October 2012 Data October 2012 Employment Situation Georgia's economy experienced one of its greatest Octobers ever in terms of job creation as statewide payrolls grew by 36,000 over the month. The September to October job growth occurred as all major employment sectors saw employment gains. Education and Health services led the over-the-month growth, adding 7,000 jobs in October, driven by gains in Health Care and Social Assistance. Government employment increased by 6,800 over the month as Federal, State, and Local governments all added workers. Trade, Transportation, and Utilities employment in Georgia grew by 6,400 in October, with Retail Trade adding 8,000 jobs as businesses prepare for the holiday season. Adding 6,000 over the month, employment in Professional and Business Services has grown for the fifth straight month, led by Professional, Technical, and Scientific Services which added 3,200 jobs. The Leisure and Hospitality sector saw employment gains for the first time since June as payrolls grew by 3,000 in October. Information employment increased for the second month in a row, adding 2,400 jobs in October. The Construction sector added 1,700 workers in October with most of the increase being in the Specialty Trade Contractors industry. Other Services added 1,000 positions over the month, driven by Personal and Laundry Services. After losing 1,400 jobs over the previous two months, the Financial Activities sector added 900 jobs in October. The Manufacturing sector added 700 jobs over the month and has now added workers for a fourth consecutive month. Over the year, Professional and Business Services, Trade, Transportation, and Utilities, Education and Health Services, Manufacturing, and Leisure and Hospitality added almost 72,000 jobs. Information and Other Services also saw employment growth. Employment in Government, Construction, and Financial Activities has declined since October 2011. Georgia's unemployment rate (seasonally adjusted) declined to 8.7 percent in October from 9.0 percent in September. Over the year, the rate has dropped a full percentage point from 9.7 percent in October 2011. Volume XXXVIII, Number 10 Georgia Employment (In Millions) 3.904 3.922 3.916 3.865 3.881 3.894 3.929 3.942 3.932 3.914 3.940 3.936 3.972 Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct 2011 2012 Georgia Unemployment Rate (Seasonally Adjusted) 9.7% 9.5% 9.4% 9.2% 9.1% 9.0% 8.9% 8.9% 9.0% 9.2% 9.2% 9.0% 8.7% Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct 2011 2012 Workforce Statistics & Economic Research Mark Butler, Commissioner For more information, contact Corey Smith or Jonathan Roche at (404) 232-3875 corey.smith@dol.state.ga.us jonathan.roche@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 OCT 2012 SEP 2012 OCT 2011 from SEP 2012 Net % from OCT 2011 Net % Total Nonfarm 3,971.7 3,935.7 3,903.7 36.0 0.9 68.0 1.7 Total Private 3,303.8 3,274.6 3,228.2 29.2 0.9 75.6 2.3 Goods Producing 511.6 509.1 502.2 2.5 0.5 9.4 1.9 Service-Providing 3,460.1 3,426.6 3,401.5 33.5 1.0 58.6 1.7 Private Service-Providing 2,792.2 2,765.5 2,726.0 26.7 1.0 66.2 2.4 Mining and Logging 8.6 8.5 8.9 0.1 1.2 -0.3 -3.4 Construction 142.8 141.1 143.6 1.7 1.2 -0.8 -0.6 Construction of Buildings 33.7 33.0 31.7 0.7 2.1 2.0 6.3 Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction 21.4 21.2 21.1 0.2 0.9 0.3 1.4 Specialty Trade Contractors 87.7 86.9 90.8 0.8 0.9 -3.1 -3.4 Manufacturing 360.2 359.5 349.7 0.7 0.2 10.5 3.0 Durable Goods 167.9 168.7 161.8 -0.8 -0.5 6.1 3.8 Computer, Electrical Equip and Appliance Mfg 22.4 22.4 21.9 0.0 0.0 0.5 2.3 Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 43.8 43.7 42.3 0.1 0.2 1.5 3.6 Non-Durable Goods 192.3 190.8 187.9 1.5 0.8 4.4 2.3 Food Manufacturing 62.6 62.2 62.3 0.4 0.6 0.3 0.5 Textile Mills 18.4 18.4 18.9 0.0 0.0 -0.5 -2.7 Textile Product Mills 28.1 28.5 28.6 -0.4 -1.4 -0.5 -1.8 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 842.2 835.8 826.8 6.4 0.8 15.4 1.9 Wholesale Trade 197.8 198.1 196.4 -0.3 -0.2 1.4 0.7 Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods 95.7 97.2 96.0 -1.5 -1.5 -0.3 -0.3 Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods 58.7 58.4 57.9 0.3 0.5 0.8 1.4 Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers 43.4 42.5 42.5 0.9 2.1 0.9 2.1 Retail Trade 459.9 451.9 445.9 8.0 1.8 14.0 3.1 Food and Beverage Stores 86.7 85.8 82.5 0.9 1.1 4.2 5.1 General Merchandise Stores 104.1 101.7 102.5 2.4 2.4 1.6 1.6 Miscellaneous Store Retailers 21.1 20.6 20.7 0.5 2.4 0.4 1.9 Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 184.5 185.8 184.5 -1.3 -0.7 0.0 0.0 Utilities 20.0 20.0 20.2 0.0 0.0 -0.2 -1.0 Transportation and Warehousing 164.5 165.8 164.3 -1.3 -0.8 0.2 0.1 Air Transportation 40.7 40.6 40.2 0.1 0.3 0.5 1.2 Truck Transportation 42.5 42.8 45.2 -0.3 -0.7 -2.7 -6.0 Couriers and Messengers 17.9 18.4 18.6 -0.5 -2.7 -0.7 -3.8 Warehousing and Storage 28.6 28.4 27.9 0.2 0.7 0.7 2.5 Information 99.8 97.4 96.2 2.4 2.5 3.6 3.7 Telecommunications 45.7 45.0 45.4 0.7 1.6 0.3 0.7 Wired Telecommunications Carriers 28.3 27.8 28.1 0.5 1.8 0.2 0.7 Wireless Telecommunications Carriers 11.3 11.3 11.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 2.7 Internet Service Providers, Search Portals, and DP 5.7 5.7 6.1 0.0 0.0 -0.4 -6.6 Financial Activities 208.2 207.3 208.7 0.9 0.4 -0.5 -0.2 Finance and Insurance 156.1 155.6 155.4 0.5 0.3 0.7 0.5 Insurance Carriers and Related Activities 69.3 68.9 65.7 0.4 0.6 3.6 5.5 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 52.1 51.7 53.3 0.4 0.8 -1.2 -2.3 Professional and Business Services 584.6 578.6 559.1 6.0 1.0 25.5 4.6 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 239.0 235.8 227.9 3.2 1.4 11.1 4.9 Accounting, Tax Prep, and Bookkeeping Services 36.6 36.4 35.8 0.2 0.6 0.8 2.2 Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services 38.5 38.0 38.0 0.5 1.3 0.5 1.3 Computer Systems Design and Related Services 57.6 56.8 53.2 0.8 1.4 4.4 8.3 Management and Technical Consulting Services 32.9 32.3 31.9 0.6 1.9 1.0 3.1 Management of Companies and Enterprises 60.4 60.7 57.7 -0.3 -0.5 2.7 4.7 Admin and Support, Waste Mngmnt and Remediation 285.2 282.1 273.5 3.1 1.1 11.7 4.3 Employment Services 134.7 131.1 127.5 3.6 2.8 7.2 5.7 Education and Health Services 517.5 510.5 504.5 7.0 1.4 13.0 2.6 Educational Services 101.1 98.7 97.3 2.4 2.4 3.8 3.9 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 62.0 59.2 60.2 2.8 4.7 1.8 3.0 Health Care and Social Assistance 416.4 411.8 407.2 4.6 1.1 9.2 2.3 Ambulatory Health Care Services 161.8 158.0 158.5 3.8 2.4 3.3 2.1 Hospitals 134.4 134.0 130.2 0.4 0.3 4.2 3.2 Nursing and Residential Care Facilities 57.9 57.6 57.3 0.3 0.5 0.6 1.1 Social Assistance 62.3 62.2 61.2 0.1 0.2 1.1 1.8 Leisure and Hospitality 386.6 383.6 379.1 3.0 0.8 7.5 2.0 Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 39.8 39.6 39.9 0.2 0.5 -0.1 -0.3 Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries 29.7 29.6 29.2 0.1 0.3 0.5 1.7 Accommodation and Food Services 346.8 344.0 339.2 2.8 0.8 7.6 2.2 Accommodation 37.8 37.9 39.6 -0.1 -0.3 -1.8 -4.6 Food Services and Drinking Places 309.0 306.1 299.6 2.9 1.0 9.4 3.1 Other Services 153.3 152.3 151.6 1.0 0.7 1.7 1.1 Repair and Maintenance 31.7 31.8 33.2 -0.1 -0.3 -1.5 -4.5 Personal and Laundry Services 35.7 34.6 32.0 1.1 3.2 3.7 11.6 Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar 85.9 85.9 86.4 0.0 0.0 -0.5 -0.6 Government 667.9 661.1 675.5 6.8 1.0 -7.6 -1.1 Federal Government 102.8 102.0 104.4 0.8 0.8 -1.6 -1.5 Department of Defense 41.6 41.3 43.4 0.3 0.7 -1.8 -4.2 State Government 154.9 153.8 156.9 1.1 0.7 -2.0 -1.3 State Government Educational Services 81.3 80.4 79.3 0.9 1.1 2.0 2.5 Local Government 410.2 405.3 414.2 4.9 1.2 -4.0 -1.0 Local Government Educational Services 244.1 240.0 249.7 4.1 1.7 -5.6 -2.2 Note: These preliminary estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers throughout Georgia. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2011 benchmark. 2 Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research ATLANTA MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s) Preliminary OCT 2012 Revised SEP 2012 Revised OCT 2011 Change in Jobs from SEP 2012 Net % Change in Jobs from OCT 2011 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 Remediation 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 2,353.5 2,042.6 241.2 2,112.3 1,801.4 1.3 87.4 16.9 57.8 152.5 75.9 14.5 76.6 25.5 548.4 148.3 74.1 40.9 33.3 270.4 54.0 55.8 13.0 129.7 11.1 118.6 40.2 27.6 14.0 79.3 37.8 24.1 9.8 5.3 134.3 98.9 45.4 35.4 421.8 189.1 25.4 28.2 50.7 29.0 45.9 186.8 91.1 300.0 71.3 228.7 91.4 73.4 37.7 223.5 26.8 196.7 21.0 175.7 94.1 18.7 23.9 310.9 46.3 62.9 201.7 2,334.0 2,024.8 239.3 2,094.7 1,785.5 1.3 86.2 16.3 57.2 151.8 76.7 14.2 75.1 25.1 543.4 148.5 75.5 40.5 32.5 264.5 53.4 54.5 12.7 130.4 11.0 119.4 39.9 27.8 14.4 77.9 37.1 23.5 9.7 5.3 133.5 98.7 44.8 34.8 419.1 186.3 25.3 27.7 50.0 28.4 46.2 186.6 90.2 297.4 70.4 227.0 89.3 73.2 38.4 221.2 26.7 194.5 20.9 173.6 93.0 18.7 23.6 309.2 46.1 63.6 199.5 2,319.8 2,003.1 239.2 2,080.6 1,763.9 1.3 90.2 18.9 58.7 147.7 74.9 15.1 72.8 24.3 528.9 146.2 72.7 38.5 35.0 254.0 49.6 55.0 13.4 128.7 11.0 117.7 39.4 28.0 14.6 78.7 37.0 23.8 9.4 5.7 138.9 100.3 44.2 38.6 409.1 178.6 24.8 26.7 46.1 28.0 43.1 187.4 91.1 293.6 70.4 223.2 89.0 70.6 38.1 222.0 26.7 195.3 22.0 173.3 92.7 19.4 23.0 316.7 46.3 65.0 205.4 19.5 0.8 17.8 0.9 1.9 0.8 17.6 0.8 15.9 0.9 0.0 0.0 1.2 1.4 0.6 3.7 0.6 1.1 0.7 0.5 -0.8 -1.0 0.3 2.1 1.5 2.0 0.4 1.6 5.0 0.9 -0.2 -0.1 -1.4 -1.9 0.4 1.0 0.8 2.5 5.9 2.2 0.6 1.1 1.3 2.4 0.3 2.4 -0.7 -0.5 0.1 0.9 -0.8 -0.7 0.3 0.8 -0.2 -0.7 -0.4 -2.8 1.4 1.8 0.7 1.9 0.6 2.6 0.1 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.6 1.3 0.6 1.7 2.7 0.6 2.8 1.5 0.1 0.4 0.5 1.8 0.7 1.4 0.6 2.1 -0.3 -0.7 0.2 0.1 0.9 1.0 2.6 0.9 0.9 1.3 1.7 0.8 2.1 2.4 0.2 0.3 -0.7 -1.8 2.3 1.0 0.1 0.4 2.2 1.1 0.1 0.5 2.1 1.2 1.1 1.2 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.3 1.7 0.6 0.2 0.4 -0.7 -1.1 2.2 1.1 33.7 1.5 39.5 2.0 2.0 0.8 31.7 1.5 37.5 2.1 0.0 0.0 -2.8 -3.1 -2.0 -10.6 -0.9 -1.5 4.8 3.3 1.0 1.3 -0.6 -4.0 3.8 5.2 1.2 4.9 19.5 3.7 2.1 1.4 1.4 1.9 2.4 6.2 -1.7 -4.9 16.4 6.5 4.4 8.9 0.8 1.5 -0.4 -3.0 1.0 0.8 0.1 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 2.0 -0.4 -1.4 -0.6 -4.1 0.6 0.8 0.8 2.2 0.3 1.3 0.4 4.3 -0.4 -7.0 -4.6 -3.3 -1.4 -1.4 1.2 2.7 -3.2 -8.3 12.7 3.1 10.5 5.9 0.6 2.4 1.5 5.6 4.6 10.0 1.0 3.6 2.8 6.5 -0.6 -0.3 0.0 0.0 6.4 2.2 0.9 1.3 5.5 2.5 2.4 2.7 2.8 4.0 -0.4 -1.1 1.5 0.7 0.1 0.4 1.4 0.7 -1.0 -4.6 2.4 1.4 1.4 1.5 -0.7 -3.6 0.9 3.9 -5.8 -1.8 0.0 0.0 -2.1 -3.2 -3.7 -1.8 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 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 2011 benchmark. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research 3 ALBANY MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s) Preliminary Revised Revised OCT 2012 SEP 2012 OCT 2011 Change in Jobs from SEP 2012 Net % Change in Jobs from OCT 2011 Net % Total Nonfarm Total Private 59.7 59.8 58.7 -0.1 -0.2 46.1 46.4 45.2 -0.3 -0.7 1.0 1.7 0.9 2.0 Goods Producing 6.7 6.7 6.6 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.5 Service-Providing Private Service-Providing 53.0 53.1 52.1 -0.1 -0.2 39.4 39.7 38.6 -0.3 -0.8 0.9 1.7 0.8 2.1 Manufacturing 4.2 4.2 4.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities Retail Trade 12.0 12.2 12.2 -0.2 -1.6 8.2 8.1 7.9 0.1 1.2 -0.2 -1.6 0.3 3.8 Government 13.6 13.4 13.5 0.2 1.5 0.1 0.7 Federal Government State Government 3.3 3.2 3.3 0.1 3.1 2.9 2.9 2.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Local Government 7.4 7.3 7.3 0.1 1.4 0.1 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 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 2011 benchmark. ATHENS - CLARKE MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s) Preliminary Revised Revised OCT 2012 SEP 2012 OCT 2011 Change in Jobs from SEP 2012 Net % Change in Jobs from OCT 2011 Net % Total Nonfarm 88.1 86.0 85.3 2.1 2.4 2.8 3.3 Total Private 58.2 56.9 55.6 1.3 2.3 2.6 4.7 Goods Producing 9.2 9.2 9.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Service-Providing 78.9 76.8 76.1 2.1 2.7 2.8 3.7 Private Service-Providing 49.0 47.7 46.4 1.3 2.7 2.6 5.6 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 13.0 12.9 12.8 0.1 0.8 0.2 1.6 Retail Trade 9.5 9.3 9.1 0.2 2.2 0.4 4.4 Professional and Business Services 7.0 7.0 6.8 0.0 0.0 0.2 2.9 Leisure and Hospitality 7.9 7.8 7.7 0.1 1.3 0.2 2.6 Government 29.9 29.1 29.7 0.8 2.8 0.2 0.7 Federal Government 1.3 1.3 1.4 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -7.1 State Government 20.7 20.1 20.1 0.6 3.0 0.6 3.0 Local Government 7.9 7.7 8.2 0.2 2.6 -0.3 -3.7 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 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 2011 benchmark. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research 4 AUGUSTA-RICHMOND MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s) Preliminary Revised Revised OCT 2012 SEP 2012 OCT 2011 Change in Jobs from SEP 2012 Net % Change in Jobs from OCT 2011 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 206.4 162.4 29.2 177.2 133.2 10.3 18.9 34.3 4.5 23.7 6.1 2.6 7.0 29.6 30.0 21.5 8.2 44.0 9.0 13.9 21.1 206.0 162.2 30.1 175.9 132.1 10.5 19.6 33.9 4.5 23.2 6.2 2.6 6.9 29.5 29.7 21.3 8.2 43.8 9.0 13.8 21.0 209.9 165.8 30.9 179.0 134.9 10.8 20.1 35.3 4.5 24.7 6.1 2.6 6.9 31.6 29.4 21.0 8.1 44.1 9.0 13.8 21.3 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.1 -0.9 -3.0 1.3 0.7 1.1 0.8 -0.2 -1.9 -0.7 -3.6 0.4 1.2 0.0 0.0 0.5 2.2 -0.1 -1.6 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.5 0.1 0.3 0.3 1.0 0.2 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.7 0.1 0.5 -3.5 -1.7 -3.4 -2.1 -1.7 -5.5 -1.8 -1.0 -1.7 -1.3 -0.5 -4.6 -1.2 -6.0 -1.0 -2.8 0.0 0.0 -1.0 -4.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.5 -2.0 -6.3 0.6 2.0 0.5 2.4 0.1 1.2 -0.1 -0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.7 -0.2 -0.9 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 2011 benchmark. BRUNSWICK MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s) Preliminary Revised Revised OCT 2012 SEP 2012 OCT 2011 Change in Jobs from SEP 2012 Net % Change in Jobs from OCT 2011 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 40.3 40.0 39.1 30.1 29.9 28.9 4.4 4.4 4.4 35.9 35.6 34.7 25.7 25.5 24.5 7.6 7.6 7.5 5.7 5.6 5.4 10.2 10.1 10.2 1.7 1.7 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.8 6.7 6.6 6.5 0.3 0.8 0.2 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.8 0.2 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.8 0.1 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.5 1.2 3.1 1.2 4.2 0.0 0.0 1.2 3.5 1.2 4.9 0.1 1.3 0.3 5.6 0.0 0.0 -0.2 -10.5 0.0 0.0 0.2 3.1 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 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 2011 benchmark. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research 5 COLUMBUS MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s) Preliminary Revised Revised OCT 2012 SEP 2012 OCT 2011 Change in Jobs from SEP 2012 Net % Change in Jobs from OCT 2011 Net % Total Nonfarm 118.8 118.6 119.5 0.2 0.2 -0.7 -0.6 Total Private Goods Producing 94.4 94.3 94.8 15.1 15.1 15.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 -0.4 -0.4 0.1 0.7 Service-Providing 103.7 103.5 104.5 0.2 0.2 -0.8 -0.8 Private Service-Providing Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 79.3 79.2 79.8 18.4 18.2 19.0 0.1 0.1 0.2 1.1 -0.5 -0.6 -0.6 -3.2 Retail Trade 13.8 13.6 13.4 0.2 1.5 0.4 3.0 Information Financial Activities 1.5 1.4 1.4 12.4 12.3 12.4 0.1 7.1 0.1 0.8 0.1 7.1 0.0 0.0 Finance and Insurance 10.7 10.7 10.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Insurance Carriers and Related Activities Professional and Business Services 4.6 4.6 4.4 13.3 13.2 12.9 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.8 0.2 4.6 0.4 3.1 Leisure and Hospitality 13.8 13.7 13.4 0.1 0.7 0.4 3.0 Government Federal Government 24.4 24.3 24.7 7.0 6.9 7.1 0.1 0.4 0.1 1.5 -0.3 -1.2 -0.1 -1.4 State Government 4.2 4.2 4.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Local Government 13.2 13.2 13.4 0.0 0.0 -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 2011 benchmark. DALTON MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s) Preliminary Revised Revised OCT 2012 SEP 2012 OCT 2011 Change in Jobs from SEP 2012 Net % Change in Jobs from OCT 2011 Net % Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing 61.4 61.2 63.8 54.3 54.2 56.7 23.2 23.2 23.1 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 -2.4 -3.8 -2.4 -4.2 0.1 0.4 Service-Providing Private Service-Providing Manufacturing 38.2 38.0 40.7 0.2 0.5 31.1 31.0 33.6 0.1 0.3 22.2 22.3 22.1 -0.1 -0.5 -2.5 -6.1 -2.5 -7.4 0.1 0.5 Textile Mills Textile Product Mills Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 2.3 2.3 2.4 0.0 0.0 14.3 14.4 14.7 -0.1 -0.7 16.4 16.3 16.1 0.1 0.6 -0.1 -4.2 -0.4 -2.7 0.3 1.9 Retail Trade Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities Professional and Business Services 7.8 7.7 4.2 4.2 7.4 7.4 7.6 0.1 1.3 0.2 2.6 4.3 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -2.3 7.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.4 Government Federal Government State Government 7.1 7.0 0.2 0.3 1.2 1.1 7.1 0.1 1.4 0.3 -0.1 -33.3 1.1 0.1 9.1 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -33.3 0.1 9.1 Local Government 5.7 5.6 5.7 0.1 1.8 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 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 2011 benchmark. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research 6 GAINESVILLE MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s) Preliminary Revised Revised OCT 2012 SEP 2012 OCT 2011 Change in Jobs from SEP 2012 Net % Change in Jobs from OCT 2011 Net % Total Nonfarm 78.8 78.5 75.7 0.3 0.4 3.1 4.1 Total Private 68.4 68.1 65.2 0.3 0.4 3.2 4.9 Goods Producing 18.6 18.5 18.3 0.1 0.5 0.3 1.6 Service-Providing 60.2 60.0 57.4 0.2 0.3 2.8 4.9 Private Service-Providing 49.8 49.6 46.9 0.2 0.4 2.9 6.2 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 13.7 13.5 13.2 0.2 1.5 0.5 3.8 Retail Trade 7.9 7.8 7.9 0.1 1.3 0.0 0.0 Government 10.4 10.4 10.5 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -1.0 Federal Government 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 State Government 2.5 2.6 2.5 -0.1 -3.9 0.0 0.0 Local Government 7.4 7.3 7.5 0.1 1.4 -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 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 2011 benchmark. HINESVILLE - FT. STEWART MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s) Preliminary Revised Revised OCT 2012 SEP 2012 OCT 2011 Change in Jobs from SEP 2012 Net % Change in Jobs from OCT 2011 Net % Total Nonfarm 20.0 19.8 19.8 0.2 1.0 0.2 1.0 Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing 12.0 11.9 11.7 2.4 2.4 2.3 17.6 17.4 17.5 0.1 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.2 1.2 0.3 2.6 0.1 4.4 0.1 0.6 Private Service-Providing Government Federal Government 9.6 9.5 8.0 7.9 4.3 4.3 9.4 0.1 1.1 0.2 2.1 8.1 0.1 1.3 -0.1 -1.2 4.4 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -2.3 State Government Local Government 0.3 0.3 3.4 3.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 3.4 0.1 3.0 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 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 2011 benchmark. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research 7 MACON MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s) Preliminary Revised Revised OCT 2012 SEP 2012 OCT 2011 Change in Jobs from SEP 2012 Net % Change in Jobs from OCT 2011 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 Education and Health Services Leisure and Hospitality Government Federal Government State Government Local Government 98.8 97.2 96.2 1.6 1.7 2.6 2.7 84.0 82.6 81.3 1.4 1.7 2.7 3.3 9.3 9.3 9.4 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -1.1 89.5 87.9 86.8 1.6 1.8 2.7 3.1 74.7 73.3 71.9 1.4 1.9 2.8 3.9 18.7 18.7 19.1 0.0 0.0 -0.4 -2.1 13.4 13.1 12.9 0.3 2.3 0.5 3.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 9.0 9.0 8.7 0.0 0.0 0.3 3.5 11.5 11.4 11.1 0.1 0.9 0.4 3.6 20.2 19.9 19.8 0.3 1.5 0.4 2.0 8.6 8.5 8.4 0.1 1.2 0.2 2.4 14.8 14.6 14.9 0.2 1.4 -0.1 -0.7 1.3 1.2 1.2 0.1 8.3 0.1 8.3 4.0 4.0 4.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 9.5 9.4 9.7 0.1 1.1 -0.2 -2.1 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 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 2011 benchmark. ROME MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s) Preliminary Revised Revised OCT 2012 SEP 2012 OCT 2011 Change in Jobs from SEP 2012 Net % Change in Jobs from OCT 2011 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 38.1 37.5 37.1 31.8 31.3 30.9 6.4 6.4 6.3 31.7 31.1 30.8 25.4 24.9 24.6 5.6 5.6 5.5 6.4 6.3 6.3 4.1 4.0 4.0 10.3 10.1 9.7 6.3 6.2 6.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 1.9 1.8 1.8 4.2 4.2 4.2 0.6 1.6 0.5 1.6 0.0 0.0 0.6 1.9 0.5 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.6 0.1 2.5 0.2 2.0 0.1 1.6 0.0 0.0 0.1 5.6 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.7 0.9 2.9 0.1 1.6 0.9 2.9 0.8 3.3 0.1 1.8 0.1 1.6 0.1 2.5 0.6 6.2 0.1 1.6 0.0 0.0 0.1 5.6 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 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 2011 benchmark. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research 8 SAVANNAH MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s) Preliminary Revised Revised OCT 2012 SEP 2012 OCT 2011 Change in Jobs from SEP 2012 Net % Change in Jobs from OCT 2011 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 154.6 131.5 20.5 134.1 111.0 5.8 14.7 33.2 5.8 17.2 10.2 1.6 5.0 18.4 25.0 20.8 7.0 23.1 3.1 5.2 14.8 153.7 131.2 20.3 133.4 110.9 5.7 14.6 33.3 5.8 17.2 10.3 1.6 5.0 18.3 24.8 20.9 7.0 22.5 3.1 5.2 14.2 150.1 127.2 20.1 130.0 107.1 5.8 14.3 32.6 5.6 17.1 9.9 1.4 5.0 17.5 24.0 19.8 6.8 22.9 3.2 5.1 14.6 0.9 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.2 1.0 0.7 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.1 1.8 0.1 0.7 -0.1 -0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.6 0.2 0.8 -0.1 -0.5 0.0 0.0 0.6 2.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 4.2 4.5 3.0 4.3 3.4 0.4 2.0 4.1 3.2 3.9 3.6 0.0 0.0 0.4 2.8 0.6 1.8 0.2 3.6 0.1 0.6 0.3 3.0 0.2 14.3 0.0 0.0 0.9 5.1 1.0 4.2 1.0 5.1 0.2 2.9 0.2 0.9 -0.1 -3.1 0.1 2.0 0.2 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 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 2011 benchmark. VALDOSTA MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s) Preliminary Revised Revised OCT 2012 SEP 2012 OCT 2011 Change in Jobs from SEP 2012 Net % Change in Jobs from OCT 2011 Net % Total Nonfarm 52.3 52.3 51.9 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.8 Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing 39.8 39.8 39.2 6.1 6.1 6.1 46.2 46.2 45.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.9 Private Service-Providing Trade, Transportation, and Utilities Retail Trade 33.7 33.7 10.4 10.5 7.9 7.8 33.1 0.0 0.0 10.5 -0.1 -1.0 7.7 0.1 1.3 0.6 1.8 -0.1 -1.0 0.2 2.6 Government Federal Government State Government 12.5 12.5 12.7 1.2 1.2 1.2 3.6 3.6 3.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.2 -1.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Local Government 7.7 7.7 7.9 0.0 0.0 -0.2 -2.5 Note: These preliminary estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers in the Valdosta Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Brooks, Echols, Lanier and Lowndes counties. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2011 benchmark. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research 9 WARNER ROBINS MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s) Preliminary Revised Revised OCT 2012 SEP 2012 OCT 2011 Change in Jobs from SEP 2012 Net % Change in Jobs from OCT 2011 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 59.3 58.9 59.3 34.0 33.8 33.0 6.2 6.1 6.0 53.1 52.8 53.3 27.8 27.7 27.0 8.2 8.1 8.0 6.6 6.5 6.4 25.3 25.1 26.3 15.9 15.9 17.0 1.3 1.1 1.2 8.1 8.1 8.1 0.4 0.7 0.2 0.6 0.1 1.6 0.3 0.6 0.1 0.4 0.1 1.2 0.1 1.5 0.2 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.2 18.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 3.0 0.2 3.3 -0.2 -0.4 0.8 3.0 0.2 2.5 0.2 3.1 -1.0 -3.8 -1.1 -6.5 0.1 8.3 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 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 2011 benchmark. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research 10 Georgia Statewide Hours and Earnings All Employee Average Weekly Earnings Preliminary OCT 2012 Revised SEP 2012 Revised OCT 2011 Total Private ........................................................................................... $757.68 ........................ $780.35 ................... $771.50 Goods Producing ................................................................................ $854.93 ........................ $863.09 ................... $877.37 Private Service Providing .................................................................... $741.20 ........................ $763.75 ................... $753.23 Construction .................................................................................... $861.67 ........................ $870.17 ................... $857.98 Manufacturing .................................................................................. $853.96 ........................ $858.27 ................... $882.79 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities ................................................ $708.97 ........................ $720.03 ................... $709.10 Financial Activities ........................................................................ $1,005.16 ..................... $1,079.19 ................... $918.10 Professional and Business Services ............................................. $930.60 ........................ $972.50 ................... $988.93 Educational and Health Services .................................................... $780.54 ........................ $790.45 ................... $788.81 Leisure and Hospitality ................................................................... $320.76 ........................ $320.76 ................... $330.19 Other Services ................................................................................. $536.68 ........................ $566.14 ................... $563.54 Average Weekly Hours Preliminary OCT 2012 Revised SEP 2012 Revised OCT 2011 Total Private .................................................................................................. 34.9 .............................. 35.6 ......................... 35.1 Goods Producing ....................................................................................... 40.1 .............................. 40.2 ......................... 39.7 Private Service Providing ........................................................................... 34.0 .............................. 34.7 ......................... 34.3 Construction ...........................................................................................39.8 .............................. 40.1 ......................... 38.7 Manufacturing ......................................................................................... 40.3 .............................. 40.2 ......................... 40.2 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities .......................................................34.2 .............................. 34.6 ......................... 35.0 Financial Activities ..................................................................................36.9 .............................. 37.8 ......................... 37.2 Professional and Business Services ....................................................37.6 .............................. 38.9 ......................... 36.6 Educational and Health Services ........................................................... 34.4 .............................. 35.1 ......................... 35.5 Leisure and Hospitality .......................................................................... 26.4 .............................. 26.4 ......................... 26.5 Other Services ........................................................................................30.1 .............................. 31.4 ......................... 31.5 Average Hourly Earnings Preliminary OCT 2012 Revised SEP 2012 Revised OCT 2011 Total Private ............................................................................................. $21.71 .......................... $21.92 ..................... $21.98 Goods Producing .................................................................................. $21.32 .......................... $21.47 ..................... $22.10 Private Service Providing ...................................................................... $21.80 .......................... $22.01 ..................... $21.96 Construction ...................................................................................... $21.65 .......................... $21.70 ..................... $22.17 Manufacturing .................................................................................... $21.19 .......................... $21.35 ..................... $21.96 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities .................................................. $20.73 .......................... $20.81 ..................... $20.26 Financial Activities ............................................................................. $27.24 .......................... $28.55 ..................... $24.68 Professional and Business Services ............................................... $24.75 .......................... $25.00 ..................... $27.02 Educational and Health Services ...................................................... $22.69 .......................... $22.52 ..................... $22.22 Leisure and Hospitality ..................................................................... $12.15 .......................... $12.15 ..................... $12.46 Other Services ................................................................................... $17.83 .......................... $18.03 ..................... $17.89 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 Georgia Department of Labor, Mark Butler, Commissioner 11 Equal Opportunity Employer/Program Auxiliary Aids and Services Available Upon Request to Individuals With Disabilities Georgia MSA Hours and Earnings All Employee Total Private Average Weekly Earnings Preliminary OCT 2012 Revised SEP 2012 Revised OCT 2011 Albany MSA ............................................................................................ $553.06 ........................ $549.46 ................... $600.32 Athens-Clarke County MSA ................................................................... $618.89 ........................ $648.74 ................... $645.29 Atlanta MSA ............................................................................................ $827.66 ........................ $852.93 ................... $860.26 Augusta-Richmond County MSA ........................................................... $774.35 ........................ $806.67 ................... $756.39 Brunswick MSA ...................................................................................... $447.60 ........................ $445.78 ................... $432.75 Columbus MSA ..................................................................................... $687.26 ........................ $713.49 ................... $627.44 Dalton MSA ............................................................................................ $583.77 ........................ $590.99 ................... $561.12 Gainesville MSA .................................................................................... $781.82 ........................ $801.90 ................... $823.62 Hinesville-Fort Stewart MSA .................................................................. $725.36 ........................ $720.58 ................... $538.22 Macon MSA ............................................................................................ $715.16 ........................ $743.81 ................... $751.26 Rome MSA ............................................................................................ $692.42 ........................ $677.82 ................... $661.02 Savannah MSA ...................................................................................... $674.69 ........................ $686.80 ................... $672.26 Valdosta MSA ......................................................................................... $595.00 ........................ $610.47 ................... $580.36 Warner Robins MSA .............................................................................. $542.42 ........................ $544.42 ................... $581.87 Average Weekly Hours Preliminary OCT 2012 Revised SEP 2012 Revised OCT 2011 Albany MSA ................................................................................................... 33.6 .............................. 33.1 ......................... 33.5 Athens-Clarke County MSA .......................................................................... 31.4 .............................. 32.1 ......................... 32.2 Atlanta MSA ................................................................................................... 34.4 .............................. 35.1 ......................... 35.3 Augusta-Richmond County MSA .................................................................. 35.8 .............................. 35.9 ......................... 36.7 Brunswick MSA ............................................................................................. 30.0 .............................. 30.1 ......................... 29.6 Columbus MSA ............................................................................................35.1 .............................. 35.8 ......................... 34.8 Dalton MSA ................................................................................................... 34.4 .............................. 34.5 ......................... 33.4 Gainesville MSA ...........................................................................................38.8 .............................. 39.6 ......................... 37.0 Hinesville-Fort Stewart MSA .........................................................................40.5 .............................. 41.7 ......................... 34.0 Macon MSA ................................................................................................... 38.0 .............................. 38.7 ......................... 38.0 Rome MSA ................................................................................................... 34.9 .............................. 33.0 ......................... 34.5 Savannah MSA ............................................................................................. 33.6 .............................. 34.0 ......................... 33.1 Valdosta MSA ................................................................................................ 35.8 .............................. 35.7 ......................... 32.9 Warner Robins MSA .....................................................................................33.4 .............................. 33.4 ......................... 32.8 Average Hourly Earnings Preliminary OCT 2012 Revised SEP 2012 Revised OCT 2011 Albany MSA .............................................................................................. $16.46 .......................... $16.60 ..................... $17.92 Athens-Clarke County MSA ..................................................................... $19.71 .......................... $20.21 ..................... $20.04 Atlanta MSA .............................................................................................. $24.06 .......................... $24.30 ..................... $24.37 Augusta-Richmond County MSA ............................................................. $21.63 .......................... $22.47 ..................... $20.61 Brunswick MSA ........................................................................................ $14.92 .......................... $14.81 ..................... $14.62 Columbus MSA ....................................................................................... $19.58 .......................... $19.93 ..................... $18.03 Dalton MSA .............................................................................................. $16.97 .......................... $17.13 ..................... $16.80 Gainesville MSA ...................................................................................... $20.15 .......................... $20.25 ..................... $22.26 Hinesville-Fort Stewart MSA .................................................................... $17.91 .......................... $17.28 ..................... $15.83 Macon MSA .............................................................................................. $18.82 .......................... $19.22 ..................... $19.77 Rome MSA .............................................................................................. $19.84 .......................... $20.54 ..................... $19.16 Savannah MSA ........................................................................................ $20.08 .......................... $20.20 ..................... $20.31 Valdosta MSA ........................................................................................... $16.62 .......................... $17.10 ..................... $17.64 Warner Robins MSA ................................................................................ $16.24 .......................... $16.30 ..................... $17.74 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% Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct 2011 2012 WA 8.2 OR 8.6 ID 7.0 NV 11.5 UT CA 5.2 10.1 AZ 8.1 AK 7.1 State unemployment rates October 2012 National Unemployment Rate: 7.9% Rates are seasonally adjusted MT 6.0 WY 5.2 CO 7.9 NM 6.3 ND 3.1 SD 4.5 NE 3.8 KS 5.7 MN 5.8 WI 6.9 IA 5.1 IL 8.8 MO 6.9 OK 5.3 TX 6.6 AR 7.2 MS 8.9 LA 6.6 NH 5.7 ME VT 7.4 5.5 MI 9.1 OH IN 6.9 8.0 KY 8.4 TN 8.2 PA 8.1 WV 7.5 VA 5.7 NC 9.3 SC 8.6 AL GA 8.1 8.7 FL 8.5 MA 6.6 NY 8.7 RI 10.4 CT NJ 9.0 9.7 DE 6.8 DC 8.5 MD 6.7 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% Less than 3.0% HI 5.5 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 OCT 2012 4,793,540 4,374,856 418,684 8.7 4,802,116 4,392,648 409,468 8.5 73,386 66,530 6,856 9.3 114,035 107,008 7,027 6.2 2,743,127 2,517,208 225,919 8.2 255,252 233,420 21,832 8.6 50,808 45,972 4,836 9.5 131,738 120,231 11,507 8.7 58,601 51,985 6,616 11.3 94,433 88,159 6,274 6.6 SEP 2012 4,776,102 4,347,687 428,415 9.0 4,786,115 4,375,893 410,222 8.6 73,872 66,936 6,936 9.4 112,212 105,009 7,203 6.4 2,731,167 2,503,979 227,188 8.3 255,339 233,457 21,882 8.6 50,758 45,884 4,874 9.6 131,375 119,925 11,450 8.7 58,414 51,929 6,485 11.1 94,230 87,912 6,318 6.7 OCT 2011 4,734,487 4,276,518 457,969 9.7 4,738,370 4,281,720 456,650 9.6 72,613 65,068 7,545 10.4 109,848 101,965 7,883 7.2 2,696,666 2,441,877 254,789 9.4 259,390 235,188 24,202 9.3 49,451 44,186 5,265 10.6 131,559 119,372 12,187 9.3 60,709 52,866 7,843 12.9 90,817 83,658 7,159 7.9 Change From SEP 2012 OCT 2011 17,438 27,169 -9,731 59,053 98,338 -39,285 16,001 16,755 -754 63,746 110,928 -47,182 -486 -406 -80 773 1,462 -689 1,823 1,999 -176 4,187 5,043 -856 11,960 13,229 -1,269 46,461 75,331 -28,870 -87 -4,138 -37 -1,768 -50 -2,370 50 1,357 88 1,786 -38 -429 363 179 306 859 57 -680 187 -2,108 56 -881 131 -1,227 203 3,616 247 4,501 -44 -885 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 OCT 2012 33,654 30,796 2,858 8.5 115,281 104,860 10,421 9.0 48,003 43,421 4,582 9.5 179,839 165,687 14,152 7.9 66,297 60,889 5,408 8.2 71,723 66,523 5,200 7.3 SEP 2012 33,573 30,697 2,876 8.6 113,967 103,605 10,362 9.1 47,500 42,952 4,548 9.6 179,827 165,550 14,277 7.9 66,395 60,892 5,503 8.3 71,191 66,070 5,121 7.2 OCT 2011 33,330 30,199 3,131 9.4 112,192 100,966 11,226 10.0 47,115 41,814 5,301 11.3 174,141 158,601 15,540 8.9 65,553 59,591 5,962 9.1 70,346 64,902 5,444 7.7 Change From SEP 2012 OCT 2011 81 324 99 597 -18 -273 1,314 1,255 59 3,089 3,894 -805 503 888 469 1,607 34 -719 12 137 -125 5,698 7,086 -1,388 -98 744 -3 1,298 -95 -554 532 1,377 453 1,621 79 -244 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 OCT 2012 155,641,000 143,384,000 12,258,000 7.9 SEP 2012 155,063,000 142,974,000 12,088,000 7.8 OCT 2011 154,057,000 140,297,000 13,759,000 8.9 Change From SEP 2012 OCT 2011 578,000 410,000 170,000 1,584,000 3,087,000 -1,501,000 United States (Not Seasonally adjusted) Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate 155,779,000 144,039,000 11,741,000 7.5 155,075,000 143,333,000 11,742,000 7.6 154,088,000 140,987,000 13,102,000 8.5 704,000 706,000 -1,000 1,691,000 3,052,000 -1,361,000 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 October 2012 September 2012 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 4,802,116 4,392,648 409,468 8.5 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 4,786,115 4,375,893 410,222 8.6 Appling Atkinson Bacon Baker Baldwin 9,677 3,020 4,302 1,496 17,670 8,756 2,648 3,897 1,389 15,671 921 9.5 372 12.3 405 9.4 107 7.2 1,999 11.3 9,720 3,145 4,337 1,519 17,984 8,810 2,672 3,904 1,397 15,814 910 9.4 473 15.0 433 10.0 122 8.0 2,170 12.1 Banks Barrow Bartow Ben Hill Berrien 10,425 35,058 49,660 6,522 7,938 9,777 32,371 45,441 5,707 7,183 648 6.2 2,687 7.7 4,219 8.5 815 12.5 755 9.5 10,444 34,885 49,522 6,621 7,928 9,815 32,201 45,203 5,766 7,157 629 6.0 2,684 7.7 4,319 8.7 855 12.9 771 9.7 Bibb Bleckley Brantley Brooks Bryan 75,341 5,235 7,799 7,498 15,856 68,330 4,523 6,963 6,908 14,704 7,011 9.3 712 13.6 836 10.7 590 7.9 1,152 7.3 74,503 5,191 7,816 7,493 15,839 67,512 4,497 6,950 6,909 14,692 6,991 9.4 694 13.4 866 11.1 584 7.8 1,147 7.2 Bulloch Burke Butts Calhoun Camden 32,311 9,512 10,249 2,183 20,983 29,252 8,527 9,256 1,968 19,168 3,059 9.5 985 10.4 993 9.7 215 9.8 1,815 8.6 32,138 9,579 10,222 2,214 20,909 28,881 8,532 9,207 1,992 19,113 3,257 10.1 1,047 10.9 1,015 9.9 222 10.0 1,796 8.6 Candler Carroll Catoosa Charlton Chatham 4,506 4,076 430 9.5 53,054 48,320 4,734 8.9 34,866 32,703 2,163 6.2 4,511 4,048 463 10.3 135,997 125,068 10,929 8.0 4,478 4,044 434 9.7 52,737 48,066 4,671 8.9 35,070 32,863 2,207 6.3 4,515 4,061 454 10.1 136,087 124,965 11,122 8.2 Chattahoochee Chattooga Cherokee Clarke Clay 2,122 10,480 114,622 69,141 1,360 1,740 9,400 107,099 64,630 1,245 382 18.0 1,080 10.3 7,523 6.6 4,511 6.5 115 8.5 2,102 10,497 114,093 68,014 1,351 1,740 9,408 106,537 63,423 1,243 362 17.2 1,089 10.4 7,556 6.6 4,591 6.8 108 8.0 Clayton Clinch Cobb Coffee Colquitt 132,015 118,197 13,818 10.5 2,752 2,459 293 10.6 379,311 350,802 28,509 7.5 15,281 13,360 1,921 12.6 19,957 18,114 1,843 9.2 131,284 117,576 13,708 10.4 2,780 2,498 282 10.1 377,887 348,958 28,929 7.7 15,362 13,482 1,880 12.2 19,791 18,012 1,779 9.0 Columbia Cook Coweta Crawford Crisp 63,672 6,409 64,059 6,284 9,210 59,245 5,730 59,243 5,737 8,058 4,427 7.0 679 10.6 4,816 7.5 547 8.7 1,152 12.5 63,431 6,451 63,873 6,193 9,180 59,279 5,772 58,932 5,668 8,037 4,152 6.5 679 10.5 4,941 7.7 525 8.5 1,143 12.5 16 October 2011 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 4,738,370 4,281,720 456,650 9.6 9,657 3,042 4,712 1,498 17,807 8,635 2,619 4,270 1,358 15,453 1,022 10.6 423 13.9 442 9.4 140 9.3 2,354 13.2 10,238 34,422 49,212 6,854 7,814 9,525 31,402 44,082 5,855 6,940 713 7.0 3,020 8.8 5,130 10.4 999 14.6 874 11.2 73,407 5,361 7,520 7,495 15,327 65,793 4,627 6,693 6,761 14,075 7,614 10.4 734 13.7 827 11.0 734 9.8 1,252 8.2 32,531 9,543 10,167 2,345 20,270 29,251 8,540 8,979 2,085 18,294 3,280 10.1 1,003 10.5 1,188 11.7 260 11.1 1,976 9.7 4,453 52,128 34,392 4,509 131,814 3,981 46,874 31,903 3,999 119,719 472 10.6 5,254 10.1 2,489 7.2 510 11.3 12,095 9.2 2,105 10,219 112,793 66,490 1,494 1,725 9,103 103,894 61,584 1,361 380 18.1 1,116 10.9 8,899 7.9 4,906 7.4 133 8.9 130,240 2,650 372,599 15,294 20,427 114,659 2,339 340,304 13,213 18,547 15,581 12.0 311 11.7 32,295 8.7 2,081 13.6 1,880 9.2 64,021 6,437 62,962 6,121 9,060 59,335 5,635 57,470 5,524 7,864 4,686 7.3 802 12.5 5,492 8.7 597 9.8 1,196 13.2 Georgia Labor Force Estimates by County (not seasonally adjusted) Dade Dawson Decatur DeKalb Dodge Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older October 2012 September 2012 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 8,359 7,775 584 7.0 11,526 10,732 794 6.9 11,052 9,861 1,191 10.8 372,771 339,836 32,935 8.8 8,953 7,940 1,013 11.3 8,423 7,814 609 7.2 11,469 10,676 793 6.9 10,936 9,752 1,184 10.8 371,028 338,050 32,978 8.9 8,956 7,959 997 11.1 Dooly Dougherty Douglas Early Echols 4,620 42,335 69,424 5,447 1,988 4,040 37,888 63,482 5,012 1,857 580 12.6 4,447 10.5 5,942 8.6 435 8.0 131 6.6 4,597 42,600 69,031 5,434 2,008 4,021 38,119 63,148 4,999 1,857 576 12.5 4,481 10.5 5,883 8.5 435 8.0 151 7.5 Effingham Elbert Emanuel Evans Fannin 27,985 9,085 10,186 4,860 10,544 25,914 8,077 9,017 4,458 9,611 2,071 7.4 1,008 11.1 1,169 11.5 402 8.3 933 8.8 27,901 9,079 9,987 4,884 10,522 25,893 8,091 8,950 4,468 9,601 2,008 7.2 988 10.9 1,037 10.4 416 8.5 921 8.8 Fayette Floyd Forsyth Franklin Fulton 53,753 49,932 3,821 7.1 48,003 43,421 4,582 9.5 92,712 86,937 5,775 6.2 10,389 9,352 1,037 10.0 458,408 416,988 41,420 9.0 53,577 49,670 3,907 7.3 47,500 42,952 4,548 9.6 92,324 86,481 5,843 6.3 10,407 9,387 1,020 9.8 456,752 414,797 41,955 9.2 Gilmer Glascock Glynn Gordon Grady 12,311 1,161 37,211 25,328 11,439 11,108 1,035 33,753 22,934 10,576 1,203 9.8 126 10.9 3,458 9.3 2,394 9.5 863 7.5 12,319 1,164 37,059 25,686 11,526 11,122 1,040 33,688 23,240 10,657 1,197 9.7 124 10.7 3,371 9.1 2,446 9.5 869 7.5 Greene Gwinnett Habersham Hall Hancock 7,288 6,593 695 9.5 437,189 405,151 32,038 7.3 19,636 17,946 1,690 8.6 94,433 88,159 6,274 6.6 3,135 2,405 730 23.3 7,322 6,656 666 9.1 435,305 403,022 32,283 7.4 19,575 17,981 1,594 8.1 94,230 87,912 6,318 6.7 2,913 2,427 486 16.7 Haralson Harris Hart Heard Henry 13,077 17,199 10,254 5,132 107,207 11,873 16,106 9,194 4,673 98,123 1,204 9.2 1,093 6.4 1,060 10.3 459 8.9 9,084 8.5 12,961 17,184 10,335 5,133 106,601 11,811 16,108 9,298 4,649 97,608 1,150 8.9 1,076 6.3 1,037 10.0 484 9.4 8,993 8.4 Houston Irwin Jackson Jasper Jeff Davis 71,723 3,452 27,832 6,587 5,238 66,523 3,021 25,577 6,021 4,560 5,200 7.3 431 12.5 2,255 8.1 566 8.6 678 12.9 71,191 3,444 27,755 6,530 5,283 66,070 3,052 25,467 5,990 4,599 5,121 7.2 392 11.4 2,288 8.2 540 8.3 684 12.9 October 2011 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 8,162 11,334 10,961 366,058 8,864 7,585 10,411 9,585 329,666 7,811 577 7.1 923 8.1 1,376 12.6 36,392 9.9 1,053 11.9 4,623 41,863 68,424 5,450 1,959 3,986 37,055 61,582 4,947 1,818 637 13.8 4,808 11.5 6,842 10.0 503 9.2 141 7.2 26,998 9,303 10,181 4,959 10,856 24,806 8,040 8,998 4,534 9,820 2,192 8.1 1,263 13.6 1,183 11.6 425 8.6 1,036 9.5 52,700 47,115 90,818 10,178 450,973 48,438 41,814 84,336 9,085 404,509 4,262 8.1 5,301 11.3 6,482 7.1 1,093 10.7 46,464 10.3 12,772 1,145 36,252 25,346 12,039 11,402 1,012 32,442 22,358 11,100 1,370 10.7 133 11.6 3,810 10.5 2,988 11.8 939 7.8 7,376 428,370 19,502 90,817 2,932 6,657 393,026 17,727 83,658 2,371 719 9.7 35,344 8.3 1,775 9.1 7,159 7.9 561 19.1 12,741 17,172 10,308 5,062 105,381 11,518 15,962 9,153 4,533 95,187 1,223 9.6 1,210 7.0 1,155 11.2 529 10.5 10,194 9.7 70,346 3,562 27,486 6,521 5,554 64,902 3,099 24,928 5,841 4,773 5,444 7.7 463 13.0 2,558 9.3 680 10.4 781 14.1 17 Georgia Labor Force Estimates by County (not seasonally adjusted) Jefferson Jenkins Johnson Jones Lamar Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older October 2012 September 2012 Labor Force 6,857 2,534 3,561 14,967 8,751 Employment Unemployment Number Rate 5,871 2,113 3,059 13,768 7,849 986 14.4 421 16.6 502 14.1 1,199 8.0 902 10.3 Labor Force 6,883 2,567 3,509 14,779 8,731 Employment Unemployment Number Rate 5,916 2,132 3,054 13,604 7,808 967 14.0 435 16.9 455 13.0 1,175 8.0 923 10.6 Lanier Laurens Lee Liberty Lincoln 4,622 20,299 15,194 25,968 3,766 4,272 18,068 14,106 23,637 3,398 350 7.6 2,231 11.0 1,088 7.2 2,331 9.0 368 9.8 4,668 20,320 15,328 25,920 3,766 4,272 18,040 14,192 23,561 3,410 396 8.5 2,280 11.2 1,136 7.4 2,359 9.1 356 9.5 Long Lowndes Lumpkin McDuffie McIntosh 7,686 52,188 13,167 10,143 5,798 7,159 47,851 12,049 9,106 5,256 527 6.9 4,337 8.3 1,118 8.5 1,037 10.2 542 9.3 7,653 52,226 13,222 10,057 5,884 7,136 47,854 12,061 9,112 5,246 517 6.8 4,372 8.4 1,161 8.8 945 9.4 638 10.8 Macon Madison Marion Meriwether Miller 4,997 16,609 4,052 9,385 3,674 4,227 15,615 3,719 8,413 3,462 770 15.4 994 6.0 333 8.2 972 10.4 212 5.8 4,966 16,361 4,059 9,309 3,643 4,221 15,323 3,719 8,369 3,432 745 15.0 1,038 6.3 340 8.4 940 10.1 211 5.8 Mitchell Monroe Montgomery Morgan Murray 9,925 14,365 4,577 9,233 16,758 9,054 13,267 4,156 8,513 14,782 871 8.8 1,098 7.6 421 9.2 720 7.8 1,976 11.8 9,962 14,222 4,590 9,219 16,707 9,080 13,108 4,166 8,513 14,766 882 8.9 1,114 7.8 424 9.2 706 7.7 1,941 11.6 Muscogee Newton Oconee Oglethorpe Paulding 85,291 77,763 7,528 8.8 48,851 44,220 4,631 9.5 19,658 18,670 988 5.0 8,627 8,093 534 6.2 73,920 68,030 5,890 8.0 85,186 77,773 7,413 8.7 48,648 43,988 4,660 9.6 19,328 18,321 1,007 5.2 8,510 7,942 568 6.7 73,510 67,673 5,837 7.9 Peach Pickens Pierce Pike Polk 12,696 14,656 8,262 8,563 20,692 11,366 13,592 7,563 7,757 18,904 1,330 10.5 1,064 7.3 699 8.5 806 9.4 1,788 8.6 12,735 14,643 8,198 8,452 20,638 11,361 13,521 7,480 7,716 18,921 1,374 10.8 1,122 7.7 718 8.8 736 8.7 1,717 8.3 Pulaski Putnam Quitman Rabun Randolph 4,519 8,745 895 6,463 2,755 4,081 7,819 803 5,728 2,425 438 9.7 926 10.6 92 10.3 735 11.4 330 12.0 4,537 8,729 900 6,509 2,766 4,107 7,834 818 5,806 2,425 430 9.5 895 10.3 82 9.1 703 10.8 341 12.3 October 2011 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 6,869 2,472 3,532 14,526 8,616 5,967 2,028 3,140 13,257 7,615 902 13.1 444 18.0 392 11.1 1,269 8.7 1,001 11.6 4,605 21,319 14,972 25,738 3,789 4,181 18,550 13,796 23,179 3,369 424 9.2 2,769 13.0 1,176 7.9 2,559 9.9 420 11.1 7,592 51,494 12,962 10,296 5,679 7,020 46,831 11,649 9,120 5,052 572 7.5 4,663 9.1 1,313 10.1 1,176 11.4 627 11.0 5,195 16,107 4,081 9,404 3,616 4,374 14,879 3,686 8,162 3,383 821 15.8 1,228 7.6 395 9.7 1,242 13.2 233 6.4 9,881 13,996 4,749 9,262 17,392 8,938 12,774 4,218 8,453 15,032 943 9.5 1,222 8.7 531 11.2 809 8.7 2,360 13.6 84,923 48,472 18,952 8,298 72,650 77,071 42,897 17,790 7,711 65,994 7,852 9.2 5,575 11.5 1,162 6.1 587 7.1 6,656 9.2 12,242 14,473 8,386 8,344 20,283 10,810 13,185 7,615 7,525 18,250 1,432 11.7 1,288 8.9 771 9.2 819 9.8 2,033 10.0 4,384 9,181 931 6,651 2,862 3,952 8,154 821 5,824 2,500 432 9.9 1,027 11.2 110 11.8 827 12.4 362 12.6 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 October 2012 September 2012 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 87,506 42,439 1,953 7,026 3,723 78,389 38,458 1,707 6,249 3,404 9,117 10.4 3,981 9.4 246 12.6 777 11.1 319 8.6 87,099 42,301 1,938 7,055 3,705 78,434 38,256 1,705 6,258 3,381 8,665 9.9 4,045 9.6 233 12.0 797 11.3 324 8.7 29,404 13,168 2,219 12,979 3,178 26,266 11,996 1,976 11,360 2,902 3,138 10.7 1,172 8.9 243 11.0 1,619 12.5 276 8.7 29,277 13,183 2,212 12,998 3,194 26,128 12,068 1,968 11,345 2,912 3,149 10.8 1,115 8.5 244 11.0 1,653 12.7 282 8.8 716 9,407 3,432 4,363 3,970 651 8,507 3,011 3,695 3,656 65 9.1 900 9.6 421 12.3 668 15.3 314 7.9 733 9,398 3,428 4,374 4,023 657 8,504 3,010 3,719 3,679 76 10.4 894 9.5 418 12.2 655 15.0 344 8.6 21,051 18,671 13,510 6,029 2,814 19,380 16,868 12,160 5,607 2,443 1,671 7.9 1,803 9.7 1,350 10.0 422 7.0 371 13.2 21,086 18,668 13,553 6,051 2,787 19,404 16,871 12,192 5,627 2,429 1,682 8.0 1,797 9.6 1,361 10.0 424 7.0 358 12.8 34,682 4,580 4,325 11,064 11,559 31,441 4,175 3,758 10,334 10,313 3,241 9.3 405 8.8 567 13.1 730 6.6 1,246 10.8 34,523 4,548 4,270 11,072 11,620 31,255 4,142 3,713 10,341 10,352 3,268 9.5 406 8.9 557 13.0 731 6.6 1,268 10.9 33,644 41,341 14,401 2,565 7,758 31,366 38,143 12,786 2,151 6,882 2,278 6.8 3,198 7.7 1,615 11.2 414 16.1 876 11.3 34,073 41,087 14,350 2,529 7,705 31,520 37,942 12,645 2,164 6,860 2,553 7.5 3,145 7.7 1,705 11.9 365 14.4 845 11.0 11,872 1,276 2,919 13,277 41,843 10,555 1,170 2,646 12,212 37,203 1,317 11.1 106 8.3 273 9.4 1,065 8.0 4,640 11.1 11,944 1,259 2,922 13,301 41,707 10,620 1,162 2,650 12,255 37,163 1,324 11.1 97 7.7 272 9.3 1,046 7.9 4,544 10.9 3,038 4,425 4,350 10,391 2,670 3,961 3,947 9,492 368 12.1 464 10.5 403 9.3 899 8.7 3,043 4,410 4,337 10,402 2,678 3,951 3,935 9,549 365 12.0 459 10.4 402 9.3 853 8.2 October 2011 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 87,915 41,645 1,880 7,050 3,818 78,508 37,307 1,691 6,191 3,425 9,407 10.7 4,338 10.4 189 10.1 859 12.2 393 10.3 28,978 13,164 2,278 13,036 3,213 25,480 11,876 2,033 11,255 2,872 3,498 12.1 1,288 9.8 245 10.8 1,781 13.7 341 10.6 736 9,793 3,436 4,329 4,067 658 8,871 2,986 3,567 3,576 78 10.6 922 9.4 450 13.1 762 17.6 491 12.1 22,128 18,655 13,901 5,787 2,931 20,338 16,604 12,344 5,275 2,549 1,790 8.1 2,051 11.0 1,557 11.2 512 8.8 382 13.0 33,695 4,405 4,142 10,911 11,631 30,056 3,933 3,618 10,058 10,315 3,639 10.8 472 10.7 524 12.7 853 7.8 1,316 11.3 33,308 41,178 14,575 2,560 7,578 30,599 37,001 12,875 2,122 6,609 2,709 8.1 4,177 10.1 1,700 11.7 438 17.1 969 12.8 11,959 1,301 3,005 12,738 43,317 10,469 1,190 2,690 11,550 37,834 1,490 12.5 111 8.5 315 10.5 1,188 9.3 5,483 12.7 3,098 4,499 4,437 10,213 2,696 3,940 3,973 9,283 402 13.0 559 12.4 464 10.5 930 9.1 19 New Developments The construction of an $80 million project located in Cherokee County is moving along steadily and is expected to create 1,200 permanent and 1,600 seasonal jobs for the area along with giving the local economy a large boost. The first phase of the Outlet Shoppes of Atlanta is scheduled to open in Woodstock in August of next year on a 58.6 acre tract at the southwest quadrant of Interstate 575 and Woodstock Parkway. The developer, Michigan-based Horizon Group Properties, projects more than $130 million in annual sales. Some of the retailers slated for the center are Nike, Saks Fifth Avenue OFF 5TH, Brooks Brothers, White House/Black Market, Guess, Michael Kors, Under Armour, Puma, Converse, Cole Haan, Vans, Le Creuset, Levi's, Naartjie Kids, Talbots and Carter's. A Montgomery, Ala-based grocery retailer will open its first Georgia location in Dade County. Food Outlet will occupy the old Food Lion building on Highway 136 West and will offer its customers a cost-plus concept in pricing. The concept is that the merchandise is priced on the shelves at wholesale then the profit margin for the business will be added at the register. In the case of this retailer their markup is ten percent so the grocery purchases would be totaled at the register then ten percent would be added then the sales tax. The new Trenton store expects to hire about 45 full and part time employees. A new type of business will provide a Fulton County city with some fun and about 100 new jobs when it opens soon. Sky Zone Indoor Trampoline Park will open a 43,000 square foot facility in Roswell in mid-November. This location is being called the largest indoor trampoline park in the country. A digital entertainment company is moving its headquarters to Gwinnett County in a $5 million deal that will create 25 new jobs. Sports Challenge Network expects to double the size of their staff at the Dacula facility within the next three years. The company, based in California's Silicon Valley, creates social and mobile applications to help players connect and compete. An economic impact of about $10 million will take place in a Carroll County community when a joint venture between a local company and Japanese concern takes place. Local Villa Rica employer, International Component Repair, a commercial airframe and engine component repair facility, will be joining forces with IHI Corporation of Japan to establish the first Japanese affiliated aerospace production facility in the United States. The new plant will need about 25 new employees to perform the work, which will be repairing a valve in jet engines which is used to divert cold aircraft fuel thought the oil compartment to maintain the oil at the correct operational temperatures. There will be an upgrade of a warehouse in Chatham County to a refrigerated facility so that a company that specializes in frozen poultry can start using the location either late this year or the first of next year. Gulf States Cold Storage is in the process of creating a new refrigerated distribution center from a warehouse in Pooler. Once operational the facility will employ 50 to 60 people and be able to handle four million pounds of product a week. Some 200 new professional jobs will be created when a children's clothing manufacturer moves one of their administrative offices from Connecticut to Fulton County. Carter's new Atlanta facility will provide the company mainly with store operations, finance, and information technology. It is not certain whether the many of the northern employees will transfer, but the overall move is expected to cost the company between $35 and $40 million. The current consolidation efforts should be completed by the end of next year. A manufacturer of business jets will add about 35 new employees to its operations in Glynn County. Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation will fill the new positions sometime next year at their Brunswick plant which has 55,000 square feet of hangar space that is dedicated to cabin interior design and installation as well as servicing completed aircraft. 20 Georgia Unemployment Rates by County October 2012 Dade Catoosa Murray Fannin Towns Union Rabun Whitfield Walker Gilmer White Habersham Chattooga Gordon Pickens Lumpkin Stephens Floyd Dawson Banks Franklin Hart Bartow Cherokee Forsyth Hall 13.0% or greater 11.0% to 12.9% 8.5% to 10.9% Jackson Madison Elbert Polk Haralson Paulding Cobb Barrow Gwinnett DeKalb Walton Douglas Fulton Rockdale Clarke Oconee Oglethorpe Wilkes Lincoln Carroll Clayton Newton Morgan Greene Taliaferro McDuffie Columbia Fayette Henry Coweta Heard Spalding Butts Jasper Putnam Warren Hancock Glascock Richmond Less than 8.5% 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 Houston Bleckley Laurens Treutlen Candler Bulloch Effingham Schley Stewart Webster Sumter Quitman Terrell Lee Randolph Pulaski Dooly Wilcox Crisp Turner Dodge Montgomery Wheeler Toombs Telfair Evans Tattnall Ben Hill Jeff Davis Appling Long Bryan Liberty Chatham 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: 8.5% (Not Seasonally Adjusted) 21 Georgia Unemployment Insurance Claims by County County October Average Average Initial Weekly Duration Claims Benefit Weeks County October Average Average Initial Weekly Duration Claims Benefit Weeks County October Average Average Initial Weekly Duration Claims Benefit Weeks Georgia 51,495 ...... $265 ..... 13.3 Appling 279 ...... $251 ..... 13.4 Atkinson 91 ...... $200 ....... 9.5 Bacon 113 ...... $227 ..... 12.6 Baker 6 ...... $231 ..... 14.0 Baldwin 217 ...... $203 ..... 14.4 Banks 108 ...... $249 ..... 10.5 Barrow 317 ...... $252 ..... 14.9 Bartow 530 ...... $237 ..... 12.3 Ben Hill 218 ...... $197 ..... 11.6 Berrien 201 ...... $219 ..... 10.5 Bibb 858 ...... $204 ..... 15.4 Bleckley 134 ...... $257 ..... 12.5 Brantley 107 ...... $239 ..... 15.1 Brooks 60 ...... $227 ..... 13.2 Bryan 112 ...... $252 ..... 15.4 Bulloch 258 ...... $211 ..... 13.1 Burke 181 ...... $211 ..... 13.1 Butts 150 ...... $216 ..... 15.0 Calhoun 20 ...... $202 ..... 15.7 Camden 161 ...... $225 ..... 16.1 Candler 77 ...... $202 ..... 11.6 Carroll 504 ...... $242 ..... 12.9 Catoosa 248 ...... $250 ....... 9.8 Charlton 39 ...... $224 ..... 16.6 Chatham 1,139 ...... $227 ..... 15.8 Chattahoochee 20 ...... $207 ..... 17.6 Chattooga 76 ...... $220 ..... 15.9 Cherokee 606 ...... $263 ..... 15.1 Clarke 486 ...... $202 ..... 14.0 Clay 8 ...... $223 ..... 14.5 Clayton 1,657 ...... $226 ..... 15.7 Clinch 44 ...... $182 ..... 12.4 Cobb 2,339 ...... $258 ..... 16.2 Coffee 352 ...... $197 ..... 11.1 Colquitt 312 ...... $213 ..... 11.9 Columbia 342 ...... $255 ..... 14.1 Cook 152 ...... $204 ..... 11.6 Coweta 440 ...... $251 ..... 12.6 Crawford 71 ...... $233 ..... 13.5 Crisp 153 ...... $195 ..... 14.0 Dade 48 ...... $235 ..... 10.2 Dawson 81 ...... $259 ..... 14.2 Decatur 175 ...... $213 ..... 12.0 DeKalb 3,330 ...... $239 ..... 15.6 Dodge 313 ...... $191 ..... 12.7 Dooly 67 ...... $209 ..... 14.8 Dougherty 483 ...... $191 ..... 15.6 Douglas 581 ...... $252 ..... 15.4 Early 39 ...... $185 ..... 14.1 Echols 11 ...... $193 ..... 11.6 Effingham 222 ...... $257 ..... 14.9 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 151 ...... $178 ....... 8.0 477 ...... $196 ..... 12.1 51 ...... $203 ..... 11.3 123 ...... $214 ..... 14.7 237 ...... $260 ..... 16.3 763 ...... $233 ..... 12.9 389 ...... $269 ..... 16.1 156 ...... $233 ..... 11.3 4,222 ...... $241 ..... 16.0 118 ...... $236 ..... 14.5 32 ...... $258 ..... 11.1 370 ...... $210 ..... 14.7 381 ...... $251 ..... 10.1 122 ...... $204 ..... 11.0 187 ...... $181 ..... 12.5 2,739 ...... $257 ..... 15.8 409 ...... $247 ....... 8.8 899 ...... $236 ..... 13.2 177 ...... $186 ..... 11.1 107 ...... $233 ..... 11.9 132 ...... $228 ..... 11.7 201 ...... $230 ..... 10.0 41 ...... $253 ..... 11.2 885 ...... $248 ..... 15.6 674 ...... $219 ..... 13.9 86 ...... $208 ..... 13.1 246 ...... $245 ..... 13.6 81 ...... $237 ..... 13.8 272 ...... $213 ..... 12.5 222 ...... $206 ..... 13.4 69 ...... $185 ..... 15.1 108 ...... $176 ..... 13.3 129 ...... $253 ..... 15.2 101 ...... $220 ..... 13.5 69 ...... $228 ..... 11.2 467 ...... $192 ..... 13.4 128 ...... $245 ..... 12.6 198 ...... $216 ..... 17.6 58 ...... $214 ..... 10.4 49 ...... $202 ..... 15.9 489 ...... $192 ..... 12.7 98 ...... $244 ..... 13.7 146 ...... $193 ..... 14.5 186 ...... $224 ..... 12.8 54 ...... $211 ..... 11.5 346 ...... $201 ..... 11.9 43 ...... $223 ..... 14.2 180 ...... $235 ....... 9.1 32 ...... $212 ..... 12.1 114 ...... $176 ..... 13.1 97 ...... $245 ..... 14.8 105 ...... $212 ..... 12.0 81 ...... $210 ..... 13.1 475 ...... $247 ..... 10.1 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 1,160 ...... $222 ..... 12.6 601 ...... $238 ..... 14.8 76 ...... $249 ..... 15.4 73 ...... $215 ..... 12.4 502 ...... $262 ..... 15.6 219 ...... $207 ..... 11.5 114 ...... $254 ..... 13.2 114 ...... $201 ..... 12.1 94 ...... $243 ..... 12.5 288 ...... $240 ..... 11.4 92 ...... $227 ..... 10.6 138 ...... $218 ..... 12.0 4 ...... $213 ..... 16.6 71 ...... $234 ..... 15.0 43 ...... $204 ..... 10.2 1,069 ...... $214 ..... 14.0 451 ...... $240 ..... 15.2 36 ...... $201 ..... 14.1 66 ...... $249 ..... 13.7 38 ...... $184 ..... 13.5 434 ...... $199 ..... 14.0 214 ...... $236 ..... 11.1 28 ...... $229 ..... 13.6 227 ...... $191 ..... 13.6 46 ...... $228 ..... 10.6 21 ...... $191 ..... 11.6 109 ...... $227 ..... 13.1 81 ...... $196 ..... 11.3 506 ...... $153 ..... 11.8 40 ...... $189 ..... 14.9 182 ...... $210 ..... 13.7 202 ...... $205 ..... 14.3 318 ...... $223 ..... 12.0 42 ...... $234 ..... 14.8 73 ...... $219 ..... 15.3 449 ...... $225 ....... 8.8 54 ...... $202 ..... 13.4 66 ...... $230 ..... 14.9 57 ...... $218 ..... 14.0 198 ...... $219 ..... 13.0 550 ...... $249 ....... 8.5 397 ...... $233 ..... 15.4 437 ...... $186 ..... 12.6 154 ...... $174 ..... 11.3 137 ...... $192 ..... 12.8 139 ...... $231 ..... 14.5 20 ...... $219 ....... 9.5 124 ...... $181 ..... 11.6 122 ...... $240 ..... 13.3 1,279 ...... $238 ....... 8.6 102 ...... $193 ..... 11.9 76 ...... $193 ..... 10.2 48 ...... $220 ..... 14.3 70 ...... $220 ..... 14.8 Mark Butler, Commissioner 148 Andrew Young International Boulevard, N.E. 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