Dimensions: measuring Georgia's workforce, Vol. 27, no. 7 (July 2001)

July 2001 Data
Highlights
"All that glitters isn't gold: Spotlight on Georgia's health services industry"..................... page 2
Unemployment rate drops.......... page 10
Georgia's unemployment rate dropped two-tenths percentage point in July to 4.0 percent from 4.2 percent in June.
Georgia prevailed in the Southeast with the lowest rate for the fourth consecutive month.
Spotlight: Service Delivery Region Seven .......................Page 12
Feast or Famine in SDR Seven...check out our analysis.
New Developments .................Page 18
Over $60 million paid out in benefits during July. ............ Page 21
Over $10 million each paid out in both services and manufacturing industries.
WI&A Customer Satisfaction Team .................. page 23

Volume XXVII, Number 7
Data Tables
4 Georgia Nonagricultural Employment
5 Georgia Hours and Earnings
6 Atlanta Nonagricultural Employment
7 Albany & Athens Nonagricultural Employment
8 Augusta-Aiken & Columbus Nonagricultural Employment
9 Macon & Savannah Nonagricultural Employment
11 Georgia, Metro Areas & U.S. Labor Force Estimates
14 Georgia Labor Force Estimates by County
19 Georgia Unemployment Rates by County
20 Georgia Unemployment Insurance Claims by County
Michael L. Thurmond, Commissioner Georgia Department of Labor
Workforce Information & Analysis 148 Andrew Young International Boulevard, NE
Courtland Building, Suite 300 Atlanta, Georgia 30303-1751
(404) 656-3177 Fax (404) 651-9568 Workforce.Info@dol.state.ga.us
Equal Opportunity Employer/Program Auxiliary Aids and Services Available upon
Request to Individuals with Disabilities

Dimensions - Measuring Georgias Workforce

July Payroll Employment Summary

Nonfarm payroll employment took its characteristic dip in July, and job losses were widespread. This month's contraction of 38,500 is not atypical for July; a month in which many plants shutdown temporarily and nonsalaried education employees are absent from school payrolls. What is atypical this month, however, is the pervasiveness of job loss throughout industry divisions. In fact, construction was the only major industry division to gain employment in July, posting 2,700 new jobs in special trades and general building construction. All other major industry divisions lost employment over the month.
Manufacturing employment continued to fall for the fifth consecutive month, losing 1,600 jobs. In the durable goods-producing sector, losses were concentrated in transportation equipment manufacturing, as automobile plants shut down briefly for retooling. In the nondurable goods sector, all component industries either lost employment or had no change. Among the industries losing jobs were food and kindred products, textile mills, apparel manufacturers and paper and allied products.
Most of July's losses, however, were concentrated in the service-producing sector. The personnel supply industry lost 3,700 jobs in July. This was the eighth consecutive monthly employment decline for this industry and its losses over the year now total 24,600 jobs.
Employment in trade also dropped significantly, losing 6,700 jobs primarily in wholesale trade, general merchandise stores, building material and garden supply stores, and eating and drinking places. The only trade component to gain employment this month was home furnishing stores (+800).

The silver lining in this dark cloud of employment woes would appear to be the strong gains in health services over the past two months. In June and July alone, the health services industry has gained over 5,000 workers, more than half the over-the-year growth for this industry. Yet as you may know, a close examination of this silver lining reveals that all that glitters isn't .....well, silver.

All that glitters isn't gold: Spotlight on the health services industry

In May 2001, the State of Georgia Health Strategies Council presented a comprehensive report on what they say may be the "worst shortage of non-physician health care professionals in history." The report, "Code Blue: Workforce in Crisis," concludes that "under present conditions, Georgia's health care workforce will likely be unable to meet the growing demand for services." The crisis is the result of the concurrent forces of a rapidly shrinking supply of health care workers and a record level of demand for health services.
The demand side: Perhaps the most significant influence on the escalating demand for health care is Georgia's substantial population growth over the past decade. The Census 2000 population estimates for Georgia reflect a 26.4 percent growth in population since 1990. Although this growth is substantial, it is the explosive growth in the older age cohorts that has had the greatest impact.
Without a doubt, the aging of the "baby boom" generation (those born between 1946 and 1964) is expected to create an unprecedented demand on nursing homes and the entire healthcare system. Between 1995 and 1999, Georgia's nursing home admissions increased by 30 percent. Furthermore, it is estimated that every eight seconds in America a baby boomer turns 50. The retirement of the baby boom generation will coincide with tremendous advances in medical science that will significantly increase the average life expectancy of elderly Georgians.
According to the Census 2000 data just released, there are currently 739,041 Georgians aged 65 and older. By 2005, the Census Bureau estimates that Georgia's elderly population will increase to 852,000 and a whopping 1,175,000 in 2015. By 2025, Georgia is expected to have 1,668,000 residents aged 65 and older. In other words, in just over two decades, Georgia's elderly population will have increased by 123 percent! In fact, Georgia is aging faster than the country as a whole and has the fourth fastest growing elderly population in the United States. The number of Georgians 85 years and older, the group most likely to need personal care and nursing homes for chronic conditions, is expected to double by 2010.

Georgia's population by age group -- 2000

Georgia's population by age group -- 2025

Employment in transportation, communications and public utilities was little changed this month and has remained relatively unchanged since December. Finance, insurance and real estate employment dropped by 1,000 in July, after gaining the same amount the previous month. Finally, employment in government followed its seasonal trend this month as local education temporarily lost 21,100 nine-month employees and state education lost roughly 2,000.
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Working age adults (20-64)
61%

Elderly (65 & over)
9%
Youth (under 20)
30%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Supplementary Survey

Working age adults (18-64)
59%

Elderly (65 & over)
17%
Youth (under 18)
24%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, State Population Projections

Dimensions - Measuring Georgias Workforce

Health occupations projected to experience most growth in Georgia (1998 -- 2008)

R egistered nurses Nursing aides/orderlies Speech pa thologists/audiologists
Phys icia n a s s is ta nts Medical assistants Hom e health aides

3 1 .8 % 3 0 .0 %
5 5 .4 % 5 8 .1 % 6 7 .5 % 6 9 .6 %
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis

Moreover, based on data from a number of sources, it appears that Georgia has been facing substantial shortages in health care workers for some time, which only heightens the already high demand for services. Indeed, a recent survey of the Georgia Hospital Association, the Georgia Division of Public Health and the Georgia Department of Community Health suggests that each system is experiencing difficulty in finding and/or retaining licensed practical nurses (LPNs), registered nurses (RNs), certified nurse aides (CNAs) and allied health professionals. The Code Blue report cites vacancy rates of 10 to 20 percent for these occupations throughout Georgia's hospitals, nursing homes and public sector programs.
More importantly, demand for these professionals is not likely to taper off in the future. Occupational projections from the Georgia Department of Labor show explosive growth in demand for health care workers. Specifically, between 1998 and 2008, five of the 20 fastest growing occupations in the state are in the field of health care. Moreover, RNs and nurse aides/orderlies are among the 20 occupations projected to experience the largest numerical growth. The DOL projections estimate that Georgia will need 15,516 new RNs by 2008, 11,348 CNAs, 7,567 home health aides, 4,666 medical assistants, and 1,027 physician assistants. Given these figures, it is understandable why there is such a concern.
The supply side: The Code Blue report paints an alarming picture of the supply (or lack thereof) of health care workers in our state. Georgia is in the bottom 20 percent of states in the number of RNs, dentists, dental assistants, psychologists, speech-language pathologists and home health aides per 100,000 population.

Historical and projected growth of Georgia's 65 & over population and

Thousands 1200

employment in health services (1970 -- 2015)

1000

P ersons 65 years and over Health services employment

800

600

400

200

0

70 72 74 76 78 80 82 84 86 88 90 92 94 96 98 00 02 04 06 08 10 12 14

Year

Source: Georgia Department of Labor and U.S. Census Bureau

Adding to the critical shortage of health care professionals in Georgia, is the aging of the health care workforce. The report finds that the vast majority of nurses in Georgia are over 40 years old and it is expected that retirement will be a significant factor limiting supply. Over 26 percent of nurses surveyed in Georgia indicated that they planned to retire within 5 to 10 years, suggesting that Georgia could lose more than one-fourth of its nurses in the next decade.
In addition, the report suggests that many health care professionals have left to pursue work in other fields. A statewide report on licensure surveys indicated that 19 percent of LPNs and 14 percent of RNs employed in Georgia were not working in nursing and a substantial percentage were not working full time.
Finally, the healthcare system has failed to recruit, educate and attract needed health care workers. There has been a downward trend in licensure over the past five years and a marked decline in enrollment in undergraduate health care programs. Other factors affecting supply include a lack of interest in health professions among young people, recent economic growth, compressed salaries in health occupations and workplace environmental factors. In particular, the report cites the absence of any real salary increases since 1992 and the availability of better salaries in nonhealth related fields.
Looking at current employment estimates, nursing and personal care facilities in Georgia added less than 7,000 workers between 1990 and 2000, constituting a mere 21 percent increase. At the same time, Georgia's hospitals actually lost employment, contracting roughly 16 percent over the period. If demand for health services continues to grow at this rate, it is clear that the health care industry will be hard-pressed to keep pace with the burgeoning elderly population.
Produced by the Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis,
in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics
For more information, please contact
Lili Stern at
(404) 656-3177 or (800) 338-2082 Fax (404) 651-9568
Email: Lili.Stern@dol.state.ga.us
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Georgia Nonagricultural Employment (000s)

Preliminary Revised Revised JUL 2001 JUN 2001 JUL 2000

Change in Jobs from JUN 2001
Net %

Change in Jobs from JUL 2000 Net %

Total nonagricultural employment Goods producing industries Mining Construction
General building contractors Heavy construction Special trade Manufacturing Durable goods Lumber and wood products Furniture & fixtures Stone, clay, & glass products Primary metal industries Fabricated metal products Industrial machinery Electronic equipment Transportation equipment Other durable goods Nondurable goods Food and kindred products
Meat products Textile mill products Carpets & rugs Apparel & other finished textiles Paper and allied products Printing and publishing Commercial printing Chemicals and allied products Other nondurable goods Service producing industries Transportation & public utilities Transportation Communications Electric, gas, & sanitary services Trade Wholesale trade Retail trade General merchandise Food stores Eating & drinking places Finance, insurance, and real estate Finance Insurance Real estate Services Hotels and other lodging places Business services Personnel supply Computer & D.P. services Amusement, recreation Health services Hospitals Educational services Social services Engineering & management Other services Total government Total federal government Department of Defense Total state government State education Total local government Local education

4,016.4 789.4 8.0 213.6 48.7 28.8 136.1 567.8 247.5 40.2 12.0 21.9 13.2 24.9 40.2 31.4 45.6 18.1 320.3 70.6 39.1 97.5 44.1 22.8 30.9 44.3 16.6 22.6 31.6
3,227.0 271.8 161.6 85.5 24.7
1,000.2 264.2 736.0 90.9 103.3 270.2 206.4 91.4 73.4 41.6
1,158.0 47.1
314.4 119.6 78.6 39.2 259.9 107.0 59.6 54.8 93.3 289.7 590.6 93.8 27.6 150.0 64.2 346.8 200.5

4,054.9 788.2 7.9 210.9 47.7 28.8 134.4 569.4 248.4 40.2 11.9 21.9 13.1 25.0 39.6 31.4 47.1 18.2 321.0 70.9 39.1 97.6 44.0 23.0 31.0 44.3 16.6 22.6 31.6
3,266.7 272.3 161.9 85.8 24.6
1,006.9 266.1 740.8 92.9 103.9 271.2 207.4 92.4 73.3 41.7
1,165.8 48.3
317.9 123.3
78.6 39.7 258.1 106.9 63.7 54.7 93.2 290.2 614.3 94.7 27.7 153.1 66.2 366.5 221.6

3,993.8 805.4 7.8 211.1 47.2 29.6 134.3 586.5 256.6 41.8 12.1 21.6 14.3 25.8 41.1 34.3 47.4 18.2 329.9 72.2 39.3 102.5 45.1 24.2 30.8 45.1 16.8 22.5 32.6
3,188.4 268.8 163.0 81.5 24.3 982.8 262.0 720.8 88.3 107.7 260.0 209.7 95.5 71.9 42.3
1,142.7 48.0
339.7 144.2
80.2 37.0 250.5 103.8 54.1 54.8 92.0 266.6 584.4 99.8 27.8 147.6 60.6 337.0 195.8

-38.5 +1.2
+.1 +2.7 +1.0
+.0 +1.7 -1.6
-.9 +.0 +.1 +.0 +.1 -.1 +.6 +.0 -1.5 -.1 -.7 -.3 +.0 -.1 +.1 -.2 -.1 +.0 +.0 +.0 +.0 -39.7 -.5 -.3 -.3 +.1 -6.7 -1.9 -4.8 -2.0 -.6 -1.0 -1.0 -1.0 +.1 -.1 -7.8 -1.2 -3.5 -3.7 +.0 -.5 +1.8 +.1 -4.1 +.1 +.1 -.5 -23.7 -.9 -.1 -3.1 -2.0 -19.7 -21.1

-0.9 +0.2 +1.3 +1.3 +2.1 +0.0 +1.3 -0.3 -0.4 +0.0 +0.8 +0.0 +0.8 -0.4 +1.5 +0.0 -3.2 -0.5 -0.2 -0.4 +0.0 -0.1 +0.2 -0.9 -0.3 +0.0 +0.0 +0.0 +0.0 -1.2 -0.2 -0.2 -0.3 +0.4 -0.7 -0.7 -0.6 -2.2 -0.6 -0.4 -0.5 -1.1 +0.1 -0.2 -0.7 -2.5 -1.1 -3.0 +0.0 -1.3 +0.7 +0.1 -6.4 +0.2 +0.1 -0.2 -3.9 -1.0 -0.4 -2.0 -3.0 -5.4 -9.5

+22.6 +0.6 -16.0 -2.0
+.2 +2.6 +2.5 +1.2 +1.5 +3.2
-.8 -2.7 +1.8 +1.3 -18.7 -3.2 -9.1 -3.5 -1.6 -3.8
-.1 -0.8 +.3 +1.4 -1.1 -7.7 -.9 -3.5 -.9 -2.2 -2.9 -8.5 -1.8 -3.8 -.1 -0.5 -9.6 -2.9 -1.6 -2.2 -.2 -0.5 -5.0 -4.9 -1.0 -2.2 -1.4 -5.8 +.1 +0.3 -.8 -1.8 -.2 -1.2 +.1 +0.4 -1.0 -3.1 +38.6 +1.2 +3.0 +1.1 -1.4 -0.9 +4.0 +4.9 +.4 +1.6 +17.4 +1.8 +2.2 +0.8 +15.2 +2.1 +2.6 +2.9 -4.4 -4.1 +10.2 +3.9 -3.3 -1.6 -4.1 -4.3 +1.5 +2.1 -.7 -1.7 +15.3 +1.3 -.9 -1.9 -25.3 -7.4 -24.6 -17.1 -1.6 -2.0 +2.2 +5.9 +9.4 +3.8 +3.2 +3.1 +5.5 +10.2 +.0 +0.0 +1.3 +1.4 +23.1 +8.7 +6.2 +1.1 -6.0 -6.0 -.2 -0.7 +2.4 +1.6 +3.6 +5.9 +9.8 +2.9 +4.7 +2.4

Note: These preliminary estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers

throughout Georgia. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2000 benchmark.

Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis

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Georgia Hours and Earnings (000s)

Average Weekly Earnings
Preliminary Revised Revised JUL 2001 JUN 2001 JUL 2000

Average Weekly Hours
Preliminary Revised Revised JUL 2001 JUN 2001 JUL 2000

Average Hourly Earnings
Preliminary Revised Revised JUL 2001 JUN 2000 JUL 2000

Total manufacturing

$531.05 $534.20 $529.78

40.6

40.5

41.1 $13.08 $13.19 $12.89

Durable goods

$565.20 $592.25 $563.75

40.0

41.1

41.0 $14.13 $14.41 $13.75

Lumber and wood products

$483.60 $481.60 $449.84

40.3

40.1

40.2 $12.00 $12.01 $11.19

Furniture and fixtures

$423.32 $430.95 $427.20

39.6

41.2

40.0 $10.69 $10.46 $10.68

Stone, clay and glass products

$660.82 $666.47 $629.20

45.2

45.9

44.0 $14.62 $14.52 $14.30

Primary metal industries

$636.89 $642.43 $586.07

44.6

44.8

43.9 $14.28 $14.34 $13.35

Fabricated metal products

$553.41 $554.70 $498.37

42.9

43.1

41.6 $12.90 $12.87 $11.98

Industrial machinery

$475.46 $494.21 $511.68

36.8

38.4

40.1 $12.92 $12.87 $12.76

Electric and electronic equipment

$481.82 $485.69 $536.22

38.7

39.2

38.8 $12.45 $12.39 $13.82

Transportation equipment

$863.68 $961.18 $841.70

39.6

42.7

42.9 $21.81 $22.51 $19.62

Other durable goods

$434.68 $446.26 $463.60

35.6

36.4

38.0 $12.21 $12.26 $12.20

Nondurable goods

$505.12 $490.80 $503.88

41.0

40.0

41.2 $12.32 $12.27 $12.23

Food and kindred products

$506.75 $500.64 $512.68

42.3

42.0

42.3 $11.98 $11.92 $12.12

Meat products

$387.83 $398.62 $392.37

39.9

40.8

41.0

$9.72 $9.77 $9.57

Textile mill products

$456.54 $426.10 $458.13

42.0

39.6

41.8 $10.87 $10.76 $10.96

Carpets and rugs

$451.19 $401.17 $459.12

43.3

39.1

41.7 $10.42 $10.26 $11.01

Apparel and other finished textiles

$272.06 $278.05 $285.25

32.7

33.5

35.0

$8.32 $8.30 $8.15

Paper and allied products

$655.42 $646.98 $660.66

41.8

41.0

42.0 $15.68 $15.78 $15.73

Printing and publishing

$605.27 $589.05 $578.88

39.1

38.5

40.2 $15.48 $15.30 $14.40

Commerical printing

$663.03 $649.99 $641.25

41.7

41.8

44.5 $15.90 $15.55 $14.41

Chemicals and allied products

$600.80 $594.40 $678.78

40.0

40.0

41.9 $15.02 $14.86 $16.20

Other nondurable goods

$511.71 $512.94 $482.73

41.3

41.2

40.6 $12.39 $12.45 $11.89

Note: These preliminary estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. Data exclude supervisory, sales, clerical and other office

personnel. Average earnings are computed on a "gross" basis, reflecting changes in basic hourly and incentive wage rates, as well as any premium pay for overtime and late shift work.

Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis

Georgia Average Weekly Hours

Manufacturing production workers

*Preliminary Estimate

42.5

42.0

41.7

41.5

41.1 41.2

41.3 41.1

40.9

41.0

40.6

40.5 40.0

40.0

39.7

40.6 40.5 39.9

39.5

39.0

38.8

38.5

38.0

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

2000

2001

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Atlanta Nonagricultural Employment (000s)

Preliminary Revised Revised JUL 2001 JUN 2001 JUL 2000

Change in Jobs from JUN 2001
Net %

Change in Jobs from JUL 2000 Net %

Total nonagricultural employment Goods producing industries Mining Construction
General building contractors Heavy construction Special trade Manufacturing Durable goods Lumber and wood products Stone, clay, and glass products Primary metal industries Fabricated metal products Industrial machinery Electronic equipment Transportation equipment Other durable goods Nondurable goods Food and kindred products Textile mill products Apparel and other finished textiles Paper and allied products Printing and publishing
Commercial printing Chemicals and allied products Other nondurable goods Service producing industries Transportation & public utilities Transportation Communications & public utilities Trade Wholesale trade
Wholesale--durable goods Wholesale--nondurable goods Retail trade General merchandise Food stores Eating & drinking places Miscellaneous retail Finance, insurance, and real estate Finance Insurance Real estate Services Hotels and other lodging places Business services Personnel supply Computer & D.P. services Amusement, including movies Health services Hospitals Social services Engineering & management Other services Total government Total federal government Total state government Total local government

2,218.9 341.8 1.9 121.0 27.5 14.1 79.4 218.9 110.9 9.2 9.7 7.8 11.9 16.0 17.0 22.1 17.2 108.0 24.6 9.8 7.4 12.5 28.3 9.9 10.8 14.6
1,877.1 198.0 117.4 80.6 592.6 183.5 129.4 54.1 409.1 46.0 54.2 155.2 49.8 140.2 59.5 52.2 28.5 686.9 26.2 217.6 76.8 64.8 33.3 132.9 57.7 31.0 68.4 177.5 259.4 46.0 52.3 161.1

2,236.9 340.5 1.9 119.8 27.2 14.3 78.3 218.8 110.7 9.2 9.6 7.7 12.0 16.0 16.9 22.1 17.2 108.1 24.7 9.8 7.4 12.5 28.3 9.9 10.8 14.6
1,896.4 198.1 117.7 80.4 597.0 185.9 131.1 54.8 411.1 47.7 54.1 156.1 50.2 140.7 60.0 52.2 28.5 689.6 27.8 220.1 79.6 64.7 33.3 130.8 57.6 30.9 68.2 178.5 271.0 46.0 53.3 171.7

2,203.9 347.0 1.8 123.9 27.7 15.2 81.0 221.3 110.6 8.9 9.9 8.1 12.1 16.8 18.1 19.2 17.5 110.7 25.3 10.4 7.7 12.5 28.7 10.3 10.8 15.3
1,856.9 192.4 116.8 75.6 574.8 179.2 126.2 53.0 395.6 44.6 57.2 145.3 47.8 143.3 62.7 51.1 29.5 691.6 28.2 238.1 94.1 67.0 31.9 126.8 54.4 29.8 67.3 169.5 254.8 47.9 52.2 154.7

-18.0 +1.3
+.0 +1.2
+.3 -.2 +1.1 +.1 +.2 +.0 +.1 +.1 -.1 +.0 +.1 +.0 +.0 -.1 -.1 +.0 +.0 +.0 +.0 +.0 +.0 +.0 -19.3 -.1 -.3 +.2 -4.4 -2.4 -1.7 -.7 -2.0 -1.7 +.1 -.9 -.4 -.5 -.5 +.0 +.0 -2.7 -1.6 -2.5 -2.8 +.1 +.0 +2.1 +.1 +.1 +.2 -1.0 -11.6 +.0 -1.0 -10.6

-0.8 +0.4 +0.0 +1.0 +1.1 -1.4 +1.4 +0.0 +0.2 +0.0 +1.0 +1.3 -0.8 +0.0 +0.6 +0.0 +0.0 -0.1 -0.4 +0.0 +0.0 +0.0 +0.0 +0.0 +0.0 +0.0 -1.0 -0.1 -0.3 +0.2 -0.7 -1.3 -1.3 -1.3 -0.5 -3.6 +0.2 -0.6 -0.8 -0.4 -0.8 +0.0 +0.0 -0.4 -5.8 -1.1 -3.5 +0.2 +0.0 +1.6 +0.2 +0.3 +0.3 -0.6 -4.3 +0.0 -1.9 -6.2

+15.0 +0.7 -5.2 -1.5 +.1 +5.6 -2.9 -2.3 -.2 -0.7 -1.1 -7.2 -1.6 -2.0 -2.4 -1.1 +.3 +0.3 +.3 +3.4 -.2 -2.0 -.3 -3.7 -.2 -1.7 -.8 -4.8 -1.1 -6.1 +2.9 +15.1 -.3 -1.7 -2.7 -2.4 -.7 -2.8 -.6 -5.8 -.3 -3.9 +.0 +0.0 -.4 -1.4 -.4 -3.9 +.0 +0.0 -.7 -4.6
+20.2 +1.1 +5.6 +2.9 +.6 +0.5 +5.0 +6.6
+17.8 +3.1 +4.3 +2.4 +3.2 +2.5 +1.1 +2.1
+13.5 +3.4 +1.4 +3.1 -3.0 -5.2 +9.9 +6.8 +2.0 +4.2 -3.1 -2.2 -3.2 -5.1 +1.1 +2.2 -1.0 -3.4 -4.7 -0.7 -2.0 -7.1 -20.5 -8.6 -17.3 -18.4 -2.2 -3.3 +1.4 +4.4 +6.1 +4.8 +3.3 +6.1 +1.2 +4.0 +1.1 +1.6 +8.0 +4.7 +4.6 +1.8 -1.9 -4.0 +.1 +0.2 +6.4 +4.1

Note: These preliminary estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers
in the Atlanta Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Barrow, Bartow, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, Rockdale, Spalding and Walton counties. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2000 benchmark.

Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis
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Albany Nonagricultural Employment (000s)

Preliminary Revised Revised JUL 2001 JUN 2001 JUL 2000

Change in Jobs from JUN 2001
Net %

Change in Jobs from JUL 2000 Net %

Total nonagricultural employment

59.3

59.2

59.4

+.1 +0.2

-.1 -0.2

Goods producing industries

12.3

12.3

12.2

+.0 +0.0

+.1 +0.8

Mining

.0

.0

.0

+.0 +0.0

+.0 +0.0

Contract construction

4.1

4.1

3.8

+.0 +0.0

+.3 +7.9

Manufacturing

8.2

8.2

8.4

+.0 +0.0

-.2 -2.4

Durable goods

1.4

1.4

1.5

+.0 +0.0

-.1 -6.7

Nondurable goods

6.8

6.8

6.9

+.0 +0.0

-.1 -1.4

Food and kindred products

1.7

1.7

1.8

+.0 +0.0

-.1 -5.6

Textile mill products

.9

.9

.9

+.0 +0.0

+.0 +0.0

Chemicals and allied products

.6

.6

.6

+.0 +0.0

+.0 +0.0

Other nondurable goods

3.6

3.6

3.6

+.0 +0.0

+.0 +0.0

Service producing industries

47.0

46.9

47.2

+.1 +0.2

-.2 -0.4

Transportation, communications,

and public utilities

3.4

3.4

3.6

+.0 +0.0

-.2 -5.6

Wholesale and retail trade

13.6

13.6

13.5

+.0 +0.0

+.1 +0.7

Wholesale trade

2.9

2.9

2.9

+.0 +0.0

+.0 +0.0

Retail trade

10.7

10.7

10.6

+.0 +0.0

+.1 +0.9

Finance, insurance, and real estate

1.8

1.8

1.7

+.0 +0.0

+.1 +5.9

Services

16.5

16.5

16.1

+.0 +0.0

+.4 +2.5

Government

11.7

11.6

12.3

+.1 +0.9

-.6 -4.9

Federal

2.6

2.6

3.0

+.0 +0.0

-.4 -13.3

State and local

9.1

9.0

9.3

+.1 +1.1

-.2 -2.2

Note: These preliminary estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers
in the Albany Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Dougherty and Lee counties. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2000 benchmark.

Athens Nonagricultural Employment (000s)

Preliminary Revised Revised JUL 2001 JUN 2001 JUL 2000

Change in Jobs from JUN 2001
Net %

Change in Jobs from JUL 2000 Net %

Total nonagricultural employment

70.7

71.9

73.9

-1.2 -1.7

-3.2 -4.3

Goods producing industries

14.8

14.8

15.0

+.0 +0.0

-.2 -1.3

Construction and mining

3.5

3.4

3.2

+.1 +2.9

+.3 +9.4

Manufacturing

11.3

11.4

11.8

-.1 -0.9

-.5 -4.2

Durable goods

5.7

5.7

5.7

+.0 +0.0

+.0 +0.0

Nondurable goods

5.6

5.7

6.1

-.1 -1.8

-.5 -8.2

Food and kindred products

3.0

3.1

3.2

-.1 -3.2

-.2 -6.3

Textiles and apparel

1.2

1.2

1.2

+.0 +0.0

+.0 +0.0

Other nondurable goods

1.4

1.4

1.7

+.0 +0.0

-.3 -17.6

Service producing industries

55.9

57.1

58.9

-1.2 -2.1

-3.0 -5.1

Transportation, communications,

and public utilities

2.4

2.3

2.1

+.1 +4.3

+.3 +14.3

Wholesale and retail trade

17.4

17.7

16.8

-.3 -1.7

+.6 +3.6

Wholesale trade

3.1

3.1

2.9

+.0 +0.0

+.2 +6.9

Retail trade

14.3

14.6

13.9

-.3 -2.1

+.4 +2.9

Finance, insurance, and real estate

2.2

2.2

2.3

+.0 +0.0

-.1 -4.3

Services

17.1

18.0

17.2

-.9 -5.0

-.1 -0.6

Government

16.8

16.9

20.5

-.1 -0.6

-3.7 -18.0

Federal

2.0

2.0

2.1

+.0 +0.0

-.1 -4.8

State and local

14.8

14.9

18.4

-.1 -0.7

-3.6 -19.6

Note: These preliminary estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers

in the Athens Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Clarke, Madison and Oconee counties. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2000 benchmark.

Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis

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Augusta-Aiken Nonagricultural Employment (000s)

Preliminary Revised Revised JUL 2001 JUN 2001 JUL 2000

Change in Jobs from JUN 2001
Net %

Change in Jobs from JUL 2000 Net %

Total nonagricultural employment

203.2

205.1

202.5

-1.9 -0.9

+.7 +0.3

Goods producing industries

43.9

43.8

42.8

+.1 +0.2

+1.1 +2.6

Mining

.3

.3

.3

+.0 +0.0

+.0 +0.0

Contract construction

13.8

13.8

13.0

+.0 +0.0

+.8 +6.2

Manufacturing

29.8

29.7

29.5

+.1 +0.3

+.3 +1.0

Durable goods

12.4

12.2

11.6

+.2 +1.6

+.8 +6.9

Lumber and wood products

1.4

1.4

1.3

+.0 +0.0

+.1 +7.7

Stone, clay, and glass products

2.5

2.4

2.4

+.1 +4.2

+.1 +4.2

Other durable goods

8.5

8.4

7.9

+.1 +1.2

+.6 +7.6

Nondurable goods

17.4

17.5

17.9

-.1 -0.6

-.5 -2.8

Food and kindred products

2.4

2.4

2.4

+.0 +0.0

+.0 +0.0

Textile mill products

4.6

4.7

4.9

-.1 -2.1

-.3 -6.1

Apparel and other finished textiles

1.6

1.6

1.8

+.0 +0.0

-.2 -11.1

Printing and publishing

2.0

2.0

1.9

+.0 +0.0

+.1 +5.3

Other nondurable goods

6.8

6.8

6.9

+.0 +0.0

-.1 -1.4

Service producing industries

159.3

161.3

159.7

-2.0 -1.2

-.4 -0.3

Transportation, communications,

and public utilities

17.4

17.4

17.3

+.0 +0.0

+.1 +0.6

Wholesale and retail trade

44.0

44.1

43.7

-.1 -0.2

+.3 +0.7

Wholesale trade

4.6

4.6

4.7

+.0 +0.0

-.1 -2.1

Retail trade

39.4

39.5

39.0

-.1 -0.3

+.4 +1.0

Finance, insurance, and real estate

6.3

6.3

6.2

+.0 +0.0

+.1 +1.6

Services

51.1

51.3

52.0

-.2 -0.4

-.9 -1.7

Government

40.5

42.2

40.5

-1.7 -4.0

+.0 +0.0

Federal

7.6

7.6

7.7

+.0 +0.0

-.1 -1.3

State and local

32.9

34.6

32.8

-1.7 -4.9

+.1 +0.3

Note: These preliminary estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers in

the Augusta Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Columbia, McDuffie and Richmond counties in Georgia and Aiken and Edgefield counties in South Carolina. The estimates include

all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic

workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2000 benchmark.

Columbus Nonagricultural Employment (000s)

Preliminary Revised Revised JUL 2001 JUN 2001 JUL 2000

Change in Jobs from JUN 2001
Net %

Change in Jobs from JUL 2000 Net %

Total nonagricultural employment Goods producing industries

120.6 25.0

122.0 25.0

122.5 26.7

-1.4 -1.1 +.0 +0.0

-1.9 -1.6 -1.7 -6.4

Construction and mining

6.0

5.8

5.6

+.2 +3.4

+.4 +7.1

Manufacturing

19.0

19.2

21.1

-.2 -1.0

-2.1 -10.0

Durable goods

8.0

8.0

8.9

+.0 +0.0

-.9 -10.1

Nondurable goods

11.0

11.2

12.2

-.2 -1.8

-1.2 -9.8

Food and kindred products

2.3

2.5

3.2

-.2 -8.0

-.9 -28.1

Textile mill products

5.4

5.4

5.7

+.0 +0.0

-.3 -5.3

Printing and publishing

1.0

1.0

1.2

+.0 +0.0

-.2 -16.7

Other nondurable goods

2.3

2.3

2.1

+.0 +0.0

+.2 +9.5

Service producing industries

95.6

97.0

95.8

-1.4 -1.4

-.2 -0.2

Transportation, communications,

and public utilities

4.8

4.8

4.6

+.0 +0.0

+.2 +4.3

Wholesale and retail trade

26.7

26.8

26.6

-.1 -0.4

+.1 +0.4

Wholesale trade

3.0

3.0

3.1

+.0 +0.0

-.1 -3.2

Retail trade

23.7

23.8

23.5

-.1 -0.4

+.2 +0.9

Finance, insurance, and real estate

9.2

9.2

8.8

+.0 +0.0

+.4 +4.5

Services

34.5

34.6

34.7

-.1 -0.3

-.2 -0.6

Government

20.4

21.6

21.1

-1.2 -5.6

-.7 -3.3

Federal

5.4

5.7

5.9

-.3 -5.3

-.5 -8.5

State and local

15.0

15.9

15.2

-.9 -5.7

-.2 -1.3

Note: These preliminary estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected

employers in the Columbus Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Chattahoochee, Harris and Muscogee counties in Georgia and Russell County in Alabama. The estimates

include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors,

domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2000 benchmark.

Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis

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Macon Nonagricultural Employment (000s)

Preliminary Revised Revised JUL 2001 JUN 2001 JUL 2000

Change in Jobs from JUN 2001
Net %

Change in Jobs from JUL 2000 Net %

Total nonagricultural employment

149.9

152.5

150.4

-2.6 -1.7

-.5 -0.3

Goods producing industries

26.6

26.1

26.5

+.5 +1.9

+.1 +0.4

Mining

.9

.9

.8

+.0 +0.0

+.1 +12.5

Contract construction

6.7

6.5

6.6

+.2 +3.1

+.1 +1.5

Manufacturing

19.0

18.7

19.1

+.3 +1.6

-.1 -0.5

Durable goods

9.4

9.2

9.4

+.2 +2.2

+.0 +0.0

Nondurable goods

9.6

9.5

9.7

+.1 +1.1

-.1 -1.0

Food and kindred products

2.3

2.2

2.3

+.1 +4.5

+.0 +0.0

Textile and apparel products

.9

.9

.9

+.0 +0.0

+.0 +0.0

Paper and allied products

1.6

1.5

1.6

+.1 +6.7

+.0 +0.0

Other nondurable goods

4.8

4.9

4.9

-.1 -2.0

-.1 -2.0

Service producing industries

123.3

126.4

123.9

-3.1 -2.5

-.6 -0.5

Transportation, communications,

and public utilities

6.0

6.2

6.2

-.2 -3.2

-.2 -3.2

Wholesale and retail trade

35.5

36.0

35.1

-.5 -1.4

+.4 +1.1

Wholesale trade

5.1

5.2

5.0

-.1 -1.9

+.1 +2.0

Retail trade

30.4

30.8

30.1

-.4 -1.3

+.3 +1.0

Finance, insurance, and real estate

9.0

9.0

9.8

+.0 +0.0

-.8 -8.2

Services

40.5

41.6

40.8

-1.1 -2.6

-.3 -0.7

Government

32.3

33.6

32.0

-1.3 -3.9

+.3 +0.9

Federal

14.3

14.2

13.9

+.1 +0.7

+.4 +2.9

State and local

18.0

19.4

18.1

-1.4 -7.2

-.1 -0.6

Note: These preliminary estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers

in the Macon Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Bibb, Houston, Jones, Peach and Twiggs counties. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who

were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers

and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2000 benchmark.

Savannah Nonagricultural Employment (000s)

Preliminary Revised Revised JUL 2001 JUN 2001 JUL 2000

Change in Jobs from JUN 2001
Net %

Change in Jobs from JUL 2000 Net %

Total nonagricultural employment Goods producing industries Construction and mining Manufacturing
Durable goods Lumber and wood products Transportation equipment Other durable goods Nondurable goods Food and kindred products Paper and allied products Chemicals and allied products Petroleum and coal products Other nondurable goods Service producing industries

136.5 25.2 9.0 16.2 8.7 .9 5.4 2.4 7.5 1.5 3.2 1.5 .4 .9
111.3

139.1 25.7 9.2 16.5 9.0 .9 5.7 2.4 7.5 1.5 3.2 1.5 .4 .9
113.4

137.6 25.9 8.7 17.2 9.5 .8 6.3 2.4 7.7 1.4 3.5 1.4 .3 1.1
111.7

-2.6 -1.9 -.5 -1.9 -.2 -2.2 -.3 -1.8 -.3 -3.3 +.0 +0.0 -.3 -5.3 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0
-2.1 -1.9

-1.1 -0.8 -.7 -2.7 +.3 +3.4
-1.0 -5.8 -.8 -8.4 +.1 +12.5 -.9 -14.3 +.0 +0.0 -.2 -2.6 +.1 +7.1 -.3 -8.6 +.1 +7.1 +.1 +33.3 -.2 -18.2 -.4 -0.4

Transportation, communications,

and public utilities

9.6

9.7

9.4

-.1 -1.0

+.2 +2.1

Wholesale and retail trade

35.0

35.6

35.1

-.6 -1.7

-.1 -0.3

Wholesale trade

5.5

5.5

5.5

+.0 +0.0

+.0 +0.0

Retail trade

29.5

30.1

29.6

-.6 -2.0

-.1 -0.3

Finance, insurance, and real estate

4.6

4.7

4.7

-.1 -2.1

-.1 -2.1

Services

43.1

43.4

43.0

-.3 -0.7

+.1 +0.2

Government

19.0

20.0

19.5

-1.0 -5.0

-.5 -2.6

Federal

2.7

2.7

3.0

+.0 +0.0

-.3 -10.0

State and local

16.3

17.3

16.5

-1.0 -5.8

-.2 -1.2

Note: These preliminary estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers

in the Savannah Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Bryan, Chatham and Effingham counties. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were

employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and

personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2000 benchmark.

Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis

9

Dimensions - Measuring Georgias Labor .orce

Unemployment rate drops
Georgia's unemployment rate declined two-tenths percentage point over the month to 4.0 percent in July. This year's June-to-July dip, although slight, is the continuation of a long-term downward trend that began in 1970. For twentythree of the last thirty-two years, the state's jobless rate has dropped during this period. However, that declining trend was never more prevalent than in the seventies when the rate dropped every year in that decade from June to July and the most recent six-year consecutive stretch from 1996 through 2001. One year ago, Georgia's rate was 4.1 percent.
Essentially unchanged over the month, the U.S. unemployment rate, not seasonally adjusted, remained at 4.7 percent in July. At seven-tenths percentage point below the nation's rate, the state's jobless rate has prevailed below the U.S. rate for nine consecutive months. The state has also maintained a favorable comparison with the nation as a whole for a period spanning nearly three years. One year earlier, the nation's rate was 4.2 percent.
Despite an increase in the number of unemployment insurance claims during the reference week in July, the total number of unemployed persons dropped 4.8 percent in July. Down by more than 8,000 over the month, the state's unemployment level experienced a seasonal decline in July due primarily to fewer people working in the school systems during the summer. There were also fewer re-entrant

6.0% 5.0%

Unemployment rates -- Georgia and U.S.

Georgia

U.S.

4.0%

3.0%

2.0%

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

2000

2001

job seekers in July. Although the total count of unemployed was at its second highest level in twelve months, the total in July, 168,300, was at its lowest July level in ten years.
Georgia's total civilian employment declined moderately in July due to the usual seasonal drop in nonagricultural employment. However, despite the over-themonth decline, the state's civilian employment reached a record July level of close to 4.1 million, surpassing the total count in July 2000 by more than 29,000.
Area data
Of Georgia's seven Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs), only two of those areas, Augusta and Columbus, resisted the statewide unemployment rate trend

and increased over the month in July. Posting the highest rate of all MSAs in the state, Augusta increased one and three-tenths percentage points in July to 6.3 percent, redirecting the focus from long-standing Albany, the mainstay in this category. Athens, which dropped from first place three times this year, regained its footing in July with the lowest metro area jobless rate in the state.
Similar to the state, most Georgia counties (112) saw their unemployment rates drop in July. Thirty-six counties had increases and the remaining eleven counties remained essentially the same. Telfair County, at 15.2 percent, had the highest rate of all counties in the state and was one of eleven counties with double-digit jobless rates. Dawson County, at 1.7 percent, had the lowest rate.

Percent 8
7

Southeastern states and U.S. unemployment rates

June

July

6

5.0

5

4.7 4.4 4.3 4.2 4.0

4

5.1 4.7

5.3 4.7

5.1 5.4 5.2 5.6 4.5 4.4 4.7 4.7

3

2

1

0

AL

FL

GA

KY

MS

NC

SC

TN

US

10

Showing no signs of conceding, Georgia, at 4.0 percent in July, registered the lowest unemployment rate of all states in the Southeast for the fourth consecutive month and the seventh time in eight months. Georgia was also one of five states to post a jobless rate at or below the U.S. rate of 4.7 percent. Mississippi, which was heavily favored in the region in the highest rate category, dropped six-tenths percentage point in July to 4.7 percent, matching the national rate for the first time in nearly two and onehalf years. South Carolina, which led the region with the lowest rates in October and November 2000, increased two and six-tenths percentage points over an eight-month period, capturing the spotlight once again, but with a less noteworthy distinction. South Carolina, at 5.6 percent in July, had the highest unemployment rate in the Southeast

Georgia
Albany MSA
Athens MSA
Atlanta MSA
Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC MSA Columbus, GA-AL MSA Macon MSA
Savannah MSA

Georgia Labor .orce Estimates (not seasonally adjusted) Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older

Employment Status
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate

Preliminary JUL 2001
4,234,231 4,065,913
168,318 4.0

Revised JUN 2001
4,250,511 4,073,755
176,756 4.2

Revised JUL 2000
4,207,373 4,036,509
170,864 4.1

Change From

Revised

Revised

JUN 2001

JUL 2000

-16,280 -7,842 -8,438

26,858 29,404 -2,546

Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed
Rate

56,575 53,585
2,990 5.3

56,117 52,954
3,163 5.6

57,480 53,354
4,126 7.2

458 631 -173

-905 231 -1,136

Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed
Rate

71,820 69,435
2,385 3.3

72,804 69,980
2,824 3.9

74,195 72,075
2,120 2.9

-984 -545 -439

-2,375 -2,640
265

Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed
Rate

2,298,242 2,219,835
78,407 3.4

2,308,132 2,227,594
80,538 3.5

2,284,997 2,208,484
76,513 3.3

-9,890 -7,759 -2,131

13,245 11,351 1,894

Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed
Rate

213,914 200,364
13,550 6.3

210,543 199,920
10,623 5.0

212,423 200,920
11,503 5.4

3,371 444
2,927

1,491 -556
2,047

Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed
Rate

127,657 120,757
6,900 5.4

127,915 121,444
6,471 5.1

128,840 122,426
6,414 5.0

-258 -687 429

-1,183 -1,669
486

Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed
Rate

151,225 145,339
5,886 3.9

153,005 146,714
6,291 4.1

152,395 145,623
6,772 4.4

-1,780 -1,375
-405

-1,170 -284 -886

Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate

135,139 130,532
4,607 3.4

137,005 131,937
5,068 3.7

137,396 131,449
5,947 4.3

-1,866 -1,405
-461

-2,257 -917
-1,340

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

Area

Employment Status

JUL 2001

JUN 2001

JUL 2000

Change From

JUN 2001

JUL 2000

United States
(Seasonally adjusted)

Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate

141,774,000 135,379,000
6,395,000 4.5

141,354,000 134,932,000
6,422,000 4.5

140,546,000 134,898,000
5,648,000 4.0

420,000 447,000 -27,000

1,228,000 481,000 747,000

United States
(Not Seasonally adjusted)

Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed
Rate

143,181,000 136,385,000
6,797,000 4.7

142,684,000 135,923,000
6,762,000 4.7

142,101,000 136,097,000
6,004,000 4.2

497,000 462,000
35,000

1,080,000 288,000 793,000

Note: Employment includes nonagricultural wage and salary employment, self-employment, unpaid family and private household workers and agricultural workers.

Persons in labor disputes are counted as employed. The use of unrounded data does not imply that the numbers are exact. Georgia and Metropolitan Statistical Area data have not been seasonally adjusted. Seasonally adjusted data for Georgia available upon request.
Albany MSA: Includes Dougherty and Lee counties Athens MSA: Includes Clarke, Madison, and Oconee counties Atlanta MSA: Includes Barrow, Bartow, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry, Newton, Paulding, Pickens,
Rockdale, Spalding, and Walton counties Augusta-Aiken MSA: Includes Columbia, McDuffie and Richmond counties in Georgia and Aiken and Edgefield counties in South Carolina Columbus MSA: Includes Chattahoochee, Harris and Muscogee counties in Georgia and Russell County in Alabama Macon MSA: Includes Bibb, Houston, Jones, Peach, and Twiggs counties Savannah MSA: Includes Byran, Chatham, and Effingham counties

Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis

11

Spotlight: Service Delivery Region Seven

Situated in the picturesque Savannah River Valley along Georgia's border with South Carolina, Service Delivery Region Seven is pretty much a microcosm of the Peach State as a whole. An eclectic blend of metropolitan and rural areas, each with its own legacy of successes and failures, the area is one of stark contrast. The fourteen county region extends from Hancock County northeastward to Lincoln and from Washington County southeastward to Screven. Well over half of the citizens and jobs for SDR Seven reside in the area around the Augusta MSA, making it the economic hub for the region. The loss of manufacturing jobs in many of the counties has led to persistently high unemployment over the past several years. A handful of counties have been able to supplant these lost jobs with new ones in service producing industries, indicative of the hard work put forth by local officials and planners. Despite this, growth across the region as a whole has been sluggish at best. A reasonably strong military presence has helped keep the economy afloat but, again, it is mostly the area around Augusta that has benefited from that presence.

The total population of the area increased only 3.6 percent between 1995 and 2000, totaling roughly 435,000 people in the recently released Census Bureau figures. This was only about one-fourth as rapid an increase as was enjoyed by the state on the whole. The labor force grew at a slightly higher rate (4.2 %), indicating a small increase in labor force participation among the citizens, most likely due to economic conditions. The population shifts were somewhat of a mixed bag, with both Columbia and Richmond Counties posting gains of over 5,000 during the 19952000 time frame. Screven and Washington Counties were the only others to show a significant increase over that same period, while Jefferson, McDuffie and Jenkins all lost population.
Service Delivery Region Seven is certainly no stranger to the same economic trends that have affected communities across the nation in recent years. A decline in manufacturing jobs, coupled with growth in service industry jobs, has certainly been the predominant trend in the region. As mentioned earlier, the major difference between this area of the state and others is that not all counties benefited from the

latter trend. A majority of the counties have lost goods producing jobs, but have not been able to replace them with new ones. The end result seems to be an outmigration of the area's citizens to those counties where employment opportunities exist, either by relocating completely or by increasing their commuting distance. Population and labor force figures for the separate counties validate this assumption to a large degree. One out of every four jobs located in SDR Seven is now in the services industry sector, a drastic departure from the economic past. Those counties that have been unable to increase their share of service producing jobs, have seen it impact negatively on joblessness among their citizens. Over the last several years, the area's unemployment rate has been well above the statewide percentage, often topping it by two or three percentage points. The gap narrowed to only 1.7 percentage points in 2000, but pockets of high unemployment remain in some of the small rural counties. It appears to be a case of "feast or famine" for the counties which comprise SDR Seven, with some areas resting on solid economic footing while others move to rebuild in a changing economy.

Nicholas Ware House, Augusta, Georgia
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Spotlight: Service Delivery Region Seven

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Augusta ................ (706) 721-3131 Thomson .............. (706) 595-3665

500,000 450,000 400,000 350,000 300,000 250,000 200,000 150,000 100,000
50,000

Population/labor force growth -- SDR 7

P op ulation

Labor Force

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

Unemployment rates -- Georgia vs SDR 7

8.0

SDR 7

Georgia

7.0

6.0

5.0

4.0

3.0

2.0

1.0

0.0

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

Employment 60,000

Key industry employment 1997 vs 2000

1997 2000

50,000

40,000

30,000

20,000

Industry mix 2000

Agriculture 1%

Construction 5%

Government 22%
Services 26%

Manufacturing 16%
Trade 22%

Mining 1%

10,000

0 Construction Manufacturing

Trade

Services

All Other

TPU 4%

FIRE 3%

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Georgia Labor .orce Estimates by County (not seasonally adjusted)

Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older

County
Georgia

Preliminary July 2001

Labor Employ- Unemployment

Force

ment Number Rate

4,234,231 4,065,913 168,318

4.0

Revised June 2001

Labor Employ- Unemployment

Force

ment Number Rate

4,250,511 4,073,755 176,756 4.2

Appling Atkinson Bacon Baker Baldwin

8,424 7,638 786 9.3

3,487 3,264 223 6.4

4,473 4,222 251 5.6

1,693 1,619

74 4.4

18,556 17,970 586 3.2

8,479 3,495 4,459 1,661 18,615

7,601 3,225 4,196 1,575 18,004

878 10.4 270 7.7 263 5.9
86 5.2 611 3.3

Banks Barrow Bartow Ben Hill Berrien

6,683 6,415 268 4.0 22,399 21,274 1,125 5.0 41,291 39,738 1,553 3.8
9,554 9,095 459 4.8 6,746 6,364 382 5.7

6,594 22,332 41,685
9,655 6,669

6,378 21,348 39,877
9,041 6,291

216 3.3 984 4.4 1,808 4.3 614 6.4 378 5.7

Bibb Bleckley Brantley Brooks Bryan

72,279 69,157 3,122 4.3 6,083 5,794 289 4.8 6,520 6,159 361 5.5 7,951 7,566 385 4.8 11,103 10,826 277 2.5

73,052 6,112 6,573 7,902
11,279

69,811 5,779 6,154 7,550 10,943

3,241 4.4 333 5.4 419 6.4 352 4.5 336 3.0

Bulloch Burke Butts Calhoun Camden

27,710 26,664 1,046 3.8 9,368 8,516 852 9.1 9,223 8,795 428 4.6 2,678 2,389 289 10.8
17,275 16,717 558 3.2

28,521 9,419 9,326 2,492
17,362

26,628 8,478 8,799 2,345
16,724

1,893 6.6 941 10.0 527 5.7 147 5.9 638 3.7

Candler

3,986 3,815 171 4.3

Carroll

46,353 44,140 2,213 4.8

Catoosa

27,150 26,539 611 2.3

Charlton

3,901 3,753 148 3.8

Chatham 105,681 101,831 3,850 3.6

4,108 3,771

337 8.2

47,086 44,295 2,791 5.9

27,152 26,470

682 2.5

3,925 3,754

171 4.4

107,129 102,927 4,202 3.9

Chattahoochee 2,419 2,260 159 6.6

Chattooga 12,131 11,707 424 3.5

Cherokee

84,212 82,423 1,789 2.1

Clarke

45,302 43,671 1,631 3.6

Clay

1,635 1,540

95 5.8

2,432 12,236 84,477 45,970
1,596

2,269 11,721 82,711 44,014 1,514

163 6.7 515 4.2 1,766 2.1 1,956 4.3
82 5.1

Clayton Clinch Cobb Coffee Colquitt

128,838 123,763 5,075 3.9 3,595 3,386 209 5.8
369,615 358,832 10,783 2.9 21,297 20,355 942 4.4 20,994 19,014 1,980 9.4

129,432 124,195 5,237 4.0

3,583 3,365

218 6.1

371,096 360,087 11,009 3.0

21,330 20,229 1,101 5.2

20,021 18,845 1,176 5.9

Columbia Cook Coweta Crawford Crisp

45,248 44,109 1,139 2.5 8,516 8,155 361 4.2
48,192 46,290 1,902 3.9 6,230 6,011 219 3.5 9,866 9,347 519 5.3

45,518 44,209 1,309 2.9

8,571 8,107

464 5.4

47,980 46,452 1,528 3.2

6,255 5,998

257 4.1

9,965 9,264

701 7.0

Revised July 2000

Labor Employ- Unemployment

Force

ment Number Rate

4,207,373 4,036,509 170,864

4.1

8,244 3,409 4,414 1,596 18,450

7,463 3,153 4,118 1,521 17,741

781 9.5 256 7.5 296 6.7
75 4.7 709 3.8

6,480 6,262

218 3.4

21,918 21,165

753 3.4

41,732 39,535 2,197 5.3

9,463 8,871

592 6.3

6,514 6,142

372 5.7

72,737 69,292 3,445 4.7

5,958 5,679

279 4.7

6,458 6,057

401 6.2

7,881 7,425

456 5.8

11,216 10,902

314 2.8

27,058 9,113 9,094 2,528
17,131

26,201 8,323 8,667 2,281
16,469

857 3.2 790 8.7 427 4.7 247 9.8 662 3.9

3,921 3,686

235 6.0

45,909 43,915 1,994 4.3

27,281 26,653

628 2.3

3,868 3,697

171 4.4

107,580 102,546 5,034 4.7

2,541 2,294

247 9.7

11,950 11,546

404 3.4

83,931 82,001 1,930 2.3

46,873 45,331 1,542 3.3

1,574 1,475

99 6.3

128,279 123,130 5,149 4.0

3,488 3,299

189 5.4

367,427 356,998 10,429 2.8

21,017 19,844 1,173 5.6

19,554 18,456 1,098 5.6

45,304 43,937 1,367 3.0

8,468 7,948

520 6.1

47,863 46,053 1,810 3.8

6,143 5,893

250 4.1

9,629 9,074

555 5.8

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Georgia Labor .orce Estimates by County (not seasonally adjusted)

Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older

County
Dade Dawson Decatur DeKalb Dodge

Preliminary July 2001

Labor Employ- Unemployment

Force

ment Number Rate

7,595 7,332 263 3.5 17,696 17,403 293 1.7 12,158 11,399 759 6.2 371,872 356,461 15,411 4.1 10,146 9,661 485 4.8

Revised June 2001

Revised July 2000

Labor Employ- Unemployment

Force

ment Number Rate

7,515 7,313

202 2.7

17,694 17,384

310 1.8

12,113 11,321

792 6.5

373,552 357,707 15,845 4.2

10,173 9,626

547 5.4

Labor Employ- Unemployment

Force

ment Number Rate

7,597 7,364 233 3.1

17,445 17,117

328 1.9

11,830 11,098

732 6.2

369,824 354,638 15,186 4.1

10,009 9,449 560 5.6

Dooly Dougherty Douglas Early Echols

4,696 4,396 300 6.4

44,537 41,927 2,610 5.9

53,623 52,201 1,422 2.7

4,875 4,550 325 6.7

1,326 1,247

79 6.0

4,733 4,357

376 7.9

44,176 41,434 2,742 6.2

53,857 52,384 1,473 2.7

4,776 4,484

292 6.1

1,325 1,244

81 6.1

4,606 4,268

338 7.3

45,365 41,747 3,618 8.0

53,460 51,934 1,526 2.9

4,746 4,374

372 7.8

1,278 1,223

55 4.3

Effingham Elbert Emanuel Evans Fannin

18,354 9,130 9,019 5,073 9,533

17,875 8,542 8,104 4,892 9,212

479 2.6 588 6.4 915 10.1 181 3.6 321 3.4

18,598 9,096 9,085 5,169 9,720

18,067 8,510 8,103 4,863 9,250

531 2.9 586 6.4 982 10.8 306 5.9 470 4.8

18,599 9,100 8,881 5,091 9,428

18,000 8,362 7,955 4,774 9,106

599 3.2 738 8.1 926 10.4 317 6.2 322 3.4

Fayette Floyd Forsyth Franklin Fulton

52,248 51,271 977 1.9 45,650 43,993 1,657 3.6 56,709 55,512 1,197 2.1 10,907 10,395 512 4.7 417,282 399,831 17,451 4.2

52,468 51,450 1,018 1.9 52,126 51,009 1,117 2.1

46,098 44,072 2,026 4.4 45,226 43,429 1,797 4.0

56,809 55,706 1,103 1.9 56,234 55,228 1,006 1.8

10,928 10,356

572 5.2 10,585 10,178

407 3.8

419,041 401,229 17,812 4.3 414,937 397,787 17,150 4.1

Gilmer Glascock Glynn Gordon Grady

8,292 8,088 204 2.5

1,037

989

48 4.6

36,212 35,036 1,176 3.2

23,477 22,242 1,235 5.3

9,623 9,009 614 6.4

8,360 8,060

300 3.6

8,199 7,932

267 3.3

1,022

985

37 3.6

1,022 967

55 5.4

36,334 35,078 1,256 3.5 36,012 34,595 1,417 3.9

23,780 22,222 1,558 6.6 22,751 21,868

883 3.9

9,431 8,923

508 5.4

9,344 8,705

639 6.8

Greene

5,807 5,556 251 4.3

Gwinnett

352,187 342,078 10,109 2.9

Habersham

16,234 15,654 580 3.6

Hall

76,332 74,032 2,300 3.0

Hancock

4,090 3,708 382 9.3

5,874 5,535

339 5.8

5,798 5,441

357 6.2

353,122 343,273 9,849 2.8 349,232 340,328 8,904 2.5

16,130 15,593

537 3.3 15,984 15,322

662 4.1

76,211 74,004 2,207 2.9 74,746 72,806 1,940 2.6

4,084 3,700

384 9.4

3,963 3,635

328 8.3

Haralson Harris Hart Heard Henry

10,200 9,688 512 5.0 12,171 11,788 383 3.1 10,343 9,744 599 5.8
4,858 4,525 333 6.9 65,018 63,390 1,628 2.5

10,301 9,723

578 5.6

12,196 11,838

358 2.9

10,461 9,716

745 7.1

4,815 4,517

298 6.2

65,250 63,611 1,639 2.5

10,038 9,568

470 4.7

12,351 11,968

383 3.1

10,080 9,552

528 5.2

4,781 4,441

340 7.1

64,506 63,066 1,440 2.2

Houston Irwin Jackson Jasper Jeff Davis

51,618 49,997 1,621 3.1 5,188 4,859 329 6.3
23,998 23,013 985 4.1 4,948 4,754 194 3.9 5,688 5,045 643 11.3

52,252 50,470 1,782 3.4 52,144 50,095 2,049 3.9

5,164 4,829

335 6.5

5,069 4,738

331 6.5

23,733 22,953

780 3.3 23,233 22,571

662 2.8

4,981 4,760

221 4.4

4,895 4,677

218 4.5

5,770 5,014

756 13.1

5,263 4,920

343 6.5

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Georgia Labor .orce Estimates by County (not seasonally adjusted)

Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older

County
Jefferson Jenkins Johnson Jones Lamar

Preliminary July 2001

Labor Employ- Unemployment

Force

ment Number Rate

7,763 4,785 3,683 11,914 6,694

6,844 4,494 3,466 11,575 6,392

919 11.8 291 6.1 217 5.9 339 2.8 302 4.5

Revised June 2001

Labor Employ- Unemployment

Force

ment Number Rate

7,590 4,830 3,699 12,059 6,677

6,812 4,454 3,454 11,684 6,379

778 10.3 376 7.8 245 6.6 375 3.1 298 4.5

Lanier Laurens Lee Liberty Lincoln

3,648 3,520 128 3.5 22,608 21,581 1,027 4.5 12,038 11,658 380 3.2 18,233 17,284 949 5.2
3,301 2,877 424 12.8

3,676 22,636 11,941 18,291
3,287

3,513 21,552 11,520 17,310
2,870

163 4.4 1,084 4.8
421 3.5 981 5.4 417 12.7

Long Lowndes Lumpkin McDuffie McIntosh

3,914 3,813 101 2.6 44,227 42,552 1,675 3.8 11,513 11,266 247 2.1
9,957 9,199 758 7.6 4,597 4,422 175 3.8

3,949 44,362 11,462
9,817 4,634

3,819 42,465 11,239
9,220 4,409

130 3.3 1,897 4.3
223 1.9 597 6.1 225 4.9

Macon

5,743 5,380 363 6.3

Madison

13,334 12,846 488 3.7

Marion

3,543 3,387 156 4.4

Meriwether

9,596 8,949 647 6.7

Miller

3,228 3,097 131 4.1

5,704 13,566
3,514 9,536 3,222

5,312 12,947
3,369 8,940 3,055

392 6.9 619 4.6 145 4.1 596 6.3 167 5.2

Mitchell

12,380 11,767 613 5.0

Monroe

8,783 8,433 350 4.0

Montgomery 3,913 3,556 357 9.1

Morgan

7,532 7,317 215 2.9

Murray

20,418 19,682 736 3.6

12,295 8,819 3,939 7,492
20,591

11,658 8,433 3,541 7,263 19,705

637 5.2 386 4.4 398 10.1 229 3.1 886 4.3

Muscogee 86,965 81,987 4,978 5.7

Newton

31,288 30,213 1,075 3.4

Oconee

13,184 12,918 266 2.0

Oglethorpe

6,392 6,179 213 3.3

Paulding

44,143 43,136 1,007 2.3

86,922 31,477 13,269
6,460 44,315

82,332 30,318 13,019
6,158 43,287

4,590 5.3 1,159 3.7
250 1.9 302 4.7 1,028 2.3

Peach Pickens Pierce Pike Polk

11,152 10,630 522 4.7 11,383 11,098 285 2.5 7,821 7,534 287 3.7 6,735 6,459 276 4.1 17,628 16,842 786 4.5

11,302 11,465 7,816 6,726 17,826

10,731 11,137 7,475 6,450 16,852

571 5.1 328 2.9 341 4.4 276 4.1 974 5.5

Pulaski Putnam Quitman Rabun Randolph

4,942 9,822 1,587 7,545 3,544

4,520 9,457 1,486 7,404 3,186

422 8.5 365 3.7 101 6.4 141 1.9 358 10.1

4,981 9,768 1,581 7,566 3,348

4,485 9,433 1,487 7,397 3,158

496 10.0 335 3.4
94 5.9 169 2.2 190 5.7

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Revised July 2000

Labor Employ-

Force

ment

Unemployment Number Rate

7,332 4,612 3,640 12,026 6,665

6,684 4,356 3,393 11,597 6,270

648 8.8 256 5.6 247 6.8 429 3.6 395 5.9

3,727 22,732 12,115 18,187
3,299

3,454 21,207 11,607 17,051
2,823

273 7.3 1,525 6.7
508 4.2 1,136 6.2
476 14.4

3,900 44,361 11,329
9,867 4,585

3,761 41,759 11,050
9,163 4,335

139 3.6 2,602 5.9
279 2.5 704 7.1 250 5.5

5,860 13,738
3,466 9,319 3,156

5,186 13,335
3,306 8,791 2,979

674 11.5 403 2.9 160 4.6 528 5.7 177 5.6

12,171 8,694 3,856 7,587
20,048

11,407 8,296 3,477 7,119 19,400

764 6.3 398 4.6 379 9.8 468 6.2 648 3.2

87,970 31,179 13,584
6,222 43,974

83,238 30,058 13,409
6,051 42,916

4,732 5.4 1,121 3.6
175 1.3 171 2.7 1,058 2.4

11,230 11,384 7,681 6,635 17,531

10,651 11,041 7,324 6,342 16,590

579 5.2 343 3.0 357 4.6 293 4.4 941 5.4

4,619 9,590 1,551 7,442 3,329

4,395 9,265 1,461 7,297 3,097

224 4.8 325 3.4
90 5.8 145 1.9 232 7.0

Georgia Labor .orce Estimates by County (not seasonally adjusted)

County
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

Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older

Preliminary July 2001

Labor Employ- Unemployment

Force

ment Number Rate

81,327 76,177 5,150 6.3

40,471 39,446 1,025 2.5

1,875 1,801

74 3.9

6,416 5,773 643 10.0

4,939 4,758 181 3.7

Revised June 2001

Labor Employ- Unemployment

Force

ment Number Rate

81,754 40,674
1,876 6,734 4,916

76,349 39,584
1,794 5,729 4,695

5,405 6.6 1,090 2.7
82 4.4 1,005 14.9
221 4.5

Revised July 2000

Labor Employ- Unemployment

Force

ment Number Rate

81,500 75,879 5,621 6.9

40,425 39,245 1,180 2.9

1,843 1,762

81 4.4

6,102 5,617 485 7.9

4,847 4,583 264 5.4

30,290 28,895 1,395 4.6 12,206 11,502 704 5.8
2,484 2,349 135 5.4 15,614 14,817 797 5.1
3,126 2,907 219 7.0

30,524 12,386
2,498 15,602
3,116

28,996 11,504 2,335 14,761 2,898

1,528 5.0 882 7.1 163 6.5 841 5.4 218 7.0

30,069 28,748 1,321 4.4 11,767 11,329 438 3.7 2,464 2,293 171 6.9 15,276 14,504 772 5.1 3,043 2,848 195 6.4

906 7,455 3,929 5,482 4,252

826 7,145 3,693 4,648 3,936

80 8.8 310 4.2 236 6.0 834 15.2 316 7.4

895 7,459 3,888 5,529 4,183

819 7,032 3,665 4,614 3,891

76 8.5 427 5.7 223 5.7 915 16.5 292 7.0

856 7,589 3,796 5,107 4,231

804 6,851 3,593 4,524 3,804

52 6.1 738 9.7 203 5.3 583 11.4 427 10.1

21,962 21,077 885 4.0

21,189 20,272 917 4.3

12,586 11,680 906 7.2

4,345 4,267

78 1.8

2,821 2,623 198 7.0

21,932 21,189 12,701
4,342 2,848

20,997 20,144 11,632
4,258 2,612

935 4.3 1,045 4.9 1,069 8.4
84 1.9 236 8.3

21,787 20,732 12,880
4,333 2,924

20,637 19,759 11,423
4,199 2,565

1,150 5.3 973 4.7
1,457 11.3 134 3.1 359 12.3

31,593 30,062 1,531 4.8 4,419 3,997 422 9.5 4,261 3,980 281 6.6 7,890 7,732 158 2.0
13,522 11,882 1,640 12.1

31,668 4,354 4,340 7,865
13,315

30,098 3,942 4,018 7,679 11,886

1,570 5.0 412 9.5 322 7.4 186 2.4
1,429 10.7

30,951 29,662 1,289 4.2

4,233 3,853 380 9.0

4,259 3,988

271 6.4

7,796 7,546 250 3.2

12,375 11,710 665 5.4

31,989 30,790 1,199 3.7 30,829 29,844 985 3.2 16,257 15,536 721 4.4
2,951 2,538 413 14.0 9,949 9,492 457 4.6

32,010 31,490 16,308
2,801 9,960

30,709 29,948 15,526
2,529 9,472

1,301 4.1 1,542 4.9
782 4.8 272 9.7 488 4.9

32,021 30,590 16,092
2,850 9,774

30,922 29,691 15,288
2,484 9,309

1,099 3.4 899 2.9 804 5.0 366 12.8 465 4.8

11,889 11,259 630 5.3

1,170 1,134

36 3.1

2,157 1,943 214 9.9

9,301 9,056 245 2.6

48,708 46,998 1,710 3.5

11,925 1,154 2,171 9,295 49,082

11,247 1,119 1,928 9,028
47,063

678 5.7 35 3.0
243 11.2 267 2.9 2,019 4.1

11,823 11,071 752 6.4

1,120 1,094

26 2.3

2,146 1,890 256 11.9

9,298 8,886 412 4.4

47,603 46,366 1,237 2.6

3,451 5,901 4,734 9,703

3,244 5,290 4,510 9,110

207 6.0 611 10.4 224 4.7 593 6.1

3,425 5,740 4,754 9,657

3,216 5,262 4,513 9,010

209 6.1 478 8.3 241 5.1 647 6.7

3,326 5,473 4,712 9,397

3,150 5,165 4,442 8,805

176 5.3 308 5.6 270 5.7 592 6.3

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New Developments

Paschal's Restaurant, which was the gathering
center for civil rights leaders in the 1960s and 1970s, sold its original restaurant and motor hotel on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive to Clark Atlanta University in 1996 and is planning a comeback to the area in Atlanta. The new restaurant will be part of the Castleberry Hill project by Atlanta developer Herman Russell and will include mixed-income apartments, lofts, retail shops and an extended-stay hotel. Part of the project has already been completed and the hotel will open in the fall. At a cost of $6 million, the two-story restaurant will seat about 200 and will offer its famous fried chicken and sweet potato pie in an upscale setting. Owner James Paschal opened the original restaurant in 1947 near the Atlanta University Center, which soon became the hub of meetings and meals between community leaders, students, faculty members and business owners. Although plans are in the works for another location in DeKalb County, the site has not been established.The restaurant at Castleberry is expected to open December 1 in Fulton County.
Eisenhower Crossing, the 500,000-square-foot
center being planned in Macon, recently welcomed three retail shops. The recent opening of Bed, Bath & Beyond, Best Buy and Party City comes on the heels of the early August opening of Marshalls, a name-brand discount chain. Eisenhower Crossing is the largest retail shopping center to be built in the county since the 1.7 million-square-foot Colonial Mall Macon was completed in 1975. Other stores set to open in the coming weeks include Famous Footwear, Michaels, Target, Kroger and Staples, which will give an economic boost to the local area in Bibb County.
Wal-Mart Supercenter, currently under construc-
tion, will double the amount of floor space of its current store in Tifton. The new location will have 204,000 square feet of retail space and will include an automotive center, hair salon, optical center and non-violent video arcade as well as groceries. It will also include a Murphy gas station in the parking lot. The new super store is expected to open by the end of October and will hire between 250 and 300 additional employees in Tift County.

Country Suites Augusta Riverwalk will soon
makes its debut as part of an expansion project in Augusta. The $21 million, 38,000-square-foot expansion project will complement the adjacent Radisson Riverfront Hotel Augusta and the city's convention center. When the 136-room Country Suites opens, it will offer such amenities as in-room refrigerators and separate sitting areas. The ground floor will feature an indoor pool and the seventh floor will offer leasable office space to commercial tenants. Room rates range from $295 a night for the presidential suite to $139 a night for a standard room with two queen-sized beds. Combined, Country Suites, set to open Oct. 1, and the Radisson Riverfront will offer more than 370 rooms, making the riverfront development an attractive enticement for convention business and business travelers in Richmond County.
The Latin American Association, Georgia's largest
nonprofit for Latinos, has plans to move to a new location at 2750 Buford Highway, just down the road from the current one in Atlanta. The association, which served 35,000 people last year, will nearly triple the space of its current location to 45,000 square feet, at a cost $6 million. An increase in the demand for its services in the Atlanta office and satellite offices prompted the association to expand. The association's employees help Latinos with immigration issues, find houses and jobs, and teach English and Spanish. The association is expected to move into the new building in November in DeKalb County.
Save-A-Lot and Dollar General recently opened
in Valdosta. This is Dollar General's fifth store in the county and St. Louis-based Save-A-Lot's first in the area. Save-A-Lot, which features a different approach to the grocery business, has more than 900 stores in 36 states and is one of the nation's fastest growing limited assortment grocery chains. The Valdosta Save-A-Lot will join others recently opened in Tifton and Albany. Dollar General has 28 employees and Save-A-Lot, when it is fully staffed, will have 25 employees in Lowndes County.

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Georgia Unemployment Rates by County

July 2001

Dade Catoosa

Whitfield

Walker

Murray

Chattooga

Gordon

Floyd

Bartow

Fannin

Towns

Union

Rabun

Gilmer Pickens Cherokee

White Haber-

Lumpkin

sham Stephens

Dawson Forsyth

Hall Banks Franklin Jackson Madison

Hart Elbert

10% or greater 4.0% to 9.9% Less than 4.0%

Polk Haralson

Cobb Paulding
Douglas

Gwinnett Barrow Clarke

Oconee Oglethorpe

DeKalb

Walton

Rock-

Wilkes

Lincoln

Carroll

Fulton Clayton

dale Newton

Morgan Greene Taliaferro

Columbia

Heard

Fayette Henry

Coweta

Spalding Butts Jasper

Putnam

Hancock

McDuffie Warren
Glascock

Richmond

Troup Meriwether Pike Lamar Monroe Jones Baldwin

Jefferson Washington

Burke

Upson

Harris

Talbot

Bibb

Wilkinson

Crawford

Twiggs

Johnson

Jenkins Emanuel

Screven

Muscogee

Taylor

Peach

Marion Chattahoo-

Macon

Houston Bleckley

Laurens

Treutlen

Candler Bulloch Effingham

chee

Schley Stewart Webster Sumter

Dooly

Pulaski Dodge Wilcox

Montgomery

Wheeler

Toombs

Evans

Tattnall

Bryan Chatham

Crisp

Telfair

Quitman

Randolph Terrell

Lee

Turner

Ben Hill

Jeff Davis Appling

Liberty Long

Clay Calhoun Dougherty

Early Miller

Baker Mitchell

Worth Colquitt

Irwin Tift

Coffee

Berrien Atkinson

Cook

Lanier

Seminole Decatur

Grady Thomas Brooks

Lowndes

Clinch

Echols

Bacon

Wayne

Pierce

Ware

Brantley

McIntosh Glynn

Charlton

Camden

Georgia's Unemployment Rate:4.0%
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Georgia Unemployment Insurance Claims by County

County

July Average Initial Weekly Average Claims Benefit Duration

County

July Average Initial Weekly Average Claims Benefit Duration

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

308 ..... $199 ...... 9.5 104 ..... $169 ...... 8.6 181 ..... $197 ...... 8.0
28 ..... $178 .... 10.5 224 ..... $172 .... 10.8 237 ..... $195 ...... 6.0 381 ..... $203 ...... 9.9 1119 ..... $200 ...... 8.0 319 ..... $161 ...... 9.3 154 ..... $176 ...... 7.1 733 ..... $179 .... 10.2 114 ..... $159 ...... 7.5 109 ..... $201 .... 11.4 174 ..... $158 ...... 9.0
90 ..... $213 ...... 8.7 681 ..... $196 ...... 8.3 247 ..... $184 ...... 8.0 153 ..... $195 .... 10.7 124 ..... $179 ...... 7.7
56 ..... $184 .... 11.2 125 ..... $202 ...... 7.7 757 ..... $201 ...... 9.7 641 ..... $202 ...... 6.1
17 ..... $158 ...... 8.6 825 ..... $172 .... 10.5
15 ..... $189 .... 12.8 422 ..... $191 .... 10.3 459 ..... $229 ...... 9.0 683 ..... $185 .... 10.5
23 ..... $179 ...... 8.4 1195 ..... $208 .... 10.8
39 ..... $168 .... 13.7 1959 ..... $230 .... 11.7
226 ..... $176 ...... 8.1 955 ..... $166 ...... 8.2 313 ..... $210 ...... 9.9 212 ..... $166 ...... 8.2 940 ..... $213 ...... 8.1
52 ..... $193 ...... 8.3 226 ..... $175 ...... 9.4 293 ..... $183 ...... 5.0
51 ..... $216 ...... 9.3 245 ..... $166 ...... 8.7 3102 ..... $218 .... 11.3 153 ..... $169 ...... 9.1 106 ..... $174 .... 10.1 579 ..... $165 .... 12.4 312 ..... $216 .... 10.9 113 ..... $155 ...... 9.4
17 ..... $188 ...... 8.6 115 ..... $208 ...... 9.2 429 ..... $174 ...... 6.7 223 ..... $154 ...... 9.8

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

105 ..... $197 ...... 8.4 499 ..... $203 ...... 6.7 361 ..... $230 ...... 9.4 1430 ..... $203 ...... 7.3 270 ..... $234 ...... 9.9 556 ..... $185 ...... 6.3 3917 ..... $213 .... 11.6 289 ..... $199 ...... 6.2
46 ..... $198 ...... 7.2 201 ..... $191 .... 12.6 987 ..... $202 ...... 7.2 217 ..... $166 ...... 7.9 138 ..... $179 ...... 7.3 1979 ..... $231 .... 10.5 982 ..... $181 ...... 6.5 753 ..... $205 ...... 7.0 118 ..... $169 .... 10.2 204 ..... $198 ...... 9.9 153 ..... $212 ...... 9.0 957 ..... $179 ...... 5.6 209 ..... $216 ...... 7.7 389 ..... $217 .... 10.5 303 ..... $188 ...... 9.8 191 ..... $165 ...... 8.9 463 ..... $210 ...... 8.0
87 ..... $180 ...... 8.3 237 ..... $197 ...... 7.4 350 ..... $158 .... 10.4
96 ..... $173 ...... 8.5 202 ..... $143 ...... 9.3
91 ..... $199 ...... 8.4 207 ..... $194 ...... 7.6
43 ..... $176 ...... 9.2 919 ..... $157 ...... 6.6 117 ..... $195 ...... 9.4 143 ..... $160 .... 12.0 155 ..... $175 ...... 9.9
23 ..... $173 .... 13.2 559 ..... $167 .... 10.5 177 ..... $194 ...... 6.3 542 ..... $184 ...... 7.5
13 ..... $189 .... 15.4 288 ..... $162 ...... 7.0 298 ..... $199 ...... 8.6 102 ..... $175 ...... 7.3 362 ..... $190 ...... 8.6
29 ..... $170 ...... 6.0 170 ..... $162 .... 10.6 125 ..... $203 ...... 8.7 123 ..... $185 .... 10.0
78 ..... $210 ...... 8.7 933 ..... $195 ...... 5.0 1603 ..... $185 ...... 9.9

Initial claims include intrastate initial and additional claims, as well as agent state initial and additional claims for regular UI only. Average duration of benefits is represented in weeks.
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County

July Average Initial Weekly Average Claims Benefit Duration

Newton Oconee Oglethorpe Paulding Peach Pickens Pierce Pike Polk Pulaski Putnam Quitman Rabun Randolph Richmond Rockdale Schley Screven Seminole Spalding Stephens Stewart Sumter Talbot Taliaferro Tattnall Taylor Telfair Terrell Thomas Tift Toombs Towns Treutlen Troup Turner Twiggs Union Upson Walker Walton Ware Warren Washington Wayne Webster Wheeler White Whitfield Wilcox Wilkes Wilkinson Worth

364 ..... $208 ...... 9.0 99 ..... $203 ...... 8.5
163 ..... $197 ...... 8.2 263 ..... $219 .... 10.0 130 ..... $158 ...... 9.4 179 ..... $200 ...... 8.1 141 ..... $201 ...... 9.5 189 ..... $195 ...... 8.0 486 ..... $200 ...... 6.5
70 ..... $166 .... 11.2 176 ..... $178 ...... 8.2
1 ..... $197 .... 13.8 244 ..... $168 ...... 5.5 160 ..... $185 ...... 8.0 1188 ..... $179 .... 10.1 199 ..... $215 .... 11.3
26 ..... $178 ...... 8.9 309 ..... $203 ...... 8.1
51 ..... $176 ...... 9.1 1152 ..... $189 ...... 8.5 860 ..... $183 ...... 5.8
38 ..... $154 .... 10.3 335 ..... $151 ...... 8.9
80 ..... $191 .... 11.3 35 ..... $187 ...... 6.3 181 ..... $184 .... 10.3 63 ..... $181 ...... 9.8 119 ..... $166 .... 10.9 167 ..... $153 ...... 8.7 285 ..... $153 ...... 9.9 757 ..... $170 ...... 9.1 347 ..... $177 .... 11.7 34 ..... $203 ...... 8.5 110 ..... $161 .... 10.8 1120 ..... $194 ...... 7.2 237 ..... $171 ...... 8.6 60 ..... $187 ...... 9.9 137 ..... $190 ...... 7.7 659 ..... $195 ...... 8.6 1044 ..... $191 ...... 5.5 427 ..... $205 ...... 8.3 286 ..... $160 .... 10.2 283 ..... $178 ...... 8.7 173 ..... $154 .... 11.5 169 ..... $185 .... 10.2 12 ..... $153 .... 10.5 50 ..... $164 ...... 9.6 281 ..... $194 ...... 7.6 3056 ..... $193 ...... 5.0 84 ..... $181 ...... 7.3 385 ..... $198 ...... 8.4 67 ..... $166 .... 10.7 320 ..... $177 ...... 9.9

Unemployment Insurance Statistics

Average duration of benefits

Weeks 10.0

Last 12 months

9.5

9.1 9.1 9.0

9.0

8.8

8.7

8.9 8.7

8.5 8.4 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5

8.0

7.5

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

00

01

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

Over $60 million paid out in benefits during July...

Unemployment insurance initial claims jumped 40.6 percent from June to July due primarily to seasonal layoffs in textiles and apparel manufacturing. This is a normal occurrence as, with the exception of January, July typically has the largest number of these seasonal layoffs. The number of workers filing for unemployment compensation in July totaled 66,492, over 19,000 more than in June. This month's new claims figure was the largest total of initial claims filings for the month of July since 82,043 initial claims were filed during July 1982. Layoffs in manufacturing were also the principal factor in an over-the-year increase in initial claims of 88.5 percent.
Changes in benefits paid and weeks paid were, on a percentage basis, equal over the month, with both growing 33.2 percent from June to July. Benefits paid escalated from $45,544,588 to an all-time high of $60,661,631, while weeks paid grew from 207,962 to 276,927. Over the year, benefits paid increased 144.0 percent while weeks paid rose 126.2 percent. The highest total of benefit payouts for a major industry division took place in the services industry, with $10,439,399 being paid out to separated workers. Business services accounted for $6,079,567 of that total. The manufacturing industry followed with payouts of $10,155,689 ($2,978,694 in textiles manufacturing) to separated workers. The largest net change from June to July also took place in services, with a net growth of $2,530,180. Manufacturing followed closely with a net growth of $2,253,306. On a percentage basis, the transportation, communications & utilities industry advanced 35.7 percent over the month in benefit payouts. Services and manufacturing also led the way in weeks paid for the month, with services accounting for 48,455 weeks and manufacturing 44,220 weeks. As was the case with benefits paid, the largest net change in weeks paid over the month took place in services, with an upturn of 11,794 weeks, while on a percentage basis, transportation, communications & utilities duplicated it's benefits paid percentage growth of 35.7 percent.
First payments, 26,819 in July, climbed 43.0 percent over the month and grew 63.2 percent from last July's figure of 16,430. Final payments were up 57.4 percent over the month, totaling

7,775. This figure represents an astounding upturn of 132.1 percent over the year. The average duration of benefits grew by 0.2 weeks for the second consecutive month, rising from 8.7 weeks in June to 8.9 weeks in July. The average duration for July 2000 was also 8.9 weeks. The average weekly benefit amount went virtually unchanged for the month, totaling $219.05 (up 5 cents), which represents an over-the-year change of $16.01. The average weekly benefit for separated manufacturing workers was $229.66, with textile workers drawing $241.54 and apparel workers $168.47. Separated workers in the services sector drew $215.45, with business services workers drawing $218.58.
The total number of beneficiaries for July fell just short of equaling January's seasonal total of 92,359. There were 92,238 claimants receiving benefits during July, a growth of 28.4 percent over the month and an upturn of 100.3 percent from last July's figure of 46,052. The trust fund balance, $1,741,567,105 for the month, fell to it's lowest level in four years, when July 1997's balance was $1,728,079,543. The trust fund has dropped nearly 10.0 percent over the last year.

Key Trends

July 2001

July 2000

Initial claims filed ............................... 66,942 ................... 35,515

Persons receiving benefits ................ 92,238 ................... 46,052

Average weekly benefit amount ...... $219.05 ................. $203.04

Benefits paid ............................ $60,661,631 .......... $24,859,481

Employer taxes received* .............. $806,014 .......... ($3,688,750)

Trust fund balance .............. $1,741,567,105 ..... $1,933,946,301

*Minus refunds to employers

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