Georgia Department of Labor - Press Release Georgia Department of Labor Suite 642 148 International Boulevard N.E. Atlanta, Georgia 30303-1751 (404)656-3032 November 24, 1999 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE METRO ALBANY'S JOBLESS RATE DECLINES TO 6.6 PERCENT IN OCTOBER ATLANTA -- State Labor Commissioner Michael Thurmond said today that the unemployment rate in metro Albany declined to 6.6 percent in October, down from 7.3 percent in September. The area's jobless rate was 8.8 percent in October 1998. The unemployment rate declined during the month because some new jobs were added at state and local educational institutions and at temporary employment agencies. "I am pleased that the unemployment rate is down in the Albany area," Thurmond said. "But, the Southwest Georgia area, as well as other parts of the state, face a serious shortage of skilled workers. This situation creates the ideal opportunity to launch a new job training system for our state. On Dec. 9-10, we will host the statewide Georgia Workforce Conference in Atlanta, bringing together highly-respected leaders from business, education and government, including Gov. Roy Barnes, to discuss the development of a world-class workforce." The focus of the conference will be the implementation of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998. Activation of this landmark legislation will shift responsibility for workforce training from the federal to the state and local levels. A highlight of the conference will be the unveiling of the Georgia Department of Labor's Workforce Center, which will showcase the new system of delivering a full-range of customer-focused services at the local level. The Georgia Workforce Conference is set for Thursday and Friday, Dec. 9-10, at the World Congress Center in Atlanta. Information about the conference is available from the labor department's website at www.dol.state.ga.us, or by calling Cathy Bexley at (404) 656-3050. During the past year, jobs in metro Albany have increased to 59,700, a growth rate of seven-tenths file:///E|/pressrel%20from%201-98%20to%20present/a00256.htm (1 of 2)10/8/2004 12:05:58 PM Georgia Department of Labor - Press Release percent. Statewide, Georgia has added 132,500 new jobs in the past year, for a growth rate of 3.5 percent, and the 3.7 percent unemployment rate for the state in October was the lowest ever recorded for that month. Labor market data are now available on the Georgia Department of Labor's 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-00-256 Click here for labor force data and graphs in Adobe .PDF format. Requires Adobe Acrobat to read file. Download from http://www.adobe.com. An Equal Opportunity Employer file:///E|/pressrel%20from%201-98%20to%20present/a00256.htm (2 of 2)10/8/2004 12:05:58 PM Georgia Department of Labor - Press Release Georgia Department of Labor Suite 642 148 International Boulevard N.E. Atlanta, Georgia 30303-1751 (404)656-3032 LABOR FORCE DATA and GRAPHS October, 1999 Statewide: Labor Force Data by State, Regional Development Center (RDC), Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), Cities over 10,000 population and County. Bar Graphs by Regional Development Centers (RDC): Atlanta Regional Commission: Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry and Rockdale counties. Central Savannah River: Burke, Columbia, Emanuel, Glascock, Hancock, Jefferson, Jenkins, Johnson, Lincoln, McDuffie, Richmond, Screven, Taliaferro, Warren, Washington and Wilkes counties. Chattahoochee - Flint: Carroll, Coweta, Heard, Meriwether and Troup counties. Coastal Georgia: Bryan, Bulloch, Camden, Chatham, Effingham, Glynn, Liberty, Long and McIntosh counties. Coosa Valley: Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Floyd, Gordon, Haralson, Paulding, Polk and Walker counties. Georgia Mountains: Banks, Dawson, Forsyth, Franklin, Habersham, Hall, Hart, Lumpkin, Rabun, Stephens, Towns, Union and White counties. Heart of Georgia - Altamaha: Appling, Bleckley, Candler, Dodge, Evans, Jeff Davis, Laurens, Montgomery, Pulaski, Tattnall, Telfair, Toombs, Treutlen, Wayne, Wheeler and Wilcox counties. Lower Chattahoochee: Chattahoochee, Clay, Harris, Muscogee, Quitman, Randolph, Stewart and file:///E|/pressrel%20from%201-98%20to%20present/files/A0025x.htm (1 of 3)10/8/2004 12:05:59 PM Georgia Department of Labor - Press Release Talbot counties. McIntosh Trail: Butts, Lamar, Pike, Spalding and Upson counties. Middle Flint: Crisp, Dooly, Macon, Marion, Schley, Sumter, Taylor and Webster counties. Middle Georgia: Baldwin, Bibb, Crawford, Houston, Jasper, Jones, Monroe, Peach, Putnam, Twiggs and Wilkinson counties. North Georgia: Fannin, Gilmer, Murray, Pickens and Whitfield counties. Northeast Georgia: Barrow, Clarke, Elbert, Greene, Jackson, Madison, Morgan, Newton, Oconee, Oglethorpe and Walton counties. South Georgia: Ben Hill, Berrien, Brooks, Cook, Echols, Irwin, Lanier, Lowndes, Tift and Turner counties. Southeast Georgia: Atkinson, Bacon, Brantley, Charlton, Clinch, Coffee, Pierce and Ware counties. Southwest Georgia: Baker, Calhoun, Colquitt, Decatur, Dougherty, Early, Grady, Lee, Miller, Mitchell, Seminole, Terrell, Thomas and Worth counties. Bar Graphs by Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA): Albany MSA: Dougherty and Lee counties. Athens MSA: Clarke, Madison and Oconee counties. Atlanta MSA: Barrow, Bartow, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, Rockdale, Spalding and Walton counties. Augusta - Aiken, GA - SC MSA: Columbia, McDuffie and Richmond counties in Georgia and Aiken and Edgefield counties in South Carolina. Columbus, GA - AL MSA: Chattahoochee, Harris and Muscogee counties in Georgia and Russell county in Alabama. Macon MSA: Bibb, Houston, Jones, Peach and Twiggs counties. file:///E|/pressrel%20from%201-98%20to%20present/files/A0025x.htm (2 of 3)10/8/2004 12:05:59 PM Georgia Department of Labor - Press Release Savannah MSA: Bryan, Chatham and Effingham counties. FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL (404) 656-3032 E-mail: communications@dol.state.ga.us. An Equal Opportunity Employer file:///E|/pressrel%20from%201-98%20to%20present/files/A0025x.htm (3 of 3)10/8/2004 12:05:59 PM GEORGIA LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES (NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED) PLACE OF RESIDENCE PERSONS 16 YEARS OLD AND OVER AREA EMPLOYMENT STATUS PRELIMINARY OCTOBER 1999 REVISED SEPTEMBER 1999 REVISED OCTOBER 1998 CHANGE FROM REVISED SEP 1999 REVISED OCT 1998 Georgia Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate 4,115,183 3,963,162 152,021 3.7 4,107,998 3,939,659 168,339 4.1 4,046,145 3,875,670 170,475 4.2 7,185 23,503 -16,318 -- 69,038 87,492 -18,454 -- Albany MSA Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate 54,679 51,063 3,616 6.6 55,097 51,081 4,016 7.3 57,588 52,531 5,057 8.8 -418 -18 -400 -- -2,909 -1,468 -1,441 -- Athens MSA Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate 71,679 69,993 1,686 2.4 71,826 70,009 1,817 2.5 73,006 70,937 2,069 2.8 -147 -16 -131 -- -1,327 -944 -383 -- Atlanta MSA Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate 2,131,680 2,067,142 64,538 3.0 2,126,259 2,057,091 69,168 3.3 2,120,838 2,049,945 70,893 3.3 5,421 10,051 -4,630 -- 10,842 17,197 -6,355 -- Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC MSA Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate 200,461 190,316 10,145 5.1 201,824 191,175 10,649 5.3 204,854 193,299 11,555 5.6 -1,363 -859 -504 -- -4,393 -2,983 -1,410 -- Columbus, GA-AL MSA Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate 124,786 118,634 6,152 4.9 125,807 119,299 6,508 5.2 125,165 118,915 6,250 5.0 -1,021 -665 -356 -- -379 -281 -98 -- Macon MSA Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate 145,742 138,980 6,762 4.6 146,773 139,617 7,156 4.9 152,185 144,080 8,105 5.3 -1,031 -637 -394 -- -6,443 -5,100 -1,343 -- Savannah MSA Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate 130,703 125,707 4,996 3.8 132,715 126,220 6,495 4.9 134,580 127,374 7,206 5.4 -2,012 -513 -1,499 -- -3,877 -1,667 -2,210 -- 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 PRELIMINARY OCTOBER 1999 139,662,000 133,896,000 5,766,000 4.1 REVISED SEPTEMBER 1999 139,386,000 133,550,000 5,836,000 4.2 139,761,000 134,390,000 5,372,000 3.8 139,217,000 133,555,000 5,661,000 4.1 REVISED OCTOBER 1998 138,116,000 131,858,000 6,258,000 4.5 138,255,000 132,424,000 5,831,000 4.2 CHANGE FROM REVISED SEP 1999 REVISED OCT 1998 276,000 346,000 -70,000 -- 1,546,000 2,038,000 -492,000 -- 544,000 835,000 -289,000 -- 1,506,000 1,966,000 -459,000 -- 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 Market Information CITIES LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES (NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED) TOTAL POPULATION OF 10,000 OR MORE Albany Alpharetta Americus Athens Atlanta PRELIMINARY OCTOBER 1999 REVISED SEPTEMBER 1999 REVISED OCTOBER 1998 LABOR UNEMPLOYMENT FORCE EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE 34,812 32,059 2,753 7.9 9,312 9,186 126 1.4 8,666 8,175 491 5.7 45,955 44,851 1,104 2.4 220,475 209,529 10,946 5.0 LABOR FORCE EMPLOYMENT 35,154 32,070 9,281 9,141 8,710 8,068 46,086 44,861 220,674 208,510 UNEMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE 3,084 8.8 140 1.5 642 7.4 1,225 2.7 12,164 5.5 LABOR FORCE EMPLOYMENT 36,896 32,980 9,251 9,110 8,356 7,611 46,843 45,456 220,107 207,785 UNEMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE 3,916 10.6 141 1.5 745 8.9 1,387 3.0 12,322 5.6 Augusta Bainbridge Brunswick Carrollton Cartersville 77,702 5,502 9,042 9,650 7,889 73,132 4,570 5.9 5,199 303 5.5 8,479 563 6.2 9,052 598 6.2 7,630 259 3.3 78,652 5,495 8,945 9,629 7,869 73,383 5,131 8,368 9,008 7,593 5,269 6.7 364 6.6 577 6.5 621 6.4 276 3.5 80,528 5,144 8,456 9,567 7,886 74,789 4,855 7,847 8,977 7,567 5,739 7.1 289 5.6 609 7.2 590 6.2 319 4.0 College Park Columbus Cordele Covington Dalton 12,884 84,316 4,868 5,820 15,977 12,303 581 4.5 79,836 4,480 5.3 4,596 272 5.6 5,508 312 5.4 15,505 472 3.0 12,888 85,207 4,832 5,823 15,756 12,244 80,427 4,538 5,481 15,295 644 5.0 4,780 5.6 294 6.1 342 5.9 461 2.9 12,850 85,293 4,627 5,812 14,896 12,202 80,533 4,306 5,462 14,354 648 5.0 4,760 5.6 321 6.9 350 6.0 542 3.6 Decatur Douglas Douglasville Dublin East Point 10,557 6,513 7,687 9,617 20,762 10,162 6,116 7,418 8,846 19,818 395 3.7 397 6.1 269 3.5 771 8.0 944 4.5 10,540 6,438 7,675 9,740 20,775 10,112 6,036 7,382 8,728 19,722 428 4.1 402 6.2 293 3.8 1,012 10.4 1,053 5.1 10,535 6,121 7,649 9,052 20,712 10,077 5,718 7,357 8,213 19,653 458 4.3 403 6.6 292 3.8 839 9.3 1,059 5.1 Forest Park Gainesville Griffin Hinesville LaGrange 10,131 14,273 11,204 9,734 14,767 9,722 13,929 10,527 9,241 13,985 409 4.0 344 2.4 677 6.0 493 5.1 782 5.3 10,115 14,177 11,139 9,689 14,642 9,675 13,787 10,476 9,114 13,798 440 4.3 390 2.8 663 6.0 575 5.9 844 5.8 10,085 13,391 11,061 9,151 13,733 9,641 12,985 10,440 8,555 12,948 444 4.4 406 3.0 621 5.6 596 6.5 785 5.7 Lawrenceville Macon Marietta Milledgeville Moultrie 13,802 48,072 33,270 6,938 8,221 13,347 455 3.3 45,313 2,759 5.7 32,119 1,151 3.5 6,347 591 8.5 7,467 754 9.2 13,760 48,429 33,182 6,736 9,286 13,283 45,521 31,963 6,261 7,371 477 3.5 2,908 6.0 1,219 3.7 475 7.1 1,915 20.6 13,713 50,349 33,053 6,377 7,514 13,236 46,976 31,852 5,873 6,994 477 3.5 3,373 6.7 1,201 3.6 504 7.9 520 6.9 Newnan Peachtree City Rome Roswell Savannah 8,483 13,167 17,548 33,896 62,165 8,166 317 3.7 12,842 325 2.5 16,673 875 5.0 33,436 460 1.4 59,277 2,888 4.6 8,422 13,120 17,345 33,787 63,284 8,126 12,780 16,447 33,274 59,519 296 3.5 340 2.6 898 5.2 513 1.5 3,765 5.9 8,442 13,124 16,236 33,674 64,139 8,098 12,736 15,427 33,158 60,063 344 4.1 388 3.0 809 5.0 516 1.5 4,076 6.4 Smyrna Snellville Statesboro Thomasville Tifton 26,986 9,819 10,171 10,441 9,214 26,306 9,586 9,900 9,813 8,792 680 2.5 233 2.4 271 2.7 628 6.0 422 4.6 26,898 9,785 10,042 10,407 9,156 26,178 9,540 9,770 9,685 8,678 720 2.7 245 2.5 272 2.7 722 6.9 478 5.2 26,797 9,752 9,540 9,733 8,780 26,087 9,507 9,195 9,135 8,210 710 2.6 245 2.5 345 3.6 598 6.1 570 6.5 Valdosta Vidalia Warner Robins Waycross 24,554 6,462 23,713 7,479 23,648 906 3.7 6,036 426 6.6 22,671 1,042 4.4 7,111 368 4.9 24,331 6,447 23,879 7,440 SOURCE: Georgia Department of Labor, Labor Market Information 23,335 5,957 22,775 7,018 996 4.1 490 7.6 1,104 4.6 422 5.7 23,028 6,053 24,565 7,041 21,979 5,623 23,503 6,597 1,049 4.6 430 7.1 1,062 4.3 444 6.3 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 EMPLOYED UNEMPLOYED OCTOBER 1999 OCTOBER 1999 OCTOBER 1999 OCT 1999 RATE SEP 1999 OCT 1998 1,811,072 1,756,468 54,604 3.0 3.3 3.3 202,540 190,074 12,466 6.2 6.8 7.2 135,880 130,561 5,319 3.9 4.0 4.1 246,730 238,096 8,634 3.5 4.2 4.7 251,410 242,819 8,591 3.4 3.7 4.0 239,206 233,386 5,820 2.4 2.7 3.0 128,861 120,190 8,671 6.7 7.6 6.7 110,955 105,316 5,639 5.1 5.4 5.6 70,189 66,770 3,419 4.9 5.4 3.8 49,205 46,738 2,467 5.0 6.7 6.8 201,336 191,684 9,652 4.8 4.9 5.3 102,351 99,846 2,505 2.4 2.4 3.3 202,216 196,155 6,061 3.0 3.3 3.8 122,357 117,307 5,050 4.1 4.5 5.0 70,524 67,396 3,128 4.4 4.9 5.0 170,351 160,357 9,994 5.9 7.8 6.9 AUGUSTA LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES BY PLACE OF RESIDENCE, PERSONS 16 YEARS OLD AND OVER AREA Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC MSA EMPLOYMENT STATUS Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate Residing in Georgia Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate Residing in South Carolina Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate PRELIMINARY OCT 1999 200,461 190,316 10,145 5.1 127,934 121,468 6,466 5.1 72,527 68,848 3,679 5.1 REVISED SEP 1999 201,824 191,175 10,649 5.3 129,281 121,886 7,395 5.7 72,543 69,289 3,254 4.5 REVISED OCT 1998 204,854 193,299 11,555 5.6 132,302 124,220 8,082 6.1 72,552 69,079 3,473 4.8 CHANGE FROM REVISED SEP 1999 REVISED OCT 1998 -1,363 -859 -504 -- -4,393 -2,983 -1,410 -- -1,347 -418 -929 -- -4,368 -2,752 -1,616 -- -16 -441 425 -- -25 -231 206 -- 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 Market Information. 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 OCT 1999 124,786 118,634 6,152 4.9 98,118 93,213 4,905 5.0 26,668 25,421 1,247 4.7 REVISED SEP 1999 125,807 119,299 6,508 5.2 99,151 93,903 5,248 5.3 26,656 25,396 1,260 4.7 REVISED OCT 1998 125,165 118,915 6,250 5.0 99,294 94,027 5,267 5.3 25,871 24,888 983 3.8 CHANGE FROM REVISED SEP 1999 REVISED OCT 1998 -1,021 -665 -356 -- -379 -281 -98 -- -1,033 -690 -343 -- -1,176 -814 -362 -- 12 797 25 533 -13 264 -- -- NOTE: The Columbus Metropolitan Statistical Area includes Chattahoochee, Harris, and Muscogee counties, Georgia, and Russell County, Alabama. SOURCE: Georgia Department of Labor, Labor Market Information. Produced by the Georgia Department of Labor, Labor Market Information 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 OCTOBER 1999 REVISED SEPTEMBER 1999 REVISED OCTOBER 1998 Georgia LABOR UNEMPLOYMENT FORCE EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE LABOR UNEMPLOYMENT FORCE EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE LABOR UNEMPLOYMENT FORCE EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE 4,115,183 3,963,162 152,021 3.7 4,107,998 3,939,659 168,339 4.1 4,046,145 3,875,670 170,475 4.2 Appling Atkinson Bacon Baker Baldwin 9,470 3,498 4,713 1,620 20,498 8,814 3,271 4,483 1,521 19,195 656 6.9 227 6.5 230 4.9 99 6.1 1,303 6.4 9,476 3,456 4,733 1,633 19,983 8,698 3,229 4,424 1,507 18,935 778 8.2 227 6.6 309 6.5 126 7.7 1,048 5.2 8,865 3,300 4,500 1,617 18,873 8,215 3,077 4,187 1,470 17,760 650 7.3 223 6.8 313 7.0 147 9.1 1,113 5.9 Banks Barrow Bartow Ben Hill Berrien 6,674 20,135 37,850 10,393 7,903 6,430 19,596 36,489 9,768 7,406 244 3.7 539 2.7 1,361 3.6 625 6.0 497 6.3 6,618 20,064 37,760 10,359 7,859 6,348 19,501 36,311 9,642 7,308 270 4.1 563 2.8 1,449 3.8 717 6.9 551 7.0 6,244 20,308 37,858 9,646 7,310 6,007 19,433 36,185 9,121 6,957 237 3.8 875 4.3 1,673 4.4 525 5.4 353 4.8 Bibb Bleckley Brantley Brooks Bryan 70,885 6,296 6,639 8,859 10,423 67,534 6,001 6,233 8,584 10,024 3,351 4.7 295 4.7 406 6.1 275 3.1 399 3.8 71,376 6,178 6,600 8,817 10,560 67,844 5,921 6,150 8,470 10,065 3,532 4.9 257 4.2 450 6.8 347 3.9 495 4.7 74,110 5,994 6,097 8,483 10,556 70,013 5,584 5,784 7,978 10,157 4,097 5.5 410 6.8 313 5.1 505 6.0 399 3.8 Bulloch Burke Butts Calhoun Camden 28,474 8,759 9,761 2,412 19,312 27,838 8,086 9,426 2,264 18,724 636 2.2 673 7.7 335 3.4 148 6.1 588 3.0 28,110 8,695 9,705 2,371 19,199 27,470 7,978 9,298 2,236 18,473 640 2.3 717 8.2 407 4.2 135 5.7 726 3.8 26,665 8,516 9,126 2,326 18,033 25,855 7,547 8,733 2,153 17,350 810 3.0 969 11.4 393 4.3 173 7.4 683 3.8 Candler Carroll Catoosa Charlton Chatham 4,531 43,921 23,668 4,429 103,769 4,222 41,976 23,000 4,290 99,709 309 6.8 1,945 4.4 668 2.8 139 3.1 4,060 3.9 4,462 43,793 23,766 4,411 105,409 4,168 41,772 22,993 4,233 100,116 294 6.6 2,021 4.6 773 3.3 178 4.0 5,293 5.0 4,181 43,545 24,825 4,182 106,761 3,968 41,627 23,865 3,976 101,031 213 5.1 1,918 4.4 960 3.9 206 4.9 5,730 5.4 Chattahoochee Chattooga Cherokee Clarke Clay 2,305 13,286 74,631 45,955 1,774 2,148 12,903 73,067 44,851 1,663 157 6.8 383 2.9 1,564 2.1 1,104 2.4 111 6.3 2,344 13,232 74,247 46,086 1,737 2,164 12,730 72,712 44,861 1,642 180 7.7 502 3.8 1,535 2.1 1,225 2.7 95 5.5 2,356 12,440 74,129 46,843 1,708 2,167 11,950 72,459 45,456 1,571 189 8.0 490 3.9 1,670 2.3 1,387 3.0 137 8.0 Clayton Clinch Cobb Coffee Colquitt 121,257 4,737 344,566 20,596 22,256 117,094 4,567 335,561 19,637 20,908 4,163 3.4 170 3.6 9,005 2.6 959 4.7 1,348 6.1 121,005 4,631 343,468 20,352 24,061 116,524 4,508 333,930 19,381 20,639 4,481 3.7 123 2.7 9,538 2.8 971 4.8 3,422 14.2 120,642 4,388 342,166 19,334 20,513 116,119 4,258 332,770 18,361 19,584 4,523 3.7 130 3.0 9,396 2.7 973 5.0 929 4.5 Columbia Cook Coweta Crawford Crisp 41,024 8,681 42,612 5,864 10,613 39,722 8,233 41,356 5,648 10,077 1,302 3.2 448 5.2 1,256 2.9 216 3.7 536 5.1 41,326 8,565 42,326 5,802 10,528 39,859 8,124 41,155 5,569 9,949 1,467 3.5 441 5.1 1,171 2.8 233 4.0 579 5.5 42,095 8,086 42,374 5,446 10,075 40,622 7,696 41,012 5,256 9,441 1,473 3.5 390 4.8 1,362 3.2 190 3.5 634 6.3 Dade Dawson Decatur DeKalb Dodge 6,627 14,956 13,981 360,962 10,799 6,383 244 3.7 14,624 332 2.2 13,331 650 4.6 347,596 13,366 3.7 10,209 590 5.5 6,602 14,855 13,937 360,371 10,714 6,381 14,518 13,156 345,906 10,110 221 3.3 337 2.3 781 5.6 14,465 4.0 604 5.6 6,943 14,054 13,069 360,180 10,129 6,623 320 4.6 13,694 360 2.6 12,449 620 4.7 344,705 15,475 4.3 9,559 570 5.6 Dooly Dougherty Douglas Early Echols 4,943 43,848 50,528 5,206 1,348 See note on page 14 4,724 40,659 49,129 4,885 1,308 219 4.4 3,189 7.3 1,399 2.8 321 6.2 40 3.0 5,121 44,245 50,412 5,154 1,317 4,664 40,673 48,891 4,823 1,290 457 8.9 3,572 8.1 1,521 3.0 331 6.4 27 2.1 4,736 46,363 50,240 5,018 1,287 4,426 41,827 48,721 4,608 1,215 310 6.5 4,536 9.8 1,519 3.0 410 8.2 72 5.6 COUNTY LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES (NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED) PLACE OF RESIDENCE PERSONS 16 YEARS OLD AND OVER PRELIMINARY OCTOBER 1999 Effingham Elbert Emanuel Evans Fannin LABOR UNEMPLOYMENT FORCE EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE 16,512 9,658 10,153 5,419 9,566 15,974 8,997 8,850 5,220 9,274 538 3.3 661 6.8 1,303 12.8 199 3.7 292 3.1 Fayette Floyd Forsyth Franklin Fulton 47,619 51,351 43,901 11,224 398,419 46,743 876 1.8 49,404 1,947 3.8 43,068 833 1.9 10,920 304 2.7 384,093 14,326 3.6 Gilmer Glascock Glynn Gordon Grady 9,120 1,081 40,206 24,100 10,668 8,847 1,021 39,062 23,370 9,973 273 3.0 60 5.6 1,144 2.8 730 3.0 695 6.5 Greene Gwinnett Habersham Hall Hancock 6,404 318,643 17,882 79,795 4,590 6,035 310,925 17,397 78,168 4,031 369 5.8 7,718 2.4 485 2.7 1,627 2.0 559 12.2 Haralson Harris Hart Heard Henry 10,568 11,496 9,650 5,625 55,558 10,134 11,229 9,349 5,338 54,285 434 4.1 267 2.3 301 3.1 287 5.1 1,273 2.3 Houston Irwin Jackson Jasper Jeff Davis 48,791 5,364 24,697 5,426 6,382 46,803 5,137 23,982 5,247 5,982 1,988 4.1 227 4.2 715 2.9 179 3.3 400 6.3 Jefferson Jenkins Johnson Jones Lamar 8,581 5,112 3,844 11,354 8,236 7,795 4,874 3,586 10,939 7,873 786 9.2 238 4.7 258 6.7 415 3.7 363 4.4 Lanier Laurens Lee Liberty Lincoln 3,887 26,143 10,831 19,039 4,146 3,785 24,593 10,404 18,046 3,732 102 2.6 1,550 5.9 427 3.9 993 5.2 414 10.0 Long Lowndes Lumpkin McDuffie McIntosh 3,887 47,351 10,867 9,209 5,108 3,793 45,914 10,660 8,614 4,926 94 2.4 1,437 3.0 207 1.9 595 6.5 182 3.6 Macon Madison Marion Meriwether Miller 5,808 13,131 3,687 10,504 3,327 5,413 12,722 3,511 9,945 3,171 395 6.8 409 3.1 176 4.8 559 5.3 156 4.7 Mitchell Monroe Montgomery Morgan Murray 12,543 8,511 4,287 8,422 19,731 11,779 8,085 3,935 8,144 19,183 764 6.1 426 5.0 352 8.2 278 3.3 548 2.8 REVISED SEPTEMBER 1999 LABOR UNEMPLOYMENT FORCE EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE 16,747 9,561 10,254 5,374 9,399 16,040 8,881 8,707 5,153 9,117 707 4.2 680 7.1 1,547 15.1 221 4.1 282 3.0 47,432 50,731 43,777 11,150 398,202 46,516 916 1.9 48,734 1,997 3.9 42,858 919 2.1 10,779 371 3.3 382,225 15,977 4.0 9,018 1,055 39,723 23,864 10,683 8,736 1,006 38,550 23,058 9,810 282 3.1 49 4.6 1,173 3.0 806 3.4 873 8.2 6,310 317,506 17,673 79,212 4,434 5,955 309,414 17,171 77,368 3,978 355 5.6 8,092 2.5 502 2.8 1,844 2.3 456 10.3 10,421 11,600 9,696 5,582 55,364 9,971 11,312 9,227 5,285 54,021 450 4.3 288 2.5 469 4.8 297 5.3 1,343 2.4 49,124 5,301 24,547 5,359 6,289 47,017 5,071 23,668 5,163 5,903 2,107 4.3 230 4.3 879 3.6 196 3.7 386 6.1 8,699 5,028 3,836 11,417 8,192 7,691 4,829 3,539 10,989 7,794 1,008 11.6 199 4.0 297 7.7 428 3.7 398 4.9 3,856 26,301 10,852 18,958 4,190 3,735 24,267 10,408 17,799 3,685 121 3.1 2,034 7.7 444 4.1 1,159 6.1 505 12.1 3,845 46,885 10,797 9,303 5,054 3,742 45,306 10,567 8,644 4,861 103 2.7 1,579 3.4 230 2.1 659 7.1 193 3.8 5,928 13,139 3,655 10,392 3,324 5,343 12,725 3,465 9,841 3,131 585 9.9 414 3.2 190 5.2 551 5.3 193 5.8 12,701 8,417 4,278 8,330 19,503 11,626 8,000 3,883 8,039 18,976 1,075 8.5 417 5.0 395 9.2 291 3.5 527 2.7 REVISED OCTOBER 1998 LABOR UNEMPLOYMENT FORCE EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE 17,264 9,050 9,041 5,056 9,064 16,186 8,380 8,255 4,873 8,621 1,078 6.2 670 7.4 786 8.7 183 3.6 443 4.9 47,400 47,512 43,537 10,574 396,963 46,354 1,046 2.2 45,713 1,799 3.8 42,709 828 1.9 10,168 406 3.8 380,897 16,066 4.0 8,606 1,044 37,388 22,757 9,958 8,230 951 36,149 21,694 9,408 376 4.4 93 8.9 1,239 3.3 1,063 4.7 550 5.5 6,093 316,426 16,831 74,792 4,284 5,617 308,339 16,198 72,870 3,748 476 7.8 8,087 2.6 633 3.8 1,922 2.6 536 12.5 9,904 11,645 9,032 5,251 55,031 9,411 11,327 8,702 4,981 53,834 493 5.0 318 2.7 330 3.7 270 5.1 1,197 2.2 50,547 5,015 23,346 5,102 6,075 48,520 4,797 22,307 4,885 5,579 2,027 4.0 218 4.3 1,039 4.5 217 4.3 496 8.2 8,309 4,814 3,759 11,842 7,620 7,266 4,594 3,339 11,341 7,347 1,043 12.6 220 4.6 420 11.2 501 4.2 273 3.6 3,612 24,519 11,225 17,909 3,720 3,518 22,833 10,704 16,707 3,467 94 2.6 1,686 6.9 521 4.6 1,202 6.7 253 6.8 3,596 44,338 10,227 9,679 4,774 3,512 42,674 9,980 8,809 4,581 84 2.3 1,664 3.8 247 2.4 870 9.0 193 4.0 5,696 13,345 3,411 9,808 3,122 5,100 12,894 3,278 9,272 2,992 596 10.5 451 3.4 133 3.9 536 5.5 130 4.2 11,969 7,965 3,961 7,974 18,541 11,056 7,535 3,666 7,614 17,845 913 7.6 430 5.4 295 7.4 360 4.5 696 3.8 COUNTY LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES (NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED) PLACE OF RESIDENCE PERSONS 16 YEARS OLD AND OVER PRELIMINARY OCTOBER 1999 REVISED SEPTEMBER 1999 Muscogee Newton Oconee Oglethorpe Paulding LABOR UNEMPLOYMENT FORCE EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE 84,316 28,090 12,593 6,329 37,927 79,836 27,234 12,420 6,136 37,013 4,480 5.3 856 3.0 173 1.4 193 3.0 914 2.4 LABOR UNEMPLOYMENT FORCE EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE 85,207 28,039 12,601 6,228 37,804 80,427 27,102 12,423 6,053 36,834 4,780 5.6 937 3.3 178 1.4 175 2.8 970 2.6 Peach Pickens Pierce Pike Polk 10,644 9,931 8,197 7,102 17,435 9,955 9,709 7,876 6,790 16,572 689 6.5 222 2.2 321 3.9 312 4.4 863 4.9 10,753 9,901 8,140 7,046 17,258 10,000 9,662 7,775 6,718 16,403 753 7.0 239 2.4 365 4.5 328 4.7 855 5.0 Pulaski Putnam Quitman Rabun Randolph 5,290 10,072 1,468 7,933 3,588 5,069 9,686 1,423 7,757 3,381 221 4.2 386 3.8 45 3.1 176 2.2 207 5.8 5,261 9,913 1,453 7,882 3,566 5,025 9,582 1,398 7,661 3,339 236 4.5 331 3.3 55 3.8 221 2.8 227 6.4 Richmond Rockdale Schley Screven Seminole 77,702 38,889 2,024 6,982 4,923 73,132 37,975 1,945 6,514 4,736 4,570 5.9 914 2.4 79 3.9 468 6.7 187 3.8 78,652 38,734 2,020 6,809 4,887 73,383 37,791 1,928 6,429 4,676 5,269 6.7 943 2.4 92 4.6 380 5.6 211 4.3 Spalding Stephens Stewart Sumter Talbot 29,437 14,075 2,846 16,882 3,162 28,192 13,638 2,707 16,113 2,929 1,245 4.2 437 3.1 139 4.9 769 4.6 233 7.4 29,275 13,906 2,829 16,908 3,160 28,055 13,456 2,673 15,903 2,900 1,220 4.2 450 3.2 156 5.5 1,005 5.9 260 8.2 Taliaferro Tattnall Taylor Telfair Terrell 776 7,685 4,026 6,393 4,200 728 7,376 3,776 5,230 3,896 48 6.2 309 4.0 250 6.2 1,163 18.2 304 7.2 768 7,645 4,073 6,382 4,199 719 7,280 3,727 5,162 3,847 49 6.4 365 4.8 346 8.5 1,220 19.1 352 8.4 Thomas Tift Toombs Towns Treutlen 24,295 23,644 13,982 4,229 3,392 23,208 22,730 12,916 4,087 2,956 1,087 4.5 914 3.9 1,066 7.6 142 3.4 436 12.9 24,155 23,469 13,971 4,146 3,431 22,905 22,434 12,745 4,036 2,917 1,250 5.2 1,035 4.4 1,226 8.8 110 2.7 514 15.0 Troup Turner Twiggs Union Upson 33,218 4,927 4,068 7,944 15,653 31,946 4,442 3,749 7,643 14,489 1,272 3.8 485 9.8 319 7.8 301 3.8 1,164 7.4 32,892 4,774 4,101 7,751 15,721 31,520 4,388 3,766 7,549 14,296 1,372 4.2 386 8.1 335 8.2 202 2.6 1,425 9.1 Walker Walton Ware Warren Washington 28,598 26,802 17,715 3,320 10,915 27,551 26,038 17,039 3,107 10,214 1,047 3.7 764 2.9 676 3.8 213 6.4 701 6.4 28,794 26,779 17,589 3,311 10,838 27,542 25,912 16,814 3,063 10,075 1,252 4.3 867 3.2 775 4.4 248 7.5 763 7.0 Wayne Webster Wheeler White Whitfield 12,630 1,222 2,510 10,076 54,003 12,011 1,179 2,214 9,645 52,833 619 4.9 43 3.5 296 11.8 431 4.3 1,170 2.2 12,524 1,213 2,454 9,964 53,262 11,853 1,164 2,185 9,523 52,119 671 5.4 49 4.0 269 11.0 441 4.4 1,143 2.1 Wilcox Wilkes Wilkinson Worth 3,652 6,346 5,223 10,241 3,442 6,068 4,843 9,622 210 5.8 278 4.4 380 7.3 619 6.0 SOURCE: Georgia Department of Labor, Labor Market Information 3,658 6,322 5,215 10,257 3,398 6,016 4,777 9,497 260 7.1 306 4.8 438 8.4 760 7.4 REVISED OCTOBER 1998 LABOR UNEMPLOYMENT FORCE EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE 85,293 27,967 12,818 5,948 37,548 80,533 27,008 12,587 5,715 36,706 4,760 5.6 959 3.4 231 1.8 233 3.9 842 2.2 11,355 9,948 7,706 6,562 16,318 10,320 9,629 7,373 6,335 15,435 1,035 9.1 319 3.2 333 4.3 227 3.5 883 5.4 5,007 9,372 1,395 7,330 3,635 4,770 9,049 1,328 7,193 3,165 237 4.7 323 3.4 67 4.8 137 1.9 470 12.9 80,528 38,700 1,937 6,538 4,685 74,789 37,660 1,824 6,088 4,468 5,739 7.1 1,040 2.7 113 5.8 450 6.9 217 4.6 29,099 13,665 2,715 16,169 2,899 27,957 12,639 2,525 15,003 2,739 1,142 3.9 1,026 7.5 190 7.0 1,166 7.2 160 5.5 725 7,342 3,755 5,445 4,103 685 6,976 3,535 4,888 3,667 40 5.5 366 5.0 220 5.9 557 10.2 436 10.6 22,642 22,457 13,107 3,918 2,988 21,606 21,224 12,031 3,795 2,754 1,036 4.6 1,233 5.5 1,076 8.2 123 3.1 234 7.8 30,853 4,848 4,330 7,377 13,934 29,577 4,182 3,886 7,140 13,421 1,276 4.1 666 13.7 444 10.3 237 3.2 513 3.7 29,986 26,780 16,625 3,501 10,260 28,588 25,822 15,806 2,891 9,497 1,398 4.7 958 3.6 819 4.9 610 17.4 763 7.4 11,818 1,138 2,285 9,390 50,254 11,148 1,108 2,069 8,970 48,911 670 5.7 30 2.6 216 9.5 420 4.5 1,343 2.7 3,387 6,094 4,943 9,875 3,224 5,694 4,487 9,042 163 4.8 400 6.6 456 9.2 833 8.4 UNEMPLOYMENT Atlanta Regional Commission compared to Georgia 8% Atlanta Regional Georgia ARC: 3.0% Georgia: 3.7% 7% 6% 5% 4% 3% 2% Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct 1% 1998 0% 1999 Note: Atlanta Regional Commission includes Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry, and Rockdale counties. Source: Georgia Department of Labor - Michael L. Thurmond, Commissioner UNEMPLOYMENT Central Savannah River Region Compared to Georgia Central Savannah River Georgia CSR: 6.2% Georgia: 3.7% Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct 1998 1999 Note: Central Savannah River Region includes Burke, Columbia, Emanuel, Glascock, Hancock, Jefferson, Jenkins, Johnson, Lincoln, McDuffie, Richmond, Screven, Taliaferro, Warren, Washington, and Wilkes. Source: Georgia Department of Labor - Michael L. Thurmond, Commissioner 12% 11% 10% 9% 8% 7% 6% 5% 4% 3% 2% 1% 0%