Georgia labor market trends, Vol. 22, no. 11 (Nov. 1996)

NOVEMBER 1996 DATA

VOLUME XXll, NUMBER 11
Georgia's employment reaches new high

N ovember nonagricultural em ployment reached 3,605,200, an all-time record. The previ ous record was in July when temporary employment gains for the Olympics were recorded. Although employment growth is slowing slightly from the first of the year, an impressive 99,500 jobs have been added since November 1995. This yearly increase should keep Georgia among the national leaders in job creation. A recent forecast by the Terry College of Business at the University of Georgia predicts that state employment will grow at about 2.2 percent and add 78,600 jobs in 1997. This should keep Georgia outperforming the nation and the region.
The domination ofAtlanta during 1996

may be ending. After averaging nearly 71 percent of the total state growth through October, the November percent is down to less than 52 percent. Also, growth over the month and year is evident in all the remaining MSA areas in November. This was certainly not the case earlier in the year. Determining if this trend is a real shift away from the job creation dominance of the Atlanta MSA will require at least another four to six months of data for study.
The construction gain of 1,800 was restricted almost exclusively to the special trades sector. The current residential construction market is slowing and there is more completion of existing structures than new starts. The over-the-year job growth is only
Continued on page 2

HIGHLIGHTS
,/ All MSAs experience growth for the year
,/ All divisions increase employment over the month
,/ Unemployment in Georgia declines to its lowest level in six months
,/ Unemployment rates decrease in all metro areas and most counties

New developments------------------

> The Torrington Co. will build a new manufacturing plant
in Canton. The new facility will produce machined bearing rings. Construction should be completed by mid-1997 and the new plant will employ about 50 people.
>- Southern Terry is expanding its operations in Griffin
and Zebulon. The company manufactures knitted towels, bath robes, and related terry products and the expansion will allow the introduction of woven towel products. The expansion will create 45 new jobs in Griffin and 20 in Zebulon.

>- Cagle Foods is expanding again in Camilla. The new
addition to the poultry processing plant will produce fajitas, nuggets, grilled and diced chicken, and battered and breaded wings. This expansion will boost employment from 1,800 to 2,000 early in 1997.
>- RELTEC Corporation is setting up a factory in
LaGrange. The company will produce cabinets for communications equipment to be utilized in building fiber-optic networks. The new plant will eventually employ 300 people.

David Poythress, Commissioner
148 INI"ERNATIONAL BLVD. N.E. + ATIANTA, GEORGIA 30303-1751 + 404-656-3177

GEORGIA LABOR MARKET TRENDS

Georgia's employment ...
Continuedfrom page 1
1,300, down from around 12,000 at the beginning of the year. Certainly the completion of Olympic-related construction has had an impact but there appears to be an excess housing supply in the state which may be helping to depress the market.
Retail trade accounted for almost 56 percent of the monthly job increase of 29,900. The usual holiday season job gains occurred in general merchandise stores, apparel stores, eating and drinking establishments and miscellaneous retail. The division has added 27,400 jobs over the year, a growth rate of 4.1 percent.
There were no surprises in services as employment agencies added 3,100 workers in November. The over the year employment gain in temps now stands at 10,500, a 10.2 percent growth rate. Other monthly job gains were recorded in health services, membership organizations, computer services and social services. Seasonal job declines

Change in Employment OcJober to November
Total NonagriculllJral Employment
Thousands
40-----------
'1l0l'!--!--l-l-'l-i--l-!--l-l--l'-!--l-!--I1
occurred in agricultural services and amusement and recreation. Yearly job growth in the services division stands at 34,600, accounting for almost 35 percent of the total annual job increase.
The government division added 3,200 jobs for the month due to gains in the local

Change in Employment October to November ReaHrade
Thousands 20~---------~
15 .................. "
education sector. State government gained only 300jobs for the month as job decreases in prisons and attrition in other agencies continued. Total government is up 8,400 jobs for the year with the local government sector accounting for slightly over 90 percent of the increase.

PLA~~ING TOMORROW

Georgia's occupational forecasting publication will be available soon.
To order a copy, call 404-656-3177 or write to: Labor Information Systems 148 International Boulevard, NE Atlanta, Georgia 30303-1751

Produced by the Georgia Department of Labor, Labor Information Systems In cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics
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INDUSTRY TRENDS

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Total nonagricultural employment
Georgia
Thousands
3,700

3,600

3,500

3,400

3,300

3,200

3,100

3,000
ONDJFMAMJJASONDJFMAMJJASON

1994 I

199s

199s

Thousands 50.0

Employment by industry
Over-the-year change November 1996

40.0

38.9

30.0

20.0

10.0

6.1

1 .3

0.0
Manufacturing

Construction

Transportation, communications & public utilities

Wholesale & retail trade

Finance, insurance & real estate

Services

Government

3

GEORGIA NONAGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT (OOO'S)

CURRENT MONTH
(PRELIMINARY) NOV 1996

Total nonagricultural employment ........................................ . GO<?d.s producing industries ........................................... . Mining .......................................................... . Contract construction .............................................. . Manufacturing .................................................... . Durable goods .................................................. . Lumber and wood products ....................................... . Logging camps, sawmills and planing mills ......................... . Furniture and fixtures ........................................... . Household furniture ............................................ . Stone, clay and glass products .................................... . Primary metal industries ......................................... . Fabricated metal products ........................................ . Industrial machinery, except electric ................................ . Electric and electronic equipment .................................. . Transportation equipment ........................................ . Other durable goods ............................................ . Nondurable goods ............................................... . Food and kindred products ....................................... . Meat products ................................................ . Bakery products .............................................. . Textile mill products ............................................. . Weaving mills, cotton .......................................... . Weaving mills, synthetic ........................................ . Knitting mills ................................................. . Floor covering mills ............................................ . Yarn and thread mills .......................................... . Apparel and other finished textiles ................................. . Men's and boys' clothing ........................................ . Women's and children's clothing .................................. . Paper and allied products ........................................ . Pulp, paper and paperboard mills ................................. . Paperboard containers and boxes ................................ . Printing and publishing .......................................... . Commercial printing ........................................... . Chemicals and allied products .................................... . Other nondurable goods ......................................... . Service producing industries .......................................... . Transportation, communications and oub'ic utilities (except U.S.P.S.) ......... . Transportation ................................................... . Communications (except U.S. Postal Service) ......................... . Electric, gas and sanitary services ................................... . Wholesale and retail trade .......................................... . Wholesale trade ................................................. . Wholesale trade-durable goods ................................... . Wholesale trade-nondurable goods ................................ . Retail trade ..................................................... . General merchandise ........................................... . Eating and drinking ............................................. . Finance, insurance and real estate .................................... . Finance ........................................................ . Insurance carriers, agents and brokers ............................... . Real estate ..................................................... . Services ......................................................... . Hot~ls and ot~er lodging places ..................................... . Business services ................................................ . Health services .................................................. . Private hospitals ............................................... . Other services .................................................. . Amusement and recreation ....................................... . Government ...................................................... . Federal ........................................................ . Defense ...................................................... . Other federal (including U.S. Postal Service) ......................... . State .......................................................... . State education ................................................. . Other state .................................................... . Local .......................................................... . Local education ................................................ . Other local .................................................... .

3,605.2 764.7 7.5 163.6 593.6 239.9 40.1 13.8 11.1 5.4 19.8 14.1 23.0 35.8 34.5 42.9 18.6 353.7 69.7 35.1 9.1 110.7 17.4 8.5 7.6 41.1 19.3 44.3 19.0 14.6 32.9 13.3 8.6 43.9 16.7 22.2 30.0
2,840.5 226.8 142.1 60.3 24.4 939.9 246.0 157.5 88.5 693.9 88.2 251.0 178.1 84.7 57.4 36.0 898.8 42.9 255.3 215.8 78.5 384.8 28.8 596.9 95.8 28.8 67.0 153.8 67.3 86.5 347.3 197.4 149.9

PREVIOUS MONTH
(REVISED)
OCT1996
3,575.3 762.5 7.4 161.8 593.3 240.0 40.0 . 13.6 11.0 5.8 19.8 14.2 23.3 36.0 34.2 43.0 18.5 353.3 70.0 35.2 8.9 110.3 17.3 8.2 7.6 41.0 19.3 44.7 19.1 14.9 33.0 13.4 8.6 43.4 16.6 22.1 29.8
2,812.8 226.3 141.9 59.8 24.6 922.3 245.1 156.1 . 89.0
677.2 82.8
248.3 177.4 84.3 57.3 35.8 893.1 43.0 251.6 214.9 78.7 383.6 29.8 593.7 95.9 28.7 67.2 153.5 66.5 87.0 344.3 195.2 149.1

CURRENT
MONTH
YEAR AGO
NOV 1995
3,505.7 757.5 7.7 162.3 587.5 232.0 38.4 13.7 10.9 5.6 18.9 14.1 22.7 34.1 34.0 40.9 18.0 355.5 69.2 34.0 9.4 111.7 17.8 8.3 7.8 41.0 19.2 48.1 20.9 16.3 33.9 13.9 8.8 43.2 16.4 21.2 28.2
2,748.2 218.6 134.5 58.9 25.2 901.0 234.5 146.7 87.8 666.5 85.2 239.4 175.9 82.6 58.6 34.7 864.2 42.4 238.6 212.4 78.1 370.8 26.8 588.5 96.0 29.1 66.9 152.8 65.6 87.2 339.7 194.4 145.3

- NET CHANGE IN JOBS -

PREVIOUS MONTH

CURRENT MONTH
YEAR AGO

+29.9 +2.2 +.1 +1.8 +.3 -.1
+.1 +.2 +.1 -.4
+.O -.1 -.3 -.2
+.3 -.1
+.1 +.4 -.3 -.1
+.2 +.4 +.1 +.3 +.O +.1 +.O -.4 -.1 -.3 -.1 -.1
+.O +.5 +.1 +.1 +.2 +27.7
+.5 +.2 +.5 -.2 +17.6 +.9 +1.4 -.5 +16.7 +5.4 +2.7 +.7 +.4 +.1 +.2 +5.7 -.1
+3.7 +.9 -.2
+1.2 -1.0 +3.2
-.1
+.1 -.2
+.3 +.8 -.5 +3.0 +2.2 +.8

+99.5 +7.2 -.2 +1.3 +6.1 +7.9 +1.7 +.1 +.2 -.2
+.9 +.O +.3 +1.7 +.5 +2.0 +.6 -1.8
+.5 +1.1
-.3 -1.0
-.4 +.2 -.2 +.1 +.1 -3.8 -1.9 -1.7 -1.0 -.6 -.2 +.7 +.3 +1.0 +1.8 +92.3 +8.2 +7.6 +1.4 -.8
+38.9 +11.5 +10.8
+.7 +27.4
+3.0 +11.6
+2.2 +2.1 -1.2 +1.3 +34.6
+.5 +16.7
+3.4
+.4 +14.0
+2.0 +8.4
-.2 -.3 +.1 +1.0 +1.7 -.7 +7.6 +3.0 +4.6

NOTE: These preliminary estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers throughout Georgia. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, se/femployed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 1995 benchmark.
SOURCE: Georgia Department of Labor, Labor Information Systems
4

- AVERAGE WEEKLY EARNINGS -

CURRENT MONTH
(PRELIM) NOV 1996

PREVIOUS MONTH (REV)
OCT1996

CURRENT MONTH
YEAR AGO NOV 1995

- AVERAGE WEEKLY HOURS -

CURRENT PREVIOUS CURRENT

MONTH MONTH MONTH

(PRELIM)

(REV) YEAR AGO

NOV 1996 OCT 1996 NOV 1995

- AVERAGE HOURLY EARNINGS -

CURRENT MONTH
(PRELIM) NOV 1996

PREVIOUS MONTH (REV)
OCT1996

CURRENT MONTH
YEAR AGO NOV 1995

Total manufacturing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $482.80 Durable goods ........................... $531.14 Lumber and wood products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $410.62 Furniture and fixtures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $395.32 Stone, clay and glass products . . . . . . . . . . . . . $549.18 Primary metal industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $558.11 Fabricated metal products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $457.09 Industrial machinery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $498.62
o Electric and electronic equipment . . . . . . . . . . . $534.1
Transportation equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $821.36 Nondurable goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $451 .26
Food and kindred products . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . $404.42 Textile mill products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $418.05
Weaving mills, cotton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $420.88 Weaving mills, synthetic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $522.00 Knitting mills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $342.14
o Floor covering mills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $422.1
Yarn and thread mills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $415.67 Apparel and other finished textiles . . . . . . . . . . $280.11
Men's and boys' clothing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $250.55 Women's and children's clothing . . . . . . . . . . $322.40 Paper and allied products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $723.13 Pulp, paper and paperboard mills . . . . . . . . . 1008.87 Chemicals and allied products . . . . . . . . . . . . . $621.22

$472.78 $521.86 $414.46 $389.69 $548.11 $552.18 $440.99 $500.09 $553.58 $754.72 $440.08 $389.30 $411.42 $424.56 $528.77 $346.37 $396.80 $415.25 $273.33 $253.02 $288.73 $683.56 $945.87 $617.48

$467.50 $517.58 $403.62 $391.77 $532.22 $543.52 $438.05 $513.02 $520.63 $795.56 $435.55 $395.17 $409.21 $430.40 $506.74 $354.73 $408.20 $417.31 $262.04 $246.84 $267.41 $687.46 $942.98 $599.28

42.5 43.5 40.1 42.1 45.2 46.9 43.0 43.7 43.6 46.3 41.9 41.1 42.1 43.3 43.5 38.1 42.0 42.2 37.7 36.9 40.1 47.7 52.3 43.2

42.1 43.2 40.2 41.5 45.6 45.9 42.2 43.6 44.5 44.5 41.4 40.3 41.6 43.5 43.7 38.4 40.0 42.2 37.7 37.1 38.6 46.0 49.6 43.0

42.5 43.9 42.0 41.9 44.8 46.1 43.5 45.2 42.5 46.2 41.6 40.2 42.1 43.3 40.8 41.2 42.3 43.2 36.7 36.3 37.4 46.2 50.4 44.0

$11.36 $12.21 $10.24
$9.39 $12.15 $11.90 $10.63 $11.41 $12.25 $17.74 $10.77 $9.84 $9.93 $9.72 $12.00 $8.98 $10.05 $9.85 $7.43 $6.79 $8.04 $15.16 $19.29 $14.38

$11.23 $12.08 $10.31
$9.39 $12.02 $12.03 $10.45 $11.47 $12.44 $16.96 $10.63 $9.66 $9.89 $9.76 $12.10 $9.02 $9.92 $9.84 $7.25 $6.82 $7.48 $14.86 $19.07 $14.36

$11.00 $11.79 $9.61 $9.35 $11.88 $11.79 $10.07 $11.35 $12.25 $17.22 $10.47 $9.83 $9.72 $9.94 $12.42 $8.61 $9.65 $9.66 $7.14 $6.80 $7.15 $14.88 $18.71 $13.62

NOTE: These preliminary estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. Data exclude supervisory, sales, clerical and other office personnel. Average earnings are computed on a "gross" basis, reflecting changes in basic hourly and incentive wage rates, as well as any premium pay for overtime and late shift work.
SOURCE: Georgia Department of Labor, Labor Information Systems

Manufacturing production workers
44.0

38.0

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*Preliminary estimate

1995 1

1996

5

ATLANTA NONAGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT (OOO'S)

'

CURRENT MONTH
(PRELIMINARY) NOV 1996

PREVIOUS MONTH
(REVISED) OCT1996

CURRENT MONTH
YEAR AGO NOV 1995

- NET CHANGE IN JOBS -

PREVIOUS MONTH

CURRENT MONTH
YEAR AGO

Total nonagricultural employment ....................................... . Goods producing industries .......................................... . Mining ........................................................ . Contract construction ............................................. . Manufacturing ................................................... . Durable goods ................................................. . Lumber and wood products ...................................... . Stone, clay and glass products ................................... . Primary metal industries ........................................ . Fabricated metal products ....................................... . Industrial machinery, except electrical .............................. . Electric and electronic equipment ................................. . Transportation equipment ....................................... . Other durable goods ........................................... . Nondurable goods .............................................. . Food and kindred products ...................................... . Textile mill products ............................................ . Apparel and other finished textiles ................................ . Paper and allied products ....................................... . Printing and publishing ......................................... . Commercial printing .......................................... . Chemicals and allied products .................................... . Other nondurable goods ........................................ . Service producing industries ......................................... . Transportation, communications and public utilities (except U.S.P.S.) ........ . Transportation .................................................. . Wholesale and retail trade ......................................... . Wholesale trade ................................................ . Wholesale trade-durable goods ................................... . Wholesale trade-nondurable goods ............................... . Retail trade .................................................... . Eating and drinking ............................................ . Miscellaneous retail ............................................ . Finance, insurance and real estate ................................... . Finance ....................................................... . Insurance carriers, agents and brokers .............................. . Real estate .................................................... . Services ........................................................ . Hotels and other lodging places .................................... . Business services ............................................... . Health services ................................................. . Private hospitals .............................................. . Other services ................................................. . Amusement and recreation ...................................... . Government ..................................................... . Federal ....................................................... . State ........................................................ . Local ........................................................ .

1,942.1 307.3 1.6 86.5 219.2 108.7 7.9 8.6 8.2 10.9 15.9 18.5 21.8 16.9 110.5 23.5 12.9 9.5 12.8 28.5 11.5 10.7 12.6
1,634.8 157.6 101.0 534.4 162.9 113.1 49.8 371.5 136.9 40.6 119.5 53.5 42.5 23.5 560.4 24.3 184.5 112.0 41.8 239.7 27.4 262.9 47.1 61.8 154.0

1,927.0 306.5 1.6 86.0 218.9 108.7 7.8 8.5 8.3 10.9 16.3 18.5 21.7 16.7 110.2 23.3 12.9 9.6 12.8 28.3 11.5 10.7 12.6
1,620.5 157.8 101.0 524.7 161.9 112.0 49.9 362.8 136.5 38.9 119.4 53.4 42.5 23.5 557.6 24.4 182.0 112.1 41.7 239.2 28.3 261.0 47.0 61.6 152.4

1,873.6 302.6 1.6 87.8 213.2 104.1 7.9 7.8 8.4 10.6 14.8 18.2 20.0 16.4 109.1 22.9 13.3 10.1 12.9 27.6 10.8 10.3 12.0
1,571.0 151.7 94.2 509.8 155.2 104.9 50.3 354.6 128.8 39.6 118.3 52.5 42.7 23.1 534.8 24.0 174.0 107.6 41.4 229.1 25.3 256.4 46.9 57.9 151.6

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+14.3 -.2 +.O
+9.7 +1.0 +1.1
-.1 +8.7
+.4 +1.7
+.1 +.1 +.O +.O +2.8 -.1 +2.5 -.1 +.1 +.5 -.9 +1.9 +.1 +.2 +1.6

+68.5 +4.7 +.O -1.3 +6.0 +4.6 +.O +.8 -.2 +.3 +1.1 +.3 +1.8 +.5 +1.4 +.6 -.4 -.6 -.1 +.9 +.7 +.4 +.6
+63.8 +5.9 +6.8 +24.6 +7.7 +8.2
-.5 +16.9
+8.1 +1.0 +1.2 +1.0
-.2 +.4 +25.6 +.3 +10.5 +4.4 +.4 +10.6 +2.1 +6.5 +.2 +3.9 +2.4

NOTE: These preliminary estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers in the Atlanta Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Barrow, Bartow, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, Rockdale, Spalding and Walton counties. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 1995 benchmark.
SOURCE: Georgia Department of Labor, Labor Information Systems
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CURRENT MONTH
{PRELIMINARY) NOV 1996

PREVIOUS MONTH
(REVISED) OCT 1996

CURRENT MONTH
YEAR AGO NOV 1995

-NET CHANGE IN JOBS-

PREVIOUS MONTH

CURRENT MONTH
YEAR AGO

Total nonagricultural employment ............... , ....................... . Goods producing industries .......................................... . Mining ......................................................... . Contract construction ............................................. . Manufacturing ................................................... . Durable goods ................................................. . Nondurable goods .............................................. . Food and kindred products ...................................... . Textiles and apparel products .................................... . Chemicals and allied products .................................... . Other nondurable goods ........................................ . Service producing industries ......................................... . Transportation, communications and public utilities (except U.S.P.S.) ........ . Wholesale and retail trade ......................................... . Wholesale trade ................................................ . Retail trade .................................................... . Finance, insurance and real estate ................................... . Services ........................................................ . Government ..................................................... . Federal ....................................................... . State and local ................................................. .

60.0

59.5

58.4

12.7

12.7

12.3

.0

.0

.0

3.9

4.0

4.1

8.8

8.7

8.2

1.8

1.8

1.7

7.0

6.9

6.5

2.1

2.1

1.9

.9

.9

.9

.6

.6

.5

3.4

3.3

3.2

47.3

46.8

46.1

3.1

3.0

3.1

14.5

14.2

14.1

3.2

3.3

3.2

11.3

10.9

10.9

2.2

2.2

2.2

14.7

14.6

14.2

12.8

12.8

12.5

3.0

3.0

3.1

9.8

9.8

9.4

+.5

+1.6

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+.4

+.O

+.O

-.1

-.2

+.1

+.6

+.O

+.1

+.1

+.5

+.O

+.2

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+.O

+.O

+.1

+.1

+.2

+.5

+1.2

+.1

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+.3

+.4

-.1

+.O

+.4

+.4

+.O

+.O

+.1

+.5

+.O

+.3

+.O

-.1

+.O

+.4

NOTE: These preliminary estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor; Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers in the Albany Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Dougherty and Lee counties. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 1995 benchmark.

SOURCE: Georgia Department of Labor; Labor Information Systems

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(PRELIMINARY) NOV1996

PREVIOUS MONTH
(REVISED) OCT 1996

CURRENT MONTH
YEAR AGO NOV1995

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- NET CHANGE IN JOBS -

PREVIOUS MONTH

CURRENT MONTH
YEAR AGO

Total nonagricultural employment ....................................... . Goods producing industries .......................................... . Construction and mining ........................................... . Manufacturing ................................................... . Durable goods ................................................. . Nondurable goods .............................................. . Food and kindred products ...................................... . Textiles and apparel products .................................... . Other nondurable goods ........................................ . Service producing industries ......................................... . Transportation, communications and public utilities (except U.S.P.S.) ........ . Wholesale and retail trade ......................................... . Wholesale trade ................................................ . Retail trade .................................................... . Finance, insurance and real estate ................................... . Services ........................................................ . Government ..................................................... . Federal ....................................................... . State and local ................................................. .

74.7 14.9 2.8 12.1 4.9 7.2 3.7 1.9 1.6 59.8 1.9 17.9 2.7 15.2 2.0 14.2 23.8 1.9 21.9

73.8 14.9 2.7 12.2 4.9 7.3 3.8 2.0 1.5 58.9 1.9 17.7 2.7 15.0 2.0 14.0 23.3 1.9 21.4

71.7 14.2 2.7 11.5 4.6 6.9 3.3 2.0 1.6 57.5 1.9 17.1 2.8 14.3 2.1 13.2 23.2 1.9 21.3

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+3.0

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-.1

+.2

+.9

+.O

-.1

+.2

+1.0

+.5

+.6

t.O

+.O

+.5

+.6

NOTE: These preliminary estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor; Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers in the Athens Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Clarke, Madison and Oconee counties. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 1995 benchmark.
SOURCE: Georgia Department of Labor; Labor Information Systems
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AUGUSTA-AIKEN NONAGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT (OOO'S)

Total nonagricultural employment ................................... . Go~d~ producing industries ...................................... .
Mining ........................................... .. Contract construction ......................................... . Manufacturing ................................................ .
Durable goods ............................................. . Lumber and wood products .................................. . Stone, clay and glass products ............................... . Other durable goods ....................................... .
Nondurable goods .......................................... . Food and kindred products .................................. . Textile mill products ........................................ . Apparel and other finished textiles ............................ . Printing and publishing ..................................... . Other nondurable goods .................................... .
Service producing industries ..................................... . Transportation, communications and public utilities (except U.S.P.S.) .... . Wholesale and retail trade ..................................... . Wholesale trade ............................................ . Retail trade ................................................ . Finance, insurance and real estate ............................... . Services .................................................... . Government ................................................. . Federal ................................................... . State and local ............................................. .

CURRENT MONTH
(PRELIMINARY) NOV1996
192.9 53.4
.6 10.7 42.1 10.8 1.2 3.1 6.5 31.3 2.1 6.0 3.6 1.7 17.9 139.5 5.9 42.1 5.3 36.8 6.6 44.6 40.3 7.2 33.1

PREVIOUS MONTH
(REVISED) OCT1996
192.2 53.2
.6 10.5 42.1 10.9 1.2 3.1 6.6 31.2 2.0 6.0 3.6 1.7 17.9 139.0 5.9 41.8 5.3 36.5 6.6 44.6 40.1 7.1 33.0

CURRENT MONTH
YEAR AGO NOV1995
191.5 53.1
.6 10.4 42.1 10.4
1.1 2.9 6.4 31.7 2.1 6.1 3.4 1.7 18.4 138.4 5.7 42.9 5.0 37.9 6.7 44.0 39.1 7.1 32.0

- NET CHANGE IN JOBS -

PREVIOUS MONTH

CURRENT MONTH
YEAR AGO

+.7

+1.4

+.2

+.3

+.O

+.O

+.2

+.3

+.O

+.O

-.1

+.4

+.O

+.1

+.O

+.2

-.1

+.1

+.1

-.4

+.1

+.O

+.O

-.1

+.O

+.2

+.O

+.O

+.O

-.5

+.5

+1.1

+.O

+.2

+.3

-.8

+.O

+.3

+.3

-1.1

+.O

-.1

+.O

+.6

+.2

+1.2

+.1

+.1

+.1

+1.1

NOTE: These preliminary estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers in the Augusta Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Columbia, McDuffie and Richmond counties in Georgia and Aiken and Edgefield counties in South Carolina. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 1995 benchmark.
SOURCE: Georgia Department of Labor, Labor Information Systems

COLUMBUS NONAGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT (OOO'S)

Total nonagricultural employment ................................... . Goods producing industries ...................................... . Construction and mining ....................................... . Manufacturing ............................................... . Durable goods ............................................. . Nondurable goods .......................................... . Food and kindred products .................................. . Textile mill products ........................................ . Printing and publishing ..................................... . Other nondurable goods .................................... . Service producing industries ..................................... . Transportation, communications and public utilities (except U.S.P.S.) .... . Wholesale and retail trade ..................................... . Wholesale trade ............................................ . Retail trade ................................................ . Finance, insurance and real estate ............................... . Services .................................................... . Government ................................................. . Federal ................................................... . State and local ............................................. .

CURRENT MONTH
(PRELIMINARY) NOV1996
114.9 27.2 5.0 22.2
8.3 13.9 3.8
6.4 1.4 2.3 87.7 3.5 25.7 3.9 21.8 7.7 29.5 21.3 5.5 15.8

PREVIOUS MONTH
(REVISED) OCT1996
114.1 26.9 4.9 22.0 8.1 13.9 3.9 6.3 1.4 2.3 87.2 3.5 25.4 3.9 21.5 7.6 29.4 21.3 5.5 15.8

CURRENT MONTH
YEAR AGO NOV1995
111.6 26.5
4.9 21.6 8.0 13.6 3.9
6.0 1.4 2.3 85.1 3.6 25.3 3.8 21.5 7.2 28.3 20.7 5.4 15.3

- NET CHANGE IN JOBS -

PREVIOUS MONTH

CURRENT MONTH
YEAR AGO

+.8

+3.3

+.3

+.7

+.1

+.1

+.2

+.6

+.2

+.3

+.O

+.3

-.1

-.1

+.1

+.4

+.O

+.O

+.O

+.O

+.5

+2.6

+.O

-.1

+.3

+.4

+.O

+.1

+.3

+.3

+.1

+.5

+.1

+1.2

+.O

+.6

+.O

+.1

+.O

+.5

NOTE: These preliminary estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers in the Columbus Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Chattahoochee, Ha"is and Muscogee counties in Georgia and Russell County in Alabama. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 1995 benchmark.
SOURCE: Georgia Department of Labor, Labor Information Systems
8

MACON NONAGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT (OOO'S)

CURRENT MONTH
(PRELIMINARY) NOV 1996

Total nonagricultural employment ....................................... . Go<?d.s producing industries .......................................... . M1nmg ......................................................... . Contract construction ............................................. . Manufacturing ................................................... . Durable goods ................................................. . Nondurable goods .............................................. . Food and kindred products ...................................... . Textile mill products ............................................ . Paper and allied products ....................................... . Other nondurable goods ........................................ . Service producing industries ......................................... . Transportation, communications and public utilities (except U.S.P.S.) ........ . Wholesale and retail trade ......................................... . Wholesale trade ................................................ . Retail trade .................................................... . Finance, insurance and real estate ................................... . Services ........................................................ . Government ..................................................... . Federal ....................................................... . State and local ................................................. .

146.3 27.8
1.1 6.3 20.4 9.1 11.3 2.9 2.0 1.4 5.0 118.5 5.3 34.6 5.4 29.2 8.3 33.9 36.4 13.3 23.1

PREVIOUS MONTH
(REVISED) OCT 1996
145.6 28.0
1.1 6.5 20.4 9.0 11.4 3.1 2.0 1.4 4.9 117.6 5.3 33.4 5.4 28.0 8.4 33.9 36.6 13.3 23.3

CURRENT MONTH
YEAR AGO NOV 1995
143.9 27.4
1.2 6.0 20.2 9.0 11.2 3.0 2.1 1.5 4.6 116.5 5.3 33.9 5.3 28.6 8.3 32.9 36.1 13.6 22.5

- NET CHANGE IN JOBS -

PREVIOUS MONTH

CURRENT MONTH
YEAR AGO

+.7 .2 +.O .2 +.O +.1 .1 -.2
+.O +.O +.1 +.9 +.O +1.2 +.O +1.2 -.1
+.O .2 +.O .2

+2.4 +.4 -.1 +.3 +.2 +.1 +.1 .1 -.1
.1 +.4 +2.0 +.O +.7 +.1 +.6 +.O +1.0 +.3 -.3 +.6

NOTE: These preliminary estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers in the Macon Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Bibb, Houston, Jones, Peach and Twiggs counties. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 1995 benchmark.
SOURCE: Georgia Department of Labor, Labor Information Systems

SAVANNAH NONAGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT (OOO'S)

CURRENT MONTH
(PRELIMINARY) NOV 1996

Total nonagricultural employment ....................................... . Goods producing industries .......................................... . Construction and mining ........................................... . Manufacturing ................................................... . Durable goods ................................................. . Lumber and wood products ...................................... . Transportation equipment ....................................... . Other durable goods ........................................... . Nondurable goods .............................................. . Food and kindred products ...................................... . Paper and allied products ....................................... . Chemicals and allied products .................................... . Petroleum and coal products ..................................... . Other nondurable goods ........................................ . Service producing industries ......................................... . Transportation, communications and public utilities (except U.S.P.S.) ........ . Wholesale and retail trade ......................................... . Wholesale trade ................................................ . Retail trade .................................................... . Finance, insurance and real estate ................................... . Services ........................................................ . Government ..................................................... . Federal ....................................................... . State and local ................................................. .

134.9 25.1
8.1 17.0 7.6
.9 5.0 1.7 9.4 1.9 4.8 1.5
.3 .9 109.8 9.5 35.1 5.4 29.7 4.5 38.8 21.9 3.1 18.8

PREVIOUS MONTH
(REVISED) OCT1996
134.1 25.2
8.1 17.1 7.8
.9 5.2 1.7 9.3 1.8 4.8 1.5
.3 .9 108.9 9.4 34,8 5.4 29.4 4.4 38.7 21.6 3.0 18.6

CURRENT MONTH
YEAR AGO NOV1995
129.3 23.7
6.6 17.1
7.5 .9
5.0 1.6 9.6 1.9 5.0 1.4 .3 1.0 105.6 9.5 33.8 5.3 28.5 4.3 36.9 21.1 3.0 18.1

- NET CHANGE IN JOBS -

PREVIOUS MONTH

CURRENT MONTH
YEAR AGO

+.8

+5.6

-.1

+1.4

+.O

+1.5

.1

-.1

.2

+.1

+.O

+.O

-.2

+.O

+.O

+.1

+.1

-.2

+.1

+.O

+.O

-.2

+.O

+.1

+.O

+.O

+.O

.1

+.9

+4.2

+.1

+.O

+.3

+1.3

+.O

+.1

+.3

+1.2

+.1

+.2

;;..1

+1.9

+.3

+.8

+.1

+.1

+.2

+.7

NOTE: These preliminary estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers in the Savannah Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Bryan, Chatham and Effingham counties. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 1995 benchmark.
SOURCE: Georgia Department of Labor, Labor Information Systems
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LABOR FORCE TRENDS

.

.

Unemployment rate declines

Unemployment rates - Georgia and U.S.

Georgia's unemployment rate dropped in

November to its lowest level in six months.

The rate declirled from 4.6 percent in Octo-

ber to 4.3 percent in November. One year

D

ago, the rate was 4.6 percent. For the past twelve months, the state's jobless rate has averaged 4.5 percent.
The U.S. unemployment rate, not season-

6.0%

'D
o.

. .[]

.o.

D O .

ally adjusted, rose from 4.9 percent in Oc- 5.0%

tober to 5.0 percent in November. The U.S.

rate was 5.3 percent a year ago. So far this

year, Georgia's unemployment rate has been

below the U.S. rate, which has averaged 5.4 percent for the past twelve months.

4.0%

The total number of unemployed persons declined by more than 13,600 to its lowest level since May. Fewer people were receiv-

* Georgia o- U.S.
3.0lo-+-~~~-,-~---.~~~~.-~.--~.--~..,....~..-~-,-~-,--~--i

ing unemployment insurance benefits during the reference week in November, and there were also fewer new entrants and re-

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

95 I

96

entrants Gob seekers with previous work

experience) in the labor force.

employment caused total employment to in agricultural employment.

Total civilian employment grew to an- grow by more than 25,000 over the month other record level in November on the despite declines in the number of self-em-

Area data

strength of nonagricultural employment ployed, unpaid family workers, private Each of Georgia's metropolitan areas fol-

growth. This increase in nonagricultural household workers, and a seasonal decline lowed the statewide trend of lower unem-

Southeastern unemployment rates

ployment rates in November. Total civilian employment increased and the total number of unemployed persons decreased in all

seven metro areas. Metro jobless rates

II November 1996 II October 1996

ranged from 2.7 percent in Athens to 6.2 percent in Augusta.

Most Georgia counties also followed the

statewide trend. Jobless rates declined in 118

6%

counties, increased in 32 counties, and nine counties remained the same. Burke County,

at 16.6 percent, had the highest rate in the

state, and was one of nine counties with

double-digit unemployment rates. Oconee

County, at 1.7 percent, had the lowest job-

5% ...

less rate in the state.

Most southeastern states recorded lower

unemployment rates in November. Only Ken-

4%

tucky and Tennessee had higher rates over

the month. The Carolinas had the highest

and the lowest rates in the region with South

Carolina at 5.8 percent and North Carolina

at 3.8 percent. Georgia, at 4.3 percent, had

3%
AL

FL

GA

KY MS NC SC

TN

the second lowest jobless rate in the southeastern region.

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GEORGIA LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES
PLACE OF RESIDENCE PERSONS 16 YEARS OLD AND OVER

AREA
Georgia (Not seasonally adjusted) Albany MSA
Athens MSA
Atlanta MSA
Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC MSA
Columbus, GA-AL MSA
Macon MSA
Savannah MSA

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate

PRELIMINARY NOV 1996
3,825,609 3,662,984
162,625 4.3
56,361 53,355 3,006
5.3
74,084 72,049 2,035
2.7
2,014,074 1,941,072
73,002 3.6
201,693 189,229
12,464 6.2
120,438 115,092
5,346 4.4
147,344 141,108
6,236 4.2
134,433 128,409
6,024 4.5

REVISED OCT1996
3,814,259 3,637,964
176,295 4.6
56,447 53,024
3,423 6.1
73,621 71,457
2,164 2.9
2,003,807 1,924,573
79,234 4.0
202,864 189,105
13,759 6.8
120, 167 114,051
6,116 5.1
147,745 140,469
7,276 4.9
134,315 128,047
6,268 4.7

REVISED NOV 1995
3,665,341 3,498,261
167,080 4.6
54,109 51,042 3,067
5.7
70,011 67,770 2,241
3.2
1,912,259 1,837,215
75,044 3.9
199,893 187,144
12,749 6.4
116,407 109,547
6,860 5.9
143, 174 136,297
6,877 4.8
126,675 120,866
5,809 4.6

CHANGE FROM

REVISED OCT 1996

REVISED NOV 1995

11,350 25,020 -13,670

160,268 164,723
-4,455

-86

2,252

331

2,313

-417

-61

463

4,073

592

4,279

-129

-206

10,267 16,499 -6,232

101,815 103,857
-2,042

-1, 171 124
-1,295

1,800 2,085 -285

271 1,041 -770

4,031 5,545 -1,514

-401 639 -1,040

4,170 4,811
-641

118

7,758

362

7,543

-244

215

. UNITED STATES -LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES
PLACE OF RESIDENCE PERSONS 16 YEARS OLD AND OVER

United States (Seasonally adjusted)
United States (Not seasonally adjusted)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate

NOV 1996
134,818,000 127,597,000
7,221,000 5.4
134,973,000 128,157,000
6,816,000 5.0

OCT1996
134,574,000 127,627,000
6,948,000 5.2
135,015,000 128,439,000
6,577,000 4.9

NOV 1995
132,471,000 125,062,000
7,409,000 5.6
132,622,000 125,599,000
7,024,000 5.3



CHANGE FROM

OCT 1996

NOV 1995

244,000 -30,000 273,000

2,347,000 2,535,000 -188,000

-42,000 -282,000 239,000

2,351,008 2,558,000 -208,000

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: Athens MSA: Atlanta MSA:
Augusta-Aiken MSA: Columbus MSA: Macon MSA: Savannah MSA:

includes Dougherty and Lee counties. includes Clarke, Madison and Oconee counties. includes Barrow, Bartow, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, Rockdale, Spalding and Walton Counties. includes Columbia, McDuffie and Richmond counties in Georgia and Aiken and Edgefield counties in South Carolina. includes Chattahoochee, Harris and Muscogee counties in Georgia and Russell County in Alabama. includes Bibb, Houston, Jones, Peach and Twiggs counties. includes Bryan, Chatham and Effingham counties.

SOURCE: Georgia Department of Labor, Labor Information Systems

11

COUNTY LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES (NOTSEASONALLYADJUSTED)
PLACE OF RESIDENCE - PERSONS 16 YEARS OLD AND OVER

-.

-

-

I I PRELIMINARY NOVEMBER 1996

LABOR FORCE

EMPLOYMENT

UNEMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE

REVISED OCTOBER 1996

I I

LABOR

UNEMPLOYMENT

FORCE EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE

REVISED NOVEMBER 1995

LABOR FORCE

UNEMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE

Georgia

3,825,609 3,662,984 162,625 4.3 3,814,259 3,637,964 176,295 4.6 3,665,341 3,498,261 167,080 4.6

Appling Atkinson Bacon Baker Baldwin
Banks Barrow Bartow Ben Hill Berrien
Bibb Bleckley Brantley Brooks Bryan
Bulloch Burke Butts Calhoun Camden
Candler Carroll Catoosa Charlton Chatham
Chattahoochee Chattooga Cherokee Clarke Clay
Clayton Clinch Cobb Coffee Colquitt
Columbia Cook Coweta Crawford Crisp
Dade Dawson Decatur DeKalb Dodge
Dooly Dougherty Douglas Early Echols
12

8,626 3,267 4,834 1,433 18,414
5,889 18,354 34,676 8,558 6,668
73,324 5,866 4,870 7,005 9,401
23,497 9,643 8,219 2,229
16,006
3,694 41,961 23,681 3,959 109,813
2,132 12,161 65,713 48,984 1,501
119,547 3,921
326,239 16,803 17,622
38,314 7,300 36,889 5,530 10,108
6,633 8,059 11,735 365,175 9,889
4,693 46,459 47,658 4,950
1,025

7,918 3,084 4,593 1,348 17,526

708 8.2 183 5.6 241 5.0 85 5.9 888 4.8

8,614 3,336 4,825 1,441 18,283

5,635 17,701 33,271 8,025
6,345

254 4.3 653 3.6 1,405 4.1 533 6.2 323 4.8

5,883 18, 176 34,447 8,631
6,701

70,000 5,604 4,557 6,712 9,115

3,324 4.5 262 4.5 313 6.4 293 4.2 286 3.0

73,561 5,960 4,876 6,951 9,430

22,885 8,045 7,583 2,078 15,180

612 2.6 1,598 16.6
636 7.7 151 6.8 826 5.2

23,390 9,674 8,007 2,285
15,921

3,551 40,380 22,672 3,754 104,662

143 3.9 1,581 3.8 1,009 4.3
205 5.2 5, 151 4.7

3,727 41,832 23,564
4,073 109,760

1,989 11,740 64,137 47,632
1,382

143 6.7 421 3.5 1,576 2.4 1,352 2.8 119 7.9

2,121 12, 137 65,285 48,683
1,496

114,297 3,781
316,964 15,862 16,835

5,250 4.4 140 3.6
9,275 2.8 941 5.6 787 4.5

119,040 3,963
324,600 16,850 17,829

36,832 7,024
35,554 5,291 9,550

1,482 3.9 276 3.8
1,335 3.6 239 4.3 558 5.5

38,408 7,283
36,713 5,565 10,243

6,366

267 4.0

7,900

159 2.0

11,316

419 3.6

349,488 15,687 4.3

9,123

766 7.7

6,637 8,006 11,760 363,862 9,933

4,415 43,846 46,311
4,666 988

278 5.9 2,613 5.6 1,347 2.8
284 5.7 37 3.6

4,761 46,561 47,438 5,024
1,019

7,891 3,096 4,582 1,368 17,367

723 8.4 240 7.2 243 5.0
73 5.1 916 5.0

5,632 17,551 32,988 8,019 6,358

251 4.3 625 3.4 1,459 4.2 612 7.1 343 5.1

69,683 5,575 4,530 6,679 9,089

3,878 5.3 385 6.5 346 7.1 272 3.9 341 3.6

22,759 8,018 7,524 2,101 15,066

631 2.7 1,656 17.1
483 6.0 184 8.1 855 5.4

3,562 40,037 22,598
3,725 104,367

165 4.4 1,795 4.3
966 4.1 348 8.5 5,393 4.9

1,975 11,643 63,592 47,240
1,393

146 6.9 494 4.1 1,693 2.6 1,443 3.0 103 6.9

113,326 3,770
314,270 15,862 16,863

5,714 4.8 193 4.9
10,330 3.2 988 5.9 966 5.4

36,789 7,015
35,251 5,266 9,557

1,619 4.2 268 3.7
1,462 4.0 299 5.4 686 6.7

6,345 7,808 11,297 346,517 9,042

292 4.4 198 2.5 463 3.9 17,345 4.8 891 9.0

4,418 43,574 45,918 4,689
983

343 7.2 2,987 6.4 1,520 3.2
335 6.7 36 3.5

8,235 3,256 4,638 1,391 18,004
5,742 17,870 33,329 8,225 6,431
71,224 5,696 4,780 6,754 8,943
22,948 8,750 8,045 2,167 15,293
3,600 40,238 23,226 3,799 103,449
2,070 11,995 62,644 46,219
1,442
113,181 3,781
309,864 16,209 16,824
37,523 6,989
34,949 5,409 9,787
6,537 7,933 11,619 345,658 9,439
4,467 44,650 45,269 4,853
983

7,658 2,978 4,447 1,296 16,977

577 7.0 278 8.5 191 4.1
95 6.8 1,027 5.7

5,445 16,754 31,490
7,775 6,121

297 5.2 1,116 6.2 1,839 5.5
450 5.5 310 4.8

67,613 5,421 4,431 6,497 8,579

3,611 5.1 275 4.8 349 7.3 257 3.8 364 4.1

22,150 7,778 7,345 1,998
14,706

798 3.5 972 11.1 700 8.7 169 7.8 587 3.8

3,423 38,220 22,247 3,637 98,514

177 4.9 2,018 5.0
979 4.2 162 4.3 4,935 4.8

1,896 11,371 60,706 44,803
1,330

174 8.4 624 5.2 1,938 3.1 1,416 3.1 112 7.8

108,182 3,658
300,005 15,321 16,249

4,999 4.4 123 3.3
9,859 3.2 888 5.5 575 3.4

35,918 6,782
33,651 5,118 9,225

1,605 4.3 207 3.0
1,298 3.7 291 5.4 562 5.7

6,246 7,688 10,935 330,788 8,856

291 4.5 245 3.1 684 5.9 14,870 4.3 583 6.2

4,265 41,945 43,833 4,499
956

202 4.5 2,705 6.1 1,436 3.2
354 7.3 27 2.7

COUNTY LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES {NOTSEASONALLYADJUSTED)
PLACE OF RESIDENCE - PERSONS 16 YEARS OLD AND OVER

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

I I I PRELIMINARY NOVEMBER 1996

LABOR FORCE

EMPLOYMENT

UNEMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE

REVISED OCTOBER 1996

I I

LABOR

UNEMPLOYMENT

FORCE EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE

REVISED NOVEMBER 1995

LABOR FORCE

UNEMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE

15,219 9,002 9,203 4,402 8,293

14,632 8,225 8,326 4,209 7,766

587 3.9 777 8.6 877 9.5 193 4.4 527 6.4

15, 125 8,950 9,329 4,415 8,125

14,591 8,199 8,271 4,206 7,695

534 3.5 751 8.4 1,058 11.3 209 4.7 430 5.3

14,283 8,818 8,992 4,266 7,954

13,773 7,955 8,039 4,067 7,502

510 3.6 863 9.8 95310.6 199 4.7 452 5.7

43,633 46,143 33,764
9,698 393,952

42,682

951 2.2

44,306 1,837 4.0

33,046

718 2.1

9,123

575 5.9

375,414 16,538 4.7

43,382 45,997 33,534
9,670 392,959

42,319 1,063 2.5

43,903 2,094 4.6

32,765

769 2.3

9,095

575 5.9

372,223 20,736 5.3

41,294 45,031 32,277
9,355 373,475

40,398 42,923 31,278
8,824 355,327

896 2.2 2,108 4.7
999 3.1 531 5.7 18,148 4.9

7,330 1,135 33,942 21,473 9,716

6,842 973
32,837 20,535
9,263

488 6.7 162 14.3 1,105 3.3 938 4.4 453 4.7

7,225 1,081 33,694 21,321 9,774

6,826 969
32,586 20,408
9,271

399 5.5 112 10.4 1,108 3.3 913 4.3 503 5.1

7,058 976
32,807 20,916
9,214

6,622 941
31,827 19,881 8,914

436 6.2 35 3.6
980 3.0 1,035 4.9
300 3.3

5,252 282,860
15,221 65,991
4,438

4,921 275,604
14,646 64,213 3,868

331 6.3 7,256 2.6
575 3.8 1,778 2.7
570 12.8

5,275 281,171
15,212 65,348
4,482

4,906 273,262
14,598 63,475
3,845

369 7.0 7,909 2.8
614 4.0 1,873 2.9
637 14.2

5,100 269,199
14,773 64,506 4,134

4,760 260,858
14, 166 62,360
3,742

340 6.7 8,341 3.1
607 4.1 2,146 3.3
392 9.5

9,639 9,923 8,852 3,940 46,289

9,006 9,661 8,242 3,747 44,605

633 6.6 262 2.6 610 6.9 193 4.9 1,684 3.6

9,575 9,922 8,758 3,900 45,668

8,919 9,593 8,211 3,707 44,226

656 6.9 329 3.3 547 6.2 193 4.9 1,442 3.2

9,714 9,646 8,669 3,944 44,029

8,709 9,210 7,972 3,639 42,218

1,00510.3 436 4.5 697 8.0 305 7.7
1,811 4.1

48,087 4,279
20,049 4,495 5,805

46,423 4,078 19,365 4,198 5,479

1,664 3.5 201 4.7 684 3.4 297 6.6 326 5.6

48,154 4,253
20,043 4,522 5,930

46,213 4,075 19,289 4,167 5,464

1,941 4.0 178 4.2 754 3.8 355 7.9 466 7.9

46,645 4,100 19,672 4,209 5,598

44,840 3,951 18,735 4,054 5,298

1,805 3.9 149 3.6 937 4.8 155 3.7 300 5.4

9,064 4,191 4,235 11,313 7,358

7,704 3,982 3,967 10,928 7,119

1,360 15.0 209 5.0 268 6.3 385 3.4 239 3.2

8,791 4,155 4,273 11,305 7,348

7,671 3,968 3,949 10,879 7,041

1,120 12.7 187 4.5 324 7.6 426 3.8 307 4.2

8,431 4,033 4,400 10,989 7,182

7,451 3,861 3,839 10,556
6~918

98011.6 -172 4.3 56112.8 433 3.9 264 3.7

2,956 21,839
9,902 16,125 3,688

2,855 21,017
9,509 14,832 3,463

101 3.4 822 3.8 393 4.0 1,293 8.0 225 6.1

2,957 21,870
9,886 16,069 3,692

2,841 20,893
9,450 14,703 3,444

116 3.9 977 4.5 436 4.4 1,366 8.5 248 6.7

2,874 21,433
9,459 15,571 3,662

2,763 20,341
9,097 14,367 3,354

111 3.9 1,092 5.1
362 3.8 1,204 7.7
308 8.4

2,900 38,907
8,721 9,670 3,542

2,802 37,581
8,498 8,723 3,333

98 3.4 1,326 3.4
223 2.6 947 9.8 209 5.9

2,891 38,809
8,639 9,718 3,561

2,777 37,394
8,410 8,713 3,321

114 3.9 1,415 3.6
229 2.7 1,005 10.3
240 6.7

2,834 37,616
8,475 9,075 3,356

2,714 36,377
8,257 8,507 3,225

120 4.2 1,239 3.3
218 2.6 568 6.3 131 3.9

5,620 13,255 3,458 9,076 3,418

4,936 12,768 3,323 8,636 3,317

684 12.2 487 3.7 135 3.9 440 4.8 101 3.0

5,739 13, 1 1 0 3,480 9,047 3,467

4,954 12,663 3,315 8,539 3,330

785 13.7 447 3.4 165 4.7 508 5.6 137 4.0

5,273 12,577 3,342 8,911 3,398

4,758' 12,010 3,211 8,394 3,199

515 9.8 567 4.5 131 3.9 517 5.8 199 5.9

10,360 8,020 3,791 6,340 19,082

9,729 7,559 3,532 6,104 18,305

631 6.1 461 5.7 259 6.8 236 3.7 777 4.1

10,412 7,894 3,808 6,414 18,880

9,753 7,472 3,518 6,110 18,073

659 6.3 422 5.3 290 7.6 304 4.7 807 4.3

9,841 7,984 3,661 6,210 18,664

9,383 7,344 3,416 5,894 17,779

458 4.7 640 8.0 245 6.7 316 5.1 885 4.7
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COUNTY LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES (NOTSEASONALLYADJUSTED)
PLACE OF RESIDENCE - PERSONS 16 YEARS OLD AND OVER

I I I PRELIMINARY NOVEMBER 1996

LABOR FORCE

EMPLOYMENT

UNEMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE

REVISED OCTOBER 1996

I I

LABOR

UNEMPLOYMENT

FORCE EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE

REVISED NOVEMBER 1995

LABOR FORCE

UNEMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE

Muscogee Newton Oconee Oglethorpe Paulding

82,956 25,412 11,845
5,263 31,380

78,945 24,434 11,649
5,040 30,587

4,011 4.8 978 3.8 196 1.7 223 4.2 793 2.5

82,993 25,232 11,828
5,254 31, 187

Peach Pickens Pierce Pike Polk

10,500 8,967 6,870 5,799 15,673

9,833 8,707 6,470 5,563 14,645

667 6.4 260 2.9 400 5.8 236 4.1 1,028 6.6

10,556 8,932 6,917 5,742 15,586

Pulaski Putnam Quitman Rabun Randolph

4,452 7,961 1,096 6,884 3,272

4,251 7,571 1,035 6,656 3,010

201 4.5 390 4.9
61 5.6 228 3.3 262 8.0

4,423 7,867 1, 113 6,865 3,293

Richmond Rockdale Schley Screven Seminole

82,147 36,890
1,689 7,176 4,231

76,495 35,935
1,564 6,386 4,064

5,652 6.9 955 2.6 125 7.4 790 11.0 167 3.9

82,506 36,762
1,705 7,300 4,284

Spalding Stephens Stewart Sumter Talbot

30,296 13,222 2,486 15,795 2,553

28,856 12,628 2,343 14,658 2,362

1,440 4.8 594 4.5 143 5.8
1,137 7.2 191 7.5

29,905 13,256 2,462 15,831 2,520

Taliaferro Tattnall Taylor Telfair Terrell

594 7,108 3,455 5,432 4,062

538 6,811 3,190 4,740 3,662

56 9.4 297 4.2 265 7.7 692 12.7 400 9.8

597 7,172 3,495 5,525 4,116

Thomas Tift Toombs Towns Treutlen

20,628 19,675 12,281 3,062 2,877

19,783 18,668 11,373 2,882 2,684

845 4.1 1,007 5.1
908 7.4 180 5.9 193 6.7

20,623 19,675 12,345 3,052 2,950

Troup Turner Twiggs Union Upson

27,413 4,044 4,120 6,575 13,199

26,043 3,755 3,924 6,252 12,656

1,370 5.0 289 7.1 196 4.8 323 4.9 543 4.1

27,412 4,032 4,168 6,687 13,098

Walker Walton Ware Warren Washington

29,351 24,419 15,979 2,671
9,725

28,057 23,099 15, 157
2,403 9,259

1,294 4.4 1,320 5.4
822 5.1 268 10.0 466 4.8

29, 191 23,686 15,941
2,736 9,787

Wayne Webster Wheeler White Whitfield

11,365 1,140 2,136 8,850
45,545

10,596 1,090 1,932 8,604
44,196

769 6.8 50 4.4
204 9.6 246 2.8 1,349 3.0

11,318 1,160 2,185 8,841
45,508

Wilcox Wilkes Wilkinson Worth

3,621 5,743 4,650 9,292

3,166 5,388 4,401 8,722

455 12.6 355 6.2 249 5.4 570 6.1

3,443 5,667 4,670 9,284

SOURCE: Georgia Department of Labor, Labor Information Systems
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78,389 24,227 11,554
5,022 30,327

4,604 5.5 1,005 4.0
274 2.3 232 4.4 860 2.8

9,788 8,633 6,473 5,505 14,464

768 7.3 299 3.3 444 6.4 237 4.1 1,122 7.2

4,225 7,507 1,026 6,625 3,017

198 4.5 360 4.6
87 7.8 240 3.5 276 8.4

76,405 35,629
1,551 6,381 4,091

6,101 7.4 1,133 3.1
154 9.0 919 12.6 193 4.5

28,611 12,530 2,339 14,602 2,341

1,294 4.3 726 5.5 123 5.0
1,229 7.8 179 7.1

541 6,854 3,191 4,736 3,675

56 9.4 318 4.4 304 8.7 789 14.3 441 10.7

19,716 18,648 11,331 2,876 2,674

907 4.4 1,027 5.2 1,014 8.2
176 5.8 276 9.4

25,834 3,781 3,906 6,263 12,562

1,578 5.8 251 6.2 262 6.3 424 6.3 536 4.1

27,965 22,903 15,061
2,390 9,206

1,226 4.2 783 3.3 880 5.5 346 12.6 581 5.9

10,533 1,096 1,930 8,576
43,816

785 6.9 64 5.5 255 11.7 265 3.0 1,692 3.7

3,168 5,340 4,363 8,742

275 8.0 327 5.8 307 6.6 542 5.8

79,969 24,057 11,216 5,106 29,858
10,256 8,616 6,653 5,590 15,832
4,333 7,556 1,058 6,683 3,195
80,136 35,024
1,576 6,542 4,121
28,603 12,883 2,391 14,927 2,585
565 6,902 3,431 5,341 4,122
19,795 18,935 12,024 2,897 3,046
26,541 3,865 4,060 6,363 12,676
29,532 22,825 15,642
2,505 9,557
10,990 1,094 2,159 8,562
44,564
3,283 5,673 4,495 8,904

75,262 23,127 10,958 4,877 28,950

4,707 5.9 930 3.9 258 2.3 229 4.5 908 3.0

9,498 8,242 6,293 5,399 14,239

758 7.4 374 4.3 360 5.4 191 3.4 1,59310.1

4, 121 7,341
995 6,449 2,912

212 4.9 215 2.8
63 6.0 234 3.5 283 8.9

74,596 34,012
1,519 6,174 3,914

5,540 6.9 1,012 2.9
57 3.6 368 5.6 207 5.0

27,312 12,232 2,268 14,183 2,299

1,291 4.5 651 5.1 123 5.1 744 5.0 286 11.1

519 6,559 3,080 4,582 3,536

46 8.1 343 5.0 35110.2 75914.2 58614.2

19,139 18,034 11,000 2,791 2,596

656 3.3 901 4.8 1,024 8.5 106 3.7 45014.8

25,234 3,623 3,790 6,044 12,259

1,307 4.9 242 6.3 270 6.7 319 5.0 417 3.3

27,530 21,863 14,790
2,325 8,963

2,002 6.8 962 4.2 852 5.4 180 7.2 594 6.2

10,268 1,056 1,867 8,331
42,810

722 6.6 38 3.5
29213.5 231 2.7 1,754 3.9

3,058 5,237 4,266 8,416

225 6.9 436 7.7 229 5.1 488 5.5

Weekly unemployment insurance initial claims through November 30, 1996
~ 1995 1:2l 1996
30
26
20
16

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun

Jul

Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Week ending 11/30/%: 4,308

(Initial Claims)

Weekly unemployment insurance claims* through November 30, 1996
100,---
Hl95 lZl 1 996
80
ao

40

20

0

.fain F"Gb l'Yh'l:-

Apr May

,!;.:n

,iui

Au~) S'l$p Oct

Nov

D~.e

Week ending 11/30/96: 34,240

*These figures reflect continued weeks claimed and not individuals.

Claims activity down as holiday season approaches ...

0 Claims activity decreased during November with the number of unemployed weeks claimed dropping 4,125, a 2.7 percent decline from last month and an 8.9 percent decline over the year. Benefits paid and weeks paid showed even larger monthly decreases, with 15.9 percent and 16.1 percent, respectively. The only increase in November was in the average duration of benefits, at 9.7 weeks. Prior to November, average duration had remained 9.6 weeks for four consecutive twelve-month periods. 0 The number ofpersons receiving benefit checks during the month was 1,798 lower than October and 9,327 lower than November '95. The trust fund balance remained at $1.6 billion for the seventh consecutive month. 0 The largest number of claims filed during the month was

from claimants who had previously worked in the miscellaneous business services segment, specifically the temporary help industry. The second largest number was from the manufacturing division, due to layoffs in the apparel and textile industries. Claimants who had worked in the construction industry (special trades) and the retail trade industry (eating and drinking places) also filed substantial numbers of claims. 0 The average weekly benefit amount, at $164.25 in November, continued to rise slowly, increasing $5.28 in one year, $11.63 in two years, and$18.77 in five years. During this period, the maximum weekly benefit amount increased several times; from $155.00 to $165.00 in 1988, to $175.00 in 1989, $185.00 in 1990, $195.00 in 1994, $205.00 in 1995, and $215.00 in 1996.

Key data

Weeks of unemployment benefits paid
November 1996

Nov 1996 _ ___....N.o...v......1...9....9....5...

Initial claims filed

23,838

33,444

Persons receiving benefits

46,260

55,587

Average weekly benefit arnouni

$164.25

$158.97

Benefits paid

$21,892,053 $23,327,030

Employer taxes received

$34,565,386* $31,655,296*

Trust fund balance

$1,629,500,182 $1,449,829,594

l\llinus refunds to employers

Manufacturing 28.0%
Transportation, communication & public utilities
5.1%

Government t.9% Construction 9.2% Agriculture & mining 1.1%

Wholesale trade 6.5%

Services 30.7%

Finance, insurance & real estate 3.9%

Industry groupings represent last job held by beneficiaries.
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