September 2014 Data September 2014 Employment Situation Payroll employment in Georgia was down 7,300 in September. The 0.2 percentage point fall in employment occurred as Leisure and Hospitality, Other Services, Manufacturing, Professional and Business Services, Construction, Information, and Financial Activities lost jobs. Meanwhile, Government, Education and Health Services, and Trade, Transportation, and Utilities added workers. Government employment grew by 8,200 over the month, as seasonal State Government Educational Services employees returned to work. Education and Health Services increased by 2,000 jobs in September, for a third straight month of growth. Employment in Trade, Transportation, and Utilities grew 700 over the month. Leisure and Hospitality has not added jobs since May, and lost 9,200 jobs over the month in September. Other Services employment declined by 2,000 positions this month, led largely by job losses in Personal and Laundry Services (-1,000 jobs). Manufacturing lost 1,900 jobs in September, with losses occurring in both Durable Goods (-1,100 jobs) and NonDurable Goods (-800 jobs). Professional and Business Services employment shrunk by 1,900 positions over the month and has now declined for two months in a row. After seven months of growth, Construction employment was down 1,400 in September. Employment in Information declined by 1,000 jobs over the month. With losses in Real Estate and Rental and Leasing (-1,000 jobs), Financial Activities employment fell by 700 in September after being down 2,000 in August. Over the year, employment has increased by 80,000 (+2.0 percent) in Georgia. While nearly all sectors added workers over the year, the majority of the growth came from Professional and Business Services (+24,100 jobs), Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (+18,800 jobs), and Leisure and Hospitality (+14,300 jobs). Manufacturing, Construction, Education and Health Services, Financial Activities, and Information also added workers. Government shed 1,500 positions over the year. After increasing for four straight months, Georgia's unemployment rate (seasonally adjusted) fell to 7.9 percent in September from 8.1 percent in August. Over the year, the unemployment rate remains just below September 2013's 8.0 percent. Volume XL, Number 9 Georgia Employment (In Millions) 4.049 4.070 4.094 4.088 4.030 4.037 4.067 4.104 4.126 4.111 4.108 4.137 4.129 Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep 2013 2014 Georgia Unemployment Rate (Seasonally Adjusted) 8.0% 7.8% 7.6% 7.4% 7.3% 7.1% 7.0% 6.9% 7.2% 7.4% 7.7% 8.1% 7.9% Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep 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 SEP 2014 AUG 2014 SEP 2013 from AUG 2014 Net % from SEP 2013 Net % Total Nonfarm 4,129.2 4,136.5 4,049.2 -7.3 -0.2 80.0 2.0 Total Private 3,449.9 3,465.4 3,368.4 -15.5 -0.5 81.5 2.4 Goods Producing 531.2 534.6 515.2 -3.4 -0.6 16.0 3.1 Service-Providing 3,598.0 3,601.9 3,534.0 -3.9 -0.1 64.0 1.8 Private Service-Providing 2,918.7 2,930.8 2,853.2 -12.1 -0.4 65.5 2.3 Mining and Logging 9.0 9.1 8.8 -0.1 -1.1 0.2 2.3 Construction 156.3 157.7 149.0 -1.4 -0.9 7.3 4.9 Construction of Buildings 36.3 37.3 32.9 -1.0 -2.7 3.4 10.3 Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction 23.0 22.6 21.1 0.4 1.8 1.9 9.0 Specialty Trade Contractors 97.0 97.8 95.0 -0.8 -0.8 2.0 2.1 Manufacturing 365.9 367.8 357.4 -1.9 -0.5 8.5 2.4 Durable Goods 177.3 178.4 170.9 -1.1 -0.6 6.4 3.7 Computer, Electrical Equip and Appliance Mfg 23.5 23.7 22.9 -0.2 -0.8 0.6 2.6 Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 44.5 44.5 44.4 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 Non-Durable Goods 188.6 189.4 186.5 -0.8 -0.4 2.1 1.1 Food Manufacturing 62.2 61.8 61.8 0.4 0.7 0.4 0.7 Textile Mills 19.1 19.1 18.6 0.0 0.0 0.5 2.7 Textile Product Mills 25.9 26.2 26.2 -0.3 -1.2 -0.3 -1.2 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 864.2 863.5 845.4 0.7 0.1 18.8 2.2 Wholesale Trade 209.1 208.9 204.9 0.2 0.1 4.2 2.1 Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods 103.0 102.8 99.1 0.2 0.2 3.9 3.9 Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods 61.1 61.0 60.6 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.8 Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers 45.0 45.1 45.2 -0.1 -0.2 -0.2 -0.4 Retail Trade 460.4 460.1 453.6 0.3 0.1 6.8 1.5 Food and Beverage Stores 89.2 89.0 86.8 0.2 0.2 2.4 2.8 General Merchandise Stores 102.3 101.7 102.4 0.6 0.6 -0.1 -0.1 Miscellaneous Store Retailers 21.0 21.1 20.6 -0.1 -0.5 0.4 1.9 Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 194.7 194.5 186.9 0.2 0.1 7.8 4.2 Utilities 19.4 19.3 19.4 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.0 Transportation and Warehousing 175.3 175.2 167.5 0.1 0.1 7.8 4.7 Air Transportation 38.7 39.0 38.7 -0.3 -0.8 0.0 0.0 Truck Transportation 46.9 47.0 46.6 -0.1 -0.2 0.3 0.6 Couriers and Messengers 19.8 19.6 18.9 0.2 1.0 0.9 4.8 Warehousing and Storage 27.4 27.4 27.1 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.1 Information 102.9 103.9 102.0 -1.0 -1.0 0.9 0.9 Telecommunications 50.5 50.9 48.8 -0.4 -0.8 1.7 3.5 Wired Telecommunications Carriers 29.2 29.3 29.4 -0.1 -0.3 -0.2 -0.7 Wireless Telecommunications Carriers 12.3 12.3 12.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 2.5 Internet Service Providers, Search Portals, and DP 6.7 6.6 6.5 0.1 1.5 0.2 3.1 Financial Activities 231.5 232.2 230.5 -0.7 -0.3 1.0 0.4 Finance and Insurance 174.8 174.5 172.1 0.3 0.2 2.7 1.6 Insurance Carriers and Related Activities 85.1 84.7 82.5 0.4 0.5 2.6 3.2 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 56.7 57.7 58.4 -1.0 -1.7 -1.7 -2.9 Professional and Business Services 619.6 621.5 595.5 -1.9 -0.3 24.1 4.1 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 247.2 250.0 237.9 -2.8 -1.1 9.3 3.9 Accounting, Tax Prep, and Bookkeeping Services 43.1 41.3 40.1 1.8 4.4 3.0 7.5 Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services 38.7 38.1 36.7 0.6 1.6 2.0 5.5 Computer Systems Design and Related Services 61.2 62.0 58.3 -0.8 -1.3 2.9 5.0 Management and Technical Consulting Services 33.7 33.6 33.4 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.9 Management of Companies and Enterprises 61.7 62.3 61.1 -0.6 -1.0 0.6 1.0 Admin and Support, Waste Mngmnt and Remediation 310.7 309.2 296.5 1.5 0.5 14.2 4.8 Employment Services 155.4 153.3 142.6 2.1 1.4 12.8 9.0 Education and Health Services 516.3 514.3 509.9 2.0 0.4 6.4 1.3 Educational Services 69.1 67.1 68.3 2.0 3.0 0.8 1.2 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 31.3 30.2 31.6 1.1 3.6 -0.3 -1.0 Health Care and Social Assistance 447.2 447.2 441.6 0.0 0.0 5.6 1.3 Ambulatory Health Care Services 176.7 177.8 171.6 -1.1 -0.6 5.1 3.0 Hospitals 153.3 153.0 150.1 0.3 0.2 3.2 2.1 Nursing and Residential Care Facilities 58.1 58.2 58.8 -0.1 -0.2 -0.7 -1.2 Social Assistance 59.1 58.2 61.1 0.9 1.6 -2.0 -3.3 Leisure and Hospitality 429.7 438.9 415.4 -9.2 -2.1 14.3 3.4 Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 45.7 46.3 42.7 -0.6 -1.3 3.0 7.0 Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries 34.0 35.1 31.5 -1.1 -3.1 2.5 7.9 Accommodation and Food Services 384.0 392.6 372.7 -8.6 -2.2 11.3 3.0 Accommodation 40.4 42.2 41.4 -1.8 -4.3 -1.0 -2.4 Food Services and Drinking Places 343.6 350.4 331.3 -6.8 -1.9 12.3 3.7 Other Services 154.5 156.5 154.5 -2.0 -1.3 0.0 0.0 Repair and Maintenance 36.7 37.0 35.2 -0.3 -0.8 1.5 4.3 Personal and Laundry Services 33.4 34.4 34.2 -1.0 -2.9 -0.8 -2.3 Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar 84.4 85.1 85.1 -0.7 -0.8 -0.7 -0.8 Government 679.3 671.1 680.8 8.2 1.2 -1.5 -0.2 Federal Government 98.3 98.1 99.1 0.2 0.2 -0.8 -0.8 Department of Defense 40.1 40.2 40.3 -0.1 -0.3 -0.2 -0.5 State Government 173.9 166.4 176.4 7.5 4.5 -2.5 -1.4 State Government Educational Services 105.0 97.1 103.9 7.9 8.1 1.1 1.1 Local Government 407.1 406.6 405.3 0.5 0.1 1.8 0.4 Local Government Educational Services 237.0 235.0 237.4 2.0 0.9 -0.4 -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 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 SEP 2014 AUG 2014 Revised SEP 2013 Change in Jobs from AUG 2014 Net % Change in Jobs from SEP 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 2,468.6 2,150.0 253.9 2,214.7 1,896.1 1.2 98.5 22.4 64.0 154.2 78.6 13.6 75.6 24.6 550.7 152.8 75.5 39.4 37.9 265.7 54.7 56.6 13.4 132.2 10.0 122.2 38.7 29.3 15.5 86.2 42.8 24.8 11.1 6.0 160.5 118.8 60.9 41.7 452.7 196.1 28.0 26.3 52.9 30.5 48.6 208.0 106.5 298.1 48.8 249.3 101.2 85.8 36.3 256.5 31.7 224.8 22.0 202.8 91.4 20.3 24.0 318.6 44.5 72.8 201.3 2,472.6 2,159.4 253.5 2,219.1 1,905.9 1.2 98.0 22.6 64.0 154.3 78.9 13.6 75.4 24.4 550.2 152.0 75.1 39.5 37.4 265.9 54.6 56.2 13.5 132.3 10.0 122.3 38.9 29.3 15.3 86.9 43.0 24.9 11.1 6.0 161.0 118.7 60.3 42.3 457.8 197.8 28.4 26.5 53.0 30.6 49.1 210.9 105.1 295.9 46.9 249.0 102.0 85.4 35.6 261.0 32.0 229.0 22.6 206.4 93.1 20.5 24.5 313.2 44.4 68.7 200.1 2,416.7 2,100.1 245.4 2,171.3 1,854.7 1.2 94.6 20.0 61.2 149.6 76.5 14.0 73.1 24.0 536.3 147.8 73.2 39.5 35.1 260.3 53.1 56.0 13.6 128.2 10.1 118.1 38.5 29.1 14.8 84.9 41.5 25.1 10.5 5.9 157.0 114.8 56.4 42.2 439.5 189.4 29.1 25.8 50.5 29.9 48.5 201.6 96.0 295.4 48.8 246.6 98.8 83.5 37.9 247.9 29.2 218.7 23.0 195.7 93.7 20.3 23.9 316.6 44.6 72.7 199.3 -4.0 -0.2 -9.4 -0.4 0.4 0.2 -4.4 -0.2 -9.8 -0.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 -0.2 -0.9 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.1 -0.3 -0.4 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.8 0.5 0.1 0.8 0.5 0.4 0.5 -0.1 -0.3 0.5 1.3 -0.2 -0.1 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.7 -0.1 -0.7 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.1 -0.2 -0.5 0.0 0.0 0.2 1.3 -0.7 -0.8 -0.2 -0.5 -0.1 -0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.5 -0.3 0.1 0.1 0.6 1.0 -0.6 -1.4 -5.1 -1.1 -1.7 -0.9 -0.4 -1.4 -0.2 -0.8 -0.1 -0.2 -0.1 -0.3 -0.5 -1.0 -2.9 -1.4 1.4 1.3 2.2 0.7 1.9 4.1 0.3 0.1 -0.8 -0.8 0.4 0.5 0.7 2.0 -4.5 -1.7 -0.3 -0.9 -4.2 -1.8 -0.6 -2.7 -3.6 -1.7 -1.7 -1.8 -0.2 -1.0 -0.5 -2.0 5.4 1.7 0.1 0.2 4.1 6.0 1.2 0.6 51.9 2.2 49.9 2.4 8.5 3.5 43.4 2.0 41.4 2.2 0.0 0.0 3.9 4.1 2.4 12.0 2.8 4.6 4.6 3.1 2.1 2.8 -0.4 -2.9 2.5 3.4 0.6 2.5 14.4 2.7 5.0 3.4 2.3 3.1 -0.1 -0.3 2.8 8.0 5.4 2.1 1.6 3.0 0.6 1.1 -0.2 -1.5 4.0 3.1 -0.1 -1.0 4.1 3.5 0.2 0.5 0.2 0.7 0.7 4.7 1.3 1.5 1.3 3.1 -0.3 -1.2 0.6 5.7 0.1 1.7 3.5 2.2 4.0 3.5 4.5 8.0 -0.5 -1.2 13.2 3.0 6.7 3.5 -1.1 -3.8 0.5 1.9 2.4 4.8 0.6 2.0 0.1 0.2 6.4 3.2 10.5 10.9 2.7 0.9 0.0 0.0 2.7 1.1 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.8 -1.6 -4.2 8.6 3.5 2.5 8.6 6.1 2.8 -1.0 -4.4 7.1 3.6 -2.3 -2.5 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.4 2.0 0.6 -0.1 -0.2 0.1 0.1 2.0 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 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 SEP 2014 AUG 2014 SEP 2013 Change in Jobs from AUG 2014 Net % Change in Jobs from SEP 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 60.9 60.6 61.2 0.3 0.5 47.2 47.1 47.3 0.1 0.2 7.1 6.8 7.0 0.3 4.4 53.8 53.8 54.2 0.0 0.0 40.1 40.3 40.3 -0.2 -0.5 4.4 4.5 4.4 -0.1 -2.2 11.7 11.9 11.9 -0.2 -1.7 7.1 7.2 7.0 -0.1 -1.4 13.7 13.5 13.9 0.2 1.5 2.8 2.9 3.0 -0.1 -3.5 3.1 2.8 3.1 0.3 10.7 7.8 7.8 7.8 0.0 0.0 -0.3 -0.5 -0.1 -0.2 0.1 1.4 -0.4 -0.7 -0.2 -0.5 0.0 0.0 -0.2 -1.7 0.1 1.4 -0.2 -1.4 -0.2 -6.7 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 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 SEP 2014 AUG 2014 SEP 2013 Change in Jobs from AUG 2014 Net % Change in Jobs from SEP 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 91.2 89.7 90.9 1.5 1.7 59.6 59.2 59.4 0.4 0.7 8.5 8.8 8.9 -0.3 -3.4 82.7 80.9 82.0 1.8 2.2 51.1 50.4 50.5 0.7 1.4 14.3 14.3 13.7 0.0 0.0 9.9 9.9 9.6 0.0 0.0 7.4 7.4 7.2 0.0 0.0 9.5 9.6 9.2 -0.1 -1.0 31.6 30.5 31.5 1.1 3.6 1.2 1.2 1.3 0.0 0.0 22.2 21.1 22.0 1.1 5.2 8.2 8.2 8.2 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 -0.4 -4.5 0.7 0.9 0.6 1.2 0.6 4.4 0.3 3.1 0.2 2.8 0.3 3.3 0.1 0.3 -0.1 -7.7 0.2 0.9 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 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 SEP 2014 AUG 2014 SEP 2013 Change in Jobs from AUG 2014 Net % Change in Jobs from SEP 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 222.6 176.0 32.0 190.6 144.0 11.6 20.4 36.1 5.2 23.5 7.4 3.2 7.7 33.3 29.6 26.0 8.1 46.6 9.1 16.8 20.7 222.4 176.8 32.1 190.3 144.7 11.6 20.5 36.8 5.2 24.2 7.4 3.2 7.7 32.3 29.7 26.8 8.2 45.6 9.1 16.1 20.4 216.7 170.0 31.4 185.3 138.6 11.0 20.4 36.4 5.1 24.2 7.1 3.1 7.8 30.8 30.1 22.3 8.1 46.7 8.9 17.0 20.8 0.2 0.1 -0.8 -0.5 -0.1 -0.3 0.3 0.2 -0.7 -0.5 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.5 -0.7 -1.9 0.0 0.0 -0.7 -2.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 3.1 -0.1 -0.3 -0.8 -3.0 -0.1 -1.2 1.0 2.2 0.0 0.0 0.7 4.4 0.3 1.5 5.9 2.7 6.0 3.5 0.6 1.9 5.3 2.9 5.4 3.9 0.6 5.5 0.0 0.0 -0.3 -0.8 0.1 2.0 -0.7 -2.9 0.3 4.2 0.1 3.2 -0.1 -1.3 2.5 8.1 -0.5 -1.7 3.7 16.6 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.2 0.2 2.3 -0.2 -1.2 -0.1 -0.5 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 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 SEP 2014 AUG 2014 SEP 2013 Change in Jobs from AUG 2014 Net % Change in Jobs from SEP 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 40.4 40.7 40.4 -0.3 -0.7 30.3 30.7 30.4 -0.4 -1.3 3.9 4.0 4.0 -0.1 -2.5 36.5 36.7 36.4 -0.2 -0.5 26.4 26.7 26.4 -0.3 -1.1 7.9 7.8 7.9 0.1 1.3 5.5 5.5 5.4 0.0 0.0 10.1 10.0 10.0 0.1 1.0 1.7 1.7 1.7 0.0 0.0 1.8 1.8 1.8 0.0 0.0 6.6 6.5 6.5 0.1 1.5 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.3 -0.1 -2.5 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.9 0.1 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.5 Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers in the Brunswick Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Brantley, Glynn and McIntosh counties. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2013 benchmark. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research 5 COLUMBUS MSA Nonagricultural Employment (000s) Preliminary Revised Revised SEP 2014 AUG 2014 SEP 2013 Change in Jobs from AUG 2014 Net % Change in Jobs from SEP 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 121.2 96.5 15.1 106.1 81.4 17.5 13.2 1.5 13.2 11.3 4.4 13.8 14.7 24.7 6.9 4.9 12.9 121.3 97.1 15.1 106.2 82.0 17.4 13.2 1.5 13.2 11.3 4.4 13.8 15.0 24.2 6.8 4.6 12.8 121.3 96.3 15.0 106.3 81.3 18.1 13.3 1.5 12.9 11.1 4.3 13.4 14.4 25.0 6.9 4.8 13.3 -0.1 -0.1 -0.6 -0.6 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.1 -0.6 -0.7 0.1 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.3 -2.0 0.5 2.1 0.1 1.5 0.3 6.5 0.1 0.8 -0.1 -0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.7 -0.2 -0.2 0.1 0.1 -0.6 -3.3 -0.1 -0.8 0.0 0.0 0.3 2.3 0.2 1.8 0.1 2.3 0.4 3.0 0.3 2.1 -0.3 -1.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 2.1 -0.4 -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 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 SEP 2014 AUG 2014 SEP 2013 Change in Jobs from AUG 2014 Net % Change in Jobs from SEP 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 63.9 64.0 63.9 -0.1 -0.2 57.0 57.1 57.0 -0.1 -0.2 22.6 22.6 22.4 0.0 0.0 41.3 41.4 41.5 -0.1 -0.2 34.4 34.5 34.6 -0.1 -0.3 21.1 21.2 21.2 -0.1 -0.5 2.2 2.2 2.2 0.0 0.0 14.2 14.3 14.3 -0.1 -0.7 16.0 16.0 16.1 0.0 0.0 7.9 7.9 7.7 0.0 0.0 4.0 4.0 4.1 0.0 0.0 5.6 5.7 5.5 -0.1 -1.8 6.9 6.9 6.9 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.9 -0.2 -0.5 -0.2 -0.6 -0.1 -0.5 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.7 -0.1 -0.6 0.2 2.6 -0.1 -2.4 0.1 1.8 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 SEP 2014 AUG 2014 SEP 2013 Change in Jobs from AUG 2014 Net % Change in Jobs from SEP 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 79.4 79.5 77.5 -0.1 -0.1 69.1 69.2 67.5 -0.1 -0.1 20.9 20.9 20.4 0.0 0.0 58.5 58.6 57.1 -0.1 -0.2 48.2 48.3 47.1 -0.1 -0.2 15.7 16.0 15.2 -0.3 -1.9 8.1 8.2 8.0 -0.1 -1.2 10.3 10.3 10.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.5 0.4 -0.1 -20.0 2.4 2.3 2.4 0.1 4.4 7.5 7.5 7.2 0.0 0.0 1.9 2.5 1.6 2.4 0.5 2.5 1.4 2.5 1.1 2.3 0.5 3.3 0.1 1.3 0.3 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 4.2 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 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 SEP 2014 AUG 2014 SEP 2013 Change in Jobs from AUG 2014 Net % Change in Jobs from SEP 2013 Net % Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing Private Service-Providing Government Federal Government State Government Local Government 20.0 20.2 19.7 -0.2 -1.0 12.1 12.3 11.7 -0.2 -1.6 2.8 2.8 2.5 0.0 0.0 17.2 17.4 17.2 -0.2 -1.2 9.3 9.5 9.2 -0.2 -2.1 7.9 7.9 8.0 0.0 0.0 4.0 3.9 4.1 0.1 2.6 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.0 3.5 3.6 3.5 -0.1 -2.8 0.3 1.5 0.4 3.4 0.3 12.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.1 -0.1 -1.3 -0.1 -2.4 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 SEP 2014 AUG 2014 SEP 2013 Change in Jobs from AUG 2014 Net % Change in Jobs from SEP 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 99.0 99.3 99.0 -0.3 -0.3 84.2 84.7 84.0 -0.5 -0.6 8.9 8.9 9.1 0.0 0.0 90.1 90.4 89.9 -0.3 -0.3 75.3 75.8 74.9 -0.5 -0.7 21.1 20.9 20.3 0.2 1.0 13.8 13.6 13.7 0.2 1.5 3.7 3.7 3.6 0.0 0.0 9.6 9.6 9.6 0.0 0.0 11.8 11.8 11.4 0.0 0.0 20.1 20.1 20.1 0.0 0.0 9.2 9.5 9.1 -0.3 -3.2 14.8 14.6 15.0 0.2 1.4 1.1 1.1 1.2 0.0 0.0 3.9 3.8 4.0 0.1 2.6 9.8 9.7 9.8 0.1 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 -0.2 -2.2 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.5 0.8 3.9 0.1 0.7 0.1 2.8 0.0 0.0 0.4 3.5 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.1 -0.2 -1.3 -0.1 -8.3 -0.1 -2.5 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 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 SEP 2014 AUG 2014 SEP 2013 Change in Jobs from AUG 2014 Net % Change in Jobs from SEP 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 39.1 39.3 38.7 -0.2 -0.5 33.2 33.4 32.8 -0.2 -0.6 6.4 6.5 6.4 -0.1 -1.5 32.7 32.8 32.3 -0.1 -0.3 26.8 26.9 26.4 -0.1 -0.4 5.5 5.5 5.5 0.0 0.0 7.3 7.3 7.2 0.0 0.0 4.6 4.6 4.6 0.0 0.0 9.8 9.8 9.8 0.0 0.0 5.9 5.9 5.9 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 1.7 1.7 1.7 0.0 0.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 1.0 0.4 1.2 0.0 0.0 0.4 1.2 0.4 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 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 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 SEP 2014 AUG 2014 SEP 2013 Change in Jobs from AUG 2014 Net % Change in Jobs from SEP 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 166.0 142.3 20.6 145.4 121.7 5.6 15.0 36.7 6.2 18.6 11.9 1.3 6.5 21.9 23.9 24.2 7.2 23.7 2.7 6.2 14.8 165.3 141.9 20.8 144.5 121.1 5.7 15.1 36.3 6.2 18.5 11.6 1.3 6.5 21.3 23.9 24.6 7.2 23.4 2.8 5.9 14.7 161.6 138.0 20.6 141.0 117.4 5.4 15.2 35.4 6.1 18.9 10.4 1.3 6.6 20.3 23.9 22.9 7.0 23.6 2.9 6.2 14.5 0.7 0.4 0.4 0.3 -0.2 -1.0 0.9 0.6 0.6 0.5 -0.1 -1.8 -0.1 -0.7 0.4 1.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.5 0.3 2.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 2.8 0.0 0.0 -0.4 -1.6 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.3 -0.1 -3.6 0.3 5.1 0.1 0.7 4.4 2.7 4.3 3.1 0.0 0.0 4.4 3.1 4.3 3.7 0.2 3.7 -0.2 -1.3 1.3 3.7 0.1 1.6 -0.3 -1.6 1.5 14.4 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -1.5 1.6 7.9 0.0 0.0 1.3 5.7 0.2 2.9 0.1 0.4 -0.2 -6.9 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 SEP 2014 AUG 2014 SEP 2013 Change in Jobs from AUG 2014 Net % Change in Jobs from SEP 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 54.1 54.1 54.0 0.0 0.0 40.5 40.7 40.2 -0.2 -0.5 6.5 6.6 6.5 -0.1 -1.5 47.6 47.5 47.5 0.1 0.2 34.0 34.1 33.7 -0.1 -0.3 11.2 11.0 10.8 0.2 1.8 8.1 8.1 7.9 0.0 0.0 13.6 13.4 13.8 0.2 1.5 1.1 1.1 1.2 0.0 0.0 4.5 4.4 4.4 0.1 2.3 8.0 7.9 8.2 0.1 1.3 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.9 0.4 3.7 0.2 2.5 -0.2 -1.5 -0.1 -8.3 0.1 2.3 -0.2 -2.4 Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers in the 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 SEP 2014 AUG 2014 SEP 2013 Change in Jobs from AUG 2014 Net % Change in Jobs from SEP 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 58.5 58.6 -0.2 -0.3 34.0 34.2 34.0 -0.2 -0.6 5.5 5.6 5.6 -0.1 -1.8 52.8 52.9 53.0 -0.1 -0.2 28.5 28.6 28.4 -0.1 -0.4 7.8 7.9 8.2 -0.1 -1.3 6.7 6.7 6.6 0.0 0.0 24.3 24.3 24.6 0.0 0.0 14.9 14.9 15.2 0.0 0.0 1.1 1.0 1.1 0.1 10.0 8.3 8.4 8.3 -0.1 -1.2 -0.3 -0.5 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -1.8 -0.2 -0.4 0.1 0.4 -0.4 -4.9 0.1 1.5 -0.3 -1.2 -0.3 -2.0 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 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 Seasonally Adjusted Nonagricultural Employment (000s) Georgia (Seasonally Adjusted) Preliminary Revised Revised SEP 2014 AUG 2014 SEP 2013 Change in Jobs from AUG 2014 Net % Change in Jobs from SEP 2013 Net % Total Nonfarm 4,134.9 4,137.7 4,051.8 -2.8 -0.1 83.1 2.1 Total Private 3,454.2 3,456.0 3,370.7 -1.8 -0.1 83.5 2.5 Goods Producing 529.1 532.6 512.9 -3.5 -0.7 16.2 3.2 Service-Providing 3,605.8 3,605.1 3,538.9 0.7 0.0 66.9 1.9 Private Service-Providing 2,925.1 2,923.4 2,857.8 1.7 0.1 67.3 2.4 Mining and Logging 9.0 9.0 8.8 0.0 0.0 0.2 2.3 Construction 154.6 155.2 147.3 -0.6 -0.4 7.3 5.0 Manufacturing 365.5 368.4 356.8 -2.9 -0.8 8.7 2.4 Durable Goods 177.5 178.6 171.0 -1.1 -0.6 6.5 3.8 Non-Durable Goods 188.0 189.8 185.8 -1.8 -0.9 2.2 1.2 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 868.8 864.9 850.0 3.9 0.5 18.8 2.2 Wholesale Trade 209.6 208.2 205.4 1.4 0.7 4.2 2.0 Retail Trade 464.7 462.9 457.6 1.8 0.4 7.1 1.6 Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 194.5 193.8 187.0 0.7 0.4 7.5 4.0 Information 103.1 104.2 102.0 -1.1 -1.1 1.1 1.1 Financial Activities 231.7 231.5 231.1 0.2 0.1 0.6 0.3 Finance and Insurance 175.3 173.9 172.6 1.4 0.8 2.7 1.6 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 56.4 57.6 58.5 -1.2 -2.1 -2.1 -3.6 Professional and Business Services 618.3 621.6 595.4 -3.3 -0.5 22.9 3.8 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 250.3 251.4 242.4 -1.1 -0.4 7.9 3.3 Management of Companies and Enterprises 61.8 62.4 61.3 -0.6 -1.0 0.5 0.8 Admin and Support, Waste Mngmnt and Remediation 306.2 307.8 291.7 -1.6 -0.5 14.5 5.0 Education and Health Services 516.8 513.8 509.7 3.0 0.6 7.1 1.4 Educational Services 69.0 68.2 68.1 0.8 1.2 0.9 1.3 Health Care and Social Assistance 447.8 445.6 441.6 2.2 0.5 6.2 1.4 Leisure and Hospitality 431.4 431.7 414.7 -0.3 -0.1 16.7 4.0 Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 45.8 43.7 42.5 2.1 4.8 3.3 7.8 Accommodation and Food Services 385.6 388.0 372.2 -2.4 -0.6 13.4 3.6 Other Services 155.0 155.7 154.9 -0.7 -0.4 0.1 0.1 Government 680.7 681.7 681.1 -1.0 -0.1 -0.4 -0.1 Federal Government 98.8 98.7 99.5 0.1 0.1 -0.7 -0.7 State Government 171.8 169.6 173.9 2.2 1.3 -2.1 -1.2 Local Government 410.1 413.4 407.7 -3.3 -0.8 2.4 0.6 Total Nonfarm Em ployme nt by M etro S tatistic al Are a (Seasonally Adjusted) Change in Jobs Change in Jobs Preliminary Revised Revised from AUG 2014 from SEP 2013 SEP 2014 AUG 2014 SEP 2013 Net % Net % Albany MSA 60.9 60.7 61.3 0.2 0.3 -0.4 -0.7 Athens-Clarke County MSA 90.8 89.8 89.9 1.0 1.1 0.9 1.0 Atlanta MSA 2,472.8 2,471.9 2,416.7 0.9 0.0 56.1 2.3 Augusta-Richmond MSA 222.7 222.2 217.3 0.5 0.2 5.4 2.5 Brunswick MSA 40.7 40.3 40.5 0.4 1.0 0.2 0.5 Columbus MSA 121.5 121.5 121.7 0.0 0.0 -0.2 -0.2 Dalton MSA 64.1 64.1 63.5 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.9 Gainesville MSA 79.3 79.3 77.5 0.0 0.0 1.8 2.3 Hinesville-Ft Stewart MSA 20.1 20.2 19.8 -0.1 -0.5 0.3 1.5 Macon MSA 99.0 99.4 98.9 -0.4 -0.4 0.1 0.1 Rome MSA 39.1 39.3 38.6 -0.2 -0.5 0.5 1.3 Savannah MSA 165.9 165.3 161.5 0.6 0.4 4.4 2.7 Valdosta MSA 54.4 54.3 54.3 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 Warner Robins MSA 58.6 58.6 59.0 0.0 0.0 -0.4 -0.7 Note: These 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 2013 benchmark. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research 11 Georgia Statewide Hours and Earnings All Employee Average Weekly Earnings Preliminary SEP 2014 Revised AUG 2014 Revised SEP 2013 Total Private.....................................................................................................$825.31............................ $830.48....................... $810.61 Goods Producing..........................................................................................$965.16.............................$970.40.......................$949.92 Private Service Providing............................................................................. $800.33............................ $804.73.......................$785.35 Construction.............................................................................................. $952.54............................ $968.01...................... $953.06 Manufacturing........................................................................................... $969.86............................ $968.07...................... $944.25 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities............................................................$766.76............................ $769.95....................... $722.71 Financial Activities..................................................................................$1,095.64........................... $1,111.79.................... $1,182.29 Professional and Business Services........................................................ $990.81............................ $994.42...................... $983.59 Educational and Health Services...............................................................$876.48............................ $883.82.......................$841.09 Leisure and Hospitality...............................................................................$316.68............................. $319.19.......................$315.55 Other Services...........................................................................................$688.15.............................$691.56.......................$603.87 Average Weekly Hours Preliminary SEP 2014 Revised AUG 2014 Revised SEP 2013 Total Private...........................................................................................................35.3...................................35.4.............................35.6 Goods Producing................................................................................................42.0................................... 41.9.............................42.2 Private Service Providing....................................................................................34.1.................................. 34.2.............................34.4 Construction.....................................................................................................42.6...................................42.7............................. 41.6 Manufacturing.................................................................................................. 41.5................................... 41.3.............................42.4 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities..................................................................35.4...................................35.4............................. 35.1 Financial Activities...........................................................................................36.4.................................. 36.5.............................38.2 Professional and Business Services...............................................................36.4...................................36.6............................. 37.7 Educational and Health Services.....................................................................35.2...................................35.1.............................34.9 Leisure and Hospitality.....................................................................................26.5...................................26.8............................. 26.1 Other Services.................................................................................................33.7...................................33.9............................. 31.9 Average Hourly Earnings Preliminary SEP 2014 Revised AUG 2014 Revised SEP 2013 Total Private...................................................................................................... $23.38.............................. $23.46.........................$22.77 Goods Producing........................................................................................... $22.98............................... $23.16.........................$22.51 Private Service Providing................................................................................$23.47.............................. $23.53.........................$22.83 Construction................................................................................................ $22.36.............................. $22.67.........................$22.91 Manufacturing..............................................................................................$23.37.............................. $23.44.........................$22.27 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities..............................................................$21.66............................... $21.75.........................$20.59 Financial Activities....................................................................................... $30.10.............................. $30.46.........................$30.95 Professional and Business Services...........................................................$27.22............................... $27.17.........................$26.09 Educational and Health Services.................................................................$24.90............................... $25.18......................... $24.10 Leisure and Hospitality................................................................................. $11.95............................... $11.91......................... $12.09 Other Services.............................................................................................$20.42.............................. $20.40.........................$18.93 Read more about the hours and earnings series at http://www.bls.gov/sae/home.htm 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. 12 Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research Georgia MSA Hours and Earnings All Employee Total Private Average Weekly Earnings Preliminary SEP 2014 Revised AUG 2014 Revised SEP 2013 Albany MSA .................................................................................................... $614.15............................ $620.98.......................$599.69 Athens-Clarke County MSA .......................................................................... $633.05............................ $640.58...................... $566.46 Atlanta MSA ................................................................................................. $908.62............................. $916.15...................... $898.54 Augusta-Richmond County MSA .................................................................. $854.90............................. $867.12....................... $810.47 Brunswick MSA ............................................................................................ $559.44.............................$531.98...................... $553.28 Columbus MSA ..............................................................................................$674.69............................ $684.00...................... $693.20 Dalton MSA .................................................................................................. $686.40............................ $672.32...................... $633.69 Gainesville MSA .............................................................................................$878.33.............................$863.18.......................$839.42 Hinesville-Fort Stewart MSA ......................................................................... $823.83............................ $820.99...................... $868.63 Macon MSA ....................................................................................................$754.66............................ $738.67.......................$764.01 Rome MSA .....................................................................................................$918.59............................ $939.80....................... $807.72 Savannah MSA .............................................................................................. $671.16............................ $666.50.......................$695.91 Valdosta MSA ................................................................................................ $624.96..............................$611.11...................... $644.53 Warner Robins MSA ...................................................................................... $622.64.............................$592.76...................... $600.38 Average Weekly Hours Preliminary SEP 2014 Revised AUG 2014 Revised SEP 2013 Albany MSA ..........................................................................................................36.6.................................. 36.4.............................33.9 Athens-Clarke County MSA .................................................................................32.2...................................32.8............................. 31.4 Atlanta MSA ........................................................................................................35.3...................................35.4.............................35.6 Augusta-Richmond County MSA .........................................................................35.8...................................36.1.............................35.5 Brunswick MSA ...................................................................................................32.3...................................32.3.............................32.7 Columbus MSA ....................................................................................................33.6.................................. 34.2.............................34.3 Dalton MSA .........................................................................................................40.0...................................39.9............................. 37.9 Gainesville MSA ...................................................................................................39.6.................................. 39.2.............................38.0 Hinesville-Fort Stewart MSA ................................................................................38.3.................................. 38.4............................. 45.1 Macon MSA ..........................................................................................................38.8................................... 37.9.............................39.2 Rome MSA ...........................................................................................................38.1................................... 37.0............................. 38.1 Savannah MSA ....................................................................................................32.9...................................32.8.............................33.7 Valdosta MSA .......................................................................................................36.0.................................. 35.8.............................36.6 Warner Robins MSA .............................................................................................36.2...................................36.1............................. 37.5 Average Hourly Earnings Preliminary SEP 2014 Revised AUG 2014 Revised SEP 2013 Albany MSA ...................................................................................................... $16.78............................... $17.06......................... $17.69 Athens-Clarke County MSA .............................................................................$19.66...............................$19.53.........................$18.04 Atlanta MSA ....................................................................................................$25.74.............................. $25.88.........................$25.24 Augusta-Richmond County MSA .................................................................... $23.88...............................$24.02.........................$22.83 Brunswick MSA ............................................................................................... $17.32...............................$16.47.........................$16.92 Columbus MSA ................................................................................................$20.08.............................. $20.00.........................$20.21 Dalton MSA ......................................................................................................$17.16...............................$16.85......................... $16.72 Gainesville MSA ............................................................................................... $22.18.............................. $22.02.........................$22.09 Hinesville-Fort Stewart MSA ............................................................................ $21.51...............................$21.38.........................$19.26 Macon MSA ......................................................................................................$19.45...............................$19.49......................... $19.49 Rome MSA ....................................................................................................... $24.11.............................. $25.40.........................$21.20 Savannah MSA ................................................................................................$20.40...............................$20.32.........................$20.65 Valdosta MSA ................................................................................................... $17.36............................... $17.07..........................$17.61 Warner Robins MSA ......................................................................................... $17.20...............................$16.42......................... $16.01 Read more about the hours and earnings series at http://www.bls.gov/sae/home.htm 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 13 Dimensions - Measuring Georgia's Labor Force Unemployment rates -- Georgia and U.S. 10% Georgia U.S. 9% 8% 7% 6% 5% Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug 2013 2014 WA 5.7 OR 7.1 ID 4.5 NV 7.3 UT CA 3.5 7.3 AZ 6.9 AK 6.8 StatSetautenUenmemppllooyymmenetnRtatreas tes September 2014 National Unemployment Rate: 5.9% Rates are seasonally adjusted MT 4.6 WY 4.7 CO 4.7 NM 6.6 ND 2.8 SD 3.4 NE 3.6 KS 4.8 MN 4.1 WI 5.5 IA 4.6 IL 6.6 MO 6.3 OK 4.7 TX 5.2 AR 6.2 MS 7.7 LA 6.0 NH 4.3 ME VT 5.8 4.4 MI 7.2 OH IN 5.6 5.7 KY 6.7 TN 7.3 PA 5.7 WV 6.6 VA 5.5 NC 6.7 SC 6.6 AL GA 6.6 7.9 FL 6.1 MA 6.0 NY 6.2 RI 7.6 NJ 6.5 CT 6.4 DE 6.5 DC 7.7 MD 6.3 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 4.2 14 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 SEP 2014 4,762,093 4,383,628 378,465 7.9 4,755,324 4,400,416 354,908 7.5 71,492 65,588 5,904 8.3 113,522 107,003 6,519 5.7 2,725,667 2,527,528 198,139 7.3 262,496 243,261 19,235 7.3 48,660 44,629 4,031 8.3 128,424 117,964 10,460 8.1 57,346 52,212 5,134 9.0 92,149 86,633 5,516 6.0 AUG 2014 4,767,622 4,383,413 384,209 8.1 4,755,603 4,363,431 392,172 8.2 70,994 64,473 6,521 9.2 111,515 104,416 7,099 6.4 2,728,373 2,510,860 217,513 8.0 263,753 242,704 21,049 8.0 48,954 44,492 4,462 9.1 128,664 117,197 11,467 8.9 57,937 51,750 6,187 10.7 91,964 85,804 6,160 6.7 SEP 2013 4,753,771 4,374,900 378,871 8.0 4,758,205 4,385,825 372,380 7.8 72,808 66,572 6,236 8.6 114,254 107,733 6,521 5.7 2,722,511 2,516,622 205,889 7.6 260,846 240,423 20,423 7.8 49,454 45,139 4,315 8.7 130,555 119,867 10,688 8.2 58,481 52,864 5,617 9.6 91,598 85,778 5,820 6.4 Change From AUG 2014 SEP 2013 -5,529 215 -5,744 8,322 8,728 -406 -279 36,985 -37,264 -2,881 14,591 -17,472 498 1,115 -617 -1,316 -984 -332 2,007 2,587 -580 -732 -730 -2 -2,706 16,668 -19,374 3,156 10,906 -7,750 -1,257 557 -1,814 1,650 2,838 -1,188 -294 137 -431 -794 -510 -284 -240 767 -1,007 -2,131 -1,903 -228 -591 462 -1,053 -1,135 -652 -483 185 829 -644 551 855 -304 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 15 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 SEP 2014 32,653 29,973 2,680 8.2 109,801 101,288 8,513 7.8 46,484 42,998 3,486 7.5 182,988 170,218 12,770 7.0 66,076 61,034 5,042 7.6 67,854 63,053 4,801 7.1 AUG 2014 33,010 30,017 2,993 9.1 110,033 100,636 9,397 8.5 46,616 42,691 3,925 8.4 182,245 168,063 14,182 7.8 65,829 60,304 5,525 8.4 67,922 62,705 5,217 7.7 SEP 2013 32,802 29,971 2,831 8.6 111,508 102,317 9,191 8.2 47,169 43,158 4,011 8.5 181,556 168,402 13,154 7.2 66,324 61,331 4,993 7.5 69,014 64,244 4,770 6.9 Change From AUG 2014 SEP 2013 -357 -149 -44 2 -313 -151 -232 652 -884 -1,707 -1,029 -678 -132 307 -439 -685 -160 -525 743 2,155 -1,412 1,432 1,816 -384 247 730 -483 -248 -297 49 -68 348 -416 -1,160 -1,191 31 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 SEP 2014 155,862,000 146,600,000 9,262,000 5.9 155,903,000 146,941,000 8,962,000 5.7 AUG 2014 155,959,000 146,368,000 9,591,000 6.1 156,434,000 146,647,000 9,787,000 6.3 SEP 2013 155,473,000 144,270,000 11,203,000 7.2 155,536,000 144,651,000 10,885,000 7.0 Change From AUG 2014 SEP 2013 -97,000 232,000 -329,000 389,000 2,330,000 -1,941,000 -531,000 294,000 -825,000 367,000 2,290,000 -1,923,000 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 16 Georgia Labor Force Estimates by County (not seasonally adjusted) Georgia Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older September 2014 August 2014 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 4,755,324 4,400,416 354,908 7.5 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 4,755,603 4,363,431 392,172 8.2 September 2013 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 4,758,205 4,385,825 372,380 7.8 Appling Atkinson Bacon Baker Baldwin 9,322 8,570 752 8.1 3,018 2,760 258 8.5 4,769 4,416 353 7.4 1,429 1,333 96 6.7 18,659 16,845 1,814 9.7 9,382 3,042 4,782 1,426 18,589 8,476 2,730 4,394 1,310 16,635 906 9.7 312 10.3 388 8.1 116 8.1 1,954 10.5 9,248 3,026 4,769 1,460 17,333 8,357 2,706 4,400 1,353 15,506 891 9.6 320 10.6 369 7.7 107 7.3 1,827 10.5 Banks Barrow Bartow Ben Hill Berrien 9,848 9,290 558 5.7 34,073 31,838 2,235 6.6 47,583 44,406 3,177 6.7 6,234 5,632 602 9.7 7,295 6,647 648 8.9 9,785 34,141 47,876 6,219 7,258 9,175 31,628 44,113 5,562 6,532 610 6.2 2,513 7.4 3,763 7.9 657 10.6 726 10.0 9,591 34,071 47,895 6,342 7,489 9,028 31,701 44,214 5,709 6,825 563 5.9 2,370 7.0 3,681 7.7 633 10.0 664 8.9 Bibb Bleckley Brantley Brooks Bryan 72,180 4,395 7,374 6,830 16,524 66,258 3,859 6,754 6,349 15,460 5,922 8.2 536 12.2 620 8.4 481 7.0 1,064 6.4 72,322 4,406 7,452 6,825 16,423 65,831 3,793 6,734 6,273 15,264 6,491 9.0 613 13.9 718 9.6 552 8.1 1,159 7.1 73,186 4,494 7,561 6,904 16,392 66,931 3,852 6,831 6,380 15,295 6,255 8.5 642 14.3 730 9.7 524 7.6 1,097 6.7 Bulloch Burke Butts Calhoun Camden 34,028 31,253 2,775 8.2 9,377 8,542 835 8.9 9,776 8,949 827 8.5 2,057 1,859 198 9.6 20,942 19,334 1,608 7.7 34,131 9,408 9,816 2,025 21,082 31,123 8,468 8,890 1,799 19,291 3,008 8.8 940 10.0 926 9.4 226 11.2 1,791 8.5 32,521 9,346 9,850 1,991 20,561 29,581 8,456 8,911 1,779 18,827 2,940 9.0 890 9.5 939 9.5 212 10.6 1,734 8.4 Candler Carroll Catoosa Charlton Chatham 4,420 4,029 391 8.8 51,429 47,430 3,999 7.8 33,826 31,940 1,886 5.6 4,431 3,999 432 9.7 138,676 128,677 9,999 7.2 4,504 4,063 441 9.8 51,789 47,117 4,672 9.0 33,766 31,567 2,199 6.5 4,407 3,920 487 11.1 138,229 127,048 11,181 8.1 4,423 4,001 422 9.5 51,691 47,226 4,465 8.6 34,274 32,217 2,057 6.0 4,541 4,045 496 10.9 137,569 127,304 10,265 7.5 Chattahoochee 2,231 Chattooga 10,347 Cherokee 114,272 Clarke 69,550 Clay 1,203 1,885 9,497 107,520 65,273 1,105 346 15.5 850 8.2 6,752 5.9 4,277 6.1 98 8.1 2,270 10,387 114,363 68,303 1,179 1,869 9,436 106,811 63,695 1,064 401 17.7 951 9.2 7,552 6.6 4,608 6.7 115 9.8 2,277 10,421 114,090 70,087 1,307 1,914 9,504 107,056 65,718 1,206 363 15.9 917 8.8 7,034 6.2 4,369 6.2 101 7.7 Clayton Clinch Cobb Coffee Colquitt 129,466 117,789 11,677 9.0 2,647 2,398 249 9.4 376,059 350,690 25,369 6.7 15,876 14,347 1,529 9.6 19,652 17,874 1,778 9.0 129,787 117,012 12,775 9.8 2,625 2,354 271 10.3 376,263 348,377 27,886 7.4 15,889 14,195 1,694 10.7 19,444 17,515 1,929 9.9 129,842 117,281 12,561 9.7 2,548 2,295 253 9.9 374,789 349,177 25,612 6.8 15,672 14,065 1,607 10.3 19,282 17,518 1,764 9.1 Columbia Cook Coweta Crawford Crisp 67,575 6,503 63,692 5,915 9,480 63,493 5,870 59,238 5,517 8,515 4,082 6.0 633 9.7 4,454 7.0 398 6.7 965 10.2 67,420 6,481 63,800 5,958 9,488 62,943 5,780 58,847 5,482 8,479 4,477 6.6 701 10.8 4,953 7.8 476 8.0 1,009 10.6 Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research 67,015 6,401 63,412 6,044 9,545 62,856 5,786 58,982 5,573 8,453 4,159 6.2 615 9.6 4,430 7.0 471 7.8 1,092 11.4 17 Georgia Labor Force Estimates by County (not seasonally adjusted) Dade Dawson Decatur DeKalb Dodge Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older September 2014 August 2014 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 7,881 7,401 480 6.1 11,123 10,478 645 5.8 10,472 9,471 1,001 9.6 365,693 337,686 28,007 7.7 8,211 7,391 820 10.0 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 7,892 7,314 578 7.3 11,142 10,409 733 6.6 10,493 9,388 1,105 10.5 366,342 335,459 30,883 8.4 8,176 7,259 917 11.2 Dooly Dougherty Douglas Early Echols 4,379 41,109 67,545 5,375 1,878 3,861 37,279 62,455 4,921 1,779 518 11.8 3,830 9.3 5,090 7.5 454 8.4 99 5.3 4,353 40,880 67,644 5,341 1,874 3,798 36,645 62,043 4,838 1,758 555 12.7 4,235 10.4 5,601 8.3 503 9.4 116 6.2 Effingham Elbert Emanuel Evans Fannin 27,788 26,081 1,707 6.1 8,761 8,055 706 8.1 9,715 8,761 954 9.8 4,902 4,560 342 7.0 10,268 9,520 748 7.3 27,593 8,749 9,686 4,872 10,266 25,751 7,967 8,667 4,495 9,422 1,842 6.7 782 8.9 1,019 10.5 377 7.7 844 8.2 Fayette Floyd Forsyth Franklin Fulton 52,554 48,985 3,569 6.8 46,484 42,998 3,486 7.5 95,787 90,511 5,276 5.5 9,913 9,153 760 7.7 468,854 430,633 38,221 8.2 52,660 48,662 3,998 7.6 46,616 42,691 3,925 8.4 95,713 89,914 5,799 6.1 9,927 8,976 951 9.6 469,302 427,793 41,509 8.8 Gilmer Glascock Glynn Gordon Grady 12,360 11,470 890 7.2 1,120 1,013 107 9.6 35,840 32,999 2,841 7.9 25,418 23,449 1,969 7.7 11,663 10,857 806 6.9 12,357 1,123 36,014 25,467 11,565 11,338 1,003 32,898 23,262 10,638 1,019 8.2 120 10.7 3,116 8.7 2,205 8.7 927 8.0 Greene Gwinnett Habersham Hall Hancock 7,422 441,078 20,275 92,149 2,731 6,892 411,900 18,908 86,633 2,432 530 7.1 29,178 6.6 1,367 6.7 5,516 6.0 299 10.9 7,431 6,825 606 8.2 440,806 409,183 31,623 7.2 20,263 18,733 1,530 7.6 91,964 85,804 6,160 6.7 2,811 2,401 410 14.6 Haralson Harris Hart Heard Henry 12,316 11,392 924 7.5 16,262 15,331 931 5.7 9,824 9,007 817 8.3 4,854 4,466 388 8.0 105,344 97,808 7,536 7.2 12,307 11,317 990 8.0 16,270 15,199 1,071 6.6 9,834 8,878 956 9.7 4,874 4,436 438 9.0 105,384 97,163 8,221 7.8 Houston Irwin Jackson Jasper Jeff Davis 67,854 3,363 27,950 6,201 5,461 63,053 3,018 26,118 5,741 4,926 4,801 7.1 345 10.3 1,832 6.6 460 7.4 535 9.8 67,922 3,366 27,902 6,188 5,506 62,705 2,980 25,852 5,703 4,893 5,217 7.7 386 11.5 2,050 7.3 485 7.8 613 11.1 September 2013 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 7,961 11,152 10,718 365,643 8,214 7,465 10,433 9,553 336,229 7,300 496 6.2 719 6.4 1,165 10.9 29,414 8.0 914 11.1 4,227 41,761 67,535 5,294 1,893 3,689 37,839 62,185 4,925 1,788 538 12.7 3,922 9.4 5,350 7.9 369 7.0 105 5.5 27,595 8,721 9,795 4,780 10,302 25,803 7,893 8,654 4,446 9,498 1,792 6.5 828 9.5 1,141 11.6 334 7.0 804 7.8 52,399 48,774 3,625 6.9 47,169 43,158 4,011 8.5 95,685 90,120 5,565 5.8 9,684 8,834 850 8.8 467,869 428,775 39,094 8.4 12,237 1,123 36,411 25,534 11,532 11,269 1,000 33,376 23,385 10,784 968 7.9 123 11.0 3,035 8.3 2,149 8.4 748 6.5 7,270 439,835 20,759 91,598 2,662 6,714 410,122 19,333 85,778 2,238 556 7.6 29,713 6.8 1,426 6.9 5,820 6.4 424 15.9 12,299 16,595 9,690 4,870 105,482 11,343 15,564 8,803 4,447 97,386 956 7.8 1,031 6.2 887 9.2 423 8.7 8,096 7.7 69,014 3,437 27,826 6,181 5,249 64,244 3,059 25,893 5,716 4,650 4,770 6.9 378 11.0 1,933 6.9 465 7.5 599 11.4 Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research 18 Georgia Labor Force Estimates by County (not seasonally adjusted) Jefferson Jenkins Johnson Jones Lamar Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older September 2014 August 2014 Labor Force 6,345 2,568 3,450 14,199 8,222 Employment 5,554 2,227 3,046 13,230 7,523 Unemployment Number Rate 791 12.5 341 13.3 404 11.7 969 6.8 699 8.5 Labor Force 6,350 2,558 3,421 14,198 8,245 Employment 5,502 2,194 3,005 13,145 7,474 Unemployment Number Rate 848 13.4 364 14.2 416 12.2 1,053 7.4 771 9.4 Lanier Laurens Lee Liberty Lincoln 4,580 4,272 308 6.7 19,862 18,000 1,862 9.4 15,055 14,109 946 6.3 24,817 22,610 2,207 8.9 3,602 3,315 287 8.0 4,575 19,803 14,921 25,120 3,580 4,221 17,754 13,869 22,643 3,272 354 7.7 2,049 10.3 1,052 7.1 2,477 9.9 308 8.6 Long Lowndes Lumpkin McDuffie McIntosh 7,836 52,788 13,342 10,026 5,445 7,363 48,634 12,324 9,109 4,875 473 6.0 4,154 7.9 1,018 7.6 917 9.1 570 10.5 7,890 52,555 13,312 10,107 5,488 7,374 48,052 12,173 9,030 4,860 516 6.5 4,503 8.6 1,139 8.6 1,077 10.7 628 11.4 Macon Madison Marion Meriwether Miller 4,669 16,062 3,714 8,797 3,574 4,068 15,197 3,470 7,913 3,391 601 12.9 865 5.4 244 6.6 884 10.0 183 5.1 4,688 15,810 3,697 8,892 3,516 4,030 14,830 3,441 7,861 3,311 658 14.0 980 6.2 256 6.9 1,031 11.6 205 5.8 Mitchell 9,262 8,488 774 8.4 Monroe 13,801 12,892 909 6.6 Montgomery 4,656 4,316 340 7.3 Morgan 9,360 8,798 562 6.0 Murray 16,240 14,705 1,535 9.5 9,232 13,848 4,657 9,350 16,494 8,355 12,809 4,249 8,728 14,575 877 9.5 1,039 7.5 408 8.8 622 6.7 1,919 11.6 Muscogee Newton Oconee Oglethorpe Paulding 83,144 76,092 7,052 8.5 47,520 43,662 3,858 8.1 19,686 18,751 935 4.7 8,224 7,782 442 5.4 72,165 67,298 4,867 6.7 83,137 75,441 7,696 9.3 47,546 43,374 4,172 8.8 19,325 18,298 1,027 5.3 8,078 7,594 484 6.0 72,042 66,854 5,188 7.2 Peach Pickens Pierce Pike Polk 12,263 11,064 1,199 9.8 14,048 13,142 906 6.4 8,337 7,683 654 7.8 8,089 7,518 571 7.1 20,349 18,938 1,411 6.9 12,268 14,032 8,334 8,091 20,277 10,970 13,056 7,658 7,468 18,695 1,298 10.6 976 7.0 676 8.1 623 7.7 1,582 7.8 Pulaski Putnam Quitman Rabun Randolph 4,209 8,731 793 6,048 2,605 3,846 8,003 729 5,530 2,338 363 8.6 728 8.3 64 8.1 518 8.6 267 10.2 4,179 8,757 800 6,129 2,613 3,772 7,907 717 5,546 2,295 407 9.7 850 9.7 83 10.4 583 9.5 318 12.2 September 2013 Labor Force 6,583 2,509 3,449 14,398 8,298 Employment 5,627 2,129 3,051 13,365 7,491 Unemployment Number Rate 956 14.5 380 15.1 398 11.5 1,033 7.2 807 9.7 4,592 20,072 15,346 24,883 3,543 4,293 18,028 14,320 22,609 3,231 299 6.5 2,044 10.2 1,026 6.7 2,274 9.1 312 8.8 7,919 52,935 13,051 9,935 5,481 7,362 48,870 11,988 9,017 4,931 557 7.0 4,065 7.7 1,063 8.1 918 9.2 550 10.0 4,749 16,132 3,771 8,755 3,522 4,090 15,301 3,523 7,879 3,330 659 13.9 831 5.2 248 6.6 876 10.0 192 5.5 9,387 14,112 4,707 9,018 16,550 8,584 13,023 4,255 8,414 14,889 803 8.6 1,089 7.7 452 9.6 604 6.7 1,661 10.0 84,624 47,671 19,770 8,265 72,017 77,249 43,473 18,879 7,835 67,007 7,375 8.7 4,198 8.8 891 4.5 430 5.2 5,010 7.0 12,069 13,977 8,448 8,062 20,246 10,838 13,086 7,790 7,485 18,693 1,231 10.2 891 6.4 658 7.8 577 7.2 1,553 7.7 4,171 8,582 798 6,463 2,590 3,803 7,818 732 5,846 2,312 368 8.8 764 8.9 66 8.3 617 9.5 278 10.7 Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research 19 Georgia Labor Force Estimates by County (not seasonally adjusted) Richmond Rockdale Schley Screven Seminole Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older September 2014 August 2014 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 87,764 79,980 7,784 8.9 41,030 37,659 3,371 8.2 1,932 1,753 179 9.3 6,823 6,286 537 7.9 3,653 3,350 303 8.3 87,869 79,287 8,582 9.8 41,129 37,411 3,718 9.0 1,916 1,741 175 9.1 6,830 6,212 618 9.0 3,758 3,411 347 9.2 Spalding Stephens Stewart Sumter Talbot 27,952 13,009 2,113 12,605 3,075 25,456 12,138 1,904 11,268 2,845 2,496 8.9 871 6.7 209 9.9 1,337 10.6 230 7.5 28,014 12,871 2,119 12,692 3,063 25,288 11,882 1,880 11,192 2,815 2,726 9.7 989 7.7 239 11.3 1,500 11.8 248 8.1 Taliaferro Tattnall Taylor Telfair Terrell 733 9,748 3,324 4,366 3,797 662 8,924 3,001 3,798 3,496 71 9.7 824 8.5 323 9.7 568 13.0 301 7.9 724 9,650 3,277 4,414 3,753 655 8,744 2,943 3,776 3,436 69 9.5 906 9.4 334 10.2 638 14.5 317 8.4 Thomas Tift Toombs Towns Treutlen 20,587 18,372 14,321 5,668 2,673 19,040 16,955 12,974 5,311 2,371 1,547 7.5 1,417 7.7 1,347 9.4 357 6.3 302 11.3 20,535 18,316 14,204 5,656 2,689 18,795 16,760 12,772 5,263 2,357 1,740 8.5 1,556 8.5 1,432 10.1 393 6.9 332 12.3 Troup Turner Twiggs Union Upson 34,725 31,972 2,753 7.9 4,152 3,885 267 6.4 3,706 3,391 315 8.5 11,063 10,444 619 5.6 10,940 9,904 1,036 9.5 34,814 4,127 3,707 10,956 10,979 31,740 3,828 3,369 10,267 9,804 3,074 8.8 299 7.2 338 9.1 689 6.3 1,175 10.7 Walker Walton Ware Warren Washington 31,701 40,146 14,011 2,705 7,233 29,825 37,444 12,754 2,410 6,531 1,876 5.9 2,702 6.7 1,257 9.0 295 10.9 702 9.7 31,708 40,182 14,185 2,725 7,285 29,477 37,197 12,714 2,374 6,508 2,231 7.0 2,985 7.4 1,471 10.4 351 12.9 777 10.7 Wayne Webster Wheeler White Whitfield 11,412 1,205 2,868 13,415 41,106 10,275 1,126 2,598 12,530 37,507 1,137 10.0 79 6.6 270 9.4 885 6.6 3,599 8.8 11,421 1,197 2,884 13,344 41,443 10,179 1,105 2,573 12,364 37,175 1,242 10.9 92 7.7 311 10.8 980 7.3 4,268 10.3 Wilcox Wilkes Wilkinson Worth 3,119 4,109 4,435 10,103 2,799 3,743 4,101 9,372 320 10.3 366 8.9 334 7.5 731 7.2 3,090 4,091 4,439 10,013 2,726 3,684 4,059 9,212 364 11.8 407 9.9 380 8.6 801 8.0 September 2013 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 87,431 40,957 1,866 6,789 3,641 79,177 37,496 1,704 6,133 3,329 8,254 9.4 3,461 8.5 162 8.7 656 9.7 312 8.6 28,065 12,952 2,191 12,456 3,091 25,346 11,981 1,961 10,950 2,848 2,719 9.7 971 7.5 230 10.5 1,506 12.1 243 7.9 721 9,379 3,702 3,985 3,894 644 8,534 3,347 3,351 3,548 77 10.7 845 9.0 355 9.6 634 15.9 346 8.9 21,160 18,724 14,205 5,515 2,706 19,687 17,169 12,792 5,143 2,359 1,473 7.0 1,555 8.3 1,413 9.9 372 6.7 347 12.8 35,830 4,366 3,768 10,767 11,639 32,798 4,059 3,425 10,139 10,518 3,032 8.5 307 7.0 343 9.1 628 5.8 1,121 9.6 32,383 40,118 14,315 2,627 7,272 30,083 37,282 12,933 2,317 6,518 2,300 7.1 2,836 7.1 1,382 9.7 310 11.8 754 10.4 11,895 1,186 2,852 13,292 41,931 10,639 1,102 2,591 12,358 37,975 1,256 10.6 84 7.1 261 9.2 934 7.0 3,956 9.4 3,022 4,173 4,281 10,346 2,672 3,769 3,908 9,512 350 11.6 404 9.7 373 8.7 834 8.1 Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research 20 New Developments Korean manufacturer Dasan Machineries will bring $30 million in investment over the next three years as it has announced it will open its first U.S. headquarters in Duluth, creating 150 jobs. The company will use high-precision machinery to manufacture components for the automotive and defense industries at this new location. Tennis equipment and apparel company Prince Global Sports is relocating its global headquarters from New Jersey to Atlanta. Prince will have a team of 15 to 20 employees who will focus on marketing, operations and commerce activities at its new Buckhead office. Prince, which is owned by Waitt Co., will share Atlanta office space with another Waitt company: Jones Global Sports, which makes and sells golf sportswear, accessories and equipment under the Bobby Jones brand, the paper reported. C hime Solutions, an outsourced human resources company and staffing firm that also operates call centers, is building a call center in Clayton County and is expected to employ more than 1,000 people. The new Chime Solutions facility will be located at the former JC Penney building at the Southlake Mall in Morrow about 15 miles south of downtown Atlanta. India-based company Surya announced plans to open a state-of-the-art facility in Cartersville and create nearly 200 new jobs over the next few years. The company will invest $30 million in a million-square-foot corporate office and distribution center in Bartow County that will handle supply chain management, sales and web and creative development services for the company. Surya makes machine and hand-knotted rugs and sells other soft goods for the home furnishings market. K umho Tire has started construction on a longawaited manufacturing plant in Macon that is expected to bring 450 jobs when production starts in January 2016. The Macon facility is the Korean-based company's first U.S. plant. P et treat processor Big Creek Foods is opening a new processing 20,000-square-foot facility in Gainesville that will manufacture and distribute pet treats that contain Georgia raised chicken. The company will add 25 jobs at the location and plans to double that job number within three years. H anil E Hwa Interior Systems Georgia Inc. will expand its existing LaGrange facility, creating 80 jobs and investing $5.5 million over the next two years. The company will locate into an existing building in LaGrange Industrial Park. Hanil provides a variety of auto parts to Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia, including interior systems, panels and bumpers. S alude, a transitional rehabilitation facility in Suwanee, recently opened a 64-room, 46,610-square-foot facility on 14.5 acres on Northolt Parkway and bringing 70 new jobs to the area. The skilled nursing facility will focus on patients who have been discharged from the hospital, but are not well enough to go home many with post-acute, short-term rehab needs, such as those recovering from cardiac, orthopedic and respiratory procedures. It will have an estimated economic impact of more than $16 million in Gwinnett County. C arpet and floor-covering giant Shaw Industries Group recently announced that it will expand its reclamation and recycling program to include investing more than $17 million into a new Evergreen facility in Ringgold, creating at least 70 new jobs. Complementing Shaw's comprehensive portfolio of recycling processes, Evergreen Ringgold will create a high-purity, post-consumer recycled material that can be used in a broad range of applications. 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 Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics and Economic Research 21 UNGEMeorPgLiaOUYnMemEpNloTymReAntTREaBteYs bCy OCUouNntTyIES SEPTEMBER 2014 September 2014 Dade 6.1 Catoosa 5.6 Walker Whitfield Murray 9.5 Fannin 7.3 Union 5.6 Towns 6.3 Rabun 8.6 5.9 8.8 Chattooga 8.2 Gordon 7.7 Floyd 7.5 Bartow 6.7 Gilmer 7.2 Pickens 6.4 Cherokee 5.9 Lumpkin 7.6 Dawson 5.8 Forsyth 5.5 White Habersham 6.6 6.7 Stephens 6.7 Hall 6.0 Banks Franklin 5.7 7.7 Jackson 6.6 Madison 5.4 Hart 8.3 Elbert 8.1 10.0% or greater 20 counties (13%) 9.0% to 9.9% 27 counties (17%) 8.0% to 8.9% 34 counties (21%) Polk 6.9 Paulding Cobb 6.7 Gwinnett 6.6 Barrow 6.6 Clarke 6.1 Oglethorpe 5.4 Less than 8.0% 78 counties (49%) Haralson 7.5 Carroll 7.8 Heard 8.0 6.7 Douglas 7.5 Coweta 7.0 Fulton 8.2 DeKalb 7.7 Rockdale Walton 6.7 Oconee 4.7 Wilkes 8.9 Lincoln 8.0 Percentages of number of counties may not total 100 due to rounding Clayton 9.0 Fayette 6.8 Henry 7.2 Spalding 8.9 8.2 Newton 8.1 Morgan 6.0 Butts 8.5 Jasper 7.4 Putnam 8.3 Greene 7.1 Taliaferro 9.7 McDuffie Warren 9.1 Columbia 6.0 10.9 Richmond Hancock 8.9 10.9 Glascock 9.6 Troup 7.9 Meriwether 10.0 Pike 7.1 Lamar 8.5 Upson Monroe 6.6 Jones 6.8 Baldwin 9.7 Washington 9.7 Jefferson 12.5 Burke 8.9 Harris 5.7 Talbot 7.5 Muscogee 8.5 Marion Chattahoochee 6.6 9.5 Taylor 9.7 Crawford 6.7 Bibb 8.2 Twiggs 8.5 Wilkinson 7.5 Peach 9.8 Macon 12.9 Houston 7.1 Bleckley 12.2 Laurens 9.4 Johnson 11.7 Emanuel 9.8 Jenkins 13.3 Screven 7.9 Treutlen 11.3 Candler 8.8 Bulloch 8.2 Effingham 6.1 15.5 Stewart 9.9 Schley 9.3 Webster 6.6 Sumter 10.6 Quitman 8.1 Randolph 10.2 Terrell 7.9 Lee 6.3 Clay 8.1 Calhoun 9.6 Dougherty 9.3 Early 8.4 Miller 5.1 Baker 6.7 Mitchell 8.4 Dooly 11.8 Pulaski 8.6 Dodge 10.0 Crisp 10.2 Wilcox 10.3 Turner 6.4 Ben Hill 9.7 Montgomery Wheeler 9.4 7.3 Toombs 9.4 Evans 7.0 Tattnall Telfair 8.5 13.0 Jeff Davis 9.8 Appling 8.1 Long 6.0 Bryan 6.4 Liberty 8.9 Worth 7.2 Colquitt 9.0 Irwin 10.3 Tift 7.7 Coffee 9.6 Berrien Atkinson 8.9 8.5 Cook 9.7 Lanier Bacon 7.4 Wayne 10.0 Ware 9.0 Pierce 7.8 Brantley 8.4 McIntosh 10.5 Glynn 7.9 Chatham 7.2 Seminole 8.3 Decatur 9.6 Grady 6.9 Thomas 7.5 Brooks 7.0 6.7 Lowndes 7.9 Clinch 9.4 Charlton 9.7 Camden 7.7 Echols 5.3 Georgia's Unemployment Rate:7.5% Georgia's(NUont Seemasopnlaollyy mAdejunsttedR) ate: 7.5% (not seasonally adjusted) Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics and Economic Research 22 Georgia Unemployment Insurance Claims by County County September Average Average Initial Weekly Duration Claims Benefit Weeks County September Average Average Initial Weekly Duration Claims Benefit Weeks County September Average Average Initial Weekly Duration Claims Benefit Weeks Georgia 30,199...........$262...........10.7 Appling 305........$251....... 11.1 Atkinson 11........ $205.........6.6 Bacon 17........ $165.........8.9 Baker 7........ $197.........9.8 Baldwin 107........$198....... 11.7 Banks 37........ $238.........8.8 Barrow 160........$244....... 11.5 Bartow 271........ $239.........9.9 Ben Hill 71........ $191.........7.8 Berrien 38........$201....... 11.8 Bibb 496........ $192.......13.6 Bleckley 61........$195....... 11.2 Brantley 58........$261....... 11.8 Brooks 27........ $185.......12.1 Bryan 64........ $245.......12.2 Bulloch 171........ $224.........9.2 Burke 115........ $201.......10.4 Butts 81........ $232.......10.7 Calhoun 8........ $180.........8.9 Camden 66........ $229.......12.4 Candler 44........ $240.......10.0 Carroll 280........ $232.........8.5 Catoosa 132........ $265.........8.0 Charlton 15........ $214.......16.9 Chatham 659........ $230.......13.5 Chattahoochee 13........$173.......13.4 Chattooga 41........ $227.......12.8 Cherokee 378........ $266.......12.0 Clarke 256........ $211.......10.6 Clay 11........$105....... 11.5 Clayton 1,060........ $222.......13.3 Clinch 14........ $204.........8.4 Cobb 1,543........ $257.......13.0 Coffee 100........ $197.........7.8 Colquitt 153........ $208.......12.0 Columbia 221........$255....... 11.1 Cook 43........ $220.......12.7 Coweta 326........ $243.......10.2 Crawford 42........ $227.......10.7 Crisp 143........ $192.........9.6 Dade 24........ $253.........8.1 Dawson 38........$279....... 11.5 Decatur 87........ $203.......10.7 DeKalb 2,209........ $237.......12.8 Dodge 88........ $193.......10.9 Dooly 72........ $204.........8.0 Dougherty 351........$190....... 11.7 Douglas 360........ $250.......12.2 Early 15........ $198.......12.6 Echols 4........ $273.......10.3 Effingham 104........ $239.......12.3 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 86........ $213.........6.7 176........ $192.........9.2 23........ $224.........9.3 50........$222....... 11.8 179........ $259.......12.6 262........ $218.........8.9 241........ $274.......12.6 92........ $219.........8.1 2,792........ $235.......13.3 72........ $249.........8.2 8........$214....... 11.2 262........$210....... 11.4 274........ $221.........6.8 127........ $188.........8.9 60........ $220.......10.8 1,791........ $259.......12.9 154........ $235.........8.1 579........ $242.........9.3 29........ $187.........9.7 55........ $233.........8.2 58........ $245.......10.2 140........ $243.........7.1 30........ $250.........7.8 515........ $247.......12.2 391........$220....... 11.4 15........ $190.......10.8 94........ $252.......10.1 44........ $206.......10.3 52........ $221.........8.6 110........$179....... 11.0 39........ $148.........7.1 51........$195....... 11.8 65........ $216.......12.6 43........ $211....... 11.8 20........$203....... 11.4 278........$194....... 11.0 74........ $239.........9.9 108........ $217.......14.0 47........ $241.........8.0 19........ $218.......13.5 219........$199....... 11.3 41........ $239.......10.8 47........ $199.......12.1 82........ $218.........8.5 90........ $158.........8.8 167........ $193.........9.1 32........$227....... 11.0 83........ $233.........9.7 10........ $234.........8.3 80........ $193.........8.0 70........ $232.......12.1 36........ $217.......10.2 41........ $236.......10.1 416........ $241.........5.7 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 665........ $212.......10.9 386........$225....... 11.3 33........$264....... 11.2 37........ $226.......10.4 298........ $257.......12.2 108........ $186.........9.6 59........ $236.......10.0 40........ $231.......12.0 57........ $240.......10.3 152........ $251.........8.4 40........ $159.......10.4 84........$212....... 11.5 1........$282....... 11.3 22........$233....... 11.3 21........ $216.........6.2 829........ $211....... 11.4 257........ $234.......12.2 12........ $143.........9.8 34........ $215.........7.1 20........ $184.......10.9 300........$208....... 11.7 98........ $222.........7.8 30........ $183.......10.8 187........$162....... 11.7 41........ $220.........9.6 7........$217....... 11.1 52........ $242.......10.7 31........ $196.........7.0 109........$171....... 11.2 29........ $175.......12.2 175........$186....... 11.9 98........$202....... 11.8 122........ $217.........9.6 14........ $204.......12.8 63........ $204.........9.1 247........$235.........9.8 21........ $168.........9.8 31........ $213.......13.0 38........ $216....... 11.2 109........ $214.........9.8 286........ $231.........7.2 156........$244....... 11.2 112........$205.......12.0 71........ $203......... 8.1 51........ $198.......12.6 109........$225.......12.8 28........ $115.......10.9 37........$220.......10.6 58........$222.......10.9 724........ $242.........5.2 47........ $189....... 10.1 130........ $180.........8.5 22........$238....... 11.2 98........ $215.......10.2 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. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics and Economic Research 23 Mark Butler, Commissioner 148 Andrew Young International Boulevard, N.E. Atlanta, Georgia 30303-1751 Return Service Requested