Dimensions: measuring Georgia's workforce, Vol. 34, no. 1 (Jan. 2008)

January 2008 Data
January 2008 Employment Situation
Georgia payrolls lost 53,300 jobs in January. This -1.3 percent drop in jobs over the month are widespread as several sectors in the economy experienced losses. Those areas enduring significant declines this month include Trade, Transportation, and Utilities, Professional and Business Services, Leisure and Hospitality, and Government.
Over the year, Georgias economy has created 42,200 jobs. Goods producing jobs are down 14,700, or -2.2 percent, while service positions have grown by 1.7 percent, up 56,900 workers. Gains over the year were realized in Trade, Transportation and Utilities, Educational and Health Services, Government, Professional and Business Services, and Leisure and Hospitality. Losses over the last twelve months were hardest felt in Manufacturing, Financial Activities, and Construction.
Over the month losses were most severe in the Trade, Transportation, and Utilities sector as it declined by 22,000 jobs in January. Retail Trade, experiencing job losses as a result of the holiday season coming to a close, accounted for 16,400 of the 22,000 positions dropped. Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities employment was down 4,700 over month but has grown by 4,600 over the year. Wholesale Trade jobs are down 900 over the month and up 2,100 over the year.
The Financial Activities sector took a hit in January as it lost 1,300 payroll positions during the month. The sector has now lost 3,400 workers since January of 2007. The over the month loss comes as Finance and Insurance positions are down 200 and Real Estate, Rental and Leasing positions were down 1,100.
Georgias Professional and Business Services sector lost 8,000 workers in January. The loss is attributable to Administrative Support positions dropping by 7,700, Management of Companies jobs declining by 900 workers and Professional and Technical Services adding 600 payroll employees.
The unemployment rate in Georgia changed from 4.6 percent in December to 5.2 percent in January.

Volume XXXIV, Number 1 Georgia Employment
(In Millions)
4.09 4.11 4.13 4.14 4.16 4.15 4.12 4.16 4.15 4.17 4.19 4.19 4.14

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan

2007

2008

Georgia Unemployment Rate
(not seasonally adjusted)

5.2% 4.5% 4.3% 4.1% 4.0% 4.1% 4.7% 4.8% 4.5% 4.5% 4.5% 4.2% 4.6%

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan

2007

2008

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 (000s)

Change in Jobs

Change in Jobs

Preliminary Revised

Revised

JAN 2008 DEC 2007 JAN 2007

from DEC 2007 Net %

from JAN 2007 Net %

Total Nonfarm
Total Private Goods Producing
Service-Providing Private Service-Providing
Natural Resources and Mining Construction
Construction of Buildings Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction
Specialty Trade Contractors Manufacturing
Durable Goods Computer, Electrical Equip and Appliance Mfg
Transportation Equipment Manufacturing Non-Durable Goods
Food Manufacturing Textile Mills
Textile Product Mills 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
Warehousing and Storage 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 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
Health Care and Social Assistance Ambulatory Health Care Services
Hospitals Nursing and Residential Care Facilities
Social Assistance Leisure and Hospitality
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation
Accommodation and Food Services Accommodation
Food Services and Drinking Places Other Services
Repair and Maintenance Personal and Laundry Services
Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional and Similar Government
Federal Government Department of Defense
State Government State Government Education
Local Government Local Government Education

4,203.8 3,506.2
671.4 3,532.4
2,834.8 12.0
227.0 49.9
35.3 141.8
432.4 202.5
27.6 41.7
229.9 68.5
26.9 37.8
904.6 218.9
113.8 62.5
42.6 494.8
83.3 106.1
24.2 190.9
20.6 170.3
38.2 49.7
20.6 28.2
116.4 46.2
23.0 12.8
17.5 231.5
166.6 66.3
64.9 568.4
220.6 30.7
41.4 46.5
30.4 52.8
295.0 145.1
458.8 83.1
52.2 375.7
138.9 124.7
54.9 57.2
395.1 40.0
29.7 355.1
43.9 311.2
160.0 37.4
34.7 87.9
697.6 95.1
34.8 166.5
77.0 436.0
270.7

4,191.2 3,496.3
673.4 3,517.8
2,822.9 12.0
228.6 50.5
35.5 142.6
432.8 202.0
27.8 41.4
230.8 68.2
27.1 37.9
892.2 220.1
115.1 62.6
42.4 482.1
82.2 101.0
24.0 190.0
20.5 169.5
38.1 50.3
20.1 28.1
116.1 46.0
22.9 12.7
17.9 232.2
167.1 66.5
65.1 568.2
219.6 29.9
41.6 46.6
30.7 52.7
295.9 145.4
458.8 82.9
52.1 375.9
139.6 124.6
54.6 57.1
395.5 42.0
30.4 353.5
43.7 309.8
159.9 37.3
34.9 87.7
694.9 94.8
34.9 166.0
76.3 434.1
269.8

4,131.0 3,454.7
681.0 3,450.0
2,773.7 12.1
224.4 49.7
34.8 139.9
444.5 208.0
27.9 44.6
236.5 68.0
31.0 39.0
882.3 215.2
111.5 63.4
40.3 479.5
81.6 102.7
24.3 187.6
20.2 167.4
37.1 49.2
20.9 27.0
115.4 44.9
22.3 12.0
17.7 233.2
167.6 65.9
65.6 556.7
211.5 27.8
39.5 43.9
29.3 53.3
291.9 143.6
444.1 79.8
50.4 364.3
136.4 119.5
52.8 55.6
382.2 38.7
29.0 343.5
43.3 300.2
159.8 36.3
35.4 88.1
676.3 95.4
34.6 161.8
74.6 419.1
257.9

+12.6 +0.3 +9.9 +0.3
-2.0 -0.3 +14.6 +0.4
+11.9 +0.4 +.0 +0.0
-1.6 -0.7 -.6 -1.2
-.2 -0.6 -.8 -0.6
-.4 -0.1 +.5 +0.2
-.2 -0.7 +.3 +0.7
-.9 -0.4 +.3 +0.4
-.2 -0.7 -.1 -0.3
+12.4 +1.4 -1.2 -0.5
-1.3 -1.1 -.1 -0.2
+.2 +0.5 +12.7 +2.6
+1.1 +1.3 +5.1 +5.0
+.2 +0.8 +.9 +0.5
+.1 +0.5 +.8 +0.5
+.1 +0.3 -.6 -1.2
+.5 +2.5 +.1 +0.4
+.3 +0.3 +.2 +0.4
+.1 +0.4 +.1 +0.8
-.4 -2.2 -.7 -0.3
-.5 -0.3 -.2 -0.3
-.2 -0.3 +.2 +0.0
+1.0 +0.5 +.8 +2.7
-.2 -0.5 -.1 -0.2
-.3 -1.0 +.1 +0.2
-.9 -0.3 -.3 -0.2
+.0 +0.0 +.2 +0.2
+.1 +0.2 -.2 -0.1
-.7 -0.5 +.1 +0.1
+.3 +0.5 +.1 +0.2
-.4 -0.1 -2.0 -4.8
-.7 -2.3 +1.6 +0.5
+.2 +0.5 +1.4 +0.5
+.1 +0.1 +.1 +0.3
-.2 -0.6 +.2 +0.2
+2.7 +0.4 +.3 +0.3
-.1 -0.3 +.5 +0.3
+.7 +0.9 +1.9 +0.4
+.9 +0.3

+72.8 +1.8 +51.5 +1.5
-9.6 -1.4 +82.4 +2.4
+61.1 +2.2 -.1 -0.8
+2.6 +1.2 +.2 +0.4
+.5 +1.4 +1.9 +1.4
-12.1 -2.7 -5.5 -2.6
-.3 -1.1 -2.9 -6.5
-6.6 -2.8 +.5 +0.7
-4.1 -13.2 -1.2 -3.1
+22.3 +2.5 +3.7 +1.7
+2.3 +2.1 -.9 -1.4
+2.3 +5.7 +15.3 +3.2
+1.7 +2.1 +3.4 +3.3
-.1 -0.4 +3.3 +1.8
+.4 +2.0 +2.9 +1.7
+1.1 +3.0 +.5 +1.0
-.3 -1.4 +1.2 +4.4
+1.0 +0.9 +1.3 +2.9
+.7 +3.1 +.8 +6.7
-.2 -1.1 -1.7 -0.7
-1.0 -0.6 +.4 +0.6
-.7 -1.1 +11.7 +2.1
+9.1 +4.3 +2.9 +10.4
+1.9 +4.8 +2.6 +5.9
+1.1 +3.8 -.5 -0.9
+3.1 +1.1 +1.5 +1.0
+14.7 +3.3 +3.3 +4.1
+1.8 +3.6 +11.4 +3.1
+2.5 +1.8 +5.2 +4.4
+2.1 +4.0 +1.6 +2.9
+12.9 +3.4 +1.3 +3.4
+.7 +2.4 +11.6 +3.4
+.6 +1.4 +11.0 +3.7
+.2 +0.1 +1.1 +3.0
-.7 -2.0 -.2 -0.2
+21.3 +3.1 -.3 -0.3
+.2 +0.6 +4.7 +2.9
+2.4 +3.2 +16.9 +4.0
+12.8 +5.0

+ 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
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 2007 benchmark.

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Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis

Reductions to Current Employment Statistics Metropolitan Area Series
Beginning with January 2008 labor market data, the U.S. Department of Labors Bureau of Labor Statistics has stopped compiling nonfarm employment data for 65 of the nations smallest Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) because of federal budget cuts; the areas are listed below. In Georgia, this would include Brunswick, Hinesville and Rome where the unemployment rates and initial claims will continue to be reported.

Alabama Gadsden, AL
Alaska Fairbanks, AK
Arkansas Hot Springs, AR Jonesboro, AR Pine Bluff, AR
California El Centro, CA Hanford-Corcoran, CA Madera, CA Yuba City, CA
Florida Palm Coast, FL Punta Gorda, FL Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL
Georgia Brunswick, GA Hinesville-Fort Stewart, GA Rome, GA
Idaho Idaho Falls, ID Lewiston, ID-WA Pocatello, ID
Illinois Danville, IL Kankakee-Bradley, IL
Indiana Anderson, IN Columbus, IN Kokomo, IN Michigan City-La Porte, IN
Iowa Ames, IA

Kansas Lawrence, KS
Kentucky Elizabethtown, KY Owensboro, KY
Maine Lewiston-Auburn, ME NECTA
Maryland Cumberland, MD-WV
Massachusetts Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, MA NECTA Pittsfield, MA NECTA
Michigan Bay City, MI Monroe, MI
Montana Great Falls, MT
Nevada Carson City, NV
New Jersey Ocean City, NJ
New Mexico Farmington, NM
New York Elmira, NY
North Carolina Goldsboro, NC Jacksonville, NC
Ohio Sandusky, OH Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH

Oklahoma Lawton, OK
Oregon Corvallis, OR
Pennsylvania Lebanon, PA
Puerto Rico Aguadilla-Isabela-San
Sebastian, PR Fajardo, PR Guayama, PR Mayaguez, PR San German-Cabo Rojo, PR Yauco, PR
South Carolina Sumter, SC
Tennessee Cleveland, TN Morristown, TN
Texas San Angelo, TX Sherman-Denison, TX Victoria, TX
Utah Logan, UT-ID
Virginia Danville, VA
Washington Longview, WA Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA Wenatchee, WA
Wisconsin Fond du Lac, WI
Wyoming Casper, WY

NECTA: New England city and town area
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ATLANTA MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s)

Preliminary

Revised

JAN 2008 DEC 2007

Revised JAN 2007

Change in Jobs

from DEC 2007

Net

%

Change in Jobs from JAN 2007
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

2,482.0 2,144.0
322.5 2,159.5 1,821.5
2.4 143.0
31.3 90.1 177.1 92.4 15.9 84.7 25.7 571.5 160.1 85.7 41.7 32.7 281.0 50.7 57.3 16.3 130.4 11.5 118.9 36.9 30.3 16.1 90.0 35.9 18.8 10.3 12.7 161.9 115.0 45.3 46.9 412.1 171.8 20.0 31.1 36.2 26.3 40.3 200.0 96.5 256.0 55.4 200.6 77.1 65.2 33.6 233.9 26.0 207.9 24.6 183.3 96.1 21.4 22.6 338.0 45.3 67.7 225.0

2,475.6 2,138.9
323.2 2,152.4 1,815.7
2.4 144.2
31.5 90.8 176.6 92.1 15.9 84.5 25.6 565.2 161.0 86.3 41.8 32.9 274.1 50.1 53.6 16.2 130.1 11.4 118.7 36.8 30.4 15.7 90.3 36.0 18.6 10.5 13.1 162.2 115.5 45.2 46.7 412.9 171.5 19.6 31.0 36.3 26.8 40.7 200.7 96.8 254.5 54.3 200.2 77.0 65.3 33.5 234.5 27.7 206.8 24.5 182.3 96.1 21.5 22.6 336.7 45.1 67.6 224.0

2,429.5 2,105.3
319.8 2,109.7 1,785.5
2.1 141.1
31.8 88.0 176.6 91.1 17.6 85.5 25.1 559.3 157.8 85.2 41.2 31.4 272.9 49.0 53.1 16.5 128.6 11.1 117.5 35.9 30.0 16.6 89.5 35.0 18.6
9.5 12.9 164.0 116.7 44.9 47.3 403.3 165.1 19.1 30.0 35.2 25.2 40.3 197.9 95.1 246.3 53.0 193.3 74.3 63.0 32.0 226.4 25.5 200.9 24.2 176.7 96.7 21.8 23.1 324.2 45.6 64.3 214.3

+6.4 +5.1
-.7 +7.1 +5.8
+.0 -1.2
-.2 -.7 +.5 +.3 +.0 +.2 +.1 +6.3 -.9 -.6 -.1 -.2 +6.9 +.6 +3.7 +.1 +.3 +.1 +.2 +.1 -.1 +.4 -.3 -.1 +.2 -.2 -.4 -.3 -.5 +.1 +.2 -.8 +.3 +.4 +.1 -.1 -.5 -.4 -.7 -.3 +1.5 +1.1 +.4 +.1 -.1 +.1 -.6 -1.7 +1.1 +.1 +1.0 +.0 -.1 +.0 +1.3 +.2 +.1 +1.0

+0.3 +0.2 -0.2 +0.3 +0.3 +0.0 -0.8 -0.6 -0.8 +0.3 +0.3 +0.0 +0.2 +0.4 +1.1 -0.6 -0.7 -0.2 -0.6 +2.5 +1.2 +6.9 +0.6 +0.2 +0.9 +0.2 +0.3 -0.3 +2.5 -0.3 -0.3 +1.1 -1.9 -3.1 -0.2 -0.4 +0.2 +0.4 -0.2 +0.2 +2.0 +0.3 -0.3 -1.9 -1.0 -0.3 -0.3 +0.6 +2.0 +0.2 +0.1 -0.2 +0.3 -0.3 -6.1 +0.5 +0.4 +0.5 +0.0 -0.5 +0.0 +0.4 +0.4 +0.1 +0.4

+52.5 +2.2 +38.7 +1.8
+2.7 +0.8 +49.8 +2.4 +36.0 +2.0
+.3 +14.3 +1.9 +1.3
-.5 -1.6 +2.1 +2.4
+.5 +0.3 +1.3 +1.4 -1.7 -9.7
-.8 -0.9 +.6 +2.4 +12.2 +2.2 +2.3 +1.5 +.5 +0.6 +.5 +1.2 +1.3 +4.1 +8.1 +3.0 +1.7 +3.5 +4.2 +7.9 -.2 -1.2 +1.8 +1.4 +.4 +3.6 +1.4 +1.2 +1.0 +2.8 +.3 +1.0 -.5 -3.0 +.5 +0.6 +.9 +2.6 +.2 +1.1 +.8 +8.4 -.2 -1.6 -2.1 -1.3 -1.7 -1.5 +.4 +0.9 -.4 -0.8 +8.8 +2.2 +6.7 +4.1 +.9 +4.7 +1.1 +3.7 +1.0 +2.8 +1.1 +4.4 +.0 +0.0 +2.1 +1.1 +1.4 +1.5 +9.7 +3.9 +2.4 +4.5 +7.3 +3.8 +2.8 +3.8 +2.2 +3.5 +1.6 +5.0 +7.5 +3.3 +.5 +2.0 +7.0 +3.5 +.4 +1.7 +6.6 +3.7 -.6 -0.6 -.4 -1.8 -.5 -2.2 +13.8 +4.3 -.3 -0.7 +3.4 +5.3 +10.7 +5.0

+ 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 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 2007 benchmark.
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis
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ALBANY MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s)

Preliminary

Revised Revised

JAN 2008 DEC 2007 JAN 2007

Change in Jobs from DEC 2007
Net %

Change in Jobs from JAN 2007
Net %

Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing Private Service-Providing Manufacturing Trade, Transportation and Utilities
Retail Trade Government
Federal Government State Government Local Government

66.2

65.6

65.5

51.6

51.1

51.3

10.2

10.1

10.0

56.0

55.5

55.5

41.4

41.0

41.3

6.8

6.8

7.0

13.8

13.4

13.6

8.5

8.2

8.4

14.6

14.5

14.2

3.2

3.1

3.0

3.3

3.3

3.3

8.1

8.1

7.9

+.6 +0.9 +.5 +1.0 +.1 +1.0 +.5 +0.9 +.4 +1.0 +.0 +0.0 +.4 +3.0 +.3 +3.7 +.1 +0.7 +.1 +3.2 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0

+.7 +1.1 +.3 +0.6 +.2 +2.0 +.5 +0.9 +.1 +0.2 -.2 -2.9 +.2 +1.5 +.1 +1.2 +.4 +2.8 +.2 +6.7 +.0 +0.0 +.2 +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 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 2007 benchmark.

ATHENS - CLARKE MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s)

Preliminary

Revised

Revised

JAN 2008 DEC 2007 JAN 2007

Change in Jobs

from DEC 2007

Net

%

Change in Jobs

from JAN 2007

Net

%

Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing Private Service-Providing Trade, Transportation and Utilities
Retail Trade Professional and Business Services Leisure and Hospitality Government Federal Government State Government Local Government

84.8 61.4 13.1 71.7 48.3 14.3
9.9 6.6 8.5 23.4 1.7 14.3 7.4

84.5 61.0 13.1 71.4 47.9 14.0
9.6 6.6 8.5 23.5 1.7 14.4 7.4

83.0 60.2 12.8 70.2 47.4 14.0
9.7 6.6 8.1 22.8 1.6 14.1 7.1

+.3 +0.4 +.4 +0.7 +.0 +0.0 +.3 +0.4 +.4 +0.8 +.3 +2.1 +.3 +3.1 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 -.1 -0.4 +.0 +0.0 -.1 -0.7 +.0 +0.0

+1.8 +1.2
+.3 +1.5
+.9 +.3 +.2 +.0 +.4 +.6 +.1 +.2 +.3

+2.2 +2.0 +2.3 +2.1 +1.9 +2.1 +2.1 +0.0 +4.9 +2.6 +6.3 +1.4 +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 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 2007 benchmark.

Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis

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AUGUSTA-RICHMOND MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s)

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

Preliminary JAN 2008
216.5 173.6
38.9 177.6 134.7
14.5 24.4 37.2
5.4 25.5
6.3 3.5 7.5 29.3 27.8 20.5 8.9 42.9 7.5 13.1 22.3

Revised DEC 2007
215.2 172.7
38.7 176.5 134.0
14.5 24.2 36.6
5.4 24.9
6.3 3.4 7.5 29.4 27.9 20.4 8.8 42.5 7.5 13.1 21.9

Revised JAN 2007
215.0 172.3
38.5 176.5 133.8
14.5 24.0 37.1
5.4 25.4
6.3 3.4 7.8 28.8 27.6 20.1 9.0 42.7 7.4 13.3 22.0

Change in Jobs from DEC 2007
Net %
+1.3 +0.6 +.9 +0.5 +.2 +0.5
+1.1 +0.6 +.7 +0.5 +.0 +0.0 +.2 +0.8 +.6 +1.6 +.0 +0.0 +.6 +2.4 +.0 +0.0 +.1 +2.9 +.0 +0.0 -.1 -0.3 -.1 -0.4 +.1 +0.5 +.1 +1.1 +.4 +0.9 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 +.4 +1.8

Change in Jobs from JAN 2007
Net %
+1.5 +0.7 +1.3 +0.8
+.4 +1.0 +1.1 +0.6
+.9 +0.7 +.0 +0.0 +.4 +1.7 +.1 +0.3 +.0 +0.0 +.1 +0.4 +.0 +0.0 +.1 +2.9 -.3 -3.8 +.5 +1.7 +.2 +0.7 +.4 +2.0 -.1 -1.1 +.2 +0.5 +.1 +1.4 -.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 2007 benchmark.

COLUMBUS MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s)

Preliminary Revised Revised JAN 2008 DEC 2007 JAN 2007

Change in Jobs from DEC 2007
Net %

Change in Jobs from JAN 2007
Net %

Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing Private Service-Providing Trade, Transportation and Utilities
Retail Trade Information Financial Activities Finance and Insurance Insurance Carriers and Related Activities Professional and Business Services Leisure and Hospitality Government Federal Government State Government Local Government

123.7 100.7
18.0 105.7
82.7 19.4 14.9
6.0 9.5 7.7 5.0 14.2 13.8 23.0 5.5 4.3 13.2

123.3 100.4
17.9 105.4
82.5 18.9 14.5
6.0 9.4 7.6 5.0 14.4 13.7 22.9 5.4 4.3 13.2

122.5 100.3
19.1 103.4
81.2 19.0 14.5
6.1 9.2 7.4 5.0 13.9 13.5 22.2 5.2 4.2 12.8

+.4 +0.3 +.3 +0.3 +.1 +0.6 +.3 +0.3 +.2 +0.2 +.5 +2.6 +.4 +2.8 +.0 +0.0 +.1 +1.1 +.1 +1.3 +.0 +0.0 -.2 -1.4 +.1 +0.7 +.1 +0.4 +.1 +1.9 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0

+1.2 +.4 -1.1
+2.3 +1.5
+.4 +.4 -.1 +.3 +.3 +.0 +.3 +.3 +.8 +.3 +.1 +.4

+1.0 +0.4 -5.8 +2.2 +1.8 +2.1 +2.8 -1.6 +3.3 +4.1 +0.0 +2.2 +2.2 +3.6 +5.8 +2.4 +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 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 2007 benchmark.

6

DALTON MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s)

Preliminary Revised

Revised

JAN 2008 DEC 2007 JAN 2007

Change in Jobs from DEC 2007
Net %

Change in Jobs from JAN 2007
Net %

Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing Private Service-Providing Manufacturing
Textile Mills Textile Product Mills Trade, Transportation and Utilities Retail Trade Transportation, Warehouse, and Utilities Professional and Business Services Government Federal Government State Government Local Government

79.9

79.8

80.3

72.2

72.0

72.7

31.5

31.5

32.3

48.4

48.3

48.0

40.7

40.5

40.4

29.3

29.4

30.4

3.7

3.8

4.0

20.0

20.1

20.6

16.6

16.4

16.3

8.2

8.1

8.0

3.8

3.8

4.0

10.3

10.4

10.6

7.7

7.8

7.6

.3

.3

.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

6.1

6.2

6.0

+.1 +0.1 +.2 +0.3 +.0 +0.0 +.1 +0.2 +.2 +0.5 -.1 -0.3 -.1 -2.6 -.1 -0.5 +.2 +1.2 +.1 +1.2 +.0 +0.0 -.1 -1.0 -.1 -1.3 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 -.1 -1.6

-.4 -0.5 -.5 -0.7 -.8 -2.5 +.4 +0.8 +.3 +0.7 -1.1 -3.6 -.3 -7.5 -.6 -2.9 +.3 +1.8 +.2 +2.5 -.2 -5.0 -.3 -2.8 +.1 +1.3 +.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 2007 benchmark.
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis

GAINESVILLE MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s)

Preliminary Revised

Revised

JAN 2008 DEC 2007 JAN 2007

Change in Jobs from DEC 2007
Net %

Change in Jobs from JAN 2007
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

76.7

76.4

74.7

+.3 +0.4

+2.0 +2.7

66.2

65.8

64.4

+.4 +0.6

+1.8 +2.8

22.3

22.2

21.8

+.1 +0.5

+.5 +2.3

54.4

54.2

52.9

+.2 +0.4

+1.5 +2.8

43.9

43.6

42.6

+.3 +0.7

+1.3 +3.1

13.5

13.3

13.1

+.2 +1.5

+.4 +3.1

7.6

7.4

7.6

+.2 +2.7

+.0 +0.0

10.5

10.6

10.3

-.1 -0.9

+.2 +1.9

.5

.5

.5

+.0 +0.0

+.0 +0.0

2.8

2.9

2.8

-.1 -3.4

+.0 +0.0

7.2

7.2

7.0

+.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 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 2007 benchmark.

7

MACON MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s)

Preliminary Revised

Revised

JAN 2008 DEC 2007 JAN 2007

Change in Jobs from DEC 2007
Net %

Change in Jobs from JAN 2007
Net %

Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing Private Service-Providing Trade Transportation and Utilities
Retail Trade Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities Financial Activities Professional and Business Services Educational and Health Services Leisure and Hospitality Government Federal Government State Government Local Government

102.3 86.2 11.5 90.8 74.7 20.5 12.7 4.3 8.2 12.2 19.0 8.9 16.1 1.3 4.1 10.7

101.8 85.8 11.6 90.2 74.2 20.2 12.3 4.2 8.1 12.1 18.9 8.9 16.0 1.3 4.1 10.6

101.1 85.1 12.0 89.1 73.1 20.5 12.6 4.1 7.9 12.1 18.3 8.8 16.0 1.4 4.1 10.5

+.5 +0.5 +.4 +0.5 -.1 -0.9 +.6 +0.7 +.5 +0.7 +.3 +1.5 +.4 +3.3 +.1 +2.4 +.1 +1.2 +.1 +0.8 +.1 +0.5 +.0 +0.0 +.1 +0.6 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 +.1 +0.9

+1.2 +1.2 +1.1 +1.3
-.5 -4.2 +1.7 +1.9 +1.6 +2.2
+.0 +0.0 +.1 +0.8 +.2 +4.9 +.3 +3.8 +.1 +0.8 +.7 +3.8 +.1 +1.1 +.1 +0.6 -.1 -7.1 +.0 +0.0 +.2 +1.9

+ 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 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 2007 benchmark.

SAVANNAH MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s)

Preliminary Revised

Revised

JAN 2008 DEC 2007 JAN 2007

Change in Jobs from DEC 2007
Net %

Change in Jobs

from JAN 2007

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 Activities Professional and Business Services Educational and Health Services Leisure and Hospitality Other Services Government Federal Government State Government Local Government

162.9 140.0
24.8 138.1 115.2
10.2 14.6 36.0
6.6 18.8 10.6
2.0 6.3 20.1 21.7 20.9 8.2 22.9 2.8 5.4 14.7

162.1 139.3
24.8 137.3 114.5
10.2 14.6 35.5
6.6 18.4 10.5
2.0 6.4 20.2 21.6 20.7 8.1 22.8 2.8 5.4 14.6

159.8 137.7
24.8 135.0 112.9
10.1 14.7 35.9
6.8 19.1 10.0
1.9 6.5 19.2 21.2 20.1 8.1 22.1 2.9 5.3 13.9

+.8 +0.5 +.7 +0.5 +.0 +0.0 +.8 +0.6 +.7 +0.6 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 +.5 +1.4 +.0 +0.0 +.4 +2.2 +.1 +1.0 +.0 +0.0 -.1 -1.6 -.1 -0.5 +.1 +0.5 +.2 +1.0 +.1 +1.2 +.1 +0.4 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 +.1 +0.7

+3.1 +1.9 +2.3 +1.7
+.0 +0.0 +3.1 +2.3 +2.3 +2.0
+.1 +1.0 -.1 -0.7 +.1 +0.3 -.2 -2.9 -.3 -1.6 +.6 +6.0 +.1 +5.3 -.2 -3.1 +.9 +4.7 +.5 +2.4 +.8 +4.0 +.1 +1.2 +.8 +3.6 -.1 -3.4 +.1 +1.9 +.8 +5.8

+ 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 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 2007 benchmark.

8

VALDOSTA MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s)

Preliminary Revised

Revised

JAN 2008 DEC 2007 JAN 2007

Change in Jobs from DEC 2007
Net %

Change in Jobs

from JAN 2007

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

57.1

56.8

56.3

44.2

44.1

43.6

9.2

9.3

9.6

47.9

47.5

46.7

35.0

34.8

34.0

12.9

12.6

12.6

9.3

9.1

9.1

12.9

12.7

12.7

.8

.8

.8

4.4

4.3

4.4

7.7

7.6

7.5

+.3 +0.5 +.1 +0.2 -.1 -1.1 +.4 +0.8 +.2 +0.6 +.3 +2.4 +.2 +2.2 +.2 +1.6 +.0 +0.0 +.1 +2.3 +.1 +1.3

+.8 +1.4 +.6 +1.4 -.4 -4.2 +1.2 +2.6 +1.0 +2.9 +.3 +2.4 +.2 +2.2 +.2 +1.6 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 +.2 +2.7

+ 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 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 2007 benchmark.
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis

WARNER ROBINS MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s)

Preliminary Revised

Revised

JAN 2008 DEC 2007 JAN 2007

Change in Jobs from DEC 2007
Net %

Change in Jobs

from JAN 2007

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

59.7

59.4

57.4

36.9

36.6

35.2

7.4

7.4

7.2

52.3

52.0

50.2

29.5

29.2

28.0

8.0

7.9

7.8

6.5

6.4

6.3

22.8

22.8

22.2

14.0

13.9

13.8

1.1

1.2

1.0

7.7

7.7

7.4

+.3 +0.5 +.3 +0.8 +.0 +0.0 +.3 +0.6 +.3 +1.0 +.1 +1.3 +.1 +1.6 +.0 +0.0 +.1 +0.7 -.1 -8.3 +.0 +0.0

+2.3 +4.0 +1.7 +4.8
+.2 +2.8 +2.1 +4.2 +1.5 +5.4
+.2 +2.6 +.2 +3.2 +.6 +2.7 +.2 +1.4 +.1 +10.0 +.3 +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 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 2007 benchmark.
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis

9

Dimensions - Measuring Georgias Labor Force

Unemployment rates Georgia and U.S.

6.0%

Ge orgia

U.S.

5.0%

4.0%

3.0%

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan

2007

2008

WA 5.2
OR 6.3
NV 6.0 CA 6.3
AK 7.5

ID 3.9
UT 3.3
AZ 4.5

State unemployment rates
January 2008
National Unemployment Rate: 5.4% Rates are not seasonally adjusted

MT 4.3
WY 3.8
CO 4.7
NM 3.2

ND 4.0
SD 3.2
NE 3.6
KS 4.3

MN 5.4
WI 5.5
IA 4.5
IL 6.2
MO 6.0

OK 4.2
TX 4.6

AR 6.4
MS 6.4
LA 4.6

NH

4.0

ME

VT

5.9

5.0

MI 7.8

OH

IN

6.3

5.1

KY 5.9
TN 5.4

PA 5.5

WV

5.2

VA

3.8

NC 5.3

SC 6.5

AL

GA

4.4

5.2

FL 4.7

MA 5.2 NY 5.6
RI 7.0 CT NJ 5.3 5.1 DE 4.3 DC 6.7
MD 3.9
Unemployment rate 7.0% to 9.9% 6.0% to 6.9% 5.0% to 5.9% 4.0% to 4.9% 3.0% to 3.9% Less than 3.0%

HI 3.0

10

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

JAN 2008
4,854,406 4,604,111
250,295 5.2
75,604 71,354
4,250 5.6
105,737 101,156
4,581 4.3
2,764,502 2,626,120
138,382 5.0
257,771 242,847
14,924 5.8
53,123 50,758
2,365 4.5
129,181 121,707
7,474 5.8
68,236 64,442
3,794 5.6
90,913 87,116 3,797
4.2

DEC 2007
4,871,337 4,648,086
223,251 4.6
75,985 72,104
3,881 5.1
107,328 103,291
4,037 3.8
2,771,516 2,648,176
123,340 4.5
258,131 243,858
14,273 5.5
53,097 51,008
2,089 3.9
129,997 123,124
6,873 5.3
68,665 65,261
3,404 5.0
91,453 88,161
3,292 3.6

JAN 2007
4,786,723 4,570,887
215,836 4.5
75,473 71,658
3,815 5.1
103,860 99,865 3,995 3.8
2,715,201 2,596,506
118,695 4.4
256,569 242,006
14,563 5.7
52,878 50,789
2,089 4.0
128,763 121,396
7,367 5.7
68,247 65,159
3,088 4.5
88,808 85,660
3,148 3.5

Change From

DEC 2007

JAN 2007

-16,931 -43,975 27,044

67,683 33,224 34,459

-381 -750 369

131 -304 435

-1,591 -2,135
544

1,877 1,291
586

-7,014 -22,056 15,042

49,301 29,614 19,687

-360 -1,011
651

1,202 841 361

26

245

-250

-31

276

276

-816

418

-1,417

311

601

107

-429 -819 390

-11 -717 706

-540 -1,045
505

2,105 1,456
649

+ 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

11

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

JAN 2008
30,460 28,785
1,675 5.5
112,290 106,124
6,166 5.5
49,103 46,438
2,665 5.4
179,056 171,097
7,959 4.4
68,619 65,371
3,248 4.7
69,400 66,278
3,122 4.5

DEC 2007
30,412 28,914
1,498 4.9
112,320 106,767
5,553 4.9
49,444 47,105
2,339 4.7
179,634 172,633
7,001 3.9
69,030 66,146
2,884 4.2
69,085 66,379
2,706 3.9

JAN 2007
30,173 28,562
1,611 5.3
111,483 105,797
5,686 5.1
49,436 47,262
2,174 4.4
177,249 170,635
6,614 3.7
67,417 64,854
2,563 3.8
68,286 65,736
2,550 3.7

Change From

DEC 2007

JAN 2007

48

287

-129

223

177

64

-30

807

-643

327

613

480

-341 -667 326

-333 -824 491

-578 -1,536
958

1,807 462
1,345

-411 -775 364

1,202 517 685

315 -101 416

1,114 542 572

United States Labor Force Estimates Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older

Area
United States
(Seasonally adjusted)
United States
(Not Seasonally adjusted)

Employment Status
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate

JAN 2008
153,824,000 146,248,000
7,576,000 4.9
152,828,000 144,607,000
8,221,000 5.4

DEC 2007
153,866,000 146,211,000
7,655,000 5.0
153,705,000 146,334,000
7,371,000 4.8

JAN 2007
152,958,000 145,915,000
7,043,000 4.6
151,924,000 144,275,000
7,649,000 5.0

Change From

DEC 2007

JAN 2007

-42,000 37,000 -79,000

866,000 333,000 533,000

-877,000 -1,727,000
850,000

904,000 332,000 572,000

+ 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

12

Georgia Labor Force Estimates by County (not seasonally adjusted)

Georgia

Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older

January 2008

December 2007

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

4,854,406 4,604,111 250,295 5.2

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

4,871,337 4,648,086 223,251 4.6

Appling Atkinson Bacon Baker Baldwin

8,973 8,430

543 6.1

3,253 3,030

223 6.9

4,593 4,350

243 5.3

1,777 1,689

88 5.0

20,903 19,552 1,351 6.5

8,998 8,518

480 5.3

3,280 3,092

188 5.7

4,642 4,434

208 4.5

1,793 1,707

86 4.8

20,908 19,681 1,227 5.9

Banks Barrow Bartow Ben Hill Berrien

11,326 10,918

408 3.6

33,536 31,828 1,708 5.1

46,974 44,333 2,641 5.6

7,759 6,992

767 9.9

8,679 8,267

412 4.7

10,666 10,314

352 3.3

33,610 32,095 1,515 4.5

47,039 44,705 2,334 5.0

7,936 7,156

780 9.8

8,779 8,394

385 4.4

Bibb Bleckley Brantley Brooks Bryan

74,156 69,880 4,276 5.8

5,297 4,974

323 6.1

7,728 7,316

412 5.3

8,765 8,307

458 5.2

16,861 16,169

692 4.1

74,158 70,304 3,854 5.2

5,311 5,010

301 5.7

7,702 7,352

350 4.5

8,846 8,406

440 5.0

16,864 16,315

549 3.3

Bulloch Burke Butts Calhoun Camden

32,913 31,268 1,645 5.0

10,386 9,433

953 9.2

10,522 9,871

651 6.2

2,093 1,933

160 7.6

22,683 21,724

959 4.2

32,566 31,215 1,351 4.1

10,394 9,479

915 8.8

10,511 9,953

558 5.3

2,243 2,106

137 6.1

22,193 21,354

839 3.8

Candler Carroll Catoosa Charlton Chatham

4,416 4,169

247 5.6

53,318 50,235 3,083 5.8

36,427 35,071 1,356 3.7

4,536 4,259

277 6.1

133,824 127,702 6,122 4.6

4,439 4,231

208 4.7

53,185 50,657 2,528 4.8

36,840 35,559 1,281 3.5

4,549 4,300

249 5.5

134,314 128,849 5,465 4.1

Chattahoochee 2,542

Chattooga

10,738

Cherokee 109,258

Clarke

64,230

Clay

1,469

2,271 10,063 104,491 61,293
1,357

271 10.7 675 6.3 4,767 4.4 2,937 4.6 112 7.6

2,540 2,298

242 9.5

10,830 10,202

628 5.8

109,554 105,369 4,185 3.8

65,152 62,586 2,566 3.9

1,541 1,444

97 6.3

Clayton Clinch Cobb Coffee Colquitt

140,820 132,312 8,508 6.0

2,857 2,675

182 6.4

388,218 370,809 17,409 4.5

16,281 15,111 1,170 7.2

20,560 19,452 1,108 5.4

141,282 133,423 7,859 5.6

2,884 2,716

168 5.8

389,354 373,924 15,430 4.0

16,412 15,421

991 6.0

20,839 19,901

938 4.5

Columbia Cook Coweta Crawford Crisp

59,731 57,282 2,449 4.1

7,126 6,657

469 6.6

60,198 57,438 2,760 4.6

6,262 5,982

280 4.5

10,682 9,999

683 6.4

59,820 57,559 2,261 3.8

7,112 6,731

381 5.4

60,340 57,920 2,420 4.0

6,269 6,018

251 4.0

10,747 10,128

619 5.8

January 2007

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

4,786,723 4,570,887 215,836 4.5

8,834 8,372

462 5.2

3,345 3,101

244 7.3

4,659 4,401

258 5.5

1,778 1,697

81 4.6

20,536 19,355 1,181 5.8

10,433 10,128

305 2.9

32,846 31,469 1,377 4.2

46,089 43,833 2,256 4.9

7,797 7,282

515 6.6

8,814 8,417

397 4.5

73,549 69,665 3,884 5.3

5,289 5,010

279 5.3

7,705 7,320

385 5.0

8,603 8,241

362 4.2

16,703 16,126

577 3.5

32,069 30,785 1,284 4.0

9,988 9,348

640 6.4

10,250 9,759

491 4.8

2,141 1,957

184 8.6

22,135 21,321

814 3.7

4,397 4,200

197 4.5

52,248 49,669 2,579 4.9

36,344 35,146 1,198 3.3

4,582 4,366

216 4.7

132,509 127,357 5,152 3.9

2,510 2,266

244 9.7

10,832 10,280

552 5.1

107,120 103,313 3,807 3.6

63,108 60,510 2,598 4.1

1,441 1,371

70 4.9

138,404 130,820 7,584 5.5

2,745 2,618

127 4.6

381,504 366,628 14,876 3.9

16,495 15,466 1,029 6.2

20,164 19,163 1,001 5.0

58,940 56,763 2,177 3.7

7,182 6,716

466 6.5

59,119 56,790 2,329 3.9

6,272 5,963

309 4.9

10,655 9,936

719 6.7

13

Georgia Labor Force Estimates by County (not seasonally adjusted)

Dade Dawson Decatur DeKalb Dodge

Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older

January 2008

December 2007

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

8,748 8,391

357 4.1

11,110 10,622

488 4.4

11,473 10,725

748 6.5

401,705 380,522 21,183 5.3

9,514 9,014

500 5.3

8,841 8,508

333 3.8

11,133 10,712

421 3.8

11,779 11,108

671 5.7

402,669 383,718 18,951 4.7

9,623 9,170

453 4.7

Dooly Dougherty Douglas Early Echols

4,943 4,652

291 5.9

41,524 38,925 2,599 6.3

64,837 61,372 3,465 5.3

5,102 4,778

324 6.4

2,422 2,333

89 3.7

5,091 4,831

260 5.1

41,669 39,335 2,334 5.6

65,013 61,887 3,126 4.8

5,286 5,005

281 5.3

2,429 2,361

68 2.8

Effingham Elbert Emanuel Evans Fannin

28,371 27,226 1,145 4.0

9,773 9,037

736 7.5

10,757 10,110

647 6.0

4,957 4,657

300 6.1

11,107 10,551

556 5.0

28,457 9,750
10,763 4,969 11,026

27,470 9,123
10,181 4,724
10,571

987 3.5 627 6.4 582 5.4 245 4.9 455 4.1

Fayette Floyd Forsyth Franklin Fulton

55,821 53,512 2,309 4.1

49,103 46,438 2,665 5.4

83,401 80,064 3,337 4.0

10,343 9,704

639 6.2

491,606 465,570 26,036 5.3

56,010 53,962 2,048 3.7

49,444 47,105 2,339 4.7

83,671 80,736 2,935 3.5

10,396 9,870

526 5.1

492,704 469,481 23,223 4.7

Gilmer Glascock Glynn Gordon Grady

14,185 13,519

666 4.7

1,095 1,033

62 5.7

40,078 38,371 1,707 4.3

27,167 25,474 1,693 6.2

12,253 11,634

619 5.1

14,196 13,640

556 3.9

1,124 1,067

57 5.1

40,083 38,560 1,523 3.8

27,367 25,951 1,416 5.2

12,517 11,971

546 4.4

Greene

7,390 6,950

440 6.0

Gwinnett

426,753 407,804 18,949 4.4

Habersham 19,857 18,902

955 4.8

Hall

90,913 87,116 3,797 4.2

Hancock

3,437 3,109

328 9.5

7,469 7,074

395 5.3

428,322 411,229 17,093 4.0

19,986 19,176

810 4.1

91,453 88,161 3,292 3.6

3,456 3,130

326 9.4

Haralson Harris Hart Heard Henry

13,388 12,639

749 5.6

15,829 15,160

669 4.2

10,672 9,872

800 7.5

5,125 4,850

275 5.4

96,658 91,718 4,940 5.1

13,371 12,745

626 4.7

15,960 15,344

616 3.9

10,730 10,011

719 6.7

5,119 4,891

228 4.5

96,908 92,488 4,420 4.6

Houston Irwin Jackson Jasper Jeff Davis

69,400 66,278 3,122 4.5

4,442 4,037

405 9.1

26,617 25,272 1,345 5.1

6,739 6,319

420 6.2

5,080 4,715

365 7.2

69,085 66,379 2,706 3.9

4,514 4,131

383 8.5

27,322 26,175 1,147 4.2

6,707 6,372

335 5.0

5,186 4,859

327 6.3

January 2007

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

8,747 8,409

338 3.9

10,905 10,503

402 3.7

11,550 10,849

701 6.1

394,802 376,231 18,571 4.7

9,305 8,862

443 4.8

4,748 41,348 63,612
5,167 2,379

4,486 39,091 60,680
4,854 2,315

262 5.5 2,257 5.5 2,932 4.6
313 6.1 64 2.7

28,037 9,848
10,665 4,888 11,018

27,152 9,270
10,152 4,691
10,608

885 3.2 578 5.9 513 4.8 197 4.0 410 3.7

54,986 52,909 2,077 3.8

49,436 47,262 2,174 4.4

81,708 79,161 2,547 3.1

10,367 9,822

545 5.3

483,166 460,320 22,846 4.7

14,209 1,125
39,878 27,046 11,919

13,713 1,065
38,395 25,868 11,435

496 3.5 60 5.3
1,483 3.7 1,178 4.4
484 4.1

7,213 6,786

427 5.9

419,402 403,205 16,197 3.9

20,060 19,213

847 4.2

88,808 85,660 3,148 3.5

3,381 3,078

303 9.0

13,093 15,750 10,819
5,033 94,822

12,497 15,131 10,089
4,795 90,684

596 4.6 619 3.9 730 6.7 238 4.7 4,138 4.4

68,286 4,459
26,304 6,547 5,284

65,736 4,205
25,260 6,247 4,866

2,550 3.7 254 5.7
1,044 4.0 300 4.6 418 7.9

14

Georgia Labor Force Estimates by County (not seasonally adjusted)

Jefferson Jenkins Johnson Jones Lamar

Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older

January 2008

December 2007

Labor Force
7,208 3,547 3,823 13,992 8,082

Employment
6,636 3,047 3,544 13,303 7,652

Unemployment Number Rate
572 7.9 500 14.1 279 7.3 689 4.9 430 5.3

Labor Force
7,190 3,480 3,837 14,003 8,106

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

6,672 3,123 3,591 13,384 7,716

518 7.2 357 10.3 246 6.4 619 4.4 390 4.8

Lanier Laurens Lee Liberty Lincoln

4,063 3,884

179 4.4

22,475 21,204 1,271 5.7

17,285 16,605

680 3.9

24,584 23,155 1,429 5.8

3,797 3,544

253 6.7

4,082 3,930

152 3.7

22,644 21,484 1,160 5.1

17,395 16,779

616 3.5

24,552 23,259 1,293 5.3

3,826 3,594

232 6.1

Long Lowndes Lumpkin McDuffie McIntosh

5,876 5,630

246 4.2

53,370 50,847 2,523 4.7

13,057 12,428

629 4.8

10,944 10,239

705 6.4

5,317 5,071

246 4.6

5,860 5,655

205 3.5

53,673 51,449 2,224 4.1

13,038 12,496

542 4.2

11,035 10,288

747 6.8

5,311 5,096

215 4.0

Macon Madison Marion Meriwether Miller

4,986 15,877
3,402 10,086
3,510

4,635 15,170
3,242 9,372 3,370

351 7.0 707 4.5 160 4.7 714 7.1 140 4.0

5,111 16,123
3,432 10,088
3,618

4,780 15,490
3,281 9,450 3,474

331 6.5 633 3.9 151 4.4 638 6.3 144 4.0

Mitchell

10,427 9,783

644 6.2

Monroe

13,215 12,603

612 4.6

Montgomery 4,638 4,363

275 5.9

Morgan

9,361 8,886

475 5.1

Murray

21,495 20,241 1,254 5.8

10,630 10,043

587 5.5

13,234 12,679

555 4.2

4,670 4,446

224 4.8

9,420 8,987

433 4.6

21,547 20,499 1,048 4.9

Muscogee Newton Oconee Oglethorpe Paulding

85,939 80,910 5,029 5.9

46,215 43,315 2,900 6.3

17,853 17,233

620 3.5

7,778 7,461

317 4.1

65,308 62,195 3,113 4.8

86,568 81,888 4,680 5.4

46,211 43,679 2,532 5.5

18,148 17,597

551 3.0

7,905 7,618

287 3.6

65,491 62,718 2,773 4.2

Peach Pickens Pierce Pike Polk

11,474 10,795

679 5.9

15,397 14,656

741 4.8

8,550 8,150

400 4.7

8,259 7,809

450 5.4

21,406 20,325 1,081 5.0

11,474 15,423
8,538 8,261 21,301

10,884 14,779
8,206 7,875 20,349

590 5.1 644 4.2 332 3.9 386 4.7 952 4.5

Pulaski Putnam Quitman Rabun Randolph

4,636 10,275
998 6,964 2,662

4,417 9,676
917 6,551 2,462

219 4.7 599 5.8
81 8.1 413 5.9 200 7.5

4,761 10,240
993 7,011 2,735

4,564 9,705
936 6,656 2,559

197 4.1 535 5.2
57 5.7 355 5.1 176 6.4

January 2007

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

7,137 3,385 3,764 13,889 7,970

6,642 3,107 3,569 13,262 7,566

495 6.9 278 8.2 195 5.2 627 4.5 404 5.1

4,015 22,461 17,317 24,352
3,796

3,853 21,350 16,675 22,976
3,549

162 4.0 1,111 4.9
642 3.7 1,376 5.7
247 6.5

5,821 52,419 13,081 10,844
5,295

5,586 50,444 12,553 10,146
5,074

235 4.0 1,975 3.8
528 4.0 698 6.4 221 4.2

5,080 15,547
3,393 9,907 3,496

4,709 14,976
3,236 9,266 3,348

371 7.3 571 3.7 157 4.6 641 6.5 148 4.2

10,183 13,116 4,620 9,391 21,372

9,692 12,564
4,385 8,995 20,467

491 4.8 552 4.2 235 5.1 396 4.2 905 4.2

85,911 45,221 17,546
7,660 63,953

80,752 42,827 17,013
7,366 61,494

5,159 6.0 2,394 5.3
533 3.0 294 3.8 2,459 3.8

11,508 15,008
8,570 8,063 20,377

10,861 14,491
8,234 7,721 19,449

647 5.6 517 3.4 336 3.9 342 4.2 928 4.6

4,540 10,214
998 7,257 2,673

4,358 9,766
932 6,671 2,494

182 4.0 448 4.4
66 6.6 586 8.1 179 6.7

15

Georgia Labor Force Estimates by County (not seasonally adjusted)

Richmond Rockdale Schley Screven Seminole

Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older

January 2008

December 2007

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

91,082 85,264 5,818 6.4

41,095 38,816 2,279 5.5

1,813 1,698

115 6.3

7,332 6,904

428 5.8

3,981 3,704

277 7.0

91,080 85,678 5,402 5.9

41,258 39,142 2,116 5.1

1,832 1,714

118 6.4

7,381 7,000

381 5.2

3,994 3,767

227 5.7

Spalding Stephens Stewart Sumter Talbot

29,218 27,293 1,925 6.6

13,587 12,858

729 5.4

2,286 2,126

160 7.0

14,332 13,359

973 6.8

3,107 2,911

196 6.3

29,255 27,523 1,732 5.9

13,544 12,902

642 4.7

2,310 2,159

151 6.5

14,401 13,484

917 6.4

3,130 2,953

177 5.7

Taliaferro Tattnall Taylor Telfair Terrell

838 9,023 3,320 4,981 4,536

772 8,435 3,099 4,629 4,288

66 7.9 588 6.5 221 6.7 352 7.1 248 5.5

863 9,149 3,327 4,989 4,592

786 8,689 3,131 4,661 4,333

77 8.9 460 5.0 196 5.9 328 6.6 259 5.6

Thomas Tift Toombs Towns Treutlen

23,284 22,174 1,110 4.8

19,003 17,825 1,178 6.2

13,857 13,034

823 5.9

6,319 5,999

320 5.1

2,754 2,555

199 7.2

23,355 22,320 1,035 4.4

19,490 18,378 1,112 5.7

13,953 13,283

670 4.8

6,268 6,008

260 4.1

2,732 2,595

137 5.0

Troup Turner Twiggs Union Upson

30,812 28,789 2,023 6.6

4,851 4,485

366 7.5

4,665 4,356

309 6.6

11,551 11,014

537 4.6

12,160 11,268

892 7.3

30,751 29,030 1,721 5.6

4,930 4,610

320 6.5

4,656 4,382

274 5.9

11,508 11,026

482 4.2

12,198 11,362

836 6.9

Walker

34,182 32,589 1,593 4.7

Walton

40,854 38,702 2,152 5.3

Ware

15,401 14,578

823 5.3

Warren

2,419 2,232

187 7.7

Washington

8,388 7,846

542 6.5

34,537 33,042 1,495 4.3

40,921 39,027 1,894 4.6

15,432 14,678

754 4.9

2,464 2,276

188 7.6

8,441 7,949

492 5.8

Wayne Webster Wheeler White Whitfield

12,167 11,404

763 6.3

1,236 1,177

59 4.8

2,954 2,782

172 5.8

12,852 12,310

542 4.2

46,741 44,201 2,540 5.4

12,199 11,489

710 5.8

1,245 1,197

48 3.9

2,989 2,840

149 5.0

12,882 12,422

460 3.6

47,118 44,762 2,356 5.0

Wilcox Wilkes Wilkinson Worth

3,246 4,522 4,681 10,481

3,012 4,196 4,388 9,846

234 7.2 326 7.2 293 6.3 635 6.1

3,324 4,599 4,689 10,537

3,119 4,304 4,413 9,950

205 6.2 295 6.4 276 5.9 587 5.6

January 2007

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

89,638 40,465
1,864 7,165 3,957

84,493 38,378
1,759 6,830 3,743

5,145 5.7 2,087 5.2
105 5.6 335 4.7 214 5.4

28,602 13,608
2,241 14,705
3,180

26,986 12,854
2,102 13,839
2,925

1,616 5.6 754 5.5 139 6.2 866 5.9 255 8.0

828 8,932 3,329 4,778 4,567

754 8,468 3,138 4,436 4,307

74 8.9 464 5.2 191 5.7 342 7.2 260 5.7

23,029 19,239 13,748
6,006 2,727

22,119 18,156 13,100
5,783 2,570

910 4.0 1,083 5.6
648 4.7 223 3.7 157 5.8

30,480 4,944 4,655 11,259 12,111

28,721 4,612 4,342
10,840 11,336

1,759 5.8 332 6.7 313 6.7 419 3.7 775 6.4

34,033 40,356 15,485
2,435 8,341

32,658 38,265 14,729
2,226 7,868

1,375 4.0 2,091 5.2
756 4.9 209 8.6 473 5.7

12,104 1,231 3,006
12,509 46,875

11,399 1,170 2,858 12,026 44,692

705 5.8 61 5.0
148 4.9 483 3.9 2,183 4.7

3,231 4,572 4,617 10,463

3,045 4,212 4,360 9,888

186 5.8 360 7.9 257 5.6 575 5.5

16

Georgia Unemployment Rates by County

January 2008

Dade

Catoosa

Murray

Fannin

Towns

Union

Rabun

Whitfield Walker

Gilmer

White Habersham

Chattooga

Gordon

Pickens

Lumpkin

Stephens

Floyd

Dawson

Banks Franklin Hart

Bartow Cherokee Forsyth

Hall

Jackson Madison Elbert

Polk Haralson

Paulding Cobb

Gwinnett Barrow Clarke Oglethorpe

Oconee

DeKalb

Walton

Douglas Fulton

Rockdale

Wilkes

Lincoln

Carroll

Clayton

Newton Morgan Greene Taliaferro

Columbia

Fayette Henry

McDuffie

Coweta Heard

Spalding Butts Jasper Putnam

Warren Hancock Glascock

Richmond

10.0% or greater 7.0% to 9.9% 5.2% to 6.9% Less than 5.2%

Troup

Meriwether

Pike Lamar Monroe
Upson

Jones Baldwin

Jefferson Washington

Burke

Harris

Talbot

Bibb Crawford

Muscogee

Taylor

Peach

Wilkinson Twiggs

Johnson

Emanuel

Jenkins

Screven

Marion Chattahoochee

Macon

Houston Bleckley

Laurens Treutlen

Candler Bulloch

Effingham

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

Georgias Unemployment Rate: 5.2%
17

Georgia Unemployment Insurance Claims by County

County

January Average Average Initial Weekly Duration
Claims Benefit Weeks

County

January Average Average Initial Weekly Duration
Claims Benefit Weeks

Georgia

66,468 ....... $253 ...... 11.2

Appling

185 ....... $200 ...... 10.2

Atkinson

225 ....... $185 ........ 7.4

Bacon

89 ....... $202 ........ 8.8

Baker

26 ....... $189 ...... 12.7

Baldwin

478 ....... $195 ........ 9.4

Banks

146 ....... $216 ........ 8.8

Barrow

402 ....... $251 ...... 11.6

Bartow

797 ....... $236 ...... 11.6

Ben Hill

270 ....... $225 ...... 10.5

Berrien

222 ....... $204 ........ 9.4

Bibb

1,071 ....... $181 ...... 13.3

Bleckley

143 ....... $199 ...... 10.0

Brantley

90 ....... $241 ...... 12.2

Brooks

123 ....... $189 ...... 12.3

Bryan

125 ....... $238 ...... 11.5

Bulloch

318 ....... $220 ...... 11.2

Burke

227 ....... $219 ...... 13.3

Butts

461 ....... $185 ...... 11.7

Calhoun

89 ....... $172 ...... 11.1

Camden

123 ....... $214 ...... 12.2

Candler

83 ....... $213 ........ 9.4

Carroll

876 ....... $219 ........ 9.8

Catoosa

358 ....... $228 ........ 7.9

Charlton

44 ....... $237 ...... 12.8

Chatham

1,304 ....... $200 ...... 12.9

Chattahoochee 14 ....... $208 ...... 11.4

Chattooga

84 ....... $226 ...... 13.2

Cherokee

846 ....... $255 ...... 12.2

Clarke

587 ....... $207 ...... 12.1

Clay

26 ....... $232 ...... 12.3

Clayton

1,644 ....... $227 ...... 14.3

Clinch

56 ....... $182 ...... 10.7

Cobb

2,344 ....... $252 ...... 14.3

Coffee

629 ....... $198 ........ 8.9

Colquitt

304 ....... $195 ...... 10.9

Columbia

264 ....... $239 ...... 11.5

Cook

207 ....... $184 ...... 10.8

Coweta

805 ....... $231 ........ 9.6

Crawford

86 ....... $218 ...... 10.4

Crisp

297 ....... $191 ...... 13.6

Dade

203 ....... $149 ........ 6.6

Dawson

90 ....... $255 ...... 12.2

Decatur

364 ....... $206 ...... 10.6

DeKalb

3,594 ....... $233 ...... 14.5

Dodge

295 ....... $172 ...... 10.5

Dooly

164 ....... $174 ...... 12.1

Dougherty

493 ....... $182 ...... 12.6

Douglas

593 ....... $243 ...... 13.8

Early

105 ....... $178 ...... 13.3

Echols

27 ....... $197 ........ 9.6

Effingham

184 ....... $237 ...... 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

608 ....... $208 ........ 9.0 308 ....... $192 ...... 10.0
84 ....... $225 ...... 10.9 262 ....... $224 ........ 9.4 222 ....... $248 ...... 13.5 1,196 ....... $218 ........ 9.3 341 ....... $273 ...... 13.3 434 ....... $202 ........ 8.8 3,762 ....... $224 ...... 14.7 322 ....... $223 ........ 8.5
30 ....... $173 ........ 9.4 276 ....... $216 ...... 12.1 1,003 ....... $225 ........ 7.9 414 ....... $218 ........ 8.1 138 ....... $171 ...... 11.8 2,633 ....... $258 ...... 13.8 600 ....... $204 ........ 6.8 1,471 ....... $229 ........ 8.4 188 ....... $186 ........ 8.1 207 ....... $220 ........ 9.9 134 ....... $230 ...... 11.8 584 ....... $193 ...... 11.3
97 ....... $226 ........ 8.3 779 ....... $243 ...... 13.7 632 ....... $213 ...... 11.4 181 ....... $207 ...... 10.2 380 ....... $237 ...... 10.5 205 ....... $203 ........ 9.1 138 ....... $189 ........ 8.0 275 ....... $181 ...... 12.4 296 ....... $216 ...... 11.9 107 ....... $202 ...... 12.0 140 ....... $226 ...... 11.8 188 ....... $199 ........ 8.8
75 ....... $190 ........ 8.3 593 ....... $189 ...... 10.7 139 ....... $240 ...... 11.3 167 ....... $211 ...... 13.6
78 ....... $191 ........ 9.5 45 ....... $209 ...... 12.8 840 ....... $175 ...... 10.8 357 ....... $219 ........ 7.7 167 ....... $170 ........ 8.6 253 ....... $227 ........ 9.3 106 ....... $187 ...... 10.7 350 ....... $196 ........ 9.3 52 ....... $210 ...... 10.7 315 ....... $207 ........ 9.1 72 ....... $156 ...... 10.6 162 ....... $182 ...... 13.1 215 ....... $212 ...... 10.5 158 ....... $208 ........ 8.8 124 ....... $217 ...... 11.4 1,111 ....... $218 ........ 6.4

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.

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County

January Average Average Initial Weekly Duration
Claims Benefit Weeks

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

1,727 ....... $195 ...... 12.2 708 ....... $229 ...... 12.6 125 ....... $234 ...... 11.3 83 ....... $216 ...... 11.3 503 ....... $253 ...... 13.4 290 ....... $188 ........ 9.1 303 ....... $226 ........ 9.4 66 ....... $202 ...... 11.2 158 ....... $210 ........ 9.3 552 ....... $213 ........ 8.5 91 ....... $201 ........ 9.1 214 ....... $220 ........ 6.9 3 ....... $275 ........ 6.7 108 ....... $217 ...... 11.2 95 ....... $189 ........ 8.0 942 ....... $203 ...... 12.9 405 ....... $235 ...... 13.7 31 ....... $195 ...... 12.5 158 ....... $207 ........ 9.3 163 ....... $163 ...... 10.3 985 ....... $192 ...... 10.2 376 ....... $209 ...... 10.0 96 ....... $180 ...... 10.6 240 ....... $167 ...... 14.6 52 ....... $212 ...... 12.1 28 ....... $176 ...... 12.1 117 ....... $227 ...... 10.3 117 ....... $195 ........ 9.2 85 ....... $189 ...... 10.5 87 ....... $193 ...... 14.4 215 ....... $195 ...... 12.0 291 ....... $199 ...... 11.4 395 ....... $201 ........ 9.3 86 ....... $223 ...... 13.0 103 ....... $222 ........ 7.6
1,037 ....... $214 ........ 9.5 195 ....... $183 ...... 11.7 94 ....... $186 ...... 12.6 153 ....... $222 ...... 11.4 187 ....... $199 ...... 14.0 582 ....... $217 ........ 6.5 431 ....... $238 ...... 14.2 200 ....... $200 ...... 11.6 143 ....... $172 ........ 7.5 127 ....... $189 ...... 11.4 229 ....... $203 ...... 10.9 37 ....... $187 ...... 10.0 50 ....... $196 ...... 10.0 230 ....... $196 ........ 8.9
2,387 ....... $224 ........ 6.3 58 ....... $210 ...... 10.8
128 ....... $187 ...... 11.2 78 ....... $187 ...... 11.1
129 ....... $201 ...... 10.9

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