March 2013 Data March 2013 Employment Situation Georgia payroll employment was up 23,500 jobs in March. The over-the-month job growth occurred as sectors including Leisure and Hospitality, Professional and Business Services, Trade, Transportation, and Utilities, Construction, Government, and Manufacturing added jobs. Employment decreased in Education and Health Services, Other Services, Information, and Finance. Leisure and Hospitality employment increased by 9,800 from February to March, led by seasonal job growth in Accommodation and Food Services. Employment in Professional and Business Services increased by 8,200 jobs over-themonth and has now grown for eight of the last twelve months. Trade, Transportation, and Utilities added 4,400 jobs in March after losing 4,900 jobs in February. Construction employment was up 2,300 this month after not seeing gains for four consecutive months. Government employment grew by 2,300 in March, with payrolls growing in Federal (+300 jobs), State (+200 jobs), and Local Governments (+1,800 jobs). The Manufacturing sector saw over-themonth increases of 700 jobs as both Durable Goods (+400 jobs) and Nondurable Goods (+300 jobs) added workers. Education and Health Services saw employment declined by 1,600 in March, erasing some of the 5,500 jobs gained in February. Other Services employment decreased by 1,000 from February to March with Personal and Laundry Services leading the job decline. The Information sector lost 900 jobs in March after gaining 2,200 jobs in February. Financial Activities lost 500 jobs over the month and has now endured job losses for only three out of the past twelve months. Over the year, payrolls in the state have grown by 75,500 jobs. Professional and Business Services, Leisure and Hospitality, Education and Health Services, and Trade, Transportation, and Utilities combined added 77,000 jobs. Manufacturing, Information, Financial Activities, and Construction also saw employment growth. Employment in Government, Other Services, and Mining and Logging decreased from March 2012. Georgia's unemployment rate (seasonally adjusted) declined to 8.4 percent in March from its revised February rate of 8.6 percent. Over the year, the unemployment rate dropped from 9.1 percent in March 2012. Volume XXXIX, Number 3 Georgia Employment (In Millions) 3.922 3.958 3.975 3.958 3.930 3.963 3.953 3.993 4.004 4.004 3.956 3.973 3.997 Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar 2012 2013 Georgia Unemployment Rate (Seasonally Adjusted) 9.1% 9.1% 9.1% 9.1% 9.1% 9.0% 8.9% 8.8% 8.7% 8.7% 8.7% 8.6% 8.4% Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar 2012 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 MAR 2013 FEB 2013 MAR 2012 from FEB 2013 Net % from MAR 2012 Net % Total Nonfarm 3,997.1 3,973.4 3,921.6 23.7 0.6 75.5 1.9 Total Private 3,314.7 3,293.3 3,227.8 21.4 0.7 86.9 2.7 Goods Producing 504.7 501.7 500.3 3.0 0.6 4.4 0.9 Service-Providing 3,492.4 3,471.7 3,421.3 20.7 0.6 71.1 2.1 Private Service-Providing 2,810.0 2,791.6 2,727.5 18.4 0.7 82.5 3.0 Mining and Logging 8.4 8.4 8.5 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -1.2 Construction 140.1 137.8 139.9 2.3 1.7 0.2 0.1 Construction of Buildings 30.5 30.1 30.7 0.4 1.3 -0.2 -0.7 Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction 20.4 20.4 20.2 0.0 0.0 0.2 1.0 Specialty Trade Contractors 89.2 87.3 89.0 1.9 2.2 0.2 0.2 Manufacturing 356.2 355.5 351.9 0.7 0.2 4.3 1.2 Durable Goods 168.8 168.4 165.0 0.4 0.2 3.8 2.3 Computer, Electrical Equip and Appliance Mfg 21.6 21.6 22.2 0.0 0.0 -0.6 -2.7 Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 44.7 44.6 43.2 0.1 0.2 1.5 3.5 Non-Durable Goods 187.4 187.1 186.9 0.3 0.2 0.5 0.3 Food Manufacturing 62.6 62.7 61.8 -0.1 -0.2 0.8 1.3 Textile Mills 18.7 18.3 18.9 0.4 2.2 -0.2 -1.1 Textile Product Mills 26.3 26.4 26.9 -0.1 -0.4 -0.6 -2.2 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 835.6 831.2 822.6 4.4 0.5 13.0 1.6 Wholesale Trade 203.0 201.7 199.3 1.3 0.6 3.7 1.9 Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods 96.2 96.2 97.8 0.0 0.0 -1.6 -1.6 Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods 61.5 61.3 58.6 0.2 0.3 2.9 5.0 Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers 45.3 44.2 42.9 1.1 2.5 2.4 5.6 Retail Trade 442.7 441.7 438.1 1.0 0.2 4.6 1.1 Food and Beverage Stores 83.2 82.8 81.9 0.4 0.5 1.3 1.6 General Merchandise Stores 100.0 100.2 101.4 -0.2 -0.2 -1.4 -1.4 Miscellaneous Store Retailers 19.7 19.9 19.7 -0.2 -1.0 0.0 0.0 Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 189.9 187.8 185.2 2.1 1.1 4.7 2.5 Utilities 19.8 19.7 19.9 0.1 0.5 -0.1 -0.5 Transportation and Warehousing 170.1 168.1 165.3 2.0 1.2 4.8 2.9 Air Transportation 39.7 39.4 39.7 0.3 0.8 0.0 0.0 Truck Transportation 45.7 45.4 44.1 0.3 0.7 1.6 3.6 Couriers and Messengers 18.2 18.2 18.6 0.0 0.0 -0.4 -2.2 Warehousing and Storage 28.2 28.2 27.4 0.0 0.0 0.8 2.9 Information 103.2 104.1 99.1 -0.9 -0.9 4.1 4.1 Telecommunications 48.3 48.3 46.4 0.0 0.0 1.9 4.1 Wired Telecommunications Carriers 29.5 29.4 28.6 0.1 0.3 0.9 3.2 Wireless Telecommunications Carriers 12.0 12.0 11.2 0.0 0.0 0.8 7.1 Internet Service Providers, Search Portals, and DP 5.7 5.7 6.3 0.0 0.0 -0.6 -9.5 Financial Activities 228.3 228.8 225.9 -0.5 -0.2 2.4 1.1 Finance and Insurance 172.1 172.4 168.7 -0.3 -0.2 3.4 2.0 Insurance Carriers and Related Activities 81.6 81.4 78.4 0.2 0.3 3.2 4.1 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 56.2 56.4 57.2 -0.2 -0.4 -1.0 -1.8 Professional and Business Services 581.4 573.2 551.6 8.2 1.4 29.8 5.4 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 239.3 238.8 231.2 0.5 0.2 8.1 3.5 Accounting, Tax Prep, and Bookkeeping Services 43.3 43.1 41.4 0.2 0.5 1.9 4.6 Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services 37.3 37.1 36.3 0.2 0.5 1.0 2.8 Computer Systems Design and Related Services 57.3 57.2 54.6 0.1 0.2 2.7 5.0 Management and Technical Consulting Services 32.7 33.2 31.6 -0.5 -1.5 1.1 3.5 Management of Companies and Enterprises 58.0 57.9 56.4 0.1 0.2 1.6 2.8 Admin and Support, Waste Mngmnt and Remediation 284.1 276.5 264.0 7.6 2.8 20.1 7.6 Employment Services 137.5 133.5 123.4 4.0 3.0 14.1 11.4 Education and Health Services 506.2 507.8 491.2 -1.6 -0.3 15.0 3.1 Educational Services 70.3 70.4 69.0 -0.1 -0.1 1.3 1.9 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 33.4 33.4 32.4 0.0 0.0 1.0 3.1 Health Care and Social Assistance 435.9 437.4 422.2 -1.5 -0.3 13.7 3.2 Ambulatory Health Care Services 170.0 172.0 160.9 -2.0 -1.2 9.1 5.7 Hospitals 147.3 147.8 144.3 -0.5 -0.3 3.0 2.1 Nursing and Residential Care Facilities 58.4 57.8 57.5 0.6 1.0 0.9 1.6 Social Assistance 60.2 59.8 59.5 0.4 0.7 0.7 1.2 Leisure and Hospitality 405.1 395.3 385.7 9.8 2.5 19.4 5.0 Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 41.2 38.2 38.5 3.0 7.9 2.7 7.0 Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries 29.6 27.2 28.0 2.4 8.8 1.6 5.7 Accommodation and Food Services 363.9 357.1 347.2 6.8 1.9 16.7 4.8 Accommodation 39.7 39.4 39.0 0.3 0.8 0.7 1.8 Food Services and Drinking Places 324.2 317.7 308.2 6.5 2.1 16.0 5.2 Other Services 150.2 151.2 151.4 -1.0 -0.7 -1.2 -0.8 Repair and Maintenance 33.2 33.5 33.5 -0.3 -0.9 -0.3 -0.9 Personal and Laundry Services 31.4 32.2 32.8 -0.8 -2.5 -1.4 -4.3 Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar 85.6 85.5 85.1 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.6 Government 682.4 680.1 693.8 2.3 0.3 -11.4 -1.6 Federal Government 101.3 101.0 103.1 0.3 0.3 -1.8 -1.8 Department of Defense 40.8 41.0 42.3 -0.2 -0.5 -1.5 -3.6 State Government 175.2 175.0 177.2 0.2 0.1 -2.0 -1.1 State Government Educational Services 102.1 101.8 101.8 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 Local Government 405.9 404.1 413.5 1.8 0.5 -7.6 -1.8 Local Government Educational Services 247.5 246.9 252.5 0.6 0.2 -5.0 -2.0 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 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 MAR 2013 Revised Revised FEB 2013 MAR 2012 Change in Jobs from FEB 2013 Net % Change in Jobs from MAR 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 2,381.2 2,060.5 236.4 2,144.8 1,824.1 1.1 88.7 17.8 57.6 146.6 74.1 14.7 72.5 24.7 532.8 145.9 71.8 40.4 33.7 257.2 51.0 53.9 13.0 129.7 10.3 119.4 39.0 27.2 14.4 85.8 39.9 24.4 10.4 5.3 155.2 114.4 55.6 40.8 427.5 188.7 29.4 25.4 49.0 29.3 45.1 193.7 93.0 290.0 48.6 241.4 94.9 82.1 37.9 239.3 27.9 211.4 21.8 189.6 93.5 19.3 22.8 320.7 45.1 72.0 203.6 2,368.1 2,048.8 235.7 2,132.4 1,813.1 1.1 87.9 17.6 56.3 146.7 74.0 14.7 72.7 24.7 531.7 146.3 71.4 40.6 34.3 256.8 50.7 54.0 13.1 128.6 10.2 118.4 38.8 26.9 14.4 85.4 40.0 24.4 10.3 5.3 155.6 114.8 55.5 40.8 423.3 189.2 29.6 25.4 48.8 29.5 45.0 189.1 91.0 290.0 48.4 241.6 96.1 81.4 37.8 233.4 26.2 207.2 21.4 185.8 93.7 19.3 22.8 319.3 45.4 71.9 202.0 2,326.0 1,999.2 234.2 2,091.8 1,765.0 1.2 86.3 17.8 56.1 146.7 74.2 14.9 72.5 24.4 521.8 146.0 73.1 39.1 33.8 249.9 49.7 54.3 13.0 125.9 10.3 115.6 39.1 26.7 14.5 81.2 38.2 24.2 9.8 5.8 153.1 112.1 52.0 41.0 408.0 182.1 29.0 25.4 47.5 28.1 44.1 181.8 85.6 282.0 48.8 233.2 90.9 79.2 37.5 227.6 25.9 201.7 21.4 180.3 91.3 19.3 22.6 326.8 45.6 72.5 208.7 13.1 0.6 11.7 0.6 0.7 0.3 12.4 0.6 11.0 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.9 0.2 1.1 1.3 2.3 -0.1 -0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 -0.2 -0.3 0.0 0.0 1.1 0.2 -0.4 -0.3 0.4 0.6 -0.2 -0.5 -0.6 -1.8 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.6 -0.1 -0.2 -0.1 -0.8 1.1 0.9 0.1 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.2 0.5 0.3 1.1 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.5 -0.1 -0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.0 0.0 0.0 -0.4 -0.3 -0.4 -0.4 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 4.2 1.0 -0.5 -0.3 -0.2 -0.7 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.4 -0.2 -0.7 0.1 0.2 4.6 2.4 2.0 2.2 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.4 -0.2 -0.1 -1.2 -1.3 0.7 0.9 0.1 0.3 5.9 2.5 1.7 6.5 4.2 2.0 0.4 1.9 3.8 2.1 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.4 0.4 -0.3 -0.7 0.1 0.1 1.6 0.8 55.2 2.4 61.3 3.1 2.2 0.9 53.0 2.5 59.1 3.4 -0.1 -8.3 2.4 2.8 0.0 0.0 1.5 2.7 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1 -0.2 -1.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.2 11.0 2.1 -0.1 -0.1 -1.3 -1.8 1.3 3.3 -0.1 -0.3 7.3 2.9 1.3 2.6 -0.4 -0.7 0.0 0.0 3.8 3.0 0.0 0.0 3.8 3.3 -0.1 -0.3 0.5 1.9 -0.1 -0.7 4.6 5.7 1.7 4.5 0.2 0.8 0.6 6.1 -0.5 -8.6 2.1 1.4 2.3 2.1 3.6 6.9 -0.2 -0.5 19.5 4.8 6.6 3.6 0.4 1.4 0.0 0.0 1.5 3.2 1.2 4.3 1.0 2.3 11.9 6.6 7.4 8.6 8.0 2.8 -0.2 -0.4 8.2 3.5 4.0 4.4 2.9 3.7 0.4 1.1 11.7 5.1 2.0 7.7 9.7 4.8 0.4 1.9 9.3 5.2 2.2 2.4 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.9 -6.1 -1.9 -0.5 -1.1 -0.5 -0.7 -5.1 -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 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 MAR 2013 FEB 2013 MAR 2012 Change in Jobs from FEB 2013 Net % Change in Jobs from MAR 2012 Net % Total Nonfarm Total Private 61.0 61.0 60.6 47.5 47.5 46.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.7 0.8 1.7 Goods Producing 6.6 6.5 6.5 0.1 1.5 0.1 1.5 Service-Providing Private Service-Providing 54.4 54.5 54.1 -0.1 -0.2 40.9 41.0 40.2 -0.1 -0.2 0.3 0.6 0.7 1.7 Manufacturing 4.3 4.3 4.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 2.4 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities Retail Trade 12.4 12.4 12.3 7.5 7.5 7.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.8 0.0 0.0 Government 13.5 13.5 13.9 0.0 0.0 -0.4 -2.9 Federal Government State Government 3.1 3.1 3.2 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -3.1 3.2 3.2 3.3 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -3.0 Local Government 7.2 7.2 7.4 0.0 0.0 -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 MAR 2013 FEB 2013 MAR 2012 Change in Jobs from FEB 2013 Net % Change in Jobs from MAR 2012 Net % Total Nonfarm 88.4 88.3 87.2 0.1 0.1 1.2 1.4 Total Private 57.2 57.4 56.2 -0.2 -0.4 1.0 1.8 Goods Producing 9.4 9.4 9.1 0.0 0.0 0.3 3.3 Service-Providing 79.0 78.9 78.1 0.1 0.1 0.9 1.2 Private Service-Providing 47.8 48.0 47.1 -0.2 -0.4 0.7 1.5 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 13.0 13.0 12.7 0.0 0.0 0.3 2.4 Retail Trade 9.1 9.1 9.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Professional and Business Services 7.1 7.0 6.7 0.1 1.4 0.4 6.0 Leisure and Hospitality 8.8 8.6 8.2 0.2 2.3 0.6 7.3 Government 31.2 30.9 31.0 0.3 1.0 0.2 0.7 Federal Government 1.3 1.3 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 State Government 21.9 21.7 21.5 0.2 0.9 0.4 1.9 Local Government 8.0 7.9 8.2 0.1 1.3 -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 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 MAR 2013 FEB 2013 MAR 2012 Change in Jobs from FEB 2013 Net % Change in Jobs from MAR 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 215.0 168.7 30.9 184.1 137.8 11.0 19.9 36.6 4.6 24.7 7.3 2.6 7.7 30.6 30.3 22.0 8.0 46.3 9.2 16.2 20.9 213.9 167.6 30.6 183.3 137.0 10.7 19.9 36.4 4.6 24.6 7.2 2.6 7.7 30.5 30.3 21.5 8.0 46.3 9.2 16.2 20.9 214.4 167.2 31.4 183.0 135.8 11.6 19.8 36.0 4.8 24.1 7.1 2.5 7.6 30.3 29.8 21.6 8.0 47.2 9.1 16.4 21.7 1.1 0.5 1.1 0.7 0.3 1.0 0.8 0.4 0.8 0.6 0.3 2.8 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.1 1.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.5 2.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.3 1.5 0.9 -0.5 -1.6 1.1 0.6 2.0 1.5 -0.6 -5.2 0.1 0.5 0.6 1.7 -0.2 -4.2 0.6 2.5 0.2 2.8 0.1 4.0 0.1 1.3 0.3 1.0 0.5 1.7 0.4 1.9 0.0 0.0 -0.9 -1.9 0.1 1.1 -0.2 -1.2 -0.8 -3.7 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 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 MAR 2013 FEB 2013 MAR 2012 Change in Jobs from FEB 2013 Net % Change in Jobs from MAR 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 40.5 40.0 40.0 30.4 29.9 29.9 5.1 4.9 4.6 35.4 35.1 35.4 25.3 25.0 25.3 8.0 7.9 7.7 5.2 5.2 5.4 10.1 10.1 10.1 1.7 1.7 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 6.6 6.6 6.5 0.5 1.3 0.5 1.7 0.2 4.1 0.3 0.9 0.3 1.2 0.1 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.3 0.5 1.7 0.5 10.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 3.9 -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 MAR 2013 FEB 2013 MAR 2012 Change in Jobs from FEB 2013 Net % Change in Jobs from MAR 2012 Net % Total Nonfarm 119.7 119.4 120.5 0.3 0.3 -0.8 -0.7 Total Private Goods Producing 94.4 94.4 95.2 14.8 14.8 15.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.8 -0.8 -0.2 -1.3 Service-Providing 104.9 104.6 105.5 0.3 0.3 -0.6 -0.6 Private Service-Providing Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 79.6 79.6 80.2 0.0 0.0 18.8 19.1 18.7 -0.3 -1.6 -0.6 -0.8 0.1 0.5 Retail Trade 13.5 13.7 13.2 -0.2 -1.5 0.3 2.3 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 12.5 12.4 12.8 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.8 0.0 0.0 -0.3 -2.3 Leisure and Hospitality 13.9 13.6 14.2 0.3 2.2 -0.3 -2.1 Government Federal Government 25.3 25.0 25.3 7.1 7.0 7.2 0.3 1.2 0.1 1.4 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -1.4 State Government 4.7 4.7 4.6 0.0 0.0 0.1 2.2 Local Government 13.5 13.3 13.5 0.2 1.5 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 MAR 2013 FEB 2013 MAR 2012 Change in Jobs from FEB 2013 Net % Change in Jobs from MAR 2012 Net % Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing 63.1 62.9 63.5 56.0 55.8 56.4 21.9 21.9 21.9 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.0 -0.4 -0.6 -0.4 -0.7 0.0 0.0 Service-Providing Private Service-Providing Manufacturing 41.2 41.0 41.6 34.1 33.9 34.5 20.7 20.7 20.9 0.2 0.5 0.2 0.6 0.0 0.0 -0.4 -1.0 -0.4 -1.2 -0.2 -1.0 Textile Mills Textile Product Mills Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 2.1 2.1 2.1 13.9 13.9 14.4 15.9 15.8 15.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.6 0.0 0.0 -0.5 -3.5 0.1 0.6 Retail Trade Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities Professional and Business Services 7.4 7.4 4.3 4.3 6.2 6.1 7.4 0.0 0.0 4.1 0.0 0.0 5.9 0.1 1.6 0.0 0.0 0.2 4.9 0.3 5.1 Government Federal Government State Government 7.1 7.1 0.2 0.2 1.1 1.1 7.1 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 1.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Local Government 5.8 5.8 5.8 0.0 0.0 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 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 MAR 2013 FEB 2013 MAR 2012 Change in Jobs from FEB 2013 Net % Change in Jobs from MAR 2012 Net % Total Nonfarm 74.6 74.3 74.0 0.3 0.4 0.6 0.8 Total Private 64.7 64.4 63.8 0.3 0.5 0.9 1.4 Goods Producing 19.9 19.7 19.3 0.2 1.0 0.6 3.1 Service-Providing 54.7 54.6 54.7 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 Private Service-Providing 44.8 44.7 44.5 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.7 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 14.9 14.7 14.1 0.2 1.4 0.8 5.7 Retail Trade 7.8 7.8 7.6 0.0 0.0 0.2 2.6 Government 9.9 9.9 10.2 0.0 0.0 -0.3 -2.9 Federal Government 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -20.0 State Government 2.3 2.3 2.4 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -4.2 Local Government 7.2 7.2 7.3 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -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 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 MAR 2013 FEB 2013 MAR 2012 Change in Jobs from FEB 2013 Net % Change in Jobs from MAR 2012 Net % Total Nonfarm 19.8 19.7 19.9 0.1 0.5 -0.1 -0.5 Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing 11.9 11.8 11.8 2.6 2.6 2.3 17.2 17.1 17.6 0.1 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.6 0.1 0.9 0.3 13.0 -0.4 -2.3 Private Service-Providing Government Federal Government 9.3 9.2 7.9 7.9 4.2 4.2 9.5 0.1 1.1 -0.2 -2.1 8.1 0.0 0.0 -0.2 -2.5 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 3.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 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 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 MAR 2013 FEB 2013 MAR 2012 Change in Jobs from FEB 2013 Net % Change in Jobs from MAR 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 97.9 97.9 82.5 82.4 8.9 8.9 89.0 89.0 73.6 73.5 19.7 19.7 13.0 13.0 3.5 3.5 9.3 9.3 11.3 11.1 20.9 20.9 9.4 9.2 15.4 15.5 1.1 1.2 4.1 4.1 10.2 10.2 97.3 0.0 0.0 81.8 0.1 0.1 8.8 0.0 0.0 88.5 0.0 0.0 73.0 0.1 0.1 19.4 0.0 0.0 12.7 0.0 0.0 3.5 0.0 0.0 9.2 0.0 0.0 10.5 0.2 1.8 20.3 0.0 0.0 9.2 0.2 2.2 15.5 -0.1 -0.7 1.2 -0.1 -8.3 4.3 0.0 0.0 10.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.9 0.1 1.1 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.3 1.6 0.3 2.4 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.1 0.8 7.6 0.6 3.0 0.2 2.2 -0.1 -0.7 -0.1 -8.3 -0.2 -4.7 0.2 2.0 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 MAR 2013 FEB 2013 MAR 2012 Change in Jobs from FEB 2013 Net % Change in Jobs from MAR 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 38.6 38.6 32.5 32.5 6.2 6.1 32.4 32.5 26.3 26.4 5.6 5.6 6.4 6.4 3.9 3.9 10.0 9.9 6.1 6.1 0.2 0.2 1.7 1.7 4.2 4.2 38.3 0.0 0.0 32.0 0.0 0.0 6.3 0.1 1.6 32.0 -0.1 -0.3 25.7 -0.1 -0.4 5.6 0.0 0.0 6.2 0.0 0.0 3.9 0.0 0.0 9.5 0.1 1.0 6.3 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 1.9 0.0 0.0 4.2 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.8 0.5 1.6 -0.1 -1.6 0.4 1.3 0.6 2.3 0.0 0.0 0.2 3.2 0.0 0.0 0.5 5.3 -0.2 -3.2 0.0 0.0 -0.2 -10.5 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 MAR 2013 FEB 2013 MAR 2012 Change in Jobs from FEB 2013 Net % Change in Jobs from MAR 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 158.0 133.8 21.3 136.7 112.5 5.7 15.6 34.7 5.5 18.4 10.8 1.4 5.9 17.9 23.9 22.1 6.6 24.2 3.1 6.3 14.8 157.5 133.3 21.2 136.3 112.1 5.6 15.6 34.8 5.6 18.4 10.8 1.4 6.0 17.8 23.9 21.5 6.7 24.2 3.1 6.3 14.8 156.0 132.3 20.6 135.4 111.7 5.6 15.0 34.2 5.7 17.6 10.9 1.5 5.8 18.2 24.0 21.3 6.7 23.7 3.2 6.1 14.4 0.5 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.1 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.1 1.8 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.3 -0.1 -1.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -1.7 0.1 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.6 2.8 -0.1 -1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 1.3 1.5 1.1 0.7 3.4 1.3 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.1 1.8 0.6 4.0 0.5 1.5 -0.2 -3.5 0.8 4.6 -0.1 -0.9 -0.1 -6.7 0.1 1.7 -0.3 -1.7 -0.1 -0.4 0.8 3.8 -0.1 -1.5 0.5 2.1 -0.1 -3.1 0.2 3.3 0.4 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 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 MAR 2013 FEB 2013 MAR 2012 Change in Jobs from FEB 2013 Net % Change in Jobs from MAR 2012 Net % Total Nonfarm 53.9 53.8 53.6 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.6 Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing 40.3 40.2 39.9 6.6 6.6 6.2 47.3 47.2 47.4 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.4 1.0 0.4 6.5 -0.1 -0.2 Private Service-Providing Trade, Transportation, and Utilities Retail Trade 33.7 33.6 10.1 10.2 7.5 7.5 33.7 0.1 0.3 10.5 -0.1 -1.0 7.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.4 -3.8 0.1 1.4 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 MAR 2013 FEB 2013 MAR 2012 Change in Jobs from FEB 2013 Net % Change in Jobs from MAR 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 59.2 59.9 33.9 33.9 34.0 5.9 5.9 5.9 53.3 53.3 54.0 28.0 28.0 28.1 8.2 8.1 7.9 6.5 6.5 6.3 25.3 25.3 25.9 15.8 15.8 16.6 1.0 1.0 1.0 8.5 8.5 8.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.7 -1.2 -0.1 -0.3 0.0 0.0 -0.7 -1.3 -0.1 -0.4 0.3 3.8 0.2 3.2 -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 MAR 2013 Revised FEB 2013 Revised MAR 2012 Total Private ........................................................................................... $777.22 ........................ $781.76 ................... $750.64 Goods Producing .............................................................................. $903.38 ........................ $888.62 ................... $863.28 Private Service Providing ................................................................... $753.61 ........................ $763.30 ................... $729.53 Construction .................................................................................... $905.58 ........................ $870.58 ................... $852.78 Manufacturing .................................................................................. $901.17 ........................ $899.40 ................... $869.67 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities .................................................$693.11 ........................ $712.08 ................... $697.12 Financial Activities ........................................................................ $1,070.91 ..................... $1,064.20 ................... $920.55 Professional and Business Services ............................................. $936.50 ........................ $961.13 ................... $947.13 Educational and Health Services .................................................... $815.65 ........................ $816.70 ................... $766.39 Leisure and Hospitality ................................................................... $320.00 ........................ $317.02 ................... $325.05 Other Services ................................................................................. $578.73 ........................ $563.92 ................... $549.47 Average Weekly Hours Preliminary MAR 2013 Revised FEB 2013 Revised MAR 2012 Total Private .................................................................................................. 35.2 .............................. 34.9 ......................... 34.8 Goods Producing .....................................................................................41.1 .............................. 40.1 ......................... 39.6 Construction ...........................................................................................40.5 .............................. 38.0 ......................... 38.5 Manufacturing ......................................................................................... 41.3 .............................. 41.2 ......................... 40.3 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities .......................................................34.5 .............................. 34.5 ......................... 34.7 Financial Activities ..................................................................................36.7 .............................. 36.9 ......................... 36.1 Professional and Business Services ....................................................37.4 .............................. 37.5 ......................... 36.4 Educational and Health Services ........................................................... 34.3 .............................. 34.2 ......................... 34.6 Leisure and Hospitality .......................................................................... 26.6 .............................. 26.2 ......................... 26.6 Other Services ........................................................................................30.8 .............................. 30.4 ......................... 30.8 Average Hourly Earnings Preliminary MAR 2013 Revised FEB 2013 Revised MAR 2012 Total Private ............................................................................................. $22.08 .......................... $22.40 ..................... $21.57 Goods Producing ................................................................................ $21.98 .......................... $22.16 ..................... $21.80 Private Service Providing ..................................................................... $22.10 .......................... $22.45 ..................... $21.52 Construction ...................................................................................... $22.36 .......................... $22.91 ..................... $22.15 Manufacturing .................................................................................... $21.82 .......................... $21.83 ..................... $21.58 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities .................................................. $20.09 .......................... $20.64 ..................... $20.09 Financial Activities ............................................................................. $29.18 .......................... $28.84 ..................... $25.50 Professional and Business Services ............................................... $25.04 .......................... $25.63 ..................... $26.02 Educational and Health Services ...................................................... $23.78 .......................... $23.88 ..................... $22.15 Leisure and Hospitality ..................................................................... $12.03 .......................... $12.10 ..................... $12.22 Other Services ................................................................................... $18.79 .......................... $18.55 ..................... $17.84 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 MAR 2013 Revised FEB 2013 Revised MAR 2012 Albany MSA ............................................................................................ $551.59 ........................ $517.30 ................... $563.33 Athens-Clarke County MSA ................................................................... $600.71 ........................ $629.12 ................... $632.90 Atlanta MSA ............................................................................................ $861.33 ........................ $863.27 ................... $836.55 Augusta-Richmond County MSA ........................................................... $803.44 ........................ $801.10 ................... $765.93 Brunswick MSA ...................................................................................... $547.79 ........................ $565.85 ................... $447.88 Columbus MSA ..................................................................................... $723.65 ........................ $690.51 ................... $648.54 Dalton MSA ............................................................................................ $649.80 ........................ $625.82 ................... $585.48 Gainesville MSA .................................................................................... $797.20 ........................ $793.72 ................... $747.42 Hinesville-Fort Stewart MSA .................................................................. $824.95 ........................ $768.40 ................... $657.65 Macon MSA ............................................................................................ $765.51 ........................ $744.26 ................... $739.81 Rome MSA ............................................................................................ $729.40 ........................ $710.06 ................... $680.92 Savannah MSA ...................................................................................... $667.98 ........................ $670.00 ................... $670.17 Valdosta MSA ......................................................................................... $607.48 ........................ $609.12 ................... $578.97 Warner Robins MSA .............................................................................. $562.12 ........................ $575.64 ................... $560.12 Average Weekly Hours Preliminary MAR 2013 Revised FEB 2013 Revised MAR 2012 Albany MSA ................................................................................................... 32.6 .............................. 31.2 ......................... 32.6 Athens-Clarke County MSA .......................................................................... 31.5 .............................. 32.0 ......................... 31.9 Atlanta MSA ................................................................................................... 34.9 .............................. 34.6 ......................... 34.9 Augusta-Richmond County MSA .................................................................. 35.9 .............................. 35.4 ......................... 36.3 Brunswick MSA ............................................................................................. 31.5 .............................. 31.7 ......................... 29.7 Columbus MSA ............................................................................................35.3 .............................. 33.7 ......................... 34.7 Dalton MSA ................................................................................................... 38.0 .............................. 36.9 ......................... 34.0 Gainesville MSA ...........................................................................................37.2 .............................. 36.9 ......................... 36.3 Hinesville-Fort Stewart MSA .........................................................................40.9 .............................. 40.0 ......................... 35.0 Macon MSA ................................................................................................... 39.5 .............................. 39.8 ......................... 37.9 Rome MSA ................................................................................................... 35.0 .............................. 33.7 ......................... 35.8 Savannah MSA ............................................................................................. 33.2 .............................. 33.4 ......................... 32.9 Valdosta MSA ................................................................................................ 37.2 .............................. 37.6 ......................... 33.7 Warner Robins MSA .....................................................................................35.6 .............................. 35.1 ......................... 33.5 Average Hourly Earnings Preliminary MAR 2013 Revised FEB 2013 Revised MAR 2012 Albany MSA .............................................................................................. $16.92 .......................... $16.58 ..................... $17.28 Athens-Clarke County MSA ..................................................................... $19.07 .......................... $19.66 ..................... $19.84 Atlanta MSA .............................................................................................. $24.68 .......................... $24.95 ..................... $23.97 Augusta-Richmond County MSA ............................................................. $22.38 .......................... $22.63 ..................... $21.10 Brunswick MSA ........................................................................................ $17.39 .......................... $17.85 ..................... $15.08 Columbus MSA ....................................................................................... $20.50 .......................... $20.49 ..................... $18.69 Dalton MSA .............................................................................................. $17.10 .......................... $16.96 ..................... $17.22 Gainesville MSA ...................................................................................... $21.43 .......................... $21.51 ..................... $20.59 Hinesville-Fort Stewart MSA .................................................................... $20.17 .......................... $19.21 ..................... $18.79 Macon MSA .............................................................................................. $19.38 .......................... $18.70 ..................... $19.52 Rome MSA .............................................................................................. $20.84 .......................... $21.07 ..................... $19.02 Savannah MSA ........................................................................................ $20.12 .......................... $20.06 ..................... $20.37 Valdosta MSA ........................................................................................... $16.33 .......................... $16.20 ..................... $17.18 Warner Robins MSA ................................................................................ $15.79 .......................... $16.40 ..................... $16.72 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% 6.0% Mar Apr May Jun Ge orgia Jul Aug Sep 2012 U.S. Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar 2013 WA 7.3 OR 8.2 ID 6.2 NV 9.7 UT CA 4.9 9.4 AZ 7.9 AK 6.2 State unemployment rates March 2013 National Unemployment Rate: 7.6% Rates are seasonally adjusted MT 5.6 WY 4.9 CO 7.1 NM 6.9 ND 3.3 SD 4.3 NE 3.8 KS 5.6 MN 5.4 WI 7.1 IA 4.9 IL 9.5 MO 6.7 OK 5.0 TX 6.4 AR 7.2 MS 9.4 LA 6.2 NH 5.7 ME VT 7.1 4.1 MI 8.5 OH IN 7.1 8.7 KY 8.0 TN 7.9 PA 7.9 WV 7.0 VA 5.3 NC 9.2 SC 8.4 AL GA 7.2 8.4 FL 7.5 MA 6.4 NY 8.2 RI 9.1 CT NJ 8.0 9.0 DE 7.3 DC 8.5 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 5.1 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 MAR 2013 4,821,591 4,414,949 406,642 8.4 4,791,495 4,401,480 390,015 8.1 73,940 67,358 6,582 8.9 113,724 107,023 6,701 5.9 2,741,590 2,525,019 216,571 7.9 262,650 241,722 20,928 8.0 50,349 45,814 4,535 9.0 131,244 120,259 10,985 8.4 59,284 53,159 6,125 10.3 90,655 84,472 6,183 6.8 FEB 2013 4,839,832 4,423,069 416,763 8.6 4,801,749 4,391,952 409,797 8.5 74,288 67,497 6,791 9.1 114,024 107,077 6,947 6.1 2,743,459 2,516,544 226,915 8.3 263,288 240,990 22,298 8.5 50,368 45,534 4,834 9.6 131,705 120,081 11,624 8.8 59,638 53,103 6,535 11.0 90,701 84,454 6,247 6.9 MAR 2012 4,797,535 4,358,880 438,655 9.1 4,792,650 4,358,861 433,789 9.1 74,713 67,593 7,120 9.5 112,913 105,264 7,649 6.8 2,720,271 2,477,563 242,708 8.9 264,555 242,037 22,518 8.5 50,802 45,697 5,105 10.0 132,765 121,173 11,592 8.7 60,514 53,400 7,114 11.8 90,343 83,359 6,984 7.7 Change From FEB 2013 MAR 2012 -18,241 -8,120 -10,121 24,056 56,069 -32,013 -10,254 9,528 -19,782 -1,155 42,619 -43,774 -348 -139 -209 -773 -235 -538 -300 -54 -246 811 1,759 -948 -1,869 8,475 -10,344 21,319 47,456 -26,137 -638 732 -1,370 -1,905 -315 -1,590 -19 280 -299 -453 117 -570 -461 178 -639 -1,521 -914 -607 -354 56 -410 -1,230 -241 -989 -46 312 18 1,113 -64 -801 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 MAR 2013 33,365 30,493 2,872 8.6 112,948 103,331 9,617 8.5 47,992 43,717 4,275 8.9 181,369 167,967 13,402 7.4 67,687 62,482 5,205 7.7 70,941 66,064 4,877 6.9 FEB 2013 33,270 30,334 2,936 8.8 113,604 103,421 10,183 9.0 48,229 43,765 4,464 9.3 181,419 167,364 14,055 7.7 67,923 62,472 5,451 8.0 71,349 66,200 5,149 7.2 MAR 2012 33,792 30,812 2,980 8.8 114,196 103,256 10,940 9.6 48,417 43,452 4,965 10.3 181,266 166,177 15,089 8.3 68,162 62,323 5,839 8.6 71,923 66,557 5,366 7.5 Change From FEB 2013 MAR 2012 95 -427 159 -319 -64 -108 -656 -90 -566 -1,248 75 -1,323 -237 -48 -189 -425 265 -690 -50 603 -653 103 1,790 -1,687 -236 10 -246 -475 159 -634 -408 -136 -272 -982 -493 -489 United States Labor Force Estimates Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older Area United States (Seasonally adjusted) Employment Status Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate MAR 2013 155,028,000 143,286,000 11,742,000 7.6 FEB 2013 155,524,000 143,492,000 12,032,000 7.7 MAR 2012 154,707,000 142,034,000 12,673,000 8.2 Change From FEB 2013 MAR 2012 -496,000 -206,000 -290,000 321,000 1,252,000 -931,000 United States (Not Seasonally adjusted) Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate 154,512,000 142,698,000 11,815,000 7.6 154,727,000 142,228,000 12,500,000 8.1 154,316,000 141,412,000 12,904,000 8.4 -215,000 470,000 -685,000 196,000 1,286,000 -1,089,000 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 March 2013 February 2013 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 4,791,495 4,401,480 390,015 8.1 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 4,801,749 4,391,952 409,797 8.5 Appling Atkinson Bacon Baker Baldwin 9,588 2,952 4,423 1,364 17,151 8,695 2,582 4,024 1,253 15,255 893 9.3 370 12.5 399 9.0 111 8.1 1,896 11.1 9,599 2,898 4,432 1,379 17,260 8,668 2,581 4,041 1,256 15,222 931 9.7 317 10.9 391 8.8 123 8.9 2,038 11.8 Banks Barrow Bartow Ben Hill Berrien 10,339 34,750 48,918 6,540 7,923 9,738 32,171 44,927 5,802 7,208 601 5.8 2,579 7.4 3,991 8.2 738 11.3 715 9.0 10,403 34,880 49,199 6,558 7,939 9,737 32,063 44,776 5,788 7,189 666 6.4 2,817 8.1 4,423 9.0 770 11.7 750 9.4 Bibb Bleckley Brantley Brooks Bryan 74,008 4,954 7,567 7,423 16,326 67,533 4,208 6,885 6,802 15,125 6,475 8.7 746 15.1 682 9.0 621 8.4 1,201 7.4 74,347 5,008 7,546 7,399 16,345 67,592 4,228 6,843 6,801 15,071 6,755 9.1 780 15.6 703 9.3 598 8.1 1,274 7.8 Bulloch Burke Butts Calhoun Camden 32,452 10,020 10,051 2,132 21,081 29,293 8,789 9,069 1,903 19,388 3,159 9.7 1,231 12.3 982 9.8 229 10.7 1,693 8.0 33,038 9,937 10,064 2,143 21,132 29,554 8,762 9,038 1,900 19,344 3,484 10.5 1,175 11.8 1,026 10.2 243 11.3 1,788 8.5 Candler Carroll Catoosa Charlton Chatham 4,377 3,939 438 10.0 53,082 47,921 5,161 9.7 34,431 32,377 2,054 6.0 4,426 3,982 444 10.0 137,357 126,959 10,398 7.6 4,502 3,986 516 11.5 53,344 47,760 5,584 10.5 34,393 32,251 2,142 6.2 4,441 3,974 467 10.5 137,337 126,503 10,834 7.9 Chattahoochee 2,144 Chattooga 10,392 Cherokee 115,212 Clarke 69,035 Clay 1,304 1,778 9,394 107,550 64,722 1,193 366 17.1 998 9.6 7,662 6.7 4,313 6.2 111 8.5 2,181 10,392 115,092 69,179 1,300 1,777 9,351 107,189 64,755 1,188 404 18.5 1,041 10.0 7,903 6.9 4,424 6.4 112 8.6 Clayton Clinch Cobb Coffee Colquitt 130,349 117,499 12,850 9.9 2,683 2,416 267 10.0 377,648 350,683 26,965 7.1 14,931 13,122 1,809 12.1 19,583 17,903 1,680 8.6 130,436 117,105 13,331 10.2 2,689 2,406 283 10.5 377,491 349,506 27,985 7.4 15,089 13,121 1,968 13.0 19,628 17,876 1,752 8.9 Columbia Cook Coweta Crawford Crisp 66,652 6,375 64,264 6,141 9,045 62,562 5,737 59,480 5,610 7,926 4,090 6.1 638 10.0 4,784 7.4 531 8.6 1,119 12.4 66,601 6,391 64,366 6,198 9,093 62,365 5,719 59,280 5,615 7,938 4,236 6.4 672 10.5 5,086 7.9 583 9.4 1,155 12.7 March 2012 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 4,792,650 4,358,861 433,789 9.1 9,785 3,110 4,467 1,381 18,243 8,868 2,694 4,030 1,258 16,043 917 9.4 416 13.4 437 9.8 123 8.9 2,200 12.1 10,210 34,639 48,721 6,818 8,073 9,525 31,566 44,082 5,939 7,253 685 6.7 3,073 8.9 4,639 9.5 879 12.9 820 10.2 74,898 5,195 7,678 7,432 16,229 67,484 4,506 6,868 6,785 14,964 7,414 9.9 689 13.3 810 10.5 647 8.7 1,265 7.8 32,773 9,890 9,955 2,202 21,147 29,317 8,801 8,898 1,976 19,268 3,456 10.5 1,089 11.0 1,057 10.6 226 10.3 1,879 8.9 4,544 52,272 34,462 4,533 137,217 4,102 47,020 32,403 4,041 125,606 442 9.7 5,252 10.0 2,059 6.0 492 10.9 11,611 8.5 2,143 10,474 114,031 68,481 1,294 1,795 9,424 105,528 63,659 1,163 348 16.2 1,050 10.0 8,503 7.5 4,822 7.0 131 10.1 129,563 2,791 375,215 15,686 20,232 115,291 2,525 344,092 13,692 18,451 14,272 11.0 266 9.5 31,123 8.3 1,994 12.7 1,781 8.8 67,109 6,522 63,507 6,211 9,331 62,642 5,802 58,362 5,606 8,239 4,467 6.7 720 11.0 5,145 8.1 605 9.7 1,092 11.7 16 Georgia Labor Force Estimates by County (not seasonally adjusted) Dade Dawson Decatur DeKalb Dodge Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older March 2013 February 2013 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 8,169 7,600 569 7.0 11,418 10,644 774 6.8 10,914 9,791 1,123 10.3 369,104 338,981 30,123 8.2 8,614 7,681 933 10.8 8,187 7,570 617 7.5 11,499 10,608 891 7.7 11,039 9,827 1,212 11.0 369,361 337,843 31,518 8.5 8,618 7,668 950 11.0 Dooly Dougherty Douglas Early Echols 4,432 42,357 68,833 5,353 2,061 3,901 38,343 63,047 4,965 1,913 531 12.0 4,014 9.5 5,786 8.4 388 7.2 148 7.2 4,518 42,607 68,864 5,391 2,059 3,945 38,422 62,836 4,973 1,912 573 12.7 4,185 9.8 6,028 8.8 418 7.8 147 7.1 Effingham Elbert Emanuel Evans Fannin 27,687 8,826 10,012 4,794 10,096 25,883 7,883 9,008 4,410 9,217 1,804 6.5 943 10.7 1,004 10.0 384 8.0 879 8.7 27,738 8,913 10,186 4,897 10,171 25,790 7,914 9,056 4,450 9,211 1,948 7.0 999 11.2 1,130 11.1 447 9.1 960 9.4 Fayette Floyd Forsyth Franklin Fulton 53,491 49,799 3,692 6.9 47,992 43,717 4,275 8.9 94,539 88,819 5,720 6.1 9,697 8,768 929 9.6 463,472 424,144 39,328 8.5 53,527 49,632 3,895 7.3 48,229 43,765 4,464 9.3 94,638 88,520 6,118 6.5 9,727 8,728 999 10.3 463,827 422,721 41,106 8.9 Gilmer Glascock Glynn Gordon Grady 12,000 1,124 37,077 26,195 11,689 10,879 1,002 33,778 23,847 10,874 1,121 9.3 122 10.9 3,299 8.9 2,348 9.0 815 7.0 12,071 1,131 37,132 26,349 11,701 10,868 1,001 33,572 23,806 10,849 1,203 10.0 130 11.5 3,560 9.6 2,543 9.7 852 7.3 Greene Gwinnett Habersham Hall Hancock 7,047 6,393 654 9.3 440,724 409,244 31,480 7.1 19,346 17,775 1,571 8.1 90,655 84,472 6,183 6.8 2,897 2,402 495 17.1 7,075 6,374 701 9.9 440,369 407,871 32,498 7.4 19,489 17,825 1,664 8.5 90,701 84,454 6,247 6.9 2,821 2,396 425 15.1 Haralson Harris Hart Heard Henry 12,756 16,933 9,718 5,053 106,920 11,650 15,895 8,727 4,573 98,388 1,106 8.7 1,038 6.1 991 10.2 480 9.5 8,532 8.0 12,749 17,083 9,755 5,119 106,968 11,611 15,889 8,709 4,557 98,058 1,138 8.9 1,194 7.0 1,046 10.7 562 11.0 8,910 8.3 Houston Irwin Jackson Jasper Jeff Davis 70,941 3,504 27,829 6,478 5,132 66,064 3,110 25,673 5,932 4,505 4,877 6.9 394 11.2 2,156 7.7 546 8.4 627 12.2 71,349 3,542 27,999 6,478 5,151 66,200 3,103 25,724 5,912 4,503 5,149 7.2 439 12.4 2,275 8.1 566 8.7 648 12.6 March 2012 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 8,147 11,317 11,159 366,938 8,968 7,606 10,444 9,916 332,610 8,019 541 6.6 873 7.7 1,243 11.1 34,328 9.4 949 10.6 4,604 42,971 68,100 5,538 2,055 4,008 38,476 61,862 5,076 1,908 596 12.9 4,495 10.5 6,238 9.2 462 8.3 147 7.2 27,819 9,203 10,140 4,869 10,432 25,607 8,106 9,039 4,430 9,411 2,212 8.0 1,097 11.9 1,101 10.9 439 9.0 1,021 9.8 53,228 48,417 93,667 10,253 460,247 48,863 43,452 87,149 9,232 416,173 4,365 8.2 4,965 10.3 6,518 7.0 1,021 10.0 44,074 9.6 12,438 1,147 37,387 26,168 11,948 11,155 1,026 33,692 23,527 11,075 1,283 10.3 121 10.5 3,695 9.9 2,641 10.1 873 7.3 7,202 436,464 19,399 90,343 2,962 6,537 401,553 17,691 83,359 2,525 665 9.2 34,911 8.0 1,708 8.8 6,984 7.7 437 14.8 12,593 17,208 10,411 4,999 106,001 11,431 16,049 9,323 4,487 96,539 1,162 9.2 1,159 6.7 1,088 10.5 512 10.2 9,462 8.9 71,923 3,599 27,735 6,520 5,337 66,557 3,184 25,263 5,820 4,627 5,366 7.5 415 11.5 2,472 8.9 700 10.7 710 13.3 17 Georgia Labor Force Estimates by County (not seasonally adjusted) Jefferson Jenkins Johnson Jones Lamar Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older March 2013 February 2013 Labor Force 6,712 2,477 3,566 14,526 8,608 Employment Unemployment Number Rate 5,792 2,101 3,107 13,459 7,688 920 13.7 376 15.2 459 12.9 1,067 7.3 920 10.7 Labor Force 6,773 2,564 3,639 14,600 8,667 Employment Unemployment Number Rate 5,791 2,105 3,101 13,470 7,662 982 14.5 459 17.9 538 14.8 1,130 7.7 1,005 11.6 Lanier Laurens Lee Liberty Lincoln 4,771 20,235 15,513 25,670 3,634 4,439 18,174 14,381 23,326 3,285 332 7.0 2,061 10.2 1,132 7.3 2,344 9.1 349 9.6 4,756 20,286 15,572 25,648 3,692 4,438 18,140 14,411 23,205 3,280 318 6.7 2,146 10.6 1,161 7.5 2,443 9.5 412 11.2 Long Lowndes Lumpkin McDuffie McIntosh 7,695 7,167 528 6.9 53,433 49,329 4,104 7.7 13,090 11,994 1,096 8.4 10,094 9,225 869 8.6 5,704 5,150 554 9.7 7,622 53,708 13,089 10,159 5,690 7,129 49,321 11,955 9,196 5,119 493 6.5 4,387 8.2 1,134 8.7 963 9.5 571 10.0 Macon Madison Marion Meriwether Miller 4,816 16,333 3,910 9,038 3,364 4,151 15,443 3,645 8,154 3,175 665 13.8 890 5.4 265 6.8 884 9.8 189 5.6 4,848 16,457 3,939 9,150 3,401 4,173 15,451 3,644 8,127 3,192 675 13.9 1,006 6.1 295 7.5 1,023 11.2 209 6.1 Mitchell Monroe Montgomery Morgan Murray 9,733 14,220 4,721 9,121 16,888 8,886 13,137 4,237 8,444 15,035 847 8.7 1,083 7.6 484 10.3 677 7.4 1,853 11.0 9,796 14,320 4,745 9,140 16,996 8,944 13,148 4,243 8,425 15,019 852 8.7 1,172 8.2 502 10.6 715 7.8 1,977 11.6 Muscogee Newton Oconee Oglethorpe Paulding 85,342 77,869 7,473 8.8 48,552 43,978 4,574 9.4 19,916 18,913 1,003 5.0 8,440 7,945 495 5.9 73,244 67,657 5,587 7.6 85,786 77,838 7,948 9.3 48,540 43,830 4,710 9.7 19,926 18,922 1,004 5.0 8,461 7,949 512 6.1 73,128 67,430 5,698 7.8 Peach Pickens Pierce Pike Polk 12,461 14,605 8,468 8,307 20,523 11,170 13,395 7,766 7,599 18,883 1,291 10.4 1,210 8.3 702 8.3 708 8.5 1,640 8.0 12,517 14,647 8,599 8,379 20,613 11,172 13,350 7,831 7,574 18,828 1,345 10.7 1,297 8.9 768 8.9 805 9.6 1,785 8.7 Pulaski Putnam Quitman Rabun Randolph 4,333 8,756 842 6,168 2,565 3,933 7,829 747 5,446 2,266 400 9.2 927 10.6 95 11.3 722 11.7 299 11.7 4,358 8,677 843 6,195 2,599 3,941 7,790 745 5,408 2,273 417 9.6 887 10.2 98 11.6 787 12.7 326 12.5 March 2012 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 6,831 2,592 3,523 14,778 8,422 5,996 2,165 3,135 13,449 7,544 835 12.2 427 16.5 388 11.0 1,329 9.0 878 10.4 4,744 20,817 15,599 26,018 3,779 4,428 18,337 14,431 23,570 3,408 316 6.7 2,480 11.9 1,168 7.5 2,448 9.4 371 9.8 7,774 53,933 13,049 10,211 5,736 7,242 49,203 11,823 9,237 5,137 532 6.8 4,730 8.8 1,226 9.4 974 9.5 599 10.4 5,029 16,344 3,985 8,998 3,552 4,342 15,189 3,680 8,001 3,337 687 13.7 1,155 7.1 305 7.7 997 11.1 215 6.1 10,121 14,227 4,608 9,255 17,291 9,241 13,127 4,137 8,513 15,103 880 8.7 1,100 7.7 471 10.2 742 8.0 2,188 12.7 86,285 48,251 19,720 8,367 72,676 78,620 43,152 18,602 7,814 66,385 7,665 8.9 5,099 10.6 1,118 5.7 553 6.6 6,291 8.7 12,808 14,379 8,549 8,193 20,694 11,376 13,144 7,791 7,456 18,825 1,432 11.2 1,235 8.6 758 8.9 737 9.0 1,869 9.0 4,450 9,020 895 6,393 2,697 4,065 8,108 797 5,607 2,338 385 8.7 912 10.1 98 10.9 786 12.3 359 13.3 18 Georgia Labor Force Estimates by County (not seasonally adjusted) Richmond Rockdale Schley Screven Seminole Spalding Stephens Stewart Sumter Talbot Taliaferro Tattnall Taylor Telfair Terrell Thomas Tift Toombs Towns Treutlen Troup Turner Twiggs Union Upson Walker Walton Ware Warren Washington Wayne Webster Wheeler White Whitfield Wilcox Wilkes Wilkinson Worth Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older March 2013 February 2013 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 88,243 41,986 1,866 6,873 3,701 80,422 38,167 1,703 6,109 3,404 7,821 8.9 3,819 9.1 163 8.7 764 11.1 297 8.0 88,484 42,072 1,890 7,092 3,789 80,169 38,039 1,714 6,142 3,468 8,315 9.4 4,033 9.6 176 9.3 950 13.4 321 8.5 29,050 13,243 2,211 12,833 3,152 25,885 12,176 1,974 11,208 2,886 3,165 10.9 1,067 8.1 237 10.7 1,625 12.7 266 8.4 29,332 13,287 2,217 13,003 3,171 25,798 12,166 1,977 11,279 2,890 3,534 12.0 1,121 8.4 240 10.8 1,724 13.3 281 8.9 686 9,465 3,373 4,517 4,154 625 8,562 2,983 3,953 3,692 61 8.9 903 9.5 390 11.6 564 12.5 462 11.1 677 9,549 3,380 4,566 4,122 623 8,584 2,980 3,972 3,700 54 8.0 965 10.1 400 11.8 594 13.0 422 10.2 21,910 18,481 13,876 5,646 2,712 20,339 16,801 12,575 5,216 2,368 1,571 7.2 1,680 9.1 1,301 9.4 430 7.6 344 12.7 21,891 18,537 14,031 5,661 2,738 20,262 16,786 12,591 5,190 2,379 1,629 7.4 1,751 9.4 1,440 10.3 471 8.3 359 13.1 35,019 4,112 4,053 10,984 11,540 31,924 3,738 3,593 10,278 10,335 3,095 8.8 374 9.1 460 11.3 706 6.4 1,205 10.4 35,149 4,155 4,139 11,087 11,567 31,930 3,751 3,596 10,275 10,334 3,219 9.2 404 9.7 543 13.1 812 7.3 1,233 10.7 32,983 41,138 14,784 2,490 7,547 30,812 37,977 13,181 2,137 6,730 2,171 6.6 3,161 7.7 1,603 10.8 353 14.2 817 10.8 33,007 41,274 14,843 2,499 7,624 30,691 37,849 13,289 2,139 6,754 2,316 7.0 3,425 8.3 1,554 10.5 360 14.4 870 11.4 11,887 1,204 2,898 12,720 42,396 10,677 1,113 2,652 11,661 38,124 1,210 10.2 91 7.6 246 8.5 1,059 8.3 4,272 10.1 11,920 1,212 2,928 12,764 42,642 10,624 1,119 2,669 11,658 38,084 1,296 10.9 93 7.7 259 8.8 1,106 8.7 4,558 10.7 3,112 4,178 4,261 10,551 2,759 3,756 3,881 9,689 353 11.3 422 10.1 380 8.9 862 8.2 3,128 4,214 4,297 10,610 2,754 3,763 3,896 9,709 374 12.0 451 10.7 401 9.3 901 8.5 March 2012 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 89,305 41,769 1,993 7,052 3,784 80,524 37,450 1,755 6,249 3,434 8,781 9.8 4,319 10.3 238 11.9 803 11.4 350 9.2 28,711 13,336 2,216 13,211 3,147 25,398 12,081 1,963 11,552 2,860 3,313 11.5 1,255 9.4 253 11.4 1,659 12.6 287 9.1 733 9,600 3,407 4,722 4,125 639 8,637 2,993 4,088 3,705 94 12.8 963 10.0 414 12.2 634 13.4 420 10.2 22,168 19,019 13,723 5,742 2,806 20,430 16,996 12,277 5,263 2,397 1,738 7.8 2,023 10.6 1,446 10.5 479 8.3 409 14.6 34,139 4,542 4,082 11,004 11,563 30,743 4,115 3,590 10,164 10,293 3,396 9.9 427 9.4 492 12.1 840 7.6 1,270 11.0 33,185 40,895 14,863 2,585 7,723 30,837 37,263 13,222 2,190 6,870 2,348 7.1 3,632 8.9 1,641 11.0 395 15.3 853 11.0 11,965 1,230 2,982 12,714 43,224 10,645 1,130 2,698 11,540 38,297 1,320 11.0 100 8.1 284 9.5 1,174 9.2 4,927 11.4 3,098 4,338 4,397 10,636 2,747 3,891 3,987 9,723 351 11.3 447 10.3 410 9.3 913 8.6 19 New Developments A new employer in Charlton County has planned to begin operations in April of this year. Lifestyle Cabinetry will open in Okefenokee Industrial Park in Folkston and hire 45 employees. The company is a division of Universal Forest Products and the expectations are the demand for their product line manufactured at this facility will double over the next 12 to 18 months. A California company looking for skilled employees has found the object of their search in Dodge County. Although the facility is still in the design phase Aremac Heat Treating LLC expects to open their Eastman plant during the third quarter of this year. The company provides numerous services, including hardening, tempering, vacuum heat treating and more. Some of their clients include Boeing, Bombardier, Honeywell, Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin and Goodrich. They plan to hire 60 for their new operation. In Effingham County the local Industrial Development Authority has set the stage for a $90 million motion picture studio to be built. The result of the negotiations with Medient Studios Inc. is expected to create 1,200 jobs. The company chose the area for the good weather and the South Georgia lifestyle. The new facility located off of I-16 will be environmentally friendly, using no carbon producing vehicles. A Mississippi-based company plans to build a multi-million dollar mineral separation facility in Pierce County. The Southern Ionics mineral sand plant in Offerman will process mineral sands from two mines in Charlton and Brantley Counties. The operation is scheduled to start production in early 2014. They will hire 35 new employees to operate the facility. A Carroll County supermarket has been in the process of expanding and expects this growth phase to be complete by October of this year. The $20 million renovation that the Kroger in Carrollton has undertaken will add 150 new jobs in the area. The hiring will be done in stages as the remodeling phases are complete. The completed project will include gas pumps and a pharmacy. An IT giant in Cobb County will initially add 200 new jobs with plans to add a total of 500 jobs over the next two years. Infosys, Ltd, headquartered in Bangalore, India provides IT consulting and business process outsourcing for financial, healthcare, and insurance clients in North America. The Atlanta facility will add financial accounting, insurance processing and technical help desk support positions. A health technology company will move its employees from a northern suburb of Fulton County to Midtown in Atlanta in an expansion effort. Athenahealth will take up residence in the penthouse of Ponce City Market which is the redevelopment of the mammoth former Sears store. The company provides internetbased electronic health records, practice management and care coordination services to medical groups, hospitals and health systems. The expansion move will take about five years to complete and will create 700 new, high paying jobs. A Fulton County firm is reaping the benefits of other companies' outsourcing their customer service and lead generation services. VoiceNation, LLC expanded into the call enter business in 2009 and provides 24-hour answering services including customer service, sales and website order processing for small and mid-sized businesses and Fortune 500 companies. The Atlanta company plans to add 200 new employees to keep up with demand. In Harris County a poultry processing company has announced a substantial expansion with an investment of $49 million. Koch Foods will continue to grow their Pine Mountain Valley plant by adding new production lines and 750 new employees. When the project is complete the facility will employ 1,400 people. The company was founded in 1973 and began as a one-room chicken deboning and cutting operation. A vacuum refurbishing company in Richmond County is increasing its workforce nearly sevenfold during the next two months. America Remanufacturing Co. has landed a contract with TTI Floor Care North America, Inc. to refurbish all Hoover and Dirt Devil vacuums returned to major retailers across the country. The Augusta facility will add 80 new employees to handle the increase in business. Note: Information in New Developments are from a variety of public sources and by no means are a comprehensive listing of new and expanding business in Georgia 20 Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics and Economic Research Georgia Unemployment Rates by County March 2013 Dade 7.0 Catoosa 6.0 Walker Whitfield Murray 11.0 Fannin 8.7 Union 6.4 Towns 7.6 Rabun 11.7 6.6 10.1 Gilmer 9.3 White Habersham 8.3 8.1 Chattooga 9.6 Gordon 9.0 Pickens 8.3 Lumpkin 8.4 Dawson Stephens 8.1 Banks Franklin 6.8 Hall 5.8 9.6 Floyd 8.9 Bartow 8.2 Cherokee 6.7 Forsyth 6.1 6.8 Jackson 7.7 Madison 5.4 Hart 10.2 Elbert 10.7 10.0% or greater 53 counties (33%) 9.0% to 9.9% 26 counties (16%) 8.0% to 8.9% 38 counties (24%) Polk 8.0 Paulding Cobb 7.1 Gwinnett 7.1 Barrow 7.4 Clarke Oglethorpe 6.2 5.9 Less than 8.0% 42 counties (26%) Haralson 8.7 7.6 Douglas 8.4 DeKalb Walton Fulton 8.5 8.2 Rockdale 7.7 Oconee 5.0 Wilkes 10.1 Lincoln 9.6 Percentages of number of counties may not total 100 due to rounding Carroll 9.7 Heard 9.5 Coweta 7.4 Clayton 9.9 Fayette 6.9 Henry 8.0 Spalding 10.9 9.1 Newton 9.4 Morgan 7.4 Butts 9.8 Jasper 8.4 Putnam 10.6 Greene 9.3 Taliaferro 8.9 McDuffie Warren 8.6 Columbia 6.1 14.2 Richmond Hancock 8.9 17.1 Glascock Troup 8.8 Meriwether 9.8 Pike 8.5 Lamar 10.7 Monroe 7.6 Jones 7.3 Baldwin 11.1 10.9 Washington Jefferson 13.7 Burke 12.3 Upson 10.8 Harris 6.1 Talbot 8.4 Muscogee 8.8 Marion Chattahoochee 6.8 10.4 Taylor 11.6 Crawford 8.6 Bibb 8.7 Wilkinson Twiggs 8.9 11.3 Peach 10.4 Macon 13.8 Houston 6.9 Bleckley 15.1 Laurens 10.2 Johnson 12.9 Emanuel 10.0 Jenkins 15.2 Screven 11.1 Treutlen 12.7 Candler 10.0 Bulloch 9.7 Effingham 6.5 17.1 Stewart 10.7 Schley 8.7 Webster 7.6 Sumter 12.7 Quitman 11.3 Randolph Terrell Lee 11.7 11.1 7.3 Clay 8.5 Calhoun 10.7 Dougherty 9.5 Early 7.2 Miller 5.6 Baker 8.1 Mitchell 8.7 Dooly 12.0 Pulaski 9.2 Dodge 10.8 Crisp 12.4 Wilcox 11.3 Turner 9.1 Ben Hill 11.3 Montgomery Wheeler 8.5 10.3 Toombs 9.4 Evans 8.0 Tattnall Telfair 9.5 12.5 Jeff Davis 12.2 Appling 9.3 Long 6.9 Bryan 7.4 Liberty 9.1 Worth 8.2 Colquitt 8.6 Irwin 11.2 Tift 9.1 Coffee 12.1 Berrien Atkinson 9.0 12.5 Cook 10.0 Lanier Bacon 9.0 Wayne 10.2 Pierce 8.3 Ware 10.8 Brantley 9.0 McIntosh 9.7 Glynn 8.9 Chatham 7.6 Seminole 8.0 Decatur 10.3 Grady 7.0 Thomas 7.2 Brooks 8.4 7.0 Lowndes 7.7 Clinch 10.0 Charlton 10.0 Camden 8.0 Echols 7.2 Georgia's Unemployment Rate: 8.1% (Not Seasonally Adjusted) 21 Georgia Unemployment Insurance Claims by County County March Average Average Initial Weekly Duration Claims Benefit Weeks County March Average Average Initial Weekly Duration Claims Benefit Weeks County March Average Average Initial Weekly Duration Claims Benefit Weeks Georgia 36,983 ...... $261 ..... 12.7 Appling 145 ...... $198 ..... 13.2 Atkinson 55 ...... $232 ....... 8.4 Bacon 59 ...... $218 ..... 11.4 Baker 5 ...... $215 ..... 12.5 Baldwin 120 ...... $204 ..... 15.2 Banks 62 ...... $231 ..... 10.9 Barrow 220 ...... $242 ..... 13.7 Bartow 405 ...... $238 ....... 9.6 Ben Hill 54 ...... $232 ..... 10.2 Berrien 61 ...... $223 ..... 11.6 Bibb 539 ...... $194 ..... 15.6 Bleckley 64 ...... $246 ..... 14.8 Brantley 72 ...... $234 ..... 14.7 Brooks 59 ...... $196 ..... 12.7 Bryan 114 ...... $238 ..... 14.4 Bulloch 343 ...... $217 ..... 12.7 Burke 146 ...... $218 ..... 13.2 Butts 90 ...... $236 ..... 13.4 Calhoun 30 ...... $180 ..... 11.3 Camden 98 ...... $204 ..... 14.9 Candler 94 ...... $221 ..... 11.7 Carroll 451 ...... $212 ....... 9.8 Catoosa 154 ...... $243 ..... 10.5 Charlton 23 ...... $234 ..... 15.7 Chatham 806 ...... $215 ..... 15.5 Chattahoochee 20 ...... $214 ..... 16.5 Chattooga 58 ...... $237 ..... 15.8 Cherokee 546 ...... $264 ..... 13.9 Clarke 267 ...... $204 ..... 13.1 Clay 26 ...... $201 ..... 11.7 Clayton 1,221 ...... $221 ..... 15.2 Clinch 24 ...... $165 ..... 11.0 Cobb 2,003 ...... $250 ..... 15.4 Coffee 221 ...... $215 ..... 11.3 Colquitt 210 ...... $185 ..... 11.7 Columbia 263 ...... $251 ..... 13.4 Cook 34 ...... $195 ..... 12.2 Coweta 315 ...... $238 ..... 12.0 Crawford 35 ...... $195 ..... 14.2 Crisp 127 ...... $176 ..... 12.1 Dade 25 ...... $250 ..... 10.4 Dawson 48 ...... $255 ..... 14.0 Decatur 70 ...... $209 ..... 13.7 DeKalb 2,629 ...... $233 ..... 15.1 Dodge 84 ...... $219 ..... 13.7 Dooly 53 ...... $177 ..... 11.8 Dougherty 406 ...... $175 ..... 15.1 Douglas 512 ...... $246 ..... 14.4 Early 27 ...... $211 ..... 14.2 Echols 10 ...... $215 ..... 13.8 Effingham 156 ...... $246 ..... 14.7 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 101 ...... $225 ....... 7.7 280 ...... $192 ..... 12.6 53 ...... $197 ..... 11.7 78 ...... $216 ..... 11.6 166 ...... $253 ..... 15.9 651 ...... $235 ..... 11.3 321 ...... $270 ..... 15.3 93 ...... $227 ..... 10.7 2,984 ...... $232 ..... 15.3 109 ...... $255 ..... 12.1 11 ...... $231 ..... 11.6 277 ...... $206 ..... 13.9 446 ...... $258 ....... 8.7 80 ...... $195 ..... 10.0 57 ...... $201 ..... 11.8 2,182 ...... $253 ..... 15.1 253 ...... $227 ....... 8.6 717 ...... $235 ..... 12.9 45 ...... $173 ..... 10.8 101 ...... $231 ..... 10.3 126 ...... $212 ..... 11.8 99 ...... $228 ....... 9.3 35 ...... $247 ....... 9.4 695 ...... $241 ..... 14.6 367 ...... $216 ..... 15.1 32 ...... $204 ..... 11.2 168 ...... $239 ..... 12.1 52 ...... $238 ..... 12.0 92 ...... $225 ..... 11.2 110 ...... $193 ..... 14.2 58 ...... $179 ..... 13.8 52 ...... $197 ..... 14.0 66 ...... $243 ..... 15.6 84 ...... $229 ..... 12.2 26 ...... $210 ..... 11.3 215 ...... $197 ..... 12.9 147 ...... $239 ..... 11.6 211 ...... $221 ..... 14.1 44 ...... $211 ....... 9.9 57 ...... $216 ..... 14.1 311 ...... $181 ..... 14.1 76 ...... $225 ..... 11.4 117 ...... $190 ..... 13.0 102 ...... $222 ..... 11.8 38 ...... $219 ....... 9.5 143 ...... $228 ..... 12.3 36 ...... $197 ..... 13.4 129 ...... $213 ....... 8.9 14 ...... $199 ..... 12.6 135 ...... $177 ..... 12.2 76 ...... $239 ..... 13.6 108 ...... $211 ..... 11.6 47 ...... $231 ..... 13.4 316 ...... $242 ....... 8.1 Note: Initial claims include intrastate initial and additional claims, as well as agent state initial and additional claims for regular UI only. Average duration of benefits is represented in weeks. Data does not include state or federal extended benefits for those unemployed for 27 weeks or more. 22 Muscogee Newton Oconee Oglethorpe Paulding Peach Pickens Pierce Pike Polk Pulaski Putnam Quitman Rabun Randolph Richmond Rockdale Schley Screven Seminole Spalding Stephens Stewart Sumter Talbot Taliaferro Tattnall Taylor Telfair Terrell Thomas Tift Toombs Towns Treutlen Troup Turner Twiggs Union Upson Walker Walton Ware Warren Washington Wayne Webster Wheeler White Whitfield Wilcox Wilkes Wilkinson Worth 767 ...... $220 ..... 12.5 449 ...... $229 ..... 13.9 54 ...... $252 ..... 13.8 53 ...... $205 ..... 13.1 416 ...... $256 ..... 14.7 87 ...... $207 ..... 14.0 129 ...... $246 ..... 11.1 81 ...... $207 ..... 12.6 52 ...... $248 ..... 12.5 223 ...... $231 ....... 9.8 32 ...... $217 ..... 12.6 130 ...... $213 ..... 11.3 3 ...... $204 ....... 9.0 50 ...... $204 ..... 13.0 61 ...... $179 ....... 6.9 723 ...... $215 ..... 13.6 293 ...... $239 ..... 14.8 16 ...... $222 ..... 11.9 158 ...... $237 ..... 11.5 13 ...... $216 ..... 13.2 291 ...... $207 ..... 13.0 134 ...... $217 ....... 9.8 44 ...... $204 ..... 11.3 157 ...... $159 ..... 12.2 32 ...... $232 ..... 10.3 4 ...... $232 ..... 10.4 91 ...... $214 ..... 12.7 32 ...... $223 ..... 14.0 39 ...... $217 ..... 10.2 145 ...... $159 ..... 10.2 146 ...... $197 ..... 13.2 105 ...... $190 ..... 13.4 233 ...... $198 ..... 12.1 35 ...... $235 ..... 14.3 42 ...... $209 ..... 14.5 355 ...... $216 ....... 8.9 26 ...... $167 ..... 12.7 39 ...... $207 ..... 16.7 84 ...... $228 ..... 12.6 119 ...... $216 ..... 11.7 681 ...... $265 ....... 8.6 237 ...... $234 ..... 13.7 242 ...... $196 ..... 12.2 55 ...... $189 ..... 12.6 90 ...... $202 ..... 12.7 110 ...... $221 ..... 13.9 12 ...... $203 ....... 8.6 35 ...... $179 ....... 9.9 78 ...... $206 ..... 12.3 796 ...... $240 ....... 7.9 26 ...... $213 ..... 11.9 26 ...... $178 ..... 10.4 37 ...... $228 ..... 15.5 70 ...... $206 ..... 13.7 Mark Butler, Commissioner 148 Andrew Young International Boulevard, N.E. Atlanta, Georgia 30303-1751 Return Service Requested