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 March 2017 Data Muscogee Bibb Crawford Taylor Peach Wilkinson Twiggs Johnson Jenkins Emanuel Screven Volume XLIII, Number 3 March 2017 Employment Situation Marion Chattahoo- Houston Bleckley Macon Laurens Treutlen chee In millions CandlGereorgBuialloEcmh ploEyfmfinegnhatm (Seasonally Adjusted) In March, 9,500 joScbhslewy ere gainedDoinolyGeoPrugliaask,ia grDoowdtghe rate of 0St.e2wparetrceWnte.bCsteornstrSuucmtitoenr , Professional and Business Montgomery Wheeler Toombs Evans Bryan QuSamitnemodrnavRLntihacene.idssGo,uloTprevhraeadrnnedTm,erTHreernolaltsn,psOiptatohLlreiettearytSihoeanrdv, iatchnCeedrsism,UpTuaortnnisldetirtgMiWersoial,cwnoIuxnthffaBoocervtnmueHrariiltnltihogTenel,fair Jeff Davis 4.34 Tattnall 4.3A5 pp4l.i3n6g 4.37 4.38 4.41 4.42 4.39 Liberty Long Chatham 4.43 4.44 4.44 4.46 4.47 saw jobs decline from February to March. Clay Calhoun Dougherty Worth Irwin Coffee Construction jobs increased by 4,700 in MTifatrch, the largest Bacon Wayne McIntosh ovEearrlythe monthBagkreorwth in the sector in over a yeaBer.rrPiernofesA-tkinson sinioMnaalrMacnhilldearBfteursignreosws iSnMegitrcvbhiyeclle9s,3e0m0pCiolnolqyFumeitbternutaCgroyro.ekwMobsyt 2,600 oLfatnhieer Mar-16 Ware Apr-16 Pierce Brantley May-16 Jun-16 Jul-16 Aug-16 Glynn Sep-16 Oct-16 Nov-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 Feb-17 Mar-17 MaSrecmhingoalein was in Professional, Scientific, and Techni- Clinch cal ServicDesecwathurere 2G,4ra0d0y jobTshwomearse adBdroeodk.sTradLeo,wTnrdaenssportation, and Utilities employment expanded by 1,800Echols in March. Wholesale Trade had the biggest impact with employment increasing by 3,100 in March. Retail Trade Charlton Camden Georgia Unemployment Rate (Seasonally Adjusted) and Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities cut 400 and 900 positions, respectively. Information employment rose by 1,400 in March and added 2,900 in February. Leisure and Hospitality employment grew by 1,200 in March after holding flat in February. Accommodations and Food 5.5% 5.5% 5.5% 5.5% 5.4% 5.4% 5.4% 5.3% 5.3% 5.3% 5.3% 5.3% Services employment was up 1,600 in March, while Arts, 5.1% Entertainment, and Recreation lost 400 jobs. Government employment fell by 1,800 in March. Federal Government payrolls were up 600 in March but State Government and Local Government employment each declined by 1,200 over the month. Other Services employment decreased by 1,000 in March, its third consecutive month of declines. Manufacturing jobs were down 800 in March. Mar-16 Apr-16 May-16 Jun-16 Jul-16 Aug-16 Sep-16 Oct-16 Nov-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 Feb-17 Mar-17 Over the year, the number of jobs in Georgia are up 131,000, or 3.0 percent. Professional and Business Services (+29,300 jobs); Leisure and Hospitality (+25,800 jobs); Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (+18,900 jobs); and Education and Health Services (+17,300 jobs) added the most jobs over the year. Georgia's unemployment rate (seasonally adjusted) decreased in March 2017, from the revised rate of 5.3 percent in February to 5.1 in March. Over the year, the unemployment rate is down from 5.5 percent in March 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 Revised MAR 2017 FEB 2017 MAR 2016 Change in Jobs from FEB 2017 Net % Change in Jobs from MAR 2016 Net % Total Nonfarm 4,466.1 4,456.6 4,335.1 9.5 0.2 131.0 3.0 Total Private 3,774.4 3,763.1 3,658.3 11.3 0.3 116.1 3.2 Goods Producing 582.5 578.7 569.0 3.8 0.7 13.5 2.4 Service-Providing 3,883.6 3,877.9 3,766.1 5.7 0.1 117.5 3.1 Private Service-Providing 3,191.9 3,184.4 3,089.3 7.5 0.2 102.6 3.3 Mining and Logging 10.1 10.2 9.4 -0.1 -1.0 0.7 7.4 Mining, Logging and Construction 194.5 189.9 182.6 4.6 2.4 11.9 6.5 Construction 184.4 179.7 173.2 4.7 2.6 11.2 6.5 Manufacturing 388.0 388.8 386.4 -0.8 -0.2 1.6 0.4 Durable Goods 186.5 188.3 186.9 -1.8 -1.0 -0.4 -0.2 Non-Durable Goods 201.5 200.5 199.5 1.0 0.5 2.0 1.0 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 941.6 939.8 922.7 1.8 0.2 18.9 2.0 Wholesale Trade 226.3 223.2 219.0 3.1 1.4 7.3 3.3 Retail Trade 499.4 499.8 491.3 -0.4 -0.1 8.1 1.6 Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 215.9 216.8 212.4 -0.9 -0.4 3.5 1.6 Information 113.7 112.3 110.8 1.4 1.2 2.9 2.6 Financial Activities 246.3 245.4 236.6 0.9 0.4 9.7 4.1 Finance and Insurance 182.1 182.0 173.1 0.1 0.1 9.0 5.2 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 64.2 63.4 63.5 0.8 1.3 0.7 1.1 Professional and Business Services 674.3 671.7 645.0 2.6 0.4 29.3 4.5 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 271.4 269.0 259.7 2.4 0.9 11.7 4.5 Management of Companies and Enterprises 67.5 67.4 67.4 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 Admin and Support, Waste Mngmnt and Remediation 335.4 335.3 317.9 0.1 0.0 17.5 5.5 Education and Health Services 573.7 573.1 556.4 0.6 0.1 17.3 3.1 Educational Services 76.8 75.9 71.4 0.9 1.2 5.4 7.6 Health Care and Social Assistance 496.9 497.2 485.0 -0.3 -0.1 11.9 2.5 Leisure and Hospitality 486.6 485.4 460.8 1.2 0.2 25.8 5.6 Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 48.4 48.8 48.8 -0.4 -0.8 -0.4 -0.8 Accommodation and Food Services 438.2 436.6 412.0 1.6 0.4 26.2 6.4 Other Services 155.7 156.7 157.0 -1.0 -0.6 -1.3 -0.8 Government 691.7 693.5 676.8 -1.8 -0.3 14.9 2.2 Federal Government 101.4 100.8 99.7 0.6 0.6 1.7 1.7 State Government 176.0 177.2 165.3 -1.2 -0.7 10.7 6.5 Local Government 414.3 415.5 411.8 -1.2 -0.3 2.5 0.6 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 MAR 2017 FEB 2017 MAR 2016 Change in Jobs from FEB 2017 Net % Change in Jobs from MAR 2016 Net % Total Nonfarm 4,449.7 4,423.2 4,314.7 26.5 0.6 135.0 3.1 Total Private 3,750.7 3,724.7 3,633.1 26.0 0.7 117.6 3.2 Goods Producing 580.7 574.9 566.9 5.8 1.0 13.8 2.4 Service-Providing 3,869.0 3,848.3 3,747.8 20.7 0.5 121.2 3.2 Private Service-Providing 3,170.0 3,149.8 3,066.2 20.2 0.6 103.8 3.4 Mining and Logging 10.0 10.1 9.4 -0.1 -1.0 0.6 6.4 Mining, Logging and Construction 191.7 185.8 180.5 5.9 3.2 11.2 6.2 Construction 181.7 175.7 171.1 6.0 3.4 10.6 6.2 Construction of Buildings 41.8 40.7 37.6 1.1 2.7 4.2 11.2 Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction 27.3 27.1 24.3 0.2 0.7 3.0 12.4 Specialty Trade Contractors 112.6 107.9 109.2 4.7 4.4 3.4 3.1 Manufacturing 389.0 389.1 386.4 -0.1 0.0 2.6 0.7 Durable Goods 187.3 188.5 187.2 -1.2 -0.6 0.1 0.1 Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 51.8 51.6 51.1 0.2 0.4 0.7 1.4 Non-Durable Goods 201.7 200.6 199.2 1.1 0.6 2.5 1.3 Food Manufacturing 67.1 67.0 65.7 0.1 0.2 1.4 2.1 Textile Mills 19.7 19.7 19.4 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.6 Textile Product Mills 28.0 27.7 28.7 0.3 1.1 -0.7 -2.4 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 935.3 931.1 914.1 4.2 0.5 21.2 2.3 Wholesale Trade 225.8 223.0 217.9 2.8 1.3 7.9 3.6 Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods 110.8 109.2 106.6 1.6 1.5 4.2 3.9 Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods 61.5 61.3 60.9 0.2 0.3 0.6 1.0 Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers 53.5 52.5 50.4 1.0 1.9 3.1 6.2 Retail Trade 494.7 493.5 485.3 1.2 0.2 9.4 1.9 Food and Beverage Stores 90.8 91.6 91.5 -0.8 -0.9 -0.7 -0.8 General Merchandise Stores 107.9 108.5 105.6 -0.6 -0.6 2.3 2.2 Miscellaneous Store Retailers 21.5 21.6 20.9 -0.1 -0.5 0.6 2.9 Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 214.8 214.6 210.9 0.2 0.1 3.9 1.9 Utilities 19.9 19.9 20.4 0.0 0.0 -0.5 -2.5 Transportation and Warehousing 194.9 194.7 190.5 0.2 0.1 4.4 2.3 Air Transportation 39.2 38.6 40.3 0.6 1.6 -1.1 -2.7 Truck Transportation 50.9 51.5 49.9 -0.6 -1.2 1.0 2.0 Couriers and Messengers 22.7 22.7 21.8 0.0 0.0 0.9 4.1 Warehousing and Storage 40.7 40.8 38.1 -0.1 -0.3 2.6 6.8 Information 113.4 112.4 109.4 1.0 0.9 4.0 3.7 Telecommunications 45.6 45.6 45.2 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.9 Wired Telecommunications Carriers 31.6 31.7 31.7 -0.1 -0.3 -0.1 -0.3 Wireless Telecommunications Carriers 7.1 7.2 7.2 -0.1 -1.4 -0.1 -1.4 Internet Service Providers, Search Portals, and DP 9.6 9.6 9.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 3.2 Financial Activities 244.8 244.3 235.5 0.5 0.2 9.3 4.0 Finance and Insurance 181.8 181.8 172.6 0.0 0.0 9.2 5.3 Insurance Carriers and Related Activities 86.4 86.7 80.4 -0.3 -0.4 6.0 7.5 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 63.0 62.5 62.9 0.5 0.8 0.1 0.2 Professional and Business Services 667.7 661.7 641.3 6.0 0.9 26.4 4.1 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 271.4 270.3 259.7 1.1 0.4 11.7 4.5 Accounting, Tax Prep, and Bookkeeping Services 38.3 39.2 36.9 -0.9 -2.3 1.4 3.8 Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services 42.6 42.4 41.8 0.2 0.5 0.8 1.9 Computer Systems Design and Related Services 68.3 68.3 65.5 0.0 0.0 2.8 4.3 Management and Technical Consulting Services 42.8 42.5 41.3 0.3 0.7 1.5 3.6 Management of Companies and Enterprises 67.0 67.0 67.2 0.0 0.0 -0.2 -0.3 Admin and Support, Waste Mngmnt and Remediation 329.3 324.4 314.4 4.9 1.5 14.9 4.7 Employment Services 168.2 166.1 154.3 2.1 1.3 13.9 9.0 Education and Health Services 574.3 574.2 556.6 0.1 0.0 17.7 3.2 Educational Services 78.8 77.4 72.4 1.4 1.8 6.4 8.8 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 36.8 35.9 32.4 0.9 2.5 4.4 13.6 Health Care and Social Assistance 495.5 496.8 484.2 -1.3 -0.3 11.3 2.3 Ambulatory Health Care Services 194.3 196.0 187.4 -1.7 -0.9 6.9 3.7 Hospitals 172.4 171.8 169.9 0.6 0.4 2.5 1.5 Nursing and Residential Care Facilities 60.7 61.0 59.7 -0.3 -0.5 1.0 1.7 Social Assistance 68.1 68.0 67.2 0.1 0.2 0.9 1.3 Leisure and Hospitality 479.3 470.0 453.7 9.3 2.0 25.6 5.6 Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 45.4 43.6 45.3 1.8 4.1 0.1 0.2 Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries 34.3 33.1 34.0 1.2 3.6 0.3 0.9 Accommodation and Food Services 433.9 426.4 408.4 7.5 1.8 25.5 6.2 Accommodation 43.5 42.9 43.6 0.6 1.4 -0.1 -0.2 Food Services and Drinking Places 390.4 383.5 364.8 6.9 1.8 25.6 7.0 Other Services 155.2 156.1 155.6 -0.9 -0.6 -0.4 -0.3 Repair and Maintenance 37.6 37.4 38.3 0.2 0.5 -0.7 -1.8 Personal and Laundry Services 35.4 36.7 36.7 -1.3 -3.5 -1.3 -3.5 Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar 82.2 82.0 80.6 0.2 0.2 1.6 2.0 Government 699.0 698.5 681.6 0.5 0.1 17.4 2.6 Federal Government 101.3 101.2 99.7 0.1 0.1 1.6 1.6 Department of Defense 41.6 41.6 40.8 0.0 0.0 0.8 2.0 State Government 179.7 179.7 167.6 0.0 0.0 12.1 7.2 State Government Educational Services 107.4 107.5 96.2 -0.1 -0.1 11.2 11.6 Local Government 418.0 417.6 414.3 0.4 0.1 3.7 0.9 Local Government Educational Services 249.0 248.6 245.9 0.4 0.2 3.1 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 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 3 ALBANY MSA Nonfarm Employment (In thousands) (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Preliminary Revised Revised MAR 2017 FEB 2017 MAR 2016 Change in Jobs from FEB 2017 Net % Change in Jobs from MAR 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 62.5 62.8 60.8 -0.3 -0.5 49.6 50.0 48.2 -0.4 -0.8 6.9 7.0 6.9 -0.1 -1.4 55.6 55.8 53.9 -0.2 -0.4 42.7 43.0 41.3 -0.3 -0.7 4.2 4.2 4.2 0.0 0.0 11.4 11.5 11.9 -0.1 -0.9 7.5 7.5 7.3 0.0 0.0 12.9 12.8 12.6 0.1 0.8 2.7 2.7 2.7 0.0 0.0 2.8 2.8 2.5 0.0 0.0 7.4 7.3 7.4 0.1 1.4 1.7 2.8 1.4 2.9 0.0 0.0 1.7 3.2 1.4 3.4 0.0 0.0 -0.5 -4.2 0.2 2.7 0.3 2.4 0.0 0.0 0.3 12.0 0.0 0.0 Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers in the Albany Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Baker, Dougherty, Lee, Terrell and Worth counties. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid familyworkers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2016 benchmark. ATHENS-CLARKE COUNTY MSA Nonfarm Employment (In thousands) (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Preliminary Revised Revised MAR 2017 FEB 2017 MAR 2016 Change in Jobs from FEB 2017 Net % Change in Jobs from MAR 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 95.5 95.0 92.9 0.5 0.5 65.2 64.5 64.1 0.7 1.1 9.7 9.6 9.5 0.1 1.0 85.8 85.4 83.4 0.4 0.5 55.5 54.9 54.6 0.6 1.1 16.0 15.9 15.5 0.1 0.6 10.6 10.6 9.9 0.0 0.0 8.0 7.9 7.7 0.1 1.3 10.8 10.6 10.5 0.2 1.9 30.3 30.5 28.8 -0.2 -0.7 0.9 1.0 1.1 -0.1 -10.0 21.4 21.5 19.7 -0.1 -0.5 8.0 8.0 8.0 0.0 0.0 2.6 2.8 1.1 1.7 0.2 2.1 2.4 2.9 0.9 1.7 0.5 3.2 0.7 7.1 0.3 3.9 0.3 2.9 1.5 5.2 -0.2 -18.2 1.7 8.6 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 MAR 2017 FEB 2017 Revised MAR 2016 Change in Jobs from FEB 2017 Net % Change in Jobs from MAR 2016 Net % Total Nonfarm 2,726.0 2,716.2 2,622.9 9.8 0.4 103.1 3.9 Total Private 2,390.8 2,381.8 2,295.4 9.0 0.4 95.4 4.2 Goods Producing 285.8 283.9 275.1 1.9 0.7 10.7 3.9 Service-Providing 2,440.2 2,432.3 2,347.8 7.9 0.3 92.4 3.9 Private Service-Providing 2,105.0 2,097.9 2,020.3 7.1 0.3 84.7 4.2 Mining and Logging 1.8 1.8 1.7 0.0 0.0 0.1 5.9 Mining, Logging and Construction 123.0 120.3 113.5 2.7 2.2 9.5 8.4 Construction 121.2 118.5 111.8 2.7 2.3 9.4 8.4 Construction of Buildings 27.9 27.0 24.3 0.9 3.3 3.6 14.8 Specialty Trade Contractors 77.3 75.7 72.2 1.6 2.1 5.1 7.1 Manufacturing 162.8 163.6 161.6 -0.8 -0.5 1.2 0.7 Durable Goods 82.0 82.9 82.2 -0.9 -1.1 -0.2 -0.2 Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 14.7 14.8 15.4 -0.1 -0.7 -0.7 -4.6 Non-Durable Goods 80.8 80.7 79.4 0.1 0.1 1.4 1.8 Food Manufacturing 26.5 26.5 25.6 0.0 0.0 0.9 3.5 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 596.2 595.4 583.0 0.8 0.1 13.2 2.3 Wholesale Trade 164.5 163.6 157.5 0.9 0.6 7.0 4.4 Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods 81.8 81.4 78.1 0.4 0.5 3.7 4.7 Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods 40.1 40.2 39.1 -0.1 -0.3 1.0 2.6 Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers 42.6 42.0 40.3 0.6 1.4 2.3 5.7 Retail Trade 285.7 285.5 282.1 0.2 0.1 3.6 1.3 Food and Beverage Stores 56.4 56.7 56.0 -0.3 -0.5 0.4 0.7 General Merchandise Stores 58.8 59.4 56.7 -0.6 -1.0 2.1 3.7 Miscellaneous Store Retailers 14.3 14.4 13.8 -0.1 -0.7 0.5 3.6 Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 146.0 146.3 143.4 -0.3 -0.2 2.6 1.8 Utilities 10.1 10.1 10.6 0.0 0.0 -0.5 -4.7 Transportation and Warehousing 135.9 136.2 132.8 -0.3 -0.2 3.1 2.3 Air Transportation 38.6 38.1 40.0 0.5 1.3 -1.4 -3.5 Truck Transportation 31.2 31.7 30.6 -0.5 -1.6 0.6 2.0 Couriers and Messengers 18.0 17.9 17.3 0.1 0.6 0.7 4.1 Information 99.7 98.6 93.1 1.1 1.1 6.6 7.1 Telecommunications 38.9 39.0 38.9 -0.1 -0.3 0.0 0.0 Wired Telecommunications Carriers 27.8 27.9 27.3 -0.1 -0.4 0.5 1.8 Wireless Telecommunications Carriers 6.5 6.6 6.5 -0.1 -1.5 0.0 0.0 Internet Service Providers, Search Portals, and DP 9.3 9.2 8.8 0.1 1.1 0.5 5.7 Financial Activities 171.8 171.4 163.5 0.4 0.2 8.3 5.1 Finance and Insurance 124.7 125.5 117.6 -0.8 -0.6 7.1 6.0 Insurance Carriers and Related Activities 61.7 61.9 56.1 -0.2 -0.3 5.6 10.0 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 47.1 45.9 45.9 1.2 2.6 1.2 2.6 Professional and Business Services 508.0 506.2 481.2 1.8 0.4 26.8 5.6 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 214.0 214.9 207.5 -0.9 -0.4 6.5 3.1 Accounting, Tax Prep, and Bookkeeping Services 28.2 28.9 26.3 -0.7 -2.4 1.9 7.2 Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services 29.8 29.8 29.5 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.0 Computer Systems Design and Related Services 57.8 57.9 56.9 -0.1 -0.2 0.9 1.6 Management and Technical Consulting Services 38.2 37.9 37.0 0.3 0.8 1.2 3.2 Management of Companies and Enterprises 55.3 55.2 54.8 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.9 Admin and Support, Waste Mngmnt and Remediation 238.7 236.1 218.9 2.6 1.1 19.8 9.1 Employment Services 121.8 120.8 108.5 1.0 0.8 13.3 12.3 Education and Health Services 342.1 342.6 330.2 -0.5 -0.2 11.9 3.6 Educational Services 56.0 55.0 51.8 1.0 1.8 4.2 8.1 Health Care and Social Assistance 286.1 287.6 278.4 -1.5 -0.5 7.7 2.8 Ambulatory Health Care Services 114.6 116.0 110.5 -1.4 -1.2 4.1 3.7 Hospitals 98.9 98.8 96.0 0.1 0.1 2.9 3.0 Social Assistance 43.5 43.3 43.1 0.2 0.5 0.4 0.9 Leisure and Hospitality 290.8 286.9 273.2 3.9 1.4 17.6 6.4 Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 31.4 30.1 31.2 1.3 4.3 0.2 0.6 Accommodation and Food Services 259.4 256.8 242.0 2.6 1.0 17.4 7.2 Accommodation 24.2 24.0 24.2 0.2 0.8 0.0 0.0 Food Services and Drinking Places 235.2 232.8 217.8 2.4 1.0 17.4 8.0 Other Services 96.4 96.8 96.1 -0.4 -0.4 0.3 0.3 Repair and Maintenance 23.2 22.9 22.6 0.3 1.3 0.6 2.7 Personal and Laundry Services 24.9 25.6 25.9 -0.7 -2.7 -1.0 -3.9 Government 335.2 334.4 327.5 0.8 0.2 7.7 2.4 Federal Government 46.8 46.9 45.9 -0.1 -0.2 0.9 2.0 State Government 76.1 75.4 71.7 0.7 0.9 4.4 6.1 Local Government 212.3 212.1 209.9 0.2 0.1 2.4 1.1 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 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 5 AUGUSTA-RICHMOND COUNTY MSA Nonfarm Employment (In thousands) (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Preliminary Revised Revised MAR 2017 FEB 2017 MAR 2016 Change in Jobs from FEB 2017 Net % Change in Jobs from MAR 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 236.0 187.8 33.3 202.7 154.5 12.0 21.3 40.4 5.8 27.0 7.6 2.7 7.5 36.6 34.1 25.0 8.2 48.2 9.4 16.5 22.3 235.4 187.3 33.0 202.4 154.3 11.7 21.3 40.1 5.7 26.8 7.6 2.7 7.5 36.9 33.8 25.1 8.2 48.1 9.4 16.5 22.2 232.1 184.4 32.9 199.2 151.5 11.9 21.0 39.5 5.7 26.4 7.4 2.7 7.5 36.6 32.6 24.5 8.1 47.7 9.3 16.2 22.2 0.6 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.9 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.3 2.6 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.8 0.1 1.8 0.2 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.3 -0.8 0.3 0.9 -0.1 -0.4 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.5 3.9 1.7 3.4 1.8 0.4 1.2 3.5 1.8 3.0 2.0 0.1 0.8 0.3 1.4 0.9 2.3 0.1 1.8 0.6 2.3 0.2 2.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.5 4.6 0.5 2.0 0.1 1.2 0.5 1.1 0.1 1.1 0.3 1.9 0.1 0.5 Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers in the Augusta-Richmond County Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Burke, Columbia, Lincoln, McDuffie and Richmond counties in Georgia and Aiken and Edgefield counties in South Carolina. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2016 benchmark. BRUNSWICK MSA Nonfarm Employment (In thousands) (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Preliminary Revised Revised MAR 2017 FEB 2017 MAR 2016 Change in Jobs from FEB 2017 Net % Change in Jobs from MAR 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 43.3 42.8 42.5 34.7 34.2 34.2 3.9 3.9 3.8 39.4 38.9 38.7 30.8 30.3 30.4 8.9 8.7 8.9 5.7 5.7 5.6 8.6 8.6 8.3 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.9 1.9 1.7 4.8 4.8 4.8 0.5 1.2 0.5 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.3 0.5 1.7 0.2 2.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 1.9 0.5 1.5 0.1 2.6 0.7 1.8 0.4 1.3 0.0 0.0 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 6 COLUMBUS MSA Nonfarm Employment (In thousands) (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Preliminary Revised Revised MAR 2017 FEB 2017 MAR 2016 Change in Jobs from FEB 2017 Net % Change in Jobs from MAR 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 120.9 95.9 14.5 106.4 81.4 4.3 10.2 19.2 3.2 13.8 2.2 1.3 13.3 11.7 4.5 12.5 16.3 14.3 4.5 25.0 6.9 4.9 13.2 120.4 95.4 14.3 106.1 81.1 4.3 10.0 19.1 3.1 13.8 2.2 1.3 13.3 11.7 4.5 12.6 16.3 14.0 4.5 25.0 6.9 4.9 13.2 120.3 95.3 14.2 106.1 81.1 4.3 9.9 18.8 3.0 13.7 2.1 1.4 13.2 11.3 4.3 12.8 16.5 13.9 4.5 25.0 6.9 4.8 13.3 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.2 1.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.2 2.0 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 -0.1 -0.8 0.0 0.0 0.3 2.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.3 2.1 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.3 3.0 0.4 2.1 0.2 6.7 0.1 0.7 0.1 4.8 -0.1 -7.1 0.1 0.8 0.4 3.5 0.2 4.7 -0.3 -2.3 -0.2 -1.2 0.4 2.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 2.1 -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 MAR 2017 FEB 2017 MAR 2016 Change in Jobs from FEB 2017 Net % Change in Jobs from MAR 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 70.0 69.6 69.8 63.1 62.8 63.0 26.6 26.5 26.5 43.4 43.1 43.3 36.5 36.3 36.5 25.3 25.1 25.2 4.1 4.1 4.0 15.1 15.1 15.7 16.8 16.6 16.5 8.7 8.6 8.5 3.9 3.9 3.8 6.3 6.2 6.4 6.9 6.8 6.8 0.3 0.2 0.2 1.0 1.0 0.9 5.6 5.6 5.7 0.4 0.6 0.3 0.5 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.7 0.2 0.6 0.2 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 1.2 0.1 1.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.6 0.1 1.5 0.1 50.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.1 2.5 -0.6 -3.8 0.3 1.8 0.2 2.4 0.1 2.6 -0.1 -1.6 0.1 1.5 0.1 50.0 0.1 11.1 -0.1 -1.8 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 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 7 GAINESVILLE MSA Nonfarm Employment (In thousands) (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Preliminary Revised Revised MAR 2017 FEB 2017 MAR 2016 Change in Jobs from FEB 2017 Net % Change in Jobs from MAR 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 88.4 88.2 85.3 0.2 0.2 77.8 77.6 75.1 0.2 0.3 24.2 24.3 23.1 -0.1 -0.4 64.2 63.9 62.2 0.3 0.5 53.6 53.3 52.0 0.3 0.6 16.3 16.2 16.0 0.1 0.6 8.9 8.8 8.5 0.1 1.1 10.6 10.6 10.2 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 2.5 2.5 2.2 0.0 0.0 7.6 7.6 7.5 0.0 0.0 3.1 3.6 2.7 3.6 1.1 4.8 2.0 3.2 1.6 3.1 0.3 1.9 0.4 4.7 0.4 3.9 0.0 0.0 0.3 13.6 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 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 MAR 2017 FEB 2017 MAR 2016 Change in Jobs from FEB 2017 Net % Change in Jobs from MAR 2016 Net % Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing Private Service-Providing Government Federal Government State Government Local Government 20.1 20.2 19.5 -0.1 -0.5 12.2 12.1 11.7 0.1 0.8 2.3 2.3 2.3 0.0 0.0 17.8 17.9 17.2 -0.1 -0.6 9.9 9.8 9.4 0.1 1.0 7.9 8.1 7.8 -0.2 -2.5 3.7 3.9 3.9 -0.2 -5.1 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.0 0.0 3.7 3.7 3.5 0.0 0.0 0.6 3.1 0.5 4.3 0.0 0.0 0.6 3.5 0.5 5.3 0.1 1.3 -0.2 -5.1 0.1 25.0 0.2 5.7 Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers in the 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 8 MACON-BIBB COUNTY MSA Nonfarm Employment (In thousands) (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Preliminary Revised Revised MAR 2017 FEB 2017 MAR 2016 Change in Jobs from FEB 2017 Net % Change in Jobs from MAR 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 102.8 88.4 10.3 92.5 78.1 20.7 13.6 4.0 10.0 11.8 21.5 10.6 14.4 1.2 3.8 9.4 102.4 88.0 10.3 92.1 77.7 20.6 13.7 4.0 10.0 11.8 21.5 10.4 14.4 1.2 3.9 9.3 102.0 87.6 10.1 91.9 77.5 19.9 13.2 3.8 9.9 11.6 21.3 10.2 14.4 1.1 3.7 9.6 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.1 0.5 -0.1 -0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 1.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -2.6 0.1 1.1 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.2 2.0 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.8 0.8 4.0 0.4 3.0 0.2 5.3 0.1 1.0 0.2 1.7 0.2 0.9 0.4 3.9 0.0 0.0 0.1 9.1 0.1 2.7 -0.2 -2.1 Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers in the 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 MAR 2017 FEB 2017 MAR 2016 Change in Jobs from FEB 2017 Net % Change in Jobs from MAR 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 41.3 41.2 40.2 0.1 0.2 35.5 35.4 34.5 0.1 0.3 7.3 7.3 7.2 0.0 0.0 34.0 33.9 33.0 0.1 0.3 28.2 28.1 27.3 0.1 0.4 6.2 6.2 6.3 0.0 0.0 7.6 7.7 7.8 -0.1 -1.3 5.1 5.1 5.1 0.0 0.0 10.4 10.3 9.8 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 1.1 2.7 1.0 2.9 0.1 1.4 1.0 3.0 0.9 3.3 -0.1 -1.6 -0.2 -2.6 0.0 0.0 0.6 6.1 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 9 SAVANNAH MSA Nonfarm Employment (In thousands) (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Preliminary Revised Revised MAR 2017 FEB 2017 MAR 2016 Change in Jobs from FEB 2017 Net % Change in Jobs from MAR 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 180.0 154.9 23.7 156.3 131.2 7.2 16.5 40.2 7.0 21.4 11.8 1.5 6.5 21.0 27.0 27.7 7.3 25.1 3.0 6.3 15.8 178.5 153.5 23.6 154.9 129.9 7.2 16.4 40.1 6.9 21.4 11.8 1.5 6.5 20.9 27.0 26.6 7.3 25.0 2.9 6.3 15.8 173.3 149.8 23.8 149.5 126.0 6.7 17.1 39.9 6.5 21.1 12.3 1.8 6.6 18.9 25.9 25.7 7.2 23.5 2.9 5.6 15.0 1.5 0.8 1.4 0.9 0.1 0.4 1.4 0.9 1.3 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.6 0.1 0.3 0.1 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.0 1.1 4.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.1 3.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.7 3.9 5.1 3.4 -0.1 -0.4 6.8 4.6 5.2 4.1 0.5 7.5 -0.6 -3.5 0.3 0.8 0.5 7.7 0.3 1.4 -0.5 -4.1 -0.3 -16.7 -0.1 -1.5 2.1 11.1 1.1 4.3 2.0 7.8 0.1 1.4 1.6 6.8 0.1 3.5 0.7 12.5 0.8 5.3 Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers in the Savannah Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Bryan, Chatham and Effingham counties. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2016 benchmark. VALDOSTA MSA Nonfarm Employment (In thousands) (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Preliminary Revised Revised MAR 2017 FEB 2017 MAR 2016 Change in Jobs from FEB 2017 Net % Change in Jobs from MAR 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 56.5 56.2 55.1 0.3 0.5 43.5 43.2 42.5 0.3 0.7 7.2 7.2 7.1 0.0 0.0 49.3 49.0 48.0 0.3 0.6 36.3 36.0 35.4 0.3 0.8 12.7 12.8 12.1 -0.1 -0.8 7.5 7.6 7.2 -0.1 -1.3 13.0 13.0 12.6 0.0 0.0 1.2 1.2 1.2 0.0 0.0 3.8 3.8 3.6 0.0 0.0 8.0 8.0 7.8 0.0 0.0 1.4 2.5 1.0 2.4 0.1 1.4 1.3 2.7 0.9 2.5 0.6 5.0 0.3 4.2 0.4 3.2 0.0 0.0 0.2 5.6 0.2 2.6 Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers in the 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 10 WARNER ROBINS MSA Nonfarm Employment (In thousands) (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Preliminary Revised Revised MAR 2017 FEB 2017 MAR 2016 Change in Jobs from FEB 2017 Net % Change in Jobs from MAR 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 73.6 73.4 71.5 0.2 0.3 46.6 46.3 45.1 0.3 0.7 10.7 10.6 10.1 0.1 0.9 62.9 62.8 61.4 0.1 0.2 35.9 35.7 35.0 0.2 0.6 10.5 10.6 10.4 -0.1 -0.9 8.5 8.5 8.1 0.0 0.0 27.0 27.1 26.4 -0.1 -0.4 14.8 14.7 14.6 0.1 0.7 2.2 2.3 2.1 -0.1 -4.4 10.0 10.1 9.7 -0.1 -1.0 2.1 2.9 1.5 3.3 0.6 5.9 1.5 2.4 0.9 2.6 0.1 1.0 0.4 4.9 0.6 2.3 0.2 1.4 0.1 4.8 0.3 3.1 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 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 Revised MAR 2017 FEB 2017 MAR 2016 Change in Jobs from FEB 2017 Net % Change in Jobs from MAR 2016 Net % Albany MSA 62.5 63.0 61.1 -0.5 -0.8 1.4 2.3 Athens-Clarke County MSA 95.9 95.3 93.7 0.6 0.6 2.2 2.3 Atlanta MSA 2,741.4 2,738.7 2,635.6 2.7 0.1 105.8 4.0 Augusta-Richmond County MSA 236.1 237.5 231.8 -1.4 -0.6 4.3 1.9 Brunswick MSA 43.5 43.1 42.9 0.4 0.9 0.6 1.4 Columbus MSA 121.2 120.7 120.6 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.5 Dalton MSA 69.9 70.0 69.8 -0.1 -0.1 0.1 0.1 Gainesville MSA 88.8 88.8 86.0 0.0 0.0 2.8 3.3 Hinesville MSA 20.0 20.2 19.5 -0.2 -1.0 0.5 2.6 Macon-Bibb County MSA 103.3 103.0 102.2 0.3 0.3 1.1 1.1 Rome MSA 41.5 41.4 40.4 0.1 0.2 1.1 2.7 Savannah MSA 180.3 179.6 174.3 0.7 0.4 6.0 3.4 Valdosta MSA 56.4 56.3 55.2 0.1 0.2 1.2 2.2 Warner Robins MSA 73.7 73.9 71.9 -0.2 -0.3 1.8 2.5 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 11 Georgia Statewide Hours and Earnings All Employee Average Weekly Earnings (AWE) Preliminary MAR 2017 Revised FEB 2017 Revised MAR 2016 Total Private.....................................................................................................$863.78.............................$867.22...................... $840.43 Goods Producing..........................................................................................$976.00............................. $981.14....................$1,026.64 Private Service Providing............................................................................. $844.02............................ $846.36...................... $805.34 Construction...............................................................................................$967.44.............................$978.70....................$1,008.50 Manufacturing............................................................................................$976.86.............................$976.40.................... $1,024.54 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities............................................................$765.00.............................$765.57.......................$739.97 Financial Activities..................................................................................$1,202.20..........................$1,210.39.................... $1,073.87 Professional and Business Services...................................................... $1,037.00..........................$1,060.21.................... $1,013.57 Educational and Health Services.............................................................. $962.53............................ $948.86....................... $887.09 Leisure and Hospitality.............................................................................. $343.94............................ $342.38.......................$341.43 Other Services...........................................................................................$670.86............................ $685.58.......................$724.54 Average Weekly Hours (AWH) Preliminary MAR 2017 Revised FEB 2017 Revised MAR 2016 Total Private...........................................................................................................34.4.................................. 34.4.............................34.7 Goods Producing................................................................................................40.0...................................39.9............................. 41.0 Private Service Providing....................................................................................33.4...................................33.4.............................33.5 Construction.....................................................................................................38.9...................................39.4............................. 41.4 Manufacturing..................................................................................................40.5...................................40.0.............................40.4 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities..................................................................34.0.................................. 33.8............................. 34.1 Financial Activities...........................................................................................36.9................................... 37.3............................. 37.3 Professional and Business Services...............................................................33.9.................................. 34.4.............................34.3 Educational and Health Services.....................................................................35.4.................................. 35.3.............................35.3 Leisure and Hospitality.....................................................................................26.6...................................26.5.............................26.8 Other Services.................................................................................................31.9...................................32.4.............................34.0 Average Hourly Earnings (AHE) Preliminary MAR 2017 Revised FEB 2017 Revised MAR 2016 Total Private....................................................................................................... $25.11...............................$25.21.........................$24.22 Goods Producing............................................................................................$24.40...............................$24.59.........................$25.04 Private Service Providing................................................................................$25.27.............................. $25.34.........................$24.04 Construction.................................................................................................$24.87.............................. $24.84.........................$24.36 Manufacturing.............................................................................................. $24.12...............................$24.41.........................$25.36 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities............................................................. $22.50.............................. $22.65......................... $21.70 Financial Activities...................................................................................... $32.58.............................. $32.45.........................$28.79 Professional and Business Services.......................................................... $30.59.............................. $30.82.........................$29.55 Educational and Health Services................................................................. $27.19.............................. $26.88......................... $25.13 Leisure and Hospitality.................................................................................$12.93...............................$12.92......................... $12.74 Other Services.............................................................................................$21.03............................... $21.16......................... $21.31 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 12 Georgia MSA Hours and Earnings All Employee Total Private Average Weekly Earnings (AWE) Preliminary MAR 2017 Revised FEB 2017 Revised MAR 2016 Albany MSA ................................................................................................... $664.95............................ $638.92....................... $597.78 Athens-Clarke County MSA .......................................................................... $684.83.............................$731.84.......................$692.41 Atlanta MSA ................................................................................................. $945.65............................ $950.08.......................$933.68 Augusta-Richmond County MSA .................................................................. $799.58.............................$833.41....................... $811.36 Brunswick MSA ............................................................................................ $660.21............................ $688.82.......................$584.87 Columbus MSA ..............................................................................................$715.80.............................$718.20........................$707.16 Dalton MSA .................................................................................................. $652.98.............................$674.78...................... $695.27 Gainesville MSA .............................................................................................$971.60............................ $893.20....................... $917.68 Hinesville MSA ...............................................................................................$761.94............................ $802.96.......................$730.09 Macon-Bibb County MSA ............................................................................. $798.00............................ $772.08.......................$736.67 Rome MSA .....................................................................................................$801.48............................. $820.13.......................$841.80 Savannah MSA ............................................................................................. $793.64............................. $811.23.......................$739.97 Valdosta MSA ................................................................................................ $605.50............................ $590.98....................... $597.38 Warner Robins MSA .......................................................................................$771.55............................. $757.19.......................$789.64 Average Weekly Hours (AWH) Preliminary MAR 2017 Revised FEB 2017 Revised MAR 2016 Albany MSA ..........................................................................................................32.5...................................32.9.............................32.4 Athens-Clarke County MSA .................................................................................30.6...................................32.0.............................32.8 Atlanta MSA ........................................................................................................34.3.................................. 34.2.............................34.8 Augusta-Richmond County MSA .........................................................................35.1.................................. 34.9.............................35.2 Brunswick MSA ...................................................................................................32.3...................................32.4............................. 31.7 Columbus MSA ....................................................................................................34.9...................................35.0.............................35.5 Dalton MSA .........................................................................................................34.9.................................. 35.2............................. 37.4 Gainesville MSA ................................................................................................... 41.1...................................38.7............................. 39.1 Hinesville MSA .....................................................................................................32.8.................................. 34.3.............................34.7 Macon-Bibb County MSA ....................................................................................35.0...................................34.7.............................36.2 Rome MSA ........................................................................................................... 37.4................................... 37.5..............................37.1 Savannah MSA ....................................................................................................33.7...................................33.9.............................32.8 Valdosta MSA .......................................................................................................35.0.................................. 34.2.............................34.0 Warner Robins MSA ............................................................................................. 37.6................................... 37.3.............................38.5 Average Hourly Earnings (AHE) Preliminary MAR 2017 Revised FEB 2017 Revised MAR 2016 Albany MSA ......................................................................................................$20.46...............................$19.42.........................$18.45 Athens-Clarke County MSA ............................................................................ $22.38.............................. $22.87..........................$21.11 Atlanta MSA .................................................................................................... $27.57............................... $27.78.........................$26.83 Augusta-Richmond County MSA .....................................................................$22.78.............................. $23.88.........................$23.05 Brunswick MSA ...............................................................................................$20.44...............................$21.26.........................$18.45 Columbus MSA ................................................................................................$20.51...............................$20.52......................... $19.92 Dalton MSA ..................................................................................................... $18.71............................... $19.17.........................$18.59 Gainesville MSA .............................................................................................. $23.64.............................. $23.08.........................$23.47 Hinesville MSA ................................................................................................ $23.23...............................$23.41.........................$21.04 Macon-Bibb County MSA ............................................................................... $22.80.............................. $22.25.........................$20.35 Rome MSA .......................................................................................................$21.43...............................$21.87.........................$22.69 Savannah MSA ................................................................................................$23.55.............................. $23.93.........................$22.56 Valdosta MSA ................................................................................................... $17.30............................... $17.28......................... $17.57 Warner Robins MSA .........................................................................................$20.52.............................. $20.30......................... $20.51 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 13 Dimensions - Measuring Georgia's Labor Force Unemployment rates -- Georgia and U.S. 7% Georgia U.S. 6% 5% 4% Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar WA 4.7 OR 3.8 NV 4.8 CA 4.9 AK 6.4 ID 3.5 UT 3.1 AZ 5.0 StaStteatuenUenmepmlopylomymenetntrRataetess March 2017 National Unemployment Rate: 4.5% Rates are seasonally adjusted MT 3.8 WY 4.5 CO 2.6 NM 6.7 ND 2.8 SD 2.8 NE 3.1 KS 3.8 MN 3.8 WI 3.4 IA 3.1 IL 4.9 MO 3.9 OK 4.3 TX 5.0 AR 3.6 MS 5.0 LA 5.7 MI 5.1 OH IN 5.1 3.9 KY 5.0 TN 5.1 PA 4.8 WV 4.9 VA 3.8 NC 4.9 SC 4.4 AL GA 5.8 5.1 FL 4.8 NH 2.8 ME VT 3.0 3.0 MA 3.6 NY 4.3 RI 4.3 NJ CT 4.8 4.2 DE 4.5 DC 5.8 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 2.7 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 MAR 2017 5,020,332 4,762,684 257,648 5.1 5,014,429 4,772,580 241,849 4.8 67,309 63,481 3,828 5.7 98,890 94,402 4,488 4.5 3,010,116 2,870,881 139,235 4.6 265,528 252,650 12,878 4.8 52,147 49,560 2,587 5.0 124,426 117,253 7,173 5.8 63,021 59,386 3,635 5.8 98,292 94,383 3,909 4.0 Revised FEB 2017 5,010,705 4,743,591 267,114 5.3 5,003,393 4,747,576 255,817 5.1 67,714 63,624 4,090 6.0 98,436 93,697 4,739 4.8 3,003,931 2,857,470 146,461 4.9 265,475 251,542 13,933 5.2 51,795 49,031 2,764 5.3 124,701 116,620 8,081 6.5 62,878 59,018 3,860 6.1 97,924 93,915 4,009 4.1 Revised MAR 2016 4,877,682 4,611,097 266,585 5.5 4,894,135 4,633,313 260,822 5.3 66,119 61,909 4,210 6.4 96,668 91,993 4,675 4.8 2,914,316 2,765,921 148,395 5.1 262,398 247,899 14,499 5.5 51,472 48,544 2,928 5.7 124,585 116,531 8,054 6.5 63,459 59,282 4,177 6.6 95,436 91,202 4,234 4.4 Change From FEB 2017 MAR 2016 9,627 19,093 -9,466 142,650 151,587 -8,937 11,036 25,004 -13,968 120,294 139,267 -18,973 -405 -143 -262 1,190 1,572 -382 454 2,222 705 2,409 -251 -187 6,185 13,411 -7,226 95,800 104,960 -9,160 53 1,108 -1,055 3,130 4,751 -1,621 352 675 529 1,016 -177 -341 -275 633 -908 -159 722 -881 143 368 -225 -438 104 -542 368 2,856 468 3,181 -100 -325 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 15 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 MAR 2017 33,003 31,235 1,768 5.4 104,712 99,227 5,485 5.2 Revised FEB 2017 33,127 31,256 1,871 5.6 104,444 98,682 5,762 5.5 Revised MAR 2016 32,309 30,475 1,834 5.7 104,560 98,440 6,120 5.9 Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate 44,174 41,843 2,331 5.3 185,269 176,980 8,289 4.5 44,193 41,679 2,514 5.7 184,177 175,468 8,709 4.7 43,335 40,759 2,576 5.9 179,877 170,776 9,101 5.1 Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate 64,674 61,747 2,927 4.5 84,107 79,922 4,185 5.0 64,375 61,234 3,141 4.9 83,903 79,491 4,412 5.3 63,346 60,092 3,254 5.1 82,637 78,021 4,616 5.6 Change From FEB 2017 MAR 2016 -124 694 -21 760 -103 -66 268 545 -277 152 787 -635 -19 839 164 1,084 -183 -245 1,092 1,512 -420 5,392 6,204 -812 299 1,328 513 1,655 -214 -327 204 431 -227 1,470 1,901 -431 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 MAR 2017 160,201,000 153,000,000 7,202,000 4.5 159,912,000 152,628,000 7,284,000 4.6 FEB 2017 160,056,000 152,528,000 7,528,000 4.7 159,482,000 151,594,000 7,887,000 4.9 MAR 2016 159,278,000 151,301,000 7,977,000 5.0 158,854,000 150,738,000 8,116,000 5.1 Change From FEB 2017 MAR 2016 145,000 472,000 -326,000 923,000 1,699,000 -775,000 430,000 1,034,000 -603,000 1,058,000 1,890,000 -832,000 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. Februarya-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 16 Georgia Labor Force Estimates by County (not seasonally adjusted) Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older Georgia Preliminary March 2017 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 5,014,429 4,772,580 241,849 4.8 Appling Atkinson Bacon Baker Baldwin 9,505 9,008 497 5.2 4,063 3,870 193 4.8 5,021 4,790 231 4.6 1,190 1,117 73 6.1 18,138 17,072 1,066 5.9 Banks Barrow Bartow Ben Hill Berrien 8,902 8,523 379 4.3 38,217 36,603 1,614 4.2 49,519 47,190 2,329 4.7 5,841 5,400 441 7.6 7,274 6,881 393 5.4 Bibb Bleckley Brantley Brooks Bryan 69,236 65,473 3,763 5.4 4,474 4,202 272 6.1 7,162 6,751 411 5.7 7,175 6,848 327 4.6 16,999 16,269 730 4.3 Bulloch Burke Butts Calhoun Camden 36,405 34,596 1,809 5.0 9,464 8,802 662 7.0 10,651 10,116 535 5.0 2,139 2,014 125 5.8 20,258 19,144 1,114 5.5 Candler Carroll Catoosa Charlton Chatham 5,109 4,887 222 4.3 54,550 51,710 2,840 5.2 32,815 31,382 1,433 4.4 4,796 4,547 249 5.2 139,672 133,317 6,355 4.5 Chattahoochee 2,123 1,962 161 7.6 Chattooga 10,785 10,250 535 5.0 Cherokee 127,549 122,694 4,855 3.8 Clarke 59,951 57,034 2,917 4.9 Clay 881 795 86 9.8 Clayton Clinch Cobb Coffee Colquitt 132,774 124,846 7,928 6.0 2,794 2,655 139 5.0 421,874 404,313 17,561 4.2 18,503 17,487 1,016 5.5 21,304 20,264 1,040 4.9 Columbia Cook Coweta Crawford Crisp 71,120 68,136 2,984 4.2 7,616 7,250 366 4.8 71,787 68,722 3,065 4.3 5,700 5,420 280 4.9 9,282 8,776 506 5.5 Revised February 2017 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 5,003,393 4,747,576 255,817 5.1 9,482 4,025 4,980 1,194 18,256 8,948 3,813 4,740 1,108 17,128 534 5.6 212 5.3 240 4.8 86 7.2 1,128 6.2 8,833 8,444 389 4.4 38,098 36,423 1,675 4.4 49,429 46,951 2,478 5.0 5,855 5,351 504 8.6 7,217 6,806 411 5.7 69,057 65,129 3,928 5.7 4,495 4,195 300 6.7 7,132 6,679 453 6.4 7,117 6,770 347 4.9 16,897 16,129 768 4.5 36,259 34,338 1,921 5.3 9,485 8,748 737 7.8 10,622 10,064 558 5.3 2,125 1,985 140 6.6 20,209 19,042 1,167 5.8 5,096 4,864 232 4.6 54,464 51,459 3,005 5.5 32,692 31,185 1,507 4.6 4,791 4,516 275 5.7 138,843 132,185 6,658 4.8 2,131 10,731 127,193 59,706 870 1,947 10,160 122,142 56,610 780 184 8.6 571 5.3 5,051 4.0 3,096 5.2 90 10.3 132,608 124,236 8,372 6.3 2,784 2,633 151 5.4 420,987 402,476 18,511 4.4 18,385 17,327 1,058 5.8 21,130 20,016 1,114 5.3 70,975 67,847 3,128 4.4 7,560 7,166 394 5.2 71,628 68,388 3,240 4.5 5,676 5,384 292 5.1 9,227 8,712 515 5.6 Revised March 2016 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 4,894,135 4,633,313 260,822 5.3 9,248 4,057 4,965 1,180 17,668 8,695 3,830 4,696 1,094 16,540 553 6.0 227 5.6 269 5.4 86 7.3 1,128 6.4 8,793 8,379 414 4.7 36,981 35,277 1,704 4.6 47,930 45,484 2,446 5.1 5,667 5,233 434 7.7 7,224 6,780 444 6.1 69,125 4,440 7,067 7,049 16,493 64,966 4,126 6,596 6,666 15,696 4,159 6.0 314 7.1 471 6.7 383 5.4 797 4.8 35,954 34,092 1,862 5.2 9,333 8,668 665 7.1 10,340 9,752 588 5.7 2,200 2,077 123 5.6 20,377 19,245 1,132 5.6 4,982 4,745 237 4.8 52,906 49,817 3,089 5.8 32,197 30,625 1,572 4.9 4,755 4,494 261 5.5 135,634 128,635 6,999 5.2 2,129 10,709 123,372 58,630 907 1,954 10,083 118,173 55,596 811 175 8.2 626 5.8 5,199 4.2 3,034 5.2 96 10.6 128,967 120,332 8,635 6.7 2,852 2,672 180 6.3 408,145 389,460 18,685 4.6 17,851 16,770 1,081 6.1 21,096 19,978 1,118 5.3 70,109 66,982 3,127 4.5 7,572 7,169 403 5.3 69,535 66,226 3,309 4.8 5,701 5,378 323 5.7 9,179 8,618 561 6.1 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 March 2017 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 8,227 7,860 367 4.5 11,586 11,126 460 4.0 11,521 10,863 658 5.7 394,122 374,802 19,320 4.9 7,021 6,591 430 6.1 Dooly Dougherty Douglas Early Echols 5,038 4,763 275 5.5 38,737 36,311 2,426 6.3 71,994 68,435 3,559 4.9 4,429 4,178 251 5.7 1,969 1,897 72 3.7 Effingham Elbert Emanuel Evans Fannin 28,598 27,394 1,204 4.2 7,713 7,291 422 5.5 8,538 7,977 561 6.6 4,842 4,620 222 4.6 10,916 10,375 541 5.0 Fayette Floyd Forsyth Franklin Fulton 57,281 54,907 2,374 4.1 44,174 41,843 2,331 5.3 110,812 106,624 4,188 3.8 10,078 9,592 486 4.8 544,328 517,500 26,828 4.9 Gilmer Glascock Glynn Gordon Grady 11,716 11,086 630 5.4 1,279 1,218 61 4.8 38,920 37,071 1,849 4.8 25,441 24,175 1,266 5.0 10,319 9,742 577 5.6 Greene 6,946 6,590 356 5.1 Gwinnett 479,323 458,772 20,551 4.3 Habersham 19,081 18,151 930 4.9 Hall 98,292 94,383 3,909 4.0 Hancock 2,564 2,370 194 7.6 Haralson Harris Hart Heard Henry 12,494 11,867 627 5.0 15,840 15,138 702 4.4 11,177 10,662 515 4.6 5,176 4,924 252 4.9 110,769 105,361 5,408 4.9 Houston Irwin Jackson Jasper Jeff Davis 68,275 64,977 3,298 4.8 3,233 2,997 236 7.3 34,186 32,900 1,286 3.8 6,842 6,525 317 4.6 6,270 5,914 356 5.7 Revised February 2017 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 8,231 7,819 412 5.0 11,568 11,075 493 4.3 11,505 10,799 706 6.1 393,459 373,080 20,379 5.2 7,008 6,568 440 6.3 5,017 4,740 277 5.5 39,016 36,415 2,601 6.7 71,921 68,121 3,800 5.3 4,418 4,140 278 6.3 1,955 1,869 86 4.4 28,437 27,154 1,283 4.5 7,658 7,227 431 5.6 8,561 7,953 608 7.1 4,831 4,598 233 4.8 10,880 10,304 576 5.3 57,147 54,646 2,501 4.4 44,193 41,679 2,514 5.7 110,499 106,118 4,381 4.0 10,022 9,513 509 5.1 543,093 515,074 28,019 5.2 11,687 11,040 647 5.5 1,272 1,202 70 5.5 38,644 36,685 1,959 5.1 25,332 23,991 1,341 5.3 10,202 9,614 588 5.8 6,909 6,528 381 5.5 478,225 456,717 21,508 4.5 19,040 18,055 985 5.2 97,924 93,915 4,009 4.1 2,564 2,365 199 7.8 12,473 11,815 658 5.3 15,855 15,048 807 5.1 11,103 10,559 544 4.9 5,181 4,898 283 5.5 110,573 104,836 5,737 5.2 68,110 64,644 3,466 5.1 3,199 2,952 247 7.7 34,116 32,755 1,361 4.0 6,821 6,490 331 4.9 6,273 5,886 387 6.2 Revised March 2016 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 8,028 7,643 385 4.8 11,234 10,712 522 4.6 11,654 10,842 812 7.0 381,799 361,095 20,704 5.4 6,972 6,462 510 7.3 4,951 4,666 285 5.8 38,054 35,406 2,648 7.0 69,821 65,929 3,892 5.6 4,476 4,136 340 7.6 1,931 1,852 79 4.1 27,750 26,445 1,305 4.7 7,739 7,248 491 6.3 8,423 7,760 663 7.9 4,818 4,585 233 4.8 10,670 10,084 586 5.5 55,457 52,911 2,546 4.6 43,335 40,759 2,576 5.9 107,088 102,732 4,356 4.1 9,702 9,207 495 5.1 526,941 498,600 28,341 5.4 11,938 11,277 661 5.5 1,285 1,213 72 5.6 38,423 36,320 2,103 5.5 25,353 23,971 1,382 5.5 10,734 10,191 543 5.1 6,969 6,564 405 5.8 463,662 441,850 21,812 4.7 19,352 18,365 987 5.1 95,436 91,202 4,234 4.4 2,515 2,304 211 8.4 12,140 11,429 711 5.9 15,820 15,054 766 4.8 10,918 10,333 585 5.4 5,023 4,747 276 5.5 107,385 101,580 5,805 5.4 67,046 63,438 3,608 5.4 3,240 2,992 248 7.7 32,754 31,371 1,383 4.2 6,608 6,288 320 4.8 6,293 5,932 361 5.7 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 March 2017 Labor Force 6,597 3,177 3,965 13,794 8,059 Employment 6,164 2,954 3,739 13,184 7,585 Unemployment Number Rate 433 6.6 223 7.0 226 5.7 610 4.4 474 5.9 Lanier Laurens Lee Liberty Lincoln 3,866 3,687 179 4.6 18,964 17,823 1,141 6.0 14,530 13,907 623 4.3 25,647 24,266 1,381 5.4 3,478 3,305 173 5.0 Long Lowndes Lumpkin McDuffie McIntosh 7,356 6,969 387 5.3 51,664 49,315 2,349 4.5 16,480 15,799 681 4.1 8,969 8,415 554 6.2 6,065 5,738 327 5.4 Macon Madison Marion Meriwether Miller 4,685 13,276 3,447 9,086 2,752 4,368 12,692 3,219 8,552 2,620 317 6.8 584 4.4 228 6.6 534 5.9 132 4.8 Mitchell 8,534 7,991 543 6.4 Monroe 12,979 12,369 610 4.7 Montgomery 3,615 3,387 228 6.3 Morgan 8,974 8,555 419 4.7 Murray 16,415 15,376 1,039 6.3 Muscogee Newton Oconee Oglethorpe Paulding 78,914 74,041 4,873 6.2 51,055 48,316 2,739 5.4 18,554 17,890 664 3.6 7,109 6,786 323 4.5 80,790 77,393 3,397 4.2 Peach Pickens Pierce Pike Polk 11,629 14,696 8,467 8,706 18,292 10,979 14,046 8,071 8,308 17,318 650 5.6 650 4.4 396 4.7 398 4.6 974 5.3 Pulaski Putnam Quitman Rabun Randolph 4,203 8,049 791 6,523 2,464 3,966 7,558 748 6,151 2,290 237 5.6 491 6.1 43 5.4 372 5.7 174 7.1 Revised February 2017 Labor Force 6,588 3,183 3,937 13,754 8,042 Employment 6,128 2,947 3,710 13,108 7,554 Unemployment Number Rate 460 7.0 236 7.4 227 5.8 646 4.7 488 6.1 3,857 3,658 199 5.2 19,000 17,707 1,293 6.8 14,613 13,944 669 4.6 25,741 24,293 1,448 5.6 3,479 3,283 196 5.6 7,386 6,963 423 5.7 51,446 48,937 2,509 4.9 16,392 15,683 709 4.3 8,966 8,376 590 6.6 6,019 5,667 352 5.8 4,698 13,225 3,477 9,131 2,742 4,329 12,600 3,199 8,507 2,597 369 7.9 625 4.7 278 8.0 624 6.8 145 5.3 8,543 7,961 582 6.8 12,944 12,298 646 5.0 3,608 3,351 257 7.1 8,956 8,505 451 5.0 16,428 15,275 1,153 7.0 79,055 73,644 5,411 6.8 51,002 48,077 2,925 5.7 18,453 17,762 691 3.7 7,052 6,725 327 4.6 80,565 77,013 3,552 4.4 11,605 10,908 697 6.0 14,672 13,980 692 4.7 8,469 8,038 431 5.1 8,680 8,268 412 4.7 18,290 17,212 1,078 5.9 4,188 8,014 787 6,464 2,451 3,939 7,476 737 6,060 2,267 249 5.9 538 6.7 50 6.4 404 6.3 184 7.5 Revised March 2016 Labor Force 6,618 3,157 3,973 13,749 7,795 Employment 6,126 2,912 3,739 13,075 7,303 Unemployment Number Rate 492 7.4 245 7.8 234 5.9 674 4.9 492 6.3 3,807 3,586 221 5.8 19,093 17,828 1,265 6.6 14,239 13,558 681 4.8 25,130 23,677 1,453 5.8 3,462 3,251 211 6.1 7,179 6,798 381 5.3 50,559 47,988 2,571 5.1 15,580 14,836 744 4.8 8,897 8,282 615 6.9 5,982 5,628 354 5.9 4,707 12,963 3,474 8,814 2,791 4,322 12,358 3,198 8,240 2,626 385 8.2 605 4.7 276 7.9 574 6.5 165 5.9 8,805 12,928 3,756 8,676 16,497 8,221 12,254 3,481 8,242 15,347 584 6.6 674 5.2 275 7.3 434 5.0 1,150 7.0 79,146 73,679 5,467 6.9 49,438 46,565 2,873 5.8 18,124 17,422 702 3.9 6,951 6,617 334 4.8 78,167 74,593 3,574 4.6 11,482 14,228 8,296 8,416 18,166 10,714 13,534 7,867 8,002 17,038 768 6.7 694 4.9 429 5.2 414 4.9 1,128 6.2 4,109 7,955 816 6,438 2,501 3,869 7,387 757 6,036 2,294 240 5.8 568 7.1 59 7.2 402 6.2 207 8.3 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 March 2017 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 86,544 81,454 5,090 5.9 44,627 42,250 2,377 5.3 2,120 1,999 121 5.7 5,234 4,887 347 6.6 3,118 2,905 213 6.8 Spalding Stephens Stewart Sumter Talbot 28,364 26,674 1,690 6.0 11,229 10,654 575 5.1 2,149 2,011 138 6.4 12,884 11,954 930 7.2 2,795 2,621 174 6.2 Taliaferro Tattnall Taylor Telfair Terrell 612 9,445 3,418 5,161 3,741 568 8,949 3,166 4,818 3,502 44 7.2 496 5.3 252 7.4 343 6.6 239 6.4 Thomas Tift Toombs Towns Treutlen 17,571 16,543 1,028 5.9 18,440 17,530 910 4.9 11,602 10,836 766 6.6 4,212 3,966 246 5.8 2,694 2,507 187 6.9 Troup Turner Twiggs Union Upson 36,538 34,877 1,661 4.5 3,179 2,988 191 6.0 3,003 2,781 222 7.4 10,628 10,140 488 4.6 11,152 10,507 645 5.8 Walker 30,642 29,204 1,438 4.7 Walton 44,111 42,165 1,946 4.4 Ware 15,177 14,473 704 4.6 Warren 2,717 2,570 147 5.4 Washington 7,239 6,771 468 6.5 Wayne Webster Wheeler White Whitfield 11,447 10,777 670 5.9 970 895 75 7.7 1,763 1,622 141 8.0 14,555 13,928 627 4.3 46,606 44,010 2,596 5.6 Wilcox Wilkes Wilkinson Worth 2,658 3,986 3,686 9,111 2,490 3,757 3,461 8,644 168 6.3 229 5.7 225 6.1 467 5.1 Revised February 2017 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 86,480 81,088 5,392 6.2 44,538 42,055 2,483 5.6 2,123 1,995 128 6.0 5,232 4,860 372 7.1 3,122 2,887 235 7.5 28,335 26,544 1,791 6.3 11,189 10,575 614 5.5 2,166 1,995 171 7.9 12,896 11,910 986 7.6 2,855 2,608 247 8.7 608 9,447 3,464 5,204 3,748 561 8,904 3,136 4,828 3,507 47 7.7 543 5.7 328 9.5 376 7.2 241 6.4 17,515 16,424 1,091 6.2 18,357 17,389 968 5.3 11,576 10,727 849 7.3 4,199 3,930 269 6.4 2,686 2,495 191 7.1 36,519 34,783 1,736 4.8 3,173 2,958 215 6.8 3,013 2,763 250 8.3 10,554 10,055 499 4.7 11,112 10,449 663 6.0 30,535 29,009 1,526 5.0 44,021 41,958 2,063 4.7 15,128 14,416 712 4.7 2,725 2,557 168 6.2 7,245 6,757 488 6.7 11,383 10,677 706 6.2 972 888 84 8.6 1,758 1,612 146 8.3 14,538 13,840 698 4.8 46,450 43,743 2,707 5.8 2,642 3,953 3,710 9,143 2,463 3,715 3,461 8,650 179 6.8 238 6.0 249 6.7 493 5.4 Revised March 2016 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 85,700 80,169 5,531 6.5 43,165 40,706 2,459 5.7 2,109 1,981 128 6.1 5,358 4,938 420 7.8 3,175 2,921 254 8.0 27,592 25,704 1,888 6.8 11,133 10,518 615 5.5 2,142 1,990 152 7.1 12,817 11,851 966 7.5 2,758 2,575 183 6.6 603 9,344 3,283 5,030 3,673 564 8,853 3,048 4,669 3,415 39 6.5 491 5.3 235 7.2 361 7.2 258 7.0 17,659 16,569 1,090 6.2 18,521 17,534 987 5.3 12,038 11,115 923 7.7 4,241 3,975 266 6.3 2,763 2,530 233 8.4 36,364 34,541 1,823 5.0 3,207 3,003 204 6.4 3,057 2,767 290 9.5 10,260 9,767 493 4.8 11,263 10,557 706 6.3 30,147 28,503 1,644 5.5 42,691 40,638 2,053 4.8 14,945 14,116 829 5.5 2,712 2,539 173 6.4 7,177 6,732 445 6.2 11,752 10,986 766 6.5 963 883 80 8.3 1,759 1,611 148 8.4 14,349 13,655 694 4.8 46,962 43,935 3,027 6.4 2,832 3,981 3,711 8,973 2,640 3,740 3,476 8,436 192 6.8 241 6.1 235 6.3 537 6.0 Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research 20 City Labor Force Estimates Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older Preliminary March 2017 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate Revised February 2017 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate *Albany 31,395 29,379 2,016 6.4 *Alpharetta 35,717 34,326 1,391 3.9 *Athens 59,951 57,034 2,917 4.9 *Atlanta 247,422 234,484 12,938 5.2 Fulton Part 228,251 216,123 12,128 5.3 Dekalb Part 19,171 18,361 810 4.2 *Augusta 86,544 81,454 5,090 5.9 *Brookhaven 33,310 32,231 1,079 3.2 *Canton 13,652 13,138 514 3.8 Carrollton 11,573 10,827 746 6.4 *Chamblee 19,629 18,996 633 3.2 *Columbus 78,914 74,041 4,873 6.2 Dalton 14,822 13,963 859 5.8 Douglasville 16,948 16,054 894 5.3 Duluth 16,127 15,453 674 4.2 *Dunwoody 27,406 26,414 992 3.6 East Point 17,400 16,187 1,213 7.0 Gainesville 18,522 17,742 780 4.2 Hinesville 14,939 14,184 755 5.1 *Johns Creek 45,025 43,257 1,768 3.9 Kennesaw 20,006 19,169 837 4.2 LaGrange 15,186 14,404 782 5.1 Lawrenceville 14,992 14,250 742 4.9 *Macon-Bibb 69,236 65,473 3,763 5.4 *Marietta 35,014 33,556 1,458 4.2 Milton 19,572 18,794 778 4.0 Newnan 17,611 16,704 907 5.2 Peachtree City 18,479 17,817 662 3.6 P'tree Corners 23,768 22,863 905 3.8 Rome 15,544 14,674 870 5.6 *Roswell 54,405 52,321 2,084 3.8 *Sandy Springs 64,244 61,911 2,333 3.6 *Savannah 67,862 64,454 3,408 5.0 *Smyrna 35,261 33,864 1,397 4.0 Statesboro 14,183 13,258 925 6.5 Stockbridge 13,965 13,214 751 5.4 *Valdosta 25,731 24,479 1,252 4.9 *Warner Robins 32,471 30,820 1,651 5.1 Woodstock 16,312 15,685 627 3.8 31,586 29,463 2,123 6.7 35,552 34,165 1,387 3.9 59,706 56,610 3,096 5.2 247,147 233,387 13,760 5.6 228,008 215,110 12,898 5.7 19,139 18,277 862 4.5 86,480 81,088 5,392 6.2 33,188 32,082 1,106 3.3 13,582 13,079 503 3.7 11,592 10,775 817 7.0 19,529 18,909 620 3.2 79,055 73,644 5,411 6.8 14,750 13,879 871 5.9 16,917 15,981 936 5.5 16,096 15,384 712 4.4 27,342 26,292 1,050 3.8 17,319 16,112 1,207 7.0 18,423 17,654 769 4.2 14,973 14,199 774 5.2 44,902 43,055 1,847 4.1 19,936 19,082 854 4.3 15,140 14,365 775 5.1 14,969 14,186 783 5.2 69,057 65,129 3,928 5.7 34,942 33,403 1,539 4.4 19,509 18,706 803 4.1 17,561 16,623 938 5.3 18,433 17,732 701 3.8 23,697 22,761 936 3.9 15,554 14,617 937 6.0 54,167 52,076 2,091 3.9 64,122 61,621 2,501 3.9 67,528 63,906 3,622 5.4 35,150 33,711 1,439 4.1 14,101 13,159 942 6.7 13,955 13,148 807 5.8 25,671 24,292 1,379 5.4 32,373 30,661 1,712 5.3 16,202 15,614 588 3.6 Revised March 2016 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 30,821 28,646 2,175 7.1 34,573 33,072 1,501 4.3 58,630 55,596 3,034 5.2 239,723 225,920 13,803 5.8 221,135 208,230 12,905 5.8 18,588 17,690 898 4.8 85,700 80,169 5,531 6.5 32,190 31,052 1,138 3.5 12,992 12,390 602 4.6 11,258 10,431 827 7.3 10,826 10,498 328 3.0 79,146 73,679 5,467 6.9 15,045 13,940 1,105 7.3 16,468 15,466 1,002 6.1 15,594 14,883 711 4.6 26,471 25,448 1,023 3.9 16,857 15,596 1,261 7.5 18,002 17,144 858 4.8 14,599 13,839 760 5.2 43,562 41,678 1,884 4.3 19,288 18,465 823 4.3 15,179 14,265 914 6.0 14,516 13,724 792 5.5 69,125 64,966 4,159 6.0 33,928 32,323 1,605 4.7 18,948 18,108 840 4.4 17,006 16,097 909 5.3 17,944 17,169 775 4.3 23,022 22,020 1,002 4.4 15,294 14,294 1,000 6.5 52,595 50,410 2,185 4.2 62,276 59,650 2,626 4.2 65,977 62,190 3,787 5.7 34,026 32,620 1,406 4.1 13,944 13,065 879 6.3 13,611 12,740 871 6.4 25,193 23,821 1,372 5.4 31,919 30,090 1,829 5.7 15,743 15,107 636 4.0 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 21 UNEMGPeoLrOgiaYUMneEmNploTymReAntTREateBs bYy CCoOunUtyNTIES MARCH 2017 March 2017 Dade 4.5 Catoosa 4.4 Walker Whitfield Murray 6.3 Fannin 5.0 Union 4.6 Towns 5.8 Rabun 5.7 4.7 5.6 Chattooga 5.0 Gordon 5.0 Floyd 5.3 Bartow 4.7 Gilmer 5.4 Pickens 4.4 Cherokee 3.8 Lumpkin 4.1 Dawson 4.0 Forsyth 3.8 White Habersham 4.3 4.9 Stephens 5.1 Hall 4.0 Banks Franklin 4.3 4.8 Jackson 3.8 Madison 4.4 Hart 4.6 Elbert 5.5 7.0% or greater 14 counties (9%) 6.0% to 6.9% 29 counties (18%) 5.0% to 5.9% 53 counties (33%) Polk 5.3 Paulding Cobb 4.2 Gwinnett 4.3 Barrow 4.2 Clarke 4.9 Oglethorpe 4.5 Less than 5.0% 63 counties (40%) Haralson 5.0 Carroll 5.2 Heard 4.9 4.2 Douglas 4.9 Coweta 4.3 Fulton 4.9 DeKalb 4.9 Rockdale Walton 4.4 Oconee 3.6 Wilkes 5.7 Lincoln 5.0 Percentages of number of counties may not total 100 due to rounding Clayton 6.0 Fayette 4.1 Henry 4.9 Spalding 6.0 5.3 Newton 5.4 Morgan 4.7 Butts 5.0 Jasper 4.6 Putnam 6.1 Greene 5.1 Taliaferro 7.2 McDuffie Warren 6.2 Columbia 4.2 5.4 Richmond Hancock 5.9 7.6 Glascock 4.8 Troup 4.5 Meriwether 5.9 Pike 4.6 Lamar 5.9 Monroe 4.7 Jones 4.4 Baldwin 5.9 Washington Jefferson 6.6 Burke 7.0 Upson 6.5 Harris 4.4 Talbot 6.2 Muscogee 6.2 Marion Chattahoochee 6.6 5.8 Taylor 7.4 Crawford 4.9 Bibb 5.4 Twiggs 7.4 Wilkinson 6.1 Macon 6.8 Peach 5.6 Houston 4.8 Bleckley 6.1 Laurens 6.0 Johnson 5.7 Emanuel 6.6 Jenkins 7.0 Screven 6.6 Treutlen 6.9 Candler 4.3 Bulloch 5.0 Effingham 4.2 7.6 Stewart 6.4 Schley 5.7 Webster 7.7 Sumter 7.2 Quitman 5.4 Randolph 7.1 Terrell 6.4 Lee 4.3 Clay 9.8 Calhoun 5.8 Dougherty 6.3 Early 5.7 Miller 4.8 Baker 6.1 Mitchell 6.4 Dooly 5.5 Pulaski 5.6 Dodge 6.1 Crisp 5.5 Wilcox 6.3 Turner 6.0 Ben Hill 7.6 Montgomery Wheeler 8.0 6.3 Toombs 6.6 Evans 4.6 Tattnall Telfair 5.3 6.6 Jeff Davis 5.7 Appling 5.2 Long 5.3 Bryan 4.3 Liberty 5.4 Worth 5.1 Colquitt 4.9 Irwin 7.3 Tift 4.9 Coffee 5.5 Berrien Atkinson 5.4 4.8 Cook 4.8 Lanier Bacon 4.6 Wayne 5.9 Pierce 4.7 Ware 4.6 Brantley 5.7 McIntosh 5.4 Glynn 4.8 Chatham 4.5 Seminole 6.8 Decatur 5.7 Grady 5.6 Thomas 5.9 Brooks 4.6 4.6 Lowndes 4.5 Clinch 5.0 Charlton 5.2 Camden 5.5 Echols 3.7 Georgia's Unemployment Rate: 4.8 % Georgia's U(nNoet SmeasponlaollyyAmdjusetend)t Rate: 4.8% (not seasonally adjusted) Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics and Economic Research 22 Georgia Unemployment Insurance Claims by County County March 2017 Average Average Initial Weekly Duration Claims Benefit Weeks County March 2017 Average Average Initial Weekly Duration Claims Benefit Weeks County March 2017 Average Average Initial Weekly Duration Claims Benefit Weeks Georgia 25,019........ $282.........8.4 Appling 81........ $259.........9.9 Atkinson 38........ $275.........6.0 Bacon 21........ $249.........7.3 Baker 7........ $303.........8.8 Baldwin 69........ $199.........9.6 Banks 33........ $253.........7.2 Barrow 166........ $253.........7.3 Bartow 235........ $250.........5.6 Ben Hill 42........ $247.........8.1 Berrien 28........ $251.........9.8 Bibb 330........ $211.......10.2 Bleckley 35........ $183.........8.5 Brantley 26........ $219.........9.3 Brooks 21........ $243.........9.7 Bryan 37........ $256.........9.8 Bulloch 128........ $226.........7.8 Burke 93........ $236.........8.4 Butts 44........ $243.........8.4 Calhoun 25........ $196.........7.9 Camden 54........ $212.........9.5 Candler 27........ $210.........6.8 Carroll 218........ $240.........8.4 Catoosa 145........ $260.........6.7 Charlton 6........ $228.......10.8 Chatham 427........ $233.........9.4 Chattahoochee 11........$172.......10.6 Chattooga 63........ $242.........8.4 Cherokee 341........ $277.........9.5 Clarke 236........ $218.........6.8 Clay 6........ $241.........7.3 Clayton 871........ $236.......10.3 Clinch 10........ $262.........7.5 Cobb 1,352........ $265.......10.3 Coffee 160........ $241.........7.0 Colquitt 153........ $218.........8.9 Columbia 183........ $257.........8.9 Cook 30........ $238.........8.1 Coweta 296........ $247.........8.9 Crawford 18........ $203.........8.7 Crisp 43........ $195.........8.9 Dade 20........ $242.........5.0 Dawson 21........ $269.........9.6 Decatur 57........ $232.......10.3 DeKalb 1,725........ $249.......10.4 Dodge 30........ $222.........9.0 Dooly 17........ $215.........6.9 Dougherty 345........ $199.........8.6 Douglas 321........ $255.........9.7 Early 9........$217....... 11.4 Echols 5........ $224.........7.2 Effingham 67........ $253.........9.1 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 36........ $202.........6.3 81........ $204.........7.0 15........ $213.........7.5 63........ $214.........8.8 162........ $265.........9.6 267........ $250.........6.5 206........ $278.........9.9 39........ $233.........5.6 2,468........ $243.......10.6 71........ $255.........8.1 6........ $199.........8.8 160........ $219.........6.6 255........ $254.........5.6 60........ $217.........8.2 62........ $221.........7.1 1,557........ $265.......10.2 192........ $236.........6.0 420........ $250.........7.5 21........ $195.........7.7 41........ $249.........7.3 63........ $254.........7.0 46........ $214.........6.3 29........ $229.........7.2 452........ $251.........9.9 214........ $231.........9.1 16........ $221.........9.7 77........ $259.........7.6 29........ $233.........8.9 27........ $235.........8.5 51........ $215.........8.4 22........ $233.........6.9 24........ $205.........9.4 39........ $251.........9.5 62........ $243.........8.0 11........ $169.........7.7 113........ $175.........8.9 55........ $234.........7.8 96........ $215.......10.7 19........ $269.........7.6 23........$238....... 11.2 184........ $223.........8.6 31........ $230.........8.9 32........ $233.........8.8 34........ $245.........6.1 28........ $237.........7.7 75........ $221.........7.3 33........ $238.........7.1 52........ $204.........7.1 14........ $179.........9.4 121........ $193.........7.0 46........ $233.........9.7 26........ $207.........7.2 23........ $219.........8.0 393........ $261.........5.8 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 673........ $219.........8.3 283........ $242.........9.6 35........ $273.........6.4 17........ $266.........6.7 254........ $271.........9.3 26........ $225.........7.7 44........ $250.........8.6 29........ $254.........7.0 37........ $253.........7.6 157........ $277.........6.5 14........ $246.........8.4 34........ $237.........9.0 0............ $0.......15.0 15........ $241.........5.3 20........ $206.........8.8 566........ $217.........9.2 221........ $247.......10.0 11........ $283.........9.5 50........ $228.........6.7 9........ $197.......10.6 181........ $228.........8.6 51........ $235.........5.4 20........ $223.........8.7 110........ $211.........9.8 38........ $245.........6.2 12........ $199.........7.1 39........ $212.........8.8 22........ $229.........8.6 20........ $183.........8.3 38........ $196.........7.5 99........ $224.........8.9 73........ $221.........9.0 82........ $222.........6.9 16........ $226.........9.5 20........ $232.........9.1 197........ $227.........7.3 17........ $224.........9.7 20........$237....... 11.9 45........ $247.........8.8 83........ $236.........7.9 790........ $262.........4.3 154........ $250.........8.6 70........ $222.........9.0 24........ $245.........7.7 43........ $213.......10.1 51........ $252.......10.5 8........ $200.........9.8 10........ $229.........7.9 84........ $219.........8.3 871........ $264.........5.4 14........$243....... 11.3 55........ $213.........7.0 23........ $234.........9.1 38........ $214.........7.9 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