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. 2 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 3 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 4 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 5 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 6 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 7 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 8 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 9 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 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% 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 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 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 13 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 14 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 15 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 16 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 17 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 % 18 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 19 Georgia Department of Labor Workforce Information & Analysis 148 Andrew Young International Boulevard, N.E. 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