GEORGIA LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES (NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED) PLACE OF RESIDENCE PERSONS 16 YEARS OLD AND OVER AREA EMPLOYMENT STATUS PRELIMINARY NOV 2000 REVISED OCT 2000 REVISED NOV 1999 CHANGE FROM REVISED OCT 2000 REVISED NOV 1999 Georgia Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate 4,207,497 4,086,127 121,370 2.9 4,219,119 4,061,827 157,292 3.7 4,135,524 3,992,909 142,615 3.4 -11,622 24,300 -35,922 -- 71,973 93,218 -21,245 -- Albany MSA Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate 56,319 53,444 2,875 5.1 56,782 53,171 3,611 6.4 57,206 54,007 3,199 5.6 -463 273 -736 -- -887 -563 -324 -- Athens MSA Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate 76,534 75,126 1,408 1.8 76,349 74,647 1,702 2.2 74,875 73,318 1,557 2.1 185 479 -294 -- 1,659 1,808 -149 -- Atlanta MSA Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate 2,298,028 2,244,653 53,375 2.3 2,306,736 2,238,079 68,657 3.0 2,249,644 2,188,756 60,888 2.7 -8,708 6,574 -15,282 -- 48,384 55,897 -7,513 -- Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC MSA Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate 212,319 205,863 6,456 3.0 213,170 204,925 8,245 3.9 209,082 199,319 9,763 4.7 -851 938 -1,789 -- 3,237 6,544 -3,307 -- Columbus, GA-AL MSA Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate 131,161 126,388 4,773 3.6 130,816 124,453 6,363 4.9 128,270 122,233 6,037 4.7 345 1,935 -1,590 -- 2,891 4,155 -1,264 -- Macon MSA Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate 157,835 152,798 5,037 3.2 158,350 151,645 6,705 4.2 152,598 146,587 6,011 3.9 -515 1,153 -1,668 -- 5,237 6,211 -974 -- Savannah MSA Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate 138,156 134,690 3,466 2.5 137,899 133,224 4,675 3.4 136,002 131,376 4,626 3.4 257 1,466 -1,209 -- 2,154 3,314 -1,160 -- UNITED STATES LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES PLACE OF RESIDENCE PERSONS 16 YEARS OLD AND OVER AREA United States (Seasonally adjusted) United States (Not seasonally adjusted) EMPLOYMENT STATUS Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate NOV 2000 141,052,000 135,373,000 5,679,000 4.0 141,025,000 135,731,000 5,295,000 3.8 OCT 2000 140,918,000 135,422,000 5,496,000 3.9 140,893,000 135,771,000 5,122,000 3.6 NOV 1999 139,834,000 134,098,000 5,736,000 4.1 139,895,000 134,515,000 5,380,000 3.8 CHANGE FROM OCT 2000 NOV 1999 134,000 -49,000 183,000 -- 1,218,000 1,275,000 -57,000 -- 132,000 -40,000 173,000 -- 1,130,000 1,216,000 -85,000 -- NOTE: Employment includes nonagricultural wage and salary employment, self-employed, unpaid family and private household workers, and agricultural workers. Persons in labor disputes are counted as employed. The use of unrounded data does not imply that the numbers are exact. Georgia and Metropolitan Statistical Area data have not been seasonally adjusted. Seasonally adjusted data for Georgia available upon request. Albany MSA: includes Dougherty and Lee counties. Athens MSA: includes Clarke, Madison, and Oconee counties. Atlanta MSA: includes Barrow, Bartow, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, Rockdale, Spalding, and Walton counties. Augusta -Aiken MSA: includes Columbia, McDuffie, and Richmond counties in Georgia and Aiken and Edgefield counties, South Carolina. Columbus MSA: includes Chattahoochee, Harris, and Muscogee counties in Georgia and Russell County, Alabama. Macon MSA: includes Bibb, Houston, Jones, Peach, and Twiggs counties. Savannah MSA: includes Bryan, Chatham, and Effingham counties. SOURCE: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis CITIES LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES (NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED) TOTAL POPULATION OF 10,000 OR MORE Albany Alpharetta Americus Athens Atlanta PRELIMINARY NOVEMBER 2000 REVISED OCTOBER 2000 REVISED NOVEMBER 1999 LABOR UNEMPLOYMENT FORCE EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE 35,358 33,240 2,118 6.0 9,991 9,884 107 1.1 7,908 7,554 354 4.5 48,803 47,850 953 2.0 234,490 225,228 9,262 3.9 LABOR FORCE EMPLOYMENT 35,699 33,071 9,994 9,855 7,937 7,483 48,716 47,545 236,540 224,568 UNEMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE 2,628 7.4 139 1.4 454 5.7 1,171 2.4 11,972 5.1 LABOR FORCE EMPLOYMENT 36,020 33,591 9,755 9,638 7,946 7,448 47,650 46,699 229,859 219,619 UNEMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE 2,429 6.7 117 1.2 498 6.3 951 2.0 10,240 4.5 Augusta Bainbridge Brunswick Carrollton Cartersville 82,774 4,723 8,002 10,105 8,605 79,367 3,407 4.1 4,453 270 5.7 7,505 497 6.2 9,708 397 3.9 8,342 263 3.1 83,133 4,745 8,011 10,181 8,686 78,732 4,417 7,417 9,679 8,318 4,401 5.3 328 6.9 594 7.4 502 4.9 368 4.2 81,264 4,644 7,892 10,042 8,403 76,911 4,395 7,386 9,466 8,134 4,353 5.4 249 5.4 506 6.4 576 5.7 269 3.2 College Park Columbus Cordele Covington Dalton 13,741 89,141 4,474 6,330 14,009 13,239 502 3.7 85,917 3,224 3.6 4,252 222 5.0 6,075 255 4.0 13,423 586 4.2 13,847 89,071 4,501 6,375 14,335 13,200 84,601 4,225 6,057 13,257 647 4.7 4,470 5.0 276 6.1 318 5.0 1,078 7.5 13,449 87,321 4,462 6,248 13,667 12,909 82,978 4,206 5,924 13,190 540 4.0 4,343 5.0 256 5.7 324 5.2 477 3.5 Decatur Douglas Douglasville Dublin East Point 11,106 6,569 8,315 8,176 22,131 10,796 6,258 8,088 7,686 21,324 310 2.8 311 4.7 227 2.7 490 6.0 807 3.6 11,164 6,752 8,347 8,276 22,306 10,765 6,207 8,064 7,603 21,262 399 3.6 545 8.1 283 3.4 673 8.1 1,044 4.7 10,901 6,571 8,133 8,306 21,675 10,527 6,178 7,886 7,566 20,793 374 3.4 393 6.0 247 3.0 740 8.9 882 4.1 Forest Park Gainesville Griffin Hinesville LaGrange 10,834 12,965 11,990 8,795 13,417 10,463 12,683 11,197 8,320 12,927 371 3.4 282 2.2 793 6.6 475 5.4 490 3.7 10,908 12,846 12,056 8,836 13,462 10,433 12,508 11,164 8,217 12,772 475 4.4 338 2.6 892 7.4 619 7.0 690 5.1 10,576 12,723 11,542 8,596 13,487 10,203 12,419 10,918 8,172 12,710 373 3.5 304 2.4 624 5.4 424 4.9 777 5.8 Lawrenceville Macon Marietta Milledgeville Moultrie 14,998 51,476 35,613 5,971 7,366 14,631 367 2.4 49,316 2,160 4.2 34,702 911 2.6 5,644 327 5.5 6,643 723 9.8 15,066 51,806 35,752 6,023 7,570 14,588 48,944 34,600 5,573 6,598 478 3.2 2,862 5.5 1,152 3.2 450 7.5 972 12.8 14,701 49,784 34,908 5,987 7,176 14,267 47,311 33,837 5,545 6,568 434 3.0 2,473 5.0 1,071 3.1 442 7.4 608 8.5 Newnan Peachtree City Rome Roswell Savannah 9,304 14,345 15,180 36,370 65,102 9,051 253 2.7 14,069 276 1.9 14,696 484 3.2 35,977 393 1.1 63,080 2,022 3.1 9,347 14,405 15,190 36,380 65,121 9,025 14,028 14,511 35,872 62,394 322 3.4 377 2.6 679 4.5 508 1.4 2,727 4.2 9,119 14,029 15,177 35,510 64,208 8,826 13,719 14,436 35,081 61,529 293 3.2 310 2.2 741 4.9 429 1.2 2,679 4.2 Smyrna Snellville Statesboro Thomasville Tifton 28,959 10,697 9,808 9,553 8,095 28,421 10,509 9,548 9,041 7,759 538 1.9 188 1.8 260 2.7 512 5.4 336 4.2 29,017 10,723 9,767 9,627 8,100 28,337 10,478 9,446 8,956 7,697 680 2.3 245 2.3 321 3.3 671 7.0 403 5.0 28,346 10,469 9,655 9,421 8,051 27,713 10,247 9,400 8,917 7,661 633 2.2 222 2.1 255 2.6 504 5.3 390 4.8 Valdosta Vidalia Warner Robins Waycross 22,691 5,877 25,897 7,086 21,652 1,039 4.6 5,468 409 7.0 25,194 703 2.7 6,401 685 9.7 22,760 5,911 25,956 6,845 SOURCE: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis 21,428 5,417 25,004 6,331 1,332 5.9 494 8.4 952 3.7 514 7.5 22,920 5,842 25,084 6,715 21,324 5,390 24,170 6,302 1,596 7.0 452 7.7 914 3.6 413 6.2 GEORGIA REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT CENTERS (RDCs) Atlanta Regional Commission Central Savannah River Chattahoochee - Flint Coastal Georgia Coosa Valley Georgia Mountains Heart of Georgia - Altamaha Lower Chattahoochee McIntosh Trail Middle Flint Middle Georgia North Georgia Northeast Georgia South Georgia Southeast Georgia Southwest Georgia LABOR FORCE NOV 2000 EMPLOYED UNEMPLOYED RATE NOV 2000 NOV 2000 NOV 2000 OCT 2000 NOV 1999 1,944,641 1,899,793 44,848 2.3 3.0 2.7 203,749 195,030 8,719 4.3 5.3 5.6 137,374 133,622 3,752 2.7 3.5 3.8 243,940 237,127 6,813 2.8 3.6 3.3 253,739 246,856 6,883 2.7 3.6 3.2 232,956 228,798 4,158 1.8 2.3 2.3 113,915 108,112 5,803 5.1 6.5 7.3 115,168 110,934 4,234 3.7 5.1 4.8 67,198 64,060 3,138 4.7 5.7 4.7 45,194 43,255 1,939 4.3 5.6 5.1 207,490 200,719 6,771 3.3 4.3 4.1 94,569 91,853 2,716 2.9 4.9 2.6 209,721 204,699 5,022 2.4 3.0 2.8 110,634 105,940 4,694 4.2 5.4 5.6 66,176 62,593 3,583 5.4 6.6 4.7 161,034 152,741 8,293 5.1 6.4 5.5 AUGUSTA LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES BY PLACE OF RESIDENCE, PERSONS 16 YEARS OLD AND OVER AREA Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC MSA EMPLOYMENT STATUS Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate Residing in Georgia Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate Residing in South Carolina Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate PRELIMINARY NOV 2000 212,319 205,863 6,456 3.0 138,264 133,518 4,746 3.4 74,055 72,345 1,710 2.3 REVISED OCT 2000 213,170 204,925 8,245 3.9 138,629 132,450 6,179 4.5 74,541 72,475 2,066 2.8 REVISED NOV 1999 209,082 199,319 9,763 4.7 135,466 129,387 6,079 4.5 73,616 69,932 3,684 5.0 CHANGE FROM REVISED OCT 2000 REVISED NOV 1999 -851 938 -1,789 -- 3,237 6,544 -3,307 -- -365 1,068 -1,433 -- 2,798 4,131 -1,333 -- -486 -130 -356 -- 439 2,413 -1,974 -- NOTE: The Augusta Metropolitan Statistical Area includes Columbia, McDuffie, and Richmond counties, Georgia, and Aiken and Edgefield counties, South Carolina. SOURCE: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis. COLUMBUS LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES BY PLACE OF RESIDENCE, PERSONS 16 YEARS OLD AND OVER AREA Columbus, GA-AL MSA Residing in Georgia Residing in Alabama EMPLOYMENT STATUS Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate PRELIMINARY NOV 2000 131,161 126,388 4,773 3.6 104,015 100,412 3,603 3.5 27,146 25,976 1,170 4.3 REVISED OCT 2000 130,816 124,453 6,363 4.9 103,839 98,874 4,965 4.8 26,977 25,579 1,398 5.2 REVISED NOV 1999 128,270 122,233 6,037 4.7 101,725 96,977 4,748 4.7 26,545 25,256 1,289 4.9 CHANGE FROM REVISED OCT 2000 REVISED NOV 1999 345 1,935 -1,590 -- 2,891 4,155 -1,264 -- 176 1,538 -1,362 -- 2,290 3,435 -1,145 -- 169 397 -228 -- 601 720 -119 -- NOTE: The Columbus Metropolitan Statistical Area includes Chattahoochee, Harris, and Muscogee counties, Georgia, and Russell county, Alabama. SOURCE: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis. Produced by the Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. COUNTY LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES (NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED) PLACE OF RESIDENCE PERSONS 16 YEARS OLD AND OVER PRELIMINARY NOVEMBER 2000 REVISED OCTOBER 2000 REVISED NOVEMBER 1999 Georgia LABOR UNEMPLOYMENT FORCE EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE LABOR UNEMPLOYMENT FORCE EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE LABOR UNEMPLOYMENT FORCE EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE 4,207,497 4,086,127 121,370 2.9 4,219,119 4,061,827 157,292 3.7 4,135,524 3,992,909 142,615 3.4 Appling Atkinson Bacon Baker Baldwin 8,332 3,431 4,282 1,572 17,789 7,719 3,206 4,022 1,510 17,068 613 7.4 225 6.6 260 6.1 62 3.9 721 4.1 8,162 3,649 4,345 1,581 17,847 7,650 3,189 3,992 1,512 16,855 512 6.3 460 12.6 353 8.1 69 4.4 992 5.6 8,196 3,379 4,250 1,595 17,744 7,612 3,176 3,974 1,498 16,768 584 7.1 203 6.0 276 6.5 97 6.1 976 5.5 Banks Barrow Bartow Ben Hill Berrien 6,241 21,821 41,272 9,402 7,054 6,133 21,334 39,893 8,874 6,761 108 1.7 487 2.2 1,379 3.3 528 5.6 293 4.2 6,262 22,105 41,709 9,433 7,078 6,084 21,271 39,776 8,803 6,719 178 2.8 834 3.8 1,933 4.6 630 6.7 359 5.1 6,254 21,295 40,314 9,574 7,115 6,059 20,803 38,899 8,764 6,682 195 3.1 492 2.3 1,415 3.5 810 8.5 433 6.1 Bibb Bleckley Brantley Brooks Bryan 76,119 5,679 5,837 7,853 11,097 73,495 5,531 5,544 7,434 10,866 2,624 3.4 148 2.6 293 5.0 419 5.3 231 2.1 76,417 5,658 5,817 7,850 11,061 72,940 5,474 5,483 7,357 10,747 3,477 4.6 184 3.3 334 5.7 493 6.3 314 2.8 73,512 5,748 5,751 7,673 10,963 70,508 5,448 5,456 7,321 10,598 3,004 4.1 300 5.2 295 5.1 352 4.6 365 3.3 Bulloch Burke Butts Calhoun Camden 27,457 8,352 8,625 2,261 17,087 26,846 7,862 8,193 2,109 16,603 611 2.2 490 5.9 432 5.0 152 6.7 484 2.8 27,313 8,365 8,641 2,306 17,061 26,559 7,790 8,096 2,109 16,406 754 2.8 575 6.9 545 6.3 197 8.5 655 3.8 27,029 8,330 8,358 2,349 16,840 26,431 7,749 8,055 2,098 16,324 598 2.2 581 7.0 303 3.6 251 10.7 516 3.1 Candler Carroll Catoosa Charlton Chatham 4,002 46,308 26,324 3,821 108,949 3,865 45,016 25,766 3,687 106,106 137 3.4 1,292 2.8 558 2.1 134 3.5 2,843 2.6 4,017 46,516 26,609 3,803 108,785 3,842 44,884 25,695 3,644 104,951 175 4.4 1,632 3.5 914 3.4 159 4.2 3,834 3.5 4,053 45,768 25,757 3,751 107,262 3,823 43,895 25,141 3,626 103,496 230 5.7 1,873 4.1 616 2.4 125 3.3 3,766 3.5 Chattahoochee Chattooga Cherokee Clarke Clay 2,490 12,043 82,714 48,803 1,510 2,362 11,677 81,470 47,850 1,433 128 5.1 366 3.0 1,244 1.5 953 2.0 77 5.1 2,478 11,860 82,815 48,716 1,553 2,326 11,537 81,231 47,545 1,430 152 6.1 323 2.7 1,584 1.9 1,171 2.4 123 7.9 2,441 11,835 80,904 47,650 1,556 2,282 11,478 79,441 46,699 1,424 159 6.5 357 3.0 1,463 1.8 951 2.0 132 8.5 Clayton Clinch Cobb Coffee Colquitt 129,797 3,803 369,670 20,847 19,894 126,019 3,529 362,541 20,095 18,601 3,778 2.9 274 7.2 7,129 1.9 752 3.6 1,293 6.5 130,486 3,872 370,489 21,248 20,213 125,650 3,499 361,479 19,930 18,476 4,836 3.7 373 9.6 9,010 2.4 1,318 6.2 1,737 8.6 126,684 3,604 361,892 20,785 19,479 122,881 3,482 353,512 19,836 18,392 3,803 3.0 122 3.4 8,380 2.3 949 4.6 1,087 5.6 Columbia Cook Coweta Crawford Crisp 45,571 7,909 46,844 5,552 9,760 44,637 7,558 45,842 5,389 9,323 934 2.0 351 4.4 1,002 2.1 163 2.9 437 4.5 45,485 8,008 46,985 5,564 9,807 44,279 7,496 45,708 5,334 9,262 1,206 2.7 512 6.4 1,277 2.7 230 4.1 545 5.6 44,487 7,854 45,861 5,527 9,726 43,255 7,457 44,700 5,305 9,221 1,232 2.8 397 5.1 1,161 2.5 222 4.0 505 5.2 Dade Dawson Decatur DeKalb Dodge 7,335 15,038 11,996 379,806 9,703 7,200 135 1.8 14,848 190 1.3 11,418 578 4.8 369,304 10,502 2.8 9,401 302 3.1 7,329 14,872 12,029 381,718 9,694 7,180 14,639 11,325 368,223 9,286 149 2.0 233 1.6 704 5.9 13,495 3.5 408 4.2 7,236 14,809 11,803 372,758 9,846 7,025 211 2.9 14,530 279 1.9 11,270 533 4.5 360,108 12,650 3.4 9,219 627 6.4 Dooly Dougherty Douglas Early Echols 4,531 44,611 54,743 4,619 1,209 4,347 42,158 53,561 4,350 1,169 184 4.1 2,453 5.5 1,182 2.2 269 5.8 40 3.3 4,566 44,987 54,875 4,644 1,200 4,318 41,943 53,405 4,334 1,157 248 5.4 3,044 6.8 1,470 2.7 310 6.7 43 3.6 4,461 45,415 53,514 4,655 1,238 4,300 42,602 52,228 4,314 1,152 161 3.6 2,813 6.2 1,286 2.4 341 7.3 86 6.9 COUNTY LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES (NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED) PLACE OF RESIDENCE PERSONS 16 YEARS OLD AND OVER PRELIMINARY NOVEMBER 2000 Effingham Elbert Emanuel Evans Fannin LABOR UNEMPLOYMENT FORCE EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE 18,110 8,859 8,561 4,920 8,788 17,718 8,272 7,910 4,772 8,585 392 2.2 587 6.6 651 7.6 148 3.0 203 2.3 Fayette Floyd Forsyth Franklin Fulton 51,952 44,624 52,023 10,327 425,521 51,209 743 1.4 43,547 1,077 2.4 51,491 532 1.0 10,025 302 2.9 413,280 12,241 2.9 Gilmer Glascock Glynn Gordon Grady 8,422 972 35,585 22,405 9,479 8,228 932 34,575 21,631 9,038 194 2.3 40 4.1 1,010 2.8 774 3.5 441 4.7 Greene Gwinnett Habersham Hall Hancock 5,795 347,059 16,425 72,509 3,912 5,592 340,831 16,008 71,174 3,572 203 3.5 6,228 1.8 417 2.5 1,335 1.8 340 8.7 Haralson Harris Hart Heard Henry 9,549 12,384 9,361 4,751 61,915 9,253 12,133 9,068 4,572 60,899 296 3.1 251 2.0 293 3.1 179 3.8 1,016 1.6 Houston Irwin Jackson Jasper Jeff Davis 53,353 4,865 22,943 4,840 5,345 52,012 4,632 22,506 4,688 5,089 1,341 2.5 233 4.8 437 1.9 152 3.1 256 4.8 Jefferson Jenkins Johnson Jones Lamar 7,343 4,513 3,568 12,481 6,959 6,692 4,255 3,323 12,100 6,657 651 8.9 258 5.7 245 6.9 381 3.1 302 4.3 Lanier Laurens Lee Liberty Lincoln 3,673 22,354 11,708 17,205 3,544 3,499 21,368 11,286 16,247 3,367 174 4.7 986 4.4 422 3.6 958 5.6 177 5.0 Long Lowndes Lumpkin McDuffie McIntosh 3,688 43,688 10,908 9,919 4,762 3,565 42,040 10,795 9,514 4,601 123 3.3 1,648 3.8 113 1.0 405 4.1 161 3.4 Macon Madison Marion Meriwether Miller 5,338 13,904 3,342 9,145 3,197 4,972 13,577 3,207 8,662 3,076 366 6.9 327 2.4 135 4.0 483 5.3 121 3.8 Mitchell Monroe Montgomery Morgan Murray 11,587 7,485 3,780 7,240 19,135 11,005 7,192 3,533 6,867 18,484 582 5.0 293 3.9 247 6.5 373 5.2 651 3.4 REVISED OCTOBER 2000 LABOR UNEMPLOYMENT FORCE EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE 18,052 8,961 8,682 4,930 8,796 17,525 8,197 7,857 4,735 8,522 527 2.9 764 8.5 825 9.5 195 4.0 274 3.1 52,075 44,510 52,044 10,350 427,903 51,059 1,016 2.0 43,000 1,510 3.4 51,340 704 1.4 9,933 417 4.0 412,070 15,833 3.7 8,431 976 35,377 22,328 9,528 8,154 924 34,169 21,394 9,027 277 3.3 52 5.3 1,208 3.4 934 4.2 501 5.3 5,792 347,943 16,349 71,793 3,942 5,540 339,832 15,859 70,193 3,534 252 4.4 8,111 2.3 490 3.0 1,600 2.2 408 10.4 9,539 12,290 9,418 4,720 62,020 9,169 11,947 8,980 4,512 60,721 370 3.9 343 2.8 438 4.7 208 4.4 1,299 2.1 53,437 4,905 22,899 4,828 5,319 51,619 4,595 22,282 4,650 5,045 1,818 3.4 310 6.3 617 2.7 178 3.7 274 5.2 7,443 4,367 3,618 12,471 6,962 6,629 4,214 3,292 12,008 6,570 814 10.9 153 3.5 326 9.0 463 3.7 392 5.6 3,721 22,492 11,795 17,295 3,557 3,463 21,138 11,228 16,046 3,332 258 6.9 1,354 6.0 567 4.8 1,249 7.2 225 6.3 3,634 43,717 10,808 10,010 4,778 3,521 41,604 10,652 9,438 4,553 113 3.1 2,113 4.8 156 1.4 572 5.7 225 4.7 5,474 13,839 3,336 9,101 3,197 4,948 13,490 3,180 8,545 3,060 526 9.6 349 2.5 156 4.7 556 6.1 137 4.3 11,687 7,488 3,884 7,028 19,448 10,936 7,093 3,500 6,817 18,218 751 6.4 395 5.3 384 9.9 211 3.0 1,230 6.3 REVISED NOVEMBER 1999 LABOR UNEMPLOYMENT FORCE EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE 17,777 8,785 8,875 4,862 8,718 17,282 8,160 7,804 4,713 8,464 495 2.8 625 7.1 1,071 12.1 149 3.1 254 2.9 50,769 44,423 51,043 10,187 416,371 49,934 835 1.6 42,776 1,647 3.7 50,209 834 1.6 9,887 300 2.9 402,989 13,382 3.2 8,359 968 35,054 22,060 9,582 8,124 919 34,026 21,289 8,965 235 2.8 49 5.1 1,028 2.9 771 3.5 617 6.4 5,877 339,696 16,216 71,131 3,991 5,515 332,343 15,786 69,692 3,515 362 6.2 7,353 2.2 430 2.7 1,439 2.0 476 11.9 9,503 11,964 9,262 4,751 60,532 9,106 11,718 8,938 4,478 59,383 397 4.2 246 2.1 324 3.5 273 5.7 1,149 1.9 51,643 4,832 22,820 4,775 5,313 49,898 4,574 22,182 4,618 5,021 1,745 3.4 258 5.3 638 2.8 157 3.3 292 5.5 7,260 4,334 3,522 11,987 6,847 6,595 4,185 3,276 11,608 6,523 665 9.2 149 3.4 246 7.0 379 3.2 324 4.7 3,634 22,523 11,791 16,813 3,697 3,446 21,036 11,405 15,959 3,318 188 5.2 1,487 6.6 386 3.3 854 5.1 379 10.3 3,600 43,933 10,743 9,714 4,687 3,502 41,402 10,575 9,220 4,533 98 2.7 2,531 5.8 168 1.6 494 5.1 154 3.3 5,266 13,682 3,336 9,003 3,174 4,923 13,250 3,166 8,484 3,047 343 6.5 432 3.2 170 5.1 519 5.8 127 4.0 11,563 7,386 3,810 7,032 18,631 10,879 7,043 3,483 6,786 18,088 684 5.9 343 4.6 327 8.6 246 3.5 543 2.9 COUNTY LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES (NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED) PLACE OF RESIDENCE PERSONS 16 YEARS OLD AND OVER PRELIMINARY NOVEMBER 2000 REVISED OCTOBER 2000 Muscogee Newton Oconee Oglethorpe Paulding LABOR UNEMPLOYMENT FORCE EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE 89,141 30,739 13,826 6,136 42,245 85,917 30,039 13,699 6,019 41,500 3,224 3.6 700 2.3 127 0.9 117 1.9 745 1.8 LABOR UNEMPLOYMENT FORCE EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE 89,071 30,823 13,795 6,105 42,352 84,601 29,951 13,612 5,960 41,379 4,470 5.0 872 2.8 183 1.3 145 2.4 973 2.3 Peach Pickens Pierce Pike Polk 11,537 11,033 7,556 6,825 16,068 11,009 10,817 7,177 6,591 15,519 528 4.6 216 2.0 379 5.0 234 3.4 549 3.4 11,661 11,037 7,546 6,817 16,134 10,926 10,785 7,124 6,505 15,298 735 6.3 252 2.3 422 5.6 312 4.6 836 5.2 Pulaski Putnam Quitman Rabun Randolph 4,511 9,521 1,327 7,192 3,026 4,385 9,298 1,245 7,121 2,856 126 2.8 223 2.3 82 6.2 71 1.0 170 5.6 4,550 9,460 1,333 7,148 3,184 4,339 9,183 1,237 7,049 2,839 211 4.6 277 2.9 96 7.2 99 1.4 345 10.8 Richmond Rockdale Schley Screven Seminole 82,774 41,464 1,793 5,991 4,570 79,367 40,679 1,722 5,680 4,354 3,407 4.1 785 1.9 71 4.0 311 5.2 216 4.7 83,133 41,586 1,789 5,990 4,560 78,732 40,560 1,701 5,639 4,335 4,401 5.3 1,026 2.5 88 4.9 351 5.9 225 4.9 Spalding Stephens Stewart Sumter Talbot 31,445 12,102 2,332 15,443 2,958 29,985 11,806 2,195 14,889 2,793 1,460 4.6 296 2.4 137 5.9 554 3.6 165 5.6 31,539 12,063 2,309 15,459 2,933 29,897 11,668 2,177 14,749 2,755 1,642 5.2 395 3.3 132 5.7 710 4.6 178 6.1 Taliaferro Tattnall Taylor Telfair Terrell 703 7,363 3,918 5,263 3,873 670 6,988 3,759 4,855 3,577 33 4.7 375 5.1 159 4.1 408 7.8 296 7.6 716 7,428 3,961 5,341 3,921 664 6,965 3,731 4,819 3,559 52 7.3 463 6.2 230 5.8 522 9.8 362 9.2 Thomas Tift Toombs Towns Treutlen 22,271 20,788 12,722 3,738 2,837 21,384 20,060 11,700 3,652 2,675 887 4.0 728 3.5 1,022 8.0 86 2.3 162 5.7 22,345 20,769 12,827 3,731 2,953 21,183 19,898 11,590 3,619 2,650 1,162 5.2 871 4.2 1,237 9.6 112 3.0 303 10.3 Troup Turner Twiggs Union Upson 30,326 4,193 4,346 7,751 13,344 29,530 3,913 4,182 7,546 12,634 796 2.6 280 6.7 164 3.8 205 2.6 710 5.3 30,296 4,334 4,363 7,761 13,453 29,175 3,901 4,151 7,495 12,488 1,121 3.7 433 10.0 212 4.9 266 3.4 965 7.2 Walker Walton Ware Warren Washington 31,874 29,655 16,599 2,702 9,630 30,870 28,944 15,333 2,565 9,222 1,004 3.1 711 2.4 1,266 7.6 137 5.1 408 4.2 32,057 29,716 16,110 2,696 9,625 30,785 28,859 15,165 2,540 9,124 1,272 4.0 857 2.9 945 5.9 156 5.8 501 5.2 Wayne Webster Wheeler White Whitfield 11,649 1,069 2,142 9,341 47,191 11,025 1,036 2,007 9,131 45,739 624 5.4 33 3.1 135 6.3 210 2.2 1,452 3.1 11,782 1,054 2,176 9,300 47,846 10,908 1,032 1,991 9,048 45,174 874 7.4 22 2.1 185 8.5 252 2.7 2,672 5.6 Wilcox Wilkes Wilkinson Worth 3,313 5,694 4,467 9,396 3,199 5,462 4,286 8,875 114 3.4 232 4.1 181 4.1 521 5.5 3,358 5,695 4,470 9,484 SOURCE: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis 3,178 5,396 4,232 8,824 180 5.4 299 5.3 238 5.3 660 7.0 REVISED NOVEMBER 1999 LABOR UNEMPLOYMENT FORCE EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE 87,321 30,178 13,543 6,090 41,337 82,978 29,291 13,369 5,930 40,467 4,343 5.0 887 2.9 174 1.3 160 2.6 870 2.1 11,178 10,769 7,410 6,734 15,896 10,562 10,547 7,091 6,458 15,190 616 5.5 222 2.1 319 4.3 276 4.1 706 4.4 4,662 9,450 1,275 7,205 3,032 4,308 9,117 1,232 7,029 2,829 354 7.6 333 3.5 43 3.4 176 2.4 203 6.7 81,264 40,589 1,760 5,977 4,479 76,911 39,666 1,690 5,615 4,317 4,353 5.4 923 2.3 70 4.0 362 6.1 162 3.6 30,386 11,995 2,279 15,459 2,908 29,238 11,611 2,168 14,680 2,735 1,148 3.8 384 3.2 111 4.9 779 5.0 173 5.9 707 7,231 3,929 5,967 3,858 661 6,928 3,715 4,795 3,542 46 6.5 303 4.2 214 5.4 1,172 19.6 316 8.2 21,962 20,649 12,664 3,742 3,066 21,089 19,805 11,533 3,610 2,637 873 4.0\ 844 4.1 1,131 8.9 132 3.5 429 14.0 30,298 4,242 4,279 7,793 13,455 29,035 3,888 4,012 7,471 12,430 1,263 4.2 354 8.3 267 6.2 322 4.1 1,025 7.6 31,095 28,986 15,857 2,736 9,703 30,121 28,223 15,097 2,525 9,076 974 3.1 763 2.6 760 4.8 211 7.7 627 6.5 11,418 1,077 2,249 9,412 46,125 10,858 1,026 1,982 9,017 44,943 560 4.9 51 4.7 267 11.9 395 4.2 1,182 2.6 3,377 5,596 4,538 9,360 3,164 5,358 4,208 8,781 213 6.3 238 4.3 330 7.3 579 6.2