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. 2 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 3 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 4 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. 5 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. 6 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. 7 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 8 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 9 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 10 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 11 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 12 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 13 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 14 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 16 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% 17 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). 18 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 19 Georgia Department of Labor Workforce Information & Analysis 148 Andrew Young International Boulevard, N.E. 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