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

September 27, 2001

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE DECLINES IN NORTH GEORGIA AREA
ATLANTA --The Georgia Department of Labor announced today that the unemployment rate in the North Georgia area declined one-tenth percent in August to 3.5 percent, down from 3.6 percent in July. The area's jobless rate was 3.0 percent in August of 2000.
The decline in the rate was due largely to the return of about 1,600 temporary workers to nonwork activities, including high school and college. At the same time, some textile, apparel, and other manufacturing workers, who were temporarily off their jobs in July, returned to work in August.
Meanwhile, the state's unemployment rate declined two tenths of a percent in August to 3.8 percent, the same as in August of 2000. The decrease primarily resulted from the return of approximately 60,000 temporary workers to non-work activities, including high school and college.
"While we're glad to see a slight drop in the unemployment rate, the fact is labor market statistics for August are no longer relevant. The terrorists attacks on September 11 significantly altered the employment outlook nationally and here in Georgia," said State Labor Commissioner Michael Thurmond. "Although the airline and hospitality industries are expected to be among the hardest hit, many others are likely to suffer job losses as well.
"The Georgia Department of Labor is redoubling its efforts to assist workers affected by this crisis by processing their unemployment insurance claims helping them get back to work as soon as possible," the commissioner continued.

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Georgia Department of Labor
Suite 642 148 International Boulevard N.E. Atlanta, Georgia 30303-1751 (404)656-3032
LABOR FORCE DATA and GRAPHS August, 2001
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 Talbot
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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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Area Georgia
Albany MSA
Athens MSA
Atlanta MSA Augusta-Aiken,
GA-SC MSA Columbus, GA-AL MSA
Macon MSA
Savannah MSA

Georgia Labor .orce Estimates (not Seasonally Adjusted) Place of Residence - Person 16 Years and Older

Employment Status
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate

Preliminary AUG 2001
4,174,646 4,014,219
160,427 3.8
56,230 53,381
2,849 5.1
71,701 69,550
2,151 3.0
2,290,455 2,210,957
79,498 3.5
209,318 199,674
9,644 4.6
128,487 122,241
6,246 4.9
152,694 147,085
5,609 3.7
134,893 130,746
4,147 3.1

Revised JUL 2001
4,235,171 4,065,441
169,730 4.0
57,296 54,306
2,990 5.2
72,935 70,551
2,384 3.3
2,315,901 2,236,949
78,952 3.4
216,541 201,682
14,859 6.9
129,442 122,512
6,930 5.4
153,101 147,204
5,897 3.9
135,875 131,269
4,606 3.4

Revised AUG 2000
4,170,188 4,010,711
159,477 3.8
56,380 52,659
3,721 6.6
73,064 71,223
1,841 2.5
2,261,440 2,191,019
70,421 3.1
210,050 199,650
10,400 5.0
127,089 120,832
6,257 4.9
151,929 145,626
6,303 4.1
135,954 130,394
5,560 4.1

Change From

Revised JUL 2001
-60,525 -51,222
-9,303

Revised AUG 2000
4,458 3,508
950

-1,066 -925 -141

-150 722 -872

-1,234 -1,001
-233

-1,363 -1,673
310

-25,446 -25,992
546

29,015 19,938
9,077

-7,223 -2,008 -5,215

-732 24
-756

-955 -271 -684

1,398 1,409
-11

-407 -119 -288

765 1,459 -694

-982 -523 -459

-1,061 352
-1,413

United States Labor .orce Estimates Place of Residence - Person 16 Years and Older

Area
United States
(Seasonally adjusted)

Employment Status
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate

AUG 2001
141,350,000 134,393,000
6,957,000 4.9

JUL 2001
141,774,000 135,379,000
6,395,000 4.5

AUG 2000
140,724,000 134,939,000
5,785,000 4.1

Change From

JUL 2001

AUG 2000

-424,000 -986,000 562,000

626,000 -546,000 1,172,000

United States
(Not Seasonally adjusted)

Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed
Rate

141,862,000 134,905,000
6,956,000 4.9

143,181,000 136,385,000
6,797,000 4.7

141,425,000 135,601,000
5,824,000 4.1

-1,319,000 -1,480,000
159,000

437,000 -696,000 1,132,000

Note: Employment includes nonagricultural wage and salary employment, self-employment, 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 in South Carolina Columbus MSA: Includes Chattahoochee, Harris and Muscogee counties in Georgia and Russell County in Alabama Macon MSA: Includes Bibb, Houston, Jones, Peach, and Twiggs counties Savannah MSA: Includes Byran, Chatham, and Effingham counties
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis

Georgia Department of Labor Michael L. Thurmond, Commissioner
Equal Opportunity Employer/Program Auxiliary Aids and Services Available Upon Request to Individuals With Disabilities

*Albany Alpharetta Americus Athens *Atlanta

City Labor .orce Estimates (not Seasonally Adjusted) Place of Residence - Person 16 Years and Older

Preliminary August 2001

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

Revised July 2001

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

Revised August 2000

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

35,049 32,933 2,116 6.0

9,685

9,524

161 1.7

8,050

7,467

583 7.2

45,260 43,743 1,517 3.4

230,866 216,988 13,878 6.0

35,754 33,504 2,250 6.3

9,789 9,636

153 1.6

8,117 7,608

509 6.3

45,995 44,373 1,622 3.5

232,820 219,539 13,281 5.7

35,277 32,487 2,790 7.9

9,581 9,438

143 1.5

7,830 7,334

496 6.3

46,058 44,796 1,262 2.7

227,404 215,031 12,373 5.4

*Augusta Bainbridge Brunswick Carrollton Cartersville

80,007 4,761 7,864
10,107 8,573

75,717 4,451 7,288 9,480 8,277

4,290 5.4 310 6.5 576 7.3 627 6.2 296 3.5

81,658 76,461 5,197 6.4

4,910 4,536

374 7.6

8,003 7,427

576 7.2

10,278 9,592

686 6.7

8,712 8,374

338 3.9

80,589 4,730 8,121 9,942 8,475

75,413 4,314 7,483 9,395 8,202

5,176 6.4 416 8.8 638 7.9 547 5.5 273 3.2

College Park * Columbus Cordele Covington Dalton

13,521 12,783

738 5.5

87,231 82,990 4,241 4.9

4,516

4,258

258 5.7

6,478

6,086

392 6.1

13,757 13,060

697 5.1

13,644 12,934

710 5.2

88,301 83,303 4,998 5.7

4,606 4,342

264 5.7

6,550 6,157

393 6.0

14,037 13,294

743 5.3

13,332 86,458
4,377 6,393 14,182

12,668 82,043
4,124 6,031 13,569

664 5.0 4,415 5.1
253 5.8 362 5.7 613 4.3

Decatur Douglas Douglasville Dublin East Point

10,841 10,379

462 4.3

6,601

6,242

359 5.4

8,119

7,851

268 3.3

8,046

7,540

506 6.3

21,758 20,548 1,210 5.6

10,958 10,501

457 4.2

6,754 6,362

392 5.8

8,217 7,943

274 3.3

8,193 7,681

512 6.2

21,942 20,789 1,153 5.3

10,703 6,668 8,039 8,220
21,439

10,286 6,159 7,780 7,603
20,362

417 3.9 509 7.6 259 3.2 617 7.5 1,077 5.0

Forest Park Gainesville Griffin Hinesville Lagrange

10,733 12,845 11,426
8,522 13,567

10,235 12,400 10,747
8,090 12,573

498 4.6 445 3.5 679 5.9 432 5.1 994 7.3

10,857 13,090 11,635
8,693 13,752

10,355 12,599 10,873
8,232 12,803

502 4.6 491 3.8 762 6.5 461 5.3 949 6.9

10,617 13,323 11,903
9,311 13,725

10,142 12,969 10,650
8,708 12,944

475 4.5 354 2.7 1,253 10.5 603 6.5 781 5.7

Lawrenceville * Macon Marietta Milledgeville Moultrie

15,238 14,626

612 4.0

49,385 46,965 2,420 4.9

35,633 34,209 1,424 4.0

5,748

5,483

265 4.6

7,210

6,686

524 7.3

15,397 49,577 35,999
5,832 7,935

14,798 47,004 34,612
5,580 6,818

599 3.9 2,573 5.2 1,387 3.9
252 4.3 1,117 14.1

14,971 49,218 35,067
6,229 7,139

14,494 46,500 33,901
5,850 6,568

477 3.2 2,718 5.5 1,166 3.3
379 6.1 571 8.0

Newnan Peachtree City Rome Roswell *Savannah

9,489

9,103

386 4.1

14,379 14,030

349 2.4

15,044 14,278

766 5.1

35,256 34,667

589 1.7

63,096 60,638 2,458 3.9

9,692 9,210

482 5.0

14,557 14,195

362 2.5

15,290 14,531

759 5.0

35,636 35,075

561 1.6

63,621 60,881 2,740 4.3

9,368 14,258 15,370 34,879 63,684

9,021 13,904 14,616 34,355 60,475

347 3.7 354 2.5 754 4.9 524 1.5 3,209 5.0

Smyrna Snellville Statesboro Thomasville Tifton

28,858 10,819
9,792 9,380 8,128

28,017 10,505
9,366 8,933 7,743

841 2.9 314 2.9 426 4.4 447 4.8 385 4.7

29,166 10,935
9,988 9,626 8,316

28,347 10,628
9,541 9,105 7,892

819 2.8 307 2.8 447 4.5 521 5.4 424 5.1

28,454 10,655
9,617 9,393 8,054

27,765 10,410
9,288 8,695 7,616

689 2.4 245 2.3 329 3.4 698 7.4 438 5.4

Valdosta Vidalia Warner Robins Waycross

22,114 5,763
25,325 6,635

21,270 5,422
24,509 6,265

844 3.8 341 5.9 816 3.2 370 5.6

22,720 21,665 1,055 4.6

5,887 5,523

364 6.2

25,379 24,529

850 3.3

6,805 6,382

423 6.2

23,264 5,888
25,215 6,822

21,440 5,322
24,266 6,363

1,824 7.8 566 9.6 949 3.8 459 6.7

* Cities with total population of 50,000 or more Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis

Georgia Regional Development Centers (RDCs)

Labor Force AUG 2001

Employed Unemployed

Rate

AUG 2001 AUG 2001 AUG 2001 JUL 2001 AUG 2000

Atlanta Regional Commission

1,929,758 1,862,216

67,542

3.5

3.4

3.1

Central Savannah River

188,658

178,611

10,047

5.3

6.3

5.6

Chattahoochee - Flint

137,806

131,760

6,046

4.4

4.8

3.7

Coastal Georgia

238,631

230,637

7,994

3.3

3.6

4.0

Coosa Valley

255,138

245,969

9,169

3.6

3.8

3.3

Georgia Mountains

236,117

229,319

6,798

2.9

3.1

2.4

Heart of Georgia - Altamaha

121,738

114,088

7,650

6.3

6.8

7.5

Lower Chattahoochee

113,174

107,733

5,441

4.8

5.6

5.0

McIntosh Trail

65,904

62,089

3,815

5.8

6.1

6.8

Middle Flint

45,736

43,244

2,492

5.4

5.3

5.9

Middle Georgia

201,405

193,770

7,635

3.8

4.0

4.2

North Georgia

93,329

90,045

3,284

3.5

3.6

3.0

Northeast Georgia

211,236

203,886

7,350

3.5

3.7

3.1

South Georgia

109,626

105,164

4,462

4.1

4.6

6.0

Southeast Georgia

65,023

62,102

2,921

4.5

4.8

5.9

Southwest Georgia

161,371

153,588

7,783

4.8

5.9

6.4

Area Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC MSA Residing in Georgia Residing in South Carolina

Augusta Labor .orce Estimates
Place of Residence - Person 16 Years and Older

Employment Status
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate

Preliminary AUG 2001
209,318 199,674
9,644 4.6
134,631 128,704
5,927 4.4
74,687 70,970
3,717 5.0

Revised JUL 2001
216,541 201,682
14,859 6.9
137,094 129,968
7,126 5.2
79,447 71,714
7,733 9.7

Revised AUG 2000
210,050 199,650
10,400 5.0
135,116 128,187
6,929 5.1
74,934 71,463
3,471 4.6

Change From
Revised Revised JUL 2001 AUG 2000

-7,223 -2,008 -5,215

-732 24
-756

-2,463 -1,264 -1,199

-485 517 -1,002

-4,760 -744
-4,016

-247 -493 246

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.

Area Columbus, GA-AL MSA Residing in Georgia Residing in Alabama

Columbus Labor .orce Estimates
Place of Residence - Person 16 Years and Older

Employment Status
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate

Preliminary AUG 2001
128,487 122,241
6,246 4.9
101,930 97,210 4,720 4.6
26,557 25,031
1,526 5.7

Revised JUL 2001
129,442 122,512
6,930 5.4
103,123 97,576 5,547 5.4
26,319 24,936
1,383 5.3

Revised AUG 2000
127,089 120,832
6,257 4.9
101,053 96,100 4,953 4.9
26,036 24,732
1,304 5.0

Change From
Revised Revised JUL 2001 AUG 2000

-955 -271 -684

1,398 1,409
-11

-1,193 -366 -827

877 1,110
-233

238

521

95

299

143

222

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 .orce Estimates (not Seasonally Adjusted) Place of Residence - Person 16 Years and Older

Preliminary August 2001

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

Revised July 2001

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

Revised August 2000

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

Georgia

4,174,646 4,014,219 160,427 3.8

Appling Atkinson Bacon Baker Baldwin

8,352 3,431 4,225 1,703 17,167

7,660 3,259 4,013 1,622 16,582

692 8.3 172 5.0 212 5.0
81 4.8 585 3.4

Banks Barrow Bartow Ben Hill Berrien

6,289

6,113

176 2.8

22,104 21,189

915 4.1

41,133 39,579 1,554 3.8

9,210 8,777

433 4.7

7,161 6,858

303 4.2

Bibb Bleckley Brantley Brooks Bryan

72,928 69,988 2,940 4.0

5,711 5,458

253 4.4

5,817 5,435

382 6.6

7,682 7,343

339 4.4

11,087 10,844

243 2.2

Bulloch Burke Butts Calhoun Camden

27,336 26,335 1,001 3.7

8,530 7,815

715 8.4

8,354 7,996

358 4.3

2,357

2,211

146 6.2

16,699 16,167

532 3.2

Candler Carroll Catoosa Charlton Chatham

4,075 3,922

153 3.8

46,002 43,964 2,038 4.4

27,076 26,425

651 2.4

3,778 3,629

149 3.9

105,454 101,998 3,456 3.3

Chattahoochee 2,434 2,287

147 6.0

Chattooga

11,885 11,370

515 4.3

Cherokee

84,102 82,093 2,009 2.4

Clarke

45,260 43,743 1,517 3.4

Clay

1,559 1,485

74 4.7

Clayton Clinch Cobb Coffee Colquitt

128,340 123,268 5,072 4.0

3,685 3,517

168 4.6

368,537 357,397 11,140 3.0

20,911 20,043

868 4.2

19,659 18,723

936 4.8

Columbia Cook Coweta Crawford Crisp

44,929 43,843 1,086 2.4

7,915 7,559

356 4.5

47,636 46,105 1,531 3.2

5,545 5,327

218 3.9

9,844 9,335

509 5.2

Dade Dawson Decatur DeKalb Dodge

7,498 7,300

198 2.6

14,756 14,508

248 1.7

12,076 11,412

664 5.5

370,670 355,035 15,635 4.2

9,760 9,295

465 4.8

Dooly Dougherty Douglas Early Echols

4,654 4,390

264 5.7

44,219 41,768 2,451 5.5

53,383 51,992 1,391 2.6

4,731 4,474

257 5.4

1,290 1,210

80 6.2

4,235,171 4,065,441 169,730 4.0

8,590 3,548 4,351 1,724 17,431

7,804 3,323 4,093 1,650 16,876

786 9.2 225 6.3 258 5.9
74 4.3 555 3.2

6,498

6,231

267 4.1

22,569 21,438 1,131 5.0

41,817 40,044 1,773 4.2

9,404

8,948

456 4.8

7,373

6,987

386 5.2

73,171 70,045 3,126 4.3

5,856

5,559

297 5.1

5,892

5,534

358 6.1

7,870

7,479

391 5.0

11,163 10,887

276 2.5

27,877 8,803 8,568 2,548
17,009

26,826 7,958 8,142 2,256
16,459

1,051 3.8 845 9.6 426 5.0 292 11.5 550 3.2

4,182

3,998

184 4.4

46,711 44,481 2,230 4.8

27,340 26,711

629 2.3

3,846

3,695

151 3.9

106,259 102,406 3,853 3.6

2,455

2,296

159 6.5

12,009 11,575

434 3.6

84,860 83,058 1,802 2.1

45,995 44,373 1,622 3.5

1,609

1,516

93 5.8

129,828 124,717 5,111 3.9

3,792

3,584

208 5.5

372,445 361,599 10,846 2.9

21,374 20,427

947 4.4

21,088 19,092 1,996 9.5

45,431 44,274 1,157 2.5

8,059

7,701

358 4.4

48,555 46,647 1,908 3.9

5,638

5,422

216 3.8

10,040

9,519

521 5.2

7,644

7,380

264 3.5

15,027 14,743

284 1.9

12,430 11,629

801 6.4

374,677 359,209 15,468 4.1

9,931

9,446

485 4.9

4,788

4,477

311 6.5

45,098 42,492 2,606 5.8

54,030 52,604 1,426 2.6

4,888

4,562

326 6.7

1,311

1,232

79 6.0

4,170,188 4,010,711 159,477 3.8

8,196 3,387 4,309 1,589 18,528

7,437 3,141 4,102 1,520 17,692

759 9.3 246 7.3 207 4.8
69 4.3 836 4.5

6,449 21,615 40,654
9,402 6,433

6,239 20,998 39,222
8,839 6,124

210 3.3 617 2.9 1,432 3.5 563 6.0 309 4.8

72,596 5,849 6,510 7,940 11,210

69,294 5,661 6,038 7,401
10,815

3,302 4.5 188 3.2 472 7.3 539 6.8 395 3.5

26,889 8,978 9,259 2,488
17,004

26,116 8,296 8,641 2,273 16,421

773 2.9 682 7.6 618 6.7 215 8.6 583 3.4

3,886 45,345 27,164
4,014 106,235

3,673 43,567 26,468
3,686 101,723

213 5.5 1,778 3.9
696 2.6 328 8.2 4,512 4.2

2,443 11,875 83,077 46,058 1,565

2,261 11,511 81,353 44,796 1,471

182 7.4 364 3.1 1,724 2.1 1,262 2.7
94 6.0

126,990 3,477
363,297 21,008 19,411

122,156 3,289
354,174 19,777 18,390

4,834 3.8 188 5.4
9,123 2.5 1,231 5.9 1,021 5.3

44,815 8,296
47,062 6,133 9,540

43,667 7,923
45,689 5,876 9,041

1,148 2.6 373 4.5
1,373 2.9 257 4.2 499 5.2

7,500 7,312

188 2.5

17,408 17,126

282 1.6

11,954 11,062

892 7.5

365,950 351,834 14,116 3.9

9,933 9,447

486 4.9

4,556 44,434 52,869
4,786 1,351

4,252 41,203 51,524
4,358 1,219

304 6.7 3,231 7.3 1,345 2.5
428 8.9 132 9.8

County Labor .orce Estimates (not Seasonally Adjusted) Place of Residence - Person 16 Years and Older

Preliminary August 2001

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

Revised July 2001

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

Revised August 2000

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

Effingham Elbert Emanuel Evans Fannin
Fayette Floyd Forsyth Franklin Fulton
Gilmer Glascock Glynn Gordon Grady
Greene Gwinnett Habersham Hall Hancock
Haralson Harris Hart Heard Henry
Houston Irwin Jackson Jasper Jeff Davis
Jefferson Jenkins Johnson Jones Lamar
Lanier Laurens Lee Liberty Lincoln
Long Lowndes Lumpkin McDuffie McIntosh
Macon Madison Marion Meriwether Miller
Mitchell Monroe Montgomery Morgan Murray

18,352 8,755 8,541 4,902 8,677

17,904 8,184 7,835 4,753 8,395

448 2.4 571 6.5 706 8.3 149 3.0 282 3.2

52,007 51,066

941 1.8

44,012 42,308 1,704 3.9

56,614 55,289 1,325 2.3

10,376 9,913

463 4.5

416,587 398,232 18,355 4.4

8,354 8,104

250 3.0

977

926

51 5.2

34,747 33,576 1,171 3.4

22,312 21,202 1,110 5.0

9,642 9,237

405 4.2

5,827 5,524

303 5.2

351,083 340,709 10,374 3.0

16,273 15,823

450 2.8

71,688 69,584 2,104 2.9

3,871 3,521

350 9.0

9,579 9,040

539 5.6

12,264 11,932

332 2.7

9,516 8,950

566 5.9

4,761 4,483

278 5.8

64,743 63,136 1,607 2.5

52,156 4,988
22,914 4,797 5,750

50,598 4,689
22,171 4,617 5,065

1,558 3.0 299 6.0 743 3.2 180 3.8 685 11.9

7,256 4,542 3,502 12,058 6,877

6,651 4,292 3,286 11,714 6,538

605 8.3 250 5.5 216 6.2 344 2.9 339 4.9

3,528 3,416

112 3.2

21,982 20,964 1,018 4.6

12,011 11,613

398 3.3

16,670 15,799

871 5.2

3,667 3,306

361 9.8

3,575 3,485

90 2.5

42,637 41,298 1,339 3.1

10,872 10,603

269 2.5

9,694 9,144

550 5.7

4,711 4,529

182 3.9

5,431 13,295
3,328 9,069 3,246

5,087 12,868
3,194 8,486 3,150

344 6.3 427 3.2 134 4.0 583 6.4
96 3.0

11,645 7,391 3,846 7,105 18,749

11,127 7,035 3,532 6,886 17,989

518 4.4 356 4.8 314 8.2 219 3.1 760 4.1

18,453 8,937 8,896 5,030 8,851

17,976 8,342 7,966 4,846 8,533

477 2.6 595 6.7 930 10.5 184 3.7 318 3.6

52,642 51,666

976 1.9

44,746 43,059 1,687 3.8

57,144 55,939 1,205 2.1

10,620 10,105

515 4.8

420,405 402,914 17,491 4.2

8,471

8,266

205 2.4

992

943

49 4.9

35,385 34,213 1,172 3.3

22,865 21,594 1,271 5.6

10,021

9,400

621 6.2

5,882

5,630

252 4.3

354,869 344,715 10,154 2.9

16,711 16,126

585 3.5

73,024 70,702 2,322 3.2

3,962

3,583

379 9.6

9,706

9,187

519 5.3

12,367 11,977

390 3.2

9,756

9,120

636 6.5

4,921

4,556

365 7.4

65,507 63,878 1,629 2.5

52,261 5,116
23,583 4,885 5,804

50,638 4,780
22,593 4,692 5,162

1,623 3.1 336 6.6 990 4.2 193 4.0 642 11.1

7,688 4,664 3,569 12,071 6,955

6,773 4,365 3,347 11,723 6,643

915 11.9 299 6.4 222 6.2 348 2.9 312 4.5

3,609 22,384 12,198 17,005
3,794

3,480 21,354 11,814 16,076
3,368

129 3.6 1,030 4.6
384 3.1 929 5.5 426 11.2

3,645

3,546

99 2.7

43,738 42,065 1,673 3.8

11,024 10,778

246 2.2

10,005

9,233

772 7.7

4,798

4,614

184 3.8

5,543 13,545
3,410 9,266 3,346

5,185 13,053
3,257 8,624 3,212

358 6.5 492 3.6 153 4.5 642 6.9 134 4.0

11,951 7,495 3,953 7,234 19,044

11,343 7,148 3,598 7,022 18,275

608 5.1 347 4.6 355 9.0 212 2.9 769 4.0

18,509 9,000 8,696 5,054 9,338

17,856 8,332 7,931 4,756 9,076

653 3.5 668 7.4 765 8.8 298 5.9 262 2.8

51,561 50,606

955 1.9

44,987 43,309 1,678 3.7

55,645 54,791

854 1.5

10,541 10,141

400 3.8

410,980 394,641 16,339 4.0

8,132 997
35,768 22,638
9,290

7,897 964
34,470 21,799
8,677

235 2.9 33 3.3
1,298 3.6 839 3.7 613 6.6

5,705 345,723
15,755 74,454
4,012

5,421 337,637
15,269 72,781
3,626

284 5.0 8,086 2.3
486 3.1 1,673 2.2
386 9.6

9,961 12,152
9,932 4,667 64,080

9,541 11,796 9,521 4,438 62,567

420 4.2 356 2.9 411 4.1 229 4.9 1,513 2.4

51,907 5,037
23,136 4,847 5,234

50,096 4,722
22,493 4,665 4,903

1,811 3.5 315 6.3 643 2.8 182 3.8 331 6.3

7,250 4,586 3,698 11,995 6,758

6,665 4,354 3,383 11,598 6,267

585 8.1 232 5.1 315 8.5 397 3.3 491 7.3

3,684 22,377 11,946 18,220
3,048

3,443 21,137 11,456 17,005
2,813

241 6.5 1,240 5.5
490 4.1 1,215 6.7
235 7.7

3,856 44,519 11,236
9,712 4,560

3,751 41,627 11,051
9,107 4,323

105 2.7 2,892 6.5
185 1.6 605 6.2 237 5.2

5,797 13,581
3,434 9,259 3,161

5,170 13,177
3,296 8,787 2,968

627 10.8 404 3.0 138 4.0 472 5.1 193 6.1

12,139 8,753 3,804 7,450
19,973

11,369 8,292 3,466 7,094 19,391

770 6.3 461 5.3 338 8.9 356 4.8 582 2.9

Muscogee Newton Oconee Oglethorpe Paulding
Peach Pickens Pierce Pike Polk
Pulaski Putnam Quitman Rabun Randolph
Richmond Rockdale Schley Screven Seminole
Spalding Stephens Stewart Sumter Talbot
Taliaferro Tattnall Taylor Telfair Terrell
Thomas Tift Toombs Towns Treutlen
Troup Turner Twiggs Union Upson
Walker Walton Ware Warren Washington
Wayne Webster Wheeler White Whitfield
Wilcox Wilkes Wilkinson Worth

County Labor .orce Estimates (not Seasonally Adjusted) Place of Residence - Person 16 Years and Older

Preliminary August 2001

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

Revised July 2001

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

Revised August 2000

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

87,231 82,990 4,241 4.9

31,167 30,092 1,075 3.4

13,146 12,939

207 1.6

6,181 5,948

233 3.8

44,013 42,964 1,049 2.4

88,301 83,303 4,998 5.7

31,522 30,446 1,076 3.4

13,394 13,125

269 2.0

6,272

6,058

214 3.4

44,488 43,469 1,019 2.3

86,458 30,812 13,426
6,187 43,495

82,043 29,820 13,250
6,035 42,576

4,415 5.1 992 3.2 176 1.3 152 2.5 919 2.1

11,278 11,317 7,494 6,708 15,839

10,758 11,054 7,205 6,462 15,124

520 4.6 263 2.3 289 3.9 246 3.7 715 4.5

11,287 11,472 7,640 6,844 16,276

10,766 11,184 7,345 6,564 15,367

521 4.6 288 2.5 295 3.9 280 4.1 909 5.6

11,249 11,253 7,682 6,693 17,180

10,651 10,954
7,301 6,340 16,584

598 5.3 299 2.7 381 5.0 353 5.3 596 3.5

4,778 9,447 1,318 7,065 3,126

4,390 9,167 1,233 6,942 2,871

388 8.1 280 3.0
85 6.4 123 1.7 255 8.2

4,883 9,678 1,355 7,230 3,286

4,463 9,316 1,255 7,086 2,932

420 8.6 362 3.7 100 7.4 144 2.0 354 10.8

4,566 9,518 1,534 7,396 3,313

4,392 9,258 1,459 7,263 3,084

174 3.8 260 2.7
75 4.9 133 1.8 229 6.9

80,007 75,717 4,290 5.4

40,306 39,288 1,018 2.5

1,784 1,705

79 4.4

6,219 5,686

533 8.6

4,651 4,468

183 3.9

81,658 40,776
1,806 6,443 4,746

76,461 39,750
1,732 5,801 4,557

5,197 6.4 1,026 2.5
74 4.1 642 10.0 189 4.0

80,589 39,929
1,829 6,027 4,838

75,413 38,934
1,760 5,596 4,567

5,176 6.4 995 2.5 69 3.8 431 7.2 271 5.6

30,029 28,780 1,249 4.2

12,145 11,521

624 5.1

2,301 2,187

114 5.0

15,630 14,718

912 5.8

2,941 2,748

193 6.6

30,520 29,118 1,402 4.6

12,452 11,730

722 5.8

2,363

2,229

134 5.7

15,794 14,997

797 5.0

3,008

2,792

216 7.2

30,826 11,679 2,416 15,232 3,043

28,520 11,295 2,283 14,456 2,847

2,306 7.5 384 3.3 133 5.5 776 5.1 196 6.4

736 7,504 3,978 5,541 3,976

674 7,211 3,760 4,837 3,643

62 8.4 293 3.9 218 5.5 704 12.7 333 8.4

770 7,664 4,070 5,767 4,030

690 7,352 3,833 4,931 3,716

80 10.4 312 4.1 237 5.8 836 14.5 314 7.8

850 7,466 3,781 5,211 4,212

800 6,828 3,579 4,509 3,790

50 5.9 638 8.5 202 5.3 702 13.5 422 10.0

21,902 20,852 12,454
3,654 2,807

21,128 20,018 11,602
3,580 2,605

774 3.5 834 4.0 852 6.8
74 2.0 202 7.2

22,437 21,320 12,729
3,736 2,851

21,534 20,403 11,818
3,655 2,654

903 4.0 917 4.3 911 7.2
81 2.2 197 6.9

21,774 20,637 12,802
4,300 2,930

20,565 19,690 11,387
4,179 2,557

1,209 947
1,415 121 373

5.6 4.6 11.1 2.8 12.7

30,338 4,363 4,275 7,676
13,936

28,722 3,996 4,028 7,508
12,313

1,616 5.3 367 8.4 247 5.8 168 2.2
1,623 11.6

30,789 4,511 4,311 7,825
14,209

29,247 4,083 4,031 7,668
12,541

1,542 5.0 428 9.5 280 6.5 157 2.0
1,668 11.7

30,839 4,180 4,183 7,747
12,382

29,569 3,835 3,988 7,510 11,673

1,270 4.1 345 8.3 195 4.7 237 3.1 709 5.7

31,791 30,657 1,134 3.6

30,685 29,725

960 3.1

15,682 15,001

681 4.3

2,783 2,539

244 8.8

9,454 9,087

367 3.9

32,206 31,065 16,061
3,000 9,704

30,989 30,074 15,281
2,585 9,251

1,217 3.8 991 3.2 780 4.9 415 13.8 453 4.7

31,985 30,277 16,081
2,661 9,772

30,707 29,456 15,236
2,476 9,283

1,278 4.0 821 2.7 845 5.3 185 7.0 489 5.0

11,372 10,801

571 5.0

1,087 1,055

32 2.9

2,200 2,022

178 8.1

9,193 8,985

208 2.3

46,232 44,503 1,729 3.7

11,641 1,113 2,277 9,413
47,141

11,007 1,077 2,060 9,167 45,298

634 5.4 36 3.2
217 9.5 246 2.6 1,843 3.9

11,804 1,129 2,121 9,160 47,757

11,034 1,090 1,884 8,848 46,236

770 6.5 39 3.5
237 11.2 312 3.4 1,521 3.2

3,439 5,993 4,382 9,553

3,240 5,410 4,183 9,012

199 5.8 583 9.7 199 4.5 541 5.7

3,510 6,116 4,478 9,784

3,304 5,501 4,256 9,187

206 5.9 615 10.1 222 5.0 597 6.1

3,293 5,452 4,697 9,289

3,138 5,165 4,432 8,778

155 4.7 287 5.3 265 5.6 511 5.5

Unemployment
Atlanta Regional Commission Compared to Georgia

ARC

GA

8%

Atlanta Regional Commission: 3.5%

Georgia: 3.8%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

1%

0% Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug

2000

2001

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

CSR

GA

12%

Central Savannah River: 5.3% 11%

Georgia: 3.8%

10%

9%

8%

7% 6% 5% 4% 3% 2%

1%
0% Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug

2000

2001

Note: Central Savannah River Region includes Burke, Columbia, Glascock, Hancock, Jefferson, Jenkins, Lincoln, McDuffie, Richmond, Screven, Taliaferro, Warren, Washington and Wilkes.

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

Unemployment

Chattahoochee-Flint Region Compared to Georgia

Chattahoochee GA

10%
Chattahoochee-Flint: 4.4% 9% Georgia: 3.8%
8%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

1%

0% Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug

2000

2001

Note: Chattahoochee-Flint Region includes Carroll, Coweta, Heard, Meriwether and Troup counties.
Source: Georgia Department of Labor - Michael L. Thurmond, Commissioner

Unemployment
Coastal Region Region Compared to Georgia

Coastal GA

10%

Coastal: 3.3%

9%

Georgia: 3.8%

8%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

1%

0% Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug

2000

2001

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

Coosa Valley GA

10%

Coosa Valley:3.6%

9%

Georgia: 3.8%

8%

7%

6% 5%

4%

3% 2%

1%

0% Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug

2000

2001

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

GA Mountains GA

10%
Georgia Mountains: 2.9% 9% Georgia: 3.8%
8%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

1%

0% Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug

2000

2001

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 GA GA

12%

Heart of Georgia - Altamaha: 6.3% 11%

Georgia: 3.8%

10%

9%

8%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

1%

0% Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug

2000

2001

Note: Heart of Georgia - Altamaha Region includes Appling, Bleckley, Candler, Dodge,Emanuel, Evans, Jeff Davis,Johnson, Laurens, Montgomery, 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

Lower Chattahoochee GA

10%
Lower Chattahoochee: 4.8% 9% Georgia:3.8%
8%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

1%

0% Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug

2000

2001

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

McIntosh Trail GA

10%
McIntosh Trail: 5.8% 9% Georgia: 3.8%
8%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

1%

0% Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug

2000

2001

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
Aug Sep Oct
2000

GA Nov Dec Jan

Feb Mar

12%

Middle-Flint: 5.4% 11%

Georgia: 3.8%

10%

9%

8%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

1%

0% Apr May Jun Jul Aug

2001

Note: Middle Flint Region includes Crip, Dooly, Macon, Marion, Schley, Sumter, Taylor and Webster counties.
Source: Georgia Department of Labor - Michael L. Thurmond, Commissioner

Unemployment
Middle Georgia Region Compared to Georgia

Middle GA GA

10%
Middle Georgia: 3.8% 9% Georgia: 3.8%
8%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

1%

0% Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug

2000

2001

Note: Middle Georgia Region includes Baldwin, Bibb, Crawford, Houston, Jones, Monroe,Pulaski, Peach, Putnam, Twiggs and Wilkinson counties.

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

Unemployment
North Georgia Region Compared to Georgia

N GA GA

10%
North Georgia Region: 3.5% 9% Georgia: 3.8%
8%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

1%

0% Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug

2000

2001

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

NE GA GA

10%
Northeast Georgia: 3.5% 9% Georgia: 3.8%
8%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

1%

0% Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug

2000

2001

Note: Northeast Georgia Region includes Barrow, Clarke, Elbert, Greene, Jackson,Jasper, Madison, Morgan, Newton, Oconee, Oglethorpe and Walton counties.

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

Unemployment
South Georgia Region Compared to Georgia

S GA

GA

10%

South Georgia: 4.1%

9%

Georgia: 3.8%

8%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

1%

0% Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug

2000

2001

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

Unemployment
Southeast Georgia Region Compared to Georgia

SE GA GA

10%
Southeast Georgia: 4.5% 9% Georgia: 3.8%
8%

7%

6% 5%

4%

3% 2%

1%

0% Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug

2000

2001

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

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

Unemployment
Southwest Georgia Region Compared to Georgia

SW GA GA

12%

Southwest Georgia: 4.8% 11%

Georgia: 3.8%

10%

9%

8%

7% 6% 5% 4% 3% 2%

1%
0% Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug

2000

2001

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 GA

13%

Albany Area: 5.1% 12%

Georgia: 3.8%

11%

10%

9%

8%

7%

6% 5% 4%

3% 2% 1%

0% Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug

2000

2001

Note: Albany Area includes Dougherty and Lee counties. Source: Georgia Department of Labor - Michael L. Thurmond, Commissioner

Unemployment
Athens Area Compared to Georgia

Athens Area GA

8%

Athens Area: 3.0% Georgia: 3.8%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

1%

0% Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug

2000

2001

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

Unemployment
Atlanta Area Compared to Georgia

Atlanta GA

8%

Atlanta Area: 3.5%

Georgia: 3.8%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

1%

0% Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug

2000

2001

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

Unemployment

Augusta - Aiken Area Compared to Georgia

Augusta Area GA

12%

Augusta Area: 4.6% 11%

Georgia: 3.8%

10%

9%

8%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

1%

0% Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug

2000

2001

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

Columbus Area GA

10%
Columbus Area: 4.9% 9% Georgia: 3.8%
8%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

1%

0% Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug

2000

2001

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

Macon Area GA

10%

Macon Area: 3.7%

9%

Georgia: 3.8%

8%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

1%

0% Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug

2000

2001

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 GA

10%

Savannah Area: 3.1%

9%

Georgia: 3.8%

8%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

1%

0% Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug

2000

2001

Note: Savannah Area includes Bryan, Chatham and Effingham counties. Source: Georgia Department of Labor - Michael L. Thurmond, Commissioner