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