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 file:///E|/pressrel%20from%201-98%20to%20present/a00057.htm (1 of 2)9/22/2004 11:14:29 AM Georgia Department of Labor - Press Release 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. FY-00-57 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/a00057.htm (2 of 2)9/22/2004 11:14:29 AM 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 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 file:///E|/pressrel%20from%201-98%20to%20present/files/A0004x.htm (1 of 3)9/22/2004 11:14:30 AM 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/A0004x.htm (2 of 3)9/22/2004 11:14:30 AM 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/A0004x.htm (3 of 3)9/22/2004 11:14:30 AM 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%