- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Title:
- Dimensions: measuring Georgia's workforce, Vol. 38, no. 3 (Mar. 2012)
- Creator:
- Georgia. Department of Labor
- Contributor to Resource:
- Georgia. Workforce Information and Analysis
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- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia Dept. of Labor, 2012-03
- Date of Original:
- 2012-03
- Subject:
- Labor market--Georgia--Statistics
Wages--Georgia--Statistics
Hours of labor--Georgia--Statistics - Location:
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March 2012 Data
March 2012 Employment Situation
Georgia added 13,900 jobs in March, with employment in the state growing by +0.4 percent from February . The over-the-month employment gain occurred as sectors including Leisure and Hospitality, Professional and Business Services, Manufacturing, and Government added workers. Industries that lost jobs in March include Construction, Information, Other Services, Educational and Health Services, and Financial Activities.
Leisure and Hospitality employment increased by 8,800 in March, led by Food Services and Drinking Places which had its largest over-the-month increase since April 2005. Employment in Professional and Business Services grew by 4,500 over the month and has now grown by 10,800 in the last two months. Durable Goods saw its largest overthe-month percentage gain in employment since February 2004, with Manufacturing as a whole adding 3,000 jobs over the month. Employment in the Government sector grew by 2,600 in March, driven by the additional 2,300 jobs in Local Government.
Construction saw its third consecutive month of job losses, with employment decreasing by 1,800 in March and by 7,700 in the last three months. Employment in Information fell by 1,500, its largest monthly job loss in a year and a half. Other Services employment decreased by 1,100 in March and has now been negative for eight of the last nine months. Educational and Health Services lost 700 jobs over the month, led by losses in Health Care and Social Assistance. Financial Activities employment fell for the fourth month in a row, decreasing by 400 jobs in March.
Over the year, Professional and Business Services, Trade, Transportation, and Utilities, and Educational and Health Services added nearly 50,000 jobs. Manufacturing and Leisure and Hospitality also saw employment gains. Meanwhile, Construction, Information, Financial Activities, and Other Services saw over-the-year job losses. Georgia's unemployment rate (seasonally adjusted) has dropped for seven straight months and has reached its lowest level since February 2009 (8.9 percent), falling from 9.1 percent in February 2012 to 9.0 percent in March. The unemployment rate has dropped 0.8 percentage points over the year, from 9.8 percent in March 2011.
Volume XXXVIII, Number 3
Georgia Employment
(In Millions)
3.859
3.904
3.911
3.888
3.863
3.890
3.878
3.904
3.922
3.916
3.865
3.881
3.895
Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
2011
2012
Georgia Unemployment Rate
(Seasonally Adjusted)
9.8%
9.8%
9.8%
10.0%
9.9%
9.9%
9.8%
9.7%
9.5% 9.4%
9.2% 9.1% 9.0%
Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
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
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GEORGIA Nonagricultural Employment (000s)
Change in Jobs
Change in Jobs
Preliminary Revised
Revised
MAR 2012 FEB 2012 MAR 2011
from FEB 2012 Net %
from MAR 2011 Net %
Total Nonfarm
3,894.9
3,881.0
3,859.3
13.9 0.4
35.6 0.9
Total Private
3,218.6
3,207.3
3,182.4
11.3 0.4
36.2 1.1
Goods Producing
498.9
497.7
503.7
1.2 0.2
-4.8 -1.0
Service-Providing
3,396.0
3,383.3
3,355.6
12.7 0.4
40.4 1.2
Private Service-Providing
2,719.7
2,709.6
2,678.7
10.1 0.4
41.0 1.5
Mining and Logging
8.7
8.7
9.0
0.0 0.0
-0.3 -3.3
Construction
135.9
137.7
146.3
-1.8 -1.3
-10.4 -7.1
Construction of Buildings
31.2
31.2
32.2
0.0 0.0
-1.0 -3.1
Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction
19.3
19.5
21.5
-0.2 -1.0
-2.2 -10.2
Specialty Trade Contractors
85.4
87.0
92.6
-1.6 -1.8
-7.2 -7.8
Manufacturing
354.3
351.3
348.4
3.0 0.9
5.9 1.7
Durable Goods
167.0
164.2
159.4
2.8 1.7
7.6 4.8
Computer, Electrical Equip and Appliance Mfg
22.3
22.2
21.5
0.1 0.5
0.8 3.7
Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
43.0
42.8
39.9
0.2 0.5
3.1 7.8
Non-Durable Goods
187.3
187.1
189.0
0.2 0.1
-1.7 -0.9
Food Manufacturing
61.3
61.4
62.0
-0.1 -0.2
-0.7 -1.1
Textile Mills
19.1
19.2
19.2
-0.1 -0.5
-0.1 -0.5
Textile Product Mills
28.4
28.4
28.6
0.0 0.0
-0.2 -0.7
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
823.1
822.6
812.4
0.5 0.1
10.7 1.3
Wholesale Trade
197.1
196.8
195.2
0.3 0.2
1.9 1.0
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods
96.8
96.5
95.7
0.3 0.3
1.1 1.2
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods
58.1
57.8
57.8
0.3 0.5
0.3 0.5
Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers 42.2
42.5
41.7
-0.3 -0.7
0.5 1.2
Retail Trade
443.9
444.9
434.4
-1.0 -0.2
9.5 2.2
Food and Beverage Stores
82.8
82.5
80.6
0.3 0.4
2.2 2.7
General Merchandise Stores
102.6
103.8
101.0
-1.2 -1.2
1.6 1.6
Miscellaneous Store Retailers
20.0
20.1
19.6
-0.1 -0.5
0.4 2.0
Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities
182.1
180.9
182.8
1.2 0.7
-0.7 -0.4
Utilities
20.0
20.0
20.4
0.0 0.0
-0.4 -2.0
Transportation and Warehousing
162.1
160.9
162.4
1.2 0.8
-0.3 -0.2
Air Transportation
40.4
40.2
40.8
0.2 0.5
-0.4 -1.0
Truck Transportation
42.9
42.6
43.3
0.3 0.7
-0.4 -0.9
Couriers and Messengers
18.3
18.4
18.3
-0.1 -0.5
0.0 0.0
Warehousing and Storage
27.3
27.1
26.6
0.2 0.7
0.7 2.6
Information
95.3
96.8
98.0
-1.5 -1.6
-2.7 -2.8
Telecommunications
45.1
45.4
45.9
-0.3 -0.7
-0.8 -1.7
Wired Telecommunications Carriers
28.3
28.4
28.8
-0.1 -0.4
-0.5 -1.7
Wireless Telecommunications Carriers
11.2
11.2
10.8
0.0 0.0
0.4 3.7
Internet Service Providers, Search Portals, and DP
5.6
5.9
6.0
-0.3 -5.1
-0.4 -6.7
Financial Activities
205.4
205.8
207.9
-0.4 -0.2
-2.5 -1.2
Finance and Insurance
153.3
153.7
152.5
-0.4 -0.3
0.8 0.5
Insurance Carriers and Related Activities
65.8
65.8
63.9
0.0 0.0
1.9 3.0
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
52.1
52.1
55.4
0.0 0.0
-3.3 -6.0
Professional and Business Services
564.4
559.9
535.5
4.5 0.8
28.9 5.4
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
236.8
239.3
222.0
-2.5 -1.0
14.8 6.7
Accounting, Tax Prep, and Bookkeeping Services
41.8
42.5
39.0
-0.7 -1.7
2.8 7.2
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services
37.6
38.1
35.3
-0.5 -1.3
2.3 6.5
Computer Systems Design and Related Services
55.8
55.8
50.5
0.0 0.0
5.3 10.5
Management and Technical Consulting Services
32.3
32.5
30.8
-0.2 -0.6
1.5 4.9
Management of Companies and Enterprises
58.0
57.9
53.5
0.1 0.2
4.5 8.4
Admin and Support, Waste Mngmnt and Remediation
269.6
262.7
260.0
6.9 2.6
9.6 3.7
Employment Services
126.2
122.2
116.9
4.0 3.3
9.3 8.0
Education and Health Services
504.8
505.5
496.9
-0.7 -0.1
7.9 1.6
Educational Services
98.6
98.1
95.4
0.5 0.5
3.2 3.4
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
60.1
60.1
59.9
0.0 0.0
0.2 0.3
Health Care and Social Assistance
406.2
407.4
401.5
-1.2 -0.3
4.7 1.2
Ambulatory Health Care Services
154.8
157.0
154.2
-2.2 -1.4
0.6 0.4
Hospitals
132.1
131.5
130.5
0.6 0.5
1.6 1.2
Nursing and Residential Care Facilities
57.6
57.2
56.6
0.4 0.7
1.0 1.8
Social Assistance
61.7
61.7
60.2
0.0 0.0
1.5 2.5
Leisure and Hospitality
376.4
367.6
375.2
8.8 2.4
1.2 0.3
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
38.1
36.4
37.4
1.7 4.7
0.7 1.9
Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries
26.8
25.3
27.2
1.5 5.9
-0.4 -1.5
Accommodation and Food Services
338.3
331.2
337.8
7.1 2.1
0.5 0.2
Accommodation
37.9
37.5
39.3
0.4 1.1
-1.4 -3.6
Food Services and Drinking Places
300.4
293.7
298.5
6.7 2.3
1.9 0.6
Other Services
150.3
151.4
152.8
-1.1 -0.7
-2.5 -1.6
Repair and Maintenance
32.1
32.4
33.7
-0.3 -0.9
-1.6 -4.8
Personal and Laundry Services
32.4
32.6
32.9
-0.2 -0.6
-0.5 -1.5
Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar
85.8
86.4
86.2
-0.6 -0.7
-0.4 -0.5
Government
676.3
673.7
676.9
2.6 0.4
-0.6 -0.1
Federal Government
103.3
103.2
104.8
0.1 0.1
-1.5 -1.4
Department of Defense
40.2
42.5
43.0
-2.3 -5.4
-2.8 -6.5
State Government
154.7
154.5
158.6
0.2 0.1
-3.9 -2.5
State Government Educational Services
79.2
78.8
80.7
0.4 0.5
-1.5 -1.9
Local Government
418.3
416.0
413.5
2.3 0.6
4.8 1.2
Local Government Educational Services
252.6
251.3
256.8
1.3 0.5
-4.2 -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 MAR 2012
Revised
Revised
FEB 2012 MAR 2011
Change in Jobs
from FEB 2012
Net
%
Change in Jobs from MAR 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
2,315.0 1,997.0
236.5 2,078.5 1,760.5
1.3 85.7 16.9 57.1 149.5 76.2 14.8 73.3 24.2 530.5 147.8 75.0 38.9 33.9 256.3 50.3 54.8 12.7 126.4 11.0 115.4 39.9 27.2 14.4 78.7 37.1 23.8
9.6 5.3 134.2 97.5 43.0 36.7 411.8 185.8 28.7 27.4 48.8 28.1 44.0 182.0 88.4 294.4 71.7 222.7 86.2 71.8 38.2 218.9 25.3 193.6 21.2 172.4 92.0 18.9 22.7 318.0 46.2 64.9 206.9
2,314.4 1,997.9
238.8 2,075.6 1,759.1
1.3 88.3 18.2 58.5 149.2 75.7 14.7 73.5 24.3 530.2 148.2 74.9 39.4 33.9 256.2 50.1 55.9 12.8 125.8 11.0 114.8 39.6 27.0 14.4 79.4 37.3 23.9
9.5 5.5 135.2 98.1 43.6 37.1 413.2 188.1 29.1 27.8 48.7 28.3 43.9 181.2 86.8 294.1 70.6 223.5 87.7 71.6 38.0 214.6 24.0 190.6 21.1 169.5 92.4 19.0 22.7 316.5 46.3 64.7 205.5
2,287.6 1,966.6
236.2 2,051.4 1,730.4
1.3 89.8 18.9 57.9 145.1 72.5 14.7 72.6 24.4 516.4 144.0 71.7 38.7 33.6 246.0 48.4 53.8 12.9 126.4 11.0 115.4 40.2 26.6 14.4 79.1 37.7 24.4
9.3 5.6 141.3 101.5 43.5 39.8 393.3 173.4 26.9 25.5 43.1 26.8 41.6 178.3 80.4 286.5 66.4 220.1 86.6 70.7 37.8 220.8 25.0 195.8 22.3 173.5 93.0 19.4 22.4 321.0 47.9 64.6 208.5
0.6 0.0 -0.9 -0.1 -2.3 -1.0 2.9 0.1 1.4 0.1 0.0 0.0 -2.6 -2.9 -1.3 -7.1 -1.4 -2.4 0.3 0.2 0.5 0.7 0.1 0.7 -0.2 -0.3 -0.1 -0.4 0.3 0.1 -0.4 -0.3 0.1 0.1 -0.5 -1.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.4 -1.1 -2.0 -0.1 -0.8 0.6 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.5 0.3 0.8 0.2 0.7 0.0 0.0 -0.7 -0.9 -0.2 -0.5 -0.1 -0.4 0.1 1.1 -0.2 -3.6 -1.0 -0.7 -0.6 -0.6 -0.6 -1.4 -0.4 -1.1 -1.4 -0.3 -2.3 -1.2 -0.4 -1.4 -0.4 -1.4 0.1 0.2 -0.2 -0.7 0.1 0.2 0.8 0.4 1.6 1.8 0.3 0.1 1.1 1.6 -0.8 -0.4 -1.5 -1.7 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.5 4.3 2.0 1.3 5.4 3.0 1.6 0.1 0.5 2.9 1.7 -0.4 -0.4 -0.1 -0.5 0.0 0.0 1.5 0.5 -0.1 -0.2 0.2 0.3 1.4 0.7
27.4 1.2 30.4 1.6
0.3 0.1 27.1 1.3 30.1 1.7
0.0 0.0 -4.1 -4.6 -2.0 -10.6 -0.8 -1.4 4.4 3.0 3.7 5.1 0.1 0.7 0.7 1.0 -0.2 -0.8 14.1 2.7 3.8 2.6 3.3 4.6 0.2 0.5 0.3 0.9 10.3 4.2 1.9 3.9 1.0 1.9 -0.2 -1.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.3 -0.8 0.6 2.3 0.0 0.0 -0.4 -0.5 -0.6 -1.6 -0.6 -2.5 0.3 3.2 -0.3 -5.4 -7.1 -5.0 -4.0 -3.9 -0.5 -1.2 -3.1 -7.8 18.5 4.7 12.4 7.2 1.8 6.7 1.9 7.5 5.7 13.2 1.3 4.9 2.4 5.8 3.7 2.1 8.0 10.0 7.9 2.8 5.3 8.0 2.6 1.2 -0.4 -0.5 1.1 1.6 0.4 1.1 -1.9 -0.9 0.3 1.2 -2.2 -1.1 -1.1 -4.9 -1.1 -0.6 -1.0 -1.1 -0.5 -2.6 0.3 1.3 -3.0 -0.9 -1.7 -3.6 0.3 0.5 -1.6 -0.8
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
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ALBANY MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s)
Preliminary
Revised
Revised
MAR 2012 FEB 2012 MAR 2011
Change in Jobs from FEB 2012
Net %
Change in Jobs
from MAR 2011
Net
%
Total Nonfarm Total Private
58.8
58.7
60.4
45.3
45.2
46.5
0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2
-1.6 -2.7 -1.2 -2.6
Goods Producing
6.6
6.6
6.6
0.0 0.0
0.0 0.0
Service-Providing Private Service-Providing
52.2
52.1
53.8
38.7
38.6
39.9
0.1 0.2 0.1 0.3
-1.6 -3.0 -1.2 -3.0
Manufacturing
4.1
4.2
4.1
-0.1 -2.4
0.0 0.0
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities Retail Trade
12.3
12.5
12.3
-0.2 -1.6
7.9
7.9
7.5
0.0 0.0
0.0 0.0 0.4 5.3
Government
13.5
13.5
13.9
0.0 0.0
-0.4 -2.9
Federal Government State Government
3.3
3.3
3.4
0.0 0.0
-0.1 -2.9
2.9
2.9
3.0
0.0 0.0
-0.1 -3.3
Local Government
7.3
7.3
7.5
0.0 0.0
-0.2 -2.7
Note: These preliminary estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers 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
MAR 2012 FEB 2012 MAR 2011
Change in Jobs
from FEB 2012
Net
%
Change in Jobs from MAR 2011
Net %
Total Nonfarm
84.3
84.5
83.0
-0.2 -0.2
1.3 1.6
Total Private
55.0
55.1
54.6
-0.1 -0.2
0.4 0.7
Goods Producing
9.1
9.1
9.1
0.0 0.0
0.0 0.0
Service-Providing
75.2
75.4
73.9
-0.2 -0.3
1.3 1.8
Private Service-Providing
45.9
46.0
45.5
-0.1 -0.2
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
9.1
9.1
0.0 0.0
0.0 0.0
Professional and Business Services
6.8
6.7
6.7
0.1 1.5
0.1 1.5
Leisure and Hospitality
7.6
7.5
7.7
0.1 1.3
-0.1 -1.3
Government
29.3
29.4
28.4
-0.1 -0.3
0.9 3.2
Federal Government
1.3
1.3
1.4
0.0 0.0
-0.1 -7.1
State Government
19.8
19.8
18.8
0.0 0.0
1.0 5.3
Local Government
8.2
8.3
8.2
-0.1 -1.2
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 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
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AUGUSTA-RICHMOND MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s)
Preliminary Revised Revised MAR 2012 FEB 2012 MAR 2011
Change in Jobs from FEB 2012
Net %
Change in Jobs from MAR 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
205.9 161.8
29.8 176.1 132.0
10.3 19.5 34.4
4.5 23.9
6.0 2.6 6.8 29.4 29.5 21.2 8.1 44.1 9.0 13.8 21.3
204.8 160.6
29.2 175.6 131.4
10.1 19.1 34.4
4.5 23.9
6.0 2.6 6.9 29.2 29.5 20.7 8.1 44.2 9.0 13.9 21.3
211.8 167.3
31.6 180.2 135.7
11.6 20.0 35.7
4.6 25.2
5.9 2.5 7.1 31.6 29.1 21.7 8.0 44.5 8.9 13.8 21.8
1.1 0.5 1.2 0.8 0.6 2.1 0.5 0.3 0.6 0.5 0.2 2.0 0.4 2.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -1.5 0.2 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.5 2.4 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.2 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.7 0.0 0.0
-5.9 -2.8 -5.5 -3.3 -1.8 -5.7 -4.1 -2.3 -3.7 -2.7 -1.3 -11.2 -0.5 -2.5 -1.3 -3.6 -0.1 -2.2 -1.3 -5.2 0.1 1.7 0.1 4.0 -0.3 -4.2 -2.2 -7.0 0.4 1.4 -0.5 -2.3 0.1 1.3 -0.4 -0.9 0.1 1.1 0.0 0.0 -0.5 -2.3
Note: These preliminary estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers in the 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 MAR 2012 FEB 2012 MAR 2011
Change in Jobs from FEB 2012
Net %
Change in Jobs from MAR 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
39.7
39.6
39.7
29.7
29.6
29.6
4.3
4.3
4.6
35.4
35.3
35.1
25.4
25.3
25.0
7.5
7.5
7.4
5.5
5.4
5.2
10.0
10.0
10.1
1.7
1.7
1.9
1.8
1.8
1.8
6.5
6.5
6.4
0.1 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
0.0 0.0 0.1 0.3 -0.3 -6.5 0.3 0.9 0.4 1.6 0.1 1.4 0.3 5.8 -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 Revised MAR 2012 FEB 2012 MAR 2011
Change in Jobs from FEB 2012
Net %
Change in Jobs from MAR 2011
Net %
Total Nonfarm
119.2
119.7
117.4
-0.5 -0.4
1.8 1.5
Total Private Goods Producing
94.4
95.0
93.1
-0.6 -0.6
14.9
14.8
14.8
0.1 0.7
1.3 1.4 0.1 0.7
Service-Providing
104.3
104.9
102.6
-0.6 -0.6
1.7 1.7
Private Service-Providing Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
79.5
80.2
78.3
-0.7 -0.9
18.9
19.3
17.9
-0.4 -2.1
1.2 1.5 1.0 5.6
Retail Trade
13.3
13.3
13.1
0.0 0.0
0.2 1.5
Information Financial Activities
1.4
1.4
1.4
0.0 0.0
12.2
12.3
12.3
-0.1 -0.8
0.0 0.0 -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
4.4
4.5
4.4
-0.1 -2.2
12.9
12.8
12.4
0.1 0.8
0.0 0.0 0.5 4.0
Leisure and Hospitality
13.5
13.1
13.3
0.4 3.1
0.2 1.5
Government Federal Government
24.8
24.7
24.3
7.1
7.1
6.5
0.1 0.4 0.0 0.0
0.5 2.1 0.6 9.2
State Government
4.2
4.2
4.2
0.0 0.0
0.0 0.0
Local Government
13.5
13.4
13.6
0.1 0.8
-0.1 -0.7
Note: These preliminary estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers in
the 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
MAR 2012 FEB 2012 MAR 2011
Change in Jobs from FEB 2012
Net %
Change in Jobs from MAR 2011
Net %
Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing
62.8
62.4
66.6
55.5
55.4
59.6
23.0
22.9
24.0
0.4 0.6 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.4
-3.8 -5.7 -4.1 -6.9 -1.0 -4.2
Service-Providing Private Service-Providing Manufacturing
39.8
39.5
42.6
32.5
32.5
35.6
22.3
22.0
22.9
0.3 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.4
-2.8 -6.6 -3.1 -8.7 -0.6 -2.6
Textile Mills Textile Product Mills Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
2.4
2.4
2.7
14.7
14.7
15.8
16.1
16.0
16.2
0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.6
-0.3 -11.1 -1.1 -7.0 -0.1 -0.6
Retail Trade Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities Professional and Business Services
7.6
7.6
4.3
4.2
7.4
7.3
7.5
0.0 0.0
0.1 1.3
4.6
0.1 2.4
-0.3 -6.5
7.1
0.1 1.4
0.3 4.2
Government Federal Government
7.3
7.0
0.3
0.2
7.0
0.3 4.3
0.3
0.1 50.0
0.3 4.3 0.0 0.0
State Government
1.1
1.1
1.1
0.0 0.0
0.0 0.0
Local Government
5.9
5.7
5.6
0.2 3.5
0.3 5.4
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
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
Revised
MAR 2012 FEB 2012 MAR 2011
Change in Jobs from FEB 2012
Net %
Change in Jobs from MAR 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
Revised
MAR 2012 FEB 2012 MAR 2011
Change in Jobs from FEB 2012
Net %
Change in Jobs from MAR 2011
Net %
Total Nonfarm
19.7
19.7
20.2
0.0 0.0
-0.5 -2.5
Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing
11.7
11.6
12.0
2.3
2.3
2.4
17.4
17.4
17.8
0.1 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
-0.3 -2.5 -0.1 -4.2 -0.4 -2.3
Private Service-Providing Government
Federal Government
9.4
9.3
8.0
8.1
4.3
4.4
9.6
0.1 1.1
8.2
-0.1 -1.2
4.5
-0.1 -2.3
-0.2 -2.1 -0.2 -2.4 -0.2 -4.4
State Government Local Government
0.3
0.3
3.4
3.4
0.3
0.0 0.0
3.4
0.0 0.0
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
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MACON MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s)
Preliminary Revised
Revised
MAR 2012 FEB 2012 MAR 2011
Change in Jobs from FEB 2012
Net %
Change in Jobs from MAR 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
96.8
96.3
81.9
81.4
9.2
9.1
87.6
87.2
72.7
72.3
18.9
19.1
12.9
13.0
2.9
2.8
8.7
8.8
11.2
11.1
19.7
19.7
8.4
8.2
14.9
14.9
1.2
1.2
4.0
4.0
9.7
9.7
95.6
0.5 0.5
80.3
0.5 0.6
9.8
0.1 1.1
85.8
0.4 0.5
70.5
0.4 0.6
18.8
-0.2 -1.1
12.7
-0.1 -0.8
2.9
0.1 3.6
8.3
-0.1 -1.1
10.4
0.1 0.9
19.5
0.0 0.0
8.7
0.2 2.4
15.3
0.0 0.0
1.2
0.0 0.0
4.0
0.0 0.0
10.1
0.0 0.0
1.2 1.3 1.6 2.0 -0.6 -6.1 1.8 2.1 2.2 3.1 0.1 0.5 0.2 1.6 0.0 0.0 0.4 4.8 0.8 7.7 0.2 1.0 -0.3 -3.5 -0.4 -2.6 0.0 0.0 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
Revised
MAR 2012 FEB 2012 MAR 2011
Change in Jobs from FEB 2012
Net %
Change in Jobs from MAR 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
37.1
36.7
30.9
30.5
6.3
6.2
30.8
30.5
24.6
24.3
5.5
5.5
6.2
6.2
4.0
4.0
9.7
9.8
6.2
6.2
0.2
0.2
1.8
1.8
4.2
4.2
38.1
0.4 1.1
31.3
0.4 1.3
6.4
0.1 1.6
31.7
0.3 1.0
24.9
0.3 1.2
5.6
0.0 0.0
6.1
0.0 0.0
3.9
0.0 0.0
9.1
-0.1 -1.0
6.8
0.0 0.0
0.2
0.0 0.0
2.4
0.0 0.0
4.2
0.0 0.0
-1.0 -2.6 -0.4 -1.3 -0.1 -1.6 -0.9 -2.8 -0.3 -1.2 -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
Revised
MAR 2012 FEB 2012 MAR 2011
Change in Jobs from FEB 2012
Net %
Change in Jobs from MAR 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
150.8 127.4
20.1 130.7 107.3
5.6 14.5 32.4
5.7 16.8
9.9 1.5 5.0 17.6 24.0 20.0 6.8 23.4 3.2 5.4 14.8
150.2 126.8
19.9 130.3 106.9
5.6 14.3 32.3
5.7 16.8
9.8 1.6 5.0 17.5 24.1 19.5 6.9 23.4 3.2 5.4 14.8
151.1 128.0
19.9 131.2 108.1
5.9 14.0 33.1
5.6 17.6
9.9 1.5 5.2 17.2 24.1 20.2 6.8 23.1 3.2 5.4 14.5
0.6 0.4 0.6 0.5 0.2 1.0 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.2 1.4 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.0 -0.1 -6.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.6 -0.1 -0.4 0.5 2.6 -0.1 -1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
-0.3 -0.2 -0.6 -0.5 0.2 1.0 -0.5 -0.4 -0.8 -0.7 -0.3 -5.1 0.5 3.6 -0.7 -2.1 0.1 1.8 -0.8 -4.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.2 -3.9 0.4 2.3 -0.1 -0.4 -0.2 -1.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.3 0.0 0.0 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 Revised MAR 2012 FEB 2012 MAR 2011
Change in Jobs from FEB 2012
Net %
Change in Jobs from MAR 2011
Net %
Total Nonfarm
53.0
52.2
51.8
0.8 1.5
1.2 2.3
Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing
40.4
39.7
38.9
6.0
6.0
6.1
47.0
46.2
45.7
0.7 1.8 0.0 0.0 0.8 1.7
1.5 3.9 -0.1 -1.6 1.3 2.8
Private Service-Providing Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
Retail Trade
34.4
33.7
32.8
10.8
10.6
10.5
7.6
7.6
7.6
0.7 2.1 0.2 1.9 0.0 0.0
1.6 4.9 0.3 2.9 0.0 0.0
Government Federal Government State Government
12.6
12.5
12.9
1.2
1.2
1.2
3.5
3.5
3.8
0.1 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
-0.3 -2.3 0.0 0.0 -0.3 -7.9
Local Government
7.9
7.8
7.9
0.1 1.3
0.0 0.0
Note: These preliminary estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers in the
Valdosta Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Brooks, Echols, Lanier and Lowndes counties. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2011 benchmark.
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research
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WARNER ROBINS MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s)
Preliminary Revised
Revised
MAR 2012 FEB 2012 MAR 2011
Change in Jobs from FEB 2012
Net %
Change in Jobs from MAR 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
59.2
59.1
33.6
33.4
6.0
6.0
53.2
53.1
27.6
27.4
8.0
8.0
6.4
6.4
25.6
25.7
16.5
16.6
1.0
1.0
8.1
8.1
58.6
0.1 0.2
33.0
0.2 0.6
6.2
0.0 0.0
52.4
0.1 0.2
26.8
0.2 0.7
7.7
0.0 0.0
6.2
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 0.6 1.8 -0.2 -3.2 0.8 1.5 0.8 3.0 0.3 3.9 0.2 3.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 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
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
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Georgia Statewide Hours and Earnings
All Employee
Average Weekly Earnings
Preliminary MAR 2012
Revised FEB 2012
Revised MAR 2011
Total Private ........................................................................................... $747.44 ........................ $751.33 ................... $749.87 Goods Producing ................................................................................ $868.62 ........................ $858.92 ................... $822.81 Private Service Providing .................................................................... $726.36 ........................ $730.55 ................... $735.15
Construction .................................................................................... $854.70 ........................ $846.62 ................... $796.66 Manufacturing .................................................................................. $878.02 ........................ $864.80 ................... $811.17 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities ................................................ $697.04 ........................ $697.65 ................... $697.82 Financial Activities ........................................................................... $918.72 ........................ $914.03 ................... $864.78 Professional and Business Services ............................................. $944.89 ........................ $952.78 ................... $924.89 Educational and Health Services .................................................... $767.97 ........................ $767.43 ................... $776.39 Leisure and Hospitality ................................................................... $325.05 ........................ $327.54 ................... $325.08 Other Services ................................................................................. $548.61 ........................ $548.13 ................... $582.86
Average Weekly Hours
Preliminary MAR 2012
Revised FEB 2012
Revised MAR 2011
Total Private .................................................................................................. 34.7 .............................. 34.8 ......................... 34.7 Goods Producing ....................................................................................... 39.9 .............................. 39.4 ......................... 39.2 Private Service Providing ........................................................................... 33.8 .............................. 33.9 ......................... 33.8
Construction ...........................................................................................38.5 .............................. 38.5 ......................... 37.9 Manufacturing .........................................................................................40.8 .............................. 40.0 ......................... 39.9 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities .......................................................34.8 .............................. 34.9 ......................... 34.7 Financial Activities ..................................................................................36.0 .............................. 36.3 ......................... 35.5 Professional and Business Services ....................................................36.3 .............................. 36.2 ......................... 35.1 Educational and Health Services ........................................................... 34.5 .............................. 34.6 ......................... 35.5 Leisure and Hospitality .......................................................................... 26.6 .............................. 26.5 ......................... 27.0 Other Services ........................................................................................30.7 .............................. 30.3 ......................... 32.8
Average Hourly Earnings
Preliminary MAR 2012
Revised FEB 2012
Revised MAR 2011
Total Private ............................................................................................. $21.54 .......................... $21.59 ..................... $21.61 Goods Producing .................................................................................. $21.77 .......................... $21.80 ..................... $20.99 Private Service Providing ...................................................................... $21.49 .......................... $21.55 ..................... $21.75
Construction ...................................................................................... $22.20 .......................... $21.99 ..................... $21.02 Manufacturing .................................................................................... $21.52 .......................... $21.62 ..................... $20.33 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities .................................................. $20.03 .......................... $19.99 ..................... $20.11 Financial Activities ............................................................................. $25.52 .......................... $25.18 ..................... $24.36 Professional and Business Services ............................................... $26.03 .......................... $26.32 ..................... $26.35 Educational and Health Services ...................................................... $22.26 .......................... $22.18 ..................... $21.87 Leisure and Hospitality ..................................................................... $12.22 .......................... $12.36 ..................... $12.04 Other Services ................................................................................... $17.87 .......................... $18.09 ..................... $17.77
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 MAR 2012
Revised FEB 2012
Revised MAR 2011
Albany MSA ............................................................................................ $563.33 ........................ $576.88 ................... $577.64 Athens-Clarke County MSA ................................................................... $635.45 ........................ $663.08 ................... $639.17 Atlanta MSA ............................................................................................ $834.75 ........................ $835.86 ................... $841.46 Augusta-Richmond County MSA ........................................................... $768.69 ........................ $769.56 ................... $710.28 Brunswick MSA ...................................................................................... $447.58 ........................ $453.88 ................... $467.04 Columbus MSA ..................................................................................... $648.09 ........................ $644.15 ................... $589.95 Dalton MSA ............................................................................................ $586.86 ........................ $601.73 ................... $552.97 Gainesville MSA .................................................................................... $755.77 ........................ $756.30 ................... $790.98 Hinesville-Fort Stewart MSA .................................................................. $608.76 ........................ $610.74 ................... $514.71 Macon MSA ............................................................................................ $738.54 ........................ $716.69 ................... $754.65 Rome MSA ............................................................................................ $655.63 ........................ $643.55 ................... $656.54 Savannah MSA ...................................................................................... $670.17 ........................ $676.28 ................... $656.03 Valdosta MSA ......................................................................................... $578.97 ........................ $590.64 ................... $510.86 Warner Robins MSA .............................................................................. $564.80 ........................ $590.12 ................... $611.73
Average Weekly Hours
Preliminary MAR 2012
Revised FEB 2012
Revised MAR 2011
Albany MSA ................................................................................................... 32.6 .............................. 32.5 ......................... 34.2 Athens-Clarke County MSA .......................................................................... 31.9 .............................. 32.6 ......................... 32.2 Atlanta MSA ................................................................................................... 35.0 .............................. 34.9 ......................... 34.8 Augusta-Richmond County MSA .................................................................. 36.5 .............................. 36.3 ......................... 36.0 Brunswick MSA ............................................................................................. 29.7 .............................. 29.9 ......................... 29.9 Columbus MSA ............................................................................................34.9 .............................. 34.8 ......................... 34.2 Dalton MSA ................................................................................................... 34.1 .............................. 35.5 ......................... 34.8 Gainesville MSA ...........................................................................................36.3 .............................. 36.1 ......................... 36.3 Hinesville-Fort Stewart MSA .........................................................................34.2 .............................. 34.8 ......................... 34.2 Macon MSA ................................................................................................... 37.7 .............................. 37.0 ......................... 39.0 Rome MSA ................................................................................................... 34.8 .............................. 33.8 ......................... 34.0 Savannah MSA ............................................................................................. 32.9 .............................. 33.2 ......................... 32.9 Valdosta MSA ................................................................................................ 33.7 .............................. 34.5 ......................... 30.3 Warner Robins MSA .....................................................................................33.8 .............................. 35.4 ......................... 34.6
Average Hourly Earnings
Preliminary MAR 2012
Revised FEB 2012
Revised MAR 2011
Albany MSA .............................................................................................. $17.28 .......................... $17.75 ..................... $16.89 Athens-Clarke County MSA ..................................................................... $19.92 .......................... $20.34 ..................... $19.85 Atlanta MSA .............................................................................................. $23.85 .......................... $23.95 ..................... $24.18 Augusta-Richmond County MSA ............................................................. $21.06 .......................... $21.20 ..................... $19.73 Brunswick MSA ........................................................................................ $15.07 .......................... $15.18 ..................... $15.62 Columbus MSA ....................................................................................... $18.57 .......................... $18.51 ..................... $17.25 Dalton MSA .............................................................................................. $17.21 .......................... $16.95 ..................... $15.89 Gainesville MSA ...................................................................................... $20.82 .......................... $20.95 ..................... $21.79 Hinesville-Fort Stewart MSA .................................................................... $17.80 .......................... $17.55 ..................... $15.05 Macon MSA .............................................................................................. $19.59 .......................... $19.37 ..................... $19.35 Rome MSA .............................................................................................. $18.84 .......................... $19.04 ..................... $19.31 Savannah MSA ........................................................................................ $20.37 .......................... $20.37 ..................... $19.94 Valdosta MSA ........................................................................................... $17.18 .......................... $17.12 ..................... $16.86 Warner Robins MSA ................................................................................ $16.71 .......................... $16.67 ..................... $17.68
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%
6.0% Mar Apr May Jun
Ge orgia
Jul Aug Sep 2011
U.S.
Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar 2012
WA 8.3
OR
8.6
ID
7.9
NV
12.0
UT
CA
5.8
11.0
AZ 8.6
AK 7.0
State unemployment rates
March 2012
National Unemployment Rate: 8.2% Rates are seasonally adjusted
MT 6.2
WY 5.3
CO 7.8
NM 7.2
ND 3.0
SD 4.3
NE 4.0
KS 6.2
MN 5.8
WI 6.8
IA 5.2
IL 8.8
MO 7.4
OK 5.4
TX 7.0
AR 7.4
MS 9.0
LA 7.1
NH
5.2 ME
VT
7.2
4.8
MI 8.5
OH
IN
7.5
8.2
KY 8.6
TN 7.9
PA 7.5
WV
6.9
VA
5.6
NC 9.7
SC 8.9
AL
GA
7.3
9.0
FL 9.0
MA 6.5 NY 8.5
RI 11.1 CT NJ 7.7 9.0 DE 6.9 DC 9.8
MD 6.6
Unemployment rate 10.0% or greater 7.0% to 9.9% 6.0% to 6.9% 5.0% to 5.9% 4.0% to 4.9% 3.0% to 3.9%
HI 6.4
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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
MAR 2012
4,759,245 4,332,472
426,773 9.0
4,761,125 4,338,268
422,857 8.9
73,100 66,075
7,025 9.6
110,263 102,831
7,432 6.7
2,712,247 2,476,488
235,759 8.7
255,764 233,853
21,911 8.6
50,613 45,603
5,010 9.9
131,765 120,379
11,386 8.6
59,969 52,986
6,983 11.6
93,935 87,139
6,796 7.2
FEB 2012
4,750,761 4,319,772
430,989 9.1
4,747,916 4,310,015
437,901 9.2
72,596 65,379
7,217 9.9
110,008 102,419
7,589 6.9
2,711,415 2,467,659
243,756 9.0
255,330 232,175
23,155 9.1
50,465 45,209
5,256 10.4
132,128 120,426
11,702 8.9
59,818 52,517
7,301 12.2
92,410 85,457
6,953 7.5
MAR 2011
4,719,633 4,255,664
463,969 9.8
4,712,306 4,256,856
455,450 9.7
74,132 66,586
7,546 10.2
107,532 99,833 7,699 7.2
2,678,062 2,421,944
256,118 9.6
260,473 237,973
22,500 8.6
50,140 44,924
5,216 10.4
129,476 117,543
11,933 9.2
62,464 55,082
7,382 11.8
88,807 81,298
7,509 8.5
Change From
FEB 2012
MAR 2011
8,484 12,700 -4,216
39,612 76,808 -37,196
13,209 28,253 -15,044
48,819 81,412 -32,593
504 696 -192
-1,032 -511 -521
255 412 -157
2,731 2,998 -267
832 8,829 -7,997
34,185 54,544 -20,359
434 1,678 -1,244
-4,709 -4,120
-589
148 394 -246
473 679 -206
-363 -47
-316
2,289 2,836 -547
151 469 -318
-2,495 -2,096
-399
1,525 1,682 -157
5,128 5,841 -713
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
MAR 2012
33,424 30,528
2,896 8.7
113,889 103,167
10,722 9.4
47,365 42,477
4,888 10.3
176,553 161,831
14,722 8.3
67,514 61,861
5,653 8.4
71,280 66,094
5,186 7.3
FEB 2012
33,337 30,353
2,984 9.0
113,344 102,294
11,050 9.7
47,034 41,949
5,085 10.8
175,862 160,702
15,160 8.6
66,365 60,591
5,774 8.7
71,010 65,677
5,333 7.5
MAR 2011
33,575 30,714
2,861 8.5
111,920 100,718
11,202 10.0
47,753 42,842
4,911 10.3
175,482 160,362
15,120 8.6
65,391 59,551
5,840 8.9
69,955 64,663
5,292 7.6
Change From
FEB 2012
MAR 2011
87
-151
175
-186
-88
35
545 873 -328
1,969 2,449 -480
331 528 -197
-388 -365
-23
691 1,129 -438
1,071 1,469 -398
1,149 1,270 -121
2,123 2,310 -187
270 417 -147
1,325 1,431 -106
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
MAR 2012
154,707,000 142,034,000
12,673,000 8.2
FEB 2012
154,871,000 142,065,000
12,806,000 8.3
MAR 2011
153,392,000 139,764,000
13,628,000 8.9
Change From
FEB 2012
MAR 2011
-164,000 -31,000
-133,000
1,315,000 2,270,000 -955,000
United States
(Not Seasonally adjusted)
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed
Rate
154,316,000 141,412,000
12,904,000 8.4
154,114,000 140,684,000
13,430,000 8.7
153,022,000 138,962,000
14,060,000 9.2
202,000 728,000 -526,000
1,294,000 2,450,000 -1,156,000
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
March 2012
February 2012
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
4,761,125 4,338,268 422,857 8.9
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
4,747,916 4,310,015 437,901 9.2
Appling Atkinson Bacon Baker Baldwin
9,618 3,110 4,548 1,508 17,883
8,718 2,697 4,124 1,379 15,692
900 9.4 413 13.3 424 9.3 129 8.6 2,191 12.3
9,542 3,074 4,471 1,481 17,739
8,546 2,648 4,019 1,365 15,521
996 10.4 426 13.9 452 10.1 116 7.8 2,218 12.5
Banks Barrow Bartow Ben Hill Berrien
10,332 34,856 49,267
6,742 7,868
9,647 31,847 44,706
5,880 7,057
685 6.6 3,009 8.6 4,561 9.3
862 12.8 811 10.3
10,227 34,840 49,270
6,654 7,744
9,532 31,734 44,547
5,758 6,916
695 6.8 3,106 8.9 4,723 9.6
896 13.5 828 10.7
Bibb Bleckley Brantley Brooks Bryan
74,470 5,324 7,707 7,675
15,587
67,227 4,649 6,907 7,019
14,362
7,243 9.7 675 12.7 800 10.4 656 8.5
1,225 7.9
74,017 5,237 7,697 7,571
15,550
66,658 4,596 6,848 6,875
14,262
7,359 9.9 641 12.2 849 11.0 696 9.2
1,288 8.3
Bulloch Burke Butts Calhoun Camden
31,963 9,588
10,155 2,261
20,690
28,725 8,528 9,106 2,037
18,842
3,238 10.1 1,060 11.1 1,049 10.3
224 9.9 1,848 8.9
32,033 9,529
10,161 2,216
20,690
28,857 8,438 9,074 1,984
18,723
3,176 9.9 1,091 11.4 1,087 10.7
232 10.5 1,967 9.5
Candler Carroll Catoosa Charlton Chatham
4,350 3,925
425 9.8
52,730 47,539 5,191 9.8
34,263 32,252 2,011 5.9
4,496 4,035
461 10.3
133,485 122,158 11,327 8.5
4,335 3,894
441 10.2
52,701 47,369 5,332 10.1
34,052 31,846 2,206 6.5
4,465 3,980
485 10.9
132,961 121,305 11,656 8.8
Chattahoochee Chattooga Cherokee Clarke Clay
2,078 10,394 113,607 66,763
1,434
1,747 9,355 105,367 62,107 1,302
331 15.9 1,039 10.0 8,240 7.3 4,656 7.0
132 9.2
2,105 10,333 113,584 66,597
1,403
1,747 9,257 104,991 61,859 1,270
358 17.0 1,076 10.4 8,593 7.6 4,738 7.1
133 9.5
Clayton Clinch Cobb Coffee Colquitt
130,285 116,285 14,000 10.7
2,751 2,491
260 9.5
375,402 345,127 30,275 8.1
15,560 13,607 1,953 12.6
20,169 18,407 1,762 8.7
130,621 115,870 14,751 11.3
2,710 2,430
280 10.3
375,095 343,897 31,198 8.3
15,416 13,360 2,056 13.3
19,793 17,950 1,843 9.3
Columbia Cook Coweta Crawford Crisp
63,563 6,486
63,273 6,241 8,962
59,250 5,776
58,285 5,644 7,904
4,313 6.8 710 10.9
4,988 7.9 597 9.6
1,058 11.8
62,943 6,422
63,427 6,194 8,945
58,625 5,664
58,077 5,596 7,812
4,318 6.9 758 11.8
5,350 8.4 598 9.7
1,133 12.7
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March 2011
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
4,712,306 4,256,856 455,450 9.7
9,335 3,067 4,498 1,511 18,216
8,379 2,592 4,062 1,390 15,759
956 10.2 475 15.5 436 9.7 121 8.0 2,457 13.5
9,964 34,398 48,755
6,927 7,837
9,234 31,146 43,722
6,017 6,899
730 7.3 3,252 9.5 5,033 10.3
910 13.1 938 12.0
73,284 5,141 7,640 7,437
15,551
65,631 4,453 6,804 6,757
14,232
7,653 10.4 688 13.4 836 10.9 680 9.1
1,319 8.5
31,774 9,652
10,066 2,222
20,164
28,586 8,648 8,906 1,991
18,254
3,188 10.0 1,004 10.4 1,160 11.5
231 10.4 1,910 9.5
4,254 52,002 34,179
4,393 132,556
3,820 46,492 31,578
3,892 121,049
434 10.2 5,510 10.6 2,601 7.6
501 11.4 11,507 8.7
2,056 10,437 112,378 65,050
1,382
1,700 9,301 103,046 60,297 1,263
356 17.3 1,136 10.9 9,332 8.3 4,753 7.3
119 8.6
129,026 2,558
370,397 15,282 19,964
113,724 2,261
337,526 13,077 18,010
15,302 11.9 297 11.6
32,871 8.9 2,205 14.4 1,954 9.8
64,358 6,592
62,416 6,124 9,307
60,083 5,741
57,001 5,510 8,119
4,275 6.6 851 12.9
5,415 8.7 614 10.0
1,188 12.8
Georgia Labor Force Estimates by County (not seasonally adjusted)
Dade Dawson Decatur DeKalb Dodge
Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older
March 2012
February 2012
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
8,199 7,668
531 6.5
11,411 10,558
853 7.5
10,655 9,424 1,231 11.6
367,917 334,339 33,578 9.1
8,945 8,008
937 10.5
8,168 7,572
596 7.3
11,424 10,521
903 7.9
10,727 9,322 1,405 13.1
367,593 333,147 34,446 9.4
8,869 7,897
972 11.0
Dooly Dougherty Douglas Early Echols
4,492 42,073 68,567
5,425 2,028
3,896 37,629 62,455
4,965 1,887
596 13.3 4,444 10.6 6,112 8.9
460 8.5 141 7.0
4,483 41,796 68,611
5,347 2,002
3,841 37,232 62,232
4,873 1,848
642 14.3 4,564 10.9 6,379 9.3
474 8.9 154 7.7
Effingham Elbert Emanuel Evans Fannin
27,480 9,001
10,241 4,927
10,612
25,311 7,911 9,157 4,496 9,611
2,169 7.9 1,090 12.1 1,084 10.6
431 8.7 1,001 9.4
27,351 9,058
10,175 4,915
10,582
25,135 7,886 9,046 4,469 9,501
2,216 8.1 1,172 12.9 1,129 11.1
446 9.1 1,081 10.2
Fayette Floyd Forsyth Franklin Fulton
53,320 49,124 4,196 7.9 47,365 42,477 4,888 10.3 91,718 85,531 6,187 6.7 10,193 9,183 1,010 9.9 452,612 410,243 42,369 9.4
53,289 48,949 4,340 8.1 47,034 41,949 5,085 10.8 91,609 85,226 6,383 7.0 10,134 9,076 1,058 10.4 452,675 408,780 43,895 9.7
Gilmer Glascock Glynn Gordon Grady
12,344 1,141
37,096 25,247 12,076
11,084 1,024 33,482 22,658 11,217
1,260 10.2 117 10.3
3,614 9.7 2,589 10.3
859 7.1
12,261 1,140
36,986 25,173 11,871
10,952 1,013
33,193 22,437 10,950
1,309 10.7 127 11.1
3,793 10.3 2,736 10.9
921 7.8
Greene Gwinnett Habersham Hall Hancock
7,009 6,357
652 9.3
432,299 398,597 33,702 7.8
19,845 18,174 1,671 8.4
93,935 87,139 6,796 7.2
2,836 2,408
428 15.1
6,949 6,251
698 10.0
431,620 397,176 34,444 8.0
19,672 17,947 1,725 8.8
92,410 85,457 6,953 7.5
2,827 2,381
446 15.8
Haralson Harris Hart Heard Henry
12,830 17,304 10,208
5,102 105,695
11,681 16,170
9,138 4,598 96,536
1,149 9.0 1,134 6.6 1,070 10.5
504 9.9 9,159 8.7
12,897 17,417 10,162
5,116 105,817
11,639 16,166
8,998 4,581 96,192
1,258 9.8 1,251 7.2 1,164 11.5
535 10.5 9,625 9.1
Houston Irwin Jackson Jasper Jeff Davis
71,280 3,518
27,587 6,614 5,454
66,094 3,113
25,169 5,924 4,757
5,186 7.3 405 11.5
2,418 8.8 690 10.4 697 12.8
71,010 3,466
27,398 6,580 5,410
65,677 3,049
24,871 5,903 4,677
5,333 7.5 417 12.0
2,527 9.2 677 10.3 733 13.5
March 2011
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
8,133 11,358 10,905 363,130 8,948
7,508 10,326
9,473 326,975
7,966
625 7.7 1,032 9.1 1,432 13.1 36,155 10.0
982 11.0
4,555 42,615 67,994
5,313 1,968
3,921 37,920 61,079
4,853 1,816
634 13.9 4,695 11.0 6,915 10.2
460 8.7 152 7.7
27,376 9,297
10,140 4,843
10,675
25,082 7,861 8,996 4,425 9,539
2,294 8.4 1,436 15.4 1,144 11.3
418 8.6 1,136 10.6
52,072 47,753 90,299 10,149 447,004
48,042 42,842 83,647
9,047 401,207
4,030 7.7 4,911 10.3 6,652 7.4 1,102 10.9 45,797 10.2
12,795 1,156
36,772 25,452 11,862
11,421 1,017 32,984 22,548 10,884
1,374 10.7 139 12.0
3,788 10.3 2,904 11.4
978 8.2
7,245 426,202
19,354 88,807
3,100
6,512 389,818
17,521 81,298
2,418
733 10.1 36,384 8.5
1,833 9.5 7,509 8.5
682 22.0
12,779 16,875 10,347
5,011 104,535
11,424 15,740
9,182 4,496 94,410
1,355 10.6 1,135 6.7 1,165 11.3
515 10.3 10,125 9.7
69,955 3,653
26,912 6,533 5,377
64,663 3,185
24,294 5,793 4,614
5,292 7.6 468 12.8
2,618 9.7 740 11.3 763 14.2
17
Georgia Labor Force Estimates by County (not seasonally adjusted)
Jefferson Jenkins Johnson Jones Lamar
Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older
March 2012
February 2012
Labor Force
6,939 2,426 3,487 14,857 8,598
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
6,109 1,999 3,106 13,546 7,722
830 12.0 427 17.6 381 10.9 1,311 8.8 876 10.2
Labor Force
6,907 2,367 3,461 14,816 8,576
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
6,024 1,957 3,069 13,432 7,695
883 12.8 410 17.3 392 11.3 1,384 9.3 881 10.3
Lanier Laurens Lee Liberty Lincoln
4,644 20,793 15,158 25,819
3,724
4,340 18,350 14,010 23,432
3,356
304 6.5 2,443 11.7 1,148 7.6 2,387 9.2
368 9.9
4,578 20,745 15,067 25,734
3,683
4,251 18,128 13,862 23,297
3,302
327 7.1 2,617 12.6 1,205 8.0 2,437 9.5
381 10.3
Long Lowndes Lumpkin McDuffie McIntosh
7,605 53,167 13,105 10,068
5,810
7,096 48,615 11,889
9,107 5,214
509 6.7 4,552 8.6 1,216 9.3
961 9.5 596 10.3
7,603 52,214 12,962 10,056
5,783
7,056 47,617 11,715
9,011 5,169
547 7.2 4,597 8.8 1,247 9.6 1,045 10.4
614 10.6
Macon Madison Marion Meriwether Miller
4,988 16,152
4,038 9,268 3,541
4,299 15,006
3,734 8,277 3,328
689 13.8 1,146 7.1
304 7.5 991 10.7 213 6.0
4,936 16,134
4,059 9,302 3,492
4,229 14,945
3,733 8,248 3,274
707 14.3 1,189 7.4
326 8.0 1,054 11.3
218 6.2
Mitchell Monroe Montgomery Morgan Murray
9,970 14,129
4,711 9,248 17,239
9,100 13,053
4,249 8,519 15,066
870 8.7 1,076 7.6
462 9.8 729 7.9 2,173 12.6
9,846 14,106
4,715 9,179 17,232
8,947 12,942
4,206 8,415 14,933
899 9.1 1,164 8.3
509 10.8 764 8.3 2,299 13.3
Muscogee Newton Oconee Oglethorpe Paulding
85,579 48,476 19,021
8,328 73,061
78,075 43,505 17,941
7,777 66,930
7,504 8.8 4,971 10.3 1,080 5.7
551 6.6 6,131 8.4
85,707 48,502 18,977
8,300 72,836
78,053 43,350 17,869
7,746 66,691
7,654 8.9 5,152 10.6 1,108 5.8
554 6.7 6,145 8.4
Peach Pickens Pierce Pike Polk
12,654 14,587
8,381 8,365 20,349
11,241 13,372
7,634 7,632 18,499
1,413 11.2 1,215 8.3
747 8.9 733 8.8 1,850 9.1
12,546 14,617
8,367 8,407 20,263
11,166 13,324
7,595 7,604 18,316
1,380 11.0 1,293 8.8
772 9.2 803 9.6 1,947 9.6
Pulaski Putnam Quitman Rabun Randolph
4,373 9,019
928 6,368 2,824
3,986 8,126
833 5,603 2,466
387 8.8 893 9.9
95 10.2 765 12.0 358 12.7
4,355 8,969
917 6,329 2,783
3,932 8,000
814 5,517 2,406
423 9.7 969 10.8 103 11.2 812 12.8 377 13.5
March 2011
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
6,858 2,501 3,568 14,498 8,521
5,945 2,031 3,137 13,225 7,552
913 13.3 470 18.8 431 12.1 1,273 8.8 969 11.4
4,553 21,192 15,297 25,936
3,695
4,178 18,530 14,118 23,574
3,284
375 8.2 2,662 12.6 1,179 7.7 2,362 9.1
411 11.1
7,639 51,433 12,810 10,276
5,728
7,140 46,800 11,431
9,235 5,136
499 6.5 4,633 9.0 1,379 10.8 1,041 10.1
592 10.3
5,023 15,777
3,933 9,194 3,438
4,340 14,568
3,634 8,095 3,196
683 13.6 1,209 7.7
299 7.6 1,099 12.0
242 7.0
9,723 13,890
4,691 8,927 17,972
8,796 12,743
4,129 8,148 15,662
927 9.5 1,147 8.3
562 12.0 779 8.7 2,310 12.9
83,820 47,899 18,538
8,166 72,188
75,996 42,547 17,418
7,550 65,456
7,824 9.3 5,352 11.2 1,120 6.0
616 7.5 6,732 9.3
12,277 14,623
8,380 8,301 20,433
10,883 13,078
7,533 7,464 18,398
1,394 11.4 1,545 10.6
847 10.1 837 10.1 2,035 10.0
4,398 9,643
970 6,628 2,859
3,966 8,540
845 5,646 2,516
432 9.8 1,103 11.4
125 12.9 982 14.8 343 12.0
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
March 2012
February 2012
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
87,035 42,063
1,943 7,029 3,734
78,396 37,836
1,709 6,230 3,394
8,639 9.9 4,227 10.0
234 12.0 799 11.4 340 9.1
86,483 41,950
1,944 6,966 3,742
77,569 37,701
1,696 6,179 3,373
8,914 10.3 4,249 10.1
248 12.8 787 11.3 369 9.9
29,112 13,131
2,257 13,015
3,210
25,841 11,894 2,005 11,373 2,923
3,271 11.2 1,237 9.4
252 11.2 1,642 12.6
287 8.9
29,147 13,037
2,235 12,972
3,221
25,749 11,782 1,979 11,287 2,908
3,398 11.7 1,255 9.6
256 11.5 1,685 13.0
313 9.7
722 9,837 3,502 4,722 4,044
628 8,888 3,087 4,089 3,631
94 13.0 949 9.6 415 11.9 633 13.4 413 10.2
713 9,611 3,462 4,677 4,007
617 8,635 3,036 4,010 3,593
96 13.5 976 10.2 426 12.3 667 14.3 414 10.3
21,788 18,392 13,852
5,719 2,956
20,086 16,461 12,435
5,252 2,552
1,702 7.8 1,931 10.5 1,417 10.2
467 8.2 404 13.7
21,545 18,116 13,763 5,689 2,962
19,772 16,191 12,309
5,187 2,537
1,773 8.2 1,925 10.6 1,454 10.6
502 8.8 425 14.3
33,699 4,118 4,191
10,908 11,712
30,387 3,693 3,697
10,079 10,457
3,312 9.8 425 10.3 494 11.8 829 7.6
1,255 10.7
33,624 4,030 4,210
10,839 11,728
30,179 3,592 3,666 9,944
10,379
3,445 10.2 438 10.9 544 12.9 895 8.3
1,349 11.5
33,229 41,062 14,524
2,472 7,790
30,934 37,526 12,907
2,079 6,949
2,295 6.9 3,536 8.6 1,617 11.1
393 15.9 841 10.8
33,127 41,148 14,419
2,451 7,761
30,545 37,392 12,840
2,049 6,890
2,582 7.8 3,756 9.1 1,579 11.0
402 16.4 871 11.2
11,866 1,258 2,981 12,585 42,730
10,568 1,159 2,710 11,438
37,920
1,298 10.9 99 7.9
271 9.1 1,147 9.1 4,810 11.3
11,787 1,233 2,976 12,505 42,586
10,425 1,129 2,675 11,309
37,584
1,362 11.6 104 8.4 301 10.1
1,196 9.6 5,002 11.7
3,083 4,284 4,411 10,318
2,737 3,837 4,007 9,427
346 11.2 447 10.4 404 9.2 891 8.6
3,039 4,258 4,410 10,245
2,661 3,790 3,979 9,327
378 12.4 468 11.0 431 9.8 918 9.0
March 2011
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
88,114 41,417
1,949 7,067 3,765
79,498 37,003
1,726 6,208 3,383
8,616 9.8 4,414 10.7
223 11.4 859 12.2 382 10.1
28,848 13,238
2,235 13,150
3,097
25,272 11,948 1,993 11,491 2,849
3,576 12.4 1,290 9.7
242 10.8 1,659 12.6
248 8.0
740 9,470 3,474 4,542 4,123
643 8,523 3,032 3,836 3,659
97 13.1 947 10.0 442 12.7 706 15.5 464 11.3
21,569 18,444 13,568
5,708 2,849
19,773 16,255 12,083
5,192 2,464
1,796 8.3 2,189 11.9 1,485 10.9
516 9.0 385 13.5
32,551 4,304 4,124
10,796 11,648
28,981 3,786 3,609 9,851
10,340
3,570 11.0 518 12.0 515 12.5 945 8.8
1,308 11.2
33,139 40,716 14,420
2,510 7,698
30,288 36,699 12,735
2,113 6,632
2,851 8.6 4,017 9.9 1,685 11.7
397 15.8 1,066 13.8
12,017 1,194 2,889
12,249 44,492
10,610 1,077 2,609
10,992 39,420
1,407 11.7 117 9.8 280 9.7
1,257 10.3 5,072 11.4
3,077 4,471 4,457 10,586
2,687 3,934 3,999 9,499
390 12.7 537 12.0 458 10.3 1,087 10.3
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New Developments
Later this summer theTrinka Davis Veterans Village will open its new service facility inCarroll County. The U. S. Department ofVeterans Affairs Center in Carrollton is currently in the hiring process and is looking to hire physicians, physical and occupational therapists and nurses. The center's 130 new positions will also include medical technologists, clerical support staff, facilities management and VA police officers. The 73,884 square foot facility will include a medical office and a community living center. The current anticipation is for 3,000 veterans to use the new location's primary care services.
A company has opened a new recycling facility in Fulton County. The new $5 million plant inAlpharetta is owned by Advanced Disposal Services, Inc. and is on the cutting edge of efficiency. The single string facility will process between seven and twelve tons of material per hour. Their 44 new employees are currently recycling about 100 tons of material per day that is collected from their current contracts with local cities and counties along with subscription routes.
A company that provides healthcare programs and services to the uninsured and under-insured has opened an office in Fulton County. St. Louis based Centene Corporation now has a location inSandy Springs and is in the process of hiring 75 new employees. The company's Peach State Health Plan subsidiary in Georgia is a "care management organization." The new facility will serve the PeachCare for Kids program office, which provides health care to Georgia children of low income families through the age of 18.
A Denmark-based automotive supplier has announced plans to open a manufacturing plant in Laurens County. Dinex Group operates facilities in 14 countries and supplies exhaust systems for trucks, buses, vans and machines. The company's first operation in the U. S. is expected to employ 250 people. The 20,000 square foot plant inDublin is scheduled for completion in September and plans to double in the next five years. Their customers are Carrier, John Deer, Case New Holland,Volvo and Caterpillar.
The first tenant in Augusta Corporate Park in Richmond County has been signed and will invest $172 million in a plant that will employ 140 people. Starbucks Coffee Company will build a structure between 110,000 to 160,000 square feet with plans to begin operations in January of 2014.The Augusta location will be the company's fifth U. S. manufactur-
ing plant but this will be its first owned and operated facility to produce soluble products such as VIA Ready Brew, Frappuccino ingredients and many of Starbucks' ready-to-drink beverages.
The Atlanta metro area will get an opportunity to do business with a new group of dry cleaning outlets over the next two to three years.Tide Dry Cleaners plans to enter the market later this year and open five to ten locations. The parent company, Proctor & Gamble, launched the new cleaning stores in 2008, banking on the brand that has been found in laundry rooms for 65 years. The outlets will initially be opened in the suburbs and be about 3,500 square feet and employ 12 to 18 people. They will be open seven days a week and have dry-through service. In an industry that is not known for having any major players the company hopes to become the first by providing consistent, quality service.
A company is undergoing an expansion of one of its corporate divisions inFulton County. Coyote Logistics, a logistics and transportation services provider, will invest up to $11 million in upgrading their accounting and finance division in Alpharetta, as well as its driver service unit that tracks and manages shipments. The Chicago-based company is referred to as a "third party logistics provider" and chose the Atlanta metro area due to the favorable business climate, skilled workforce and available real estate. The completed expansion will result in 150 new jobs.
Bitzer in Hall County is beginning an expansion this month totaling 95,000 square feet. The company is among the leading manufacturers of compressors for refrigeration units and air conditioners. They operate plants all over the world and with their completed addition inOakwood 50 new employees will need to be hired.
The development of a new product has made it necessary for a Muscogee County battery manufacturer to expand their production.Exide Technologies, Inc. will have added about 100 new jobs by the end of 2013.The company's new Edge AGM battery is an Absorbed Glass Mat battery that provides high performance allowing vehicles to employ start-stop technology in which engines turn off at traffic stops, saving fuel. The new battery will cost about 60% more than a regular battery, but will last about twice as long and will be made in only two of the company's plants, one in Tennessee and the one in Columbus.
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Georgia Unemployment Rates by County
March 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% 8.9% 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
Columbia
Fayette
Henry
McDuffie
Coweta Heard
Spalding Butts Jasper Putnam
Warren Hancock Glascock
Richmond
Less than 8.9%
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: 8.9%
(Not Seasonally Adjusted)
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Georgia Unemployment Insurance Claims by County
County
March Average Average Initial Weekly Duration Claims Benefit Weeks
County
March Average Average Initial Weekly Duration
Claims Benefit Weeks
County
March Average Average Initial Weekly Duration
Claims Benefit Weeks
Georgia
42,676 ....... $263 ...... 13.4
Appling
178 ...... $221 ..... 13.7
Atkinson
77 ...... $208 ....... 8.4
Bacon
71 ...... $220 ..... 11.0
Baker
10 ...... $236 ..... 13.5
Baldwin
177 ...... $199 ..... 13.1
Banks
102 ...... $236 ..... 11.8
Barrow
273 ...... $242 ..... 15.1
Bartow
457 ...... $239 ..... 12.7
Ben Hill
213 ...... $210 ..... 13.6
Berrien
91 ...... $200 ..... 10.0
Bibb
710 ...... $196 ..... 14.4
Bleckley
103 ...... $211 ..... 13.5
Brantley
106 ...... $213 ..... 14.7
Brooks
65 ...... $204 ..... 13.1
Bryan
103 ...... $258 ..... 16.2
Bulloch
336 ...... $228 ..... 12.3
Burke
156 ...... $213 ..... 12.0
Butts
119 ...... $219 ..... 14.9
Calhoun
20 ...... $214 ..... 13.0
Camden
128 ...... $212 ..... 15.0
Candler
69 ...... $212 ..... 11.8
Carroll
528 ...... $218 ..... 12.6
Catoosa
156 ...... $235 ..... 10.1
Charlton
29 ...... $229 ..... 16.8
Chatham
969 ...... $221 ..... 15.6
Chattahoochee 12 ...... $222 ..... 15.2
Chattooga
85 ...... $244 ..... 15.1
Cherokee
632 ...... $264 ..... 15.9
Clarke
364 ...... $202 ..... 14.0
Clay
12 ...... $215 ..... 12.7
Clayton
1,416 ...... $219 ..... 15.4
Clinch
21 ...... $217 ....... 8.1
Cobb
2,439 ...... $252 ..... 16.3
Coffee
256 ...... $213 ..... 10.3
Colquitt
231 ...... $204 ..... 13.6
Columbia
258 ...... $245 ..... 14.0
Cook
79 ...... $206 ..... 11.5
Coweta
432 ...... $242 ..... 12.4
Crawford
50 ...... $240 ..... 12.5
Crisp
127 ...... $184 ..... 13.3
Dade
36 ...... $213 ....... 9.9
Dawson
82 ...... $254 ..... 15.2
Decatur
161 ...... $215 ..... 11.7
DeKalb
2,994 ...... $234 ..... 15.6
Dodge
86 ...... $207 ..... 10.5
Dooly
40 ...... $200 ..... 11.2
Dougherty
494 ...... $186 ..... 14.6
Douglas
573 ...... $246 ..... 15.6
Early
41 ...... $230 ..... 13.8
Echols
11 ...... $215 ..... 12.6
Effingham
169 ...... $244 ..... 15.6
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
123 ...... $207 ..... 12.6 192 ...... $203 ..... 12.6
49 ...... $217 ..... 12.7 83 ...... $193 ..... 13.9 250 ...... $256 ..... 15.4 506 ...... $234 ..... 12.6 355 ...... $274 ..... 16.0 150 ...... $225 ..... 11.3 3,669 ...... $234 ..... 16.0 136 ...... $236 ..... 14.6
7 ...... $214 ..... 10.6 301 ...... $207 ..... 14.4 435 ...... $238 ..... 10.1
67 ...... $203 ..... 11.0 80 ...... $204 ..... 13.5 2,647 ...... $256 ..... 15.9 364 ...... $229 ..... 10.9 677 ...... $237 ..... 13.4 38 ...... $181 ..... 12.9 130 ...... $229 ..... 11.9 146 ...... $224 ..... 11.8 188 ...... $223 ..... 11.1 62 ...... $239 ..... 11.1 813 ...... $245 ..... 15.7 477 ...... $222 ..... 11.7 71 ...... $224 ..... 14.5 229 ...... $243 ..... 14.0 67 ...... $245 ..... 14.2 79 ...... $213 ..... 13.9 93 ...... $205 ..... 11.7 98 ...... $193 ..... 11.5 57 ...... $207 ..... 14.7 113 ...... $242 ..... 14.2 84 ...... $208 ..... 14.0 41 ...... $220 ..... 11.4 364 ...... $196 ..... 15.3 128 ...... $231 ..... 12.2 140 ...... $231 ..... 16.3 48 ...... $218 ..... 10.9 37 ...... $228 ..... 16.9 419 ...... $197 ..... 13.3 103 ...... $219 ..... 14.4 123 ...... $200 ..... 11.2 111 ...... $221 ..... 12.4 37 ...... $226 ..... 12.8 105 ...... $209 ..... 11.7 49 ...... $231 ..... 13.1 174 ...... $213 ..... 10.5 23 ...... $202 ..... 11.5 113 ...... $196 ..... 13.8 97 ...... $241 ..... 14.1 64 ...... $211 ..... 13.4 63 ...... $226 ..... 14.1 274 ...... $237 ....... 9.7
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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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
852 ...... $210 ..... 12.9 496 ...... $232 ..... 15.4
80 ...... $255 ..... 15.0 60 ...... $218 ..... 12.8 491 ...... $258 ..... 15.8 144 ...... $196 ..... 10.8 152 ...... $238 ..... 15.1 122 ...... $212 ..... 12.8 47 ...... $235 ..... 12.6 212 ...... $231 ..... 10.5 25 ...... $230 ..... 10.1 71 ...... $222 ..... 12.6
2 ...... $255 ..... 16.1 154 ...... $208 ..... 16.6
59 ...... $212 ..... 11.2 746 ...... $208 ..... 13.9 387 ...... $235 ..... 15.5
18 ...... $239 ..... 13.2 127 ...... $224 ..... 11.1
17 ...... $177 ..... 13.0 368 ...... $200 ..... 13.4 183 ...... $212 ..... 10.7
13 ...... $212 ..... 14.2 169 ...... $190 ..... 13.7
55 ...... $223 ..... 11.8 9 ...... $176 ..... 11.8
82 ...... $209 ..... 12.7 37 ...... $225 ..... 11.1 44 ...... $215 ..... 10.1 41 ...... $189 ..... 12.3 192 ...... $202 ..... 12.8 228 ...... $219 ..... 14.9 231 ...... $211 ..... 13.2 44 ...... $214 ..... 15.0 81 ...... $200 ..... 13.2 765 ...... $216 ..... 10.2 49 ...... $197 ..... 15.4 51 ...... $217 ..... 13.5 110 ...... $214 ..... 14.0 128 ...... $200 ..... 11.5 266 ...... $213 ....... 9.3 333 ...... $235 ..... 15.7 298 ...... $193 ..... 13.3 45 ...... $174 ..... 12.1 67 ...... $194 ..... 13.3 152 ...... $229 ..... 14.1
8 ...... $219 ..... 12.1 35 ...... $230 ..... 11.8 142 ...... $217 ..... 13.6 977 ...... $243 ....... 8.5 37 ...... $223 ..... 12.1 57 ...... $190 ..... 12.3 38 ...... $238 ..... 13.1 111 ...... $218 ..... 13.4
Mark Butler, Commissioner
148 Andrew Young International Boulevard, N.E. Atlanta, Georgia 30303-1751
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