Georgia labor market trends, Vol. 23, no. 10 (Oct. 1997)

LABOR FORCE TRENDS

Unemployment rate declines

Unemployment rates - Georgia and U.S.

Georgia's unemployment rate dropped to 4.1

percent in October. This was only the second

time in twenty years that the statewide rate has

fallen from September to October. The last time this occurred was in October 1978, and then in

6.0%

October 1992, the rate was unchanged from the

previous month. This also represents the low-

est rate for the month of October since 1973.

P.

The strength of Georgia's economy was fur-

5.0%

ther illustrated by the drop in the national un-

employment rate. The U.S. rate, not season-

ally adjusted, declined from 4.7 percent in Sep-

tember to 4.4 percent in October. Georgia's un-

4.0%

employment rate has continued to remain be-

low the U.S. rate all year. The total number of unemployed persons

* Georgia -0 - U.S.

declined by nearly 20,000 to its lowest level

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since May. Fewer people were receiving unemployment insurance (UD benefits during the reference week in October, and there were also

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

96

I

97

fewer new entrants and re-entrants Uobseekers

with previous work experience) in the labor increase in the number of self-employed, un-

force.

paid family, and private household workers. A

Area data

Total civilian employment was up by nearly new employment record was set when total ci-

Each of Georgia's seven metropolitan sta-

49,000 in October. A seasonal increase in nona- vilian employment hit 3,763,742, surpassing tistical areas (MSAs) followed the statewide

gricultural employment was bolstered by an the previous record set in July 1997.

trend with lower unemployment rates in Octo-

Southeastern unemployment rates

ber. The largest drop was recorded in the Augusta-Aiken MSA as a significant reduction in the number of persons receiving UI benefits

caused the rate there to drop by 1.4 percentage

October 1997 !iJ September 1997

points. The highest metro unemployment rate was in Albany while Athens continued to have

the lowest metro rate in the state.

The jobless rate increased in 25 counties in

October, and of those, only seven counties had

an increase of more than one percentage point.

The unemployment rate remained unchanged

in six counties, and the remaining counties (128)

5%

had lower rates over the month. Terrell County,

at 15.2 percent, had the highest rate in the state

and was one of ten counties with double-digit

unemployment rates. Oconee County, at 1.8

4%

percent, had the lowest rate in the state.

3%
2% AL
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Each state in the southeastern region had a lower

unemployment rate in October; except Alabama,

where the rate was unchanged. The largest over-

the-month drop gave South Carolina the second

lowest unemployment rate in the region in Octo-

ber. South Carolina, along with Georgia and

North Carolina, currently have unemployment

FL

GA

KY

MS

NC

SC

TN

rates lower than the national rate.

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 OCT 1997
3,924,254 3,763,742
160,512 4.1
59,307 55,533
3,774 6.4
73,651 71,634
2,017 2.7
2,088,060 2,018,372
69,688 3.3
206,239 194,893
11,346 5.5
121,260 115,115
6,145 5.1
153,434 146,529
6,905 4.5
134,372 128,807
5,565 4.1

REVISED SEP 1997
3,895,095 3,714,763
180,332 4.6
58,801 54,683
4,118 7.0
68,899 66,721
2,178 3.2
2,065,900 1,987,798
78,102 3.8
208,157 193,831
14,326 6.9
120,188 113,693
6,495 5.4
152,309 144,765
7,544 5.0
133,717 127,374
6,343 4.7

REVISED OCT 1996
3,811,379 3,623,794
187,585 4.9
56,870 53,219
3,651 6.4
73,185 70,880
2,305 3.1
2,013,088 1,928,650
84,438 4.2
204,976 190,416
14,560 7.1
117,854 111,469
6,385 5.4
150,381 142,609
7,772 5.2
133,703 127,036
6,667 5.0

CHANGE FROM

REVISED SEP 1997

REVISED OCT1996

29,159 48,979 -19,820

112,875 139,948 -27,073

506 850 -344

2,437 2,314
123

4,752 4,913
-161

466 754 -288

22,160 30,574 -8,414

74,972 89,722 -14,750

-1,918 1,062 -2,980

1,263 4,477 -3,214

1,072 1,422 -350

3,406 3,646
-240

1,125 1,764 -639

3,053 3,920
-867

655 1,433 -778

669 1,771 -1, 102

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

OCT1997
136,361 ,000 129,894,000
6,467,000 4.7
136,665,000 130,671,000
5,995,000 4.4

SEP 1997
136,467,000 129,715,000
6,752,000 4.9
136,375,000 129,972,000
6,403,000 4.7

OCT 1996
134,636,000 127,617,000
7,019,000 5.2
135,015,000 128,439,000
6,577,000 4.9

CHANGE FROM

SEP 1997

OCT 1996

-106,000 179,000 -285,000

1,725,000 2,277,000
-552,000

290,000 699,000 -408,000

1,650,000 2,232,000 -582,000

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

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COUNTY LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES ~Nci~sEASONALL~ABJUSTED)

PLACE OF RESIDENCE - PERSONS 16 YEARS OLD AND OVER







Georgia

I I PRELIMINARY OCTOBER 1997

LABOR FORCE

EMPLOYMENT

UNEMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE

I I REVISED SEPTEMBER 1997

LABOR

UNEMPLOYMENT

FORCE EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE

REVISED OCTOBER 1996

LABOR FORCE

UNEMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE

3,924,254 3,763,742 160,512 4.1 3,895,095 3,714,763 180,332 4.6 3,811,379 3,623,794 187,585 4.9

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
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8,270 3,155 4,803 1,424 17,792
5,849 19,218 36,545 8,806 6,798
75,905 5,402 5,624 7,178 9,857
24,826 9,014 8,454 2,340
15,878
3,845 43,482 24,039
4,075 108,808
2,205 12,575 69,681 48,148
1,550
121,955 4,127
339,154 17,613 18,156
40,420 7,526
40,452 5,808
10,075
6,722 9,127 11,761 369,882 9,198
4,714 48,560 49,560
4,910 1,086

7,775 2,860 4,453 1,285 17,083

495 6.0 295 9.4 350 7.3 139 9.8 709 4.0

5,583 18,528 34,690
8,280 6,483

266 4.5 690 3.6 1,855 5.1 526 6.0 315 4.6

72,257 5,121 5,268 6,905 9,582

3,648 4.8 281 5.2 356 6.3 273 3.8 275 2.8

23,972 7,796 8,104 2,077
15,303

854 3.4 1,218 13.5
350 4.1 263 11.2 575 3.6

3,686 41,497 23,210
3,900 103,981

159 4.1 1,985 4.6
829 3.4 175 4.3 4,827 4.4

2,040 12,074 68,219 46,787
1,428

165 7.5 501 4.0 1,462 2.1 1,361 2.8 122 7.9

117,497 3,948
330,202 16,374 17,325

4,458 3.7 179 4.3
8,952 2.6 1,239 7.0
831 4.6

39,067 7,202
38,108 5,585 9,447

1,353 3.3 324 4.3
2,344 5.8 223 3.8 628 6.2

6,421

301 4.5

8,884

243 2.7

11,298

463 3.9

355,274 14,608 3.9

8,613

585 6.4

4,375 45,187 48,153
4,548 1,063

339 7.2 3,373 6.9 1,407 2.8
362 7.4 23 2.1

8,412 3,126 4,837 1,434 17,773
5,884 18,908 36,005
8,974 6,730
75,408 5,359 5,688 7,468 9,809
24,743 9,179 8,416 2,253
15,970
3,865 43,223 23,877
4,095 108,235
2,193 12,679 68,796 45, 114
1,533
120,693 4,129
335,846 17,713 18,261
40,437 7,508
39,107 5,815
10,238
6,731 9,083 11,783 366,686 9,151
4,703 48,157 48,998
4,915 1,089

7,729 2,856 4,430 1,297 16,929

683 8.1 270 8.6 407 8.4 137 9.6 844 4.7

5,558 18,247 34,164
8,243 6,472

326 5.5 661 3.5 1,841 5.1 731 8.1 258 3.8

71,387 5,089 5,229 6,858 9,475

4,021 5.3 270 5.0 459 8.1 610 8.2 334 3.4

23,797 7,755 8,037 2,085
15, 177

946 3.8 1,424 15.5
379 4.5 168 7.5 793 5.0

3,682 40,868 23,035
3,867 102,824

183 4.7 2,355 5.4
842 3.5 228 5.6 5,411 5.0

2,015 11,968 67,186 43,578
1,431

178 8.1 711 5.6 1,610 2.3 1,536 3.4 102 6.7

115,717 3,924
325,200 16,313 17,274

4,976 4.1 205 5.0
10,646 3.2 1,400 7.9 987 5.4

38,750 7,173
37,531 5,551 9,414

1,687 4.2 335 4.5
1,576 4.0 264 4.5 824 8.0

6,373 8,819 11,249 349,893 8,561

358 5.3 264 2.9 534 4.5 16,793 4.6 590 6.4

4,360 44,495 47,423
4,546 1,056

343 7.3 3,662 7.6 1,575 3.2
369 7.5 33 3.0

8,284 3,032 4,566 1,335 17,419
5,676 18,370 34,702
8,676 6,654
74,467 5,351 5,459 6,958 9,813
23,818 9,288 8,325 2,224
15,658
3,755 41,564 23,941
4,129 108,288
2,128 12, 157 66,990 47,831
1,504
118,362 4,022
326,532 16,930 17,845
40,345 7,261
37,971 5,708 9,892
6,650 8,787 11,430 357,968 9,249
4,608 46,490 47,631
4,776 1,065

7,519 2,782 4,313 1,261 16,445

765 9.2 250 8.2 253 5.5
74 5.5 974 5.6

5,411 17,704 33,148
8,023 6,291

265 4.7 666 3.6 1,554 4.5 653 7.5 363 5.5

70,324 4,946 5,081 6,668 9,450

4,143 5.6 405 7.6 378 6.9 290 4.2 363 3.7

23,142 7,537 7,810 2,030
14,749

676 2.8 1,751 18.9
515 6.2 194 8.7 909 5.8

3,579 39,652 22,913
3,758 102,551

176 4.7 1,912 4.6 1,028 4.3
371 9.0 5,737 5.3

1,975 11,630 65,186 46,294
1,394

153 7.2 527 4.3 1,804 2.7 1,537 3.2 110 7.3

112,273 3,817
315,524 15,873 16,818

6,089 5.1 205 5.1
11,008 3.4 1,057 6.2 1,027 5.8

38,616 6,975
36,414 5,389 9,169

1,729 4.3 286 3.9
1,557 4.1 319 5.6 723 7.3

6,339 8,570 10,939 339,481 8,308

311 4.7 217 2.5 491 4.3 18,487 5.2 941 10.2

4,246 43,304 46,012
4,425 1,026

362 7.9 3,186 6.9 1,619 3.4
351 7.3 39 3.7

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 PRELIMINARY OCTOBER 1997

LABOR FORCE

EMPLOYMENT

UNEMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE

I I REVISED SEPTEMBER 1997

LABOR

UNEMPLOYMENT

FORCE EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE

REVISED OCTOBER 1996

LABOR FORCE

UNEMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE

15,707 8,931 9,224 4,733 8,461

15,244 8,199 8,379 4,545 7,986

463 2.9 732 8.2 845 9.2 188 4.0 475 5.6

15,674 8,798 9,404 4,706 8,511

15,075 8,149 8,333 4,523 7,928

599 3.8 649 7.4 1,071 11.4 183 3.9 583 6.8

15,602 8,729 9,214 4,630 8,166

15,035 7,931 8,094 4,404 7,707

567 3.6 798 9.1 1,120 12.2 226 4.9 459 5.6

4-5,721 45,843 37,504
9,842 400,515

44,740

981 2.1

44,147 1,696 3.7

36,574

930 2.5

9,483

359 3.6

384,390 16, 125 4.0

45,180 45,744 37,020
9,882 396,898

44,062 1, 118 2.5

43,749 1,995 4.4

36,020 1,000 2.7

9,426

456 4.6

378,567 18,331 4.6

43,883 44,722 35,767
9,789 389,403

42,751 42,495 34,948
9,176 367,303

1,132 2.6 2,227 5.0
819 2.3 613 6.3 22,100 5.7

8,279 1,032 34,632 21,438 9,970

7,691 928
33,570 20,489
9,313

588 7.1 104 10.1 1,062 3.1 949 4.4 657 6.6

8,226 1,053 34,489 21,329 10,067

7,639 923
33,263 20,336
9,310

587 7.1 130 12.3 1,226 3.6 993 4.7 757 7.5

7,878 1,017 33,552 20,736 9,582

7,449 898
32,373 19,771 9,052

429 5.4 119 11.7 1,179 3.5 965 4.7 530 5.5

5,236 300,000
15,007 66,668
3,840

4,863 292,834
14,446 64,917
3,490

373 7.1 7,166 2.4
561 3.7 1,751 2.6
350 9.1

5,208 296,536
15,121 66,428
3,876

4,833 288,398
14,361 64,408
3,466

375 7.2 8,138 2.7
760 5.0 2,020 3.0
410 10.6

5,093 288,246
14,627 64,468
4,032

4,706 279,817
13,975 62,479
3,365

387 7.6 8,429 2.9
652 4.5 1,989 3.1
667 16.5

9,493 10,420
8,353 3,524 49,495

8,920 10, 101 8,000 3,319 48,284

573 6.0 319 3.1 353 4.2 205 5.8 1,211 2.4

9,600 10,303 8,313 3,510 48,982

8,852 9,975 7,950 3,296 47,552

748 7.8 328 3.2 363 4.4 214 6.1 1,430 2.9

9,292 10,128
8,308 3,398 47,673

8,595 9,779 7,736 3,199 46,137

697 7.5 349 3.4 572 6.9 199 5.9 1,536 3.2

50,258 4,491
20,656 4,665 5,689

48,474 4,256 19,921 4,445 5,365

1,784 3.5 235 5.2 735 3.6 220 4.7 324 5.7

49,869 4,561
20,598 4,648 5,694

47,891 4,237 19,794 4,418 5,337

1,978 4.0 324 7.1 804 3.9 230 4.9 357 6.3

49,251 4,314
20,063 4,668 5,686

47,177 4,124 19,259 4,290 5,192

2,074 4.2 190 4.4 804 4.0 378 8.1 494 8.7

8,208 4,288 3,859 11,929 7,590

7,238 4,059 3,546 11,483 7,260

970 11.8 229 5.3 313 8.1 446 3.7 330 4.3

8,351 4,315 3,894 11,763 7,529

7,197 4,048 3,525 11,345 7,206

1,154 13.8 267 6.2 369 9.5 418 3.6 323 4.3

8,179 4,129 3,763 11,631 7,321

6,994 3,930 3,427 11,176 6,990

1,185 14.5 199 4.8 336 8.9 455 3.9 331 4.5

3,055 22,144 10,747 16,862
3,562

2,967 21, 125 10,346 15,746
3,345

88 2.9 1,019 4.6
401 3.7 1, 116 6.6
217 6.1

3,024 22,048 10,644 16,878
3,575

2,947 20,968 10, 188 15,609
3,321

77 2.5 1,080 4.9
456 4.3 1,269 7.5
254 7.1

2,989 21,423 10,380 16,616
3,496

2,865 20,390
9,915 15, 157 3,234

124 4.1 1,033 4.8
465 4.5 1,459 8.8
262 7.5

3,307 39,825
8,719 9,741 3,905

3,196 38,400
8,496 9,008 3,700

111 3.4 1,425 3.6
223 2.6 733 7.5 205 5.2

3,277 39,647
8,716 9,926 3,909

3,168 38,139
8,440 8,935 3,676

109 3.3 1,508 3.8
276 3.2 991 10.0 233 6.0

3,199 38,591
8,435 9,977 3,833

3,077 37,084
8,194 8,904 3,574

122 3.8 1,507 3.9
241 2.9 1,073 10.8
259 6.8

5,640 13,272 3,111 9,281 2,805

5,000 12,834 2,911 8,627 2,698

640 11.3 438 3.3 200 6.4 654 7.0 107 3.8

5,787 12,355 3,072
9,030 2,817

4,996 11,954 2,898
8,561 2,702

791 13.7 401 3.2 174 5.7 469 5.2 115 4.1

5,693 13, 175 2,990 8,841 2,765

4,859 12,699 2,820 8,302 2,631

834 14.6 476 3.6 170 5.7 539 6.1 134 4.8

11,487 8,134 3,778 6,875
18,178

10,610 7,416 3,531 6,591 17,278

877 7.6 718 8.8 247 6.5 284 4.1 900 5.0

11,546 7,857 3,820 6,899 18,014

10,587 7,357 3,510 6,567
17, 130

959 8.3 500 6.4 310 8.1 332 4.8 884 4.9

11,003 7,580 3,722 6,719 17,454

10,297 7,136 3,414 6,391 16,611

706 6.4 444 5.9 308 8.3 328 4.9 843 4.8
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COUNTY LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES (NOTSEASONALLYADJUSTED)
PLACE OF RESIDENCE - PERSONS 16 YEARS OLD AND OVER

I I PRELIMINARY OCTOBER 1997

LABOR FORCE

EMPLOYMENT

UNEMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE

I I REVISED SEPTEMBER 1997

LABOR

UNEMPLOYMENT

FORCE EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE

REVISED OCTOBER 1996

LABOR FORCE

UNEMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE

Muscogee Newton Oconee Oglethorpe Paulding

82,803 26,890 12,231
4,970 34,064

78,719 25,811 12,013
4,756 33,189

4,084 4.9 1,079 4.0
218 1.8 214 4.3 875 2.6

82,158 26,630 11,430
4,981 33,632

Peach Pickens Pierce Pike Polk

11,019 9,451 6,759 6,070 15,087

10,202 9,106 6,438 5,882 14,132

817 7.4 345 3.7 321 4.7 188 3.1 955 6.3

10,979 9,308 6,811 6,060 14,926

Pulaski Putnam Quitman Rabun Randolph

4,281 8,921 1,166 6,825 3,345

4,102 8,588 1,120 6,675 3,050

179 4.2 333 3.7
46 3.9 150 2.2 295 8.8

4,285 8,889 1,179 6,795 3,268

Richmond Rockdale Schley Screven Seminole

82,791 38,793
1,683 6,566 4,319

77,294 37,669
1,579 6,022 4,140

5,497 6.6 1,124 2.9
104 6.2 544 8.3 179 4.1

83,159 38,403
1,696 6,690 4,353

Spalding Stephens Stewart Sumter Talbot

30,393 13,162 2,487 16,243 2,535

29,265 12,621 2,331 14,761 2,373

1,128 3.7 541 4.1 156 6.3
1,482 9.1 162 6.4

30,103 13,364 2,462 16,488 2,535

Taliaferro Tattnall Taylor Telfair Terrell

640 7,244 3,300 5,100 4,049

585 6,966 3,129 4,430 3,433

55 8.6 278 3.8 171 5.2 670 13.1 616 15.2

650 7,250 3,361 5,137 3,896

Thomas Tift Toombs Towns Treutlen

21,204 20,091 12,519
3,689 2,956

20,414 19, 139 11,604 3,437 2,684

790 3.7 952 4.7 915 7.3 252 6.8 272 9.2

21,201 20,155 12,595 3,734 2,911

Troup Turner Twiggs Union Upson

29,062 4,442 4,322 6,861 13,146

27,586 3,892 4,112 6,554 12,706

1,476 5.1 550 12.4 210 4.9 307 4.5 440 3.3

29,009 4,412 4,292 6,887 13, 132

Walker Walton Ware Warren Washington

29,517 25,306 15,577
2,938 10,268

28,152 24,344 14,790
2,631 9,145

1,365 4.6 962 3.8 787 5.1 307 10.4
1,123 10.9

29,504 24,946 15,567
2,969 10,294

Wayne Webster Wheeler White Whitfield

10,953 1,086 1,972 9,519
46,367

10,331 1,017 1,803 9,227
44,648

622 5.7 69 6.4 169 8.6
292 3.1 1,719 3.7

11,013 1,094 1,974 9,540
46,061

Wilcox Wilkes Wilkinson Worth

3,432 5,476 4,757 9,327

3,126 5,256 4,499 8,748

306 8.9 220 4.0 258 5.4 579 6.2

3,391 5,514 4,737 9,336

SOURCE: Georgia Department of Labor, Labor Information Systems
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77,742 25,420 11, 189
4,730 32,686

4,416 5.4 1,210 4.5
241 2.1 251 5.0 946 2.8

10,080 8,968 6,417 5,840 14,014

899 8.2 340 3.7 394 5.8 220 3.6 912 6.1

4,086 8,535 1, 114 6,618 3,038

199 4.6 354 4.0
65 5.5 177 2.6 230 7.0

76,667 37,099
1,569 5,995 4,142

6,492 7.8 1,304 3.4
127 7.5 695 10.4 211 4.8

28,821 12,514 2,319 14,670 2,358

1,282 4.3 850 6.4 143 5.8
1,818 11.0 177 7.0

585 6,974 3,119 4,412 3,431

65 10.0 276 3.8 242 7.2 725 14.1 465 11.9

20,286 19,053 11,534 3,411 2,668

915 4.3 1,102 5.5 1,061 8.4
323 8.7 243 8.3

27,343 3,888 4,063 6,524 12,598

1,666 5.7 524 11.9 229 5.3 363 5.3 534 4.1

27,939 23,975 14,673
2,615 9,084

1,565 5.3 971 3.9 894 5.7 354 11.9
1,210 11.8

10,253 1,016 1,796 9,161
44,258

760 6.9 78 7.1 178 9.0
379 4.0 1,803 3.9

3,115 5,225 4,464 8,731

276 8.1 289 5.2 273 5.8 605 6.5

81,106 25,733 12,179
4,842 32,631
10,750 9,020 6,710 5,920 14,782
4,176 8,667 1,175 6,713 3,257
82,917 37,202
1,688 6,812 4,236
29,343 12,938 2,389 15,576 2,479
631 7,120 3,361 5,125 3,807
20,711 19,633 12,295 3,518 2,888
28,273 4,062 4,282 6,823 12,820
29,097 24,096 15, 199
2,907 9,439
10,802 1,059 2,015 9,217
44,787
3,325 5,416 4,656 9,067

76,216 24,663 11,887
4,598 31,714

4,890 6.0 1,070 4.2
292 2.4 244 5.0 917 2.8

9,929 8,701 6,243 5,664 13,594

821 7.6 319 3.5 467 7.0 256 4.3 1,188 8.0

3,968 8,277 1,083 6,460 2,965

208 5.0 390 4.5
92 7.8 253 3.8 292 9.0

76,402 35,995
1,524 5,841 4,031

6,515 7.9 1,207 3.2
164 9.7 971 14.3 205 4.8

27,964 12,164 2,258 14,272 2,288

1,379 4.7 774 6.0 131 5.5
1,304 8.4 191 7.7

571 6,784 3,036 4,293 3,340

60 9.5 336 4.7 325 9.7 832 16.2 467 12.3

19,743 18,540 11,217 3,330 2,594

968 4.7 1,093 5.6 1,078 8.8
188 5.3 294 10.2

26,582 3,797 4,002 6,370
12,251

1,691 6.0 265 6.5 280 6.5 453 6.6 569 4.4

27,792 23,262 14,273
2,538 8,826

1,305 4.5 834 3.5 926 6.1 369 12.7 613 6.5

9,974 991
1,748 8,934 42,994

828 7.7 68 6.4
267 13.3 283 3.1 1,793 4.0

3,034 5,074 4,331 8,495

291 8.8 342 6.3 325 7.0 572 6.3

UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE STATISTICS

Weekly unemployment insurance initial claims through November 1, 1997
-1996~1997 30
25
20
15

Weekly unemployment insurance claims* through November 1, 1997
-1996 ES! 1997
BO -

- eo -

/'

40

-:-""'\ _.._ --:-v--

--1

20

-- - A

Jan Feb Mar

Apr May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Week ending 11/01/97: 5,000 (Initial Claims)

0

Jan Feb Mar

Apr May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep Oct

Nov

Dec

Week ending 11/0 I/97: 31,983

*These figures reflect continued weeks claimed and not individuals.

Insured unemployment rate lowest in 24 years...

0 Georgia's insured unemployment rate for the month of October fell to a 24 year low at 0.98 percent. The insured unemployment rate is calculated using a thirteen-week moving average for the number ofcontinued weeks claimed divided by covered employment. The last time the insured unemployment rate was 0.98 was during the first two weeks of July in 1973.
0 New claims increased between September and October
of this year by 1,921. New claims for October, at 22,079, were down 18.5 percent from October 1996. Continued weeks claimed were down 15.9 percent from September 1997 and 13.2 percent from October last year. The amount of benefits paid followed suit, down 14.9 percent over the month and 29.6 over the year. The number of weeks paid was also down 15.5 percent from last month and 27.8 percent from last year.

0 The number of first payments increased slightly from September. October 1997's level of first payments, at 11,625, was 2.3 percent higher than September 1997 yet declined 16.7 percent from October 1996. Final payments fell both over the month (17. l %) and over the year (23.0%) to 3, 163. The average weekly benefit amount, at $159.81, remained below last year's $163.82. The average duration of benefits fell to 9.3 weeks during October after three consecutive months at 9.4 weeks.
0 The unemployment insurance trust fund held steady at $1,768,954,179. Recent tax cuts have slowed the growth of the trust fund significantly. Contributions received during October were $8,341,808. This level is $8,977,262 less than October 1996. The total number of beneficiaries declined 4.0 percent from September and 18.2 percent from this time last year.

Key data

October 1997 October 1996

Initial claims filed

22,079

27,101

Persons receiving benefits

39,300

48,058

Average weekly benefit amount

$159.81

$163.82

Benefits paid

$18,335,872 $26,030,838

Employer taxes received

$8,341,808* $17,319,070*

Trust fund balance

$1,768,954,179 $1,610,519,882

"Minus refunds to employers

Insured Unemployment Rate
Georgia - 1996 to present
Percent
2.00

1.50

1.00

0.50

0.00 _ill~l!~~~~~l!~~~~~~~~~JI

J F MA MJ J A S 0 N D J F MA MJ J A S 0

96

97

Insured unemployment rate calculated using a thirteen week moving average.

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STATE OF GEORGIA - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR LABOR INFORMATION SYSTEMS
148 INTERNATIONAL BOULEVARD, N.E. ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-1751
OFFICIAL BUSINESS PENALTY FOR PRIVATE USE - $300

OCTOBER 1997 DATA

GA LZOO. lfb

VOLUME XXlll, NUMBER 10

Pl

Job growth regains momentum

7'7

2??/t 0

G eorgia nonagricultural employment increased by 35,700 jobs in October. The job gain represents

ment has increased by 119,900jobs over the year, a growth rate of 3.4 percent.
The construction division gained 500 jobs, as a slowdown in general

HIGHLIGHTS

the largest monthly in- building construction and heavy con- ,/ Total nonagricultural

crease of the year and the second big- struction somewhat offset a job gain in

employment sets third record in

gest monthly increase ever. Retail trade special trades' construction.A slowdown

a row

gained 5,900 jobs as department stores, in heavy and general building construc-

apparel and accessory retailers and home tion often occurs in October through ,/ Atlanta MSA exceeds two

furnishings and equipment establish- January as the weather becomes more

million jobs

ments began to gear up for the holiday unpredictable and inclement. Violations

season. These three sectors accounted of clean air standards in the Atlanta area for more than 74 percent of the monthly continue to keep federal highway funds retail trade increase. The return of nine tied up. The loss of these funds has put

,/ Georgia's unemployment rate falls to 4.1 %

month employees to state and local edu- any new highway projects on hold and cation contributed 11,800 jobs to the has restricted improvements approved monthly job increase. Payroll employ- prior to the ban. Since January 1997's

,/ Unemployment declines in 128 counties

Continued on page 2

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

> Hankook Synthetics Inc. will build a new manufactur-
ing plant in Augusta. The company will produce polyester fiber and construction of the new facility will begin in January. Start-up is scheduled for January 2000 with 500 employees and within ten years, employment will grow to 1,800.
> Griffiths Corporation plans to build a new facility in
Columbia County. The company will manufacture tractor instrument console panels, step assemblies and various brackets and hinges. The metal stamping plant will bring 100 new jobs to the county over the next three years.

> Bestop Inc. will open a new plant in Dodge County.
The company will occupy an existing building with production of soft tops for sport utility vehicles to begin in November 1997. Between 150 and 250 people will be employed within the first 12 to 18 months of operation.
> Fanello Industries is locating in Lavonia The com-
pany will supply tool and die products to the automotive, appliance and HVAC industries. Three production phases are planned for the new facility that will start production with 10-15 employees and grow to 100 employees over the next five years.

Georgia Department of Labor

David Poythress, Commissioner

148 INTERNATIONAL BLVD.. N.E. + ATU\NTA. GEORGIA 30303-1751 + 404-656-3177

GEORGIA LABOR MARKET TRENDS

Job growth regains momentum
Continuedfrom page 1

employment level of 159,200, construction has increased 12,100 jobs to a total of 171,300. Special trades' construction accounted for 8,700 of the total construction job increases. New construction has slowed substantially as the low job growth in general and heavy building indicates.
The manufacturing division added 800 jobs in October but lost 1,600 workers annually. Durable goods manufacturing gained 1, 100 workers for the month. Transportation equipment added 400 jobs split evenly between auto and aircraft manufacturing. Fabricated metal products contributed 300 workers as metal products other than machinery and transportation equipment increased 200 workers. The employment increase in this sub-sector was distributed throughout the various manufacturing processes represented. Primary metals manufacturing gained 200 jobs and electronic equipment 100.A seasonal job loss (-300) did occur in farm and garden equipment production. Every sector of durable goods manufacturing has added workers for the year except primary metal industries which were unchanged. The largest annual employment increases were in transportation equipment (+1,300) and lumber and wood products (+1,000). Nondurable goods continue to lose employment monthly and annually. The October decline was 300 as job losses in apparel (-400), paper (-200) and textile products (-100) were moderated by a monthly increase in printing and publishing (+400). The only nondurable sectors showing yearly job growth are printing and publishing and food products. Apparel and textile products have lost 4,900 jobs since January 1997, with the decline almost evenly split between the two sectors.

Airline transportation and trucking and warehousing combined to account for 1,500 of the 1,800 jobs gained in the transportation, communications and public utilities division. Trucking and warehousing added 400 workers to meet holiday deliveries to retailers. Airline transportation continues to increase as carriers add additional flights to new destinations. Airlines have already added 3,500 employees in 1997 and trucking and warehousing have gained 5, 100 workers. Public utilities have been flat lately as communications have reduced their rapid growth experienced earlier in the year.
Both retailers and wholesalers began to add employees in October as the trade division gained 7,700 jobs. Wholesale trade increased by 1,800 workers and retail added 5,900 new jobs. The Christmas buildup at this point is concentrated in department stores, apparel stores and furniture and home furnishings' establishments. In October 1996 trade increased by 4,300 workers, substantially lower than the holiday buildup this year. General merchandise stores gained 1,700 more employees and apparel stores increased by 800 more workers in 1997 to account for part of the difference. Wholesalers added employees to facilitate the movement of products from manufacturer to warehouse to retailer to meet the critical necessity for timely delivery. Since January 1997 eating and drinking establishments have added 10,500 workers to payrolls. The next largest retail employment gain has been in building materials and hardware stores (+3,500). Automobile dealers have gained 3,400 workers due in part to the growth in new and used car superstores.

The finance, insurance and real estate division gained 600 jobs for the month and 8,600 jobs from a year ago. The finance sector continues to dominate the division, adding 600 workers in October. Real estate lost 200 jobs and insurance gained 200 workers to cancel each other out. Finance has been responsible for more than 60 percent of the yearly job increase (+5,200), with insurance adding 1,400 and real estate 2,000 workers.
The services division added 6,600 payroll jobs in October. Temporary employment agencies increased 5,800 workers, private education 1,300 and engineering and management added 1, 100 jobs. These substantial increases were somewhat offset by job losses in amusement and recreation and hotels and lodging establishments. The decline in amusement and recreation was seasonal as the last parks closed for the winter. On an annual basis three sectors of business services are growing by more than 10 percent. The growth rate in personnel agencies was 12.5 percent, followed by computer programming and data processing at 11.5 percent and then miscellaneous business services at 10.2 percent. Not only is annual percentage growth strong in these sectors, but combined they have added 23,800 payroll jobs from a year ago. Total annual job growth in services has been 60,300 jobs.
The government division gained 17,800 jobs in October as nine month employees in state and local education returned to work. Yearly job gains have been dominated by the two education sectors. Annually, federal government has lost employees in every sector of the division.

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
Total nonagricultural employment
Georgia
Thousands
3,700

3,600

3,500

3,400

3,300
SONDJFMAMJJASONDJFMAMJJASO

199s

1 996

I

1 997

Employment by industry

Thousands 70.0
60.0

Over-the-year change October 1997

60.3

50.0

40.0

30.0

20.0

10.0

6.0

0.0

-1 .6
-10.0 Le:::::=============================================================? Transportation, Wholesale Finance,

Construction Manufacturing communications & retail

insurance &

Services

Government

& public utilities trade

real estate

3

GEORG IA NONAGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT (OOO'S)

CURRENT MONTH
(PRELIMINARY) OCT1997

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 public 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 ........................................................ . lnsura.nce 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 .................................................... .

3,678.4 767.3 7.8 171.3 588.2 244.2 41.2 13.7 12.0 6.3 20.4 14.2 24.4 36.4 33.3 44.3 18.0 344.0 70.7 35.3 9.6 106.0 15.2 9.4 6.5 40.9 17.9 36.0 15.0 10.9 34.2 13.8 8.8 44.1 17.3 21.5 31.5
2,911.1 235.4 145.8 65.6 24.0 931.8 247.8 159.9 87.9 684.0 86.0 246.3 190.6
90.0 62.7 37.9 973.1 43.2 284.7 228.6 89.3 416.6 31.6 580.2 91.4
27.5 63.9 151.2 66.9 84.3 337.6 198.7 138.9

PREVIOUS MONTH
(REVISED) SEP1997
3,642.7 766.1 7.9 170.8 587.4 243.1 41.1 13.6 11.8 6.2 20.5 14.0 24.1 36.6 33.2 43.9 17.9 344.3 70.7 35.3 9.5 106.1 15.2 9.3 6.6 41.1 17.8 36.4 15.0 11.2 34.4 13.6 9.0 43.7 17.4 21.4 31.6
2,876.6 233.6 144.0 65.5 24.1 924.1 246.0 159.3 86.7 678.1 84.3 247.1 190.0 89.4 62.5 38.1 966.5 43.8 278.7 228.6 89.5 415.4 33.7 562.4 91.6 27.7 63.9 139.4 55.1 84.3 331.4 192.5 138.9

CURRENT MONTH
YEAR AGO OCT 1996
3,558.5 762.9 7.8 165.3 589.8 239.9 40.2 13.2 11.5 5.9 19.9 14.2 24.1 35.9 33.1 43.0 18.0 349.9 70.3 35.4 9.3 109.0 16.4 9.2 7.4 40.8 18.2 41.0 16.5 13.2 34.4 13.9 9.1 43.3 17.3 21.1 30.8
2,795.6 223.0 134.9 63.6 24.5 903.3 240.4 153.0 87.4 662.9 84.6 239.4 182.0 84.8 61.3 35.9 912.8 42.8 257.9 223.1 88.6 389.0 30.5 574.5 93.9 28.8 65.1 150.1 64.7 85.4 330.5 192.0 138.5

- NET CHANGE IN JOBS -

PREVIOUS MONTH

CURRENT MONTH
YEAR AGO

+35.7 +1.2 -.1 +.5 +.8 +1.1 +.1 +.1 +.2 +.1 -.1
+.2 +.3 -.2
+.1 +.4 +.1 -.3 +.O +.O +.1 -.1 +.O +.1 -.1 -.2
+.1 -.4 +.O -.3 -.2 +.2 -.2 +.4 -.1
+.1 -.1 +34.5 +1.8 +1.8 +.1 -.1
+7.7 +1.8
+.6 +1.2 +5.9 +1.7
-.8
+.6 +.6 +.2 -.2
+6.6 -.6
+6.0 +.O -.2
+1.2 -2.1
+17.8 -.2 -.2
+.O +11.8 +11.8
+.O +6.2 +6.2 +.O

+119.9 +4.4 +.O +6.0 -1.6 +4.3 +1.0 +.5 +.5
+.4 +.5 +.O +.3 +.5 +.2 +1.3 +.O -5.9 +.4 -.1
+.3 -3.0 -1.2 +.2 -.9 +.1 -.3 -5.0 -1.5 -2.3 -.2 -.1 -.3 +.8 +.O +.4 +.7 +115.5 +12.4 +10.9 +2.0 -.5
+28.5 +7.4 +6.9 +.5
+21.1 +1.4 +6.9 +8.6 +5.2 +1.4 +2.0
+60.3 +.4
+26.8 +5.5 +.7
+27.6 +1.1 +5.7 -2.5 -1.3 -1.2 +1.1 +2.2 -1.1 +7.1 +6.7
+.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 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, selfemployed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 1996 benchmark.
SOURCE: Georgia Department of Labor, Labor Information Systems
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GEORGIA HOURS AND EARNINGS

.

- AVERAGE WEEKLY EARNINGS -

CURRENT MONTH
(PRELIM) OCT1997

PREVIOUS MONTH (REV)
SEP 1997

CURRENT MONTH
YEAR AGO OCT1996

- AVERAGE WEEKLY HOURS -

CURRENT PREVIOUS CURRENT

MONTH MONTH MONTH

(PRELIM)

(REV) YEAR AGO

OCT 1997 SEP 1997 OCT 1996

- AVERAGE HOURLY EARNINGS -

CURRENT MONTH
(PRELIM) OCT 1997

PREVIOUS MONTH (REV)
SEP 1997

CURRENT MONTH
YEAR AGO OCT 1996

Total manufacturing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $499.14 Durable goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $551.18 Lumber and wood products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $409.03 Furniture and fixtures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $417.05 Stone, clay and glass products ............. $594.41 Primary metal industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $585.68 Fabricated metal products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $453.84 Industrial machinery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $491.23 Electric and electronic equipment . . . . . . . . . . . $558.80 Transportation equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $867.69 Nondurable goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $462.31 Food and kindred products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $409.22 Textile mill products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $423.33 Weaving mills, cotton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $420.80 Weaving mills, synthetic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $491.47 Knitting mills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $364.37 Floor covering mills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $426.40 Yarn and thread mills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $426.12 Apparel and other finished textiles . . . . . . . . . . $282.35 Men's and boys' clothing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $257.74 Women's and children's clothing . . . . . . . . . . $291.45 Paper and allied products ................. $715.47 Pulp, paper and paperboard mills . . . . . . . . . $952.59 Chemicals and allied products . . . . . . . . . . . . . $657.48

$492.88 $530.93 $408.12 $411.08 $608.65 $586.62 $469.04 $485.94 $522.09 $769.10 $465.21 $416.49 $427.74 $427.84 $519.83 $368.68 $423.67 $431.38 $283.46 $255.25 $299.12 $691.44 $891.34 $651.88

$474.75 $520.13 $423.12 $390.21 $545.09 $548.47 $450.45 $510.40 $534.16 $748.44 $443.64 $386.56 $415.49 $424.56 $544.94 $347.79 $399.56 $413.84 $275.18 $258.26 $289.48 $680.93 $929.15 $618.14

42.3 43.4 41.4 42.6 45.9 45.9 43.1 41.7 44.0 45.5 41.5 40.8 41.3 40.5 41.3 41.5 41.0 41.9 37.2 36.2 37.9 46.1 46.4 42.5

42.6 43.2 41.1 43.0 47.0 46.3 44.0 42.0 42.9 43.6 42.1 41.9 42.1 41.7 43.5 39.9 41.7 42.5 37.2 35.8 38.3 45.4 45.2 43.0

42.2 43.2 41.0 41.6 45.5 44.7 42.9 44.0 44.0 44.0 41.5 40.1 41.8 43.5 43.7 38.6 40.4 42.1 37.8 37.0 38.7 45.7 48.8 43.5

$11.80 $12.70
$9.88 $9.79 $12.95 $12.76 $10.53 $11.78 $12.70 $19.07 $11.14 $10.03 $10.25 $10.39 $11.90 $8.78 $10.40 $10.17 $7.59 $7.12 $7.69 $15.52 $20.53 $15.47

$11.57 $12.29
$9.93 $9.56 $12.95 $12.67 $10.66 $11.57 $12.17 $17.64 $11.05 $9.94 $10.16 $10.26 $11.95 $9.24 $10.16 $10.15 $7.62 $7.13 $7.81 $15.23 $19.72 $15.16

$11.25 $12.04 $10.32
$9.38 $11.98 $12.27 $10.50 $11.60 $12.14 $17.01 $10.69 $9.64 $9.94 $9.76 $12.47 $9.01 $9.89 $9.83 $7.28 $6.98 $7.48 $14.90 $19.04 $14.21

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

GEORGIA AVERAGE WEEKLY HOURS

.

..

.

Manufacturing production workers

45.0 44.0 .

44.4

43.0

42.0

41.0

4 0 . 0 "'-'==::=.L...:::::=:=...e:._====.Lc..=I::=~-====..L-===c.L.....::::t:==L-====~====-"'--===:=...e:._====-''-==--'..L-=i==~ Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Ocr

*Preliminary estimate

1996

1997

5

ATLANTA NONAGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT (OOO'S)

CURRENT MONTH
(PRELIMINARY) OCT1997

PREVIOUS MONTH
(REVISED) SEP 1997

CURRENT MONTH
YEAR AGO OCT1996

- 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 ........................................................ .

2,002.1 318.7 1.6 96.9 220.2 110.7 8.4 8.9 8.7 10.9 16.2 18.3 22.4 16.9 109.5 23.8 12.0 8.0 13.4 28.2 11.5 10.4 13.7
1,683.4 166.0 103.7 533.3 163.1 112.9 50.2 370.2 137.5 42.2 129.7 59.4 45.3 25.0 595.4 24.7 202.9 112.5 42.8 255.3 30.6 259.0 46.8 56.8 155.4

1,979.6 316.9 1.5 96.0 219.4 109.7 8.3 9.0 8.6 10.7 16.0 18.3 22.1 16.7 109.7 23.7 12.1 8.2 13.6 28.1 11.4 10.4 13.6
1,662.7 164.6 102.0 528.0 161.5 112.4 49.1 366.5 138.2 41.1 128.9 58.9 45.0 25.0 590.8 24.8 198.2 112.6 43.1 255.3 32.4 250.4 46.9 51.5 152.0

1,924.8 314.1 1.6 93.5 219.0 108.4 8.4 8.4 8.5 10.9 15.7 18.4 21.5 16.6 110.6 23.5 12.5 9.4 13.5 28.1 11.3 10.3 13.3
1,610.7 158.7 96.1 515.9 158.5 109.3 49.2 357.4 131.8 39.1 123.1 55.4 44.2 23.5 559.5 25.0 184.0 110.8 43.7 239.7 26.9 253.5 47.2 55.5 150.8

+22.5 +1.8 +.1 +.9 +.8 +1.0 +.1 -.1 +.1 +.2 +.2 +.O +.3 +.2 -.2 +.1 -.1 -.2 -.2 +.1 +.1 +.O +.1
+20.7 +1.4 +1.7 +5.3 +1.6 +.5 +1.1 +3.7 -.7 +1.1 +.8 +.5 +.3 +.O +4.6 -.1 +4.7 -.1 -.3 +.O -1.8 +8.6 -.1 +5.3 +3.4

+77.3 +4.6 +.0 +3.4 +1.2 +2.3 +.O +.5 +.2 +.O +.5 -.1 +.9 +.3 -1.1 +.3 -.5 -1.4 -.1 +.1 +.2 +.1 +.4
+72.7 +7.3 +7.6
+17.4 +4.6 +3.6 +1.0
+12.8 +5.7 +3.1 +6.6 +4.0 +1.1 +1.5
+35.9 -.3
+18.9 +1.7 -.9
+15.6 +3.7 +5.5 -.4 +1.3 +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 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 1996 benchmark.
SOURCE: Georgia Department of Labor, Labor Information Systems
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ALBANY NONAGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT (OOO'S) .
CURRENT MONTH
(PRELIMINARY) OCT 1997

.

PREVIOUS MONTH
(REVISED) SEP 1997

CURRENT MONTH
YEAR AGO OCT1996

- 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 focal ................................................. .

61.8

61.1

59.5

12.7

12.5

12.8

.0

.0

.0

4.2

4.0

4.2

8.5

8.5

8.6

1.5

1.6

1.6

7.0

6.9

7.0

2.0

2.C

2.1

.9

.9

.9

.6

.6

.6

3.5

3.4

3.4

49.1

48.6

46.7

2.8

2.8

2.7

15.0

15.0

14.2

3.3

3.3

3.2

11.7

11.7

11.0

2.4

2.4

2.2

15.9

15.5

15.0

13.0

12.9

12.6

2.9

2.9

3.0

10.1

10.0

9.6

+.7

+2.3

+.2

-.1

+.O

+.O

+.2

+.O

+.0

-.1

-.1

-.1

+.1

+.O

+.O

-.1

+.O

+.O

+.O

+.O

+.1

+.1

+.5

+2.4

+.O

+.1

+.O

+.8

+.O

+.1

+.O

+.7

+.O

+.2

+.4

+.9

+.1

+.4

+.O

-.1

+.1

+.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 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 1996 benchmark.
SOURCE: Georgia Department of Labor, Labor Information Systems

ATHENS NONAGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT (OOO'S)

.

CURRENT MONTH
(PRELIMINARY) OCT1997

PREVIOUS MONTH
(REVISED) SEP 1997

CURRENT MONTH
YEAR AGO OCT1996

- NET CHANGE IN JOBS -

PREVIOUS MONTH

CURRENT MONTH
YEAR AGO

Total nonagricultural employment ....................................... .

73.6

68.9

73.0

+4.7

+.6

Goods producing industries .......................................... .

14.3

14.4

14.4

-.1

-.1

Construction and mining ........................................... .

2.5

2.5

2.4

+.O

+.1

Manufacturing ................................................... .

11.8

11.9

12.0

-.1

-.2

Durable goods ................................................. .

5.0

5.0

5.3

+.O

-.3

Nondurable goods .............................................. .

6.8

6.9

6.7

-.1

+.1

Food and kindred products ...................................... .

3.3

3.3

3.4

+.O

-.1

Textiles and apparel products .................................... .

1.7

1.8

1.6

-.1

+.1

Other nondurable goods ........................................ .

1.8

1.8

1.7

+.O

+.1

Service producing industries ......................................... .

59.3

54.5

58.6

+4.8

+.7

Transportation, communications and public utilities (except U.S.P.S.) ........ .

2.0

2.0

1.9

+.O

+.1

Wholesale and retail trade ......................................... .

19.1

18.7

19.0

+.4

+.1

Wholesale trade ................................................ .

3.2

3.2

3.2

+.O

+.O

Retail trade .................................................... .

15.9

15.5

15.8

+.4

+.1

Finance, insurance and real estate ................................... .

2.2

2.2

2.1

+.O

+.1

Services ........................................................ .

15.9

15.7

15.1

+.2

+.8

Government ..................................................... .

20.1

15.9

20.5

+4.2

-.4

Federal ....................................................... .

1.6

1.6

1.7

+.O

-.1

State and local ................................................. .

18.5

14.3

18.8

+4.2

-.3

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 1996 benchmark.
SOURCE: Georgia Department of Labor, Labor Information Systems
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AUGUSTA-AIKEN NONAGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT (OOO'S)

Total nonagricultural employment ................................... . Go~d.s 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) OCT 1997
195.8 51.7
.4 10.4 40.9 11.1
1.1 3.0 7.0 29.8 2.1 5.9 3.0 1.7 17.1 144.1 6.5 44.5 5.3 39.2 6.1 46.2 40.8 7.3 33.5

PREVIOUS MONTH
(REVISED) SEP 1997
195.0 51.7 .4 10.4 40.9 11.2 1.2 3.0 7.0 29.7 2.1 5.9 3.0 1.7 17.0
143.3 6.5
44.3 5.2
39.1 6.2
46.1 40.2
7.3 32.9

CURRENT MONTH
YEAR AGO OCT 1996
194.7 52.5 .4 10.7 41.4 10.8 1.2 2.9 6.7 30.6 1.9 5.9 3.5 1.7 17.6
142.2 6.5
43.5 5.3
38.2 6.3
45.6 40.3
7.4 32.9

- NET CHANGE IN JOBS -

PREVIOUS MONTH

CURRENT MONTH
YEAR AGO

+.8

+1.1

+.O

-.8

+.O

+.O

+.O

-.3

+.O

-.5

-.1

+.3

-.1

-.1

+.O

+.1

+.O

+.3

+.1

-.8

+.O

+.2

+.O

+.O

+.O

-.5

+.O

+.O

+.1

-.5

+.8

+1.9

+.O

+.O

+.2

+1.0

+.1

+.O

+.1

+1.0

-.1

-.2

+.1

+.6

+.6

+.5

+.O

-.1

+.6

+.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 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 1996 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) OCT 1997
114.3 25.7
5.2 20.5
8.2 12.3 3.1 5.6
1.4 2.2 88.6 3.8 25.9 3.5 22.4 8.0 29.9 21.0 5.4 15.6

PREVIOUS MONTH
(REVISED) SEP 1997
113.4 25.7 5.1 20.6 8.4 12.2 3.2 5.5 1.3 2.2 87.7 3.8 25.8 3.5 22.3 7.9 30.2 20.0 5.4 14.6

CURRENT MONTH
YEAR AGO OCT 1996
111.1 25.9
5.0 20.9
8.1 12.8 3.3 5.9
1.4 2.2 85.2 3.6 25.3 3.5 21.8 7.3 28.2 20.8 5.5 15.3

- NET CHANGE IN JOBS -

PREVIOUS MONTH

CURRENT MONTH
YEAR AGO

+.9 +.O +.1 -.1 -.2
+.1 -.1 +.1 +.1 +.O +.9 +.O +.1 +.O +.1 +.1 -.3 +1.0 +.O +1.0

+3.2 -.2
+.2 -.4
+.1 -.5 -.2 -.3 +.O +.O +3.4 +.2 +.6 +.O +.6 +.7 +1.7 +.2 -.1
+.3

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, Harris 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 1996 benchmark.
SOURCE: Georgia Department of Labor, Labor Information Systems 8

MACON NONAGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT (OOO'S)

CURRENT MONTH
(PRELIMINARY) OCT 1997

Total nonagricultural employment ....................................... . Go~d.s producing industries .......................................... . Mining ......................................................... . 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 ................................................. .

150.5 28.6 1.1 6.1 21.4 9.3 12.1 3.9 1.6 1.6 5.0
121.9 5.3
34.5 5.4
29.1 8.4
39.8 33.9 12.7 21.2

PREVIOUS MONTH
(REVISEO) SEP 1997
149.4 28.6 1.1 6.4 21.1 9.1 12.0 3.8 1.6 1.6 5.0
120.8 5.3
34.2 5.5
28.7 8.2
39.9 33.2 12.8 20.4

CURRENT MONTH
YEAR AGO OCT 1996
147.3 28.3 1.2 6.3 20.8 9.0 11.8 3.6 1.7 1.5 5.0
119.0 5.2
34.1 5.5
28.6 8.3
38.0 33.4 13.3 20.1

- NET CHANGE IN JOBS -

PREVIOUS MONTH

CURRENT MONTH
YEAR AGO

+1.1 +.O +.O -.3 +.3 +.2 +.1 +.1 +.O +.O +.O
+1.1 +.O +.3 -.1
+.4 +.2 -.1 +.7 -.1
+.8

+3.2 +.3 -.1 -.2 +.6 +.3 +.3 +.3 -.1
+.1 +.O +2.9 +.1 +.4 -.1
+.5 +.1 +1.8 +.5 -.6 +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 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 1996 benchmark.
SOURCE: Georgia Department of Labor, Labor Information Systems

SAVANNAH NONAGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT (000'5)

CURRENT MONTH
(PRELIMINARY) OCT1997

PREVIOUS MONTH
(REVISEO) SEP 1997

CURRENT MONTH
YEAR AGO OCT1996

- NET CHANGE IN JOBS -

PREVIOUS MONTH

CURRENT MONTH
YEAR AGO

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 ................................................. .

133.9 25.0 7.2 17.8 8.0 .9 5.5 1.6 9.8 1.9 5.1 1.5 .3 1.0
108.9 9.6
34.6 5.3
29.3 4.3
39.0 21.4
3.1 18.3

133.2 25.0 7.3 17.7 7.9 .9
5.4 1.6 9.8 1.9 5.1 1.5
.3 1.0 108.2 9.7 34.5 5.3 29.2 4.4 38.4 21.2 3.1 18.1

132.7 25.1 7.8 17.3 7.7 .9 5.3 1.5 9.6 1.9 4.9 1.5 .3 1.0
107.6 9.3
34.4 5.1
29.3 4.2
38.7 21.0
3.1 17.9

+.7

+1.2

+.O

-.1

-.1

-.6

+.1

+.5

+.1

+.3

+.O

+.O

+.1

+.2

+.O

+.1

+.O

+.2

+.0

+.O

+.O

+.2

+.O

+.O

+.O

+.O

+.O

+.0

+.7

+1.3

-.1

+.3

+.1

+.2

+.O

+.2

+.1

+.O

-.1

+.1

+.6

+.3

+.2

+.4

+.0

+.0

+.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 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 1996 benchmark.
SOURCE: Georgia Department of Labor, Labor Information Systems
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