- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Title:
- Dimensions: measuring Georgia's workforce, Vol. 34, no. 2 (Feb. 2008)
- Creator:
- Georgia. Department of Labor
- Contributor to Resource:
- Georgia. Workforce Information and Analysis
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia Dept. of Labor, 2008-02
- Date of Original:
- 2008-02
- Subject:
- Labor market--Georgia--Statistics
Wages--Georgia--Statistics
Hours of labor--Georgia--Statistics - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
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February 2008 Data
February 2008 Employment Situation
Nonfarm employment in Georgia was up 16,500 from January to February as the goods and services sectors added 1,400 and 15,100 jobs, respectively. The unemployment rate changed from 5.1 percent to 5.3 percent over the same time frame. The jobs added in February represent a 0.4 percent growth rate over the month. Over the year, jobs have grown by 0.9 percent (+37,600 jobs) as the GoodsProducing sector has lost 14,700 jobs and Service-Providing positions are up 52,300.
The February gain in jobs is most evident in the Government (+7,700 jobs), Leisure and Hospitality (+5,100 jobs), and Professional and Business Services (+4,000 jobs) sectors. Those areas losing the most jobs in February include Retail Trade and Information.
The 7,700 workers added to Government payrolls reflect the Federal Government adding 900 workers, State Government payrolls increasing by 4,000 jobs, and Local Government jobs growing by 2,800. The 900 positions added in Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation combined with 4,200 additional workers on Accommodation and Food Service payrolls, account for the 5,100 positions that the Leisure and Hospitality sector added in February. Added jobs in Professional and Business Services during the month come as Professional and Technical Services jobs increased by 2,700, Administrative and Support payrolls grew by 1,500 jobs and the marginal loss of 200 workers from Management of Companies.
Retail Trade endured a lost of 6,200 workers in February and has now loss jobs for two consecutive months. The Information sector lost 400 jobs over the month and has now lost 100 jobs over the year.
The over the year job growth comes as Educational and Health Services (+13,300 jobs), Government (+10,400 jobs), and Professional and Business Services (+9,600 jobs) have added a number of positions to payrolls. With the loss of 12,700 jobs over the year, the Manufacturing sector has cut the most workers from Georgia payrolls in the last twelve months. The Financial Activities sector has lost 4,000 jobs since February a year ago and Construction related positions are down 1,700 over the year.
Volume XXXIV, Number 2 Georgia Employment
(In Millions)
4.11 4.13 4.14 4.16 4.15 4.12 4.16 4.15 4.17 4.19 4.19 4.14 4.15
Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb
2007
2008
Georgia Unemployment Rate
(not seasonally adjusted)
4.3%
4.1%
4.0%
4.1%
4.7%
4.8%
4.5%
4.5%
4.5%
4.2%
4.6%
5.1%
5.3%
Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb
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
FEB 2008 JAN 2008 FEB 2007
from JAN 2008 Net %
from FEB 2007 Net %
Total Nonfarm
4,152.4
4,135.9
4,114.8
+16.5 +0.4
+37.6 +0.9
Total Private
3,462.5
3,453.7
3,435.3
+8.8 +0.3
+27.2 +0.8
Goods Producing
653.8
652.4
668.5
+1.4 +0.2
-14.7 -2.2
Service-Providing
3,498.6
3,483.5
3,446.3
+15.1 +0.4
+52.3 +1.5
Private Service-Providing
2,808.7
2,801.3
2,766.8
+7.4 +0.3
+41.9 +1.5
Natural Resources and Mining
11.8
11.8
12.1
+.0 +0.0
-.3 -2.5
Construction
218.5
217.2
220.2
+1.3 +0.6
-1.7 -0.8
Construction of Buildings
48.2
48.3
48.7
-.1 -0.2
-.5 -1.0
Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction
33.3
33.1
34.4
+.2 +0.6
-1.1 -3.2
Specialty Trade Contractors
137.0
135.8
137.1
+1.2 +0.9
-.1 -0.1
Manufacturing
423.5
423.4
436.2
+.1 +0.0
-12.7 -2.9
Durable Goods
200.2
200.5
204.8
-.3 -0.1
-4.6 -2.2
Computer, Electrical Equip and Appliance Mfg
28.0
28.1
28.2
-.1 -0.4
-.2 -0.7
Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
41.1
40.9
42.7
+.2 +0.5
-1.6 -3.7
Non-Durable Goods
223.3
222.9
231.4
+.4 +0.2
-8.1 -3.5
Food Manufacturing
66.3
66.3
68.1
+.0 +0.0
-1.8 -2.6
Textile Mills
25.7
25.7
27.6
+.0 +0.0
-1.9 -6.9
Textile Product Mills
37.5
37.6
38.2
-.1 -0.3
-.7 -1.8
Trade, Transportation and Utilities
887.9
892.6
874.8
-4.7 -0.5
+13.1 +1.5
Wholesale Trade
219.3
218.5
217.4
+.8 +0.4
+1.9 +0.9
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods
112.5
112.0
113.5
+.5 +0.4
-1.0 -0.9
Merchant Wholesalers, Non-durable Goods
62.6
62.4
62.1
+.2 +0.3
+.5 +0.8
Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers
44.2
44.1
41.8
+.1 +0.2
+2.4 +5.7
Retail Trade
478.1
484.3
472.3
-6.2 -1.3
+5.8 +1.2
Food and Beverage Stores
81.4
81.9
80.0
-.5 -0.6
+1.4 +1.8
General Merchandise Stores
97.4
100.2
96.5
-2.8 -2.8
+.9 +0.9
Miscellaneous Store Retailers
23.4
23.7
23.4
-.3 -1.3
+.0 +0.0
Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities
190.5
189.8
185.1
+.7 +0.4
+5.4 +2.9
Utilities
20.8
20.7
20.3
+.1 +0.5
+.5 +2.5
Transportation and Warehousing
169.7
169.1
164.8
+.6 +0.4
+4.9 +3.0
Air Transportation
38.7
38.5
37.1
+.2 +0.5
+1.6 +4.3
Truck Transportation
49.0
48.9
48.4
+.1 +0.2
+.6 +1.2
Couriers and Messengers
19.8
19.7
19.5
+.1 +0.5
+.3 +1.5
Warehousing and Storage
27.3
27.4
27.1
-.1 -0.4
+.2 +0.7
Information
114.6
115.0
114.7
-.4 -0.3
-.1 -0.1
Telecommunications
52.1
52.3
53.0
-.2 -0.4
-.9 -1.7
Wired Telecommunications Carriers
26.8
26.7
27.3
+.1 +0.4
-.5 -1.8
Wireless Telecommunications Carriers
12.3
12.3
12.3
+.0 +0.0
+.0 +0.0
Internet Service Providers, Search Portals, and DP
10.5
10.4
10.5
+.1 +1.0
+.0 +0.0
Financial Activities
228.1
227.2
232.1
+.9 +0.4
-4.0 -1.7
Finance and Insurance
164.8
164.4
167.5
+.4 +0.2
-2.7 -1.6
Insurance Carriers and Related Activities
66.0
65.8
66.1
+.2 +0.3
-.1 -0.2
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing
63.3
62.8
64.6
+.5 +0.8
-1.3 -2.0
Professional and Business Services
562.5
558.5
552.9
+4.0 +0.7
+9.6 +1.7
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
226.5
223.8
221.3
+2.7 +1.2
+5.2 +2.3
Accounting, Tax Preparation and Bookkeeping
33.7
32.1
34.8
+1.6 +5.0
-1.1 -3.2
Architectural, Engineering and Related Services
40.9
40.7
40.7
+.2 +0.5
+.2 +0.5
Computer Systems Design and Related Services
46.7
46.3
46.4
+.4 +0.9
+.3 +0.6
Management and Technical Consulting Services
29.2
28.9
28.9
+.3 +1.0
+.3 +1.0
Management of Companies and Enterprises
53.0
53.2
52.3
-.2 -0.4
+.7 +1.3
Admin and Support, Waste Mngmnt and Remediation
283.0
281.5
279.3
+1.5 +0.5
+3.7 +1.3
Employment Services
135.5
134.4
132.6
+1.1 +0.8
+2.9 +2.2
Educational and Health Services
463.3
461.5
450.0
+1.8 +0.4
+13.3 +3.0
Educational Services
83.8
82.5
81.0
+1.3 +1.6
+2.8 +3.5
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
51.3
50.5
50.3
+.8 +1.6
+1.0 +2.0
Health Care and Social Assistance
379.5
379.0
369.0
+.5 +0.1
+10.5 +2.8
Ambulatory Health Care Services
142.4
142.8
138.2
-.4 -0.3
+4.2 +3.0
Hospitals
125.0
124.4
122.1
+.6 +0.5
+2.9 +2.4
Nursing and Residential Care Facilities
55.5
55.5
53.3
+.0 +0.0
+2.2 +4.1
Social Assistance
56.6
56.3
55.4
+.3 +0.5
+1.2 +2.2
Leisure and Hospitality
391.9
386.8
383.7
+5.1 +1.3
+8.2 +2.1
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
38.1
37.2
37.3
+.9 +2.4
+.8 +2.1
Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation
27.6
27.1
27.1
+.5 +1.8
+.5 +1.8
Accommodation and Food Services
353.8
349.6
346.4
+4.2 +1.2
+7.4 +2.1
Accommodation
42.5
42.0
42.6
+.5 +1.2
-.1 -0.2
Food Services and Drinking Places
311.3
307.6
303.8
+3.7 +1.2
+7.5 +2.5
Other Services
160.4
159.7
158.6
+.7 +0.4
+1.8 +1.1
Repair and Maintenance
37.5
37.3
36.8
+.2 +0.5
+.7 +1.9
Personal and Laundry Services
34.9
34.7
34.3
+.2 +0.6
+.6 +1.7
Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional and Similar
88.0
87.7
87.5
+.3 +0.3
+.5 +0.6
Government
689.9
682.2
679.5
+7.7 +1.1
+10.4 +1.5
Federal Government
96.4
95.5
95.7
+.9 +0.9
+.7 +0.7
Department of Defense
35.1
35.1
34.5
+.0 +0.0
+.6 +1.7
State Government
163.3
159.3
161.1
+4.0 +2.5
+2.2 +1.4
State Government Education
77.2
73.5
74.9
+3.7 +5.0
+2.3 +3.1
Local Government
430.2
427.4
422.7
+2.8 +0.7
+7.5 +1.8
Local Government Education
266.5
264.4
262.7
+2.1 +0.8
+3.8 +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
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
ATLANTA MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s)
Preliminary FEB 2008
Revised JAN 2008
Revised FEB 2007
Change in Jobs
from JAN 2008
Net
%
Change in Jobs from FEB 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
2,462.7 2,124.3
314.8 2,147.9 1,809.5
2.5 137.2
30.2 86.2 175.1 91.5 15.6 83.6 25.0 561.7 160.0 84.6 41.3 34.1 272.6 50.0 51.9 15.4 129.1 11.1 118.0 38.0 29.7 15.9 88.0 37.8 22.1 10.1
9.9 160.6 114.4
45.6 46.2 410.2 174.9 22.5 31.4 38.0 25.8 40.4 194.9 91.3 258.0 56.5 201.5 78.3 65.1 34.1 233.3 25.0 208.3 24.1 184.2 97.7 21.4 23.3 338.4 45.8 71.2 221.4
2,454.9 2,119.4
313.8 2,141.1 1,805.6
2.5 136.2
30.4 84.8 175.1 91.8 15.7 83.3 24.9 564.7 159.8 84.4 41.2 34.2 276.2 50.4 54.0 15.5 128.7 11.1 117.6 37.8 29.7 15.9 88.2 38.0 22.0 10.1
9.9 160.0 113.9
45.5 46.1 407.4 172.6 21.8 31.2 37.9 25.6 40.5 194.3 91.1 257.1 55.8 201.3 78.2 65.0 33.7 230.9 24.5 206.4 23.8 182.6 97.3 21.3 23.1 335.5 44.8 70.6 220.1
2,432.8 2,103.1
318.1 2,114.7 1,785.0
2.5 138.7
29.8 87.2 176.9 92.7 16.2 84.2 25.0 556.4 159.6 85.2 41.4 33.0 270.4 48.8 50.6 15.5 126.4 11.1 115.3 36.4 29.5 15.6 88.0 38.3 21.8 10.1 10.0 163.6 117.0 45.5 46.6 402.9 171.2 22.9 31.0 37.6 25.5 39.9 191.8 88.4 249.8 54.1 195.7 76.1 63.6 32.9 227.8 24.4 203.4 24.2 179.2 96.5 21.4 22.6 329.7 45.9 66.9 216.9
+7.8 +4.9 +1.0 +6.8 +3.9
+.0 +1.0
-.2 +1.4
+.0 -.3 -.1 +.3 +.1 -3.0 +.2 +.2 +.1 -.1 -3.6 -.4 -2.1 -.1 +.4 +.0 +.4 +.2 +.0 +.0 -.2 -.2 +.1 +.0 +.0 +.6 +.5 +.1 +.1 +2.8 +2.3 +.7 +.2 +.1 +.2 -.1 +.6 +.2 +.9 +.7 +.2 +.1 +.1 +.4 +2.4 +.5 +1.9 +.3 +1.6 +.4 +.1 +.2 +2.9 +1.0 +.6 +1.3
+0.3 +0.2 +0.3 +0.3 +0.2 +0.0 +0.7 -0.7 +1.7 +0.0 -0.3 -0.6 +0.4 +0.4 -0.5 +0.1 +0.2 +0.2 -0.3 -1.3 -0.8 -3.9 -0.6 +0.3 +0.0 +0.3 +0.5 +0.0 +0.0 -0.2 -0.5 +0.5 +0.0 +0.0 +0.4 +0.4 +0.2 +0.2 +0.7 +1.3 +3.2 +0.6 +0.3 +0.8 -0.2 +0.3 +0.2 +0.4 +1.3 +0.1 +0.1 +0.2 +1.2 +1.0 +2.0 +0.9 +1.3 +0.9 +0.4 +0.5 +0.9 +0.9 +2.2 +0.8 +0.6
+29.9 +21.2
-3.3 +33.2 +24.5
+.0 -1.5 +.4 -1.0 -1.8 -1.2
-.6 -.6 +.0 +5.3 +.4 -.6 -.1 +1.1 +2.2 +1.2 +1.3 -.1 +2.7 +.0 +2.7 +1.6 +.2 +.3 +.0 -.5 +.3 +.0 -.1 -3.0 -2.6 +.1 -.4 +7.3 +3.7 -.4 +.4 +.4 +.3 +.5 +3.1 +2.9 +8.2 +2.4 +5.8 +2.2 +1.5 +1.2 +5.5 +.6 +4.9 -.1 +5.0 +1.2 +.0 +.7 +8.7 -.1 +4.3 +4.5
+1.2 +1.0 -1.0 +1.6 +1.4 +0.0 -1.1 +1.3 -1.1 -1.0 -1.3 -3.7 -0.7 +0.0 +1.0 +0.3 -0.7 -0.2 +3.3 +0.8 +2.5 +2.6 -0.6 +2.1 +0.0 +2.3 +4.4 +0.7 +1.9 +0.0 -1.3 +1.4 +0.0 -1.0 -1.8 -2.2 +0.2 -0.9 +1.8 +2.2 -1.7 +1.3 +1.1 +1.2 +1.3 +1.6 +3.3 +3.3 +4.4 +3.0 +2.9 +2.4 +3.6 +2.4 +2.5 +2.4 -0.4 +2.8 +1.2 +0.0 +3.1 +2.6 -0.2 +6.4 +2.1
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 2007 benchmark.
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis
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ALBANY MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s)
Preliminary
Revised
Revised
FEB 2008 JAN 2008 FEB 2007
Change in Jobs from JAN 2008
Net %
Change in Jobs
from FEB 2007
Net
%
Total Nonfarm Total Private
64.4
64.0
64.8
50.3
50.1
50.7
+.4 +0.6 +.2 +0.4
-.4 -0.6 -.4 -0.8
Goods Producing Service-Providing Private Service-Providing
9.8
9.8
10.1
54.6
54.2
54.7
40.5
40.3
40.6
+.0 +0.0 +.4 +0.7 +.2 +0.5
-.3 -3.0 -.1 -0.2 -.1 -0.2
Manufacturing Trade, Transportation and Utilities Retail Trade
6.6
6.5
7.0
13.3
13.4
13.4
7.9
8.0
8.1
+.1 +1.5 -.1 -0.7 -.1 -1.3
-.4 -5.7 -.1 -0.7 -.2 -2.5
Government Federal Government State Government
14.1
13.9
14.1
3.1
3.1
3.1
3.1
2.9
3.1
+.2 +1.4 +.0 +0.0 +.2 +6.9
+.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0
Local Government
7.9
7.9
7.9
+.0 +0.0
+.0 +0.0
Note: These preliminary estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers
in the 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
FEB 2008 JAN 2008 FEB 2007
Change in Jobs
from JAN 2008
Net
%
Change in Jobs from FEB 2007
Net %
Total Nonfarm
83.0
82.3
81.8
+.7 +0.9
+1.2 +1.5
Total Private
60.2
59.8
59.6
+.4 +0.7
+.6 +1.0
Goods Producing
12.5
12.4
13.0
+.1 +0.8
-.5 -3.8
Service-Providing
70.5
69.9
68.8
+.6 +0.9
+1.7 +2.5
Private Service-Providing
47.7
47.4
46.6
+.3 +0.6
+1.1 +2.4
Trade, Transportation and Utilities
13.9
14.1
13.7
-.2 -1.4
+.2 +1.5
Retail Trade
9.5
9.7
9.4
-.2 -2.1
+.1 +1.1
Professional and Business Services
6.5
6.5
6.2
+.0 +0.0
+.3 +4.8
Leisure and Hospitality
8.5
8.4
8.2
+.1 +1.2
+.3 +3.7
Government
22.8
22.5
22.2
+.3 +1.3
+.6 +2.7
Federal Government
1.6
1.6
1.6
+.0 +0.0
+.0 +0.0
State Government
13.5
13.2
13.3
+.3 +2.3
+.2 +1.5
Local Government
7.7
7.7
7.3
+.0 +0.0
+.4 +5.5
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 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)
Preliminary Revised Revised FEB 2008 JAN 2008 FEB 2007
Change in Jobs from JAN 2008
Net %
Change in Jobs from FEB 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 Activitities Professional and Business Services Educational and Health Services Leisure and Hospitality Other Services Government Federal Government State Government Local Government
216.9 174.0
37.9 179.0 136.1
14.0 23.9 36.8
5.4 24.8
6.6 3.8 7.4 30.6 28.1 20.6 8.8 42.9 7.4 13.1 22.4
216.3 173.7
38.0 178.3 135.7
14.1 23.9 36.9
5.3 25.0
6.6 3.8 7.4 30.5 28.0 20.4 8.7 42.6 7.5 12.8 22.3
214.2 171.4
38.4 175.8 133.0
13.9 24.5 36.0
5.3 24.4
6.3 3.3 7.4 29.9 27.4 20.3 8.7 42.8 7.4 13.2 22.2
+.6 +0.3 +.3 +0.2 -.1 -0.3 +.7 +0.4 +.4 +0.3 -.1 -0.7 +.0 +0.0 -.1 -0.3 +.1 +1.9 -.2 -0.8 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 +.1 +0.3 +.1 +0.4 +.2 +1.0 +.1 +1.1 +.3 +0.7 -.1 -1.3 +.3 +2.3 +.1 +0.4
+2.7 +1.3 +2.6 +1.5
-.5 -1.3 +3.2 +1.8 +3.1 +2.3
+.1 +0.7 -.6 -2.4 +.8 +2.2 +.1 +1.9 +.4 +1.6 +.3 +4.8 +.5 +15.2 +.0 +0.0 +.7 +2.3 +.7 +2.6 +.3 +1.5 +.1 +1.1 +.1 +0.2 +.0 +0.0 -.1 -0.8 +.2 +0.9
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
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 FEB 2008 JAN 2008 FEB 2007
Change in Jobs from JAN 2008
Net %
Change in Jobs from FEB 2007
Net %
Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing
121.3 98.5 16.3
120.6 98.2 16.3
121.0 98.2 17.3
+.7 +0.6 +.3 +0.3 +.0 +0.0
+.3 +0.2 +.3 +0.3 -1.0 -5.8
Service-Providing Private Service-Providing Trade, Transportation and Utilities
105.0 82.2 18.4
104.3 81.9 18.5
103.7 80.9 18.6
+.7 +0.7 +.3 +0.4 -.1 -0.5
+1.3 +1.3
-.2
+1.3 +1.6 -1.1
Retail Trade Information Financial Activities
13.9
14.0
14.3
5.9
5.9
6.1
9.4
9.4
9.2
-.1 -0.7 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0
-.4 -2.8 -.2 -3.3 +.2 +2.2
Finance and Insurance Insurance Carriers and Related Activities Professional and Business Services
7.4
7.4
7.3
4.9
4.9
4.9
14.2
14.1
13.5
+.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 +.1 +0.7
+.1 +1.4 +.0 +0.0 +.7 +5.2
Leisure and Hospitality Government
Federal Government
13.2
13.0
13.2
22.8
22.4
22.8
5.3
5.3
5.3
+.2 +1.5 +.4 +1.8 +.0 +0.0
+.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0
State Government Local Government
4.2
3.9
4.2
13.3
13.2
13.3
+.3 +7.7 +.1 +0.8
+.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 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.
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DALTON MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s)
Preliminary Revised
Revised
FEB 2008 JAN 2008 FEB 2007
Change in Jobs from JAN 2008
Net %
Change in Jobs from FEB 2007
Net %
Total Nonfarm
77.7
77.1
78.3
+.6 +0.8
-.6 -0.8
Total Private Goods Producing
70.2
69.7
70.8
+.5 +0.7
31.0
30.8
31.9
+.2 +0.6
-.6 -0.8 -.9 -2.8
Service-Providing
46.7
46.3
46.4
+.4 +0.9
+.3 +0.6
Private Service-Providing Manufacturing
39.2
38.9
28.7
28.7
38.9 30.0
+.3 +0.8 +.0 +0.0
+.3 +0.8 -1.3 -4.3
Textile Mills
3.4
3.4
3.5
+.0 +0.0
-.1 -2.9
Textile Product Mills Trade, Transportation and Utilities
19.8
19.8
20.5
+.0 +0.0
15.8
15.7
16.0
+.1 +0.6
-.7 -3.4 -.2 -1.3
Retail Trade
7.9
7.9
7.9
+.0 +0.0
+.0 +0.0
Transportation, Warehouse, and Utilities Professional and Business Services
3.5
3.5
10.2
10.0
3.6 10.0
+.0 +0.0 +.2 +2.0
-.1 -2.8 +.2 +2.0
Government
7.5
7.4
7.5
+.1 +1.4
+.0 +0.0
Federal Government State Government
.3
.3
1.2
1.1
.3
+.0 +0.0
1.2
+.1 +9.1
+.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0
Local Government
6.0
6.0
6.0
+.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 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
FEB 2008 JAN 2008 FEB 2007
Change in Jobs from JAN 2008
Net %
Change in Jobs from FEB 2007
Net %
Total Nonfarm
76.9
76.6
75.2
+.3 +0.4
+1.7 +2.3
Total Private Goods Producing
66.4
66.2
64.9
22.0
21.9
22.2
+.2 +0.3 +.1 +0.5
+1.5 +2.3 -.2 -0.9
Service-Providing
54.9
54.7
53.0
+.2 +0.4
+1.9 +3.6
Private Service-Providing Trade, Transportation and Utilities
44.4
44.3
42.7
13.3
13.3
13.0
+.1 +0.2 +.0 +0.0
+1.7 +4.0 +.3 +2.3
Retail Trade
7.5
7.6
7.2
-.1 -1.3
+.3 +4.2
Government Federal Government
10.5
10.4
10.3
.5
.5
.5
+.1 +1.0 +.0 +0.0
+.2 +1.9 +.0 +0.0
State Government
2.8
2.7
2.8
+.1 +3.7
+.0 +0.0
Local Government
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.
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MACON MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s)
Preliminary Revised
Revised
FEB 2008 JAN 2008 FEB 2007
Change in Jobs from JAN 2008
Net %
Change in Jobs from FEB 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
100.3 84.4 11.7 88.6 72.7 19.6 12.2 4.0 8.2 11.3 18.7 8.9 15.9 1.3 4.1 10.5
99.9
100.0
84.2
83.9
11.7
11.8
88.2
88.2
72.5
72.1
19.7
19.7
12.3
12.2
4.0
3.9
8.2
8.1
11.2
11.6
18.7
18.4
8.8
8.6
15.7
16.1
1.3
1.3
4.0
4.2
10.4
10.6
+.4 +0.4 +.2 +0.2 +.0 +0.0 +.4 +0.5 +.2 +0.3 -.1 -0.5 -.1 -0.8 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 +.1 +0.9 +.0 +0.0 +.1 +1.1 +.2 +1.3 +.0 +0.0 +.1 +2.5 +.1 +1.0
+.3 +0.3 +.5 +0.6 -.1 -0.8 +.4 +0.5 +.6 +0.8 -.1 -0.5 +.0 +0.0 +.1 +2.6 +.1 +1.2 -.3 -2.6 +.3 +1.6 +.3 +3.5 -.2 -1.2 +.0 +0.0 -.1 -2.4 -.1 -0.9
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
FEB 2008 JAN 2008 FEB 2007
Change in Jobs from JAN 2008
Net %
Change in Jobs
from FEB 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
161.1 139.8
24.5 136.6 115.3
9.8 14.7 36.2
6.6 18.1 11.5
2.0 6.1 19.8 22.3 20.7 8.2 21.3 2.8 4.3 14.2
160.2 139.2
24.6 135.6 114.6
9.9 14.7 36.2
6.6 18.2 11.4
2.0 6.1 19.5 22.2 20.5 8.1 21.0 2.8 4.1 14.1
160.4 138.9
24.9 135.5 114.0
10.0 14.9 34.9
6.5 17.8 10.6
2.0 6.2 20.3 22.1 20.3 8.2 21.5 2.8 4.4 14.3
+.9 +.6 -.1 +1.0 +.7 -.1 +.0 +.0 +.0 -.1 +.1 +.0 +.0 +.3 +.1 +.2 +.1 +.3 +.0 +.2 +.1
+0.6 +0.4 -0.4 +0.7 +0.6 -1.0 +0.0 +0.0 +0.0 -0.5 +0.9 +0.0 +0.0 +1.5 +0.5 +1.0 +1.2 +1.4 +0.0 +4.9 +0.7
+.7 +.9 -.4 +1.1 +1.3 -.2 -.2 +1.3 +.1 +.3 +.9 +.0 -.1 -.5 +.2 +.4 +.0 -.2 +.0 -.1 -.1
+0.4 +0.6 -1.6 +0.8 +1.1 -2.0 -1.3 +3.7 +1.5 +1.7 +8.5 +0.0 -1.6 -2.5 +0.9 +2.0 +0.0 -0.9 +0.0 -2.3 -0.7
Note: These preliminary estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers
in the Savannah Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Bryan, Chatham and Effingham counties. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed
forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2007 benchmark.
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VALDOSTA MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s)
Preliminary Revised
Revised
FEB 2008 JAN 2008 FEB 2007
Change in Jobs from JAN 2008
Net %
Change in Jobs
from FEB 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
56.3
55.8
56.2
43.8
43.5
43.7
9.1
9.1
9.1
47.2
46.7
47.1
34.7
34.4
34.6
12.9
13.0
12.7
9.4
9.5
9.2
12.5
12.3
12.5
.8
.8
.8
4.0
3.9
4.2
7.7
7.6
7.5
+.5 +0.9 +.3 +0.7 +.0 +0.0 +.5 +1.1 +.3 +0.9 -.1 -0.8 -.1 -1.1 +.2 +1.6 +.0 +0.0 +.1 +2.6 +.1 +1.3
+.1 +0.2 +.1 +0.2 +.0 +0.0 +.1 +0.2 +.1 +0.3 +.2 +1.6 +.2 +2.2 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 -.2 -4.8 +.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
FEB 2008 JAN 2008 FEB 2007
Change in Jobs from JAN 2008
Net %
Change in Jobs
from FEB 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
59.2
58.8
58.4
36.3
36.1
36.1
7.4
7.4
7.5
51.8
51.4
50.9
28.9
28.7
28.6
7.9
7.9
7.6
6.4
6.5
6.2
22.9
22.7
22.3
14.2
14.2
13.8
1.0
.9
1.0
7.7
7.6
7.5
+.4 +0.7 +.2 +0.6 +.0 +0.0 +.4 +0.8 +.2 +0.7 +.0 +0.0 -.1 -1.5 +.2 +0.9 +.0 +0.0 +.1 +11.1 +.1 +1.3
+.8 +1.4 +.2 +0.6 -.1 -1.3 +.9 +1.8 +.3 +1.0 +.3 +3.9 +.2 +3.2 +.6 +2.7 +.4 +2.9 +.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 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
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Georgia Hours and Earnings
Experimental All Employee
Average Weekly Earnings
Preliminary FEB 2008
Revised JAN 2008
Revised FEB 2007
Total Private ............................................................................................ $727.30 ........................ $706.65 ................... $702.54 Goods Producing ................................................................................... $733.98 ........................ $734.30 ................... $720.10 Private Service Providing ....................................................................... $726.33 ........................ $699.38 ................... $699.02 Construction ......................................................................................... $681.43 ........................ $712.09 ................... $638.82 Manufacturing ....................................................................................... $764.80 ........................ $759.30 ................... $801.31 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities ....................................................... $671.65 ........................ $669.50 ................... $674.16 Financial Activities ................................................................................ $875.39 ........................ $814.97 ................... $903.58 Professional and Business Services .................................................... $856.71 ........................ $872.74 ................... $883.74 Educational and Health Services ......................................................... $765.16 ........................ $757.02 ................... $764.93 Leisure and Hospitality ......................................................................... $333.06 ........................ $334.37 ................... $327.14 Other Services ...................................................................................... $484.56 ........................ $463.96 ................... $481.16
Average Weekly Hours
Preliminary FEB 2008
Revised JAN 2008
Revised FEB 2007
Total Private .................................................................................................. 35.0 .............................. 35.0 ......................... 34.9 Goods Producing ......................................................................................... 39.0 .............................. 39.1 ......................... 39.2 Private Service Providing ............................................................................. 34.1 .............................. 34.0 ......................... 33.9 Construction ............................................................................................... 37.4 .............................. 38.1 ......................... 37.6 Manufacturing ............................................................................................. 40.0 .............................. 39.9 ......................... 40.8 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities ............................................................. 35.0 .............................. 35.2 ......................... 34.1 Financial Activities ...................................................................................... 35.1 .............................. 34.3 ......................... 36.1 Professional and Business Services .......................................................... 34.2 .............................. 33.4 ......................... 34.4 Educational and Health Services ............................................................... 37.6 .............................. 37.2 ......................... 37.7 Leisure and Hospitality ............................................................................... 27.3 .............................. 26.9 ......................... 27.7 Other Services ............................................................................................ 31.9 .............................. 31.8 ......................... 30.3
Average Hourly Earnings
Preliminary FEB 2008
Revised JAN 2008
Revised FEB 2007
Total Private .............................................................................................. $20.78 .......................... $20.19 ..................... $20.13 Goods Producing ..................................................................................... $18.82 .......................... $18.78 ..................... $18.37 Private Service Providing ......................................................................... $21.30 .......................... $20.57 ..................... $20.62 Construction ........................................................................................... $18.22 .......................... $18.69 ..................... $16.99 Manufacturing ......................................................................................... $19.12 .......................... $19.03 ..................... $19.64 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities ......................................................... $19.19 .......................... $19.02 ..................... $19.77 Financial Activities .................................................................................. $24.94 .......................... $23.76 ..................... $25.03 Professional and Business Services ...................................................... $25.05 .......................... $26.13 ..................... $25.69 Educational and Health Services ........................................................... $20.35 .......................... $20.35 ..................... $20.29 Leisure and Hospitality ........................................................................... $12.20 .......................... $12.43 ...................... $11.81 Other Services ........................................................................................ $15.19 .......................... $14.59 ..................... $15.88
The Current Employment Statistics (CES) program began work in 2005 to add new series on hours and earnings. New series have been developed such as average hourly earnings and average weekly hours of all nonfarm private sector employees. Historically, the CES program has produced average hours and earnings series for such categories as production workers in the manufacturing industry and nonsupervisory workers in other industries. The new hours and earnings, covering all employees rather than just production or non-supervisory workers, are more comprehensive in coverage.
The release of these new series are designated "experimental" because of the limited experience to date with the editing and review of the sample reports and the resultant estimates. The experimental State series, being released in March 2008, includes estimates at a total private sector level and limited industry detail.
Read more about the experimental hours and earnings series at http://www.bls.gov/sae/saeaepp.htm
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Dimensions - Measuring Georgia's Labor Force
Unemployment rates -- Georgia and U.S.
6.0%
Ge orgia
U.S.
5.0%
4.0%
3.0% Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Jul Aug Sep 2007
Oct Nov Dec
Jan Feb 2008
WA 5.4 OR 6.4
NV 5.7 CA 6.1
AK 7.8
ID 3.9
UT 3.3
AZ 4.0
State unemployment rates
National Unemployment Rate: 5.2% Rates are not seasonally adjusted
MT 4.2
WY 3.4
CO 4.7
NM 3.5
ND 3.7
SD 3.1
NE 3.2
KS 4.0
MN 5.2
WI 5.8
IA 4.2
IL 6.0
MO 6.0
OK 3.5
TX 4.3
AR 5.7
MS 5.9
LA 3.5
NH 4.2
VT
ME
5.0
5.8
MI 7.8
OH
IN
6.0
5.2
KY 6.2
TN 5.8
PA 5.6
WV
5.8
VA
3.8
NC 5.4
SC 5.9
AL
GA
4.1
5.3
FL 4.5
MA 5.0 NY 5.0
RI 6.7 CT NJ 5.5 5.3 DE 4.2 DC 5.8
MD 3.8
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
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Georgia Labor Force Estimates (not seasonally adjusted) Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older
Employment Status
Preliminary FEB 2008
Revised JAN 2008
Revised FEB 2007
Change From
Revised
Revised
JAN 2008
FEB 2007
Georgia
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
4,848,221 4,591,764
256,457 5.3
4,853,373 4,604,002
249,371 5.1
4,779,076 4,573,459
205,617 4.3
-5,152 -12,238
7,086
69,145 18,305 50,840
Albany MSA
Athens-Clarke County MSA
Atlanta MSA
Augusta-Richmond County MSA
Brunswick MSA
Columbus MSA
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
75,548 71,342
4,206 5.6
106,017 101,424
4,593 4.3
2,756,596 2,615,987
140,609 5.1
256,226 242,053
14,173 5.5
53,145 50,750
2,395 4.5
128,711 121,512
7,199 5.6
75,555 71,320
4,235 5.6
105,745 101,173
4,572 4.3
2,763,037 2,625,150
137,887 5.0
257,843 242,846
14,997 5.8
53,226 50,871
2,355 4.4
129,167 121,710
7,457 5.8
75,740 72,132
3,608 4.8
103,881 100,247
3,634 3.5
2,710,670 2,597,734
112,936 4.2
255,093 241,304
13,789 5.4
52,619 50,723
1,896 3.6
128,565 121,677
6,888 5.4
-7 22 -29
272 251
21
-6,441 -9,163 2,722
-1,617 -793 -824
-81 -121
40
-456 -198 -258
-192 -790 598
2,136 1,177
959
45,926 18,253 27,673
1,133 749 384
526 27
499
146 -165 311
Dalton MSA
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
68,906 64,571
4,335 6.3
68,296 64,501
3,795 5.6
67,953 65,114 2,839
4.2
610
953
70
-543
540
1,496
Gainesville MSA
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
91,111 87,111 4,000
4.4
90,968 87,177
3,791 4.2
88,476 85,484
2,992 3.4
143
2,635
-66
1,627
209
1,008
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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Hinesville-Ft. Stewart MSA Macon MSA
Rome MSA Savannah MSA
Valdosta MSA Warner Robins MSA
Georgia Labor Force Estimates (not seasonally adjusted) Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older
Employment Status
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
Preliminary FEB 2008
30,286 28,692
1,594 5.3
112,121 105,865
6,256 5.6
Revised JAN 2008
30,486 28,818
1,668 5.5
112,345 106,204
6,141 5.5
Revised FEB 2007
30,013 28,536
1,477 4.9
111,294 105,905
5,389 4.8
Change From
Revised
Revised
JAN 2008
FEB 2007
-200
273
-126
156
-74
117
-224
827
-339
-40
115
867
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed
Rate
49,218 46,403
2,815 5.7
49,171 46,512
2,659 5.4
49,163 47,039
2,124 4.3
47 -109 156
55 -636 691
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
179,294 171,251
8,043 4.5
179,373 171,448
7,925 4.4
177,535 171,419
6,116 3.4
-79 -197 118
1,759 -168
1,927
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed
Rate
68,556
68,628
67,778
-72
778
65,486
65,394
65,396
92
90
3,070
3,234
2,382
-164
688
4.5
4.7
3.5
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed
Rate
69,340 66,261
3,079 4.4
69,406 66,298
3,108 4.5
68,007 65,574
2,433 3.6
-66
1,333
-37
687
-29
646
United States Labor Force Estimates Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older
Employment Status
FEB 2008
JAN 2008
FEB 2007
Change From
JAN 2008
FEB 2007
United States
(Seasonally adjusted)
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed
Rate
153,374,000 145,993,000
7,381,000 4.8
153,824,000 146,248,000
7,576,000 4.9
152,725,000 145,888,000
6,837,000 4.5
-450,000 -255,000 -195,000
649,000 105,000 544,000
United States
(Not Seasonally adjusted)
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed
Rate
152,503,000 144,550,000
7,953,000 5.2
152,828,000 144,607,000
8,221,000 5.4
151,879,000 144,479,000
7,400,000 4.9
-325,000 -57,000
-268,000
624,000 71,000
553,000
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
Preliminary February 2008
Revised January 2008
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
4,848,221 4,591,764 256,457 5.3
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
4,853,373 4,604,002 249,371 5.1
Appling Atkinson Bacon Baker Baldwin
8,920 8,424
496 5.6
3,265 3,014 251 7.7
4,589 4,347
242 5.3
1,777 1,689
88 5.0
21,013 19,593 1,420 6.8
8,970 8,429 541 6.0
3,253 3,030 223 6.9
4,592 4,350 242 5.3
1,777 1,689
88 5.0
20,898 19,552 1,346 6.4
Banks Barrow Bartow Ben Hill Berrien
11,301 10,863 438 3.9 33,522 31,705 1,817 5.4 47,003 44,162 2,841 6.0
7,739 6,988 751 9.7 8,701 8,284 417 4.8
11,326 10,919 407 3.6
33,516 31,816 1,700 5.1
46,949 44,317 2,632 5.6
7,755 6,992 763 9.8
8,678 8,267
411 4.7
Bibb Bleckley Brantley Brooks Bryan
73,923 69,710 4,213 5.7
5,274 4,981 293 5.6
7,739 7,315 424 5.5
8,769 8,322 447 5.1
16,908 16,184
724 4.3
74,191 69,933 4,258 5.7
5,296 4,973 323 6.1
7,743 7,332
411 5.3
8,766 8,310 456 5.2
16,892 16,203 689 4.1
Bulloch Burke Butts Calhoun Camden
33,020 31,442 1,578 4.8
10,250 9,392 858 8.4
10,532 9,832
700 6.6
2,092 1,934
158 7.6
22,555 21,623
932 4.1
32,914 31,275 1,639 5.0 10,380 9,434 946 9.1 10,515 9,867 648 6.2
2,092 1,933 159 7.6 22,682 21,729 953 4.2
Candler Carroll Catoosa Charlton Chatham
4,403 4,172
231 5.2
53,234 50,042 3,192 6.0
36,752 35,009 1,743 4.7
4,522 4,260 262 5.8
133,961 127,817 6,144 4.6
4,414 4,168 246 5.6 53,289 50,217 3,072 5.8 36,429 35,079 1,350 3.7
4,536 4,260 276 6.1 134,060 127,964 6,096 4.5
Chattahoochee 2,504
Chattooga
11,790
Cherokee 108,972
Clarke
64,368
Clay
1,460
2,268 10,075 104,088 61,455
1,361
236 9.4 1,715 14.5 4,884 4.5 2,913 4.5
99 6.8
2,541 10,742 109,209 64,232
1,468
2,271 10,066 104,453 61,303
1,357
270 10.6 676 6.3 4,756 4.4 2,929 4.6 111 7.6
Clayton Clinch Cobb Coffee Colquitt
140,335 131,801 8,534 6.1
2,830 2,674
156 5.5
386,936 369,379 17,557 4.5
16,212 15,032 1,180 7.3
20,527 19,420 1,107 5.4
140,743 132,263 8,480 6.0 2,856 2,675 181 6.3
388,035 370,672 17,363 4.5 16,279 15,111 1,168 7.2 20,555 19,450 1,105 5.4
Columbia Cook Coweta Crawford Crisp
59,442 57,029 2,413 4.1
7,078 6,642
436 6.2
60,044 57,216 2,828 4.7
6,271 5,967 304 4.8
10,681 9,964 717 6.7
59,703 57,285 2,418 4.1 7,124 6,657 467 6.6
60,168 57,417 2,751 4.6 6,265 5,986 279 4.5
10,678 9,998 680 6.4
Revised February 2007
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
4,779,076 4,573,459 205,617 4.3
8,943 8,505
438 4.9
3,292 3,105
187 5.7
4,697 4,455
242 5.2
1,788 1,708
80 4.5
20,656 19,550 1,106 5.4
10,351 10,051
300 2.9
32,811 31,484 1,327 4.0
45,993 43,854 2,139 4.7
7,861 7,410
451 5.7
8,802 8,425
377 4.3
73,468 69,736 3,732 5.1
5,326 5,077
249 4.7
7,626 7,311
315 4.1
8,653 8,310
343 4.0
16,718 16,200
518 3.1
32,149 30,961 1,188 3.7
10,056 9,329
727 7.2
10,259 9,764
495 4.8
2,089 1,953
136 6.5
21,942 21,221
721 3.3
4,372 4,181
191 4.4
52,081 49,692 2,389 4.6
36,519 35,152 1,367 3.7
4,555 4,362
193 4.2
132,708 127,942 4,766 3.6
2,479 2,273
206 8.3
10,855 10,296
559 5.1
106,955 103,362 3,593 3.4
63,089 60,742 2,347 3.7
1,427 1,362
65 4.6
138,022 130,882 7,140 5.2
2,718 2,603
115 4.2
381,161 366,801 14,360 3.8
16,529 15,485 1,044 6.3
20,170 19,265
905 4.5
58,762 56,647 2,115 3.6
7,155 6,712
443 6.2
58,975 56,817 2,158 3.7
6,253 5,970
283 4.5
10,664 9,983
681 6.4
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Georgia Labor Force Estimates by County (not seasonally adjusted)
Dade Dawson Decatur DeKalb Dodge
Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older
Preliminary February 2008
Revised January 2008
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
8,832 8,376 456 5.2 11,110 10,581 529 4.8 11,390 10,620 770 6.8 400,253 379,053 21,200 5.3 9,535 9,006 529 5.5
8,747 8,393 354 4.0 11,104 10,618 486 4.4 11,475 10,730 745 6.5 401,483 380,381 21,102 5.3 9,512 9,014 498 5.2
Dooly Dougherty Douglas Early Echols
4,899 4,595 304 6.2
41,456 38,919 2,537 6.1
64,607 61,135 3,472 5.4
5,107 4,797 310 6.1
2,427 2,338
89 3.7
4,941 4,652 289 5.8
41,497 38,907 2,590 6.2
64,799 61,349 3,450 5.3
5,101 4,778
323 6.3
2,423 2,334
89 3.7
Effingham Elbert Emanuel Evans Fannin
28,426 27,250 1,176 4.1
9,731 9,021
710 7.3
10,754 10,130 624 5.8
4,940 4,661 279 5.6
11,110 10,482 628 5.7
28,421 27,281 1,140 4.0
9,769 9,037
732 7.5
10,753 10,109 644 6.0
4,958 4,659 299 6.0
11,108 10,550 558 5.0
Fayette Floyd Forsyth Franklin Fulton
55,617 53,306 2,311 4.2
49,218 46,403 2,815 5.7
83,136 79,755 3,381 4.1
10,378 9,713
665 6.4
489,655 463,774 25,881 5.3
55,790 53,492 2,298 4.1
49,171 46,512 2,659 5.4
83,355 80,034 3,321 4.0
10,339 9,703
636 6.2
491,346 465,399 25,947 5.3
Gilmer Glascock Glynn Gordon Grady
14,256 13,500 756 5.3
1,086 1,023
63 5.8
40,080 38,365 1,715 4.3
27,349 25,412 1,937 7.1
12,287 11,693 594 4.8
14,181 13,518
663 4.7
1,095 1,033
62 5.7
40,156 38,456 1,700 4.2
27,167 25,478 1,689 6.2
12,253 11,637
616 5.0
Greene
7,389 6,945 444 6.0
Gwinnett
426,110 406,230 19,880 4.7
Habersham 19,875 18,882 993 5.0
Hall
91,111 87,111 4,000 4.4
Hancock
3,456 3,116 340 9.8
7,387 6,950
437 5.9
426,529 407,653 18,876 4.4
19,855 18,904
951 4.8
90,968 87,177 3,791 4.2
3,435 3,109 326 9.5
Haralson Harris Hart Heard Henry
13,308 12,590 718 5.4 15,814 15,144 670 4.2 10,686 9,850 836 7.8
5,164 4,831 333 6.4 96,372 91,364 5,008 5.2
13,380 12,635
745 5.6
15,827 15,160 667 4.2
10,675 9,878
797 7.5
5,122 4,848
274 5.3
96,604 91,684 4,920 5.1
Houston Irwin Jackson Jasper Jeff Davis
69,340 66,261 3,079 4.4
4,453 4,034
419 9.4
26,594 25,249 1,345 5.1
6,839 6,294 545 8.0
5,092 4,712
380 7.5
69,406 66,298 3,108 4.5
4,442 4,037
405 9.1
26,612 25,273 1,339 5.0
6,734 6,316 418 6.2
5,078 4,715
363 7.1
Revised February 2007
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
8,804 8,411
393 4.5
10,887 10,508
379 3.5
11,486 10,762
724 6.3
393,975 376,409 17,566 4.5
9,244 8,840
404 4.4
4,831 41,475 63,588
5,233 2,401
4,568 39,350 60,708
4,907 2,334
263 5.4 2,125 5.1 2,880 4.5
326 6.2 67 2.8
28,108 9,832
10,632 4,910
10,862
27,277 9,258
10,166 4,703
10,453
831 3.0 574 5.8 466 4.4 207 4.2 409 3.8
54,820 52,934 1,886 3.4
49,163 47,039 2,124 4.3
81,584 79,198 2,386 2.9
10,378 9,858
520 5.0
482,000 460,538 21,462 4.5
14,131 1,113
39,720 27,056 12,042
13,655 1,056
38,345 25,890 11,586
476 3.4 57 5.1
1,375 3.5 1,166 4.3
456 3.8
7,194 6,813
381 5.3
418,938 403,396 15,542 3.7
20,108 19,339
769 3.8
88,476 85,484 2,992 3.4
3,380 3,109
271 8.0
13,116 15,747 10,855
5,044 94,651
12,503 15,171 10,061
4,798 90,727
613 4.7 576 3.7 794 7.3 246 4.9 3,924 4.1
68,007 4,512
26,355 6,547 5,243
65,574 4,279
25,355 6,250 4,868
2,433 3.6 233 5.2
1,000 3.8 297 4.5 375 7.2
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Georgia Labor Force Estimates by County (not seasonally adjusted)
Jefferson Jenkins Johnson Jones Lamar
Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older
Preliminary February 2008
Revised January 2008
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
7,150 3,497 3,789 14,018 8,133
6,591 3,004 3,533 13,271 7,623
559 7.8 493 14.1 256 6.8 747 5.3 510 6.3
Labor Force
7,206 3,545 3,822 14,001 8,077
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
6,636 3,047 3,544 13,313 7,649
570 7.9 498 14.0 278 7.3 688 4.9 428 5.3
Lanier Laurens Lee Liberty Lincoln
4,067 3,891 176 4.3 22,451 21,133 1,318 5.9 17,272 16,602 670 3.9 24,424 23,080 1,344 5.5
3,778 3,527 251 6.6
4,063 3,885
178 4.4
22,469 21,204 1,265 5.6
17,274 16,597 677 3.9
24,606 23,182 1,424 5.8
3,796 3,544
252 6.6
Long Lowndes Lumpkin McDuffie McIntosh
5,862 5,612 250 4.3
53,294 50,936 2,358 4.4
13,115 12,469 646 4.9
10,937 10,193
744 6.8
5,326 5,070 256 4.8
5,880 5,636 244 4.1
53,376 50,864 2,512 4.7
13,057 12,429
628 4.8
10,938 10,239
699 6.4
5,327 5,082 245 4.6
Macon Madison Marion Meriwether Miller
4,901 15,945
3,412 10,020
3,458
4,559 15,210
3,239 9,335 3,316
342 7.0 735 4.6 173 5.1 685 6.8 142 4.1
4,987 15,877
3,401 10,079
3,509
4,636 15,172
3,242 9,368 3,370
351 7.0 705 4.4 159 4.7 711 7.1 139 4.0
Mitchell
10,348 9,696 652 6.3
Monroe
13,265 12,572 693 5.2
Montgomery 4,620 4,371
249 5.4
Morgan
9,344 8,875 469 5.0
Murray
21,671 20,282 1,389 6.4
10,422 9,781
641 6.2
13,221 12,612
609 4.6
4,636 4,362
274 5.9
9,358 8,885
473 5.1
21,512 20,260 1,252 5.8
Muscogee Newton Oconee Oglethorpe Paulding
85,705 80,825 4,880 5.7
45,970 43,148 2,822 6.1
17,907 17,279 628 3.5
7,798 7,481
317 4.1
65,180 61,955 3,225 4.9
85,927 80,907 5,020 5.8
46,189 43,299 2,890 6.3
17,857 17,236 621 3.5
7,779 7,462
317 4.1
65,274 62,172 3,102 4.8
Peach Pickens Pierce Pike Polk
11,420 10,730 690 6.0
15,377 14,600
777 5.1
8,487
8,111
376 4.4
8,224 7,779 445 5.4
21,408 20,251 1,157 5.4
11,473 10,797 676 5.9
15,389 14,651
738 4.8
8,548 8,150
398 4.7
8,256 7,806
450 5.5
21,404 20,326 1,078 5.0
Pulaski Putnam Quitman Rabun Randolph
4,656 10,314
995 6,980 2,631
4,436 9,656
909 6,556 2,441
220 4.7 658 6.4
86 8.6 424 6.1 190 7.2
4,636 10,273
996 6,961 2,662
4,418 9,676
917 6,550 2,462
218 4.7 597 5.8
79 7.9 411 5.9 200 7.5
Revised February 2007
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
7,074 3,352 3,749 13,832 7,939
6,652 3,026 3,546 13,276 7,569
422 6.0 326 9.7 203 5.4 556 4.0 370 4.7
4,024 22,299 17,380 24,221
3,788
3,885 21,210 16,786 22,955
3,567
139 3.5 1,089 4.9
594 3.4 1,266 5.2
221 5.8
5,792 52,698 13,225 10,797
5,274
5,581 50,866 12,739 10,125
5,068
211 3.6 1,832 3.5
486 3.7 672 6.2 206 3.9
4,971 15,586
3,410 9,815 3,523
4,627 15,033
3,244 9,270 3,357
344 6.9 553 3.5 166 4.9 545 5.6 166 4.7
10,196 13,115 4,546 9,430 21,321
9,726 12,577
4,360 9,049 20,453
470 4.6 538 4.1 186 4.1 381 4.0 868 4.1
85,854 45,157 17,566
7,641 63,949
80,968 42,847 17,078
7,394 61,523
4,886 5.7 2,310 5.1
488 2.8 247 3.2 2,426 3.8
11,430 15,076
8,454 8,046 20,069
10,848 14,498
8,144 7,725 19,174
582 5.1 578 3.8 310 3.7 321 4.0 895 4.5
4,532 10,182
1,012 7,235 2,670
4,366 9,764
934 6,670 2,504
166 3.7 418 4.1
78 7.7 565 7.8 166 6.2
15
Georgia Labor Force Estimates by County (not seasonally adjusted)
Richmond Rockdale Schley Screven Seminole
Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older
Preliminary February 2008
Revised January 2008
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
90,578 84,888 5,690 6.3
40,915 38,666 2,249 5.5
1,805 1,695
110 6.1
7,291 6,860 431 5.9
3,999 3,715
284 7.1
91,034 85,270 5,764 6.3
41,069 38,801 2,268 5.5
1,812 1,698
114 6.3
7,333 6,906 427 5.8
3,980 3,704 276 6.9
Spalding Stephens Stewart Sumter Talbot
29,192 27,188 2,004 6.9
13,574 12,807
767 5.7
2,296 2,119
177 7.7
14,258 13,332 926 6.5
3,098 2,892 206 6.6
29,198 27,283 1,915 6.6 13,582 12,856 726 5.3
2,285 2,126 159 7.0 14,327 13,358 969 6.8
3,105 2,909 196 6.3
Taliaferro Tattnall Taylor Telfair Terrell
832 8,996 3,307 5,041 4,553
772 8,412 3,103 4,674 4,288
60 7.2 584 6.5 204 6.2 367 7.3 265 5.8
838 9,021 3,319 4,980 4,533
772 8,436 3,099 4,629 4,286
66 7.9 585 6.5 220 6.6 351 7.0 247 5.4
Thomas Tift Toombs Towns Treutlen
23,229 22,127 1,102 4.7
19,004 17,804 1,200 6.3
13,854 13,061
793 5.7
6,308 5,998
310 4.9
2,725 2,542 183 6.7
23,281 22,175 1,106 4.8 18,996 17,823 1,173 6.2 13,853 13,034 819 5.9
6,323 5,999 324 5.1 2,755 2,555 200 7.3
Troup Turner Twiggs Union Upson
30,794 28,741 2,053 6.7
4,777 4,331 446 9.3
4,645 4,345 300 6.5
11,622 11,042
580 5.0
12,179 11,233
946 7.8
30,802 28,788 2,014 6.5 4,851 4,485 366 7.5 4,666 4,359 307 6.6 11,559 11,015 544 4.7
12,156 11,268 888 7.3
Walker
35,421 32,531 2,890 8.2
Walton
40,835 38,553 2,282 5.6
Ware
15,363 14,508
855 5.6
Warren
2,401 2,224
177 7.4
Washington
8,318 7,801
517 6.2
34,182 32,596 1,586 4.6
40,835 38,688 2,147 5.3
15,399 14,580 819 5.3
2,419 2,232 187 7.7
8,387 7,846
541 6.5
Wayne Webster Wheeler White Whitfield
12,156 11,404
752 6.2
1,228 1,167
61 5.0
2,957 2,785
172 5.8
12,927 12,337
590 4.6
47,235 44,289 2,946 6.2
12,165 11,406 759 6.2
1,236 1,177
59 4.8
2,953 2,782
171 5.8
12,853 12,313 540 4.2
46,784 44,241 2,543 5.4
Wilcox Wilkes Wilkinson Worth
3,245 4,497 4,673 10,490
3,017 4,156 4,367 9,844
228 7.0 341 7.6 306 6.5 646 6.2
3,246 4,521 4,680 10,475
3,012 4,196 4,388 9,841
234 7.2 325 7.2 292 6.2 634 6.1
Revised February 2007
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
89,393 84,319 5,074 5.7
40,367 38,396 1,971 4.9
1,867 1,767
100 5.4
7,161 6,845
316 4.4
3,977 3,743
234 5.9
28,543 26,998 1,545 5.4
13,485 12,756
729 5.4
2,216 2,067
149 6.7
14,752 13,906
846 5.7
3,159 2,911
248 7.9
826 8,965 3,338 4,737 4,555
757 8,479 3,164 4,433 4,335
69 8.4 486 5.4 174 5.2 304 6.4 220 4.8
22,779 19,153 13,656
5,942 2,693
21,934 18,162 13,026
5,742 2,546
845 3.7 991 5.2 630 4.6 200 3.4 147 5.5
30,331 28,576 1,755 5.8
4,850 4,459
391 8.1
4,628 4,347
281 6.1
11,273 10,876
397 3.5
12,016 11,244
772 6.4
34,133 32,664 1,469 4.3
40,371 38,284 2,087 5.2
15,351 14,568
783 5.1
2,432 2,215
217 8.9
8,305 7,869 436 5.2
11,973 11,365
608 5.1
1,236 1,168
68 5.5
2,950 2,820 130 4.4
12,537 12,085
452 3.6
46,632 44,661 1,971 4.2
3,232 4,522 4,593 10,541
3,061 4,196 4,358 9,953
171 5.3 326 7.2 235 5.1 588 5.6
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Georgia Unemployment Rates by County
February 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% 5.3% to 6.9% Less than 5.3%
Troup
Meriwether Pike Lamar Monroe
Jones Baldwin
Jefferson Washington
Burke
Upson
Harris
Talbot
Bibb Crawford
Muscogee
Taylor
Peach
Wilkinson Twiggs
Johnson
Emanuel
Jenkins
Screven
Marion Chattahoochee
Macon
Houston Bleckley
Laurens Treutlen
Candler Bulloch
Effingham
Schley Stewart Webster Sumter
Dooly Crisp
Pulaski Wilcox
Dodge
Montgomery
Wheeler
Toombs
Telfair
Evans Tattnall
Bryan
Chatham
Quitman Terrell Lee
Randolph
Turner
Ben Hill
Jeff Davis Appling
Liberty Long
Clay Calhoun Dougherty
Early
Baker
Miller
Mitchell
Worth
Irwin Tift
Coffee
Colquitt
Berrien Atkinson Cook
Seminole Decatur
Grady
Thomas
Brooks
Lanier
Clinch
Lowndes Echols
Bacon
Wayne
Pierce
Ware
Brantley
McIntosh Glynn
Charlton
Camden
Georgia's Unemployment Rate: 5.3%
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New Developments
In Bibb County another new business will be rolling into Macon when Kumho Tires Company opens its first facility outside of Asia. The company will build a $225 million plant that will produce car and light truck radial tires for original and replacement equipment markets in the United States. Their original equipment customers include Kia Motors Corporation and Volkswagen AG. With a location in Macon the company's manufacturing plant would be almost half way between the sight of the new Kia plant and Savannah, where a sight in Pooler is still in contention for the new Volkswagen facility. The first phase of the tire plant is slated to come online at the end of 2009 and create 400 jobs in the 5.5 million square foot structure. Another 50 jobs would be added in the second phase after a $60 million expansion that would be completed by 2011 to coincide with the opening of the new Volkswagen plant.
A company's appetite for new business is creating good economic news in Tift County. COI Foodservice Distribution and Manufacturing is in the process of expanding and poised to add some new employees. Adding Ryan Steakhouse to their client list has prompted the growth. Although they have just hired 20 new employees they plan to hire 35 more to cover supplying their new client. The distribution center has been in Tifton for seven years and has been fortunate enough to experience steady growth during that time.
The retail sector in Dougherty County has a new kid on the block that is hiring 130 workers to operate its business. The new Kohl's in Albany is planning to open in mid- March of this year. The store is what Kohl's terms as a "new innovation" model and has 68,000 square feet. The store will feature new exterior glass showcase windows, outdoor seating and zero grade curbs as well as the company's updated merchandise layout. New hires will receive competitive wages and medical insurance. Other benefits include a 401K plan, employee stock ownerships and merchandise discounts.
A company in the travel industry is bringing additional jobs to the Atlanta metro area in two separate locations. Cobb and Fulton Counties are the
beneficiaries of Travelport's decision to move its North American headquarters to the Galleria in Atlanta in Cobb County. This move will create 300 new jobs with about 100 of those going to the company's data center in Hapeville. Travelport is the parent company of the Atlanta travel reservations firm Worldspan and is also the owner of the Orbitz website. The company plans to spend $33 million on upgrading to two facilities. Travelport works with more than 40 airlines, plus hotels, car rental companies, cruise lines and railroads and owns a second reservations company called Galileo. They operate in 145 countries, employ about 7,500 people and have their overseas headquarters in London.
A different travel company is raising the employment figures in Gwinnett County. There will be 100 new positions at American Express Travel in their new facility that will be located in Lawrenceville. The new building will replace the company's previous Gwinnett County location and provide them with much needed space. This will result in an increase in their employment from 250 to 350. American Express has operated travel agencies since 1915 and currently operates more than 2,200 travel and foreign exchange services locations in more than 140 countries.
The boating industry is floating some new employment into Lowndes County. Regal Marine is recruiting new employees to work on the production process of their new 2520 Fasdeck deck boat. The company is also expanding their staff for a new "resin infusion" process to build fiberglass component parts that are supplied to their other manufacturing facilities. Even though the market remains flat the company has experienced a growing demand for their line of sport boats, express cruisers, and yachts that range from 19 to 53 feet. This is mainly due to their recent aggressive efforts to recruit new dealers and the introduction of two new models of Fasdeck boats. Regal Marine holds the distinction of becoming the first boat manufacturer to receive the J. D. Power and Associates Awards in two segments; "Highest in Customer Satisfaction with Express Cruisers (24 to 33 feet) and Small Runabouts (16 to 19 feet).
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Georgia Unemployment Insurance Claims by County
County
February Average Average Initial Weekly Duration
Claims Benefit Weeks
County
February Average Average Initial Weekly Duration
Claims Benefit Weeks
Georgia
40,963 ....... $263 ...... 11.2
Appling
75 ....... $218 ...... 10.2
Atkinson
84 ....... $217 ........ 7.6
Bacon
55 ....... $191 ........ 8.7
Baker
8 ....... $141 ...... 11.9
Baldwin
457 ....... $211 ........ 9.4
Banks
106 ....... $233 ........ 8.8
Barrow
269 ....... $249 ...... 11.6
Bartow
501 ....... $241 ...... 11.5
Ben Hill
100 ....... $239 ...... 10.7
Berrien
76 ....... $216 ........ 9.0
Bibb
514 ....... $185 ...... 13.4
Bleckley
58 ....... $200 ........ 9.9
Brantley
48 ....... $242 ...... 12.3
Brooks
74 ....... $198 ...... 12.8
Bryan
83 ....... $239 ...... 11.5
Bulloch
324 ....... $226 ...... 10.6
Burke
109 ....... $212 ...... 13.6
Butts
151 ....... $196 ...... 11.0
Calhoun
26 ....... $176 ...... 11.6
Camden
98 ....... $210 ...... 12.6
Candler
65 ....... $231 ........ 9.6
Carroll
577 ....... $220 ........ 9.9
Catoosa
300 ....... $238 ........ 8.0
Charlton
16 ....... $229 ...... 13.7
Chatham
764 ....... $215 ...... 12.8
Chattahoochee 9 ....... $199 ...... 11.5
Chattooga
87 ....... $227 ...... 13.7
Cherokee
612 ....... $260 ...... 12.4
Clarke
312 ....... $202 ...... 12.1
Clay
22 ....... $215 ...... 13.4
Clayton
1,212 ....... $228 ...... 14.2
Clinch
30 ....... $200 ...... 11.6
Cobb
1,842 ....... $254 ...... 14.2
Coffee
343 ....... $209 ........ 9.1
Colquitt
174 ....... $187 ...... 11.2
Columbia
176 ....... $240 ...... 11.7
Cook
103 ....... $207 ...... 10.1
Coweta
399 ....... $242 ........ 9.6
Crawford
34 ....... $217 ...... 10.2
Crisp
127 ....... $187 ...... 13.4
Dade
43 ....... $210 ........ 6.8
Dawson
82 ....... $261 ...... 11.8
Decatur
121 ....... $213 ...... 10.9
DeKalb
2,497 ....... $238 ...... 14.4
Dodge
120 ....... $177 ...... 10.4
Dooly
71 ....... $192 ...... 12.4
Dougherty
293 ....... $186 ...... 12.7
Douglas
385 ....... $246 ...... 13.8
Early
46 ....... $176 ...... 13.2
Echols
17 ....... $214 ...... 10.0
Effingham
126 ....... $241 ...... 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
124 ....... $212 ........ 9.2 109 ....... $203 ........ 9.9
55 ....... $221 ...... 11.9 170 ....... $222 ........ 9.3 181 ....... $251 ...... 13.6 754 ....... $226 ........ 9.7 319 ....... $276 ...... 13.2 140 ....... $221 ........ 9.0 2,708 ....... $231 ...... 14.6 210 ....... $229 ........ 8.3
9 ....... $172 ........ 9.2 242 ....... $222 ...... 12.0 767 ....... $246 ........ 8.0 118 ....... $198 ........ 8.4 103 ....... $189 ...... 11.1 2,087 ....... $259 ...... 13.8 281 ....... $230 ........ 6.7 1,098 ....... $239 ........ 8.3 159 ....... $202 ........ 8.1 110 ....... $225 ...... 10.2
83 ....... $222 ...... 11.6 161 ....... $208 ...... 11.2
70 ....... $247 ........ 8.2 568 ....... $242 ...... 13.6 322 ....... $215 ...... 11.7
64 ....... $209 ...... 10.6 184 ....... $249 ...... 10.7 149 ....... $235 ........ 8.9 135 ....... $198 ........ 7.7 110 ....... $183 ...... 12.3
68 ....... $229 ...... 13.2 47 ....... $211 ...... 12.1 123 ....... $223 ...... 11.6 124 ....... $202 ........ 8.9 28 ....... $217 ........ 8.2 247 ....... $195 ...... 10.8 60 ....... $238 ...... 11.2 110 ....... $216 ...... 13.7 51 ....... $199 ........ 9.5 24 ....... $225 ...... 13.3 500 ....... $185 ...... 10.9 115 ....... $227 ........ 7.8 42 ....... $180 ........ 8.7 127 ....... $228 ........ 9.3 32 ....... $224 ...... 10.3 131 ....... $201 ........ 9.5 37 ....... $212 ...... 10.4 167 ....... $217 ........ 9.1 18 ....... $160 ...... 10.5 111 ....... $177 ...... 13.2 127 ....... $217 ...... 10.0 38 ....... $229 ........ 9.1 60 ....... $241 ...... 11.1 628 ....... $240 ........ 6.5
Initial claims include intrastate initial and additional claims, as well as agent state initial and additional claims for regular UI only. Average duration of benefits is represented in weeks.
County
February 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
547 ....... $200 ...... 11.9 486 ....... $234 ...... 12.6
68 ....... $246 ...... 10.9 42 ....... $234 ...... 11.4 338 ....... $257 ...... 13.4 90 ....... $209 ........ 9.1 128 ....... $242 ........ 9.8 43 ....... $179 ...... 11.1 89 ....... $226 ........ 9.4 338 ....... $225 ........ 8.5 26 ....... $212 ........ 9.6 168 ....... $212 ........ 6.9
0 ....... $275 ........ 6.9 37 ....... $226 ........ 9.9 30 ....... $192 ........ 8.0 619 ....... $204 ...... 13.0 296 ....... $238 ...... 13.5 13 ....... $188 ...... 12.1 92 ....... $216 ........ 9.4 72 ....... $187 ...... 10.8 476 ....... $207 ...... 10.2 191 ....... $222 ........ 9.9 49 ....... $177 ...... 10.7 137 ....... $174 ...... 14.5 27 ....... $197 ...... 12.0 18 ....... $170 ...... 11.2 78 ....... $233 ...... 10.6 19 ....... $224 ........ 9.7 83 ....... $200 ...... 10.5 50 ....... $198 ...... 14.2 125 ....... $200 ...... 12.3 139 ....... $214 ...... 11.4 108 ....... $205 ........ 9.8 56 ....... $221 ...... 13.7 33 ....... $219 ........ 7.8 515 ....... $214 ........ 9.6 166 ....... $169 ...... 11.9 47 ....... $199 ...... 12.2 138 ....... $219 ...... 11.6 161 ....... $198 ...... 13.8 835 ....... $245 ........ 6.8 299 ....... $237 ...... 13.7 125 ....... $199 ...... 11.5 50 ....... $183 ........ 8.0 123 ....... $187 ...... 10.8 127 ....... $198 ...... 10.9 18 ....... $148 ...... 10.5 27 ....... $194 ...... 10.1 102 ....... $203 ........ 9.0 1,514 ....... $243 ........ 6.3 16 ....... $214 ...... 11.3 77 ....... $207 ...... 10.8 73 ....... $200 ...... 11.2 71 ....... $197 ...... 11.1
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