- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Title:
- Dimensions: measuring Georgia's workforce, Vol. 33, no. 2 (Feb. 2007)
- Creator:
- Georgia. Department of Labor
- Contributor to Resource:
- Georgia. Workforce Information and Analysis
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia Dept. of Labor, 2007-02
- Date of Original:
- 2007-02
- Subject:
- Labor market--Georgia--Statistics
Wages--Georgia--Statistics
Hours of labor--Georgia--Statistics - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- state government records
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- Text
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- Call Number GA L200.E46 P1 T7 33/2
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- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
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February 2007 Data
February 2007 Employment Situation
Nonfarm employment in Georgia was up 20,300 (+0.5 percent) in February as the unemployment rate for the state decreased to 4.4 percent. Both the Goods-Producing and the Service-Providing sectors displayed job growth as employers making goods added 3,300 workers to payrolls and those employers providing services tacked on an additional 17,000 jobs over the month. From February 2006 to February 2007 Georgia has created 57,000 total jobs, a growth rate of 1.4 percent.
The Construction sector added 1,800 workers in February. Specialty Trade Contractor jobs account for 1,500 of those hired. Jobs in Manufacturing were up 0.3 percent for the month (+1,400 jobs). The Durable Goods component of Manufacturing displayed an additional 1,000 workers for the month, while Non-Durable Goods manufacturing grew by 400 jobs. These two components of the Manufacturing sector have lost, respectively, 4,000 and 6,400 jobs over the year. Natural Resources and Mining jobs were up slightly as the industry added 100 jobs in February.
Wholesale Trade positions increased by 1,300 payroll employees in February as Retail Trade jobs were down 4,100. General Merchandise Retail Stores lost 2,300 of the 4,100 retail jobs for the month. The Utilities industry in Georgia lost 400 jobs and the Transportation and Warehousing industry lost 800. The Information sector endured a drop of 400 payroll employees in February and has now lost 1,700 jobs over the year. With many Accounting, Tax Preparation, and Bookkeeping jobs being added in February, the Professional and Business Services sector gained 4,400 workers over the month. Over the year, the Educational and Health Services sector has added 11,400 jobs and 3,400 jobs over the month. The Leisure and Hospitality sector grew at a rate of 1.2 percent in February as it added 4,600 positions to payrolls over the month. The 4,000 additional workers created in the Food Service and Drinking Places industry represents most of the growth in Leisure and Hospitality jobs. Government jobs across the state were up 7,200 in February. This sector has added jobs at a rate of 1.1 percent for the month and 2.0 percent for the year.
Volume XXXIII, Number 2 Georgia Employment
(Millions)
4.04 4.06 4.08 4.10 4.09 4.06 4.10 4.10 4.11 4.13 4.14 4.08 4.10
Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb
2006
2007
Georgia Unemployment Rate
(Not Seasonally Adjusted)
4.8% 4.5% 4.3% 4.5% 5.0% 5.1% 4.8% 4.6% 4.5% 4.4% 4.4% 4.7% 4.4%
Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb
2006
2007
Michael L. Thurmond, Commissioner Georgia Department of Labor
Workforce Information & Analysis 148 Andrew Young International Blvd., N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30303-1751
For more information, contact Corey Smith at (404) 232-3875 ext. 21299 or
David Echols at (404)232-3875 ext. 21272
corey.smith@dol.state.ga.us
david.echols@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
FEB 2007 JAN 2007 FEB 2006
from JAN 2007 Net %
from FEB 2006 Net %
Total Nonfarm
4,096.5
4,076.2
4,039.5
+20.3 +0.5
+57.0 +1.4
Total Private
3,419.5
3,406.4
3,375.5
+13.1 +0.4
+44.0 +1.3
Goods Producing
674.6
671.3
674.8
+3.3 +0.5
-.2 +0.0
Service-Providing
3,421.9
3,404.9
3,364.7
+17.0 +0.5
+57.2 +1.7
Private Service-Providing
2,744.9
2,735.1
2,700.7
+9.8 +0.4
+44.2 +1.6
Natural Resources and Mining
12.2
12.1
12.1
+.1 +0.8
+.1 +0.8
Construction
221.1
219.3
211.0
+1.8 +0.8
+10.1 +4.8
Construction of Buildings
49.4
49.2
47.3
+.2 +0.4
+2.1 +4.4
Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction
34.1
34.0
32.2
+.1 +0.3
+1.9 +5.9
Specialty Trade Contractors
137.6
136.1
131.5
+1.5 +1.1
+6.1 +4.6
Manufacturing
441.3
439.9
451.7
+1.4 +0.3
-10.4 -2.3
Durable Goods
207.0
206.0
211.0
+1.0 +0.5
-4.0 -1.9
Computer, Electrical Equip and Appliance Mfg
28.1
27.8
28.2
+.3 +1.1
-.1 -0.4
Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
44.0
43.9
46.7
+.1 +0.2
-2.7 -5.8
Non-Durable Goods
234.3
233.9
240.7
+.4 +0.2
-6.4 -2.7
Food Manufacturing
67.3
67.4
67.8
-.1 -0.1
-.5 -0.7
Textile Mills
30.3
30.2
33.0
+.1 +0.3
-2.7 -8.2
Textile Product Mills
38.2
38.4
39.0
-.2 -0.5
-.8 -2.1
Trade, Transportation and Utilities
863.6
867.3
853.2
-3.7 -0.4
+10.4 +1.2
Wholesale Trade
214.3
213.0
212.6
+1.3 +0.6
+1.7 +0.8
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods
111.5
110.7
110.2
+.8 +0.7
+1.3 +1.2
Merchant Wholesalers, Non-durable Goods
62.3
61.9
61.4
+.4 +0.6
+.9 +1.5
Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers
40.5
40.4
41.0
+.1 +0.2
-.5 -1.2
Retail Trade
463.4
467.5
460.3
-4.1 -0.9
+3.1 +0.7
Food and Beverage Stores
78.9
79.2
80.0
-.3 -0.4
-1.1 -1.4
General Merchandise Stores
95.1
97.4
93.7
-2.3 -2.4
+1.4 +1.5
Miscellaneous Store Retailers
23.9
23.9
24.6
+.0 +0.0
-.7 -2.8
Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities
185.9
186.8
180.3
-.9 -0.5
+5.6 +3.1
Utilities
20.1
20.2
19.9
-.1 -0.5
+.2 +1.0
Transportation and Warehousing
165.8
166.6
160.4
-.8 -0.5
+5.4 +3.4
Air Transportation
37.3
36.9
37.3
+.4 +1.1
+.0 +0.0
Truck Transportation
47.4
47.9
46.3
-.5 -1.0
+1.1 +2.4
Couriers and Messengers
20.4
20.7
19.2
-.3 -1.4
+1.2 +6.3
Warehousing and Storage
26.7
26.8
26.2
-.1 -0.4
+.5 +1.9
Information
114.5
114.9
116.2
-.4 -0.3
-1.7 -1.5
Telecommunications
44.4
44.5
46.1
-.1 -0.2
-1.7 -3.7
Wired Telecommunications Carriers
22.2
22.1
23.3
+.1 +0.5
-1.1 -4.7
Wireless Telecommunications Carriers
12.1
12.0
11.5
+.1 +0.8
+.6 +5.2
Internet Service Providers, Search Portals, and DP
17.5
17.4
18.2
+.1 +0.6
-.7 -3.8
Financial Activities
232.2
231.5
227.4
+.7 +0.3
+4.8 +2.1
Finance and Insurance
167.2
166.8
164.4
+.4 +0.2
+2.8 +1.7
Insurance Carriers and Related Activities
65.3
65.3
64.5
+.0 +0.0
+.8 +1.2
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing
65.0
64.7
63.0
+.3 +0.5
+2.0 +3.2
Professional and Business Services
550.8
546.4
541.1
+4.4 +0.8
+9.7 +1.8
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
212.7
210.3
211.1
+2.4 +1.1
+1.6 +0.8
Accounting, Tax Preparation and Bookkeeping
32.3
31.2
33.2
+1.1 +3.5
-.9 -2.7
Architectural, Engineering and Related Services
38.7
38.4
37.5
+.3 +0.8
+1.2 +3.2
Computer Systems Design and Related Services
44.1
43.5
44.0
+.6 +1.4
+.1 +0.2
Management and Technical Consulting Services
29.7
29.3
28.0
+.4 +1.4
+1.7 +6.1
Management of Companies and Enterprises
52.3
52.4
51.6
-.1 -0.2
+.7 +1.4
Admin and Support, Waste Mngmnt and Remediation
285.8
283.7
278.4
+2.1 +0.7
+7.4 +2.7
Employment Services
139.6
137.9
137.7
+1.7 +1.2
+1.9 +1.4
Educational and Health Services
447.2
443.8
435.8
+3.4 +0.8
+11.4 +2.6
Educational Services
82.6
81.4
77.7
+1.2 +1.5
+4.9 +6.3
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
52.3
51.5
49.4
+.8 +1.6
+2.9 +5.9
Health Care and Social Assistance
364.6
362.4
358.1
+2.2 +0.6
+6.5 +1.8
Ambulatory Health Care Services
135.3
135.0
135.1
+.3 +0.2
+.2 +0.1
Hospitals
119.9
119.8
117.5
+.1 +0.1
+2.4 +2.0
Nursing and Residential Care Facilities
52.8
52.6
52.3
+.2 +0.4
+.5 +1.0
Social Assistance
56.6
55.0
53.2
+1.6 +2.9
+3.4 +6.4
Leisure and Hospitality
378.3
373.7
369.6
+4.6 +1.2
+8.7 +2.4
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
36.8
36.4
35.6
+.4 +1.1
+1.2 +3.4
Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation
27.3
27.5
26.0
-.2 -0.7
+1.3 +5.0
Accommodation and Food Services
341.5
337.3
334.0
+4.2 +1.2
+7.5 +2.2
Accommodation
42.8
42.6
43.1
+.2 +0.5
-.3 -0.7
Food Services and Drinking Places
298.7
294.7
290.9
+4.0 +1.4
+7.8 +2.7
Other Services
158.3
157.5
157.4
+.8 +0.5
+.9 +0.6
Repair and Maintenance
36.1
35.8
36.1
+.3 +0.8
+.0 +0.0
Personal and Laundry Services
35.4
35.2
34.8
+.2 +0.6
+.6 +1.7
Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional and Similar
86.8
86.5
86.5
+.3 +0.3
+.3 +0.3
Government
677.0
669.8
664.0
+7.2 +1.1
+13.0 +2.0
Federal Government
96.1
94.9
95.1
+1.2 +1.3
+1.0 +1.1
Department of Defense
34.5
34.4
34.0
+.1 +0.3
+.5 +1.5
State Government
161.8
158.5
159.6
+3.3 +2.1
+2.2 +1.4
State Government Education
73.9
70.1
73.5
+3.8 +5.4
+.4 +0.5
Local Government
419.1
416.4
409.3
+2.7 +0.6
+9.8 +2.4
Local Government Education
259.9
257.6
252.9
+2.3 +0.9
+7.0 +2.8
Note: These preliminary estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers
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 FEB 2007
Revised JAN 2007
Revised FEB 2006
Change in Jobs
from JAN 2007
Net
%
Change in Jobs from FEB 2006
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
2,406.8 2,079.6
315.0 2,091.8 1,764.6
2.0 137.9
30.9 86.4 175.1 91.1 17.5 84.0 25.0 545.7 157.6 85.1 41.0 31.5 261.7 47.8 49.0 15.8 126.4 10.9 115.5 35.9 28.7 16.1 88.7 34.9 18.4
9.5 12.8 162.8 115.9 44.4 46.9 399.3 165.7 22.6 29.6 35.3 25.1 39.5 194.1 94.6 247.6 54.6 193.0 74.4 62.6 31.5 224.2 24.3 199.9 23.8 176.1 96.3 21.6 23.2 327.2 46.6 64.9 215.7
2,395.8 2,072.8
313.4 2,082.4 1,759.4
2.0 136.8
30.8 85.6 174.6 90.7 17.5 83.9 24.9 548.3 156.8 84.8 40.8 31.2 264.7 47.6 50.6 15.9 126.8 11.1 115.7 35.6 29.1 16.4 89.0 35.0 18.3
9.4 12.8 162.1 115.4 44.4 46.7 396.4 164.1 21.8 29.3 34.8 24.8 39.5 192.8 93.8 246.2 53.9 192.3 74.1 62.8 31.2 221.5 24.0 197.5 23.4 174.1 95.9 21.4 23.0 323.0 45.6 63.7 213.7
2,364.9 2,046.6
314.0 2,050.9 1,732.6
2.0 132.8
29.0 83.9 179.2 94.4 20.4 84.8 24.5 537.8 155.3 82.6 40.8 31.9 259.8 48.4 47.9 16.3 122.7 10.6 112.1 36.0 27.3 15.5 90.3 36.0 19.6
9.2 13.2 159.1 113.5 43.5 45.6 392.1 161.5 21.9 28.1 34.8 24.3 39.0 191.6 94.5 240.7 51.4 189.3 74.5 61.4 31.3 217.1 23.4 193.7 24.3 169.4 95.5 21.2 22.8 318.3 46.7 64.3 207.3
+11.0 +6.8 +1.6 +9.4 +5.2
+.0 +1.1
+.1 +.8 +.5 +.4 +.0 +.1 +.1 -2.6 +.8 +.3 +.2 +.3 -3.0 +.2 -1.6 -.1 -.4 -.2 -.2 +.3 -.4 -.3 -.3 -.1 +.1 +.1 +.0 +.7 +.5 +.0 +.2 +2.9 +1.6 +.8 +.3 +.5 +.3 +.0 +1.3 +.8 +1.4 +.7 +.7 +.3 -.2 +.3 +2.7 +.3 +2.4 +.4 +2.0 +.4 +.2 +.2 +4.2 +1.0 +1.2 +2.0
+0.5 +0.3 +0.5 +0.5 +0.3 +0.0 +0.8 +0.3 +0.9 +0.3 +0.4 +0.0 +0.1 +0.4 -0.5 +0.5 +0.4 +0.5 +1.0 -1.1 +0.4 -3.2 -0.6 -0.3 -1.8 -0.2 +0.8 -1.4 -1.8 -0.3 -0.3 +0.5 +1.1 +0.0 +0.4 +0.4 +0.0 +0.4 +0.7 +1.0 +3.7 +1.0 +1.4 +1.2 +0.0 +0.7 +0.9 +0.6 +1.3 +0.4 +0.4 -0.3 +1.0 +1.2 +1.3 +1.2 +1.7 +1.1 +0.4 +0.9 +0.9 +1.3 +2.2 +1.9 +0.9
+41.9 +33.0
+1.0 +40.9 +32.0
+.0 +5.1 +1.9 +2.5 -4.1 -3.3 -2.9
-.8 +.5 +7.9 +2.3 +2.5 +.2 -.4 +1.9 -.6 +1.1 -.5 +3.7 +.3 +3.4 -.1 +1.4 +.6 -1.6 -1.1 -1.2 +.3 -.4 +3.7 +2.4 +.9 +1.3 +7.2 +4.2 +.7 +1.5 +.5 +.8 +.5 +2.5 +.1 +6.9 +3.2 +3.7 -.1 +1.2 +.2 +7.1 +.9 +6.2 -.5 +6.7 +.8 +.4 +.4 +8.9 -.1 +.6 +8.4
+1.8 +1.6 +0.3 +2.0 +1.8 +0.0 +3.8 +6.6 +3.0 -2.3 -3.5 -14.2 -0.9 +2.0 +1.5 +1.5 +3.0 +0.5 -1.3 +0.7 -1.2 +2.3 -3.1 +3.0 +2.8 +3.0 -0.3 +5.1 +3.9 -1.8 -3.1 -6.1 +3.3 -3.0 +2.3 +2.1 +2.1 +2.9 +1.8 +2.6 +3.2 +5.3 +1.4 +3.3 +1.3 +1.3 +0.1 +2.9 +6.2 +2.0 -0.1 +2.0 +0.6 +3.3 +3.8 +3.2 -2.1 +4.0 +0.8 +1.9 +1.8 +2.8 -0.2 +0.9 +4.1
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 Atlanta Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Barrow, Bartow, Butts, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, Dawson, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Haralson, Heard, Henry, Jasper, Lamar, Meriwether, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, Pike, Rockdale, Spalding and Walton counties. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2005 benchmark.
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis
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ALBANY MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000's)
Preliminary
Revised
Revised
FEB 2007 JAN 2007 FEB 2006
Change in Jobs from JAN 2007
Net %
Change in Jobs
from FEB 2006
Net
%
Total Nonfarm Total Private
64.8
64.3
64.2
50.7
50.5
50.0
+.5 +0.8 +.2 +0.4
+.6 +0.9 +.7 +1.4
Goods Producing Service-Providing Private Service-Providing
10.0
9.9
10.2
54.8
54.4
54.0
40.7
40.6
39.8
+.1 +1.0 +.4 +0.7 +.1 +0.2
-.2 -2.0 +.8 +1.5 +.9 +2.3
Manufacturing Trade, Transportation and Utilities Retail Trade
6.9
6.8
7.1
13.3
13.3
13.0
8.1
8.1
7.9
+.1 +1.5 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0
-.2 -2.8 +.3 +2.3 +.2 +2.5
Government Federal Government State Government
14.1
13.8
14.2
3.0
3.0
3.1
3.3
3.1
3.3
+.3 +2.2 +.0 +0.0 +.2 +6.5
-.1 -0.7 -.1 -3.2 +.0 +0.0
Local Government
7.8
7.7
7.8
+.1 +1.3
+.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 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
FEB 2007 JAN 2007 FEB 2006
Change in Jobs
from JAN 2007
Net
%
Change in Jobs from FEB 2006
Net %
Total Nonfarm
81.7
81.1
79.8
+.6 +0.7
+1.9 +2.4
Total Private
59.5
59.2
57.8
+.3 +0.5
+1.7 +2.9
Goods Producing
12.8
12.7
12.9
+.1 +0.8
-.1 -0.8
Service-Providing
68.9
68.4
66.9
+.5 +0.7
+2.0 +3.0
Private Service-Providing
46.7
46.5
44.9
+.2 +0.4
+1.8 +4.0
Trade, Transportation and Utilities
13.6
13.8
13.2
-.2 -1.4
+.4 +3.0
Retail Trade
9.3
9.5
9.1
-.2 -2.1
+.2 +2.2
Professional and Business Services
6.7
6.6
6.4
+.1 +1.5
+.3 +4.7
Leisure and Hospitality
8.0
7.9
7.7
+.1 +1.3
+.3 +3.9
Government
22.2
21.9
22.0
+.3 +1.4
+.2 +0.9
Federal Government
1.5
1.5
1.5
+.0 +0.0
+.0 +0.0
State Government
13.6
13.3
13.5
+.3 +2.3
+.1 +0.7
Local Government
7.1
7.1
7.0
+.0 +0.0
+.1 +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 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 FEB 2007 JAN 2007 FEB 2006
Change in Jobs from JAN 2007
Net %
Change in Jobs from FEB 2006
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
215.0 172.2
38.3 176.7 133.9
14.3 24.0 36.9
5.7 24.9
6.3 3.3 7.8 28.8 28.3 19.8 9.0 42.8 7.4 13.3 22.1
213.9 171.3
38.2 175.7 133.1
14.2 24.0 37.0
5.6 25.1
6.3 3.3 7.8 28.3 28.2 19.6 8.9 42.6 7.4 13.3 21.9
215.0 172.6
39.1 175.9 133.5
14.1 25.0 36.4
5.3 24.7
6.4 3.5 7.6 29.9 27.7 19.8 8.6 42.4 7.5 13.1 21.8
+1.1 +.9 +.1
+1.0 +.8 +.1 +.0 -.1 +.1 -.2 +.0 +.0 +.0 +.5 +.1 +.2 +.1 +.2 +.0 +.0 +.2
+0.5 +0.5 +0.3 +0.6 +0.6 +0.7 +0.0 -0.3 +1.8 -0.8 +0.0 +0.0 +0.0 +1.8 +0.4 +1.0 +1.1 +0.5 +0.0 +0.0 +0.9
+.0 +0.0 -.4 -0.2 -.8 -2.0 +.8 +0.5 +.4 +0.3 +.2 +1.4 -1.0 -4.0 +.5 +1.4 +.4 +7.5 +.2 +0.8 -.1 -1.6 -.2 -5.7 +.2 +2.6 -1.1 -3.7 +.6 +2.2 +.0 +0.0 +.4 +4.7 +.4 +0.9 -.1 -1.3 +.2 +1.5 +.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
FEB 2007 JAN 2007 FEB 2006
Change in Jobs from JAN 2007
Net %
Change in Jobs from FEB 2006
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
45.4
45.4
44.8
35.9
35.8
35.3
6.4
6.4
6.6
39.0
39.0
38.2
29.5
29.4
28.7
8.5
8.5
8.3
5.9
5.9
5.7
9.5
9.6
9.5
1.7
1.8
1.7
2.0
2.0
2.0
5.8
5.8
5.8
+.0 +0.0 +.1 +0.3 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 +.1 +0.3 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 -.1 -1.0 -.1 -5.6 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0
+.6 +1.3 +.6 +1.7 -.2 -3.0 +.8 +2.1 +.8 +2.8 +.2 +2.4 +.2 +3.5 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 +.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 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
FEB 2007 JAN 2007 FEB 2006
Change in Jobs from JAN 2007
Net %
Change in Jobs from FEB 2006
Net %
Total Nonfarm
122.7
121.9
122.8
+.8 +0.7
-.1 -0.1
Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing
100.4 19.1
103.6
100.0 19.0
102.9
100.1 20.0
102.8
+.4 +0.4 +.1 +0.5 +.7 +0.7
+.3 +0.3 -.9 -4.5 +.8 +0.8
Private Service-Providing Trade, Transportation and Utilities Retail Trade
81.3
81.0
80.1
18.4
18.3
18.0
14.1
14.1
13.5
+.3 +0.4 +.1 +0.5 +.0 +0.0
+1.2 +.4 +.6
+1.5 +2.2 +4.4
Information Financial Activities Finance and Insurance
6.1
6.1
6.4
+.0 +0.0
9.3
9.3
9.2
+.0 +0.0
7.5
7.4
7.3
+.1 +1.4
-.3 -4.7 +.1 +1.1 +.2 +2.7
Insurance Carriers and Related Activities Professional and Business Services Leisure and Hospitality
5.1
5.1
5.0
13.7
13.5
13.3
13.3
13.1
13.8
+.0 +0.0 +.2 +1.5 +.2 +1.5
+.1 +2.0 +.4 +3.0 -.5 -3.6
Government Federal Government State Government
22.3
21.9
22.7
5.2
5.2
5.2
4.2
4.1
4.2
+.4 +1.8 +.0 +0.0 +.1 +2.4
-.4 -1.8 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0
Local Government
12.9
12.6
13.3
+.3 +2.4
-.4 -3.0
Note: These preliminary estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected
employers in the 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
FEB 2007 JAN 2007 FEB 2006
Change in Jobs from JAN 2007
Net %
Change in Jobs from FEB 2006
Net %
Total Nonfarm
78.8
78.4
78.4
+.4 +0.5
+.4 +0.5
Total Private
71.3
70.9
71.0
+.4 +0.6
+.3 +0.4
Goods Producing Service-Providing
32.1
32.0
32.4
46.7
46.4
46.0
+.1 +0.3 +.3 +0.6
-.3 -0.9 +.7 +1.5
Private Service-Providing
39.2
38.9
38.6
+.3 +0.8
+.6 +1.6
Manufacturing Textile Mills
30.2
30.1
30.7
+.1 +0.3
4.0
4.0
4.0
+.0 +0.0
-.5 -1.6 +.0 +0.0
Textile Product Mills
20.5
20.6
21.1
-.1 -0.5
-.6 -2.8
Trade, Transportation and Utilities Retail Trade
15.7
15.7
15.6
7.7
7.7
7.5
+.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0
+.1 +0.6 +.2 +2.7
Transportation, Warehouse, and Utilities
3.9
3.9
3.9
+.0 +0.0
+.0 +0.0
Professional and Business Services Government
10.5
10.4
7.5
7.5
9.9
+.1 +1.0
7.4
+.0 +0.0
+.6 +6.1 +.1 +1.4
Federal Government
.3
.3
.3
+.0 +0.0
+.0 +0.0
State Government Local Government
1.3
1.3
5.9
5.9
1.3
+.0 +0.0
5.8
+.0 +0.0
+.0 +0.0 +.1 +1.7
Note: These preliminary estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers
in the 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
FEB 2007 JAN 2007 FEB 2006
Change in Jobs from JAN 2007
Net %
Change in Jobs from FEB 2006
Net %
Total Nonfarm Total Private
73.6
73.3
70.7
+.3 +0.4
+2.9 +4.1
63.2
63.0
60.7
+.2 +0.3
+2.5 +4.1
Goods Producing
21.6
21.5
21.4
+.1 +0.5
+.2 +0.9
Service-Providing Private Service-Providing
52.0
51.8
49.3
+.2 +0.4
+2.7 +5.5
41.6
41.5
39.3
+.1 +0.2
+2.3 +5.9
Trade, Transportation and Utilities
12.9
12.9
12.8
+.0 +0.0
+.1 +0.8
Retail Trade Government
7.3
7.3
7.2
+.0 +0.0
10.4
10.3
10.0
+.1 +1.0
+.1 +1.4 +.4 +4.0
Federal Government
.5
.5
.5
+.0 +0.0
+.0 +0.0
State Government Local Government
2.9
2.9
7.0
6.9
2.8
+.0 +0.0
6.7
+.1 +1.4
+.1 +3.6 +.3 +4.5
Note: These preliminary estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers
in the Gainesville Metropolitan Statistical Area, which comprises Hall county. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded.
Estimates based on 2005 benchmark.
HINESVILLE - FT. STEWART MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000's)
Preliminary Revised
Revised
FEB 2007 JAN 2007 FEB 2006
Change in Jobs from JAN 2007
Net %
Change in Jobs from FEB 2006
Net %
Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing Private Service-Providing Government
Federal Government State Government Local Government
18.3
18.1
17.7
+.2 +1.1
11.1
10.9
10.9
+.2 +1.8
1.8
1.7
1.8
+.1 +5.9
16.5
16.4
15.9
+.1 +0.6
9.3
9.2
9.1
+.1 +1.1
7.2
7.2
6.8
+.0 +0.0
3.2
3.2
3.0
+.0 +0.0
.6
.6
.5
+.0 +0.0
3.4
3.4
3.3
+.0 +0.0
+.6 +3.4 +.2 +1.8 +.0 +0.0 +.6 +3.8 +.2 +2.2 +.4 +5.9 +.2 +6.7 +.1 +20.0 +.1 +3.0
Note: These preliminary estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected
employers in the Hinesville - Ft. Stewart Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Liberty and Long counties. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2005 benchmark.
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis
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MACON MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000's)
Preliminary Revised
Revised
FEB 2007 JAN 2007 FEB 2006
Change in Jobs from JAN 2007
Net %
Change in Jobs from FEB 2006
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
100.2 84.4 11.9 88.3 72.5 19.8 12.2 4.1 8.0 12.1 18.3 8.7 15.8 1.3 4.1 10.4
99.6 83.9 11.8 87.8 72.1 19.9 12.2
4.1 7.9 11.8 18.3 8.7 15.7 1.4 4.0 10.3
100.6 85.1 12.6 88.0 72.5 19.2 11.9 3.9 8.0 12.0 18.4 9.0 15.5 1.4 4.0 10.1
+.6 +0.6 +.5 +0.6 +.1 +0.8 +.5 +0.6 +.4 +0.6 -.1 -0.5 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 +.1 +1.3 +.3 +2.5 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 +.1 +0.6 -.1 -7.1 +.1 +2.5 +.1 +1.0
-.4 -0.4 -.7 -0.8 -.7 -5.6 +.3 +0.3 +.0 +0.0 +.6 +3.1 +.3 +2.5 +.2 +5.1 +.0 +0.0 +.1 +0.8 -.1 -0.5 -.3 -3.3 +.3 +1.9 -.1 -7.1 +.1 +2.5 +.3 +3.0
Note: These preliminary estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers
in the 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
FEB 2007 JAN 2007 FEB 2006
Change in Jobs from JAN 2007
Net %
Change in Jobs from FEB 2006
Net %
Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing Private Service-Providing Manufacturing Trade, Transportation and Utilities
Retail Trade Educational and Health Services Government Federal Government State Government Local Government
44.8
44.7
43.7
38.1
38.1
37.0
11.1
11.1
10.9
33.7
33.6
32.8
27.0
27.0
26.1
9.9
9.8
9.6
7.2
7.3
7.2
4.6
4.7
4.6
8.3
8.2
8.3
6.7
6.6
6.7
.3
.3
.3
2.2
2.1
2.3
4.2
4.2
4.1
+.1 +0.2 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 +.1 +0.3 +.0 +0.0 +.1 +1.0 -.1 -1.4 -.1 -2.1 +.1 +1.2 +.1 +1.5 +.0 +0.0 +.1 +4.8 +.0 +0.0
+1.1 +1.1
+.2 +.9 +.9 +.3 +.0 +.0 +.0 +.0 +.0 -.1 +.1
+2.5 +3.0 +1.8 +2.7 +3.4 +3.1 +0.0 +0.0 +0.0 +0.0 +0.0 -4.3 +2.4
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 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
FEB 2007 JAN 2007 FEB 2006
Change in Jobs from JAN 2007
Net %
Change in Jobs
from FEB 2006
Net
%
Total Nonfarm
156.8
156.1
153.7
+.7 +0.4
+3.1 +2.0
Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing
135.1 24.4
132.4
134.7 24.3
131.8
131.9 23.8
129.9
+.4 +0.3 +.1 +0.4 +.6 +0.5
+3.2 +.6
+2.5
+2.4 +2.5 +1.9
Private Service-Providing Natural Resources, Mining and Construction Manufacturing
110.7 10.0 14.4
110.4 9.9
14.4
108.1 9.4
14.4
+.3 +0.3 +.1 +1.0 +.0 +0.0
+2.6 +.6 +.0
+2.4 +6.4 +0.0
Trade, Transportation and Utilities Wholesale Trade Retail Trade
35.0
35.0
34.6
6.7
6.6
6.3
18.5
18.6
18.7
+.0 +0.0 +.1 +1.5 -.1 -0.5
+.4 +1.2 +.4 +6.3 -.2 -1.1
Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities Information Financial Activities
9.8
9.8
1.9
1.9
6.2
6.4
9.6
+.0 +0.0
1.9
+.0 +0.0
6.3
-.2 -3.1
+.2 +2.1 +.0 +0.0 -.1 -1.6
Professional and Business Services Educational and Health Services Leisure and Hospitality
18.6
18.5
18.2
21.0
20.9
20.7
19.7
19.5
18.7
+.1 +0.5 +.1 +0.5 +.2 +1.0
+.4 +2.2 +.3 +1.4 +1.0 +5.3
Other Services Government
Federal Government
8.3
8.2
7.7
21.7
21.4
21.8
2.8
2.8
2.8
+.1 +1.2 +.3 +1.4 +.0 +0.0
+.6 +7.8 -.1 -0.5 +.0 +0.0
State Government Local Government
5.2
5.0
5.3
13.7
13.6
13.7
+.2 +4.0 +.1 +0.7
-.1 -1.9 +.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 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
FEB 2007 JAN 2007 FEB 2006
Change in Jobs from JAN 2007
Net %
Change in Jobs
from FEB 2006
Net
%
Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing Private Service-Providing Trade, Transportation and Utilities
Retail Trade Government
Federal Government State Government Local Government
56.2
55.3
55.2
43.4
43.0
42.8
9.4
9.3
9.2
46.8
46.0
46.0
34.0
33.7
33.6
12.3
12.4
12.1
8.9
8.9
8.7
12.8
12.3
12.4
.8
.8
.8
4.5
4.1
4.4
7.5
7.4
7.2
+.9 +1.6 +.4 +0.9 +.1 +1.1 +.8 +1.7 +.3 +0.9 -.1 -0.8 +.0 +0.0 +.5 +4.1 +.0 +0.0 +.4 +9.8 +.1 +1.4
+1.0 +1.8 +.6 +1.4 +.2 +2.2 +.8 +1.7 +.4 +1.2 +.2 +1.7 +.2 +2.3 +.4 +3.2 +.0 +0.0 +.1 +2.3 +.3 +4.2
Note: These preliminary estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers
in the 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
FEB 2007 JAN 2007 FEB 2006
Change in Jobs from JAN 2007
Net %
Change in Jobs
from FEB 2006
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
57.0
56.8
35.0
35.0
7.1
7.2
49.9
49.6
27.9
27.8
7.7
7.6
6.1
6.0
22.0
21.8
13.6
13.6
1.0
.9
7.4
7.3
55.2 33.8
6.5 48.7 27.3
7.3 5.9 21.4 13.3 1.0 7.1
+.2 +0.4 +.0 +0.0 -.1 -1.4 +.3 +0.6 +.1 +0.4 +.1 +1.3 +.1 +1.7 +.2 +0.9 +.0 +0.0 +.1 +11.1 +.1 +1.4
+1.8 +3.3 +1.2 +3.6
+.6 +9.2 +1.2 +2.5
+.6 +2.2 +.4 +5.5 +.2 +3.4 +.6 +2.8 +.3 +2.3 +.0 +0.0 +.3 +4.2
Note: These preliminary estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers
in the Warner Robins Metropolitan Statistical Area, which comprises Houston county. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2005 benchmark.
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis
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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% Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Jul Aug Sep
2006
Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb
2007
Southeastern states and U.S. unemployment rates
Percent
10
Jan-07
Feb-07
9
8
7
6.6 6.7 6.8 6.3
6.8 6.5
6
5
4.7 4.4
5.0 4.9
5.3 5.3
4
3.6 3.7
3.4 3.2
3
2
1
0
AL
FL
GA
KY
MS
NC
SC
TN
5.0 4.9
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
FEB 2007
4,808,169 4,598,748
209,421 4.4
76,797 73,087
3,710 4.8
104,979 101,439
3,540 3.4
2,710,433 2,595,927
114,506 4.2
258,945 244,672
14,273 5.5
54,125 52,196
1,929 3.6
131,798 124,783
7,015 5.3
69,160 66,263
2,897 4.2
88,079 85,015
3,064 3.5
JAN 2007
4,814,928 4,588,911
226,017 4.7
76,583 72,520
4,063 5.3
105,351 101,363
3,988 3.8
2,715,542 2,591,770
123,772 4.6
259,377 243,982
15,395 5.9
54,337 52,133
2,204 4.1
131,999 124,342
7,657 5.8
69,483 66,269
3,214 4.6
88,266 84,968
3,298 3.7
FEB 2006
4,683,871 4,457,361
226,510 4.8
75,489 71,291
4,198 5.6
101,187 97,342 3,845 3.8
2,634,132 2,506,595
127,537 4.8
255,581 240,682
14,899 5.8
52,992 50,798
2,194 4.1
129,573 122,862
6,711 5.2
67,651 64,630
3,021 4.5
84,218 80,728
3,490 4.1
Change From
JAN 2007
FEB 2006
-6,759 9,837 -16,596
124,298 141,387 -17,089
214 567 -353
1,308 1,796
-488
-372 76
-448
3,792 4,097
-305
-5,109 4,157 -9,266
76,301 89,332 -13,031
-432 690 -1,122
3,364 3,990
-626
-212 63
-275
1,133 1,398
-265
-201 441 -642
2,225 1,921
304
-323 -6
-317
1,509 1,633
-124
-187 47
-234
3,861 4,287
-426
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
FEB 2007
30,394 28,925
1,469 4.8
112,690 107,107
5,583 5.0
53,018 50,835
2,183 4.1
175,508 169,200
6,308 3.6
68,535 66,065
2,470 3.6
67,474 64,947
2,527 3.7
JAN 2007
30,475 28,840
1,635 5.4
112,626 106,575
6,051 5.4
52,966 50,675
2,291 4.3
176,344 169,344
7,000 4.0
68,157 65,446
2,711 4.0
67,669 64,951
2,718 4.0
FEB 2006
29,210 27,792
1,418 4.9
111,090 105,330
5,760 5.2
51,069 48,764
2,305 4.5
169,738 163,161
6,577 3.9
66,819 64,053
2,766 4.1
64,963 62,127
2,836 4.4
Change From
JAN 2007
FEB 2006
-81 85 -166
1,184 1,133
51
64 532 -468
1,600 1,777
-177
52 160 -108
1,949 2,071
-122
-836 -144 -692
5,770 6,039
-269
378 619 -241
1,716 2,012
-296
-195 -4
-191
2,511 2,820
-309
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
FEB 2007
152,784,000 145,919,000
6,865,000 4.5
JAN 2007
152,974,000 145,957,000
7,017,000 4.6
FEB 2006
150,477,000 143,319,000
7,158,000 4.8
Change From
JAN 2007
FEB 2006
-190,000 -38,000
-152,000
2,307,000 2,600,000
-293,000
United States
(Not Seasonally adjusted)
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed
Rate
151,879,000 144,479,000
7,400,000 4.9
151,924,000 144,275,000
7,649,000 5.0
149,686,000 141,994,000
7,692,000 5.1
-45,000 204,000 -249,000
2,193,000 2,485,000
-292,000
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
February 2007
January 2007
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
4,808,169 4,598,748 209,421 4.4
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
4,814,928 4,588,911 226,017 4.7
Appling Atkinson Bacon Baker Baldwin
8,725 8,274
451 5.2
3,433 3,240 193 5.6
4,981 4,730
251 5.0
1,855 1,769
86 4.6
21,145 19,993 1,152 5.4
8,732 8,237
495 5.7
3,469 3,213 256 7.4
4,963 4,687
276 5.6
1,843 1,755
88 4.8
21,137 19,885 1,252 5.9
Banks Barrow Bartow Ben Hill Berrien
9,877 9,562 315 3.2 32,273 30,943 1,330 4.1 46,960 44,773 2,187 4.7
8,345 7,881 464 5.6 9,107 8,719 388 4.3
9,890 9,572 318 3.2 32,296 30,893 1,403 4.3 47,076 44,701 2,375 5.0
8,343 7,823 520 6.2 9,081 8,665 416 4.6
Bibb Bleckley Brantley Brooks Bryan
74,615 70,753 3,862 5.2
5,057 4,797 260 5.1
7,900 7,573 327 4.1
8,779 8,423 356 4.1
16,237 15,702
535 3.3
74,545 70,402 4,143 5.6
5,057 4,766 291 5.8
7,971 7,564 407 5.1
8,716 8,344
372 4.3
16,323 15,715
608 3.7
Bulloch Burke Butts Calhoun Camden
32,105 30,901 1,204 3.8
10,405 9,648 757 7.3
9,568 9,107 461 4.8
2,337 2,206
131 5.6
21,183 20,417
766 3.6
32,124 30,791 1,333 4.1
10,308 9,622 686 6.7
9,579 9,092
487 5.1
2,374 2,183
191 8.0
21,311 20,428
883 4.1
Candler Carroll Catoosa Charlton Chatham
4,559 4,362
197 4.3
53,413 50,987 2,426 4.5
36,781 35,386 1,395 3.8
4,632 4,435 197 4.3
132,106 127,181 4,925 3.7
4,546 4,339
207 4.6
53,629 50,906 2,723 5.1
36,634 35,393 1,241 3.4
4,654 4,424 230 4.9
132,757 127,289 5,468 4.1
Chattahoochee 2,700 2,477 223 8.3
Chattooga
11,093 10,512
581 5.2
Cherokee 105,427 101,794 3,633 3.4
Clarke
62,512 60,289 2,223 3.6
Clay
1,489 1,419
70 4.7
2,735 2,465
270 9.9
11,030 10,437
593 5.4
105,564 101,631 3,933 3.7
62,759 60,244 2,515 4.0
1,480 1,405
75 5.1
Clayton Clinch Cobb Coffee Colquitt
142,394 135,025 7,369 5.2 2,799 2,679 120 4.3
389,018 374,294 14,724 3.8 17,021 15,964 1,057 6.2 21,274 20,357 917 4.3
142,762 134,809 7,953 5.6 2,797 2,660 137 4.9
389,402 373,695 15,707 4.0 16,905 15,831 1,074 6.4 21,167 20,126 1,041 4.9
Columbia Cook Coweta Crawford Crisp
58,311 56,137 2,174 3.7
7,078 6,620
458 6.5
58,762 56,560 2,202 3.7
6,381 6,080 301 4.7
10,337 9,687 650 6.3
58,282 55,986 2,296 3.9
7,086 6,595
491 6.9
58,895 56,469 2,426 4.1
6,381 6,050 331 5.2
10,477 9,718
759 7.2
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February 2006
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
4,683,871 4,457,361 226,510 4.8
8,762 8,318
444 5.1
3,390 3,232
158 4.7
4,769 4,567
202 4.2
1,823 1,726
97 5.3
21,105 20,059 1,046 5.0
9,364 9,007
357 3.8
31,267 29,878 1,389 4.4
45,569 43,232 2,337 5.1
8,351 7,924
427 5.1
8,902 8,532
370 4.2
73,561 69,579 3,982 5.4
5,162 4,828
334 6.5
7,720 7,370
350 4.5
8,537 8,166
371 4.3
15,721 15,141
580 3.7
31,014 29,731 1,283 4.1
10,128 9,489
639 6.3
9,310 8,794
516 5.5
2,378 2,217
161 6.8
20,613 19,763
850 4.1
4,524 4,335
189 4.2
51,985 49,233 2,752 5.3
35,205 33,783 1,422 4.0
4,429 4,240
189 4.3
127,782 122,642 5,140 4.0
2,684 2,438
246 9.2
11,120 10,527
593 5.3
102,189 98,291 3,898 3.8
60,275 57,854 2,421 4.0
1,417 1,353
64 4.5
138,521 130,378 8,143 5.9
2,593 2,453
140 5.4
378,062 361,414 16,648 4.4
16,832 15,927
905 5.4
20,450 19,538
912 4.5
57,658 55,212 2,446 4.2
7,082 6,652
430 6.1
56,993 54,613 2,380 4.2
6,332 5,979
353 5.6
10,412 9,777
635 6.1
Georgia Labor Force Estimates by County (not seasonally adjusted)
Dade Dawson Decatur DeKalb Dodge
Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older
February 2007
January 2007
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
8,932 8,531 401 4.5
10,879 10,488 391 3.6
12,060 11,315
745 6.2
385,857 368,276 17,581 4.6
9,652 9,234 418 4.3
8,885 8,533
352 4.0
10,893 10,471 422 3.9
12,026 11,281 745 6.2
386,851 367,687 19,164 5.0
9,682 9,214 468 4.8
Dooly Dougherty Douglas Early Echols
4,754 4,493 261 5.5
42,460 40,255 2,205 5.2
62,709 59,791 2,918 4.7
5,857 5,534 323 5.5
2,447 2,375
72 2.9
4,784 4,498 286 6.0
42,350 39,943 2,407 5.7
62,734 59,696 3,038 4.8
5,798 5,463
335 5.8
2,422 2,352
70 2.9
Effingham Elbert Emanuel Evans Fannin
27,165 10,063 10,876
5,093 11,089
26,317 9,476
10,396 4,878
10,674
848 3.1 587 5.8 480 4.4 215 4.2 415 3.7
27,263 10,043 10,895
5,047 11,093
26,340 9,440
10,355 4,833
10,660
923 3.4 603 6.0 540 5.0 214 4.2 433 3.9
Fayette Floyd Forsyth Franklin Fulton
55,959 54,021 1,938 3.5 53,018 50,835 2,183 4.1 79,298 76,911 2,387 3.0 11,060 10,529 531 4.8 480,460 458,688 21,772 4.5
56,145 53,935 2,210 3.9 52,966 50,675 2,291 4.3 79,395 76,788 2,607 3.3 11,090 10,510 580 5.2 481,760 457,953 23,807 4.9
Gilmer Glascock Glynn Gordon Grady
14,487 14,015 472 3.3
1,222 1,165
57 4.7
40,768 39,378 1,390 3.4
27,710 26,532 1,178 4.3
12,265 11,792 473 3.9
14,432 13,911
521 3.6
1,228 1,164
64 5.2
40,894 39,330 1,564 3.8
27,716 26,488 1,228 4.4
12,130 11,611
519 4.3
Greene
7,012 6,617 395 5.6
Gwinnett
419,860 404,098 15,762 3.8
Habersham 19,801 19,017 784 4.0
Hall
88,079 85,015 3,064 3.5
Hancock
3,447 3,171
276 8.0
7,021 6,569
452 6.4
420,407 403,451 16,956 4.0
19,807 18,950
857 4.3
88,266 84,968 3,298 3.7
3,474 3,154 320 9.2
Haralson Harris Hart Heard Henry
13,565 12,929 636 4.7 15,836 15,265 571 3.6 11,206 10,397 809 7.2
5,208 4,955 253 4.9 93,281 89,322 3,959 4.2
13,543 12,908
635 4.7
15,837 15,186 651 4.1
11,112 10,350
762 6.9
5,202 4,947
255 4.9
93,491 89,179 4,312 4.6
Houston Irwin Jackson Jasper Jeff Davis
67,474 64,947 2,527 3.7
4,731 4,496
235 5.0
27,895 26,889 1,006 3.6
6,600 6,299 301 4.6
5,427 5,043
384 7.1
67,669 64,951 2,718 4.0
4,735 4,463
272 5.7
27,851 26,778 1,073 3.9
6,604 6,289 315 4.8
5,478 5,037
441 8.1
February 2006
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
8,513 8,145 368 4.3
10,537 10,127 410 3.9
12,095 11,345
750 6.2
376,072 355,603 20,469 5.4
9,403 8,941
462 4.9
4,886 41,943 61,078
5,641 2,382
4,584 39,266 57,734
5,329 2,302
302 6.2 2,677 6.4 3,344 5.5
312 5.5 80 3.4
26,235 10,099 10,952
4,970 10,471
25,378 9,372
10,460 4,739
10,007
857 3.3 727 7.2 492 4.5 231 4.6 464 4.4
54,352 52,162 2,190 4.0
51,069 48,764 2,305 4.5
76,838 74,264 2,574 3.3
10,733 10,072
661 6.2
467,367 442,903 24,464 5.2
13,935 1,193
39,927 26,910 12,320
13,390 1,130
38,323 25,594 11,867
545 3.9 63 5.3
1,604 4.0 1,316 4.9
453 3.7
6,758 6,346 412 6.1
408,028 390,192 17,836 4.4
19,589 18,791 798 4.1
84,218 80,728 3,490 4.1
3,402 3,181
221 6.5
13,148 15,621 11,144
5,066 90,475
12,484 15,021 10,263
4,784 86,249
664 5.1 600 3.8 881 7.9 282 5.6 4,226 4.7
64,963 4,759
26,288 6,382 5,438
62,127 4,521
25,150 6,082 5,143
2,836 4.4 238 5.0
1,138 4.3 300 4.7 295 5.4
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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
February 2007
January 2007
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
7,157 3,779 3,853 13,981 8,142
6,723 3,451 3,646 13,399 7,762
434 6.1 328 8.7 207 5.4 582 4.2 380 4.7
Labor Force
7,254 3,736 3,864 14,000 8,169
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
6,730 3,439 3,655 13,333 7,749
524 7.2 297 7.9 209 5.4 667 4.8 420 5.1
Lanier Laurens Lee Liberty Lincoln
4,030 3,884 146 3.6 22,914 21,819 1,095 4.8 17,024 16,415 609 3.6 24,280 23,032 1,248 5.1
3,817 3,588 229 6.0
4,023 3,848
175 4.3
23,047 21,870 1,177 5.1
16,956 16,288 668 3.9
24,352 22,964 1,388 5.7
3,830 3,571
259 6.8
Long Lowndes Lumpkin McDuffie McIntosh
6,114 5,893 221 3.6
53,280 51,384 1,896 3.6
13,014 12,525 489 3.8
10,931 10,248
683 6.2
5,457 5,245 212 3.9
6,123 5,876 247 4.0
52,996 50,902 2,094 4.0
12,972 12,426
546 4.2
10,965 10,221
744 6.8
5,472 5,239 233 4.3
Macon Madison Marion Meriwether Miller
5,370 16,360
3,541 10,257
3,808
5,017 15,797
3,367 9,696 3,639
353 6.6 563 3.4 174 4.9 561 5.5 169 4.4
5,420 16,389
3,516 10,364
3,810
5,031 15,785
3,350 9,681 3,651
389 7.2 604 3.7 166 4.7 683 6.6 159 4.2
Mitchell Monroe Montgomery Morgan Murray
10,484 12,957
4,440 9,334 21,830
9,996 12,415
4,246 8,944 20,937
488 4.7 542 4.2 194 4.4 390 4.2 893 4.1
10,472 12,932
4,452 9,316 21,890
9,947 12,353
4,202 8,900 20,939
525 5.0 579 4.5 250 5.6 416 4.5 951 4.3
Muscogee Newton Oconee Oglethorpe Paulding
87,883 82,905 4,978 5.7
44,768 42,426 2,342 5.2
18,150 17,648 502 2.8
7,957 7,706
251 3.2
61,822 59,426 2,396 3.9
87,871 82,476 5,395 6.1
44,858 42,358 2,500 5.6
18,192 17,634 558 3.1
8,010 7,700
310 3.9
61,833 59,331 2,502 4.0
Peach Pickens Pierce Pike Polk
11,607 15,073
8,402 8,068 21,633
10,998 14,527
8,080 7,743 20,707
609 5.2 546 3.6 322 3.8 325 4.0 926 4.3
11,668 15,038
8,436 8,088 21,727
10,978 14,504
8,081 7,731 20,743
690 5.9 534 3.6 355 4.2 357 4.4 984 4.5
Pulaski Putnam Quitman Rabun Randolph
4,576 10,430
1,034 7,814 2,857
4,408 9,995
957 7,227 2,693
168 3.7 435 4.2
77 7.4 587 7.5 164 5.7
4,565 10,415
1,022 7,797 2,856
4,372 9,936
953 7,176 2,668
193 4.2 479 4.6
69 6.8 621 8.0 188 6.6
February 2006
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
6,941 3,650 3,771 13,784 7,919
6,481 3,467 3,548 13,177 7,495
460 6.6 183 5.0 223 5.9 607 4.4 424 5.4
3,926 22,408 16,623 23,315
3,599
3,766 21,229 16,012 22,129
3,352
160 4.1 1,179 5.3
611 3.7 1,186 5.1
247 6.9
5,895 51,973 12,596 10,722
5,346
5,663 49,819 12,074 10,079
5,105
232 3.9 2,154 4.1
522 4.1 643 6.0 241 4.5
5,276 15,719
3,447 10,023
3,688
4,850 15,159
3,314 9,363 3,552
426 8.1 560 3.6 133 3.9 660 6.6 136 3.7
10,489 12,766
4,379 9,286 21,326
9,973 12,209
4,144 8,847 20,421
516 4.9 557 4.4 235 5.4 439 4.7 905 4.2
86,190 43,238 17,482
7,712 60,047
81,580 40,966 16,935
7,395 57,381
4,610 5.3 2,272 5.3
547 3.1 317 4.1 2,666 4.4
11,522 14,630
8,265 7,861 20,700
10,805 14,027
7,925 7,477 19,771
717 6.2 603 4.1 340 4.1 384 4.9 929 4.5
4,565 10,357
984 7,741 2,748
4,349 9,894
937 7,391 2,549
216 4.7 463 4.5
47 4.8 350 4.5 199 7.2
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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
February 2007
January 2007
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
91,931 86,643 5,288 5.8
41,225 39,204 2,021 4.9
1,805 1,700
105 5.8
7,215 6,881 334 4.6
4,096 3,855
241 5.9
91,928 86,411 5,517 6.0
41,318 39,141 2,177 5.3
1,805 1,693
112 6.2
7,228 6,866 362 5.0
4,053 3,823 230 5.7
Spalding Stephens Stewart Sumter Talbot
29,369 27,787 1,582 5.4
13,796 13,049
747 5.4
2,028 1,875 153 7.5
14,668 13,789 879 6.0
3,187 2,927 260 8.2
29,441 27,743 1,698 5.8 13,866 13,068 798 5.8
2,016 1,868 148 7.3 14,660 13,733 927 6.3
3,178 2,909 269 8.5
Taliaferro Tattnall Taylor Telfair Terrell
781 8,966 3,312 5,457 4,678
709 8,470 3,132 5,142 4,451
72 9.2 496 5.5 180 5.4 315 5.8 227 4.9
783 8,883 3,321 5,384 4,695
704 8,390 3,118 5,022 4,417
79 10.1 493 5.5 203 6.1 362 6.7 278 5.9
Thomas Tift Toombs Towns Treutlen
23,041 22,171 870 3.8
19,988 18,972 1,016 5.1
13,393 12,749 644 4.8
6,037 5,830
207 3.4
2,696 2,547 149 5.5
23,099 22,130 969 4.2 20,064 18,941 1,123 5.6 13,304 12,615 689 5.2
6,081 5,843 238 3.9 2,709 2,544 165 6.1
Troup Turner Twiggs Union Upson
30,678 28,875 1,803 5.9
5,166 4,775 391 7.6
4,755 4,460 295 6.2
10,817 10,420
397 3.7
12,002 11,200
802 6.7
30,758 28,904 1,854 6.0 5,189 4,866 323 6.2 4,769 4,438 331 6.9
10,857 10,421 436 4.0 12,040 11,214 826 6.9
Walker
34,661 33,160 1,501 4.3
Walton
40,218 38,095 2,123 5.3
Ware
15,018 14,220
798 5.3
Warren
2,457 2,242
215 8.8
Washington
8,342 7,904
438 5.3
34,598 33,168 1,430 4.1
40,207 38,034 2,173 5.4
15,010 14,220 790 5.3
2,450 2,225 225 9.2
8,405
7,911
494 5.9
Wayne Webster Wheeler White Whitfield
12,074 11,448
626 5.2
1,210 1,137
73 6.0
3,097 2,964
133 4.3
12,477 12,016
461 3.7
47,330 45,326 2,004 4.2
12,133 11,388 745 6.1
1,200 1,133
67 5.6
3,098 2,941
157 5.1
12,542 12,033 509 4.1
47,593 45,330 2,263 4.8
Wilcox Wilkes Wilkinson Worth
3,262 4,792 4,601 10,779
3,088 4,456 4,356 10,197
174 5.3 336 7.0 245 5.3 582 5.4
3,261 4,834 4,632 10,739
3,065 4,456 4,354 10,118
196 6.0 378 7.8 278 6.0 621 5.8
February 2006
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
90,864 85,215 5,649 6.2
39,866 37,854 2,012 5.0
1,810 1,705
105 5.8
7,036 6,692
344 4.9
4,010 3,795
215 5.4
28,783 26,831 1,952 6.8
13,244 12,567
677 5.1
1,950 1,811
139 7.1
14,908 13,831 1,077 7.2
2,994 2,813
181 6.0
717 8,910 3,326 5,034 4,610
680 8,401 3,084 4,724 4,342
37 5.2 509 5.7 242 7.3 310 6.2 268 5.8
25,188 24,245
943 3.7
19,779 18,753 1,026 5.2
13,155 12,441
714 5.4
5,906 5,691
215 3.6
2,664 2,501
163 6.1
30,479 28,614 1,865 6.1
5,035 4,715
320 6.4
4,647 4,386
261 5.6
10,491 10,060
431 4.1
11,811 11,028
783 6.6
33,337 31,658 1,679 5.0
38,526 36,784 1,742 4.5
14,691 13,945
746 5.1
2,529 2,333
196 7.8
8,359 7,832
527 6.3
11,764 1,164 2,998 11,989 46,325
11,110 1,097 2,860 11,495 44,209
654 5.6 67 5.8
138 4.6 494 4.1 2,116 4.6
3,257 4,622 4,506 10,491
3,053 4,344 4,255 9,946
204 6.3 278 6.0 251 5.6 545 5.2
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New Developments
Muscogee County has created quite a bit of business buzz for itself lately. The private sector will benefit from a public sector move when the Army's armor training school moves to Fort Benning from Fort Knox. The impact in total dollars could reach into the billions. As a result of base closings and realignments the move should be complete in about five years. The combination of the infantry training and armor training facilities will make Fort Benning one of the most vital bases in the military. The economic impact that will come from the sheer numbers is quite impressive. About 33,000 new residents are expected in the Columbus area which breaks down to 5,400 more soldiers, 5,500 civilian employees, 8,000 spouses, and 14,000 children. This influx will create some 11,000 jobs over the next five years.
On the other side of the state there are some developments in Richmond County that have people talking. Coastal Xethanol, LLC has purchased the former Pfizer facility in Augusta and renovation plans are under way. By late 2007 the renovation should be complete and the new plant will produce 50 million gallons of corn-based ethanol a year and provide employment for as many as 100 people. A longer term project will bring even more new jobs to Augusta as Automatic Data Processing, Inc., better known as ADP, has announced a $30 million project that is expected to create over 1,000 jobs over a five year period in Richmond County. Training would initially begin early in 2007 at a temporary facility for ADP who bills itself as a business solutions center, assisting clients with services such as human resources, 401K retirement plans, tax and compliance plans, and payroll.
A company in the European construction materials market will locate its first U.S. facility in south Georgia. Cook County is welcoming Xella International and a $20 million dollar investment. The Adel plant will be operational in the spring of 2007 and provide 100 new jobs. The North American Headquarters for Xella will be located in Atlanta. The company produces autoclave aerated concrete construction materials. The German company is a
subsidiary of the Haniel Company and has been family owned for 250 years.
A heavy equipment manufacturer in Chatham County will add 250 jobs with an expansion of its facility in Pooler. JCB, Inc. is a subsidiary of JCB Group that is ranked fourth in the world in the production of construction equipment. The company is pushing to increase its share of the North American market since the U.S. accounts for 40 percent of the world market in heavy equipment. Currently they have four percent of the U.S. market. They are the world's largest producer of backhoe loaders. They plan to manufacture two new products, a high mobility engineer excavator and a rough terrain forklift.
Sedgewick Claims Management Services, the nation's largest independent provider of third- party claim administration services, is opening a disability claims service center in DeKalb County. The 100 new supervisory and professional positions will bring the company's workforce total in the Atlantaarea to 400. The selection of DeKalb County is due to the number of Fortune 500 companies that are based in Atlanta served by Sedgewick CMS and the large concentration of highly qualified claims and clinical professionals located in the area. The new facility will be located near I-285 and Georgia Highway 400.
As part of its long term expansion plans to improve service in metro areas, FedEx Ground has opened a state-of-the-art facility near the Cobb County Airport. The 247,000 square foot automated terminal is located in Kennesaw across from the airport on a 75-acre site. It is three times the size of their old terminal and will employ twice as many people, which translates into 300 new jobs for the Cobb County area. Personnel from the old terminal in Marietta have been transferred to Kennesaw as well. The company is prepared to handle a continued increase in business and is ready for additional expansion that may mean as many as 400 more positions by 2010.
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Georgia Unemployment Insurance Claims by County
County
February Average Initial Weekly Average
Claims Benefit Duration
County
February Average Initial Weekly Average
Claims Benefit Duration
Georgia
29,738 ....... $256 ...... 11.0
Appling
70 ....... $216 ...... 10.0
Atkinson
80 ....... $218 ........ 6.7
Bacon
65 ....... $236 ........ 7.7
Baker
13 ....... $208 ........ 8.9
Baldwin
64 ....... $204 ........ 9.8
Banks
51 ....... $237 ........ 7.5
Barrow
178 ....... $225 ...... 13.3
Bartow
518 ....... $236 ........ 9.4
Ben Hill
88 ....... $179 ........ 7.5
Berrien
41 ....... $217 ........ 9.6
Bibb
440 ....... $185 ...... 15.1
Bleckley
38 ....... $187 ...... 10.6
Brantley
37 ....... $237 ...... 11.1
Brooks
65 ....... $185 ........ 8.9
Bryan
54 ....... $225 ...... 11.6
Bulloch
104 ....... $207 ........ 8.6
Burke
128 ....... $200 ........ 9.8
Butts
44 ....... $226 ........ 8.5
Calhoun
64 ....... $180 ........ 8.1
Camden
75 ....... $221 ...... 12.8
Candler
21 ....... $217 ........ 8.5
Carroll
334 ....... $209 ........ 9.9
Catoosa
252 ....... $237 ........ 6.7
Charlton
17 ....... $180 ........ 8.0
Chatham
499 ....... $212 ...... 13.4
Chattahoochee 9 ....... $162 ...... 13.3
Chattooga
67 ....... $214 ...... 11.5
Cherokee
455 ....... $261 ...... 12.0
Clarke
235 ....... $198 ...... 11.9
Clay
25 ....... $188 ........ 8.0
Clayton
898 ....... $229 ...... 14.3
Clinch
47 ....... $147 ........ 8.9
Cobb
1,333 ....... $252 ...... 14.6
Coffee
315 ....... $206 ........ 6.7
Colquitt
251 ....... $180 ........ 7.7
Columbia
170 ....... $227 ...... 13.7
Cook
56 ....... $216 ........ 8.3
Coweta
240 ....... $226 ...... 12.4
Crawford
25 ....... $248 ...... 13.5
Crisp
122 ....... $177 ...... 12.1
Dade
20 ....... $226 ........ 4.9
Dawson
33 ....... $261 ...... 12.8
Decatur
173 ....... $200 ........ 9.7
DeKalb
1,939 ....... $234 ...... 14.6
Dodge
86 ....... $185 ........ 9.3
Dooly
75 ....... $161 ...... 11.7
Dougherty
314 ....... $186 ...... 11.2
Douglas
291 ....... $245 ...... 14.2
Early
73 ....... $168 ...... 11.5
Echols
5 ....... $196 ........ 9.3
Effingham
79 ....... $227 ...... 10.8
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
167 ....... $206 ........ 7.5 54 ....... $209 ........ 8.2 41 ....... $212 ........ 8.5 116 ....... $221 ........ 7.5
128 ....... $242 ...... 13.9 923 ....... $230 ........ 8.1 155 ....... $276 ...... 13.7 105 ....... $219 ........ 9.3 2,193 ....... $227 ...... 14.5 114 ....... $215 ........ 5.5
7 ....... $210 ........ 8.0 189 ....... $206 ...... 12.9 618 ....... $239 ........ 6.6 107 ....... $165 ........ 7.7
55 ....... $189 ...... 12.1 1,518 ....... $256 ...... 14.4
145 ....... $224 ........ 6.6 521 ....... $233 ...... 10.3
19 ....... $214 ...... 10.4 83 ....... $220 ........ 9.2 57 ....... $233 ...... 11.1 179 ....... $228 ........ 9.3 52 ....... $211 ........ 9.8 412 ....... $241 ...... 13.5 258 ....... $214 ...... 14.1 38 ....... $188 ........ 7.3 138 ....... $230 ...... 10.7 34 ....... $232 ........ 8.7 59 ....... $225 ...... 10.9 102 ....... $198 ........ 7.4 59 ....... $213 ........ 6.7 59 ....... $145 ........ 7.1 57 ....... $214 ...... 14.0 60 ....... $215 ...... 10.6 11 ....... $198 ........ 9.7 232 ....... $180 ........ 8.6 63 ....... $229 ...... 11.4 127 ....... $213 ...... 13.2 29 ....... $202 ...... 10.0 25 ....... $205 ...... 12.9 266 ....... $185 ........ 9.9 231 ....... $242 ........ 7.0 51 ....... $181 ...... 13.2 99 ....... $207 ........ 9.2 18 ....... $218 ........ 8.4 134 ....... $186 ........ 9.9 26 ....... $203 ...... 12.8 96 ....... $208 ...... 12.2 53 ....... $202 ........ 8.9 67 ....... $163 ...... 10.6 60 ....... $241 ...... 11.0 48 ....... $213 ........ 8.6 40 ....... $236 ...... 13.7 454 ....... $247 ........ 5.6
Initial claims include intrastate initial and additional claims, as well as agent state initial and additional claims for regular UI only. Average duration of benefits is represented in weeks.
County
February 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
522 ....... $204 ...... 12.9 272 ....... $238 ...... 12.8
35 ....... $243 ...... 11.5 36 ....... $214 ...... 10.1 275 ....... $251 ...... 13.2 44 ....... $197 ...... 12.5 72 ....... $235 ........ 8.5 51 ....... $220 ........ 9.9 53 ....... $222 ...... 10.6 307 ....... $232 ........ 7.5 24 ....... $182 ...... 11.8 37 ....... $217 ...... 11.1
3 ....... $201 ...... 11.7 34 ....... $255 ...... 20.8 57 ....... $186 ........ 6.5 545 ....... $188 ...... 12.9 228 ....... $229 ...... 13.5 12 ....... $207 ...... 10.9 69 ....... $218 ........ 5.7 64 ....... $210 ........ 9.4 309 ....... $206 ...... 12.4 162 ....... $226 ...... 10.7 51 ....... $152 ........ 9.9 166 ....... $149 ...... 12.2 30 ....... $226 ...... 14.5 12 ....... $188 ...... 13.2 70 ....... $201 ...... 10.1 37 ....... $189 ........ 9.3 32 ....... $220 ........ 8.8 36 ....... $189 ........ 9.3 176 ....... $183 ...... 10.7 139 ....... $207 ...... 10.0 137 ....... $202 ...... 10.8 26 ....... $198 ........ 9.9 35 ....... $228 ........ 9.0 346 ....... $213 ........ 9.6 119 ....... $147 ........ 9.1 31 ....... $180 ...... 12.7 70 ....... $208 ........ 9.1 95 ....... $211 ...... 12.6 322 ....... $230 ........ 6.2 197 ....... $241 ...... 13.7 157 ....... $200 ........ 9.5 89 ....... $204 ........ 8.8 60 ....... $167 ...... 11.8 89 ....... $209 ...... 11.5 20 ....... $219 ........ 8.3 31 ....... $220 ........ 9.5 61 ....... $212 ........ 7.4 918 ....... $235 ........ 5.6 29 ....... $186 ........ 9.2 33 ....... $233 ...... 11.3 24 ....... $204 ...... 11.1 96 ....... $190 ........ 8.3
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