January 2014 Data January 2014 Employment Situation In January, Georgia payroll employment was down 56,200 jobs over the month. The decrease in employment occurred with all major sectors losing jobs over the month, except mining and logging which held flat. Over the year, however, jobs are up 80,800 statewide. After three months of seasonal job gains, Trade, Transportation, and Utilities lost 19,000 jobs in January, with minor gains of 600 in Wholesale Trade not offsetting the losses in Retail Trade and Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities. Professional and Business Services employment declined by 12,800 over the month, for only the third month of jobs losses out of the past twelve. Employment in Government decreased by 5,900 over the month, with Federal, State, and Local Governments cutting positions. Leisure and Hospitality employment declined for the third month in a row in January, losing 5,500 jobs. Construction saw losses of 4,100 jobs over the month, largely in Specialty Trade Contractors (-3,300 jobs). Led by losses in Health Care and Social Assistance (-2,600 jobs), employment in Education and Health Services declined by 3,500 in January. Following three months of job gains, and with ten out of the past twelve months showing job growth, Financial Activities employment declined by 2,600 over the month. Employment in Manufacturing shrank by 2,100 in January, driven by losses in NonDurable Goods (-2,000 jobs). After two months of job growth where 1,000 positions were created, the Information sector saw a decline of 500 jobs in January. Employment in Other Services decreased by 200 over the month and the sector now has not seen job gains since October. Over the year, Trade, Transportation, and Utilities, Leisure and Hospitality, Professional and Business Services, and Education and Health Services combined added almost 72,000 jobs. Only employment in Government decreased from January 2013. Georgia's unemployment rate (seasonally adjusted) fell for the seventh month in a row in January, from the revised rate of 7.4 percent in December to 7.3 percent in January. Over the year, the unemployment rate decreased from 8.6 percent in January 2013. Volume XXXX, Number 1 GeoGregoirag(iI(anIEn MMEmilmliilolnpipso)nlloso)yymmentent 3.951 3.980 3.995 4.032 4.045 4.027 4.015 4.054 4.049 4.070 4.094 4.088 4.032 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan 2013 2014 GeorGgeioargUianUenmemppllooyymmenet RnatteRate (Se(Saesaosnonaallllyy AAdjdusjutesdt)ed) 2013 2014 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 JAN 2014 DEC 2013 JAN 2013 from DEC 2013 Net % from JAN 2013 Net % Total Nonfarm 4,032.0 4,088.2 3,951.2 -56.2 -1.4 80.8 2.0 Total Private 3,356.1 3,406.4 3,265.7 -50.3 -1.5 90.4 2.8 Goods Producing 512.4 518.6 502.4 -6.2 -1.2 10.0 2.0 Service-Providing 3,519.6 3,569.6 3,448.8 -50.0 -1.4 70.8 2.1 Private Service-Providing 2,843.7 2,887.8 2,763.3 -44.1 -1.5 80.4 2.9 Mining and Logging 9.0 9.0 8.7 0.0 0.0 0.3 3.5 Construction 145.5 149.6 138.6 -4.1 -2.7 6.9 5.0 Construction of Buildings 33.1 33.1 31.2 0.0 0.0 1.9 6.1 Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction 20.8 21.6 19.6 -0.8 -3.7 1.2 6.1 Specialty Trade Contractors 91.6 94.9 87.8 -3.3 -3.5 3.8 4.3 Manufacturing 357.9 360.0 355.1 -2.1 -0.6 2.8 0.8 Durable Goods 173.3 173.4 168.6 -0.1 -0.1 4.7 2.8 Computer, Electrical Equip and Appliance Mfg 22.8 22.8 22.7 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.4 Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 44.9 44.8 44.3 0.1 0.2 0.6 1.4 Non-Durable Goods 184.6 186.6 186.5 -2.0 -1.1 -1.9 -1.0 Food Manufacturing 61.1 61.9 62.7 -0.8 -1.3 -1.6 -2.6 Textile Mills 18.5 18.7 18.4 -0.2 -1.1 0.1 0.5 Textile Product Mills 25.7 25.9 26.8 -0.2 -0.8 -1.1 -4.1 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 856.9 875.9 831.7 -19.0 -2.2 25.2 3.0 Wholesale Trade 208.6 208.0 202.2 0.6 0.3 6.4 3.2 Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods 100.2 100.3 98.3 -0.1 -0.1 1.9 1.9 Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods 60.9 61.0 60.0 -0.1 -0.2 0.9 1.5 Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers 47.5 46.7 43.9 0.8 1.7 3.6 8.2 Retail Trade 458.6 474.4 442.4 -15.8 -3.3 16.2 3.7 Food and Beverage Stores 87.5 89.3 84.2 -1.8 -2.0 3.3 3.9 General Merchandise Stores 102.4 111.2 99.8 -8.8 -7.9 2.6 2.6 Miscellaneous Store Retailers 20.7 21.2 20.1 -0.5 -2.4 0.6 3.0 Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 189.7 193.5 187.1 -3.8 -2.0 2.6 1.4 Utilities 19.4 19.5 19.6 -0.1 -0.5 -0.2 -1.0 Transportation and Warehousing 170.3 174.0 167.5 -3.7 -2.1 2.8 1.7 Air Transportation 38.7 39.1 39.2 -0.4 -1.0 -0.5 -1.3 Truck Transportation 45.2 46.1 45.0 -0.9 -2.0 0.2 0.4 Couriers and Messengers 21.1 23.7 20.2 -2.6 -11.0 0.9 4.5 Warehousing and Storage 26.7 27.3 27.3 -0.6 -2.2 -0.6 -2.2 Information 102.2 102.7 100.7 -0.5 -0.5 1.5 1.5 Telecommunications 49.3 49.4 47.8 -0.1 -0.2 1.5 3.1 Wired Telecommunications Carriers 29.1 29.3 29.0 -0.2 -0.7 0.1 0.3 Wireless Telecommunications Carriers 12.2 12.2 11.7 0.0 0.0 0.5 4.3 Internet Service Providers, Search Portals, and DP 6.6 6.5 6.6 0.1 1.5 0.0 0.0 Financial Activities 231.3 233.9 226.4 -2.6 -1.1 4.9 2.2 Finance and Insurance 174.2 175.0 169.5 -0.8 -0.5 4.7 2.8 Insurance Carriers and Related Activities 84.9 85.1 80.8 -0.2 -0.2 4.1 5.1 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 57.1 58.9 56.9 -1.8 -3.1 0.2 0.4 Professional and Business Services 580.5 593.3 563.9 -12.8 -2.2 16.6 2.9 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 241.2 242.5 234.1 -1.3 -0.5 7.1 3.0 Accounting, Tax Prep, and Bookkeeping Services 43.7 41.0 40.1 2.7 6.6 3.6 9.0 Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services 37.2 37.6 36.7 -0.4 -1.1 0.5 1.4 Computer Systems Design and Related Services 59.3 59.2 56.6 0.1 0.2 2.7 4.8 Management and Technical Consulting Services 31.6 32.7 32.6 -1.1 -3.4 -1.0 -3.1 Management of Companies and Enterprises 60.3 61.4 58.3 -1.1 -1.8 2.0 3.4 Admin and Support, Waste Mngmnt and Remediation 279.0 289.4 271.5 -10.4 -3.6 7.5 2.8 Employment Services 131.6 140.7 127.0 -9.1 -6.5 4.6 3.6 Education and Health Services 510.6 514.1 501.1 -3.5 -0.7 9.5 1.9 Educational Services 69.1 70.0 67.1 -0.9 -1.3 2.0 3.0 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 31.3 31.9 31.6 -0.6 -1.9 -0.3 -1.0 Health Care and Social Assistance 441.5 444.1 434.0 -2.6 -0.6 7.5 1.7 Ambulatory Health Care Services 174.3 174.3 168.2 0.0 0.0 6.1 3.6 Hospitals 150.3 150.4 147.7 -0.1 -0.1 2.6 1.8 Nursing and Residential Care Facilities 57.6 59.1 58.1 -1.5 -2.5 -0.5 -0.9 Social Assistance 59.3 60.3 60.0 -1.0 -1.7 -0.7 -1.2 Leisure and Hospitality 408.4 413.9 388.0 -5.5 -1.3 20.4 5.3 Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 39.0 39.7 37.0 -0.7 -1.8 2.0 5.4 Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries 26.9 27.2 27.3 -0.3 -1.1 -0.4 -1.5 Accommodation and Food Services 369.4 374.2 351.0 -4.8 -1.3 18.4 5.2 Accommodation 37.6 38.2 38.9 -0.6 -1.6 -1.3 -3.3 Food Services and Drinking Places 331.8 336.0 312.1 -4.2 -1.3 19.7 6.3 Other Services 153.8 154.0 151.5 -0.2 -0.1 2.3 1.5 Repair and Maintenance 35.2 35.2 34.1 0.0 0.0 1.1 3.2 Personal and Laundry Services 33.5 33.6 33.7 -0.1 -0.3 -0.2 -0.6 Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar 85.1 85.2 83.7 -0.1 -0.1 1.4 1.7 Government 675.9 681.8 685.5 -5.9 -0.9 -9.6 -1.4 Federal Government 99.1 99.5 101.8 -0.4 -0.4 -2.7 -2.7 Department of Defense 40.2 40.3 41.5 -0.1 -0.3 -1.3 -3.1 State Government 170.5 174.5 172.8 -4.0 -2.3 -2.3 -1.3 State Government Educational Services 99.8 103.8 98.9 -4.0 -3.9 0.9 0.9 Local Government 406.3 407.8 410.9 -1.5 -0.4 -4.6 -1.1 Local Government Educational Services 240.0 240.2 244.8 -0.2 -0.1 -4.8 -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 se- lected 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 2013 benchmark. 2 Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research ATLANTA MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s) Preliminary Revised JAN 2014 DEC 2013 Revised JAN 2013 Change in Jobs from DEC 2013 Net % Change in Jobs from JAN 2013 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 2,409.6 2,091.8 242.6 2,167.0 1,849.2 1.2 92.4 20.0 60.4 149.0 76.0 14.0 73.0 23.7 542.9 151.4 73.8 39.5 38.1 262.4 53.6 56.9 13.5 129.1 10.1 119.0 38.8 28.3 16.4 85.0 41.8 24.8 10.7 5.9 157.2 115.4 57.6 41.8 432.1 191.3 32.1 26.1 51.4 29.2 47.6 193.2 93.4 295.4 47.9 247.5 100.1 84.0 37.0 244.5 27.7 216.8 21.2 195.6 92.1 20.0 23.4 317.8 45.4 71.0 201.4 2,449.3 2,130.2 247.5 2,201.8 1,882.7 1.2 95.3 20.5 63.1 151.0 77.8 14.3 73.2 24.1 555.4 150.8 73.5 40.0 37.3 272.1 54.7 61.9 13.7 132.5 10.1 122.4 38.9 29.1 18.2 85.0 41.9 25.1 10.7 5.9 159.0 116.2 57.9 42.8 441.9 192.2 30.4 26.6 51.2 30.2 48.7 201.0 98.7 299.3 49.3 250.0 101.5 83.9 37.4 249.5 28.6 220.9 21.6 199.3 92.6 20.1 23.7 319.1 45.3 72.0 201.8 2,351.0 2,031.6 235.6 2,115.4 1,796.0 1.1 85.6 18.3 55.4 148.9 76.3 14.6 72.6 24.0 527.6 146.3 72.6 39.3 34.4 253.5 51.5 54.3 13.4 127.8 10.2 117.6 38.7 27.8 15.4 83.1 39.8 24.7 10.3 6.0 153.1 112.2 54.4 40.9 419.7 184.9 28.3 25.4 49.3 29.2 46.0 188.8 89.3 289.4 47.7 241.7 96.2 82.2 37.4 231.0 24.7 206.3 21.8 184.5 92.1 19.7 23.4 319.4 45.5 70.6 203.3 -39.7 -1.6 -38.4 -1.8 -4.9 -2.0 -34.8 -1.6 -33.5 -1.8 0.0 0.0 -2.9 -3.0 -0.5 -2.4 -2.7 -4.3 -2.0 -1.3 -1.8 -2.3 -0.3 -2.1 -0.2 -0.3 -0.4 -1.7 -12.5 -2.3 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.4 -0.5 -1.3 0.8 2.1 -9.7 -3.6 -1.1 -2.0 -5.0 -8.1 -0.2 -1.5 -3.4 -2.6 0.0 0.0 -3.4 -2.8 -0.1 -0.3 -0.8 -2.8 -1.8 -9.9 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.2 -0.3 -1.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -1.8 -1.1 -0.8 -0.7 -0.3 -0.5 -1.0 -2.3 -9.8 -2.2 -0.9 -0.5 1.7 5.6 -0.5 -1.9 0.2 0.4 -1.0 -3.3 -1.1 -2.3 -7.8 -3.9 -5.3 -5.4 -3.9 -1.3 -1.4 -2.8 -2.5 -1.0 -1.4 -1.4 0.1 0.1 -0.4 -1.1 -5.0 -2.0 -0.9 -3.2 -4.1 -1.9 -0.4 -1.9 -3.7 -1.9 -0.5 -0.5 -0.1 -0.5 -0.3 -1.3 -1.3 -0.4 0.1 0.2 -1.0 -1.4 -0.4 -0.2 58.6 2.5 60.2 3.0 7.0 3.0 51.6 2.4 53.2 3.0 0.1 9.1 6.8 7.9 1.7 9.3 5.0 9.0 0.1 0.1 -0.3 -0.4 -0.6 -4.1 0.4 0.6 -0.3 -1.3 15.3 2.9 5.1 3.5 1.2 1.7 0.2 0.5 3.7 10.8 8.9 3.5 2.1 4.1 2.6 4.8 0.1 0.8 1.3 1.0 -0.1 -1.0 1.4 1.2 0.1 0.3 0.5 1.8 1.0 6.5 1.9 2.3 2.0 5.0 0.1 0.4 0.4 3.9 -0.1 -1.7 4.1 2.7 3.2 2.9 3.2 5.9 0.9 2.2 12.4 3.0 6.4 3.5 3.8 13.4 0.7 2.8 2.1 4.3 0.0 0.0 1.6 3.5 4.4 2.3 4.1 4.6 6.0 2.1 0.2 0.4 5.8 2.4 3.9 4.1 1.8 2.2 -0.4 -1.1 13.5 5.8 3.0 12.2 10.5 5.1 -0.6 -2.8 11.1 6.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.5 0.0 0.0 -1.6 -0.5 -0.1 -0.2 0.4 0.6 -1.9 -0.9 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 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 2013 benchmark. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research 3 ALBANY MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s) Preliminary Revised Revised JAN 2014 DEC 2013 JAN 2013 Change in Jobs from DEC 2013 Net % Change in Jobs from JAN 2013 Net % Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing Private Service-Providing Manufacturing Trade, Transportation, and Utilities Retail Trade Government Federal Government State Government Local Government 60.7 62.1 60.6 -1.4 -2.3 47.1 48.2 46.8 -1.1 -2.3 6.8 6.9 6.7 -0.1 -1.5 53.9 55.2 53.9 -1.3 -2.4 40.3 41.3 40.1 -1.0 -2.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 0.0 0.0 12.3 12.7 12.1 -0.4 -3.2 7.2 7.5 7.2 -0.3 -4.0 13.6 13.9 13.8 -0.3 -2.2 3.0 3.0 3.1 0.0 0.0 2.8 3.1 2.9 -0.3 -9.7 7.8 7.8 7.8 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.6 0.1 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.2 1.7 0.0 0.0 -0.2 -1.5 -0.1 -3.2 -0.1 -3.5 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 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 familyworkers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2013 benchmark. ATHENS - CLARKE MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s) Preliminary Revised Revised JAN 2014 DEC 2013 JAN 2013 Change in Jobs from DEC 2013 Net % Change in Jobs from JAN 2013 Net % Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing Private Service-Providing Trade, Transportation, and Utilities Retail Trade Professional and Business Services Leisure and Hospitality Government Federal Government State Government Local Government 88.3 91.7 87.0 -3.4 -3.7 58.1 60.0 56.8 -1.9 -3.2 8.7 8.8 9.0 -0.1 -1.1 79.6 82.9 78.0 -3.3 -4.0 49.4 51.2 47.8 -1.8 -3.5 14.1 14.6 13.1 -0.5 -3.4 9.7 9.9 9.3 -0.2 -2.0 7.0 7.2 6.4 -0.2 -2.8 9.0 9.2 8.5 -0.2 -2.2 30.2 31.7 30.2 -1.5 -4.7 1.2 1.2 1.5 0.0 0.0 20.8 22.2 20.6 -1.4 -6.3 8.2 8.3 8.1 -0.1 -1.2 1.3 1.5 1.3 2.3 -0.3 -3.3 1.6 2.1 1.6 3.4 1.0 7.6 0.4 4.3 0.6 9.4 0.5 5.9 0.0 0.0 -0.3 -20.0 0.2 1.0 0.1 1.2 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 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 2013 benchmark. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research 4 AUGUSTA-RICHMOND MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s) Preliminary Revised Revised JAN 2014 DEC 2013 JAN 2013 Change in Jobs from DEC 2013 Net % Change in Jobs from JAN 2013 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 215.8 169.7 31.1 184.7 138.6 10.8 20.3 37.0 5.2 24.6 7.2 3.1 7.7 29.8 29.2 23.7 8.1 46.1 8.9 16.4 20.8 219.1 172.4 31.1 188.0 141.3 10.7 20.4 38.1 5.2 25.6 7.3 3.2 7.8 30.1 30.1 23.9 8.1 46.7 8.9 16.9 20.9 216.0 168.5 31.4 184.6 137.1 11.3 20.1 36.2 5.1 23.9 7.2 3.0 7.5 30.7 29.9 21.9 7.9 47.5 9.1 17.2 21.2 -3.3 -1.5 -2.7 -1.6 0.0 0.0 -3.3 -1.8 -2.7 -1.9 0.1 0.9 -0.1 -0.5 -1.1 -2.9 0.0 0.0 -1.0 -3.9 -0.1 -1.4 -0.1 -3.1 -0.1 -1.3 -0.3 -1.0 -0.9 -3.0 -0.2 -0.8 0.0 0.0 -0.6 -1.3 0.0 0.0 -0.5 -3.0 -0.1 -0.5 -0.2 -0.1 1.2 0.7 -0.3 -1.0 0.1 0.1 1.5 1.1 -0.5 -4.4 0.2 1.0 0.8 2.2 0.1 2.0 0.7 2.9 0.0 0.0 0.1 3.3 0.2 2.7 -0.9 -2.9 -0.7 -2.3 1.8 8.2 0.2 2.5 -1.4 -3.0 -0.2 -2.2 -0.8 -4.7 -0.4 -1.9 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 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 2013 benchmark. BRUNSWICK MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s) Preliminary Revised Revised JAN 2014 DEC 2013 JAN 2013 Change in Jobs from DEC 2013 Net % Change in Jobs from JAN 2013 Net % Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing Private Service-Providing Trade, Transportation, and Utilities Retail Trade Government Federal Government State Government Local Government 39.4 40.1 40.4 -0.7 -1.8 29.5 30.0 30.3 -0.5 -1.7 3.8 4.0 4.9 -0.2 -5.0 35.6 36.1 35.5 -0.5 -1.4 25.7 26.0 25.4 -0.3 -1.2 8.2 8.1 7.9 0.1 1.2 5.5 5.7 5.3 -0.2 -3.5 9.9 10.1 10.1 -0.2 -2.0 1.7 1.7 1.7 0.0 0.0 1.8 1.8 1.8 0.0 0.0 6.4 6.6 6.6 -0.2 -3.0 -1.0 -2.5 -0.8 -2.6 -1.1 -22.5 0.1 0.3 0.3 1.2 0.3 3.8 0.2 3.8 -0.2 -2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.2 -3.0 Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers in the 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 2013 benchmark. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research 5 COLUMBUS MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s) Preliminary Revised Revised JAN 2014 DEC 2013 JAN 2013 Change in Jobs from DEC 2013 Net % Change in Jobs from JAN 2013 Net % Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing Private Service-Providing Trade, Transportation, and Utilities Retail Trade Information Financial Activities Finance and Insurance Insurance Carriers and Related Activities Professional and Business Services Leisure and Hospitality Government Federal Government State Government Local Government 120.2 95.2 14.6 105.6 80.6 17.8 13.3 1.5 13.0 11.2 4.4 13.0 14.0 25.0 6.8 4.6 13.6 122.4 97.1 14.5 107.9 82.6 18.5 13.9 1.5 13.0 11.2 4.4 13.3 14.4 25.3 6.8 4.9 13.6 119.2 94.0 14.7 104.5 79.3 18.5 13.2 1.5 12.7 10.8 4.5 12.4 13.2 25.2 7.1 4.4 13.7 -2.2 -1.8 -1.9 -2.0 0.1 0.7 -2.3 -2.1 -2.0 -2.4 -0.7 -3.8 -0.6 -4.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.3 -2.3 -0.4 -2.8 -0.3 -1.2 0.0 0.0 -0.3 -6.1 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.8 1.2 1.3 -0.1 -0.7 1.1 1.1 1.3 1.6 -0.7 -3.8 0.1 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.3 2.4 0.4 3.7 -0.1 -2.2 0.6 4.8 0.8 6.1 -0.2 -0.8 -0.3 -4.2 0.2 4.6 -0.1 -0.7 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 Columbus Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Chattahoochee, Harris, Marion and Muscogee counties in Georgia and Russell County in Alabama. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2013 benchmark. DALTON MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s) Preliminary Revised Revised JAN 2014 DEC 2013 JAN 2013 Change in Jobs from DEC 2013 Net % Change in Jobs from JAN 2013 Net % Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing Private Service-Providing Manufacturing Textile Mills Textile Product Mills Trade, Transportation, and Utilities Retail Trade Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities Professional and Business Services Government Federal Government State Government Local Government 62.9 63.6 62.7 -0.7 -1.1 55.9 56.7 55.7 -0.8 -1.4 22.0 22.1 22.1 -0.1 -0.5 40.9 41.5 40.6 -0.6 -1.5 33.9 34.6 33.6 -0.7 -2.0 21.0 21.2 21.1 -0.2 -0.9 2.1 2.2 2.4 -0.1 -4.6 14.1 14.3 14.4 -0.2 -1.4 15.7 16.1 15.8 -0.4 -2.5 7.8 8.0 7.3 -0.2 -2.5 4.0 4.1 4.2 -0.1 -2.4 5.3 5.4 5.4 -0.1 -1.9 7.0 6.9 7.0 0.1 1.5 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 5.8 5.7 5.8 0.1 1.8 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.4 -0.1 -0.5 0.3 0.7 0.3 0.9 -0.1 -0.5 -0.3 -12.5 -0.3 -2.1 -0.1 -0.6 0.5 6.9 -0.2 -4.8 -0.1 -1.9 0.0 0.0 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 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 2013 benchmark. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research 6 GAINESVILLE MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s) Preliminary Revised Revised JAN 2014 DEC 2013 JAN 2013 Change in Jobs from DEC 2013 Net % Change in Jobs from JAN 2013 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 76.6 77.6 75.3 -1.0 -1.3 66.6 67.5 65.2 -0.9 -1.3 20.1 20.1 19.8 0.0 0.0 56.5 57.5 55.5 -1.0 -1.7 46.5 47.4 45.4 -0.9 -1.9 15.3 15.5 14.6 -0.2 -1.3 8.1 8.3 7.7 -0.2 -2.4 10.0 10.1 10.1 -0.1 -1.0 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.0 0.0 2.3 2.3 2.3 0.0 0.0 7.3 7.4 7.3 -0.1 -1.4 1.3 1.7 1.4 2.2 0.3 1.5 1.0 1.8 1.1 2.4 0.7 4.8 0.4 5.2 -0.1 -1.0 -0.1 -20.0 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 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 2013 benchmark. HINESVILLE - FT. STEWART MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s) Preliminary Revised Revised JAN 2014 DEC 2013 JAN 2013 Change in Jobs from DEC 2013 Net % Change in Jobs from JAN 2013 Net % Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing Private Service-Providing Government Federal Government State Government Local Government 19.7 20.0 19.8 -0.3 -1.5 11.8 12.0 11.5 -0.2 -1.7 2.6 2.6 2.3 0.0 0.0 17.1 17.4 17.5 -0.3 -1.7 9.2 9.4 9.2 -0.2 -2.1 7.9 8.0 8.3 -0.1 -1.3 4.0 4.0 4.4 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.5 0.4 -0.1 -20.0 3.5 3.5 3.5 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.5 0.3 2.6 0.3 13.0 -0.4 -2.3 0.0 0.0 -0.4 -4.8 -0.4 -9.1 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 2013 benchmark. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research 7 MACON MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s) Preliminary Revised Revised JAN 2014 DEC 2013 JAN 2013 Change in Jobs from DEC 2013 Net % Change in Jobs from JAN 2013 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 97.8 99.7 97.6 -1.9 -1.9 82.7 84.5 82.2 -1.8 -2.1 8.8 8.8 9.0 0.0 0.0 89.0 90.9 88.6 -1.9 -2.1 73.9 75.7 73.2 -1.8 -2.4 21.1 22.0 19.7 -0.9 -4.1 13.7 14.4 13.0 -0.7 -4.9 3.6 3.6 3.5 0.0 0.0 9.5 9.6 9.3 -0.1 -1.0 11.1 11.3 10.8 -0.2 -1.8 20.0 20.1 20.0 -0.1 -0.5 9.0 9.1 9.0 -0.1 -1.1 15.1 15.2 15.4 -0.1 -0.7 1.3 1.3 1.2 0.0 0.0 3.9 4.0 4.2 -0.1 -2.5 9.9 9.9 10.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.6 -0.2 -2.2 0.4 0.5 0.7 1.0 1.4 7.1 0.7 5.4 0.1 2.9 0.2 2.2 0.3 2.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.3 -2.0 0.1 8.3 -0.3 -7.1 -0.1 -1.0 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 2013 benchmark. ROME MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s) Preliminary Revised Revised JAN 2014 DEC 2013 JAN 2013 Change in Jobs from DEC 2013 Net % Change in Jobs from JAN 2013 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 38.9 39.5 38.1 -0.6 -1.5 33.0 33.4 31.8 -0.4 -1.2 6.3 6.3 6.1 0.0 0.0 32.6 33.2 32.0 -0.6 -1.8 26.7 27.1 25.7 -0.4 -1.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 0.0 0.0 7.3 7.5 6.6 -0.2 -2.7 4.6 4.8 4.1 -0.2 -4.2 9.8 9.7 9.5 0.1 1.0 5.9 6.1 6.3 -0.2 -3.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 1.7 1.8 1.9 -0.1 -5.6 4.0 4.1 4.2 -0.1 -2.4 0.8 2.1 1.2 3.8 0.2 3.3 0.6 1.9 1.0 3.9 0.0 0.0 0.7 10.6 0.5 12.2 0.3 3.2 -0.4 -6.4 0.0 0.0 -0.2 -10.5 -0.2 -4.8 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 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 2013 benchmark. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research 8 SAVANNAH MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s) Preliminary Revised Revised JAN 2014 DEC 2013 JAN 2013 Change in Jobs from DEC 2013 Net % Change in Jobs from JAN 2013 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 159.9 137.2 20.1 139.8 117.1 5.0 15.1 35.9 6.0 18.9 11.0 1.4 6.5 19.5 23.8 22.9 7.1 22.7 2.8 5.8 14.1 161.7 138.6 20.4 141.3 118.2 5.2 15.2 36.6 6.1 19.7 10.8 1.3 6.6 20.3 23.7 22.6 7.1 23.1 2.8 6.2 14.1 155.6 132.3 20.5 135.1 111.8 5.6 14.9 34.8 6.0 18.3 10.5 1.4 6.3 17.7 24.0 20.7 6.9 23.3 3.1 5.8 14.4 -1.8 -1.1 -1.4 -1.0 -0.3 -1.5 -1.5 -1.1 -1.1 -0.9 -0.2 -3.9 -0.1 -0.7 -0.7 -1.9 -0.1 -1.6 -0.8 -4.1 0.2 1.9 0.1 7.7 -0.1 -1.5 -0.8 -3.9 0.1 0.4 0.3 1.3 0.0 0.0 -0.4 -1.7 0.0 0.0 -0.4 -6.5 0.0 0.0 4.3 2.8 4.9 3.7 -0.4 -2.0 4.7 3.5 5.3 4.7 -0.6 -10.7 0.2 1.3 1.1 3.2 0.0 0.0 0.6 3.3 0.5 4.8 0.0 0.0 0.2 3.2 1.8 10.2 -0.2 -0.8 2.2 10.6 0.2 2.9 -0.6 -2.6 -0.3 -9.7 0.0 0.0 -0.3 -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 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 2013 benchmark. VALDOSTA MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s) Preliminary Revised Revised JAN 2014 DEC 2013 JAN 2013 Change in Jobs from DEC 2013 Net % Change in Jobs from JAN 2013 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 53.7 54.1 52.5 -0.4 -0.7 40.1 40.4 38.8 -0.3 -0.7 6.5 6.4 6.2 0.1 1.6 47.2 47.7 46.3 -0.5 -1.1 33.6 34.0 32.6 -0.4 -1.2 11.2 11.1 10.5 0.1 0.9 8.0 8.3 7.8 -0.3 -3.6 13.6 13.7 13.7 -0.1 -0.7 1.1 1.1 1.2 0.0 0.0 4.4 4.4 4.3 0.0 0.0 8.1 8.2 8.2 -0.1 -1.2 1.2 2.3 1.3 3.4 0.3 4.8 0.9 1.9 1.0 3.1 0.7 6.7 0.2 2.6 -0.1 -0.7 -0.1 -8.3 0.1 2.3 -0.1 -1.2 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 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 2013 benchmark. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research 9 WARNER ROBINS MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s) Preliminary Revised Revised JAN 2014 DEC 2013 JAN 2013 Change in Jobs from DEC 2013 Net % Change in Jobs from JAN 2013 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 58.3 58.9 59.6 -0.6 -1.0 33.9 34.5 34.6 -0.6 -1.7 5.7 5.6 6.0 0.1 1.8 52.6 53.3 53.6 -0.7 -1.3 28.2 28.9 28.6 -0.7 -2.4 7.9 8.2 8.2 -0.3 -3.7 6.6 6.9 6.5 -0.3 -4.4 24.4 24.4 25.0 0.0 0.0 15.1 15.2 15.8 -0.1 -0.7 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.1 10.0 8.2 8.2 8.2 0.0 0.0 -1.3 -2.2 -0.7 -2.0 -0.3 -5.0 -1.0 -1.9 -0.4 -1.4 -0.3 -3.7 0.1 1.5 -0.6 -2.4 -0.7 -4.4 0.1 10.0 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 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 2013 benchmark. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research 10 Georgia Statewide Hours and Earnings All Employee Average Weekly Earnings Preliminary JAN 2014 Revised DEC 2013 Revised JAN 2013 Total Private.................................................................................................... $800.64.............................$818.63.......................$772.91 Goods Producing..........................................................................................$924.31............................ $952.85....................... $883.14 Private Service Providing.............................................................................. $778.18............................ $794.98.......................$753.40 Construction.............................................................................................. $883.20............................. $917.49.......................$878.58 Manufacturing............................................................................................$943.41.............................$968.15.......................$889.92 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities............................................................$721.67.............................$730.75...................... $698.03 Financial Activities...................................................................................$1,129.13.......................... $1,185.60.....................$1,051.74 Professional and Business Services.........................................................$961.56............................ $996.34.......................$942.39 Educational and Health Services...............................................................$851.53.............................$837.90...................... $805.23 Leisure and Hospitality...............................................................................$307.54............................ $323.40....................... $311.30 Other Services...........................................................................................$602.61............................ $630.44.......................$543.91 Average Weekly Hours Preliminary JAN 2014 Revised DEC 2013 Revised JAN 2013 Total Private...........................................................................................................34.6.................................. 35.5.............................34.8 Goods Producing................................................................................................ 40.1................................... 41.7.............................40.4 Private Service Providing....................................................................................33.6.................................. 34.4.............................33.8 Construction.....................................................................................................38.3...................................40.1............................. 39.1 Manufacturing.................................................................................................. 41.0...................................42.5............................. 41.2 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities..................................................................34.3.................................. 35.2............................. 34.1 Financial Activities...........................................................................................36.4...................................38.0.............................36.8 Professional and Business Services...............................................................35.6................................... 37.4............................. 37.0 Educational and Health Services.....................................................................35.1...................................35.0.............................34.5 Leisure and Hospitality.....................................................................................25.8...................................26.4.............................25.6 Other Services................................................................................................. 31.6...................................32.1............................. 30.1 Average Hourly Earnings Preliminary JAN 2014 Revised DEC 2013 Revised JAN 2013 Total Private....................................................................................................... $23.14.............................. $23.06.........................$22.21 Goods Producing............................................................................................$23.05.............................. $22.85.........................$21.86 Private Service Providing................................................................................ $23.16............................... $23.11.........................$22.29 Construction................................................................................................ $23.06.............................. $22.88.........................$22.47 Manufacturing..............................................................................................$23.01...............................$22.78......................... $21.60 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities..............................................................$21.04...............................$20.76.........................$20.47 Financial Activities.......................................................................................$31.02...............................$31.20.........................$28.58 Professional and Business Services........................................................... $27.01.............................. $26.64.........................$25.47 Educational and Health Services.................................................................$24.26.............................. $23.94.........................$23.34 Leisure and Hospitality................................................................................. $11.92...............................$12.25......................... $12.16 Other Services............................................................................................. $19.07...............................$19.64......................... $18.07 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 JAN 2014 Revised DEC 2013 Revised JAN 2013 Albany MSA ....................................................................................................$561.93.............................$571.89.......................$528.05 Athens-Clarke County MSA .......................................................................... $582.40.............................$569.10.......................$642.32 Atlanta MSA ..................................................................................................$891.79.............................$912.85.......................$851.58 Augusta-Richmond County MSA ...................................................................$801.66............................. $811.10....................... $767.83 Brunswick MSA .............................................................................................$524.68.............................$576.42.......................$501.92 Columbus MSA ..............................................................................................$675.35............................ $699.90.......................$709.27 Dalton MSA .................................................................................................. $626.82.............................$657.94....................... $623.17 Gainesville MSA .............................................................................................$801.66............................ $792.54.......................$808.31 Hinesville-Fort Stewart MSA ......................................................................... $863.61............................. $907.41.......................$801.92 Macon MSA ....................................................................................................$754.63............................ $754.85....................... $746.81 Rome MSA .....................................................................................................$790.97............................ $778.45....................... $697.32 Savannah MSA ............................................................................................. $694.21............................ $696.58...................... $666.60 Valdosta MSA ................................................................................................ $602.86.............................$619.87.......................$615.22 Warner Robins MSA ...................................................................................... $605.69.............................$612.72...................... $566.89 Average Weekly Hours Preliminary JAN 2014 Revised DEC 2013 Revised JAN 2013 Albany MSA ..........................................................................................................32.9...................................33.9............................. 32.1 Athens-Clarke County MSA .................................................................................32.0...................................31.9............................. 32.1 Atlanta MSA ........................................................................................................34.7...................................35.7.............................34.2 Augusta-Richmond County MSA .........................................................................35.3...................................35.7.............................35.4 Brunswick MSA ...................................................................................................30.9.................................. 33.3.............................30.2 Columbus MSA ....................................................................................................33.7...................................34.7.............................34.7 Dalton MSA ......................................................................................................... 37.4................................... 37.9.............................36.4 Gainesville MSA ................................................................................................... 37.2................................... 37.0.............................38.2 Hinesville-Fort Stewart MSA ................................................................................ 41.7...................................43.9............................. 41.4 Macon MSA ..........................................................................................................39.1...................................39.5............................. 39.1 Rome MSA ........................................................................................................... 37.9................................... 37.3.............................33.9 Savannah MSA ....................................................................................................33.2...................................33.7.............................33.0 Valdosta MSA .......................................................................................................35.4...................................35.1.............................38.0 Warner Robins MSA ............................................................................................. 37.0................................... 37.0.............................34.8 Average Hourly Earnings Preliminary JAN 2014 Revised DEC 2013 Revised JAN 2013 Albany MSA ...................................................................................................... $17.08...............................$16.87.........................$16.45 Athens-Clarke County MSA .............................................................................$18.20............................... $17.84.........................$20.01 Atlanta MSA ....................................................................................................$25.70...............................$25.57.........................$24.90 Augusta-Richmond County MSA .....................................................................$22.71...............................$22.72......................... $21.69 Brunswick MSA ...............................................................................................$16.98............................... $17.31......................... $16.62 Columbus MSA ................................................................................................$20.04............................... $20.17.........................$20.44 Dalton MSA ..................................................................................................... $16.76............................... $17.36..........................$17.12 Gainesville MSA ...............................................................................................$21.55...............................$21.42......................... $21.16 Hinesville-Fort Stewart MSA ............................................................................$20.71...............................$20.67......................... $19.37 Macon MSA ......................................................................................................$19.30............................... $19.11......................... $19.10 Rome MSA .......................................................................................................$20.87...............................$20.87.........................$20.57 Savannah MSA ................................................................................................$20.91...............................$20.67.........................$20.20 Valdosta MSA ................................................................................................... $17.03............................... $17.66......................... $16.19 Warner Robins MSA .........................................................................................$16.37...............................$16.56.........................$16.29 Read more about the hours and earnings series at http://www.bls.gov/sae/home.htm Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research 12 Dimensions - Measuring Georgia's Labor Force For Dimensions Unemployment rates -- Georgia and U.S. 10% Georgia U.S. 9% 8% 7% 6% 5% Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan 2013 2014 WA 6.4 OR 7.0 ID 5.4 NV 8.7 UT CA 3.9 8.1 AZ 7.5 AK 6.4 StatSetautenUenmemppllooyymmenetnRtatreas tes January 2014 National Unemployment Rate: 6.6% Rates are seasonally adjusted MT 5.3 WY 4.3 CO 6.1 NM 6.6 ND 2.6 SD 3.6 NE 3.5 KS 4.8 MN 4.7 WI 6.1 IA 4.3 IL 8.7 MO 6.0 OK 5.2 TX 5.7 AR 7.3 MS 7.5 LA 4.9 NH 4.9 ME VT 6.2 4.0 MI 7.8 OH IN 6.9 6.4 KY 7.7 TN 7.2 PA 6.4 WV 5.9 VA 5.0 NC 6.7 SC 6.4 AL GA 6.1 7.3 FL 6.1 MA 6.8 NY 6.8 RI 9.2 NJ 7.1 CT 7.2 DE 6.1 DC 7.4 MD 5.8 Unemployment rate 10.0% or greater 7.0% to 9.9% 6.0% to 6.9% 5.0% to 5.9% 4.0% to 4.9% 3.0% to 3.9% Less than 3.0% HI 4.6 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 JAN 2014 4,742,945 4,398,528 344,417 7.3 4,748,437 4,396,014 352,423 7.4 74,082 68,133 5,949 8.0 111,992 105,934 6,058 5.4 2,711,459 2,516,704 194,755 7.2 259,253 240,127 19,126 7.4 50,588 46,324 4,264 8.4 130,753 120,434 10,319 7.9 58,633 53,089 5,544 9.5 90,266 84,937 5,329 5.9 DEC 2013 4,734,047 4,382,600 351,447 7.4 4,746,101 4,405,876 340,225 7.2 72,649 66,727 5,922 8.2 114,273 108,348 5,925 5.2 2,730,885 2,543,821 187,064 6.8 259,708 241,293 18,415 7.1 48,491 44,507 3,984 8.2 130,340 120,458 9,882 7.6 57,814 52,356 5,458 9.4 90,754 85,602 5,152 5.7 JAN 2013 4,785,763 4,372,266 413,497 8.6 4,784,119 4,347,894 436,225 9.1 74,022 66,836 7,186 9.7 112,324 104,847 7,477 6.7 2,723,041 2,482,467 240,574 8.8 266,710 242,907 23,803 8.9 50,839 45,665 5,174 10.2 131,768 119,339 12,429 9.4 59,701 52,601 7,100 11.9 91,249 84,497 6,752 7.4 Change From DEC 2013 JAN 2013 8,898 15,928 -7,030 -42,818 26,262 -69,080 2,336 -9,862 12,198 -35,682 48,120 -83,802 1,433 1,406 27 60 1,297 -1,237 -2,281 -2,414 133 -332 1,087 -1,419 -19,426 -27,117 7,691 -11,582 34,237 -45,819 -455 -1,166 711 -7,457 -2,780 -4,677 2,097 1,817 280 -251 659 -910 413 -1,015 -24 1,095 437 -2,110 819 -1,068 733 488 86 -1,556 -488 -665 177 -983 440 -1,423 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 JAN 2014 33,203 30,484 2,719 8.2 112,552 103,924 8,628 7.7 47,690 44,081 3,609 7.6 180,893 168,371 12,522 6.9 67,043 62,163 4,880 7.3 70,881 66,266 4,615 6.5 DEC 2013 32,647 30,000 2,647 8.1 111,206 102,734 8,472 7.6 47,326 43,702 3,624 7.7 180,092 168,154 11,938 6.6 65,691 61,097 4,594 7.0 69,084 64,438 4,646 6.7 JAN 2013 33,335 30,233 3,102 9.3 113,169 102,541 10,628 9.4 48,006 43,057 4,949 10.3 179,562 164,552 15,010 8.4 66,497 60,681 5,816 8.7 71,503 66,047 5,456 7.6 Change From DEC 2013 JAN 2013 556 -132 484 251 72 -383 1,346 1,190 156 -617 1,383 -2,000 364 -316 379 1,024 -15 -1,340 801 1,331 217 3,819 584 -2,488 1,352 1,066 286 546 1,482 -936 1,797 1,828 -31 -622 219 -841 Area United States (Seasonally adjusted) United States (Not Seasonally adjusted) United States Labor Force Estimates Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older Employment Status Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate JAN 2014 155,460,000 145,224,000 10,236,000 6.6 154,381,000 143,526,000 10,855,000 7.0 DEC 2013 154,937,000 144,586,000 10,351,000 6.7 154,408,000 144,423,000 9,984,000 6.5 JAN 2013 155,699,000 143,384,000 12,315,000 7.9 154,794,000 141,614,000 13,181,000 8.5 Change From DEC 2013 JAN 2013 523,000 638,000 -115,000 -239,000 1,840,000 -2,079,000 -27,000 -897,000 871,000 -413,000 1,912,000 -2,326,000 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 January 2014 December 2013 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 4,748,437 4,396,014 352,423 7.4 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 4,746,101 4,405,876 340,225 7.2 January 2013 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 4,784,119 4,347,894 436,225 9.1 Appling Atkinson Bacon Baker Baldwin 9,400 2,904 4,398 1,480 17,748 8,580 2,563 4,019 1,384 15,978 820 8.7 341 11.7 379 8.6 96 6.5 1,770 10.0 8,990 2,987 4,622 1,455 16,961 8,172 2,654 4,272 1,356 15,291 818 9.1 333 11.1 350 7.6 99 6.8 1,670 9.8 9,613 2,976 4,658 1,487 17,380 8,557 2,610 4,230 1,358 15,186 1,056 11.0 366 12.3 428 9.2 129 8.7 2,194 12.6 Banks Barrow Bartow Ben Hill Berrien 10,105 9,554 551 5.5 34,043 31,702 2,341 6.9 47,697 44,216 3,481 7.3 6,478 5,888 590 9.1 7,831 7,159 672 8.6 9,481 34,304 48,090 6,182 7,327 8,968 32,044 44,692 5,563 6,691 513 5.4 2,260 6.6 3,398 7.1 619 10.0 636 8.7 9,710 34,167 48,133 6,617 7,660 8,996 31,271 43,614 5,717 6,872 714 7.4 2,896 8.5 4,519 9.4 900 13.6 788 10.3 Bibb Bleckley Brantley Brooks Bryan 73,912 4,958 7,659 6,970 16,383 67,982 4,400 7,011 6,466 15,292 5,930 8.0 558 11.3 648 8.5 504 7.2 1,091 6.7 72,981 4,363 7,415 6,800 16,211 67,203 3,780 6,736 6,355 15,272 5,778 7.9 583 13.4 679 9.2 445 6.5 939 5.8 74,164 4,750 7,788 6,900 16,222 67,077 3,980 6,911 6,312 14,945 7,087 9.6 770 16.2 877 11.3 588 8.5 1,277 7.9 Bulloch Burke Butts Calhoun Camden 32,423 29,737 2,686 8.3 9,378 8,498 880 9.4 9,687 8,911 776 8.0 2,101 1,901 200 9.5 20,930 19,332 1,598 7.6 32,227 9,366 9,750 1,892 20,392 29,681 8,507 9,007 1,703 18,877 2,546 7.9 859 9.2 743 7.6 189 10.0 1,515 7.4 33,394 9,772 9,923 2,152 21,051 30,151 8,545 8,790 1,927 19,119 3,243 9.7 1,227 12.6 1,133 11.4 225 10.5 1,932 9.2 Candler Carroll Catoosa Charlton Chatham 4,431 4,024 407 9.2 51,446 47,227 4,219 8.2 34,154 32,394 1,760 5.2 4,383 3,950 433 9.9 137,011 127,281 9,730 7.1 4,299 3,910 389 9.0 52,173 47,736 4,437 8.5 33,758 32,211 1,547 4.6 4,438 4,027 411 9.3 136,492 127,117 9,375 6.9 4,584 4,091 493 10.8 52,173 47,736 4,437 8.5 34,070 31,820 2,250 6.6 4,562 4,050 512 11.2 135,993 124,394 11,599 8.5 Chattahoochee 2,237 Chattooga 10,244 Cherokee 113,864 Clarke 68,521 Clay 1,261 1,931 9,313 107,059 64,621 1,161 306 13.7 931 9.1 6,805 6.0 3,900 5.7 100 7.9 2,240 10,378 114,701 69,929 1,250 1,924 9,475 108,213 66,093 1,158 316 14.1 903 8.7 6,488 5.7 3,836 5.5 92 7.4 2,345 10,644 114,701 69,929 1,305 1,906 9,409 108,213 66,093 1,192 439 18.7 1,235 11.6 6,488 5.7 3,836 5.5 113 8.7 Clayton Clinch Cobb Coffee Colquitt 129,244 117,284 11,960 9.3 2,593 2,317 276 10.6 373,245 349,188 24,057 6.4 15,015 13,325 1,690 11.3 19,490 17,769 1,721 8.8 129,896 118,548 11,348 8.7 2,470 2,221 249 10.1 376,074 352,950 23,124 6.1 15,383 13,799 1,584 10.3 18,574 16,927 1,647 8.9 129,896 118,548 11,348 8.7 2,740 2,404 336 12.3 373,895 344,438 29,457 7.9 15,787 13,566 2,221 14.1 19,720 17,807 1,913 9.7 Columbia Cook Coweta Crawford Crisp 16 66,843 6,352 63,298 6,110 9,138 63,169 5,732 58,984 5,661 8,141 3,674 5.5 620 9.8 4,314 6.8 449 7.3 997 10.9 66,877 6,256 63,707 6,181 9,410 63,232 5,655 59,620 5,596 8,432 3,645 5.5 601 9.6 4,087 6.4 585 9.5 978 10.4 Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research 67,960 6,485 63,836 6,158 10,033 63,514 5,789 58,182 5,585 8,816 4,446 6.5 696 10.7 5,654 8.9 573 9.3 1,217 12.1 Georgia Labor Force Estimates by County (not seasonally adjusted) Dade Dawson Decatur DeKalb Dodge Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older January 2014 December 2013 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 7,983 7,506 477 6.0 11,103 10,433 670 6.0 10,982 9,970 1,012 9.2 363,807 336,239 27,568 7.6 8,447 7,646 801 9.5 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 7,888 7,464 424 5.4 11,135 10,545 590 5.3 10,309 9,337 972 9.4 366,272 339,862 26,410 7.2 8,103 7,218 885 10.9 Dooly Dougherty Douglas Early Echols 4,431 42,465 67,306 5,237 1,933 3,884 38,726 62,187 4,881 1,812 547 12.3 3,739 8.8 5,119 7.6 356 6.8 121 6.3 4,200 41,692 67,830 5,167 1,870 3,664 37,927 62,857 4,819 1,781 536 12.8 3,765 9.0 4,973 7.3 348 6.7 89 4.8 Effingham Elbert Emanuel Evans Fannin 27,500 8,942 9,725 4,827 10,376 25,798 8,110 8,721 4,475 9,587 1,702 6.2 832 9.3 1,004 10.3 352 7.3 789 7.6 27,389 8,582 9,654 4,661 10,146 25,765 7,787 8,611 4,338 9,395 1,624 5.9 795 9.3 1,043 10.8 323 6.9 751 7.4 Fayette Floyd Forsyth Franklin Fulton 52,202 48,776 3,426 6.6 47,690 44,081 3,609 7.6 95,332 90,123 5,209 5.5 9,598 8,812 786 8.2 465,625 428,789 36,836 7.9 52,661 49,301 3,360 6.4 47,326 43,702 3,624 7.7 95,870 91,094 4,776 5.0 9,469 8,689 780 8.2 468,390 433,409 34,981 7.5 Gilmer Glascock Glynn Gordon Grady 12,120 1,127 37,351 25,645 11,620 11,210 1,008 34,253 23,564 10,839 910 7.5 119 10.6 3,098 8.3 2,081 8.1 781 6.7 11,953 1,101 35,723 25,280 11,154 11,053 991 32,909 23,221 10,480 900 7.5 110 10.0 2,814 7.9 2,059 8.1 674 6.0 Greene 7,203 6,663 540 7.5 Gwinnett 437,664 410,136 27,528 6.3 Habersham 19,414 17,947 1,467 7.6 Hall 90,266 84,937 5,329 5.9 Hancock 2,651 2,306 345 13.0 7,097 6,544 553 7.8 441,345 414,555 26,790 6.1 20,340 19,003 1,337 6.6 90,754 85,602 5,152 5.7 2,590 2,207 383 14.8 Haralson Harris Hart Heard Henry 12,300 11,344 956 7.8 16,785 15,702 1,083 6.5 9,791 8,947 844 8.6 4,899 4,447 452 9.2 105,249 97,389 7,860 7.5 12,524 11,466 1,058 8.4 16,616 15,649 967 5.8 9,474 8,632 842 8.9 4,951 4,495 456 9.2 105,782 98,438 7,344 6.9 Houston Irwin Jackson Jasper Jeff Davis 70,881 3,515 27,481 6,135 5,128 66,266 3,155 25,606 5,716 4,544 4,615 6.5 360 10.2 1,875 6.8 419 6.8 584 11.4 69,084 3,288 27,656 6,237 5,083 64,438 2,981 25,876 5,778 4,504 4,646 6.7 307 9.3 1,780 6.4 459 7.4 579 11.4 January 2013 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 7,988 7,373 615 7.7 11,177 10,291 886 7.9 10,839 9,578 1,261 11.6 365,272 331,665 33,607 9.2 8,613 7,603 1,010 11.7 4,686 42,480 67,654 5,416 1,909 4,072 37,989 61,341 4,993 1,769 614 13.1 4,491 10.6 6,313 9.3 423 7.8 140 7.3 27,348 9,153 10,259 4,857 10,276 25,213 7,969 9,127 4,443 9,278 2,135 7.8 1,184 12.9 1,132 11.0 414 8.5 998 9.7 52,174 48,006 95,335 9,984 467,068 48,112 43,057 88,897 8,872 422,956 4,062 7.8 4,949 10.3 6,438 6.8 1,112 11.1 44,112 9.4 12,308 1,159 37,485 26,234 11,778 11,062 1,012 33,765 23,498 10,868 1,246 10.1 147 12.7 3,720 9.9 2,736 10.4 910 7.7 7,102 438,354 20,895 91,249 2,665 6,354 404,556 19,017 84,497 2,192 748 10.5 33,798 7.7 1,878 9.0 6,752 7.4 473 17.7 12,401 16,722 10,025 4,955 105,713 11,189 15,497 8,803 4,386 96,064 1,212 9.8 1,225 7.3 1,222 12.2 569 11.5 9,649 9.1 71,503 3,480 27,745 6,229 5,391 66,047 3,063 25,371 5,639 4,669 5,456 7.6 417 12.0 2,374 8.6 590 9.5 722 13.4 Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research 17 Georgia Labor Force Estimates by County (not seasonally adjusted) Jefferson Jenkins Johnson Jones Lamar Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older January 2014 December 2013 Labor Force 6,707 2,416 3,488 14,492 8,238 Employment 5,848 2,065 3,068 13,575 7,491 Unemployment Number Rate 859 12.8 351 14.5 420 12.0 917 6.3 747 9.1 Labor Force 6,414 2,396 3,440 14,308 8,258 Employment 5,560 2,056 3,048 13,419 7,572 Unemployment Number Rate 854 13.3 340 14.2 392 11.4 889 6.2 686 8.3 Lanier Laurens Lee Liberty Lincoln 4,668 4,351 317 6.8 20,019 18,130 1,889 9.4 15,667 14,656 1,011 6.5 25,216 22,996 2,220 8.8 3,610 3,291 319 8.8 4,612 4,277 335 7.3 19,860 18,010 1,850 9.3 15,238 14,354 884 5.8 24,772 22,630 2,142 8.6 3,500 3,188 312 8.9 Long Lowndes Lumpkin McDuffie McIntosh 7,987 7,488 499 6.2 53,472 49,533 3,939 7.4 12,925 11,942 983 7.6 9,840 9,062 778 7.9 5,579 5,061 518 9.3 7,875 7,370 505 6.4 52,409 48,684 3,725 7.1 12,798 11,842 956 7.5 9,880 9,071 809 8.2 5,354 4,862 492 9.2 Macon Madison Marion Meriwether Miller 4,879 15,912 3,820 8,903 3,342 4,174 15,045 3,554 7,879 3,170 705 14.4 867 5.4 266 7.0 1,024 11.5 172 5.1 4,748 16,279 3,775 8,805 3,384 4,006 15,388 3,543 7,964 3,224 742 15.6 891 5.5 232 6.1 841 9.6 160 4.7 Mitchell 9,788 9,039 749 7.7 Monroe 14,167 13,228 939 6.6 Montgomery 4,500 4,120 380 8.4 Morgan 9,302 8,738 564 6.1 Murray 16,539 14,952 1,587 9.6 9,127 8,413 714 7.8 13,931 13,076 855 6.1 4,529 4,166 363 8.0 8,866 8,318 548 6.2 16,305 14,746 1,559 9.6 Muscogee Newton Oconee Oglethorpe Paulding 84,832 77,933 6,899 8.1 47,502 43,475 4,027 8.5 19,385 18,564 821 4.2 8,173 7,704 469 5.7 71,730 67,009 4,721 6.6 84,450 77,674 6,776 8.0 47,743 43,943 3,800 8.0 19,743 18,987 756 3.8 8,322 7,880 442 5.3 72,339 67,731 4,608 6.4 Peach Pickens Pierce Pike Polk 12,585 11,405 1,180 9.4 14,085 13,086 999 7.1 8,464 7,832 632 7.5 8,103 7,486 617 7.6 20,462 19,007 1,455 7.1 12,204 14,189 8,321 8,180 20,119 10,836 13,227 7,732 7,566 18,673 1,368 11.2 962 6.8 589 7.1 614 7.5 1,446 7.2 Pulaski Putnam Quitman Rabun Randolph 4,333 8,676 818 6,248 2,506 3,950 7,894 731 5,623 2,226 383 8.8 782 9.0 87 10.6 625 10.0 280 11.2 4,132 8,550 781 6,101 2,492 3,741 7,734 716 5,542 2,246 391 9.5 816 9.5 65 8.3 559 9.2 246 9.9 January 2013 Labor Force 6,801 2,644 3,624 14,564 8,407 Employment 5,783 2,184 3,058 13,394 7,389 Unemployment Number Rate 1,018 15.0 460 17.4 566 15.6 1,170 8.0 1,018 12.1 4,627 20,444 15,590 25,354 3,698 4,248 18,065 14,377 22,806 3,271 379 8.2 2,379 11.6 1,213 7.8 2,548 10.0 427 11.5 7,981 53,061 13,139 10,110 5,567 7,427 48,352 11,870 9,112 4,989 554 6.9 4,709 8.9 1,269 9.7 998 9.9 578 10.4 4,978 15,948 3,830 8,849 3,518 4,223 14,891 3,508 7,772 3,291 755 15.2 1,057 6.6 322 8.4 1,077 12.2 227 6.5 9,902 14,306 4,758 9,113 16,940 8,994 13,052 4,272 8,365 14,815 908 9.2 1,254 8.8 486 10.2 748 8.2 2,125 12.5 85,554 47,759 19,421 8,186 72,121 76,920 42,883 18,373 7,625 66,098 8,634 10.1 4,876 10.2 1,048 5.4 561 6.9 6,023 8.4 12,355 14,323 8,863 8,343 20,806 10,985 12,908 8,026 7,384 18,974 1,370 11.1 1,415 9.9 837 9.4 959 11.5 1,832 8.8 4,342 8,831 842 6,335 2,758 3,889 7,846 736 5,508 2,425 453 10.4 985 11.2 106 12.6 827 13.1 333 12.1 Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research 18 Georgia Labor Force Estimates by County (not seasonally adjusted) Richmond Rockdale Schley Screven Seminole Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older January 2014 December 2013 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 86,862 40,709 1,973 6,647 3,701 79,571 37,498 1,773 6,046 3,401 7,291 8.4 3,211 7.9 200 10.1 601 9.0 300 8.1 86,927 41,160 1,869 6,656 3,500 79,650 37,902 1,676 6,101 3,225 7,277 8.4 3,258 7.9 193 10.3 555 8.3 275 7.9 Spalding Stephens Stewart Sumter Talbot 27,970 12,867 2,167 12,792 3,143 25,347 11,976 1,948 11,397 2,881 2,623 9.4 891 6.9 219 10.1 1,395 10.9 262 8.3 28,156 12,760 2,170 12,131 3,094 25,620 11,865 1,946 10,769 2,853 2,536 9.0 895 7.0 224 10.3 1,362 11.2 241 7.8 Taliaferro Tattnall Taylor Telfair Terrell 700 9,191 3,257 4,080 3,986 639 8,333 2,919 3,525 3,631 61 8.7 858 9.3 338 10.4 555 13.6 355 8.9 694 9,025 3,704 4,003 3,896 628 8,224 3,295 3,361 3,556 66 9.5 801 8.9 409 11.0 642 16.0 340 8.7 Thomas Tift Toombs Towns Treutlen 21,663 18,637 13,658 5,692 2,778 20,129 17,223 12,383 5,317 2,455 1,534 7.1 1,414 7.6 1,275 9.3 375 6.6 323 11.6 20,971 18,334 13,795 5,235 2,654 19,645 16,948 12,523 4,886 2,332 1,326 6.3 1,386 7.6 1,272 9.2 349 6.7 322 12.1 Troup Turner Twiggs Union Upson 34,284 4,179 3,873 10,987 11,529 31,387 3,872 3,479 10,329 10,349 2,897 8.5 307 7.3 394 10.2 658 6.0 1,180 10.2 35,806 4,262 3,805 10,576 11,682 33,049 3,974 3,439 9,985 10,490 2,757 7.7 288 6.8 366 9.6 591 5.6 1,192 10.2 Walker Walton Ware Warren Washington 32,262 40,073 14,316 2,419 7,650 30,249 37,283 13,002 2,119 6,920 2,013 6.2 2,790 7.0 1,314 9.2 300 12.4 730 9.5 31,886 40,363 14,158 2,551 7,108 30,078 37,685 12,837 2,278 6,400 1,808 5.7 2,678 6.6 1,321 9.3 273 10.7 708 10.0 Wayne Webster Wheeler White Whitfield 11,891 1,184 2,848 12,859 42,094 10,673 1,092 2,602 11,919 38,137 1,218 10.2 92 7.8 246 8.6 940 7.3 3,957 9.4 11,697 10,551 1,146 9.8 1,174 1,085 89 7.6 2,784 2,530 254 9.1 12,921 12,041 880 6.8 41,509 37,610 3,899 9.4 Wilcox Wilkes Wilkinson Worth 2,968 4,258 4,332 10,483 2,645 3,835 3,978 9,735 323 10.9 423 9.9 354 8.2 748 7.1 2,929 4,111 4,218 10,369 2,604 3,729 3,896 9,534 325 11.1 382 9.3 322 7.6 835 8.1 January 2013 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 89,040 41,189 1,984 7,035 3,835 80,006 36,988 1,729 6,242 3,489 9,034 10.1 4,201 10.2 255 12.9 793 11.3 346 9.0 28,925 13,349 2,288 12,906 3,116 25,002 12,117 2,016 11,115 2,821 3,923 13.6 1,232 9.2 272 11.9 1,791 13.9 295 9.5 672 9,619 3,345 4,668 3,997 610 8,611 2,909 4,004 3,562 62 9.2 1,008 10.5 436 13.0 664 14.2 435 10.9 21,625 18,869 14,477 5,537 2,746 19,892 17,016 12,841 5,046 2,338 1,733 8.0 1,853 9.8 1,636 11.3 491 8.9 408 14.9 35,424 4,339 3,977 10,846 11,828 31,828 3,907 3,433 10,003 10,501 3,596 10.2 432 10.0 544 13.7 843 7.8 1,327 11.2 31,886 40,242 15,074 2,699 7,493 30,078 36,776 13,325 2,293 6,607 1,808 5.7 3,466 8.6 1,749 11.6 406 15.0 886 11.8 12,011 1,243 3,016 12,896 41,509 10,631 1,139 2,730 11,701 37,610 1,380 11.5 104 8.4 286 9.5 1,195 9.3 3,899 9.4 3,126 4,253 4,345 10,466 2,737 3,774 3,903 9,550 389 12.4 479 11.3 442 10.2 916 8.8 Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research 19 New Developments Shaw Industries Group plans to build a 600,000-square-foot carpet tile plant along Ga. 140 in Adairsville. The plant will be located on a 117-acre tract north of Ga. 140 near its intersection with Hall Station Road. The Shaw investment is estimated at $85 million. Construction on the Adairsville plant is expected to begin in 2014 and take between 18 and 22 months to complete. The plant is expected to employ about 500 people within five years of opening. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia is moving into 47,700 square feet of office space in Columbus. The company will occupy space in Muscogee Technology Park on the city's northeast side, in the Midland area and will house about 400 workers. The Atlanta-based insurer has signed a two-year lease for 47,700 square feet of space at 6175 Technology Parkway. Farmers Home Furniture has planned a $4 million expansion with the purchase of the Botkin Lumber Co. warehouse at 700 Industrial Blvd. in Dublin. The employee-owned furniture company has 290 workers in its existing corporate headquarters and distribution center in Laurens County. The expansion is expected to bring with it an additional 62 jobs over the next decade. Big Nerd Ranch, an Atlanta-based mobile app developer, has signed a seven-year lease for an initial 15,000 square feet of space at 200 Arizona Ave., about a mile from its current East Atlanta headquarters and plans to boost its workforce by about 30 percent. In addition to app development, the company teaches classes on the programming languages and techniques used by mobile developers. The company is also planning a second "ranch" in metro Atlanta which is a proposed $7.5 million, 20-acre development near Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Toyota Industries Corp. is expanding its manufacturing operations in Jackson County. TD Automotive Compressor Georgia, LLC (TACG) and Toyota Industries Compressor Parts America Co. (TICA) are combining on a $190-million project in Pendergrass that is expected to create 120 jobs. The companies have pumped more than $600 million into the rural area about 45 minutes northeast of Atlanta. TD Automotive was established in 2004 as a joint venture between two Japanese companies, Toyota Industries Corp. and Denso Corp. TD Automotive is one of the world's largest manufacturers of compressors for car air conditioners. OnBrand24, a Boston-based call center operator, is opening a new contact center in Savannah. The call center is located in the Islands Mall Shopping Center on Johnny Mercer Boulevard on Wilmington Island. The company has hired 10 staffers and has the potential to grow to 75-100 employees. OnBrand24 has 250 employees and approximately 100 clients across the United States and in the U.K. The company delivers domestic inbound 24/7 customer service, health care support, order processing and help desk support as well as outbound sales, lead generation, appointment setting and market research services for customers that hire the them. Auto parts manufacturer Mando America Corp. is opening a second plant in Meriwether County, north of Columbus. The South Korean company's casting facility is located in Meriwether Park at 955 Meriwether Park Drive, Hogansville, just on the border of Meriwether and Troup counties. At its initial plant in Meriwether Park, Mando makes steering, brake and suspension components for several auto companies, including Kia and Hyundai. Ken's Foods Inc. is expanding its Henry County operations with a 428,160-squarefoot warehouse and distribution project. Ken's Foods, which manufactures salad dressings and marinades, bought a building at 210 Interstate South in McDonough. Between its retail grocery products and food service divisions, the company produces more than 400 varieties of dressings and sauces. 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 UNGEMeorPgLiaOUYnMemEpNloTymReAntTREaBteYs bCy OCUouNntTyIES JANUARY 2014 January 2014 Dade 6.0 Catoosa 5.2 Walker Whitfield Murray 9.6 Fannin 7.6 Union 6.0 Towns 6.6 Rabun 10.0 6.2 9.4 Chattooga 9.1 Gordon 8.1 Floyd 7.6 Bartow 7.3 Gilmer 7.5 Pickens 7.1 Cherokee 6.0 Lumpkin 7.6 Dawson 6.0 Forsyth 5.5 White Habersham 7.3 7.6 Stephens 6.9 Banks Franklin Hall 5.5 8.2 5.9 Jackson 6.8 Madison 5.4 Hart 8.6 Elbert 9.3 10.0% or greater 32 counties (20%) 9.0% to 9.9% 26 counties (16%) 8.0% to 8.9% 28 counties (18%) Polk 7.1 Paulding Cobb 6.4 Gwinnett 6.3 Barrow 6.9 Clarke 5.7 Oglethorpe 5.7 Less than 8.0% 73 counties (46%) Haralson 7.8 Carroll 8.2 Heard 9.2 6.6 Douglas 7.6 Coweta 6.8 Fulton 7.9 DeKalb 7.6 Rockdale Walton 7.0 Oconee 4.2 Clayton 9.3 Fayette 6.6 Henry 7.5 7.9 Newton 8.5 Morgan 6.1 Spalding 9.4 Butts 8.0 Jasper 6.8 Putnam 9.0 Wilkes 9.9 Lincoln 8.8 Percentages of number of counties may not total 100 due to rounding Greene 7.5 Taliaferro 8.7 McDuffie Warren 7.9 Columbia 5.5 12.4 Richmond Hancock 8.4 13.0 Glascock 10.6 Troup 8.5 Meriwether 11.5 Pike 7.6 Lamar 9.1 Monroe 6.6 Jones 6.3 Baldwin 10.0 Washington Jefferson 12.8 Burke 9.4 Upson 9.5 Harris 6.5 Talbot 8.3 Muscogee 8.1 Marion Chattahoochee 7.0 10.2 Taylor 10.4 Crawford 7.3 Bibb 8.0 Twiggs 10.2 Wilkinson 8.2 Peach 9.4 Macon 14.4 Houston 6.5 Bleckley 11.3 Laurens 9.4 Johnson 12.0 Emanuel 10.3 Jenkins 14.5 Screven 9.0 Treutlen 11.6 Candler 9.2 Bulloch 8.3 Effingham 6.2 13.7 Stewart 10.1 Schley 10.1 Webster 7.8 Sumter 10.9 Quitman 10.6 Randolph Terrell Lee 11.2 8.9 6.5 Clay 7.9 Calhoun 9.5 Dougherty 8.8 Early 6.8 Miller 5.1 Baker 6.5 Mitchell 7.7 Dooly 12.3 Pulaski 8.8 Dodge 9.5 Crisp 10.9 Wilcox 10.9 Turner 7.3 Ben Hill 9.1 Montgomery Wheeler 8.6 8.4 Toombs 9.3 Evans 7.3 Tattnall Telfair 9.3 13.6 Jeff Davis 11.4 Appling 8.7 Long 6.2 Bryan 6.7 Liberty 8.8 Worth 7.1 Colquitt 8.8 Irwin 10.2 Tift 7.6 Coffee 11.3 Berrien Atkinson 8.6 11.7 Cook 9.8 Lanier Bacon 8.6 Wayne 10.2 Pierce 7.5 Ware 9.2 Brantley 8.5 McIntosh 9.3 Glynn 8.3 Chatham 7.1 Seminole 8.1 Decatur 9.2 Grady 6.7 Thomas 7.1 Brooks 7.2 6.8 Lowndes 7.4 Echols Clinch 10.6 Charlton 9.9 Camden 7.6 6.3 Georgia's Unemployment Rate:7.4% Georgia's(NUont Seemasopnlaollyy mAdejunsttedR) ate: 7.4% (not seasonally adjusted) Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics and Economic Research 21 Georgia Unemployment Insurance Claims by County County January Average Average Initial Weekly Duration Claims Benefit Weeks County January Average Average Initial Weekly Duration Claims Benefit Weeks County January Average Average Initial Weekly Duration Claims Benefit Weeks Georgia 58,091..........$252....... 11.2 Appling Atkinson Bacon Baker Baldwin Banks Barrow Bartow Ben Hill Berrien Bibb Bleckley Brantley Brooks Bryan Bulloch Burke Butts Calhoun Camden Candler Carroll Catoosa Charlton Chatham Chattahoochee Chattooga Cherokee Clarke Clay Clayton Clinch Cobb Coffee Colquitt Columbia Cook Coweta Crawford Crisp Dade Dawson Decatur DeKalb Dodge Dooly Dougherty Douglas Early Echols Effingham 356........$234....... 11.7 159........$228.........6.9 76........$235.......10.0 12........$204......... 7.9 140........ $172.......12.8 118........ $210.......10.9 255........$238....... 11.8 608........$229....... 11.0 204........$202......... 7.5 108........ $218....... 11.0 683........ $188....... 13.1 150........ $184.......12.4 73........ $241....... 11.9 88........$207....... 11.5 133........ $243....... 13.7 416........$207....... 11.6 211........ $210....... 11.2 162........ $219.......12.4 49........ $184.........9.9 99........ $213.......13.2 78........$222....... 11.7 1,330........ $201.......10.8 331........$220.........8.4 29........ $200....... 12.7 1,684........$220.......13.6 15........$206.......16.7 54........$238....... 13.1 670........$263.......13.0 401........ $190....... 11.2 25........ $165....... 11.3 1,491........ $216.......13.6 149........ $174......... 7.6 2,265........$254.......13.4 673........ $219.........8.4 272........ $210....... 11.6 308........$246....... 12.1 98........$205.......12.3 696........$226....... 11.7 66........ $195....... 11.3 166........ $189.......13.5 88........ $199.........8.4 69........$229.......12.8 170........ $190.......10.4 3,223........$229.......13.2 277........ $192....... 11.1 78........ $195....... 11.6 526........ $187....... 11.3 640........$239.......12.9 72........ $165.........9.2 20........ $219....... 11.4 220........ $247.......12.6 Elbert Emanuel Evans Fannin Fayette Floyd Forsyth Franklin Fulton Gilmer Glascock Glynn Gordon Grady Greene Gwinnett Habersham Hall Hancock Haralson Harris Hart Heard Henry Houston Irwin Jackson Jasper Jeff Davis Jefferson Jenkins Johnson Jones Lamar Lanier Laurens Lee Liberty Lincoln Long Lowndes Lumpkin Macon Madison Marion McDuffie McIntosh Meriwether Miller Mitchell Monroe Montgomery Morgan Murray 453........ $219.........8.0 259........ $195....... 11.5 77........ $217....... 11.2 139........$201....... 11.2 244........$255.......12.9 1,174........$205.......10.0 325........$272....... 13.1 207........$206.........8.4 3,691........$227.......13.6 185........$225.......10.6 20........$257....... 11.5 455........$202.......12.5 852........ $211.........8.3 223........ $213.........7.2 114........ $163....... 11.8 2,736........$256.......13.3 497........ $194.......10.0 832........ $224.........9.2 59........ $171.........9.4 218........ $215.........9.7 278........$220.........9.3 268........ $198......... 7.9 159........$201....... 10.1 933........$236.......13.0 536........$208....... 11.3 58........ $218.......10.8 278........ $218.......10.4 111........ $210.........9.9 259........$204.........8.4 200........ $195....... 15.1 52........ $184.........9.4 98........ $178.......12.6 102........ $240....... 12.8 109........$209.......12.3 57........$203....... 11.2 488........ $187....... 11.3 183........$234.......10.0 164........ $217.......14.6 59........$252......... 9.1 49........$225.......13.2 523........ $190....... 11.4 108........ $218....... 11.5 179........$206.......10.9 180........ $214.........8.8 57........ $196.........8.7 316........ $195....... 10.1 65........ $207....... 10.6 323........$208.........8.3 31........ $194.........8.8 117........ $190.........8.9 122........ $244....... 12.7 104........$222.......10.4 79........ $211....... 10.1 799........ $219......... 7.0 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 1,357........ $210....... 11.2 644........$223....... 11.8 62........$249....... 11.7 90........ $232.......10.2 505........$254.......12.9 193........ $193.......10.2 178........$234.......12.3 80........$206.......12.0 81........ $216....... 11.4 679........ $212.........8.6 53........ $192.......10.7 145........ $211......... 9.1 1........ $175.......14.7 93........ $210.......12.0 215........ $170.........9.2 1,117........$208....... 11.8 463........$227.......13.0 51........ $193....... 11.8 119........ $188.........8.4 33........ $210....... 11.4 508........$205.......13.2 219........$206.........8.3 46........ $192.......12.3 266........ $165.......13.5 81........ $191.........9.2 18........ $187.........8.6 87........$227....... 12.1 49........ $201.........8.4 418........ $185.......10.3 69........ $185.......12.2 319........$205.........9.8 231........ $190.......12.5 315........ $205....... 10.7 38........ $219.......13.9 81........ $201.......10.2 1,001........ $201.........8.5 81........ $170.......13.0 71........ $215.......13.7 98........ $223....... 12.7 206........ $199.......10.0 675........$206......... 7.6 348........$228.......12.2 241........ $190....... 11.8 89........ $183....... 10.1 97........ $167.......13.8 144........ $240....... 12.3 14........ $198.......10.4 86........ $198.........9.4 175........ $193....... 11.2 2,738........ $218......... 6.1 75........ $166.......12.3 145........ $185.........9.2 40........ $198.......12.5 77........ $195.......10.7 Note: Initial claims include intrastate initial and additional claims, as well as agent state initial and additional claims for regular UI only. Average duration of benefits is represented in weeks. Data does not include state or federal extended benefits for those unemployed for 27 weeks or more. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics and Economic Research 22 Mark Butler, Commissioner 148 Andrew Young International Boulevard, N.E. Atlanta, Georgia 30303-1751 Return Service Requested