County labor force estimates (not seasonally adjusted) [Dec. 2000]

GEORGIA LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES (NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED)
PLACE OF RESIDENCE PERSONS 16 YEARS OLD AND OVER

AREA

EMPLOYMENT STATUS

PRELIMINARY DEC 2000

REVISED NOV 2000

REVISED DEC 1999

CHANGE FROM

REVISED NOV 2000

REVISED DEC 1999

Georgia

Civilian labor force Employed
Unemployed Rate

4,227,086 4,098,964
128,122 3.0

4,210,465 4,085,102
125,363 3.0

4,133,173 3,996,344
136,829 3.3

16,621 13,862
2,759 --

93,913 102,620
-8,707 --

Albany MSA

Civilian labor force Employed
Unemployed Rate

56,379 53,473
2,906 5.2

56,237 53,377
2,860 5.1

56,733 53,566
3,167 5.6

142

-354

96

-93

46

-261

--

--

Athens MSA

Civilian labor force Employed
Unemployed Rate

76,173 74,585
1,588 2.1

76,496 74,987
1,509 2.0

74,355 72,838
1,517 2.0

-323 -402
79 --

1,818 1,747
71 --

Atlanta MSA

Civilian labor force Employed
Unemployed Rate

2,317,610 2,262,360
55,250 2.4

2,304,587 2,250,957
53,630 2.3

2,251,114 2,193,310
57,804 2.6

13,023 11,403
1,620 --

66,496 69,050 -2,554
--

Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC MSA

Civilian labor force Employed
Unemployed Rate

212,341 205,042
7,299 3.4

212,207 205,495
6,712 3.2

208,094 199,096
8,998 4.3

134 -453 587
--

4,247 5,946 -1,699
--

Columbus, GA-AL MSA

Civilian labor force Employed
Unemployed Rate

131,807 127,391
4,416 3.4

131,496 126,692
4,804 3.7

128,168 122,357
5,811 4.5

311 699 -388
--

3,639 5,034 -1,395
--

Macon MSA

Civilian labor force Employed
Unemployed Rate

158,232 153,296
4,936 3.1

157,749 152,698
5,051 3.2

151,791 146,274
5,517 3.6

483 598 -115
--

6,441 7,022 -581
--

Savannah MSA

Civilian labor force Employed
Unemployed Rate

137,298 133,631
3,667 2.7

136,389 132,896
3,493 2.6

135,289 131,076
4,213 3.1

909

2,009

735

2,555

174

-546

--

--

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

DEC 2000
141,489,000 135,836,000
5,653,000 4.0
141,319,000 136,092,000
5,227,000 3.7

NOV 2000
141,052,000 135,373,000
5,679,000 4.0
141,025,000 135,731,000
5,295,000 3.8

DEC 1999
140,108,000 134,420,000
5,688,000 4.1
139,941,000 134,696,000
5,245,000 3.7

CHANGE FROM

NOV 2000

DEC 1999

437,000 463,000 -26,000
--

1,381,000 1,416,000
-35,000 --

294,000 361,000 -68,000
--

1,378,000 1,396,000
-18,000 --

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 DECEMBER 2000

REVISED NOVEMBER 2000

REVISED DECEMBER 1999

LABOR

UNEMPLOYMENT

FORCE EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE

35,416

33,259 2,157 6.1

10,070

9,962 108 1.1

7,970

7,518 452 5.7

48,601

47,506 1,095 2.3

236,326 227,005 9,321 3.9

LABOR FORCE EMPLOYMENT

35,301

33,199

10,019

9,912

7,923

7,519

48,802

47,762

235,137 225,860

UNEMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE
2,102 6.0 107 1.1 404 5.1
1,040 2.1 9,277 3.9

LABOR FORCE EMPLOYMENT

35,658

33,316

9,771

9,658

7,960

7,452

47,363

46,393

229,905 220,076

UNEMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE
2,342 6.6 113 1.2 508 6.4 970 2.0
9,829 4.3

Augusta Bainbridge Brunswick Carrollton Cartersville

82,945 4,708 8,016
10,254 8,749

79,418 3,527 4.3 4,425 283 6.0 7,491 525 6.5 9,784 470 4.6 8,408 341 3.9

82,667 4,698 7,958
10,146 8,664

79,236 4,433 7,469 9,735 8,366

3,431 4.2 265 5.6 489 6.1 411 4.1 298 3.4

81,122 4,674 7,877
10,076 8,397

76,766 4,408 7,365 9,486 8,151

4,356 5.4 266 5.7 512 6.5 590 5.9 246 2.9

College Park Columbus Cordele Covington Dalton

13,845 89,678
4,585 6,400 14,062

13,343 502 3.6 86,623 3,055 3.4
4,221 364 7.9 6,123 277 4.3 13,394 668 4.8

13,776 89,323
4,487 6,344 14,070

13,276 86,133
4,234 6,092 13,358

500 3.6 3,190 3.6
253 5.6 252 4.0 712 5.1

13,455 87,238
4,541 6,269 13,617

12,936 82,937
4,222 5,936 13,163

519 3.9 4,301 4.9
319 7.0 333 5.3 454 3.3

Decatur Douglas Douglasville Dublin East Point

11,196 6,698 8,397 8,081
22,303

10,881 6,219 8,151 7,658
21,492

315 2.8 479 7.2 246 2.9 423 5.2 811 3.6

11,137 6,576 8,341 8,141
22,192

10,827 6,229 8,110 7,649
21,384

310 2.8 347 5.3 231 2.8 492 6.0 808 3.6

10,895 6,564 8,136 8,279
21,687

10,549 6,192 7,903 7,562
20,836

346 3.2 372 5.7 233 2.9 717 8.7 851 3.9

Forest Park Gainesville Griffin Hinesville LaGrange

10,908 12,904 11,987
8,754 13,454

10,546 12,629 11,285
8,302 12,899

362 3.3 275 2.1 702 5.9 452 5.2 555 4.1

10,856 12,910 12,062
8,758 13,436

10,493 12,622 11,228
8,280 12,864

363 3.3 288 2.2 834 6.9 478 5.5 572 4.3

10,576 12,703 11,461
8,539 13,487

10,224 12,418 10,941
8,157 12,681

352 3.3 285 2.2 520 4.5 382 4.5 806 6.0

Lawrenceville Macon Marietta Milledgeville Moultrie

15,118 51,569 35,899
5,960 7,298

14,747 371 2.5 49,477 2,092 4.1 34,975 924 2.6
5,634 326 5.5 6,591 707 9.7

15,039 51,426 35,702
5,943 7,433

14,672 49,284 34,799
5,617 6,612

367 2.4 2,142 4.2
903 2.5 326 5.5 821 11.0

14,698 49,521 34,916
5,945 7,209

14,297 47,210 33,908
5,532 6,594

401 2.7 2,311 4.7 1,008 2.9
413 6.9 615 8.5

Newnan Peachtree City Rome Roswell Savannah

9,502 14,460 15,434 36,656 64,749

9,123 379 4.0 14,180 280 1.9 14,668 766 5.0 36,261 395 1.1 62,585 2,164 3.3

9,341 14,386 15,175 36,472 64,277

9,077 14,109 14,625 36,078 62,240

264 2.8 277 1.9 550 3.6 394 1.1 2,037 3.2

9,178 14,026 15,088 35,568 63,835

8,844 13,747 14,404 35,154 61,388

334 3.6 279 2.0 684 4.5 414 1.2 2,447 3.8

Smyrna Snellville Statesboro Thomasville Tifton

29,191 10,781
9,790 9,494 8,079

28,645 10,591
9,515 9,000 7,711

546 1.9 190 1.8 275 2.8 494 5.2 368 4.6

29,034 10,726
9,768 9,516 8,091

28,500 10,538
9,503 8,999 7,724

534 1.8 188 1.8 265 2.7 517 5.4 367 4.5

28,366 10,473
9,622 9,486 8,065

27,771 10,268
9,394 8,921 7,680

595 2.1 205 2.0 228 2.4 565 6.0 385 4.8

Valdosta Vidalia Warner Robins Waycross

22,625 5,870
25,920 7,105

21,568 5,441
25,276 6,381

1,057 429 644 724

4.7 7.3 2.5 10.2

22,580 5,857
25,883 7,136

SOURCE: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis

21,550 5,442
25,178 6,370

1,030 4.6 415 7.1 705 2.7 766 10.7

23,048 5,999
24,924 6,686

21,322 5,396
24,118 6,295

1,726 7.5 603 10.1 806 3.2 391 5.8

GEORGIA REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT CENTERS (RDCs)

Atlanta Regional Commission Central Savannah River Chattahoochee - Flint Coastal Georgia Coosa Valley Georgia Mountains Heart of Georgia - Altamaha Lower Chattahoochee McIntosh Trail Middle Flint Middle Georgia North Georgia Northeast Georgia South Georgia Southeast Georgia Southwest Georgia

LABOR FORCE DEC 2000

EMPLOYED UNEMPLOYED

DEC 2000

DEC 2000

RATE DEC 2000 NOV 2000 DEC 1999

1,960,201 1,914,780

45,421

2.3

2.3

2.5

203,733

194,788

8,945

4.4

4.4

5.4

138,824

134,216

4,608

3.3

2.9

4.0

242,832

235,806

7,026

2.9

2.8

3.1

256,157

247,638

8,519

3.3

3.0

3.0

232,957

228,410

4,547

2.0

1.9

2.4

113,815

107,508

6,307

5.5

5.3

6.7

115,915

111,685

4,230

3.6

3.7

4.7

67,090

64,183

2,907

4.3

4.8

4.2

45,412

42,970

2,442

5.4

4.6

5.5

207,743

201,062

6,681

3.2

3.3

3.9

94,868

91,738

3,130

3.3

3.7

2.6

210,038

204,555

5,483

2.6

2.5

2.8

110,535

105,369

5,166

4.7

4.5

5.4

66,580

62,266

4,314

6.5

6.0

4.5

160,384

151,989

8,395

5.2

5.3

5.7

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 DEC 2000
212,341 205,042
7,299 3.4
138,571 133,603
4,968 3.6
73,770 71,439
2,331 3.2

REVISED NOV 2000
212,207 205,495
6,712 3.2
138,141 133,297
4,844 3.5
74,066 72,198
1,868 2.5

REVISED DEC 1999
208,094 199,096
8,998 4.3
135,089 129,142
5,947 4.4
73,005 69,954
3,051 4.2

CHANGE FROM

REVISED NOV 2000

REVISED DEC 1999

134 -453 587
--

4,247 5,946 -1,699
--

430

3,482

306

4,461

124

-979

--

--

-296 -759 463
--

765 1,485 -720
--

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 DEC 2000
131,807 127,391
4,416 3.4
104,679 101,237
3,442 3.3
27,128 26,154
974 3.6

REVISED NOV 2000
131,496 126,692
4,804 3.7
104,257 100,665
3,592 3.4
27,239 26,027
1,212 4.4

REVISED DEC 1999
128,168 122,357
5,811 4.5
101,594 96,929 4,665 4.6
26,574 25,428
1,146 4.3

CHANGE FROM

REVISED NOV 2000

REVISED DEC 1999

311 699 -388
--

3,639 5,034 -1,395
--

422 572 -150
--

3,085 4,308 -1,223
--

-111 127 -238
--

554 726 -172
--

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 DECEMBER 2000

REVISED NOVEMBER 2000

REVISED DECEMBER 1999

Georgia

LABOR

UNEMPLOYMENT

FORCE EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE

LABOR

UNEMPLOYMENT

FORCE EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE

LABOR

UNEMPLOYMENT

FORCE EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE

4,227,086 4,098,964 128,122 3.0 4,210,465 4,085,102 125,363 3.0 4,133,173 3,996,344 136,829 3.3

Appling Atkinson Bacon Baker Baldwin

8,512 3,511 4,336 1,565 17,757

7,678 3,175 3,997 1,479 17,037

834 9.8 336 9.6 339 7.8
86 5.5 720 4.1

8,353 3,468 4,297 1,566 17,705

7,683 3,192 4,004 1,503 16,986

670 8.0 276 8.0 293 6.8
63 4.0 719 4.1

8,232 3,382 4,202 1,633 17,640

7,624 3,194 3,983 1,527 16,729

608 7.4 188 5.6 219 5.2 106 6.5 911 5.2

Banks Barrow Bartow Ben Hill Berrien

6,244 22,065 42,000
9,521 6,999

6,096 21,502 40,207
8,820 6,699

148 2.4 563 2.6 1,793 4.3 701 7.4 300 4.3

6,224 21,876 41,569
9,351 7,027

6,106 21,394 40,005
8,834 6,730

118 1.9 482 2.2 1,564 3.8 517 5.5 297 4.2

6,271 21,395 40,272
9,302 7,133

6,071 20,846 38,980
8,783 6,722

200 3.2 549 2.6 1,292 3.2 519 5.6 411 5.8

Bibb Bleckley Brantley Brooks Bryan

76,276 5,725 5,852 7,775
11,000

73,735 5,506 5,528 7,405
10,780

2,541 3.3 219 3.8 324 5.5 370 4.8 220 2.0

76,049 5,673 5,812 7,887
10,946

73,447 5,504 5,519 7,399
10,721

2,602 3.4 169 3.0 293 5.0 488 6.2 225 2.1

73,164 5,633 5,819 7,711
10,903

70,357 5,450 5,451 7,320
10,574

2,807 3.8 183 3.2 368 6.3 391 5.1 329 3.0

Bulloch Burke Butts Calhoun Camden

27,398 8,306 8,621 2,270
17,004

26,753 7,817 8,171 2,079
16,558

645 2.4 489 5.9 450 5.2 191 8.4 446 2.6

27,342 8,325 8,579 2,253
16,996

26,720 7,825 8,153 2,101
16,522

622 2.3 500 6.0 426 5.0 152 6.7 474 2.8

26,950 8,405 8,338 2,289
16,780

26,414 7,765 8,042 2,123
16,300

536 2.0 640 7.6 296 3.6 166 7.3 480 2.9

Candler Carroll Catoosa Charlton Chatham

3,981 46,899 26,532
3,817 108,314

3,831 45,371 25,924
3,678 105,272

150 3.8 1,528 3.3
608 2.3 139 3.6 3,042 2.8

3,981 46,481 26,391
3,814 107,557

3,848 45,143 25,781
3,670 104,693

133 3.3 1,338 2.9
610 2.3 144 3.8 2,864 2.7

4,082 45,906 25,715
3,744 106,700

3,844 43,986 25,183
3,620 103,259

238 5.8 1,920 4.2
532 2.1 124 3.3 3,441 3.2

Chattahoochee Chattooga Cherokee Clarke Clay

2,506 12,042 83,408 48,601
1,508

2,382 11,650 82,113 47,506
1,416

124 4.9 392 3.3 1,295 1.6 1,095 2.3
92 6.1

2,493 11,999 82,950 48,802
1,519

2,368 11,620 81,699 47,762
1,428

125 5.0 379 3.2 1,251 1.5 1,040 2.1
91 6.0

2,413 11,784 80,982 47,363
1,534

2,281 11,457 79,606 46,393
1,438

132 5.5 327 2.8 1,376 1.7 970 2.0
96 6.3

Clayton Clinch Cobb Coffee Colquitt

130,704 3,786
372,631 21,128 19,721

127,013 3,507
365,400 19,969 18,457

3,691 2.8 279 7.4
7,231 1.9 1,159 5.5 1,264 6.4

130,071 3,797
370,626 20,839 19,982

126,373 3,512
363,559 20,000 18,515

3,698 2.8 285 7.5
7,067 1.9 839 4.0
1,467 7.3

126,725 3,590
362,133 20,782 19,564

123,137 3,489
354,248 19,883 18,465

3,588 2.8 101 2.8
7,885 2.2 899 4.3
1,099 5.6

Columbia Cook Coweta Crawford Crisp

45,524 7,951
47,707 5,532 9,973

44,665 7,507
46,204 5,367 9,255

859 1.9 444 5.6 1,503 3.2 165 3.0 718 7.2

45,489 7,896
47,017 5,534 9,782

44,563 7,523
45,971 5,365 9,282

926 2.0 373 4.7 1,046 2.2 169 3.1 500 5.1

44,355 7,843
46,115 5,540 9,886

43,174 7,482
44,793 5,314 9,256

1,181 2.7 361 4.6
1,322 2.9 226 4.1 630 6.4

Dade Dawson Decatur DeKalb Dodge

7,413 14,959 11,952 382,868
9,702

7,244

169 2.3

14,768

191 1.3

11,345

607 5.1

372,217 10,651 2.8

9,342

360 3.7

7,336 14,961 11,935 380,824
9,657

7,204 14,778 11,366 370,341
9,356

132 1.8 183 1.2 569 4.8 10,483 2.8 301 3.1

7,300 14,782 11,872 372,547
9,624

7,037

263 3.6

14,527

255 1.7

11,302

570 4.8

360,857 11,690 3.1

9,239

385 4.0

Dooly Dougherty Douglas Early Echols

4,491 44,679 55,263
4,590 1,196

4,315 42,181 53,984
4,301 1,165

176 3.9 2,498 5.6 1,279 2.3
289 6.3 31 2.6

4,513 44,540 54,915
4,612 1,205

4,328 42,105 53,712
4,332 1,164

185 4.1 2,435 5.5 1,203 2.2
280 6.1 41 3.4

4,511 44,967 53,545
4,664 1,219

4,316 42,254 52,336
4,349 1,152

195 4.3 2,713 6.0 1,209 2.3
315 6.8 67 5.5

COUNTY LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES (NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED)
PLACE OF RESIDENCE PERSONS 16 YEARS OLD AND OVER

PRELIMINARY DECEMBER 2000

Effingham Elbert Emanuel Evans Fannin

LABOR

UNEMPLOYMENT

FORCE EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE

17,985 8,861 8,436 4,884 8,778

17,579 8,231 7,889 4,743 8,585

406 2.3 630 7.1 547 6.5 141 2.9 193 2.2

Fayette Floyd Forsyth Franklin Fulton

52,367 45,168 52,498 10,329 428,847

51,613

754 1.4

43,464 1,704 3.8

51,897

601 1.1

9,978

351 3.4

416,541 12,306 2.9

Gilmer Glascock Glynn Gordon Grady

8,392 959
35,577 22,586
9,423

8,193 925
34,510 21,557
8,973

199 2.4 34 3.5
1,067 3.0 1,029 4.6
450 4.8

Greene Gwinnett Habersham Hall Hancock

5,807 349,809
16,370 72,170
3,916

5,567 343,519
15,933 70,869
3,558

240 4.1 6,290 1.8
437 2.7 1,301 1.8
358 9.1

Haralson Harris Hart Heard Henry

9,590 12,494
9,400 4,718 62,436

9,247 12,232
9,027 4,551 61,380

343 3.6 262 2.1 373 4.0 167 3.5 1,056 1.7

Houston Irwin Jackson Jasper Jeff Davis

53,410 4,876
22,919 4,841 5,428

52,181 4,604
22,411 4,678 5,059

1,229 2.3 272 5.6 508 2.2 163 3.4 369 6.8

Jefferson Jenkins Johnson Jones Lamar

7,265 4,355 3,559 12,505 6,933

6,654 4,214 3,308 12,139 6,624

611 8.4 141 3.2 251 7.1 366 2.9 309 4.5

Lanier Laurens Lee Liberty Lincoln

3,655 22,143 11,700 17,125
3,547

3,485 21,292 11,292 16,213
3,354

170 4.7 851 3.8 408 3.5 912 5.3 193 5.4

Long Lowndes Lumpkin McDuffie McIntosh

3,665 43,551 10,867 10,103
4,764

3,557 41,875 10,734
9,520 4,584

108 2.9 1,676 3.8
133 1.2 583 5.8 180 3.8

Macon Madison Marion Meriwether Miller

5,299 13,826
3,323 9,131 3,151

4,920 13,479
3,188 8,623 3,042

379 7.2 347 2.5 135 4.1 508 5.6 109 3.5

Mitchell Monroe Montgomery Morgan Murray

11,480 7,435 3,787 7,155
19,208

10,912 7,161 3,516 6,819
18,419

568 4.9 274 3.7 271 7.2 336 4.7 789 4.1

REVISED NOVEMBER 2000

LABOR

UNEMPLOYMENT

FORCE EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE

17,886 8,846 8,517 4,904 8,899

17,482 8,233 7,874 4,750 8,543

404 2.3 613 6.9 643 7.5 154 3.1 356 4.0

52,099 44,560 52,158 10,320 426,705

51,353

746 1.4

43,337 1,223 2.7

51,635

523 1.0

9,979

341 3.3

414,441 12,264 2.9

8,436 970
35,404 22,528
9,451

8,189 928
34,409 21,527
9,000

247 2.9 42 4.3
995 2.8 1,001 4.4
451 4.8

5,792 348,016
16,410 72,197
3,897

5,566 341,788
15,934 70,833
3,556

226 3.9 6,228 1.8
476 2.9 1,364 1.9
341 8.8

9,524 12,440
9,344 4,740 62,090

9,208 12,163
9,026 4,550 61,070

316 3.3 277 2.2 318 3.4 190 4.0 1,020 1.6

53,324 4,851
22,956 4,818 5,358

51,978 4,611
22,400 4,666 5,065

1,346 2.5 240 4.9 556 2.4 152 3.2 293 5.5

7,317 4,506 3,566 12,471 6,952

6,659 4,236 3,307 12,092 6,625

658 9.0 270 6.0 259 7.3 379 3.0 327 4.7

3,655 22,255 11,697 17,134
3,573

3,482 21,266 11,272 16,170
3,350

173 4.7 989 4.4 425 3.6 964 5.6 223 6.2

3,672 43,475 10,870
9,986 4,741

3,548 41,841 10,744
9,499 4,581

124 3.4 1,634 3.8
126 1.2 487 4.9 160 3.4

5,315 13,889
3,332 9,128 3,178

4,950 13,552
3,191 8,620 3,060

365 6.9 337 2.4 141 4.2 508 5.6 118 3.7

11,549 7,444 3,773 7,193
19,337

10,955 7,157 3,517 6,835
18,395

594 5.1 287 3.9 256 6.8 358 5.0 942 4.9

REVISED DECEMBER 1999

LABOR

UNEMPLOYMENT

FORCE EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE

17,686 8,742 8,854 4,879 8,680

17,243 8,167 7,813 4,723 8,452

443 2.5 575 6.6 1,041 11.8 156 3.2 228 2.6

50,789 44,203 51,110 10,179 416,738

50,037

752 1.5

42,681 1,522 3.4

50,313

797 1.6

9,895

284 2.8

403,827 12,911 3.1

8,375 976
34,968 21,968 10,086

8,120 921
33,927 21,273
9,028

255 3.0 55 5.6
1,041 3.0 695 3.2
1,058 10.5

5,821 339,826
16,267 71,034
3,913

5,518 333,035
15,796 69,685
3,516

303 5.2 6,791 2.0
471 2.9 1,349 1.9
397 10.1

9,518 11,944
9,239 4,817 60,540

9,095 11,712
8,943 4,480 59,506

423 4.4 232 1.9 296 3.2 337 7.0 1,034 1.7

51,330 4,824
22,765 4,780 5,293

49,791 4,585
22,181 4,621 5,033

1,539 3.0 239 5.0 584 2.6 159 3.3 260 4.9

7,191 4,397 3,546 11,989 6,894

6,607 4,209 3,279 11,583 6,526

584 8.1 188 4.3 267 7.5 406 3.4 368 5.3

3,619 22,466 11,766 16,701
3,670

3,445 21,025 11,312 15,930
3,316

174 4.8 1,441 6.4
454 3.9 771 4.6 354 9.6

3,581 44,137 10,772
9,613 4,710

3,496 41,399 10,582
9,203 4,532

85 2.4 2,738 6.2
190 1.8 410 4.3 178 3.8

5,353 13,526
3,333 9,040 3,217

4,959 13,164
3,172 8,487 3,070

394 7.4 362 2.7 161 4.8 553 6.1 147 4.6

11,612 7,416 3,886 7,014
18,601

10,936 7,043 3,487 6,810
18,072

676 5.8 373 5.0 399 10.3 204 2.9 529 2.8

COUNTY LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES (NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED)
PLACE OF RESIDENCE PERSONS 16 YEARS OLD AND OVER

PRELIMINARY DECEMBER 2000

REVISED NOVEMBER 2000

Muscogee Newton Oconee Oglethorpe Paulding

LABOR

UNEMPLOYMENT

FORCE EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE

89,678 31,034 13,746
6,127 42,601

86,623 30,276 13,600
5,992 41,827

3,055 3.4 758 2.4 146 1.1 135 2.2 774 1.8

LABOR

UNEMPLOYMENT

FORCE EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE

89,323 30,814 13,805
6,124 42,368

86,133 30,123 13,674
5,993 41,617

3,190 3.6 691 2.2 131 0.9 131 2.1 751 1.8

Peach Pickens Pierce Pike Polk

11,632 11,194
7,525 6,798 16,189

11,045 10,902
7,126 6,564 15,460

587 5.0 292 2.6 399 5.3 234 3.4 729 4.5

11,556 11,082
7,555 6,806 16,075

11,002 10,847
7,144 6,559 15,445

554 4.8 235 2.1 411 5.4 247 3.6 630 3.9

Pulaski Putnam Quitman Rabun Randolph

4,543 9,508 1,319 7,199 3,121

4,348 9,249 1,242 7,100 2,834

195 4.3 259 2.7
77 5.8 99 1.4 287 9.2

4,515 9,546 1,320 7,183 3,018

4,365 9,255 1,242 7,086 2,843

150 3.3 291 3.0
78 5.9 97 1.4 175 5.8

Richmond Rockdale Schley Screven Seminole

82,945 41,868
1,773 5,949 4,540

79,418 41,000
1,711 5,640 4,306

3,527 4.3 868 2.1 62 3.5 309 5.2 234 5.2

82,667 41,583
1,781 5,967 4,551

79,236 40,793
1,714 5,653 4,336

3,431 4.2 790 1.9 67 3.8 314 5.3 215 4.7

Spalding Stephens Stewart Sumter Talbot

31,513 12,152
2,371 15,526
2,918

30,221 11,775
2,182 14,819
2,774

1,292 4.1 377 3.1 189 8.0 707 4.6 144 4.9

31,603 12,077
2,330 15,452
2,941

30,069 11,748
2,185 14,820
2,779

1,534 4.9 329 2.7 145 6.2 632 4.1 162 5.5

Taliaferro Tattnall Taylor Telfair Terrell

712 7,298 3,950 5,191 3,838

665 6,908 3,736 4,824 3,542

47 6.6 390 5.3 214 5.4 367 7.1 296 7.7

702 7,333 3,900 5,235 3,860

666 6,958 3,742 4,833 3,561

36 5.1 375 5.1 158 4.1 402 7.7 299 7.7

Thomas Tift Toombs Towns Treutlen

22,140 20,732 12,715
3,752 2,801

21,285 19,935 11,642
3,638 2,662

855 3.9 797 3.8 1,073 8.4 114 3.0 139 5.0

22,180 20,763 12,684
3,753 2,820

21,284 19,968 11,645
3,635 2,663

896 4.0 795 3.8 1,039 8.2 118 3.1 157 5.6

Troup Turner Twiggs Union Upson

30,369 4,279 4,408 7,711
13,225

29,467 3,874 4,196 7,501
12,603

902 3.0 405 9.5 212 4.8 210 2.7 622 4.7

30,317 4,251 4,349 7,752
13,297

29,387 3,895 4,180 7,510
12,574

930 3.1 356 8.4 169 3.9 242 3.1 723 5.4

Walker Walton Ware Warren Washington

32,036 29,897 16,625
2,791 9,669

31,058 29,172 15,286
2,553 9,183

978 3.1 725 2.4 1,339 8.1 238 8.5 486 5.0

31,929 29,738 16,677
2,696 9,581

30,887 29,025 15,260
2,553 9,178

1,042 3.3 713 2.4
1,417 8.5 143 5.3 403 4.2

Wayne Webster Wheeler White Whitfield

11,653 1,077 2,104 9,306
47,296

10,989 1,026 1,993 9,094
45,639

664 5.7 51 4.7
111 5.3 212 2.3 1,657 3.5

11,606 1,071 2,128 9,309
47,284

10,972 1,031 1,997 9,088
45,518

634 5.5 40 3.7
131 6.2 221 2.4 1,766 3.7

Wilcox Wilkes Wilkinson Worth

3,348 5,697 4,439 9,335

3,175 5,425 4,274 8,795

173 5.2 272 4.8 165 3.7 540 5.8

3,306 5,772 4,437 9,423

SOURCE: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis

3,185 5,437 4,266 8,837

121 3.7 335 5.8 171 3.9 586 6.2

REVISED DECEMBER 1999

LABOR

UNEMPLOYMENT

FORCE EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE

87,238 30,265 13,467
6,094 41,297

82,937 29,352 13,282
5,935 40,551

4,301 4.9 913 3.0 185 1.4 159 2.6 746 1.8

11,056 10,833
7,420 6,706 15,822

10,539 10,569
7,117 6,461 15,177

517 4.7 264 2.4 303 4.1 245 3.7 645 4.1

4,487 9,441 1,280 7,353 2,997

4,326 9,131 1,234 7,009 2,838

161 3.6 310 3.3
46 3.6 344 4.7 159 5.3

81,122 40,648
1,756 5,985 4,506

76,766 39,748
1,693 5,631 4,350

4,356 5.4 900 2.2 63 3.6 354 5.9 156 3.5

30,256 11,972
2,273 15,485
2,924

29,299 11,592
2,172 14,689
2,741

957 3.2 380 3.2 101 4.4 796 5.1 183 6.3

711 7,353 3,938 5,515 3,850

665 6,992 3,724 4,809 3,564

46 6.5 361 4.9 214 5.4 706 12.8 286 7.4

22,077 20,688 13,054
3,798 2,973

21,098 19,854 11,546
3,603 2,640

979 4.4 834 4.0 1,508 11.6 195 5.1 333 11.2

30,280 4,196 4,252 7,824
13,308

28,969 3,912 4,004 7,478
12,406

1,311 4.3 284 6.8 248 5.8 346 4.4 902 6.8

31,145 29,191 15,795
2,666 9,612

30,171 28,282 15,076
2,529 9,081

974 3.1 909 3.1 719 4.6 137 5.1 531 5.5

11,412 1,073 2,190 9,354
45,977

10,847 1,032 1,987 9,010
44,852

565 5.0 41 3.8
203 9.3 344 3.7 1,125 2.4

3,321 5,664 4,460 9,378

3,176 5,371 4,203 8,832

145 4.4 293 5.2 257 5.8 546 5.8