January 2003 Data Highlights Georgia communities brace for military deployments... .............. page 2 Learn how our economy may be affected by large-scale deployments of Georgia troops for a war with Iraq and what the overall economic impact of the military presence in Georgia is in terms of payroll, contracts and other expenditures. Something not adding up? ........ Page 11 Learn about the new aggregation structure under NAICS and why additivity did not always yield validity under the old estimation system. Unemployment rate plummets six-tenths percentage point......... page 13 The unemployment rate in all seven of the state's MSAs followed the statewide trend in January. Labor surplus areas ................. Page 19 Employers located in the labor surplus areas, as classified by the U.S. Department of Labor, may be given preference in bidding on federal procurement contracts. Claims activity down over the year ... Page 22 Initial claims down 9.1 percent, benefit exhaustions drop 12.9 percent. WI&A Customer Satisfaction Team .................. page 23 Volume XXIX, Number 1 Data Tables 6 Georgia Nonagricultural Employment 7 Atlanta Nonagricultural Employment 8 Albany & Athens Nonagricultural Employment 9 Augusta-Aiken & Columbus Nonagricultural Employment 10 Macon & Savannah Nonagricultural Employment 14 Georgia, Metro Areas & U.S. Labor Force Estimates 15 Georgia Labor Force Estimates by County 20 Georgia Unemployment Rates by County 21 Georgia Unemployment Insurance Claims by County Michael L. Thurmond, Commissioner Georgia Department of Labor Workforce Information & Analysis 148 Andrew Young International Blvd., N.E. Atlanta, Georgia 30303-1751 (404) 656-3177 Fax (404) 651-9568 Workforce.Info@dol.state.ga.us Equal Opportunity Employer/Program Auxiliary Aids and Services Available upon Request to Individuals with Disabilities Dimensions - Measuring Georgia's Workforce Waiting to exhale: Georgia communities brace for military deployments Struggling for the past two years, our economy now faces war with Iraq. How could such a war affect the economy? Could it help us recover faster from the recession? Or could it delay the recovery even longer? There is a folk belief that war spending can jump-start a stalled economy. For example, some claim that World War II ended the Great Depression of the 1930s in our country. Some also believe the increased budgets for the military during the 1980s helped the economy grow during that decade. Certainly, new spending from a war can help selected industries and regions. Increased spending on military hardware and supplies will add to the orders and employment at firms making such products, and regions where these firms are located will likewise benefit. The economic impact of a war on regions with military bases is less clear. If added troops and resources are allocated to the bases, then the regions will likely gain economically from the boost to local incomes and spending. But if troops from a base are deployed to the war zone or to other bases outside the state, and especially if the families of the troops move away from the base during the deployment, then spending in the region can fall. Indeed, this happened during the Gulf War to several Georgia communities with military bases. Georgia military installations Dobbins ARB NAS Atlanta Ft. McPherson Ft. Gillem Ft. Gordon Ft. Benning Robins AFB Marine Corps Logistics Base Hunter Army Airfield Ft. Stewart King's Bay Naval Submarine Base Moody AFB Georgia's extensive military community, which employs more than 132,000 personnel at five Army posts, three Air Force bases, two Naval installations, and a Marine Logistics base, renders our state's economy particularly vulnerable to large-scale deployments. Out of the approximately 100,000 active duty military and reserve personnel in the state, at least 25,000 have been deployed in response to the tensions over Iraq and the ongoing war on terrorism. The 3rd Infantry Division, which includes brigades from Fort Stewart and Fort Benning, comprises more than three-quarters of these soldiers, as the entire division has now been deployed. Another 1,100 Air National Guardsmen have been mobilized from Robins Air Force Base (AFB), including the 5th Combat Communications Group and the 116th Air Control Wing, also known as J-STARS (Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System), and are now based in the Central Command area in Qatar. Moody Air Force Base has been roughly 1,100 short of their normal 3,600 active duty personnel, since the 347th Rescue Wing was deployed to Kuwait in January. Close to a thousand service men and women from Fort McPherson and Fort Gillem have been deployed to the Persian Gulf, including 340 members of the 221st Military Intelligence Battalion; two dozen reservists from the 427th Medical Battalion; and approximately 500 personnel from the Third U.S. Army, which is serving as a mobile headquarters for Central Command in Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Qatar. Over 1,000 Georgia Army Guardsmen have been deployed including personnel from the 178th Military Police Company in Monroe, the 277th Maintenance Company in Kennesaw, the 161st Medical Support Battalion in Marietta, Decatur's 265th Engineer Group, and the 148th Air Ambulance Medical Company out of Winder. In February, roughly 100 soldiers from the Army's 63rd Signal Battalion left Fort Gordon (near Augusta) for the Central Command area in the Gulf and at least 50 soldiers from the 4th Heavy Equipment Transportation platoon of the 36th Engineer Group departed Fort Benning for Kuwait. It is not clear how many of the Navy's dozen Trident submarines based at the Strategic Weapons Facility at King's Bay have put out to sea in preparation for a possible war. Finally, reserve units have been mobilized throughout the state uprooting countless "weekend warriors" from their civilian jobs and families as they leave to take up vacated posts or assist in training at military bases in other states and countries. What impact might such a large-scale deployment have on the homefront? In order to answer that question it is necessary to appreciate the full economic impact of the military in Georgia during peace-time in terms of payroll, contracts and other operating expenses. In 2002, Georgia ranked fifth in the nation for military contract spending by the Department of Defense. Last year alone Georgia received six billion dollars in prime defense contracts for a wide range of items such as planes, fuel, and rations, as well as engineering, research, testing, and construction services. More than three-quarters of last year's defense spending in the state went to Cobb County, home of the world's largest defense contractor. Other Georgia counties that won significant defense dollars were Bryan and Chatham counties (home to Fort Stewart and Hunter Army Airfield), Fulton (Forts Gillem and McPherson), Houston (Robins AFB) and Muscogee (Fort Benning). Moreover, the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) continues to get $100 million or more each year in defense contracts for research and testing of highspeed sensory, visualization and communications systems. Using a multiplier effect, it is estimated that these military contracts indirectly support as many as 13,000 additional jobs in Georgia. In addition to the six billion dollars in military contracts the state received last year, the annual payroll outlay for the Department of Defense exceeded five 2 Dimensions - Measuring Georgia's Workforce billion dollars in the state. Georgia's $2.7 billion in wage and salary disbursements to active military personnel represented five percent of the nation's total military wage and salary disbursements. In this respect, Georgia ranked 6th in the nation behind only California, Virginia, Texas, North Carolina and Florida. Yet the annual payroll for active duty and reserve military personnel accounts for less than half the total personnel expenditure, while the payroll for civilians and retired military personnel accounts for 52 percent. The Department of Defense employs more than 31,000 civilians in Georgia and disburses $1.3 billion a year in civilian pay and roughly the same amount in pensions for military retirees in the state. Department of Defense payroll outlays in Georgia, FY 2001 Reserve pay 4% Retired military pay 26% Active duty military pay 44% Civilian pay 26% Source: U.S. Department of Defense In terms of employment, in 2001 Georgia had 101,633 active armed forces personnel as well as 31,169 civilian workers engaged in national defense. This translated into 132,802 individuals directly employed by the military. This number does not include spouses and dependents who often make up a sizable share of a military community's labor force. Directly and indirectly, the economic impact of military bases in the state is difficult to overstate. According to conservative estimates by the Department of Industry, Trade and Tourism, the net effect of the military, civilian and contractor jobs combined results in at least $4 billion in added real estate value and $1 billion in automobile and related purchases in Georgia. Families supported by defense jobs add more than 11,000 children to the state's schools and attract more than 100,000 additional visitors to the state per year. In terms of real estate, the Department of Defense owns more than 80 million square feet of building space in Georgia and occupies about 570,000 acres of land or 890 square miles. To put this in perspective, military acreage in Georgia is equivalent to about three times the size of New York City. The top three military installations in Georgia in terms of employment and payroll are Fort Benning, Robins AFB, and Fort Stewart. Together they account for close to half of all defense personnel and half the total payroll expenditure from the Department of Defense in the state. The foregoing analysis summarizes the economic impact of each on their local communities and examines how they have fared during the previous and current Persian Gulf deployments. While it is difficult to separate the effects of the recession of 1990-91 and the deployments during that period, it is generally understood that the defense industry and military bases tend to be recession-proof. This suggests that military communities would typically show counter-cyclical movements during a normal recession if troops were not deployed. In other words, although both the current and previous Gulf deployments occurred during periods of recession, we can assume that any significant economic declines in these three base communities would be more associated with the deployments than the recession. Fort Benning Columbus, GA Fort Benning, just south of Columbus, has been the world's foremost infantry training center since 1918 and is home to the U.S. Army Infantry, Airborne and Ranger Schools that train over 40,000 students annually. The base is also home to the 75th Ranger Regiment, the 3rd Brigade of the 3rd Infantry Division (Mechanized) and the 36th Engineer Group (Combat). The post covers 184,000 acres primarily in Muscogee and Chattahoochee counties, employs over 22,000 military personnel and 7,000 civilians, disburses $764 million in annual payroll, and garners about $134 million in defense contracts each year. Fort Benning is by far the Columbus MSA's largest employer. There are also over 50,000 family dependents of Fort Benning soldiers who live, work and attend school in the area. Fort Benning experienced sizable deployments in the first Gulf War that significantly impacted the local economy. By 1992, the unemployment rate in the Columbus MSA had increased to 7.4 percent, up from 5.6 percent the year before. According to County Business Patterns, between 1990 and 1992, total employment in Muscogee County fell by 1.1 percent (800 jobs). The county had added almost double that amount between 1989 and 1990. The industries with the most significant declines in employment between 1990 and 1992 were Construction (-28.5%); Transportation and Public Utilities (-11.8%); and Automotive dealers and service stations (-9.2%). Between 1990 and 1992, the total number of business establishments in Muscogee County declined by over one hundred firms (-2.4%). The business closures occurred in three main industries: Construction (-26 firms); Automobile dealers and service stations (-25 firms); and Wholesale trade (-21 firms). In terms of business size, the smaller firms were affected most. The majority of business closures occurred in firms with fewer than twenty employees especially those employing less than five workers. In January the 5,000 soldiers of the 3rd Brigade of the 3rd Infantry Division were deployed to the Gulf indefinitely. In February, a platoon from the 36th Engineer Group was also deployed to the Gulf region. The economic impact of the current deployment is still unclear. Employment in the Columbus MSA has already fallen off 1.8 percent since December and jobless claims in the area have increased by 88 percent. Robins Air Force Base Warner Robins, GA Established in 1941, Robins Air Force Base (AFB) is the largest industrial complex in Georgia. It is situated on 8,800 acres in Houston County, just south of Macon. With one of the largest employee populations in the Air Force, the base employs more than 22,000 workers, including 12,300 civilians, 5,000 military personnel and 5,300 contractors. In addition to the Air Logistics Center, Robins is home of the headquarters of Continued on page 4 3 Dimensions - Measuring Georgia's Workforce Waiting to exhale: Georgia communities brace for military deployments (continued) Continued from page 3 Air Force Reserve Command, the 116th Air Control Wing (J-STARS), the 19th Air Refueling Group, and the 5th Combat Communications Group. The mega-installation at Robins is the economic engine that drives Middle Georgia. There is even a slogan in the area to confirm this, "EDIMGIAFAD," an acronym meaning "Every Day in Middle Georgia is Air Force Appreciation Day." Of the 22,000 workers employed there, only about 500 come from outside the 25 counties of Middle Georgia. Robins has an annual net payroll of $1.1 billion, annual expenditures of $211 million, and a retiree payroll of over $400 million. Using a standard job multiplier, the annual dollar value of indirect jobs created by the base reached $2.4 billion in fiscal year 2001. According to an economic impact statement prepared by Robins for 2001, the estimated total impact of the base on Georgia's economy was $4.08 billion. In 1990-1991 during Desert Shield and Desert Storm, troops from Robins provided supplies, parts, repairs and personnel to the Coalition forces in the Persian Gulf and the J-STARS played a vital role in defeating the Iraqi forces in Kuwait. Between 1990 and 1992, employment in the Macon MSA declined by over 3,000 and the unemployment rate jumped from 4.8 to 6.5 percent. In the city of Warner Robins, where nearly everyone either works on the base or is related to someone working there, the unemployment rate jumped from 4.4 percent in 1990 to 6.4 percent in 1992. Surrounding counties Bibb, Houston, Peach and Twiggs all lost employment in that period. According to County Business Patterns for Houston County, between 1990 and 1992, a few industries posted significant declines in employment; these were Real estate (-72.0%); Miscellaneous repair services (-27.3%); Hotels and other lodging (-18.6%); General merchandise stores (-15.3%) and Automobile repair services (-8.9%). Over 1,100 troops have been deployed from Robins AFB during the latest Iraq crisis. The full impact of the most recent deployments is hard to gauge, but initial jobless claims in January 2003 were up significantly from a year ago with increases of 25.4 percent in Bibb County and 12.0 percent in Houston County (the two counties that garner the lion's share of payroll and other expenditures by the base). Total nonfarm employment in the Macon MSA is down 1.9 percent since December and jobless claims have increased 12.8 percent from a year ago. Fort Stewart Hinesville, GA Last but not least, stretching over five counties, Fort Stewart (including Hunter Army Airfield) is the largest military installation east of the Mississippi River. The combined complex covers 280,000 acres in Liberty, Long, Tattnall, Evans and Bryan counties in the coastal Savannah region. As home to the 3rd Infantry Division (Mechanized), Fort Stewart serves as the Army's premier power projection platform. The Division, which specializes in desert warfare, is renowned for its ability to deploy rapidly by air, land and sea to conduct mobile, combined arms operations worldwide. In addition to the 3rd Infantry, Fort Stewart supports three National Guard Combat Brigades and Army Reserve units from nine states. Fort Stewart and Hunter Army Airfield employ over 32,000 workers and have annual payrolls in excess of $700 million. In addition, the base indirectly creates over 30,000 other jobs. The number of family members of military personnel who live in the area exceeds 21,000. The total economic impact of the installation, including everything from the value of building and supply contracts to the workforce contributions of soldiers' spouses is estimated at around $2.1 billion a year according to the base's public affairs office. The 3rd Infantry has routinely deployed troops to the Gulf since the early 1990s. Within a month after Iraq's invasion of Kuwait in August 1990, the entire division had reassembled in Saudi Arabia. For the next eight months, Fort Stewart and its host community of Hinesville appeared to be almost a ghost town, as never before had the entire Division been deployed from the post at one time. Most Army spouses (about 90 percent) left the area to stay with relatives during the deployment, the majority of rental properties were vacated, and many small businesses went under, particularly in the retail and services sectors. Of the firms that weathered Desert Storm, many had to put workers on leave or let them go altogether in order to stay in business. Between 1991 and 1992, the unemployment rate in Hinesville nearly doubled, rising from 4.6 to 8.3 percent. Last month the entire Third Infantry was again deployed to the Gulf region and in the span of a few weeks, Fort Stewart went from 19,700 active duty soldiers to about 3,000. But with a third of the city of Hinesville's population deployed, and the hundreds of family members who have left the area, half the town has disappeared. While local merchants have noticed a dramatic decline in business, many are still hopeful that the economy will be more resilient than it was in Desert Storm. Fort Stewart and community officials are encouraging families to stay, offering counseling, "family readiness groups", "adopt-a-family" church programs, day care and discounts for those who remain. When the troops returned from the first Gulf War, Hinesville experienced an economic boom that brought more housing, businesses and employment opportunities. Since then, the city's population has grown by half, from 21,000 to 32,000. For the last two-and-a-half years, a significant part of the 3rd Infantry has been gone, to Bosnia, Kosovo and Kuwait, and their families have remained. Liberty County, where Hinesville is the county seat, has welcomed fifty new businesses since 2000 and employment has increased 2.7 percent. Newspapers reported a "wedding whirlwind" prior to the deployment and since mid-December, close to 100 babies have been born to the spouses of armed services personnel based out of Fort Stewart. They say that when Fort Stewart breathes in, Hinesville breathes out. Until Georgia's troops return home from the Gulf, citizens from Hinesville and across the state will be waiting to exhale. 4 January Employment Situation The Construction sector lost 4,200 jobs in January. Employment in Construction of Buildings fell by 5.4 percent over the month, losing 2,500 jobs. Specialty Trade Contractors lost 1,100 jobs while Heavy and Civil Engineering payrolls fell by 600. Since August, payrolls in the Construction sector have declined 6,600, or 3.3 percent. Payrolls in the Manufacturing sector fell by 3,300 jobs in January, following December's decline of 6,500. Fully 100 percent of the employment loss in January took place in durable goods, which declined for the sixth consecutive month. The losses in durable goods were primarily in transportation equipment manufacturing. Payrolls in this industry declined 2,500 due to temporary shutdowns at automobile plants, a normal January event. Nondurable manufacturing payroll employment was flat in January following two straight months of decline. Within nondurable goods, Food manufacturing employment increased by 1,600 over the month and has grown 4.5 percent over the year. Textile mill employment continued its long-term downward trend, however, and has declined by 6.8 percent over the year. Average weekly hours decreased by one and six-tenths hours in January, more than offsetting the modest increases in December. Average hourly earnings were down 38 cents in January, following a 47-cent increase the prior month. Average weekly earnings fell by $38.08 over the month but have increased by $12.76 over the year. Continued weak employment combined with relatively flat hours and earnings over the past year describes a manufacturing industry that is still struggling to get out of recession. Trade, Transportation and Warehousing payrolls declined by 30,100 over the month, following three months of steady growth in the 4th quarter. Wholesale and Retail trade lost 1,400 and 25,400 jobs respectively. On a net basis, more than 32 percent of the January employment decline occurred in Retail trade. Much of the over-themonth decline was in general merchan- dise stores, which declined by 10.3 percent in January due to normal post-holiday cutbacks. Transportation, warehousing and utilities payrolls declined by 3,300 in January. Air transportation payrolls fell by 900 jobs in January marking the sixth month since the last job gains occurred in the industry. Rising fuel costs continued to put downward pressure on payrolls in truck transportation, which fell by 300 over the month. Warehousing and storage employment decreased by 12.8 percent in January, or 3,300 jobs. This decline is likely a one-month anomaly. Utilities payrolls edged down slightly in January but have remained essentially unchanged over the past year. Employment in the Information sector declined by 1,900 jobs, or 1.5 percent in January. Losses were concentrated almost entirely in the telecommunications industry, particularly wired telecommunications carriers. Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and data processing firms cut payrolls marginally in January, and have reduced staffing by 8.3 percent over the year. Financial Activities payrolls lost 2,300 jobs in January, a decline of 1.1 percent. Real estate, rental and leasing payrolls declined by 2,900 over the month, following steady gains throughout the 4th quarter. The large job losses in real estate more than offset the gain of 600 jobs in finance and insurance. Insurance has grown 2.1 percent over the last six months. Professional and Business Services payrolls fell by 6,500 in January, a decline nearly equal to the over-the-year loss for this industry in 2002. A seasonal increase in Accounting, Tax Preparation and Bookkeeping services and a modest increase in Professional, Scientific and Technical Consulting services were more than offset by large declines in Employment Services; Architectural and Engineering services; and Administrative, Support, Waste Management and Remediation services. Educational and Health Services payrolls declined for the second consecutive month following robust growth in the 3rd quarter. Educational Services payrolls declined by 0.8 percent, including a 3.9 percent decline at private colleges, universities and technical schools. Health care and social assistance payrolls lost 4,300 jobs in January despite an over-the-year growth rate of 2.8 percent. Leisure and Hospitality payrolls fell by 11,300 jobs in January, a decline of 3.4 percent. Most of the over-themonth employment swing was in Accommodation and Food Services, particularly Food Services and Drinking Places which lost 10,000 jobs over the month. Industry analysts suspect hiring has been weak because many large restaurant companies took early advantage of the recession to fill their vacant ranks and are now near full-employment. Payrolls in the state's hotel industry continue to react to lower occupancy and room rates due to depressed levels of business travel. Other Services payrolls declined by 6,100 jobs, or about 3.3 percent in January. Businesses in this sector continue to see depressed ledgers as consumers frugally decide to postpone expenses for non-essential or luxury services. Government payrolls declined by 6,800 jobs over the month, as local and state governments responded to budget restraints with cutbacks in hiring. Federal government payrolls declined for the first time since the 3rd quarter of 2002. In summary, executives in most industries still seem reluctant to hire. With the war in Iraq, stalled economic growth, spikes in energy prices and continued concern over terrorism, it seems unlikely that employers in key sectors, like retail, will be ready to start hiring again soon. 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 5 Georgia Nonagricultural Employment (000s) Preliminary JAN 2003 Revised DEC 2002 Revised JAN 2002 Change in Jobs from DEC 2002 Net % Change in Jobs from JAN 2002 Net % Total nonfarm 3,850.3 3,927.7 3,863.4 -77.4 -2.0 -13.1 -0.3 Total private 3,218.9 3,289.5 3,242.2 -70.6 -2.1 -23.3 -0.7 Goods producing Service-providing Natural resources and mining 667.1 3,183.2 11.8 674.7 3,253.0 11.9 677.0 3,186.4 12.6 -7.6 -1.1 -69.8 -2.1 -.1 -0.8 -9.9 -1.5 -3.2 -0.1 -.8 -6.3 Construction Construction of buildings Heavy and civil engineering construction 193.4 43.8 32.0 197.6 46.3 32.6 199.0 46.4 31.1 -4.2 -2.1 -2.5 -5.4 -.6 -1.8 -5.6 -2.8 -2.6 -5.6 +.9 +2.9 Specialty trade contractors 117.6 118.7 121.5 -1.1 -0.9 -3.9 -3.2 Manufacturing Durable goods Wood product manufacturing 461.9 198.4 24.3 465.2 201.7 25.1 465.4 203.7 25.8 -3.3 -0.7 -3.3 -1.6 -.8 -3.2 -3.5 -0.8 -5.3 -2.6 -1.5 -5.8 Transportation equipment manufacturing 34.4 36.9 34.2 -2.5 -6.8 +.2 +0.6 Non-durable goods Food manufacturing Textile mills 263.5 68.0 38.1 263.5 66.4 37.9 261.7 65.1 40.9 +.0 +0.0 +1.6 +2.4 +.2 +0.5 +1.8 +0.7 +2.9 +4.5 -2.8 -6.8 Trade, transportation and utilities Wholesale trade Retail trade 829.2 204.3 454.2 859.3 205.7 479.6 828.6 206.2 448.9 -30.1 -3.5 -1.4 -0.7 -25.4 -5.3 +.6 +0.1 -1.9 -0.9 +5.3 +1.2 Food and beverage stores 79.5 81.5 84.9 -2.0 -2.5 -5.4 -6.4 General merchandise stores Transportation, warehousing and utilities Utilities 87.6 170.7 20.4 97.7 174.0 20.7 86.3 173.5 20.7 -10.1 -10.3 -3.3 -1.9 -.3 -1.4 +1.3 +1.5 -2.8 -1.6 -.3 -1.4 Transportation and warehousing 150.3 153.3 152.8 -3.0 -2.0 -2.5 -1.6 Air transportation Truck transportation Couriers and messengers 39.8 40.7 45.5 45.8 18.3 18.3 39.4 -.9 -2.2 +.4 +1.0 45.2 -.3 -0.7 +.3 +0.7 18.0 +.0 +0.0 +.3 +1.7 Warehousing and storage Information Cable and other subscription programming 22.5 126.2 5.7 25.8 128.1 5.8 22.8 141.0 6.0 -3.3 -12.8 -1.9 -1.5 -.1 -1.7 -.3 -1.3 -14.8 -10.5 -.3 -5.0 Telecommunications 53.9 54.8 63.9 -.9 -1.6 -10.0 -15.6 Wired telecommunications carriers Wireless telecommunications carriers Internet service providers, search portals & DP 32.4 32.8 14.9 14.9 19.9 20.0 36.4 -.4 -1.2 -4.0 -11.0 14.5 +.0 +0.0 +.4 +2.8 21.7 -.1 -0.5 -1.8 -8.3 Financial activities 211.7 214.0 212.8 -2.3 -1.1 -1.1 -0.5 Finance and insurance Insurance carriers and related activities Real Estate, rental and leasing 156.3 66.6 55.4 155.7 66.3 58.3 155.6 65.6 57.2 +.6 +0.4 +.3 +0.5 -2.9 -5.0 +.7 +0.4 +1.0 +1.5 -1.8 -3.1 Professional and business services Professional, scientific and technical services Accounting, tax preparation and bookkeeping 508.0 189.3 31.7 514.5 187.7 27.9 517.3 200.2 33.9 -6.5 -1.3 +1.6 +0.9 +3.8 +13.6 -9.3 -1.8 -10.9 -5.4 -2.2 -6.5 Architectural, engineering and related services 32.1 33.1 33.6 -1.0 -3.0 -1.5 -4.5 Computer systems design and related services Management, scientific and technical services Management of companies and enterprises 44.1 43.8 23.9 24.0 73.5 74.5 46.0 +.3 +0.7 -1.9 -4.1 26.2 -.1 -0.4 -2.3 -8.8 76.0 -1.0 -1.3 -2.5 -3.3 Admin and support, waste mngmnt and remediation Employment services Educational and health services Educational services 245.2 119.9 374.7 60.2 252.3 127.2 379.5 60.7 241.1 103.6 363.3 57.4 -7.1 -2.8 -7.3 -5.7 -4.8 -1.3 -.5 -0.8 +4.1 +16.3 +11.4 +2.8 +1.7 +15.7 +3.1 +4.9 Colleges, universities, and professional schools Health care and social assistance Hospitals 17.1 314.5 105.7 17.8 318.8 106.3 15.8 305.9 103.2 -.7 -3.9 -4.3 -1.3 -.6 -0.6 +1.3 +8.2 +8.6 +2.8 +2.5 +2.4 Nursing and residential care facilities 48.4 49.0 46.6 -.6 -1.2 +1.8 +3.9 Social assistance Leisure and hospitality Arts, entertainment, and recreation 46.0 322.4 35.0 46.2 333.7 35.7 43.9 318.5 34.6 -.2 -0.4 -11.3 -3.4 -.7 -2.0 +2.1 +4.8 +3.9 +1.2 +.4 +1.2 Accommodation and food services Food services and drinking places Other services Government 287.4 251.4 179.6 631.4 298.0 261.4 185.7 638.2 283.9 245.7 183.7 621.2 -10.6 -3.6 -10.0 -3.8 -6.1 -3.3 -6.8 -1.1 +3.5 +5.7 -4.1 +10.2 +1.2 +2.3 -2.2 +1.6 Federal government Department of defense State government 96.4 33.7 151.4 98.3 33.7 155.7 94.8 33.6 150.2 -1.9 -1.9 +.0 +0.0 -4.3 -2.8 +1.6 +1.7 +.1 +0.3 +1.2 +0.8 State govt education 57.8 60.5 54.6 -2.7 -4.5 +3.2 +5.9 Local government Local govt education 383.6 234.0 384.2 234.0 376.2 229.7 -.6 -0.2 +.0 +0.0 +7.4 +2.0 +4.3 +1.9 Note: The data included in this release reflect the conversion from the 1987 Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) basis to the 2002 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) basis. Unlike the previous publication structure under SIC, the new published series are not additive. 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 2002 benchmark. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis 6 Atlanta Nonagricultural Employment (000s) Preliminary JAN 2003 Revised DEC 2002 Revised JAN 2002 Change in Jobs from DEC 2002 Net % Change in Jobs from JAN 2002 Net % Total nonfarm Total private Goods producing Service-providing Natural resources and mining Construction Construction of buildings Specialty trade contractors Manufacturing Durable goods Computer and electronic products Transportation equipment manufacturing Non-durable goods Food manufacturing Trade, transportation and utilities Wholesale trade Retail trade Food and beverage stores General merchandise stores Transportation, warehousing and utilities Utilities Transportation and warehousing Air transportation Truck transportation Couriers and messengers Warehousing and storage Information Cable and other subscription programming Telecommunications Wired telecommunications carriers Wireless telecommunications carriers Financial activities Finance and insurance Insurance carriers and related activities Real estate, rental and leasing Professional and business services Professional, scientific and technical services Accounting, tax preparation, and bookkeeping Architectural, engineering and related services Computer systems design and related services Management, scientific and technical services Management of companies and enterprises Admin and support, waste mngmnt and remediation Employment services Educational and health services Health care and social assistance Hospitals Social assistance Leisure and hospitality Arts, entertainment and recreation Accommodation and food services Food services and drinking places Other services Government Federal government State government Local government 2,136.6 1,848.1 281.5 1,855.1 1.7 112.3 25.4 70.5 167.5 78.7 14.1 10.2 88.8 26.0 500.2 140.4 248.6 42.6 45.5 111.2 10.5 100.7 38.5 25.6 14.1 11.8 97.9 4.8 43.1 27.3 12.9 144.2 105.6 46.8 38.6 348.1 142.7 23.5 24.7 33.3 19.6 54.4 151.0 73.3 199.7 163.3 55.7 25.7 180.8 22.1 158.7 138.0 95.7 288.5 47.8 56.7 184.0 2,181.9 1,888.8 286.0 1,895.9 1.7 115.4 27.3 71.9 168.9 81.5 14.2 12.8 87.4 24.8 515.6 141.0 261.1 43.9 50.5 113.5 10.6 102.9 39.4 25.6 14.2 12.2 99.3 4.8 43.9 27.6 13.0 144.9 105.7 47.0 39.2 354.1 142.1 18.4 25.4 32.9 19.7 55.4 156.6 76.6 201.1 164.1 56.3 26.0 189.1 23.0 166.1 145.1 98.7 293.1 49.0 58.3 185.8 2,151.9 1,873.6 288.1 1,863.8 1.9 118.0 26.1 75.2 168.2 82.7 15.0 9.5 85.5 22.0 504.2 142.6 247.0 46.9 45.2 114.6 10.6 104.0 38.3 24.9 14.6 11.7 109.0 5.0 51.9 30.7 12.1 147.9 108.4 47.8 39.5 356.3 150.3 23.5 25.9 35.0 21.8 56.9 149.1 66.1 193.5 158.5 54.8 24.7 182.7 21.3 161.4 139.9 91.9 278.3 45.0 56.0 177.3 -45.3 -40.7 -4.5 -40.8 +.0 -3.1 -1.9 -1.4 -1.4 -2.8 -.1 -2.6 +1.4 +1.2 -15.4 -.6 -12.5 -1.3 -5.0 -2.3 -.1 -2.2 -.9 +.0 -.1 -.4 -1.4 +.0 -.8 -.3 -.1 -.7 -.1 -.2 -.6 -6.0 +.6 +5.1 -.7 +.4 -.1 -1.0 -5.6 -3.3 -1.4 -.8 -.6 -.3 -8.3 -.9 -7.4 -7.1 -3.0 -4.6 -1.2 -1.6 -1.8 -2.1 -2.2 -1.6 -2.2 +0.0 -2.7 -7.0 -1.9 -0.8 -3.4 -0.7 -20.3 +1.6 +4.8 -3.0 -0.4 -4.8 -3.0 -9.9 -2.0 -0.9 -2.1 -2.3 +0.0 -0.7 -3.3 -1.4 +0.0 -1.8 -1.1 -0.8 -0.5 -0.1 -0.4 -1.5 -1.7 +0.4 +27.7 -2.8 +1.2 -0.5 -1.8 -3.6 -4.3 -0.7 -0.5 -1.1 -1.2 -4.4 -3.9 -4.5 -4.9 -3.0 -1.6 -2.4 -2.7 -1.0 -15.3 -25.5 -6.6 -8.7 -.2 -5.7 -.7 -4.7 -.7 -4.0 -.9 +.7 +3.3 +4.0 -4.0 -2.2 +1.6 -4.3 +.3 -3.4 -.1 -3.3 +.2 +.7 -.5 +.1 -11.1 -.2 -8.8 -3.4 +.8 -3.7 -2.8 -1.0 -.9 -8.2 -7.6 +.0 -1.2 -1.7 -2.2 -2.5 +1.9 +7.2 +6.2 +4.8 +.9 +1.0 -1.9 +.8 -2.7 -1.9 +3.8 +10.2 +2.8 +.7 +6.7 -0.7 -1.4 -2.3 -0.5 -10.5 -4.8 -2.7 -6.3 -0.4 -4.8 -6.0 +7.4 +3.9 +18.2 -0.8 -1.5 +0.6 -9.2 +0.7 -3.0 -0.9 -3.2 +0.5 +2.8 -3.4 +0.9 -10.2 -4.0 -17.0 -11.1 +6.6 -2.5 -2.6 -2.1 -2.3 -2.3 -5.1 +0.0 -4.6 -4.9 -10.1 -4.4 +1.3 +10.9 +3.2 +3.0 +1.6 +4.0 -1.0 +3.8 -1.7 -1.4 +4.1 +3.7 +6.2 +1.3 +3.8 Note: The data included in this release reflect the conversion from the 1987 Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) basis to the 2002 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) basis. Unlike the previous publication structure under SIC, the new published series are not additive. 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 2002 benchmark. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis 7 Albany Nonagricultural Employment (000s) Preliminary JAN 2003 Revised DEC 2002 Revised JAN 2002 Change in Jobs from DEC 2002 Net % Change in Jobs from JAN 2002 Net % Total nonfarm Total private Goods producing Service-providing Natural resources, mining and construction Manufacturing Trade, transportation and utilities Wholesale trade Retail trade Transportation, warehousing and utilities Information Financial activities Professional and business services Educational and health services Leisure and hospitality Other services Government Federal government State and local government 56.3 57.9 44.9 46.3 10.6 10.6 45.7 47.3 3.0 3.0 7.6 7.6 11.5 12.3 1.9 2.0 6.8 7.4 2.8 2.9 1.0 1.0 2.1 2.1 4.8 5.0 7.8 8.1 4.2 4.3 2.9 2.9 11.4 11.6 2.3 2.4 9.1 9.2 55.6 -1.6 -2.8 +.7 +1.3 44.3 -1.4 -3.0 +.6 +1.4 10.6 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 45.0 -1.6 -3.4 +.7 +1.6 3.0 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 7.6 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 11.7 -.8 -6.5 -.2 -1.7 2.0 -.1 -5.0 -.1 -5.0 6.8 -.6 -8.1 +.0 +0.0 2.9 -.1 -3.4 -.1 -3.4 1.0 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 2.1 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 4.8 -.2 -4.0 +.0 +0.0 7.3 -.3 -3.7 +.5 +6.8 4.0 -.1 -2.3 +.2 +5.0 2.8 +.0 +0.0 +.1 +3.6 11.3 -.2 -1.7 +.1 +0.9 2.5 -.1 -4.2 -.2 -8.0 8.8 -.1 -1.1 +.3 +3.4 Note: The data included in this release reflect the conversion from the 1987 Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) basis to the 2002 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) basis. Unlike the previous publication structure under SIC, the new published series are not additive. 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 parttime 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 2002 benchmark. Athens Nonagricultural Employment (000s) Preliminary JAN 2003 Revised DEC 2002 Revised JAN 2002 Change in Jobs from DEC 2002 Net % Change in Jobs from JAN 2002 Net % Total nonfarm Total private Goods producing Service-providing Natural resources, mining and construction Manufacturing Trade, transportation and utilities Wholesale trade Retail trade Transportation, warehousing and utilities Information Financial activities Professional and business services Educational and health services Leisure and hospitality Other services Government Federal government State and local government 72.8 74.6 52.1 53.2 12.6 12.6 60.2 62.0 3.0 3.1 9.6 9.5 12.3 12.8 2.0 2.0 9.1 9.6 1.2 1.2 1.0 1.0 2.5 2.5 4.7 4.8 8.7 8.7 6.7 6.8 3.6 4.0 20.7 21.4 1.8 1.9 18.9 19.5 72.1 -1.8 -2.4 +.7 +1.0 51.7 -1.1 -2.1 +.4 +0.8 12.7 +.0 +0.0 -.1 -0.8 59.4 -1.8 -2.9 +.8 +1.3 3.1 -.1 -3.2 -.1 -3.2 9.6 +.1 +1.1 +.0 +0.0 12.5 -.5 -3.9 -.2 -1.6 2.0 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 9.2 -.5 -5.2 -.1 -1.1 1.3 +.0 +0.0 -.1 -7.7 1.1 +.0 +0.0 -.1 -9.1 2.5 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 4.6 -.1 -2.1 +.1 +2.2 8.3 +.0 +0.0 +.4 +4.8 6.5 -.1 -1.5 +.2 +3.1 3.5 -.4 -10.0 +.1 +2.9 20.4 -.7 -3.3 +.3 +1.5 1.7 -.1 -5.3 +.1 +5.9 18.7 -.6 -3.1 +.2 +1.1 Note: The data included in this release reflect the conversion from the 1987 Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) basis to the 2002 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) basis. Unlike the previous publication structure under SIC, the new published series are not additive. 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 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 2002 benchmark. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis 8 Augusta-Aiken Nonagricultural Employment (000s) Preliminary JAN 2003 Revised DEC 2002 Revised JAN 2002 Change in Jobs from DEC 2002 Net % Change in Jobs from JAN 2002 Net % Total nonfarm Total private Goods producing Service-providing Natural resources, mining and construction Manufacturing Trade, transportation and utilities Wholesale trade Retail trade Transportation, warehousing and utilities Information Financial activities Professional and business services Educational and health services Educational services Health care and social assistance Hospitals Leisure and hospitality Other services Government Federal government State and local government 194.1 155.3 37.7 156.4 12.3 25.4 32.2 3.8 23.5 4.9 3.2 7.1 27.7 22.8 3.8 19.0 6.3 16.7 7.9 38.8 7.2 31.6 199.2 160.4 38.2 161.0 12.9 25.3 33.6 3.9 24.6 5.1 3.2 7.2 29.8 23.2 3.8 19.4 6.4 17.3 7.9 38.8 7.2 31.6 195.7 156.8 38.8 156.9 12.8 26.0 32.6 3.9 23.7 5.0 3.3 7.0 27.9 22.6 3.7 18.9 6.1 16.8 7.8 38.9 7.2 31.7 -5.1 -2.6 -5.1 -3.2 -.5 -1.3 -4.6 -2.9 -.6 -4.7 +.1 +0.4 -1.4 -4.2 -.1 -2.6 -1.1 -4.5 -.2 -3.9 +.0 +0.0 -.1 -1.4 -2.1 -7.0 -.4 -1.7 +.0 +0.0 -.4 -2.1 -.1 -1.6 -.6 -3.5 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 -1.6 -0.8 -1.5 -1.0 -1.1 -2.8 -.5 -0.3 -.5 -3.9 -.6 -2.3 -.4 -1.2 -.1 -2.6 -.2 -0.8 -.1 -2.0 -.1 -3.0 +.1 +1.4 -.2 -0.7 +.2 +0.9 +.1 +2.7 +.1 +0.5 +.2 +3.3 -.1 -0.6 +.1 +1.3 -.1 -0.3 +.0 +0.0 -.1 -0.3 Note: The data included in this release reflect the conversion from the 1987 Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) basis to the 2002 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) basis. Unlike the previous publication structure under SIC, the new published series are not additive. 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 2002 benchmark. Columbus Nonagricultural Employment (000s) Preliminary JAN 2003 Revised DEC 2002 Revised JAN 2002 Change in Jobs from DEC 2002 Net % Change in Jobs from JAN 2002 Net % Total nonfarm Total private Goods producing Service-providing Natural resources, mining and construction Manufacturing Trade, transportation and utilities Wholesale trade Retail trade Transportation, warehousing and utilities Information Financial activities Finance and insurance Insurance carriers and related activities Professional and business services Educational and health services Leisure and hospitality Accommodation and food services Other services Government Federal government State and local government 114.4 93.1 20.3 94.1 5.4 14.9 17.8 2.1 13.8 1.9 6.2 7.9 6.2 4.6 14.2 10.8 10.5 9.6 5.4 21.3 5.4 15.9 116.5 94.9 20.6 95.9 5.4 15.2 18.4 2.2 14.2 2.0 6.3 7.9 6.2 4.6 14.3 11.0 10.9 9.8 5.5 21.6 5.5 16.1 116.2 95.0 22.6 93.6 6.1 16.5 17.1 2.1 13.0 2.0 7.8 7.6 5.9 4.2 13.3 10.5 10.7 9.6 5.4 21.2 5.4 15.8 -2.1 -1.8 -1.8 -1.9 -.3 -1.5 -1.8 -1.9 +.0 +0.0 -.3 -2.0 -.6 -3.3 -.1 -4.5 -.4 -2.8 -.1 -5.0 -.1 -1.6 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 -.1 -0.7 -.2 -1.8 -.4 -3.7 -.2 -2.0 -.1 -1.8 -.3 -1.4 -.1 -1.8 -.2 -1.2 -1.8 -1.5 -1.9 -2.0 -2.3 -10.2 +.5 +0.5 -.7 -11.5 -1.6 -9.7 +.7 +4.1 +.0 +0.0 +.8 +6.2 -.1 -5.0 -1.6 -20.5 +.3 +3.9 +.3 +5.1 +.4 +9.5 +.9 +6.8 +.3 +2.9 -.2 -1.9 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 +.1 +0.5 +.0 +0.0 +.1 +0.6 Note: The data included in this release reflect the conversion from the 1987 Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) basis to the 2002 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) basis. Unlike the previous publication structure under SIC, the new published series are not additive. 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 2002 benchmark. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis 9 Macon Nonagricultural Employment (000s) Preliminary JAN 2003 Revised DEC 2002 Revised JAN 2002 Change in Jobs from DEC 2002 Net % Change in Jobs from JAN 2002 Net % Total nonfarm Total private Goods producing Service-providing Natural resources, mining and construction Manufacturing Trade, transportation and utilities Wholesale trade Retail trade Transportation, warehousing and utilities Information Financial activities Professional and business services Educational and health services Leisure and hospitality Other services Government Federal government State and local government 147.5 113.0 21.8 125.7 6.3 15.5 25.5 3.4 18.0 4.1 2.6 9.9 15.2 18.8 13.6 5.6 34.5 14.1 20.4 150.3 115.3 22.0 128.3 6.3 15.7 26.9 3.4 19.2 4.3 2.6 10.0 15.3 18.8 14.0 5.7 35.0 14.1 20.9 145.8 111.7 22.1 123.7 6.4 15.7 26.0 3.4 18.4 4.2 2.7 9.1 15.1 18.4 12.9 5.4 34.1 14.0 20.1 -2.8 -1.9 -2.3 -2.0 -.2 -0.9 -2.6 -2.0 +.0 +0.0 -.2 -1.3 -1.4 -5.2 +.0 +0.0 -1.2 -6.3 -.2 -4.7 +.0 +0.0 -.1 -1.0 -.1 -0.7 +.0 +0.0 -.4 -2.9 -.1 -1.8 -.5 -1.4 +.0 +0.0 -.5 -2.4 +1.7 +1.2 +1.3 +1.2 -.3 -1.4 +2.0 +1.6 -.1 -1.6 -.2 -1.3 -.5 -1.9 +.0 +0.0 -.4 -2.2 -.1 -2.4 -.1 -3.7 +.8 +8.8 +.1 +0.7 +.4 +2.2 +.7 +5.4 +.2 +3.7 +.4 +1.2 +.1 +0.7 +.3 +1.5 Note: The data included in this release reflect the conversion from the 1987 Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) basis to the 2002 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) basis. Unlike the previous publication structure under SIC, the new published series are not additive. 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 2002 benchmark. Savannah Nonagricultural Employment (000s) Preliminary JAN 2003 Revised DEC 2002 Revised JAN 2002 Change in Jobs from DEC 2002 Net % Change in Jobs from JAN 2002 Net % Total nonfarm Total private Goods producing Service-providing Natural resources, mining and construction Manufacturing Transportation equipment Paper manufacturing Trade, transportation and utilities Wholesale trade Retail trade Transportation, warehousing and utilities Information Financial activities Professional and business services Educational and health services Leisure and hospitality Other services Government Federal government State and local government 137.2 116.7 22.2 115.0 8.2 14.0 5.1 3.0 30.1 4.5 17.4 8.2 2.5 5.6 15.2 17.5 15.8 7.8 20.5 2.6 17.9 139.7 118.9 22.2 117.5 8.2 14.0 5.1 3.1 31.1 4.5 18.3 8.3 2.5 5.7 15.3 17.6 16.3 8.2 20.8 2.7 18.1 134.0 113.8 23.3 110.7 8.4 14.9 5.4 3.2 28.3 4.4 16.9 7.0 2.5 5.4 13.4 17.2 16.5 7.2 20.2 2.5 17.7 -2.5 -1.8 -2.2 -1.9 +.0 +0.0 -2.5 -2.1 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 -.1 -3.2 -1.0 -3.2 +.0 +0.0 -.9 -4.9 -.1 -1.2 +.0 +0.0 -.1 -1.8 -.1 -0.7 -.1 -0.6 -.5 -3.1 -.4 -4.9 -.3 -1.4 -.1 -3.7 -.2 -1.1 +3.2 +2.4 +2.9 +2.5 -1.1 -4.7 +4.3 +3.9 -.2 -2.4 -.9 -6.0 -.3 -5.6 -.2 -6.3 +1.8 +6.4 +.1 +2.3 +.5 +3.0 +1.2 +17.1 +.0 +0.0 +.2 +3.7 +1.8 +13.4 +.3 +1.7 -.7 -4.2 +.6 +8.3 +.3 +1.5 +.1 +4.0 +.2 +1.1 Note: The data included in this release reflect the conversion from the 1987 Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) basis to the 2002 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) basis. Unlike the previous publication structure under SIC, the new published series are not additive. 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 2002 benchmark. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis 10 Data Aggregation Changes Something Not Adding Up? The nonfarm payroll series, produced from the Current Employment Statistics (CES) program, has now been completely converted from the 1987 Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) basis to the 2002 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) basis. One major difference in estimating under NAICS is the abandonment of the requirement that all detailed estimating cells must sum to a higher level cell. This is a fundamental change in procedure that is made easier because of the wholesale change already required by the implementation of the NAICS industry codes. For example, consider the old estimation procedure for the industry Durable Goods Manufacturing in the Atlanta MSA. For this industry, estimates were produced for three component industry groups: Electronic Equipment, Transportation Equipment, and the remainder of the industries were in Other Durable Goods. These three estimates were then summed to create the totals for the Durable Goods industry group. In this case, Electronic Equipment and Transportation Equipment were split out because they were deemed to be of most interest to data users. But the Other Durable Goods cell was also required in order to be able to sum the three cells to arrive at estimated totals for the industry as a whole. The "other" or residual cells produced as part of the old estimation process tended to be an amalgam of industries having dissimilar characteristics, often including a mix of different seasonal patterns. These cells tended to be fairly small in terms of the volume of employment and, as a result, were often represented by a small sample that did not always accurately measure changes in employment. This combination of factors made estimation for these "other" cells extremely difficult. Further, because of the requirement that estimation be completely additive at a given industry level and grouping, any problems encountered in estimating these cells were directly transmitted to higher-level aggregations. Under the new estimation system, the requirement of complete additivity has been abandoned in favor of a system of "basic", "independent" and "summary" cells. Basic cells are estimating cells that add up to the next highest level. Independent cells do not add up to the next highest level. Independent cells are of interest to users and have sample adequate for estimation, but do not become part of any aggregation because sample does not support estimating a complete set of cells at that particular level of industry grouping. Summary cells are not estimated, but are the sum of basic cells or lower level summary cells. This system allows estimates to be produced for those industry groupings that are of interest to customers for which adequate sample exists, but does not force the estimation of marginal or dissimilar industry groupings. This is clarified by comparing the NAICS procedures for estimating Durable Goods Manufacturing and Construction at the statewide level. The Construction supersector is a summary cell. This is the case because the sample is adequate for producing all three of the component industry sectors that make up the supersector: Construction of Buildings (236), Heavy and Civil Engineering (237), and Specialty Trade Contractors (238). On the other hand, both Durable Goods and Nondurable Goods Manufacturing are basic cells because added together they sum to the Manufacturing supersector which is a summary cell. Within Durable Goods Manufacturing, two industries with adequate sample are broken out as independent cells: Wood Product Manufacturing (321) and Transportation Equipment (336). Yet there is no residual cell to incorporate the other component industries with insufficient sample. For this reason, the two independent cells can no longer be aggregated to arrive at the estimate for Durable Goods. By not forcing estimating cells to be completely additive, we can be assured that the "basic" cells that are part of the aggregation structure are based on a good sample, while still allowing for the production of estimates for a wide range of industries of interest to CES data users. The table on the opposite page shows the series codes for each industry grouping and whether they are summary, basic or independent series. For more information or if you have questions about the new aggregation structure, please contact the CES Unit of Workforce Information & Analysis toll-free at 1-800-338-2082 or by e-mail to Workforce.Info@dol.state.ga.us. 11 Data Aggregation Changes Industy Title Series Code Total nonfarm ................................................................................................................................................................... 0000000 Total private ...................................................................................................................................................................... 5000000 Goods producing ................................................................................................................................................................ 6000000 Service-providing ............................................................................................................................................................... 7000000 Natural resources and mining ........................................................................................................................................ 10000000 Construction ................................................................................................................................................................... 20000000 Construction of buildings ............................................................................................................................................... 20236000 Heavy and civil engineering construction ................................................................................................................... 20237000 Specialty trade contractors ........................................................................................................................................... 20238000 Manufacturing ................................................................................................................................................................. 30000000 Durable goods .................................................................................................................................................................. 31000000 Wood product manufacturing ...................................................................................................................................... 31321000 Transportation equipment manufacturing ................................................................................................................. 31336000 Non-durable goods .......................................................................................................................................................... 32000000 Food manufacturing ...................................................................................................................................................... 32311000 Textile mills ................................................................................................................................................................... 32313000 Trade, transportation and utilities ............................................................................................................................... 40000000 Wholesale trade .............................................................................................................................................................. 41000000 Retail trade ...................................................................................................................................................................... 42000000 Food and beverage stores .............................................................................................................................................. 42445000 General merchandise stores .......................................................................................................................................... 42452000 Transportation, warehousing and utilities ................................................................................................................... 43000000 Utilities ........................................................................................................................................................................... 43220000 Transportation and warehousing ................................................................................................................................. 43400089 Air transportation ......................................................................................................................................................... 43481000 Truck transportation .................................................................................................................................................... 43484000 Couriers and messengers ............................................................................................................................................... 43492000 Warehousing and storage .............................................................................................................................................. 43493000 Information .................................................................................................................................................................... 50000000 Cable and other subscription programming ................................................................................................................. 50515200 Telecommunications ...................................................................................................................................................... 50517000 Wired telecommunications carriers ............................................................................................................................ 50517100 Wireless telecommunications carriers ........................................................................................................................ 50517200 Internet service providers & DP ................................................................................................................................. 50518000 Financial activities ......................................................................................................................................................... 55000000 Finance and insurance .................................................................................................................................................... 55520000 Insurance carriers and related activities ...................................................................................................................... 55524000 Real Estate, rental and leasing ..................................................................................................................................... 55530000 Professional and business services ................................................................................................................................ 60000000 Professional, scientific and technical ......................................................................................................................... 60540000 Accounting, tax prep. and bookkeeping ..................................................................................................................... 60541200 Architectural, engineering and related ........................................................................................................................ 60541300 Computer systems design and related ......................................................................................................................... 60541500 Management, scientific and technical ........................................................................................................................ 60541600 Management of companies and enterprises ............................................................................................................... 60550000 Admin & support, waste mngmnt & remed. .............................................................................................................. 60560000 Employment services ................................................................................................................................................... 60561300 Educational and health services .................................................................................................................................... 65000000 Educational services ....................................................................................................................................................... 65610000 Colleges, universities, and prof. schools ..................................................................................................................... 65611300 Health care and social assistance ................................................................................................................................. 65620000 Hospitals ......................................................................................................................................................................... 65622000 Nursing and residential care facilities .......................................................................................................................... 65623000 Social assistance ............................................................................................................................................................. 65624000 Leisure and hospitality .................................................................................................................................................. 70000000 Arts, entertainment, and recreation ............................................................................................................................. 70710000 Accommodation and food services ............................................................................................................................... 70720000 Food services and drinking places ............................................................................................................................... 70722000 Other services ................................................................................................................................................................. 80000000 Government .................................................................................................................................................................... 90000000 Federal government ....................................................................................................................................................... 90910000 Department of defense ................................................................................................................................................. 90919110 State government ........................................................................................................................................................... 90920000 State govt education ..................................................................................................................................................... 90921611 Local government .......................................................................................................................................................... 90930000 Local govt education .................................................................................................................................................... 90931611 12 Series Type Summary Summary Summary Summary Basic Summary Basic Basic Basic Summary Basic Independent Independent Basic Independent Independent Summary Basic Basic Independent Independent Summary Basic Basic Independent Independent Independent Independent Basic Independent Independent Independent Independent Independent Summary Basic Independent Basic Summary Basic Independent Independent Independent Independent Basic Basic Independent Summary Basic Independent Basic Independent Independent Independent Basic Basic Basic Independent Basic Summary Basic Independent Basic Independent Basic Independent Dimensions - Measuring Georgia's Labor Force Unemployment rate plummets six-tenths percentage point 7.5% In January, Georgia's unemployment rate gained considerable ground and dropped 6.5% six-tenths percentage point to its lowest level in more than a year, 4.5 percent. How- ever, despite the significant decline, the effects of the economic slump were still 5.5% being felt, as this was the second highest January rate in eight years. One year ago, the state's rate was 4.8 percent. 4.5% Unemployment rates -- Georgia and U.S. Ge orgi a U.S . Traditionally, around this time of year, re- estimations or benchmarking of past years data are done to produce a clearer economic picture of the state. Looking at the revised 3.5% Jan Fe b Mar Apr May Ju n Ju l Au g S e p O ct Nov De c Jan numbers over the past year, both 2002 2003 Georgia's revised December and annual average unemployment rates were 5.1 per- position when compared to the nation as dropping by roughly 8,000 (-0.2%) over cent and the state's monthly rate peaked a whole. At two percentage points below the month. The drop this month in civilian in June at 5.7 percent, its highest reading the U.S. rate in January, the state's job- employment can be attributed to the sea- in nearly 8 years. The state's unemploy- less rate has prevailed at or below the na- sonal decline in nonagricultural employ- ment level was also at a record setting tion for more than two years now. ment, which is one of its major compo- high in June, its highest point in more than nents. Total civilian employment also in- a decade. Georgia's total count of unemployed per- cludes self-employed, private household sons declined in January to its lowest level and unpaid family workers. In stark contrast to the state's jobless rate, in more than a year. At roughly 193,700 the U.S. rate, not seasonally adjusted, was this month, the total number of unemployed Area data up in January. Increasing over the month was down by nearly 26,000 or 11.7 per- by eight-tenths percentage point, the cent over the month. Although there was The unemployment rates in all seven of nation's rate was 6.5 percent in January, a slight rise in the number of persons re- Georgia's Metropolitan Statistical Areas its highest rate in nearly nine years. One ceiving unemployment insurance benefits (MSAs) followed the statewide trend in year earlier, the nation's rate was 6.3 per- (UI) during the reference week in January, January and declined over the month. Ath- cent. If we look at Georgia's rates over the an over-the-month plunge (-53.9%) in the ens, at 2.8 percent, was down three-tenths past few years we see a yearlong expan- number of new entrants helped to keep percent over the month and had the low- sionary phase that began in January 2002 the state's unemployment count at bay. est rate of all metro areas for the 19th propelling the state's unemployment rates straight month. Columbus, at 5.1 percent to some of its highest levels in 8 years. Typical of the December-to-January trend, in January, prevailed in the highest rate However, despite those elevated levels, Georgia's total count of civilian employed category, the sixth straight month to date. the state continued to maintain a favorable experienced its usual downward shift, Most counties (132) in the state followed the statewide trend with lower jobless rates Southeastern states and U.S. unemployment rates Percent 9 in January. Twenty-one counties bucked the statewide trend and increased over the month and the remaining six counties 8 7 6 5.6 5.5 5.6 5.0 Jan-03 6.3 7.0 6.5 6.6 6.4 6.7 6.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 De c-02 6.5 5.7 were essentially unchanged. Warren County, at 12.8 percent, had the highest rate and was the only county with a double-digit rate in January. Oconee County, at 2.1 percent, had the lowest rate. 5 4.5 4.5 4 3 2 1 0 AL FL GA KY MS NC S C TN US On the heels of an eight-month hiatus, Georgia returned to the forefront in January. At 4.5 percent, Georgia's unemployment rate was the lowest in the Southeast and was 0.8 percentage point below its closest challenger, Tennessee (5.3%). In stark contrast to Georgia, Mississippi's rate was 7 percent in January, the highest in the region for the 2nd straight month and the 8th time in nearly a year 13 Georgia Albany MSA Athens MSA Atlanta MSA Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC MSA Columbus, GA-AL MSA Macon MSA Savannah MSA Georgia Labor Force Estimates (not seasonally adjusted) Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older Employment Status Preliminary JAN 2003 Revised DEC 2002 Revised JAN 2002 Change From Revised Revised DEC 2002 JAN 2002 Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate 4,306,700 4,113,033 193,667 4.5 4,340,462 4,121,014 219,448 5.1 4,209,659 4,008,857 200,802 4.8 -33,762 -7,981 -25,781 97,041 104,176 -7,135 Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate 55,665 53,060 2,605 4.7 56,460 53,552 2,908 5.2 54,021 50,978 3,043 5.6 -795 -492 -303 1,644 2,082 -438 Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate 76,492 74,378 2,114 2.8 77,254 74,827 2,427 3.1 74,024 71,751 2,273 3.1 -762 -449 -313 2,468 2,627 -159 Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate 2,379,509 2,267,468 112,041 4.7 2,398,382 2,273,161 125,221 5.2 2,341,400 2,230,102 111,298 4.8 -18,873 -5,693 -13,180 38,109 37,366 743 Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate 208,316 198,188 10,128 4.9 209,265 198,071 11,194 5.3 203,958 193,837 10,121 5.0 -949 117 -1,066 4,358 4,351 7 Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate 126,466 126,256 125,548 210 918 119,963 119,371 119,083 592 880 6,503 6,885 6,465 -382 38 5.1 5.5 5.1 Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate 156,971 151,011 5,960 3.8 157,745 150,878 6,867 4.4 151,501 145,875 5,626 3.7 -774 133 -907 5,470 5,136 334 Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate 143,746 138,892 4,854 3.4 144,262 138,529 5,733 4.0 137,319 132,383 4,936 3.6 -516 363 -879 6,427 6,509 -82 United States Labor Force Estimates Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older Area Employment Status JAN 2003 DEC 2002 JAN 2002 Change From DEC 2002 JAN 2002 United States (Seasonally adjusted) Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate 145,838,000 137,536,000 8,302,000 5.7 145,150,000 136,439,000 8,711,000 6.0 143,826,000 135,791,000 8,035,000 5.6 688,000 1,097,000 -409,000 2,012,000 1,745,000 267,000 United States (Not Seasonally adjusted) Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate 145,301,000 135,907,000 9,395,000 6.5 144,807,000 136,599,000 8,209,000 5.7 143,228,000 134,177,000 9,051,000 6.3 494,000 -692,000 1,186,000 2,073,000 1,730,000 344,000 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 14 Georgia Labor Force Estimates by County (not seasonally adjusted) Georgia Appling Atkinson Bacon Baker Baldwin Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older Preliminary January 2003 Revised December 2002 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 4,306,700 4,113,033 193,667 4.5 7,675 2,925 3,682 1,663 18,299 7,031 2,669 3,442 1,578 17,598 644 8.4 256 8.8 240 6.5 85 5.1 701 3.8 4,340,462 4,121,014 219,448 5.1 7,734 2,943 3,688 1,693 18,307 7,060 2,705 3,462 1,623 17,554 674 8.7 238 8.1 226 6.1 70 4.1 753 4.1 Banks Barrow Bartow Ben Hill Berrien 7,235 6,935 300 4.1 24,190 22,964 1,226 5.1 41,672 39,377 2,295 5.5 8,644 8,229 415 4.8 6,123 5,903 220 3.6 7,273 6,954 319 4.4 24,292 23,021 1,271 5.2 42,214 39,476 2,738 6.5 8,954 8,266 688 7.7 6,275 5,985 290 4.6 Bibb Bleckley Brantley Brooks Bryan 73,090 69,977 3,113 4.3 5,870 5,625 245 4.2 7,248 6,832 416 5.7 7,570 7,295 275 3.6 11,604 11,289 315 2.7 73,455 69,916 3,539 4.8 5,851 5,637 214 3.7 7,320 6,830 490 6.7 7,655 7,300 355 4.6 11,629 11,259 370 3.2 Bulloch Burke Butts Calhoun Camden 27,767 27,072 695 2.5 9,196 8,475 721 7.8 9,489 9,073 416 4.4 2,256 2,076 180 8.0 18,333 17,027 1,306 7.1 27,824 27,063 761 2.7 9,306 8,510 796 8.6 9,545 9,060 485 5.1 2,296 2,120 176 7.7 18,609 17,001 1,608 8.6 Candler Carroll Catoosa Charlton Chatham 3,927 3,790 137 3.5 46,615 44,237 2,378 5.1 28,707 28,049 658 2.3 4,709 4,482 227 4.8 112,382 108,485 3,897 3.5 3,997 3,835 162 4.1 46,819 44,348 2,471 5.3 28,895 27,954 941 3.3 4,736 4,475 261 5.5 112,809 108,202 4,607 4.1 Chattahoochee 2,205 2,032 173 7.8 Chattooga 11,213 10,910 303 2.7 Cherokee 84,932 81,779 3,153 3.7 Clarke 48,986 47,590 1,396 2.8 Clay 1,740 1,683 57 3.3 2,222 2,026 196 8.8 11,191 10,888 303 2.7 85,502 81,984 3,518 4.1 49,480 47,877 1,603 3.2 1,768 1,706 62 3.5 Clayton Clinch Cobb Coffee Colquitt 139,780 132,017 7,763 5.6 2,750 2,654 96 3.5 373,773 358,895 14,878 4.0 20,598 19,495 1,103 5.4 18,562 17,484 1,078 5.8 141,251 132,348 8,903 6.3 2,801 2,677 124 4.4 377,141 359,796 17,345 4.6 20,664 19,596 1,068 5.2 18,775 17,628 1,147 6.1 Columbia Cook Coweta Crawford Crisp 43,475 42,279 1,196 2.8 7,685 7,388 297 3.9 47,066 45,236 1,830 3.9 5,924 5,701 223 3.8 8,942 8,485 457 5.1 43,972 42,552 1,420 3.2 7,772 7,438 334 4.3 47,455 45,350 2,105 4.4 5,991 5,717 274 4.6 9,128 8,550 578 6.3 Revised January 2002 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 4,209,659 4,008,857 200,802 4.8 7,708 2,823 3,845 1,483 17,733 6,845 2,593 3,581 1,395 17,188 863 11.2 230 8.1 264 6.9 88 5.9 545 3.1 6,962 23,832 41,482 8,242 6,119 6,689 22,585 38,728 7,809 5,829 273 3.9 1,247 5.2 2,754 6.6 433 5.3 290 4.7 70,651 5,553 7,123 7,370 11,067 67,597 5,327 6,731 7,039 10,760 3,054 4.3 226 4.1 392 5.5 331 4.5 307 2.8 27,195 8,997 9,159 2,245 16,484 26,323 8,314 8,755 2,098 15,904 872 3.2 683 7.6 404 4.4 147 6.5 580 3.5 3,746 45,836 28,343 4,335 107,442 3,598 43,508 27,523 4,187 103,401 148 4.0 2,328 5.1 820 2.9 148 3.4 4,041 3.8 2,159 10,995 83,399 47,369 1,502 2,014 10,591 80,431 45,909 1,398 145 6.7 404 3.7 2,968 3.6 1,460 3.1 104 6.9 136,889 129,841 7,048 5.1 2,783 2,641 142 5.1 368,090 352,981 15,109 4.1 19,913 19,112 801 4.0 17,612 16,844 768 4.4 42,827 7,585 46,369 6,067 8,817 41,619 7,269 44,491 5,817 8,251 1,208 2.8\ 316 4.2 1,878 4.1 250 4.1 566 6.4 15 Georgia Labor Force Estimates by County (not seasonally adjusted) Dade Dawson Decatur DeKalb Dodge Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older Preliminary January 2003 Revised December 2002 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 7,686 7,393 293 3.8 10,667 10,305 362 3.4 11,085 10,455 630 5.7 388,464 366,980 21,484 5.5 10,281 9,814 467 4.5 7,730 7,368 362 4.7 10,583 10,199 384 3.6 11,236 10,531 705 6.3 391,558 367,902 23,656 6.0 10,369 9,836 533 5.1 Dooly Dougherty Douglas Early Echols 4,420 4,154 266 6.0 42,641 40,407 2,234 5.2 53,054 50,780 2,274 4.3 4,795 4,433 362 7.5 1,782 1,738 44 2.5 4,432 4,186 246 5.6 43,287 40,782 2,505 5.8 53,645 50,908 2,737 5.1 4,799 4,498 301 6.3 1,773 1,739 34 1.9 Effingham Elbert Emanuel Evans Fannin 19,759 9,688 8,331 5,252 10,418 19,118 9,109 7,900 5,095 9,729 641 3.2 579 6.0 431 5.2 157 3.0 689 6.6 19,824 9,774 8,525 5,269 10,361 19,068 9,119 7,934 5,109 9,718 756 3.8 655 6.7 591 6.9 160 3.0 643 6.2 Fayette Floyd Forsyth Franklin Fulton 50,276 48,988 1,288 2.6 47,158 45,272 1,886 4.0 60,853 58,502 2,351 3.9 11,239 10,675 564 5.0 428,077 404,987 23,090 5.4 50,462 49,111 1,351 2.7 47,349 45,163 2,186 4.6 61,288 58,649 2,639 4.3 11,151 10,684 467 4.2 432,264 406,003 26,261 6.1 Gilmer Glascock Glynn Gordon Grady 9,629 9,156 473 4.9 1,021 966 55 5.4 37,626 36,363 1,263 3.4 22,267 21,215 1,052 4.7 9,447 9,057 390 4.1 9,580 9,136 444 4.6 1,025 969 56 5.5 37,621 36,192 1,429 3.8 22,699 21,208 1,491 6.6 9,699 9,187 512 5.3 Greene 5,652 5,198 454 8.0 Gwinnett 376,148 359,978 16,170 4.3 Habersham 16,336 15,746 590 3.6 Hall 79,291 76,597 2,694 3.4 Hancock 3,709 3,399 310 8.4 5,692 5,207 485 8.5 377,983 360,881 17,102 4.5 16,357 15,772 585 3.6 79,606 76,518 3,088 3.9 3,702 3,410 292 7.9 Haralson Harris Hart Heard Henry 10,359 9,861 498 4.8 13,017 12,654 363 2.8 9,449 8,985 464 4.9 5,253 5,002 251 4.8 71,316 68,441 2,875 4.0 10,409 9,861 548 5.3 13,019 12,613 406 3.1 9,459 8,996 463 4.9 5,274 5,002 272 5.2 71,832 68,613 3,219 4.5 Houston Irwin Jackson Jasper Jeff Davis 55,701 53,948 1,753 3.1 5,142 4,865 277 5.4 24,061 23,132 929 3.9 5,158 4,888 270 5.2 5,418 4,914 504 9.3 55,936 5,207 24,162 5,205 5,580 53,901 4,887 23,142 4,902 4,937 2,035 3.6 320 6.1 1,020 4.2 303 5.8 643 11.5 Revised January 2002 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 7,530 7,254 276 3.7 10,095 9,708 387 3.8 10,770 10,000 770 7.1 382,529 360,933 21,596 5.6 9,811 9,447 364 3.7 4,285 41,336 52,056 4,621 1,728 4,040 38,822 49,944 4,314 1,677 245 5.7 2,514 6.1 2,112 4.1 307 6.6 51 3.0 18,810 9,267 8,018 5,115 9,508 18,222 8,525 7,426 4,932 9,168 588 3.1 742 8.0 592 7.4 183 3.6 340 3.6 49,549 48,180 1,369 2.8 46,735 44,072 2,663 5.7 59,680 57,538 2,142 3.6 10,714 9,937 777 7.3 422,407 398,313 24,094 5.7 8,797 1,013 35,477 21,344 8,853 8,374 946 34,353 20,019 8,454 423 4.8 67 6.6 1,124 3.2 1,325 6.2 399 4.5 5,523 369,840 15,642 75,496 3,683 4,565 354,046 14,998 72,790 3,284 958 17.3 15,794 4.3 644 4.1 2,706 3.6 399 10.8 10,136 13,054 9,581 5,390 69,600 9,539 12,541 8,646 5,136 67,313 597 5.9 513 3.9 935 9.8 254 4.7 2,287 3.3 53,610 4,842 22,971 4,858 5,181 52,113 4,617 21,770 4,623 4,632 1,497 2.8 225 4.6 1,201 5.2 235 4.8 549 10.6 16 Georgia Labor Force Estimates by County (not seasonally adjusted) Jefferson Jenkins Johnson Jones Lamar Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older Preliminary January 2003 Revised December 2002 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 7,005 3,894 2,979 12,632 6,526 6,418 3,717 2,740 12,312 6,118 587 8.4 177 4.5 239 8.0 320 2.5 408 6.3 7,164 3,960 3,022 12,727 6,605 6,453 3,757 2,748 12,301 6,124 711 9.9 203 5.1 274 9.1 426 3.3 481 7.3 Lanier Laurens Lee Liberty Lincoln 3,547 3,425 122 3.4 23,105 21,983 1,122 4.9 13,024 12,653 371 2.8 19,456 18,366 1,090 5.6 2,559 2,345 214 8.4 3,563 3,427 136 3.8 23,287 21,974 1,313 5.6 13,173 12,770 403 3.1 19,635 18,334 1,301 6.6 2,580 2,348 232 9.0 Long Lowndes Lumpkin McDuffie McIntosh 5,040 4,874 166 3.3 44,942 43,577 1,365 3.0 11,063 10,743 320 2.9 9,452 8,686 766 8.1 5,089 4,855 234 4.6 5,076 4,865 211 4.2 45,165 43,604 1,561 3.5 11,133 10,735 398 3.6 9,661 8,742 919 9.5 5,124 4,858 266 5.2 Macon Madison Marion Meriwether Miller 4,976 13,386 2,754 8,972 3,200 4,662 12,962 2,609 8,453 3,006 314 6.3 424 3.2 145 5.3 519 5.8 194 6.1 5,103 13,549 2,787 9,072 3,240 4,736 13,040 2,625 8,454 3,049 367 7.2 509 3.8 162 5.8 618 6.8 191 5.9 Mitchell Monroe Montgomery Morgan Murray 11,683 8,115 3,630 7,980 19,868 11,213 7,687 3,363 7,627 19,167 470 4.0 428 5.3 267 7.4 353 4.4 701 3.5 11,904 8,123 3,743 8,058 20,003 11,323 7,685 3,375 7,668 19,130 581 4.9 438 5.4 368 9.8 390 4.8 873 4.4 Muscogee Newton Oconee Oglethorpe Paulding 85,825 82,073 3,752 4.4 33,278 31,350 1,928 5.8 14,120 13,827 293 2.1 6,532 6,313 219 3.4 46,737 44,931 1,806 3.9 86,275 81,810 4,465 5.2 33,441 31,429 2,012 6.0 14,226 13,910 316 2.2 6,558 6,326 232 3.5 47,142 45,043 2,099 4.5 Peach Pickens Pierce Pike Polk 11,043 12,598 7,647 7,798 18,735 10,540 12,082 7,344 7,465 17,891 503 4.6 516 4.1 303 4.0 333 4.3 844 4.5 11,112 12,625 7,749 7,852 18,786 10,531 12,112 7,392 7,468 17,853 581 5.2 513 4.1 357 4.6 384 4.9 933 5.0 Pulaski Putnam Quitman Rabun Randolph 4,066 10,483 1,340 7,818 3,064 3,915 10,144 1,300 7,612 2,856 151 3.7 339 3.2 40 3.0 206 2.6 208 6.8 4,096 10,565 1,342 7,774 3,128 3,943 10,165 1,303 7,562 2,869 153 3.7 400 3.8 39 2.9 212 2.7 259 8.3 Revised January 2002 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 6,984 3,872 2,928 12,254 6,541 6,307 3,698 2,693 11,893 6,051 677 9.7 174 4.5 235 8.0 361 2.9 490 7.5 3,407 22,479 12,685 18,224 2,589 3,304 21,513 12,156 17,328 2,306 103 3.0 966 4.3 529 4.2 896 4.9 283 10.9 4,762 43,555 10,954 9,294 4,868 4,598 42,042 10,647 8,551 4,697 164 3.4 1,513 3.5 307 2.8 743 8.0 171 3.5 5,014 13,000 2,801 8,941 3,128 4,641 12,504 2,654 8,301 2,981 373 7.4 496 3.8 147 5.2 640 7.2 147 4.7 11,317 7,847 3,628 7,471 19,177 10,735 7,398 3,296 7,178 18,286 582 5.1 449 5.7 332 9.2 293 3.9 891 4.6 85,736 32,435 13,655 6,523 45,813 81,342 30,834 13,338 6,278 44,190 4,394 5.1 1,601 4.9 317 2.3 245 3.8 1,623 3.5 10,630 12,332 7,654 7,277 18,002 10,182 11,883 7,355 6,925 16,873 448 4.2 449 3.6 299 3.9 352 4.8 1,129 6.3 4,104 9,730 1,339 7,256 2,940 3,835 9,328 1,246 7,045 2,742 269 6.6 402 4.1 93 6.9 211 2.9 198 6.7 17 Georgia Labor Force Estimates by County (not seasonally adjusted) Richmond Rockdale Schley Screven Seminole Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older Preliminary January 2003 Revised December 2002 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 80,871 76,835 4,036 5.0 39,685 37,937 1,748 4.4 1,741 1,662 79 4.5 5,366 5,093 273 5.1 4,426 4,244 182 4.1 81,895 77,332 4,563 5.6 40,067 38,032 2,035 5.1 1,741 1,666 75 4.3 5,424 5,127 297 5.5 4,509 4,306 203 4.5 Spalding Stephens Stewart Sumter Talbot 28,809 27,267 1,542 5.4 12,666 11,931 735 5.8 2,231 2,109 122 5.5 14,418 13,594 824 5.7 3,039 2,920 119 3.9 29,192 27,335 1,857 6.4 12,600 11,911 689 5.5 2,254 2,119 135 6.0 14,664 13,629 1,035 7.1 3,082 2,922 160 5.2 Taliaferro Tattnall Taylor Telfair Terrell 816 6,690 3,615 3,811 3,850 736 6,337 3,496 3,463 3,557 80 9.8 353 5.3 119 3.3 348 9.1 293 7.6 816 6,850 3,657 3,960 3,972 741 6,458 3,518 3,492 3,599 75 9.2 392 5.7 139 3.8 468 11.8 373 9.4 Thomas Tift Toombs Towns Treutlen 22,897 20,599 11,233 4,722 2,818 22,097 19,890 10,426 4,568 2,666 800 3.5 709 3.4 807 7.2 154 3.3 152 5.4 23,235 22,121 1,114 4.8 20,788 19,989 799 3.8 11,374 10,464 910 8.0 4,684 4,543 141 3.0 2,886 2,675 211 7.3 Troup Turner Twiggs Union Upson 31,407 29,907 1,500 4.8 4,359 4,103 256 5.9 4,504 4,233 271 6.0 8,912 8,605 307 3.4 10,699 10,074 625 5.8 31,524 29,821 1,703 5.4 4,460 4,139 321 7.2 4,515 4,229 286 6.3 8,980 8,598 382 4.3 10,830 10,052 778 7.2 Walker Walton Ware Warren Washington 31,224 32,187 15,423 2,509 9,382 30,190 30,741 14,736 2,189 8,918 1,034 3.3 1,446 4.5 687 4.5 320 12.8 464 4.9 31,381 32,209 15,535 2,517 9,474 30,087 30,818 14,716 2,200 8,941 1,294 4.1 1,391 4.3 819 5.3 317 12.6 533 5.6 Wayne Webster Wheeler White Whitfield 11,557 11,059 498 4.3 1,097 1,055 42 3.8 1,902 1,794 108 5.7 9,827 9,517 310 3.2 49,504 48,176 1,328 2.7 11,606 11,042 564 4.9 1,127 1,067 60 5.3 1,959 1,809 150 7.7 9,844 9,496 348 3.5 49,916 48,076 1,840 3.7 Wilcox Wilkes Wilkinson Worth 3,397 4,965 4,273 8,875 3,223 4,631 4,051 8,458 174 5.1 334 6.7 222 5.2 417 4.7 3,480 5,036 4,300 9,032 3,248 4,646 4,053 8,563 232 6.7 390 7.7 247 5.7 469 5.2 Revised January 2002 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 79,817 39,027 1,749 5,288 4,540 75,636 37,312 1,649 4,850 4,271 4,181 5.2 1,715 4.4 100 5.7 438 8.3 269 5.9 28,546 12,273 2,066 14,263 2,642 26,818 11,476 1,945 13,160 2,468 1,728 6.1 797 6.5 121 5.9 1,103 7.7 174 6.6 808 6,538 3,546 3,694 3,935 689 6,179 3,327 3,202 3,588 119 14.7 359 5.5 219 6.2 492 13.3 347 8.8 21,811 19,912 11,227 4,369 2,796 20,908 19,115 10,220 4,203 2,613 903 4.1 797 4.0 1,007 9.0 166 3.8 183 6.5 30,459 4,403 4,355 8,338 11,194 28,909 4,123 4,089 8,036 9,611 1,550 5.1 280 6.4 266 6.1 302 3.6 1,583 14.1 30,843 31,690 14,895 2,613 9,187 29,623 30,235 14,141 2,233 8,747 1,220 4.0 1,455 4.6 754 5.1 380 14.5 440 4.8 10,997 1,001 1,815 9,399 47,583 10,412 956 1,660 9,033 45,635 585 5.3 45 4.5 155 8.5 366 3.9 1,948 4.1 3,290 5,045 4,292 8,669 3,134 4,541 4,071 8,162 156 4.7 504 10.0 221 5.1 507 5.8 18 Labor Surplus Areas Employers located in the labor surplus areas, as classified by the U.S. Department of Labor, can be given preference in bidding on federal procurement contracts. The purpose of providing such preference is to help direct the government's procurement dollars into areas with the highest rates of unemployment for the two previous calendar years. The following list of eligible cities and counties in Georgia will remain in effect through September 30, 2003. Eligible labor surplus Albany City Appling Co. Atkinson Co. Bacon Co. Burke Co. Calhoun Co. Chattahoochee Co. Clay Co. Clinch Co. Colquitt Co. Crisp Co. Decatur Co. Dooly Co. Early Co. Elbert Co. Emanuel Co. Greene Co. Hancock Co. Jeff Davis Co. Jefferson Co. Jenkins Co. Johnson Co. LaGrange City Civil jurisdictions included Albany City in Dougherty Co. Appling Co. Atkinson Co. Bacon Co. Burke Co. Calhoun Co. Chattahoochee Co. Clay Co. Clinch Co. Colquitt Co. Crisp Co. Decatur Co. Dooly Co. Early Co. Elbert Co. Emanuel Co. Greene Co. Hancock Co. Jeff Davis Co. Jefferson Co. Jenkins Co. Johnson Co. LaGrange City in Troup Co. Eligible labor surplus Lamar Co. Lincoln Co. Macon Co. McDuffie Co. Meriwether Co. Montgomery Co. Quitman Co. Randolph Co. Screven Co. Stewart Co. Talbot Co. Taliaferro Co. Tattnall Co. Telfair Co. Terrell Co. Toombs Co. Treutlen Co. Turner Co. Upson Co. Warren Co. Wheeler Co. Wilkes Co. Worth Co. Civil jurisdictions included Lamar Co. Lincoln Co. Macon Co. McDuffie Co. Meriwether Co. Montgomery Co. Quitman Co. Randolph Co. Screven Co. Stewart Co. Talbot Co. Taliaferro Co. Tattnall Co. Telfair Co. Terrell Co. Toombs Co. Treutlen Co. Turner Co. Upson Co. Warren Co. Wheeler Co. Wilkes Co. Worth Co. 19 Georgia Unemployment Rates by County January 2003 Dade Catoosa Whitfield Walker Murray Chattooga Gordon Floyd Bartow Fannin Towns Union Rabun Gilmer Pickens Cherokee White Haber- Lumpkin sham Stephens Dawson Forsyth Banks Franklin Hall Jackson Madison Hart Elbert 10% or greater 4.5% to 9.9% Less than 4.5% Polk Haralson Paulding Cobb Douglas Gwinnett Barrow Clarke Oconee Oglethorpe DeKalb Walton Rock- Wilkes Lincoln Carroll Fulton Clayton dale Newton Morgan Greene Taliaferro Columbia Fayette Henry McDuffie Warren Heard Coweta Spalding Butts Jasper Putnam Hancock 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 McIntosh Pierce Ware Brantley Glynn Charlton Camden Georgia's Unemployment Rate: 4.5% 20 Georgia Unemployment Insurance Claims by County County January Average Initial Weekly Average Claims Benefit Duration County January Average Initial Weekly Average Claims Benefit Duration Appling 352 ...... $195 ..... 11.3 Atkinson 211 ...... $154 ....... 7.6 Bacon 129 ...... $202 ....... 9.0 Baker 28 ...... $147 ..... 11.0 Baldwin 585 ...... $196 ....... 9.4 Banks 177 ...... $197 ....... 9.7 Barrow 572 ...... $212 ..... 14.5 Bartow 1,063 ...... $214 ..... 11.1 Ben Hill 262 ...... $170 ....... 7.3 Berrien 114 ...... $169 ....... 9.6 Bibb 1,295 ...... $172 ..... 13.4 Bleckley 199 ...... $182 ....... 9.3 Brantley 102 ...... $222 ..... 13.7 Brooks 75 ...... $172 ..... 13.5 Bryan 95 ...... $225 ..... 14.2 Bulloch 275 ...... $186 ..... 13.1 Burke 646 ...... $146 ....... 9.6 Butts 212 ...... $198 ..... 13.4 Calhoun 57 ...... $157 ....... 9.1 Camden 151 ...... $233 ..... 11.1 Candler 72 ...... $196 ..... 12.4 Carroll 1,183 ...... $194 ..... 12.5 Catoosa 436 ...... $202 ....... 8.1 Charlton 27 ...... $219 ..... 11.1 Chatham 1,363 ...... $184 ..... 15.3 Chattahoochee 21 ...... $196 ..... 14.1 Chattooga 105 ...... $198 ..... 13.9 Cherokee 994 ...... $244 ..... 14.9 Clarke 476 ...... $187 ..... 14.4 Clay 35 ...... $193 ....... 8.0 Clayton 1,884 ...... $227 ..... 16.0 Clinch 48 ...... $161 ..... 10.9 Cobb 2,846 ...... $244 ..... 17.3 Coffee 694 ...... $186 ....... 8.6 Colquitt 509 ...... $187 ..... 10.6 Columbia 324 ...... $214 ..... 14.2 Cook 269 ...... $199 ....... 8.7 Coweta 664 ...... $214 ..... 12.8 Crawford 84 ...... $191 ..... 12.5 Crisp 288 ...... $158 ..... 10.6 Dade 230 ...... $156 ....... 6.7 Dawson 124 ...... $232 ..... 14.2 Decatur 239 ...... $179 ..... 10.1 DeKalb 5,305 ...... $233 ..... 16.9 Dodge 243 ...... $173 ..... 10.8 Dooly 220 ...... $154 ....... 9.2 Dougherty 822 ...... $170 ..... 13.7 Douglas 544 ...... $237 ..... 15.8 Early 121 ...... $140 ..... 10.7 Echols 23 ...... $219 ..... 11.6 Effingham 186 ...... $229 ..... 14.7 Elbert 1,285 ...... $169 ....... 7.1 Emanuel 382 ...... $173 ....... 9.2 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 112 ...... $182 ..... 12.2 317 ...... $192 ..... 11.4 324 ...... $243 ..... 15.5 1,855 ...... $200 ....... 9.4 491 ...... $258 ..... 16.6 676 ...... $198 ....... 8.2 5,116 ...... $225 ..... 17.0 415 ...... $198 ....... 8.3 40 ...... $172 ..... 10.9 432 ...... $195 ..... 13.9 1,564 ...... $183 ....... 6.8 187 ...... $179 ....... 8.2 294 ...... $153 ..... 17.1 4,120 ...... $249 ..... 16.6 680 ...... $173 ....... 8.2 1,275 ...... $220 ..... 10.9 268 ...... $185 ..... 10.7 298 ...... $182 ..... 12.0 247 ...... $200 ..... 10.6 808 ...... $173 ....... 8.2 146 ...... $194 ..... 10.2 695 ...... $238 ..... 14.6 608 ...... $198 ..... 12.5 151 ...... $179 ....... 9.8 414 ...... $212 ..... 12.5 181 ...... $205 ..... 10.3 188 ...... $178 ..... 11.0 281 ...... $168 ..... 11.1 517 ...... $164 ....... 8.9 213 ...... $156 ....... 9.6 178 ...... $215 ..... 12.7 357 ...... $192 ..... 11.3 44 ...... $173 ..... 11.2 971 ...... $169 ....... 9.1 250 ...... $212 ..... 10.3 244 ...... $181 ..... 13.7 197 ...... $165 ....... 9.1 38 ...... $180 ..... 13.5 610 ...... $164 ..... 11.0 337 ...... $220 ....... 7.4 526 ...... $155 ....... 9.7 270 ...... $205 ..... 11.0 115 ...... $176 ....... 9.5 372 ...... $182 ..... 12.2 35 ...... $202 ..... 15.0 343 ...... $166 ..... 10.1 65 ...... $160 ....... 8.4 237 ...... $158 ..... 13.2 248 ...... $192 ..... 11.8 180 ...... $180 ..... 12.1 242 ...... $193 ..... 10.5 956 ...... $191 ....... 6.0 1,974 ...... $191 ..... 12.1 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. County January 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 672 ...... $220 ..... 13.4 139 ...... $212 ..... 13.7 119 ...... $190 ..... 11.5 482 ...... $236 ..... 15.1 234 ...... $181 ..... 10.8 248 ...... $222 ..... 11.9 132 ...... $183 ..... 11.3 164 ...... $190 ..... 11.2 552 ...... $198 ....... 9.5 82 ...... $192 ..... 11.1 709 ...... $223 ....... 8.0 3 ...... $121 ..... 11.8 406 ...... $198 ....... 6.0 192 ...... $160 ..... 10.4 1,421 ...... $178 ..... 14.0 473 ...... $228 ..... 15.4 52 ...... $179 ....... 9.2 155 ...... $171 ..... 10.2 68 ...... $180 ..... 11.1 778 ...... $186 ..... 12.4 841 ...... $196 ....... 8.4 94 ...... $145 ..... 10.4 325 ...... $146 ..... 12.5 156 ...... $144 ....... 8.0 42 ...... $163 ..... 14.3 178 ...... $184 ..... 12.2 129 ...... $166 ....... 9.1 98 ...... $169 ..... 11.5 119 ...... $162 ..... 13.8 369 ...... $176 ..... 10.2 514 ...... $166 ....... 9.7 521 ...... $183 ..... 12.0 98 ...... $183 ..... 10.1 109 ...... $176 ..... 12.0 999 ...... $199 ..... 10.3 462 ...... $121 ..... 10.0 99 ...... $163 ..... 13.2 168 ...... $199 ..... 12.5 369 ...... $167 ..... 14.1 841 ...... $176 ....... 7.8 585 ...... $221 ..... 13.8 242 ...... $173 ..... 10.5 224 ...... $168 ..... 10.8 228 ...... $161 ..... 11.3 298 ...... $201 ..... 10.6 45 ...... $129 ....... 9.7 67 ...... $170 ..... 11.0 258 ...... $195 ....... 9.9 1,950 ...... $201 ....... 6.3 107 ...... $169 ....... 9.0 280 ...... $171 ....... 9.8 86 ...... $188 ..... 11.7 315 ...... $163 ..... 11.1 21 Unemployment Insurance Statistics Average duration of benefits Weeks 1 4 .0 Last 12 months 1 3 .5 1 3 .1 1 3 .0 12.7 12.8 12.8 12.9 12.9 12.9 1 2 .4 1 2 .5 12.2 11.9 1 2 .0 11.4 11.5 11.1 1 1 .0 1 0 .5 1 0 .0 9.5 9.0 Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan 02 03 Benefit exhaustions Last 12 months 17,500 15,000 12,500 10,000 7,500 5,000 2,500 0 Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan 02 03 Claims activity down over the year... The total number of initial claims filed in Georgia for unemployment insurance compensation increased 25.8 percent from December to January. Historically, new claims rise substantially during the month of January due to layoffs of part-time and temporary workers employed during the holiday season. New claims for January totaled 83,645, down 9.1 percent from last January's figure of 92,067. For 11 of the previous 12 months (the exception being December) new claims totals have declined when compared to the same month one year ago. All metropolitan areas experienced over-the-month upturns in initial claims filings, due to seasonality. The Atlanta metro area accounted for 29,414 new claims during January, up 46.3 percent from December. Over the year, Albany (-15.6%), Athens (-23.2%), Atlanta (-11.7%), Augusta (-20.7%) and Columbus (-9.1%) saw initial claims fall, while Macon and Savannah experienced jumps of 12.8 and 15.0 percent respectively. In January, 112,139 benefit claimants received $69,174,900 in benefit payments. The number of beneficiaries increased 16.0 percent over the month while benefits paid slipped 5.2 percent. Both beneficiaries (-13.6%) and benefits (-22.3%) decreased when compared to last January. For the month, there were $11.8 million in benefit payments in services, $8.9 million in manufacturing, $6.7 million in trade and $4.3 million in construction. The average duration of benefits held at 12.9 weeks in January, up 20.6 percent from 10.7 weeks in January 2002. The average duration is the average number of weeks beneficiaries receive unemployment insurance payments before returning to work or exhausting benefits. The number of benefit exhaustions rose 26.3 percent over the month, from 11,572 during December to 14,619 in January. Benefit exhaustions declined when compared to the same month one year ago, as this month's total fell 12.9 percent from 16,792 during January 2002. There were 7,626 claims filed for extended benefits during January, down 15.9 percent from December's total of 9,116. S t a t i s t i c a l T r e n d s January 2003 January 2002 Net Change Percent Change Initial Claims .............................................................. 83,645 ................................ 92,067 ................................... -8,422 ............................... -9.1% Continued Weeks Claimed ..................................... 353,546 .............................. 400,012 ................................. -46,466 .............................. -11.6% Beneficiaries ......................................................... 112,139 .............................. 129,815 ................................. -17,676 ............................. -13.6% Benefits Paid .................................................. $69,175,900 ....................... $89,086,286 ....................... -$19,910,386 ............................. -22.3% Weeks Paid ............................................................ 303,615 .............................. 399,487 ................................. -95,872 ............................. -24.0% First Payments ......................................................... 36,187 ................................ 43,645 ................................... -7,458 ............................. -17.1% Final Payments ........................................................ 14,619 ................................ 16,792 ................................... -2,173 ............................. -12.9% Average Weekly Benefit ....................................... $227.84 .............................. $223.00 .................................... $4.84 ................................. 2.2% Average Duration (weeks) ......................................... 12.9 .................................... 10.7 ........................................ 2.2 ............................... 20.6% Trust Fund Balance ................................... $1,175,132,589 .................. $1,458,103,328 ..................... -$282,970,739 ............................. -19.4% 22 WI&A Customer Satisfaction Team We are proud to serve you. 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