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 ATLANTA'S JOBLESS RATE UNCHANGED AT 3.2 PERCENT

ATLANTA -- State Labor Commissioner Marti Fullerton said today that the unemployment rate in metro Atlanta was unchanged at 3.2 percent from February to March. The area's jobless rate was 3.8 percent in March 1997.

"Atlanta 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 almost eighty 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."

The number of nonfarm jobs rose 13,800 to 2,013,800. Of the new jobs, about 11,500 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. In a year's time, nonfarm employment is up from 1,934,600, an increase of 79,200, or 4.1 percent.

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.

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An Equal Opportunity Employer

UNEMPLOYMENT
Atlanta Area Compared to Georgia

10%

Atlanta Area Georgia

9%

Atlanta Area: 3.2%

8%

Georgia: 4.0%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar 1%

1997

0%
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

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