- Collection:
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- Dimensions: measuring Georgia's workforce [Vol. 43, no. 1 (Jan. 2017)]
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- Georgia. Department of Labor. Workforce Statistics and Economic Research Division
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Jackson Madison Elbert
Polk
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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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Morgan Greene Taliaferro
Columbia
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Georgia Unemployment Rate
(Seasonally Adjusted)
over the month, Retail Trade experienced strong job growth
in January while Wholesale Trade along with Transportation,
Warehousing, and Utilities shed 700 and 1,400 jobs, respectively. 5.6%
5.5% 5.5%
5.5% 5.5% 5.5%
Professional and Business Services employment was down 7,700 in January, this is after 11 consecutive months of
5.4%
5.4% 5.4%
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growth. Administrative and Support Services cut 9,200 jobs;
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services grew by
1,700 workers; and Management of Companies employment
was down 200.
Education and Health Services employment decreased by 1,100 in January. Health Care and Social Assistance lost 1,300 jobs over the month while Educational Services added 200. Employment in Other Services fell by 1,000 in January after being up 1,100 in December.
Jan-16 Feb-16 Mar-16 Apr-16 May-16 Jun-16 Jul-16 Aug-16 Sep-16 Oct-16 Nov-16 Dec-16 Jan-17
Over the year, Georgia has grown by 114,700 jobs. Leisure and Hospitality (+26,100 jobs); Professional and Business Services (+19,300 jobs); Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (+18,500 jobs); and Education and Health Services (+15,600 jobs) added the most jobs over the year.
Georgia's unemployment rate (seasonally adjusted) was flat in January 2017, holding at the revised December rate of 5.5 percent. Over the year, the unemployment rate is down from 5.6 percent in January 2016.
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
JAN 2017 DEC 2016
Revised JAN 2016
Change in Jobs from DEC 2016
Net %
Change in Jobs from JAN 2016
Net %
Total Nonfarm
4,442.2
4,435.7
4,327.5
6.5 0.1
114.7 2.7
Total Private
3,749.5
3,744.6
3,646.1
4.9 0.1
103.4 2.8
Goods Producing
580.8
578.7
566.3
2.1 0.4
14.5 2.6
Service-Providing
3,861.4
3,857.0
3,761.2
4.4 0.1
100.2 2.7
Private Service-Providing
3,168.7
3,165.9
3,079.8
2.8 0.1
88.9 2.9
Mining and Logging
9.9
9.8
9.3
0.1 1.0
0.6 6.5
Mining, Logging and Construction
188.8
187.8
181.1
1.0 0.5
7.7 4.3
Construction
178.9
178.0
171.8
0.9 0.5
7.1 4.1
Manufacturing
392.0
390.9
385.2
1.1 0.3
6.8 1.8
Durable Goods
189.8
189.9
186.3
-0.1 -0.1
3.5 1.9
Non-Durable Goods
202.2
201.0
198.9
1.2 0.6
3.3 1.7
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
937.6
933.9
919.1
3.7 0.4
18.5 2.0
Wholesale Trade
221.7
222.4
218.2
-0.7 -0.3
3.5 1.6
Retail Trade
501.2
495.4
489.5
5.8 1.2
11.7 2.4
Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities
214.7
216.1
211.4
-1.4 -0.6
3.3 1.6
Information
111.6
111.2
111.0
0.4 0.4
0.6 0.5
Financial Activities
244.4
240.1
236.1
4.3 1.8
8.3 3.5
Finance and Insurance
179.8
177.4
172.3
2.4 1.4
7.5 4.4
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
64.6
62.7
63.8
1.9 3.0
0.8 1.3
Professional and Business Services
663.4
671.1
644.1
-7.7 -1.1
19.3 3.0
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
266.9
265.2
260.2
1.7 0.6
6.7 2.6
Management of Companies and Enterprises
67.8
68.0
67.1
-0.2 -0.3
0.7 1.0
Admin and Support, Waste Mngmnt and Remediation
328.7
337.9
316.8
-9.2 -2.7
11.9 3.8
Education and Health Services
568.6
569.7
553.0
-1.1 -0.2
15.6 2.8
Educational Services
75.9
75.7
71.0
0.2 0.3
4.9 6.9
Health Care and Social Assistance
492.7
494.0
482.0
-1.3 -0.3
10.7 2.2
Leisure and Hospitality
485.8
481.6
459.7
4.2 0.9
26.1 5.7
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
49.8
49.5
48.6
0.3 0.6
1.2 2.5
Accommodation and Food Services
436.0
432.1
411.1
3.9 0.9
24.9 6.1
Other Services
157.3
158.3
156.8
-1.0 -0.6
0.5 0.3
Government
692.7
691.1
681.4
1.6 0.2
11.3 1.7
Federal Government
101.2
100.7
99.7
0.5 0.5
1.5 1.5
State Government
177.2
174.9
171.5
2.3 1.3
5.7 3.3
Local Government
414.3
415.5
410.2
-1.2 -0.3
4.1 1.0
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 2016 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
JAN 2017 DEC 2016 JAN 2016
Change in Jobs from DEC 2016
Net %
Change in Jobs from JAN 2016
Net %
Total Nonfarm
4,396.1
4,462.9
4,277.4
-66.8 -1.5
118.7 2.8
Total Private
3,704.3
3,766.8
3,598.2
-62.5 -1.7
106.1 3.0
Goods Producing
575.8
578.7
560.9
-2.9 -0.5
14.9 2.7
Service-Providing
3,820.3
3,884.2
3,716.5
-63.9 -1.7
103.8 2.8
Private Service-Providing
3,128.5
3,188.1
3,037.3
-59.6 -1.9
91.2 3.0
Mining and Logging
9.8
9.8
9.3
0.0 0.0
0.5 5.4
Mining, Logging and Construction
184.1
187.9
176.2
-3.8 -2.0
7.9 4.5
Construction
174.3
178.1
166.9
-3.8 -2.1
7.4 4.4
Construction of Buildings
39.6
40.1
37.2
-0.5 -1.3
2.4 6.5
Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction
26.8
27.4
23.5
-0.6 -2.2
3.3 14.0
Specialty Trade Contractors
107.9
110.6
106.2
-2.7 -2.4
1.7 1.6
Manufacturing
391.7
390.8
384.7
0.9 0.2
7.0 1.8
Durable Goods
189.7
189.0
186.4
0.7 0.4
3.3 1.8
Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
51.6
51.5
50.6
0.1 0.2
1.0 2.0
Non-Durable Goods
202.0
201.8
198.3
0.2 0.1
3.7 1.9
Food Manufacturing
66.9
67.4
65.8
-0.5 -0.7
1.1 1.7
Textile Mills
19.7
19.6
19.4
0.1 0.5
0.3 1.6
Textile Product Mills
28.0
28.1
28.5
-0.1 -0.4
-0.5 -1.8
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
932.5
956.9
914.0
-24.4 -2.6
18.5 2.0
Wholesale Trade
220.6
222.8
217.0
-2.2 -1.0
3.6 1.7
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods
107.9
109.3
106.5
-1.4 -1.3
1.4 1.3
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods
60.5
61.9
60.7
-1.4 -2.3
-0.2 -0.3
Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers 52.2
51.6
49.8
0.6 1.2
2.4 4.8
Retail Trade
498.0
511.3
484.3
-13.3 -2.6
13.7 2.8
Food and Beverage Stores
90.8
91.8
91.4
-1.0 -1.1
-0.6 -0.7
General Merchandise Stores
111.9
118.5
107.1
-6.6 -5.6
4.8 4.5
Miscellaneous Store Retailers
21.4
22.3
20.7
-0.9 -4.0
0.7 3.4
Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities
213.9
222.8
212.7
-8.9 -4.0
1.2 0.6
Utilities
20.0
20.2
20.4
-0.2 -1.0
-0.4 -2.0
Transportation and Warehousing
193.9
202.6
192.3
-8.7 -4.3
1.6 0.8
Air Transportation
38.3
38.7
41.7
-0.4 -1.0
-3.4 -8.2
Truck Transportation
50.4
51.8
50.0
-1.4 -2.7
0.4 0.8
Couriers and Messengers
25.1
30.3
23.6
-5.2 -17.2
1.5 6.4
Warehousing and Storage
40.8
41.3
37.2
-0.5 -1.2
3.6 9.7
Information
111.4
112.3
109.2
-0.9 -0.8
2.2 2.0
Telecommunications
45.5
45.7
44.8
-0.2 -0.4
0.7 1.6
Wired Telecommunications Carriers
31.7
32.0
31.3
-0.3 -0.9
0.4 1.3
Wireless Telecommunications Carriers
7.2
7.3
7.2
-0.1 -1.4
0.0 0.0
Internet Service Providers, Search Portals, and DP
9.5
9.6
8.8
-0.1 -1.0
0.7 8.0
Financial Activities
243.4
241.5
235.0
1.9 0.8
8.4 3.6
Finance and Insurance
179.4
178.4
171.8
1.0 0.6
7.6 4.4
Insurance Carriers and Related Activities
84.3
83.6
80.1
0.7 0.8
4.2 5.2
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
64.0
63.1
63.2
0.9 1.4
0.8 1.3
Professional and Business Services
651.0
670.9
632.6
-19.9 -3.0
18.4 2.9
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
266.9
264.3
259.3
2.6 1.0
7.6 2.9
Accounting, Tax Prep, and Bookkeeping Services
37.5
34.4
36.7
3.1 9.0
0.8 2.2
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services
42.1
42.7
42.1
-0.6 -1.4
0.0 0.0
Computer Systems Design and Related Services
68.3
66.9
66.0
1.4 2.1
2.3 3.5
Management and Technical Consulting Services
42.2
42.4
40.6
-0.2 -0.5
1.6 3.9
Management of Companies and Enterprises
67.6
68.0
66.5
-0.4 -0.6
1.1 1.7
Admin and Support, Waste Mngmnt and Remediation
316.5
338.6
306.8
-22.1 -6.5
9.7 3.2
Employment Services
159.4
171.1
148.0
-11.7 -6.8
11.4 7.7
Education and Health Services
566.1
573.8
550.8
-7.7 -1.3
15.3 2.8
Educational Services
74.8
78.4
70.5
-3.6 -4.6
4.3 6.1
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
34.3
37.2
31.3
-2.9 -7.8
3.0 9.6
Health Care and Social Assistance
491.3
495.4
480.3
-4.1 -0.8
11.0 2.3
Ambulatory Health Care Services
191.9
195.3
186.4
-3.4 -1.7
5.5 3.0
Hospitals
171.6
172.8
168.3
-1.2 -0.7
3.3 2.0
Nursing and Residential Care Facilities
60.0
60.0
59.4
0.0 0.0
0.6 1.0
Social Assistance
67.8
67.3
66.2
0.5 0.7
1.6 2.4
Leisure and Hospitality
468.2
475.2
441.2
-7.0 -1.5
27.0 6.1
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
44.0
46.4
42.3
-2.4 -5.2
1.7 4.0
Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries
34.1
35.6
31.6
-1.5 -4.2
2.5 7.9
Accommodation and Food Services
424.2
428.8
398.9
-4.6 -1.1
25.3 6.3
Accommodation
43.7
44.7
42.5
-1.0 -2.2
1.2 2.8
Food Services and Drinking Places
380.5
384.1
356.4
-3.6 -0.9
24.1 6.8
Other Services
155.9
157.5
154.5
-1.6 -1.0
1.4 0.9
Repair and Maintenance
37.7
38.3
37.7
-0.6 -1.6
0.0 0.0
Personal and Laundry Services
35.8
37.2
36.1
-1.4 -3.8
-0.3 -0.8
Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar
82.4
82.0
80.7
0.4 0.5
1.7 2.1
Government
691.8
696.1
679.2
-4.3 -0.6
12.6 1.9
Federal Government
101.4
102.0
99.6
-0.6 -0.6
1.8 1.8
Department of Defense
41.5
41.6
40.8
-0.1 -0.2
0.7 1.7
State Government
175.3
175.4
169.4
-0.1 -0.1
5.9 3.5
State Government Educational Services
103.1
103.2
97.9
-0.1 -0.1
5.2 5.3
Local Government
415.1
418.7
410.2
-3.6 -0.9
4.9 1.2
Local Government Educational Services
247.0
247.5
244.0
-0.5 -0.2
3.0 1.2
Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected
employers 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 2016 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
JAN 2017 DEC 2016 JAN 2016
Change in Jobs from DEC 2016
Net %
Change in Jobs from JAN 2016
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
62.9
63.5
60.9
-0.6 -0.9
50.3
50.5
48.2
-0.2 -0.4
7.2
7.2
7.0
0.0 0.0
55.7
56.3
53.9
-0.6 -1.1
43.1
43.3
41.2
-0.2 -0.5
4.2
4.2
4.2
0.0 0.0
11.6
12.0
12.0
-0.4 -3.3
7.5
7.7
7.4
-0.2 -2.6
12.6
13.0
12.7
-0.4 -3.1
2.7
2.7
2.7
0.0 0.0
2.5
2.8
2.7
-0.3 -10.7
7.4
7.5
7.3
-0.1 -1.3
2.0 3.3 2.1 4.4 0.2 2.9 1.8 3.3 1.9 4.6 0.0 0.0 -0.4 -3.3 0.1 1.4 -0.1 -0.8 0.0 0.0 -0.2 -7.4 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 2016 benchmark.
ATHENS-CLARKE COUNTY MSA Nonfarm Employment
(In thousands)
(Not Seasonally Adjusted)
Preliminary
Revised
Revised
JAN 2017 DEC 2016 JAN 2016
Change in Jobs from DEC 2016
Net %
Change in Jobs from JAN 2016
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
93.7
93.9
92.1
-0.2 -0.2
64.3
64.2
63.6
0.1 0.2
9.5
9.6
9.5
-0.1 -1.0
84.2
84.3
82.6
-0.1 -0.1
54.8
54.6
54.1
0.2 0.4
16.1
16.3
15.5
-0.2 -1.2
10.7
10.6
9.8
0.1 0.9
7.8
8.0
7.6
-0.2 -2.5
10.5
10.7
10.0
-0.2 -1.9
29.4
29.7
28.5
-0.3 -1.0
1.0
1.1
1.2
-0.1 -9.1
20.6
20.2
19.5
0.4 2.0
7.8
8.4
7.8
-0.6 -7.1
1.6 1.7 0.7 1.1 0.0 0.0 1.6 1.9 0.7 1.3 0.6 3.9 0.9 9.2 0.2 2.6 0.5 5.0 0.9 3.2 -0.2 -16.7 1.1 5.6 0.0 0.0
Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected
employers in the Athens-Clarke County Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Clarke, Madison, Oconee and Oglethorpe counties. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2016 benchmark.
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research
4
ATLANTA MSA Nonfarm Employment
(In thousands)
(Not Seasonally Adjusted)
Preliminary
Revised
JAN 2017 DEC 2016
Revised JAN 2016
Change in Jobs from DEC 2016
Net %
Change in Jobs from JAN 2016
Net %
Total Nonfarm
2,698.8
2,735.8
2,602.0
-37.0 -1.4
96.8 3.7
Total Private
2,369.4
2,401.6
2,276.5
-32.2 -1.3
92.9 4.1
Goods Producing
282.6
284.4
271.2
-1.8 -0.6
11.4 4.2
Service-Providing
2,416.2
2,451.4
2,330.8
-35.2 -1.4
85.4 3.7
Private Service-Providing
2,086.8
2,117.2
2,005.3
-30.4 -1.4
81.5 4.1
Mining and Logging
1.8
1.8
1.7
0.0 0.0
0.1 5.9
Mining, Logging and Construction
119.5
120.9
110.8
-1.4 -1.2
8.7 7.9
Construction
117.7
119.1
109.1
-1.4 -1.2
8.6 7.9
Construction of Buildings
26.2
26.4
24.0
-0.2 -0.8
2.2 9.2
Specialty Trade Contractors
75.8
75.9
70.2
-0.1 -0.1
5.6 8.0
Manufacturing
163.1
163.5
160.4
-0.4 -0.2
2.7 1.7
Durable Goods
83.0
83.2
81.6
-0.2 -0.2
1.4 1.7
Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
14.8
14.7
15.3
0.1 0.7
-0.5 -3.3
Non-Durable Goods
80.1
80.3
78.8
-0.2 -0.3
1.3 1.7
Food Manufacturing
26.4
26.3
25.7
0.1 0.4
0.7 2.7
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
599.4
614.7
584.4
-15.3 -2.5
15.0 2.6
Wholesale Trade
162.8
162.9
156.8
-0.1 -0.1
6.0 3.8
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods
80.4
81.2
77.8
-0.8 -1.0
2.6 3.3
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods
39.9
40.1
39.1
-0.2 -0.5
0.8 2.1
Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers
42.5
41.6
39.9
0.9 2.2
2.6 6.5
Retail Trade
289.7
298.9
282.4
-9.2 -3.1
7.3 2.6
Food and Beverage Stores
56.3
57.0
55.9
-0.7 -1.2
0.4 0.7
General Merchandise Stores
61.0
64.5
58.2
-3.5 -5.4
2.8 4.8
Miscellaneous Store Retailers
14.3
14.8
13.8
-0.5 -3.4
0.5 3.6
Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities
146.9
152.9
145.2
-6.0 -3.9
1.7 1.2
Utilities
10.2
10.3
10.6
-0.1 -1.0
-0.4 -3.8
Transportation and Warehousing
136.7
142.6
134.6
-5.9 -4.1
2.1 1.6
Air Transportation
37.7
38.1
41.4
-0.4 -1.1
-3.7 -8.9
Truck Transportation
30.9
32.4
30.8
-1.5 -4.6
0.1 0.3
Couriers and Messengers
19.5
23.3
18.3
-3.8 -16.3
1.2 6.6
Information
98.0
98.9
91.9
-0.9 -0.9
6.1 6.6
Telecommunications
39.1
39.8
38.4
-0.7 -1.8
0.7 1.8
Wired Telecommunications Carriers
28.0
28.3
26.9
-0.3 -1.1
1.1 4.1
Wireless Telecommunications Carriers
6.6
6.6
6.5
0.0 0.0
0.1 1.5
Internet Service Providers, Search Portals, and DP
9.0
9.2
8.4
-0.2 -2.2
0.6 7.1
Financial Activities
170.7
169.0
163.4
1.7 1.0
7.3 4.5
Finance and Insurance
124.4
123.0
117.2
1.4 1.1
7.2 6.1
Insurance Carriers and Related Activities
60.5
59.8
56.0
0.7 1.2
4.5 8.0
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
46.3
46.0
46.2
0.3 0.7
0.1 0.2
Professional and Business Services
498.5
506.9
476.8
-8.4 -1.7
21.7 4.6
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
211.9
210.9
206.9
1.0 0.5
5.0 2.4
Accounting, Tax Prep, and Bookkeeping Services
26.7
25.2
26.2
1.5 6.0
0.5 1.9
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services
29.3
29.6
29.3
-0.3 -1.0
0.0 0.0
Computer Systems Design and Related Services
57.5
57.5
57.6
0.0 0.0
-0.1 -0.2
Management and Technical Consulting Services
37.8
37.7
36.4
0.1 0.3
1.4 3.9
Management of Companies and Enterprises
56.1
56.2
54.2
-0.1 -0.2
1.9 3.5
Admin and Support, Waste Mngmnt and Remediation
230.5
239.8
215.7
-9.3 -3.9
14.8 6.9
Employment Services
115.0
122.4
105.4
-7.4 -6.1
9.6 9.1
Education and Health Services
338.0
340.3
326.8
-2.3 -0.7
11.2 3.4
Educational Services
53.2
55.2
50.9
-2.0 -3.6
2.3 4.5
Health Care and Social Assistance
284.8
285.1
275.9
-0.3 -0.1
8.9 3.2
Ambulatory Health Care Services
113.4
114.1
110.2
-0.7 -0.6
3.2 2.9
Hospitals
98.7
99.1
94.8
-0.4 -0.4
3.9 4.1
Social Assistance
42.9
42.7
42.4
0.2 0.5
0.5 1.2
Leisure and Hospitality
285.2
288.9
266.6
-3.7 -1.3
18.6 7.0
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
30.9
32.4
29.0
-1.5 -4.6
1.9 6.6
Accommodation and Food Services
254.3
256.5
237.6
-2.2 -0.9
16.7 7.0
Accommodation
24.0
24.4
23.9
-0.4 -1.6
0.1 0.4
Food Services and Drinking Places
230.3
232.1
213.7
-1.8 -0.8
16.6 7.8
Other Services
97.0
98.5
95.4
-1.5 -1.5
1.6 1.7
Repair and Maintenance
22.9
23.5
22.2
-0.6 -2.6
0.7 3.2
Personal and Laundry Services
25.1
26.4
25.5
-1.3 -4.9
-0.4 -1.6
Government
329.4
334.2
325.5
-4.8 -1.4
3.9 1.2
Federal Government
47.0
47.6
45.8
-0.6 -1.3
1.2 2.6
State Government
72.1
73.6
71.9
-1.5 -2.0
0.2 0.3
Local Government
210.3
213.0
207.8
-2.7 -1.3
2.5 1.2
Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by
selected employers in the 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 2016 benchmark.
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research
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AUGUSTA-RICHMOND COUNTY MSA Nonfarm Employment
(In thousands)
(Not Seasonally Adjusted)
Preliminary
Revised
Revised
JAN 2017 DEC 2016 JAN 2016
Change in Jobs from DEC 2016
Net %
Change in Jobs from JAN 2016
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
235.3 187.3
32.8 202.5 154.5
11.6 21.2 40.5
5.7 27.2
7.6 2.7 7.5 38.1 33.2 24.4 8.1 48.0 9.4 16.4 22.2
239.1 191.3
33.0 206.1 158.3
11.7 21.3 41.8
5.7 28.4
7.7 2.7 7.5 38.7 33.8 25.6 8.2 47.8 9.4 16.2 22.2
229.6 182.6
32.8 196.8 149.8
11.8 21.0 39.6
5.8 26.3
7.5 2.8 7.5 36.0 32.3 23.5 8.1 47.0 9.3 16.0 21.7
-3.8 -1.6 -4.0 -2.1 -0.2 -0.6 -3.6 -1.8 -3.8 -2.4 -0.1 -0.9 -0.1 -0.5 -1.3 -3.1 0.0 0.0 -1.2 -4.2 -0.1 -1.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.6 -1.6 -0.6 -1.8 -1.2 -4.7 -0.1 -1.2 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.2 1.2 0.0 0.0
5.7 2.5 4.7 2.6 0.0 0.0 5.7 2.9 4.7 3.1 -0.2 -1.7 0.2 1.0 0.9 2.3 -0.1 -1.7 0.9 3.4 0.1 1.3 -0.1 -3.6 0.0 0.0 2.1 5.8 0.9 2.8 0.9 3.8 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.1 0.1 1.1 0.4 2.5 0.5 2.3
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 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
JAN 2017 DEC 2016 JAN 2016
Change in Jobs from DEC 2016
Net %
Change in Jobs from JAN 2016
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
42.8
43.8
42.0
-1.0 -2.3
34.2
35.1
33.7
-0.9 -2.6
4.1
3.8
3.8
0.3 7.9
38.7
40.0
38.2
-1.3 -3.3
30.1
31.3
29.9
-1.2 -3.8
8.8
9.3
9.0
-0.5 -5.4
5.7
5.9
5.6
-0.2 -3.4
8.6
8.7
8.3
-0.1 -1.2
1.9
1.9
1.8
0.0 0.0
1.9
1.9
1.7
0.0 0.0
4.8
4.9
4.8
-0.1 -2.0
0.8 1.9 0.5 1.5 0.3 7.9 0.5 1.3 0.2 0.7 -0.2 -2.2 0.1 1.8 0.3 3.6 0.1 5.6 0.2 11.8 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 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 2016 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
JAN 2017 DEC 2016 JAN 2016
Change in Jobs from DEC 2016
Net %
Change in Jobs from JAN 2016
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
120.3 95.4 14.3
106.0 81.1 4.3 10.0 19.5 3.1 14.2 2.2 1.3 13.3 11.6 4.5 12.6 16.1 13.8 4.5 24.9 6.9 4.8 13.2
122.3 97.4 14.3
108.0 83.1 4.3 10.0 19.9 3.1 14.6 2.2 1.3 13.4 11.6 4.5 13.4 16.3 14.3 4.5 24.9 6.9 4.8 13.2
119.9 95.3 14.3 105.6 81.0
4.3 10.0 18.9
3.1 13.7
2.1 1.3 13.1 11.2 4.2 12.9 16.6 13.7 4.5 24.6 6.8 4.5 13.3
-2.0 -1.6 -2.0 -2.1 0.0 0.0 -2.0 -1.9 -2.0 -2.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.4 -2.0 0.0 0.0 -0.4 -2.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.8 -6.0 -0.2 -1.2 -0.5 -3.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
0.4 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 3.2 0.0 0.0 0.5 3.7 0.1 4.8 0.0 0.0 0.2 1.5 0.4 3.6 0.3 7.1 -0.3 -2.3 -0.5 -3.0 0.1 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.2 0.1 1.5 0.3 6.7 -0.1 -0.8
Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by
selected employers in the 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 2016 benchmark.
DALTON MSA Nonfarm Employment
(In thousands)
(Not Seasonally Adjusted)
Preliminary
Revised Revised
JAN 2017 DEC 2016 JAN 2016
Change in Jobs from DEC 2016
Net %
Change in Jobs from JAN 2016
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
69.7
69.8
69.1
-0.1 -0.1
62.7
62.9
62.4
-0.2 -0.3
26.3
26.3
26.5
0.0 0.0
43.4
43.5
42.6
-0.1 -0.2
36.4
36.6
35.9
-0.2 -0.6
24.9
24.9
25.2
0.0 0.0
4.1
4.1
4.0
0.0 0.0
15.2
15.2
15.7
0.0 0.0
16.7
16.8
16.4
-0.1 -0.6
8.7
8.8
8.4
-0.1 -1.1
3.8
3.9
3.9
-0.1 -2.6
6.1
6.2
6.1
-0.1 -1.6
7.0
6.9
6.7
0.1 1.5
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.0 0.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
0.0 0.0
5.7
5.6
5.5
0.1 1.8
0.6 0.9 0.3 0.5 -0.2 -0.8 0.8 1.9 0.5 1.4 -0.3 -1.2 0.1 2.5 -0.5 -3.2 0.3 1.8 0.3 3.6 -0.1 -2.6 0.0 0.0 0.3 4.5 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 2016 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
JAN 2017 DEC 2016 JAN 2016
Change in Jobs from DEC 2016
Net %
Change in Jobs from JAN 2016
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
87.5
88.7
84.6
-1.2 -1.4
77.0
78.2
74.0
-1.2 -1.5
24.1
24.0
22.7
0.1 0.4
63.4
64.7
61.9
-1.3 -2.0
52.9
54.2
51.3
-1.3 -2.4
16.5
16.8
16.0
-0.3 -1.8
8.8
8.9
8.5
-0.1 -1.1
10.5
10.5
10.6
0.0 0.0
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.0 0.0
2.5
2.5
2.7
0.0 0.0
7.5
7.5
7.4
0.0 0.0
2.9 3.4 3.0 4.1 1.4 6.2 1.5 2.4 1.6 3.1 0.5 3.1 0.3 3.5 -0.1 -0.9 0.0 0.0 -0.2 -7.4 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 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 2016 benchmark.
HINESVILLE MSA Nonfarm Employment
(In thousands)
(Not Seasonally Adjusted)
Preliminary Revised Revised JAN 2017 DEC 2016 JAN 2016
Change in Jobs from DEC 2016
Net %
Change in Jobs from JAN 2016
Net %
Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing Private Service-Providing Government
Federal Government State Government Local Government
19.9
20.3
19.4
-0.4 -2.0
12.0
12.2
11.5
-0.2 -1.6
2.3
2.3
2.3
0.0 0.0
17.6
18.0
17.1
-0.4 -2.2
9.7
9.9
9.2
-0.2 -2.0
7.9
8.1
7.9
-0.2 -2.5
3.9
3.9
4.0
0.0 0.0
0.4
0.5
0.4
-0.1 -20.0
3.6
3.7
3.5
-0.1 -2.7
0.5 2.6 0.5 4.4 0.0 0.0 0.5 2.9 0.5 5.4 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -2.5 0.0 0.0 0.1 2.9
Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by
selected employers in the 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 2016 benchmark.
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research
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MACON-BIBB COUNTY MSA Nonfarm Employment
(In thousands)
(Not Seasonally Adjusted)
Preliminary
Revised
Revised
JAN 2017 DEC 2016 JAN 2016
Change in Jobs from DEC 2016
Net %
Change in Jobs from JAN 2016
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
102.0 87.8 10.2 91.8 77.6 20.8 13.8 4.0 10.0 11.7 21.2 10.4 14.2 1.2 3.8 9.2
104.0 89.5 10.4 93.6 79.1 21.5 14.4 4.1 9.9 11.5 21.5 10.5 14.5 1.3 3.9 9.3
101.1 86.7 9.9 91.2 76.8 20.1 13.6 3.8 9.7 11.4 21.1 9.8 14.4 1.1 3.8 9.5
-2.0 -1.9 -1.7 -1.9 -0.2 -1.9 -1.8 -1.9 -1.5 -1.9 -0.7 -3.3 -0.6 -4.2 -0.1 -2.4 0.1 1.0 0.2 1.7 -0.3 -1.4 -0.1 -1.0 -0.3 -2.1 -0.1 -7.7 -0.1 -2.6 -0.1 -1.1
0.9 0.9 1.1 1.3 0.3 3.0 0.6 0.7 0.8 1.0 0.7 3.5 0.2 1.5 0.2 5.3 0.3 3.1 0.3 2.6 0.1 0.5 0.6 6.1 -0.2 -1.4 0.1 9.1 0.0 0.0 -0.3 -3.2
Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by
selected employers in the Macon-Bibb County 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 2016 benchmark.
ROME MSA Nonfarm Employment
(In thousands)
(Not Seasonally Adjusted)
Preliminary
Revised
Revised
JAN 2017 DEC 2016 JAN 2016
Change in Jobs from DEC 2016
Net %
Change in Jobs from JAN 2016
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
40.9
41.3
39.8
-0.4 -1.0
35.1
35.5
34.1
-0.4 -1.1
7.2
7.1
7.1
0.1 1.4
33.7
34.2
32.7
-0.5 -1.5
27.9
28.4
27.0
-0.5 -1.8
6.3
6.3
6.3
0.0 0.0
7.7
8.1
7.7
-0.4 -4.9
5.1
5.3
5.1
-0.2 -3.8
10.4
10.4
9.7
0.0 0.0
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
1.1 2.8 1.0 2.9 0.1 1.4 1.0 3.1 0.9 3.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 7.2 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 2016 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
JAN 2017 DEC 2016 JAN 2016
Change in Jobs from DEC 2016
Net %
Change in Jobs from JAN 2016
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
177.0 153.3
23.5 153.5 129.8
7.1 16.4 40.2
6.8 21.7 11.7
1.4 6.4 21.2 26.7 26.6 7.3 23.7 2.9 5.2 15.6
178.0 153.6
23.5 154.5 130.1
6.9 16.6 40.8
6.9 22.0 11.9
1.5 6.4 20.8 26.9 26.3 7.4 24.4 3.0 5.7 15.7
171.2 147.8
23.6 147.6 124.2
6.4 17.2 39.6
6.4 21.0 12.2
2.5 6.6 18.1 25.5 24.7 7.2 23.4 2.9 5.6 14.9
-1.0 -0.6 -0.3 -0.2 0.0 0.0 -1.0 -0.7 -0.3 -0.2 0.2 2.9 -0.2 -1.2 -0.6 -1.5 -0.1 -1.5 -0.3 -1.4 -0.2 -1.7 -0.1 -6.7 0.0 0.0 0.4 1.9 -0.2 -0.7 0.3 1.1 -0.1 -1.4 -0.7 -2.9 -0.1 -3.3 -0.5 -8.8 -0.1 -0.6
5.8 3.4 5.5 3.7 -0.1 -0.4 5.9 4.0 5.6 4.5 0.7 10.9 -0.8 -4.7 0.6 1.5 0.4 6.3 0.7 3.3 -0.5 -4.1 -1.1 -44.0 -0.2 -3.0 3.1 17.1 1.2 4.7 1.9 7.7 0.1 1.4 0.3 1.3 0.0 0.0 -0.4 -7.1 0.7 4.7
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 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 2016 benchmark.
VALDOSTA MSA Nonfarm Employment
(In thousands)
(Not Seasonally Adjusted)
Preliminary Revised
Revised
JAN 2017 DEC 2016 JAN 2016
Change in Jobs from DEC 2016
Net %
Change in Jobs from JAN 2016
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
55.7
56.6
55.1
-0.9 -1.6
42.9
43.6
41.9
-0.7 -1.6
7.1
7.3
7.1
-0.2 -2.7
48.6
49.3
48.0
-0.7 -1.4
35.8
36.3
34.8
-0.5 -1.4
12.8
13.1
11.9
-0.3 -2.3
7.6
7.8
7.2
-0.2 -2.6
12.8
13.0
13.2
-0.2 -1.5
1.2
1.2
1.2
0.0 0.0
3.6
3.8
4.0
-0.2 -5.3
8.0
8.0
8.0
0.0 0.0
0.6 1.1 1.0 2.4 0.0 0.0 0.6 1.3 1.0 2.9 0.9 7.6 0.4 5.6 -0.4 -3.0 0.0 0.0 -0.4 -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 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 2016 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
JAN 2017 DEC 2016 JAN 2016
Change in Jobs from DEC 2016
Net %
Change in Jobs from JAN 2016
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
72.8
73.6
70.8
-0.8 -1.1
45.9
46.4
44.3
-0.5 -1.1
10.4
10.4
9.7
0.0 0.0
62.4
63.2
61.1
-0.8 -1.3
35.5
36.0
34.6
-0.5 -1.4
10.4
10.7
10.3
-0.3 -2.8
8.4
8.6
8.1
-0.2 -2.3
26.9
27.2
26.5
-0.3 -1.1
14.7
14.8
14.6
-0.1 -0.7
2.2
2.3
2.3
-0.1 -4.4
10.0
10.1
9.6
-0.1 -1.0
2.0 2.8 1.6 3.6 0.7 7.2 1.3 2.1 0.9 2.6 0.1 1.0 0.3 3.7 0.4 1.5 0.1 0.7 -0.1 -4.4 0.4 4.2
Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by
selected employers in the 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 2016 benchmark.
Total Nonfarm Employment by Metro Statistical Area
(In thousands)
(Seasonally Adjusted)
Preliminary
Revised
JAN 2017 DEC 2016
Revised JAN 2016
Change in Jobs from DEC 2016
Net %
Change in Jobs from JAN 2016
Net %
Albany MSA
63.3
62.9
61.3
0.4 0.6
2.0 3.3
Athens-Clarke County MSA
95.0
92.8
93.6
2.2 2.4
1.4 1.5
Atlanta MSA
2,728.8
2,711.9
2,629.3
16.9 0.6
99.5 3.8
Januarya-Richmond MSA
237.8
237.6
231.5
0.2 0.1
6.3 2.7
Brunswick MSA
43.3
44.1
43.1
-0.8 -1.8
0.2 0.5
Columbus MSA
121.6
121.5
121.2
0.1 0.1
0.4 0.3
Dalton MSA
70.4
70.1
69.9
0.3 0.4
0.5 0.7
Gainesville MSA
88.8
88.6
85.6
0.2 0.2
3.2 3.7
Hinesville MSA
20.0
20.2
19.6
-0.2 -1.0
0.4 2.0
Macon MSA
102.9
102.9
102.1
0.0 0.0
0.8 0.8
Rome MSA
41.2
40.9
40.1
0.3 0.7
1.1 2.7
Savannah MSA
179.7
177.5
174.7
2.2 1.2
5.0 2.9
Valdosta MSA
56.1
56.4
55.6
-0.3 -0.5
0.5 0.9
Warner Robins MSA
73.3
73.4
71.7
-0.1 -0.1
1.6 2.2
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 2016 benchmark.
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research
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Georgia Statewide Hours and Earnings
All Employee
Average Weekly Earnings (AWE)
Preliminary JAN 2017
Revised DEC 2016
Revised JAN 2016
Total Private.................................................................................................... $885.66............................ $862.38.......................$839.36 Goods Producing..........................................................................................$990.72..........................$1,009.42....................$1,005.49 Private Service Providing..............................................................................$867.50............................ $835.87...................... $808.52 Construction............................................................................................... $972.10.............................$987.50.......................$983.74 Manufacturing........................................................................................... $999.69.......................... $1,018.31.................... $1,013.20 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities............................................................$778.41.............................$764.71........................ $741.11 Financial Activities..................................................................................$1,242.62.......................... $1,190.85....................$1,066.65 Professional and Business Services......................................................$1,089.44..........................$1,038.78.................... $1,016.06 Educational and Health Services...............................................................$941.90............................ $939.62...................... $896.27 Leisure and Hospitality.............................................................................. $335.92............................ $339.95...................... $330.23 Other Services...........................................................................................$681.36............................ $669.28....................... $717.28
Average Weekly Hours (AWH)
Preliminary JAN 2017
Revised DEC 2016
Revised JAN 2016
Total Private...........................................................................................................34.8.................................. 34.9.............................34.4 Goods Producing................................................................................................39.9................................... 41.0.............................40.3 Private Service Providing....................................................................................33.9.................................. 33.8.............................33.3 Construction.....................................................................................................39.5...................................39.5.............................40.4 Manufacturing.................................................................................................. 40.1................................... 41.7.............................40.0 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities..................................................................33.8.................................. 34.4.............................34.2 Financial Activities...........................................................................................38.4.................................. 36.8............................. 37.4 Professional and Business Services...............................................................35.2.................................. 34.8.............................33.6 Educational and Health Services.....................................................................35.8...................................35.7.............................35.3 Leisure and Hospitality.....................................................................................26.0...................................26.6.............................25.9 Other Services.................................................................................................32.9...................................32.6.............................33.3
Average Hourly Earnings (AHE)
Preliminary JAN 2017
Revised DEC 2016
Revised JAN 2016
Total Private.......................................................................................................$25.45...............................$24.71.........................$24.40 Goods Producing............................................................................................$24.83...............................$24.62.........................$24.95 Private Service Providing................................................................................$25.59...............................$24.73.........................$24.28 Construction.................................................................................................$24.61.............................. $25.00.........................$24.35 Manufacturing..............................................................................................$24.93...............................$24.42.........................$25.33 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities..............................................................$23.03.............................. $22.23......................... $21.67 Financial Activities...................................................................................... $32.36.............................. $32.36.........................$28.52 Professional and Business Services.......................................................... $30.95.............................. $29.85.........................$30.24 Educational and Health Services.................................................................$26.31.............................. $26.32.........................$25.39 Leisure and Hospitality.................................................................................$12.92............................... $12.78......................... $12.75 Other Services.............................................................................................$20.71.............................. $20.53.........................$21.54
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 2016 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 (AWE)
Preliminary JAN 2017
Revised DEC 2016
Revised JAN 2016
Albany MSA ................................................................................................... $650.97............................ $633.08.......................$582.40 Athens-Clarke County MSA ...........................................................................$739.03.............................$701.92.......................$720.44 Atlanta MSA ................................................................................................. $969.84............................ $949.42....................... $930.12 Augusta-Richmond County MSA ...................................................................$794.47............................ $796.37.......................$833.63 Brunswick MSA ............................................................................................ $662.24.............................$627.20.......................$573.95 Columbus MSA .............................................................................................. $742.01............................ $733.49.......................$680.74 Dalton MSA ...................................................................................................$641.60.............................$657.03.......................$701.99 Gainesville MSA ..........................................................................................$1,004.45............................ $983.66.......................$914.09 Hinesville MSA ...............................................................................................$753.69.............................$761.96.......................$732.78 Macon MSA ....................................................................................................$775.95............................ $763.25....................... $743.87 Rome MSA .....................................................................................................$821.72............................. $867.51....................... $812.78 Savannah MSA ..............................................................................................$809.51.............................$815.59....................... $731.06 Valdosta MSA ................................................................................................ $590.27............................ $602.62....................... $604.13 Warner Robins MSA .......................................................................................$780.07............................ $785.46....................... $781.70
Average Weekly Hours (AWH)
Preliminary JAN 2017
Revised DEC 2016
Revised JAN 2016
Albany MSA ..........................................................................................................33.4...................................34.0.............................32.0 Athens-Clarke County MSA .................................................................................33.2...................................32.8.............................33.4 Atlanta MSA ........................................................................................................34.6...................................34.6.............................34.5 Augusta-Richmond County MSA .........................................................................34.2...................................34.7............................. 35.1 Brunswick MSA ...................................................................................................31.9...................................30.7.............................32.5 Columbus MSA ....................................................................................................35.3...................................35.4.............................33.7 Dalton MSA .........................................................................................................34.7.................................. 36.3............................. 37.6 Gainesville MSA ................................................................................................... 41.8................................... 41.4.............................38.7 Hinesville MSA .....................................................................................................33.1.................................. 34.4.............................35.4 Macon MSA ..........................................................................................................35.0.................................. 35.5.............................36.5 Rome MSA ........................................................................................................... 37.3................................... 37.8.............................33.6 Savannah MSA ....................................................................................................33.8.................................. 33.8.............................33.2 Valdosta MSA .......................................................................................................34.1.................................. 35.2.............................34.8 Warner Robins MSA .............................................................................................36.9...................................39.0.............................38.3
Average Hourly Earnings (AHE)
Preliminary JAN 2017
Revised DEC 2016
Revised JAN 2016
Albany MSA ......................................................................................................$19.49...............................$18.62.........................$18.20 Athens-Clarke County MSA ............................................................................ $22.26...............................$21.40......................... $21.57 Atlanta MSA ....................................................................................................$28.03...............................$27.44.........................$26.96 Augusta-Richmond County MSA .................................................................... $23.23.............................. $22.95.........................$23.75 Brunswick MSA ...............................................................................................$20.76.............................. $20.43......................... $17.66 Columbus MSA ................................................................................................$21.02...............................$20.72.........................$20.20 Dalton MSA .....................................................................................................$18.49............................... $18.10......................... $18.67 Gainesville MSA ...............................................................................................$24.03...............................$23.76.........................$23.62 Hinesville MSA .................................................................................................$22.77............................... $22.15.........................$20.70 Macon MSA ...................................................................................................... $22.17...............................$21.50.........................$20.38 Rome MSA .......................................................................................................$22.03.............................. $22.95......................... $24.19 Savannah MSA ................................................................................................$23.95............................... $24.13.........................$22.02 Valdosta MSA ................................................................................................... $17.31................................$17.12......................... $17.36 Warner Robins MSA ......................................................................................... $21.14............................... $20.14......................... $20.41
* 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 2016 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% Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan
WA 5.1 OR 4.3 NV 5.0 CA 5.1
AK 6.5
ID 3.6
UT 3.1 AZ 5.0
StaStteatuenUenmepmlopylomymenetntrRataetess
January 2017
National Unemployment Rate: 4.8% Rates are seasonally adjusted
MT 3.9
WY 4.8
CO 2.9 NM 6.7
ND 3.0 SD 2.9
NE 3.3
KS 4.1
MN 4.0
WI 3.9
IA 3.3
IL 5.7 MO 4.2
OK 4.7 TX 4.8
AR 3.8
MS 5.5 LA 5.9
MI 5.2
OH
IN
5.0
4.0
KY 5.0 TN 5.4
PA 5.2
WV
5.6
VA
4.0
NC 5.3
SC 4.4
AL
GA
6.4
5.5
FL 5.0
NH
2.7 ME
VT
3.5
3.1
MA 3.2
NY 4.6
RI 4.7
NJ
CT 4.5
4.6
DE
4.4
DC 5.7
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 2.8 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 JAN 2017
4,998,652 4,722,525
276,127 5.5
4,988,140 4,708,209
279,931 5.6
68,370 63,984
4,386 6.4
97,571 92,506
5,065 5.2
2,983,456 2,825,045
158,411 5.3
266,698 250,970
15,728 5.9
51,966 48,942
3,024 5.8
124,662 115,938
8,724 7.0
63,356 58,856
4,500 7.1
97,813 93,164 4,649
4.8
Revised DEC 2016
4,982,691 4,708,757
273,934 5.5
4,981,511 4,723,100
258,411 5.2
67,860 63,775
4,085 6.0
96,572 91,728 4,844
5.0
2,985,227 2,837,328
147,899 5.0
264,851 251,267 13,584
5.1
52,247 49,485
2,762 5.3
124,769 116,959
7,810 6.3
62,172 58,469
3,703 6.0
97,646 93,563
4,083 4.2
Revised JAN 2016
4,856,899 4,586,459
270,440 5.6
4,834,499 4,569,175
265,324 5.5
65,952 61,801
4,151 6.3
95,347 90,655
4,692 4.9
2,876,167 2,726,555
149,612 5.2
259,847 244,290
15,557 6.0
50,879 47,903 2,976
5.8
123,826 115,391
8,435 6.8
62,781 58,308
4,473 7.1
94,211 89,987
4,224 4.5
Change From
DEC 2016
JAN 2016
15,961 13,768
2,193
141,753 136,066
5,687
6,629 -14,891 21,520
153,641 139,034
14,607
510
2,418
209
2,183
301
235
999
2,224
778
1,851
221
373
-1,771 -12,283 10,512
107,289 98,490
8,799
1,847 -297 2,144
6,851 6,680
171
-281 -543 262
1,087 1,039
48
-107
836
-1,021
547
914
289
1,184
575
387
548
797
27
167 -399 566
3,602 3,177
425
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-Bibb County 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-Bibb County 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 JAN 2017
33,038 30,946
2,092 6.3
104,581 98,124 6,457 6.2
Revised DEC 2016
32,917 30,984
1,933 5.9
104,860 98,904 5,956 5.7
Revised JAN 2016
31,819 29,968
1,851 5.8
103,003 96,948 6,055 5.9
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
44,081 41,218 2,863
6.5
182,829 173,354
9,475 5.2
43,811 41,345 2,466
5.6
181,529 172,526
9,003 5.0
42,881 40,202
2,679 6.2
177,202 167,805
9,397 5.3
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
64,360 60,848
3,512 5.5
84,012 78,992
5,020 6.0
64,297 61,050
3,247 5.1
83,581 79,065
4,516 5.4
63,241 59,905
3,336 5.3
81,574 76,927
4,647 5.7
Change From
DEC 2016
JAN 2016
121
1,219
-38
978
159
241
-279 -780 501
1,578 1,176
402
270
1,200
-127
1,016
397
184
1,300 828 472
5,627 5,549
78
63 -202 265
1,119 943 176
431
2,438
-73
2,065
504
373
Area United States
(Seasonally adjusted)
United States
(Not Seasonally adjusted)
United States Labor Force Estimates
Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older
Employment Status
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
JAN 2017
159,716,000 152,081,000
7,635,000 4.8
158,676,000 150,527,000
8,149,000 5.1
DEC 2016
159,640,000 152,111,000
7,529,000 4.7
158,968,000 151,798,000
7,170,000 4.5
JAN 2016
158,362,000 150,533,000
7,829,000 4.9
157,347,000 149,037,000
8,309,000 5.3
Change From
DEC 2016
JAN 2016
76,000 -30,000 106,000
1,354,000 1,548,000
-194,000
-292,000 -1,271,000
979,000
1,329,000 1,490,000
-160,000
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-Bibb County 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 January 2017
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
4,988,140 4,708,209 279,931 5.6
Appling Atkinson Bacon Baker Baldwin
9,778
9,111
667 6.8
4,203 3,955
248 5.9
5,019 4,760
259 5.2
1,266 1,171
95 7.5
18,005 16,784 1,221 6.8
Banks Barrow Bartow Ben Hill Berrien
9,061 37,923 49,370
5,752 7,240
8,638 36,050 46,516
5,178 6,793
423 4.7 1,873 4.9 2,854 5.8
574 10.0 447 6.2
Macon-Bibb 69,063 64,667 4,396 6.4
Bleckley
4,439
4,111
328 7.4
Brantley
7,196 6,699
497 6.9
Brooks
7,274 6,872
402 5.5
Bryan
16,793 15,944
849 5.1
Bulloch Burke Butts Calhoun Camden
36,170 34,130 2,040 5.6
9,665 8,798
867 9.0
10,606 9,974
632 6.0
2,318 2,177
141 6.1
20,113 18,858 1,255 6.2
Candler Carroll Catoosa Charlton Chatham
5,077 4,844
233 4.6
54,265 50,942 3,323 6.1
32,450 30,812 1,638 5.0
4,841 4,548
293 6.1
137,796 130,556 7,240 5.3
Chattahoochee 2,151
Chattooga
10,749
Cherokee 126,063
Clarke
59,175
Clay
908
1,956 10,136 120,670 55,852
808
195 9.1 613 5.7 5,393 4.3 3,323 5.6 100 11.0
Clayton Clinch Cobb Coffee Colquitt
132,170 122,929 9,241 7.0
2,907 2,696
211 7.3
417,509 397,662 19,847 4.8
18,614 17,439 1,175 6.3
21,985 20,818 1,167 5.3
Columbia Cook Coweta Crawford Crisp
70,958 67,509 3,449 4.9
7,622
7,170
452 5.9
71,189 67,670 3,519 4.9
5,757 5,388
369 6.4
9,309 8,742
567 6.1
Revised December 2016
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
4,981,511 4,723,100 258,411 5.2
9,496 8,879
617 6.5
4,079 3,879
200 4.9
4,993 4,734
259 5.2
1,252 1,156
96 7.7
17,856 16,670 1,186 6.6
9,068 8,656
412 4.5
37,924 36,200 1,724 4.5
49,066 46,698 2,368 4.8
5,683 5,220
463 8.1
7,252 6,846 406 5.6
69,253 65,204 4,049 5.8
4,440
4,141
299 6.7
7,241 6,760
481 6.6
7,210 6,863
347 4.8
16,675 15,868
807 4.8
36,126 34,135 1,991 5.5
9,507 8,828
679 7.1
10,576 10,012 564 5.3
2,310
2,182
128 5.5
20,544 19,368 1,176 5.7
5,033 4,795
238 4.7
54,200 51,148 3,052 5.6
32,516 31,008 1,508 4.6
4,855 4,588
267 5.5
136,818 129,939 6,879 5.0
2,143 10,826 126,352 58,558
904
1,966 10,188 121,211 55,380
811
177 8.3 638 5.9 5,141 4.1 3,178 5.4
93 10.3
131,927 123,445 8,482 6.4
2,826 2,668
158 5.6
418,020 399,441 18,579 4.4
18,409 17,394 1,015 5.5
21,747 20,659 1,088 5.0
71,057 67,890 3,167 4.5
7,572
7,177
395 5.2
71,274 67,952 3,322 4.7
5,750 5,424
326 5.7
9,310 8,778
532 5.7
Revised January 2016
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
4,834,499 4,569,175 265,324 5.5
9,302 4,064 4,856 1,200 17,866
8,699 3,847 4,591 1,117 16,690
603 6.5 217 5.3 265 5.5 83 6.9 1,176 6.6
8,663 8,249
414 4.8
36,504 34,780 1,724 4.7
47,364 44,866 2,498 5.3
5,603 5,115
488 8.7
7,243 6,799 444 6.1
68,005 63,927 4,078 6.0
4,420 4,104
316 7.1
7,029 6,547 482 6.9
7,108 6,716
392 5.5
16,237 15,435 802 4.9
34,986 33,111 1,875 5.4
9,312 8,549
763 8.2
10,276 9,619 657 6.4
2,249 2,131
118 5.2
20,124 18,972 1,152 5.7
4,977 4,720
257 5.2
52,378 49,159 3,219 6.1
31,620 30,022 1,598 5.1
4,732 4,457
275 5.8
133,635 126,386 7,249 5.4
2,120 10,627 121,633 57,775
917
1,940 10,004 116,501 54,745
820
180 8.5 623 5.9 5,132 4.2 3,030 5.2
97 10.6
127,420 118,591 8,829 6.9
2,869 2,682
187 6.5
402,378 383,884 18,494 4.6
17,572 16,481 1,091 6.2
21,010 19,882 1,128 5.4
69,021 65,809 3,212 4.7
7,388 6,967
421 5.7
68,722 65,290 3,432 5.0
5,649 5,312
337 6.0
9,175 8,572 603 6.6
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 January 2017
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
8,139
7,707
432 5.3
11,483 10,962
521 4.5
11,869 11,061 808 6.8
390,657 368,636 22,021 5.6
6,936 6,413
523 7.5
Dooly Dougherty Douglas Early Echols
5,190 4,884 306 5.9
39,270 36,524 2,746 7.0
71,393 67,312 4,081 5.7
4,517 4,200
317 7.0
2,023 1,932
91 4.5
Effingham Elbert Emanuel Evans Fannin
28,240 26,854 1,386 4.9
7,761 7,196 565 7.3
8,645 7,993
652 7.5
4,935 4,681 254 5.1
10,748 10,135
613 5.7
Fayette Floyd Forsyth Franklin Fulton
56,741 54,034 2,707 4.8 44,081 41,218 2,863 6.5 109,544 104,963 4,581 4.2
9,972 9,429 543 5.4 539,540 509,238 30,302 5.6
Gilmer Glascock Glynn Gordon Grady
11,804 11,116 688 5.8
1,299 1,221
78 6.0
38,678 36,523 2,155 5.6
25,188 23,618 1,570 6.2
10,361 9,731 630 6.1
Greene
6,882 6,448 434 6.3
Gwinnett
474,141 451,162 22,979 4.8
Habersham 19,489 18,459 1,030 5.3
Hall
97,813 93,164 4,649 4.8
Hancock
2,614 2,384 230 8.8
Haralson Harris Hart Heard Henry
12,383 11,673
710 5.7
15,799 15,008
791 5.0
11,056 10,469
587 5.3
5,200 4,861 339 6.5
109,992 103,751 6,241 5.7
Houston Irwin Jackson Jasper Jeff Davis
68,031 64,134 3,897 5.7
3,300 3,011
289 8.8
34,200 32,760 1,440 4.2
6,772 6,448
324 4.8
6,345 5,911 434 6.8
Revised December 2016
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
8,166 7,757 409 5.0
11,527 11,006
521 4.5
11,859 11,105
754 6.4
390,795 370,286 20,509 5.2
6,899 6,437 462 6.7
5,208 4,932
276 5.3
38,982 36,422 2,560 6.6
71,392 67,611 3,781 5.3
4,481 4,200
281 6.3
2,000 1,923
77 3.9
28,036 26,719 1,317 4.7
7,682
7,195
487 6.3
8,553 7,959 594 6.9
4,910 4,691
219 4.5
10,734 10,203
531 4.9
56,849 54,268 2,581 4.5
43,811 41,345 2,466 5.6
109,837 105,409 4,428 4.0
9,808 9,295
513 5.2
539,673 511,452 28,221 5.2
11,864 11,209 655 5.5
1,300 1,225
75 5.8
38,911 36,958 1,953 5.0
25,072 23,754 1,318 5.3
10,387 9,797 590 5.7
6,844 6,472
372 5.4
474,978 453,197 21,781 4.6
19,576 18,558 1,018 5.2
97,646 93,563 4,083 4.2
2,565 2,357 208 8.1
12,383 11,726
657 5.3
15,856 15,107
749 4.7
10,995 10,429 566 5.1
5,162 4,878 284 5.5
110,050 104,184 5,866 5.3
67,746 64,213 3,533 5.2
3,286 3,034
252 7.7
34,072 32,731 1,341 3.9
6,780 6,468
312 4.6
6,284 5,862
422 6.7
Revised January 2016
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
7,927 7,520
407 5.1
11,132 10,584 548 4.9
11,716 10,889
827 7.1
376,669 355,813 20,856 5.5
6,957 6,437
520 7.5
5,031 4,727 304 6.0
37,924 35,301 2,623 6.9
68,931 64,973 3,958 5.7
4,453 4,132
321 7.2
1,960 1,878
82 4.2
27,330 25,984 1,346 4.9
7,623 7,096
527 6.9
8,551 7,810
741 8.7
4,776 4,521
255 5.3
10,459 9,885
574 5.5
54,718 52,140 2,578 4.7
42,881 40,202 2,679 6.2
105,618 101,295 4,323 4.1
9,661 9,169
492 5.1
519,808 491,467 28,341 5.5
11,862 1,265 37,919 24,954 10,512
11,212 1,193
35,777 23,478
9,975
650 5.5 72 5.7
2,142 5.6 1,476 5.9
537 5.1
6,830 6,418
412 6.0
457,195 435,594 21,601 4.7
19,084 18,055 1,029 5.4
94,211 89,987 4,224 4.5
2,574 2,348
226 8.8
12,004 11,270
734 6.1
15,837 14,912
925 5.8
10,750 10,148
602 5.6
4,995 4,689 306 6.1
106,029 100,064 5,965 5.6
66,069 62,482 3,587 5.4
3,228 2,964
264 8.2
32,259 30,928 1,331 4.1
6,528 6,218
310 4.7
6,358 5,966
392 6.2
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 January 2017
Labor Force
6,769 3,191 3,998 13,770 7,992
Employment
6,209 2,932 3,726 13,062 7,458
Unemployment Number Rate
560 8.3 259 8.1 272 6.8 708 5.1 534 6.7
Lanier Laurens Lee Liberty Lincoln
3,857 3,631 226 5.9
19,079 17,660 1,419 7.4
14,701 13,995
706 4.8
25,628 23,997 1,631 6.4
3,525 3,317 208 5.9
Long Lowndes Lumpkin McDuffie McIntosh
7,410 6,949
461 6.2
51,206 48,413 2,793 5.5
15,930 15,163
767 4.8
9,073 8,352
721 7.9
6,092 5,720
372 6.1
Macon Madison Marion Meriwether Miller
4,871 13,101 3,466
9,121 2,863
4,439 12,430
3,195 8,448 2,715
432 8.9 671 5.1 271 7.8 673 7.4 148 5.2
Mitchell
8,866 8,204 662 7.5
Monroe
12,941 12,248 693 5.4
Montgomery 3,698 3,402 296 8.0
Morgan
8,978 8,478 500 5.6
Murray
16,557 15,267 1,290 7.8
Muscogee Newton Oconee Oglethorpe Paulding
79,126 73,176 5,950 7.5
50,811 47,603 3,208 6.3
18,263 17,524
739 4.0
7,032 6,700
332 4.7
80,044 76,221 3,823 4.8
Peach Pickens Pierce Pike Polk
11,756 10,911 845 7.2
14,560 13,822
738 5.1
8,548 8,068 480 5.6
8,636 8,191 445 5.2
18,369 17,166 1,203 6.5
Pulaski Putnam Quitman Rabun Randolph
4,225 7,945
789 6,460 2,520
3,947 7,361
733 6,021 2,314
278 6.6 584 7.4
56 7.1 439 6.8 206 8.2
Revised December 2016
Labor Force
6,631 3,155 4,000 13,821 7,988
Employment
6,176 2,934 3,748 13,158 7,493
Unemployment Number Rate
455 6.9 221 7.0 252 6.3 663 4.8 495 6.2
3,845 3,644
201 5.2
19,070 17,796 1,274 6.7
14,618 13,955 663 4.5
25,548 24,038 1,510 5.9
3,504 3,323
181 5.2
7,369 6,946
423 5.7
51,242 48,620 2,622 5.1
16,015 15,259
756 4.7
9,014 8,396
618 6.9
6,095 5,767
328 5.4
4,771 12,967
3,460 9,096 2,818
4,402 12,331
3,214 8,476 2,685
369 7.7 636 4.9 246 7.1 620 6.8 133 4.7
8,688 8,130 558 6.4
12,997 12,339 658 5.1
3,665 3,384
281 7.7
8,928 8,500
428 4.8
16,263 15,160 1,103 6.8
79,046 73,722 5,324 6.7
50,796 47,794 3,002 5.9
18,092 17,383
709 3.9
6,955 6,634
321 4.6
80,128 76,536 3,592 4.5
11,647 10,907
740 6.4
14,563 13,882
681 4.7
8,506 8,047 459 5.4
8,666 8,222 444 5.1
18,174 17,148 1,026 5.6
4,188 7,965
797 6,488 2,501
3,945 7,441
739 6,106 2,303
243 5.8 524 6.6
58 7.3 382 5.9 198 7.9
Revised January 2016
Labor Force
6,626 3,128 3,959 13,558 7,753
Employment
6,095 2,879 3,710 12,894 7,203
Unemployment Number Rate
531 8.0 249 8.0 249 6.3 664 4.9 550 7.1
3,798 3,575
223 5.9
18,951 17,636 1,315 6.9
14,201 13,524
677 4.8
24,727 23,250 1,477 6.0
3,429 3,219
210 6.1
7,092 6,718
374 5.3
50,375 47,736 2,639 5.2
15,281 14,559
722 4.7
8,817 8,136
681 7.7
5,931 5,579
352 5.9
4,791 12,802
3,443 8,840 2,820
4,364 12,185
3,172 8,149 2,651
427 8.9 617 4.8 271 7.9 691 7.8 169 6.0
8,907 8,309
598 6.7
12,810 12,091
719 5.6
3,697 3,405
292 7.9
8,604 8,174
430 5.0
16,334 15,111 1,223 7.5
78,410 72,827 5,583 7.1
48,929 45,923 3,006 6.1
17,878 17,177
701 3.9
6,892 6,548 344 5.0
77,123 73,530 3,593 4.7
11,433 14,025 8,299 8,343 18,027
10,608 13,339
7,851 7,905 16,878
825 7.2 686 4.9 448 5.4 438 5.2 1,149 6.4
4,072 7,841
811 6,293 2,503
3,837 7,257
756 5,859 2,294
235 5.8 584 7.4
55 6.8 434 6.9 209 8.3
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 January 2017
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
87,139 80,748 6,391 7.3
44,334 41,567 2,767 6.2
2,100 1,955
145 6.9
5,310 4,912
398 7.5
3,202 2,931
271 8.5
Spalding Stephens Stewart Sumter Talbot
28,260 26,275 1,985 7.0
11,147 10,469
678 6.1
2,193 2,021
172 7.8
12,808 11,726 1,082 8.4
2,805 2,586
219 7.8
Taliaferro Tattnall Taylor Telfair Terrell
608 9,625 3,847 4,996 3,829
558 9,054 3,480 4,568 3,533
50 8.2 571 5.9 367 9.5 428 8.6 296 7.7
Thomas Tift Toombs Towns Treutlen
17,148 15,990 1,158 6.8
18,552 17,457 1,095 5.9
11,838 10,869 969 8.2
4,187 3,898
289 6.9
2,774 2,520
254 9.2
Troup Turner Twiggs Union Upson
36,960 35,003 1,957 5.3
3,337 3,074
263 7.9
3,050 2,759
291 9.5
10,512 9,993
519 4.9
11,262 10,510
752 6.7
Walker
30,367 28,725 1,642 5.4
Walton
43,779 41,529 2,250 5.1
Ware
15,297 14,454 843 5.5
Warren
2,745 2,528
217 7.9
Washington
7,267 6,728
539 7.4
Wayne Webster Wheeler White Whitfield
11,403 999
1,768 14,444 46,799
10,599 897
1,614 13,727 43,589
804 7.1 102 10.2 154 8.7 717 5.0 3,210 6.9
Wilcox Wilkes Wilkinson Worth
2,916 3,973 3,713 9,304
2,710 3,715 3,452 8,761
206 7.1 258 6.5 261 7.0 543 5.8
Revised December 2016
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
86,672 44,267
2,100 5,244 3,133
81,199 41,750 1,961 4,883 2,882
5,473 6.3 2,517 5.7
139 6.6 361 6.9 251 8.0
28,232 26,383 1,849 6.5
11,107 10,466
641 5.8
2,176 2,026
150 6.9
12,751 11,749 1,002 7.9
2,794 2,601
193 6.9
608 9,550 3,760 4,704 3,763
560 9,035 3,468 4,320 3,520
48 7.9 515 5.4 292 7.8 384 8.2 243 6.5
17,191 16,128 1,063 6.2
18,643 17,647 996 5.3
11,710 10,815 895 7.6
3,913 3,648
265 6.8
2,740 2,532
208 7.6
36,930 35,120 1,810 4.9
3,300 3,081
219 6.6
3,039 2,779
260 8.6
10,510 10,040
470 4.5
11,223 10,537 686 6.1
30,501 28,892 1,609 5.3
43,798 41,700 2,098 4.8
15,203 14,422
781 5.1
2,726 2,534
192 7.0
7,222
6,741
481 6.7
11,418 10,654
764 6.7
988
903
85 8.6
1,728 1,578
150 8.7
14,518 13,882
636 4.4
45,909 43,309 2,600 5.7
2,891 3,956 3,667 9,245
2,702 3,718 3,434 8,722
189 6.5 238 6.0 233 6.4 523 5.7
Revised January 2016
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
84,644 78,687 5,957 7.0
42,663 40,120 2,543 6.0
2,085 1,937
148 7.1
5,291 4,884
407 7.7
3,204 2,938
266 8.3
27,465 25,351 2,114 7.7
11,017 10,371
646 5.9
2,140 1,998
142 6.6
12,636 11,606 1,030 8.2
2,742 2,539
203 7.4
591 9,406 3,018 5,149 3,657
553 8,911 2,780 4,770 3,412
38 6.4 495 5.3 238 7.9 379 7.4 245 6.7
17,205 18,461 11,856
4,124 2,733
16,096 17,446 10,879 3,845
2,516
1,109 6.4 1,015 5.5
977 8.2 279 6.8 217 7.9
36,214 34,158 2,056 5.7
3,258 3,030
228 7.0
2,981 2,724
257 8.6
10,164 9,651
513 5.0
11,170 10,399
771 6.9
29,695 27,971 1,724 5.8
42,120 40,064 2,056 4.9
14,929 14,071
858 5.7
2,655 2,472
183 6.9
7,040 6,588
452 6.4
11,487 10,696
791 6.9
975
888
87 8.9
1,750 1,612
138 7.9
13,942 13,285
657 4.7
46,447 43,197 3,250 7.0
2,874 3,917 3,659 8,970
2,678 3,680 3,429 8,447
196 6.8 237 6.1 230 6.3 523 5.8
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 January 2017
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment
Number
Rate
Revised December 2016
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
*Albany 31,826 29,551 2,275 7.1
*Alpharetta 35,262 33,778 1,484 4.2
*Athens 59,175 55,852 3,323 5.6
*Atlanta 246,025 230,732 15,293 6.2
Fulton Part 227,109 212,673 14,436 6.4
Dekalb Part
18,916 18,059
857 4.5
*Augusta 87,139 80,748 6,391 7.3
*Brookhaven
32,718 31,700 1,018 3.1
*Canton 13,501 12,922
579 4.3
Carrollton 11,575 10,667
908 7.8
*Chamblee 19,281 18,684
597 3.1
*Columbus 79,126 73,176 5,950 7.5
Dalton 14,980 13,830 1,150 7.7
Douglasville
16,813 15,791 1,022 6.1
Duluth 15,994 15,197
797 5.0
*Dunwoody 27,033 25,979 1,054 3.9
East Point
17,266 15,929 1,337 7.7
Gainesville 18,496 17,513
983 5.3
Hinesville 14,887 14,026
861 5.8
*Johns Creek
44,492 42,567 1,925 4.3
Kennesaw 19,727 18,854
873 4.4
LaGrange 15,355 14,456
899 5.9
Lawrenceville
14,953 14,013
940 6.3
*Macon-Bibb
69,063 64,667 4,396 6.4
*Marietta 34,751 33,004 1,747 5.0
Milton 19,337 18,494
843 4.4
Newnan 17,456 16,448 1,008 5.8
Peachtree City 18,318 17,534
784 4.3
P'tree Corners 23,367 22,484
883 3.8
Rome 15,586 14,455 1,131 7.3
*Roswell 53,658 51,486 2,172 4.0
*Sandy Springs 63,503 60,922 2,581 4.1
*Savannah 67,081 63,119 3,962 5.9
*Smyrna 34,933 33,307 1,626 4.7
Statesboro 14,141 13,079 1,062 7.5
Stockbridge
13,974 13,012
962 6.9
*Valdosta 25,528 24,032 1,496 5.9
*Warner Robins 32,384 30,421 1,963 6.1
Woodstock 16,117 15,426
691 4.3
31,597 29,468 2,129 6.7
35,365 33,925 1,440 4.1
58,558 55,380 3,178 5.4
245,760 231,738 14,022 5.7
226,806 213,598 13,208 5.8
18,954 18,140
814 4.3
86,672 81,199 5,473 6.3
32,827 31,842
985 3.0
13,413 12,846
567 4.2
11,514 10,710
804 7.0
11,228 10,880
348 3.1
79,046 73,722 5,324 6.7
14,572 13,741
831 5.7
16,786 15,861
925 5.5
15,983 15,265
718 4.5
27,158 26,096 1,062 3.9
17,265 15,998 1,267 7.3
18,436 17,588
848 4.6
14,852 14,050
802 5.4
44,634 42,752 1,882 4.2
19,716 18,938
778 3.9
15,318 14,504
814 5.3
14,846 14,077
769 5.2
69,253 65,204 4,049 5.8
34,675 33,151 1,524 4.4
19,393 18,575
818 4.2
17,441 16,517
924 5.3
18,397 17,610
787 4.3
23,578 22,585
993 4.2
15,353 14,500
853 5.6
53,832 51,710 2,122 3.9
63,593 61,187 2,406 3.8
66,600 62,821 3,779 5.7
34,960 33,456 1,504 4.3
14,121 13,081 1,040 7.4
13,898 13,066
832 6.0
25,559 24,134 1,425 5.6
32,209 30,458 1,751 5.4
16,117 15,495
622 3.9
Revised January 2016
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment Number Rate
30,698 28,561 2,137 7.0
33,995 32,599 1,396 4.1
57,775 54,745 3,030 5.2
236,818 222,682 14,136 6.0
218,451 205,251 13,200 6.0
18,367 17,431
936 5.1
84,644 78,687 5,957 7.0
31,694 30,598 1,096 3.5
12,780 12,241
539 4.2
11,152 10,293
859 7.7
10,684 10,367
317 3.0
78,410 72,827 5,583 7.1
14,852 13,705 1,147 7.7
16,245 15,242 1,003 6.2
15,352 14,672
680 4.4
26,052 25,076
976 3.7
16,609 15,373 1,236 7.4
17,773 16,915
858 4.8
14,347 13,590
757 5.3
42,810 41,081 1,729 4.0
19,050 18,201
849 4.5
15,124 14,107 1,017 6.7
14,376 13,530
846 5.9
68,005 63,927 4,078 6.0
33,451 31,860 1,591 4.8
18,673 17,849
824 4.4
16,879 15,870 1,009 6.0
17,720 16,919
801 4.5
22,709 21,708 1,001 4.4
15,136 14,099 1,037 6.9
51,719 49,689 2,030 3.9
61,350 58,796 2,554 4.2
64,991 61,103 3,888 6.0
33,588 32,153 1,435 4.3
13,593 12,689
904 6.7
13,386 12,550
836 6.2
25,138 23,696 1,442 5.7
31,465 29,637 1,828 5.8
15,532 14,893
639 4.1
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 JANUARY 2017
January 2017
Dade 5.3
Catoosa 5.0
Walker
Whitfield
Murray 7.8
Fannin 5.7
Union 4.9
Towns 6.9
Rabun 6.8
5.4
6.9
Chattooga 5.7
Gordon 6.2
Floyd 6.5
Bartow 5.8
Gilmer 5.8
Pickens 5.1
Cherokee 4.3
Lumpkin 4.8
Dawson 4.5
Forsyth 4.2
White Habersham
5.0
5.3
Stephens
6.1
Hall 4.8
Banks Franklin
4.7
5.4
Jackson 4.2
Madison 5.1
Hart 5.3
Elbert 7.3
7.0% or greater 52 counties (33%)
6.0% to 6.9% 38 counties (24%)
5.0% to 5.9% 47 counties (30%)
Polk 6.5
Paulding
Cobb 4.8
Gwinnett 4.8
Barrow 4.9
Clarke 5.6
Oglethorpe 4.7
Less than 5.0% 22 counties (14%)
Haralson 5.7
Carroll 6.1
Heard 6.5
4.8 Douglas 5.7
Coweta 4.9
Fulton 5.6
DeKalb 5.6 Rockdale
Walton 5.1
Oconee 4.0
Wilkes 6.5
Lincoln 5.9
Percentages of number of counties may not total 100 due to rounding
Clayton
7.0
Fayette 4.8
Henry 5.7
Spalding 7.0
6.2 Newton 6.3
Morgan 5.6
Butts 6.0
Jasper 4.8
Putnam 7.4
Greene 6.3
Taliaferro
8.2
McDuffie
Warren 7.9
Columbia 4.9
7.9
Richmond
Hancock
7.3
8.8
Glascock
6.0
Troup 5.3
Meriwether 7.4
Pike 5.2
Lamar 6.7
Monroe 5.4
Jones 5.1
Baldwin 6.8
Washington
Jefferson 8.3
Burke 9.0
Upson
7.4
Harris 5.0
Talbot 7.8
Muscogee 7.5
Marion Chattahoochee 7.8
6.7
Taylor 9.5
Crawford 6.4
Bibb 6.4
Twiggs 9.5
Wilkinson 7.0
Macon 8.9
Peach 7.2
Houston 5.7
Bleckley 7.4
Laurens 7.4
Johnson 6.8
Emanuel 7.5
Jenkins 8.1
Screven 7.5
Treutlen 9.2
Candler 4.6
Bulloch 5.6
Effingham 4.9
9.1
Stewart 7.8
Schley 6.9
Webster 10.2
Sumter 8.4
Quitman
7.1 Randolph 8.2
Terrell 7.7
Lee 4.8
Clay 11.0
Calhoun 6.1
Dougherty 7.0
Early 7.0
Miller 5.2
Baker 7.5
Mitchell 7.5
Dooly 5.9
Pulaski 6.6
Dodge 7.5
Crisp 6.1
Wilcox 7.1
Turner 7.9
Ben Hill 10.0
Montgomery
Wheeler 8.7
8.0
Toombs 8.2
Evans 5.1
Tattnall
Telfair
5.9
8.6
Jeff Davis 6.8
Appling 6.8
Long 6.2
Bryan 5.1
Liberty 6.4
Worth 5.8
Colquitt 5.3
Irwin 8.8 Tift 5.9
Coffee 6.3
Berrien
Atkinson
6.2
5.9
Cook
5.9 Lanier
Bacon 5.2
Wayne 7.1
Pierce 5.6
Ware 5.5
Brantley 6.9
McIntosh 6.1
Glynn 5.6
Chatham 5.3
Seminole 8.5
Decatur 6.8
Grady 6.1
Thomas 6.8
Brooks 5.5
5.9
Lowndes 5.5
Clinch 7.3
Charlton 6.1
Camden 6.2
Echols
4.5
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
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Georgia Unemployment Insurance Claims by County
County
January 2017 Average Average Initial Weekly Duration
Claims Benefit Weeks
County
January 2017 Average Average Initial Weekly Duration
Claims Benefit Weeks
County
January 2017 Average Average Initial Weekly Duration
Claims Benefit Weeks
Georgia
49,718........ $269.........8.6
Appling
134........ $249.........9.6
Atkinson
112........ $221.........5.6
Bacon
35........ $257.........8.3
Baker
11........ $253.........9.0
Baldwin
125........ $180.......10.1
Banks
78........ $222.........7.4
Barrow
294........ $241.........7.7
Bartow
1,485........ $241.........5.5
Ben Hill
259........ $225.........7.4
Berrien
60........ $250.........7.7
Bibb
677........ $209.........9.8
Bleckley
94........ $189.........8.7
Brantley
50........ $254.........9.3
Brooks
47........ $234.......10.3
Bryan
81........ $267.......10.1
Bulloch
231........ $215.........8.2
Burke
320........ $218.........8.2
Butts
91........ $232.........9.1
Calhoun
39........ $174.........7.9
Camden
88........ $230.......10.1
Candler
41........ $190.........7.1
Carroll
572........ $236.........8.7
Catoosa
325........ $219.........7.4
Charlton
17........ $260.......10.1
Chatham
700........ $224.........9.6
Chattahoochee 18........$235....... 11.7
Chattooga
64........ $273.........8.4
Cherokee
450........ $271.........9.5
Clarke
484........ $217.........7.0
Clay
10........ $188.........7.6
Clayton
1,446........ $235.......10.6
Clinch
43........ $181.........8.4
Cobb
1,899........ $262.......10.4
Coffee
327........ $225.........7.0
Colquitt
224........ $216.........9.3
Columbia
400........ $232.........9.1
Cook
82........ $225.........7.9
Coweta
774........ $220.........9.0
Crawford
75........ $224.........8.5
Crisp
114........ $181.........9.4
Dade
49........ $210.........5.2
Dawson
39........ $254.......10.1
Decatur
129........$218....... 11.9
DeKalb
2,435........ $242.......10.5
Dodge
140........ $201.........9.3
Dooly
71........ $215.........7.5
Dougherty
740........ $210.........9.3
Douglas
538........ $252.......10.0
Early
43........ $209.......12.7
Echols
8........ $168.........7.6
Effingham
99........ $258.........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
273........ $215.........6.8 196........ $208.........7.1
42........ $220.........7.6 120........ $213.........8.5 247........ $255.......10.0 1,159........ $231.........6.4 256........ $279.........9.8 165........ $226.........5.3 3,226........ $240.......10.6 126........ $234.........8.5
16........ $221.........9.8 325........ $200.........6.8 972........ $243.........5.6 130........ $235.........8.3
80........ $201.........8.3 2,111........ $262.......10.3
300........ $223.........6.5 1,220........ $236.........7.7
59........ $186.........7.9 96........ $217.........7.4 129........ $252.........8.5 127........ $222.........6.9 88........ $209.........7.1 712........ $248.......10.1 660........ $228.........8.8 101........ $232.........9.2 245........ $237.........7.6 55........ $228.........8.7 58........ $210.........8.5 169........ $201.........8.2 86........ $225.........6.6 67........ $207.........9.0 52........ $248.........9.4 92........ $236.........8.9 13........ $223.........7.0 287........ $191.........9.5 158........ $233.........8.6 161........ $226.......10.9 76........ $248.........8.0 25........ $241.........9.8 401........ $202.........9.0 93........ $235.........8.6 169........ $222.........8.8 115........ $228.........6.3 71........ $219.........9.7 314........ $219.........7.9 51........ $190.........7.2 192........ $213.........7.8 31........ $182.......12.8 277........ $226.........7.5 69........ $218.......10.2 94........ $218.........7.4 97........ $201.........7.8 996........ $243.........5.9
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
1,603........ $215.........9.0 453........ $243.........9.5 37........ $262.........6.6 48........ $235.........6.8 447........ $261.........9.2 293........ $231.........8.0 81........ $250.........9.1 118........ $223.........7.4 93........ $243.........8.0 513........ $245.........6.6 52........ $230.........7.9 88........ $212.........8.9 0........ $168.......13.8 83........ $237.........5.7 62........ $179.........9.2
1,481........ $211.........9.4 362........ $249.......10.3 23........ $196.......10.7 93........ $253.........7.1 35........ $220.......12.7 465........ $214.........9.0 262........ $212.........5.6 59........ $215.......10.0 259........ $201.......10.5 50........ $236.........8.1 6........ $219.........6.7 87........ $223.........8.3 117........ $243.........8.7 191........ $178.........8.4 125........ $197.........7.0 139........ $231.........8.8 190........ $209.........8.8 339........ $217.........7.2 29........ $216.........9.8 77........ $224.........9.9 390........ $227.........7.4 55........ $194.........9.9 40........ $228.......10.4 66........ $222.........8.9 260........ $222.........8.4 377........ $213.........4.7 324........ $235.........8.7 108........ $216.........9.7 121........ $203.........8.0 66........ $186.........9.9 80........ $254.......10.7 24........ $235.......10.0 59........ $211.........8.0 151........ $208.........8.7
2,814........ $241.........5.6 49........ $243.........9.6 78........ $227.........7.9 46........ $202.........9.3 91........ $236.........8.8
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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