- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Title:
- Dimensions: measuring Georgia's workforce, Vol. 32, no. 3 (Mar. 2006)
- Creator:
- Georgia. Department of Labor
- Contributor to Resource:
- Georgia. Workforce Information and Analysis
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- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia Dept. of Labor, 2006-03
- Date of Original:
- 2006-03
- Subject:
- Labor market--Georgia--Statistics
Wages--Georgia--Statistics
Hours of labor--Georgia--Statistics - Location:
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March 2006 Data
March 2006 Employment Situation
Georgia added 20,800 jobs to nonfarm payrolls in March. This 0.5 percent growth rate is slightly lower than the growth rate and the number of jobs added during February. Just over one-third of the total job gains for March are in the Leisure & Hospitality sector as all major job sectors in the state, with the exception of Manufacturing, added workers for the month. Considerable job gains were also realized in Trade, Transportation, & Utilities, Professional & Business Services, and Government.
Over the year, Georgia has gained 102,700 jobs. The job additions over the past twelve months has Georgia in the top 10 nationally in job creation. Job gains for the year are wide spread over the major job sectors with Manufacturing and Information registering job losses. Professional & Business Services has added the most jobs over the year followed by Trade, Transportation, & Utilities and Educational & Health Services.
The household survey shows that the March unemployment rate for Georgia is 4.5 percent. This month's unemployment rate is a decrease from the 5.1 percent rate of unemployment in February. In March of last year the unemployment rate was 5.2 percent.
Several of the Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) in the state added jobs in March. The Atlanta MSA added 12,600 jobs, the Augusta-Richmond MSA picked up 1,500 additional workers and the Savannah MSA and the Columbus MSA each gained 800 payroll employees. The Dalton MSA added 500 new jobs in March while both the Brunswick MSA and the Gainesville MSA increased payrolls by 400 workers and the Warner Robins MSA gained 300 jobs. Both the Albany and Hinesville-Ft. Stewart MSAs added 200 workers and the Valdosta MSA had an increase of 100 jobs for the month. Those metropolitan areas with unchanged employment levels from February to March were the Athens-Clarke County MSA and the Rome MSA. The lone metropolitan area with job losses in March was the Macon MSA, which lost 200 jobs.
4,100,000
Volume XXXII, Number 3 Georgia Total Employment
4,050,000
4,000,000
3,950,000
3,900,000
3,850,000
Mar
Apr May Jun
Jul Aug 2005
Sep
Oct Nov Dec
Jan
Feb Mar 2006
Georgia Unemployment Rate (Not seasonally adjusted)
5.2% 5.0% 5.1% 5.7% 5.6% 5.3% 5.4% 5.1% 5.1% 4.9% 5.0% 5.1% 4.5%
Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
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
MAR 2006 FEB 2006 MAR 2005
from FEB 2006 Net %
from MAR 2005 Net %
Total Nonfarm
4,041.7
4,020.9
3,939.0
+20.8 +0.5
+102.7 +2.6
Total Private
3,374.6
3,356.1
3,287.6
+18.5 +0.6
+87.0 +2.6
Goods Producing
670.2
669.1
658.8
+1.1 +0.2
+11.4 +1.7
Service-Providing
3,371.5
3,351.8
3,280.2
+19.7 +0.6
+91.3 +2.8
Private Service-Providing
2,704.4
2,687.0
2,628.8
+17.4 +0.6
+75.6 +2.9
Natural Resources and Mining
12.2
12.0
11.9
+.2 +1.7
+.3 +2.5
Construction
211.6
210.1
200.0
+1.5 +0.7
+11.6 +5.8
Construction of Buildings
46.3
45.9
45.3
+.4 +0.9
+1.0 +2.2
Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction
33.1
33.0
31.1
+.1 +0.3
+2.0 +6.4
Specialty Trade Contractors
132.2
131.2
123.6
+1.0 +0.8
+8.6 +7.0
Manufacturing
446.4
447.0
446.9
-.6 -0.1
-.5 -0.1
Durable Goods
209.8
209.3
206.8
+.5 +0.2
+3.0 +1.5
Computer, Electrical Equip and Appliance Mfg
28.6
28.8
29.6
-.2 -0.7
-1.0 -3.4
Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
46.4
46.7
45.7
-.3 -0.6
+.7 +1.5
Non-Durable Goods
236.6
237.7
240.1
-1.1 -0.5
-3.5 -1.5
Food Manufacturing
64.1
64.6
63.7
-.5 -0.8
+.4 +0.6
Textile Mills
33.2
33.4
33.9
-.2 -0.6
-.7 -2.1
Textile Product Mills
39.9
40.0
39.3
-.1 -0.3
+.6 +1.5
Trade, Transportation and Utilities
853.0
847.9
833.1
+5.1 +0.6
+19.9 +2.4
Wholesale Trade
215.4
214.3
209.1
+1.1 +0.5
+6.3 +3.0
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods
110.5
110.2
108.3
+.3 +0.3
+2.2 +2.0
Merchant Wholesalers, Non-durable Goods
62.9
62.2
62.2
+.7 +1.1
+.7 +1.1
Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers
42.0
41.9
38.6
+.1 +0.2
+3.4 +8.8
Retail Trade
456.1
452.7
444.8
+3.4 +0.8
+11.3 +2.5
Food and Beverage Stores
77.6
77.2
76.4
+.4 +0.5
+1.2 +1.6
General Merchandise Stores
95.3
93.9
91.1
+1.4 +1.5
+4.2 +4.6
Miscellaneous Store Retailers
24.6
25.0
23.8
-.4 -1.6
+.8 +3.4
Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities
181.5
180.9
179.2
+.6 +0.3
+2.3 +1.3
Utilities
19.8
19.8
19.9
+.0 +0.0
-.1 -0.5
Transportation and Warehousing
161.7
161.1
159.3
+.6 +0.4
+2.4 +1.5
Air Transportation
37.3
37.4
39.1
-.1 -0.3
-1.8 -4.6
Truck Transportation
47.7
47.5
46.4
+.2 +0.4
+1.3 +2.8
Couriers and Messengers
19.0
18.9
19.7
+.1 +0.5
-.7 -3.6
Warehousing and Storage
25.9
26.3
24.2
-.4 -1.5
+1.7 +7.0
Information
116.0
115.7
116.9
+.3 +0.3
-.9 -0.8
Telecommunications
46.3
46.1
48.4
+.2 +0.4
-2.1 -4.3
Wired Telecommunications Carriers
24.5
24.6
26.5
-.1 -0.4
-2.0 -7.5
Wireless Telecommunications Carriers
11.2
11.1
10.9
+.1 +0.9
+.3 +2.8
Internet Service Providers, Search Portals, and DP
18.0
18.2
17.4
-.2 -1.1
+.6 +3.4
Financial Activities
229.2
228.8
223.0
+.4 +0.2
+6.2 +2.8
Finance and Insurance
166.3
165.8
162.7
+.5 +0.3
+3.6 +2.2
Insurance Carriers and Related Activities
66.1
65.9
64.3
+.2 +0.3
+1.8 +2.8
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing
62.9
63.0
60.3
-.1 -0.2
+2.6 +4.3
Professional and Business Services
544.0
541.5
522.2
+2.5 +0.5
+21.8 +4.2
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
205.1
206.1
197.4
-1.0 -0.5
+7.7 +3.9
Accounting, Tax Preparation and Bookkeeping
31.3
32.0
30.0
-.7 -2.2
+1.3 +4.3
Architectural, Engineering and Related Services
36.2
35.8
34.7
+.4 +1.1
+1.5 +4.3
Computer Systems Design and Related Services
43.5
43.8
42.6
-.3 -0.7
+.9 +2.1
Management and Technical Consulting Services
27.4
27.3
25.0
+.1 +0.4
+2.4 +9.6
Management of Companies and Enterprises
53.5
53.6
52.9
-.1 -0.2
+.6 +1.1
Admin and Support, Waste Mngmnt and Remediation
285.4
281.8
271.9
+3.6 +1.3
+13.5 +5.0
Employment Services
142.6
139.8
135.6
+2.8 +2.0
+7.0 +5.2
Educational and Health Services
430.9
429.5
414.8
+1.4 +0.3
+16.1 +3.9
Educational Services
75.9
75.3
73.6
+.6 +0.8
+2.3 +3.1
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
47.8
47.6
46.5
+.2 +0.4
+1.3 +2.8
Health Care and Social Assistance
355.0
354.2
341.2
+.8 +0.2
+13.8 +4.0
Ambulatory Health Care Services
132.8
133.7
127.5
-.9 -0.7
+5.3 +4.2
Hospitals
117.4
116.7
114.7
+.7 +0.6
+2.7 +2.4
Nursing and Residential Care Facilities
52.9
52.3
49.5
+.6 +1.1
+3.4 +6.9
Social Assistance
51.9
51.5
49.5
+.4 +0.8
+2.4 +4.8
Leisure and Hospitality
372.6
365.2
362.9
+7.4 +2.0
+9.7 +2.7
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
38.2
35.6
34.7
+2.6 +7.3
+3.5 +10.1
Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation
27.9
27.0
25.5
+.9 +3.3
+2.4 +9.4
Accommodation and Food Services
334.4
329.6
328.2
+4.8 +1.5
+6.2 +1.9
Accommodation
41.9
41.4
40.1
+.5 +1.2
+1.8 +4.5
Food Services and Drinking Places
292.5
288.2
288.1
+4.3 +1.5
+4.4 +1.5
Other Services
158.7
158.4
155.9
+.3 +0.2
+2.8 +1.8
Repair and Maintenance
36.5
36.9
35.3
-.4 -1.1
+1.2 +3.4
Personal and Laundry Services
34.7
34.4
33.8
+.3 +0.9
+.9 +2.7
Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional and Similar
87.5
87.1
86.8
+.4 +0.5
+.7 +0.8
Government
667.1
664.8
651.4
+2.3 +0.3
+15.7 +2.4
Federal Government
95.6
95.4
94.0
+.2 +0.2
+1.6 +1.7
Department of Defense
33.6
33.5
32.7
+.1 +0.3
+.9 +2.8
State Government
162.0
161.3
157.4
+.7 +0.4
+4.6 +2.9
State Government Education
72.5
72.1
71.4
+.4 +0.6
+1.1 +1.5
Local Government
409.5
408.1
400.0
+1.4 +0.3
+9.5 +2.4
Local Government Education
251.4
250.5
246.0
+.9 +0.4
+5.4 +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
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 MAR 2006
Revised
Revised
FEB 2006 MAR 2005
Change in Jobs
from FEB 2006
Net
%
Change in Jobs from MAR 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
2,371.1 2,051.1
315.0 2,056.1 1,736.1
2.1 136.6
28.8 86.3 176.3 94.1 20.8 82.2 22.9 533.5 157.8 84.0 41.9 31.9 253.8 45.3 49.4 16.4 121.9 10.3 111.6 35.9 28.4 15.4 89.8 36.6 21.2
9.1 12.7 159.5 114.5 43.9 45.0 396.6 157.8 20.2 27.0 34.1 22.8 40.4 198.4 99.5 238.0 50.4 187.6 72.1 61.0 29.9 219.8 25.6 194.2 23.8 170.4 98.9 21.3 22.5 320.0 47.5 64.6 207.9
2,358.5 2,040.1
314.3 2,044.2 1,725.8
2.2 135.5
28.9 85.2 176.6 94.5 21.0 82.1 22.8 531.1 157.6 83.7 41.5 32.4 252.0 44.9 48.8 16.5 121.5 10.4 111.1 36.0 28.2 15.6 89.4 36.5 21.1
9.0 12.8 159.0 114.2 43.7 44.8 394.5 158.7 21.1 26.7 34.4 22.8 40.3 195.5 97.7 237.3 50.2 187.1 72.5 60.9 29.6 216.2 25.6 190.6 23.3 167.3 98.3 21.2 22.2 318.4 47.3 63.8 207.3
2,298.7 1,988.3
305.8 1,992.9 1,682.5
1.9 127.0
27.6 79.9 176.9 93.9 20.7 83.0 22.8 522.7 154.4 82.1 42.0 30.3 247.3 44.2 46.0 15.7 121.0 10.5 110.5 37.8 27.2 15.9 90.5 38.1 22.7
8.6 12.5 155.4 112.0 42.9 43.4 379.8 150.7 19.9 26.4 32.9 21.4 40.4 188.7 94.9 226.8 48.4 178.4 70.2 59.1 28.6 212.9 22.6 190.3 22.2 168.1 94.4 21.1 22.0 310.4 46.9 62.9 200.6
+12.6 +11.0
+.7 +11.9 +10.3
-.1 +1.1
-.1 +1.1
-.3 -.4 -.2 +.1 +.1 +2.4 +.2 +.3 +.4 -.5 +1.8 +.4 +.6 -.1 +.4 -.1 +.5 -.1 +.2 -.2 +.4 +.1 +.1 +.1 -.1 +.5 +.3 +.2 +.2 +2.1 -.9 -.9 +.3 -.3 +.0 +.1 +2.9 +1.8 +.7 +.2 +.5 -.4 +.1 +.3 +3.6 +.0 +3.6 +.5 +3.1 +.6 +.1 +.3 +1.6 +.2 +.8 +.6
+0.5 +0.5 +0.2 +0.6 +0.6 -4.5 +0.8 -0.3 +1.3 -0.2 -0.4 -1.0 +0.1 +0.4 +0.5 +0.1 +0.4 +1.0 -1.5 +0.7 +0.9 +1.2 -0.6 +0.3 -1.0 +0.5 -0.3 +0.7 -1.3 +0.4 +0.3 +0.5 +1.1 -0.8 +0.3 +0.3 +0.5 +0.4 +0.5 -0.6 -4.3 +1.1 -0.9 +0.0 +0.2 +1.5 +1.8 +0.3 +0.4 +0.3 -0.6 +0.2 +1.0 +1.7 +0.0 +1.9 +2.1 +1.9 +0.6 +0.5 +1.4 +0.5 +0.4 +1.3 +0.3
+72.4 +3.1 +62.8 +3.2
+9.2 +3.0 +63.2 +3.2 +53.6 +3.2
+.2 +10.5 +9.6 +7.6 +1.2 +4.3 +6.4 +8.0
-.6 -0.3 +.2 +0.2 +.1 +0.5 -.8 -1.0 +.1 +0.4 +10.8 +2.1 +3.4 +2.2 +1.9 +2.3 -.1 -0.2 +1.6 +5.3 +6.5 +2.6 +1.1 +2.5 +3.4 +7.4 +.7 +4.5 +.9 +0.7 -.2 -1.9 +1.1 +1.0 -1.9 -5.0 +1.2 +4.4 -.5 -3.1 -.7 -0.8 -1.5 -3.9 -1.5 -6.6 +.5 +5.8 +.2 +1.6 +4.1 +2.6 +2.5 +2.2 +1.0 +2.3 +1.6 +3.7 +16.8 +4.4 +7.1 +4.7 +.3 +1.5 +.6 +2.3 +1.2 +3.6 +1.4 +6.5 +.0 +0.0 +9.7 +5.1 +4.6 +4.8 +11.2 +4.9 +2.0 +4.1 +9.2 +5.2 +1.9 +2.7 +1.9 +3.2 +1.3 +4.5 +6.9 +3.2 +3.0 +13.3 +3.9 +2.0 +1.6 +7.2 +2.3 +1.4 +4.5 +4.8 +.2 +0.9 +.5 +2.3 +9.6 +3.1 +.6 +1.3 +1.7 +2.7 +7.3 +3.6
Note: These preliminary estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers
in the Atlanta Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Barrow, Bartow, Butts, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, Dawson, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Haralson, Heard, Henry, Jasper, Lamer, Meriwether, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, Pike, Rockdale, Spalding and Walton counties. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2005 benchmark.
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis
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ALBANY MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000's)
Preliminary
Revised
Revised
MAR 2006 FEB 2006 MAR 2005
Change in Jobs from FEB 2006
Net %
Change in Jobs
from MAR 2005
Net
%
Total Nonfarm Total Private
65.4
65.2
63.5
51.5
51.3
50.0
+.2 +0.3 +.2 +0.4
+1.9 +3.0 +1.5 +3.0
Goods Producing Service-Providing Private Service-Providing
10.6
10.6
10.7
54.8
54.6
52.8
40.9
40.7
39.3
+.0 +0.0 +.2 +0.4 +.2 +0.5
-.1 -0.9 +2.0 +3.8 +1.6 +4.1
Manufacturing Trade, Transportation and Utilities Retail Trade
7.5
7.5
7.6
14.0
13.9
13.6
8.2
8.0
7.9
+.0 +0.0 +.1 +0.7 +.2 +2.5
-.1 -1.3 +.4 +2.9 +.3 +3.8
Government Federal Government State Government
13.9
13.9
13.5
2.9
2.9
2.7
3.1
3.1
3.0
+.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0
+.4 +3.0 +.2 +7.4 +.1 +3.3
Local Government
7.9
7.9
7.8
+.0 +0.0
+.1 +1.3
Note: These preliminary estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers
in the Albany Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Baker, Dougherty, Lee, Terrell and Worth counties. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel
of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2005 benchmark.
ATHENS - CLARKE MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000's)
Preliminary
Revised
Revised
MAR 2006 FEB 2006 MAR 2005
Change in Jobs
from FEB 2006
Net
%
Change in Jobs from MAR 2005
Net %
Total Nonfarm
79.3
79.3
77.5
+.0 +0.0
+1.8 +2.3
Total Private
57.1
57.1
55.9
+.0 +0.0
+1.2 +2.1
Goods Producing
13.0
13.1
12.9
-.1 -0.8
+.1 +0.8
Service-Providing
66.3
66.2
64.6
+.1 +0.2
+1.7 +2.6
Private Service-Providing
44.1
44.0
43.0
+.1 +0.2
+1.1 +2.6
Trade, Transportation and Utilities
12.8
12.6
12.5
+.2 +1.6
+.3 +2.4
Retail Trade
8.9
8.8
8.9
+.1 +1.1
+.0 +0.0
Professional and Business Services
6.3
6.3
6.2
+.0 +0.0
+.1 +1.6
Leisure and Hospitality
7.5
7.4
7.3
+.1 +1.4
+.2 +2.7
Government
22.2
22.2
21.6
+.0 +0.0
+.6 +2.8
Federal Government
1.7
1.7
1.7
+.0 +0.0
+.0 +0.0
State Government
13.4
13.4
13.0
+.0 +0.0
+.4 +3.1
Local Government
7.1
7.1
6.9
+.0 +0.0
+.2 +2.9
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 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 MAR 2006 FEB 2006 MAR 2005
Change in Jobs from FEB 2006
Net %
Change in Jobs from MAR 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
216.6 174.1
37.9 178.7 136.2
13.7 24.2 37.4
5.6 25.5
6.3 3.5 7.6 31.4 27.3 20.2 8.8 42.5 7.3 13.3 21.9
215.1 172.7
37.3 177.8 135.4
13.2 24.1 37.0
5.7 25.1
6.2 3.5 7.7 31.7 27.2 19.5 8.8 42.4 7.3 13.3 21.8
213.8 171.9
38.1 175.7 133.8
13.3 24.8 36.6
5.5 25.1
6.0 3.4 7.7 30.9 26.8 19.7 8.7 41.9 7.3 13.0 21.6
+1.5 +1.4
+.6 +.9 +.8 +.5 +.1 +.4 -.1 +.4 +.1 +.0 -.1 -.3 +.1 +.7 +.0 +.1 +.0 +.0 +.1
+0.7 +0.8 +1.6 +0.5 +0.6 +3.8 +0.4 +1.1 -1.8 +1.6 +1.6 +0.0 -1.3 -0.9 +0.4 +3.6 +0.0 +0.2 +0.0 +0.0 +0.5
+2.8 +2.2
-.2 +3.0 +2.4
+.4 -.6 +.8 +.1 +.4 +.3 +.1 -.1 +.5 +.5 +.5 +.1 +.6 +.0 +.3 +.3
+1.3 +1.3 -0.5 +1.7 +1.8 +3.0 -2.4 +2.2 +1.8 +1.6 +5.0 +2.9 -1.3 +1.6 +1.9 +2.5 +1.1 +1.4 +0.0 +2.3 +1.4
Note: These preliminary estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers in the
Augusta - Richmond County Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Burke, Columbia, McDuffie and Richmond counties in Georgia and Aiken and Edgefield counties in South Carolina. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic
workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2005 benchmark.
BRUNSWICK MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000's)
Preliminary
Revised
Revised
MAR 2006 FEB 2006 MAR 2005
Change in Jobs from FEB 2006
Net %
Change in Jobs from MAR 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
45.3
44.9
43.6
36.0
35.5
34.2
6.2
6.1
6.1
39.1
38.8
37.5
29.8
29.4
28.1
8.3
8.3
8.1
5.9
5.8
5.8
9.3
9.4
9.4
1.6
1.7
1.7
1.9
1.9
2.0
5.8
5.8
5.7
+.4 +0.9 +.5 +1.4 +.1 +1.6 +.3 +0.8 +.4 +1.4 +.0 +0.0 +.1 +1.7 -.1 -1.1 -.1 -5.9 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0
+1.7 +1.8
+.1 +1.6 +1.7
+.2 +.1 -.1 -.1 -.1 +.1
+3.9 +5.3 +1.6 +4.3 +6.0 +2.5 +1.7 -1.1 -5.9 -5.0 +1.8
Note: These preliminary estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected
employers in the Brunswick Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Brantley, Glynn and McIntosh counties. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2005 benchmark.
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis
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COLUMBUS MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000's)
Preliminary
Revised
Revised
MAR 2006 FEB 2006 MAR 2005
Change in Jobs from FEB 2006
Net %
Change in Jobs from MAR 2005
Net %
Total Nonfarm
123.5
122.7
121.1
+.8 +0.7
+2.4 +2.0
Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing
100.9 20.8
102.7
100.1 20.7
102.0
99.0 20.4 100.7
+.8 +0.8 +.1 +0.5 +.7 +0.7
+1.9 +.4
+2.0
+1.9 +2.0 +2.0
Private Service-Providing Trade, Transportation and Utilities Retail Trade
80.1
79.4
78.6
17.9
17.7
17.8
13.4
13.2
13.5
+.7 +0.9 +.2 +1.1 +.2 +1.5
+1.5 +.1 -.1
+1.9 +0.6 -0.7
Information Financial Activities Finance and Insurance
6.3
6.4
6.5
-.1 -1.6
9.3
9.3
9.1
+.0 +0.0
7.4
7.4
7.2
+.0 +0.0
-.2 -3.1 +.2 +2.2 +.2 +2.8
Insurance Carriers and Related Activities Professional and Business Services Leisure and Hospitality
5.0
5.0
4.7
13.6
13.4
12.8
14.0
13.6
13.7
+.0 +0.0 +.2 +1.5 +.4 +2.9
+.3 +6.4 +.8 +6.3 +.3 +2.2
Government Federal Government State Government
22.6
22.6
22.1
5.2
5.2
5.0
4.3
4.3
4.1
+.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0
+.5 +2.3 +.2 +4.0 +.2 +4.9
Local Government
13.1
13.1
13.0
+.0 +0.0
+.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
MAR 2006 FEB 2006 MAR 2005
Change in Jobs from FEB 2006
Net %
Change in Jobs from MAR 2005
Net %
Total Nonfarm
78.8
78.3
76.7
+.5 +0.6
+2.1 +2.7
Total Private
71.5
71.1
69.5
+.4 +0.6
+2.0 +2.9
Goods Producing Service-Providing
32.6
32.6
32.7
46.2
45.7
44.0
+.0 +0.0 +.5 +1.1
-.1 -0.3 +2.2 +5.0
Private Service-Providing
38.9
38.5
36.8
+.4 +1.0
+2.1 +5.7
Manufacturing Textile Mills
31.0
31.0
3.8
3.8
31.2 3.9
+.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0
-.2 -0.6 -.1 -2.6
Textile Product Mills
21.7
21.9
21.7
-.2 -0.9
+.0 +0.0
Trade, Transportation and Utilities Retail Trade
15.2
15.1
14.8
7.2
7.0
6.9
+.1 +0.7 +.2 +2.9
+.4 +2.7 +.3 +4.3
Transportation, Warehouse, and Utilities
3.8
3.8
3.9
+.0 +0.0
-.1 -2.6
Professional and Business Services Government
9.4
9.2
7.3
7.2
8.8
+.2 +2.2
7.2
+.1 +1.4
+.6 +6.8 +.1 +1.4
Federal Government
.3
.3
.3
+.0 +0.0
+.0 +0.0
State Government Local Government
1.2
1.2
5.8
5.7
1.2
+.0 +0.0
5.7
+.1 +1.8
+.0 +0.0 +.1 +1.8
Note: These preliminary estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers
in the Dalton Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Murray and Whitfield counties. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2005 benchmark.
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis
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GAINESVILLE MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000's)
Preliminary Revised
Revised
MAR 2006 FEB 2006 MAR 2005
Change in Jobs from FEB 2006
Net %
Change in Jobs from MAR 2005
Net %
Total Nonfarm Total Private
70.4
70.0
69.6
+.4 +0.6
60.5
60.1
60.0
+.4 +0.7
+.8 +1.1 +.5 +0.8
Goods Producing
20.8
20.6
20.8
+.2 +1.0
+.0 +0.0
Service-Providing Private Service-Providing
49.6
49.4
48.8
+.2 +0.4
39.7
39.5
39.2
+.2 +0.5
+.8 +1.6 +.5 +1.3
Trade, Transportation and Utilities
13.3
13.6
12.7
-.3 -2.2
+.6 +4.7
Retail Trade Government
7.2
7.2
9.9
9.9
7.0
+.0 +0.0
9.6
+.0 +0.0
+.2 +2.9 +.3 +3.1
Federal Government
.5
.5
.5
+.0 +0.0
+.0 +0.0
State Government Local Government
2.7
2.7
6.7
6.7
2.6
+.0 +0.0
6.5
+.0 +0.0
+.1 +3.8 +.2 +3.1
Note: These preliminary estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers
in the 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
MAR 2006 FEB 2006 MAR 2005
Change in Jobs from FEB 2006
Net %
Change in Jobs from MAR 2005
Net %
Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing Private Service-Providing Government
Federal Government State Government Local Government
17.9
17.7
17.6
+.2 +1.1
11.0
10.9
10.9
+.1 +0.9
1.7
1.7
1.6
+.0 +0.0
16.2
16.0
16.0
+.2 +1.3
9.3
9.2
9.3
+.1 +1.1
6.9
6.8
6.7
+.1 +1.5
3.1
3.0
2.9
+.1 +3.3
.5
.5
.5
+.0 +0.0
3.3
3.3
3.3
+.0 +0.0
+.3 +1.7 +.1 +0.9 +.1 +6.3 +.2 +1.3 +.0 +0.0 +.2 +3.0 +.2 +6.9 +.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 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
MAR 2006 FEB 2006 MAR 2005
Change in Jobs from FEB 2006
Net %
Change in Jobs from MAR 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
101.1 85.5 12.6 88.5 72.9 20.3 12.4 4.3 7.9 12.3 18.2 8.8 15.6 1.4 4.0 10.2
101.3 85.9 13.0 88.3 72.9 20.0 12.0 4.3 7.8 12.1 18.5 8.6 15.4 1.4 3.9 10.1
100.4 85.1 13.7 86.7 71.4 19.3 12.0 4.0 8.2 11.5 17.6 8.9 15.3 1.4 3.9 10.0
-.2 -0.2 -.4 -0.5 -.4 -3.1 +.2 +0.2 +.0 +0.0 +.3 +1.5 +.4 +3.3 +.0 +0.0 +.1 +1.3 +.2 +1.7 -.3 -1.6 +.2 +2.3 +.2 +1.3 +.0 +0.0 +.1 +2.6 +.1 +1.0
+.7 +.4 -1.1 +1.8 +1.5 +1.0 +.4 +.3 -.3 +.8 +.6 -.1 +.3 +.0 +.1 +.2
+0.7 +0.5 -8.0 +2.1 +2.1 +5.2 +3.3 +7.5 -3.7 +7.0 +3.4 -1.1 +2.0 +0.0 +2.6 +2.0
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
MAR 2006 FEB 2006 MAR 2005
Change in Jobs from FEB 2006
Net %
Change in Jobs from MAR 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
43.3
43.3
36.7
36.6
10.7
10.7
32.6
32.6
26.0
25.9
9.4
9.3
7.2
7.1
4.8
4.7
8.3
8.3
6.6
6.7
.3
.3
2.2
2.3
4.1
4.1
42.7 36.2 10.5 32.2 25.7
9.3 6.9 4.6 7.8 6.5
.2 2.3 4.0
+.0 +0.0 +.1 +0.3 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 +.1 +0.4 +.1 +1.1 +.1 +1.4 +.1 +2.1 +.0 +0.0 -.1 -1.5 +.0 +0.0 -.1 -4.3 +.0 +0.0
+.6 +1.4 +.5 +1.4 +.2 +1.9 +.4 +1.2 +.3 +1.2 +.1 +1.1 +.3 +4.3 +.2 +4.3 +.5 +6.4 +.1 +1.5 +.1 +50.0 -.1 -4.3 +.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
MAR 2006 FEB 2006 MAR 2005
Change in Jobs from FEB 2006
Net %
Change in Jobs
from MAR 2005
Net
%
Total Nonfarm
154.3
153.5
148.9
+.8 +0.5
+5.4 +3.6
Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing
131.9 22.9
131.4
131.2 22.9
130.6
126.8 22.4
126.5
+.7 +0.5 +.0 +0.0 +.8 +0.6
+5.1 +.5
+4.9
+4.0 +2.2 +3.9
Private Service-Providing Natural Resources, Mining and Construction Manufacturing
109.0 9.3
13.6
108.3 9.3
13.6
104.4 8.9
13.5
+.7 +0.6 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0
+4.6 +.4 +.1
+4.4 +4.5 +0.7
Trade, Transportation and Utilities Wholesale Trade Retail Trade
35.2
35.0
34.0
6.1
6.1
5.9
19.1
19.0
18.3
+.2 +0.6 +.0 +0.0 +.1 +0.5
+1.2 +3.5 +.2 +3.4 +.8 +4.4
Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities Information Financial Activities
10.0
9.9
1.8
1.8
6.8
6.9
9.8
+.1 +1.0
1.9
+.0 +0.0
6.6
-.1 -1.4
+.2 +2.0 -.1 -5.3 +.2 +3.0
Professional and Business Services Educational and Health Services Leisure and Hospitality
18.0
17.8
16.3
20.4
20.6
20.0
19.3
18.8
18.2
+.2 +1.1 -.2 -1.0 +.5 +2.7
+1.7 +10.4 +.4 +2.0
+1.1 +6.0
Other Services Government
Federal Government
7.5
7.4
7.4
22.4
22.3
22.1
2.9
2.9
2.7
+.1 +1.4 +.1 +0.4 +.0 +0.0
+.1 +1.4 +.3 +1.4 +.2 +7.4
State Government Local Government
5.7
5.6
5.7
13.8
13.8
13.7
+.1 +1.8 +.0 +0.0
+.0 +0.0 +.1 +0.7
Note: These preliminary estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers
in the Savannah Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Bryan, Chatham and Effingham counties. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed
forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2005 benchmark.
VALDOSTA MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000's)
Preliminary Revised
Revised
MAR 2006 FEB 2006 MAR 2005
Change in Jobs from FEB 2006
Net %
Change in Jobs
from MAR 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
55.1
55.0
53.3
42.6
42.5
40.9
9.4
9.5
8.9
45.7
45.5
44.4
33.2
33.0
32.0
11.9
12.0
11.4
8.4
8.5
8.1
12.5
12.5
12.4
.8
.8
.8
4.5
4.5
4.4
7.2
7.2
7.2
+.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
+1.8 +1.7
+.5 +1.3 +1.2
+.5 +.3 +.1 +.0 +.1 +.0
+3.4 +4.2 +5.6 +2.9 +3.8 +4.4 +3.7 +0.8 +0.0 +2.3 +0.0
Note: These preliminary estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers
in the Valdosta Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Brooks, Echols, Lanier and Lowndes counties. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2005 benchmark.
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis
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WARNER ROBINS MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000's)
Preliminary Revised
Revised
MAR 2006 FEB 2006 MAR 2005
Change in Jobs from FEB 2006
Net %
Change in Jobs
from MAR 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
53.7
53.4
52.7
32.5
32.3
32.1
6.0
6.0
5.9
47.7
47.4
46.8
26.5
26.3
26.2
7.1
7.0
7.1
5.8
5.7
5.6
21.2
21.1
20.6
13.1
13.1
12.7
1.0
.9
1.0
7.1
7.1
6.9
+.3 +0.6 +.2 +0.6 +.0 +0.0 +.3 +0.6 +.2 +0.8 +.1 +1.4 +.1 +1.8 +.1 +0.5 +.0 +0.0 +.1 +11.1 +.0 +0.0
+1.0 +1.9 +.4 +1.2 +.1 +1.7 +.9 +1.9 +.3 +1.1 +.0 +0.0 +.2 +3.6 +.6 +2.9 +.4 +3.1 +.0 +0.0 +.2 +2.9
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 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%
Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Se p Oct Nov De c Jan Fe b Mar
2005
2006
Percent
10 9 8 7
Southeastern states and U.S. unemployment rates
Feb 2006
Mar 2006
7 .2 6 .4
8 .6 8 .0
6 .9 6 .4
6
5 .1
5
4 .5
4 .0
4 3 .2 3 .1 2 .9
3
5 .1 4 .5
5 .5 5 .4
5 .1 4 .8
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
MAR 2006
4,657,761 4,450,012
207,749 4.5
76,540 72,393
4,147 5.4
100,047 96,452 3,595 3.6
2,617,647 2,502,497
115,150 4.4
254,730 240,692
14,038 5.5
53,223 51,259
1,964 3.7
129,337 123,128
6,209 4.8
67,586 64,822
2,764 4.1
83,230 80,160
3,070 3.7
FEB 2006
4,656,892 4,419,560
237,332 5.1
76,494 71,983
4,511 5.9
100,283 96,278 4,005 4.0
2,620,480 2,488,048
132,432 5.1
255,815 240,225
15,590 6.1
52,877 50,571
2,306 4.4
129,306 122,068
7,238 5.6
67,433 64,233
3,200 4.7
83,192 79,646
3,546 4.3
MAR 2005
4,532,889 4,295,453
237,436 5.2
73,918 69,635
4,283 5.8
97,144 93,312
3,832 3.9
2,537,971 2,406,063
131,908 5.2
252,050 237,210
14,840 5.9
51,121 48,721
2,400 4.7
126,542 119,796
6,746 5.3
65,534 62,460
3,074 4.7
81,663 78,102
3,561 4.4
Change From
FEB 2006
MAR 2005
869 30,452 -29,583
124,872 154,559 -29,687
46 410 -364
2,622 2,758
-136
-236 174 -410
2,903 3,140
-237
-2,833 14,449 -17,282
79,676 96,434 -16,758
-1,085 467
-1,552
2,680 3,482
-802
346 688 -342
2,102 2,538
-436
31 1,060 -1,029
2,795 3,332
-537
153 589 -436
2,052 2,362
-310
38 514 -476
1,567 2,058
-491
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
MAR 2006
29,522 28,009
1,513 5.1
111,020 105,270
5,750 5.2
50,322 48,224
2,098 4.2
169,422 163,407
6,015 3.6
66,431 63,885
2,546 3.8
63,106 60,501
2,605 4.1
FEB 2006
29,426 27,712
1,714 5.8
111,521 105,312
6,209 5.6
50,580 48,171
2,409 4.8
169,308 162,363
6,945 4.1
66,602 63,623
2,979 4.5
63,059 60,122
2,937 4.7
MAR 2005
28,827 27,176
1,651 5.7
109,704 103,471
6,233 5.7
49,900 47,166
2,734 5.5
163,552 156,423
7,129 4.4
63,840 61,254
2,586 4.1
61,972 59,041
2,931 4.7
Change From
FEB 2006
MAR 2005
96 297 -201
695 833 -138
-501 -42
-459
1,316 1,799
-483
-258 53
-311
422 1,058
-636
114 1,044 -930
5,870 6,984 -1,114
-171 262 -433
2,591 2,631
-40
47 379 -332
1,134 1,460
-326
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
MAR 2006
150,652,000 143,641,000
7,011,000 4.7
FEB 2006
150,449,000 143,257,000
7,193,000 4.8
MAR 2005
148,217,000 140,601,000
7,616,000 5.1
Change From
FEB 2006
MAR 2005
203,000 384,000 -182,000
2,435,000 3,040,000
-605,000
United States
(Not Seasonally adjusted)
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed
Rate
150,027,000 142,772,000
7,255,000 4.8
149,686,000 141,994,000
7,692,000 5.1
147,745,000 139,759,000
7,986,000 5.4
341,000 778,000 -437,000
2,282,000 3,013,000
-731,000
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
March 2006
February 2006
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
4,657,761 4,450,012 207,749 4.5
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
4,656,892 4,419,560 237,332 5.1
Appling Atkinson Bacon Baker Baldwin
9,021 3,631 4,850 1,889 20,494
8,622 3,450 4,639 1,796 19,551
399 4.4 181 5.0 211 4.4
93 4.9 943 4.6
8,975 8,495
480 5.3
3,577 3,404 173 4.8
4,782 4,561 221 4.6
1,886 1,785 101 5.4
20,499 19,382 1,117 5.4
Banks Barrow Bartow Ben Hill Berrien
9,216 8,922 294 3.2 30,499 29,296 1,203 3.9 46,074 43,908 2,166 4.7
8,382 7,952 430 5.1 9,097 8,768 329 3.6
9,195 8,825 370 4.0 30,428 29,127 1,301 4.3 46,051 43,654 2,397 5.2
8,314 7,852 462 5.6 9,061 8,666 395 4.4
Bibb Bleckley Brantley Brooks Bryan
73,924 69,848 4,076 5.5
5,162 4,876 286 5.5
7,769 7,493 276 3.6
8,583 8,240 343 4.0
15,243 14,780
463 3.0
74,229 69,876 4,353 5.9
5,173 4,819 354 6.8
7,760 7,393 367 4.7
8,614 8,206
408 4.7
15,235 14,686
549 3.6
Bulloch Burke Butts Calhoun Camden
30,501 29,419 1,082 3.5
10,288 9,596 692 6.7
10,234 9,736 498 4.9
2,390 2,243
147 6.2
20,560 19,747
813 4.0
30,408 29,132 1,276 4.2
10,201 9,508 693 6.8
10,242 9,679 563 5.5
2,388 2,208
180 7.5
20,545 19,573
972 4.7
Candler Carroll Catoosa Charlton Chatham
4,395 4,238
157 3.6
51,844 49,413 2,431 4.7
34,955 33,659 1,296 3.7
4,412 4,241 171 3.9
128,998 124,180 4,818 3.7
4,374 4,176
198 4.5
51,940 49,128 2,812 5.4
34,847 33,425 1,422 4.1
4,395 4,191 204 4.6
128,974 123,386 5,588 4.3
Chattahoochee 2,519 2,281 238 9.4
Chattooga
11,333 10,823
510 4.5
Cherokee 100,376 97,118 3,258 3.2
Clarke
59,812 57,499 2,313 3.9
Clay
1,397 1,345
52 3.7
2,531 11,343 100,290 59,965 1,391
2,261 10,730 96,558 57,395
1,322
270 10.7 613 5.4 3,732 3.7 2,570 4.3
69 5.0
Clayton Clinch Cobb Coffee Colquitt
141,771 134,322 7,449 5.3
2,586 2,463 123 4.8
386,490 371,015 15,475 4.0
17,802 16,916
886 5.0
19,381 18,537 844 4.4
142,124 133,546 8,578 6.0
2,577 2,420 157 6.1
386,638 368,872 17,766 4.6
17,655 16,687
968 5.5
19,208 18,225 983 5.1
Columbia Cook Coweta Crawford Crisp
56,576 54,354 2,222 3.9
7,239 6,868
371 5.1
56,617 54,561 2,056 3.6
6,315 5,999 316 5.0
10,234 9,630 604 5.9
56,291 53,857 2,434 4.3
7,242 6,785
457 6.3
56,601 54,246 2,355 4.2
6,379 6,001 378 5.9
10,199 9,515
684 6.7
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March 2005
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
4,532,889 4,295,453 237,436 5.2
8,885 8,345
540 6.1
3,563 3,332
231 6.5
4,709 4,472
237 5.0
1,825 1,727
98 5.4
20,203 19,124 1,079 5.3
9,022 8,679
343 3.8
29,522 28,167 1,355 4.6
44,885 42,216 2,669 5.9
8,181 7,696
485 5.9
8,863 8,497
366 4.1
72,896 68,654 4,242 5.8
5,217 4,734
483 9.3
7,484 7,122
362 4.8
8,271 7,901
370 4.5
14,654 14,149
505 3.4
29,952 28,657 1,295 4.3
10,210 9,377
833 8.2
9,937 9,360
577 5.8
2,313 2,153
160 6.9
20,250 19,234 1,016 5.0
4,323 4,108
215 5.0
50,188 47,509 2,679 5.3
34,343 32,878 1,465 4.3
4,327 4,097
230 5.3
124,617 118,872 5,745 4.6
2,480 11,181 97,192 57,989 1,379
2,216 10,562 93,376 55,627
1,295
264 10.6 619 5.5 3,816 3.9 2,362 4.1
84 6.1
137,604 129,146 8,458 6.1
2,529 2,374
155 6.1
374,127 356,718 17,409 4.7
17,408 16,338 1,070 6.1
18,865 17,841 1,024 5.4
55,526 53,118 2,408 4.3
7,065 6,647
418 5.9
55,000 52,458 2,542 4.6
6,241 5,896
345 5.5
9,965 9,367
598 6.0
Georgia Labor Force Estimates by County (not seasonally adjusted)
Dade Dawson Decatur DeKalb Dodge
Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older
March 2006
February 2006
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
8,572 8,221 351 4.1
10,563 10,195 368 3.5
12,448 11,752
696 5.6
389,087 369,306 19,781 5.1
9,113 8,689 424 4.7
8,554 8,164
390 4.6
10,546 10,137 409 3.9
12,411 11,602 809 6.5
389,915 367,174 22,741 5.8
9,065 8,582 483 5.3
Dooly Dougherty Douglas Early Echols
4,917 4,626 291 5.9
42,996 40,287 2,709 6.3
60,135 57,200 2,935 4.9
5,819 5,527 292 5.0
2,310 2,235
75 3.2
4,868 4,553
315 6.5
43,016 40,058 2,958 6.9
60,254 56,869 3,385 5.6
5,785 5,444
341 5.9
2,309 2,225
84 3.6
Effingham Elbert Emanuel Evans Fannin
25,181 10,230 10,802
4,914 9,817
24,447 9,558
10,327 4,703 9,439
734 2.9 672 6.6 475 4.4 211 4.3 378 3.9
25,099 10,245 10,728
4,886 9,818
24,291 9,472
10,198 4,644 9,361
808 3.2 773 7.5 530 4.9 242 5.0 457 4.7
Fayette Floyd Forsyth Franklin Fulton
54,734 52,831 1,903 3.5 50,322 48,224 2,098 4.2 74,619 72,681 1,938 2.6 10,662 10,126 536 5.0 432,784 410,493 22,291 5.2
54,734 52,526 2,208 4.0
50,580 48,171 2,409 4.8
74,567 72,261 2,306 3.1
10,689 10,006
683 6.4
434,024 408,123 25,901 6.0
Gilmer Glascock Glynn Gordon Grady
13,271 12,815 456 3.4
1,192 1,136
56 4.7
40,017 38,559 1,458 3.6
26,389 25,267 1,122 4.3
11,798 11,363 435 3.7
13,233 12,695
538 4.1
1,188 1,124
64 5.4
39,736 38,042 1,694 4.3
26,387 25,038 1,349 5.1
11,677 11,189 488 4.2
Greene
6,574 6,192 382 5.8
Gwinnett
407,710 392,305 15,405 3.8
Habersham 19,876 19,192 684 3.4
Hall
83,230 80,160 3,070 3.7
Hancock
3,411 3,157
254 7.4
6,540 6,115
425 6.5
407,969 390,040 17,929 4.4
19,801 18,992
809 4.1
83,192 79,646 3,546 4.3
3,368 3,129 239 7.1
Haralson Harris Hart Heard Henry
13,449 12,886 563 4.2 15,219 14,734 485 3.2 11,364 10,646 718 6.3
5,229 4,961 268 5.1 88,885 85,403 3,482 3.9
13,507 12,811
696 5.2
15,194 14,604 590 3.9
11,444 10,519 925 8.1
5,234 4,932
302 5.8
88,880 84,910 3,970 4.5
Houston Irwin Jackson Jasper Jeff Davis
63,106 60,501 2,605 4.1
4,685 4,459
226 4.8
25,441 24,496 945 3.7
6,473 6,202 271 4.2
5,464 5,184
280 5.1
63,059 60,122 2,937 4.7
4,655 4,404
251 5.4
25,418 24,313 1,105 4.3
6,477 6,167 310 4.8
5,428 5,108
320 5.9
March 2005
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
8,449 8,030 419 5.0
10,207 9,803 404 4.0
12,183 11,387
796 6.5
378,006 355,075 22,931 6.1
8,993 8,450 543 6.0
4,752 41,422 57,965
5,653 2,209
4,448 38,752 54,995
5,344 2,143
304 6.4 2,670 6.4 2,970 5.1
309 5.5 66 3.0
24,280 9,998
10,620 4,795 9,711
23,402 9,332
10,039 4,559 9,212
878 3.6 666 6.7 581 5.5 236 4.9 499 5.1
52,979 50,796 2,183 4.1 49,900 47,166 2,734 5.5 72,272 69,880 2,392 3.3 10,362 9,819 543 5.2 420,304 394,675 25,629 6.1
13,016 1,181
38,404 25,824 11,486
12,451 1,107
36,650 24,580 10,970
565 4.3 74 6.3
1,754 4.6 1,244 4.8
516 4.5
6,479 5,997 482 7.4
395,045 377,188 17,857 4.5
19,517 18,694 823 4.2
81,663 78,102 3,561 4.4
3,361 3,088
273 8.1
13,108 14,889 11,022
5,050 85,972
12,389 14,310 10,367
4,770 82,112
719 5.5 579 3.9 655 5.9 280 5.5 3,860 4.5
61,972 4,542
24,932 6,277 5,466
59,041 4,316
23,807 5,963 5,020
2,931 4.7 226 5.0
1,125 4.5 314 5.0 446 8.2
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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
March 2006
February 2006
Labor Force
7,023 3,544 3,813 13,502 8,258
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
6,584 3,384 3,624 12,911 7,825
439 6.3 160 4.5 189 5.0 591 4.4 433 5.2
Labor Force
7,016 3,538 3,808 13,532 8,258
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
6,505 3,340 3,587 12,916 7,780
511 7.3 198 5.6 221 5.8 616 4.6 478 5.8
Lanier Laurens Lee Liberty Lincoln
3,882 3,745 137 3.5
22,623 21,488 1,135 5.0
16,169 15,670 499 3.1
23,989 22,677 1,312 5.5
3,611 3,388
223 6.2
3,905 3,730
175 4.5
22,517 21,270 1,247 5.5
16,148 15,581 567 3.5
23,892 22,437 1,455 6.1
3,613 3,345
268 7.4
Long Lowndes Lumpkin McDuffie McIntosh
5,533 5,332 201 3.6
51,655 49,665 1,990 3.9
12,214 11,758
456 3.7
10,883 10,134
749 6.9
5,437 5,207 230 4.2
5,534 5,275 259 4.7
51,774 49,462 2,312 4.5
12,169 11,654
515 4.2
10,734 10,042
692 6.4
5,383 5,137 246 4.6
Macon Madison Marion Meriwether Miller
5,427 15,675
3,438 10,338
3,604
5,025 15,149
3,309 9,684 3,472
402 7.4 526 3.4 129 3.8 654 6.3 132 3.7
5,416 15,706
3,426 10,313
3,571
4,950 15,122
3,279 9,628 3,428
466 8.6 584 3.7 147 4.3 685 6.6 143 4.0
Mitchell Monroe Montgomery Morgan Murray
10,357 12,559
4,408 9,148 21,474
9,838 12,054
4,190 8,731 20,616
519 5.0 505 4.0 218 4.9 417 4.6 858 4.0
10,263 12,635
4,373 9,087 21,367
9,688 12,058
4,127 8,642 20,429
575 5.6 577 4.6 246 5.6 445 4.9 938 4.4
Muscogee Newton Oconee Oglethorpe Paulding
86,334 81,896 4,438 5.1
42,108 40,130 1,978 4.7
16,917 16,450 467 2.8
7,645 7,355
290 3.8
58,527 56,345 2,182 3.7
86,242 81,168 5,074 5.9
42,051 39,899 2,152 5.1
16,952 16,420 532 3.1
7,661 7,342
319 4.2
58,547 56,020 2,527 4.3
Peach Pickens Pierce Pike Polk
11,519 14,768
8,172 7,954 20,322
10,842 14,271
7,864 7,608 19,467
677 5.9 497 3.4 308 3.8 346 4.4 855 4.2
11,537 14,786
8,114 7,953 20,308
10,769 14,189
7,765 7,564 19,319
768 6.7 597 4.0 349 4.3 389 4.9 989 4.9
Pulaski Putnam Quitman Rabun Randolph
4,405 10,100
998 7,592 2,850
4,199 9,680
956 7,283 2,648
206 4.7 420 4.2
42 4.2 309 4.1 202 7.1
4,375 10,062
1,001 7,576 2,822
4,145 9,580
948 7,224 2,603
230 5.3 482 4.8
53 5.3 352 4.6 219 7.8
March 2005
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
7,031 3,472 3,741 13,308 7,940
6,404 3,269 3,538 12,690 7,523
627 8.9 203 5.8 203 5.4 618 4.6 417 5.3
3,749 22,237 15,666 23,408
3,559
3,591 20,982 15,073 22,003
3,287
158 4.2 1,255 5.6
593 3.8 1,405 6.0
272 7.6
5,419 49,612 11,961 10,766
5,232
5,173 47,620 11,429
9,904 4,949
246 4.5 1,992 4.0
532 4.4 862 8.0 283 5.4
5,269 15,322
3,400 10,073
3,489
4,859 14,656
3,214 9,311 3,351
410 7.8 666 4.3 186 5.5 762 7.6 138 4.0
10,076 12,465
4,281 8,847 20,765
9,435 11,848 4,055 8,467 19,865
641 6.4 617 4.9 226 5.3 380 4.3 900 4.3
84,286 40,937 16,409
7,424 56,710
79,539 38,584 15,914
7,116 54,174
4,747 5.6 2,353 5.7
495 3.0 308 4.1 2,536 4.5
11,373 14,297
8,056 7,676 20,032
10,567 13,721
7,642 7,315 18,951
806 7.1 576 4.0 414 5.1 361 4.7 1,081 5.4
4,347 9,956
994 7,464 2,734
4,073 9,418
924 7,089 2,530
274 6.3 538 5.4
70 7.0 375 5.0 204 7.5
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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
March 2006
February 2006
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
92,477 86,798 5,679 6.1
40,462 38,578 1,884 4.7
1,771 1,663
108 6.1
7,195 6,863 332 4.6
4,020 3,823
197 4.9
92,274 86,004 6,270 6.8 40,475 38,355 2,120 5.2
1,753 1,644 109 6.2 7,153 6,781 372 5.2 4,002 3,769 233 5.8
Spalding Stephens Stewart Sumter Talbot
29,700 27,773 1,927 6.5
12,907 12,324
583 4.5
1,914 1,783 131 6.8
14,724 13,749 975 6.6
2,975 2,816 159 5.3
29,715 27,612 2,103 7.1 12,921 12,203 718 5.6
1,900 1,758 142 7.5 14,768 13,592 1,176 8.0
2,980 2,791 189 6.3
Taliaferro Tattnall Taylor Telfair Terrell
753 9,206 3,303 4,851 4,764
690 8,753 3,070 4,574 4,516
63 8.4 453 4.9 233 7.1 277 5.7 248 5.2
724 9,108 3,292 4,816 4,789
681 8,559 3,034 4,505 4,491
43 5.9 549 6.0 258 7.8 311 6.5 298 6.2
Thomas Tift Toombs Towns Treutlen
24,167 20,063 12,963
5,485 2,764
23,235 19,088 12,264
5,322 2,607
932 3.9 975 4.9 699 5.4 163 3.0 157 5.7
23,980 22,983 997 4.2 19,923 18,836 1,087 5.5 12,844 12,081 763 5.9
5,465 5,270 195 3.6 2,772 2,594 178 6.4
Troup Turner Twiggs Union Upson
30,598 28,828 1,770 5.8
4,946 4,643 303 6.1
4,721 4,459 262 5.5
9,993 9,658
335 3.4
12,239 11,500
739 6.0
30,520 28,572 1,948 6.4 4,902 4,576 326 6.7 4,747 4,461 286 6.0 9,959 9,554 405 4.1
12,233 11,392 841 6.9
Walker
33,423 31,795 1,628 4.9
Walton
37,957 36,449 1,508 4.0
Ware
15,396 14,628
768 5.0
Warren
2,672 2,454
218 8.2
Washington
8,268 7,789
479 5.8
33,339 31,574 1,765 5.3
37,958 36,239 1,719 4.5
15,278 14,444 834 5.5
2,638 2,423 215 8.2
8,286 7,702
584 7.0
Wayne Webster Wheeler White Whitfield
11,924 11,316
608 5.1
1,142 1,083
59 5.2
2,451 2,323
128 5.2
11,767 11,375
392 3.3
46,112 44,206 1,906 4.1
11,895 11,197 698 5.9
1,140 1,067
73 6.4
2,435 2,293
142 5.8
11,735 11,266 469 4.0
46,066 43,804 2,262 4.9
Wilcox Wilkes Wilkinson Worth
3,378 4,611 4,533 10,723
3,195 4,322 4,290 10,125
183 5.4 289 6.3 243 5.4 598 5.6
3,386 4,576 4,524 10,655
3,173 4,277 4,254 10,068
213 6.3 299 6.5 270 6.0 587 5.5
March 2005
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
91,302 84,824 6,478 7.1
39,333 37,091 2,242 5.7
1,705 1,618
87 5.1
7,012 6,632
380 5.4
3,938 3,702
236 6.0
28,594 12,849
1,940 14,375
2,911
26,703 12,034
1,725 13,373
2,713
1,891 6.6 815 6.3 215 11.1
1,002 7.0 198 6.8
715 8,967 3,223 4,724 4,654
668 8,358 2,982 4,423 4,344
47 6.6 609 6.8 241 7.5 301 6.4 310 6.7
23,677 22,637 1,040 4.4
19,529 18,524 1,005 5.1
12,724 11,870
854 6.7
5,430 5,207
223 4.1
2,737 2,561
176 6.4
30,296 28,173 2,123 7.0
4,793 4,472
321 6.7
4,793 4,383
410 8.6
9,826 9,418
408 4.2
12,001 11,184
817 6.8
32,736 36,773 15,080
2,681 8,143
31,058 35,045 14,215
2,382 7,591
1,678 5.1 1,728 4.7
865 5.7 299 11.2 552 6.8
11,679 11,011
668 5.7
1,121 1,045
76 6.8
2,398 2,248 150 6.3
11,590 11,087
503 4.3
44,769 42,595 2,174 4.9
3,307 4,508 4,459 10,352
3,114 4,190 4,193 9,739
193 5.8 318 7.1 266 6.0 613 5.9
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Georgia Unemployment Rates by County
March 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 Paulding Cobb
Gwinnett Barrow Clarke Oglethorpe
Haralson
DeKalb
Walton
Douglas Fulton
Rockdale
Oconee
Wilkes Lincoln
Carroll
Clayton
Newton Morgan Greene Taliaferro
Columbia
Fayette
Henry
McDuffie
Heard
Coweta
Spalding
Butts Jasper Putnam
Warren Hancock Glascock
Richmond
7.0% to 9.9% 4.5% to 6.9% Less than 4.5%
Troup
Meriwether Pike Lamar Monroe
Jones Baldwin
Jefferson Washington
Burke
Upson
Harris
Talbot
Muscogee
Bibb Crawford
Taylor
Peach
Wilkinson Twiggs
Johnson
Emanuel
Jenkins
Screven
Marion Chattahoochee
Macon
Houston Bleckley
Laurens Treutlen
Candler Bulloch
Effingham
Stewart
Schley 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
Brooks
Lanier
Clinch
Lowndes Echols
Bacon
Wayne
Pierce
Ware
Brantley
McIntosh Glynn
Charlton
Camden
Georgia's Unemployment Rate: 4.5 %
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Georgia Unemployment Insurance Claims by County
County
March Average Initial Weekly Average Claims Benefit Duration
County
March Average Initial Weekly Average Claims Benefit Duration
Georgia
31,383 ....... $248 ...... 11.3
Appling
191 ....... $200 ...... 10.4
Atkinson
88 ....... $211 ........ 5.7
Bacon
72 ....... $187 ........ 9.1
Baker
12 ....... $148 ...... 10.6
Baldwin
253 ....... $204 ...... 10.2
Banks
49 ....... $203 ........ 9.1
Barrow
204 ....... $225 ...... 12.4
Bartow
566 ....... $227 ...... 11.0
Ben Hill
206 ....... $155 ........ 8.4
Berrien
44 ....... $211 ........ 4.4
Bibb
803 ....... $196 ...... 13.3
Bleckley
55 ....... $202 ...... 12.2
Brantley
45 ....... $229 ...... 15.1
Brooks
38 ....... $178 ........ 9.6
Bryan
64 ....... $232 ...... 13.8
Bulloch
89 ....... $197 ...... 11.3
Burke
153 ....... $179 ........ 9.1
Butts
56 ....... $211 ...... 12.1
Calhoun
9 ....... $166 ...... 14.3
Camden
83 ....... $221 ...... 13.4
Candler
15 ....... $243 ........ 9.8
Carroll
370 ....... $217 ........ 9.3
Catoosa
185 ....... $243 ........ 7.3
Charlton
16 ....... $195 ...... 13.9
Chatham
511 ....... $207 ...... 13.0
Chattahoochee 17 ....... $185 ...... 15.2
Chattooga
49 ....... $222 ...... 13.8
Cherokee
374 ....... $252 ...... 12.9
Clarke
324 ....... $190 ...... 12.1
Clay
7 ....... $151 ...... 12.4
Clayton
988 ....... $220 ...... 14.1
Clinch
16 ....... $185 ........ 9.6
Cobb
1,508 ....... $242 ...... 14.6
Coffee
238 ....... $202 ........ 8.3
Colquitt
147 ....... $176 ........ 9.7
Columbia
136 ....... $230 ...... 12.4
Cook
38 ....... $188 ........ 6.4
Coweta
276 ....... $220 ...... 11.2
Crawford
40 ....... $245 ...... 12.8
Crisp
99 ....... $161 ...... 13.4
Dade
14 ....... $201 ........ 7.1
Dawson
34 ....... $243 ...... 11.4
Decatur
95 ....... $170 ...... 10.3
DeKalb
2,159 ....... $231 ...... 14.2
Dodge
43 ....... $185 ...... 11.1
Dooly
86 ....... $159 ........ 8.2
Dougherty
397 ....... $174 ...... 13.2
Douglas
316 ....... $238 ...... 13.5
Early
21 ....... $146 ...... 11.7
Echols
8 ....... $173 ........ 9.9
Effingham
70 ....... $228 ...... 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
100 ....... $217 ........ 9.3 81 ....... $179 ........ 9.1 11 ....... $159 ...... 12.0 64 ....... $219 ........ 8.9
141 ....... $259 ...... 14.3 538 ....... $214 ........ 9.7 153 ....... $255 ...... 13.7 117 ....... $219 ........ 9.4 2,445 ....... $221 ...... 14.6 347 ....... $209 ........ 6.5
3 ....... $198 ...... 12.8 167 ....... $194 ...... 13.6 369 ....... $216 ........ 7.1
73 ....... $165 ........ 7.5 53 ....... $201 ...... 12.3 1,478 ....... $248 ...... 13.6 168 ....... $202 ........ 7.0 411 ....... $226 ...... 11.4 88 ....... $212 ........ 9.0 73 ....... $219 ...... 10.5 65 ....... $234 ...... 11.6 163 ....... $218 ...... 10.6 48 ....... $250 ........ 9.3 383 ....... $241 ...... 13.7 307 ....... $215 ...... 12.3 41 ....... $177 ...... 10.0 123 ....... $226 ...... 11.3 36 ....... $221 ........ 8.8 474 ....... $207 ........ 6.1 75 ....... $185 ...... 10.3 16 ....... $198 ........ 5.8 24 ....... $180 ...... 10.5 117 ....... $223 ...... 12.5 76 ....... $215 ...... 12.1 16 ....... $199 ........ 6.7 325 ....... $181 ........ 9.6 53 ....... $224 ...... 10.5 103 ....... $186 ...... 13.1 27 ....... $200 ...... 11.1 16 ....... $224 ...... 12.7 232 ....... $198 ...... 10.0 70 ....... $229 ........ 7.2 103 ....... $210 ........ 8.5 106 ....... $200 ...... 10.3 22 ....... $211 ...... 10.5 177 ....... $199 ........ 9.6 16 ....... $201 ...... 14.0 161 ....... $209 ...... 11.1 17 ....... $185 ...... 10.4 119 ....... $153 ...... 11.7 96 ....... $223 ...... 11.5 57 ....... $213 ........ 9.7 54 ....... $216 ...... 10.4 348 ....... $226 ........ 5.1
Initial claims include intrastate initial and additional claims, as well as agent state initial and additional claims for regular UI only. Average duration of benefits is represented in weeks.
County
March 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
677 ....... $190 ...... 11.7 317 ....... $223 ...... 11.6
62 ....... $238 ...... 11.3 48 ....... $228 ...... 11.5 242 ....... $247 ...... 13.9 83 ....... $179 ...... 10.9 69 ....... $237 ...... 10.1 37 ....... $213 ...... 10.6 44 ....... $233 ...... 12.8 207 ....... $209 ........ 8.4 29 ....... $199 ...... 11.2 72 ....... $207 ........ 9.2
1 ....... $138 ........ 6.5 86 ....... $255 ........ 5.8 46 ....... $201 ........ 8.7 595 ....... $195 ...... 11.7 228 ....... $228 ...... 13.3 13 ....... $218 ...... 10.2 91 ....... $219 ........ 6.3 16 ....... $151 ...... 10.1 270 ....... $211 ...... 12.4 135 ....... $208 ........ 8.4 31 ....... $164 ...... 10.8 106 ....... $196 ...... 11.2 23 ....... $203 ...... 11.9 15 ....... $199 ...... 12.9 30 ....... $178 ...... 13.3 35 ....... $214 ...... 11.6 108 ....... $182 ........ 7.2 33 ....... $173 ........ 9.6 136 ....... $171 ...... 11.3 155 ....... $186 ........ 8.9 132 ....... $202 ...... 11.9 13 ....... $205 ...... 12.4 25 ....... $197 ...... 12.8 422 ....... $214 ...... 10.6 49 ....... $145 ...... 10.2 48 ....... $199 ...... 13.6 32 ....... $197 ...... 10.7 115 ....... $191 ...... 10.5 356 ....... $226 ........ 7.2 179 ....... $213 ...... 11.5 117 ....... $190 ...... 10.0 65 ....... $190 ...... 10.7 79 ....... $169 ...... 13.2 122 ....... $191 ...... 12.2 13 ....... $120 ...... 13.3 48 ....... $191 ........ 8.0 46 ....... $206 ........ 8.7 655 ....... $223 ........ 5.6 25 ....... $155 ...... 10.5 51 ....... $197 ........ 9.8 35 ....... $213 ...... 11.6 113 ....... $186 ........ 9.6
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