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- Dimensions: measuring Georgia's workforce [Vol. 42, no. 11 (Nov. 2016)]
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Jackson Madison Elbert
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Gwinnett Barrow Clarke
D I M E N S I O Paulding
Haralson Douglas
DeKalb Rock-
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Fulton Clayton
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November 2016 Employment Situation Marion Chattahoo-
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Georgia Unemployment Rate
500 jobs, respectively, in October and September. Employ-
(Seasonally Adjusted)
ment in Education and Health Services rose by 2,200 in No-
vember with 1,600 of the job gains being in Health Care and
Social Assistance and with Educational Services accounting
for the other 600. Government employment grew by 1,800
in November, its fourth consecutive month of growth. Local Government added 2,800 jobs over the month, while Federal Government and Local Government lost 800 and 200 jobs, respectively. Construction employment expanded by 1,400 in November after growing by 400 in October.
5.5% 5.5%
5.5% 5.5%
5.4% 5.4%
5.3%
5.3%
5.2%
5.1%
5.1%
5.0%
4.9%
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities employment was down 4,600 in November, its third straight month of negative growth. Wholesale Trade jobs were down 2,300, Retail Trade employment dropped by 1,600, and Transportation and Warehousing shed 700 positions. Information services employment was down 1,400 in November.
Nov-15 Dec-15 Jan-16 Feb-16 Mar-16 Apr-16 May-16 Jun-16 Jul-16 Aug-16 Sep-16 Oct-16 Nov-16
Over the year, Georgia has added 98,700 jobs to its economy. Professional and Business Services (+31,600 jobs); Leisure and Hospitality (+17,500 jobs); and Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (+14,700 jobs) have added the most jobs over the year.
Georgia's unemployment rate (seasonally adjusted) increased in November 2016, from the revised rate of 5.2 percent in October to 5.3 in November. Over the year, the unemployment rate is down from 5.5 percent in November 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
GEORGIA Nonfarm Employment
(In thousands)
(Seasonally Adjusted)
Preliminary
Revised
NOV 2016 OCT 2016
Revised NOV 2015
Change in Jobs from OCT 2016
Net %
Change in Jobs from NOV 2015
Net %
Total Nonfarm
4,422.9
4,413.0
4,324.2
9.9 0.2
98.7 2.3
Total Private
3,730.7
3,722.6
3,642.2
8.1 0.2
88.5 2.4
Goods Producing
575.6
571.1
564.5
4.5 0.8
11.1 2.0
Service-Providing
3,847.3
3,841.9
3,759.7
5.4 0.1
87.6 2.3
Private Service-Providing
3,155.1
3,151.5
3,077.7
3.6 0.1
77.4 2.5
Mining and Logging
8.7
8.6
9.0
0.1 1.2
-0.3 -3.3
Mining, Logging and Construction
188.0
186.5
179.2
1.5 0.8
8.8 4.9
Construction
179.3
177.9
170.2
1.4 0.8
9.1 5.3
Manufacturing
387.6
384.6
385.3
3.0 0.8
2.3 0.6
Durable Goods
192.4
191.5
187.7
0.9 0.5
4.7 2.5
Non-Durable Goods
195.2
193.1
197.6
2.1 1.1
-2.4 -1.2
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
932.4
937.0
917.7
-4.6 -0.5
14.7 1.6
Wholesale Trade
223.1
225.4
218.3
-2.3 -1.0
4.8 2.2
Retail Trade
504.5
506.1
493.5
-1.6 -0.3
11.0 2.2
Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities
204.8
205.5
205.9
-0.7 -0.3
-1.1 -0.5
Information
103.5
104.9
104.6
-1.4 -1.3
-1.1 -1.1
Financial Activities
243.7
244.6
238.3
-0.9 -0.4
5.4 2.3
Finance and Insurance
183.3
183.7
176.1
-0.4 -0.2
7.2 4.1
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
60.4
60.9
62.2
-0.5 -0.8
-1.8 -2.9
Professional and Business Services
686.5
678.3
654.9
8.2 1.2
31.6 4.8
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
276.2
276.6
264.3
-0.4 -0.1
11.9 4.5
Management of Companies and Enterprises
66.8
66.6
66.0
0.2 0.3
0.8 1.2
Admin and Support, Waste Mngmnt and Remediation
343.5
335.1
324.6
8.4 2.5
18.9 5.8
Education and Health Services
557.6
555.4
545.8
2.2 0.4
11.8 2.2
Educational Services
72.9
72.3
72.1
0.6 0.8
0.8 1.1
Health Care and Social Assistance
484.7
483.1
473.7
1.6 0.3
11.0 2.3
Leisure and Hospitality
476.2
476.0
458.7
0.2 0.0
17.5 3.8
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
53.3
54.5
49.3
-1.2 -2.2
4.0 8.1
Accommodation and Food Services
422.9
421.5
409.4
1.4 0.3
13.5 3.3
Other Services
155.2
155.3
157.7
-0.1 -0.1
-2.5 -1.6
Government
692.2
690.4
682.0
1.8 0.3
10.2 1.5
Federal Government
99.5
100.3
99.2
-0.8 -0.8
0.3 0.3
State Government
174.0
174.2
172.5
-0.2 -0.1
1.5 0.9
Local Government
418.7
415.9
410.3
2.8 0.7
8.4 2.0
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
Georgia Department of Labor, Mark Butler, Commissioner Equal Opportunity Employer/Program Auxiliary Aids and Services Available Upon Request to Individuals With Disabilities
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GEORGIA Nonfarm Employment
(In thousands)
(Not Seasonally Adjusted)
Preliminary
Revised
Revised
NOV 2016 OCT 2016 NOV 2015
Change in Jobs from OCT 2016
Net %
Change in Jobs from NOV 2015
Net %
Total Nonfarm
4,462.1
4,430.7
4,362.4
31.4 0.7
99.7 2.3
Total Private
3,761.0
3,733.8
3,672.0
27.2 0.7
89.0 2.4
Goods Producing
576.9
573.7
565.7
3.2 0.6
11.2 2.0
Service-Providing
3,885.2
3,857.0
3,796.7
28.2 0.7
88.5 2.3
Private Service-Providing
3,184.1
3,160.1
3,106.3
24.0 0.8
77.8 2.5
Mining and Logging
8.8
8.7
9.1
0.1 1.2
-0.3 -3.3
Mining, Logging and Construction
189.2
189.5
180.3
-0.3 -0.2
8.9 4.9
Construction
180.4
180.8
171.2
-0.4 -0.2
9.2 5.4
Construction of Buildings
38.9
38.4
37.6
0.5 1.3
1.3 3.5
Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction
29.2
28.6
24.2
0.6 2.1
5.0 20.7
Specialty Trade Contractors
112.3
113.8
109.4
-1.5 -1.3
2.9 2.7
Manufacturing
387.7
384.2
385.4
3.5 0.9
2.3 0.6
Durable Goods
192.0
190.7
187.3
1.3 0.7
4.7 2.5
Computer, Electrical Equip and Appliance Mfg
22.2
22.1
22.9
0.1 0.5
-0.7 -3.1
Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
51.5
51.2
50.1
0.3 0.6
1.4 2.8
Non-Durable Goods
195.7
193.5
198.1
2.2 1.1
-2.4 -1.2
Food Manufacturing
65.8
65.6
65.5
0.2 0.3
0.3 0.5
Textile Mills
19.5
19.2
19.6
0.3 1.6
-0.1 -0.5
Textile Product Mills
29.0
28.5
29.0
0.5 1.8
0.0 0.0
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
951.0
937.9
935.8
13.1 1.4
15.2 1.6
Wholesale Trade
224.1
225.4
219.3
-1.3 -0.6
4.8 2.2
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods
110.4
110.5
107.2
-0.1 -0.1
3.2 3.0
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods
60.9
62.6
62.5
-1.7 -2.7
-1.6 -2.6
Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers 52.8
52.3
49.6
0.5 1.0
3.2 6.5
Retail Trade
518.8
506.9
507.4
11.9 2.4
11.4 2.3
Food and Beverage Stores
93.4
92.5
92.4
0.9 1.0
1.0 1.1
General Merchandise Stores
119.2
112.6
117.2
6.6 5.9
2.0 1.7
Miscellaneous Store Retailers
21.5
21.9
21.3
-0.4 -1.8
0.2 0.9
Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities
208.1
205.6
209.1
2.5 1.2
-1.0 -0.5
Utilities
19.8
19.8
20.1
0.0 0.0
-0.3 -1.5
Transportation and Warehousing
188.3
185.8
189.0
2.5 1.4
-0.7 -0.4
Air Transportation
39.6
39.5
39.8
0.1 0.3
-0.2 -0.5
Truck Transportation
49.8
49.1
50.3
0.7 1.4
-0.5 -1.0
Couriers and Messengers
24.1
21.8
22.9
2.3 10.6
1.2 5.2
Warehousing and Storage
34.9
34.7
33.8
0.2 0.6
1.1 3.3
Information
104.7
105.3
105.8
-0.6 -0.6
-1.1 -1.0
Telecommunications
46.8
46.6
44.9
0.2 0.4
1.9 4.2
Wired Telecommunications Carriers
30.1
30.0
30.3
0.1 0.3
-0.2 -0.7
Wireless Telecommunications Carriers
7.7
7.7
7.2
0.0 0.0
0.5 6.9
Internet Service Providers, Search Portals, and DP
8.4
8.4
8.1
0.0 0.0
0.3 3.7
Financial Activities
245.5
245.1
240.1
0.4 0.2
5.4 2.3
Finance and Insurance
184.1
183.5
176.9
0.6 0.3
7.2 4.1
Insurance Carriers and Related Activities
87.2
86.7
82.4
0.5 0.6
4.8 5.8
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
61.4
61.6
63.2
-0.2 -0.3
-1.8 -2.9
Professional and Business Services
692.1
683.7
660.5
8.4 1.2
31.6 4.8
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
276.6
276.0
264.8
0.6 0.2
11.8 4.5
Accounting, Tax Prep, and Bookkeeping Services
46.8
46.4
40.9
0.4 0.9
5.9 14.4
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services
45.4
44.3
43.2
1.1 2.5
2.2 5.1
Computer Systems Design and Related Services
70.5
69.8
66.0
0.7 1.0
4.5 6.8
Management and Technical Consulting Services
38.0
38.4
39.9
-0.4 -1.0
-1.9 -4.8
Management of Companies and Enterprises
66.7
66.6
65.9
0.1 0.2
0.8 1.2
Admin and Support, Waste Mngmnt and Remediation
348.8
341.1
329.8
7.7 2.3
19.0 5.8
Employment Services
177.8
171.7
160.9
6.1 3.6
16.9 10.5
Education and Health Services
562.0
560.1
550.2
1.9 0.3
11.8 2.1
Educational Services
74.8
73.9
74.0
0.9 1.2
0.8 1.1
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
34.7
33.9
33.8
0.8 2.4
0.9 2.7
Health Care and Social Assistance
487.2
486.2
476.2
1.0 0.2
11.0 2.3
Ambulatory Health Care Services
187.0
187.2
184.9
-0.2 -0.1
2.1 1.1
Hospitals
173.6
173.0
167.4
0.6 0.4
6.2 3.7
Nursing and Residential Care Facilities
60.0
59.5
59.3
0.5 0.8
0.7 1.2
Social Assistance
66.6
66.5
64.6
0.1 0.2
2.0 3.1
Leisure and Hospitality
473.8
473.3
456.4
0.5 0.1
17.4 3.8
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
50.6
53.0
46.8
-2.4 -4.5
3.8 8.1
Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries
38.2
39.0
34.8
-0.8 -2.1
3.4 9.8
Accommodation and Food Services
423.2
420.3
409.6
2.9 0.7
13.6 3.3
Accommodation
43.4
43.7
44.6
-0.3 -0.7
-1.2 -2.7
Food Services and Drinking Places
379.8
376.6
365.0
3.2 0.9
14.8 4.1
Other Services
155.0
154.7
157.5
0.3 0.2
-2.5 -1.6
Repair and Maintenance
37.1
37.0
37.6
0.1 0.3
-0.5 -1.3
Personal and Laundry Services
36.2
36.1
36.9
0.1 0.3
-0.7 -1.9
Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar
81.7
81.6
83.0
0.1 0.1
-1.3 -1.6
Government
701.1
696.9
690.4
4.2 0.6
10.7 1.6
Federal Government
99.9
99.6
99.6
0.3 0.3
0.3 0.3
Department of Defense
41.7
41.6
40.7
0.1 0.2
1.0 2.5
State Government
177.2
176.9
175.7
0.3 0.2
1.5 0.9
State Government Educational Services
106.3
106.4
104.2
-0.1 -0.1
2.1 2.0
Local Government
424.0
420.4
415.1
3.6 0.9
8.9 2.1
Local Government Educational Services
249.9
248.8
245.7
1.1 0.4
4.2 1.7
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 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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ALBANY MSA Nonfarm Employment
(In thousands)
(Not Seasonally Adjusted)
Preliminary
Revised
Revised
NOV 2016 OCT 2016 NOV 2015
Change in Jobs from OCT 2016
Net %
Change in Jobs from NOV 2015
Net %
Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing Private Service-Providing Manufacturing Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
Retail Trade Government
Federal Government State Government Local Government
63.7
63.5
62.7
0.2 0.3
50.7
50.6
49.6
0.1 0.2
7.3
7.4
7.0
-0.1 -1.4
56.4
56.1
55.7
0.3 0.5
43.4
43.2
42.6
0.2 0.5
4.3
4.3
4.3
0.0 0.0
12.5
12.5
12.3
0.0 0.0
7.7
7.7
7.2
0.0 0.0
13.0
12.9
13.1
0.1 0.8
2.7
2.7
2.7
0.0 0.0
2.9
2.9
3.1
0.0 0.0
7.4
7.3
7.3
0.1 1.4
1.0 1.6 1.1 2.2 0.3 4.3 0.7 1.3 0.8 1.9 0.0 0.0 0.2 1.6 0.5 6.9 -0.1 -0.8 0.0 0.0 -0.2 -6.5 0.1 1.4
Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by
selected employers in the Albany Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Baker, Dougherty, Lee, Terrell and Worth counties. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid familyworkers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2015 benchmark.
ATHENS-CLARKE MSA Nonfarm Employment
(In thousands)
(Not Seasonally Adjusted)
Preliminary
Revised
Revised
NOV 2016 OCT 2016 NOV 2015
Change in Jobs from OCT 2016
Net %
Change in Jobs from NOV 2015
Net %
Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing Private Service-Providing Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
Retail Trade Professional and Business Services Leisure and Hospitality Government
Federal Government State Government Local Government
97.5
96.7
94.2
0.8 0.8
66.7
66.0
64.6
0.7 1.1
9.1
9.1
9.3
0.0 0.0
88.4
87.6
84.9
0.8 0.9
57.6
56.9
55.3
0.7 1.2
16.6
16.1
16.1
0.5 3.1
10.6
10.3
10.4
0.3 2.9
8.3
8.2
7.8
0.1 1.2
10.9
10.8
10.5
0.1 0.9
30.8
30.7
29.6
0.1 0.3
1.1
1.1
1.1
0.0 0.0
21.8
21.9
20.8
-0.1 -0.5
7.9
7.7
7.7
0.2 2.6
3.3 3.5 2.1 3.3 -0.2 -2.2 3.5 4.1 2.3 4.2 0.5 3.1 0.2 1.9 0.5 6.4 0.4 3.8 1.2 4.1 0.0 0.0 1.0 4.8 0.2 2.6
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)
Preliminary
Revised
NOV 2016 OCT 2016
Revised NOV 2015
Change in Jobs from OCT 2016
Net %
Change in Jobs from NOV 2015
Net %
Total Nonfarm
2,711.9
2,692.7
2,643.7
19.2 0.7
68.2 2.6
Total Private
2,377.4
2,359.8
2,314.8
17.6 0.8
62.6 2.7
Goods Producing
281.5
281.3
273.3
0.2 0.1
8.2 3.0
Service-Providing
2,430.4
2,411.4
2,370.4
19.0 0.8
60.0 2.5
Private Service-Providing
2,095.9
2,078.5
2,041.5
17.4 0.8
54.4 2.7
Mining and Logging
1.4
1.4
1.5
0.0 0.0
-0.1 -6.7
Mining, Logging and Construction
119.0
120.0
112.5
-1.0 -0.8
6.5 5.8
Construction
117.6
118.6
111.0
-1.0 -0.8
6.6 6.0
Construction of Buildings
22.4
22.6
23.7
-0.2 -0.9
-1.3 -5.5
Specialty Trade Contractors
75.6
76.0
72.0
-0.4 -0.5
3.6 5.0
Manufacturing
162.5
161.3
160.8
1.2 0.7
1.7 1.1
Durable Goods
84.3
83.5
83.2
0.8 1.0
1.1 1.3
Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
14.1
14.2
14.8
-0.1 -0.7
-0.7 -4.7
Non-Durable Goods
78.2
77.8
77.6
0.4 0.5
0.6 0.8
Food Manufacturing
25.4
25.4
25.1
0.0 0.0
0.3 1.2
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
610.2
598.7
601.0
11.5 1.9
9.2 1.5
Wholesale Trade
165.6
164.6
160.7
1.0 0.6
4.9 3.1
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods
80.8
80.3
78.9
0.5 0.6
1.9 2.4
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods
40.9
40.9
41.4
0.0 0.0
-0.5 -1.2
Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers
43.9
43.4
40.4
0.5 1.2
3.5 8.7
Retail Trade
302.5
293.9
298.9
8.6 2.9
3.6 1.2
Food and Beverage Stores
58.4
57.7
57.1
0.7 1.2
1.3 2.3
General Merchandise Stores
64.8
60.9
64.4
3.9 6.4
0.4 0.6
Miscellaneous Store Retailers
13.9
14.2
13.8
-0.3 -2.1
0.1 0.7
Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities
142.1
140.2
141.4
1.9 1.4
0.7 0.5
Utilities
10.0
10.0
10.3
0.0 0.0
-0.3 -2.9
Transportation and Warehousing
132.1
130.2
131.1
1.9 1.5
1.0 0.8
Air Transportation
38.7
38.9
39.4
-0.2 -0.5
-0.7 -1.8
Truck Transportation
32.2
32.0
32.0
0.2 0.6
0.2 0.6
Couriers and Messengers
18.6
17.1
17.9
1.5 8.8
0.7 3.9
Information
89.4
88.5
88.0
0.9 1.0
1.4 1.6
Telecommunications
37.8
37.8
38.3
0.0 0.0
-0.5 -1.3
Wired Telecommunications Carriers
25.5
25.3
25.6
0.2 0.8
-0.1 -0.4
Wireless Telecommunications Carriers
6.6
6.5
6.4
0.1 1.5
0.2 3.1
Internet Service Providers, Search Portals, and DP
7.3
7.3
7.5
0.0 0.0
-0.2 -2.7
Financial Activities
169.9
168.9
164.5
1.0 0.6
5.4 3.3
Finance and Insurance
125.4
124.4
119.3
1.0 0.8
6.1 5.1
Insurance Carriers and Related Activities
62.0
61.4
57.2
0.6 1.0
4.8 8.4
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
44.5
44.5
45.2
0.0 0.0
-0.7 -1.6
Professional and Business Services
510.2
507.2
489.5
3.0 0.6
20.7 4.2
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
214.8
215.5
209.4
-0.7 -0.3
5.4 2.6
Accounting, Tax Prep, and Bookkeeping Services
28.8
29.0
28.3
-0.2 -0.7
0.5 1.8
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services
31.2
31.2
29.6
0.0 0.0
1.6 5.4
Computer Systems Design and Related Services
60.8
60.2
58.1
0.6 1.0
2.7 4.7
Management and Technical Consulting Services
33.7
34.2
35.5
-0.5 -1.5
-1.8 -5.1
Management of Companies and Enterprises
53.7
53.5
53.1
0.2 0.4
0.6 1.1
Admin and Support, Waste Mngmnt and Remediation
241.7
238.2
227.0
3.5 1.5
14.7 6.5
Employment Services
121.8
118.8
111.4
3.0 2.5
10.4 9.3
Education and Health Services
333.8
333.1
323.3
0.7 0.2
10.5 3.3
Educational Services
53.6
52.9
52.4
0.7 1.3
1.2 2.3
Health Care and Social Assistance
280.2
280.2
270.9
0.0 0.0
9.3 3.4
Ambulatory Health Care Services
109.8
111.3
108.5
-1.5 -1.4
1.3 1.2
Hospitals
100.4
99.9
95.1
0.5 0.5
5.3 5.6
Social Assistance
42.2
42.4
40.1
-0.2 -0.5
2.1 5.2
Leisure and Hospitality
286.7
286.5
277.2
0.2 0.1
9.5 3.4
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
35.0
36.8
32.6
-1.8 -4.9
2.4 7.4
Accommodation and Food Services
251.7
249.7
244.6
2.0 0.8
7.1 2.9
Accommodation
24.3
24.2
24.4
0.1 0.4
-0.1 -0.4
Food Services and Drinking Places
227.4
225.5
220.2
1.9 0.8
7.2 3.3
Other Services
95.7
95.6
98.0
0.1 0.1
-2.3 -2.4
Repair and Maintenance
21.0
20.9
22.6
0.1 0.5
-1.6 -7.1
Personal and Laundry Services
25.8
25.6
26.2
0.2 0.8
-0.4 -1.5
Government
334.5
332.9
328.9
1.6 0.5
5.6 1.7
Federal Government
47.4
47.0
45.4
0.4 0.9
2.0 4.4
State Government
72.6
72.8
74.1
-0.2 -0.3
-1.5 -2.0
Local Government
214.5
213.1
209.4
1.4 0.7
5.1 2.4
Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by
selected employers in the Atlanta Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Barrow, Bartow, Butts, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, Dawson, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth,
Fulton, Gwinnett, Haralson, Heard, Henry, Jasper, Lamar, Meriwether, 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)
(Not Seasonally Adjusted)
Preliminary
Revised
Revised
NOV 2016 OCT 2016 NOV 2015
Change in Jobs from OCT 2016
Net %
Change in Jobs from NOV 2015
Net %
Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing Private Service-Providing Mining, Logging and Construction Manufacturing Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
Wholesale Trade Retail Trade Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities Information Financial Activities Professional and Business Services Education and Health Services Leisure and Hospitality Other Services Government Federal Government State Government Local Government
234.2 186.1
32.3 201.9 153.8
12.0 20.3 41.4
6.4 27.5
7.5 2.9 7.9 36.5 33.2 23.6 8.3 48.1 9.3 16.6 22.2
231.3 183.4
32.3 199.0 151.1
12.0 20.3 40.4
6.4 26.5
7.5 2.8 7.8 35.9 32.7 23.2 8.3 47.9 9.3 16.5 22.1
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
2.9 1.3 2.7 1.5 0.0 0.0 2.9 1.5 2.7 1.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.5 0.0 0.0 1.0 3.8 0.0 0.0 0.1 3.6 0.1 1.3 0.6 1.7 0.5 1.5 0.4 1.7 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.6 0.1 0.5
5.6 2.5 5.1 2.8 -0.3 -0.9 5.9 3.0 5.4 3.6 0.0 0.0 -0.3 -1.5 1.1 2.7 0.3 4.9 0.8 3.0 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -3.3 0.2 2.6 2.9 8.6 0.9 2.8 0.3 1.3 0.1 1.2 0.5 1.1 0.0 0.0 0.4 2.5 0.1 0.5
Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by
selected employers in the Augusta - Richmond County Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Burke, Columbia, 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.
BRUNSWICK MSA Nonfarm Employment
(In thousands)
(Not Seasonally Adjusted)
Preliminary
Revised
Revised
NOV 2016 OCT 2016 NOV 2015
Change in Jobs from OCT 2016
Net %
Change in Jobs from NOV 2015
Net %
Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing Private Service-Providing Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
Retail Trade Government
Federal Government State Government Local Government
42.9
43.0
42.7
-0.1 -0.2
32.4
32.6
32.5
-0.2 -0.6
3.7
3.7
3.9
0.0 0.0
39.2
39.3
38.8
-0.1 -0.3
28.7
28.9
28.6
-0.2 -0.7
8.7
8.6
9.1
0.1 1.2
5.9
5.8
6.0
0.1 1.7
10.5
10.4
10.2
0.1 1.0
1.9
1.9
1.8
0.0 0.0
1.6
1.6
1.7
0.0 0.0
7.0
6.9
6.7
0.1 1.5
0.2 0.5 -0.1 -0.3 -0.2 -5.1 0.4 1.0 0.1 0.4 -0.4 -4.4 -0.1 -1.7 0.3 2.9 0.1 5.6 -0.1 -5.9 0.3 4.5
Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by
selected employers in the Brunswick Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Brantley, Glynn and McIntosh counties. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2015 benchmark.
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research
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COLUMBUS MSA Nonfarm Employment
(In thousands)
(Not Seasonally Adjusted)
Preliminary
Revised
Revised
NOV 2016 OCT 2016 NOV 2015
Change in Jobs from OCT 2016
Net %
Change in Jobs from NOV 2015
Net %
Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing Private Service-Providing Mining, Logging and Construction Manufacturing Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
Wholesale Trade Retail Trade Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities Information Financial Activities 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
123.9 97.9 14.1
109.8 83.8 4.1 10.0 19.8 3.2 14.5 2.1 1.4 13.5 11.3 4.6 12.2 16.8 15.4 4.7 26.0 7.0 5.1 13.9
123.0 97.3 14.1
108.9 83.2 4.2 9.9 19.5 3.2 14.2 2.1 1.4 13.5 11.4 4.6 12.2 16.8 15.2 4.6 25.7 7.0 5.0 13.7
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
0.9 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.9 0.8 0.6 0.7 -0.1 -2.4 0.1 1.0 0.3 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.3 2.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 1.3 0.1 2.2 0.3 1.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 2.0 0.2 1.5
1.3 1.1 0.4 0.4 -0.4 -2.8 1.7 1.6 0.8 1.0 -0.1 -2.4 -0.3 -2.9 0.7 3.7 0.1 3.2 0.6 4.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.8 -0.4 -3.4 0.2 4.6 -0.9 -6.9 0.3 1.8 0.5 3.4 0.1 2.2 0.9 3.6 0.0 0.0 0.1 2.0 0.8 6.1
Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by
selected employers in the Columbus Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Chattahoochee, Harris, Marion and Muscogee counties in Georgia and Russell County in Alabama. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2015 benchmark.
DALTON MSA Nonfarm Employment
(In thousands)
(Not Seasonally Adjusted)
Preliminary
Revised Revised
NOV 2016 OCT 2016 NOV 2015
Change in Jobs from OCT 2016
Net %
Change in Jobs from NOV 2015
Net %
Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing Private Service-Providing Manufacturing
Textile Mills Textile Product Mills Trade, Transportation, and Utilities Retail Trade Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities Professional and Business Services Government Federal Government State Government Local Government
68.3
68.1
68.4
0.2 0.3
61.2
61.2
61.6
0.0 0.0
24.7
24.7
25.1
0.0 0.0
43.6
43.4
43.3
0.2 0.5
36.5
36.5
36.5
0.0 0.0
23.0
22.9
23.6
0.1 0.4
2.2
2.2
2.3
0.0 0.0
15.0
14.9
15.8
0.1 0.7
17.5
17.4
17.2
0.1 0.6
8.8
8.7
8.7
0.1 1.2
4.5
4.5
4.6
0.0 0.0
6.4
6.4
6.2
0.0 0.0
7.1
6.9
6.8
0.2 2.9
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.1 50.0
1.0
1.1
1.0
-0.1 -9.1
5.8
5.6
5.6
0.2 3.6
-0.1 -0.2 -0.4 -0.7 -0.4 -1.6 0.3 0.7 0.0 0.0 -0.6 -2.5 -0.1 -4.4 -0.8 -5.1 0.3 1.7 0.1 1.2 -0.1 -2.2 0.2 3.2 0.3 4.4 0.1 50.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 3.6
Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by
selected employers in the 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)
(Not Seasonally Adjusted)
Preliminary
Revised
Revised
NOV 2016 OCT 2016 NOV 2015
Change in Jobs from OCT 2016
Net %
Change in Jobs from NOV 2015
Net %
Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing Private Service-Providing Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
Retail Trade Government
Federal Government State Government Local Government
87.7
87.5
86.2
77.3
77.1
75.6
23.6
23.4
22.7
64.1
64.1
63.5
53.7
53.7
52.9
16.1
15.9
16.3
9.7
9.5
9.4
10.4
10.4
10.6
0.5
0.5
0.5
2.5
2.5
2.5
7.4
7.4
7.6
0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 1.3 0.2 2.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1.5 1.7 1.7 2.3 0.9 4.0 0.6 0.9 0.8 1.5 -0.2 -1.2 0.3 3.2 -0.2 -1.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.2 -2.6
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 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.
HINESVILLE MSA Nonfarm Employment
(In thousands)
(Not Seasonally Adjusted)
Preliminary Revised Revised NOV 2016 OCT 2016 NOV 2015
Change in Jobs from OCT 2016
Net %
Change in Jobs from NOV 2015
Net %
Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing Private Service-Providing Government
Federal Government State Government Local Government
19.9
19.7
19.9
11.8
11.7
11.9
2.6
2.6
2.6
17.3
17.1
17.3
9.2
9.1
9.3
8.1
8.0
8.0
3.9
3.9
3.9
0.4
0.4
0.4
3.8
3.7
3.7
0.2 1.0 0.1 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.2 1.2 0.1 1.1 0.1 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 2.7
0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -1.1 0.1 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 2.7
Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by
selected employers in the 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)
(Not Seasonally Adjusted)
Preliminary
Revised
Revised
NOV 2016 OCT 2016 NOV 2015
Change in Jobs from OCT 2016
Net %
Change in Jobs from NOV 2015
Net %
Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing Private Service-Providing Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
Retail Trade Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities Financial Activities Professional and Business Services Education and Health Services Leisure and Hospitality Government Federal Government State Government Local Government
105.5 90.8 9.7 95.8 81.1 21.9 15.2 3.7 10.1 11.7 21.4 10.6 14.7 1.3 3.7 9.7
104.7 90.0 9.7 95.0 80.3 21.4 14.8 3.7 10.1 11.8 21.3 10.5 14.7 1.3 3.7 9.7
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
0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.0 0.5 2.3 0.4 2.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.9 0.1 0.5 0.1 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1.2 1.2 1.4 1.6 0.2 2.1 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.5 0.1 0.5 0.2 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.0 -1.1 -8.6 0.3 1.4 0.5 5.0 -0.2 -1.3 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -2.6 -0.1 -1.0
Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by
selected employers in the Macon Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Bibb, Crawford, Jones, Monroe and Twiggs counties. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2015 benchmark.
ROME MSA Nonfarm Employment
(In thousands)
(Not Seasonally Adjusted)
Preliminary
Revised
Revised
NOV 2016 OCT 2016 NOV 2015
Change in Jobs from OCT 2016
Net %
Change in Jobs from NOV 2015
Net %
Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing Private Service-Providing Manufacturing Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
Retail Trade Education and Health Services Government
Federal Government State Government Local Government
41.2
41.0
40.7
35.4
35.2
34.8
6.9
6.9
6.9
34.3
34.1
33.8
28.5
28.3
27.9
6.0
6.0
6.1
8.1
8.1
8.1
5.2
5.1
5.1
10.4
10.2
10.1
5.8
5.8
5.9
0.2
0.2
0.2
1.6
1.6
1.7
4.0
4.0
4.0
0.2 0.5 0.2 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.6 0.2 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 2.0 0.2 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
0.5 1.2 0.6 1.7 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.5 0.6 2.2 -0.1 -1.6 0.0 0.0 0.1 2.0 0.3 3.0 -0.1 -1.7 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -5.9 0.0 0.0
Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by
selected employers in the 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)
(Not Seasonally Adjusted)
Preliminary Revised
Revised
NOV 2016 OCT 2016 NOV 2015
Change in Jobs from OCT 2016
Net %
Change in Jobs from NOV 2015
Net %
Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing Private Service-Providing Mining, Logging and Construction Manufacturing Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
Wholesale Trade Retail Trade Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities Information Financial Activities Professional and Business Services Education and Health Services Leisure and Hospitality Other Services Government Federal Government State Government Local Government
182.5 157.0
24.8 157.7 132.2
6.2 18.6 40.0
6.4 21.9 11.7
1.9 6.8 22.7 26.5 27.0 7.3 25.5 2.9 7.5 15.1
180.0 154.6
24.6 155.4 130.0
6.3 18.3 39.3
6.4 21.2 11.7
1.9 6.8 21.3 26.4 27.0 7.3 25.4 2.9 7.4 15.1
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
2.5 1.4 2.4 1.6 0.2 0.8 2.3 1.5 2.2 1.7 -0.1 -1.6 0.3 1.6 0.7 1.8 0.0 0.0 0.7 3.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.4 6.6 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.4 0.0 0.0
7.2 4.1 6.4 4.3 0.5 2.1 6.7 4.4 5.9 4.7 -0.2 -3.1 0.7 3.9 1.0 2.6 0.0 0.0 1.1 5.3 -0.1 -0.9 -0.1 -5.0 0.1 1.5 2.6 12.9 0.6 2.3 1.7 6.7 0.0 0.0 0.8 3.2 0.0 0.0 0.6 8.7 0.2 1.3
Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by
selected employers in the 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.
VALDOSTA MSA Nonfarm Employment
(In thousands)
(Not Seasonally Adjusted)
Preliminary Revised
Revised
NOV 2016 OCT 2016 NOV 2015
Change in Jobs from OCT 2016
Net %
Change in Jobs from NOV 2015
Net %
Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing Private Service-Providing Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
Retail Trade Government
Federal Government State Government Local Government
56.7
56.4
56.3
0.3 0.5
43.3
42.9
42.8
0.4 0.9
7.1
7.2
7.3
-0.1 -1.4
49.6
49.2
49.0
0.4 0.8
36.2
35.7
35.5
0.5 1.4
12.7
12.0
11.9
0.7 5.8
7.9
7.4
7.2
0.5 6.8
13.4
13.5
13.5
-0.1 -0.7
1.2
1.2
1.2
0.0 0.0
4.3
4.4
4.3
-0.1 -2.3
7.9
7.9
8.0
0.0 0.0
0.4 0.7 0.5 1.2 -0.2 -2.7 0.6 1.2 0.7 2.0 0.8 6.7 0.7 9.7 -0.1 -0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -1.3
Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by
selected employers in the Valdosta Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Brooks, Echols, Lanier and Lowndes counties. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2015 benchmark.
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research
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WARNER ROBINS MSA Nonfarm Employment
(In thousands)
(Not Seasonally Adjusted)
Preliminary Revised
Revised
NOV 2016 OCT 2016 NOV 2015
Change in Jobs from OCT 2016
Net %
Change in Jobs from NOV 2015
Net %
Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing Private Service-Providing Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
Retail Trade Government
Federal Government State Government Local Government
71.0
70.8
70.9
0.2 0.3
44.2
43.8
43.9
0.4 0.9
9.4
9.3
9.3
0.1 1.1
61.6
61.5
61.6
0.1 0.2
34.8
34.5
34.6
0.3 0.9
10.7
10.4
10.5
0.3 2.9
8.5
8.2
8.2
0.3 3.7
26.8
27.0
27.0
-0.2 -0.7
14.8
14.8
14.7
0.0 0.0
2.4
2.6
2.4
-0.2 -7.7
9.6
9.6
9.9
0.0 0.0
0.1 0.1 0.3 0.7 0.1 1.1 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.6 0.2 1.9 0.3 3.7 -0.2 -0.7 0.1 0.7 0.0 0.0 -0.3 -3.0
Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by
selected employers in the Warner Robins Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes 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.
Total Nonfarm Employment by Metro Statistical Area
(In thousands)
(Seasonally Adjusted)
Preliminary
Revised
Revised
NOV 2016 OCT 2016 NOV 2015
Change in Jobs from OCT 2016
Net %
Change in Jobs from NOV 2015
Net %
Albany MSA
62.8
63.5
61.8
-0.7 -1.1
1.0 1.6
Athens-Clarke County MSA
95.8
95.4
92.6
0.4 0.4
3.2 3.5
Atlanta MSA
2,685.8
2,683.0
2,618.6
2.8 0.1
67.2 2.6
Novembera-Richmond MSA
233.4
230.8
227.8
2.6 1.1
5.6 2.5
Brunswick MSA
42.8
43.1
42.6
-0.3 -0.7
0.2 0.5
Columbus MSA
123.2
122.7
121.9
0.5 0.4
1.3 1.1
Dalton MSA
68.1
67.7
68.2
0.4 0.6
-0.1 -0.1
Gainesville MSA
87.2
87.2
85.7
0.0 0.0
1.5 1.8
Hinesville MSA
19.8
19.7
19.8
0.1 0.5
0.0 0.0
Macon MSA
104.0
104.5
102.8
-0.5 -0.5
1.2 1.2
Rome MSA
40.8
40.7
40.3
0.1 0.2
0.5 1.2
Savannah MSA
181.2
179.3
174.1
1.9 1.1
7.1 4.1
Valdosta MSA
56.1
56.2
55.7
-0.1 -0.2
0.4 0.7
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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Georgia Statewide Hours and Earnings
All Employee
Average Weekly Earnings
Preliminary NOV 2016
Revised OCT 2016
Revised NOV 2015
Total Private.................................................................................................... $859.21............................ $882.46.......................$852.23 Goods Producing....................................................................................... $1,011.05.......................... $1,021.75.......................$997.94 Private Service Providing............................................................................. $830.59............................ $856.59....................... $825.18 Construction............................................................................................$1,004.91.......................... $1,027.05.......................$994.57 Manufacturing.........................................................................................$1,009.42..........................$1,014.34....................... $997.56 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities............................................................$751.64............................ $770.22....................... $740.15 Financial Activities.................................................................................. $1,186.34..........................$1,233.48.....................$1,126.16 Professional and Business Services......................................................$1,038.69..........................$1,093.51.....................$1,047.13 Educational and Health Services...............................................................$947.85.............................$941.98.......................$908.51 Leisure and Hospitality.............................................................................. $333.96.............................$341.49....................... $337.82 Other Services.......................................................................................... $686.49............................ $693.97.......................$743.04
Average Weekly Hours
Preliminary NOV 2016
Revised OCT 2016
Revised NOV 2015
Total Private...........................................................................................................34.8.................................. 35.2............................. 35.1 Goods Producing................................................................................................ 41.2................................... 41.1............................. 41.0 Private Service Providing....................................................................................33.6...................................34.1.............................34.0 Construction.....................................................................................................40.9................................... 41.0............................. 41.2 Manufacturing.................................................................................................. 41.1................................... 41.0.............................40.7 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities..................................................................34.4.................................. 34.4.............................34.7 Financial Activities...........................................................................................36.9...................................38.0.............................38.9 Professional and Business Services...............................................................34.6...................................35.9.............................34.8 Educational and Health Services.....................................................................35.5...................................35.6.............................35.6 Leisure and Hospitality.....................................................................................26.4...................................26.7.............................26.6 Other Services.................................................................................................33.1.................................. 33.3.............................34.4
Average Hourly Earnings
Preliminary NOV 2016
Revised OCT 2016
Revised NOV 2015
Total Private.......................................................................................................$24.69...............................$25.07.........................$24.28 Goods Producing............................................................................................$24.54.............................. $24.86.........................$24.34 Private Service Providing................................................................................$24.72............................... $25.12.........................$24.27 Construction.................................................................................................$24.57.............................. $25.05......................... $24.14 Manufacturing..............................................................................................$24.56............................... $24.74......................... $24.51 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities..............................................................$21.85.............................. $22.39.........................$21.33 Financial Activities....................................................................................... $32.15.............................. $32.46.........................$28.95 Professional and Business Services...........................................................$30.02.............................. $30.46.........................$30.09 Educational and Health Services.................................................................$26.70.............................. $26.46.........................$25.52 Leisure and Hospitality.................................................................................$12.65...............................$12.79......................... $12.70 Other Services............................................................................................. $20.74.............................. $20.84.........................$21.60
Read more about the hours and earnings series at http://www.bls.gov/sae/home.htm
Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by
selected employers 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 MSA Hours and Earnings
All Employee Total Private
Average Weekly Earnings
Preliminary NOV 2016
Revised OCT 2016
Revised NOV 2015
Albany MSA ............................................................................................................... *........................................ *.................................. * Athens-Clarke County MSA ...................................................................................... *........................................ *.................................. * Atlanta MSA ................................................................................................. $953.90.............................$982.70...................... $938.98 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 .................................................................................................. *........................................ *.................................. *
Average Weekly Hours
Preliminary NOV 2016
Revised OCT 2016
Revised NOV 2015
Albany MSA ............................................................................................................... *........................................ *.................................. * Athens-Clarke County MSA ...................................................................................... *........................................ *.................................. * Atlanta MSA ........................................................................................................34.7...................................35.4.............................35.3 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 .................................................................................................. *........................................ *.................................. *
Average Hourly Earnings
Preliminary NOV 2016
Revised OCT 2016
Revised NOV 2015
Albany MSA ............................................................................................................... *........................................ *.................................. * Athens-Clarke County MSA ...................................................................................... *........................................ *.................................. * Atlanta MSA ....................................................................................................$27.49............................... $27.76.........................$26.60 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 .................................................................................................. *........................................ *.................................. *
* Some Metropolitan Area hours and earnings data have been suppressed due to a processing error in the calculation of the estimates. It is anticipated that the estimates will be corrected and released as part of the annual benchmark release.
Read more about the hours and earnings series at http://www.bls.gov/sae/home.htm
Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by
selected employers 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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Dimensions - Measuring Georgia's Labor Force
Unemployment rates -- Georgia and U.S.
7%
Georgia
U.S.
6%
5%
4% Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
WA 5.3 OR 5.0 NV 5.2 CA 5.3
AK 6.8
ID 3.8
UT 3.1 AZ 5.0
StaStteatuenUenmepmlopylomymenetntrRataetess
November 2016
National Unemployment Rate: 4.6% Rates are seasonally adjusted
MT 4.0
WY 4.9
CO 3.2 NM 6.7
ND 2.9 SD 2.7
NE 3.4
KS 4.3
MN 3.8
WI 4.1
IA 3.8
IL 5.6 MO 4.7
OK 5.1 TX 4.6
AR 4.0
MS 5.7 LA 6.2
MI 4.9
OH
IN
4.9
4.2
KY 4.8 TN 4.8
PA 5.7
WV
6.0
VA
4.2
NC 5.0
SC 4.4
AL
GA
5.9
5.3
FL 4.9
NH
2.7 ME
VT
4.0
3.2
MA 2.9
NY 5.1
RI 5.3
NJ
CT 4.7
5.0
DE
4.3
DC 6.0
MD 4.2
Unemployment rate
6.0% to 6.9% 5.0% to 5.9% 4.0% to 4.9% 3.0% to 3.9% Less than 3.0%
HI 3.0 Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research
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Georgia Labor Force Estimates
Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older
Georgia
(Seasonally adjusted)
Georgia
(Not Seasonally adjusted)
Albany MSA Athens-Clarke County MSA
Atlanta MSA
Augusta-Richmond County MSA
Brunswick MSA
Columbus MSA
Dalton MSA
Gainesville MSA
Employment Status
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
Preliminary NOV 2016
4,971,311 4,707,213
264,098 5.3
4,965,450 4,715,580
249,870 5.0
68,369 64,376
3,993 5.8
100,342 95,200 5,142 5.1
2,960,745 2,818,541
142,204 4.8
260,556 247,311 13,245
5.1
51,353 48,669
2,684 5.2
126,619 118,980
7,639 6.0
61,038 57,427
3,611 5.9
96,780 92,831
3,949 4.1
Revised OCT 2016
4,949,550 4,691,516
258,034 5.2
4,957,282 4,692,588
264,694 5.3
68,042 63,846
4,196 6.2
99,135 94,257
4,878 4.9
2,958,894 2,810,690
148,204 5.0
260,291 245,281
15,010 5.8
51,717 48,678
3,039 5.9
126,557 118,605
7,952 6.3
61,206 57,445
3,761 6.1
96,974 92,540
4,434 4.6
Revised NOV 2015
4,777,577 4,516,236
261,341 5.5
4,782,554 4,534,424
248,130 5.2
66,228 62,131 4,097
6.2
94,907 90,433
4,474 4.7
2,846,032 2,705,338
140,694 4.9
252,739 238,182 14,557
5.8
50,111 47,423 2,688
5.4
123,538 115,728
7,810 6.3
60,130 56,537
3,593 6.0
93,224 89,364
3,860 4.1
Change From
OCT 2016
NOV 2015
21,761 15,697 6,064
193,734 190,977
2,757
8,168 22,992 -14,824
182,896 181,156
1,740
327 530 -203
2,141 2,245
-104
1,207 943 264
5,435 4,767
668
1,851 7,851 -6,000
114,713 113,203
1,510
265 2,030 -1,765
7,817 9,129 -1,312
-364 -9
-355
1,242 1,246
-4
62
3,081
375
3,252
-313
-171
-168
908
-18
890
-150
18
-194 291 -485
3,556 3,467
89
Note: MSA data are not seasonally adjusted. Employment includes nonagricultural wage and salary employment, self-employment, unpaid family and private
household workers and agricultural workers. Persons in labor disputes are counted as employed. The use of unrounded data does not imply that the numbers are exact.
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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Hinesville MSA Macon MSA Rome MSA
Savannah MSA Valdosta MSA Warner Robins MSA
Georgia Labor Force Estimates
Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older
Employment Status
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
Preliminary NOV 2016
32,665 30,841
1,824 5.6
106,357 100,593
5,764 5.4
Revised OCT 2016
32,511 30,605
1,906 5.9
106,567 100,079
6,488 6.1
Revised NOV 2015
31,887 30,121 1,766
5.5
103,534 97,729 5,805 5.6
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
43,728 41,341 2,387
5.5
185,720 176,983
8,737 4.7
43,758 41,230
2,528 5.8
184,477 175,160
9,317 5.1
42,535 40,079
2,456 5.8
175,893 167,375
8,518 4.8
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
64,773 61,522
3,251 5.0
81,794 77,387 4,407
5.4
64,290 60,932
3,358 5.2
82,798 77,084
5,714 6.9
63,110 59,838
3,272 5.2
80,057 75,696
4,361 5.4
Change From
OCT 2016
NOV 2015
154
778
236
720
-82
58
-210 514 -724
2,823 2,864
-41
-30
1,193
111
1,262
-141
-69
1,243 1,823 -580
9,827 9,608
219
483
1,663
590
1,684
-107
-21
-1,004 303
-1,307
1,737 1,691
46
Area United States
(Seasonally adjusted)
United States
(Not Seasonally adjusted)
United States Labor Force Estimates
Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older
Employment Status
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
NOV 2016
159,486,000 152,085,000
7,400,000 4.6
159,451,000 152,385,000
7,066,000 4.4
OCT 2016
159,712,000 151,925,000
7,787,000 4.9
159,783,000 152,335,000
7,447,000 4.7
NOV 2015
157,367,000 149,444,000
7,924,000 5.0
157,340,000 149,766,000
7,573,000 4.8
Change From
OCT 2016
NOV 2015
-226,000 160,000 -387,000
2,119,000 2,641,000 -524,000
-332,000 50,000
-381,000
2,111,000 2,619,000
-507,000
Note: MSA data are not seasonally adjusted. Employment includes nonagricultural wage and salary employment, self-employment, unpaid family and private
household workers and agricultural workers. Persons in labor disputes are counted as employed. The use of unrounded data does not imply that the numbers are exact.
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. Novembera - 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 by County (not seasonally adjusted)
Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older
Georgia
Preliminary November 2016
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
4,965,450 4,715,580 249,870 5.0
Appling Atkinson Bacon Baker Baldwin
9,394 8,841
553 5.9
4,238 4,035
203 4.8
5,173 4,932
241 4.7
1,293 1,199
94 7.3
17,389 16,221 1,168 6.7
Banks Barrow Bartow Ben Hill Berrien
9,150 8,757
393 4.3
37,310 35,561 1,749 4.7
49,087 46,748 2,339 4.8
5,476 5,062
414 7.6
7,341 6,945 396 5.4
Bibb Bleckley Brantley Brooks Bryan
70,225 66,279 3,946 5.6
4,524 4,202
322 7.1
7,159 6,715 444 6.2
7,141 6,815
326 4.6
16,738 15,972
766 4.6
Bulloch Burke Butts Calhoun Camden
37,002 35,091 1,911 5.2
9,468 8,795
673 7.1
10,556 10,029
527 5.0
2,373 2,243
130 5.5
20,624 19,487 1,137 5.5
Candler Carroll Catoosa Charlton Chatham
5,129 4,907
222 4.3
54,465 51,484 2,981 5.5
32,245 30,784 1,461 4.5
4,863 4,617
246 5.1
140,647 133,927 6,720 4.8
Chattahoochee 2,265 2,083
182 8.0
Chattooga
10,511 9,909
602 5.7
Cherokee 124,862 119,892 4,970 4.0
Clarke
60,663 57,327 3,336 5.5
Clay
944
862
82 8.7
Clayton Clinch Cobb Coffee Colquitt
129,891 121,880 8,011 6.2
2,904 2,745
159 5.5
415,917 397,919 17,998 4.3
18,248 17,262 986 5.4
21,622 20,584 1,038 4.8
Columbia Cook Coweta Crawford Crisp
68,374 65,296 3,078 4.5
7,678 7,300
378 4.9
70,464 67,270 3,194 4.5
5,837 5,511
326 5.6
9,096 8,551 545 6.0
Revised October 2016
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
4,957,282 4,692,588 264,694 5.3
9,123 4,090 5,041 1,222 17,435
8,555 3,896 4,789 1,126 16,190
568 6.2 194 4.7 252 5.0
96 7.9 1,245 7.1
8,976 8,543
433 4.8
37,165 35,434 1,731 4.7
48,983 46,531 2,452 5.0
5,501 5,042
459 8.3
7,218 6,801
417 5.8
70,464 66,048 4,416 6.3
4,532
4,131
401 8.8
7,116 6,655
461 6.5
6,937 6,591 346 5.0
16,607 15,794
813 4.9
36,768 34,779 1,989 5.4
9,453 8,631
822 8.7
10,546 9,979
567 5.4
2,241 2,108
133 5.9
20,664 19,478 1,186 5.7
5,019
4,791
228 4.5
54,385 51,250 3,135 5.8
32,370 30,821 1,549 4.8
4,829 4,557
272 5.6
139,722 132,579 7,143 5.1
2,245 2,057
188 8.4
10,462 9,849
613 5.9
124,878 119,601 5,277 4.2
59,978 56,814 3,164 5.3
911
827
84 9.2
129,787 121,502 8,285 6.4
2,815 2,656
159 5.6
415,793 396,996 18,797 4.5
18,049 17,026 1,023 5.7
21,094 20,017 1,077 5.1
68,013 64,742 3,271 4.8
7,588 7,194 394 5.2
70,416 67,043 3,373 4.8
5,904 5,447
457 7.7
9,065 8,446
619 6.8
Revised November 2015
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
4,782,554 4,534,424 248,130 5.2
8,877 4,000 5,221 1,211 17,437
8,349 3,813 4,973 1,132 16,079
528 5.9 187 4.7 248 4.8
79 6.5 1,358 7.8
8,306 7,931
375 4.5
35,729 34,122 1,607 4.5
47,171 44,841 2,330 4.9
5,200 4,770
430 8.3
7,098 6,684
414 5.8
68,375 64,440 3,935 5.8
4,403 4,070
333 7.6
6,941 6,511
430 6.2
6,902 6,555
347 5.0
15,828 15,104
724 4.6
35,293 9,090
10,229 2,213
22,349
33,475 8,416 9,618 2,098
21,275
1,818 5.2 674 7.4 611 6.0 115 5.2
1,074 4.8
5,053 4,808
245 4.8
52,339 49,384 2,955 5.6
31,294 29,873 1,421 4.5
4,835 4,560
275 5.7
133,267 126,666 6,601 5.0
2,193 2,019
174 7.9
10,426 9,879
547 5.2
119,898 115,092 4,806 4.0
57,378 54,471 2,907 5.1
881
797
84 9.5
125,416 116,971 8,445 6.7
2,904 2,710
194 6.7
399,526 382,003 17,523 4.4
17,707 16,720
987 5.6
20,051 18,984 1,067 5.3
65,678 7,232
67,632 5,646 9,294
62,727 6,827
64,554 5,339 8,733
2,951 4.5 405 5.6
3,078 4.6 307 5.4 561 6.0
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research
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Georgia Labor Force Estimates by County (not seasonally adjusted)
Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older
Dade Dawson Decatur DeKalb Dodge
Preliminary November 2016
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
8,200 7,798
402 4.9
11,438 10,945
493 4.3
11,717 11,008
709 6.1
387,351 367,698 19,653 5.1
6,919 6,445
474 6.9
Dooly Dougherty Douglas Early Echols
5,206 4,927
279 5.4
39,367 36,851 2,516 6.4
71,011 67,367 3,644 5.1
4,535 4,262
273 6.0
2,009 1,929
80 4.0
Effingham Elbert Emanuel Evans Fannin
28,335 27,084 1,251 4.4
7,742 7,238 504 6.5
8,417 7,823 594 7.1
4,963 4,744
219 4.4
10,981 10,463
518 4.7
Fayette Floyd Forsyth Franklin Fulton
56,823 54,331 2,492 4.4 43,728 41,341 2,387 5.5 106,657 102,444 4,213 4.0
9,765 9,269 496 5.1 536,602 509,573 27,029 5.0
Gilmer Glascock Glynn Gordon Grady
12,105 11,464
641 5.3
1,308 1,236
72 5.5
38,005 36,100 1,905 5.0
25,372 24,074 1,298 5.1
10,947 10,393 554 5.1
Greene
6,512 6,128 384 5.9
Gwinnett 469,636 448,636 21,000 4.5
Habersham 19,753 18,792
961 4.9
Hall
96,780 92,831 3,949 4.1
Hancock
2,487 2,289
198 8.0
Haralson Harris Hart Heard Henry
12,393 11,754 639 5.2
15,848 15,115
733 4.6
10,943 10,375 568 5.2
5,242 4,960
282 5.4
109,112 103,491 5,621 5.2
Houston Irwin Jackson Jasper Jeff Davis
66,104 62,652 3,452 5.2
3,257 3,045
212 6.5
34,222 32,866 1,356 4.0
6,760 6,443
317 4.7
6,349 5,978
371 5.8
Revised October 2016
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
8,216
7,796
420 5.1
11,419 10,886 533 4.7
11,474 10,728
746 6.5
387,352 366,934 20,418 5.3
7,147 6,430
717 10.0
5,153 4,799 354 6.9
39,302 36,658 2,644 6.7
71,008 67,219 3,789 5.3
4,499 4,209 290 6.4
1,918 1,835
83 4.3
28,148 26,787 1,361 4.8
7,732 7,248 484 6.3
8,308 7,673 635 7.6
4,915 4,685 230 4.7
11,067 10,506
561 5.1
56,832 54,190 2,642 4.6
43,758 41,230 2,528 5.8
106,518 102,107 4,411 4.1
9,674
9,146
528 5.5
536,414 508,180 28,234 5.3
12,104 11,436 668 5.5
1,286 1,209
77 6.0
38,426 36,236 2,190 5.7
25,297 23,923 1,374 5.4
10,761 10,173 588 5.5
6,498
6,107
391 6.0
469,462 447,591 21,871 4.7
19,695 18,586 1,109 5.6
96,974 92,540 4,434 4.6
2,427 2,218 209 8.6
12,379 11,721 658 5.3
15,776 15,019
757 4.8
10,851 10,244
607 5.6
5,211 4,925 286 5.5
109,081 103,199 5,882 5.4
66,768 62,531 4,237 6.3
3,189 2,953 236 7.4
33,937 32,566 1,371 4.0
6,705 6,389
316 4.7
6,334 5,924
410 6.5
Revised November 2015
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
7,920 7,557
363 4.6
10,984 10,495
489 4.5
11,583 10,872
711 6.1
372,519 353,023 19,496 5.2
6,934 6,374 560 8.1
5,014 38,224 68,447
4,367 1,915
4,712 35,611 64,675
4,117 1,843
302 6.0 2,613 6.8 3,772 5.5
250 5.7 72 3.8
26,798 7,490 8,500 4,747
10,062
25,605 7,001 7,810 4,514 9,574
1,193 4.5 489 6.5 690 8.1 233 4.9 488 4.8
54,592 52,153 2,439 4.5 42,535 40,079 2,456 5.8 102,348 98,312 4,036 3.9
9,180 8,674 506 5.5 515,810 489,116 26,694 5.2
11,683 1,246 37,153 26,242 10,460
11,107 1,167 35,236 24,877 9,933
576 4.9 79 6.3
1,917 5.2 1,365 5.2
527 5.0
6,346 5,951
395 6.2
451,138 430,692 20,446 4.5
18,893 18,005
888 4.7
93,224 89,364 3,860 4.1
2,484 2,234
250 10.1
11,938 15,368 10,273
5,023 104,950
11,282 14,671 9,708 4,753 99,331
656 5.5 697 4.5 565 5.5 270 5.4 5,619 5.4
64,711 3,097 30,681 6,485 6,348
61,344 2,874
29,432 6,172 5,999
3,367 5.2 223 7.2
1,249 4.1 313 4.8 349 5.5
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research
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Georgia Labor Force Estimates by County (not seasonally adjusted)
Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older
Jefferson Jenkins Johnson Jones Lamar
Preliminary November 2016
Labor Force
6,665 3,182 3,998 14,126 8,062
Employment
6,218 2,966 3,766 13,500 7,567
Unemployment Number Rate
447 6.7 216 6.8 232 5.8 626 4.4 495 6.1
Lanier Laurens Lee Liberty Lincoln
3,899 3,680
219 5.6
19,020 17,815 1,205 6.3
14,589 13,951 638 4.4
25,767 24,314 1,453 5.6
3,488 3,297
191 5.5
Long Lowndes Lumpkin McDuffie McIntosh
6,898 6,527
371 5.4
51,724 49,098 2,626 5.1
15,706 14,973
733 4.7
8,896 8,291 605 6.8
6,189 5,854 335 5.4
Macon Madison Marion Meriwether Miller
4,868 13,676
3,512 9,141 2,882
4,510 12,989
3,277 8,570 2,752
358 7.4 687 5.0 235 6.7 571 6.2 130 4.5
Mitchell
9,006 8,480
526 5.8
Monroe
13,127 12,498
629 4.8
Montgomery 3,811 3,547 264 6.9
Morgan
8,978 8,549
429 4.8
Murray
16,030 14,929 1,101 6.9
Muscogee Newton Oconee Oglethorpe Paulding
80,190 74,986 5,204 6.5
50,318 47,495 2,823 5.6
18,704 17,949
755 4.0
7,299 6,935 364 5.0
79,128 75,725 3,403 4.3
Peach Pickens Pierce Pike Polk
11,546 14,534
8,615 8,655 18,062
10,820 13,886
8,167 8,235 17,074
726 6.3 648 4.5 448 5.2 420 4.9 988 5.5
Pulaski Putnam Quitman Rabun Randolph
4,144 7,944
824 6,536 2,550
3,915 7,433
767 6,167 2,356
229 5.5 511 6.4 57 6.9 369 5.6 194 7.6
Revised October 2016
Labor Force
6,564 3,175 3,970 14,073 8,059
Employment
6,087 2,946 3,721 13,398 7,549
Unemployment Number Rate
477 7.3 229 7.2 249 6.3 675 4.8 510 6.3
3,862 3,646
216 5.6
19,076 17,734 1,342 7.0
14,546 13,866 680 4.7
25,712 24,187 1,525 5.9
3,413 3,217
196 5.7
6,799
6,418
381 5.6
51,573 48,860 2,713 5.3
15,715 14,942
773 4.9
8,845 8,209 636 7.2
6,175 5,787 388 6.3
4,899 13,506
3,491 9,084 2,829
4,337 12,862
3,249 8,500 2,686
562 11.5 644 4.8 242 6.9 584 6.4 143 5.1
8,752 8,210 542 6.2
13,074 12,401
673 5.1
3,763 3,493
270 7.2
8,879 8,438
441 5.0
16,016 14,896 1,120 7.0
80,198 74,836 5,362 6.7
50,206 47,300 2,906 5.8
18,512 17,774
738 4.0
7,139 6,807 332 4.7
79,037 75,464 3,573 4.5
11,865 10,692 1,173 9.9
14,552 13,848
704 4.8
8,498 8,044 454 5.3
8,618 8,188 430 5.0
18,086 17,031 1,055 5.8
4,165 7,912
830 6,616 2,499
3,861 7,367
762 6,228 2,296
304 7.3 545 6.9
68 8.2 388 5.9 203 8.1
Revised November 2015
Labor Force
6,303 3,114 3,839 13,771 7,766
Employment
5,809 2,892 3,595 13,100 7,264
Unemployment Number Rate
494 7.8 222 7.1 244 6.4 671 4.9 502 6.5
3,794 18,323 14,142 25,191 3,346
3,579 17,045 13,475 23,775
3,148
215 5.7 1,278 7.0
667 4.7 1,416 5.6
198 5.9
6,696 50,499 15,235
8,590 6,017
6,346 47,861 14,509
7,961 5,676
350 5.2 2,638 5.2
726 4.8 629 7.3 341 5.7
4,751 12,926 3,444 8,806
2,771
4,389 12,341
3,177 8,211 2,640
362 7.6 585 4.5 267 7.8 595 6.8 131 4.7
8,971 12,778
3,789 8,568 15,735
8,457 12,126 3,493
8,175 14,678
514 5.7 652 5.1 296 7.8 393 4.6 1,057 6.7
78,220 72,935 5,285 6.8
48,464 45,565 2,899 6.0
17,711 17,053
658 3.7
6,892 6,568
324 4.7
76,096 72,664 3,432 4.5
11,314 13,970
8,129 8,309 17,818
10,542 13,328
7,711 7,896 16,795
772 6.8 642 4.6 418 5.1 413 5.0 1,023 5.7
4,032 7,702
822 6,427 2,462
3,810 7,128
771 6,056 2,269
222 5.5 574 7.5
51 6.2 371 5.8 193 7.8
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research
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Georgia Labor Force Estimates by County (not seasonally adjusted) Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older
Richmond Rockdale Schley Screven Seminole
Preliminary November 2016
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
85,939 80,641 5,298 6.2
44,073 41,666 2,407 5.5
2,108 1,984
124 5.9
5,391 5,038
353 6.5
3,229 2,986
243 7.5
Spalding Stephens Stewart Sumter Talbot
28,409 26,642 1,767 6.2
11,024 10,400
624 5.7
2,209 2,073
136 6.2
13,044 12,091
953 7.3
2,822 2,645
177 6.3
Taliaferro Tattnall Taylor Telfair Terrell
600 9,554 3,332 4,704 3,766
554 9,094 3,062 4,291 3,531
46 7.7 460 4.8 270 8.1 413 8.8 235 6.2
Thomas Tift Toombs Towns Treutlen
17,802 16,764 1,038 5.8
18,826 17,876
950 5.0
12,127 11,290
837 6.9
4,360 4,102
258 5.9
2,838 2,634
204 7.2
Troup Turner Twiggs Union Upson
37,796 36,043 1,753 4.6
3,330 3,127
203 6.1
3,042 2,805
237 7.8
10,496 10,055
441 4.2
11,336 10,627
709 6.3
Walker
30,474 28,951 1,523 5.0
Walton
43,870 41,781 2,089 4.8
Ware
15,570 14,792
778 5.0
Warren
2,743 2,566
177 6.5
Washington
7,257 6,807
450 6.2
Wayne Webster Wheeler White Whitfield
11,480 10,750
730 6.4
1,011
934
77 7.6
1,786 1,627
159 8.9
14,727 14,113
614 4.2
45,008 42,498 2,510 5.6
Wilcox Wilkes Wilkinson Worth
2,890 3,865 3,775 9,354
2,705 3,615 3,541 8,844
185 6.4 250 6.5 234 6.2 510 5.5
Revised October 2016
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
86,091 79,980 6,111 7.1
44,036 41,560 2,476 5.6
2,104 1,969
135 6.4
5,336 4,953 383 7.2
3,183 2,931
252 7.9
28,387 26,535 1,852 6.5
10,983 10,331
652 5.9
2,173 2,043
130 6.0
12,979 11,961 1,018 7.8
2,813 2,622
191 6.8
592 9,392 3,441 4,952 3,736
549 8,901 3,029 4,281 3,495
43 7.3 491 5.2 412 12.0 671 13.6 241 6.5
17,708 16,625 1,083 6.1
18,600 17,604 996 5.4
11,968 11,127
841 7.0
4,465
4,197
268 6.0
2,829 2,588
241 8.5
37,834 35,995 1,839 4.9
3,284 3,062 222 6.8
3,052 2,785
267 8.7
10,396 9,919
477 4.6
11,330 10,563
767 6.8
30,530 28,921 1,609 5.3
43,702 41,631 2,071 4.7
15,428 14,595
833 5.4
2,745 2,542
203 7.4
7,235 6,773
462 6.4
11,444 992
1,779 14,856 45,190
10,679 909
1,572 14,185 42,549
765 6.7 83 8.4
207 11.6 671 4.5 2,641 5.8
2,843 3,833 3,793 9,236
2,633 3,556 3,547 8,701
210 7.4 277 7.2 246 6.5 535 5.8
Revised November 2015
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
83,005 42,416 2,072
5,106 3,124
77,481 39,996
1,950 4,755 2,905
5,524 6.7 2,420 5.7
122 5.9 351 6.9 219 7.0
27,417 10,688
2,127 12,800
2,691
25,559 10,072
1,993 11,873
2,511
1,858 6.8 616 5.8 134 6.3 927 7.2 180 6.7
575 9,405 2,742 4,787 3,641
537 8,937 2,506 4,331 3,406
38 6.6 468 5.0 236 8.6 456 9.5 235 6.5
16,723 18,050 12,020
3,866 2,710
15,679 17,085 11,118 3,605
2,515
1,044 6.2 965 5.3 902 7.5 261 6.8 195 7.2
35,941 3,295 2,964 9,933 11,044
34,145 3,106 2,724 9,494
10,333
1,796 5.0 189 5.7 240 8.1 439 4.4 711 6.4
29,594 42,046 14,807
2,625 7,223
28,069 40,091 13,967
2,438 6,764
1,525 5.2 1,955 4.6
840 5.7 187 7.1 459 6.4
11,318 997
1,721 13,806 44,395
10,576 914
1,553 13,209 41,859
742 6.6 83 8.3 168 9.8 597 4.3 2,536 5.7
2,780 3,723 3,596 9,010
2,589 3,492 3,343 8,507
191 6.9 231 6.2 253 7.0 503 5.6
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research
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City Labor Force Estimates
Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older
Preliminary November 2016
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
*Albany 31,906 29,833 2,073 6.5
*Alpharetta 35,340 33,931 1,409 4.0
*Athens 60,663 57,327 3,336 5.5
*Atlanta 243,203 230,174 13,029 5.4
Fulton Part 224,710 212,405 12,305 5.5
Dekalb Part
18,493 17,769
724 3.9
*Augusta 85,939 80,641 5,298 6.2
*Brookhaven
32,421 31,662
759 2.3
Carrollton 11,840 11,025
815 6.9
*Columbus 80,190 74,986 5,204 6.5
Dalton 14,297 13,441
856 6.0
Douglasville
16,757 15,845
912 5.4
Duluth 15,992 15,233
759 4.7
*Dunwoody 26,977 25,973 1,004 3.7
East Point 17,452 16,177 1,275 7.3
Gainesville 17,352 16,603
749 4.3
Hinesville 14,961 14,194
767 5.1
*Johns Creek
44,882 43,084 1,798 4.0
Kennesaw 19,379 18,459
920 4.7
LaGrange 15,695 14,881
814 5.2
Lawrenceville
14,941 14,087
854 5.7
*Macon-Bibb
70,225 66,279 3,946 5.6
*Marietta 35,604 34,029 1,575 4.4
Milton 19,117 18,328
789 4.1
Newnan 17,058 16,209
849 5.0
Peachtree City 18,478 17,710
768 4.2
P'tree Corners 23,201 22,564
637 2.7
Rome 15,353 14,434
919 6.0
*Roswell 54,059 52,029 2,030 3.8
*Sandy Springs 62,337 59,825 2,512 4.0
*Savannah 68,561 64,970 3,591 5.2
*Smyrna 34,627 33,086 1,541 4.5
Statesboro 14,395 13,396
999 6.9
Stockbridge
13,820 12,941
879 6.4
*Valdosta 26,019 24,610 1,409 5.4
*Warner Robins 31,640 29,815 1,825 5.8
Woodstock 15,218 14,566
652 4.3
Revised October 2016
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
31,852 29,677 2,175 6.8
35,341 33,839 1,502 4.3
59,978 56,814 3,164 5.3
243,133 229,556 13,577 5.6
224,606 211,824 12,782 5.7
18,527 17,732
795 4.3
86,091 79,980 6,111 7.1
32,427 31,596
831 2.6
11,803 10,975
828 7.0
80,198 74,836 5,362 6.7
14,429 13,457
972 6.7
16,769 15,810
959 5.7
15,997 15,197
800 5.0
27,036 25,920 1,116 4.1
17,498 16,133 1,365 7.8
17,422 16,551
871 5.0
14,920 14,120
800 5.4
44,858 42,966 1,892 4.2
19,323 18,416
907 4.7
15,687 14,862
825 5.3
14,970 14,055
915 6.1
70,464 66,048 4,416 6.3
35,630 33,950 1,680 4.7
19,047 18,278
769 4.0
17,093 16,154
939 5.5
18,486 17,664
822 4.4
23,200 22,512
688 3.0
15,348 14,395
953 6.2
54,030 51,887 2,143 4.0
62,311 59,661 2,650 4.3
68,119 64,316 3,803 5.6
34,660 33,010 1,650 4.8
14,318 13,277 1,041 7.3
13,827 12,904
923 6.7
25,943 24,490 1,453 5.6
31,902 29,754 2,148 6.7
15,225 14,531
694 4.6
Revised November 2015
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
30,975 28,829 2,146 6.9
33,861 32,569 1,292 3.8
57,378 54,471 2,907 5.1
233,808 220,938 12,870 5.5
216,021 203,878 12,143 5.6
17,787 17,060
727 4.1
83,005 77,481 5,524 6.7
31,088 30,398
690 2.2
11,335 10,575
760 6.7
78,220 72,935 5,285 6.8
14,095 13,239
856 6.1
16,173 15,212
961 5.9
15,394 14,624
770 5.0
25,860 24,937
923 3.6
16,843 15,528 1,315 7.8
16,748 15,983
765 4.6
14,631 13,880
751 5.1
43,025 41,354 1,671 3.9
18,641 17,721
920 4.9
14,935 14,098
837 5.6
14,384 13,524
860 6.0
68,375 64,440 3,935 5.8
34,247 32,668 1,579 4.6
18,314 17,592
722 3.9
16,403 15,554
849 5.2
17,697 17,000
697 3.9
22,244 21,662
582 2.6
14,936 13,993
943 6.3
51,962 49,940 2,022 3.9
59,745 57,423 2,322 3.9
64,941 61,448 3,493 5.4
33,160 31,763 1,397 4.2
13,703 12,779
924 6.7
13,317 12,421
896 6.7
25,387 23,990 1,397 5.5
30,942 29,191 1,751 5.7
14,688 13,983
705 4.8
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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UNEMGPeoLrOgiaYUMneEmNploTymReAntTREateBs bYy CCoOunUtyNTIES NOVEMBER 2016
November 2016
Dade 4.9
Catoosa 4.5
Walker
Whitfield
Murray 6.9
Fannin 4.7
Union 4.2
Towns 5.9
Rabun 5.6
5.0
5.6
Chattooga 5.7
Gordon 5.1
Floyd 5.5
Bartow 4.8
Gilmer 5.3
Pickens 4.5
Cherokee 4.0
Lumpkin 4.7
Dawson 4.3
Forsyth 4.0
White Habersham
4.2
4.9
Stephens
5.7
Hall 4.1
Banks Franklin
4.3
5.1
Jackson 4.0
Madison 5.0
Hart 5.2
Elbert 6.5
7.0% or greater 19 counties (12%)
6.0% to 6.9% 38 counties (24%)
5.0% to 5.9% 57 counties (36%)
Polk 5.5
Paulding
Cobb 4.3
Gwinnett 4.5
Barrow 4.7
Clarke 5.5
Oglethorpe 5.0
Less than 5.0% 45 counties (28%)
Haralson 5.2
Carroll 5.5
Heard 5.4
4.3 Douglas 5.1
Coweta 4.5
Fulton 5.0
DeKalb 5.1 Rockdale
Walton 4.8
Oconee 4.0
Wilkes 6.5
Lincoln 5.5
Percentages of number of counties may not total 100 due to rounding
Clayton
6.2
Fayette 4.4
Henry 5.2
Spalding 6.2
5.5 Newton 5.6
Morgan 4.8
Butts 5.0
Jasper 4.7
Putnam 6.4
Greene 5.9
Taliaferro
7.7
McDuffie
Warren 6.8
Columbia 4.5
6.5
Richmond
Hancock
6.2
8.0
Glascock
5.5
Troup 4.6
Meriwether 6.2
Pike 4.9
Lamar 6.1
Monroe 4.8
Jones 4.4
Baldwin 6.7
Washington
Jefferson 6.7
Burke 7.1
Upson
6.2
Harris 4.6
Talbot 6.3
Muscogee 6.5
Marion Chattahoochee 6.7
6.3
Taylor 8.1
Crawford 5.6
Bibb 5.6
Twiggs 7.8
Wilkinson 6.2
Peach 6.3
Macon 7.4
Houston 5.2
Bleckley 7.1
Laurens 6.3
Johnson 5.8
Emanuel 7.1
Jenkins 6.8
Screven 6.5
Treutlen 7.2
Candler 4.3
Bulloch 5.2
Effingham 4.4
8.0
Stewart 6.2
Schley 5.9
Webster 7.6
Sumter 7.3
Quitman
6.9 Randolph 7.6
Terrell 6.2
Lee 4.4
Clay 8.7
Calhoun 5.5
Dougherty 6.4
Early 6.0
Miller 4.5
Baker 7.3
Mitchell 5.8
Dooly 5.4
Pulaski 5.5
Dodge 6.9
Crisp 6.0
Wilcox 6.4
Turner 6.1
Ben Hill 7.6
Montgomery
Wheeler 8.9
6.9
Toombs 6.9
Evans 4.4
Tattnall
Telfair
4.8
8.8
Jeff Davis 5.8
Appling 5.9
Long 5.4
Bryan 4.6
Liberty 5.6
Worth 5.5
Colquitt 4.8
Irwin
6.5 Tift 5.0
Coffee 5.4
Berrien
Atkinson
5.4
4.8
Cook
4.9 Lanier
Bacon 4.7
Wayne 6.4
Pierce 5.2
Ware 5.0
Brantley 6.2
McIntosh 5.4
Glynn 5.0
Chatham 4.8
Seminole 7.5
Decatur 6.1
Grady 5.1
Thomas 5.8
Brooks 4.6
5.6
Lowndes 5.1
Clinch 5.5
Charlton 5.1
Camden 5.5
Echols
4.0
Georgia's Unemployment Rate: 5.0%
Georgia's U(nNoet SmeasponlaollyyAmdjusetend)t Rate: 5.0% (not seasonally adjusted) Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics and Economic Research
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Georgia Unemployment Insurance Claims by County
November 2016 Average Average
Initial Weekly Duration
County
Claims Benefit Weeks
November 2016 Average Average
Initial Weekly Duration
County
Claims Benefit Weeks
November 2016 Average Average
Initial Weekly Duration
County
Claims Benefit Weeks
Georgia
27,434........ $277.........8.5
Appling
143........ $232.........9.4
Atkinson
36........ $222.........5.8
Bacon
15........ $221.........6.7
Baker
4........ $228.......10.1
Baldwin
95........ $193.........9.8
Banks
74........ $274.........6.8
Barrow
223........ $258.........8.2
Bartow
250........ $251.........6.6
Ben Hill
130........ $224.........7.5
Berrien
58........ $226.........6.1
Bibb
490........ $211.........9.9
Bleckley
47........ $201.........8.7
Brantley
39........ $249.........8.6
Brooks
36........ $229.........9.9
Bryan
52........ $264.......10.2
Bulloch
132........ $235.........8.2
Burke
83........ $230.........7.6
Butts
51........ $227.........9.3
Calhoun
14........ $200.........7.5
Camden
84........ $249.......10.0
Candler
10........ $228.........7.8
Carroll
249........ $233.........8.0
Catoosa
87........ $250.........6.7
Charlton
14........$235....... 11.5
Chatham
894........ $222.......10.2
Chattahoochee 10........$226....... 11.3
Chattooga
55........ $254.........8.8
Cherokee
331........ $274.........9.5
Clarke
484........ $233.........7.0
Clay
11........ $174.........7.2
Clayton
864........ $234.......10.7
Clinch
8........ $226.......12.9
Cobb
1,308........ $265.......10.5
Coffee
137........ $213.........6.6
Colquitt
114........ $201.........9.4
Columbia
209........ $244.........8.8
Cook
58........ $214.........6.8
Coweta
367........ $256.........8.3
Crawford
38........ $244.........8.7
Crisp
95........ $183.........9.0
Dade
50........ $228.........5.1
Dawson
28........ $267.........9.9
Decatur
93........ $210.......12.0
DeKalb
1,661........ $245.......10.7
Dodge
150........ $191.......10.7
Dooly
47........ $224.........7.2
Dougherty
228........ $204.......10.1
Douglas
299........ $266.......10.3
Early
36........ $174.......13.0
Echols
8........ $276.........8.9
Effingham
124........ $253.........9.7
Elbert Emanuel Evans Fannin Fayette Floyd Forsyth Franklin Fulton Gilmer Glascock Glynn Gordon Grady Greene Gwinnett Habersham Hall Hancock Haralson Harris Hart Heard Henry Houston Irwin Jackson Jasper Jeff Davis Jefferson Jenkins Johnson Jones Lamar Lanier Laurens Lee Liberty Lincoln Long Lowndes Lumpkin Macon Madison Marion McDuffie McIntosh Meriwether Miller Mitchell Monroe Montgomery Morgan Murray
138........ $164.........6.0 121........ $221.........7.5
20........ $177.........8.0 23........ $235.........8.3 125........ $257.........9.9 291........ $237.........6.7 190........ $276.........9.8 84........ $227.........5.4 2,162........ $245.......10.9 39........ $234.........7.2 10........ $168.........8.4 334........ $195.........7.3 164........ $252.........5.7 46........ $221.........7.2 38........ $229.........9.9 1,400........ $262.......10.3 287........ $254.........5.9 517........ $251.........7.8 25........ $173.........8.7 49........ $247.........6.8 48........ $261.........7.6 94........ $237.........5.5 36........ $263.........6.3 413........ $253.......10.1 404........ $230.........9.0 42........ $229.........8.1 149........ $246.........7.5 53........ $227.........8.8 82........ $212.........8.9 64........ $180.........7.8 29........ $207.........6.9 35........ $190.........8.2 33........ $253.........9.3 55........ $226.........8.3 28........ $234.........7.3 183........ $194.........9.7 56........ $244.........8.3 124........$214....... 11.2 34........ $258.........6.7 35........ $231.......10.3 244........ $218.........9.0 52........ $259.........8.8 128........ $201.........8.9 122........ $244.........6.0 22........ $208.........9.6 120........ $215.........6.9 39........ $221.........9.0 89........ $226.........6.9 14........$169....... 11.9 62........ $203.......10.3 56........ $231.........9.8 54........ $216.........7.6 46........ $238.........8.3 302........ $255.........5.0
Muscogee Newton Oconee Oglethorpe Paulding Peach Pickens Pierce Pike Polk Pulaski Putnam Quitman Rabun Randolph Richmond Rockdale Schley Screven Seminole Spalding Stephens Stewart Sumter Talbot Taliaferro Tattnall Taylor Telfair Terrell Thomas Tift Toombs Towns Treutlen Troup Turner Twiggs Union Upson Walker Walton Ware Warren Washington Wayne Webster Wheeler White Whitfield Wilcox Wilkes Wilkinson Worth
635........ $211.........9.0 330........ $237.........9.3
79........ $239.........6.9 44........ $242.........7.1 240........ $260.........9.6 127........ $212.........7.6 41........ $261.........8.0 38........ $239.........8.5 48........ $242.........7.8 88........ $241.........6.7 43........ $245.........8.2 47........ $208.........9.1
1........ $277.......13.2 26........ $220.........5.5 15........ $207.........7.9 535........ $215.........9.1 260........ $244.......10.1 16........ $234.........9.7 43........ $229.........6.1 23........$176....... 11.3 182........ $219.........8.5 112........ $224.........5.6 17........ $222.......10.3 177........ $210.......10.0 24........ $224.........8.6
3........ $199.........5.1 37........ $259.........8.6 69........ $237.........8.5 235........ $176.......10.2 32........ $210.........6.9 95........ $225.........9.1 95........ $214.........8.8 160........ $214.........7.6 12........ $222.........9.4 39........ $195.........9.1 195........ $235.........6.9 22........ $187.........8.4 27........ $190.........9.7 35........ $239.........9.3 196........ $233.........8.2 317........ $230.........4.6 227........ $252.........8.5 81........ $190.........8.7 31........ $203.........6.1 73........ $204.........9.3 59........ $236.......10.5
9........ $231.........9.5 46........ $209.........7.5 59........ $239.........8.2 631........ $259.........4.9 35........ $192.......10.0 32........ $207.........7.3 14........ $194.........9.3 45........ $220.........8.5
Note: Initial claims include intrastate initial and additional claims, as well as agent state initial and additional claims for regular UI only. Average duration of benefits is represented in weeks.
Data does not include state or federal extended benefits.
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics and Economic Research
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