25.8 Construction and mining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.5 Manufacturing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18.3
Durable goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.6 Lumber and wood products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Transportation equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.8 Other durable goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.9 Nondurable goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.7 Food and kindred products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.9 Paper and allied products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.0 Chemicals and allied products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.5 Petroleum and coal products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Other nondurable goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.0 Service producing industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108.2 Transportation, communications and public utilities 9.7 Wholesale and retail trade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33.7 Wholesale trade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.4 Retail trade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28.3 Finance, insurance and real estate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.3 Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39.4 Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21.1 F e d e r a l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.9 State and local . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18.2

PREVIOUS MONTH
(REVISED) FEB 1998
133.5 25.6 7.3 18.3 8.6 .9 5.8 1.9 9.7 1.9 5.0 1.5 .3 1.0
107.9 9.5
33.7 5.4
28.3 4.4
39.2 21.1
2.9 18.2

CURRENT MONTH
YEAR AGO MAR 1997
131.0 24.4 7.0 17.4 8.0 .9 5.2 1.9 9.4 1.8 4.8 1.5 .3 1.0
106.6 9.8
32.7 5.3
27.4 4.5
38.5 21.1
3.1 18.0

CHANGE IN JOBS FROM FEB 1998 NET PERCENT
+.5 +0.4% +.2 +0.8% +.2 +2.7% +.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% +.0 +0.0% +.3 +0.3% +.2 +2.1% +.0 +0.0% +.0 +0.0% +.0 +0.0% -.1 -2.3% +.2 +0.5% +.0 +0.0% +.0 +0.0% +.0 +0.0%

CHANGE IN JOBS FROM MAR 1997 NET PERCENT

+3.0 +1.4
+.5 +.9 +.6 +.0 +.6 +.0 +.3 +.1 +.2 +.0 +.0 +.0 +1.6 -.1 +1.0 +.1 +.9 -.2 +.9 +.0 -.2 +.2

+2.3% +5.7% +7.1% +5.2% +7.5% +0.0% +11.5% +0.0% +3.2% +5.6% +4.2% +0.0% +0.0% +0.0% +1.5% -1.0% +3.1% +1.9% +3.3% -4.4% +2.3% +0.0% -6.5% +1.1%

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