Georgia labor market trends, Vol. 23, no. 6 (June 1997)

LABOR FORCE TRENDS

Seasonal trends raise unemployment rate

Unemployment rates - Georgia and U.S.

Georgia's unemployment rate increased

in June due to seasonal factors. The jobless rate rose from 4.1 percent in May to 4.9 percent in June. For the past 20 years, the over-

the-month increase from May to June has averaged about one whole percentage point.

6.0%

Georgia's unemployment situation contin-

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ues to compare favorably with that of the

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0

nation. The U.S. rate, not seasonally adjusted, increased from 4.7 percent in May to 5.2 percent in June.
The civilian labor force, comprised of the

5.0%

employed and the unemployed, grew to its highest level ever in June due to increases in both total employment and total unem-

4.0%

ployment. The total number of unemployed

persons increased by more than 31,000 over the month as experienced and inexperienced job seekers entered the labor force looking

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for work. Students typically have entered the job market during June looking for temporary work for the summer as well as recent graduates seeking their first permanent job.

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

96

I

97

Claims for unemployment insurance ben-

efits declined slightly from the reference week in May so the increase in unemployment was attributed to new and re-entrants. Still, unemployment levels were lower than they were one year ago.

Total civilian employment also grew to its highest historical level ever. Nonagricultural employment is the largest component of total civilian employment that also includes self-employed, unpaid family, private

household and agricultural workers. Total civilian employment reached a new record high in March of this year, and since then, has increased to a record level each month.

Southeastern unemployment rates

Area data

llJune 1997 May 1997 6% 5%

Most Georgia counties (149) reflected the statewide trend with increased unemployment rates in June, and similar to the state, more than half of those (78) saw their rates rise by less than one percentage point. Lower rates were recorded in ten counties. Macon County had the highest rate in the state and was among 22 other counties with doubledigit rates. Oconee County had the lowest unemployment rate.

4%
3%
2%
AL FL GA KY MS NC SC TN
10

The unemployment rate increased in each state in the southeastern region from May to June. The largest increases over the month were inAlabama and Tennessee. Mississippi, however, had the highest rates during both May and June, and North Carolina had the lowest rates. Despite an increase of eight-tenths of a percentage point, Georgia had the second lowest rate in the region.

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

AREA
Georgla (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 JUN 1997
3,897,866 3,707,307
190,559 4.9
58,253 54,133
4,120 7.1
73,614 71,481
2,133 2.9
2,062,658 1,980,168
82,490 4.0
210, 149 195,611
14,538 6.9
120,521 114,501
6,020 5.0
152,027 144,175
7,852 5.2
134,709 127,313
7,396 5.5

REVISED MAY 1997
3,839,503 3,680,538
158,965 4.1
56,646 53,281
3,365 5.9
73,271 71,424
1,847 2.5
2,030,600 1,961,565
69,035 3.4
205,582 194,209
11,373 5.5
118,815 113,507
5,308 4.5
150,212 143,715
6,497 4.3
133,960 128,121
5,839 4.4

REVISED JUN 1996
3,785,505 3,592,856
192,649 5.1
55,871 52,162
3,709 6.6
72,510 70,157
2,353 3.2
1,983,365 1,901,768
81,597 4.1
203,840 188,434
15,406 7.6
117,373 110,653
6,720 5.7
148,111 140,345
7,766 5.2
129,648 122,708
6,940 5.4

CHANGE FROM

REVISED MAY 1997

REVISED JUN 1996

58,363 26,769 31,594

112,361 114,451
-2,090

1,607 852 755

2,382 1,971
411

343

1,104

57

1,324

286

-220

32,058 18,603 13,455

79,293 78,400
893

4,567 1,402 3,165

6,309 7,177
-868

1,706 994 712

3,148 3,848
-700

1,815 460
1,355

3,916 3,830
86

749 -808 1,557

5,061 4,605
456

UNITED STATES LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES
PLACE OF RESIDENCE - PERSONS 16 YEARS OLD0 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

JUN 1997
136,200,000 129,364,000
6,836,000 5.0
137,557,000 130,463,000
7,094,000 5.2

MAY 1997
136, 173,000 129,639,000
6,534,000 4.8
135,963,000 129,565,000
6,398,000 4.7

JUN 1996
133,709,000 126,590,000
7,119,000 5.3
135,083,000 127,706,000
7,377,000 5.5

CHANGE FROM

MAY 1997

JUN 1996

27,000 -275,000 302,000

2,491,000 2,774,000 -283,000

1,594,000 898,000 696,000

2,474,000 2,757,000
-283,000

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 (NOTSEASONALLYADJUSTED)
PLACE OF RESIDENCE - PERSONS 16 YEARS OLD AND OVER

Georgia

PRELIMINARY JUNE 1997

I I

LABOR FORCE

EMPLOYMENT

UNEMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE

REVISED MAY 1997

I I

LABOR

UNEMPLOYMENT

FORCE EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE

REVISED JUNE 1996

LABOR FORCE

UNEMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE

3,897,866 3,707,307 190,559 4.9 3,839,503 3,680,538 158,965 4.1 3,785,505 3,592,856 192,649 5.1

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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8,453 3,241 4,882 1,475 17,429
5,902 19,114 36,177 8,921 6,740
75,086 5,296 5,668 7,210 9,915
24,504 8,843 8,431 2,301
15,902
3,882 42,857 24,298
4,010 108,999
2,208 12,458 68,852 48,197
1,569
120,416 4,085
334,678 17,459 18,249
41,081 7,541
38,976 5,845 10,359
6,832 9,058 11,842 365,443 9,167
4,737 47,687 48,855 5,010
1,091

7,694 2,857 4,413 1,309 16,797

759 9.0 384 11.8 469 9.6 166 11.3 632 3.6

5,539 18,177 34,033 8,213 6,462

363 6.2 937 4.9 2,144 5.9 708 7.9 278 4.1

71,096 5,063 5,196 6,820 9,471

3,990 5.3 233 4.4 472 8.3 390 5.4 444 4.5

23,654 7,718 7,980 2,092
15,068

850 3.5 1, 125 12.7
451 5.3 209 9.1 834 5.2

3,676 40,711 23,149
3,840 102,775

206 5.3 2,146 5.0 1,149 4.7
170 4.2 6,224 5.7

2,032 11,880 66,928 46,687
1,433

176 8.0 578 4.6 1,924 2.8 1,510 3.1 136 8.7

115,273 5,143 4.3

3,907

178 4.4

323,952 10,726 3.2

16,264 1,195 6.8

17,239 1,010 5.5

39,113 7,148
37,387 5,518 9,390

1,968 4.8 393 5.2
1,589 4.1 327 5.6 969 9.4

6,404

428 6.3

8,774

284 3.1

11,207

635 5.4

348,550 16,893 4.6

8,520

647 7.1

4,349 44,048
47,24~
4,547 1,050

388 8.2 3,639 7.6 1,614 3.3
463 9.2 41 3.8

8,357 3,067 4,768 1,430 17,285
5,842 18,660 35,757
8,740 6,684
74,333 5,243 5,506 7,083 9,919
24,192 8,547 8,358 2,261
15,656
3,807 42,166 23,947
3,967 108,357
2,150 12,300 67,953 47,950
1,544
118,620 4,011
330,099 17,130 17,940
40,583 7,438
38,278 5,721 9,948
6,624 8,966 11,659 359,213 8,968
4,613 46,252 48,147 4,858
1,079

7,649 2,841 4,388 1,304 16,695

708 8.5 226 7.4 380 8.0 126 8.8 590 3.4

5,509 18,006 33,713
8,170 6,422

333 5.7 654 3.5 2,044 5.7 570 6.5 262 3.9

70,869 5,031 5,162 6,780 9,531

3,464 4.7 212 4.0 344 6.2 303 4.3 388 3.9

23,518 7,674 7,933 2,080
14,980

674 2.8 873 10.2 425 5.1 181 8.0 676 4.3

3,655 40,329 23,013
3,817 103,427

152 4.0 1,837 4.4
934 3.9 150 3.8 4,930 4.5

2,015 11,809 66,299 46,649
1,426

135 6.3 491 4.0 1,654 2.4 1,301 2.7 118 7.6

114,190 3,885
320,908 16,175 17,145

4,430 3.7 126 3.1
9,191 2.8 955 5.6 795 4.4

38,971 7,108
37,036 5,485 9,341

1,612 4.0 330 4.4
1,242 3.2 236 4.1 607 6.1

6,367 8,738 11, 142 345,275 8,475

257 3.9 228 2.5 517 4.4 13,938 3.9 493 5.5

4,326 43,354 46,797
4,522 1,043

287 6.2 2,898 6.3 1,350 2.8
336 6.9 36 3.3

8,538 3,080 4,695 1,522 17,041
5,861 18,082 34,586 8,617 6,934
73,409 5,255 5,611 6,996 9,556
24,051 9,106 8,616 2,367
15,379
3,849 41,532 24,020
4,167 104,903
2,139 12,246 66,246 47,393
1,620
115,955 4,121
321,624 17,381 18,493
39,896 7,434
37,535 5,777 10,219
6,704 9,084 11,871 350,682 9,272
4,873 45,672 47,157
5,068 1,058

7,602 2,876 4,371 1,370 16,367

93611.0 204 6.6 324 6.9 15210.0 674 4.0

5,502 17,457 32,686
8,157 6,476

359 6.1 625 3.5 1,900 5.5 460 5.3 458 6.6

69,207 4,987 5,092 6,708 9,128

4,202 5.7 268 5.1 519 9.2 288 4.1 428 4.5

23,229 7,633 7,802 2,140
14,731

822 3.4 1,47316.2
814 9.4 227 9.6 648 4.2

3,689 39,099 22,819
3,754 99,058

160 4.2 2,433 5.9 1,201 5.0
413 9.9 5,845 5.6

1,957 11,596 64,278 45,822
1,454

182 8.5 650 5.3 1,968 3.0 1,571 3.3 16610.2

110,709 3,864
311,126 16,194 17,227

5,246 4.5 257 6.2
10,498 3.3 1,187 6.8 1,266 6.8

37,903 7,102
35,907 5,433 9,365

1,993 5.0 332 4.5
1,628 4.3 344 6.0 854 8.4

6,313 8,609 11, 124 334,750 8,394

391 5.8 475 5.2 747 6.3 15,932 4.5 87& 9.5

4,337 42,444 45,371 4,587
1,032

536 11.0 3,228 7.1 1,786 3.8
481 9.5 26 2.5

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.

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. COl)NTY LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES {NOTSEASONALLYADJUSTED)

PLACE

OF

RESIDENCE

-

PERSONS
~

16

YEARS

OLD

-AN- D

OVER

.

"
Effingham Elbert Emanuel Evans Fannin
Fayette Floyd ForsY1h 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

PRELIMINARY JUNE 1997

I I

LABOR FORCE

EMPLOYMENT

UNEMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE

REVISED MAY 1997

I I

LABOR

UNEMPLOYMENT

FORCE EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE

REVISED JUNE 1996

LABOR FORCE

UNEMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE

15,795 8,700 9,281 4,716 8,452

15,067 8,110 8,304 4,507 7,895

728 4.6 590 6.8 977 10.5 209 4.4 557 6.6

15,683 8,706 8,998 4,663 8,293

15,163 8,066 8,229 4,482 7,821

520 3.3 640 7.4 769 8.5 181 3.9 472 5.7

15, 189 8,940 9,073 4,718 8,135

14,522 8,007 8,146 4,473 7,686

667 4.4 93310.4 92710.2 245 5.2 449 5.5

45,072 45,860 36,778
9,888 396,582

43,893 1,179 2.6

43,404 2,456 5.4

35,882

896 2.4

9,380

508 5.1

377,114 19,468 4.9

44,482 45,205 36,290
9,769 390,038

43,480 1,002 2.3

43,141 2,064 4.6

35,545

745 2.1

9,331

438 4.5

373,571 16,467 4.2

43,250 45,024 35,357
9,916 382,395

42,155 42,294 34,461
9,263 362,183

1,095 2.5 2,730 6.1
896 2.5 653 6.6 20,212 5.3

8,069 1,072 34,317 21,405 10,106

7,603 918
33,022 20,207
9,320

466 5.8 154 14.4 1,295 3.8 1,198 5.6 786 7.8

8,059 1,058 33,932 21,484 9,832

7,566 914
32,841 20,089
9,237

493 6.1 144 13.6 1,091 3.2 1,395 6.5 595 6.1

7,938 1,003 33,415 21,236 9,807

7,501 907
32,228 19,822
9,317

437 5.5 96 9.6
1,187 3.6 1,414 6.7
490 5.0

5,151 296,060
15, 122 66, 116
3,890

4,812 287,291
14,293 63,983
3,445

339 6.6 8,769 3.0
829 5.5 2,133 3.2
445 11.4

5,069 291,812
15,017 65,385
3,791

4,786 284,592
14,214 63,628
3,424

283 5.6 7,220 2.5
803 5.3 1,757 2.7
367 9.7

5,244 284,949
15, 112 64,918
4,053

4,754 275,917
14,118 62,530
3,385

490 9.3 9,032 3.2
994 6.6 2,388 3.7
66816.5

9,405 10,403
8,319 3,531 48,927

8,803 10,059
7,911 3,277 47,370

602 6.4 344 3.3 408 4.9 254 7.2 1,557 3.2

9,308 10,248
8,224 3,521 48,198

8,728 9,976 7,867 3,259 46,925

580 6.2 272 2.7 357 4.3 262 7.4 1,273 2.6

9,412 10,076
8,586 3,476 47,416

8,572 9,689 7,807 3,216 45,494

840 8.9 387 3.8 779 9.1 260 7.5 1,922 4.1

50,174 4,474
20,580 4,662 5,734

47,695 4,223
19,691 4,399 5,314

2,479 4.9 251 5.6 889 4.3 263 5.6 420 7.3

49,483 4,412
20,317 4,573 5,618

47,543 4,200
19,580 4,361 5,285

1,940 3.9 212 4.8 737 3.6 212 4.6 333 5.9

48,403 4,399
20,281 4,658 5,853

46,428 4,194
19,406 4,305 5,258

1,975 4.1 205 4.7 875 4.3 353 7.6 59510.2

8,309 4,278 3,821 11,790 7,509

7,163 4,039 3,506 11,299 7, 161

1,146 239 315 491 348

13.8 5.6 8.2 4.2 4.6

8,131 4,189 3,705 11,660 7,493

7, 119 4,019 3,487 11,263 7,121

1,012 12.4 170 4.1 218 5.9 397 3.4 372 5.0

8,287 4,255 3,839 11,547 7,362

7,071 4,028 3,454 10,999 7,009

1,21614.7 227 5.3 38510.0 548 4.7 353 4.8

3,023 21,888 10,566 16,646
3,526

2,930 20,838 10,085 15,488
3,302

93 3.1 1,050 4.8
481 4.6 1,158 7.0
224 6.4

3,003 21,544 10,394 16,471
3,473

2,913 20,720
9,927 15,394
3,284

90 3.0 824 3.8 467 4.5 1,077 6.5 189 5.4

3,091 21,615 10, 199 16,362
3,475

2,882 20,451
9,718 15, 108 3,245

209 6.8 1,164 5.4
481 4.7 1,254 7.7
230 6.6

3,326 39,687
8,709 10,210
3,904

3,144 37,924
8,397 9,019 3,656

182 5.5 1,763 4.4
312 3.6 1, 191 11.7
248 6.4

3,265 39,114
8,621 9,883 3,852

3,125 37,704
8,356 8,986 3,634

140 4.3 1,410 3.6
265 3.1 897 9.1 218 5.7

3,197 38,993
8,567 9,846 3,864

3,066 37,306
8,252 8,740 3,602

131 4.1 1,687 4.3
315 3.7 1,10611.2
262 6.8

5,846 13,172
3, 111 9,026 2,875

4,993 12,807
2,887 8,506 2,703

853 14.6 365 2.8 224 7.2 520 5.8 172 6.0

5,684 13, 151
3,032 8,832 2,852

4,965 12,797 2,872
8,457 2,689

719 12.6 354 2.7 160 5.3 375 4.2 163 5.7

5,685 13, 102 3,038
8,916 2,940

5,026 12,570
2,866 8,318 2,739

65911.6 532 4.1 172 5.7 598 6.7 201 6.8

11,758 7,776 3,817 6,896
18,020

10,566 7,307 3,493 6,548
17,001

1,192 10.1 469 6.0 324 8.5 348 5.0
1,019 5.7

11,491 7,670 3,813 6,756
18,122

10,505 7,266 3,473 6,512
16,902

986 8.6 404 5.3 340 8.9 244 3.6 1,220 6.7

11,434 7,797 3,807 6,782
17,395

10,574 7,138 3,448 6,522
16,558

860 7.5 659 8.5 359 9.4 260 3.8 837 4.8
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COUNTY LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES (NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED)
PLACE OF RESIDENCE-PERSONS 16 YEARS OLD AND OVER

PRELIMINARY JUNE 1997

I I

LABOR FORCE

EMPLOYMENT

UNEMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE

REVISED MAY 1997

I I

LABOR

UNEMPLOYMENT

FORCE EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE

REVISED JUNE 1996

LABOR FORCE

UNEMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT NUMBER RATE

Muscogee Newton Oconee Oglethorpe Paulding

82,705 26,883 12,245
4,946 33,738

78,397 25,322 11,987
4,707 32,561

4,308 5.2 1,561 5.8
258 2.1 239 4.8 1,177 3.5

81,764 26,416 12, 171 4,869 33,183

Peach Pickens Pierce Pike Polk

10,675 9,339 6,835 6,061 15,217

10,038 8,934 6,402 5,801
13,916

637 6.0 405 4.3 433 6.3 260 4.3 1,301 8.5

10,497 9,176 6,729 6,009 15,063

Pulaski Putnam Quitman Rabun Randolph

4,375 8,888 1,199 6,822 3,343

4,076 8,486 1, 111 6,580 3,031

299 6.8 402 4.5 88 7.3 242 3.5 312 9.3

4,261 8,795 1,174 6,777 3,286

Richmond Rockdale Schley Screven Seminole

83,818 38,382
1,690 6,806 4,380

77,385 36,956
1,563 5,977 4,144

6,433 7.7 1,426 3.7
127 7.5 829 12.2 236 5.4

82,327 37,790
1,663 6,633 4,327

Spalding Stephens Stewart Sumter Talbot

30,067 13,175
2,499 16,331 2,512

28,711 12,425
2,308 14,595 2,346

1,356 4.5 750 5.7 191 7.6
1,736 10.6 166 6.6

29,833 13,023 2,440 15,820 2,462

Taliaferro Tattnall Taylor Telfair Terrell

656 7,338 3,377 4,841 3,886

583 6,978 3, 111 4,398 3,429

73 11.1 360 4.9 266 7.9 443 9.2 457 11.8

625 7,248 3,323 4,632 3,775

Thomas Tift Toombs Towns Treutlen

21,255 20,078 12,793
3,841 2,999

20,187 18,986 11,477
3,393 2,655

1,068 5.0 1,092 5.4 1,316 10.3
448 11.7 344 11.5

20,827 19,837 12,613 3,764 2,881

Troup Turner Twiggs Union Upson

28,675 4,545 4,301 6,906
13,129

27,141 3,889 4,046 6,507
12,509

1,534 5.3 656 14.4 255 5.9 399 5.8 620 4.7

28,300 4,208 4,237 6,833
12,910

Walker Walton Ware Warren Washington

30,007 25,465 15,463 2,982 10,246

28,078 23,883 14,580
2,601 9,030

1,929 6.4 1,582 6.2
883 5.7 381 12.8 1,216 11.9

29,547 24,490 15,244 2,873
9,454

Wayne Webster Wheeler White Whitfield

11,054 1,107 2,000 9,559
45,793

10, 189 1,016 1,790 9,117
43,921

865 7.8 91 8.2 210 10.5 442 4.6 1,872 4.1

10,800 1,076 1,992 9,453
45,550

Wilcox Wilkes Wilkinson Worth

3,505 5,645 4,690 9,445

3,108 5,203 4,430 8,719

397 11.3 442 7.8 260 5.5 726 7.7

3,459 5,487 4,653 9,272

SOURCE: Georgia Department of Labor, Labor Information Systems
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77,747 25,084 11,978 4,683 32,255

4,017 4.9 1,332 5.0
193 1.6 186 3.8 928 2.8

10,006 8,850 6,367 5,770 13,838

491 4.7 326 3.6 362 5.4 239 4.0 1,225 8.1

4,056 8,438 1, 101 6,549 3,018

205 4.8 357 4.1
73 6.2 228 3.4 268 8.2

77,105 36,609
1,555 5,946 4,122

5,222 6.3 1, 181 3.1
108 6.5 687 10.4 205 4.7

28,441 12,352 2,296 14,514 2,331

1,392 4.7 671 5.2 144 5.9
1,306 8.3 131 5.3

580 6,938 3,095 4,374 3,410

45 7.2 310 4.3 228 6.9 258 5.6 365 9.7

20,077 18,880 11,411 3,378 2,639

750 3.6 957 4.8 1,202 9.5 386 10.3 242 8.4

26,983 3,872 4,033 6,479 12,438

1,317 4.7 336 8.0 204 4.8 354 5.2 472 3.7

27,913 23,659 14,496
2,584 8,977

1,634 5.5 831 3.4 748 4.9 289 10.1 477 5.0

10,134 1,Q10 1,780 9,073
43,654

666 6.2 66 6.1
212 10.6 380 4.0 1,896 4.2

3,091 5,177 4,401 8,671

368 10.6 310 5.6 252 5.4 601 6.5

80,419 25,668 12,015
4,917 32,186
10,533 8,956 6,872 6,010 15,075
4,286 8,677 1,199 6,673 3,386
81,928 36,835
1,636 6,759 4,446
29,102 13,252 2,431 15,258 2,522
662 7,488 3,406 4,872 3,995
20,957 20,115 12,727
3,651 2,904
27,936 4,247 4,219 7,008
13,072
29,300 23,850 15,235
2,909 9,502
10,906 1,087 2,058 9,468
44,979
3,316 5,520 4,595 9,556

75,511 24,319 11,765
4,652 31,272
9,772 8,580 6,391 5,680 13,570
4,047 8,339 1,088 6,457 3,024
74,992 35,493
1,540 5,940 4,189
27,574 12,144 2,285 14,395 2,306
586 7,062 3,103 4,376 3,450
19,919 18,849 11,329 3,342 2,620
26,490 3,926 3,939 6,480
12,226
27,678 22,938 14,287
2,559 8,878
9,999 1,023 1,781 8,984 42,844
3,099 5,129 4,324 8,742

4,908 6.1 1,349 5.3
250 2.1 265 5.4 914 2.8
761 7.2 376 4.2 481 7.0 330 5.5 1,50510.0
239 5.6 338 3.9 111 9.3 216 3.2 36210.7
6,936 8.5 1,342 3.6
96 5.9 81912.1 257 5.8
1,528 5.3 1,108 8.4
146 6.0 863 5.7 216 8.6
76 11.5 426 5.7 303 8.9 49610.2 54513.6
1,038 5.0 1,266 6.3 1,39811.0
309 8.5 284 9.8
1,446 5.2 321 7.6 280 6.6 528 7.5 846 6.5
1,622 5.5 912 3.8 948 6.2 35012.0 624 6.6
907 8.3 64 5.9 27713.5 484 5.1 2, 13fi 4.7
217 6.5 391 7.1 271 5.9 814 8.5

Weekly unemployment insurance initial claims through June 28, 1997
30 25 20

Weekly unemployment insurance claims* through June 28, 1997
- 1 996 bSJ 1 997
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Apr May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Week ending 06/28/97: 4,487 (Initial Claims)

Jan Feb Mar

Apr May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep Oct

Nov

Dec

Week ending 06/28/97: 33,099

*These figures reflect continued weeks claimed and not individuals.

June finishes lowest quarter of new claims in two decades...

0 The second quarter of 1997 ended with new claims activity at its lowest level since 1974. Georgia's strong economy is producing fewer unemployed workers and those who do become unemployed are finding new jobs after an average of only 9.3 weeks. New claims increased slightly from May, as is the normal seasonal pattern, to 23,677. Still, this is 7.4 percent less than June 1996 when new claims were 25,565. The number of weeks paid followed suit. June's level of 121,203 was 3.1 percent higher than May, again this level was 0.8 percent less than June of last year.
0 First payments for June, at 12,241, were 10.3 percent higher than
May and 5.8 percent higher than June 1996. The number of claimants exhausting their benefits increased 318 over the month to 3,717. Continued weeks claimed were up 17.8 percent from May to 158,063. The total amount of benefits paid during June increased 1.6 percent over the month to $19,034,191. This level of benefit payments reflects the low

level of claims during June when compared to last year's $19,597,507. Between June of 1996 and June 1997 the maximum weekly benefit amount was increased $10.00.
0 The total number of beneficiaries increased 6.5 percent from May and 1.0 percent from last June. The average weekly benefit amount fell 1.4 percent from May and 2.1 percent from last June. This unusual occurrence is due in part to the increase of low wage claims mainly from the retail trade and services industry segments.
0 The calculation for rate year 1998's tax cut has been made. It will
result in a substantial tax cut for all experience-rated employers who do not carry the maximum rate. The current trust fund has allowed a tax cut often percent below the unadjusted (base) tax rates. This is the largest tax cut in the history of Georgia's unemployment insurance program. Rates will be 40 percent lower than rate year 1996 and 28 percent lower than the current tax rates.

Key data

June 1997 _ __..J=un=e..:.1.:;..99;:.;.6

Initial claims filed

23,677

25,565

Persons receiving benefits

43,479

43,065

Average weekly benefit amount

$157.04

$160.48

Benefits paid

$19,034,191 $19,597,507

Employer taxes received

$1,083,057* $1,394,934*

Trust fund balance

$1,717,200,360 $1,557,198,139

Minus refunds to employers

Number of Weeks Paid
Thousands

J F M AM J J A S 0 N D J F MAM J

96

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JUNE 1997 DATA

VOLUME XXlll, NUMBER 6
Georgia's employment reaches all-time high

Georgia employers added 16,600 jobs to their payrolls in June, pushing the state's total employment to an all-time high of 3,604,400. The previous high of 3,602,100 had been reached at the peak of the holiday hiring season in December 1996. All six of the major private industry divisions added jobs over the month, providing some balance to the growth. The over-the-year employment change now stands at only 44,200, as 1997 is still being compared to the 1996 pre-Olympic buildup.
The construction division gained 2, 100 jobs, most of them in the special trades. However general building contractors had a higher percentage rate of growth, perhaps indicating stronger division-wide

gains in the future. Construction's twelvemonth employment change is still slightly negative; however, by June of last year the furious pace of the state's pre-Olympic construction activity had begun to slow, so the change is not as negative as it has been.
Renewed weakness in nondurable goods manufacturing held the manufacturing division to a gain of only 600 jobs in June. The losses were concentrated once again in the battered apparel, textile, and paper products sectors; the other major nondurable goods sectors all experienced employment increases. Lumber and wood products gained the most jobs in durable goods manufacturing, but five of the other eight major durable goods sectors had monthly increases. Both average weekly hours and
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HIGHLIGHTS
,/ All major private industry divisions add jobs for the month
,/ Services and trade accountfor 70% of the monthly gain
,/ Georgia's civilian labor force grows to a record level
,/ Total civilian employment exceeds 3.7 million - another record

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

> Brown Steel Contractors is planning to expand in
Newnan. The company, which builds elevated water tanks, plans to build a new facility and expand its product line. Current employment stands at 200 and the expansion is expected to add 75 to 100 new jobs.
> Toys "R" Us is building a new facility in Henry County.
The one-million-square-foot building will be a warehouse and distribution facility plus a regional office. Upon completion, the new facility will employ up to 300 people.

> Fayette Community Hospital is under construction in
Fayette County. The county's first hospital is scheduled to open in September. The hospital will employ 250 people and most of the jobs currently available are for support personnel and nurses.
> Armor Chassis plans to build a plant in Jasper County.
The company makes shipping container trailers for sale to leasing companies, steamship companies, railroads and other transportation companies. The new manufacturer will employ about 150 people.

David Poythress, Commissioner

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average hourly earnings fell slightly for the month, bringing the average weekly earnings down by $3.27 to $484.03. For the year, the division has gained 4,000 jobs, as the losses in nondurable goods are no longer quite as severe as they had been and durable goods manufacturing remains strong. Rubber and plastic products have added more than 2,000 jobs over the last twelve months, and food and other kindred products have contributed another 1,000 new jobs. The durable goods industries leading in over-the-year growth are transportation equipment and industrial machinery. Average weekly earnings have risen by $7.67 over the last year, an increase of only 1.6 percent. Average weekly hours have fallen by over half an hour since last June, counteracting the effect of a 3.1 percent increase in wages.
The transportation, communications and public utilities division experienced another strong employment increase, with the bulk of the new jobs split between trucking and warehousing and transportation by air. Air travel normally goes up in the summer due to school and other vacations, but air travel throughout the state is increasing anyway. For the year, the division has added 4,400jobs to the state's payrolls, over eightysix percent of them in transportation. Growth in the communications sector has been restrained by losses in non-telephone communications, while employment in public utilities has been more or less stable over the last year.
The trade division added only 3, 100 jobs for the month, a moderate increase for June compared to the last few years; the last time the June gain was this small was 1992. Employment in eating and drinking establishments actually fell slightly; the loss in

this economically sensitive industry may indicate some weakness in retail trade. Food stores added jobs for the month, as did gasoline service stations; both of these increases seem connected to the normal summer activities of travel and eating outside. The annual employment gain in trade is now 8,600, an increase of only 1.0 percent over the last year; this number may also be suffering in comparison to the build-up for the Olympics. Employment in building material and garden supply stores is up strongly for the year, but miscellaneous retail, food stores, and eating and drinking establishments have all lost jobs over that time.
Employment in the finance, insurance and real estate division increased strongly for the fourth month in a row. June's gains were concentrated in the financial sector, especially securities brokers, but real estate also added another significant amount of jobs. For the year, the division has gained 6,900 jobs, almost half of them in finance, as both banks and stock brokers have done well in the current investing environment.
The services division gained 8,500jobs in an almost entirely seasonal increase. The services sector adding the most jobs was amusement and recreation services, as theme parks and country clubs staffed up for the summer. Membership organizations also experienced a sharp increase, primarily due to church-related and other summer camps. Personnel supply services added a significant number ofjobs, as did agricultural services, movie theaters, and computerrelated services; all but the last of these increases are mainly seasonal in nature. The only services industries with significant employment losses for the month were private educational services and social ser-

vices, including day care centers; these declines were also seasonal. For the year, the services division has added 24,000 jobs, slightly over half of the state's total employment increase. The services sectors leading in over-the-year growth are computer programming and other computer-related services and the consulting professional services of engineering, architecture, research and management. Personnel supply services have lost employment over the year, a surprising development perhaps related to the large build-up in this industry just before the 1996 Summer Olympic Games.
Employment in the government division fell slightly, with the decrease concentrated at the state and local levels. Due to differences in timing between the survey week and school sessions from year to year, both monthly and yearly changes in government employment should be interpreted with some caution during the summer. At the state and local level, two strong trends ran counter to each other, as some secondary schools and colleges and universities let their nine-month personnel go for the summer, while some local governments started their summer youth programs. Government employment is about unchanged from last year at this time, as the effects of privatization efforts made earlier last year may finally be fading. Both state and local education have significant job gains over the year, but employment in the federal government is down sharply both in and outside of defense.

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

3,200
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I 1 997

Employment by industry

Thousands 30.0

Over-the-year change June 1997

24.0

20.0

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GEEOR.G IA-NONAGR_ICULTURAL EMP!-OYMENT {OOO'S)

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CURRENT MONTH
(PRELIMINARY) JUN1997

Q
PREVIOUS MONTH
(REVISED) MAY 1997

CURRENT MONTH
YEAR AGO JUN 1996

- NET CHANGE IN JOBS -

PREVIOUS MONTH

CURRENT MONTH
YEAR AGO

Total r'lonagricultural 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 ........................................................ . Insurance carriers, agents and brokers ............................... . Real estate ..................................................... . Services ......................................................... . Hoti;ils 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 .................................................... .

3,604.4 763.0 7.9 166.7 588.4 243.5 41.1 13.6 11.6 6.0 19.9 13.9 24.4 37.3 33.4 43.9 18.0 344.9 70.4 35.5 9.3 106.2 15.5 9.2 6.7 40.5 17.8 37.5 15.7 11.6 33.8 13.4 9.0 43.7 17.8 21.6 31.7
2,841.4 228.3 139.7 64.5 24.1 910.7 243.1 157.7 85.4 667.6 80.8 244.9 187.5 87.8 62.1 37.6 941.7 43.1 261.5 224.3 88.4 412.8 38.6 573.2 92.7
28.0 64.7 147.4 62.9 84.5 333.1 193.7 139.4

3,587.8 760.3 7.9 164.6 587.8 242.6 40.7 13.3 11.5 5.9 19.8 13.8 24.1 37.5 33.6 43.6 18.0 345.2 70.2 35.6 9.0 106.6 15.5 9.2 7.0 40.6 17.7 38.0 15.7 11.7 34.1 13.8 8.9 43.2 17.8 21.5 31.6
2,827.5 226.6 138.3 64.3 24.0 907.6 242.0 157.2 84.8 665.6 80.4 245.2 185.9 87.1 61.8 37.0 933.2 43.3 258.7 223.4 88.2 407.8 34.8 574.2 92.8 28.1 64.7 147.7 63.8 83.9 333.7 196.1 137.6

3,560.2 762.5 7.9 170.2 584.4 237.0 40.1 13.4 11.2 5.8 19.6 14.2 23.8 35.6 32.9 42.0 17.6 347.4 69.4 34.2 9.4 108.4 16.3 8.7 7.6 40.6 18.0 41.7 17.1 13.6 34.4 13.9 9.0 43.1 17.2 21.0 29.4
2,797.7
223.9 135.9
63.7 24.3 902.1 236.6 150.1 86.5 665.5 80.5 245.2 180.6
84.5 60.0 36.1 917.7 44.1 254.9 223.8 88.1 394.9 36.5 573.4 94.8
28.9 65.9 148.1 60.9 87.2 330.5 190.9 139.6

+16.6 +2.7 +.O +2.1 +.6 +.9 +.4 +.3 +.1 +.1 +.1 +.1 +.3 -.2 -.2
+.3 +.O -.3 +.2 -.1
+.3 -.4
+.O +.O -.3 -.1 +.1 -.5 +.0 -.1 -.3 -.4 +.1 +.5 +.O +.1 +.1 +13.9 +1.7 +1.4 +.2 +.1 +3.1 +1.1
+.5 +.6 +2.0 +.4 -.3 +1.6
+.7 +.3 +.6 +8.5 -.2
+2.8 +.9 +.2
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+.4 -2.5 +1.0 +1.3
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-.8 +.5 -.9 -.1 -.2 -4.2 -1.4 -2.0 -.6 -.5
+.O +.6 +.6 +.6 +2.3 +43.7 +4.4 +3.8 +.8 -.2
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+6.6 +.5 +.3
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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 HOU'RS AND EARNINGS

-AVERAGE WEEKLY EARNINGS -

CURRENT MONTH
(PRELIM) JUN 1997

PREVIOUS MONTH
(REV) MAY 1997

CURRENT MONTH
YEAR AGO JUN 1996

- AVERAGE WEEKLY HOURS -

CURRENT PREVIOUS CURRENT

MONTH MONTH MONTH

(PRELIM)

(REV) YEAR AGO

JUN 1997 MAY 1997 JUN 1996

- AVERAGE HOURLY EARNINGS -

CURRENT MONTH
(PRELIM) JUN 1997

PREVIOUS MONTH (REV)
MAY 1997

CURRENT MONTH
YEAR AGO JUN 1996

Total manufacturing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $484.03 Durable goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $531.65 Lumber and wood products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $397.55 Furniture and fixtures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $398.68 Stone, clay and glass products . . . . . . . . . . . . . $579.46 Primary metal industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $540.74 Fabricated metal products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $464.34 Industrial machinery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $490.20 Electric and electronic equipment . . . . . . . . . . . $535.41 Transportation equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $819.40 Nondurable goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $451.26 Food and kindred products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $398.16 Textile mill products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $423.61 Weaving mills, cotton ................... $427.74 Weaving mills, synthetic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $521.70 Knitting mills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $366.38 Floor covering mills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $415.11 Yarn and thread mills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $425.52 Apparel and other finished textiles . . . . . . . . . . $279.73 Men's and boys' clothing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $256.41 Women's and children's clothing . . . . . . . . . . $293.36 Paper and allied products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $664.01 Pulp, paper and paperboard mills . . . . . . . . . $869.30 Chemicals and allied products . . . . . . . . . . . . . $648.59

$487.30 $541.81 $394.71 $429.10 $589.96 $528.53 $470.17 $488.33 $533.94 $876.79 $449.34 $399.56 $418.25 $421.76 $524.16 $361.67 $405.41 $413.41 $275.28 $261.56 $285.35 $660.10 $841.93 $645.98

$476.36 $522.59 $421.46 $383.54 $560.98 $546.29 $458.35 $506.79 $540.23 $762.58 $443.50 $388.97 $418.46 $425.64 $513.32 $335.01 $426.94 $412.00 $271.47 $259.18 $272.08 $693.27 $942.40 $600.88

42.2 43.4 40.9 41.4 45.2 44.8 43.6 42.7 43.6 45.7 41.4 40.3 41.9 42.1 44.1 40.8 41.1 41.8 37.7 37.0 38.0 43.8 43.4 43.5

42.3 43.8 40.4 43.3 46.6 43.5 43.9 42.5 44.2 47.6 41.3 40.4 41.7 41.8 44.8 40.5 40.5 41.3 37.0 37.1 37.3 43.6 42.5 43.5

42.8 44.1 42.4 40.5 47.5 45.6 44.5 44.3 44.1 45.5 41.8 40.1 42.7 43.3 43.1 38.2 43.3 42.3 37.6 37.4 38.0 45.7 49.6 43.7

$11.47 $12.25
$9.72 $9.63 $12.82 $12.07 $10.65 $11.48 $12.28 $17.93 $10.90 $9.88 $10.11 $10.16 $11.83 $8.98 $10.10 $10.18 $7.42 $6.93 $7.72 $15.16 $20.03 $14.91

$11.52 $12.37
$9.77 $9.91 $12.66 $12.15 $10.71 $11.49 $12.08 $18.42 $10.88 $9.89 $10.03 $10.09 $11.70 $8.93 $10.01 $10.01 $7.44 $7.05 $7.65 $15.14 $19.81 $14.85

$11.13 $11.85 $9.94 $9.47 $11.81 $11.98 $10.30 $11.44 $12.25 $16.76 $10.61 $9.70 $9.80 $9.83 $11.91 $8.77 $9.86 $9.74 $7.22 $6.93 $7.16 $15.17 $19.00 $13.75

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

46.0 44.0

44.4

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ATLANTA NONAGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT (OOO'S)

CURRENT MONTH
(PRELIMINARY) JUN 1997

PREVIOUS MONTH
(REVISED) MAY 1997

CURRENT MONTH
YEAR AGO JUN 1996

- 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

1,955.2 314.4 1.6 93.5 219.3 109.2 8.1 8.4 8.5 11.1 16.3 18.2 21.9 16.7 110.1 23.6 12.2 8.6 13.5 28.2 11.5 10.2 13.8
1,640.8 161.5 99.3 520.5 159.9 111.3 48.6 360.6 136.7 39.9 126.1 57.2 44.5 24.4 576.0 24.8 186.5 110.4 43.2 254.3 35.5 256.7 47.9 55.8 153.0

1,944.9 313.3 1.6 92.5 219.2 109.2 8.2 8.6 8.5 10.9 16.2 18.3 21.8 16.7 110.0 23.6 12.1 8.8 13.4 28.0 11.6 10.3 13.8
1,631.6 160.6 98.4 518.9 159.4 111.0 48.4 359.5 137.0 39.7 125.0 56.7 44.3 24.0 570.1 25.0 184.5 110.2 43.1 250.5 32.4 257.0 48.0 55.9 153.1

1,924.7 311.1 1.6 94.9 214.6 105.4 8.2 8.1 8.5 10.7 15.1 17.9 20.6 16.3 109.2 23.0 12.6 9.5 13.5 27.6 11.0 10.1 12.9
1,613.6 159.8 97.1 514.6 156.6 107.4 49.2 358.0 133.7 39.8 122.7 55.2 43.5 24.0 563.5 25.7 182.4 109.8 43.3 245.7 32.5 253.0 47.9 53.7 151.4

+10.3 +1.1 +.0 +1.0 +.1 +.O -.1 -.2 +.O +.2 +.1 -.1 +.1 +.O +.1 +.O +.1 -.2 +.1 +.2 -.1 -.1 +.O +9.2 +.9 +.9 +1.6 +.5 +.3 +.2 +1.1 -.3 +.2 +1.1 +.5 +.2 +.4 +5.9 -.2 +2.0 +.2 +.1 +3.8 +3.1 -.3 -.1 -.1 -.1

+30.5 +3.3 +.O -1.4 +4.7 +3.8 -.1 +.3 +.O +.4 +1.2 +.3 +1.3 +.4 +.9 +.6 -.4 -.9 +.O +.6 +.5 +.1 +.9
+27.2 +1.7 +2.2 +5.9 +3.3 +3.9 -.6 +2.6 +3.0 +.1 +3.4 +2.0 +1.0 +.4
+12.5 -.9
+4.1 +.6 -.1
+8.6 +3.0 +3.7 +.O +2.1 +1.6

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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: AL..BANY NONAGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT (OOO'S)

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CURRENT MONTH
(PRELIMINARY) JUN 1997

" 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 ................................................. .

59.9 12.5
.0 3.9 8.6 1.5 7.1 2.1
.9 .6 3.5 47.4 2.9 14.4 3.2 11.2 2.3 15.1 12.7 2.9 9.8

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PREVIOUS MONTH
(REVISED) MAY 1997
59.2 12.4
.0 3.8 8.6 1.5 7.1 2.1
.9 .6 3.5 46.8 2.9 14.1 3.2 10.9 2.3 14.8 12.7 3.0 9.7

CURRENT MONTH
YEAR AGO JUN 1996
58.7 12.6
.0 4.1 8.5 1.6 6.9 2.1
.8 .6 3.4 46.1 2.7 13.9 3.1 10.8 2.2 14.8 12.5 3.0 9.5

- NET CHANGE IN JOBS -

PREVIOUS MONTH

CURRENT MONTH
YEAR AGO

+.7

+1.2

+.1

-.1

+.O

+.O

+.1

-.2

+.O

+.1

+.O

-.1

+.O

+.2

+.O

+.O

+.O

+.1

+.O

+.O

+.O

+.1

+.6

+1.3

+.O

+.2

+.3

+.5

+.O

+.1

+.3

+.4

+.O

+.1

+.3

+.3

+.O

+.2

-.1

-.1

+.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 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) JUN 1997

PREVIOUS MONTH
(REVISED) MAY 1997

CURRENT MONTH
YEAR AGO JUN 1996

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

72.9

73.2

72.8

-.3

+.1

14.2

14.5

14.4

-.3

-.2

2.4

2.5

2.6

-.1

-.2

11.8

12.0

11.8

-.2

+.O

5.0

5.1

5.3

-.1

-.3

6.8

6.9

6.5

-.1

+.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

+.O

+.O

1.7

1.8

1.6

-.1

+.1

1.8

1.8

1.6

+.O

+.2

58.7

58.7

58.4

+.O

+.3

2.0

2.0

2.0

+.O

+.O

18.8

18.8

18.2

+.O

+.6

3.3

3.3

3.2

+.O

+.1

15.5

15.5

15.0

+.O

+.5

2.2

2.3

2.2

-.1

+.O

15.9

15.6

15.3

+.3

+.6

19.8

20.0

20.7

-.2

-.9

1.6

1.6

1.7

+.O

-.1

18.2

18.4

19.0

-.2

-.8

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 (000'5)

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) JUN 1997
195.7 52.2
.4 10.6 41.2 11.2
1.2 3.0 7.0 30.0 2.0 5.9 3.0 1.8 17.3 143.5 6.6 44.1 5.3 38.8 6.2 46.0 40.6 7.3 33.3

PREVIOUS MONTH
(REVISED) MAY 1997
195.0 52.0
.4 10.5 41.1 11.1
1.2 2.9 7.0 30.0 2.0 5.9 3.1 1.7 17.3 143.0 6.6 44.2 5.3 38.9 6.2 45.6 40.4 7.2 33.2

CURRENT MONTH
YEAR AGO JUN 1996
193.2 52.4
.4 10.5 41.5 10.8
1.2 2.9 6.7 30.7 1.9 6.0 3.3 1.6 17.9 140.8 6.4 43.1 5.1 38.0 6.4 45.4 39.5 7.4 32.1

- NET CHANGE IN JOBS -

PREVIOUS MONTH

CURRENT MONTH
YEAR AGO

+.7

+2.5

+.2

-.2

+.O

+.O

+.1

+.1

+.1

-.3

+.1

+.4

+.0

+.O

+.1

+.1

+.O

+.3

+.O

-.7

+.O

+.1

+.O

-.1

-.1

-.3

+.1

+.2

+.O

-.6

+.5

+2.7

+.O

+.2

-.1

+1.0

+.O

+.2

-.1

+.8

+.O

-.2

+.4

+.6

+.2

+1.1

+.1

-.1

+.1

+1.2

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 (000'5)

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) JUN 1997
113.4 26.3
5.2 21.1
8.7 12.4 3.2 5.6
1.3 2.3 87.1 3.7 25.3 3.4 21.9 7.8 29.8 20.5 5.3 15.2

PREVIOUS MONTH
(REVISED) MAY1997
112.8 26.3 5.3 21.0
8.8 12.2 3.1 5.6 1.3 2.2 86.5 3.5 25.1 3.5 21.6 7.8 29.7 20.4 5.3 15.1

CURRENT MONTH
YEAR AGO JUN 1996
111.3 26.2
5.2 21.0
8.2 12.8 3.4 5.8
1.3 2.3 85.1 3.8 25.3 3.7 21.6 7.1 28.4 20.5 5.4 15.1

- NET CHANGE IN JOBS -

PREVIOUS MONTH

CURRENT MONTH
YEAR AGO

+.6

+2.1

+.O

+.1

-.1

+.O

+.1

+.1

-.1

+.5

+.2

-.4

+.1

-.2

+.O

-.2

+.O

+.O

+.1

+.O

+.6

+2.0

+.2

-.1

+.2

+.O

-.1

-.3

+.3

+.3

+.O

+.7

+.1

+1.4

+.1

+.O

+.O

-.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 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
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MACON NONAGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT {OOO'S)

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CURRENT MONTH
(PRELIMINARY) JUN 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 ................................................. .

147.7 28.4 1.1 6.3 21.0 9.1 11.9 3.6 1.6 1.6 5.1
119.3 5.3
34.4 5.5
28.9 8.1
38.4 33.1 12.9 20.2

PREVIOUS MONTH
(REVISED) MAY 1997
147.2 28.2 1.1 6.3 20.8 9.0 11.8 3.5 1.5 1.6 5.2
119.0 5.3
34.2 5.4
28.8 8.1
38.1 33.3 12.9 20.4

CURRENT MONTH
YEAR AGO JUN 1996

- NET CHANGE IN JOBS -

PREVIOUS MONTH

CURRENT MONTH
YEAR AGO

146.8

+.5

+.9

27.6

+.2

+.8

1.2

+.O

-.1

6.1

+.O

+.2

20.3

+.2

+.7

9.0

+.1

+.1

11.3

+.1

+.6

3.4

+.1

+.2

1.6

+.1

+.O

1.5

+.O

+.1

4.8

-.1

+.3

119.2

+.3

+.1

5.2

+.O

+.1

34.1

+.2

+.3

5.5

+.1

+.O

28.6

+.1

+.3

8.3

+.O

-.2

38.7

+.3

-.3

32.9

-.2

+.2

13.4

+.O

-.5

19.5

-.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 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 {OOO'S)

CURRENT MONTH
(PRELIMINARY) JUN 1997

PREVIOUS MONTH
(REVISED) MAY 1997

CURRENT MONTH
YEAR AGO JUN 1996

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

132.0 24.7 7.3 17.4 7.8 .9 5.3 1.6 9.6 1.9 4.9 1.5 .3 1.0
107.3 9.5
34.3 5.2
29.1 4.2
38.2 21.1
3.1 18.0

133.1 24.8 7.5 17.3 7.6 .9 5.2 1.5 9.7 1.9 5.0 1.5 .3 1.0
108.3 9.6
34.5 5.2
29.3 4.2
38.5 21.5
3.1 18.4

129.9 24.3 7.4 16.9 7.3 .9 5.0 1.4 9.6 1.8 4.9 1.5 .3 1.1
105.6 9.1
33.9 5.2
28.7 4.2
37.7 20.7
3.0 17.7

-1.1

+2.1

-.1

+.4

-.2

-.1

+.1

+.5

+.2

+.5

+.O

+.O

+.1

+.3

+.1

+.2

-.1

+.O

+.O

+.1

-.1

+.O

+.O

+.O

+.O

+.O

+.O

-.1

-1.0

+1.7

-.1

+.4

-.2

+.4

+.O

+.O

-.2

+.4

+.O

+.O

-.3

+.5

-.4

+.4

+.O

+.1

-.4

+.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 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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