Dimensions: measuring Georgia's workforce, Vol. 39, no. 8 (Aug. 2013)

August 2013 Data
August 2013 Employment Situation
Over the month, Georgia payroll employment grew by 3,000 jobs in August. The over-the-month increase in employment occurred as sectors including Government, Education and Health Services, Trade, Transportation, and Utilities, and Financial Activities added jobs. Employment decreased in Professional and Business Services, Manufacturing, Leisure and Hospitality, Other Services, Construction, and Information.
After three months of job losses, Government employment increased in August, adding 10,700 positions over the month, as gains in Local and State Government largely overshadowed losses in the Federal Government sector. Employment in Education and Health Services grew for the second month in a row, up 7,400 positions in August. Trade, Transportation, and Utilities added 500 jobs over the month, with gains in Transportation, Warehousing and Utilities along with Wholesale Trade countering losses in Retail Trade. Financial Activities employment saw a fifth month of growth in a row, with 400 added positions.
Professional and Business Services had a second month of losses following five months of growth, with employment declining by 6,200 in August. With Durable Goods leading the way, Employment in Manufacturing decreased by 3,400 positions over the month. After six months of gains, Leisure and Hospitality saw a seasonal employment decline in August, losing 2,500 jobs over the month. Employment in Other Services decreased for the second month in a row, with a loss of 2,100 jobs in August. After growing for five months in a row, the Construction sector lost 1,000 jobs over the month, led by employment declines in Specialty Trade Contractors. Information employment fell by 800 in August.
Over the year, Professional and Business Services, Leisure and Hospitality, Education and Health Services, and Trade, Transportation, and Utilities combined added 86,000 jobs. Construction, Financial Activities, and Information also saw employment growth. Government, Manufacturing, Other Services, and Mining and Logging have all endured employment losses since August 2012.
After rising for three months, Georgia's unemployment rate (seasonally adjusted) declined in August, from the revised rate of 8.8 percent in July to 8.7 percent in August. Over the year, the unemployment rate decreased from 9.0 percent in August 2012.

Volume XXXIX, Number 8
Georgia Employment
(In Millions)

3.963

3.953

3.993

4.004

4.004

3.956

3.973

3.996

4.025

4.044

4.044

4.042

4.045

Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug

2012

2013

Georgia Unemployment Rate
(Seasonally Adjusted)

9.0%

8.9%

8.8%

8.7%

8.7%

8.7%

8.6%

8.4%

8.2%

8.3%

8.5%

8.8%

8.7%

Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug

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
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GEORGIA Nonagricultural Employment (000s)

Change in Jobs

Change in Jobs

Preliminary Revised

Revised

AUG 2013 JUL 2013 AUG 2012

from JUL 2013 Net %

from AUG 2012 Net %

Total Nonfarm

4,045.1

4,042.1

3,962.8

3.0 0.1

82.3 2.1

Total Private

3,383.5

3,391.2

3,292.3

-7.7 -0.2

91.2 2.8

Goods Producing

509.0

513.4

507.1

-4.4 -0.9

1.9 0.4

Service-Providing

3,536.1

3,528.7

3,455.7

7.4 0.2

80.4 2.3

Private Service-Providing

2,874.5

2,877.8

2,785.2

-3.3 -0.1

89.3 3.2

Mining and Logging

8.5

8.5

8.7

0.0 0.0

-0.2 -2.3

Construction

148.3

149.3

143.2

-1.0 -0.7

5.1 3.6

Construction of Buildings

30.8

31.2

31.4

-0.4 -1.3

-0.6 -1.9

Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction

22.7

22.5

20.6

0.2 0.9

2.1 10.2

Specialty Trade Contractors

94.8

95.6

91.2

-0.8 -0.8

3.6 4.0

Manufacturing

352.2

355.6

355.2

-3.4 -1.0

-3.0 -0.8

Durable Goods

165.8

167.8

167.2

-2.0 -1.2

-1.4 -0.8

Computer, Electrical Equip and Appliance Mfg

21.7

21.8

22.1

-0.1 -0.5

-0.4 -1.8

Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

44.1

44.2

43.9

-0.1 -0.2

0.2 0.5

Non-Durable Goods

186.4

187.8

188.0

-1.4 -0.8

-1.6 -0.9

Food Manufacturing

62.7

62.3

63.2

0.4 0.6

-0.5 -0.8

Textile Mills

18.6

18.8

18.6

-0.2 -1.1

0.0 0.0

Textile Product Mills

26.3

26.3

26.8

0.0 0.0

-0.5 -1.9

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities

849.3

848.8

832.6

0.5 0.1

16.7 2.0

Wholesale Trade

204.2

204.1

203.3

0.1 0.1

0.9 0.4

Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods

98.0

97.2

99.4

0.8 0.8

-1.4 -1.4

Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods

60.8

61.0

60.0

-0.2 -0.3

0.8 1.3

Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers 45.4

45.9

43.9

-0.5 -1.1

1.5 3.4

Retail Trade

451.6

453.7

442.4

-2.1 -0.5

9.2 2.1

Food and Beverage Stores

83.6

83.9

82.7

-0.3 -0.4

0.9 1.1

General Merchandise Stores

101.0

101.7

101.6

-0.7 -0.7

-0.6 -0.6

Miscellaneous Store Retailers

20.3

20.3

20.3

0.0 0.0

0.0 0.0

Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities

193.5

191.0

186.9

2.5 1.3

6.6 3.5

Utilities

19.5

19.6

19.8

-0.1 -0.5

-0.3 -1.5

Transportation and Warehousing

174.0

171.4

167.1

2.6 1.5

6.9 4.1

Air Transportation

40.2

40.2

39.7

0.0 0.0

0.5 1.3

Truck Transportation

45.9

45.2

45.4

0.7 1.6

0.5 1.1

Couriers and Messengers

18.2

18.2

18.6

0.0 0.0

-0.4 -2.2

Warehousing and Storage

29.0

28.6

27.7

0.4 1.4

1.3 4.7

Information

102.6

103.4

100.6

-0.8 -0.8

2.0 2.0

Telecommunications

49.1

48.7

47.1

0.4 0.8

2.0 4.3

Wired Telecommunications Carriers

30.2

29.8

28.6

0.4 1.3

1.6 5.6

Wireless Telecommunications Carriers

12.0

12.0

11.6

0.0 0.0

0.4 3.5

Internet Service Providers, Search Portals, and DP

5.8

5.9

6.0

-0.1 -1.7

-0.2 -3.3

Financial Activities

231.4

231.0

228.1

0.4 0.2

3.3 1.5

Finance and Insurance

172.7

172.5

169.6

0.2 0.1

3.1 1.8

Insurance Carriers and Related Activities

81.7

82.2

80.1

-0.5 -0.6

1.6 2.0

Real Estate and Rental and Leasing

58.7

58.5

58.5

0.2 0.3

0.2 0.3

Professional and Business Services

597.7

603.9

569.1

-6.2 -1.0

28.6 5.0

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

240.8

241.8

231.7

-1.0 -0.4

9.1 3.9

Accounting, Tax Prep, and Bookkeeping Services

40.1

41.4

37.2

-1.3 -3.1

2.9 7.8

Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services

38.6

38.1

36.3

0.5 1.3

2.3 6.3

Computer Systems Design and Related Services

57.9

57.6

56.8

0.3 0.5

1.1 1.9

Management and Technical Consulting Services

33.6

33.5

32.7

0.1 0.3

0.9 2.8

Management of Companies and Enterprises

59.4

59.9

57.3

-0.5 -0.8

2.1 3.7

Admin and Support, Waste Mngmnt and Remediation

297.5

302.2

280.1

-4.7 -1.6

17.4 6.2

Employment Services

142.7

144.6

133.1

-1.9 -1.3

9.6 7.2

Education and Health Services

517.0

509.6

497.9

7.4 1.5

19.1 3.8

Educational Services

68.9

67.7

66.5

1.2 1.8

2.4 3.6

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools

30.7

31.7

31.4

-1.0 -3.2

-0.7 -2.2

Health Care and Social Assistance

448.1

441.9

431.4

6.2 1.4

16.7 3.9

Ambulatory Health Care Services

177.5

176.0

168.4

1.5 0.9

9.1 5.4

Hospitals

150.1

150.1

145.3

0.0 0.0

4.8 3.3

Nursing and Residential Care Facilities

60.4

59.3

58.2

1.1 1.9

2.2 3.8

Social Assistance

60.1

56.5

59.5

3.6 6.4

0.6 1.0

Leisure and Hospitality

424.2

426.7

402.6

-2.5 -0.6

21.6 5.4

Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation

46.6

48.2

44.0

-1.6 -3.3

2.6 5.9

Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries

34.5

36.2

32.7

-1.7 -4.7

1.8 5.5

Accommodation and Food Services

377.6

378.5

358.6

-0.9 -0.2

19.0 5.3

Accommodation

41.1

41.4

40.9

-0.3 -0.7

0.2 0.5

Food Services and Drinking Places

336.5

337.1

317.7

-0.6 -0.2

18.8 5.9

Other Services

152.3

154.4

154.3

-2.1 -1.4

-2.0 -1.3

Repair and Maintenance

33.1

33.5

34.0

-0.4 -1.2

-0.9 -2.7

Personal and Laundry Services

32.2

32.3

34.3

-0.1 -0.3

-2.1 -6.1

Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar

87.0

88.6

86.0

-1.6 -1.8

1.0 1.2

Government

661.6

650.9

670.5

10.7 1.6

-8.9 -1.3

Federal Government

97.3

97.8

101.8

-0.5 -0.5

-4.5 -4.4

Department of Defense

39.4

39.6

41.5

-0.2 -0.5

-2.1 -5.1

State Government

169.2

167.6

171.1

1.6 1.0

-1.9 -1.1

State Government Educational Services

97.0

95.0

96.6

2.0 2.1

0.4 0.4

Local Government

395.1

385.5

397.6

9.6 2.5

-2.5 -0.6

Local Government Educational Services

235.3

223.6

235.8

11.7 5.2

-0.5 -0.2

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.

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Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research

ATLANTA MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s)

Preliminary AUG 2013

Revised

Revised

JUL 2013 AUG 2012

Change in Jobs

from JUL 2013

Net

%

Change in Jobs from AUG 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

2,415.9 2,106.4
244.4 2,171.5 1,862.0
1.1 96.1 18.1 63.6 147.2 73.8 14.0 73.4 24.8 542.3 147.1 73.7 40.2 33.2 261.3 51.5 54.3 13.3 133.9 10.1 123.8 39.1 28.3 14.4 86.3 40.8 25.2 10.5
5.4 156.7 115.6
55.0 41.1 436.3 188.1 27.2 25.9 49.4 30.2 46.9 201.3 94.6 297.5 48.1 249.4 99.0 85.0 37.7 249.9 30.8 219.1 22.2 196.9 93.0 19.3 23.8 309.5 44.1 68.8 196.6

2,413.1 2,108.0
243.0 2,170.1 1,865.0
1.1 95.3 18.2 62.9 146.6 73.7 14.1 72.9 24.6 542.5 146.8 73.2 40.4 33.2 263.2 51.8 54.6 13.3 132.5 10.1 122.4 39.2 27.8 14.4 86.8 40.4 24.8 10.5
5.5 157.1 115.9
56.0 41.2 440.7 188.8 28.1 25.7 49.1 30.0 47.7 204.2 97.1 293.0 47.6 245.4 98.7 84.9 34.3 251.0 32.3 218.7 22.2 196.5 93.9 19.4 23.7 305.1 44.4 68.8 191.9

2,358.8 2,045.1
237.8 2,121.0 1,807.3
1.2 88.0 18.3 57.3 148.6 75.5 14.8 73.1 24.7 529.2 148.7 74.2 39.9 34.6 252.8 50.5 54.7 13.4 127.7 10.3 117.4 39.1 27.8 14.6 82.5 39.0 24.2 10.2
5.6 154.4 112.6
53.4 41.8 421.5 184.3 27.1 25.3 49.7 29.1 44.6 192.6 91.7 285.6 47.5 238.1 94.7 79.7 37.6 240.5 30.3 210.2 22.1 188.1 93.6 19.8 23.8 313.7 45.1 69.0 199.6

2.8 0.1 -1.6 -0.1 1.4 0.6 1.4 0.1 -3.0 -0.2 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.8 -0.1 -0.6 0.7 1.1 0.6 0.4 0.1 0.1 -0.1 -0.7 0.5 0.7 0.2 0.8 -0.2 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.5 0.7 -0.2 -0.5 0.0 0.0 -1.9 -0.7 -0.3 -0.6 -0.3 -0.6 0.0 0.0 1.4 1.1 0.0 0.0 1.4 1.1 -0.1 -0.3 0.5 1.8 0.0 0.0 -0.5 -0.6 0.4 1.0 0.4 1.6 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -1.8 -0.4 -0.3 -0.3 -0.3 -1.0 -1.8 -0.1 -0.2 -4.4 -1.0 -0.7 -0.4 -0.9 -3.2 0.2 0.8 0.3 0.6 0.2 0.7 -0.8 -1.7 -2.9 -1.4 -2.5 -2.6 4.5 1.5 0.5 1.1 4.0 1.6 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.1 3.4 9.9 -1.1 -0.4 -1.5 -4.6 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.2 -0.9 -1.0 -0.1 -0.5 0.1 0.4 4.4 1.4 -0.3 -0.7 0.0 0.0 4.7 2.5

57.1 2.4 61.3 3.0
6.6 2.8 50.5 2.4 54.7 3.0 -0.1 -8.3
8.1 9.2 -0.2 -1.1 6.3 11.0 -1.4 -0.9 -1.7 -2.3 -0.8 -5.4 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.4 13.1 2.5 -1.6 -1.1 -0.5 -0.7 0.3 0.8 -1.4 -4.1 8.5 3.4 1.0 2.0 -0.4 -0.7 -0.1 -0.8 6.2 4.9 -0.2 -1.9 6.4 5.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.8 -0.2 -1.4 3.8 4.6 1.8 4.6 1.0 4.1 0.3 2.9 -0.2 -3.6 2.3 1.5 3.0 2.7 1.6 3.0 -0.7 -1.7 14.8 3.5 3.8 2.1 0.1 0.4 0.6 2.4 -0.3 -0.6 1.1 3.8 2.3 5.2 8.7 4.5 2.9 3.2 11.9 4.2 0.6 1.3 11.3 4.8 4.3 4.5 5.3 6.7 0.1 0.3 9.4 3.9 0.5 1.7 8.9 4.2 0.1 0.5 8.8 4.7 -0.6 -0.6 -0.5 -2.5 0.0 0.0 -4.2 -1.3 -1.0 -2.2 -0.2 -0.3 -3.0 -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 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
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ALBANY MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s)

Preliminary AUG 2013

Revised Revised JUL 2013 AUG 2012

Change in Jobs from JUL 2013
Net %

Change in Jobs

from AUG 2012

Net

%

Total Nonfarm Total Private

61.1

61.0

61.5

48.1

47.9

48.0

0.1 0.2 0.2 0.4

-0.4 -0.7 0.1 0.2

Goods Producing

6.8

6.5

6.6

0.3 4.6

0.2 3.0

Service-Providing Private Service-Providing

54.3

54.5

54.9

-0.2 -0.4

41.3

41.4

41.4

-0.1 -0.2

-0.6 -1.1 -0.1 -0.2

Manufacturing

4.3

4.3

4.3

0.0 0.0

0.0 0.0

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities Retail Trade

12.4

12.5

12.3

-0.1 -0.8

7.6

7.7

7.4

-0.1 -1.3

0.1 0.8 0.2 2.7

Government

13.0

13.1

13.5

-0.1 -0.8

-0.5 -3.7

Federal Government State Government

3.0

3.0

3.2

0.0 0.0

-0.2 -6.3

2.9

3.0

2.9

-0.1 -3.3

0.0 0.0

Local Government

7.1

7.1

7.4

0.0 0.0

-0.3 -4.1

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 AUG 2013

Revised Revised JUL 2013 AUG 2012

Change in Jobs

from JUL 2013

Net

%

Change in Jobs from AUG 2012
Net %

Total Nonfarm

88.7

88.2

87.5

0.5 0.6

1.2 1.4

Total Private

57.5

57.2

56.7

0.3 0.5

0.8 1.4

Goods Producing

9.4

9.5

9.3

-0.1 -1.1

0.1 1.1

Service-Providing

79.3

78.7

78.2

0.6 0.8

1.1 1.4

Private Service-Providing

48.1

47.7

47.4

0.4 0.8

0.7 1.5

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities

13.5

13.4

12.8

0.1 0.8

0.7 5.5

Retail Trade

9.3

9.3

9.2

0.0 0.0

0.1 1.1

Professional and Business Services

7.3

7.3

6.4

0.0 0.0

0.9 14.1

Leisure and Hospitality

9.2

9.2

8.5

0.0 0.0

0.7 8.2

Government

31.2

31.0

30.8

0.2 0.7

0.4 1.3

Federal Government

1.3

1.3

1.3

0.0 0.0

0.0 0.0

State Government

21.8

22.0

21.6

-0.2 -0.9

0.2 0.9

Local Government

8.1

7.7

7.9

0.4 5.2

0.2 2.5

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 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

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AUGUSTA-RICHMOND MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s)

Preliminary Revised Revised AUG 2013 JUL 2013 AUG 2012

Change in Jobs from JUL 2013
Net %

Change in Jobs from AUG 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

216.6 170.8
30.7 185.9 140.1
11.2 19.5 37.7
4.7 25.5
7.5 2.6 7.8 30.5 30.7 22.8 8.0 45.8 9.1 16.0 20.7

215.8 170.5
30.8 185.0 139.7
11.1 19.7 37.6
4.6 25.6
7.4 2.6 7.8 30.5 30.2 22.9 8.1 45.3 9.1 15.8 20.4

212.8 167.9
31.7 181.1 136.2
11.7 20.0 35.8
4.6 24.0
7.2 2.5 7.7 30.8 30.0 21.4 8.0 44.9 9.2 16.0 19.7

0.8 0.4 0.3 0.2 -0.1 -0.3 0.9 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.9 -0.2 -1.0 0.1 0.3 0.1 2.2 -0.1 -0.4 0.1 1.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.7 -0.1 -0.4 -0.1 -1.2 0.5 1.1 0.0 0.0 0.2 1.3 0.3 1.5

3.8 1.8 2.9 1.7 -1.0 -3.2 4.8 2.7 3.9 2.9 -0.5 -4.3 -0.5 -2.5 1.9 5.3 0.1 2.2 1.5 6.3 0.3 4.2 0.1 4.0 0.1 1.3 -0.3 -1.0 0.7 2.3 1.4 6.5 0.0 0.0 0.9 2.0 -0.1 -1.1 0.0 0.0 1.0 5.1

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 AUG 2013 JUL 2013 AUG 2012

Change in Jobs from JUL 2013
Net %

Change in Jobs from AUG 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

40.7

40.7

-0.2 -0.5

30.6

30.9

30.8

-0.3 -1.0

5.0

5.0

4.9

0.0 0.0

35.5

35.7

35.8

-0.2 -0.6

25.6

25.9

25.9

-0.3 -1.2

8.0

8.1

7.7

-0.1 -1.2

5.3

5.4

5.3

-0.1 -1.9

9.9

9.8

9.9

0.1 1.0

1.6

1.6

1.8

0.0 0.0

1.8

1.8

1.7

0.0 0.0

6.5

6.4

6.4

0.1 1.6

-0.2 -0.5 -0.2 -0.7 0.1 2.0 -0.3 -0.8 -0.3 -1.2 0.3 3.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.2 -11.1 0.1 5.9 0.1 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 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

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COLUMBUS MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s)

Preliminary Revised Revised AUG 2013 JUL 2013 AUG 2012

Change in Jobs from JUL 2013
Net %

Change in Jobs from AUG 2012
Net %

Total Nonfarm

120.0

119.5

119.8

0.5 0.4

0.2 0.2

Total Private Goods Producing

95.8

95.9

95.3

-0.1 -0.1

15.0

15.1

14.8

-0.1 -0.7

0.5 0.5 0.2 1.4

Service-Providing

105.0

104.4

105.0

0.6 0.6

0.0 0.0

Private Service-Providing Trade, Transportation, and Utilities

80.8

80.8

80.5

18.9

18.8

18.7

0.0 0.0 0.1 0.5

0.3 0.4 0.2 1.1

Retail Trade

13.4

13.5

13.2

-0.1 -0.7

0.2 1.5

Information Financial Activities

1.4

1.4

1.3

13.1

13.1

12.8

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

0.1 7.7 0.3 2.3

Finance and Insurance

11.1

11.1

10.9

0.0 0.0

0.2 1.8

Insurance Carriers and Related Activities Professional and Business Services

4.6

4.6

4.6

0.0 0.0

12.8

12.9

12.4

-0.1 -0.8

0.0 0.0 0.4 3.2

Leisure and Hospitality

14.5

14.6

14.0

-0.1 -0.7

0.5 3.6

Government Federal Government

24.2

23.6

24.5

6.8

6.7

7.1

0.6 2.5 0.1 1.5

-0.3 -1.2 -0.3 -4.2

State Government

4.5

4.4

4.4

0.1 2.3

0.1 2.3

Local Government

12.9

12.5

13.0

0.4 3.2

-0.1 -0.8

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 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

AUG 2013 JUL 2013 AUG 2012

Change in Jobs from JUL 2013
Net %

Change in Jobs from AUG 2012
Net %

Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing

62.9

62.6

63.1

56.3

56.1

56.1

22.0

21.8

21.8

0.3 0.5 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.9

-0.2 -0.3 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.9

Service-Providing Private Service-Providing Manufacturing

40.9

40.8

41.3

0.1 0.3

34.3

34.3

34.3

0.0 0.0

20.6

20.7

20.8

-0.1 -0.5

-0.4 -1.0 0.0 0.0 -0.2 -1.0

Textile Mills Textile Product Mills Trade, Transportation, and Utilities

2.1

2.1

2.1

0.0 0.0

13.6

13.8

14.3

-0.2 -1.5

16.1

16.1

15.6

0.0 0.0

0.0 0.0 -0.7 -4.9 0.5 3.2

Retail Trade Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities Professional and Business Services

7.5

7.6

4.3

4.3

6.4

6.5

7.4

-0.1 -1.3

3.9

0.0 0.0

6.1

-0.1 -1.5

0.1 1.4 0.4 10.3 0.3 4.9

Government Federal Government State Government

6.6

6.5

0.2

0.2

1.0

0.9

7.0

0.1 1.5

-0.4 -5.7

0.2

0.0 0.0

0.0 0.0

1.0

0.1 11.1

0.0 0.0

Local Government

5.4

5.4

5.8

0.0 0.0

-0.4 -6.9

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

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GAINESVILLE MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s)

Preliminary Revised

Revised

AUG 2013 JUL 2013 AUG 2012

Change in Jobs from JUL 2013
Net %

Change in Jobs from AUG 2012
Net %

Total Nonfarm

76.3

75.3

75.3

1.0 1.3

1.0 1.3

Total Private

66.8

66.1

65.4

0.7 1.1

1.4 2.1

Goods Producing

20.1

20.0

19.5

0.1 0.5

0.6 3.1

Service-Providing

56.2

55.3

55.8

0.9 1.6

0.4 0.7

Private Service-Providing

46.7

46.1

45.9

0.6 1.3

0.8 1.7

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities

14.8

15.0

14.6

-0.2 -1.3

0.2 1.4

Retail Trade

8.0

8.0

7.8

0.0 0.0

0.2 2.6

Government

9.5

9.2

9.9

0.3 3.3

-0.4 -4.0

Federal Government

0.4

0.4

0.5

0.0 0.0

-0.1 -20.0

State Government

2.2

2.1

2.3

0.1 4.8

-0.1 -4.4

Local Government

6.9

6.7

7.1

0.2 3.0

-0.2 -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 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

AUG 2013 JUL 2013 AUG 2012

Change in Jobs from JUL 2013
Net %

Change in Jobs from AUG 2012
Net %

Total Nonfarm

19.7

19.4

19.7

0.3 1.6

0.0 0.0

Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing

12.1

12.1

11.6

2.7

2.7

2.3

17.0

16.7

17.4

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.8

0.5 4.3 0.4 17.4 -0.4 -2.3

Private Service-Providing Government
Federal Government

9.4

9.4

7.6

7.3

3.9

3.9

9.3

0.0 0.0

0.1 1.1

8.1

0.3 4.1

-0.5 -6.2

4.4

0.0 0.0

-0.5 -11.4

State Government Local Government

0.3

0.3

3.4

3.1

0.3

0.0 0.0

3.4

0.3 9.7

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

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MACON MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s)

Preliminary Revised

Revised

AUG 2013 JUL 2013 AUG 2012

Change in Jobs from JUL 2013
Net %

Change in Jobs from AUG 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

99.9

98.8

84.9

84.3

8.8

9.0

91.1

89.8

76.1

75.3

20.6

20.6

13.3

13.3

3.5

3.5

9.4

9.4

11.7

11.8

21.3

21.0

9.8

9.9

15.0

14.5

1.1

1.1

4.0

3.9

9.9

9.5

98.1

1.1 1.1

83.3

0.6 0.7

8.9

-0.2 -2.2

89.2

1.3 1.5

74.4

0.8 1.1

19.6

0.0 0.0

12.9

0.0 0.0

3.5

0.0 0.0

9.3

0.0 0.0

10.9

-0.1 -0.9

20.6

0.3 1.4

9.4

-0.1 -1.0

14.8

0.5 3.5

1.2

0.0 0.0

3.9

0.1 2.6

9.7

0.4 4.2

1.8 1.8 1.6 1.9 -0.1 -1.1 1.9 2.1 1.7 2.3 1.0 5.1 0.4 3.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.1 0.8 7.3 0.7 3.4 0.4 4.3 0.2 1.4 -0.1 -8.3 0.1 2.6 0.2 2.1

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

AUG 2013 JUL 2013 AUG 2012

Change in Jobs from JUL 2013
Net %

Change in Jobs from AUG 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

38.4

32.7

32.6

6.1

6.2

32.5

32.2

26.6

26.4

5.5

5.6

6.4

6.4

4.0

4.0

10.0

9.7

5.9

5.8

0.2

0.2

1.6

1.6

4.1

4.0

38.9

0.2 0.5

32.7

0.1 0.3

6.3

-0.1 -1.6

32.6

0.3 0.9

26.4

0.2 0.8

5.6

-0.1 -1.8

6.4

0.0 0.0

3.9

0.0 0.0

9.7

0.3 3.1

6.2

0.1 1.7

0.2

0.0 0.0

1.8

0.0 0.0

4.2

0.1 2.5

-0.3 -0.8 0.0 0.0 -0.2 -3.2 -0.1 -0.3 0.2 0.8 -0.1 -1.8 0.0 0.0 0.1 2.6 0.3 3.1 -0.3 -4.8 0.0 0.0 -0.2 -11.1 -0.1 -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 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

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SAVANNAH MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s)

Preliminary Revised

Revised

AUG 2013 JUL 2013 AUG 2012

Change in Jobs from JUL 2013
Net %

Change in Jobs from AUG 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

157.4 134.1
20.8 136.6 113.3
5.5 15.3 35.4
5.7 18.8 10.9
1.4 5.8 17.8 23.9 22.5 6.5 23.3 2.8 6.1 14.4

157.4 134.7
21.1 136.3 113.6
5.6 15.5 35.2
5.6 18.7 10.9
1.4 5.8 18.1 23.7 22.8 6.6 22.7 2.8 6.0 13.9

157.6 134.6
21.2 136.4 113.4
5.8 15.4 34.8
5.7 18.0 11.1
1.5 6.0 19.0 23.6 21.9 6.6 23.0 3.2 5.9 13.9

0.0 0.0 -0.6 -0.5 -0.3 -1.4 0.3 0.2 -0.3 -0.3 -0.1 -1.8 -0.2 -1.3 0.2 0.6 0.1 1.8 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.3 -1.7 0.2 0.8 -0.3 -1.3 -0.1 -1.5 0.6 2.6 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.7 0.5 3.6

-0.2 -0.1 -0.5 -0.4 -0.4 -1.9 0.2 0.2 -0.1 -0.1 -0.3 -5.2 -0.1 -0.7 0.6 1.7 0.0 0.0 0.8 4.4 -0.2 -1.8 -0.1 -6.7 -0.2 -3.3 -1.2 -6.3 0.3 1.3 0.6 2.7 -0.1 -1.5 0.3 1.3 -0.4 -12.5 0.2 3.4 0.5 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 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 AUG 2013 JUL 2013 AUG 2012

Change in Jobs from JUL 2013
Net %

Change in Jobs from AUG 2012
Net %

Total Nonfarm

54.2

54.0

53.8

0.2 0.4

0.4 0.7

Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing

40.8

40.9

40.5

-0.1 -0.2

6.4

6.6

6.3

-0.2 -3.0

47.8

47.4

47.5

0.4 0.8

0.3 0.7 0.1 1.6 0.3 0.6

Private Service-Providing Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
Retail Trade

34.4

34.3

34.2

10.0

10.0

10.4

7.6

7.6

7.4

0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

0.2 0.6 -0.4 -3.9 0.2 2.7

Government Federal Government State Government

13.4

13.1

13.3

1.1

1.1

1.2

4.3

4.1

4.2

0.3 2.3 0.0 0.0 0.2 4.9

0.1 0.8 -0.1 -8.3 0.1 2.4

Local Government

8.0

7.9

7.9

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 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

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WARNER ROBINS MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s)

Preliminary Revised

Revised

AUG 2013 JUL 2013 AUG 2012

Change in Jobs from JUL 2013
Net %

Change in Jobs from AUG 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

59.0

59.1

34.3

34.5

5.9

6.0

53.1

53.1

28.4

28.5

8.3

8.3

6.6

6.6

24.7

24.6

15.3

15.3

1.0

1.0

8.4

8.3

59.3

-0.1 -0.2

34.3

-0.2 -0.6

6.1

-0.1 -1.7

53.2

0.0 0.0

28.2

-0.1 -0.4

8.1

0.0 0.0

6.4

0.0 0.0

25.0

0.1 0.4

16.0

0.0 0.0

1.0

0.0 0.0

8.0

0.1 1.2

-0.3 -0.5 0.0 0.0 -0.2 -3.3 -0.1 -0.2 0.2 0.7 0.2 2.5 0.2 3.1 -0.3 -1.2 -0.7 -4.4 0.0 0.0 0.4 5.0

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 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

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Georgia Statewide Hours and Earnings

All Employee

Average Weekly Earnings

Preliminary AUG 2013

Revised JUL 2013

Revised AUG 2012

Total Private ........................................................................................... $786.59 ........................ $779.67 ................... $755.65 Goods Producing .............................................................................. $930.85 ........................ $930.26 ................... $853.95 Private Service Providing ................................................................... $761.94 ........................ $754.08 ................... $739.06 Construction ..................................................................................... $911.59 ........................ $919.43 ................... $857.34 Manufacturing .................................................................................. $941.48 ........................ $934.75 ................... $855.30 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities ................................................ $705.74 ........................ $703.46 ................... $701.42 Financial Activities ........................................................................ $1,127.21 ..................... $1,112.96 ................... $996.09 Professional and Business Services ............................................. $949.76 ........................ $939.50 ................... $949.07 Educational and Health Services .................................................... $831.09 ........................ $813.62 ................... $789.36 Other Services ................................................................................. $567.22 ........................ $546.42 ................... $542.78

Average Weekly Hours

Preliminary AUG 2013

Revised JUL 2013

Revised AUG 2012

Total Private .................................................................................................. 35.1 .............................. 34.9 ......................... 35.0 Goods Producing .....................................................................................41.5 .............................. 41.4 ......................... 39.7 Private Service Providing .......................................................................... 34.0 .............................. 33.8 ......................... 34.2 Construction ...........................................................................................40.3 .............................. 40.9 ......................... 39.6 Manufacturing ......................................................................................... 42.2 .............................. 41.6 ......................... 39.8 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities .......................................................34.8 .............................. 34.5 ......................... 34.4 Financial Activities ..................................................................................37.3 .............................. 37.0 ......................... 36.5 Professional and Business Services ....................................................37.1 .............................. 36.8 ......................... 38.3 Educational and Health Services ........................................................... 34.6 .............................. 34.2 ......................... 34.5 Leisure and Hospitality .......................................................................... 25.9 .............................. 26.3 ......................... 26.4 Other Services ........................................................................................30.3 .............................. 29.6 ......................... 30.7

Average Hourly Earnings
Preliminary AUG 2013

Revised JUL 2013

Revised AUG 2012

Total Private ............................................................................................. $22.41 .......................... $22.34 ..................... $21.59 Goods Producing ................................................................................ $22.43 .......................... $22.47 ..................... $21.51 Private Service Providing ..................................................................... $22.41 .......................... $22.31 ..................... $21.61 Construction ...................................................................................... $22.62 .......................... $22.48 ..................... $21.65 Manufacturing .................................................................................... $22.31 .......................... $22.47 ..................... $21.49 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities .................................................. $20.28 .......................... $20.39 ..................... $20.39 Financial Activities ............................................................................. $30.22 .......................... $30.08 ..................... $27.29 Professional and Business Services ............................................... $25.60 .......................... $25.53 ..................... $24.78 Educational and Health Services ...................................................... $24.02 .......................... $23.79 ..................... $22.88 Leisure and Hospitality ...................................................................... $11.93 .......................... $11.79 ..................... $12.07 Other Services ................................................................................... $18.72 .......................... $18.46 ..................... $17.68

Read more about the hours and earnings series at http://www.bls.gov/sae/home.htm

Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research

Georgia Department of Labor, Mark Butler, Commissioner

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Georgia MSA Hours and Earnings

All Employee Total Private

Average Weekly Earnings

Preliminary AUG 2013

Revised JUL 2013

Revised AUG 2012

Albany MSA ............................................................................................ $579.42 ........................ $566.06 ................... $565.61 Athens-Clarke County MSA ................................................................... $566.02 ........................ $582.94 ................... $647.95 Atlanta MSA ............................................................................................ $865.87 ........................ $855.70 ................... $831.41 Augusta-Richmond County MSA ........................................................... $797.56 ........................ $788.00 ................... $767.18 Brunswick MSA ...................................................................................... $516.75 ........................ $521.15 ................... $444.30 Columbus MSA ..................................................................................... $669.38 ........................ $679.06 ................... $681.25 Dalton MSA ............................................................................................ $616.35 ........................ $620.84 ................... $580.67 Gainesville MSA .................................................................................... $828.87 ........................ $808.08 ................... $777.11 Hinesville-Fort Stewart MSA .................................................................. $892.08 ........................ $872.23 ................... $708.53 Macon MSA ............................................................................................ $738.45 ........................ $735.47 ................... $709.51 Rome MSA ............................................................................................ $780.44 ........................ $755.77 ................... $690.53 Savannah MSA ...................................................................................... $676.32 ........................ $669.64 ................... $671.68 Valdosta MSA ......................................................................................... $614.15 ........................ $614.88 ................... $588.90 Warner Robins MSA .............................................................................. $580.81 ........................ $608.63 ................... $544.42

Average Weekly Hours

Preliminary AUG 2013

Revised JUL 2013

Revised AUG 2012

Albany MSA ................................................................................................... 34.8 .............................. 34.1 ......................... 34.7 Athens-Clarke County MSA .......................................................................... 31.1 .............................. 32.1 ......................... 31.7 Atlanta MSA ................................................................................................... 34.9 .............................. 34.7 ......................... 34.7 Augusta-Richmond County MSA .................................................................. 35.4 .............................. 35.4 ......................... 35.6 Brunswick MSA ............................................................................................. 31.8 .............................. 31.7 ......................... 30.0 Columbus MSA ............................................................................................34.1 .............................. 34.4 ......................... 34.9 Dalton MSA ................................................................................................... 37.4 .............................. 37.4 ......................... 34.4 Gainesville MSA ...........................................................................................37.9 .............................. 37.0 ......................... 36.9 Hinesville-Fort Stewart MSA .........................................................................45.1 .............................. 45.1 ......................... 41.9 Macon MSA ................................................................................................... 39.3 .............................. 39.1 ......................... 37.7 Rome MSA ................................................................................................... 36.9 .............................. 35.3 ......................... 33.8 Savannah MSA ............................................................................................. 33.3 .............................. 33.2 ......................... 33.5 Valdosta MSA ................................................................................................ 35.5 .............................. 36.0 ......................... 35.2 Warner Robins MSA .....................................................................................36.9 .............................. 37.5 ......................... 33.4

Average Hourly Earnings

Preliminary AUG 2013

Revised JUL 2013

Revised AUG 2012

Albany MSA .............................................................................................. $16.65 .......................... $16.60 ..................... $16.30 Athens-Clarke County MSA ..................................................................... $18.20 .......................... $18.16 ..................... $20.44 Atlanta MSA .............................................................................................. $24.81 .......................... $24.66 ..................... $23.96 Augusta-Richmond County MSA ............................................................. $22.53 .......................... $22.26 ..................... $21.55 Brunswick MSA ........................................................................................ $16.25 .......................... $16.44 ..................... $14.81 Columbus MSA ....................................................................................... $19.63 .......................... $19.74 ..................... $19.52 Dalton MSA .............................................................................................. $16.48 .......................... $16.60 ..................... $16.88 Gainesville MSA ...................................................................................... $21.87 .......................... $21.84 ..................... $21.06 Hinesville-Fort Stewart MSA .................................................................... $19.78 .......................... $19.34 ..................... $16.91 Macon MSA .............................................................................................. $18.79 .......................... $18.81 ..................... $18.82 Rome MSA .............................................................................................. $21.15 .......................... $21.41 ..................... $20.43 Savannah MSA ........................................................................................ $20.31 .......................... $20.17 ..................... $20.05 Valdosta MSA ........................................................................................... $17.30 .......................... $17.08 ..................... $16.73 Warner Robins MSA ................................................................................ $15.74 .......................... $16.23 ..................... $16.30

Read more about the hours and earnings series at http://www.bls.gov/sae/home.htm

Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research
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Dimensions - Measuring Georgia's Labor Force
Unemployment rates -- Georgia and U.S.
11.0%

10.0%

9.0%

8.0%

7.0%

Ge orgia

U.S.

6.0%

Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug

2012

2013

WA 7.0

OR

8.1

ID

6.8

NV

9.5

UT

CA

4.7

8.9

AZ 8.3

AK 6.5

State unemployment rates
August 2013
National Unemployment Rate: 7.3% Rates are seasonally adjusted

MT 5.3
WY 4.6
CO 7.0
NM 6.8

ND 3.0
SD 3.8
NE 4.2
KS 5.9

MN 5.1
WI 6.7
IA 4.9
IL 9.2
MO 7.2

OK 5.3
TX 6.4

AR 7.4
MS 8.5
LA 7.0

NH

5.0 ME

VT

7.0

4.6

MI 9.0

OH

IN

7.3

8.1

KY 8.4
TN 8.5

PA 7.7

WV

6.3

VA

5.8

NC 8.7

SC 8.1

AL

GA

6.3

8.7

FL 7.0

MA 7.2 NY 7.6
RI 9.1 CT NJ 8.1 8.5 DE 7.3 DC 8.7
MD 7.0
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 4.3

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Georgia Labor Force Estimates (not seasonally adjusted) Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older

Georgia
(Seasonally adjusted)
Georgia
(Not Seasonally adjusted)
Albany MSA
Athens-Clarke County MSA
Atlanta MSA
Augusta-Richmond County MSA
Brunswick MSA
Columbus MSA
Dalton MSA
Gainesville MSA

Employment Status
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate

AUG 2013
4,796,957 4,379,612
417,345 8.7
4,774,555 4,376,649
397,906 8.3
73,183 66,492
6,691 9.1
112,037 105,154
6,883 6.1
2,737,562 2,519,237
218,325 8.0
262,990 240,619
22,371 8.5
49,841 45,200
4,641 9.3
130,125 119,054
11,071 8.5
57,938 51,943
5,995 10.3
90,428 84,444
5,984 6.6

JUL 2013
4,813,129 4,391,178
421,951 8.8
4,844,007 4,404,603
439,404 9.1
74,366 67,082
7,284 9.8
113,528 105,709
7,819 6.9
2,778,871 2,539,285
239,586 8.6
266,174 241,838
24,336 9.1
50,985 45,871
5,114 10.0
131,849 119,705 12,144
9.2
59,622 52,264
7,358 12.3
91,216 84,354
6,862 7.5

AUG 2012
4,806,478 4,371,523
434,955 9.0
4,796,995 4,355,066
441,929 9.2
74,935 67,653
7,282 9.7
112,745 105,100
7,645 6.8
2,732,070 2,487,551
244,519 8.9
262,369 238,338
24,031 9.2
51,098 45,959
5,139 10.1
131,689 119,536 12,153
9.2
59,438 52,644
6,794 11.4
91,148 84,293
6,855 7.5

Change From

JUL 2013

AUG 2012

-16,172 -11,566 -4,606

-9,521 8,089 -17,610

-69,452 -27,954 -41,498

-22,440 21,583 -44,023

-1,183 -590 -593

-1,752 -1,161
-591

-1,491 -555 -936

-708 54
-762

-41,309 -20,048 -21,261

5,492 31,686 -26,194

-3,184 -1,219 -1,965

621 2,281 -1,660

-1,144 -671 -473

-1,257 -759 -498

-1,724 -651
-1,073

-1,564 -482
-1,082

-1,684 -321
-1,363

-1,500 -701 -799

-788 90
-878

-720 151 -871

Note: MSA data are not seasonally adjusted. Employment includes nonagricultural wage and salary employment, self-employment, unpaid family and private
household workers and agricultural workers. Persons in labor disputes are counted as employed. The use of unrounded data does not imply that the numbers are exact. Georgia and Metropolitan Statistical Area data have not been seasonally adjusted.
Albany MSA: Baker, Dougherty, Lee, Terrell, and Worth counties. Athens - Clarke County MSA: Clarke, Madison, Oconee, and Oglethorpe counties. Atlanta MSA: Barrow, Bartow, Butts, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, Dawson, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Haralson, Heard, Henry, Jasper, Lamar, Meriwether, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, Pike, Rockdale, Spalding, and Walton counties. Augusta - Richmond County MSA: Burke, Columbia, McDuffie, and Richmond counties in Georgia and Aiken and Edgefield counties in South Carolina. Brunswick MSA: Brantley, Glynn, and McIntosh counties. Columbus MSA: Chattahoochee, Harris, Marion, and Muscogee counties in Georgia and Russell County in Alabama. Dalton MSA: Murray and Whitfield counties. Gainesville MSA: Hall County. Hinesville - Fort Stewart MSA: Liberty and Long counties. Macon MSA: Bibb, Crawford, Jones, Monroe, and Twiggs counties. Rome MSA: Floyd County. Savannah MSA: Bryan, Chatham, and Effingham counties. Valdosta MSA: Brooks, Echols, Lanier, and Lowndes counties. Warner Robins MSA: Houston County.
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research

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Georgia Labor Force Estimates (not seasonally adjusted) Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older

Hinesville-Ft. Stewart MSA Macon MSA
Rome MSA Savannah MSA
Valdosta MSA Warner Robins MSA

Employment Status
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate

AUG 2013
32,775 29,743
3,032 9.3
113,140 103,334
9,806 8.7
47,252 43,098
4,154 8.8
178,576 164,568
14,008 7.8
66,819 61,528
5,291 7.9
69,852 64,710
5,142 7.4

JUL 2013
33,043 29,724
3,319 10.0
114,184 103,375
10,809 9.5
48,121 43,210
4,911 10.2
181,765 166,054
15,711 8.6
67,756 61,889
5,867 8.7
70,952 65,213
5,739 8.1

AUG 2012
33,297 30,196
3,101 9.3
113,883 102,863
11,020 9.7
48,418 43,607
4,811 9.9
181,953 166,370
15,583 8.6
67,678 61,826
5,852 8.6
71,096 65,588
5,508 7.7

Change From

JUL 2013

AUG 2012

-268 19
-287

-522 -453
-69

-1,044 -41
-1,003

-743 471 -1,214

-869 -112 -757

-1,166 -509 -657

-3,189 -1,486 -1,703

-3,377 -1,802 -1,575

-937 -361 -576

-859 -298 -561

-1,100 -503 -597

-1,244 -878 -366

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

AUG 2013
155,486,000 144,170,000
11,316,000 7.3

JUL 2013
155,798,000 144,285,000
11,514,000 7.4

AUG 2012
154,645,000 142,101,000
12,544,000 8.1

Change From

JUL 2013

AUG 2012

-312,000 -115,000 -198,000

841,000 2,069,000 -1,228,000

United States
(Not Seasonally adjusted)

Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed
Rate

155,971,000 144,509,000
11,462,000 7.3

157,196,000 145,113,000 12,083,000
7.7

155,255,000 142,558,000
12,696,000 8.2

-1,225,000 -604,000 -621,000

716,000 1,951,000 -1,234,000

Note: Employment includes nonagricultural wage and salary employment, self-employment, unpaid family and private household workers and agricultural
workers. Persons in labor disputes are counted as employed. The use of unrounded data does not imply that the numbers are exact. Georgia and Metropolitan Statistical Area data have not been seasonally adjusted. Seasonally adjusted data for Georgia available upon request.

Albany MSA: Baker, Dougherty, Lee, Terrell, and Worth counties. Athens - Clarke County MSA: Clarke, Madison, Oconee, and Oglethorpe counties. Atlanta MSA: Barrow, Bartow, Butts, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, Dawson, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Haralson, Heard, Henry, Jasper, Lamar, Meriwether, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, Pike, Rockdale, Spalding, and Walton counties. Augusta - Richmond County MSA: Burke, Columbia, McDuffie, and Richmond counties in Georgia and Aiken and Edgefield counties in South Carolina. Brunswick MSA: Brantley, Glynn, and McIntosh counties. Columbus MSA: Chattahoochee, Harris, Marion, and Muscogee counties in Georgia and Russell County in Alabama. Dalton MSA: Murray and Whitfield counties. Gainesville MSA: Hall County. Hinesville - Fort Stewart MSA: Liberty and Long counties. Macon MSA: Bibb, Crawford, Jones, Monroe, and Twiggs counties. Rome MSA: Floyd County. Savannah MSA: Bryan, Chatham, and Effingham counties. Valdosta MSA: Brooks, Echols, Lanier, and Lowndes counties. Warner Robins MSA: Houston County.
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research

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Georgia Labor Force Estimates by County (not seasonally adjusted)

Georgia

Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older

August 2013

July 2013

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

4,774,555 4,376,649 397,906 8.3

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

4,844,007 4,404,603 439,404 9.1

Appling Atkinson Bacon Baker Baldwin

9,490 2,944 4,486 1,343 17,160

8,474 2,587 4,064 1,237 15,243

1,016 10.7 357 12.1 422 9.4 106 7.9
1,917 11.2

9,662 2,916 4,569 1,361 17,267

8,530 2,581 4,108 1,248 15,163

1,132 11.7 335 11.5 461 10.1 113 8.3
2,104 12.2

Banks Barrow Bartow Ben Hill Berrien

10,324 34,601 48,779
6,461 7,525

9,719 32,097 44,824
5,746 6,783

605 5.9 2,504 7.2 3,955 8.1
715 11.1 742 9.9

10,410 35,103 49,782
6,617 7,657

9,720 32,353 45,181
5,772 6,839

690 6.6 2,750 7.8 4,601 9.2
845 12.8 818 10.7

Bibb Bleckley Brantley Brooks Bryan

74,172 4,778 7,519 7,260
16,001

67,535 4,035 6,793 6,698
14,819

6,637 8.9 743 15.6 726 9.7 562 7.7
1,182 7.4

74,710 4,873 7,727 7,351
16,256

67,562 4,064 6,894 6,737
14,953

7,148 9.6 809 16.6 833 10.8 614 8.4
1,303 8.0

Bulloch Burke Butts Calhoun Camden

33,293 9,855
10,084 2,135
21,018

30,034 8,698 9,048 1,908
19,204

3,259 9.8 1,157 11.7 1,036 10.3
227 10.6 1,814 8.6

33,158 10,017 10,342
2,183 21,247

29,458 8,749 9,120 1,916
19,259

3,700 11.2 1,268 12.7 1,222 11.8
267 12.2 1,988 9.4

Candler Carroll Catoosa Charlton Chatham

4,510 4,057

453 10.0

52,789 47,811 4,978 9.4

34,341 31,998 2,343 6.8

4,441 3,951

490 11.0

135,342 124,390 10,952 8.1

4,573 4,067

506 11.1

55,038 48,191 6,847 12.4

34,395 31,983 2,412 7.0

4,517 3,990

527 11.7

137,842 125,513 12,329 8.9

Chattahoochee 2,126

Chattooga

10,289

Cherokee

114,573

Clarke

68,119

Clay

1,285

1,754 9,296 107,303 63,592 1,166

372 17.5 993 9.7 7,270 6.3 4,527 6.6 119 9.3

2,162 10,430 116,176 68,981
1,304

1,765 9,236 108,157 63,928 1,177

397 18.4 1,194 11.4 8,019 6.9 5,053 7.3
127 9.7

Clayton Clinch Cobb Coffee Colquitt

130,662 117,230 13,432 10.3

2,592 2,317

275 10.6

377,138 349,880 27,258 7.2

14,878 13,147 1,731 11.6

19,411 17,514 1,897 9.8

132,065 118,163 13,902 10.5

2,614 2,329

285 10.9

381,947 352,664 29,283 7.7

15,143 13,121 2,022 13.4

19,763 17,684 2,079 10.5

Columbia Cook Coweta Crawford Crisp

66,485 6,282
64,266 6,088 9,071

61,910 5,635
59,343 5,610 7,929

4,575 6.9 647 10.3
4,923 7.7 478 7.9
1,142 12.6

67,143 6,379
65,271 6,198 9,224

62,277 5,665
59,816 5,612 7,990

4,866 7.2 714 11.2
5,455 8.4 586 9.5
1,234 13.4

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August 2012

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

4,796,995 4,355,066 441,929 9.2

9,658 3,146 4,505 1,381 17,848

8,593 2,636 4,057 1,259 15,642

1,065 11.0 510 16.2 448 9.9 122 8.8
2,206 12.4

10,239 34,563 48,843
6,791 7,975

9,539 31,694 44,260
5,922 7,165

700 6.8 2,869 8.3 4,583 9.4
869 12.8 810 10.2

74,698 5,110 7,790 7,377
16,147

67,227 4,395 6,907 6,731
14,981

7,471 10.0 715 14.0 883 11.3 646 8.8
1,166 7.2

32,961 9,821
10,023 2,161
20,922

29,512 8,646 8,934 1,925
19,035

3,449 10.5 1,175 12.0 1,089 10.9
236 10.9 1,887 9.0

4,523 52,294 34,666
4,424 138,135

4,036 47,209 32,126
3,912 125,752

487 10.8 5,085 9.7 2,540 7.3
512 11.6 12,383 9.0

2,178 10,358 114,094 68,445
1,295

1,767 9,236 105,954 63,560 1,173

411 18.9 1,122 10.8 8,140 7.1 4,885 7.1
122 9.4

130,482 2,634
376,179 15,313 19,814

115,756 2,333
345,479 13,396 17,923

14,726 11.3 301 11.4
30,700 8.2 1,917 12.5 1,891 9.5

66,275 6,450
64,247 6,136 9,315

61,543 5,720
58,597 5,584 8,124

4,732 7.1 730 11.3
5,650 8.8 552 9.0
1,191 12.8

Georgia Labor Force Estimates by County (not seasonally adjusted)

Dade Dawson Decatur DeKalb Dodge

Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older

August 2013

July 2013

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

8,124

7,511

613 7.5

11,415 10,619

796 7.0

11,000 9,841 1,159 10.5

369,123 338,204 30,919 8.4

8,555 7,428 1,127 13.2

8,174 7,507

667 8.2

11,557 10,704

853 7.4

11,138 9,888 1,250 11.2

374,144 340,896 33,248 8.9

8,549 7,456 1,093 12.8

Dooly Dougherty Douglas Early Echols

4,459 42,147 68,678
5,366 2,001

3,884 37,850 62,903
4,961 1,883

575 12.9 4,297 10.2 5,775 8.4
405 7.5 118 5.9

4,527 42,838 69,523
5,440 2,018

3,888 38,185 63,403
4,978 1,894

639 14.1 4,653 10.9 6,120 8.8
462 8.5 124 6.1

Effingham Elbert Emanuel Evans Fannin

27,234 8,756 9,922 4,827
10,293

25,360 7,820 8,708 4,443 9,431

1,874 6.9 936 10.7
1,214 12.2 384 8.0 862 8.4

27,668 8,919 9,963 4,852
10,471

25,589 7,878 8,707 4,425 9,493

2,079 7.5 1,041 11.7 1,256 12.6
427 8.8 978 9.3

Fayette Floyd Forsyth Franklin Fulton

53,614 49,685 3,929 7.3

47,252 43,098 4,154 8.8

94,372 88,615 5,757 6.1

9,549 8,621

928 9.7

464,164 423,173 40,991 8.8

54,263 50,081 4,182 7.7 48,121 43,210 4,911 10.2 95,699 89,320 6,379 6.7
9,764 8,686 1,078 11.0 470,158 426,541 43,617 9.3

Gilmer Glascock Glynn Gordon Grady

12,158 1,119
36,656 25,791 11,562

11,084 980
33,326 23,448 10,773

1,074 8.8 139 12.4
3,330 9.1 2,343 9.1
789 6.8

12,351 1,120
37,501 26,297 11,740

11,172 976
33,820 23,529 10,835

1,179 9.5 144 12.9
3,681 9.8 2,768 10.5
905 7.7

Greene Gwinnett Habersham Hall Hancock

7,145 6,542

603 8.4

439,715 408,307 31,408 7.1

19,478 17,939 1,539 7.9

90,428 84,444 5,984 6.6

2,827 2,400

427 15.1

7,345

6,611

734 10.0

445,228 411,556 33,672 7.6

19,576 17,814 1,762 9.0

91,216 84,354 6,862 7.5

2,978 2,387

591 19.8

Haralson Harris Hart Heard Henry

12,692 16,752
9,655 5,067 106,637

11,623 15,687
8,669 4,562 98,163

1,069 8.4 1,065 6.4
986 10.2 505 10.0 8,474 7.9

13,190 17,020
9,946 5,251 108,678

11,716 15,779
8,747 4,599 98,944

1,474 11.2 1,241 7.3 1,199 12.1
652 12.4 9,734 9.0

Houston Irwin Jackson Jasper Jeff Davis

69,852 3,492
27,782 6,446 5,225

64,710 3,081
25,666 5,918 4,498

5,142 7.4 411 11.8
2,116 7.6 528 8.2 727 13.9

70,952 3,533
28,245 6,604 5,264

65,213 3,095
25,852 5,965 4,532

5,739 8.1 438 12.4
2,393 8.5 639 9.7 732 13.9

August 2012

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

8,265 11,378 11,190 369,092 8,824

7,541 10,486
9,911 333,951
7,641

724 8.8 892 7.8 1,279 11.4 35,141 9.5 1,183 13.4

4,540 43,125 68,507
5,370 2,048

3,939 38,510 62,112
4,908 1,892

601 13.2 4,615 10.7 6,395 9.3
462 8.6 156 7.6

27,671 9,130 9,940 4,909
10,519

25,637 8,051 8,727 4,472 9,522

2,034 7.4 1,079 11.8 1,213 12.2
437 8.9 997 9.5

53,324 48,418 93,995
9,885 463,863

49,060 43,607 87,501
8,816 417,851

4,264 8.0 4,811 9.9 6,494 6.9 1,069 10.8 46,012 9.9

12,450 1,137
37,463 25,977 11,771

11,162 1,001 33,885 23,356 10,852

1,288 10.3 136 12.0
3,578 9.6 2,621 10.1
919 7.8

7,347 437,843
19,655 91,148
2,996

6,638 403,172
17,858 84,293
2,462

709 9.7 34,671 7.9
1,797 9.1 6,855 7.5
534 17.8

12,727 16,922 10,023
5,050 106,585

11,477 15,805
8,907 4,505 96,928

1,250 9.8 1,117 6.6 1,116 11.1
545 10.8 9,657 9.1

71,096 3,633
27,875 6,428 5,359

65,588 3,174
25,429 5,844 4,555

5,508 7.7 459 12.6
2,446 8.8 584 9.1 804 15.0

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Georgia Labor Force Estimates by County (not seasonally adjusted)

Jefferson Jenkins Johnson Jones Lamar

Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older

August 2013

July 2013

Labor Force
6,819 2,469 3,444 14,508 8,533

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

5,739 2,077 3,008 13,459 7,671

1,080 15.8 392 15.9 436 12.7
1,049 7.2 862 10.1

Labor Force
6,899 2,523 3,511 14,610 8,906

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

5,752 2,072 3,019 13,464 7,732

1,147 16.6 451 17.9 492 14.0
1,146 7.8 1,174 13.2

Lanier Laurens Lee Liberty Lincoln

4,701 19,837 15,281 25,216
3,599

4,371 17,598 14,196 22,752
3,249

330 7.0 2,239 11.3 1,085 7.1 2,464 9.8
350 9.7

4,779 20,045 15,506 25,443
3,667

4,397 17,664 14,322 22,738
3,283

382 8.0 2,381 11.9 1,184 7.6 2,705 10.6
384 10.5

Long Lowndes Lumpkin McDuffie McIntosh

7,559 52,855 13,139 10,161
5,666

6,991 48,575 12,047
9,129 5,081

568 7.5 4,280 8.1 1,092 8.3 1,032 10.2
585 10.3

7,600 53,607 13,089 10,369
5,756

6,986 48,860 11,849
9,184 5,157

614 8.1 4,747 8.9 1,240 9.5 1,185 11.4
599 10.4

Macon Madison Marion Meriwether Miller

4,774 16,071
3,886 9,190 3,326

4,080 15,173
3,597 8,135 3,124

694 14.5 898 5.6 289 7.4 1,055 11.5 202 6.1

4,883 16,353
3,914 9,664 3,328

4,135 15,253
3,618 8,200 3,106

748 15.3 1,100 6.7
296 7.6 1,464 15.1
222 6.7

Mitchell Monroe Montgomery Morgan Murray

9,704 14,348
4,689 9,198 16,443

8,833 13,137
4,139 8,550 14,691

871 9.0 1,211 8.4
550 11.7 648 7.0 1,752 10.7

9,880 14,581
4,682 9,441 16,863

8,907 13,142
4,175 8,637 14,782

973 9.8 1,439 9.9
507 10.8 804 8.5 2,081 12.3

Muscogee Newton Oconee Oglethorpe Paulding

84,475 76,848 7,627 9.0

48,354 43,877 4,477 9.3

19,549 18,582

967 4.9

8,297 7,806

491 5.9

72,828 67,502 5,326 7.3

85,460 49,368 19,777
8,416 73,930

77,298 44,227 18,680
7,847 68,039

8,162 9.6 5,141 10.4 1,097 5.5
569 6.8 5,891 8.0

Peach Pickens Pierce Pike Polk

12,243 14,329
8,415 8,198 20,401

10,915 13,365
7,697 7,582 18,779

1,328 10.8 964 6.7 718 8.5 616 7.5
1,622 8.0

12,409 14,574
8,491 8,518 20,690

10,908 13,471
7,715 7,642 18,852

1,501 12.1 1,103 7.6
776 9.1 876 10.3 1,838 8.9

Pulaski Putnam Quitman Rabun Randolph

4,301 8,531
815 6,266 2,517

3,879 7,710
740 5,599 2,203

422 9.8 821 9.6
75 9.2 667 10.6 314 12.5

4,378 8,832
831 6,509 2,558

3,918 7,818
748 5,766 2,218

460 10.5 1,014 11.5
83 10.0 743 11.4 340 13.3

August 2012

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

6,866 2,533 3,579 14,612 8,506

5,820 2,087 3,078 13,398 7,574

1,046 15.2 446 17.6 501 14.0
1,214 8.3 932 11.0

4,774 20,498 15,612 25,639
3,683

4,392 18,004 14,444 23,099
3,279

382 8.0 2,494 12.2 1,168 7.5 2,540 9.9
404 11.0

7,658 53,479 13,098 10,258
5,846

7,097 48,811 11,873 9,075 5,167

561 7.3 4,668 8.7 1,225 9.4 1,183 11.5
679 11.6

4,945 16,258
3,960 9,083 3,433

4,198 15,166
3,624 8,033 3,197

747 15.1 1,092 6.7
336 8.5 1,050 11.6
236 6.9

10,061 14,307
4,705 9,466 16,902

9,128 13,077
4,170 8,698 14,890

933 9.3 1,230 8.6
535 11.4 768 8.1 2,012 11.9

85,320 48,225 19,652
8,392 72,783

77,428 43,325 18,573
7,802 66,653

7,892 9.2 4,900 10.2 1,079 5.5
590 7.0 6,130 8.4

12,737 14,403
8,480 8,229 20,705

11,338 13,197
7,701 7,486 18,866

1,399 11.0 1,206 8.4
779 9.2 743 9.0 1,839 8.9

4,391 8,812
852 6,376 2,641

3,956 7,858
765 5,611 2,268

435 9.9 954 10.8
87 10.2 765 12.0 373 14.1

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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

August 2013

July 2013

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

88,560 41,722
1,853 6,731 3,720

79,584 38,080
1,688 6,005 3,395

8,976 10.1 3,642 8.7
165 8.9 726 10.8 325 8.7

89,944 42,500
1,894 6,787 3,750

80,056 38,383
1,695 5,951 3,396

9,888 11.0 4,117 9.7
199 10.5 836 12.3 354 9.4

28,774 12,964
2,239 12,738
3,141

25,825 11,913 1,986 11,109 2,861

2,949 10.2 1,051 8.1
253 11.3 1,629 12.8
280 8.9

29,804 13,222
2,277 12,888
3,192

26,031 12,042
2,004 11,156 2,863

3,773 12.7 1,180 8.9
273 12.0 1,732 13.4
329 10.3

712 9,402 3,238 4,521 3,971

639 8,485 2,871 3,579 3,645

73 10.3 917 9.8 367 11.3 942 20.8 326 8.2

718 9,601 3,293 4,320 4,065

646 8,555 2,884 3,621 3,677

72 10.0 1,046 10.9
409 12.4 699 16.2 388 9.5

21,931 18,647 13,748
5,995 2,679

20,355 16,942 12,283
5,607 2,299

1,576 7.2 1,705 9.1 1,465 10.7
388 6.5 380 14.2

22,208 18,852 14,034
5,859 2,743

20,441 17,023 12,390
5,417 2,333

1,767 8.0 1,829 9.7 1,644 11.7
442 7.5 410 14.9

35,591 4,074 4,024 11,009 11,485

32,348 3,728 3,593
10,313 10,294

3,243 9.1 346 8.5 431 10.7 696 6.3
1,191 10.4

36,385 4,132 4,084 11,129 11,710

32,485 3,739 3,594
10,329 10,340

3,900 10.7 393 9.5 490 12.0 800 7.2
1,370 11.7

33,054 40,817 14,659
2,464 7,277

30,451 37,890 13,063
2,108 6,461

2,603 7.9 2,927 7.2 1,596 10.9
356 14.4 816 11.2

33,050 41,590 14,813
2,515 7,384

30,436 38,191 13,094
2,127 6,468

2,614 7.9 3,399 8.2 1,719 11.6
388 15.4 916 12.4

12,015 1,214 2,938
13,082 41,495

10,657 1,123 2,601
12,108 37,252

1,358 11.3 91 7.5
337 11.5 974 7.4 4,243 10.2

12,082 1,229 2,929
13,253 42,759

10,641 1,126 2,612
12,121 37,482

1,441 11.9 103 8.4 317 10.8
1,132 8.5 5,277 12.3

3,001 4,157 4,292 10,442

2,617 3,712 3,891 9,564

384 12.8 445 10.7 401 9.3 878 8.4

3,044 4,204 4,339 10,596

2,643 3,731 3,890 9,649

401 13.2 473 11.3 449 10.3 947 8.9

August 2012

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

88,861 41,870
1,947 6,883 3,758

79,112 37,601
1,730 6,051 3,414

9,749 11.0 4,269 10.2
217 11.1 832 12.1 344 9.2

28,674 13,076
2,198 13,145
3,165

25,501 11,876 1,947 11,389 2,873

3,173 11.1 1,200 9.2
251 11.4 1,756 13.4
292 9.2

725 9,443 3,350 4,535 4,112

649 8,493 2,924 3,560 3,709

76 10.5 950 10.1 426 12.7 975 21.5 403 9.8

21,809 19,193 13,899
5,795 2,832

20,019 17,242 12,375
5,323 2,434

1,790 8.2 1,951 10.2 1,524 11.0
472 8.1 398 14.1

34,584 4,341 4,131 11,149 11,601

31,069 3,916 3,577
10,348 10,268

3,515 10.2 425 9.8 554 13.4 801 7.2
1,333 11.5

33,308 40,785 14,722
2,542 7,783

30,573 37,413 13,069
2,116 6,875

2,735 8.2 3,372 8.3 1,653 11.2
426 16.8 908 11.7

12,041 1,198 3,004
13,046 42,536

10,585 1,099 2,632 11,891
37,754

1,456 12.1 99 8.3
372 12.4 1,155 8.9 4,782 11.2

3,083 4,342 4,378 10,705

2,676 3,840 3,942 9,731

407 13.2 502 11.6 436 10.0 974 9.1

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New Developments

Thrush Aircraft has agreed to ship 20 agricultural aircraft to China. The Albany-based company will have the first three aircraft ferry flown from Thrush headquarters in Dougherty County and the remaining seventeen will be containerized and shipped via ocean transport for the more than 7,000 mile journey. Heilongjiand State Farms Beidahuand Group in Jiamusi, China will take delivery of the newly FAA-certified dual cockpit 510G's. Thrush Aircraft manufactures a full range of aerial application aircraft used in agriculture, forestry and fire fighting roles worldwide. Ex-Im, or Export-Import Bank of the United States, an independent arm of the U.S. Federal Government that helps facilitate global opportunities for American companies, assisted in the effort.
Atlanta will be home to AT&T's fourth Foundry innovation center that would add dozens of new research jobs. The Atlanta Foundry, which will focus on mobile technologies, will be located in the Centergy building on the Georgia Tech campus. The Foundry program encourages innovation amongst AT&T employees but also allows third-party developers to get access to the infrastructure -- data, hardware, software and engineers -- needed to build technologies. The Foundry will be a hub where engineers and executives dream up new technologies and then quickly bring them to market.
Two companies were recently approved by the Rome-Floyd County Development Authority for a payment-in-lieu-of-tax plan. Under the plan, new and existing businesses reduce their tax burden on new investment for five years. Syntec Industries and Stemco Brake Products Group will each pay no maintenance and operation taxes on their property but will still pay school taxes on new expansions. Syntac Industries, which has product lines including basic and patterned carpets, steering wheels and designer fabrics, plans a $7.7 million expansion on Westside Industrial Blvd and will create 20 new jobs in Rome while Stemco, which makes commercial vehicle braking and suspension components for heavy and medium-duty vehicle

markets, has planned a $6 million expansion and will add 50 jobs at its Hemlock Road location.
Salad maker Ready Pac Foods, Inc. is adding 140 jobs to its Jackson production facility in Butts County. The plant is located in the Riverview Business Park, off GA Highway 36 near Interstate 75. Ready Pac makes bagged salad mixes, fruit bowls and other products. The Jackson location makes processed salad. The company, which currently employs 325 full-time and 50 part-time workers in Jackson, hopes to have the new employees trained by September 2013.
The Savannah Economic Development Authority will grant LMI Aerospace a $125,000 cash incentive toward expansion. The airframe parts supplier recent acquisition of a specialty machining and assembly firm will mean 100 new jobs for Savannah and the second expansion of LMI's local facility in less than a year. The project will boost LMI's presence at its Coleman Boulevard facility to 161,000 square feet and 155 employees. The expanded facility will incorporate Valent Aerostructures' expertise in producing sections of aircraft and specifically wings into LMI's main local function of providing individual parts to Gulfstream using a "just in time" delivery process.
Delta Air Lines has said it is looking to hire over 200 flight attendants in fall 2013. The move comes in part because Delta, based in Atlanta, is preparing to add 88 Boeing 717s to its fleet from rival AirTran Airways. Delta began taking the 717s in September and will gradually add them to its fleet over the next few years to replace 50-seat regional jets.
A new Krispy Kreme Doughnut Factory is coming to Roswell. The 2,400-square-foot facility will be located on Alpharetta Highway. Krispy Kreme hopes to hire 70 employees for the store which is slated to open in September 2013.

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

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Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics and Economic Research

Georgia Unemployment Rates by County

August 2013

Dade 7.5

Catoosa 6.8

Walker

Whitfield

Murray 10.7

Fannin 8.4

Union 6.3

Towns 6.5

Rabun 10.6

7.9

10.2

Chattooga 9.7

Gordon 9.1

Floyd 8.8

Bartow 8.1

Gilmer 8.8
Pickens 6.7
Cherokee 6.3

Lumpkin 8.3
Dawson 7.0
Forsyth 6.1

White Habersham

7.4

7.9

Stephens

8.1

Banks Franklin

Hall

5.9

9.7

6.6

Jackson 7.6

Madison 5.6

Hart 10.2
Elbert 10.7

10.0% or greater 62 counties (39%)
9.0% to 9.9% 23 counties (14%)
8.0% to 8.9% 27 counties (17%)

Polk 8.0

Paulding

Cobb 7.2

Gwinnett 7.1

Barrow 7.2

Clarke Oglethorpe

6.6

5.9

Less than 8.0% 47 counties (30%)

Haralson 8.4
Carroll 9.4
Heard 10.0

7.3 Douglas 8.4
Coweta 7.7

DeKalb

Walton

Fulton 8.8

8.4 Rockdale

7.2

Oconee 4.9

Clayton

8.7 Newton

10.3

9.3

Fayette

Henry

7.3

7.9

Morgan 7.0

Spalding 10.2

Butts 10.3

Jasper 8.2

Putnam 9.6

Wilkes 10.7

Lincoln 9.7

Percentages of number of counties may not total 100 due to rounding

Greene

8.4

Taliaferro

10.3

McDuffie

Warren 10.2

Columbia 6.9

14.4

Richmond

Hancock

10.1

15.1

Glascock

12.4

Troup 9.1

Meriwether 11.5

Pike 7.5

Lamar 10.1 Monroe 8.4

Jones 7.2

Baldwin 11.2

Washington

Jefferson 15.8

Burke 11.7

Upson

11.2

Harris 6.4

Talbot 8.9

Muscogee 9.0
Marion Chattahoochee 7.4

10.4
Taylor 11.3

Crawford 7.9

Bibb 8.9

Wilkinson

Twiggs

9.3

10.7

Peach

10.8

Macon 14.5

Houston 7.4

Bleckley 15.6

Laurens 11.3

Johnson 12.7

Emanuel 12.2

Jenkins 15.9

Screven 10.8

Treutlen 14.2

Candler 10.0

Bulloch 9.8

Effingham 6.9

17.5
Stewart 11.3

Schley 8.9

Webster 7.5

Sumter 12.8

Quitman

9.2 Randolph Terrell

Lee

12.5

8.2

7.1

Clay

Dooly 12.9

Pulaski 9.8

Dodge 13.2

Crisp 12.6

Wilcox 12.8

Turner 8.5

Ben Hill 11.1

Montgomery

Wheeler 11.5

11.7

Toombs 10.7

Evans 8.0

Tattnall

Telfair

9.8

20.8

Jeff Davis 13.9

Appling 10.7

Long 7.5

Bryan 7.4
Liberty 9.8

Chatham 8.1

9.3

Calhoun

Dougherty

10.6

10.2

Early 7.5
Miller 6.1

Baker 7.9

Mitchell 9.0

Worth 8.4
Colquitt 9.8

Irwin
11.8 Tift
9.1

Coffee 11.6

Berrien

Atkinson

9.9

12.1

Cook

10.3 Lanier

Bacon 9.4

Wayne 11.3

Pierce 8.5
Ware 10.9

Brantley 9.7

McIntosh 10.3
Glynn 9.1

Seminole 8.7

Decatur 10.5

Grady 6.8

Thomas 7.2

Brooks 7.7

7.0
Lowndes 8.1

Clinch 10.6

Charlton 11.0

Camden 8.6

Echols

5.9

Georgia's Unemployment Rate:8.3%
(Not Seasonally Adjusted)
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Georgia Unemployment Insurance Claims by County

County

August Average Average Initial Weekly Duration
Claims Benefit Weeks

County

August Average Average Initial Weekly Duration
Claims Benefit Weeks

County

August Average Average Initial Weekly Duration
Claims Benefit Weeks

Georgia

35,503 ...... $259 ..... 11.9

Appling

85 ...... $234 ..... 12.0

Atkinson

44 ...... $209 ....... 8.4

Bacon

36 ...... $247 ..... 10.7

Baker

10 ...... $214 ....... 8.0

Baldwin

118 ...... $184 ..... 14.9

Banks

65 ...... $227 ..... 11.0

Barrow

230 ...... $242 ..... 12.6

Bartow

337 ...... $247 ....... 9.5

Ben Hill

89 ...... $209 ....... 9.4

Berrien

63 ...... $211 ..... 13.9

Bibb

647 ...... $191 ..... 13.8

Bleckley

79 ...... $188 ..... 16.1

Brantley

77 ...... $228 ..... 13.5

Brooks

50 ...... $196 ..... 11.8

Bryan

87 ...... $248 ..... 13.6

Bulloch

174 ...... $225 ..... 11.5

Burke

160 ...... $212 ..... 12.1

Butts

107 ...... $209 ..... 12.6

Calhoun

23 ...... $176 ....... 9.5

Camden

120 ...... $211 ..... 13.7

Candler

64 ...... $210 ..... 12.3

Carroll

393 ...... $225 ....... 9.6

Catoosa

102 ...... $239 ....... 9.7

Charlton

41 ...... $216 ..... 13.6

Chatham

917 ...... $223 ..... 14.3

Chattahoochee 18 ...... $205 ..... 16.0

Chattooga

56 ...... $232 ..... 14.4

Cherokee

434 ...... $268 ..... 13.3

Clarke

312 ...... $194 ..... 12.3

Clay

8 ...... $166 ..... 11.2

Clayton

1,333 ...... $220 ..... 14.3

Clinch

26 ...... $197 ..... 10.3

Cobb

1,980 ...... $254 ..... 14.3

Coffee

149 ...... $210 ..... 11.0

Colquitt

196 ...... $229 ..... 12.4

Columbia

218 ...... $253 ..... 12.4

Cook

56 ...... $209 ..... 14.7

Coweta

347 ...... $243 ..... 11.4

Crawford

32 ...... $239 ..... 12.8

Crisp

127 ...... $193 ..... 13.4

Dade

16 ...... $220 ..... 10.0

Dawson

60 ...... $248 ..... 13.3

Decatur

120 ...... $189 ..... 11.2

DeKalb

2,589 ...... $234 ..... 14.4

Dodge

210 ...... $191 ..... 13.4

Dooly

47 ...... $215 ..... 11.6

Dougherty

443 ...... $182 ..... 12.3

Douglas

466 ...... $248 ..... 13.9

Early

36 ...... $200 ..... 10.6

Echols

9 ...... $254 ..... 15.1

Effingham

136 ...... $246 ..... 13.5

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

116 ...... $199 ....... 9.7 227 ...... $182 ..... 12.2
19 ...... $212 ..... 12.8 71 ...... $204 ..... 10.8 219 ...... $254 ..... 13.8 459 ...... $226 ..... 10.3 285 ...... $268 ..... 14.2 123 ...... $216 ....... 9.7 3,286 ...... $232 ..... 14.4 76 ...... $235 ..... 10.9 19 ...... $194 ..... 10.9 262 ...... $216 ..... 13.3 287 ...... $241 ....... 9.0 68 ...... $205 ....... 8.5 55 ...... $199 ..... 11.9 2,291 ...... $255 ..... 14.1 178 ...... $222 ....... 9.6 670 ...... $240 ..... 10.3 44 ...... $210 ....... 9.6 81 ...... $239 ..... 10.2 77 ...... $230 ..... 10.6 96 ...... $229 ....... 9.1 46 ...... $241 ....... 9.7 686 ...... $235 ..... 14.0 385 ...... $227 ..... 13.3 43 ...... $211 ..... 11.4 147 ...... $236 ..... 11.2 62 ...... $201 ..... 10.3 121 ...... $208 ..... 10.3 129 ...... $205 ..... 14.7 42 ...... $218 ..... 10.5 57 ...... $202 ..... 13.7 56 ...... $222 ..... 14.3 95 ...... $207 ..... 11.9 20 ...... $225 ..... 14.4 324 ...... $200 ..... 13.1 104 ...... $244 ..... 10.8 150 ...... $227 ..... 14.3 38 ...... $222 ....... 9.2 44 ...... $211 ..... 13.9 302 ...... $188 ..... 13.4 89 ...... $236 ..... 10.6 135 ...... $186 ..... 12.4 102 ...... $220 ..... 10.9 29 ...... $215 ..... 10.3 172 ...... $208 ..... 10.8 53 ...... $231 ..... 13.3 129 ...... $234 ....... 8.6 18 ...... $182 ..... 11.0 108 ...... $188 ....... 9.2 85 ...... $234 ..... 11.9 80 ...... $214 ..... 11.4 59 ...... $220 ..... 12.0 258 ...... $239 ....... 7.3

Note: Initial claims include intrastate initial and additional claims, as well as agent state initial and additional claims for regular UI only.
Average duration of benefits is represented in weeks. Data does not include state or federal extended benefits for those unemployed for 27 weeks or more.

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Muscogee Newton Oconee Oglethorpe Paulding Peach Pickens Pierce Pike Polk Pulaski Putnam Quitman Rabun Randolph Richmond Rockdale Schley Screven Seminole Spalding Stephens Stewart Sumter Talbot Taliaferro Tattnall Taylor Telfair Terrell Thomas Tift Toombs Towns Treutlen Troup Turner Twiggs Union Upson Walker Walton Ware Warren Washington Wayne Webster Wheeler White Whitfield Wilcox Wilkes Wilkinson Worth

566 ...... $210 ..... 12.1 413 ...... $232 ..... 13.0
43 ...... $245 ..... 12.5 45 ...... $263 ..... 12.4 355 ...... $246 ..... 13.8 99 ...... $187 ..... 13.4 67 ...... $244 ..... 12.1 68 ...... $216 ..... 12.4 74 ...... $234 ..... 11.7 185 ...... $222 ....... 8.9 30 ...... $221 ..... 14.1 70 ...... $214 ..... 10.1
0 ...... $116 ..... 11.1 40 ...... $233 ..... 13.2 40 ...... $182 ....... 7.1 766 ...... $203 ..... 12.5 314 ...... $235 ..... 14.3 13 ...... $171 ..... 11.5 68 ...... $216 ....... 8.8 17 ...... $203 ..... 11.7 411 ...... $210 ..... 12.4 166 ...... $218 ....... 8.8 19 ...... $229 ..... 13.6 153 ...... $174 ..... 12.5 33 ...... $208 ....... 9.6
5 ...... $179 ..... 10.4 55 ...... $229 ..... 12.4 42 ...... $195 ..... 13.6 325 ...... $188 ..... 10.5 26 ...... $181 ....... 9.7 162 ...... $227 ..... 10.9 172 ...... $189 ..... 12.4 182 ...... $220 ..... 11.8 20 ...... $280 ..... 13.8 38 ...... $234 ..... 11.3 342 ...... $234 ....... 8.7 43 ...... $203 ..... 12.9 41 ...... $232 ..... 15.9 45 ...... $244 ..... 12.6 151 ...... $228 ..... 10.4 164 ...... $226 ....... 8.3 195 ...... $224 ..... 13.2 190 ...... $217 ..... 12.3 56 ...... $171 ..... 10.9 80 ...... $199 ..... 13.6 149 ...... $220 ..... 12.4
0 ...... $171 ..... 12.4 79 ...... $214 ....... 9.9 72 ...... $224 ..... 11.9 571 ...... $223 ....... 6.9 42 ...... $185 ..... 13.2 83 ...... $199 ..... 10.9 45 ...... $215 ..... 14.7 74 ...... $225 ..... 12.1

Mark Butler, Commissioner
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