January 2005 Data Key Indicators True to trend, Georgia lost jobs in January. The largely seasonal decline occurred mainly in Retail Trade and Professional and Business services. However, over the year, the state has added 35,300 workers to its payrolls. The state unemployment rate increased in January from 4.7 percent to 5.0 percent, also following seasonal patterns. The national unemployment rate also trended upwards from 5.1 to 5.7 percent. Weekly initial unemployment claims, for the reference week that includes the 12th of January, ticked up but continued a downward trend annually dropping 30.4 percent from a year ago and 29.2 percent from two years ago. Weekly continued claims have also been declining the last two years, but at an average 59,815 claimants for the reference week they are remaining much too high. Unfortunately, until job growth kicks into a much higher gear, this number will remain stubbornly high. Ending on a better note, State net revenue collections increased in January by 7.7 percent over the previous year. Employment Situation Robust employment growth over the year occurred in only a few sectors. Professional and Business Services gained 15,800 jobs for a growth rate of 3.2 percent and Local government gained 10,500 jobs for a rate of 2.7 percent. Employment increases in Professional and Business services are due to continued growth in employment services. Wary employers continue to tap temporary employees, from leasing firms, until they believe the economy has really begun sustained, longterm growth. Local Government continues to expand in reaction to continued population growth in Georgia, particularly in the Atlanta MSA, where some of the nations fastest growing counties are located. Education and Health Services expanded 7,100 jobs annually for a growth rate of 1.8 percent. This sector has continued to add workers at a strong pace. The demand for Health Care jobs is up over the year as new technology, drugs and an aging population combine to ratchet up demand. Financial Activities gained 3,600 jobs annually due to demand for banking and insurance services. Volume XXXI, Number 1 Local government over-the-year Thousands 16 January to January 14.4 14 11.6 12 10.5 10 8.2 9.2 8 6.1 6.6 6 4.7 3.9 4 2.5 1.8 2 0 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Nonagricultural employment over-the-year Thousands 200 155.8 January 19952005 150 100 121.3 107.8 100.8 119.9 92.7 79.7 50 23.8 35.3 0 -50 -18.9 -100 -115 -150 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Michael L. Thurmond, Commissioner Georgia Department of Labor Workforce Information & Analysis 148 Andrew Young International Blvd., N.E. Atlanta, Georgia 30303-1751 (404) 232-3875 Fax (404) 232-3888 Workforce_Info@dol.state.ga.us Equal Opportunity Employer/Program Auxiliary Aids and Services Available upon Request to Individuals with Disabilities Georgia New/Redefined MSAs In June 2003 the federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB) announced the updated definitions of metropolitan statistical areas (MSA) based on the 2000 Census. Nationally, this increases the number of metropolitan areas published by the Current Employment Statistics (CES) program from 274 to approximately 400. In Georgia, the number of MSAs has doubled, thus CES expanded its estimates from 7 to 14 MSAs. Below are the counties that comprise each of Georgia's MSAs. Sequatchie Marion Hamilton Chattanooga Dade Catoosa Murray Dalton Fannin Towns Union Rabun Walker Whitfield Gilmer White Haber- Chattooga Gordon Rome Floyd Bartow Pickens Cherokee Lumpkin sham Stephens Dawson Gaines- Banks ville Forsyth Hall Jackson Franklin Hart Madison Athens Elbert Polk Paulding Cobb Barrow Gwinnett Clarke Co. Clarke Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta Oconee Oglethorpe Haralson Carroll Douglas DeKalb Walton Fulton Rock- Clayton dale Newton Morgan Fayette Henry Greene Wilkes Lincoln Edgefield Taliaferro McDuffie Columbia Warren Aiken Augusta Heard Coweta Spalding Butts Jasper Putnam Hancock Glascock Richmond Troup Meriwether Pike Lamar Monroe Jones Upson Macon Baldwin Jefferson Washington Burke Harris Talbot Crawford Bibb Wilkinson Twiggs Johnson Jenkins Screven Muscogee Taylor Peach Houston Emanuel Russell Columbus Chattahoochee Marion Macon Schley Stewart Webster Sumter Warner Bleckley Robins Dooly Pulaski Dodge Crisp Wilcox Laurens Treutlen Montgomery Wheeler Toombs Telfair Candler Bulloch Effingham Evans Tattnall Savannah Bryan Chatham Liberty Quitman Randolph Terrell Lee Albany Clay Calhoun Dougherty Turner Worth Tift Ben Hill Irwin Jeff Davis Appling Coffee Bacon HinesvilleFt. Stewart Long Wayne McIntosh Early Miller Baker Mitchell Colquitt Berrien Cook Atkinson Ware Pierce Brunswick Brantley Glynn Seminole Decatur Grady Thomas Lanier Brooks Valdosta Clinch Charlton Camden Lowndes Echols 2 GEORGIA Nonagricultural Employment (000's) Change in Jobs Change in Jobs Prelminary Revised Revised from DEC 2004 from JAN 2004 JAN 2005 DEC 2004 JAN 2004 Net % Net % Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing Private Service-Providing Natural Res & Mining Construction Construction of Buildings Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction Specialty Trade Contractors Manufacturing Durable Goods Wood Product Manufacturing Transportation Equipment Manufacturing Non-Durable Goods Food Manufacturing Textile Mills Textile Product Mills Paper Manufacturing Trade, Transportation and Utilities Wholesale Trade Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers, Non-durable Goods Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers Retail Trade Food and Beverage Stores General Merchandise Stores Miscellaneous Store Retailers Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities Utilities Transport & Warehousing Air Transportation Truck Transportation Couriers and Messengers Warehousing and Storage Information Telecommunications Wired Telecommunications Carriers Wireless Telecommunications Carriers Internet Service Providers, Search Portals, and DP Financial Activities Finance and Insurance Insurance Carriers and Related Activities Real Estate, Rental and Leasing Professional and Business Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Accounting, Tax Preparation and Bookkeeping Architectural, Engineering and Related Services Computer Systems Design and Related Services Management and Technical Consulting Services Management of Companies and Enterprises Admin and Support, Waste Mngmnt and Remediation Employment Services Educational and Health Services Educational Services Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools Health Care and Social Assistance Ambulatory Health Care Services Hospitals Nursing and Residential Care Facilities Social Assistance Leisure and Hospitality Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Accommodation and Food Services Accommodation Food Services and Drinking Places Other Services Repair and Maintenance Personal and Laundry Services Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional and Similar Government Federal Government Department of Defense State Government State Government Education Local Government Local Government Education 3,853.5 3,209.3 641.0 3,212.5 2,568.3 12.0 192.7 43.3 29.2 120.2 436.3 196.2 24.0 42.6 240.1 65.5 34.1 38.1 24.2 818.8 207.9 107.0 59.7 41.2 434.1 77.1 90.2 25.0 176.8 19.8 157.0 38.9 46.8 19.3 25.8 117.2 48.9 27.2 10.6 17.5 218.5 160.8 65.2 57.7 509.0 191.8 30.5 33.6 41.2 23.3 52.8 264.4 132.8 407.9 70.0 44.8 337.9 126.3 114.9 49.6 47.1 345.5 32.7 25.2 312.8 39.8 273.0 151.4 33.7 34.4 83.3 644.2 92.9 32.2 153.2 66.6 398.1 246.2 3,932.2 3,281.6 650.5 3,281.7 2,631.1 12.0 197.2 44.4 29.6 123.2 441.3 198.9 24.5 43.9 242.4 66.2 34.5 37.9 24.5 853.2 210.0 108.2 60.2 41.6 461.5 80.2 98.6 26.0 181.7 20.0 161.7 39.2 47.6 20.4 26.1 117.8 48.7 27.0 10.5 18.3 220.4 162.0 66.0 58.4 519.9 194.9 27.8 34.2 41.9 24.0 52.7 272.3 138.8 411.6 71.3 45.6 340.3 126.8 115.3 50.4 47.8 354.7 34.7 27.0 320.0 40.7 279.3 153.5 33.6 35.3 84.6 650.6 94.5 32.8 155.3 69.8 400.8 245.1 3,818.2 3,188.4 648.2 3,170.0 2,540.2 12.3 193.7 43.9 30.6 119.2 442.2 196.5 23.3 42.3 245.7 65.2 36.5 38.9 24.5 817.4 202.8 106.1 58.6 38.1 439.8 79.0 87.5 24.8 174.8 20.1 154.7 38.7 45.8 19.1 22.6 118.4 49.6 28.9 10.5 18.5 214.9 157.3 64.0 57.6 493.2 192.3 30.8 33.9 41.1 23.9 52.8 248.1 118.2 400.8 68.8 43.1 332.0 123.9 112.5 49.3 46.3 340.6 31.5 22.6 309.1 39.2 269.9 154.9 35.3 34.0 85.6 629.8 90.8 31.8 151.4 65.9 387.6 241.1 -78.7 -72.3 -9.5 -69.2 -62.8 +.0 -4.5 -1.1 -.4 -3.0 -5.0 -2.7 -.5 -1.3 -2.3 -.7 -.4 +.2 -.3 -34.4 -2.1 -1.2 -.5 -.4 -27.4 -3.1 -8.4 -1.0 -4.9 -.2 -4.7 -.3 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+3.5 +2.2 +1.2 +1.9 +.1 +0.2 +15.8 +3.2 -.5 -0.3 -.3 -1.0 -.3 -0.9 +.1 +0.2 -.6 -2.5 +.0 +0.0 +16.3 +6.6 +14.6 +12.4 +7.1 +1.8 +1.2 +1.7 +1.7 +3.9 +5.9 +1.8 +2.4 +1.9 +2.4 +2.1 +.3 +0.6 +.8 +1.7 +4.9 +1.4 +1.2 +3.8 +2.6 +11.5 +3.7 +1.2 +.6 +1.5 +3.1 +1.1 -3.5 -2.3 -1.6 -4.5 +.4 +1.2 -2.3 -2.7 +14.4 +2.3 +2.1 +2.3 +.4 +1.3 +1.8 +1.2 +.7 +1.1 +10.5 +2.7 +5.1 +2.1 Note: These preliminary estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers 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 2004 benchmark. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis 3 ATLANTA MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000's) Preliminary Revised JAN 2005 DEC 2004 Revised JAN 2004 Change in Jobs from DEC 2004 Net % Change in Jobs from JAN 2004 Net % Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing Private Service-Providing Natural Res & Mining Construction Construction of Buildings Specialty Trade Contractors Manufacturing Durable Goods Transportation Equipment Manufacturing Non-Durable Goods Food Manufacturing Trade, Transportation and Utilities Wholesale Trade Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers, Non-durable Goods Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers Retail Trade Food and Beverage Stores General Merchandise Stores Miscellaneous Store Retailers Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities Utilities Transport & Warehousing Air Transportation Truck Transportation Couriers and Messengers Information Telecommunications Wired Telecommunications Carriers Wireless Telecommunications Carriers Internet Service Providers, Search Portals, and DP Financial Activities Finance and Insurance Insurance Carriers and Related Activities Real Estate, Rental and Leasing Professional and Business Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Accounting, Tax Preparation and Bookkeeping Architectural, Engineering and Related Services Computer Systems Design and Related Services Management and Technical Consulting Services Management of Companies and Enterprises Admin and Support, Waste Mngmnt and Remediation Employment Services Educational and Health Services Educational Services Health Care and Social Assistance Ambulatory Health Care Services Hospitals Social Assistance Leisure and Hospitality Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation Accommodation and Food Services Accommodation Food Services and Drinking Places Other Services Repair and Maintenance Personal and Laundry Services Government Federal Government State Government Local Government 2,243.9 1,934.1 295.0 1,948.9 1,639.1 2.1 120.9 25.6 77.5 172.0 87.8 18.7 84.2 24.1 511.0 153.4 81.2 40.1 32.1 239.4 43.5 44.9 16.2 118.2 10.7 107.5 37.6 27.2 15.2 90.7 38.6 23.1 8.5 13.1 151.4 109.4 44.0 42.0 369.0 147.9 20.1 25.9 32.3 20.7 39.9 181.2 90.4 221.1 45.8 175.3 69.8 59.3 26.0 204.5 22.7 181.8 21.4 160.4 91.4 20.0 23.0 309.8 46.9 60.7 202.2 2,293.3 1,982.3 301.5 1,991.8 1,680.8 2.2 124.0 26.5 79.1 175.3 90.1 19.6 85.2 24.3 532.9 154.6 81.9 40.4 32.3 256.9 46.2 49.7 17.0 121.4 10.8 110.6 37.9 27.6 16.2 91.3 38.4 22.9 8.4 13.7 153.2 110.9 44.9 42.3 376.5 149.9 18.5 26.5 32.9 21.2 40.0 186.6 94.2 223.5 46.7 176.8 70.1 59.6 26.5 210.7 23.9 186.8 22.1 164.7 92.7 19.9 23.7 311.0 46.6 61.5 202.9 2,218.3 1,917.7 297.6 1,920.7 1,620.1 2.0 121.0 26.1 76.7 174.6 88.6 17.7 86.0 22.9 513.1 149.9 80.6 39.2 30.1 245.9 45.2 44.4 16.3 117.3 10.8 106.5 37.4 25.6 15.2 93.4 40.0 24.8 8.4 14.4 149.1 107.9 42.7 41.2 356.1 145.0 20.7 26.1 30.9 20.7 39.9 171.2 82.0 217.6 44.7 172.9 68.2 58.2 25.9 199.3 20.0 179.3 21.9 157.4 91.5 20.5 22.1 300.6 45.4 60.6 194.6 -49.4 -48.2 -6.5 -42.9 -41.7 -.1 -3.1 -.9 -1.6 -3.3 -2.3 -.9 -1.0 -.2 -21.9 -1.2 -.7 -.3 -.2 -17.5 -2.7 -4.8 -.8 -3.2 -.1 -3.1 -.3 -.4 -1.0 -.6 +.2 +.2 +.1 -.6 -1.8 -1.5 -.9 -.3 -7.5 -2.0 +1.6 -.6 -.6 -.5 -.1 -5.4 -3.8 -2.4 -.9 -1.5 -.3 -.3 -.5 -6.2 -1.2 -5.0 -.7 -4.3 -1.3 +.1 -.7 -1.2 +.3 -.8 -.7 -2.2 -2.4 -2.2 -2.2 -2.5 -4.5 -2.5 -3.4 -2.0 -1.9 -2.6 -4.6 -1.2 -0.8 -4.1 -0.8 -0.9 -0.7 -0.6 -6.8 -5.8 -9.7 -4.7 -2.6 -0.9 -2.8 -0.8 -1.4 -6.2 -0.7 +0.5 +0.9 +1.2 -4.4 -1.2 -1.4 -2.0 -0.7 -2.0 -1.3 +8.6 -2.3 -1.8 -2.4 -0.3 -2.9 -4.0 -1.1 -1.9 -0.8 -0.4 -0.5 -1.9 -2.9 -5.0 -2.7 -3.2 -2.6 -1.4 +0.5 -3.0 -0.4 +0.6 -1.3 -0.3 +25.6 +1.2 +16.4 +0.9 -2.6 -0.9 +28.2 +1.5 +19.0 +1.2 +.1 +5.0 -.1 -0.1 -.5 -1.9 +.8 +1.0 -2.6 -1.5 -.8 -0.9 +1.0 +5.6 -1.8 -2.1 +1.2 +5.2 -2.1 -0.4 +3.5 +2.3 +.6 +0.7 +.9 +2.3 +2.0 +6.6 -6.5 -2.6 -1.7 -3.8 +.5 +1.1 -.1 -0.6 +.9 +0.8 -.1 -0.9 +1.0 +0.9 +.2 +0.5 +1.6 +6.3 +.0 +0.0 -2.7 -2.9 -1.4 -3.5 -1.7 -6.9 +.1 +1.2 -1.3 -9.0 +2.3 +1.5 +1.5 +1.4 +1.3 +3.0 +.8 +1.9 +12.9 +3.6 +2.9 +2.0 -.6 -2.9 -.2 -0.8 +1.4 +4.5 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 +10.0 +5.8 +8.4 +10.2 +3.5 +1.6 +1.1 +2.5 +2.4 +1.4 +1.6 +2.3 +1.1 +1.9 +.1 +0.4 +5.2 +2.6 +2.7 +13.5 +2.5 +1.4 -.5 -2.3 +3.0 +1.9 -.1 -0.1 -.5 -2.4 +.9 +4.1 +9.2 +3.1 +1.5 +3.3 +.1 +0.2 +7.6 +3.9 Note: These preliminary estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers in the Atlanta Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Barrow, Bartow, Butts, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, Dawson, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Haralson, Heard, Henry, Jasper, Lamer, Meriwether, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, Pike, 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 2004 benchmark. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis 4 ALBANY MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000's) Preliminary Revised Revised JAN 2005 DEC 2004 JAN 2004 Change in Jobs from DEC 2004 Net % Change in Jobs from JAN 2004 NET % Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing Private 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 Government Local Government 63.6 64.6 63.2 -1.0 -1.5 50.2 51.1 49.8 -.9 -1.8 11.4 11.5 11.2 -.1 -0.9 52.2 53.1 52.0 -.9 -1.7 38.8 39.6 38.6 -.8 -2.0 3.5 3.5 3.5 +.0 +0.0 7.9 8.0 7.7 -.1 -1.3 13.8 14.4 13.4 -.6 -4.2 2.7 2.8 2.6 -.1 -3.6 8.3 8.7 8.1 -.4 -4.6 2.8 2.9 2.7 -.1 -3.4 .9 .9 1.0 +.0 +0.0 2.4 2.4 2.4 +.0 +0.0 5.8 5.9 5.7 -.1 -1.7 8.8 8.9 8.8 -.1 -1.1 4.4 4.4 4.5 +.0 +0.0 2.7 2.7 2.8 +.0 +0.0 13.4 13.5 13.4 -.1 -0.7 2.7 2.7 2.6 +.0 +0.0 2.9 3.0 2.9 -.1 -3.3 7.8 7.8 7.9 +.0 +0.0 +.4 +0.6 +.4 +0.8 +.2 +1.8 +.2 +0.4 +.2 +0.5 +.0 +0.0 +.2 +2.6 +.4 +3.0 +.1 +3.8 +.2 +2.5 +.1 +3.7 -.1 -10.0 +.0 +0.0 +.1 +1.8 +.0 +0.0 -.1 -2.2 -.1 -3.6 +.0 +0.0 +.1 +3.8 +.0 +0.0 -.1 -1.3 Note: These preliminary estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers in the Albany Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Baker, Dougherty, Lee, Terrell and Worth 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 2004 benchmark. ATHENS - CLARKE MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000's) Preliminary Revised Revised JAN 2005 DEC 2004 JAN 2004 Change in Jobs from DEC 2004 Net % Change in Jobs from JAN 2004 Net % Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing Private 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 Government Local Government 75.7 53.9 12.5 63.2 41.4 3.2 9.3 12.8 2.3 9.0 1.5 .9 2.7 5.3 8.8 7.2 3.7 21.8 1.7 13.3 6.8 77.5 55.3 12.6 64.9 42.7 3.3 9.3 13.4 2.3 9.5 1.6 .9 2.7 5.4 9.0 7.4 3.9 22.2 1.7 13.7 6.8 75.4 54.4 12.6 62.8 41.8 3.2 9.4 13.0 2.3 9.3 1.4 .9 2.7 5.7 9.0 6.8 3.7 21.0 1.7 12.6 6.7 -1.8 -2.3 -1.4 -2.5 -.1 -0.8 -1.7 -2.6 -1.3 -3.0 -.1 -3.0 +.0 +0.0 -.6 -4.5 +.0 +0.0 -.5 -5.3 -.1 -6.3 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 -.1 -1.9 -.2 -2.2 -.2 -2.7 -.2 -5.1 -.4 -1.8 +.0 +0.0 -.4 -2.9 +.0 +0.0 +.3 +0.4 -.5 -0.9 -.1 -0.8 +.4 +0.6 -.4 -1.0 +.0 +0.0 -.1 -1.1 -.2 -1.5 +.0 +0.0 -.3 -3.2 +.1 +7.1 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 -.4 -7.0 -.2 -2.2 +.4 +5.9 +.0 +0.0 +.8 +3.8 +.0 +0.0 +.7 +5.6 +.1 +1.5 Note: These preliminary estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers in the Athens - Clarke County Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Clarke, Madison, Oconee and Oglethorpe 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 2004 benchmark. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis 5 AUGUSTA-RICHMOND MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000's) Preliminary Revised Revised JAN 2005 DEC 2004 JAN 2004 Change in Jobs from DEC 2004 Net % Change in Jobs from JAN 2004 Net % Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing Private 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 Government Local Government 208.9 168.3 36.9 172.0 131.4 12.5 24.4 37.2 5.5 25.6 6.1 3.2 6.5 32.2 25.9 18.5 7.9 40.6 7.0 12.5 21.1 212.1 171.2 37.5 174.6 133.7 12.7 24.8 38.0 5.5 26.5 6.0 3.2 6.7 32.8 26.2 18.8 8.0 40.9 7.1 12.7 21.1 210.4 169.6 38.9 171.5 130.7 13.8 25.1 35.7 5.3 24.6 5.8 3.4 7.2 31.9 26.0 18.5 8.0 40.8 7.2 12.8 20.8 -3.2 -1.5 -2.9 -1.7 -.6 -1.6 -2.6 -1.5 -2.3 -1.7 -.2 -1.6 -.4 -1.6 -.8 -2.1 +.0 +0.0 -.9 -3.4 +.1 +1.7 +.0 +0.0 -.2 -3.0 -.6 -1.8 -.3 -1.1 -.3 -1.6 -.1 -1.3 -.3 -0.7 -.1 -1.4 -.2 -1.6 +.0 +0.0 -1.5 -1.3 -2.0 +.5 +.7 -1.3 -.7 +1.5 +.2 +1.0 +.3 -.2 -.7 +.3 -.1 +.0 -.1 -.2 -.2 -.3 +.3 -0.7 -0.8 -5.1 +0.3 +0.5 -9.4 -2.8 +4.2 +3.8 +4.1 +5.2 -5.9 -9.7 +0.9 -0.4 +0.0 -1.3 -0.5 -2.8 -2.3 +1.4 Note: These preliminary estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers in the Augusta - Richmond County Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Burke, 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 2004 benchmark. BRCUoNluSmWbuIsCNKonaMgrSicAultuNraonlagErimcupltluoryalmEemnptlo(ym0e0nt0(s0)00's) Preliminary Revised Revised JAN 2005 DEC 2004 JAN 2004 Change in Jobs from DEC 2004 Net % Change in Jobs from JAN 2004 Net % Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing Private 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 Government Local Government 41.9 32.7 6.2 35.7 26.5 3.0 3.2 7.8 .9 5.3 1.6 .7 1.7 2.9 3.3 8.4 1.7 9.2 1.6 2.1 5.5 42.7 33.4 6.3 36.4 27.1 3.0 3.3 8.0 .9 5.5 1.6 .7 1.7 3.0 3.4 8.6 1.7 9.3 1.7 2.1 5.5 41.4 32.1 6.1 35.3 26.0 2.8 3.3 7.6 .8 5.4 1.4 .6 1.7 3.1 3.3 8.0 1.7 9.3 1.8 1.9 5.6 -.8 -1.9 -.7 -2.1 -.1 -1.6 -.7 -1.9 -.6 -2.2 +.0 +0.0 -.1 -3.0 -.2 -2.5 +.0 +0.0 -.2 -3.6 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 -.1 -3.3 -.1 -2.9 -.2 -2.3 +.0 +0.0 -.1 -1.1 -.1 -5.9 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 +.5 +1.2 +.6 +1.9 +.1 +1.6 +.4 +1.1 +.5 +1.9 +.2 +7.1 -.1 -3.0 +.2 +2.6 +.1 +12.5 -.1 -1.9 +.2 +14.3 +.1 +16.7 +.0 +0.0 -.2 -6.5 +.0 +0.0 +.4 +5.0 +.0 +0.0 -.1 -1.1 -.2 -11.1 +.2 +10.5 -.1 -1.8 Note: These preliminary estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers in the Brunswick Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Brantley, Glynn and McIntosh 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 2004 benchmark. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis 6 COLUMBUS MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000's) Preliminary Revised Revised JAN 2005 DEC 2004 JAN 2004 Change in Jobs from DEC 2004 Net % Change in Jobs from JAN 2004 Net % Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing Private 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 Other Services Government Federal Government State Government Local Government 117.8 96.1 20.2 97.6 75.9 5.6 14.6 18.0 2.6 13.6 1.8 6.2 9.0 7.2 4.9 12.4 13.4 12.3 4.6 21.7 4.9 3.9 12.9 120.1 98.3 20.3 99.8 78.0 5.6 14.7 19.1 2.7 14.5 1.9 6.2 9.1 7.1 4.8 12.7 13.8 12.4 4.7 21.8 4.9 4.1 12.8 117.7 96.3 20.4 97.3 75.9 5.7 14.7 17.9 2.6 13.6 1.7 6.7 8.7 6.9 4.6 12.1 13.3 12.3 4.9 21.4 4.9 3.7 12.8 -2.3 -1.9 -2.2 -2.2 -.1 -0.5 -2.2 -2.2 -2.1 -2.7 +.0 +0.0 -.1 -0.7 -1.1 -5.8 -.1 -3.7 -.9 -6.2 -.1 -5.3 +.0 +0.0 -.1 -1.1 +.1 +1.4 +.1 +2.1 -.3 -2.4 -.4 -2.9 -.1 -0.8 -.1 -2.1 -.1 -0.5 +.0 +0.0 -.2 -4.9 +.1 +0.8 +.1 +0.1 -.2 -0.2 -.2 -1.0 +.3 +0.3 +.0 +0.0 -.1 -1.8 -.1 -0.7 +.1 +0.6 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 +.1 +5.9 -.5 -7.5 +.3 +3.4 +.3 +4.3 +.3 +6.5 +.3 +2.5 +.1 +0.8 +.0 +0.0 -.3 -6.1 +.3 +1.4 +.0 +0.0 +.2 +5.4 +.1 +0.8 Note: These preliminary estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers in the Columbus Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Chattahoochee, Harris, Marion 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 2004 benchmark. DALTON MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000's) Preliminary Revised Revised JAN 2005 DEC 2004 JAN 2004 Change in Jobs from DEC 2004 Net % Change in Jobs from JAN 2004 Net % Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing Private Service-Providing Natural Resources, Mining and Construction Manufacturing Non-Durable Goods Textile Mills Textile Product Mills 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 Government Local Government 74.8 75.9 75.6 -1.1 -1.4 67.7 68.7 68.5 -1.0 -1.5 31.9 32.1 32.4 -.2 -0.6 42.9 43.8 43.2 -.9 -2.1 35.8 36.6 36.1 -.8 -2.2 1.4 1.4 1.4 +.0 +0.0 30.5 30.7 31.0 -.2 -0.7 28.7 28.9 29.3 -.2 -0.7 3.6 3.8 4.0 -.2 -5.3 20.7 20.8 21.4 -.1 -0.5 15.3 15.8 15.3 -.5 -3.2 4.1 4.2 4.0 -.1 -2.4 6.8 7.1 6.9 -.3 -4.2 4.4 4.5 4.4 -.1 -2.2 .7 .7 .7 +.0 +0.0 1.6 1.6 1.6 +.0 +0.0 8.6 8.7 8.6 -.1 -1.1 4.1 4.2 4.2 -.1 -2.4 3.6 3.7 3.7 -.1 -2.7 1.9 1.9 2.0 +.0 +0.0 7.1 7.2 7.1 -.1 -1.4 .3 .3 .3 +.0 +0.0 1.2 1.3 1.1 -.1 -7.7 5.6 5.6 5.7 +.0 +0.0 -.8 -1.1 -.8 -1.2 -.5 -1.5 -.3 -0.7 -.3 -0.8 +.0 +0.0 -.5 -1.6 -.6 -2.0 -.4 -10.0 -.7 -3.3 +.0 +0.0 +.1 +2.5 -.1 -1.4 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 -.1 -2.4 -.1 -2.7 -.1 -5.0 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 +.1 +9.1 -.1 -1.8 Note: These preliminary estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers in the Dalton Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Murray and Whitfield 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 2004 benchmark. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis 7 GAINESVILLE MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000's) Preliminary Revised Revised JAN 2005 DEC 2004 JAN 2004 Change in Jobs from DEC 2004 Net % Change in Jobs from JAN 2004 Net % Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing Private Service-Providing Natural Resources, Mining and Construction Manufacturing Non-Durable Goods Food 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 Government Local Government 67.2 68.7 66.6 -1.5 -2.2 57.7 59.2 57.3 -1.5 -2.5 20.7 21.1 20.8 -.4 -1.9 46.5 47.6 45.8 -1.1 -2.3 37.0 38.1 36.5 -1.1 -2.9 3.8 4.0 3.7 -.2 -5.0 16.9 17.1 17.1 -.2 -1.2 10.6 10.7 10.8 -.1 -0.9 7.9 7.9 7.6 +.0 +0.0 12.5 13.1 12.2 -.6 -4.6 3.7 3.8 3.7 -.1 -2.6 6.8 7.2 6.6 -.4 -5.6 2.0 2.1 1.9 -.1 -4.8 .4 .4 .5 +.0 +0.0 3.2 3.2 3.1 +.0 +0.0 4.5 4.5 4.8 +.0 +0.0 9.4 9.7 9.1 -.3 -3.1 4.6 4.8 4.5 -.2 -4.2 2.4 2.4 2.3 +.0 +0.0 9.5 9.5 9.3 +.0 +0.0 .5 .5 .5 +.0 +0.0 2.5 2.5 2.4 +.0 +0.0 6.5 6.5 6.4 +.0 +0.0 +.6 +0.9 +.4 +0.7 -.1 -0.5 +.7 +1.5 +.5 +1.4 +.1 +2.7 -.2 -1.2 -.2 -1.9 +.3 +3.9 +.3 +2.5 +.0 +0.0 +.2 +3.0 +.1 +5.3 -.1 -20.0 +.1 +3.2 -.3 -6.3 +.3 +3.3 +.1 +2.2 +.1 +4.3 +.2 +2.2 +.0 +0.0 +.1 +4.2 +.1 +1.6 Note: These preliminary estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers in the Gainesville Metropolitan Statistical Area, which comprises Hall county. 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 2004 benchmark. HINESVILLE - FT. STEWART MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000's) Preliminary Revised Revised JAN 2005 DEC 2004 JAN 2004 Change in Jobs from DEC 2004 Net % Change in Jobs from JAN 2004 Net % Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing Private Service-Providing Trade, Transportation and Utilities Government Federal Government State Government Local Government 16.5 16.7 10.0 10.1 1.7 1.7 14.8 15.0 8.3 8.4 2.6 2.7 6.5 6.6 2.9 3.0 .4 .5 3.2 3.1 16.4 9.6 1.5 14.9 8.1 2.5 6.8 2.9 .4 3.5 -.2 -1.2 -.1 -1.0 +.0 +0.0 -.2 -1.3 -.1 -1.2 -.1 -3.7 -.1 -1.5 -.1 -3.3 -.1 -20.0 +.1 +3.2 +.1 +0.6 +.4 +4.2 +.2 +13.3 -.1 -0.7 +.2 +2.5 +.1 +4.0 -.3 -4.4 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 -.3 -8.6 Note: These preliminary estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers in the Hinesville - Ft. Stewart Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Liberty and Long 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 2004 benchmark. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis 8 MACON MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000's) Preliminary Revised Revised JAN 2005 DEC 2004 JAN 2004 Change in Jobs from DEC 2004 Net % Change in Jobs from JAN 2004 Net % Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing Private 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 Government Local Government 99.1 101.3 99.6 -2.2 -2.2 83.9 86.0 84.6 -2.1 -2.4 13.9 14.3 14.8 -.4 -2.8 85.2 87.0 84.8 -1.8 -2.1 70.0 71.7 69.8 -1.7 -2.4 5.3 5.4 5.6 -.1 -1.9 8.6 8.9 9.2 -.3 -3.4 18.6 19.5 19.0 -.9 -4.6 3.0 3.1 3.1 -.1 -3.2 11.7 12.4 12.0 -.7 -5.6 3.9 4.0 3.9 -.1 -2.5 2.0 2.1 2.2 -.1 -4.8 8.4 8.4 8.4 +.0 +0.0 11.1 11.4 10.2 -.3 -2.6 17.6 17.8 17.4 -.2 -1.1 8.6 8.7 8.6 -.1 -1.1 3.7 3.8 4.0 -.1 -2.6 15.2 15.3 15.0 -.1 -0.7 1.5 1.6 1.5 -.1 -6.3 3.8 3.8 3.7 +.0 +0.0 9.9 9.9 9.8 +.0 +0.0 -.5 -0.5 -.7 -0.8 -.9 -6.1 +.4 +0.5 +.2 +0.3 -.3 -5.4 -.6 -6.5 -.4 -2.1 -.1 -3.2 -.3 -2.5 +.0 +0.0 -.2 -9.1 +.0 +0.0 +.9 +8.8 +.2 +1.1 +.0 +0.0 -.3 -7.5 +.2 +1.3 +.0 +0.0 +.1 +2.7 +.1 +1.0 Note: These preliminary estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers in the Macon Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Bibb, Crawford, Jones, Monroe 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 2004 benchmark. ROME MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000's) Preliminary Revised Revised JAN 2005 DEC 2004 JAN 2004 Change in Jobs from DEC 2004 Net % Change in Jobs from JAN 2004 Net % Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing Private 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 Government Local Government 42.4 43.2 42.3 36.0 36.7 36.0 10.6 10.8 10.4 31.8 32.4 31.9 25.4 25.9 25.6 1.3 1.4 1.2 9.3 9.4 9.2 7.4 7.7 7.5 1.7 1.8 1.7 4.8 5.0 4.9 .9 .9 .9 .9 .9 .9 1.4 1.5 1.6 3.4 3.5 3.3 7.8 7.7 7.6 3.0 3.1 3.1 1.5 1.5 1.6 6.4 6.5 6.3 .2 .2 .3 2.2 2.2 2.1 4.0 4.1 3.9 -.8 -1.9 -.7 -1.9 -.2 -1.9 -.6 -1.9 -.5 -1.9 -.1 -7.1 -.1 -1.1 -.3 -3.9 -.1 -5.6 -.2 -4.0 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 -.1 -6.7 -.1 -2.9 +.1 +1.3 -.1 -3.2 +.0 +0.0 -.1 -1.5 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 -.1 -2.4 +.1 +0.2 +.0 +0.0 +.2 +1.9 -.1 -0.3 -.2 -0.8 +.1 +8.3 +.1 +1.1 -.1 -1.3 +.0 +0.0 -.1 -2.0 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 -.2 -12.5 +.1 +3.0 +.2 +2.6 -.1 -3.2 -.1 -6.3 +.1 +1.6 -.1 -33.3 +.1 +4.8 +.1 +2.6 Note: These preliminary estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers in the Rome Metropolitan Statistical Area, which comprises Floyd county. 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 2004 benchmark. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis 9 SAVANNAH MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000's) Preliminary Revised Revised JAN 2005 DEC 2004 JAN 2004 Change in Jobs from DEC 2004 Net % Change in Jobs from JAN 2004 Net % Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing Private 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 Accommodation and Food Services Other Services Government Federal Government State Government Local Government 142.3 120.9 21.9 120.4 99.0 8.5 13.4 32.5 5.1 18.5 8.9 1.9 5.9 15.6 19.8 16.9 15.5 6.4 21.4 2.7 5.2 13.5 146.2 124.6 22.4 123.8 102.2 8.7 13.7 34.2 5.3 19.4 9.5 1.9 6.2 16.2 19.6 17.7 16.2 6.4 21.6 2.8 5.2 13.6 139.2 117.9 21.5 117.7 96.4 8.2 13.3 30.6 4.9 17.5 8.2 1.9 6.0 15.3 19.6 16.4 14.9 6.6 21.3 2.7 5.2 13.4 -3.9 -2.7 -3.7 -3.0 -.5 -2.2 -3.4 -2.7 -3.2 -3.1 -.2 -2.3 -.3 -2.2 -1.7 -5.0 -.2 -3.8 -.9 -4.6 -.6 -6.3 +.0 +0.0 -.3 -4.8 -.6 -3.7 +.2 +1.0 -.8 -4.5 -.7 -4.3 +.0 +0.0 -.2 -0.9 -.1 -3.6 +.0 +0.0 -.1 -0.7 +3.1 +3.0 +.4 +2.7 +2.6 +.3 +.1 +1.9 +.2 +1.0 +.7 +.0 -.1 +.3 +.2 +.5 +.6 -.2 +.1 +.0 +.0 +.1 +2.2 +2.5 +1.9 +2.3 +2.7 +3.7 +0.8 +6.2 +4.1 +5.7 +8.5 +0.0 -1.7 +2.0 +1.0 +3.0 +4.0 -3.0 +0.5 +0.0 +0.0 +0.7 Note: These preliminary estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers in the 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 2004 benchmark. VALDOSTA MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000's) Preliminary Revised Revised JAN 2005 DEC 2004 JAN 2004 Change in Jobs from DEC 2004 Net % Change in Jobs from JAN 2004 Net % Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing Private 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 Government Local Government 51.8 53.0 51.2 -1.2 -2.3 39.7 40.6 39.4 -.9 -2.2 9.2 9.3 9.0 -.1 -1.1 42.6 43.7 42.2 -1.1 -2.5 30.5 31.3 30.4 -.8 -2.6 3.0 3.0 2.9 +.0 +0.0 6.2 6.3 6.1 -.1 -1.6 11.6 12.1 11.2 -.5 -4.1 1.4 1.4 1.4 +.0 +0.0 8.2 8.7 7.8 -.5 -5.7 2.0 2.0 2.0 +.0 +0.0 .5 .5 .6 +.0 +0.0 1.7 1.8 1.7 -.1 -5.6 4.0 4.0 4.3 +.0 +0.0 5.2 5.2 5.2 +.0 +0.0 5.6 5.8 5.4 -.2 -3.4 1.9 1.9 2.0 +.0 +0.0 12.1 12.4 11.8 -.3 -2.4 .8 .8 .8 +.0 +0.0 4.2 4.4 3.9 -.2 -4.5 7.1 7.2 7.1 -.1 -1.4 +.6 +1.2 +.3 +0.8 +.2 +2.2 +.4 +0.9 +.1 +0.3 +.1 +3.4 +.1 +1.6 +.4 +3.6 +.0 +0.0 +.4 +5.1 +.0 +0.0 -.1 -16.7 +.0 +0.0 -.3 -7.0 +.0 +0.0 +.2 +3.7 -.1 -5.0 +.3 +2.5 +.0 +0.0 +.3 +7.7 +.0 +0.0 Note: These preliminary estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers in the Valdosta Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Brooks, Echols, Lanier and Lowndes 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 2004 benchmark. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis 10 WARNER ROBINS MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000's) Preliminary Revised Revised JAN 2005 DEC 2004 JAN 2004 Change in Jobs from DEC 2004 Net % Change in Jobs from JAN 2004 Net % Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing Private 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 Government Local Government 50.2 51.0 50.3 29.7 30.2 30.2 5.4 5.6 5.3 44.8 45.4 45.0 24.3 24.6 24.9 1.4 1.4 1.4 4.0 4.2 3.9 7.0 7.3 6.7 .7 .7 .7 5.7 6.0 5.5 .6 .6 .5 .5 .5 .6 1.4 1.3 1.5 5.4 5.3 5.5 3.5 3.6 3.8 4.8 4.9 5.0 1.7 1.7 1.8 20.5 20.8 20.1 12.7 12.8 12.5 1.1 1.1 1.0 6.7 6.9 6.6 -.8 -1.6 -.5 -1.7 -.2 -3.6 -.6 -1.3 -.3 -1.2 +.0 +0.0 -.2 -4.8 -.3 -4.1 +.0 +0.0 -.3 -5.0 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 +.1 +7.7 +.1 +1.9 -.1 -2.8 -.1 -2.0 +.0 +0.0 -.3 -1.4 -.1 -0.8 +.0 +0.0 -.2 -2.9 -.1 -0.2 -.5 -1.7 +.1 +1.9 -.2 -0.4 -.6 -2.4 +.0 +0.0 +.1 +2.6 +.3 +4.5 +.0 +0.0 +.2 +3.6 +.1 +20.0 -.1 -16.7 -.1 -6.7 -.1 -1.8 -.3 -7.9 -.2 -4.0 -.1 -5.6 +.4 +2.0 +.2 +1.6 +.1 +10.0 +.1 +1.5 Note: These preliminary estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers in the Warner Robins Metropolitan Statistical Area, which comprises Houston county. 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 2004 benchmark. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis 11 S E C T OR S P O I N F O R M DEFINITION The information sector comprises establishments engaged in the following processes: producing and distributing information and cultural products providing the means to transmit or distribute these products as well as data or communications processing data. The main components of this sector are the publishing industries, including software publishing, and both traditional publishing and publishing exclusively on the internet; the motion picture and sound recording industries; the internet service providers and web search portals and data processing industries; telecommunications; and the information services industries. GEORGIA SITUATION The job market in Georgia's Information sector has been on a rollercoaster ride for the last ten years. The industry furiously added jobs from 1995 until the apogee was reached in December 2000, however, the onset of the 2001 recession and technology "bubble burst" quickly altered that trend. Spectacular job increases were replaced with painful declines as product oversupply, mergers and acquisitions, bankruptcies and the fierce competition of the market place forced a negative correction. After the robust job gains of 1995 until 2000, the industry began a downward slide. The hardest hit sector was "wired" telecommunications carriers. The sector lost about 35 percent of its workforce from 2000 through 2004. Employment declines also occurred in software publishers, telecommunications resellers, motion picture and sound recording industries and publishing industries, except Information Employment (Employment in Thousands) 160.0 150.0 140.0 134.6 130.0 120.0 125.6 120.3 113.5 110.0 106.5 143.5 143.8 131.8 123.4 118.5 100.0 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Note: Data not seasonally adjusted Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis Division Wired Telecommunications Carriers (Employment in Thousands) 60.0 Employment 50.0 43.0 41.1 40.9 40.0 37.1 37.1 38.2 38.5 34.9 30.0 30.2 27.9 20.0 10.0 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Note: Data not seasonally adjusted Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis Division Wired vs. Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (Employment in Thousands) 60 Wireless Telecom Wired Telecom 50 43.0 41.1 40.9 40 37.1 37.1 38.2 38.5 34.9 30.2 30 27.9 20 10 4.7 5.9 6.9 7.4 12.2 14.2 7.8 8.8 9.8 10.6 0 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Note: Data not seasonally adjusted Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis Division 12 O T L I G H T A T I O N the internet. Job gains were recorded in "wireless" telecommunications, but are probably short lived, as oversupply issues threaten the sector. Even though Information has been shedding jobs in telecommunications, many occupations in the sub-sector are predicted to be among Georgia's "Hot Careers to 2012". These careers are expected to have almost 500 job openings annually while paying above average wages. Even more career opportunities will exist outside the Information industry for trained IT professionals since over 90 percent are employed in other sectors. Occupational titles for IT range from Computer and Information Systems Managers to Computer Systems Analysts to Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers. FUTURE Two employment forecasts for the 2005 Information sector are available. The UGA Terry College of Business publication "Georgia Business and Economic Conditions" sees job growth of 1.9 percent in the Information sector. They believe many of the "overcapacity issues have been resolved and demand is surging for a broad range of service offerings." Specifically mentioned catalysts are revenue growth generated by mobile telecom, demand for DSP and broadband connections and the transformation potential of the wireless Internet. Despite these trends, job growth returning to pre-recession levels will not happen in 2005. The latest analysis in "Forecast of Georgia and Atlanta" by the Economic Forecasting Center at Georgia State University predicts job growth of 1.2 percent in 2005. Job growth had been elusive in the past as large telecom employers laid off workers. Although this situation is not entirely rectified and potential future events may have a dampening effect, the good news is companies are spending on technology again. TRENDS & NEWS The 2005 federal budget raises H-1B visas 20,000 over the current 65,000 caps--Computerworld November-29-04. Demand for IT professionals is flat, but contract workers from the business and professional services sector are still sought after--Computer World, November-29-04 No letup in outsourcing is seen as software design and data processing functions join service call centers and manufacturing sectors as targets-- "What's Ahead 2005," Kiplinger Letter Hottest Tech Skills:--Computer World, December 13, 2004 Unix Windows Data Base Oracle SQL Programming Languages C, C+ ASP New opportunities in the IT market-- by Dan Agronow, December 13, 2004 Security Data base work Information Technology (IT) is the fastest growing sector in the economy with a 68% increase in growth rate projected between 2002 and 20012-- Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Seven of the 30 fastest growing occupations are expected to be IT related, with a projected average employment growth rate of 43%--BLS The IT industry is predicted to add 632,000 new jobs nationally between 2002 and 2012--BLS KnDidoYwou ? 92% of all IT workers are in non-IT companies, 80% of which are in small companies-- Information Technology Association of America 13 Dimensions - Measuring Georgia's Labor Force Unemployment rates -- Georgia and U.S. 7.5% Ge orgi a U.S. 6.5% 5.5% 4.5% 3.5% Jan Fe b Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Se p O ct Nov De c Jan 2004 2005 Percent Southeastern states and U.S. unemployment rates 10 9 January 2005 De ce mbe r 2004 8 7.7 7.4 7 6.3 6.9 6.6 6 5 5.5 5.2 4.4 4.5 5.0 4.7 5.6 4.6 5.5 5.3 5.2 5.7 5.1 4 3 2 1 0 AL FL GA KY MS NC SC TN US 14 Georgia Georgia Labor Force Estimates (not seasonally adjusted) Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older Employment Status Preliminary JAN 2005 Revised DEC 2004 Revised JAN 2004 Change From Revised Revised DEC 2004 JAN 2004 Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate 4,432,418 4,210,200 222,218 5.0 4,449,867 4,238,697 211,170 4.7 4,354,764 4,156,780 197,984 4.5 -17,449 -28,497 11,048 77,654 53,420 24,234 Albany MSA Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate 72,558 68,392 4,166 5.7 72,445 68,520 3,925 5.4 71,022 67,506 3,516 5.0 113 -128 241 1,536 886 650 Athens-Clarke County MSA Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate 91,650 92,104 90,929 -454 721 88,078 88,744 87,655 -666 423 3,572 3,360 3,274 212 298 3.9 3.6 3.6 Atlanta MSA Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate 2,517,599 2,394,995 122,604 4.9 2,535,106 2,417,867 117,239 4.6 2,483,553 2,371,812 111,741 4.5 -17,507 -22,872 5,365 34,046 23,183 10,863 Augusta-Richmond County MSA Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate 236,863 222,240 14,623 6.2 236,258 222,612 13,646 5.8 236,147 223,832 12,315 5.2 605 -372 977 716 -1,592 2,308 Brunswick MSA Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate 49,930 47,652 2,278 4.6 49,817 47,657 2,160 4.3 48,775 46,747 2,028 4.2 113 1,155 -5 905 118 250 Columbus MSA Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate 121,437 121,870 121,379 -433 58 114,764 115,556 114,616 -792 148 6,673 6,314 6,763 359 -90 5.5 5.2 5.6 Dalton MSA Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate 62,308 59,357 2,951 4.7 62,453 59,380 3,073 4.9 62,424 59,971 2,453 3.9 -145 -23 -122 -116 -614 498 Gainesville MSA Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate 76,622 76,946 75,862 -324 760 73,412 73,855 72,859 -443 553 3,210 3,091 3,003 119 207 4.2 4.0 4.0 Hinesville-Ft. Stewart MSA Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate 26,598 26,695 26,110 -97 488 24,928 25,074 24,837 -146 91 1,670 1,621 1,273 49 397 6.3 6.1 4.9 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: Baker, Dougherty, Lee, Terrell, and Worth counties. Athens - Clarke County MSA: Clarke, Madison, Oconee, and Oglethorpe counties. Atlanta MSA: Barrow, Bartow, Butts, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, Dawson, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Haralson, Heard, Henry, Jasper, Lamar, Meriwether, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, Pike, Rockdale, Spalding, and Walton counties. Augusta - Richmond County MSA: Burke, Columbia, McDuffie, and Richmond counties in Georgia and Aiken and Edgefield counties in South Carolina. Brunswick MSA: Brantley, Glynn, and McIntosh counties. Columbus MSA: Chattahoochee, Harris, Marion, and Muscogee counties in Georgia and Russell County in Alabama. Dalton MSA: Murray and Whitfield counties. Gainesville MSA: Hall County. Hinesville - Fort Stewart MSA: Liberty and Long counties. Macon MSA: Bibb, Crawford, Jones, Monroe, and Twiggs counties. Rome MSA: Floyd County. Savannah MSA: Bryan, Chatham, and Effingham counties. Valdosta MSA: Brooks, Echols, Lanier, and Lowndes counties. Warner Robins MSA: Houston County. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis 15 Macon MSA Rome MSA Savannah MSA Valdosta MSA Warner Robins MSA Georgia Labor Force Estimates (not seasonally adjusted) Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older Employment Status Preliminary JAN 2005 Revised DEC 2004 Revised JAN 2004 Change From Revised Revised DEC 2004 JAN 2004 Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate 105,520 105,621 104,689 -101 831 99,724 100,134 99,784 -410 -60 5,796 5,487 4,905 309 891 5.5 5.2 4.7 Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate 48,722 46,185 2,537 5.2 48,711 46,259 2,452 5.0 47,658 45,732 1,926 4.0 11 1,064 -74 453 85 611 Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate 152,712 145,892 6,820 4.5 154,522 148,063 6,459 4.2 148,920 142,815 6,105 4.1 -1,810 -2,171 361 3,792 3,077 715 Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate 56,767 54,334 2,433 4.3 56,847 54,547 2,300 4.0 55,658 53,534 2,124 3.8 -80 -213 133 1,109 800 309 Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate 58,297 58,315 57,784 -18 513 55,660 55,849 55,680 -189 -20 2,637 2,466 2,104 171 533 4.5 4.2 3.6 United States Labor Force Estimates Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older Area Employment Status JAN 2005 DEC 2004 JAN 2004 Change From DEC 2004 JAN 2004 United States (Seasonally adjusted) Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate 147,979,000 140,241,000 7,737,000 5.2 148,203,000 140,156,000 8,047,000 5.4 146,785,000 138,481,000 8,303,000 5.7 -224,000 85,000 -310,000 1,194,000 1,760,000 -566,000 United States (Not Seasonally adjusted) Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate 147,125,000 138,682,000 8,444,000 5.7 147,877,000 140,278,000 7,599,000 5.1 146,068,000 136,924,000 9,144,000 6.3 -752,000 -1,596,000 845,000 1,057,000 1,758,000 -700,000 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: Baker, Dougherty, Lee, Terrell, and Worth counties. Athens - Clarke County MSA: Clarke, Madison, Oconee, and Oglethorpe counties. Atlanta MSA: Barrow, Bartow, Butts, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, Dawson, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Haralson, Heard, Henry, Jasper, Lamar, Meriwether, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, Pike, Rockdale, Spalding, and Walton counties. Augusta - Richmond County MSA: Burke, Columbia, McDuffie, and Richmond counties in Georgia and Aiken and Edgefield counties in South Carolina. Brunswick MSA: Brantley, Glynn, and McIntosh counties. Columbus MSA: Chattahoochee, Harris, Marion, and Muscogee counties in Georgia and Russell County in Alabama. Dalton MSA: Murray and Whitfield counties. Gainesville MSA: Hall County. Hinesville - Fort Stewart MSA: Liberty and Long counties. Macon MSA: Bibb, Crawford, Jones, Monroe, and Twiggs counties. Rome MSA: Floyd County. Savannah MSA: Bryan, Chatham, and Effingham counties. Valdosta MSA: Brooks, Echols, Lanier, and Lowndes counties. Warner Robins MSA: Houston County. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis 16 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 2005 Revised December 2004 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 4,432,418 4,210,200 222,218 5.0 8,208 7,632 576 7.0 3,469 3,246 223 6.4 4,228 3,999 229 5.4 1,824 1,741 83 4.6 20,298 19,276 1,022 5.0 4,449,867 4,238,697 211,170 4.7 8,073 3,407 4,165 1,823 20,347 7,589 3,223 3,952 1,744 19,375 484 6.0 184 5.4 213 5.1 79 4.3 972 4.8 Banks Barrow Bartow Ben Hill Berrien 8,464 8,152 312 3.7 28,360 27,148 1,212 4.3 44,122 41,818 2,304 5.2 7,593 7,129 464 6.1 8,412 8,081 331 3.9 8,485 8,157 328 3.9 28,668 27,408 1,260 4.4 44,483 42,218 2,265 5.1 7,535 7,090 445 5.9 8,399 8,076 323 3.8 Bibb Bleckley Brantley Brooks Bryan 70,359 66,433 3,926 5.6 5,368 4,915 453 8.4 7,332 6,971 361 4.9 7,357 7,042 315 4.3 13,370 12,891 479 3.6 70,513 66,706 3,807 5.4 5,278 4,901 377 7.1 7,328 6,972 356 4.9 7,399 7,070 329 4.4 13,541 13,083 458 3.4 Bulloch Burke Butts Calhoun Camden 27,485 26,237 1,248 4.5 9,660 8,987 673 7.0 9,896 9,406 490 5.0 2,292 2,130 162 7.1 19,297 18,360 937 4.9 27,603 26,385 1,218 4.4 9,610 8,997 613 6.4 9,986 9,496 490 4.9 2,248 2,109 139 6.2 19,344 18,457 887 4.6 Candler Carroll Catoosa Charlton Chatham 4,314 4,099 215 5.0 49,366 46,857 2,509 5.1 32,672 31,336 1,336 4.1 4,192 3,984 208 5.0 117,155 111,682 5,473 4.7 4,285 4,085 200 4.7 49,684 47,304 2,380 4.8 32,845 31,632 1,213 3.7 4,165 3,972 193 4.6 118,514 113,344 5,170 4.4 Chattahoochee 3,243 2,993 250 7.7 Chattooga 11,258 10,675 583 5.2 Cherokee 94,122 90,575 3,547 3.8 Clarke 55,089 52,844 2,245 4.1 Clay 1,434 1,356 78 5.4 3,246 3,006 240 7.4 11,325 10,711 614 5.4 94,729 91,440 3,289 3.5 55,337 53,244 2,093 3.8 1,417 1,345 72 5.1 Clayton Clinch Cobb Coffee Colquitt 136,691 128,732 7,959 5.8 2,435 2,284 151 6.2 377,323 361,063 16,260 4.3 17,101 16,002 1,099 6.4 18,223 17,260 963 5.3 137,842 129,961 7,881 5.7 2,427 2,266 161 6.6 380,378 364,511 15,867 4.2 16,845 15,890 955 5.7 17,963 17,082 881 4.9 Columbia Cook Coweta Crawford Crisp 52,085 49,861 2,224 4.3 6,857 6,438 419 6.1 53,609 51,325 2,284 4.3 5,900 5,589 311 5.3 9,371 8,825 546 5.8 51,961 49,917 2,044 3.9 6,841 6,439 402 5.9 53,936 51,815 2,121 3.9 5,878 5,612 266 4.5 9,356 8,832 524 5.6 Revised January 2004 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 4,354,764 4,156,780 197,984 4.5 7,953 3,320 4,019 1,805 19,413 7,420 3,083 3,796 1,718 18,538 533 6.7 237 7.1 223 5.5 87 4.8 875 4.5 8,283 28,080 43,557 7,135 8,060 7,978 26,886 41,413 6,724 7,763 305 3.7 1,194 4.3 2,144 4.9 411 5.8 297 3.7 69,872 4,997 7,164 7,227 13,060 66,473 4,761 6,839 6,938 12,619 3,399 4.9 236 4.7 325 4.5 289 4.0 441 3.4 26,662 9,718 9,792 2,195 18,710 25,515 9,042 9,315 2,062 17,840 1,147 4.3 676 7.0 477 4.9 133 6.1 870 4.6 4,145 48,651 32,027 4,043 114,219 3,970 46,403 31,077 3,841 109,326 175 4.2 2,248 4.6 950 3.0 202 5.0 4,893 4.3 3,214 10,702 92,943 54,605 1,384 2,984 10,224 89,698 52,591 1,319 230 7.2 478 4.5 3,245 3.5 2,014 3.7 65 4.7 134,576 127,486 7,090 5.3 2,341 2,204 137 5.9 372,411 357,568 14,843 4.0 16,436 15,199 1,237 7.5 17,304 16,449 855 4.9 51,888 6,500 52,736 5,909 9,120 50,165 6,152 50,828 5,592 8,610 1,723 3.3 348 5.4 1,908 3.6 317 5.4 510 5.6 17 Georgia Labor Force Estimates by County (not seasonally adjusted) Dade Dawson Decatur DeKalb Dodge Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older Preliminary January 2005 Revised December 2004 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 8,255 7,845 410 5.0 10,107 9,711 396 3.9 11,750 11,022 728 6.2 381,365 360,301 21,064 5.5 8,465 7,983 482 5.7 8,292 7,919 373 4.5 10,173 9,804 369 3.6 11,723 10,996 727 6.2 384,115 363,742 20,373 5.3 8,432 7,982 450 5.3 Dooly Dougherty Douglas Early Echols 4,476 4,195 281 6.3 41,148 38,525 2,623 6.4 56,035 53,207 2,828 5.0 5,686 5,370 316 5.6 1,957 1,876 81 4.1 4,418 4,141 277 6.3 41,067 38,598 2,469 6.0 56,519 53,715 2,804 5.0 5,622 5,337 285 5.1 1,939 1,884 55 2.8 Effingham Elbert Emanuel Evans Fannin 22,188 10,223 10,423 4,780 9,779 21,319 9,568 9,761 4,566 9,299 869 3.9 655 6.4 662 6.4 214 4.5 480 4.9 22,467 10,254 10,285 4,731 9,787 21,636 9,603 9,756 4,555 9,330 831 3.7 651 6.3 529 5.1 176 3.7 457 4.7 Fayette Floyd Forsyth Franklin Fulton 52,463 50,416 2,047 3.9 48,722 46,185 2,537 5.2 68,983 66,715 2,268 3.3 10,208 9,672 536 5.3 427,450 403,222 24,228 5.7 52,753 50,898 1,855 3.5 48,711 46,259 2,452 5.0 69,496 67,352 2,144 3.1 10,154 9,669 485 4.8 430,049 407,073 22,976 5.3 Gilmer Glascock Glynn Gordon Grady 12,771 12,260 511 4.0 1,216 1,155 61 5.0 37,507 35,866 1,641 4.4 25,397 24,182 1,215 4.8 11,357 10,830 527 4.6 12,771 12,274 497 3.9 1,214 1,157 57 4.7 37,438 35,870 1,568 4.2 25,442 24,262 1,180 4.6 11,278 10,754 524 4.6 Greene 6,288 5,836 452 7.2 Gwinnett 384,700 368,506 16,194 4.2 Habersham 19,196 18,488 708 3.7 Hall 76,622 73,412 3,210 4.2 Hancock 3,449 3,182 267 7.7 6,212 5,826 386 6.2 387,316 372,025 15,291 3.9 19,222 18,510 712 3.7 76,946 73,855 3,091 4.0 3,450 3,199 251 7.3 Haralson Harris Hart Heard Henry 12,985 12,324 661 5.1 13,568 13,054 514 3.8 11,226 10,601 625 5.6 5,080 4,791 289 5.7 82,226 78,517 3,709 4.5 13,075 12,441 634 4.8 13,615 13,108 507 3.7 11,214 10,597 617 5.5 5,095 4,836 259 5.1 82,683 79,267 3,416 4.1 Houston Irwin Jackson Jasper Jeff Davis 58,297 55,660 2,637 4.5 4,353 4,072 281 6.5 23,420 22,394 1,026 4.4 6,206 5,913 293 4.7 5,411 4,978 433 8.0 58,315 55,849 2,466 4.2 4,279 4,051 228 5.3 23,466 22,471 995 4.2 6,265 5,969 296 4.7 5,376 4,951 425 7.9 Revised January 2004 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 8,105 7,780 325 4.0 9,970 9,617 353 3.5 11,436 10,714 722 6.3 376,300 356,813 19,487 5.2 8,077 7,689 388 4.8 4,266 4,003 263 6.2 40,264 38,026 2,238 5.6 55,133 52,692 2,441 4.4 5,419 5,135 284 5.2 1,919 1,849 70 3.6 21,640 9,716 9,954 4,610 9,565 20,869 9,138 9,467 4,426 9,116 771 3.6 578 5.9 487 4.9 184 4.0 449 4.7 51,670 49,928 1,742 3.4 47,658 45,732 1,926 4.0 68,290 66,069 2,221 3.3 9,872 9,344 528 5.3 421,181 399,319 21,862 5.2 12,232 11,787 445 3.6 1,177 1,127 50 4.2 36,664 35,185 1,479 4.0 24,576 23,551 1,025 4.2 10,679 10,214 465 4.4 6,061 5,690 371 6.1 380,607 364,939 15,668 4.1 18,501 17,827 674 3.6 75,862 72,859 3,003 4.0 3,278 3,061 217 6.6 12,818 12,204 614 4.8 13,522 13,013 509 3.8 10,656 10,168 488 4.6 4,989 4,744 245 4.9 80,740 77,757 2,983 3.7 57,784 55,680 2,104 3.6 4,038 3,841 197 4.9 22,783 21,826 957 4.2 6,143 5,856 287 4.7 5,172 4,782 390 7.5 18 Georgia Labor Force Estimates by County (not seasonally adjusted) Jefferson Jenkins Johnson Jones Lamar Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older Preliminary January 2005 Revised December 2004 Labor Force 6,861 3,249 3,597 12,585 8,081 Employment Unemployment Number Rate 6,238 3,047 3,386 11,991 7,568 623 9.1 202 6.2 211 5.9 594 4.7 513 6.3 Labor Force 6,804 3,218 3,591 12,602 8,063 Employment Unemployment Number Rate 6,237 3,031 3,397 12,040 7,640 567 8.3 187 5.8 194 5.4 562 4.5 423 5.2 Lanier Laurens Lee Liberty Lincoln 3,329 3,181 148 4.4 21,374 20,169 1,205 5.6 14,797 14,231 566 3.8 21,493 20,054 1,439 6.7 3,572 3,301 271 7.6 3,327 3,194 133 4.0 21,445 20,241 1,204 5.6 14,801 14,258 543 3.7 21,590 20,171 1,419 6.6 3,536 3,287 249 7.0 Long Lowndes Lumpkin McDuffie McIntosh 5,105 4,874 231 4.5 44,123 42,234 1,889 4.3 11,688 11,199 489 4.2 10,287 9,559 728 7.1 5,091 4,815 276 5.4 5,105 4,903 202 4.0 44,183 42,400 1,783 4.0 11,776 11,229 547 4.6 10,191 9,570 621 6.1 5,051 4,815 236 4.7 Macon Madison Marion Meriwether Miller 5,162 14,381 3,220 10,227 3,332 4,779 13,837 3,058 9,482 3,184 383 7.4 544 3.8 162 5.0 745 7.3 148 4.4 5,101 14,493 3,196 10,193 3,297 4,744 13,941 3,071 9,573 3,157 357 7.0 552 3.8 125 3.9 620 6.1 140 4.2 Mitchell Monroe Montgomery Morgan Murray 9,526 12,031 3,910 8,379 19,642 8,955 11,439 3,641 8,024 18,758 571 6.0 592 4.9 269 6.9 355 4.2 884 4.5 9,428 12,014 3,865 8,379 19,705 8,857 11,486 3,622 8,033 18,765 571 6.1 528 4.4 243 6.3 346 4.1 940 4.8 Muscogee Newton Oconee Oglethorpe Paulding 80,778 76,237 4,541 5.6 38,723 36,644 2,079 5.4 15,191 14,710 481 3.2 6,989 6,687 302 4.3 54,406 52,035 2,371 4.4 80,815 76,554 4,261 5.3 38,962 36,994 1,968 5.1 15,250 14,821 429 2.8 7,024 6,738 286 4.1 54,787 52,531 2,256 4.1 Peach Pickens Pierce Pike Polk 10,671 14,033 7,585 7,443 19,256 9,932 13,517 7,233 7,073 18,314 739 6.9 516 3.7 352 4.6 370 5.0 942 4.9 10,651 14,206 7,579 7,470 19,327 9,939 13,646 7,232 7,141 18,407 712 6.7 560 3.9 347 4.6 329 4.4 920 4.8 Pulaski Putnam Quitman Rabun Randolph 4,464 9,631 1,033 7,495 2,859 4,219 9,165 972 7,160 2,661 245 5.5 466 4.8 61 5.9 335 4.5 198 6.9 4,430 9,642 1,037 7,468 2,820 4,208 9,179 961 7,195 2,623 222 5.0 463 4.8 76 7.3 273 3.7 197 7.0 Revised January 2004 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 6,609 3,161 3,458 12,463 7,928 6,082 2,972 3,300 11,998 7,495 527 8.0 189 6.0 158 4.6 465 3.7 433 5.5 3,264 20,912 14,498 21,062 3,446 3,135 19,660 14,047 19,980 3,240 129 4.0 1,252 6.0 451 3.1 1,082 5.1 206 6.0 5,048 43,248 11,332 10,173 4,947 4,857 41,612 10,916 9,617 4,723 191 3.8 1,636 3.8 416 3.7 556 5.5 224 4.5 5,133 14,367 3,254 10,031 3,229 4,689 13,770 3,049 9,390 3,084 444 8.6 597 4.2 205 6.3 641 6.4 145 4.5 9,306 11,944 3,647 8,055 19,718 8,735 11,445 3,427 7,710 18,952 571 6.1 499 4.2 220 6.0 345 4.3 766 3.9 80,193 38,092 15,048 6,908 53,470 76,002 36,289 14,639 6,655 51,531 4,191 5.2 1,803 4.7 409 2.7 253 3.7 1,939 3.6 10,439 13,907 7,394 7,366 18,990 9,717 13,386 7,069 7,005 18,116 722 6.9 521 3.7 325 4.4 361 4.9 874 4.6 4,260 9,098 1,020 7,128 2,698 4,088 8,693 972 6,878 2,515 172 4.0 405 4.5 48 4.7 250 3.5 183 6.8 19 Georgia Labor Force Estimates by County (not seasonally adjusted) Richmond Rockdale Schley Screven Seminole Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older Preliminary January 2005 Revised December 2004 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 89,048 82,931 6,117 6.9 38,847 36,791 2,056 5.3 2,014 1,923 91 4.5 6,502 6,153 349 5.4 3,821 3,590 231 6.0 88,513 83,024 5,489 6.2 39,075 37,142 1,933 4.9 2,035 1,926 109 5.4 6,450 6,137 313 4.9 3,796 3,578 218 5.7 Spalding Stephens Stewart Sumter Talbot 28,802 12,534 1,897 17,432 3,017 26,972 11,763 1,689 16,496 2,816 1,830 6.4 771 6.2 208 11.0 936 5.4 201 6.7 28,948 12,549 1,889 17,444 3,011 27,230 11,823 1,685 16,525 2,816 1,718 5.9 726 5.8 204 10.8 919 5.3 195 6.5 Taliaferro Tattnall Taylor Telfair Terrell 736 8,408 3,171 3,962 4,565 688 7,827 2,947 3,676 4,281 48 6.5 581 6.9 224 7.1 286 7.2 284 6.2 722 8,166 3,132 3,910 4,572 687 7,684 2,938 3,645 4,289 35 4.8 482 5.9 194 6.2 265 6.8 283 6.2 Thomas Tift Toombs Towns Treutlen 20,896 18,560 11,665 5,255 3,399 19,927 17,628 10,874 5,067 3,228 969 4.6 932 5.0 791 6.8 188 3.6 171 5.0 20,913 18,483 11,530 5,273 3,410 19,968 17,596 10,818 5,090 3,241 945 4.5 887 4.8 712 6.2 183 3.5 169 5.0 Troup Turner Twiggs Union Upson 29,941 27,898 2,043 6.8 4,838 4,576 262 5.4 4,646 4,273 373 8.0 9,643 9,260 383 4.0 11,793 10,968 825 7.0 29,969 28,064 1,905 6.4 4,777 4,537 240 5.0 4,614 4,290 324 7.0 9,635 9,266 369 3.8 11,759 11,027 732 6.2 Walker 31,728 30,116 1,612 5.1 Walton 35,949 34,366 1,583 4.4 Ware 14,589 13,736 853 5.8 Warren 2,582 2,327 255 9.9 Washington 8,368 7,886 482 5.8 31,875 30,400 1,475 4.6 36,152 34,694 1,458 4.0 14,544 13,735 809 5.6 2,504 2,316 188 7.5 8,344 7,903 441 5.3 Wayne Webster Wheeler White Whitfield 11,601 10,911 690 5.9 1,056 985 71 6.7 2,601 2,437 164 6.3 11,096 10,614 482 4.3 42,666 40,599 2,067 4.8 11,600 10,943 657 5.7 1,044 975 69 6.6 2,558 2,417 141 5.5 11,124 10,638 486 4.4 42,748 40,615 2,133 5.0 Wilcox Wilkes Wilkinson Worth 4,466 4,447 4,484 10,223 4,267 4,145 4,243 9,613 199 4.5 302 6.8 241 5.4 610 6.0 4,431 4,430 4,469 10,181 4,248 4,136 4,257 9,631 183 4.1 294 6.6 212 4.7 550 5.4 Revised January 2004 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 88,162 38,223 1,966 6,277 3,616 83,436 36,435 1,867 5,943 3,418 4,726 5.4 1,788 4.7 99 5.0 334 5.3 198 5.5 28,330 12,315 1,857 16,820 2,983 26,711 11,527 1,674 16,013 2,816 1,619 5.7 788 6.4 183 9.9 807 4.8 167 5.6 716 7,829 3,087 3,771 4,482 671 7,405 2,861 3,454 4,226 45 6.3 424 5.4 226 7.3 317 8.4 256 5.7 20,288 17,580 10,947 5,012 3,277 19,397 16,813 10,237 4,836 3,133 891 4.4 767 4.4 710 6.5 176 3.5 144 4.4 29,098 4,697 4,501 9,321 11,324 27,609 4,427 4,275 8,964 10,657 1,489 5.1 270 5.7 226 5.0 357 3.8 667 5.9 31,039 35,620 14,175 2,420 8,109 29,867 34,033 13,423 2,239 7,663 1,172 3.8 1,587 4.5 752 5.3 181 7.5 446 5.5 11,240 1,024 2,464 10,706 42,706 10,629 954 2,335 10,307 41,019 611 5.4 70 6.8 129 5.2 399 3.7 1,687 4.0 4,308 4,368 4,384 9,972 4,133 4,033 4,160 9,488 175 4.1 335 7.7 224 5.1 484 4.9 20 Georgia Unemployment Rates by County January 2005 Dade Catoosa Fannin Towns Union Rabun Whitfield Walker Murray Gilmer White Haber- Chattooga Gordon Pickens Lumpkin sham Stephens Dawson Hall Banks Franklin Hart Floyd Bartow Cherokee Forsyth Jackson Madison Elbert 10.0% or greater 7..0% to 9.9% 5.0% to 6.9% Less than 5.0% Polk Paulding Cobb Haralson 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 Worth Irwin Tift Coffee Early Miller Baker Mitchell Colquitt Berrien Atkinson Cook Lanier Seminole Decatur Grady Thomas Brooks Lowndes Clinch Echols Bacon Wayne Pierce Ware Brantley McIntosh Glynn Charlton Camden Georgia's Unemployment Rate: 5.0% 21 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 306 ....... $217 ...... 11.2 Atkinson 76 ....... $187 ...... 15.2 Bacon 83 ....... $218 ........ 9.6 Baker 19 ....... $158 ...... 11.1 Baldwin 219 ....... $156 ...... 11.3 Banks 92 ....... $214 ...... 11.0 Barrow 365 ....... $210 ...... 12.2 Bartow 788 ....... $214 ...... 12.4 Ben Hill 244 ....... $151 ........ 8.3 Berrien 54 ....... $200 ...... 10.5 Bibb 727 ....... $175 ...... 14.5 Bleckley 108 ....... $212 ........ 9.6 Brantley 73 ....... $212 ...... 11.9 Brooks 59 ....... $183 ........ 9.7 Bryan 83 ....... $204 ...... 12.1 Bulloch 164 ....... $181 ...... 13.5 Burke 366 ....... $171 ...... 10.9 Butts 112 ....... $192 ...... 12.4 Calhoun 35 ....... $161 ...... 13.4 Camden 117 ....... $197 ...... 13.0 Candler 65 ....... $192 ...... 12.5 Carroll 803 ....... $196 ...... 11.3 Catoosa 174 ....... $225 ........ 9.6 Charlton 12 ....... $221 ...... 16.2 Chatham 868 ....... $185 ...... 13.7 Chattahoochee 18 ....... $204 ...... 13.8 Chattooga 61 ....... $222 ...... 13.8 Cherokee 529 ....... $240 ...... 14.2 Clarke 358 ....... $186 ...... 14.2 Clay 19 ....... $185 ...... 11.9 Clayton 1,351 ....... $220 ...... 15.2 Clinch 14 ....... $178 ...... 10.7 Cobb 1,860 ....... $237 ...... 15.8 Coffee 432 ....... $196 ...... 10.5 Colquitt 289 ....... $180 ........ 9.7 Columbia 293 ....... $218 ...... 13.6 Cook 89 ....... $188 ...... 11.2 Coweta 546 ....... $216 ...... 12.0 Crawford 69 ....... $219 ...... 12.4 Crisp 269 ....... $148 ...... 11.3 Dade 56 ....... $211 ........ 8.7 Dawson 74 ....... $233 ...... 12.1 Decatur 244 ....... $178 ...... 12.0 DeKalb 3,025 ....... $221 ...... 14.9 Dodge 88 ....... $206 ...... 10.3 Dooly 155 ....... $133 ...... 10.4 Dougherty 450 ....... $162 ...... 14.7 Douglas 402 ....... $235 ...... 14.5 Early 78 ....... $166 ...... 11.8 Echols 11 ....... $221 ...... 11.0 Effingham 129 ....... $225 ...... 12.2 Elbert 550 ....... $204 ........ 8.7 Emanuel 411 ....... $182 ........ 9.6 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 Macon Madison Marion McDuffie McIntosh Meriwether Miller Mitchell Monroe Montgomery Morgan Murray Muscogee 52 ....... $175 ...... 10.4 140 ....... $187 ...... 11.4 218 ....... $245 ...... 14.6 749 ....... $208 ...... 12.0 225 ....... $256 ...... 14.4 326 ....... $192 ........ 9.4 3,215 ....... $210 ...... 15.3 165 ....... $204 ...... 11.6 31 ....... $186 ...... 12.0 284 ....... $185 ...... 12.3 587 ....... $201 ........ 7.6 328 ....... $194 ...... 12.6 134 ....... $158 ...... 12.1 1,888 ....... $240 ...... 14.4 363 ....... $211 ........ 9.0 875 ....... $218 ...... 10.0 79 ....... $150 ...... 11.2 242 ....... $196 ...... 11.1 127 ....... $207 ...... 11.1 869 ....... $208 ........ 6.9 108 ....... $216 ...... 10.4 507 ....... $231 ...... 14.6 394 ....... $203 ...... 12.6 118 ....... $171 ........ 8.6 170 ....... $216 ...... 12.4 74 ....... $206 ...... 11.2 428 ....... $195 ........ 8.7 224 ....... $163 ...... 13.4 382 ....... $152 ........ 8.8 85 ....... $150 ........ 7.7 104 ....... $212 ...... 14.3 190 ....... $165 ........ 9.2 23 ....... $161 ...... 11.8 661 ....... $172 ...... 10.1 153 ....... $236 ...... 10.6 117 ....... $169 ...... 12.9 112 ....... $199 ........ 9.9 25 ....... $224 ...... 13.0 409 ....... $166 ...... 11.0 496 ....... $227 ........ 8.8 105 ....... $172 ...... 11.8 165 ....... $203 ...... 12.2 103 ....... $186 ...... 11.0 515 ....... $179 ........ 9.2 45 ....... $178 ...... 12.4 218 ....... $207 ...... 10.5 59 ....... $187 ...... 10.6 214 ....... $149 ...... 13.6 156 ....... $208 ...... 11.7 201 ....... $196 ........ 9.7 67 ....... $181 ...... 13.2 394 ....... $219 ........ 7.5 1,438 ....... $187 ...... 11.3 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. 22 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 385 ....... $217 ...... 13.7 79 ....... $227 ...... 13.7 98 ....... $201 ...... 12.1 358 ....... $241 ...... 14.3 191 ....... $171 ...... 11.8 144 ....... $235 ...... 11.8 83 ....... $191 ...... 12.1 95 ....... $203 ...... 10.9 373 ....... $189 ...... 10.6 55 ....... $223 ........ 9.5 90 ....... $181 ...... 11.7 3 ....... $300 ...... 17.8 73 ....... $171 ........ 8.2 77 ....... $170 ........ 9.7 1,076 ....... $180 ...... 13.4 287 ....... $222 ...... 14.1 27 ....... $200 ...... 10.3 178 ....... $170 ........ 8.2 68 ....... $164 ...... 11.3 525 ....... $196 ...... 11.5 393 ....... $198 ........ 9.6 80 ....... $156 ...... 14.9 296 ....... $164 ...... 11.4 46 ....... $225 ........ 9.6 25 ....... $140 ...... 11.3 126 ....... $202 ...... 12.3 93 ....... $175 ........ 8.8 115 ....... $224 ........ 9.0 66 ....... $156 ...... 11.5 208 ....... $161 ...... 13.4 301 ....... $178 ...... 10.3 469 ....... $202 ...... 11.2 71 ....... $188 ...... 10.1 121 ....... $182 ........ 9.0 782 ....... $208 ...... 10.0 161 ....... $146 ...... 10.3 73 ....... $213 ...... 12.1 81 ....... $200 ...... 14.6 238 ....... $171 ........ 9.7 884 ....... $211 ........ 7.5 303 ....... $220 ...... 13.7 215 ....... $180 ...... 12.1 223 ....... $162 ........ 7.4 114 ....... $158 ...... 11.8 109 ....... $208 ...... 10.9 23 ....... $142 ...... 14.2 72 ....... $193 ........ 9.4 138 ....... $218 ...... 10.9 888 ....... $222 ........ 7.3 74 ....... $182 ........ 9.3 197 ....... $193 ...... 10.9 47 ....... $200 ...... 13.3 125 ....... $189 ...... 11.9 VISIT THE GEORGIA LABORMARKET EXPLORER'S WEB SITE all new dynamic and interactive information system The source of a wide range of information about the labor market and economic conditions for Georgia and local areas Information customized for job seekers, employers, students, education and training planners, economists and labor market researchers More information and more tools for Job Seekers Employers Analysts & Researchers Try it today at: http://explorer.dol.state.ga.us 23 Georgia Department of Labor Workforce Information & Analysis 148 Andrew Young International Boulevard, N.E. 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