February 2012 Data 
February 2012 Employment Situation 
Georgia gained 15,600 jobs in February 2012, up 0.4 percent from January. The over-the-month employment growth in nonfarm employment occurred as sectors including Professional and Business Services, Government, Education and Health Services, Leisure and Hospitality, Manufacturing, and Information added workers. Industries with negative job growth from January to February include Financial Activities, Construction, and Other Services. 
Professional and Business Services employment grew by 6,100 over the month, led by increases in Professional, Scientific and Technical Services. With gains in State and Local Government offsetting losses in the Federal Government, overall Government added 4,300 employees in February. Driven by the Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools sector Education and Health Services employment grew by 3,800 in February. After three months of job losses, Leisure and Hospitality employment increased by 2,600 in February, with Food Services and Drinking Places adding 2,100 of the jobs. Manufacturing employment rose by 1,100, with most gains in NonDurable Goods. Information employment increased for the first time since July 2011, adding 200 employees in February. 
For the third month in a row, the Financial Activities sector lost jobs. With a decrease of 1,500 payroll employees in February, the sectors' decline in employment was led by the Real Estate and Rental and Leasing industry which lost 1,000 workers. Construction employment was down 700 in February and has been down for five of the last six months. Other Services also saw a decrease in employment, losing 300 jobs in February. 
Over the year, Professional and Business Services, Trade, Transportation, and Utilities, Manufacturing, Educational and Health Services, and Leisure and Hospitality together added nearly 57,000 jobs in the state. Meanwhile, the Construction, Information, Financial Activities, Other Services, and Government sectors have combined to lose nearly 15,000 jobs since February 2011. 
Georgia's unemployment rate (seasonally adjusted) fell to 9.1 percent in February, from 9.2 percent in January. The unemployment rate also saw a decline over the year, from 9.9 percent in February 2011. 
 
Volume XXXVIII, Number 2 
Georgia Employment 
(In Millions) 
 
3.839 
 
3.859 
 
3.904 
 
3.911 
 
3.888 
 
3.863 
 
3.890 
 
3.878 
 
3.904 
 
3.922 
 
3.916 
 
3.865 
 
3.880 
 
Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb 
 
2011 
 
2012 
 
Georgia Unemployment Rate 
(Seasonally Adjusted) 
 
9.9% 
 
9.8% 
 
9.8% 
 
9.8% 
 
10.0% 
 
9.9% 
 
9.9% 
 
9.8% 
 
9.7% 
 
9.5% 9.4% 
 
9.2% 9.1% 
 
Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb 
 
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 FEB 2012 JAN 2012 
 
Revised FEB 2011 
 
from JAN 2012 Net % 
 
from FEB 2011 Net % 
 
Total Nonfarm 
 
3,880.4 
 
3,864.8 
 
3,838.6 
 
15.6 0.4 
 
41.8 1.1 
 
Total Private 
 
3,206.8 
 
3,195.5 
 
3,163.7 
 
11.3 0.4 
 
43.1 1.4 
 
Goods Producing 
 
498.5 
 
498.1 
 
500.4 
 
0.4 0.1 
 
-1.9 -0.4 
 
Service-Providing 
 
3,381.9 
 
3,366.7 
 
3,338.2 
 
15.2 0.5 
 
43.7 1.3 
 
Private Service-Providing 
 
2,708.3 
 
2,697.4 
 
2,663.3 
 
10.9 0.4 
 
45.0 1.7 
 
Mining and Logging 
 
8.7 
 
8.7 
 
9.1 
 
0.0 0.0 
 
-0.4 -4.4 
 
Construction 
 
137.9 
 
138.6 
 
143.6 
 
-0.7 -0.5 
 
-5.7 -4.0 
 
Construction of Buildings 
 
31.2 
 
31.6 
 
31.1 
 
-0.4 -1.3 
 
0.1 0.3 
 
Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction 
 
19.5 
 
19.9 
 
21.2 
 
-0.4 -2.0 
 
-1.7 -8.0 
 
Specialty Trade Contractors 
 
87.2 
 
87.1 
 
91.3 
 
0.1 0.1 
 
-4.1 -4.5 
 
Manufacturing 
 
351.9 
 
350.8 
 
347.7 
 
1.1 0.3 
 
4.2 1.2 
 
Durable Goods 
 
164.3 
 
164.0 
 
158.7 
 
0.3 0.2 
 
5.6 3.5 
 
Computer, Electrical Equip and Appliance Mfg 
 
22.2 
 
22.0 
 
21.5 
 
0.2 0.9 
 
0.7 3.3 
 
Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 
 
42.9 
 
42.6 
 
39.4 
 
0.3 0.7 
 
3.5 8.9 
 
Non-Durable Goods 
 
187.6 
 
186.8 
 
189.0 
 
0.8 0.4 
 
-1.4 -0.7 
 
Food Manufacturing 
 
61.4 
 
61.5 
 
62.0 
 
-0.1 -0.2 
 
-0.6 -1.0 
 
Textile Mills 
 
19.2 
 
18.9 
 
19.0 
 
0.3 1.6 
 
0.2 1.1 
 
Textile Product Mills 
 
28.4 
 
28.5 
 
28.7 
 
-0.1 -0.4 
 
-0.3 -1.1 
 
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 
 
824.0 
 
824.0 
 
809.8 
 
0.0 0.0 
 
14.2 1.8 
 
Wholesale Trade 
 
196.9 
 
196.2 
 
195.5 
 
0.7 0.4 
 
1.4 0.7 
 
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods 
 
96.3 
 
96.0 
 
95.9 
 
0.3 0.3 
 
0.4 0.4 
 
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods 
 
57.9 
 
57.3 
 
58.0 
 
0.6 1.1 
 
-0.1 -0.2 
 
Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers 42.7 
 
42.9 
 
41.6 
 
-0.2 -0.5 
 
1.1 2.6 
 
Retail Trade 
 
445.4 
 
446.9 
 
432.7 
 
-1.5 -0.3 
 
12.7 2.9 
 
Food and Beverage Stores 
 
82.5 
 
81.6 
 
80.3 
 
0.9 1.1 
 
2.2 2.7 
 
General Merchandise Stores 
 
102.8 
 
106.0 
 
100.6 
 
-3.2 -3.0 
 
2.2 2.2 
 
Miscellaneous Store Retailers 
 
20.1 
 
20.2 
 
19.7 
 
-0.1 -0.5 
 
0.4 2.0 
 
Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 
 
181.7 
 
180.9 
 
181.6 
 
0.8 0.4 
 
0.1 0.1 
 
Utilities 
 
20.0 
 
20.1 
 
20.3 
 
-0.1 -0.5 
 
-0.3 -1.5 
 
Transportation and Warehousing 
 
161.7 
 
160.8 
 
161.3 
 
0.9 0.6 
 
0.4 0.3 
 
Air Transportation 
 
40.2 
 
40.0 
 
40.3 
 
0.2 0.5 
 
-0.1 -0.3 
 
Truck Transportation 
 
42.6 
 
42.5 
 
42.9 
 
0.1 0.2 
 
-0.3 -0.7 
 
Couriers and Messengers 
 
18.4 
 
18.8 
 
18.4 
 
-0.4 -2.1 
 
0.0 0.0 
 
Warehousing and Storage 
 
27.4 
 
27.2 
 
26.4 
 
0.2 0.7 
 
1.0 3.8 
 
Information 
 
94.2 
 
94.0 
 
98.1 
 
0.2 0.2 
 
-3.9 -4.0 
 
Telecommunications 
 
45.2 
 
45.3 
 
46.2 
 
-0.1 -0.2 
 
-1.0 -2.2 
 
Wired Telecommunications Carriers 
 
28.3 
 
28.3 
 
28.9 
 
0.0 0.0 
 
-0.6 -2.1 
 
Wireless Telecommunications Carriers 
 
11.2 
 
11.1 
 
11.0 
 
0.1 0.9 
 
0.2 1.8 
 
Internet Service Providers, Search Portals, and DP 
 
5.9 
 
5.9 
 
6.1 
 
0.0 0.0 
 
-0.2 -3.3 
 
Financial Activities 
 
205.5 
 
207.0 
 
207.8 
 
-1.5 -0.7 
 
-2.3 -1.1 
 
Finance and Insurance 
 
153.4 
 
153.9 
 
152.8 
 
-0.5 -0.3 
 
0.6 0.4 
 
Insurance Carriers and Related Activities 
 
65.6 
 
65.6 
 
63.8 
 
0.0 0.0 
 
1.8 2.8 
 
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 
 
52.1 
 
53.1 
 
55.0 
 
-1.0 -1.9 
 
-2.9 -5.3 
 
Professional and Business Services 
 
559.7 
 
553.6 
 
531.7 
 
6.1 1.1 
 
28.0 5.3 
 
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 
 
239.1 
 
235.5 
 
222.6 
 
3.6 1.5 
 
16.5 7.4 
 
Accounting, Tax Prep, and Bookkeeping Services 
 
42.3 
 
40.3 
 
39.5 
 
2.0 5.0 
 
2.8 7.1 
 
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services 
 
38.2 
 
38.0 
 
35.2 
 
0.2 0.5 
 
3.0 8.5 
 
Computer Systems Design and Related Services 
 
55.8 
 
55.2 
 
50.9 
 
0.6 1.1 
 
4.9 9.6 
 
Management and Technical Consulting Services 
 
32.5 
 
32.5 
 
30.8 
 
0.0 0.0 
 
1.7 5.5 
 
Management of Companies and Enterprises 
 
57.9 
 
57.8 
 
52.8 
 
0.1 0.2 
 
5.1 9.7 
 
Admin and Support, Waste Mngmnt and Remediation 
 
262.7 
 
260.3 
 
256.3 
 
2.4 0.9 
 
6.4 2.5 
 
Employment Services 
 
122.2 
 
118.3 
 
113.5 
 
3.9 3.3 
 
8.7 7.7 
 
Education and Health Services 
 
505.4 
 
501.6 
 
497.1 
 
3.8 0.8 
 
8.3 1.7 
 
Educational Services 
 
98.1 
 
95.2 
 
95.2 
 
2.9 3.1 
 
2.9 3.1 
 
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 
 
60.1 
 
57.9 
 
59.6 
 
2.2 3.8 
 
0.5 0.8 
 
Health Care and Social Assistance 
 
407.3 
 
406.4 
 
401.9 
 
0.9 0.2 
 
5.4 1.3 
 
Ambulatory Health Care Services 
 
156.8 
 
157.0 
 
155.2 
 
-0.2 -0.1 
 
1.6 1.0 
 
Hospitals 
 
131.7 
 
130.9 
 
130.3 
 
0.8 0.6 
 
1.4 1.1 
 
Nursing and Residential Care Facilities 
 
57.0 
 
57.1 
 
56.2 
 
-0.1 -0.2 
 
0.8 1.4 
 
Social Assistance 
 
61.8 
 
61.4 
 
60.2 
 
0.4 0.7 
 
1.6 2.7 
 
Leisure and Hospitality 
 
368.2 
 
365.6 
 
366.0 
 
2.6 0.7 
 
2.2 0.6 
 
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 
 
36.5 
 
35.8 
 
35.1 
 
0.7 2.0 
 
1.4 4.0 
 
Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries 
 
25.4 
 
24.8 
 
25.4 
 
0.6 2.4 
 
0.0 0.0 
 
Accommodation and Food Services 
 
331.7 
 
329.8 
 
330.9 
 
1.9 0.6 
 
0.8 0.2 
 
Accommodation 
 
37.3 
 
37.5 
 
39.0 
 
-0.2 -0.5 
 
-1.7 -4.4 
 
Food Services and Drinking Places 
 
294.4 
 
292.3 
 
291.9 
 
2.1 0.7 
 
2.5 0.9 
 
Other Services 
 
151.3 
 
151.6 
 
152.8 
 
-0.3 -0.2 
 
-1.5 -1.0 
 
Repair and Maintenance 
 
32.4 
 
32.8 
 
33.7 
 
-0.4 -1.2 
 
-1.3 -3.9 
 
Personal and Laundry Services 
 
32.6 
 
32.1 
 
32.9 
 
0.5 1.6 
 
-0.3 -0.9 
 
Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar 
 
86.3 
 
86.7 
 
86.2 
 
-0.4 -0.5 
 
0.1 0.1 
 
Government 
 
673.6 
 
669.3 
 
674.9 
 
4.3 0.6 
 
-1.3 -0.2 
 
Federal Government 
 
103.2 
 
103.4 
 
104.3 
 
-0.2 -0.2 
 
-1.1 -1.1 
 
Department of Defense 
 
42.5 
 
42.6 
 
42.9 
 
-0.1 -0.2 
 
-0.4 -0.9 
 
State Government 
 
154.5 
 
151.6 
 
158.4 
 
2.9 1.9 
 
-3.9 -2.5 
 
State Government Educational Services 
 
78.8 
 
75.3 
 
80.3 
 
3.5 4.7 
 
-1.5 -1.9 
 
Local Government 
 
415.9 
 
414.3 
 
412.2 
 
1.6 0.4 
 
3.7 0.9 
 
Local Government Educational Services 
 
251.2 
 
250.0 
 
255.3 
 
1.2 0.5 
 
-4.1 -1.6 
 
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 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. 
 
2Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research 
 
 ATLANTA MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s) 
 
Preliminary FEB 2012 
 
Revised JAN 2012 
 
Revised FEB 2011 
 
Change in Jobs 
 
from JAN 2012 
 
Net 
 
% 
 
Change in Jobs from FEB 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 
 
2,316.4 2,000.0 
239.4 2,077.0 1,760.6 
1.3 88.5 18.2 58.8 149.6 75.8 14.8 73.8 24.3 531.7 148.1 74.4 39.7 34.0 257.2 50.0 55.9 12.8 126.4 11.0 115.4 39.6 27.0 14.4 79.3 37.1 23.7 
9.5 5.6 135.1 98.0 43.3 37.1 412.6 187.8 29.0 27.9 48.7 28.3 43.9 180.9 86.8 294.4 70.6 223.8 87.7 71.6 38.3 215.1 24.0 191.1 21.1 170.0 92.4 19.0 22.7 316.4 46.3 64.7 205.4 
 
2,303.4 1,988.4 
238.2 2,065.2 1,750.2 
1.3 88.4 18.4 58.2 148.5 75.8 14.9 72.7 24.2 531.1 148.3 74.5 38.7 35.1 257.0 49.2 57.1 13.0 125.8 11.0 114.8 39.4 26.9 14.7 78.7 37.2 23.7 
9.5 5.5 136.5 98.6 43.8 37.9 407.9 185.2 27.7 27.6 47.9 28.3 43.8 178.9 83.9 290.4 67.6 222.8 87.8 71.1 38.0 213.0 23.6 189.4 21.1 168.3 92.6 18.9 22.4 315.0 46.2 63.6 205.2 
 
2,272.5 1,953.2 
234.3 2,038.2 1,718.9 
1.3 88.2 18.5 56.7 144.8 72.3 14.5 72.5 24.4 514.0 143.9 71.6 38.8 33.5 244.7 48.2 53.5 12.9 125.4 11.0 114.4 39.7 26.4 14.4 79.2 37.8 24.5 
9.4 5.6 141.0 101.5 43.3 39.5 390.8 173.6 26.9 25.4 43.5 26.6 41.0 176.2 79.2 285.5 66.2 219.3 86.7 70.4 37.6 215.5 23.4 192.1 22.3 169.8 92.9 19.4 22.3 319.3 47.4 64.5 207.4 
 
13.0 0.6 11.6 0.6 1.2 0.5 11.8 0.6 10.4 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 -0.2 -1.1 0.6 1.0 1.1 0.7 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.7 1.1 1.5 0.1 0.4 0.6 0.1 -0.2 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1 1.0 2.6 -1.1 -3.1 0.2 0.1 0.8 1.6 -1.2 -2.1 -0.2 -1.5 0.6 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.5 0.2 0.5 0.1 0.4 -0.3 -2.0 0.6 0.8 -0.1 -0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.8 -1.4 -1.0 -0.6 -0.6 -0.5 -1.1 -0.8 -2.1 4.7 1.2 2.6 1.4 1.3 4.7 0.3 1.1 0.8 1.7 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 2.0 1.1 2.9 3.5 4.0 1.4 3.0 4.4 1.0 0.5 -0.1 -0.1 0.5 0.7 0.3 0.8 2.1 1.0 0.4 1.7 1.7 0.9 0.0 0.0 1.7 1.0 -0.2 -0.2 0.1 0.5 0.3 1.3 1.4 0.4 0.1 0.2 1.1 1.7 0.2 0.1 
 
43.9 1.9 46.8 2.4 
5.1 2.2 38.8 1.9 41.7 2.4 
0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 -0.3 -1.6 2.1 3.7 4.8 3.3 3.5 4.8 0.3 2.1 1.3 1.8 -0.1 -0.4 17.7 3.4 4.2 2.9 2.8 3.9 0.9 2.3 0.5 1.5 12.5 5.1 1.8 3.7 2.4 4.5 -0.1 -0.8 1.0 0.8 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.9 -0.1 -0.3 0.6 2.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 -0.7 -1.9 -0.8 -3.3 0.1 1.1 0.0 0.0 -5.9 -4.2 -3.5 -3.5 0.0 0.0 -2.4 -6.1 21.8 5.6 14.2 8.2 2.1 7.8 2.5 9.8 5.2 12.0 1.7 6.4 2.9 7.1 4.7 2.7 7.6 9.6 8.9 3.1 4.4 6.7 4.5 2.1 1.0 1.2 1.2 1.7 0.7 1.9 -0.4 -0.2 0.6 2.6 -1.0 -0.5 -1.2 -5.4 0.2 0.1 -0.5 -0.5 -0.4 -2.1 0.4 1.8 -2.9 -0.9 -1.1 -2.3 0.2 0.3 -2.0 -1.0 
 
Note: These preliminary estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers in the 
Atlanta Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Barrow, Bartow, Butts, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, Dawson, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Haralson, Heard, Henry, Jasper, Lamar, Meriwether, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, Pike, Rockdale, Spalding and Walton counties. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2011 benchmark. 
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research 
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 ALBANY MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s) 
 
Preliminary 
 
Revised 
 
Revised 
 
FEB 2012 JAN 2012 FEB 2011 
 
Change in Jobs from JAN 2012 
Net % 
 
Change in Jobs 
 
from FEB 2011 
 
Net 
 
% 
 
Total Nonfarm Total Private 
 
59.0 
 
58.7 
 
60.2 
 
45.5 
 
45.5 
 
46.4 
 
0.3 0.5 0.0 0.0 
 
-1.2 -2.0 -0.9 -1.9 
 
Goods Producing 
 
6.6 
 
6.6 
 
6.6 
 
0.0 0.0 
 
0.0 0.0 
 
Service-Providing Private Service-Providing 
 
52.4 
 
52.1 
 
53.6 
 
38.9 
 
38.9 
 
39.8 
 
0.3 0.6 0.0 0.0 
 
-1.2 -2.2 -0.9 -2.3 
 
Manufacturing 
 
4.2 
 
4.2 
 
4.1 
 
0.0 0.0 
 
0.1 2.4 
 
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities Retail Trade 
 
12.4 
 
12.4 
 
12.3 
 
0.0 0.0 
 
7.9 
 
8.0 
 
7.5 
 
-0.1 -1.3 
 
0.1 0.8 0.4 5.3 
 
Government 
 
13.5 
 
13.2 
 
13.8 
 
0.3 2.3 
 
-0.3 -2.2 
 
Federal Government State Government 
 
3.3 
 
3.3 
 
3.4 
 
0.0 0.0 
 
-0.1 -2.9 
 
2.9 
 
2.6 
 
3.0 
 
0.3 11.5 
 
-0.1 -3.3 
 
Local Government 
 
7.3 
 
7.3 
 
7.4 
 
0.0 0.0 
 
-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 
 
FEB 2012 JAN 2012 FEB 2011 
 
Change in Jobs 
 
from JAN 2012 
 
Net 
 
% 
 
Change in Jobs from FEB 2011 
Net % 
 
Total Nonfarm 
 
84.3 
 
82.6 
 
82.8 
 
1.7 2.1 
 
1.5 1.8 
 
Total Private 
 
55.0 
 
54.4 
 
54.6 
 
0.6 1.1 
 
0.4 0.7 
 
Goods Producing 
 
9.1 
 
9.1 
 
9.1 
 
0.0 0.0 
 
0.0 0.0 
 
Service-Providing 
 
75.2 
 
73.5 
 
73.7 
 
1.7 2.3 
 
1.5 2.0 
 
Private Service-Providing 
 
45.9 
 
45.3 
 
45.5 
 
0.6 1.3 
 
0.4 0.9 
 
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 
 
12.7 
 
12.7 
 
12.7 
 
0.0 0.0 
 
0.0 0.0 
 
Retail Trade 
 
9.1 
 
9.2 
 
9.1 
 
-0.1 -1.1 
 
0.0 0.0 
 
Professional and Business Services 
 
6.7 
 
6.7 
 
6.6 
 
0.0 0.0 
 
0.1 1.5 
 
Leisure and Hospitality 
 
7.5 
 
7.4 
 
7.7 
 
0.1 1.4 
 
-0.2 -2.6 
 
Government 
 
29.3 
 
28.2 
 
28.2 
 
1.1 3.9 
 
1.1 3.9 
 
Federal Government 
 
1.3 
 
1.3 
 
1.4 
 
0.0 0.0 
 
-0.1 -7.1 
 
State Government 
 
19.8 
 
18.7 
 
18.7 
 
1.1 5.9 
 
1.1 5.9 
 
Local Government 
 
8.2 
 
8.2 
 
8.1 
 
0.0 0.0 
 
0.1 1.2 
 
Note: These preliminary estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers in the 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 FEB 2012 JAN 2012 FEB 2011 
 
Change in Jobs from JAN 2012 
Net % 
 
Change in Jobs from FEB 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 
 
204.8 160.6 
29.2 175.6 131.4 
10.1 19.1 34.5 
4.5 24.0 
6.0 2.5 6.9 29.2 29.5 20.7 8.1 44.2 9.0 13.9 21.3 
 
205.3 161.2 
29.1 176.2 132.1 
10.1 19.0 35.5 
4.5 25.0 
6.0 2.6 6.9 29.4 29.2 20.4 8.1 44.1 9.0 13.8 21.3 
 
209.8 165.3 
30.9 178.9 134.4 
10.9 20.0 35.5 
4.6 25.1 
5.8 2.6 7.1 31.1 29.0 21.1 8.0 44.5 8.9 13.9 21.7 
 
-0.5 -0.2 -0.6 -0.4 0.1 0.3 -0.6 -0.3 -0.7 -0.5 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.5 -1.0 -2.8 0.0 0.0 -1.0 -4.0 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -3.9 0.0 0.0 -0.2 -0.7 0.3 1.0 0.3 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.7 0.0 0.0 
 
-5.0 -2.4 -4.7 -2.8 -1.7 -5.5 -3.3 -1.8 -3.0 -2.2 -0.8 -7.3 -0.9 -4.5 -1.0 -2.8 -0.1 -2.2 -1.1 -4.4 0.2 3.5 -0.1 -3.9 -0.2 -2.8 -1.9 -6.1 0.5 1.7 -0.4 -1.9 0.1 1.3 -0.3 -0.7 0.1 1.1 0.0 0.0 -0.4 -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 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 FEB 2012 JAN 2012 
 
Revised FEB 2011 
 
Change in Jobs from JAN 2012 
Net % 
 
Change in Jobs from FEB 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 
 
39.5 
 
39.3 
 
39.4 
 
0.2 0.5 
 
29.5 
 
29.1 
 
29.3 
 
0.4 1.4 
 
4.3 
 
4.3 
 
4.5 
 
0.0 0.0 
 
35.2 
 
35.0 
 
34.9 
 
0.2 0.6 
 
25.2 
 
24.8 
 
24.8 
 
0.4 1.6 
 
7.5 
 
7.5 
 
7.4 
 
0.0 0.0 
 
5.4 
 
5.5 
 
5.3 
 
-0.1 -1.8 
 
10.0 
 
10.2 
 
10.1 
 
-0.2 -2.0 
 
1.7 
 
1.8 
 
1.9 
 
-0.1 -5.6 
 
1.8 
 
1.8 
 
1.8 
 
0.0 0.0 
 
6.5 
 
6.6 
 
6.4 
 
-0.1 -1.5 
 
0.1 0.3 0.2 0.7 -0.2 -4.4 0.3 0.9 0.4 1.6 0.1 1.4 0.1 1.9 -0.1 -1.0 -0.2 -10.5 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.6 
 
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 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 
 
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 COLUMBUS MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s) 
 
Preliminary Revised FEB 2012 JAN 2012 
 
Revised FEB 2011 
 
Change in Jobs from JAN 2012 
Net % 
 
Change in Jobs from FEB 2011 
Net % 
 
Total Nonfarm 
 
119.7 
 
119.8 
 
116.4 
 
-0.1 -0.1 
 
3.3 2.8 
 
Total Private Goods Producing 
 
95.0 
 
95.2 
 
92.3 
 
-0.2 -0.2 
 
14.8 
 
14.8 
 
14.6 
 
0.0 0.0 
 
2.7 2.9 0.2 1.4 
 
Service-Providing 
 
104.9 
 
105.0 
 
101.8 
 
-0.1 -0.1 
 
3.1 3.1 
 
Private Service-Providing Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 
 
80.2 
 
80.4 
 
77.7 
 
-0.2 -0.3 
 
19.3 
 
19.3 
 
17.8 
 
0.0 0.0 
 
2.5 3.2 1.5 8.4 
 
Retail Trade 
 
13.4 
 
13.4 
 
13.0 
 
0.0 0.0 
 
0.4 3.1 
 
Information Financial Activities 
 
1.4 
 
1.4 
 
1.3 
 
0.0 0.0 
 
12.2 
 
12.3 
 
12.3 
 
-0.1 -0.8 
 
0.1 7.7 -0.1 -0.8 
 
Finance and Insurance 
 
10.6 
 
10.6 
 
10.6 
 
0.0 0.0 
 
0.0 0.0 
 
Insurance Carriers and Related Activities Professional and Business Services 
 
4.5 
 
4.4 
 
4.4 
 
12.8 
 
12.7 
 
12.2 
 
0.1 2.3 0.1 0.8 
 
0.1 2.3 0.6 4.9 
 
Leisure and Hospitality 
 
13.2 
 
13.0 
 
12.9 
 
0.2 1.5 
 
0.3 2.3 
 
Government Federal Government 
 
24.7 
 
24.6 
 
24.1 
 
7.1 
 
7.1 
 
6.5 
 
0.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 
 
0.6 2.5 0.6 9.2 
 
State Government 
 
4.2 
 
4.0 
 
4.2 
 
0.2 5.0 
 
0.0 0.0 
 
Local Government 
 
13.4 
 
13.5 
 
13.4 
 
-0.1 -0.7 
 
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 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 FEB 2012 JAN 2012 
 
Revised FEB 2011 
 
Change in Jobs from JAN 2012 
Net % 
 
Change in Jobs from FEB 2011 
Net % 
 
Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing 
 
62.5 
 
62.3 
 
65.9 
 
55.5 
 
55.3 
 
58.9 
 
23.0 
 
22.9 
 
23.7 
 
0.2 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.4 
 
-3.4 -5.2 -3.4 -5.8 -0.7 -3.0 
 
Service-Providing Private Service-Providing Manufacturing 
 
39.5 
 
39.4 
 
42.2 
 
32.5 
 
32.4 
 
35.2 
 
22.0 
 
22.0 
 
22.7 
 
0.1 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 
 
-2.7 -6.4 -2.7 -7.7 -0.7 -3.1 
 
Textile Mills Textile Product Mills Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 
 
2.4 
 
2.4 
 
2.6 
 
14.7 
 
14.7 
 
15.7 
 
16.1 
 
16.1 
 
16.2 
 
0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
 
-0.2 -7.7 -1.0 -6.4 -0.1 -0.6 
 
Retail Trade Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities Professional and Business Services 
 
7.6 
 
7.6 
 
4.3 
 
4.2 
 
7.3 
 
7.2 
 
7.4 
 
0.0 0.0 
 
0.2 2.7 
 
4.6 
 
0.1 2.4 
 
-0.3 -6.5 
 
7.0 
 
0.1 1.4 
 
0.3 4.3 
 
Government Federal Government State Government 
 
7.0 
 
7.0 
 
0.2 
 
0.3 
 
1.1 
 
1.1 
 
7.0 
 
0.0 0.0 
 
0.3 
 
-0.1 -33.3 
 
1.1 
 
0.0 0.0 
 
0.0 0.0 -0.1 -33.3 0.0 0.0 
 
Local Government 
 
5.7 
 
5.6 
 
5.6 
 
0.1 1.8 
 
0.1 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 
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 
 
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 GAINESVILLE MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s) 
 
Preliminary Revised FEB 2012 JAN 2012 
 
Revised FEB 2011 
 
Change in Jobs from JAN 2012 
Net % 
 
Change in Jobs from FEB 2011 
Net % 
 
Total Nonfarm 
 
76.6 
 
75.4 
 
72.4 
 
1.2 1.6 
 
4.2 5.8 
 
Total Private 
 
66.1 
 
65.1 
 
62.1 
 
1.0 1.5 
 
4.0 6.4 
 
Goods Producing 
 
18.2 
 
18.2 
 
17.9 
 
0.0 0.0 
 
0.3 1.7 
 
Service-Providing 
 
58.4 
 
57.2 
 
54.5 
 
1.2 2.1 
 
3.9 7.2 
 
Private Service-Providing 
 
47.9 
 
46.9 
 
44.2 
 
1.0 2.1 
 
3.7 8.4 
 
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 
 
13.4 
 
13.0 
 
13.7 
 
0.4 3.1 
 
-0.3 -2.2 
 
Retail Trade 
 
8.1 
 
7.9 
 
7.6 
 
0.2 2.5 
 
0.5 6.6 
 
Government 
 
10.5 
 
10.3 
 
10.3 
 
0.2 1.9 
 
0.2 1.9 
 
Federal Government 
 
0.5 
 
0.5 
 
0.5 
 
0.0 0.0 
 
0.0 0.0 
 
State Government 
 
2.5 
 
2.4 
 
2.4 
 
0.1 4.2 
 
0.1 4.2 
 
Local Government 
 
7.5 
 
7.4 
 
7.4 
 
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 
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 FEB 2012 JAN 2012 
 
Revised FEB 2011 
 
Change in Jobs from JAN 2012 
Net % 
 
Change in Jobs from FEB 2011 
Net % 
 
Total Nonfarm 
 
19.7 
 
19.7 
 
20.0 
 
0.0 0.0 
 
-0.3 -1.5 
 
Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing 
 
11.6 
 
11.6 
 
11.9 
 
2.3 
 
2.3 
 
2.4 
 
17.4 
 
17.4 
 
17.6 
 
0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
 
-0.3 -2.5 -0.1 -4.2 -0.2 -1.1 
 
Private Service-Providing Government 
Federal Government 
 
9.3 
 
9.3 
 
8.1 
 
8.1 
 
4.4 
 
4.4 
 
9.5 
 
0.0 0.0 
 
-0.2 -2.1 
 
8.1 
 
0.0 0.0 
 
0.0 0.0 
 
4.5 
 
0.0 0.0 
 
-0.1 -2.2 
 
State Government Local Government 
 
0.3 
 
0.3 
 
3.4 
 
3.4 
 
0.3 
 
0.0 0.0 
 
3.3 
 
0.0 0.0 
 
0.0 0.0 0.1 3.0 
 
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 
 
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 MACON MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s) 
 
Preliminary Revised FEB 2012 JAN 2012 
 
Revised FEB 2011 
 
Change in Jobs from JAN 2012 
Net % 
 
Change in Jobs from FEB 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 
 
96.4 
 
95.6 
 
95.5 
 
0.8 0.8 
 
0.9 0.9 
 
81.5 
 
80.7 
 
80.2 
 
0.8 1.0 
 
1.3 1.6 
 
9.2 
 
9.1 
 
9.9 
 
0.1 1.1 
 
-0.7 -7.1 
 
87.2 
 
86.5 
 
85.6 
 
0.7 0.8 
 
1.6 1.9 
 
72.3 
 
71.6 
 
70.3 
 
0.7 1.0 
 
2.0 2.8 
 
19.1 
 
19.0 
 
18.8 
 
0.1 0.5 
 
0.3 1.6 
 
13.0 
 
13.0 
 
12.6 
 
0.0 0.0 
 
0.4 3.2 
 
2.8 
 
2.8 
 
3.0 
 
0.0 0.0 
 
-0.2 -6.7 
 
8.8 
 
8.8 
 
8.3 
 
0.0 0.0 
 
0.5 6.0 
 
11.1 
 
10.9 
 
10.3 
 
0.2 1.8 
 
0.8 7.8 
 
19.7 
 
19.6 
 
19.6 
 
0.1 0.5 
 
0.1 0.5 
 
8.2 
 
8.1 
 
8.5 
 
0.1 1.2 
 
-0.3 -3.5 
 
14.9 
 
14.9 
 
15.3 
 
0.0 0.0 
 
-0.4 -2.6 
 
1.2 
 
1.2 
 
1.2 
 
0.0 0.0 
 
0.0 0.0 
 
4.0 
 
4.0 
 
4.0 
 
0.0 0.0 
 
0.0 0.0 
 
9.7 
 
9.7 
 
10.1 
 
0.0 0.0 
 
-0.4 -4.0 
 
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 2011 benchmark. 
 
ROME MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s) 
 
Preliminary Revised FEB 2012 JAN 2012 
 
Revised FEB 2011 
 
Change in Jobs from JAN 2012 
Net % 
 
Change in Jobs from FEB 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 
 
36.7 
 
36.7 
 
30.5 
 
30.6 
 
6.2 
 
6.2 
 
30.5 
 
30.5 
 
24.3 
 
24.4 
 
5.5 
 
5.5 
 
6.2 
 
6.2 
 
4.0 
 
4.0 
 
9.7 
 
9.7 
 
6.2 
 
6.1 
 
0.2 
 
0.2 
 
1.8 
 
1.7 
 
4.2 
 
4.2 
 
37.9 
 
0.0 0.0 
 
31.1 
 
-0.1 -0.3 
 
6.3 
 
0.0 0.0 
 
31.6 
 
0.0 0.0 
 
24.8 
 
-0.1 -0.4 
 
5.6 
 
0.0 0.0 
 
6.1 
 
0.0 0.0 
 
3.9 
 
0.0 0.0 
 
9.1 
 
0.0 0.0 
 
6.8 
 
0.1 1.6 
 
0.2 
 
0.0 0.0 
 
2.4 
 
0.1 5.9 
 
4.2 
 
0.0 0.0 
 
-1.2 -3.2 -0.6 -1.9 -0.1 -1.6 -1.1 -3.5 -0.5 -2.0 -0.1 -1.8 0.1 1.6 0.1 2.6 0.6 6.6 -0.6 -8.8 0.0 0.0 -0.6 -25.0 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 
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 
 
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 SAVANNAH MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s) 
 
Preliminary Revised FEB 2012 JAN 2012 
 
Revised FEB 2011 
 
Change in Jobs from JAN 2012 
Net % 
 
Change in Jobs from FEB 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 
 
150.5 127.1 
19.9 130.6 107.2 
5.6 14.3 32.5 
5.7 16.9 
9.9 1.5 5.0 17.5 24.2 19.6 6.9 23.4 3.2 5.4 14.8 
 
148.3 125.9 
20.0 128.3 105.9 
5.7 14.3 32.6 
5.6 17.3 
9.7 1.4 5.0 17.1 23.8 19.2 6.8 22.4 3.2 5.0 14.2 
 
149.9 126.9 
19.9 130.0 107.0 
5.9 14.0 33.0 
5.6 17.5 
9.9 1.5 5.2 16.7 24.3 19.4 6.9 23.0 3.1 5.4 14.5 
 
2.2 1.5 1.2 1.0 -0.1 -0.5 2.3 1.8 1.3 1.2 -0.1 -1.8 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.3 0.1 1.8 -0.4 -2.3 0.2 2.1 0.1 7.1 0.0 0.0 0.4 2.3 0.4 1.7 0.4 2.1 0.1 1.5 1.0 4.5 0.0 0.0 0.4 8.0 0.6 4.2 
 
0.6 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.5 0.2 0.2 -0.3 -5.1 0.3 2.1 -0.5 -1.5 0.1 1.8 -0.6 -3.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.2 -3.9 0.8 4.8 -0.1 -0.4 0.2 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 1.7 0.1 3.2 0.0 0.0 0.3 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 
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 FEB 2012 JAN 2012 
 
Revised FEB 2011 
 
Change in Jobs from JAN 2012 
Net % 
 
Change in Jobs from FEB 2011 
Net % 
 
Total Nonfarm 
 
52.2 
 
51.9 
 
51.7 
 
0.3 0.6 
 
0.5 1.0 
 
Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing 
 
39.7 
 
39.6 
 
38.8 
 
6.0 
 
6.0 
 
6.2 
 
46.2 
 
45.9 
 
45.5 
 
0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.7 
 
0.9 2.3 -0.2 -3.2 0.7 1.5 
 
Private Service-Providing Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 
Retail Trade 
 
33.7 
 
33.6 
 
32.6 
 
0.1 0.3 
 
10.6 
 
10.6 
 
10.4 
 
0.0 0.0 
 
7.6 
 
7.7 
 
7.5 
 
-0.1 -1.3 
 
1.1 3.4 0.2 1.9 0.1 1.3 
 
Government Federal Government State Government 
 
12.5 
 
12.3 
 
12.9 
 
1.2 
 
1.2 
 
1.2 
 
3.5 
 
3.4 
 
3.8 
 
0.2 1.6 0.0 0.0 0.1 2.9 
 
-0.4 -3.1 0.0 0.0 -0.3 -7.9 
 
Local Government 
 
7.8 
 
7.7 
 
7.9 
 
0.1 1.3 
 
-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 
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 
 
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 WARNER ROBINS MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s) 
 
Preliminary Revised FEB 2012 JAN 2012 
 
Revised FEB 2011 
 
Change in Jobs from JAN 2012 
Net % 
 
Change in Jobs from FEB 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 
 
59.1 
 
58.9 
 
33.4 
 
33.1 
 
6.0 
 
6.0 
 
53.1 
 
52.9 
 
27.4 
 
27.1 
 
8.0 
 
8.0 
 
6.4 
 
6.4 
 
25.7 
 
25.8 
 
16.6 
 
16.7 
 
1.0 
 
1.0 
 
8.1 
 
8.1 
 
58.5 
 
0.2 0.3 
 
32.9 
 
0.3 0.9 
 
6.2 
 
0.0 0.0 
 
52.3 
 
0.2 0.4 
 
26.7 
 
0.3 1.1 
 
7.7 
 
0.0 0.0 
 
6.1 
 
0.0 0.0 
 
25.6 
 
-0.1 -0.4 
 
16.5 
 
-0.1 -0.6 
 
1.0 
 
0.0 0.0 
 
8.1 
 
0.0 0.0 
 
0.6 1.0 0.5 1.5 -0.2 -3.2 0.8 1.5 0.7 2.6 0.3 3.9 0.3 4.9 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.6 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 
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 FEB 2012 
 
Revised JAN 2012 
 
Revised FEB 2011 
 
Total Private ........................................................................................... $752.72 ........................ $769.30 ................... $753.24 Goods Producing ................................................................................ $853.71 ........................ $862.16 ................... $829.31 Private Service Providing .................................................................... $733.38 ........................ $751.03 ................... $739.88 Construction .................................................................................... $846.23 ........................ $836.27 ................... $819.67 Manufacturing .................................................................................. $859.92 ........................ $876.36 ................... $806.04 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities ................................................ $699.75 ........................ $718.59 ................... $693.38 Financial Activities ........................................................................... $918.23 ........................ $925.41 ................... $857.50 Professional and Business Services ............................................. $951.42 ........................ $983.16 ................... $929.63 Educational and Health Services .................................................... $769.43 ........................ $788.18 ................... $782.69 Leisure and Hospitality ................................................................... $328.60 ........................ $323.23 ................... $326.84 Other Services ................................................................................. $549.04 ........................ $552.67 ................... $603.40 
 
Average Weekly Hours 
 
Preliminary FEB 2012 
 
Revised JAN 2012 
 
Revised FEB 2011 
 
Total Private .................................................................................................. 34.8 .............................. 35.0 ......................... 34.6 Goods Producing ....................................................................................... 39.0 .............................. 39.1 ......................... 39.1 Private Service Providing ........................................................................... 34.0 .............................. 34.2 ......................... 33.8 
Construction ...........................................................................................38.5 .............................. 37.3 ......................... 38.7 Manufacturing ......................................................................................... 39.5 .............................. 40.2 ......................... 39.3 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities .......................................................34.9 .............................. 34.9 ......................... 34.6 Financial Activities ..................................................................................36.7 .............................. 37.3 ......................... 35.0 Professional and Business Services ....................................................36.3 .............................. 36.4 ......................... 35.2 Educational and Health Services ........................................................... 34.8 .............................. 35.6 ......................... 35.4 Leisure and Hospitality .......................................................................... 26.5 .............................. 26.3 ......................... 26.9 Other Services ........................................................................................30.3 .............................. 30.4 ......................... 33.3 
 
Average Hourly Earnings 
Preliminary FEB 2012 
 
Revised JAN 2012 
 
Revised FEB 2011 
 
Total Private ............................................................................................. $21.63 .......................... $21.98 ..................... $21.77 Goods Producing .................................................................................. $21.89 .......................... $22.05 ..................... $21.21 Private Service Providing ...................................................................... $21.57 .......................... $21.96 ..................... $21.89 
Construction ...................................................................................... $21.98 .......................... $22.42 ..................... $21.18 Manufacturing .................................................................................... $21.77 .......................... $21.80 ..................... $20.51 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities .................................................. $20.05 .......................... $20.59 ..................... $20.04 Financial Activities ............................................................................. $25.02 .......................... $24.81 ..................... $24.50 Professional and Business Services ............................................... $26.21 .......................... $27.01 ..................... $26.41 Educational and Health Services ....................................................... $22.11 .......................... $22.14 ..................... $22.11 Leisure and Hospitality ..................................................................... $12.40 .......................... $12.29 ..................... $12.15 Other Services ................................................................................... $18.12 .......................... $18.18 ..................... $18.12 
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 
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 Georgia MSA Hours and Earnings 
 
All Employee  Total Private 
 
Average Weekly Earnings 
 
Preliminary FEB 2012 
 
Revised JAN 2012 
 
Revised FEB 2011 
 
Albany MSA ............................................................................................ $578.49 ........................ $591.89 ................... $539.33 Athens-Clarke County MSA ................................................................... $664.39 ........................ $652.92 ................... $646.48 Atlanta MSA ............................................................................................ $835.51 ........................ $857.49 ................... $841.48 Augusta-Richmond County MSA ........................................................... $767.38 ........................ $751.39 ................... $740.58 Brunswick MSA ...................................................................................... $462.60 ........................ $426.61 ................... $474.21 Columbus MSA ..................................................................................... $640.85 ........................ $647.33 ................... $583.78 Dalton MSA ............................................................................................ $585.65 ........................ $563.47 ................... $557.90 Gainesville MSA .................................................................................... $758.82 ........................ $814.95 ................... $813.90 Hinesville-Fort Stewart MSA ................................................................... $611.09 ........................ $606.55 ................... $476.75 Macon MSA ............................................................................................ $715.66 ........................ $747.87 ................... $767.14 Rome MSA ............................................................................................ $637.84 ........................ $684.38 ................... $671.03 Savannah MSA ....................................................................................... $684.11 ........................ $679.73 ................... $660.00 Valdosta MSA ......................................................................................... $590.30 ........................ $604.31 ................... $506.21 Warner Robins MSA .............................................................................. $590.47 ........................ $597.14 ................... $596.15 
 
Average Weekly Hours 
 
Preliminary FEB 2012 
 
Revised JAN 2012 
 
Revised FEB 2011 
 
Albany MSA ................................................................................................... 32.3 .............................. 33.9 ......................... 34.2 Athens-Clarke County MSA .......................................................................... 32.6 .............................. 31.3 ......................... 32.7 Atlanta MSA ................................................................................................... 34.9 .............................. 35.1 ......................... 34.7 Augusta-Richmond County MSA .................................................................. 36.3 .............................. 35.9 ......................... 36.9 Brunswick MSA ............................................................................................. 30.0 .............................. 29.1 ......................... 29.9 Columbus MSA ............................................................................................35.0 .............................. 35.2 ......................... 34.0 Dalton MSA ................................................................................................... 33.6 .............................. 33.6 ......................... 35.0 Gainesville MSA ...........................................................................................36.1 .............................. 37.4 ......................... 36.4 Hinesville-Fort Stewart MSA .........................................................................34.8 .............................. 35.0 ......................... 32.3 Macon MSA ................................................................................................... 37.1 .............................. 37.3 ......................... 39.3 Rome MSA ................................................................................................... 34.0 .............................. 36.5 ......................... 34.5 Savannah MSA ............................................................................................. 33.8 .............................. 33.6 ......................... 33.0 Valdosta MSA ................................................................................................ 34.5 .............................. 34.2 ......................... 29.9 Warner Robins MSA .....................................................................................35.4 .............................. 34.9 ......................... 33.7 
 
Average Hourly Earnings 
 
Preliminary FEB 2012 
 
Revised JAN 2012 
 
Revised FEB 2011 
 
Albany MSA .............................................................................................. $17.91 .......................... $17.46 ..................... $15.77 Athens-Clarke County MSA ..................................................................... $20.38 .......................... $20.86 ..................... $19.77 Atlanta MSA .............................................................................................. $23.94 .......................... $24.43 ..................... $24.25 Augusta-Richmond County MSA ............................................................. $21.14 .......................... $20.93 ..................... $20.07 Brunswick MSA ........................................................................................ $15.42 .......................... $14.66 ..................... $15.86 Columbus MSA ....................................................................................... $18.31 .......................... $18.39 ..................... $17.17 Dalton MSA .............................................................................................. $17.43 .......................... $16.77 ..................... $15.94 Gainesville MSA ...................................................................................... $21.02 .......................... $21.79 ..................... $22.36 Hinesville-Fort Stewart MSA .................................................................... $17.56 .......................... $17.33 ..................... $14.76 Macon MSA .............................................................................................. $19.29 .......................... $20.05 ..................... $19.52 Rome MSA .............................................................................................. $18.76 .......................... $18.75 ..................... $19.45 Savannah MSA ........................................................................................ $20.24 .......................... $20.23 ..................... $20.00 Valdosta MSA ............................................................................................ $17.11 .......................... $17.67 ..................... $16.93 Warner Robins MSA ................................................................................ $16.68 .......................... $17.11 ..................... $17.69 
 
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 
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 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% 
 
Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb 
 
2011 
 
2012 
 
WA 8.2 
 
OR 
 
8.8 
 
ID 
 
8.0 
 
NV 
 
12.3 
 
UT 
 
CA 
 
5.7 
 
10.9 
 
AZ 8.7 
 
AK 7.1 
 
State unemployment rates 
February 2012 
National Unemployment Rate: 8.3% Rates are seasonally adjusted 
 
MT 6.2 
WY 5.4 
CO 7.8 
NM 7.2 
HI 6.4 
 
ND 3.1 
SD 4.3 
NE 4.0 
KS 6.1 
 
MN 5.7 
WI 6.9 
IA 5.3 
IL 9.1 
MO 7.4 
 
OK 6.0 
TX 7.1 
 
AR 7.6 
MS 9.5 
LA 7.0 
 
NH 
 
5.2 ME 
 
VT 
 
7.1 
 
4.9 
 
MI 8.8 
 
OH 
 
IN 
 
7.6 
 
8.4 
 
KY 8.7 
TN 8.0 
 
PA 7.6 
 
WV 
 
7.2 
 
VA 
 
5.7 
 
NC 9.9 
 
SC 9.1 
 
AL 
 
GA 
 
7.6 
 
9.1 
 
FL 9.4 
 
MA 6.9 NY 8.5 
RI 11.0 
CT NJ 7.8 9.0 
DE 7.0 DC 9.9 
MD 6.5 
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% 
 
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 
 
FEB 2012 
4,752,491 4,320,004 
432,487 9.1 
4,752,084 4,310,567 
441,517 9.3 
72,825 65,555 
7,270 10.0 
109,972 102,326 
7,646 7.0 
2,714,238 2,468,607 
245,631 9.0 
255,339 232,186 
23,153 9.1 
50,408 45,115 5,293 
10.5 
132,182 120,420 
11,762 8.9 
59,886 52,537 
7,349 12.3 
92,522 85,523 
6,999 7.6 
 
JAN 2012 
4,743,544 4,306,711 
436,833 9.2 
4,735,320 4,290,932 
444,388 9.4 
72,851 65,523 
7,328 10.1 
108,000 100,310 
7,690 7.1 
2,703,373 2,456,447 
246,926 9.1 
255,491 232,162 
23,329 9.1 
50,251 44,891 
5,360 10.7 
132,452 120,538 
11,914 9.0 
59,867 52,246 
7,621 12.7 
91,303 84,362 
6,941 7.6 
 
FEB 2011 
4,718,382 4,249,223 
469,159 9.9 
4,698,081 4,224,908 
473,173 10.1 
73,886 66,091 
7,795 10.6 
107,691 99,680 8,011 7.4 
2,669,785 2,404,227 
265,558 9.9 
258,705 235,160 
23,545 9.1 
49,846 44,362 
5,484 11.0 
128,997 116,424 12,573 
9.7 
62,402 54,552 
7,850 12.6 
88,880 81,026 
7,854 8.8 
 
Change From 
 
JAN 2012 
 
FEB 2011 
 
8,947 13,293 -4,346 
 
34,109 70,781 -36,672 
 
16,764 19,635 -2,871 
 
54,003 85,659 -31,656 
 
-26 
 
-1,061 
 
32 
 
-536 
 
-58 
 
-525 
 
1,972 2,016 
-44 
 
2,281 2,646 -365 
 
10,865 12,160 -1,295 
 
44,453 64,380 -19,927 
 
-152 24 
-176 
 
-3,366 -2,974 
-392 
 
157 
 
562 
 
224 
 
753 
 
-67 
 
-191 
 
-270 -118 -152 
 
3,185 3,996 
-811 
 
19 291 -272 
 
-2,516 -2,015 
-501 
 
1,219 1,161 
58 
 
3,642 4,497 -855 
 
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 
 
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 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 
 
FEB 2012 
33,359 30,346 
3,013 9.0 
113,267 102,134 
11,133 9.8 
47,113 41,991 
5,122 10.9 
176,102 160,830 
15,272 8.7 
66,386 60,566 
5,820 8.8 
70,992 65,616 
5,376 7.6 
 
JAN 2012 
33,320 30,241 
3,079 9.2 
112,620 101,502 
11,118 9.9 
47,163 41,958 
5,205 11.0 
174,132 158,683 
15,449 8.9 
66,232 60,307 
5,925 8.9 
70,708 65,335 
5,373 7.6 
 
FEB 2011 
33,293 30,378 
2,915 8.8 
111,752 100,248 
11,504 10.3 
47,740 42,607 
5,133 10.8 
175,234 159,167 
16,067 9.2 
65,455 59,314 
6,141 9.4 
70,265 64,675 
5,590 8.0 
 
Change From 
 
JAN 2012 
 
FEB 2011 
 
39 
 
66 
 
105 
 
-32 
 
-66 
 
98 
 
647 
 
1,515 
 
632 
 
1,886 
 
15 
 
-371 
 
-50 
 
-627 
 
33 
 
-616 
 
-83 
 
-11 
 
1,970 2,147 -177 
 
868 1,663 -795 
 
154 259 -105 
 
931 1,252 -321 
 
284 
 
727 
 
281 
 
941 
 
3 
 
-214 
 
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 
 
FEB 2012 
154,871,000 142,065,000 
12,806,000 8.3 
 
JAN 2012 
154,395,000 141,637,000 
12,758,000 8.3 
 
FEB 2011 
153,302,000 139,551,000 
13,751,000 9.0 
 
Change From 
 
JAN 2012 
 
FEB 2011 
 
476,000 428,000 
48,000 
 
1,569,000 2,514,000 -945,000 
 
United States 
(Not Seasonally adjusted) 
 
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed 
Rate 
 
154,114,000 140,684,000 
13,430,000 8.7 
 
153,485,000 139,944,000 
13,541,000 8.8 
 
152,635,000 138,093,000 
14,542,000 9.5 
 
629,000 740,000 -111,000 
 
1,479,000 2,591,000 -1,112,000 
 
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 
 
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 Georgia Labor Force Estimates by County (not seasonally adjusted) 
 
Georgia 
 
Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older 
 
February 2012 
 
January 2012 
 
Labor Force 
 
Employment 
 
Unemployment Number Rate 
 
4,752,084 4,310,567 441,517 9.3 
 
Labor Force 
 
Employment 
 
Unemployment Number Rate 
 
4,735,320 4,290,932 444,388 9.4 
 
Appling Atkinson Bacon Baker Baldwin 
 
9,529 3,037 4,627 1,485 17,611 
 
8,526 2,609 4,171 1,368 15,375 
 
1,003 10.5 428 14.1 456 9.9 117 7.9 
2,236 12.7 
 
9,581 3,044 4,669 1,494 17,570 
 
8,559 2,608 4,216 1,368 15,287 
 
1,022 10.7 436 14.3 453 9.7 126 8.4 
2,283 13.0 
 
Banks Barrow Bartow Ben Hill Berrien 
 
10,188 34,874 49,330 
6,634 7,626 
 
9,486 31,746 44,564 
5,731 6,792 
 
702 6.9 3,128 9.0 4,766 9.7 
903 13.6 834 10.9 
 
10,199 34,688 49,183 
6,622 7,663 
 
9,459 31,590 44,345 
5,729 6,828 
 
740 7.3 3,098 8.9 4,838 9.8 
893 13.5 835 10.9 
 
Bibb Bleckley Brantley Brooks Bryan 
 
73,967 5,290 7,691 7,574 
15,570 
 
66,554 4,643 6,833 6,872 
14,273 
 
7,413 10.0 647 12.2 858 11.2 702 9.3 
1,297 8.3 
 
73,542 5,317 7,699 7,552 
15,360 
 
66,142 4,654 6,799 6,842 
14,083 
 
7,400 10.1 663 12.5 900 11.7 710 9.4 
1,277 8.3 
 
Bulloch Burke Butts Calhoun Camden 
 
32,447 9,555 
10,175 2,249 
20,592 
 
29,244 8,436 9,077 2,015 18,611 
 
3,203 9.9 1,119 11.7 1,098 10.8 
234 10.4 1,981 9.6 
 
32,075 9,602 
10,137 2,275 
20,546 
 
28,873 8,459 9,032 2,028 
18,576 
 
3,202 10.0 1,143 11.9 1,105 10.9 
247 10.9 1,970 9.6 
 
Candler Carroll Catoosa Charlton Chatham 
 
4,393 3,948 
 
445 10.1 
 
52,757 47,387 5,370 10.2 
 
34,032 31,811 2,221 6.5 
 
4,506 4,017 
 
489 10.9 
 
133,145 121,402 11,743 8.8 
 
4,396 52,624 33,812 
4,521 131,850 
 
3,950 47,154 31,551 
4,012 119,781 
 
446 10.1 5,470 10.4 2,261 6.7 
509 11.3 12,069 9.2 
 
Chattahoochee 2,108 
 
Chattooga 
 
10,156 
 
Cherokee 
 
113,685 
 
Clarke 
 
66,575 
 
Clay 
 
1,433 
 
1,746 9,073 105,032 61,802 1,299 
 
362 17.2 1,083 10.7 8,653 7.6 4,773 7.2 
134 9.4 
 
2,166 10,230 113,124 65,372 
1,433 
 
1,747 9,090 104,514 60,585 1,300 
 
419 19.3 1,140 11.1 8,610 7.6 4,787 7.3 
133 9.3 
 
Clayton Clinch Cobb Coffee Colquitt 
 
130,781 115,915 14,866 11.4 
 
2,604 2,321 
 
283 10.9 
 
375,455 344,029 31,426 8.4 
 
15,231 13,161 2,070 13.6 
 
19,851 17,994 1,857 9.4 
 
130,480 115,344 15,136 11.6 
 
2,629 2,337 
 
292 11.1 
 
373,535 342,334 31,201 8.4 
 
15,255 13,158 2,097 13.7 
 
19,988 18,135 1,853 9.3 
 
Columbia Cook Coweta Crawford Crisp 
 
63,038 6,327 
63,492 6,192 8,937 
 
58,609 5,563 
58,099 5,588 7,795 
 
4,429 7.0 764 12.1 
5,393 8.5 604 9.8 
1,142 12.8 
 
62,982 6,331 
63,257 6,171 8,931 
 
58,768 5,570 
57,813 5,553 7,795 
 
4,214 6.7 761 12.0 
5,444 8.6 618 10.0 
1,136 12.7 
 
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February 2011 
 
Labor Force 
 
Employment 
 
Unemployment Number Rate 
 
4,698,081 4,224,908 473,173 10.1 
 
9,291 3,012 4,414 1,515 18,126 
 
8,317 2,542 3,960 1,379 15,650 
 
974 10.5 470 15.6 454 10.3 136 9.0 2,476 13.7 
 
9,984 34,310 48,688 
6,833 7,791 
 
9,212 30,918 43,402 
5,870 6,806 
 
772 7.7 3,392 9.9 5,286 10.9 
963 14.1 985 12.6 
 
73,107 5,102 7,595 7,469 
15,522 
 
65,325 4,399 6,719 6,730 
14,126 
 
7,782 10.6 703 13.8 876 11.5 739 9.9 
1,396 9.0 
 
32,060 9,671 
10,093 2,159 
20,053 
 
28,843 8,546 8,840 1,914 
18,095 
 
3,217 10.0 1,125 11.6 1,253 12.4 
245 11.3 1,958 9.8 
 
4,272 51,914 33,750 
4,395 132,425 
 
3,816 46,151 31,282 
3,873 120,147 
 
456 10.7 5,763 11.1 2,468 7.3 
522 11.9 12,278 9.3 
 
2,031 10,355 111,874 65,002 
1,372 
 
1,684 9,152 102,292 60,204 1,247 
 
347 17.1 1,203 11.6 9,582 8.6 4,798 7.4 
125 9.1 
 
128,700 2,515 
368,938 15,121 19,500 
 
112,892 2,215 
335,057 12,823 17,507 
 
15,808 12.3 300 11.9 
33,881 9.2 2,298 15.2 1,993 10.2 
 
63,758 6,570 
62,215 6,117 9,316 
 
59,371 5,682 
56,584 5,484 8,073 
 
4,387 6.9 888 13.5 
5,631 9.1 633 10.3 
1,243 13.3 
 
 Georgia Labor Force Estimates by County (not seasonally adjusted) 
 
Dade Dawson Decatur DeKalb Dodge 
 
Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older 
 
February 2012 
 
January 2012 
 
Labor Force 
 
Employment 
 
Unemployment Number Rate 
 
Labor Force 
 
Employment 
 
Unemployment Number Rate 
 
8,164 7,564 
 
600 7.3 
 
11,437 10,525 
 
912 8.0 
 
10,540 9,126 1,414 13.4 
 
367,996 333,275 34,721 9.4 
 
8,774 7,795 
 
979 11.2 
 
8,072 7,502 
 
570 7.1 
 
11,385 10,473 
 
912 8.0 
 
10,537 9,211 1,326 12.6 
 
366,844 331,633 35,211 9.6 
 
8,790 7,808 
 
982 11.2 
 
Dooly Dougherty Douglas Early Echols 
 
4,500 41,926 68,683 
5,286 2,002 
 
3,852 37,332 62,256 
4,808 1,847 
 
648 14.4 4,594 11.0 6,427 9.4 
478 9.0 155 7.7 
 
4,548 41,958 68,489 
5,305 1,981 
 
3,893 37,314 61,949 
4,835 1,839 
 
655 14.4 4,644 11.1 6,540 9.5 
470 8.9 142 7.2 
 
Effingham Elbert Emanuel Evans Fannin 
 
27,387 9,083 
10,100 4,911 
10,670 
 
25,155 7,902 8,962 4,461 9,584 
 
2,232 8.1 1,181 13.0 1,138 11.3 
450 9.2 1,086 10.2 
 
26,922 9,125 
10,106 4,907 
10,739 
 
24,819 7,907 9,000 4,473 9,611 
 
2,103 7.8 1,218 13.3 1,106 10.9 
434 8.8 1,128 10.5 
 
Fayette Floyd Forsyth Franklin Fulton 
 
53,347 48,968 4,379 8.2 47,113 41,991 5,122 10.9 91,695 85,259 6,436 7.0 10,115 9,049 1,066 10.5 453,148 408,937 44,211 9.8 
 
53,016 48,727 4,289 8.1 47,163 41,958 5,205 11.0 91,165 84,839 6,326 6.9 10,107 9,007 1,100 10.9 451,787 406,923 44,864 9.9 
 
Gilmer Glascock Glynn Gordon Grady 
 
12,372 1,123 
36,942 25,215 11,932 
 
11,052 995 
33,124 22,462 11,004 
 
1,320 10.7 128 11.4 
3,818 10.3 2,753 10.9 
928 7.8 
 
12,432 1,128 
36,807 25,163 11,937 
 
11,051 999 
32,959 22,425 11,018 
 
1,381 11.1 129 11.4 
3,848 10.5 2,738 10.9 
919 7.7 
 
Greene Gwinnett Habersham Hall Hancock 
 
7,245 6,541 
 
704 9.7 
 
432,019 397,328 34,691 8.0 
 
19,201 17,462 1,739 9.1 
 
92,522 85,523 6,999 7.6 
 
2,809 2,359 
 
450 16.0 
 
7,269 6,540 
 
729 10.0 
 
429,765 395,371 34,394 8.0 
 
19,328 17,467 1,861 9.6 
 
91,303 84,362 6,941 7.6 
 
2,829 2,346 
 
483 17.1 
 
Haralson Harris Hart Heard Henry 
 
12,915 17,423 10,248 
5,123 105,924 
 
11,644 16,163 
9,073 4,583 96,229 
 
1,271 9.8 1,260 7.2 1,175 11.5 
540 10.5 9,695 9.2 
 
12,853 17,464 10,243 
5,110 105,336 
 
11,586 16,173 
9,103 4,560 95,755 
 
1,267 9.9 1,291 7.4 1,140 11.1 
550 10.8 9,581 9.1 
 
Houston Irwin Jackson Jasper Jeff Davis 
 
70,992 3,451 
27,522 6,589 5,416 
 
65,616 3,034 
24,977 5,905 4,678 
 
5,376 7.6 417 12.1 
2,545 9.2 684 10.4 738 13.6 
 
70,708 3,496 
27,377 6,536 5,456 
 
65,335 3,033 
24,862 5,876 4,696 
 
5,373 7.6 463 13.2 
2,515 9.2 660 10.1 760 13.9 
 
February 2011 
 
Labor Force 
 
Employment 
 
Unemployment Number Rate 
 
8,030 11,370 10,935 362,500 8,966 
 
7,438 10,250 
9,470 324,583 
7,936 
 
592 7.4 1,120 9.9 1,465 13.4 37,917 10.5 1,030 11.5 
 
4,521 42,366 67,937 
5,255 1,968 
 
3,851 37,638 60,632 
4,776 1,809 
 
670 14.8 4,728 11.2 7,305 10.8 
479 9.1 159 8.1 
 
27,288 9,346 
10,087 4,853 
10,598 
 
24,895 7,918 8,969 4,415 9,395 
 
2,393 8.8 1,428 15.3 1,118 11.1 
438 9.0 1,203 11.4 
 
51,904 47,740 90,011 10,040 445,699 
 
47,691 42,607 83,035 
8,911 398,272 
 
4,213 8.1 5,133 10.8 6,976 7.8 1,129 11.2 47,427 10.6 
 
12,763 1,156 
36,550 25,453 11,648 
 
11,361 999 
32,571 22,454 10,623 
 
1,402 11.0 157 13.6 
3,979 10.9 2,999 11.8 1,025 8.8 
 
7,136 424,108 
19,209 88,880 
3,138 
 
6,370 386,966 
17,261 81,026 
2,401 
 
766 10.7 37,142 8.8 
1,948 10.1 7,854 8.8 
737 23.5 
 
12,783 16,820 10,312 
5,021 104,170 
 
11,340 15,588 
9,050 4,463 93,719 
 
1,443 11.3 1,232 7.3 1,262 12.2 
558 11.1 10,451 10.0 
 
70,265 3,607 
26,929 6,552 5,300 
 
64,675 3,108 
24,130 5,751 4,516 
 
5,590 8.0 499 13.8 
2,799 10.4 801 12.2 784 14.8 
 
17 
 
 Georgia Labor Force Estimates by County (not seasonally adjusted) 
 
Jefferson Jenkins Johnson Jones Lamar 
 
Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older 
 
February 2012 
 
January 2012 
 
Labor Force 
6,832 2,335 3,525 14,805 8,588 
 
Employment 
 
Unemployment Number Rate 
 
5,940 1,923 3,128 13,411 7,698 
 
892 13.1 412 17.6 397 11.3 1,394 9.4 890 10.4 
 
Labor Force 
6,834 2,358 3,521 14,702 8,636 
 
Employment 
 
Unemployment Number Rate 
 
5,968 1,941 3,123 13,328 7,660 
 
866 12.7 417 17.7 398 11.3 1,374 9.3 976 11.3 
 
Lanier Laurens Lee Liberty Lincoln 
 
4,579 21,111 15,111 25,752 3,694 
 
4,249 18,481 13,899 23,292 3,310 
 
330 7.2 2,630 12.5 1,212 8.0 2,460 9.6 
384 10.4 
 
4,573 21,032 15,065 25,727 
3,728 
 
4,231 18,446 13,893 23,211 
3,330 
 
342 7.5 2,586 12.3 1,172 7.8 2,516 9.8 
398 10.7 
 
Long Lowndes Lumpkin McDuffie McIntosh 
 
7,607 52,230 12,978 10,075 
5,775 
 
7,054 47,598 11,720 
9,009 5,158 
 
553 7.3 4,632 8.9 1,258 9.7 1,066 10.6 
617 10.7 
 
7,593 52,125 12,924 10,111 
5,744 
 
7,030 47,394 11,628 
9,033 5,132 
 
563 7.4 4,731 9.1 1,296 10.0 1,078 10.7 
612 10.7 
 
Macon Madison Marion Meriwether Miller 
 
5,006 16,130 
4,062 9,315 3,435 
 
4,293 14,932 
3,732 8,251 3,214 
 
713 14.2 1,198 7.4 
330 8.1 1,064 11.4 
221 6.4 
 
5,082 15,846 
4,078 9,312 3,465 
 
4,341 14,638 
3,735 8,210 3,249 
 
741 14.6 1,208 7.6 
343 8.4 1,102 11.8 
216 6.2 
 
Mitchell Monroe Montgomery Morgan Murray 
 
9,708 14,097 
4,691 9,151 17,263 
 
8,802 12,922 
4,177 8,381 14,939 
 
906 9.3 1,175 8.3 
514 11.0 770 8.4 2,324 13.5 
 
9,800 14,072 
4,703 9,157 17,201 
 
8,873 12,842 
4,195 8,398 14,856 
 
927 9.5 1,230 8.7 
508 10.8 759 8.3 2,345 13.6 
 
Muscogee Newton Oconee Oglethorpe Paulding 
 
85,751 48,561 18,969 
8,298 72,910 
 
78,041 43,367 17,853 
7,739 66,717 
 
7,710 9.0 5,194 10.7 1,116 5.9 
559 6.7 6,193 8.5 
 
85,903 48,574 18,599 
8,183 72,649 
 
78,090 43,153 17,501 
7,586 66,388 
 
7,813 9.1 5,421 11.2 1,098 5.9 
597 7.3 6,261 8.6 
 
Peach Pickens Pierce Pike Polk 
 
12,335 14,633 
8,388 8,417 20,344 
 
10,943 13,330 
7,610 7,607 18,382 
 
1,392 11.3 1,303 8.9 
778 9.3 810 9.6 1,962 9.6 
 
12,299 14,618 
8,415 8,353 20,264 
 
10,877 13,264 
7,611 7,570 18,333 
 
1,422 11.6 1,354 9.3 
804 9.6 783 9.4 1,931 9.5 
 
Pulaski Putnam Quitman Rabun Randolph 
 
4,341 9,003 
920 6,366 2,811 
 
3,915 8,026 
814 5,536 2,432 
 
426 9.8 977 10.9 106 11.5 830 13.0 379 13.5 
 
4,338 9,057 
912 6,386 2,831 
 
3,924 8,046 
816 5,554 2,456 
 
414 9.5 1,011 11.2 
96 10.5 832 13.0 375 13.2 
 
February 2011 
 
Labor Force 
 
Employment 
 
Unemployment Number Rate 
 
6,748 2,436 3,586 14,475 8,467 
 
5,832 1,976 3,121 13,163 7,497 
 
916 13.6 460 18.9 465 13.0 1,312 9.1 970 11.5 
 
4,529 21,137 15,273 25,715 
3,664 
 
4,161 18,440 14,013 23,316 
3,240 
 
368 8.1 2,697 12.8 1,260 8.2 2,399 9.3 
424 11.6 
 
7,578 51,489 12,750 10,232 
5,701 
 
7,062 46,614 11,305 
9,126 5,072 
 
516 6.8 4,875 9.5 1,445 11.3 1,106 10.8 
629 11.0 
 
4,980 15,847 
3,911 9,235 3,397 
 
4,262 14,546 
3,599 8,036 3,149 
 
718 14.4 1,301 8.2 
312 8.0 1,199 13.0 
248 7.3 
 
9,559 13,919 
4,662 8,877 17,820 
 
8,579 12,683 
4,118 8,039 15,512 
 
980 10.3 1,236 8.9 
544 11.7 838 9.4 2,308 13.0 
 
83,429 47,748 18,608 
8,234 72,041 
 
75,262 42,236 17,391 
7,539 64,977 
 
8,167 9.8 5,512 11.5 1,217 6.5 
695 8.4 7,064 9.8 
 
12,227 14,524 
8,456 8,277 20,423 
 
10,774 12,982 
7,573 7,409 18,299 
 
1,453 11.9 1,542 10.6 
883 10.4 868 10.5 2,124 10.4 
 
4,402 9,681 
970 6,445 2,815 
 
3,935 8,482 
832 5,527 2,464 
 
467 10.6 1,199 12.4 
138 14.2 918 14.2 351 12.5 
 
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 
 
February 2012 
 
January 2012 
 
Labor Force 
 
Employment 
 
Unemployment Number Rate 
 
Labor Force 
 
Employment 
 
Unemployment Number Rate 
 
86,675 42,003 
1,929 6,958 3,737 
 
77,547 37,716 
1,678 6,165 3,365 
 
9,128 10.5 4,287 10.2 
251 13.0 793 11.4 372 10.0 
 
86,794 41,803 
1,912 6,955 3,744 
 
77,758 37,530 
1,683 6,152 3,366 
 
9,036 10.4 4,273 10.2 
229 12.0 803 11.5 378 10.1 
 
29,190 13,193 
2,275 12,863 
3,212 
 
25,759 11,927 2,017 11,167 2,898 
 
3,431 11.8 1,266 9.6 
258 11.3 1,696 13.2 
314 9.8 
 
29,025 13,105 
2,266 12,893 
3,201 
 
25,632 11,814 2,023 11,199 2,889 
 
3,393 11.7 1,291 9.9 
243 10.7 1,694 13.1 
312 9.7 
 
743 9,634 3,428 4,579 4,022 
 
646 8,649 2,998 3,907 3,603 
 
97 13.1 985 10.2 430 12.5 672 14.7 419 10.4 
 
725 9,743 3,420 4,516 4,068 
 
646 8,743 2,991 3,833 3,601 
 
79 10.9 1,000 10.3 
429 12.5 683 15.1 467 11.5 
 
22,017 18,181 13,688 
5,609 2,962 
 
20,232 16,240 12,222 
5,104 2,533 
 
1,785 8.1 1,941 10.7 1,466 10.7 
505 9.0 429 14.5 
 
21,966 18,287 13,803 
5,592 2,979 
 
20,190 16,301 12,277 
5,088 2,548 
 
1,776 8.1 1,986 10.9 1,526 11.1 
504 9.0 431 14.5 
 
33,810 4,114 4,207 
10,860 11,747 
 
30,339 3,672 3,660 9,958 
10,390 
 
3,471 10.3 442 10.7 547 13.0 902 8.3 
1,357 11.6 
 
33,828 4,226 4,133 
10,817 11,678 
 
30,262 3,768 3,637 9,908 
10,357 
 
3,566 10.5 458 10.8 496 12.0 909 8.4 
1,321 11.3 
 
33,123 41,199 14,459 
2,471 7,394 
 
30,511 37,406 12,866 
2,068 6,515 
 
2,612 7.9 3,793 9.2 1,593 11.0 
403 16.3 879 11.9 
 
32,822 41,091 14,569 
2,487 7,433 
 
30,261 37,222 12,868 
2,073 6,543 
 
2,561 7.8 3,869 9.4 1,701 11.7 
414 16.6 890 12.0 
 
11,880 1,264 3,014 12,433 42,623 
 
10,507 1,159 2,711 11,228 
37,598 
 
1,373 11.6 105 8.3 303 10.1 
1,205 9.7 5,025 11.8 
 
11,908 1,282 3,011 12,307 42,666 
 
10,468 1,184 2,712 11,092 
37,390 
 
1,440 12.1 98 7.6 
299 9.9 1,215 9.9 5,276 12.4 
 
3,003 4,352 4,448 10,280 
 
2,621 3,880 4,013 9,352 
 
382 12.7 472 10.8 435 9.8 928 9.0 
 
3,026 4,370 4,441 10,267 
 
2,638 3,879 3,995 9,348 
 
388 12.8 491 11.2 446 10.0 919 9.0 
 
February 2011 
 
Labor Force 
 
Employment 
 
Unemployment Number Rate 
 
87,618 41,363 
1,961 7,012 3,826 
 
78,556 36,732 
1,716 6,116 3,409 
 
9,062 10.3 4,631 11.2 
245 12.5 896 12.8 417 10.9 
 
28,836 13,310 
2,254 13,143 
3,099 
 
25,087 11,919 1,978 11,421 2,830 
 
3,749 13.0 1,391 10.5 
276 12.2 1,722 13.1 
269 8.7 
 
738 9,299 3,460 4,624 4,110 
 
629 8,303 3,007 3,879 3,632 
 
109 14.8 996 10.7 453 13.1 745 16.1 478 11.6 
 
21,483 18,281 13,554 
5,679 2,874 
 
19,618 16,060 12,049 
5,144 2,469 
 
1,865 8.7 2,221 12.1 1,505 11.1 
535 9.4 405 14.1 
 
32,631 4,209 4,133 
10,742 11,649 
 
28,956 3,653 3,592 9,751 
10,264 
 
3,675 11.3 556 13.2 541 13.1 991 9.2 
1,385 11.9 
 
33,058 40,506 14,486 
2,484 7,666 
 
30,003 36,431 12,804 
2,043 6,533 
 
3,055 9.2 4,075 10.1 1,682 11.6 
441 17.8 1,133 14.8 
 
11,938 1,197 2,941 12,313 44,582 
 
10,443 1,073 2,627 
10,997 39,040 
 
1,495 12.5 124 10.4 314 10.7 
1,316 10.7 5,542 12.4 
 
3,043 4,460 4,488 10,621 
 
2,644 3,930 4,008 9,429 
 
399 13.1 530 11.9 480 10.7 1,192 11.2 
 
19 
 
 New Developments 
 
 As early as March of this year Caterpillar will break ground on a one million square foot manufacturing facility that will be located on a 252 acre tract of land that is in both Clarke County and Oconee County. The proximity of this location to the Port in Savannah was a considerable factor in the company selecting the land between Athens and Bogart over several other cities in neighboring southern states. It is expected to take a full five years for the new plant to reach full production capability, but when it does the new job count should be around 1,400. The company decided to shift production of its smaller bulldozers, the D4 and D5, to the U. S. from Japan. The initial new construction equipment should roll off the assembly line late in 2013. A large number of additional jobs are also expected to be created by the company's suppliers who will locate in the vicinity to service their client. 
 A healthcare technology software firm will open a new location in Cobb County due to the area's extensive healthcare IT system, talent pool and prospective clients. PointClear Solutions, Inc. will hire 75 new employees over the next three years for their new facility at The Exchange on Windy Hill Road in Marietta. Some of the company's clients include the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, McKesson, Greenway Medical Technologies, ShareCare and SeeMyRadiology. 
 A $15 million attraction will open in Fulton County next month at Phipps Plaza. Legoland Discovery Center America will open in Atlanta and offer 35,000 square feet of entertainment featuring an exhibit of landmark buildings here in Atlanta that are made completely of Legos. This is only the third attraction of this nature that the company has opened. They plan to hire 100 people to operate the facility. 
 A business software developer is moving its office in North Carolina to Gwinnett County. Q-Matic Corporation has taken a 15,000 square foot office space on Commerce Avenue in Duluth and is relocating 20 jobs to Georgia. The company manufactures, installs and supports hardware and software products and applications to help companies, mostly in the public sector along with financial institutions, healthcare facilities, and retail environments. 
 A new facility is already under construction in Harris County in Northwest Business Park. Cable television and multimedia provider, Knology, is building a 6,000 square foot office and will hire 60 new employees. The West Point-based company which also serves the Columbus market will invest $5 million on the project. 
 
 Treutlen County will get a second chance at being a home to a company that produces bio-fuel. The Range Fuels' facility that was shuttered in early 2011 has a new owner. Lanza Tech Freedom Pines, LLC purchased the Soperton plant in January at an auction on the courthouse steps for $5.1 million. Lanza Tech plans to turn wood chips into gas just as Range Fuels did, but the new company will use a very different technology. The old process was based on catalytic conversion, but there will be a patented microbe used to convert carbon monoxide gas into fuel and chemicals this time. After the company reconstructs the plant they will need to hire some 60 new employees by 2015. 
 A company is undergoing a $4.7 million expansion at their facility in Baldwin County. Rath Refractories, which manufactures refractory bricks and mortar, will double their production capacity. The Milledgeville firm has already hired 18 new people to help with the production increase. The company is a subsidiary of Rath AG that is a fifth generation privately owned concern based in Vienna, Austria. 
 Tenneco in Hart County is expanding its production lines and will hire 350 new employees. The company manufactures automotive shock absorbers and struts in its Hartwell plant. Their headquarters are located in Lake Forest, IL. 
 An expansion in Whitfield County comes only one year after the company's doors were opened. The addition of a third shift at IVC US, Inc. will create 30 new jobs for the Dalton community. The vinyl flooring manufacturer has already surpassed the initial number of total employees it expected to hire for its 52,000 square foot plant off the South Bypass. 
 The entire state will benefit from a growth initiative and restructuring by the nation's largest property and casualty insurance company. State Farm Insurance Company will be hiring 150 new employees statewide. Having carefully monitored their employment levels during the recession the company must now react to the recent increase in business to maintain their level of customer service. The majority of these new hires will be in the company's John's Creek campus which is the headquarters of their southern region. They are also in the process of bringing in 400 additional existing employees into metro Atlanta in order to centralize their auto insurance and fire underwriting operations. 
 
20 
 
 Georgia Unemployment Rates by County 
 
February 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 
 
14.0% or greater 12.0% to 13.9% 9.3% 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 9.3% 
 
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: 9.3% 
(Not Seasonally Adjusted) 
21 
 
 Georgia Unemployment Insurance Claims by County 
 
County 
 
February Average Average Initial Weekly Duration 
Claims Benefit Weeks 
 
County 
 
February Average Average Initial Weekly Duration 
Claims Benefit Weeks 
 
County 
 
February Average Average Initial Weekly Duration 
Claims Benefit Weeks 
 
Georgia 
 
46,326 ...... $261 ..... 13.5 
 
Appling 
 
157 ...... $211 ..... 14.4 
 
Atkinson 
 
94 ...... $197 ....... 8.4 
 
Bacon 
 
93 ...... $211 ..... 11.2 
 
Baker 
 
9 ...... $227 ..... 13.7 
 
Baldwin 
 
156 ...... $192 ..... 13.1 
 
Banks 
 
84 ...... $227 ..... 12.0 
 
Barrow 
 
314 ...... $243 ..... 15.1 
 
Bartow 
 
609 ...... $239 ..... 12.5 
 
Ben Hill 
 
184 ...... $234 ..... 13.7 
 
Berrien 
 
81 ...... $211 ..... 10.2 
 
Bibb 
 
735 ...... $196 ..... 14.8 
 
Bleckley 
 
66 ...... $212 ..... 13.6 
 
Brantley 
 
96 ...... $220 ..... 14.6 
 
Brooks 
 
69 ...... $211 ..... 13.8 
 
Bryan 
 
107 ...... $258 ..... 16.4 
 
Bulloch 
 
310 ...... $214 ..... 12.5 
 
Burke 
 
138 ...... $206 ..... 12.2 
 
Butts 
 
124 ...... $222 ..... 15.1 
 
Calhoun 
 
34 ...... $226 ..... 12.8 
 
Camden 
 
189 ...... $227 ..... 14.4 
 
Candler 
 
78 ...... $196 ..... 11.7 
 
Carroll 
 
595 ...... $214 ..... 12.6 
 
Catoosa 
 
217 ...... $234 ..... 10.2 
 
Charlton 
 
42 ...... $204 ..... 16.6 
 
Chatham 
 
1,067 ...... $216 ..... 15.9 
 
Chattahoochee 13 ...... $244 ..... 15.2 
 
Chattooga 
 
78 ...... $244 ..... 15.6 
 
Cherokee 
 
710 ...... $262 ..... 15.9 
 
Clarke 
 
333 ...... $207 ..... 14.0 
 
Clay 
 
22 ...... $220 ..... 11.6 
 
Clayton 
 
1,493 ...... $219 ..... 15.5 
 
Clinch 
 
24 ...... $206 ....... 8.1 
 
Cobb 
 
2,521 ...... $253 ..... 16.3 
 
Coffee 
 
390 ...... $211 ..... 10.3 
 
Colquitt 
 
238 ...... $199 ..... 13.6 
 
Columbia 
 
300 ...... $251 ..... 14.0 
 
Cook 
 
71 ...... $207 ..... 12.1 
 
Coweta 
 
523 ...... $241 ..... 12.8 
 
Crawford 
 
57 ...... $232 ..... 12.8 
 
Crisp 
 
164 ...... $185 ..... 13.7 
 
Dade 
 
39 ...... $246 ..... 10.0 
 
Dawson 
 
84 ...... $253 ..... 15.1 
 
Decatur 
 
246 ...... $210 ..... 12.1 
 
DeKalb 
 
3,122 ...... $234 ..... 15.8 
 
Dodge 
 
110 ...... $217 ..... 10.7 
 
Dooly 
 
90 ...... $209 ..... 11.5 
 
Dougherty 
 
486 ...... $186 ..... 14.6 
 
Douglas 
 
601 ...... $241 ..... 15.8 
 
Early 
 
37 ...... $228 ..... 14.2 
 
Echols 
 
10 ...... $219 ..... 13.2 
 
Effingham 
 
192 ...... $251 ..... 15.7 
 
Elbert 
 
169 ...... $207 ..... 13.7 
 
Emanuel 
 
304 ...... $202 ..... 12.5 
 
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 Muscogee 
 
47 ...... $213 ..... 12.9 129 ...... $202 ..... 14.0 281 ...... $253 ..... 15.8 621 ...... $233 ..... 12.6 420 ...... $269 ..... 16.2 120 ...... $224 ..... 11.3 3,638 ...... $230 ..... 16.1 170 ...... $231 ..... 14.3 
13 ...... $181 ..... 10.8 410 ...... $198 ..... 14.6 628 ...... $239 ..... 10.0 110 ...... $207 ..... 11.1 
76 ...... $193 ..... 13.4 2,870 ...... $258 ..... 15.9 
212 ...... $229 ..... 11.4 936 ...... $235 ..... 13.4 
39 ...... $178 ..... 13.2 145 ...... $232 ..... 12.3 185 ...... $220 ..... 11.6 190 ...... $218 ..... 11.5 
60 ...... $216 ..... 11.2 888 ...... $244 ..... 15.9 532 ...... $220 ..... 12.2 
61 ...... $229 ..... 14.6 256 ...... $238 ..... 14.1 
63 ...... $247 ..... 13.7 161 ...... $218 ..... 14.4 147 ...... $209 ..... 11.5 104 ...... $193 ..... 11.5 
61 ...... $199 ..... 14.7 106 ...... $238 ..... 14.2 
90 ...... $209 ..... 14.4 46 ...... $215 ..... 11.4 435 ...... $200 ..... 15.3 119 ...... $237 ..... 12.1 173 ...... $239 ..... 16.1 49 ...... $216 ..... 11.2 39 ...... $225 ..... 16.2 402 ...... $189 ..... 13.7 105 ...... $227 ..... 14.5 118 ...... $207 ..... 10.6 114 ...... $225 ..... 12.7 23 ...... $220 ..... 12.3 122 ...... $209 ..... 11.8 61 ...... $240 ..... 13.6 168 ...... $206 ..... 10.3 26 ...... $215 ..... 12.0 54 ...... $197 ..... 13.9 91 ...... $241 ..... 14.1 121 ...... $207 ..... 14.1 56 ...... $228 ..... 14.0 465 ...... $244 ....... 9.7 839 ...... $205 ..... 13.0 
 
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. 
 
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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 
 
506 ...... $232 ..... 15.5 84 ...... $261 ..... 15.5 60 ...... $224 ..... 12.8 
562 ...... $256 ..... 16.0 106 ...... $203 ..... 11.0 190 ...... $241 ..... 15.1 
92 ...... $200 ..... 13.3 83 ...... $220 ..... 12.7 356 ...... $237 ..... 10.7 45 ...... $233 ..... 10.2 100 ...... $221 ..... 12.9 
3 ...... $252 ..... 15.9 159 ...... $220 ..... 13.5 
34 ...... $189 ..... 11.1 865 ...... $210 ..... 13.9 440 ...... $236 ..... 15.6 
23 ...... $219 ..... 13.5 119 ...... $219 ..... 11.2 37 ...... $191 ..... 12.9 409 ...... $202 ..... 13.6 194 ...... $213 ..... 10.7 
29 ...... $194 ..... 13.8 193 ...... $181 ..... 13.3 
36 ...... $215 ..... 10.9 5 ...... $163 ..... 12.6 
100 ...... $214 ..... 13.1 39 ...... $216 ..... 11.0 64 ...... $199 ..... 10.4 56 ...... $189 ..... 12.5 
201 ...... $199 ..... 12.9 196 ...... $208 ..... 15.5 323 ...... $194 ..... 13.9 
40 ...... $214 ..... 14.5 75 ...... $205 ..... 12.6 407 ...... $213 ..... 10.4 50 ...... $206 ..... 16.2 52 ...... $224 ..... 13.6 122 ...... $218 ..... 13.6 166 ...... $208 ..... 11.5 274 ...... $226 ....... 9.6 345 ...... $235 ..... 15.8 247 ...... $190 ..... 13.3 55 ...... $186 ..... 12.1 112 ...... $212 ..... 13.7 118 ...... $216 ..... 14.7 16 ...... $225 ..... 11.8 41 ...... $229 ..... 12.4 113 ...... $220 ..... 14.2 1,351 ...... $243 ....... 8.7 41 ...... $218 ..... 12.6 50 ...... $203 ..... 12.3 39 ...... $230 ..... 13.4 95 ...... $221 ..... 13.7 
 
 Mark Butler, Commissioner 
148 Andrew Young International Boulevard, N.E. Atlanta, Georgia 30303-1751 
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