Dimensions: measuring Georgia's workforce, Vol. 35, no. 4 (Apr. 2009)

April 2009 Data
April 2009 Employment Situation
In April, nonfarm payroll employment in Georgia decreased by 3,500 jobs (-0.1 percent). Three out of the four months in 2009 have now logged job losses. Over the year, from April 2008 to April 2009, the state has lost 197,100 jobs, which is a 4.8 percent decrease in total employment.
Georgia's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate inched up from 9.2 percent in March to 9.3 percent in April. Over this same span, Georgia's civilian labor force increased by 8,107 (531 employed and 7,576 unemployed persons) as it rose from 4,783,304 to 4,791,411. The unemployment rate in April 2008 was 5.8 percent and there were 4,838,992 persons in the labor force.
Though there was a net loss of jobs this month, several employment sectors experienced employment growth from March to April. Leisure and Hospitality, Education and Health Services, and Other Services added workers in April. The Leisure and Hospitality sector grew by 9,800 jobs (+2.6 percent) over the month. The Accommodation and Food Services industry accounted for 6,600 of these jobs and the other 3,200 were realized in the Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation industry where amusement and recreation centers have begun to add workers for the summer months. Educational and Health positions were up 3,100 (+0.7 percent) in April as employment in the Educational Services industry held steady over the month and thus the additional 3,100 jobs gained in the Health Care and Social Assistance industry explained the growth in the overall sector. Other Services grew by 400 (+0.3 percent) in April with Repair and Maintenance jobs increasing by 700 while Personal and Laundry Services lost 100 workers and Religious, Grantmaking, and Civic Organizations lost 200 jobs.
Large job losses in April were endured in the Manufacturing, Retail, and Professional and Business Services sectors across Georgia. Manufacturing jobs declined by 1.5 percent, a loss of 5,400 workers in April. Durable Goods manufacturing payrolls dropped by 2,800 and Non-durable Goods manufacturing lost 2,600 payroll employees. Retail Trade jobs dropped by 0.7 percent, a loss of 3,000 workers, over the month as general merchandising stores cut back on workers. In April, Professional and Business Services employment declined by 0.6 percent, a loss of 2,900 workers after losing a revised 100 workers in March.

Volume XXXV, Number 4 Georgia Employment
(In Millions)
4.14 4.15 4.12 4.08 4.11 4.08 4.09 4.07 4.03 3.96 3.94 3.94 3.94

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

2008

2009

Georgia Unemployment Rate
(Seasonally Adjusted)

9.2% 9.2% 9.3% 8.5%

5.8%

5.9%

6.1%

6.2%

6.4%

6.6%

6.9%

7.1%

7.5%

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

2008

2009

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

APR 2009 MAR 2009 APR 2008

from MAR 2009 Net %

from APR 2008 Net %

Total Nonfarm

3,939.9

3,943.4

4,137.0

-3.5 -0.1

-197.1 -4.8

Total Private

3,242.3

3,243.4

3,438.3

-1.1 0.0

-196.0 -5.7

Goods Producing

550.6

557.9

634.1

-7.3 -1.3

-83.5 -13.2

Service-Providing

3,389.3

3,385.5

3,502.9

3.8 0.1

-113.6 -3.2

Private Service-Providing

2,691.7

2,685.5

2,804.2

6.2 0.2

-112.5 -4.0

Mining and Logging

9.8

9.8

10.4

0.0 0.0

-0.6 -5.8

Construction

175.7

177.6

208.7

-1.9 -1.1

-33.0 -15.8

Construction of Buildings

39.3

39.0

45.6

0.3 0.8

-6.3 -13.8

Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction

26.9

26.9

31.4

0.0 0.0

-4.5 -14.3

Specialty Trade Contractors

109.5

111.7

131.7

-2.2 -2.0

-22.2 -16.9

Manufacturing

365.1

370.5

415.0

-5.4 -1.5

-49.9 -12.0

Durable Goods

161.7

164.5

193.5

-2.8 -1.7

-31.8 -16.4

Computer, Electrical Equip and Appliance Mfg

26.5

26.5

27.5

0.0 0.0

-1.0 -3.6

Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

39.6

39.8

41.7

-0.2 -0.5

-2.1 -5.0

Non-Durable Goods

203.4

206.0

221.5

-2.6 -1.3

-18.1 -8.2

Food Manufacturing

66.2

66.4

67.1

-0.2 -0.3

-0.9 -1.3

Textile Mills

21.4

22.1

23.9

-0.7 -3.2

-2.5 -10.5

Textile Product Mills

32.0

32.1

36.1

-0.1 -0.3

-4.1 -11.4

Trade, Transportation and Utilities

831.3

835.9

876.4

-4.6 -0.6

-45.1 -5.2

Wholesale Trade

206.8

208.0

219.1

-1.2 -0.6

-12.3 -5.6

Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods

101.8

102.7

112.0

-0.9 -0.9

-10.2 -9.1

Merchant Wholesalers, Non-durable Goods

59.9

60.2

62.9

-0.3 -0.5

-3.0 -4.8

Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers

45.1

45.1

44.2

0.0 0.0

0.9 2.0

Retail Trade

444.7

447.7

466.6

-3.0 -0.7

-21.9 -4.7

Food and Beverage Stores

80.4

80.3

80.7

0.1 0.1

-0.3 -0.4

General Merchandise Stores

97.6

100.5

99.6

-2.9 -2.9

-2.0 -2.0

Miscellaneous Store Retailers

19.9

19.8

22.5

0.1 0.5

-2.6 -11.6

Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities

179.8

180.2

190.7

-0.4 -0.2

-10.9 -5.7

Utilities

20.0

20.2

20.5

-0.2 -1.0

-0.5 -2.4

Transportation and Warehousing

159.8

160.0

170.2

-0.2 -0.1

-10.4 -6.1

Air Transportation

38.5

38.6

39.8

-0.1 -0.3

-1.3 -3.3

Truck Transportation

45.9

45.9

48.4

0.0 0.0

-2.5 -5.2

Couriers and Messengers

18.8

18.9

19.9

-0.1 -0.5

-1.1 -5.5

Warehousing and Storage

26.4

26.7

28.2

-0.3 -1.1

-1.8 -6.4

Information

104.1

103.9

109.4

0.2 0.2

-5.3 -4.8

Telecommunications

51.9

51.8

52.9

0.1 0.2

-1.0 -1.9

Wired Telecommunications Carriers

27.6

27.8

29.0

-0.2 -0.7

-1.4 -4.8

Wireless Telecommunications Carriers

12.3

12.2

11.6

0.1 0.8

0.7 6.0

Internet Service Providers, Search Portals, and DP

6.7

6.8

7.5

-0.1 -1.5

-0.8 -10.7

Financial Activities

215.3

215.1

226.3

0.2 0.1

-11.0 -4.9

Finance and Insurance

156.1

155.8

163.3

0.3 0.2

-7.2 -4.4

Insurance Carriers and Related Activities

68.6

68.3

67.8

0.3 0.4

0.8 1.2

Real Estate, Rental and Leasing

59.2

59.3

63.0

-0.1 -0.2

-3.8 -6.0

Professional and Business Services

518.3

521.2

566.2

-2.9 -0.6

-47.9 -8.5

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

217.2

220.3

230.7

-3.1 -1.4

-13.5 -5.9

Accounting, Tax Preparation and Bookkeeping

34.7

36.2

37.2

-1.5 -4.1

-2.5 -6.7

Architectural, Engineering and Related Services

37.0

37.5

41.3

-0.5 -1.3

-4.3 -10.4

Computer Systems Design and Related Services

46.6

46.3

49.1

0.3 0.7

-2.5 -5.1

Management and Technical Consulting Services

34.5

34.4

32.9

0.1 0.3

1.6 4.9

Management of Companies and Enterprises

53.7

54.5

54.4

-0.8 -1.5

-0.7 -1.3

Admin and Support, Waste Mngmnt and Remediation

247.4

246.4

281.1

1.0 0.4

-33.7 -12.0

Employment Services

106.8

105.0

134.1

1.8 1.7

-27.3 -20.4

Educational and Health Services

478.7

475.6

464.5

3.1 0.7

14.2 3.1

Educational Services

92.7

92.7

85.2

0.0 0.0

7.5 8.8

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools

56.6

56.7

52.6

-0.1 -0.2

4.0 7.6

Health Care and Social Assistance

386.0

382.9

379.3

3.1 0.8

6.7 1.8

Ambulatory Health Care Services

145.7

144.2

144.2

1.5 1.0

1.5 1.0

Hospitals

125.8

125.0

122.8

0.8 0.6

3.0 2.4

Nursing and Residential Care Facilities

54.9

54.8

54.5

0.1 0.2

0.4 0.7

Social Assistance

59.6

58.9

57.8

0.7 1.2

1.8 3.1

Leisure and Hospitality

388.5

378.7

400.2

9.8 2.6

-11.7 -2.9

Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation

44.0

40.8

41.6

3.2 7.8

2.4 5.8

Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation

32.7

30.0

30.4

2.7 9.0

2.3 7.6

Accommodation and Food Services

344.5

337.9

358.6

6.6 2.0

-14.1 -3.9

Accommodation

41.2

40.1

43.6

1.1 2.7

-2.4 -5.5

Food Services and Drinking Places

303.3

297.8

315.0

5.5 1.9

-11.7 -3.7

Other Services

155.5

155.1

161.2

0.4 0.3

-5.7 -3.5

Repair and Maintenance

35.1

34.4

36.9

0.7 2.0

-1.8 -4.9

Personal and Laundry Services

32.2

32.3

35.1

-0.1 -0.3

-2.9 -8.3

Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional and Similar

88.2

88.4

89.2

-0.2 -0.2

-1.0 -1.1

Government

697.6

700.0

698.7

-2.4 -0.3

-1.1 -0.2

Federal Government

101.9

100.7

98.7

1.2 1.2

3.2 3.2

Department of Defense

38.3

38.1

36.9

0.2 0.5

1.4 3.8

State Government

160.6

162.6

165.4

-2.0 -1.2

-4.8 -2.9

State Government Education

82.4

83.0

78.9

-0.6 -0.7

3.5 4.4

Local Government

435.1

436.7

434.6

-1.6 -0.4

0.5 0.1

Local Government Education

268.5

270.4

267.9

-1.9 -0.7

0.6 0.2

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

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 2008 benchmark.

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Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis

ATLANTA MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s)

Preliminary

Revised

Revised

APR 2009 MAR 2009 APR 2008

Change in Jobs

from MAR 2009

Net

%

Change in Jobs from APR 2008
Net %

Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing Private Service-Providing
Mining and Logging 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

2,322.1 1,979.5
259.4 2,062.7 1,720.1
1.4 107.1
24.7 66.2 150.9 75.6 14.6 75.3 24.1 522.7 148.5 74.0 40.3 34.2 251.3 48.2 50.7 13.1 122.9 11.8 111.1 37.7 28.3 16.1 80.3 37.9 22.2 10.4
6.2 147.8 104.6
45.8 43.2 376.1 166.5 23.5 27.8 38.6 30.0 41.8 167.8 72.9 265.6 59.3 206.3 80.7 65.6 36.0 230.9 29.4 201.5 23.5 178.0 96.7 20.7 23.5 342.6 49.8 68.7 224.1

2,323.8 1,981.1
263.2 2,060.6 1,717.9
1.4 108.8
24.5 68.7 153.0 76.1 14.5 76.9 24.2 526.1 150.6 75.9 40.5 34.2 252.3 47.9 52.5 13.3 123.2 11.8 111.4 37.7 28.1 16.1 80.7 38.2 22.5 10.4
6.3 148.3 104.8
46.1 43.5 379.6 169.9 24.9 27.9 38.6 30.1 42.4 167.3 72.7 262.2 59.2 203.0 79.5 65.4 35.9 224.7 27.1 197.6 23.1 174.5 96.3 20.6 23.0 342.7 48.5 68.9 225.3

2,445.7 2,104.4
302.3 2,143.4 1,802.1
1.7 130.4
28.3 83.3 170.2 87.6 15.7 82.6 24.7 554.4 159.7 83.4 41.7 34.6 265.7 48.6 52.8 14.4 129.0 11.3 117.7 38.5 28.9 15.9 84.0 38.2 23.2
9.7 7.0 157.0 111.6 45.9 45.4 412.4 178.7 25.0 30.9 39.9 28.9 41.2 192.5 90.3 259.9 57.1 202.8 79.6 64.5 34.7 236.4 27.7 208.7 24.2 184.5 98.0 21.5 23.4 341.3 48.0 68.9 224.4

-1.7 -0.1 -1.6 -0.1 -3.8 -1.4 2.1 0.1 2.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 -1.7 -1.6 0.2 0.8 -2.5 -3.6 -2.1 -1.4 -0.5 -0.7 0.1 0.7 -1.6 -2.1 -0.1 -0.4 -3.4 -0.7 -2.1 -1.4 -1.9 -2.5 -0.2 -0.5 0.0 0.0 -1.0 -0.4 0.3 0.6 -1.8 -3.4 -0.2 -1.5 -0.3 -0.2 0.0 0.0 -0.3 -0.3 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.7 0.0 0.0 -0.4 -0.5 -0.3 -0.8 -0.3 -1.3 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -1.6 -0.5 -0.3 -0.2 -0.2 -0.3 -0.7 -0.3 -0.7 -3.5 -0.9 -3.4 -2.0 -1.4 -5.6 -0.1 -0.4 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.3 -0.6 -1.4 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.3 3.4 1.3 0.1 0.2 3.3 1.6 1.2 1.5 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.3 6.2 2.8 2.3 8.5 3.9 2.0 0.4 1.7 3.5 2.0 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.5 0.5 2.2 -0.1 0.0 1.3 2.7 -0.2 -0.3 -1.2 -0.5

-123.6 -5.1 -124.9 -5.9
-42.9 -14.2 -80.7 -3.8 -82.0 -4.6
-0.3 -17.7 -23.3 -17.9
-3.6 -12.7 -17.1 -20.5 -19.3 -11.3 -12.0 -13.7
-1.1 -7.0 -7.3 -8.8 -0.6 -2.4 -31.7 -5.7 -11.2 -7.0 -9.4 -11.3 -1.4 -3.4 -0.4 -1.2 -14.4 -5.4 -0.4 -0.8 -2.1 -4.0 -1.3 -9.0 -6.1 -4.7 0.5 4.4 -6.6 -5.6 -0.8 -2.1 -0.6 -2.1 0.2 1.3 -3.7 -4.4 -0.3 -0.8 -1.0 -4.3 0.7 7.2 -0.8 -11.4 -9.2 -5.9 -7.0 -6.3 -0.1 -0.2 -2.2 -4.9 -36.3 -8.8 -12.2 -6.8 -1.5 -6.0 -3.1 -10.0 -1.3 -3.3 1.1 3.8 0.6 1.5 -24.7 -12.8 -17.4 -19.3 5.7 2.2 2.2 3.9 3.5 1.7 1.1 1.4 1.1 1.7 1.3 3.8 -5.5 -2.3 1.7 6.1 -7.2 -3.5 -0.7 -2.9 -6.5 -3.5 -1.3 -1.3 -0.8 -3.7 0.1 0.4 1.3 0.4 1.8 3.8 -0.2 -0.3 -0.3 -0.1

Note: These preliminary estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers
in the Atlanta Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Barrow, Bartow, Butts, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, Dawson, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Haralson, Heard, Henry, Jasper, Lamar, Meriwether, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, Pike, Rockdale, Spalding and Walton counties. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2008 benchmark.
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis
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ALBANY MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s)

Preliminary

Revised

Revised

APR 2009 MAR 2009 APR 2008

Change in Jobs from MAR 2009
Net %

Change in Jobs

from APR 2008

Net

%

Total Nonfarm Total Private

62.5

62.3

64.5

48.9

48.6

50.7

0.2 0.3 0.3 0.6

-2.0 -3.1 -1.8 -3.6

Goods Producing Service-Providing Private Service-Providing

9.3

9.4

10.1

-0.1 -1.1

53.2

52.9

54.4

0.3 0.6

39.6

39.2

40.6

0.4 1.0

-0.8 -7.9 -1.2 -2.2 -1.0 -2.5

Manufacturing Trade, Transportation and Utilities Retail Trade

6.2

6.2

6.5

0.0 0.0

13.1

12.8

13.0

0.3 2.3

7.4

7.5

7.9

-0.1 -1.3

-0.3 -4.6 0.1 0.8 -0.5 -6.3

Government Federal Government State Government

13.6

13.7

13.8

-0.1 -0.7

3.4

3.4

3.1

0.0 0.0

2.9

2.9

3.0

0.0 0.0

-0.2 -1.5 0.3 9.7 -0.1 -3.3

Local Government

7.3

7.4

7.7

-0.1 -1.4

-0.4 -5.2

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 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 2008 benchmark.

ATHENS - CLARKE MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s)

Preliminary

Revised

Revised

APR 2009 MAR 2009 APR 2008

Change in Jobs

from MAR 2009

Net

%

Change in Jobs from APR 2008
Net %

Total Nonfarm

84.7

83.8

85.5

0.9 1.1

-0.8 -0.9

Total Private

60.0

59.7

62.0

0.3 0.5

-2.0 -3.2

Goods Producing

11.2

11.3

12.3

-0.1 -0.9

-1.1 -8.9

Service-Providing

73.5

72.5

73.2

1.0 1.4

0.3 0.4

Private Service-Providing

48.8

48.4

49.7

0.4 0.8

-0.9 -1.8

Trade, Transportation and Utilities

12.9

13.0

13.6

-0.1 -0.8

-0.7 -5.2

Retail Trade

9.3

9.4

9.5

-0.1 -1.1

-0.2 -2.1

Professional and Business Services

6.4

6.5

7.0

-0.1 -1.5

-0.6 -8.6

Leisure and Hospitality

8.5

8.4

9.0

0.1 1.2

-0.5 -5.6

Government

24.7

24.1

23.5

0.6 2.5

1.2 5.1

Federal Government

1.7

1.6

1.6

0.1 6.3

0.1 6.3

State Government

14.8

14.4

14.3

0.4 2.8

0.5 3.5

Local Government

8.2

8.1

7.6

0.1 1.2

0.6 7.9

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

Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis

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AUGUSTA-RICHMOND MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s)

Preliminary Revised Revised APR 2009 MAR 2009 APR 2008

Change in Jobs from MAR 2009
Net %

Change in Jobs from APR 2008
Net %

Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing Private Service-Providing Mining, Logging, 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

213.7 170.7
32.3 181.4 138.4
11.2 21.1 36.5
4.9 24.8
6.8 3.3 7.7 31.2 29.0 21.7 9.0 43.0 7.8 13.3 21.9

212.4 169.3
32.5 179.9 136.8
11.2 21.3 37.1
4.9 25.4
6.8 3.3 7.7 30.1 29.0 20.7 8.9 43.1 7.7 13.4 22.0

218.9 175.3
35.8 183.1 139.5
12.9 22.9 37.2
5.1 25.3
6.8 3.5 7.8 31.7 28.2 22.0 9.1 43.6 7.6 13.5 22.5

1.3 0.6 1.4 0.8 -0.2 -0.6 1.5 0.8 1.6 1.2 0.0 0.0 -0.2 -0.9 -0.6 -1.6 0.0 0.0 -0.6 -2.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.1 3.7 0.0 0.0 1.0 4.8 0.1 1.1 -0.1 -0.2 0.1 1.3 -0.1 -0.8 -0.1 -0.5

-5.2 -2.4 -4.6 -2.6 -3.5 -9.8 -1.7 -0.9 -1.1 -0.8 -1.7 -13.2 -1.8 -7.9 -0.7 -1.9 -0.2 -3.9 -0.5 -2.0 0.0 0.0 -0.2 -5.7 -0.1 -1.3 -0.5 -1.6 0.8 2.8 -0.3 -1.4 -0.1 -1.1 -0.6 -1.4 0.2 2.6 -0.2 -1.5 -0.6 -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
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 2008 benchmark.

COLUMBUS MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s)

Preliminary Revised Revised APR 2009 MAR 2009 APR 2008

Change in Jobs from MAR 2009
Net %

Change in Jobs from APR 2008
Net %

Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing

120.2 96.7 14.9

120.2 96.7 15.0

122.3 99.3 16.6

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.7

-2.1 -1.7 -2.6 -2.6 -1.7 -10.2

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

105.3 81.8 18.0

105.2 81.7 18.2

105.7 82.7 19.0

0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 -0.2 -1.1

-0.4 -0.4 -0.9 -1.1 -1.0 -5.3

Retail Trade Information Financial Activities

13.0

13.0

13.8

5.9

5.9

5.9

9.1

9.1

9.2

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

-0.8 -5.8 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -1.1

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

7.3

7.3

7.4

4.9

4.9

4.9

13.1

13.1

14.7

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

-0.1 -1.4 0.0 0.0 -1.6 -10.9

Leisure and Hospitality Government
Federal Government

13.3

13.1

13.8

23.5

23.5

23.0

5.9

5.8

5.4

0.2 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.7

-0.5 -3.6 0.5 2.2 0.5 9.3

State Government Local Government

4.0

4.0

4.1

0.0 0.0

13.6

13.7

13.5

-0.1 -0.7

-0.1 -2.4 0.1 0.7

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

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DALTON MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s)

Preliminary Revised

Revised

APR 2009 MAR 2009 APR 2008

Change in Jobs from MAR 2009
Net %

Change in Jobs from APR 2008
Net %

Total Nonfarm

68.0

69.1

75.3

-1.1 -1.6

-7.3 -9.7

Total Private

60.9

62.0

67.6

-1.1 -1.8

-6.7 -9.9

Goods Producing Service-Providing

25.3

25.5

42.7

43.6

29.2

-0.2 -0.8

46.1

-0.9 -2.1

-3.9 -13.4 -3.4 -7.4

Private Service-Providing

35.6

36.5

38.4

-0.9 -2.5

-2.8 -7.3

Manufacturing Textile Mills

24.6

24.8

2.8

2.9

27.6

-0.2 -0.8

3.1

-0.1 -3.5

-3.0 -10.9 -0.3 -9.7

Textile Product Mills

17.4

17.4

18.8

0.0 0.0

-1.4 -7.5

Trade, Transportation and Utilities Retail Trade

15.1

15.1

7.3

7.4

15.8

0.0 0.0

7.6

-0.1 -1.4

-0.7 -4.4 -0.3 -4.0

Transportation, Warehouse, and Utilities

3.5

3.5

3.6

0.0 0.0

-0.1 -2.8

Professional and Business Services Government

8.4

8.4

7.1

7.1

9.4

0.0 0.0

-1.0 -10.6

7.7

0.0 0.0

-0.6 -7.8

Federal Government

0.3

0.3

0.3

0.0 0.0

0.0 0.0

State Government Local Government

1.2

1.2

5.6

5.6

1.2

0.0 0.0

0.0 0.0

6.2

0.0 0.0

-0.6 -9.7

Note: These preliminary estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers
in the Dalton Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Murray and Whitfield counties. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2008 benchmark.

Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis

GAINESVILLE MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s)

Preliminary Revised

Revised

APR 2009 MAR 2009 APR 2008

Change in Jobs from MAR 2009
Net %

Change in Jobs from APR 2008
Net %

Total Nonfarm

74.9

75.7

78.8

-0.8 -1.1

-3.9 -5.0

Total Private

63.8

64.6

68.1

-0.8 -1.2

-4.3 -6.3

Goods Producing Service-Providing

19.9

20.1

55.0

55.6

21.7

-0.2 -1.0

57.1

-0.6 -1.1

-1.8 -8.3 -2.1 -3.7

Private Service-Providing

43.9

44.5

46.4

-0.6 -1.4

-2.5 -5.4

Trade, Transportation and Utilities Retail Trade

14.0

14.2

7.8

7.8

14.7

-0.2 -1.4

7.8

0.0 0.0

-0.7 -4.8 0.0 0.0

Government

11.1

11.1

10.7

0.0 0.0

0.4 3.7

Federal Government State Government

0.6

0.5

2.8

2.9

0.5

0.1 20.0

2.7

-0.1 -3.5

0.1 20.0 0.1 3.7

Local Government

7.7

7.7

7.5

0.0 0.0

0.2 2.7

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

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MACON MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s)

Preliminary Revised

Revised

APR 2009 MAR 2009 APR 2008

Change in Jobs from MAR 2009
Net %

Change in Jobs from APR 2008
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

98.5

98.1

103.0

83.4

83.2

87.9

10.6

10.7

11.8

87.9

87.4

91.2

72.8

72.5

76.1

20.0

20.2

20.9

11.8

11.9

12.2

4.2

4.3

4.6

8.5

8.5

8.4

11.8

11.8

12.6

19.7

19.6

19.0

8.5

8.3

9.3

15.1

14.9

15.1

1.5

1.3

1.3

3.4

3.4

3.4

10.2

10.2

10.4

0.4 0.4 0.2 0.2 -0.1 -0.9 0.5 0.6 0.3 0.4 -0.2 -1.0 -0.1 -0.8 -0.1 -2.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.5 0.2 2.4 0.2 1.3 0.2 15.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

-4.5 -4.4 -4.5 -5.1 -1.2 -10.2 -3.3 -3.6 -3.3 -4.3 -0.9 -4.3 -0.4 -3.3 -0.4 -8.7 0.1 1.2 -0.8 -6.4 0.7 3.7 -0.8 -8.6 0.0 0.0 0.2 15.4 0.0 0.0 -0.2 -1.9

Note: These preliminary estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers
in the Macon Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Bibb, Crawford, Jones, Monroe and Twiggs counties. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel
of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2008 benchmark.

SAVANNAH MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s)

Preliminary Revised

Revised

APR 2009 MAR 2009 APR 2008

Change in Jobs from MAR 2009
Net %

Change in Jobs

from APR 2008

Net

%

Total Nonfarm

156.7

156.9

160.5

-0.2 -0.1

-3.8 -2.4

Total Private

133.1

133.4

137.5

-0.3 -0.2

-4.4 -3.2

Goods Producing Service-Providing

22.1 134.6

22.2 134.7

23.9 136.6

-0.1 -0.5 -0.1 -0.1

-1.8 -7.5 -2.0 -1.5

Private Service-Providing

111.0

111.2

113.6

-0.2 -0.2

-2.6 -2.3

Mining, Logging, and Construction Manufacturing

7.9

8.0

9.1

-0.1 -1.3

14.2

14.2

14.8

0.0 0.0

-1.2 -13.2 -0.6 -4.1

Trade, Transportation and Utilities

35.3

35.8

36.0

-0.5 -1.4

-0.7 -1.9

Wholesale Trade Retail Trade

6.2

6.2

6.8

0.0 0.0

17.6

18.1

18.4

-0.5 -2.8

-0.6 -8.8 -0.8 -4.4

Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities

11.5

11.5

10.8

0.0 0.0

0.7 6.5

Information Financial Activities

1.9

1.9

5.9

5.9

1.9

0.0 0.0

0.0 0.0

6.1

0.0 0.0

-0.2 -3.3

Professional and Business Services

17.2

17.3

18.8

-0.1 -0.6

-1.6 -8.5

Educational and Health Services Leisure and Hospitality

22.6

22.6

22.1

20.5

20.1

21.0

0.0 0.0 0.4 2.0

0.5 2.3 -0.5 -2.4

Other Services

7.6

7.6

7.7

0.0 0.0

-0.1 -1.3

Government Federal Government

23.6

23.5

23.0

3.1

3.0

2.9

0.1 0.4 0.1 3.3

0.6 2.6 0.2 6.9

State Government

5.2

5.3

5.3

-0.1 -1.9

-0.1 -1.9

Local Government

15.3

15.2

14.8

0.1 0.7

0.5 3.4

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 2008 benchmark.

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VALDOSTA MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s)

Preliminary Revised

Revised

APR 2009 MAR 2009 APR 2008

Change in Jobs from MAR 2009
Net %

Change in Jobs

from APR 2008

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

56.1

55.7

57.2

0.4 0.7

42.5

42.1

44.0

0.4 1.0

7.8

7.9

8.8

-0.1 -1.3

48.3

47.8

48.4

0.5 1.1

34.7

34.2

35.2

0.5 1.5

11.8

11.8

12.4

0.0 0.0

7.8

7.9

8.4

-0.1 -1.3

13.6

13.6

13.2

0.0 0.0

0.8

0.8

0.8

0.0 0.0

4.7

4.7

4.5

0.0 0.0

8.1

8.1

7.9

0.0 0.0

-1.1 -1.9 -1.5 -3.4 -1.0 -11.4 -0.1 -0.2 -0.5 -1.4 -0.6 -4.8 -0.6 -7.1 0.4 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 4.4 0.2 2.5

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

Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis

WARNER ROBINS MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s)

Preliminary Revised

Revised

APR 2009 MAR 2009 APR 2008

Change in Jobs from MAR 2009
Net %

Change in Jobs

from APR 2008

Net

%

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

57.6

57.5

58.6

0.1 0.2

34.2

34.0

35.4

0.2 0.6

6.2

6.2

6.9

0.0 0.0

51.4

51.3

51.7

0.1 0.2

28.0

27.8

28.5

0.2 0.7

7.9

7.9

7.9

0.0 0.0

6.0

6.1

6.3

-0.1 -1.6

23.4

23.5

23.2

-0.1 -0.4

14.3

14.4

14.2

-0.1 -0.7

1.0

1.0

1.1

0.0 0.0

8.1

8.1

7.9

0.0 0.0

-1.0 -1.7 -1.2 -3.4 -0.7 -10.1 -0.3 -0.6 -0.5 -1.8 0.0 0.0 -0.3 -4.8 0.2 0.9 0.1 0.7 -0.1 -9.1 0.2 2.5

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

Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis

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Georgia Hours and Earnings

Experimental All Employee

Average Weekly Earnings
Preliminary APR 2009

Revised MAR 2009

Revised APR 2008

Total Private ............................................................................................ $723.78 ........................ $748.33 ................... $718.00 Goods Producing ................................................................................... $747.40 ........................ $753.75 ................... $732.73 Private Service Providing ....................................................................... $719.70 ........................ $747.01 ................... $715.52 Construction ........................................................................................... $732.65 ........................ $764.20 ................... $715.64 Manufacturing ......................................................................................... $742.88 ........................ $727.35 ................... $738.94 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities ........................................................ $692.52 ........................ $713.15 ................... $689.37 Financial Activities .................................................................................. $889.70 ........................ $944.46 ................... $882.50 Professional and Business Services ...................................................... $915.52 ........................ $950.60 ................... $894.59 Educational and Health Services ........................................................... $788.54 ........................ $784.81 ................... $750.99 Leisure and Hospitality ........................................................................... $318.38 ........................ $330.31 ................... $342.33 Other Services ........................................................................................ $529.01 ........................ $540.92 ................... $480.68

Average Weekly Hours

Preliminary APR 2009

Revised MAR 2009

Revised APR 2008

Total Private .................................................................................................. 34.4 .............................. 35.1 ......................... 35.3 Goods Producing ......................................................................................... 37.0 .............................. 37.5 ......................... 39.5 Private Service Providing ............................................................................. 33.9 .............................. 34.6 ......................... 34.4 Construction ................................................................................................. 35.6 .............................. 36.9 ......................... 38.6 Manufacturing ............................................................................................... 37.5 .............................. 37.3 ......................... 39.6 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities .............................................................. 34.8 .............................. 35.2 ......................... 35.7 Financial Activities ........................................................................................ 35.0 .............................. 36.2 ......................... 35.3 Professional and Business Services ............................................................ 34.6 .............................. 35.0 ......................... 34.5 Educational and Health Services ................................................................. 35.6 .............................. 36.1 ......................... 37.4 Leisure and Hospitality ................................................................................. 28.2 .............................. 29.0 ......................... 27.9 Other Services .............................................................................................. 31.1 .............................. 31.8 ......................... 32.5

Average Hourly Earnings
Preliminary APR 2009

Revised MAR 2009

Revised APR 2008

Total Private .............................................................................................. $21.04 .......................... $21.32 ..................... $20.34 Goods Producing ..................................................................................... $20.20 .......................... $20.10 ..................... $18.55 Private Service Providing ......................................................................... $21.23 .......................... $21.59 ..................... $20.80 Construction ............................................................................................. $20.58 .......................... $20.71 ..................... $18.54 Manufacturing ........................................................................................... $19.81 .......................... $19.50 ..................... $18.66 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities .......................................................... $19.90 .......................... $20.26 ..................... $19.31 Financial Activities .................................................................................... $25.42 .......................... $26.09 ..................... $25.00 Professional and Business Services ........................................................ $26.46 .......................... $27.16 ..................... $25.93 Educational and Health Services ............................................................. $22.15 .......................... $21.74 ..................... $20.08 Leisure and Hospitality ............................................................................. $11.29 .......................... $11.39 ..................... $12.27 Other Services .......................................................................................... $17.01 .......................... $17.01 ..................... $14.79

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 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

10.0% 9.0%

Unemployment rates -- Georgia and U.S.

Ge orgia

U.S.

8.0%

7.0%

6.0%

5.0%

4.0%

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

2008

2009

WA 9.1

OR

12.0

ID

7.0

NV

10.6

UT

CA

5.2

11.0

AZ 7.7

AK 8.0

State unemployment rates
April 2009
National Unemployment Rate: 8.9% Rates are seasonally adjusted

MT 6.0
WY 4.5
CO 7.4
NM 5.8

ND 4.0
SD 4.8
NE 4.4
KS 6.4

MN 8.1
WI 8.6
IA 5.1
IL 9.4
MO 8.1

OK 6.2
TX 6.7

AR 6.5
MS 9.1
LA 6.2

NH

6.3

ME

VT

7.9

7.1

MI 12.9

OH

IN

10.2

9.9

KY 9.8
TN 9.9

PA 7.8

WV

7.5

VA

6.8

NC 10.8

SC 11.5

AL

GA

9.0

9.3

FL 9.6

MA 8.0 NY 7.7
RI 11.1 CT NJ 7.9 8.4 DE 7.5 DC 9.9
MD 6.8
Unemployment rate 10.0% or greater 7.0% to 9.9% 6.0% to 6.9% 5.0% to 5.9% 4.0% to 4.9%

HI 6.9

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Georgia Labor Force Estimates (not seasonally adjusted) Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older

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

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

APR 2009
4,791,411 4,344,851
446,560 9.3
4,769,144 4,336,501
432,643 9.1
75,239 68,825
6,414 8.5
108,514 101,155
7,359 6.8
2,671,776 2,427,623
244,153 9.1
259,761 237,707
22,054 8.5
54,455 50,038
4,417 8.1
128,312 117,616 10,696
8.3
64,221 56,018
8,203 12.8
90,806 82,981
7,825 8.6

MAR 2009
4,783,304 4,344,320
438,984 9.2
4,775,642 4,340,130
435,512 9.1
74,760 68,675
6,085 8.1
107,620 100,359
7,261 6.7
2,675,462 2,433,185
242,277 9.1
258,994 236,103
22,891 8.8
54,310 49,944
4,366 8.0
128,432 117,822 10,610
8.3
65,839 56,867
8,972 13.6
91,590 83,678
7,912 8.6

APR 2008
4,838,992 4,559,925
279,067 5.8
4,836,836 4,592,706
244,130 5.0
75,587 71,731
3,856 5.1
108,468 104,275
4,193 3.9
2,747,888 2,610,195
137,693 5.0
258,836 245,912
12,924 5.0
54,296 52,036
2,260 4.2
128,776 122,467
6,309 4.9
66,437 62,622
3,815 5.7
92,497 88,652
3,845 4.2

Change From

MAR 2009

APR 2008

8,107 531
7,576

-47,581 -215,074 167,493

-6,498 -3,629 -2,869

-67,692 -256,205 188,513

479

-348

150

-2,906

329

2,558

894

46

796

-3,120

98

3,166

-3,686 -5,562 1,876

-76,112 -182,572 106,460

767 1,604
-837

925 -8,205 9,130

145

159

94

-1,998

51

2,157

-120 -206
86

-464 -4,851 4,387

-1,618 -849 -769

-2,216 -6,604 4,388

-784 -697
-87

-1,691 -5,671 3,980

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

11

Georgia Labor Force Estimates (not seasonally adjusted) Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older

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

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

APR 2009
31,455 29,167
2,288 7.3
112,369 102,566
9,803 8.7
48,755 43,739
5,016 10.3
177,763 164,145
13,618 7.7
69,372 64,322
5,050 7.3
67,795 63,362
4,433 6.5

MAR 2009
31,570 29,232
2,338 7.4
112,090 102,480
9,610 8.6
48,741 43,707
5,034 10.3
177,923 164,657
13,266 7.5
69,044 63,984
5,060 7.3
67,806 63,289
4,517 6.7

APR 2008
31,266 29,822
1,444 4.6
114,658 108,779
5,879 5.1
49,647 47,051
2,596 5.2
179,854 171,784
8,070 4.5
69,182 66,267
2,915 4.2
68,822 65,912
2,910 4.2

Change From

MAR 2009

APR 2008

-115

189

-65

-655

-50

844

279

-2,289

86

-6,213

193

3,924

14

-892

32

-3,312

-18

2,420

-160 -512 352

-2,091 -7,639 5,548

328

190

338

-1,945

-10

2,135

-11

-1,027

73

-2,550

-84

1,523

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

Area
United States
(Seasonally adjusted)

Employment Status
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate

APR 2009
154,731,000 141,007,000
13,724,000 8.9

MAR 2009
154,048,000 140,887,000
13,161,000 8.5

APR 2008
153,932,000 146,257,000
7,675,000 5.0

Change From

MAR 2009

APR 2008

683,000 120,000 563,000

799,000 -5,250,000 6,049,000

United States
(Not Seasonally adjusted)

Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed
Rate

153,834,000 140,586,000
13,248,000 8.6

153,728,000 139,833,000
13,895,000 9.0

153,208,000 145,921,000
7,287,000 4.8

106,000 753,000 -647,000

626,000 -5,335,000 5,961,000

Note: Employment includes nonagricultural wage and salary employment, self-employment, unpaid family and private household workers and agricultural
workers. Persons in labor disputes are counted as employed. The use of unrounded data does not imply that the numbers are exact. Georgia and Metropolitan Statistical Area data have not been seasonally adjusted. Seasonally adjusted data for Georgia available upon request.

Albany MSA: Baker, Dougherty, Lee, Terrell, and Worth counties. Athens - Clarke County MSA: Clarke, Madison, Oconee, and Oglethorpe counties. Atlanta MSA: Barrow, Bartow, Butts, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, Dawson, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Haralson, Heard, Henry, Jasper, Lamar, Meriwether, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, Pike, Rockdale, Spalding, and Walton counties. Augusta - Richmond County MSA: Burke, Columbia, McDuffie, and Richmond counties in Georgia and Aiken and Edgefield counties in South Carolina. Brunswick MSA: Brantley, Glynn, and McIntosh counties. Columbus MSA: Chattahoochee, Harris, Marion, and Muscogee counties in Georgia and Russell County in Alabama. Dalton MSA: Murray and Whitfield counties. Gainesville MSA: Hall County. Hinesville - Fort Stewart MSA: Liberty and Long counties. Macon MSA: Bibb, Crawford, Jones, Monroe, and Twiggs counties. Rome MSA: Floyd County. Savannah MSA: Bryan, Chatham, and Effingham counties. Valdosta MSA: Brooks, Echols, Lanier, and Lowndes counties. Warner Robins MSA: Houston County.
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis

12

Georgia Labor Force Estimates by County (not seasonally adjusted)

Georgia

Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older

April 2009

March 2009

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

4,769,144 4,336,501 432,643 9.1

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

4,775,642 4,340,130 435,512 9.1

Appling Atkinson Bacon Baker Baldwin

9,561 3,595 4,808 1,616 21,309

8,664 3,111 4,430 1,503 19,222

897 9.4 484 13.5 378 7.9 113 7.0 2,087 9.8

9,503 3,594 4,841 1,624 21,110

8,670 3,110 4,443 1,499 19,138

833 8.8 484 13.5 398 8.2 125 7.7 1,972 9.3

Banks Barrow Bartow Ben Hill Berrien

11,363 33,752 45,573
7,679 8,801

10,599 30,183 40,576
6,596 7,712

764 6.7 3,569 10.6 4,997 11.0 1,083 14.1 1,089 12.4

11,406 33,822 45,892
7,705 8,765

10,532 30,252 40,669
6,583 7,699

874 7.7 3,570 10.6 5,223 11.4 1,122 14.6 1,066 12.2

Bibb Bleckley Brantley Brooks Bryan

73,885 67,274 6,611 8.9 5,342 4,897 445 8.3 7,689 6,992 697 9.1 8,463 7,871 592 7.0
16,510 15,320 1,190 7.2

73,705 67,217 6,488 8.8 5,326 4,879 447 8.4 7,736 6,979 757 9.8 8,466 7,829 637 7.5
16,520 15,367 1,153 7.0

Bulloch Burke Butts Calhoun Camden

33,281 9,958
10,004 2,406
21,468

30,627 8,934 8,956 2,168
19,803

2,654 1,024 1,048
238 1,665

8.0 10.3 10.5
9.9 7.8

32,891 10,147 10,022
2,396 21,450

30,264 8,902 8,976 2,152
19,758

2,627 8.0 1,245 12.3 1,046 10.4
244 10.2 1,692 7.9

Candler Carroll Catoosa Charlton Chatham

4,443 4,065

378 8.5

52,692 47,151 5,541 10.5

35,356 32,473 2,883 8.2

4,635 4,198 437 9.4

132,711 122,525 10,186 7.7

4,272 3,897 375 8.8 52,663 47,259 5,404 10.3 35,657 32,537 3,120 8.8
4,673 4,199 474 10.1 132,948 122,907 10,041 7.6

Chattahoochee 1,706

Chattooga

11,197

Cherokee 107,159

Clarke

65,685

Clay

1,444

1,498 9,674 98,369 61,345 1,323

208 12.2 1,523 13.6 8,790 8.2 4,340 6.6
121 8.4

1,727 11,817 107,389 65,189 1,454

1,501 9,689 98,594 60,863 1,329

226 13.1 2,128 18.0 8,795 8.2 4,326 6.6
125 8.6

Clayton Clinch Cobb Coffee Colquitt

133,597 119,481 14,116 10.6 2,946 2,644 302 10.3
371,092 339,826 31,266 8.4 17,027 15,123 1,904 11.2 21,177 19,449 1,728 8.2

133,745 119,754 13,991 10.5 2,907 2,628 279 9.6
371,674 340,604 31,070 8.4 17,066 15,123 1,943 11.4 21,248 19,540 1,708 8.0

Columbia Cook Coweta Crawford Crisp

59,429 7,393
58,873 6,172
10,265

55,938 6,494
53,316 5,613 9,095

3,491 5.9 899 12.2
5,557 9.4 559 9.1
1,170 11.4

59,662 7,347
58,616 6,211
10,218

55,736 6,471
53,438 5,609 9,069

3,926 6.6 876 11.9
5,178 8.8 602 9.7
1,149 11.2

April 2008

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

4,836,836 4,592,706 244,130 5.0

9,059 3,349 4,675 1,653 21,090

8,550 3,152 4,422 1,566 19,877

509 5.6 197 5.9 253 5.4
87 5.3 1,213 5.8

11,128 10,701

427 3.8

34,220 32,452 1,768 5.2

46,652 43,627 3,025 6.5

7,403 6,815

588 7.9

8,666 8,148

518 6.0

75,360 5,300 7,648 8,461
16,664

71,349 5,035 7,271 8,109
16,032

4,011 5.3 265 5.0 377 4.9 352 4.2 632 3.8

32,818 31,362 1,456 4.4

10,047 9,316

731 7.3

10,306 9,629

677 6.6

2,351 2,179

172 7.3

21,213 20,287

926 4.4

4,356 4,154

202 4.6

53,758 50,697 3,061 5.7

35,505 34,111 1,394 3.9

4,441 4,212

229 5.2

134,576 128,227 6,349 4.7

1,709 1,554

155 9.1

11,284 10,320

964 8.5

110,421 105,767 4,654 4.2

65,816 63,237 2,579 3.9

1,437 1,335

102 7.1

136,858 128,466 8,392 6.1

2,750 2,609

141 5.1

382,584 365,383 17,201 4.5

16,394 15,327 1,067 6.5

20,076 19,134

942 4.7

60,604 58,328 2,276 3.8

7,162 6,671

491 6.9

60,347 57,325 3,022 5.0

6,221 5,953

268 4.3

10,131 9,480

651 6.4

13

Georgia Labor Force Estimates by County (not seasonally adjusted)

Dade Dawson Decatur DeKalb Dodge

Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older

April 2009

March 2009

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

8,488 7,677

811 9.6

11,017 9,947 1,070 9.7

12,448 11,086 1,362 10.9

382,782 348,770 34,012 8.9

9,508 8,635 873 9.2

8,578 7,692

886 10.3

11,070 9,970 1,100 9.9

12,474 11,043 1,431 11.5

383,419 349,569 33,850 8.8

9,295 8,517 778 8.4

Dooly Dougherty Douglas Early Echols

4,850 41,664 64,072
5,511 2,284

4,374 37,869 57,502
4,953 2,134

476 9.8 3,795 9.1 6,570 10.3
558 10.1 150 6.6

4,826 41,448 64,114
5,541 2,275

4,381 37,786 57,634
4,969 2,122

445 9.2 3,662 8.8 6,480 10.1
572 10.3 153 6.7

Effingham Elbert Emanuel Evans Fannin

28,541 10,168 11,312
4,999 11,165

26,300 9,056
10,285 4,601
10,039

2,241 7.9 1,112 10.9 1,027 9.1
398 8.0 1,126 10.1

28,454 10,462 11,312
4,994 11,075

26,382 9,060
10,232 4,605 9,946

2,072 7.3 1,402 13.4 1,080 9.5
389 7.8 1,129 10.2

Fayette Floyd Forsyth Franklin Fulton

51,826 47,912 3,914 7.6 48,755 43,739 5,016 10.3 82,506 75,831 6,675 8.1 10,722 9,560 1,162 10.8 477,253 432,931 44,322 9.3

51,836 48,021 3,815 7.4 48,741 43,707 5,034 10.3 82,731 76,005 6,726 8.1 10,736 9,546 1,190 11.1 477,039 433,923 43,116 9.0

Gilmer Glascock Glynn Gordon Grady

14,345 1,126
41,214 26,815 12,192

12,984 1,008
38,032 23,636 11,151

1,361 9.5 118 10.5
3,182 7.7 3,179 11.9 1,041 8.5

14,319 1,138
41,076 26,957 12,284

12,946 1,010
37,961 23,828 11,213

1,373 9.6 128 11.2
3,115 7.6 3,129 11.6 1,071 8.7

Greene Gwinnett Habersham Hall Hancock

7,790 6,962 828 10.6

410,483 376,276 34,207 8.3

21,002 19,243 1,759 8.4

90,806 82,981 7,825 8.6

3,588 2,971

617 17.2

7,832 6,900

932 11.9

411,650 377,138 34,512 8.4

21,166 19,044 2,122 10.0

91,590 83,678 7,912 8.6

3,519 2,957 562 16.0

Haralson Harris Hart Heard Henry

12,991 16,143 10,788
4,938 94,410

11,413 15,040
9,472 4,331 86,236

1,578 12.1 1,103 6.8 1,316 12.2
607 12.3 8,174 8.7

12,969 16,175 10,875
4,994 94,576

11,439 15,067
9,495 4,341 86,434

1,530 11.8 1,108 6.9 1,380 12.7
653 13.1 8,142 8.6

Houston Irwin Jackson Jasper Jeff Davis

67,795 4,265
27,978 6,472 5,295

63,362 3,633
25,242 5,701 4,609

4,433 6.5 632 14.8
2,736 9.8 771 11.9 686 13.0

67,806 4,253
27,953 6,502 5,257

63,289 3,627
25,171 5,714 4,580

4,517 6.7 626 14.7
2,782 10.0 788 12.1 677 12.9

April 2008

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

8,426 8,064

362 4.3

11,206 10,695

511 4.6

11,994 11,098

896 7.5

395,532 374,999 20,533 5.2

9,349 8,881

468 5.0

4,593 41,779 65,261
5,359 2,261

4,328 39,468 61,827
5,066 2,198

265 5.8 2,311 5.5 3,434 5.3
293 5.5 63 2.8

28,613 9,957
10,534 4,973
10,874

27,524 9,251 9,914 4,723
10,323

1,089 3.8 706 7.1 620 5.9 250 5.0 551 5.1

53,682 51,515 2,167 4.0 49,647 47,051 2,596 5.2 84,808 81,534 3,274 3.9 10,253 9,618 635 6.2 491,120 465,490 25,630 5.2

14,035 1,121
41,165 26,553 11,794

13,358 1,053
39,551 24,972 11,233

677 4.8 68 6.1
1,614 3.9 1,581 6.0
561 4.8

7,379 6,987

392 5.3

423,553 404,574 18,979 4.5

20,947 19,881 1,066 5.1

92,497 88,652 3,845 4.2

3,393 3,072

321 9.5

12,934 16,157 10,620
4,991 97,518

12,272 15,602
9,769 4,657 92,722

662 5.1 555 3.4 851 8.0 334 6.7 4,796 4.9

68,822 4,141
27,520 6,631 5,163

65,912 3,755
26,266 6,130 4,755

2,910 4.2 386 9.3
1,254 4.6 501 7.6 408 7.9

14

Georgia Labor Force Estimates by County (not seasonally adjusted)

Jefferson Jenkins Johnson Jones Lamar

Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older

April 2009

March 2009

Labor Force
7,242 2,707 3,750 14,069 8,047

Employment
6,322 2,201 3,307 12,944 7,001

Unemployment Number Rate
920 12.7 506 18.7 443 11.8 1,125 8.0 1,046 13.0

Labor Force
7,387 2,768 3,743 13,938 7,872

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

6,363 2,213 3,316 12,934 7,017

1,024 13.9 555 20.1 427 11.4
1,004 7.2 855 10.9

Lanier Laurens Lee Liberty Lincoln

4,163 22,336 17,385 25,273
3,973

3,816 20,063 16,272 23,368
3,578

347 8.3 2,273 10.2 1,113 6.4 1,905 7.5
395 9.9

4,169 22,409 17,301 25,376
3,946

3,796 20,115 16,237 23,420 3,548

373 8.9 2,294 10.2 1,064 6.1 1,956 7.7
398 10.1

Long Lowndes Lumpkin McDuffie McIntosh

6,182 54,462 13,551 10,616
5,553

5,799 50,502 12,105
9,632 5,014

383 6.2 3,960 7.3 1,446 10.7
984 9.3 539 9.7

6,194 54,132 13,753 10,648
5,499

5,812 50,236 12,243
9,597 5,005

382 6.2 3,896 7.2 1,510 11.0 1,051 9.9
494 9.0

Macon Madison Marion Meriwether Miller

5,133 16,451
3,346 9,615 3,616

4,566 15,107
3,074 8,383 3,319

567 11.0 1,344 8.2
272 8.1 1,232 12.8
297 8.2

5,179 16,299
3,400 9,617 3,614

4,595 14,988
3,079 8,403 3,314

584 11.3 1,311 8.0
321 9.4 1,214 12.6
300 8.3

Mitchell Monroe Montgomery Morgan Murray

10,636 13,551
4,676 9,610 19,890

9,737 12,497
4,330 8,751 17,331

899 8.5 1,054 7.8
346 7.4 859 8.9 2,559 12.9

10,623 13,536
4,658 9,591 20,577

9,729 12,486
4,283 8,694 17,594

894 8.4 1,050 7.8
375 8.1 897 9.4 2,983 14.5

Muscogee Newton Oconee Oglethorpe Paulding

85,751 46,140 18,391
7,987 65,050

78,794 40,921 17,337
7,366 58,898

6,957 8.1 5,219 11.3 1,054 5.7
621 7.8 6,152 9.5

85,897 46,512 18,238
7,893 65,359

78,935 41,015 17,200
7,308 59,033

6,962 8.1 5,497 11.8 1,038 5.7
585 7.4 6,326 9.7

Peach Pickens Pierce Pike Polk

12,232 15,055
8,837 7,990 21,809

11,145 13,565
8,035 7,194 19,425

1,087 8.9 1,490 9.9
802 9.1 796 10.0 2,384 10.9

12,184 15,081
8,784 7,945 21,625

11,096 13,596
7,991 7,211 19,366

1,088 8.9 1,485 9.8
793 9.0 734 9.2 2,259 10.4

Pulaski Putnam Quitman Rabun Randolph

4,569 10,784
1,023 7,171 2,732

4,276 9,632
946 6,478 2,456

293 6.4 1,152 10.7
77 7.5 693 9.7 276 10.1

4,512 10,490
1,043 7,134 2,783

4,218 9,531
951 6,306 2,487

294 6.5 959 9.1
92 8.8 828 11.6 296 10.6

April 2008

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

7,009 2,780 3,692 14,443 8,010

6,420 2,367 3,457 13,729 7,528

589 8.4 413 14.9 235 6.4 714 4.9 482 6.0

4,165 22,232 17,618 25,115
3,862

3,932 20,972 16,959 23,892
3,647

233 5.6 1,260 5.7
659 3.7 1,223 4.9
215 5.6

6,151 54,296 13,144 10,706
5,483

5,930 52,029 12,532 10,044
5,214

221 3.6 2,267 4.2
612 4.7 662 6.2 269 4.9

4,978 16,281
3,371 9,744 3,581

4,663 15,573
3,188 9,014 3,402

315 6.3 708 4.3 183 5.4 730 7.5 179 5.0

10,245 13,894
4,545 9,613 20,491

9,665 13,254
4,293 9,156 19,375

580 5.7 640 4.6 252 5.5 457 4.8 1,116 5.4

85,944 46,947 18,502
7,868 66,438

81,735 43,999 17,871
7,593 63,327

4,209 4.9 2,948 6.3
631 3.4 275 3.5 3,111 4.7

11,958 15,292
8,492 8,170 21,289

11,273 14,585
8,144 7,736 20,119

685 5.7 707 4.6 348 4.1 434 5.3 1,170 5.5

4,488 10,494
1,046 6,898 2,698

4,296 9,882
962 6,536 2,495

192 4.3 612 5.8
84 8.0 362 5.2 203 7.5

15

Georgia Labor Force Estimates by County (not seasonally adjusted)

Richmond Rockdale Schley Screven Seminole

Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older

April 2009

March 2009

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

90,739 39,568
1,889 7,696 4,201

82,824 35,673
1,670 6,688 3,783

7,915 8.7 3,895 9.8
219 11.6 1,008 13.1
418 10.0

91,095 39,670
1,920 7,705 4,240

82,524 35,755
1,660 6,677 3,787

8,571 9.4 3,915 9.9
260 13.5 1,028 13.3
453 10.7

Spalding Stephens Stewart Sumter Talbot

28,515 14,081
2,334 15,085
3,163

24,811 12,704
2,104 13,393
2,881

3,704 13.0 1,377 9.8
230 9.9 1,692 11.2
282 8.9

28,246 14,032
2,334 15,093
3,163

24,868 12,639
2,098 13,311 2,884

3,378 12.0 1,393 9.9
236 10.1 1,782 11.8
279 8.8

Taliaferro Tattnall Taylor Telfair Terrell

870 9,501 3,547 4,996 4,349

771 8,726 3,193 4,527 3,977

99 11.4 775 8.2 354 10.0 469 9.4 372 8.6

863 9,466 3,553 4,728 4,349

764 8,717 3,202 4,232 3,969

99 11.5 749 7.9 351 9.9 496 10.5 380 8.7

Thomas Tift Toombs Towns Treutlen

21,796 19,447 14,325
5,941 2,828

20,069 17,203 13,044
5,493 2,554

1,727 7.9 2,244 11.5 1,281 8.9
448 7.5 274 9.7

22,210 19,044 14,174
5,838 2,846

20,454 17,143 12,902
5,356 2,555

1,756 7.9 1,901 10.0 1,272 9.0
482 8.3 291 10.2

Troup Turner Twiggs Union Upson

30,859 4,884 4,692 11,380
12,059

26,918 4,162 4,238
10,444 10,688

3,941 12.8 722 14.8 454 9.7 936 8.2
1,371 11.4

30,836 4,886 4,700 11,381
12,078

26,937 4,181 4,234
10,350 10,701

3,899 12.6 705 14.4 466 9.9
1,031 9.1 1,377 11.4

Walker Walton Ware Warren Washington

33,278 40,303 15,467
2,599 8,202

30,040 36,471 14,062
2,160 7,259

3,238 9.7 3,832 9.5 1,405 9.1
439 16.9 943 11.5

34,668 40,438 15,459
2,600 8,258

30,100 36,555 13,985
2,158 7,300

4,568 13.2 3,883 9.6 1,474 9.5
442 17.0 958 11.6

Wayne Webster Wheeler White Whitfield

12,466 1,358 2,978
12,672 44,331

11,155 1,246 2,715 11,550 38,687

1,311 10.5 112 8.2 263 8.8
1,122 8.9 5,644 12.7

12,443 1,355 2,928
12,564 45,262

11,116 1,251 2,672 11,368 39,273

1,327 10.7 104 7.7 256 8.7
1,196 9.5 5,989 13.2

Wilcox Wilkes Wilkinson Worth

3,295 4,690 4,801 10,226

2,928 4,165 4,313 9,204

367 11.1 525 11.2 488 10.2 1,022 10.0

3,274 4,669 4,805 10,039

2,916 4,166 4,315 9,184

358 10.9 503 10.8 490 10.2 855 8.5

April 2008

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

91,731 86,363 5,368 5.9

40,651 38,356 2,295 5.6

1,807 1,713

94 5.2

7,268 6,802

466 6.4

4,018 3,753

265 6.6

28,838 26,677 2,161 7.5

13,625 12,942

683 5.0

2,281 2,118

163 7.1

14,629 13,739

890 6.1

3,101 2,939

162 5.2

824 8,944 3,338 4,944 4,382

773 8,435 3,153 4,577 4,145

51 6.2 509 5.7 185 5.5 367 7.4 237 5.4

21,841 20,840 1,001 4.6

18,807 17,696 1,111 5.9

13,738 12,931

807 5.9

5,754 5,474

280 4.9

2,800 2,614

186 6.6

30,353 28,215 2,138 7.0

4,582 4,228

354 7.7

4,742 4,495

247 5.2

10,784 10,272

512 4.7

11,822 10,984

838 7.1

33,188 31,556 1,632 4.9

41,419 39,214 2,205 5.3

15,067 14,251

816 5.4

2,396 2,221

175 7.3

8,074 7,573 501 6.2

12,159 11,419

740 6.1

1,258 1,199

59 4.7

2,865 2,711

154 5.4

12,566 11,999

567 4.5

45,946 43,247 2,699 5.9

3,245 4,573 4,700 10,155

3,044 4,289 4,460 9,593

201 6.2 284 6.2 240 5.1 562 5.5

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New Developments

Roper Pump Company, a division of Roper Industries, will be opening a manufacturing and distribution facility in Jackson County. The new operation will require 30,000 square feet of space to house the plant that will make refrigeration control valves and accessories for industrial and commercial cold storage units that use ammonia. The new Commerce business is expected to employ 50 to 60 people.
UPS Freight has decided to move one of its distribution centers to Catoosa County from Chattanooga. The move was prompted by the availability of a 46-door facility that already existed in Ringgold. This location has much less truck traffic than their older building in Chattanooga. The location on Gateway Drive will be the company's second largest distribution center in Georgia and is estimated to employ some 67 people.
Georgia Aquaculture, Inc. has signed the papers for the property and existing building and will soon be moving into their new Johnson County facility. The company will process catfish in the new Wrightsville plant and is expected to employ around 125 people. The company predicts a local economic impact of $9 million in its first year of operation after their initial investment of $5 million.
Gold Creek Foods is purchasing a former carpet yarn plant in Lumpkin County and will set up a poultry furtherprocessing operation. The company produces specialty food products for restaurant, retail, institutional and grocery customers. Some production is expected to be underway before the end of the year in Dahlonega beginning with around 100 jobs, but the size of the facility would make it capable of employing over 1,000 people once it is up to full production capacity.
The nation's largest used car dealer, Car Max, plans to hire 50 people at its financial call center in Cobb County. The Kennesaw call center provides customer service and account management for customers who finance their purchases. The company stated that the reason for the additional employees was a combination of creating new positions and filing vacancies.
In Douglas County the world's largest sheet music distributor, J. W. Pepper, is opening a new distribution center on Riverside Parkway in Lithia Springs next month. The company is investing $7.4 million

in the new facility that will create some 29 new jobs for the area.
Verizon Wireless will be opening a new customer service center in Fulton County resulting in 600 new jobs for the area. The $27 million investment will result in a 141,805 square foot building on Sanctuary Parkway in Alpharetta. The current schedule has the facility opening for business early in 2010.
In Dougherty County the economy will benefit from Georgia Power's effort to convert one of their facilities, Plant Mitchell, from a 164-megawatt coal fired power plant to a 96-megawatt 100 percent wood-fired biomass plant. The next step in the conversion process is to obtain an air permit from the state Environmental Protection Division that could take between 15 and 18 months. The company plans to begin the transition in 2011 and then bring the plant online in the summer of 2012, which will then create 50 to 75 new jobs related to waste wood recovery.
Habasit America is expanding is manufacturing facility and North American headquarters in Gwinnett County. The company is a world-wide leader in the production of belts used in power transmission and conveyor systems. The multi-million dollar investment will add 150,000 square feet to the company's production facility as well as 75 new jobs in combination with the headquarters expansion in Suwanee.
A Newton County company has made history and plans to add 20 high tech employees to their staff soon. Thomas Brothers Hydro, Inc. recently designed, manufactured and tested a turbine runner, or a rotating member of a hydraulic turbine, for a hydroelectric plant in Maine. The 16,500 pound, 24,500 horse power runner is 12 feet in diameter making it the largest one the company has ever made. The addition of the new employees, however, will come from an effort by the company to become a producer of hydrogen for fuel. Through a process called "electrolysis", the Covington plant will use hydroelectricity to separate hydrogen from water which will provide a less expensive and cleaner burning fuel.
The expansion at American Tire Distributors will produce a new 81,000 square foot distribution center in Richmond County. The new $4 million building will be completed in the fall and will add 30 new employees to the Augusta area workforce.

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Georgia Unemployment Rates by County

April 2009

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

13.0% or greater 11.0% to 12.9% 9.1% to 10.9%

Jackson Madison Elbert

Polk Haralson

Paulding Cobb

Barrow Gwinnett

DeKalb

Walton

Douglas Fulton

Rockdale

Clarke Oconee

Oglethorpe Wilkes

Lincoln

Carroll

Clayton

Newton Morgan Greene Taliaferro

Columbia

Fayette

Henry

McDuffie

Coweta Heard

Spalding Butts Jasper Putnam

Warren Hancock Glascock

Richmond

Less than 9.1%

Troup

Meriwether

Pike Lamar Monroe

Jones Baldwin

Jefferson Washington

Burke

Upson

Harris

Talbot

Muscogee

Bibb Crawford

Taylor

Peach

Wilkinson Twiggs

Johnson

Emanuel

Jenkins

Screven

Marion Chattahoochee

Macon

Schley

Stewart Webster Sumter

Houston Bleckley

Laurens Treutlen

Candler Bulloch

Effingham

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: 9.1%
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Georgia Unemployment Insurance Claims by County

County

April Average Average Initial Weekly Duration Claims Benefit Weeks

County

April Average Average Initial Weekly Duration Claims Benefit Weeks

Georgia

84,346 ....... $277 ...... 12.4

Appling

418 ....... $235 ...... 12.1

Atkinson

150 ....... $222 ...... 10.6

Bacon

104 ....... $224 ...... 11.3

Baker

37 ....... $188 ...... 11.7

Baldwin

656 ....... $225 ...... 13.7

Banks

268 ....... $250 ...... 11.6

Barrow

560 ....... $249 ...... 13.8

Bartow

1,464 ....... $248 ...... 11.2

Ben Hill

332 ....... $220 ...... 12.2

Berrien

589 ....... $233 ...... 12.6

Bibb

1,189 ....... $200 ...... 14.0

Bleckley

144 ....... $209 ........ 8.5

Brantley

148 ....... $247 ...... 12.6

Brooks

115 ....... $209 ...... 12.0

Bryan

207 ....... $261 ...... 13.3

Bulloch

702 ....... $221 ...... 11.2

Burke

307 ....... $212 ...... 12.0

Butts

179 ....... $239 ...... 14.7

Calhoun

52 ....... $221 ...... 12.1

Camden

239 ....... $228 ...... 13.2

Candler

144 ....... $222 ...... 10.2

Carroll

987 ....... $245 ...... 11.3

Catoosa

586 ....... $249 ...... 10.4

Charlton

60 ....... $251 ...... 14.5

Chatham

1,587 ....... $233 ...... 14.4

Chattahoochee 16 ....... $230 ...... 14.5

Chattooga

114 ....... $235 ...... 14.9

Cherokee

1,254 ....... $271 ...... 14.1

Clarke

748 ....... $219 ...... 12.1

Clay

39 ....... $237 ...... 11.1

Clayton

2,356 ....... $240 ...... 14.8

Clinch

51 ....... $209 ...... 13.2

Cobb

3,982 ....... $263 ...... 15.0

Coffee

602 ....... $228 ...... 10.4

Colquitt

480 ....... $214 ...... 11.1

Columbia

612 ....... $258 ...... 11.5

Cook

353 ....... $224 ...... 12.9

Coweta

1,189 ....... $252 ...... 12.4

Crawford

98 ....... $227 ...... 13.1

Crisp

244 ....... $197 ...... 14.0

Dade

104 ....... $247 ...... 12.3

Dawson

149 ....... $262 ...... 14.8

Decatur

479 ....... $220 ...... 13.8

DeKalb

4,104 ....... $246 ...... 15.0

Dodge

314 ....... $217 ...... 10.6

Dooly

127 ....... $199 ...... 11.2

Dougherty

747 ....... $192 ...... 12.4

Douglas

811 ....... $259 ...... 14.3

Early

106 ....... $205 ...... 14.6

Echols

27 ....... $225 ...... 11.9

Effingham

314 ....... $257 ...... 12.7

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

303 ....... $230 ...... 10.9 320 ....... $195 ...... 10.6 103 ....... $212 ...... 12.3 245 ....... $219 ...... 13.2 392 ....... $266 ...... 14.1 1,570 ....... $234 ...... 10.5 662 ....... $277 ...... 14.4 323 ....... $239 ...... 10.8 5,385 ....... $247 ...... 15.1 357 ....... $236 ...... 12.0
29 ....... $244 ........ 9.3 594 ....... $224 ...... 12.5 1,232 ....... $253 ........ 9.8 423 ....... $247 ...... 12.9 195 ....... $216 ...... 11.5 4,034 ....... $268 ...... 15.1 921 ....... $245 ...... 10.2 1,757 ....... $254 ...... 12.7 244 ....... $213 ...... 13.6 248 ....... $253 ...... 11.2 185 ....... $236 ...... 12.2 373 ....... $239 ...... 11.9 170 ....... $251 ...... 10.8 1,237 ....... $255 ...... 14.7 612 ....... $226 ...... 13.4 130 ....... $225 ...... 13.3 521 ....... $251 ...... 12.7 123 ....... $251 ...... 14.7 323 ....... $236 ...... 11.3 242 ....... $197 ...... 11.5 235 ....... $180 ...... 13.9 180 ....... $223 ...... 11.8 181 ....... $222 ...... 13.4 270 ....... $243 ...... 13.3 121 ....... $221 ...... 13.4 984 ....... $206 ...... 11.4 174 ....... $241 ...... 10.9 208 ....... $224 ...... 14.1
99 ....... $239 ...... 10.4 47 ....... $227 ...... 12.8 853 ....... $207 ...... 13.2 326 ....... $259 ...... 15.4 169 ....... $205 ........ 9.8 346 ....... $251 ...... 11.2 59 ....... $220 ...... 11.2 272 ....... $211 ...... 10.9 97 ....... $228 ...... 11.6 384 ....... $230 ...... 11.9 84 ....... $209 ...... 14.6 190 ....... $195 ...... 13.8 188 ....... $231 ...... 13.1 87 ....... $217 ...... 11.9 154 ....... $241 ...... 11.8 1,139 ....... $252 ........ 8.4

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

April Average Average Initial Weekly Duration Claims Benefit Weeks

Muscogee Newton Oconee Oglethorpe Paulding Peach Pickens Pierce Pike Polk Pulaski Putnam Quitman Rabun Randolph Richmond Rockdale Schley Screven Seminole Spalding Stephens Stewart Sumter Talbot Taliaferro Tattnall Taylor Telfair Terrell Thomas Tift Toombs Towns Treutlen Troup Turner Twiggs Union Upson Walker Walton Ware Warren Washington Wayne Webster Wheeler White Whitfield Wilcox Wilkes Wilkinson Worth

1,106 ....... $214 ...... 12.4 768 ....... $250 ...... 14.3 146 ....... $252 ...... 12.2 133 ....... $249 ...... 11.4 811 ....... $267 ...... 14.1 170 ....... $215 ...... 11.9 332 ....... $252 ...... 13.0 208 ....... $220 ...... 10.6 199 ....... $250 ...... 12.9 923 ....... $243 ...... 10.3 69 ....... $222 ...... 10.3 344 ....... $232 ...... 11.8 3 ....... $294 ...... 10.6 104 ....... $226 ........ 9.4 96 ....... $231 ........ 7.7
1,267 ....... $220 ...... 12.8 571 ....... $253 ...... 14.4 43 ....... $203 ........ 9.7 457 ....... $245 ...... 11.4 97 ....... $204 ...... 15.7 915 ....... $226 ...... 13.9 429 ....... $240 ...... 10.2 52 ....... $184 ...... 11.5 320 ....... $190 ...... 13.0 62 ....... $251 ...... 12.2 29 ....... $200 ...... 11.9 118 ....... $211 ...... 11.8 100 ....... $221 ...... 10.6 151 ....... $238 ...... 10.2 97 ....... $211 ...... 11.7 412 ....... $224 ...... 12.3 734 ....... $214 ...... 12.3 274 ....... $222 ...... 11.8 91 ....... $227 ...... 13.2 62 ....... $232 ........ 9.8 959 ....... $241 ...... 11.5 145 ....... $178 ...... 13.5 111 ....... $214 ...... 11.4 171 ....... $228 ...... 13.3 306 ....... $227 ...... 12.3
1,042 ....... $236 ...... 10.4 529 ....... $250 ...... 14.4 315 ....... $205 ...... 11.0 107 ....... $214 ...... 10.8 223 ....... $201 ...... 12.4 213 ....... $231 ...... 13.3 25 ....... $231 ...... 11.0 65 ....... $232 ...... 10.3 286 ....... $242 ...... 11.8
2,444 ....... $252 ........ 8.5 81 ....... $210 ...... 13.2
210 ....... $208 ...... 12.0 122 ....... $211 ...... 12.3 341 ....... $208 ...... 11.2

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