Dimensions: measuring Georgia's workforce, Vol. 35, no. 8 (Aug. 2009)

August 2009 Data
August 2009 Employment Situation
Georgia nonfarm payrolls grew by 1,900 jobs from July to August, an increase of 0.1 percent. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate over the same period decreased from 10.3 percent to 10.2 percent. The 1,900 jobs added over the month are modest in comparison to the ten year July to August average employment gain of 35,500 jobs. Industries with employment gains over the month include Educational and Health Services and Government. Transportation, Warehousing and Utilities, Leisure and Hospitality, and Construction all lost a considerable number of jobs over the month. Educational and Health Services has added jobs over the year whereas Transportation, Warehousing and Utilities, Manufacturing, and Professional and Business Services have lost a substantial number of jobs over the year.
Educational and Health Services experienced the most employment gains over the month as the sector grew by 2.3 percent, adding 10,800 employees. Over the year, the sector has added 13,400 jobs. The Health Care and Social Assistance portion of this sector grew by 7,000 jobs (+1.8 percent) over the month and has added 7,100 jobs (+1.9 percent) over the year. Educational Services employment was up 3,800 from July to August and has grown by 6,300 (+7.6 percent) since August of last year. Government jobs are up 11,700 over the month mainly due to schools reopening. 11,500 jobs were added to Local Government Education over the month while State Government Education payrolls grew by 2,000. Other Services and Professional and Business Services experienced moderate employment gains of 200 and 500, respectively, from July to August.
Job losses over the month were most severe in Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities which lost 4,600 workers from payrolls in August and has now lost 15,000 jobs over the year. Jobs in Construction have continued to shed as 4,100 positions were lost in August and 37,900 jobs have now been cut since August of last year. The sector has lost jobs for 15 consecutive months. Lastly, Leisure and Hospitality jobs are down 3,700 over the month and 10,100 over the year as many of the summer related jobs are beginning to dry up.

Volume XXXV, Number 8 Georgia Employment
(In Millions)
4.11 4.08 4.09 4.07 4.03
3.96 3.94 3.94 3.94 3.93 3.91 3.87 3.87

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

2008

2009

Georgia Unemployment Rate
(Seasonally Adjusted)

8.5%

9.2%

9.2%

9.2%

10.1% 10.3% 10.2% 9.6%

7.5% 6.9% 7.1% 6.4% 6.6%

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

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

AUG 2009 JUL 2009 AUG 2008

from JUL 2009 Net %

from AUG 2008 Net %

Total Nonfarm

3,867.0

3,865.1

4,105.2

1.9 0.1

-238.2 -5.8

Total Private

3,196.9

3,206.7

3,416.2

-9.8 -0.3

-219.3 -6.4

Goods Producing

528.7

535.8

622.7

-7.1 -1.3

-94.0 -15.1

Service-Providing

3,338.3

3,329.3

3,482.5

9.0 0.3

-144.2 -4.1

Private Service-Providing

2,668.2

2,670.9

2,793.5

-2.7 -0.1

-125.3 -4.5

Mining and Logging

9.8

9.8

10.3

0.0 0.0

-0.5 -4.9

Construction

166.7

170.8

204.6

-4.1 -2.4

-37.9 -18.5

Construction of Buildings

36.4

36.4

44.4

0.0 0.0

-8.0 -18.0

Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction

27.2

27.4

29.9

-0.2 -0.7

-2.7 -9.0

Specialty Trade Contractors

103.1

107.0

130.3

-3.9 -3.6

-27.2 -20.9

Manufacturing

352.2

355.2

407.8

-3.0 -0.8

-55.6 -13.6

Durable Goods

156.9

158.9

189.9

-2.0 -1.3

-33.0 -17.4

Computer, Electrical Equip and Appliance Mfg

26.3

26.2

27.5

0.1 0.4

-1.2 -4.4

Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

37.8

38.1

41.1

-0.3 -0.8

-3.3 -8.0

Non-Durable Goods

195.3

196.3

217.9

-1.0 -0.5

-22.6 -10.4

Food Manufacturing

66.2

65.9

67.2

0.3 0.5

-1.0 -1.5

Textile Mills

21.0

20.9

23.5

0.1 0.5

-2.5 -10.6

Textile Product Mills

31.9

31.9

35.6

0.0 0.0

-3.7 -10.4

Trade, Transportation and Utilities

814.9

822.2

871.7

-7.3 -0.9

-56.8 -6.5

Wholesale Trade

203.1

206.3

218.3

-3.2 -1.6

-15.2 -7.0

Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods

98.4

99.1

110.6

-0.7 -0.7

-12.2 -11.0

Merchant Wholesalers, Non-durable Goods

59.4

61.3

62.4

-1.9 -3.1

-3.0 -4.8

Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers

45.3

45.9

45.3

-0.6 -1.3

0.0 0.0

Retail Trade

436.8

436.3

463.4

0.5 0.1

-26.6 -5.7

Food and Beverage Stores

80.1

80.0

80.3

0.1 0.1

-0.2 -0.3

General Merchandise Stores

91.0

91.7

100.0

-0.7 -0.8

-9.0 -9.0

Miscellaneous Store Retailers

20.0

19.7

22.2

0.3 1.5

-2.2 -9.9

Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities

175.0

179.6

190.0

-4.6 -2.6

-15.0 -7.9

Utilities

20.3

20.2

20.4

0.1 0.5

-0.1 -0.5

Transportation and Warehousing

154.7

159.4

169.6

-4.7 -3.0

-14.9 -8.8

Air Transportation

38.5

38.7

38.7

-0.2 -0.5

-0.2 -0.5

Truck Transportation

46.0

46.2

49.2

-0.2 -0.4

-3.2 -6.5

Couriers and Messengers

18.6

18.7

20.2

-0.1 -0.5

-1.6 -7.9

Warehousing and Storage

26.8

26.7

28.3

0.1 0.4

-1.5 -5.3

Information

102.3

103.0

108.9

-0.7 -0.7

-6.6 -6.1

Telecommunications

52.2

52.3

52.4

-0.1 -0.2

-0.2 -0.4

Wired Telecommunications Carriers

27.2

27.3

28.5

-0.1 -0.4

-1.3 -4.6

Wireless Telecommunications Carriers

12.6

12.6

11.8

0.0 0.0

0.8 6.8

Internet Service Providers, Search Portals, and DP

6.6

6.6

7.3

0.0 0.0

-0.7 -9.6

Financial Activities

208.5

211.0

224.4

-2.5 -1.2

-15.9 -7.1

Finance and Insurance

148.8

150.9

162.6

-2.1 -1.4

-13.8 -8.5

Insurance Carriers and Related Activities

68.1

68.4

67.9

-0.3 -0.4

0.2 0.3

Real Estate, Rental and Leasing

59.7

60.1

61.8

-0.4 -0.7

-2.1 -3.4

Professional and Business Services

514.7

514.2

559.0

0.5 0.1

-44.3 -7.9

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

205.8

207.9

226.0

-2.1 -1.0

-20.2 -8.9

Accounting, Tax Preparation and Bookkeeping

30.1

30.7

31.2

-0.6 -2.0

-1.1 -3.5

Architectural, Engineering and Related Services

35.6

36.3

41.2

-0.7 -1.9

-5.6 -13.6

Computer Systems Design and Related Services

44.6

44.8

49.3

-0.2 -0.5

-4.7 -9.5

Management and Technical Consulting Services

35.6

35.8

33.9

-0.2 -0.6

1.7 5.0

Management of Companies and Enterprises

51.0

50.4

55.1

0.6 1.2

-4.1 -7.4

Admin and Support, Waste Mngmnt and Remediation

257.9

255.9

277.9

2.0 0.8

-20.0 -7.2

Employment Services

112.0

111.2

129.8

0.8 0.7

-17.8 -13.7

Educational and Health Services

479.7

468.9

466.3

10.8 2.3

13.4 2.9

Educational Services

88.8

85.0

82.5

3.8 4.5

6.3 7.6

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools

53.3

51.6

50.5

1.7 3.3

2.8 5.5

Health Care and Social Assistance

390.9

383.9

383.8

7.0 1.8

7.1 1.9

Ambulatory Health Care Services

148.2

147.7

146.1

0.5 0.3

2.1 1.4

Hospitals

126.2

126.1

125.4

0.1 0.1

0.8 0.6

Nursing and Residential Care Facilities

57.2

56.8

54.9

0.4 0.7

2.3 4.2

Social Assistance

59.3

53.3

57.4

6.0 11.3

1.9 3.3

Leisure and Hospitality

392.0

395.7

402.1

-3.7 -0.9

-10.1 -2.5

Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation

44.8

47.3

43.9

-2.5 -5.3

0.9 2.1

Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation

35.0

36.6

33.4

-1.6 -4.4

1.6 4.8

Accommodation and Food Services

347.2

348.4

358.2

-1.2 -0.3

-11.0 -3.1

Accommodation

38.9

39.6

44.0

-0.7 -1.8

-5.1 -11.6

Food Services and Drinking Places

308.3

308.8

314.2

-0.5 -0.2

-5.9 -1.9

Other Services

156.1

155.9

161.1

0.2 0.1

-5.0 -3.1

Repair and Maintenance

34.6

34.6

36.1

0.0 0.0

-1.5 -4.2

Personal and Laundry Services

32.4

32.3

35.0

0.1 0.3

-2.6 -7.4

Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional and Similar

89.1

89.0

90.0

0.1 0.1

-0.9 -1.0

Government

670.1

658.4

689.0

11.7 1.8

-18.9 -2.7

Federal Government

98.5

99.6

97.8

-1.1 -1.1

0.7 0.7

Department of Defense

38.5

38.7

37.3

-0.2 -0.5

1.2 3.2

State Government

156.1

154.4

163.1

1.7 1.1

-7.0 -4.3

State Government Education

76.4

74.4

76.3

2.0 2.7

0.1 0.1

Local Government

415.5

404.4

428.1

11.1 2.7

-12.6 -2.9

Local Government Education

251.2

239.7

258.1

11.5 4.8

-6.9 -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

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 AUG 2009

Revised

Revised

JUL 2009 AUG 2008

Change in Jobs

from JUL 2009

Net

%

Change in Jobs from AUG 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

2,277.2 1,946.8
247.6 2,029.6 1,699.2
1.4 101.1
23.1 61.5 145.1 72.4 13.9 72.7 23.9 510.0 144.5 70.6 40.2 33.7 243.9 47.8 45.1 13.1 121.6 12.1 109.5 38.0 29.0 16.0 78.6 37.6 21.7 10.6
6.0 141.3
98.4 46.0 42.9 371.5 157.1 20.5 26.7 37.7 30.7 41.1 173.3 77.0 266.1 58.4 207.7 82.1 65.9 35.9 234.4 30.4 204.0 22.6 181.4 97.3 20.0 23.1 330.4 46.6 67.4 216.4

2,283.0 1,960.6
253.3 2,029.7 1,707.3
1.4 104.4
23.0 64.9 147.5 74.0 14.1 73.5 23.8 513.6 146.6 71.4 40.6 34.6 244.5 47.8 45.5 13.0 122.5 12.1 110.4 38.1 29.0 16.1 79.2 37.7 21.8 10.7
6.1 144.0 100.6
46.1 43.4 372.4 159.3 20.8 27.3 37.7 30.9 40.7 172.4 75.8 262.8 56.7 206.1 82.8 66.0 33.3 237.6 32.1 205.5 23.1 182.4 97.7 20.0 23.0 322.4 47.1 66.6 208.7

2,427.6 2,092.9
296.4 2,131.2 1,796.5
1.5 127.7
27.5 82.5 167.2 86.6 15.6 80.6 24.4 551.5 159.5 82.5 41.5 35.5 263.8 47.8 52.9 14.4 128.2 11.2 117.0 37.5 29.1 16.1 83.7 37.7 22.7
9.9 6.8 155.4 111.0 46.1 44.4 408.7 176.8 21.6 31.2 40.4 29.7 42.4 189.5 87.0 260.8 55.6 205.2 80.9 65.6 34.7 238.4 29.4 209.0 24.2 184.8 98.0 20.9 23.5 334.7 46.1 67.8 220.8

-5.8 -0.3 -13.8 -0.7
-5.7 -2.3 -0.1 0.0 -8.1 -0.5 0.0 0.0 -3.3 -3.2 0.1 0.4 -3.4 -5.2 -2.4 -1.6 -1.6 -2.2 -0.2 -1.4 -0.8 -1.1 0.1 0.4 -3.6 -0.7 -2.1 -1.4 -0.8 -1.1 -0.4 -1.0 -0.9 -2.6 -0.6 -0.3 0.0 0.0 -0.4 -0.9 0.1 0.8 -0.9 -0.7 0.0 0.0 -0.9 -0.8 -0.1 -0.3 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.6 -0.6 -0.8 -0.1 -0.3 -0.1 -0.5 -0.1 -0.9 -0.1 -1.6 -2.7 -1.9 -2.2 -2.2 -0.1 -0.2 -0.5 -1.2 -0.9 -0.2 -2.2 -1.4 -0.3 -1.4 -0.6 -2.2 0.0 0.0 -0.2 -0.7 0.4 1.0 0.9 0.5 1.2 1.6 3.3 1.3 1.7 3.0 1.6 0.8 -0.7 -0.9 -0.1 -0.2 2.6 7.8 -3.2 -1.4 -1.7 -5.3 -1.5 -0.7 -0.5 -2.2 -1.0 -0.6 -0.4 -0.4 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.4 8.0 2.5 -0.5 -1.1 0.8 1.2 7.7 3.7

-150.4 -6.2 -146.1 -7.0
-48.8 -16.5 -101.6 -4.8
-97.3 -5.4 -0.1 -6.7
-26.6 -20.8 -4.4 -16.0
-21.0 -25.5 -22.1 -13.2 -14.2 -16.4
-1.7 -10.9 -7.9 -9.8 -0.5 -2.1 -41.5 -7.5 -15.0 -9.4 -11.9 -14.4 -1.3 -3.1 -1.8 -5.1 -19.9 -7.5 0.0 0.0 -7.8 -14.7 -1.3 -9.0 -6.6 -5.2 0.9 8.0 -7.5 -6.4 0.5 1.3 -0.1 -0.3 -0.1 -0.6 -5.1 -6.1 -0.1 -0.3 -1.0 -4.4 0.7 7.1 -0.8 -11.8 -14.1 -9.1 -12.6 -11.4 -0.1 -0.2 -1.5 -3.4 -37.2 -9.1 -19.7 -11.1 -1.1 -5.1 -4.5 -14.4 -2.7 -6.7 1.0 3.4 -1.3 -3.1 -16.2 -8.6 -10.0 -11.5 5.3 2.0 2.8 5.0 2.5 1.2 1.2 1.5 0.3 0.5 1.2 3.5 -4.0 -1.7 1.0 3.4 -5.0 -2.4 -1.6 -6.6 -3.4 -1.8 -0.7 -0.7 -0.9 -4.3 -0.4 -1.7 -4.3 -1.3 0.5 1.1 -0.4 -0.6 -4.4 -2.0

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

AUG 2009 JUL 2009 AUG 2008

Change in Jobs from JUL 2009
Net %

Change in Jobs

from AUG 2008

Net

%

Total Nonfarm Total Private

62.0

61.3

63.8

49.0

48.5

50.3

0.7 1.1 0.5 1.0

-1.8 -2.8 -1.3 -2.6

Goods Producing Service-Providing Private Service-Providing

8.9

9.1

10.1

-0.2 -2.2

53.1

52.2

53.7

0.9 1.7

40.1

39.4

40.2

0.7 1.8

-1.2 -11.9 -0.6 -1.1 -0.1 -0.3

Manufacturing Trade, Transportation and Utilities Retail Trade

5.8

5.9

6.6

-0.1 -1.7

12.9

13.1

12.9

-0.2 -1.5

7.3

7.3

7.7

0.0 0.0

-0.8 -12.1 0.0 0.0 -0.4 -5.2

Government Federal Government State Government

13.0

12.8

13.5

0.2 1.6

3.3

3.4

3.2

-0.1 -2.9

2.8

2.8

2.7

0.0 0.0

-0.5 -3.7 0.1 3.1 0.1 3.7

Local Government

6.9

6.6

7.6

0.3 4.6

-0.7 -9.2

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

AUG 2009 JUL 2009 AUG 2008

Change in Jobs

from JUL 2009

Net

%

Change in Jobs from AUG 2008
Net %

Total Nonfarm

84.0

83.6

85.1

0.4 0.5

-1.1 -1.3

Total Private

59.4

59.4

61.4

0.0 0.0

-2.0 -3.3

Goods Producing Service-Providing

10.9 73.1

11.0 72.6

12.2 72.9

-0.1 -0.9 0.5 0.7

-1.3 -10.7 0.2 0.3

Private Service-Providing

48.5

48.4

49.2

0.1 0.2

-0.7 -1.4

Trade, Transportation and Utilities Retail Trade

12.7 9.1

12.8 9.1

13.7 9.6

-0.1 -0.8 0.0 0.0

-1.0 -7.3 -0.5 -5.2

Professional and Business Services

6.5

6.4

6.8

0.1 1.6

-0.3 -4.4

Leisure and Hospitality Government

8.5 24.6

8.5 24.2

8.7 23.7

0.0 0.0 0.4 1.7

-0.2 -2.3 0.9 3.8

Federal Government

1.6

1.6

1.7

0.0 0.0

-0.1 -5.9

State Government Local Government

14.9 8.1

14.6 8.0

14.0 8.0

0.3 2.1 0.1 1.3

0.9 6.4 0.1 1.3

Note: These preliminary estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers in
the 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 AUG 2009 JUL 2009 AUG 2008

Change in Jobs from JUL 2009
Net %

Change in Jobs from AUG 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

210.7 168.1
31.1 179.6 137.0
10.6 20.5 36.1
4.9 24.4
6.8 3.2 7.5 31.1 29.1 21.0 9.0 42.6 7.8 13.3 21.5

209.5 167.2
31.5 178.0 135.7
10.9 20.6 35.8
4.9 24.0
6.9 3.2 7.6 30.4 28.6 21.2 8.9 42.3 7.9 13.2 21.2

215.9 174.0
35.4 180.5 138.6
12.7 22.7 37.3
5.3 25.4
6.6 3.4 7.7 31.1 28.3 21.8 9.0 41.9 7.5 13.2 21.2

1.2 0.6 0.9 0.5 -0.4 -1.3 1.6 0.9 1.3 1.0 -0.3 -2.8 -0.1 -0.5 0.3 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.4 1.7 -0.1 -1.5 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -1.3 0.7 2.3 0.5 1.8 -0.2 -0.9 0.1 1.1 0.3 0.7 -0.1 -1.3 0.1 0.8 0.3 1.4

-5.2 -2.4 -5.9 -3.4 -4.3 -12.2 -0.9 -0.5 -1.6 -1.2 -2.1 -16.5 -2.2 -9.7 -1.2 -3.2 -0.4 -7.6 -1.0 -3.9 0.2 3.0 -0.2 -5.9 -0.2 -2.6 0.0 0.0 0.8 2.8 -0.8 -3.7 0.0 0.0 0.7 1.7 0.3 4.0 0.1 0.8 0.3 1.4

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

BRUNSWICK MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s)

Preliminary

Revised

Revised

AUG 2009 JUL 2009 AUG 2008

Change in Jobs from JUL 2009
Net %

Change in Jobs from AUG 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

44.7

44.7

45.9

0.0 0.0

34.5

34.4

35.8

0.1 0.3

5.1

5.1

5.8

0.0 0.0

39.6

39.6

40.1

0.0 0.0

29.4

29.3

30.0

0.1 0.3

8.3

8.4

8.4

-0.1 -1.2

5.8

5.7

6.1

0.1 1.8

10.2

10.3

10.1

-0.1 -1.0

2.0

2.0

1.9

0.0 0.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

0.0 0.0

6.2

6.3

6.2

-0.1 -1.6

-1.2 -2.6 -1.3 -3.6 -0.7 -12.1 -0.5 -1.3 -0.6 -2.0 -0.1 -1.2 -0.3 -4.9 0.1 1.0 0.1 5.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Note: These preliminary estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected
employers in the Brunswick Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Brantley, Glynn and McIntosh 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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COLUMBUS MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s)

Preliminary

Revised

Revised

AUG 2009 JUL 2009 AUG 2008

Change in Jobs from JUL 2009
Net %

Change in Jobs from AUG 2008
Net %

Total Nonfarm

118.3

118.6

120.8

-0.3 -0.3

-2.5 -2.1

Total Private

95.8

96.0

98.1

-0.2 -0.2

-2.3 -2.3

Goods Producing

14.4

14.6

16.3

-0.2 -1.4

-1.9 -11.7

Service-Providing

103.9

104.0

104.5

-0.1 -0.1

-0.6 -0.6

Private Service-Providing

81.4

81.4

81.8

0.0 0.0

-0.4 -0.5

Trade, Transportation and Utilities

17.5

17.7

18.7

-0.2 -1.1

-1.2 -6.4

Retail Trade

12.7

12.8

13.5

-0.1 -0.8

-0.8 -5.9

Information

5.9

5.9

5.9

0.0 0.0

0.0 0.0

Financial Activities

9.0

9.0

9.1

0.0 0.0

-0.1 -1.1

Finance and Insurance

7.3

7.3

7.4

0.0 0.0

-0.1 -1.4

Insurance Carriers and Related Activities

4.9

4.9

4.9

0.0 0.0

0.0 0.0

Professional and Business Services

13.0

12.8

14.2

0.2 1.6

-1.2 -8.5

Leisure and Hospitality

13.2

13.4

13.8

-0.2 -1.5

-0.6 -4.4

Government

22.5

22.6

22.7

-0.1 -0.4

-0.2 -0.9

Federal Government

5.8

5.8

5.6

0.0 0.0

0.2 3.6

State Government

3.7

3.9

3.9

-0.2 -5.1

-0.2 -5.1

Local Government

13.0

12.9

13.2

0.1 0.8

-0.2 -1.5

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

DALTON MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s)

Preliminary Revised

Revised

AUG 2009 JUL 2009 AUG 2008

Change in Jobs from JUL 2009
Net %

Change in Jobs from AUG 2008
Net %

Total Nonfarm Total Private

67.8

67.8

60.9

61.0

73.5

0.0 0.0

66.3

-0.1 -0.2

-5.7 -7.8 -5.4 -8.1

Goods Producing

24.4

24.7

28.4

-0.3 -1.2

-4.0 -14.1

Service-Providing Private Service-Providing

43.4

43.1

45.1

36.5

36.3

37.9

0.3 0.7 0.2 0.6

-1.7 -3.8 -1.4 -3.7

Manufacturing

23.9

24.1

26.9

-0.2 -0.8

-3.0 -11.2

Textile Mills Textile Product Mills

2.7

2.7

3.0

17.5

17.4

18.4

0.0 0.0 0.1 0.6

-0.3 -10.0 -0.9 -4.9

Trade, Transportation and Utilities

14.8

14.9

15.8

-0.1 -0.7

-1.0 -6.3

Retail Trade Transportation, Warehouse, and Utilities

7.2

7.2

3.4

3.5

7.6

0.0 0.0

3.7

-0.1 -2.9

-0.4 -5.3 -0.3 -8.1

Professional and Business Services

8.1

8.1

9.0

0.0 0.0

-0.9 -10.0

Government Federal Government

6.9

6.8

0.2

0.2

7.2

0.1 1.5

-0.3 -4.2

0.3

0.0 0.0

-0.1 -33.3

State Government

1.2

1.1

1.1

0.1 9.1

0.1 9.1

Local Government

5.5

5.5

5.8

0.0 0.0

-0.3 -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 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

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GAINESVILLE MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s)

Preliminary Revised

Revised

AUG 2009 JUL 2009 AUG 2008

Change in Jobs from JUL 2009
Net %

Change in Jobs from AUG 2008
Net %

Total Nonfarm

74.9

74.9

78.4

0.0 0.0

-3.5 -4.5

Total Private

64.4

64.6

67.8

-0.2 -0.3

-3.4 -5.0

Goods Producing

19.5

19.6

21.4

-0.1 -0.5

-1.9 -8.9

Service-Providing

55.4

55.3

57.0

0.1 0.2

-1.6 -2.8

Private Service-Providing

44.9

45.0

46.4

-0.1 -0.2

-1.5 -3.2

Trade, Transportation and Utilities

14.4

14.4

14.8

0.0 0.0

-0.4 -2.7

Retail Trade

7.6

7.6

8.0

0.0 0.0

-0.4 -5.0

Government

10.5

10.3

10.6

0.2 1.9

-0.1 -0.9

Federal Government

0.5

0.5

0.5

0.0 0.0

0.0 0.0

State Government

2.7

2.7

2.4

0.0 0.0

0.3 12.5

Local Government

7.3

7.1

7.7

0.2 2.8

-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 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.

HINESVILLE - FT. STEWART MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s)

Preliminary Revised

Revised

AUG 2009 JUL 2009 AUG 2008

Change in Jobs from JUL 2009
Net %

Change in Jobs from AUG 2008
Net %

Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing Private Service-Providing Government
Federal Government State Government Local Government

19.0

18.8

19.6

11.6

11.6

12.3

1.9

1.9

1.9

17.1

16.9

17.7

9.7

9.7

10.4

7.4

7.2

7.3

3.8

3.7

3.6

0.3

0.3

0.3

3.3

3.2

3.4

0.2 1.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 1.2 0.0 0.0 0.2 2.8 0.1 2.7 0.0 0.0 0.1 3.1

-0.6 -3.1 -0.7 -5.7 0.0 0.0 -0.6 -3.4 -0.7 -6.7 0.1 1.4 0.2 5.6 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -2.9

Note: These preliminary estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected
employers in the Hinesville - Ft. Stewart Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Liberty and Long 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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MACON MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s)

Preliminary Revised

Revised

AUG 2009 JUL 2009 AUG 2008

Change in Jobs from JUL 2009
Net %

Change in Jobs from AUG 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

97.3

96.1

102.5

82.7

81.7

87.6

10.3

10.4

11.8

87.0

85.7

90.7

72.4

71.3

75.8

20.1

19.4

20.7

11.6

11.5

12.1

4.2

4.3

4.5

8.3

8.4

8.4

11.6

11.3

12.5

19.7

19.4

19.2

8.5

8.6

9.3

14.6

14.4

14.9

1.2

1.2

1.3

3.2

3.2

3.4

10.2

10.0

10.2

1.2 1.3 1.0 1.2 -0.1 -1.0 1.3 1.5 1.1 1.5 0.7 3.6 0.1 0.9 -0.1 -2.3 -0.1 -1.2 0.3 2.7 0.3 1.6 -0.1 -1.2 0.2 1.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 2.0

-5.2 -5.1 -4.9 -5.6 -1.5 -12.7 -3.7 -4.1 -3.4 -4.5 -0.6 -2.9 -0.5 -4.1 -0.3 -6.7 -0.1 -1.2 -0.9 -7.2 0.5 2.6 -0.8 -8.6 -0.3 -2.0 -0.1 -7.7 -0.2 -5.9 0.0 0.0

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

ROME MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s)

Preliminary Revised

Revised

AUG 2009 JUL 2009 AUG 2008

Change in Jobs from JUL 2009
Net %

Change in Jobs from AUG 2008
Net %

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

39.5

39.2

32.4

32.3

6.3

6.4

33.2

32.8

26.1

25.9

5.9

6.0

6.9

6.9

4.5

4.5

9.1

9.0

7.1

6.9

0.2

0.2

2.7

2.7

4.2

4.0

41.3

0.3 0.8

34.3

0.1 0.3

8.2

-0.1 -1.6

33.1

0.4 1.2

26.1

0.2 0.8

6.9

-0.1 -1.7

6.8

0.0 0.0

4.4

0.0 0.0

8.4

0.1 1.1

7.0

0.2 2.9

0.2

0.0 0.0

2.5

0.0 0.0

4.3

0.2 5.0

-1.8 -4.4 -1.9 -5.5 -1.9 -23.2 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 -1.0 -14.5 0.1 1.5 0.1 2.3 0.7 8.3 0.1 1.4 0.0 0.0 0.2 8.0 -0.1 -2.3

Note: These preliminary estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers
in the Rome Metropolitan Statistical Area, which comprises Floyd 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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SAVANNAH MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s)

Preliminary Revised

Revised

AUG 2009 JUL 2009 AUG 2008

Change in Jobs from JUL 2009
Net %

Change in Jobs

from AUG 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 Activities Professional and Business Services Educational and Health Services Leisure and Hospitality Other Services Government Federal Government State Government Local Government

153.5 131.2
21.5 132.0 109.7
7.6 13.9 34.4
6.1 17.0 11.3
1.8 5.7 17.0 22.6 20.5 7.7 22.3 3.0 4.8 14.5

153.4 131.4
21.8 131.6 109.6
7.8 14.0 34.6
6.2 16.9 11.5
1.9 5.8 16.7 22.2 20.7 7.7 22.0 3.0 4.7 14.3

159.0 136.4
24.0 135.0 112.4
8.8 15.2 35.8
6.8 18.2 10.8
2.0 6.0 18.2 21.7 20.9 7.8 22.6 3.0 5.2 14.4

0.1 0.1 -0.2 -0.2 -0.3 -1.4 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.1 -0.2 -2.6 -0.1 -0.7 -0.2 -0.6 -0.1 -1.6 0.1 0.6 -0.2 -1.7 -0.1 -5.3 -0.1 -1.7 0.3 1.8 0.4 1.8 -0.2 -1.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.4 0.0 0.0 0.1 2.1 0.2 1.4

-5.5 -3.5 -5.2 -3.8 -2.5 -10.4 -3.0 -2.2 -2.7 -2.4 -1.2 -13.6 -1.3 -8.6 -1.4 -3.9 -0.7 -10.3 -1.2 -6.6 0.5 4.6 -0.2 -10.0 -0.3 -5.0 -1.2 -6.6 0.9 4.2 -0.4 -1.9 -0.1 -1.3 -0.3 -1.3 0.0 0.0 -0.4 -7.7 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 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.

VALDOSTA MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s)

Preliminary Revised

Revised

AUG 2009 JUL 2009 AUG 2008

Change in Jobs from JUL 2009
Net %

Change in Jobs

from AUG 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

54.7

54.7

56.7

0.0 0.0

41.7

42.0

43.8

-0.3 -0.7

7.5

7.6

8.7

-0.1 -1.3

47.2

47.1

48.0

0.1 0.2

34.2

34.4

35.1

-0.2 -0.6

11.5

11.6

12.3

-0.1 -0.9

7.6

7.6

8.2

0.0 0.0

13.0

12.7

12.9

0.3 2.4

0.8

0.8

0.8

0.0 0.0

4.4

4.2

4.3

0.2 4.8

7.8

7.7

7.8

0.1 1.3

-2.0 -3.5 -2.1 -4.8 -1.2 -13.8 -0.8 -1.7 -0.9 -2.6 -0.8 -6.5 -0.6 -7.3 0.1 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.1 2.3 0.0 0.0

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

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WARNER ROBINS MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s)

Preliminary Revised

Revised

AUG 2009 JUL 2009 AUG 2008

Change in Jobs from JUL 2009
Net %

Change in Jobs

from AUG 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

57.7

57.3

59.2

0.4 0.7

34.3

34.1

36.1

0.2 0.6

5.9

6.0

6.9

-0.1 -1.7

51.8

51.3

52.3

0.5 1.0

28.4

28.1

29.2

0.3 1.1

7.7

7.8

8.1

-0.1 -1.3

5.9

5.9

6.3

0.0 0.0

23.4

23.2

23.1

0.2 0.9

14.5

14.6

14.3

-0.1 -0.7

1.0

0.9

1.1

0.1 11.1

7.9

7.7

7.7

0.2 2.6

-1.5 -2.5 -1.8 -5.0 -1.0 -14.5 -0.5 -1.0 -0.8 -2.7 -0.4 -4.9 -0.4 -6.4 0.3 1.3 0.2 1.4 -0.1 -9.1 0.2 2.6

Note: These preliminary estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers
in the 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 AUG 2009

Revised JUL 2009

Revised AUG 2008

Total Private ............................................................................................ $733.58 ........................ $720.37 ................... $744.04 Goods Producing ................................................................................... $782.65 ........................ $782.57 .................... $760.11 Private Service Providing ....................................................................... $723.33 ........................ $707.83 ................... $739.50 Construction ........................................................................................... $767.19 ........................ $776.72 ................... $735.73 Manufacturing ......................................................................................... $771.93 ........................ $766.65 ................... $776.57 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities ........................................................ $704.55 ........................ $683.35 ................... $709.88 Financial Activities .................................................................................. $930.70 ........................ $918.22 ................... $894.28 Professional and Business Services ...................................................... $918.15 ........................ $898.33 ................... $923.71 Educational and Health Services ........................................................... $785.76 ........................ $781.71 ................... $784.13 Leisure and Hospitality ........................................................................... $316.92 ........................ $318.94 ................... $326.31 Other Services ........................................................................................ $533.82 ........................ $527.59 ................... $496.75

Average Weekly Hours

Preliminary AUG 2009

Revised JUL 2009

Revised AUG 2008

Total Private .................................................................................................. 34.8 .............................. 34.6 ......................... 35.6 Goods Producing ......................................................................................... 37.7 .............................. 38.1 ......................... 39.0 Private Service Providing ............................................................................. 34.2 .............................. 33.9 ......................... 34.8 Construction ................................................................................................. 35.7 .............................. 36.5 ......................... 38.2 Manufacturing ............................................................................................... 38.5 .............................. 38.7 ......................... 39.5 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities .............................................................. 35.0 .............................. 34.6 ......................... 35.3 Financial Activities ........................................................................................ 36.2 .............................. 35.1 ......................... 35.8 Professional and Business Services ............................................................ 35.3 .............................. 34.9 ......................... 35.5 Educational and Health Services ................................................................. 35.7 .............................. 35.5 ......................... 37.5 Leisure and Hospitality ................................................................................. 27.8 .............................. 28.1 ......................... 27.7 Other Services .............................................................................................. 31.0 .............................. 31.2 ......................... 31.4

Average Hourly Earnings
Preliminary AUG 2009

Revised JUL 2009

Revised AUG 2008

Total Private .............................................................................................. $21.08 .......................... $20.82 ..................... $20.90 Goods Producing ..................................................................................... $20.76 .......................... $20.54 ..................... $19.49 Private Service Providing ......................................................................... $21.15 .......................... $20.88 ..................... $21.25 Construction ............................................................................................. $21.49 .......................... $21.28 ..................... $19.26 Manufacturing ........................................................................................... $20.05 .......................... $19.81 ..................... $19.66 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities .......................................................... $20.13 .......................... $19.75 ...................... $20.11 Financial Activities .................................................................................... $25.71 .......................... $26.16 ..................... $24.98 Professional and Business Services ........................................................ $26.01 .......................... $25.74 ..................... $26.02 Educational and Health Services ............................................................. $22.01 .......................... $22.02 ..................... $20.91 Leisure and Hospitality ............................................................................. $11.40 .......................... $11.35 ...................... $11.78 Other Services .......................................................................................... $17.22 .......................... $16.91 ..................... $15.82

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

11

Dimensions - Measuring Georgia's Labor Force

11.0% 10.0%

Unemployment rates -- Georgia and U.S.

Ge orgia

U.S.

9.0%

8.0%

7.0%

6.0%

5.0%

4.0%

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

2008

2009

WA 9.2

OR

12.2

ID

8.9

NV

13.2

UT

CA

6.0

12.2

AZ 9.1

AK 8.3

State unemployment rates
August 2009
National Unemployment Rate: 9.7% Rates are seasonally adjusted

MT 6.6
WY 6.6
CO 7.3
NM 7.5

ND 4.3
SD 4.9
NE 5.0
KS 7.1

MN 8.0
WI 8.8
IA 6.8
IL 10.0
MO 9.5

OK 6.8
TX 8.0

AR 7.1
MS 9.5
LA 7.8

NH

6.9

ME

VT

8.6

6.8

MI 15.2

OH

IN

10.8

9.9

KY 11.1
TN 10.8

PA 8.6

WV

9.0

VA

6.5

NC 10.8

SC 11.5

AL

GA

10.4

10.2

FL 10.7

MA 9.1 NY 9.0
RI 12.8 CT NJ 8.1 9.7 DE 8.1 DC 11.1
MD 7.2
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 7.2

12

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

AUG 2009
4,744,428 4,262,840
481,588 10.2
4,754,137 4,269,873
484,264 10.2
76,019 68,395
7,624 10.0
108,189 100,313
7,876 7.3
2,665,071 2,387,486
277,585 10.4
259,317 234,701
24,616 9.5
54,946 50,187
4,759 8.7
127,904 115,689 12,215
9.6
63,786 55,782
8,004 12.5
90,874 82,618
8,256 9.1

JUL 2009
4,764,573 4,274,906
489,667 10.3
4,800,788 4,294,971
505,817 10.5
76,220 68,184
8,036 10.5
108,880 100,604
8,276 7.6
2,697,124 2,410,851
286,273 10.6
262,263 235,879
26,384 10.1
55,491 50,543
4,948 8.9
129,656 116,812 12,844
9.9
64,688 56,203
8,485 13.1
91,839 83,234
8,605 9.4

AUG 2008
4,847,831 4,537,995
309,836 6.4
4,849,923 4,526,310
323,613 6.7
76,064 70,810
5,254 6.9
109,005 103,095
5,910 5.4
2,749,685 2,566,653
183,032 6.7
259,141 241,582
17,559 6.8
55,071 51,886
3,185 5.8
128,671 120,128
8,543 6.6
65,512 60,855
4,657 7.1
92,874 87,551
5,323 5.7

Change From

JUL 2009

AUG 2008

-20,145 -12,066
-8,079

-103,403 -275,155 171,752

-46,651 -25,098 -21,553

-95,786 -256,437 160,651

-201 211 -412

-45 -2,415 2,370

-691 -291 -400

-816 -2,782 1,966

-32,053 -23,365
-8,688

-84,614 -179,167
94,553

-2,946 -1,178 -1,768

176 -6,881 7,057

-545 -356 -189

-125 -1,699 1,574

-1,752 -1,123
-629

-767 -4,439 3,672

-902 -421 -481

-1,726 -5,073 3,347

-965 -616 -349

-2,000 -4,933 2,933

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

13

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

AUG 2009
31,573 29,082
2,491 7.9
112,707 101,594
11,113 9.9
49,337 43,838
5,499 11.1
176,649 161,630
15,019 8.5
68,554 62,914
5,640 8.2
68,386 63,460
4,926 7.2

JUL 2009
31,795 29,115 2,680
8.4
112,738 101,205
11,533 10.2
49,397 43,828
5,569 11.3
180,257 162,348
17,909 9.9
69,120 63,345
5,775 8.4
68,574 63,415
5,159 7.5

AUG 2008
32,387 30,334
2,053 6.3
115,158 107,460
7,698 6.7
50,063 46,565
3,498 7.0
179,591 168,520
11,071 6.2
69,692 65,622
4,070 5.8
69,686 65,741
3,945 5.7

Change From

JUL 2009

AUG 2008

-222 -33
-189

-814 -1,252
438

-31 389 -420

-2,451 -5,866 3,415

-60

-726

10

-2,727

-70

2,001

-3,608 -718
-2,890

-2,942 -6,890 3,948

-566 -431 -135

-1,138 -2,708 1,570

-188 45
-233

-1,300 -2,281
981

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

AUG 2009
154,577,000 139,649,000
14,928,000 9.7

JUL 2009
154,504,000 140,041,000
14,462,000 9.4

AUG 2008
154,823,000 145,273,000
9,550,000 6.2

Change From

JUL 2009

AUG 2008

73,000 -392,000 466,000

-246,000 -5,624,000 5,378,000

United States
(Not Seasonally adjusted)

Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed
Rate

154,897,000 140,074,000
14,823,000 9.6

156,255,000 141,055,000
15,201,000 9.7

155,387,000 145,909,000
9,479,000 6.1

-1,358,000 -981,000 -378,000

-490,000 -5,835,000 5,344,000

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

14

Georgia Labor Force Estimates by County (not seasonally adjusted)

Georgia

Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older

August 2009

July 2009

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

4,754,137 4,269,873 484,264 10.2

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

4,800,788 4,294,971 505,817 10.5

Appling Atkinson Bacon Baker Baldwin

9,865 3,476 4,995 1,633 20,350

8,869 3,010 4,586 1,493 17,956

996 10.1 466 13.4 409 8.2 140 8.6 2,394 11.8

9,956 3,436 4,981 1,646 20,430

8,847 2,982 4,551 1,489 17,967

1,109 11.1 454 13.2 430 8.6 157 9.5
2,463 12.1

Banks Barrow Bartow Ben Hill Berrien

11,248 33,340 45,894
7,574 8,329

10,486 29,684 39,905
6,416 7,288

762 6.8 3,656 11.0 5,989 13.0 1,158 15.3 1,041 12.5

11,275 33,750 46,071
7,554 8,414

10,452 29,974 40,295
6,414 7,297

823 7.3 3,776 11.2 5,776 12.5 1,140 15.1 1,117 13.3

Bibb Bleckley Brantley Brooks Bryan

74,077 5,362 7,916 8,426
16,340

66,636 4,855 7,013 7,698
15,085

7,441 10.0 507 9.5 903 11.4 728 8.6
1,255 7.7

74,117 5,349 7,962 8,476 16,614

66,381 4,797 7,062 7,751
15,152

7,736 10.4 552 10.3 900 11.3 725 8.6
1,462 8.8

Bulloch Burke Butts Calhoun Camden

33,476 10,084 10,094
2,421 21,082

30,528 8,830 8,808 2,142
19,240

2,948 1,254 1,286
279 1,842

8.8 12.4 12.7 11.5
8.7

33,373 10,211 10,336 2,420 21,134

30,058 8,845 8,894 2,128
19,166

3,315 9.9 1,366 13.4 1,442 14.0
292 12.1 1,968 9.3

Candler Carroll Catoosa Charlton Chatham

4,423 4,026

397 9.0

52,065 46,371 5,694 10.9

35,032 32,105 2,927 8.4

4,608 4,135 473 10.3

132,244 120,648 11,596 8.8

4,416 4,007 409 9.3 52,796 46,825 5,971 11.3 35,231 32,213 3,018 8.6
4,652 4,136 516 11.1 134,365 121,184 13,181 9.8

Chattahoochee 1,726

Chattooga

10,731

Cherokee 106,651

Clarke

65,545

Clay

1,418

1,479 9,455 96,742 60,835 1,300

247 14.3 1,276 11.9 9,909 9.3 4,710 7.2
118 8.3

1,749 10,719 107,793 66,015
1,442

1,493 256 14.6 9,401 1,318 12.3 97,689 10,104 9.4 61,011 5,004 7.6 1,310 132 9.2

Clayton Clinch Cobb Coffee Colquitt

133,905 117,505 16,400 12.2 2,816 2,503 313 11.1
369,035 334,207 34,828 9.4 17,519 14,635 2,884 16.5 21,058 19,179 1,879 8.9

135,691 118,655 17,036 12.6 2,802 2,464 338 12.1
373,590 337,478 36,112 9.7 17,417 14,499 2,918 16.8 21,125 19,161 1,964 9.3

Columbia Cook Coweta Crawford Crisp

59,474 7,321
58,226 6,132
10,045

55,288 6,455
52,434 5,560 8,843

4,186 7.0 866 11.8
5,792 9.9 572 9.3
1,202 12.0

59,760 7,320
59,222 6,148
10,105

55,381 6,421
52,947 5,539 8,860

4,379 7.3 899 12.3
6,275 10.6 609 9.9
1,245 12.3

August 2008

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

4,849,923 4,526,310 323,613 6.7

9,333 8,620

713 7.6

3,477 3,184

293 8.4

4,820 4,504

316 6.6

1,675 1,546

129 7.7

20,630 19,072 1,558 7.6

11,005 34,193 46,372
7,640 8,688

10,506 31,911 42,899 6,710 8,039

499 4.5 2,282 6.7 3,473 7.5
930 12.2 649 7.5

75,677 70,484 5,193 6.9

5,312 4,896

416 7.8

7,779 7,250

529 6.8

8,537 8,030

507 5.9

16,620 15,728 892 5.4

33,464 31,286 2,178 6.5

10,004 9,122

882 8.8

10,272 9,469

803 7.8

2,458 2,229

229 9.3

21,116 19,747 1,369 6.5

4,385 4,086

299 6.8

53,651 49,851 3,800 7.1

35,287 33,467 1,820 5.2

4,529 4,179

350 7.7

134,481 125,791 8,690 6.5

1,755 10,982 110,171 66,228
1,394

1,525 10,083 104,002 62,522
1,293

230 13.1 899 8.2 6,169 5.6 3,706 5.6 101 7.2

137,610 126,323 11,287 8.2

2,797 2,576

221 7.9

382,485 359,288 23,197 6.1

16,845 15,480 1,365 8.1

20,917 19,614 1,303 6.2

60,162 57,117 3,045 5.1

7,293 6,736

557 7.6

59,999 56,369 3,630 6.1

6,295 5,881

414 6.6

10,193 9,396

797 7.8

15

Georgia Labor Force Estimates by County (not seasonally adjusted)

Dade Dawson Decatur DeKalb Dodge

Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older

August 2009

July 2009

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

8,400 7,590 810 9.6 10,860 9,782 1,078 9.9 12,200 10,688 1,512 12.4 384,231 343,003 41,228 10.7
9,327 8,263 1,064 11.4

8,475 7,616

859 10.1

11,030 9,878 1,152 10.4

12,340 10,740 1,600 13.0

388,225 346,360 41,865 10.8

9,365 8,234 1,131 12.1

Dooly Dougherty Douglas Early Echols

4,821 42,284 63,805
5,637 2,237

4,356 37,632 56,551
5,033 2,087

465 9.6 4,652 11.0 7,254 11.4
604 10.7 150 6.7

4,832 42,390 64,509
5,673 2,264

4,346 37,516 57,105
5,031 2,101

486 10.1 4,874 11.5 7,404 11.5
642 11.3 163 7.2

Effingham Elbert Emanuel Evans Fannin

28,064 9,882 11,147 4,879 11,013

25,897 8,747 9,984 4,457 9,892

2,167 7.7 1,135 11.5 1,163 10.4
422 8.6 1,121 10.2

29,277 9,960 11,159 4,824 11,052

26,012 8,741 9,970 4,389 9,879

3,265 11.2 1,219 12.2 1,189 10.7
435 9.0 1,173 10.6

Fayette Floyd Forsyth Franklin Fulton

51,522 47,119 4,403 8.5 49,337 43,838 5,499 11.1 81,597 74,578 7,019 8.6 10,491 9,242 1,249 11.9 477,058 425,773 51,285 10.8

52,176 47,581 4,595 8.8 49,397 43,828 5,569 11.3 82,464 75,308 7,156 8.7 10,503 9,213 1,290 12.3 482,659 429,940 52,719 10.9

Gilmer Glascock Glynn Gordon Grady

13,962 1,128
41,485 25,680 11,883

12,609 1,001
38,145 22,284 10,753

1,353 9.7 127 11.3
3,340 8.1 3,396 13.2 1,130 9.5

14,030 1,123 41,911
25,862 11,962

12,614 993
38,416 22,285 10,749

1,416 10.1 130 11.6
3,495 8.3 3,577 13.8 1,213 10.1

Greene Gwinnett Habersham Hall Hancock

7,955 7,045 910 11.4

408,045 370,055 37,990 9.3

20,633 18,741 1,892 9.2

90,874 82,618 8,256 9.1

3,374 2,775

599 17.8

8,006 7,061

945 11.8

412,793 373,676 39,117 9.5

20,732 18,680 2,052 9.9

91,839 83,234 8,605 9.4

3,368 2,776

592 17.6

Haralson Harris Hart Heard Henry

12,765 15,996 10,611
4,860 94,448

11,225 14,849
9,204 4,260 84,810

1,540 12.1 1,147 7.2 1,407 13.3
600 12.3 9,638 10.2

12,922 16,196 10,702
4,912 95,730

11,334 1,588 12.3

14,984 1,212 7.5

9,209 1,493 14.0

4,301

611 12.4

85,640 10,090 10.5

Houston Irwin Jackson Jasper Jeff Davis

68,386 4,139
27,637 6,377 5,305

63,460 3,534
24,677 5,607 4,564

4,926 7.2 605 14.6
2,960 10.7 770 12.1 741 14.0

68,574 4,223
27,756 6,400 5,388

63,415 3,534
24,710 5,661 4,574

5,159 7.5 689 16.3
3,046 11.0 739 11.5 814 15.1

August 2008

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

8,389 7,912

477 5.7

11,210 10,517

693 6.2

11,965 11,019

946 7.9

396,268 368,744 27,524 6.9

9,420 8,723

697 7.4

4,762 42,178 65,382
5,587 2,283

4,433 38,961 60,795
5,158 2,177

329 6.9 3,217 7.6 4,587 7.0
429 7.7 106 4.6

28,490 9,821
10,478 5,135 11,006

27,001 8,941 9,595 4,785
10,282

1,489 5.2 880 9.0 883 8.4 350 6.8 724 6.6

53,679 50,655 3,024 5.6 50,063 46,565 3,498 7.0 84,609 80,174 4,435 5.2 10,401 9,649 752 7.2 492,621 457,725 34,896 7.1

14,109 1,138
41,756 26,603 11,883

13,257 1,054
39,437 24,598 11,133

852 6.0 84 7.4
2,319 5.6 2,005 7.5
750 6.3

7,658 423,180
21,003 92,874
3,295

7,099 397,825
19,730 87,551
2,947

559 7.3 25,355 6.0
1,273 6.1 5,323 5.7
348 10.6

12,948 16,137 10,593
4,943 97,644

12,067 15,305
9,664 4,579 91,175

881 6.8 832 5.2 929 8.8 364 7.4 6,469 6.6

69,686 4,105
27,905 6,611 5,349

65,741 3,696
26,067 6,027 4,796

3,945 5.7 409 10.0
1,838 6.6 584 8.8 553 10.3

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Georgia Labor Force Estimates by County (not seasonally adjusted)

Jefferson Jenkins Johnson Jones Lamar

Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older

August 2009

July 2009

Labor Force
7,273 2,701 3,707 14,023 8,097

Employment
6,191 2,166 3,275 12,822 6,886

Unemployment Number Rate
1,082 14.9 535 19.8 432 11.7
1,201 8.6 1,211 15.0

Labor Force
7,301 2,751 3,753 14,041 8,300

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

6,159 2,159 3,262 12,773 6,953

1,142 15.6 592 21.5 491 13.1
1,268 9.0 1,347 16.2

Lanier Laurens Lee Liberty Lincoln

4,090 22,674 17,475 25,386
3,915

3,733 19,872 16,170 23,300
3,497

357 8.7 2,802 12.4 1,305 7.5 2,086 8.2
418 10.7

4,098 22,334 17,463 25,590
3,924

3,758 19,792 16,121 23,326
3,497

340 8.3 2,542 11.4 1,342 7.7 2,264 8.8
427 10.9

Long Lowndes Lumpkin McDuffie McIntosh

6,187 53,801 13,475 10,886
5,545

5,782 49,396 11,963
9,520 5,029

405 6.5 4,405 8.2 1,512 11.2 1,366 12.5
516 9.3

6,205 54,282 13,316 10,833
5,618

5,789 49,735 11,716
9,536 5,065

416 6.7 4,547 8.4 1,600 12.0 1,297 12.0
553 9.8

Macon Madison Marion Meriwether Miller

5,253 16,358
3,377 9,487 3,642

4,572 14,981
3,034 8,245 3,317

681 13.0 1,377 8.4
343 10.2 1,242 13.1
325 8.9

5,241 16,433
3,411 9,743 3,641

4,558 15,025
3,062 8,325 3,302

683 13.0 1,408 8.6
349 10.2 1,418 14.6
339 9.3

Mitchell Monroe Montgomery Morgan Murray

10,754 13,715
4,598 9,675 19,706

9,671 12,378
4,191 8,754 17,258

1,083 10.1 1,337 9.7
407 8.9 921 9.5 2,448 12.4

10,814 13,693
4,625 9,759 19,960

9,672 12,331
4,181 8,790 17,389

1,142 10.6 1,362 9.9
444 9.6 969 9.9 2,571 12.9

Muscogee Newton Oconee Oglethorpe Paulding

85,621 46,044 18,314
7,972 64,779

77,790 40,245 17,192
7,305 57,924

7,831 9.1 5,799 12.6 1,122 6.1
667 8.4 6,855 10.6

87,006 46,652 18,427
8,005 65,548

78,500 40,638 17,242
7,326 58,491

8,506 9.8 6,014 12.9 1,185 6.4
679 8.5 7,057 10.8

Peach Pickens Pierce Pike Polk

12,183 14,935
8,771 8,020 21,337

10,960 13,340
7,926 7,076 18,999

1,223 10.0 1,595 10.7
845 9.6 944 11.8 2,338 11.0

12,273 15,051
8,755 8,278 21,383

10,947 13,471
7,891 7,145 18,998

1,326 10.8 1,580 10.5
864 9.9 1,133 13.7 2,385 11.2

Pulaski Putnam Quitman Rabun Randolph

4,481 10,424
1,044 6,990 2,784

4,142 9,307
927 6,252 2,420

339 7.6 1,117 10.7
117 11.2 738 10.6 364 13.1

4,497 10,519
1,060 7,085 2,804

4,140 9,389
925 6,321 2,421

357 7.9 1,130 10.7
135 12.7 764 10.8 383 13.7

August 2008

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

7,178 2,790 3,690 14,424 8,020

6,395 2,361 3,386 13,562 7,402

783 10.9 429 15.4 304 8.2 862 6.0 618 7.7

4,139 22,242 17,642 26,023
3,911

3,893 20,540 16,741 24,303
3,624

246 5.9 1,702 7.7
901 5.1 1,720 6.6
287 7.3

6,364 54,734 13,462 10,710
5,536

6,031 51,522 12,439
9,835 5,199

333 5.2 3,212 5.9 1,023 7.6
875 8.2 337 6.1

5,185 16,290
3,336 9,695 3,594

4,705 15,397
3,128 8,863 3,395

480 9.3 893 5.5 208 6.2 832 8.6 199 5.5

10,573 13,977
4,612 9,682 20,320

9,746 13,093
4,278 9,079 18,828

827 7.8 884 6.3 334 7.2 603 6.2 1,492 7.3

85,661 47,003 18,515
7,972 66,566

80,178 43,265 17,669
7,507 62,271

5,483 6.4 3,738 8.0
846 4.6 465 5.8 4,295 6.5

11,962 15,303
8,550 8,180 21,464

11,099 14,341
8,046 7,606 20,049

863 7.2 962 6.3 504 5.9 574 7.0 1,415 6.6

4,682 10,212
1,045 7,208 2,805

4,421 9,486
969 6,755 2,542

261 5.6 726 7.1
76 7.3 453 6.3 263 9.4

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Georgia Labor Force Estimates by County (not seasonally adjusted)

Richmond Rockdale Schley Screven Seminole

Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older

August 2009

July 2009

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

91,257 39,761
1,874 7,545 4,149

81,862 35,083
1,623 6,516 3,725

9,395 10.3 4,678 11.8
251 13.4 1,029 13.6
424 10.2

92,407 40,080
1,836 7,630 4,188

81,999 10,408 11.3 35,426 4,654 11.6
1,629 207 11.3 6,457 1,173 15.4 3,735 453 10.8

Spalding Stephens Stewart Sumter Talbot

28,855 14,074
2,348 14,982
3,181

24,401 12,531
2,084 13,016
2,872

4,454 15.4 1,543 11.0
264 11.2 1,966 13.1
309 9.7

29,793 14,154
2,356 15,130
3,224

24,640 12,551
2,083 13,059
2,889

5,153 17.3 1,603 11.3
273 11.6 2,071 13.7
335 10.4

Taliaferro Tattnall Taylor Telfair Terrell

895 9,447 3,521 4,608 4,452

780 8,645 3,111 3,882 3,952

115 12.8 802 8.5 410 11.6 726 15.8 500 11.2

905 9,486 3,550 4,669 4,463

782 8,641 3,114 3,876 3,940

123 13.6 845 8.9 436 12.3 793 17.0 523 11.7

Thomas Tift Toombs Towns Treutlen

21,558 18,981 14,034
6,095 2,917

19,566 16,977 12,623
5,617 2,573

1,992 9.2 2,004 10.6 1,411 10.1
478 7.8 344 11.8

21,722 19,146 14,099
5,983 2,908

19,547 16,931 12,595
5,494 2,551

2,175 2,215 1,504
489 357

10.0 11.6 10.7 8.2 12.3

Troup Turner Twiggs Union Upson

30,610 4,981 4,761 11,434 11,960

26,579 4,310 4,198
10,378 10,351

4,031 13.2 671 13.5 563 11.8
1,056 9.2 1,609 13.5

30,883 5,009 4,740 11,396
12,193

26,486 4,291 4,182
10,306 10,385

4,397 14.2 718 14.3 558 11.8
1,090 9.6 1,808 14.8

Walker Walton Ware Warren Washington

33,168 40,317 15,460
2,671 8,177

29,701 35,868 13,871
2,129 7,035

3,467 10.5 4,449 11.0 1,589 10.3
542 20.3 1,142 14.0

33,233 40,610 15,537
2,693 8,278

29,800 36,219 13,810
2,122 7,043

3,433 10.3 4,391 10.8 1,727 11.1
571 21.2 1,235 14.9

Wayne Webster Wheeler White Whitfield

12,387 1,396 3,007
12,662 44,080

10,945 1,263 2,718 11,492
38,524

1,442 11.6 133 9.5 289 9.6
1,170 9.2 5,556 12.6

12,378 1,371 2,996
12,777 44,728

10,885 1,243 2,693 11,561
38,814

1,493 12.1 128 9.3 303 10.1
1,216 9.5 5,914 13.2

Wilcox Wilkes Wilkinson Worth

3,294 4,516 4,759 10,173

2,905 3,993 4,257 9,147

389 11.8 523 11.6 502 10.5 1,026 10.1

3,334 4,555 4,748 10,259

2,911 4,002 4,226 9,118

423 12.7 553 12.1 522 11.0 1,141 11.1

August 2008

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

91,308 84,570 6,738 7.4

40,761 37,716 3,045 7.5

1,820 1,696

124 6.8

7,335 6,725

610 8.3

4,108 3,788

320 7.8

28,915 26,232 2,683 9.3

13,760 12,820

940 6.8

2,350 2,151

199 8.5

14,818 13,599 1,219 8.2

3,198 2,972

226 7.1

869 9,406 3,376 4,147 4,405

786 8,750 3,100 3,565 4,092

83 9.6 656 7.0 276 8.2 582 14.0 313 7.1

22,147 20,754 1,393 6.3

18,961 17,566 1,395 7.4

13,878 12,886

992 7.1

5,929 5,586

343 5.8

2,898 2,649

249 8.6

30,329 27,710 2,619 8.6

4,879 4,512

367 7.5

4,784 4,440

344 7.2

11,289 10,606

683 6.1

12,052 11,009 1,043 8.7

32,698 41,392 15,146
2,547 8,153

30,960 38,560 14,080
2,267 7,481

1,738 5.3 2,832 6.8 1,066 7.0
280 11.0 672 8.2

12,168 11,161 1,007 8.3

1,317 1,243

74 5.6

2,830 2,604

226 8.0

12,906 12,174

732 5.7

45,192 42,027 3,165 7.0

3,371 4,698 4,668 10,163

3,072 4,258 4,354 9,470

299 8.9 440 9.4 314 6.7 693 6.8

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Georgia Unemployment Rates by County

August 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

14.0% or greater 12.0% to 13.9% 10.2% to 11.9%

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 10.2%

Troup

Meriwether

Pike Lamar Monroe

Jones Baldwin

Jefferson Washington

Burke

Upson

Harris

Talbot

Muscogee

Bibb Crawford

Taylor

Peach

Wilkinson Twiggs

Johnson

Jenkins Emanuel

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: 10.2%
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New Developments

Exide Technologies in Muscogee County will add 200 manufacturing jobs to their facility in Columbus since it has won a $34.3 million federal grant. The company will use the money to domestically produce lead-acid batteries for micro-hybrid vehicles and idle reduction commercial vehicles using advanced carbon technology. Plans are also in the works for an expansion of their plant to add another line of production. The company plans to produce a battery that is more energy efficient and reduce U. S. dependence on foreign oil.
National Electronic Attachment will be relocating its corporate headquarters to Gwinnett County. The company is a leader in internet solutions for the healthcare industry and offers systems designed to make process of insurance submissions as easy as possible for the patient, the dental office and the insurance provider. Once the new building in Norcross is complete the company plans to hire approximately 25 new employees
FedEx Ground will expand its distribution facility in Cobb County and will add about 270 new jobs in the next two years. The new construction will add 85,000 square feet to the existing distribution center in Kennesaw. With the additional space the company will be able to simultaneously sort packages for regional, local and national distribution by being able to schedule the different types of shipments more efficiently.
Dendreon Corporation, a biotechnology company based in Seattle, will build a $70 million manufacturing plant in Fulton County. The plant is to be located in Union City and will create about 300 jobs and will make Provenge an alternative treatment for prostrate cancer that does not respond to traditional hormone therapy. Provenge is currently under review by the Food and Drug Administration. The company will build a 160,000 square foot plant at the Majestic Airport Center.
A former Fulton County company that had moved their national headquarters out of state is returning after an eight year absence. First Data Corpora-

tion plans to bring 1,000 jobs to the Atlanta area with the move; however the employment increase will take place over a three year period. The desire to consolidate several smaller U. S. offices prompted the company's decision to make the move.
Putnam County has been home for some time to Haband, Inc., and the company is now renovating the old Enterprise Aluminum plant into a state ofthe-art fulfillment center for two large catalog retailers. The $1 million improvement will create 60 new jobs when it is up and running in September of this year. Then an additional 30 people will be hired in anticipation of holiday sales. The new plant in Eatonton will handle hard goods in Solutions and Gold Violin catalogs that cater to customers in need of innovative products to maintain active and independent lifestyles.
In Coweta County, a New Jersey based company will open a facility that packages juice. Gregory Packaging, Inc. will locate its new plant in Newnan and produce frozen juices packed in three-, four- and sixounce foil sealed plastic cups as well as four- and eight-ounce "eco" cartons. The company uses SUNCUP as a proprietary label, but also uses the GREGPACK label. Initially they plan on hiring 30 employees to get the facility started.
Individual life and supplemental health Insurance company, Lincoln National Insurance, plans to expand its midstate operations by adding new personnel in Bibb and Houston counties. The company is based in McKenney, Texas and will add 25 people in both Macon and Warner Robins.
American Packing and Crating has opened a facility in Chatham County that packages odd-shaped and oversized items, such as turbines and boats, that don't fit in traditional shipping containers. They also handle cargo with special packing requirements, such as shrink-wrapping and skidding. The company opened in Savannah to cater to shipping companies that use the nearby Georgia Ports Authority terminals. The warehouse currently employees 12 people but plans to double the employment in the coming months.

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Georgia Unemployment Insurance Claims by County

County

August Average Average Initial Weekly Duration
Claims Benefit Weeks

County

August Average Average Initial Weekly Duration
Claims Benefit Weeks

Georgia

69,869 ....... $275 ...... 13.7

Appling

183 ....... $232 ...... 12.7

Atkinson

107 ....... $219 ...... 11.7

Bacon

62 ....... $223 ...... 12.5

Baker

19 ....... $217 ...... 13.4

Baldwin

329 ....... $210 ...... 15.4

Banks

136 ....... $244 ...... 12.9

Barrow

481 ....... $250 ...... 15.8

Bartow

983 ....... $255 ...... 12.3

Ben Hill

260 ....... $213 ...... 14.0

Berrien

141 ....... $229 ...... 15.1

Bibb

952 ....... $197 ...... 15.3

Bleckley

66 ....... $190 ...... 10.1

Brantley

122 ....... $244 ...... 14.3

Brooks

102 ....... $217 ...... 13.5

Bryan

165 ....... $264 ...... 12.6

Bulloch

430 ....... $235 ...... 12.6

Burke

272 ....... $203 ...... 12.6

Butts

204 ....... $228 ...... 15.7

Calhoun

25 ....... $250 ...... 13.6

Camden

194 ....... $230 ...... 13.9

Candler

79 ....... $234 ...... 12.0

Carroll

865 ....... $241 ...... 12.8

Catoosa

470 ....... $253 ...... 11.6

Charlton

47 ....... $240 ...... 17.5

Chatham

1,383 ....... $235 ...... 14.3

Chattahoochee 20 ....... $203 ...... 15.3

Chattooga

99 ....... $246 ...... 16.2

Cherokee

1,193 ....... $270 ...... 15.6

Clarke

655 ....... $213 ...... 13.4

Clay

21 ....... $188 ...... 11.7

Clayton

2,067 ....... $239 ...... 16.2

Clinch

36 ....... $218 ...... 15.1

Cobb

3,806 ....... $266 ...... 16.5

Coffee

417 ....... $226 ...... 12.2

Colquitt

394 ....... $212 ...... 12.6

Columbia

569 ....... $254 ...... 12.0

Cook

179 ....... $209 ...... 14.5

Coweta

1,031 ....... $253 ...... 14.2

Crawford

66 ....... $232 ...... 15.0

Crisp

277 ....... $213 ...... 14.3

Dade

54 ....... $250 ...... 13.9

Dawson

177 ....... $255 ...... 16.3

Decatur

229 ....... $216 ...... 15.2

DeKalb

4,756 ....... $247 ...... 16.3

Dodge

129 ....... $208 ...... 12.9

Dooly

125 ....... $205 ...... 13.0

Dougherty

588 ....... $208 ...... 14.2

Douglas

796 ....... $261 ...... 16.0

Early

56 ....... $201 ...... 17.0

Echols

14 ....... $229 ...... 14.5

Effingham

364 ....... $270 ...... 11.4

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

246 ....... $212 ...... 12.4 275 ....... $199 ...... 11.7
80 ....... $239 ...... 13.6 177 ....... $227 ...... 14.5 415 ....... $268 ...... 15.9 1,046 ....... $236 ...... 11.9 696 ....... $278 ...... 16.2 258 ....... $228 ...... 12.6 5,690 ....... $247 ...... 16.5 247 ....... $248 ...... 13.7
19 ....... $232 ...... 11.0 454 ....... $219 ...... 14.3 870 ....... $258 ...... 11.3 226 ....... $232 ...... 15.0 182 ....... $212 ...... 13.3 4,102 ....... $266 ...... 16.4 391 ....... $229 ...... 12.2 1,374 ....... $251 ...... 14.4
90 ....... $217 ...... 16.1 184 ....... $252 ...... 13.9 152 ....... $241 ...... 13.8 291 ....... $227 ...... 13.7 126 ....... $260 ...... 11.8 1,098 ....... $259 ...... 16.1 571 ....... $222 ...... 14.5 116 ....... $211 ...... 15.0 450 ....... $255 ...... 14.0 165 ....... $234 ...... 14.5 157 ....... $215 ...... 12.3 223 ....... $201 ...... 12.6 178 ....... $216 ...... 14.1 134 ....... $217 ...... 13.5 128 ....... $239 ...... 14.4 192 ....... $231 ...... 14.8
57 ....... $226 ...... 14.4 1,096 ....... $217 ...... 12.4
135 ....... $243 ...... 11.9 228 ....... $221 ...... 14.7
94 ....... $226 ...... 11.9 33 ....... $234 ...... 14.6 760 ....... $214 ...... 14.0 208 ....... $252 ...... 16.3 237 ....... $205 ...... 11.7 249 ....... $238 ...... 12.1 57 ....... $238 ...... 11.7 326 ....... $201 ...... 12.2 61 ....... $227 ...... 13.9 200 ....... $240 ...... 14.4 38 ....... $229 ...... 16.1 181 ....... $199 ...... 14.5 161 ....... $243 ...... 14.0 80 ....... $191 ...... 12.5 166 ....... $245 ...... 13.5 648 ....... $248 ........ 9.8

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

August 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

891 ....... $218 ...... 13.6 820 ....... $244 ...... 15.5 131 ....... $260 ...... 13.7 130 ....... $241 ...... 13.1 840 ....... $269 ...... 15.8 147 ....... $198 ...... 12.6 261 ....... $261 ...... 14.2 164 ....... $230 ...... 12.6 148 ....... $253 ...... 13.9 431 ....... $246 ...... 11.8
47 ....... $225 ...... 11.9 306 ....... $209 ...... 13.9
3 ....... $275 ...... 10.8 205 ....... $244 ...... 10.9
68 ....... $228 ........ 8.1 1,375 ....... $208 ...... 13.6
582 ....... $254 ...... 15.9 53 ....... $213 ...... 11.9
174 ....... $244 ...... 14.6 48 ....... $212 ...... 16.2
678 ....... $229 ...... 15.3 316 ....... $229 ...... 12.4
31 ....... $220 ...... 13.7 252 ....... $197 ...... 15.3
39 ....... $240 ...... 14.7 27 ....... $206 ...... 13.4 93 ....... $220 ...... 13.4 90 ....... $214 ...... 12.5 170 ....... $178 ...... 10.3 68 ....... $217 ...... 13.0 309 ....... $216 ...... 13.7 451 ....... $207 ...... 13.9 267 ....... $219 ...... 12.5 63 ....... $225 ...... 14.3 73 ....... $216 ...... 10.5 678 ....... $243 ...... 13.0 118 ....... $202 ...... 15.7 70 ....... $213 ...... 12.3 160 ....... $226 ...... 14.5 192 ....... $227 ...... 13.8 596 ....... $244 ...... 11.6 552 ....... $257 ...... 15.8 308 ....... $198 ...... 13.1 124 ....... $216 ...... 13.4 120 ....... $219 ...... 14.0 284 ....... $228 ...... 14.2 20 ....... $245 ...... 13.4 46 ....... $198 ...... 11.1 217 ....... $230 ...... 14.4 1,880 ....... $246 ........ 9.4 63 ....... $204 ...... 13.2 107 ....... $221 ...... 12.9 73 ....... $214 ...... 13.9 206 ....... $224 ...... 12.2

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