November 2006 Data November 2006 Employment Situation Nonfarm payroll employment in Georgia grew by 0.4 percent in November. This increase of 16,800 jobs falls just short of the 18,200 jobs the state added last month. With nonfarm employment gains, the unemployment rate in Georgia dropped from 4.7 percent in October to 4.4 percent in November. Over the last year, Georgia has added a total of 82,900 new jobs. Employment in the industries that produce goods, which includes Natural Resources and Mining workers as well as Construction and Manufacturing, lost a total of 2,500 jobs in November. Those businesses operating in Georgia's service industries combined to add 19,300 jobs over the month. As we enter the holiday shopping season, the monthly job gains are most evident in the retail industry. Retail Trade jobs are a large contributor to the state's overall job growth. Employment in the industry is up 13,700 this month, has grown by 20,000 over the last two months, and has increased by 16,900 workers over the year. A gain in Government jobs was also realized in November. The 3,700 additional payroll employees in the sector reflect a four month stretch where the sector has added 43,700 jobs to Georgia's economy; of which 34,800 are Local Government jobs. The Educational and Health sector gained 1,400 workers in November; which is down from the 4,200 jobs the sector added in October. The Health Care portion of the sector continues to be a beacon of job growth as it accounts for 1,100 of the over the month job gains and has flourished over the last year with an additional 13,100 workers. Job sectors across Georgia experiencing the greatest job losses in November include Manufacturing (-1,400 jobs), Construction (-1,200 jobs), and Leisure and Hospitality (-600 jobs). Construction related jobs have dropped in two of the last three months as we move into the cooler portion of the calendar year. With the transportation manufacturing industry registering a large plant closure over the month, jobs in the Manufacturing were down 1,400 workers in November. In the midst of its normal seasonal drop-off in jobs, the Leisure and Hospitality sector lost 600 payroll employees in November and has now lost workers in three consecutive months. Volume XXXII, Number 11 Georgia Employment (Millions) 4.06 4.06 4.00 4.02 4.04 4.07 4.09 4.08 4.06 4.11 4.10 4.12 4.14 Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov 2005 2006 Georgia Unemployment Rate (Not Seasonally Adjusted) 5.1% 4.9% 5.0% 5.1% 4.5% 4.3% 4.7% 5.2% 5.1% 4.6% 4.6% 4.7% 4.4% Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov 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 NOV 2006 OCT 2006 NOV 2005 from OCT 2006 Net % from NOV 2005 Net % Total Nonfarm 4,138.9 4,122.1 4,056.0 +16.8 +0.4 +82.9 +2.0 Total Private 3,464.3 3,451.2 3,391.6 +13.1 +0.4 +72.7 +2.1 Goods Producing 679.1 681.6 672.0 -2.5 -0.4 +7.1 +1.1 Service-Providing 3,459.8 3,440.5 3,384.0 +19.3 +0.6 +75.8 +2.2 Private Service-Providing 2,785.2 2,769.6 2,719.6 +15.6 +0.6 +65.6 +2.4 Natural Resources and Mining 12.3 12.2 12.1 +.1 +0.8 +.2 +1.7 Construction 219.2 220.4 213.2 -1.2 -0.5 +6.0 +2.8 Construction of Buildings 48.6 48.9 46.9 -.3 -0.6 +1.7 +3.6 Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction 32.8 33.1 33.1 -.3 -0.9 -.3 -0.9 Specialty Trade Contractors 137.8 138.4 133.2 -.6 -0.4 +4.6 +3.5 Manufacturing 447.6 449.0 446.7 -1.4 -0.3 +.9 +0.2 Durable Goods 207.5 209.5 206.4 -2.0 -1.0 +1.1 +0.5 Computer, Electrical Equip and Appliance Mfg 28.2 28.1 27.9 +.1 +0.4 +.3 +1.1 Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 43.5 44.7 46.2 -1.2 -2.7 -2.7 -5.8 Non-Durable Goods 240.1 239.5 240.3 +.6 +0.3 -.2 -0.1 Food Manufacturing 68.7 68.9 66.7 -.2 -0.3 +2.0 +3.0 Textile Mills 32.8 32.5 32.5 +.3 +0.9 +.3 +0.9 Textile Product Mills 39.1 39.1 39.9 +.0 +0.0 -.8 -2.0 Trade, Transportation and Utilities 891.3 877.7 874.0 +13.6 +1.5 +17.3 +2.0 Wholesale Trade 214.3 214.9 216.8 -.6 -0.3 -2.5 -1.2 Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods 110.2 110.5 111.6 -.3 -0.3 -1.4 -1.3 Merchant Wholesalers, Non-durable Goods 61.8 61.9 63.3 -.1 -0.2 -1.5 -2.4 Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers 42.3 42.5 41.9 -.2 -0.5 +.4 +1.0 Retail Trade 489.5 475.8 472.6 +13.7 +2.9 +16.9 +3.6 Food and Beverage Stores 82.8 81.1 79.5 +1.7 +2.1 +3.3 +4.2 General Merchandise Stores 104.1 98.7 101.8 +5.4 +5.5 +2.3 +2.3 Miscellaneous Store Retailers 24.5 24.2 25.7 +.3 +1.2 -1.2 -4.7 Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 187.5 187.0 184.6 +.5 +0.3 +2.9 +1.6 Utilities 20.1 20.1 19.8 +.0 +0.0 +.3 +1.5 Transportation and Warehousing 167.4 166.9 164.8 +.5 +0.3 +2.6 +1.6 Air Transportation 37.6 37.7 37.9 -.1 -0.3 -.3 -0.8 Truck Transportation 47.9 48.2 49.2 -.3 -0.6 -1.3 -2.6 Couriers and Messengers 21.1 20.7 19.9 +.4 +1.9 +1.2 +6.0 Warehousing and Storage 27.3 27.2 26.1 +.1 +0.4 +1.2 +4.6 Information 116.7 115.6 115.8 +1.1 +1.0 +.9 +0.8 Telecommunications 45.2 45.3 45.9 -.1 -0.2 -.7 -1.5 Wired Telecommunications Carriers 23.1 23.1 24.5 +.0 +0.0 -1.4 -5.7 Wireless Telecommunications Carriers 11.9 11.8 10.9 +.1 +0.8 +1.0 +9.2 Internet Service Providers, Search Portals, and DP 18.5 18.4 18.1 +.1 +0.5 +.4 +2.2 Financial Activities 231.8 231.7 228.1 +.1 +0.0 +3.7 +1.6 Finance and Insurance 166.8 166.6 165.0 +.2 +0.1 +1.8 +1.1 Insurance Carriers and Related Activities 66.4 66.1 66.0 +.3 +0.5 +.4 +0.6 Real Estate, Rental and Leasing 65.0 65.1 63.1 -.1 -0.2 +1.9 +3.0 Professional and Business Services 559.8 560.0 545.4 -.2 +0.0 +14.4 +2.6 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 208.2 206.8 203.4 +1.4 +0.7 +4.8 +2.4 Accounting, Tax Preparation and Bookkeeping 26.8 26.0 26.3 +.8 +3.1 +.5 +1.9 Architectural, Engineering and Related Services 37.8 37.4 36.9 +.4 +1.1 +.9 +2.4 Computer Systems Design and Related Services 44.6 44.1 44.1 +.5 +1.1 +.5 +1.1 Management and Technical Consulting Services 28.7 29.0 27.7 -.3 -1.0 +1.0 +3.6 Management of Companies and Enterprises 53.6 53.2 53.6 +.4 +0.8 +.0 +0.0 Admin and Support, Waste Mngmnt and Remediation 298.0 300.0 288.4 -2.0 -0.7 +9.6 +3.3 Employment Services 148.0 149.6 143.5 -1.6 -1.1 +4.5 +3.1 Educational and Health Services 444.8 443.4 429.6 +1.4 +0.3 +15.2 +3.5 Educational Services 77.4 77.1 75.3 +.3 +0.4 +2.1 +2.8 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 48.2 47.9 47.6 +.3 +0.6 +.6 +1.3 Health Care and Social Assistance 367.4 366.3 354.3 +1.1 +0.3 +13.1 +3.7 Ambulatory Health Care Services 136.0 135.4 131.9 +.6 +0.4 +4.1 +3.1 Hospitals 120.0 120.5 116.4 -.5 -0.4 +3.6 +3.1 Nursing and Residential Care Facilities 54.8 54.4 53.0 +.4 +0.7 +1.8 +3.4 Social Assistance 56.6 56.0 53.0 +.6 +1.1 +3.6 +6.8 Leisure and Hospitality 382.6 383.2 369.4 -.6 -0.2 +13.2 +3.6 Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 40.6 41.9 37.1 -1.3 -3.1 +3.5 +9.4 Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation 30.1 31.1 28.1 -1.0 -3.2 +2.0 +7.1 Accommodation and Food Services 342.0 341.3 332.3 +.7 +0.2 +9.7 +2.9 Accommodation 45.1 45.2 42.5 -.1 -0.2 +2.6 +6.1 Food Services and Drinking Places 296.9 296.1 289.8 +.8 +0.3 +7.1 +2.4 Other Services 158.2 158.0 157.3 +.2 +0.1 +.9 +0.6 Repair and Maintenance 36.2 36.5 36.0 -.3 -0.8 +.2 +0.6 Personal and Laundry Services 34.7 34.8 34.6 -.1 -0.3 +.1 +0.3 Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional and Similar 87.3 86.7 86.7 +.6 +0.7 +.6 +0.7 Government 674.6 670.9 664.4 +3.7 +0.6 +10.2 +1.5 Federal Government 94.3 94.1 93.9 +.2 +0.2 +.4 +0.4 Department of Defense 34.5 34.4 33.8 +.1 +0.3 +.7 +2.1 State Government 162.3 161.5 161.3 +.8 +0.5 +1.0 +0.6 State Government Education 75.9 75.6 72.9 +.3 +0.4 +3.0 +4.1 Local Government 418.0 415.3 409.2 +2.7 +0.7 +8.8 +2.2 Local Government Education 254.4 252.4 250.1 +2.0 +0.8 +4.3 +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 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. 2 Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis ATLANTA MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000's) Preliminary Revised Revised NOV 2006 OCT 2006 NOV 2005 Change in Jobs from OCT 2006 Net % Change in Jobs from NOV 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 2,427.9 2,104.2 316.8 2,111.1 1,787.4 2.1 137.9 30.3 87.1 176.8 91.1 17.8 85.7 24.9 561.0 156.9 82.7 41.5 32.7 277.0 50.3 54.6 16.9 127.1 10.8 116.3 36.4 29.6 17.3 90.5 35.3 19.7 9.3 13.3 161.7 114.5 44.1 47.2 405.6 160.4 18.3 28.3 35.0 25.0 39.9 205.3 103.5 246.6 51.4 195.2 75.2 63.3 33.8 225.6 26.9 198.7 24.7 174.0 96.4 21.7 22.6 323.7 45.6 64.5 213.6 2,417.0 2,094.8 318.9 2,098.1 1,775.9 2.1 138.7 30.4 87.5 178.1 92.9 19.0 85.2 24.8 550.3 156.8 82.4 41.6 32.8 267.4 49.1 50.3 16.8 126.1 10.7 115.4 36.4 29.4 16.8 89.9 35.1 19.7 9.4 13.2 161.5 114.4 44.0 47.1 405.2 159.0 17.8 28.2 34.7 24.9 40.1 206.1 103.4 245.8 51.2 194.6 74.9 63.5 33.5 226.7 28.7 198.0 24.7 173.3 96.5 21.6 22.6 322.2 45.5 64.3 212.4 2,379.9 2,065.1 315.4 2,064.5 1,749.7 2.2 136.6 29.3 86.0 176.6 92.8 20.3 83.8 23.2 547.7 158.3 83.6 42.4 32.3 266.7 46.8 52.7 17.0 122.7 10.4 112.3 36.6 28.7 16.2 89.6 36.1 20.7 8.8 12.3 159.2 114.1 44.3 45.1 399.6 157.9 17.8 27.6 34.4 23.6 40.4 201.3 100.1 237.3 49.9 187.4 71.6 60.5 30.0 217.9 25.3 192.6 23.7 168.9 98.4 21.4 22.5 314.8 45.4 63.6 205.8 +10.9 +9.4 -2.1 +13.0 +11.5 +.0 -.8 -.1 -.4 -1.3 -1.8 -1.2 +.5 +.1 +10.7 +.1 +.3 -.1 -.1 +9.6 +1.2 +4.3 +.1 +1.0 +.1 +.9 +.0 +.2 +.5 +.6 +.2 +.0 -.1 +.1 +.2 +.1 +.1 +.1 +.4 +1.4 +.5 +.1 +.3 +.1 -.2 -.8 +.1 +.8 +.2 +.6 +.3 -.2 +.3 -1.1 -1.8 +.7 +.0 +.7 -.1 +.1 +.0 +1.5 +.1 +.2 +1.2 +0.5 +0.4 -0.7 +0.6 +0.6 +0.0 -0.6 -0.3 -0.5 -0.7 -1.9 -6.3 +0.6 +0.4 +1.9 +0.1 +0.4 -0.2 -0.3 +3.6 +2.4 +8.5 +0.6 +0.8 +0.9 +0.8 +0.0 +0.7 +3.0 +0.7 +0.6 +0.0 -1.1 +0.8 +0.1 +0.1 +0.2 +0.2 +0.1 +0.9 +2.8 +0.4 +0.9 +0.4 -0.5 -0.4 +0.1 +0.3 +0.4 +0.3 +0.4 -0.3 +0.9 -0.5 -6.3 +0.4 +0.0 +0.4 -0.1 +0.5 +0.0 +0.5 +0.2 +0.3 +0.6 +48.0 +2.0 +39.1 +1.9 +1.4 +0.4 +46.6 +2.3 +37.7 +2.2 -.1 -4.5 +1.3 +1.0 +1.0 +3.4 +1.1 +1.3 +.2 +0.1 -1.7 -1.8 -2.5 -12.3 +1.9 +2.3 +1.7 +7.3 +13.3 +2.4 -1.4 -0.9 -.9 -1.1 -.9 -2.1 +.4 +1.2 +10.3 +3.9 +3.5 +7.5 +1.9 +3.6 -.1 -0.6 +4.4 +3.6 +.4 +3.8 +4.0 +3.6 -.2 -0.5 +.9 +3.1 +1.1 +6.8 +.9 +1.0 -.8 -2.2 -1.0 -4.8 +.5 +5.7 +1.0 +8.1 +2.5 +1.6 +.4 +0.4 -.2 -0.5 +2.1 +4.7 +6.0 +1.5 +2.5 +1.6 +.5 +2.8 +.7 +2.5 +.6 +1.7 +1.4 +5.9 -.5 -1.2 +4.0 +2.0 +3.4 +3.4 +9.3 +3.9 +1.5 +3.0 +7.8 +4.2 +3.6 +5.0 +2.8 +4.6 +3.8 +12.7 +7.7 +3.5 +1.6 +6.3 +6.1 +3.2 +1.0 +4.2 +5.1 +3.0 -2.0 -2.0 +.3 +1.4 +.1 +0.4 +8.9 +2.8 +.2 +0.4 +.9 +1.4 +7.8 +3.8 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 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 3 ALBANY MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000's) Preliminary Revised Revised NOV 2006 OCT 2006 NOV 2005 Change in Jobs from OCT 2006 Net % Change in Jobs from NOV 2005 Net % Total Nonfarm Total Private 65.6 65.3 66.0 51.3 51.0 52.0 +.3 +0.5 +.3 +0.6 -.4 -0.6 -.7 -1.3 Goods Producing Service-Providing Private Service-Providing 10.2 10.3 10.6 55.4 55.0 55.4 41.1 40.7 41.4 -.1 -1.0 +.4 +0.7 +.4 +1.0 -.4 -3.8 +.0 +0.0 -.3 -0.7 Manufacturing Trade, Transportation and Utilities Retail Trade 7.2 7.2 7.5 13.9 13.6 14.4 8.3 8.0 8.4 +.0 +0.0 +.3 +2.2 +.3 +3.8 -.3 -4.0 -.5 -3.5 -.1 -1.2 Government Federal Government State Government 14.3 14.3 14.0 3.0 3.0 2.9 3.4 3.4 3.1 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 +.3 +2.1 +.1 +3.4 +.3 +9.7 Local Government 7.9 7.9 8.0 +.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 2005 benchmark. ATHENS - CLARKE MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000's) Preliminary Revised Revised NOV 2006 OCT 2006 NOV 2005 Change in Jobs from OCT 2006 Net % Change in Jobs from NOV 2005 Net % Total Nonfarm 82.0 81.8 80.8 +.2 +0.2 +1.2 +1.5 Total Private 59.0 58.9 58.2 +.1 +0.2 +.8 +1.4 Goods Producing 12.9 12.9 13.2 +.0 +0.0 -.3 -2.3 Service-Providing 69.1 68.9 67.6 +.2 +0.3 +1.5 +2.2 Private Service-Providing 46.1 46.0 45.0 +.1 +0.2 +1.1 +2.4 Trade, Transportation and Utilities 13.5 13.3 13.4 +.2 +1.5 +.1 +0.7 Retail Trade 9.5 9.3 9.5 +.2 +2.2 +.0 +0.0 Professional and Business Services 6.5 6.4 6.3 +.1 +1.6 +.2 +3.2 Leisure and Hospitality 8.0 8.1 7.6 -.1 -1.2 +.4 +5.3 Government 23.0 22.9 22.6 +.1 +0.4 +.4 +1.8 Federal Government 1.7 1.7 1.7 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 State Government 14.2 14.1 13.8 +.1 +0.7 +.4 +2.9 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 4 AUGUSTA-RICHMOND MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000's) Preliminary Revised Revised NOV 2006 OCT 2006 NOV 2005 Change in Jobs from OCT 2006 Net % Change in Jobs from NOV 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 219.3 176.2 38.5 180.8 137.7 13.8 24.7 38.5 5.5 26.4 6.6 3.5 7.6 32.0 27.4 19.9 8.8 43.1 7.5 13.5 22.1 218.4 175.6 38.5 179.9 137.1 13.9 24.6 37.9 5.5 25.8 6.6 3.5 7.6 31.7 27.8 19.9 8.7 42.8 7.4 13.4 22.0 215.5 173.3 38.0 177.5 135.3 13.6 24.4 37.8 5.6 25.8 6.4 3.5 7.6 31.2 27.1 19.4 8.7 42.2 7.4 13.1 21.7 +.9 +0.4 +.6 +0.3 +.0 +0.0 +.9 +0.5 +.6 +0.4 -.1 -0.7 +.1 +0.4 +.6 +1.6 +.0 +0.0 +.6 +2.3 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 +.3 +0.9 -.4 -1.4 +.0 +0.0 +.1 +1.1 +.3 +0.7 +.1 +1.4 +.1 +0.7 +.1 +0.5 +3.8 +2.9 +.5 +3.3 +2.4 +.2 +.3 +.7 -.1 +.6 +.2 +.0 +.0 +.8 +.3 +.5 +.1 +.9 +.1 +.4 +.4 +1.8 +1.7 +1.3 +1.9 +1.8 +1.5 +1.2 +1.9 -1.8 +2.3 +3.1 +0.0 +0.0 +2.6 +1.1 +2.6 +1.1 +2.1 +1.4 +3.1 +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 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 NOV 2006 OCT 2006 NOV 2005 Change in Jobs from OCT 2006 Net % Change in Jobs from NOV 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 46.5 46.2 44.9 36.8 36.5 35.5 6.7 6.6 6.2 39.8 39.6 38.7 30.1 29.9 29.3 8.8 8.6 8.4 6.1 5.9 5.9 9.7 9.7 9.4 1.8 1.8 1.6 2.0 2.0 2.0 5.9 5.9 5.8 +.3 +0.6 +.3 +0.8 +.1 +1.5 +.2 +0.5 +.2 +0.7 +.2 +2.3 +.2 +3.4 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 +1.6 +3.6 +1.3 +3.7 +.5 +8.1 +1.1 +2.8 +.8 +2.7 +.4 +4.8 +.2 +3.4 +.3 +3.2 +.2 +12.5 +.0 +0.0 +.1 +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 5 COLUMBUS MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000's) Preliminary Revised Revised NOV 2006 OCT 2006 NOV 2005 Change in Jobs from OCT 2006 Net % Change in Jobs from NOV 2005 Net % Total Nonfarm 125.7 124.6 123.7 +1.1 +0.9 +2.0 +1.6 Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing 102.8 20.7 105.0 101.8 20.5 104.1 101.1 20.6 103.1 +1.0 +1.0 +.2 +1.0 +.9 +0.9 +1.7 +.1 +1.9 +1.7 +0.5 +1.8 Private Service-Providing Trade, Transportation and Utilities Retail Trade 82.1 81.3 80.5 18.5 18.1 18.6 14.0 13.7 13.9 +.8 +1.0 +.4 +2.2 +.3 +2.2 +1.6 -.1 +.1 +2.0 -0.5 +0.7 Information Financial Activities Finance and Insurance 6.3 6.3 6.4 +.0 +0.0 9.2 9.2 9.1 +.0 +0.0 7.1 7.1 7.2 +.0 +0.0 -.1 -1.6 +.1 +1.1 -.1 -1.4 Insurance Carriers and Related Activities Professional and Business Services Leisure and Hospitality 4.8 4.8 4.9 13.8 14.0 13.7 14.0 13.8 13.6 +.0 +0.0 -.2 -1.4 +.2 +1.4 -.1 -2.0 +.1 +0.7 +.4 +2.9 Government Federal Government State Government 22.9 22.8 22.6 5.2 5.2 5.2 4.3 4.3 4.2 +.1 +0.4 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 +.3 +1.3 +.0 +0.0 +.1 +2.4 Local Government 13.4 13.3 13.2 +.1 +0.8 +.2 +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 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 NOV 2006 OCT 2006 NOV 2005 Change in Jobs from OCT 2006 Net % Change in Jobs from NOV 2005 Net % Total Nonfarm 80.1 79.8 79.6 +.3 +0.4 +.5 +0.6 Total Private 72.5 72.2 72.3 +.3 +0.4 +.2 +0.3 Goods Producing Service-Providing 32.4 32.3 33.0 47.7 47.5 46.6 +.1 +0.3 +.2 +0.4 -.6 -1.8 +1.1 +2.4 Private Service-Providing 40.1 39.9 39.3 +.2 +0.5 +.8 +2.0 Manufacturing Textile Mills 30.8 30.9 4.1 4.1 31.3 3.9 -.1 -0.3 +.0 +0.0 -.5 -1.6 +.2 +5.1 Textile Product Mills 21.4 21.4 21.9 +.0 +0.0 -.5 -2.3 Trade, Transportation and Utilities Retail Trade 16.2 16.0 15.9 7.8 7.6 7.4 +.2 +1.3 +.2 +2.6 +.3 +1.9 +.4 +5.4 Transportation, Warehouse, and Utilities 4.0 4.0 4.0 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 Professional and Business Services Government 10.0 10.1 7.6 7.6 9.4 -.1 -1.0 7.3 +.0 +0.0 +.6 +6.4 +.3 +4.1 Federal Government .3 .3 .3 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 State Government Local Government 1.2 1.2 6.1 6.1 1.2 +.0 +0.0 5.8 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 +.3 +5.2 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 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 6 GAINESVILLE MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000's) Preliminary Revised Revised NOV 2006 OCT 2006 NOV 2005 Change in Jobs from OCT 2006 Net % Change in Jobs from NOV 2005 Net % Total Nonfarm Total Private 72.7 72.2 70.9 +.5 +0.7 +1.8 +2.5 62.3 61.9 60.9 +.4 +0.6 +1.4 +2.3 Goods Producing 21.8 21.7 20.7 +.1 +0.5 +1.1 +5.3 Service-Providing Private Service-Providing 50.9 50.5 50.2 +.4 +0.8 40.5 40.2 40.2 +.3 +0.7 +.7 +1.4 +.3 +0.7 Trade, Transportation and Utilities 13.3 13.1 13.4 +.2 +1.5 -.1 -0.7 Retail Trade Government 7.5 7.3 7.5 +.2 +2.7 10.4 10.3 10.0 +.1 +1.0 +.0 +0.0 +.4 +4.0 Federal Government .5 .5 .5 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 State Government Local Government 2.9 2.9 7.0 6.9 2.8 +.0 +0.0 6.7 +.1 +1.4 +.1 +3.6 +.3 +4.5 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 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 NOV 2006 OCT 2006 NOV 2005 Change in Jobs from OCT 2006 Net % Change in Jobs from NOV 2005 Net % Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing Private Service-Providing Government Federal Government State Government Local Government 18.1 18.0 11.1 11.0 1.9 1.9 16.2 16.1 9.2 9.1 7.0 7.0 3.0 3.0 .6 .6 3.4 3.4 17.8 10.8 1.7 16.1 9.1 7.0 3.1 .5 3.4 +.1 +0.6 +.1 +0.9 +.0 +0.0 +.1 +0.6 +.1 +1.1 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 +.3 +1.7 +.3 +2.8 +.2 +11.8 +.1 +0.6 +.1 +1.1 +.0 +0.0 -.1 -3.2 +.1 +20.0 +.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 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 7 MACON MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000's) Preliminary Revised Revised NOV 2006 OCT 2006 NOV 2005 Change in Jobs from OCT 2006 Net % Change in Jobs from NOV 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 102.3 86.3 12.6 89.7 73.7 20.6 12.8 4.3 7.8 12.0 18.5 9.2 16.0 1.4 4.1 10.5 101.6 85.7 12.6 89.0 73.1 20.1 12.4 4.3 7.8 12.1 18.3 9.1 15.9 1.4 4.1 10.4 102.0 86.5 13.1 88.9 73.4 20.8 12.5 4.3 7.8 12.0 18.1 8.9 15.5 1.5 3.9 10.1 +.7 +0.7 +.6 +0.7 +.0 +0.0 +.7 +0.8 +.6 +0.8 +.5 +2.5 +.4 +3.2 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 -.1 -0.8 +.2 +1.1 +.1 +1.1 +.1 +0.6 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 +.1 +1.0 +.3 +0.3 -.2 -0.2 -.5 -3.8 +.8 +0.9 +.3 +0.4 -.2 -1.0 +.3 +2.4 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 +.4 +2.2 +.3 +3.4 +.5 +3.2 -.1 -6.7 +.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 NOV 2006 OCT 2006 NOV 2005 Change in Jobs from OCT 2006 Net % Change in Jobs from NOV 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 44.5 44.2 43.8 +.3 +0.7 37.9 37.6 37.2 +.3 +0.8 11.0 10.9 10.7 +.1 +0.9 33.5 33.3 33.1 +.2 +0.6 26.9 26.7 26.5 +.2 +0.7 9.3 9.3 9.1 +.0 +0.0 7.6 7.4 7.5 +.2 +2.7 5.1 4.9 5.0 +.2 +4.1 8.8 8.7 8.4 +.1 +1.1 6.6 6.6 6.6 +.0 +0.0 .2 .2 .3 +.0 +0.0 2.3 2.3 2.3 +.0 +0.0 4.1 4.1 4.0 +.0 +0.0 +.7 +1.6 +.7 +1.9 +.3 +2.8 +.4 +1.2 +.4 +1.5 +.2 +2.2 +.1 +1.3 +.1 +2.0 +.4 +4.8 +.0 +0.0 -.1 -33.3 +.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 8 SAVANNAH MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000's) Preliminary Revised Revised NOV 2006 OCT 2006 NOV 2005 Change in Jobs from OCT 2006 Net % Change in Jobs from NOV 2005 Net % Total Nonfarm 159.6 158.4 154.1 +1.2 +0.8 +5.5 +3.6 Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing 137.2 24.6 135.0 136.1 24.7 133.7 132.0 23.2 130.9 +1.1 +0.8 -.1 -0.4 +1.3 +1.0 +5.2 +1.4 +4.1 +3.9 +6.0 +3.1 Private Service-Providing Natural Resources, Mining and Construction Manufacturing 112.6 10.2 14.4 111.4 10.1 14.6 108.8 9.2 14.0 +1.2 +1.1 +.1 +1.0 -.2 -1.4 +3.8 +3.5 +1.0 +10.9 +.4 +2.9 Trade, Transportation and Utilities Wholesale Trade Retail Trade 36.8 35.9 35.7 6.5 6.4 6.2 20.0 19.3 19.4 +.9 +2.5 +.1 +1.6 +.7 +3.6 +1.1 +3.1 +.3 +4.8 +.6 +3.1 Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities Information Financial Activities 10.3 10.2 10.1 2.0 2.0 1.8 7.1 7.1 6.9 +.1 +1.0 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 +.2 +2.0 +.2 +11.1 +.2 +2.9 Professional and Business Services Educational and Health Services Leisure and Hospitality 18.3 18.2 17.6 21.0 20.9 20.6 19.7 19.6 18.9 +.1 +0.5 +.1 +0.5 +.1 +0.5 +.7 +4.0 +.4 +1.9 +.8 +4.2 Other Services Government Federal Government 7.7 7.7 7.3 22.4 22.3 22.1 2.8 2.8 2.9 +.0 +0.0 +.1 +0.4 +.0 +0.0 +.4 +5.5 +.3 +1.4 -.1 -3.4 State Government Local Government 5.5 5.5 5.4 14.1 14.0 13.8 +.0 +0.0 +.1 +0.7 +.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 NOV 2006 OCT 2006 NOV 2005 Change in Jobs from OCT 2006 Net % Change in Jobs from NOV 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 55.9 55.5 55.1 43.1 42.8 42.7 9.3 9.2 9.6 46.6 46.3 45.5 33.8 33.6 33.1 12.4 12.2 12.0 8.9 8.7 8.5 12.8 12.7 12.4 .8 .8 .8 4.6 4.6 4.5 7.4 7.3 7.1 +.4 +0.7 +.3 +0.7 +.1 +1.1 +.3 +0.6 +.2 +0.6 +.2 +1.6 +.2 +2.3 +.1 +0.8 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 +.1 +1.4 +.8 +.4 -.3 +1.1 +.7 +.4 +.4 +.4 +.0 +.1 +.3 +1.5 +0.9 -3.1 +2.4 +2.1 +3.3 +4.7 +3.2 +0.0 +2.2 +4.2 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 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 NOV 2006 OCT 2006 NOV 2005 Change in Jobs from OCT 2006 Net % Change in Jobs from NOV 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 56.4 56.2 34.4 34.1 6.9 6.8 49.5 49.4 27.5 27.3 7.6 7.4 6.1 6.0 22.0 22.1 13.5 13.5 1.1 1.2 7.4 7.4 53.5 32.4 5.9 47.6 26.5 7.3 6.0 21.1 13.1 .9 7.1 +.2 +0.4 +.3 +0.9 +.1 +1.5 +.1 +0.2 +.2 +0.7 +.2 +2.7 +.1 +1.7 -.1 -0.5 +.0 +0.0 -.1 -8.3 +.0 +0.0 +2.9 +5.4 +2.0 +6.2 +1.0 +16.9 +1.9 +4.0 +1.0 +3.8 +.3 +4.1 +.1 +1.7 +.9 +4.3 +.4 +3.1 +.2 +22.2 +.3 +4.2 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 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 10 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% Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov 2005 2006 Percent 10 9 Southeastern states and U.S. unemployment rates O ct 2006 N ov 2006 8 7 6 .6 6 .9 6 .6 6 .4 6 5 .2 5 4 .7 4 .4 4 .7 4 3 .2 3 .1 3 .1 3 .3 3 4 .9 4 .5 4 .8 4 .3 4 .1 4 .3 2 1 0 AL FL GA KY MS NC SC TN 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 NOV 2006 4,769,665 4,561,700 207,965 4.4 76,631 72,835 3,796 5.0 103,217 99,688 3,529 3.4 2,678,785 2,566,332 112,453 4.2 258,792 243,751 15,041 5.8 54,399 52,464 1,935 3.6 133,079 125,818 7,261 5.5 69,284 65,986 3,298 4.8 85,572 82,709 2,863 3.3 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 NOV 2005 4,647,521 4,411,670 235,851 5.1 76,047 71,821 4,226 5.6 100,774 96,977 3,797 3.8 2,622,327 2,486,428 135,899 5.2 255,161 238,706 16,455 6.4 52,164 49,961 2,203 4.2 129,760 122,279 7,481 5.8 67,881 64,838 3,043 4.5 83,194 79,862 3,332 4.0 Change From OCT 2006 NOV 2005 22,324 37,377 -15,053 122,144 150,030 -27,886 393 694 -301 584 1,014 -430 557 774 -217 2,443 2,711 -268 15,513 22,769 -7,256 56,458 79,904 -23,446 565 1,530 -965 3,631 5,045 -1,414 157 382 -225 2,235 2,503 -268 1,600 1,442 158 3,319 3,539 -220 214 544 -330 1,403 1,148 255 660 868 -208 2,378 2,847 -469 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 12 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 NOV 2006 30,075 28,330 1,745 5.8 113,077 107,094 5,983 5.3 51,665 49,585 2,080 4.0 175,434 169,152 6,282 3.6 67,417 64,932 2,485 3.7 65,942 63,410 2,532 3.8 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 NOV 2005 29,152 27,388 1,764 6.1 110,720 104,894 5,826 5.3 50,434 48,129 2,305 4.6 168,210 161,587 6,623 3.9 65,740 63,141 2,599 4.0 62,873 60,075 2,798 4.5 Change From OCT 2006 NOV 2005 120 923 331 942 -211 -19 639 1,150 -511 2,357 2,200 157 388 509 -121 1,231 1,456 -225 1,317 1,878 -561 7,224 7,565 -341 444 625 -181 1,677 1,791 -114 496 766 -270 3,069 3,335 -266 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 NOV 2006 152,381,000 145,564,000 6,817,000 4.5 OCT 2006 151,998,000 145,287,000 6,711,000 4.4 NOV 2005 150,183,000 142,611,000 7,572,000 5.0 Change From OCT 2006 NOV 2005 383,000 277,000 106,000 2,198,000 2,953,000 -755,000 United States (Not Seasonally adjusted) Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate 152,590,000 146,014,000 6,576,000 4.3 152,397,000 146,125,000 6,272,000 4.1 150,239,000 142,968,000 7,271,000 4.8 193,000 -111,000 304,000 2,351,000 3,046,000 -695,000 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 13 Georgia Labor Force Estimates by County (not seasonally adjusted) Georgia Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older November 2006 October 2006 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 4,769,665 4,561,700 207,965 4.4 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 4,747,341 4,524,323 223,018 4.7 Appling Atkinson Bacon Baker Baldwin 9,310 8,851 459 4.9 3,739 3,522 217 5.8 5,003 4,753 250 5.0 1,900 1,807 93 4.9 21,353 20,144 1,209 5.7 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 Banks Barrow Bartow Ben Hill Berrien 9,468 9,189 279 2.9 31,230 30,043 1,187 3.8 47,122 45,028 2,094 4.4 8,720 8,129 591 6.8 9,409 9,003 406 4.3 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 Bibb Bleckley Brantley Brooks Bryan 75,186 71,058 4,128 5.5 5,267 5,020 247 4.7 7,989 7,669 320 4.0 8,705 8,375 330 3.8 15,788 15,300 488 3.1 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 Bulloch Burke Butts Calhoun Camden 31,463 30,354 1,109 3.5 10,379 9,719 660 6.4 10,502 9,984 518 4.9 2,419 2,284 135 5.6 21,188 20,328 860 4.1 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 Candler Carroll Catoosa Charlton Chatham 4,525 4,354 171 3.8 52,926 50,674 2,252 4.3 35,340 34,031 1,309 3.7 4,519 4,346 173 3.8 133,633 128,545 5,088 3.8 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 Chattahoochee 2,559 2,323 236 9.2 Chattooga 11,626 11,109 517 4.4 Cherokee 102,714 99,596 3,118 3.0 Clarke 61,623 59,428 2,195 3.6 Clay 1,443 1,378 65 4.5 2,574 11,628 102,131 61,376 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 Clayton Clinch Cobb Coffee Colquitt 145,187 137,748 7,439 5.1 2,672 2,525 147 5.5 395,313 380,479 14,834 3.8 18,209 17,267 942 5.2 19,805 18,957 848 4.3 144,242 136,526 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 Columbia Cook Coweta Crawford Crisp 57,231 55,050 2,181 3.8 7,447 7,045 402 5.4 57,968 55,953 2,015 3.5 6,419 6,103 316 4.9 10,593 9,905 688 6.5 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 14 November 2005 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 4,647,521 4,411,670 235,851 5.1 8,833 8,382 451 5.1 3,520 3,369 151 4.3 4,685 4,467 218 4.7 1,858 1,781 77 4.1 20,445 19,406 1,039 5.1 9,149 8,812 337 3.7 30,347 29,108 1,239 4.1 45,729 43,626 2,103 4.6 8,307 7,797 510 6.1 8,987 8,631 356 4.0 73,695 69,598 4,097 5.6 5,081 4,765 316 6.2 7,664 7,303 361 4.7 8,477 8,144 333 3.9 15,164 14,616 548 3.6 30,450 29,237 1,213 4.0 10,143 9,422 721 7.1 10,275 9,673 602 5.9 2,323 2,172 151 6.5 20,554 19,599 955 4.6 4,348 4,151 197 4.5 51,523 49,096 2,427 4.7 34,932 33,420 1,512 4.3 4,364 4,164 200 4.6 128,050 122,796 5,254 4.1 2,509 11,248 100,005 60,196 1,378 2,257 10,718 96,495 57,811 1,302 252 10.0 530 4.7 3,510 3.5 2,385 4.0 76 5.5 143,243 133,459 9,784 6.8 2,541 2,387 154 6.1 386,735 368,632 18,103 4.7 17,413 16,520 893 5.1 18,784 17,853 931 5.0 55,732 53,371 2,361 4.2 7,162 6,753 409 5.7 56,639 54,211 2,428 4.3 6,312 5,977 335 5.3 10,119 9,513 606 6.0 Georgia Labor Force Estimates by County (not seasonally adjusted) Dade Dawson Decatur DeKalb Dodge Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older November 2006 October 2006 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 8,720 8,312 408 4.7 10,810 10,456 354 3.3 12,727 12,060 667 5.2 397,677 378,727 18,950 4.8 9,362 8,944 418 4.5 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 Dooly Dougherty Douglas Early Echols 5,006 4,720 286 5.7 42,905 40,533 2,372 5.5 61,335 58,659 2,676 4.4 5,941 5,667 274 4.6 2,334 2,271 63 2.7 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 Effingham Elbert Emanuel Evans Fannin 26,012 10,468 11,197 5,029 10,082 25,306 9,853 10,629 4,832 9,714 706 2.7 615 5.9 568 5.1 197 3.9 368 3.7 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 Fayette Floyd Forsyth Franklin Fulton 56,000 54,179 1,821 3.3 51,665 49,585 2,080 4.0 76,529 74,535 1,994 2.6 10,951 10,418 533 4.9 442,537 420,964 21,573 4.9 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 Gilmer Glascock Glynn Gordon Grady 13,621 13,170 451 3.3 1,221 1,162 59 4.8 40,871 39,466 1,405 3.4 27,071 25,971 1,100 4.1 12,123 11,643 480 4.0 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 Greene 6,776 6,363 413 6.1 Gwinnett 417,160 402,313 14,847 3.6 Habersham 20,502 19,758 744 3.6 Hall 85,572 82,709 2,863 3.3 Hancock 3,657 3,252 405 11.1 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 Haralson Harris Hart Heard Henry 13,799 13,214 585 4.2 15,552 15,002 550 3.5 11,637 10,937 700 6.0 5,311 5,088 223 4.2 91,184 87,581 3,603 4.0 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 Houston Irwin Jackson Jasper Jeff Davis 65,942 63,410 2,532 3.8 4,815 4,558 257 5.3 26,146 25,226 920 3.5 6,837 6,361 476 7.0 5,790 5,328 462 8.0 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 November 2005 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 8,573 8,162 411 4.8 10,483 10,130 353 3.4 12,216 11,474 742 6.1 391,306 366,935 24,371 6.2 8,991 8,566 425 4.7 4,771 42,775 60,458 5,632 2,278 4,475 39,968 56,832 5,359 2,209 296 6.2 2,807 6.6 3,626 6.0 273 4.8 69 3.0 24,996 10,181 10,714 4,835 9,767 24,175 9,459 10,174 4,589 9,323 821 3.3 722 7.1 540 5.0 246 5.1 444 4.5 54,938 52,492 2,446 4.5 50,434 48,129 2,305 4.6 74,345 72,214 2,131 2.9 10,545 9,978 567 5.4 434,528 407,858 26,670 6.1 13,159 1,191 39,181 26,204 11,467 12,612 1,118 37,583 25,045 10,992 547 4.2 73 6.1 1,598 4.1 1,159 4.4 475 4.1 6,500 6,058 442 6.8 407,620 389,786 17,834 4.4 19,681 18,893 788 4.0 83,194 79,862 3,332 4.0 3,376 3,133 243 7.2 13,435 15,122 11,143 5,185 89,771 12,803 14,581 10,438 4,929 84,855 632 4.7 541 3.6 705 6.3 256 4.9 4,916 5.5 62,873 4,633 25,225 6,445 5,372 60,075 4,372 24,223 6,163 5,075 2,798 4.5 261 5.6 1,002 4.0 282 4.4 297 5.5 15 Georgia Labor Force Estimates by County (not seasonally adjusted) Jefferson Jenkins Johnson Jones Lamar Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older November 2006 October 2006 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 7,177 3,650 3,915 13,829 8,508 6,749 3,444 3,734 13,134 8,025 428 6.0 206 5.6 181 4.6 695 5.0 483 5.7 Labor Force 7,192 3,667 3,908 13,814 8,415 Employment Unemployment Number Rate 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 Lanier Laurens Lee Liberty Lincoln 3,969 3,806 163 4.1 23,422 22,144 1,278 5.5 16,280 15,765 515 3.2 24,436 22,937 1,499 6.1 3,701 3,463 238 6.4 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 Long Lowndes Lumpkin McDuffie McIntosh 5,639 5,393 246 4.4 52,408 50,479 1,929 3.7 12,542 12,097 445 3.5 10,885 10,264 621 5.7 5,539 5,329 210 3.8 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 Macon Madison Marion Meriwether Miller 5,548 16,257 3,551 10,649 3,684 5,159 15,657 3,369 9,931 3,542 389 7.0 600 3.7 182 5.1 718 6.7 142 3.9 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 Mitchell Monroe Montgomery Morgan Murray 10,495 12,846 4,516 9,356 21,962 9,985 12,262 4,303 8,973 20,986 510 4.9 584 4.5 213 4.7 383 4.1 976 4.4 10,524 9,961 563 5.3 12,674 12,131 543 4.3 4,512 4,294 218 4.8 9,323 8,942 381 4.1 21,906 20,813 1,093 5.0 Muscogee Newton Oconee Oglethorpe Paulding 88,524 83,383 5,141 5.8 43,331 41,154 2,177 5.0 17,482 17,001 481 2.8 7,856 7,602 254 3.2 59,842 57,782 2,060 3.4 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 Peach Pickens Pierce Pike Polk 11,771 15,110 8,415 8,134 20,895 11,130 14,635 8,092 7,802 20,047 641 5.4 475 3.1 323 3.8 332 4.1 848 4.1 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 Pulaski Putnam Quitman Rabun Randolph 4,520 10,464 1,022 8,066 2,834 4,330 9,952 961 7,521 2,684 190 4.2 512 4.9 61 6.0 545 6.8 150 5.3 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 November 2005 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 6,986 3,479 3,812 13,429 8,235 6,460 3,298 3,599 12,865 7,775 526 7.5 181 5.2 213 5.6 564 4.2 460 5.6 3,842 22,462 16,063 23,729 3,534 3,701 21,342 15,546 22,174 3,300 141 3.7 1,120 5.0 517 3.2 1,555 6.6 234 6.6 5,423 51,143 12,049 10,535 5,319 5,214 49,087 11,588 9,951 5,075 209 3.9 2,056 4.0 461 3.8 584 5.5 244 4.6 5,288 15,856 3,411 10,256 3,517 4,872 15,231 3,274 9,622 3,386 416 7.9 625 3.9 137 4.0 634 6.2 131 3.7 10,071 12,546 4,301 8,987 21,563 9,540 12,011 4,093 8,589 20,621 531 5.3 535 4.3 208 4.8 398 4.4 942 4.4 86,414 42,029 17,031 7,691 58,360 81,042 39,873 16,539 7,395 55,983 5,372 6.2 2,156 5.1 492 2.9 296 3.8 2,377 4.1 11,427 14,663 8,110 7,949 20,327 10,751 14,180 7,749 7,559 19,395 676 5.9 483 3.3 361 4.5 390 4.9 932 4.6 4,342 10,082 978 7,515 2,748 4,118 9,533 928 7,212 2,546 224 5.2 549 5.4 50 5.1 303 4.0 202 7.4 16 Georgia Labor Force Estimates by County (not seasonally adjusted) Richmond Rockdale Schley Screven Seminole Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older November 2006 October 2006 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 93,595 87,909 5,686 6.1 41,524 39,562 1,962 4.7 1,815 1,709 106 5.8 7,343 7,020 323 4.4 4,132 3,926 206 5.0 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 Spalding Stephens Stewart Sumter Talbot 30,337 28,481 1,856 6.1 13,450 12,710 740 5.5 1,953 1,825 128 6.6 14,983 14,127 856 5.7 3,133 2,867 266 8.5 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 Taliaferro Tattnall Taylor Telfair Terrell 774 9,368 3,351 5,042 4,794 709 8,919 3,155 4,696 4,544 65 8.4 449 4.8 196 5.8 346 6.9 250 5.2 769 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 Thomas Tift Toombs Towns Treutlen 24,830 23,926 904 3.6 20,655 19,618 1,037 5.0 13,220 12,598 622 4.7 5,648 5,489 159 2.8 2,830 2,684 146 5.2 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 Troup Turner Twiggs Union Upson 31,360 29,674 1,686 5.4 5,041 4,732 309 6.1 4,796 4,536 260 5.4 10,273 9,949 324 3.2 12,580 11,834 746 5.9 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 Walker 33,677 32,146 1,531 4.5 Walton 39,210 37,379 1,831 4.7 Ware 15,819 15,053 766 4.8 Warren 2,717 2,501 216 7.9 Washington 8,524 8,019 505 5.9 33,516 31,905 1,611 4.8 38,689 37,048 1,641 4.2 15,812 15,006 806 5.1 2,710 2,490 220 8.1 8,612 7,994 618 7.2 Wayne Webster Wheeler White Whitfield 12,254 11,633 621 5.1 1,159 1,110 49 4.2 2,546 2,383 163 6.4 12,129 11,725 404 3.3 47,322 45,000 2,322 4.9 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 Wilcox Wilkes Wilkinson Worth 3,462 4,778 4,687 10,753 3,276 4,420 4,406 10,187 186 5.4 358 7.5 281 6.0 566 5.3 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 November 2005 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 91,503 85,228 6,275 6.9 40,541 38,330 2,211 5.5 1,732 1,635 97 5.6 7,086 6,733 353 5.0 3,948 3,744 204 5.2 29,489 27,594 1,895 6.4 12,968 12,263 705 5.4 1,887 1,746 141 7.5 14,586 13,517 1,069 7.3 2,967 2,779 188 6.3 718 8,823 3,273 4,742 4,768 675 8,325 3,017 4,455 4,480 43 6.0 498 5.6 256 7.8 287 6.1 288 6.0 23,955 19,760 12,694 5,449 2,794 23,016 18,763 11,981 5,295 2,586 939 3.9 997 5.0 713 5.6 154 2.8 208 7.4 30,710 28,755 1,955 6.4 4,850 4,513 337 6.9 4,738 4,443 295 6.2 9,917 9,562 355 3.6 12,151 11,433 718 5.9 33,288 31,569 1,719 5.2 37,794 36,215 1,579 4.2 15,207 14,415 792 5.2 2,611 2,388 223 8.5 8,236 7,682 554 6.7 11,862 11,157 705 5.9 1,110 1,045 65 5.9 2,405 2,253 152 6.3 11,709 11,274 435 3.7 46,318 44,217 2,101 4.5 3,320 4,569 4,488 10,582 3,119 4,259 4,251 10,045 201 6.1 310 6.8 237 5.3 537 5.1 17 New Developments Muscogee County has created quite a bit of business buzz lately. The private sector will benefit from a public sector move when the Army's armor training school moves to Fort Benning from Fort Knox. The impact in total dollars could reach into the billions. As a result of base closings and realignments the move should be complete in about five years. The combination of the infantry training and armor training facilities will make Fort Benning one of the most vital in the military. The economic impact that will come from the sheer numbers is quite impressive. About 33,000 new residents are expected in the Columbus area which breaks down to 5,400 more soldiers, 5,500 civilian employees, 8,000 spouses, and 14,000 children. On the other side of the state there are some developments in Richmond County that have people talking. Coastal Xethanol, LLC has purchased the former Pfizer facility in Augusta and renovation plans should begin well before the end of 2006. The demolition phase of the project should take thirty to sixty days. Then the infrastructure will be ready to be refitted to produce ethanol. By late 2007 the renovation should be complete and the new plant will produce 50 million gallons of corn-based ethanol a year and provide employment for as many as 100 people. A longer term project will bring even more new jobs to Augusta as Automatic Data Processing, Inc., better known as ADP, has announced a $30 million project that is expected to create over 1,000 jobs over a five year period in Richmond County. Training would initially begin early in 2007 at a temporary facility for ADP who bills itself as a business solutions center, assisting clients with services such as human resources, 401K retirement plans, tax and compliance plans. A player in the European construction materials market will locate its first U.S. facility in south Georgia. Cook County is welcoming Xella International and a $20 million dollar investment. The Adel plant will be operational in the spring of 2007 and provide 100 new jobs. However, the North American Headquarters for Xella will be located in Atlanta. The company produces autoclave aerated concrete construction materials. The German company is a subsidiary of the Haniel Company and has been family owned for 250 years. A heavy equipment manufacturer in Chatham County will add 250 jobs with an expansion of its facility in Pooler. JCB, Inc. is a subsidiary of JCB Group that is ranked fourth in the world in the production of construction equipment. The company is pushing to increase its share of the North American market since the U.S. accounts for 40 percent of the world market in heavy equipment. Currently they have about four percent of the U.S. market. They are the world's largest producers of backhoe loaders. They plan to manufacture two new products, a high mobility engineer excavator and a rough terrain forklift, after the expansion is complete. Sedgewick Claims Management Services, the nation's largest independent provider of third- party claim administration services, is opening a disability claims service center in DeKalb County. The 100 new supervisory and professional positions will bring the company's workforce total in the Atlantaarea to 400. The selection of DeKalb County is due to the number of Fortune 500 companies that are based in Atlanta served by Sedgewick CMS and the large concentration of highly qualified claims and clinical professionals located in the area. As part of its long term expansion plans to improve service in metro areas, FedEx Ground has opened a state-of-the-art facility near the Cobb County Airport. The 247,000 square foot automated terminal is located in Kennesaw across from the airport on a 75-acre site. It is three times the size of their old terminal and will employ twice as many workers, which translates into 300 new jobs for the Cobb County area. Personnel from the old terminal in Marietta have been transferred to Kennesaw as well. The company is prepared to handle a continued increase in business and is ready for additional expansion that may mean as many as 400 more positions by 2010. 18 Georgia Unemployment Insurance Claims by County County November Average Initial Weekly Average Claims Benefit Duration County November Average Initial Weekly Average Claims Benefit Duration Georgia 47,487 ....... $251 ...... 10.9 Appling 172 ....... $221 ........ 9.4 Atkinson 92 ....... $198 ........ 6.2 Bacon 128 ....... $207 ........ 6.9 Baker 13 ....... $236 ........ 8.7 Baldwin 552 ....... $196 ........ 8.7 Banks 68 ....... $206 ........ 7.4 Barrow 205 ....... $230 ...... 13.1 Bartow 870 ....... $225 ........ 9.4 Ben Hill 761 ....... $163 ........ 6.9 Berrien 309 ....... $193 ........ 7.3 Bibb 545 ....... $197 ...... 15.0 Bleckley 59 ....... $183 ...... 11.5 Brantley 82 ....... $221 ...... 12.0 Brooks 111 ....... $187 ........ 8.6 Bryan 62 ....... $227 ...... 12.6 Bulloch 333 ....... $201 ........ 8.3 Burke 239 ....... $179 ...... 10.2 Butts 104 ....... $233 ...... 12.4 Calhoun 20 ....... $161 ...... 11.5 Camden 76 ....... $206 ...... 13.0 Candler 60 ....... $206 ........ 8.0 Carroll 714 ....... $214 ........ 8.9 Catoosa 504 ....... $200 ........ 7.0 Charlton 67 ....... $157 ........ 8.5 Chatham 830 ....... $214 ...... 12.8 Chattahoochee 12 ....... $213 ...... 13.2 Chattooga 56 ....... $223 ...... 12.7 Cherokee 380 ....... $256 ...... 12.5 Clarke 318 ....... $206 ...... 12.2 Clay 23 ....... $178 ........ 9.0 Clayton 1,192 ....... $233 ...... 14.2 Clinch 32 ....... $190 ...... 10.8 Cobb 1,491 ....... $251 ...... 14.3 Coffee 511 ....... $182 ........ 6.4 Colquitt 251 ....... $198 ........ 8.9 Columbia 181 ....... $238 ...... 13.5 Cook 281 ....... $192 ........ 8.3 Coweta 293 ....... $234 ...... 10.7 Crawford 57 ....... $221 ...... 13.1 Crisp 169 ....... $168 ...... 11.7 Dade 133 ....... $196 ........ 4.8 Dawson 52 ....... $260 ...... 12.4 Decatur 176 ....... $194 ...... 11.9 DeKalb 2,365 ....... $231 ...... 14.6 Dodge 175 ....... $200 ........ 9.6 Dooly 48 ....... $197 ...... 12.5 Dougherty 376 ....... $186 ...... 11.8 Douglas 438 ....... $246 ...... 14.1 Early 54 ....... $154 ...... 10.8 Echols 37 ....... $202 ........ 9.6 Effingham 99 ....... $240 ...... 11.9 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 163 ....... $203 ........ 8.0 278 ....... $169 ........ 8.0 69 ....... $230 ........ 8.5 97 ....... $219 ........ 7.9 164 ....... $249 ...... 13.8 665 ....... $219 ........ 8.1 142 ....... $271 ...... 13.7 222 ....... $219 ........ 9.4 2,858 ....... $225 ...... 14.6 206 ....... $204 ........ 5.0 16 ....... $204 ...... 10.7 244 ....... $207 ...... 12.9 764 ....... $217 ........ 6.7 85 ....... $182 ........ 8.4 96 ....... $162 ...... 10.8 1,533 ....... $255 ...... 14.1 332 ....... $206 ........ 6.5 487 ....... $236 ...... 10.8 176 ....... $202 ........ 8.8 97 ....... $229 ........ 9.6 117 ....... $236 ...... 10.8 276 ....... $222 ........ 8.1 62 ....... $228 ........ 9.1 548 ....... $246 ...... 13.4 240 ....... $214 ...... 13.5 222 ....... $176 ........ 7.2 197 ....... $233 ...... 10.8 282 ....... $251 ........ 7.9 338 ....... $203 ........ 7.8 154 ....... $164 ........ 9.1 184 ....... $169 ........ 5.8 135 ....... $166 ........ 7.5 115 ....... $222 ...... 14.0 232 ....... $228 ...... 10.6 100 ....... $198 ........ 8.3 809 ....... $177 ........ 8.5 101 ....... $230 ...... 10.6 131 ....... $213 ...... 13.1 81 ....... $209 ........ 9.7 28 ....... $211 ...... 12.2 741 ....... $169 ...... 10.5 422 ....... $257 ........ 6.5 51 ....... $184 ...... 13.4 147 ....... $210 ........ 8.8 64 ....... $162 ........ 9.1 221 ....... $192 ........ 9.3 31 ....... $187 ...... 12.6 119 ....... $208 ...... 10.0 48 ....... $176 ........ 8.9 96 ....... $171 ...... 10.4 163 ....... $230 ...... 12.0 105 ....... $188 ........ 8.7 99 ....... $198 ...... 10.7 1,034 ....... $227 ........ 5.5 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 November 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 850 ....... $207 ...... 11.8 712 ....... $225 ...... 11.6 60 ....... $253 ...... 11.6 64 ....... $217 ...... 11.1 317 ....... $247 ...... 13.6 86 ....... $182 ...... 11.5 88 ....... $226 ...... 10.4 71 ....... $188 ...... 11.1 60 ....... $241 ...... 10.5 421 ....... $211 ........ 7.4 13 ....... $221 ...... 11.2 189 ....... $220 ........ 9.4 1 ....... $206 ........ 8.0 57 ....... $253 ...... 16.4 184 ....... $206 ........ 7.0 896 ....... $194 ...... 12.7 318 ....... $232 ...... 12.9 24 ....... $185 ...... 11.1 408 ....... $157 ........ 5.8 64 ....... $194 ........ 9.6 394 ....... $222 ...... 11.6 237 ....... $228 ........ 9.9 80 ....... $118 ........ 9.6 175 ....... $161 ...... 13.0 44 ....... $244 ...... 11.8 20 ....... $182 ...... 11.7 106 ....... $208 ...... 10.3 56 ....... $219 ...... 10.4 421 ....... $192 ........ 7.9 85 ....... $181 ........ 8.9 144 ....... $190 ...... 11.6 683 ....... $207 ........ 9.3 235 ....... $191 ...... 10.7 40 ....... $216 ........ 9.7 73 ....... $210 ........ 9.2 599 ....... $209 ........ 9.9 206 ....... $180 ........ 9.0 40 ....... $221 ...... 13.9 48 ....... $208 ........ 9.3 146 ....... $211 ...... 12.5 505 ....... $205 ........ 7.0 399 ....... $231 ...... 12.2 116 ....... $193 ...... 10.5 113 ....... $198 ........ 8.3 184 ....... $161 ...... 11.4 178 ....... $205 ...... 11.1 15 ....... $220 ........ 9.9 110 ....... $189 ........ 8.7 139 ....... $198 ........ 7.4 1,859 ....... $228 ........ 5.5 75 ....... $168 ........ 9.4 134 ....... $213 ........ 9.7 97 ....... $185 ...... 10.4 273 ....... $197 ........ 8.1 19 Georgia Department of Labor Workforce Information & Analysis 148 Andrew Young International Boulevard, N.E. 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