February 2013 Data February 2013 Employment Situation Georgia payroll employment increased in February as the state added 19,300 jobs over the month. With the exception of losses in Trade, Transportation, and Utilities, all major sectors added jobs in February. Employment in Professional and Business Services increased by 7,500 in February; the sector has added jobs for eight out of the past twelve months. Education and Health Services added 4,300 jobs over the month, with employment in Educational Services increasing by 2,300 and Health Care and Social Assistance increasing by 2,000. Information employment was up in February, after losing 1,700 jobs in January. After two months of losses, employment in Government increased by 4,200 over the month, with Federal, State, and Local Government sectors adding jobs. Other Services added 2,000 jobs in February after three months of negative job growth, with repair, personal services, and religious/civic organizations all seeing employment gains. Leisure and Hospitality employment increased by 1,000 over the month, with Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation and Accommodation and Food Services adding 500 jobs each. Losses in Specialty Trade Contractors were offset by gains in other Construction sectors, with 300 net jobs added in February. Manufacturing employment was up 300 over the month as Durable Goods job gains were countered by NonDurable Goods job losses. Financial Activities added 300 jobs in February and has seen positive growth for ten out of the past twelve months. Over the year, Professional and Business Services, Leisure and Hospitality, Education and Health Services, Trade, Transportation, and Utilities, and Information combined added 79,000 jobs. Manufacturing and Financial Activities also saw employment growth. Employment in Government, Construction, Natural Resources and Mining, and Other Services declined from February 2012. Georgia's unemployment rate (seasonally adjusted) declined to 8.6 percent in February from its revised January rate of 8.7 percent. Over the year, the unemployment rate dropped from 9.2 percent in February 2012. Volume XXXIX, Number 2 Georgia Employment (In Millions) 3.898 3.922 3.958 3.975 3.958 3.930 3.963 3.953 3.993 4.004 4.004 3.956 3.976 Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb 2012 2013 Georgia Unemployment Rate (Seasonally Adjusted) 9.2% 9.1% 9.1% 9.1% 9.1% 9.1% 9.0% 8.9% 8.8% 8.7% 8.7% 8.7% 8.6% Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul 2012 Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb 2013 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 FEB 2013 JAN 2013 FEB 2012 from JAN 2013 Net % from FEB 2012 Net % Total Nonfarm 3,975.7 3,956.4 3,898.3 19.3 0.5 77.4 2.0 Total Private 3,295.2 3,280.1 3,209.7 15.1 0.5 85.5 2.7 Goods Producing 502.3 501.7 499.0 0.6 0.1 3.3 0.7 Service-Providing 3,473.4 3,454.7 3,399.3 18.7 0.5 74.1 2.2 Private Service-Providing 2,792.9 2,778.4 2,710.7 14.5 0.5 82.2 3.0 Mining and Logging 8.4 8.4 8.7 0.0 0.0 -0.3 -3.5 Construction 138.3 138.0 139.3 0.3 0.2 -1.0 -0.7 Construction of Buildings 30.3 30.1 30.1 0.2 0.7 0.2 0.7 Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction 20.4 19.8 20.2 0.6 3.0 0.2 1.0 Specialty Trade Contractors 87.6 88.1 89.0 -0.5 -0.6 -1.4 -1.6 Manufacturing 355.6 355.3 351.0 0.3 0.1 4.6 1.3 Durable Goods 168.3 167.3 164.2 1.0 0.6 4.1 2.5 Computer, Electrical Equip and Appliance Mfg 21.6 21.6 22.0 0.0 0.0 -0.4 -1.8 Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 44.6 44.5 43.0 0.1 0.2 1.6 3.7 Non-Durable Goods 187.3 188.0 186.8 -0.7 -0.4 0.5 0.3 Food Manufacturing 62.7 63.0 61.9 -0.3 -0.5 0.8 1.3 Textile Mills 18.3 18.4 18.7 -0.1 -0.5 -0.4 -2.1 Textile Product Mills 26.4 26.6 26.8 -0.2 -0.8 -0.4 -1.5 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 831.3 836.1 820.4 -4.8 -0.6 10.9 1.3 Wholesale Trade 201.6 200.7 199.3 0.9 0.5 2.3 1.2 Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods 96.1 95.1 98.0 1.0 1.1 -1.9 -1.9 Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods 61.3 61.2 58.4 0.1 0.2 2.9 5.0 Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers 44.2 44.4 42.9 -0.2 -0.5 1.3 3.0 Retail Trade 442.0 445.3 436.4 -3.3 -0.7 5.6 1.3 Food and Beverage Stores 82.9 83.5 82.3 -0.6 -0.7 0.6 0.7 General Merchandise Stores 100.2 103.0 101.1 -2.8 -2.7 -0.9 -0.9 Miscellaneous Store Retailers 19.9 20.1 20.0 -0.2 -1.0 -0.1 -0.5 Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 187.7 190.1 184.7 -2.4 -1.3 3.0 1.6 Utilities 19.7 19.7 19.9 0.0 0.0 -0.2 -1.0 Transportation and Warehousing 168.0 170.4 164.8 -2.4 -1.4 3.2 1.9 Air Transportation 39.4 39.3 39.4 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 Truck Transportation 45.2 45.8 44.0 -0.6 -1.3 1.2 2.7 Couriers and Messengers 18.4 19.9 18.5 -1.5 -7.5 -0.1 -0.5 Warehousing and Storage 28.2 28.2 27.5 0.0 0.0 0.7 2.6 Information 106.1 101.9 99.3 4.2 4.1 6.8 6.9 Telecommunications 48.1 48.3 46.4 -0.2 -0.4 1.7 3.7 Wired Telecommunications Carriers 29.4 29.5 28.6 -0.1 -0.3 0.8 2.8 Wireless Telecommunications Carriers 12.0 12.1 11.2 -0.1 -0.8 0.8 7.1 Internet Service Providers, Search Portals, and DP 5.7 5.6 6.1 0.1 1.8 -0.4 -6.6 Financial Activities 229.0 228.7 225.5 0.3 0.1 3.5 1.6 Finance and Insurance 172.4 172.1 169.0 0.3 0.2 3.4 2.0 Insurance Carriers and Related Activities 81.4 81.0 78.3 0.4 0.5 3.1 4.0 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 56.6 56.6 56.5 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 Professional and Business Services 573.7 566.2 547.0 7.5 1.3 26.7 4.9 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 238.9 235.1 232.1 3.8 1.6 6.8 2.9 Accounting, Tax Prep, and Bookkeeping Services 43.5 41.9 41.7 1.6 3.8 1.8 4.3 Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services 37.1 36.0 36.2 1.1 3.1 0.9 2.5 Computer Systems Design and Related Services 56.9 56.8 54.9 0.1 0.2 2.0 3.6 Management and Technical Consulting Services 33.0 32.7 32.1 0.3 0.9 0.9 2.8 Management of Companies and Enterprises 57.8 58.0 56.2 -0.2 -0.3 1.6 2.9 Admin and Support, Waste Mngmnt and Remediation 277.0 273.1 258.7 3.9 1.4 18.3 7.1 Employment Services 134.2 129.3 119.4 4.9 3.8 14.8 12.4 Education and Health Services 506.6 502.3 490.9 4.3 0.9 15.7 3.2 Educational Services 70.4 68.1 69.1 2.3 3.4 1.3 1.9 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 33.4 31.9 32.5 1.5 4.7 0.9 2.8 Health Care and Social Assistance 436.2 434.2 421.8 2.0 0.5 14.4 3.4 Ambulatory Health Care Services 172.1 171.5 161.6 0.6 0.4 10.5 6.5 Hospitals 146.7 146.5 143.7 0.2 0.1 3.0 2.1 Nursing and Residential Care Facilities 57.9 57.6 57.2 0.3 0.5 0.7 1.2 Social Assistance 59.5 58.6 59.3 0.9 1.5 0.2 0.3 Leisure and Hospitality 395.0 394.0 376.1 1.0 0.3 18.9 5.0 Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 38.6 38.1 35.9 0.5 1.3 2.7 7.5 Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries 27.5 27.1 25.8 0.4 1.5 1.7 6.6 Accommodation and Food Services 356.4 355.9 340.2 0.5 0.1 16.2 4.8 Accommodation 39.4 39.7 38.0 -0.3 -0.8 1.4 3.7 Food Services and Drinking Places 317.0 316.2 302.2 0.8 0.3 14.8 4.9 Other Services 151.2 149.2 151.5 2.0 1.3 -0.3 -0.2 Repair and Maintenance 33.5 32.6 33.6 0.9 2.8 -0.1 -0.3 Personal and Laundry Services 32.1 31.6 33.0 0.5 1.6 -0.9 -2.7 Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar 85.6 85.0 84.9 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.8 Government 680.5 676.3 688.6 4.2 0.6 -8.1 -1.2 Federal Government 101.3 101.1 103.0 0.2 0.2 -1.7 -1.7 Department of Defense 40.9 41.0 42.3 -0.1 -0.2 -1.4 -3.3 State Government 175.0 172.5 177.0 2.5 1.5 -2.0 -1.1 State Government Educational Services 101.8 98.6 101.5 3.2 3.3 0.3 0.3 Local Government 404.2 402.7 408.6 1.5 0.4 -4.4 -1.1 Local Government Educational Services 247.0 245.7 251.3 1.3 0.5 -4.3 -1.7 Note: These not seasonally adjusted 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 2012 benchmark. 2 Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research ATLANTA MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s) Preliminary FEB 2013 Revised JAN 2013 Revised FEB 2012 Change in Jobs from JAN 2013 Net % Change in Jobs from FEB 2012 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 2,369.0 2,049.6 236.0 2,133.0 1,813.6 1.1 88.3 17.6 56.5 146.6 73.9 14.7 72.7 24.7 531.2 145.9 71.5 40.5 33.9 256.9 50.8 54.1 13.1 128.4 10.2 118.2 38.8 26.8 14.4 85.3 39.9 24.4 10.3 5.3 155.9 114.9 55.5 41.0 424.1 189.7 30.0 25.5 48.8 29.5 44.9 189.5 91.9 289.8 48.4 241.4 96.3 81.4 37.5 233.7 26.6 207.1 21.4 185.7 93.6 19.3 22.8 319.4 45.5 71.9 202.0 2,362.6 2,044.7 236.0 2,126.6 1,808.7 1.1 87.6 17.5 56.3 147.3 74.2 14.7 73.1 24.7 535.6 146.8 71.1 40.7 35.0 258.7 51.2 55.7 13.2 130.1 10.3 119.8 38.6 27.0 15.3 85.0 39.9 24.5 10.3 5.2 155.9 114.5 55.1 41.4 419.1 186.8 29.2 24.9 49.0 29.0 45.1 187.2 89.7 287.3 47.0 240.3 96.6 81.2 37.0 233.4 26.3 207.1 21.5 185.6 92.4 19.1 22.6 317.9 45.2 71.0 201.7 2,311.2 1,987.8 233.9 2,077.3 1,753.9 1.2 86.2 17.8 56.1 146.5 74.1 14.9 72.4 24.4 520.0 146.0 73.2 39.0 33.8 248.5 49.9 54.3 13.2 125.5 10.3 115.2 38.8 26.7 14.5 81.4 38.3 24.2 9.8 5.7 152.7 112.3 51.9 40.4 405.1 182.8 29.1 25.5 47.7 28.6 43.8 178.5 83.3 280.7 48.9 231.8 90.7 78.7 37.4 222.8 24.0 198.8 21.3 177.5 91.2 19.4 22.6 323.4 45.6 72.5 205.3 6.4 0.3 4.9 0.2 0.0 0.0 6.4 0.3 4.9 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.8 0.1 0.6 0.2 0.4 -0.7 -0.5 -0.3 -0.4 0.0 0.0 -0.4 -0.6 0.0 0.0 -4.4 -0.8 -0.9 -0.6 0.4 0.6 -0.2 -0.5 -1.1 -3.1 -1.8 -0.7 -0.4 -0.8 -1.6 -2.9 -0.1 -0.8 -1.7 -1.3 -0.1 -1.0 -1.6 -1.3 0.2 0.5 -0.2 -0.7 -0.9 -5.9 0.3 0.4 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.4 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.9 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.7 -0.4 -1.0 5.0 1.2 2.9 1.6 0.8 2.7 0.6 2.4 -0.2 -0.4 0.5 1.7 -0.2 -0.4 2.3 1.2 2.2 2.5 2.5 0.9 1.4 3.0 1.1 0.5 -0.3 -0.3 0.2 0.3 0.5 1.4 0.3 0.1 0.3 1.1 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.5 0.1 0.1 1.2 1.3 0.2 1.1 0.2 0.9 1.5 0.5 0.3 0.7 0.9 1.3 0.3 0.2 57.8 2.5 61.8 3.1 2.1 0.9 55.7 2.7 59.7 3.4 -0.1 -8.3 2.1 2.4 -0.2 -1.1 0.4 0.7 0.1 0.1 -0.2 -0.3 -0.2 -1.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 1.2 11.2 2.2 -0.1 -0.1 -1.7 -2.3 1.5 3.9 0.1 0.3 8.4 3.4 0.9 1.8 -0.2 -0.4 -0.1 -0.8 2.9 2.3 -0.1 -1.0 3.0 2.6 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.4 -0.1 -0.7 3.9 4.8 1.6 4.2 0.2 0.8 0.5 5.1 -0.4 -7.0 3.2 2.1 2.6 2.3 3.6 6.9 0.6 1.5 19.0 4.7 6.9 3.8 0.9 3.1 0.0 0.0 1.1 2.3 0.9 3.2 1.1 2.5 11.0 6.2 8.6 10.3 9.1 3.2 -0.5 -1.0 9.6 4.1 5.6 6.2 2.7 3.4 0.1 0.3 10.9 4.9 2.6 10.8 8.3 4.2 0.1 0.5 8.2 4.6 2.4 2.6 -0.1 -0.5 0.2 0.9 -4.0 -1.2 -0.1 -0.2 -0.6 -0.8 -3.3 -1.6 Note: These not seasonally adjusted 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 2012 benchmark. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research 3 ALBANY MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s) Preliminary Revised Revised FEB 2013 JAN 2013 FEB 2012 Change in Jobs from JAN 2013 Net % Change in Jobs from FEB 2012 Net % Total Nonfarm Total Private 60.8 60.7 60.8 47.3 47.3 47.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.6 Goods Producing 6.5 6.5 6.6 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -1.5 Service-Providing Private Service-Providing 54.3 54.2 54.2 40.8 40.8 40.4 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.4 1.0 Manufacturing 4.3 4.3 4.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities Retail Trade 12.4 12.2 12.4 7.4 7.4 7.6 0.2 1.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.2 -2.6 Government 13.5 13.4 13.8 0.1 0.8 -0.3 -2.2 Federal Government State Government 3.1 3.1 3.2 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -3.1 3.2 3.0 3.2 0.2 6.7 0.0 0.0 Local Government 7.2 7.3 7.4 -0.1 -1.4 -0.2 -2.7 Note: These not seasonally adjusted 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 2012 benchmark. ATHENS - CLARKE MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s) Preliminary Revised Revised FEB 2013 JAN 2013 FEB 2012 Change in Jobs from JAN 2013 Net % Change in Jobs from FEB 2012 Net % Total Nonfarm 88.2 87.5 86.9 0.7 0.8 1.3 1.5 Total Private 57.3 56.9 56.1 0.4 0.7 1.2 2.1 Goods Producing 9.4 9.4 9.1 0.0 0.0 0.3 3.3 Service-Providing 78.8 78.1 77.8 0.7 0.9 1.0 1.3 Private Service-Providing 47.9 47.5 47.0 0.4 0.8 0.9 1.9 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 13.0 13.1 12.8 -0.1 -0.8 0.2 1.6 Retail Trade 9.1 9.2 9.1 -0.1 -1.1 0.0 0.0 Professional and Business Services 7.0 6.9 6.5 0.1 1.5 0.5 7.7 Leisure and Hospitality 8.6 8.6 8.2 0.0 0.0 0.4 4.9 Government 30.9 30.6 30.8 0.3 1.0 0.1 0.3 Federal Government 1.3 1.3 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 State Government 21.7 21.5 21.5 0.2 0.9 0.2 0.9 Local Government 7.9 7.8 8.0 0.1 1.3 -0.1 -1.3 Note: These not seasonally adjusted 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 2012 benchmark. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research 4 AUGUSTA-RICHMOND MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s) Preliminary Revised Revised FEB 2013 JAN 2013 FEB 2012 Change in Jobs from JAN 2013 Net % Change in Jobs from FEB 2012 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 213.8 167.5 30.6 183.2 136.9 10.7 19.9 36.4 4.6 24.6 7.2 2.6 7.7 30.5 30.3 21.5 7.9 46.3 9.2 16.2 20.9 213.2 166.9 30.5 182.7 136.4 10.7 19.8 36.7 4.6 24.8 7.3 2.6 7.7 30.2 30.0 21.3 7.9 46.3 9.2 16.2 20.9 212.5 165.4 30.6 181.9 134.8 10.8 19.8 35.8 4.8 23.9 7.1 2.5 7.6 30.0 29.8 21.2 7.9 47.1 9.1 16.5 21.5 0.6 0.3 0.6 0.4 0.1 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.5 -0.3 -0.8 0.0 0.0 -0.2 -0.8 -0.1 -1.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.0 0.3 1.0 0.2 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.3 0.6 2.1 1.3 0.0 0.0 1.3 0.7 2.1 1.6 -0.1 -0.9 0.1 0.5 0.6 1.7 -0.2 -4.2 0.7 2.9 0.1 1.4 0.1 4.0 0.1 1.3 0.5 1.7 0.5 1.7 0.3 1.4 0.0 0.0 -0.8 -1.7 0.1 1.1 -0.3 -1.8 -0.6 -2.8 Note: These not seasonally adjusted 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 2012 benchmark. BRUNSWICK MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s) Preliminary Revised Revised FEB 2013 JAN 2013 FEB 2012 Change in Jobs from JAN 2013 Net % Change in Jobs from FEB 2012 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 40.1 40.0 39.5 0.1 0.3 30.0 29.9 29.4 0.1 0.3 4.9 4.9 4.5 0.0 0.0 35.2 35.1 35.0 0.1 0.3 25.1 25.0 24.9 0.1 0.4 7.9 7.9 7.8 0.0 0.0 5.2 5.3 5.4 -0.1 -1.9 10.1 10.1 10.1 0.0 0.0 1.7 1.7 1.8 0.0 0.0 1.8 1.8 1.8 0.0 0.0 6.6 6.6 6.5 0.0 0.0 0.6 1.5 0.6 2.0 0.4 8.9 0.2 0.6 0.2 0.8 0.1 1.3 -0.2 -3.7 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -5.6 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.5 Note: These not seasonally adjusted 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 2012 benchmark. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research 5 COLUMBUS MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s) Preliminary Revised Revised FEB 2013 JAN 2013 FEB 2012 Change in Jobs from JAN 2013 Net % Change in Jobs from FEB 2012 Net % Total Nonfarm 119.6 118.3 119.7 1.3 1.1 -0.1 -0.1 Total Private Goods Producing 94.5 93.6 94.6 14.8 14.7 14.9 0.9 1.0 0.1 0.7 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1 -0.7 Service-Providing 104.8 103.6 104.8 1.2 1.2 0.0 0.0 Private Service-Providing Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 79.7 78.9 79.7 19.0 18.8 18.6 0.8 1.0 0.2 1.1 0.0 0.0 0.4 2.2 Retail Trade 13.7 13.5 13.2 0.2 1.5 0.5 3.8 Information Financial Activities 1.4 1.4 1.4 13.0 13.0 12.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 2.4 Finance and Insurance 11.0 11.0 10.8 0.0 0.0 0.2 1.9 Insurance Carriers and Related Activities Professional and Business Services 4.6 4.6 4.6 12.4 12.2 12.6 0.0 0.0 0.2 1.6 0.0 0.0 -0.2 -1.6 Leisure and Hospitality 13.6 13.4 13.7 0.2 1.5 -0.1 -0.7 Government Federal Government 25.1 24.7 25.1 7.1 7.0 7.2 0.4 1.6 0.1 1.4 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -1.4 State Government 4.7 4.5 4.6 0.2 4.4 0.1 2.2 Local Government 13.3 13.2 13.3 0.1 0.8 0.0 0.0 Note: These not seasonally adjusted 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, selfemployed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2012 benchmark. DALTON MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s) Preliminary Revised Revised FEB 2013 JAN 2013 FEB 2012 Change in Jobs from JAN 2013 Net % Change in Jobs from FEB 2012 Net % Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing 62.9 62.8 63.0 0.1 0.2 55.7 55.8 56.1 -0.1 -0.2 21.8 21.8 21.8 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.2 -0.4 -0.7 0.0 0.0 Service-Providing Private Service-Providing Manufacturing 41.1 41.0 41.2 0.1 0.2 33.9 34.0 34.3 -0.1 -0.3 20.7 20.7 20.7 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.2 -0.4 -1.2 0.0 0.0 Textile Mills Textile Product Mills Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 2.1 2.1 2.0 0.0 0.0 13.9 14.2 14.4 -0.3 -2.1 15.8 15.9 15.8 -0.1 -0.6 0.1 5.0 -0.5 -3.5 0.0 0.0 Retail Trade Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities Professional and Business Services 7.4 7.4 4.3 4.3 6.1 6.1 7.4 0.0 0.0 4.3 0.0 0.0 5.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 5.2 Government Federal Government State Government 7.2 7.0 0.3 0.2 1.1 1.0 6.9 0.2 2.9 0.2 0.1 50.0 1.1 0.1 10.0 0.3 4.4 0.1 50.0 0.0 0.0 Local Government 5.8 5.8 5.6 0.0 0.0 0.2 3.6 Note: These not seasonally adjusted 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 2012 benchmark. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research 6 GAINESVILLE MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s) Preliminary Revised Revised FEB 2013 JAN 2013 FEB 2012 Change in Jobs from JAN 2013 Net % Change in Jobs from FEB 2012 Net % Total Nonfarm 74.5 73.7 73.7 0.8 1.1 0.8 1.1 Total Private 64.5 63.9 63.6 0.6 0.9 0.9 1.4 Goods Producing 19.7 19.6 19.3 0.1 0.5 0.4 2.1 Service-Providing 54.8 54.1 54.4 0.7 1.3 0.4 0.7 Private Service-Providing 44.8 44.3 44.3 0.5 1.1 0.5 1.1 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 14.7 14.7 14.1 0.0 0.0 0.6 4.3 Retail Trade 7.8 7.9 7.6 -0.1 -1.3 0.2 2.6 Government 10.0 9.8 10.1 0.2 2.0 -0.1 -1.0 Federal Government 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -20.0 State Government 2.3 2.2 2.3 0.1 4.6 0.0 0.0 Local Government 7.3 7.2 7.3 0.1 1.4 0.0 0.0 Note: These not seasonally adjusted 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 2012 benchmark. HINESVILLE - FT. STEWART MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s) Preliminary Revised Revised FEB 2013 JAN 2013 FEB 2012 Change in Jobs from JAN 2013 Net % Change in Jobs from FEB 2012 Net % Total Nonfarm 19.8 19.6 19.4 0.2 1.0 0.4 2.1 Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing 11.9 11.7 11.7 2.6 2.5 2.3 17.2 17.1 17.1 0.2 1.7 0.1 4.0 0.1 0.6 0.2 1.7 0.3 13.0 0.1 0.6 Private Service-Providing Government Federal Government 9.3 9.2 7.9 7.9 4.2 4.2 9.4 0.1 1.1 -0.1 -1.1 7.7 0.0 0.0 0.2 2.6 4.4 0.0 0.0 -0.2 -4.6 State Government Local Government 0.3 0.3 3.4 3.4 0.3 0.0 0.0 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 13.3 Note: These not seasonally adjusted 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 2012 benchmark. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research 7 MACON MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s) Preliminary Revised Revised FEB 2013 JAN 2013 FEB 2012 Change in Jobs from JAN 2013 Net % Change in Jobs from FEB 2012 Net % Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing Private Service-Providing Trade, Transportation, and Utilities Retail Trade Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities Financial Activities Professional and Business Services Education and Health Services Leisure and Hospitality Government Federal Government State Government Local Government 98.0 97.5 82.4 82.2 8.9 8.9 89.1 88.6 73.5 73.3 19.7 20.1 13.0 13.1 3.5 3.5 9.3 9.3 11.1 10.9 20.9 20.8 9.1 9.2 15.6 15.3 1.3 1.3 4.1 3.9 10.2 10.1 96.6 0.5 0.5 81.3 0.2 0.2 8.9 0.0 0.0 87.7 0.5 0.6 72.4 0.2 0.3 19.2 -0.4 -2.0 12.6 -0.1 -0.8 3.4 0.0 0.0 9.1 0.0 0.0 10.2 0.2 1.8 20.4 0.1 0.5 8.8 -0.1 -1.1 15.3 0.3 2.0 1.2 0.0 0.0 4.2 0.2 5.1 9.9 0.1 1.0 1.4 1.5 1.1 1.4 0.0 0.0 1.4 1.6 1.1 1.5 0.5 2.6 0.4 3.2 0.1 2.9 0.2 2.2 0.9 8.8 0.5 2.5 0.3 3.4 0.3 2.0 0.1 8.3 -0.1 -2.4 0.3 3.0 Note: These not seasonally adjusted 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 2012 benchmark. ROME MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s) Preliminary Revised Revised FEB 2013 JAN 2013 FEB 2012 Change in Jobs from JAN 2013 Net % Change in Jobs from FEB 2012 Net % Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing Private Service-Providing Manufacturing Trade, Transportation, and Utilities Retail Trade Education and Health Services Government Federal Government State Government Local Government 38.5 38.5 32.4 32.5 6.1 6.2 32.4 32.3 26.3 26.3 5.6 5.6 6.4 6.4 3.9 3.9 9.8 9.9 6.1 6.0 0.2 0.2 1.7 1.7 4.2 4.1 38.1 0.0 0.0 31.9 -0.1 -0.3 6.3 -0.1 -1.6 31.8 0.1 0.3 25.6 0.0 0.0 5.5 0.0 0.0 6.2 0.0 0.0 3.9 0.0 0.0 9.5 -0.1 -1.0 6.2 0.1 1.7 0.2 0.0 0.0 1.8 0.0 0.0 4.2 0.1 2.4 0.4 1.1 0.5 1.6 -0.2 -3.2 0.6 1.9 0.7 2.7 0.1 1.8 0.2 3.2 0.0 0.0 0.3 3.2 -0.1 -1.6 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -5.6 0.0 0.0 Note: These not seasonally adjusted 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 2012 benchmark. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research 8 SAVANNAH MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s) Preliminary Revised Revised FEB 2013 JAN 2013 FEB 2012 Change in Jobs from JAN 2013 Net % Change in Jobs from FEB 2012 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 157.1 133.1 21.2 135.9 111.9 5.6 15.6 34.7 5.6 18.3 10.8 1.4 6.0 17.8 23.8 21.5 6.7 24.0 3.1 6.3 14.6 155.6 132.2 21.1 134.5 111.1 5.5 15.6 34.9 5.5 18.6 10.8 1.4 6.0 17.4 23.6 21.2 6.6 23.4 3.1 5.9 14.4 153.5 129.8 20.4 133.1 109.4 5.6 14.8 33.8 5.6 17.4 10.8 1.4 5.8 17.8 23.7 20.3 6.6 23.7 3.2 6.1 14.4 1.5 1.0 0.9 0.7 0.1 0.5 1.4 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.1 1.8 0.0 0.0 -0.2 -0.6 0.1 1.8 -0.3 -1.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 2.3 0.2 0.9 0.3 1.4 0.1 1.5 0.6 2.6 0.0 0.0 0.4 6.8 0.2 1.4 3.6 2.4 3.3 2.5 0.8 3.9 2.8 2.1 2.5 2.3 0.0 0.0 0.8 5.4 0.9 2.7 0.0 0.0 0.9 5.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 3.5 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.4 1.2 5.9 0.1 1.5 0.3 1.3 -0.1 -3.1 0.2 3.3 0.2 1.4 Note: These not seasonally adjusted 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 2012 benchmark. VALDOSTA MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s) Preliminary Revised Revised FEB 2013 JAN 2013 FEB 2012 Change in Jobs from JAN 2013 Net % Change in Jobs from FEB 2012 Net % Total Nonfarm 53.8 53.5 53.0 0.3 0.6 0.8 1.5 Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing 40.2 39.9 39.3 6.6 6.6 6.3 47.2 46.9 46.7 0.3 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.6 0.9 2.3 0.3 4.8 0.5 1.1 Private Service-Providing Trade, Transportation, and Utilities Retail Trade 33.6 33.3 10.1 10.2 7.4 7.5 33.0 0.3 0.9 10.5 -0.1 -1.0 7.4 -0.1 -1.3 0.6 1.8 -0.4 -3.8 0.0 0.0 Government Federal Government State Government 13.6 13.6 13.7 1.2 1.2 1.2 4.4 4.4 4.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.7 0.0 0.0 0.1 2.3 Local Government 8.0 8.0 8.2 0.0 0.0 -0.2 -2.4 Note: These not seasonally adjusted 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 2012 benchmark. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research 9 WARNER ROBINS MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s) Preliminary Revised Revised FEB 2013 JAN 2013 FEB 2012 Change in Jobs from JAN 2013 Net % Change in Jobs from FEB 2012 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 33.9 33.8 5.9 6.0 53.3 53.1 28.0 27.8 8.1 8.2 6.5 6.5 25.3 25.3 15.8 15.9 1.0 1.0 8.5 8.4 59.6 0.1 0.2 33.7 0.1 0.3 5.9 -0.1 -1.7 53.7 0.2 0.4 27.8 0.2 0.7 7.9 -0.1 -1.2 6.2 0.0 0.0 25.9 0.0 0.0 16.6 -0.1 -0.6 1.0 0.0 0.0 8.3 0.1 1.2 -0.4 -0.7 0.2 0.6 0.0 0.0 -0.4 -0.7 0.2 0.7 0.2 2.5 0.3 4.8 -0.6 -2.3 -0.8 -4.8 0.0 0.0 0.2 2.4 Note: These not seasonally adjusted 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 2012 benchmark. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research 10 Georgia Statewide Hours and Earnings All Employee Average Weekly Earnings Preliminary FEB 2013 Revised JAN 2013 Revised FEB 2012 Total Private ........................................................................................... $782.46 ........................ $772.91 ................... $751.33 Goods Producing .............................................................................. $889.60 ........................ $883.14 ................... $858.92 Private Service Providing ................................................................... $763.64 ........................ $753.40 ................... $730.55 Construction .................................................................................... $873.24 ........................ $878.58 ................... $846.62 Manufacturing .................................................................................. $902.69 ........................ $889.92 ................... $864.80 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities ................................................. $711.39 ........................ $698.03 ................... $697.65 Financial Activities ........................................................................ $1,063.97 ..................... $1,051.74 ................... $914.03 Professional and Business Services ............................................. $958.50 ........................ $942.39 ................... $952.78 Educational and Health Services .................................................... $787.53 ........................ $805.23 ................... $767.43 Leisure and Hospitality ................................................................... $317.81 ........................ $311.30 ................... $327.54 Other Services ................................................................................. $561.46 ........................ $543.91 ................... $548.13 Average Weekly Hours Preliminary FEB 2013 Revised JAN 2013 Revised FEB 2012 Total Private .................................................................................................. 34.9 .............................. 34.8 ......................... 34.8 Goods Producing .....................................................................................40.0 .............................. 40.4 ......................... 39.4 Private Service Providing .......................................................................... 34.0 .............................. 33.8 ......................... 33.9 Construction ...........................................................................................38.0 .............................. 39.1 ......................... 38.5 Manufacturing ......................................................................................... 41.2 .............................. 41.2 ......................... 40.0 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities .......................................................34.5 .............................. 34.1 ......................... 34.9 Financial Activities ..................................................................................36.4 .............................. 36.8 ......................... 36.3 Professional and Business Services ....................................................37.5 .............................. 37.0 ......................... 36.2 Educational and Health Services ........................................................... 34.3 .............................. 34.5 ......................... 34.6 Leisure and Hospitality .......................................................................... 26.2 .............................. 25.6 ......................... 26.5 Other Services ........................................................................................30.3 .............................. 30.1 ......................... 30.3 Average Hourly Earnings Preliminary FEB 2013 Revised JAN 2013 Revised FEB 2012 Total Private ............................................................................................. $22.42 .......................... $22.21 ..................... $21.59 Goods Producing ................................................................................ $22.24 .......................... $21.86 ..................... $21.80 Private Service Providing ..................................................................... $22.46 .......................... $22.29 ..................... $21.55 Construction ...................................................................................... $22.98 .......................... $22.47 ..................... $21.99 Manufacturing .................................................................................... $21.91 .......................... $21.60 ..................... $21.62 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities .................................................. $20.62 .......................... $20.47 ..................... $19.99 Financial Activities ............................................................................. $29.23 .......................... $28.58 ..................... $25.18 Professional and Business Services ............................................... $25.56 .......................... $25.47 ..................... $26.32 Educational and Health Services ...................................................... $22.96 .......................... $23.34 ..................... $22.18 Leisure and Hospitality ..................................................................... $12.13 .......................... $12.16 ..................... $12.36 Other Services ................................................................................... $18.53 .......................... $18.07 ..................... $18.09 Read more about the hours and earnings series at http://www.bls.gov/sae/home.htm Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research 11 Georgia MSA Hours and Earnings All Employee Total Private Average Weekly Earnings Preliminary FEB 2013 Revised JAN 2013 Revised FEB 2012 Albany MSA ............................................................................................ $515.64 ........................ $528.05 ................... $576.88 Athens-Clarke County MSA ................................................................... $626.52 ........................ $642.32 ................... $663.08 Atlanta MSA ............................................................................................ $860.85 ........................ $851.58 ................... $835.86 Augusta-Richmond County MSA ........................................................... $800.25 ........................ $767.83 ................... $769.56 Brunswick MSA ...................................................................................... $563.31 ........................ $501.92 ................... $453.88 Columbus MSA ..................................................................................... $697.29 ........................ $709.27 ................... $644.15 Dalton MSA ............................................................................................ $625.82 ........................ $623.17 ................... $601.73 Gainesville MSA .................................................................................... $796.30 ........................ $808.31 ................... $756.30 Hinesville-Fort Stewart MSA .................................................................. $762.39 ........................ $801.92 ................... $610.74 Macon MSA ............................................................................................ $739.88 ........................ $746.81 ................... $716.69 Rome MSA ............................................................................................ $698.20 ........................ $697.32 ................... $643.55 Savannah MSA ...................................................................................... $668.33 ........................ $666.60 ................... $676.28 Valdosta MSA ......................................................................................... $623.32 ........................ $615.22 ................... $590.64 Warner Robins MSA .............................................................................. $576.69 ........................ $566.89 ................... $590.12 Average Weekly Hours Preliminary FEB 2013 Revised JAN 2013 Revised FEB 2012 Albany MSA ................................................................................................... 31.1 .............................. 32.1 ......................... 32.5 Athens-Clarke County MSA .......................................................................... 31.9 .............................. 32.1 ......................... 32.6 Atlanta MSA ................................................................................................... 34.6 .............................. 34.2 ......................... 34.9 Augusta-Richmond County MSA .................................................................. 35.3 .............................. 35.4 ......................... 36.3 Brunswick MSA ............................................................................................. 31.7 .............................. 30.2 ......................... 29.9 Columbus MSA ............................................................................................33.0 .............................. 34.7 ......................... 34.8 Dalton MSA ................................................................................................... 36.9 .............................. 36.4 ......................... 35.5 Gainesville MSA ...........................................................................................36.9 .............................. 38.2 ......................... 36.1 Hinesville-Fort Stewart MSA .........................................................................39.4 .............................. 41.4 ......................... 34.8 Macon MSA ................................................................................................... 39.8 .............................. 39.1 ......................... 37.0 Rome MSA ................................................................................................... 33.2 .............................. 33.9 ......................... 33.8 Savannah MSA ............................................................................................. 33.3 .............................. 33.0 ......................... 33.2 Valdosta MSA ................................................................................................ 37.8 .............................. 38.0 ......................... 34.5 Warner Robins MSA .....................................................................................35.1 .............................. 34.8 ......................... 35.4 Average Hourly Earnings Preliminary FEB 2013 Revised JAN 2013 Revised FEB 2012 Albany MSA .............................................................................................. $16.58 .......................... $16.45 ..................... $17.75 Athens-Clarke County MSA ..................................................................... $19.64 .......................... $20.01 ..................... $20.34 Atlanta MSA .............................................................................................. $24.88 .......................... $24.90 ..................... $23.95 Augusta-Richmond County MSA ............................................................. $22.67 .......................... $21.69 ..................... $21.20 Brunswick MSA ........................................................................................ $17.77 .......................... $16.62 ..................... $15.18 Columbus MSA ....................................................................................... $21.13 .......................... $20.44 ..................... $18.51 Dalton MSA .............................................................................................. $16.96 .......................... $17.12 ..................... $16.95 Gainesville MSA ...................................................................................... $21.58 .......................... $21.16 ..................... $20.95 Hinesville-Fort Stewart MSA .................................................................... $19.35 .......................... $19.37 ..................... $17.55 Macon MSA .............................................................................................. $18.59 .......................... $19.10 ..................... $19.37 Rome MSA .............................................................................................. $21.03 .......................... $20.57 ..................... $19.04 Savannah MSA ........................................................................................ $20.07 .......................... $20.20 ..................... $20.37 Valdosta MSA ........................................................................................... $16.49 .......................... $16.19 ..................... $17.12 Warner Robins MSA ................................................................................ $16.43 .......................... $16.29 ..................... $16.67 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% Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb 2012 2013 WA 7.5 OR 8.4 ID 6.2 NV 9.6 UT CA 5.2 9.6 AZ 7.9 AK 6.5 State unemployment rates February 2013 National Unemployment Rate: 7.7% Rates are seasonally adjusted MT 5.6 WY 4.9 CO 7.2 NM 6.8 ND 3.3 SD 4.4 NE 3.8 KS 5.5 MN 5.5 WI 7.2 IA 5.0 IL 9.5 MO 6.7 OK 5.0 TX 6.4 AR 7.2 MS 9.6 LA 6.0 NH 5.8 ME VT 7.3 4.4 MI 8.8 OH IN 7.0 8.7 KY 7.9 TN 7.8 PA 8.1 WV 7.3 VA 5.6 NC 9.4 SC 8.6 AL GA 7.2 8.6 FL 7.7 MA 6.5 NY 8.4 RI 9.4 CT NJ 8.0 9.3 DE 7.2 DC 8.6 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% Less than 3.0% HI 5.2 13 Georgia Labor Force Estimates (not seasonally adjusted) Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older Georgia (Seasonally adjusted) Georgia (Not Seasonally adjusted) Albany MSA Athens-Clarke County MSA Atlanta MSA Augusta-Richmond County MSA Brunswick MSA Columbus MSA Dalton MSA Gainesville MSA Employment Status Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate FEB 2013 4,840,620 4,423,211 417,409 8.6 4,803,681 4,392,274 411,407 8.6 74,198 67,368 6,830 9.2 114,038 107,036 7,002 6.1 2,745,999 2,518,397 227,602 8.3 263,532 241,047 22,485 8.5 50,407 45,555 4,852 9.6 131,834 120,203 11,631 8.8 59,567 53,023 6,544 11.0 90,757 84,508 6,249 6.9 JAN 2013 4,845,777 4,422,959 422,818 8.7 4,849,324 4,410,351 438,973 9.1 75,128 67,836 7,292 9.7 114,562 107,088 7,474 6.5 2,770,791 2,529,584 241,207 8.7 265,911 241,641 24,270 9.1 51,061 45,832 5,229 10.2 132,056 119,651 12,405 9.4 60,508 53,327 7,181 11.9 91,277 84,500 6,777 7.4 FEB 2012 4,795,689 4,352,945 442,744 9.2 4,782,904 4,329,829 453,075 9.5 75,017 67,627 7,390 9.9 112,779 104,913 7,866 7.0 2,717,367 2,464,369 252,998 9.3 263,969 240,126 23,843 9.0 50,431 45,029 5,402 10.7 132,492 120,496 11,996 9.1 60,478 52,985 7,493 12.4 90,274 83,070 7,204 8.0 Change From JAN 2013 FEB 2012 -5,157 252 -5,409 44,931 70,266 -25,335 -45,643 -18,077 -27,566 20,777 62,445 -41,668 -930 -468 -462 -819 -259 -560 -524 -52 -472 1,259 2,123 -864 -24,792 -11,187 -13,605 28,632 54,028 -25,396 -2,379 -594 -1,785 -437 921 -1,358 -654 -277 -377 -24 526 -550 -222 552 -774 -658 -293 -365 -941 -304 -637 -911 38 -949 -520 8 -528 483 1,438 -955 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 FEB 2013 33,286 30,356 2,930 8.8 113,953 103,690 10,263 9.0 48,218 43,735 4,483 9.3 181,201 167,102 14,099 7.8 67,958 62,486 5,472 8.1 71,515 66,346 5,169 7.2 JAN 2013 33,650 30,513 3,137 9.3 114,745 103,970 10,775 9.4 48,928 43,945 4,983 10.2 181,958 166,899 15,059 8.3 68,350 62,501 5,849 8.6 71,998 66,504 5,494 7.6 FEB 2012 33,112 30,013 3,099 9.4 113,854 102,475 11,379 10.0 48,439 43,231 5,208 10.8 179,651 163,968 15,683 8.7 67,311 61,298 6,013 8.9 71,795 66,226 5,569 7.8 Change From JAN 2013 FEB 2012 -364 -157 -207 174 343 -169 -792 -280 -512 99 1,215 -1,116 -710 -210 -500 -221 504 -725 -757 203 -960 1,550 3,134 -1,584 -392 -15 -377 647 1,188 -541 -483 -158 -325 -280 120 -400 United States Labor Force Estimates Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older Area United States (Seasonally adjusted) Employment Status Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate FEB 2013 155,524,000 143,492,000 12,032,000 7.7 JAN 2013 155,654,000 143,322,000 12,332,000 7.9 FEB 2012 154,871,000 142,065,000 12,806,000 8.3 Change From JAN 2013 FEB 2012 -130,000 170,000 -300,000 653,000 1,427,000 -774,000 United States (Not Seasonally adjusted) Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate 154,727,000 142,228,000 12,500,000 8.1 154,794,000 141,614,000 13,181,000 8.5 154,114,000 140,684,000 13,430,000 8.7 -67,000 614,000 -681,000 613,000 1,544,000 -930,000 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 February 2013 January 2013 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 4,803,681 4,392,274 411,407 8.6 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 4,849,324 4,410,351 438,973 9.1 Appling Atkinson Bacon Baker Baldwin 9,543 2,927 4,421 1,380 17,558 8,608 2,610 4,027 1,254 15,510 935 9.8 317 10.8 394 8.9 126 9.1 2,048 11.7 9,757 3,007 4,530 1,385 17,677 8,685 2,630 4,096 1,262 15,524 1,072 11.0 377 12.5 434 9.6 123 8.9 2,153 12.2 Banks Barrow Bartow Ben Hill Berrien 10,120 34,953 49,231 6,599 7,926 9,453 32,087 44,809 5,823 7,168 667 6.6 2,866 8.2 4,422 9.0 776 11.8 758 9.6 10,259 35,153 49,579 6,800 8,057 9,541 32,229 45,008 5,875 7,243 718 7.0 2,924 8.3 4,571 9.2 925 13.6 814 10.1 Bibb Bleckley Brantley Brooks Bryan 74,557 5,204 7,547 7,414 16,311 67,768 4,418 6,847 6,802 15,047 6,789 9.1 786 15.1 700 9.3 612 8.3 1,264 7.7 75,138 5,261 7,769 7,423 16,307 67,951 4,455 6,888 6,804 15,029 7,187 9.6 806 15.3 881 11.3 619 8.3 1,278 7.8 Bulloch Burke Butts Calhoun Camden 32,975 9,963 10,082 2,141 21,079 29,467 8,766 9,045 1,896 19,303 3,508 10.6 1,197 12.0 1,037 10.3 245 11.4 1,776 8.4 32,782 10,053 10,233 2,155 21,346 29,388 8,802 9,085 1,922 19,408 3,394 10.4 1,251 12.4 1,148 11.2 233 10.8 1,938 9.1 Candler Carroll Catoosa Charlton Chatham 4,536 4,019 517 11.4 53,439 47,795 5,644 10.6 34,428 32,270 2,158 6.3 4,456 3,992 464 10.4 137,183 126,305 10,878 7.9 4,547 4,042 505 11.1 54,116 48,007 6,109 11.3 34,514 32,258 2,256 6.5 4,540 4,013 527 11.6 137,780 126,152 11,628 8.4 Chattahoochee 2,172 Chattooga 10,275 Cherokee 115,182 Clarke 69,184 Clay 1,277 1,779 9,229 107,268 64,730 1,165 393 18.1 1,046 10.2 7,914 6.9 4,454 6.4 112 8.8 2,198 10,526 116,039 69,550 1,290 1,775 9,282 107,744 64,762 1,175 423 19.2 1,244 11.8 8,295 7.1 4,788 6.9 115 8.9 Clayton Clinch Cobb Coffee Colquitt 130,590 117,191 13,399 10.3 2,637 2,350 287 10.9 377,683 349,763 27,920 7.4 15,248 13,264 1,984 13.0 19,569 17,808 1,761 9.0 132,136 117,712 14,424 10.9 2,698 2,352 346 12.8 380,867 351,317 29,550 7.8 15,603 13,366 2,237 14.3 19,961 18,026 1,935 9.7 Columbia Cook Coweta Crawford Crisp 66,670 6,347 64,466 6,220 9,248 62,393 5,668 59,324 5,629 8,087 4,277 6.4 679 10.7 5,142 8.0 591 9.5 1,161 12.6 67,075 6,431 65,285 6,224 9,376 62,650 5,717 59,587 5,645 8,144 4,425 6.6 714 11.1 5,698 8.7 579 9.3 1,232 13.1 February 2012 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 4,782,904 4,329,829 453,075 9.5 9,710 3,071 4,495 1,368 18,314 8,686 2,636 4,028 1,258 16,066 1,024 10.5 435 14.2 467 10.4 110 8.0 2,248 12.3 10,186 34,604 48,695 6,782 7,969 9,483 31,398 43,848 5,858 7,122 703 6.9 3,206 9.3 4,847 10.0 924 13.6 847 10.6 74,572 5,133 7,637 7,370 16,107 66,974 4,472 6,767 6,673 14,765 7,598 10.2 661 12.9 870 11.4 697 9.5 1,342 8.3 32,745 9,857 9,960 2,169 21,095 29,339 8,727 8,851 1,932 19,076 3,406 10.4 1,130 11.5 1,109 11.1 237 10.9 2,019 9.6 4,594 52,229 34,402 4,504 135,990 4,129 46,770 32,122 3,980 123,936 465 10.1 5,459 10.5 2,280 6.6 524 11.6 12,054 8.9 2,164 10,472 113,906 68,380 1,269 1,784 9,374 104,966 63,446 1,137 380 17.6 1,098 10.5 8,940 7.8 4,934 7.2 132 10.4 129,853 2,759 374,594 15,520 19,924 114,677 2,469 342,259 13,401 18,042 15,176 11.7 290 10.5 32,335 8.6 2,119 13.7 1,882 9.4 66,632 6,460 63,619 6,176 9,322 62,114 5,683 58,051 5,563 8,143 4,518 6.8 777 12.0 5,568 8.8 613 9.9 1,179 12.6 16 Georgia Labor Force Estimates by County (not seasonally adjusted) Dade Dawson Decatur DeKalb Dodge Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older February 2013 January 2013 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 8,179 7,575 604 7.4 11,526 10,616 910 7.9 11,062 9,869 1,193 10.8 369,660 338,092 31,568 8.5 8,678 7,717 961 11.1 8,198 7,572 626 7.6 11,567 10,663 904 7.8 11,304 10,019 1,285 11.4 373,414 339,593 33,821 9.1 8,819 7,772 1,047 11.9 Dooly Dougherty Douglas Early Echols 4,492 42,578 68,947 5,331 2,062 3,916 38,348 62,882 4,915 1,913 576 12.8 4,230 9.9 6,065 8.8 416 7.8 149 7.2 4,626 43,174 69,538 5,396 2,063 3,996 38,615 63,161 4,961 1,913 630 13.6 4,559 10.6 6,377 9.2 435 8.1 150 7.3 Effingham Elbert Emanuel Evans Fannin 27,706 8,900 9,931 4,872 10,239 25,750 7,892 8,793 4,422 9,283 1,956 7.1 1,008 11.3 1,138 11.5 450 9.2 956 9.3 27,872 9,149 10,039 4,892 10,377 25,719 7,945 8,897 4,458 9,360 2,153 7.7 1,204 13.2 1,142 11.4 434 8.9 1,017 9.8 Fayette Floyd Forsyth Franklin Fulton 53,562 49,669 3,893 7.3 48,218 43,735 4,483 9.3 94,674 88,586 6,088 6.4 9,872 8,859 1,013 10.3 464,225 423,032 41,193 8.9 53,992 49,889 4,103 7.6 48,928 43,945 4,983 10.2 95,337 88,979 6,358 6.7 10,017 8,896 1,121 11.2 468,780 424,911 43,869 9.4 Gilmer Glascock Glynn Gordon Grady 12,109 1,126 37,161 25,918 11,747 10,898 995 33,587 23,370 10,897 1,211 10.0 131 11.6 3,574 9.6 2,548 9.8 850 7.2 12,236 1,148 37,546 26,205 11,897 10,971 1,003 33,792 23,437 10,976 1,265 10.3 145 12.6 3,754 10.0 2,768 10.6 921 7.7 Greene Gwinnett Habersham Hall Hancock 7,220 6,512 708 9.8 440,639 408,171 32,468 7.4 19,214 17,540 1,674 8.7 90,757 84,508 6,249 6.9 2,880 2,442 438 15.2 7,318 6,560 758 10.4 443,695 409,984 33,711 7.6 19,577 17,697 1,880 9.6 91,277 84,500 6,777 7.4 2,933 2,444 489 16.7 Haralson Harris Hart Heard Henry 12,774 17,097 9,896 5,137 107,146 11,620 15,908 8,843 4,561 98,130 1,154 9.0 1,189 7.0 1,053 10.6 576 11.2 9,016 8.4 12,911 17,102 10,152 5,160 108,241 11,671 15,871 8,920 4,581 98,566 1,240 9.6 1,231 7.2 1,232 12.1 579 11.2 9,675 8.9 Houston Irwin Jackson Jasper Jeff Davis 71,515 3,567 27,816 6,491 5,096 66,346 3,122 25,532 5,916 4,440 5,169 7.2 445 12.5 2,284 8.2 575 8.9 656 12.9 71,998 3,576 28,100 6,549 5,224 66,504 3,149 25,665 5,943 4,491 5,494 7.6 427 11.9 2,435 8.7 606 9.3 733 14.0 February 2012 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 8,154 11,319 11,223 366,355 8,873 7,540 10,388 9,788 330,838 7,877 614 7.5 931 8.2 1,435 12.8 35,517 9.7 996 11.2 4,611 43,158 68,112 5,452 2,037 3,961 38,496 61,533 4,974 1,876 650 14.1 4,662 10.8 6,579 9.7 478 8.8 161 7.9 27,553 9,309 10,260 4,858 10,505 25,267 8,116 9,102 4,399 9,391 2,286 8.3 1,193 12.8 1,158 11.3 459 9.4 1,114 10.6 53,145 48,439 93,441 10,184 459,949 48,603 43,231 86,685 9,108 413,956 4,542 8.5 5,208 10.8 6,756 7.2 1,076 10.6 45,993 10.0 12,398 1,143 37,107 26,117 11,916 11,053 1,011 33,200 23,301 10,969 1,345 10.8 132 11.5 3,907 10.5 2,816 10.8 947 7.9 7,128 435,345 19,367 90,274 2,988 6,410 399,414 17,590 83,070 2,529 718 10.1 35,931 8.3 1,777 9.2 7,204 8.0 459 15.4 12,653 17,241 10,441 5,011 106,046 11,370 15,949 9,245 4,463 96,025 1,283 10.1 1,292 7.5 1,196 11.5 548 10.9 10,021 9.4 71,795 3,569 27,833 6,483 5,304 66,226 3,140 25,224 5,789 4,550 5,569 7.8 429 12.0 2,609 9.4 694 10.7 754 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 February 2013 January 2013 Labor Force 6,799 2,498 3,616 14,644 8,684 Employment Unemployment Number Rate 5,819 2,036 3,076 13,505 7,668 980 14.4 462 18.5 540 14.9 1,139 7.8 1,016 11.7 Labor Force 6,912 2,487 3,664 14,723 8,745 Employment Unemployment Number Rate 5,876 2,052 3,092 13,542 7,702 1,036 15.0 435 17.5 572 15.6 1,181 8.0 1,043 11.9 Lanier Laurens Lee Liberty Lincoln 4,759 20,165 15,540 25,646 3,689 4,439 17,997 14,383 23,221 3,270 320 6.7 2,168 10.8 1,157 7.4 2,425 9.5 419 11.4 4,833 20,500 15,707 25,938 3,737 4,440 18,087 14,483 23,341 3,301 393 8.1 2,413 11.8 1,224 7.8 2,597 10.0 436 11.7 Long Lowndes Lumpkin McDuffie McIntosh 7,640 53,724 12,971 10,162 5,700 7,135 49,332 11,829 9,201 5,121 505 6.6 4,392 8.2 1,142 8.8 961 9.5 579 10.2 7,712 54,032 13,086 10,256 5,746 7,172 49,344 11,838 9,239 5,152 540 7.0 4,688 8.7 1,248 9.5 1,017 9.9 594 10.3 Macon Madison Marion Meriwether Miller 4,856 16,461 3,948 9,164 3,395 4,176 15,445 3,648 8,133 3,184 680 14.0 1,016 6.2 300 7.6 1,031 11.3 211 6.2 5,014 16,521 3,971 9,263 3,489 4,244 15,452 3,639 8,169 3,254 770 15.4 1,069 6.5 332 8.4 1,094 11.8 235 6.7 Mitchell Monroe Montgomery Morgan Murray 9,994 14,382 4,673 9,326 16,990 9,140 13,182 4,158 8,608 14,997 854 8.5 1,200 8.3 515 11.0 718 7.7 1,993 11.7 10,221 14,488 4,722 9,439 17,236 9,290 13,218 4,227 8,681 15,083 931 9.1 1,270 8.8 495 10.5 758 8.0 2,153 12.5 Muscogee Newton Oconee Oglethorpe Paulding 85,912 77,930 7,982 9.3 48,619 43,863 4,756 9.8 19,929 18,915 1,014 5.1 8,465 7,946 519 6.1 73,165 67,480 5,685 7.8 86,333 48,971 19,976 8,515 73,825 77,748 44,058 18,924 7,950 67,779 8,585 9.9 4,913 10.0 1,052 5.3 565 6.6 6,046 8.2 Peach Pickens Pierce Pike Polk 12,812 14,670 8,512 8,406 20,827 11,450 13,360 7,742 7,579 19,033 1,362 10.6 1,310 8.9 770 9.0 827 9.8 1,794 8.6 12,888 14,857 8,662 8,581 20,999 11,491 13,420 7,812 7,613 19,147 1,397 10.8 1,437 9.7 850 9.8 968 11.3 1,852 8.8 Pulaski Putnam Quitman Rabun Randolph 4,359 8,666 857 6,037 2,573 3,939 7,770 757 5,247 2,245 420 9.6 896 10.3 100 11.7 790 13.1 328 12.7 4,434 8,824 873 6,122 2,632 3,972 7,821 763 5,288 2,286 462 10.4 1,003 11.4 110 12.6 834 13.6 346 13.1 February 2012 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 6,827 2,529 3,526 14,765 8,397 5,931 2,117 3,122 13,347 7,503 896 13.1 412 16.3 404 11.5 1,418 9.6 894 10.6 4,698 20,947 15,679 25,483 3,741 4,355 18,265 14,438 22,959 3,353 343 7.3 2,682 12.8 1,241 7.9 2,524 9.9 388 10.4 7,629 53,206 12,952 10,231 5,687 7,054 48,394 11,680 9,160 5,062 575 7.5 4,812 9.0 1,272 9.8 1,071 10.5 625 11.0 4,988 16,351 3,989 9,030 3,527 4,274 15,139 3,657 7,958 3,304 714 14.3 1,212 7.4 332 8.3 1,072 11.9 223 6.3 10,150 14,230 4,552 9,168 17,343 9,232 13,028 4,029 8,383 14,986 918 9.0 1,202 8.4 523 11.5 785 8.6 2,357 13.6 86,044 48,256 19,698 8,350 72,392 78,131 42,922 18,540 7,788 66,032 7,913 9.2 5,334 11.1 1,158 5.9 562 6.7 6,360 8.8 12,670 14,400 8,584 8,237 20,609 11,256 13,074 7,794 7,417 18,625 1,414 11.2 1,326 9.2 790 9.2 820 10.0 1,984 9.6 4,419 8,977 892 6,379 2,670 3,993 7,978 786 5,541 2,286 426 9.6 999 11.1 106 11.9 838 13.1 384 14.4 18 Georgia Labor Force Estimates by County Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and(nOotldseerasonally adjusted) February 2013 January 2013 February 2012 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate Richmond Rockdale Schley Screven Seminole 88,608 42,143 1,892 7,044 3,733 80,205 38,067 1,716 6,083 3,410 8,403 9.5 4,076 9.7 176 9.3 961 13.6 323 8.7 89,687 42,490 1,987 6,939 3,788 80,535 38,236 1,729 6,129 3,436 9,152 10.2 4,254 10.0 258 13.0 810 11.7 352 9.3 88,995 41,633 2,008 7,019 3,816 79,847 37,250 1,752 6,221 3,434 9,148 10.3 4,383 10.5 256 12.7 798 11.4 382 10.0 Spalding Stephens Stewart Sumter Talbot 29,410 13,121 2,196 13,037 3,169 25,817 11,992 1,952 11,296 2,888 3,593 12.2 1,129 8.6 244 11.1 1,741 13.4 281 8.9 29,913 13,189 2,240 13,218 3,208 25,931 11,940 1,966 11,379 2,901 3,982 13.3 1,249 9.5 274 12.2 1,839 13.9 307 9.6 28,739 13,355 2,210 13,255 3,166 25,263 12,069 1,952 11,534 2,850 3,476 12.1 1,286 9.6 258 11.7 1,721 13.0 316 10.0 Taliaferro Tattnall Taylor Telfair Terrell 692 9,436 3,375 4,518 4,113 637 8,470 2,973 3,916 3,693 55 7.9 966 10.2 402 11.9 602 13.3 420 10.2 705 9,650 3,428 4,550 4,171 641 8,614 2,985 3,884 3,719 64 9.1 1,036 10.7 443 12.9 666 14.6 452 10.8 723 9,446 3,397 4,634 4,134 627 8,445 2,968 3,959 3,707 96 13.3 1,001 10.6 429 12.6 675 14.6 427 10.3 Thomas Tift Toombs Towns Treutlen 21,695 18,879 13,775 5,585 2,758 20,057 17,109 12,340 5,113 2,397 1,638 7.6 1,770 9.4 1,435 10.4 472 8.5 361 13.1 21,926 19,196 14,209 5,624 2,839 20,153 17,295 12,544 5,133 2,426 1,773 8.1 1,901 9.9 1,665 11.7 491 8.7 413 14.5 22,182 18,792 13,455 5,735 2,835 20,360 16,764 11,957 5,217 2,401 1,822 8.2 2,028 10.8 1,498 11.1 518 9.0 434 15.3 Troup Turner Twiggs Union Upson 34,635 4,305 4,149 11,120 11,554 31,401 3,900 3,605 10,310 10,311 3,234 9.3 405 9.4 544 13.1 810 7.3 1,243 10.8 35,037 4,462 4,173 11,189 11,720 31,412 4,013 3,615 10,343 10,364 3,625 10.3 449 10.1 558 13.4 846 7.6 1,356 11.6 34,258 4,564 4,113 10,998 11,668 30,695 4,120 3,563 10,087 10,289 3,563 10.4 444 9.7 550 13.4 911 8.3 1,379 11.8 Walker Walton Ware Warren Washington 33,019 41,337 14,703 2,477 7,657 30,710 37,877 13,140 2,116 6,783 2,309 7.0 3,460 8.4 1,563 10.6 361 14.6 874 11.4 33,403 41,552 15,050 2,542 7,749 30,698 38,045 13,258 2,126 6,846 2,705 8.1 3,507 8.4 1,792 11.9 416 16.4 903 11.7 33,231 40,957 14,848 2,559 7,769 30,569 37,064 13,228 2,150 6,879 2,662 8.0 3,893 9.5 1,620 10.9 409 16.0 890 11.5 Wayne Webster Wheeler White Whitfield 11,879 1,193 2,923 12,700 42,577 10,576 1,100 2,663 11,582 38,026 1,303 11.0 93 7.8 260 8.9 1,118 8.8 4,551 10.7 12,004 1,225 2,984 12,746 43,272 10,605 1,122 2,693 11,553 38,244 1,399 11.7 103 8.4 291 9.8 1,193 9.4 5,028 11.6 12,064 1,227 2,950 12,594 43,134 10,665 1,121 2,629 11,360 37,999 1,399 11.6 106 8.6 321 10.9 1,234 9.8 5,135 11.9 Wilcox Wilkes Wilkinson Worth 3,051 4,285 4,359 10,587 2,675 3,826 3,957 9,690 376 12.3 459 10.7 402 9.2 897 8.5 3,105 4,358 4,414 10,692 2,708 3,871 3,970 9,758 397 12.8 487 11.2 444 10.1 934 8.7 3,066 4,325 4,461 10,678 2,678 3,852 4,020 9,727 388 12.7 473 10.9 441 9.9 951 8.9 19 New Developments A group of metro Atlanta investors have submitted plans to build what is believed to be the largest film studio complex in Georgia. The studio will open next year in the north-central part of Fayette County on 288 acres. The investment group, Rivers Rock LLC, is in talks with Pinewood Studios Group in London to run the complex once it opens. The initial investment is expected to be about $20 million. Five sound studios, mills shops, special effects facilities and production and administrative offices will all be included. At full capacity the complex will employ some 1,500 people. Big Four accounting firm Ernst & Young will open an $8.5 million global IT center in Fulton County and will add 400 jobs over the next five years. The employees at the new center in Alpharetta will be partly new hires and partly transfers from other company locations. The positions include project managers, business analysts and software engineers. The abundance of loblolly pine trees in Georgia has attracted another wood pellet processing plant, this time in Warren County. ENOVA Energy Group will be constructing a new plant with a $115 million investment that will result in 65 new jobs for the area. There will also be an indirect creation of jobs in the trucking field to supply the plant near Warrenton. The construction project is scheduled to begin in March or April this year with the first production deliveries expected in January 2014. A Chatham County company is expanding with a 27,000 square foot addition that will house their state of the art Science and Technology Center. Jacksonville-based Arizona Chemical, a leading bio-refiner of pine chemicals, has maintained their current Science and Technology Center in Savannah for over 50 years. However, the company plans to have a brand new center by the end of this year. The ground breaking will take place in March of 2013 and the company will add 10 to 20 new jobs with a median income of $80,000 as result of the expansion. An expansion in Dougherty County will result in 25 new jobs. Home Depot has announced that it will hire a large number of seasonal jobs nationally, but in Albany some new positions will be permanent. These hirings do coordinate with the business increase that takes place with the spring, but the local area has been trending upward in job growth over the last three years. A Fulton County employer's increased demand will result in it doubling its workforce. Paymetric enables large companies to accept, process and integrate secure payments via websites, retail stores and call centers. The company's software integrates with enterprise resource planning (ERP) software that corporations use to manage payroll, human resources and supply-chain management and other functions. The company also secures customer payment data, such as credit card numbers, by replacing it with surrogate numbers. This expansion at the Alpharetta facility will result in 75 new jobs. A container manufacturer in Jasper County will be investing $12 million in a state-of-the-art facility. Norton Packaging, Inc. will build a 76,000 square foot plant in Monticello that will produce plastic shipping containers through an injection mold process. The company is headquartered in Hayward, CA and was founded in 1901. They have customers throughout the United States, Southeast Asia, Europe and Australia in the paint, janitorial, petrochemical, adhesive, agricultural chemicals and food packaging industries. The new plant will create 90 new jobs for the area. An $11 million investment in a Ware County production facility will boost production by 40 percent and add 55 new jobs. Rich Products will also be replacing some aging equipment with modern technology that will enable them to add new products to its food production line. The company began operating in Waycross 11 years ago in a refitted facility. Their main products are "dough-enrobed" appetizers and snacks such as mozzarella sticks and mini stuffed pizza slices that they market through their food service division and their Farm Rich supermarket brand. The company currently has 36 manufacturing plant locations on six continents including 19 in the U. S. 20 Georgia Unemployment Rates by County February 2013 Dade 7.4 Catoosa 6.3 Walker Whitfield Murray 11.7 Fannin 9.3 Union 7.3 Towns 8.5 Rabun 13.1 7.0 10.7 Gilmer 10.0 White Habersham 8.8 8.7 Chattooga 10.2 Gordon 9.8 Pickens 8.9 Lumpkin 8.8 Dawson Stephens 8.6 Banks Franklin 7.9 Hall 6.6 10.3 Floyd 9.3 Bartow 9.0 Cherokee 6.9 Forsyth 6.4 6.9 Jackson 8.2 Madison 6.2 Hart 10.6 Elbert 11.3 10.0% or greater 66 counties (42%) 9.0% to 9.9% 30 counties (19%) 8.0% to 8.9% 27 counties (17%) Polk 8.6 Paulding Cobb 7.4 Gwinnett 7.4 Barrow 8.2 Clarke Oglethorpe 6.4 6.1 Less than 8.0% 36 counties (23%) Haralson 9.0 Carroll 10.6 Heard 11.2 7.8 Douglas 8.8 Coweta 8.0 DeKalb Walton Fulton 8.9 8.5 Rockdale 8.4 Oconee 5.1 Clayton 9.7 Newton 10.3 Fayette 7.3 Henry 8.4 9.8 Morgan 7.7 Spalding 12.2 Butts 10.3 Jasper 8.9 Putnam 10.3 Wilkes 10.7 Lincoln 11.4 Percentages of number of counties may not total 100 due to rounding Greene 9.8 Taliaferro 7.9 McDuffie Warren 9.5 Columbia 6.4 14.6 Richmond Hancock 9.5 15.2 Glascock 11.6 Troup 9.3 Meriwether 11.3 Pike 9.8 Lamar 11.7 Monroe 8.3 Jones 7.8 Baldwin 11.7 Washington Jefferson 14.4 Burke 12.0 Upson 11.4 Harris 7.0 Talbot 8.9 Muscogee 9.3 Marion Chattahoochee 7.6 10.8 Taylor 11.9 Crawford 9.5 Bibb 9.1 Wilkinson Twiggs 9.2 13.1 Peach 10.6 Houston Macon 7.2 14.0 Bleckley 15.1 Laurens 10.8 Johnson 14.9 Emanuel 11.5 Jenkins 18.5 Screven 13.6 Treutlen 13.1 Candler 11.4 Bulloch 10.6 Effingham 7.1 18.1 Stewart 11.1 Schley 9.3 Webster 7.8 Sumter 13.4 Quitman 11.7 Randolph Terrell Lee 12.7 10.2 7.4 Clay Dooly 12.8 Pulaski 9.6 Dodge 11.1 Crisp 12.6 Wilcox 12.3 Turner 9.4 Ben Hill 11.8 Montgomery Wheeler 8.9 11.0 Toombs 10.4 Evans 9.2 Tattnall Telfair 10.2 13.3 Jeff Davis 12.9 Appling 9.8 Long 6.6 Bryan 7.7 Liberty 9.5 Chatham 7.9 8.8 Calhoun Dougherty 11.4 9.9 Early 7.8 Miller 6.2 Baker 9.1 Mitchell 8.5 Worth 8.5 Colquitt 9.0 Irwin 12.5 Tift 9.4 Coffee 13.0 Berrien Atkinson 9.6 10.8 Cook 10.7 Lanier Bacon 8.9 Wayne 11.0 Pierce 9.0 Ware 10.6 Brantley 9.3 McIntosh 10.2 Glynn 9.6 Seminole 8.7 Decatur 10.8 Grady 7.2 Thomas 7.6 Brooks 8.3 6.7 Lowndes 8.2 Clinch 10.9 Charlton 10.4 Camden 8.4 Echols 7.2 Georgia's Unemployment Rate: 8.6% (Not Seasonally Adjusted) 21 Georgia Unemployment Insurance Claims by County County February Average Average Initial Weekly Duration Claims Benefit Weeks County February Average Average Initial Weekly Duration Claims Benefit Weeks County February Average Average Initial Weekly Duration Claims Benefit Weeks Georgia 38,696 ....... $258 ...... 12.8 Appling 109 ...... $212 ..... 13.0 Atkinson 49 ...... $212 ....... 8.7 Bacon 32 ...... $227 ..... 11.6 Baker 10 ...... $205 ..... 12.3 Baldwin 106 ...... $208 ..... 15.1 Banks 79 ...... $242 ..... 10.7 Barrow 270 ...... $240 ..... 14.0 Bartow 482 ...... $233 ....... 9.8 Ben Hill 54 ...... $215 ....... 9.7 Berrien 41 ...... $211 ..... 11.6 Bibb 597 ...... $194 ..... 15.6 Bleckley 56 ...... $242 ..... 15.1 Brantley 82 ...... $219 ..... 15.2 Brooks 56 ...... $198 ..... 13.3 Bryan 107 ...... $232 ..... 14.6 Bulloch 266 ...... $213 ..... 12.7 Burke 136 ...... $212 ..... 13.2 Butts 112 ...... $235 ..... 13.6 Calhoun 43 ...... $181 ..... 11.4 Camden 118 ...... $196 ..... 15.4 Candler 63 ...... $215 ..... 12.0 Carroll 739 ...... $215 ....... 9.8 Catoosa 153 ...... $237 ..... 10.5 Charlton 17 ...... $234 ..... 15.8 Chatham 884 ...... $211 ..... 15.6 Chattahoochee 7 ...... $239 ..... 17.1 Chattooga 67 ...... $234 ..... 15.9 Cherokee 609 ...... $261 ..... 14.1 Clarke 278 ...... $202 ..... 13.2 Clay 34 ...... $184 ..... 13.2 Clayton 1,366 ...... $218 ..... 15.4 Clinch 14 ...... $163 ..... 11.8 Cobb 2,048 ...... $248 ..... 15.5 Coffee 198 ...... $210 ..... 11.4 Colquitt 177 ...... $195 ..... 11.9 Columbia 293 ...... $248 ..... 13.7 Cook 59 ...... $198 ..... 12.1 Coweta 392 ...... $237 ..... 12.0 Crawford 40 ...... $209 ..... 13.9 Crisp 133 ...... $171 ..... 12.0 Dade 29 ...... $223 ..... 10.5 Dawson 83 ...... $253 ..... 14.1 Decatur 73 ...... $205 ..... 13.9 DeKalb 2,663 ...... $231 ..... 15.3 Dodge 66 ...... $212 ..... 13.7 Dooly 54 ...... $197 ..... 12.1 Dougherty 409 ...... $176 ..... 15.5 Douglas 509 ...... $243 ..... 14.5 Early 40 ...... $209 ..... 14.3 Echols 8 ...... $214 ..... 13.0 Effingham 145 ...... $243 ..... 14.8 Elbert 113 ...... $226 ....... 7.9 Emanuel 282 ...... $189 ..... 12.4 Evans Fannin Fayette Floyd Forsyth Franklin Fulton Gilmer Glascock Glynn Gordon Grady Greene Gwinnett Habersham Hall Hancock Haralson Harris Hart Heard Henry Houston Irwin Jackson Jasper Jeff Davis Jefferson Jenkins Johnson Jones Lamar Lanier Laurens Lee Liberty Lincoln Long Lowndes Lumpkin Macon Madison Marion McDuffie McIntosh Meriwether Miller Mitchell Monroe Montgomery Morgan Murray Muscogee 38 ...... $197 ..... 11.5 106 ...... $206 ..... 11.9 204 ...... $252 ..... 15.8 528 ...... $225 ..... 11.6 356 ...... $265 ..... 15.7 92 ...... $233 ..... 10.7 3,310 ...... $233 ..... 15.4 137 ...... $246 ..... 12.2 12 ...... $219 ..... 11.8 353 ...... $200 ..... 14.2 532 ...... $243 ....... 8.9 67 ...... $187 ..... 10.3 72 ...... $187 ..... 11.8 2,385 ...... $253 ..... 15.3 334 ...... $225 ....... 8.5 643 ...... $234 ..... 13.4 24 ...... $160 ..... 10.8 126 ...... $230 ..... 10.3 129 ...... $216 ..... 11.9 100 ...... $212 ....... 9.3 49 ...... $237 ....... 9.2 811 ...... $241 ..... 14.8 402 ...... $219 ..... 14.9 41 ...... $216 ..... 11.0 237 ...... $239 ..... 12.4 43 ...... $238 ..... 12.5 128 ...... $229 ..... 11.9 118 ...... $188 ..... 14.0 82 ...... $195 ..... 13.9 48 ...... $187 ..... 14.0 78 ...... $239 ..... 15.8 96 ...... $224 ..... 12.0 28 ...... $219 ..... 11.6 205 ...... $204 ..... 13.2 133 ...... $218 ..... 12.3 121 ...... $217 ..... 14.7 59 ...... $234 ..... 10.2 34 ...... $204 ..... 15.0 310 ...... $179 ..... 13.9 79 ...... $220 ..... 11.8 78 ...... $184 ..... 13.6 112 ...... $223 ..... 11.7 32 ...... $221 ....... 9.7 154 ...... $220 ..... 12.3 43 ...... $209 ..... 13.5 162 ...... $218 ....... 8.9 12 ...... $213 ..... 12.8 105 ...... $175 ..... 12.3 73 ...... $241 ..... 13.8 116 ...... $201 ..... 11.7 52 ...... $233 ..... 13.4 416 ...... $245 ....... 8.3 691 ...... $212 ..... 12.5 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 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 467 ...... $227 ..... 14.1 58 ...... $246 ..... 13.7 49 ...... $217 ..... 13.1 469 ...... $256 ..... 14.9 111 ...... $212 ..... 13.8 156 ...... $239 ..... 11.1 62 ...... $215 ..... 12.7 72 ...... $246 ..... 12.5 321 ...... $230 ....... 9.8 36 ...... $216 ..... 12.9 78 ...... $197 ..... 11.8 4 ...... $205 ....... 9.9 58 ...... $215 ..... 12.7 74 ...... $189 ....... 6.9 711 ...... $215 ..... 13.9 358 ...... $235 ..... 15.0 13 ...... $224 ..... 12.1 173 ...... $227 ..... 11.7 10 ...... $241 ..... 13.8 390 ...... $208 ..... 12.9 153 ...... $227 ....... 9.8 27 ...... $215 ..... 12.0 126 ...... $165 ..... 12.0 27 ...... $228 ..... 10.3 10 ...... $237 ..... 10.5 72 ...... $222 ..... 12.6 35 ...... $213 ..... 13.9 51 ...... $227 ..... 10.3 128 ...... $161 ..... 11.2 128 ...... $204 ..... 13.3 126 ...... $195 ..... 13.3 265 ...... $196 ..... 11.6 58 ...... $217 ..... 14.0 45 ...... $208 ..... 15.7 370 ...... $217 ....... 8.9 40 ...... $177 ..... 12.4 48 ...... $212 ..... 16.5 122 ...... $229 ..... 12.5 117 ...... $212 ..... 11.9 180 ...... $228 ....... 8.8 263 ...... $237 ..... 13.8 160 ...... $202 ..... 12.3 42 ...... $185 ..... 12.5 126 ...... $191 ..... 13.0 126 ...... $222 ..... 13.6 13 ...... $213 ....... 8.9 38 ...... $203 ..... 10.3 145 ...... $200 ..... 12.2 1,066 ...... $239 ....... 7.9 27 ...... $224 ..... 11.6 57 ...... $187 ..... 10.0 29 ...... $221 ..... 16.0 70 ...... $219 ..... 14.1 Mark Butler, Commissioner 148 Andrew Young International Boulevard, N.E. Atlanta, Georgia 30303-1751 Return Service Requested