Jackson Madison Elbert Polk Cobb Gwinnett Barrow Clarke D I M E N S I O Paulding Haralson Douglas DeKalb Rock- Walton Oconee Oglethorpe Wilkes Lincoln EdgefieSlCd, Carroll Fulton Clayton dale Newton Morgan Greene Taliaferro Columbia Fayette Henry McDuffie Warren Heard Coweta Spalding Butts Jasper Putnam Hancock Glascock Richmond AikenSC, N S Russell, AL Measuring Georgia's Workforce Troup Meriwether Pike Lamar Monroe Upson Jones Baldwin Jefferson Washington Burke Harris Talbot June 2016 Data Muscogee Bibb Crawford Taylor Peach Wilkinson Twiggs Johnson Jenkins Emanuel Screven Volume XLII, Number 6 June 2016 Employment Situation Marion Chattahoo- Houston Bleckley Macon Laurens Treutlen chee In millions CandlGereorgBuialloEcmh ploEyfmfinegnhatm (Seasonally Adjusted) In June, Georgia'sScehcleoynomy grewDobolyy 11P,4ul0as0kijobsD,oadge groSwtewtharrtateWoefb0st.e3r perScuemntet.r Leisure and Hospitality, Montgomery Wheeler Toombs QuPHitrmeoaaflnetshsSioenravlicaensdgBreuwsintheessmSoesrtvoicvCeersirs,ptahnedmEWodinluctochxawtiohnileandTelfair OtheRranSdeorlpvhicesT,eIrrnefllormaLteieon, and TraTudren,erTranspoBretnaHtiioll n, Jeff Davis Appling and Utilities saw the largest job decreases. Evans Tattnall Bryan Liberty 4.31 4L.3o2ng 4.33 4.33 Chatham 4.36 4.37 4.35 4.38 4.39 Clay Calhoun Dougherty Worth Irwin Coffee 4.26 B4a.2c7on 4.28 4.28 Wayne Employment in Leisure and Hospitality Tgifrtew by 5,300 McIntosh inEJaurlny e, the thiBradkecronsecutive month of job growth in tahcetivseitciMteoisllr,e.rAWrtisth, EGneteorMrtgaiticianhnemsll efinrtm, alCynodilqnRuviteotclvreeadCtoiioonknseuBemmrrpmielnoeyr - Atkinson ment increased by 3,400 while Accommodation andLaFnoieor d Pierce Ware Brantley Glynn SerSvemicienosleadded 1,900 workers. Decatur Grady Thomas Brooks Lowndes ClincJhun-15 Jul-15 Aug-15 Sep-15 Oct-15 NoCv-a15mDdece-n15 Jan-16 Feb-16 Mar-16 Apr-16 May-16 Jun-16 Charlton Professional and Business Services increased by 4,900Echols Georgia Unemployment Rate jobs in June after employment declined by 700 in May. The majority of the job growth was in Administrative (Seasonally Adjusted) and Support Services where employment was up 4,800 in June. Education and Health Services grew by 2,100 positions over the month. Health Care and Social Assistance gained 2,600 jobs, while Educational Services fell by 500 jobs in June. 5.8% 5.7% 5.6% 5.6% 5.5% 5.5% 5.5% 5.5% 5.5% 5.4% 5.4% 5.3% Other Services employment grew by 700 in May but fell by 3,000 in June. After four months of growth where nearly 5,000 jobs were created, Information employment decreased by 900 over the month. After gaining jobs for 15 straight months, Trade, Transportation, and Utilities has now lost employment for two months in a row with 500 jobs lost in May and 300 jobs lost in June. Retail Trade and Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities accounted for 400 and 700 of the June employment decrease, respectively, while Wholesale Trade gained 800 jobs. 5.1% Jun-15 Jul-15 Aug-15 Sep-15 Oct-15 Nov-15 Dec-15 Jan-16 Feb-16 Mar-16 Apr-16 May-16 Jun-16 Over the year, Georgia has added 123,200 jobs to its economy. Professional and Business Services (+34,200 jobs); Leisure and Hospitality (+23,100 jobs); and Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (+21,900 jobs); have added the most jobs over the year. Georgia's unemployment rate (seasonally adjusted) decreased in June 2016, from the revised rate of 5.3 percent in May to 5.1 percent in June. Over the year, the unemployment rate is down from 5.8 percent in June 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 JUN 2016 MAY 2016 Revised JUN 2015 Change in Jobs from MAY 2016 Net % Change in Jobs from JUN 2015 Net % Total Nonfarm 4,387.6 4,376.2 4,264.4 11.4 0.3 123.2 2.9 Total Private 3,701.2 3,691.1 3,584.9 10.1 0.3 116.3 3.2 Goods Producing 573.5 571.7 554.0 1.8 0.3 19.5 3.5 Service-Providing 3,814.1 3,804.5 3,710.4 9.6 0.3 103.7 2.8 Private Service-Providing 3,127.7 3,119.4 3,030.9 8.3 0.3 96.8 3.2 Mining and Logging 8.8 8.8 9.1 0.0 0.0 -0.3 -3.3 Mining, Logging and Construction 187.6 187.5 175.7 0.1 0.1 11.9 6.8 Construction 178.8 178.7 166.6 0.1 0.1 12.2 7.3 Manufacturing 385.9 384.2 378.3 1.7 0.4 7.6 2.0 Durable Goods 191.4 189.3 183.5 2.1 1.1 7.9 4.3 Non-Durable Goods 194.5 194.9 194.8 -0.4 -0.2 -0.3 -0.2 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 927.2 927.5 905.3 -0.3 0.0 21.9 2.4 Wholesale Trade 222.3 221.5 217.0 0.8 0.4 5.3 2.4 Retail Trade 501.6 502.0 485.4 -0.4 -0.1 16.2 3.3 Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 203.3 204.0 202.9 -0.7 -0.3 0.4 0.2 Information 106.0 106.9 106.9 -0.9 -0.8 -0.9 -0.8 Financial Activities 240.6 240.4 235.1 0.2 0.1 5.5 2.3 Finance and Insurance 179.7 179.4 172.1 0.3 0.2 7.6 4.4 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 60.9 61.0 63.0 -0.1 -0.2 -2.1 -3.3 Professional and Business Services 674.4 669.5 640.2 4.9 0.7 34.2 5.3 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 269.9 269.5 261.3 0.4 0.1 8.6 3.3 Management of Companies and Enterprises 65.8 66.1 66.5 -0.3 -0.5 -0.7 -1.1 Admin and Support, Waste Mngmnt and Remediation 338.7 333.9 312.4 4.8 1.4 26.3 8.4 Education and Health Services 551.2 549.1 539.0 2.1 0.4 12.2 2.3 Educational Services 70.5 71.0 70.0 -0.5 -0.7 0.5 0.7 Health Care and Social Assistance 480.7 478.1 469.0 2.6 0.5 11.7 2.5 Leisure and Hospitality 471.4 466.1 448.3 5.3 1.1 23.1 5.2 Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 54.8 51.4 46.3 3.4 6.6 8.5 18.4 Accommodation and Food Services 416.6 414.7 402.0 1.9 0.5 14.6 3.6 Other Services 156.9 159.9 156.1 -3.0 -1.9 0.8 0.5 Government 686.4 685.1 679.5 1.3 0.2 6.9 1.0 Federal Government 99.3 99.4 98.8 -0.1 -0.1 0.5 0.5 State Government 171.7 171.4 172.4 0.3 0.2 -0.7 -0.4 Local Government 415.4 414.3 408.3 1.1 0.3 7.1 1.7 Note: These seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers throughout Georgia. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 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 2 GEORGIA Nonfarm Employment (In thousands) (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Preliminary Revised Revised JUN 2016 MAY 2016 JUN 2015 Change in Jobs from MAY 2016 Net % Change in Jobs from JUN 2015 Net % Total Nonfarm 4,390.1 4,397.6 4,268.5 -7.5 -0.2 121.6 2.9 Total Private 3,711.2 3,710.0 3,596.7 1.2 0.0 114.5 3.2 Goods Producing 575.3 571.9 555.5 3.4 0.6 19.8 3.6 Service-Providing 3,814.8 3,825.7 3,713.0 -10.9 -0.3 101.8 2.7 Private Service-Providing 3,135.9 3,138.1 3,041.2 -2.2 -0.1 94.7 3.1 Mining and Logging 8.8 8.8 9.0 0.0 0.0 -0.2 -2.2 Mining, Logging and Construction 188.7 186.8 176.6 1.9 1.0 12.1 6.9 Construction 179.9 178.0 167.6 1.9 1.1 12.3 7.3 Construction of Buildings 39.2 38.3 37.3 0.9 2.4 1.9 5.1 Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction 27.9 26.9 23.0 1.0 3.7 4.9 21.3 Specialty Trade Contractors 112.8 112.8 107.3 0.0 0.0 5.5 5.1 Manufacturing 386.6 385.1 378.9 1.5 0.4 7.7 2.0 Durable Goods 192.2 190.0 183.8 2.2 1.2 8.4 4.6 Computer, Electrical Equip and Appliance Mfg 22.4 22.6 23.2 -0.2 -0.9 -0.8 -3.5 Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 51.8 50.9 50.1 0.9 1.8 1.7 3.4 Non-Durable Goods 194.4 195.1 195.1 -0.7 -0.4 -0.7 -0.4 Food Manufacturing 64.8 64.3 64.3 0.5 0.8 0.5 0.8 Textile Mills 19.9 19.7 19.6 0.2 1.0 0.3 1.5 Textile Product Mills 28.5 28.6 28.5 -0.1 -0.4 0.0 0.0 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 926.0 927.2 902.6 -1.2 -0.1 23.4 2.6 Wholesale Trade 222.0 221.7 217.0 0.3 0.1 5.0 2.3 Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods 108.7 108.9 105.5 -0.2 -0.2 3.2 3.0 Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods 60.6 60.9 61.5 -0.3 -0.5 -0.9 -1.5 Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers 52.7 51.9 50.0 0.8 1.5 2.7 5.4 Retail Trade 499.6 501.6 482.9 -2.0 -0.4 16.7 3.5 Food and Beverage Stores 91.3 90.1 89.6 1.2 1.3 1.7 1.9 General Merchandise Stores 109.4 108.6 106.7 0.8 0.7 2.7 2.5 Miscellaneous Store Retailers 21.0 21.0 20.9 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.5 Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 204.4 203.9 202.7 0.5 0.3 1.7 0.8 Utilities 20.1 20.0 20.0 0.1 0.5 0.1 0.5 Transportation and Warehousing 184.3 183.9 182.7 0.4 0.2 1.6 0.9 Air Transportation 39.8 39.8 39.3 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.3 Truck Transportation 49.2 49.6 50.6 -0.4 -0.8 -1.4 -2.8 Couriers and Messengers 21.3 20.9 20.7 0.4 1.9 0.6 2.9 Warehousing and Storage 33.6 33.4 32.1 0.2 0.6 1.5 4.7 Information 105.6 107.0 107.3 -1.4 -1.3 -1.7 -1.6 Telecommunications 46.2 45.8 44.3 0.4 0.9 1.9 4.3 Wired Telecommunications Carriers 30.4 30.2 29.8 0.2 0.7 0.6 2.0 Wireless Telecommunications Carriers 7.6 7.5 7.1 0.1 1.3 0.5 7.0 Internet Service Providers, Search Portals, and DP 8.5 8.4 9.0 0.1 1.2 -0.5 -5.6 Financial Activities 240.1 239.5 235.4 0.6 0.3 4.7 2.0 Finance and Insurance 179.2 178.8 172.0 0.4 0.2 7.2 4.2 Insurance Carriers and Related Activities 84.4 83.9 80.4 0.5 0.6 4.0 5.0 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 60.9 60.7 63.4 0.2 0.3 -2.5 -3.9 Professional and Business Services 676.1 673.8 643.4 2.3 0.3 32.7 5.1 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 269.3 269.0 260.0 0.3 0.1 9.3 3.6 Accounting, Tax Prep, and Bookkeeping Services 43.3 44.7 40.0 -1.4 -3.1 3.3 8.3 Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services 43.7 44.0 42.8 -0.3 -0.7 0.9 2.1 Computer Systems Design and Related Services 67.4 66.6 64.3 0.8 1.2 3.1 4.8 Management and Technical Consulting Services 39.6 39.7 38.9 -0.1 -0.3 0.7 1.8 Management of Companies and Enterprises 66.2 66.1 67.0 0.1 0.2 -0.8 -1.2 Admin and Support, Waste Mngmnt and Remediation 340.6 338.7 316.4 1.9 0.6 24.2 7.7 Employment Services 170.8 171.6 153.7 -0.8 -0.5 17.1 11.1 Education and Health Services 544.6 551.5 533.8 -6.9 -1.3 10.8 2.0 Educational Services 67.6 71.6 67.6 -4.0 -5.6 0.0 0.0 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 31.1 33.4 30.1 -2.3 -6.9 1.0 3.3 Health Care and Social Assistance 477.0 479.9 466.2 -2.9 -0.6 10.8 2.3 Ambulatory Health Care Services 182.8 184.1 182.4 -1.3 -0.7 0.4 0.2 Hospitals 170.3 168.9 162.2 1.4 0.8 8.1 5.0 Nursing and Residential Care Facilities 60.5 59.9 59.6 0.6 1.0 0.9 1.5 Social Assistance 63.4 67.0 62.0 -3.6 -5.4 1.4 2.3 Leisure and Hospitality 484.7 479.6 460.6 5.1 1.1 24.1 5.2 Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 61.1 56.2 52.3 4.9 8.7 8.8 16.8 Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries 44.7 41.4 39.9 3.3 8.0 4.8 12.0 Accommodation and Food Services 423.6 423.4 408.3 0.2 0.1 15.3 3.8 Accommodation 45.0 44.3 45.0 0.7 1.6 0.0 0.0 Food Services and Drinking Places 378.6 379.1 363.3 -0.5 -0.1 15.3 4.2 Other Services 158.8 159.5 158.1 -0.7 -0.4 0.7 0.4 Repair and Maintenance 38.1 38.5 38.1 -0.4 -1.0 0.0 0.0 Personal and Laundry Services 37.0 37.3 36.5 -0.3 -0.8 0.5 1.4 Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar 83.7 83.7 83.5 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 Government 678.9 687.6 671.8 -8.7 -1.3 7.1 1.1 Federal Government 99.3 99.4 98.6 -0.1 -0.1 0.7 0.7 Department of Defense 41.4 41.3 40.5 0.1 0.2 0.9 2.2 State Government 167.3 172.1 166.7 -4.8 -2.8 0.6 0.4 State Government Educational Services 95.5 100.8 93.6 -5.3 -5.3 1.9 2.0 Local Government 412.3 416.1 406.5 -3.8 -0.9 5.8 1.4 Local Government Educational Services 239.3 245.3 234.7 -6.0 -2.5 4.6 2.0 Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by 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 3 ALBANY MSA Nonfarm Employment (In thousands) (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Preliminary Revised Revised JUN 2016 MAY 2016 JUN 2015 Change in Jobs from MAY 2016 Net % Change in Jobs from JUN 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 61.9 62.5 60.5 -0.6 -1.0 49.2 49.5 47.8 -0.3 -0.6 7.3 7.3 7.0 0.0 0.0 54.6 55.2 53.5 -0.6 -1.1 41.9 42.2 40.8 -0.3 -0.7 4.3 4.3 4.2 0.0 0.0 12.0 12.0 11.9 0.0 0.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 0.0 0.0 12.7 13.0 12.7 -0.3 -2.3 2.7 2.7 2.8 0.0 0.0 2.8 2.9 2.8 -0.1 -3.5 7.2 7.4 7.1 -0.2 -2.7 1.4 2.3 1.4 2.9 0.3 4.3 1.1 2.1 1.1 2.7 0.1 2.4 0.1 0.8 0.3 4.3 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -3.6 0.0 0.0 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 JUN 2016 MAY 2016 JUN 2015 Change in Jobs from MAY 2016 Net % Change in Jobs from JUN 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 94.1 94.4 90.5 -0.3 -0.3 64.3 64.6 62.0 -0.3 -0.5 9.2 9.2 9.2 0.0 0.0 84.9 85.2 81.3 -0.3 -0.4 55.1 55.4 52.8 -0.3 -0.5 16.0 16.2 14.9 -0.2 -1.2 10.2 10.3 9.8 -0.1 -1.0 8.0 8.0 7.7 0.0 0.0 11.0 10.9 9.8 0.1 0.9 29.8 29.8 28.5 0.0 0.0 1.1 1.1 1.1 0.0 0.0 21.0 20.6 20.0 0.4 1.9 7.7 8.1 7.4 -0.4 -4.9 3.6 4.0 2.3 3.7 0.0 0.0 3.6 4.4 2.3 4.4 1.1 7.4 0.4 4.1 0.3 3.9 1.2 12.2 1.3 4.6 0.0 0.0 1.0 5.0 0.3 4.1 Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers in the 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 4 ATLANTA MSA Nonfarm Employment (In thousands) (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Preliminary Revised JUN 2016 MAY 2016 Revised JUN 2015 Change in Jobs from MAY 2016 Net % Change in Jobs from JUN 2015 Net % Total Nonfarm 2,658.9 2,664.1 2,589.5 -5.2 -0.2 69.4 2.7 Total Private 2,336.2 2,337.0 2,270.2 -0.8 0.0 66.0 2.9 Goods Producing 280.5 277.4 267.4 3.1 1.1 13.1 4.9 Service-Providing 2,378.4 2,386.7 2,322.1 -8.3 -0.4 56.3 2.4 Private Service-Providing 2,055.7 2,059.6 2,002.8 -3.9 -0.2 52.9 2.6 Mining and Logging 1.4 1.5 1.4 -0.1 -6.7 0.0 0.0 Mining, Logging and Construction 117.4 116.6 110.1 0.8 0.7 7.3 6.6 Construction 116.0 115.1 108.7 0.9 0.8 7.3 6.7 Construction of Buildings 22.5 22.4 23.5 0.1 0.5 -1.0 -4.3 Specialty Trade Contractors 74.4 74.1 70.5 0.3 0.4 3.9 5.5 Manufacturing 163.1 160.8 157.3 2.3 1.4 5.8 3.7 Durable Goods 85.8 84.1 81.1 1.7 2.0 4.7 5.8 Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 14.5 13.9 14.5 0.6 4.3 0.0 0.0 Non-Durable Goods 77.3 76.7 76.2 0.6 0.8 1.1 1.4 Food Manufacturing 25.1 24.8 24.5 0.3 1.2 0.6 2.5 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 593.4 595.1 577.0 -1.7 -0.3 16.4 2.8 Wholesale Trade 163.5 162.9 158.2 0.6 0.4 5.3 3.4 Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods 79.4 79.8 77.5 -0.4 -0.5 1.9 2.5 Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods 40.3 40.3 40.4 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.3 Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers 43.8 42.8 40.3 1.0 2.3 3.5 8.7 Retail Trade 289.9 292.6 280.5 -2.7 -0.9 9.4 3.4 Food and Beverage Stores 56.6 56.3 54.8 0.3 0.5 1.8 3.3 General Merchandise Stores 59.2 58.7 58.3 0.5 0.9 0.9 1.5 Miscellaneous Store Retailers 13.6 13.6 13.7 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.7 Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 140.0 139.6 138.3 0.4 0.3 1.7 1.2 Utilities 10.3 10.3 10.4 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -1.0 Transportation and Warehousing 129.7 129.3 127.9 0.4 0.3 1.8 1.4 Air Transportation 39.4 39.2 39.0 0.2 0.5 0.4 1.0 Truck Transportation 31.7 31.8 31.7 -0.1 -0.3 0.0 0.0 Couriers and Messengers 16.5 16.2 16.3 0.3 1.9 0.2 1.2 Information 88.6 87.9 90.0 0.7 0.8 -1.4 -1.6 Telecommunications 38.2 38.2 37.6 0.0 0.0 0.6 1.6 Wired Telecommunications Carriers 25.6 25.6 25.2 0.0 0.0 0.4 1.6 Wireless Telecommunications Carriers 6.6 6.6 6.2 0.0 0.0 0.4 6.5 Internet Service Providers, Search Portals, and DP 7.6 7.5 8.3 0.1 1.3 -0.7 -8.4 Financial Activities 164.9 164.6 162.6 0.3 0.2 2.3 1.4 Finance and Insurance 121.1 121.2 116.9 -0.1 -0.1 4.2 3.6 Insurance Carriers and Related Activities 59.1 58.8 56.1 0.3 0.5 3.0 5.4 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 43.8 43.4 45.7 0.4 0.9 -1.9 -4.2 Professional and Business Services 495.9 496.1 482.0 -0.2 0.0 13.9 2.9 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 209.4 207.8 206.9 1.6 0.8 2.5 1.2 Accounting, Tax Prep, and Bookkeeping Services 28.0 28.8 28.4 -0.8 -2.8 -0.4 -1.4 Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services 30.3 30.4 29.5 -0.1 -0.3 0.8 2.7 Computer Systems Design and Related Services 58.4 57.9 56.2 0.5 0.9 2.2 3.9 Management and Technical Consulting Services 34.5 34.1 34.9 0.4 1.2 -0.4 -1.2 Management of Companies and Enterprises 52.5 52.3 54.4 0.2 0.4 -1.9 -3.5 Admin and Support, Waste Mngmnt and Remediation 234.0 236.0 220.7 -2.0 -0.9 13.3 6.0 Employment Services 114.3 117.8 107.8 -3.5 -3.0 6.5 6.0 Education and Health Services 321.7 328.0 315.4 -6.3 -1.9 6.3 2.0 Educational Services 49.1 51.8 49.6 -2.7 -5.2 -0.5 -1.0 Health Care and Social Assistance 272.6 276.2 265.8 -3.6 -1.3 6.8 2.6 Ambulatory Health Care Services 108.1 109.5 107.4 -1.4 -1.3 0.7 0.7 Hospitals 97.8 97.0 91.4 0.8 0.8 6.4 7.0 Social Assistance 40.1 42.6 39.1 -2.5 -5.9 1.0 2.6 Leisure and Hospitality 294.4 290.7 278.1 3.7 1.3 16.3 5.9 Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 42.4 39.3 36.5 3.1 7.9 5.9 16.2 Accommodation and Food Services 252.0 251.4 241.6 0.6 0.2 10.4 4.3 Accommodation 24.4 24.4 24.5 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.4 Food Services and Drinking Places 227.6 227.0 217.1 0.6 0.3 10.5 4.8 Other Services 96.8 97.2 97.7 -0.4 -0.4 -0.9 -0.9 Repair and Maintenance 21.4 21.9 22.6 -0.5 -2.3 -1.2 -5.3 Personal and Laundry Services 25.8 25.7 25.7 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.4 Government 322.7 327.1 319.3 -4.4 -1.4 3.4 1.1 Federal Government 46.0 46.0 45.1 0.0 0.0 0.9 2.0 State Government 69.6 71.7 70.2 -2.1 -2.9 -0.6 -0.9 Local Government 207.1 209.4 204.0 -2.3 -1.1 3.1 1.5 Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers in the 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 5 AUGUSTA-RICHMOND MSA Nonfarm Employment (In thousands) (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Preliminary Revised Revised JUN 2016 MAY 2016 JUN 2015 Change in Jobs from MAY 2016 Net % Change in Jobs from JUN 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 230.7 183.5 32.5 198.2 151.0 11.9 20.6 40.1 6.3 26.4 7.4 2.9 7.7 34.5 32.7 24.7 8.4 47.2 9.3 15.8 22.1 230.6 182.9 32.4 198.2 150.5 11.9 20.5 40.0 6.3 26.4 7.3 3.0 7.7 33.9 32.7 24.8 8.4 47.7 9.3 16.3 22.1 227.4 181.0 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 0.1 0.0 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.5 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.4 -0.1 -3.3 0.0 0.0 0.6 1.8 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.4 0.0 0.0 -0.5 -1.1 0.0 0.0 -0.5 -3.1 0.0 0.0 3.3 1.5 2.5 1.4 -0.1 -0.3 3.4 1.8 2.6 1.8 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.5 -0.1 -0.3 0.2 3.3 -0.2 -0.8 -0.1 -1.3 -0.1 -3.3 0.1 1.3 1.3 3.9 0.9 2.8 0.4 1.7 0.1 1.2 0.8 1.7 0.1 1.1 0.4 2.6 0.3 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 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 JUN 2016 MAY 2016 JUN 2015 Change in Jobs from MAY 2016 Net % Change in Jobs from JUN 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 43.8 43.5 42.4 33.5 33.2 32.3 3.8 3.8 3.9 40.0 39.7 38.5 29.7 29.4 28.4 8.7 8.5 8.4 5.7 5.6 5.7 10.3 10.3 10.1 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.6 1.6 1.7 6.9 6.9 6.6 0.3 0.7 0.3 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.8 0.3 1.0 0.2 2.4 0.1 1.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.4 3.3 1.2 3.7 -0.1 -2.6 1.5 3.9 1.3 4.6 0.3 3.6 0.0 0.0 0.2 2.0 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -5.9 0.3 4.6 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 6 COLUMBUS MSA Nonfarm Employment (In thousands) (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Preliminary Revised Revised JUN 2016 MAY 2016 JUN 2015 Change in Jobs from MAY 2016 Net % Change in Jobs from JUN 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 122.5 97.7 14.2 108.3 83.5 4.2 10.0 19.1 3.2 13.8 2.1 1.5 13.4 11.4 4.5 12.7 16.4 15.6 4.8 24.8 7.0 4.7 13.1 123.2 98.1 14.2 109.0 83.9 4.1 10.1 19.0 3.1 13.8 2.1 1.5 13.4 11.4 4.5 13.2 16.6 15.5 4.7 25.1 7.0 5.0 13.1 122.0 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 -0.7 -0.6 -0.4 -0.4 0.0 0.0 -0.7 -0.6 -0.4 -0.5 0.1 2.4 -0.1 -1.0 0.1 0.5 0.1 3.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.5 -3.8 -0.2 -1.2 0.1 0.7 0.1 2.1 -0.3 -1.2 0.0 0.0 -0.3 -6.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.4 0.2 0.2 -0.5 -3.4 1.0 0.9 0.7 0.9 -0.1 -2.3 -0.4 -3.9 0.3 1.6 0.2 6.7 0.1 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.7 -0.1 -0.9 0.0 0.0 -0.2 -1.6 0.2 1.2 0.6 4.0 -0.1 -2.0 0.3 1.2 0.1 1.5 0.2 4.4 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 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 JUN 2016 MAY 2016 JUN 2015 Change in Jobs from MAY 2016 Net % Change in Jobs from JUN 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 68.6 69.0 68.1 -0.4 -0.6 61.8 62.0 61.2 -0.2 -0.3 25.1 25.2 24.6 -0.1 -0.4 43.5 43.8 43.5 -0.3 -0.7 36.7 36.8 36.6 -0.1 -0.3 23.2 23.5 23.2 -0.3 -1.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 0.0 0.0 15.5 15.7 15.6 -0.2 -1.3 17.4 17.5 16.8 -0.1 -0.6 8.8 8.8 8.3 0.0 0.0 4.5 4.5 4.3 0.0 0.0 6.3 6.3 6.4 0.0 0.0 6.8 7.0 6.9 -0.2 -2.9 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.9 1.1 1.0 -0.2 -18.2 5.7 5.7 5.7 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.7 0.6 1.0 0.5 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.6 0.6 3.6 0.5 6.0 0.2 4.7 -0.1 -1.6 -0.1 -1.5 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -10.0 0.0 0.0 Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers in the 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 7 GAINESVILLE MSA Nonfarm Employment (In thousands) (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Preliminary Revised Revised JUN 2016 MAY 2016 JUN 2015 Change in Jobs from MAY 2016 Net % Change in Jobs from JUN 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 87.2 86.8 84.0 0.4 0.5 77.0 76.5 73.8 0.5 0.7 23.1 22.9 22.3 0.2 0.9 64.1 63.9 61.7 0.2 0.3 53.9 53.6 51.5 0.3 0.6 16.3 15.9 15.7 0.4 2.5 9.3 9.3 8.7 0.0 0.0 10.2 10.3 10.2 -0.1 -1.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 2.3 2.4 2.3 -0.1 -4.2 7.4 7.4 7.4 0.0 0.0 3.2 3.8 3.2 4.3 0.8 3.6 2.4 3.9 2.4 4.7 0.6 3.8 0.6 6.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers in the 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 JUN 2016 MAY 2016 JUN 2015 Change in Jobs from MAY 2016 Net % Change in Jobs from JUN 2015 Net % Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing Private Service-Providing Government Federal Government State Government Local Government 19.5 19.8 19.5 -0.3 -1.5 11.6 11.7 11.7 -0.1 -0.9 2.6 2.5 2.6 0.1 4.0 16.9 17.3 16.9 -0.4 -2.3 9.0 9.2 9.1 -0.2 -2.2 7.9 8.1 7.8 -0.2 -2.5 4.0 4.0 3.9 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.0 3.5 3.7 3.5 -0.2 -5.4 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -1.1 0.1 1.3 0.1 2.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers in the Hinesville 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 8 MACON MSA Nonfarm Employment (In thousands) (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Preliminary Revised Revised JUN 2016 MAY 2016 JUN 2015 Change in Jobs from MAY 2016 Net % Change in Jobs from JUN 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 104.3 89.8 9.6 94.7 80.2 21.0 14.3 3.7 10.0 12.4 20.8 10.8 14.5 1.2 3.7 9.6 104.3 89.7 9.6 94.7 80.1 20.9 14.2 3.7 10.0 12.3 21.0 10.7 14.6 1.2 3.7 9.7 102.2 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 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.1 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.8 -0.2 -1.0 0.1 0.9 -0.1 -0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -1.0 2.1 2.1 2.2 2.5 0.0 0.0 2.1 2.3 2.2 2.8 0.2 1.0 0.2 1.4 0.1 2.8 0.2 2.0 0.1 0.8 0.4 2.0 0.7 6.9 -0.1 -0.7 0.1 9.1 0.0 0.0 -0.2 -2.0 Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by 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 JUN 2016 MAY 2016 JUN 2015 Change in Jobs from MAY 2016 Net % Change in Jobs from JUN 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 40.8 40.7 40.2 0.1 0.3 35.0 34.9 34.5 0.1 0.3 7.0 6.9 7.0 0.1 1.5 33.8 33.8 33.2 0.0 0.0 28.0 28.0 27.5 0.0 0.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 0.0 0.0 7.8 7.9 7.9 -0.1 -1.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 0.0 0.0 10.2 10.1 9.7 0.1 1.0 5.8 5.8 5.7 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 1.6 1.6 1.5 0.0 0.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 1.5 0.5 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.6 1.8 0.5 1.8 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -1.3 0.0 0.0 0.5 5.2 0.1 1.8 0.0 0.0 0.1 6.7 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 9 SAVANNAH MSA Nonfarm Employment (In thousands) (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Preliminary Revised Revised JUN 2016 MAY 2016 JUN 2015 Change in Jobs from MAY 2016 Net % Change in Jobs from JUN 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 179.5 155.0 24.8 154.7 130.2 6.4 18.4 38.9 6.4 20.9 11.6 2.0 6.7 20.9 25.8 28.5 7.4 24.5 2.9 6.4 15.2 178.6 153.8 24.1 154.5 129.7 6.3 17.8 38.9 6.4 20.9 11.6 2.0 6.7 20.7 26.1 27.9 7.4 24.8 2.9 6.7 15.2 172.4 148.9 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 0.9 0.5 1.2 0.8 0.7 2.9 0.2 0.1 0.5 0.4 0.1 1.6 0.6 3.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 1.0 -0.3 -1.2 0.6 2.2 0.0 0.0 -0.3 -1.2 0.0 0.0 -0.3 -4.5 0.0 0.0 7.1 4.1 6.1 4.1 0.6 2.5 6.5 4.4 5.5 4.4 -0.1 -1.5 0.7 4.0 0.6 1.6 0.1 1.6 0.5 2.5 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -4.8 0.2 3.1 1.9 10.0 0.5 2.0 2.2 8.4 0.2 2.8 1.0 4.3 0.0 0.0 0.5 8.5 0.5 3.4 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 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 JUN 2016 MAY 2016 JUN 2015 Change in Jobs from MAY 2016 Net % Change in Jobs from JUN 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 55.8 56.4 54.6 -0.6 -1.1 42.9 43.0 41.7 -0.1 -0.2 6.9 6.9 7.0 0.0 0.0 48.9 49.5 47.6 -0.6 -1.2 36.0 36.1 34.7 -0.1 -0.3 12.1 12.2 11.6 -0.1 -0.8 7.5 7.5 7.0 0.0 0.0 12.9 13.4 12.9 -0.5 -3.7 1.2 1.2 1.2 0.0 0.0 3.8 4.3 3.7 -0.5 -11.6 7.9 7.9 8.0 0.0 0.0 1.2 2.2 1.2 2.9 -0.1 -1.4 1.3 2.7 1.3 3.8 0.5 4.3 0.5 7.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 2.7 -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 10 WARNER ROBINS MSA Nonfarm Employment (In thousands) (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Preliminary Revised Revised JUN 2016 MAY 2016 JUN 2015 Change in Jobs from MAY 2016 Net % Change in Jobs from JUN 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 71.6 71.7 71.1 -0.1 -0.1 44.6 44.6 44.0 0.0 0.0 9.7 9.6 9.5 0.1 1.0 61.9 62.1 61.6 -0.2 -0.3 34.9 35.0 34.5 -0.1 -0.3 10.6 10.6 10.1 0.0 0.0 8.4 8.3 7.8 0.1 1.2 27.0 27.1 27.1 -0.1 -0.4 14.8 14.8 14.8 0.0 0.0 2.3 2.3 2.4 0.0 0.0 9.9 10.0 9.9 -0.1 -1.0 0.5 0.7 0.6 1.4 0.2 2.1 0.3 0.5 0.4 1.2 0.5 5.0 0.6 7.7 -0.1 -0.4 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -4.2 0.0 0.0 Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers in the Warner Robins Metropolitan Statistical Area, which 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 JUN 2016 MAY 2016 Revised JUN 2015 Change in Jobs from MAY 2016 Net % Change in Jobs from JUN 2015 Net % Albany MSA 61.8 62.2 60.9 -0.4 -0.6 0.9 1.5 Athens-Clarke County MSA 95.3 94.7 91.6 0.6 0.6 3.7 4.0 Atlanta MSA 2,656.2 2,655.3 2,585.1 0.9 0.0 71.1 2.8 Augusta-Richmond MSA 230.5 229.4 228.0 1.1 0.5 2.5 1.1 Brunswick MSA 43.3 43.0 41.9 0.3 0.7 1.4 3.3 Columbus MSA 122.3 122.1 121.6 0.2 0.2 0.7 0.6 Dalton MSA 68.5 68.6 67.6 -0.1 -0.1 0.9 1.3 Gainesville MSA 86.4 86.0 83.9 0.4 0.5 2.5 3.0 Hinesville MSA 19.6 19.6 19.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Macon MSA 104.3 104.1 102.0 0.2 0.2 2.3 2.3 Rome MSA 40.9 40.6 40.1 0.3 0.7 0.8 2.0 Savannah MSA 178.9 177.6 171.2 1.3 0.7 7.7 4.5 Valdosta MSA 56.5 56.0 55.1 0.5 0.9 1.4 2.5 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 11 Georgia Statewide Hours and Earnings All Employee Average Weekly Earnings Preliminary JUN 2016 Revised MAY 2016 Revised JUN 2015 Total Private.....................................................................................................$843.18............................ $865.22.......................$820.99 Goods Producing.......................................................................................$1,029.60.......................... $1,037.07...................... $962.96 Private Service Providing..............................................................................$809.81............................ $834.43.......................$796.28 Construction............................................................................................ $1,010.65.......................... $1,015.87...................... $960.54 Manufacturing.........................................................................................$1,030.45..........................$1,040.50...................... $963.20 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities............................................................$738.82............................. $750.13........................$747.91 Financial Activities..................................................................................$1,078.50.......................... $1,169.66....................$1,082.82 Professional and Business Services......................................................$1,026.43.......................... $1,074.53...................... $996.58 Educational and Health Services.............................................................. $889.95............................ $890.27.......................$866.81 Leisure and Hospitality.............................................................................. $336.58.............................$345.71...................... $330.55 Other Services...........................................................................................$688.17............................. $717.52........................ $717.12 Average Weekly Hours Preliminary JUN 2016 Revised MAY 2016 Revised JUN 2015 Total Private...........................................................................................................34.9.................................. 35.2............................. 35.1 Goods Producing................................................................................................ 41.6................................... 41.4............................. 41.4 Private Service Providing....................................................................................33.7...................................34.1.............................34.0 Construction..................................................................................................... 41.1................................... 41.6.............................42.0 Manufacturing.................................................................................................. 41.5...................................40.9.............................40.9 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities..................................................................34.3...................................34.6.............................34.9 Financial Activities........................................................................................... 37.1.................................. 38.4............................. 37.3 Professional and Business Services...............................................................34.7.................................. 35.3.............................35.9 Educational and Health Services.....................................................................34.9.................................. 35.3.............................34.7 Leisure and Hospitality..................................................................................... 27.1...................................27.2.............................26.7 Other Services.................................................................................................33.9.................................. 34.2............................. 34.1 Average Hourly Earnings Preliminary JUN 2016 Revised MAY 2016 Revised JUN 2015 Total Private....................................................................................................... $24.16...............................$24.58.........................$23.39 Goods Producing............................................................................................$24.75.............................. $25.05.........................$23.26 Private Service Providing................................................................................$24.03...............................$24.47.........................$23.42 Construction.................................................................................................$24.59...............................$24.42.........................$22.87 Manufacturing..............................................................................................$24.83.............................. $25.44.........................$23.55 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities..............................................................$21.54...............................$21.68......................... $21.43 Financial Activities.......................................................................................$29.07.............................. $30.46.........................$29.03 Professional and Business Services...........................................................$29.58.............................. $30.44......................... $27.76 Educational and Health Services.................................................................$25.50.............................. $25.22.........................$24.98 Leisure and Hospitality.................................................................................$12.42............................... $12.71.........................$12.38 Other Services.............................................................................................$20.30.............................. $20.98......................... $21.03 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 12 Georgia Department of Labor, Mark Butler, Commissioner Equal Opportunity Employer/Program Auxiliary Aids and Services Available Upon Request to Individuals With Disabilities Georgia MSA Hours and Earnings All Employee Total Private Average Weekly Earnings Preliminary JUN 2016 Revised MAY 2016 Revised JUN 2015 Albany MSA ....................................................................................................$618.85............................ $595.28....................... $583.10 Athens-Clarke County MSA ........................................................................... $707.27............................. $703.15....................... $731.75 Atlanta MSA ................................................................................................. $934.03.............................$956.12....................... $904.18 Augusta-Richmond County MSA ...................................................................$801.09.............................$827.66...................... $862.66 Brunswick MSA .............................................................................................$579.66............................ $583.97.......................$581.44 Columbus MSA ..............................................................................................$687.61.............................$725.31...................... $640.90 Dalton MSA ...................................................................................................$677.04.............................$691.98.......................$691.32 Gainesville MSA .............................................................................................$952.01............................ $959.55.......................$792.35 Hinesville MSA ...............................................................................................$729.05............................. $737.10.......................$766.04 Macon MSA ....................................................................................................$725.81.............................$724.36....................... $721.92 Rome MSA ..................................................................................................... $847.17.............................$893.71...................... $863.28 Savannah MSA .............................................................................................. $721.17............................ $766.08....................... $677.10 Valdosta MSA .................................................................................................$615.99............................ $636.87....................... $587.57 Warner Robins MSA .......................................................................................$813.91............................ $809.62.......................$686.71 Average Weekly Hours Preliminary JUN 2016 Revised MAY 2016 Revised JUN 2015 Albany MSA ..........................................................................................................32.9...................................32.6.............................34.3 Athens-Clarke County MSA .................................................................................34.3.................................. 34.3.............................34.5 Atlanta MSA ........................................................................................................34.8...................................35.1............................. 35.1 Augusta-Richmond County MSA .........................................................................34.5...................................35.1.............................36.6 Brunswick MSA ...................................................................................................30.8...................................31.6.............................32.0 Columbus MSA ....................................................................................................35.1.................................. 35.8.............................34.0 Dalton MSA .........................................................................................................38.6...................................38.0............................. 40.1 Gainesville MSA ...................................................................................................39.7...................................39.7.............................36.7 Hinesville MSA .....................................................................................................35.0...................................35.1............................. 36.1 Macon MSA ..........................................................................................................36.2.................................. 36.2............................. 37.6 Rome MSA ...........................................................................................................36.5.................................. 36.3.............................36.0 Savannah MSA ....................................................................................................32.9...................................33.6.............................32.6 Valdosta MSA .......................................................................................................35.3.................................. 35.5............................. 35.1 Warner Robins MSA .............................................................................................40.9...................................40.1............................. 37.2 Average Hourly Earnings Preliminary JUN 2016 Revised MAY 2016 Revised JUN 2015 Albany MSA ......................................................................................................$18.81...............................$18.26......................... $17.00 Athens-Clarke County MSA .............................................................................$20.62.............................. $20.50......................... $21.21 Atlanta MSA ................................................................................................... $26.84...............................$27.24.........................$25.76 Augusta-Richmond County MSA .................................................................... $23.22.............................. $23.58.........................$23.57 Brunswick MSA ...............................................................................................$18.82...............................$18.48......................... $18.17 Columbus MSA ................................................................................................$19.59.............................. $20.26.........................$18.85 Dalton MSA ..................................................................................................... $17.54...............................$18.21......................... $17.24 Gainesville MSA .............................................................................................. $23.98............................... $24.17......................... $21.59 Hinesville MSA .................................................................................................$20.83...............................$21.00.........................$21.22 Macon MSA ......................................................................................................$20.05...............................$20.01.........................$19.20 Rome MSA .......................................................................................................$23.21...............................$24.62.........................$23.98 Savannah MSA ................................................................................................$21.92.............................. $22.80.........................$20.77 Valdosta MSA ................................................................................................... $17.45............................... $17.94......................... $16.74 Warner Robins MSA .........................................................................................$19.90............................... $20.19.........................$18.46 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 13 Dimensions - Measuring Georgia's Labor Force Unemployment rates -- Georgia and U.S. 8% Georgia U.S. 7% 6% 5% 4% Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun WA 5.8 OR 4.8 NV 6.4 CA 5.4 AK 6.7 ID 3.7 UT 4.0 AZ 5.8 StaStteatuenUenmepmlopylomymenetntrRataetess June 2016 National Unemployment Rate: 4.9% Rates are seasonally adjusted MT 4.2 WY 5.7 CO 3.7 NM 6.2 ND 3.2 SD 2.7 NE 3.0 KS 3.8 MN 3.8 WI 4.2 IA 4.0 IL 6.2 MO 4.5 OK 4.8 TX 4.5 AR 3.8 MS 5.9 LA 6.2 MI 4.6 OH IN 5.0 4.8 KY 5.0 TN 4.1 PA 5.6 WV 6.0 VA 3.7 NC 4.9 SC 5.4 AL GA 6.0 5.1 FL 4.7 NH 2.8 ME VT 3.7 3.2 MA 4.2 NY 4.7 RI 5.5 NJ CT 5.8 5.1 DE 4.2 DC 6.0 MD 4.3 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 3.3 Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research 14 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 JUN 2016 4,870,149 4,620,466 249,683 5.1 4,909,991 4,637,083 272,908 5.6 66,836 62,435 4,401 6.6 97,335 91,871 5,464 5.6 2,921,019 2,766,391 154,628 5.3 260,507 244,839 15,668 6.0 52,431 49,505 2,926 5.6 125,592 117,301 8,291 6.6 61,455 57,571 3,884 6.3 96,273 91,794 4,479 4.7 Revised MAY 2016 4,857,413 4,602,149 255,264 5.3 4,850,483 4,620,689 229,794 4.7 66,194 62,480 3,714 5.6 95,819 91,639 4,180 4.4 2,886,883 2,755,680 131,203 4.5 256,847 243,237 13,610 5.3 51,426 48,897 2,529 4.9 124,503 117,407 7,096 5.7 60,743 57,529 3,214 5.3 94,745 91,113 3,632 3.8 Revised JUN 2015 4,749,431 4,473,794 275,637 5.8 4,777,896 4,478,437 299,459 6.3 64,973 60,115 4,858 7.5 93,206 87,432 5,774 6.2 2,838,467 2,669,299 169,168 6.0 256,743 239,541 17,202 6.7 50,492 47,197 3,295 6.5 124,796 115,649 9,147 7.3 60,592 56,465 4,127 6.8 92,560 87,768 4,792 5.2 Change From MAY 2016 JUN 2015 12,736 18,317 -5,581 120,718 146,672 -25,954 59,508 16,394 43,114 132,095 158,646 -26,551 642 1,863 -45 2,320 687 -457 1,516 232 1,284 4,129 4,439 -310 34,136 10,711 23,425 82,552 97,092 -14,540 3,660 1,602 2,058 3,764 5,298 -1,534 1,005 608 397 1,939 2,308 -369 1,089 -106 1,195 796 1,652 -856 712 863 42 1,106 670 -243 1,528 681 847 3,713 4,026 -313 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 15 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 JUN 2016 32,179 30,262 1,917 6.0 105,581 99,353 6,228 5.9 Revised MAY 2016 32,024 30,408 1,616 5.0 104,058 98,751 5,307 5.1 Revised JUN 2015 31,788 29,688 2,100 6.6 103,419 96,369 7,050 6.8 Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate 43,531 40,810 2,721 6.3 183,984 174,109 9,875 5.4 42,783 40,512 2,271 5.3 180,347 172,279 8,068 4.5 42,899 39,886 3,013 7.0 176,506 165,873 10,633 6.0 Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate 63,888 60,235 3,653 5.7 82,330 77,558 4,772 5.8 63,514 60,505 3,009 4.7 81,140 77,139 4,001 4.9 62,294 58,240 4,054 6.5 81,138 75,845 5,293 6.5 Change From MAY 2016 JUN 2015 155 391 -146 574 301 -183 1,523 602 921 2,162 2,984 -822 748 632 298 924 450 -292 3,637 1,830 1,807 7,478 8,236 -758 374 -270 644 1,594 1,995 -401 1,190 419 771 1,192 1,713 -521 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 JUN 2016 158,880,000 151,097,000 7,783,000 4.9 160,135,000 151,990,000 8,144,000 5.1 MAY 2016 158,466,000 151,030,000 7,436,000 4.7 158,800,000 151,594,000 7,207,000 4.5 JUN 2015 156,984,000 148,722,000 8,262,000 5.3 158,283,000 149,645,000 8,638,000 5.5 Change From MAY 2016 JUN 2015 414,000 67,000 347,000 1,896,000 2,375,000 -479,000 1,335,000 396,000 937,000 1,852,000 2,345,000 -494,000 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. 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 16 Georgia Labor Force Estimates by County (not seasonally adjusted) Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older Georgia Preliminary June 2016 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 4,909,991 4,637,083 272,908 5.6 Appling Atkinson Bacon Baker Baldwin 9,034 8,453 581 6.4 4,160 3,953 207 5.0 5,246 4,964 282 5.4 1,234 1,139 95 7.7 17,397 16,020 1,377 7.9 Banks Barrow Bartow Ben Hill Berrien 8,725 8,272 453 5.2 36,666 34,862 1,804 4.9 48,396 45,817 2,579 5.3 5,433 4,990 443 8.2 7,220 6,776 444 6.1 Bibb Bleckley Brantley Brooks Bryan 69,739 65,492 4,247 6.1 4,509 4,120 389 8.6 7,324 6,823 501 6.8 7,009 6,633 376 5.4 16,580 15,722 858 5.2 Bulloch Burke Butts Calhoun Camden 35,787 33,471 2,316 6.5 9,305 8,606 699 7.5 10,402 9,823 579 5.6 2,252 2,123 129 5.7 22,583 21,339 1,244 5.5 Candler Carroll Catoosa Charlton Chatham 5,218 4,956 262 5.0 53,991 50,538 3,453 6.4 31,914 30,299 1,615 5.1 4,977 4,680 297 6.0 139,334 131,777 7,557 5.4 Chattahoochee 2,239 2,044 195 8.7 Chattooga 10,489 9,833 656 6.3 Cherokee 123,369 117,797 5,572 4.5 Clarke 58,905 55,283 3,622 6.1 Clay 901 814 87 9.7 Clayton Clinch Cobb Coffee Colquitt 127,983 119,454 8,529 6.7 2,887 2,714 173 6.0 410,228 390,802 19,426 4.7 18,150 17,074 1,076 5.9 21,087 19,898 1,189 5.6 Columbia Cook Coweta Crawford Crisp 67,810 64,358 3,452 5.1 7,484 7,060 424 5.7 69,822 65,968 3,854 5.5 5,758 5,425 333 5.8 9,595 9,024 571 6.0 Revised May 2016 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 4,850,483 4,620,689 229,794 4.7 8,978 4,124 5,275 1,215 17,256 8,420 558 6.2 3,956 168 4.1 5,045 230 4.4 1,136 79 6.5 16,187 1,069 6.2 8,637 8,261 376 4.4 36,236 34,734 1,502 4.1 47,799 45,645 2,154 4.5 5,347 4,969 378 7.1 7,173 6,785 388 5.4 68,730 65,102 3,628 5.3 4,457 4,163 294 6.6 7,153 6,731 422 5.9 6,973 6,641 332 4.8 16,249 15,553 696 4.3 35,703 34,023 1,680 4.7 9,178 8,552 626 6.8 10,282 9,787 495 4.8 2,225 2,120 105 4.7 22,379 21,356 1,023 4.6 5,217 5,010 207 4.0 53,179 50,327 2,852 5.4 31,494 30,203 1,291 4.1 4,920 4,673 247 5.0 136,608 130,389 6,219 4.6 2,199 2,044 155 7.0 10,323 9,812 511 5.0 121,923 117,310 4,613 3.8 57,867 55,161 2,706 4.7 887 808 79 8.9 126,573 119,038 7,535 6.0 2,898 2,741 157 5.4 405,657 389,243 16,414 4.0 17,965 17,084 881 4.9 20,735 19,748 987 4.8 66,708 63,913 2,795 4.2 7,447 7,088 359 4.8 68,931 65,723 3,208 4.7 5,685 5,393 292 5.1 9,490 9,002 488 5.1 Revised June 2015 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 4,777,896 4,478,437 299,459 6.3 8,890 3,965 5,185 1,154 17,376 8,204 3,739 4,880 1,068 15,844 686 7.7 226 5.7 305 5.9 86 7.5 1,532 8.8 8,226 7,746 480 5.8 35,606 33,639 1,967 5.5 47,086 44,183 2,903 6.2 5,366 4,866 500 9.3 7,061 6,550 511 7.2 68,417 4,440 6,995 6,752 15,855 63,588 3,995 6,468 6,326 14,967 4,829 7.1 445 10.0 527 7.5 426 6.3 888 5.6 34,666 32,258 2,408 6.9 9,145 8,367 778 8.5 10,143 9,474 669 6.6 2,146 2,006 140 6.5 22,313 20,967 1,346 6.0 5,107 4,812 295 5.8 52,489 48,705 3,784 7.2 31,247 29,532 1,715 5.5 4,809 4,496 313 6.5 133,835 125,552 8,283 6.2 2,210 10,364 119,554 56,449 886 2,007 9,689 113,636 52,650 783 203 9.2 675 6.5 5,918 5.0 3,799 6.7 103 11.6 125,116 115,313 9,803 7.8 2,895 2,699 196 6.8 398,287 377,094 21,193 5.3 17,529 16,329 1,200 6.8 20,079 18,732 1,347 6.7 66,461 62,808 3,653 5.5 7,249 6,749 500 6.9 67,355 63,652 3,703 5.5 5,615 5,245 370 6.6 9,468 8,783 685 7.2 Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research 17 Georgia Labor Force Estimates by County (not seasonally adjusted) Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older Dade Dawson Decatur DeKalb Dodge Preliminary June 2016 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 8,170 7,739 431 5.3 11,331 10,769 562 5.0 11,608 10,833 775 6.7 381,557 360,906 20,651 5.4 7,013 6,502 511 7.3 Dooly Dougherty Douglas Early Echols 5,180 4,880 300 5.8 38,551 35,777 2,774 7.2 70,133 66,136 3,997 5.7 4,453 4,141 312 7.0 1,945 1,855 90 4.6 Effingham Elbert Emanuel Evans Fannin 28,070 26,610 1,460 5.2 7,633 7,128 505 6.6 8,474 7,802 672 7.9 4,797 4,551 246 5.1 10,531 9,948 583 5.5 Fayette Floyd Forsyth Franklin Fulton 56,198 53,288 2,910 5.2 43,531 40,810 2,721 6.3 105,305 100,531 4,774 4.5 9,739 9,203 536 5.5 529,115 500,070 29,045 5.5 Gilmer Glascock Glynn Gordon Grady 11,995 11,318 677 5.6 1,271 1,190 81 6.4 38,839 36,774 2,065 5.3 26,828 25,315 1,513 5.6 10,915 10,289 626 5.7 Greene 6,499 6,099 400 6.2 Gwinnett 463,942 440,843 23,099 5.0 Habersham 19,382 18,335 1,047 5.4 Hall 96,273 91,794 4,479 4.7 Hancock 2,451 2,227 224 9.1 Haralson Harris Hart Heard Henry 12,276 11,557 719 5.9 15,713 14,916 797 5.1 10,711 10,106 605 5.6 5,175 4,862 313 6.0 107,482 101,329 6,153 5.7 Houston Irwin Jackson Jasper Jeff Davis 66,545 62,830 3,715 5.6 3,231 3,002 229 7.1 32,878 31,402 1,476 4.5 6,639 6,317 322 4.9 6,541 6,140 401 6.1 Revised May 2016 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 8,022 7,693 329 4.1 11,177 10,714 463 4.1 11,518 10,844 674 5.9 377,900 359,545 18,355 4.9 6,909 6,457 452 6.5 5,098 4,850 248 4.9 38,147 35,809 2,338 6.1 69,303 65,881 3,422 4.9 4,426 4,142 284 6.4 1,931 1,858 73 3.8 27,490 26,337 1,153 4.2 7,552 7,119 433 5.7 8,465 7,887 578 6.8 4,767 4,560 207 4.3 10,388 9,896 492 4.7 55,408 53,095 2,313 4.2 42,783 40,512 2,271 5.3 103,955 100,141 3,814 3.7 9,659 9,221 438 4.5 523,068 498,160 24,908 4.8 11,808 11,242 566 4.8 1,267 1,201 66 5.2 38,112 36,327 1,785 4.7 26,552 25,306 1,246 4.7 10,720 10,230 490 4.6 6,399 6,046 353 5.5 458,176 439,015 19,161 4.2 19,242 18,384 858 4.5 94,745 91,113 3,632 3.8 2,442 2,245 197 8.1 12,127 11,506 621 5.1 15,578 14,904 674 4.3 10,612 10,096 516 4.9 5,116 4,842 274 5.4 106,133 101,011 5,122 4.8 65,613 62,502 3,111 4.7 3,216 3,004 212 6.6 32,383 31,161 1,222 3.8 6,562 6,289 273 4.2 6,518 6,182 336 5.2 Revised June 2015 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 7,974 7,502 472 5.9 10,940 10,361 579 5.3 11,359 10,572 787 6.9 371,468 348,397 23,071 6.2 7,117 6,440 677 9.5 4,973 37,595 68,365 4,375 1,849 4,607 34,499 63,833 4,054 1,758 366 7.4 3,096 8.2 4,532 6.6 321 7.3 91 4.9 26,816 7,671 8,416 4,684 10,189 25,354 7,059 7,657 4,410 9,551 1,462 5.5 612 8.0 759 9.0 274 5.8 638 6.3 54,486 51,441 3,045 5.6 42,899 39,886 3,013 7.0 101,870 96,979 4,891 4.8 9,292 8,663 629 6.8 514,447 482,568 31,879 6.2 11,749 1,230 37,482 26,286 10,516 11,035 1,150 35,119 24,698 9,847 714 6.1 80 6.5 2,363 6.3 1,588 6.0 669 6.4 6,484 449,980 18,853 92,560 2,410 6,030 425,276 17,726 87,768 2,168 454 7.0 24,704 5.5 1,127 6.0 4,792 5.2 242 10.0 11,953 11,141 812 6.8 15,536 14,658 878 5.7 10,420 9,739 681 6.5 5,018 4,681 337 6.7 104,787 97,878 6,909 6.6 65,581 3,095 30,377 6,435 6,402 61,526 2,847 28,823 6,076 5,946 4,055 6.2 248 8.0 1,554 5.1 359 5.6 456 7.1 Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research 18 Georgia Labor Force Estimates by County (not seasonally adjusted) Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older Jefferson Jenkins Johnson Jones Lamar Preliminary June 2016 Labor Force 6,511 3,194 3,953 14,020 8,017 Employment 6,010 2,932 3,705 13,325 7,445 Unemployment Number Rate 501 7.7 262 8.2 248 6.3 695 5.0 572 7.1 Lanier Laurens Lee Liberty Lincoln 3,845 3,613 232 6.0 18,882 17,589 1,293 6.8 14,281 13,545 736 5.2 25,382 23,872 1,510 5.9 3,431 3,225 206 6.0 Long Lowndes Lumpkin McDuffie McIntosh 6,797 6,390 407 6.0 51,089 48,134 2,955 5.8 15,593 14,716 877 5.6 8,772 8,152 620 7.1 6,268 5,908 360 5.7 Macon Madison Marion Meriwether Miller 4,760 13,236 3,483 9,024 2,795 4,390 12,562 3,237 8,410 2,639 370 7.8 674 5.1 246 7.1 614 6.8 156 5.6 Mitchell 8,890 8,301 589 6.6 Monroe 13,044 12,355 689 5.3 Montgomery 3,780 3,506 274 7.2 Morgan 8,837 8,388 449 5.1 Murray 16,093 14,948 1,145 7.1 Muscogee Newton Oconee Oglethorpe Paulding 79,630 74,092 5,538 7.0 49,630 46,561 3,069 6.2 18,184 17,358 826 4.5 7,010 6,668 342 4.9 78,006 74,221 3,785 4.9 Peach Pickens Pierce Pike Polk 11,624 10,816 808 7.0 14,354 13,625 729 5.1 8,511 8,043 468 5.5 8,545 8,087 458 5.4 18,235 17,102 1,133 6.2 Pulaski Putnam Quitman Rabun Randolph 4,161 7,874 829 6,904 2,526 3,912 7,309 772 6,513 2,302 249 6.0 565 7.2 57 6.9 391 5.7 224 8.9 Revised May 2016 Labor Force 6,421 3,174 3,903 13,822 7,856 Employment 5,984 2,955 3,696 13,241 7,412 Unemployment Number Rate 437 6.8 219 6.9 207 5.3 581 4.2 444 5.7 3,830 3,626 204 5.3 18,709 17,553 1,156 6.2 14,151 13,556 595 4.2 25,285 23,995 1,290 5.1 3,387 3,203 184 5.4 6,739 6,413 326 4.8 50,780 48,380 2,400 4.7 15,471 14,817 654 4.2 8,648 8,100 548 6.3 6,161 5,839 322 5.2 4,699 13,073 3,446 8,903 2,790 4,381 12,523 3,232 8,370 2,655 318 6.8 550 4.2 214 6.2 533 6.0 135 4.8 8,825 12,845 3,772 8,728 15,898 8,329 12,272 3,514 8,344 14,935 496 5.6 573 4.5 258 6.8 384 4.4 963 6.1 78,785 74,069 4,716 6.0 48,963 46,388 2,575 5.3 17,941 17,305 636 3.5 6,938 6,650 288 4.2 77,075 73,957 3,118 4.0 11,421 14,197 8,455 8,434 17,953 10,750 13,573 8,067 8,051 16,980 671 5.9 624 4.4 388 4.6 383 4.5 973 5.4 4,106 7,773 827 6,649 2,487 3,887 7,281 772 6,330 2,298 219 5.3 492 6.3 55 6.7 319 4.8 189 7.6 Revised June 2015 Labor Force 6,386 3,149 3,870 13,698 7,813 Employment 5,785 2,864 3,583 12,905 7,177 Unemployment Number Rate 601 9.4 285 9.1 287 7.4 793 5.8 636 8.1 3,758 18,589 13,861 25,132 3,371 3,490 17,071 13,054 23,459 3,123 268 7.1 1,518 8.2 807 5.8 1,673 6.7 248 7.4 6,656 6,229 427 6.4 49,935 46,666 3,269 6.5 15,049 14,127 922 6.1 8,704 7,960 744 8.5 6,015 5,610 405 6.7 4,695 12,685 3,503 8,795 2,690 4,269 11,948 3,173 8,086 2,544 426 9.1 737 5.8 330 9.4 709 8.1 146 5.4 8,825 12,720 3,819 8,529 15,847 8,219 11,955 3,479 8,040 14,641 606 6.9 765 6.0 340 8.9 489 5.7 1,206 7.6 79,133 73,024 6,109 7.7 48,300 44,912 3,388 7.0 17,376 16,510 866 5.0 6,696 6,324 372 5.6 75,803 71,630 4,173 5.5 11,474 13,915 8,166 8,278 17,987 10,521 13,149 7,641 7,787 16,739 953 8.3 766 5.5 525 6.4 491 5.9 1,248 6.9 4,083 7,777 833 6,845 2,466 3,798 7,124 770 6,396 2,231 285 7.0 653 8.4 63 7.6 449 6.6 235 9.5 Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research 19 Georgia Labor Force Estimates by County (not seasonally adjusted) Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older Richmond Rockdale Schley Screven Seminole Preliminary June 2016 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 85,051 79,306 5,745 6.8 43,436 40,896 2,540 5.8 2,156 2,020 136 6.3 5,181 4,777 404 7.8 3,179 2,936 243 7.6 Spalding Stephens Stewart Sumter Talbot 28,012 26,130 1,882 6.7 11,001 10,338 663 6.0 2,209 2,075 134 6.1 13,267 12,266 1,001 7.5 2,743 2,558 185 6.7 Taliaferro Tattnall Taylor Telfair Terrell 595 9,459 2,888 4,857 3,679 552 8,942 2,665 4,427 3,425 43 7.2 517 5.5 223 7.7 430 8.9 254 6.9 Thomas Tift Toombs Towns Treutlen 17,269 16,125 1,144 6.6 19,276 18,163 1,113 5.8 12,064 11,181 883 7.3 3,923 3,605 318 8.1 2,863 2,667 196 6.8 Troup Turner Twiggs Union Upson 36,964 35,032 1,932 5.2 3,325 3,114 211 6.3 3,020 2,756 264 8.7 10,302 9,801 501 4.9 11,206 10,510 696 6.2 Walker 30,217 28,465 1,752 5.8 Walton 43,148 40,959 2,189 5.1 Ware 15,438 14,556 882 5.7 Warren 2,669 2,494 175 6.6 Washington 7,195 6,695 500 6.9 Wayne Webster Wheeler White Whitfield 11,442 10,655 787 6.9 1,005 921 84 8.4 1,742 1,582 160 9.2 14,360 13,665 695 4.8 45,362 42,623 2,739 6.0 Wilcox Wilkes Wilkinson Worth 2,844 3,824 3,664 9,091 2,639 3,575 3,434 8,549 205 7.2 249 6.5 230 6.3 542 6.0 Revised May 2016 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 83,905 78,812 5,093 6.1 42,890 40,739 2,151 5.0 2,132 2,018 114 5.3 5,151 4,783 368 7.1 3,172 2,962 210 6.6 27,719 26,029 1,690 6.1 10,908 10,342 566 5.2 2,178 2,065 113 5.2 13,109 12,265 844 6.4 2,708 2,551 157 5.8 581 9,412 2,863 5,080 3,648 546 8,955 2,663 4,746 3,426 35 6.0 457 4.9 200 7.0 334 6.6 222 6.1 16,948 18,989 12,067 3,804 2,857 15,970 18,111 11,199 3,574 2,684 978 5.8 878 4.6 868 7.2 230 6.0 173 6.1 36,557 34,934 1,623 4.4 3,260 3,083 177 5.4 2,976 2,743 233 7.8 10,177 9,751 426 4.2 11,067 10,464 603 5.4 29,744 28,373 1,371 4.6 42,613 40,811 1,802 4.2 15,346 14,614 732 4.8 2,645 2,486 159 6.0 7,103 6,685 418 5.9 11,297 10,612 685 6.1 1,002 927 75 7.5 1,741 1,608 133 7.6 14,095 13,530 565 4.0 44,845 42,594 2,251 5.0 2,793 3,742 3,651 9,033 2,610 3,543 3,446 8,553 183 6.6 199 5.3 205 5.6 480 5.3 Revised June 2015 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 83,962 42,331 2,107 5,152 3,147 77,522 39,467 1,955 4,712 2,882 6,440 7.7 2,864 6.8 152 7.2 440 8.5 265 8.4 27,408 10,834 2,126 12,977 2,705 25,201 10,118 1,976 11,866 2,489 2,207 8.1 716 6.6 150 7.1 1,111 8.6 216 8.0 591 9,423 2,743 4,777 3,564 542 8,826 2,491 4,274 3,292 49 8.3 597 6.3 252 9.2 503 10.5 272 7.6 16,991 18,232 12,157 3,784 2,804 15,719 17,034 11,082 3,442 2,574 1,272 7.5 1,198 6.6 1,075 8.8 342 9.0 230 8.2 35,879 3,270 2,969 9,874 11,133 33,633 3,050 2,676 9,352 10,330 2,246 6.3 220 6.7 293 9.9 522 5.3 803 7.2 29,567 41,910 14,818 2,633 7,316 27,715 39,523 13,848 2,435 6,780 1,852 6.3 2,387 5.7 970 6.5 198 7.5 536 7.3 11,492 988 1,748 13,821 44,745 10,607 887 1,540 13,066 41,824 885 7.7 101 10.2 208 11.9 755 5.5 2,921 6.5 2,796 3,799 3,586 8,799 2,571 3,508 3,298 8,202 225 8.0 291 7.7 288 8.0 597 6.8 Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research 20 New Developments Software development company Keysight Technologies has announced plans to expand the company by opening a location in Atlanta. The provider of electronic design and test software, equipment, and services plans to open a $14 million software development center in Atlanta's Midtown Tech Square. The project is expected to create more than 200 software engineering jobs. Keysight Technologies is headquartered in Santa Rosa, CA and its ties to Georgia Tech impacted its decision to have a facility in Tech Square. Polymer Logistics has said it plans to invest more than $4 million in Dublin, Ga. as it moves to place its next U.S.-based facility there and create about 110 jobs. The company makes retail-ready packages and is expected to locate a logistics and distribution center in Laurens County. The company currently operates two service centers in California and another in Texas. The new plant in Dublin will be 73,500 square feet and located on Best Buy Road across from the Best Buy distribution center. The company plans to begin distribution in January 2017. The ecofriendly plastic containers and pallet pooling services that the company provides are used by major retailers like Walmart, Kroger, Tesco, Sainsbury's and Carrefour. Publix plans to open a new store at the Jonquil shopping center in Smyrna, Ga. Jonquil, a mixed-use development under construction on a 12-acre site at the corner of Atlanta and Spring Roads in Smyrna, is planned to open in spring 2017. The national grocer is expected to bring over 100 jobs to the community when it opens. The 45,600 square foot Publix at Jonquil will include a pharmacy and serve as the anchor store of the 60,000 square foot Jonquil shopping center. Apparel company thredUP recently announced plans on coming to Gwinnett County. The San Francisco-based online consignment company plans to set up a warehouse and distribution center at an existing facility it will renovate on Breckinridge Blvd in Gwinnett County near Duluth. The move is expected to create up to 300 jobs. thredUP buys and sells used women's and children's clothing and accepts clothing from more than 25,000 women's and children's brands and resells the items for up to 90 percent off the original retail prices. Inspection, quality assurance, inventory and human resources management positions are expected to be created at the new facility. Amazon, the Seattle-based online retailer, announced plans on building a new fulfillment center in Braselton, Ga. The company expects to create more than 500 jobs in the area. The employees will be working at a new 600,000 square foot building in Jackson County where they will pick, pack and ship large items for customers. Amazon has said it currently employs more than 1,500 full-time employees in Georgia and there are more than 70,000 authors, sellers and developers statewide growing their businesses and reaching new customers by selling items through Amazon. GE Digital has said it plans to establish its first global Digital Operations Center in Atlanta. The move is part of the company's effort to bring together digital capabilities from across GE in a single organization, providing customers with industrial solutions and software needed to solve real-world problems. The new center in Atlanta is said to be around 30,000 square feet and will be located in the midtown area. GE Digital plans to create 250 jobs with this project. Some of the positions will be engineers, customer support reps, and system administrators. Note: Information in New Developments are from a variety of public sources and by no means are a comprehensive listing of new and expanding business in Georgia Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics and Economic Research 21 UNEMGPeoLrOgiaYUMneEmNploTymReAntTREateBs bYy CCoOunUtyNTIES JUNE 2016 June 2016 Dade 5.3 Catoosa 5.1 Walker Whitfield Murray 7.1 Fannin 5.5 Union 4.9 Towns 8.1 Rabun 5.7 5.8 6.0 Chattooga 6.3 Gordon 5.6 Floyd 6.3 Bartow 5.3 Gilmer 5.6 Pickens 5.1 Cherokee 4.5 Lumpkin 5.6 Dawson 5.0 Forsyth 4.5 White Habersham 4.8 5.4 Stephens 6.0 Hall 4.7 Banks Franklin 5.2 5.5 Jackson 4.5 Madison 5.1 Hart 5.6 Elbert 6.6 7.0% or greater 37 counties (23%) 6.0% to 6.9% 48 counties (30%) 5.0% to 5.9% 61 counties (38%) Polk 6.2 Paulding Cobb 4.7 Gwinnett 5.0 Barrow 4.9 Clarke 6.1 Oglethorpe 4.9 Less than 5.0% 13 counties (8%) Haralson 5.9 Carroll 6.4 Heard 6.0 4.9 Douglas 5.7 Coweta 5.5 Fulton 5.5 DeKalb 5.4 Rockdale Walton 5.1 Oconee 4.5 Wilkes 6.5 Lincoln 6.0 Percentages of number of counties may not total 100 due to rounding Clayton 6.7 Fayette 5.2 Henry 5.7 Spalding 6.7 5.8 Newton 6.2 Morgan 5.1 Butts 5.6 Jasper 4.9 Putnam 7.2 Greene 6.2 Taliaferro 7.2 McDuffie Warren 7.1 Columbia 5.1 6.6 Richmond Hancock 6.8 9.1 Glascock 6.4 Troup 5.2 Meriwether 6.8 Pike 5.4 Lamar 7.1 Upson Monroe 5.3 Jones 5.0 Baldwin 7.9 Washington 6.9 Jefferson 7.7 Burke 7.5 Harris 5.1 Talbot 6.7 Muscogee 7.0 Marion Chattahoochee 7.1 6.2 Taylor 7.7 Crawford 5.8 Bibb 6.1 Twiggs 8.7 Wilkinson 6.3 Peach 7.0 Macon 7.8 Houston 5.6 Bleckley 8.6 Laurens 6.8 Johnson 6.3 Emanuel 7.9 Jenkins 8.2 Screven 7.8 Treutlen 6.8 Candler 5.0 Bulloch 6.5 Effingham 5.2 8.7 Stewart 6.1 Schley 6.3 Webster 8.4 Sumter 7.5 Quitman 6.9 Randolph 8.9 Terrell 6.9 Lee 5.2 Clay 9.7 Calhoun 5.7 Dougherty 7.2 Early 7.0 Miller 5.6 Baker 7.7 Mitchell 6.6 Dooly 5.8 Pulaski 6.0 Dodge 7.3 Crisp 6.0 Wilcox 7.2 Turner 6.3 Ben Hill 8.2 Montgomery Wheeler 9.2 7.2 Toombs 7.3 Evans 5.1 Tattnall Telfair 5.5 8.9 Jeff Davis 6.1 Appling 6.4 Long 6.0 Bryan 5.2 Liberty 5.9 Worth 6.0 Colquitt 5.6 Irwin 7.1 Tift 5.8 Coffee 5.9 Berrien Atkinson 6.1 5.0 Cook 5.7 Lanier Bacon 5.4 Wayne 6.9 Pierce 5.5 Ware 5.7 Brantley 6.8 McIntosh 5.7 Glynn 5.3 Chatham 5.4 Seminole 7.6 Decatur 6.7 Grady 5.7 Thomas 6.6 Brooks 5.4 6.0 Lowndes 5.8 Echols Clinch 6.0 Charlton 6.0 Camden 5.5 4.6 Georgia's Unemployment Rate: 5.6% Georgia's U(nNoet SmeasponlaollyyAmdjusetend)t Rate: 5.6% (not seasonally adjusted) Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics and Economic Research 22 Georgia Unemployment Insurance Claims by County County June 2016 Average Average Initial Weekly Duration Claims Benefit Weeks County June 2016 Average Average Initial Weekly Duration Claims Benefit Weeks County June 2016 Average Average Initial Weekly Duration Claims Benefit Weeks Georgia 27,295........ $277.........8.9 Appling 117........ $263.........9.2 Atkinson 29........ $275.........6.6 Bacon 24........ $215.........6.5 Baker 6........ $259.........9.4 Baldwin 110........ $201.......10.0 Banks 34........ $252.........7.1 Barrow 147........ $250.........9.7 Bartow 221........ $260.........7.1 Ben Hill 55........ $187.........7.9 Berrien 46........ $238.........6.2 Bibb 432........ $196.......10.7 Bleckley 32........ $210.........9.0 Brantley 39........ $275.......10.4 Brooks 42........ $182.........9.9 Bryan 58........$250....... 11.0 Bulloch 214........ $226.........9.5 Burke 109........ $235.........8.1 Butts 77........$234....... 11.5 Calhoun 15........ $215.........7.1 Camden 98........ $222.......10.9 Candler 35........ $245.........9.4 Carroll 314........ $221.........8.2 Catoosa 85........ $260.........6.5 Charlton 23........ $213.......10.4 Chatham 791........ $236.......10.5 Chattahoochee 12........$208.......12.0 Chattooga 37........ $251.......10.1 Cherokee 339........ $271.........9.8 Clarke 295........ $218.........8.7 Clay 2........$163....... 11.2 Clayton 924........ $239.......10.8 Clinch 15........ $212.......12.0 Cobb 1,355........$261....... 11.1 Coffee 215........ $242.........6.8 Colquitt 125........ $208.........9.8 Columbia 208........ $252.........9.1 Cook 24........ $251.........7.7 Coweta 946........ $270.........8.3 Crawford 27........ $229.........8.8 Crisp 48........ $238.........9.5 Dade 17........ $276.........6.4 Dawson 39........ $248.......10.1 Decatur 74........$221....... 11.7 DeKalb 1,764........$245....... 11.2 Dodge 98........$188....... 11.0 Dooly 19........ $220.........8.2 Dougherty 399........ $201.......10.2 Douglas 346........ $259.......10.9 Early 24........ $185.......13.4 Echols 9........ $316.........8.4 Effingham 133........ $271.........9.2 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 87........ $223.........6.9 116........ $197.........9.1 13........ $213.........9.5 60........ $241.........8.0 194........ $261.......10.3 342........ $244.........7.7 220........ $278.......10.3 70........ $242.........6.2 2,562........$247....... 11.1 65........ $253.........6.8 8........ $306.........9.0 154........$221....... 11.3 253........ $249.........6.0 65........ $151.........6.7 22........ $231.......10.4 1,635........ $263.......10.9 105........ $237.........5.8 637........ $248.........8.4 25........ $242.........9.3 57........ $235.........7.1 37........ $269.........7.9 88........ $233.........5.9 53........ $276.........6.6 535........ $252.......10.7 295........ $227.........9.7 17........ $218.........8.1 125........ $253.........8.4 23........ $241.........8.1 49........ $245.........7.4 80........ $218.........8.5 38........ $241.........7.7 40........ $205.........9.1 60........ $233.........9.9 73........ $225.........7.7 15........ $209.........8.6 172........ $177.......10.5 70........ $248.........8.3 109........$208....... 11.3 22........ $200.........6.7 33........ $225.......10.8 186........ $192.........9.7 31........ $257.........9.4 43........ $215.........9.8 74........ $242.........7.6 26........ $254.......15.4 127........ $214.........7.7 20........$221....... 11.7 167........ $253.........7.4 7........ $210.......12.6 65........ $216.......10.7 70........$232....... 11.0 26........ $218.........9.3 24........ $229.........9.1 306........ $263.........4.9 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 516........ $225.........8.8 262........ $243.........9.8 32........ $235.........8.8 30........ $246.........9.1 267........ $264.......10.2 63........ $251.........8.1 31........ $248.........8.2 36........ $272.........9.4 74........ $256.........7.7 140........ $239.........7.1 14........ $141.........9.7 47........ $222.........9.8 4........ $318.......10.0 20........ $289.........7.7 20........ $186.........8.2 657........ $225.........9.6 239........ $247.......10.2 12........ $289.........9.7 66........ $229.........6.7 13........$199....... 11.6 352........ $220.........8.7 111........ $226.........5.9 23........$258....... 11.5 130........ $193.......10.9 25........ $240.........8.7 1........ $187.........4.3 32........ $213.........9.8 15........ $209.........8.2 131........ $183.......10.0 39........ $168.........7.5 95........ $195.........9.3 78........ $224.........9.1 125........ $243.........8.6 12........ $258.......10.1 13........ $203.........8.8 283........ $246.........7.4 27........ $215.........8.8 36........ $208.......10.3 17........ $259.........9.2 193........ $244.........8.0 203........ $242.........4.8 143........ $250.........9.2 110........ $191.........9.1 43........ $197.........7.5 47........ $200.........9.3 109........$260....... 11.0 14........ $199.......16.4 26........ $200.........9.0 34........ $224.........7.8 629........ $247.........4.7 27........ $179.........9.6 30........ $188.........6.8 16........ $208.........9.4 73........ $263.........9.6 Note: Initial claims include intrastate initial and additional claims, as well as agent state initial and additional claims for regular UI only. Average duration of benefits is represented in weeks. Data does not include state or federal extended benefits. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics and Economic Research 23 Mark Butler, Commissioner 148 Andrew Young International Boulevard, N.E. Atlanta, Georgia 30303-1751 Return Service Requested