Dimensions: measuring Georgia's workforce, Annual Issue Vol. 27, no. 12 (Dec. 2001)

Revised estimates for 2000 -- 2001 in this issue
Highlights
2001: What a long, strange trip it's been.. ..................... .page 2
Beware the Slides of March... Julius Ceasar ignored the soothsayer's warning to "Beware the Ides of March" and we know what happened to him. If only our economic prognosticators had recognized the bad omens a little sooner, perhaps our economy could have averted its own ill-fated fall.
Spotlight: Service Delivery Region Twelve ...................... Page 30
Steady as she goes along the Georgia Coast...SDR 12 alive and well.
Recession rears its ugly head in the southeastern United States......... page 32
In 2001, recession was no stranger in the Southeast. However, despite the downturn, Georgia's annual average unemployment rate for 2001 fared well when compared to the nation as a whole and in the Southeast region.
Over $600 million paid out in benefits during 2001. ...................... Page 34
Benefits paid up 92 percent over the year.

Annual Issue - Volume XXVII, Number 12
Data Tables
6 Georgia Nonagricultural Employment
10 Georgia Hours and Earnings
14 Atlanta Nonagricultural Employment
18 Albany Nonagricultural Employment
20 Athens Nonagricultural Employment
22 Augusta Aiken Nonagricultural Employment
24 Columbus Nonagricultural Employment
26 Macon Nonagricultural Employment
28 Savannah Nonagricultural Employment
33 Georgia, S.E. & U.S. Labor Force Estimates
34 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
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2001: What a long, strange trip it's been...

On November 26, 2001 the National Bureau of Economic Research officially pronounced that the U.S. economy had reached a business-cycle peak in March 2001, capping off the longest economic expansion in the NBER's chronology (which dates back into the 1850s). Not only did the peak mark the end of a decade-long expansion beginning in March 1991, but it also marked the beginning of a recession.
By the time the NBER proclaimed the recession's arrival, the crescendo of bad economic news had been swelling for nearly a year and newspaper headlines had become so littered with layoff announcements and business closures that Wall Street analysts had run out of cliches to describe it. And that was way before September 11th. By October, the nation had lost nearly 400,000 jobs over the year, and nearly 30,000 of those were in Georgia. The unemployment rate had risen nationally from 3.6 percent in October 2000 to 5 percent in 2001 and from 3.5 percent in Georgia to 4.1 percent.
In November, the NBER announced that, "the committee is satisfied that the total contraction in the economy is sufficient to merit the determination that a recession is underway." Technically, the NBER defines a recession as a "significant decline in activity spread across the economy, lasting more than a few months, visible in industrial production, employment, real income, and wholesale-retail trade." Of these, the broadest monthly indicator according to the NBER is "economy-wide employment," as measured by the payroll surveys conducted monthly by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (i.e. Current Employment Statistics).
The business-cycle experienced in Georgia mirrors closely that for the rest of the nation over the past ten years. The graph shown here reflects the non-agricultural employment movement since the last recession in 1991. Georgia entered the tenyear period of expansion in lock-step with the rest of the nation and marched on with great strides until peaking in February 2001. Likewise, March of last year synchronously marked the beginning of the end for Georgia and the nation as employment

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gains made over the decade began to erode.
During the period between March and December 2001, Georgia's nonfarm employment dwindled by 49,000 jobs, or roughly 1.2 percent. Prior to 9/11, job losses were concentrated primarily in manufacturing, personnel supply services, and computer and data processing services. The slowdown in job growth at that point was attributed to a combination of factors: the bursting of the dot-com bubble, over-investment in technology, an overabundance of equipment, overstocked inventories,

and over-staffing. In essence, the economy overdid itself. After the events of September 11th, industries that had been fairing well in Georgia, from travel, to tourism and trade, were sent into a tailspin right along with the rest of them.
After several years of building at breakneck speeds, the state's leading economists worry that Georgia's construction industry may be the hardest hit in this recession and may take much longer than others to recover. In their view, overdevelopment, tightened business investment, and heightened unemployment will have a
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lagged effect on the demand for residential, commercial and industrial building projects. After reaching a seasonal peak in July, employment in the construction industry has dropped an average of 3,600 jobs per month. Over the year losses were concentrated primarily in special trade contractors, which dropped by nearly seven percent since December 2000.
Georgia's manufacturing industry has been in recession since March 1999, after reaching a peak employment level of 599,200 (seasonally adjusted). Since then, the state's manufacturers have shed 64,100 jobs (an 11% contraction), and the jobs continue to unravel. Employment in durable goods manufacturing has fallen off steadily since June 1999. Over the year, durable goods payrolls have dropped by 15,400 jobs, a six percent contraction. Employment in lumber and wood products declined 8.4 percent over the year due to increased competition, lessened demand, an oversupply of timber and falling prices. Also affected by the lackluster growth in the construction and real estate markets, furniture and fixtures employment fell 3.4 percent over the year.
Stone, clay and glass payrolls grew slightly over the year while employment in primary metal industries dropped by five percent. Fabricated metals employment also fell by 3.5 percent over the year and industrial machinery payrolls shrank by 5.7 percent. Employment in electronic equipment manufacturing declined by 4.8 percent over the year, while payrolls in transportation equipment manufacturing contracted by 11 percent. Scaled back automobile production lines and continued layoffs in air transportation will continue to put a bite on growth in transportation equipment manufacturing.
On the nondurable goods manufacturing side, the employment picture is just as bleak. Over the year, nondurable goods manufacturers have trimmed their payrolls by over 18,000 jobs, a 5.5 percent reduction. Employment at Georgia's food processing plants dropped only slightly over the year and should remain stable as competition among firms intensifies. Textile mills continued to jettison workers at a fast clip in

2001 as 8,400 textile jobs evaporated across the state. The slowdown in the housing, office and automobile markets has softened demand for textile products and may continue to do so for some time. Georgia's apparel manufacturers have continued to crumble under pressure from overseas competition where labor is cheaper. Over the year, apparel payrolls in the state have been cut 13.8 percent, and such declines are forecast to continue over the next several years.
Suffering from a reduced domestic demand for printed materials, employment in paper and allied products fell 2.5 percent over the year. Likewise, printing and publishing employment in Georgia has dropped 1.6 percent as desktop publishing and enhanced quality photocopiers prove stiff competition. The industry has also been affected by the sharp reduction in print advertising following September 11th as competition from internet advertising. Employment in chemicals and allied products remained relatively unchanged over the year, but may benefit from accelerated research in the field of biotechnology.
Another indicator utilized by the NBER as a measure of industrial productivity is that of average weekly hours. Over the year, the average workweek for manufacturing production workers on private nonfarm payrolls in Georgia declined from 41.4 hours per week in 2000 to 40.5 in 2001. Average weekly earnings were down $9.26, from $537.79 in 2000 to $528.53 in 2001. Average hourly earnings were up just slightly, climbing six cents over the year.
Employment in the transportation, communications and public utilities sector in Georgia has benefited from the state's geographically central location, explosive population growth, excellent telecommunications and highway infrastructure, convenient ports and an extensive railway system. Since the previous recession in 1991, employment in this sector has grown by over 30 percent. But the decade-long expansion ended in 2001, as the recession began to take its toll even on this high growth sector. Since last December, the TCPU sector has lost 14,100 jobs, a contraction of 5.2 percent.

Transportation has suffered the hardest hit, losing 10,700 jobs over the year (-6.6%). In the months following September 11th, transportation payrolls shrank by 8,500 jobs, mostly in air transportation. The sharp declines in air transportation resulted from significantly reduced business and leisure travel following the attacks, as well as high jet fuel prices, soaring labor costs, and weakened consumer confidence. This situation will improve greatly when businesses begin reporting healthy profits again and the public feels the skies are safe for travel.
Employment growth in the communications industry has slowed as wireless phone use has expanded, undercutting the market-share for fixed-line service. Communications payrolls have declined steadily since March, shedding 4,700 jobs in that period despite an over-the-year gain of 1,900 jobs. Increased competition and deregulation have stymied job growth in public utilities over the past year, yet economists argue that the industry is poised for solid long-term growth as long as the burgeoning population continues to consume electricity and natural gas at a steady rate.
Since reaching an employment peak in the last quarter of 1999, employment in the trade division has compressed by 22,200 jobs. Job growth in this sector has been thwarted by changing patterns of consumption. Just as deindustrialization has multiplied the employment share of the services industry relative to manufacturing, consumers spending patterns are also shifting. This heightened demand for services has grown much faster than the demand for durable or nondurable goods. Wholesale trade also suffers from the woes of the manufacturing industry and the effects of the global recession on import and export levels here in the U.S. Over the year, wholesale trade employment declined by 4,000 statewide and by 4,200 just in the Atlanta metropolitan area.
Job growth among Georgia's retailers this year was checked by the fall in demand for big-ticket items and the shift toward more thrifty spending habits, which typically accompany periods of recession. The

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past year witnessed numerous store closings and bankruptcies in the retail sector which have also put a downward drag on jobs in retail, despite the opening of some new shopping malls. The annual averages for retail employment in 2000 and 2001 reflect 2,000 new jobs, yet after reaching a seasonal peak in December 2000, retail employment has not regained that same level. In fact, holiday hiring was so dismal this year that the December to December change reflects a net loss of 9,800 jobs.
General merchandise stores showed a loss of 2,200 jobs since last December also due to meager seasonal hiring this year for the holidays. Food stores shed 2,000 jobs over the year as numerous grocery chains closed their operations in the state. Despite these declines, eating and drinking places had a good year in 2001. Over the year, Georgia's restaurants, bars and coffeehouses added 4,300 jobs, an increase of 1.7 percent. However, there is some concern among economists that the number of restaurants has grown faster than demand, and this oversaturation may soon have a negative impact on job growth.
Payrolls in the finance, insurance and real estate sectors also expanded in 2001, tacking on 1,800 jobs. Employment in the finance industry ticked up by 1,500 as Georgia's banks continued to benefit from the state's explosive population growth. Insurance payrolls edged up only slightly over the year, as competition for customers has heated up and insurance firms try to keep hiring to a minimum in order to cut costs. Real estate employment was relatively unchanged over the year, yet the reduction in residential and commercial real estate sales may soon begin to impact hiring in this industry. Moreover, because there is a growing sense among the state's economists that the real estate industry has overexpanded and that areas like Atlanta have been overbuilt,

staffing levels may be cut for firms to retain a competitive advantage.
Employment in the services division was a mixed bag in 2001. Some components of the service division continued to grow, despite the general slowdown in the economy, while others got caught in the quicksand and have sunk to new lows. Of course 9/11 was the catalyst which helped sink a number of battleships, including hotels and lodging places and business services. Payrolls at Georgia's lodging places fell by 1,300 over the year, and lost a whopping 3,000 jobs in the months between September 11th and the year's end. The sharp drop in business and leisure travel and the slowdown in the convention business helped precipitate this decline.
Business services employment dropped by 13,000 over the year, as temp workers were among the early recipients of pink slips and employment in personnel supply services fell by 14,900 over the year (a 10.6% drop). Examining the annual averages, computer and data processing services seemed to weather the dot-com shakeout relatively well, ending the year essentially unchanged.
Among the service industries that did well in 2001 were amusement and recreation

services (+1,600 over the year), health services (+8,100), educational services (+3,400), social services (+4,500), engineering and management services (+6,300) and other services (+19,000).
Finally, government payrolls grew by 7,400 jobs over the year. The reduction in federal government workers (-1,600) was more than offset by hiring at the state and local levels, particularly in education. State educational facilities took on 1,400 additional workers in 2001 and local schools added 3,500 new positions. While the growth in state and local education resulted in part from the governor's new hiring initiatives, employment in both areas may be impacted in the coming year due to budget cuts and declining revenues.
All in all, Georgia has not escaped the current recession unscathed. The good news is that the state has a diversified economy and a highly qualified and now readily available pool of labor. These factors, combined with a low cost of living will continue to attract employers to our state, creating a good business environment. As long as tourism, travel and venture capital return to normal levels, the labor market will be headed for a healthy recovery by the second half of 2002.

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Percent job growth 3.0%
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Albany MSA Nonfarm employment in the Albany area was down by 1,600 over the year, and growth delved even further into negative territory than in 2000, plummeting 2.7 percent. Since peaking in October 1999, payrolls in the area have continued to show steady declines. The sharpest declines in 2001 occurred in construction and manufacturing. Construction employment fell by 9 percent over the year, or 300 jobs and manufacturing payrolls dipped 4.9 percent, or 400 jobs. The services division, which employs roughly 28 percent of Albany's labor force, remained relatively stable over the year.
Athens MSA Employment in the Athens MSA declined by 400 over the year, after remaining essentially unchanged from 1999 to 2000. Athens reached a peak employment level of 75,200 in October 1999, and since then job growth has flattened substantially. The largest net declines occurred in manufacturing and retail trade. Manufacturing payrolls fell by 7 percent over the year, or 800 jobs while retailers in Athens reduced staffing by 1.4 percent, or 200 fewer jobs. Finally, government payrolls, which represent roughly 28 percent of all nonfarm employment in the Athens area, added 300 positions, concentrated entirely in state and local government.
Atlanta MSA In 2001, nonfarm payroll employment in the 20 county Atlanta area increased slightly, by a growth rate of 0.4 percent, following a gain of 2.6 percent the prior year. Atlanta was the only metro area to

post an over-the-year gain in employment. In fact, the only major industry division to lose jobs over the year in Atlanta was manufacturing, which contracted 4.2 percent (-9,200 jobs). Durable goods manufacturing was the hardest hit, with transportation equipment losing 2,500 and electronic equipment losing 1,600 workers. Construction payrolls in Atlanta grew by 1.9 percent over the year, posting 2,200 new jobs. The trade division posted a gain of 2,000, as 6,100 new retail jobs helped to counter a loss of 4,200 wholesale positions. Employment in the services division increased by 4,300 despite significant losses in business services (-11,300) and hotels (-1,300). Finally, government employment rose by 7,500 over the year with the largest gains occurring in local government (+5,400).
Augusta Aiken MSA Nonfarm employment growth fell sharply this year in Augusta, with an over-theyear decline of 1.5 percent. This contraction comes on the coattails of a growth period between 1999 and 2000 during which 1,000 jobs were added. Total nonfarm employment in Augusta peaked in September 2000 at 204,600, and failed to regain this level in 2001. The largest net declines occurred in manufacturing, government and trade. Manufacturing payrolls fell by 4.4 percent (-1,300), primarily in nondurable goods production. Employment in the trade division fell by 1,100 as wholesale companies shed 4.4 percent of their staff and retailers trimmed payrolls by 2.6 percent. Finally, payrolls in government shrank by 1,300 jobs, losing 800 state and local jobs and 500 in the federal ranks.

Columbus MSA Nonfarm employment in the Columbus area also fell sharply, with an over-theyear decline of 1.7 percent (-2,000 jobs), following a year of essentially no growth between 1999 to 2000. Total nonfarm employment in Columbus peaked in December 1999 at 122,400 and has contracted by 3.2 percent since then. The largest net declines in 2001 occurred in manufacturing and trade, while the strongest increases were posted in services, finance, insurance and real estate and construction. Construction payrolls in the Columbus MSA grew by 300, a 5.5 percent increase over 2000. However, manufacturers in the area lost 1,600 jobs, a 7.8 percent decline. Manufacturing losses were split between durable goods (-700) and nondurables (-900). Employment in the trade division fell by 3.5 percent, with most of the job losses concentrated in the retail sector.
Macon MSA Payroll employment decreased 0.6 percent over the year in the Macon area, twice as much as the prior year. Payrolls in Macon reached a zenith in December 1999 and did not gain any ground in 2000 or 2001. The largest declines over the year occurred in trade, while surprisingly the largest gains occurred in manufacturing. Construction employment dropped by 400 over the year, a 6.6 percent decline. Manufacturing payrolls, however, increased by 700, as nondurable goods production hiring more than offset the durable goods jobs lost. The trade division contracted by 1,300 jobs, almost entirely in the retail sector.
Savannah MSA The nonfarm employment level in Savannah was only slightly down over the year, with a decline of 0.2 percent. However, this drop follows a growth rate of one percent in the prior year. Since reaching a highpoint in December 1999, employment in the Savannah area has fallen by 2,000 jobs. The largest declines in 2001 came in the manufacturing and trade divisions, while the largest gains came in services. Manufacturing payrolls fell by 700, with declines in both durable and nondurable goods production. The real powerhouse in Savannah over the year was the services division, which posted a healthy gain of 1,000 jobs, a 2.4 percent growth rate.

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2000 Final Series

INDUSTRY

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL

AUG S EP

OCT

NOV

DEC

ANNUAL AVERAGE

Total nonagricultural employment 3851.5 3880.1 3922.3 3925.6 3958.4 3971.4 3944.2 3970.5 3978.8 3982.3 3994.3 4012.1 3949.3

Goods producing industries

786.5 791.0 796.8 795.9 797.8 802.8 794.8 795.8 793.4 787.5 783.6 783.4 792.4

Mining

7.9 8.1 7.9 7.7 7.8 7.8 7.9 7.9 7.7 8.0 7.9 7.9

7.9

Construction

193.2 195.7 200.6 200.4 201.8 205.6 205.0 204.6 204.2 203.2 200.8 200.3 201.3

Manufacturing

585.4 587.2 588.3 587.8 588.2 589.4 581.9 583.3 581.5 576.3 574.9 575.2 583.3

Durable goods

256.0 257.4 258.5 256.9 257.8 258.7 254.5 255.4 255.2 252.7 251.5 252.0 255.6

Lumber and wood products

43.1 43.1 43.3 42.7 42.5 42.6 41.8 41.6 41.4 40.6 39.6 39.6

41.8

Furniture and fixtures

11.9 12.0 12.1 12.1 12.1 12.1 12.0 11.9 12.0 11.7 11.8 11.6

11.9

Stone, clay, and glass products

20.9 21.0 21.2 21.2 21.4 21.4 21.2 21.2 21.4 21.3 21.2 21.3

21.2

Primary metal industries

13.8 13.9 14.1 13.9 13.9 14.0 14.0 14.0 13.9 14.0 14.0 14.3

14.0

Fabricated metal products

25.0 25.0 25.0 25.2 25.4 25.9 25.9 26.0 26.2 25.9 25.9 26.0

25.6

Industrial machinery

39.9 40.9 41.3 41.2 41.3 41.2 40.8 40.2 40.5 40.0 39.6 39.7

40.6

Electronic equipment

33.7 34.1 34.1 33.7 34.0 33.8 33.2 33.4 33.0 33.2 33.5 34.0

33.6

Transportation equipment

49.8 49.5 49.6 49.1 49.3 49.5 47.5 49.1 48.7 48.1 47.9 47.6

48.8

Other durable goods

17.9 17.9 17.8 17.8 17.9 18.2 18.1 18.0 18.1 17.9 18.0 17.9

18.0

Nondurable goods

329.4 329.8 329.8 330.9 330.4 330.7 327.4 327.9 326.3 323.6 323.4 323.2 327.7

Food and kindred products

72.3 72.1 72.0 72.6 72.1 72.1 71.0 71.1 70.9 70.6 71.1 71.4

71.6

Textile mill products

101.2 101.6 102.0 102.3 102.3 102.8 102.1 102.6 101.7 100.7 100.3 100.1 101.6

Apparel and other finished textiles 24.9 25.0 24.5 24.4 24.3 24.1 23.5 23.8 23.7 23.1 22.9 22.6

23.9

Paper and allied products

31.6 31.6 31.6 31.2 31.3 31.4 31.2 31.2 31.3 31.3 31.3 31.4

31.4

Printing and publishing

43.7 43.9 44.2 44.2 44.3 44.5 43.9 43.8 43.6 43.2 43.1 42.9

43.8

Chemicals and allied products

22.0 22.0 22.1 22.3 22.4 22.5 22.3 22.2 22.0 22.0 22.0 22.0

22.2

Other nondurable goods

33.7 33.6 33.4 33.9 33.7 33.3 33.4 33.2 33.1 32.7 32.7 32.8

33.3

Service producing

3065.0 3089.1 3125.5 3129.7 3160.6 3168.6 3149.4 3174.7 3185.4 3194.8 3210.7 3228.7 3156.9

Transportation and public utilities 258.1 257.9 260.6 261.4 262.3 263.8 265.4 266.8 267.1 268.4 268.4 269.4 264.1

Transportation

156.8 156.8 158.0 159.4 159.8 160.0 161.2 161.7 161.9 162.5 162.0 162.5 160.2

Communications

77.2 77.2 78.6 77.9 78.5 79.6 80.3 81.3 81.6 82.2 82.7 83.2

80.0

Electric, gas, and sanitary services 24.1 23.9 24.0 24.1 24.0 24.2 23.9 23.8 23.6 23.7 23.7 23.7

23.9

Trade

948.0 951.6 963.2 964.1 969.1 972.9 966.0 971.1 968.2 969.0 980.6 989.8 967.8

NOTE: SOURCE:

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 2001 benchmark. Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis

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Georgia Nonagricultural Employment (000s)

2001 Preliminary Series

INDUSTRY

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL

AUG S EP

OCT

NOV

DEC

ANNUAL AVERAGE

Total nonagricultural employment 3934.1 3946.6 3973.6 3976.6 3982.7 3988.4 3947.9 3946.8 3943.9 3952.9 3925.6 3924.6 3953.6

Goods producing industries

768.7 768.8 769.1 765.7 763.3 763.8 765.9 760.5 759.1 756.0 741.2 742.6 760.4

Mining

7.8 7.7 7.7 7.5 7.7 7.7 7.8 7.7 7.8 7.8 7.8 7.9

7.7

Construction

195.2 196.8 198.4 203.1 204.8 207.2 211.8 209.0 207.6 206.6 199.3 193.9 202.8

Manufacturing

565.7 564.3 563.0 555.1 550.8 548.9 546.3 543.8 543.7 541.6 534.1 540.8 549.8

Durable goods

245.8 245.4 245.3 242.6 240.7 239.8 237.1 238.0 238.7 238.7 232.0 238.3 240.2

Lumber and wood products

38.7 37.9 38.2 38.5 38.4 38.5 38.0 38.5 38.3 38.3 38.6 37.1 38.3

Furniture and fixtures

11.9 11.8 11.7 11.7 11.5 11.1 11.4 11.4 11.3 11.3 11.4 11.6

11.5

Stone, clay, and glass products

21.3 21.4 21.5 21.6 21.8 21.8 21.9 21.9 21.8 21.8 21.3 21.6 21.6

Primary metal industries

13.7 13.5 13.6 13.3 13.3 13.3 13.2 13.3 13.2 13.0 13.1 13.4 13.3

Fabricated metal products

25.4 25.3 25.3 24.7 24.7 25.0 24.6 24.7 24.9 24.9 24.0 23.4 24.7

Industrial machinery

39.4 39.3 39.2 38.6 38.3 37.6 38.2 38.2 38.0 38.5 37.3 37.5 38.3

Electronic equipment

34.0 33.6 33.3 31.9 31.2 31.0 30.8 31.0 31.1 31.1 31.1 33.4 32.0

Transportation equipment

44.1 45.4 45.3 44.8 44.2 44.2 41.7 42.4 43.5 43.0 38.6 43.9 43.4

Other durable goods

17.3 17.2 17.2 17.5 17.3 17.3 17.3 16.6 16.6 16.8 16.6 16.4 17.0

Nondurable goods

319.9 318.9 317.7 312.5 310.1 309.1 309.2 305.8 305.0 302.9 302.1 302.5 309.6

Food and kindred products

71.3 71.2 71.6 71.1 71.2 71.2 71.3 71.2 71.1 70.8 71.4 71.2 71.2

Textile mill products

97.7 97.0 96.3 94.4 93.2 92.3 92.2 91.9 91.9 91.0 90.1 90.7 93.2

Apparel and other finished textiles 22.2 22.2 22.2 21.6 20.8 20.9 20.4 19.8 19.8 19.6 19.1 18.8

20.6

Paper and allied products

31.3 31.2 30.8 30.7 30.5 30.5 30.5 30.6 30.6 30.6 30.3 30.1 30.6

Printing and publishing

43.5 43.5 43.4 42.9 42.9 43.1 43.2 43.2 43.2 43.4 42.7 42.5 43.1

Chemicals and allied products

21.9 22.2 22.1 22.2 22.2 21.9 22.0 22.2 22.2 22.4 22.9 22.9 22.3

Other nondurable goods

32.0 31.6 31.3 29.6 29.3 29.2 29.6 26.9 26.2 25.1 25.6 26.3 28.6

Service producing

3165.4 3177.8 3204.5 3210.9 3219.4 3224.6 3182.0 3186.3 3184.8 3196.9 3184.4 3182.0 3193.3

Transportation and public utilities 268.0 266.8 267.5 269.5 269.5 270.2 269.1 268.2 266.3 263.0 257.3 255.3 265.9

Transportation

161.9 161.4 161.5 161.6 162.0 162.4 161.9 161.6 160.3 157.7 152.7 151.8 159.7

Communications

82.7 82.9 83.5 83.4 83.1 83.1 82.3 81.7 81.2 80.5 79.9 78.8 81.9

Electric, gas, and sanitary services 23.4 22.5 22.5 24.5 24.4 24.7 24.9 24.9 24.8 24.8 24.7 24.7

24.2

Trade

957.2 954.4 964.3 967.3 971.5 974.1 963.1 964.3 961.6 966.8 972.2 972.9 965.8

NOTE: SOURCE:

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 2001 benchmark. Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis

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Georgia Nonagricultural Employment (000s)

INDUSTRY
Wholesale trade Retail trade
General merchandise Food stores Eating and drinking places Finance, insurance, real estate Finance Insurance Real estate Services Hotels and other lodging Business services Personnel supply Computer and D.P. services Amusement, recreation Health services Hospitals Educational services Social services Engineering and management Other services Total government Total federal governement Department of defence Total state governement State education Total local governement Local education

2000 Final Series (Continued)

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL

AUG S EP

OCT

NOV

DEC

ANNUAL AVERAGE

253.3 255.0 256.8 255.8 255.6 256.4 254.1 253.5 252.1 252.2 250.0 249.3 253.7

694.7 696.6 706.4 708.3 713.5 716.5 711.9 717.6 716.1 716.8 730.6 740.5 714.1

91.1 89.9 89.6 89.0 89.5 89.2 88.7 90.2 91.1 93.3 99.8 103.3 92.1

103.5 105.6 107.2 105.9 106.3 107.4 105.6 106.6 105.4 103.3 104.0 105.3 105.5

244.9 246.7 252.1 254.5 257.1 258.0 256.5 258.3 256.9 256.7 256.2 255.0 254.4

205.7 206.2 206.5 203.8 204.6 205.6 205.8 206.3 204.8 205.5 205.5 206.7 205.6

92.3 92.2 91.9 94.2 94.8 94.9 94.7 95.0 93.6 94.9 94.8 95.2 94.0

74.3 74.7 75.1 70.0 70.1 70.5 70.5 70.6 70.6 69.6 69.9 70.3 71.4

39.1 39.3 39.5 39.6 39.7 40.2 40.6 40.7 40.6 41.0 40.8 41.2 40.2

1060.9 1076.5 1094.1 1099.3 1112.2 1129.0 1134.8 1145.2 1150.4 1151.3 1153.3 1158.5 1122.1

45.0 45.8 46.9 47.7 48.1 48.4 48.7 48.5 47.4 47.4 47.4 46.7 47.3

314.4 318.9 325.9 322.0 328.7 333.5 332.7 337.1 339.2 339.2 337.5 337.1 330.5

132.6 134.2 139.3 135.0 140.2 142.6 142.9 146.3 147.2 144.4 142.6 141.8 140.8

74.0 75.3 75.7 75.9 76.6 77.8 78.0 78.6 78.3 80.5 81.1 81.5 77.8

29.8 30.6 32.7 33.6 35.5 37.6 39.1 37.8 35.6 34.4 33.5 32.7 34.4

243.6 244.9 245.7 246.7 247.1 248.5 247.4 248.6 248.9 250.3 251.0 250.9 247.8

102.4 103.1 103.1 103.2 103.3 103.4 102.6 102.9 102.7 103.2 104.1 103.5 103.1

54.3 55.3 55.2 55.9 56.0 55.5 56.9 57.5 59.7 61.9 62.4 62.3 57.7

55.2 56.1 57.0 56.5 56.9 56.3 54.6 56.7 57.3 57.6 57.9 58.0 56.7

85.9 87.6 88.5 88.9 88.4 89.7 90.8 91.1 91.6 93.1 93.6 95.0 90.4

232.7 237.3 242.2 248.0 251.5 259.5 264.6 267.9 270.7 267.4 270.0 275.8 257.3

592.3 596.9 601.1 601.1 612.4 597.3 577.4 585.3 594.9 600.6 602.9 604.3 597.2

94.1 95.5 98.9 99.8 110.3 99.8 99.6 95.9 94.2 94.0 94.4 95.8 97.7

27.7 27.8 27.8 27.8 27.9 27.9 27.8 28.0 27.8 27.9 27.9 27.8 27.8

147.1 149.4 148.6 149.6 148.3 144.9 143.3 145.5 148.0 149.0 149.7 149.0 147.7

62.3 64.2 63.2 64.5 63.0 59.5 57.5 59.5 62.2 62.7 63.3 62.6 62.0

351.1 352.0 353.6 351.7 353.8 352.6 334.5 343.9 352.7 357.6 358.8 359.5 351.8

216.2 217.0 218.4 216.4 217.6 212.7 193.4 205.4 215.1 220.1 221.1 221.5 214.6

NOTE: SOURCE:

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 2001 benchmark. Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis

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Georgia Nonagricultural Employment (000s)

2001 Preliminary Series (Continued)

INDUSTRY
Wholesale trade Retail trade
General merchandise Food stores Eating and drinking places Finance, insurance, real estate Finance Insurance Real estate Services Hotels and other lodging Business services Personnel supply Computer and D.P. services Amusement, recreation Health services Hospitals Educational services Social services Engineering and management Other services Total government Total federal governement Department of defence Total state governement State education Total local governement Local education

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL

AUG S EP

OCT

NOV

DEC

ANNUAL AVERAGE

248.9 249.3 250.4 251.1 250.9 252.6 253.1 250.2 250.2 248.8 248.7 242.2 249.7

708.3 705.1 713.9 716.2 720.6 721.5 710.0 714.1 711.4 718.0 723.5 730.7 716.1

95.0 94.5 96.1 92.2 92.4 92.2 90.2 91.9 92.7 94.4 100.2 101.1 94.4

104.2 103.3 103.8 103.4 104.1 103.9 103.1 103.1 103.2 103.1 103.3 103.0 103.5

247.4 250.2 255.1 262.6 265.6 266.8 260.0 261.7 257.7 261.3 258.0 257.9 258.7

204.2 205.0 206.0 209.4 209.7 210.5 208.4 208.2 207.2 206.9 206.1 206.9 207.4

94.8 95.2 95.4 97.4 97.4 97.3 95.3 95.3 94.8 94.2 93.8 94.8 95.5

70.0 70.5 71.1 71.6 71.6 72.0 72.1 72.3 72.1 72.5 72.4 72.1 71.7

39.4 39.3 39.5 40.4 40.7 41.2 41.0 40.6 40.3 40.2 39.9 40.0 40.2

1135.3 1145.0 1157.3 1155.5 1157.5 1163.3 1160.3 1156.6 1147.6 1149.2 1136.5 1131.4 1149.6

45.8 46.5 46.8 47.3 47.7 47.6 47.6 47.0 45.4 44.0 43.5 42.4 46.0

322.8 321.9 324.3 320.6 321.5 320.3 318.0 319.0 316.2 312.3 301.8 298.9 316.5

130.1 129.3 131.6 128.5 130.1 129.8 126.1 129.3 127.2 124.3 113.8 110.5 125.9

80.6 80.3 79.9 79.4 77.7 77.6 77.8 77.0 75.7 75.3 75.9 76.6 77.8

30.1 30.9 32.9 36.0 38.0 39.7 40.3 39.0 36.6 36.6 35.9 36.3 36.0

248.1 249.7 251.6 253.2 254.1 256.9 258.0 257.8 257.8 260.5 260.8 262.1 255.9

103.7 104.6 105.9 105.2 105.7 106.7 106.8 107.6 107.5 108.8 108.7 110.1 106.8

61.1 62.0 62.4 63.5 62.6 61.0 57.1 57.4 60.0 62.5 62.8 60.4 61.1

58.0 58.7 59.3 60.5 60.9 60.2 59.4 61.7 63.0 63.3 64.8 64.5 61.2

96.0 97.6 97.9 97.7 97.1 97.1 97.1 95.6 94.6 96.9 96.4 96.4 96.7

273.4 277.7 282.1 276.7 275.6 280.5 282.8 279.1 274.0 273.1 270.5 270.4 276.3

600.7 606.6 609.4 609.2 611.2 606.5 581.1 589.0 602.1 611.0 612.3 615.5 604.6

95.3 95.8 96.1 96.3 96.3 96.5 95.6 95.7 95.3 96.2 96.4 97.2 96.1

27.8 27.6 27.7 27.7 27.7 27.7 27.6 27.6 27.6 27.7 27.7 27.6 27.7

147.7 150.2 150.7 151.1 150.0 146.5 146.1 148.5 150.6 154.1 152.0 151.4 149.9

61.4 63.4 63.5 63.7 62.5 58.5 59.8 61.9 64.7 66.6 67.7 67.3 63.4

357.7 360.6 362.6 361.8 364.9 363.5 339.4 344.8 356.2 360.7 363.9 366.9 358.6

220.4 222.6 224.0 222.7 224.3 218.6 198.8 203.9 215.4 219.9 221.9 225.1 218.1

NOTE: SOURCE:

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 2001 benchmark. Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis

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Georgia Hours and Earnings

Month January February March
April May June
July August September
October November December
Annual average

2000 Final Series

Total manufacturing

AWE
$542.25 $533.73 $528.64
$540.89 $522.70 $530.71
$528.96 $536.84 $538.82
$547.31 $551.86 $555.18
$537.79

AWH
42.1 41.6 41.3
41.8 40.9 41.3
41.1 41.2 41.1
41.4 41.4 41.9
41.4

AHE
$12.88 $12.83 $12.80
$12.94 $12.78 $12.85
$12.87 $13.03 $13.11
$13.22 $13.33 $13.25
$12.99

Durable goods

AWE
$590.54 $571.52 $565.65
$578.34 $555.26 $568.06
$559.51 $569.74 $563.80
$577.94 $581.18 $571.05
$570.62

AWH
42.7 41.9 41.5
42.0 41.1 41.8
40.9 40.9 40.3
40.7 40.5 40.3
41.2

AHE
$13.83 $13.64 $13.63
$13.77 $13.51 $13.59
$13.68 $13.93 $13.99
$14.20 $14.35 $14.17
$13.85

Lumber and wood products

AWE
$464.40 $446.69 $435.12

AWH
43.0 42.3 42.0

AHE
$10.80 $10.56 $10.36

$426.83 41.4 $10.31 $424.77 41.2 $10.31 $432.00 41.3 $10.46

$422.01 39.7 $10.63 $425.20 40.0 $10.63 $427.45 39.8 $10.74

$428.97 $418.31 $450.72

39.5 39.5 40.1

$10.86 $10.59 $11.24

$433.30 40.8 $10.62

AWE Average Weekly Earnings AWH Average Weekly Hours AHE Average Hourly Earnings

Furniture and fixtures

AWE
$434.12 $410.70 $413.58
$422.96 $426.00 $450.66
$455.31 $448.55 $408.46
$399.68 $370.84 $394.71
$419.99

AWH
38.9 37.0 36.6
37.9 37.9 40.6
40.4 39.8 36.6
36.5 33.2 35.4
37.6

AHE
$11.16 $11.10 $11.30
$11.16 $11.24 $11.10
$11.27 $11.27 $11.16
$10.95 $11.17 $11.15
$11.17

Month January February March
April May June
July August September
October November December
Annual average

Stone, clay and glass products

AWE
$618.18 $614.43 $580.17

AWH
41.6 41.6 40.6

AHE
$14.86 $14.77 $14.29

$632.34 43.4 $14.57 $645.04 44.0 $14.66 $625.10 43.5 $14.37

$629.20 44.0 $14.30 $620.98 43.7 $14.21 $634.60 44.1 $14.39

$617.40 44.1 $14.00 $606.91 43.6 $13.92 $620.48 44.8 $13.85

$620.92 43.3 $14.34

Primary metal industries

AWE
$611.91 $616.98 $597.52

AWH
44.6 45.5 44.0

AHE
$13.72 $13.56 $13.58

$607.31 44.2 $13.74 $582.98 43.8 $13.31 $629.49 48.2 $13.06

$588.26 43.9 $13.40 $645.74 47.1 $13.71 $569.49 41.0 $13.89

$593.04 41.5 $14.29 $618.64 40.7 $15.20 $625.23 39.9 $15.67

$606.04 43.6 $13.90

Fabricated metal products

AWE
$486.78 $489.30 $492.47

AWH
42.7 42.4 42.2

AHE
$11.40 $11.54 $11.67

$494.91 $479.23 $496.17

42.3 41.6 42.7

$11.70 $11.52 $11.62

$499.15 $491.36 $491.88

41.7 41.5 41.3

$11.97 $11.84 $11.91

$499.57 $527.39 $526.64

41.7 42.6 42.3

$11.98 $12.38 $12.45

$498.46 42.1 $11.84

Industrial machinery

AWE $544.38 $529.19 $525.01
$524.59 $520.41 $526.26
$512.08 $526.50 $523.58
$524.07 $529.66 $542.88
$526.58

AWH 43.0 42.2 41.8
41.8 41.5 42.0
40.1 40.5 40.4
40.5 40.9 41.6
41.3

AHE $12.66 $12.54 $12.56
$12.55 $12.54 $12.53
$12.77 $13.00 $12.96
$12.94 $12.95 $13.05
$12.75

Month
January February
March
April May June
July August September
October November December
Annual average

Electronic equipment

AWE
$486.75 $484.79 $460.46
$469.91 $453.70 $504.80
$535.83 $546.06 $537.42
$543.89 $540.57 $497.07
$505.04

AWH
39.8 39.9 38.5
38.9 36.5 37.7
38.8 38.7 39.0
39.7 39.4 37.8
38.7

AHE
$12.23 $12.15 $11.96
$12.08 $12.43 $13.39
$13.81 $14.11 $13.78
$13.70 $13.72 $13.15
$13.05

Transportation equipment

AWE
$971.99 $914.74 $927.75

AWH
47.6 45.6 45.5

AHE
$20.42 $20.06 $20.39

$976.03 46.7 $20.90 $865.30 43.2 $20.03 $867.83 43.5 $19.95

$846.24 43.0 $19.68 $853.51 42.4 $20.13 $853.02 42.0 $20.31

$924.02 43.3 $21.34 $939.17 43.2 $21.74 $864.03 41.6 $20.77

$901.12 44.0 $20.48

Other durable goods

Nondurable goods

AWE
$425.06 $393.60 $401.38
$423.62 $461.30 $459.42
$463.98 $460.37 $420.86
$423.46 $400.27 $406.80
$428.84

AWH
35.1 32.8 33.9
36.3 38.7 38.0
38.0 36.8 34.3
35.2 33.3 33.1
35.5

AHE
$12.11 $12.00 $11.84
$11.67 $11.92 $12.09
$12.21 $12.51 $12.27
$12.03 $12.02 $12.29
$12.08

AWE
$503.78 $504.25 $499.76
$511.26 $496.95 $501.43
$504.29 $512.11 $518.33
$524.16 $528.78 $543.46
$512.51

AWH
41.6 41.4 41.2
41.6 40.7 40.9
41.2 41.5 41.7
42.0 42.1 43.2
41.6

AHE
$12.11 $12.18 $12.13
$12.29 $12.21 $12.26
$12.24 $12.34 $12.43
$12.48 $12.56 $12.58
$12.32

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Georgia Hours and Earnings

Month January February March
April May June
July August September
October November December
Annual average

2001 Preliminary Series

Total manufacturing

AWE
$532.11 $523.60 $525.51
$509.59 $523.31 $533.89
$526.01 $535.25 $537.66
$528.29 $528.36 $543.02
$528.53

AWH
40.9 40.0 40.3
38.9 40.1 40.6
40.4 41.3 41.2
40.7 40.8 41.2
40.5

AHE
$13.01 $13.09 $13.04
$13.10 $13.05 $13.15
$13.02 $12.96 $13.05
$12.98 $12.95 $13.18
$13.05

Durable goods

AWE
$539.58 $552.33 $557.20
$554.29 $569.03 $588.94
$556.40 $573.24 $568.34
$564.20 $562.95 $582.01
$563.60

AWH
39.1 39.2 39.8
39.2 40.5 41.3
40.0 41.3 40.8
40.3 40.5 40.7
40.2

AHE
$13.80 $14.09 $14.00
$14.14 $14.05 $14.26
$13.91 $13.88 $13.93
$14.00 $13.90 $14.30
$14.02

Lumber and wood products

AWE
$465.94 $468.95 $480.32

AWH
40.8 41.1 41.3

AHE
$11.42 $11.41 $11.63

$464.87 40.6 $465.22 41.5 $466.99 41.4

$11.45 $11.21 $11.28

$477.25 41.5 $462.07 41.0 $478.92 41.9

$11.50 $11.27 $11.43

$507.78 43.4 $464.79 40.7 $453.07 39.5

$11.70 $11.42 $11.47

$470.92 41.2 $11.43

AWE Average Weekly Earnings AWH Average Weekly Hours AHE Average Hourly Earnings

Furniture and fixtures

AWE
$407.32 $398.18 $418.34
$434.33 $440.78 $470.83
$478.98 $488.03 $483.14
$455.11 $482.69 $476.01
$452.74

AWH
36.4 35.3 36.6
37.9 37.9 39.8
39.1 40.5 40.6
38.7 39.5 38.7
38.4

AHE
$11.19 $11.28 $11.43
$11.46 $11.63 $11.83
$12.25 $12.05 $11.90
$11.76 $12.22 $12.30
$11.79

Month January February March
April May June
July August September
October November December
Annual average

Stone, clay and glass products

AWE
$594.06 $602.32 $632.06

AWH
42.8 42.9 44.2

AHE
$13.88 $14.04 $14.30

$628.79 44.5 $14.13 $671.04 46.6 $14.40 $666.47 45.9 $14.52

$669.14 45.8 $14.61 $676.57 45.9 $14.74 $717.60 48.0 $14.95

$643.14 43.9 $14.65 $650.02 44.4 $14.64 $685.73 47.0 $14.59

$654.04 45.2 $14.47

Primary metal industries

AWE
$621.20 $644.54 $627.02

AWH
40.0 42.6 42.8

AHE
$15.53 $15.13 $14.65

$574.24 40.9 $14.04 $672.95 46.7 $14.41 $642.43 44.8 $14.34

$633.66 45.1 $14.05 $656.04 46.2 $14.20 $635.11 45.3 $14.02

$602.43 43.0 $14.01 $602.43 43.0 $14.01 $549.60 40.0 $13.74

$621.92 43.4 $14.33

Fabricated metal products

AWE
$492.88 $508.82 $526.61

AWH
40.6 41.1 42.4

AHE
$12.14 $12.38 $12.42

$515.75 $565.80 $554.70

40.9 44.1 43.1

$12.61 $12.83 $12.87

$565.94 $568.98 $558.18

43.5 43.5 42.0

$13.01 $13.08 $13.29

$543.86 $562.95 $567.31

40.8 41.7 42.4

$13.33 $13.50 $13.38

$544.38 42.2 $12.90

Industrial machinery

AWE
$507.08 $516.00 $515.69
$508.18 $479.17 $494.21
$496.69 $524.96 $512.05
$505.59 $533.90 $551.48
$512.07

AWH
39.4 40.0 40.1
40.3 37.7 38.4
37.8 39.5 38.5
38.1 39.2 38.7
39.0

AHE
$12.87 $12.90 $12.86
$12.61 $12.71 $12.87
$13.14 $13.29 $13.30
$13.27 $13.62 $14.25
$13.13

Month
January February
March
April May June
July August September
October November December
Annual average

Electronic equipment

AWE
$471.37 $459.10 $425.25
$423.07 $424.08 $489.29
$440.46 $495.30 $518.33
$515.11 $490.69 $534.25
$471.91

AWH
35.9 35.7 35.0
31.2 34.2 39.3
34.6 39.0 40.4
39.9 39.7 42.2
37.1

AHE
$13.13 $12.86 $12.15
$13.56 $12.40 $12.45
$12.73 $12.70 $12.83
$12.91 $12.36 $12.66
$12.72

Transportation equipment

AWE
$787.57 $819.28 $836.46

AWH
39.3 38.0 39.4

AHE
$20.04 $21.56 $21.23

$869.00 40.4 $21.51 $886.94 41.1 $21.58 $958.47 43.0 $22.29

$799.91 38.2 $20.94 $835.17 41.0 $20.37 $766.21 37.8 $20.27

$798.62 38.9 $20.53 $838.17 40.2 $20.85 $865.98 41.1 $21.07

$840.29 39.9 $21.06

Other durable goods

AWE
$408.03 $424.76 $435.05
$434.30 $453.38 $446.49
$443.75 $451.17 $413.14
$410.22 $411.95 $418.55
$430.14

AWH
33.2 34.2 35.0
34.8 36.8 36.3
35.7 36.8 34.4
34.1 35.0 35.5
35.2

AHE
$12.29 $12.42 $12.43
$12.48 $12.32 $12.30
$12.43 $12.26 $12.01
$12.03 $11.77 $11.79
$12.22

Nondurable goods

AWE
$525.39 $502.22 $501.00
$474.78 $489.57 $492.00
$505.10 $507.58 $515.02
$501.84 $504.71 $513.34
$503.06

AWH
42.2 40.6 40.6
38.6 39.9 40.0
40.8 41.3 41.5
41.0 41.1 41.6
40.8

AHE
$12.45 $12.37 $12.34
$12.30 $12.27 $12.30
$12.38 $12.29 $12.41
$12.24 $12.28 $12.34
$12.33

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Georgia Hours and Earnings

Month January February March
April May June
July August September
October November December
Annual average

2000 Final Series (Continued)

Food and kindred products

AWE

AWH

AHE

$479.34 41.9 $474.71 41.1 $475.94 41.1

$11.44 $11.55 $11.58

$506.46 42.1 $12.03 $504.29 42.2 $11.95 $500.40 41.7 $12.00

$511.83 42.3 $12.10 $515.10 42.5 $12.12 $520.09 42.7 $12.18

$512.62 42.4 $12.09 $509.99 41.7 $12.23 $532.95 43.4 $12.28

$503.52 42.1 $11.96

Textile mill products

AWE
$457.69 $476.06 $465.63
$475.68 $452.23 $456.37
$458.55 $466.49 $467.19
$488.16 $501.16 $518.70
$473.71

AWH
42.3 43.2 42.1
42.7 41.0 41.3
41.8 41.8 41.9
43.2 44.0 45.7
42.6

AHE
$10.82 $11.02 $11.06
$11.14 $11.03 $11.05
$10.97 $11.16 $11.15
$11.30 $11.39 $11.35
$11.12

Apparel and other finished textiles

AWE
$292.49 $288.26 $300.85

AWH
35.8 35.5 36.6

AHE
$8.17 $8.12 $8.22

$294.41 $296.84 $302.59

35.6 36.2 36.5

$8.27 $8.20 $8.29

$285.25 $282.08 $276.82

35.0 34.4 33.8

$8.15 $8.20 $8.19

$278.88 $283.86 $286.21

33.6 34.2 34.4

$8.30 $8.30 $8.32

$289.70 35.2 $8.23

AWE Average Weekly Earnings AWH Average Weekly Hours AHE Average Hourly Earnings

Paper and allied products

AWE

AWH

AHE

$771.68 45.5 $16.96 $732.47 44.5 $16.46 $700.48 44.0 $15.92

$680.83 43.2 $15.76 $677.03 42.5 $15.93 $677.81 42.1 $16.10

$660.66 42.0 $15.73 $674.96 42.8 $15.77 $705.57 44.6 $15.82

$703.10 44.5 $15.80 $691.20 43.2 $16.00 $715.13 43.9 $16.29

$699.78 43.6 $16.05

Month January February March
April May June
July August September
October November December
Annual average

Printing and publishing

AWE
$565.74 $556.14 $552.02
$573.65 $539.06 $551.71
$579.68 $598.01 $620.96
$634.52 $637.86 $616.19
$585.39

AWH
38.2 37.4 37.4
38.5 37.1 38.5
40.2 41.1 41.9
41.8 41.5 40.3
39.5

AHE
$14.81 $14.87 $14.76
$14.90 $14.53 $14.33
$14.42 $14.55 $14.82
$15.18 $15.37 $15.29
$14.82

Chemicals and allied products

AWE
$676.60 $677.73 $676.06

AWH
42.5 42.2 42.6

AHE
$15.92 $16.06 $15.87

$694.77 43.1 $16.12 $687.14 42.6 $16.13 $684.60 42.0 $16.30

$678.78 $676.91 $705.11

41.9 41.3 42.4

$16.20 $16.39 $16.63

$664.93 41.3 $16.10 $667.25 42.5 $15.70 $662.45 41.3 $16.04

$678.65 42.1 $16.12

Other nondurable goods

AWE
$481.01 $473.85 $483.72

AWH
41.9 40.5 41.7

AHE
$11.48 $11.70 $11.60

$480.52 $469.54 $484.21

41.0 40.2 41.0

$11.72 $11.68 $11.81

$482.73 $496.23 $484.74

40.6 41.7 40.7

$11.89 $11.90 $11.91

$485.58 $498.49 $511.46

40.6 41.3 42.2

$11.96 $12.07 $12.12

$485.80 41.1 $11.82

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Month January February March
April May June
July August September
October November December
Annual average

2001 Preliminary Series (Continued)

Food and kindred products

AWE

AWH

AHE

$495.40 $493.68 $506.24

41.7 40.8 41.7

$11.88 $12.10 $12.14

$475.61 39.8 $493.49 41.4 $500.64 42.0

$11.95 $11.92 $11.92

$495.93 41.5 $492.82 41.8 $501.48 42.0

$11.95 $11.79 $11.94

$482.38 $487.53 $494.43

41.3 40.9 41.1

$11.68 $11.92 $12.03

$493.12 41.3 $11.94

Textile mill products

AWE
$497.72 $450.36 $446.71
$417.19 $431.21 $426.10
$455.45 $472.84 $479.76
$461.31 $458.82 $488.51
$456.54

AWH
44.4 41.7 41.4
38.7 40.3 39.6
41.9 43.3 43.3
42.4 42.8 44.9
42.0

AHE
$11.21 $10.80 $10.79
$10.78 $10.70 $10.76
$10.87 $10.92 $11.08
$10.88 $10.72 $10.88
$10.87

Apparel and other finished textiles

AWE

AWH

AHE

$288.99 $271.12 $258.93

34.2 32.2 31.5

$8.45 $8.42 $8.22

$249.86 $272.41 $278.05

31.0 32.9 33.5

$8.06 $8.28 $8.30

$279.28 $272.00 $285.87

34.1 34.3 35.6

$8.19 $7.93 $8.03

$280.72 $300.88 $293.94

34.7 37.1 36.2

$8.09 $8.11 $8.12

$276.82 33.8 $8.19

AWE Average Weekly Earnings AWH Average Weekly Hours AHE Average Hourly Earnings

Paper and allied products

AWE
$702.83 $684.68 $664.35

AWH
43.6 42.5 41.6

AHE
$16.12 $16.11 $15.97

$642.61 39.4 $16.31 $656.90 40.7 $16.14 $646.98 41.0 $15.78

$660.39 41.3 $15.99 $638.79 39.8 $16.05 $658.92 40.8 $16.15

$642.88 41.0 $15.68 $626.44 39.3 $15.94 $646.57 41.0 $15.77

$656.00 41.0 $16.00

Month January February March
April May June
July August September
October November December
Annual average

Printing and publishing

AWE $614.68 $584.33 $597.24
$563.99 $574.94 $589.05
$625.26 $612.29 $630.03
$607.00 $652.88 $642.47
$607.15

AWH 40.6 38.8 39.5
37.7 38.0 38.5
39.8 39.3 39.8
38.2 41.4 41.8
39.4

AHE $15.14 $15.06 $15.12
$14.96 $15.13 $15.30
$15.71 $15.58 $15.83
$15.89 $15.77 $15.37
$15.41

Chemicals and allied products

AWE
$653.02 $657.58 $661.09

AWH
41.2 42.7 42.9

AHE
$15.85 $15.40 $15.41

$619.51 41.0 $15.11 $589.20 40.0 $14.73 $594.40 40.0 $14.86

$590.29 39.3 $15.02 $602.70 40.1 $15.03 $603.20 41.4 $14.57

$612.13 42.1 $14.54 $554.80 38.0 $14.60 $529.47 33.3 $15.90

$602.80 40.0 $15.07

Other nondurable goods

AWE
$506.32 $486.33 $488.03

AWH
41.4 39.7 40.3

AHE
$12.23 $12.25 $12.11

$471.03 38.8 $12.14 $497.24 40.1 $12.40 $512.94 41.2 $12.45

$494.09 $492.30 $480.79

40.4 41.3 40.2

$12.23 $11.92 $11.96

$469.27 $491.42 $488.11

40.7 41.4 41.4

$11.53 $11.87 $11.79

$489.65 40.5 $12.09

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Atlanta Nonagricultural Employment (000s)

2000 Final Series

INDUSTRY

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL

AUG S EP

OCT

NOV

DEC

ANNUAL AVERAGE

Total nonagricultural employment 2129.9 2144.0 2165.7 2162.7 2179.0 2190.0 2178.5 2192.6 2195.4 2205.9 2215.8 2226.2 2182.1

Goods producing industries

335.9 337.2 340.7 339.9 341.1 344.6 341.5 344.9 344.8 343.0 341.5 341.4 341.4

Mining

1.8 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.9 1.9 1.8 2.0 2.0 2.0

1.9

Construction

112.1 113.3 116.6 116.7 118.1 120.3 121.3 121.5 121.6 120.8 119.8 119.0 118.4

Manufacturing

222.0 222.0 222.2 221.4 221.2 222.5 218.3 221.5 221.4 220.2 219.7 220.4 221.1

Durable goods

111.7 111.8 111.8 110.7 110.9 111.9 108.5 111.5 111.4 110.5 110.3 110.9 111.0

Electronic equipment

18.0 18.2 18.2 17.8 17.9 18.1 17.6 17.7 17.6 17.7 17.7 17.9 17.9

Transportation equipment

22.7 22.3 22.0 21.4 21.2 21.2 18.5 21.3 20.9 20.7 20.5 20.5 21.1

Other durable goods

71.0 71.3 71.6 71.5 71.8 72.6 72.4 72.5 72.9 72.1 72.1 72.5 72.0

Nondurable goods

110.3 110.2 110.4 110.7 110.3 110.6 109.8 110.0 110.0 109.7 109.4 109.5 110.1

Food and kindred products

25.5 25.5 25.5 25.4 24.9 24.9 24.8 24.9 24.8 25.0 25.0 25.0 25.1

Printing and publishing

28.2 28.2 28.3 28.4 28.5 28.8 28.8 28.8 29.0 29.0 29.1 29.1 28.7

Other nondurable goods

56.6 56.5 56.6 56.9 56.9 56.9 56.2 56.3 56.2 55.7 55.3 55.4 56.3

Service producing industries

1794.0 1806.8 1825.0 1822.8 1837.9 1845.4 1837.0 1847.7 1850.6 1862.9 1874.3 1884.8 1840.8

Transportation and public utilities 185.9 185.8 187.6 188.8 189.4 190.2 191.1 191.8 192.5 195.2 196.6 197.4 191.0

Transportation

112.9 113.0 113.6 115.1 115.5 115.4 116.2 116.4 116.9 120.1 120.2 120.2 116.3

Communications and public utilities 73.0 72.8 74.0 73.7 73.9 74.8 74.9 75.4 75.6 75.1 76.4 77.2

74.7

Trade

554.2 555.6 562.2 559.9 563.8 567.0 562.0 564.3 562.0 566.6 575.2 581.2 564.5

Wholesale trade

172.9 174.2 175.5 174.0 173.8 174.0 172.7 172.4 170.7 170.6 170.0 169.8 172.6

Retail trade

381.3 381.4 386.7 385.9 390.0 393.0 389.3 391.9 391.3 396.0 405.2 411.4 392.0

General merchandise

47.2 45.4 45.1 44.7 44.7 44.7 44.5 45.0 45.2 46.6 50.4 52.6 46.3

Food stores

54.0 55.5 56.7 56.0 56.0 57.0 54.8 55.4 54.5 55.9 56.4 57.3 55.8

Eating and drinking

135.4 136.4 139.3 139.2 142.1 143.3 142.1 143.1 142.9 143.4 143.5 142.4 141.1

Miscellaneous retail

46.5 46.4 46.2 46.0 46.5 47.2 47.3 47.6 48.4 49.4 51.3 53.3 48.0

Finance, insurance, and real estate 138.1 138.6 138.5 139.8 140.4 140.7 141.5 141.7 140.2 140.6 140.8 141.4 140.2

Finance

60.6 60.6 60.3 61.9 62.3 62.1 62.7 62.8 61.6 62.5 62.4 62.6 61.9

Insurance

50.4 50.7 50.9 50.4 50.6 50.7 50.7 50.8 50.6 49.8 50.2 50.3 50.5

Real estate

27.1 27.3 27.3 27.5 27.5 27.9 28.1 28.1 28.0 28.3 28.2 28.5 27.8

Services

652.9 661.4 669.7 667.5 672.6 683.1 686.8 690.6 691.3 692.6 692.5 694.6 679.6

Hotels and other lodging places

26.3 26.9 27.2 27.6 27.6 27.7 28.0 28.0 27.7 27.4 27.4 27.2 27.4

NOTE: SOURCE:

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 2001 benchmark. Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis

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Atlanta Nonagricultural Employment (000s)

2001 Preliminary Series

INDUSTRY

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL

AUG S EP

OCT

NOV

DEC

ANNUAL AVERAGE

Total nonagricultural employment 2174.5 2183.1 2198.2 2205.9 2208.8 2214.0 2192.9 2188.6 2188.2 2195.3 2174.1 2168.3 2191.0

Goods producing industries

333.5 335.2 336.0 335.5 334.7 336.8 334.5 336.6 336.1 338.6 329.7 327.1 334.5

Mining

2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1

2.0

Construction

116.7 117.7 118.9 121.4 121.7 123.3 122.1 124.1 122.9 125.0 119.0 114.6 120.6

Manufacturing

214.8 215.5 215.1 212.1 211.0 211.5 210.4 210.5 211.1 211.5 208.6 210.4 211.9

Durable goods

106.7 107.4 107.2 105.5 104.9 104.9 103.7 103.7 104.4 104.1 102.7 104.0 104.9

Electronic equipment

17.7 17.3 17.2 16.3 16.0 16.0 16.0 16.0 15.9 15.8 15.7 15.6 16.3

Transportation equipment

17.9 19.3 19.3 19.2 19.1 19.1 17.7 18.0 19.4 19.1 16.0 19.4 18.6

Other durable goods

71.1 70.8 70.7 70.0 69.8 69.8 70.0 69.7 69.1 69.2 71.0 69.0 70.0

Nondurable goods

108.1 108.1 107.9 106.6 106.1 106.6 106.7 106.8 106.7 107.4 105.9 106.4 106.9

Food and kindred products

25.0 25.1 25.5 24.9 24.9 25.2 25.2 25.3 25.5 25.9 26.0 26.2 25.4

Printing and publishing

28.4 28.4 28.2 27.7 27.6 27.7 27.8 27.8 27.8 28.2 27.7 27.7 27.9

Other nondurable goods

54.7 54.6 54.2 54.0 53.6 53.7 53.7 53.7 53.4 53.3 52.2 52.5 53.6

Service producing industries

1841.0 1847.9 1862.2 1870.4 1874.1 1877.2 1858.4 1852.0 1852.1 1856.7 1844.4 1841.2 1856.5

Transportation and public utilities 192.5 191.7 192.2 194.4 194.2 194.5 193.4 193.2 191.9 188.9 184.0 182.2 191.1

Transportation

117.1 116.8 116.7 116.8 116.8 117.0 116.5 116.5 115.6 112.8 108.5 108.0 114.9

Communications and public utilities 75.4 74.9 75.5 77.6 77.4 77.5 76.9 76.7 76.3 76.1 75.5 74.2

76.2

Trade

563.1 561.3 567.7 567.4 570.1 572.9 564.8 564.0 561.8 565.0 569.4 570.8 566.5

Wholesale trade

169.2 168.9 169.7 169.2 168.8 170.2 170.4 168.4 167.8 168.2 168.0 162.3 168.4

Retail trade

393.9 392.4 398.0 398.2 401.3 402.7 394.4 395.6 394.0 396.8 401.4 408.5 398.1

General merchandise

48.4 48.7 49.8 47.5 47.5 47.3 45.7 46.5 46.5 46.9 49.8 50.1 47.9

Food stores

55.7 55.3 55.7 54.9 55.6 55.3 55.3 55.3 55.5 55.8 55.9 54.9 55.4

Eating and drinking

139.1 141.1 144.0 148.3 150.7 152.4 146.3 147.2 145.4 147.4 146.0 146.7 146.2

Miscellaneous retail

49.6 48.7 48.8 46.9 46.3 46.0 45.3 45.2 45.2 45.6 46.1 47.3 46.8

Finance, insurance, and real estate 140.3 140.8 141.5 143.7 144.1 144.5 143.1 142.6 141.7 142.0 141.0 140.5 142.2

Finance

63.0 63.3 63.4 64.7 64.7 64.4 63.1 62.9 62.3 62.1 61.4 61.2 63.0

Insurance

50.1 50.4 50.8 51.4 51.6 51.9 52.0 52.0 51.8 52.3 52.4 51.6 51.5

Real estate

27.2 27.1 27.3 27.6 27.8 28.2 28.0 27.7 27.6 27.6 27.2 27.7 27.6

Services

675.1 680.7 685.9 690.4 689.9 692.2 693.1 689.5 683.7 685.4 673.1 667.2 683.9

Hotels and other lodging places

26.9 27.5 27.4 27.0 26.9 26.6 26.6 26.3 25.6 24.5 24.3 23.7 26.1

NOTE: SOURCE:

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 2001 benchmark. Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis

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Atlanta Nonagricultural Employment (000s)

INDUSTRY
Business services Personnel supply Computer and D.P. services
Amusement, including movies Health services
Hospitals Social services Engineering and management Other services Total government Total federal governement Total state governement Total local governement

2000 Final Series (Continued)

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL

AUG S EP

OCT

NOV

DEC

ANNUAL AVERAGE

221.4 224.2 228.2 223.5 227.8 232.0 234.8 238.1 239.7 240.6 239.3 239.4 232.4

86.3 87.1 90.1 86.1 89.0 91.2 94.1 96.5 97.6 95.9 94.6 94.4 91.9

61.6 62.7 63.1 63.2 64.1 65.2 65.7 66.4 66.1 67.9 68.6 68.9 65.3

26.5 27.1 28.7 28.3 29.4 31.8 33.4 32.3 30.0 29.1 28.5 28.5 29.5

122.8 123.6 124.0 124.6 124.6 125.5 124.5 125.3 125.4 126.3 126.8 126.4 125.0

53.4 53.7 53.8 54.2 54.1 54.1 53.3 53.6 53.2 53.7 54.4 53.8 53.8

30.8 31.1 31.5 31.2 31.4 31.3 30.4 31.0 31.3 31.7 31.9 32.0 31.3

64.2 65.2 65.8 65.9 65.6 66.4 67.2 67.5 67.5 68.9 69.3 70.4 67.0

160.9 163.3 164.3 166.4 166.2 168.4 168.5 168.4 169.7 168.6 169.3 170.7 167.1

262.9 265.4 267.0 266.8 271.7 264.4 255.6 259.3 264.6 267.9 269.2 270.2 265.4

45.5 46.7 47.6 49.0 53.6 49.0 48.2 46.2 45.4 45.3 45.6 46.7 47.4

53.3 54.5 54.4 54.2 53.6 50.5 52.0 52.5 53.9 54.5 54.7 54.5 53.6

164.1 164.2 165.0 163.6 164.5 164.9 155.4 160.6 165.3 168.1 168.9 169.0 164.5

NOTE: SOURCE:

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 2001 benchmark. Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis

16

Atlanta Nonagricultural Employment (000s)

2001 Preliminary Series (Continued)

INDUSTRY
Business services Personnel supply Computer and D.P. services
Amusement, including movies Health services
Hospitals Social services Engineering and management Other services Total government Total federal governement Total state governement Total local governement

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL

AUG S EP

OCT

NOV

DEC

ANNUAL AVERAGE

226.5 226.3 227.3 224.6 223.8 222.8 224.3 224.5 222.4 218.9 207.0 206.3 221.2

84.2 84.1 85.3 83.3 83.0 82.4 83.1 85.2 84.6 82.6 76.0 74.9 82.4

67.3 66.8 66.4 66.0 64.9 64.6 64.7 63.3 61.9 60.9 60.4 60.1 63.9

26.3 26.7 28.2 30.2 31.5 33.3 34.4 34.3 31.9 31.7 31.8 32.2 31.0

125.4 126.5 127.3 128.8 129.5 131.0 130.3 130.0 130.4 132.5 131.5 131.0 129.5

54.3 54.9 55.4 55.4 55.9 56.6 56.7 56.9 56.6 57.8 57.4 58.3 56.4

31.8 32.3 32.5 32.2 32.2 32.1 31.9 31.6 32.9 33.7 34.3 33.8 32.6

69.6 70.6 71.0 71.8 71.3 71.2 70.9 69.7 68.8 71.3 71.1 71.1 70.7

168.6 170.8 172.2 175.8 174.7 175.2 174.7 173.1 171.7 172.8 173.1 169.1 172.7

270.0 273.4 274.9 274.5 275.8 273.1 264.0 262.7 273.0 275.4 276.9 280.5 272.9

46.8 47.5 47.8 48.0 47.9 47.8 47.7 47.6 47.6 47.7 47.8 49.0 47.8

54.3 55.5 55.7 55.6 55.1 52.2 53.2 54.0 56.2 57.5 56.6 56.8 55.2

168.9 170.4 171.4 170.9 172.8 173.1 163.1 161.1 169.2 170.2 172.5 174.7 169.9

NOTE: SOURCE:

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 2001 benchmark. Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis

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Albany MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s)

2000 Final Series

INDUSTRY Total nonagricultural employment

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL 58.1 58.1 58.7 59.3 59.8 59.5 58.1

AUG S EP

OCT

NOV

DEC

ANNUAL AVERAGE

57.5 57.8 57.8 58.2 58.1 58.4

Goods producing industries

11.6 11.6 11.6 11.9 12.0 12.0 11.6 11.4 11.5 11.3 11.2 10.9

11.6

Construction and Mining

3.4 3.4 3.4 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.3 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.0

3.3

Manufacturing

8.2 8.2 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.4 8.3 8.2 8.3 8.1 8.1 7.9

8.2

Durable goods1

1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.1

1.4

Nondurable goods

6.7 6.7 6.7 6.8 6.9 6.9 6.8 6.8 6.9 6.7 6.8 6.8

6.8

Service producing industries

46.5 46.5 47.1 47.4 47.8 47.5 46.5 46.1 46.3 46.5 47.0 47.2 46.9

Transportation, communications,

and public utilities

3.4 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.3 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4

3.4

Trade

13.7 13.6 13.9 13.6 13.6 13.5 13.5 13.5 13.5 13.5 13.8 14.0 13.6

Wholesale trade

2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9

2.9

Retail trade

10.8 10.7 11.0 10.7 10.7 10.6 10.6 10.6 10.6 10.6 10.9 11.1 10.7

Finance, insurance, and real estate

1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.7

1.7

Services

15.8 15.7 15.9 16.3 16.5 16.7 15.8 15.7 15.8 15.9 16.0 16.1 16.0

Government

11.9 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.5 12.1 12.3 11.9 12.0 12.0 12.1 12.0 12.1

Federal

2.7 2.8 2.9 3.0 3.2 3.0 3.0 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.7

2.9

State and local

9.2 9.3 9.3 9.3 9.3 9.1 9.3 9.1 9.2 9.2 9.3 9.3

9.2

NOTE: SOURCE:

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 2001 benchmark. Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis

1 Includes lumber and wood products; furniture and fixtures; stone, clay, and glass products; primary and fabricated metals; electrical/ nonelectrical machinery; transportation equipment; professional, scientific, and controlling instruments; and miscellaneous manufacturing industries

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Albany MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s)

2001 Preliminary Series

INDUSTRY Total nonagricultural employment

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN 56.9 56.6 56.6 56.7 56.3 56.5

JUL 57.0

AUG S EP

OCT

NOV

DEC

ANNUAL AVERAGE

57.0 57.0 56.8 57.2 56.5 56.8

Goods producing industries

11.5 11.6 11.5 10.9 10.6 10.7 10.8 10.7 10.8 10.4 10.5 10.4 10.9

Construction and Mining

3.4 3.4 3.4 2.8 2.8 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 3.0 3.0

3.0

Manufacturing

8.1 8.2 8.1 8.1 7.8 7.8 7.9 7.8 7.9 7.5 7.5 7.4

7.8

Durable goods1

1.2 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.0

1.2

Nondurable goods

6.9 6.9 6.8 6.8 6.6 6.6 6.7 6.6 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.4

6.6

Service producing industries

45.4 45.0 45.1 45.8 45.7 45.8 46.2 46.3 46.2 46.4 46.7 46.1 45.9

Transportation, communications,

and public utilities

3.5 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.4 3.3

3.5

Trade

13.2 13.2 13.1 13.3 13.2 13.0 13.0 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.5 13.1 13.2

Wholesale trade

2.8 2.8 2.7 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.8 2.6

2.7

Retail trade

10.4 10.4 10.4 10.5 10.4 10.3 10.3 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.7 10.5 10.4

Finance, insurance, and real estate

1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.8

1.7

Services

15.1 14.8 15.0 15.6 15.8 16.1 16.4 16.4 16.3 16.3 16.3 16.1 15.9

Government

11.9 11.9 11.9 11.7 11.5 11.4 11.6 11.7 11.6 11.7 11.8 11.8

11.7

Federal

2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.6 2.5

2.6

State and local

9.2 9.2 9.2 9.0 8.9 8.8 9.0 9.1 9.0 9.2 9.2 9.3

9.1

NOTE: SOURCE:

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 2001 benchmark. Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis

1 Includes lumber and wood products; furniture and fixtures; stone, clay, and glass products; primary and fabricated metals; electrical/ nonelectrical machinery; transportation equipment; professional, scientific, and controlling instruments; and miscellaneous manufacturing industries
1 Employment of fewer than 100 workers 2 Includes lumber and wood products; furniture and fixtures; stone, clay, and glass products; primary and fabricated metals; electrical/nonelectrical machinery; transportation equipment; professional, scientific, and controlling instruments; and miscellaneous manufacturing industries 3 Includes apparel and other textiles, paper products, printing and publishing, tobacco products, petroleum refining, rubber and miscellaneous plastic products, and leather products

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Athens MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s)

2000 Final Series

INDUSTRY

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL

AUG S EP

OCT

NOV

DEC

ANNUAL AVERAGE

Total nonagricultural employment 71.7 72.2 72.8 73.4 73.8 74.5 73.4 73.1 73.7 73.6 74.0 73.9 73.3

Goods producing industries

14.7 14.7 14.8 14.7 14.8 14.9 14.7 14.7 14.6 14.3 14.3 14.2 14.6

Construction and mining

3.0 3.0 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.1

3.1

Manufacturing

11.7 11.7 11.6 11.6 11.7 11.7 11.5 11.5 11.5 11.2 11.1 11.1

11.5

Durable goods1

5.6 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.7 5.7 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.3 5.2 5.2

5.5

Nondurable goods

6.1 6.1 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.9 5.9 5.9

6.0

Service producing industries

57.0 57.5 58.0 58.7 59.0 59.6 58.7 58.4 59.1 59.3 59.7 59.7 58.7

Transportation, communications,

and public utilities

1.9 1.9 1.9 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0

2.0

Trade

16.7 17.0 17.0 17.2 17.2 17.1 16.8 17.0 17.3 17.2 17.5 17.7 17.1

Wholesale trade

2.7 2.7 2.6 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.6

2.7

Retail trade

14.0 14.3 14.4 14.5 14.5 14.4 14.1 14.3 14.6 14.6 14.9 15.1 14.5

Finance, insurance, and real estate 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.4 2.3 2.2 2.3 2.2

2.3

Services

16.8 16.8 17.0 17.2 17.3 17.6 17.4 17.3 17.6 17.5 17.4 17.4 17.3

Government

19.3 19.5 19.8 19.9 20.1 20.5 20.2 19.7 19.9 20.4 20.5 20.4 20.0

Federal

1.7 1.7 1.9 1.9 2.1 2.0 1.9 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7

1.8

State and local

17.6 17.8 17.9 18.0 18.0 18.5 18.3 18.0 18.2 18.7 18.8 18.7 18.2

State and local

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 2001 benchmark. SOURCE: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis

1 Includes lumber and wood products; furniture and fixtures; stone, clay, and glass products; primary and fabricated metals; electrical/
nonelectrical machinery; transportation equipment; professional, scientific, and controlling instruments; and miscellaneous manufacturing industries

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Athens MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s)

2001 Preliminary Series

INDUSTRY

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL

AUG S EP

OCT

NOV

DEC

ANNUAL AVERAGE

Total nonagricultural employment 71.7 72.3 72.1 72.9 73.0 73.6 72.8 72.4 72.9 72.5 73.8 74.3 72.9

Goods producing industries

13.8 14.0 13.9 14.1 14.1 14.3 14.1 13.7 13.4 13.4 13.6 13.5 13.8

Construction and mining

2.9 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.4 3.4 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.2

3.1

Manufacturing

10.9 11.0 10.9 11.0 11.0 10.9 10.7 10.6 10.3 10.3 10.4 10.3 10.7

Durable goods1

5.1 5.1 5.0 5.1 5.1 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.9 4.9 4.9 4.9

5.0

Nondurable goods

5.8 5.9 5.9 5.9 5.9 5.9 5.7 5.6 5.4 5.4 5.5 5.4

5.7

Service producing industries

57.9 58.3 58.2 58.8 58.9 59.3 58.7 58.7 59.5 59.1 60.2 60.8 59.0

Transportation, communications,

and public utilities

1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 2.0 2.0 2.0

1.9

Trade

17.1 16.9 16.8 17.2 17.1 16.8 16.6 16.8 17.1 16.9 17.6 17.7 17.1

Wholesale trade

2.6 2.6 2.6 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8

2.7

Retail trade

14.5 14.3 14.2 14.5 14.4 14.1 13.8 14.0 14.3 14.1 14.8 14.9 14.3

Finance, insurance, and real estate

2.2 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.4 2.3 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.3

2.3

Services

16.9 17.1 17.1 17.1 17.2 17.5 17.3 17.4 17.8 17.4 17.7 18.2 17.4

Government

19.8 20.1 20.1 20.3 20.3 20.8 20.5 20.2 20.3 20.4 20.6 20.6 20.3

Federal

1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7

1.7

State and local

18.1 18.4 18.4 18.6 18.6 19.1 18.8 18.5 18.6 18.7 18.9 18.9 18.6

NOTE: SOURCE:

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 2001 benchmark. Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis

1 Includes lumber and wood products; furniture and fixtures; stone, clay, and glass products; primary and fabricated metals; electrical/
nonelectrical machinery; transportation equipment; professional, scientific, and controlling instruments; and miscellaneous manufacturing industries

21

Augusta - Aiken MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s)

2000 Final Series

INDUSTRY

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL

AUG S EP

OCT

NOV

DEC

ANNUAL AVERAGE

Total nonagricultural employment 200.0 201.0 202.8 201.6 202.3 203.2 200.4 201.2 202.6 200.4 200.6 201.6 201.5

Goods producing industries

42.7 42.9 43.0 42.6 42.7 43.3 42.9 43.1 43.1 42.4 42.2 42.1 42.8

Construction and Mining

13.1 13.0 13.3 13.0 12.9 13.2 13.3 13.2 13.2 12.8 12.7 12.6 13.0

Manufacturing

29.6 29.9 29.7 29.6 29.8 30.1 29.6 29.9 29.9 29.6 29.5 29.5 29.7

Durable goods

12.5 12.6 12.7 12.7 12.7 12.8 12.7 12.8 12.9 12.7 12.8 12.7 12.7

Nondurable goods

17.1 17.3 17.0 16.9 17.1 17.3 16.9 17.1 17.0 16.9 16.7 16.8 17.0

Textile mill products

5.0 5.0 4.9 4.7 4.8 4.9 4.8 4.8 4.9 4.8 4.7 4.8

4.8

Other nondurable goods1

12.1 12.3 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.1 12.3 12.1 12.1 12.0 12.0 12.2

Service producing industries

157.3 158.1 159.8 159.0 159.6 159.9 157.5 158.1 159.5 158.0 158.4 159.5 158.7

Transportation, communications,

and public utilities

17.1 17.1 17.1 17.1 17.1 17.2 17.2 17.3 17.3 17.2 17.2 17.3 17.2

Trade

42.3 42.6 43.1 43.5 43.0 43.2 43.3 43.6 43.4 42.4 42.5 43.1 43.0

Wholesale trade

4.7 4.6 4.6 4.5 4.4 4.4 4.5 4.4 4.6 4.4 4.4 4.5

4.5

Retail trade

37.6 38.0 38.5 39.0 38.6 38.8 38.8 39.2 38.8 38.0 38.1 38.6 38.5

Finance, insurance, and real estate 6.1 6.1 6.0 6.1 6.1 6.1 6.1 6.1 6.2 6.0 6.1 6.2

6.1

Services

50.1 50.3 51.4 50.8 51.3 51.9 53.2 53.6 54.0 53.7 53.8 53.8 52.3

Government

41.7 42.0 42.2 41.5 42.1 41.5 37.7 37.5 38.6 38.7 38.8 39.1 40.1

Federal

7.4 7.4 7.5 7.4 8.2 7.7 7.7 7.5 7.4 7.3 7.3 7.4

7.5

State and local

34.3 34.6 34.7 34.1 33.9 33.8 30.0 30.0 31.2 31.4 31.5 31.7 32.6

NOTE: SOURCE:

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 2001 benchmark. Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis

1 Includes paper products, chemical products, tobacco products, petroleum refining, rubber and miscellaneous plastic products, and leather products

22

Augusta - Aiken MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s)

2001 Preliminary Series

INDUSTRY

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL

AUG S EP

OCT

NOV

DEC

ANNUAL AVERAGE

Total nonagricultural employment 201.3 201.0 202.0 199.8 199.7 199.2 194.6 194.3 195.2 199.4 201.1 200.9 199.0

Goods producing industries

41.8 41.9 42.0 41.3 41.4 41.0 41.4 40.9 41.3 41.3 41.0 40.6 41.3

Construction and Mining

12.5 12.6 12.7 12.6 12.7 12.8 13.2 12.9 13.3 13.5 13.5 13.2 13.0

Manufacturing

29.3 29.3 29.3 28.7 28.7 28.2 28.2 28.0 28.0 27.8 27.5 27.4 28.4

Durable goods

12.6 12.6 12.6 12.6 12.6 12.6 12.7 12.5 12.5 12.3 12.0 11.9 12.5

Nondurable goods

16.7 16.7 16.7 16.1 16.1 15.6 15.5 15.5 15.5 15.5 15.5 15.5 15.9

Textile mill products

4.6 4.6 4.6 4.1 4.0 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.8

4.1

Other nondurable goods1

12.1 12.1 12.1 12.0 12.1 11.8 11.7 11.7 11.6 11.6 11.6 11.7

11.8

Service producing industries

159.5 159.1 160.0 158.5 158.3 158.2 153.2 153.4 153.9 158.1 160.1 160.3 157.7

Transportation, communications,

and public utilities

17.3 17.2 17.3 17.3 17.3 17.3 17.3 17.3 17.3 17.3 17.3 17.3 17.3

Trade

42.0 41.7 42.0 41.6 41.5 41.4 41.4 41.3 41.1 41.6 43.1 43.5 41.9

Wholesale trade

4.5 4.6 4.6 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.3 4.2 4.2 4.3 4.3 4.2

4.3

Retail trade

37.5 37.1 37.4 37.4 37.3 37.2 37.1 37.1 36.9 37.3 38.8 39.3 37.5

Finance, insurance, and real estate 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.1 6.0 6.1 6.1 6.1 6.2 6.2 6.2 6.3

6.1

Services

53.1 53.2 53.6 52.7 52.9 52.6 52.5 52.5 52.4 53.1 53.5 53.1 52.9

Government

41.1 41.0 41.1 40.8 40.6 40.8 35.9 36.2 36.9 39.9 40.0 40.1 39.5

Federal

7.4 7.3 7.3 6.9 6.9 6.9 6.9 6.9 6.9 6.9 6.9 6.9

7.0

State and local

33.7 33.7 33.8 33.9 33.7 33.9 29.0 29.3 30.0 33.0 33.1 33.2 32.5

NOTE: SOURCE:

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 2001 benchmark. Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis

1 Includes paper products, chemical products, tobacco products, petroleum refining, rubber and miscellaneous plastic products, and leather products

1 Includes furniture and fixtures; primary and fabricated metals; electrical/nonelectrical machinery; transportation equipment; professional, scientific, and controlling instruments; and miscellaneous manufacturing industries 2 Includes paper products, chemical products, tobacco products, petroleum refining, rubber and miscellaneous plastic products, and leather products

23

Columbus MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s)

2000 Final Series

INDUSTRY

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL

AUG S EP

OCT

NOV

DEC

ANNUAL AVERAGE

Total nonagricultural employment 119.3 120.0 120.0 123.9 124.7 124.1 120.8 120.8 120.7 118.9 119.6 120.2 121.1

Goods producing industries

26.3 26.5 26.4 26.5 26.4 26.0 25.7 25.6 25.4 25.5 25.6 25.7 26.0

Construction and mining

5.3 5.5 5.3 5.4 5.4 5.6 5.5 5.6 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5

5.5

Manufacturing

21.0 21.0 21.1 21.1 21.0 20.4 20.2 20.0 19.9 20.0 20.1 20.2 20.5

Durable goods1

8.9 9.0 9.0 9.0 8.9 8.3 8.1 8.0 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.4

8.5

Nondurable goods

12.1 12.0 12.1 12.1 12.1 12.1 12.1 12.0 11.9 11.9 11.9 11.8 12.0

Textile mill products

5.6 5.6 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.5 5.6 5.6

5.7

Other nondurable goods2

6.5 6.4 6.4 6.4 6.4 6.4 6.4 6.3 6.2 6.4 6.3 6.2

6.4

Service producing industries

93.0 93.5 93.6 97.4 98.3 98.1 95.1 95.2 95.3 93.4 94.0 94.5 95.1

Transportation, communications,

and public utilities

4.2 4.2 4.2 3.6 3.7 3.8 4.3 4.4 4.4 4.3 4.3 4.2

4.1

Trade

25.6 25.6 25.6 25.9 26.1 26.3 26.2 26.1 26.1 25.5 25.8 26.0 25.9

Wholesale trade

2.9 2.9 2.9 3.0 2.9 3.0 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.8 2.8

2.9

Retail trade

22.7 22.7 22.7 22.9 23.2 23.3 23.3 23.2 23.2 22.7 23.0 23.2 23.0

Finance, insurance, and real estate 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.5 8.5 8.6 8.3 8.2 8.3 8.2 8.3 8.4

8.3

Services

33.8 34.0 34.3 35.4 35.5 35.4 35.0 34.9 34.5 34.4 34.4 34.6 34.7

Government

21.4 21.7 21.5 24.0 24.5 24.0 21.3 21.6 22.0 21.0 21.2 21.3 22.1

Federal

5.8 5.8 5.9 5.9 6.3 5.9 5.8 5.8 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7

5.8

State and local

15.6 15.9 15.6 18.1 18.2 18.1 15.5 15.8 16.3 15.3 15.5 15.6 16.3

NOTE: SOURCE:

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 2001 benchmark. Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis

1 Includes lumber and wood products; furniture and fixtures; stone, clay, and glass products; primary and fabricated metals; electrical/ nonelectrical machinery; transportation equipment; professional, scientific, and controlling instruments; and miscellaneous manufacturing industries
2 Includes apparel and other textiles, paper products, chemical products, tobacco products, petroleum refining, rubber and miscellaneous plastic products, and leather products

24

Columbus MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s)

2001 Preliminary Series

INDUSTRY

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL

AUG S EP

OCT

NOV

DEC

ANNUAL AVERAGE

Total nonagricultural employment 116.6 116.9 117.0 118.4 118.6 118.9 118.3 118.9 118.7 118.7 119.4 121.2 118.5

Goods producing industries

25.2 25.2 24.9 24.6 24.4 24.3 24.6 24.2 24.3 24.4 24.4 25.4 24.7

Construction and mining

5.4 5.6 5.4 5.6 5.8 5.9 6.1 6.0 5.9 5.9 5.8 5.8

5.8

Manufacturing

19.8 19.6 19.5 19.0 18.6 18.4 18.5 18.2 18.4 18.5 18.6 19.6 18.9

Durable goods1

8.4 8.5 8.5 8.1 7.7 7.5 7.6 7.2 7.3 7.2 7.2 8.0

7.8

Nondurable goods

11.4 11.1 11.0 10.9 10.9 10.9 10.9 11.0 11.1 11.3 11.4 11.6

11.1

Textile mill products

5.3 5.1 5.0 4.9 4.9 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.7 4.6 4.8

4.9

Other nondurable goods2

6.1 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.1 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.6 6.8 6.8

6.3

Service producing industries

91.4 91.7 92.1 93.8 94.2 94.6 93.7 94.7 94.4 94.3 95.0 95.8 93.8

Transportation, communications,

and public utilities

4.1 4.1 4.1 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.9 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.7

3.9

Trade

24.5 24.3 24.4 24.8 25.1 25.1 25.0 25.2 25.0 25.0 25.5 25.6 25.0

Wholesale trade

2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7

2.8

Retail trade

21.7 21.5 21.6 22.0 22.3 22.3 22.2 22.4 22.3 22.3 22.8 22.9 22.2

Finance, insurance, and real estate 8.3 8.4 8.4 8.6 8.5 8.6 8.6 8.7 8.5 8.7 8.7 8.7

8.6

Services

33.6 33.8 33.9 35.1 35.2 35.6 35.5 35.6 35.6 35.5 35.7 36.3 35.1

Government

20.9 21.1 21.3 21.3 21.4 21.3 20.6 21.3 21.5 21.4 21.4 21.5 21.3

Federal

5.6 5.6 5.6 5.7 5.6 5.7 5.4 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5

5.6

State and local

15.3 15.5 15.7 15.6 15.8 15.6 15.2 15.8 16.0 15.9 15.9 16.0 15.7

NOTE: SOURCE:

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 2001 benchmark. Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis

1 Includes lumber and wood products; furniture and fixtures; stone, clay, and glass products; primary and fabricated metals; electrical/ nonelectrical machinery; transportation equipment; professional, scientific, and controlling instruments; and miscellaneous manufacturing industries
2 Includes apparel and other textiles, paper products, chemical products, tobacco products, petroleum refining, rubber and miscellaneous plastic products, and leather products

25

Macon MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s)

2000 Final Series

INDUSTRY

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL

AUG S EP

OCT

NOV

DEC

ANNUAL AVERAGE

Total nonagricultural employment 148.5 149.6 151.0 149.9 150.1 149.8 148.4 148.5 147.3 147.9 148.5 149.7 149.1

Goods producing industries

25.3 25.4 25.6 25.2 25.2 25.2 25.4 24.5 24.3 24.2 24.3 24.5 24.9

Mining

0.8 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8

0.8

Construction

6.5 6.5 6.6 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.1 5.9 5.7 5.6 5.6 5.6

6.1

Manufacturing

18.0 18.1 18.1 18.1 18.1 18.1 18.5 17.8 17.8 17.8 17.9 18.1 18.0

Durable goods1

9.3 9.4 9.4 9.4 9.5 9.5 10.0 9.3 9.3 9.2 9.1 9.2

9.4

Nondurable goods

8.7 8.7 8.7 8.7 8.6 8.6 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.6 8.8 8.9

8.7

Food and kindred products

2.4 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.4 2.5

2.3

Other nondurable goods2

6.3 6.3 6.4 6.4 6.4 6.4 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.4 6.4 6.4

6.4

Service producing industries

123.2 124.2 125.4 124.7 124.9 124.6 123.0 124.0 123.0 123.7 124.2 125.2 124.2

Transportation, communications,

and public utilities

5.8 5.7 5.8 5.9 5.9 5.9 5.8 5.8 5.8 5.7 5.7 5.8

5.8

Trade

34.2 34.5 35.0 34.9 35.1 34.8 34.6 34.9 34.4 34.6 35.1 35.5 34.8

Wholesale trade

5.0 4.9 5.0 4.9 4.9 4.9 5.0 5.0 4.9 4.9 4.9 4.9

4.9

Retail trade

29.2 29.6 30.0 30.0 30.2 29.9 29.6 29.9 29.5 29.7 30.2 30.6 29.9

Finance, insurance, and real estate 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.4 9.4 9.4 9.2 9.1 9.0 9.0 8.9 8.8

9.2

Services

41.1 41.7 42.1 41.3 40.9 41.4 41.1 41.3 41.1 40.9 41.1 41.4 41.3

Government

32.8 32.9 33.0 33.2 33.6 33.1 32.3 32.9 32.7 33.5 33.4 33.7 33.1

Federal

13.8 13.8 13.8 13.9 14.2 13.9 13.9 14.0 13.7 13.9 14.0 14.1 13.9

State and local

19.0 19.1 19.2 19.3 19.4 19.2 18.4 18.9 19.0 19.6 19.4 19.6 19.2

NOTE: SOURCE:

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 2001 benchmark. Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis

1 Includes lumber and wood products; furniture and fixtures; stone, clay, and glass products; primary and fabricated metals; electrical/nonelectrical machinery; 1traInnscplourdtaetsionlumebqeuripamnednt;wporoofdespsrioondaul,cstsc;iefnutirfnici,tuarned acnondtrfoixllitnugreinss;trsutmonenet,s;calanyd, manisdcegllalansesoupsromdauncutfsa;ctpurriinmgairnyduasntrdiesfabricated metals; electrical/ 2 Inncolundeelescptrriinctainlgmaandchpiunbelirsyh;intrga, nchsepmorictaatlioprnodeuqcutsi,ptmobeanctc;opprorofdeuscstiso,npaelt,roslecuiemntriefifcin,inagn,drucbobenrtraonlldinmgisincesltlraunmeoeunstsp;laastnicdpmroidsuccetsllaneous manufacturing
industries
2 Includes printing and publishing, chemical products, tobacco products, petroleum refining, rubber and miscellaneous plastic products

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Macon MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s)

2001 Preliminary Series

INDUSTRY

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL

AUG S EP

OCT

NOV

DEC

ANNUAL AVERAGE

Total nonagricultural employment 145.1 145.1 146.8 148.1 148.8 148.6 147.8 148.9 149.1 149.8 149.9 150.9 148.2

Goods producing industries

24.1 24.2 24.9 24.7 24.9 24.7 25.3 25.4 25.3 25.6 25.9 26.3 25.1

Mining

0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7

0.7

Construction

5.4 5.4 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.6 5.8 5.9 5.8 5.9 5.9 6.0

5.7

Manufacturing

17.9 18.0 18.7 18.5 18.6 18.4 18.8 18.8 18.8 19.0 19.3 19.6 18.7

Durable goods1

9.0 9.0 9.0 8.8 8.8 8.7 8.9 8.8 8.8 8.9 8.9 8.9

8.9

Nondurable goods

8.9 9.0 9.7 9.7 9.8 9.7 9.9 10.0 10.0 10.1 10.4 10.7

9.8

Food and kindred products

2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.8 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.3 3.1 3.2

2.9

Other nondurable goods2

6.4 6.4 7.0 6.9 6.9 6.9 6.9 6.9 6.9 6.8 7.3 7.5

6.9

Service producing industries

121.0 120.9 121.9 123.4 123.9 123.9 122.5 123.5 123.8 124.2 124.0 124.6 123.1

Transportation, communications,

and public utilities

5.7 5.7 5.8 5.9 5.8 5.9 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.6 5.6 5.6

5.7

Trade

33.2 32.9 33.0 33.5 33.7 33.6 33.7 33.8 33.9 33.5 33.8 33.9 33.5

Wholesale trade

4.6 4.7 4.6 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.8 4.8 5.0 4.8 4.8 4.8

4.8

Retail trade

28.6 28.2 28.4 28.8 29.0 28.9 28.9 29.0 28.9 28.7 29.0 29.1 28.8

Finance, insurance, and real estate 8.6 8.7 8.7 8.8 8.8 8.8 8.8 8.8 8.6 8.6 8.6 8.6

8.7

Services

40.2 40.2 40.4 41.2 41.5 41.7 41.7 41.8 42.1 42.5 42.2 42.4 41.5

Government

33.3 33.4 34.0 34.0 34.1 33.9 32.6 33.4 33.5 34.0 33.8 34.1 33.7

Federal

14.1 13.9 14.1 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.3 14.4 14.5 14.6 14.6 14.6 14.3

State and local

19.2 19.5 19.9 19.9 19.9 19.6 18.3 19.0 19.0 19.4 19.2 19.5 19.4

NOTE: SOURCE:

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 2001 benchmark. Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis

1 Includes lumber and wood products; furniture and fixtures; stone, clay, and glass products; primary and fabricated metals; electrical/ nonelectrical machinery; transportation equipment; professional, scientific, and controlling instruments; and miscellaneous manufacturing industries
2 Includes printing and publishing, chemical products, tobacco products, petroleum refining, rubber and miscellaneous plastic products

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Savannah MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s)

2000 Final Series

INDUSTRY

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL

AUG SEP

OCT

NOV

DEC

ANNUAL AVERAGE

Total nonagricultural employment 134.5 135.7 137.0 137.4 138.1 138.0 135.9 136.8 137.2 136.4 137.2 138.0 136.9

Goods producing industries

25.2 25.5 25.5 25.3 25.3 25.6 25.6 25.3 25.2 25.2 25.2 25.3 25.4

Construction and mining

7.9 8.2 8.3 8.2 8.2 8.4 8.5 8.3 8.2 8.3 8.3 8.5

8.3

Manufacturing

17.3 17.3 17.2 17.1 17.1 17.2 17.1 17.0 17.0 16.9 16.9 16.8 17.1

Durable goods

9.7 9.7 9.6 9.6 9.6 9.6 9.6 9.6 9.5 9.5 9.5 9.4

9.6

Transportation equipment

6.5 6.5 6.4 6.4 6.4 6.4 6.4 6.3 6.2 6.2 6.2 6.1

6.3

Other durable goods 1

3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3

3.2

Nondurable goods

7.6 7.6 7.6 7.5 7.5 7.6 7.5 7.4 7.5 7.4 7.4 7.4

7.5

Paper and allied products

3.5 3.5 3.5 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4

3.4

Other nondurable goods 2

4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.0 4.1 4.0 4.0 4.0

4.1

Service producing industries

109.3 110.2 111.5 112.1 112.8 112.4 110.3 111.5 112.0 111.2 112.0 112.7 111.5

Transportation, communications,

and public utilities

9.0 9.0 9.5 9.4 9.5 9.4 9.5 9.5 9.4 9.6 9.6 9.5

9.4

Trade

34.5 34.6 34.9 35.1 35.2 35.3 35.1 35.5 35.3 35.0 35.4 35.9 35.2

Wholesale trade

5.6 5.6 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.4 5.4

5.6

Retail trade

28.9 29.0 29.2 29.4 29.5 29.6 29.8 30.0 29.8 29.5 30.0 30.5 29.6

Finance, insurance, and real estate 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.4 4.5 4.5 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.6

4.5

Services

41.2 41.6 41.9 42.7 42.6 42.8 42.0 42.1 42.7 42.0 42.3 42.4 42.2

Government

20.1 20.5 20.7 20.5 21.0 20.4 19.1 19.8 20.0 20.0 20.1 20.3 20.2

Federal

2.8 2.8 3.0 2.9 3.4 3.0 3.0 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8

2.9

State and local

17.3 17.7 17.7 17.6 17.6 17.4 16.1 17.0 17.2 17.2 17.3 17.5 17.3

NOTE: SOURCE:

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 fulland 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 2001 benchmark. Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis

1 Includes furniture and fixtures; stone, clay, and glass products; primary and fabricated metals; electrical/nonelectrical machinery; professional, scientific, and controlling instruments; and miscellaneous manufacturing industries
2 Includes textile mill products, apparel and other textiles, printing and publishing, tobacco products, rubber and miscellaneous plastic products, and leather products

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Savannah MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s)

2001 Preliminary Series

INDUSTRY

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL

AUG S EP

OCT

NOV

DEC

ANNUAL AVERAGE

Total nonagricultural employment 134.6 134.8 135.8 136.8 137.7 137.5 135.6 136.3 138.2 138.3 136.6 136.5 136.6

Goods producing industries

24.3 24.4 24.5 24.8 25.1 25.2 25.3 25.1 26.5 26.0 23.9 23.6 24.9

Construction and mining

7.6 7.7 7.9 8.4 8.7 8.9 9.2 9.0 10.2 9.4 7.6 7.6

8.5

Manufacturing

16.7 16.7 16.6 16.4 16.4 16.3 16.1 16.1 16.3 16.6 16.3 16.0 16.4

Durable goods

9.3 9.3 9.4 9.2 9.1 9.1 8.8 9.1 9.1 9.3 9.3 9.1

9.2

Transportation equipment

6.0 6.0 6.0 5.9 5.8 5.8 5.6 5.9 5.9 6.0 6.1 5.8

5.9

Other durable goods 1

3.3 3.3 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.3 3.2 3.3

3.3

Nondurable goods

7.4 7.4 7.2 7.2 7.3 7.2 7.3 7.0 7.2 7.3 7.0 6.9

7.2

Paper and allied products

3.5 3.5 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.2 3.2 3.2 2.9 2.8

3.2

Other nondurable goods 2

3.9 3.9 3.9 3.9 4.0 3.9 4.0 3.8 4.0 4.1 4.1 4.1

4.0

Service producing industries

110.3 110.4 111.3 112.0 112.6 112.3 110.3 111.2 111.7 112.3 112.7 112.9 111.7

Transportation, communications,

and public utilities

9.4 9.3 9.1 9.0 9.2 9.2 9.1 9.2 9.1 9.4 9.2 9.1

9.2

Trade

34.2 34.0 34.5 34.4 34.9 34.8 34.7 34.5 34.5 34.5 34.9 35.4 34.6

Wholesale trade

5.6 5.6 5.6 5.7 5.6 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.6 5.5 5.5 5.5

5.6

Retail trade

28.6 28.4 28.9 28.7 29.3 29.1 29.0 28.8 28.9 29.0 29.4 29.9 29.0

Finance, insurance, and real estate 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.5 4.5 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.6

4.5

Services

42.2 42.2 42.7 43.4 43.4 43.4 42.6 43.0 43.5 43.7 43.9 43.8 43.2

Government

20.1 20.5 20.6 20.7 20.6 20.3 19.3 19.9 20.0 20.1 20.1 20.0 20.2

Federal

2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7

2.7

State and local

17.4 17.8 17.9 18.0 17.9 17.5 16.5 17.2 17.3 17.4 17.4 17.3 17.5

NOTE: SOURCE:

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 fulland 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 2001 benchmark. Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis

1 Includes furniture and fixtures; stone, clay, and glass products; primary and fabricated metals; electrical/nonelectrical machinery; professional, scientific, and controlling instruments; and miscellaneous manufacturing industries
2 Includes textile mill products, apparel and other textiles, printing and publishing, tobacco products, rubber and miscellaneous plastic products, and leather products

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Spotlight: Service Delivery Region Twelve

Stretching along the coastal plain from the Florida line northward to the South Carolina border, the nine counties which comprise Service Delivery Region Twelve are an eclectic mix of sparsely populated rural areas and bustling seaport towns and cities. Savannah is far and away the largest city and is home to the area's only designated Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). Geographically, the area ranges from Bulloch and Effingham Counties in the north down to Camden County in the south and goes no further west than Long and Liberty Counties. It is among the least industrialized of Georgia's SDR's, and has a much higher than average proportion of tourism related industries, particularly in Savannah and along the Golden Isles strip. There is also a large military presence, with Fort Stewart, Hunter Army Airfield and the King's Bay submarine station all contributing mightily to the region's economic base. The lack of dependence on a manufacturing-based economy has actually helped the region keep unemployment rates in line with statewide trends. While not enjoying the spectacular

growth of some other areas, SDR Twelve has managed to maintain a steady increase in population and job opportunities over the past several years. It is a testament to good leadership in the region that it has kept pace and made solid economic progress.
The total population of SDR Twelve grew about 6.7 percent between 1995 and 2000, roughly half the statewide growth rate. More than half a million Georgians make their home in the area. All nine counties shared in the area's growth, with increases ranging from about 1,500 in McIntosh up to 7,600 in Bulloch County. The area's labor force grew at a significantly higher rate, increasing by 11.2 percent. That fact is not all that unusual in today's economy, as it often takes additional labor force participants in a given household to help make ends meet. Such a trend is pretty much universal and not confined to any particular area of the state.
In the period between 1997 and 2000, SDR Twelve lost only about 1,065 jobs in the

manufacturing sector, a commendable record in light of statewide and national trends. Significant gains in employment among trade, government and service establishments were major factors in the region's positive job growth. Service industry employment increased by more than twelve percent over the cited time frame, more than offsetting any losses suffered among goods producing entities. The jobless rate for SDR Twelve mirrored the statewide rate almost exactly between 1995 and 2000, never varying more than two tenths of a point from the standard and often matching it exactly. The unemployed percentage dropped steadily from 5.0 percent in 1995 down to 3.7 percent by the end of 2000. Preliminary data from 2001 indicate the rate will drop even lower, a remarkable accomplishment in light of recent recessionary trends. It is likely that the economy and labor force will weaken during 2002 but, based on its performance in recent years, it would be a safe bet to assume that SDR Twelve will hold its own economically.

Savannah Bridge, Savannah, Georgia
30

Spotlight: Service Delivery Region Twelve

SDR #12
Bu lloch Effingha m
Bryan Chatham Liberty Long M c Into sh G lynn
C am den

Population/labor force growth -- SDR 12

600,00 0 500,00 0 400,00 0 300,00 0 200,00 0 100,00 0
0

1995

P opulation

Labor Force

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

Career Centers
Brunswick ............ (912) 264-7244 Hinesville .............. (912) 370-2595 Kings Bay ............. (912) 673-6942 Savannah ............... (912) 356-2773 Statesboro ............. (912) 681-5156

Unemployment rates -- Georgia vs SDR 12

9.0

SDR 12

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 70,000

Key industry employment 1997 vs 2000

1997 2000

60,000

50,000

40,000

30,000

20,000

10,000

0 Construction Manufacturing

Trade

Services

All Other

Industry mix 2000

Agriculture 1%

Construction 6%

Government 20%

Manufacturing 12%

Mining 0%

Services 27%

Trade 26%

TCPU 5%

FIRE 3%

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Dimensions - Measuring Georgias Labor .orce

Recession rears its ugly head in

Unemployment rates -- Georgia and U.S.

the southeastern United States 6.0%

Georgia

U.S.

All good things must come to an end, according to the old adage, and the nation's long running economic boon finally ground to a halt in 2001. The unprecedented growth spiral of the 1990's came crashing to earth, beginning in the second quarter of 2001 and increasing sharply with the aftereffects of the September 11th terrorist attacks. As a region, the southeastern states,

5.0% 4.0%

which had long been a frontrunner in the area of economic strengthening, were certainly not

3.0%

immune to the downturn, experiencing even sharper increases in unemployment than did the nation as a whole. However, the individual states did not follow a synchronous pattern when changes occurring between calendar years 2000 and 2001 are analyzed. Six of the eight states in the southeastern region (including Georgia) posted net losses in the number of persons employed, with Florida being the most notable exception to the trend. The Sunshine State actually recorded a net gain of 88,000 employed persons between the two years, joining Tennessee, which saw its employed total

2001 2.0%
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

among those experiencing higher rates. In calendar year 2000, the Peach State was just a hair higher than Florida and North Carolina, posting a rate of 3.7 percent compared to 3.6 percent for the other two. The 2001 annual average shows Georgia at the top of the peck-

the two years. By comparison, the United States recorded employment losses of only 135,000, a sum that was surpassed by the southeastern region's total losses. That is a clear indication that job losses in the region were more severe than in other parts of

inch upward by 4,000 people. Seven of the eight states also reported an increase in the number of jobless persons. Ironically, the one state in the region that traditionally records the highest rate of unemployment, Mississippi, was the only one to buck both the state and national trend. The Magnolia State did experience a decline of 26,000 in employment, but also showed a net decline in jobless persons of 3,000. The end result was an actual decline of two-tenths of a point in that state's jobless rate down to 5.5 percent, making it one of only a handful of states across the nation to accomplish that feat. Mississippi joined Kentucky and North Carolina in a three-way tie for highest rate in the region, a position not generally experienced by the latter two states.
Georgia actually fared quite well in terms of joblessness, posting the smallest increase

ing order with a rate of just 4.0 percent, with no other state even close to that level. North Carolina actually went from first to worst as it posted the largest increase in the nation, climbing almost two full percentage points from 3.6 to 5.5 percent. Tennessee managed the second lowest jobless rate in the region, followed by Florida, Alabama, South Carolina and the three tied for highest. Strangely, Georgia registered the second highest drop in employment at 53,000, but only saw its unemployed count rise by 11,000 persons.
Looking at the region as a whole, the total number of employed persons declined by 156,000, while the jobless totals rose by 267,000 individuals. The region saw its unemployment rate increase by one full percentage point, going from 3.9 to 4.9 percent between

America. The nation did experience a rise of 1,087,000 in total unemployed, pushing its jobless rate from 4.0 to 4.8 percent.
Georgia versus the United States in 2001
Calendar year 2001 began where 2000 left off, with Georgia enjoying a jobless rate well below the national average of 4.7 percent. During the first quarter of the year, Georgia saw its rate climb minimally to 3.7 percent in March and April, up from the beginning January rate of 3.5 percent. The U.S. jobless rate declined to 4.6 in March and April, closing the gap just a bit. The second quarter brought a much sharper convergence of the two series as the Georgia rate flattened out and the U.S. figure declined sharply during the first two months of the

Percent Southeastern states and U.S. unemployment rates
8

7

2001

2000

6 5.3

5.5

5.5 5.7 5.5

5.4

5

4.6 4.8

4.5

4.8

4

3.6 4.0 3.7

4.1

3.9

3.9

4.0

3.6

quarter. Seasonal trends and continued job losses in manufacturing triggered a state rate spike up to 4.5 percent in June, but the nation also posted a sharp increase up to 4.7 percent. That near convergence was as close as the two would get during the year as the Georgia economy rallied in the third quarter. The nation could not keep pace as the gap widened to half a percentage point by September. In the final quarter of the year the state recorded only a minimal rise in joblessness. The U.S., on the other

3

hand, was starting to really feel the effects of the September 11th attacks and the resultant

2

stock market instability. A shaken America

saw its jobless rate climb to heights not seen in

1

quite some time. By the end of the year,

Georgia's jobless rate stood at only 4.3 percent

0

for the month of December, while the national

AL

FL

GA

KY

MS

NC

SC

TN

US

rate had ballooned to 5.4 percent.

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Georgia Alabama Florida Kentucky Mississippi North Carolina South Carolina Te n n e s s e e Southeastern Region

Labor .orce Estimates
Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older

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
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate

2000 Annual Average
4,173,000 4,019,000
154,000 3.7
2,154,000 2,055,000
99,000 4.6
7,490,000 7,221,000
269,000 3.6
1,982,000 1,900,000
82,000 4.1
1,326,000 1,251,000
75,000 5.7
3,958,000 3,814,000
144,000 3.6
1,985,000 1,909,000
77,000 3.9
2,798,000 2,688,000
110,000 3.9
25,866,000 24,857,000
1,010,000 3.9

2001 Annual Average
4,132,000 3,966,000
165,000 4.0
2,148,000 2,033,000
114,000 5.3
7,674,000 7,309,000
365,000 4.8
1,968,000 1,860,000
108,000 5.5
1,296,000 1,225,000
72,000 5.5
3,995,000 3,773,000
221,000 5.5
1,949,000 1,843,000
106,000 5.4
2,818,000 2,692,000
126,000 4.5
25,980,000 24,701,000
1,277,000 4.9

Net Change
-41,000 -53,000 11,000

-6,000 -22,000 15,000

184,000 88,000 96,000
-14,000 -40,000 26,000

-30,000 -26,000
-3,000
37,000 -41,000 77,000

-36,000 -66,000 29,000

20,000 4,000
16,000
114,000 -156,000 267,000


United States

United States Labor .orce Estimates Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older

Employment Status
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate

2000 Annual Average
140,863,000 135,208,000
5,655,000 4.0

2001 Annual Average
141,815,000 135,073,000
6,742,000 4.8

Net Change
952,000 -135,000 1,087,000


SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Georgia Unemployment Insurance Claims by County

County

Initial Claims

Calendar Year 2001

County

Initial Claims

Appling

.......................... 3,349

Atkinson

.......................... 1,565

Bacon

.......................... 1,547

Baker

............................. 310

Baldwin

.......................... 2,959

Banks

.......................... 1,757

Barrow

.......................... 3,580

Bartow

.......................... 9,012

Ben Hill

.......................... 3,066

Berrien

.......................... 1,771

Bibb

.......................... 8,583

Bleckley

.......................... 1,586

Brantley

.......................... 1,128

Brooks

.......................... 1,290

Bryan

............................. 809

Bulloch

.......................... 3,788

Burke

.......................... 2,817

Butts

.......................... 1,804

Calhoun

............................. 813

Camden

.......................... 1,116

Candler

............................. 771

Carroll

.......................... 9,834

Catoosa

.......................... 4,899

Charlton

............................. 286

Chatham

.......................... 9,781

Chattahoochee ............................. 213

Chattooga .......................... 3,516

Cherokee

.......................... 5,543

Clarke

.......................... 5,583

Clay

............................. 372

Clayton

........................ 15,874

Clinch

............................. 505

Cobb

........................ 23,312

Coffee

.......................... 4,390

Colquitt

.......................... 5,340

Columbia

.......................... 3,098

Cook

.......................... 1,827

Coweta

.......................... 6,254

Crawford

............................. 856

Crisp

.......................... 2,701

Dade

.......................... 1,246

Dawson

............................. 723

Decatur

.......................... 2,656

DeKalb

........................ 38,641

Dodge

.......................... 1,810

Dooly

.......................... 1,259

Dougherty .......................... 6,332

Douglas

.......................... 3,961

Early

.......................... 1,058

Echols

............................. 151

Effingham .......................... 1,437

Elbert

.......................... 3,966

Emanuel

.......................... 2,227

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

............................. 744 .......................... 4,261 .......................... 2,924 ........................ 11,669 .......................... 2,969 .......................... 4,280 ........................ 44,002 .......................... 2,696 ............................. 252 .......................... 2,875 .......................... 8,444 .......................... 2,852 .......................... 2,648 ........................ 25,755 .......................... 6,950 ........................ 10,096 .......................... 1,383 .......................... 2,034 .......................... 1,656 .......................... 6,978 .......................... 1,569 .......................... 5,056 .......................... 3,794 .......................... 1,440 .......................... 3,809 ............................. 706 .......................... 4,478 .......................... 2,466 .......................... 1,438 .......................... 1,319 .......................... 1,261 .......................... 2,589 ............................. 625 .......................... 7,192 .......................... 1,443 .......................... 1,662 .......................... 1,747 ............................. 250 .......................... 5,458 .......................... 1,679 .......................... 3,915 ............................. 422 .......................... 2,212 .......................... 2,430 ............................. 993 .......................... 3,220 ............................. 608 .......................... 2,050 .......................... 2,123 .......................... 1,318 .......................... 1,239 .......................... 7,484 ........................ 14,403

Initial claims include intrastate initial and additional claims, as well as agent state initial and additional claims for regular UI only.

County

Initial Claims

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

........................... 4,111 ............................. 977 .......................... 1,214 .......................... 3,160 .......................... 1,601 .......................... 1,637 .......................... 1,193 .......................... 1,531 .......................... 5,947 ............................. 824 .......................... 1,510 ............................... 17 .......................... 2,473 .......................... 2,339 ........................ 12,515 .......................... 2,982 ............................. 345 .......................... 2,642 ............................. 902 .......................... 8,095 .......................... 6,202 ............................. 771 .......................... 3,054 .......................... 1,017 ............................. 421 .......................... 1,230 ............................. 888 .......................... 1,959 .......................... 1,441 .......................... 3,044 .......................... 4,730 .......................... 3,711 ............................. 552 ............................. 853 .......................... 9,271 .......................... 2,313 ............................. 924 .......................... 1,140 .......................... 6,516 .......................... 8,427 .......................... 4,523 .......................... 3,422 .......................... 1,699 .......................... 1,508 .......................... 1,990 ............................. 268 ............................. 779 .......................... 1,968 ........................ 17,424 ............................. 833 .......................... 3,688 ............................. 779 .......................... 2,194

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Unemployment Insurance Statistics

Unemployment insurance initial claims

Thousands 90

2000 -- 2001

80

2001

2000

70

60

50

40

30

20

10

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

Millions

Benefits paid
2000 -- 2001

$80

2001

2000

$70

$60

$50

$40

$30

$20

$10

$0 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Thousands 45
40

First payments
2000 -- 2001

2001

2000

35

30

25

20

15

10

5

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

Unemployment insurance continued claims

Thousands 500

2000 -- 2001

450

2001

2000

400

350

300

250

200

150

100

50

0

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

Average duration of benefits

Weeks

2001

10.5

10.2

10.0

9.8 9.7

9.5

9.4 9.2

8.9

9.0

8.7

8.5 8.4 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5

8.0

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

Final payments

Thousands 10
9

2000 -- 2001

2001

2000

8

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

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

Statistical Trends

2001

2000

Net Change

Percent Change

Initial Claims ............................................................ 649,033 ............................... 395,401 ............................... 253,632 ................................. 64.1

Continued Weeks Claimed .................................. 3,200,545 ............................ 1,792,282 ............................ 1,408,263 ................................. 78.6

Beneficiaries ......................................................... 313,684 ............................... 211,449 ............................... 102,235 ................................. 48.3

Benefits Paid ................................................ $609,951,559 ...................... $317,713,675 ..................... $292,237,884 ................................. 92.0

Weeks Paid ......................................................... 2,754,217 ............................ 1,550,959 ............................ 1,203,258 ................................. 77.6

First Payments ....................................................... 269,538 ............................... 177,902 ................................. 91,636 ................................. 51.5

Final Payments ........................................................ 72,221 ................................. 42,699 ................................. 29,522 ................................. 69.1

Average Weekly Benefit ....................................... $221.49 ............................... $204.85 ................................. $16.64 ................................... 8.1

Average Duration .......................................................... 9.1 ....................................... 9.2 ..................................... -0.1 .................................. -1.1

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