News release, May 25, 2000I

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

May 25, 2000

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

MIDDLE FLINT AREA HITS 42,500 JOB MARK IN APRIL, AS AREA'S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE DROPS TO 5.1 PERCENT

ATLANTA -- State Labor Commissioner Michael Thurmond said today that the Middle Flint region hit the 42,500 job mark in April, and the area's unemployment rate declined to 5.1 percent. The area's jobless rate was down from 5.6 percent in March and 6.1 percent in April 1999.

"While we are pleased with low unemployment and good job growth," Thurmond said, "statewide the growth of our skilled workforce is not keeping pace with rapid job growth, so unless we increase the size of our workforce, the current shortage of skilled workers could threaten our future economic prosperity.

"We can narrow this gap," Thurmond continued, "by providing nontraditional workers with the training and other assistance needed to bring them into the workforce. For example, we are partnering with the Department of Technical and Adult Education and working with the public schools through the Jobs for Georgia Graduates (JGG) program and others to 'upskill' untapped segments of our indigenous population. With the right kind of training, senior citizens, persons with disabilities, former welfare recipients and rehabilitated ex-offenders can play a major role in alleviating our state's labor shortage."

In the past year in Georgia, 145,600 new jobs have been created, for a 3.8 percent growth rate, while the workforce has grown by only 78,330, or 1.9 percent. Georgia hit the 4 million job mark in April for the first time ever, and the state's unemployment rate declined to 3.1 percent, the lowest level since the department began keeping monthly records in 1970.

Labor market data are now available on the Georgia Department of Labor's Web site at www.dol. state.ga.us

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E-mail: communications@dol.state.ga.us.

FY-00-532

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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 February, 2000
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 APRIL 2000

REVISED MARCH 2000

REVISED APRIL 1999

CHANGE FROM

REVISED MAR 2000

REVISED APR 1999

Georgia

Civilian labor force Employed
Unemployed Rate

4,139,922 4,010,877
129,045 3.1

4,133,317 3,991,034
142,283 3.4

4,061,592 3,911,172
150,420 3.7

6,605 19,843 -13,238
--

78,330 99,705 -21,375
--

Albany MSA

Civilian labor force Employed
Unemployed Rate

55,649 52,848
2,801 5.0

55,469 52,646
2,823 5.1

56,777 52,591
4,186 7.4

180

-1,128

202

257

-22

-1,385

--

--

Athens MSA

Civilian labor force Employed
Unemployed Rate

74,991 73,523
1,468 2.0

74,553 73,044
1,509 2.0

73,676 71,770
1,906 2.6

438

1,315

479

1,753

-41

-438

--

--

Atlanta MSA

Civilian labor force Employed
Unemployed Rate

2,261,374 2,203,660
57,714 2.6

2,253,460 2,192,487
60,973 2.7

2,190,234 2,127,262
62,972 2.9

7,914 11,173 -3,259
--

71,140 76,398 -5,258
--

Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC MSA

Civilian labor force Employed
Unemployed Rate

209,565 201,721
7,844 3.7

207,407 198,896
8,511 4.1

208,815 199,139
9,676 4.6

2,158 2,825 -667
--

750 2,582 -1,832
--

Columbus, GA-AL MSA

Civilian labor force Employed
Unemployed Rate

128,079 123,271
4,808 3.8

127,964 122,623
5,341 4.2

126,318 120,418
5,900 4.7

115 648 -533
--

1,761 2,853 -1,092
--

Macon MSA

Civilian labor force Employed
Unemployed Rate

153,696 148,524
5,172 3.4

157,082 147,326
9,756 6.2

153,223 146,553
6,670 4.4

-3,386 1,198 -4,584
--

473 1,971 -1,498
--

Savannah MSA

Civilian labor force Employed
Unemployed Rate

135,463 131,342
4,121 3.0

134,322 130,029
4,293 3.2

135,649 130,604
5,045 3.7

1,141 1,313
-172 --

-186 738 -924
--

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

APRIL 2000
141,230,000 135,706,000
5,524,000 3.9
140,403,000 135,215,000
5,188,000 3.7

MARCH 2000
140,867,000 135,159,000
5,708,000 4.1
140,501,000 134,494,000
6,007,000 4.3

APRIL 1999
139,091,000 133,069,000
6,022,000 4.3
138,240,000 132,552,000
5,688,000 4.1

CHANGE FROM

MAR 2000

APR 1999

363,000 547,000 -184,000
--

2,139,000 2,637,000 -498,000
--

-98,000 721,000 -819,000
--

2,163,000 2,663,000 -500,000
--

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 APRIL 2000

REVISED MARCH 2000

REVISED APRIL 1999

LABOR

UNEMPLOYMENT

FORCE EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE

34,960

32,870 2,090 6.0

9,814

9,704 110 1.1

7,851

7,443 408 5.2

47,882

46,829 1,053 2.2

230,638 221,115 9,523 4.1

LABOR FORCE EMPLOYMENT

34,819

32,745

9,770

9,654

7,918

7,426

47,567

46,524

230,020 219,994

UNEMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE
2,074 6.0 116 1.2 492 6.2
1,043 2.2 10,026 4.4

LABOR FORCE EMPLOYMENT

35,886

32,710

9,494

9,367

7,908

7,331

47,080

45,713

224,476 213,449

UNEMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE
3,176 8.9 127 1.3 577 7.3
1,367 2.9 11,027 4.9

Augusta Bainbridge Brunswick Carrollton Cartersville

81,198 4,627 7,943
10,050 8,436

77,308 3,890 4.8 4,381 246 5.3 7,414 529 6.7 9,531 519 5.2 8,190 246 2.9

80,556 4,602 7,931
10,013 8,413

76,264 4,374 7,385 9,482 8,148

4,292 5.3 228 5.0 546 6.9 531 5.3 265 3.1

81,246 4,586 7,807 9,741 8,176

76,809 4,309 7,317 9,200 7,906

4,437 5.5 277 6.0 490 6.3 541 5.6 270 3.3

College Park Columbus Cordele Covington Dalton

13,509 87,098
4,436 6,294 13,650

12,997 512 3.8 83,655 3,443 4.0
4,185 251 5.7 5,964 330 5.2 13,236 414 3.0

13,469 87,068
4,471 6,304 13,605

12,931 83,132
4,179 5,934 13,192

538 4.0 3,936 4.5
292 6.5 370 5.9 413 3.0

13,132 86,341
4,366 6,118 13,500

12,547 82,114
4,114 5,757 13,059

585 4.5 4,227 4.9
252 5.8 361 5.9 441 3.3

Decatur Douglas Douglasville Dublin East Point

10,933 6,519 8,187 8,146
21,760

10,599 6,160 7,940 7,577
20,935

334 3.1 359 5.5 247 3.0 569 7.0 825 3.8

10,895 6,522 8,163 8,201
21,697

10,545 6,149 7,900 7,555
20,828

350 3.2 373 5.7 263 3.2 646 7.9 869 4.0

10,610 6,450 7,941 8,253
21,167

10,232 6,060 7,665 7,469
20,209

378 3.6 390 6.0 276 3.5 784 9.5 958 4.5

Forest Park Gainesville Griffin Hinesville LaGrange

10,648 12,726 11,632
8,633 13,466

10,272 12,448 10,992
8,201 12,755

376 3.5 278 2.2 640 5.5 432 5.0 711 5.3

10,610 12,941 11,575
8,613 13,438

10,220 12,404 10,937
8,175 12,710

390 3.7 537 4.1 638 5.5 438 5.1 728 5.4

10,312 12,653 11,332
8,593 13,480

9,916 12,299 10,611
8,091 12,586

396 3.8 354 2.8 721 6.4 502 5.8 894 6.6

Lawrenceville Macon Marietta Milledgeville Moultrie

14,764 50,363 35,054
5,848 7,002

14,364 400 2.7 47,936 2,427 4.8 34,068 986 2.8
5,567 281 4.8 6,534 468 6.7

14,706 52,176 34,933
5,922 7,011

14,291 47,549 33,895
5,547 6,526

415 2.8 4,627 8.9 1,038 3.0
375 6.3 485 6.9

14,292 50,234 33,963
5,943 6,844

13,866 47,300 32,887
5,493 6,421

426 3.0 2,934 5.8 1,076 3.2
450 7.6 423 6.2

Newnan Peachtree City Rome Roswell Savannah

9,276 14,120 15,077 35,722 63,893

8,886 390 4.2 13,813 307 2.2 14,492 585 3.9 35,320 402 1.1 61,513 2,380 3.7

9,237 14,066 15,080 35,564 63,415

8,841 13,742 14,443 35,141 60,897

396 4.3 324 2.3 637 4.2 423 1.2 2,518 4.0

8,872 13,659 15,358 34,562 64,143

8,578 13,334 14,301 34,096 61,167

294 3.3 325 2.4 1,057 6.9 466 1.3 2,976 4.6

Smyrna Snellville Statesboro Thomasville Tifton

28,484 10,522
9,708 9,340 8,040

27,902 10,317
9,413 8,912 7,638

582 2.0 205 1.9 295 3.0 428 4.6 402 5.0

28,373 10,477
9,645 9,355 8,038

27,760 10,264
9,385 8,889 7,625

613 2.2 213 2.0 260 2.7 466 5.0 413 5.1

27,570 10,177
9,538 9,413 7,972

26,934 9,959 9,279 8,778 7,515

636 2.3 218 2.1 259 2.7 635 6.7 457 5.7

Valdosta Vidalia Warner Robins Waycross

22,815 5,857
25,166 6,604

21,338 1,477 6.5 5,384 473 8.1
24,490 676 2.7 6,314 290 4.4

22,770 5,822
25,387 6,591

SOURCE: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis

21,282 5,373
24,292 6,294

1,488 6.5 449 7.7
1,095 4.3 297 4.5

21,874 5,771
25,171 6,605

21,027 5,302
24,164 6,225

847 3.9 469 8.1 1,007 4.0 380 5.8

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 APRIL 2000

EMPLOYED UNEMPLOYED

APRIL 2000

APRIL 2000

RATE APR 2000 MAR 2000 APR 1999

1,912,800 1,865,099

47,701

2.5

2.6

2.9

200,145

190,584

9,561

4.8

5.4

5.9

136,495

131,322

5,173

3.8

3.9

3.9

240,100

232,397

7,703

3.2

3.3

3.6

249,737

242,885

6,852

2.7

2.9

3.9

230,078

224,963

5,115

2.2

3.0

2.6

112,959

106,389

6,570

5.8

6.1

6.3

112,662

108,120

4,542

4.0

4.6

4.8

65,986

62,980

3,006

4.6

4.5

6.0

44,870

42,563

2,307

5.1

5.6

6.1

202,726

195,692

7,034

3.5

6.0

4.7

92,713

90,506

2,207

2.4

2.5

2.8

206,618

200,908

5,710

2.8

3.0

3.3

109,812

104,323

5,489

5.0

5.0

4.6

64,132

61,654

2,478

3.9

4.0

4.9

158,089

150,491

7,598

4.8

4.9

6.6

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 APRIL 2000
209,565 201,721
7,844 3.7
135,393 130,054
5,339 3.9
74,172 71,667
2,505 3.4

REVISED MARCH 2000
207,407 198,896
8,511 4.1
134,193 128,298
5,895 4.4
73,214 70,598
2,616 3.6

REVISED APRIL 1999
208,815 199,139
9,676 4.6
135,618 129,215
6,403 4.7
73,197 69,924
3,273 4.5

CHANGE FROM

REVISED MAR 2000

REVISED APR 1999

2,158 2,825 -667
--

750 2,582 -1,832
--

1,200 1,756 -556
--

-225 839 -1,064
--

958 1,069 -111
--

975 1,743 -768
--

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 APRIL 2000
128,079 123,271
4,808 3.8
101,674 97,769 3,905 3.8
26,405 25,502
903 3.4

REVISED MARCH 2000
127,964 122,623
5,341 4.2
101,611 97,157 4,454 4.4
26,353 25,466
887 3.4

REVISED APRIL 1999
126,318 120,418
5,900 4.7
100,661 95,968 4,693 4.7
25,657 24,450
1,207 4.7

CHANGE FROM

REVISED MAR 2000

REVISED APR 1999

115 648 -533
--

1,761 2,853 -1,092
--

63 612 -549
--

1,013 1,801 -788
--

52

748

36

1,052

16

-304

--

--

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 APRIL 2000

REVISED MARCH 2000

REVISED APRIL 1999

Georgia

LABOR

UNEMPLOYMENT

FORCE EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE

LABOR

UNEMPLOYMENT

FORCE EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE

LABOR

UNEMPLOYMENT

FORCE EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE

4,139,922 4,010,877 129,045 3.1 4,133,317 3,991,034 142,283 3.4 4,061,592 3,911,172 150,420 3.7

Appling Atkinson Bacon Baker Baldwin

8,130 3,312 4,143 1,527 17,454

7,602 3,151 3,963 1,465 16,834

528 6.5 161 4.9 180 4.3
62 4.1 620 3.6

8,059 3,297 4,141 1,546 17,604

7,585 3,149 3,955 1,471 16,776

474 5.9 148 4.5 186 4.5
75 4.9 828 4.7

8,159 3,287 4,248 1,537 17,605

7,483 3,094 3,898 1,433 16,612

676 8.3 193 5.9 350 8.2 104 6.8 993 5.6

Banks Barrow Bartow Ben Hill Berrien

6,257 21,499 40,455
9,207 6,953

6,041 20,944 39,164
8,739 6,635

216 3.5 555 2.6 1,291 3.2 468 5.1 318 4.6

6,196 21,450 40,359
9,179 7,003

6,030 20,838 38,966
8,722 6,633

166 2.7 612 2.9 1,393 3.5 457 5.0 370 5.3

6,160 20,841 39,223
9,048 7,146

5,944 20,218 37,806
8,599 6,515

216 3.5 623 3.0 1,417 3.6 449 5.0 631 8.8

Bibb Bleckley Brantley Brooks Bryan

74,387 5,613 5,755 7,706
10,888

71,439 5,446 5,466 7,326
10,596

2,948 4.0 167 3.0 289 5.0 380 4.9 292 2.7

76,483 5,666 5,742 7,618
10,767

70,863 5,433 5,450 7,307
10,490

5,620 7.3 233 4.1 292 5.1 311 4.1 277 2.6

74,055 5,575 5,730 7,538
10,833

70,491 5,365 5,389 7,219
10,536

3,564 4.8 210 3.8 341 6.0 319 4.2 297 2.7

Bulloch Burke Butts Calhoun Camden

27,160 8,385 8,524 2,191
16,891

26,468 7,734 8,076 2,066
16,370

692 2.5 651 7.8 448 5.3 125 5.7 521 3.1

27,001 8,440 8,420 2,207
16,875

26,390 7,721 8,053 2,070
16,318

611 2.3 719 8.5 367 4.4 137 6.2 557 3.3

26,698 8,431 8,341 2,224
16,696

26,090 7,613 7,967 2,019
16,148

608 2.3 818 9.7 374 4.5 205 9.2 548 3.3

Candler Carroll Catoosa Charlton Chatham

3,978 45,881 25,897
3,750 106,815

3,796 44,194 25,353
3,636 103,469

182 4.6 1,687 3.7
544 2.1 114 3.0 3,346 3.1

3,981 45,697 25,784
3,735 105,974

3,795 43,970 25,260
3,624 102,434

186 4.7 1,727 3.8
524 2.0 111 3.0 3,540 3.3

3,868 44,422 26,206
3,720 107,071

3,726 42,662 25,398
3,586 102,887

142 3.7 1,760 4.0
808 3.1 134 3.6 4,184 3.9

Chattahoochee Chattooga Cherokee Clarke Clay

2,475 11,800 81,364 47,882
1,476

2,300 11,516 79,982 46,829
1,406

175 7.1 284 2.4 1,382 1.7 1,053 2.2
70 4.7

2,477 11,765 81,276 47,567
1,487

2,286 11,478 79,577 46,524
1,407

191 7.7 287 2.4 1,699 2.1 1,043 2.2
80 5.4

2,387 11,744 78,794 47,080
1,463

2,258 11,362 77,209 45,713
1,377

129 5.4 382 3.3 1,585 2.0 1,367 2.9
86 5.9

Clayton Clinch Cobb Coffee Colquitt

127,549 3,567
363,632 20,646 19,132

123,718 3,473
355,920 19,779 18,296

3,831 3.0 94 2.6
7,712 2.1 867 4.2 836 4.4

127,058 3,575
362,232 20,645 19,142

123,091 3,466
354,115 19,744 18,275

3,967 3.1 109 3.0
8,117 2.2 901 4.4 867 4.5

123,466 3,520
352,000 20,402 18,737

119,429 3,416
343,580 19,459 17,981

4,037 3.3 104 3.0
8,420 2.4 943 4.6 756 4.0

Columbia Cook Coweta Crawford Crisp

44,550 7,769
46,549 5,502 9,672

43,478 7,433
45,005 5,304 9,176

1,072 2.4 336 4.3
1,544 3.3 198 3.6 496 5.1

44,044 7,797
46,344 5,653 9,738

42,891 7,422
44,777 5,293 9,163

1,153 2.6 375 4.8
1,567 3.4 360 6.4 575 5.9

44,494 7,682
44,609 5,564 9,517

43,198 7,311
43,444 5,223 9,019

1,296 2.9 371 4.8
1,165 2.6 341 6.1 498 5.2

Dade Dawson Decatur DeKalb Dodge

7,244 14,772 11,760 373,844
9,626

7,084

160 2.2

14,561

211 1.4

11,232

528 4.5

362,560 11,284 3.0

9,215

411 4.3

7,231 14,746 11,703 372,547
9,661

7,058 14,492 11,214 360,721
9,187

173 2.4 254 1.7 489 4.2 11,826 3.2 474 4.9

7,290 14,684 11,641 362,779
9,481

7,097

193 2.6

14,411

273 1.9

11,048

593 5.1

349,990 12,789 3.5

9,093

388 4.1

Dooly Dougherty Douglas Early Echols

4,563 44,109 53,869
4,552 1,184

4,278 41,688 52,583
4,268 1,152

285 6.2 2,421 5.5 1,286 2.4
284 6.2 32 2.7

4,582 43,931 53,683
4,599 1,229

4,272 41,529 52,317
4,270 1,149

310 6.8 2,402 5.5 1,366 2.5
329 7.2 80 6.5

4,527 45,164 52,197
4,611 1,171

4,205 41,485 50,760
4,184 1,136

322 7.1 3,679 8.1 1,437 2.8
427 9.3 35 3.0

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

PRELIMINARY APRIL 2000

Effingham Elbert Emanuel Evans Fannin

LABOR

UNEMPLOYMENT

FORCE EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE

17,761 8,726 8,579 4,927 8,725

17,278 8,153 7,816 4,701 8,509

483 2.7 573 6.6 763 8.9 226 4.6 216 2.5

Fayette Floyd Forsyth Franklin Fulton

51,101 44,245 51,335 10,168 418,246

50,274

827 1.6

42,943 1,302 2.9

50,551

784 1.5

9,882

286 2.8

405,733 12,513 3.0

Gilmer Glascock Glynn Gordon Grady

8,362 948
35,229 21,927
9,386

8,125 917
34,154 21,323
8,907

237 2.8 31 3.3
1,075 3.1 604 2.8 479 5.1

Greene Gwinnett Habersham Hall Hancock

5,953 341,385
16,351 71,172
3,835

5,513 334,606
15,776 69,855
3,515

440 7.4 6,779 2.0
575 3.5 1,317 1.9
320 8.3

Haralson Harris Hart Heard Henry

9,546 12,099
9,313 4,754 60,973

9,150 11,813
8,938 4,486 59,787

396 4.1 286 2.4 375 4.0 268 5.6 1,186 1.9

Houston Irwin Jackson Jasper Jeff Davis

51,848 4,786
22,689 4,796 5,276

50,557 4,562
22,187 4,632 5,010

1,291 2.5 224 4.7 502 2.2 164 3.4 266 5.0

Jefferson Jenkins Johnson Jones Lamar

7,153 4,322 3,452 12,147 6,973

6,583 4,161 3,275 11,761 6,530

570 8.0 161 3.7 177 5.1 386 3.2 443 6.4

Lanier Laurens Lee Liberty Lincoln

3,595 22,208 11,540 16,885
3,546

3,448 21,065 11,160 16,015
3,322

147 4.1 1,143 5.1
380 3.3 870 5.2 224 6.3

Long Lowndes Lumpkin McDuffie McIntosh

3,657 43,773 10,748
9,645 4,814

3,514 41,430 10,584
9,268 4,533

143 3.9 2,343 5.4
164 1.5 377 3.9 281 5.8

Macon Madison Marion Meriwether Miller

5,348 13,548
3,285 9,018 3,189

4,874 13,287
3,157 8,500 3,017

474 8.9 261 1.9 128 3.9 518 5.7 172 5.4

Mitchell Monroe Montgomery Morgan Murray

11,446 7,479 3,785 6,982
18,618

10,811 7,060 3,479 6,756
18,152

635 5.5 419 5.6 306 8.1 226 3.2 466 2.5

REVISED MARCH 2000

LABOR

UNEMPLOYMENT

FORCE EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE

17,581 8,706 8,615 4,943 8,747

17,105 8,134 7,805 4,692 8,488

476 2.7 572 6.6 810 9.4 251 5.1 259 3.0

50,892 44,212 51,478 10,213 416,859

50,019

873 1.7

42,796 1,416 3.2

50,294 1,184 2.3

9,858

355 3.5

403,676 13,183 3.2

8,429 955
35,131 21,905
9,400

8,100 916
34,021 21,261
8,916

329 3.9 39 4.1
1,110 3.2 644 2.9 484 5.1

6,011 339,951
16,206 72,148
3,862

5,499 332,910
15,738 69,607
3,507

512 8.5 7,041 2.1
468 2.9 2,541 3.5
355 9.2

9,541 12,067
9,346 4,744 60,724

9,127 11,739
8,914 4,470 59,484

414 4.3 328 2.7 432 4.6 274 5.8 1,240 2.0

52,239 4,761
22,677 4,810 5,262

50,149 4,553
22,128 4,624 5,001

2,090 4.0 208 4.4 549 2.4 186 3.9 261 5.0

7,148 4,713 3,473 12,833 6,875

6,571 4,157 3,266 11,666 6,510

577 8.1 556 11.8 207 6.0 1,167 9.1 365 5.3

3,615 22,303 11,538 16,848
3,579

3,439 21,004 11,117 15,964
3,310

176 4.9 1,299 5.8
421 3.6 884 5.2 269 7.5

3,654 43,680 10,739
9,592 4,757

3,503 41,320 10,545
9,142 4,522

151 4.1 2,360 5.4
194 1.8 450 4.7 235 4.9

5,292 13,485
3,292 9,014 3,172

4,878 13,201
3,152 8,473 3,019

414 7.8 284 2.1 140 4.3 541 6.0 153 4.8

11,507 7,688 3,808 7,003
18,572

10,806 7,033 3,472 6,747
18,085

701 6.1 655 8.5 336 8.8 256 3.7 487 2.6

REVISED APRIL 1999

LABOR

UNEMPLOYMENT

FORCE EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE

17,745 8,656 8,199 4,790 8,825

17,181 8,028 7,698 4,627 8,395

564 3.2 628 7.3 501 6.1 163 3.4 430 4.9

49,407 44,728 49,540 10,062 406,198

48,531

876 1.8

42,377 2,351 5.3

48,798

742 1.5

9,733

329 3.3

391,667 14,531 3.6

8,313 978
34,704 22,149
9,464

8,005 904
33,708 21,023
8,744

308 3.7 74 7.6
996 2.9 1,126 5.1
720 7.6

5,789 330,226
16,224 70,693
3,944

5,430 323,006
15,539 69,021
3,464

359 6.2 7,220 2.2
685 4.2 1,672 2.4
480 12.2

9,467 11,933
9,157 4,740 58,869

9,028 11,596
8,804 4,432 57,714

439 4.6 337 2.8 353 3.9 308 6.5 1,155 2.0

51,808 4,697
22,532 4,722 5,218

49,886 4,488
21,862 4,565 4,930

1,922 3.7 209 4.4 670 3.0 157 3.3 288 5.5

7,554 4,269 3,502 12,056 7,359

6,478 4,097 3,226 11,605 6,449

1,076 14.2 172 4.0 276 7.9 451 3.7 910 12.4

3,569 22,342 11,613 16,814
3,493

3,398 20,765 11,106 15,801
3,274

171 4.8 1,577 7.1
507 4.4 1,013 6.0
219 6.3

3,575 42,170 10,661
9,878 4,630

3,467 40,826 10,459
9,208 4,467

108 3.0 1,344 3.2
202 1.9 670 6.8 163 3.5

5,300 13,286
3,255 8,881 3,066

4,781 12,970
3,107 8,395 2,959

519 9.8 316 2.4 148 4.5 486 5.5 107 3.5

11,562 7,583 3,770 6,923
18,458

10,619 6,972 3,426 6,644
17,942

943 8.2 611 8.1 344 9.1 279 4.0 516 2.8

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

PRELIMINARY APRIL 2000

REVISED MARCH 2000

Muscogee Newton Oconee Oglethorpe Paulding

LABOR

UNEMPLOYMENT

FORCE EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE

87,098 30,393 13,561
6,070 41,653

83,655 29,490 13,407
5,927 40,742

3,443 4.0 903 3.0 154 1.1 143 2.4 911 2.2

LABOR

UNEMPLOYMENT

FORCE EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE

87,068 30,356 13,501
6,055 41,424

83,132 29,341 13,319
5,915 40,536

3,936 4.5 1,015 3.3
182 1.3 140 2.3 888 2.1

Peach Pickens Pierce Pike Polk

11,107 10,881
7,298 6,722 15,775

10,701 10,619
7,059 6,469 15,236

406 3.7 262 2.4 239 3.3 253 3.8 539 3.4

11,168 10,821
7,288 6,736 15,771

10,615 10,565
7,050 6,446 15,178

553 5.0 256 2.4 238 3.3 290 4.3 593 3.8

Pulaski Putnam Quitman Rabun Randolph

4,446 9,383 1,299 7,154 2,983

4,292 9,120 1,231 7,047 2,814

154 3.5 263 2.8
68 5.2 107 1.5 169 5.7

4,488 9,392 1,293 7,175 3,047

4,281 9,094 1,233 7,017 2,809

207 4.6 298 3.2
60 4.6 158 2.2 238 7.8

Richmond Rockdale Schley Screven Seminole

81,198 40,837
1,763 5,963 4,486

77,308 39,936
1,688 5,593 4,273

3,890 4.8 901 2.2 75 4.3 370 6.2 213 4.7

80,556 40,645
1,768 5,963 4,464

76,264 39,733
1,683 5,585 4,275

4,292 5.3 912 2.2 85 4.8 378 6.3 189 4.2

Spalding Stephens Stewart Sumter Talbot

30,614 12,005
2,297 15,309
2,935

29,437 11,643
2,164 14,671
2,737

1,177 3.8 362 3.0 133 5.8 638 4.2 198 6.7

30,462 12,060
2,288 15,408
2,933

29,288 11,605
2,159 14,637
2,729

1,174 3.9 455 3.8 129 5.6 771 5.0 204 7.0

Taliaferro Tattnall Taylor Telfair Terrell

703 7,494 3,871 5,159 3,773

659 6,848 3,702 4,780 3,515

44 6.3 646 8.6 169 4.4 379 7.3 258 6.8

711 7,494 3,881 5,135 3,740

657 6,855 3,695 4,772 3,512

54 7.6 639 8.5 186 4.8 363 7.1 228 6.1

Thomas Tift Toombs Towns Treutlen

21,820 20,615 12,705
3,749 2,833

21,078 19,746 11,521
3,614 2,634

742 3.4 869 4.2 1,184 9.3 135 3.6 199 7.0

21,831 20,606 12,618
3,729 2,871

21,024 19,713 11,496
3,600 2,629

807 3.7 893 4.3 1,122 8.9 129 3.5 242 8.4

Troup Turner Twiggs Union Upson

30,293 4,224 4,206 7,674
13,153

29,137 3,852 4,065 7,450
12,468

1,156 3.8 372 8.8 141 3.4 224 2.9 685 5.2

30,217 4,124 4,358 7,679
13,165

29,034 3,850 4,032 7,431
12,425

1,183 3.9 274 6.6 326 7.5 248 3.2 740 5.6

Walker Walton Ware Warren Washington

31,195 29,315 15,661
2,672 9,467

30,374 28,415 15,127
2,524 9,079

821 2.6 900 3.1 534 3.4 148 5.5 388 4.1

31,068 29,205 15,624
2,678 9,493

30,263 28,271 15,078
2,520 9,058

805 2.6 934 3.2 546 3.5 158 5.9 435 4.6

Wayne Webster Wheeler White Whitfield

11,379 1,059 2,119 9,380
46,127

10,877 1,017 1,975 9,021
45,101

502 4.4 42 4.0
144 6.8 359 3.8 1,026 2.2

11,319 1,053 2,150 9,355
45,976

10,843 1,017 1,972 8,990
44,951

476 4.2 36 3.4
178 8.3 365 3.9 1,025 2.2

Wilcox Wilkes Wilkinson Worth

3,281 5,727 4,417 9,178

3,148 5,352 4,219 8,715

133 4.1 375 6.5 198 4.5 463 5.0

3,298 5,608 4,468 9,201

SOURCE: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis

3,144 5,336 4,209 8,712

154 4.7 272 4.9 259 5.8 489 5.3

REVISED APRIL 1999

LABOR

UNEMPLOYMENT

FORCE EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE

86,341 29,457 13,310
5,992 40,133

82,114 28,468 13,087
5,838 39,330

4,227 4.9 989 3.4 223 1.7 154 2.6 803 2.0

11,055 10,488
7,290 6,661 16,116

10,559 10,251
6,940 6,391 15,061

496 4.5 237 2.3 350 4.8 270 4.1 1,055 6.5

4,411 9,279 1,261 7,105 3,062

4,230 9,000 1,214 6,951 2,766

181 4.1 279 3.0
47 3.7 154 2.2 296 9.7

81,246 39,371
1,746 5,927 4,402

76,809 38,551
1,666 5,500 4,189

4,437 5.5 820 2.1 80 4.6 427 7.2 213 4.8

29,744 12,062
2,258 15,354
2,848

28,417 11,484
2,128 14,450
2,703

1,327 4.5 578 4.8 130 5.8 904 5.9 145 5.1

679 7,172 3,846 4,880 3,883

646 6,710 3,641 4,702 3,447

33 4.9 462 6.4 205 5.3 178 3.6 436 11.2

21,861 20,417 12,518
3,730 2,872

20,761 19,427 11,344
3,564 2,594

1,100 5.0 990 4.8
1,174 9.4 166 4.5 278 9.7

30,204 4,212 4,247 7,522
13,369

28,751 3,779 4,011 7,332
12,299

1,453 4.8 433 10.3 236 5.6 190 2.5
1,070 8.0

31,533 28,470 15,615
2,771 9,740

30,429 27,430 14,915
2,486 8,946

1,104 3.5 1,040 3.7
700 4.5 285 10.3 794 8.2

11,349 1,061 2,150 9,279
45,593

10,724 999
1,943 8,888 44,499

625 5.5 62 5.8
207 9.6 391 4.2 1,094 2.4

3,244 5,591 4,592 9,265

3,095 5,283 4,162 8,557

149 4.6 308 5.5 430 9.4 708 7.6

UNEMPLOYMENT
Atlanta Regional Commission compared to Georgia
8%

Atlanta Regional Georgia

ARC: 2.5%
Georgia: 3.1%

7% 6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

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

1999

0% 2000

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: 4.8% Georgia: 3.1%

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

1999

2000

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: 3.1%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

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

2% 1%

1999

0% 2000

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: 3.2%

8%

Georgia: 3.1%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

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

1999

0% 2000

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: 2.7%

8%

Georgia: 3.1%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

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

1999

0%
2000

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: 3.1%

9% 8% 7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

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

1999

0% 2000

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: 5.8% Georgia: 3.1%

12% 11% 10%

9%

8%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

Apr May Jun

Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr

2% 1%

1999

0% 2000

Note: Heart of Georgia - Altamaha Region includes Appling, Bleckley, Candler, Dodge, Evans, Jeff Davis, Laurens, Montgomery, Pulaski, Tattnall, Telfair, Toombs, Treutlen, Wayne, Wheeler and Wilcox counties.
Source: Georgia Department of Labor - Michael L. Thurmond, Commissioner

UNEMPLOYMENT
Lower Chattahoochee Region Compared to Georgia

10%

Lower Chattahoochee Georgia

Lower Chattahoochee: 4.0% Georgia: 3.1%

9% 8% 7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

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

2% 1%

1999

0% 2000

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: 4.6%

8%

Georgia: 3.1%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

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

2% 1%

1999

0%
2000

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: 5.1% Georgia: 3.1%

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

1999

2000

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: 3.5%

Georgia: 3.1%

8%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

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

2% 1%

1999

2000

0%

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

UNEMPLOYMENT
North Georgia Region Compared to Georgia
10%

North Georgia Region Georgia

9%

8%

North Georgia: 2.4%

Georgia: 3.1%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

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

2% 1%

1999

0%
2000

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: 2.8% Georgia: 3.1%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

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

1999

2000

0%

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: 5.0%

8%

Georgia: 3.1%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

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

1999

2000

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: 3.9% Georgia: 3.1%

8% 7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

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

1999

2000

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: 4.8% Georgia: 3.1%

12% 11% 10% 9%

8% 7%

6%

5% 4% 3%

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

2% 1%

1999

0% 2000

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: 5.0% Georgia: 3.1%

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

1999

2000

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: 3.1%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

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

1999

2000

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: 2.6%

7%

Georgia: 3.1%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

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

1999

2000

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: 3.7% Georgia: 3.1%

11% 10% 9%

8%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

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

2% 1%

1999

0% 2000

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: 3.8%

8%

Georgia: 3.1%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

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

2% 1%

1999

0% 2000

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: 3.4%
Georgia: 3.1%

8%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

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

1999

0% 2000

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: 3.0% Georgia: 3.1%

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

1999

2000

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%