News release, June 18, 1998A

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

June 18, 1998

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE STATE'S JOBLESS RATE RISES SLIGHTLY TO 3.8 PERCENT IN MAY,

DESPITE THE ADDITION OF 22,300 NEW JOBS
ATLANTA -- State Labor Commissioner Marti Fullerton said today that Georgia's unemployment rate in May was 3.8 percent, a slight increase from April's rate of 3.6 percent. The rate in May 1997 was 4.4 percent.

"Although the unemployment rate for May inched upward, it's still the lowest it's been in May for 25 years," said Fullerton. "In fact, we've seen 25-year lows every month this year. The increase was expected because we're entering the summer and the job market is being flooded with college and high school students looking for work. While someone is prospecting for a job, they're counted as unemployed, which pushes the rate up. That's what's happening, and we may experience another slight increase next month when even more students enter the job market.

"However, since Georgia continues to enjoy solid job growth, they should have no problem finding a job," Fullerton continued. In May, the state added 22,300 new jobs, as nonfarm employment rose to 3,730,300. About 4,400 new jobs were added in construction, especially the building trades, among carpenters and other skilled workers. Another 2,800 jobs were added at temporary employment agencies, security firms and computer companies. About 2,500 seasonal jobs were added at recreational centers and amusement parks, such as Six Flags, White Water and American Adventures, while another 2,500 were added at restaurants and bars.
Sixty percent of the jobs added during the month were in the 20-county metro Atlanta area, where nonfarm employment rose by 13,600 to 2,027,300. The other metro areas are as follows:

-- Albany, down 200 from 59,600 to 59,400. -- Athens, up 900 from 74,300 to 75,200.

-- Augusta, down 100 from 195,500 to 195,400. -- Columbus, up 300 from 117,100 to 117,400.

-- Macon, up 300 from 151,200 to 151,500. -- Savannah, up 200 from 134,300 to 134,500.

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GEORGIA NONAGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT (000'S)

CURRENT
MONTH
(PRELIMINARY)
MAY 1998
Total nonagricultural employment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,730.3 Goods producing industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 780.4 Mining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.3 Contract construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181.3 Manufacturing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 590.8
Durable goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253.0 Lumber and wood products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40.8 Logging camps, sawmills and planing mills . . . . 13.3 Furniture and fixtures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.4 Household furniture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.9 Stone, clay and glass products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21.7 Primary metal industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.7 Fabricated metal products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25.9 Industrial machinery, except electric . . . . . . . . . . 38.0 Electric and electronic equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34.5 Transportation equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48.7 Other durable goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17.3 Nondurable goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337.8 Food and kindred products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69.9 Meat products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35.2 Bakery products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.8 Textile mill products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106.5 Weaving mills, cotton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.1 Weaving mills, synthetic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.4 Knitting mills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.1 Floor covering mills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41.0 Yarn and thread mills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18.4 Apparel and other finished textiles . . . . . . . . . . . . 31.1 Men's and boys' clothing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.6 Women's and children's clothing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.3 Paper and allied products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35.0 Pulp, paper and paperboard mills . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.7 Paperboard containers and boxes . . . . . . . . . . . 8.8 Printing and publishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43.5 Commercial printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17.3 Chemicals and allied products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21.7 Other nondurable goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30.1 Service producing industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,949.9 Transportation, communications and public utilities 238.8 Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145.9 Communications (except U.S. Postal Services) . . 68.8 Electric, gas and sanitary services . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24.1 Wholesale and retail trade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 934.5 Wholesale trade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250.4 Wholesale trade-durable goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163.0 Wholesale trade-nondurable goods . . . . . . . . . . . . 87.4 Retail trade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 684.1 General merchandise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83.2 Eating and drinking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248.5 Finance, insurance and real estate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194.5 F i n a n c e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92.9 Insurance carriers, agents and brokers . . . . . . . . . 62.9 Real estate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38.7 Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 987.8 Hotels and other lodging places . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46.3 Business services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288.2 Health services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230.0 Private hospitals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91.2 Other services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 423.3 Amusement and recreation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34.0 Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 594.3 F e d e r a l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94.4 D e f e n s e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27.6 Other federal (including U.S. Postal Service) . . . 66.8 S t a t e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152.0 State education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69.2 Other state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82.8 L o c a l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347.9 Local education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204.9 Other local . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143.0

PREVIOUS
MONTH
(REVISED)
APR 1998
3,708.0 774.5 8.2 176.9 589.4 251.9 40.7 13.3 11.3 5.8 21.4 14.7 25.9 37.6 34.6 48.4 17.3 337.5 69.8 35.4 8.7 106.6 15.3 9.6 6.2 40.9 18.2 31.0 12.6 8.3 34.8 13.7 8.8 43.4 17.3 21.7 30.2
2,933.5 237.7 145.4 68.1 24.2 928.0 249.3 161.7 87.6 678.7 82.6 246.0 193.7 92.6 62.6 38.5 981.4 45.7 285.4 230.2 91.1 420.1 31.5 592.7 94.6 27.6 67.0 151.1 68.5 82.6 347.0 204.6 142.4

CURRENT
MONTH
YEAR AGO
MAY 1997
3,603.6 765.5 8.1 168.5 588.9 245.8 40.5 13.5 11.0 5.6 21.0 14.0 24.8 36.9 34.1 46.3 17.2 343.1 70.1 35.5 9.1 107.5 15.7 9.3 6.9 40.7 18.2 35.5 14.6 10.5 34.4 13.6 8.8 43.3 17.5 21.5 30.8
2,838.1 229.1 139.0 65.8 24.3 906.7 241.0 155.4 85.6 665.7 80.2 244.4 185.5 87.2 61.4 36.9 934.5 43.9 261.6 227.0 89.0 402.0 32.8 582.3 94.4 28.1 66.3 148.9 64.3 84.6 339.0 199.9 139.1

CHANGE IN JOBS FROM MAR 1998 NET PERCENT

+22.3 +5.9 +.1 +4.4 +1.4 +1.1 +.1 +.0 +.1 +.1 +.3 +.0 +.0 +.4 -.1 +.3 +.0 +.3 +.1 -.2 +.1 -.1 -.2 -.2 -.1 +.1 +.2 +.1 +.0 +.0 +.2 +.0 +.0 +.1 +.0 +.0 -.1
+16.4 +1.1 +.5 +.7 -.1 +6.5 +1.1 +1.3 -.2 +5.4 +.6 +2.5 +.8 +.3 +.3 +.2 +6.4 +.6 +2.8 -.2 +.1 +3.2 +2.5 +1.6 -.2 +.0 -.2 +.9 +.7 +.2 +.9 +.3 +.6

+0.6% +0.8% +1.2% +2.5% +0.2% +0.4% +0.2% +0.0% +0.9% +1.7% +1.4% +0.0% +0.0% +1.1% -0.3% +0.6% +0.0% +0.1% +0.1% -0.6% +1.1% -0.1% -1.3% -2.1% -1.6% +0.2% +1.1% +0.3% +0.0% +0.0% +0.6% +0.0% +0.0% +0.2% +0.0% +0.0% -0.3% +0.6% +0.5% +0.3% +1.0% -0.4% +0.7% +0.4% +0.8% -0.2% +0.8% +0.7% +1.0% +0.4% +0.3% +0.5% +0.5% +0.7% +1.3% +1.0% -0.1% +0.1% +0.8% +7.9% +0.3% -0.2% +0.0% -0.3% +0.6% +1.0% +0.2% +0.3% +0.1% +0.4%

CHANGE IN JOBS FROM MAY 1997 NET PERCENT

+126.7 +14.9 +.2 +12.8 +1.9 +7.2 +.3 -.2 +.4 +.3 +.7 +.7 +1.1 +1.1 +.4 +2.4 +.1 -5.3 -.2 -.3 -.3 -1.0 -.6 +.1 -.8 +.3 +.2 -4.4 -2.0 -2.2 +.6 +.1 +.0 +.2 -.2 +.2 -.7
+111.8 +9.7 +6.9 +3.0 -.2
+27.8 +9.4 +7.6 +1.8
+18.4 +3.0 +4.1 +9.0 +5.7 +1.5 +1.8
+53.3 +2.4
+26.6 +3.0 +2.2
+21.3 +1.2
+12.0 +.0 -.5 +.5
+3.1 +4.9 -1.8 +8.9 +5.0 +3.9

+3.5% +1.9% +2.5% +7.6% +0.3% +2.9% +0.7% -1.5% +3.6% +5.4% +3.3% +5.0% +4.4% +3.0% +1.2% +5.2% +0.6% -1.5% -0.3% -0.8% -3.3% -0.9% -3.8% +1.1% -11.6% +0.7% +1.1% -12.4% -13.7% -21.0% +1.7% +0.7% +0.0% +0.5% -1.1% +0.9% -2.3% +3.9% +4.2% +5.0% +4.6% -0.8% +3.1% +3.9% +4.9% +2.1% +2.8% +3.7% +1.7% +4.9% +6.5% +2.4% +4.9% +5.7% +5.5% +10.2% +1.3% +2.5% +5.3% +3.7% +2.1% +0.0% -1.8% +0.8% +2.1% +7.6% -2.1% +2.6% +2.5% +2.8%

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 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) MAY 1998

Total nonagricultural employment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,027.3

Goods producing industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324.1

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

1.6

Contract construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101.3

Manufacturing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221.2

Durable goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111.3

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

7.7

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

9.6

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

8.7

Fabricated metal products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.0

Industrial machinery, except electric . . . . . . . . 15.5

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

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

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

Nondurable goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109.9

Food and kindred products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23.6

Textile mill products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.6

Apparel and other finished textiles . . . . . . . . . .

7.5

Paper and allied products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.5

Printing and publishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28.3

Commercial printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.1

Chemicals and allied products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.5

Other nondurable goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.9

Service producing industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,703.2

Transportation, communications and public utilities 170.2

Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105.1

Wholesale and retail trade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 533.1

Wholesale trade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170.0

Wholesale trade-durable goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119.7

Wholesale trade-nondurable goods . . . . . . . . . . 50.3

Retail trade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363.1

Eating and drinking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131.2

Miscellaneous retail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40.0

Finance, insurance and real estate . . . . . . . . . . . . 132.2

F i n a n c e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60.6

Insurance carriers, agents and brokers . . . . . . . 46.7

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

Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 607.3

Hotels and other lodging places . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26.4

Business services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203.6

Health services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114.1

Private hospitals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45.2

Other services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263.2

Amusement, including movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28.7

Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260.4

F e d e r a l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47.7

S t a t e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55.1

L o c a l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157.6

PREVIOUS MONTH
(REVISED) APR 1998
2,013.7 322.4 1.7 100.2 220.5 110.6 7.7 9.4 8.6 11.9 15.4 18.8 22.7 16.1 109.9 23.6 12.6 7.5 13.4 28.3 11.0 10.5 14.0
1,691.3 169.3 104.5 527.9 168.6 118.3 50.3 359.3 129.6 39.5 131.7 60.6 46.3 24.8 602.8 26.3 201.4 113.3 45.0 261.8 27.3 259.6 47.8 54.6 157.2

CURRENT MONTH
YEAR AGO MAY 1997
1,954.0 312.9 1.6 93.3 218.0 108.1 7.3 9.1 8.3 11.4 15.4 18.6 22.1 15.9 109.9 23.4 12.4 8.9 13.4 27.8 11.1 10.1 13.9
1,641.1 162.9 98.5 517.7 162.3 113.6 48.7 355.4 131.5 39.4 126.5 57.2 45.2 24.1 575.5 25.4 189.6 112.1 44.2 248.4 28.2 258.5 48.0 54.2 156.3

CHANGE IN JOBS FROM MAR 1998 NET PERCENT

+13.6 +1.7 -.1 +1.1 +.7 +.7 +.0 +.2 +.1 +.1 +.1 +.1 +.1 +.0 +.0 +.0 +.0 +.0 +.1 +.0 +.1 +.0 -.1
+11.9 +.9 +.6
+5.2 +1.4 +1.4
+.0 +3.8 +1.6
+.5 +.5 +.0 +.4 +.1 +4.5 +.1 +2.2 +.8 +.2 +1.4 +1.4 +.8 -.1 +.5 +.4

+0.7% +0.5% -5.9% +1.1% +0.3% +0.6% +0.0% +2.1% +1.2% +0.8% +0.6% +0.5% +0.4% +0.0% +0.0% +0.0% +0.0% +0.0% +0.7% +0.0% +0.9% +0.0% -0.7% +0.7% +0.5% +0.6% +1.0% +0.8% +1.2% +0.0% +1.1% +1.2% +1.3% +0.4% +0.0% +0.9% +0.4% +0.7% +0.4% +1.1% +0.7% +0.4% +0.5% +5.1% +0.3% -0.2% +0.9% +0.3%

CHANGE IN JOBS FROM MAY 1997 NET PERCENT

+73.3 +11.2
+.0 +8.0 +3.2 +3.2
+.4 +.5 +.4 +.6 +.1 +.3 +.7 +.2 +.0 +.2 +.2 -1.4 +.1 +.5 +.0 +.4 +.0 +62.1 +7.3 +6.6 +15.4 +7.7 +6.1 +1.6 +7.7 -.3 +.6 +5.7 +3.4 +1.5 +.8 +31.8 +1.0 +14.0 +2.0 +1.0 +14.8 +.5 +1.9 -.3 +.9 +1.3

+3.8% +3.6% +0.0% +8.6% +1.5% +3.0% +5.5% +5.5% +4.8% +5.3% +0.6% +1.6% +3.2% +1.3% +0.0% +0.9% +1.6% -15.7% +0.7% +1.8% +0.0% +4.0% +0.0% +3.8% +4.5% +6.7% +3.0% +4.7% +5.4% +3.3% +2.2% -0.2% +1.5% +4.5% +5.9% +3.3% +3.3% +5.5% +3.9% +7.4% +1.8% +2.3% +6.0% +1.8% +0.7% -0.6% +1.7% +0.8%

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 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) MAY 1998
Total nonagricultural employment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59.4 Goods producing industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.4 Mining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0 Contract construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.8 Manufacturing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.6
Durable goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.8 Nondurable goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.8 Food and kindred products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.8 Textile mill products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.0 Chemicals and allied products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Other nondurable goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.4 Service producing industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47.0 Transportation, communications and public utilities . 3.1 Wholesale and retail trade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.0 Wholesale trade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.1 Retail trade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.9 Finance, insurance and real estate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.1 Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.0 Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.8 F e d e r a l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.9 State and local . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.9

PREVIOUS MONTH
(REVISED) APR 1998
59.6 12.4
.0 3.7 8.7 1.9 6.8 1.8 1.0
.6 3.4 47.2 3.2 14.1 3.2 10.9 2.1 15.1 12.7 2.9 9.8

CURRENT MONTH
YEAR AGO MAY 1997
59.5 12.8
.0 3.6 9.2 2.1 7.1 2.0 1.0
.6 3.5 46.7 3.0 13.7 3.2 10.5 2.1 15.1 12.8 3.0 9.8

CHANGE IN JOBS FROM MAR 1998 NET PERCENT
-.2 -0.3% +.0 +0.0% +.0 +0.0% +.1 +2.7% -.1 -1.1% -.1 -5.3% +.0 +0.0% +.0 +0.0% +.0 +0.0% +.0 +0.0% +.0 +0.0% -.2 -0.4% -.1 -3.1% -.1 -0.7% -.1 -3.1% +.0 +0.0% +.0 +0.0% -.1 -0.7% +.1 +0.8% +.0 +0.0% +.1 +1.0%

CHANGE IN JOBS FROM MAY 1997 NET PERCENT
-.1 -0.2% -.4 -3.1% +.0 +0.0% +.2 +5.6% -.6 -6.5% -.3 -14.3% -.3 -4.2% -.2 -10.0% +.0 +0.0% +.0 +0.0% -.1 -2.9% +.3 +0.6% +.1 +3.3% +.3 +2.2% -.1 -3.1% +.4 +3.8% +.0 +0.0% -.1 -0.7% +.0 +0.0% -.1 -3.3% +.1 +1.0%

NOTE: These preliminary estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers in the Albany Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Dougherty and Lee counties. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 1997 benchmark.
SOURCE: Georgia Department of Labor, Labor Market Information

ATHENS NONAGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT (000'S)

CURRENT MONTH
(PRELIMINARY) MAY 1998
Total nonagricultural employment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75.2 Goods producing industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.3 Construction and mining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.6 Manufacturing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.7
Durable goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.2 Nondurable goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.5 Food and kindred products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.2 Textile and apparel products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.5 Other nondurable goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.8 Service producing industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60.9 Transportation, communications and public utilities 1.9 Wholesale and retail trade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18.5 Wholesale trade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.8 Retail trade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.7 Finance, insurance and real estate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.2 Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.4 Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22.9 F e d e r a l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.7 State and local . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21.2

PREVIOUS MONTH
(REVISED) APR 1998
74.3 14.2 2.5 11.7 5.2 6.5 3.2 1.5 1.8 60.1 1.9 18.3 2.7 15.6 2.2 15.1 22.6 1.7 20.9

CURRENT MONTH
YEAR AGO MAY 1997
72.4 14.2 2.7 11.5 5.2 6.3 3.1 1.6 1.6 58.2 1.8 18.4 2.9 15.5 2.2 15.5 20.3 1.7 18.6

CHANGE IN JOBS FROM MAR 1998 NET PERCENT
+.9 +1.2% +.1 +0.7% +.1 +4.0% +.0 +0.0% +.0 +0.0% +.0 +0.0% +.0 +0.0% +.0 +0.0% +.0 +0.0% +.8 +1.3% +.0 +0.0% +.2 +1.1% +.1 +3.7% +.1 +0.6% +.0 +0.0% +.3 +2.0% +.3 +1.3% +.0 +0.0% +.3 +1.4%

CHANGE IN JOBS FROM MAY 1997 NET PERCENT
+2.8 +3.9% +.1 +0.7% -.1 -3.7% +.2 +1.7% +.0 +0.0% +.2 +3.2% +.1 +3.2% -.1 -6.3% +.2 +12.5% +2.7 +4.6% +.1 +5.6% +.1 +0.5% -.1 -3.4% +.2 +1.3% +.0 +0.0% -.1 -0.6% +2.6 +12.8% +.0 +0.0% +2.6 +14.0%

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 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

A - A UGUSTA

IKEN NONAGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT (000'S)

CURRENT MONTH
(PRELIMINARY) APR 1998
Total nonagricultural employment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195.4 Goods producing industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52.8
Mining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Contract construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.0 Manufacturing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41.4 Durable goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.0
Lumber and wood products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2 Stone, clay and glass products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.9 Other durable goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.9 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.7 Other nondurable goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17.6 Service producing industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142.6 Transportation, communications and public utilities 6.8 Wholesale and retail trade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43.0 Wholesale trade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.8 Retail trade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38.2 Finance, insurance and real estate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.8 Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47.3 Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39.7 F e d e r a l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.1 State and local . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32.6

PREVIOUS MONTH
(REVISED) MAR 1998
195.5 53.0 .4 10.9 41.7 11.2 1.2 3.0 7.0 30.5 2.4 6.2 2.5 1.7 17.7
142.5 6.7
43.0 4.8
38.2 5.9
47.3 39.6
7.1 32.5

CURRENT MONTH
YEAR AGO APR 1997
192.5 53.2 .4 11.6 41.2 11.0 1.2 2.9 6.9 30.2 2.3 6.2 2.8 1.7 17.2
139.3 6.6
41.8 4.8
37.0 6.0
45.7 39.2
7.1 32.1

CHANGE IN JOBS FROM MAR 1998 NET PERCENT
-.1 -0.1% -.2 -0.4% +.0 +0.0% +.1 +0.9% -.3 -0.7% -.2 -1.8% +.0 +0.0% -.1 -3.3% -.1 -1.4% -.1 -0.3% +.0 +0.0% -.1 -1.6% +.1 +4.0% +.0 +0.0% -.1 -0.6% +.1 +0.1% +.1 +1.5% +.0 +0.0% +.0 +0.0% +.0 +0.0% -.1 -1.7% +.0 +0.0% +.1 +0.3% +.0 +0.0% +.1 +0.3%

CHANGE IN JOBS FROM APR 1997 NET PERCENT

+2.9 -.4 +.0 -.6 +.2 +.0 +.0 +.0 +.0 +.2 +.1 -.1 -.2 +.0 +.4
+3.3 +.2
+1.2 +.0
+1.2 -.2
+1.6 +.5 +.0 +.5

+1.5% -0.8% +0.0% -5.2% +0.5% +0.0% +0.0% +0.0% +0.0% +0.7% +4.3% -1.6% -7.1% +0.0% +2.3% +2.4% +3.0% +2.9% +0.0% +3.2% -3.3% +3.5% +1.3% +0.0% +1.6%

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) MAY 1998
Total nonagricultural employment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117.4 Goods producing industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26.7 Construction and mining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.5 Manufacturing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21.2
Durable goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.5 Nondurable goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.7 Food and kindred products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.1 Textile mill products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.4 Printing and publishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2 Other nondurable goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.0 Service producing industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90.7 Transportation, communications and public utilities 4.2 Wholesale and retail trade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27.1 Wholesale trade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.9 Retail trade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23.2 Finance, insurance and real estate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.3 Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30.5 Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.6 F e d e r a l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.3 State and local . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.3

PREVIOUS MONTH
(REVISED) APR 1998
117.1 26.8 5.5 21.3 9.6 11.7 3.0 5.4 1.3 2.0 90.3 4.2 26.9 3.9 23.0 8.3 30.4 20.5 5.3 15.2

CURRENT MONTH
YEAR AGO MAY 1997
115.2 26.9 5.3 21.6 9.2 12.4 3.3 5.7 1.2 2.2 88.3 4.0 26.2 3.8 22.4 8.1 29.6 20.4 5.3 15.1

CHANGE IN JOBS FROM MAR 1998 NET PERCENT
+.3 +0.3% -.1 -0.4% +.0 +0.0% -.1 -0.5% -.1 -1.0% +.0 +0.0% +.1 +3.3% +.0 +0.0% -.1 -7.7% +.0 +0.0% +.4 +0.4% +.0 +0.0% +.2 +0.7% +.0 +0.0% +.2 +0.9% +.0 +0.0% +.1 +0.3% +.1 +0.5% +.0 +0.0% +.1 +0.7%

CHANGE IN JOBS FROM MAY 1997 NET PERCENT

+2.2 -.2 +.2 -.4 +.3 -.7 -.2 -.3 +.0 -.2
+2.4 +.2 +.9 +.1 +.8 +.2 +.9 +.2 +.0 +.2

+1.9% -0.7% +3.8% -1.9% +3.3% -5.6% -6.1% -5.3% +0.0% -9.1% +2.7% +5.0% +3.4% +2.6% +3.6% +2.5% +3.0% +1.0% +0.0% +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 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) MAY 1998
Total nonagricultural employment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151.5 Goods producing industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28.4 Mining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.3 Contract construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.7 Manufacturing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.4 Durable goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.5 Nondurable goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.9 Food and kindred products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.9 Textile and apparel products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.4 Paper and allied products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.5 Other nondurable goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.1 Service producing industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123.1 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.2 Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41.1 Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33.5 F e d e r a l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.9 State and local . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.6

PREVIOUS MONTH
(REVISED) APR 1998
151.2 28.3 1.3 6.7 20.3 9.6 10.7 2.7 1.4 1.5 5.1
122.9 5.3
34.0 4.9
29.1 9.1
41.1 33.4 12.9 20.5

CURRENT MONTH
YEAR AGO MAY 1997
147.7 27.7 1.2 6.2 20.3 9.3 11.0 2.9 1.4 1.5 5.2
120.0 5.3
34.0 4.9
29.1 8.3
39.2 33.2 12.9 20.3

CHANGE IN JOBS FROM APR 1998 NET PERCENT
+.3 +0.2% +.1 +0.4% +.0 +0.0% +.0 +0.0% +.1 +0.5% -.1 -1.0% +.2 +1.9% +.2 +7.4% +.0 +0.0% +.0 +0.0% +.0 +0.0% +.2 +0.2% +.0 +0.0% +.0 +0.0% +.0 +0.0% +.0 +0.0% +.1 +1.1% +.0 +0.0% +.1 +0.3% +.0 +0.0% +.1 +0.5%

CHANGE IN JOBS FROM MAY 1997
NET PERCENT
+3.8 +2.6% +.7 +2.5% +.1 +8.3% +.5 +8.1% +.1 +0.5% +.2 +2.2% -.1 -0.9% +.0 +0.0% +.0 +0.0% +.0 +0.0% -.1 -1.9%
+3.1 +2.6% +.0 +0.0% +.0 +0.0% +.0 +0.0% +.0 +0.0% +.9 +10.8%
+1.9 +4.8% +.3 +0.9% +.0 +0.0% +.3 +1.5%

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) MAY 1998
Total nonagricultural employment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134.5 Goods producing industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25.8 Construction and mining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.6 Manufacturing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18.2
Durable goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.7 Lumber and wood products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Transportation equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.9 Other durable goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.9 Nondurable goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.5 Food and kindred products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.8 Paper and allied products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.9 Chemicals and allied products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.5 Petroleum and coal products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Other nondurable goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.0 Service producing industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108.7 Transportation, communications and public utilities 9.8 Wholesale and retail trade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34.1 Wholesale trade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.4 Retail trade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28.7 Finance, insurance and real estate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.3 Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39.5 Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21.0 F e d e r a l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.8 State and local . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18.2

PREVIOUS MONTH
(REVISED) APR 1998
134.3 25.7 7.4 18.3 8.7 1.0 5.8 1.9 9.6 1.9 4.9 1.5 .3 1.0
108.6 9.7
34.0 5.4
28.6 4.3
39.6 21.0
2.8 18.2

CURRENT MONTH
YEAR AGO MAY 1997
132.0 25.0 7.7 17.3 8.1 .9 5.3 1.9 9.2 1.7 4.7 1.5 .3 1.0
107.0 9.7
33.1 5.3
27.8 4.3
38.8 21.1
2.9 18.2

CHANGE IN JOBS FROM MAR 1998 NET PERCENT
+.2 +0.1% +.1 +0.4% +.2 +2.7% -.1 -0.5% +.0 +0.0% -.1 -10.0% +.1 +1.7% +.0 +0.0% -.1 -1.0% -.1 -5.3% +.0 +0.0% +.0 +0.0% +.0 +0.0% +.0 +0.0% +.1 +0.1% +.1 +1.0% +.1 +0.3% +.0 +0.0% +.1 +0.3% +.0 +0.0% -.1 -0.3% +.0 +0.0% +.0 +0.0% +.0 +0.0%

CHANGE IN JOBS FROM MAY 1997 NET PERCENT

+2.5 +.8 -.1 +.9 +.6 +.0 +.6 +.0 +.3 +.1 +.2 +.0 +.0 +.0
+1.7 +.1
+1.0 +.1 +.9 +.0 +.7 -.1 -.1 +.0

+1.9% +3.2% -1.3% +5.2% +7.4% +0.0% +11.3% +0.0% +3.3% +5.9% +4.3% +0.0% +0.0% +0.0% +1.6% +1.0% +3.0% +1.9% +3.2% +0.0% +1.8% -0.5% -3.4% +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 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