May 2012 Data May 2012 Employment Situation Georgia payroll employment increased in May, with 16,400 jobs added (+0.4 percent) over the month. The April to May growth in employment occurred as sectors including Trade, Transportation, and Utilities, Leisure and Hospitality, Manufacturing, Educational and Health Services, Other Services, Construction, and Information added workers. The two sectors that lost jobs in May were Government and Professional and Business Services. Trade, Transportation, and Utilities added 6,000 jobs over the month, for a third straight month of growth. Leisure and Hospitality saw its fourth consecutive month of job gains, growing by 5,000 jobs in May with Arts, Entertainment and Recreation accounted for 2,500 of the added positions; as did Accommodation and Food Services. Manufacturing employment increased by 3,000 jobs in May, with both Durable and NonDurable Goods adding workers. Educational and Health Services employment was up 2,200 over the month, with 2,000 of the positions in Health Care and Social Assistance. Employment in Other Services grew by 900 in May, as Personal and Laundry Services gained 600 jobs. The Specialty Trade Contractors industry drove the 800 additional workers in the Construction sector. Though it lost jobs nine out of the last twelve months, Information employment grew by 200 in May. Government payrolls declined by 1,300 from April to May, with moderated gains in Local Government being overshadowed by losses in both State and Federal Government. Professional and Business Services also saw negative job growth in May (-600 jobs) after experiencing three straight months of growth. Combined, Professional and Business Services, Educational and Health Services, and Trade, Transportation, and Utilities have added over 50,000 jobs over the year. Manufacturing employment is also up from May to May. All other sectors lost jobs, with Construction, Information, Leisure and Hospitality, Financial Activities, Other Services, and Government shedding nearly 20,000 jobs altogether. Georgia's unemployment rate (seasonally adjusted) was flat in May, holding at 8.9 percent. The unemployment rate dropped nearly a full percentage point from May 2011's rate of 9.8 percent. Volume XXXVIII, Number 5 Georgia Employment (In Millions) 3.911 3.888 3.863 3.890 3.878 3.904 3.922 3.916 3.865 3.881 3.894 3.929 3.945 May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May 2011 2012 Georgia Unemployment Rate (Seasonally Adjusted) 9.8% 10.0% 9.9% 9.9% 9.8% 9.7% 9.5% 9.4% 9.2% 9.1% 9.0% 8.9% 8.9% May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May 2011 2012 Workforce Statistics & Economic Research Mark Butler, Commissioner For more information, contact Corey Smith or Jonathan Roche at (404) 232-3875 corey.smith@dol.state.ga.us jonathan.roche@dol.state.ga.us Equal Opportunity Employer/ProgramAuxiliary Aids and Services Available upon Request to Individuals with Disabilities GEORGIA Nonagricultural Employment (000s) Change in Jobs Change in Jobs Preliminary Revised Revised MAY 2012 APR 2012 MAY 2011 from APR 2012 Net % from MAY 2011 Net % Total Nonfarm 3,944.9 3,928.5 3,910.9 16.4 0.4 34.0 0.9 Total Private 3,273.8 3,256.1 3,238.6 17.7 0.5 35.2 1.1 Goods Producing 504.9 501.0 509.0 3.9 0.8 -4.1 -0.8 Service-Providing 3,440.0 3,427.5 3,401.9 12.5 0.4 38.1 1.1 Private Service-Providing 2,768.9 2,755.1 2,729.6 13.8 0.5 39.3 1.4 Mining and Logging 8.9 8.8 9.0 0.1 1.1 -0.1 -1.1 Construction 140.4 139.6 147.8 0.8 0.6 -7.4 -5.0 Construction of Buildings 31.7 31.4 31.6 0.3 1.0 0.1 0.3 Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction 19.9 20.0 22.0 -0.1 -0.5 -2.1 -9.6 Specialty Trade Contractors 88.8 88.2 94.2 0.6 0.7 -5.4 -5.7 Manufacturing 355.6 352.6 352.2 3.0 0.9 3.4 1.0 Durable Goods 168.4 166.8 162.2 1.6 1.0 6.2 3.8 Computer, Electrical Equip and Appliance Mfg 22.5 22.3 21.7 0.2 0.9 0.8 3.7 Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 43.2 43.2 41.3 0.0 0.0 1.9 4.6 Non-Durable Goods 187.2 185.8 190.0 1.4 0.8 -2.8 -1.5 Food Manufacturing 61.0 60.8 61.7 0.2 0.3 -0.7 -1.1 Textile Mills 18.9 18.8 19.3 0.1 0.5 -0.4 -2.1 Textile Product Mills 28.4 28.3 28.7 0.1 0.4 -0.3 -1.1 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 840.1 834.1 823.4 6.0 0.7 16.7 2.0 Wholesale Trade 200.7 199.3 198.4 1.4 0.7 2.3 1.2 Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods 97.8 97.1 97.0 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods 60.7 60.2 58.6 0.5 0.8 2.1 3.6 Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers 42.2 42.0 42.8 0.2 0.5 -0.6 -1.4 Retail Trade 454.4 451.2 441.3 3.2 0.7 13.1 3.0 Food and Beverage Stores 84.2 83.8 81.6 0.4 0.5 2.6 3.2 General Merchandise Stores 103.6 103.2 102.1 0.4 0.4 1.5 1.5 Miscellaneous Store Retailers 20.7 20.6 20.0 0.1 0.5 0.7 3.5 Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 185.0 183.6 183.7 1.4 0.8 1.3 0.7 Utilities 20.1 20.1 20.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Transportation and Warehousing 164.9 163.5 163.6 1.4 0.9 1.3 0.8 Air Transportation 41.3 40.8 40.6 0.5 1.2 0.7 1.7 Truck Transportation 43.9 43.3 44.2 0.6 1.4 -0.3 -0.7 Couriers and Messengers 18.4 18.2 18.4 0.2 1.1 0.0 0.0 Warehousing and Storage 27.7 27.5 26.9 0.2 0.7 0.8 3.0 Information 95.4 95.2 98.5 0.2 0.2 -3.1 -3.2 Telecommunications 45.2 45.3 46.0 -0.1 -0.2 -0.8 -1.7 Wired Telecommunications Carriers 28.2 28.3 28.9 -0.1 -0.4 -0.7 -2.4 Wireless Telecommunications Carriers 11.2 11.2 10.8 0.0 0.0 0.4 3.7 Internet Service Providers, Search Portals, and DP 5.8 5.9 6.5 -0.1 -1.7 -0.7 -10.8 Financial Activities 207.5 207.4 210.0 0.1 0.1 -2.5 -1.2 Finance and Insurance 155.2 155.1 153.9 0.1 0.1 1.3 0.8 Insurance Carriers and Related Activities 67.6 67.5 64.1 0.1 0.2 3.5 5.5 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 52.3 52.3 56.1 0.0 0.0 -3.8 -6.8 Professional and Business Services 571.2 571.8 547.2 -0.6 -0.1 24.0 4.4 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 232.7 237.3 221.0 -4.6 -1.9 11.7 5.3 Accounting, Tax Prep, and Bookkeeping Services 37.1 41.4 35.3 -4.3 -10.4 1.8 5.1 Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services 38.5 37.7 36.1 0.8 2.1 2.4 6.7 Computer Systems Design and Related Services 55.6 55.6 50.8 0.0 0.0 4.8 9.5 Management and Technical Consulting Services 32.8 32.9 31.2 -0.1 -0.3 1.6 5.1 Management of Companies and Enterprises 58.7 58.0 56.7 0.7 1.2 2.0 3.5 Admin and Support, Waste Mngmnt and Remediation 279.8 276.5 269.5 3.3 1.2 10.3 3.8 Employment Services 127.6 128.5 121.5 -0.9 -0.7 6.1 5.0 Education and Health Services 510.7 508.5 501.1 2.2 0.4 9.6 1.9 Educational Services 99.1 98.9 95.0 0.2 0.2 4.1 4.3 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 60.3 60.8 59.3 -0.5 -0.8 1.0 1.7 Health Care and Social Assistance 411.6 409.6 406.1 2.0 0.5 5.5 1.4 Ambulatory Health Care Services 160.3 158.7 157.2 1.6 1.0 3.1 2.0 Hospitals 132.3 132.0 130.5 0.3 0.2 1.8 1.4 Nursing and Residential Care Facilities 57.4 57.3 56.9 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.9 Social Assistance 61.6 61.6 61.5 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 Leisure and Hospitality 390.4 385.4 393.4 5.0 1.3 -3.0 -0.8 Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 43.6 41.1 44.1 2.5 6.1 -0.5 -1.1 Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries 32.6 29.3 32.4 3.3 11.3 0.2 0.6 Accommodation and Food Services 346.8 344.3 349.3 2.5 0.7 -2.5 -0.7 Accommodation 38.4 38.5 41.3 -0.1 -0.3 -2.9 -7.0 Food Services and Drinking Places 308.4 305.8 308.0 2.6 0.9 0.4 0.1 Other Services 153.6 152.7 156.0 0.9 0.6 -2.4 -1.5 Repair and Maintenance 33.0 32.7 34.6 0.3 0.9 -1.6 -4.6 Personal and Laundry Services 34.3 33.7 34.2 0.6 1.8 0.1 0.3 Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar 86.3 86.3 87.2 0.0 0.0 -0.9 -1.0 Government 671.1 672.4 672.3 -1.3 -0.2 -1.2 -0.2 Federal Government 103.0 103.1 105.2 -0.1 -0.1 -2.2 -2.1 Department of Defense 42.5 42.4 43.2 0.1 0.2 -0.7 -1.6 State Government 151.7 153.2 155.5 -1.5 -1.0 -3.8 -2.4 State Government Educational Services 77.6 79.0 79.0 -1.4 -1.8 -1.4 -1.8 Local Government 416.4 416.1 411.6 0.3 0.1 4.8 1.2 Local Government Educational Services 250.2 251.6 254.4 -1.4 -0.6 -4.2 -1.7 Note: These preliminary estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers throughout Georgia. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2011 benchmark. 2Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research ATLANTA MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s) Preliminary MAY 2012 Revised APR 2012 Revised MAY 2011 Change in Jobs from APR 2012 Net % Change in Jobs from MAY 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 2,345.8 2,030.1 239.6 2,106.2 1,790.5 1.3 88.1 16.7 59.5 150.2 77.3 14.6 72.9 24.1 541.8 149.3 75.9 39.8 33.6 263.0 51.3 55.3 12.8 129.5 11.0 118.5 40.8 27.7 14.4 77.8 37.1 23.8 9.6 5.4 135.1 98.8 44.1 36.3 418.6 184.5 25.9 27.9 48.8 28.4 44.5 189.6 88.0 295.7 71.2 224.5 89.0 71.9 37.6 227.2 28.9 198.3 21.5 176.8 94.3 19.3 23.8 315.7 45.9 63.8 206.0 2,334.3 2,017.2 235.8 2,098.5 1,781.4 1.3 86.6 16.6 58.3 147.9 75.8 14.8 72.1 23.9 538.9 149.2 75.5 39.8 33.9 261.6 51.2 55.0 12.8 128.1 11.0 117.1 40.3 27.5 14.3 78.3 37.1 23.8 9.6 5.5 135.7 99.0 44.3 36.7 416.8 186.5 28.6 27.2 48.5 28.3 43.8 186.5 90.7 295.8 71.4 224.4 88.9 71.7 37.7 222.2 27.0 195.2 21.3 173.9 93.7 19.2 23.5 317.1 46.2 64.6 206.3 2,317.9 1,999.9 239.5 2,078.4 1,760.4 1.3 91.6 18.9 59.3 146.6 73.8 14.9 72.8 24.2 522.1 145.8 72.4 39.1 34.3 249.3 48.7 54.1 13.1 127.0 10.9 116.1 39.9 27.0 14.4 80.0 37.6 24.5 9.2 6.0 142.3 101.9 43.6 40.4 399.9 173.3 24.7 25.7 43.9 27.1 42.5 184.1 82.3 287.9 66.1 221.8 88.0 70.3 38.5 233.2 29.9 203.3 22.9 180.4 95.0 19.8 23.4 318.0 47.9 63.5 206.6 11.5 0.5 12.9 0.6 3.8 1.6 7.7 0.4 9.1 0.5 0.0 0.0 1.5 1.7 0.1 0.6 1.2 2.1 2.3 1.6 1.5 2.0 -0.2 -1.4 0.8 1.1 0.2 0.8 2.9 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.5 0.0 0.0 -0.3 -0.9 1.4 0.5 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.6 0.0 0.0 1.4 1.1 0.0 0.0 1.4 1.2 0.5 1.2 0.2 0.7 0.1 0.7 -0.5 -0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -1.8 -0.6 -0.4 -0.2 -0.2 -0.2 -0.5 -0.4 -1.1 1.8 0.4 -2.0 -1.1 -2.7 -9.4 0.7 2.6 0.3 0.6 0.1 0.4 0.7 1.6 3.1 1.7 -2.7 -3.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.2 -0.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.3 -0.1 -0.3 5.0 2.3 1.9 7.0 3.1 1.6 0.2 0.9 2.9 1.7 0.6 0.6 0.1 0.5 0.3 1.3 -1.4 -0.4 -0.3 -0.7 -0.8 -1.2 -0.3 -0.2 27.9 1.2 30.2 1.5 0.1 0.0 27.8 1.3 30.1 1.7 0.0 0.0 -3.5 -3.8 -2.2 -11.6 0.2 0.3 3.6 2.5 3.5 4.7 -0.3 -2.0 0.1 0.1 -0.1 -0.4 19.7 3.8 3.5 2.4 3.5 4.8 0.7 1.8 -0.7 -2.0 13.7 5.5 2.6 5.3 1.2 2.2 -0.3 -2.3 2.5 2.0 0.1 0.9 2.4 2.1 0.9 2.3 0.7 2.6 0.0 0.0 -2.2 -2.8 -0.5 -1.3 -0.7 -2.9 0.4 4.4 -0.6 -10.0 -7.2 -5.1 -3.1 -3.0 0.5 1.2 -4.1 -10.2 18.7 4.7 11.2 6.5 1.2 4.9 2.2 8.6 4.9 11.2 1.3 4.8 2.0 4.7 5.5 3.0 5.7 6.9 7.8 2.7 5.1 7.7 2.7 1.2 1.0 1.1 1.6 2.3 -0.9 -2.3 -6.0 -2.6 -1.0 -3.3 -5.0 -2.5 -1.4 -6.1 -3.6 -2.0 -0.7 -0.7 -0.5 -2.5 0.4 1.7 -2.3 -0.7 -2.0 -4.2 0.3 0.5 -0.6 -0.3 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 Atlanta Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Barrow, Bartow, Butts, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, Dawson, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Haralson, Heard, Henry, Jasper, Lamar, Meriwether, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, Pike, Rockdale, Spalding and Walton counties. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2011 benchmark. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research 3 ALBANY MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s) Preliminary Revised Revised MAY 2012 APR 2012 MAY 2011 Change in Jobs from APR 2012 Net % Change in Jobs from MAY 2011 Net % Total Nonfarm Total Private 60.6 59.3 60.8 47.2 45.8 47.0 1.3 2.2 1.4 3.1 -0.2 -0.3 0.2 0.4 Goods Producing 6.7 6.6 6.8 0.1 1.5 -0.1 -1.5 Service-Providing Private Service-Providing 53.9 52.7 54.0 40.5 39.2 40.2 1.2 2.3 1.3 3.3 -0.1 -0.2 0.3 0.8 Manufacturing 4.1 4.1 4.2 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -2.4 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities Retail Trade 12.6 12.4 12.7 8.1 8.0 7.9 0.2 1.6 0.1 1.3 -0.1 -0.8 0.2 2.5 Government 13.4 13.5 13.8 -0.1 -0.7 -0.4 -2.9 Federal Government State Government 3.3 3.3 3.4 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -2.9 2.8 2.9 2.9 -0.1 -3.5 -0.1 -3.5 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 MAY 2012 APR 2012 MAY 2011 Change in Jobs from APR 2012 Net % Change in Jobs from MAY 2011 Net % Total Nonfarm 86.1 85.4 83.4 0.7 0.8 2.7 3.2 Total Private 56.7 56.0 55.1 0.7 1.3 1.6 2.9 Goods Producing 9.2 9.1 9.2 0.1 1.1 0.0 0.0 Service-Providing 76.9 76.3 74.2 0.6 0.8 2.7 3.6 Private Service-Providing 47.5 46.9 45.9 0.6 1.3 1.6 3.5 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 12.9 12.9 12.8 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.8 Retail Trade 9.3 9.2 9.1 0.1 1.1 0.2 2.2 Professional and Business Services 6.9 6.9 6.8 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.5 Leisure and Hospitality 7.9 7.8 7.9 0.1 1.3 0.0 0.0 Government 29.4 29.4 28.3 0.0 0.0 1.1 3.9 Federal Government 1.3 1.3 1.4 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -7.1 State Government 19.9 19.9 18.7 0.0 0.0 1.2 6.4 Local Government 8.2 8.2 8.2 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 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 MAY 2012 APR 2012 MAY 2011 Change in Jobs from APR 2012 Net % Change in Jobs from MAY 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 205.9 161.9 29.4 176.5 132.5 10.3 19.1 34.3 4.6 23.6 6.1 2.6 6.9 28.8 29.7 22.0 8.2 44.0 9.0 13.7 21.3 207.6 163.4 29.5 178.1 133.9 10.3 19.2 34.7 4.6 24.1 6.0 2.6 6.9 29.8 29.6 22.1 8.2 44.2 9.0 13.9 21.3 211.6 167.2 31.0 180.6 136.2 10.9 20.1 35.8 4.6 25.3 5.9 2.7 7.0 31.1 29.2 22.2 8.2 44.4 9.0 13.7 21.7 -1.7 -0.8 -1.5 -0.9 -0.1 -0.3 -1.6 -0.9 -1.4 -1.1 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.5 -0.4 -1.2 0.0 0.0 -0.5 -2.1 0.1 1.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -1.0 -3.4 0.1 0.3 -0.1 -0.5 0.0 0.0 -0.2 -0.5 0.0 0.0 -0.2 -1.4 0.0 0.0 -5.7 -2.7 -5.3 -3.2 -1.6 -5.2 -4.1 -2.3 -3.7 -2.7 -0.6 -5.5 -1.0 -5.0 -1.5 -4.2 0.0 0.0 -1.7 -6.7 0.2 3.4 -0.1 -3.7 -0.1 -1.4 -2.3 -7.4 0.5 1.7 -0.2 -0.9 0.0 0.0 -0.4 -0.9 0.0 0.0 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 Revised MAY 2012 APR 2012 MAY 2011 Change in Jobs from APR 2012 Net % Change in Jobs from MAY 2011 Net % Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing Private Service-Providing Trade, Transportation, and Utilities Retail Trade Government Federal Government State Government Local Government 40.8 40.1 40.4 30.8 30.1 30.3 4.4 4.3 4.5 36.4 35.8 35.9 26.4 25.8 25.8 7.6 7.5 7.5 5.6 5.5 5.4 10.0 10.0 10.1 1.7 1.7 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.8 6.5 6.5 6.4 0.7 1.8 0.7 2.3 0.1 2.3 0.6 1.7 0.6 2.3 0.1 1.3 0.1 1.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 1.0 0.5 1.7 -0.1 -2.2 0.5 1.4 0.6 2.3 0.1 1.3 0.2 3.7 -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 5 COLUMBUS MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s) Preliminary Revised Revised MAY 2012 APR 2012 MAY 2011 Change in Jobs from APR 2012 Net % Change in Jobs from MAY 2011 Net % Total Nonfarm 121.6 120.2 119.4 1.4 1.2 2.2 1.8 Total Private Goods Producing 96.8 95.5 94.9 15.0 14.9 15.1 1.3 1.4 0.1 0.7 1.9 2.0 -0.1 -0.7 Service-Providing 106.6 105.3 104.3 1.3 1.2 2.3 2.2 Private Service-Providing Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 81.8 80.6 79.8 19.4 19.1 18.2 1.2 1.5 0.3 1.6 2.0 2.5 1.2 6.6 Retail Trade 13.6 13.5 13.3 0.1 0.7 0.3 2.3 Information Financial Activities 1.4 1.4 1.4 12.3 12.3 12.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.8 Finance and Insurance 10.7 10.6 10.6 0.1 0.9 0.1 0.9 Insurance Carriers and Related Activities Professional and Business Services 4.5 4.5 4.4 13.1 13.1 12.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 2.3 0.5 4.0 Leisure and Hospitality 14.0 13.8 13.8 0.2 1.5 0.2 1.5 Government Federal Government 24.8 24.7 24.5 7.1 7.1 6.8 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.2 0.3 4.4 State Government 4.2 4.2 4.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Local Government 13.5 13.4 13.5 0.1 0.8 0.0 0.0 Note: These preliminary estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers in the 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 MAY 2012 APR 2012 MAY 2011 Change in Jobs from APR 2012 Net % Change in Jobs from MAY 2011 Net % Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing 61.9 62.0 67.1 -0.1 -0.2 54.8 54.9 60.1 -0.1 -0.2 23.2 23.0 23.9 0.2 0.9 -5.2 -7.8 -5.3 -8.8 -0.7 -2.9 Service-Providing Private Service-Providing Manufacturing 38.7 39.0 43.2 -0.3 -0.8 31.6 31.9 36.2 -0.3 -0.9 22.3 22.1 22.9 0.2 0.9 -4.5 -10.4 -4.6 -12.7 -0.6 -2.6 Textile Mills Textile Product Mills Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 2.4 2.4 2.6 14.8 14.8 15.7 16.3 16.2 16.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.6 -0.2 -7.7 -0.9 -5.7 -0.1 -0.6 Retail Trade Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities Professional and Business Services 7.7 7.7 4.3 4.3 7.4 7.4 7.6 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.3 4.6 0.0 0.0 -0.3 -6.5 7.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.4 Government Federal Government State Government 7.1 7.1 0.3 0.3 1.1 1.1 7.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 1.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Local Government 5.7 5.7 5.6 0.0 0.0 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 6 GAINESVILLE MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s) Preliminary Revised Revised MAY 2012 APR 2012 MAY 2011 Change in Jobs from APR 2012 Net % Change in Jobs from MAY 2011 Net % Total Nonfarm 80.6 78.9 74.5 1.7 2.2 6.1 8.2 Total Private 70.2 68.4 64.3 1.8 2.6 5.9 9.2 Goods Producing 18.4 18.3 18.3 0.1 0.6 0.1 0.6 Service-Providing 62.2 60.6 56.2 1.6 2.6 6.0 10.7 Private Service-Providing 51.8 50.1 46.0 1.7 3.4 5.8 12.6 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 13.5 13.3 13.9 0.2 1.5 -0.4 -2.9 Retail Trade 8.0 7.9 7.8 0.1 1.3 0.2 2.6 Government 10.4 10.5 10.2 -0.1 -1.0 0.2 2.0 Federal Government 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 State Government 2.4 2.5 2.4 -0.1 -4.0 0.0 0.0 Local Government 7.5 7.5 7.3 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 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 MAY 2012 APR 2012 MAY 2011 Change in Jobs from APR 2012 Net % Change in Jobs from MAY 2011 Net % Total Nonfarm 20.0 19.8 20.3 0.2 1.0 -0.3 -1.5 Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing 11.9 11.8 12.1 2.4 2.3 2.4 17.6 17.5 17.9 0.1 0.9 0.1 4.4 0.1 0.6 -0.2 -1.7 0.0 0.0 -0.3 -1.7 Private Service-Providing Government Federal Government 9.5 9.5 8.1 8.0 4.4 4.3 9.7 0.0 0.0 -0.2 -2.1 8.2 0.1 1.3 -0.1 -1.2 4.5 0.1 2.3 -0.1 -2.2 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 7 MACON MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s) Preliminary Revised Revised MAY 2012 APR 2012 MAY 2011 Change in Jobs from APR 2012 Net % Change in Jobs from MAY 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 97.9 97.5 95.9 0.4 0.4 2.0 2.1 83.1 82.7 80.9 0.4 0.5 2.2 2.7 9.2 9.2 9.6 0.0 0.0 -0.4 -4.2 88.7 88.3 86.3 0.4 0.5 2.4 2.8 73.9 73.5 71.3 0.4 0.5 2.6 3.7 19.4 18.9 18.8 0.5 2.7 0.6 3.2 13.2 13.1 12.7 0.1 0.8 0.5 3.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 8.9 8.9 8.5 0.0 0.0 0.4 4.7 11.3 11.3 10.8 0.0 0.0 0.5 4.6 19.9 19.8 19.4 0.1 0.5 0.5 2.6 8.7 8.6 8.9 0.1 1.2 -0.2 -2.3 14.8 14.8 15.0 0.0 0.0 -0.2 -1.3 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 9.6 9.6 9.8 0.0 0.0 -0.2 -2.0 Note: These preliminary estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers in the Macon Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Bibb, Crawford, Jones, Monroe and Twiggs counties. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2011 benchmark. ROME MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s) Preliminary Revised Revised MAY 2012 APR 2012 MAY 2011 Change in Jobs from APR 2012 Net % Change in Jobs from MAY 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 37.6 37.5 31.4 31.3 6.3 6.3 31.3 31.2 25.1 25.0 5.5 5.5 6.4 6.3 4.1 4.0 9.8 9.9 6.2 6.2 0.2 0.2 1.8 1.8 4.2 4.2 38.5 0.1 0.3 31.8 0.1 0.3 6.4 0.0 0.0 32.1 0.1 0.3 25.4 0.1 0.4 5.6 0.0 0.0 6.2 0.1 1.6 4.0 0.1 2.5 9.2 -0.1 -1.0 6.7 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 2.3 0.0 0.0 4.2 0.0 0.0 -0.9 -2.3 -0.4 -1.3 -0.1 -1.6 -0.8 -2.5 -0.3 -1.2 -0.1 -1.8 0.2 3.2 0.1 2.5 0.6 6.5 -0.5 -7.5 0.0 0.0 -0.5 -21.7 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 Rome Metropolitan Statistical Area, which comprises Floyd county. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2011 benchmark. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research 8 SAVANNAH MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s) Preliminary Revised Revised MAY 2012 APR 2012 MAY 2011 Change in Jobs from APR 2012 Net % Change in Jobs from MAY 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 150.9 127.9 20.2 130.7 107.7 5.7 14.5 32.3 5.6 16.9 9.8 1.5 5.0 17.5 24.0 20.6 6.8 23.0 3.2 5.3 14.5 150.9 127.9 20.1 130.8 107.8 5.7 14.4 32.5 5.7 17.0 9.8 1.5 5.0 17.6 24.0 20.4 6.8 23.0 3.2 5.3 14.5 153.5 130.6 20.3 133.2 110.3 6.1 14.2 33.4 5.7 17.9 9.8 1.5 5.1 17.4 24.5 21.5 6.9 22.9 3.2 5.3 14.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.5 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.7 -0.2 -0.6 -0.1 -1.8 -0.1 -0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.6 0.0 0.0 0.2 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -2.6 -1.7 -2.7 -2.1 -0.1 -0.5 -2.5 -1.9 -2.6 -2.4 -0.4 -6.6 0.3 2.1 -1.1 -3.3 -0.1 -1.8 -1.0 -5.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -2.0 0.1 0.6 -0.5 -2.0 -0.9 -4.2 -0.1 -1.5 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.7 Note: These preliminary estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers in the Savannah Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Bryan, Chatham and Effingham counties. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2011 benchmark. VALDOSTA MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s) Preliminary Revised Revised MAY 2012 APR 2012 MAY 2011 Change in Jobs from APR 2012 Net % Change in Jobs from MAY 2011 Net % Total Nonfarm 53.0 53.2 52.3 -0.2 -0.4 0.7 1.3 Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing 40.5 40.7 6.1 6.0 46.9 47.2 39.6 -0.2 -0.5 6.2 0.1 1.7 46.1 -0.3 -0.6 0.9 2.3 -0.1 -1.6 0.8 1.7 Private Service-Providing Trade, Transportation, and Utilities Retail Trade 34.4 34.7 33.4 -0.3 -0.9 10.8 10.8 10.6 0.0 0.0 7.8 7.7 7.6 0.1 1.3 1.0 3.0 0.2 1.9 0.2 2.6 Government Federal Government State Government 12.5 12.5 12.7 1.2 1.2 1.2 3.5 3.5 3.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.2 -1.6 0.0 0.0 -0.2 -5.4 Local Government 7.8 7.8 7.8 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 Valdosta Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Brooks, Echols, Lanier and Lowndes counties. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2011 benchmark. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research 9 WARNER ROBINS MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s) Preliminary Revised Revised MAY 2012 APR 2012 MAY 2011 Change in Jobs from APR 2012 Net % Change in Jobs from MAY 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 59.4 59.3 33.6 33.6 6.1 6.0 53.3 53.3 27.5 27.6 8.1 8.1 6.5 6.5 25.8 25.7 16.6 16.6 1.1 1.0 8.1 8.1 59.5 0.1 0.2 33.8 0.0 0.0 6.2 0.1 1.7 53.3 0.0 0.0 27.6 -0.1 -0.4 7.9 0.0 0.0 6.3 0.0 0.0 25.7 0.1 0.4 16.7 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.1 10.0 8.0 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.2 -0.2 -0.6 -0.1 -1.6 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.4 0.2 2.5 0.2 3.2 0.1 0.4 -0.1 -0.6 0.1 10.0 0.1 1.3 Note: These preliminary estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers in the 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 MAY 2012 Revised APR 2012 Revised MAY 2011 Total Private ........................................................................................... $740.54 ........................ $766.30 ................... $764.13 Goods Producing ................................................................................ $859.90 ........................ $879.00 ................... $850.21 Private Service Providing .................................................................... $718.68 ........................ $745.00 ................... $749.11 Construction .................................................................................... $845.73 ........................ $868.83 ................... $849.18 Manufacturing .................................................................................. $867.36 ........................ $880.59 ................... $829.50 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities ................................................ $696.08 ........................ $710.66 ................... $707.00 Financial Activities ........................................................................... $930.66 ........................ $986.99 ................... $905.57 Professional and Business Services ............................................. $912.73 ........................ $960.68 ................... $960.26 Educational and Health Services .................................................... $762.58 ........................ $779.36 ................... $777.15 Leisure and Hospitality ................................................................... $324.79 ........................ $325.85 ................... $333.20 Other Services ................................................................................. $532.77 ........................ $560.28 ................... $582.39 Average Weekly Hours Preliminary MAY 2012 Revised APR 2012 Revised MAY 2011 Total Private .................................................................................................. 34.8 .............................. 35.2 ......................... 35.1 Goods Producing ....................................................................................... 39.7 .............................. 39.9 ......................... 39.6 Private Service Providing ........................................................................... 33.9 .............................. 34.3 ......................... 34.3 Construction ...........................................................................................39.1 .............................. 39.8 ......................... 39.7 Manufacturing ......................................................................................... 40.1 .............................. 39.9 ......................... 39.5 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities .......................................................34.7 .............................. 34.7 ......................... 35.0 Financial Activities ..................................................................................36.1 .............................. 37.4 ......................... 36.5 Professional and Business Services ....................................................36.7 .............................. 37.6 ......................... 36.1 Educational and Health Services ........................................................... 34.6 .............................. 34.7 ......................... 35.6 Leisure and Hospitality .......................................................................... 26.6 .............................. 26.6 ......................... 27.2 Other Services ........................................................................................30.1 .............................. 30.7 ......................... 32.7 Average Hourly Earnings Preliminary MAY 2012 Revised APR 2012 Revised MAY 2011 Total Private ............................................................................................. $21.28 .......................... $21.77 ..................... $21.77 Goods Producing .................................................................................. $21.66 .......................... $22.03 ..................... $21.47 Private Service Providing ...................................................................... $21.20 .......................... $21.72 ..................... $21.84 Construction ...................................................................................... $21.63 .......................... $21.83 ..................... $21.39 Manufacturing .................................................................................... $21.63 .......................... $22.07 ..................... $21.00 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities .................................................. $20.06 .......................... $20.48 ..................... $20.20 Financial Activities ............................................................................. $25.78 .......................... $26.39 ..................... $24.81 Professional and Business Services ............................................... $24.87 .......................... $25.55 ..................... $26.60 Educational and Health Services ...................................................... $22.04 .......................... $22.46 ..................... $21.83 Leisure and Hospitality ..................................................................... $12.21 .......................... $12.25 ..................... $12.25 Other Services ................................................................................... $17.70 .......................... $18.25 ..................... $17.81 Read more about the hours and earnings series at http://www.bls.gov/sae/home.htm Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research Georgia Department of Labor, Mark Butler, Commissioner 11 Equal Opportunity Employer/Program Auxiliary Aids and Services Available Upon Request to Individuals With Disabilities Georgia MSA Hours and Earnings All Employee Total Private Average Weekly Earnings Preliminary MAY 2012 Revised APR 2012 Revised MAY 2011 Albany MSA ............................................................................................. $558.11 ........................ $565.22 ................... $603.23 Athens-Clarke County MSA ................................................................... $616.00 ........................ $651.12 ................... $629.85 Atlanta MSA ............................................................................................ $822.39 ........................ $855.71 ................... $860.22 Augusta-Richmond County MSA ........................................................... $765.49 ........................ $771.68 ................... $734.75 Brunswick MSA ...................................................................................... $415.58 ........................ $465.43 ................... $476.14 Columbus MSA ..................................................................................... $663.52 ........................ $683.75 ................... $609.28 Dalton MSA ............................................................................................ $554.73 ........................ $599.75 ................... $550.66 Gainesville MSA .................................................................................... $761.28 ........................ $766.06 ................... $823.24 Hinesville-Fort Stewart MSA .................................................................. $607.78 ........................ $676.13 ................... $533.88 Macon MSA ............................................................................................ $712.53 ........................ $719.52 ................... $761.66 Rome MSA ............................................................................................ $657.57 ........................ $669.98 ................... $658.34 Savannah MSA ...................................................................................... $668.98 ........................ $679.60 ................... $654.38 Valdosta MSA ......................................................................................... $575.28 ........................ $586.86 ................... $545.44 Warner Robins MSA .............................................................................. $555.04 ........................ $561.68 ................... $605.15 Average Weekly Hours Preliminary MAY 2012 Revised APR 2012 Revised MAY 2011 Albany MSA ................................................................................................... 33.4 .............................. 32.9 ......................... 34.1 Athens-Clarke County MSA .......................................................................... 30.8 .............................. 31.7 ......................... 32.3 Atlanta MSA ................................................................................................... 34.7 .............................. 35.2 ......................... 35.4 Augusta-Richmond County MSA .................................................................. 36.4 .............................. 36.4 ......................... 36.5 Brunswick MSA ............................................................................................. 28.7 .............................. 30.6 ......................... 30.6 Columbus MSA ............................................................................................35.2 .............................. 35.1 ......................... 34.0 Dalton MSA ................................................................................................... 33.0 .............................. 35.3 ......................... 33.7 Gainesville MSA ...........................................................................................36.6 .............................. 35.4 ......................... 37.2 Hinesville-Fort Stewart MSA .........................................................................41.6 .............................. 37.5 ......................... 34.6 Macon MSA ................................................................................................... 37.7 .............................. 37.3 ......................... 38.9 Rome MSA ................................................................................................... 34.7 .............................. 34.2 ......................... 33.3 Savannah MSA ............................................................................................. 33.2 .............................. 33.2 ......................... 32.9 Valdosta MSA ................................................................................................ 33.9 .............................. 34.4 ......................... 32.7 Warner Robins MSA .....................................................................................33.7 .............................. 34.0 ......................... 35.0 Average Hourly Earnings Preliminary MAY 2012 Revised APR 2012 Revised MAY 2011 Albany MSA .............................................................................................. $16.71 .......................... $17.18 ..................... $17.69 Athens-Clarke County MSA ..................................................................... $20.00 .......................... $20.54 ..................... $19.50 Atlanta MSA .............................................................................................. $23.70 .......................... $24.31 ..................... $24.30 Augusta-Richmond County MSA ............................................................. $21.03 .......................... $21.20 ..................... $20.13 Brunswick MSA ........................................................................................ $14.48 .......................... $15.21 ..................... $15.56 Columbus MSA ....................................................................................... $18.85 .......................... $19.48 ..................... $17.92 Dalton MSA .............................................................................................. $16.81 .......................... $16.99 ..................... $16.34 Gainesville MSA ...................................................................................... $20.80 .......................... $21.64 ..................... $22.13 Hinesville-Fort Stewart MSA .................................................................... $14.61 .......................... $18.03 ..................... $15.43 Macon MSA .............................................................................................. $18.90 .......................... $19.29 ..................... $19.58 Rome MSA .............................................................................................. $18.95 .......................... $19.59 ..................... $19.77 Savannah MSA ........................................................................................ $20.15 .......................... $20.47 ..................... $19.89 Valdosta MSA ........................................................................................... $16.97 .......................... $17.06 ..................... $16.68 Warner Robins MSA ................................................................................ $16.47 .......................... $16.52 ..................... $17.29 Read more about the hours and earnings series at http://www.bls.gov/sae/home.htm Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research 12 Dimensions - Measuring Georgia's Labor Force Unemployment rates -- Georgia and U.S. 11.0% 10.0% 9.0% 8.0% 7.0% Ge orgia U.S. 6.0% May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May 2011 2012 WA 8.3 OR 8.4 ID 7.8 NV 11.6 UT CA 6.0 10.8 AZ 8.2 AK 7.0 State unemployment rates May 2012 National Unemployment Rate: 8.2% Rates are seasonally adjusted MT 6.3 WY 5.2 CO 8.1 NM 6.7 ND 3.0 SD 4.3 NE 3.9 KS 6.1 MN 5.6 WI 6.8 IA 5.1 IL 8.6 MO 7.3 OK 4.8 TX 6.9 AR 7.3 MS 8.7 LA 7.2 NH 5.0 ME VT 7.4 4.6 MI 8.5 OH IN 7.3 7.9 KY 8.2 TN 7.9 PA 7.4 WV 6.9 VA 5.6 NC 9.4 SC 9.1 AL GA 7.4 8.9 FL 8.6 MA 6.0 NY 8.6 RI 11.0 CT NJ 7.8 9.2 DE 6.8 DC 9.3 MD 6.8 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 6.3 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 MAY 2012 4,758,363 4,333,188 425,175 8.9 4,756,103 4,334,599 421,504 8.9 74,229 67,141 7,088 9.5 110,891 103,656 7,235 6.5 2,708,329 2,474,530 233,799 8.6 253,644 230,871 22,773 9.0 51,220 46,229 4,991 9.7 132,837 121,310 11,527 8.7 58,412 51,725 6,687 11.4 95,149 88,571 6,578 6.9 APR 2012 4,753,689 4,331,155 422,534 8.9 4,711,746 4,302,491 409,255 8.7 72,057 65,261 6,796 9.4 109,416 102,355 7,061 6.5 2,691,751 2,463,960 227,791 8.5 253,880 232,590 21,290 8.4 50,135 45,275 4,860 9.7 130,818 119,892 10,926 8.4 58,233 51,601 6,632 11.4 92,997 86,619 6,378 6.9 MAY 2011 4,719,203 4,255,027 464,176 9.8 4,724,895 4,271,697 453,198 9.6 73,738 66,262 7,476 10.1 107,193 99,614 7,579 7.1 2,688,244 2,433,828 254,416 9.5 259,154 236,380 22,774 8.8 50,415 45,209 5,206 10.3 130,287 118,647 11,640 8.9 62,245 55,116 7,129 11.5 89,467 82,497 6,970 7.8 Change From APR 2012 MAY 2011 4,674 2,033 2,641 39,160 78,161 -39,001 44,357 32,108 12,249 31,208 62,902 -31,694 2,172 1,880 292 491 879 -388 1,475 1,301 174 3,698 4,042 -344 16,578 10,570 6,008 20,085 40,702 -20,617 -236 -1,719 1,483 -5,510 -5,509 -1 1,085 954 131 805 1,020 -215 2,019 1,418 601 2,550 2,663 -113 179 -3,833 124 -3,391 55 -442 2,152 1,952 200 5,682 6,074 -392 Note: MSA data are not seasonally adjusted. Employment includes nonagricultural wage and salary employment, self-employment, unpaid family and private household workers and agricultural workers. Persons in labor disputes are counted as employed. The use of unrounded data does not imply that the numbers are exact. Georgia and Metropolitan Statistical Area data have not been seasonally adjusted. Albany MSA: Baker, Dougherty, Lee, Terrell, and Worth counties. Athens - Clarke County MSA: Clarke, Madison, Oconee, and Oglethorpe counties. Atlanta MSA: Barrow, Bartow, Butts, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, Dawson, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Haralson, Heard, Henry, Jasper, Lamar, Meriwether, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, Pike, Rockdale, Spalding, and Walton counties. Augusta - Richmond County MSA: Burke, Columbia, McDuffie, and Richmond counties in Georgia and Aiken and Edgefield counties in South Carolina. Brunswick MSA: Brantley, Glynn, and McIntosh counties. Columbus MSA: Chattahoochee, Harris, Marion, and Muscogee counties in Georgia and Russell County in Alabama. Dalton MSA: Murray and Whitfield counties. Gainesville MSA: Hall County. Hinesville - Fort Stewart MSA: Liberty and Long counties. Macon MSA: Bibb, Crawford, Jones, Monroe, and Twiggs counties. Rome MSA: Floyd County. Savannah MSA: Bryan, Chatham, and Effingham counties. Valdosta MSA: Brooks, Echols, Lanier, and Lowndes counties. Warner Robins MSA: Houston County. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research 14 Georgia Labor Force Estimates (not seasonally adjusted) Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older Hinesville-Ft. Stewart MSA Macon MSA Rome MSA Savannah MSA Valdosta MSA Warner Robins MSA Employment Status Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate MAY 2012 33,351 30,402 2,949 8.8 113,573 102,910 10,663 9.4 47,279 42,425 4,854 10.3 174,484 159,816 14,668 8.4 66,822 61,191 5,631 8.4 70,689 65,445 5,244 7.4 APR 2012 33,006 30,173 2,833 8.6 112,555 102,288 10,267 9.1 46,920 42,193 4,727 10.1 174,500 159,876 14,624 8.4 66,262 60,899 5,363 8.1 70,403 65,349 5,054 7.2 MAY 2011 33,483 30,570 2,913 8.7 111,552 100,309 11,243 10.1 48,041 42,936 5,105 10.6 176,898 161,864 15,034 8.5 65,447 59,648 5,799 8.9 70,671 65,043 5,628 8.0 Change From APR 2012 MAY 2011 345 -132 229 -168 116 36 1,018 622 396 2,021 2,601 -580 359 -762 232 -511 127 -251 -16 -2,414 -60 -2,048 44 -366 560 1,375 292 1,543 268 -168 286 18 96 402 190 -384 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 MAY 2012 155,007,000 142,287,000 12,720,000 8.2 APR 2012 154,365,000 141,865,000 12,500,000 8.1 MAY 2011 153,700,000 139,808,000 13,892,000 9.0 Change From APR 2012 MAY 2011 642,000 422,000 220,000 1,307,000 2,479,000 -1,172,000 United States (Not Seasonally adjusted) Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate 154,998,000 142,727,000 12,271,000 7.9 153,905,000 141,995,000 11,910,000 7.7 153,449,000 140,028,000 13,421,000 8.7 1,093,000 732,000 361,000 1,549,000 2,699,000 -1,150,000 Note: Employment includes nonagricultural wage and salary employment, self-employment, unpaid family and private household workers and agricultural workers. Persons in labor disputes are counted as employed. The use of unrounded data does not imply that the numbers are exact. Georgia and Metropolitan Statistical Area data have not been seasonally adjusted. Seasonally adjusted data for Georgia available upon request. Albany MSA: Baker, Dougherty, Lee, Terrell, and Worth counties. Athens - Clarke County MSA: Clarke, Madison, Oconee, and Oglethorpe counties. Atlanta MSA: Barrow, Bartow, Butts, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, Dawson, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Haralson, Heard, Henry, Jasper, Lamar, Meriwether, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, Pike, Rockdale, Spalding, and Walton counties. Augusta - Richmond County MSA: Burke, Columbia, McDuffie, and Richmond counties in Georgia and Aiken and Edgefield counties in South Carolina. Brunswick MSA: Brantley, Glynn, and McIntosh counties. Columbus MSA: Chattahoochee, Harris, Marion, and Muscogee counties in Georgia and Russell County in Alabama. Dalton MSA: Murray and Whitfield counties. Gainesville MSA: Hall County. Hinesville - Fort Stewart MSA: Liberty and Long counties. Macon MSA: Bibb, Crawford, Jones, Monroe, and Twiggs counties. Rome MSA: Floyd County. Savannah MSA: Bryan, Chatham, and Effingham counties. Valdosta MSA: Brooks, Echols, Lanier, and Lowndes counties. Warner Robins MSA: Houston County. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research 15 Georgia Labor Force Estimates by County (not seasonally adjusted) Georgia Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older May 2012 April 2012 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 4,756,103 4,334,599 421,504 8.9 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 4,711,746 4,302,491 409,255 8.7 Appling Atkinson Bacon Baker Baldwin 9,816 3,044 4,578 1,535 17,552 8,827 2,691 4,150 1,401 15,455 989 10.1 353 11.6 428 9.3 134 8.7 2,097 11.9 9,484 2,958 4,360 1,479 17,560 8,518 2,607 3,949 1,362 15,502 966 10.2 351 11.9 411 9.4 117 7.9 2,058 11.7 Banks Barrow Bartow Ben Hill Berrien 10,593 34,642 49,026 6,727 7,842 9,925 31,822 44,671 5,850 7,059 668 6.3 2,820 8.1 4,355 8.9 877 13.0 783 10.0 10,337 34,503 48,775 6,535 7,654 9,688 31,686 44,480 5,690 6,886 649 6.3 2,817 8.2 4,295 8.8 845 12.9 768 10.0 Bibb Bleckley Brantley Brooks Bryan 74,405 5,233 7,884 7,613 15,419 67,060 4,619 7,002 6,943 14,183 7,345 9.9 614 11.7 882 11.2 670 8.8 1,236 8.0 73,774 5,134 7,699 7,558 15,377 66,654 4,538 6,858 6,910 14,189 7,120 9.7 596 11.6 841 10.9 648 8.6 1,188 7.7 Bulloch Burke Butts Calhoun Camden 32,226 9,567 10,143 2,310 20,575 29,088 8,403 9,099 2,081 18,719 3,138 9.7 1,164 12.2 1,044 10.3 229 9.9 1,856 9.0 31,905 9,547 10,022 2,195 20,399 28,837 8,453 9,060 1,974 18,611 3,068 9.6 1,094 11.5 962 9.6 221 10.1 1,788 8.8 Candler Carroll Catoosa Charlton Chatham 4,574 4,128 446 9.8 52,621 47,501 5,120 9.7 34,124 31,851 2,273 6.7 4,524 4,049 475 10.5 131,891 120,637 11,254 8.5 4,405 3,980 425 9.6 52,154 47,298 4,856 9.3 34,290 32,006 2,284 6.7 4,396 3,949 447 10.2 132,068 120,682 11,386 8.6 Chattahoochee Chattooga Cherokee Clarke Clay 2,108 10,324 113,385 67,206 1,440 1,757 9,254 105,284 62,606 1,319 351 16.7 1,070 10.4 8,101 7.1 4,600 6.8 121 8.4 2,066 10,240 112,765 66,238 1,381 1,735 9,206 104,834 61,820 1,257 331 16.0 1,034 10.1 7,931 7.0 4,418 6.7 124 9.0 Clayton Clinch Cobb Coffee Colquitt 130,316 116,193 14,123 10.8 2,887 2,601 286 9.9 375,065 344,854 30,211 8.1 15,530 13,578 1,952 12.6 20,316 18,530 1,786 8.8 129,205 115,696 13,509 10.5 2,732 2,464 268 9.8 373,104 343,381 29,723 8.0 15,034 13,154 1,880 12.5 19,440 17,726 1,714 8.8 Columbia Cook Coweta Crawford Crisp 63,002 6,457 63,397 6,218 8,943 58,380 5,767 58,239 5,630 7,878 4,622 7.3 690 10.7 5,158 8.1 588 9.5 1,065 11.9 62,897 6,301 62,902 6,125 8,746 58,730 5,626 57,990 5,596 7,722 4,167 6.6 675 10.7 4,912 7.8 529 8.6 1,024 11.7 May 2011 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 4,724,895 4,271,697 453,198 9.6 9,541 2,949 4,462 1,523 18,050 8,499 2,563 4,034 1,383 15,510 1,042 10.9 386 13.1 428 9.6 140 9.2 2,540 14.1 10,205 34,445 48,607 6,754 7,797 9,502 31,299 43,936 5,886 6,887 703 6.9 3,146 9.1 4,671 9.6 868 12.9 910 11.7 73,153 5,158 7,763 7,348 15,584 65,365 4,428 6,848 6,768 14,365 7,788 10.6 730 14.2 915 11.8 580 7.9 1,219 7.8 32,187 9,628 10,106 2,252 20,312 29,135 8,571 8,949 2,023 18,386 3,052 9.5 1,057 11.0 1,157 11.4 229 10.2 1,926 9.5 4,485 52,360 34,234 4,482 133,702 4,060 46,720 31,448 3,965 122,183 425 9.5 5,640 10.8 2,786 8.1 517 11.5 11,519 8.6 2,068 10,360 112,489 64,897 1,410 1,715 9,246 103,552 60,164 1,294 353 17.1 1,114 10.8 8,937 7.9 4,733 7.3 116 8.2 129,676 2,691 372,346 15,152 19,694 114,282 2,403 339,182 12,930 17,782 15,394 11.9 288 10.7 33,164 8.9 2,222 14.7 1,912 9.7 64,074 6,513 62,558 6,107 9,106 59,549 5,700 57,281 5,488 7,891 4,525 7.1 813 12.5 5,277 8.4 619 10.1 1,215 13.3 16 Georgia Labor Force Estimates by County (not seasonally adjusted) Dade Dawson Decatur DeKalb Dodge Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older May 2012 April 2012 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 8,220 7,573 647 7.9 11,417 10,550 867 7.6 10,641 9,384 1,257 11.8 366,979 334,075 32,904 9.0 8,933 7,996 937 10.5 8,232 7,610 622 7.6 11,295 10,505 790 7.0 10,382 9,183 1,199 11.5 365,095 332,648 32,447 8.9 8,760 7,867 893 10.2 Dooly Dougherty Douglas Early Echols 4,456 42,747 68,622 5,429 1,996 3,872 38,236 62,405 4,961 1,866 584 13.1 4,511 10.6 6,217 9.1 468 8.6 130 6.5 4,287 41,504 68,100 5,253 1,983 3,728 37,165 62,139 4,820 1,858 559 13.0 4,339 10.5 5,961 8.8 433 8.2 125 6.3 Effingham Elbert Emanuel Evans Fannin 27,174 9,013 10,277 4,937 10,752 24,996 7,991 9,191 4,522 9,761 2,178 8.0 1,022 11.3 1,086 10.6 415 8.4 991 9.2 27,056 8,910 10,060 4,821 10,621 25,006 7,891 9,007 4,409 9,646 2,050 7.6 1,019 11.4 1,053 10.5 412 8.5 975 9.2 Fayette Floyd Forsyth Franklin Fulton 53,255 49,085 4,170 7.8 47,279 42,425 4,854 10.3 91,558 85,463 6,095 6.7 10,365 9,302 1,063 10.3 452,844 409,918 42,926 9.5 52,947 48,876 4,071 7.7 46,920 42,193 4,727 10.1 91,074 85,098 5,976 6.6 10,095 9,072 1,023 10.1 449,466 408,167 41,299 9.2 Gilmer Glascock Glynn Gordon Grady 12,306 1,134 37,446 25,011 12,026 11,060 1,018 33,942 22,453 11,137 1,246 10.1 116 10.2 3,504 9.4 2,558 10.2 889 7.4 12,134 1,125 36,671 24,752 11,662 10,906 1,007 33,241 22,218 10,821 1,228 10.1 118 10.5 3,430 9.4 2,534 10.2 841 7.2 Greene Gwinnett Habersham Hall Hancock 7,106 6,439 667 9.4 431,522 398,282 33,240 7.7 20,005 18,370 1,635 8.2 95,149 88,571 6,578 6.9 2,821 2,371 450 16.0 6,897 6,271 626 9.1 429,053 396,580 32,473 7.6 19,615 18,006 1,609 8.2 92,997 86,619 6,378 6.9 2,801 2,379 422 15.1 Haralson Harris Hart Heard Henry 12,913 17,351 10,275 5,073 105,540 11,672 16,258 9,187 4,594 96,460 1,241 9.6 1,093 6.3 1,088 10.6 479 9.4 9,080 8.6 12,819 17,122 10,051 5,077 104,943 11,622 16,060 8,994 4,574 96,048 1,197 9.3 1,062 6.2 1,057 10.5 503 9.9 8,895 8.5 Houston Irwin Jackson Jasper Jeff Davis 70,689 3,476 27,728 6,580 5,558 65,445 3,097 25,361 5,919 4,824 5,244 7.4 379 10.9 2,367 8.5 661 10.0 734 13.2 70,403 3,391 27,305 6,556 5,344 65,349 3,013 25,008 5,894 4,653 5,054 7.2 378 11.1 2,297 8.4 662 10.1 691 12.9 May 2011 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 8,218 11,380 10,863 365,047 8,838 7,477 10,376 9,443 328,580 7,719 741 9.0 1,004 8.8 1,420 13.1 36,467 10.0 1,119 12.7 4,462 42,455 68,195 5,275 1,957 3,809 37,735 61,379 4,783 1,819 653 14.6 4,720 11.1 6,816 10.0 492 9.3 138 7.1 27,613 9,386 10,141 4,843 10,758 25,317 8,064 9,014 4,431 9,668 2,296 8.3 1,322 14.1 1,127 11.1 412 8.5 1,090 10.1 52,278 48,041 90,376 10,188 449,356 48,278 42,936 84,058 9,079 403,176 4,000 7.7 5,105 10.6 6,318 7.0 1,109 10.9 46,180 10.3 12,826 1,138 36,889 25,461 11,757 11,434 1,013 33,193 22,619 10,785 1,392 10.9 125 11.0 3,696 10.0 2,842 11.2 972 8.3 7,273 427,590 19,366 89,467 2,910 6,533 391,731 17,591 82,497 2,380 740 10.2 35,859 8.4 1,775 9.2 6,970 7.8 530 18.2 12,849 16,990 10,350 5,043 104,522 11,480 15,873 9,214 4,518 94,873 1,369 10.7 1,117 6.6 1,136 11.0 525 10.4 9,649 9.2 70,671 3,565 27,133 6,439 5,472 65,043 3,116 24,549 5,822 4,698 5,628 8.0 449 12.6 2,584 9.5 617 9.6 774 14.1 17 Georgia Labor Force Estimates by County (not seasonally adjusted) Jefferson Jenkins Johnson Jones Lamar Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older May 2012 April 2012 Labor Force 6,915 2,443 3,480 14,749 8,567 Employment Unemployment Number Rate 6,058 1,998 3,082 13,512 7,716 857 12.4 445 18.2 398 11.4 1,237 8.4 851 9.9 Labor Force 6,789 2,368 3,462 14,637 8,498 Employment Unemployment Number Rate 5,958 1,922 3,051 13,431 7,683 831 12.2 446 18.8 411 11.9 1,206 8.2 815 9.6 Lanier Laurens Lee Liberty Lincoln 4,606 20,648 15,338 25,781 3,742 4,293 18,205 14,236 23,335 3,375 313 6.8 2,443 11.8 1,102 7.2 2,446 9.5 367 9.8 4,575 20,325 14,912 25,517 3,667 4,273 18,023 13,837 23,159 3,312 302 6.6 2,302 11.3 1,075 7.2 2,358 9.2 355 9.7 Long Lowndes Lumpkin McDuffie McIntosh 7,570 52,606 13,141 9,993 5,890 7,067 48,089 11,937 8,973 5,285 503 6.6 4,517 8.6 1,204 9.2 1,020 10.2 605 10.3 7,489 52,147 12,844 9,905 5,765 7,014 47,859 11,721 9,027 5,176 475 6.3 4,288 8.2 1,123 8.7 878 8.9 589 10.2 Macon Madison Marion Meriwether Miller 5,027 16,185 4,051 9,173 3,542 4,319 15,126 3,754 8,271 3,325 708 14.1 1,059 6.5 297 7.3 902 9.8 217 6.1 4,865 16,018 4,009 9,092 3,449 4,167 14,936 3,708 8,235 3,243 698 14.3 1,082 6.8 301 7.5 857 9.4 206 6.0 Mitchell Monroe Montgomery Morgan Murray 9,995 14,066 4,731 9,303 16,793 9,107 13,020 4,294 8,583 14,708 888 8.9 1,046 7.4 437 9.2 720 7.7 2,085 12.4 9,628 13,933 4,547 9,127 16,784 8,772 12,941 4,145 8,412 14,673 856 8.9 992 7.1 402 8.8 715 7.8 2,111 12.6 Muscogee Newton Oconee Oglethorpe Paulding 86,208 78,500 7,708 8.9 48,201 43,471 4,730 9.8 19,133 18,085 1,048 5.5 8,366 7,839 527 6.3 72,909 66,877 6,032 8.3 84,828 77,543 7,285 8.6 48,017 43,285 4,732 9.9 18,902 17,858 1,044 5.5 8,258 7,741 517 6.3 72,322 66,591 5,731 7.9 Peach Pickens Pierce Pike Polk 12,468 14,486 8,509 8,308 20,273 11,108 13,361 7,698 7,626 18,454 1,360 10.9 1,125 7.8 811 9.5 682 8.2 1,819 9.0 12,380 14,452 8,286 8,283 20,056 11,094 13,304 7,522 7,593 18,257 1,286 10.4 1,148 7.9 764 9.2 690 8.3 1,799 9.0 Pulaski Putnam Quitman Rabun Randolph 4,412 8,983 925 6,547 2,834 4,015 8,064 829 5,797 2,459 397 9.0 919 10.2 96 10.4 750 11.5 375 13.2 4,305 8,981 908 6,495 2,702 3,922 8,012 812 5,678 2,353 383 8.9 969 10.8 96 10.6 817 12.6 349 12.9 May 2011 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 6,824 2,440 3,640 14,429 8,563 5,904 2,003 3,132 13,171 7,589 920 13.5 437 17.9 508 14.0 1,258 8.7 974 11.4 4,516 21,274 15,234 25,855 3,708 4,185 18,503 14,049 23,464 3,334 331 7.3 2,771 13.0 1,185 7.8 2,391 9.2 374 10.1 7,628 51,627 12,768 10,236 5,764 7,106 46,876 11,421 9,153 5,169 522 6.8 4,751 9.2 1,347 10.5 1,083 10.6 595 10.3 5,035 15,747 3,998 9,178 3,424 4,297 14,536 3,665 8,135 3,190 738 14.7 1,211 7.7 333 8.3 1,043 11.4 234 6.8 9,566 13,776 4,602 9,052 17,782 8,647 12,691 4,109 8,260 15,672 919 9.6 1,085 7.9 493 10.7 792 8.7 2,110 11.9 84,243 48,172 18,434 8,115 72,521 76,638 42,756 17,380 7,534 65,777 7,605 9.0 5,416 11.2 1,054 5.7 581 7.2 6,744 9.3 12,307 14,633 8,426 8,256 20,366 10,888 13,142 7,570 7,500 18,281 1,419 11.5 1,491 10.2 856 10.2 756 9.2 2,085 10.2 4,369 9,230 951 6,645 2,783 3,893 8,231 833 5,868 2,434 476 10.9 999 10.8 118 12.4 777 11.7 349 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 May 2012 April 2012 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 86,456 41,969 1,937 6,981 3,789 77,245 37,806 1,704 6,190 3,448 9,211 10.7 4,163 9.9 233 12.0 791 11.3 341 9.0 86,076 41,750 1,905 6,867 3,662 77,707 37,645 1,677 6,086 3,332 8,369 9.7 4,105 9.8 228 12.0 781 11.4 330 9.0 28,953 13,000 2,263 12,997 3,183 25,821 11,821 2,018 11,344 2,902 3,132 10.8 1,179 9.1 245 10.8 1,653 12.7 281 8.8 28,874 12,834 2,205 12,755 3,144 25,710 11,683 1,962 11,159 2,872 3,164 11.0 1,151 9.0 243 11.0 1,596 12.5 272 8.7 713 9,971 3,505 4,758 4,131 636 9,052 3,073 4,114 3,690 77 10.8 919 9.2 432 12.3 644 13.5 441 10.7 707 9,449 3,399 4,725 4,013 619 8,556 3,004 4,102 3,586 88 12.4 893 9.5 395 11.6 623 13.2 427 10.6 21,546 18,476 13,950 5,749 3,005 19,805 16,613 12,564 5,293 2,613 1,741 8.1 1,863 10.1 1,386 9.9 456 7.9 392 13.0 21,221 17,871 13,513 5,749 2,926 19,545 16,060 12,131 5,301 2,550 1,676 7.9 1,811 10.1 1,382 10.2 448 7.8 376 12.9 33,770 4,121 4,136 11,006 11,623 30,496 3,710 3,688 10,170 10,369 3,274 9.7 411 10.0 448 10.8 836 7.6 1,254 10.8 33,409 3,962 4,084 10,764 11,506 30,203 3,568 3,665 9,953 10,300 3,206 9.6 394 9.9 419 10.3 811 7.5 1,206 10.5 32,966 40,867 14,487 2,465 7,737 30,549 37,496 13,013 2,078 6,892 2,417 7.3 3,371 8.2 1,474 10.2 387 15.7 845 10.9 33,199 40,603 14,159 2,408 7,628 30,698 37,336 12,717 2,036 6,805 2,501 7.5 3,267 8.0 1,442 10.2 372 15.4 823 10.8 11,943 1,257 3,030 12,904 41,619 10,568 1,159 2,750 11,804 37,017 1,375 11.5 98 7.8 280 9.2 1,100 8.5 4,602 11.1 11,783 1,218 2,912 12,544 41,449 10,453 1,117 2,653 11,456 36,928 1,330 11.3 101 8.3 259 8.9 1,088 8.7 4,521 10.9 3,122 4,309 4,370 10,479 2,762 3,818 3,959 9,579 360 11.5 491 11.4 411 9.4 900 8.6 2,985 4,186 4,304 10,148 2,647 3,741 3,920 9,310 338 11.3 445 10.6 384 8.9 838 8.3 May 2011 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 87,693 41,591 1,875 7,017 3,802 78,791 37,184 1,686 6,160 3,422 8,902 10.2 4,407 10.6 189 10.1 857 12.2 380 10.0 28,899 13,305 2,221 12,895 3,081 25,396 12,024 1,978 11,222 2,828 3,503 12.1 1,281 9.6 243 10.9 1,673 13.0 253 8.2 736 9,319 3,455 4,497 4,074 645 8,417 2,983 3,732 3,641 91 12.4 902 9.7 472 13.7 765 17.0 433 10.6 21,964 18,618 13,551 5,557 2,974 20,210 16,456 12,024 5,085 2,591 1,754 8.0 2,162 11.6 1,527 11.3 472 8.5 383 12.9 33,316 4,249 4,088 10,789 11,579 29,742 3,741 3,595 9,883 10,307 3,574 10.7 508 12.0 493 12.1 906 8.4 1,272 11.0 33,082 40,773 14,397 2,494 7,661 30,162 36,879 12,797 2,104 6,597 2,920 8.8 3,894 9.6 1,600 11.1 390 15.6 1,064 13.9 12,070 1,236 2,919 12,520 44,463 10,628 1,124 2,619 11,355 39,444 1,442 11.9 112 9.1 300 10.3 1,165 9.3 5,019 11.3 3,003 4,508 4,443 10,451 2,596 3,950 3,980 9,453 407 13.6 558 12.4 463 10.4 998 9.5 19 New Developments A recently vacated Carroll County grocery store will have a new tenant around the first of July this year. Food Depot plans to open its second Carrollton supermarket in the Maple Commons Shopping Center in the previous Food Lion location. The company has purchased other Food Lion locations in Douglas County and Paulding County. The Douglasville store has already opened and the Dallas store will open in June. Each of the three locations will hire approximately 80 new employees. Also, in the same center in Carrollton a new O'Reilly Auto Parts location will open in July that will employ 12 people. An Italian packaging company is celebrating the opening of its North American headquarters in Gwinnett County this month. Cavanna Packaging USA, a subsidiary of Prato Sesia, owner of the Cavanna Packaging Group has occupied a 21,000 square foot space on Northmont Parkway in Duluth. The company has been in business for 52 years and manufactures automated packaging machines and turnkey systems for single and multi-pack wrapping of food, pharmaceutical and non-food products. Initially the location will create 12 new jobs. A carpet manufacturer has announced a sizable expansion of one of their facilities in Chattooga County. Over a five year period Mohawk Industries expects to add approximately 500 new employees to their recycling plant in Summerville. This location recycles billions of reclaimed plastic bottles and containers into polyester fibers which are used in the production of carpet. The first phase of the expansion will strictly involve the acquisition and installation of new equipment to enhance the recycling and manufacturing process since the demand for polyester carpet continues to grow. The $180 million investment in the initial phase will create 100 jobs at first and is expected to be operational in 2013. Jobs are becoming more readily available in the Technology Ridge area of Cherokee County since they have been designated an opportunity zone by the Georgia Department of Community Affairs last month. The opportunity zone designation that was created in 2004 allows local governments to provide tax incentives for economic development and revitalization of pockets of poverty. Benefits include eligibility for a $3,500 tax credit for each new job created, the use of job tax credits against 100 percent of income tax liability and withholding taxes, and the expansion of the definition of business enterprise to include businesses of any kind. A number of businesses in Canton have recently added and or are planning to add jobs. PlayNation, a company that manufactures wooden outdoor play sets for children, has recently added ten new hires. There are 51 new employees in the process of being hired by FactoryMation, a concern the manufactures industrial electronic controls and equipment. A machine shop, BEMD Company, has just added ten new people. Chart Industries has just hired 51 new employees to help them manufacture medical and industrial gas equipment. Fast growing Bizchair.com, an online furniture marketer, will add 51 new people of its own by the end of the year. Lastly, Universal Alloy, manufacturer of extruded aluminum products, has completed taking on 60 new employees. A Fulton County online financial services provider will invest $6 million in an expansion that will double its workforce and add up to 65 high paying jobs. Kabbage, which was launched in late October of 2010, serves the burgeoning market of online advance to online sellers. Their customers sell products on eBay, Amazon and Yahoo! and operate independent online stores. The company uses analytics and transaction data to measure risk and make cash advances to online sellers. Over the next two years they plan to hire 65 new employees that will include developers, UI designers, and product managers. To accommodate their growth they have added over 4,500 square feet to their offices in midtown Atlanta. A company is seizing an opportunity to diversify into vertical markets in Gwinnett County. Encompass Supply Chain Solutions, a leader in forward and reverse supply chain management and high tech repair services, has relocated its service division to Lawrenceville and brought in 60 new jobs to their Tipton Industrial Drive location. 20 Georgia Unemployment Rates by County May 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 Dooly Crisp Pulaski Wilcox Dodge Montgomery Wheeler Toombs Telfair Evans Tattnall Turner 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) 21 Georgia Unemployment Insurance Claims by County County May Average Average Initial Weekly Duration Claims Benefit Weeks County May Average Average Initial Weekly Duration Claims Benefit Weeks County May Average Average Initial Weekly Duration Claims Benefit Weeks Georgia 46,763 ...... $267 ..... 13.4 Appling 209 ...... $233 ..... 14.9 Atkinson 84 ...... $233 ....... 8.8 Bacon 79 ...... $207 ..... 11.3 Baker 14 ...... $211 ..... 12.7 Baldwin 228 ...... $214 ..... 13.6 Banks 103 ...... $226 ..... 11.4 Barrow 298 ...... $244 ..... 15.1 Bartow 467 ...... $250 ..... 12.9 Ben Hill 112 ...... $210 ..... 13.5 Berrien 155 ...... $239 ....... 8.8 Bibb 845 ...... $198 ..... 15.0 Bleckley 133 ...... $196 ..... 14.4 Brantley 101 ...... $236 ..... 14.4 Brooks 54 ...... $212 ..... 13.4 Bryan 112 ...... $254 ..... 16.0 Bulloch 287 ...... $235 ..... 12.7 Burke 173 ...... $211 ..... 12.2 Butts 158 ...... $223 ..... 14.8 Calhoun 20 ...... $212 ..... 14.1 Camden 133 ...... $220 ..... 15.8 Candler 74 ...... $208 ..... 11.9 Carroll 510 ...... $231 ..... 12.9 Catoosa 237 ...... $250 ..... 10.5 Charlton 53 ...... $224 ..... 17.0 Chatham 998 ...... $230 ..... 15.9 Chattahoochee 33 ...... $230 ..... 15.2 Chattooga 74 ...... $241 ..... 14.8 Cherokee 616 ...... $270 ..... 15.8 Clarke 451 ...... $204 ..... 15.1 Clay 18 ...... $240 ..... 13.3 Clayton 1,773 ...... $228 ..... 15.5 Clinch 42 ...... $216 ....... 9.9 Cobb 2,467 ...... $255 ..... 16.3 Coffee 372 ...... $211 ..... 10.3 Colquitt 251 ...... $197 ..... 12.7 Columbia 296 ...... $242 ..... 14.2 Cook 151 ...... $223 ..... 10.4 Coweta 458 ...... $247 ..... 12.3 Crawford 74 ...... $236 ..... 12.6 Crisp 157 ...... $177 ..... 13.3 Dade 51 ...... $218 ..... 11.5 Dawson 84 ...... $250 ..... 14.5 Decatur 172 ...... $208 ..... 12.0 DeKalb 3,196 ...... $240 ..... 15.8 Dodge 277 ...... $177 ..... 11.2 Dooly 50 ...... $202 ..... 11.7 Dougherty 605 ...... $190 ..... 14.9 Douglas 676 ...... $244 ..... 15.4 Early 63 ...... $206 ..... 15.0 Echols 15 ...... $243 ..... 11.5 Effingham 164 ...... $247 ..... 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 140 ...... $190 ..... 11.4 377 ...... $191 ..... 12.2 29 ...... $221 ..... 12.0 110 ...... $208 ..... 13.9 235 ...... $256 ..... 16.0 578 ...... $246 ..... 13.3 376 ...... $275 ..... 16.2 168 ...... $225 ..... 11.5 4,133 ...... $239 ..... 16.1 139 ...... $238 ..... 15.0 10 ...... $232 ..... 10.7 345 ...... $225 ..... 14.3 448 ...... $246 ..... 10.2 126 ...... $202 ..... 10.9 89 ...... $224 ..... 13.7 2,507 ...... $261 ..... 16.1 305 ...... $230 ....... 9.8 819 ...... $236 ..... 13.3 66 ...... $176 ..... 12.7 115 ...... $248 ..... 11.9 111 ...... $257 ..... 11.6 162 ...... $234 ..... 11.3 45 ...... $258 ..... 11.2 919 ...... $250 ..... 15.8 489 ...... $223 ..... 13.2 34 ...... $182 ..... 14.8 266 ...... $246 ..... 13.9 76 ...... $238 ..... 14.2 158 ...... $211 ..... 13.9 252 ...... $202 ..... 11.7 86 ...... $206 ..... 12.1 115 ...... $200 ..... 15.6 111 ...... $258 ..... 14.8 113 ...... $232 ..... 14.6 57 ...... $239 ..... 10.3 492 ...... $194 ..... 15.5 104 ...... $231 ..... 11.9 209 ...... $224 ..... 16.8 44 ...... $209 ..... 11.1 52 ...... $208 ..... 17.6 521 ...... $209 ..... 13.2 172 ...... $223 ..... 14.0 71 ...... $226 ..... 11.9 168 ...... $221 ..... 12.8 32 ...... $213 ..... 10.9 183 ...... $211 ..... 12.1 47 ...... $246 ..... 12.7 139 ...... $212 ..... 10.0 24 ...... $203 ..... 11.6 101 ...... $191 ..... 13.9 104 ...... $241 ..... 14.1 65 ...... $211 ..... 12.9 92 ...... $235 ..... 13.9 344 ...... $234 ..... 10.0 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. 22 Muscogee Newton Oconee Oglethorpe Paulding Peach Pickens Pierce Pike Polk Pulaski Putnam Quitman Rabun Randolph Richmond Rockdale Schley Screven Seminole Spalding Stephens Stewart Sumter Talbot Taliaferro Tattnall Taylor Telfair Terrell Thomas Tift Toombs Towns Treutlen Troup Turner Twiggs Union Upson Walker Walton Ware Warren Washington Wayne Webster Wheeler White Whitfield Wilcox Wilkes Wilkinson Worth 806 ...... $217 ..... 12.9 525 ...... $240 ..... 15.6 73 ...... $254 ..... 15.5 65 ...... $214 ..... 13.1 524 ...... $263 ..... 15.9 134 ...... $216 ..... 11.4 106 ...... $242 ..... 14.5 93 ...... $217 ..... 12.2 79 ...... $246 ..... 12.3 220 ...... $233 ..... 11.4 33 ...... $222 ..... 11.7 168 ...... $229 ..... 12.5 3 ...... $298 ..... 17.5 71 ...... $235 ..... 14.5 37 ...... $195 ..... 10.6 1,042 ...... $210 ..... 14.0 373 ...... $241 ..... 15.5 25 ...... $233 ..... 13.2 92 ...... $243 ..... 11.9 30 ...... $220 ..... 14.0 441 ...... $211 ..... 13.6 145 ...... $232 ..... 11.5 20 ...... $221 ..... 12.5 214 ...... $210 ..... 13.2 22 ...... $231 ..... 11.6 4 ...... $201 ..... 13.2 83 ...... $228 ..... 13.2 115 ...... $219 ..... 11.8 373 ...... $138 ....... 9.5 49 ...... $202 ..... 12.5 215 ...... $205 ..... 13.3 158 ...... $213 ..... 14.3 210 ...... $230 ..... 12.9 47 ...... $215 ..... 14.9 58 ...... $195 ..... 14.0 365 ...... $235 ....... 9.6 51 ...... $178 ..... 15.0 45 ...... $222 ..... 14.0 106 ...... $226 ..... 14.0 156 ...... $217 ..... 11.5 301 ...... $237 ....... 8.8 343 ...... $243 ..... 15.4 245 ...... $212 ..... 12.7 65 ...... $201 ..... 12.0 82 ...... $199 ..... 14.3 163 ...... $223 ..... 14.2 12 ...... $201 ....... 9.0 87 ...... $179 ..... 11.5 124 ...... $228 ..... 13.3 820 ...... $248 ....... 8.6 73 ...... $204 ..... 12.2 144 ...... $162 ..... 10.9 55 ...... $231 ..... 13.2 109 ...... $210 ..... 13.6 Mark Butler, Commissioner 148 Andrew Young International Boulevard, N.E. 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