News release [May 23, 2002G]

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 23, 2002

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

SOUTH GEORGIA'S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE DROPS TO 3.6 PERCENT
ATLANTA -State Labor Commissioner Michael Thurmond said today that the unemployment rate in the South Georgia area declined by four-tenths percent to 3.6 percent in April, down from 4.0 percent in March. The area's jobless rate was 4.6 percent in April, 2001.
The area's rate declined because some workers in several manufacturing industries, such as electrical machinery, rubber, and lumber, who were temporarily off their jobs in March returned to work.
Meanwhile, an increase of 15,500 new jobs statewide lowered Georgia's unemployment rate to 4.2 percent in April, down four-tenths percent, from 4.6 percent in March. The state's jobless rate was 3.5 percent in April, 2001.
"Since the first of the year, we have seen slow, but steady job growth," said Thurmond, "and these new jobs, along with a decline in the unemployment rate, are positive signs of a slow but steady recovery of our economy."
While the economy shows sign of improving, Georgia continues to experience some layoffs and the labor department is servicing 83,000 unemployment insurance claims.
"We are making every effort to help these citizens find their place in the workforce," Thurmond continued. "In fact, on June 2 from 2-4 p.m., we at the Georgia Department of Labor will sponsor our 8th annual job fair televised statewide on Georgia Public Television. We'll have available jobs from throughout the state. Also, career development experts and employers will be on hand to tell
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viewers about job seeking techniques and strategies that will help them plan successful careers. Plus, we'll tell viewers about job training opportunities and even how to access them at little or no cost. I encourage everyone to watch."
Georgia labor market data are not seasonally adjusted and are available at www.dol.state.ga.us.
Tables and graphs reflecting Labor Market Data are available for download.
NEWS MEDIA NEEDING MORE INFORMATION MAY CALL (404) 656-3032.

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

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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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Savannah MSA: Bryan, Chatham and Effingham counties. FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL (404) 656-3032
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Georgia Labor Force Estimates (not Seasonally Adjusted) Place of Residence - Person 16 Years and Older

Area Georgia

Employment Status
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate

Preliminary MAR 2002
4,183,949 3,993,254
190,695 4.6

Revised FEB 2002
4,165,951 3,976,635
189,316 4.5

Revised MAR 2001
4,130,528 3,977,938
152,590 3.7

Change From

Revised FEB 2002
17,998 16,619
1,379

Revised MAR 2001
53,421 15,316 38,105

Albany MSA Athens MSA

Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate

53,824 50,930
2,894 5.4
75,458 73,154
2,304 3.1

52,941 50,287
2,654 5.0
75,144 72,953
2,191 2.9

54,257 50,786
3,471 6.4
72,856 70,464
2,392 3.3

883

-433

643

144

240

-577

314

2,602

201

2,690

113

-88

Atlanta MSA
Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC MSA
Columbus, GA-AL MSA

Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate

2,314,671 2,206,262
108,409 4.7
209,557 200,154
9,403 4.5
127,200 121,427
5,773 4.5

2,306,768 2,199,150
107,618 4.7
209,533 199,343
10,190 4.9
126,444 120,926
5,518 4.4

2,278,523 2,210,248
68,275 3.0
206,619 198,085
8,534 4.1
122,079 117,129
4,950 4.1

7,903 7,112
791
24 811 -787
756 501 255

36,148 -3,986 40,134
2,938 2,069
869
5,121 4,298
823

Macon MSA

Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate

146,887 141,421
5,466 3.7

145,352 140,143
5,209 3.6

142,785 137,379
5,406 3.8

1,535 1,278
257

4,102 4,042
60

Savannah MSA

Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate

140,256 135,445
4,811 3.4

138,156 133,523
4,633 3.4

134,273 130,205
4,068 3.0

2,100 1,922
178

5,983 5,240
743

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

Area
United States
(Seasonally adjusted)

Employment Status
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate

MAR 2002
142,005,000 133,894,000
8,111,000 5.7

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

MAR 2001
141,869,000 135,808,000
6,061,000 4.3

Change From

FEB 2002

MAR 2001

-206,000 -425,000 220,000

136,000 -1,914,000 2,050,000

United States
(Not Seasonally adjusted)

Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed
Rate

142,092,000 133,433,000
8,659,000 6.1

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

141,751,000 135,298,000
6,453,000 4.6

35,000 84,000 -48,000

341,000 -1,865,000 2,206,000

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
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*Albany Alpharetta Americus Athens *Atlanta

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

Preliminary March 2002

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

Revised February 2002

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

Revised March 2001

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

33,606 31,421 2,185 6.5

9,710

9,504

206 2.1

7,581

6,927

654 8.6

47,526 46,010 1,516 3.2

234,312 216,527 17,785 7.6

33,018 31,024 1,994 6.0

9,671 9,473

198 2.0

7,522 6,891

631 8.4

47,271 45,884 1,387 2.9

233,070 215,829 17,241 7.4

33,930 31,332 2,598 7.7

9,650 9,521

129 1.3

7,437 6,853

584 7.9

45,925 44,318 1,607 3.5

228,037 216,918 11,119 4.9

*Augusta Bainbridge Brunswick Carrollton Cartersville

80,967 4,292 8,012
10,197 8,735

76,947 3,964 7,519 9,460 8,259

4,020 5.0 328 7.6 493 6.2 737 7.2 476 5.4

80,840 76,694 4,146 5.1

4,252 3,941

311 7.3

8,000 7,492

508 6.4

10,124 9,429

695 6.9

8,703 8,233

470 5.4

79,781 4,369 7,921
10,287 8,643

75,773 4,026 7,315 9,477 8,274

4,008 5.0 343 7.8 606 7.6 810 7.9 369 4.3

College Park * Columbus Cordele Covington Dalton

13,718 12,756

962 7.0

86,833 83,046 3,787 4.4

4,151

3,898

253 6.1

6,640

6,073

567 8.5

13,799 13,136

663 4.8

13,641 12,715

926 6.8

86,145 82,618 3,527 4.1

4,147 3,871

276 6.7

6,591 6,053

538 8.2

13,785 13,098

687 5.0

13,376 83,076
4,235 6,475 13,898

12,779 79,729
3,983 6,084 13,106

597 4.5 3,347 4.0
252 6.0 391 6.0 792 5.7

Decatur Douglas Douglasville Dublin East Point

10,960 6,004 8,251 8,142
22,051

10,357 5,681 7,834 7,684
20,504

603 5.5 323 5.4 417 5.1 458 5.6 1,547 7.0

10,937 10,324

613 5.6

6,008 5,648

360 6.0

8,198 7,809

389 4.7

8,124 7,653

471 5.8

21,929 20,438 1,491 6.8

10,753 6,224 8,120 8,072
21,508

10,376 5,740 7,848 7,649
20,541

377 3.5 484 7.8 272 3.4 423 5.2 967 4.5

Forest Park Gainesville Griffin Hinesville Lagrange

10,929 10,213

716 6.6

13,602 13,057

545 4.0

11,740 10,724 1,016 8.7

9,642

9,217

425 4.4

14,400 13,337 1,063 7.4

10,866 13,589 11,624
9,631 14,272

10,180 13,054 10,689
9,193 13,295

686 6.3 535 3.9 935 8.0 438 4.5 977 6.8

10,657 13,484 11,583
9,542 14,271

10,231 13,028 10,743
9,079 13,407

426 4.0 456 3.4 840 7.3 463 4.8 864 6.1

Lawrenceville * Macon Marietta Milledgeville Moultrie

15,448 14,595

853 5.5

47,539 45,157 2,382 5.0

36,104 34,137 1,967 5.4

5,480

5,241

239 4.4

6,578

6,125

453 6.9

15,467 14,548

919 5.9

46,976 44,749 2,227 4.7

35,936 34,027 1,909 5.3

5,454 5,227

227 4.2

6,581 6,083

498 7.6

15,109 46,432 35,328
5,578 6,848

14,621 43,867 34,198
5,308 6,227

488 3.2 2,565 5.5 1,130 3.2
270 4.8 621 9.1

Newnan Peachtree City Rome Roswell *Savannah

9,589

9,084

505 5.3

14,493 14,000

493 3.4

15,461 14,551

910 5.9

35,347 34,594

753 2.1

65,624 62,818 2,806 4.3

9,528 9,055

473 5.0

14,450 13,955

495 3.4

15,350 14,511

839 5.5

35,208 34,482

726 2.1

64,629 61,926 2,703 4.2

9,554 14,395 15,298 35,127 62,719

9,100 14,026 14,368 34,656 60,387

454 4.8 369 2.6 930 6.1 471 1.3 2,332 3.7

Smyrna Snellville Statesboro Thomasville Tifton

29,120 27,958 1,162 4.0

10,920 10,482

438 4.0

9,311

8,947

364 3.9

9,252

8,797

455 4.9

7,685

7,336

349 4.5

28,995 27,868 1,127 3.9

10,920 10,449

471 4.3

9,273 8,911

362 3.9

9,214 8,753

461 5.0

7,623 7,293

330 4.3

28,675 10,751
9,376 9,274 7,832

28,008 10,501
9,107 8,726 7,410

667 2.3 250 2.3 269 2.9 548 5.9 422 5.4

Valdosta Vidalia Warner Robins Waycross

21,965 5,443
24,335 6,244

21,097 5,112
23,565 5,887

868 4.0 331 6.1 770 3.2 357 5.7

21,855 5,430
24,098 6,228

21,008 5,087
23,352 5,864

847 3.9 343 6.3 746 3.1 364 5.8

22,060 5,414
23,574 6,320

21,079 5,068
22,892 5,878

981 4.4 346 6.4 682 2.9 442 7.0

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

Georgia Regional Development Centers (RDCs)

Labor Force MAR 2002

Employed Unemployed

Rate

MAR 2002 MAR 2002 MAR 2002 FEB 2002 MAR 2001

Atlanta Regional Commission

1,949,666 1,858,263

91,403

4.7

4.7

2.9

Central Savannah River

186,838

177,053

9,785

5.2

5.3

5.3

Chattahoochee - Flint

140,444

133,420

7,024

5.0

4.7

4.9

Coastal Georgia

246,367

238,028

8,339

3.4

3.4

3.3

Coosa Valley

260,465

249,283

11,182

4.3

4.3

4.4

Georgia Mountains

235,746

227,095

8,651

3.7

3.8

3.4

Heart of Georgia - Altamaha

115,247

108,679

6,568

5.7

5.7

5.4

Lower Chattahoochee

112,386

107,338

5,048

4.5

4.2

4.4

McIntosh Trail

64,812

60,156

4,656

7.2

7.1

5.1

Middle Flint

43,054

40,443

2,611

6.1

6.0

6.0

Middle Georgia

195,925

188,488

7,437

3.8

3.7

3.8

North Georgia

94,964

91,283

3,681

3.9

3.9

4.0

Northeast Georgia

216,462

206,814

9,648

4.5

4.4

3.8

South Georgia

106,054

101,828

4,226

4.0

3.8

4.5

Southeast Georgia

61,160

58,475

2,685

4.4

4.6

5.8

Southwest Georgia

154,358

146,607

7,751

5.0

5.0

5.9

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

Augusta Labor Force 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 MAR 2002
209,557 200,154
9,403 4.5
136,910 130,795
6,115 4.5
72,647 69,359
3,288 4.5

Revised FEB 2002
209,533 199,343
10,190 4.9
136,369 130,364
6,005 4.4
73,164 68,979
4,185 5.7

Revised MAR 2001
206,619 198,085
8,534 4.1
134,487 128,799
5,688 4.2
72,132 69,286
2,846 3.9

Change From
Revised Revised FEB 2002 MAR 2001

24 811 -787

2,938 2,069
869

541

2,423

431

1,996

110

427

-517

515

380

73

-897

442

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 Force 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 MAR 2002
127,200 121,427
5,773 4.5
101,647 97,275 4,372 4.3
25,553 24,152
1,401 5.5

Revised FEB 2002
126,444 120,926
5,518 4.4
100,865 96,774 4,091 4.1
25,579 24,152
1,427 5.6

Revised MAR 2001
122,079 117,129
4,950 4.1
97,226 93,390
3,836 3.9
24,853 23,739
1,114 4.5

Change From
Revised Revised FEB 2002 MAR 2001

756

5,121

501

4,298

255

823

782

4,421

501

3,885

281

536

-26

700

413

-26

287

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 - Person 16 Years and Older

Preliminary March 2002

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

Revised February 2002

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

Revised March 2001

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

Georgia

4,183,949 3,993,254 190,695 4.6

4,165,951 3,976,635 189,316 4.5

4,130,528 3,977,938 152,590 3.7

Appling Atkinson Bacon Baker Baldwin

8,007 2,668 4,228 1,598 16,378

7,348 2,502 3,950 1,523 15,851

659 8.2 166 6.2 278 6.6
75 4.7 527 3.2

7,999 2,693 4,180 1,590 16,307

7,309 2,481 3,927 1,511 15,806

690 8.6 212 7.9 253 6.1
79 5.0 501 3.1

8,244 2,900 4,182 1,520 16,646

7,651 2,576 3,904 1,432 16,051

593 7.2 324 11.2 278 6.6
88 5.8 595 3.6

Banks Barrow Bartow Ben Hill Berrien

6,394 6,126

268 4.2

22,479 21,144 1,335 5.9

41,994 39,495 2,499 6.0

8,655 8,244

411 4.7

6,075 5,775

300 4.9

6,345

6,089

256 4.0

22,315 21,076 1,239 5.6

41,838 39,368 2,470 5.9

8,559

8,196

363 4.2

6,027

5,734

293 4.9

6,324 22,139 41,504
8,806 6,247

6,085 21,182 39,566
8,311 5,930

239 3.8 957 4.3 1,938 4.7 495 5.6 317 5.1

Bibb Bleckley Brantley Brooks Bryan

70,186 67,293 2,893 4.1

5,641 5,393

248 4.4

6,339 6,046

293 4.6

7,574 7,283

291 3.8

11,555 11,234

321 2.8

69,390 66,685 2,705 3.9

5,573

5,371

202 3.6

6,327

6,027

300 4.7

7,506

7,252

254 3.4

11,372 11,074

298 2.6

68,486 5,719 6,081 7,561 11,054

65,370 5,564 5,766 7,277
10,799

3,116 4.5 155 2.7 315 5.2 284 3.8 255 2.3

Bulloch Burke Butts Calhoun Camden

26,013 8,804 8,616 2,308
17,001

25,157 8,192 8,185 2,169
16,467

856 3.3 612 7.0 431 5.0 139 6.0 534 3.1

25,906 8,859 8,589 2,290
16,934

25,055 8,154 8,160 2,148
16,414

851 3.3 705 8.0 429 5.0 142 6.2 520 3.1

26,238 8,776 8,845 2,411
16,731

25,606 8,233 8,379 2,229
16,096

632 2.4 543 6.2 466 5.3 182 7.5 635 3.8

Candler Carroll Catoosa Charlton Chatham

4,228 4,099

129 3.1

46,267 43,870 2,397 5.2

28,337 27,676

661 2.3

3,836 3,697

139 3.6

109,609 105,664 3,945 3.6

4,212

4,071

141 3.3

45,988 43,729 2,259 4.9

28,233 27,541

692 2.5

3,832

3,685

147 3.8

107,965 104,164 3,801 3.5

3,629 46,585 27,567
3,752 104,854

3,482 43,950 26,738
3,614 101,576

147 4.1 2,635 5.7
829 3.0 138 3.7 3,278 3.1

Chattahoochee 2,453 2,289

164 6.7

Chattooga

10,711 10,370

341 3.2

Cherokee

84,935 81,919 3,016 3.6

Clarke

47,526 46,010 1,516 3.2

Clay

1,421 1,367

54 3.8

2,415

2,277

138 5.7

10,662 10,336

326 3.1

84,606 81,655 2,951 3.5

47,271 45,884 1,387 2.9

1,423

1,355

68 4.8

2,325 11,054 83,652 45,925 1,496

2,197 10,500 82,067 44,318
1,404

128 5.5 554 5.0 1,585 1.9 1,607 3.5
92 6.1

Clayton Clinch Cobb Coffee Colquitt

130,296 123,006 7,290 5.6

2,703 2,613

90 3.3

372,023 356,638 15,385 4.1

19,022 18,242

780 4.1

17,962 17,152

810 4.5

129,596 122,609 6,987 5.4

2,697

2,596

101 3.7

370,418 355,489 14,929 4.0

19,005 18,135

870 4.6

17,924 17,034

890 5.0

127,567 3,112
366,119 19,602 18,546

123,228 2,845
357,283 18,431 17,436

4,339 3.4 267 8.6
8,836 2.4 1,171 6.0 1,110 6.0

Columbia Cook Coweta Crawford Crisp

45,753 44,555 1,198 2.6

7,757 7,443

314 4.0

48,006 46,007 1,999 4.2

5,935 5,677

258 4.3

9,047 8,547

500 5.5

45,681 44,408 1,273 2.8

7,715

7,404

311 4.0

47,732 45,859 1,873 3.9

5,930

5,657

273 4.6

9,032

8,487

545 6.0

44,826 7,654
47,889 5,910 9,230

43,875 7,319
46,090 5,717 8,732

951 2.1 335 4.4 1,799 3.8 193 3.3 498 5.4

Dade Dawson Decatur DeKalb Dodge

7,957 7,646

311 3.9

9,723 9,343

380 3.9

10,867 10,163

704 6.5

374,688 354,281 20,407 5.4

9,474 9,142

332 3.5

7,875

7,609

266 3.4

9,768

9,371

397 4.1

10,771 10,104

667 6.2

373,881 353,139 20,742 5.5

9,419

9,133

286 3.0

7,553 7,387

166 2.2

9,060 8,863

197 2.2

11,057 10,322

735 6.6

367,681 354,921 12,760 3.5

9,660 9,235

425 4.4

Dooly Dougherty Douglas Early Echols

4,230 4,020

210 5.0

42,381 39,850 2,531 6.0

54,048 51,882 2,166 4.0

4,716 4,441

275 5.8

1,259 1,200

59 4.7

4,200

3,991

209 5.0

41,657 39,347 2,310 5.5

53,739 51,715 2,024 3.8

4,670

4,404

266 5.7

1,251

1,195

56 4.5

4,403 42,746 53,391
4,753 1,260

4,107 39,737 51,976
4,477 1,199

296 6.7 3,009 7.0 1,415 2.7
276 5.8 61 4.8

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

Preliminary March 2002

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

Revised February 2002

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

Revised March 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

19,092 8,699 7,829 4,994 8,979

18,547 8,194 7,358 4,808 8,664

545 2.9 505 5.8 471 6.0 186 3.7 315 3.5

52,288 50,958 1,330 2.5

45,140 43,117 2,023 4.5

57,199 55,172 2,027 3.5

10,345 9,940

405 3.9

420,854 397,386 23,468 5.6

8,327 7,939

388 4.7

989

928

61 6.2

35,641 34,639 1,002 2.8

20,948 19,821 1,127 5.4

8,891 8,530

361 4.1

6,122 354,456
15,605 75,852
3,503

5,327 339,986
14,998 73,273
3,147

795 14,470
607 2,579
356

13.0 4.1 3.9 3.4
10.2

9,833 9,231

602 6.1

12,361 11,940

421 3.4

9,462 8,887

575 6.1

5,114 4,850

264 5.2

65,313 63,002 2,311 3.5

50,119 4,678 22,603 4,909 5,158

48,649 4,404
21,455 4,706 4,538

1,470 274
1,148 203 620

2.9 5.9 5.1 4.1 12.0

6,950 4,087 3,182 11,654 6,452

6,350 3,914 2,946 11,263 5,903

600 8.6 173 4.2 236 7.4 391 3.4 549 8.5

3,474 22,285 11,443 18,857
2,744

3,388 21,364 11,080 18,000
2,481

86 2.5 921 4.1 363 3.2 857 4.5 263 9.6

4,113 3,971

142 3.5

42,338 40,962 1,376 3.3

10,839 10,512

327 3.0

10,189 9,292

897 8.8

4,486 4,349

137 3.1

5,334 14,051
3,111 8,862 3,010

4,944 13,535
2,972 8,226 2,898

390 7.3 516 3.7 139 4.5 636 7.2 112 3.7

11,477 7,848 3,611 7,462 19,734

10,951 7,489 3,330 7,135
18,888

526 4.6 359 4.6 281 7.8 327 4.4 846 4.3

18,818 8,688 7,810 4,995 8,964

18,284 8,152 7,330 4,780 8,641

534 2.8 536 6.2 480 6.1 215 4.3 323 3.6

52,129 50,793 1,336 2.6

44,866 42,999 1,867 4.2

57,085 54,994 2,091 3.7

10,418

9,888

530 5.1

418,716 396,105 22,611 5.4

8,292

7,895

397 4.8

1,001

923

78 7.8

35,547 34,514 1,033 2.9

20,894 19,744 1,150 5.5

8,824

8,473

351 4.0

6,066 354,468
15,484 75,786
3,473

5,300 338,890
14,923 73,254
3,135

766 15,578
561 2,532
338

12.6 4.4 3.6 3.3 9.7

9,806

9,209

597 6.1

12,305 11,879

426 3.5

9,506

8,844

662 7.0

5,075

4,850

225 4.4

65,075 62,799 2,276 3.5

49,633 4,589
22,523 4,897 5,043

48,209 4,378
21,353 4,693 4,512

1,424 211
1,170 204 531

2.9 4.6 5.2 4.2 10.5

6,942 4,284 3,168 11,545 6,411

6,320 3,902 2,930 11,161 5,900

622 9.0 382 8.9 238 7.5 384 3.3 511 8.0

3,483 22,225 11,284 18,835
2,748

3,374 21,278 10,940 17,952
2,467

109 3.1 947 4.3 344 3.0 883 4.7 281 10.2

4,116

3,960

156 3.8

42,132 40,789 1,343 3.2

10,841 10,512

329 3.0

9,847

9,262

585 5.9

4,487

4,331

156 3.5

5,280 14,020
3,090 8,819 3,005

4,906 13,497
2,954 8,223 2,876

374 7.1 523 3.7 136 4.4 596 6.8 129 4.3

11,405 7,944 3,612 7,430 19,739

10,879 7,487 3,314 7,092
18,887

526 4.6 457 5.8 298 8.3 338 4.5 852 4.3

18,366 9,039 8,199 5,120 9,212

17,830 8,260 7,733 4,943 8,827

536 2.9 779 8.6 466 5.7 177 3.5 385 4.2

52,046 51,050

996 1.9

44,642 42,574 2,068 4.6

56,190 55,272

918 1.6

10,263 9,722

541 5.3

412,776 398,104 14,672 3.6

8,182 999
34,929 21,683
9,113

7,897 955
33,697 20,101
8,621

285 3.5 44 4.4
1,232 3.5 1,582 7.3
492 5.4

5,685 348,879
15,723 75,266
3,791

5,313 340,600
14,990 73,110 3,338

372 6.5 8,279 2.4
733 4.7 2,156 2.9
453 11.9

9,831 11,825 10,118 5,045 64,425

9,301 11,463 9,107 4,728 63,116

530 5.4 362 3.1 1,011 10.0 317 6.3 1,309 2.0

48,561 4,703
22,944 5,008 4,904

47,259 4,439
22,147 4,791 4,587

1,302 2.7 264 5.6 797 3.5 217 4.3 317 6.5

7,050 4,186 3,194 11,322 6,379

6,455 3,930 2,973 10,941 6,077

595 8.4 256 6.1 221 6.9 381 3.4 302 4.7

3,520 22,118 11,511 18,664 3,092

3,385 21,267 11,049 17,731
2,753

135 3.8 851 3.8 462 4.0 933 5.0 339 11.0

4,008 42,482 10,760
9,879 4,522

3,912 40,926 10,537
9,150 4,288

96 2.4 1,556 3.7
223 2.1 729 7.4 234 5.2

5,517 13,580
3,411 8,956 3,022

5,046 13,037
3,253 8,214 2,867

471 8.5 543 4.0 158 4.6 742 8.3 155 5.1

11,855 7,661 3,623 7,307 19,600

11,220 7,328 3,301 7,066 18,836

635 5.4 333 4.3 322 8.9 241 3.3 764 3.9

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

Preliminary March 2002

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

Revised February 2002

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

Revised March 2001

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

86,833 83,046 3,787 4.4

31,581 30,028 1,553 4.9

13,881 13,609

272 2.0

6,258 6,010

248 4.0

44,478 42,872 1,606 3.6

86,145 82,618 3,527 4.1

31,406 29,931 1,475 4.7

13,853 13,572

281 2.0

6,207

5,982

225 3.6

44,311 42,734 1,577 3.6

83,076 31,154 13,351
6,237 43,856

79,729 30,082 13,109
6,005 42,950

3,347 4.0 1,072 3.4
242 1.8 232 3.7 906 2.1

10,790 10,343

447 4.1

11,519 11,030

489 4.2

7,629 7,348

281 3.7

6,992 6,612

380 5.4

17,971 16,947 1,024 5.7

10,676 10,250

426 4.0

11,449 10,995

454 4.0

7,583

7,303

280 3.7

6,944

6,610

334 4.8

18,051 16,949 1,102 6.1

10,439 11,406 7,627 6,609 17,061

10,048 11,050 7,338 6,324 16,091

391 3.7 356 3.1 289 3.8 285 4.3 970 5.7

4,415 9,893 1,275 7,433 3,155

4,196 9,522 1,200 7,226 2,865

219 5.0 371 3.8
75 5.9 207 2.8 290 9.2

4,416 9,897 1,267 7,406 3,095

4,188 9,510 1,198 7,189 2,842

228 5.2 387 3.9
69 5.4 217 2.9 253 8.2

4,326 9,592 1,290 7,780 3,202

4,151 9,257 1,218 7,218 2,740

175 4.0 335 3.5
72 5.6 562 7.2 462 14.4

80,967 76,947 4,020 5.0

40,765 39,205 1,560 3.8

1,849 1,757

92 5.0

5,287 4,950

337 6.4

4,648 4,431

217 4.7

80,840 76,694 4,146 5.1

40,666 39,079 1,587 3.9

1,839

1,755

84 4.6

5,248

4,917

331 6.3

4,616

4,396

220 4.8

79,781 40,297
1,794 5,790 4,825

75,773 39,276
1,702 5,337 4,593

4,008 5.0 1,021 2.5
92 5.1 453 7.8 232 4.8

30,589 28,719 1,870 6.1

11,460 10,923

537 4.7

2,210 2,107

103 4.7

14,678 13,654 1,024 7.0

2,678 2,524

154 5.8

30,346 28,626 1,720 5.7

11,553 10,884

669 5.8

2,198

2,094

104 4.7

14,572 13,584

988 6.8

2,668

2,519

149 5.6

30,316 11,524 2,305 14,424 2,826

28,770 10,841
2,121 13,509
2,660

1,546 5.1 683 5.9 184 8.0 915 6.3 166 5.9

757 6,712 3,726 4,023 3,963

652 6,395 3,523 3,612 3,605

105 13.9 317 4.7 203 5.4 411 10.2 358 9.0

735 6,696 3,703 3,998 3,939

646 6,339 3,501 3,586 3,577

89 12.1 357 5.3 202 5.5 412 10.3 362 9.2

688 6,893 3,797 4,301 3,872

627 6,453 3,657 4,034 3,577

61 8.9 440 6.4 140 3.7 267 6.2 295 7.6

21,595 19,722 11,768
4,034 2,624

20,807 18,966 10,939
3,925 2,457

788 3.6 756 3.8 829 7.0 109 2.7 167 6.4

21,501 19,570 11,742
4,007 2,605

20,702 18,855 10,885
3,903 2,444

799 3.7 715 3.7 857 7.3 104 2.6 161 6.2

21,589 20,069 11,708
3,950 2,616

20,639 19,156 10,843
3,825 2,435

950 4.4 913 4.5 865 7.4 125 3.2 181 6.9

32,195 4,522 4,138 8,172 12,163

30,467 4,163 3,873 7,908
10,737

1,728 5.4 359 7.9 265 6.4 264 3.2
1,426 11.7

31,960 4,516 4,108 8,103
12,298

30,371 4,129 3,838 7,853
10,698

1,589 387 270 250
1,600

5.0 8.6 6.6 3.1 13.0

32,032 4,436 3,978 7,919 11,553

30,627 3,998 3,762 7,676
10,918

1,405 4.4 438 9.9 216 5.4 243 3.1 635 5.5

33,096 30,891 14,735
2,772 9,235

32,108 29,661 14,077
2,448 8,830

988 3.0 1,230 4.0
658 4.5 324 11.7 405 4.4

33,054 31,004 14,691
2,718 9,177

31,952 29,566 14,021
2,438 8,795

1,102 1,438
670 280 382

3.3 4.6 4.6 10.3 4.2

32,912 30,650 14,872
2,680 9,198

31,020 29,715 14,056
2,367 8,686

1,892 5.7 935 3.1 816 5.5 313 11.7 512 5.6

10,920 10,474

446 4.1

1,079 1,026

53 4.9

1,664 1,509

155 9.3

9,228 8,862

366 4.0

46,405 44,762 1,643 3.5

10,885 10,430

455 4.2

1,065

1,017

48 4.5

1,623

1,499

124 7.6

9,163

8,812

351 3.8

46,334 44,631 1,703 3.7

11,296 1,091 1,872 9,129 46,623

10,780 1,041 1,686 8,836
44,658

516 4.6 50 4.6
186 9.9 293 3.2 1,965 4.2

3,127 4,801 4,569 9,499

2,967 4,367 4,332 9,007

160 5.1 434 9.0 237 5.2 492 5.2

3,110 4,757 4,525 9,474

2,946 4,362 4,321 8,944

164 5.3 395 8.3 204 4.5 530 5.6

3,174 5,010 4,619 9,161

3,031 4,494 4,415 8,585

143 4.5 516 10.3 204 4.4 576 6.3

Unemployment
Atlanta Regional Commission Compared to Georgia

ARC

GA

8%

Atlanta Regional Commission: 4.7%

Georgia: 4.6%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

1%

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

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

GA

12%

Central Savannah River: 5.2% 11%

Georgia: 4.6%

10%

9%

8%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

1%

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

2001

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: 5.0% 9% Georgia: 4.6%
8%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

1%

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

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 Compared to Georgia

Coastal GA

10%

Coastal: 3.4%

9%

Georgia: 4.6%

8%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

1%

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

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: 4.3%

9%

Georgia: 4.6%

8%

7%

6% 5%

4%

3% 2%

1%

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

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: 4.6%
8%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

1%

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

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: 5.7% 11%

Georgia: 4.6%

10%

9%

8%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

1%

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

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: 4.5% 9% Georgia:4.6%
8%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

1%

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

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

11%

McIntosh Trail: 7.2% 10%

Georgia: 4.6%

9%

8%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

1%

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

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

12%

Middle-Flint: 6.1%

11%

Georgia: 4.6%

10%

9%

8%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

1%

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

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: 3.8% 9% Georgia: 4.6%
8%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

1%

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

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: 3.9% 9% Georgia: 4.6%
8%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

1%

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

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: 4.5% 9% Georgia: 4.6%
8%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

1%

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

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: 4.0%

9%

Georgia: 4.6%

8%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

1%

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

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: 4.4% 9% Georgia: 4.6%
8%

7%

6% 5%

4%

3% 2%

1%

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

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

10%
Southwest Georgia: 5.0% 9% Georgia: 4.6%
8%

7%

6% 5%

4%

3% 2%

1%

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

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

13%

Albany Area: 5.4% 12%

Georgia: 4.6%

11%

10%

9%

8%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

1%

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

2001

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: 3.1%

Georgia: 4.6%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

1%

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

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: 4.7%

Georgia: 4.6%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

1%

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

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: 4.5% 11%

Georgia: 4. 6%

10%

9%

8%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

1%

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

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: 4.5% 9% Georgia: 4.6%
8%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

1%

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

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: 3.7%

9%

Georgia: 4.6%

8%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

1%

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

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: 3.4%

9%

Georgia: 4.6%

8%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

1%

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

2001

2002

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