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

March 28, 2002

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

METRO AUGUSTA'S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE RISES TO 4.6 PERCENT
ATLANTA -- The Georgia Department of Labor announced today that metro Augusta's unemployment rate rose one-tenth percent in February to 4.6 percent, up from 4.5 percent in January. The area's jobless rate was 4.2 percent in February 2001.
The rate went up in February because some jobs were lost in the construction industry and some workers in paper manufacturing were temporarily laid off.
Meanwhile, the state's unemployment rate remained unchanged at 4.4 percent from January to February, but it was up from 3.7 percent in February of 2001. A total of 14,600 new jobs were added in Georgia during February, the first time since last October that the state has had job growth. Non-farm jobs rose to 3,851,000 in February, up by four-tenths percent, from 3,836,400 in January.
"The report on job growth is yet another piece of good economic news that we have received in recent weeks," said State Labor Commissioner Michael Thurmond. "It follows a February decline in initial unemployment insurance claims. Taken together, these reports indicate an improving economy and the beginnings of a firming job market. However, this news must be viewed against a background of 180,000 jobless workers across the state. We are making every effort to get these people back to work. Clearly, we have a long way to go."
The job increases in February came in such manufacturing industries as transportation equipment, textiles, industrial machinery, and fabricated metals, as well as business services, temporary employment agencies, health and educational services, and engineering and management.

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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, 2002
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 FEB 2002
4,161,641 3,977,629
184,012 4.4
53,461 50,834
2,627 4.9
74,428 72,317
2,111 2.8
2,304,735 2,200,082
104,653 4.5
208,438 198,858
9,580 4.6
126,190 120,739
5,451 4.3
145,473 140,391
5,082 3.5
138,442 133,883
4,559 3.3

Revised JAN 2002
4,152,686 3,970,456
182,230 4.4
53,799 51,036
2,763 5.1
74,419 72,353
2,066 2.8
2,294,577 2,193,625
100,952 4.4
208,931 199,516
9,415 4.5
125,639 119,711
5,928 4.7
146,175 141,086
5,089 3.5
138,771 134,279
4,492 3.2

Revised FEB 2001
4,137,332 3,983,689
153,643 3.7
54,208 51,076
3,132 5.8
72,932 70,757
2,175 3.0
2,288,993 2,217,170
71,823 3.1
207,110 198,504
8,606 4.2
123,111 117,849
5,262 4.3
142,115 136,845
5,270 3.7
134,432 130,348
4,084 3.0

Change From

Revised JAN 2002
8,955 7,173 1,782

Revised FEB 2001
24,309 -6,060 30,369

-338 -202 -136

-747 -242 -505

9

1,496

-36

1,560

45

-64

10,158 6,457 3,701

15,742 -17,088 32,830

-493 -658 165

1,328 354 974

551 1,028 -477

3,079 2,890
189

-702 -695
-7

3,358 3,546
-188

-329 -396
67

4,010 3,535
475

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

FEB 2002
142,211,000 134,319,000
7,891,000 5.5

JAN 2002
141,390,000 133,468,000
7,922,000 5.6

FEB 2001
141,622,000 135,734,000
5,888,000 4.2

Change From

JAN 2002

FEB 2001

821,000 851,000 -31,000

589,000 -1,415,000 2,003,000

United States
(Not Seasonally adjusted)

Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed
Rate

142,057,000 133,349,000
8,707,000 6.1

141,074,000 132,139,000
8,935,000 6.3

141,238,000 134,774,000
6,464,000 4.6

983,000 1,210,000 -228,000

819,000 -1,425,000 2,243,000

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 February 2002

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

Revised January 2002

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

Revised February 2001

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

33,337 31,362 1,975 5.9

9,670

9,477

193 2.0

7,518

6,892

626 8.3

46,847 45,484 1,363 2.9

232,685 215,920 16,765 7.2

33,457 31,486 1,971 5.9

9,641 9,449

192 2.0

7,525 6,884

641 8.5

46,833 45,506 1,327 2.8

231,905 215,287 16,618 7.2

33,773 31,511 2,262 6.7

9,680 9,551

129 1.3

7,378 6,808

570 7.7

46,013 44,502 1,511 3.3

228,930 217,597 11,333 5.0

*Augusta Bainbridge Brunswick Carrollton Cartersville

80,620 4,240 7,991
10,110 8,701

76,502 3,940 7,493 9,434 8,236

4,118 5.1 300 7.1 498 6.2 676 6.7 465 5.3

80,699 76,894 3,805 4.7

4,267 3,940

327 7.7

7,974 7,472

502 6.3

10,055 9,406

649 6.5

8,688 8,212

476 5.5

80,235 4,313 7,848
10,247 8,692

76,108 3,993 7,287 9,507 8,300

4,127 5.1 320 7.4 561 7.2 740 7.2 392 4.5

College Park * Columbus Cordele Covington Dalton

13,622 12,720

902 6.6

85,962 82,489 3,473 4.0

4,141

3,871

270 6.5

6,585

6,056

529 8.0

13,743 13,099

644 4.7

13,570 12,683

887 6.5

85,794 81,803 3,991 4.7

4,134 3,873

261 6.3

6,568 6,038

530 8.1

13,773 13,061

712 5.2

13,417 83,828
4,217 6,515 13,907

12,819 80,308
3,956 6,103 13,204

598 4.5 3,520 4.2
261 6.2 412 6.3 703 5.1

Decatur Douglas Douglasville Dublin East Point

10,925 10,328

597 5.5

5,985

5,649

336 5.6

8,195

7,812

383 4.7

8,114

7,653

461 5.7

21,895 20,446 1,449 6.6

10,877 10,298

579 5.3

5,944 5,646

298 5.0

8,157 7,789

368 4.5

8,074 7,638

436 5.4

21,827 20,386 1,441 6.6

10,837 6,231 8,150 8,118
21,576

10,408 5,733 7,873 7,681
20,605

429 4.0 498 8.0 277 3.4 437 5.4 971 4.5

Forest Park Gainesville Griffin Hinesville Lagrange

10,858 13,575 11,603
9,623 14,257

10,184 13,055 10,694
9,193 13,296

674 6.2 520 3.8 909 7.8 430 4.5 961 6.7

10,783 13,538 11,514
9,568 14,128

10,155 13,018 10,662
9,165 13,258

628 5.8 520 3.8 852 7.4 403 4.2 870 6.2

10,685 13,488 11,495
9,503 14,328

10,264 13,008 10,777
9,042 13,540

421 3.9 480 3.6 718 6.2 461 4.8 788 5.5

Lawrenceville * Macon Marietta Milledgeville Moultrie

15,439 14,554

885 5.7

47,019 44,828 2,191 4.7

35,889 34,041 1,848 5.1

5,450

5,227

223 4.1

6,569

6,083

486 7.4

15,356 14,511

845 5.5

47,325 45,050 2,275 4.8

35,693 33,941 1,752 4.9

5,434 5,211

223 4.1

6,478 6,088

390 6.0

15,244 46,143 35,427
5,587 6,792

14,667 43,695 34,306
5,301 6,168

577 3.8 2,448 5.3 1,121 3.2
286 5.1 624 9.2

Newnan Peachtree City Rome Roswell *Savannah

9,506

9,059

447 4.7

14,443 13,961

482 3.3

15,336 14,512

824 5.4

35,202 34,497

705 2.0

64,754 62,093 2,661 4.1

9,462 9,032

430 4.5

14,380 13,920

460 3.2

15,555 14,468 1,087 7.0

35,097 34,396

701 2.0

64,892 62,277 2,615 4.0

9,507 14,428 15,373 35,238 62,805

9,129 14,070 14,442 34,765 60,454

378 4.0 358 2.5 931 6.1 473 1.3 2,351 3.7

Smyrna Snellville Statesboro Thomasville Tifton

28,971 27,880 1,091 3.8

10,907 10,453

454 4.2

9,259

8,911

348 3.8

9,204

8,754

450 4.9

7,613

7,294

319 4.2

28,833 27,798 1,035 3.6

10,855 10,422

433 4.0

9,228 8,893

335 3.6

9,215 8,743

472 5.1

7,625 7,291

334 4.4

28,758 10,830
9,404 9,142 7,754

28,096 10,534
9,111 8,627 7,336

662 2.3 296 2.7 293 3.1 515 5.6 418 5.4

Valdosta Vidalia Warner Robins Waycross

21,836 5,423
24,122 6,220

21,009 5,088
23,394 5,864

827 3.8 335 6.2 728 3.0 356 5.7

21,834 5,447
24,219 6,224

20,971 5,081
23,510 5,852

863 4.0 366 6.7 709 2.9 372 6.0

21,998 5,417
23,491 6,359

20,980 5,042
22,803 5,889

1,018 4.6 375 6.9 688 2.9 470 7.4

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

Georgia Regional Development Centers (RDCs)

Labor Force FEB 2002

Employed Unemployed

Rate

FEB 2002

FEB 2002 FEB 2002 JAN 2002 FEB 2001

Atlanta Regional Commission

1,941,536 1,853,058

88,478

4.6

4.4

3.0

Central Savannah River

185,746

176,097

9,649

5.2

5.0

5.1

Chattahoochee - Flint

139,399

133,071

6,328

4.5

4.4

4.4

Coastal Georgia

244,200

236,117

8,083

3.3

3.3

3.3

Coosa Valley

259,339

248,450

10,889

4.2

4.5

4.3

Georgia Mountains

235,211

226,554

8,657

3.7

3.9

3.3

Heart of Georgia - Altamaha

114,565

108,164

6,401

5.6

5.9

5.4

Lower Chattahoochee

111,293

106,635

4,658

4.2

4.7

4.6

McIntosh Trail

64,485

60,005

4,480

6.9

6.5

4.4

Middle Flint

42,731

40,196

2,535

5.9

6.0

5.7

Middle Georgia

194,432

187,363

7,069

3.6

3.6

3.8

North Georgia

94,529

91,057

3,472

3.7

3.9

3.8

Northeast Georgia

214,818

205,497

9,321

4.3

4.3

3.8

South Georgia

105,116

101,309

3,807

3.6

3.7

4.6

Southeast Georgia

60,893

58,177

2,716

4.5

4.5

6.0

Southwest Georgia

153,341

145,881

7,460

4.9

4.9

5.6

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 FEB 2002
208,438 198,858
9,580 4.6
135,971 130,038
5,933 4.4
72,467 68,820
3,647 5.0

Revised JAN 2002
208,931 199,516
9,415 4.5
136,285 130,704
5,581 4.1
72,646 68,812
3,834 5.3

Revised FEB 2001
207,110 198,504
8,606 4.2
135,204 129,368
5,836 4.3
71,906 69,136
2,770 3.9

Change From
Revised Revised JAN 2002 FEB 2001

-493 -658 165

1,328 354 974

-314

767

-666

670

352

97

-179 8
-187

561 -316 877

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 FEB 2002
126,190 120,739
5,451 4.3
100,651 96,623 4,028 4.0
25,539 24,116
1,423 5.6

Revised JAN 2002
125,639 119,711
5,928 4.7
100,408 95,819 4,589 4.6
25,231 23,892
1,339 5.3

Revised FEB 2001
123,111 117,849
5,262 4.3
98,057 94,068
3,989 4.1
25,054 23,781
1,273 5.1

Change From
Revised Revised JAN 2002 FEB 2001

551 1,028
-477

3,079 2,890
189

243 804 -561

2,594 2,555
39

308

485

224

335

84

150

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 February 2002

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

Revised January 2002

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

Revised February 2001

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

Georgia

4,161,641 3,977,629 184,012 4.4

Appling Atkinson Bacon Baker Baldwin

7,987 2,677 4,175 1,587 16,298

7,309 2,480 3,928 1,510 15,807

678 8.5 197 7.4 247 5.9
77 4.9 491 3.0

Banks Barrow Bartow Ben Hill Berrien

6,339 6,090

249 3.9

22,301 21,085 1,216 5.5

41,824 39,384 2,440 5.8

8,550 8,197

353 4.1

6,015 5,734

281 4.7

Bibb Bleckley Brantley Brooks Bryan

69,465 66,803 2,662 3.8

5,568 5,371

197 3.5

6,320 6,026

294 4.7

7,505 7,253

252 3.4

11,389 11,104

285 2.5

Bulloch Burke Butts Calhoun Camden

25,875 8,829 8,583 2,285
16,931

25,057 8,154 8,160 2,148
16,414

818 3.2 675 7.6 423 4.9 137 6.0 517 3.1

Candler Carroll Catoosa Charlton Chatham

4,214 4,072

142 3.4

45,946 43,748 2,198 4.8

28,192 27,526

666 2.4

3,821 3,685

136 3.6

108,186 104,445 3,741 3.5

Chattahoochee 2,413 2,274

139 5.8

Chattooga

10,662 10,338

324 3.0

Cherokee

84,564 81,689 2,875 3.4

Clarke

46,847 45,484 1,363 2.9

Clay

1,422 1,355

67 4.7

Clayton Clinch Cobb Coffee Colquitt

129,522 122,661 6,861 5.3

2,697 2,595

102 3.8

370,092 355,639 14,453 3.9

18,950 18,137

813 4.3

17,902 17,034

868 4.8

Columbia Cook Coweta Crawford Crisp

45,558 44,297 1,261 2.8

7,709 7,403

306 4.0

47,647 45,878 1,769 3.7

5,915 5,656

259 4.4

9,019 8,487

532 5.9

Dade Dawson Decatur DeKalb Dodge

7,869 7,605

264 3.4

9,761 9,372

389 4.0

10,746 10,103

643 6.0

373,490 353,289 20,201 5.4

9,416 9,134

282 3.0

Dooly Dougherty Douglas Early Echols

4,192 3,991

201 4.8

42,062 39,775 2,287 5.4

53,730 51,737 1,993 3.7

4,670 4,404

266 5.7

1,243 1,195

48 3.9

4,152,686 3,970,456 182,230 4.4

8,090 2,694 4,167 1,597 16,251

7,303 2,486 3,926 1,517 15,759

787 9.7 208 7.7 241 5.8
80 5.0 492 3.0

6,332

6,086

246 3.9

22,154 21,023 1,131 5.1

41,767 39,269 2,498 6.0

8,586

8,193

393 4.6

6,005

5,742

263 4.4

69,896 67,133 2,763 4.0

5,567 5,362

205 3.7

6,368

6,014

354 5.6

7,540

7,240

300 4.0

11,416 11,137

279 2.4

25,794 8,763 8,503 2,289
16,898

25,006 8,144 8,138 2,156
16,371

788 3.1 619 7.1 365 4.3 133 5.8 527 3.1

4,211

4,075

136 3.2

45,729 43,619 2,110 4.6

28,227 27,481

746 2.6

3,809

3,675

134 3.5

108,431 104,754 3,677 3.4

2,387

2,255

132 5.5

10,674 10,309

365 3.4

84,141 81,449 2,692 3.2

46,833 45,506 1,327 2.8

1,453

1,359

94 6.5

128,693 122,301 6,392 5.0

2,725

2,596

129 4.7

368,300 354,596 13,704 3.7

18,851 18,130

721 3.8

17,743 17,046

697 3.9

45,624 44,524 1,100 2.4

7,688

7,400

288 3.7

47,446 45,743 1,703 3.6

5,873

5,647

226 3.8

9,006

8,492

514 5.7

7,843

7,592

251 3.2

9,707

9,357

350 3.6

10,803 10,102

701 6.5

371,842 352,252 19,590 5.3

9,448

9,117

331 3.5

4,217

3,994

223 5.3

42,216 39,933 2,283 5.4

53,500 51,585 1,915 3.6

4,694

4,415

279 5.9

1,239 1,193

46 3.7

4,137,332 3,983,689 153,643 3.7

8,301 2,907 4,178 1,447 16,662

7,622 2,550 3,903 1,367 16,030

679 8.2 357 12.3 275 6.6
80 5.5 632 3.8

6,168 22,313 41,749
8,727 6,218

5,966 21,248 39,690
8,246 5,838

202 3.3 1,065 4.8 2,059 4.9
481 5.5 380 6.1

68,089 5,648 6,198 7,574 11,078

65,115 5,500 5,873 7,243 10,811

2,974 4.4 148 2.6 325 5.2 331 4.4 267 2.4

26,306 8,748 8,810 2,354
16,727

25,618 8,224 8,363 2,182
16,093

688 2.6 524 6.0 447 5.1 172 7.3 634 3.8

3,572 46,495 27,489
3,770 104,993

3,413 44,087 26,812
3,613 101,688

159 4.5 2,408 5.2
677 2.5 157 4.2 3,305 3.1

2,342 11,148 84,028 46,013 1,492

2,213 10,604 82,324 44,502
1,363

129 5.5 544 4.9 1,704 2.0 1,511 3.3 129 8.6

127,899 3,082
367,169 19,613 18,388

123,614 2,815
358,402 18,409 17,272

4,285 3.4 267 8.7
8,767 2.4 1,204 6.1 1,116 6.1

45,057 7,562
47,733 5,828 9,188

44,069 7,160
46,234 5,645 8,674

988 2.2 402 5.3 1,499 3.1 183 3.1 514 5.6

7,586 7,407

179 2.4

9,277 9,008

269 2.9

10,925 10,239

686 6.3

370,556 356,033 14,523 3.9

9,467 9,194

273 2.9

4,353 42,584 53,581
4,696 1,218

4,079 39,964 52,139
4,380 1,193

274 6.3 2,620 6.2 1,442 2.7
316 6.7 25 2.1

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

Preliminary February 2002

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

Revised January 2002

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

Revised February 2001

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

18,867 8,666 7,804 4,985 8,950

18,334 8,152 7,330 4,780 8,641

533 2.8 514 5.9 474 6.1 205 4.1 309 3.5

52,115 50,815 1,300 2.5

44,835 43,003 1,832 4.1

57,061 55,018 2,043 3.6

10,396 9,890

506 4.9

418,256 396,273 21,983 5.3

8,234 7,895

339 4.1

998

923

75 7.5

35,529 34,517 1,012 2.8

20,814 19,745 1,069 5.1

8,817 8,473

344 3.9

6,060 354,045
15,468 75,718
3,467

5,300 339,034
14,924 73,260
3,135

760 15,011
544 2,458
332

12.5 4.2 3.5 3.2 9.6

9,800 9,212

588 6.0

12,275 11,860

415 3.4

9,496 8,845

651 6.9

5,068 4,849

219 4.3

65,056 62,826 2,230 3.4

49,685 4,584
22,505 4,889 5,033

48,295 4,378
21,354 4,692 4,512

1,390 206
1,151 197 521

2.8 4.5 5.1 4.0 10.4

6,936 4,211 3,160 11,561 6,396

6,320 3,902 2,931 11,181 5,900

616 8.9 309 7.3 229 7.2 380 3.3 496 7.8

3,479 22,205 11,399 18,819
2,738

3,374 21,278 11,059 17,953
2,467

105 3.0 927 4.2 340 3.0 866 4.6 271 9.9

4,116 3,960

156 3.8

42,102 40,791 1,311 3.1

10,824 10,512

312 2.9

9,791 9,238

553 5.6

4,488 4,333

155 3.5

5,265 13,877
3,089 8,801 3,003

4,906 13,380
2,954 8,222 2,876

359 6.8 497 3.6 135 4.4 579 6.6 127 4.2

11,385 7,936 3,603 7,424 19,678

10,879 7,487 3,314 7,092
18,888

506 4.4 449 5.7 289 8.0 332 4.5 790 4.0

18,923 8,814 7,854 4,942 8,918

18,388 8,143 7,316 4,777 8,611

535 2.8 671 7.6 538 6.9 165 3.3 307 3.4

51,907 50,666 1,241 2.4

45,287 42,870 2,417 5.3

56,799 54,856 1,943 3.4

10,581

9,876

705 6.7

416,963 395,110 21,853 5.2

8,267

7,885

382 4.6

984

923

61 6.2

35,441 34,421 1,020 2.9

20,908 19,704 1,204 5.8

8,842

8,480

362 4.1

6,166 352,369
15,490 75,513
3,495

5,291 338,039
14,905 73,055
3,131

875 14,330
585 2,458
364

14.2 4.1 3.8 3.3
10.4

9,720

9,179

541 5.6

12,227 11,761

466 3.8

9,681

8,832

849 8.8

5,066

4,837

229 4.5

64,716 62,641 2,075 3.2

49,887 48,534 1,353 2.7

4,581

4,377

204 4.5

22,411 21,322 1,089 4.9

4,893

4,680

213 4.4

5,007

4,509

498 9.9

6,927 4,063 3,141 11,563 6,331

6,313 3,903 2,926 11,236 5,886

614 8.9 160 3.9 215 6.8 327 2.8 445 7.0

3,461 22,111 11,583 18,711 2,721

3,368 21,235 11,103 17,899
2,464

93 2.7 876 4.0 480 4.1 812 4.3 257 9.4

4,098

3,949

149 3.6

42,085 40,717 1,368 3.3

10,770 10,491

279 2.6

9,962

9,286

676 6.8

4,475

4,323

152 3.4

5,255 13,837
3,089 8,782 3,015

4,915 13,386
2,954 8,201 2,882

340 6.5 451 3.3 135 4.4 581 6.6 133 4.4

11,415 7,873 3,613 7,357 19,639

10,887 7,465 3,310 7,091
18,827

528 4.6 408 5.2 303 8.4 266 3.6 812 4.1

18,362 8,842 8,121 5,122 9,348

17,850 8,232 7,685 4,937 8,998

512 2.8 610 6.9 436 5.4 185 3.6 350 3.7

52,175 51,210

965 1.8

44,864 42,794 2,070 4.6

56,550 55,445 1,105 2.0

10,176 9,540

636 6.3

414,086 399,351 14,735 3.6

8,185 999
34,712 21,728
8,840

7,878 950
33,571 20,064
8,393

307 3.8 49 4.9
1,141 3.3 1,664 7.7
447 5.1

5,714 351,443
15,634 75,268
3,652

5,357 341,667
14,970 72,998
3,304

357 6.2 9,776 2.8
664 4.2 2,270 3.0
348 9.5

9,862 11,887 9,802 5,212 64,646

9,312 11,547 9,254 4,915 63,314

550 5.6 340 2.9 548 5.6 297 5.7 1,332 2.1

48,389 4,623
22,926 4,957 4,916

47,075 4,405
22,086 4,736 4,587

1,314 2.7 218 4.7 840 3.7 221 4.5 329 6.7

6,982 4,130 3,217 11,264 6,365

6,363 3,879 3,002 10,898 6,071

619 8.9 251 6.1 215 6.7 366 3.2 294 4.6

3,485 22,235 11,624 18,586
2,949

3,370 21,356 11,112 17,657
2,728

115 3.3 879 4.0 512 4.4 929 5.0 221 7.5

4,000 42,350 10,635
9,913 4,509

3,895 40,735 10,399
9,191 4,270

105 2.6 1,615 3.8
236 2.2 722 7.3 239 5.3

5,362 13,529
3,405 8,993 2,938

4,979 13,091
3,265 8,327 2,794

383 7.1 438 3.2 140 4.1 666 7.4 144 4.9

11,791 7,649 3,581 7,279 19,569

11,178 7,307 3,284 7,004 18,761

613 5.2 342 4.5 297 8.3 275 3.8 808 4.1

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 February 2002

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

Revised January 2002

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

Revised February 2001

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

85,962 82,489 3,473 4.0

31,393 29,944 1,449 4.6

13,705 13,454

251 1.8

6,202 5,982

220 3.5

44,329 42,752 1,577 3.6

85,794 81,803 3,991 4.7

31,308 29,856 1,452 4.6

13,748 13,460

288 2.1

6,196

5,973

223 3.6

44,100 42,627 1,473 3.3

83,828 31,306 13,389
6,286 44,110

80,308 30,176 13,163
6,097 43,084

3,520 4.2 1,130 3.6
226 1.7 189 3.0 1,026 2.3

10,664 10,268

396 3.7

11,437 10,999

438 3.8

7,575 7,304

271 3.6

6,933 6,609

324 4.7

18,025 16,950 1,075 6.0

10,724 10,319

405 3.8

11,374 10,967

407 3.6

7,573

7,302

271 3.6

6,907

6,592

315 4.6

17,922 16,897 1,025 5.7

10,399 11,471 7,612 6,488 17,258

10,009 11,085 7,302 6,247 16,274

390 3.8 386 3.4 310 4.1 241 3.7 984 5.7

4,414 9,872 1,268 7,371 3,088

4,189 9,511 1,198 7,189 2,843

225 5.1 361 3.7
70 5.5 182 2.5 245 7.9

4,432 9,855 1,274 7,366 3,027

4,186 9,490 1,191 7,175 2,845

246 5.6 365 3.7
83 6.5 191 2.6 182 6.0

4,334 9,770 1,293 7,450 3,175

4,147 9,332 1,188 7,220 2,704

187 4.3 438 4.5 105 8.1 230 3.1 471 14.8

80,620 76,502 4,118 5.1

40,666 39,095 1,571 3.9

1,835 1,755

80 4.4

5,238 4,917

321 6.1

4,617 4,395

222 4.8

80,699 76,894 3,805 4.7

40,535 38,980 1,555 3.8

1,843

1,752

91 4.9

5,316

4,918

398 7.5

4,648

4,403

245 5.3

80,235 40,487
1,790 5,724 4,657

76,108 39,399
1,704 5,273 4,431

4,127 5.1 1,088 2.7
86 4.8 451 7.9 226 4.9

30,310 28,638 1,672 5.5

11,538 10,885

653 5.7

2,198 2,094

104 4.7

14,565 13,585

980 6.7

2,667 2,522

145 5.4

30,121 28,554 1,567 5.2

11,582 10,858

724 6.3

2,204

2,094

110 5.0

14,573 13,570 1,003 6.9

2,672

2,514

158 5.9

30,182 11,588 2,284 14,311 2,879

28,861 10,864
2,097 13,419
2,707

1,321 4.4 724 6.2 187 8.2 892 6.2 172 6.0

733 6,687 3,701 3,976 3,925

646 6,340 3,501 3,587 3,576

87 11.9 347 5.2 200 5.4 389 9.8 349 8.9

755 6,683 3,699 4,036 3,897

647 6,357 3,500 3,589 3,582

108 14.3 326 4.9 199 5.4 447 11.1 315 8.1

642 6,743 3,692 4,239 3,813

605 6,249 3,567 3,959 3,538

37 5.8 494 7.3 125 3.4 280 6.6 275 7.2

21,484 19,547 11,724
4,008 2,607

20,704 18,856 10,886
3,904 2,445

780 3.6 691 3.5 838 7.1 104 2.6 162 6.2

21,496 19,573 11,788
4,048 2,609

20,678 18,850 10,872
3,898 2,442

818 3.8 723 3.7 916 7.8 150 3.7 167 6.4

21,296 19,870 11,728
3,981 2,550

20,404 18,965 10,789
3,818 2,423

892 4.2 905 4.6 939 8.0 163 4.1 127 5.0

31,937 4,382 4,099 8,089
12,263

30,374 4,128 3,845 7,852
10,698

1,563 254 254 237
1,565

4.9 5.8 6.2 2.9 12.8

31,701 4,389 4,105 8,126 12,112

30,286 4,135 3,864 7,852
10,672

1,415 4.5 254 5.8 241 5.9 274 3.4
1,440 11.9

32,212 4,392 3,974 7,905 11,512

30,931 3,945 3,748 7,621 11,007

1,281 447 226 284 505

4.0 10.2
5.7 3.6 4.4

32,989 30,949 14,678
2,710 9,163

31,935 29,578 14,022
2,438 8,796

1,054 3.2 1,371 4.4
656 4.5 272 10.0 367 4.0

32,991 30,811 14,677 2,779 9,181

31,882 29,491 13,992
2,433 8,781

1,109 1,320
685 346 400

3.4 4.3 4.7 12.5 4.4

32,409 31,015 14,952
2,662 9,137

31,106 29,808 14,084
2,374 8,602

1,303 1,207
868 288 535

4.0 3.9 5.8 10.8 5.9

10,879 10,430

449 4.1

1,065 1,017

48 4.5

1,619 1,499

120 7.4

9,142 8,813

329 3.6

46,230 44,634 1,596 3.5

10,940 10,409

531 4.9

1,062

1,020

42 4.0

1,641

1,500

141 8.6

9,132

8,800

332 3.6

46,270 44,504 1,766 3.8

11,300 1,073 1,801 9,042 46,737

10,737 1,026 1,655 8,715
44,994

563 5.0 47 4.4
146 8.1 327 3.6 1,743 3.7

3,098 4,754 4,523 9,459

2,946 4,362 4,321 8,945

152 4.9 392 8.2 202 4.5 514 5.4

3,089 4,814 4,511 9,416

2,948 4,358 4,309 8,951

141 4.6 456 9.5 202 4.5 465 4.9

3,161 4,855 4,649 9,003

3,011 4,541 4,460 8,442

150 4.7 314 6.5 189 4.1 561 6.2

Unemployment
Atlanta Regional Commission Compared to Georgia

ARC

GA

8%

Atlanta Regional Commission: 4.6%

Georgia: 4.4%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

1%

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

2001

2002

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 Feb Mar

GA Apr May

Jun Jul 2001

12%

Central Savannah River: 5.2% 11%

Georgia: 4.4%

10%

9%

8%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

1%

0% Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb

2002

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: 4.5% 9% Georgia: 4.4%
8%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

1%

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

2001

2002

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: 4.4%

8%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

1%

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

2001

2002

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: 4.2%

9%

Georgia: 4.4%

8%

7%

6% 5%

4%

3% 2%

1%

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

2001

2002

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: 3.7% 9% Georgia: 4.4%
8%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

1%

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

2001

2002

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: 5.6% 11%

Georgia: 4.4%

10%

9%

8%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

1%

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

2001

2002

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: 4.2% 9% Georgia:4.4%
8%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

1%

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

2001

2002

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: 6.9% 9% Georgia: 4.4%
8%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

1%

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

2001

2002

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

GA

13%

Middle-Flint: 5.9%

12%

Georgia: 4.4%

11%

10%

9%

8%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

1%

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

2001

2002

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: 3.6% 9% Georgia: 4.4%
8%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

1%

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

2001

2002

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: 3.7% 9% Georgia: 4.4%
8%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

1%

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

2001

2002

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: 4.3% 9% Georgia: 4.4%
8%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

1%

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

2001

2002

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: 3.6%

9%

Georgia: 4.4%

8%

7%

6%

5% 4%

3%

2%

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

2001

2002

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: 4.4%
8%

7%

6%

5% 4%

3% 2%

1%

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

2001

2002

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: 4.9% 11%

Georgia: 4.4%

10%

9%

8%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

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

2001

2002

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
Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul
2001

Aug Sep

13%

Albany Area: 4.9% 12%

Georgia: 4.4%

11%

10%

9%

8%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

1%

0% Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb

2002

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: 2.8% Georgia: 4.4%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

1%

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

2001

2002

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: 4.5%

Georgia: 4.4%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

1%

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

2001

2002

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: 4. 4%

10%

9%

8%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

1%

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

2001

2002

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: 4.3% 9% Georgia: 4.4%
8%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

1%

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

2001

2002

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: 3.5%

9%

Georgia: 4.4%

8%

7%

6% 5% 4%

3%

2%

1%

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

2001

2002

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: 3.3%

9%

Georgia: 4.4%

8%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

1%

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

2001

2002

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