News release, July 22, 1999S

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

July 22, 1999

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AREA RECORDS 5.5 PERCENT JOBLESS RATE IN JUNE

ATLANTA -- State Labor Commissioner Michael Thurmond said today that the Southeast Georgia Area recorded a 5.5 percent unemployment rate in June. While the rate was down from 6.3 percent in June of 1998, it was up from 4.4 percent in May.

The rate rose because about 2,500 people, including some students and secondary wage earners, entered the work force looking for jobs, and since it usually takes more than one month to find a job, many of them were still searching at the end of June.

"Historically, unemployment rates go up in all areas of the state from May to June," said Thurmond. "That's because every summer, students from high schools and colleges enter the work force looking for jobs, and often they don't find them right away, so they are recorded as unemployed.

"The Southeast Georgia Area's economy, however, remains solid and the area continues to create new jobs. The job growth opens new opportunities not only for people already counted in the work force, but also for those discouraged workers who aren't included in the statistics. Discouraged workers, with proper training and job search assistance, can become productive workers and help fill many jobs that are unfilled because of labor shortages. These workers include former welfare recipients, older workers, youth, ex-offenders, dislocated workers, homeless veterans and people with disabilities."

Even though the Southeast Georgia Area rate rose in June, employment in the area increased by about 4,000 to 65,830, up from 61,851 in June of 1998.

Georgia continues to record historically low unemployment rates. The 4.1 percent rate for June is

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the lowest ever recorded for that month. While the rate was down from 4.8 percent in June of 1998, it was up from 3.5 percent in May.

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 July, 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
PLACE OF RESIDENCE PERSONS 16 YEARS OLD AND OVER

AREA

EMPLOYMENT STATUS

Georgia Albany M S A

Civilian labor force Employed
Unemployed Rate
Civilian labor force Employed
Unemployed Rate

Athens MSA Atlanta MSA

Civilian labor force Employed
Unemployed Rate
Civilian labor force Employed
Unemployed Rate

Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC MSA

Civilian labor force Employed
Unemployed Rate

Columbus, G A-AL MSA Macon M S A

Civilian labor force Employed
Unemployed Rate
Civilian labor force Employed
Unemployed Rate

Savannah M S A

Civilian labor force Employed
Unemployed Rate

PRELIMINARY JUNE 1999
4,099,548 3,930,382
169,166 4.1
56,318 52,037 4,281
7.6
71,363 69,356 2,007
2.8
2,125,129 2,055,255
69,874 3.3
206,143 194,587
11,556 5.6
126,617 120,117
6,500 5.1
149,763 142,070
7,693 5.1
133,566 127,130
6,436 4.8

(NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED)

REVISED MAY 1999
4,053,583 3,912,091
141,492 3.5
56,150 52,220 3,930
7.0
71,059 69,424 1,635
2.3
2,119,730 2,060,291
59,439 2.8
203,743 194,425
9,318 4.6
125,306 120,005
5,301 4.2
148,635 142,239
6,396 4.3
132,783 127,989
4,794 3.6

REVISED JUNE 1998
4,060,663 3,864,829
195,834 4.8
58,773 53,189 5,584
9.5
73,758 71,266 2,492
3.4
2,133,463 2,052,330
81,133 3.8
210,719 196,588
14,131 6.7
126,230 119,360
6,870 5.4
153,819 144,491
9,328 6.1
135,178 128,144
7,034 5.2

CHANGE FROM

REVISED MAY 1999

REVISED JUN 1998

45,965 18,291 27,674
---

38,885 65,553 -26,668
---

168

-2,455

-183

-1,152

351

-1,303

---

---

304

-2,395

-68

-1,910

372

-485

---

---

5,399 -5,036 10,435
---

-8,334 2,925 -11,259
---

2,400 162
2,238 ---

-4,576 -2,001 -2,575
---

1,311 112
1,199 ---
1,128 -169 1,297 ---

387 757 -370 ---
-4,056 -2,421 -1,635
---

783 -859 1,642 ---

-1,612 -1,014
-598 ---

UNITED STATES LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES
PLACE OF RESIDENCE PERSONS 16 YEARS OLD AND OVER

AREA STATUS
United States (Seasonally adjusted)

EMPLOYMENT
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed
Rate

JUN 1999
139,408,000 133,432,000
5,975,000 4.3

MAY 1999
139,019,000 133,224,000
5,795,000 4.2

United States (Not seasonally adjusted)

Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate

140,666,000 134,395,000
6,271,000 4.5

138,919,000 133,411,000
5,507,000 4.0

JUN 1998
137,498,000 131,253,000
6,245,000 4.5
138,798,000 132,265,000
6,534,000 4.7

CHANGE FROM

MAY 1999

JUN 1998

389,000 208,000 180,000
---

1,910,000 2,179,000
-270,000 ---

1,747,000 984,000 764,000 ---

1,868,000 2,130,000
-263,000 ---

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

C ITIES LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES (NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED)
T O T A L POPULATION O F 10,000 O R M O R E

PRELIMINARYJUNE 1999

REVISED MAY 1999

REVISED JUNE 1998

Albany Alpharetta Americus Athens Atlanta

LABOR FORCE EMPLOYMENT

35,978

32,670

9,273

9,133

8,535

7,979

45,866

44,443

220,504 208,323

UNEMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE
3,308 9.2 140 1.5 556 6.5
1,423 3.1 12,181 5.5

LABOR FORCE EMPLOYMENT

35,814

32,785

9,273

9,156

8,299

7,796

45,648

44,486

219,030 208,834

UNEMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE
3,029 8.5 117 1.3 503 6.1
1,162 2.5 10,196 4.7

LABOR FORCE EMPLOYMENT

37,620

33,393

9,286

9,120

8,377

7,492

47,395

45,667

222,446 208,028

UNEMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE
4,227 11.2 166 1.8 885 10.6
1,728 3.6 14,418 6.5

Augusta Bainbridge Brunswick Carrollton Cartersville

80,053 5,425 8,812 9,559 7,859

74,362 5,691 7.1 5,085 340 6.3 8,245 567 6.4 9,000 559 5.8 7,587 272 3.5

78,769 5,242 8,545 9,597 7,854

74,696 4,956 8,095 9,022 7,605

4,073 5.2 286 5.5 450 5.3 575 6.0 249 3.2

83,622 5,147 8,360 9,652 7,921

75,994 4,783 7,708 8,988 7,576

7,628 9.1 364 7.1 652 7.8 664 6.9 345 4.4

College Park Columbus Cordele Covington Dalton

12,874 85,729 4,772 5,873 15,605

12,233 641 5.0 81,020 4,709 5.5
4,505 267 5.6 5,476 397 6.8 15,076 529 3.4

12,805 84,833
4,608 5,849 15,282

12,263 81,041
4,373 5,489 14,822

542 4.2 3,792 4.5
235 5.1 360 6.2 460 3.0

12,973 85,975
4,585 6,006 14,791

12,215 81,023
4,247 5,468 14,097

758 5.8 4,952 5.8
338 7.4 538 9.0 694 4.7

Decatur Douglas Douglasville Dublin East Point

10,537 6,474 7,683 9,595
20,757

10,103 5,985 7,376 8,618
19,704

434 489 307 977 1,053

4.1 7.6 4.0 10.2 5.1

10,485 6,191 7,655 9,175
20,635

10,128 5,825 7,394 8,444
19,752

357 3.4 366 5.9 261 3.4 731 8.0 883 4.3

10,595 6,110 7,693 8,924
20,925

10,089 5,636 7,365 8,075
19,676

506 4.8 474 7.8 328 4.3 849 9.5 1,249 6.0

Forest Park Gainesville Griffin Hinesville LaGrange

10,093 14,005 11,110
9,558 14,594

9,666 13,600 10,467
8,984 13,599

427 4.2 405 2.9 643 5.8 574 6.0 995 6.8

10,067 13,706 11,022
9,312 14,190

9,690 13,377 10,492
8,835 13,361

377 3.7 329 2.4 530 4.8 477 5.1 829 5.8

10,148 13,287 11,370
9,078 13,712

9,652 12,769 10,452
8,401 12,717

496 4.9 518 3.9 918 8.1 677 7.5 995 7.3

Lawrenceville Macon Marietta Milledgeville Moultrie

13,750 49,528 33,154
6,596 7,826

13,271 479 3.5 46,321 3,207 6.5 31,935 1,219 3.7
6,169 427 6.5 7,316 510 6.5

13,709 49,131 33,041
6,461 7,533

13,303 46,376 32,013
6,068 7,107

406 3.0 2,755 5.6 1,028 3.1
393 6.1 426 5.7

13,781 51,592 33,246
6,089 7,493

13,252 47,110 31,889
5,767 6,897

529 3.8 4,482 8.7 1,357 4.1
322 5.3 596 8.0

Newnan Peachtree City Rome Roswell Savannah

8,440 13,148 17,358 33,756 63,845

8,119 321 3.8 12,768 380 2.9 16,206 1,152 6.6 33,244 512 1.5 59,949 3,896 6.1

8,416 13,103 16,918 33,756 63,165

8,139 12,800 15,941 33,326 60,353

277 3.3 303 2.3 977 5.8 430 1.3 2,812 4.5

8,501 13,222 16,211 33,805 64,665

8,107 12,750 15,149 33,197 60,427

394 4.6 472 3.6 1,062 6.6 608 1.8 4,238 6.6

Smyrna Snellville Statesboro Thomasville Tifton

26,874 9,777 9,962
10,196 9,071

26,154 9,531 9,648 9,578 8,597

720 2.7 246 2.5 314 3.2 618 6.1 474 5.2

26,825 9,763 9,701 9,976 8,846

26,218 9,555 9,451 9,355 8,378

607 2.3 208 2.1 250 2.6 621 6.2 468 5.3

26,919 9,789 9,514 9,689 8,719

26,117 9,518 9,042 8,992 8,087

802 3.0 271 2.8 472 5.0 697 7.2 632 7.2

Valdosta Vidalia Warner Robins Waycross

24,330 6,478
24,368 7,380

23,054 1,276 5.2 5,893 585 9.0
23,175 1,193 4.9 6,925 455 6.2

23,453 6,212
24,161 7,120

SOURCE: Georgia Department of Labor, Labor Market Information

22,570 5,758
23,202 6,787

883 3.8 454 7.3 959 4.0 333 4.7

22,978 6,130
24,751 6,955

21,617 5,534
23,570 6,486

1,361 5.9 596 9.7
1,181 4.8 469 6.7

1,805,745 204,930 190,535

1,746,370 14,395

59,375 7.0

GEORGIA REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT CENTERS (RDCs)

3.3

2.8

5.5

8.6

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 JUNE 1999

EMPLOYED UNEMPLOYED

JUNE 1999

JUNE 1999 JUN 1999

RATE MAY1999 JUN 1998

1,805,745 1,746,370

59,375

3.3

2.8

3.8

204,930

190,535

14,395

7.0

5.5

8.6

134,387

128,846

5,541

4.1

3.8

4.7

247,101

236,493

10,608

4.3

3.3

5.0

250,415

239,977

10,438

4.2

3.7

4.8

235,056

228,656

6,400

2.7

2.3

3.4

126,878

117,458

9,420

7.4

5.9

7.9

112,450

106,447

6,003

5.3

4.4

6.1

68,747

65,620

3,127

4.5

4.4

5.6

48,569

45,751

2,818

5.8

5.2

7.7

203,751

193,421

10,330

5.1

4.4

5.9

100,364

97,372

2,992

3.0

2.6

4.1

200,638

193,835

6,803

3.4

3.1

4.2

120,418

114,587

5,831

4.8

4.1

5.6

69,693

65,830

3,863

5.5

4.4

6.3

170,406

159,189

11,217

6.6

6.1

7.9

AUGUSTA LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES BY PLACE OF RESIDENCE, PERSONS 16 YEARS OLD AND OVER

AREA Augusta-Aiken, G A-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 JUN 1999
206,143 194,587
11,556 5.6
131,448 123,512
7,936 6.0
74,695 71,075
3,620 4.8

REVISED MAY 1999
203,743 194,425
9,318 4.6
129,949 124,067
5,882 4.5
73,794 70,358
3,436 4.7

REVISED JUN 1998
210,719 196,588
14,131 6.7
136,612 126,222
10,390 7.6
74,107 70,366
3,741 5.0

CHANGE
REVISED MAY 1999

FROM
REVISED JUN 1998

2,400 162
2,238 ---

-4,576 -2,001 -2,575
---

1,499 -555 2,054
---

-5,164 -2,710 -2,454
---

901

588

717

709

184

-121

---

---

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 JUN 1999
126,617 120,117
6,500 5.1
99,832 94,596
5,236 5.2
26,785 25,521
1,264 4.7

REVISED MAY 1999
125,306 120,005
5,301 4.2
98,845 94,620
4,225 4.3
26,461 25,385
1,076 4.1

REVISED JUN 1998
126,230 119,360
6,870 5.4
100,196 94,599 5,597 5.6
26,034 24,761
1,273 4.9

CHANGE FROM

REVISED MAY 1999

REVISED JUN 1998

1,311 112
1,199 ---

387 757 -370
---

987 -24 1,011 ---

-364 -3
-361 ---

324

751

136

760

188

-9

---

---

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 JUNE 1999

REVISED MAY 1999

REVISED JUNE 1998

Georgia

LABOR

UNEMPLOYMENT

FORCE EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE

LABOR

UNEMPLOYMENT

FORCE EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE

LABOR

UNEMPLOYMENT

FORCE EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE

4,099,548 3,930,382 169,166 4.1 4,053,583 3,912,091 141,492 3.5 4,060,663 3,864,829 195,834 4.8

Appling Atkinson Bacon Baker Baldwin

9,654 3,464 4,772 1,652 19,598

8,607 3,215 4,385 1,520 18,656

1,047 10.8 249 7.2 387 8.1 132 8.0 942 4.8

9,302 3,261 4,593 1,543 19,218

8,406 3,109 4,268 1,446 18,352

896 9.6 152 4.7 325 7.1 97 6.3 866 4.5

9,125 3,321 4,546 1,643 18,150

8,087 3,040 4,126 1,463 17,439

1,038 11.4 281 8.5 420 9.2 180 11.0 711 3.9

Banks Barrow Bartow Ben Hill Berrien

6,541 19,995 37,710 10,071
7,793

6,292 19,484 36,279
9,553 7,268

249 3.8 511 2.6 1,431 3.8 518 5.1 525 6.7

6,306 20,092 37,677
9,731 7,561

6,125 19,531 36,368
9,305 7,052

181 2.9 561 2.8 1,309 3.5 426 4.4 509 6.7

6,185 20,216 38,039
9,599 7,236

5,918 19,456 36,227
8,986 6,865

267 4.3 760 3.8 1,812 4.8 613 6.4 371 5.1

Bibb Bleckley Brantley Brooks Bryan

72,932 6,140 6,557 8,735
10,473

69,036 5,855 6,071 8,368
10,137

3,896 5.3 285 4.6 486 7.4 367 4.2 336 3.2

72,465 5,963 6,277 8,422
10,507

69,118 5,728 5,955 8,192
10,206

3,347 4.6 235 3.9 322 5.1 230 2.7 301 2.9

75,657 5,782 6,226 8,284
10,627

70,212 5,494 5,685 7,846
10,218

5,445 7.2 288 5.0 541 8.7 438 5.3 409 3.8

Bulloch Burke Butts Calhoun Camden

27,865 8,848 9,564 2,449
18,957

27,127 7,903 9,171 2,239
18,218

738 2.6 945 10.7 393 4.1 210 8.6 739 3.9

27,160 8,437 9,360 2,308
18,467

26,573 7,712 9,005 2,146
17,889

587 2.2 725 8.6 355 3.8 162 7.0 578 3.1

26,534 8,712 9,121 2,371
17,835

25,424 7,431 8,580 2,132
17,048

1,110 4.2 1,281 14.7
541 5.9 239 10.1 787 4.4

Candler Carroll Catoosa Charlton Chatham

4,402 43,554 24,230
4,380 106,316

4,144 41,735 23,246
4,174 100,838

258 5.9 1,819 4.2
984 4.1 206 4.7 5,478 5.2

4,167 43,708 24,294
4,273 105,473

4,018 41,837 23,494
4,099 101,519

149 3.6 1,871 4.3
800 3.3 174 4.1 3,954 3.7

4,221 43,837 25,472
4,143 107,601

3,916 41,676 24,106
3,906 101,642

305 7.2 2,161 4.9 1,366 5.4
237 5.7 5,959 5.5

Chattahoochee Chattooga Cherokee Clarke Clay

2,357 13,017 74,428 45,866
1,721

2,180 12,549 72,647 44,443
1,640

177 7.5 468 3.6 1,781 2.4 1,423 3.1 81 4.7

2,317 12,722 74,385 45,648
1,651

2,181 12,330 72,825 44,486
1,578

136 5.9 392 3.1 1,560 2.1 1,162 2.5 73 4.4

2,406 12,314 74,558 47,395
1,688

2,180 11,738 72,544 45,667
1,556

226 9.4 576 4.7 2,014 2.7 1,728 3.6 132 7.8

Clayton Clinch Cobb Coffee Colquitt

120,765 4,619
343,164 20,401 21,399

116,420 4,460
333,632 19,219 20,487

4,345 3.6 159 3.4
9,532 2.8 1,182 5.8
912 4.3

120,545 4,472
342,489 19,590 20,662

116,705 4,356
334,449 18,705 19,901

3,840 3.2 116 2.6
8,040 2.3 885 4.5 761 3.7

121,301 4,368
343,773 19,241 20,378

116,254 4,191
333,157 18,096 19,313

5,047 4.2 177 4.1
10,616 3.1 1,145 6.0 1,065 5.2

Columbia Cook Coweta Crawford Crisp

41,867 8,517
42,389 5,785
10,403

40,390 8,055
41,118 5,512 9,876

1,477 3.5 462 5.4
1,271 3.0 273 4.7 527 5.1

41,822 8,214
42,317 5,643
10,051

40,572 7,846
41,219 5,391 9,588

1,250 3.0 368 4.5
1,098 2.6 252 4.5 463 4.6

43,103 8,035
42,620 5,434 9,979

41,277 7,584
41,060 5,174 9,312

1,826 4.2 451 5.6
1,560 3.7 260 4.8 667 6.7

Dade Dawson Decatur DeKalb Dodge

6,668 14,669 13,766 360,290 10,534

6,451

217 3.3

14,321

348 2.4

13,037

729 5.3

345,598 14,692 4.1

9,997

537 5.1

6,742 14,340 13,321 358,510 10,142

6,520 14,067 12,707 346,444
9,796

222 3.3 273 1.9 614 4.6 12,066 3.4 346 3.4

7,038 13,834 13,045 362,226 10,068

6,690 13,480 12,264 345,106
9,416

348 4.9 354 2.6 781 6.0 17,120 4.7 652 6.5

Dooly Dougherty Douglas Early Echols

5,016 45,266 50,445
5,286 1,334

See note on page 14

4,630 41,434 48,847
4,809 1,275

386 7.7 3,832 8.5 1,598 3.2
477 9.0 59 4.4

4,792 45,088 50,324
5,035 1,300

4,495 41,580 48,967
4,643 1,248

297 6.2 3,508 7.8 1,357 2.7
392 7.8 52 4.0

4,696 47,247 50,483
5,080 1,239

4,365 42,351 48,777
4,556 1,195

331 7.0 4,896 10.4 1,706 3.4
524 10.3 44 3.6

COUNTY LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES (NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED)
PLACE OF RESIDENCE PERSONS 16 YEARS OLD AND OVER

PRELIMINARY J U N E 1999

Effingham Elbert Emanuel Evans Fannin

LABOR

UNEMPLOYMENT

FORCE EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE

16,778 9,315 9,291 5,299 9,443

16,155 8,784 8,625 5,104 9,014

623 3.7 531 5.7 666 7.2 195 3.7 429 4.5

Fayette Floyd Forsyth Franklin Fulton

47,499 50,582 43,739 11,048 397,853

46,474 48,020 42,820 10,661 381,884

1,025 2.2 2,562 5.1
919 2.1 387 3.5 15,969 4.0

Gilmer Glascock Glynn Gordon Grady

8,932 1,063 39,134 24,016 10,759

8,632 997
37,982 22,765
9,790

300 3.4 66 6.2 1,152 2.9 1,251 5.2 969 9.0

Greene Gwinnett Habersham Hall Hancock

6,246 317,258
17,536 78,234
4,402

5,889 309,138
16,981 76,320
3,931

357 5.7 8,120 2.6
555 3.2 1,914 2.4
471 10.7

Haralson Harris Hart Heard Henry

10,297 11,745
9,524 5,564 55,305

9,850 11,396
9,125 5,216 53,973

447 4.3 349 3.0 399 4.2 348 6.3 1,332 2.4

Houston Irwin Jackson Jasper Jeff Davis

50,121 5,271
24,164 5,335 6,244

47,843 5,024
23,393 5,110 5,845

2,278 4.5 247 4.7 771 3.2 225 4.2 399 6.4

Jefferson Jenkins Johnson Jones Lamar

8,884 5,075 3,806 11,723 8,064

7,612 4,793 3,500 11,182 7,692

1,272 14.3 282 5.6 306 8.0 541 4.6 372 4.6

Lanier Laurens Lee Liberty Lincoln

3,853 25,924 11,052 18,702
4,043

3,690 23,959 10,603 17,545
3,638

163 4.2 1,965 7.6
449 4.1 1,157 6.2
405 10.0

Long Lowndes Lumpkin McDuffie McIntosh

3,833 46,784 10,666
9,527 5,043

3,688 44,761 10,438
8,759 4,803

145 3.8 2,023 4.3
228 2.1 768 8.1 240 4.8

Macon Madison Marion Meriwether Miller

5,753 13,039
3,607 10,198
3,279

5,324 12,606
3,433 9,712 3,123

429 7.5 433 3.3 174 4.8 486 4.8 156 4.8

Mitchell

12,547

Monroe

8,340

Montgomery

4,203

Morgan

8,268

Murray

19,348

See note on page 14

11,557 7,893 3,842 7,971
18,703

990 7.9 447 5.4 361 8.6 297 3.6 645 3.3

REVISED MAY 1999

LABOR

UNEMPLOYMENT

FORCE EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE

16,803 9,091 8,963 5,122 9,230

16,264 8,577 8,468 4,973 8,884

539 3.2 514 5.7 495 5.5 149 2.9 346 3.7

47,406 49,410 43,664 10,716 396,221

46,588 47,237 42,925 10,410 382,820

818 1.7 2,173 4.4
739 1.7 306 2.9 13,401 3.4

8,683 1,038 38,206 23,398 10,379

8,426 973
37,291 22,313
9,516

257 3.0 65 6.3 915 2.4 1,085 4.6 863 8.3

6,066 316,784
17,099 76,620
4,265

5,752 309,895
16,587 75,066
3,851

314 5.2 6,889 2.2
512 3.0 1,554 2.0
414 9.7

10,152 11,696
9,250 5,428 55,171

9,711 11,399
8,914 5,125 54,105

441 4.3 297 2.5 336 3.6 303 5.6 1,066 1.9

49,731 5,093
23,533 5,197 6,038

47,900 4,894
22,875 5,024 5,702

1,831 3.7 199 3.9 658 2.8 173 3.3 336 5.6

8,496 4,861 3,656 11,624 8,002

7,438 4,669 3,418 11,196 7,558

1,058 12.5 192 3.9 238 6.5 428 3.7 444 5.5

3,754 24,946 11,062 18,215
3,952

3,612 23,476 10,640 17,254
3,560

142 3.8 1,470 5.9
422 3.8 961 5.3 392 9.9

3,719 45,222 10,470
9,358 4,853

3,627 43,821 10,240
8,799 4,701

92 2.5 1,401 3.1
230 2.2 559 6.0 152 3.1

5,519 12,922
3,497 9,973 3,137

5,148 12,619
3,345 9,548 3,012

371 6.7 303 2.3 152 4.3 425 4.3 125 4.0

12,114 8,193 4,062 8,019
18,957

11,213 7,763 3,754 7,756
18,424

901 7.4 430 5.2 308 7.6 263 3.3 533 2.8

REVISED JUNE 1998

LABOR

UNEMPLOYMENT

FORCE EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE

16,950 9,058 8,902 5,033 8,920

16,284 8,249 8,114 4,800 8,458

666 3.9 809 8.9 788 8.9 233 4.6 462 5.2

47,680 47,251 43,731 10,450 400,283

46,408 44,888 42,759 10,009 381,341

1,272 2.7 2,363 5.0
972 2.2 441 4.2 18,942 4.7

8,568 1,088 36,836 22,532 10,061

8,100 935
35,510 21,328
9,277

468 5.5 153 14.1 1,326 3.6 1,204 5.3 784 7.8

5,969 317,660
16,586 74,105
4,133

5,528 308,698
15,944 71,655
3,685

441 7.4 8,962 2.8
642 3.9 2,450 3.3
448 10.8

9,874 11,814
9,000 5,185 55,423

9,235 11,396
8,563 4,900 53,896

639 6.5 418 3.5 437 4.9 285 5.5 1,527 2.8

50,913 5,005
22,888 5,037 6,036

48,659 4,726
21,948 4,798 5,495

2,254 4.4 279 5.6 940 4.1 239 4.7 541 9.0

8,107 4,869 3,734 11,956 7,617

7,153 4,532 3,286 11,373 7,228

954 11.8 337 6.9 448 12.0 583 4.9 389 5.1

3,595 24,157 11,526 17,771
3,734

3,460 22,450 10,838 16,407
3,411

135 3.8 1,707 7.1
688 6.0 1,364 7.7
323 8.7

3,615 44,130 10,124
9,887 4,747

3,449 41,971
9,826 8,951 4,504

166 4.6 2,159 4.9
298 2.9 936 9.5 243 5.1

5,670 13,445
3,395 9,641 3,099

5,038 12,953
3,228 9,120 2,957

632 11.1 492 3.7 167 4.9 521 5.4 142 4.6

12,107 8,035 3,940 7,859
18,466

10,910 7,410 3,608 7,505
17,536

1,197 9.9 625 7.8 332 8.4 354 4.5 930 5.0

COUNTY LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES (NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED)
PLACE OF RESIDENCE PERSONS 16 YEARS OLD AND OVER

PRELIMINARY J U N E 1999

REVISED M A Y 1999

Muscogee Newton Oconee Oglethorpe Paulding

LABOR

UNEMPLOYMENT

FORCE EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE

85,729 28,165 12,458
6,177 37,717

81,020 27,078 12,307
5,991 36,801

4,709 5.5 1,087 3.9
151 1.2 186 3.0 916 2.4

LABOR

UNEMPLOYMENT

FORCE EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE

84,833 28,130 12,489
5,986 37,610

81,041 27,144 12,319
5,856 36,891

3,792 4.5 986 3.5 170 1.4 130 2.2 719 1.9

Peach Pickens Pierce Pike Polk

10,801 9,960 8,072 6,931
17,149

10,176 9,653 7,715 6,631
16,171

625 5.8 307 3.1 357 4.4 300 4.3 978 5.7

10,761 9,947 7,850 6,752
16,897

10,188 9,677 7,501 6,517
15,920

573 5.3 270 2.7 349 4.4 235 3.5 977 5.8

Pulaski Putnam Quitman Rabun Randolph

5,265 9,744 1,444 7,746 3,655

4,980 9,471 1,387 7,554 3,313

285 5.4 273 2.8 57 3.9 192 2.5 342 9.4

5,058 9,581 1,414 7,521 3,523

4,863 9,291 1,363 7,388 3,214

195 3.9 290 3.0 51 3.6 133 1.8 309 8.8

Richmond Rockdale Schley Screven Seminole

80,053 38,738
2,014 6,908 4,875

74,362 37,757
1,906 6,374 4,662

5,691 7.1 981 2.5 108 5.4 534 7.7 213 4.4

78,769 38,675
1,935 6,588 4,687

74,696 37,850
1,867 6,201 4,500

4,073 5.2 825 2.1 68 3.5 387 5.9 187 4.0

Spalding Stephens Stewart Sumter Talbot

29,213 13,792
2,787 16,598
3,012

28,030 13,270
2,646 15,728
2,865

1,183 4.0 522 3.8 141 5.1 870 5.2 147 4.9

29,074 13,495
2,722 16,155
2,952

28,098 13,029
2,581 15,367
2,811

976 3.4 466 3.5 141 5.2 788 4.9 141 4.8

Taliaferro Tattnall Taylor Telfair Terrell

751 7,740 3,951 5,426 4,213

715 7,272 3,696 5,117 3,829

36 4.8 468 6.0 255 6.5 309 5.7 384 9.1

728 7,395 3,852 5,182 4,113

693 7,008 3,595 4,980 3,704

35 4.8 387 5.2 257 6.7 202 3.9 409 9.9

Thomas Tift Toombs Towns Treutlen

23,723 23,252 14,073
4,090 3,184

22,652 22,226 12,610
3,985 2,886

1,071 4.5 1,026 4.4 1,463 10.4
105 2.6 298 9.4

23,201 22,671 13,455
4,018 3,067

22,126 21,659 12,320
3,888 2,820

1,075 4.6 1,012 4.5 1,135 8.4
130 3.2 247 8.1

Troup Turner Twiggs Union Upson

32,682 4,808 4,185 7,698
14,975

31,065 4,367 3,832 7,479
14,096

1,617 4.9 441 9.2 353 8.4 219 2.8 879 5.9

31,869 4,634 4,054 7,422
14,824

30,521 4,214 3,837 7,262
13,836

1,348 4.2 420 9.1 217 5.4 160 2.2 988 6.7

Walker Walton Ware Warren Washington

29,029 26,945 17,428
3,326 10,873

27,845 25,889 16,591
3,029 9,958

1,184 4.1 1,056 3.9
837 4.8 297 8.9 915 8.4

29,158 27,000 16,875
3,221 10,495

28,142 25,952 16,263
2,967 9,753

1,016 3.5 1,048 3.9
612 3.6 254 7.9 742 7.1

Wayne Webster Wheeler White Whitfield

12,735 1,227 2,455 9,773
52,681

11,700 1,158 2,167 9,410
51,370

1,035 8.1 69 5.6 288 11.7 363 3.7
1,311 2.5

12,253 1,170 2,293 9,522
51,645

11,460 1,119 2,108 9,184
50,505

793 6.5 51 4.4 185 8.1 338 3.5 1,140 2.2

Wilcox Wilkes Wilkinson Worth

3,600 6,213 5,187 10,140

3,373 5,949 4,710 9,447

227 6.3 264 4.2 477 9.2 693 6.8

SOURCE: Georgia Department of Labor, Labor Market Information

3,414 6,085 5,043 9,793

3,275 5,825 4,632 9,157

139 4.1 260 4.3 411 8.1 636 6.5

REVISED J U N E 1998

LABOR

UNEMPLOYMENT

FORCE EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE

85,975 28,514 12,918
5,894 37,702

81,023 27,039 12,646
5,623 36,748

4,952 5.8 1,475 5.2
272 2.1 271 4.6 954 2.5

11,113 9,995 7,745 6,580
16,144

10,349 9,640 7,270 6,230
15,172

764 6.9 355 3.6 475 6.1 350 5.3 972 6.0

5,049 9,333 1,402 7,293 3,805

4,705 8,906 1,305 7,074 3,121

344 6.8 427 4.6 97 6.9 219 3.0 684 18.0

83,622 38,971
1,906 6,638 4,673

75,994 37,703
1,795 6,003 4,416

7,628 9.1 1,268 3.3
111 5.8 635 9.6 257 5.5

29,680 13,267
2,688 16,152
2,870

27,990 12,417
2,487 14,767
2,696

1,690 5.7 850 6.4 201 7.5
1,385 8.6 174 6.1

723 7,282 3,712 5,227 4,151

674 6,900 3,483 4,817 3,620

49 6.8 382 5.2 229 6.2 410 7.8 531 12.8

22,474 22,275 13,334
3,911 3,010

21,266 20,908 11,842
3,734 2,711

1,208 5.4 1,367 6.1 1,492 11.2
177 4.5 299 9.9

30,668 4,619 4,180 7,338
13,938

29,051 4,133 3,898 7,040
13,188

1,617 5.3 486 10.5 282 6.7 298 4.1 750 5.4

30,528 26,773 16,398
3,490 10,235

28,876 25,852 15,537
2,841 9,340

1,652 5.4 921 3.4 861 5.3 649 18.6 895 8.7

12,000 1,167 2,248 9,173
49,755

10,962 1,094 2,040 8,829
48,034

1,038 8.7 73 6.3 208 9.3 344 3.8
1,721 3.5

3,400 5,956 4,810 9,731

3,180 5,609 4,407 8,926

220 6.5 347 5.8 403 8.4 805 8.3

UNEMPLOYMENT
Atlanta Regional Commission compared to Georgia
8%

Atlanta Regional Georgia

ARC: 3.3%
Georgia: 4.1%

7% 6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun 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: 7.0% Georgia: 4.1%

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

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: 4.1%

Georgia: 4.1%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

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

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: 4.3%

8%

Georgia: 4.1%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

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

1998

0% 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

UNEMPLOYMENT
Coosa Valley Region Compared to Georgia
10%

Coosa Valley Region Georgia

9%

Coosa Valley: 4.2%

8%

Georgia: 4.1%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

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

9%

Georgia Mountains: 2.7%

8%

Georgia: 4.1%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun 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: 7.4% Georgia: 4.1%

12% 11% 10% 9% 8%

7% 6%

5%

4%

3%

Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun 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: 5.3% Georgia: 4.1%

9% 8% 7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

Jun Jul

Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun

2% 1%

1998

0% 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

UNEMPLOYMENT
McIntosh Trail Region Compared to Georgia
10%

McIntosh Trail Region Georgia

9%

McIntosh Trail: 4.5%

8%

Georgia: 4.1%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

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

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: 5.8% Georgia: 4.1%

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

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: 5.1%

Georgia: 4.1%

8%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

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

2% 1%

1998

0%
1999

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: 3.0%

Georgia: 4.1%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

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

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: 3.4% Georgia: 4.1%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun 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: 4.8%

8%

Georgia: 4.1%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun 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: 5.5% Georgia: 4.1%

8% 7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun 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: 6.6% Georgia: 4.1%

12% 11% 10% 9%

8% 7%

6%

5% 4% 3%

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

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: 7.6% Georgia: 4.1%

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

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: 2.8%

7%

Georgia: 4.1%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

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

1998

1999

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

0%

UNEMPLOYMENT
Atlanta Area Compared to Georgia
8%

Atlanta Area Georgia

Atlanta Area: 3.3%

7%

Georgia: 4.1%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

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

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: 5.6% Georgia: 4.1%

11% 10% 9%

8%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

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

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: 5.1%

8%

Georgia: 4.1%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun 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: 5.1%

8%

Georgia: 4.1%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun 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: 4.8% Georgia: 4.1%

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

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%