News release, Jan. 27, 2000D

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

January 27, 2000

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

METRO SAVANNAH'S 3.2 PERCENT UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN DECEMBER LOWEST EVER RECORDED IN THE AREA

ATLANTA -- State Labor Commissioner Michael Thurmond said today that December's 3.2 percent unemployment rate was the lowest monthly rate ever recorded in metropolitan Savannah, since the state began keeping records for the metro areas in 1973. The December rate was down from 3.5 percent in November. The rate was 4.3 percent in December of 1998.

The rate declined slightly in December because temporary workers were hired in retail trade for the holiday shopping season.

"You have to go back nearly 30 years when our population and workforce in the Savannah area were much smaller than they are today to find unemployment this low," Thurmond said. "With an area economy that is generating hundreds of new jobs each year, our focus has shifted from finding jobs for people to finding people for jobs. To meet this challenge, we will be increasing our efforts to partner with the Department of Technical and Adult Education, the local public schools, and whatever other resources are available to us to 'upskill' our workforce with additional skill training and education. In a sense, our local labor department offices have become retailers of trained workers."

Strong job growth continued in metro Savannah in 1999, with the total number of jobs reaching a record 139,200 in December. During the year, 3,500 new jobs were added, up from 135,700 in December of 1998, an increase of 2.6 percent.

Georgia's 3.2 percent unemployment rate in December was the lowest monthly rate ever recorded in the state. The rate was down from 3.4 percent in November. It was 3.6 percent in December of 1998.

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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.

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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 December, 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 DECEMBER 1999

REVISED NOVEMBER 1999

REVISED DECEMBER 1998

CHANGE FROM

REVISED NOV 1999

REVISED DEC 1998

Georgia

Civilian labor force Employed
Unemployed Rate

4,135,029 4,002,259
132,770 3.2

4,137,471 3,995,433
142,038 3.4

4,037,629 3,892,664
144,965 3.6

-2,442 6,826 -9,268
--

97,400 109,595 -12,195
--

Albany MSA

Civilian labor force Employed
Unemployed Rate

53,848 50,785
3,063 5.7

54,185 51,045
3,140 5.8

56,207 52,058
4,149 7.4

-337 -260
-77 --

-2,359 -1,273 -1,086
--

Athens MSA

Civilian labor force Employed
Unemployed Rate

71,470 70,012
1,458 2.0

72,359 70,838
1,521 2.1

71,992 70,363
1,629 2.3

-889 -826
-63 --

-522 -351 -171
--

Atlanta MSA

Civilian labor force Employed
Unemployed Rate

2,123,244 2,067,336
55,908 2.6

2,130,629 2,070,333
60,296 2.8

2,101,545 2,041,854
59,691 2.8

-7,385 -2,997 -4,388
--

21,699 25,482 -3,783
--

Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC MSA

Civilian labor force Employed
Unemployed Rate

197,170 188,456
8,714 4.4

199,585 189,993
9,592 4.8

201,157 192,398
8,759 4.4

-2,415 -1,537
-878 --

-3,987 -3,942
-45 --

Columbus, GA-AL MSA

Civilian labor force Employed
Unemployed Rate

123,537 117,939
5,598 4.5

124,701 118,866
5,835 4.7

123,704 118,648
5,056 4.1

-1,164 -927 -237 --

-167 -709 542
--

Macon MSA

Civilian labor force Employed
Unemployed Rate

143,703 138,388
5,315 3.7

145,573 139,702
5,871 4.0

149,502 142,834
6,668 4.5

-1,870 -1,314
-556 --

-5,799 -4,446 -1,353
--

Savannah MSA

Civilian labor force Employed
Unemployed Rate

128,318 124,234
4,084 3.2

130,247 125,726
4,521 3.5

132,047 126,312
5,735 4.3

-1,929 -1,492
-437 --

-3,729 -2,078 -1,651
--

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 DECEMBER 1999
140,108,000 134,420,000
5,688,000 4.1
139,941,000 134,696,000
5,245,000 3.7

REVISED NOVEMBER 1999
139,834,000 134,098,000
5,736,000 4.1
139,895,000 134,515,000
5,380,000 3.8

REVISED DECEMBER 1998
138,547,000 132,526,000
6,021,000 4.3
138,297,000 132,732,000
5,565,000 4.0

CHANGE FROM

REVISED NOV 1999

REVISED DEC 1998

274,000 322,000 -48,000
--

1,561,000 1,894,000
-333,000 --

46,000 181,000 -135,000
--

1,644,000 1,964,000 -320,000
--

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, Workforce Information & Analysis

CITIES LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES (NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED)
TOTAL POPULATION OF 10,000 OR MORE

Albany Alpharetta Americus Athens Atlanta

PRELIMINARY DECEMBER 1999

REVISED NOVEMBER 1999

REVISED DECEMBER 1998

LABOR

UNEMPLOYMENT

FORCE EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE

34,162

31,884 2,278 6.7

9,295

9,187 108 1.2

8,925

8,473 452 5.1

45,790

44,863 927 2.0

218,980 209,548 9,432 4.3

LABOR FORCE EMPLOYMENT

34,431

32,047

9,316

9,200

8,872

8,367

46,321

45,392

219,994 209,852

UNEMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE
2,384 6.9 116 1.2 505 5.7 929 2.0
10,142 4.6

LABOR FORCE EMPLOYMENT

35,852

32,683

9,197

9,074

8,456

7,813

46,160

45,088

217,675 206,965

UNEMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE
3,169 8.8 123 1.3 643 7.6
1,072 2.3 10,710 4.9

Augusta Bainbridge Brunswick Carrollton Cartersville

76,321 5,668 9,275 9,606 7,874

72,161 4,160 5.5 5,399 269 4.7 8,758 517 5.6 9,053 553 5.8 7,631 243 3.1

77,151 5,585 9,182 9,636 7,908

72,917 5,326 8,662 9,066 7,642

4,234 5.5 259 4.6 520 5.7 570 5.9 266 3.4

78,755 5,214 8,613 9,480 7,796

74,324 4,981 8,069 8,942 7,537

4,431 5.6 233 4.5 544 6.3 538 5.7 259 3.3

College Park Columbus Cordele Covington Dalton

12,803 83,081
5,089 5,832 16,470

12,305 498 3.9 78,968 4,113 5.0
4,777 312 6.1 5,508 324 5.6 16,037 433 2.6

12,859 84,006
4,971 5,837 16,343

12,323 79,756
4,711 5,516 15,851

536 4.2 4,250 5.1
260 5.2 321 5.5 492 3.0

12,718 83,928
4,694 5,702 15,263

12,153 79,962
4,411 5,440 14,767

565 4.4 3,966 4.7
283 6.0 262 4.6 496 3.2

Decatur Douglas Douglasville Dublin East Point

10,498 6,712 7,647 9,834
20,636

10,163 6,353 7,419 9,157
19,820

335 3.2 359 5.3 228 3.0 677 6.9 816 4.0

10,547 6,657 7,675 9,799
20,723

10,177 6,266 7,430 9,047
19,849

370 3.5 391 5.9 245 3.2 752 7.7 874 4.2

10,415 6,188 7,581 9,860
20,503

10,037 5,863 7,328 8,439
19,576

378 3.6 325 5.3 253 3.3 1,421 14.4 927 4.5

Forest Park Gainesville Griffin Hinesville LaGrange

10,059 14,721 11,036
9,957 15,233

9,723 14,426 10,528
9,560 14,458

336 3.3 295 2.0 508 4.6 397 4.0 775 5.1

10,107 14,553 11,161
9,879 15,082

9,737 14,238 10,543
9,447 14,293

370 3.7 315 2.2 618 5.5 432 4.4 789 5.2

9,984 13,704 11,040
9,319 14,040

9,603 13,352 10,398
8,802 13,316

381 3.8 352 2.6 642 5.8 517 5.5 724 5.2

Lawrenceville Macon Marietta Milledgeville Moultrie

13,744 47,335 33,114
6,981 8,374

13,349 395 2.9 45,121 2,214 4.7 32,122 992 3.0
6,564 417 6.0 7,761 613 7.3

13,797 47,964 33,230
6,927 8,277

13,368 45,549 32,169
6,488 7,654

429 3.1 2,415 5.0 1,061 3.2
439 6.3 623 7.5

13,583 49,429 32,706
6,593 7,633

13,184 46,570 31,726
6,043 7,166

399 2.9 2,859 5.8
980 3.0 550 8.3 467 6.1

Newnan Peachtree City Rome Roswell Savannah

8,481 13,121 17,898 33,837 60,955

8,166 315 3.7 12,844 277 2.1 17,242 656 3.7 33,440 397 1.2 58,582 2,373 3.9

8,468 13,171 17,786 33,913 61,904

8,178 12,862 17,042 33,488 59,286

290 3.4 309 2.3 744 4.2 425 1.3 2,618 4.2

8,360 12,967 16,561 33,478 62,823

8,066 12,685 15,874 33,027 59,563

294 3.5 282 2.2 687 4.1 451 1.3 3,260 5.2

Smyrna Snellville Statesboro Thomasville Tifton

26,894 9,790
10,475 10,696
9,511

26,308 9,587
10,252 10,168
9,127

586 2.2 203 2.1 223 2.1 528 4.9 384 4.0

26,973 9,821
10,379 10,556
9,406

26,346 9,601
10,127 10,041
9,005

627 2.3 220 2.2 252 2.4 515 4.9 401 4.3

26,563 9,674 9,751 9,979 8,896

25,984 9,469 9,448 9,377 8,420

579 2.2 205 2.1 303 3.1 602 6.0 476 5.4

Valdosta Vidalia Warner Robins Waycross

26,224 6,863
23,359 7,732

24,497 1,727 6.6 6,261 602 8.8
22,575 784 3.4 7,358 374 4.8

25,804 6,631
23,682 7,687

SOURCE: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis

24,195 6,180
22,789 7,271

1,609 6.2 451 6.8 893 3.8 416 5.4

23,466 6,202
24,150 7,107

22,578 5,773
23,300 6,780

888 3.8 429 6.9 850 3.5 327 4.6

GEORGIA REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT CENTERS (RDCs)

Atlanta Regional Commission Central Savannah River Chattahoochee - Flint Coastal Georgia Coosa Valley Georgia Mountains Heart of Georgia - Altamaha Lower Chattahoochee McIntosh Trail Middle Flint Middle Georgia North Georgia Northeast Georgia South Georgia Southeast Georgia Southwest Georgia

LABOR FORCE EMPLOYED UNEMPLOYED DECEMBER1999 DECEMBER1999 DECEMBER1999

RATE DEC 1999 NOV 1999 DEC 1998

1,803,404 1,756,636

46,768

2.6

2.8

2.8

201,503

191,027

10,476

5.2

5.5

5.9

137,372

132,203

5,169

3.8

3.7

3.6

247,703

240,476

7,227

2.9

3.2

3.9

252,594

245,530

7,064

2.8

3.1

3.4

245,482

240,133

5,349

2.2

2.2

2.6

132,263

124,697

7,566

5.7

6.4

7.2

109,846

104,765

5,081

4.6

4.8

4.8

70,915

68,122

2,793

3.9

4.4

3.5

50,930

48,545

2,385

4.7

4.6

5.8

200,513

192,975

7,538

3.8

4.1

4.6

105,258

102,949

2,309

2.2

2.4

2.8

203,574

198,131

5,443

2.7

2.8

3.0

127,749

121,688

6,061

4.7

5.0

3.8

72,706

69,905

2,801

3.9

4.3

4.2

173,216

164,478

8,738

5.0

5.2

5.9

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

AREA Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC MSA

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate

Residing in Georgia

Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate

Residing in South Carolina

Civilian labor force Employed
Unemployed Rate

PRELIMINARY DEC 1999
197,170 188,456
8,714 4.4
125,551 119,856
5,695 4.5
71,619 68,600
3,019 4.2

REVISED NOV 1999
199,585 189,993
9,592 4.8
127,024 121,111
5,913 4.7
72,561 68,882
3,679 5.1

REVISED DEC 1998
201,157 192,398
8,759 4.4
129,586 123,449
6,137 4.7
71,571 68,949
2,622 3.7

CHANGE FROM

REVISED NOV 1999

REVISED DEC 1998

-2,415 -1,537
-878 --

-3,987 -3,942
-45 --

-1,473 -1,255
-218 --

-4,035 -3,593
-442 --

-942 -282 -660
--

48 -349 397
--

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, Workforce Information & Analysis.

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 DEC 1999
123,537 117,939
5,598 4.5
96,686 92,200
4,486 4.6
26,851 25,739
1,112 4.1

REVISED NOV 1999
124,701 118,866
5,835 4.7
97,766 93,120
4,646 4.8
26,935 25,746
1,189 4.4

REVISED DEC 1998
123,704 118,648
5,056 4.1
97,757 93,361
4,396 4.5
25,947 25,287
660 2.5

CHANGE FROM

REVISED NOV 1999

REVISED DEC 1998

-1,164 -927 -237 --

-167 -709 542
--

-1,080 -920 -160 --

-1,071 -1,161
90 --

-84

904

-7

452

-77

452

--

--

NOTE: The Columbus Metropolitan Statistical Area includes Chattahoochee, Harris, and Muscogee counties, Georgia, and Russell County, Alabama.
SOURCE: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis.

Produced by the Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis 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 DECEMBER 1999

REVISED NOVEMBER 1999

REVISED DECEMBER 1998

Georgia

LABOR

UNEMPLOYMENT

FORCE EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE

LABOR

UNEMPLOYMENT

FORCE EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE

LABOR

UNEMPLOYMENT

FORCE EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE

4,135,029 4,002,259 132,770 3.2 4,137,471 3,995,433 142,038 3.4 4,037,629 3,892,664 144,965 3.6

Appling Atkinson Bacon Baker Baldwin

9,769 3,593 4,836 1,710 20,770

9,143 3,408 4,651 1,604 19,850

626 6.4 185 5.1 185 3.8 106 6.2 920 4.4

9,614 3,561 4,870 1,666 20,588

9,024 3,357 4,590 1,568 19,620

590 6.1 204 5.7 280 5.7
98 5.9 968 4.7

9,452 3,349 4,551 1,614 19,488

8,432 3,150 4,293 1,496 18,275

1,020 10.8 199 5.9 258 5.7 118 7.3
1,213 6.2

Banks Barrow Bartow Ben Hill Berrien

6,874 20,126 37,769 10,679
8,149

6,674 19,598 36,492 10,138
7,717

200 2.9 528 2.6 1,277 3.4 541 5.1 432 5.3

6,784 20,115 37,944 10,820
8,039

6,586 19,627 36,545 10,005
7,600

198 2.9 488 2.4 1,399 3.7 815 7.5 439 5.5

6,332 20,020 37,404
9,742 7,378

6,158 19,357 36,042
9,354 7,125

174 2.7 663 3.3 1,362 3.6 388 4.0 253 3.4

Bibb Bleckley Brantley Brooks Bryan

69,936 6,407 6,804 9,269
10,238

67,247 6,222 6,454 8,892 9,906

2,689 3.8 185 2.9 350 5.1 377 4.1 332 3.2

70,819 6,445 6,681 9,140
10,382

67,885 6,143 6,377 8,782
10,025

2,934 4.1 302 4.7 304 4.6 358 3.9 357 3.4

72,880 5,937 6,322 8,531
10,428

69,407 5,735 5,946 8,195
10,072

3,473 4.8 202 3.4 376 5.9 336 3.9 356 3.4

Bulloch Burke Butts Calhoun Camden

29,349 8,990
10,048 2,532
19,881

28,826 8,398 9,752 2,372
19,373

523 1.8 592 6.6 296 2.9 160 6.3 508 2.6

29,069 8,869 9,951 2,578
19,690

28,476 8,284 9,636 2,329
19,144

593 2.0 585 6.6 315 3.2 249 9.7 546 2.8

27,277 8,601 9,251 2,393
18,423

26,566 7,744 8,981 2,196
17,843

711 2.6 857 10.0 270 2.9 197 8.2 580 3.1

Candler Carroll Catoosa Charlton Chatham

4,643 43,777 23,104
4,555 101,877

4,399 41,980 22,523
4,439 98,540

244 5.3 1,797 4.1
581 2.5 116 2.5 3,337 3.3

4,563 43,896 23,292
4,521 103,405

4,333 42,041 22,695
4,387 99,724

230 5.0 1,855 4.2
597 2.6 134 3.0 3,681 3.6

4,219 43,212 24,122
4,256 104,773

4,062 41,463 23,402
4,089 100,189

157 3.7 1,749 4.0
720 3.0 167 3.9 4,584 4.4

Chattahoochee Chattooga Cherokee Clarke Clay

2,262 13,670 74,428 45,790
1,833

2,125 13,347 73,074 44,863
1,737

137 6.1 323 2.4 1,354 1.8 927 2.0
96 5.2

2,301 13,558 74,632 46,321
1,843

2,146 13,190 73,180 45,392
1,708

155 6.7 368 2.7 1,452 1.9 929 2.0 135 7.3

2,279 12,660 73,401 46,160
1,715

2,152 12,292 72,173 45,088
1,605

127 5.6 368 2.9 1,228 1.7 1,072 2.3 110 6.4

Clayton Clinch Cobb Coffee Colquitt

120,526 4,852
343,354 21,268 22,828

117,105 4,739
335,593 20,400 21,733

3,421 2.8 113 2.3
7,761 2.3 868 4.1
1,095 4.8

121,042 4,812
344,379 21,065 22,546

117,274 4,677
336,079 20,121 21,432

3,768 3.1 135 2.8
8,300 2.4 944 4.5
1,114 4.9

119,538 4,468
339,118 19,611 20,899

115,661 4,370
331,456 18,825 20,065

3,877 3.2 98 2.2
7,662 2.3 786 4.0 834 4.0

Columbia Cook Coweta Crawford Crisp

40,329 8,922
42,606 6,087
11,089

39,195 8,555
41,360 5,860
10,473

1,134 2.8 367 4.1
1,246 2.9 227 3.7 616 5.6

40,803 8,840
42,569 6,008
10,841

39,605 8,438
41,420 5,783
10,328

1,198 2.9 402 4.5
1,149 2.7 225 3.7 513 4.7

41,493 8,179
42,014 5,561
10,230

40,370 7,893
40,850 5,401 9,671

1,123 2.7 286 3.5
1,164 2.8 160 2.9 559 5.5

Dade Dawson Decatur DeKalb Dodge

6,453 15,382 14,421 358,959 10,988

6,250

203 3.1

15,126

256 1.7

13,844

577 4.0

347,629 11,330 3.2

10,593

395 3.6

6,502 15,208 14,213 360,643 11,069

6,298 14,928 13,657 348,133 10,445

204 3.1 280 1.8 556 3.9 12,510 3.5 624 5.6

6,812 14,354 13,271 356,134 10,293

6,494

318 4.7

14,065

289 2.0

12,771

500 3.8

343,344 12,790 3.6

9,816

477 4.6

Dooly Dougherty Douglas Early Echols

5,102 43,076 50,317
5,418 1,425

See note on page 14

4,909 40,437 49,134
5,097 1,355

193 3.8 2,639 6.1 1,183 2.4
321 5.9 70 4.9

5,008 43,405 50,481
5,363 1,425

4,842 40,644 49,205
5,019 1,338

166 3.3 2,761 6.4 1,276 2.5
344 6.4 87 6.1

4,823 45,121 49,843
5,102 1,281

4,533 41,451 48,528
4,712 1,249

290 6.0 3,670 8.1 1,315 2.6
390 7.6 32 2.5

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

PRELIMINARY DECEMBER 1999

Effingham Elbert Emanuel Evans Fannin

LABOR

UNEMPLOYMENT

FORCE EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE

16,202 9,887
10,222 5,578 9,814

15,787 9,325 9,171 5,415 9,582

415 2.6 562 5.7 1,051 10.3 163 2.9 232 2.4

Fayette Floyd Forsyth Franklin Fulton

47,496 52,549 43,834 11,579 396,502

46,748

748 1.6

51,091 1,458 2.8

43,072

762 1.7

11,315

264 2.3

384,129 12,373 3.1

Gilmer Glascock Glynn Gordon Grady

9,401 1,111 41,398 24,803 11,102

9,154 1,059 40,347 24,196 10,387

247 2.6 52 4.7
1,051 2.5 607 2.4 715 6.4

Greene Gwinnett Habersham Hall Hancock

6,556 317,656
18,498 82,350
4,582

6,253 310,955
18,029 80,957
4,180

303 4.6 6,701 2.1
469 2.5 1,393 1.7
402 8.8

Haralson Harris Hart Heard Henry

10,891 11,343
9,977 5,857 55,309

10,482 11,107
9,688 5,531 54,290

409 3.8 236 2.1 289 2.9 326 5.6 1,019 1.8

Houston Irwin Jackson Jasper Jeff Davis

48,101 5,577
25,434 5,587 6,470

46,604 5,331
24,842 5,434 6,206

1,497 3.1 246 4.4 592 2.3 153 2.7 264 4.1

Jefferson Jenkins Johnson Jones Lamar

8,685 5,230 3,966 11,258 8,529

8,091 5,072 3,717 10,893 8,157

594 6.8 158 3.0 249 6.3 365 3.2 372 4.4

Lanier Laurens Lee Liberty Lincoln

4,100 26,820 10,772 19,470
4,210

3,921 25,459 10,348 18,670
3,862

179 4.4 1,361 5.1
424 3.9 800 4.1 348 8.3

Long Lowndes Lumpkin McDuffie McIntosh

4,003 50,302 11,214
8,901 5,285

3,925 47,563 11,044
8,500 5,102

78 1.9 2,739 5.4
170 1.5 401 4.5 183 3.5

Macon Madison Marion Meriwether Miller

6,040 13,076
3,799 10,844
3,457

5,650 12,726
3,644 10,304
3,311

390 6.5 350 2.7 155 4.1 540 5.0 146 4.2

Mitchell Monroe Montgomery Morgan Murray

12,917 8,727 4,464 8,658
20,352

12,266 8,377 4,081 8,458
19,856

651 5.0 350 4.0 383 8.6 200 2.3 496 2.4

REVISED NOVEMBER 1999

LABOR

UNEMPLOYMENT

FORCE EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE

16,460 9,833
10,120 5,496 9,722

15,977 9,209 9,051 5,345 9,468

483 2.9 624 6.3 1,069 10.6 151 2.7 254 2.6

47,648 52,154 43,961 11,473 397,942

46,815

833 1.7

50,500 1,654 3.2

43,134

827 1.9

11,174

299 2.6

384,686 13,256 3.3

9,285 1,093 40,962 24,683 10,846

9,047 1,045 39,904 23,903 10,227

238 2.6 48 4.4
1,058 2.6 780 3.2 619 5.7

6,544 318,679
18,238 81,391
4,603

6,176 311,405
17,804 79,902
4,127

368 5.6 7,274 2.3
434 2.4 1,489 1.8
476 10.3

10,758 11,459
9,889 5,739 55,508

10,356 11,218
9,566 5,459 54,369

402 3.7 241 2.1 323 3.3 280 4.9 1,139 2.1

48,750 5,525
25,188 5,529 6,424

47,046 5,261
24,537 5,365 6,125

1,704 3.5 264 4.8 651 2.6 164 3.0 299 4.7

8,656 5,154 3,919 11,366 8,380

7,984 4,995 3,670 10,996 8,047

672 7.8 159 3.1 249 6.4 370 3.3 333 4.0

4,061 26,665 10,780 19,320
4,193

3,872 25,154 10,401 18,449
3,817

189 4.7 1,511 5.7
379 3.5 871 4.5 376 9.0

3,978 49,527 11,063
9,070 5,196

3,878 46,976 10,896
8,589 5,040

100 2.5 2,551 5.2
167 1.5 481 5.3 156 3.0

5,909 13,298
3,771 10,701
3,385

5,560 12,876
3,596 10,167
3,258

349 5.9 422 3.2 175 4.6 534 5.0 127 3.8

12,781 8,616 4,358 8,606
20,160

12,085 8,267 4,029 8,344
19,604

696 5.4 349 4.1 329 7.5 262 3.0 556 2.8

REVISED DECEMBER 1998

LABOR

UNEMPLOYMENT

FORCE EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE

16,846 9,210 9,084 5,168 9,215

16,051 8,601 8,458 4,997 8,833

795 4.7 609 6.6 626 6.9 171 3.3 382 4.1

46,931 48,567 43,345 10,690 393,454

46,171

760 1.6

47,039 1,528 3.1

42,541

804 1.9

10,437

253 2.4

379,394 14,060 3.6

8,725 1,058 38,278 23,422 10,049

8,444 977
37,171 22,296
9,602

281 3.2 81 7.7
1,107 2.9 1,126 4.8
447 4.4

6,097 313,893
17,278 76,593
4,417

5,766 307,122
16,626 74,927
3,852

331 5.4 6,771 2.2
652 3.8 1,666 2.2
565 12.8

10,093 11,550
9,284 5,341 54,640

9,658 11,247
8,933 5,122 53,621

435 4.3 303 2.6 351 3.8 219 4.1 1,019 1.9

49,724 5,135
23,560 5,155 6,193

48,101 4,919
22,906 5,009 5,724

1,623 3.3 216 4.2 654 2.8 146 2.8 469 7.6

8,454 4,909 3,869 11,836 7,809

7,460 4,707 3,428 11,243 7,553

994 11.8 202 4.1 441 11.4 593 5.0 256 3.3

3,688 26,318 11,086 18,231
3,775

3,614 23,462 10,607 17,189
3,562

74 2.0 2,856 10.9
479 4.3 1,042 5.7
213 5.6

3,692 45,246 10,467
9,338 4,889

3,613 43,837 10,251
8,755 4,704

79 2.1 1,409 3.1
216 2.1 583 6.2 185 3.8

5,647 13,205
3,503 9,961 3,183

5,217 12,789
3,363 9,534 3,059

430 7.6 416 3.2 140 4.0 427 4.3 124 3.9

12,052 8,215 4,099 8,098
18,987

11,325 7,749 3,764 7,806
18,361

727 6.0 466 5.7 335 8.2 292 3.6 626 3.3

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

PRELIMINARY DECEMBER 1999

REVISED NOVEMBER 1999

Muscogee Newton Oconee Oglethorpe Paulding

LABOR

UNEMPLOYMENT

FORCE EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE

83,081 28,125 12,604
6,535 37,722

78,968 27,237 12,423
6,365 37,017

4,113 5.0 888 3.2 181 1.4 170 2.6 705 1.9

LABOR

UNEMPLOYMENT

FORCE EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE

84,006 28,155 12,740
6,443 37,932

79,756 27,276 12,570
6,282 37,071

4,250 5.1 879 3.1 170 1.3 161 2.5 861 2.3

Peach Pickens Pierce Pike Polk

10,426 9,971 8,483 7,299
17,783

9,912 9,710 8,187 7,038 17,152

514 4.9 261 2.6 296 3.5 261 3.6 631 3.5

10,608 9,945 8,399 7,221
17,640

10,006 9,724 8,074 6,943
16,934

602 5.7 221 2.2 325 3.9 278 3.8 706 4.0

Pulaski Putnam Quitman Rabun Randolph

5,425 10,353
1,520 8,337 3,675

5,270 10,050
1,473 8,007 3,510

155 2.9 303 2.9
47 3.1 330 4.0 165 4.5

5,552 10,247
1,499 8,097 3,672

5,190 9,911 1,454 7,922 3,463

362 6.5 336 3.3
45 3.0 175 2.2 209 5.7

Richmond Rockdale Schley Screven Seminole

76,321 38,857
2,084 7,092 5,090

72,161 37,979
2,017 6,759 4,942

4,160 5.5 878 2.3 67 3.2 333 4.7 148 2.9

77,151 38,951
2,064 7,041 5,029

72,917 38,034
1,990 6,671 4,865

4,234 5.5 917 2.4 74 3.6 370 5.3 164 3.3

Spalding Stephens Stewart Sumter Talbot

29,128 14,464
2,911 17,410
3,221

28,194 14,109
2,807 16,702
3,038

934 3.2 355 2.5 104 3.6 708 4.1 183 5.7

29,372 14,333
2,887 17,283
3,168

28,235 13,944
2,771 16,492
2,996

1,137 3.9 389 2.7 116 4.0 791 4.6 172 5.4

Taliaferro Tattnall Taylor Telfair Terrell

806 8,059 4,140 6,156 4,353

759 7,711 3,923 5,431 4,060

47 5.8 348 4.3 217 5.2 725 11.8 293 6.7

797 7,885 4,082 6,511 4,319

749 7,583 3,870 5,358 3,999

48 6.0 302 3.8 212 5.2 1,153 17.7 320 7.4

Thomas Tift Toombs Towns Treutlen

24,964 24,426 14,902
4,387 3,399

24,049 23,595 13,396
4,219 3,066

915 3.7 831 3.4 1,506 10.1 168 3.8 333 9.8

24,640 24,149 14,352
4,306 3,452

23,748 23,281 13,223
4,174 3,026

892 3.6 868 3.6 1,129 7.9 132 3.1 426 12.3

Troup Turner Twiggs Union Upson

34,288 4,900 3,982 8,252
15,911

33,028 4,621 3,733 7,917
14,981

1,260 3.7 279 5.7 249 6.3 335 4.1 930 5.8

33,933 4,916 4,029 8,138
15,829

32,650 4,556 3,768 7,821
14,808

1,283 3.8 360 7.3 261 6.5 317 3.9
1,021 6.5

Walker Walton Ware Warren Washington

27,850 26,783 18,315
3,363 11,117

26,980 26,041 17,627
3,222 10,587

870 3.1 742 2.8 688 3.8 141 4.2 530 4.8

28,131 26,836 18,187
3,394 11,092

27,186 26,079 17,420
3,180 10,454

945 3.4 757 2.8 767 4.2 214 6.3 638 5.8

Wayne Webster Wheeler White Whitfield

12,959 1,266 2,501
10,334 55,720

12,429 1,227 2,299 9,976
54,647

530 4.1 39 3.1
202 8.1 358 3.5 1,073 1.9

12,847 1,262 2,533
10,253 55,231

12,281 1,209 2,268 9,861
54,011

566 4.4 53 4.2
265 10.5 392 3.8 1,220 2.2

Wilcox Wilkes Wilkinson Worth

3,723 6,578 5,286 10,576

3,577 6,294 5,015 10,028

146 3.9 284 4.3 271 5.1 548 5.2

3,742 6,449 5,290 10,458

SOURCE: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis

3,527 6,206 4,954 9,876

215 5.7 243 3.8 336 6.4 582 5.6

REVISED DECEMBER 1998

LABOR

UNEMPLOYMENT

FORCE EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE

83,928 27,619 12,627
6,066 37,229

79,962 26,901 12,486
5,869 36,561

3,966 4.7 718 2.6 141 1.1 197 3.2 668 1.8

10,890 9,802 7,878 6,712
16,640

10,231 9,591 7,558 6,513
15,876

659 6.1 211 2.2 320 4.1 199 3.0 764 4.6

5,044 9,589 1,415 7,524 3,615

4,892 9,300 1,359 7,384 3,241

152 3.0 289 3.0
56 4.0 140 1.9 374 10.3

78,755 38,406
1,962 6,638 4,749

74,324 37,511
1,872 6,242 4,569

4,431 5.6 895 2.3 90 4.6 396 6.0 180 3.8

29,028 13,648
2,785 16,407
2,948

27,847 12,996
2,591 15,401
2,813

1,181 4.1 652 4.8 194 7.0
1,006 6.1 135 4.6

740 7,426 3,820 5,327 4,195

701 7,128 3,621 5,011 3,751

39 5.3 298 4.0 199 5.2 316 5.9 444 10.6

23,220 22,800 13,425
4,033 3,085

22,178 21,769 12,352
3,893 2,827

1,042 4.5 1,031 4.5 1,073 8.0
140 3.5 258 8.4

31,596 4,715 4,173 7,601
14,257

30,419 4,274 3,853 7,315
13,802

1,177 3.7 441 9.4 320 7.7 286 3.8 455 3.2

29,025 26,514 16,844
3,348 10,350

28,032 25,720 16,243
2,969 9,757

993 3.4 794 3.0 601 3.6 379 11.3 593 5.7

12,165 1,179 2,386 9,586
51,548

11,454 1,134 2,121 9,204
50,318

711 5.8 45 3.8
265 11.1 382 4.0 1,230 2.4

3,415 6,142 5,042 9,897

3,303 5,844 4,618 9,259

112 3.3 298 4.9 424 8.4 638 6.4

UNEMPLOYMENT
Atlanta Regional Commission compared to Georgia
8%

Atlanta Regional Georgia

ARC: 2.6%
Georgia: 3.2%

7% 6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

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

0%

1998

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: 5.2% Georgia: 3.2%

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

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: 3.2%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

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

2% 1%

0%

1998

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: 2.9%

8%

Georgia: 3.2%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

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

1998

1999

Note: Coastal Region includes Bryan, Bulloch, Camden, Chatham, Effingham, Glynn, Liberty, Long, and McIntosh counties.

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

0%

UNEMPLOYMENT
Coosa Valley Region Compared to Georgia
10%

Coosa Valley Region Georgia

9%

Coosa Valley: 2.8%

8%

Georgia: 3.2%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

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

0%

1998

1999

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

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

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

UNEMPLOYMENT
Georgia Mountains Region Compared to Georgia

10%

Georgia Mountains Georgia

Georgia Mountains: 2.2% Georgia: 3.2%

9% 8% 7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

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

0%

1998

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: 5.7% Georgia: 3.2%

12% 11% 10% 9% 8%

7% 6%

5%

4%

3%

Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul

Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

2% 1%

0%

1998

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: 4.6% Georgia: 3.2%

9% 8% 7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul

Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

2% 1%

0%

1998

1999

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

UNEMPLOYMENT
McIntosh Trail Region Compared to Georgia
10%

McIntosh Trail Region Georgia

9%

McIntosh Trail: 3.9%

8%

Georgia: 3.2%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul

Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

2% 1%

0%

1998

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: 4.7% Georgia: 3.2%

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

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: 3.8%

Georgia: 3.2%

8%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2% Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 1%

1998

1999

0%

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

UNEMPLOYMENT
North Georgia Region Compared to Georgia
10%

North Georgia Region Georgia

9%

8%

North Georgia: 2.2%

Georgia: 3.2%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul

Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

2% 1%

0%

1998

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: 2.7%

7%

Georgia: 3.2%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

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

0%

1998

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: 4.7%

8%

Georgia: 3.2%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

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

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

1% 0%

UNEMPLOYMENT
Southeast Georgia Region Compared to Georgia
10%

Southeast Georgia Georgia

9%

SE Georgia: 3.9% Georgia: 3.2%

8% 7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

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

1998

1999

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

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

0%

UNEMPLOYMENT

Southwest Georgia Region Compared to Georgia

Southwest Georgia Georgia

SW Georgia: 5.0% Georgia: 3.2%

12% 11% 10% 9%

8%

7% 6%

5% 4% 3%

2% Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 1%

0%

1998

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: 5.7% Georgia: 3.2%

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

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: 2.0%

7%

Georgia: 3.2%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

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

0%

1998

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: 2.6%

7%

Georgia: 3.2%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

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

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: 4.4% Georgia: 3.2%

11% 10% 9%

8%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2% Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 1%

0%

1998

1999

Note: Augusta - Aiken Area includes Columbia, McDuffie, Richmond, and Aiken

and Edgefield (South Carolina) counties.

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

UNEMPLOYMENT
Columbus Area Compared to Georgia

10%

Columbus Area Georgia

9%

Columbus Area: 4.5%

8%

Georgia: 3.2%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 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: 3.7%

8%

Georgia: 3.2%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

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

0%

1998

1999

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

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

UNEMPLOYMENT
Savannah Area Compared to Georgia

Savannah Area Georgia

Savannah Area: 3.2% Georgia: 3.2%

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

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%