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. 2 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 3 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 4 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 5 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 6 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 7 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 8 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 9 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 10 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 16 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 17 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 18 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% 19 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. 20 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 21 Georgia Department of Labor Workforce Information & Analysis 148 Andrew Young International Boulevard, N.E. 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