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