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Georma Labor Market Indicators 
 
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MAR 
 
FEB 
 
MAR 
 
.2Ci> fa0or Force 
 
2004 
 
2004 
 
2003 
 
 Unemployment Rate (GA) ........ . ......... 3.6 .............. 3.8 ............... 5.0  Civilian Labor Force (OOO's) ................ 4,383.4 ....... 4,375.4 ........ 4,373.1 
Employed ...... ................................. 4,223.5 ....... 4,207.8 ........ 4, 156.5 Unemployed ........................................ 159.9 ........ .. 167.6 ........... 216.6  Unemployment Rate (US) .................. ....... 6.0 .............. 6.0 ...... ......... 6.2 (not seasonally adjusted) 
 
Unemplo11ment Rates - Georgia and the U.S. 
j -- - - 7 .0% ~....~~~ 
::r- - -' 
 
7.0% 6.0% 
 
5.0% 
 
4.0% 
 
2003 
 
2004 
 
3.0o/o +--~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-+----~--+- 3.0/o 
 
Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar 
 
Employment (OOO's) 
 
MAR 2004 
 
FEB 2004 
 
MAR 2003 
 
 Natural Resources and Mining ..... ... ... 12.6 ............ 12.5 ..... ........ 11.7 
 
 Construction......... 
 
198.3 .......... 196.1 .... ... ... . 191.7 
 
 Manufacturing ........................................ 450.4 .......... 449.9 ....... ... . 457.4 
 
Trade, Transportation and Utilities ......... 812.6 .......... 810.9 ..... ...... 818.7 
 
 Information ............................................ 126.5 .......... 127.3 .. .. ....... 127.3 
 
 Financial Activities ................................. 218.3 .......... 218.1 ........... 214.6 
 
 Professional and Business Services ..... 495.5 .......... 494.6 .......... . 491.0 
 
 Educational and Health Services ........... 389.8 .......... 388.2 .......... . 385.9 
 
Leisure and Hospitality Services ........... 348.6 .......... 341.1 ..... ..... . 342.7 
 
 Other Services ....................................... 170.0 .......... 170.0 ... ........ 167.1 
 
 Total Government ..................... ..... .. ...... 639.8 .......... 639.4 ........... 639.5 
 
Total Nonfarm Employment .................. 3862.4 ........ 3848.1 ......... 3847.6 
 
Employment data uses the North American Industrial Classification System (NA/CS) categories as opposed to the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) categories. 
 
Emp1011ment b11 Metropolitan Statistical Area 
MarchZ003  March 2004 
 
Albany Athens Atlanta Augusta-Aiken Co lu mbus Macon Savannah 
 
-1.5% 
 
1.8% 
 
-2.0% 
 
-1.0% 
 
0.0% 
 
1.0% 
 
Percent Change 
 
2.0% 
 
3.0% 
 
Michael L. Thurmond, Commissioner 
Equal Opportunity Employer/Program Auxiliary Aids and Services Available Upon Request to Individuals With Disabilities 
 
 Georgia Unemplovment Rates bv Countv 
 
MAR FEB 
 
MAR 
 
2004 2004 2003 
 
Appling ............ 5.2 ....... 5.6 ......... 7.2 
 
*Atkinson 
Bacon .. 
 
.. .... 7.2  10.1 ....... .. . 7.9 ........... 5.5 ....... 4 .5   5.5 
 
BBaaldkweir~ 
 
.... .... 3.5 ....... 4 .0 ...... ... 6.1 
.. .... 2.5 .. .... 2.7 ......... 3.6 
 
Banks ................... 2.6 ....... 3.1 .......... 4.1 
 
BaJTOw .................... 3.8 ....... 4.1 .......... 5.7 
 
Bartow .................... 4.7 ....... 5.0 
 
6.4 
 
Ben Hill .................. 3.8 ....... 4.1 ........ 12.8 
 
Berrien .................... 2.7 ....... 3.2 .......... 3.6 
 
Bibb ........................ 3.8 3.9 ... ...... 4.7 
 
Bleckley .................. 3.2 ....... 3.1 .......... 5.2 
 
Brantley .................. 3.6 ....... 4.0 .......... 6.0 
 
Brooks .................... 2.3 2.5 .. ....... 3.5 
 
Bryan 
 
.. 2.5 ....... 2.5 .......... 3.3 
 
Bul loch ................... 2.4 2.6 ......... . 3.1 
 
Bur1<e 
 
.. .. 8.5 ....... 9.2 .......... 8.7 
 
Butts ....................... 3.9 3.8 .. ....... 4.8 
 
Calhoun .................. 4.2 4.5 .......... 7.4 
 
Camden .................. 3.6 ....... 3.6 ......... 7.3 
 
Candler ................... 3.2 ....... 3.2 .......... 4.0 
 
Carroll 
 
.......... 4.2 4.4 .......... 6.1 
 
Catoosa .................. 2.0 ....... 2.2 .......... 2.8 
 
Charlton .................. 3.1 ....... 3.5 .......... 5.8 
 
Chatham ................. 3.3 .. 3.4 .......... 3.8 
 
* Chattahoochee ....... 6.2 ....... 6.9 .......... 8.0 
 
Chattooga ......... 3.0 ....... 3.0 ........ 3.1 
 
Cherokee 
 
....... 3.2 ....... 3.3 ......... 4.4 
 
Clar1<e ... ................. 2.5 ....... 2.6 .......... 3.0 
 
Clay 
 
....... 2.8 ....... 3.7 .......... 2.9 
 
Clayton 
 
4.8 ....... 5.0 ......... 6.1 
 
Clinch ................... 3.1 ....... 3.3 ......... 4.6 
 
Cobb ....................... 3.3 ....... 3.4 ......... 4.4 
 
Coffee ..................... 5.2 ....... 5.9 .......... 6.0 
 
Colquitt 
 
..... 3.5 ....... 4.2 .......... 6.6 
 
Columbia ................ 2.5 ....... 2.5 .......... 3.0 
 
Cook ....................... 3.3 .... 3.8 .......... 5.0 
 
Coweta ........... 3.1 ....... 3.3 ......... 4.5 
 
Crawford ......... 3.7 ....... 4.0 .......... 3.7 
 
Crisp 
 
......... 4.8 ....... 5.7 .......... 7.1 
 
Dade ....................... 2.3 ..... 2.7 .. ... ... . 3.9 
 
Dawson .................. 2.3 ....... 2.4 .. ... 3.3 
 
*Decatur ................... 6.5 ....... 6.2 .......... 6.6 
 
DeKalb ................... Dodge ..................... Dooly ...................... 
 
4.3 2.7 5.1 
 
... 
..... .. ....... 
 
4.4  5.6 
 
2.9 5.1 
 
........... 
 
5 .2 7.5 
 
Dougherty ... ... .. ..... 4.8 ... .... 4.5 ...... ... 6 .7 
 
Douglas .................. Early ....................... 
 
4.0 4.3 
 
....... 
 
4.3 5.0 
 
.. ...... . 5 .0 
......... 8.2 
 
Echols .................... Effingham ............... 
 
2.2 2.7 
 
... .. ....... 
 
2.6 2.7 
 
. 
 
......... 
 
2.6 3.8 
 
Elbert 
 
..... 4.4 ....... 5.1 .......... 8.0 
 
Emanuel ................. 4.8 ....... 4.4 ......... 6.0 
 
Evans ..................... 2.6 ....... 2.6 ......... 3.4 
 
Fannin .................... 3.4 ....... 3.9 ......... 7.6 
 
FFaloyyedtt.e...................... Forsyth .................... 
 
2.3 3. 1 2.6 
 
....... 
... 
....... 
 
2.6 .. ... .... 
 
4.2. 2.7 
 
......... 
 
3. 1 4.9 3.7 
 
Franklin 
 
...... ... ... 3.0 ... .... 3.3 .... .... . 4.9 
 
Fulton ....... ............. 4.4 ....... 4.5 ......... 5.9 
 
Gi lmer .... ............... 3. 1 ....... 3 .5 ......... 5.7 
 
Glascock ................ 2.8 ..... 4.2 .. ... 5.9 
 
Glynn ... ................... 2.8  3.0 .. ....... 3.6 
 
Gordon .... ... ... ......... . 3.6 .... ... 4 .1 .......... 6.8 
 
Grady ...................... 3.6 ....... 3.7 ... 5.5 
 
Greene ... .............. 5.3 .. ..... 5.9 .......... 8.4 
 
Gwinnett 
 
......... 3.1 
 
3.2 .. ........ 4.3 
 
Habersham ............. 2.3 ....... 2.5 .......... 4.0 
 
Hall ......................... 2.7 ....... 2.8 .......... 3.9 
 
Hancock ............... 4.8 .. ..... 5.2 .. ........ 8.5 
 
Haralson ................. 4.7 ....... 4.6 .......... 5.6 
 
Harris ... ................. 3.3 ....... 3.6 .......... 3.2 
 
Hart .. ... .................. 3.5 ....... 3.7 ......... 7.6 
 
Heard 
 
... 3.9 ....... 4.2 ......... 6.4 
 
Henry 
 
... 3.4 ....... 3.6 ......... 4.3 
 
Houston .................. 2.6 2.7 ...... 3.3 
 
Irwin ........................ 3.0 ....... 3.5 ......... 9.2 
 
Jackson .................. 2.9 ....... 3.1 .......... 4.2 
 
Jasper .................... 4.7 ....... 4.7 ......... 5.3 
 
.. Current month higher than national rate 
 
MAR FEB MAR 
 
2004 2004 2003 
 
Jeff Davis ............... 6.5 ....... 7.1 .. ...... 9.3 
 
*Jefferson ................ 7.0 ....... 7.9 .......... 9.9 
 
Jenkins .. .. ........ .. 5.3 .. ..... 5.1 
 
.. 5.6 
 
Johnson .... ........ 5.0 ....... 4.5 .. 
 
8.9 
 
Jones 
 
....... ..... 2.7 ....... 2.7 ... ....... 3.2 
 
Lamar .. ................ 4.5 ....... 5.2 .......... 6.7 
 
Lanier ..................... 2.2 ....... 2.6 .......... 2.7 
 
Laurens 
 
... 4.3 ....... 4.6 ......... 5.1 
 
Lee ......................... 
 
Liberty 
 
... 
 
2.0 3.8 
 
....... ....... 
 
2.2 4.0 
 
 3.3 
5 .8 
 
Lincoln ................... 6.0 ....... 9.0 ....... 13.3 
 
Long ....................... 3.3 ....... 3.1 .... 3.5 
 
Lowndes ................. 2.2 Lumpkin .................. 2.4 
 
....... ... 
 
2.4 2.4 
 
......... 
 
3.0 2.9 
 
McDuffie ........... 4.6 ....... 4.9 ......... 7.2 
 
Mcintosh ................. 3.3 ....... 3.5 ......... 4.6 
 
*Macon 
 
..... 7.2 ....... 9.3 ......... 6.8 
 
Madison .................. 2.7 ....... 3.1 .......... 4.0 
 
*Marion. ................... 6.0 ....... 6.3 ......... 5.9 
 
Meriwether .............. 5.4 ....... 6.1 .... 7.3 
 
Miller ...................... 3.9 ....... 3.8 ......... 6.6 
 
Mitche ll 
 
.. 4.2 ....... 4.5 ......... 4.8 
 
Monroe .................. 4.1 ....... 4.2 ......... 5.5 
 
Montgomery ............ 4.5 ....... 5.5 ......... 7.1 
 
Morgan .................... 3.1 ....... 3.5 ......... 4.6 
 
Munay ..................... 3.1 ....... 3.2 .......... 6.0 
 
Muscogee ............... 3.8 ....... 3.9 .......... 4.5 
 
Newton 
 
.. 5.0 ....... 5.0 .......... 6.3 
 
Oconee .. ................. 1.4 ....... 1.6 .. ... 2.0 
 
Oglethorpe .............. 3.0 ....... 3.2 .......... 3.7 
 
Paulding ................. 3.5 ....... 3.7 .......... 4.3 
 
Peach .. ... ........ 4.6 ....... 5.1 .......... 4.6 
 
Pickens .................. 3.1 .... 3.3 ......... 5.3 
 
Pierce ..................... 2.7 ....... 2.8 .......... 3.3 
 
Pike 
 
.. ...... . 3.3 ....... 4.0 .......... 5.2 
 
Polk ........................ 3.7 ....... 3.9 .......... 5.1 
 
Pulaski ... ........ 2.2 ....... 2.5 .......... 4.0 
 
Putnam ............. .... .. 2.8 ....... 2.9 .......... 3.6 
 
Quitman .................. 2.8 ....... 3.0 .......... 2.9 
 
Rabun ..................... 1.9 ....... 2.2 .......... 3.0 
 
Randolph ................ 3.9 ....... 4.4 .......... 7.4 
 
Richmond ............... 4.7 ....... 4.5 .. .. .. 5.2 
 
Rockdale ................ 3.7 ....... 3.7 ......... 4.9 
 
Schley .................... 4.1 ....... 4.8 ......... 4.9 
 
Screven .................. Seminole ................ 
 
4.2 3.4 
 
....... 
 
4.9 3.5 
 
.. .. 
 
... 
 
... .. . 
 
5.6 5 .0 
 
Spalding ................. 5.4 ....... 5.8 .......... 7.3 
 
Stephens ................ 5.5 ....... 6.1 .. ..... 7.0 
 
*Stewart ................... 7.5 ....... 8.7 ......... 5.1 
 
Sumter ................... 4.6 ....... 5.3 ......... 6.7 
 
Talbot ..................... 4.1 ....... 4.6 ......... 5.5 
 
Taliaferro ....... ........ 5.0 ....... 4.8 .......... 8.0 
 
Tattnall .. ... .. ........ 4.0 ....... 4.1 .......... 5.5 
 
Taylor ..................... 4.7 ....... 5.6 ......... 3.6 
 
*Telfair 
 
.. ......... 6.3 ....... 6.6 .. 8.4 
 
Terrell ..................... 4.7 ....... 5.4 .... 8.2 
 
Thomas 
 
..... 3.4 ....... 3.3 ......... 4.2 
 
Tift ......................... 2.7 ....... 3.0 ......... 4.6 
 
Toombs 
 
... 5.1 
 
5.6 ......... 7.2 
 
Towns .................... 2.2 .. .... 2.6 ......... 3.0 
 
Treutlen .................. 3.1 ....... 4.1 ..... 7.2 
 
Troup 
 
............. 4.1 ....... 4.4 .. .... 5.7 
 
Turner .................... 5.4 ....... 8 .2 ....... 10.7 
 
Twiggs ................... 3.8 ... 4.0 ...... .... 6.7 
 
Union ...................... 
Upson ........ ... .. ....... 
 
2.6 5.1 
 
 .... ... 
 
2.8 5.3 
 
... . . 
 
...... 
... 
 
3.7 7.3 
 
Walker .. .... ...... 2 .6 .... ... 2.8 .......... 4.0 
 
Walton .. ... .... ... 3 .4 ....... 3.9 .......... 4.2 
 
Ware ....................... 3.3 ....... 3.8 
 
4.9 
 
*Warren ............. ....... 7 .1 ....... 7.4 ........ 13.5 
 
Washington .. ....... 4 .0 ....... 4. 1 .......... 5.9 
 
Wayne .................. .. 4.0 ... 4. 1 .......... 4.2 
 
Webster ....... ....... ... 5.6 .. .. 6.6 ........ 4.6 
 
Wheeler .................. 3.5 ....... 5.0 ......... 6.8 
 
White ...................... 2.6 ....... 2.7 ......... 3.4 
 
Whitfield ................. 2.4 ....... 2.6 ......... 4.0 
 
Wilcox ... ... .. ....... 2.9 ....... 3.7 ......... 8.9 
 
*Wilkes .................... 6.4 ..... 7.1 .......... 7.8 
 
Wilkinson ............... 3.8 ... 4.2 ......... 5.3 
 
Worth .. ........ .......... 4. 1 ....... 4.8 ......... 5.8 
 
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