Dimensions: measuring Georgia's workforce, Vol. 34, no. 6 (June 2008)

June 2008 Data
June 2008 Employment Situation
Payrolls in Georgia were down 21,900 jobs in June as the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate held steady at 5.7 percent. The over the month job loss is a 0.5 percent employment decrease from May to June. Over the year, Georgia has now added 7,100 workers to nonfarm payrolls, a growth rate of 0.2 percent.
In June, the Goods Producing sector lost 9,400 workers with its component sectors Construction and Manufacturing each enduring job losses while Natural Resources and Mining employment was unchanged. The Service Providing sector lost 12,500 workers this month with several of its component sectors including Government, Retail Trade, and Educational and Health Services losing workers. Service sectors including Leisure and Hospitality, Professional and Business Services, and Other Services added workers in June.
Georgia's Government sector endured the largest decrease in jobs this month as state and local schools shut down for summer. The 11,300 workers lost in June marks the third consecutive month of job losses in the sector, totaling 14,000 workers. Both Educational and Health Services and Manufacturing lost 5,300 workers this month. The jobs lost in Educational and Health Services were due to Educational Services positions dropped by 1,800 payroll employees and Health Care and Social Assistance jobs were down 3,500. The June employment loss of 5,300 jobs in Manufacturing marks the fourth straight month of losses in the sector, totaling 9,700 workers.
After adding a revised 5,000 workers last month, the Leisure and Hospitality sector grew by 2,000 jobs in June and has added 3,500 workers since June of 2007. Professional and Business Services added 1,100 workers to payrolls over the month and has now grown by 4,000 payroll employees over the year. The June employment gain stops a two month span of jobs losses that saw the sector lose 2,000 workers. Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities employment increased 800 in June and the industry has also added 800 workers over the year. After adding 600 jobs this month, Other Services has now added 400 workers to Georgia payrolls since June of last year.

Volume XXXIV, Number 6 Georgia Employment
(In Millions)
4.15 4.12 4.16 4.15 4.17 4.19 4.19 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17 4.18 4.15

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

2007

2008

Georgia Unemployment Rate
(Seasonally adjusted)

4.4%

4.4%

4.4%

4.5%

4.5%

4.5%

4.5%

4.9%

5.1%

5.3%

5.3%

5.7%

5.7%

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

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

JUN 2008 MAY 2008 JUN 2007

from MAY 2008 Net %

from JUN 2007 Net %

Total Nonfarm

4,154.5

4,176.4

4,147.4

-21.9 -0.5

+7.1 +0.2

Total Private

3,477.3

3,487.9

3,479.6

-10.6 -0.3

-2.3 -0.1

Goods Producing

641.3

650.7

669.0

-9.4 -1.4

-27.7 -4.1

Service-Providing

3,513.2

3,525.7

3,478.4

-12.5 -0.4

+34.8 +1.0

Private Service-Providing

2,836.0

2,837.2

2,810.6

-1.2 +0.0

+25.4 +0.9

Natural Resources and Mining

11.6

11.6

12.0

+.0 +0.0

-.4 -3.3

Construction

215.9

220.0

224.1

-4.1 -1.9

-8.2 -3.7

Construction of Buildings

47.8

48.4

50.1

-.6 -1.2

-2.3 -4.6

Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction

32.6

33.7

34.6

-1.1 -3.3

-2.0 -5.8

Specialty Trade Contractors

135.5

137.9

139.4

-2.4 -1.7

-3.9 -2.8

Manufacturing

413.8

419.1

432.9

-5.3 -1.3

-19.1 -4.4

Durable Goods

197.1

198.0

204.2

-.9 -0.5

-7.1 -3.5

Computer, Electrical Equip and Appliance Mfg

27.7

27.8

28.1

-.1 -0.4

-.4 -1.4

Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

40.9

40.9

42.2

+.0 +0.0

-1.3 -3.1

Non-Durable Goods

216.7

221.1

228.7

-4.4 -2.0

-12.0 -5.2

Food Manufacturing

64.9

65.6

67.9

-.7 -1.1

-3.0 -4.4

Textile Mills

24.5

24.7

26.8

-.2 -0.8

-2.3 -8.6

Textile Product Mills

35.3

37.1

37.5

-1.8 -4.9

-2.2 -5.9

Trade, Transportation and Utilities

893.4

893.2

885.2

+.2 +0.0

+8.2 +0.9

Wholesale Trade

219.7

219.1

219.4

+.6 +0.3

+.3 +0.1

Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods

113.0

112.6

114.1

+.4 +0.4

-1.1 -1.0

Merchant Wholesalers, Non-durable Goods

63.1

63.0

62.5

+.1 +0.2

+.6 +1.0

Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers

43.6

43.5

42.8

+.1 +0.2

+.8 +1.9

Retail Trade

482.1

483.3

475.0

-1.2 -0.2

+7.1 +1.5

Food and Beverage Stores

81.8

81.5

80.8

+.3 +0.4

+1.0 +1.2

General Merchandise Stores

97.5

97.9

97.7

-.4 -0.4

-.2 -0.2

Miscellaneous Store Retailers

23.2

23.3

23.5

-.1 -0.4

-.3 -1.3

Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities

191.6

190.8

190.8

+.8 +0.4

+.8 +0.4

Utilities

21.0

20.8

20.5

+.2 +1.0

+.5 +2.4

Transportation and Warehousing

170.6

170.0

170.3

+.6 +0.4

+.3 +0.2

Air Transportation

38.7

38.6

40.2

+.1 +0.3

-1.5 -3.7

Truck Transportation

49.8

49.3

50.0

+.5 +1.0

-.2 -0.4

Couriers and Messengers

19.4

19.3

19.8

+.1 +0.5

-.4 -2.0

Warehousing and Storage

27.2

27.2

26.7

+.0 +0.0

+.5 +1.9

Information

115.1

114.9

114.3

+.2 +0.2

+.8 +0.7

Telecommunications

52.0

52.1

51.6

-.1 -0.2

+.4 +0.8

Wired Telecommunications Carriers

26.6

26.6

26.3

+.0 +0.0

+.3 +1.1

Wireless Telecommunications Carriers

13.0

12.9

12.3

+.1 +0.8

+.7 +5.7

Internet Service Providers, Search Portals, and DP

10.6

10.6

10.9

+.0 +0.0

-.3 -2.8

Financial Activities

228.2

228.2

231.8

+.0 +0.0

-3.6 -1.6

Finance and Insurance

164.0

164.1

167.1

-.1 -0.1

-3.1 -1.9

Insurance Carriers and Related Activities

66.2

66.3

66.5

-.1 -0.2

-.3 -0.5

Real Estate, Rental and Leasing

64.2

64.1

64.7

+.1 +0.2

-.5 -0.8

Professional and Business Services

564.3

563.2

560.3

+1.1 +0.2

+4.0 +0.7

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

219.6

219.2

215.8

+.4 +0.2

+3.8 +1.8

Accounting, Tax Preparation and Bookkeeping

27.2

27.9

27.4

-.7 -2.5

-.2 -0.7

Architectural, Engineering and Related Services

40.8

40.6

40.9

+.2 +0.5

-.1 -0.2

Computer Systems Design and Related Services

46.4

46.2

46.4

+.2 +0.4

+.0 +0.0

Management and Technical Consulting Services

29.9

29.5

29.6

+.4 +1.4

+.3 +1.0

Management of Companies and Enterprises

54.1

53.8

53.4

+.3 +0.6

+.7 +1.3

Admin and Support, Waste Mngmnt and Remediation

290.6

290.2

291.1

+.4 +0.1

-.5 -0.2

Employment Services

142.0

141.4

143.5

+.6 +0.4

-1.5 -1.0

Educational and Health Services

461.9

467.2

449.8

-5.3 -1.1

+12.1 +2.7

Educational Services

82.4

84.2

80.0

-1.8 -2.1

+2.4 +3.0

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools

51.1

51.6

50.3

-.5 -1.0

+.8 +1.6

Health Care and Social Assistance

379.5

383.0

369.8

-3.5 -0.9

+9.7 +2.6

Ambulatory Health Care Services

142.8

144.1

139.4

-1.3 -0.9

+3.4 +2.4

Hospitals

126.8

126.5

122.6

+.3 +0.2

+4.2 +3.4

Nursing and Residential Care Facilities

56.1

55.8

54.6

+.3 +0.5

+1.5 +2.7

Social Assistance

53.8

56.6

53.2

-2.8 -4.9

+.6 +1.1

Leisure and Hospitality

410.1

408.1

406.6

+2.0 +0.5

+3.5 +0.9

Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation

47.1

44.5

46.6

+2.6 +5.8

+.5 +1.1

Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation

34.8

32.8

35.2

+2.0 +6.1

-.4 -1.1

Accommodation and Food Services

363.0

363.6

360.0

-.6 -0.2

+3.0 +0.8

Accommodation

44.1

43.7

45.3

+.4 +0.9

-1.2 -2.6

Food Services and Drinking Places

318.9

319.9

314.7

-1.0 -0.3

+4.2 +1.3

Other Services

163.0

162.4

162.6

+.6 +0.4

+.4 +0.2

Repair and Maintenance

37.4

37.9

37.1

-.5 -1.3

+.3 +0.8

Personal and Laundry Services

35.1

35.2

35.0

-.1 -0.3

+.1 +0.3

Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional and Similar

90.5

89.3

90.5

+1.2 +1.3

+.0 +0.0

Government

677.2

688.5

667.8

-11.3 -1.6

+9.4 +1.4

Federal Government

96.2

96.4

95.8

-.2 -0.2

+.4 +0.4

Department of Defense

35.7

35.5

35.0

+.2 +0.6

+.7 +2.0

State Government

156.8

161.5

154.0

-4.7 -2.9

+2.8 +1.8

State Government Education

70.6

75.2

67.3

-4.6 -6.1

+3.3 +4.9

Local Government

424.2

430.6

418.0

-6.4 -1.5

+6.2 +1.5

Local Government Education

257.5

266.2

253.1

-8.7 -3.3

+4.4 +1.7

Note: These preliminary estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers

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

Revised

Revised

JUN 2008 MAY 2008 JUN 2007

Change in Jobs

from MAY 2008

Net

%

Change in Jobs from JUN 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

2,468.2 2,140.2
311.5 2,156.7 1,828.7
2.5 137.6
30.2 86.0 171.4 89.9 14.8 81.5 24.6 565.0 160.1 84.6 41.7 33.8 274.9 49.6 52.5 15.7 130.0 11.3 118.7 38.1 30.1 15.7 88.8 38.4 22.0 10.6
9.9 161.2 114.3
46.0 46.9 410.6 171.1 18.0 31.2 38.0 26.4 41.2 198.3 94.4 258.6 56.2 202.4 78.6 66.4 32.2 244.7 31.1 213.6 24.7 188.9 99.8 21.1 24.0 328.0 45.7 66.6 215.7

2,479.1 2,142.7
315.1 2,164.0 1,827.6
2.5 139.5
30.5 87.6 173.1 90.6 15.4 82.5 24.8 565.0 160.0 84.7 41.4 33.9 275.5 49.7 52.3 15.8 129.5 11.2 118.3 38.0 29.9 15.7 88.7 38.3 22.1 10.5
9.8 161.0 114.2
46.0 46.8 409.1 170.5 18.4 30.9 37.9 26.2 40.8 197.8 94.2 260.9 57.2 203.7 79.0 66.2 34.1 243.6 29.6 214.0 24.8 189.2 99.3 21.2 24.0 336.4 45.8 69.8 220.8

2,450.1 2,128.9
319.3 2,130.8 1,809.6
2.5 140.4
30.8 88.2 176.4 92.4 16.1 84.0 25.2 561.8 160.2 85.1 41.6 33.5 271.0 49.0 50.7 15.4 130.6 11.1 119.5 39.4 30.7 15.8 87.9 37.5 21.4 10.1 10.4 163.3 116.3 45.7 47.0 406.6 167.6 17.9 31.1 37.7 26.1 40.9 198.1 94.9 249.3 53.9 195.4 77.1 63.4 31.2 241.5 31.5 210.0 24.8 185.2 99.2 21.5 23.4 321.2 45.5 62.7 213.0

-10.9 -2.5 -3.6 -7.3 +1.1 +.0 -1.9 -.3 -1.6 -1.7 -.7 -.6 -1.0 -.2 +.0 +.1 -.1 +.3 -.1 -.6 -.1 +.2 -.1 +.5 +.1 +.4 +.1 +.2 +.0 +.1 +.1 -.1 +.1 +.1 +.2 +.1 +.0 +.1 +1.5 +.6 -.4 +.3 +.1 +.2 +.4 +.5 +.2 -2.3 -1.0 -1.3 -.4 +.2 -1.9 +1.1 +1.5 -.4 -.1 -.3 +.5 -.1 +.0 -8.4 -.1 -3.2 -5.1

-0.4 -0.1 -1.1 -0.3 +0.1 +0.0 -1.4 -1.0 -1.8 -1.0 -0.8 -3.9 -1.2 -0.8 +0.0 +0.1 -0.1 +0.7 -0.3 -0.2 -0.2 +0.4 -0.6 +0.4 +0.9 +0.3 +0.3 +0.7 +0.0 +0.1 +0.3 -0.5 +1.0 +1.0 +0.1 +0.1 +0.0 +0.2 +0.4 +0.4 -2.2 +1.0 +0.3 +0.8 +1.0 +0.3 +0.2 -0.9 -1.7 -0.6 -0.5 +0.3 -5.6 +0.5 +5.1 -0.2 -0.4 -0.2 +0.5 -0.5 +0.0 -2.5 -0.2 -4.6 -2.3

+18.1 +11.3
-7.8 +25.9 +19.1
+.0 -2.8
-.6 -2.2 -5.0 -2.5 -1.3 -2.5
-.6 +3.2
-.1 -.5 +.1 +.3 +3.9 +.6 +1.8 +.3 -.6 +.2 -.8 -1.3 -.6 -.1 +.9 +.9 +.6 +.5 -.5 -2.1 -2.0 +.3 -.1 +4.0 +3.5 +.1 +.1 +.3 +.3 +.3 +.2 -.5 +9.3 +2.3 +7.0 +1.5 +3.0 +1.0 +3.2 -.4 +3.6 -.1 +3.7 +.6 -.4 +.6 +6.8 +.2 +3.9 +2.7

+0.7 +0.5 -2.4 +1.2 +1.1 +0.0 -2.0 -1.9 -2.5 -2.8 -2.7 -8.1 -3.0 -2.4 +0.6 -0.1 -0.6 +0.2 +0.9 +1.4 +1.2 +3.6 +1.9 -0.5 +1.8 -0.7 -3.3 -2.0 -0.6 +1.0 +2.4 +2.8 +5.0 -4.8 -1.3 -1.7 +0.7 -0.2 +1.0 +2.1 +0.6 +0.3 +0.8 +1.1 +0.7 +0.1 -0.5 +3.7 +4.3 +3.6 +1.9 +4.7 +3.2 +1.3 -1.3 +1.7 -0.4 +2.0 +0.6 -1.9 +2.6 +2.1 +0.4 +6.2 +1.3

Note: These preliminary estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers
in the 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

JUN 2008 MAY 2008 JUN 2007

Change in Jobs from MAY 2008
Net %

Change in Jobs

from JUN 2007

Net

%

Total Nonfarm Total Private

64.5

64.6

64.6

50.5

50.6

50.7

-.1 -0.2 -.1 -0.2

-.1 -0.2 -.2 -0.4

Goods Producing Service-Providing Private Service-Providing

9.9

9.9

9.9

54.6

54.7

54.7

40.6

40.7

40.8

+.0 +0.0 -.1 -0.2 -.1 -0.2

+.0 +0.0 -.1 -0.2 -.2 -0.5

Manufacturing Trade, Transportation and Utilities Retail Trade

6.6

6.6

6.7

13.2

13.2

13.4

7.9

8.0

8.1

+.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 -.1 -1.3

-.1 -1.5 -.2 -1.5 -.2 -2.5

Government Federal Government State Government

14.0

14.0

13.9

3.1

3.1

3.1

2.9

2.9

3.0

+.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0

+.1 +0.7 +.0 +0.0 -.1 -3.3

Local Government

8.0

8.0

7.8

+.0 +0.0

+.2 +2.6

Note: These preliminary estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers
in the 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

JUN 2008 MAY 2008 JUN 2007

Change in Jobs

from MAY 2008

Net

%

Change in Jobs from JUN 2007
Net %

Total Nonfarm

83.6

83.2

82.7

+.4 +0.5

+.9 +1.1

Total Private

60.5

60.3

59.7

+.2 +0.3

+.8 +1.3

Goods Producing

12.6

12.6

12.8

+.0 +0.0

-.2 -1.6

Service-Providing

71.0

70.6

69.9

+.4 +0.6

+1.1 +1.6

Private Service-Providing

47.9

47.7

46.9

+.2 +0.4

+1.0 +2.1

Trade, Transportation and Utilities

13.7

13.7

13.6

+.0 +0.0

+.1 +0.7

Retail Trade

9.5

9.4

9.3

+.1 +1.1

+.2 +2.2

Professional and Business Services

6.7

6.6

6.7

+.1 +1.5

+.0 +0.0

Leisure and Hospitality

8.5

8.7

8.3

-.2 -2.3

+.2 +2.4

Government

23.1

22.9

23.0

+.2 +0.9

+.1 +0.4

Federal Government

1.6

1.6

1.7

+.0 +0.0

-.1 -5.9

State Government

13.8

13.5

13.8

+.3 +2.2

+.0 +0.0

Local Government

7.7

7.8

7.5

-.1 -1.3

+.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 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 JUN 2008 MAY 2008 JUN 2007

Change in Jobs from MAY 2008
Net %

Change in Jobs from JUN 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

218.7 175.9
37.6 181.1 138.3
14.1 23.5 37.5
5.3 25.5
6.7 3.8 7.3 30.8 27.9 22.0 9.0 42.8 7.6 13.0 22.2

219.8 177.1
37.9 181.9 139.2
14.2 23.7 37.4
5.4 25.4
6.6 3.7 7.3 31.1 28.3 22.4 9.0 42.7 7.6 12.8 22.3

217.8 175.3
38.6 179.2 136.7
14.5 24.1 36.9
5.2 25.0
6.7 3.7 7.5 30.4 27.7 21.6 8.9 42.5 7.5 12.9 22.1

-1.1 -0.5 -1.2 -0.7
-.3 -0.8 -.8 -0.4 -.9 -0.6 -.1 -0.7 -.2 -0.8 +.1 +0.3 -.1 -1.9 +.1 +0.4 +.1 +1.5 +.1 +2.7 +.0 +0.0 -.3 -1.0 -.4 -1.4 -.4 -1.8 +.0 +0.0 +.1 +0.2 +.0 +0.0 +.2 +1.6 -.1 -0.4

+.9 +.6 -1.0 +1.9 +1.6 -.4 -.6 +.6 +.1 +.5 +.0 +.1 -.2 +.4 +.2 +.4 +.1 +.3 +.1 +.1 +.1

+0.4 +0.3 -2.6 +1.1 +1.2 -2.8 -2.5 +1.6 +1.9 +2.0 +0.0 +2.7 -2.7 +1.3 +0.7 +1.9 +1.1 +0.7 +1.3 +0.8 +0.5

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
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 JUN 2008 MAY 2008 JUN 2007

Change in Jobs from MAY 2008
Net %

Change in Jobs from JUN 2007
Net %

Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing

121.6 99.2 16.4

121.8 99.0 16.3

122.2 99.9 17.3

-.2 -0.2 +.2 +0.2 +.1 +0.6

-.6 -0.5 -.7 -0.7 -.9 -5.2

Service-Providing Private Service-Providing Trade, Transportation and Utilities

105.2 82.8 18.2

105.5 82.7 18.3

104.9 82.6 18.4

-.3 -0.3 +.1 +0.1 -.1 -0.5

+.3 +0.3 +.2 +0.2 -.2 -1.1

Retail Trade Information Financial Activities

13.6

13.8

13.9

5.9

5.9

6.0

9.4

9.4

9.4

-.2 -1.4 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0

-.3 -2.2 -.1 -1.7 +.0 +0.0

Finance and Insurance Insurance Carriers and Related Activities Professional and Business Services

7.4

7.4

7.5

5.0

5.0

5.0

14.4

14.3

14.5

+.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 +.1 +0.7

-.1 -1.3 +.0 +0.0 -.1 -0.7

Leisure and Hospitality Government
Federal Government

13.8

13.7

14.1

22.4

22.8

22.3

5.4

5.4

5.2

+.1 +0.7 -.4 -1.8 +.0 +0.0

-.3 -2.1 +.1 +0.4 +.2 +3.8

State Government Local Government

3.8

4.2

3.8

13.2

13.2

13.3

-.4 -9.5 +.0 +0.0

+.0 +0.0 -.1 -0.8

Note: These preliminary estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected
employers in the Columbus Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Chattahoochee, Harris, Marion and Muscogee counties in Georgia and Russell County in Alabama. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic
workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2007 benchmark.

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DALTON MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s)

Preliminary Revised

Revised

JUN 2008 MAY 2008 JUN 2007

Change in Jobs from MAY 2008
Net %

Change in Jobs from JUN 2007
Net %

Total Nonfarm

78.0

78.0

78.9

+.0 +0.0

-.9 -1.1

Total Private Goods Producing

70.5

70.6

71.4

30.6

30.8

31.3

-.1 -0.1 -.2 -0.6

-.9 -1.3 -.7 -2.2

Service-Providing

47.4

47.2

47.6

+.2 +0.4

-.2 -0.4

Private Service-Providing Manufacturing

39.9

39.8

28.3

28.3

40.1 29.5

+.1 +0.3 +.0 +0.0

-.2 -0.5 -1.2 -4.1

Textile Mills

3.2

3.2

3.4

+.0 +0.0

-.2 -5.9

Textile Product Mills Trade, Transportation and Utilities

19.5

19.6

15.9

15.8

20.0 16.1

-.1 -0.5 +.1 +0.6

-.5 -2.5 -.2 -1.2

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

3.5

10.6

10.5

10.5

+.0 +0.0 +.1 +1.0

+.0 +0.0 +.1 +1.0

Government

7.5

7.4

7.5

+.1 +1.4

+.0 +0.0

Federal Government State Government

.3

.3

1.1

1.1

.3

+.0 +0.0

1.1

+.0 +0.0

+.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0

Local Government

6.1

6.0

6.1

+.1 +1.7

+.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

JUN 2008 MAY 2008 JUN 2007

Change in Jobs from MAY 2008
Net %

Change in Jobs from JUN 2007
Net %

Total Nonfarm

77.4

77.7

76.8

-.3 -0.4

+.6 +0.8

Total Private Goods Producing

67.0

67.3

66.9

21.8

21.9

22.0

-.3 -0.4 -.1 -0.5

+.1 +0.1 -.2 -0.9

Service-Providing

55.6

55.8

54.8

-.2 -0.4

+.8 +1.5

Private Service-Providing Trade, Transportation and Utilities

45.2

45.4

13.6

13.5

44.9 13.6

-.2 -0.4 +.1 +0.7

+.3 +0.7 +.0 +0.0

Retail Trade

7.6

7.6

7.6

+.0 +0.0

+.0 +0.0

Government Federal Government

10.4

10.4

.5

.5

9.9

+.0 +0.0

.5

+.0 +0.0

+.5 +5.1 +.0 +0.0

State Government

2.6

2.6

2.5

+.0 +0.0

+.1 +4.0

Local Government

7.3

7.3

6.9

+.0 +0.0

+.4 +5.8

Note: These preliminary estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers
in the 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

JUN 2008 MAY 2008 JUN 2007

Change in Jobs from MAY 2008
Net %

Change in Jobs from JUN 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

100.4 84.9 11.7 88.7 73.2 19.8 12.3 4.0 8.2 11.5 18.7 9.1 15.5 1.3 4.0 10.2

100.7 84.8 11.8 88.9 73.0 19.6 12.2 4.0 8.1 11.5 18.9 9.0 15.9 1.3 4.0 10.6

100.4 84.8 12.0 88.4 72.8 20.0 12.2 4.0 8.1 11.5 18.4 9.1 15.6 1.3 4.1 10.2

-.3 -0.3 +.1 +0.1 -.1 -0.8 -.2 -0.2 +.2 +0.3 +.2 +1.0 +.1 +0.8 +.0 +0.0 +.1 +1.2 +.0 +0.0 -.2 -1.1 +.1 +1.1 -.4 -2.5 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 -.4 -3.8

+.0 +0.0 +.1 +0.1 -.3 -2.5 +.3 +0.3 +.4 +0.5 -.2 -1.0 +.1 +0.8 +.0 +0.0 +.1 +1.2 +.0 +0.0 +.3 +1.6 +.0 +0.0 -.1 -0.6 +.0 +0.0 -.1 -2.4 +.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 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

JUN 2008 MAY 2008 JUN 2007

Change in Jobs from MAY 2008
Net %

Change in Jobs

from JUN 2007

Net

%

Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing Private Service-Providing Natural Resources, Mining and Construction Manufacturing Trade, Transportation and Utilities
Wholesale Trade Retail Trade Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities Information Financial Activities Professional and Business Services Educational and Health Services Leisure and Hospitality Other Services Government Federal Government State Government Local Government

162.8 141.6
24.9 137.9 116.7
10.0 14.9 36.9
6.8 18.7 11.4
2.0 6.0 19.8 22.4 21.6 8.0 21.2 2.8 3.9 14.5

163.4 141.9
24.6 138.8 117.3
10.0 14.6 36.8
6.7 18.6 11.5
2.0 6.0 19.9 22.6 21.8 8.2 21.5 2.8 4.2 14.5

162.2 141.1
25.2 137.0 115.9
10.0 15.2 35.7
6.7 18.2 10.8
2.0 6.1 20.3 22.2 21.6 8.0 21.1 2.9 3.9 14.3

-.6 -0.4 -.3 -0.2 +.3 +1.2 -.9 -0.6 -.6 -0.5 +.0 +0.0 +.3 +2.1 +.1 +0.3 +.1 +1.5 +.1 +0.5 -.1 -0.9 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 -.1 -0.5 -.2 -0.9 -.2 -0.9 -.2 -2.4 -.3 -1.4 +.0 +0.0 -.3 -7.1 +.0 +0.0

+.6 +.5 -.3 +.9 +.8 +.0 -.3 +1.2 +.1 +.5 +.6 +.0 -.1 -.5 +.2 +.0 +.0 +.1 -.1 +.0 +.2

+0.4 +0.4 -1.2 +0.7 +0.7 +0.0 -2.0 +3.4 +1.5 +2.7 +5.6 +0.0 -1.6 -2.5 +0.9 +0.0 +0.0 +0.5 -3.4 +0.0 +1.4

Note: These preliminary estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers
in the 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

JUN 2008 MAY 2008 JUN 2007

Change in Jobs from MAY 2008
Net %

Change in Jobs

from JUN 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

57.0

43.9

44.4

9.0

9.1

47.3

47.9

34.9

35.3

12.8

12.9

9.2

9.3

12.4

12.6

.8

.8

3.8

4.1

7.8

7.7

56.2 44.3
9.3 46.9 35.0 12.7
9.2 11.9
.8 3.6 7.5

-.7 -1.2 -.5 -1.1 -.1 -1.1 -.6 -1.3 -.4 -1.1 -.1 -0.8 -.1 -1.1 -.2 -1.6 +.0 +0.0 -.3 -7.3 +.1 +1.3

+.1 +0.2 -.4 -0.9 -.3 -3.2 +.4 +0.9 -.1 -0.3 +.1 +0.8 +.0 +0.0 +.5 +4.2 +.0 +0.0 +.2 +5.6 +.3 +4.0

Note: These preliminary estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers
in the Valdosta Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Brooks, Echols, Lanier and Lowndes counties. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2007 benchmark.

Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis

WARNER ROBINS MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s)

Preliminary Revised

Revised

JUN 2008 MAY 2008 JUN 2007

Change in Jobs from MAY 2008
Net %

Change in Jobs

from JUN 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

59.3

59.7

36.4

36.7

7.4

7.5

51.9

52.2

29.0

29.2

7.9

7.9

6.5

6.5

22.9

23.0

14.2

14.3

1.0

1.0

7.7

7.7

59.3 36.7
7.8 51.5 28.9
7.6 6.2 22.6 14.0 1.0 7.6

-.4 -0.7 -.3 -0.8 -.1 -1.3 -.3 -0.6 -.2 -0.7 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 -.1 -0.4 -.1 -0.7 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0

+.0 +0.0 -.3 -0.8 -.4 -5.1 +.4 +0.8 +.1 +0.3 +.3 +3.9 +.3 +4.8 +.3 +1.3 +.2 +1.4 +.0 +0.0 +.1 +1.3

Note: These preliminary estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers
in the 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 JUN 2008

Revised MAY 2008

Revised JUN 2007

Total Private ............................................................................................ $749.08 ........................ $722.16 ................... $750.77 Goods Producing ................................................................................... $757.60 ........................ $746.46 ................... $746.25 Private Service Providing ....................................................................... $746.59 ........................ $715.86 ................... $751.26 Construction ........................................................................................... $745.76 ........................ $739.53 ................... $685.62 Manufacturing ......................................................................................... $761.60 ........................ $748.24 ................... $799.18 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities ........................................................ $710.24 ........................ $695.45 ................... $692.96 Financial Activities .................................................................................. $935.85 ........................ $888.89 ................... $865.78 Professional and Business Services ...................................................... $936.28 ........................ $896.45 .................... $910.11 Educational and Health Services ........................................................... $780.32 ........................ $755.16 ................... $760.87 Leisure and Hospitality ........................................................................... $340.96 ........................ $336.28 ................... $344.21 Other Services ........................................................................................ $508.31 ........................ $486.57 ................... $488.87

Average Weekly Hours

Preliminary JUN 2008

Revised MAY 2008

Revised JUN 2007

Total Private .................................................................................................. 36.1 .............................. 35.4 ......................... 35.7 Goods Producing ......................................................................................... 40.0 .............................. 39.6 ......................... 39.8 Private Service Providing ............................................................................. 35.2 .............................. 34.4 ......................... 34.7 Construction ................................................................................................. 39.5 .............................. 38.8 ......................... 39.7 Manufacturing ............................................................................................... 40.0 .............................. 39.8 ......................... 39.8 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities .............................................................. 36.2 .............................. 35.5 ......................... 35.5 Financial Activities ........................................................................................ 36.7 .............................. 35.4 ......................... 36.5 Professional and Business Services ............................................................ 35.6 .............................. 34.8 ......................... 34.5 Educational and Health Services ................................................................. 37.3 .............................. 37.2 ......................... 39.2 Leisure and Hospitality ................................................................................. 28.7 .............................. 27.7 ......................... 28.4 Other Services .............................................................................................. 32.9 .............................. 33.1 ......................... 32.7

Average Hourly Earnings

Preliminary JUN 2008

Revised MAY 2008

Revised JUN 2007

Total Private .............................................................................................. $20.75 .......................... $20.40 ..................... $21.03 Goods Producing ..................................................................................... $18.94 .......................... $18.85 ..................... $18.75 Private Service Providing ......................................................................... $21.21 .......................... $20.81 ..................... $21.65 Construction ............................................................................................. $18.88 .......................... $19.06 ..................... $17.27 Manufacturing ........................................................................................... $19.04 .......................... $18.80 ..................... $20.08 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities .......................................................... $19.62 .......................... $19.59 ..................... $19.52 Financial Activities .................................................................................... $25.50 .......................... $25.11 ..................... $23.72 Professional and Business Services ........................................................ $26.30 .......................... $25.76 ..................... $26.38 Educational and Health Services ............................................................. $20.92 .......................... $20.30 ..................... $19.41 Leisure and Hospitality ............................................................................. $11.88 .......................... $12.14 ..................... $12.12 Other Services .......................................................................................... $15.45 .......................... $14.70 ..................... $14.95

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 June 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.
(Seasonally Adjusted)

6.5%

Ge orgia

U.S.

5.5%

4.5%

3.5%

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

2007

2008

WA 5.5

OR

5.5

ID

3.8

NV

6.4

UT

CA

3.2

6.9

AZ 4.8

AK 6.8

MT 4.1
WY 3.2
CO 5.1
NM 3.9
HI 3.8

June 2008
National Unemployment Rate: 5.5% Rates are seasonally adjusted

ND 3.2
SD 2.8
NE 3.3
KS 4.3

MN 5.3
WI 4.6
IA 4.0
IL 6.8
MO 5.7

OK 3.9
TX 4.4

AR 5.0
MS 6.9
LA 3.8

NH 4.0

VT

ME

4.7

5.3

MI 8.5

OH

IN

6.6

5.8

KY 6.3
TN 6.5

PA 5.2

WV

5.3

VA

4.0

NC 6.0

SC 6.2

AL

GA

4.7

5.7

FL 5.5

MA 5.2 NY 5.3
RI 7.5 CT NJ 5.4 5.3 DE 4.2 DC 6.4
MD 4.0
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%

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

Employment Status

Preliminary JUN 2008

Revised MAY 2008

Revised JUN 2007

Change From

Revised

Revised

MAY 2008

JUN 2007

Georgia
(Seasonally adjusted)
Georgia
(Not Seasonally adjusted)
Albany MSA
Athens-Clarke County MSA
Atlanta MSA
Augusta-Richmond County MSA
Brunswick MSA
Columbus MSA
Dalton MSA
Gainesville 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
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate

4,891,187 4,614,480
276,707 5.7
4,907,337 4,611,437
295,900 6.0
76,413 71,643
4,770 6.2
107,470 101,905
5,565 5.2
2,791,486 2,626,520
164,966 5.9
261,429 245,442
15,987 6.1
54,347 51,605
2,742 5.0
130,030 121,842
8,188 6.3
69,064 64,555
4,509 6.5
92,132 87,288
4,844 5.3

4,901,799 4,620,238
281,561 5.7
4,889,366 4,617,850
271,516 5.6
75,838 71,456
4,382 5.8
106,352 101,299
5,053 4.8
2,785,271 2,633,862
151,409 5.4
260,022 245,537
14,485 5.6
54,024 51,494
2,530 4.7
129,203 121,956
7,247 5.6
68,938 64,474
4,464 6.5
91,717 87,418
4,299 4.7

4,811,005 4,599,801
211,204 4.4
4,815,947 4,591,015
224,932 4.7
75,860 71,698
4,162 5.5
105,459 100,918
4,541 4.3
2,725,077 2,601,431
123,646 4.5
259,106 244,410
14,696 5.7
53,822 51,768
2,054 3.8
129,395 122,402
6,993 5.4
68,666 65,481
3,185 4.6
90,300 86,905
3,395 3.8

-10,612 -5,758 -4,854
17,971 -6,413 24,384
575 187 388
1,118 606 512
6,215 -7,342 13,557
1,407 -95
1,502
323 111 212
827 -114 941
126 81 45
415 -130 545

80,182 14,679 65,503
91,390 20,422 70,968
553 -55 608
2,011 987
1,024
66,409 25,089 41,320
2,323 1,032 1,291
525 -163 688
635 -560 1,195
398 -926 1,324
1,832 383
1,449

Note: MSA data are not seasonally adjusted. 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.
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 Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older

Hinesville-Ft. Stewart MSA Macon MSA
Rome MSA Savannah MSA
Valdosta MSA Warner Robins MSA

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

Preliminary JUN 2008
30,888 29,065
1,823 5.9
113,315 106,247
7,068 6.2
50,250 47,069
3,181 6.3
182,936 173,469
9,467 5.2
68,936 65,355
3,581 5.2
69,734 66,173
3,561 5.1

Revised MAY 2008
30,511 28,891
1,620 5.3
112,899 106,293
6,606 5.9
50,048 47,043
3,005 6.0
182,617 173,969
8,648 4.7
69,158 65,840
3,318 4.8
69,623 66,371
3,252 4.7

Revised JUN 2007
30,516 28,885
1,631 5.3
111,811 106,103
5,708 5.1
49,617 47,203
2,414 4.9
179,662 172,532
7,130 4.0
68,149 65,423
2,726 4.0
68,828 66,083
2,745 4.0

Change From

Revised

Revised

MAY 2008

JUN 2007

377

372

174

180

203

192

416

1,504

-46

144

462

1,360

202

633

26

-134

176

767

319 -500 819

3,274 937
2,337

-222

787

-485

-68

263

855

111

906

-198

90

309

816

usmet

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

Employment Status

JUN 2008

MAY 2008

JUN 2007

Change From

MAY 2008

JUN 2007

United States
(Seasonally adjusted)

Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed
Rate

154,390,000 145,891,000
8,499,000 5.5

154,534,000 146,046,000
8,487,000 5.5

153,085,000 146,087,000
6,997,000 4.6

-144,000 -155,000
12,000

1,305,000 -196,000 1,502,000

United States
(Not Seasonally adjusted)

Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed
Rate

155,582,000 146,649,000
8,933,000 5.7

154,003,000 145,926,000
8,076,000 5.2

154,252,000 146,958,000
7,295,000 4.7

1,579,000 723,000 857,000

1,330,000 -309,000 1,638,000

Note: MSA data are not seasonally adjusted. 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.

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 June 2008

Revised May 2008

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

4,907,337 4,611,437 295,900 6.0

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

4,889,366 4,617,850 271,516 5.6

Appling Atkinson Bacon Baker Baldwin

9,238 8,553

685 7.4

3,290 3,036 254 7.7

4,653 4,338

315 6.8

1,808 1,696

112 6.2

20,730 19,336 1,394 6.7

9,076 8,474 602 6.6 3,281 3,030 251 7.7 4,661 4,289 372 8.0 1,793 1,692 101 5.6 20,715 19,367 1,348 6.5

Banks Barrow Bartow Ben Hill Berrien

11,477 10,970 507 4.4 33,892 31,833 2,059 6.1 47,464 44,340 3,124 6.6
7,474 6,758 716 9.6 8,841 8,301 540 6.1

11,372 10,936 436 3.8 33,828 31,922 1,906 5.6 47,510 44,464 3,046 6.4
7,413 6,724 689 9.3 8,800 8,324 476 5.4

Bibb Bleckley Brantley Brooks Bryan

74,783 69,961 4,822 6.4

5,432 5,043 389 7.2

7,953 7,438 515 6.5

8,770 8,305 465 5.3

17,175 16,394

781 4.5

74,416 69,992 4,424 5.9 5,499 5,139 360 6.5 7,868 7,422 446 5.7 8,798 8,367 431 4.9
17,169 16,441 728 4.2

Bulloch Burke Butts Calhoun Camden

32,497 30,580 1,917 5.9

10,398 9,489 909 8.7

10,652 9,872

780 7.3

2,045 1,861

184 9.0

21,883 20,737 1,146 5.2

32,928 31,267 1,661 5.0 10,406 9,515 891 8.6 10,643 9,900 743 7.0
2,017 1,836 181 9.0 21,831 20,811 1,020 4.7

Candler Carroll Catoosa Charlton Chatham

4,246 3,973

273 6.4

53,760 50,243 3,517 6.5

36,998 35,119 1,879 5.1

4,673 4,371 302 6.5

136,863 129,472 7,391 5.4

4,235 3,998 237 5.6 53,746 50,384 3,362 6.3 36,916 35,225 1,691 4.6
4,642 4,364 278 6.0 136,588 129,846 6,742 4.9

Chattahoochee 2,583

Chattooga

11,180

Cherokee 109,937

Clarke

65,359

Clay

1,480

2,278 10,116 104,507 61,746 1,361

305 11.8 1,064 9.5 5,430 4.9 3,613 5.5
119 8.0

2,535 11,103 109,894 64,636 1,454

2,278 10,139 104,799 61,379
1,338

257 10.1 964 8.7 5,095 4.6 3,257 5.0 116 8.0

Clayton Clinch Cobb Coffee Colquitt

142,487 132,332 10,155 7.1 2,774 2,581 193 7.0
391,763 370,866 20,897 5.3 16,514 15,143 1,371 8.3 20,248 19,056 1,192 5.9

141,955 132,702 9,253 6.5 2,758 2,599 159 5.8
391,082 371,903 19,179 4.9 16,382 15,111 1,271 7.8 19,832 18,767 1,065 5.4

Columbia Cook Coweta Crawford Crisp

60,475 57,620 2,855 4.7

7,109 6,628

481 6.8

60,740 57,447 3,293 5.4

6,369 5,989 380 6.0

10,628 9,887 741 7.0

60,241 57,778 2,463 4.1 7,096 6,639 457 6.4
60,795 57,607 3,188 5.2 6,363 5,991 372 5.8
10,512 9,811 701 6.7

Revised June 2007

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

4,815,947 4,591,015 224,932 4.7

9,113 8,580

533 5.8

3,274 3,072

202 6.2

4,747 4,429

318 6.7

1,783 1,698

85 4.8

20,819 19,663 1,156 5.6

10,666 10,325

341 3.2

32,902 31,529 1,373 4.2

46,202 43,916 2,286 4.9

7,819 7,215

604 7.7

8,792 8,399

393 4.5

73,859 69,867 3,992 5.4

5,216 4,921

295 5.7

7,834 7,461

373 4.8

8,648 8,314

334 3.9

16,893 16,305

588 3.5

32,104 30,560 1,544 4.8

10,177 9,432

745 7.3

10,291 9,778

513 5.0

2,199 2,064

135 6.1

22,071 21,214 857 3.9

4,502 4,288

214 4.8

52,712 49,763 2,949 5.6

36,313 35,123 1,190 3.3

4,615 4,384

231 5.0

134,321 128,773 5,548 4.1

2,545 10,812 107,525 64,189
1,478

2,286 10,224 103,509 61,148
1,410

259 10.2 588 5.4 4,016 3.7 3,041 4.7
68 4.6

138,966 131,068 7,898 5.7

2,825 2,672

153 5.4

382,883 367,323 15,560 4.1

16,402 15,322 1,080 6.6

20,587 19,606

981 4.8

59,572 57,276 2,296 3.9

7,149 6,733

416 5.8

59,335 56,898 2,437 4.1

6,274 5,981

293 4.7

10,709 10,103 606 5.7

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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 June 2008

Revised May 2008

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

8,903 8,403 500 5.6 11,270 10,624 646 5.7 11,421 10,579 842 7.4 405,265 380,580 24,685 6.1 10,096 9,461 635 6.3

8,916 8,428

488 5.5

11,225 10,654 571 5.1

11,227 10,443 784 7.0

404,063 381,643 22,420 5.5

10,007 9,455

552 5.5

Dooly Dougherty Douglas Early Echols

4,866 4,548 318 6.5

41,924 39,083 2,841 6.8

65,476 61,381 4,095 6.3

5,288 4,945 343 6.5

2,418 2,333

85 3.5

4,794 4,492 302 6.3

41,605 38,981 2,624 6.3

65,329 61,553 3,776 5.8

5,239 4,925

314 6.0

2,438 2,350

88 3.6

Effingham Elbert Emanuel Evans Fannin

28,898 27,603 1,295 4.5

10,391 9,402

989 9.5

10,968 10,155 813 7.4

5,001 4,710 291 5.8

11,374 10,657 717 6.3

28,860 27,683 1,177 4.1

10,349 9,369

980 9.5

10,909 10,182 727 6.7

4,976 4,719 257 5.2

11,312 10,647 665 5.9

Fayette Floyd Forsyth Franklin Fulton

56,180 53,520 2,660 4.7

50,250 47,069 3,181 6.3

83,992 80,076 3,916 4.7

10,596 9,894

702 6.6

496,901 465,641 31,260 6.3

56,132 53,670 2,462 4.4

50,048 47,043 3,005 6.0

83,802 80,300 3,502 4.2

10,534 9,868

666 6.3

494,963 466,943 28,020 5.7

Gilmer Glascock Glynn Gordon Grady

14,583 13,783 800 5.5

1,106 1,030

76 6.9

40,931 39,011 1,920 4.7

26,827 25,014 1,813 6.8

12,199 11,515 684 5.6

14,465 13,700

765 5.3

1,103 1,033

70 6.3

40,727 38,927 1,800 4.4

26,780 24,979 1,801 6.7

11,978 11,332

646 5.4

Greene Gwinnett Habersham Hall Hancock

7,630 7,129 501 6.6

431,189 407,866 23,323 5.4

20,308 19,193 1,115 5.5

92,132 87,288 4,844 5.3

3,448 3,075

373 10.8

7,494 7,026

468 6.2

430,172 409,006 21,166 4.9

20,256 19,225 1,031 5.1

91,717 87,418 4,299 4.7

3,446 3,080 366 10.6

Haralson Harris Hart Heard Henry

13,453 12,641 812 6.0 15,994 15,208 786 4.9 11,096 10,171 925 8.3
5,232 4,851 381 7.3 97,568 91,732 5,836 6.0

13,425 12,676

749 5.6

15,896 15,207 689 4.3

10,967 10,100 867 7.9

5,247 4,864

383 7.3

97,234 91,989 5,245 5.4

Houston Irwin Jackson Jasper Jeff Davis

69,734 4,294
27,235 6,714 5,301

66,173 3,902
25,633 6,320 4,773

3,561 5.1 392 9.1
1,602 5.9 394 5.9 528 10.0

69,623 66,371 3,252 4.7

4,262 3,883

379 8.9

26,839 25,420 1,419 5.3

6,911 6,337

574 8.3

5,209 4,723

486 9.3

Revised June 2007

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

8,757 8,404

353 4.0

10,943 10,523

420 3.8

11,722 10,972

750 6.4

396,231 376,944 19,287 4.9

9,531 9,046

485 5.1

4,958 41,641 63,825
5,261 2,416

4,683 39,113 60,795 4,969 2,335

275 5.5 2,528 6.1 3,030 4.7
292 5.6 81 3.4

28,448 9,892
10,776 4,907
10,979

27,454 9,274
10,188 4,679
10,514

994 3.5 618 6.2 588 5.5 228 4.6 465 4.2

55,167 53,009 2,158 3.9

49,617 47,203 2,414 4.9

82,155 79,311 2,844 3.5

10,443 9,926

517 5.0

485,195 461,193 24,002 4.9

14,066 1,110
40,597 27,039 12,466

13,522 1,055
39,135 25,660 11,975

544 3.9 55 5.0
1,462 3.6 1,379 5.1
491 3.9

7,537 7,145

392 5.2

420,956 403,970 16,986 4.0

19,957 19,082 875 4.4

90,300 86,905 3,395 3.8

3,360 3,127

233 6.9

13,153 15,849 10,882
5,047 94,998

12,520 15,259 10,104
4,804 90,856

633 4.8 590 3.7 778 7.1 243 4.8 4,142 4.4

68,828 4,440
27,059 6,569 5,291

66,083 4,166
25,901 6,259 4,898

2,745 4.0 274 6.2
1,158 4.3 310 4.7 393 7.4

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Georgia Labor Force Estimates by County (not seasonally adjusted)

Jefferson Jenkins Johnson Jones Lamar

Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older

Preliminary June 2008

Revised May 2008

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

7,265 3,344 3,859 14,091 8,243

6,547 2,870 3,531 13,319 7,653

718 9.9 474 14.2 328 8.5 772 5.5 590 7.2

Labor Force
7,141 3,312 3,816 14,094 8,268

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

6,510 2,842 3,523 13,324 7,675

631 8.8 470 14.2 293 7.7 770 5.5 593 7.2

Lanier Laurens Lee Liberty Lincoln

4,083 3,883 200 4.9 22,704 21,126 1,578 7.0 17,512 16,672 840 4.8 24,950 23,380 1,570 6.3
3,889 3,617 272 7.0

4,109 3,912

197 4.8

22,557 21,077 1,480 6.6

17,397 16,628 769 4.4

24,632 23,240 1,392 5.7

3,866 3,615

251 6.5

Long Lowndes Lumpkin McDuffie McIntosh

5,938 5,685 253 4.3

53,665 50,834 2,831 5.3

13,590 12,631 959 7.1

11,093 10,299

794 7.2

5,463 5,156 307 5.6

5,879 5,651 228 3.9

53,813 51,211 2,602 4.8

13,541 12,771

770 5.7

11,043 10,327

716 6.5

5,429 5,145 284 5.2

Macon Madison Marion Meriwether Miller

4,968 16,080
3,455 10,138
3,499

4,556 15,282
3,252 9,373 3,325

412 8.3 798 5.0 203 5.9 765 7.5 174 5.0

4,920 15,950
3,452 10,167
3,459

4,532 15,191
3,252 9,399 3,301

388 7.9 759 4.8 200 5.8 768 7.6 158 4.6

Mitchell

10,314 9,597 717 7.0

Monroe

13,389 12,617 772 5.8

Montgomery 4,695 4,329

366 7.8

Morgan

9,669 9,121 548 5.7

Murray

21,689 20,277 1,412 6.5

10,111 9,474

637 6.3

13,372 12,623 749 5.6

4,686 4,346

340 7.3

9,549 9,058

491 5.1

21,589 20,251 1,338 6.2

Muscogee Newton Oconee Oglethorpe Paulding

86,511 81,164 5,347 6.2

46,761 43,322 3,439 7.4

18,103 17,361 742 4.1

7,928 7,516

412 5.2

66,032 62,205 3,827 5.8

85,898 81,157 4,741 5.5

46,706 43,443 3,263 7.0

17,958 17,257 701 3.9

7,808 7,471

337 4.3

65,872 62,379 3,493 5.3

Peach Pickens Pierce Pike Polk

11,915 11,063 852 7.2

15,528 14,658

870 5.6

8,537 8,080

457 5.4

8,355 7,811

544 6.5

21,995 20,681 1,314 6.0

11,816 11,025

791 6.7

15,580 14,699

881 5.7

8,530 8,104

426 5.0

8,321 7,832

489 5.9

21,836 20,569 1,267 5.8

Pulaski Putnam Quitman Rabun Randolph

4,628 10,809
996 7,499 2,763

4,373 10,135
907 7,066 2,524

255 5.5 674 6.2
89 8.9 433 5.8 239 8.7

4,607 10,751
988 7,371 2,675

4,381 10,105
906 6,993 2,443

226 4.9 646 6.0
82 8.3 378 5.1 232 8.7

Revised June 2007

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

7,157 3,443 3,786 13,890 8,021

6,657 3,125 3,543 13,301 7,580

500 7.0 318 9.2 243 6.4 589 4.2 441 5.5

4,039 22,373 17,428 24,636
3,826

3,887 21,197 16,685 23,235
3,610

152 3.8 1,176 5.3
743 4.3 1,401 5.7
216 5.6

5,880 53,046 12,938 10,802
5,391

5,650 50,887 12,375 10,237
5,172

230 3.9 2,159 4.1
563 4.4 565 5.2 219 4.1

5,086 15,738
3,420 9,862 3,573

4,708 15,134
3,263 9,283 3,409

378 7.4 604 3.8 157 4.6 579 5.9 164 4.6

10,419 13,185
4,608 9,490 21,571

9,842 12,600
4,370 9,068 20,568

577 5.5 585 4.4 238 5.2 422 4.4 1,003 4.6

86,174 45,255 17,742
7,788 64,398

81,438 42,908 17,192
7,443 61,611

4,736 5.5 2,347 5.2
550 3.1 345 4.4 2,787 4.3

11,576 15,113 8,531 8,086 21,267

10,912 14,518
8,168 7,736 20,293

664 5.7 595 3.9 363 4.3 350 4.3 974 4.6

4,632 10,376
984 7,487 2,753

4,440 9,934
937 7,025 2,574

192 4.1 442 4.3
47 4.8 462 6.2 179 6.5

15

Georgia Labor Force Estimates by County (not seasonally adjusted)

Richmond Rockdale Schley Screven Seminole

Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older

Preliminary June 2008

Revised May 2008

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

92,434 85,768 6,666 7.2

41,582 38,822 2,760 6.6

1,833 1,720

113 6.2

7,450 6,818 632 8.5

3,997 3,685

312 7.8

91,790 86,004 5,786 6.3

41,521 38,930 2,591 6.2

1,829 1,714

115 6.3

7,417 6,838 579 7.8

3,982 3,685 297 7.5

Spalding Stephens Stewart Sumter Talbot

29,752 27,297 2,455 8.3

13,929 13,080

849 6.1

2,332 2,162 170 7.3

14,648 13,529 1,119 7.6

3,178 2,974 204 6.4

29,760 27,374 2,386 8.0 13,857 13,094 763 5.5
2,310 2,145 165 7.1 14,519 13,489 1,030 7.1
3,155 2,971 184 5.8

Taliaferro Tattnall Taylor Telfair Terrell

858 9,019 3,325 5,633 4,596

792 8,429 3,073 5,070 4,306

66 7.7 590 6.5 252 7.6 563 10.0 290 6.3

844 8,874 3,280 5,781 4,553

781 8,343 3,058 5,307 4,295

63 7.5 531 6.0 222 6.8 474 8.2 258 5.7

Thomas Tift Toombs Towns Treutlen

22,894 21,617 1,277 5.6

18,827 17,532 1,295 6.9

13,909 12,932

977 7.0

6,072 5,741

331 5.5

2,787 2,531 256 9.2

22,569 21,446 1,123 5.0 18,614 17,388 1,226 6.6 13,900 12,983 917 6.6
6,033 5,715 318 5.3 2,760 2,534 226 8.2

Troup Turner Twiggs Union Upson

30,976 28,450 2,526 8.2

4,904 4,518 386 7.9

4,683 4,361 322 6.9

11,871 11,205

666 5.6

12,075 11,068 1,007 8.3

30,831 28,402 2,429 7.9 4,755 4,370 385 8.1 4,654 4,363 291 6.3 11,789 11,193 596 5.1
12,054 11,056 998 8.3

Walker

34,843 32,633 2,210 6.3

Walton

41,160 38,708 2,452 6.0

Ware

15,440 14,453

987 6.4

Warren

2,518 2,272

246 9.8

Washington

8,384 7,781

603 7.2

34,748 32,731 2,017 5.8

41,121 38,816 2,305 5.6

15,389 14,496 893 5.8

2,465 2,258 207 8.4

8,245 7,729

516 6.3

Wayne Webster Wheeler White Whitfield

12,532 11,621

911 7.3

1,267 1,202

65 5.1

2,985 2,759

226 7.6

13,314 12,638

676 5.1

47,375 44,278 3,097 6.5

12,391 11,576 815 6.6

1,251 1,190

61 4.9

2,977 2,781

196 6.6

13,157 12,541 616 4.7

47,349 44,223 3,126 6.6

Wilcox Wilkes Wilkinson Worth

3,272 4,540 4,533 10,573

3,012 4,128 4,239 9,886

260 7.9 412 9.1 294 6.5 687 6.5

3,212 4,491 4,511 10,490

2,971 4,101 4,242 9,860

241 7.5 390 8.7 269 6.0 630 6.0

Revised June 2007

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

90,904 85,255 5,649 6.2

40,479 38,451 2,028 5.0

1,836 1,736

100 5.4

7,246 6,878

368 5.1

3,995 3,772

223 5.6

28,659 27,037 1,622 5.7

13,656 12,984

672 4.9

2,258 2,121

137 6.1

14,898 13,658 1,240 8.3

3,115 2,909

206 6.6

844 9,011 3,301 5,098 4,590

794 8,563 3,117 4,717 4,309

50 5.9 448 5.0 184 5.6 381 7.5 281 6.1

23,146 22,141 1,005 4.3

19,491 18,452 1,039 5.3

13,772 13,055

717 5.2

6,203 5,983

220 3.5

2,722 2,550

172 6.3

30,842 28,999 1,843 6.0

4,877 4,533

344 7.1

4,604 4,355

249 5.4

11,339 10,868

471 4.2

12,009 11,264

745 6.2

33,921 32,637 1,284 3.8

40,149 38,338 1,811 4.5

15,375 14,612

763 5.0

2,432 2,261

171 7.0

8,396 7,922 474 5.6

12,150 11,505

645 5.3

1,234 1,173

61 4.9

2,986 2,815 171 5.7

13,084 12,581

503 3.8

47,095 44,913 2,182 4.6

3,304 4,598 4,645 10,418

3,088 4,272 4,394 9,894

216 6.5 326 7.1 251 5.4 524 5.0

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Georgia Unemployment Rates by County

June 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

Wilkes

Douglas Fulton

Rockdale

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 8.0% to 9.9% 6.0% to 7.9% Less than 6.0%

Troup

Meriwether Pike Lamar Monroe

Jones Baldwin

Jefferson Washington

Burke

Upson

Harris

Talbot

Bibb Crawford

Muscogee

Taylor

Peach

Wilkinson Twiggs

Johnson

Jenkins Emanuel

Screven

Marion Chattahoochee

Macon

Houston Bleckley

Laurens Treutlen

Candler Bulloch

Effingham

Stewart

Schley Webster Sumter

Dooly Crisp

Pulaski Wilcox

Dodge

Montgomery

Wheeler

Toombs

Telfair

Evans Tattnall

Bryan

Chatham

Quitman Terrell Lee
Randolph

Turner

Ben Hill

Jeff Davis Appling

Liberty Long

Clay Calhoun Dougherty

Early

Baker

Miller

Mitchell

Worth

Irwin Tift

Coffee

Colquitt

Berrien Atkinson Cook

Seminole Decatur

Grady

Thomas

Brooks

Lanier

Clinch

Lowndes Echols

Bacon

Wayne

Pierce

Ware

Brantley

McIntosh Glynn

Charlton

Camden

Georgia's Unemployment Rate: 6.0%
(Not Seasonally Adjusted)
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New Developments

The business of recycling various materials has been on the upswing lately and in southeast Georgia there are two substantial examples of what's going on in that sector. In Candler County, Allied Metal Recycling has committed to purchase the old Addlestone Recycling site just outside of Metter. The company will operate a metal shredder like the former owners and will be recycling ferrous and non-ferrous metal that consists primarily of junk cars. However, the new endeavor will be a much more efficient operation in that they will be able to handle the unwanted contaminants such as mercury from switches, hydrocarbons from fuel and lead from batteries more carefully to greatly reduce the chance of these polluting the local environment. When at full capacity the company expects to have created some 140 new jobs for the area.
The other recycling venture is taking place in Chatham County where Newell Recycling of Savannah, LLC is investing $17 million on a stateof-the-art facility in Garden City that will open at the end of this year. The company will initially hire 75 employees, but that count will be up to 100 when the shredder is at full capacity early in 2009. This will be the company's third shredder plant and eleventh location overall and will feature a 6,000 horsepower Newell MegaShredder. This machine is technologically advanced and quickly and efficiently processes and separates ferrous and non-ferrous metals from automobiles, appliances, and demolition scrap into fist sized pieces that can be converted to new metal stock more easily and more cost effectively than mining the earth for precious natural resources.
The area around Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta will have another attraction to visit. This Fulton County location was chosen over several other cities including, Washington, D. C., to be the home of the new $230 million National Health Museum. It is expected to attract approximately 1.4 million visitors annually and create 135 new jobs. It is designed to teach healthy living practices and will serve as a conference center for health related events. The 190,000 square foot museum will give Georgians and visitors the opportunity to understand and experience the revolutions in the health sciences.

New developments in Georgia at this time just can't be talked about without updating the latest information from the wide spread effect of the building of the Kia plant in Troup County. West Point will be the location for Glovis Georgia, a logistics company that has served Kia since 2001. The company's site will be located within the confines of the Kia complex so that they can provide justin-time inventory management for the auto manufacturer as well as timely shipping of the finished autos out of West Point. Glovis Georgia will build their 558,000 square foot facility on a 95 acre tract on the Kia grounds. The business will invest some $60 million into the West Georgia community and when fully operational in late 2009 they expect to employ 600 people.
In nearby Muscogee County another plant directly related to Kia production is locating their new factory where they will produce automotive carpet and floor mats. Columbus is the new home to South Korea based DongNam Tech that is planning to construct a 100,000 square foot facility in Muscogee Technology Park. The company's name for this local venture will be DNT Georgia and their $29 million investment into the community will result in the creation of 350 new jobs. They are considered a Tier 2 supplier to the auto manufacturers because they provide their products to other manufacturers who will in turn use the Tier 2 products to complete their products. DongNam Tech began manufacturing in November 1990 and besides Kia, provides their products to Hyundai, General Motors, and Nissan.
There is good news in Bryan County where Dicon Technologies, LLC will construct a new plant in Interstate Centre Park. The location, just outside of Pembroke, will produce medical components for advanced wound care, skin care, diabetic foot care and agricultural markets. They also manufacture cosmetic wedges and applicators as well as auto and pet sponges. The company will invest $3.7 million in the new plant that will sit on a 6.4 acre site. After opening at the end of this year the new employer expects to work its way up to an employment level of 88 over the next five years.

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Georgia Unemployment Insurance Claims by County

County

June Average Average Initial Weekly Duration Claims Benefit Weeks

County

June Average Average Initial Weekly Duration Claims Benefit Weeks

Georgia

45,553 ....... $263 ...... 11.5

Appling

137 ....... $225 ...... 10.5

Atkinson

79 ....... $219 ........ 7.5

Bacon

87 ....... $214 ........ 8.9

Baker

17 ....... $187 ...... 11.7

Baldwin

455 ....... $182 ...... 11.5

Banks

94 ....... $230 ........ 9.8

Barrow

243 ....... $250 ...... 12.6

Bartow

501 ....... $244 ...... 11.4

Ben Hill

379 ....... $208 ...... 10.8

Berrien

135 ....... $199 ........ 9.1

Bibb

635 ....... $192 ...... 13.7

Bleckley

65 ....... $200 ...... 10.8

Brantley

84 ....... $241 ...... 12.7

Brooks

93 ....... $200 ...... 13.3

Bryan

87 ....... $244 ...... 12.5

Bulloch

217 ....... $211 ...... 10.7

Burke

199 ....... $197 ...... 14.1

Butts

129 ....... $220 ...... 11.9

Calhoun

36 ....... $193 ...... 12.5

Camden

116 ....... $225 ...... 13.1

Candler

32 ....... $211 ........ 9.4

Carroll

553 ....... $228 ...... 10.6

Catoosa

199 ....... $244 ........ 7.8

Charlton

39 ....... $227 ...... 13.2

Chatham

1,116 ....... $217 ...... 13.3

Chattahoochee 9 ....... $202 ...... 13.2

Chattooga

51 ....... $239 ...... 13.0

Cherokee

524 ....... $266 ...... 12.8

Clarke

323 ....... $204 ...... 12.4

Clay

13 ....... $202 ...... 12.5

Clayton

1,571 ....... $231 ...... 14.4

Clinch

37 ....... $200 ...... 11.9

Cobb

2,000 ....... $256 ...... 14.5

Coffee

453 ....... $213 ........ 9.1

Colquitt

329 ....... $197 ...... 11.0

Columbia

207 ....... $245 ...... 12.1

Cook

92 ....... $202 ........ 9.6

Coweta

508 ....... $242 ...... 10.5

Crawford

60 ....... $239 ...... 10.7

Crisp

126 ....... $198 ...... 13.6

Dade

99 ....... $213 ........ 7.2

Dawson

63 ....... $248 ...... 12.6

Decatur

397 ....... $216 ...... 10.4

DeKalb

2,871 ....... $240 ...... 14.5

Dodge

185 ....... $190 ...... 10.3

Dooly

66 ....... $169 ...... 12.1

Dougherty

477 ....... $175 ...... 13.4

Douglas

481 ....... $253 ...... 14.1

Early

69 ....... $182 ...... 13.0

Echols

20 ....... $241 ...... 10.9

Effingham

106 ....... $241 ...... 12.8

Elbert Emanuel Evans Fannin Fayette Floyd Forsyth Franklin Fulton Gilmer Glascock Glynn Gordon Grady Greene Gwinnett Habersham Hall Hancock Haralson Harris Hart Heard Henry Houston Irwin Jackson Jasper Jeff Davis Jefferson Jenkins Johnson Jones Lamar Lanier Laurens Lee Liberty Lincoln Long Lowndes Lumpkin Macon Madison Marion McDuffie McIntosh Meriwether Miller Mitchell Monroe Montgomery Morgan Murray

283 ....... $217 ........ 8.9 204 ....... $192 ...... 10.2
33 ....... $212 ...... 12.3 134 ....... $216 ...... 10.3 197 ....... $251 ...... 14.0 506 ....... $229 ........ 9.5 248 ....... $271 ...... 13.8 124 ....... $235 ...... 10.0 3,528 ....... $230 ...... 14.6 138 ....... $226 ........ 9.6
13 ....... $217 ........ 8.8 303 ....... $221 ...... 11.9 575 ....... $242 ........ 9.1
82 ....... $179 ........ 9.3 66 ....... $208 ...... 10.8 2,113 ....... $260 ...... 14.1 346 ....... $232 ........ 6.9 633 ....... $241 ...... 10.6 160 ....... $197 ...... 10.8 107 ....... $235 ........ 9.8 76 ....... $247 ...... 11.9 165 ....... $221 ...... 10.5 52 ....... $238 ........ 8.5 717 ....... $247 ...... 13.6 379 ....... $212 ...... 12.4 123 ....... $217 ...... 11.8 228 ....... $249 ...... 11.0 60 ....... $238 ...... 11.9 224 ....... $212 ........ 8.3 150 ....... $173 ...... 12.9 191 ....... $217 ...... 13.2 86 ....... $198 ...... 11.8 113 ....... $225 ...... 13.7 127 ....... $205 ...... 10.0 40 ....... $199 ........ 9.0 411 ....... $197 ...... 10.5 89 ....... $240 ...... 11.8 136 ....... $193 ...... 13.4 25 ....... $232 ........ 9.8 29 ....... $217 ...... 13.7 606 ....... $195 ...... 11.6 237 ....... $238 ........ 8.4 224 ....... $190 ........ 8.4 129 ....... $231 ........ 9.9 49 ....... $215 ........ 9.9 124 ....... $199 ........ 9.8 60 ....... $224 ...... 10.0 176 ....... $222 ...... 10.7 97 ....... $203 ........ 9.0 128 ....... $181 ...... 14.6 120 ....... $239 ...... 11.7 87 ....... $228 ........ 9.5 69 ....... $228 ...... 11.3 566 ....... $239 ........ 6.4

Initial claims include intrastate initial and additional claims, as well as agent state initial and additional claims for regular UI only. Average duration of benefits is represented in weeks.

County

June 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

632 ....... $199 ...... 12.1 500 ....... $237 ...... 12.9
62 ....... $247 ...... 11.8 73 ....... $223 ...... 11.8 371 ....... $258 ...... 13.7 115 ....... $189 ...... 10.1 95 ....... $245 ...... 10.9 105 ....... $195 ...... 10.5 102 ....... $243 ...... 10.7 243 ....... $239 ........ 8.5 20 ....... $186 ...... 10.1 311 ....... $228 ...... 10.6
1 ....... $280 ...... 11.8 79 ....... $192 ...... 11.3 39 ....... $177 ........ 8.6 801 ....... $202 ...... 13.6 306 ....... $246 ...... 13.8 28 ....... $203 ...... 11.1 170 ....... $212 ........ 9.5 109 ....... $203 ...... 11.3 576 ....... $220 ...... 11.7 171 ....... $207 ...... 10.3 17 ....... $226 ...... 11.6 208 ....... $167 ...... 15.0 36 ....... $197 ...... 12.7
6 ....... $185 ...... 11.0 71 ....... $221 ...... 11.4 38 ....... $210 ........ 9.3 381 ....... $197 ........ 9.2 47 ....... $232 ...... 14.7 189 ....... $206 ...... 12.5 413 ....... $218 ...... 11.7 248 ....... $209 ...... 10.5 35 ....... $218 ...... 13.6 37 ....... $223 ........ 8.7 539 ....... $217 ...... 10.5 139 ....... $185 ...... 12.1 38 ....... $191 ...... 12.8 94 ....... $212 ...... 13.0 127 ....... $205 ...... 13.0 694 ....... $233 ........ 6.7 275 ....... $247 ...... 13.4 251 ....... $192 ........ 9.6 52 ....... $181 ........ 8.2 108 ....... $191 ...... 12.1 171 ....... $221 ...... 12.1 14 ....... $191 ...... 10.9 80 ....... $193 ...... 10.1 120 ....... $214 ........ 9.0 1,226 ....... $239 ........ 6.1 47 ....... $183 ...... 12.1 95 ....... $203 ...... 10.4 72 ....... $164 ...... 12.4 185 ....... $204 ...... 11.9

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