October 2001 Data Highlights "How will Georgia's workforce be affected by September 11th? ................. page 2 The preliminary numbers are in...but who knows what the full impact will be? Unemployment rate increases for second straight month ............. page 10 While October's numbers were the first signs of how the impact of the attacks has affected Georgia, they are likely to have far-reaching effects in the months to come. Spotlight: Service Delivery Region Ten ......................... Page 12 Keeping the faith in SDR 10...a classic example of what can be accomplished with hard work and a spirit of cooperation. New Developments................. Page 18 Benefits paid up over $66 million during October. .....................Page 21 Largest monthly benefit payout ever for the state of Georgia. WI&A Customer Satisfaction Team ................. page 23 Volume XXVII, Number 10 Data Tables 4 Georgia Nonagricultural Employment 5 Georgia Hours and Earnings 6 Atlanta Nonagricultural Employment 7 Albany & Athens Nonagricultural Employment 8 Augusta-Aiken & Columbus Nonagricultural Employment 9 Macon & Savannah Nonagricultural Employment 11 Georgia, Metro Areas & U.S. Labor Force Estimates 14 Georgia Labor Force Estimates by County 19 Georgia Unemployment Rates by County 20 Georgia Unemployment Insurance Claims by County Michael L. Thurmond, Commissioner Georgia Department of Labor Workforce Information & Analysis 148 Andrew Young International Blvd., N.E. Atlanta, Georgia 30303-1751 (404) 656-3177 Fax (404) 651-9568 Workforce.Info@dol.state.ga.us Equal Opportunity Employer/Program Auxiliary Aids and Services Available upon Request to Individuals with Disabilities Dimensions - Measuring Georgia's Workforce Sometimes there's no comfort in numbers, but this too shall pass It has been two months since the events of September 11th, 2001 yet the full economic impact of the tragedies may not be well understood for some time to come. The October payroll surveys have produced the first employment data that noticeably reflects the impact of the terrorist attacks on Georgia's labor market. Nonfarm payroll employment suffered a drop of 12,200 statewide in October, the second largest October decline since the Bureau of Labor Statistics began reporting the data in 1939. The largest October employment contraction in Georgia occurred in 1974, one year after OPEC began its oil embargo of the West when the entire nation was in the throes of recession. Despite the perceptible blow to Georgia's labor force, it is not possible to isolate the effects of September 11th from the general weakening employment trend that had been evident for several months prior. However, upon examination of the hardest hit industries in Georgia, it is evident that there has been a significant ripple effect from that grievous day and the public trepidation that ensued. While job losses were widespread again this month, some industries that were suffering prior to the attacks (construction, transportation and manufacturing) were clearly exacerbated by the attacks. In addition, several of the industries with substantial employment declines in October, namely the hotel and restaurant industries, were undoubtedly affected by the aftermath of the terrorist attacks and the widespread slump in travel following September 11th. Construction contracted statewide for the third consecutive month, bringing the total job losses to 11,300 since July. In October, small declines in heavy construction and special trade were coupled with a large drop in general building contractors. Despite increasingly lower interest rates, demand for homes and overall consumer sentiment have been dampened since the attacks, adversely affecting residential building construction and home improvement projects. Heavy construction may continue to soften due to decreased government funding for public works in favor of security-related expenses. Nonresidential building is expected to continue its downward trend due to declines or delays in new hotel construction and airport terminals . Finally, it remains to be seen how tougher enforcement of undocumented immigrant workers will affect the large number of Hispanic contractors in the state. Manufacturing has been in recession for the past year both statewide and in the nation. The slowdown through August reflected a traditional inventory cycle, followed by an investment cycle. In the first quarter, the inventory swing created the slowdown. Then in the second quarter spending on business equipment plunged. Up to that point, the industry was following a recessionary pattern which resembled that of 1974. The differ- ence this year was that manufacturing makes up a much smaller share of the economy than in the 1970s and that consumers continued to spend. Since September 11th, however, the consumer has gone into hibernation, understandably too frightened and grief- stricken to spend. Manufacturing employment fell by 3,000 in October, following eight Georgia's industry mix in 1974 Construction & mining 6% Government 19% Services 15% FIRE 3% Trade 22% Manufacturing 26% TCPU 7% Georgia's industry mix in 2001 Construction & mining 5% Government 15% Services 29% FIRE 3% Manufacturing 14% TCPU 7% Trade 25% consecutive months of decline. The total job loss for Georgia's factories over the year is 24,500, a contraction of 4.2 percent. Large cutbacks continued in textile mills and industrial machinery. These two industries have accounted for over a third of the factory jobs lost over the year. Printing and publishing fell by 400 this month as magazine and newspaper ad revenues continue to decline from internet advertising competition. Total advertising pages for major U.S. magazines in October were down 16.8 percent from last year and advertising revenue decreased 3.4 percent according to the Publishers Information Bureau. Ad agencies and companies may prefer not to advertise during tragic events so as not to be viewed as insensitive or opportunistic. Employment in the production of aircrafts and parts also dropped slightly in October, a trend which may worsen as the decline in travel sharply reduces the demand for large commercial aircraft and business jets. Large aircraft manufacturers have already alerted their suppliers to prepare for sharp cuts in production through next year. Transportation, communications and public utilities entered a fourth consecutive month of employment contraction, losing 2,800 jobs. Losses were particularly heavy in transportation which has shown considerable weakness for some time. As of September, transportation had contracted by 4,400 jobs over the year, primarily in trucking and warehousing. In October, another 2,300 transportation jobs fell to the wayside, concentrated again in trucking and warehousing. The American Trucking Association freight index has been below its level of one year ago for almost the entire year due to overstocked inventories and weak business investment. In the weeks following the attacks, consumer uncertainty and even weaker business spending have negatively impacted freight transportation even further. As a result, trucking companies are experiencing sagging freight volumes at what should be their busiest period, the pre-holiday shipping rush. Luckily, Georgia lost only 100 jobs in air transportation, due to delayed layoff announcements and severance packages (which are counted as paychecks in the payroll surveys). Given the fact that most airlines slashed their operations by 15 to 20 percent to adapt to the plunge in passenger traffic following September 11th, more severe contraction is 2 Dimensions - Measuring Georgia's Workforce expected in the coming months. Moreover, the lost revenue from significantly reduced business travel, and increased costs for labor and security enhancements will far outpace the revenue they are collecting from leisure travelers snatching up discounted airfares, even with the substantial government bailout. Wholesale trade employment fell by 600 jobs in October, following a gain of 1,800 the previous month. Over-the-month declines were concentrated in durable goods distribution, beset by the same misfortunes as trucking and warehousing. Both industries are highly sensitive to swings in manufacturing output. When factory orders took a beating, wholesale trade and trucking became guilty by association and had fallen victim to the economic downturn even before September 11th. The Commerce Department said retail sales fell a record 2.4 percent last month, with purchases of new motor vehicles down 4.6 percent, clothing sales down 5.9 percent and food service sales 5.1 percent lower. September declines in both retail sales and the Consumer Confidence Index were reflected in large employment losses in some sectors of retail trade this month. Eating and drinking places lost 1,400 jobs in October, primarily in the Atlanta area. Restaurants, especially the expense-account variety, sit empty as businesses continue to cut back on flying and families choose to prepare meals at home and curl up in their living rooms. Merchants reported heavy incentives and discounting, such as zero percent financing in anticipation of weak holiday sales. Early bird seasonal shopping has remained at low levels. Job gains in banks and insurance firms more than compensated a loss of 100 jobs in real estate as the finance, insurance and real estate sector edged up by 300 in October. Residential building permits in Georgia were down 9.3 percent in September and had weakened by 8.6 percent over the year. Moreover, mortgage applications for home purchases are down 12 percent from pre-attack levels and commercial real estate markets are suffering from delayed or cancelled building projects and increasing vacancy rates. Security and commodity brokerages have refrained from layoffs in the wake of the attacks, opting to slash bonuses as a way to restore crumbling profits. Insurance firms have no doubt benefited from the public's renewed interest in life, accident and flight insurance policies in anticipation of future attacks. Services employment fell by 6,600 in October and 17,400 over the year. Hotels and other lodging places have seen drastic layoffs and reduced workweeks due to canceled or delayed conferences and low occupancy rates. The hotel occupancy rate in Atlanta fell from 67.3 percent in October 2000 to 52 percent for October 2001, a 22.7 percent drop. It was supposed to be their busiest month. Revenue per room was down 14.7 percent due to drastically reduced room rates for groups and free upgrades. Amusement and recreation employment fell 1,600 as activity in the tourism sector plummeted and some families remained skittish of large public places. U.S. Consumer confidence & GA non-farm employment Consumer Sentiment with selected major events GA non-farm employment (seasonally adj.) 120.0 4500.0 World Trade Center 100.0 Bombing 2/26/93 4000.0 3500.0 80.0 60.0 40.0 US Stock Market Crash 10/27/87 Iraqi Invasion of Kuwait 8/2/90 Hurricane Andrew 8/16/92 Oklahoma City Bombing 4/19/95 U.S. Embassy Bombings in Africa 8/7/98 Terrorist Attack on WTC and Pentagon 9/11/01 3000.0 2500.0 2000.0 1500.0 20.0 Consumer sentiment Non-Farm employment (seasonally adjusted) 0.0 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Source: GA Dept. of Labor & Univ. of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Survey 1000.0 500.0 0.0 Business services continued to plunge in October, dropping 4,100 jobs this month and 36,200 over the year. The demand for temporary help declined even more after the attacks resulting in a loss of 1,400 personnel supply jobs in October. The consulting industry has seen some improvements since the attacks, particularly in the security and government fields. While most Americans are feeling less job security, one thing we aren't short on is security jobs. As the potential of future terrorist attacks mount, American offices, stores and factories have responded by beefing up security. The nation's two largest security firms anticipate hiring a combined minimum of 10,000 to 15,000 new guards and U.S. officials have estimated that federalizing airport security and increasing the number of air marshals could require as many as 40,000 new hires. Engineering companies especially are expected to get a boost as the government and large companies become even more security conscious. Some defense companies are expecting increased business in a time of war, yet defense-company executives say it could be months before orders for new weapons translate into large hires, if at all. Government employment rose 2,800 over the month, primarily in local government where municipal services are still trying to catch up with growth in population. Even before the attacks, the economy was on the brink of recession, but strong consumer spending was offsetting the impact of corporate cutbacks on investment and inventories. Since the events of September 11th it appears that consumer sentiment, may turn out to be our Achilles' heel, as drastically reduced spending causes more layoffs and diminishing incomes, only worsening consumer confidence. The vicious cycle continues, but it is still a cycle, and eventually this too shall pass. Produced by the Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics For more information, please contact Lili Stern at (404) 656-3177 or (800) 338-2082 Fax (404) 651-9568 Email: Lili.Stern@dol.state.ga.us 3 Georgia Nonagricultural Employment (000s) Preliminary Revised Revised OCT 2001 SEP 2001 OCT 2000 Change in Jobs from SEP 2001 Net % Change in Jobs from OCT 2000 Net % Total nonagricultural employment Goods producing industries Mining Construction General building contractors Heavy construction Special trade Manufacturing Durable goods Lumber and wood products Furniture & fixtures Stone, clay, & glass products Primary metal industries Fabricated metal products Industrial machinery Electronic equipment Transportation equipment Other durable goods Nondurable goods Food and kindred products Meat products Textile mill products Carpets & rugs Apparel & other finished textiles Paper and allied products Printing and publishing Commercial printing Chemicals and allied products Other nondurable goods Service producing industries Transportation & public utilities Transportation Communications Electric, gas, & sanitary services Trade Wholesale trade Retail trade General merchandise Food stores Eating & drinking places Finance, insurance, and real estate Finance Insurance Real estate Services Hotels and other lodging places Business services Personnel supply Computer & D.P. services Amusement, recreation Health services Hospitals Educational services Social services Engineering & management Other services Total government Total federal government Department of Defense Total state government State education Total local government Local education 3,984.5 771.9 7.9 202.6 45.4 28.5 128.7 561.4 246.3 39.7 11.5 21.7 13.0 24.9 39.0 31.5 47.0 18.0 315.1 71.0 39.1 95.4 43.8 21.8 30.6 43.9 16.4 22.0 30.4 3,212.6 266.0 157.4 84.0 24.6 994.5 264.9 729.6 94.9 101.9 260.9 205.0 90.3 73.9 40.8 1,135.2 44.2 303.0 115.0 76.0 36.4 260.5 108.3 63.7 53.8 91.2 282.4 611.9 93.9 27.7 155.9 69.6 362.1 219.7 3,996.7 776.8 8.0 204.4 46.7 28.6 129.1 564.4 246.0 39.7 11.5 21.8 13.0 24.9 39.4 31.3 46.4 18.0 318.4 70.9 38.9 96.8 44.3 22.0 30.9 44.3 16.9 22.1 31.4 3,219.9 268.8 159.7 84.5 24.6 995.5 265.5 730.0 93.3 103.0 262.3 204.7 90.3 73.5 40.9 1,141.8 45.9 307.1 116.4 76.2 38.0 260.1 107.7 63.1 54.2 90.9 282.5 609.1 93.7 27.6 155.2 69.6 360.2 217.7 4,030.9 803.7 7.7 210.1 46.4 29.2 134.5 585.9 256.2 41.7 12.2 21.6 13.7 25.4 41.1 33.9 48.4 18.2 329.7 72.8 39.8 102.6 44.7 23.9 30.8 44.4 16.4 22.8 32.4 3,227.2 270.8 163.6 83.4 23.8 985.8 258.4 727.4 93.6 107.3 256.7 205.8 92.5 71.7 41.6 1,152.6 45.9 339.2 147.1 78.9 35.8 252.1 104.3 62.9 57.2 91.5 268.0 612.2 95.0 27.9 157.8 72.3 359.4 220.1 -12.2 -0.3 -4.9 -0.6 -.1 -1.3 -1.8 -0.9 -1.3 -2.8 -.1 -0.3 -.4 -0.3 -3.0 -0.5 +.3 +0.1 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 -.1 -0.5 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 -.4 -1.0 +.2 +0.6 +.6 +1.3 +.0 +0.0 -3.3 -1.0 +.1 +0.1 +.2 +0.5 -1.4 -1.4 -.5 -1.1 -.2 -0.9 -.3 -1.0 -.4 -0.9 -.5 -3.0 -.1 -0.5 -1.0 -3.2 -7.3 -0.2 -2.8 -1.0 -2.3 -1.4 -.5 -0.6 +.0 +0.0 -1.0 -0.1 -.6 -0.2 -.4 -0.1 +1.6 +1.7 -1.1 -1.1 -1.4 -0.5 +.3 +0.1 +.0 +0.0 +.4 +0.5 -.1 -0.2 -6.6 -0.6 -1.7 -3.7 -4.1 -1.3 -1.4 -1.2 -.2 -0.3 -1.6 -4.2 +.4 +0.2 +.6 +0.6 +.6 +1.0 -.4 -0.7 +.3 +0.3 -.1 +0.0 +2.8 +0.5 +.2 +0.2 +.1 +0.4 +.7 +0.5 +.0 +0.0 +1.9 +0.5 +2.0 +0.9 -46.4 -31.8 +.2 -7.5 -1.0 -.7 -5.8 -24.5 -9.9 -2.0 -.7 +.1 -.7 -.5 -2.1 -2.4 -1.4 -.2 -14.6 -1.8 -.7 -7.2 -.9 -2.1 -.2 -.5 +.0 -.8 -2.0 -14.6 -4.8 -6.2 +.6 +.8 +8.7 +6.5 +2.2 +1.3 -5.4 +4.2 -.8 -2.2 +2.2 -.8 -17.4 -1.7 -36.2 -32.1 -2.9 +.6 +8.4 +4.0 +.8 -3.4 -.3 +14.4 -.3 -1.1 -.2 -1.9 -2.7 +2.7 -.4 -1.2 -4.0 +2.6 -3.6 -2.2 -2.4 -4.3 -4.2 -3.9 -4.8 -5.7 +0.5 -5.1 -2.0 -5.1 -7.1 -2.9 -1.1 -4.4 -2.5 -1.8 -7.0 -2.0 -8.8 -0.6 -1.1 +0.0 -3.5 -6.2 -0.5 -1.8 -3.8 +0.7 +3.4 +0.9 +2.5 +0.3 +1.4 -5.0 +1.6 -0.4 -2.4 +3.1 -1.9 -1.5 -3.7 -10.7 -21.8 -3.7 +1.7 +3.3 +3.8 +1.3 -5.9 -0.3 +5.4 +0.0 -1.2 -0.7 -1.2 -3.7 +0.8 -0.2 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 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, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2000 benchmark. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis 4 Georgia Hours and Earnings (000s) Average Weekly Earnings Preliminary Revised Revised OCT 2001 SEP 2001 OCT 2000 Average Weekly Hours Preliminary Revised Revised OCT 2001 SEP 2001 OCT 2000 Average Hourly Earnings Preliminary Revised Revised OCT 2001 SEP 2000 OCT 2000 Total manufacturing $524.56 $534.30 $544.75 39.8 40.6 41.3 $13.18 $13.16 $13.19 Durable goods $566.92 $573.07 $571.45 39.7 40.3 40.3 $14.28 $14.22 $14.18 Lumber and wood products $491.06 $488.80 $408.47 41.3 41.6 36.7 $11.89 $11.75 $11.13 Furniture and fixtures $405.79 $398.11 $409.94 37.4 37.7 39.8 $10.85 $10.56 $10.30 Stone, clay and glass products $666.72 $692.94 $618.80 44.3 46.6 44.2 $15.05 $14.87 $14.00 Primary metal industries $591.18 $622.93 $590.89 42.5 44.4 41.7 $13.91 $14.03 $14.17 Fabricated metal products $516.50 $538.05 $499.57 39.7 40.7 41.7 $13.01 $13.22 $11.98 Industrial machinery $492.36 $505.89 $522.86 37.7 38.5 40.5 $13.06 $13.14 $12.91 Electric and electronic equipment $504.41 $498.46 $543.89 38.3 38.7 39.7 $13.17 $12.88 $13.70 Transportation equipment $831.08 $826.43 $914.15 39.5 38.6 43.1 $21.04 $21.41 $21.21 Other durable goods $455.59 $466.75 $421.70 37.1 37.4 35.2 $12.28 $12.48 $11.98 Nondurable goods $492.77 $505.10 $523.32 39.9 40.8 42.0 $12.35 $12.38 $12.46 Food and kindred products $488.31 $499.93 $512.19 41.0 41.8 42.4 $11.91 $11.96 $12.08 Meat products $395.75 $396.98 $391.94 40.3 40.8 40.7 $9.82 $9.73 $9.63 Textile mill products $436.70 $453.61 $488.16 39.7 41.2 43.2 $11.00 $11.01 $11.30 Carpets and rugs $412.11 $423.50 $510.07 39.1 40.8 44.2 $10.54 $10.38 $11.54 Apparel and other finished textiles $265.32 $281.05 $279.22 33.0 35.0 33.6 $8.04 $8.03 $8.31 Paper and allied products $631.76 $657.34 $703.55 41.4 42.3 44.5 $15.26 $15.54 $15.81 Printing and publishing $598.55 $597.53 $631.34 38.1 38.6 41.7 $15.71 $15.48 $15.14 Commerical printing $630.80 $651.04 $718.43 40.0 41.6 46.5 $15.77 $15.65 $15.45 Chemicals and allied products $610.62 $600.80 $664.93 40.6 39.5 41.3 $15.04 $15.21 $16.10 Other nondurable goods $511.26 $521.24 $485.58 41.6 41.5 40.6 $12.29 $12.56 $11.96 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, Workforce Information & Analysis Georgia Average Weekly Hours Manufacturing production workers *Preliminary Estimate 42.5 42.0 41.7 41.5 41.3 41.1 41.0 40.6 40.5 40.5 40.6 40.5 40.2 40.0 39.9 39.8 40.0 39.7 39.5 38.8 39.0 38.5 38.0 Oct Nov Dec Jan 2000 Feb Mar Apr May Jun 2001 Jul Aug Sep Oct* 5 Atlanta Nonagricultural Employment (000s) Preliminary Revised Revised OCT 2001 SEP 2001 OCT 2000 Change in Jobs from SEP 2001 Net % Change in Jobs from OCT 2000 Net % Total nonagricultural employment Goods producing industries Mining Construction General building contractors Heavy construction Special trade Manufacturing Durable goods Lumber and wood products Stone, clay, and glass products Primary metal industries Fabricated metal products Industrial machinery 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 & public utilities Transportation Communications & public utilities Trade Wholesale trade Wholesale--durable goods Wholesale--nondurable goods Retail trade General merchandise Food stores Eating & drinking places Miscellaneous retail Finance, insurance, and real estate Finance Insurance Real estate Services Hotels and other lodging places Business services Personnel supply Computer & D.P. services Amusement, including movies Health services Hospitals Social services Engineering & management Other services Total government Total federal government Total state government Total local government 2,193.5 329.9 2.0 112.7 26.6 13.8 72.3 215.2 108.7 8.9 9.5 7.8 11.8 15.0 16.7 22.1 16.9 106.5 24.7 9.7 7.0 12.4 28.1 9.5 10.5 14.1 1,863.6 194.1 114.1 80.0 588.1 183.9 129.3 54.6 404.2 47.6 53.6 150.4 50.5 138.9 58.3 52.8 27.8 669.4 25.3 208.5 73.7 61.6 30.0 132.2 57.8 31.4 66.2 175.8 273.1 45.8 54.6 172.7 2,204.7 333.2 2.0 114.0 27.3 13.7 73.0 217.2 109.5 8.9 9.6 7.8 11.9 15.2 16.8 22.3 17.0 107.7 24.7 9.7 7.3 12.5 28.3 9.9 10.5 14.7 1,871.5 196.3 116.2 80.1 589.9 185.0 130.1 54.9 404.9 46.9 54.3 151.4 50.1 139.0 58.9 52.3 27.8 675.2 26.6 211.7 74.7 61.7 32.0 132.1 57.5 31.4 66.0 175.4 271.1 45.8 54.5 170.8 2,220.6 345.8 1.8 121.3 26.0 14.5 80.8 222.7 113.2 9.0 9.8 8.0 11.9 16.4 18.4 22.5 17.2 109.5 24.9 10.3 7.6 12.5 28.3 9.9 10.8 15.1 1,874.8 194.7 118.5 76.2 579.3 179.3 126.5 52.8 400.0 47.6 56.9 145.0 48.2 141.4 61.5 51.0 28.9 688.9 27.9 237.9 96.5 65.3 30.8 127.4 54.8 30.9 66.3 167.7 270.5 46.1 57.6 166.8 -11.2 -0.5 -3.3 -1.0 +.0 +0.0 -1.3 -1.1 -.7 -2.6 +.1 +0.7 -.7 -1.0 -2.0 -0.9 -.8 -0.7 +.0 +0.0 -.1 -1.0 +.0 +0.0 -.1 -0.8 -.2 -1.3 -.1 -0.6 -.2 -0.9 -.1 -0.6 -1.2 -1.1 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 -.3 -4.1 -.1 -0.8 -.2 -0.7 -.4 -4.0 +.0 +0.0 -.6 -4.1 -7.9 -0.4 -2.2 -1.1 -2.1 -1.8 -.1 -0.1 -1.8 -0.3 -1.1 -0.6 -.8 -0.6 -.3 -0.5 -.7 -0.2 +.7 +1.5 -.7 -1.3 -1.0 -0.7 +.4 +0.8 -.1 -0.1 -.6 -1.0 +.5 +1.0 +.0 +0.0 -5.8 -0.9 -1.3 -4.9 -3.2 -1.5 -1.0 -1.3 -.1 -0.2 -2.0 -6.3 +.1 +0.1 +.3 +0.5 +.0 +0.0 +.2 +0.3 +.4 +0.2 +2.0 +0.7 +.0 +0.0 +.1 +0.2 +1.9 +1.1 -27.1 -15.9 +.2 -8.6 +.6 -.7 -8.5 -7.5 -4.5 -.1 -.3 -.2 -.1 -1.4 -1.7 -.4 -.3 -3.0 -.2 -.6 -.6 -.1 -.2 -.4 -.3 -1.0 -11.2 -.6 -4.4 +3.8 +8.8 +4.6 +2.8 +1.8 +4.2 +.0 -3.3 +5.4 +2.3 -2.5 -3.2 +1.8 -1.1 -19.5 -2.6 -29.4 -22.8 -3.7 -.8 +4.8 +3.0 +.5 -.1 +8.1 +2.6 -.3 -3.0 +5.9 -1.2 -4.6 +11.1 -7.1 +2.3 -4.8 -10.5 -3.4 -4.0 -1.1 -3.1 -2.5 -0.8 -8.5 -9.2 -1.8 -1.7 -2.7 -0.8 -5.8 -7.9 -0.8 -0.7 -4.0 -2.8 -6.6 -0.6 -0.3 -3.7 +5.0 +1.5 +2.6 +2.2 +3.4 +1.1 +0.0 -5.8 +3.7 +4.8 -1.8 -5.2 +3.5 -3.8 -2.8 -9.3 -12.4 -23.6 -5.7 -2.6 +3.8 +5.5 +1.6 -0.2 +4.8 +1.0 -0.7 -5.2 +3.5 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 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 2000 benchmark. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis 6 Albany Nonagricultural Employment (000s) Preliminary Revised Revised OCT 2001 SEP 2001 OCT 2000 Change in Jobs from SEP 2001 Net % Change in Jobs from OCT 2000 Net % Total nonagricultural employment 59.4 59.5 59.4 -.1 -0.2 +.0 +0.0 Goods producing industries 12.3 12.4 12.0 -.1 -0.8 +.3 +2.5 Mining .0 .0 .0 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 Contract construction 4.2 4.2 3.8 +.0 +0.0 +.4 +10.5 Manufacturing 8.1 8.2 8.2 -.1 -1.2 -.1 -1.2 Durable goods 1.4 1.4 1.4 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 Nondurable goods 6.7 6.8 6.8 -.1 -1.5 -.1 -1.5 Food and kindred products 1.6 1.7 1.7 -.1 -5.9 -.1 -5.9 Textile mill products .9 .9 .9 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 Chemicals and allied products .6 .6 .6 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 Other nondurable goods 3.6 3.6 3.6 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 Service producing industries 47.1 47.1 47.4 +.0 +0.0 -.3 -0.6 Transportation, communications, and public utilities 3.4 3.4 3.7 +.0 +0.0 -.3 -8.1 Wholesale and retail trade 14.0 13.7 13.8 +.3 +2.2 +.2 +1.4 Wholesale trade 3.0 2.9 3.1 +.1 +3.4 -.1 -3.2 Retail trade 11.0 10.8 10.7 +.2 +1.9 +.3 +2.8 Finance, insurance, and real estate 1.7 1.7 1.6 +.0 +0.0 +.1 +6.3 Services 16.5 16.5 16.1 +.0 +0.0 +.4 +2.5 Government 11.5 11.8 12.2 -.3 -2.5 -.7 -5.7 Federal 2.5 2.5 2.8 +.0 +0.0 -.3 -10.7 State and local 9.0 9.3 9.4 -.3 -3.2 -.4 -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 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 2000 benchmark. Athens Nonagricultural Employment (000s) Preliminary Revised Revised OCT 2001 SEP 2001 OCT 2000 Change in Jobs from SEP 2001 Net % Change in Jobs from OCT 2000 Net % Total nonagricultural employment 73.3 73.4 75.5 -.1 -0.1 -2.2 -2.9 Goods producing industries 13.4 13.7 14.7 -.3 -2.2 -1.3 -8.8 Construction and mining 3.1 3.4 3.1 -.3 -8.8 +.0 +0.0 Manufacturing 10.3 10.3 11.6 +.0 +0.0 -1.3 -11.2 Durable goods 5.3 5.3 5.6 +.0 +0.0 -.3 -5.4 Nondurable goods 5.0 5.0 6.0 +.0 +0.0 -1.0 -16.7 Food and kindred products 2.8 2.9 3.2 -.1 -3.4 -.4 -12.5 Textiles and apparel .8 .8 1.2 +.0 +0.0 -.4 -33.3 Other nondurable goods 1.4 1.3 1.6 +.1 +7.7 -.2 -12.5 Service producing industries 59.9 59.7 60.8 +.2 +0.3 -.9 -1.5 Transportation, communications, and public utilities 2.4 2.4 2.1 +.0 +0.0 +.3 +14.3 Wholesale and retail trade 17.6 17.5 18.1 +.1 +0.6 -.5 -2.8 Wholesale trade 2.9 3.0 2.9 -.1 -3.3 +.0 +0.0 Retail trade 14.7 14.5 15.2 +.2 +1.4 -.5 -3.3 Finance, insurance, and real estate 2.2 2.2 2.2 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 Services 17.4 17.7 17.8 -.3 -1.7 -.4 -2.2 Government 20.3 19.9 20.6 +.4 +2.0 -.3 -1.5 Federal 2.0 2.0 1.9 +.0 +0.0 +.1 +5.3 State and local 18.3 17.9 18.7 +.4 +2.2 -.4 -2.1 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 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 2000 benchmark. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis 7 Augusta-Aiken Nonagricultural Employment (000s) Preliminary Revised Revised OCT 2001 SEP 2001 OCT 2000 Change in Jobs from SEP 2001 Net % Change in Jobs from OCT 2000 Net % Total nonagricultural employment 201.6 201.7 203.8 -.1 +0.0 -2.2 -1.1 Goods producing industries 43.2 43.4 43.3 -.2 -0.5 -.1 -0.2 Mining .3 .3 .3 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 Contract construction 13.6 13.7 13.3 -.1 -0.7 +.3 +2.3 Manufacturing 29.3 29.4 29.7 -.1 -0.3 -.4 -1.3 Durable goods 12.1 12.1 12.1 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 Lumber and wood products 1.3 1.3 1.3 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 Stone, clay, and glass products 2.3 2.3 2.6 +.0 +0.0 -.3 -11.5 Other durable goods 8.5 8.5 8.2 +.0 +0.0 +.3 +3.7 Nondurable goods 17.2 17.3 17.6 -.1 -0.6 -.4 -2.3 Food and kindred products 2.5 2.4 2.3 +.1 +4.2 +.2 +8.7 Textile mill products 4.6 4.6 4.8 +.0 +0.0 -.2 -4.2 Apparel and other finished textiles 1.5 1.5 1.8 +.0 +0.0 -.3 -16.7 Printing and publishing 2.0 2.1 1.8 -.1 -4.8 +.2 +11.1 Other nondurable goods 6.6 6.7 6.9 -.1 -1.5 -.3 -4.3 Service producing industries 158.4 158.3 160.5 +.1 +0.1 -2.1 -1.3 Transportation, communications, and public utilities 17.4 17.3 17.3 +.1 +0.6 +.1 +0.6 Wholesale and retail trade 42.7 42.6 43.4 +.1 +0.2 -.7 -1.6 Wholesale trade 4.4 4.4 4.7 +.0 +0.0 -.3 -6.4 Retail trade 38.3 38.2 38.7 +.1 +0.3 -.4 -1.0 Finance, insurance, and real estate 6.3 6.3 6.2 +.0 +0.0 +.1 +1.6 Services 50.7 50.5 52.0 +.2 +0.4 -1.3 -2.5 Government 41.3 41.6 41.6 -.3 -0.7 -.3 -0.7 Federal 7.6 7.5 7.6 +.1 +1.3 +.0 +0.0 State and local 33.7 34.1 34.0 -.4 -1.2 -.3 -0.9 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 2000 benchmark. Columbus Nonagricultural Employment (000s) Preliminary Revised Revised OCT 2001 SEP 2001 OCT 2000 Change in Jobs from SEP 2001 Net % Change in Jobs from OCT 2000 Net % Total nonagricultural employment 120.6 121.6 122.2 -1.0 -0.8 -1.6 -1.3 Goods producing industries 24.4 24.8 26.3 -.4 -1.6 -1.9 -7.2 Construction and mining Manufacturing 5.8 5.8 5.7 18.6 19.0 20.6 +.0 +0.0 -.4 -2.1 +.1 +1.8 -2.0 -9.7 Durable goods 7.6 8.0 8.4 -.4 -5.0 -.8 -9.5 Nondurable goods Food and kindred products 11.0 11.0 12.2 2.5 2.4 3.2 +.0 +0.0 +.1 +4.2 -1.2 -9.8 -.7 -21.9 Textile mill products 5.3 5.3 5.6 +.0 +0.0 -.3 -5.4 Printing and publishing Other nondurable goods 1.0 1.0 1.1 +.0 +0.0 2.2 2.3 2.3 -.1 -4.3 -.1 -9.1 -.1 -4.3 Service producing industries 96.2 96.8 95.9 -.6 -0.6 +.3 +0.3 Transportation, communications, and public utilities 4.7 4.7 4.8 +.0 +0.0 -.1 -2.1 Wholesale and retail trade 26.7 26.6 26.8 +.1 +0.4 -.1 -0.4 Wholesale trade Retail trade 3.0 3.0 3.0 23.7 23.6 23.8 +.0 +0.0 +.1 +0.4 +.0 +0.0 -.1 -0.4 Finance, insurance, and real estate 9.2 9.1 8.8 +.1 +1.1 +.4 +4.5 Services Government 34.4 34.9 34.2 21.2 21.5 21.3 -.5 -1.4 -.3 -1.4 +.2 +0.6 -.1 -0.5 Federal 5.5 5.5 5.8 +.0 +0.0 -.3 -5.2 State and local 15.7 16.0 15.5 -.3 -1.9 +.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 2000 benchmark. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis 8 Macon Nonagricultural Employment (000s) Preliminary Revised Revised OCT 2001 SEP 2001 OCT 2000 Change in Jobs from SEP 2001 Net % Change in Jobs from OCT 2000 Net % Total nonagricultural employment 150.1 151.2 151.2 -1.1 -0.7 -1.1 -0.7 Goods producing industries 26.2 26.5 26.5 -.3 -1.1 -.3 -1.1 Mining .9 .9 .8 +.0 +0.0 +.1 +12.5 Contract construction 6.3 6.5 6.4 -.2 -3.1 -.1 -1.6 Manufacturing 19.0 19.1 19.3 -.1 -0.5 -.3 -1.6 Durable goods 9.4 9.4 9.4 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 Nondurable goods 9.6 9.7 9.9 -.1 -1.0 -.3 -3.0 Food and kindred products 2.4 2.4 2.5 +.0 +0.0 -.1 -4.0 Textile and apparel products .8 .9 .9 -.1 -11.1 -.1 -11.1 Paper and allied products 1.6 1.6 1.6 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 Other nondurable goods 4.8 4.8 4.9 +.0 +0.0 -.1 -2.0 Service producing industries 123.9 124.7 124.7 -.8 -0.6 -.8 -0.6 Transportation, communications, and public utilities 6.0 6.1 6.0 -.1 -1.6 +.0 +0.0 Wholesale and retail trade 35.4 35.5 35.0 -.1 -0.3 +.4 +1.1 Wholesale trade 5.2 5.2 5.0 +.0 +0.0 +.2 +4.0 Retail trade 30.2 30.3 30.0 -.1 -0.3 +.2 +0.7 Finance, insurance, and real estate 8.8 8.8 9.5 +.0 +0.0 -.7 -7.4 Services 40.6 41.2 40.9 -.6 -1.5 -.3 -0.7 Government 33.1 33.1 33.3 +.0 +0.0 -.2 -0.6 Federal 14.4 14.4 13.8 +.0 +0.0 +.6 +4.3 State and local 18.7 18.7 19.5 +.0 +0.0 -.8 -4.1 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 2000 benchmark. Savannah Nonagricultural Employment (000s) Preliminary Revised Revised OCT 2001 SEP 2001 OCT 2000 Change in Jobs from SEP 2001 Net % Change in Jobs from OCT 2000 Net % Total nonagricultural employment 136.3 135.8 138.9 +.5 +0.4 -2.6 -1.9 Goods producing industries Construction and mining 24.6 24.7 26.4 8.6 8.6 9.3 -.1 -0.4 +.0 +0.0 -1.8 -6.8 -.7 -7.5 Manufacturing 16.0 16.1 17.1 -.1 -0.6 -1.1 -6.4 Durable goods Lumber and wood products 8.6 8.6 .9 .9 9.5 +.0 +0.0 .9 +.0 +0.0 -.9 -9.5 +.0 +0.0 Transportation equipment 5.3 5.3 6.1 +.0 +0.0 -.8 -13.1 Other durable goods Nondurable goods 2.4 2.4 7.4 7.5 2.5 +.0 +0.0 7.6 -.1 -1.3 -.1 -4.0 -.2 -2.6 Food and kindred products 1.5 1.5 1.4 +.0 +0.0 +.1 +7.1 Paper and allied products Chemicals and allied products 3.0 3.1 1.5 1.5 3.4 -.1 -3.2 1.5 +.0 +0.0 -.4 -11.8 +.0 +0.0 Petroleum and coal products .4 .4 .3 +.0 +0.0 +.1 +33.3 Other nondurable goods Service producing industries 1.0 111.7 1.0 111.1 1.0 112.5 +.0 +0.0 +.6 +0.5 +.0 +0.0 -.8 -0.7 Transportation, communications, and public utilities Wholesale and retail trade 9.3 9.1 9.1 35.0 34.8 35.2 +.2 +2.2 +.2 +0.6 +.2 +2.2 -.2 -0.6 Wholesale trade 5.3 5.3 5.4 +.0 +0.0 -.1 -1.9 Retail trade Finance, insurance, and real estate 29.7 29.5 29.8 4.5 4.5 4.7 +.2 +0.7 +.0 +0.0 -.1 -0.3 -.2 -4.3 Services 43.1 43.0 43.5 +.1 +0.2 -.4 -0.9 Government Federal 19.8 19.7 20.0 2.6 2.6 2.8 +.1 +0.5 +.0 +0.0 -.2 -1.0 -.2 -7.1 State and local 17.2 17.1 17.2 +.1 +0.6 +.0 +0.0 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 2000 benchmark. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis 9 Dimensions - Measuring Georgia's Labor Force Unemployment rate increases for second straight month Georgia's unemployment rate jumped to 4.2 percent in October from September's revised rate of 4.0 percent. With an overthe-month increase of two-tenths percentage point, Georgia began to feel the effects of the September 11th terrorist attacks in its October numbers. Although the state was experiencing a weakening economy prior to the attacks, this months higher unemployment count pushed Georgia's unemployment rate to its highest October level in three years. One year ago the state's unemployment rate was lower by half a percentage point. The U.S. unemployment rate (not seasonally adjusted) rose by three-tenths percentage point to 5.0 percent, its highest level in more than four and a half years. Prior to this month's increase, Georgia had posted relatively low unemployment rates that had consistently prevailed at or below 4.0 percent for thirteen of the last fourteen months. However, despite the overthe-month increase, Georgia, at seventenths percentage point below the U.S. rate in October, continued to preserve, as it has done for the past twelve months, its favorable comparison over the nation as a whole. In October of last year, the nation posted an unemployment rate of 3.6 percent, its lowest recorded level in more than 30 years. With an over-the-month increase of nearly 7,000, Georgia's total number of unemployed persons was bolstered by an 11.4 percent increase in the number of persons 6.0% 5.0% Unemployment rates -- Georgia and U.S. Georgia U.S. 4.0% 3.0% 2.0% Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct 2000 2001 receiving unemployment insurance (UI) benefits during the reference week in October. That increase, which reflected the initial unemployment impact from the events of September 11th, combined with an over-the-month increase in the number of re-entrants in the labor force, helped to push the state's total count of unemployed in October to its second highest level, nearly 176,000, in sixteen months. Typically, this time of year job seekers begin looking for temporary employment in the retail trade sector for the holiday season. Despite a reduction in nonagricultural employment, Georgia's total civilian employment increased slightly in October due to a 41.3 percent increase in the number of agricultural workers. However, in spite of the marginal rise, the state's civilian employment level was down over the year by more than 23,000 or 0.6 percent. Area data Of Georgia's seven Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs), only two followed the statewide trend and had increasing overthe-month unemployment rates, one area was unchanged with the remaining four posting declines in October. At 3.0 percent, Athens MSA, which was essentially unchanged over the month, held firm to the top spot in October with the lowest rate of all metro areas. Athens was also one of four metro areas to post a jobless rate below the statewide rate of 4.2 percent. The other three were Atlanta, at 3.9 percent, Macon, at 3.7 percent, and Savannah, at 3.1 percent. At 5.1 percent, Columbus MSA, one of the two metro areas to increase over the month, up-seated the long-standing stronghold in this category, Albany, with the highest rate in the state. Percent 8 7 Southeastern states and U.S. unemployment rates October September 6 5 5.4 5.1 5.0 4.6 5.0 5.3 5.2 5.4 4.9 5.4 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.2 4.0 4.4 4.3 3.9 4 3 2 1 0 AL FL GA KY MS NC SC TN US 10 In most of the counties in Georgia, unemployment was up in October. The unemployment rates in eighty-seven counties took their cue from the state and increased over the month. While only seven counties remained essentially unchanged over the month, the remaining sixty-five counties registered increases. However, of those sixty-five increases, the over-the-month change ranged from as little as one-tenth percentage point in eighteen counties to a high of ten and one-tenth percentage points in one county. For the second straight month, Taliaferro County, at 15.4 percent, registered the highest rate of all counties in the state. October was the third consecutive month that Oconee County, at 1.7 percent, had the lowest rate. Georgia Albany MSA Athens MSA Atlanta MSA Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC MSA Columbus, GA-AL MSA Macon MSA Savannah MSA Georgia Labor Force Estimates (not seasonally adjusted) Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older Employment Status Preliminary OCT 2001 Revised SEP 2001 Revised OCT 2000 Change From Revised Revised SEP 2001 OCT 2000 Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate 4,210,781 4,034,978 175,803 4.2 4,188,810 4,019,893 168,917 4.0 4,212,472 4,058,263 154,209 3.7 21,971 15,085 6,886 -1,691 -23,285 21,594 Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate 56,763 54,003 2,760 4.9 56,622 53,743 2,879 5.1 56,909 53,368 3,541 6.2 141 -146 260 635 -119 -781 Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate 74,781 72,526 2,255 3.0 74,155 71,946 2,209 3.0 75,206 73,543 1,663 2.2 626 -425 580 -1,017 46 592 Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate 2,299,317 2,209,622 89,695 3.9 2,295,820 2,210,302 85,518 3.7 2,278,365 2,211,288 67,077 2.9 3,497 -680 4,177 20,952 -1,666 22,618 Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate 208,344 198,669 9,675 4.6 208,462 198,595 9,867 4.7 207,763 199,499 8,264 4.0 -118 581 74 -830 -192 1,411 Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate 127,426 120,967 6,459 5.1 127,728 121,543 6,185 4.8 127,631 121,271 6,360 5.0 -302 -205 -576 -304 274 99 Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate 152,428 146,770 5,658 3.7 152,487 146,760 5,727 3.8 152,208 145,692 6,516 4.3 -59 220 10 1,078 -69 -858 Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate 135,433 131,246 4,187 3.1 134,313 130,023 4,290 3.2 136,564 131,998 4,566 3.3 1,120 1,223 -103 -1,131 -752 -379 United States Labor Force Estimates Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older Area United States (Seasonally adjusted) Employment Status Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate OCT 2001 142,303,000 134,562,000 7,741,000 5.4 SEP 2001 142,190,000 135,181,000 7,009,000 4.9 OCT 2000 141,000,000 135,464,000 5,536,000 3.9 Change From SEP 2001 OCT 2000 113,000 -619,000 732,000 1,303,000 -902,000 2,205,000 United States (Not Seasonally adjusted) Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed 142,004,000 134,898,000 7,106,000 141,576,000 134,868,000 6,708,000 140,893,000 135,771,000 5,122,000 428,000 30,000 398,000 1,111,000 -873,000 1,984,000 Rate 5.0 4.7 3.6 Note: Employment includes nonagricultural wage and salary employment, self-employment, unpaid family and private household w orkers and agricultural workers . Persons in labor disputes are counted as employed. The use of unrounded data does not imply that the numbers are exact. Georgia and Metropolitan Statistical Area data have not been seasonally adjusted . Seasonally adjusted data for Georgia available upon request. Albany MSA: Includes Dougherty and Lee counties Athens MSA: Includes Clarke, Madison, and Oconee counties Atlanta MSA: Includes Barrow , Bartow , Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette , Forsyth, Ful ton, Gwinnett, Henry, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, Rockdale, Spalding, and Walton counties Augusta-Aiken MSA: Includes Columbia, McDuffie and Richmond counties in Georgia and Aiken and Edgefield counties in South Carolina Columbus MSA: Includes Chattahoochee, Harris and Muscogee counties in Georgia and Russell County in Alabama Macon MSA : Includes Bibb, Houston, Jones, Peach, and Twiggs counties Savannah MSA: Includes Byran, Chatham, and Effingham counties Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis 11 Spotlight: Service Delivery Region Ten Tucked away in the rolling pine forests of extreme southwestern Georgia, the fourteen counties that comprise Service Delivery Region Ten are a largely homogenous mix of small towns and farms. Only a few medium-sized towns and cities interrupt the pastoral setting of this sparsely populated sector of the Peach State, with Albany being the lone designated metropolitan area. The region is roughly rectangular in shape, stretching from Terrell and Lee Counties on the north down to the Florida line and from the Alabama line eastward as far as Thomas County. As is true in much of rural Georgia, the area has been hard pressed to overcome the loss of manufacturing jobs, which had long been the mainstay of the local economy. In the switch from a goods producing to service producing economy, the citizens of this region have had to expand their options in order to remain employed, with many opting to commute longer distances rather than relocate. The area has suffered some net job losses over the past few years but the population and labor force continue to increase at a steady, if not spectacular, pace. It has not been an easy task for local officials and developers to keep unemployment rates in the single digit range, but they have done a commendable job. A coalition of local Chambers of Commerce has helped tremendously in that regard. The region was able to overcome adversity in the 1980's when agricultural jobs were lost and out-migration was at a peak, and there is no reason to doubt a repeat performance of that turn around. The total population of the area increased about 6.1 percent between 1995 and 2000, numbering almost 353,000 residents according to the latest Census Bureau figures. This was roughly half the statewide growth rate, but still significant and higher than some other non-urban regions. Twelve of the fourteen counties contributed to the population increase, with only Dougherty and Terrell posting minimal losses over that time frame. Lee, Colquitt and Mitchell Counties recorded the largest increases in population. The labor force grew at a slightly higher rate, increasing by 7.7 percent between 1995 and 2000. This is not unusual when the economy is struggling, as additional family members often join the work force when another household member is laid off. The growth in total labor force in the face of job losses within the Service Delivery Region lends further credence to the assumption that local workers are increasingly finding jobs outside the area. In the period between 1997 and 2000, SDR Ten was hit with the loss of over 2,220 manufacturing jobs, mostly from textile, apparel and paper producers. This partially led to further losses in construction, trade and finance industries as reduced income brought on a decline in consumer spending. Fortunately, these losses were partially offset by gains in services, communications, government and agriculture, greatly softening the economic impact. Still, the displaced factory workers helped swell the ranks of unemployed and pushed the jobless rate to 7.0 percent in 1999, a full three percentage points higher than the statewide figure. The rate dropped back to 6.0 percent for 2000, but remained more than two points higher than the state rate. Moderate to high unemployment rates remain the norm in the region, ranging from 4.0 percent in Lee County to 8.4 percent in Terrell for calendar year 2000. Local officials and planners would be well served to continue their efforts to reduce the jobless ranks by seeking out additional service sector jobs to replace the lost manufacturing employment. In the face of recessionary times across America that may prove to be a daunting task, but certainly one that can be accomplished through hard work and cooperation among its citizens. The Big Oak, Thomasville, Georgia 12 Spotlight: Service Delivery Region Ten Seminole SDR #10 Terrell Lee Calhoun Dougherty Worth Early Miller Baker Mitchell Colquitt Decatur Grady Thomas 450,000 400,000 350,000 300,000 250,000 200,000 150,000 100,000 50,000 0 Population/labor force growth -- SDR 10 Population Labor Force 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Career Centers Albany .....................(229) 430-5010 Bainbridge ..............(229) 248-2618 Cairo ........................(229) 377-6526 Camilla ....................(229) 522-3630 Moultrie ..................(229) 891-7147 Sylvester ............... (229) 777-2120 Thomasville .......... (229) 225-4033 Unemployment rates -- Georgia vs SDR 10 9.0 SDR 9 Georgia 8.0 7.0 6.0 5.0 4.0 3.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Employment 50,000 Key industry employment 1997 vs 2000 45,000 1997 2000 40,000 35,000 30,000 25,000 20,000 15,000 10,000 5,000 0 Construction Manufacturing Trade Services All Other Industry mix 2000 Agriculture 4% Construction 4% Government 21% Services 21% Manufacturing 19% Trade 24% Mining 0% TCPU 4% FIRE 3% 13 Georgia Labor Force Estimates by County (not seasonally adjusted) Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older County Georgia Preliminary October 2001 Labor Employ- Unemployment Force ment Number Rate 4,210,781 4,034,978 175,803 4.2 Appling Atkinson Bacon Baker Baldwin 8,455 7,799 656 7.8 3,512 3,352 160 4.6 4,287 4,098 189 4.4 1,771 1,702 69 3.9 17,295 16,723 572 3.3 Revised September 2001 Labor Employ- Unemployment Force ment Number Rate 4,188,810 4,019,893 168,917 4.0 8,241 3,439 4,271 1,714 17,253 7,688 3,271 4,029 1,628 16,632 553 6.7 168 4.9 242 5.7 86 5.0 621 3.6 Banks Barrow Bartow Ben Hill Berrien 6,440 6,239 201 3.1 22,121 21,176 945 4.3 41,487 39,555 1,932 4.7 9,406 8,957 449 4.8 7,312 7,046 266 3.6 Bibb Bleckley Brantley Brooks Bryan 72,717 69,838 2,879 4.0 5,877 5,544 333 5.7 5,845 5,501 344 5.9 7,877 7,449 428 5.4 11,149 10,885 264 2.4 Bulloch Burke Butts Calhoun Camden 27,594 26,682 912 3.3 8,695 7,961 734 8.4 8,451 8,081 370 4.4 2,434 2,302 132 5.4 16,933 16,337 596 3.5 Candler 4,181 4,032 149 3.6 Carroll 46,147 43,937 2,210 4.8 Catoosa 27,665 26,940 725 2.6 Charlton 3,808 3,668 140 3.7 Chatham 105,855 102,388 3,467 3.3 Chattahoochee 2,425 2,270 155 6.4 Chattooga 11,909 11,480 429 3.6 Cherokee 84,300 82,043 2,257 2.7 Clarke 47,147 45,615 1,532 3.2 Clay 1,587 1,541 46 2.9 Clayton Clinch Cobb Coffee Colquitt 129,150 123,193 5,957 4.6 3,741 3,587 154 4.1 369,918 357,182 12,736 3.4 21,221 20,454 767 3.6 20,063 19,184 879 4.4 Columbia Cook Coweta Crawford Crisp 45,290 44,133 1,157 2.6 8,058 7,722 336 4.2 47,523 46,077 1,446 3.0 5,666 5,415 251 4.4 10,118 9,561 557 5.5 6,360 6,138 222 3.5 22,108 21,182 926 4.2 41,137 39,567 1,570 3.8 9,248 8,811 437 4.7 7,162 6,885 277 3.9 72,831 69,833 2,998 4.1 5,738 5,477 261 4.5 5,756 5,450 306 5.3 7,831 7,368 463 5.9 11,092 10,784 308 2.8 27,492 26,426 1,066 3.9 8,556 7,843 713 8.3 8,428 8,021 407 4.8 2,354 2,222 132 5.6 16,787 16,217 570 3.4 4,107 3,938 169 4.1 46,507 43,951 2,556 5.5 27,581 26,800 781 2.8 3,788 3,641 147 3.9 104,897 101,434 3,463 3.3 2,428 2,279 149 6.1 11,841 11,407 434 3.7 84,241 82,069 2,172 2.6 46,790 45,250 1,540 3.3 1,554 1,492 62 4.0 128,674 123,231 5,443 4.2 3,715 3,530 185 5.0 369,163 357,291 11,872 3.2 20,947 20,119 828 4.0 19,754 18,798 956 4.8 45,142 43,920 1,222 2.7 7,932 7,587 345 4.3 47,560 46,091 1,469 3.1 5,564 5,346 218 3.9 9,880 9,372 508 5.1 Revised October 2000 Labor Employ- Unemployment Force ment Number Rate 4,212,472 4,058,263 154,209 3.7 8,105 3,704 4,556 1,690 18,840 7,603 3,253 4,207 1,620 17,866 502 6.2 451 12.2 349 7.7 70 4.1 974 5.2 6,569 6,389 180 2.7 22,007 21,192 815 3.7 41,475 39,585 1,890 4.6 9,684 9,057 627 6.5 6,696 6,347 349 5.2 72,704 69,325 3,379 4.6 5,945 5,765 180 3.0 6,460 6,125 335 5.2 8,013 7,528 485 6.1 11,255 10,948 307 2.7 27,264 9,055 9,287 2,583 17,268 26,526 8,478 8,748 2,387 16,625 738 2.7 577 6.4 539 5.8 196 7.6 643 3.7 3,973 3,804 169 4.3 45,564 43,970 1,594 3.5 27,640 26,743 897 3.2 3,888 3,732 156 4.0 106,719 102,975 3,744 3.5 2,424 2,272 152 6.3 11,964 11,642 322 2.7 83,652 82,105 1,547 1.8 47,399 46,255 1,144 2.4 1,660 1,537 123 7.4 128,011 123,286 4,725 3.7 3,735 3,373 362 9.7 366,253 357,451 8,802 2.4 21,576 20,272 1,304 6.0 20,653 18,947 1,706 8.3 45,187 44,012 1,175 2.6 8,634 8,124 510 5.9 47,359 46,112 1,247 2.6 6,209 5,981 228 3.7 9,849 9,314 535 5.4 14 Georgia Labor Force Estimates by County (not seasonally adjusted) Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older County Dade Dawson Decatur DeKalb Dodge Preliminary October 2001 Labor Employ- Unemployment Force ment Number Rate 7,731 7,443 288 3.7 14,925 14,641 284 1.9 12,256 11,656 600 4.9 372,311 354,821 17,490 4.7 9,936 9,434 502 5.1 Revised September 2001 Revised October 2000 Labor Employ- Unemployment Force ment Number Rate Labor Employ- Unemployment Force ment Number Rate 7,609 7,404 205 2.7 7,535 7,388 147 2.0 14,825 14,556 269 1.8 17,543 17,294 249 1.4 12,117 11,455 662 5.5 12,042 11,353 689 5.7 371,851 354,930 16,921 4.6 368,274 355,088 13,186 3.6 9,772 9,326 446 4.6 10,013 9,611 402 4.0 Dooly Dougherty Douglas Early Echols 4,737 4,497 240 5.1 44,607 42,255 2,352 5.3 53,545 51,961 1,584 3.0 4,811 4,623 188 3.9 1,276 1,227 49 3.8 4,653 4,408 245 5.3 4,623 4,380 243 5.3 44,488 42,051 2,437 5.5 44,743 41,758 2,985 6.7 53,442 51,977 1,465 2.7 53,436 52,000 1,436 2.7 4,712 4,492 220 4.7 4,848 4,540 308 6.4 1,286 1,214 72 5.6 1,283 1,240 43 3.4 Effingham Elbert Emanuel Evans Fannin 18,427 17,972 455 2.5 8,920 8,324 596 6.7 8,714 7,965 749 8.6 5,001 4,849 152 3.0 8,785 8,486 299 3.4 18,324 8,793 8,692 4,932 8,681 17,805 8,214 7,862 4,770 8,422 519 2.8 579 6.6 830 9.5 162 3.3 259 3.0 18,589 9,259 8,903 5,066 9,472 18,075 8,503 8,093 4,873 9,201 514 2.8 756 8.2 810 9.1 193 3.8 271 2.9 Fayette Floyd Forsyth Franklin Fulton 52,134 51,035 1,099 2.1 44,582 42,672 1,910 4.3 56,881 55,256 1,625 2.9 10,564 10,081 483 4.6 418,321 397,992 20,329 4.9 52,039 51,051 988 1.9 52,066 51,074 992 1.9 44,005 42,439 1,566 3.6 45,220 43,737 1,483 3.3 56,786 55,273 1,513 2.7 55,985 55,298 687 1.2 10,444 9,949 495 4.7 10,756 10,346 410 3.8 417,692 398,114 19,578 4.7 413,761 398,292 15,469 3.7 Gilmer Glascock Glynn Gordon Grady 8,592 8,228 364 4.2 987 941 46 4.7 34,980 33,875 1,105 3.2 22,695 21,471 1,224 5.4 10,031 9,515 516 5.1 8,427 8,133 294 3.5 8,321 8,050 271 3.3 977 928 49 5.0 1,036 985 51 4.9 34,818 33,688 1,130 3.2 36,025 34,834 1,191 3.3 22,358 21,273 1,085 4.9 23,057 22,126 931 4.0 9,643 9,273 370 3.8 9,507 9,016 491 5.2 Greene Gwinnett Habersham Hall Hancock 6,360 352,304 16,707 72,443 3,980 5,615 340,504 16,088 70,275 3,573 745 11,800 619 2,168 407 11.7 3.3 3.7 3.0 10.2 6,035 5,544 491 8.1 5,780 5,531 249 4.3 351,919 340,608 11,311 3.2 348,686 340,760 7,926 2.3 16,420 15,880 540 3.3 16,058 15,581 477 3.0 71,916 69,793 2,123 3.0 75,182 73,594 1,588 2.1 3,911 3,531 380 9.7 4,092 3,690 402 9.8 Haralson Harris Hart Heard Henry 9,671 9,136 535 5.5 12,207 11,844 363 3.0 9,785 9,092 693 7.1 4,806 4,533 273 5.7 64,909 63,098 1,811 2.8 9,631 9,068 563 5.8 10,032 9,664 368 3.7 12,215 11,889 326 2.7 12,192 11,854 338 2.8 9,672 8,982 690 7.1 10,130 9,698 432 4.3 4,795 4,497 298 6.2 4,702 4,498 204 4.3 64,866 63,117 1,749 2.7 64,415 63,146 1,269 2.0 Houston Irwin Jackson Jasper Jeff Davis 52,097 50,489 1,608 3.1 5,060 4,785 275 5.4 23,501 22,507 994 4.2 4,864 4,680 184 3.8 5,730 5,165 565 9.9 52,040 50,486 1,554 3.0 51,884 50,118 1,766 3.4 5,015 4,706 309 6.2 5,147 4,838 309 6.0 23,089 22,251 838 3.6 23,506 22,900 606 2.6 4,805 4,632 173 3.6 4,923 4,746 177 3.6 5,566 5,083 483 8.7 5,291 5,023 268 5.1 15 Georgia Labor Force Estimates by County (not seasonally adjusted) Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older County Jefferson Jenkins Johnson Jones Lamar Preliminary October 2001 Labor Employ- Unemployment Force ment Number Rate 7,525 4,622 3,588 12,025 7,055 6,776 4,392 3,341 11,689 6,615 749 10.0 230 5.0 247 6.9 336 2.8 440 6.2 Revised September 2001 Labor Employ- Unemployment Force ment Number Rate 7,285 4,547 3,506 12,075 6,970 6,675 4,307 3,296 11,688 6,557 610 8.4 240 5.3 210 6.0 387 3.2 413 5.9 Lanier Laurens Lee Liberty Lincoln 3,557 3,465 92 2.6 22,390 21,242 1,148 5.1 12,156 11,748 408 3.4 16,836 15,945 891 5.3 3,698 3,351 347 9.4 3,540 22,116 12,134 16,753 3,663 3,428 21,035 11,692 15,846 3,318 112 3.2 1,081 4.9 442 3.6 907 5.4 345 9.4 Long Lowndes Lumpkin McDuffie McIntosh 3,624 3,517 107 3.0 43,211 41,893 1,318 3.1 11,042 10,730 312 2.8 10,011 9,204 807 8.1 4,759 4,594 165 3.5 3,590 42,827 10,873 9,750 4,700 3,496 41,439 10,637 9,160 4,544 94 2.6 1,388 3.2 236 2.2 590 6.1 156 3.3 Macon Madison Marion Meriwether Miller 6,009 13,905 3,815 9,114 3,359 5,247 13,418 3,258 8,579 3,249 762 12.7 487 3.5 557 14.6 535 5.9 110 3.3 5,472 13,773 3,356 9,055 3,269 5,108 13,311 3,206 8,512 3,162 364 6.7 462 3.4 150 4.5 543 6.0 107 3.3 Mitchell 12,015 11,421 594 4.9 Monroe 7,464 7,107 357 4.8 Montgomery 3,878 3,593 285 7.3 Morgan 7,297 7,046 251 3.4 Murray 19,197 18,133 1,064 5.5 11,738 7,400 3,838 7,152 18,883 11,171 7,057 3,544 6,914 18,040 567 4.8 343 4.6 294 7.7 238 3.3 843 4.5 Muscogee 86,734 82,378 4,356 5.0 Newton 31,169 30,074 1,095 3.5 Oconee 13,729 13,493 236 1.7 Oglethorpe 6,286 6,046 240 3.8 Paulding 44,210 42,938 1,272 2.9 86,872 31,213 13,592 6,224 44,138 82,689 30,083 13,385 5,969 42,951 4,183 4.8 1,130 3.6 207 1.5 255 4.1 1,187 2.7 Peach Pickens Pierce Pike Polk 11,283 10,735 548 4.9 11,458 11,047 411 3.6 7,660 7,374 286 3.7 6,793 6,535 258 3.8 16,118 15,252 866 5.4 11,274 11,371 7,543 6,709 15,969 10,734 11,051 7,233 6,481 15,168 540 4.8 320 2.8 310 4.1 228 3.4 801 5.0 Pulaski Putnam Quitman Rabun Randolph 4,819 4,479 340 7.1 9,588 9,294 294 3.1 1,340 1,253 87 6.5 7,148 7,022 126 1.8 3,134 2,943 191 6.1 4,752 9,473 1,325 7,104 3,225 4,405 9,196 1,237 6,968 2,884 347 7.3 277 2.9 88 6.6 136 1.9 341 10.6 16 Revised October 2000 Labor Employ- Force ment Unemployment Number Rate 7,615 4,633 3,772 12,053 6,743 6,816 4,477 3,450 11,603 6,357 799 10.5 156 3.4 322 8.5 450 3.7 386 5.7 3,755 22,798 12,166 18,423 3,080 3,502 21,470 11,610 17,186 2,863 253 6.7 1,328 5.8 556 4.6 1,237 6.7 217 7.0 3,903 44,420 11,361 9,737 4,617 3,791 42,340 11,200 9,179 4,400 112 2.9 2,080 4.7 161 1.4 558 5.7 217 4.7 5,887 13,947 3,530 9,445 3,227 5,364 13,606 3,374 8,895 3,090 523 8.9 341 2.4 156 4.4 550 5.8 137 4.2 12,477 8,783 3,915 7,500 20,790 11,729 8,383 3,539 7,288 19,561 748 6.0 400 4.6 376 9.6 212 2.8 1,229 5.9 86,855 30,948 13,860 6,291 43,921 82,447 30,096 13,682 6,149 42,970 4,408 5.1 852 2.8 178 1.3 142 2.3 951 2.2 11,371 11,301 7,921 6,726 17,566 10,656 11,055 7,505 6,423 16,740 715 6.3 246 2.2 416 5.3 303 4.5 826 4.7 4,709 9,681 1,583 7,460 3,515 4,500 9,407 1,486 7,363 3,174 209 4.4 274 2.8 97 6.1 97 1.3 341 9.7 Georgia Labor Force Estimates by County (not seasonally adjusted) Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older County Richmond Rockdale Schley Screven Seminole Spalding Stephens Stewart Sumter Talbot Preliminary October 2001 Labor Employ- Unemployment Force ment Number Rate 80,264 76,218 4,046 5.0 40,394 39,265 1,129 2.8 1,861 1,731 130 7.0 6,248 5,813 435 7.0 4,772 4,614 158 3.3 30,226 12,291 2,564 16,274 3,004 28,762 11,643 2,230 14,962 2,783 1,464 648 334 1,312 221 4.8 5.3 13.0 8.1 7.4 Revised September 2001 Labor Employ- Unemployment Force ment Number Rate 80,198 40,385 1,798 6,181 4,651 75,850 39,277 1,710 5,710 4,487 4,348 5.4 1,108 2.7 88 4.9 471 7.6 164 3.5 Revised October 2000 Labor Employ- Unemployment Force ment Number Rate 80,298 76,009 4,289 5.3 40,296 39,294 1,002 2.5 1,877 1,791 86 4.6 6,095 5,752 343 5.6 4,969 4,746 223 4.5 30,039 28,771 1,268 4.2 30,388 28,784 1,604 5.3 12,399 11,559 840 6.8 11,822 11,438 384 3.2 2,298 2,193 105 4.6 2,468 2,337 131 5.3 15,812 14,770 1,042 6.6 15,442 14,747 695 4.5 2,944 2,757 187 6.4 3,066 2,889 177 5.8 Taliaferro Tattnall Taylor Telfair Terrell 817 7,740 4,117 5,780 4,142 691 7,463 3,842 4,941 3,750 126 15.4 277 3.6 275 6.7 839 14.5 392 9.5 784 7,542 4,000 5,534 4,022 677 7,242 3,776 4,856 3,658 107 13.6 300 4.0 224 5.6 678 12.3 364 9.1 875 7,583 3,904 5,141 4,283 824 7,130 3,679 4,632 3,924 51 5.8 453 6.0 225 5.8 509 9.9 359 8.4 Thomas Tift Toombs Towns Treutlen 22,471 21,477 994 4.4 21,333 20,432 901 4.2 12,665 11,803 862 6.8 3,706 3,628 78 2.1 2,827 2,651 176 6.2 21,985 20,984 12,418 3,678 2,802 21,204 20,094 11,643 3,592 2,615 781 3.6 890 4.2 775 6.2 86 2.3 187 6.7 22,114 21,048 12,838 4,356 2,907 20,979 20,192 11,627 4,246 2,611 1,135 856 1,211 110 296 5.1 4.1 9.4 2.5 10.2 Troup Turner Twiggs Union Upson 30,470 4,426 4,305 7,831 14,175 28,988 4,121 4,019 7,662 12,440 1,482 305 286 169 1,735 4.9 6.9 6.6 2.2 12.2 30,399 28,813 1,586 5.2 31,004 29,891 1,113 3.6 4,362 4,013 349 8.0 4,415 3,988 427 9.7 4,267 4,019 248 5.8 4,196 3,990 206 4.9 7,687 7,539 148 1.9 7,959 7,699 260 3.3 14,049 12,354 1,695 12.1 12,758 11,816 942 7.4 Walker Walton Ware Warren Washington Wayne Webster Wheeler White Whitfield Wilcox Wilkes Wilkinson Worth 32,378 31,256 1,122 3.5 30,811 29,707 1,104 3.6 15,887 15,181 706 4.4 2,859 2,582 277 9.7 9,633 9,222 411 4.3 11,535 1,250 2,283 9,388 46,932 10,939 1,087 2,065 9,122 44,915 596 163 218 266 2,017 5.2 13.0 9.5 2.8 4.3 3,526 3,319 207 5.9 6,102 5,495 607 9.9 4,482 4,228 254 5.7 9,788 9,266 522 5.3 32,712 31,092 1,620 5.0 32,274 31,026 1,248 3.9 30,685 29,716 969 3.2 30,566 29,729 837 2.7 15,770 15,051 719 4.6 16,383 15,455 928 5.7 2,797 2,548 249 8.9 2,679 2,526 153 5.7 9,518 9,117 401 4.2 9,941 9,445 496 5.0 11,320 10,839 481 4.2 12,058 11,200 858 7.1 1,101 1,060 41 3.7 1,152 1,128 24 2.1 2,222 2,029 193 8.7 2,115 1,935 180 8.5 9,265 9,020 245 2.6 9,259 9,012 247 2.7 46,560 44,641 1,919 4.1 49,351 46,730 2,621 5.3 3,447 5,989 4,425 9,603 3,253 5,428 4,197 9,050 194 5.6 561 9.4 228 5.2 553 5.8 3,409 5,553 4,721 9,735 3,233 5,263 4,485 9,083 176 5.2 290 5.2 236 5.0 652 6.7 17 New Developments Stonecrest Mall recently opened to a crowd of thou- sands at Turner Hill Road near Interstate 20 in Lithonia. The new $131-million mall is 1.3 million square feet and is the first in Atlanta to open with five anchors in place. The mall is expected to serve the needs of residents from Atlanta to Augusta and Athens. Anchored by Dillard's (a flagship store), J C Penney, Parisian, Rich's (a flagship store), and Sears, the upscale regional mall will fill a fashion/ shopping void that has existed in the eastern part of the state for quite some time. Among the tenants at the shopping complex are 23 local businesses from the Atlanta metro area including Mahogany of Africana Art Gallery, Planet Link Dish Network, PCM Management, Marion Summer Design Team, First Class Barber, Great Scents Aroma Therapy, Path to Life, Fashion Jewelry, Silver Castle, Marco Polo Trading Company, Puzzle Cars and Photo Place. Features of the new mall include a 600 x 100-foot, landscaped outdoor park Plaza entrance surrounded by restaurants with caf seating, canopied storefronts, a glass-walled Food Pavilion and a 16-screen MegaStar Cinema. The Plaza is built around four obelisks and serves as a lobby and outdoor entrance to both the theatre and the mall. American Eagle Outfitters, Ann Taylor Loft, Casual Corner, Lerner NY, Victoria's Secrets, Border's Books and Music, Finish Line, Foot Locker, Naturalizer, Bath & Body Works, Cingular Wireless, Radio Shack, Gap, Sam & Libby, Discovery Channel, Kay Jewelers, Helzberg Diamonds, American Greetings, Mastercuts, August Max Woman, Merle Norman, Vitamin World, Gingiss Formalwear, Cache, Aveda and Crabtree & Evelyn are just a few of the 127 retailers and businesses that have set up shop at Stonecrest Mall, giving a much needed shot in the arm to south DeKalb County. YKK America recently held a groundbreaking cer- emony for the second phase expansion of its fabrication plant in Dublin. The new $10-million expansion project will add another extrusion press to the manufacturing facility. The first phase of the expansion, which is about 90 percent complete, began in March with the construction of a $14 million, 220,000-square-foot fabrication facility. Phase II of YKK's expansion will add 32,500 square feet of space and will house a 2,750-ton press that will allow the manufacturer to produce larger shapes for doors and windows. Both expansions will bring the facility to a total of 775,000 square feet. The latest addition should be completed by June 2002 and the combined expansions are expected to create about 100 new jobs in Laurens County. Honda Lock-America Corporation (HL-A) has plans to expand operations at its plant in Bremen. HL-A, which is one of five companies in Georgia that supply automotive parts to Honda's production facility in Lincoln, Alabama, plans to invest $30 million on its plant expansion to produce outside door mirrors and handles. It will also produce lock assemblies as well. The expansion will add 80,000 square feet to one of the company's two existing buildings, and construction is underway on a 35,000square-foot facility where parts will be printed. The Honda-affiliated facility opened in 1999 where it initially made zinc die casts and did machining for zinc parts used in the assembly of key sets for door locks on all types of Honda vehicles manufactured in North America. It also does plastic injection molding and assembly for door latches. HL-A currently has about 85 employees and will add 125 more in January. The current expansion will create an additional 140 jobs in 2003, giving an economic boost to Haralson County. Civic Development Group (CDG) recently opened in downtown Augusta. Based in Woodbridge, New Jersey, CDG is a full-service teleservices company that operates 31 call centers in 11 states, including two near Columbia, South Carolina. Through the collaborative efforts of the local Chamber of Commerce economic development department and business and community leaders, the company decided on Augusta because of its available qualified work force and its excellent real estate availability. CDG provides direct sales for Fortune 500 companies, cellular phone companies and mortgage lenders. The new $1.4-million call center is expected to bring about 200 new jobs with the possibility of an additional 200 at a later time to Richmond County. 18 Georgia Unemployment Rates by County October 2001 Dade Catoosa Fannin Towns Union Rabun Whitfield Walker Murray Gilmer Chattooga Gordon Pickens Floyd Bartow Cherokee White Lumpkin Dawson Hall Forsyth Habersham Stephens Banks Franklin Jackson Madison Hart Elbert 10% or greater 4.2% to 9.9% Less than 4.2% Polk Haralson Cobb Paulding Douglas Gwinnett Barrow Clarke Oconee Oglethorpe DeKalb Walton Rock- Wilkes Lincoln Carroll Fulton Clayton dale Newton Morgan Greene Taliaferro Columbia Heard Fayette Henry Coweta Spalding Butts Jasper Putnam Hancock McDuffie Warren Glascock Richmond Troup Meriwether Pike Lamar Monroe Jones Baldwin Jefferson Washington Burke Harris Upson Bibb Talbot Crawford Wilkinson Twiggs Johnson Jenkins Emanuel Screven Muscogee Taylor Peach Marion Chattahoo- Houston Bleckley Macon Laurens Treutlen Candler Bulloch Effingham chee Schley Stewart Webster Sumter Dooly Pulaski Dodge Wilcox Montgomery Wheeler Toombs Evans Tattnall Bryan Chatham Crisp Telfair Quitman Randolph Terrell Lee Turner Ben Hill Jeff Davis Appling Liberty Long Clay Calhoun Dougherty Early Miller Baker Mitchell Worth Colquitt Irwin Tift Coffee Berrien Atkinson Cook Lanier Seminole Decatur Grady Thomas Brooks Lowndes Clinch Echols Bacon Wayne Pierce Ware Brantley McIntosh Glynn Charlton Camden Georgia's Unemployment Rate: 4.2% 19 Georgia Unemployment Insurance Claims by County County October Average Initial Weekly Average Claims Benefit Duration County October Average Initial Weekly Average Claims Benefit Duration 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 Effingham Elbert Emanuel 370 ...... $192 .... 10.2 89 ...... $174 ...... 9.9 114 ...... $197 ...... 8.3 20 ...... $145 .... 11.7 151 ...... $159 .... 11.6 144 ...... $209 ...... 7.1 343 ...... $216 .... 10.7 955 ...... $214 ...... 8.8 93 ...... $163 .... 10.2 147 ...... $165 ...... 8.1 624 ...... $177 .... 11.0 294 ...... $200 ...... 7.6 112 ...... $196 .... 12.9 74 ...... $158 .... 10.5 114 ...... $167 ...... 9.5 279 ...... $202 .... 10.6 326 ...... $177 ...... 8.9 164 ...... $209 .... 11.2 42 ...... $171 ...... 7.9 97 ...... $186 .... 11.8 91 ...... $194 ...... 8.4 969 ...... $204 .... 11.0 424 ...... $215 ...... 6.9 23 ...... $179 .... 14.7 936 ...... $185 .... 10.7 19 ...... $218 .... 12.8 209 ...... $199 .... 12.3 690 ...... $237 ...... 9.3 461 ...... $187 .... 11.6 23 ...... $204 ...... 9.3 2168 ...... $218 .... 11.1 40 ...... $169 .... 17.4 2840 ...... $242 .... 12.2 207 ...... $183 ...... 9.8 595 ...... $171 .... 10.1 289 ...... $218 .... 10.4 123 ...... $173 ...... 8.6 515 ...... $219 ...... 8.8 73 ...... $195 .... 10.1 222 ...... $159 .... 10.1 81 ...... $223 ...... 6.2 75 ...... $223 ...... 9.6 196 ...... $183 ...... 9.0 5092 ...... $227 .... 11.8 176 ...... $190 ...... 9.7 77 ...... $168 .... 10.6 551 ...... $176 .... 13.6 474 ...... $228 .... 11.2 62 ...... $160 ...... 9.8 3 ...... $199 .... 15.8 174 ...... $217 .... 10.0 567 ...... $179 ...... 6.8 283 ...... $159 .... 10.7 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 Morgan Montgomery Murray Muscogee 97 ...... $186 ...... 8.8 447 ...... $203 ...... 7.8 324 ...... $232 ...... 9.7 1108 ...... $208 ...... 7.7 411 ...... $246 .... 10.4 432 ...... $208 ...... 7.4 5618 ...... $222 .... 12.1 285 ...... $215 ...... 6.7 9 ...... $169 ...... 8.6 331 ...... $184 .... 13.0 562 ...... $200 ...... 7.8 149 ...... $178 ...... 7.8 305 ...... $186 ...... 8.9 3559 ...... $240 .... 11.0 494 ...... $202 ...... 7.2 954 ...... $220 ...... 7.7 106 ...... $158 .... 11.8 233 ...... $199 .... 10.6 133 ...... $219 ...... 9.5 536 ...... $198 ...... 6.9 121 ...... $195 ...... 8.4 654 ...... $228 .... 11.1 358 ...... $151 .... 10.5 70 ...... $179 .... 10.2 632 ...... $205 ...... 9.7 50 ...... $201 ...... 8.6 384 ...... $208 .... 10.3 269 ...... $156 .... 11.5 98 ...... $178 ...... 8.6 202 ...... $141 ...... 8.9 73 ...... $191 ...... 8.9 244 ...... $190 ...... 8.4 28 ...... $157 ...... 9.7 801 ...... $181 ...... 7.4 90 ...... $209 .... 10.1 192 ...... $169 .... 12.9 101 ...... $167 .... 11.8 25 ...... $171 .... 14.2 376 ...... $169 .... 11.8 130 ...... $216 ...... 6.7 291 ...... $194 ...... 8.0 41 ...... $201 .... 16.3 300 ...... $188 ...... 6.5 237 ...... $208 ...... 9.8 330 ...... $181 ...... 5.5 250 ...... $188 ...... 9.2 42 ...... $166 ...... 6.4 135 ...... $170 .... 11.2 207 ...... $188 ...... 9.5 142 ...... $198 .... 10.4 107 ...... $200 ...... 8.4 753 ...... $207 ...... 5.5 1330 ...... $195 .... 11.4 Initial claims include intrastate initial and additional claims, as well as agent state initial and additional claims for regular UI only. Average duration of benefits is represented in weeks. 20 County October Average Initial Weekly Average Claims Benefit Duration Newton Oconee Oglethorpe Paulding Peach Pickens Pierce Pike Polk Pulaski Putnam Quitman Rabun Randolph Richmond Rockdale Schley Screven Seminole Spalding Stephens Stewart Sumter Talbot Taliaferro Tattnall Taylor Telfair Terrell Thomas Tift Toombs Towns Treutlen Troup Turner Twiggs Union Upson Walker Walton Ware Warren Washington Wayne Webster Wheeler White Whitfield Wilcox Wilkes Wilkinson Worth 384 ...... $220 ...... 9.3 88 ...... $218 ...... 8.9 73 ...... $206 ...... 9.9 372 ...... $230 .... 10.6 124 ...... $164 ...... 9.7 200 ...... $222 ...... 8.1 83 ...... $183 .... 11.4 117 ...... $195 ...... 8.8 561 ...... $212 ...... 7.5 101 ...... $192 .... 12.3 137 ...... $172 ...... 8.6 1 ...... $240 .... 13.8 59 ...... $194 ...... 5.4 197 ...... $164 ...... 7.7 1196 ...... $188 .... 10.2 368 ...... $231 .... 10.9 43 ...... $197 ...... 8.4 146 ...... $196 ...... 9.6 59 ...... $184 ...... 9.4 667 ...... $195 ...... 8.8 506 ...... $202 ...... 6.7 220 ...... $160 ...... 7.7 332 ...... $187 ...... 8.9 82 ...... $193 .... 12.1 40 ...... $186 ...... 7.8 126 ...... $186 ...... 9.4 106 ...... $187 .... 11.2 165 ...... $184 .... 13.5 132 ...... $155 ...... 8.4 191 ...... $182 .... 10.2 399 ...... $190 .... 11.0 553 ...... $183 .... 10.6 22 ...... $185 ...... 8.6 90 ...... $171 ...... 8.9 588 ...... $207 ...... 7.9 148 ...... $161 ...... 9.5 144 ...... $198 .... 10.4 76 ...... $200 ...... 7.9 361 ...... $195 .... 14.0 520 ...... $196 ...... 5.7 394 ...... $215 ...... 8.7 232 ...... $181 .... 12.3 85 ...... $181 ...... 9.7 141 ...... $157 .... 12.0 287 ...... $184 ...... 9.9 80 ...... $186 ...... 7.7 73 ...... $184 .... 11.4 142 ...... $218 ...... 7.8 1307 ...... $205 ...... 5.6 59 ...... $181 ...... 7.9 320 ...... $183 .... 11.3 62 ...... $188 .... 11.1 190 ...... $180 .... 12.2 Unemployment Insurance Statistics Average duration of benefits Weeks Last 12 months 10.0 9.7 9.5 9.4 9.2 9.0 8.8 8.7 8.9 8.7 8.5 8.5 8.4 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.0 7.5 Nov Dec 00 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun 01 Jul Aug Sep Oct. Unemployment insurance initial claims Thousands 90 80 2000 -- 2001 2001 2000 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Benefits paid up over $66 million during October... The total number of initial claims filed in Georgia for unemployment compensation increased 55.0 percent from September to October, the largest over-the-month growth this year. This month's new claims total of 65,226 was the highest total for the month of October in 20 years, when 56,404 new claims were filed during October 1981. The Atlanta metropolitan area accounted for 27,979 new claims for the month (42.9% of the state total), topping the previous largest Atlanta monthly total for 2001 by nearly 5,000 initial claims. Over the year, Georgia's initial claims were up 97.8 percent from October 2000's figure of 32,980. Metro Atlanta experienced an even greater over-the-year surge, with new claims up 200.9 percent from last October's figure of 9,298. A comparison of claims activity during 2001 to claims activity in 1991 (10 years ago being the last time Georgia experienced a substantial economic downturn) reveals that Georgia's 2001 (January through October) initial claims total of 536,507 has surpassed 1991's January through December total of 533,261 new claims. It is worth noting that the state's labor force has increased by nearly 1 million over the last 10 years, from 3.2 million in 1991 to 4.2 million in 2001. A closer look into claims activity shows that the manufacturing industry along with the services industry accounted for nearly half of the new claims filed in Georgia during October, with manufacturing accounting for 25 percent of all initial claims filed and services 23 percent. Benefits paid totaled $66,393,743 during October, which represents a 35.1 percent jump from September, while advancing 128.1 percent from October 2000. This month's benefits paid total is the high water mark for Georgia in terms of payouts for one month. In fact, 2001 has seen the top four largest monthly benefits paid totals ever in the state; October ($66 million), July ($60 million), August ($51 million) and May ($49 million). The largest benefit payout for one month not to take place during 2001 occurred January 1991, when $47 million was paid out in benefits. While it's true that the increase in the maximum weekly benefit amount from $274 to $284 as of July 1, 2001 can somewhat be attributed to increased benefit payout totals, the overriding cause remains the substantial growth in claims activity throughout the year, as well as the overall economic downturn as a whole. For the second time in the last three months, the average duration of benefits had an over-the-month jump of 0.3 weeks, from 9.4 weeks in September to 9.7 weeks during October. The average duration has risen by one week over the last four months. The last time there was an increase of one week or more over a fourmonth period occurred between May and September of 1991, when the average duration grew from 10.2 weeks to 11.2 weeks. The average duration was up 0.7 weeks over the year. The trust fund balance dipped over $34 million during October, to $1,627,030,097. The last time the trust fund balance was lower occurred in March 1997, when the balance was $1,596,533,029. The over-the-year decline in the trust fund continues to expand, with a drop of 15.1 percent (over $290 million) from October 2000. The third quarter over-the-year downturns were; September (12.9%), August (11.8%) and July (9.9%). Statistical Trends October 2001 October 2000 Net Change Percent Change Initial Claims ........................................................... 65,226 ............................... 32,980 ................................. 32,246 .............................. 97.8% Continued Weeks Claimed ................................... 340,314 ............................. 166,432 ............................... 173,882 ............................ 104.5% Beneficiaries .......................................................... 88,664 ............................... 43,363 ................................. 45,301 ............................ 104.5% Benefits Paid ................................................. $66,393,743 ...................... $29,101,440 ........................ $37,292,303 ............................ 128.1% Weeks Paid .......................................................... 289,778 ............................. 140,280 ............................... 149,498 ............................ 106.6% First Payments ....................................................... 24,389 ............................... 14,669 ................................... 9,720 .............................. 66.3% Final Payments ........................................................ 8,230 ................................. 3,606 ................................... 4,624 ............................ 128.2% Average Weekly Benefit ....................................... $229.12 ............................. $207.45 ................................. $21.67 .............................. 10.4% AverageDuration ......................................................... 9.7 ..................................... 9.0 ....................................... 0.7 ................................ 7.8% Trust Fund Balance ...................................$1,627,030,097 ..................$1,917,390,614 ..................... -$290,360,517 ............................. -15.1% 21 www.dol.state.ga.us Find information on: Unemployment Insurance Employment Services The Workforce Investment Act Labor Market Information and More www.g1careernet.com Information for: Job Seekers Employers Researchers, Education Planners and Economic Development Professionals 22 WI&A Customer Satisfaction Team We are proud to serve you. 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