August 2011 Data August 2011 Employment Situation Georgia added 7,300 jobs in August, up 0.2 percent from July. The over-the-month employment gain in nonfarm employment occurred as sectors including Government, Professional and Business Services, Educational and Health Services, and Construction added workers. Sectors with negative job growth from July to August include Leisure and Hospitality, Trade, Other Services, and Information. After enduring job losses for five consecutive months, Government employment was up 8,200 in August. State and Local Governments both added workers while the Federal Government lost jobs. Professional and Business Services employment was up 6,400 in August; nearly washing out three months of job losses where a combined 6,500 workers were cut from payrolls. Educational and Health Services employment was up 4,900 from July to August. The Health Care and Social Services portion of the sector accounted for 3,400 new jobs after losing employment in June and July. The Educational Services part grew by 1,500 after workers were lost in each of the previous three months. Construction employment grew by 2,600 jobs in August after being up 3,000 workers in June and down 300 workers in July. The Leisure and Hospitality sector lost 6,400 jobs in August after losing 1,900 in July. The majority of the 6,400 jobs lost were in Accommodation and Food Services (-4,200 jobs) while the remainder were in Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation (-2,200 jobs). Wholesale Trade jobs were down 1,800 in August while Retail Trade employment dropped by 1,600. Jobs in Other Services were down by 1,400 from July to August while Information employment was also down by 1,400. Over the year, employment sectors including Professional and Business Services, Educational and Health Services, Manufacturing, and Government added payroll employees. Sectors with negative job growth since August last year include Government, Financial Activities, and Construction. Georgia's unemployment rate (seasonally adjusted) was up to 10.2 percent in August from 10.1 percent in July. The rate is unchanged from August 2010 when it was also was 10.2 percent. Volume XXXVII, Number 8 Georgia Employment (In Millions) 3.835 3.824 3.851 3.859 3.841 3.770 3.797 3.804 3.831 3.833 3.820 3.794 3.801 Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug 2010 2011 Georgia Unemployment Rate (Seasonally Adjusted) 10.4% 10.4% 10.3% 10.3% 10.2% 10.2% 10.2% 10.0% 9.8% 9.8% 10.2% 10.1% 9.9% Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug 2010 2011 Workforce Statistics & Economic Research Mark Butler, Commissioner For more information, contact Corey Smith at (404) 232-3875 ext. 21299 or corey.smith@dol.state.ga.us Equal Opportunity Employer/ProgramAuxiliary Aids and Services Available upon Request to Individuals with Disabilities GEORGIA Nonagricultural Employment (000s) Change in Jobs Change in Jobs Preliminary Revised Revised AUG 2011 JUL 2011 AUG 2010 from JUL 2011 Net % from AUG 2010 Net % Total Nonfarm 3,801.0 3,793.7 3,834.9 7.3 0.2 -33.9 -0.9 Total Private 3,161.0 3,161.9 3,170.8 -0.9 0.0 -9.8 -0.3 Goods Producing 498.6 497.3 506.4 1.3 0.3 -7.8 -1.5 Service-Providing 3,302.4 3,296.4 3,328.5 6.0 0.2 -26.1 -0.8 Private Service-Providing 2,662.4 2,664.6 2,664.4 -2.2 -0.1 -2.0 -0.1 Mining and Logging 9.1 9.1 9.3 0.0 0.0 -0.2 -2.2 Construction 141.4 138.8 151.4 2.6 1.9 -10.0 -6.6 Construction of Buildings 30.7 29.8 31.9 0.9 3.0 -1.2 -3.8 Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction 21.8 21.2 23.2 0.6 2.8 -1.4 -6.0 Specialty Trade Contractors 88.9 87.8 96.3 1.1 1.3 -7.4 -7.7 Manufacturing 348.1 349.4 345.7 -1.3 -0.4 2.4 0.7 Durable Goods 163.5 163.4 157.6 0.1 0.1 5.9 3.7 Computer, Electrical Equip and Appliance Mfg 21.6 21.5 21.5 0.1 0.5 0.1 0.5 Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 38.9 38.9 38.0 0.0 0.0 0.9 2.4 Non-Durable Goods 184.6 186.0 188.1 -1.4 -0.8 -3.5 -1.9 Food Manufacturing 60.5 60.3 61.5 0.2 0.3 -1.0 -1.6 Textile Mills 18.4 18.4 18.9 0.0 0.0 -0.5 -2.7 Textile Product Mills 27.8 28.0 29.0 -0.2 -0.7 -1.2 -4.1 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 807.0 810.2 810.8 -3.2 -0.4 -3.8 -0.5 Wholesale Trade 194.0 195.8 198.0 -1.8 -0.9 -4.0 -2.0 Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods 97.7 98.3 97.6 -0.6 -0.6 0.1 0.1 Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods 55.3 56.3 59.0 -1.0 -1.8 -3.7 -6.3 Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers 41.0 41.2 41.4 -0.2 -0.5 -0.4 -1.0 Retail Trade 428.3 429.9 433.6 -1.6 -0.4 -5.3 -1.2 Food and Beverage Stores 81.2 81.1 80.0 0.1 0.1 1.2 1.5 General Merchandise Stores 98.7 100.2 96.8 -1.5 -1.5 1.9 2.0 Miscellaneous Store Retailers 19.4 19.2 20.0 0.2 1.0 -0.6 -3.0 Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 184.7 184.5 179.2 0.2 0.1 5.5 3.1 Utilities 20.6 20.5 19.8 0.1 0.5 0.8 4.0 Transportation and Warehousing 164.1 164.0 159.4 0.1 0.1 4.7 3.0 Air Transportation 39.7 39.8 39.1 -0.1 -0.3 0.6 1.5 Truck Transportation 44.7 43.9 43.8 0.8 1.8 0.9 2.1 Couriers and Messengers 18.2 18.0 18.0 0.2 1.1 0.2 1.1 Warehousing and Storage 26.5 26.3 26.4 0.2 0.8 0.1 0.4 Information 98.0 99.4 101.2 -1.4 -1.4 -3.2 -3.2 Telecommunications 48.2 48.2 49.8 0.0 0.0 -1.6 -3.2 Wired Telecommunications Carriers 27.7 27.7 28.2 0.0 0.0 -0.5 -1.8 Wireless Telecommunications Carriers 10.3 10.3 10.6 0.0 0.0 -0.3 -2.8 Internet Service Providers, Search Portals, and DP 4.8 4.8 5.6 0.0 0.0 -0.8 -14.3 Financial Activities 192.6 193.7 204.1 -1.1 -0.6 -11.5 -5.6 Finance and Insurance 140.9 141.3 148.6 -0.4 -0.3 -7.7 -5.2 Insurance Carriers and Related Activities 64.1 63.8 64.5 0.3 0.5 -0.4 -0.6 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 51.7 52.4 55.5 -0.7 -1.3 -3.8 -6.9 Professional and Business Services 535.9 529.5 524.1 6.4 1.2 11.8 2.3 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 225.4 223.9 211.8 1.5 0.7 13.6 6.4 Accounting, Tax Prep, and Bookkeeping Services 33.6 33.4 31.9 0.2 0.6 1.7 5.3 Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services 37.6 36.8 34.4 0.8 2.2 3.2 9.3 Computer Systems Design and Related Services 54.1 53.9 49.0 0.2 0.4 5.1 10.4 Management and Technical Consulting Services 31.2 30.7 31.0 0.5 1.6 0.2 0.7 Management of Companies and Enterprises 53.6 53.4 53.8 0.2 0.4 -0.2 -0.4 Admin and Support, Waste Mngmnt and Remediation 256.9 252.2 258.5 4.7 1.9 -1.6 -0.6 Employment Services 112.4 109.4 115.6 3.0 2.7 -3.2 -2.8 Education and Health Services 492.0 487.1 487.7 4.9 1.0 4.3 0.9 Educational Services 89.9 88.4 88.0 1.5 1.7 1.9 2.2 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 55.1 54.7 55.1 0.4 0.7 0.0 0.0 Health Care and Social Assistance 402.1 398.7 399.7 3.4 0.9 2.4 0.6 Ambulatory Health Care Services 155.9 155.0 152.3 0.9 0.6 3.6 2.4 Hospitals 133.4 133.4 131.8 0.0 0.0 1.6 1.2 Nursing and Residential Care Facilities 57.2 56.5 56.8 0.7 1.2 0.4 0.7 Social Assistance 55.6 53.8 58.8 1.8 3.4 -3.2 -5.4 Leisure and Hospitality 380.3 386.7 382.3 -6.4 -1.7 -2.0 -0.5 Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 42.2 44.4 41.9 -2.2 -5.0 0.3 0.7 Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries 30.6 32.8 31.1 -2.2 -6.7 -0.5 -1.6 Accommodation and Food Services 338.1 342.3 340.4 -4.2 -1.2 -2.3 -0.7 Accommodation 41.7 42.7 42.0 -1.0 -2.3 -0.3 -0.7 Food Services and Drinking Places 296.4 299.6 298.4 -3.2 -1.1 -2.0 -0.7 Other Services 156.6 158.0 154.2 -1.4 -0.9 2.4 1.6 Repair and Maintenance 32.9 33.2 33.3 -0.3 -0.9 -0.4 -1.2 Personal and Laundry Services 33.9 34.3 33.4 -0.4 -1.2 0.5 1.5 Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar 89.8 90.5 87.5 -0.7 -0.8 2.3 2.6 Government 640.0 631.8 664.1 8.2 1.3 -24.1 -3.6 Federal Government 101.0 102.8 105.2 -1.8 -1.8 -4.2 -4.0 Department of Defense 43.9 43.9 42.2 0.0 0.0 1.7 4.0 State Government 148.1 144.4 153.2 3.7 2.6 -5.1 -3.3 State Government Educational Services 72.5 67.2 74.0 5.3 7.9 -1.5 -2.0 Local Government 390.9 384.6 405.7 6.3 1.6 -14.8 -3.7 Local Government Educational Services 238.2 229.6 243.9 8.6 3.8 -5.7 -2.3 Note: These preliminary estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers throughout Georgia. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2010 benchmark. 2Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research ATLANTA MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s) Preliminary AUG 2011 Revised Revised JUL 2011 AUG 2010 Change in Jobs from JUL 2011 Net % Change in Jobs from AUG 2010 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, Nondurable 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 and Rental and Leasing Professional and Business Services Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Accounting, Tax Prep, and Bookkeeping Services 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 Services Employment Services Education 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 2,237.1 1,933.8 235.9 2,001.2 1,697.9 1.4 87.4 19.9 53.6 147.1 74.9 13.8 72.2 22.7 512.5 143.6 74.2 37.4 32.0 240.9 48.1 52.1 12.1 128.0 10.7 117.3 39.6 27.1 14.2 75.3 36.6 22.8 9.2 4.5 129.3 94.2 44.1 35.1 385.4 172.9 22.6 25.9 45.7 28.1 40.7 171.8 73.5 278.1 60.5 217.6 84.4 72.0 35.1 224.0 27.2 196.8 22.5 174.3 93.3 18.2 22.6 303.3 46.3 61.0 196.0 2,234.2 1,935.5 234.6 1,999.6 1,700.9 1.4 85.7 19.3 52.0 147.5 74.3 13.8 73.2 22.9 514.0 145.0 74.9 38.3 31.8 241.5 47.9 52.5 12.1 127.5 10.7 116.8 39.8 26.8 14.0 75.8 36.7 22.9 9.1 4.5 130.7 95.3 44.1 35.4 383.2 172.4 22.5 25.6 45.5 28.0 40.6 170.2 72.0 274.8 59.5 215.3 84.3 72.0 32.9 228.5 28.7 199.8 22.6 177.2 93.9 18.3 22.6 298.7 47.2 58.5 193.0 2,267.9 1,950.1 237.2 2,030.7 1,712.9 1.3 92.9 18.9 60.1 143.0 71.3 13.6 71.7 23.5 514.0 145.4 73.0 39.3 33.1 245.2 47.7 51.1 13.0 123.4 10.6 112.8 38.4 26.2 14.2 78.3 37.0 23.6 8.8 5.3 141.0 100.9 43.8 40.1 383.2 165.7 22.4 24.8 41.1 27.6 40.5 177.0 78.8 277.0 59.7 217.3 84.5 71.2 36.4 225.8 28.5 197.3 23.0 174.3 93.6 19.0 22.7 317.8 49.1 63.5 205.2 2.9 0.1 -1.7 -0.1 1.3 0.6 1.6 0.1 -3.0 -0.2 0.0 0.0 1.7 2.0 0.6 3.1 1.6 3.1 -0.4 -0.3 0.6 0.8 0.0 0.0 -1.0 -1.4 -0.2 -0.9 -1.5 -0.3 -1.4 -1.0 -0.7 -0.9 -0.9 -2.4 0.2 0.6 -0.6 -0.3 0.2 0.4 -0.4 -0.8 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.4 -0.2 -0.5 0.3 1.1 0.2 1.4 -0.5 -0.7 -0.1 -0.3 -0.1 -0.4 0.1 1.1 0.0 0.0 -1.4 -1.1 -1.1 -1.2 0.0 0.0 -0.3 -0.9 2.2 0.6 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.3 1.2 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.3 1.6 0.9 1.5 2.1 3.3 1.2 1.0 1.7 2.3 1.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 2.2 6.7 -4.5 -2.0 -1.5 -5.2 -3.0 -1.5 -0.1 -0.4 -2.9 -1.6 -0.6 -0.6 -0.1 -0.6 0.0 0.0 4.6 1.5 -0.9 -1.9 2.5 4.3 3.0 1.6 -30.8 -16.3 -1.3 -29.5 -15.0 0.1 -5.5 1.0 -6.5 4.1 3.6 0.2 0.5 -0.8 -1.5 -1.8 1.2 -1.9 -1.1 -4.3 0.4 1.0 -0.9 4.6 0.1 4.5 1.2 0.9 0.0 -3.0 -0.4 -0.8 0.4 -0.8 -11.7 -6.7 0.3 -5.0 2.2 7.2 0.2 1.1 4.6 0.5 0.2 -5.2 -5.3 1.1 0.8 0.3 -0.1 0.8 -1.3 -1.8 -1.3 -0.5 -0.5 0.0 -0.3 -0.8 -0.1 -14.5 -2.8 -2.5 -9.2 -1.4 -0.8 -0.6 -1.5 -0.9 7.7 -5.9 5.3 -10.8 2.9 5.1 1.5 0.7 -3.4 -0.3 -1.2 1.6 -4.8 -3.3 -1.8 0.8 2.0 -6.9 3.7 0.9 4.0 3.1 3.4 0.0 -3.8 -1.1 -3.4 4.6 -15.1 -8.3 -6.6 0.7 -12.5 0.6 4.4 0.9 4.4 11.2 1.8 0.5 -2.9 -6.7 0.4 1.3 0.1 -0.1 1.1 -3.6 -0.8 -4.6 -0.3 -2.2 0.0 -0.3 -4.2 -0.4 -4.6 -5.7 -3.9 -4.5 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 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 2010 benchmark. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research 3 ALBANY MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s) Preliminary AUG 2011 Revised Revised JUL 2011 AUG 2010 Change in Jobs from JUL 2011 Net % Change in Jobs from AUG 2010 Net % Total Nonfarm Total Private 61.2 61.2 60.4 0.0 0.0 48.0 48.1 46.8 -0.1 -0.2 0.8 1.3 1.2 2.6 Goods Producing 6.7 6.7 7.0 0.0 0.0 -0.3 -4.3 Service-Providing Private Service-Providing 54.5 54.5 53.4 0.0 0.0 41.3 41.4 39.8 -0.1 -0.2 1.1 2.1 1.5 3.8 Manufacturing 4.3 4.3 4.4 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -2.3 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities Retail Trade 11.4 11.7 12.1 -0.3 -2.6 7.3 7.3 7.4 0.0 0.0 -0.7 -5.8 -0.1 -1.4 Government 13.2 13.1 13.6 0.1 0.8 -0.4 -2.9 Federal Government State Government 3.3 3.4 3.6 -0.1 -2.9 -0.3 -8.3 2.8 2.8 2.6 0.0 0.0 0.2 7.7 Local Government 7.1 6.9 7.4 0.2 2.9 -0.3 -4.1 Note: These preliminary estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers in the 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 2010 benchmark. ATHENS - CLARKE MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s) Preliminary AUG 2011 Revised Revised JUL 2011 AUG 2010 Change in Jobs from JUL 2011 Net % Change in Jobs from AUG 2010 Net % Total Nonfarm 80.5 81.0 79.7 -0.5 -0.6 0.8 1.0 Total Private 56.6 56.9 56.1 -0.3 -0.5 0.5 0.9 Goods Producing 9.2 9.2 9.6 0.0 0.0 -0.4 -4.2 Service-Providing 71.3 71.8 70.1 -0.5 -0.7 1.2 1.7 Private Service-Providing 47.4 47.7 46.5 -0.3 -0.6 0.9 1.9 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 12.9 13.0 13.1 -0.1 -0.8 -0.2 -1.5 Retail Trade 9.2 9.2 9.4 0.0 0.0 -0.2 -2.1 Professional and Business Services 6.6 6.6 6.2 0.0 0.0 0.4 6.5 Leisure and Hospitality 7.9 8.0 7.9 -0.1 -1.3 0.0 0.0 Government 23.9 24.1 23.6 -0.2 -0.8 0.3 1.3 Federal Government 1.4 1.5 1.7 -0.1 -6.7 -0.3 -17.7 State Government 14.6 15.0 13.9 -0.4 -2.7 0.7 5.0 Local Government 7.9 7.6 8.0 0.3 4.0 -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 2010 benchmark. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research 4 AUGUSTA-RICHMOND MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s) Preliminary AUG 2011 Revised Revised JUL 2011 AUG 2010 Change in Jobs from JUL 2011 Net % Change in Jobs from AUG 2010 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 Education and Health Services Leisure and Hospitality Other Services Government Federal Government State Government Local Government 207.2 165.9 31.4 175.8 134.5 11.5 19.9 34.3 4.7 23.2 6.4 2.4 7.5 30.9 29.8 20.5 9.1 41.3 8.4 13.1 19.8 206.4 165.6 31.0 175.4 134.6 11.3 19.7 34.7 4.8 23.5 6.4 2.4 7.5 30.7 29.4 20.7 9.2 40.8 8.5 12.9 19.4 210.7 168.6 31.7 179.0 136.9 11.7 20.0 35.8 4.8 24.8 6.2 2.6 7.6 31.1 29.7 21.0 9.1 42.1 8.6 13.1 20.4 0.8 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.4 1.3 0.4 0.2 -0.1 -0.1 0.2 1.8 0.2 1.0 -0.4 -1.2 -0.1 -2.1 -0.3 -1.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.7 0.4 1.4 -0.2 -1.0 -0.1 -1.1 0.5 1.2 -0.1 -1.2 0.2 1.6 0.4 2.1 -3.5 -1.7 -2.7 -1.6 -0.3 -1.0 -3.2 -1.8 -2.4 -1.8 -0.2 -1.7 -0.1 -0.5 -1.5 -4.2 -0.1 -2.1 -1.6 -6.5 0.2 3.2 -0.2 -7.7 -0.1 -1.3 -0.2 -0.6 0.1 0.3 -0.5 -2.4 0.0 0.0 -0.8 -1.9 -0.2 -2.3 0.0 0.0 -0.6 -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 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 2010 benchmark. BRUNSWICK MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s) Preliminary AUG 2011 Revised Revised JUL 2011 AUG 2010 Change in Jobs from JUL 2011 Net % Change in Jobs from AUG 2010 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 41.3 41.3 41.1 0.0 0.0 31.1 31.2 31.0 -0.1 -0.3 4.4 4.4 4.5 0.0 0.0 36.9 36.9 36.6 0.0 0.0 26.7 26.8 26.5 -0.1 -0.4 7.5 7.5 7.5 0.0 0.0 5.4 5.4 5.4 0.0 0.0 10.2 10.1 10.1 0.1 1.0 1.9 2.0 2.0 -0.1 -5.0 2.0 2.0 1.8 0.0 0.0 6.3 6.1 6.3 0.2 3.3 0.2 0.5 0.1 0.3 -0.1 -2.2 0.3 0.8 0.2 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.0 -0.1 -5.0 0.2 11.1 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 2010 benchmark. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research 5 COLUMBUS MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s) Preliminary AUG 2011 Revised Revised JUL 2011 AUG 2010 Change in Jobs from JUL 2011 Net % Change in Jobs from AUG 2010 Net % Total Nonfarm 118.5 118.2 117.9 0.3 0.3 0.6 0.5 Total Private Goods Producing 95.5 95.9 95.2 -0.4 -0.4 14.9 14.9 15.1 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 -0.2 -1.3 Service-Providing 103.6 103.3 102.8 0.3 0.3 0.8 0.8 Private Service-Providing Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 80.6 81.0 80.1 -0.4 -0.5 18.7 18.8 18.4 -0.1 -0.5 0.5 0.6 0.3 1.6 Retail Trade 12.9 12.9 13.0 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.8 Information Financial Activities 5.3 5.4 5.4 -0.1 -1.9 8.2 8.2 8.4 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -1.9 -0.2 -2.4 Finance and Insurance 6.3 6.3 6.7 0.0 0.0 -0.4 -6.0 Insurance Carriers and Related Activities Professional and Business Services 4.3 4.3 4.4 14.2 14.0 13.4 0.0 0.0 0.2 1.4 -0.1 -2.3 0.8 6.0 Leisure and Hospitality 13.6 13.8 13.6 -0.2 -1.5 0.0 0.0 Government Federal Government 23.0 22.3 22.7 6.2 6.1 5.8 0.7 3.1 0.1 1.6 0.3 1.3 0.4 6.9 State Government 4.0 3.9 3.9 0.1 2.6 0.1 2.6 Local Government 12.8 12.3 13.0 0.5 4.1 -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 2010 benchmark. DALTON MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s) Preliminary Revised Revised AUG 2011 JUL 2011 AUG 2010 Change in Jobs from JUL 2011 Net % Change in Jobs from AUG 2010 Net % Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing 64.5 65.1 65.6 -0.6 -0.9 58.0 58.5 59.0 -0.5 -0.9 23.8 23.8 24.1 0.0 0.0 -1.1 -1.7 -1.0 -1.7 -0.3 -1.2 Service-Providing Private Service-Providing Manufacturing 40.7 41.3 41.5 -0.6 -1.5 34.2 34.7 34.9 -0.5 -1.4 22.9 23.0 22.9 -0.1 -0.4 -0.8 -1.9 -0.7 -2.0 0.0 0.0 Textile Mills Textile Product Mills Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 2.5 2.5 15.9 16.0 16.1 16.1 2.6 0.0 0.0 16.0 -0.1 -0.6 15.8 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -3.9 -0.1 -0.6 0.3 1.9 Retail Trade Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities Professional and Business Services 7.5 7.5 4.8 4.8 6.9 6.8 7.6 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -1.3 4.3 0.0 0.0 0.5 11.6 6.6 0.1 1.5 0.3 4.6 Government Federal Government State Government 6.5 6.6 0.3 0.3 1.2 1.1 6.6 -0.1 -1.5 0.3 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.1 9.1 -0.1 -1.5 0.0 0.0 0.2 20.0 Local Government 5.0 5.2 5.3 -0.2 -3.9 -0.3 -5.7 Note: These preliminary estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers in the 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 2010 benchmark. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research 6 GAINESVILLE MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s) Preliminary Revised Revised AUG 2011 JUL 2011 AUG 2010 Change in Jobs from JUL 2011 Net % Change in Jobs from AUG 2010 Net % Total Nonfarm 71.4 71.2 73.2 0.2 0.3 -1.8 -2.5 Total Private 61.5 61.7 63.0 -0.2 -0.3 -1.5 -2.4 Goods Producing Service-Providing 17.8 17.8 18.0 53.6 53.4 55.2 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.4 -0.2 -1.1 -1.6 -2.9 Private Service-Providing 43.7 43.9 45.0 -0.2 -0.5 -1.3 -2.9 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities Retail Trade 12.9 13.3 7.6 7.6 13.9 -0.4 -3.0 7.7 0.0 0.0 -1.0 -7.2 -0.1 -1.3 Government 9.9 9.5 10.2 0.4 4.2 -0.3 -2.9 Federal Government State Government 0.5 0.5 2.5 2.5 0.6 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -16.7 2.3 0.0 0.0 0.2 8.7 Local Government 6.9 6.5 7.3 0.4 6.2 -0.4 -5.5 Note: These preliminary estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers in the Gainesville Metropolitan Statistical Area, which comprises Hall county. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2010 benchmark. HINESVILLE - FT. STEWART MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s) Preliminary Revised Revised AUG 2011 JUL 2011 AUG 2010 Change in Jobs from JUL 2011 Net % Change in Jobs from AUG 2010 Net % Total Nonfarm 19.5 19.3 19.4 0.2 1.0 0.1 0.5 Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing 11.8 11.8 11.7 2.2 2.2 2.3 17.3 17.1 17.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 1.2 0.1 0.9 -0.1 -4.4 0.2 1.2 Private Service-Providing Government Federal Government 9.6 9.6 7.7 7.5 3.9 3.9 9.4 0.0 0.0 7.7 0.2 2.7 3.9 0.0 0.0 0.2 2.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 State Government Local Government 0.3 0.3 3.5 3.3 0.4 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -25.0 3.4 0.2 6.1 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 2010 benchmark. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research 7 MACON MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s) Preliminary Revised Revised AUG 2011 JUL 2011 AUG 2010 Change in Jobs from JUL 2011 Net % Change in Jobs from AUG 2010 Net % Total Nonfarm 96.3 94.9 94.9 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.5 Total Private Goods Producing 81.9 80.9 80.0 9.3 9.3 9.5 1.0 1.2 0.0 0.0 1.9 2.4 -0.2 -2.1 Service-Providing 87.0 85.6 85.4 1.4 1.6 1.6 1.9 Private Service-Providing Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 72.6 71.6 70.5 18.7 18.7 18.8 1.0 1.4 0.0 0.0 2.1 3.0 -0.1 -0.5 Retail Trade 12.1 12.1 12.2 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.8 Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities Financial Activities 3.3 3.3 8.7 8.6 3.2 0.0 0.0 8.3 0.1 1.2 0.1 3.1 0.4 4.8 Professional and Business Services 12.0 11.8 10.9 0.2 1.7 1.1 10.1 Education and Health Services Leisure and Hospitality 19.3 19.2 8.4 8.6 19.1 0.1 0.5 8.6 -0.2 -2.3 0.2 1.1 -0.2 -2.3 Government 14.4 14.0 14.9 0.4 2.9 -0.5 -3.4 Federal Government State Government 1.2 1.2 3.4 3.4 1.5 0.0 0.0 -0.3 -20.0 3.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Local Government 9.8 9.4 10.0 0.4 4.3 -0.2 -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 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 2010 benchmark. ROME MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s) Preliminary Revised Revised AUG 2011 JUL 2011 AUG 2010 Change in Jobs from JUL 2011 Net % Change in Jobs from AUG 2010 Net % Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing Private Service-Providing Manufacturing Trade, Transportation, and Utilities Retail Trade Education and Health Services Government Federal Government State Government Local Government 37.9 38.3 38.6 -0.4 -1.0 31.6 31.7 31.8 -0.1 -0.3 6.7 6.7 7.1 0.0 0.0 31.2 31.6 31.5 -0.4 -1.3 24.9 25.0 24.7 -0.1 -0.4 6.0 6.0 6.1 0.0 0.0 6.1 6.1 6.2 0.0 0.0 3.8 3.9 3.9 -0.1 -2.6 8.7 8.6 8.6 0.1 1.2 6.3 6.6 6.8 -0.3 -4.6 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 1.9 2.4 2.5 -0.5 -20.8 4.2 4.0 4.1 0.2 5.0 -0.7 -1.8 -0.2 -0.6 -0.4 -5.6 -0.3 -1.0 0.2 0.8 -0.1 -1.6 -0.1 -1.6 -0.1 -2.6 0.1 1.2 -0.5 -7.4 0.0 0.0 -0.6 -24.0 0.1 2.4 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 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 2010 benchmark. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research 8 SAVANNAH MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s) Preliminary Revised Revised AUG 2011 JUL 2011 AUG 2010 Change in Jobs from JUL 2011 Net % Change in Jobs from AUG 2010 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 Education and Health Services Leisure and Hospitality Other Services Government Federal Government State Government Local Government 148.4 126.0 19.5 128.9 106.5 5.8 13.7 32.1 5.8 16.4 9.9 1.6 5.2 17.6 22.9 19.9 7.2 22.4 3.0 5.5 13.9 149.6 127.4 19.5 130.1 107.9 5.8 13.7 32.6 5.9 16.7 10.0 1.6 5.3 17.7 23.0 20.4 7.3 22.2 3.0 5.3 13.9 149.0 126.3 19.8 129.2 106.5 6.2 13.6 32.5 5.9 17.2 9.4 1.5 5.5 17.0 22.8 20.4 6.8 22.7 3.2 5.2 14.3 -1.2 -0.8 -1.4 -1.1 0.0 0.0 -1.2 -0.9 -1.4 -1.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.5 -1.5 -0.1 -1.7 -0.3 -1.8 -0.1 -1.0 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -1.9 -0.1 -0.6 -0.1 -0.4 -0.5 -2.5 -0.1 -1.4 0.2 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.2 3.8 0.0 0.0 -0.6 -0.4 -0.3 -0.2 -0.3 -1.5 -0.3 -0.2 0.0 0.0 -0.4 -6.5 0.1 0.7 -0.4 -1.2 -0.1 -1.7 -0.8 -4.7 0.5 5.3 0.1 6.7 -0.3 -5.5 0.6 3.5 0.1 0.4 -0.5 -2.5 0.4 5.9 -0.3 -1.3 -0.2 -6.3 0.3 5.8 -0.4 -2.8 Note: These preliminary estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers in the 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 2010 benchmark. VALDOSTA MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s) Preliminary Revised Revised AUG 2011 JUL 2011 AUG 2010 Change in Jobs from JUL 2011 Net % Change in Jobs from AUG 2010 Net % Total Nonfarm 51.7 50.9 53.1 0.8 1.6 -1.4 -2.6 Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing 39.5 39.3 40.7 6.0 6.0 6.4 45.7 44.9 46.7 0.2 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.8 1.8 -1.2 -3.0 -0.4 -6.3 -1.0 -2.1 Private Service-Providing Trade, Transportation, and Utilities Retail Trade 33.5 33.3 34.3 10.5 10.5 10.6 7.4 7.4 7.6 0.2 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.8 -2.3 -0.1 -0.9 -0.2 -2.6 Government Federal Government State Government 12.2 11.6 12.4 1.1 1.1 1.0 3.5 3.1 3.6 0.6 5.2 0.0 0.0 0.4 12.9 -0.2 -1.6 0.1 10.0 -0.1 -2.8 Local Government 7.6 7.4 7.8 0.2 2.7 -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 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 2010 benchmark. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research 9 WARNER ROBINS MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s) Preliminary Revised Revised AUG 2011 JUL 2011 AUG 2010 Change in Jobs from JUL 2011 Net % Change in Jobs from AUG 2010 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 60.0 59.0 60.1 34.3 33.8 35.3 6.4 6.4 6.6 53.6 52.6 53.5 27.9 27.4 28.7 8.1 8.1 8.1 6.3 6.3 6.3 25.7 25.2 24.8 16.8 16.7 16.0 1.1 1.0 1.2 7.8 7.5 7.6 1.0 1.7 0.5 1.5 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.9 0.5 1.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 2.0 0.1 0.6 0.1 10.0 0.3 4.0 -0.1 -0.2 -1.0 -2.8 -0.2 -3.0 0.1 0.2 -0.8 -2.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.9 3.6 0.8 5.0 -0.1 -8.3 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 2010 benchmark. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research 10 Georgia Statewide Hours and Earnings All Employee Average Weekly Earnings Preliminary AUG 2011 Revised JUL 2011 Revised AUG 2010 Total Private ........................................................................................... $755.16 ........................ $757.94 ................... $766.94 Goods Producing ................................................................................ $867.66 ........................ $861.89 ................... $824.70 Private Service Providing .................................................................... $734.81 ........................ $738.00 ................... $755.42 Construction .................................................................................... $849.18 ........................ $839.87 ................... $815.10 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities ................................................ $696.50 ........................ $703.66 ................... $714.62 Financial Activities ........................................................................... $872.54 ........................ $887.09 ................... $905.80 Professional and Business Services ............................................. $954.08 ........................ $962.48 ................... $950.84 Educational and Health Services .................................................... $769.39 ........................ $785.43 ................... $781.54 Leisure and Hospitality ................................................................... $324.82 ........................ $323.88 ................... $326.40 Other Services ................................................................................. $565.70 ........................ $560.58 ................... $613.05 Average Weekly Hours Preliminary AUG 2011 Revised JUL 2011 Revised AUG 2010 Total Private ..................................................................................................34.8 .............................. 34.8 ......................... 35.1 Goods Producing ....................................................................................... 40.3 .............................. 39.5 ......................... 38.7 Private Service Providing ........................................................................... 33.8 .............................. 33.9 ......................... 34.4 Construction ........................................................................................... 39.7 .............................. 39.1 ......................... 38.0 Manufacturing ......................................................................................... 40.8 .............................. 39.9 ......................... 38.7 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities ....................................................... 34.6 .............................. 34.8 ......................... 35.5 Financial Activities .................................................................................. 36.1 .............................. 35.9 ......................... 35.3 Professional and Business Services .................................................... 35.6 .............................. 35.9 ......................... 35.4 Educational and Health Services ........................................................... 35.1 .............................. 35.3 ......................... 35.3 Leisure and Hospitality ..........................................................................26.8 .............................. 26.9 ......................... 27.2 Other Services ........................................................................................ 32.4 .............................. 31.6 ......................... 33.5 Average Hourly Earnings Preliminary AUG 2011 Revised JUL 2011 Revised AUG 2010 Total Private ............................................................................................. $21.70 .......................... $21.78 ..................... $21.85 Goods Producing .................................................................................. $21.53 .......................... $21.82 ..................... $21.31 Private Service Providing ...................................................................... $21.74 .......................... $21.77 ..................... $21.96 Manufacturing .................................................................................... $21.28 .......................... $21.60 ..................... $20.76 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities .................................................. $20.13 .......................... $20.22 ..................... $20.13 Financial Activities ............................................................................. $24.17 .......................... $24.71 ..................... $25.66 Professional and Business Services ............................................... $26.80 .......................... $26.81 ..................... $26.86 Educational and Health Services ...................................................... $21.92 .......................... $22.25 ..................... $22.14 Leisure and Hospitality ..................................................................... $12.12 .......................... $12.04 ..................... $12.00 Other Services ................................................................................... $17.46 .......................... $17.74 ..................... $18.30 Read more about the hours and earnings series at http://www.bls.gov/sae/home.htm Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research 11 Georgia MSA Hours and Earnings All Employee Total Private Average Weekly Earnings Preliminary AUG 2011 Revised JUL 2011 Revised AUG 2010 Albany MSA ............................................................................................ $606.21 ........................ $601.78 ................... $512.52 Athens-Clarke County MSA ................................................................... $622.91 ........................ $631.12 ................... $678.05 Atlanta MSA ............................................................................................ $846.33 ........................ $848.42 ................... $852.54 Augusta-Richmond County MSA ........................................................... $743.63 ........................ $748.61 ................... $721.60 Brunswick MSA ...................................................................................... $436.90 ........................ $452.68 ................... $501.77 Columbus MSA ..................................................................................... $580.01 ........................ $603.08 ................... $578.66 Dalton MSA ............................................................................................ $540.54 ........................ $548.13 ................... $550.20 Gainesville MSA .................................................................................... $828.75 ........................ $829.93 ................... $842.60 Hinesville-Fort Stewart MSA .................................................................. $553.02 ........................ $545.11 ................... $515.49 Macon MSA ............................................................................................ $762.47 ........................ $769.45 ................... $771.72 Rome MSA ............................................................................................ $631.84 ........................ $655.80 ................... $786.26 Savannah MSA ...................................................................................... $680.74 ........................ $671.34 ................... $694.61 Valdosta MSA ......................................................................................... $560.79 ........................ $548.98 ................... $505.63 Warner Robins MSA .............................................................................. $585.65 ........................ $595.12 ................... $687.60 Average Weekly Hours Preliminary AUG 2011 Revised JUL 2011 Revised AUG 2010 Albany MSA ................................................................................................... 33.4 .............................. 33.6 ......................... 34.1 Athens-Clarke County MSA ..........................................................................31.7 .............................. 32.2 ......................... 33.6 Atlanta MSA ................................................................................................... 34.9 .............................. 34.8 ......................... 35.2 Augusta-Richmond County MSA .................................................................. 37.2 .............................. 37.3 ......................... 37.8 Brunswick MSA ............................................................................................. 28.8 .............................. 30.3 ......................... 31.4 Columbus MSA ............................................................................................33.8 .............................. 34.6 ......................... 33.8 Dalton MSA ................................................................................................... 32.8 .............................. 33.0 ......................... 33.9 Gainesville MSA ........................................................................................... 37.5 .............................. 37.1 ......................... 37.7 Hinesville-Fort Stewart MSA ......................................................................... 33.7 .............................. 33.9 ......................... 35.6 Macon MSA ................................................................................................... 38.2 .............................. 38.3 ......................... 39.8 Rome MSA ................................................................................................... 35.2 .............................. 33.7 ......................... 36.1 Savannah MSA ............................................................................................. 33.7 .............................. 33.5 ......................... 33.9 Valdosta MSA ................................................................................................ 33.4 .............................. 32.6 ......................... 30.7 Warner Robins MSA ..................................................................................... 33.6 .............................. 34.6 ......................... 36.0 Average Hourly Earnings Preliminary AUG 2011 Revised JUL 2011 Revised AUG 2010 Albany MSA .............................................................................................. $18.15 .......................... $17.91 ..................... $15.03 Athens-Clarke County MSA ..................................................................... $19.65 .......................... $19.60 ..................... $20.18 Atlanta MSA .............................................................................................. $24.25 .......................... $24.38 ..................... $24.22 Augusta-Richmond County MSA ............................................................. $19.99 .......................... $20.07 ..................... $19.09 Brunswick MSA ........................................................................................ $15.17 .......................... $14.94 ..................... $15.98 Columbus MSA ....................................................................................... $17.16 .......................... $17.43 ..................... $17.12 Dalton MSA .............................................................................................. $16.48 .......................... $16.61 ..................... $16.23 Gainesville MSA ...................................................................................... $22.10 .......................... $22.37 ..................... $22.35 Hinesville-Fort Stewart MSA .................................................................... $16.41 .......................... $16.08 ..................... $14.48 Macon MSA .............................................................................................. $19.96 .......................... $20.09 ..................... $19.39 Rome MSA .............................................................................................. $17.95 .......................... $19.46 ..................... $21.78 Savannah MSA ........................................................................................ $20.20 .......................... $20.04 ..................... $20.49 Valdosta MSA ........................................................................................... $16.79 .......................... $16.84 ..................... $16.47 Warner Robins MSA ................................................................................ $17.43 .......................... $17.20 ..................... $19.10 Read more about the hours and earnings series at http://www.bls.gov/sae/home.htm Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research 12 Dimensions - Measuring Georgia's Labor Force Unemployment rates -- Georgia and U.S. 11.0% 10.0% 9.0% 8.0% 7.0% Ge orgia U.S. 6.0% Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug 2010 2011 WA 9.3 OR 9.6 ID 9.2 NV 13.4 UT CA 7.6 12.1 AZ 9.3 AK 7.7 State unemployment rates August 2011 National Unemployment Rate: 9.1% Rates are seasonally adjusted MT 7.8 WY 5.8 CO 8.5 NM 6.6 ND 3.5 SD 4.7 NE 4.2 KS 6.7 MN 7.2 WI 7.9 IA 6.1 IL 9.9 MO 8.8 OK 5.6 TX 8.5 AR 8.3 MS 10.3 LA 7.2 NH 5.3 ME VT 7.6 5.9 MI 11.2 OH IN 9.1 8.7 KY 9.5 TN 9.7 PA 8.2 WV 8.1 VA 6.3 NC 10.4 SC 11.1 AL GA 9.9 10.2 FL 10.7 MA 7.4 NY 8.0 RI 10.6 CT NJ 9.0 9.4 DE 8.1 DC 11.1 MD 7.3 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% 3.0% to 3.9% HI 6.2 13 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 2011 4,708,993 4,226,672 482,321 10.2 4,720,549 4,229,723 490,826 10.4 76,505 68,277 8,228 10.8 106,914 98,524 8,390 7.8 2,669,551 2,392,157 277,394 10.4 260,350 235,253 25,097 9.6 52,508 47,084 5,424 10.3 132,317 119,411 12,906 9.8 61,789 54,295 7,494 12.1 88,717 81,093 7,624 8.6 JUL 2011 4,703,519 4,230,307 473,212 10.1 4,735,571 4,245,214 490,357 10.4 76,766 68,584 8,182 10.7 107,717 99,303 8,414 7.8 2,682,632 2,406,720 275,912 10.3 261,388 235,762 25,626 9.8 52,846 47,284 5,562 10.5 132,211 119,631 12,580 9.5 62,789 54,990 7,799 12.4 88,805 81,129 7,676 8.6 AUG 2010 4,680,419 4,202,679 477,740 10.2 4,692,905 4,204,835 488,070 10.4 74,882 66,534 8,348 11.1 104,239 95,995 8,244 7.9 2,661,648 2,384,066 277,582 10.4 260,547 236,456 24,091 9.2 51,380 46,232 5,148 10.0 129,167 116,746 12,421 9.6 61,632 54,278 7,354 11.9 89,447 81,333 8,114 9.1 Change From JUL 2011 AUG 2010 5,474 -3,635 9,109 28,574 23,993 4,581 -15,022 -15,491 469 27,644 24,888 2,756 -261 -307 46 1,623 1,743 -120 -803 -779 -24 2,675 2,529 146 -13,081 -14,563 1,482 7,903 8,091 -188 -1,038 -509 -529 -197 -1,203 1,006 -338 -200 -138 1,128 852 276 106 -220 326 3,150 2,665 485 -1,000 157 -695 17 -305 140 -88 -730 -36 -240 -52 -490 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 Statistics & Economic Research 14 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 2011 33,364 30,150 3,214 9.6 114,197 102,289 11,908 10.4 48,640 43,087 5,553 11.4 176,057 159,268 16,789 9.5 66,630 60,487 6,143 9.2 72,315 66,667 5,648 7.8 JUL 2011 33,310 30,086 3,224 9.7 113,529 101,661 11,868 10.5 49,098 43,707 5,391 11.0 178,277 161,623 16,654 9.3 65,821 59,693 6,128 9.3 71,733 66,125 5,608 7.8 AUG 2010 32,493 29,504 2,989 9.2 111,153 99,475 11,678 10.5 48,321 43,004 5,317 11.0 173,232 157,069 16,163 9.3 66,932 61,030 5,902 8.8 70,930 65,484 5,446 7.7 Change From JUL 2011 AUG 2010 54 871 64 646 -10 225 668 3,044 628 2,814 40 230 -458 319 -620 83 162 236 -2,220 -2,355 135 2,825 2,199 626 809 -302 794 -543 15 241 582 1,385 542 1,183 40 202 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 2011 153,594,000 139,327,000 13,967,000 9.1 JUL 2011 153,228,000 139,296,000 13,931,000 9.1 AUG 2010 154,117,000 139,267,000 14,849,000 9.6 Change From JUL 2011 AUG 2010 366,000 31,000 36,000 -523,000 60,000 -882,000 United States (Not Seasonally adjusted) Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate 154,344,000 140,335,000 14,008,000 9.1 154,812,000 140,384,000 14,428,000 9.3 154,678,000 139,919,000 14,759,000 9.5 -468,000 -49,000 -420,000 -334,000 416,000 -751,000 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 Statistics & Economic Research 15 Georgia Labor Force Estimates by County (not seasonally adjusted) Georgia Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older August 2011 July 2011 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 4,720,549 4,229,723 490,826 10.4 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 4,735,571 4,245,214 490,357 10.4 Appling Atkinson Bacon Baker Baldwin 9,697 3,064 4,560 1,573 18,231 8,498 2,651 4,075 1,419 15,552 1,199 12.4 413 13.5 485 10.6 154 9.8 2,679 14.7 9,696 3,052 4,527 1,576 18,348 8,460 2,629 4,040 1,426 15,559 1,236 12.7 423 13.9 487 10.8 150 9.5 2,789 15.2 Banks Barrow Bartow Ben Hill Berrien 9,907 34,067 44,764 6,780 7,744 9,165 30,816 39,950 5,834 6,860 742 7.5 3,251 9.5 4,814 10.8 946 14.0 884 11.4 9,805 34,296 45,012 6,746 8,003 9,079 31,004 40,193 5,818 6,820 726 7.4 3,292 9.6 4,819 10.7 928 13.8 1,183 14.8 Bibb Bleckley Brantley Brooks Bryan 75,174 5,324 7,414 7,843 16,761 67,160 4,588 6,531 7,100 15,414 8,014 10.7 736 13.8 883 11.9 743 9.5 1,347 8.0 74,800 5,311 7,473 7,686 16,964 66,747 4,549 6,559 7,007 15,642 8,053 10.8 762 14.3 914 12.2 679 8.8 1,322 7.8 Bulloch Burke Butts Calhoun Camden 32,225 9,817 9,920 2,334 19,942 28,723 8,681 8,734 2,077 17,910 3,502 10.9 1,136 11.6 1,186 12.0 257 11.0 2,032 10.2 31,892 10,022 9,991 2,285 19,892 28,246 8,706 8,787 2,046 17,889 3,646 11.4 1,316 13.1 1,204 12.1 239 10.5 2,003 10.1 Candler Carroll Catoosa Charlton Chatham 4,386 3,899 487 11.1 51,631 45,922 5,709 11.1 35,152 32,166 2,986 8.5 4,414 3,874 540 12.2 131,097 118,006 13,091 10.0 4,355 3,868 487 11.2 52,265 46,202 6,063 11.6 35,307 32,410 2,897 8.2 4,379 3,862 517 11.8 132,704 119,751 12,953 9.8 Chattahoochee 2,747 Chattooga 10,321 Cherokee 107,747 Clarke 64,668 Clay 1,374 2,254 9,095 98,350 59,407 1,249 493 17.9 1,226 11.9 9,397 8.7 5,261 8.1 125 9.1 2,726 10,307 108,350 65,225 1,370 2,264 9,087 98,948 59,877 1,242 462 16.9 1,220 11.8 9,402 8.7 5,348 8.2 128 9.3 Clayton Clinch Cobb Coffee Colquitt 132,096 114,985 17,111 13.0 2,570 2,235 335 13.0 368,830 333,455 35,375 9.6 15,405 13,127 2,278 14.8 20,116 18,094 2,022 10.1 132,824 115,685 17,139 12.9 2,484 2,161 323 13.0 370,625 335,485 35,140 9.5 15,318 13,018 2,300 15.0 19,967 17,956 2,011 10.1 Columbia Cook Coweta Crawford Crisp 60,873 6,595 60,195 6,061 9,133 56,170 5,777 54,130 5,447 7,861 4,703 7.7 818 12.4 6,065 10.1 614 10.1 1,272 13.9 61,063 6,593 60,538 6,026 9,078 56,328 5,717 54,459 5,414 7,832 4,735 7.8 876 13.3 6,079 10.0 612 10.2 1,246 13.7 16 August 2010 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 4,692,905 4,204,835 488,070 10.4 9,526 3,031 4,602 1,543 18,547 8,441 2,614 4,114 1,383 15,644 1,085 11.4 417 13.8 488 10.6 160 10.4 2,903 15.7 10,183 34,272 44,873 7,111 7,998 9,426 30,712 39,815 6,099 7,046 757 7.4 3,560 10.4 5,058 11.3 1,012 14.2 952 11.9 73,342 5,347 7,294 7,868 16,659 65,312 4,665 6,413 7,164 15,201 8,030 10.9 682 12.8 881 12.1 704 8.9 1,458 8.8 31,593 9,710 9,839 2,294 19,858 28,380 8,665 8,705 2,060 17,850 3,213 10.2 1,045 10.8 1,134 11.5 234 10.2 2,008 10.1 4,257 51,448 34,036 4,295 128,812 3,832 45,767 31,358 3,767 116,377 425 10.0 5,681 11.0 2,678 7.9 528 12.3 12,435 9.7 2,625 10,564 107,682 62,945 1,420 2,207 9,170 98,017 57,882 1,296 418 15.9 1,394 13.2 9,665 9.0 5,063 8.0 124 8.7 131,120 2,707 369,014 15,644 20,243 114,596 2,387 332,328 12,947 18,238 16,524 12.6 320 11.8 36,686 9.9 2,697 17.2 2,005 9.9 60,455 6,780 59,592 5,898 9,298 56,069 5,899 53,947 5,297 8,042 4,386 7.3 881 13.0 5,645 9.5 601 10.2 1,256 13.5 Georgia Labor Force Estimates by County (not seasonally adjusted) Dade Dawson Decatur DeKalb Dodge Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older August 2011 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 8,205 7,404 801 9.8 10,955 9,920 1,035 9.4 11,048 9,541 1,507 13.6 376,573 335,897 40,676 10.8 8,681 7,669 1,012 11.7 July 2011 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 8,281 7,460 821 9.9 11,082 9,981 1,101 9.9 10,953 9,490 1,463 13.4 378,089 337,942 40,147 10.6 8,680 7,627 1,053 12.1 Dooly Dougherty Douglas Early Echols 4,543 42,395 64,247 5,398 2,125 3,942 37,269 56,910 4,854 1,980 601 13.2 5,126 12.1 7,337 11.4 544 10.1 145 6.8 4,467 42,559 64,393 5,352 2,099 3,890 37,437 57,256 4,808 1,954 577 12.9 5,122 12.0 7,137 11.1 544 10.2 145 6.9 Effingham Elbert Emanuel Evans Fannin 28,198 9,359 10,299 4,883 10,704 25,848 7,958 9,014 4,399 9,638 2,350 8.3 1,401 15.0 1,285 12.5 484 9.9 1,066 10.0 28,609 9,392 10,161 4,819 10,761 26,230 7,953 8,948 4,333 9,646 2,379 8.3 1,439 15.3 1,213 11.9 486 10.1 1,115 10.4 Fayette Floyd Forsyth Franklin Fulton 50,325 45,790 4,535 9.0 48,640 43,087 5,553 11.4 86,087 79,112 6,975 8.1 10,084 8,853 1,231 12.2 481,519 428,523 52,996 11.0 50,516 46,069 4,447 8.8 49,098 43,707 5,391 11.0 86,308 79,594 6,714 7.8 10,021 8,820 1,201 12.0 483,234 431,132 52,102 10.8 Gilmer Glascock Glynn Gordon Grady 12,791 1,116 39,938 25,470 11,117 11,351 984 35,947 22,529 10,098 1,440 11.3 132 11.8 3,991 10.0 2,941 11.5 1,019 9.2 12,813 1,100 40,167 25,507 11,014 11,368 974 36,099 22,565 10,024 1,445 11.3 126 11.5 4,068 10.1 2,942 11.5 990 9.0 Greene Gwinnett Habersham Hall Hancock 7,346 6,568 778 10.6 410,188 372,086 38,102 9.3 19,662 17,631 2,031 10.3 88,717 81,093 7,624 8.6 2,880 2,302 578 20.1 7,353 6,571 782 10.6 412,208 374,351 37,857 9.2 19,472 17,503 1,969 10.1 88,805 81,129 7,676 8.6 2,836 2,303 533 18.8 Haralson Harris Hart Heard Henry 12,215 16,492 10,206 4,747 96,520 10,907 1,308 10.7 15,362 1,130 6.9 8,947 1,259 12.3 4,165 582 12.3 86,032 10,488 10.9 12,295 16,640 10,194 4,800 96,976 10,973 1,322 10.8 15,427 1,213 7.3 8,952 1,242 12.2 4,191 609 12.7 86,556 10,420 10.7 Houston Irwin Jackson Jasper Jeff Davis 72,315 3,773 27,192 6,197 5,379 66,667 3,278 24,373 5,532 4,572 5,648 7.8 495 13.1 2,819 10.4 665 10.7 807 15.0 71,733 3,771 27,195 6,230 5,368 66,125 3,269 24,397 5,566 4,556 5,608 7.8 502 13.3 2,798 10.3 664 10.7 812 15.1 August 2010 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 7,930 10,968 11,026 375,144 8,801 7,218 9,887 9,428 334,761 7,694 712 9.0 1,081 9.9 1,598 14.5 40,383 10.8 1,107 12.6 4,662 41,406 63,752 5,429 2,141 4,137 36,318 56,718 4,901 1,997 525 11.3 5,088 12.3 7,034 11.0 528 9.7 144 6.7 27,760 9,366 9,911 4,805 10,670 25,491 8,119 8,660 4,351 9,544 2,269 8.2 1,247 13.3 1,251 12.6 454 9.4 1,126 10.6 49,970 48,321 85,984 10,046 479,608 45,635 43,004 78,845 8,873 427,074 4,335 8.7 5,317 11.0 7,139 8.3 1,173 11.7 52,534 11.0 13,132 1,112 38,965 25,333 11,486 11,772 975 35,296 22,223 10,442 1,360 10.4 137 12.3 3,669 9.4 3,110 12.3 1,044 9.1 7,263 409,462 19,651 89,447 2,964 6,441 370,827 17,705 81,333 2,316 822 11.3 38,635 9.4 1,946 9.9 8,114 9.1 648 21.9 12,401 16,227 10,201 4,762 95,752 10,870 15,042 9,007 4,151 85,741 1,531 12.3 1,185 7.3 1,194 11.7 611 12.8 10,011 10.5 70,930 3,972 27,185 6,231 5,386 65,484 3,428 24,253 5,513 4,582 5,446 7.7 544 13.7 2,932 10.8 718 11.5 804 14.9 17 Georgia Labor Force Estimates by County (not seasonally adjusted) Jefferson Jenkins Johnson Jones Lamar Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older August 2011 July 2011 Labor Force 6,758 2,397 3,472 14,331 7,861 Employment Unemployment Number Rate 5,808 1,933 2,939 13,051 6,883 950 14.1 464 19.4 533 15.4 1,280 8.9 978 12.4 Labor Force 6,738 2,451 3,421 14,271 7,936 Employment Unemployment Number Rate 5,772 1,909 2,926 12,971 6,925 966 14.3 542 22.1 495 14.5 1,300 9.1 1,011 12.7 Lanier Laurens Lee Liberty Lincoln 4,002 21,400 18,031 26,557 3,654 3,645 18,573 16,645 23,902 3,239 357 8.9 2,827 13.2 1,386 7.7 2,655 10.0 415 11.4 4,031 21,371 18,121 26,536 3,653 3,597 18,490 16,720 23,851 3,238 434 10.8 2,881 13.5 1,401 7.7 2,685 10.1 415 11.4 Long Lowndes Lumpkin McDuffie McIntosh 6,807 52,661 13,159 10,750 5,156 6,248 47,763 11,814 9,476 4,606 559 8.2 4,898 9.3 1,345 10.2 1,274 11.9 550 10.7 6,774 52,006 12,962 10,720 5,206 6,235 47,136 11,587 9,502 4,626 539 8.0 4,870 9.4 1,375 10.6 1,218 11.4 580 11.1 Macon Madison Marion Meriwether Miller 5,017 15,726 3,336 9,339 3,458 4,242 14,456 3,016 7,976 3,191 775 15.4 1,270 8.1 320 9.6 1,363 14.6 267 7.7 4,963 15,860 3,349 9,469 3,423 4,206 14,570 3,029 8,025 3,162 757 15.3 1,290 8.1 320 9.6 1,444 15.2 261 7.6 Mitchell Monroe Montgomery Morgan Murray 9,879 13,942 4,546 9,096 19,022 8,824 12,505 4,039 8,191 16,747 1,055 10.7 1,437 10.3 507 11.2 905 9.9 2,275 12.0 9,802 13,783 4,511 9,138 19,296 8,782 12,429 4,011 8,225 16,961 1,020 10.4 1,354 9.8 500 11.1 913 10.0 2,335 12.1 Muscogee Newton Oconee Oglethorpe Paulding 87,460 46,263 18,709 7,811 66,840 79,036 40,463 17,485 7,176 59,779 8,424 9.6 5,800 12.5 1,224 6.5 635 8.1 7,061 10.6 87,524 46,571 18,786 7,845 67,186 79,369 40,709 17,623 7,233 60,143 8,155 9.3 5,862 12.6 1,163 6.2 612 7.8 7,043 10.5 Peach Pickens Pierce Pike Polk 12,258 14,553 8,540 7,808 20,650 10,804 13,213 7,694 7,040 18,537 1,454 11.9 1,340 9.2 846 9.9 768 9.8 2,113 10.2 12,190 14,647 8,517 7,899 20,651 10,733 13,294 7,652 7,083 18,546 1,457 12.0 1,353 9.2 865 10.2 816 10.3 2,105 10.2 Pulaski Putnam Quitman Rabun Randolph 4,399 9,522 960 6,670 2,814 3,988 8,418 837 5,831 2,412 411 9.3 1,104 11.6 123 12.8 839 12.6 402 14.3 4,374 9,546 969 6,753 2,790 3,972 8,496 838 5,954 2,388 402 9.2 1,050 11.0 131 13.5 799 11.8 402 14.4 August 2010 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 6,769 2,478 3,389 13,915 7,920 5,787 2,005 2,970 12,692 6,859 982 14.5 473 19.1 419 12.4 1,223 8.8 1,061 13.4 4,055 21,509 17,624 25,866 3,725 3,677 18,773 16,220 23,390 3,312 378 9.3 2,736 12.7 1,404 8.0 2,476 9.6 413 11.1 6,627 52,866 12,911 10,558 5,121 6,114 48,191 11,559 9,458 4,523 513 7.7 4,675 8.8 1,352 10.5 1,100 10.4 598 11.7 5,059 15,371 3,290 9,099 3,425 4,368 14,085 2,953 7,949 3,136 691 13.7 1,286 8.4 337 10.2 1,150 12.6 289 8.4 9,989 13,437 4,459 8,925 19,044 8,890 12,161 3,974 8,033 16,741 1,099 11.0 1,276 9.5 485 10.9 892 10.0 2,303 12.1 85,554 46,207 18,227 7,696 66,650 77,390 40,326 17,036 6,992 59,577 8,164 9.5 5,881 12.7 1,191 6.5 704 9.1 7,073 10.6 11,847 14,450 8,674 7,781 20,218 10,381 13,169 7,781 7,017 18,074 1,466 12.4 1,281 8.9 893 10.3 764 9.8 2,144 10.6 4,476 9,601 954 6,734 2,717 4,064 8,510 844 5,945 2,381 412 9.2 1,091 11.4 110 11.5 789 11.7 336 12.4 18 Georgia Labor Force Estimates by County (not seasonally adjusted) 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 Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older August 2011 July 2011 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 91,220 39,713 1,751 6,826 3,884 81,301 34,928 1,538 5,863 3,464 9,919 10.9 4,785 12.0 213 12.2 963 14.1 420 10.8 92,017 39,867 1,758 6,904 3,870 81,531 10,486 11.4 35,141 4,726 11.9 1,537 221 12.6 5,797 1,107 16.0 3,447 423 10.9 27,939 13,252 2,284 13,421 3,084 24,275 11,850 2,056 11,598 2,802 3,664 13.1 1,402 10.6 228 10.0 1,823 13.6 282 9.1 28,328 13,320 2,268 13,345 3,087 24,423 11,897 2,040 11,583 2,804 3,905 13.8 1,423 10.7 228 10.1 1,762 13.2 283 9.2 790 9,466 3,466 4,110 4,437 695 8,497 3,011 3,403 3,931 95 12.0 969 10.2 455 13.1 707 17.2 506 11.4 781 9,311 3,435 4,059 4,410 695 8,376 2,988 3,376 3,948 86 11.0 935 10.0 447 13.0 683 16.8 462 10.5 21,563 18,603 14,179 5,769 2,901 19,610 16,349 12,403 5,234 2,480 1,953 9.1 2,254 12.1 1,776 12.5 535 9.3 421 14.5 21,468 18,470 14,053 5,626 2,898 19,563 16,213 12,317 5,101 2,475 1,905 8.9 2,257 12.2 1,736 12.4 525 9.3 423 14.6 33,069 4,140 4,689 11,027 11,526 29,299 3,614 4,125 10,100 10,130 3,770 11.4 526 12.7 564 12.0 927 8.4 1,396 12.1 32,984 4,098 4,649 10,935 11,633 29,137 3,579 4,100 10,002 10,092 3,847 11.7 519 12.7 549 11.8 933 8.5 1,541 13.2 32,048 40,411 14,813 2,509 7,398 29,115 36,382 12,989 2,080 6,344 2,933 9.2 4,029 10.0 1,824 12.3 429 17.1 1,054 14.2 32,254 40,699 14,722 2,508 7,404 29,336 36,604 12,917 2,071 6,338 2,918 9.0 4,095 10.1 1,805 12.3 437 17.4 1,066 14.4 12,114 1,125 2,847 12,601 42,767 10,507 1,017 2,525 11,366 37,548 1,607 13.3 108 9.6 322 11.3 1,235 9.8 5,219 12.2 12,060 1,098 2,799 12,620 43,493 10,437 997 2,485 11,386 38,029 1,623 13.5 101 9.2 314 11.2 1,234 9.8 5,464 12.6 3,068 4,311 4,661 10,069 2,656 3,768 4,156 9,013 412 13.4 543 12.6 505 10.8 1,056 10.5 3,032 4,298 4,644 10,100 2,630 3,773 4,133 9,053 402 13.3 525 12.2 511 11.0 1,047 10.4 August 2010 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 90,882 39,420 1,787 6,895 3,925 81,155 34,810 1,539 5,932 3,494 9,727 10.7 4,610 11.7 248 13.9 963 14.0 431 11.0 27,733 13,361 2,254 13,415 3,044 24,193 11,966 2,014 11,599 2,766 3,540 12.8 1,395 10.4 240 10.6 1,816 13.5 278 9.1 775 9,463 3,398 4,283 4,349 681 8,524 2,942 3,304 3,830 94 12.1 939 9.9 456 13.4 979 22.9 519 11.9 21,476 18,838 13,700 5,716 2,884 19,461 16,517 12,202 5,203 2,499 2,015 9.4 2,321 12.3 1,498 10.9 513 9.0 385 13.3 31,539 4,331 4,561 10,974 11,381 27,973 3,761 4,012 9,979 9,974 3,566 11.3 570 13.2 549 12.0 995 9.1 1,407 12.4 31,376 40,518 14,759 2,561 7,574 28,384 36,259 13,135 2,096 6,408 2,992 9.5 4,259 10.5 1,624 11.0 465 18.2 1,166 15.4 11,823 1,132 2,887 12,410 42,588 10,310 1,023 2,524 11,181 37,537 1,513 12.8 109 9.6 363 12.6 1,229 9.9 5,051 11.9 3,052 4,364 4,415 9,960 2,640 3,846 3,881 8,783 412 13.5 518 11.9 534 12.1 1,177 11.8 19 New Developments Northside Hospital System plans to develop a $250 million campus in Cherokee County in an attempt to shore up the company's market share in the fastgrowing North Atlanta suburb. The Canton facility will include an 84-bed replacement hospital and a 100,000 square foot multi-specialty medical office building. The project is expected to generate up to 500 jobs and is called for because the existing hospital is cramped and landlocked. Additionally, the company is positioning itself in this locale due to the fact that Cherokee County is expected to be Georgia's fifth most populous county by 2020. Another company is moving its headquarters to Fulton County. Proximus Mobility, currently based in Naples, FL, works with hotels, retailers, advertising agencies and others to provide localized digital content to consumers' mobile phones. The move to Atlanta is prompted because the company wanted the opportunity to be located near potential clients and partners like Delta Airlines, Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, CNN, Coca-Cola, Home Depot and NCR as well as having access to experienced wireless and mobile software development talent. The new location in Technology Square in Midtown will create 100 jobs over the next three years. A call center in Glynn County is in the process of hiring 700 employees. GSI Commerce, a company that handles e-commerce for the eBay online auction website has been in the hiring mode to fill the necessary number of positions that they need to meet their goals. The Georgia Department of Labor has been assisting in the effort to help the company staff their Brunswick facility. A new distribution center in Spaulding County will account for 70 new jobs to boost the local economy. HK Logistics, a leading provider of critical logistics services including receiving and supplier validation, warehousing, kitting, sub-assembly, sequencing of material and third-party inventory will build their new facility in Green Valley Industrial Park in Griffin. The construction of the 160,000 square foot center will begin right away and is scheduled to be completed by summer of 2012. A new Whitfield County retail operation expects to hire 130 workers in advance of its opening next month. Kohl's is constructing a 55,482 square foot building on Shugart Road in Dalton. The company will need register operators, department associates, customer service workers, early morning freight unloaders and evening ad set associates. Whitfield County has celebrated the grand opening of SwissTex America. The company's new headquarters will create 15 new jobs for the community from a $1.2 million investment. The company produces equipment for complete yarn extrusion plants in Switzerland and in France and produces twisting machinery for the global fiber market. The Dalton office will provide replacement part and maintenance service for the company's existing customers. Manhattan Associates, a supply chain company, and NexTraq, a company that does GPS fleet tracking, are both expanding in Fulton County. The former is hiring 100 more people, mostly electrical engineers, computer scientists and those with logistics expertise and the latter's 20 new employees will be mostly for Web and marketing positions. Both companies are located in Atlanta. A Gwinnett County educational institution has increased the members of its faculty by 32 percent since the fall of 2010. Georgia Gwinnett College, which opened its doors five years ago with ten charter faculty members and 118 students, has added 180 new instructors to bring their count to about 500 to teach their 8,400 students at the Lawrenceville campus. A consolidation of operations in St. Louis and Chicago offices will result in a substantial employment increase at a Gwinnett County employer. RockTenn will spend $5 million to expand their Norcross headquarters fueled by significant financial incentives from the state and county. The jobs are expected to be in accounting, finance, information technology, procurement and supply chain functions. Firth Rixon Forgings, a relatively new employer in Liberty County, has already announced expansion plans. The floor space will be increased to 200,000 square feet that will house their new isothermal forging press, along with a fully automated manufacturing line. The expansion will result in 75 to 100 new jobs at the Midway facility. The beef processing operation at a Richmond County employer will be expanded by opening a new facility. FPL Food, LLC will invest $3 million in the project which will create 100 new jobs. The Augusta employer is the largest privately held beef processor in the Southeast. The company serves a range of customers including food service, retail, military and export operations. 20 Georgia Unemployment Rates by County August 2011 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% 10.4% 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 10.4% 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 Quitman Terrell Lee Randolph Houston Bleckley Laurens Treutlen Candler Bulloch Effingham Dooly Crisp Pulaski Wilcox Dodge Montgomery Wheeler Toombs Telfair Evans Tattnall Bryan Chatham 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: 10.4% (Not Seasonally Adjusted) 21 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 County August Average Average Initial Weekly Duration Claims Benefit Weeks Georgia 56,476 ...... $259 ..... 13.5 Appling 174 ...... $244 ..... 14.5 Atkinson 81 ...... $182 ....... 8.4 Bacon 134 ...... $231 ..... 10.3 Baker 13 ...... $207 ..... 15.0 Baldwin 283 ...... $176 ..... 13.5 Banks 120 ...... $225 ..... 12.3 Barrow 377 ...... $245 ..... 15.2 Bartow 584 ...... $241 ..... 14.2 Ben Hill 273 ...... $200 ..... 11.1 Berrien 110 ...... $218 ..... 10.2 Bibb 895 ...... $190 ..... 15.1 Bleckley 72 ...... $204 ..... 13.9 Brantley 115 ...... $228 ..... 15.2 Brooks 114 ...... $184 ..... 15.1 Bryan 117 ...... $249 ..... 16.1 Bulloch 416 ...... $208 ..... 12.2 Burke 140 ...... $220 ..... 12.3 Butts 164 ...... $209 ..... 14.9 Calhoun 23 ...... $202 ..... 11.6 Camden 190 ...... $241 ..... 14.5 Candler 93 ...... $238 ..... 11.3 Carroll 537 ...... $229 ..... 11.7 Catoosa 194 ...... $228 ..... 10.5 Charlton 36 ...... $217 ..... 17.2 Chatham 1,315 ...... $220 ..... 15.6 Chattahoochee 23 ...... $233 ..... 14.2 Chattooga 103 ...... $224 ..... 17.1 Cherokee 812 ...... $263 ..... 15.9 Clarke 580 ...... $199 ..... 14.1 Clay 17 ...... $238 ..... 12.8 Clayton 1,867 ...... $221 ..... 15.7 Clinch 37 ...... $165 ..... 10.8 Cobb 3,064 ...... $251 ..... 16.9 Coffee 405 ...... $194 ..... 10.5 Colquitt 272 ...... $200 ..... 13.1 Columbia 364 ...... $244 ..... 13.8 Cook 109 ...... $214 ..... 12.2 Coweta 653 ...... $244 ..... 13.2 Crawford 53 ...... $216 ..... 14.5 Crisp 273 ...... $197 ..... 14.5 Dade 38 ...... $194 ....... 9.9 Dawson 76 ...... $236 ..... 14.5 Decatur 214 ...... $202 ..... 13.1 DeKalb 3,847 ...... $233 ..... 16.1 Dodge 167 ...... $186 ..... 13.6 Dooly 132 ...... $200 ..... 14.0 Dougherty 656 ...... $187 ..... 14.5 Douglas 743 ...... $249 ..... 15.6 Early 52 ...... $210 ..... 13.2 Echols 14 ...... $185 ..... 13.0 Effingham 204 ...... $252 ..... 14.8 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 212 ...... $185 ..... 11.0 352 ...... $187 ..... 12.2 52 ...... $222 ..... 12.2 102 ...... $234 ..... 11.9 331 ...... $256 ..... 16.4 815 ...... $225 ..... 12.0 532 ...... $268 ..... 16.3 228 ...... $231 ..... 11.2 4,923 ...... $232 ..... 16.4 152 ...... $237 ..... 10.3 17 ...... $250 ..... 12.3 407 ...... $213 ..... 14.2 593 ...... $245 ....... 9.1 118 ...... $202 ..... 10.5 96 ...... $207 ..... 13.1 3,479 ...... $255 ..... 16.1 331 ...... $217 ....... 9.9 1,005 ...... $239 ..... 13.0 109 ...... $175 ..... 12.9 139 ...... $234 ..... 12.2 163 ...... $234 ..... 12.1 263 ...... $213 ..... 10.6 51 ...... $244 ..... 11.3 952 ...... $243 ..... 16.0 496 ...... $213 ..... 13.5 98 ...... $207 ..... 13.1 307 ...... $245 ..... 13.9 98 ...... $237 ..... 14.6 231 ...... $230 ..... 14.0 211 ...... $179 ..... 10.4 76 ...... $193 ..... 10.2 79 ...... $191 ..... 14.0 119 ...... $243 ..... 15.0 144 ...... $187 ..... 13.6 51 ...... $207 ..... 12.0 383 ...... $208 ..... 14.6 171 ...... $240 ..... 13.1 241 ...... $225 ..... 15.2 56 ...... $219 ..... 10.9 47 ...... $232 ..... 15.4 705 ...... $199 ..... 14.4 154 ...... $246 ..... 12.6 291 ...... $194 ....... 9.8 252 ...... $231 ..... 12.5 35 ...... $195 ..... 12.5 275 ...... $197 ..... 10.5 45 ...... $225 ..... 13.6 262 ...... $225 ....... 9.6 29 ...... $176 ..... 10.8 132 ...... $193 ..... 15.1 131 ...... $227 ..... 14.5 106 ...... $212 ..... 12.4 92 ...... $207 ..... 12.5 476 ...... $252 ....... 8.2 Note: 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. Data does not include state or federal extended benefits for those unemployed for 27 weeks or more. 22 Muscogee Newton Oconee Oglethorpe Paulding Peach Pickens Pierce Pike Polk Pulaski Putnam Quitman Rabun Randolph Richmond Rockdale Schley Screven Seminole Spalding Stephens Stewart Sumter Talbot Taliaferro Tattnall Taylor Telfair Terrell Thomas Tift Toombs Towns Treutlen Troup Turner Twiggs Union Upson Walker Walton Ware Warren Washington Wayne Webster Wheeler White Whitfield Wilcox Wilkes Wilkinson Worth 1,156 ...... $218 ..... 12.7 677 ...... $233 ..... 15.6 94 ...... $250 ..... 14.7 81 ...... $219 ..... 13.5 618 ...... $253 ..... 16.4 131 ...... $192 ..... 13.6 147 ...... $238 ..... 14.0 99 ...... $228 ..... 12.5 107 ...... $224 ..... 12.9 339 ...... $234 ..... 10.9 40 ...... $187 ..... 13.0 224 ...... $217 ..... 13.5 2 ...... $179 ..... 14.3 122 ...... $216 ..... 10.4 36 ...... $183 ....... 9.4 1,129 ...... $200 ..... 13.8 491 ...... $237 ..... 15.6 30 ...... $202 ..... 14.1 145 ...... $213 ....... 9.0 45 ...... $196 ..... 12.6 518 ...... $204 ..... 13.5 220 ...... $213 ..... 10.6 27 ...... $194 ..... 13.3 278 ...... $167 ..... 12.7 88 ...... $218 ....... 9.5 9 ...... $224 ..... 10.6 97 ...... $231 ..... 12.0 50 ...... $211 ..... 11.4 157 ...... $184 ..... 14.3 60 ...... $176 ..... 14.8 226 ...... $202 ..... 13.7 232 ...... $201 ..... 16.5 263 ...... $219 ..... 12.8 49 ...... $230 ..... 13.7 72 ...... $224 ..... 13.5 474 ...... $228 ..... 11.4 59 ...... $201 ..... 17.0 54 ...... $208 ..... 12.8 99 ...... $221 ..... 13.2 236 ...... $220 ..... 11.1 298 ...... $224 ..... 10.5 453 ...... $240 ..... 15.3 335 ...... $183 ..... 11.9 107 ...... $183 ..... 12.0 111 ...... $159 ..... 13.6 250 ...... $210 ..... 14.5 7 ...... $196 ..... 12.6 75 ...... $213 ..... 12.4 143 ...... $215 ..... 12.7 1,445 ...... $246 ....... 8.0 89 ...... $183 ..... 14.2 75 ...... $197 ..... 11.2 56 ...... $234 ..... 13.8 124 ...... $228 ..... 14.9 Mark Butler, Commissioner 148 Andrew Young International Boulevard, N.E. Atlanta, Georgia 30303-1751 Return Service Requested