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Revised estimates for 2014-- 2015 in this issue
Annual 2015 Employment Situation
Payroll employment grew by 122,100 in Georgia in 2015, an over the year growth rate of 2.9 percent. With 4,267,300 nonfarm jobs in Georgia, the state has now shown both job growth and unemployment rate declines in each of the last five years. The annual average job gains in 2015 come after the state added 78,700 and 112,500 jobs in 2013 and 2014, respectively. All major job sectors added workers in 2015 with Trade, Transportation, and Utilities; Professional and Business Services; and Leisure and Hospitality growing the most over the year.
On an annual average basis, the unemployment rate in Georgia is down 1.2 percentage points over the year. The rate dropped to 5.9 percent in 2015 from 7.1 percent in 2014. In 2013 the unemployment rate was 8.2 percent and before that it was 9.2 percent in 2012. The all-time high annual average unemployment rate in the state was 10.5 percent in 2010.
Georgia has also experienced an increased in wages. Total Private Average Hourly Earnings in Georgia were up $0.50 over the year as hourly wages increased from $23.34 in 2014 to $23.84 in 2015. Total Private Average Weekly Hours declined from 2014 to 2015 with Georgians working 35.2 hours per week in 2014 and 35.1 hours per week in 2015. Total Private Average Weekly Earnings grew $15.21 in the state as wages were up from $821.57 per week in 2014 to $836.78 per week in 2015.
With 122,100 jobs added in 2015 and an unemployment rate of 5.9 percent, Georgia ranked 5th in most job growth and 38th in lowest unemployment rate when compared to all states.
INSIDE
State Employment Analysis................................................ 2 MSA Employment Analysis................................................ 3 State and MSA Employment Data...................................... 7 State and MSA Hours and Earnings.................................. 28 State and Area Unemployment Data................................. 33
Annual Issue - Volume XLI, Number 12 Georgia Employment
4,267,300
4,122,300
4,145,200
4,032,700
3,900,100
3,860,400
3,900,500
3,954,000
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
Georgia Unemployment Rate
(Not Seasonally Adjusted)
6.2%
9.9%
10.5%
10.2%
9.2%
8.2%
7.1%
5.9%
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
Workforce Statistics & Economic Research Mark Butler, Commissioner
For more information, contact Corey Smith or Evan Cross at (404) 232-3875
corey.smith@gdol.ga.gov evan.cross@gdol.ga.gov
Equal Opportunity Employer/ProgramAuxiliary Aids and Services Available upon Request to Individuals with Disabilities
Annual Dimensions - Measuring Georgia's Workforce
Georgia Annual Employment Change
150,000 100,000
50,000
40,100
53,500
78,700
112,500 122,100
0
-50,000 -100,000
-44,100
-39,700
-150,000
-200,000
-250,000
-222,200
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2015 Nonfarm Payroll Employment by Industry Sector
The Wholesale Trade portion of this sector added 6,700 jobs in 2015 after adding 4,900 jobs in 2014. Retail Trade positions were up 12,500 in 2015 after growing by 13,200 in 2014. The Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities industry added 8,800 jobs in 2015 after adding 8,900 workers in 2014.
The Information sector added 2,000 jobs to Georgia payrolls in 2015 after growing by 5,400 in 2014. The sector has added workers for four straight years now after cutting jobs for 11 consecutive years. The Information sector includes the motion picture, publishing, sound recording, telecommunications, and data processing industries.
The Financial Activities sector grew by 4,000 in 2015 after growing by 2,300 in 2014 and 2,400 in 2013. In 2015, the Finance and Insurance industry added 1,000 workers, while the Real Estate, Rental and Leasing industry was up by 3,000.
Georgia's Mining and Logging sector added 100 jobs in 2015, bringing total employment to 9,100, after growing by 100 and 300 in 2014 and 2013, respectively. Prior to these three years of growth, the sector lost workers for six straight years.
After being down for five years in a row, Construction employment has increased for three straight years with 9,700, 10,900, and 4,400 jobs being added in 2015, 2014, and 2013, respectively. Job losses from 2008-2012 were, respectively, -17,100, -38,300, -16,100, -3,800, and -4,400. Of the 9,700 Construction jobs added this year, 2,400 were in the Construction of Buildings industry, Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction added 1,300 workers, and Specialty Trade Contractors grew by 6,100.
Georgia's Manufacturing sector grew by 11,700 in 2015 after payrolls were up 10,300 in 2014 and 2,900 in 2013. Prior to 2015, the last time there were 11,700 or more manufacturing jobs added in a year was in 1995 when 13,500 were added. Manufacturing payrolls in the state have grown in only six of the last 18 years (2005 and 2011-2015). Durable Goods Manufacturing (+6,900 jobs) accounts for most of the job growth in 2015 and has now grown for five straight years while Non-Durable Goods Manufacturing (+4,800 jobs) also added workers and has done so for only the second time since 1998.
All Employee Average Hourly Earnings in the Manufacturing sector increased $0.64 over the year as earnings grew from $23.32 in 2014 to $23.96 in 2015. Average Weekly Hours were down as the workweek declined from 41.3 hours in 2014 to 41.1 hours in 2015. Average Weekly Earnings in Manufacturing increased from $963.12 in 2014 to $984.76 in 2015.
Production Worker Average Hourly Earnings decreased $0.07 in the Manufacturing sector; from $18.09 in 2014 to $18.02 in 2015. Average Weekly Hours were up from 41.9 hours in 2014 to 43.0 hours in 2015 while Average Weekly Earnings moved up from $757.97 in 2014 to $774.86 in 2015.
Trade, Transportation and Utilities employment grew by 28,000 in 2015 after growing by 27,000, 12,300, and 11,600 in 2014, 2013, and 2012, respectively. The sector endured job losses from 2008-2010 and has now added workers each year from 2011-2015.
Professional and Business Services saw employment increase by 25,300 in 2015 after growing by 29,800 in 2014. The sector is broken into three industries: Professional and Technical Services where 11,700 jobs were added in 2015; Management of Companies and Enterprises which gained 2,300 new positions in 2015; and Administrative and Support Services where employment was up by 11,300 over the year.
After growing by 13,100 in 2014, the Education and Health Services sector added 16,300 jobs in 2015 as both the education segment and the health services portion of the sector experienced growth. The Educational Services industry grew by 1,300 while the Health Care and Social Assistance industry grew by 15,000 over the year. In the 20 year span from 1996-2015, Educational and Health Services has grown by an average of 11,900 jobs per year.
Payrolls in Georgia's Leisure and Hospitality sector were up 21,300 in 2015 after growing by 16,700 in 2014 and 17,600 in 2013. Since growing for 16 consecutive years from 1992-2007, then contracting from 2008-2010, the Leisure and Hospitality sector has now added jobs for five straight years (2011-2015). The Arts and Entertainment portion of the sector added 3,100 jobs in 2015 after growing by 1,500 in 2014 while the Accommodation and Food Services portion of the sector added 18,100 payroll employees in 2015 and 15,200 in 2014.
Employment in Other Services increased by 2,700 in 2015 after being up 400 jobs in 2014 and up 100 in 2013. The 2,700 additional jobs in 2015 were a result of Repair and Maintenance growing by 1,400 workers; Personal and Laundry Services employment rising by 1,300; and Religious, Civic, and Similar Organizations showing no change.
After falling for six consecutive years and shedding 32,800 jobs, the number of Government jobs in Georgia rose by 1,000 in 2015. Government positions were down 3,400 in 2014 after being down 4,200 in 2013 and falling 1,600 in 2012. Federal Government payrolls grew by 300 in 2015 after being cut 1,500 in 2014. With seven straight years off cuts, State Government jobs were down 800 in 2015 and 900 in 2014. Local Government payrolls were up 1,600 in 2015 after being down 1,100 in 2014.
Note: Data may not add due to rounding.
2
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research
MSA Nonfarm Employment
2008 2015 Annual Employment Change
500 0
-500 -500
-1,000 -1,500
Albany MSA
0 -100 -200
-900
100
100
-2,000
-2,500
2008
-2,300 2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
3,000 2,000 1,000
0
1,400
Athens MSA
2,100
1,200
1,000
900
200
-1,000 -2,000
-1,100
-3,000
-4,000
-5,000
2008
-4,500 2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
The Albany MSA added 100 jobs in 2015 after also adding 100 jobs in 2014. With total employment averaging 61,200 in 2015 and job additions for two consecutive years for the first time in nearly a decade, employment in the MSA remains 3,800 jobs short of its all-time employment high of 65,000 -- which occurred in 1996 and 2007. Job growth in 2015 occurred in the Private Service-Providing sector which increased by 600. In contrast, 600 Government jobs were cut in 2015 with 300 of them being in Local Government.
The Athens MSA added jobs for the fifth year in a row in 2015, with a gain of 2,100 positions over the year. With a total of 91,200 jobs in 2015, total employment in the MSA is close to its 2008 peak of 91,400. The growth this year was driven by Private Service-Providing industries, including four straight years of growth for Trade, Transportation, and Utilities which added 900 jobs, as well as a fifth consecutive year of job gains in Leisure and Hospitality. Government jobs were down 100 over the year.
120,000 80,000 40,000
Atlanta MSA
35,600
42,400
59,900
89,000
82,400
0 -40,000 -26,800
-20,900
-80,000
-120,000
-160,000
-136,600
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
The Atlanta MSA added 82,400 jobs in 2015, slightly fewer than the 89,000 jobs added in 2014. The MSA has added workers for five straight years and with total employment nearing 2.6 million in 2015, there are more jobs in the Atlanta MSA than ever before. Professional and Business Services, Leisure and Hospitality, Education and Health Services, and Trade, Transportation and Utilities continue to be the major industries pushing employment growth over the year. Of all sectors in the MSA, Trade, Transportation and Utilities (+19,900 jobs) and Professional and Business Services (+17,300 jobs) added the most workers in 2015.
6,000
4,000
2,000
0 -300
-2,000
-4,000
-6,000
-8,000 2008
-6,300 2009
Augusta MSA
1,800
2,200
1,100
700
2010
2011
2012
2013
3,900 2014
4,300 2015
There were 4,300 jobs added in the Augusta MSA in 2015 after the area grew by 3,900 in 2014. The MSA has now added positions for six consecutive years and total employment stands at 227,900 in 2015. Trade, Transportation and Utilities (+1,300 jobs) gained the most workers in 2015 followed by Education and Health Services (+1,100 jobs). After cutting jobs for three straight years, Government employment was up 200 in 2015 as federal and local government positions grew and state workers were cut.
Note: MSA = Metropolitan Statistical Area
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research
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MSA Nonfarm Employment
2008 2015 Annual Employment Change
2,000
1,000
0 -100
-1,000
Brunswick MSA
600 200
-500
1,200 0
-2,000 -3,000
-2,800
-2,000
-4,000
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
Employment in the Brunswick MSA grew by 1,200 in 2015 after being flat in 2014. With total employment in the MSA is now at 42,000, Brunswick is 3,400 jobs shy of its 2007 total employment high. The Private Service-Providing sector added 1,100 jobs over the year and 400 of those positions were in Trade, Transportation and Utilities. Government employment was up 100 in 2015 with state positions being down 100 over the year after holding steady for the past four years.
Columbus MSA
3,000
2,000
1,000
0 -100
-1,000
1,500
1,000
1,100
400 0
-300
-2,000
-3,000
-4,000
-3,900
-5,000
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
After four consecutive years of job growth, the Columbus MSA lost 300 jobs in 2015. Manufacturing employment was down 500 in 2015 after being up 300 in 2014 while Educational and Health Services saw employment drop by 400 in 2015 after being up 200 in 2014. Trade, Transportation and Utilities (+400 jobs) and Leisure and Hospitality (+400 jobs) experienced the largest employment growth in 2015. Government employment declined by 100 in 2015 after being down 400 in 2014 with local government positions accounting for most of the loss in both years.
4,000
2,000
0
-2,000
-4,000 -6,000
-4,500
-8,000
2008
-7,200 2009
Dalton MSA
0
-600
-500
-2,100
2010
2011
2012
2013
2,500 2014
1,600 2015
Employment in the Dalton MSA grew by 1,600 in 2015 after being up 2,500 in 2014. Manufacturing added 700 jobs in 2015 and is now on a three year streak of job growth. Trade, Transportation and Utilities gained 600 jobs in 2015 after adding 300 in 2014. Professional and Business Services employment is up 200 in 2015 after being up 400 in 2014. With 100 jobs cut in 2015, Government employment in the Dalton MSA declined for the first time since 2011 with all of the cuts in state government.
6,000
4,000
2,000 500
0
-2,000
Gainesville MSA
1,600
1,900
2,300
2,500
4,000
-100
-4,000
-6,000
-6,200
-8,000
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
The Gainesville MSA added 4,000 jobs in 2015 as it grew for the fifth consecutive year and added the most jobs in a single year ever. The MSA grew by 2,500 jobs in 2014 and 2,300 jobs in 2013. Total employment is at 83,800 in 2015. Private sector jobs were up 3,900 this year while Government positions grew by 100. Retail Trade employment was up for the sixth straight year as it increased by 600 jobs in 2015 and Federal Government jobs were down 100 this year making it the third consecutive year it has decreased.
Note: MSA = Metropolitan Statistical Area
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research
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MSA Nonfarm Employment
2008 2015 Annual Employment Change
Hinesville MSA
1,400
1,200 1,100
1,000
800
600
400
400 300
200
100
0
0
100
-200 -200
-400 -400
-600
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
The Hinesville MSA gained 100 jobs in 2015 after being flat in 2014. The Goods-Producing sector added 100 jobs in 2015 after adding 100 jobs in 2014 while the Private Service-Providing sector held flat in 2015 after growing by 200 in 2014. The Federal Government lost 100 jobs in 2015 and has now endured job cuts in three consecutive year.
Macon MSA
4,000
3,000
2,000
1,000
800
0
2,200
1,200
1,200
400
1,400
-1,000 -2,000
-1,000
-3,000
-4,000
-5,000 -6,000
2008
-5,200 2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
Employment in the Macon MSA increased for the fifth year in a row in 2015, up 1,400 over the year. Total employment in the Macon MSA is now 102,100 surpassing its previous high of 101,900 in 2008. Retail Trade jobs were up 200 in 2015 after being up 400 in 2014. Education and Health Services increased by 500 jobs in 2015 after no change in 2014. Government employment was down 100 in 2015 and was down 200 in 2014.
Rome MSA
1,500
1,000
900
500
300
200
400
0
-500
-600 -1,000
-500
-400
-1,500
-2,000 -2,500
2008
-2,200 2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
9,000
6,000
3,000
0
-3,000 -2,200
-6,000
-9,000
-12,000
2008
Savannah MSA
3,500
4,000
1,400 0
-8,300
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
5,200 2014
6,500 2015
The Rome MSA saw a fourth year of employment growth in 2015, adding 400 jobs. In 2014, 2013, and 2012, respectively, the MSA grew by 900, 200, and 300. Manufacturing employment gained 300 jobs in 2015 after being up 100 in 2014. Retail Trade lost 100 jobs in 2015 after two years of growth. State Government employment was down 100 in 2015 and has not added jobs over the year since 2008.
Employment in the Savannah MSA increased for the fifth year in a row, adding 6,500 jobs in 2015. Over the last 25 years, the job growth in 2015 is second only to 2004 when 7,400 jobs were added. Leisure and Hospitality gained 1,400 jobs in 2015, the sixth consecutive year of job growth in the sector. Trade, Transportation and Utilities added 1,400 jobs over the year while Education and Health Services grew by 1,000 jobs in 2015 after holding flat in 2014.
Note: MSA = Metropolitan Statistical Area
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research
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MSA Nonfarm Employment
2008 2015 Annual Employment Change
Valdosta MSA
2,500
1,500
500
100
-500
800
1,000 700
0 -100
-1,500
-1,400
-2,500
-3,500
-2,900
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
The Valdosta MSA grew by 1,000 jobs in 2015 after adding 700 jobs in 2014. Private Service-Providing sector employment grew by 800 in 2015 and 600 in 2014. Retail Trade employment was down by 300 in 2015 making it two straight years of declines. State Government saw jobs drop by 100 in 2015 while Federal Government jobs were up 100.
800
700
600
Warner Robins MSA
600
400
200 200
0
0
0
-200
-400
-600
-800 2008
-400 2009
2010
2011
2012
-600 2013
-400 2014
2015
The Warner Robins MSA gained 200 jobs in 2015 after losing 400 and 600, respectively, in 2014 and 2013. The Goods Producing sector added 500 jobs in 2015 and 500 jobs in 2014. Private Service-Providing jobs were up 100 this year. Trade, Transportation and Utilities lost 200 jobs in 2015 making it the second straight year of job cuts for the industry. Federal Government jobs were down 400 in 2015 and have now been down for four consecutive years.
Note: MSA = Metropolitan Statistical Area
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research
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Georgia Nonfarm Employment
(Seasonally Adjusted)
(In thousands)
2015 Preliminary Series
Industry Jan Feb Mar Apr M ay Jun Jul Aug
Total Nonfarm 4,210.9 Total Private 3,532.0 Goods Producing 546.8 Service-Providing 3,664.1 Private Service-Providing 2,985.2 Mining and Logging 9.0 Mining, Logging and Construction 172.5 Construction 163.5 Manufacturing 374.3 Durable Goods 181.8 Non-Durable Goods 192.5 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 892.9 Wholesale Trade 213.3 Retail Trade 477.3 Transportation, Warehousing, and U tilities 202.3 Information 104.4 Financial Activities 232.2 Finance and Insurance 171.2 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing61.0 Professional and Business Services 628.9 Professional, Scientific, and Technic al Services 254.5 Management of Companies and Ent erprises 65.6 Admin and Support, Waste Mngmnt and Remediation 308.8 Education and Health Services 532.0 Educational Services 69.7 Health Care and Social Assistance 462.3 Leisure and Hospitality 439.9 Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation44.9 Accommodation and Food Services395.0 Other Services 154.9 Government 678.9 Federal Government 98.6 State Government 172.8 Local Government 407.5
4,226.1 3,547.2
549.4 3,676.7 2,997.8
9.0 173.4 164.4 376.0 182.8 193.2 895.6 213.9 479.4 202.3 104.8 232.8 171.2
61.6 633.1 255.6
66.3 311.2 533.4 69.9 463.5 443.0 45.5 397.5 155.1 678.9 98.8 172.7 407.4
4,229.1 3,550.4
548.1 3,681.0 3,002.3
9.1 172.2 163.1 375.9 182.4 193.5 897.7 215.1 480.6 202.0 105.0 233.2 171.3
61.9 633.6 256.0
66.7 310.9 534.6
69.7 464.9 442.9
45.4 397.5 155.3 678.7
98.7 172.9 407.1
4,230.5 3,551.7
550.4 3,680.1 3,001.3
9.0 173.9 164.9 376.5 182.6 193.9 898.6 214.8 481.9 201.9 104.9 233.9 171.6
62.3 631.0 258.6
66.2 306.2 534.5
69.8 464.7 443.0
45.7 397.3 155.4 678.8
98.7 172.7 407.4
4,245.9 3,568.2
551.5 3,694.4 3,016.7
9.0 174.4 165.4 377.1 182.5 194.6 900.7 215.8 482.9 202.0 107.1 234.3 171.7
62.6 637.6 260.0
66.4 311.2 536.5 69.7 466.8 444.8 45.2 399.6 155.7 677.7 98.7 172.5 406.5
4,264.4 3,584.9
554.0 3,710.4 3,030.9
9.1 175.7 166.6 378.3 183.5 194.8 905.3 217.0 485.4 202.9 106.9 235.1 172.1
63.0 640.2 261.3
66.5 312.4 539.0 70.0 469.0 448.3 46.3 402.0 156.1 679.5 98.8 172.4 408.3
4,270.2 3,590.1
554.4 3,715.8 3,035.7
9.1 175.4 166.3 379.0 183.7 195.3 905.6 217.1 484.9 203.6 111.1 235.4 172.5
62.9 637.8 261.9
66.4 309.5 540.4 69.8 470.6 449.1 46.6 402.5 156.3 680.1 98.9 172.5 408.7
4,283.2 3,599.7
555.2 3,728.0 3,044.5
9.1 175.6 166.5 379.6 184.1 195.5 908.6 218.1 486.4 204.1 107.8 235.3 172.3
63.0 642.8 261.9
66.4 314.5 542.2 70.2 472.0 451.2 47.0 404.2 156.6 683.5 98.9 172.3 412.3
Sep
4,284.7 3,606.9
555.9 3,728.8 3,051.0
9.1 176.0 166.9 379.9 184.2 195.7 911.6 219.1 487.9 204.6 105.9 235.7 172.5
63.2 644.9 262.5
66.5 315.9 542.8 70.3 472.5 453.3 48.0 405.3 156.8 677.8 99.0 168.6 410.2
Oct Nov
4,313.2 3,631.7
560.8 3,752.4 3,070.9
9.1 177.3 168.2 383.5 187.1 196.4 915.7 218.5 491.7 205.5 105.3 238.2 175.7
62.5 651.9 264.3
66.0 321.6 544.7 72.1 472.6 457.7 48.9 408.8 157.4 681.5 98.6 172.4 410.5
4,324.2 3,642.2
564.5 3,759.7 3,077.7
9.0 179.2 170.2 385.3 187.7 197.6 917.7 218.3 493.5 205.9 104.6 238.3 176.1
62.2 654.9 264.3
66.0 324.6 545.8 72.1 473.7 458.7 49.3 409.4 157.7 682.0 99.2 172.5 410.3
Dec
4,330.1 3,649.0
567.0 3,763.1 3,082.0
9.0 181.4 172.4 385.6 188.7 196.9 917.8 217.3 493.7 206.8 103.8 236.9 175.3
61.6 657.9 264.9
66.0 327.0 546.9 72.3 474.6 459.8 49.8 410.0 158.9 681.1 99.4 172.2 409.5
(In thousands)
2014 Final Series
Industry Jan Feb Mar Apr M ay Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Total Nonfarm 4,084.2 4,082.1 4,105.8 4,117.5 4,128.1 4,136.0 4,153.3 4,165.2 4,173.5 4,181.9 4,196.1 4,211.4
Total Private 3,408.9 3,407.7 3,430.1 3,440.7 3,449.7 3,457.7 3,474.5 3,483.7 3,494.6 3,503.9 3,517.5 3,533.2
Goods Producing 522.2 523.6 526.0 528.3 529.9 532.1 534.6 536.8 539.0 540.4 542.2 544.8
Service-Providing 3,562.0 3,558.5 3,579.8 3,589.2 3,598.2 3,603.9 3,618.7 3,628.4 3,634.5 3,641.5 3,653.9 3,666.6
Private Service-Providing 2,886.7 2,884.1 2,904.1 2,912.4 2,919.8 2,925.6 2,939.9 2,946.9 2,955.6 2,963.5 2,975.3 2,988.4
Mining and Logging 9.0
8.9
9.1
8.8
8.9 8.9
9.0
8.9
9.0
9.0
9.0
9.1
Mining, Logging and Construction 160.9 161.1 162.2 163.3 163.8 165.0 166.4 167.1 168.3 169.5 169.7 171.5
Construction 151.9 152.2 153.1 154.5 154.9 156.1 157.4 158.2 159.3 160.5 160.7 162.4
Manufacturing 361.3 362.5 363.8 365.0 366.1 367.1 368.2 369.7 370.7 370.9 372.5 373.3
Durable Goods 173.9 174.3 175.0 175.9 176.3 176.8 177.8 178.4 179.4 179.5 180.4 180.8
Non-Durable Goods 187.4 188.2 188.8 189.1 189.8 190.3 190.4 191.3 191.3 191.4 192.1 192.5
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 864.1 864.6 867.9 871.8 873.3 874.7 877.5 878.9 881.3 887.3 891.7 895.4
Wholesale Trade 207.3 207.4 208.0 208.2 208.8 209.3 209.9 210.5 211.2 211.7 212.5 213.5
Retail Trade 467.8 467.4 468.7 469.9 470.7 471.1 472.5 472.5 473.7 474.9 478.3 479.4
Transportation, Warehousing, and U tilities 189.0 189.8 191.2 193.7 193.8 194.3 195.1 195.9 196.4 200.7 200.9 202.5
Information 101.8 102.2 102.9 103.3 103.3 104.8 104.5 104.2 104.7 105.7 105.7 106.1
Financial Activities 230.2 230.5 230.7 230.8 230.9 231.2 231.4 231.8 231.7 231.7 232.1 232.2
Finance and Insurance 171.8 171.9 172.1 171.9 171.8 171.8 172.1 172.2 171.9 171.5 171.5 171.2
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing58.4 58.6 58.6 58.9 59.1 59.4 59.3 59.6 59.8 60.2 60.6 61.0
Professional and Business Services 600.7 599.8 609.3 608.9 612.6 613.6 620.0 622.2 625.0 623.1 627.5 630.2
Professional, Scientific, and Technic al Services 241.6 242.7 243.8 244.2 245.4 247.1 249.9 250.8 251.4 253.4 254.0 255.8
Management of Companies and Ent erprises 62.2 62.4 62.7 62.9 63.3 63.6 64.3 64.8 65.0 64.9 65.5 65.5
Admin and Support, Waste Mngmnt and Remediation 296.9 294.7 302.8 301.8 303.9 302.9 305.8 306.6 308.6 304.8 308.0 308.9
Education and Health Services 515.9 515.5 518.5 519.0 520.5 521.8 523.9 526.0 527.5 527.5 528.4 531.1
Educational Services 68.3 68.3 68.6 68.8 68.9 68.8 69.3 69.9 69.6 69.7 69.8 69.9
Health Care and Social Assistance 447.6 447.2 449.9 450.2 451.6 453.0 454.6 456.1 457.9 457.8 458.6 461.2
Leisure and Hospitality 420.8 418.8 422.1 425.2 425.8 426.0 428.8 429.9 431.5 434.2 435.8 438.5
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation42.5 42.0 42.8 43.3 43.5 43.9 44.6 44.2 44.1 44.0 44.6 45.1
Accommodation and Food Services378.3 376.8 379.3 381.9 382.3 382.1 384.2 385.7 387.4 390.2 391.2 393.4
Other Services 153.2 152.7 152.7 153.4 153.4 153.5 153.8 153.9 153.9 154.0 154.1 154.9
Government 675.3 674.4 675.7 676.8 678.4 678.3 678.8 681.5 678.9 678.0 678.6 678.2
Federal Government 98.7 98.5 98.2 98.3 98.8 98.7 98.7 98.9 98.6 98.6 98.7 98.7
State Government 172.0 172.6 172.4 172.3 172.1 172.6 172.6 172.3 172.6 172.7 172.6 172.6
Local Government 404.6 403.3 405.1 406.2 407.5 407.0 407.5 410.3 407.7 406.7 407.3 406.9
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 2015 benchmark.
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research
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GEORGIA Nonfarm Employment
(In thousands)
(Not Seasonally Adjusted)
2015 Preliminary Series
Industry
Annual Jan Feb Mar Apr M ay Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Average
Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing Private Service-Providing Mining and Logging Mining, Logging and Construction Construction
Construction of Buildings Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction Specialty Trade Contractors Manufacturing Durable Goods Computer, Electrical Equip and Appliance Mfg Transportation Equipment Manufacturing Non-Durable Goods Food Manufacturing Textile Mills Textile Product Mills 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 Warehousing and Storage 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 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools Health Care and Social Assistance Ambulatory Health Care Services Hospitals Nursing and Residential Care Facilities Social Assistance Leisure and Hospitality Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries Accommodation and Food Services Accommodation Food Services and Drinking Places Other Services Repair and Maintenance Personal and Laundry Services Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Government Federal Government Department of Defense State Government State Government Educational Services Local Government Local Government Educational Services
4161.8 3484.5
541.2 3620.6 2943.3
9.0 168.1 159.1 35.8 21.6 101.7 373.1 181.3 22.8 48.4 191.8 63.9 19.4 27.4 887.2 212.0 103.1 60.4 48.5 472.6 89.3 103.5 20.3 202.6 20.2 182.4 41.2 48.7 23.3 30.9 103.3 43.7 29.4
7.0 8.0 231.2 171.0 79.5 60.2 617.8 253.1 40.6 40.5 63.3 37.0 65.2 299.5 143.2 529.4 69.4 31.1 460.0 179.2 158.5 58.9 63.4 422.0 39.0 28.8 383.0 41.1 341.9 152.4 36.4 35.1 80.9 677.3 98.6 40.2 170.4 97.5 408.3 241.6
4188.1 3505.3
545.1 3643.0 2960.2
9.0 170.3 161.3 35.8 21.7 103.8 374.8 182.3 22.9 48.8 192.5 63.9 19.4 27.6 884.1 213.2 103.6 60.7 48.9 470.9 89.9 102.0 20.3 200.0 20.2 179.8 41.0 48.9 20.4
31.1 104.1 43.8 29.5
7.0 8.2 231.7 170.8 79.5 60.9 625.3 256.2 42.1 41.0 63.7 37.4 65.9 303.2 146.4 533.3 71.3 32.2 462.0 180.0 159.3 59.0 63.7 428.1 40.4 30.0 387.7 41.5 346.2 153.6 37.1 35.4 81.1 682.8 98.6 40.2 174.5 101.5 409.7 242.5
4208.8 3525.1 545.8 3663.0 2979.3
9.0 170.1 161.1 36.1 21.8 103.2 375.7 182.5 22.8 48.9 193.2 64.0 19.5 27.8 888.4 214.0 103.9 60.8 49.3 474.2 89.5 103.9 20.2 200.2 20.2 180.0 40.0 49.2 20.4 31.4 104.2 43.9 29.6
7.0 8.2 232.2 170.8 79.4 61.4 629.7 256.3 42.2 41.2 63.4 37.2 66.5 306.9 149.6 534.4 70.9 31.8 463.5 180.0 160.4 59.1 64.0 436.5 42.2 31.7 394.3 42.5 351.8 153.9 37.1 35.7 81.1 683.7 98.6 40.2 175.1 102.0 410.0 242.4
4241.8 3557.9 549.6 3692.2 3008.3
9.0 173.5 164.5
37.1 22.3 105.1 376.1 183.3 22.9 49.5 192.8 63.6 19.6 27.8 894.2 214.8 104.2 61.0 49.6 478.8 90.1 104.8 20.5 200.6 20.0 180.6 39.3 49.8 20.3 31.8 105.0 43.7 29.4
7.0 8.4 233.8 171.2 79.8 62.6 631.3 260.5 43.5 42.0 64.5 37.9 65.9 304.9 145.9 536.3 71.1 31.8 465.2 180.3 160.8 59.3 64.8 452.0 49.2 36.8 402.8 43.9 358.9 155.7 37.4 36.7 81.6 683.9 98.6 40.3 175.0 102.1 410.3 242.2
4267.2 3585.7 552.8 3714.4 3032.9
9.0 174.6 165.6 36.9 22.8 105.9 378.2 183.7 22.9 49.6 194.5 64.4 19.6 28.3 899.2 216.4 105.0 61.4 50.0 480.8 89.7 105.8 20.9 202.0 20.0 182.0 39.4 50.2 20.5 32.0 107.9 43.8 29.4
7.0 9.1 234.6 171.5 80.2 63.1 639.0 258.7 39.8 42.7 64.8 38.4 66.6 313.7 152.4 538.2 69.9 30.3 468.3 182.0 161.9 59.3 65.1 457.2 48.9 36.3 408.3 44.8 363.5 156.8 38.0 36.6 82.2 681.5 98.6 40.3 171.4 98.6 411.5 242.1
4268.5 3596.7 555.5 3713.0 3041.2
9.0 176.6 167.6 37.3 23.0 107.3 378.9 183.8 23.2 50.1 195.1 64.3 19.6 28.5 902.6 217.0 105.5 61.5 50.0 482.9 89.6 106.7 20.9 202.7 20.0 182.7 39.3 50.6 20.7 32.1 107.3 44.3 29.8
7.1 9.0 235.4 172.0 80.4 63.4 643.4 260.0 40.0 42.8 64.3 38.9 67.0 316.4 153.7 533.8 67.6 30.1 466.2 182.4 162.2 59.6 62.0 460.6 52.3 39.9 408.3 45.0 363.3 158.1 38.1 36.5 83.5 671.8 98.6 40.5 166.7 93.6 406.5 234.7
4248.6 3597.1 556.5 3692.1 3040.6
9.1 177.0 167.9 36.9 23.4 107.6 379.5 184.0 23.0 50.4 195.5 64.6 19.7 28.5 903.2 217.5 105.7 62.1 49.7 481.8 90.4 106.8 20.6 203.9 20.1 183.8 40.6 50.5 20.6 32.5 111.6 44.9 30.1
7.3 8.2 236.0 173.0 80.8 63.0 640.7 261.4 40.0 42.7 65.2 39.6 66.3 313.0 148.3 533.0 65.7 29.8 467.3 182.8 163.5 59.6 61.4 457.4 51.6 39.5 405.8 45.6 360.2 158.7 37.8 36.6 84.3 651.5 98.9 40.6 164.3 92.4 388.3 217.1
4281.9 3610.4 557.3 3724.6 3053.1
9.2 177.5 168.3
37.1 23.4 107.8 379.8 184.0 23.0 50.2 195.8 64.6 19.6 28.7 906.1 218.4 106.2 62.3 49.9 483.4 90.7 107.5 20.7 204.3 20.1 184.2 40.2 50.6 20.5 32.7 108.1 45.1 30.3
7.3 8.2 235.8 172.7 80.5 63.1 645.3 260.3 39.3 42.6 65.3 39.5 66.3 318.7 152.7 541.4 68.3 30.2 473.1 183.8 165.0 59.7 64.6 458.9 50.1 37.6 408.8 44.8 364.0 157.5 37.8 36.6 83.1 671.5 98.7 40.4 166.4 94.8 406.4 236.0
4284.1 3604.0 558.0 3726.1 3046.0
9.1 177.6 168.5
37.1 23.7 107.7 380.4 184.1 23.0 50.0 196.3 64.9 19.7 29.0 905.9 218.3 105.9 62.4 50.0 483.4 90.8 107.8 20.8 204.2 20.1 184.1 39.7 50.4 20.7 33.2 105.2 45.1 30.4
7.3 8.1 234.9 172.1 80.2 62.8 646.1 259.0 39.5 42.2 64.6 39.4 66.3 320.8 155.4 543.9 70.9 31.5 473.0 183.2 165.9 59.3 64.6 453.3 48.3 36.0 405.0 43.9 361.1 156.7 37.7 36.4 82.6 680.1 98.7 40.5 171.7 100.0 409.7 241.3
4334.4 3645.5 563.2 3771.2 3082.3
9.2 180.2 171.0
37.7 23.6 109.7 383.0 186.1 23.0 49.8 196.9 65.3 19.4 28.8 918.1 219.5 106.8 63.0 49.7 492.1 91.7 110.1 21.6 206.5 20.1 186.4 39.7 50.7 20.7 33.6 106.1 45.0 30.3
7.3 8.1 239.2 176.0 81.5 63.2 657.7 264.4 41.3 42.9 66.2 39.7 66.0 327.3 160.9 549.0 73.7 33.6 475.3 184.9 166.6 59.4 64.4 456.0 47.6 35.3 408.4 43.2 365.2 156.2 37.9 36.1 82.2 688.9 98.7 40.6 176.0 103.7 414.2 244.9
4362.4 3672.0 565.7 3796.7 3106.3
9.1 180.3 171.2
37.6 24.2 109.4 385.4 187.3 22.9 50.1 198.1 65.5 19.6 29.0 935.8 219.3 107.2 62.5 49.6 507.4 92.4 117.2 21.3 209.1 20.1 189.0 39.8 50.3 22.9 33.8 105.8 44.9 30.3
7.2 8.1 240.1 176.9 82.4 63.2 660.5 264.8 40.9 43.2 66.0 39.9 65.9 329.8 160.9 550.2 74.0 33.8 476.2 184.9 167.4 59.3 64.6 456.4 46.8 34.8 409.6 44.6 365.0 157.5 37.6 36.9 83.0 690.4 99.6 40.7 175.7 104.2 415.1 245.7
4360.3 3673.9
567.6 3792.7 3106.3
9.0 181.3 172.3 37.6 24.8 109.9 386.3 188.6 22.9 50.1 197.7 65.4 19.7 29.4 940.4 217.3 106.6
61.1 49.6 510.8 93.0 119.1 21.4 212.3 20.0 192.3 39.8 50.1 27.4 33.6 104.2 44.9 30.3
7.2 8.2 238.5 176.0 82.3 62.5 660.8 266.0 40.9 43.5 66.2 41.2 66.3 328.5 162.0 549.7 73.2 33.2 476.5 183.5 168.1 59.5 65.4 454.0 46.8 35.7 407.2 42.7 364.5 158.7 37.4 38.3 83.0 686.4 100.3 40.7 173.9 102.2 412.2 243.7
4267.3 3588.2 554.9 3712.5 3033.3
9.1 175.6 166.5 36.9 23.0 106.6 379.3 184.3 22.9 49.7 195.0 64.5 19.6 28.4 905.4 216.5 105.3 61.6 49.6 484.9 90.6 107.9 20.8 204.0 20.1 183.9 40.0 50.0 21.5 32.4 106.1 44.4 29.9
7.1 8.3 235.3 172.8 80.5 62.5 641.5 260.1 40.8 42.3 64.8 38.8 66.2 315.2 152.6 539.4 70.5 31.6 468.9 182.3 163.3 59.3 64.0 449.4 46.9 35.2 402.4 43.6 358.8 156.3 37.5 36.4 82.4 679.2 98.9 40.4 171.8 99.4 408.5 239.5
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 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 2015 benchmark.
8
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research
GEORGIA Nonfarm Employment
(In thousands)
(Not Seasonally Adjusted)
2014 Final Series
Industry
Annual Jan Feb Mar Apr M ay Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Average
Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing Private Service-Providing Mining and Logging Mining, Logging and Construction Construction
Construction of Buildings Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction Specialty Trade Contractors Manufacturing Durable Goods Computer, Electrical Equip and Appliance Mfg Transportation Equipment Manufacturing Non-Durable Goods Food Manufacturing Textile Mills Textile Product Mills 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 Warehousing and Storage 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 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools Health Care and Social Assistance Ambulatory Health Care Services Hospitals Nursing and Residential Care Facilities Social Assistance Leisure and Hospitality Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries Accommodation and Food Services Accommodation Food Services and Drinking Places Other Services Repair and Maintenance Personal and Laundry Services Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Government Federal Government Department of Defense State Government State Government Educational Services Local Government Local Government Educational Services
4036.1 3362.4
516.5 3519.6 2845.9
9.0 156.4 147.4 32.4 20.5 94.5 360.1 173.3 22.7 46.0 186.8 62.3 18.8 26.4 858.4 206.0 100.0 60.4 45.6 463.4
87.6 102.4 20.7 189.0 19.9 169.1
37.8 45.7 21.1 28.4 100.8 42.9 29.3 6.4
7.6 229.2 171.6
81.4 57.6 589.9 240.5 41.0 37.3 58.7 34.1 61.8 287.6 136.6 513.3 68.0 31.1 445.3 172.6 153.5 57.9 61.3 403.6 37.0 27.5 366.6 39.8 326.8 150.7 34.7 34.3 81.7 673.7 98.7 40.2 169.6 103.1 405.4 239.3
4046.0 3367.6 519.2 3526.8 2848.4
8.9 158.0 149.1 32.7 20.6 95.8 361.2 173.7 22.7 46.2 187.5 62.2 18.8 26.7 853.6 206.7 100.5 60.5 45.7 459.3
87.5 100.3 20.7 187.6 19.9 167.7 38.2 45.8 18.9 28.6 101.6
43.1 29.4 6.5
7.8 229.5 171.6
81.5 57.9 592.4 243.7 43.2 37.5 59.0 34.3 62.0 286.7 135.1 515.4 69.6 32.1 445.8 172.5 154.1 57.7 61.5 404.7 37.3 27.4 367.4 40.0 327.4 151.2 35.4 34.2 81.6 678.4 98.3 40.1 174.3 108.0 405.8 239.9
4087.3 3406.0
523.7 3563.6 2882.3
9.0 160.2 151.2 33.2 20.7
97.3 363.5 175.0 22.8 46.5 188.5 62.4
19.1 27.0 859.0 206.9 100.7 60.5 45.7 462.5 87.8 101.3 20.5 189.6 19.9 169.7 38.7 46.6 19.1 28.8 102.2 43.1 29.5 6.5 7.9 229.8 171.6 81.6 58.2 605.6 244.4 43.2 37.6 59.2 34.4 62.5 298.7 145.3 518.3 69.8 32.0 448.5 172.9 155.2 58.0 62.4 416.1 39.8 29.6 376.3 41.1 335.2 151.3 35.5 34.3 81.5 681.3 98.2 40.0 174.5 108.8 408.6 242.7
4129.3 3445.7 526.9 3602.4 2918.8
8.8 162.3 153.5 33.5
21.4 98.6 364.6 176.3 22.9 46.9 188.3 62.0 19.0 27.0 867.6 208.1 100.7 61.0 46.4 466.5 88.2 101.9 20.8 193.0 19.6 173.4 41.6 47.1 19.0 29.2 103.0 43.3 29.6 6.4 8.0 230.5 171.6 81.5 58.9 609.1 245.8 43.1 38.1 59.4 34.7 62.9 300.4 144.8 521.8 70.7 32.3 451.1 174.8 155.0 58.6 62.7 433.1 46.6 34.5 386.5 42.5 344.0 153.7 36.4 35.3 82.0 683.6 98.5 40.0 175.5 103.7 409.6 242.4
4153.2 3468.4 530.5 3622.7 2937.9
8.9 164.4 155.5 34.0
21.6 99.9 366.1 176.6 23.0 46.9 189.5 62.1 19.1 27.3 871.9 209.1 101.1 61.3 46.7 468.8 89.2 102.3 21.0 194.0 19.6 174.4 41.4 47.6 19.3 29.1 103.7 43.5 29.6 6.6 8.0 231.3 171.6 81.3 59.7 614.7 244.2 39.7 38.7 59.7 35.1 63.5 307.0 148.6 523.3 69.5 31.1 453.8 176.3 155.4 58.8 63.3 438.4 47.1 34.7 391.3 43.2 348.1 154.6 36.5 35.3 82.8 684.8 98.6 40.1 172.3 100.2 413.9 242.2
4139.2 3468.2
533.6 3605.6 2934.6
8.8 165.9 157.1 34.3
21.9 100.9 367.7 177.2
23.1 47.3 190.5 62.6 19.3 27.2 871.8 209.3 101.5 61.3 46.5 468.4 89.1 103.0 20.9 194.1 19.6 174.5 40.3 47.9 19.5 29.4 105.0 43.8 29.8 6.5 8.1 231.4 171.7 81.3 59.7 616.5 245.6 40.1 39.2 59.6 35.4 64.0 306.9 149.1 516.7 66.4 30.4 450.3 175.2 155.9 59.0 60.2 437.7 49.6 37.5 388.1 43.4 344.7 155.5 36.2 35.0 84.3 671.0 98.5 40.1 167.0 94.4 405.5 233.8
4130.2 3479.1
537.1 3593.1 2942.0
9.0 168.4 159.4 34.9 22.2 102.3 368.7 178.3 23.2
47.3 190.4 62.5 19.4
27.2 875.0 210.2 102.0 61.4 46.8 470.0 89.5 103.5 20.6 194.8 19.6 175.2
41.1 48.3 19.5 29.5 105.1 44.0 29.8
6.7 8.0 231.9 172.4 81.4 59.5 620.4 249.7 40.9 39.6 61.3 35.8 64.4 306.3 147.3 516.5 64.9 29.9 451.6 176.7 156.3 59.4 59.2 437.3 49.4 37.6 387.9 43.6 344.3 155.8 36.3 35.4 84.1 651.1 98.4 40.2 165.7 92.7 387.0 215.7
4174.4 3501.6 540.4 3634.0 2961.2
9.0 169.6 160.6 35.5 22.4 102.7 370.8 178.9
23.1 47.4 191.9 63.3 19.6 27.4 877.6 210.8 102.3 61.3 47.2 470.7 89.4 104.1 20.7 196.1 19.6 176.5 40.7 48.7 19.7 29.9 104.4 43.8 29.7 6.6 7.9 232.5 172.7 81.1 59.8 626.1 250.2 40.5 39.7 61.7 35.9 64.8 311.1 150.9 527.1 68.4 30.9 458.7 178.2 157.8 59.5 63.2 438.5 47.2 35.3 391.3 43.3 348.0 155.0 36.3 35.6 83.1 672.8 98.5 40.3 168.1 95.8 406.2 235.3
4172.1 3491.3 540.9 3631.2 2950.4
9.0 169.9 160.9 35.6 22.3 103.0 371.0 179.2 23.2
47.7 191.8 63.6 19.6 27.4 875.8 210.4 101.9 61.2 47.3 469.4 89.4 104.0 20.6 196.0 19.6 176.4 40.2 48.8 19.9 29.9 104.0 43.6 29.5
6.7 7.9 230.9 171.5 80.9 59.4 626.0 247.8 39.4 39.8 61.0 35.9 64.9 313.3 153.7 528.5 70.1 31.7 458.4 177.6 158.0 59.3 63.5 431.5 44.3 33.0 387.2 42.7 344.5 153.7 36.2 35.3 82.2 680.8 98.2 40.3 175.8 103.7 406.8 239.2
4199.4 3514.1 542.9 3656.5 2971.2
9.0 171.7 162.7 36.0 22.3 104.4 371.2 179.4 23.1 47.6 191.8 63.8 19.4 27.4 888.8 212.3 102.4 61.8 48.1 476.3 89.7 106.1 21.5 200.2 20.0 180.2 41.8 49.3 20.5 30.5 105.9 43.6 29.5
6.7 8.0 232.7 171.9 81.2 60.8 628.1 254.6 41.5 40.5 62.6 37.3 64.8 308.7 149.1 530.0 71.1 32.3 458.9 177.9 158.4 58.9 63.7 432.1 43.4 32.7 388.7 43.0 345.7 153.6 36.3 35.4 81.9 685.3 98.8 40.5 176.8 104.0 409.7 241.0
4233.2 3543.1 543.2 3690.0 2999.9
9.1 170.9 161.8 35.8 22.4 103.6 372.3 179.8 23.0
47.9 192.5 64.2 19.4
27.5 909.5 213.9 103.1 62.0 48.8 494.0
91.2 112.6 21.2 201.6 20.0 181.6 40.8 49.6 22.3 30.6 106.5 43.6 29.4
6.8 8.0 233.0 171.9 81.1 61.1 633.1 256.4 41.9 41.0 63.1 37.3 65.5 311.2 149.6 532.4 71.4 32.2 461.0 179.4 158.6 59.2 63.8 431.6 42.0 31.1 389.6 42.7 346.9 153.8 36.4 35.6 81.8 690.1 99.0 40.6 176.5 104.2 414.6 241.9
4242.4 3557.3 544.9 3697.5 3012.4
9.1 171.2 162.1 36.4 22.3 103.4 373.7 180.6 23.0 48.2 193.1 64.7 19.4 27.4 920.2 214.4 103.4 61.8 49.2 499.3 91.3 115.4 21.0 206.5 20.1 186.4 40.1 49.8
27.1 31.0 106.6 43.6 29.5 6.8 8.1 233.1 171.6 80.9 61.5 632.4 257.3 41.9 41.2 63.1 37.6 65.9 309.2 150.5 534.3 70.6 31.7 463.7 180.5 160.1 59.4 63.7 432.1 41.5 31.1 390.6 42.4 348.2 153.7 36.4 35.8 81.5 685.1 99.4 40.6 175.6 103.0 410.1 241.7
4145.2 3467.1 533.3 3611.9 2933.8
9.0 165.7 156.8 34.5
21.7 100.5 367.6 177.4 23.0
47.2 190.2 63.0 19.2
27.2 877.4 209.8 101.6 61.2 47.0 472.4 89.2 104.7 20.9 195.2 19.8 175.4 40.2 47.9 20.5 29.6 104.1 43.5 29.6
6.6 7.9 231.3 171.8 81.3 59.5 616.2 248.4 41.4 39.2 60.7 35.7 63.9 303.9 146.7 523.1 69.2 31.5 453.9 176.2 156.5 58.8 62.4 428.1 43.8 32.7 384.3 42.3 342.0 153.6 36.1 35.1 82.4 678.2 98.6 40.3 172.6 101.8 406.9 237.9
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 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 2015 benchmark.
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research
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(In thousands)
Industry 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
ALBANY MSA Nonfarm Employment
(Not Seasonally Adjusted)
2015 Preliminary Series
Annual Jan Feb Mar Apr M ay Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Average
60.7 60.9 60.9 61.1 60.6 60.5 60.3 60.8 61.3 62.1 62.7 62.3 61.2
47.8 47.8 47.7 48.0 47.6 47.8 47.9 48.1 48.4 49.1 49.6 49.3 48.3
7.1
6.9
6.9
7.3
6.9
7.0 6.9
6.9
6.9
6.9
7.0
6.9
7.0
53.6 54.0 54.0 53.8 53.7 53.5 53.4 53.9 54.4 55.2 55.7 55.4 54.2
40.7 40.9 40.8 40.7 40.7 40.8 41.0 41.2 41.5 42.2 42.6 42.4 41.3
4.3
4.3
4.2
4.2
4.2
4.2 4.2
4.2
4.2
4.2
4.3
4.3
4.2
12.0 11.9 11.9 11.9 11.8 11.9 11.9 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.2 12.0
7.0
7.0
7.0
7.0
7.0
7.0 6.9
7.0
7.1
7.1
7.2
7.3
7.1
12.9 13.1 13.2 13.1 13.0 12.7 12.4 12.7 12.9 13.0 13.1 13.0 12.9
2.8
2.8
2.8
2.8
2.8
2.8 2.7
2.7
2.7
2.7
2.7
2.7
2.8
2.8
3.0
3.0
3.0
2.9
2.8 2.8
2.8
2.9
3.0
3.1
3.0
2.9
7.3
7.3
7.4
7.3
7.3
7.1 6.9
7.2
7.3
7.3
7.3
7.3
7.3
(In thousands)
2014 Final Series
Industry 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
Annual Jan Feb Mar Apr M ay Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Average
60.6 60.7 60.7 61.3 61.6 60.6 59.8 60.4 60.8 61.6 62.3 62.3 61.1
47.0 46.9 46.8 47.4 47.7 47.0 46.8 47.2 47.5 48.2 48.9 48.9 47.5
6.6
6.7
6.7
6.8
6.9
6.8 6.8
6.9
7.0
6.9
7.0
7.0
6.8
54.0 54.0 54.0 54.5 54.7 53.8 53.0 53.5 53.8 54.7 55.3 55.3 54.2
40.4 40.2 40.1 40.6 40.8 40.2 40.0 40.3 40.5 41.3 41.9 41.9 40.7
4.3
4.3
4.3
4.3
4.3
4.3 4.3
4.3
4.3
4.3
4.3
4.3
4.3
12.3 12.1 12.0 12.1 12.2 11.9 11.9 11.9 11.9 12.2 12.5 12.4 12.1
7.2
7.2
7.1
7.1
7.2
7.0 7.0
7.0
6.9
7.1
7.4
7.4
7.1
13.6 13.8 13.9 13.9 13.9 13.6 13.0 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.4 13.4 13.5
3.0
2.9
2.9
2.9
2.9
2.9 2.9
2.9
2.8
2.9
2.9
2.9
2.9
2.9
3.2
3.2
3.2
3.1
3.0 3.0
2.9
3.1
3.1
3.1
3.1
3.1
7.7
7.7
7.8
7.8
7.9
7.7 7.1
7.4
7.4
7.4
7.4
7.4
7.6
Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected
employers in the Albany Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Baker, Dougherty, Lee, Terrell and Worth counties. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2015 benchmark.
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research
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ATHENS - CLARKE MSA Nonfarm Employment
(In thousands)
Industry 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
(Not Seasonally Adjusted)
2015 Preliminary Series
Annual Jan Feb Mar Apr M ay Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Average
88.3 89.4 89.7 90.4 90.2 90.5 90.3 91.3 92.7 93.4 94.2 94.2 91.2
60.3 61.0 61.3 62.1 62.0 62.0 62.1 62.8 63.4 63.9 64.6 65.0 62.5
9.1
9.2
9.2
9.1
9.1
9.2 9.2
9.3
9.2
9.3
9.3
9.3
9.2
79.2 80.2 80.5 81.3 81.1 81.3 81.1 82.0 83.5 84.1 84.9 84.9 82.0
51.2 51.8 52.1 53.0 52.9 52.8 52.9 53.5 54.2 54.6 55.3 55.7 53.3
14.8 14.7 14.8 14.9 14.9 14.9 15.2 15.4 15.4 15.7 16.1 16.5 15.3
9.9
9.8
9.8
9.9
9.8
9.8 9.7
9.9
9.9 10.2 10.4 10.5 10.0
7.3
7.3
7.5
7.6
7.6
7.7 7.4
7.5
7.7
7.8
7.8
7.8
7.6
9.1
9.7
9.6 10.1 10.0
9.8 9.7 10.0 10.4 10.5 10.5 10.4 10.0
28.0 28.4 28.4 28.3 28.2 28.5 28.2 28.5 29.3 29.5 29.6 29.2 28.7
1.2
1.2
1.1
1.1
1.0
1.1 1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1
19.2 19.6 19.6 19.6 19.5 20.0 19.9 19.8 20.5 20.7 20.8 20.4 20.0
7.6
7.6
7.7
7.6
7.7
7.4 7.2
7.6
7.7
7.7
7.7
7.7
7.6
(In thousands)
2014 Final Series
Industry
Annual Jan Feb Mar Apr M ay Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Average
Total Nonfarm
87.5 87.2 87.7 88.5 88.5 87.9 88.1 89.5 91.0 90.6 91.7 91.3 89.1
Total Private
59.2 58.6 59.2 59.8 59.9 59.5 60.1 61.0 61.6 60.8 62.0 61.8 60.3
Goods Producing
8.9
8.9
9.0
9.1
9.3
9.3 9.3
9.3
9.2
9.2
9.2
9.2
9.2
Service-Providing
78.6 78.3 78.7 79.4 79.2 78.6 78.8 80.2 81.8 81.4 82.5 82.1 80.0
Private Service-Providing
50.3 49.7 50.2 50.7 50.6 50.2 50.8 51.7 52.4 51.6 52.8 52.6 51.1
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
14.0 13.7 13.8 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.4 14.7 14.7 14.7 15.1 15.5 14.4
Retail Trade
9.7
9.5
9.5
9.6
9.5
9.4 9.8 10.0 10.1 10.0 10.3 10.4
9.8
Professional and Business Services
7.2
6.7
7.1
6.9
6.9
6.9 7.0
7.0
7.4
7.1
7.8
7.3
7.1
Leisure and Hospitality
8.8
8.9
8.9
9.4
9.2
9.1 9.2
9.5
9.8
9.7
9.6
9.5
9.3
Government
28.3 28.6 28.5 28.7 28.6 28.4 28.0 28.5 29.4 29.8 29.7 29.5 28.8
Federal Government
1.3
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2 1.2
1.2
1.2
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.2
State Government
19.4 19.8 19.7 19.9 19.7 19.9 19.7 19.8 20.6 20.8 20.7 20.5 20.0
Local Government
7.6
7.6
7.6
7.6
7.7
7.3 7.1
7.5
7.6
7.7
7.7
7.7
7.6
Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected
employers in the 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 2015 benchmark.
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research
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ATLANTA MSA Nonfarm Employment
(In thousands)
(Not Seasonally Adjusted)
2015 Preliminary Series
Industry
Annual Jan Feb Mar Apr M ay Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Average
Total Nonfarm
2519.2 2534.0 2545.5 2563.4 2585.2 2589.5 2581.4 2596.8 2592.6 2623.2 2643.7 2643.8 2584.9
Total Private
2197.1 2209.2 2220.3 2238.3 2261.2 2270.2 2272.7 2279.4 2271.3 2295.8 2314.8 2317.6 2262.3
Goods Producing
259.3 261.5 261.8 263.8 265.5 267.4 268.1 268.9 269.5 271.8 273.3 274.5 267.1
Service-Providing
2259.9 2272.5 2283.7 2299.6 2319.7 2322.1 2313.3 2327.9 2323.1 2351.4 2370.4 2369.3 2317.7
Private Service-Providing
1937.8 1947.7 1958.5 1974.5 1995.7 2002.8 2004.6 2010.5 2001.8 2024.0 2041.5 2043.1 1995.2
Mining and Logging
1.4
1.4
1.4 1.4
1.5 1.4 1.4
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5
Mining, Logging and Construction
104.3 105.9 105.8 108.1 108.9 110.1 110.4 111.0 111.3 111.9 112.5 113.2 109.5
Construction
102.9 104.5 104.4 106.7 107.4 108.7 109.0 109.5 109.8 110.4 111.0 111.7 108.0
Construction of Buildings
22.3 22.4 22.7 23.2 23.2 23.5 23.3 23.6 23.6 23.6 23.7 23.9 23.3
Specialty Trade Contractors
67.0 68.4 67.9 69.3 69.7 70.5 70.9 71.1 71.0 71.5 72.0 72.0 70.1
Manufacturing
155.0 155.6 156.0 155.7 156.6 157.3 157.7 157.9 158.2 159.9 160.8 161.3 157.7
Durable Goods
80.2 80.5 80.5 80.7 80.7 81.1 81.2 81.1 81.4 82.1 83.2 83.4 81.3
Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
14.2 14.3 14.4 14.5 14.4 14.5 14.8 14.7 14.9 14.8 14.8 14.6 14.6
Non-Durable Goods
74.8 75.1 75.5 75.0 75.9 76.2 76.5 76.8 76.8 77.8 77.6 77.9 76.3
Food Manufacturing
24.4 24.5 24.6 24.2 24.4 24.5 24.6 24.8 24.8 25.1 25.1 25.0 24.7
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
569.5 567.0 568.8 571.9 575.3 577.0 577.8 579.4 577.8 586.2 601.0 604.5 579.7
Wholesale Trade
155.3 156.0 156.4 157.1 158.1 158.2 157.8 158.4 158.0 159.2 160.7 159.1 157.9
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods
76.0 76.2 76.2 76.6 77.2 77.5 77.1 77.4 77.2 78.1 78.9 77.9 77.2
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods
40.0 40.1 40.2 40.3 40.4 40.4 40.6 40.7 40.5 41.1 41.4 40.8 40.5
Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers 39.3 39.7 40.0 40.2 40.5 40.3 40.1 40.3 40.3 40.0 40.4 40.4 40.1
Retail Trade
274.8 273.5 275.4 277.8 279.3 280.5 280.3 281.1 280.3 286.1 298.9 301.2 282.4
Food and Beverage Stores
54.9 55.2 55.0 55.4 55.0 54.8 55.5 55.8 55.9 56.5 57.1 57.7 55.7
General Merchandise Stores
56.4 55.6 56.4 57.0 57.7 58.3 58.4 58.8 58.7 60.0 64.4 65.5 58.9
Miscellaneous Store Retailers
13.3 13.3 13.1 13.4 13.7 13.7 13.4 13.4 13.5 14.0 13.8 14.0 13.6
Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities
139.4 137.5 137.0 137.0 137.9 138.3 139.7 139.9 139.5 140.9 141.4 144.2 139.4
Utilities
10.5 10.5 10.5 10.3 10.4 10.4 10.4 10.4 10.4 10.3 10.3 10.2 10.4
Transportation and Warehousing
128.9 127.0 126.5 126.7 127.5 127.9 129.3 129.5 129.1 130.6 131.1 134.0 129.0
Air Transportation
40.9 40.7 39.7 39.0 39.1 39.0 40.3 39.9 39.4 39.6 39.4 39.4 39.7
Truck Transportation
30.4 30.5 30.7 31.1 31.3 31.7 31.5 31.7 31.6 31.8 32.0 32.0 31.4
Couriers and Messengers
17.9 16.0 16.0 16.0 16.1 16.3 16.1 16.1 16.2 16.1 17.9 21.5 16.9
Information
86.0 86.7 87.4 88.0 90.5 90.0 94.5 90.6 88.1 88.4 88.0 87.4 88.8
Telecommunications
37.1 37.3 37.4 37.1 37.2 37.6 38.2 38.4 38.4 38.4 38.3 38.2 37.8
Wired Telecommunications Carriers
24.9 25.0 25.1 24.8 24.9 25.2 25.5 25.7 25.8 25.7 25.6 25.6 25.3
Wireless Telecommunications Carriers
6.1
6.1
6.2 6.1
6.2 6.2 6.4
6.5
6.4
6.4
6.4
6.4
6.3
Internet Service Providers, Search Portals, and DP
7.4
7.6
7.6 7.7
8.4 8.3 7.6
7.5
7.5
7.4
7.5
7.5
7.7
Financial Activities
159.6 160.0 160.4 161.6 161.9 162.6 163.0 162.8 162.0 164.0 164.5 163.4 162.2
Finance and Insurance
116.0 116.0 116.1 116.3 116.4 116.9 117.7 117.5 117.0 118.6 119.3 118.3 117.2
Insurance Carriers and Related Activities
55.1 55.2 55.3 55.6 55.9 56.1 56.4 56.3 56.1 56.5 57.2 57.1 56.1
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
43.6 44.0 44.3 45.3 45.5 45.7 45.3 45.3 45.0 45.4 45.2 45.1 45.0
Professional and Business Services
462.9 467.6 470.3 471.2 478.6 482.0 480.3 482.8 482.6 489.5 489.5 489.6 478.9
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
200.2 202.4 202.7 206.4 206.4 206.9 208.4 207.1 205.5 208.7 209.4 209.5 206.1
Accounting, Tax Prep, and Bookkeeping Services
27.9 28.9 29.3 30.4 28.7 28.4 28.2 27.2 26.9 27.7 28.3 28.3 28.4
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services
27.7 28.0 28.1 28.8 29.3 29.5 29.5 29.5 29.3 29.5 29.6 29.8 29.1
Computer Systems Design and Related Services
55.3 55.7 55.4 56.4 56.7 56.2 57.3 57.3 56.7 58.0 58.1 57.7 56.7
Management and Technical Consulting Services
33.1 33.5 33.3 34.0 34.5 34.9 35.5 35.5 35.3 35.4 35.5 35.5 34.7
Management of Companies and Enterprises
52.7 53.4 53.8 53.3 53.9 54.4 53.8 53.8 53.7 53.3 53.1 52.8 53.5
Admin and Support, Waste Mngmnt and Remediation
210.0 211.8 213.8 211.5 218.3 220.7 218.1 221.9 223.4 227.5 227.0 227.3 219.3
Employment Services
103.2 104.3 105.4 101.7 106.7 107.8 103.9 107.0 109.4 112.8 111.4 111.1 107.1
Education and Health Services
312.9 314.7 315.2 316.8 318.5 315.4 314.8 320.2 321.3 323.0 323.3 323.7 318.3
Educational Services
50.3 51.2 50.9 51.0 50.6 49.6 48.2 49.5 50.8 52.3 52.4 52.1 50.7
Health Care and Social Assistance
262.6 263.5 264.3 265.8 267.9 265.8 266.6 270.7 270.5 270.7 270.9 271.6 267.6
Ambulatory Health Care Services
105.5 106.1 106.0 106.4 107.2 107.4 107.4 108.1 107.7 108.1 108.5 107.2 107.1
Hospitals
89.3 89.6 90.2 90.5 91.5 91.4 92.2 93.3 94.1 94.7 95.1 95.6 92.3
Social Assistance
40.1 40.1 40.3 41.0 41.3 39.1 38.6 41.0 40.8 40.4 40.1 40.8 40.3
Leisure and Hospitality
253.3 257.2 261.6 268.7 273.9 278.1 276.0 277.2 273.2 275.6 277.2 275.8 270.7
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
26.2 27.4 28.6 31.6 33.4 36.5 36.1 35.0 33.6 33.0 32.6 32.7 32.2
Accommodation and Food Services
227.1 229.8 233.0 237.1 240.5 241.6 239.9 242.2 239.6 242.6 244.6 243.1 238.4
Accommodation
23.2 23.5 23.9 24.2 24.5 24.5 24.9 24.6 24.2 24.0 24.4 23.8 24.1
Food Services and Drinking Places
203.9 206.3 209.1 212.9 216.0 217.1 215.0 217.6 215.4 218.6 220.2 219.3 214.3
Other Services
93.6 94.5 94.8 96.3 97.0 97.7 98.2 97.5 96.8 97.3 98.0 98.7 96.7
Repair and Maintenance
21.3 21.8 21.9 22.1 22.4 22.6 22.3 22.2 22.2 22.9 22.6 22.3 22.2
Personal and Laundry Services
24.4 24.6 24.8 25.8 25.6 25.7 25.7 25.7 25.5 25.4 26.2 27.2 25.6
Government
322.1 324.8 325.2 325.1 324.0 319.3 308.7 317.4 321.3 327.4 328.9 326.2 322.5
Federal Government
45.0 45.1 45.1 45.1 45.0 45.1 45.4 45.2 45.2 44.8 45.4 46.0 45.2
State Government
72.4 74.2 74.5 74.1 72.4 70.2 69.0 68.8 70.8 74.4 74.1 73.1 72.3
Local Government
204.7 205.5 205.6 205.9 206.6 204.0 194.3 203.4 205.3 208.2 209.4 207.1 205.0
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, Lamer, Meriwether, Morgan, 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 2015 benchmark.
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research
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ATLANTA MSA Nonfarm Employment
(In thousands)
(Not Seasonally Adjusted)
2014 Final Series
Industry
Annual Jan Feb Mar Apr M ay Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Average
Total Nonfarm
2427.5 2430.5 2462.2 2482.7 2502.2 2500.6 2498.9 2525.0 2519.2 2541.8 2565.4 2574.1 2502.5
Total Private
2110.3 2111.1 2140.0 2159.8 2178.4 2183.6 2192.0 2206.8 2197.8 2218.3 2237.6 2249.6 2182.1
Goods Producing
245.7 246.8 249.3 251.4 253.6 255.6 257.2 258.7 259.0 261.4 261.1 261.9 255.1
Service-Providing
2181.8 2183.7 2212.9 2231.3 2248.6 2245.0 2241.7 2266.3 2260.2 2280.4 2304.3 2312.2 2247.4
Private Service-Providing
1864.6 1864.3 1890.7 1908.4 1924.8 1928.0 1934.8 1948.1 1938.8 1956.9 1976.5 1987.7 1927.0
Mining and Logging
1.3
1.3
1.3 1.4
1.4 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.3
1.4
1.4
1.4
1.4
Mining, Logging and Construction
95.8 97.0 98.8 100.0 101.3 102.7 104.2 105.1 105.5 107.2 106.5 106.5 102.6
Construction
94.5 95.7 97.5 98.6 99.9 101.3 102.9 103.8 104.2 105.8 105.1 105.1 101.2
Construction of Buildings
20.1 20.3 20.7 20.9 21.1 21.6 21.9 22.4 22.4 22.6 22.4 22.8 21.6
Specialty Trade Contractors
61.6 62.5 63.8 64.2 65.1 65.8 66.8 67.2 67.5 69.0 68.5 68.1 65.8
Manufacturing
149.9 149.8 150.5 151.4 152.3 152.9 153.0 153.6 153.5 154.2 154.6 155.4 152.6
Durable Goods
77.1 77.1 77.6 77.9 78.4 78.7 79.0 79.1 79.2 79.6 79.7 80.1 78.6
Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
14.3 14.2 14.3 14.3 14.2 14.2 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.2 14.2 14.3 14.2
Non-Durable Goods
72.8 72.7 72.9 73.5 73.9 74.2 74.0 74.5 74.3 74.6 74.9 75.3 74.0
Food Manufacturing
23.5 23.4 23.4 23.6 23.6 23.7 23.5 23.9 23.9 24.1 24.3 24.6 23.8
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
547.5 543.7 547.9 552.6 555.1 555.7 558.9 560.0 558.2 567.4 581.6 588.8 559.8
Wholesale Trade
150.5 151.0 151.2 151.6 152.1 152.2 153.1 153.6 153.4 154.4 155.7 156.4 152.9
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods
74.0 74.4 74.6 74.1 74.4 74.7 74.9 75.1 74.9 75.4 75.9 76.1 74.9
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods
40.4 40.4 40.5 40.7 40.7 40.6 40.8 40.7 40.6 40.6 40.8 40.7 40.6
Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers 36.1 36.2 36.1 36.8 37.0 36.9 37.4 37.8 37.9 38.4 39.0 39.6 37.4
Retail Trade
268.2 264.6 266.8 268.3 269.6 270.5 271.3 271.6 270.4 275.5 287.5 291.0 272.9
Food and Beverage Stores
53.3 52.9 53.1 53.2 53.7 53.9 54.1 54.2 54.0 54.5 55.8 56.1 54.1
General Merchandise Stores
56.4 55.0 55.3 55.5 55.5 55.9 56.1 56.5 56.6 58.0 62.0 63.6 57.2
Miscellaneous Store Retailers
13.8 13.7 13.7 13.9 14.0 14.0 13.7 13.7 13.7 14.2 14.0 13.9 13.9
Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities
128.8 128.1 129.9 132.7 133.4 133.0 134.5 134.8 134.4 137.5 138.4 141.4 133.9
Utilities
10.1 10.1 10.2 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.3 10.3 10.3 10.1
Transportation and Warehousing
118.7 118.0 119.7 122.7 123.4 123.0 124.5 124.8 124.4 127.2 128.1 131.1 123.8
Air Transportation
37.7 38.1 38.6 41.5 41.2 40.2 41.0 40.6 40.1 41.7 40.7 40.0 40.1
Truck Transportation
28.3 28.4 29.1 29.3 29.7 29.9 30.1 30.3 30.4 30.8 31.0 31.2 29.9
Couriers and Messengers
16.0 14.7 14.8 14.8 15.1 15.3 15.3 15.4 15.6 16.0 17.3 20.5 15.9
Information
84.1 84.5 85.4 85.8 86.0 86.6 86.9 86.9 86.3 88.3 88.9 88.9 86.6
Telecommunications
36.6 36.7 36.8 37.0 37.2 37.5 37.9 37.8 37.7 37.6 37.8 37.9 37.4
Wired Telecommunications Carriers
24.8 24.9 24.9 25.1 25.0 25.2 25.2 25.1 24.9 24.8 24.8 24.9 25.0
Wireless Telecommunications Carriers
5.8
5.8
5.8 5.9
6.0 6.1 6.3 6.3 6.5
6.6
6.8
6.8
6.2
Internet Service Providers, Search Portals, and DP
7.0
7.2
7.3 7.4
7.4 7.5 7.4 7.3 7.2
7.3
7.3
7.4
7.3
Financial Activities
156.3 156.6 157.1 157.5 158.1 158.7 159.0 159.6 158.6 160.3 160.4 160.6 158.6
Finance and Insurance
114.5 114.6 114.8 114.6 114.7 115.1 115.6 116.1 115.3 116.0 116.0 115.9 115.3
Insurance Carriers and Related Activities
55.4 55.6 55.8 55.7 55.5 55.7 55.8 55.7 55.8 56.3 56.2 56.2 55.8
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
41.8 42.0 42.3 42.9 43.4 43.6 43.4 43.5 43.3 44.3 44.4 44.7 43.3
Professional and Business Services
441.5 443.4 454.1 454.2 458.7 461.8 465.3 469.4 468.2 472.0 475.1 475.8 461.6
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
191.0 193.8 194.7 195.2 194.6 196.1 199.3 199.4 196.9 203.2 204.2 204.4 197.7
Accounting, Tax Prep, and Bookkeeping Services
29.0 30.7 31.1 30.6 28.6 29.2 29.9 29.5 28.1 30.5 30.4 29.9 29.8
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services
26.3 26.4 26.5 26.9 27.3 27.6 27.5 27.5 27.4 27.8 28.1 28.2 27.3
Computer Systems Design and Related Services
51.0 51.3 51.4 51.4 51.8 51.8 53.4 53.7 53.1 54.7 55.1 55.1 52.8
Management and Technical Consulting Services
30.5 30.7 30.8 31.1 31.6 31.8 32.2 32.3 32.1 33.3 33.5 33.6 32.0
Management of Companies and Enterprises
50.4 50.7 51.2 51.4 51.8 52.3 52.6 52.9 53.0 52.9 53.5 53.9 52.2
Admin and Support, Waste Mngmnt and Remediation
200.1 198.9 208.2 207.6 212.3 213.4 213.4 217.1 218.3 215.9 217.4 217.5 211.7
Employment Services
96.0 94.8 102.0 100.6 103.2 104.4 103.3 106.0 107.9 105.6 105.8 107.6 103.1
Education and Health Services
300.2 300.9 303.7 305.4 307.0 303.3 302.6 309.4 310.4 311.7 313.2 314.6 306.9
Educational Services
48.8 49.6 49.9 50.5 50.2 48.5 47.3 49.3 50.4 50.9 51.1 51.0 49.8
Health Care and Social Assistance
251.4 251.3 253.8 254.9 256.8 254.8 255.3 260.1 260.0 260.8 262.1 263.6 257.1
Ambulatory Health Care Services
100.3 100.2 101.0 101.7 102.7 102.5 103.1 104.1 103.7 104.2 105.0 105.6 102.8
Hospitals
85.7 86.1 86.9 86.8 87.0 87.2 87.4 88.4 88.5 89.0 89.2 90.3 87.7
Social Assistance
38.9 38.9 39.5 39.4 39.8 37.8 37.0 39.6 39.9 40.2 40.4 40.2 39.3
Leisure and Hospitality
243.0 242.9 249.9 258.7 265.1 266.6 266.6 267.3 262.4 262.9 262.7 264.3 259.4
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
25.0 25.2 27.0 29.7 32.3 34.7 34.6 32.8 30.5 29.7 28.6 28.5 29.9
Accommodation and Food Services
218.0 217.7 222.9 229.0 232.8 231.9 232.0 234.5 231.9 233.2 234.1 235.8 229.5
Accommodation
22.8 22.9 23.4 23.6 23.8 23.9 24.0 24.0 23.9 24.2 24.0 23.9 23.7
Food Services and Drinking Places
195.2 194.8 199.5 205.4 209.0 208.0 208.0 210.5 208.0 209.0 210.1 211.9 205.8
Other Services
92.0 92.3 92.6 94.2 94.8 95.3 95.5 95.5 94.7 94.3 94.6 94.7 94.2
Repair and Maintenance
20.1 20.5 20.8 21.2 21.3 21.1 21.0 21.2 21.2 21.2 21.3 21.3 21.0
Personal and Laundry Services
23.9 23.8 23.9 24.8 24.8 24.6 24.8 25.1 24.9 24.8 24.9 25.1 24.6
Government
317.2 319.4 322.2 322.9 323.8 317.0 306.9 318.2 321.4 323.5 327.8 324.5 320.4
Federal Government
44.8 44.7 44.7 44.9 45.0 44.9 44.8 44.8 44.5 44.9 45.1 45.3 44.9
State Government
71.1 73.3 73.5 73.7 72.0 70.0 69.6 69.3 73.6 74.1 73.9 74.0 72.3
Local Government
201.3 201.4 204.0 204.3 206.8 202.1 192.5 204.1 203.3 204.5 208.8 205.2 203.2
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 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, Lamer, Meriwether, Morgan, 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 2015 benchmark.
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research
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AUGUSTA - RICHMOND MSA Nonfarm Employment
(In thousands)
Industry 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
(Not Seasonally Adjusted)
2015 Preliminary Series
J an 225.3 178.2
31.8 193.5 146.4
11.5 20.3 39.3
5.9 25.8
7.6 3.1 7.5 33.6 31.5 23.3 8.1 47.1 9.1 16.0 22.0
Feb 226.4 179.0
31.9 194.5 147.1
11.5 20.4 39.3
6.0 25.8
7.5 3.0 7.5 34.0 31.7 23.4 8.2 47.4 9.1 16.2 22.1
M ar 227.7 180.6
32.2 195.5 148.4
11.6 20.6 39.7
6.3 25.9
7.5 3.0 7.4 33.9 31.9 24.3 8.2 47.1 9.1 16.2 21.8
Apr 231.1 183.7
32.2 198.9 151.5
11.7 20.5 39.8
6.2 26.1
7.5 3.0 7.4 33.5 31.8 27.8 8.2 47.4 9.1 16.2 22.1
M ay 227.9 180.9
32.3 195.6 148.6
11.7 20.6 40.1
6.2 26.4
7.5 3.0 7.5 33.2 31.9 24.6 8.3 47.0 9.1 15.9 22.0
Jun 227.4 181.0
32.6 194.8 148.4
11.9 20.7 40.2
6.1 26.6
7.5 3.0 7.6 33.2 31.8 24.3 8.3 46.4 9.2 15.4 21.8
Jul 225.5 180.7
32.4 193.1 148.3
11.9 20.5 40.2
6.1 26.5
7.6 3.0 7.6 33.5 31.8 23.9 8.3 44.8 9.2 15.3 20.3
Aug 227.7 181.8
32.4 195.3 149.4
11.9 20.5 40.1
6.1 26.4
7.6 3.0 7.7 33.8 32.3 24.2 8.3 45.9 9.2 15.6 21.1
Sep 228.1 181.0
32.6 195.5 148.4
12.0 20.6 39.8
6.1 26.3
7.4 3.0 7.6 34.0 32.1 23.7 8.2 47.1 9.2 16.2 21.7
Oct 229.1 181.6
32.6 196.5 149.0
12.0 20.6 39.8
6.1 26.3
7.4 3.0 7.7 34.8 32.0 23.5 8.2 47.5 9.3 16.2 22.0
Nov 228.6 181.0
32.6 196.0 148.4 12.0
20.6 40.3
6.1 26.7
7.5 3.0 7.7 33.6 32.3 23.3 8.2 47.6 9.3 16.2 22.1
Annual Dec Average
229.5 227.9
181.9 181.0
32.5 32.3
197.0 195.5
149.4 148.6
12.0 11.8
20.5 20.5
40.7 39.9
6.1
6.1
27.1 26.3
7.5
7.5
3.0
3.0
7.7
7.6
34.2 33.8
32.2 31.9
23.3 24.1
8.3
8.2
47.6 46.9
9.3
9.2
16.3 16.0
22.0 21.8
(In thousands)
2014 Final Series
Industry
Annual Jan Feb Mar Apr M ay Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Average
Total Nonfarm
219.2 219.8 222.3 226.1 223.6 222.4 221.0 223.3 224.2 225.8 227.3 228.6 223.6
Total Private
172.6 172.9 175.6 178.8 176.6 176.1 176.5 177.6 177.4 178.2 180.0 181.2 177.0
Goods Producing
30.9 30.9 31.2 30.9 31.1 31.6 31.5 31.7 31.8 31.6 31.8 32.0 31.4
Service-Providing
188.3 188.9 191.1 195.2 192.5 190.8 189.5 191.6 192.4 194.2 195.5 196.6 192.2
Private Service-Providing
141.7 142.0 144.4 147.9 145.5 144.5 145.0 145.9 145.6 146.6 148.2 149.2 145.5
Mining, Logging and Construction
10.8 10.8 11.0 11.0 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.6 11.6 11.5 11.5 11.6 11.3
Manufacturing
20.1 20.1 20.2 19.9 19.9 20.3 20.1 20.1 20.2 20.1 20.3 20.4 20.1
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
37.6 37.3 37.6 38.0 38.2 38.2 38.5 38.7 38.9 39.2 40.3 40.9 38.6
Wholesale Trade
5.4
5.4
5.4
5.6
5.6
5.7 5.9
5.9
5.9
5.8
5.8
5.8
5.7
Retail Trade
24.9 24.7 25.0 25.1 25.3 25.2 25.4 25.6 25.8 26.2 27.0 27.4 25.6
Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities
7.3
7.2
7.2
7.3
7.3
7.3 7.2
7.2
7.2
7.2
7.5
7.7
7.3
Information
3.2
3.2
3.2
3.2
3.2
3.2 3.2
3.2
3.2
3.2
3.2
3.2
3.2
Financial Activities
8.0
8.0
8.1
8.1
8.1
8.1 8.0
7.9
7.9
7.8
7.7
7.7
8.0
Professional and Business Services
32.1 32.4 33.3 33.0 32.8 33.0 33.4 33.4 33.5 33.6 33.7 33.7 33.2
Education and Health Services
30.3 30.4 30.7 30.6 30.8 30.5 30.4 30.9 30.8 31.1 31.4 31.6 30.8
Leisure and Hospitality
22.3 22.4 23.2 26.7 23.9 23.1 23.2 23.5 23.1 23.5 23.6 23.9 23.5
Other Services
8.2
8.3
8.3
8.3
8.5
8.4 8.3
8.3
8.2
8.2
8.3
8.2
8.3
Government
46.6 46.9 46.7 47.3 47.0 46.3 44.5 45.7 46.8 47.6 47.3 47.4 46.7
Federal Government
8.9
8.9
8.9
9.0
8.9
9.0 9.0
9.0
9.0
9.1
9.1
9.1
9.0
State Government
16.1 16.4 16.5 16.5 16.2 15.7 15.5 16.0 16.4 16.5 16.5 16.2 16.2
Local Government
21.6 21.6 21.3 21.8 21.9 21.6 20.0 20.7 21.4 22.0 21.7 22.1 21.5
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 submit-
ted by selected employers in the Augusta - Richmond County Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Burke, Columbia, Lincoln, 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 2015 benchmark.
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Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research
(In thousands)
Industry Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing Private Service-Providing Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
Retail Trade Government
Federal Government State Government Local Government
BRUNSWICK MSA Nonfarm Employment
(Not Seasonally Adjusted)
2015 Preliminary Series
Annual Jan Feb Mar Apr M ay Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Average
40.3 40.7 41.3 41.9 42.2 42.4 42.3 42.6 42.4 42.6 42.7 42.5 42.0
30.2 30.5 31.1 31.7 32.1 32.3 32.5 32.5 32.2 32.4 32.5 32.3 31.9
3.8
3.8
3.8
3.9
3.9
3.9 3.8
3.9
3.9
3.8
3.9
3.9
3.9
36.5 36.9 37.5 38.0 38.3 38.5 38.5 38.7 38.5 38.8 38.8 38.6 38.1
26.4 26.7 27.3 27.8 28.2 28.4 28.7 28.6 28.3 28.6 28.6 28.4 28.0
8.2
8.2
8.3
8.3
8.3
8.4 8.7
8.7
8.7
8.8
9.1
9.3
8.6
5.6
5.6
5.6
5.6
5.6
5.7 5.7
5.7
5.7
5.8
6.0
6.0
5.7
10.1 10.2 10.2 10.2 10.1 10.1 9.8 10.1 10.2 10.2 10.2 10.2 10.1
1.7
1.8
1.8
1.8
1.8
1.8 1.8
1.8
1.8
1.8
1.8
1.8
1.8
1.8
1.8
1.8
1.8
1.7
1.7 1.7
1.7
1.7
1.7
1.7
1.7
1.7
6.6
6.6
6.6
6.6
6.6
6.6 6.3
6.6
6.7
6.7
6.7
6.7
6.6
(In thousands)
2014 Final Series
Industry
Annual Jan Feb Mar Apr M ay Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Average
Total Nonfarm
39.5 39.7 40.2 40.7 41.2 41.3 41.3 41.4 41.1 41.0 40.9 41.1 40.8
Total Private
29.5 29.7 30.2 30.8 31.2 31.3 31.5 31.4 30.9 30.8 30.8 30.9 30.8
Goods Producing
3.9
3.9
3.9
3.9
3.9
3.9 3.7
3.9
3.8
3.9
3.9
3.9
3.9
Service-Providing
35.6 35.8 36.3 36.8 37.3 37.4 37.6 37.5 37.3 37.1 37.0 37.2 36.9
Private Service-Providing
25.6 25.8 26.3 26.9 27.3 27.4 27.8 27.5 27.1 26.9 26.9 27.0 26.9
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
7.9
8.0
8.0
8.0
8.2
8.1 8.3
8.3
8.2
8.3
8.5
8.7
8.2
Retail Trade
5.4
5.4
5.4
5.5
5.7
5.7 5.7
5.7
5.7
5.7
5.8
5.9
5.6
Government
10.0 10.0 10.0
9.9 10.0 10.0
9.8 10.0 10.2 10.2 10.1 10.2 10.0
Federal Government
1.7
1.7
1.7
1.7
1.7
1.7 1.7
1.7
1.7
1.7
1.7
1.7
1.7
State Government
1.7
1.7
1.7
1.7
1.7
1.8 1.8
1.7
1.9
1.9
1.8
1.8
1.8
Local Government
6.6
6.6
6.6
6.5
6.6
6.5 6.3
6.6
6.6
6.6
6.6
6.7
6.6
Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected
employers in the Brunswick Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Brantley, Glynn and McIntosh counties. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2015 benchmark.
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research
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COLUMBUS MSA Nonfarm Employment
(In thousands)
Industry 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 Finance and Insurance
Insurance Carriers and Related Activities Professional and Business Services Education and Health Services Leisure and Hospitality Other Services Government
Federal Government State Government Local Government
(Not Seasonally Adjusted)
2015 Preliminary Series
J an 120.5
96.0 15.1 105.4 80.9
4.3 10.8 18.4
3.0 13.4
2.0 1.4 13.3 11.4 4.5 12.7 16.3 14.1 4.7 24.5 6.9 4.5 13.1
Feb 120.6
95.9 15.0 105.6 80.9
4.2 10.8 18.2
3.0 13.3
1.9 1.4 13.3 11.4 4.5 12.7 16.3 14.3 4.7 24.7 6.9 4.8 13.0
M ar 121.4
96.5 14.8 106.6 81.7
4.2 10.6 18.7
3.0 13.6
2.1 1.4 13.2 11.4 4.5 12.7 16.3 14.7 4.7 24.9 6.9 4.9 13.1
Apr 121.6
96.6 14.6 107.0 82.0
4.1 10.5 18.6
3.0 13.6
2.0 1.5 13.3 11.4 4.5 12.9 16.2 14.8 4.7 25.0 6.9 4.9 13.2
M ay 122.0
97.1 14.8 107.2 82.3
4.2 10.6 18.8
3.0 13.7
2.1 1.5 13.4 11.4 4.5 12.8 16.2 14.9 4.7 24.9 6.9 4.8 13.2
Jun 122.0
97.5 14.7 107.3 82.8
4.3 10.4 18.8
3.0 13.7
2.1 1.5 13.5 11.5 4.5 12.9 16.2 15.0 4.9 24.5 6.9 4.5 13.1
Jul 120.6
97.0 14.6 106.0 82.4
4.3 10.3 18.7
3.1 13.6
2.0 1.5 13.5 11.5 4.5 12.6 16.3 15.1 4.7 23.6 6.8 4.4 12.4
Aug 121.6
97.5 14.6 107.0 82.9
4.3 10.3 18.9
3.1 13.7
2.1 1.5 13.3 11.4 4.4 13.0 16.4 15.1 4.7 24.1 6.9 4.5 12.7
Sep 120.9
96.2 14.4 106.5 81.8
4.2 10.2 18.8
3.1 13.6
2.1 1.4 13.3 11.4 4.4 12.6 16.3 14.8 4.6 24.7 6.9 4.9 12.9
Oct 122.2
97.3 14.4 107.8 82.9
4.2 10.2 19.0
3.1 13.8
2.1 1.4 13.4 11.7 4.4 13.2 16.5 14.8 4.6 24.9 6.9 4.9 13.1
Nov 122.6
97.5 14.5 108.1 83.0
4.2 10.3 19.1
3.1 13.9
2.1 1.4 13.4 11.7 4.4 13.1 16.5 14.9 4.6 25.1 7.0 5.0 13.1
Annual Dec Average
122.9 121.6
97.9 96.9
14.3 14.7
108.6 106.9
83.6 82.3
4.1
4.2
10.2 10.4
19.1 18.8
3.1
3.1
13.9 13.7
2.1
2.1
1.4
1.4
13.4 13.4
11.6 11.5
4.4
4.5
13.7 12.9
16.5 16.3
14.8 14.8
4.7
4.7
25.0 24.7
7.0
6.9
4.9
4.8
13.1 13.0
(In thousands)
2014 Final Series
Industry 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 Finance and Insurance
Insurance Carriers and Related Activities Professional and Business Services Education and Health Services Leisure and Hospitality Other Services Government
Federal Government State Government Local Government
J an 120.5
95.8 15.3 105.2 80.5
4.4 10.9 18.1
2.8 13.4
1.9 1.5 13.3 11.5 4.6 12.6 16.4 13.9 4.7 24.7 6.8 4.5 13.4
Feb 121.1
96.1 15.3 105.8 80.8
4.4 10.9 18.1
2.8 13.4
1.9 1.5 13.3 11.5 4.6 12.6 16.6 14.0 4.7 25.0 6.8 4.9 13.3
M ar 121.6
96.6 15.2 106.4 81.4
4.3 10.9 18.2
2.8 13.5
1.9 1.5 13.2 11.4 4.6 12.7 16.7 14.4 4.7 25.0 6.8 4.9 13.3
Apr 122.6
97.5 15.3 107.3 82.2
4.3 11.0 18.4 2.8 13.7 1.9 1.5 13.4 11.5 4.6 12.7 17.0 14.5 4.7 25.1 6.8 4.9 13.4
M ay 122.8
97.6 15.3 107.5 82.3
4.3 11.0 18.3 2.8 13.6 1.9 1.6 13.4 11.5 4.6 12.5 17.0 14.8 4.7 25.2 6.8 4.9 13.5
Jun 122.2
97.5 15.2 107.0 82.3
4.2 11.0 18.3 2.8 13.6 1.9 1.5 13.4 11.6 4.6 12.5 17.0 14.8 4.8 24.7 6.8 4.5 13.4
Jul 121.1
97.2 15.3 105.8 81.9
4.3 11.0 18.4 2.8 13.7 1.9 1.5 13.4 11.5 4.6 12.6 16.6 14.6 4.8 23.9 6.8 4.5 12.6
Aug 121.8
97.8 15.4 106.4 82.4
4.4 11.0 18.5 2.8 13.7 2.0 1.5 13.5 11.6 4.6 12.8 16.8 14.6 4.7 24.0 6.9 4.6 12.5
Sep 121.7
97.0 15.2 106.5 81.8
4.3 10.9 18.4
2.8 13.6
2.0 1.5 13.4 11.5 4.5 12.7 16.8 14.3 4.7 24.7 6.9 4.9 12.9
Oct 122.2
97.2 15.3 106.9 81.9
4.5 10.8 18.4
2.8 13.7
1.9 1.5 13.4 11.5 4.5 12.7 16.8 14.4 4.7 25.0 6.9 4.9 13.2
Nov 122.6
97.6 15.3 107.3 82.3
4.5 10.8 19.0
2.8 14.2
2.0 1.4 13.4 11.5 4.5 12.8 16.6 14.4 4.7 25.0 6.9 4.9 13.2
Annual Dec Average
123.0 121.9
98.0 97.2
15.3 15.3
107.7 106.7
82.7 81.9
4.4
4.4
10.9 10.9
19.1 18.4
2.8
2.8
14.3 13.7
2.0
1.9
1.4
1.5
13.5 13.4
11.6 11.5
4.5
4.6
12.9 12.7
16.6 16.7
14.5 14.4
4.7
4.7
25.0 24.8
6.9
6.8
4.9
4.8
13.2 13.2
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 Columbus Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Chattahoochee, Harris, Marion and Muscogee counties in Georgia and Russell County in Alabama. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, selfemployed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2015 benchmark.
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Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research
DALTON MSA Nonfarm Employment
(In thousands)
Industry 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
(Not Seasonally Adjusted)
2015 Preliminary Series
Annual Jan Feb Mar Apr M ay Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Average
66.3 66.8 67.2 67.3 67.8 68.1 67.2 68.0 68.5 68.6 68.4 68.3 67.7
59.5 59.9 60.3 60.4 60.8 61.2 60.5 61.1 61.6 61.6 61.6 61.5 60.8
24.1 24.2 24.3 24.3 24.4 24.6 24.5 24.7 24.9 25.0 25.1 25.1 24.6
42.2 42.6 42.9 43.0 43.4 43.5 42.7 43.3 43.6 43.6 43.3 43.2 43.1
35.4 35.7 36.0 36.1 36.4 36.6 36.0 36.4 36.7 36.6 36.5 36.4 36.2
22.8 22.9 23.0 23.0 23.1 23.2 23.2 23.3 23.6 23.4 23.6 23.8 23.2
2.4
2.3
2.3
2.3
2.3
2.3 2.3
2.3
2.3
2.3
2.3
2.3
2.3
15.2 15.3 15.4 15.4 15.5 15.6 15.4 15.6 15.8 15.7 15.8 16.0 15.6
16.4 16.4 16.6 16.7 16.7 16.8 16.6 16.9 17.2 17.2 17.2 17.2 16.8
8.1
8.2
8.3
8.2
8.3
8.3 8.3
8.4
8.6
8.6
8.7
8.6
8.4
4.3
4.2
4.2
4.3
4.3
4.3 4.3
4.5
4.6
4.6
4.6
4.6
4.4
6.0
6.2
6.3
6.3
6.3
6.4 6.1
6.2
6.1
6.2
6.2
6.2
6.2
6.8
6.9
6.9
6.9
7.0
6.9 6.7
6.9
6.9
7.0
6.8
6.8
6.9
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2 0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
1.0
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.0 0.9
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
5.6
5.6
5.6
5.6
5.7
5.7 5.6
5.7
5.7
5.8
5.6
5.6
5.7
(In thousands)
2014 Final Series
Industry 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
Jan Feb Mar Apr M ay Jun
Jul Aug Sep
Annual Oct Nov Dec Average
63.9 64.4 65.4 66.0 66.5 66.5 66.1 67.0 67.0 66.6 66.8 67.4 66.1
57.0 57.5 58.4 58.9 59.3 59.5 59.3 60.1 60.0 59.6 59.8 60.4 59.2
22.7 23.2 23.5 23.5 23.9 24.1 24.0 24.2 24.1 24.1 24.1 24.2 23.8
41.2 41.2 41.9 42.5 42.6 42.4 42.1 42.8 42.9 42.5 42.7 43.2 42.3
34.3 34.3 34.9 35.4 35.4 35.4 35.3 35.9 35.9 35.5 35.7 36.2 35.4
21.5 22.0 22.3 22.2 22.6 22.7 22.5 22.8 22.7 22.8 22.7 22.8 22.5
2.2
2.2
2.3
2.3
2.3
2.3 2.4
2.4
2.4
2.4
2.4
2.4
2.3
14.6 14.9 15.0 15.0 15.3 15.3 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.2 15.2 15.2 15.1
15.9 15.7 16.0 16.2 16.2 16.2 15.9 16.4 16.4 16.4 16.6 16.7 16.2
7.9
7.9
8.1
8.1
8.2
8.2 8.2
8.2
8.2
8.2
8.4
8.4
8.2
4.1
4.0
4.1
4.1
4.1
4.1 3.8
4.2
4.3
4.2
4.3
4.3
4.1
5.7
5.7
6.0
6.1
6.1
6.0 6.3
6.3
6.3
6.0
5.9
6.1
6.0
6.9
6.9
7.0
7.1
7.2
7.0 6.8
6.9
7.0
7.0
7.0
7.0
7.0
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2 0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
1.0
1.0
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.0 0.9
1.0
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1
5.7
5.7
5.7
5.8
5.9
5.8 5.7
5.7
5.7
5.7
5.7
5.7
5.7
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 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 2015 benchmark.
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research
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GAINESVILLE MSA Nonfarm Employment
(In thousands)
Industry Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing Private Service-Providing Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
Retail Trade Government
Federal Government State Government Local Government
(Not Seasonally Adjusted)
2015 Preliminary Series
Annual Jan Feb Mar Apr M ay Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Average
80.9 81.3 81.9 82.7 83.9 84.0 83.8 84.6 84.8 85.6 86.2 86.1 83.8
70.6 71.0 71.6 72.3 73.4 73.8 74.0 74.4 74.5 75.1 75.6 75.8 73.5
21.9 22.0 22.0 22.0 22.1 22.3 22.5 22.5 22.4 22.6 22.7 22.8 22.3
59.0 59.3 59.9 60.7 61.8 61.7 61.3 62.1 62.4 63.0 63.5 63.3 61.5
48.7 49.0 49.6 50.3 51.3 51.5 51.5 51.9 52.1 52.5 52.9 53.0 51.2
15.5 15.4 15.5 15.5 15.7 15.7 15.9 16.0 16.0 16.1 16.3 16.2 15.8
8.6
8.6
8.6
8.6
8.7
8.7 8.9
8.9
8.9
9.3
9.4
9.4
8.9
10.3 10.3 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.2 9.8 10.2 10.3 10.5 10.6 10.3 10.3
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5 0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
2.4
2.4
2.4
2.5
2.5
2.3 2.3
2.4
2.5
2.5
2.5
2.4
2.4
7.4
7.4
7.4
7.4
7.5
7.4 7.0
7.3
7.3
7.5
7.6
7.4
7.4
(In thousands)
2014 Final Series
Industry
Annual Jan Feb Mar Apr M ay Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Average
Total Nonfarm
77.7 77.7 78.6 78.9 79.7 79.3 79.3 80.3 80.8 81.4 81.7 82.1 79.8
Total Private
67.5 67.5 68.5 68.7 69.4 69.3 69.4 70.1 70.5 70.9 71.2 71.9 69.6
Goods Producing
20.5 20.7 20.9 21.0 21.1 21.2 21.4 21.7 21.7 21.8 22.0 22.2 21.4
Service-Providing
57.2 57.0 57.7 57.9 58.6 58.1 57.9 58.6 59.1 59.6 59.7 59.9 58.4
Private Service-Providing
47.0 46.8 47.6 47.7 48.3 48.1 48.0 48.4 48.8 49.1 49.2 49.7 48.2
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
15.0 15.0 15.2 15.1 15.2 15.2 14.9 14.9 15.0 15.4 15.8 16.1 15.2
Retail Trade
8.1
8.1
8.3
8.3
8.3
8.3 8.1
8.1
8.2
8.5
8.8
8.8
8.3
Government
10.2 10.2 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.0 9.9 10.2 10.3 10.5 10.5 10.2 10.2
Federal Government
0.5
0.5
0.4
0.5
0.5
0.5 0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
State Government
2.3
2.3
2.3
2.3
2.3
2.2 2.4
2.4
2.4
2.4
2.4
2.4
2.3
Local Government
7.4
7.4
7.4
7.4
7.5
7.3 7.0
7.3
7.4
7.6
7.6
7.3
7.4
Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected
employers in the Gainesville Metropolitan Statistical Area, which comprises Hall county. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2015 benchmark.
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research
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(In thousands)
Industry Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing Private Service-Providing Government
Federal Government State Government Local Government
HINESVILLE MSA Nonfarm Employment
(Not Seasonally Adjusted)
2015 Preliminary Series
Annual Jan Feb Mar Apr M ay Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Average
19.5 19.8 19.8 19.8 19.9 19.5 19.5 19.6 19.7 19.9 19.9 19.8 19.7
11.6 11.8 11.8 11.9 12.0 11.7 11.7 11.7 11.8 11.9 11.9 11.7 11.8
2.6
2.6
2.6
2.6
2.6
2.6 2.6
2.5
2.6
2.6
2.6
2.6
2.6
16.9 17.2 17.2 17.2 17.3 16.9 16.9 17.1 17.1 17.3 17.3 17.2 17.1
9.0
9.2
9.2
9.3
9.4
9.1 9.1
9.2
9.2
9.3
9.3
9.1
9.2
7.9
8.0
8.0
7.9
7.9
7.8 7.8
7.9
7.9
8.0
8.0
8.1
7.9
4.0
4.0
4.0
3.9
3.9
3.9 3.9
3.9
3.9
3.9
3.9
4.0
3.9
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4 0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
3.5
3.6
3.6
3.6
3.6
3.5 3.5
3.6
3.6
3.7
3.7
3.7
3.6
(In thousands)
2014 Final Series
Industry
Annual Jan Feb Mar Apr M ay Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Average
Total Nonfarm
19.2 19.3 19.5 19.7 19.8 19.2 19.3 19.9 19.8 19.7 19.8 19.9 19.6
Total Private
11.4 11.4 11.6 11.8 11.9 11.4 11.7 11.9 11.7 11.8 11.8 11.9 11.7
Goods Producing
2.4
2.4
2.5
2.5
2.5
2.5 2.6
2.7
2.6
2.6
2.6
2.6
2.5
Service-Providing
16.8 16.9 17.0 17.2 17.3 16.7 16.7 17.2 17.2 17.1 17.2 17.3 17.1
Private Service-Providing
9.0
9.0
9.1
9.3
9.4
8.9 9.1
9.2
9.1
9.2
9.2
9.3
9.2
Government
7.8
7.9
7.9
7.9
7.9
7.8 7.6
8.0
8.1
7.9
8.0
8.0
7.9
Federal Government
3.9
3.9
4.0
3.9
3.9
3.9 3.9
4.0
4.0
4.0
4.0
4.0
4.0
State Government
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4 0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
Local Government
3.5
3.6
3.5
3.6
3.6
3.5 3.3
3.6
3.7
3.5
3.6
3.6
3.6
Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by se-
lected employers in the Hinesville 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 2015 benchmark.
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research
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MACON MSA Nonfarm Employment
(In thousands)
Industry 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
(Not Seasonally Adjusted)
2015 Preliminary Series
J an 100.1
85.2 9.2
90.9 76.0 20.4 13.8
3.7 9.7 12.0 20.1 9.2 14.9 1.1 3.8 10.0
Feb 100.6
85.6 9.3
91.3 76.3 20.3 13.7
3.5 9.7 12.0 20.4 9.5 15.0 1.1 3.9 10.0
M ar 101.1
86.1 9.4
91.7 76.7 20.4 13.9
3.5 9.8 12.2 20.3 9.6 15.0 1.1 3.8 10.1
Apr 101.2
86.4 9.5
91.7 76.9 20.4 13.9
3.5 9.8 12.0 20.3 9.8 14.8 1.1 3.9 9.8
M AY 101.9
87.2 9.6
92.3 77.6 20.5 14.0
3.6 9.8 12.1 20.4 10.1 14.7 1.1 3.7 9.9
Jun 102.2
87.6 9.6
92.6 78.0 20.8 14.1
3.6 9.8 12.3 20.4 10.1 14.6 1.1 3.7 9.8
Jul 101.6
87.4 9.6
92.0 77.8 20.8 14.2
3.6 9.9 12.2 20.3 10.0 14.2 1.1 3.7 9.4
Aug 102.3
87.6 9.6
92.7 78.0 20.7 14.0
3.6 9.9 12.2 20.5 10.0 14.7 1.1 3.7 9.9
Sep 102.5
87.8 9.6
92.9 78.2 20.8 14.2
3.6 9.8 12.2 20.8 10.0 14.7 1.1 3.8 9.8
Oct 103.2
88.4 9.5
93.7 78.9 21.2 14.4
3.7 9.9 12.6 21.0 10.1 14.8 1.2 3.8 9.8
Nov 104.3
89.4 9.5
94.8 79.9 21.8 15.0
3.7 10.0 12.8 21.1 10.1 14.9
1.3 3.8 9.8
Annual Dec Average
104.3 102.1
89.3 87.3
9.4
9.5
94.9 92.6
79.9 77.9
21.9 20.8
15.0 14.2
3.8
3.6
10.0
9.8
13.0 12.3
21.0 20.6
10.1
9.9
15.0 14.8
1.4
1.2
3.8
3.8
9.8
9.8
(In thousands)
2014 Final Series
Industry
Annual Jan Feb Mar Apr M AY Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Average
Total Nonfarm
98.6 98.9 99.9 101.0 101.3 100.8 100.2 100.8 100.9 100.8 102.0 102.6 100.7
Total Private
83.8 83.9 84.8 86.1 86.4 86.0 85.8 85.8 85.9 85.7 86.9 87.5 85.7
Goods Producing
8.9
8.9
9.0
9.1
9.2
9.2 9.4
9.4
9.4
9.3
9.3
9.4
9.2
Service-Providing
89.7 90.0 90.9 91.9 92.1 91.6 90.8 91.4 91.5 91.5 92.7 93.2 91.4
Private Service-Providing
74.9 75.0 75.8 77.0 77.2 76.8 76.4 76.4 76.5 76.4 77.6 78.1 76.5
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
20.3 20.2 20.4 20.6 20.7 20.6 20.4 20.3 20.3 20.5 21.2 21.6 20.6
Retail Trade
13.6 13.6 13.8 14.0 14.1 13.9 13.8 13.7 13.8 13.9 14.5 14.8 14.0
Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities
3.7
3.6
3.6
3.6
3.6
3.6 3.5
3.6
3.6
3.6
3.7
3.8
3.6
Financial Activities
9.6
9.6
9.7
9.8
9.8
9.9 9.9
9.9
9.9
9.9
9.9
9.8
9.8
Professional and Business Services
11.7 11.6 11.9 12.4 12.5 12.5 12.2 12.3 12.3 11.9 12.0 12.0 12.1
Education and Health Services
19.7 19.9 20.0 20.1 20.0 19.9 19.9 20.0 20.1 20.3 20.5 20.6 20.1
Leisure and Hospitality
9.3
9.3
9.4
9.7
9.7
9.5 9.4
9.4
9.5
9.3
9.5
9.5
9.5
Government
14.8 15.0 15.1 14.9 14.9 14.8 14.4 15.0 15.0 15.1 15.1 15.1 14.9
Federal Government
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1 1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1
State Government
3.9
4.1
4.1
4.0
3.9
3.9 3.8
3.8
3.9
3.9
3.9
3.9
3.9
Local Government
9.8
9.8
9.9
9.8
9.9
9.8 9.5 10.1 10.0 10.1 10.1 10.1
9.9
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 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 2015 benchmark.
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research
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(In thousands)
Industry 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
ROME MSA Nonfarm Employment
(Not Seasonally Adjusted)
2015 Preliminary Series
Annual Jan Feb Mar Apr M ay Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Average
39.7 39.7 40.0 40.2 40.2 40.2 39.7 40.0 40.1 40.5 40.7 40.7 40.1
33.9 33.9 34.1 34.4 34.4 34.5 34.1 34.3 34.3 34.6 34.8 34.9 34.4
6.7
6.7
6.7
6.8
6.8
7.0 6.9
7.0
6.9
6.9
6.9
6.9
6.9
33.0 33.0 33.3 33.4 33.4 33.2 32.8 33.0 33.2 33.6 33.8 33.8 33.3
27.2 27.2 27.4 27.6 27.6 27.5 27.2 27.3 27.4 27.7 27.9 28.0 27.5
5.9
5.9
5.8
5.9
6.0
6.0 6.0
6.0
6.0
6.0
6.1
6.1
6.0
7.8
7.7
7.8
7.8
7.9
7.9 7.8
7.7
7.7
7.9
8.1
8.2
7.9
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0 4.9
4.8
4.8
4.9
5.1
5.1
5.0
9.9
9.9
9.9
9.9
9.8
9.7 9.6
9.7 10.0 10.0 10.1 10.0
9.9
5.8
5.8
5.9
5.8
5.8
5.7 5.6
5.7
5.8
5.9
5.9
5.8
5.8
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2 0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
1.6
1.6
1.7
1.6
1.6
1.5 1.6
1.6
1.6
1.7
1.7
1.6
1.6
4.0
4.0
4.0
4.0
4.0
4.0 3.8
3.9
4.0
4.0
4.0
4.0
4.0
(In thousands)
2014 Final Series
Industry
Annual Jan Feb Mar Apr M ay Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Average
Total Nonfarm
39.3 39.3 39.8 39.9 39.8 39.5 39.1 39.5 39.8 40.1 40.3 40.4 39.7
Total Private
33.4 33.4 33.7 34.0 33.9 33.7 33.5 33.7 34.0 34.2 34.4 34.5 33.9
Goods Producing
6.3
6.3
6.3
6.4
6.5
6.5 6.5
6.4
6.6
6.6
6.6
6.6
6.5
Service-Providing
33.0 33.0 33.5 33.5 33.3 33.0 32.6 33.1 33.2 33.5 33.7 33.8 33.3
Private Service-Providing
27.1 27.1 27.4 27.6 27.4 27.2 27.0 27.3 27.4 27.6 27.8 27.9 27.4
Manufacturing
5.6
5.6
5.6
5.6
5.7
5.7 5.7
5.6
5.7
5.8
5.8
5.8
5.7
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
7.8
7.7
7.8
7.8
7.9
7.8 7.7
7.7
7.7
7.9
8.1
8.1
7.8
Retail Trade
5.1
5.0
5.1
5.1
5.1
5.0 5.0
4.9
5.0
5.1
5.3
5.3
5.1
Education and Health Services
9.8 10.0 10.0 10.1
9.8
9.7 9.6
9.8 10.0 10.0 10.1 10.1
9.9
Government
5.9
5.9
6.1
5.9
5.9
5.8 5.6
5.8
5.8
5.9
5.9
5.9
5.9
Federal Government
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2 0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
State Government
1.7
1.7
1.8
1.7
1.6
1.6 1.6
1.6
1.6
1.7
1.7
1.7
1.7
Local Government
4.0
4.0
4.1
4.0
4.1
4.0 3.8
4.0
4.0
4.0
4.0
4.0
4.0
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 2015 benchmark.
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research
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SAVANNAH MSA Nonfarm Employment
(In thousands)
Industry 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
(Not Seasonally Adjusted)
2015 Preliminary Series
J an 165.5 142.3
23.2 142.3 119.1
6.3 16.9 37.1
6.1 19.9 11.1
2.4 6.4 18.2 24.4 23.7 6.9 23.2 2.8 5.8 14.6
Feb 167.6 143.8
23.5 144.1 120.3
6.4 17.1 36.8
6.2 19.7 10.9
2.5 6.4 18.7 24.8 24.0 7.1 23.8 2.9 6.2 14.7
M ar 169.0 145.2
23.6 145.4 121.6
6.4 17.2 37.4
6.2 19.8 11.4
1.9 6.4 19.1 25.0 24.6 7.2 23.8 2.9 6.2 14.7
Apr 170.6 146.8
23.8 146.8 123.0
6.4 17.4 37.9
6.3 20.4 11.2
2.0 6.4 18.6 25.3 25.6 7.2 23.8 2.9 6.3 14.6
M ay 172.1 148.3
23.9 148.2 124.4
6.4 17.5 38.0
6.4 20.3 11.3
2.2 6.5 18.7 25.4 26.3 7.3 23.8 2.9 6.2 14.7
Jun 172.4 148.9
24.2 148.2 124.7
6.5 17.7 38.3
6.3 20.4 11.6
2.1 6.5 19.0 25.3 26.3 7.2 23.5 2.9 5.9 14.7
Jul 171.5 148.7
24.1 147.4 124.6
6.4 17.7 38.3
6.4 20.4 11.5
1.9 6.6 19.3 25.2 26.1 7.2 22.8 2.8 5.6 14.4
Aug 172.8 149.1
24.1 148.7 125.0
6.3 17.8 38.5
6.4 20.5 11.6
2.2 6.6 19.4 25.3 25.8 7.2 23.7 2.9 5.8 15.0
Sep 172.9 149.1
24.1 148.8 125.0
6.4 17.7 38.5
6.3 20.6 11.6
2.0 6.6 19.6 25.5 25.5 7.3 23.8 2.8 6.3 14.7
Oct 174.4 149.9
24.3 150.1 125.6
6.4 17.9 38.7
6.4 20.6 11.7
2.0 6.7 19.3 25.8 25.8 7.3 24.5 2.9 6.7 14.9
Nov 175.3 150.6
24.3 151.0 126.3
6.4 17.9 39.0
6.4 20.8 11.8
2.0 6.7 20.1 25.9 25.3 7.3 24.7 2.9 6.9 14.9
Annual Dec Average
175.6 171.6
151.3 147.8
24.6 24.0
151.0 147.7
126.7 123.9
6.5
6.4
18.1 17.6
38.9 38.1
6.3
6.3
20.9 20.4
11.7 11.5
1.9
2.1
6.7
6.5
20.5 19.2
25.7 25.3
25.7 25.4
7.3
7.2
24.3 23.8
2.9
2.9
6.6
6.2
14.8 14.7
(In thousands)
2014 Final Series
Industry
Annual Jan Feb Mar Apr M ay Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Average
Total Nonfarm
157.3 159.8 161.0 163.9 165.4 166.3 166.7 167.0 167.9 167.9 169.1 168.8 165.1
Total Private
134.6 136.6 137.9 140.5 141.9 143.1 143.8 143.5 144.3 144.2 145.3 145.1 141.7
Goods Producing
21.0 21.3 21.5 21.4 21.6 21.9 22.2 22.4 22.6 22.8 23.0 23.1 22.1
Service-Providing
136.3 138.5 139.5 142.5 143.8 144.4 144.5 144.6 145.3 145.1 146.1 145.7 143.0
Private Service-Providing
113.6 115.3 116.4 119.1 120.3 121.2 121.6 121.1 121.7 121.4 122.3 122.0 119.7
Mining, Logging and Construction
5.5
5.6
5.7
5.7
5.8
5.8 5.9
6.0
6.0
6.1
6.1
6.2
5.9
Manufacturing
15.5 15.7 15.8 15.7 15.8 16.1 16.3 16.4 16.6 16.7 16.9 16.9 16.2
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
35.3 35.5 35.6 36.3 36.3 36.7 36.7 36.9 37.0 37.5 38.1 38.8 36.7
Wholesale Trade
6.3
6.3
6.3
6.4
6.4
6.4 6.4
6.4
6.4
6.3
6.4
6.4
6.4
Retail Trade
18.9 19.1 19.2 19.7 19.6 19.7 19.8 19.9 19.9 20.0 20.6 20.8 19.8
Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities
10.1 10.1 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.6 10.5 10.6 10.7 11.2 11.1 11.6 10.6
Information
1.3
1.8
1.5
1.7
2.0
2.7 2.4
1.7
1.9
1.8
1.9
1.8
1.9
Financial Activities
6.3
6.4
6.4
6.4
6.4
6.4 6.5
6.4
6.3
6.4
6.3
6.3
6.4
Professional and Business Services
18.2 18.5 18.8 18.9 19.3 19.2 19.6 19.8 20.1 19.5 19.5 19.1 19.2
Education and Health Services
23.7 23.9 24.0 24.3 24.3 24.1 24.3 24.5 24.6 24.6 24.8 24.8 24.3
Leisure and Hospitality
21.9 22.2 23.1 24.4 24.8 24.9 24.8 24.7 24.6 24.4 24.5 24.1 24.0
Other Services
6.9
7.0
7.0
7.1
7.2
7.2 7.3
7.1
7.2
7.2
7.2
7.1
7.1
Government
22.7 23.2 23.1 23.4 23.5 23.2 22.9 23.5 23.6 23.7 23.8 23.7 23.4
Federal Government
2.8
2.8
2.7
2.8
2.8
2.8 2.8
2.8
2.8
2.8
2.8
2.8
2.8
State Government
5.7
6.1
6.1
6.2
6.2
6.0 5.8
5.9
6.3
6.2
6.3
6.3
6.1
Local Government
14.2 14.3 14.3 14.4 14.5 14.4 14.3 14.8 14.5 14.7 14.7 14.6 14.5
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 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 2015 benchmark.
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research
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(In thousands)
Industry Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing Private Service-Providing Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
Retail Trade Government
Federal Government State Government Local Government
VALDOSTA MSA Nonfarm Employment
(Not Seasonally Adjusted)
2015 Preliminary Series
Annual Jan Feb Mar Apr M AY Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Average
54.4 54.6 55.1 55.3 55.5 54.6 54.5 55.0 55.3 55.8 56.3 55.8 55.2
41.1 41.3 41.7 41.9 42.0 41.7 41.9 42.0 41.9 42.3 42.8 42.4 41.9
6.8
6.9
7.0
7.0
7.0
7.0 7.0
7.1
7.0
7.2
7.3
7.2
7.0
47.6 47.7 48.1 48.3 48.5 47.6 47.5 47.9 48.3 48.6 49.0 48.6 48.1
34.3 34.4 34.7 34.9 35.0 34.7 34.9 34.9 34.9 35.1 35.5 35.2 34.9
11.4 11.4 11.3 11.4 11.5 11.6 11.5 11.6 11.6 11.7 11.9 12.0 11.6
7.0
6.9
6.9
6.9
7.0
7.0 7.0
7.0
7.0
7.1
7.2
7.2
7.0
13.3 13.3 13.4 13.4 13.5 12.9 12.6 13.0 13.4 13.5 13.5 13.4 13.3
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.2
1.2 1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
4.2
4.2
4.2
4.2
4.2
3.7 3.8
3.9
4.2
4.3
4.3
4.3
4.1
8.0
8.0
8.1
8.1
8.1
8.0 7.6
7.9
8.0
8.0
8.0
7.9
8.0
(In thousands)
2014 Final Series
Industry
Annual Jan Feb Mar Apr M AY Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Average
Total Nonfarm
53.4 53.9 53.8 54.5 54.5 53.8 53.5 54.1 54.3 54.7 55.2 55.0 54.2
Total Private
40.0 40.3 40.4 41.1 40.9 40.9 40.8 41.0 40.9 41.3 41.6 41.6 40.9
Goods Producing
6.4
6.5
6.5
6.6
6.8
6.8 6.8
6.9
6.9
7.0
7.0
7.0
6.8
Service-Providing
47.0 47.4 47.3 47.9 47.7 47.0 46.7 47.2 47.4 47.7 48.2 48.0 47.5
Private Service-Providing
33.6 33.8 33.9 34.5 34.1 34.1 34.0 34.1 34.0 34.3 34.6 34.6 34.1
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
11.2 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.3 11.6 11.5 11.3 11.5 11.5 11.8 11.8 11.5
Retail Trade
7.3
7.2
7.2
7.2
7.2
7.2 7.2
7.1
7.2
7.3
7.5
7.4
7.3
Government
13.4 13.6 13.4 13.4 13.6 12.9 12.7 13.1 13.4 13.4 13.6 13.4 13.3
Federal Government
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1 1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.2
1.2
1.1
State Government
4.3
4.4
4.3
4.4
4.4
3.8 3.9
4.1
4.3
4.3
4.3
4.2
4.2
Local Government
8.0
8.1
8.0
7.9
8.1
8.0 7.7
7.9
8.0
8.0
8.1
8.0
8.0
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 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 2015 benchmark.
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research
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WARNER ROBINS MSA Nonfarm Employment
(In thousands)
Industry Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing Private Service-Providing Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
Retail Trade Government
Federal Government State Government Local Government
(Not Seasonally Adjusted)
2015 Preliminary Series
Annual Jan Feb Mar Apr M ay Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Average
69.3 69.3 69.9 70.8 71.0 71.1 70.1 70.6 70.7 70.7 70.9 70.9 70.4
42.5 42.5 43.0 43.7 44.0 44.0 43.7 43.9 43.7 43.6 43.9 43.9 43.5
8.9
8.9
9.1
9.3
9.4
9.5 9.4
9.4
9.2
9.1
9.3
9.3
9.2
60.4 60.4 60.8 61.5 61.6 61.6 60.7 61.2 61.5 61.6 61.6 61.6 61.2
33.6 33.6 33.9 34.4 34.6 34.5 34.3 34.5 34.5 34.5 34.6 34.6 34.3
10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.1 10.1 10.2 10.2 10.3 10.3 10.5 10.5 10.2
7.7
7.7
7.8
7.8
7.8
7.8 7.9
7.9
8.0
8.0
8.2
8.2
7.9
26.8 26.8 26.9 27.1 27.0 27.1 26.4 26.7 27.0 27.1 27.0 27.0 26.9
14.7 14.7 14.7 14.7 14.7 14.8 14.8 14.7 14.7 14.7 14.7 14.7 14.7
2.4
2.4
2.4
2.5
2.4
2.4 2.4
2.4
2.5
2.6
2.4
2.4
2.4
9.7
9.7
9.8
9.9
9.9
9.9 9.2
9.6
9.8
9.8
9.9
9.9
9.8
(In thousands)
2014 Final Series
Industry
Annual Jan Feb Mar Apr M ay Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Average
Total Nonfarm
69.4 69.6 70.0 70.4 70.6 70.2 69.4 70.2 70.3 70.3 70.7 70.8 70.2
Total Private
42.1 42.1 42.7 42.9 43.2 42.9 42.8 43.3 43.0 42.8 43.4 43.5 42.9
Goods Producing
8.3
8.4
8.5
8.5
8.6
8.6 8.8
8.9
9.0
8.8
8.9
9.0
8.7
Service-Providing
61.1 61.2 61.5 61.9 62.0 61.6 60.6 61.3 61.3 61.5 61.8 61.8 61.5
Private Service-Providing
33.8 33.7 34.2 34.4 34.6 34.3 34.0 34.4 34.0 34.0 34.5 34.5 34.2
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
10.3 10.2 10.3 10.3 10.4 10.4 10.4 10.4 10.2 10.4 10.5 10.6 10.4
Retail Trade
7.8
7.7
7.8
7.8
7.8
7.8 7.8
7.8
7.7
7.9
8.1
8.1
7.8
Government
27.3 27.5 27.3 27.5 27.4 27.3 26.6 26.9 27.3 27.5 27.3 27.3 27.3
Federal Government
15.2 15.2 15.1 15.1 15.1 15.1 15.1 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.1
State Government
2.4
2.5
2.5
2.6
2.5
2.5 2.4
2.4
2.6
2.7
2.5
2.5
2.5
Local Government
9.7
9.8
9.7
9.8
9.8
9.7 9.1
9.5
9.7
9.8
9.8
9.8
9.7
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 Warner Robins Metropolitan Statistical Area, which comprises Houston, Peach and Pulaski 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 2015 benchmark.
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research
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Total Nonfarm Employment by Metro Statistical Area
(In thousands)
(Seasonally Adjusted)
2015 Preliminary Series
Industry Jan Feb Mar Apr M ay Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Albany MSA 61.1 61.1 61.1 Athens-Clarke County MSA 89.9 90.4 90.5 Atlanta MSA 2,550.3 2,555.0 2,559.6 Augusta-Richmond MSA 226.9 227.1 227.1 Brunswick MSA 41.3 41.4 41.5 Columbus MSA 121.9 121.6 121.8 Dalton MSA 67.0 67.2 67.3 Gainesville MSA 81.9 82.2 82.5 Hinesville MSA 19.7 19.8 19.8 Macon MSA 101.5 101.4 101.5 Rome MSA 40.1 39.9 40.2 Savannah MSA 169.3 169.6 169.9 Valdosta MSA 54.9 54.8 55.0 Warner Robins MSA
60.9 60.6 60.9 61.1 61.3 61.3 90.8 90.8 91.6 91.6 91.6 91.4 2,562.9 2,574.6 2,585.1 2,588.9 2,594.5 2,596.8 227.5 227.4 228.0 228.4 228.8 228.9 41.7 41.7 41.9 41.9 42.3 42.4 121.1 121.0 121.6 121.5 121.7 121.2 67.2 67.4 67.6 67.4 67.8 68.1 82.5 83.2 83.9 84.3 84.3 84.8 19.7 19.7 19.6 19.7 19.5 19.6 101.1 101.3 102.0 102.0 102.3 102.5 40.0 40.0 40.1 40.2 40.1 40.1 169.5 170.5 171.2 171.5 172.4 172.4 54.7 54.9 55.1 55.1 55.3 55.4
No Data Available
61.7 92.1 2,612.0 228.0 42.6 122.1 68.3 85.4 19.9 102.7 40.2 173.7 55.6
61.8 92.6 2,618.6 227.8 42.6 121.9 68.2 85.7 19.8 102.8 40.3 174.1 55.7
61.7 92.7 2,622.6 228.5 42.5 122.1 68.0 85.9 19.8 103.1 40.3 175.2 55.5
(In thousands)
2014 Final Series
Industry Jan Feb Mar Apr M ay Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Albany MSA 61.0 60.9 60.9 61.0 61.3 61.0 60.7 60.7 60.9 61.1 61.4 61.7
Athens-Clarke County MSA 89.1 88.2 88.4 88.4 88.8 89.0 89.5 89.7 89.7 89.6 89.6 89.8
Atlanta MSA 2,457.2 2,450.1 2,474.3 2,480.7 2,491.0 2,496.6 2,509.2 2,517.4 2,523.5 2,531.2 2,540.5 2,552.2
Augusta-Richmond MSA 220.8 220.5 221.7 223.0 222.5 223.0 224.1 224.6 224.9 225.2 225.7 226.6
Brunswick MSA 40.5 40.4 40.4 40.4 40.7 40.8 41.0 41.0 41.1 41.1 41.0 41.2
Columbus MSA 121.9 122.2 122.0 122.1 122.2 121.9 122.1 122.1 122.0 122.0 121.8 122.0
Dalton MSA 64.6 64.8 65.5 65.7 65.9 66.0 66.4 66.6 66.6 66.7 66.9 67.1
Gainesville MSA 78.7 78.5 79.2 78.8 79.1 79.2 79.7 80.1 80.8 81.1 81.1 81.6
Hinesville MSA 19.4 19.3 19.5 19.5 19.7 19.3 19.7 19.9 19.7 19.7 19.8 19.8
Macon MSA 100.0 99.7 100.3 100.5 100.7 100.7 100.8 100.7 100.9 101.2 101.2 101.7
Rome MSA 39.7 39.5 40.0 39.7 39.6 39.4 39.5 39.6 39.8 39.9 40.0 40.1
Savannah MSA 160.9 161.7 161.8 163.2 163.8 165.2 166.8 166.6 167.4 167.1 167.4 168.8
Valdosta MSA 53.9 54.2 53.8 54.0 54.1 54.3 54.2 54.3 54.4 54.6 54.7 54.7
Warner Robins MSA
No Data Available
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 2015 benchmark.
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research
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MSA Nonfarm Employment
2008 2015 Annual Average Employment
4,400,000
Georgia
4,300,000
4,267,300
4,200,000 4,100,000 4,000,000 3,900,000
4,122,300
4,145,200
4,032,700
3,954,000
3,900,100
3,900,500
3,860,400
3,800,000
3,700,000
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
67,000 65,500 64,000 62,500 61,000 59,500 58,000
64,500 2008
62,200 2009
Albany MSA
61,300
61,100
61,000
2010
2011
2012
61,000 2013
61,100 2014
61,200 2015
98,000 95,000 92,000 89,000 86,000 83,000 80,000 77,000
91,400 2008
86,900 2009
Athens MSA
85,800
86,000
87,200
88,200
2010
2011
2012
2013
89,100 2014
91,200 2015
2,650,000 2,600,000 2,550,000 2,500,000 2,450,000 2,400,000 2,350,000 2,300,000 2,250,000 2,200,000
Atlanta MSA
2,584,900
2,502,500
2,433,100
2,413,500
2,353,600
2,296,500
2,311,200
2,275,600
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
Augusta MSA
230,000 227,000 224,000 221,000 218,000 215,000 212,000
227,900
223,600
220,200
213,900
215,000
216,800
217,500
219,700
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
48,000 46,000 44,000 42,000 40,000 38,000 36,000
45,300 2008
Brunswick MSA
42,500
40,500
40,000
40,600
40,800
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
40,800 2014
42,000 2015
Columbus MSA
125,000
123,000 121,000 119,000 117,000
121,800
117,900
117,900
119,400
120,400
121,500
121,900
121,600
115,000
113,000 2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
Dalton MSA
85,000
80,000
75,000 74,000
70,000 65,000
66,800
66,200
65,700
63,600
63,600
66,100
67,700
60,000
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research
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MSA Nonfarm Employment
2008 2015 Annual Average Employment
86,000 83,000 80,000 77,000 74,000 71,000 68,000 65,000
77,800 2008
Gainesville MSA
71,600
71,500
73,100
75,000
77,300
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
79,800 2014
83,800 2015
Hinesville MSA
21,000
20,000
19,400
19,500
19,900
20,200
20,000
19,600
19,600
19,700
19,000
18,000
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
Macon MSA
104,000 102,000
101,900
100,000
98,000 96,000
96,700
94,000
92,000
2008
2009
95,700 2010
96,900 2011
98,100 2012
100,700
102,100
98,500
2013
2014
2015
43,000 41,000 39,000
41,400
39,200
Rome MSA
38,700
38,300
38,600
38,800
39,700
40,100
37,000
35,000
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
Savannah MSA
175,000 170,000 165,000 160,000 155,000 150,000 145,000 140,000
159,300 2008
151,000
151,000
152,400
155,900
159,900
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
171,600 165,100
2014
2015
60,000 58,000 56,000 54,000 52,000 50,000 48,000
57,100 2008
54,200 2009
Valdosta MSA
52,800
52,700
53,500
53,500
2010
2011
2012
2013
54,200 2014
55,200 2015
Warner Robins MSA
72,000
71,500 71,000
71,000
70,500
70,000
70,600
70,600
71,200
71,200
70,600
70,200
70,400
69,500
69,000
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research
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Georgia Hours and Earnings
Industry Total Private
Goods Producing Private Service Providing
Construction Manufacturing Trade, Transportation, and Utilities Financial Activities Professional and Business Services Education and Health Services Leisure and Hospitality Other Services
Jan 23.86 23.30 23.99 22.88 23.60 22.44 29.47 28.29 24.94 12.47 20.76
Feb 24.06 23.47 24.19 23.19 23.66 22.26 29.98 28.97 25.05 12.48 20.86
2015 All Employee
AVERAGE HOURLY EARNINGS (AHE) Mar Apr May Jun Jul 23.92 23.65 23.50 23.39 23.55 23.19 23.20 23.12 23.26 23.48 24.08 23.75 23.58 23.42 23.57 23.09 23.26 23.18 22.87 23.10 23.27 23.30 23.16 23.55 23.77 22.25 21.94 21.68 21.43 21.56 30.16 29.33 29.46 29.03 29.06 28.63 28.06 28.02 27.76 28.16 24.90 25.14 24.83 24.98 24.91 12.57 12.47 12.58 12.38 12.47 20.58 21.14 20.99 21.03 20.91
Aug 23.84 23.89 23.83 23.30 24.30 21.48 29.32 29.01 25.02 12.58 22.00
Sep 23.71 23.99 23.65 23.36 24.42 21.49 29.13 28.56 25.06 12.58 21.56
Oct 24.11 24.09 24.12 23.51 24.51 21.58 29.09 29.18 25.86 12.59 21.61
Nov 24.28 24.34 24.27 24.14 24.51 21.33 28.95 30.09 25.52 12.70 21.60
Dec Average 24.13 23.84 24.73 23.68 23.99 23.87 23.85 23.32 25.33 23.96 21.30 21.72 28.45 29.28 29.60 28.70 25.50 25.15 12.74 12.55 21.59 21.23
Industry Total Private
Goods Producing Private Service Providing
Construction Manufacturing Trade, Transportation, and Utilities Financial Activities Professional and Business Services Education and Health Services Leisure and Hospitality Other Services
Jan 34.8 40.7 33.7 40.0 41.3 34.7 36.6 35.9 34.9 26.2 33.1
Feb 35.3 40.4 34.4 39.5 41.0 35.4 38.1 36.5 35.2 26.8 33.7
AVERAGE WEEKLY HOURS (AWH) Mar Apr May Jun 35.3 34.8 35.1 35.1 40.6 40.5 41.4 41.4 34.3 33.8 34.0 34.0 39.8 39.7 42.2 42.0 41.1 41.0 40.8 40.9 35.3 35.0 35.2 34.9 38.1 36.9 36.9 37.3 36.4 35.4 35.6 35.9 35.3 34.7 34.8 34.7 26.7 26.8 26.8 26.7 34.6 33.9 34.2 34.1
Jul 35.1 41.7 33.9 42.3 41.2 34.8 37.1 35.4 34.9 26.5 34.6
Aug 35.6 42.3 34.4 42.3 42.2 35.1 38.6 36.0 35.3 27.0 35.1
Sep 34.8 40.8 33.7 40.4 40.9 34.3 37.4 35.1 34.9 26.4 34.7
Oct 34.8 41.6 33.6 42.5 40.9 34.5 37.1 34.3 35.1 26.7 34.3
Nov 35.1 41.0 34.0 41.2 40.7 34.7 38.9 34.8 35.6 26.6 34.4
Dec 34.8 41.9 33.5 42.4 41.4 34.6 37.6 34.2 35.1 26.4 33.9
Average 35.1 41.2 33.9 41.2 41.1 34.9 37.6 35.4 35.0 26.6 34.2
Industry Total Private
Goods Producing Private Service Providing
Construction Manufacturing Trade, Transportation, and Utilities Financial Activities Professional and Business Services Education and Health Services Leisure and Hospitality Other Services
AVERAGE WEEKLY EARNINGS (AWE)
Jan
Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Average
830.33 849.32 844.38 823.02 824.85 820.99 826.61 848.70 825.11 839.03 852.23 839.72 836.78
948.31 948.19 941.51 939.60 957.17 962.96 979.12 1010.55 978.79 1002.14 997.94 1036.19 975.62
808.46 832.14 825.94 802.75 801.72 796.28 799.02 819.75 797.01 810.43 825.18 803.67 809.19
915.20 916.01 918.98 923.42 978.20 960.54 977.13 985.59 943.74 999.18 994.57 1011.24 960.78
974.68 970.06 956.40 955.30 944.93 963.20 979.32 1025.46 998.78 1002.46 997.56 1048.66 984.76
778.67 788.00 785.43 767.90 763.14 747.91 750.29 753.95 737.11 744.51 740.15 736.98 758.03
1078.601142.24 1149.10 1082.28 1087.07 1082.82 1078.13 1131.75 1089.46 1079.24 1126.16 1069.72 1100.93
1015.611057.41 1042.13 993.32 997.51 996.58 996.86 1044.36 1002.46 1000.87 1047.13 1012.32 1015.98
870.41 881.76 878.97 872.36 864.08 866.81 869.36 883.21 874.59 907.69 908.51 895.05 880.25
326.71 334.46 335.62 334.20 337.14 330.55 330.46 339.66 332.11 336.15 337.82 336.34 333.83
687.16 702.98 712.07 716.65 717.86 717.12 723.49 772.20 748.13 741.22 743.04 731.90 726.07
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research
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Industry Total Private
Goods Producing Private Service Providing
Construction Manufacturing Trade, Transportation, and Utilities Financial Activities Professional and Business Services Education and Health Services Leisure and Hospitality Other Services
Georgia Hours and Earnings
Jan 23.07 22.94 23.10 23.00 22.86 21.00 30.71 26.86 24.21 12.02 19.26
Feb 23.64 23.55 23.66 23.58 23.46 21.59 31.89 27.28 24.38 12.11 19.72
2014 All Employee
AVERAGE HOURLY EARNINGS (AHE) Mar Apr May Jun Jul 23.10 22.95 22.90 23.32 23.19 22.84 22.73 22.99 23.22 23.17 23.16 23.00 22.88 23.34 23.20 22.67 22.30 22.52 22.76 22.73 22.87 22.91 23.21 23.45 23.41 21.21 21.22 21.23 21.51 21.42 30.69 30.78 30.56 31.07 30.90 26.73 26.31 26.41 27.06 26.85 24.08 24.17 23.92 24.61 24.32 12.08 11.94 11.95 11.73 11.74 19.91 20.57 19.66 19.91 20.45
Aug 23.46 23.16 23.53 22.67 23.44 21.75 30.46 27.17 25.18 11.91 20.40
Sep 23.39 22.98 23.48 22.36 23.37 21.75 30.17 27.20 24.90 11.96 20.45
Oct 23.49 23.06 23.58 22.56 23.35 21.79 30.14 27.30 25.08 12.05 20.55
Nov 23.90 23.34 24.02 22.75 23.70 22.02 30.54 28.12 25.34 12.42 20.35
Dec Average 23.62 23.34 23.28 23.10 23.70 23.39 22.55 22.68 23.77 23.32 21.72 21.52 29.72 30.64 27.80 27.10 25.29 24.63 12.37 12.02 20.81 20.18
Industry Total Private
Goods Producing Private Service Providing
Construction Manufacturing Trade, Transportation, and Utilities Financial Activities Professional and Business Services Education and Health Services Leisure and Hospitality Other Services
Jan 34.6 40.2 33.6 38.6 41.1 34.3 36.7 35.8 34.9 25.9 31.7
Feb 34.0 37.4 33.4 34.9 38.8 33.8 37.7 36.2 34.5 25.5 31.7
AVERAGE WEEKLY HOURS (AWH) Mar Apr May Jun 35.8 35.2 35.2 35.8 42.1 41.3 41.3 42.0 34.7 34.1 34.1 34.7 41.6 41.6 41.8 41.9 42.4 41.1 41.0 42.0 35.4 35.1 35.0 35.4 38.0 37.0 37.3 38.1 37.8 36.8 36.4 37.4 35.3 34.7 34.8 35.4 27.5 27.0 27.3 27.4 32.9 32.6 32.9 34.4
Jul 35.2 41.8 34.0 43.0 41.0 35.0 36.4 36.1 34.9 27.0 34.2
Aug 35.4 41.9 34.2 42.7 41.3 35.4 36.5 36.6 35.1 26.8 33.9
Sep 35.3 42.0 34.1 42.6 41.5 35.3 36.2 36.3 35.2 26.5 33.7
Oct 35.1 41.4 33.9 40.9 41.7 34.9 36.4 36.3 35.2 26.5 32.9
Nov 35.6 41.9 34.5 42.2 41.7 35.5 38.0 37.1 35.6 26.7 33.8
Dec 35.2 42.2 33.9 42.4 42.1 35.2 36.7 36.0 34.9 26.6 33.6
Average 35.2 41.3 34.1 41.2 41.3 35.0 37.1 36.6 35.0 26.7 33.2
Industry Total Private
Goods Producing Private Service Providing
Construction Manufacturing Trade, Transportation, and Utilities Financial Activities Professional and Business Services Education and Health Services Leisure and Hospitality Other Services
AVERAGE WEEKLY EARNINGS (AWE)
Jan
Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Average
798.22 803.76 826.98 807.84 806.08 834.86 816.29 830.48 825.67 824.50 850.84 831.42 821.57
922.19 880.77 961.56 938.75 949.49 975.24 968.51 970.40 965.16 954.68 977.95 982.42 954.03
776.16 790.24 803.65 784.30 780.21 809.90 788.80 804.73 800.67 799.36 828.69 803.43 797.60
887.80 822.94 943.07 927.68 941.34 953.64 977.39 968.01 952.54 922.70 960.05 956.12 934.42
939.55 910.25 969.69 941.60 951.61 984.90 959.81 968.07 969.86 973.70 988.29 1000.72 963.12
720.30 729.74 750.83 744.82 743.05 761.45 749.70 769.95 767.78 760.47 781.71 764.54 753.20
1127.06 1202.25 1166.22 1138.86 1139.89 1183.77 1124.76 1111.79 1092.15 1097.10 1160.52 1090.72 1136.74
961.59 987.54 1010.39 968.21 961.32 1012.04 969.29 994.42 987.36 990.99 1043.25 1000.80 991.86
844.93 841.11 850.02 838.70 832.42 871.19 848.77 883.82 876.48 882.82 902.10 882.62 862.05
311.32 308.81 332.20 322.38 326.24 321.40 316.98 319.19 316.94 319.33 331.61 329.04 320.93
610.54 625.12 655.04 670.58 646.81 684.90 699.39 691.56 689.17 676.10 687.83 699.22 669.98
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research
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Metro Statistical Area Albany MSA Athens-Clarke County MSA Atlanta MSA Augusta-Richmond County MSA Brunswick MSA Columbus MSA Dalton MSA Gainesville MSA Hinesville MSA Macon MSA Rome MSA Savannah MSA Valdosta MSA Warner Robins MSA
Metro Statistical Area Albany MSA Athens-Clarke County MSA Atlanta MSA Augusta-Richmond County MSA Brunswick MSA Columbus MSA Dalton MSA Gainesville MSA Hinesville MSA Macon MSA Rome MSA Savannah MSA Valdosta MSA Warner Robins MSA
Metro Statistical Area Albany MSA Athens-Clarke County MSA Atlanta MSA Augusta-Richmond County MSA Brunswick MSA Columbus MSA Dalton MSA Gainesville MSA Hinesville MSA Macon MSA Rome MSA Savannah MSA Valdosta MSA Warner Robins MSA
MSA Hours and Earnings
Jan 16.99 20.89 26.29 23.61 18.10 20.54 17.19 21.34 22.62 19.35 23.87 21.38 17.32 18.20
2015 All Employee
AVERAGE HOURLY EARNINGS (AHE)
Feb 16.74 20.98 26.50 24.05 17.68 20.60 17.30 22.63 21.41 19.41 25.36 21.69 17.14 18.28
Mar 16.78 21.46 26.32 23.47 18.13 20.35 17.35 22.68 20.87 19.51 24.05 21.57 17.14 18.63
Apr 16.59 21.74 26.03 23.47 17.98 20.10 17.11 21.48 21.59 19.92 25.24 21.34 16.84 18.17
May 17.01 21.29 25.85 23.59 17.98 19.79 16.82 22.27 20.45 19.09 25.45 20.66 16.77 18.25
Jun 17.00 21.21 25.76 23.57 18.17 18.85 17.24 21.59 21.22 19.20 23.98 20.77 16.74 18.46
Jul 16.39 21.19 25.98 23.62 17.98 19.21 17.29 22.03 21.32 19.02 25.39 20.95 16.98 18.07
Aug 16.63 21.33 26.35 24.19 18.54 19.60 17.98 22.31 19.72 19.12 23.52 21.05 17.24 18.51
Sep 16.65 21.91 26.16 24.03 17.84 19.56 18.01 21.91 20.11 19.35 23.75 20.90 17.78 18.59
Oct 17.50 21.61 26.38 24.40 17.81 19.56 18.41 23.21 20.42 19.61 24.04 21.40 17.49 18.73
Nov 17.56 21.62 26.60 24.18 18.21 20.11 18.93 23.16 19.67 19.73 24.32 21.69 17.62 18.88
Dec Average 18.39 17.02 21.31 21.38 26.56 26.23 23.09 23.77 18.36 18.07 19.53 19.81 18.39 17.67 22.89 22.32 20.22 20.78 19.74 19.42 25.05 24.48 21.76 21.26 17.60 17.22 18.62 18.45
Jan 35.0 32.4 34.9 36.9 34.1 33.5 38.9 35.7 35.7 38.3 35.8 32.2 35.3 35.3
Feb 34.6 32.3 35.4 37.4 35.1 34.1 39.8 36.5 36.8 38.0 33.3 32.5 35.7 36.0
AVERAGE WEEKLY HOURS (AWH)
Mar 34.4 32.4 35.3 37.2 34.6 34.2 39.8 37.2 37.1 38.4 35.8 32.6 35.4 34.8
Apr 34.6 33.4 34.9 36.7 34.0 33.5 39.5 35.6 36.7 37.8 33.1 32.2 35.2 37.0
May 35.4 33.7 35.2 36.8 32.4 34.0 40.1 35.6 38.6 37.6 35.7 33.4 35.3 36.6
Jun 34.3 34.5 35.1 36.6 32.0 34.0 40.1 36.7 36.1 37.6 36.0 32.6 35.1 37.2
Jul 34.1 34.0 35.0 36.6 32.9 34.0 39.6 38.0 36.2 38.1 34.5 32.4 34.8 40.3
Aug 34.5 35.6 35.7 36.6 33.8 34.5 40.2 37.4 37.1 38.1 37.2 33.2 34.8 38.5
Sep 33.6 34.3 34.8 36.1 32.1 34.5 38.0 36.8 38.1 36.5 35.2 33.0 33.7 37.8
Oct 34.5 34.0 35.1 36.0 31.5 34.4 38.8 39.4 37.4 36.0 36.2 33.3 35.1 36.6
Nov 34.9 33.8 35.3 36.7 31.4 34.5 38.4 39.6 38.1 37.3 37.1 33.6 35.5 38.1
Dec 32.6 33.1 35.1 36.0 31.3 35.3 38.5 40.6 38.8 36.8 34.0 32.8 36.1 38.8
Average 34.4 33.7 35.1 36.6 32.9 34.2 39.3 37.5 37.2 37.6 35.4 32.8 35.2 37.2
AVERAGE WEEKLY EARNINGS (AWE)
Jan
Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Average
594.65 579.20 577.23 574.01 602.15 583.10 558.90 573.74 559.44 603.75 612.84 599.51 585.49
676.84 677.65 695.30 726.12 717.47 731.75 720.46 759.35 751.51 734.74 730.76 705.36 720.51
917.52 938.10 929.10 908.45 909.92 904.18 909.30 940.70 910.37 925.94 938.98 932.26 920.67
871.21 899.47 873.08 861.35 868.11 862.66 864.49 885.35 867.48 878.40 887.41 831.24 869.98
617.21 620.57 627.30 611.32 582.55 581.44 591.54 626.65 572.66 561.02 571.79 574.67 594.50
688.09 702.46 695.97 673.35 672.86 640.90 653.14 676.20 674.82 672.86 693.80 689.41 677.50
668.69 688.54 690.53 675.85 674.48 691.32 684.68 722.80 684.38 714.31 726.91 708.02 694.43
761.84 826.00 843.70 764.69 792.81 792.35 837.14 834.39 806.29 914.47 917.14 929.33 837.00
807.53 787.89 774.28 792.35 789.37 766.04 771.78 731.61 766.19 763.71 749.43 784.54 773.02
741.11 737.58 749.18 752.98 717.78 721.92 724.66 728.47 706.28 705.96 735.93 726.43 730.19
854.55 844.49 860.99 835.44 908.57 863.28 875.96 874.94 836.00 870.25 902.27 851.70 866.59
688.44 704.93 703.18 687.15 690.04 677.10 678.78 698.86 689.70 712.62 728.78 713.73 697.33
611.40 611.90 606.76 592.77 591.98 587.57 590.90 599.95 599.19 613.90 625.51 635.36 606.14
642.46 658.08 648.32 672.29 667.95 686.71 728.22 712.64 702.70 685.52 719.33 722.46 686.34
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research
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Metro Statistical Area Albany MSA Athens-Clarke County MSA Atlanta MSA Augusta-Richmond County MSA Brunswick MSA Columbus MSA Dalton MSA Gainesville MSA Hinesville MSA Macon MSA Rome MSA Savannah MSA Valdosta MSA Warner Robins MSA
Metro Statistical Area Albany MSA Athens-Clarke County MSA Atlanta MSA Augusta-Richmond County MSA Brunswick MSA Columbus MSA Dalton MSA Gainesville MSA Hinesville MSA Macon MSA Rome MSA Savannah MSA Valdosta MSA Warner Robins MSA
Metro Statistical Area Albany MSA Athens-Clarke County MSA Atlanta MSA Augusta-Richmond County MSA Brunswick MSA Columbus MSA Dalton MSA Gainesville MSA Hinesville MSA Macon MSA Rome MSA Savannah MSA Valdosta MSA Warner Robins MSA
MSA Hours and Earnings
Jan 17.29 18.26 25.46 22.72 16.66 20.05 16.78 21.52 20.63 19.37 20.88 20.76 17.01 17.02
2014 All Employee
AVERAGE HOURLY EARNINGS (AHE)
Feb 17.20 19.05 26.11 24.09 16.46 20.44 17.56 21.49 21.59 19.81 21.51 20.70 17.65 17.14
Mar 17.19 18.89 25.34 23.51 16.88 20.63 16.93 20.29 21.37 19.43 21.72 20.43 17.25 17.32
Apr 17.27 18.53 25.19 23.54 16.53 20.00 16.82 21.09 20.78 19.83 21.42 20.73 17.17 16.79
May 17.14 18.92 25.08 23.37 16.50 20.23 16.96 21.14 21.05 19.70 22.27 20.60 17.19 16.64
Jun 16.88 19.24 25.54 23.60 16.11 20.60 16.77 21.91 22.80 19.80 22.43 20.61 17.73 17.06
Jul 16.38 19.12 25.57 23.27 16.34 19.89 17.21 21.18 21.66 19.41 23.44 20.33 17.53 16.98
Aug 17.06 19.53 25.79 23.91 16.47 20.00 16.85 22.02 21.38 19.49 25.40 20.32 17.07 17.05
Sep 16.78 19.58 25.69 23.75 17.07 20.04 17.16 22.15 21.44 19.48 24.14 20.37 17.27 17.49
Oct 16.89 19.69 25.78 23.38 16.49 20.04 17.31 22.09 21.66 19.37 24.10 21.03 17.36 17.68
Nov 16.65 21.04 26.16 24.31 17.48 20.35 17.99 22.53 22.43 19.59 23.94 21.64 16.86 17.83
Dec Average 16.72 16.95 20.62 19.39 25.87 25.63 23.35 23.57 17.49 16.71 20.44 20.23 17.30 17.14 22.03 21.63 22.66 21.60 19.35 19.55 24.44 22.97 21.46 20.75 17.16 17.27 17.68 17.22
Jan 32.6 31.9 34.7 35.5 30.9 33.6 37.4 37.4 41.8 38.8 37.9 33.3 35.5 36.5
Feb 32.0 29.4 34.0 36.4 30.9 34.3 34.9 36.2 40.1 38.6 35.8 33.1 35.0 36.1
AVERAGE WEEKLY HOURS (AWH)
Mar 34.6 32.0 36.0 39.5 31.8 34.2 39.1 40.1 40.1 39.5 39.4 33.7 35.5 38.0
Apr 34.7 33.1 35.3 38.5 32.4 33.8 39.4 38.4 39.3 39.0 38.7 32.8 34.9 37.5
May 34.2 32.6 35.3 38.0 31.7 34.1 39.8 38.5 40.5 38.4 40.0 32.9 35.4 37.2
Jun 35.7 33.2 35.9 38.6 32.8 34.3 40.0 40.1 37.8 39.1 39.4 33.5 35.9 37.6
Jul 35.5 32.5 35.0 38.4 32.1 34.5 38.8 38.7 37.7 38.2 38.9 33.1 34.3 38.1
Aug 36.4 32.8 35.4 37.7 32.3 34.2 39.9 39.2 38.4 37.9 37.0 32.8 35.8 37.2
Sep 36.4 32.2 35.3 37.3 31.8 33.6 40.1 39.6 38.2 38.3 38.1 32.9 35.7 36.6
Oct 35.6 32.7 35.2 37.0 32.9 33.4 39.0 39.1 38.4 37.3 36.8 33.2 35.6 35.9
Nov 35.7 33.3 35.8 37.5 33.2 33.6 39.9 39.4 37.2 38.3 36.9 32.8 35.6 37.1
Dec 36.0 31.3 35.3 37.4 31.7 34.1 40.3 36.8 36.0 37.9 37.0 31.9 35.8 36.7
Average 35.0 32.3 35.3 37.6 32.1 34.0 39.1 38.6 38.8 38.4 38.0 33.0 35.4 37.0
AVERAGE WEEKLY EARNINGS (AWE)
Jan
Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Average
563.65 550.40 594.77 599.27 586.19 602.62 581.49 620.98 610.79 601.28 594.41 601.92 593.25
582.49 560.07 604.48 613.34 616.79 638.77 621.40 640.58 630.48 643.86 700.63 645.41 626.30
883.46 887.74 912.24 889.21 885.32 916.89 894.95 912.97 906.86 907.46 936.53 913.21 904.74
806.56 876.88 928.65 906.29 888.06 910.96 893.57 901.41 885.88 865.06 911.63 873.29 886.23
514.79 508.61 536.78 535.57 523.05 528.41 524.51 531.98 542.83 542.52 580.34 554.43 536.39
673.68 701.09 705.55 676.00 689.84 706.58 686.21 684.00 673.34 669.34 683.76 697.00 687.82
627.57 612.84 661.96 662.71 675.01 670.80 667.75 672.32 688.12 675.09 717.80 697.19 670.17
804.85 777.94 813.63 809.86 813.89 878.59 819.67 863.18 877.14 863.72 887.68 810.70 834.92
862.33 865.76 856.94 816.65 852.53 861.84 816.58 820.99 819.01 831.74 834.40 815.76 838.08
751.56 764.67 767.49 773.37 756.48 774.18 741.46 738.67 746.08 722.50 750.30 733.37 750.72
791.35 770.06 855.77 828.95 890.80 883.74 911.82 939.80 919.73 886.88 883.39 904.28 872.86
691.31 685.17 688.49 679.94 677.74 690.44 672.92 666.50 670.17 698.20 709.79 684.57 684.75
603.86 617.75 612.38 599.23 608.53 636.51 601.28 611.11 616.54 618.02 600.22 614.33 611.36
621.23 618.75 658.16 629.63 619.01 641.46 646.94 634.26 640.13 634.71 661.49 648.86 637.14
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research
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Georgia Production Worker Hours and Earnings
Industry Manufacturing
Durable Goods Non-Durable Goods
Jan 18.28 20.76 15.92
2015
AVERAGE HOURLY EARNINGS (AHE) Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Average 18.05 18.00 17.83 17.83 17.90 17.82 17.94 18.14 18.06 18.10 18.33 18.02 20.73 20.51 20.33 20.41 20.26 20.19 20.28 20.47 20.54 20.42 20.57 20.45 15.59 15.57 15.48 15.38 15.51 15.41 15.61 15.95 15.70 15.82 16.05 15.67
Industry Manufacturing
Durable Goods Non-Durable Goods
Jan 42.3 42.7 41.9
Feb 42.2 41.7 42.6
AVERAGE WEEKLY HOURS (AWH) Mar Apr May Jun 42.4 43.0 42.6 42.5 43.1 42.9 43.0 44.4 41.8 43.1 42.2 40.7
Jul 43.3 45.4 41.3
Aug 43.5 45.2 41.9
Sep 43.3 43.6 43.0
Oct 43.2 43.8 42.6
Nov 43.2 44.6 41.9
Dec 44.0 45.8 42.4
Average 43.0 43.9 42.1
Industry Manufacturing
Durable Goods Non-Durable Goods
AVERAGE WEEKLY EARNINGS (AWE)
Jan
Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Average
773.24 761.71 763.20 766.69 759.56 760.75 771.61 780.39 785.46 780.19 781.92 806.52 774.86
886.45 864.44 883.98 872.16 877.63 899.54 916.63 916.66 892.49 899.65 910.73 942.11 897.76
667.05 664.13 650.83 667.19 649.04 631.26 636.43 654.06 685.85 668.82 662.86 680.52 659.71
Industry Manufacturing
Durable Goods Non-Durable Goods
Industry Manufacturing
Durable Goods Non-Durable Goods
Industry Manufacturing
Durable Goods Non-Durable Goods
Jan 18.03 20.49 15.59
2014
AVERAGE HOURLY EARNINGS (AHE) Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Average 17.88 17.87 17.96 18.17 18.18 18.36 18.07 18.11 18.02 18.20 18.25 18.09 20.53 20.51 20.14 20.42 20.73 21.07 20.59 20.43 20.60 20.80 20.83 20.60 15.19 15.15 15.73 15.89 15.67 15.71 15.58 15.77 15.58 15.75 15.79 15.62
Jan 41.8 42.8 40.8
Feb 38.2 39.7 36.8
AVERAGE WEEKLY HOURS (AWH) Mar Apr May Jun 42.5 41.8 41.5 42.1 44.4 43.6 43.0 43.0 40.6 40.1 40.0 41.2
Jul 41.3 41.9 40.7
Aug 42.2 43.5 40.9
Sep 42.3 44.1 40.6
Oct 42.8 43.2 42.5
Nov 42.9 43.5 42.4
Dec 43.0 43.8 42.3
Average 41.9 43.0 40.8
AVERAGE WEEKLY EARNINGS (AWE)
Jan
Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Average
753.65 683.02 759.48 750.73 754.06 765.38 758.27 762.55 766.05 771.26 780.78 784.75 757.97
876.97 815.04 910.64 878.10 878.06 891.39 882.83 895.67 900.96 889.92 904.80 912.35 885.80
636.07 558.99 615.09 630.77 635.60 645.60 639.40 637.22 640.26 662.15 667.80 667.92 637.30
Note: These average hours and earnings data are of production employees on manufacturing payrolls
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research
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Georgia Labor Force Estimates (not Seasonally Adjusted) Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older
Area
Employment Status
2015
2014
2013
Change From
2014-2015
2013-2014
Georgia
(Not seasonally adjusted)
Albany MSA Athens-Clarke County MSA
Atlanta MSA Augusta-Richmond
County MSA Brunswick MSA
Columbus MSA
Dalton MSA
Gainesville MSA Hinesville MSA
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
4,770,873
4,753,765
4,759,506
17,108
-5,741
4,490,931
4,416,715
4,369,349
74,216
47,366
279,942
337,050
390,157
-57,108
-53,107
5.9
7.1
8.2
65,508
66,470
68,097
-962
-1,627
60,947
60,948
61,676
-1
-728
4,561
5,522
6,421
-961
-899
7.0
8.3
9.4
93,469
92,842
94,678
627
-1,836
88,352
86,812
87,709
1,540
-897
5,117
6,030
6,969
-913
-939
5.5
6.5
7.4
2,836,322
2,809,202
2,791,868
27,120
17,334
2,677,863
2,619,867
2,574,339
57,996
45,528
158,459
189,335
217,529
-30,876
-28,194
5.6
6.7
7.8
256,199
255,684
257,529
515
-1,845
240,013
237,025
235,923
2,988
1,102
16,186
18,659
21,606
-2,473
-2,947
6.3
7.3
8.4
50,100
49,843
51,058
257
-1,215
46,986
45,990
46,538
996
-548
3,114
3,853
4,520
-739
-667
6.2
7.7
8.9
124,455
127,013
129,860
-2,558
-2,847
115,885
117,186
118,687
-1,301
-1,501
8,570
9,827
11,173
-1,257
-1,346
6.9
7.7
8.6
60,506
60,600
60,585
-94
15
56,503
55,625
54,530
878
1,095
4,003
4,975
6,055
-972
-1,080
6.6
8.2
10.0
92,277
90,082
89,562
2,195
520
87,894
84,790
83,423
3,104
1,367
4,383
5,292
6,139
-909
-847
4.7
5.9
6.9
32,005
32,333
32,920
-328
-587
30,014
29,888
30,151
126
-263
1,991
2,445
2,769
-454
-324
6.2
7.6
8.4
Note: Georgia and Metropolitan Statistical Area data have not been seasonally adjusted. Employment includes Nonfarm 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.
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, Morgan, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, Pike, Rockdale, Spalding, and Walton counties. Augusta - Richmond County MSA: Burke, Columbia, Lincoln, 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 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, Peach and Pulaski counties.
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research
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Georgia Labor Force Estimates (not Seasonally Adjusted) Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older
Area 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
2015
2014
2013
Change From
2014-2015
2013-2014
103,238
104,047
105,142
-809
-1,095
96,697
96,073
95,711
624
362
6,541
7,974
9,431
-1,433
-1,457
6.3
7.7
9.0
42,787
43,278
43,793
-491
-515
39,975
39,873
39,641
102
232
2,812
3,405
4,152
-593
-747
6.6
7.9
9.5
175,755
173,548
173,040
2,207
508
165,960
161,326
159,180
4,634
2,146
9,795
12,222
13,860
-2,427
-1,638
5.6
7.0
8.0
62,716
62,751
63,447
-35
-696
58,983
58,210
58,344
773
-134
3,733
4,541
5,103
-808
-562
6.0
7.2
8.0
80,533
81,493
83,614
-960
-2,121
75,593
75,613
76,890
-20
-1,277
4,940
5,880
6,724
-940
-844
6.1
7.2
8.0
Area
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
2015
157,130,000 148,834,000
8,296,000 5.3
2014
155,922,000 146,305,000
9,617,000 6.2
2013
Change From
2014-2015
2013-2014
155,389,000
1,208,000
533,000
143,929,000
2,529,000
2,376,000
11,460,000
-1,321,000
-1,843,000
7.4
Note: Georgia and Metropolitan Statistical Area data have not been seasonally adjusted. Employment includes Nonfarm 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.
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, Morgan, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, Pike, Rockdale, Spalding, and Walton counties. Augusta - Richmond County MSA: Burke, Columbia, Lincoln, 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 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, Peach and Pulaski counties.
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research
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*Albany *Alpharetta *Athens *Atlanta
Fulton part DeKalb part *Augusta *Brookhaven Carrollton *Columbus Dalton Douglasville Duluth *Dunwoody East Point Gainesville Hinesville *Johns Creek Kennesaw LaGrange Lawrenceville *Macon-Bibb *Marietta Milton Newnan Peachtree City P'tree Corners Rome *Roswell *Sandy Springs *Savannah *Smyrna Statesboro Stockbridge *Valdosta *Warner Robins Woodstock
City Labor Force Estimates (not Seasonally Adjusted) Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older
2015 Annual Averages
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
30,770 28,349 2,421 7.9
33,703 32,238 1,465 4.3
56,558 53,241 3,317 5.9
233,306 218,702 14,604 6.3
215,566 201,806 13,760 6.4
17,740 16,896
844 4.8
84,209 78,063 6,146 7.3
30,908
30,105
803 2.6
11,423 10,455
968 8.5
79,038
73,211 5,827 7.4
14,202 13,240
962 6.8
16,152 15,065 1,087 6.7
15,311 14,485
826 5.4
25,828 24,696 1,132 4.4
16,808 15,370 1,438 8.6
16,605 15,720
885 5.3
14,723 13,860
863 5.9
42,825 40,934 1,891 4.4
18,566
17,550 1,016 5.5
14,972 13,957 1,015 6.8
14,351 13,396
955 6.7
68,327 63,843 4,484 6.6
34,180 32,353 1,827 5.3
18,213
17,414
799 4.4
16,326 15,385
941 5.8
17,656 16,826
830 4.7
22,124 21,456
668 3.0
15,075 13,957 1,118 7.4
51,666 49,433 2,233 4.3
59,522 56,839 2,683 4.5
65,081 60,943 4,138 6.4
33,082 31,457 1,625 4.9
13,561
12,513 1,048 7.7
13,275 12,285
990 7.5
25,320 23,738 1,582 6.2
31,144
29,198 1,946 6.2
14,613 13,849
764 5.2
2014 Annual Averages
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
31,360 28,414 2,946 9.4
33,280 31,540 1,740 5.2
56,224 52,340 3,884 6.9
231,570 213,969 17,601 7.6
214,060 197,433 16,627 7.8
17,510 16,536
974 5.6
84,649 77,315 7,334 8.7
30,371 29,464
907 3.0
11,424 10,219 1,205 10.5
80,825 74,045 6,780 8.4
14,212 13,042 1,170 8.2
16,018 14,744 1,274 8.0
15,169 14,179
990 6.5
25,543 24,171 1,372 5.4
16,744 15,037 1,707 10.2
16,232 15,165 1,067 6.6
14,916 13,826 1,090 7.3
42,253 40,047 2,206 5.2
18,408 17,177 1,231 6.7
15,060 13,816 1,244 8.3
14,246 13,113 1,133 8.0
69,029 63,502 5,527 8.0
33,871 31,666 2,205 6.5
17,957 17,036
921 5.1
16,145 15,044 1,101 6.8
17,462 16,460 1,002 5.7
21,762 21,003
759 3.5
15,300 13,921 1,379 9.0
50,962 48,362 2,600 5.1
58,823 55,608 3,215 5.5
64,505 59,252 5,253 8.1
32,701 30,789 1,912 5.8
13,480 12,223 1,257 9.3
13,193 12,011 1,182 9.0
25,430 23,502 1,928 7.6
31,541 29,245 2,296 7.3
14,456 13,556
900 6.2
2013 Annual Averages
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
32,250 28,831 3,419 10.6
33,031 31,141 1,890 5.7
57,917 53,390 4,527 7.8
230,128 209,925 20,203 8.8
212,937 193,904 19,033 8.9
17,191 16,021 1,170 6.8
86,773 78,244 8,529 9.8
30,118 29,174
944 3.1
10,928
9,600 1,328 12.2
83,171 75,426 7,745 9.3
14,274 12,814 1,460 10.2
15,942 14,448 1,494 9.4
15,119 13,954 1,165 7.7
25,489 23,952 1,537 6.0
17,020 15,033 1,987 11.7
16,093 14,838 1,255 7.8
15,209 14,000 1,209 7.9
42,343 39,859 2,484 5.9
18,325 16,952 1,373 7.5
15,142 13,690 1,452 9.6
14,308 12,953 1,355 9.5
69,947 63,451 6,496 9.3
33,611 31,155 2,456 7.3
17,682 16,670 1,012 5.7
15,702 14,462 1,240 7.9
17,431 16,367 1,064 6.1
21,537 20,742
795 3.7
15,536 13,866 1,670 10.7
51,318 48,290 3,028 5.9
58,024 54,392 3,632 6.3
64,821 58,884 5,937 9.2
32,042 29,914 2,128 6.6
13,326 11,898 1,428 10.7
13,240 11,849 1,391 10.5
25,835 23,652 2,183 8.4
32,334 29,693 2,641 8.2
14,059 13,090
969 6.9
: Note City estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
All cities listed have total population of 25,000 or more and an asterisks (*) designates cities with population of 50,000 or more. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research
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County Labor Force Estimates (not Seasonally Adjusted) Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older
2015 Annual Averages
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
2014 Annual Averages
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
2013 Annual Averages
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
Georgia
4,770,873 4,490,931 279,942 5.9
4,753,765 4,416,715 337,050 7.1
4,759,506 4,369,349 390,157 8.2
Appling
8,754
8,133
621 7.1
8,666
7,903
763 8.8
8,678
7,747
931 10.7
Atkinson
3,872
3,656
216 5.6
3,618
3,343
275 7.6
3,488
3,161
327 9.4
Bacon
5,033
4,758
275 5.5
4,845
4,511
334 6.9
4,629
4,240
389 8.4
Baker
1,143
1,060
83 7.3
1,116
1,015
101 9.1
1,130
1,011
119 10.5
Baldwin
17,454 16,099 1,355 7.8
18,481 16,872 1,609 8.7
18,542 16,660 1,882 10.1
Banks
8,162
7,718
444 5.4
8,147
7,612
535 6.6
7,994
7,370
624 7.8
Barrow
35,577 33,744 1,833 5.2
35,192 32,987 2,205 6.3
34,704 32,139 2,565 7.4
Bartow
47,007 44,306 2,701 5.7
46,613 43,285 3,328 7.1
47,081 43,005 4,076 8.7
Ben Hill
5,318
4,837
481 9.0
5,597
5,039
558 10.0
5,781
5,059
722 12.5
Berrien
7,010
6,521
489 7.0
7,238
6,620
618 8.5
7,416
6,707
709 9.6
Bibb
68,327 63,843 4,484 6.6
69,029 63,502 5,527 8.0
69,947 63,451 6,496 9.3
Bleckley
4,413
4,011
402 9.1
4,630
4,112
518 11.2
4,790
4,121
669 14.0
Brantley
6,918
6,415
503 7.3
6,889
6,254
635 9.2
7,041
6,291
750 10.7
Brooks
6,740
6,339
401 5.9
6,633
6,155
478 7.2
6,683
6,129
554 8.3
Bryan
15,784 14,967
817 5.2
15,547 14,545 1,002 6.4
15,430 14,280 1,150 7.5
Bulloch
34,855 32,778 2,077 6.0
34,538 32,019 2,519 7.3
34,197 31,230 2,967 8.7
Burke
9,131
8,396
735 8.0
9,175
8,254
921 10.0
9,495
8,354 1,141 12.0
Butts
10,154
9,500
654 6.4
10,030
9,278
752 7.5
10,204
9,256
948 9.3
Calhoun
2,135
2,005
130 6.1
2,141
1,991
150 7.0
2,109
1,935
174 8.3
Camden
22,416 21,189 1,227 5.5
21,963 20,517 1,446 6.6
21,594 19,918 1,676 7.8
Candler
5,006
4,726
280 5.6
5,075
4,725
350 6.9
5,106
4,689
417 8.2
Carroll
52,274 48,823 3,451 6.6
51,976 47,723 4,253 8.2
51,902 46,898 5,004 9.6
Catoosa
31,304 29,698 1,606 5.1
31,044 29,142 1,902 6.1
31,674 29,536 2,138 6.8
Charlton
4,789
4,490
299 6.2
4,805
4,452
353 7.3
4,924
4,507
417 8.5
Chatham
133,265 125,625 7,640 5.7
131,733 122,140 9,593 7.3
131,417 120,581 10,836 8.2
Chattahoochee 2,199
2,006
193 8.8
2,234
2,013
221 9.9
2,469
2,192
277 11.2
Chattooga
10,393
9,749
644 6.2
10,521
9,719
802 7.6
10,546
9,596
950 9.0
Cherokee
119,452 113,989 5,463 4.6
118,029 111,575 6,454 5.5
115,755 108,641 7,114 6.1
Clarke
56,558 53,241 3,317 5.9
56,224 52,340 3,884 6.9
57,917 53,390 4,527 7.8
Clay
869
771
98 11.3
915
812
103 11.3
956
847
109 11.4
Clayton
125,051 115,708 9,343 7.5
124,674 113,137 11,537 9.3
125,088 111,623 13,465 10.8
Clinch
2,843
2,650
193 6.8
2,830
2,591
239 8.4
2,832
2,572
260 9.2
Cobb
398,123 378,321 19,802 5.0
393,541 370,284 23,257 5.9
389,121 363,027 26,094 6.7
Coffee
17,395 16,253 1,142 6.6
17,642 16,208 1,434 8.1
17,525 15,783 1,742 9.9
Colquitt
19,707 18,441 1,266 6.4
20,087 18,465 1,622 8.1
20,345 18,558 1,787 8.8
Columbia
66,525 63,193 3,332 5.0
66,440 62,595 3,845 5.8
65,609 61,359 4,250 6.5
Cook
7,252
6,773
479 6.6
7,401
6,798
603 8.1
7,444
6,807
637 8.6
Coweta
67,350 63,853 3,497 5.2
66,516 62,434 4,082 6.1
65,854 61,258 4,596 7.0
Crawford
5,597
5,253
344 6.1
5,606
5,194
412 7.3
5,689
5,188
501 8.8
Crisp
9,314
8,673
641 6.9
9,460
8,622
838 8.9
9,685
8,600 1,085 11.2
Dade
7,948
7,522
426 5.4
7,888
7,392
496 6.3
8,132
7,553
579 7.1
Dawson
10,918 10,376
542 5.0
10,800 10,143
657 6.1
10,791
9,993
798 7.4
Decatur
11,344 10,585
759 6.7
11,376 10,453
923 8.1
11,583 10,483 1,100 9.5
DeKalb
371,671 349,619 22,052 5.9
368,808 342,178 26,630 7.2
368,896 337,823 31,073 8.4
Dodge
6,992
6,414
578 8.3
7,436
6,709
727 9.8
7,792
6,901
891 11.4
Dooly
4,785
4,426
359 7.5
4,640
4,192
448 9.7
4,518
3,998
520 11.5
Dougherty
37,924 35,018 2,906 7.7
38,658 35,098 3,560 9.2
39,746 35,634 4,112 10.3
Douglas
68,274 64,050 4,224 6.2
67,676 62,687 4,989 7.4
67,365 61,567 5,798 8.6
Early
4,359
4,063
296 6.8
4,340
3,956
384 8.8
4,376
3,978
398 9.1
Echols
1,840
1,754
86 4.7
1,783
1,679
104 5.8
1,781
1,668
113 6.3
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Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research
County Labor Force Estimates (not Seasonally Adjusted) Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older
2015 Annual Averages
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
2014 Annual Averages
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
2013 Annual Averages
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
Effingham
26,706 25,368 1,338 5.0
26,267 24,641 1,626 6.2
26,193 24,319 1,874 7.2
Elbert
7,613
7,047
566 7.4
8,068
7,374
694 8.6
8,373
7,469
904 10.8
Emanuel
8,400
7,685
715 8.5
8,582
7,689
893 10.4
8,852
7,743 1,109 12.5
Evans
4,685
4,427
258 5.5
4,738
4,433
305 6.4
4,731
4,370
361 7.6
Fannin
10,094
9,484
610 6.0
9,855
9,111
744 7.5
9,768
8,890
878 9.0
Fayette
54,393 51,619 2,774 5.1
53,772 50,496 3,276 6.1
53,452 49,860 3,592 6.7
Floyd
42,787 39,975 2,812 6.6
43,278 39,873 3,405 7.9
43,793 39,641 4,152 9.5
Forsyth
101,774 97,273 4,501 4.4
100,388 95,136 5,252 5.2
96,553 90,879 5,674 5.9
Franklin
9,203
8,624
579 6.3
9,255
8,502
753 8.1
9,346
8,426
920 9.8
Fulton
514,221 484,146 30,075 5.8
509,613 473,655 35,958 7.1
508,662 467,515 41,147 8.1
Gilmer
11,694 11,010
684 5.8
11,963 11,099
864 7.2
11,913 10,844 1,069 9.0
Glascock
1,234
1,153
81 6.6
1,268
1,165
103 8.1
1,291
1,168
123 9.5
Glynn
37,236 35,004 2,232 6.0
37,086 34,330 2,756 7.4
38,082 34,845 3,237 8.5
Gordon
26,223 24,717 1,506 5.7
26,078 24,183 1,895 7.3
26,219 23,892 2,327 8.9
Grady
10,412
9,787
625 6.0
10,456
9,690
766 7.3
10,492
9,680
812 7.7
Greene
6,362
5,917
445 7.0
6,426
5,901
525 8.2
6,355
5,725
630 9.9
Gwinnett
449,411 426,604 22,807 5.1
444,407 417,599 26,808 6.0
438,545 408,407 30,138 6.9
Habersham
18,844 17,785 1,059 5.6
18,970 17,656 1,314 6.9
19,334 17,781 1,553 8.0
Hall
92,277 87,894 4,383 4.7
90,082 84,790 5,292 5.9
89,562 83,423 6,139 6.9
Hancock
2,423
2,180
243 10.0
2,522
2,228
294 11.7
2,645
2,255
390 14.7
Haralson
11,926 11,173
753 6.3
11,866 10,936
930 7.8
11,969 10,866 1,103 9.2
Harris
15,480 14,672
808 5.2
15,727 14,790
937 6.0
15,824 14,786 1,038 6.6
Hart
10,304
9,674
630 6.1
10,384
9,609
775 7.5
10,507
9,540
967 9.2
Heard
4,999
4,689
310 6.2
4,965
4,575
390 7.9
5,012
4,542
470 9.4
Henry
104,569 98,250 6,319 6.0
103,545 96,055 7,490 7.2
103,493 94,761 8,732 8.4
Houston
65,143 61,362 3,781 5.8
65,942 61,465 4,477 6.8
67,512 62,432 5,080 7.5
Irwin
3,058
2,809
249 8.1
3,142
2,844
298 9.5
3,373
3,015
358 10.6
Jackson
30,402 28,953 1,449 4.8
29,826 28,079 1,747 5.9
29,624 27,576 2,048 6.9
Jasper
6,431
6,083
348 5.4
6,353
5,931
422 6.6
6,520
5,979
541 8.3
Jeff Davis
6,383
5,972
411 6.4
6,397
5,876
521 8.1
6,390
5,753
637 10.0
Jefferson
6,350
5,783
567 8.9
6,651
5,905
746 11.2
6,846
5,889
957 14.0
Jenkins
3,140
2,881
259 8.2
3,263
2,937
326 10.0
3,326
2,915
411 12.4
Johnson
3,847
3,579
268 7.0
3,936
3,599
337 8.6
4,002
3,609
393 9.8
Jones
13,666 12,936
730 5.3
13,690 12,831
859 6.3
13,614 12,628
986 7.2
Lamar
7,787
7,197
590 7.6
7,789
7,047
742 9.5
7,829
6,944
885 11.3
Lanier
3,783
3,532
251 6.6
3,791
3,487
304 8.0
3,843
3,516
327 8.5
Laurens
18,486 17,093 1,393 7.5
19,036 17,282 1,754 9.2
19,439 17,343 2,096 10.8
Lee
13,986 13,244
742 5.3
14,142 13,265
877 6.2
14,306 13,323
983 6.9
Liberty
25,338 23,741 1,597 6.3
25,637 23,683 1,954 7.6
26,222 23,995 2,227 8.5
Lincoln
3,347
3,125
222 6.6
3,337
3,060
277 8.3
3,455
3,107
348 10.1
Long
6,668
6,273
395 5.9
6,696
6,205
491 7.3
6,698
6,156
542 8.1
Lowndes
50,355 47,359 2,996 5.9
50,544 46,888 3,656 7.2
51,139 47,030 4,109 8.0
Lumpkin
15,170 14,360
810 5.3
15,257 14,291
966 6.3
15,151 14,034 1,117 7.4
McDuffie
8,727
8,009
718 8.2
8,803
7,924
879 10.0
9,089
8,058 1,031 11.3
McIntosh
5,947
5,568
379 6.4
5,869
5,407
462 7.9
5,935
5,402
533 9.0
Macon
4,689
4,271
418 8.9
4,734
4,182
552 11.7
4,963
4,333
630 12.7
Madison
12,752 12,066
686 5.4
12,698 11,861
837 6.6
12,913 11,939
974 7.5
Marion
3,454
3,172
282 8.2
3,456
3,192
264 7.6
3,454
3,150
304 8.8
Meriwether
8,781
8,094
687 7.8
8,750
7,895
855 9.8
8,824
7,872
952 10.8
Miller
2,694
2,550
144 5.3
2,676
2,506
170 6.4
2,659
2,463
196 7.4
Mitchell
8,790
8,213
577 6.6
8,763
8,079
684 7.8
9,021
8,248
773 8.6
Monroe
12,692 11,978
714 5.6
12,722 11,881
841 6.6
12,769 11,750 1,019 8.0
Montgomery
3,766
3,450
316 8.4
3,854
3,462
392 10.2
4,049
3,589
460 11.4
Morgan
8,486
8,031
455 5.4
8,362
7,813
549 6.6
8,351
7,679
672 8.0
Murray
15,810 14,639 1,171 7.4
15,877 14,390 1,487 9.4
15,904 14,111 1,793 11.3
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research
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County Labor Force Estimates (not Seasonally Adjusted) Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older
2015 Annual Averages
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
2014 Annual Averages
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
2013 Annual Averages
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
Muscogee
79,038 73,211 5,827 7.4
80,825 74,045 6,780 8.4
83,171 75,426 7,745 9.3
Newton
48,245 45,045 3,200 6.6
47,954 44,025 3,929 8.2
48,105 43,432 4,673 9.7
Oconee
17,430 16,674
756 4.3
17,265 16,391
874 5.1
17,109 16,148
961 5.6
Oglethorpe
6,731
6,371
360 5.3
6,656
6,221
435 6.5
6,740
6,233
507 7.5
Paulding
75,712 71,864 3,848 5.1
74,843 70,256 4,587 6.1
74,581 69,213 5,368 7.2
Peach
11,354 10,457
897 7.9
11,486 10,401 1,085 9.4
11,900 10,629 1,271 10.7
Pickens
13,920 13,192
728 5.2
13,824 12,906
918 6.6
13,820 12,718 1,102 8.0
Pierce
8,106
7,614
492 6.1
8,089
7,487
602 7.4
8,164
7,469
695 8.5
Pike
8,260
7,801
459 5.6
8,197
7,621
576 7.0
8,311
7,604
707 8.5
Polk
17,991 16,819 1,172 6.5
18,344 16,918 1,426 7.8
18,521 16,871 1,650 8.9
Pulaski
4,036
3,773
263 6.5
4,065
3,747
318 7.8
4,202
3,829
373 8.9
Putnam
7,701
7,087
614 8.0
8,088
7,361
727 9.0
8,148
7,308
840 10.3
Quitman
833
777
56 6.7
891
817
74 8.3
903
829
74 8.2
Rabun
6,529
6,096
433 6.6
6,553
6,016
537 8.2
6,827
6,151
676 9.9
Randolph
2,439
2,220
219 9.0
2,720
2,457
263 9.7
2,792
2,504
288 10.3
Richmond
84,209 78,063 6,146 7.3
84,649 77,315 7,334 8.7
86,773 78,244 8,529 9.8
Rockdale
42,292 39,598 2,694 6.4
42,032 38,746 3,286 7.8
42,206 38,348 3,858 9.1
Schley
2,094
1,956
138 6.6
2,175
2,010
165 7.6
2,133
1,935
198 9.3
Screven
5,097
4,684
413 8.1
5,362
4,827
535 10.0
5,568
4,866
702 12.6
Seminole
3,126
2,876
250 8.0
3,122
2,826
296 9.5
3,140
2,819
321 10.2
Spalding
27,415 25,273 2,142 7.8
27,277 24,705 2,572 9.4
27,797 24,604 3,193 11.5
Stephens
10,720 10,025
695 6.5
11,204 10,356
848 7.6
11,511 10,465 1,046 9.1
Stewart
2,120
1,979
141 6.7
2,189
2,025
164 7.5
2,289
2,089
200 8.7
Sumter
12,924 11,864 1,060 8.2
13,438 12,167 1,271 9.5
13,426 11,913 1,513 11.3
Talbot
2,708
2,503
205 7.6
2,805
2,586
219 7.8
2,862
2,598
264 9.2
Taliaferro
579
532
47 8.1
592
528
64 10.8
590
520
70 11.9
Tattnall
9,348
8,788
560 6.0
9,525
8,863
662 7.0
9,571
8,808
763 8.0
Taylor
2,741
2,486
255 9.3
2,847
2,556
291 10.2
3,177
2,805
372 11.7
Telfair
4,877
4,463
414 8.5
5,247
4,738
509 9.7
5,298
4,695
603 11.4
Terrell
3,600
3,335
265 7.4
3,619
3,330
289 8.0
3,667
3,309
358 9.8
Thomas
16,798 15,608 1,190 7.1
17,138 15,653 1,485 8.7
17,809 16,209 1,600 9.0
Tift
18,001 16,892 1,109 6.2
18,254 16,927 1,327 7.3
18,708 17,118 1,590 8.5
Toombs
12,014 10,992 1,022 8.5
12,243 11,033 1,210 9.9
12,802 11,391 1,411 11.0
Towns
3,900
3,596
304 7.8
4,139
3,759
380 9.2
4,163
3,722
441 10.6
Treutlen
2,730
2,506
224 8.2
2,793
2,499
294 10.5
2,829
2,482
347 12.3
Troup
35,946 33,804 2,142 6.0
36,106 33,462 2,644 7.3
36,188 33,071 3,117 8.6
Turner
3,243
3,031
212 6.5
3,258
3,000
258 7.9
3,339
3,005
334 10.0
Twiggs
2,957
2,687
270 9.1
2,999
2,664
335 11.2
3,124
2,694
430 13.8
Union
9,786
9,278
508 5.2
9,514
8,892
622 6.5
9,332
8,599
733 7.9
Upson
11,126 10,335
791 7.1
11,305 10,303 1,002 8.9
11,930 10,759 1,171 9.8
Walker
29,580 27,851 1,729 5.8
29,397 27,289 2,108 7.2
30,174 27,744 2,430 8.1
Walton
41,853 39,647 2,206 5.3
41,412 38,758 2,654 6.4
41,075 37,885 3,190 7.8
Ware
14,747 13,810
937 6.4
14,762 13,596 1,166 7.9
15,108 13,694 1,414 9.4
Warren
2,650
2,447
203 7.7
2,714
2,452
262 9.7
2,729
2,402
327 12.0
Washington
7,268
6,770
498 6.9
7,556
6,944
612 8.1
7,696
6,952
744 9.7
Wayne
11,373 10,538
835 7.3
11,836 10,801 1,035 8.7
12,302 11,099 1,203 9.8
Webster
984
896
88 8.9
1,015
928
87 8.6
1,035
940
95 9.2
Wheeler
1,719
1,535
184 10.7
1,866
1,636
230 12.3
1,896
1,657
239 12.6
White
13,740 13,042
698 5.1
13,836 12,978
858 6.2
13,802 12,784 1,018 7.4
Whitfield
44,695 41,863 2,832 6.3
44,724 41,236 3,488 7.8
44,679 40,418 4,261 9.5
Wilcox
2,742
2,534
208 7.6
2,841
2,582
259 9.1
2,818
2,507
311 11.0
Wilkes
3,709
3,431
278 7.5
3,736
3,390
346 9.3
3,739
3,322
417 11.2
Wilkinson
3,582
3,316
266 7.4
3,718
3,396
322 8.7
3,719
3,335
384 10.3
Worth
8,855
8,290
565 6.4
8,937
8,241
696 7.8
9,248
8,399
849 9.2
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Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research
Mark Butler, Commissioner 148 Andrew Young International Boulevard, N.E. Atlanta, Georgia 30303-1751 Return Service Requested
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