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 ATHENS' JOBLESS RATE DECLINES TO 2.4 PERCENT IN OCTOBER

ATLANTA -- State Labor Commissioner Michael Thurmond said today that the unemployment rate in metro Athens declined to 2.4 percent in October, down from 2.5 percent in September. The area's jobless rate was 2.8 percent in October 1998.

The unemployment rate declined during the month because some new jobs were added at the University of Georgia.

"I am pleased that the unemployment rate is down in the Athens area," Thurmond said. "But, the northeast 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 Athens have increased to 75,700, up 1,700, a growth rate of

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2.3 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.

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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
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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.
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Savannah MSA: Bryan, Chatham and Effingham counties. FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL (404) 656-3032
E-mail: communications@dol.state.ga.us.
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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%

UNEMPLOYMENT
Chattahoochee-Flint Region Compared to Georgia

10%

Chattahoochee-Flint Georgia

9%

8%
Chattahoochee-Flint: 3.9%

Georgia: 3.7%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

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

2% 1%

1998

0% 1999

Note: Chattahoochee-Flint Region includes Carroll, Coweta, Heard, Meriwether, and Troup counties. Source: Georgia Department of Labor - Michael L. Thurmond, Commissioner

UNEMPLOYMENT
Coastal Region Compared to Georgia

10%

Coastal Region Georgia

9%

Coastal: 3.5%

8%

Georgia: 3.7%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

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

1998

1999

Note: Coastal Region includes Bryan, Bulloch, Camden, Chatham, Effingham,

Glynn, Liberty, Long, and McIntosh counties.

Source: Georgia Department of Labor - Michael L. Thurmond, Commissioner

0%

UNEMPLOYMENT
Coosa Valley Region Compared to Georgia
10%

Coosa Valley Region Georgia

9%

Coosa Valley: 3.4%

8%

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: Coosa Valley Region includes Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Floyd,

Gordon, Haralson, Paulding, Polk, and Walker counties.

Source: Georgia Department of Labor - Michael L. Thurmond, Commissioner

UNEMPLOYMENT
Georgia Mountains Region Compared to Georgia

10%

Georgia Mountains Georgia

Georgia Mountains: 2.4% Georgia: 3.7%

9% 8% 7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

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

1998

0% 1999

Note: Georgia Mountains Region includes Banks, Dawson, Forsyth, Franklin, Habersham, Hall, Hart, Lumpkin, Rabun, Stephens, Towns, Union, and White counties. Source: Georgia Department of Labor - Michael L. Thurmond, Commissioner

UNEMPLOYMENT
Heart of Georgia - Altamaha Region Compared to Georgia

Heart of Georgia Georgia

Heart of Georgia - Altamaha: 6.7% Georgia: 3.7%

12% 11% 10% 9% 8%

7% 6%

5%

4%

3%

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

2% 1%

1998

0% 1999

Note: Heart of Georgia - Altamaha Region includes Appling, Bleckley, Candler, Dodge, Evans, Jeff Davis, Laurens, Montgomery, Pulaski, Tattnall, Telfair, Toombs, Treutlen, WS oauynrcee, :WGheeeolregr iaandDeWpialcrotmx econut notifesL. a b o r - Mic h ae l L . Th u rmon d , Co mmis s io n er

UNEMPLOYMENT
Lower Chattahoochee Region Compared to Georgia

10%

Lower Chattahoochee Georgia

Lower Chattahoochee: 5.1% Georgia: 3.7%

9% 8% 7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

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

2% 1%

1998

1999

Note: Lower Chattahoochee Region includes Chattahoochee, Clay, Harris, Muscogee, Quitman, Randolph, Stewart, and Talbot counties. Source: Georgia Department of Labor - Michael L. Thurmond, Commissioner

0%

UNEMPLOYMENT
McIntosh Trail Region Compared to Georgia
10%

McIntosh Trail Region Georgia

9%

McIntosh Trail: 4.9%

8%

Georgia: 3.7%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul

Aug Sep Oct

2% 1%

1998

0%
1999

Note: McIntosh Trail Region includes Butts, Lamar, Pike, Spalding, and Upson counties. Source: Georgia Department of Labor - Michael L. Thurmond, Commissioner

UNEMPLOYMENT

Middle Flint Region Compared to Georgia

Middle Flint Region Georgia

Middle-Flint: 5.0% Georgia: 3.7%

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

1998

1999

Note: Middle Flint Region includes Crisp, Dooly, Macon, Marion, Schley, Sumter, Taylor, and Webster counties. Source: Georgia Department of Labor - Michael L. Thurmond, Commissioner

12% 11% 10% 9% 8% 7% 6% 5% 4% 3% 2% 1% 0%

UNEMPLOYMENT
Middle Georgia Region Compared to Georgia

10%

Middle Georgia Region Georgia

9%

Middle Georgia: 4.8%

Georgia: 3.7%

8%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

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

2% 1%

1998

1999

0%

Note: Middle Georgia Region includes Baldwin, Bibb, Crawford, Houston, Jasper, Jones, Monroe, Peach, Putnam, Twiggs, and Wilkinson counties. Source: Georgia Department of Labor - Michael L. Thurmond, Commissioner

UNEMPLOYMENT
North Georgia Region Compared to Georgia
10%

North Georgia Region Georgia

9%

8%

North Georgia: 2.4%

Georgia: 3.7%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul

Aug Sep Oct

2% 1%

1998

0%
1999

Note: North Georgia Region includes Fannin, Gilmer, Murray, Pickens, and Whitfield counties. Source: Georgia Department of Labor - Michael L. Thurmond, Commissioner

UNEMPLOYMENT
Northeast Georgia Region Compared to Georgia

10%

Northeast Georgia Georgia

9%

8%

NE Georgia: 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: Northeast Georgia Region includes Barrow, Clarke, Elbert, Greene, Jackson, Madison, Morgan, Newton, Oconee, Oglethorpe, and Walton counties. Source: Georgia Department of Labor - Michael L. Thurmond, Commissioner

UNEMPLOYMENT
South Georgia Region Compared to Georgia
10%

South Georgia Region Georgia

9%

South Georgia: 4.1%

8%

Georgia: 3.7%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

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

1998

1999

Note: South Georgia Region includes Ben Hill, Berrien, Brooks, Cook, Echols, Irwin, Lanier, Lowndes, Tift, and Turner counties. Source: Georgia Department of Labor - Michael L. Thurmond, Commissioner

0%

UNEMPLOYMENT
Southeast Georgia Region Compared to Georgia
10%

Southeast Georgia Georgia

9%

SE Georgia: 4.4% Georgia: 3.7%

8% 7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

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

1998

1999

Note: Southeast Georgia Region includes Atkinson, Bacon, Brantley, Charlton, Clinch, Coffee, Pierce, and Ware counties.

Source: Georgia Department of Labor - Michael L. Thurmond, Commissioner

0%

UNEMPLOYMENT

Southwest Georgia Region Compared to Georgia

Southwest Georgia Georgia

SW Georgia: 5.9% Georgia: 3.7%

12% 11% 10% 9%

8% 7%

6%

5% 4% 3%

Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul

Aug Sep Oct

2% 1%

1998

0% 1999

Note: Southwest Georgia Region includes Baker, Calhoun, Colquitt, Decatur, Dougherty,

Early, Grady, Lee, Miller, Mitchell, Seminole, Terrell, Thomas, and Worth counties.

Source: Georgia Department of Labor - Michael L. Thurmond, Commissioner

UNEMPLOYMENT
Albany Area Compared to Georgia

Albany Area Georgia

Albany Area: 6.6% Georgia: 3.7%

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

1998

1999

Note: Albany Area includes Dougherty and Lee counties. Source: Georgia Department of Labor - Michael L. Thurmond, Commissioner

13% 12% 11% 10% 9% 8% 7% 6% 5% 4% 3% 2% 1% 0%

UNEMPLOYMENT
Athens Area Compared to Georgia
8%

Athens Area Georgia

Athens Area: 2.4%

7%

Georgia: 3.7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

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

1998

1999

Note: Athens Area includes Clarke, Madison, and Oconee counties. Source: Georgia Department of Labor - Michael L. Thurmond, Commissioner

1% 0%

UNEMPLOYMENT
Atlanta Area Compared to Georgia
8%

Atlanta Area Georgia

Atlanta Area: 3.0%

7%

Georgia: 3.7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

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

1998

1999

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 - Michael L. Thurmond, Commissioner

1% 0%

UNEMPLOYMENT

Augusta - Aiken Area Compared to Georgia

12%

Augusta Area Georgia

Augusta Area: 5.1% Georgia: 3.7%

11% 10% 9%

8%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

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

2% 1%

1998

0% 1999

Note: Augusta - Aiken Area includes Columbia, McDuffie, Richmond, and Aiken and Edgefield (South Carolina) counties. Source: Georgia Department of Labor - Michael L. Thurmond, Commissioner

UNEMPLOYMENT
Columbus Area Compared to Georgia

10%

Columbus Area Georgia

9%

Columbus Area: 4.9%

8%

Georgia: 3.7%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

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

0%

1998

1999

Note: Columbus Area includes Chattahoochee, Harris, Muscogee, and Russell (Alabama) counties.

Source: Georgia Department of Labor - Michael L. Thurmond, Commissioner

UNEMPLOYMENT
Macon Area Compared to Georgia

10%

Macon Area Georgia

9%

Macon Area: 4.6%

8%

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: Macon Area includes Bibb, Houston, Jones, Peach, and Twiggs counties.

Source: Georgia Department of Labor - Michael L. Thurmond, Commissioner

UNEMPLOYMENT
Savannah Area Compared to Georgia

Savannah Area Georgia

Savannah Area: 3.8% Georgia: 3.7%

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

1998

1999

Note: Savannah Area includes Bryan, Chatham, and Effingham counties. Source: Georgia Department of Labor - Michael L. Thurmond, Commissioner

10% 9% 8% 7% 6% 5% 4% 3% 2% 1% 0%