Dimensions: measuring Georgia's workforce, Vol. 34, no. 7 (July 2008)

July 2008 Data
July 2008 Employment Situation
Nonfarm payroll employment continued to trend down in July as Georgia lost 46,600 jobs. The over the month loss is a 1.1 percent decrease in total jobs. Over the year, Georgia has now amassed a loss of 7,000 jobs, an employment drop of 0.2 percent. The unemployment rate rose to 6.2 percent (seasonally adjusted) in July after dropping to revised 5.6 percent in June. The unemployment rate is 1.8 percentage points higher now than it was in July of 2008 when it stood at 4.4 percent.
The employment decline in July was widespread as all the major employment sectors endured job losses. The sectors with the largest over the month declines include Government and Leisure and Hospitality. Employment continued to fall in Manufacturing, Construction, and Retail Trade.
The Government sector recorded the highest over the month loss (-22,700 jobs) among sectors and has now endured job declines in four straight months. After adding a revised 2,000 jobs in June, Leisure and Hospitality lost 5,000 jobs in July. Jobs in Manufacturing are down 3,600 this month and have dropped each month since March totaling 12,400 payroll positions lost. Construction employment is down 3,400 in July and is down 6,900 over the last two months. The Retail Trade sector lost 3,100 jobs in July but has added 3,200 jobs since July of last year.
The Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) across the state all lost jobs over the month. The Albany MSA lost 600 jobs in July and has now lost 1,000 jobs since May. The Athens-Clarke County MSA lost 200 payroll positions this month after adding jobs in each of the previous three months. The Atlanta MSA is down 27,500 jobs in July and 5,300 jobs over the year. The Augusta-Richmond County, Columbus, and Dalton MSAs lost, respectively, 3,800, 1,500, and 1,200 jobs this month. Employment in the Gainesville, Macon, and Savannah areas were down 100, 1,000, and 2,100 in July. Payrolls in the Valdosta MSA dropped by 800 and the Warner Robins MSA lost 1,000 jobs over the month.

Volume XXXIV, Number 7 Georgia Employment
(In Millions)
4.12 4.16 4.15 4.17 4.19 4.19 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17 4.18 4.16 4.11

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

2007

2008

Georgia Unemployment Rate
(Seasonally adjusted)

4.4%

4.4%

4.5%

4.5%

4.5%

4.5%

4.9%

5.1%

5.3%

5.3%

5.7%

5.6%

6.2%

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

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 JUL 2008 JUN 2008

Revised JUL 2007

from JUN 2008 Net %

from JUL 2007 Net %

Total Nonfarm

4,108.9

4,155.5

4,115.9

-46.6 -1.1

-7.0 -0.2

Total Private

3,454.1

3,478.0

3,472.6

-23.9 -0.7

-18.5 -0.5

Goods Producing

635.5

642.6

665.9

-7.1 -1.1

-30.4 -4.6

Service-Providing

3,473.4

3,512.9

3,450.0

-39.5 -1.1

+23.4 +0.7

Private Service-Providing

2,818.6

2,835.4

2,806.7

-16.8 -0.6

+11.9 +0.4

Natural Resources and Mining

11.3

11.4

11.9

-.1 -0.9

-.6 -5.0

Construction

213.1

216.5

223.0

-3.4 -1.6

-9.9 -4.4

Construction of Buildings

47.2

48.1

50.0

-.9 -1.9

-2.8 -5.6

Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction

32.1

32.8

34.1

-.7 -2.1

-2.0 -5.9

Specialty Trade Contractors

133.8

135.6

138.9

-1.8 -1.3

-5.1 -3.7

Manufacturing

411.1

414.7

431.0

-3.6 -0.9

-19.9 -4.6

Durable Goods

196.5

197.4

202.9

-.9 -0.5

-6.4 -3.2

Computer, Electrical Equip and Appliance Mfg

27.4

27.7

28.2

-.3 -1.1

-.8 -2.8

Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

39.7

40.8

41.3

-1.1 -2.7

-1.6 -3.9

Non-Durable Goods

214.6

217.3

228.1

-2.7 -1.2

-13.5 -5.9

Food Manufacturing

65.0

65.4

67.6

-.4 -0.6

-2.6 -3.8

Textile Mills

24.0

24.5

26.8

-.5 -2.0

-2.8 -10.4

Textile Product Mills

35.3

35.6

37.6

-.3 -0.8

-2.3 -6.1

Trade, Transportation and Utilities

886.7

893.4

885.7

-6.7 -0.7

+1.0 +0.1

Wholesale Trade

217.7

219.4

220.2

-1.7 -0.8

-2.5 -1.1

Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods

112.8

113.0

114.3

-.2 -0.2

-1.5 -1.3

Merchant Wholesalers, Non-durable Goods

62.3

63.2

62.4

-.9 -1.4

-.1 -0.2

Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers

42.6

43.2

43.5

-.6 -1.4

-.9 -2.1

Retail Trade

479.4

482.5

476.2

-3.1 -0.6

+3.2 +0.7

Food and Beverage Stores

80.6

81.2

80.7

-.6 -0.7

-.1 -0.1

General Merchandise Stores

97.4

98.5

97.7

-1.1 -1.1

-.3 -0.3

Miscellaneous Store Retailers

23.3

23.2

23.5

+.1 +0.4

-.2 -0.9

Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities

189.6

191.5

189.3

-1.9 -1.0

+.3 +0.2

Utilities

21.0

21.0

20.4

+.0 +0.0

+.6 +2.9

Transportation and Warehousing

168.6

170.5

168.9

-1.9 -1.1

-.3 -0.2

Air Transportation

38.0

38.7

39.2

-.7 -1.8

-1.2 -3.1

Truck Transportation

49.1

49.8

50.3

-.7 -1.4

-1.2 -2.4

Couriers and Messengers

19.1

19.2

19.4

-.1 -0.5

-.3 -1.5

Warehousing and Storage

27.0

27.1

27.1

-.1 -0.4

-.1 -0.4

Information

114.6

115.2

113.9

-.6 -0.5

+.7 +0.6

Telecommunications

52.0

52.5

51.8

-.5 -1.0

+.2 +0.4

Wired Telecommunications Carriers

26.3

26.8

26.6

-.5 -1.9

-.3 -1.1

Wireless Telecommunications Carriers

13.1

13.1

12.3

+.0 +0.0

+.8 +6.5

Internet Service Providers, Search Portals, and DP

10.5

10.7

10.7

-.2 -1.9

-.2 -1.9

Financial Activities

227.5

228.0

232.5

-.5 -0.2

-5.0 -2.2

Finance and Insurance

162.7

163.8

167.4

-1.1 -0.7

-4.7 -2.8

Insurance Carriers and Related Activities

66.4

66.2

66.5

+.2 +0.3

-.1 -0.2

Real Estate, Rental and Leasing

64.8

64.2

65.1

+.6 +0.9

-.3 -0.5

Professional and Business Services

562.1

563.5

559.0

-1.4 -0.2

+3.1 +0.6

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

220.6

219.7

216.9

+.9 +0.4

+3.7 +1.7

Accounting, Tax Preparation and Bookkeeping

27.6

27.6

26.6

+.0 +0.0

+1.0 +3.8

Architectural, Engineering and Related Services

40.6

40.7

41.1

-.1 -0.2

-.5 -1.2

Computer Systems Design and Related Services

47.0

46.6

47.7

+.4 +0.9

-.7 -1.5

Management and Technical Consulting Services

30.5

30.0

29.5

+.5 +1.7

+1.0 +3.4

Management of Companies and Enterprises

53.8

54.2

53.5

-.4 -0.7

+.3 +0.6

Admin and Support, Waste Mngmnt and Remediation

287.7

289.6

288.6

-1.9 -0.7

-.9 -0.3

Employment Services

140.4

141.5

138.3

-1.1 -0.8

+2.1 +1.5

Educational and Health Services

460.0

461.9

450.1

-1.9 -0.4

+9.9 +2.2

Educational Services

81.9

82.4

78.3

-.5 -0.6

+3.6 +4.6

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools

51.0

51.4

49.5

-.4 -0.8

+1.5 +3.0

Health Care and Social Assistance

378.1

379.5

371.8

-1.4 -0.4

+6.3 +1.7

Ambulatory Health Care Services

143.5

143.1

141.4

+.4 +0.3

+2.1 +1.5

Hospitals

126.5

126.8

123.5

-.3 -0.2

+3.0 +2.4

Nursing and Residential Care Facilities

55.9

56.2

55.0

-.3 -0.5

+.9 +1.6

Social Assistance

52.2

53.4

51.9

-1.2 -2.2

+.3 +0.6

Leisure and Hospitality

405.1

410.1

402.8

-5.0 -1.2

+2.3 +0.6

Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation

46.4

47.1

45.9

-.7 -1.5

+.5 +1.1

Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation

34.7

35.2

34.6

-.5 -1.4

+.1 +0.3

Accommodation and Food Services

358.7

363.0

356.9

-4.3 -1.2

+1.8 +0.5

Accommodation

43.9

44.5

44.7

-.6 -1.3

-.8 -1.8

Food Services and Drinking Places

314.8

318.5

312.2

-3.7 -1.2

+2.6 +0.8

Other Services

162.6

163.3

162.7

-.7 -0.4

-.1 -0.1

Repair and Maintenance

37.4

37.4

36.9

+.0 +0.0

+.5 +1.4

Personal and Laundry Services

34.8

35.1

35.3

-.3 -0.9

-.5 -1.4

Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional and Similar

90.4

90.8

90.5

-.4 -0.4

-.1 -0.1

Government

654.8

677.5

643.3

-22.7 -3.4

+11.5 +1.8

Federal Government

96.9

96.1

95.2

+.8 +0.8

+1.7 +1.8

Department of Defense

35.8

35.8

35.0

+.0 +0.0

+.8 +2.3

State Government

152.5

156.9

152.0

-4.4 -2.8

+.5 +0.3

State Government Education

68.7

70.8

66.4

-2.1 -3.0

+2.3 +3.5

Local Government

405.4

424.5

396.1

-19.1 -4.5

+9.3 +2.3

Local Government Education

236.3

258.1

231.0

-21.8 -8.4

+5.3 +2.3

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

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 JUL 2008

Revised JUN 2008

Revised JUL 2007

Change in Jobs

from JUN 2008

Net

%

Change in Jobs from JUL 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

2,440.4 2,123.8
307.6 2,132.8 1,816.2
2.4 135.8
30.6 84.7 169.4 88.7 14.8 80.7 24.7 560.7 158.9 84.3 41.3 33.3 272.6 49.3 51.8 15.7 129.2 11.4 117.8 37.5 29.7 15.6 88.5 38.1 21.7 10.9
9.7 159.7 112.8
46.3 46.9 408.8 171.3 18.3 30.8 38.7 26.7 40.8 196.7 93.1 257.2 55.4 201.8 79.2 65.8 31.5 241.5 30.9 210.6 24.4 186.2 99.8 21.1 23.8 316.6 46.1 65.6 204.9

2,467.9 2,140.0
312.4 2,155.5 1,827.6
2.4 137.9
30.4 86.3 172.1 90.3 15.3 81.8 24.9 565.0 160.2 84.6 41.8 33.8 274.7 49.8 52.5 15.8 130.1 11.4 118.7 38.1 30.2 15.7 88.9 38.4 21.9 10.7
9.9 160.4 113.7
46.1 46.7 409.9 170.8 18.3 30.9 38.3 26.4 41.1 198.0 93.8 258.5 56.0 202.5 78.9 66.0 32.2 244.8 31.1 213.7 24.7 189.0 100.1 21.1 24.0 327.9 45.6 66.6 215.7

2,445.7 2,130.6
317.9 2,127.8 1,812.7
2.5 139.9
31.1 88.0 175.5 91.6 15.4 83.9 25.2 562.4 161.3 85.5 41.6 34.2 271.8 49.0 50.9 15.4 129.3 10.9 118.4 38.5 30.8 15.5 87.4 37.8 21.7 10.2 10.1 163.4 116.3 45.7 47.1 410.5 169.7 18.1 31.4 39.0 26.0 41.2 199.6 92.8 249.9 53.1 196.8 78.0 64.1 30.5 239.6 31.0 208.6 24.3 184.3 99.5 21.4 23.7 315.1 44.8 67.4 202.9

-27.5 -16.2
-4.8 -22.7 -11.4
+.0 -2.1 +.2 -1.6 -2.7 -1.6
-.5 -1.1
-.2 -4.3 -1.3
-.3 -.5 -.5 -2.1 -.5 -.7 -.1 -.9 +.0 -.9 -.6 -.5 -.1 -.4 -.3 -.2 +.2 -.2 -.7 -.9 +.2 +.2 -1.1 +.5 +.0 -.1 +.4 +.3 -.3 -1.3 -.7 -1.3 -.6 -.7 +.3 -.2 -.7 -3.3 -.2 -3.1 -.3 -2.8 -.3 +.0 -.2 -11.3 +.5 -1.0 -10.8

-1.1 -0.8 -1.5 -1.1 -0.6 +0.0 -1.5 +0.7 -1.9 -1.6 -1.8 -3.3 -1.3 -0.8 -0.8 -0.8 -0.4 -1.2 -1.5 -0.8 -1.0 -1.3 -0.6 -0.7 +0.0 -0.8 -1.6 -1.7 -0.6 -0.4 -0.8 -0.9 +1.9 -2.0 -0.4 -0.8 +0.4 +0.4 -0.3 +0.3 +0.0 -0.3 +1.0 +1.1 -0.7 -0.7 -0.7 -0.5 -1.1 -0.3 +0.4 -0.3 -2.2 -1.3 -0.6 -1.5 -1.2 -1.5 -0.3 +0.0 -0.8 -3.4 +1.1 -1.5 -5.0

-5.3 -6.8 -10.3 +5.0 +3.5
-.1 -4.1
-.5 -3.3 -6.1 -2.9
-.6 -3.2
-.5 -1.7 -2.4 -1.2
-.3 -.9 +.8 +.3 +.9 +.3 -.1 +.5 -.6 -1.0 -1.1 +.1 +1.1 +.3 +.0 +.7 -.4 -3.7 -3.5 +.6 -.2 -1.7 +1.6 +.2 -.6 -.3 +.7 -.4 -2.9 +.3 +7.3 +2.3 +5.0 +1.2 +1.7 +1.0 +1.9 -.1 +2.0 +.1 +1.9 +.3 -.3 +.1 +1.5 +1.3 -1.8 +2.0

-0.2 -0.3 -3.2 +0.2 +0.2 -4.0 -2.9 -1.6 -3.8 -3.5 -3.2 -3.9 -3.8 -2.0 -0.3 -1.5 -1.4 -0.7 -2.6 +0.3 +0.6 +1.8 +1.9 -0.1 +4.6 -0.5 -2.6 -3.6 +0.6 +1.3 +0.8 +0.0 +6.9 -4.0 -2.3 -3.0 +1.3 -0.4 -0.4 +0.9 +1.1 -1.9 -0.8 +2.7 -1.0 -1.5 +0.3 +2.9 +4.3 +2.5 +1.5 +2.7 +3.3 +0.8 -0.3 +1.0 +0.4 +1.0 +0.3 -1.4 +0.4 +0.5 +2.9 -2.7 +1.0

Note: These preliminary estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers
in the Atlanta Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Barrow, Bartow, Butts, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, Dawson, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Haralson, Heard, Henry, Jasper, Lamar, Meriwether, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, Pike, Rockdale, Spalding and Walton counties. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2007 benchmark.
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis
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ALBANY MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s)

Preliminary

Revised

Revised

JUL 2008 JUN 2008 JUL 2007

Change in Jobs from JUN 2008
Net %

Change in Jobs

from JUL 2007

Net

%

Total Nonfarm Total Private

63.8

64.4

64.1

50.4

50.5

50.7

-.6 -0.9 -.1 -0.2

-.3 -0.5 -.3 -0.6

Goods Producing Service-Providing Private Service-Providing

10.0

9.9

9.9

53.8

54.5

54.2

40.4

40.6

40.8

+.1 +1.0 -.7 -1.3 -.2 -0.5

+.1 +1.0 -.4 -0.7 -.4 -1.0

Manufacturing Trade, Transportation and Utilities Retail Trade

6.6

6.6

6.7

13.1

13.1

13.4

7.9

7.9

8.1

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

-.1 -1.5 -.3 -2.2 -.2 -2.5

Government Federal Government State Government

13.4

13.9

13.4

-.5 -3.6

3.1

3.1

3.1

+.0 +0.0

2.7

2.9

2.8

-.2 -6.9

+.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 -.1 -3.6

Local Government

7.6

7.9

7.5

-.3 -3.8

+.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 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

JUL 2008 JUN 2008 JUL 2007

Change in Jobs

from JUN 2008

Net

%

Change in Jobs from JUL 2007
Net %

Total Nonfarm

83.5

83.7

82.0

-.2 -0.2

+1.5 +1.8

Total Private

60.5

60.5

59.3

+.0 +0.0

+1.2 +2.0

Goods Producing

12.4

12.6

12.7

-.2 -1.6

-.3 -2.4

Service-Providing

71.1

71.1

69.3

+.0 +0.0

+1.8 +2.6

Private Service-Providing

48.1

47.9

46.6

+.2 +0.4

+1.5 +3.2

Trade, Transportation and Utilities

13.6

13.7

13.7

-.1 -0.7

-.1 -0.7

Retail Trade

9.3

9.4

9.3

-.1 -1.1

+.0 +0.0

Professional and Business Services

6.8

6.7

6.5

+.1 +1.5

+.3 +4.6

Leisure and Hospitality

8.5

8.5

8.0

+.0 +0.0

+.5 +6.3

Government

23.0

23.2

22.7

-.2 -0.9

+.3 +1.3

Federal Government

1.6

1.6

1.7

+.0 +0.0

-.1 -5.9

State Government

13.8

13.8

13.8

+.0 +0.0

+.0 +0.0

Local Government

7.6

7.8

7.2

-.2 -2.6

+.4 +5.6

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 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 JUL 2008 JUN 2008 JUL 2007

Change in Jobs from JUN 2008
Net %

Change in Jobs from JUL 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

215.0 174.1
37.3 177.7 136.8
13.9 23.4 37.4
5.3 25.3
6.8 3.8 7.4 29.9 28.0 21.4 8.9 40.9 7.6 12.7 20.6

218.8 175.9
37.6 181.2 138.3
14.1 23.5 37.6
5.4 25.5
6.7 3.7 7.3 30.7 28.0 22.0 9.0 42.9 7.6 13.0 22.3

213.9 173.8
38.5 175.4 135.3
14.2 24.3 37.0
5.3 25.0
6.7 3.9 7.4 29.7 27.6 20.9 8.8 40.1 7.5 12.4 20.2

-3.8 -1.7 -1.8 -1.0
-.3 -0.8 -3.5 -1.9 -1.5 -1.1
-.2 -1.4 -.1 -0.4 -.2 -0.5 -.1 -1.9 -.2 -0.8 +.1 +1.5 +.1 +2.7 +.1 +1.4 -.8 -2.6 +.0 +0.0 -.6 -2.7 -.1 -1.1 -2.0 -4.7 +.0 +0.0 -.3 -2.3 -1.7 -7.6

+1.1 +.3 -1.2
+2.3 +1.5
-.3 -.9 +.4 +.0 +.3 +.1 -.1 +.0 +.2 +.4 +.5 +.1 +.8 +.1 +.3 +.4

+0.5 +0.2 -3.1 +1.3 +1.1 -2.1 -3.7 +1.1 +0.0 +1.2 +1.5 -2.6 +0.0 +0.7 +1.4 +2.4 +1.1 +2.0 +1.3 +2.4 +2.0

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
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 JUL 2008 JUN 2008 JUL 2007

Change in Jobs from JUN 2008
Net %

Change in Jobs from JUL 2007
Net %

Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing

120.2 98.5 16.3

121.7 99.3 16.4

120.4 99.2 17.1

-1.5 -1.2 -.8 -0.8 -.1 -0.6

-.2 -0.2 -.7 -0.7 -.8 -4.7

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

103.9 82.2 18.2

105.3 82.9 18.2

103.3 82.1 18.4

-1.4 -1.3 -.7 -0.8 +.0 +0.0

+.6 +0.6 +.1 +0.1 -.2 -1.1

Retail Trade Information Financial Activities

13.5

13.6

14.0

5.8

5.9

5.9

9.4

9.4

9.3

-.1 -0.7 -.1 -1.7 +.0 +0.0

-.5 -3.6 -.1 -1.7 +.1 +1.1

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

7.4

7.4

7.5

5.1

5.0

5.0

14.3

14.4

14.3

+.0 +0.0 +.1 +2.0 -.1 -0.7

-.1 -1.3 +.1 +2.0 +.0 +0.0

Leisure and Hospitality Government
Federal Government

13.6

13.8

13.8

21.7

22.4

21.2

5.3

5.3

5.2

-.2 -1.4 -.7 -3.1 +.0 +0.0

-.2 -1.4 +.5 +2.4 +.1 +1.9

State Government Local Government

3.9

3.9

3.8

12.5

13.2

12.2

+.0 +0.0 -.7 -5.3

+.1 +2.6 +.3 +2.5

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

Revised JUL 2007

Change in Jobs from JUN 2008
Net %

Change in Jobs from JUL 2007
Net %

Total Nonfarm

76.8

78.0

77.9

-1.2 -1.5

-1.1 -1.4

Total Private Goods Producing

69.6

70.5

70.9

30.3

30.6

31.3

-.9 -1.3 -.3 -1.0

-1.3 -1.8 -1.0 -3.2

Service-Providing

46.5

47.4

46.6

-.9 -1.9

-.1 -0.2

Private Service-Providing Manufacturing

39.3

39.9

39.6

28.1

28.3

29.4

-.6 -1.5 -.2 -0.7

-.3 -0.8 -1.3 -4.4

Textile Mills

3.2

3.2

3.4

+.0 +0.0

-.2 -5.9

Textile Product Mills Trade, Transportation and Utilities

19.3

19.5

20.0

15.7

15.8

16.0

-.2 -1.0 -.1 -0.6

-.7 -3.5 -.3 -1.9

Retail Trade

7.8

7.9

7.9

-.1 -1.3

-.1 -1.3

Transportation, Warehouse, and Utilities Professional and Business Services

3.5

3.5

10.5

10.6

3.6 10.3

+.0 +0.0 -.1 -0.9

-.1 -2.8 +.2 +1.9

Government

7.2

7.5

7.0

-.3 -4.0

+.2 +2.9

Federal Government State Government

.3

.3

1.1

1.1

.3

+.0 +0.0

1.0

+.0 +0.0

+.0 +0.0 +.1 +10.0

Local Government

5.8

6.1

5.7

-.3 -4.9

+.1 +1.8

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 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 JUL 2008 JUN 2008

Revised JUL 2007

Change in Jobs from JUN 2008
Net %

Change in Jobs from JUL 2007
Net %

Total Nonfarm

77.4

77.5

76.6

-.1 -0.1

+.8 +1.0

Total Private Goods Producing

67.1

67.1

21.7

21.8

66.9 22.4

+.0 +0.0 -.1 -0.5

+.2 +0.3 -.7 -3.1

Service-Providing

55.7

55.7

54.2

+.0 +0.0

+1.5 +2.8

Private Service-Providing Trade, Transportation and Utilities

45.4

45.3

44.5

13.8

13.5

13.6

+.1 +0.2 +.3 +2.2

+.9 +2.0 +.2 +1.5

Retail Trade

7.6

7.6

7.6

+.0 +0.0

+.0 +0.0

Government Federal Government

10.3

10.4

.5

.5

9.7

-.1 -1.0

.5

+.0 +0.0

+.6 +6.2 +.0 +0.0

State Government

2.6

2.6

2.5

+.0 +0.0

+.1 +4.0

Local Government

7.2

7.3

6.7

-.1 -1.4

+.5 +7.5

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

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MACON MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s)

Preliminary Revised JUL 2008 JUN 2008

Revised JUL 2007

Change in Jobs from JUN 2008
Net %

Change in Jobs from JUL 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

99.4

100.4

99.6

-1.0 -1.0

84.5

84.9

84.7

-.4 -0.5

11.7

11.7

12.1

+.0 +0.0

87.7

88.7

87.5

-1.0 -1.1

72.8

73.2

72.6

-.4 -0.5

19.7

19.8

20.1

-.1 -0.5

12.1

12.2

12.3

-.1 -0.8

4.1

4.0

4.0

+.1 +2.5

8.3

8.2

8.1

+.1 +1.2

11.3

11.5

11.3

-.2 -1.7

18.6

18.7

18.4

-.1 -0.5

9.1

9.1

9.1

+.0 +0.0

14.9

15.5

14.9

-.6 -3.9

1.3

1.3

1.3

+.0 +0.0

3.7

4.0

3.9

-.3 -7.5

9.9

10.2

9.7

-.3 -2.9

-.2 -0.2 -.2 -0.2 -.4 -3.3 +.2 +0.2 +.2 +0.3 -.4 -2.0 -.2 -1.6 +.1 +2.5 +.2 +2.5 +.0 +0.0 +.2 +1.1 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 -.2 -5.1 +.2 +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 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

JUL 2008 JUN 2008 JUL 2007

Change in Jobs from JUN 2008
Net %

Change in Jobs

from JUL 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

160.5 139.9
24.4 136.1 115.5
9.8 14.6 36.5
6.8 18.5 11.2
2.0 6.0 19.5 22.4 21.1 8.0 20.6 2.8 3.9 13.9

162.6 141.4
24.7 137.9 116.7
10.0 14.7 36.9
6.7 18.7 11.5
2.0 6.0 19.8 22.5 21.5 8.0 21.2 2.8 3.9 14.5

160.0 139.7
24.9 135.1 114.8
10.0 14.9 35.6
6.7 18.4 10.5
2.0 6.2 19.9 21.9 21.3 7.9 20.3 2.9 3.8 13.6

-2.1 -1.3 -1.5 -1.1
-.3 -1.2 -1.8 -1.3 -1.2 -1.0
-.2 -2.0 -.1 -0.7 -.4 -1.1 +.1 +1.5 -.2 -1.1 -.3 -2.6 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 -.3 -1.5 -.1 -0.4 -.4 -1.9 +.0 +0.0 -.6 -2.8 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 -.6 -4.1

+.5 +.2 -.5 +1.0 +.7 -.2 -.3 +.9 +.1 +.1 +.7 +.0 -.2 -.4 +.5 -.2 +.1 +.3 -.1 +.1 +.3

+0.3 +0.1 -2.0 +0.7 +0.6 -2.0 -2.0 +2.5 +1.5 +0.5 +6.7 +0.0 -3.2 -2.0 +2.3 -0.9 +1.3 +1.5 -3.4 +2.6 +2.2

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

Revised JUL 2007

Change in Jobs from JUN 2008
Net %

Change in Jobs

from JUL 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

55.6

56.4

43.5

43.9

8.9

9.0

46.7

47.4

34.6

34.9

12.7

12.8

9.1

9.2

12.1

12.5

.8

.8

3.9

3.9

7.4

7.8

55.5 44.2
9.1 46.4 35.1 12.7
9.1 11.3
.8 3.5 7.0

-.8 -1.4 -.4 -0.9 -.1 -1.1 -.7 -1.5 -.3 -0.9 -.1 -0.8 -.1 -1.1 -.4 -3.2 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 -.4 -5.1

+.1 +0.2 -.7 -1.6 -.2 -2.2 +.3 +0.6 -.5 -1.4 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 +.8 +7.1 +.0 +0.0 +.4 +11.4 +.4 +5.7

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 JUL 2008 JUN 2008

Revised JUL 2007

Change in Jobs from JUN 2008
Net %

Change in Jobs

from JUL 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

58.3

59.3

35.7

36.3

7.1

7.4

51.2

51.9

28.6

28.9

7.9

7.9

6.4

6.5

22.6

23.0

14.3

14.3

1.0

1.0

7.3

7.7

58.1 36.2
7.7 50.4 28.5
7.7 6.3 21.9 14.0
.9 7.0

-1.0 -1.7 -.6 -1.7 -.3 -4.1 -.7 -1.3 -.3 -1.0 +.0 +0.0 -.1 -1.5 -.4 -1.7 +.0 +0.0 +.0 +0.0 -.4 -5.2

+.2 +0.3 -.5 -1.4 -.6 -7.8 +.8 +1.6 +.1 +0.4 +.2 +2.6 +.1 +1.6 +.7 +3.2 +.3 +2.1 +.1 +11.1 +.3 +4.3

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 JUL 2008

Revised JUN 2008

Revised JUL 2007

Total Private ............................................................................................ $738.15 ........................ $742.05 ................... $732.24 Goods Producing ................................................................................... $756.59 ........................ $758.99 ................... $732.60 Private Service Providing ....................................................................... $733.93 ........................ $737.80 ................... $731.13 Construction ........................................................................................... $748.67 ........................ $742.77 ................... $695.37 Manufacturing ......................................................................................... $759.13 ........................ $768.08 ................... $766.40 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities ........................................................ $713.23 ........................ $704.19 ................... $683.76 Financial Activities .................................................................................. $897.50 ........................ $935.48 ................... $854.06 Professional and Business Services ...................................................... $899.25 ........................ $925.24 ................... $870.80 Educational and Health Services ........................................................... $772.17 ........................ $773.98 ................... $776.18 Leisure and Hospitality ........................................................................... $327.41 ........................ $339.15 ................... $366.17 Other Services ........................................................................................ $473.67 ........................ $508.40 ................... $473.28

Average Weekly Hours

Preliminary JUL 2008

Revised JUN 2008

Revised JUL 2007

Total Private .................................................................................................. 35.1 .............................. 35.9 ......................... 36.0 Goods Producing ......................................................................................... 39.1 .............................. 39.8 ......................... 39.6 Private Service Providing ............................................................................. 34.2 .............................. 35.0 ......................... 35.1 Construction ................................................................................................. 38.1 .............................. 39.3 ......................... 39.0 Manufacturing ............................................................................................... 39.6 .............................. 39.9 ......................... 40.0 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities .............................................................. 35.1 .............................. 35.8 ......................... 35.3 Financial Activities ........................................................................................ 35.9 .............................. 36.7 ......................... 35.9 Professional and Business Services ............................................................ 34.6 .............................. 35.6 ......................... 35.0 Educational and Health Services ................................................................. 36.7 .............................. 37.3 ......................... 39.3 Leisure and Hospitality ................................................................................. 27.7 .............................. 28.5 ......................... 29.2 Other Services .............................................................................................. 30.5 .............................. 32.8 ......................... 32.0

Average Hourly Earnings

Preliminary JUL 2008

Revised JUN 2008

Revised JUL 2007

Total Private .............................................................................................. $21.03 .......................... $20.67 ..................... $20.34 Goods Producing ..................................................................................... $19.35 .......................... $19.07 ..................... $18.50 Private Service Providing ......................................................................... $21.46 .......................... $21.08 ..................... $20.83 Construction ............................................................................................. $19.65 .......................... $18.90 ..................... $17.83 Manufacturing ........................................................................................... $19.17 .......................... $19.25 ..................... $19.16 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities .......................................................... $20.32 .......................... $19.67 ..................... $19.37 Financial Activities .................................................................................... $25.00 .......................... $25.49 ..................... $23.79 Professional and Business Services ........................................................ $25.99 .......................... $25.99 ..................... $24.88 Educational and Health Services ............................................................. $21.04 .......................... $20.75 ..................... $19.75 Leisure and Hospitality ............................................................................. $11.82 .......................... $11.90 ..................... $12.54 Other Services .......................................................................................... $15.53 .......................... $15.50 ..................... $14.79

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 July 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%

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

2007

2008

WA 5.7

OR

6.0

ID

4.1

NV

6.6

UT

CA

3.5

7.3

AZ 5.1

AK 6.9

MT 4.0
WY 3.6
CO 5.2
NM 4.1
HI 3.9

July 2008
National Unemployment Rate: 5.7% Rates are seasonally adjusted

ND 3.5
SD 3.0
NE 3.4
KS 4.6

MN 5.8
WI 4.9
IA 4.3
IL 7.3
MO 6.4

OK 4.1
TX 4.7

AR 4.5
MS 7.9
LA 3.9

NH 3.9

VT

ME

4.8

5.4

MI 8.5

OH

IN

7.2

6.3

KY 6.7
TN 6.9

PA 5.4

WV

4.5

VA

4.4

NC 6.6

SC 7.0

AL

GA

5.1

6.2

FL 6.1

MA 5.1 NY 5.2
RI 7.7 CT NJ 5.8 5.4 DE 4.4 DC 6.7
MD 4.4
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 JUL 2008

Revised JUN 2008

Revised JUL 2007

Change From

Revised

Revised

JUN 2008

JUL 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

4,936,042 4,631,506
304,536 6.2
4,971,325 4,650,432
320,893 6.5
77,524 72,323
5,201 6.7
109,622 103,437
6,185 5.6
2,829,657 2,650,687
178,970 6.3
263,443 245,888
17,555 6.7
54,976 52,100
2,876 5.2
131,548 122,397
9,151 7.0
69,835 64,879
4,956 7.1
93,750 88,692
5,058 5.4

4,889,808 4,615,011
274,797 5.6
4,905,804 4,611,963
293,841 6.0
76,324 71,588
4,736 6.2
107,430 101,900
5,530 5.1
2,790,085 2,626,178
163,907 5.9
261,513 245,522
15,991 6.1
54,618 51,894
2,724 5.0
130,079 121,944
8,135 6.3
69,041 64,553
4,488 6.5
92,236 87,427
4,809 5.2

4,818,360 4,605,428
212,932 4.4
4,843,438 4,609,817
233,621 4.8
76,414 72,182
4,232 5.5
105,954 101,271
4,683 4.4
2,747,278 2,619,746
127,532 4.6
257,851 242,599
15,252 5.9
54,189 52,031
2,158 4.0
129,057 121,751
7,306 5.7
68,254 65,164
3,090 4.5
90,797 87,306
3,491 3.8

46,234 16,495 29,739
65,521 38,469 27,052
1,200 735 465
2,192 1,537
655
39,572 24,509 15,063
1,930 366
1,564
358 206 152
1,469 453
1,016
794 326 468
1,514 1,265
249

117,682 26,078 91,604
127,887 40,615 87,272
1,110 141 969
3,668 2,166 1,502
82,379 30,941 51,438
5,592 3,289 2,303
787 69
718
2,491 646
1,845
1,581 -285
1,866
2,953 1,386 1,567

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 JUL 2008
31,460 29,438
2,022 6.4
114,704 107,155
7,549 6.6
50,970 47,284
3,686 7.2
185,284 174,743
10,541 5.7
69,394 65,619
3,775 5.4
70,130 66,352
3,778 5.4

Revised JUN 2008
30,891 29,083
1,808 5.9
113,261 106,239
7,022 6.2
50,338 47,181
3,157 6.3
182,834 173,439
9,395 5.1
69,022 65,464
3,558 5.2
69,753 66,219
3,534 5.1

Revised JUL 2007
30,503 28,789
1,714 5.6
112,041 106,201
5,840 5.2
49,329 46,885
2,444 5.0
179,388 171,894
7,494 4.2
68,280 65,419
2,861 4.2
68,301 65,472
2,829 4.1

Change From

Revised

Revised

JUN 2008

JUL 2007

569

957

355

649

214

308

1,443 916 527

2,663 954
1,709

632

1,641

103

399

529

1,242

2,450 1,304 1,146

5,896 2,849 3,047

372

1,114

155

200

217

914

377

1,829

133

880

244

949

usmet

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

Employment Status

JUL 2008

JUN 2008

JUL 2007

Change From

JUN 2008

JUL 2007

United States
(Seasonally adjusted)

Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed
Rate

156,300,000 146,867,000
9,433,000 6.0

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

154,871,000 147,315,000
7,556,000 4.9

718,000 218,000 500,000

1,429,000 -448,000 1,877,000

United States
(Not Seasonally adjusted)

Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed
Rate

154,603,000 145,819,000
8,784,000 5.7

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

153,182,000 146,045,000
7,137,000 4.7

213,000 -72,000 285,000

1,421,000 -226,000 1,647,000

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 July 2008

Revised June 2008

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

4,971,325 4,650,432 320,893 6.5

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

4,905,804 4,611,963 293,841 6.0

Appling Atkinson Bacon Baker Baldwin

9,322 8,585

737 7.9

3,325 3,068 257 7.7

4,702 4,393

309 6.6

1,824 1,712

112 6.1

20,938 19,511 1,427 6.8

9,235 8,553 682 7.4

3,288 3,036 252 7.7

4,652 4,338 314 6.7

1,806 1,695

111 6.1

20,719 19,336 1,383 6.7

Banks Barrow Bartow Ben Hill Berrien

11,579 34,394 48,117
7,656 8,961

11,045 32,126 44,748
6,730 8,336

534 4.6 2,268 6.6 3,369 7.0
926 12.1 625 7.0

11,478 10,975 503 4.4 33,907 31,829 2,078 6.1 47,432 44,334 3,098 6.5
7,467 6,758 709 9.5 8,840 8,303 537 6.1

Bibb Bleckley Brantley Brooks Bryan

75,687 70,559 5,128 6.8

5,484 5,079 405 7.4

8,035 7,509 526 6.5

8,798 8,339 459 5.2

17,352 16,514

838 4.8

74,745 69,956 4,789 6.4 5,430 5,044 386 7.1 7,990 7,480 510 6.4 8,784 8,319 465 5.3
17,165 16,391 774 4.5

Bulloch Burke Butts Calhoun Camden

33,077 10,474 10,785
2,054 21,959

30,943 9,522 9,963 1,842
20,712

2,134 6.5 952 9.1 822 7.6 212 10.3
1,247 5.7

32,482 30,580 1,902 5.9 10,392 9,493 899 8.7 10,647 9,871 776 7.3
2,044 1,861 183 9.0 21,880 20,741 1,139 5.2

Candler Carroll Catoosa Charlton Chatham

4,285 3,983

302 7.0

54,650 50,705 3,945 7.2

37,631 35,820 1,811 4.8

4,729 4,376 353 7.5

138,735 130,423 8,312 6.0

4,244 3,973 271 6.4 53,738 50,237 3,501 6.5 36,969 35,135 1,834 5.0
4,669 4,368 301 6.4 136,786 129,450 7,336 5.4

Chattahoochee 2,651

Chattooga

11,134

Cherokee 111,348

Clarke

66,727

Clay

1,477

2,297 10,121 105,469 62,675
1,370

354 13.4 1,013 9.1 5,879 5.3 4,052 6.1
107 7.2

2,585 11,183 109,881 65,334 1,480

2,280 10,122 104,494 61,743
1,361

305 11.8 1,061 9.5 5,387 4.9 3,591 5.5
119 8.0

Clayton Clinch Cobb Coffee Colquitt

144,762 133,550 11,212 7.7 2,754 2,557 197 7.2
396,431 374,278 22,153 5.6 16,716 15,300 1,416 8.5 20,406 19,063 1,343 6.6

142,400 132,315 10,085 7.1 2,772 2,581 191 6.9
391,611 370,818 20,793 5.3 16,506 15,143 1,363 8.3 20,241 19,056 1,185 5.9

Columbia Cook Coweta Crawford Crisp

61,010 57,816 3,194 5.2

7,198 6,658

540 7.5

61,705 57,975 3,730 6.0

6,471 6,040 431 6.7

10,760 9,948 812 7.5

60,458 57,644 2,814 4.7 7,107 6,630 477 6.7
60,717 57,439 3,278 5.4 6,367 5,988 379 6.0
10,621 9,886 735 6.9

Revised July 2007

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

4,843,438 4,609,817 233,621 4.8

9,248 8,662

586 6.3

3,300 3,108

192 5.8

4,739 4,499

240 5.1

1,792 1,709

83 4.6

20,812 19,655 1,157 5.6

10,507 10,163

344 3.3

33,193 31,751 1,442 4.3

46,590 44,225 2,365 5.1

7,824 7,211

613 7.8

8,902 8,469

433 4.9

74,000 69,931 4,069 5.5

5,288 4,951

337 6.4

7,910 7,499

411 5.2

8,667 8,313

354 4.1

16,865 16,245

620 3.7

32,726 30,996 1,730 5.3

10,158 9,348

810 8.0

10,404 9,847

557 5.4

2,307 2,103

204 8.8

22,096 21,179

917 4.2

4,595 4,352

243 5.3

52,880 50,113 2,767 5.2

36,466 35,271 1,195 3.3

4,530 4,271

259 5.7

134,158 128,297 5,861 4.4

2,562 10,813 108,305 64,514
1,526

2,273 10,162 104,238 61,362
1,439

289 11.3 651 6.0 4,067 3.8 3,152 4.9
87 5.7

140,209 131,991 8,218 5.9

2,904 2,704

200 6.9

385,930 369,909 16,021 4.2

16,578 15,505 1,073 6.5

20,954 19,927 1,027 4.9

59,205 56,762 2,443 4.1

7,259 6,817

442 6.1

59,874 57,299 2,575 4.3

6,289 5,986

303 4.8

10,733 10,113

620 5.8

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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 July 2008

Revised June 2008

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

9,071 8,571 500 5.5 11,405 10,722 683 6.0 11,689 10,752 937 8.0 410,367 384,081 26,286 6.4 10,112 9,462 650 6.4

8,891 8,407

484 5.4

11,264 10,623 641 5.7

11,422 10,585 837 7.3

405,055 380,530 24,525 6.1

10,091 9,461

630 6.2

Dooly Dougherty Douglas Early Echols

4,908 4,578 330 6.7

42,665 39,454 3,211 7.5

66,491 61,946 4,545 6.8

5,438 5,051 387 7.1

2,432 2,342

90 3.7

4,864 4,548 316 6.5

41,875 39,053 2,822 6.7

65,448 61,373 4,075 6.2

5,285 4,945

340 6.4

2,421 2,337

84 3.5

Effingham Elbert Emanuel Evans Fannin

29,197 27,806 1,391 4.8

10,334 9,448

886 8.6

11,022 10,152 870 7.9

5,057 4,735 322 6.4

11,589 10,818 771 6.7

28,882 27,598 1,284 4.4

10,386 9,401

985 9.5

10,962 10,155 807 7.4

4,998 4,710 288 5.8

11,372 10,657 715 6.3

Fayette Floyd Forsyth Franklin Fulton

57,044 54,013 3,031 5.3

50,970 47,284 3,686 7.2

84,891 80,813 4,078 4.8

10,663 9,855

808 7.6

503,768 469,926 33,842 6.7

56,151 53,513 2,638 4.7

50,338 47,181 3,157 6.3

83,952 80,065 3,887 4.6

10,592 9,894

698 6.6

496,618 465,581 31,037 6.2

Gilmer Glascock Glynn Gordon Grady

14,830 13,960 870 5.9

1,121 1,038

83 7.4

41,412 39,386 2,026 4.9

27,324 25,284 2,040 7.5

12,228 11,417

811 6.6

14,577 13,783

794 5.4

1,106 1,030

76 6.9

41,139 39,230 1,909 4.6

26,827 25,018 1,809 6.7

12,198 11,520

678 5.6

Greene Gwinnett Habersham Hall Hancock

7,763 7,228 535 6.9

436,347 411,619 24,728 5.7

20,567 19,328 1,239 6.0

93,750 88,692 5,058 5.4

3,461 3,102

359 10.4

7,625 7,128

497 6.5

430,980 407,813 23,167 5.4

20,306 19,199 1,107 5.5

92,236 87,427 4,809 5.2

3,445 3,075 370 10.7

Haralson Harris Hart Heard Henry

13,659 12,757 902 6.6 16,181 15,334 847 5.2 11,251 10,231 1,020 9.1
5,308 4,895 413 7.8 98,957 92,576 6,381 6.4

13,445 12,640

805 6.0

16,001 15,221 780 4.9

11,092 10,171 921 8.3

5,226 4,850

376 7.2

97,516 91,720 5,796 5.9

Houston Irwin Jackson Jasper Jeff Davis

70,130 4,335
27,787 6,844 5,339

66,352 3,886
26,081 6,378 4,801

3,778 5.4 449 10.4
1,706 6.1 466 6.8 538 10.1

69,753 66,219 3,534 5.1

4,295 3,902

393 9.2

27,230 25,639 1,591 5.8

6,712 6,319 393 5.9

5,297 4,773

524 9.9

Revised July 2007

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

8,834 8,439

395 4.5

11,014 10,597

417 3.8

11,890 11,109

781 6.6

399,531 379,598 19,933 5.0

9,692 9,037

655 6.8

5,043 41,916 64,383
5,466 2,423

4,769 39,377 61,223
5,115 2,335

274 5.4 2,539 6.1 3,160 4.9
351 6.4 88 3.6

28,365 9,852
10,927 4,942 11,006

27,352 9,231
10,157 4,693
10,555

1,013 3.6 621 6.3 770 7.0 249 5.0 451 4.1

55,625 53,382 2,243 4.0

49,329 46,885 2,444 5.0

82,704 79,869 2,835 3.4

10,418 9,869

549 5.3

489,035 464,440 24,595 5.0

14,195 1,127
40,835 26,993 12,574

13,650 1,060
39,333 25,774 11,965

545 3.8 67 5.9
1,502 3.7 1,219 4.5
609 4.8

7,611 7,215

396 5.2

424,351 406,814 17,537 4.1

19,931 19,067

864 4.3

90,797 87,306 3,491 3.8

3,373 3,125

248 7.4

13,259 15,788 10,962
5,121 95,784

12,609 15,174 10,152
4,838 91,496

650 4.9 614 3.9 810 7.4 283 5.5 4,288 4.5

68,301 4,437
27,021 6,627 5,422

65,472 4,164
25,841 6,303 4,968

2,829 4.1 273 6.2
1,180 4.4 324 4.9 454 8.4

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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 July 2008

Revised June 2008

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

7,342 3,355 3,853 14,214 8,436

6,527 2,848 3,544 13,432 7,724

815 11.1 507 15.1 309 8.0 782 5.5 712 8.4

Labor Force
7,263 3,341 3,857 14,086 8,239

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

6,549 2,870 3,531 13,318 7,652

714 9.8 471 14.1 326 8.5 768 5.5 587 7.1

Lanier Laurens Lee Liberty Lincoln

4,131 3,899 232 5.6 22,969 21,199 1,770 7.7 17,686 16,830 856 4.8 25,435 23,680 1,755 6.9
3,939 3,647 292 7.4

4,088 3,889

199 4.9

22,690 21,126 1,564 6.9

17,493 16,659 834 4.8

24,952 23,395 1,557 6.2

3,886 3,616

270 6.9

Long Lowndes Lumpkin McDuffie McIntosh

6,025 5,758 267 4.4 54,032 51,039 2,993 5.5 13,855 12,633 1,222 8.8 11,431 10,334 1,097 9.6
5,529 5,205 324 5.9

5,939 5,688 251 4.2

53,729 50,919 2,810 5.2

13,593 12,635

958 7.0

11,090 10,303

787 7.1

5,489 5,185 304 5.5

Macon Madison Marion Meriwether Miller

5,062 16,412
3,493 10,411 3,524

4,594 15,512
3,279 9,459 3,351

468 9.2 900 5.5 214 6.1 952 9.1 173 4.9

4,964 16,076
3,459 10,135
3,499

4,556 15,281
3,255 9,372 3,325

408 8.2 795 4.9 204 5.9 763 7.5 174 5.0

Mitchell

10,401 9,662 739 7.1

Monroe

13,593 12,725 868 6.4

Montgomery 4,720 4,364

356 7.5

Morgan

9,835 9,214 621 6.3

Murray

21,850 20,379 1,471 6.7

10,309 9,595 714 6.9

13,383 12,616 767 5.7

4,692 4,329

363 7.7

9,665 9,121

544 5.6

21,679 20,276 1,403 6.5

Muscogee Newton Oconee Oglethorpe Paulding

87,879 81,838 6,041 6.9

47,830 43,720 4,110 8.6

18,424 17,622 802 4.4

8,060 7,629

431 5.3

66,911 62,777 4,134 6.2

86,535 81,232 5,303 6.1

46,727 43,316 3,411 7.3

18,096 17,360 736 4.1

7,924 7,516

408 5.1

65,997 62,197 3,800 5.8

Peach Pickens Pierce Pike Polk

11,907 11,038 869 7.3

15,774 14,793

981 6.2

8,615 8,136

479 5.6

8,484 7,882 602 7.1

22,211 20,745 1,466 6.6

11,910 11,065

845 7.1

15,519 14,656

863 5.6

8,536 8,081

455 5.3

8,349 7,809

540 6.5

21,993 20,688 1,305 5.9

Pulaski Putnam Quitman Rabun Randolph

4,725 10,750
1,014 7,603 2,770

4,455 10,107
920 7,137 2,511

270 5.7 643 6.0
94 9.3 466 6.1 259 9.4

4,626 10,807
993 7,497 2,761

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

253 5.5 672 6.2
86 8.7 431 5.7 237 8.6

Revised July 2007

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

7,309 3,467 3,823 13,922 8,113

6,642 3,124 3,525 13,313 7,633

667 9.1 343 9.9 298 7.8 609 4.4 480 5.9

4,055 22,420 17,527 24,636
3,842

3,887 21,086 16,797 23,158
3,615

168 4.1 1,334 6.0
730 4.2 1,478 6.0
227 5.9

5,867 53,136 12,910 10,931
5,444

5,631 50,884 12,327 10,146
5,198

236 4.0 2,252 4.2
583 4.5 785 7.2 246 4.5

5,188 15,817
3,408 9,993 3,606

4,804 15,187
3,245 9,349 3,438

384 7.4 630 4.0 163 4.8 644 6.4 168 4.7

10,620 13,212
4,695 9,552 21,402

10,022 12,612
4,410 9,108 20,468

598 5.6 600 4.5 285 6.1 444 4.6 934 4.4

85,844 45,886 17,830
7,793 64,893

80,981 43,210 17,253
7,469 62,044

4,863 5.7 2,676 5.8
577 3.2 324 4.2 2,849 4.4

11,491 15,233
8,575 8,158 21,177

10,819 14,620
8,211 7,790 20,184

672 5.8 613 4.0 364 4.2 368 4.5 993 4.7

4,703 10,219
990 7,413 2,833

4,513 9,781
939 6,965 2,616

190 4.0 438 4.3
51 5.2 448 6.0 217 7.7

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Georgia Labor Force Estimates by County (not seasonally adjusted)

Richmond Rockdale Schley Screven Seminole

Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older

Preliminary July 2008

Revised June 2008

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

93,253 86,060 7,193 7.7

42,282 39,179 3,103 7.3

1,858 1,729

129 6.9

7,480 6,805 675 9.0

4,077 3,726

351 8.6

92,384 85,803 6,581 7.1

41,557 38,817 2,740 6.6

1,832 1,720

112 6.1

7,445 6,818 627 8.4

3,995 3,685 310 7.8

Spalding Stephens Stewart Sumter Talbot

30,280 27,549 2,731 9.0

14,049 13,098

951 6.8

2,374 2,174 200 8.4

14,769 13,605 1,164 7.9

3,255 3,011 244 7.5

29,730 27,294 2,436 8.2 13,922 13,080 842 6.0
2,330 2,162 168 7.2 14,639 13,529 1,110 7.6
3,177 2,974 203 6.4

Taliaferro Tattnall Taylor Telfair Terrell

876 9,088 3,333 5,325 4,688

803 8,480 3,060 4,768 4,347

73 8.3 608 6.7 273 8.2 557 10.5 341 7.3

858 9,015 3,323 5,628 4,590

792 8,430 3,073 5,070 4,302

66 7.7 585 6.5 250 7.5 558 9.9 288 6.3

Thomas Tift Toombs Towns Treutlen

23,116 21,704 1,412 6.1

18,862 17,472 1,390 7.4

14,063 13,039 1,024 7.3

6,219 5,868

351 5.6

2,791 2,530 261 9.4

22,885 21,619 1,266 5.5 18,817 17,531 1,286 6.8 13,903 12,932 971 7.0
6,075 5,741 334 5.5 2,785 2,531 254 9.1

Troup Turner Twiggs Union Upson

31,528 28,633 2,895 9.2

4,997 4,567 430 8.6

4,739 4,398 341 7.2

12,077 11,399

678 5.6

12,294 11,158 1,136 9.2

30,959 28,452 2,507 8.1 4,902 4,518 384 7.8 4,679 4,360 319 6.8 11,870 11,205 665 5.6
12,066 11,067 999 8.3

Walker Walton Ware Warren Washington

35,274 41,975 15,606
2,633 8,464

33,285 39,064 14,555
2,292 7,821

1,989 5.6 2,911 6.9 1,051 6.7
341 13.0 643 7.6

34,827 32,648 2,179 6.3

41,136 38,703 2,433 5.9

15,435 14,455 980 6.3

2,516 2,272 244 9.7

8,382 7,781

601 7.2

Wayne Webster Wheeler White Whitfield

12,595 11,657

938 7.4

1,283 1,207

76 5.9

2,934 2,719

215 7.3

13,571 12,843

728 5.4

47,985 44,500 3,485 7.3

12,531 11,627 904 7.2

1,266 1,202

64 5.1

2,983 2,759

224 7.5

13,315 12,643 672 5.0

47,362 44,277 3,085 6.5

Wilcox Wilkes Wilkinson Worth

3,300 4,527 4,547 10,662

3,009 4,138 4,241 9,980

291 8.8 389 8.6 306 6.7 682 6.4

3,270 4,536 4,530 10,560

3,012 4,128 4,239 9,878

258 7.9 408 9.0 291 6.4 682 6.5

Revised July 2007

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

90,526 84,491 6,035 6.7

40,855 38,722 2,133 5.2

1,856 1,741

115 6.2

7,296 6,891

405 5.6

4,046 3,819

227 5.6

28,894 27,227 1,667 5.8

13,563 12,890

673 5.0

2,299 2,142

157 6.8

14,910 13,699 1,211 8.1

3,130 2,926

204 6.5

877 9,252 3,298 5,275 4,670

802 8,771 3,108 4,510 4,338

75 8.6 481 5.2 190 5.8 765 14.5 332 7.1

23,226 22,232

994 4.3

19,593 18,537 1,056 5.4

13,919 13,177

742 5.3

6,294 6,052

242 3.8

2,738 2,539

199 7.3

30,894 28,999 1,895 6.1

4,957 4,642

315 6.4

4,618 4,359

259 5.6

11,476 11,020

456 4.0

12,025 11,270

755 6.3

34,045 32,774 1,271 3.7

40,434 38,608 1,826 4.5

15,470 14,687

783 5.1

2,495 2,273

222 8.9

8,438 7,932 506 6.0

12,189 11,492

697 5.7

1,246 1,191

55 4.4

3,031 2,803 228 7.5

13,190 12,678

512 3.9

46,852 44,696 2,156 4.6

3,342 4,608 4,652 10,509

3,115 4,287 4,395 9,960

227 6.8 321 7.0 257 5.5 549 5.2

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Georgia Unemployment Rates by County

July 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

Kerry Ingredients and Flavours has taken a business location in the SPA Business Park off U. S. Highway 80 in Savannah. This company is part of the Kerry Group based on the Emerald Isle and this facility is their first in the U. S., where they will need 100 employees to sterilize and package its food products. The facility will run 24 hours a day, five days a week, but will likely increase to seven days. Their product offerings usually consist of items that have a long shelf life such as packaged broths, soups, milks, and soy as well as nutritional beverages such as teas. The parent company, The Kerry Group, has annual sales of $7 billion and employs 22,000 people to offer more than 10,000 food and beverage products to customers worldwide.
A new employer in McDuffie County is building a 25,000 square foot facility on eight acres that will be a research and development center for medical equipment. With plans to open by the end of this year, Reliant Medical Services will soon be breaking ground in Mount Pleasant Industrial Park in Thomson. The company is based in Pompano Beach, Florida, and has international ties in the medical equipment field. The 50 employees needed to staff the new venture will be developing and testing new digital X-ray and MRI products that will enable the company to expand its offerings of diagnostic imaging equipment, both new and refurbished.
There is another medical firm opening a facility in Georgia, but this one is in Lowndes County. The 40 new employees it will hire will be concerned with the distribution of pharmaceuticals. Smith Drug Company, the largest privately owned employer in South Carolina, is spending $12 million on a new 108,000 square foot facility in Azalea West Industrial Park in Valdosta. Once complete the new complex will be a fully automated distribution center.

An existing Heard County employer whose client list includes Toyota, Honda, Hyundai, General Motors, Ford and Mercedes Benz will be adding 30,000 square feet to their facility in Franklin. JAC Products' Franklin Aluminum is expanding in order to accommodate three new incremental plastic injected molding machines and new assembly jobs. The new productions lines will boost the employment level by 50. The company is very pleased with the Franklin operation since it was responsible for a little over half of the $212 million total business volume generated in 2007.
Engineered Fabrics Corporation has announced plans for a double expansion. The Polk County employer will first construct a 57,000 square foot building then another one measuring 68,000 square feet, both of which will be located near their existing facility. The cost of both phases of the expansion will be $6.2 million and once fully operational will add 200 new jobs to the community.
Blue Bird Corporation in Fort Valley is expanding into the 334,000 square foot former Dan River Textile plant which is expected to create about 100 new jobs with potential for more. Once the improvements, which are scheduled to be completed in January 2009 to the former fabric mill, have been finished Blue Bird will operate it as its new fabrication facility. The structure has been vacant since 2003 when Dan River closed. Part of the building will be used to warehouse fabricated parts, bus bodies, and chassis parts. The renovated facility will also be recycling about 1,000 pounds of scrap metal each day. The school bus manufacturer is in the process of purchasing the building which local officials have had in mind since Dan River first closed. Blue Bird was purchased in 2006 by Cerberus Capital Management.

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Georgia Unemployment Insurance Claims by County

County

July Average Average Initial Weekly Duration Claims Benefit Weeks

County

July Average Average Initial Weekly Duration Claims Benefit Weeks

Georgia

59,165 ....... $262 ...... 11.5

Appling

174 ....... $228 ...... 10.6

Atkinson

168 ....... $217 ........ 7.9

Bacon

87 ....... $235 ........ 8.6

Baker

15 ....... $173 ...... 12.1

Baldwin

291 ....... $186 ...... 11.4

Banks

109 ....... $228 ........ 9.7

Barrow

398 ....... $251 ...... 12.3

Bartow

745 ....... $245 ...... 11.6

Ben Hill

348 ....... $205 ...... 10.7

Berrien

145 ....... $211 ........ 9.0

Bibb

773 ....... $194 ...... 13.9

Bleckley

78 ....... $202 ...... 11.4

Brantley

96 ....... $246 ...... 12.8

Brooks

97 ....... $201 ...... 13.2

Bryan

87 ....... $239 ...... 12.4

Bulloch

492 ....... $217 ...... 10.0

Burke

273 ....... $206 ...... 13.9

Butts

125 ....... $231 ...... 12.0

Calhoun

53 ....... $187 ...... 11.9

Camden

127 ....... $225 ...... 13.2

Candler

80 ....... $220 ........ 9.1

Carroll

1,121 ....... $230 ...... 11.5

Catoosa

345 ....... $237 ........ 7.8

Charlton

36 ....... $233 ...... 13.6

Chatham

974 ....... $212 ...... 13.6

Chattahoochee 20 ....... $213 ...... 13.9

Chattooga

105 ....... $234 ...... 13.7

Cherokee

645 ....... $264 ...... 12.9

Clarke

501 ....... $204 ...... 12.3

Clay

25 ....... $192 ...... 13.5

Clayton

1,470 ....... $233 ...... 14.4

Clinch

48 ....... $186 ...... 13.8

Cobb

2,310 ....... $256 ...... 14.6

Coffee

382 ....... $211 ........ 9.4

Colquitt

345 ....... $197 ...... 11.0

Columbia

321 ....... $245 ...... 12.0

Cook

110 ....... $200 ........ 9.3

Coweta

688 ....... $239 ...... 10.9

Crawford

66 ....... $233 ...... 10.8

Crisp

211 ....... $185 ...... 13.3

Dade

100 ....... $224 ........ 7.5

Dawson

104 ....... $248 ...... 13.0

Decatur

218 ....... $203 ...... 10.9

DeKalb

3,687 ....... $239 ...... 14.5

Dodge

171 ....... $188 ...... 10.8

Dooly

97 ....... $174 ...... 11.3

Dougherty

685 ....... $178 ...... 13.0

Douglas

580 ....... $251 ...... 14.3

Early

89 ....... $171 ...... 12.6

Echols

16 ....... $223 ...... 10.0

Effingham

158 ....... $245 ...... 12.9

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

484 ....... $228 ........ 9.1 302 ....... $192 ...... 10.8
80 ....... $226 ...... 11.6 215 ....... $217 ...... 10.2 260 ....... $255 ...... 14.0 931 ....... $230 ........ 9.8 405 ....... $273 ...... 13.9 275 ....... $225 ........ 9.9 4,043 ....... $231 ...... 14.7 172 ....... $237 ........ 9.8
24 ....... $214 ........ 8.9 263 ....... $225 ...... 12.2 806 ....... $244 ........ 9.2 193 ....... $196 ...... 10.0 179 ....... $203 ...... 10.9 3,031 ....... $261 ...... 14.2 551 ....... $223 ........ 6.6 815 ....... $240 ...... 10.8 158 ....... $199 ...... 10.4 319 ....... $229 ...... 10.2 189 ....... $240 ...... 11.1 393 ....... $209 ...... 10.6
98 ....... $236 ........ 9.0 720 ....... $247 ...... 14.0 390 ....... $211 ...... 12.4 149 ....... $211 ...... 12.1 316 ....... $252 ...... 11.1 119 ....... $227 ...... 11.9 161 ....... $216 ........ 8.7 240 ....... $171 ...... 13.2 119 ....... $213 ...... 13.4 110 ....... $199 ...... 11.2
86 ....... $233 ...... 13.8 198 ....... $205 ........ 9.7
59 ....... $193 ........ 8.9 493 ....... $194 ...... 11.2 131 ....... $235 ...... 12.0 169 ....... $202 ...... 13.3
63 ....... $225 ...... 10.3 43 ....... $203 ...... 14.2 674 ....... $206 ...... 11.6 348 ....... $244 ........ 9.2 95 ....... $185 ........ 8.6 214 ....... $225 ........ 9.8 72 ....... $220 ........ 9.4 597 ....... $191 ...... 10.1 38 ....... $216 ...... 11.0 428 ....... $224 ........ 9.9 42 ....... $188 ........ 9.7 114 ....... $183 ...... 14.3 160 ....... $226 ...... 11.6 126 ....... $224 ...... 10.0 102 ....... $239 ...... 11.3 693 ....... $234 ........ 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

July 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

933 ....... $199 ...... 12.0 713 ....... $240 ...... 13.1
78 ....... $248 ...... 12.0 132 ....... $215 ...... 11.1 520 ....... $260 ...... 13.9 116 ....... $186 ...... 10.6 170 ....... $249 ...... 11.2
80 ....... $219 ...... 10.4 148 ....... $229 ...... 10.6 391 ....... $236 ........ 8.8
45 ....... $201 ...... 10.2 279 ....... $217 ........ 9.7
8 ....... $246 ........ 9.7 72 ....... $220 ...... 10.5 139 ....... $199 ........ 9.7 987 ....... $203 ...... 13.6 463 ....... $249 ...... 14.0 27 ....... $204 ...... 10.2 523 ....... $219 ........ 8.3 55 ....... $205 ...... 11.6 754 ....... $213 ...... 11.6 369 ....... $209 ...... 10.0 48 ....... $224 ...... 11.5 296 ....... $182 ...... 12.9 66 ....... $209 ...... 11.8 32 ....... $180 ...... 12.1 89 ....... $238 ...... 11.3 59 ....... $213 ........ 9.3 107 ....... $185 ........ 9.9 70 ....... $208 ...... 15.0 167 ....... $203 ...... 13.2 309 ....... $207 ...... 11.6 324 ....... $203 ...... 10.5 64 ....... $225 ...... 14.0 59 ....... $221 ........ 8.9 1,091 ....... $226 ...... 10.3 157 ....... $171 ...... 11.3 60 ....... $187 ...... 13.3 121 ....... $220 ...... 12.9 203 ....... $206 ...... 12.6 581 ....... $227 ........ 6.9 435 ....... $250 ...... 13.4 226 ....... $193 ........ 9.9 237 ....... $182 ........ 8.3 116 ....... $206 ...... 12.5 169 ....... $213 ...... 12.7 14 ....... $193 ........ 9.6 39 ....... $190 ...... 10.6 276 ....... $224 ........ 8.1 1,922 ....... $241 ........ 6.1 66 ....... $198 ...... 12.6 200 ....... $217 ...... 10.5 49 ....... $174 ...... 12.2 125 ....... $188 ...... 11.8

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