- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Title:
- Dimensions: measuring Georgia's workforce, Vol. 32, no. 10 (Oct. 2006)
- Creator:
- Georgia. Department of Labor
- Contributor to Resource:
- Georgia. Workforce Information and Analysis
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- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia Dept. of Labor, 2006-10
- Date of Original:
- 2006-10
- Subject:
- Labor market--Georgia--Statistics
Wages--Georgia--Statistics
Hours of labor--Georgia--Statistics - Location:
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October 2006 Data
October 2006 Employment Situation
Georgia's total payroll employment increased by 17,600 jobs in October. The state has now added 79,000 jobs over the year. The total number of jobs in the state has now grown over the year by 2.0 percent. After holding steady at 4.6 percent for two months, the unemployment rate the state inched up to 4.7 percent in October.
The Good-Producing sector lost 400 jobs in October. Natural Resources and Mining jobs were flat for the month and have increased up only moderately over the year. The Construction sector, after losing jobs last month, bounced back by adding 900 workers in October as Specialty Trade positions were plentiful during the month. Jobs in Manufacturing dropped by 1,300 workers in October and the job level is essentially unchanged over the year. Over the month losses were most severe in the Durable Goods portion of manufacturing as it lost 1,300 workers. Non-durable Goods manufacturing was down 200 jobs in October.
Employment in Georgia's Service-Providing sector was up 18,000 in October with professional employer organizations accounting for 15,800 of those jobs and an additional 2,200 government workers accounting for the remaining job growth.
The Trade, Transportation, and Utilities sector gained 7,600 workers in October and has now added 17,600 jobs (2.0 percent) since October of last year. The Retail Trade industry along with the Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities industry both added workers while the Wholesale Trade industry had a job loss in October. Georgia's Information sector has been hemorrhaging as the sector has lost workers in each of the past five months which total to a loss of nearly 1,800 jobs. The sector reversed the recent trend this month as it gained 500 workers. The Financial Activities sector and the Professional and Business Services sector added, respectively, 1,200 and 5,600 jobs to Georgia's economy in October. With education related jobs growing by 1,400 workers and there being an additional 3,100 health care employees, gained payroll employment in the Educational and Health Services sector was up 4,500 workers for the month. There were employment declines in entertainment, the arts, accommodation, and food services industries, resulting in the states Leisure and Hospitality sector losing 2,900 jobs in October.
Volume XXXII, Number 10 Georgia Employment
(Millions)
4.04 4.06 4.06 4.00 4.02 4.04 4.07 4.09 4.08 4.06 4.11 4.10 4.12
Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct
2005
2006
Georgia Unemployment Rate
(Not Seasonally Adjusted)
5.1% 5.1% 4.9% 5.0% 5.1% 4.5% 4.3% 4.7% 5.2% 5.1% 4.6% 4.6% 4.7%
Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct
2005
2006
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 Nonagricultural Employment (000's)
Change in Jobs
Change in Jobs
Preliminary Revised
Revised
OCT 2006 SEP 2006 OCT 2005
from SEP 2006 Net %
from OCT 2005 Net %
Total Nonfarm
4,121.5
4,103.9
4,042.5
+17.6 +0.4
+79.0 +2.0
Total Private
3,451.3
3,435.9
3,381.7
+15.4 +0.4
+69.6 +2.1
Goods Producing
681.9
682.3
675.7
-.4 -0.1
+6.2 +0.9
Service-Providing
3,439.6
3,421.6
3,366.8
+18.0 +0.5
+72.8 +2.2
Private Service-Providing
2,769.4
2,753.6
2,706.0
+15.8 +0.6
+63.4 +2.3
Natural Resources and Mining
12.2
12.2
12.1
+.0 +0.0
+.1 +0.8
Construction
220.6
219.7
214.5
+.9 +0.4
+6.1 +2.8
Construction of Buildings
48.9
49.6
47.1
-.7 -1.4
+1.8 +3.8
Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction
33.1
32.8
33.3
+.3 +0.9
-.2 -0.6
Specialty Trade Contractors
138.6
137.3
134.1
+1.3 +0.9
+4.5 +3.4
Manufacturing
449.1
450.4
449.1
-1.3 -0.3
+.0 +0.0
Durable Goods
209.6
210.7
207.7
-1.1 -0.5
+1.9 +0.9
Computer, Electrical Equip and Appliance Mfg
28.1
28.4
27.8
-.3 -1.1
+.3 +1.1
Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
44.7
44.6
46.3
+.1 +0.2
-1.6 -3.5
Non-Durable Goods
239.5
239.7
241.4
-.2 -0.1
-1.9 -0.8
Food Manufacturing
68.9
68.4
66.8
+.5 +0.7
+2.1 +3.1
Textile Mills
32.5
32.6
33.2
-.1 -0.3
-.7 -2.1
Textile Product Mills
39.1
39.3
39.5
-.2 -0.5
-.4 -1.0
Trade, Transportation and Utilities
877.6
870.0
860.0
+7.6 +0.9
+17.6 +2.0
Wholesale Trade
214.9
215.5
215.2
-.6 -0.3
-.3 -0.1
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods
110.6
111.4
110.9
-.8 -0.7
-.3 -0.3
Merchant Wholesalers, Non-durable Goods
61.8
61.7
62.6
+.1 +0.2
-.8 -1.3
Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers
42.5
42.4
41.7
+.1 +0.2
+.8 +1.9
Retail Trade
475.7
469.5
460.5
+6.2 +1.3
+15.2 +3.3
Food and Beverage Stores
81.1
80.7
77.4
+.4 +0.5
+3.7 +4.8
General Merchandise Stores
98.6
96.2
95.7
+2.4 +2.5
+2.9 +3.0
Miscellaneous Store Retailers
24.2
24.2
25.5
+.0 +0.0
-1.3 -5.1
Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities
187.0
185.0
184.3
+2.0 +1.1
+2.7 +1.5
Utilities
20.1
20.1
19.8
+.0 +0.0
+.3 +1.5
Transportation and Warehousing
166.9
164.9
164.5
+2.0 +1.2
+2.4 +1.5
Air Transportation
37.7
37.7
38.1
+.0 +0.0
-.4 -1.0
Truck Transportation
48.2
48.3
49.5
-.1 -0.2
-1.3 -2.6
Couriers and Messengers
21.0
20.1
19.6
+.9 +4.5
+1.4 +7.1
Warehousing and Storage
27.2
27.1
26.1
+.1 +0.4
+1.1 +4.2
Information
115.5
115.0
115.3
+.5 +0.4
+.2 +0.2
Telecommunications
45.3
45.3
45.9
+.0 +0.0
-.6 -1.3
Wired Telecommunications Carriers
23.0
23.0
24.5
+.0 +0.0
-1.5 -6.1
Wireless Telecommunications Carriers
11.8
11.9
10.8
-.1 -0.8
+1.0 +9.3
Internet Service Providers, Search Portals, and DP
18.4
18.5
17.8
-.1 -0.5
+.6 +3.4
Financial Activities
231.7
230.5
227.4
+1.2 +0.5
+4.3 +1.9
Finance and Insurance
166.6
165.9
164.7
+.7 +0.4
+1.9 +1.2
Insurance Carriers and Related Activities
66.1
65.8
65.4
+.3 +0.5
+.7 +1.1
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing
65.1
64.6
62.7
+.5 +0.8
+2.4 +3.8
Professional and Business Services
559.7
554.1
547.2
+5.6 +1.0
+12.5 +2.3
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
206.7
202.6
202.3
+4.1 +2.0
+4.4 +2.2
Accounting, Tax Preparation and Bookkeeping
26.0
25.6
25.7
+.4 +1.6
+.3 +1.2
Architectural, Engineering and Related Services
37.4
37.8
36.4
-.4 -1.1
+1.0 +2.7
Computer Systems Design and Related Services
44.1
43.8
43.8
+.3 +0.7
+.3 +0.7
Management and Technical Consulting Services
29.0
28.9
27.8
+.1 +0.3
+1.2 +4.3
Management of Companies and Enterprises
53.2
53.1
53.4
+.1 +0.2
-.2 -0.4
Admin and Support, Waste Mngmnt and Remediation
299.8
298.4
291.5
+1.4 +0.5
+8.3 +2.8
Employment Services
149.6
148.8
146.5
+.8 +0.5
+3.1 +2.1
Educational and Health Services
443.7
439.2
428.7
+4.5 +1.0
+15.0 +3.5
Educational Services
77.0
75.6
75.1
+1.4 +1.9
+1.9 +2.5
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
47.9
47.0
47.4
+.9 +1.9
+.5 +1.1
Health Care and Social Assistance
366.7
363.6
353.6
+3.1 +0.9
+13.1 +3.7
Ambulatory Health Care Services
135.4
134.3
131.5
+1.1 +0.8
+3.9 +3.0
Hospitals
120.5
120.1
115.8
+.4 +0.3
+4.7 +4.1
Nursing and Residential Care Facilities
54.5
54.3
52.9
+.2 +0.4
+1.6 +3.0
Social Assistance
56.3
54.9
53.4
+1.4 +2.6
+2.9 +5.4
Leisure and Hospitality
383.1
386.0
369.6
-2.9 -0.8
+13.5 +3.7
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
41.9
43.0
38.6
-1.1 -2.6
+3.3 +8.5
Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation
31.0
31.8
28.8
-.8 -2.5
+2.2 +7.6
Accommodation and Food Services
341.2
343.0
331.0
-1.8 -0.5
+10.2 +3.1
Accommodation
45.2
45.5
42.2
-.3 -0.7
+3.0 +7.1
Food Services and Drinking Places
296.0
297.5
288.8
-1.5 -0.5
+7.2 +2.5
Other Services
158.1
158.8
157.8
-.7 -0.4
+.3 +0.2
Repair and Maintenance
36.5
36.3
36.0
+.2 +0.6
+.5 +1.4
Personal and Laundry Services
34.8
35.2
34.7
-.4 -1.1
+.1 +0.3
Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional and Similar
86.8
87.3
87.1
-.5 -0.6
-.3 -0.3
Government
670.2
668.0
660.8
+2.2 +0.3
+9.4 +1.4
Federal Government
93.4
93.5
93.7
-.1 -0.1
-.3 -0.3
Department of Defense
33.9
33.9
33.6
+.0 +0.0
+.3 +0.9
State Government
161.6
160.4
160.4
+1.2 +0.7
+1.2 +0.7
State Government Education
75.6
74.6
72.7
+1.0 +1.3
+2.9 +4.0
Local Government
415.2
414.1
406.7
+1.1 +0.3
+8.5 +2.1
Local Government Education
252.5
251.6
248.0
+.9 +0.4
+4.5 +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
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 2005 benchmark.
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Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis
ATLANTA MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000's)
Preliminary
Revised
Revised
OCT 2006 SEP 2006 OCT 2005
Change in Jobs
from SEP 2006
Net
%
Change in Jobs from OCT 2005
Net %
Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing Private Service-Providing Natural Resources and 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 Transportation and 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 Services 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
2,417.0 2,094.8
319.1 2,097.9 1,775.7
2.1 138.8
30.3 87.4 178.2 93.0 19.0 85.2 24.3 550.5 156.9 82.5 41.6 32.8 267.4 49.1 50.1 16.8 126.2 10.7 115.5 36.4 29.4 16.8 89.7 35.1 19.7
9.4 13.2 161.3 114.3 44.0 47.0 405.4 159.0 17.7 28.2 34.7 24.9 40.1 206.3 103.5 245.8 51.2 194.6 75.0 63.5 33.5 226.7 28.7 198.0 24.8 173.2 96.3 21.6 22.6 322.2 45.6 64.4 212.2
2,407.1 2,086.5
319.0 2,088.1 1,767.5
2.1 138.2
30.0 87.3 178.7 93.6 19.1 85.1 24.7 545.5 157.1 82.8 41.5 32.8 263.1 48.6 49.3 16.5 125.3 10.7 114.6 36.3 29.5 16.0 89.6 35.0 19.6
9.4 13.3 160.4 113.9 43.7 46.5 402.5 156.9 17.5 28.4 34.6 24.7 40.4 205.2 103.0 243.9 50.3 193.6 74.3 63.0 32.6 228.6 29.5 199.1 24.5 174.6 97.0 21.7 22.6 320.6 45.8 63.7 211.1
2,368.3 2,054.7
315.5 2,052.8 1,739.2
2.2 136.2
29.0 86.3 177.1 93.1 20.4 84.0 23.4 539.0 157.6 83.2 42.2 32.2 258.9 45.4 48.6 16.9 122.5 10.4 112.1 36.8 28.5 15.9 89.2 36.0 20.7
8.7 12.3 158.5 113.6 43.9 44.9 399.7 156.6 17.5 27.5 34.2 23.7 40.3 202.8 101.0 236.6 49.4 187.2 72.0 60.3 31.1 217.4 25.7 191.7 23.7 168.0 98.8 21.4 22.8 313.6 45.6 63.3 204.7
+9.9 +8.3
+.1 +9.8 +8.2
+.0 +.6 +.3 +.1 -.5 -.6 -.1 +.1 -.4 +5.0 -.2 -.3 +.1 +.0 +4.3 +.5 +.8 +.3 +.9 +.0 +.9 +.1 -.1 +.8 +.1 +.1 +.1 +.0 -.1 +.9 +.4 +.3 +.5 +2.9 +2.1 +.2 -.2 +.1 +.2 -.3 +1.1 +.5 +1.9 +.9 +1.0 +.7 +.5 +.9 -1.9 -.8 -1.1 +.3 -1.4 -.7 -.1 +.0 +1.6 -.2 +.7 +1.1
+0.4 +0.4 +0.0 +0.5 +0.5 +0.0 +0.4 +1.0 +0.1 -0.3 -0.6 -0.5 +0.1 -1.6 +0.9 -0.1 -0.4 +0.2 +0.0 +1.6 +1.0 +1.6 +1.8 +0.7 +0.0 +0.8 +0.3 -0.3 +5.0 +0.1 +0.3 +0.5 +0.0 -0.8 +0.6 +0.4 +0.7 +1.1 +0.7 +1.3 +1.1 -0.7 +0.3 +0.8 -0.7 +0.5 +0.5 +0.8 +1.8 +0.5 +0.9 +0.8 +2.8 -0.8 -2.7 -0.6 +1.2 -0.8 -0.7 -0.5 +0.0 +0.5 -0.4 +1.1 +0.5
+48.7 +2.1 +40.1 +2.0
+3.6 +1.1 +45.1 +2.2 +36.5 +2.1
-.1 -4.5 +2.6 +1.9 +1.3 +4.5 +1.1 +1.3 +1.1 +0.6
-.1 -0.1 -1.4 -6.9 +1.2 +1.4 +.9 +3.8 +11.5 +2.1
-.7 -0.4 -.7 -0.8 -.6 -1.4 +.6 +1.9 +8.5 +3.3 +3.7 +8.1 +1.5 +3.1 -.1 -0.6 +3.7 +3.0 +.3 +2.9 +3.4 +3.0 -.4 -1.1 +.9 +3.2 +.9 +5.7 +.5 +0.6 -.9 -2.5 -1.0 -4.8 +.7 +8.0 +.9 +7.3 +2.8 +1.8 +.7 +0.6 +.1 +0.2 +2.1 +4.7 +5.7 +1.4 +2.4 +1.5 +.2 +1.1 +.7 +2.5 +.5 +1.5 +1.2 +5.1 -.2 -0.5 +3.5 +1.7 +2.5 +2.5 +9.2 +3.9 +1.8 +3.6 +7.4 +4.0 +3.0 +4.2 +3.2 +5.3 +2.4 +7.7 +9.3 +4.3 +3.0 +11.7 +6.3 +3.3 +1.1 +4.6 +5.2 +3.1 -2.5 -2.5 +.2 +0.9 -.2 -0.9 +8.6 +2.7 +.0 +0.0 +1.1 +1.7 +7.5 +3.7
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 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, Lamar, 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 2005 benchmark.
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis
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ALBANY MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000's)
Preliminary
Revised
Revised
OCT 2006 SEP 2006 OCT 2005
Change in Jobs from SEP 2006
Net %
Change in Jobs
from OCT 2005
Net
%
Total Nonfarm Total Private
65.3
64.8
65.4
51.0
50.6
51.8
+.5 +0.8 +.4 +0.8
-.1 -0.2 -.8 -1.5
Goods Producing Service-Providing Private Service-Providing
10.3
10.3
10.7
55.0
54.5
54.7
40.7
40.3
41.1
+.0 +0.0 +.5 +0.9 +.4 +1.0
-.4 -3.7 +.3 +0.5 -.4 -1.0
Manufacturing Trade, Transportation and Utilities Retail Trade
7.2
7.1
7.6
13.6
13.5
14.0
8.0
8.0
8.1
+.1 +1.4 +.1 +0.7 +.0 +0.0
-.4 -5.3 -.4 -2.9 -.1 -1.2
Government Federal Government State Government
14.3
14.2
13.6
3.0
3.0
2.9
3.4
3.4
3.1
+.1 +0.7 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0
+.7 +5.1 +.1 +3.4 +.3 +9.7
Local Government
7.9
7.8
7.6
+.1 +1.3
+.3 +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 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 2005 benchmark.
ATHENS - CLARKE MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000's)
Preliminary
Revised
Revised
OCT 2006 SEP 2006 OCT 2005
Change in Jobs
from SEP 2006
Net
%
Change in Jobs from OCT 2005
Net %
Total Nonfarm
81.8
81.7
80.4
+.1 +0.1
+1.4 +1.7
Total Private
58.9
58.9
58.0
+.0 +0.0
+.9 +1.6
Goods Producing
12.9
12.9
13.1
+.0 +0.0
-.2 -1.5
Service-Providing
68.9
68.8
67.3
+.1 +0.1
+1.6 +2.4
Private Service-Providing
46.0
46.0
44.9
+.0 +0.0
+1.1 +2.4
Trade, Transportation and Utilities
13.3
13.1
13.2
+.2 +1.5
+.1 +0.8
Retail Trade
9.3
9.1
9.3
+.2 +2.2
+.0 +0.0
Professional and Business Services
6.4
6.6
6.3
-.2 -3.0
+.1 +1.6
Leisure and Hospitality
8.1
8.2
7.7
-.1 -1.2
+.4 +5.2
Government
22.9
22.8
22.4
+.1 +0.4
+.5 +2.2
Federal Government
1.7
1.7
1.7
+.0 +0.0
+.0 +0.0
State Government
14.1
14.0
13.6
+.1 +0.7
+.5 +3.7
Local Government
7.1
7.1
7.1
+.0 +0.0
+.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 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 2005 benchmark.
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis
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AUGUSTA-RICHMOND MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000's)
Preliminary Revised Revised OCT 2006 SEP 2006 OCT 2005
Change in Jobs from SEP 2006
Net %
Change in Jobs from OCT 2005
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 Activitities Professional and Business Services Educational and Health Services Leisure and Hospitality Other Services Government Federal Government State Government Local Government
218.3 175.5
38.5 179.8 137.0
13.9 24.6 37.8
5.5 25.7
6.6 3.5 7.6 31.7 27.8 19.9 8.7 42.8 7.4 13.4 22.0
217.7 175.2
38.4 179.3 136.8
13.7 24.7 37.5
5.6 25.4
6.5 3.5 7.7 31.5 27.6 20.1 8.9 42.5 7.4 13.3 21.8
214.7 172.7
38.3 176.4 134.4
13.8 24.5 36.9
5.5 25.1
6.3 3.5 7.6 31.5 27.0 19.3 8.6 42.0 7.4 13.1 21.5
+.6 +0.3 +.3 +0.2 +.1 +0.3 +.5 +0.3 +.2 +0.1 +.2 +1.5 -.1 -0.4 +.3 +0.8 -.1 -1.8 +.3 +1.2 +.1 +1.5 +.0 +0.0 -.1 -1.3 +.2 +0.6 +.2 +0.7 -.2 -1.0 -.2 -2.2 +.3 +0.7 +.0 +0.0 +.1 +0.8 +.2 +0.9
+3.6 +2.8
+.2 +3.4 +2.6
+.1 +.1 +.9 +.0 +.6 +.3 +.0 +.0 +.2 +.8 +.6 +.1 +.8 +.0 +.3 +.5
+1.7 +1.6 +0.5 +1.9 +1.9 +0.7 +0.4 +2.4 +0.0 +2.4 +4.8 +0.0 +0.0 +0.6 +3.0 +3.1 +1.2 +1.9 +0.0 +2.3 +2.3
Note: These preliminary estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers in the
Augusta - 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 2005 benchmark.
BRUNSWICK MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000's)
Preliminary
Revised
Revised
OCT 2006 SEP 2006 OCT 2005
Change in Jobs from SEP 2006
Net %
Change in Jobs from OCT 2005
Net %
Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing Private Service-Providing Trade, Transportation and Utilities
Retail Trade Government
Federal Government State Government Local Government
46.1
46.1
44.5
36.5
36.3
35.1
6.6
6.6
6.1
39.5
39.5
38.4
29.9
29.7
29.0
8.6
8.5
8.3
5.9
5.8
5.8
9.6
9.8
9.4
1.7
1.7
1.6
2.0
2.1
2.0
5.9
6.0
5.8
+.0 +0.0 +.2 +0.6 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 +.2 +0.7 +.1 +1.2 +.1 +1.7 -.2 -2.0 +.0 +0.0 -.1 -4.8 -.1 -1.7
+1.6 +1.4
+.5 +1.1
+.9 +.3 +.1 +.2 +.1 +.0 +.1
+3.6 +4.0 +8.2 +2.9 +3.1 +3.6 +1.7 +2.1 +6.3 +0.0 +1.7
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 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 2005 benchmark.
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis
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COLUMBUS MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000's)
Preliminary
Revised
Revised
OCT 2006 SEP 2006 OCT 2005
Change in Jobs from SEP 2006
Net %
Change in Jobs from OCT 2005
Net %
Total Nonfarm
124.4
124.3
123.0
+.1 +0.1
+1.4 +1.1
Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing
101.7 20.4
104.0
101.5 20.4
103.9
100.5 20.4
102.6
+.2 +0.2 +.0 +0.0 +.1 +0.1
+1.2 +.0
+1.4
+1.2 +0.0 +1.4
Private Service-Providing Trade, Transportation and Utilities Retail Trade
81.3
81.1
80.1
18.1
18.0
18.3
13.7
13.5
13.6
+.2 +0.2 +.1 +0.6 +.2 +1.5
+1.2 -.2 +.1
+1.5 -1.1 +0.7
Information Financial Activities Finance and Insurance
6.3
6.3
6.4
+.0 +0.0
9.2
9.1
9.0
+.1 +1.1
7.1
7.1
7.1
+.0 +0.0
-.1 -1.6 +.2 +2.2 +.0 +0.0
Insurance Carriers and Related Activities Professional and Business Services Leisure and Hospitality
4.8
4.8
4.8
14.0
13.9
13.8
13.8
14.0
13.5
+.0 +0.0 +.1 +0.7 -.2 -1.4
+.0 +0.0 +.2 +1.4 +.3 +2.2
Government Federal Government State Government
22.7
22.8
22.5
5.2
5.2
5.1
4.3
4.3
4.3
-.1 -0.4 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0
+.2 +0.9 +.1 +2.0 +.0 +0.0
Local Government
13.2
13.3
13.1
-.1 -0.8
+.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 2005 benchmark.
DALTON MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000's)
Preliminary Revised
Revised
OCT 2006 SEP 2006 OCT 2005
Change in Jobs from SEP 2006
Net %
Change in Jobs from OCT 2005
Net %
Total Nonfarm
79.8
79.6
79.4
+.2 +0.3
+.4 +0.5
Total Private
72.2
72.1
72.0
+.1 +0.1
+.2 +0.3
Goods Producing Service-Providing
32.3
32.5
47.5
47.1
33.1 46.3
-.2 -0.6 +.4 +0.8
-.8 -2.4 +1.2 +2.6
Private Service-Providing
39.9
39.6
38.9
+.3 +0.8
+1.0 +2.6
Manufacturing Textile Mills
30.9
31.0
4.1
4.1
31.4 3.8
-.1 -0.3 +.0 +0.0
-.5 -1.6 +.3 +7.9
Textile Product Mills
21.4
21.4
21.8
+.0 +0.0
-.4 -1.8
Trade, Transportation and Utilities Retail Trade
16.0
15.7
15.6
7.6
7.4
7.2
+.3 +1.9 +.2 +2.7
+.4 +2.6 +.4 +5.6
Transportation, Warehouse, and Utilities
4.0
4.0
4.0
+.0 +0.0
+.0 +0.0
Professional and Business Services Government
10.1
10.2
7.6
7.5
9.6
-.1 -1.0
7.4
+.1 +1.3
+.5 +5.2 +.2 +2.7
Federal Government
.3
.3
.3
+.0 +0.0
+.0 +0.0
State Government Local Government
1.2
1.2
6.1
6.0
1.2
+.0 +0.0
5.9
+.1 +1.7
+.0 +0.0 +.2 +3.4
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 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 2005 benchmark.
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis
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GAINESVILLE MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000's)
Preliminary Revised
Revised
OCT 2006 SEP 2006 OCT 2005
Change in Jobs from SEP 2006
Net %
Change in Jobs from OCT 2005
Net %
Total Nonfarm Total Private
72.2
71.8
70.8
+.4 +0.6
+1.4 +2.0
61.9
61.5
60.8
+.4 +0.7
+1.1 +1.8
Goods Producing
21.7
21.5
20.8
+.2 +0.9
+.9 +4.3
Service-Providing Private Service-Providing
50.5
50.3
50.0
+.2 +0.4
40.2
40.0
40.0
+.2 +0.5
+.5 +1.0 +.2 +0.5
Trade, Transportation and Utilities
13.1
13.0
13.1
+.1 +0.8
+.0 +0.0
Retail Trade Government
7.3
7.2
7.3
+.1 +1.4
10.3
10.3
10.0
+.0 +0.0
+.0 +0.0 +.3 +3.0
Federal Government
.5
.5
.5
+.0 +0.0
+.0 +0.0
State Government Local Government
2.9
2.9
6.9
6.9
2.8
+.0 +0.0
6.7
+.0 +0.0
+.1 +3.6 +.2 +3.0
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 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 2005 benchmark.
HINESVILLE - FT. STEWART MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000's)
Preliminary Revised
Revised
OCT 2006 SEP 2006 OCT 2005
Change in Jobs from SEP 2006
Net %
Change in Jobs from OCT 2005
Net %
Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing Private Service-Providing Government
Federal Government State Government Local Government
18.0
17.9
11.0
11.0
1.9
1.9
16.1
16.0
9.1
9.1
7.0
6.9
3.0
3.0
.6
.6
3.4
3.3
17.6 10.7
1.7 15.9
9.0 6.9 3.1
.5 3.3
+.1 +0.6 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 +.1 +0.6 +.0 +0.0 +.1 +1.4 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 +.1 +3.0
+.4 +2.3 +.3 +2.8 +.2 +11.8 +.2 +1.3 +.1 +1.1 +.1 +1.4 -.1 -3.2 +.1 +20.0 +.1 +3.0
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 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 2005 benchmark.
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis
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MACON MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000's)
Preliminary Revised
Revised
OCT 2006 SEP 2006 OCT 2005
Change in Jobs from SEP 2006
Net %
Change in Jobs from OCT 2005
Net %
Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing Private Service-Providing Trade Transportation and Utilities
Retail Trade Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities Financial Activities Professional and Business Services Educational and Health Services Leisure and Hospitality Government Federal Government State Government Local Government
101.6 85.7 12.6 89.0 73.1 20.1 12.3 4.3 7.8 12.1 18.3 9.1 15.9 1.4 4.1 10.4
101.1 85.4 12.4 88.7 73.0 19.8 12.1 4.3 7.8 12.1 18.2 9.0 15.7 1.4 4.1 10.2
101.5 86.2 13.2 88.3 73.0 20.5 12.1 4.3 7.8 12.0 18.0 8.8 15.3 1.4 3.9 10.0
+.5 +0.5 +.3 +0.4 +.2 +1.6 +.3 +0.3 +.1 +0.1 +.3 +1.5 +.2 +1.7 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 +.1 +0.5 +.1 +1.1 +.2 +1.3 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 +.2 +2.0
+.1 +0.1 -.5 -0.6 -.6 -4.5 +.7 +0.8 +.1 +0.1 -.4 -2.0 +.2 +1.7 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 +.1 +0.8 +.3 +1.7 +.3 +3.4 +.6 +3.9 +.0 +0.0 +.2 +5.1 +.4 +4.0
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 2005 benchmark.
ROME MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000's)
Preliminary Revised
Revised
OCT 2006 SEP 2006 OCT 2005
Change in Jobs from SEP 2006
Net %
Change in Jobs from OCT 2005
Net %
Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing Private Service-Providing Manufacturing Trade, Transportation and Utilities
Retail Trade Educational and Health Services Government Federal Government State Government Local Government
44.1
44.2
43.5
37.5
37.6
37.0
10.8
10.9
10.7
33.3
33.3
32.8
26.7
26.7
26.3
9.3
9.3
9.2
7.4
7.2
7.3
4.9
4.8
4.8
8.7
8.8
8.3
6.6
6.6
6.5
.2
.3
.2
2.3
2.3
2.3
4.1
4.0
4.0
-.1 -0.2 -.1 -0.3 -.1 -0.9 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 +.2 +2.8 +.1 +2.1 -.1 -1.1 +.0 +0.0 -.1 -33.3 +.0 +0.0 +.1 +2.5
+.6 +1.4 +.5 +1.4 +.1 +0.9 +.5 +1.5 +.4 +1.5 +.1 +1.1 +.1 +1.4 +.1 +2.1 +.4 +4.8 +.1 +1.5 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 +.1 +2.5
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 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 2005 benchmark.
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis
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SAVANNAH MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000's)
Preliminary Revised
Revised
OCT 2006 SEP 2006 OCT 2005
Change in Jobs from SEP 2006
Net %
Change in Jobs
from OCT 2005
Net
%
Total Nonfarm
158.4
157.6
153.0
+.8 +0.5
+5.4 +3.5
Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing
136.1 24.7
133.7
135.2 24.3
133.3
131.1 23.3
129.7
+.9 +0.7 +.4 +1.6 +.4 +0.3
+5.0 +1.4 +4.0
+3.8 +6.0 +3.1
Private Service-Providing Natural Resources, Mining and Construction Manufacturing
111.4 10.1 14.6
110.9 10.0 14.3
107.8 9.2
14.1
+.5 +0.5 +.1 +1.0 +.3 +2.1
+3.6 +.9 +.5
+3.3 +9.8 +3.5
Trade, Transportation and Utilities Wholesale Trade Retail Trade
35.8
35.5
34.8
6.4
6.3
6.1
19.2
19.0
18.8
+.3 +0.8 +.1 +1.6 +.2 +1.1
+1.0 +2.9 +.3 +4.9 +.4 +2.1
Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities Information Financial Activities
10.2
10.2
2.0
2.0
7.1
7.0
9.9
+.0 +0.0
1.8
+.0 +0.0
6.8
+.1 +1.4
+.3 +3.0 +.2 +11.1 +.3 +4.4
Professional and Business Services Educational and Health Services Leisure and Hospitality
18.3
18.3
17.8
20.9
20.7
20.6
19.6
19.7
18.7
+.0 +0.0 +.2 +1.0 -.1 -0.5
+.5 +2.8 +.3 +1.5 +.9 +4.8
Other Services Government
Federal Government
7.7
7.7
7.3
22.3
22.4
21.9
2.8
2.9
2.8
+.0 +0.0 -.1 -0.4 -.1 -3.4
+.4 +5.5 +.4 +1.8 +.0 +0.0
State Government Local Government
5.5
5.5
5.4
14.0
14.0
13.7
+.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0
+.1 +1.9 +.3 +2.2
Note: These preliminary estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers
in the 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 2005 benchmark.
VALDOSTA MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000's)
Preliminary Revised
Revised
OCT 2006 SEP 2006 OCT 2005
Change in Jobs from SEP 2006
Net %
Change in Jobs
from OCT 2005
Net
%
Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing Private Service-Providing Trade, Transportation and Utilities
Retail Trade Government
Federal Government State Government Local Government
55.5
55.4
42.8
42.7
9.2
9.3
46.3
46.1
33.6
33.4
12.2
12.1
8.7
8.6
12.7
12.7
.8
.8
4.6
4.6
7.3
7.3
54.6 42.3
9.6 45.0 32.7 11.9
8.3 12.3
.8 4.4 7.1
+.1 +0.2 +.1 +0.2 -.1 -1.1 +.2 +0.4 +.2 +0.6 +.1 +0.8 +.1 +1.2 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0
+.9 +1.6 +.5 +1.2 -.4 -4.2 +1.3 +2.9 +.9 +2.8 +.3 +2.5 +.4 +4.8 +.4 +3.3 +.0 +0.0 +.2 +4.5 +.2 +2.8
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 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 2005 benchmark.
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis
9
WARNER ROBINS MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000's)
Preliminary Revised
Revised
OCT 2006 SEP 2006 OCT 2005
Change in Jobs from SEP 2006
Net %
Change in Jobs
from OCT 2005
Net
%
Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing Private Service-Providing Trade, Transportation and Utilities
Retail Trade Government
Federal Government State Government Local Government
56.0
55.5
53.1
34.1
33.9
32.1
6.8
6.7
5.9
49.2
48.8
47.2
27.3
27.2
26.2
7.4
7.3
7.1
6.0
5.9
5.8
21.9
21.6
21.0
13.3
13.2
13.0
1.2
1.1
1.0
7.4
7.3
7.0
+.5 +0.9 +.2 +0.6 +.1 +1.5 +.4 +0.8 +.1 +0.4 +.1 +1.4 +.1 +1.7 +.3 +1.4 +.1 +0.8 +.1 +9.1 +.1 +1.4
+2.9 +5.5 +2.0 +6.2
+.9 +15.3 +2.0 +4.2 +1.1 +4.2
+.3 +4.2 +.2 +3.4 +.9 +4.3 +.3 +2.3 +.2 +20.0 +.4 +5.7
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 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 2005 benchmark.
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis
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Dimensions - Measuring Georgia's Labor Force
Unemployment rates -- Georgia and U.S.
7.5%
Ge orgia
U.S.
6.5%
5.5%
4.5%
3.5%
Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct
2005
2006
Percent Southeastern states and U.S. unemployment rates
10
Sep-06
Oct-06
9
8 7 6 5 4 3.3 3.2 3
6.8 6.6
6.6 6.4
4.6 4.7 4.8 4.7 3.4
3.1
4.5 4.5
4.3 4.3
2
1
0
AL
FL
GA
KY
MS
NC
SC
TN
4.4 4.1
US
11
Georgia Labor Force Estimates (not seasonally adjusted) Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older
Beginning with the 2006 estimates, our system was modified to eliminate revisions to the monthly estimates. However, estimates will be subject to revision at the end of the year to incorporate updated inputs and reestimation.
Georgia
Albany MSA Athens-Clarke County MSA Atlanta MSA Augusta-Richmond
County MSA Brunswick MSA
Columbus MSA
Dalton MSA
Gainesville MSA
Employment Status
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
OCT 2006
4,747,341 4,524,323
223,018 4.7
76,238 72,141
4,097 5.4
102,660 98,914 3,746 3.6
2,663,272 2,543,563
119,709 4.5
258,227 242,221
16,006 6.2
54,242 52,082
2,160 4.0
131,479 124,376
7,103 5.4
69,070 65,442
3,628 5.3
84,912 81,841
3,071 3.6
SEP 2006
4,698,999 4,484,745
214,254 4.6
75,431 71,427
4,004 5.3
102,201 98,527 3,674 3.6
2,634,160 2,517,586
116,574 4.4
256,335 240,706
15,629 6.1
53,795 51,675
2,120 3.9
130,663 123,403
7,260 5.6
68,063 65,054
3,009 4.4
84,168 81,136
3,032 3.6
OCT 2005
4,633,583 4,397,472
236,111 5.1
75,460 71,442
4,018 5.3
100,342 96,517 3,825 3.8
2,608,818 2,473,452
135,366 5.2
254,275 238,637
15,638 6.2
51,943 49,739
2,204 4.2
129,827 121,776
8,051 6.2
67,814 64,605
3,209 4.7
82,900 79,566
3,334 4.0
Change From
SEP 2006
OCT 2005
48,342 39,578
8,764
113,758 126,851 -13,093
807
778
714
699
93
79
459
2,318
387
2,397
72
-79
29,112 25,977
3,135
54,454 70,111 -15,657
1,892 1,515
377
3,952 3,584
368
447
2,299
407
2,343
40
-44
816 973 -157
1,652 2,600
-948
1,007 388 619
1,256 837 419
744
2,012
705
2,275
39
-263
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
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Georgia Labor Force Estimates (not seasonally adjusted) Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older
Hinesville-Ft. Stewart MSA Macon MSA
Rome MSA Savannah MSA
Valdosta MSA Warner Robins MSA
Employment Status
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
OCT 2006
29,955 27,999
1,956 6.5
112,438 105,944
6,494 5.8
51,277 49,076
2,201 4.3
174,117 167,274
6,843 3.9
66,973 64,307
2,666 4.0
65,446 62,644
2,802 4.3
SEP 2006
29,724 27,888
1,836 6.2
111,249 104,912
6,337 5.7
50,953 48,810
2,143 4.2
171,965 165,273
6,692 3.9
66,675 64,014
2,661 4.0
64,893 62,114 2,779
4.3
OCT 2005
29,037 27,159
1,878 6.5
110,230 104,354
5,876 5.3
50,188 47,860
2,328 4.6
166,997 160,270
6,727 4.0
65,294 62,730
2,564 3.9
62,352 59,638
2,714 4.4
Change From
SEP 2006
OCT 2005
231
918
111
840
120
78
1,189 1,032
157
2,208 1,590
618
324
1,089
266
1,216
58
-127
2,152 2,001
151
7,120 7,004
116
298
1,679
293
1,577
5
102
553
3,094
530
3,006
23
88
United States Labor Force Estimates Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older
Area
United States
(Seasonally adjusted)
Employment Status
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
OCT 2006
151,998,000 145,287,000
6,711,000 4.4
SEP 2006
151,799,000 144,850,000
6,949,000 4.6
OCT 2005
150,043,000 142,625,000
7,418,000 4.9
Change From
SEP 2006
OCT 2005
199,000 437,000 -238,000
1,955,000 2,662,000
-707,000
United States
(Not Seasonally adjusted)
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed
Rate
152,397,000 146,125,000
6,272,000 4.1
151,635,000 145,010,000
6,625,000 4.4
150,304,000 143,340,000
6,964,000 4.6
762,000 1,115,000 -353,000
2,093,000 2,785,000
-692,000
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
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Georgia Labor Force Estimates by County (not seasonally adjusted)
Georgia
Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older
October 2006
September 2006
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
4,747,341 4,524,323 223,018 4.7
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
4,698,999 4,484,745 214,254 4.6
Appling Atkinson Bacon Baker Baldwin
9,361 8,837
524 5.6
3,749 3,516 233 6.2
4,985 4,752
233 4.7
1,888 1,789
99 5.2
21,942 20,057 1,885 8.6
9,270 8,817
453 4.9
3,749 3,526 223 5.9
4,971 4,753
218 4.4
1,857 1,772
85 4.6
20,933 19,844 1,089 5.2
Banks Barrow Bartow Ben Hill Berrien
9,444 9,144 300 3.2 31,002 29,777 1,225 4.0 46,725 44,628 2,097 4.5
8,634 8,111 523 6.1 9,410 8,970 440 4.7
9,398 9,096 302 3.2
30,663 29,473 1,190 3.9
46,279 44,172 2,107 4.6
8,580 8,118 462 5.4
9,347 8,936
411 4.4
Bibb Bleckley Brantley Brooks Bryan
74,824 70,295 4,529 6.1
5,273 4,998 275 5.2
7,944 7,613 331 4.2
8,662 8,294 368 4.2
15,673 15,130
543 3.5
74,008 69,610 4,398 5.9
5,251 4,975 276 5.3
7,908 7,554 354 4.5
8,610 8,257
353 4.1
15,473 14,949
524 3.4
Bulloch Burke Butts Calhoun Camden
31,446 30,204 1,242 3.9
10,346 9,635
711 6.9
10,407 9,895 512 4.9
2,427 2,279
148 6.1
21,211 20,215
996 4.7
31,159 29,951 1,208 3.9
10,196 9,560 636 6.2
10,350 9,794 556 5.4
2,431 2,286
145 6.0
20,959 19,990
969 4.6
Candler Carroll Catoosa Charlton Chatham
4,558 4,346
212 4.7
52,607 50,224 2,383 4.5
35,077 33,775 1,302 3.7
4,531 4,325 206 4.5
132,626 127,118 5,508 4.2
4,538 4,336
202 4.5
51,995 49,711 2,284 4.4
34,570 33,512 1,058 3.1
4,525 4,307 218 4.8
130,960 125,598 5,362 4.1
Chattahoochee 2,574
Chattooga
11,628
Cherokee 102,131
Clarke
61,376
Clay
1,447
2,293 11,051 98,712 58,966 1,375
281 10.9 577 5.0 3,419 3.3 2,410 3.9
72 5.0
2,529 11,542 100,986 61,095 1,450
2,277 10,965 97,704 58,735
1,378
252 10.0 577 5.0 3,282 3.2 2,360 3.9
72 5.0
Clayton Clinch Cobb Coffee Colquitt
144,242 136,526 7,716 5.3
2,683 2,522 161 6.0
393,239 377,103 16,136 4.1
18,239 17,240
999 5.5
19,834 18,948 886 4.5
142,653 135,132 7,521 5.3
2,692 2,526 166 6.2
388,848 373,252 15,596 4.0
18,181 17,287
894 4.9
19,851 18,968 883 4.4
Columbia Cook Coweta Crawford Crisp
57,060 54,577 2,483 4.4
7,420 7,015
405 5.5
57,746 55,456 2,290 4.0
6,352 6,037 315 5.0
10,559 9,869 690 6.5
56,441 54,151 2,290 4.1
7,380 6,992
388 5.3
57,098 54,890 2,208 3.9
6,278 5,979 299 4.8
10,436 9,815
621 6.0
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October 2005
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
4,633,583 4,397,472 236,111 5.1
8,963 8,481
482 5.4
3,545 3,389
156 4.4
4,742 4,533
209 4.4
1,856 1,772
84 4.5
20,554 19,525 1,029 5.0
9,210 8,860
350 3.8
30,140 28,956 1,184 3.9
45,899 43,398 2,501 5.4
8,294 7,837
457 5.5
9,067 8,687
380 4.2
73,316 69,240 4,076 5.6
5,120 4,798
322 6.3
7,626 7,271
355 4.7
8,452 8,091
361 4.3
15,021 14,497
524 3.5
30,597 29,357 1,240 4.1
10,089 9,396
693 6.9
10,212 9,623
589 5.8
2,342 2,192
150 6.4
20,629 19,671
958 4.6
4,391 4,192
199 4.5
51,353 48,840 2,513 4.9
34,479 33,158 1,321 3.8
4,393 4,185
208 4.7
127,186 121,796 5,390 4.2
2,511 11,305 99,389 59,940 1,387
2,247 10,752 95,991 57,537
1,317
264 10.5 553 4.9 3,398 3.4 2,403 4.0
70 5.0
143,404 132,763 10,641 7.4
2,564 2,415
149 5.8
384,773 366,708 18,065 4.7
17,545 16,616 929 5.3
19,037 18,093
944 5.0
55,706 53,225 2,481 4.5
7,180 6,787
393 5.5
56,512 53,928 2,584 4.6
6,279 5,947
332 5.3
10,198 9,581
617 6.1
Georgia Labor Force Estimates by County (not seasonally adjusted)
Dade Dawson Decatur DeKalb Dodge
Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older
October 2006
September 2006
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
8,610 8,249 361 4.2 10,749 10,363 386 3.6 12,745 12,016 729 5.7 395,799 375,366 20,433 5.2
9,376 8,918 458 4.9
8,485 8,185
300 3.5
10,621 10,257 364 3.4
12,628 11,960
668 5.3
391,540 371,533 20,007 5.1
9,348 8,877 471 5.0
Dooly Dougherty Douglas Early Echols
5,008 4,716 292 5.8
42,771 40,146 2,625 6.1
60,918 58,138 2,780 4.6
5,957 5,661 296 5.0
2,321 2,249
72 3.1
5,051 4,746 305 6.0
42,315 39,749 2,566 6.1
60,300 57,545 2,755 4.6
5,927 5,647
280 4.7
2,317 2,239
78 3.4
Effingham Elbert Emanuel Evans Fannin
25,819 10,470 11,180
5,047 10,090
25,026 9,821
10,600 4,821 9,687
793 3.1 649 6.2 580 5.2 226 4.5 403 4.0
25,532 10,416 11,140
5,013 9,968
24,726 9,724
10,554 4,795 9,576
806 3.2 692 6.6 586 5.3 218 4.3 392 3.9
Fayette Floyd Forsyth Franklin Fulton
55,695 53,698 1,997 3.6 51,277 49,076 2,201 4.3 76,043 73,874 2,169 2.9 10,956 10,383 573 5.2 440,464 417,230 23,234 5.3
55,109 53,150 1,959 3.6
50,953 48,810 2,143 4.2
75,225 73,119 2,106 2.8
10,868 10,346
522 4.8
435,648 412,968 22,680 5.2
Gilmer Glascock Glynn Gordon Grady
13,630 13,129 501 3.7
1,223 1,158
65 5.3
40,742 39,178 1,564 3.8
27,096 25,843 1,253 4.6
12,255 11,624 631 5.1
13,481 13,005
476 3.5
1,207 1,148
59 4.9
40,404 38,872 1,532 3.8
26,755 25,612 1,143 4.3
12,118 11,605
513 4.2
Greene Gwinnett Habersham Hall Hancock
6,742 6,346 396 5.9
414,867 398,743 16,124 3.9
20,533 19,686 847 4.1
84,912 81,841 3,071 3.6
3,772 3,239
533 14.1
6,706 6,318
388 5.8
410,396 394,671 15,725 3.8
20,327 19,526
801 3.9
84,168 81,136 3,032 3.6
3,489 3,204 285 8.2
Haralson Harris Hart Heard Henry
13,711 13,097 614 4.5 15,360 14,814 546 3.6 11,676 10,915 761 6.5
5,297 5,042 255 4.8 90,462 86,804 3,658 4.0
13,564 12,963
601 4.4
15,261 14,707 554 3.6
11,486 10,831 655 5.7
5,231 4,991
240 4.6
89,574 85,918 3,656 4.1
Houston Irwin Jackson Jasper Jeff Davis
65,446 62,644 2,802 4.3
4,834 4,548
286 5.9
26,057 25,101 956 3.7
6,596 6,304 292 4.4
5,687 5,314
373 6.6
64,893 62,114 2,779 4.3
4,795 4,552
243 5.1
25,800 24,874 926 3.6
6,516 6,240 276 4.2
5,619 5,306
313 5.6
October 2005
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
8,437 8,098 339 4.0
10,418 10,077 341 3.3
12,223 11,570 653 5.3
388,860 365,020 23,840 6.1
9,091 8,637
454 5.0
4,803 42,337 59,875
5,714 2,261
4,508 39,757 56,536
5,424 2,194
295 6.1 2,580 6.1 3,339 5.6
290 5.1 67 3.0
24,791 10,222 10,818
4,871 9,855
23,978 9,530
10,260 4,633 9,398
813 3.3 692 6.8 558 5.2 238 4.9 457 4.6
54,690 52,218 2,472 4.5 50,188 47,860 2,328 4.6 73,985 71,837 2,148 2.9 10,587 10,047 540 5.1 432,058 405,729 26,329 6.1
13,299 1,192
39,031 26,347 11,602
12,705 1,123
37,416 25,150 11,122
594 4.5 69 5.8
1,615 4.1 1,197 4.5
480 4.1
6,548 6,112 436 6.7 405,101 387,752 17,349 4.3
19,843 19,038 805 4.1 82,900 79,566 3,334 4.0
3,424 3,153 271 7.9
13,383 15,100 11,266
5,187 89,118
12,736 14,511 10,543 4,903 84,412
647 4.8 589 3.9 723 6.4 284 5.5 4,706 5.3
62,352 4,638
25,323 6,389 5,437
59,638 4,395
24,319 6,130 5,120
2,714 4.4 243 5.2
1,004 4.0 259 4.1 317 5.8
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Georgia Labor Force Estimates by County (not seasonally adjusted)
Jefferson Jenkins Johnson Jones Lamar
Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older
October 2006
September 2006
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
7,192 3,667 3,908 13,814 8,415
6,723 3,437 3,720 12,993 7,953
469 6.5 230 6.3 188 4.8 821 5.9 462 5.5
Labor Force
7,146 3,656 3,861 13,592 8,322
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
6,682 3,448 3,692 12,867 7,872
464 6.5 208 5.7 169 4.4 725 5.3 450 5.4
Lanier Laurens Lee Liberty Lincoln
3,938 3,770 168 4.3 23,327 22,057 1,270 5.4 16,198 15,615 583 3.6 24,374 22,669 1,705 7.0
3,706 3,452 254 6.9
3,911 3,753
158 4.0
23,103 21,891 1,212 5.2
16,019 15,461 558 3.5
24,165 22,579 1,586 6.6
3,676 3,433
243 6.6
Long Lowndes Lumpkin McDuffie McIntosh
5,581 5,330 251 4.5
52,052 49,993 2,059 4.0
12,519 12,039 480 3.8
10,924 10,176
748 6.8
5,555 5,290 265 4.8
5,559 5,309 250 4.5
51,838 49,766 2,072 4.0
12,380 11,926
454 3.7
10,803 10,096
707 6.5
5,483 5,249 234 4.3
Macon Madison Marion Meriwether Miller
5,570 16,118 3,474 10,616 3,679
5,148 15,536
3,327 9,843 3,538
422 7.6 582 3.6 147 4.2 773 7.3 141 3.8
5,569 16,028
3,464 10,411 3,681
5,141 15,475
3,303 9,743 3,552
428 7.7 553 3.5 161 4.6 668 6.4 129 3.5
Mitchell
10,524 9,961 563 5.3
Monroe
12,674 12,131 543 4.3
Montgomery 4,512 4,294
218 4.8
Morgan
9,323 8,942 381 4.1
Murray
21,906 20,813 1,093 5.0
10,559 12,654
4,530 9,245 21,572
10,014 12,013
4,291 8,876 20,690
545 5.2 641 5.1 239 5.3 369 4.0 882 4.1
Muscogee Newton Oconee Oglethorpe Paulding
87,413 82,336 5,077 5.8
43,006 40,789 2,217 5.2
17,356 16,869 487 2.8
7,809 7,543
266 3.4
59,413 57,269 2,144 3.6
86,834 81,742 5,092 5.9
42,436 40,372 2,064 4.9
17,301 16,803 498 2.9
7,776 7,513
263 3.4
58,769 56,685 2,084 3.5
Peach Pickens Pierce Pike Polk
11,732 15,003
8,407 8,082 20,834
11,049 14,506
8,067 7,733 19,924
683 5.8 497 3.3 340 4.0 349 4.3 910 4.4
11,685 14,850
8,387 7,993 20,678
11,002 14,357
8,032 7,654 19,772
683 5.8 493 3.3 355 4.2 339 4.2 906 4.4
Pulaski Putnam Quitman Rabun Randolph
4,520 10,474
1,016 8,045 2,862
4,314 9,915
958 7,508 2,684
206 4.6 559 5.3
58 5.7 537 6.7 178 6.2
4,517 10,303
1,004 7,944 2,886
4,305 9,837
953 7,410 2,707
212 4.7 466 4.5
51 5.1 534 6.7 179 6.2
October 2005
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
7,024 3,518 3,835 13,359 8,213
6,504 3,315 3,622 12,798 7,734
520 7.4 203 5.8 213 5.6 561 4.2 479 5.8
3,820 22,605 15,993 23,639
3,563
3,677 21,475 15,464 21,989
3,324
143 3.7 1,130 5.0
529 3.3 1,650 7.0
239 6.7
5,398 50,760 12,121 10,563
5,286
5,170 48,767 11,648
9,924 5,052
228 4.2 1,993 3.9
473 3.9 639 6.0 234 4.4
5,360 15,767
3,433 10,289
3,528
4,926 15,159
3,259 9,572 3,408
434 8.1 608 3.9 174 5.1 717 7.0 120 3.4
10,139 12,560
4,361 9,038 21,521
9,590 11,949 4,134 8,645 20,547
549 5.4 611 4.9 227 5.2 393 4.3 974 4.5
86,398 41,802 16,974
7,660 57,982
80,653 39,665 16,461
7,360 55,691
5,745 6.6 2,137 5.1
513 3.0 300 3.9 2,291 4.0
11,401 14,610
8,177 7,905 20,421
10,720 14,106
7,810 7,520 19,420
681 6.0 504 3.4 367 4.5 385 4.9 1,001 4.9
4,372 10,164
987 7,591 2,754
4,145 9,601
928 7,282 2,565
227 5.2 563 5.5
59 6.0 309 4.1 189 6.9
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Georgia Labor Force Estimates by County (not seasonally adjusted)
Richmond Rockdale Schley Screven Seminole
Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older
October 2006
September 2006
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
93,525 87,154 6,371 6.8
41,228 39,211 2,017 4.9
1,807 1,704
103 5.7
7,340 6,993 347 4.7
4,136 3,917
219 5.3
92,626 86,474 6,152 6.6 40,713 38,811 1,902 4.7
1,791 1,691 100 5.6 7,327 6,992 335 4.6 4,117 3,910 207 5.0
Spalding Stephens Stewart Sumter Talbot
30,119 28,229 1,890 6.3
13,403 12,652
751 5.6
1,961 1,813 148 7.5
15,005 14,083 922 6.1
3,087 2,843 244 7.9
29,766 27,940 1,826 6.1 13,281 12,546 735 5.5
1,952 1,811 141 7.2 14,906 13,980 926 6.2
3,077 2,841 236 7.7
Taliaferro Tattnall Taylor Telfair Terrell
769 9,420 3,358 5,046 4,776
707 8,921 3,143 4,690 4,500
62 8.1 499 5.3 215 6.4 356 7.1 276 5.8
762 9,502 3,345 5,065 4,734
704 9,014 3,135 4,691 4,456
58 7.6 488 5.1 210 6.3 374 7.4 278 5.9
Thomas Tift Toombs Towns Treutlen
24,855 23,829 1,026 4.1
20,598 19,561 1,037 5.0
13,261 12,572
689 5.2
5,640 5,475
165 2.9
2,829 2,678 151 5.3
24,674 23,674 1,000 4.1
20,472 19,497
975 4.8
13,271 12,562 709 5.3
5,601 5,433 168 3.0
2,819 2,651 168 6.0
Troup Turner Twiggs Union Upson
31,395 29,527 1,868 5.9
5,031 4,727 304 6.0
4,774 4,488 286 6.0
10,283 9,928
355 3.5
12,563 11,770
793 6.3
30,967 29,262 1,705 5.5 5,005 4,749 256 5.1 4,718 4,444 274 5.8
10,204 9,869 335 3.3 12,437 11,677 760 6.1
Walker
33,516 31,905 1,611 4.8
Walton
38,689 37,048 1,641 4.2
Ware
15,812 15,006
806 5.1
Warren
2,710 2,490
220 8.1
Washington
8,612 7,994
618 7.2
32,885 31,656 1,229 3.7
38,304 36,669 1,635 4.3
15,712 14,940 772 4.9
2,686 2,480 206 7.7
8,424 7,930
494 5.9
Wayne Webster Wheeler White Whitfield
12,247 11,585
662 5.4
1,157 1,109
48 4.1
2,545 2,381
164 6.4
12,065 11,667
398 3.3
47,164 44,629 2,535 5.4
12,140 11,482 658 5.4
1,157 1,109
48 4.1
2,560 2,387
173 6.8
11,987 11,589 398 3.3
46,491 44,364 2,127 4.6
Wilcox Wilkes Wilkinson Worth
3,476 4,756 4,769 10,605
3,272 4,410 4,385 10,090
204 5.9 346 7.3 384 8.1 515 4.9
3,471 4,713 4,615 10,507
3,279 4,406 4,346 9,990
192 5.5 307 6.5 269 5.8 517 4.9
October 2005
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
91,401 84,994 6,407 7.0
40,357 38,130 2,227 5.5
1,767 1,649
118 6.7
7,114 6,753
361 5.1
3,975 3,779
196 4.9
29,391 27,450 1,941 6.6
12,990 12,328
662 5.1
1,894 1,755
139 7.3
14,646 13,632 1,014 6.9
3,003 2,767
236 7.9
726 8,944 3,285 4,798 4,722
681 8,447 3,038 4,505 4,457
45 6.2 497 5.6 247 7.5 293 6.1 265 5.6
24,095 23,160
935 3.9
20,007 18,919 1,088 5.4
12,832 12,102
730 5.7
5,498 5,333
165 3.0
2,842 2,603
239 8.4
30,826 28,868 1,958 6.4
4,840 4,543
297 6.1
4,716 4,420
296 6.3
9,975 9,643
332 3.3
12,189 11,465
724 5.9
32,827 31,322 1,505 4.6
37,523 36,026 1,497 4.0
15,311 14,528
783 5.1
2,618 2,403
215 8.2
8,323 7,746 577 6.9
11,907 11,219
688 5.8
1,127 1,061
66 5.9
2,440 2,282 158 6.5
11,756 11,330
426 3.6
46,293 44,058 2,235 4.8
3,346 4,566 4,498 10,551
3,153 4,273 4,271 9,992
193 5.8 293 6.4 227 5.0 559 5.3
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Georgia Unemployment Rates by County
October 2006
Dade Catoosa
Murray
Fannin
Towns
Union
Rabun
Whitfield Walker
Gilmer
White Habersham
Chattooga
Gordon
Pickens
Lumpkin
Stephens
Floyd
Dawson
Banks Franklin Hart
Bartow Cherokee Forsyth
Hall
Jackson Madison Elbert
Polk Haralson
Paulding Cobb
Gwinnett Barrow Clarke Oglethorpe
Oconee
DeKalb
Walton
Douglas Fulton
Rockdale
Wilkes
Lincoln
Carroll
Clayton
Newton Morgan Greene Taliaferro
Columbia
Fayette Henry
McDuffie
Coweta Heard
Spalding Butts Jasper Putnam
Warren Hancock Glascock
Richmond
10.0% or greater 7.0% to 9.9% 4.7% to 6.9% Less than 4.7%
Troup
Meriwether
Pike Lamar Monroe
Upson
Jones Baldwin
Jefferson Washington
Burke
Harris
Talbot
Bibb Crawford
Muscogee
Taylor
Peach
Wilkinson Twiggs
Johnson
Emanuel
Jenkins
Screven
Marion Chattahoochee
Macon
Houston Bleckley
Laurens Treutlen
Candler Bulloch
Effingham
Schley Stewart Webster Sumter
Dooly Crisp
Pulaski Wilcox
Dodge
Montgomery
Wheeler
Toombs
Telfair
Evans Tattnall
Bryan
Chatham
Quitman Terrell Lee
Randolph
Turner
Ben Hill
Jeff Davis Appling
Liberty Long
Clay Calhoun Dougherty
Early
Baker
Miller
Mitchell
Worth
Irwin Tift
Coffee
Colquitt
Berrien Atkinson Cook
Seminole Decatur
Grady
Thomas
Lanier
Brooks
Clinch
Lowndes Echols
Bacon
Wayne
Pierce
Ware
Brantley
McIntosh Glynn
Charlton
Camden
Georgia's Unemployment Rate: 4.7 %
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Georgia Unemployment Insurance Claims by County
County
October Average Initial Weekly Average
Claims Benefit Duration
County
October Average Initial Weekly Average
Claims Benefit Duration
Georgia
39,456 ....... $256 ...... 11.2
Appling
256 ....... $240 ........ 9.6
Atkinson
86 ....... $191 ........ 5.4
Bacon
84 ....... $227 ........ 7.5
Baker
14 ....... $185 ........ 9.1
Baldwin
520 ....... $203 ........ 8.4
Banks
36 ....... $217 ........ 7.9
Barrow
164 ....... $233 ...... 13.4
Bartow
575 ....... $242 ...... 10.7
Ben Hill
340 ....... $199 ........ 8.4
Berrien
259 ....... $222 ........ 5.3
Bibb
553 ....... $206 ...... 15.0
Bleckley
32 ....... $196 ...... 11.9
Brantley
52 ....... $217 ...... 12.7
Brooks
103 ....... $161 ........ 9.3
Bryan
67 ....... $246 ...... 12.9
Bulloch
182 ....... $216 ........ 8.6
Burke
140 ....... $188 ...... 11.1
Butts
67 ....... $233 ...... 12.7
Calhoun
20 ....... $182 ...... 11.4
Camden
84 ....... $199 ...... 13.3
Candler
30 ....... $217 ........ 8.1
Carroll
397 ....... $221 ........ 9.4
Catoosa
403 ....... $246 ........ 7.0
Charlton
9 ....... $188 ...... 11.8
Chatham
657 ....... $215 ...... 12.8
Chattahoochee 13 ....... $183 ...... 13.4
Chattooga
59 ....... $239 ...... 12.8
Cherokee
322 ....... $267 ...... 12.8
Clarke
281 ....... $198 ...... 12.0
Clay
9 ....... $158 ........ 9.3
Clayton
1,119 ....... $231 ...... 14.4
Clinch
32 ....... $174 ...... 10.7
Cobb
1,576 ....... $251 ...... 14.6
Coffee
363 ....... $197 ........ 6.5
Colquitt
172 ....... $187 ........ 9.2
Columbia
211 ....... $234 ...... 13.8
Cook
210 ....... $198 ........ 7.0
Coweta
254 ....... $233 ...... 11.2
Crawford
40 ....... $212 ...... 13.6
Crisp
266 ....... $171 ...... 12.0
Dade
48 ....... $228 ........ 6.5
Dawson
22 ....... $246 ...... 12.6
Decatur
185 ....... $192 ...... 11.7
DeKalb
2,237 ....... $232 ...... 14.8
Dodge
48 ....... $201 ...... 10.9
Dooly
73 ....... $182 ...... 12.7
Dougherty
367 ....... $186 ...... 12.0
Douglas
330 ....... $247 ...... 14.7
Early
66 ....... $151 ...... 11.0
Echols
16 ....... $193 ...... 10.3
Effingham
83 ....... $246 ...... 12.4
Elbert Emanuel 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
160 ....... $197 ........ 8.1 110 ....... $186 ........ 8.7 51 ....... $239 ........ 8.9 85 ....... $210 ........ 8.6 133 ....... $242 ...... 13.9 683 ....... $235 ........ 8.4 195 ....... $272 ...... 13.9 185 ....... $233 ........ 9.4 2,521 ....... $225 ...... 14.7 218 ....... $212 ........ 5.0 12 ....... $241 ...... 12.2 200 ....... $209 ...... 13.1 648 ....... $246 ........ 7.1 190 ....... $185 ........ 8.3 74 ....... $172 ...... 11.3 1,629 ....... $254 ...... 14.2 220 ....... $226 ........ 6.8 412 ....... $234 ...... 10.9 196 ....... $197 ........ 8.2 71 ....... $239 ...... 10.0 84 ....... $231 ...... 10.7 276 ....... $233 ........ 7.9 33 ....... $234 ........ 9.7 522 ....... $244 ...... 13.7 348 ....... $213 ...... 13.5 115 ....... $221 ........ 7.9 139 ....... $237 ...... 11.0 68 ....... $229 ........ 9.2 473 ....... $233 ........ 7.0 95 ....... $174 ........ 9.3 55 ....... $207 ........ 5.7 54 ....... $171 ...... 10.5 93 ....... $232 ...... 14.3 88 ....... $236 ...... 12.3 72 ....... $219 ........ 7.2 306 ....... $198 ...... 10.2 58 ....... $216 ...... 10.4 240 ....... $214 ...... 13.2 58 ....... $219 ........ 9.8 22 ....... $202 ...... 12.6 531 ....... $169 ...... 10.7 336 ....... $249 ........ 8.2 82 ....... $195 ...... 11.1 108 ....... $215 ........ 8.9 34 ....... $195 ........ 9.5 232 ....... $193 ........ 9.3 29 ....... $196 ...... 12.6 141 ....... $217 ...... 10.0 42 ....... $207 ........ 9.2 100 ....... $170 ...... 11.0 70 ....... $229 ...... 12.8 69 ....... $203 ........ 9.7 44 ....... $201 ...... 11.5 848 ....... $256 ........ 5.6
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
October Average Initial Weekly Average
Claims Benefit Duration
Muscogee 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
821 ....... $190 ...... 11.8 473 ....... $226 ...... 11.8
47 ....... $254 ...... 11.4 34 ....... $232 ...... 11.4 270 ....... $252 ...... 13.9 114 ....... $193 ...... 11.5 61 ....... $228 ...... 11.1 71 ....... $214 ...... 11.5 53 ....... $245 ...... 10.6 295 ....... $222 ........ 8.1 38 ....... $199 ...... 11.2 122 ....... $209 ........ 9.8
3 ....... $239 ........ 7.6 111 ....... $253 ...... 11.6 39 ....... $182 ........ 8.2 865 ....... $196 ...... 13.1 307 ....... $238 ...... 13.0 15 ....... $203 ...... 12.1 61 ....... $210 ........ 7.9 47 ....... $177 ........ 9.5 282 ....... $226 ...... 11.2 186 ....... $233 ........ 9.0 45 ....... $151 ........ 9.2 179 ....... $153 ...... 12.0 36 ....... $242 ...... 10.5 10 ....... $195 ...... 11.2 87 ....... $211 ...... 10.8 32 ....... $209 ...... 11.9 119 ....... $202 ...... 10.0 34 ....... $184 ........ 9.0 144 ....... $184 ...... 11.8 319 ....... $196 ........ 9.6 119 ....... $191 ...... 11.7 19 ....... $258 ........ 9.8 26 ....... $228 ...... 11.2 502 ....... $217 ...... 10.3 173 ....... $165 ........ 9.2 38 ....... $224 ...... 14.6 54 ....... $197 ........ 9.6 112 ....... $218 ...... 11.8 646 ....... $231 ........ 7.1 186 ....... $232 ...... 12.9 242 ....... $200 ...... 10.5 93 ....... $189 ........ 8.4 151 ....... $166 ...... 11.8 105 ....... $201 ...... 11.8 15 ....... $188 ........ 9.5 42 ....... $196 ...... 10.1 81 ....... $203 ........ 7.8 1,510 ....... $243 ........ 5.8 57 ....... $190 ...... 10.1 91 ....... $208 ........ 8.8 84 ....... $213 ...... 10.3 184 ....... $202 ........ 8.3
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