News release, Sept. 23, 1999C

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

September 23, 1999

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

METRO ATLANTA'S 3.2 PERCENT UNEMPLOYMENT RATE

LOWEST EVER RECORDED FOR AUGUST

ATLANTA -- State Labor Commissioner Michael Thurmond said today that metro Atlanta's 3.2 percent unemployment rate in August was the lowest ever recorded for that month. The rate was down from 3.3 percent in July 1999 and August 1998.

The rate declined because 13,200 service-industry jobs were added at shopping malls, restaurants and bars, temporary employment agencies, day care centers for children, and some among truckers and warehouse workers.

"Atlanta continues to have low unemployment and steady job growth," Thurmond said. "But, as a result of low unemployment, Atlanta and many other areas of the state are experiencing severe shortages of skilled labor. The current labor shortages have opened the doors to employment for thousands of 'non-traditional' workers, such as senior citizens, persons with disabilities, former welfare recipients, immigrants and rehabilitated ex-offenders.

"All of these diverse groups are adding their skills and talents to a workforce that is straining to meet the ever-growing demand for qualified employees. And while some companies that move to Georgia may bring their own employees with them, an important part of our workforce development strategy is the upgrading of the skills and training of our 'indigenous workforce' -those who already live here."

During the past year, nonfarm jobs in metro Atlanta have increased to 2,117,900, up 72,200, a growth rate of 3.5 percent, with most of the jobs in trade and service-related industries.

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Georgia's 3.9 percent unemployment rate in August was the lowest recorded for that month in 26 years. The state rate was down from 4.1 percent in July and 4.2 percent in August 1998.

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 August, 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 AUGUST 1999

REVISED JULY 1999

REVISED AUGUST 1998

CHANGE FROM

REVISED JUL 1999

REVISED AUG 1998

Georgia

Civilian labor force Employed
Unemployed Rate

4,068,368 3,908,424
159,944 3.9

4,085,584 3,918,530
167,054 4.1

4,020,787 3,851,347
169,440 4.2

-17,216 -10,106
-7,110 --

47,581 57,077 -9,496
--

Albany MSA

Civilian labor force Employed
Unemployed Rate

55,168 51,017
4,151 7.5

56,103 51,947
4,156 7.4

57,605 52,528
5,077 8.8

-935 -930
-5 --

-2,437 -1,511
-926 --

Athens MSA

Civilian labor force Employed
Unemployed Rate

71,124 69,171
1,953 2.7

69,630 67,648
1,982 2.8

73,826 71,581
2,245 3.0

1,494 1,523
-29 --

-2,702 -2,410
-292 --

Atlanta MSA

Civilian labor force Employed
Unemployed Rate

2,120,330 2,053,073
67,257 3.2

2,135,584 2,065,037
70,547 3.3

2,118,837 2,048,413
70,424 3.3

-15,254 -11,964
-3,290 --

1,493 4,660 -3,167
--

Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC MSA

Civilian labor force Employed
Unemployed Rate

202,024 191,589
10,435 5.2

205,446 193,861
11,585 5.6

205,187 193,535
11,652 5.7

-3,422 -2,272 -1,150
--

-3,163 -1,946 -1,217
--

Columbus, GA-AL MSA

Civilian labor force Employed
Unemployed Rate

125,878 118,995
6,883 5.5

126,237 120,043
6,194 4.9

125,342

-359

536

118,890

-1,048

105

6,452

689

431

5.1

--

--

Macon MSA

Civilian labor force Employed
Unemployed Rate

145,944 139,140
6,804 4.7

147,765 140,634
7,131 4.8

151,952 143,998
7,954 5.2

-1,821 -1,494
-327 --

-6,008 -4,858 -1,150
--

Savannah MSA

Civilian labor force Employed
Unemployed Rate

132,576 126,885
5,691 4.3

133,336 127,232
6,104 4.6

133,599 127,450
6,149 4.6

-760 -347 -413
--

-1,023 -565 -458 --

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 AUGUST 1999
139,264,000 133,411,000
5,853,000 4.2
140,090,000 134,264,000
5,826,000 4.2

REVISED JULY 1999
139,254,000 133,307,000
5,947,000 4.3
141,119,000 134,800,000
6,319,000 4.5

REVISED AUGUST 1998
137,481,000 131,264,000
6,217,000 4.5
138,379,000 132,206,000
6,173,000 4.5

CHANGE FROM

REVISED JUL 1999

REVISED AUG 1998

10,000 104,000 -94,000
--

1,783,000 2,147,000
-364,000 --

-1,029,000 -536,000 -493,000 --

1,711,000 2,058,000 -347,000
--

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 AUGUST 1999

REVISED JULY 1999

REVISED AUGUST 1998

LABOR

UNEMPLOYMENT

FORCE EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE

35,159

32,029 3,130 8.9

9,262

9,123 139 1.5

8,494

7,899 595 7.0

45,718

44,324 1,394 3.0

220,129 208,103 12,026 5.5

LABOR FORCE EMPLOYMENT

35,769

32,613

9,317

9,177

8,428

7,865

44,711

43,348

221,508 209,315

UNEMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE
3,156 8.8 140 1.5 563 6.7
1,363 3.0 12,193 5.5

LABOR FORCE EMPLOYMENT

36,816

32,978

9,247

9,103

8,231

7,456

47,515

45,869

220,108 207,631

UNEMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE
3,838 10.4 144 1.6 775 9.4
1,646 3.5 12,477 5.7

Augusta Bainbridge Brunswick Carrollton Cartersville

78,501 5,399 8,721 9,542 7,820

73,049 5,452 6.9 5,024 375 6.9 8,190 531 6.1 8,991 551 5.8 7,578 242 3.1

79,621 5,357 8,739 9,659 7,934

73,907 5,014 8,117 9,043 7,623

5,714 7.2 343 6.4 622 7.1 616 6.4 311 3.9

80,673 5,155 8,234 9,513 7,864

74,466 4,762 7,667 8,970 7,561

6,207 7.7 393 7.6 567 6.9 543 5.7 303 3.9

College Park Columbus Cordele Covington Dalton

12,855 84,830
4,666 5,827 15,454

12,220 635 4.9 80,077 4,753 5.6
4,443 223 4.8 5,470 357 6.1 14,976 478 3.1

12,932 85,504
4,686 5,898 15,334

12,291 80,925
4,443 5,502 14,849

641 5.0 4,579 5.4
243 5.2 396 6.7 485 3.2

12,848 85,506
4,550 5,819 14,553

12,192 80,575
4,226 5,458 14,041

656 5.1 4,931 5.8
324 7.1 361 6.2 512 3.5

Decatur Douglas Douglasville Dublin East Point

10,511 6,277 7,654 9,579
20,726

10,092 5,910 7,368 8,546
19,683

419 367 286 1,033 1,043

4.0 5.8 3.7 10.8 5.0

10,595 6,301 7,710 9,419
20,849

10,151 5,903 7,411 8,490
19,798

444 4.2 398 6.3 299 3.9 929 9.9 1,051 5.0

10,511 6,020 7,652 8,757
20,718

10,070 5,610 7,351 8,038
19,638

441 4.2 410 6.8 301 3.9 719 8.2 1,080 5.2

Forest Park Gainesville Griffin Hinesville LaGrange

10,079 13,876 10,993
9,462 14,389

9,656 13,492 10,456
8,925 13,508

423 4.2 384 2.8 537 4.9 537 5.7 881 6.1

10,143 13,834 11,100
9,393 14,219

9,712 13,391 10,516
8,850 13,392

431 4.2 443 3.2 584 5.3 543 5.8 827 5.8

10,064 13,198 11,072
8,985 13,549

9,634 12,763 10,432
8,371 12,660

430 4.3 435 3.3 640 5.8 614 6.8 889 6.6

Lawrenceville Macon Marietta Milledgeville Moultrie

13,714 48,141 33,106
6,568 7,757

13,257 457 3.3 45,365 2,776 5.8 31,901 1,205 3.6
6,130 438 6.7 7,217 540 7.0

13,819 48,830 33,291
6,493 7,855

13,334 45,852 32,087
6,076 7,217

485 3.5 2,978 6.1 1,204 3.6
417 6.4 638 8.1

13,695 50,578 33,035
6,210 7,351

13,226 46,949 31,828
5,744 6,864

469 3.4 3,629 7.2 1,207 3.7
466 7.5 487 6.6

Newnan Peachtree City Rome Roswell Savannah

8,401 13,117 17,060 33,717 63,149

8,110 291 3.5 12,755 362 2.8 16,104 956 5.6 33,209 508 1.5 59,833 3,316 5.3

8,532 13,208 16,970 33,914 63,626

8,157 12,829 15,961 33,402 59,996

375 4.4 379 2.9 1,009 5.9 512 1.5 3,630 5.7

8,458 13,104 16,016 33,660 63,745

8,092 12,726 15,089 33,134 60,099

366 4.3 378 2.9 927 5.8 526 1.6 3,646 5.7

Smyrna Snellville Statesboro Thomasville Tifton

26,839 9,755 9,866
10,107 8,919

26,127 9,521 9,565 9,481 8,497

712 2.7 234 2.4 301 3.1 626 6.2 422 4.7

26,990 9,826 9,831
10,160 8,913

26,279 9,577 9,505 9,438 8,478

711 2.6 249 2.5 326 3.3 722 7.1 435 4.9

26,780 9,740 9,408 9,533 8,619

26,067 9,500 9,001 8,947 8,050

713 2.7 240 2.5 407 4.3 586 6.1 569 6.6

Valdosta Vidalia Warner Robins Waycross

23,712 6,360
23,772 7,269

22,846 866 3.7 5,833 527 8.3
22,697 1,075 4.5 6,870 399 5.5

23,704 6,342
24,057 7,249

SOURCE: Georgia Department of Labor, Labor Market Information

22,717 5,809
22,941 6,822

987 4.2 533 8.4 1,116 4.6 427 5.9

22,515 5,949
24,510 6,860

21,521 5,511
23,490 6,455

994 4.4 438 7.4 1,020 4.2 405 5.9

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 AUGUST 1999

EMPLOYED UNEMPLOYED AUGUST 1999 AUGUST 1999 AUG 1999

RATE JUL 1999 AUG 1998

1,802,207 1,744,516

57,691

3.2

3.3

3.3

201,234

187,665

13,569

6.7

7.1

7.6

133,539

128,425

5,114

3.8

4.2

4.1

244,922

235,452

9,470

3.9

4.2

4.4

248,469

238,500

9,969

4.0

4.2

4.1

232,900

226,948

5,952

2.6

2.9

3.0

125,388

116,189

9,199

7.3

7.2

6.8

111,085

105,201

5,884

5.3

5.2

5.7

68,144

65,301

2,843

4.2

4.3

3.9

47,848

45,178

2,670

5.6

5.7

6.8

199,443

190,096

9,347

4.7

4.8

5.2

99,381

96,766

2,615

2.6

2.7

3.3

199,649

193,037

6,612

3.3

3.5

3.7

118,332

113,351

4,981

4.2

4.5

4.8

68,394

65,126

3,268

4.8

5.0

5.2

167,430

156,674

10,756

6.4

6.9

7.1

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 AUG 1999
202,024 191,589
10,435 5.2
128,830 121,331
7,499 5.8
73,194 70,258
2,936 4.0

REVISED JUL 1999
205,446 193,861
11,585 5.6
130,573 122,755
7,818 6.0
74,873 71,106
3,767 5.0

REVISED AUG 1998
205,187 193,535
11,652 5.7
131,992 123,685
8,307 6.3
73,195 69,850
3,345 4.6

CHANGE FROM

REVISED JUL 1999

REVISED AUG 1998

-3,422 -2,272 -1,150
--

-3,163 -1,946 -1,217
--

-1,743 -1,424
-319 --

-3,162 -2,354
-808 --

-1,679 -848 -831 --

-1 408 -409
--

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 AUG 1999
125,878 118,995
6,883 5.5
98,700 93,495
5,205 5.3
27,178 25,500
1,678 6.2

REVISED JUL 1999
126,237 120,043
6,194 4.9
99,565 94,485
5,080 5.1
26,672 25,558
1,114 4.2

REVISED AUG 1998
125,342 118,890
6,452 5.1
99,519 94,076
5,443 5.5
25,823 24,814
1,009 3.9

CHANGE FROM

REVISED JUL 1999

REVISED AUG 1998

-359

536

-1,048

105

689

431

--

--

-865 -990 125
--

-819 -581 -238
--

506

1,355

-58

686

564

669

--

--

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 AUGUST 1999

REVISED JULY 1999

REVISED AUGUST 1998

Georgia

LABOR

UNEMPLOYMENT

FORCE EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE

LABOR

UNEMPLOYMENT

FORCE EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE

LABOR

UNEMPLOYMENT

FORCE EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE

4,068,368 3,908,424 159,944 3.9 4,085,584 3,918,530 167,054 4.1 4,020,787 3,851,347 169,440 4.2

Appling Atkinson Bacon Baker Baldwin

9,389 3,368 4,662 1,586 19,504

8,518 3,163 4,332 1,476 18,538

871 9.3 205 6.1 330 7.1 110 6.9 966 5.0

9,364 3,368 4,675 1,599 19,293

8,484 3,173 4,322 1,504 18,374

880 9.4 195 5.8 353 7.6
95 5.9 919 4.8

8,839 3,214 4,446 1,615 18,398

8,050 3,025 4,105 1,463 17,370

789 8.9 189 5.9 341 7.7 152 9.4 1,028 5.6

Banks Barrow Bartow Ben Hill Berrien

6,463 20,061 37,511 10,174
7,664

6,214 19,463 36,240
9,440 7,158

249 3.9 598 3.0 1,271 3.4 734 7.2 506 6.6

6,467 20,174 38,087 10,176
7,701

6,200 19,576 36,452
9,418 7,175

267 4.1 598 3.0 1,635 4.3 758 7.4 526 6.8

6,149 20,223 37,751
9,428 7,231

5,889 19,419 36,158
8,942 6,838

260 4.2 804 4.0 1,593 4.2 486 5.2 393 5.4

Bibb Bleckley Brantley Brooks Bryan

70,984 6,025 6,448 8,590
10,504

67,612 5,799 6,023 8,293
10,118

3,372 4.8 226 3.8 425 6.6 297 3.5 386 3.7

71,955 6,022 6,439 8,632
10,495

68,338 5,769 5,983 8,246
10,145

3,617 5.0 253 4.2 456 7.1 386 4.5 350 3.3

74,381 5,709 6,077 8,148
10,515

69,973 5,471 5,662 7,812
10,163

4,408 5.9 238 4.2 415 6.8 336 4.1 352 3.3

Bulloch Burke Butts Calhoun Camden

27,601 8,573 9,514 2,340
18,748

26,895 7,815 9,103 2,190
18,087

706 2.6 758 8.8 411 4.3 150 6.4 661 3.5

27,492 8,835 9,401 2,445
18,636

26,727 7,794 9,034 2,214
17,944

765 2.8 1,041 11.8
367 3.9 231 9.4 692 3.7

26,266 8,630 8,951 2,293
17,683

25,309 7,401 8,545 2,123
16,976

957 3.6 1,229 14.2
406 4.5 170 7.4 707 4.0

Candler Carroll Catoosa Charlton Chatham

4,326 43,482 23,823
4,331 105,305

4,083 41,691 22,982
4,144 100,643

243 5.6 1,791 4.1
841 3.5 187 4.3 4,662 4.4

4,371 43,937 24,057
4,294 106,021

4,093 41,934 23,209
4,112 100,918

278 6.4 2,003 4.6
848 3.5 182 4.2 5,103 4.8

4,126 43,362 24,758
4,081 106,217

3,900 41,596 23,803
3,890 101,091

226 5.5 1,766 4.1
955 3.9 191 4.7 5,126 4.8

Chattahoochee Chattooga Cherokee Clarke Clay

2,329 13,242 74,088 45,718
1,680

2,155 12,464 72,570 44,324
1,608

174 7.5 778 5.9 1,518 2.0 1,394 3.0
72 4.3

2,363 13,109 74,652 44,711
1,683

2,178 12,360 72,993 43,348
1,619

185 7.8 749 5.7 1,659 2.2 1,363 3.0
64 3.8

2,349 12,204 73,997 47,515
1,647

2,168 11,690 72,405 45,869
1,548

181 7.7 514 4.2 1,592 2.2 1,646 3.5
99 6.0

Clayton Clinch Cobb Coffee Colquitt

120,609 4,532
342,705 19,865 21,175

116,297 4,413
333,277 18,977 20,209

4,312 3.6 119 2.6
9,428 2.8 888 4.5 966 4.6

121,364 4,526
344,639 19,917 21,350

116,974 4,398
335,220 18,954 20,209

4,390 3.6 128 2.8
9,419 2.7 963 4.8
1,141 5.3

120,416 4,330
341,964 19,004 20,090

116,033 4,175
332,521 18,013 19,220

4,383 3.6 155 3.6
9,443 2.8 991 5.2 870 4.3

Columbia Cook Coweta Crawford Crisp

41,038 8,388
42,225 5,665
10,179

39,677 7,957
41,074 5,454 9,740

1,361 3.3 431 5.1
1,151 2.7 211 3.7 439 4.3

41,547 8,343
42,801 5,673
10,220

40,143 7,945
41,314 5,431 9,741

1,404 3.4 398 4.8
1,487 3.5 242 4.3 479 4.7

41,867 8,006
42,429 5,338 9,904

40,447 7,551
40,981 5,155 9,264

1,420 3.4 455 5.7
1,448 3.4 183 3.4 640 6.5

Dade Dawson Decatur DeKalb Dodge

6,636 14,533 13,686 359,392 10,396

6,378

258 3.9

14,192

341 2.3

12,882

804 5.9

345,231 14,161 3.9

9,893

503 4.8

6,840 14,442 13,590 362,247 10,306

6,441 14,086 12,855 347,242
9,847

399 5.8 356 2.5 735 5.4 15,005 4.1 459 4.5

6,886 13,863 13,053 359,367
9,954

6,606

280 4.1

13,485

378 2.7

12,211

842 6.5

344,447 14,920 4.2

9,412

542 5.4

Dooly Dougherty Douglas Early Echols

4,833 44,247 50,283
5,100 1,312

See note on page 14

4,566 40,622 48,795
4,724 1,263

267 5.5 3,625 8.2 1,488 3.0
376 7.4 49 3.7

4,886 45,017 50,634
5,167 1,297

4,566 41,362 49,079
4,749 1,256

320 6.5 3,655 8.1 1,555 3.1
418 8.1 41 3.2

4,570 46,270 50,247
5,048 1,267

4,343 41,825 48,684
4,534 1,190

227 5.0 4,445 9.6 1,563 3.1
514 10.2 77 6.1

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

PRELIMINARY AUGUST 1999

Effingham Elbert Emanuel Evans Fannin

LABOR

UNEMPLOYMENT

FORCE EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE

16,767 9,306 9,662 5,250 9,309

16,124 8,693 8,560 5,045 8,971

643 3.8 613 6.6 1,102 11.4 205 3.9 338 3.6

Fayette Floyd Forsyth Franklin Fulton

47,400 49,845 43,632 10,858 397,296

46,425

975 2.1

47,719 2,126 4.3

42,775

857 2.0

10,551

307 2.8

381,479 15,817 4.0

Gilmer Glascock Glynn Gordon Grady

8,811 1,046 38,810 23,463 10,495

8,548 985
37,731 22,575
9,653

263 3.0 61 5.8
1,079 2.8 888 3.8 842 8.0

Greene Gwinnett Habersham Hall Hancock

6,099 316,551
17,339 77,526
4,297

5,830 308,809
16,810 75,712
3,895

269 4.4 7,742 2.4
529 3.1 1,814 2.3
402 9.4

Haralson Harris Hart Heard Henry

10,184 11,541
9,414 5,438 55,190

9,799 11,263
9,032 5,172 53,916

385 3.8 278 2.4 382 4.1 266 4.9 1,274 2.3

Houston Irwin Jackson Jasper Jeff Davis

48,908 5,182
24,126 5,302 6,176

46,857 4,964
23,171 5,076 5,780

2,051 4.2 218 4.2 955 4.0 226 4.3 396 6.4

Jefferson Jenkins Johnson Jones Lamar

8,486 4,913 3,746 11,374 7,933

7,531 4,725 3,465 10,952 7,626

955 11.3 188 3.8 281 7.5 422 3.7 307 3.9

Lanier Laurens Lee Liberty Lincoln

3,775 25,836 10,921 18,512
4,005

3,657 23,759 10,395 17,430
3,606

118 3.1 2,077 8.0
526 4.8 1,082 5.8
399 10.0

Long Lowndes Lumpkin McDuffie McIntosh

3,759 45,731 10,529
9,291 4,916

3,664 44,358 10,338
8,605 4,760

95 2.5 1,373 3.0
191 1.8 686 7.4 156 3.2

Macon Madison Marion Meriwether Miller

5,739 12,947
3,575 10,105
3,251

5,233 12,573
3,393 9,631 3,066

506 8.8 374 2.9 182 5.1 474 4.7 185 5.7

Mitchell Monroe Montgomery Morgan Murray

12,208 8,249 4,197 8,084
19,157

11,386 7,830 3,802 7,870
18,573

822 6.7 419 5.1 395 9.4 214 2.6 584 3.0

REVISED JULY 1999

LABOR

UNEMPLOYMENT

FORCE EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE

16,820 9,244 9,598 5,220 9,248

16,168 8,657 8,526 5,031 8,908

652 3.9 587 6.4 1,072 11.2 189 3.6 340 3.7

47,719 49,539 43,914 10,861 399,644

46,696 1,023 2.1

47,296 2,243 4.5

43,024

890 2.0

10,505

356 3.3

383,702 15,942 4.0

8,767 1,040 38,656 23,345 10,972

8,503 982
37,392 22,429
9,694

264 3.0 58 5.6
1,264 3.3 916 3.9
1,278 11.6

6,112 318,838
17,384 77,241
4,261

5,803 310,609
16,735 75,145
3,874

309 5.1 8,229 2.6
649 3.7 2,096 2.7
387 9.1

10,160 11,699
9,386 5,461 55,513

9,729 11,382
8,991 5,135 54,230

431 4.2 317 2.7 395 4.2 326 6.0 1,283 2.3

49,491 5,175
23,933 5,240 6,171

47,360 4,953
23,051 5,048 5,762

2,131 4.3 222 4.3 882 3.7 192 3.7 409 6.6

8,618 5,006 3,745 11,557 7,909

7,507 4,725 3,450 11,069 7,575

1,111 12.9 281 5.6 295 7.9 488 4.2 334 4.2

3,753 25,472 11,086 18,377
4,035

3,636 23,604 10,585 17,283
3,584

117 3.1 1,868 7.3
501 4.5 1,094 6.0
451 11.2

3,747 45,671 10,617
9,405 4,916

3,633 44,106 10,275
8,705 4,732

114 3.0 1,565 3.4
342 3.2 700 7.4 184 3.7

5,761 12,732
3,570 10,028
3,245

5,257 12,296
3,384 9,563 3,084

504 8.7 436 3.4 186 5.2 465 4.6 161 5.0

12,378 8,184 4,169 8,127
19,007

11,407 7,772 3,787 7,860
18,414

971 7.8 412 5.0 382 9.2 267 3.3 593 3.1

REVISED AUGUST 1998

LABOR

UNEMPLOYMENT

FORCE EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE

16,867 8,782 9,108 4,987 9,041

16,196 8,209 8,096 4,776 8,437

671 4.0 573 6.5 1,012 11.1 211 4.2 604 6.7

47,338 46,774 43,558 10,279 396,989

46,320 1,018 2.2

44,712 2,062 4.4

42,677

881 2.0

9,960

319 3.1

380,613 16,376 4.1

8,436 1,037 36,474 22,098 9,861

8,052 932
35,322 21,234
9,260

384 4.6 105 10.1 1,152 3.2 864 3.9 601 6.1

5,928 316,057
16,678 73,679
4,070

5,501 308,108
15,867 71,623
3,674

427 7.2 7,949 2.5
811 4.9 2,056 2.8
396 9.7

9,730 11,664
8,831 5,136 55,141

9,213 11,333
8,524 4,898 53,793

517 5.3 331 2.8 307 3.5 238 4.6 1,348 2.4

50,440 4,909
22,797 4,956 5,912

48,493 4,702
21,840 4,789 5,469

1,947 3.9 207 4.2 957 4.2 167 3.4 443 7.5

8,202 4,809 3,604 11,861 7,563

7,125 4,530 3,270 11,334 7,226

1,077 13.1 279 5.8 334 9.3 527 4.4 337 4.5

3,528 23,793 11,335 17,585
3,658

3,444 22,347 10,703 16,347
3,392

84 2.4 1,446 6.1
632 5.6 1,238 7.0
266 7.3

3,563 43,362 10,117
9,451 4,699

3,436 41,785
9,826 8,771 4,485

127 3.6 1,577 3.6
291 2.9 680 7.2 214 4.6

5,629 13,393
3,344 9,644 3,102

5,019 13,011
3,214 9,115 2,947

610 10.8 382 2.9 130 3.9 529 5.5 155 5.0

11,768 7,882 3,907 7,726
18,160

10,864 7,405 3,592 7,469
17,525

904 7.7 477 6.1 315 8.1 257 3.3 635 3.5

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

PRELIMINARY AUGUST 1999

REVISED JULY 1999

Muscogee Newton Oconee Oglethorpe Paulding

LABOR

UNEMPLOYMENT

FORCE EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE

84,830 28,026 12,460
6,108 37,598

80,077 27,049 12,274
5,929 36,762

4,753 5.6 977 3.5 186 1.5 179 2.9 836 2.2

LABOR

UNEMPLOYMENT

FORCE EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE

85,504 28,290 12,187
6,108 37,869

80,925 27,206 12,004
5,905 36,976

4,579 5.4 1,084 3.8
183 1.5 203 3.3 893 2.4

Peach Pickens Pierce Pike Polk

10,688 9,887 7,996 6,820
16,930

9,966 9,643 7,614 6,577 16,051

722 6.8 244 2.5 382 4.8 243 3.6 879 5.2

10,688 10,005
7,996 6,769 16,991

10,073 9,699 7,609 6,532
15,919

615 5.8 306 3.1 387 4.8 237 3.5 1,072 6.3

Pulaski Putnam Quitman Rabun Randolph

5,122 9,666 1,421 7,688 3,525

4,917 9,380 1,375 7,494 3,268

205 4.0 286 3.0
46 3.2 194 2.5 257 7.3

5,149 9,657 1,423 7,629 3,593

4,907 9,331 1,373 7,434 3,267

242 4.7 326 3.4
50 3.5 195 2.6 326 9.1

Richmond Rockdale Schley Screven Seminole

78,501 38,693
1,963 6,771 4,828

73,049 37,717
1,885 6,294 4,579

5,452 6.9 976 2.5 78 4.0 477 7.0 249 5.2

79,621 39,031
1,948 6,761 4,825

73,907 37,937
1,876 6,285 4,605

5,714 7.2 1,094 2.8
72 3.7 476 7.0 220 4.6

Spalding Stephens Stewart Sumter Talbot

28,988 13,625
2,753 16,502
3,006

28,000 13,174
2,617 15,570
2,838

988 3.4 451 3.3 136 4.9 932 5.6 168 5.6

29,237 13,677
2,752 16,384
2,967

28,163 13,070
2,607 15,502
2,822

1,074 3.7 607 4.4 145 5.3 882 5.4 145 4.9

Taliaferro Tattnall Taylor Telfair Terrell

743 7,575 3,858 5,704 4,133

705 7,132 3,650 5,055 3,768

38 5.1 443 5.8 208 5.4 649 11.4 365 8.8

745 7,628 3,871 5,560 4,162

706 7,185 3,648 5,046 3,781

39 5.2 443 5.8 223 5.8 514 9.2 381 9.2

Thomas Tift Toombs Towns Treutlen

23,509 22,880 13,799
4,072 3,363

22,424 21,966 12,480
3,950 2,856

1,085 4.6 914 4.0
1,319 9.6 122 3.0 507 15.1

23,572 22,858 13,764
4,039 3,288

22,322 21,917 12,430
3,922 2,845

1,250 5.3 941 4.1
1,334 9.7 117 2.9 443 13.5

Troup Turner Twiggs Union Upson

32,289 4,636 3,991 7,572
14,889

30,857 4,295 3,753 7,387
13,995

1,432 4.4 341 7.4 238 6.0 185 2.4 894 6.0

31,937 4,686 4,073 7,543
14,789

30,593 4,310 3,794 7,370
13,882

1,344 4.2 376 8.0 279 6.8 173 2.3 907 6.1

Walker Walton Ware Warren Washington

29,237 26,714 17,192
3,308 10,593

27,530 25,861 16,460
3,001 9,867

1,707 5.8 853 3.2 732 4.3 307 9.3 726 6.9

28,954 26,992 17,127
3,246 10,601

27,802 26,012 16,342
2,987 9,816

1,152 4.0 980 3.6 785 4.6 259 8.0 785 7.4

Wayne Webster Wheeler White Whitfield

12,341 1,199 2,368 9,649
52,217

11,603 1,141 2,140 9,319
51,031

738 6.0 58 4.8
228 9.6 330 3.4 1,186 2.3

12,311 1,208 2,357 9,651
51,800

11,526 1,141 2,136 9,267
50,598

785 6.4 67 5.5
221 9.4 384 4.0 1,202 2.3

Wilcox Wilkes Wilkinson Worth

3,521 6,261 5,112 9,951

3,327 5,885 4,678 9,300

194 5.5 376 6.0 434 8.5 651 6.5

SOURCE: Georgia Department of Labor, Labor Market Information

3,558 6,112 5,068 9,997

3,327 5,859 4,642 9,326

231 6.5 253 4.1 426 8.4 671 6.7

REVISED AUGUST 1998

LABOR

UNEMPLOYMENT

FORCE EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE

85,506 27,977 12,918
5,826 37,579

80,575 26,987 12,702
5,603 36,678

4,931 5.8 990 3.5 216 1.7 223 3.8 901 2.4

11,038 9,879 7,595 6,451
16,087

10,314 9,621 7,236 6,225
15,167

724 6.6 258 2.6 359 4.7 226 3.5 920 5.7

4,990 9,173 1,366 7,181 3,569

4,705 8,901 1,301 7,023 3,102

285 5.7 272 3.0
65 4.8 158 2.2 467 13.1

80,673 38,706
1,898 6,545 4,656

74,466 37,631
1,796 5,969 4,396

6,207 7.7 1,075 2.8
102 5.4 576 8.8 260 5.6

29,114 12,890
2,633 15,910
2,832

27,936 12,364
2,475 14,696
2,696

1,178 4.0 526 4.1 158 6.0
1,214 7.6 136 4.8

718 7,303 3,647 5,374 4,060

672 6,873 3,467 4,793 3,605

46 6.4 430 5.9 180 4.9 581 10.8 455 11.2

22,175 22,043 12,887
3,865 2,917

21,160 20,811 11,791
3,707 2,699

1,015 4.6 1,232 5.6 1,096 8.5
158 4.1 218 7.5

30,367 4,620 4,231 7,248
13,532

28,921 4,106 3,884 6,991
13,126

1,446 4.8 514 11.1 347 8.2 257 3.5 406 3.0

29,928 26,741 16,206
3,406 10,146

28,513 25,802 15,463
2,833 9,304

1,415 4.7 939 3.5 743 4.6 573 16.8 842 8.3

11,700 1,133 2,229 9,169
49,114

10,907 1,090 2,030 8,773
47,845

793 6.8 43 3.8
199 8.9 396 4.3 1,269 2.6

3,328 5,963 4,799 9,628

3,164 5,610 4,393 8,891

164 4.9 353 5.9 406 8.5 737 7.7

UNEMPLOYMENT
Atlanta Regional Commission compared to Georgia
8%

Atlanta Regional Georgia

ARC: 3.2%
Georgia: 3.9%

7% 6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug 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: 6.7% Georgia: 3.9%

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

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: 3.8%

Georgia: 3.9%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2%
Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug
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: 3.9%

8%

Georgia: 3.9%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug 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: 4.0%

8%

Georgia: 3.9%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug 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: 2.6%

8%

Georgia: 3.9%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug 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: 7.3% Georgia: 3.9%

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

1998

1999

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

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

UNEMPLOYMENT

Lower Chattahoochee Region Compared to Georgia

10%

Lower Chattahoochee Georgia

Lower Chattahoochee: 5.3% Georgia: 3.9%

9% 8% 7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2%
Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug
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: 4.2%

8%

Georgia: 3.9%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

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

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: 5.6% Georgia: 3.9%

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

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: 4.7%

Georgia: 3.9%

8%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar

Apr May Jun Jul Aug

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: 2.6%

Georgia: 3.9%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2%
Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug
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: 3.3%

7%

Georgia: 3.9%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug 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: 4.2%

8%

Georgia: 3.9%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

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

8%

Georgia: 3.9%
7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

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

12%

Southwest Georgia Georgia

SW Georgia: 6.4% Georgia: 3.9%

11% 10% 9% 8%

7% 6%

5% 4%

3%
2% Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug 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: 7.5% Georgia: 3.9%

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

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: 2.7%

7%

Georgia: 3.9%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

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

1998

0% 1999

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

UNEMPLOYMENT
Atlanta Area Compared to Georgia
8%

Atlanta Area Georgia

Atlanta Area: 3.2%

7%

Georgia: 3.9%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

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

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

0%

UNEMPLOYMENT

Augusta - Aiken Area Compared to Georgia

12%

Augusta Area Georgia

Augusta Area: 5.2% Georgia: 3.9%

11% 10% 9%

8%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

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

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: 5.5%

8%

Georgia: 3.9%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug 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: 4.7%

8%

Georgia: 3.9%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug 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: 4.3% Georgia: 3.9%

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

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%