Georgia Department of Labor Suite 642 148 International Boulevard N.E. Atlanta, Georgia 30303-1751 (404)656-3032 April 23, 1998 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE METRO ATHENS' JOBLESS RATE UNCHANGED AT 3.0 PERCENT ATLANTA -- State Labor Commissioner Marti Fullerton said today that the unemployment rate in metro Athens was unchanged at 3.0 percent from February to March. The area's jobless rate was 3.1 percent in March 1997. "Athens continues to enjoy good job growth and economic prosperity," Fullerton said. "For the past year, the area's unemployment rate has consistently been in the three percent range and more than two thousand new jobs have been created. And with the arrival of Spring and Summer even more jobs will be available in areas like recreation, construction and other outdoor jobs." While nonfarm jobs in metro Athens were virtually unchanged during the month at 74,000, a total of 2,200 new jobs have been created in the past year at state and local governmental institutions, including public schools. Nonfarm employment is up from 71,500 in March 1997, a 3.5 percent increase. Georgia's unemployment rate declined to 4.0 percent in March, down from a revised 4.2 percent in February. It was 4.7 percent in March 1997. Labor market data are now available on the Georgia Department of Labor web site at www.dol.state.ga.us NEWS MEDIA NEEDING MORE INFORMATION MAY CALL (404) 656-3032 E-mail: communications@dol.state.ga.us. FY-98-521 Click here to receive additional labor market data by Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) in Adobe .PDF format. Requires Adobe Acrobat to read file. Download from http://www.adobe.com. An Equal Opportunity Employer UNEMPLOYMENT Athens Area Compared to Georgia Athens Area Georgia Athens Area: 3.0% Georgia: 4.0% 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 12% 11% 10% 9% 8% 7% 6% 5% 4% 3% 2% 1% 0% GEORGIA LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES PLACE OF RESIDENCE PERSONS 16 YEARS OLD AND OVER AREA Georgia 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 MAR 1998 3,940,579 3,782,683 157,896 4.0 57,409 53,095 4,314 7.5 74,174 71,951 2,223 3.0 2,086,426 2,020,668 65,758 3.2 199,901 190,681 9,220 4.6 121,483 116,343 5,140 4.2 154,147 146,483 7,664 5.0 133,250 127,979 5,271 4.0 (NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED) REVISED FEB 1998 3,926,651 3,763,603 163,048 4.2 57,173 53,398 3,775 6.6 74,537 72,332 2,205 3.0 2,075,549 2,009,149 66,400 3.2 201,790 190,650 11,140 5.5 121,690 116,512 5,178 4.3 153,982 146,141 7,841 5.1 133,289 127,917 5,372 4.0 REVISED MAR 1997 3,893,888 3,709,446 184,442 4.7 57,476 53,886 3,590 6.2 72,895 70,670 2,225 3.1 2,046,151 1,967,844 78,307 3.8 204,740 191,832 12,908 6.3 122,379 116,600 5,779 4.7 152,743 144,722 8,021 5.3 134,825 127,120 7,705 5.7 CHANGE FROM REVISED FEB 1998 REVISED MAR 1997 13,928 19,080 -5,152 --- 46,691 73,237 -26,546 --- 236 -303 539 --- -363 -381 18 --- -67 -791 724 --- 1,279 1,281 -2 --- 10,877 11,519 -642 --- 40,275 52,824 -12,549 --- -1,889 31 -1,920 --- -4,839 -1,151 -3,688 --- -207 -169 -38 --- 165 342 -177 --- -896 -257 -639 --- 1,404 1,761 -357 --- -39 62 -101 --- -1,575 859 -2,434 --- 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 MAR 1998 137,523,000 130,994,000 6,529,000 4.7 136,967,000 130,150,000 6,816,000 5.0 FEB 1998 137,557,000 131,163,000 6,393,000 4.6 136,286,000 129,482,000 6,804,000 5.0 MAR 1997 136,115,000 129,035,000 7,080,000 5.2 135,524,000 128,125,000 7,399,000 5.5 CHANGE FROM FEB 1998 MAR 1997 -34,000 -169,000 136,000 --- 1,408,000 1,959,000 -551,000 --- 681,000 668,000 12,000 --- 1,443,000 2,025,000 -583,000 --- 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 MARCH 1998 REVISED FEBRUARY 1998 REVISED MARCH 1997 LABOR UNEMPLOYMENT FORCE EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE 36,980 33,755 3,225 8.7 9,277 9,145 132 1.4 8,144 7,347 797 9.8 47,845 46,337 1,508 3.2 220,159 208,743 11,416 5.2 LABOR UNEMPLOYMENT FORCE EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE 36,759 33,947 2,812 7.6 9,224 9,093 131 1.4 8,107 7,303 804 9.9 48,039 46,583 1,456 3.0 218,902 207,553 11,349 5.2 LABOR UNEMPLOYMENT FORCE EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE 36,983 34,258 2,725 7.4 9,073 8,906 167 1.8 8,087 7,227 860 10.6 47,003 45,512 1,491 3.2 217,705 203,285 14,420 6.6 Augusta Bainbridge Brunswick Carrollton Cartersville 80,197 4,829 7,895 9,405 7,643 74,866 5,331 6.6 4,571 258 5.3 7,342 553 7.0 8,831 574 6.1 7,322 321 4.2 80,759 4,809 7,828 9,455 7,611 75,241 4,551 7,270 8,781 7,280 5,518 6.8 258 5.4 558 7.1 674 7.1 331 4.3 81,532 4,831 7,783 9,229 7,499 75,706 4,507 7,187 8,600 7,130 5,826 7.1 324 6.7 596 7.7 629 6.8 369 4.9 College Park Columbus Cordele Covington Dalton 12,853 82,847 4,564 5,722 13,961 12,244 609 4.7 78,940 3,907 4.7 4,221 343 7.5 5,271 451 7.9 13,313 648 4.6 12,778 82,947 4,495 5,719 13,845 12,174 79,139 4,211 5,241 13,180 604 4.7 3,808 4.6 284 6.3 478 8.4 665 4.8 12,688 83,511 4,503 5,612 13,718 11,924 79,217 4,179 5,133 13,007 764 6.0 4,294 5.1 324 7.2 479 8.5 711 5.2 Decatur Douglas Douglasville Dublin East Point 10,600 5,710 7,531 8,439 20,722 10,211 5,304 7,241 7,757 19,729 389 3.7 406 7.1 290 3.9 682 8.1 993 4.8 10,546 5,725 7,485 9,381 20,601 10,153 5,287 7,199 7,695 19,617 393 3.7 438 7.7 286 3.8 1,686 18.0 984 4.8 10,419 5,637 7,350 8,049 20,472 9,944 5,239 7,051 7,607 19,213 475 4.6 398 7.1 299 4.1 442 5.5 1,259 6.1 Forest Park Gainesville Griffin Hinesville LaGrange 10,074 12,281 11,410 8,958 12,888 9,651 11,843 10,679 8,382 12,066 423 4.2 438 3.6 731 6.4 576 6.4 822 6.4 10,015 12,125 11,410 8,861 12,796 9,596 11,691 10,618 8,298 11,949 419 4.2 434 3.6 792 6.9 563 6.4 847 6.6 9,900 12,071 11,195 8,855 12,809 9,399 11,588 10,400 8,186 11,799 501 5.1 483 4.0 795 7.1 669 7.6 1,010 7.9 Lawrenceville Macon Marietta Milledgeville Moultrie 13,183 51,838 32,531 5,906 6,982 12,756 427 3.2 48,159 3,679 7.1 31,449 1,082 3.3 5,574 332 5.6 6,509 473 6.8 13,105 51,655 32,369 6,296 6,949 12,684 48,046 31,269 5,517 6,495 421 3.2 3,609 7.0 1,100 3.4 779 12.4 454 6.5 12,900 51,178 31,968 5,797 7,079 12,423 47,580 30,627 5,443 6,443 477 3.7 3,598 7.0 1,341 4.2 354 6.1 636 9.0 Newnan Peachtree City Rome Roswell Savannah 8,058 12,770 15,986 33,769 64,153 7,734 324 4.0 12,382 388 3.0 15,030 956 6.0 33,286 483 1.4 60,949 3,204 5.0 7,999 12,679 15,738 33,576 64,182 7,690 12,312 14,875 33,097 60,919 309 3.9 367 2.9 863 5.5 479 1.4 3,263 5.1 7,879 12,444 15,674 33,029 65,036 7,532 12,059 14,676 32,416 60,540 347 4.4 385 3.1 998 6.4 613 1.9 4,496 6.9 Smyrna Snellville Statesboro Thomasville Tifton 26,395 9,381 9,524 9,081 8,086 25,756 9,162 9,107 8,630 7,547 639 2.4 219 2.3 417 4.4 451 5.0 539 6.7 26,260 9,326 9,422 9,038 8,042 25,610 9,110 9,035 8,577 7,516 650 2.5 216 2.3 387 4.1 461 5.1 526 6.5 25,875 9,168 9,278 9,026 8,283 25,083 8,923 8,931 8,491 7,446 792 3.1 245 2.7 347 3.7 535 5.9 837 10.1 Valdosta Vidalia Warner Robins Waycross 21,264 5,851 24,588 6,724 20,314 5,456 23,654 6,351 950 4.5 395 6.8 934 3.8 373 5.5 21,161 5,814 24,636 6,658 SOURCE: Georgia Department of Labor, Labor Information Systems 20,169 5,423 23,599 6,299 992 4.7 391 6.7 1,037 4.2 359 5.4 21,313 5,903 24,573 6,661 19,943 5,365 23,370 6,227 1,370 6.4 538 9.1 1,203 4.9 434 6.5 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 MAR 1998 EMPLOYED UNEMPLOYED RATE MAR 1998 MAR 1998 MAR 1998 FEB 1998 MAR 1997 1,778,919 1,724,102 54,817 3.1 3.1 3.8 197,947 184,834 13,113 6.6 7.4 7.7 125,180 120,137 5,043 4.0 4.3 4.7 236,366 226,826 9,540 4.0 4.0 5.2 239,504 229,320 10,184 4.3 4.1 4.9 209,231 202,439 6,792 3.2 3.3 4.0 114,210 106,618 7,592 6.6 8.5 6.7 107,461 102,431 5,030 4.7 4.7 5.3 65,396 62,758 2,638 4.0 4.3 4.8 45,891 42,573 3,318 7.2 7.1 8.3 203,254 193,295 9,959 4.9 5.5 5.2 91,718 88,030 3,688 4.0 4.3 4.6 195,909 188,404 7,505 3.8 3.8 4.3 106,302 101,069 5,233 4.9 5.0 6.7 62,973 59,654 3,319 5.3 5.7 5.6 160,317 150,195 10,122 6.3 5.9 7.2 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 MAR 1998 199,901 190,681 9,220 4.6 130,235 122,922 7,313 5.6 69,666 67,759 1,907 2.7 REVISED FEB 1998 201,790 190,650 11,140 5.5 131,115 123,538 7,577 5.8 70,675 67,112 3,563 5.0 REVISED MAR 1997 204,740 191,832 12,908 6.3 132,993 124,302 8,691 6.5 71,747 67,530 4,217 5.9 CHANGE FROM REVISED FEB 1998 REVISED MAR1997 -1,889 31 -1,920 --- -4,839 -1,151 -3,688 --- -880 -616 -264 --- -2,758 -1,380 -1,378 --- -1,009 647 -1,656 --- -2,081 229 -2,310 --- 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 MAR 1998 121,483 116,343 5,140 4.2 95,942 91,639 4,303 4.5 25,541 24,704 837 3.3 REVISED FEB 1998 121,690 116,512 5,178 4.3 96,102 91,869 4,233 4.4 25,588 24,643 945 3.7 REVISED MAR 1997 122,379 116,600 5,779 4.7 96,723 91,960 4,763 4.9 25,656 24,640 1,016 4.0 CHANGE FROM REVISED FEB 1998 REVISED MAR 1997 -207 -169 -38 --- -896 -257 -639 --- -160 -230 70 --- -781 -321 -460 --- -47 61 -108 --- -115 64 -179 --- 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 MARCH 1998 REVISED FEBRUARY 1998 REVISED MARCH 1997 Georgia LABOR UNEMPLOYMENT FORCE EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE LABOR UNEMPLOYMENT FORCE EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE LABOR UNEMPLOYMENT FORCE EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE 3,940,579 3,782,683 157,896 4.0 3,926,651 3,763,603 163,048 4.2 3,893,888 3,709,446 184,442 4.7 Appling Atkinson Bacon Baker Baldwin 8,671 3,376 4,667 1,561 17,591 7,797 3,103 4,240 1,404 16,858 874 10.1 273 8.1 427 9.1 157 10.1 733 4.2 8,611 3,411 4,678 1,549 18,403 7,752 3,104 4,221 1,419 16,685 859 10.0 307 9.0 457 9.8 130 8.4 1,718 9.3 8,328 3,348 4,444 1,605 17,243 7,672 3,083 4,182 1,421 16,461 656 7.9 265 7.9 262 5.9 184 11.5 782 4.5 Banks Barrow Bartow Ben Hill Berrien 6,035 19,677 36,698 8,877 6,979 5,805 18,837 35,012 8,432 6,733 230 3.8 840 4.3 1,686 4.6 445 5.0 246 3.5 6,058 19,517 36,552 8,875 7,014 5,780 18,730 34,813 8,397 6,726 278 4.6 787 4.0 1,739 4.8 478 5.4 288 4.1 6,094 19,143 36,036 8,957 7,098 5,728 18,345 34,097 8,322 6,668 366 6.0 798 4.2 1,939 5.4 635 7.1 430 6.1 Bibb Bleckley Brantley Brooks Bryan 76,247 5,404 5,611 7,518 10,190 71,778 5,161 5,286 6,999 9,901 4,469 5.9 243 4.5 325 5.8 519 6.9 289 2.8 75,994 5,380 5,626 7,585 10,196 71,610 5,129 5,240 6,949 9,897 4,384 5.8 251 4.7 386 6.9 636 8.4 299 2.9 75,286 5,314 5,605 7,338 10,314 70,915 5,071 5,178 6,871 9,835 4,371 5.8 243 4.6 427 7.6 467 6.4 479 4.6 Bulloch Burke Butts Calhoun Camden 26,585 8,410 8,605 2,273 16,101 25,606 7,431 8,199 2,097 15,442 979 3.7 979 11.6 406 4.7 176 7.7 659 4.1 26,313 8,451 8,533 2,254 15,944 25,404 7,393 8,123 2,111 15,301 909 3.5 1,058 12.5 410 4.8 143 6.3 643 4.0 25,928 8,460 8,420 2,281 15,864 25,113 7,315 8,021 2,102 15,110 815 3.1 1,145 13.5 399 4.7 179 7.8 754 4.8 Candler Carroll Catoosa Charlton Chatham 4,184 42,818 24,840 3,882 107,025 3,965 40,951 23,849 3,743 102,520 219 5.2 1,867 4.4 991 4.0 139 3.6 4,505 4.2 4,181 42,908 24,634 3,895 107,058 3,962 40,717 23,638 3,708 102,470 219 5.2 2,191 5.1 996 4.0 187 4.8 4,588 4.3 4,097 41,927 24,916 3,860 108,153 3,927 39,880 23,928 3,662 101,832 170 4.1 2,047 4.9 988 4.0 198 5.1 6,321 5.8 Chattahoochee Chattooga Cherokee Clarke Clay 2,248 12,033 71,811 47,845 1,621 2,093 11,603 70,084 46,337 1,516 155 6.9 430 3.6 1,727 2.4 1,508 3.2 105 6.5 2,262 11,946 71,355 48,039 1,652 2,099 11,489 69,685 46,583 1,520 163 7.2 457 3.8 1,670 2.3 1,456 3.0 132 8.0 2,262 12,005 70,043 47,003 1,686 2,101 11,343 68,252 45,512 1,513 161 7.1 662 5.5 1,791 2.6 1,491 3.2 173 10.3 Clayton Clinch Cobb Coffee Colquitt 120,545 4,065 337,018 18,013 19,072 116,234 3,949 328,556 17,031 18,226 4,311 3.6 116 2.9 8,462 2.5 982 5.5 846 4.4 119,840 4,090 335,284 18,034 19,000 115,572 3,929 326,683 16,976 18,188 4,268 3.6 161 3.9 8,601 2.6 1,058 5.9 812 4.3 118,299 4,109 330,455 17,785 19,176 113,196 5,103 4.3 3,888 221 5.4 319,967 10,488 3.2 16,822 963 5.4 18,040 1,136 5.9 Columbia Cook Coweta Crawford Crisp 40,579 7,605 40,454 5,113 9,931 39,316 7,251 39,172 4,880 9,255 1,263 3.1 354 4.7 1,282 3.2 233 4.6 676 6.8 40,993 7,593 40,173 5,086 9,794 39,513 7,223 38,949 4,848 9,233 1,480 3.6 370 4.9 1,224 3.0 238 4.7 561 5.7 41,535 7,768 39,523 5,090 9,800 39,757 7,154 38,148 4,791 9,161 1,778 4.3 614 7.9 1,375 3.5 299 5.9 639 6.5 Dade Dawson Decatur DeKalb Dodge 6,980 10,886 12,273 362,430 9,386 6,677 303 4.3 10,648 238 2.2 11,719 554 4.5 349,285 13,145 3.6 8,786 600 6.4 6,910 10,741 12,221 360,603 9,373 6,617 293 4.2 10,495 246 2.3 11,668 553 4.5 347,294 13,309 3.7 8,694 679 7.2 7,025 10,735 12,250 356,206 9,243 6,699 326 4.6 10,461 274 2.6 11,555 695 5.7 340,154 16,052 4.5 8,632 611 6.6 Dooly Dougherty Douglas Early Echols 4,748 46,545 49,457 5,021 1,109 See note on page 14 4,343 42,810 47,952 4,653 1,078 405 8.5 3,735 8.0 1,505 3.0 368 7.3 31 2.8 4,649 46,311 49,168 4,984 1,094 4,333 43,054 47,679 4,659 1,070 316 6.8 3,257 7.0 1,489 3.0 325 6.5 24 2.2 4,723 46,604 48,254 5,050 1,115 4,299 43,448 46,699 4,628 1,058 424 9.0 3,156 6.8 1,555 3.2 422 8.4 57 5.1 COUNTY LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES (NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED) PLACE OF RESIDENCE PERSONS 16 YEARS OLD AND OVER PRELIMINARY MARCH 1998 LABOR UNEMPLOYMENT FORCE EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE Effingham Elbert Emanuel Evans Fannin 16,035 9,126 8,607 4,901 8,565 15,558 8,436 7,980 4,695 8,108 477 3.0 690 7.6 627 7.3 206 4.2 457 5.3 Fayette Floyd Forsyth Franklin Fulton 46,114 46,663 40,049 10,099 397,427 45,069 1,045 2.3 44,537 2,126 4.6 39,355 694 1.7 9,737 362 3.6 382,370 15,057 3.8 Gilmer Glascock Glynn Gordon Grady 8,410 1,157 34,948 21,580 9,422 7,923 1,014 33,823 20,723 8,884 487 5.8 143 12.4 1,125 3.2 857 4.0 538 5.7 Greene Gwinnett Habersham Hall Hancock 5,736 304,398 15,067 68,527 3,789 5,382 297,159 14,564 66,458 3,473 354 6.2 7,239 2.4 503 3.3 2,069 3.0 316 8.3 Haralson Harris Hart Heard Henry 9,341 10,846 8,539 3,864 51,650 8,776 10,605 8,168 3,677 50,404 565 6.0 241 2.2 371 4.3 187 4.8 1,246 2.4 Houston Irwin Jackson Jasper Jeff Davis 50,614 4,624 21,751 4,984 5,754 48,832 4,390 20,848 4,816 5,373 1,782 3.5 234 5.1 903 4.2 168 3.4 381 6.6 Jefferson Jenkins Johnson Jones Lamar 7,741 4,695 3,989 11,990 7,547 7,046 4,457 3,513 11,501 7,263 695 9.0 238 5.1 476 11.9 489 4.1 284 3.8 Lanier Laurens Lee Liberty Lincoln 3,231 22,937 10,864 17,530 3,690 3,152 21,566 10,285 16,369 3,460 79 2.4 1,371 6.0 579 5.3 1,161 6.6 230 6.2 Long Lowndes Lumpkin McDuffie McIntosh 3,543 40,949 9,963 9,459 4,409 3,417 39,442 9,379 8,740 4,190 126 3.6 1,507 3.7 584 5.9 719 7.6 219 5.0 Macon Madison Marion Meriwether Miller 5,583 13,525 3,458 9,144 3,029 5,085 13,086 3,304 8,773 2,932 498 8.9 439 3.2 154 4.5 371 4.1 97 3.2 Mitchell 11,175 Monroe 7,921 Montgomery 3,928 Morgan 7,129 Murray 18,258 See note on page 14 10,231 7,377 3,556 6,888 17,439 944 8.4 544 6.9 372 9.5 241 3.4 819 4.5 REVISED FEBRUARY 1998 LABOR UNEMPLOYMENT FORCE EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE 16,036 9,158 8,636 4,848 8,489 15,550 8,386 7,920 4,674 8,024 486 3.0 772 8.4 716 8.3 174 3.6 465 5.5 45,802 45,997 39,917 10,054 395,124 44,812 990 2.2 44,078 1,919 4.2 39,131 786 2.0 9,681 373 3.7 380,190 14,934 3.8 8,428 1,160 34,627 21,384 9,430 7,873 1,007 33,493 20,554 8,877 555 6.6 153 13.2 1,134 3.3 830 3.9 553 5.9 5,680 302,608 14,994 67,663 4,233 5,350 295,465 14,481 65,609 3,448 330 5.8 7,143 2.4 513 3.4 2,054 3.0 785 18.5 9,302 10,894 8,459 3,833 51,558 8,686 10,632 8,118 3,632 50,117 616 6.6 262 2.4 341 4.0 201 5.2 1,441 2.8 50,698 4,592 21,503 4,937 5,777 48,718 4,372 20,710 4,773 5,346 1,980 3.9 220 4.8 793 3.7 164 3.3 431 7.5 8,193 4,639 4,148 12,146 7,460 7,006 4,425 3,490 11,474 7,174 1,187 14.5 214 4.6 658 15.9 672 5.5 286 3.8 3,230 24,783 10,862 17,341 3,635 3,129 21,394 10,344 16,205 3,434 101 3.1 3,389 13.7 518 4.8 1,136 6.6 201 5.5 3,499 40,732 9,557 9,363 4,347 3,382 39,159 9,261 8,784 4,159 117 3.3 1,573 3.9 296 3.1 579 6.2 188 4.3 5,657 13,662 3,455 9,036 3,053 5,089 13,155 3,288 8,666 2,937 568 10.0 507 3.7 167 4.8 370 4.1 116 3.8 11,125 7,860 3,858 7,139 18,114 10,221 7,284 3,535 6,867 17,207 904 8.1 576 7.3 323 8.4 272 3.8 907 5.0 REVISED MARCH 1997 LABOR UNEMPLOYMENT FORCE EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE 16,358 9,018 8,824 4,845 8,486 15,453 8,303 7,830 4,633 7,930 905 5.5 715 7.9 994 11.3 212 4.4 556 6.6 44,929 45,707 39,199 10,123 391,474 43,891 1,038 2.3 43,488 2,219 4.9 38,326 873 2.2 9,584 539 5.3 372,374 19,100 4.9 8,366 1,177 34,319 21,539 10,113 7,805 998 33,107 20,313 8,809 561 6.7 179 15.2 1,212 3.5 1,226 5.7 1,304 12.9 5,614 297,478 15,224 67,313 3,821 5,296 289,391 14,336 65,029 3,405 318 5.7 8,087 2.7 888 5.8 2,284 3.4 416 10.9 9,129 10,950 8,513 3,840 50,497 8,573 10,642 8,036 3,603 49,087 556 6.1 308 2.8 477 5.6 237 6.2 1,410 2.8 50,541 4,664 21,319 5,056 5,675 48,245 4,333 20,495 4,715 5,293 2,296 4.5 331 7.1 824 3.9 341 6.7 382 6.7 8,189 4,621 3,692 11,779 7,415 6,927 4,403 3,455 11,362 7,113 1,262 15.4 218 4.7 237 6.4 417 3.5 302 4.1 3,222 22,038 10,872 17,335 3,621 3,094 21,150 10,438 15,986 3,398 128 4.0 888 4.0 434 4.0 1,349 7.8 223 6.2 3,454 40,893 9,485 9,925 4,373 3,337 38,720 9,209 8,838 4,113 117 3.4 2,173 5.3 276 2.9 1,087 11.0 260 5.9 5,820 13,304 3,405 9,048 3,083 5,049 12,853 3,257 8,587 2,918 771 13.2 451 3.4 148 4.3 461 5.1 165 5.4 11,452 7,566 3,845 7,097 17,972 10,137 7,217 3,497 6,807 17,031 1,315 11.5 349 4.6 348 9.1 290 4.1 941 5.2 COUNTY LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES (NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED) PLACE OF RESIDENCE PERSONS 16 YEARS OLD AND OVER PRELIMINARY MARCH 1998 REVISED FEBRUARY 1998 Muscogee Newton Oconee Oglethorpe Paulding LABOR UNEMPLOYMENT FORCE EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE 82,847 27,301 12,804 5,261 35,296 78,940 26,065 12,528 5,053 34,435 3,907 4.7 1,236 4.5 276 2.2 208 4.0 861 2.4 LABOR UNEMPLOYMENT FORCE EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE 82,947 27,227 12,836 5,247 35,017 79,139 25,916 12,594 5,025 34,239 3,808 4.6 1,311 4.8 242 1.9 222 4.2 778 2.2 Peach Pickens Pierce Pike Polk 11,059 9,516 7,458 6,289 15,711 10,377 9,197 7,085 6,040 14,859 682 6.2 319 3.4 373 5.0 249 4.0 852 5.4 10,887 9,458 7,454 6,196 15,446 10,352 9,145 7,063 5,966 14,658 535 4.9 313 3.3 391 5.2 230 3.7 788 5.1 Pulaski Putnam Quitman Rabun Randolph 4,510 8,888 1,296 7,074 3,462 4,242 8,555 1,234 6,801 3,137 268 5.9 333 3.7 62 4.8 273 3.9 325 9.4 4,418 8,809 1,281 7,017 3,530 4,206 8,465 1,223 6,747 3,128 212 4.8 344 3.9 58 4.5 270 3.8 402 11.4 Richmond Rockdale Schley Screven Seminole 80,197 38,069 1,800 6,149 4,585 74,866 36,989 1,719 5,684 4,415 5,331 6.6 1,080 2.8 81 4.5 465 7.6 170 3.7 80,759 37,919 1,790 6,209 4,627 75,241 36,778 1,700 5,664 4,423 5,518 6.8 1,141 3.0 90 5.0 545 8.8 204 4.4 Spalding Stephens Stewart Sumter Talbot 29,942 13,071 2,546 15,729 2,595 28,597 12,490 2,416 14,482 2,490 1,345 4.5 581 4.4 130 5.1 1,247 7.9 105 4.0 29,892 13,023 2,584 15,652 2,566 28,434 12,375 2,404 14,394 2,458 1,458 4.9 648 5.0 180 7.0 1,258 8.0 108 4.2 Taliaferro Tattnall Taylor Telfair Terrell 663 7,321 3,499 5,070 4,160 601 6,926 3,285 4,756 3,649 62 9.4 395 5.4 214 6.1 314 6.2 511 12.3 648 7,346 3,491 5,037 4,114 603 6,947 3,277 4,739 3,649 45 6.9 399 5.4 214 6.1 298 5.9 465 11.3 Thomas Tift Toombs Towns Treutlen 21,192 20,676 12,662 3,462 2,900 20,410 19,510 11,673 3,246 2,663 782 3.7 1,166 5.6 989 7.8 216 6.2 237 8.2 21,084 20,570 12,580 3,490 2,946 20,286 19,431 11,603 3,226 2,647 798 3.8 1,139 5.5 977 7.8 264 7.6 299 10.1 Troup Turner Twiggs Union Upson 28,900 4,734 4,238 7,045 13,013 27,564 4,082 3,996 6,696 12,659 1,336 4.6 652 13.8 242 5.7 349 5.0 354 2.7 28,672 4,536 4,256 7,001 12,936 27,295 4,087 3,986 6,676 12,542 1,377 4.8 449 9.9 270 6.3 325 4.6 394 3.0 Walker Walton Ware Warren Washington 30,362 25,754 15,901 2,834 10,140 28,849 24,944 15,217 2,520 9,296 1,513 5.0 810 3.1 684 4.3 314 11.1 844 8.3 30,016 25,629 15,747 2,746 10,240 28,593 24,802 15,089 2,503 9,227 1,423 4.7 827 3.2 658 4.2 243 8.8 1,013 9.9 Wayne Webster Wheeler White Whitfield 11,064 1,143 2,128 9,414 46,969 10,320 1,100 1,971 9,092 45,363 744 6.7 43 3.8 157 7.4 322 3.4 1,606 3.4 11,079 1,152 2,188 9,385 46,562 10,238 1,102 1,965 9,033 44,912 841 7.6 50 4.3 223 10.2 352 3.8 1,650 3.5 Wilcox Wilkes Wilkinson Worth 3,390 5,848 4,609 9,145 3,168 5,437 4,325 8,480 222 6.5 411 7.0 284 6.2 665 7.3 3,394 5,741 4,645 9,090 SOURCE: Georgia Department of Labor, Labor Information Systems 3,161 5,376 4,283 8,477 233 6.9 365 6.4 362 7.8 613 6.7 REVISED MARCH 1997 LABOR UNEMPLOYMENT FORCE EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE 83,511 26,696 12,588 5,169 34,443 79,217 25,383 12,305 4,971 33,535 4,294 5.1 1,313 4.9 283 2.2 198 3.8 908 2.6 11,005 9,286 7,373 6,149 15,558 10,252 8,957 7,002 5,914 14,525 753 6.8 329 3.5 371 5.0 235 3.8 1,033 6.6 4,416 8,851 1,255 6,963 3,479 4,187 8,390 1,210 6,689 3,108 229 5.2 461 5.2 45 3.6 274 3.9 371 10.7 81,532 37,095 1,805 6,437 4,620 75,706 36,022 1,691 5,619 4,394 5,826 7.1 1,073 2.9 114 6.3 818 12.7 226 4.9 29,312 12,997 2,572 15,591 2,614 27,850 12,221 2,382 14,245 2,441 1,462 5.0 776 6.0 190 7.4 1,346 8.6 173 6.6 637 7,337 3,587 5,017 4,070 598 6,901 3,249 4,697 3,623 39 6.1 436 5.9 338 9.4 320 6.4 447 11.0 21,010 21,062 12,825 3,662 2,834 20,083 19,250 11,479 3,201 2,618 927 4.4 1,812 8.6 1,346 10.5 461 12.6 216 7.6 28,596 4,532 4,131 7,058 13,077 26,954 4,069 3,948 6,636 12,393 1,642 5.7 463 10.2 183 4.4 422 6.0 684 5.2 30,655 25,859 15,715 2,794 9,620 28,944 24,292 14,917 2,473 9,117 1,711 5.6 1,567 6.1 798 5.1 321 11.5 503 5.2 10,904 1,139 2,197 9,409 46,085 10,125 1,092 1,947 8,954 44,321 779 7.1 47 4.1 250 11.4 455 4.8 1,764 3.8 3,619 5,757 4,470 9,503 3,136 5,349 4,224 8,409 483 13.3 408 7.1 246 5.5 1,094 11.5