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 NORTH GEORGIA HITS 90,500 JOB MARK IN APRIL, AS AREA'S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE DROPS TO 2.4 PERCENT ATLANTA -- State Labor Commissioner Michael Thurmond said today that the North Georgia region hit the 90,500 job mark in April, and the area's unemployment rate declined to 2.4 percent. The area's jobless rate was down from 2.5 percent in March and 2.8 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 file:///E|/pressrel%20from%201-98%20to%20present/a00533.htm (1 of 2)11/9/2004 11:32:00 AM Georgia Department of Labor - Press Release NEWS MEDIA NEEDING MORE INFORMATION MAY CALL (404) 656-3032. E-mail: communications@dol.state.ga.us. FY-00-533 Click here for labor force data and graphs in Adobe .PDF format. Requires Adobe Acrobat to read file. Download from http://www.adobe.com. An Equal Opportunity Employer file:///E|/pressrel%20from%201-98%20to%20present/a00533.htm (2 of 2)11/9/2004 11:32:00 AM Georgia Department of Labor - Press Release Georgia Department of Labor Suite 642 148 International Boulevard N.E. Atlanta, Georgia 30303-1751 (404)656-3032 LABOR FORCE DATA and GRAPHS 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 file:///E|/pressrel%20from%201-98%20to%20present/files/A0053x.htm (1 of 3)11/9/2004 11:32:01 AM Georgia Department of Labor - Press Release Talbot counties. McIntosh Trail: Butts, Lamar, Pike, Spalding and Upson counties. Middle Flint: Crisp, Dooly, Macon, Marion, Schley, Sumter, Taylor and Webster counties. Middle Georgia: Baldwin, Bibb, Crawford, Houston, Jasper, Jones, Monroe, Peach, Putnam, Twiggs and Wilkinson counties. North Georgia: Fannin, Gilmer, Murray, Pickens and Whitfield counties. Northeast Georgia: Barrow, Clarke, Elbert, Greene, Jackson, Madison, Morgan, Newton, Oconee, Oglethorpe and Walton counties. South Georgia: Ben Hill, Berrien, Brooks, Cook, Echols, Irwin, Lanier, Lowndes, Tift and Turner counties. Southeast Georgia: Atkinson, Bacon, Brantley, Charlton, Clinch, Coffee, Pierce and Ware counties. Southwest Georgia: Baker, Calhoun, Colquitt, Decatur, Dougherty, Early, Grady, Lee, Miller, Mitchell, Seminole, Terrell, Thomas and Worth counties. Bar Graphs by Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA): Albany MSA: Dougherty and Lee counties. Athens MSA: Clarke, Madison and Oconee counties. Atlanta MSA: Barrow, Bartow, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, Rockdale, Spalding and Walton counties. Augusta - Aiken, GA - SC MSA: Columbia, McDuffie and Richmond counties in Georgia and Aiken and Edgefield counties in South Carolina. Columbus, GA - AL MSA: Chattahoochee, Harris and Muscogee counties in Georgia and Russell county in Alabama. Macon MSA: Bibb, Houston, Jones, Peach and Twiggs counties. file:///E|/pressrel%20from%201-98%20to%20present/files/A0053x.htm (2 of 3)11/9/2004 11:32:01 AM Georgia Department of Labor - Press Release Savannah MSA: Bryan, Chatham and Effingham counties. 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An Equal Opportunity Employer file:///E|/pressrel%20from%201-98%20to%20present/files/A0053x.htm (3 of 3)11/9/2004 11:32:01 AM 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%