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 August 2018 Data Muscogee Bibb Crawford Taylor Peach Wilkinson Twiggs Johnson Jenkins Emanuel Screven Volume XLIV, Number 8 August 2018 Employment Situation Marion Chattahoo- Houston Bleckley Macon Laurens Treutlen chee In millions CandlGereorgBuialloEcmh ploEyfmfinegnhatm (Seasonally Adjusted) In August, jobs inScGhleeyorgia grewDbooyly12,0Pu0l0as,koi r 0D.3odpgeercenStte, woavret r tWheebmsteornth.SuEmdtuercation and Health Services; Montgomery Wheeler Toombs Evans Bryan Government; QuCitmonanstruction monRtahn.dOolpthher Professional and BCursisipness SWeilrcvoxices, andTelfair sSTaeewrrrevlelimcepslaoLenyedmTenratdien,cTreTruaarsneesrpthoertmatioosBnte,noaHvnielldr the Jef4f.46 Davis Tattnall 4.48 4.48 4.49 4.46 Appling 4.50 4.51 4.50 Liberty Long Chatham 4.51 4.52 4.53 4.54 4.55 Utilities Clay endured Calhoun the most job losses Dougherty Worth from JulyIrwtoin August. Coffee Education and Health Services employmTifet nt rose by 5,3Ea0rl0y in AuguBsatkearfter being up 800 in July. HeBaelrtrhienCareAtkinson aonf dthSeoMAciilulaegrluAstssgirsotawntcMheitwcehmheilplleloEydmuCeconlaqttuiaiotctncaoluCSnoeotrekvdicfeosr 4,800 gLraenwier Bacon Wayne Pierce Ware Brantley McIntosh Glynn byS5em00in.oGle overnment employment was up for the third consecutiDveecamtuor nth GanraddygrewThobmyas2,60B0rooinksAugLuoswtnadses ClincAhug-17 Sep-17 Oct-17 Nov-17 Dec-17 Jan-18 Feb-18 Camden Mar-18 Apr-18 May-18 Jun-18 Jul-18 Aug-18 Charlton Federal, State, and Local Government employment wEcehroels up 100, 1,000 and 1,500, respectively. Professional and Business Services employment increased by 2,500 in Georgia Unemployment Rate (Seasonally Adjusted) August after growing by 6,600 in July. Administrative and Support Services employment accounted for 2,100 of the August job gain. Construction jobs were up 1,500 over the month and have now grown for 13 straight months. 4.5% 4.5% 4.5% 4.5% 4.5% 4.5% 4.4% 4.4% 4.3% Employment in Other Services fell by 1,200 in August after being down 1,500 in July. Trade, Transportation, 4.2% 4.1% and Utilities employment decreased by 700 in August 3.9% and ends a streak of eight consecutive months of job 3.8% growth. Retail Trade employment was down 1,000 in August which is the third straight month of declines, Wholesale Trade employment held steady in August af- Aug-17 Sep-17 Oct-17 Nov-17 Dec-17 Jan-18 Feb-18 Mar-18 Apr-18 May-18 Jun-18 Jul-18 Aug-18 ter growing by 400 in July, while Transportation, Ware- housing, and Utilities gained 300 jobs in August after being flat in July. Over the year, employment is up 88,900 in Georgia. Education and Health Services (+19,900 jobs); Construction (+18,900 jobs); Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (+16,700 jobs); and Leisure and Hospitality (+11,700 jobs) added the most jobs over the year. Georgia's unemployment rate (seasonally adjusted) declined to 3.8 percent in August 2018 from 3.9 percent in July. Over the year, the unemployment rate is down from 4.5 percent in August 2017. 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 AUG 2018 JUL 2018 AUG 2017 Change in Jobs from JUL 2018 Net % Change in Jobs from AUG 2017 Net % Total Nonfarm 4,553.2 4,541.2 4,464.3 12.0 0.3 88.9 2.0 Total Private 3,857.7 3,848.3 3,774.8 9.4 0.2 82.9 2.2 Goods Producing 615.2 613.0 589.8 2.2 0.4 25.4 4.3 Service-Providing 3,938.0 3,928.2 3,874.5 9.8 0.2 63.5 1.6 Private Service-Providing 3,242.5 3,235.3 3,185.0 7.2 0.2 57.5 1.8 Mining and Logging 9.4 9.5 9.3 -0.1 -1.1 0.1 1.1 Mining, Logging and Construction 210.5 209.1 191.5 1.4 0.7 19.0 9.9 Construction 201.1 199.6 182.2 1.5 0.8 18.9 10.4 Manufacturing 404.7 403.9 398.3 0.8 0.2 6.4 1.6 Durable Goods 200.7 199.7 194.1 1.0 0.5 6.6 3.4 Non-Durable Goods 204.0 204.2 204.2 -0.2 -0.1 -0.2 -0.1 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 961.2 961.9 944.5 -0.7 -0.1 16.7 1.8 Wholesale Trade 227.9 227.9 222.0 0.0 0.0 5.9 2.7 Retail Trade 501.4 502.4 497.7 -1.0 -0.2 3.7 0.7 Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 231.9 231.6 224.8 0.3 0.1 7.1 3.2 Information 116.5 116.3 118.8 0.2 0.2 -2.3 -1.9 Financial Activities 241.9 241.3 243.1 0.6 0.2 -1.2 -0.5 Finance and Insurance 175.7 175.0 176.9 0.7 0.4 -1.2 -0.7 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 66.2 66.3 66.2 -0.1 -0.2 0.0 0.0 Professional and Business Services 680.1 677.6 669.5 2.5 0.4 10.6 1.6 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 270.0 270.4 271.1 -0.4 -0.1 -1.1 -0.4 Management of Companies and Enterprises 70.1 69.3 67.9 0.8 1.2 2.2 3.2 Admin and Support, Waste Mngmnt and Remediation 340.0 337.9 330.5 2.1 0.6 9.5 2.9 Education and Health Services 591.1 585.8 571.2 5.3 0.9 19.9 3.5 Educational Services 76.5 76.0 74.4 0.5 0.7 2.1 2.8 Health Care and Social Assistance 514.6 509.8 496.8 4.8 0.9 17.8 3.6 Leisure and Hospitality 490.9 490.4 479.2 0.5 0.1 11.7 2.4 Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 49.9 50.3 51.3 -0.4 -0.8 -1.4 -2.7 Accommodation and Food Services 441.0 440.1 427.9 0.9 0.2 13.1 3.1 Other Services 160.8 162.0 158.7 -1.2 -0.7 2.1 1.3 Government 695.5 692.9 689.5 2.6 0.4 6.0 0.9 Federal Government 100.2 100.1 101.0 0.1 0.1 -0.8 -0.8 State Government 173.6 172.6 172.5 1.0 0.6 1.1 0.6 Local Government 421.7 420.2 416.0 1.5 0.4 5.7 1.4 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 2017 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 AUG 2018 JUL 2018 AUG 2017 Change in Jobs from JUL 2018 Net % Change in Jobs from AUG 2017 Net % Total Nonfarm 4,554.1 4,527.3 4,467.1 26.8 0.6 87.0 2.0 Total Private 3,863.1 3,859.1 3,784.3 4.0 0.1 78.8 2.1 Goods Producing 616.7 614.4 592.0 2.3 0.4 24.7 4.2 Service-Providing 3,937.4 3,912.9 3,875.1 24.5 0.6 62.3 1.6 Private Service-Providing 3,246.4 3,244.7 3,192.3 1.7 0.1 54.1 1.7 Mining and Logging 9.5 9.5 9.4 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.1 Mining, Logging and Construction 213.2 209.8 193.0 3.4 1.6 20.2 10.5 Construction 203.7 200.3 183.6 3.4 1.7 20.1 11.0 Construction of Buildings 43.8 43.1 40.2 0.7 1.6 3.6 9.0 Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction 30.0 29.6 27.4 0.4 1.4 2.6 9.5 Specialty Trade Contractors 129.9 127.6 116.0 2.3 1.8 13.9 12.0 Manufacturing 403.5 404.6 399.0 -1.1 -0.3 4.5 1.1 Durable Goods 199.4 200.0 194.4 -0.6 -0.3 5.0 2.6 Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 54.2 54.2 53.7 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.9 Non-Durable Goods 204.1 204.6 204.6 -0.5 -0.2 -0.5 -0.2 Food Manufacturing 67.3 67.6 68.0 -0.3 -0.4 -0.7 -1.0 Textile Mills 20.5 20.5 20.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 2.5 Textile Product Mills 29.5 29.5 29.2 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.0 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 957.5 960.8 939.5 -3.3 -0.3 18.0 1.9 Wholesale Trade 228.7 228.3 222.6 0.4 0.2 6.1 2.7 Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods 111.7 110.1 108.8 1.6 1.5 2.9 2.7 Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods 64.2 64.6 62.3 -0.4 -0.6 1.9 3.1 Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers 52.8 53.6 51.5 -0.8 -1.5 1.3 2.5 Retail Trade 497.1 501.0 494.0 -3.9 -0.8 3.1 0.6 Food and Beverage Stores 93.5 93.8 92.7 -0.3 -0.3 0.8 0.9 General Merchandise Stores 110.3 109.9 107.0 0.4 0.4 3.3 3.1 Miscellaneous Store Retailers 22.5 22.4 22.0 0.1 0.5 0.5 2.3 Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 231.7 231.5 222.9 0.2 0.1 8.8 4.0 Utilities 19.3 19.3 19.4 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.5 Transportation and Warehousing 212.4 212.2 203.5 0.2 0.1 8.9 4.4 Air Transportation 41.7 41.8 40.7 -0.1 -0.2 1.0 2.5 Truck Transportation 55.1 55.0 52.9 0.1 0.2 2.2 4.2 Couriers and Messengers 25.0 25.3 23.2 -0.3 -1.2 1.8 7.8 Warehousing and Storage 47.2 46.8 45.1 0.4 0.9 2.1 4.7 Information 116.5 117.5 117.8 -1.0 -0.9 -1.3 -1.1 Telecommunications 41.2 41.3 43.2 -0.1 -0.2 -2.0 -4.6 Wired and Wireless Telecommunications Carriers 37.5 37.6 37.7 -0.1 -0.3 -0.2 -0.5 Wired Telecommunications Carriers 31.6 31.7 31.6 -0.1 -0.3 0.0 0.0 Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite) 5.9 5.9 6.1 0.0 0.0 -0.2 -3.3 Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services 11.9 11.7 11.1 0.2 1.7 0.8 7.2 Financial Activities 241.6 241.1 243.6 0.5 0.2 -2.0 -0.8 Finance and Insurance 175.2 174.9 177.2 0.3 0.2 -2.0 -1.1 Insurance Carriers and Related Activities 83.2 83.6 84.7 -0.4 -0.5 -1.5 -1.8 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 66.4 66.2 66.4 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.0 Professional and Business Services 680.2 680.7 674.2 -0.5 -0.1 6.0 0.9 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 269.6 271.2 270.5 -1.6 -0.6 -0.9 -0.3 Accounting, Tax Prep, and Bookkeeping Services 34.0 34.1 33.8 -0.1 -0.3 0.2 0.6 Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services 45.3 45.6 44.9 -0.3 -0.7 0.4 0.9 Computer Systems Design and Related Services 67.4 68.0 68.7 -0.6 -0.9 -1.3 -1.9 Management and Technical Consulting Services 42.4 42.6 43.1 -0.2 -0.5 -0.7 -1.6 Management of Companies and Enterprises 70.4 69.7 67.9 0.7 1.0 2.5 3.7 Admin and Support, Waste Mngmnt and Remediation 340.2 339.8 335.8 0.4 0.1 4.4 1.3 Employment Services 167.0 167.7 162.9 -0.7 -0.4 4.1 2.5 Education and Health Services 591.9 578.8 570.1 13.1 2.3 21.8 3.8 Educational Services 74.1 71.0 72.7 3.1 4.4 1.4 1.9 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 32.9 32.3 31.7 0.6 1.9 1.2 3.8 Health Care and Social Assistance 517.8 507.8 497.4 10.0 2.0 20.4 4.1 Ambulatory Health Care Services 209.3 205.9 197.0 3.4 1.7 12.3 6.2 Hospitals 181.5 179.8 172.3 1.7 1.0 9.2 5.3 Nursing and Residential Care Facilities 59.3 59.2 59.8 0.1 0.2 -0.5 -0.8 Social Assistance 67.7 62.9 68.3 4.8 7.6 -0.6 -0.9 Leisure and Hospitality 497.7 501.6 487.5 -3.9 -0.8 10.2 2.1 Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 51.9 56.4 54.7 -4.5 -8.0 -2.8 -5.1 Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries 37.6 41.4 39.5 -3.8 -9.2 -1.9 -4.8 Accommodation and Food Services 445.8 445.2 432.8 0.6 0.1 13.0 3.0 Accommodation 45.1 45.5 46.8 -0.4 -0.9 -1.7 -3.6 Food Services and Drinking Places 400.7 399.7 386.0 1.0 0.3 14.7 3.8 Other Services 161.0 164.2 159.6 -3.2 -2.0 1.4 0.9 Repair and Maintenance 38.7 39.1 39.3 -0.4 -1.0 -0.6 -1.5 Personal and Laundry Services 40.6 41.8 38.7 -1.2 -2.9 1.9 4.9 Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar 81.7 83.3 81.6 -1.6 -1.9 0.1 0.1 Government 691.0 668.2 682.8 22.8 3.4 8.2 1.2 Federal Government 100.1 99.9 100.6 0.2 0.2 -0.5 -0.5 Department of Defense 41.2 41.3 41.1 -0.1 -0.2 0.1 0.2 State Government 168.7 165.3 167.9 3.4 2.1 0.8 0.5 State Government Educational Services 96.4 92.6 95.9 3.8 4.1 0.5 0.5 State Government excluding Educational Services 72.3 72.7 72.0 -0.4 -0.6 0.3 0.4 Local Government 422.2 403.0 414.3 19.2 4.8 7.9 1.9 Local Government Educational Services 249.1 228.4 243.8 20.7 9.1 5.3 2.2 Local Government excluding Educational Services 173.1 174.6 170.5 -1.5 -0.9 2.6 1.5 Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers 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 2017 benchmark. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research 3 ALBANY MSA Nonfarm Employment (In thousands) (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Preliminary Revised Revised AUG 2018 JUL 2018 AUG 2017 Change in Jobs from JUL 2018 Net % Change in Jobs from AUG 2017 Net % Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing Private Service-Providing Manufacturing Trade, Transportation, and Utilities Retail Trade Government Federal Government State Government Local Government 63.0 62.8 62.4 50.4 50.3 49.8 7.3 7.3 7.1 55.7 55.5 55.3 43.1 43.0 42.7 4.3 4.3 4.3 12.3 12.2 12.7 7.7 7.7 7.8 12.6 12.5 12.6 2.5 2.5 2.6 2.8 2.8 2.7 7.3 7.2 7.3 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.4 0.6 1.0 0.6 1.2 0.2 2.8 0.4 0.7 0.4 0.9 0.0 0.0 -0.4 -3.2 -0.1 -1.3 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -3.9 0.1 3.7 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 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 2017 benchmark. ATHENS-CLARKE COUNTY MSA Nonfarm Employment (In thousands) (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Preliminary Revised Revised AUG 2018 JUL 2018 AUG 2017 Change in Jobs from JUL 2018 Net % Change in Jobs from AUG 2017 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 99.6 99.0 96.8 0.6 0.6 69.3 69.1 67.2 0.2 0.3 10.3 10.3 9.9 0.0 0.0 89.3 88.7 86.9 0.6 0.7 59.0 58.8 57.3 0.2 0.3 16.4 16.4 16.3 0.0 0.0 10.7 10.9 10.6 -0.2 -1.8 8.9 8.9 8.6 0.0 0.0 11.2 11.2 10.5 0.0 0.0 30.3 29.9 29.6 0.4 1.3 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 21.4 21.4 20.7 0.0 0.0 7.9 7.5 7.9 0.4 5.3 2.8 2.9 2.1 3.1 0.4 4.0 2.4 2.8 1.7 3.0 0.1 0.6 0.1 0.9 0.3 3.5 0.7 6.7 0.7 2.4 0.0 0.0 0.7 3.4 0.0 0.0 Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers in the 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 2017 benchmark. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research 4 ATLANTA MSA Nonfarm Employment (In thousands) (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Preliminary AUG 2018 Revised JUL 2018 Revised AUG 2017 Change in Jobs from JUL 2018 Net % Change in Jobs from AUG 2017 Net % Total Nonfarm 2,791.4 2,776.5 2,737.7 14.9 0.5 53.7 2.0 Total Private 2,458.1 2,452.1 2,409.0 6.0 0.2 49.1 2.0 Goods Producing 302.9 301.4 290.2 1.5 0.5 12.7 4.4 Service-Providing 2,488.5 2,475.1 2,447.5 13.4 0.5 41.0 1.7 Private Service-Providing 2,155.2 2,150.7 2,118.8 4.5 0.2 36.4 1.7 Mining and Logging 1.6 1.6 1.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Mining, Logging and Construction 134.0 131.5 122.6 2.5 1.9 11.4 9.3 Construction 132.4 129.9 121.0 2.5 1.9 11.4 9.4 Construction of Buildings 28.3 28.2 26.6 0.1 0.4 1.7 6.4 Specialty Trade Contractors 85.2 83.4 77.6 1.8 2.2 7.6 9.8 Manufacturing 168.9 169.9 167.6 -1.0 -0.6 1.3 0.8 Durable Goods 86.9 87.5 85.2 -0.6 -0.7 1.7 2.0 Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 14.6 14.5 15.2 0.1 0.7 -0.6 -4.0 Non-Durable Goods 82.0 82.4 82.4 -0.4 -0.5 -0.4 -0.5 Food Manufacturing 26.7 26.8 26.9 -0.1 -0.4 -0.2 -0.7 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 616.2 620.3 603.5 -4.1 -0.7 12.7 2.1 Wholesale Trade 163.9 164.7 160.4 -0.8 -0.5 3.5 2.2 Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods 83.2 81.9 79.6 1.3 1.6 3.6 4.5 Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods 39.2 40.7 38.9 -1.5 -3.7 0.3 0.8 Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers 41.5 42.1 41.9 -0.6 -1.4 -0.4 -1.0 Retail Trade 291.6 293.5 289.6 -1.9 -0.7 2.0 0.7 Food and Beverage Stores 58.6 58.5 57.7 0.1 0.2 0.9 1.6 General Merchandise Stores 60.4 60.1 57.3 0.3 0.5 3.1 5.4 Miscellaneous Store Retailers 15.0 14.9 14.7 0.1 0.7 0.3 2.0 Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 160.7 162.1 153.5 -1.4 -0.9 7.2 4.7 Utilities 9.9 9.9 9.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Transportation and Warehousing 150.8 152.2 143.6 -1.4 -0.9 7.2 5.0 Air Transportation 41.5 41.5 40.1 0.0 0.0 1.4 3.5 Truck Transportation 34.3 34.6 33.1 -0.3 -0.9 1.2 3.6 Couriers and Messengers 19.5 19.9 18.4 -0.4 -2.0 1.1 6.0 Information 96.7 95.3 100.5 1.4 1.5 -3.8 -3.8 Telecommunications 34.2 34.4 36.3 -0.2 -0.6 -2.1 -5.8 Wired and Wireless Telecommunications Carriers 30.9 31.1 31.8 -0.2 -0.6 -0.9 -2.8 Wired Telecommunications Carriers 25.5 25.7 26.4 -0.2 -0.8 -0.9 -3.4 Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite) 5.4 5.4 5.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services 11.5 11.3 10.7 0.2 1.8 0.8 7.5 Financial Activities 170.9 169.8 171.4 1.1 0.7 -0.5 -0.3 Finance and Insurance 118.7 118.3 122.6 0.4 0.3 -3.9 -3.2 Insurance Carriers and Related Activities 58.8 59.1 59.2 -0.3 -0.5 -0.4 -0.7 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 52.2 51.5 48.8 0.7 1.4 3.4 7.0 Professional and Business Services 506.7 507.2 503.6 -0.5 -0.1 3.1 0.6 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 216.6 217.9 217.2 -1.3 -0.6 -0.6 -0.3 Accounting, Tax Prep, and Bookkeeping Services 25.4 25.2 25.4 0.2 0.8 0.0 0.0 Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services 30.8 31.3 31.2 -0.5 -1.6 -0.4 -1.3 Computer Systems Design and Related Services 59.7 59.8 59.1 -0.1 -0.2 0.6 1.0 Management and Technical Consulting Services 36.8 37.2 38.3 -0.4 -1.1 -1.5 -3.9 Management of Companies and Enterprises 58.1 57.4 55.6 0.7 1.2 2.5 4.5 Admin and Support, Waste Mngmnt and Remediation 232.0 231.9 230.8 0.1 0.0 1.2 0.5 Employment Services 116.0 116.2 111.9 -0.2 -0.2 4.1 3.7 Education and Health Services 358.6 347.5 341.8 11.1 3.2 16.8 4.9 Educational Services 54.3 52.1 52.8 2.2 4.2 1.5 2.8 Health Care and Social Assistance 304.3 295.4 289.0 8.9 3.0 15.3 5.3 Ambulatory Health Care Services 125.2 123.1 118.1 2.1 1.7 7.1 6.0 Hospitals 107.0 105.8 98.9 1.2 1.1 8.1 8.2 Social Assistance 41.6 37.9 43.1 3.7 9.8 -1.5 -3.5 Leisure and Hospitality 307.6 309.3 297.8 -1.7 -0.6 9.8 3.3 Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 36.1 39.4 38.8 -3.3 -8.4 -2.7 -7.0 Accommodation and Food Services 271.5 269.9 259.0 1.6 0.6 12.5 4.8 Accommodation 26.0 26.2 26.0 -0.2 -0.8 0.0 0.0 Food Services and Drinking Places 245.5 243.7 233.0 1.8 0.7 12.5 5.4 Other Services 98.5 101.3 100.2 -2.8 -2.8 -1.7 -1.7 Repair and Maintenance 24.2 24.2 24.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.8 Personal and Laundry Services 27.3 28.3 27.3 -1.0 -3.5 0.0 0.0 Government 333.3 324.4 328.7 8.9 2.7 4.6 1.4 Federal Government 46.3 46.3 46.8 0.0 0.0 -0.5 -1.1 State Government 73.5 72.5 71.4 1.0 1.4 2.1 2.9 Local Government 213.5 205.6 210.5 7.9 3.8 3.0 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 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 2017 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 AUG 2018 JUL 2018 AUG 2017 Change in Jobs from JUL 2018 Net % Change in Jobs from AUG 2017 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 240.9 193.4 35.0 205.9 158.4 12.5 22.5 41.7 5.9 28.0 7.8 2.5 6.4 39.8 33.6 26.2 8.2 47.5 9.4 15.7 22.4 240.7 194.5 34.7 206.0 159.8 12.2 22.5 42.0 5.9 28.3 7.8 2.5 6.4 40.6 33.3 26.7 8.3 46.2 9.4 15.3 21.5 235.5 188.7 33.8 201.7 154.9 12.1 21.7 40.0 5.8 26.4 7.8 2.6 6.5 38.5 33.7 25.4 8.2 46.8 9.5 15.9 21.4 0.2 0.1 -1.1 -0.6 0.3 0.9 -0.1 -0.1 -1.4 -0.9 0.3 2.5 0.0 0.0 -0.3 -0.7 0.0 0.0 -0.3 -1.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.8 -2.0 0.3 0.9 -0.5 -1.9 -0.1 -1.2 1.3 2.8 0.0 0.0 0.4 2.6 0.9 4.2 5.4 2.3 4.7 2.5 1.2 3.6 4.2 2.1 3.5 2.3 0.4 3.3 0.8 3.7 1.7 4.3 0.1 1.7 1.6 6.1 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -3.9 -0.1 -1.5 1.3 3.4 -0.1 -0.3 0.8 3.2 0.0 0.0 0.7 1.5 -0.1 -1.1 -0.2 -1.3 1.0 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 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 2017 benchmark. BRUNSWICK MSA Nonfarm Employment (In thousands) (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Preliminary Revised Revised AUG 2018 JUL 2018 AUG 2017 Change in Jobs from JUL 2018 Net % Change in Jobs from AUG 2017 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 44.7 44.9 44.4 -0.2 -0.5 36.0 36.5 35.9 -0.5 -1.4 3.9 3.9 4.0 0.0 0.0 40.8 41.0 40.4 -0.2 -0.5 32.1 32.6 31.9 -0.5 -1.5 9.6 9.4 9.3 0.2 2.1 5.7 5.7 5.7 0.0 0.0 8.7 8.4 8.5 0.3 3.6 2.0 1.9 1.9 0.1 5.3 1.9 1.9 1.8 0.0 0.0 4.8 4.6 4.8 0.2 4.4 0.3 0.7 0.1 0.3 -0.1 -2.5 0.4 1.0 0.2 0.6 0.3 3.2 0.0 0.0 0.2 2.4 0.1 5.3 0.1 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 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 2017 benchmark. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research 6 COLUMBUS MSA Nonfarm Employment (In thousands) (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Preliminary Revised Revised AUG 2018 JUL 2018 AUG 2017 Change in Jobs from JUL 2018 Net % Change in Jobs from AUG 2017 Net % Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing Private Service-Providing Mining, Logging and Construction Manufacturing Trade, Transportation, and Utilities Wholesale Trade Retail Trade Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities Information Financial Activities Finance and Insurance Insurance Carriers and Related Activities Professional and Business Services Education and Health Services Leisure and Hospitality Other Services Government Federal Government State Government Local Government 123.0 98.6 16.0 107.0 82.6 4.7 11.3 18.3 2.9 12.8 2.6 1.3 13.1 11.3 4.3 14.3 16.1 15.1 4.4 24.4 6.5 4.4 13.5 122.6 98.9 16.0 106.6 82.9 4.6 11.4 18.3 2.8 12.9 2.6 1.3 13.1 11.2 4.3 14.5 15.9 15.3 4.5 23.7 6.5 4.3 12.9 120.9 96.8 15.2 105.7 81.6 4.5 10.7 18.5 2.8 13.2 2.5 1.3 13.3 11.2 4.4 13.6 15.7 14.8 4.4 24.1 6.7 4.5 12.9 0.4 0.3 -0.3 -0.3 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.4 -0.3 -0.4 0.1 2.2 -0.1 -0.9 0.0 0.0 0.1 3.6 -0.1 -0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.9 0.0 0.0 -0.2 -1.4 0.2 1.3 -0.2 -1.3 -0.1 -2.2 0.7 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 2.3 0.6 4.7 2.1 1.7 1.8 1.9 0.8 5.3 1.3 1.2 1.0 1.2 0.2 4.4 0.6 5.6 -0.2 -1.1 0.1 3.6 -0.4 -3.0 0.1 4.0 0.0 0.0 -0.2 -1.5 0.1 0.9 -0.1 -2.3 0.7 5.2 0.4 2.6 0.3 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.2 -0.2 -3.0 -0.1 -2.2 0.6 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 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 2017 benchmark. DALTON MSA Nonfarm Employment (In thousands) (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Preliminary AUG 2018 Revised Revised JUL 2018 AUG 2017 Change in Jobs from JUL 2018 Net % Change in Jobs from AUG 2017 Net % Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing Private Service-Providing Manufacturing Textile Mills Textile Product Mills Trade, Transportation, and Utilities Retail Trade Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities Professional and Business Services Government Federal Government State Government Local Government 68.6 68.3 67.4 0.3 0.4 61.8 61.6 60.7 0.2 0.3 27.1 27.0 26.4 0.1 0.4 41.5 41.3 41.0 0.2 0.5 34.7 34.6 34.3 0.1 0.3 25.0 25.0 24.9 0.0 0.0 4.9 4.9 4.7 0.0 0.0 14.4 14.4 14.7 0.0 0.0 14.0 14.1 13.7 -0.1 -0.7 6.2 6.4 6.1 -0.2 -3.1 3.4 3.4 3.4 0.0 0.0 6.5 6.5 6.5 0.0 0.0 6.8 6.7 6.7 0.1 1.5 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.9 1.0 0.1 11.1 5.6 5.6 5.5 0.0 0.0 1.2 1.8 1.1 1.8 0.7 2.7 0.5 1.2 0.4 1.2 0.1 0.4 0.2 4.3 -0.3 -2.0 0.3 2.2 0.1 1.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 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 2017 benchmark. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research 7 GAINESVILLE MSA Nonfarm Employment (In thousands) (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Preliminary Revised Revised AUG 2018 JUL 2018 AUG 2017 Change in Jobs from JUL 2018 Net % Change in Jobs from AUG 2017 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 94.5 93.4 90.3 83.8 83.4 79.7 26.0 25.9 24.5 68.5 67.5 65.8 57.8 57.5 55.2 17.7 17.6 16.6 9.4 9.3 8.6 10.7 10.0 10.6 0.4 0.4 0.5 2.9 2.7 2.7 7.4 6.9 7.4 1.1 1.2 0.4 0.5 0.1 0.4 1.0 1.5 0.3 0.5 0.1 0.6 0.1 1.1 0.7 7.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 7.4 0.5 7.3 4.2 4.7 4.1 5.1 1.5 6.1 2.7 4.1 2.6 4.7 1.1 6.6 0.8 9.3 0.1 0.9 -0.1 -20.0 0.2 7.4 0.0 0.0 Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers in the 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 2017 benchmark. HINESVILLE MSA Nonfarm Employment (In thousands) (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Preliminary Revised Revised AUG 2018 JUL 2018 AUG 2017 Change in Jobs from JUL 2018 Net % Change in Jobs from AUG 2017 Net % Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing Private Service-Providing Government Federal Government State Government Local Government 20.8 20.5 20.5 12.9 12.8 12.6 2.8 2.8 2.7 18.0 17.7 17.8 10.1 10.0 9.9 7.9 7.7 7.9 3.8 3.8 3.8 0.4 0.4 0.4 3.7 3.5 3.7 0.3 1.5 0.1 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.7 0.1 1.0 0.2 2.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 5.7 0.3 1.5 0.3 2.4 0.1 3.7 0.2 1.1 0.2 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers in the 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 2017 benchmark. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research 8 MACON-BIBB COUNTY MSA Nonfarm Employment (In thousands) (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Preliminary AUG 2018 Revised Revised JUL 2018 AUG 2017 Change in Jobs from JUL 2018 Net % Change in Jobs from AUG 2017 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 103.7 89.4 10.1 93.6 79.3 20.4 13.7 3.9 10.1 12.1 21.1 10.7 14.3 1.1 3.7 9.5 103.1 89.4 10.0 93.1 79.4 20.4 13.8 3.9 10.1 12.0 20.8 10.8 13.7 1.1 3.8 8.8 103.2 88.7 10.0 93.2 78.7 20.7 13.8 3.9 10.1 11.9 20.9 10.3 14.5 1.1 3.7 9.7 0.6 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.0 0.5 0.5 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.8 0.3 1.4 -0.1 -0.9 0.6 4.4 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -2.6 0.7 8.0 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.8 0.1 1.0 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.8 -0.3 -1.5 -0.1 -0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 1.7 0.2 1.0 0.4 3.9 -0.2 -1.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -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 2017 benchmark. ROME MSA Nonfarm Employment (In thousands) (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Preliminary Revised Revised AUG 2018 JUL 2018 AUG 2017 Change in Jobs from JUL 2018 Net % Change in Jobs from AUG 2017 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 41.6 41.4 41.1 35.9 35.8 35.4 7.7 7.6 7.4 33.9 33.8 33.7 28.2 28.2 28.0 6.5 6.5 6.5 8.0 8.0 7.9 5.3 5.3 5.2 10.4 10.3 10.1 5.7 5.6 5.7 0.2 0.2 0.2 1.4 1.4 1.5 4.1 4.0 4.0 0.2 0.5 0.1 0.3 0.1 1.3 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.0 0.1 1.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 2.5 0.5 1.2 0.5 1.4 0.3 4.1 0.2 0.6 0.2 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.3 0.1 1.9 0.3 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -6.7 0.1 2.5 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 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 2017 benchmark. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research 9 SAVANNAH MSA Nonfarm Employment (In thousands) (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Preliminary Revised Revised AUG 2018 JUL 2018 AUG 2017 Change in Jobs from JUL 2018 Net % Change in Jobs from AUG 2017 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 178.9 155.1 25.3 153.6 129.8 7.6 17.7 41.3 7.4 21.2 12.7 2.0 6.1 20.3 26.8 26.1 7.2 23.8 2.8 5.7 15.3 178.9 155.5 25.3 153.6 130.2 7.6 17.7 41.4 7.4 21.4 12.6 2.1 6.1 20.9 26.4 26.1 7.2 23.4 2.9 5.5 15.0 179.7 155.4 24.5 155.2 130.9 7.3 17.2 41.3 7.3 21.7 12.3 2.2 6.2 20.7 26.5 26.7 7.3 24.3 2.9 5.7 15.7 0.0 0.0 -0.4 -0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.4 -0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.2 0.0 0.0 -0.2 -0.9 0.1 0.8 -0.1 -4.8 0.0 0.0 -0.6 -2.9 0.4 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 1.7 -0.1 -3.5 0.2 3.6 0.3 2.0 -0.8 -0.5 -0.3 -0.2 0.8 3.3 -1.6 -1.0 -1.1 -0.8 0.3 4.1 0.5 2.9 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.4 -0.5 -2.3 0.4 3.3 -0.2 -9.1 -0.1 -1.6 -0.4 -1.9 0.3 1.1 -0.6 -2.3 -0.1 -1.4 -0.5 -2.1 -0.1 -3.5 0.0 0.0 -0.4 -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 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 2017 benchmark. VALDOSTA MSA Nonfarm Employment (In thousands) (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Preliminary Revised Revised AUG 2018 JUL 2018 AUG 2017 Change in Jobs from JUL 2018 Net % Change in Jobs from AUG 2017 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 57.2 56.8 55.7 0.4 0.7 43.9 43.9 42.7 0.0 0.0 8.0 7.9 7.4 0.1 1.3 49.2 48.9 48.3 0.3 0.6 35.9 36.0 35.3 -0.1 -0.3 12.5 12.4 12.1 0.1 0.8 7.3 7.2 7.1 0.1 1.4 13.3 12.9 13.0 0.4 3.1 1.2 1.2 1.2 0.0 0.0 4.0 3.7 3.9 0.3 8.1 8.1 8.0 7.9 0.1 1.3 1.5 2.7 1.2 2.8 0.6 8.1 0.9 1.9 0.6 1.7 0.4 3.3 0.2 2.8 0.3 2.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 2.6 0.2 2.5 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 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 2017 benchmark. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research 10 WARNER ROBINS MSA Nonfarm Employment (In thousands) (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Preliminary Revised Revised AUG 2018 JUL 2018 AUG 2017 Change in Jobs from JUL 2018 Net % Change in Jobs from AUG 2017 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 74.8 74.1 74.2 0.7 0.9 47.7 47.3 47.0 0.4 0.9 11.2 11.2 10.5 0.0 0.0 63.6 62.9 63.7 0.7 1.1 36.5 36.1 36.5 0.4 1.1 10.7 10.8 10.7 -0.1 -0.9 8.4 8.5 8.3 -0.1 -1.2 27.1 26.8 27.2 0.3 1.1 14.9 14.9 14.7 0.0 0.0 2.4 2.4 2.3 0.0 0.0 9.8 9.5 10.2 0.3 3.2 0.6 0.8 0.7 1.5 0.7 6.7 -0.1 -0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.2 -0.1 -0.4 0.2 1.4 0.1 4.4 -0.4 -3.9 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 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 2017 benchmark. Total Nonfarm Employment by Metro Statistical Area (In thousands) (Seasonally Adjusted) Preliminary Revised Revised AUG 2018 JUL 2018 AUG 2017 Change in Jobs from JUL 2018 Net % Change in Jobs from AUG 2017 Net % Albany MSA 63.6 63.5 63.0 0.1 0.2 0.6 1.0 Athens-Clarke County MSA 100.1 99.9 97.4 0.2 0.2 2.7 2.8 Atlanta MSA 2,788.1 2,782.6 2,734.4 5.5 0.2 53.7 2.0 Augusta-Richmond County MSA 241.9 242.0 236.5 -0.1 0.0 5.4 2.3 Brunswick MSA 44.2 44.4 44.2 -0.2 -0.5 0.0 0.0 Columbus MSA 123.1 122.8 121.0 0.3 0.2 2.1 1.7 Dalton MSA 68.5 68.3 67.2 0.2 0.3 1.3 1.9 Gainesville MSA 94.2 93.8 90.2 0.4 0.4 4.0 4.4 Hinesville MSA 20.7 20.7 20.3 0.0 0.0 0.4 2.0 Macon-Bibb County MSA 103.7 103.6 103.2 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.5 Rome MSA 41.7 41.8 41.2 -0.1 -0.2 0.5 1.2 Savannah MSA 178.4 178.9 179.2 -0.5 -0.3 -0.8 -0.4 Valdosta MSA 57.3 57.1 56.0 0.2 0.4 1.3 2.3 Warner Robins MSA 75.0 74.5 74.2 0.5 0.7 0.8 1.1 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 2017 benchmark. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research 11 Georgia Statewide Hours and Earnings All Employee Average Weekly Earnings (AWE) Preliminary AUG 2018 Revised JUL 2018 Revised AUG 2017 Total Private.....................................................................................................$918.37............................ $936.32.......................$910.33 Goods Producing.......................................................................................$1,032.36.......................... $1,034.13.......................$993.02 Private Service Providing..............................................................................$895.79.............................$916.66.......................$894.79 Construction............................................................................................$1,054.87..........................$1,052.57....................... $997.29 Manufacturing......................................................................................... $1,020.14.......................... $1,028.74....................... $997.25 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities........................................................... $825.46............................ $845.08.......................$795.67 Financial Activities..................................................................................$1,263.63......................... $1,299.22.................... $1,201.94 Professional and Business Services...................................................... $1,143.21........................... $1,167.14.....................$1,147.85 Educational and Health Services.............................................................. $993.67.............................$997.60.................... $1,015.63 Leisure and Hospitality.............................................................................. $350.86.............................$360.70.......................$339.56 Other Services........................................................................................... $718.76.............................$708.71.......................$680.52 Average Weekly Hours (AWH) Preliminary AUG 2018 Revised JUL 2018 Revised AUG 2017 Total Private...........................................................................................................34.8.................................. 35.2.............................34.6 Goods Producing................................................................................................42.0................................... 41.8............................. 41.0 Private Service Providing....................................................................................33.4...................................33.9.............................33.4 Construction..................................................................................................... 41.4................................... 41.1............................. 40.1 Manufacturing..................................................................................................42.4...................................42.3............................. 41.5 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities..................................................................34.8.................................. 35.3.............................34.4 Financial Activities........................................................................................... 37.1...................................38.0.............................36.6 Professional and Business Services...............................................................35.1...................................35.4.............................33.9 Educational and Health Services.....................................................................34.1.................................. 34.4.............................35.4 Leisure and Hospitality.....................................................................................26.5................................... 27.1.............................26.0 Other Services.................................................................................................30.2...................................30.8............................. 31.8 Average Hourly Earnings (AHE) Preliminary AUG 2018 Revised JUL 2018 Revised AUG 2017 Total Private.......................................................................................................$26.39.............................. $26.60.........................$26.31 Goods Producing............................................................................................$24.58............................... $24.74.........................$24.22 Private Service Providing................................................................................$26.82...............................$27.04.........................$26.79 Construction.................................................................................................$25.48...............................$25.61......................... $24.87 Manufacturing..............................................................................................$24.06...............................$24.32.........................$24.03 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities..............................................................$23.72.............................. $23.94......................... $23.13 Financial Activities...................................................................................... $34.06...............................$34.19.........................$32.84 Professional and Business Services...........................................................$32.57...............................$32.97.........................$33.86 Educational and Health Services................................................................. $29.14.............................. $29.00.........................$28.69 Leisure and Hospitality.................................................................................$13.24...............................$13.31.........................$13.06 Other Services............................................................................................ $23.80...............................$23.01......................... $21.40 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 2017 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 AUG 2018 Revised JUL 2018 Revised AUG 2017 Albany MSA .................................................................................................... $737.72............................. $745.12.......................$706.02 Athens-Clarke County MSA ...........................................................................$765.91............................. $762.17.......................$720.53 Atlanta MSA ...............................................................................................$1,004.07..........................$1,031.20....................... $967.78 Augusta-Richmond County MSA ...................................................................$793.51............................ $786.90...................... $806.53 Brunswick MSA ............................................................................................ $668.79............................ $688.80...................... $640.64 Columbus MSA ..............................................................................................$762.58.............................$749.39...................... $698.25 Dalton MSA ...................................................................................................$750.83............................. $742.70....................... $707.70 Gainesville MSA ............................................................................................ $992.99............................ $998.09..................... $1,017.14 Hinesville MSA ...............................................................................................$772.41.............................$806.12.......................$850.32 Macon-Bibb County MSA ............................................................................. $853.98............................ $858.88....................... $800.10 Rome MSA ..................................................................................................... $719.07.............................$712.52.......................$804.57 Savannah MSA .............................................................................................. $740.12............................. $757.91....................... $807.83 Valdosta MSA ................................................................................................. $726.18............................. $717.73...................... $668.35 Warner Robins MSA ....................................................................................... $787.72.............................$812.03....................... $771.64 Average Weekly Hours (AWH) Preliminary AUG 2018 Revised JUL 2018 Revised AUG 2017 Albany MSA ..........................................................................................................34.7.................................. 34.9............................. 33.1 Athens-Clarke County MSA ................................................................................. 32.1.................................. 32.2.............................32.5 Atlanta MSA ........................................................................................................34.9...................................35.4.............................34.7 Augusta-Richmond County MSA .........................................................................34.1...................................33.4.............................34.6 Brunswick MSA ...................................................................................................32.8...................................33.6.............................30.8 Columbus MSA ....................................................................................................34.6...................................35.1.............................35.0 Dalton MSA .........................................................................................................35.3.................................. 34.4.............................35.0 Gainesville MSA ...................................................................................................40.3...................................40.1.............................40.8 Hinesville MSA .....................................................................................................36.4...................................37.2.............................36.0 Macon-Bibb County MSA ....................................................................................35.1.................................. 35.2.............................35.2 Rome MSA ...........................................................................................................36.8................................... 37.6.............................39.0 Savannah MSA ....................................................................................................33.1...................................33.7............................. 34.1 Valdosta MSA .......................................................................................................34.4.................................. 35.2.............................35.4 Warner Robins MSA ............................................................................................. 37.6...................................39.4............................. 37.9 Average Hourly Earnings (AHE) Preliminary AUG 2018 Revised JUL 2018 Revised AUG 2017 Albany MSA ......................................................................................................$21.26...............................$21.35.........................$21.33 Athens-Clarke County MSA ............................................................................ $23.86...............................$23.67......................... $22.17 Atlanta MSA ....................................................................................................$28.77............................... $29.13......................... $27.89 Augusta-Richmond County MSA .....................................................................$23.27.............................. $23.56.........................$23.31 Brunswick MSA ...............................................................................................$20.39.............................. $20.50.........................$20.80 Columbus MSA ............................................................................................... $22.04...............................$21.35......................... $19.95 Dalton MSA .....................................................................................................$21.27...............................$21.59.........................$20.22 Gainesville MSA ...............................................................................................$24.64...............................$24.89.........................$24.93 Hinesville MSA .................................................................................................$21.22...............................$21.67.........................$23.62 Macon-Bibb County MSA ................................................................................$24.33...............................$24.40.........................$22.73 Rome MSA .......................................................................................................$19.54...............................$18.95.........................$20.63 Savannah MSA ............................................................................................... $22.36.............................. $22.49.........................$23.69 Valdosta MSA ................................................................................................... $21.11.............................. $20.39.........................$18.88 Warner Robins MSA .........................................................................................$20.95...............................$20.61.........................$20.36 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 2017 benchmark. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research 13 Dimensions - Measuring Georgia's Labor Force Unemployment rates -- Georgia and U.S. 6% 5% 4% 3% Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Georgia U.S. WA 4.5 OR 3.8 NV 4.5 CA 4.2 AK 6.7 ID 2.8 UT 3.1 AZ 4.6 StaStteatuenUenmepmlopylomymenetnrt aRtaetses August 2018 National Unemployment Rate: 3.9% Rates are seasonally adjusted MT 3.6 WY 3.9 CO 2.9 NM 4.6 ND 2.6 SD 3.0 NE 2.8 KS 3.3 MN 2.9 WI 3.0 IA 2.5 IL 4.1 MO 3.3 OK 3.7 TX 3.9 AR 3.6 MS 4.8 LA 5.0 MI 4.1 OH IN 4.6 3.5 KY 4.4 TN 3.6 PA 4.1 WV 5.3 VA 3.0 NC 3.9 SC 3.4 AL GA 4.1 3.8 FL 3.7 NH 2.7 ME VT 3.2 2.8 MA 3.6 NY 4.2 RI 4.0 CT NJ 4.2 4.3 DE 3.9 DC 5.6 MD 4.2 Unemployment rate 6.0% or greater 5.0% to 5.9% 4.0% to 4.9% 3.0% to 3.9% Less than 3.0% HI 2.1 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 AUG 2018 5,161,920 4,964,915 197,005 3.8 5,124,948 4,932,333 192,615 3.8 67,881 64,706 3,175 4.7 103,008 99,427 3,581 3.5 3,085,957 2,975,023 110,934 3.6 269,090 257,696 11,394 4.2 53,649 51,675 1,974 3.7 125,887 120,124 5,763 4.6 61,523 58,941 2,582 4.2 103,888 100,818 3,070 3.0 Revised JUL 2018 5,162,235 4,958,420 203,815 3.9 5,196,412 4,987,114 209,298 4.0 69,125 65,677 3,448 5.0 104,354 100,450 3,904 3.7 3,127,974 3,009,160 118,814 3.8 273,482 261,544 11,938 4.4 54,855 52,798 2,057 3.7 127,711 121,548 6,163 4.8 62,867 59,719 3,148 5.0 104,822 101,485 3,337 3.2 Revised AUG 2017 5,079,464 4,849,918 229,546 4.5 5,060,417 4,812,312 248,105 4.9 67,629 63,694 3,935 5.8 100,737 96,045 4,692 4.7 3,038,498 2,895,101 143,397 4.7 265,932 251,937 13,995 5.3 53,597 50,953 2,644 4.9 124,078 116,988 7,090 5.7 60,889 57,527 3,362 5.5 100,441 96,320 4,121 4.1 Change From JUL 2018 AUG 2017 -315 6,495 -6,810 82,456 114,997 -32,541 -71,464 -54,781 -16,683 64,531 120,021 -55,490 -1,244 -971 -273 252 1,012 -760 -1,346 -1,023 -323 2,271 3,382 -1,111 -42,017 -34,137 -7,880 47,459 79,922 -32,463 -4,392 -3,848 -544 3,158 5,759 -2,601 -1,206 -1,123 -83 52 722 -670 -1,824 -1,424 -400 1,809 3,136 -1,327 -1,344 -778 -566 634 1,414 -780 -934 -667 -267 3,447 4,498 -1,051 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 AUG 2018 33,910 32,535 1,375 4.1 105,597 101,293 4,304 4.1 Revised JUL 2018 34,175 32,711 1,464 4.3 106,947 102,356 4,591 4.3 Revised AUG 2017 33,770 32,003 1,767 5.2 105,593 99,893 5,700 5.4 Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate 44,479 42,610 1,869 4.2 185,202 178,560 6,642 3.6 45,264 43,151 2,113 4.7 188,672 181,673 6,999 3.7 44,203 41,831 2,372 5.4 186,191 177,687 8,504 4.6 Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate 65,599 63,036 2,563 3.9 85,378 82,064 3,314 3.9 66,609 63,841 2,768 4.2 86,358 82,856 3,502 4.1 64,318 61,127 3,191 5.0 85,132 80,855 4,277 5.0 Change From JUL 2018 AUG 2017 -265 -176 -89 140 532 -392 -1,350 -1,063 -287 4 1,400 -1,396 -785 -541 -244 276 779 -503 -3,470 -3,113 -357 -989 873 -1,862 -1,010 -805 -205 1,281 1,909 -628 -980 -792 -188 246 1,209 -963 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 AUG 2018 161,776,000 155,542,000 6,234,000 3.9 161,909,000 155,539,000 6,370,000 3.9 JUL 2018 162,245,000 155,965,000 6,280,000 3.9 163,734,000 157,004,000 6,730,000 4.1 AUG 2017 160,598,000 153,471,000 7,127,000 4.4 160,863,000 153,576,000 7,287,000 4.5 Change From JUL 2018 AUG 2017 -469,000 -423,000 -46,000 1,178,000 2,071,000 -893,000 -1,825,000 -1,465,000 -360,000 1,046,000 1,963,000 -917,000 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 16 Georgia Labor Force Estimates by County (not seasonally adjusted) Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older Georgia Preliminary August 2018 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 5,124,948 4,932,333 192,615 3.8 Appling Atkinson Bacon Baker Baldwin 9,066 4,388 5,051 1,199 17,143 8,668 4,258 4,853 1,138 16,304 398 4.4 130 3.0 198 3.9 61 5.1 839 4.9 Banks Barrow Bartow Ben Hill Berrien 9,528 9,250 278 2.9 39,497 38,263 1,234 3.1 50,516 48,715 1,801 3.6 5,277 4,964 313 5.9 7,290 6,991 299 4.1 Bibb Bleckley Brantley Brooks Bryan 69,622 66,637 2,985 4.3 4,549 4,293 256 5.6 7,305 6,982 323 4.4 7,220 6,964 256 3.5 17,311 16,730 581 3.4 Bulloch Burke Butts Calhoun Camden 36,978 35,469 1,509 4.1 9,504 8,977 527 5.5 10,863 10,431 432 4.0 2,270 2,179 91 4.0 20,952 20,081 871 4.2 Candler Carroll Catoosa Charlton Chatham 5,252 5,069 183 3.5 55,793 53,692 2,101 3.8 33,954 32,847 1,107 3.3 4,909 4,719 190 3.9 138,929 133,799 5,130 3.7 Chattahoochee 2,086 1,964 122 5.8 Chattooga 10,547 10,162 385 3.7 Cherokee 132,504 128,585 3,919 3.0 Clarke 62,108 59,793 2,315 3.7 Clay 854 793 61 7.1 Clayton Clinch Cobb Coffee Colquitt 136,421 130,051 6,370 4.7 2,651 2,531 120 4.5 431,058 417,220 13,838 3.2 19,164 18,390 774 4.0 22,207 21,432 775 3.5 Columbia Cook Coweta Crawford Crisp 74,015 71,422 2,593 3.5 7,814 7,531 283 3.6 73,624 71,279 2,345 3.2 5,738 5,524 214 3.7 9,258 8,853 405 4.4 Revised July 2018 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 5,196,412 4,987,114 209,298 4.0 9,161 4,443 5,093 1,215 17,097 8,727 4,294 4,896 1,155 16,171 434 4.7 149 3.4 197 3.9 60 4.9 926 5.4 9,610 9,294 316 3.3 40,021 38,700 1,321 3.3 51,221 49,272 1,949 3.8 5,396 5,030 366 6.8 7,370 7,061 309 4.2 70,520 67,333 3,187 4.5 4,600 4,290 310 6.7 7,473 7,131 342 4.6 7,332 7,056 276 3.8 17,649 17,023 626 3.5 36,910 35,129 1,781 4.8 9,793 9,119 674 6.9 11,007 10,550 457 4.2 2,282 2,179 103 4.5 21,148 20,240 908 4.3 5,280 5,086 194 3.7 56,630 54,313 2,317 4.1 34,383 33,189 1,194 3.5 4,974 4,766 208 4.2 141,490 136,131 5,359 3.8 2,116 1,990 126 6.0 10,632 10,200 432 4.1 134,264 130,068 4,196 3.1 62,956 60,402 2,554 4.1 870 804 66 7.6 138,494 131,532 6,962 5.0 2,688 2,553 135 5.0 436,842 422,020 14,822 3.4 19,394 18,514 880 4.5 22,432 21,623 809 3.6 75,230 72,564 2,666 3.5 7,897 7,578 319 4.0 74,771 72,095 2,676 3.6 5,805 5,582 223 3.8 9,402 8,977 425 4.5 Revised August 2017 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 5,060,417 4,812,312 248,105 4.9 9,276 8,698 578 6.2 4,151 3,985 166 4.0 5,041 4,801 240 4.8 1,207 1,125 82 6.8 17,696 16,620 1,076 6.1 9,197 8,823 374 4.1 38,900 37,259 1,641 4.2 49,798 47,435 2,363 4.7 5,454 5,034 420 7.7 7,349 6,961 388 5.3 69,618 65,729 3,889 5.6 4,515 4,207 308 6.8 7,298 6,851 447 6.1 7,099 6,753 346 4.9 17,398 16,634 764 4.4 37,209 9,413 10,685 2,216 20,928 35,295 8,731 10,161 2,101 19,825 1,914 5.1 682 7.2 524 4.9 115 5.2 1,103 5.3 5,249 5,025 224 4.3 55,071 52,227 2,844 5.2 32,943 31,554 1,389 4.2 4,820 4,549 271 5.6 139,637 133,133 6,504 4.7 2,074 1,918 156 7.5 10,649 10,119 530 5.0 130,134 125,051 5,083 3.9 60,810 57,785 3,025 5.0 870 790 80 9.2 134,761 126,671 8,090 6.0 2,764 2,622 142 5.1 423,805 405,877 17,928 4.2 18,377 17,481 896 4.9 22,100 21,074 1,026 4.6 72,498 69,267 3,231 4.5 7,697 7,328 369 4.8 72,553 69,397 3,156 4.3 5,739 5,449 290 5.1 9,455 8,948 507 5.4 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 August 2018 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 8,509 8,224 285 3.3 11,928 11,551 377 3.2 11,644 11,121 523 4.5 401,324 385,863 15,461 3.9 7,062 6,713 349 4.9 Dooly Dougherty Douglas Early Echols 5,089 4,888 201 3.9 38,686 36,766 1,920 5.0 73,588 70,692 2,896 3.9 4,509 4,311 198 4.4 1,945 1,883 62 3.2 Effingham Elbert Emanuel Evans Fannin 28,962 7,796 8,388 4,874 11,350 28,031 7,470 7,896 4,703 10,939 931 3.2 326 4.2 492 5.9 171 3.5 411 3.6 Fayette Floyd Forsyth Franklin Fulton 58,495 56,552 1,943 3.3 44,479 42,610 1,869 4.2 116,910 113,398 3,512 3.0 10,157 9,814 343 3.4 556,910 535,600 21,310 3.8 Gilmer Glascock Glynn Gordon Grady 12,064 11,574 490 4.1 1,296 1,245 51 3.9 40,196 38,775 1,421 3.5 26,943 25,977 966 3.6 10,691 10,291 400 3.7 Greene 6,895 6,619 276 4.0 Gwinnett 491,603 475,226 16,377 3.3 Habersham 19,370 18,697 673 3.5 Hall 103,888 100,818 3,070 3.0 Hancock 2,472 2,323 149 6.0 Haralson Harris Hart Heard Henry 12,681 12,226 455 3.6 16,490 15,935 555 3.4 11,430 11,043 387 3.4 5,202 5,015 187 3.6 114,022 109,481 4,541 4.0 Houston Irwin Jackson Jasper Jeff Davis 69,532 66,915 2,617 3.8 3,185 3,011 174 5.5 36,850 35,831 1,019 2.8 6,916 6,689 227 3.3 6,069 5,783 286 4.7 Revised July 2018 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 8,620 8,317 303 3.5 12,098 11,686 412 3.4 11,778 11,242 536 4.6 406,583 390,280 16,303 4.0 7,337 6,761 576 7.9 5,154 4,940 214 4.2 39,423 37,317 2,106 5.3 74,639 71,503 3,136 4.2 4,564 4,346 218 4.8 1,968 1,906 62 3.2 29,533 28,519 1,014 3.4 7,944 7,520 424 5.3 8,539 7,923 616 7.2 4,891 4,706 185 3.8 11,518 11,061 457 4.0 59,273 57,197 2,076 3.5 45,264 43,151 2,113 4.7 118,411 114,699 3,712 3.1 10,364 9,936 428 4.1 564,333 541,739 22,594 4.0 12,178 11,691 487 4.0 1,306 1,249 57 4.4 41,086 39,622 1,464 3.6 27,383 26,218 1,165 4.3 10,768 10,337 431 4.0 6,990 6,704 286 4.1 498,269 480,711 17,558 3.5 19,617 18,836 781 4.0 104,822 101,485 3,337 3.2 2,457 2,309 148 6.0 12,873 12,369 504 3.9 16,731 16,149 582 3.5 11,679 11,143 536 4.6 5,281 5,070 211 4.0 115,623 110,719 4,904 4.2 70,316 67,555 2,761 3.9 3,250 3,033 217 6.7 37,126 36,054 1,072 2.9 7,007 6,767 240 3.4 6,176 5,811 365 5.9 Revised August 2017 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 8,226 7,863 363 4.4 11,689 11,216 473 4.0 11,583 10,895 688 5.9 395,383 375,543 19,840 5.0 7,047 6,613 434 6.2 5,078 4,805 273 5.4 38,689 36,189 2,500 6.5 72,441 68,791 3,650 5.0 4,522 4,266 256 5.7 1,907 1,836 71 3.7 29,156 27,920 1,236 4.2 7,802 7,379 423 5.4 8,594 7,961 633 7.4 4,919 4,693 226 4.6 11,002 10,476 526 4.8 57,492 55,062 2,430 4.2 44,203 41,831 2,372 5.4 114,877 110,352 4,525 3.9 9,934 9,446 488 4.9 548,932 521,268 27,664 5.0 11,975 11,358 617 5.2 1,293 1,230 63 4.9 40,136 38,258 1,878 4.7 26,708 25,452 1,256 4.7 10,597 10,064 533 5.0 6,870 6,496 374 5.4 483,434 462,142 21,292 4.4 19,246 18,369 877 4.6 100,441 96,320 4,121 4.1 2,537 2,362 175 6.9 12,507 16,229 11,178 5,153 112,434 11,885 15,516 10,668 4,880 106,715 622 5.0 713 4.4 510 4.6 273 5.3 5,719 5.1 69,325 65,951 3,374 4.9 3,254 3,039 215 6.6 34,783 33,459 1,324 3.8 6,813 6,507 306 4.5 6,184 5,799 385 6.2 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 August 2018 Labor Force 6,626 3,206 3,939 14,064 8,254 Employment 6,269 3,047 3,793 13,577 7,883 Unemployment Number Rate 357 5.4 159 5.0 146 3.7 487 3.5 371 4.5 Lanier Laurens Lee Liberty Lincoln 3,924 3,758 166 4.2 19,211 18,297 914 4.8 14,877 14,358 519 3.5 26,125 25,052 1,073 4.1 3,626 3,455 171 4.7 Long Lowndes Lumpkin McDuffie McIntosh 7,785 7,483 302 3.9 52,510 50,431 2,079 4.0 17,075 16,501 574 3.4 9,152 8,584 568 6.2 6,148 5,918 230 3.7 Macon Madison Marion Meriwether Miller 4,684 13,872 3,453 9,178 2,820 4,439 13,421 3,274 8,712 2,728 245 5.2 451 3.3 179 5.2 466 5.1 92 3.3 Mitchell Monroe Montgomery Morgan Murray 8,302 13,247 3,742 9,140 15,893 7,843 12,789 3,534 8,840 15,159 459 5.5 458 3.5 208 5.6 300 3.3 734 4.6 Muscogee Newton Oconee Oglethorpe Paulding 79,974 76,097 3,877 4.8 52,297 50,084 2,213 4.2 19,685 19,121 564 2.9 7,343 7,092 251 3.4 83,650 80,908 2,742 3.3 Peach Pickens Pierce Pike Polk 11,696 15,099 8,772 8,797 18,694 11,158 14,603 8,455 8,507 17,949 538 4.6 496 3.3 317 3.6 290 3.3 745 4.0 Pulaski Putnam Quitman Rabun Randolph 4,150 8,224 844 7,184 2,504 3,991 7,851 800 6,925 2,340 159 3.8 373 4.5 44 5.2 259 3.6 164 6.5 Revised July 2018 Labor Force 6,737 3,258 4,025 14,233 8,378 Employment 6,322 3,044 3,827 13,720 7,974 Unemployment Number Rate 415 6.2 214 6.6 198 4.9 513 3.6 404 4.8 3,984 3,806 178 4.5 19,573 18,456 1,117 5.7 15,126 14,573 553 3.7 26,334 25,183 1,151 4.4 3,685 3,508 177 4.8 7,841 7,528 313 4.0 53,325 51,073 2,252 4.2 16,863 16,255 608 3.6 9,300 8,721 579 6.2 6,296 6,045 251 4.0 4,745 14,060 3,513 9,298 2,845 4,491 13,562 3,316 8,814 2,747 254 5.4 498 3.5 197 5.6 484 5.2 98 3.4 8,418 13,426 3,873 9,268 16,289 7,922 12,926 3,574 8,945 15,360 496 5.9 500 3.7 299 7.7 323 3.5 929 5.7 81,293 77,116 4,177 5.1 53,080 50,658 2,422 4.6 19,902 19,320 582 2.9 7,436 7,166 270 3.6 84,771 81,831 2,940 3.5 11,842 15,314 8,866 8,929 18,943 11,270 14,768 8,523 8,606 18,143 572 4.8 546 3.6 343 3.9 323 3.6 800 4.2 4,200 8,358 849 7,410 2,515 4,031 7,959 802 7,128 2,350 169 4.0 399 4.8 47 5.5 282 3.8 165 6.6 Revised August 2017 Labor Force 6,741 3,197 3,964 14,027 8,127 Employment 6,296 2,981 3,768 13,385 7,660 Unemployment Number Rate 445 6.6 216 6.8 196 4.9 642 4.6 467 5.7 3,849 19,314 14,788 26,021 3,557 3,638 18,167 14,128 24,650 3,357 211 5.5 1,147 5.9 660 4.5 1,371 5.3 200 5.6 7,749 7,353 396 5.1 51,463 48,900 2,563 5.0 16,797 16,095 702 4.2 8,905 8,337 568 6.4 6,163 5,844 319 5.2 4,773 13,561 3,391 8,989 2,825 4,435 12,950 3,184 8,470 2,689 338 7.1 611 4.5 207 6.1 519 5.8 136 4.8 8,512 13,243 3,834 9,007 15,725 7,928 12,590 3,569 8,586 14,797 584 6.9 653 4.9 265 6.9 421 4.7 928 5.9 79,128 74,114 5,014 6.3 51,567 48,763 2,804 5.4 19,173 18,450 723 3.8 7,193 6,860 333 4.6 82,364 78,797 3,567 4.3 11,664 14,865 8,784 8,660 18,405 10,979 14,212 8,377 8,269 17,442 685 5.9 653 4.4 407 4.6 391 4.5 963 5.2 4,143 8,102 827 7,073 2,479 3,925 7,613 772 6,738 2,304 218 5.3 489 6.0 55 6.7 335 4.7 175 7.1 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 August 2018 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 87,680 83,186 4,494 5.1 45,334 43,428 1,906 4.2 2,125 2,030 95 4.5 5,282 5,011 271 5.1 3,096 2,930 166 5.4 Spalding Stephens Stewart Sumter Talbot 28,885 27,586 1,299 4.5 10,928 10,466 462 4.2 2,306 2,203 103 4.5 12,844 12,131 713 5.6 2,840 2,701 139 4.9 Taliaferro Tattnall Taylor Telfair Terrell 573 9,637 2,761 4,551 3,817 545 9,252 2,612 4,263 3,542 28 4.9 385 4.0 149 5.4 288 6.3 275 7.2 Thomas Tift Toombs Towns Treutlen 16,859 19,314 11,834 3,891 2,635 16,109 18,540 11,168 3,687 2,488 750 4.4 774 4.0 666 5.6 204 5.2 147 5.6 Troup Turner Twiggs Union Upson 37,117 35,819 1,298 3.5 3,188 3,024 164 5.1 2,926 2,766 160 5.5 10,104 9,751 353 3.5 11,268 10,781 487 4.3 Walker 31,467 30,326 1,141 3.6 Walton 45,468 43,943 1,525 3.4 Ware 15,856 15,255 601 3.8 Warren 2,741 2,589 152 5.5 Washington 7,221 6,892 329 4.6 Wayne Webster Wheeler White Whitfield 11,398 10,882 516 4.5 979 924 55 5.6 1,692 1,584 108 6.4 16,441 15,985 456 2.8 45,630 43,782 1,848 4.0 Wilcox Wilkes Wilkinson Worth 2,696 3,862 3,824 9,302 2,567 3,695 3,662 8,902 129 4.8 167 4.3 162 4.2 400 4.3 Revised July 2018 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 89,380 84,512 4,868 5.4 45,933 43,926 2,007 4.4 2,152 2,041 111 5.2 5,351 5,003 348 6.5 3,114 2,945 169 5.4 29,295 27,903 1,392 4.8 11,209 10,617 592 5.3 2,326 2,215 111 4.8 12,990 12,191 799 6.2 2,883 2,732 151 5.2 584 9,770 2,797 4,816 3,902 552 9,330 2,630 4,220 3,595 32 5.5 440 4.5 167 6.0 596 12.4 307 7.9 16,988 16,174 814 4.8 19,482 18,662 820 4.2 12,304 11,299 1,005 8.2 3,763 3,545 218 5.8 2,742 2,527 215 7.8 37,700 36,177 1,523 4.0 3,227 3,070 157 4.9 2,963 2,795 168 5.7 10,214 9,848 366 3.6 11,409 10,890 519 4.5 31,924 30,643 1,281 4.0 46,068 44,445 1,623 3.5 15,975 15,375 600 3.8 2,789 2,624 165 5.9 7,289 6,928 361 5.0 11,487 999 1,796 16,767 46,578 10,938 934 1,589 16,251 44,359 549 4.8 65 6.5 207 11.5 516 3.1 2,219 4.8 2,738 3,922 3,869 9,459 2,579 3,742 3,689 9,037 159 5.8 180 4.6 180 4.7 422 4.5 Revised August 2017 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 86,138 80,802 5,336 6.2 44,727 42,263 2,464 5.5 2,102 1,980 122 5.8 5,252 4,922 330 6.3 3,098 2,896 202 6.5 28,564 10,930 2,276 12,765 2,806 26,852 10,307 2,147 11,856 2,637 1,712 6.0 623 5.7 129 5.7 909 7.1 169 6.0 570 9,602 2,821 4,710 3,709 535 9,103 2,594 4,358 3,485 35 6.1 499 5.2 227 8.0 352 7.5 224 6.0 17,093 16,031 1,062 6.2 19,215 18,243 972 5.1 12,052 11,253 799 6.6 4,039 3,782 257 6.4 2,712 2,535 177 6.5 37,731 3,263 2,966 10,154 11,210 36,006 3,074 2,740 9,687 10,583 1,725 4.6 189 5.8 226 7.6 467 4.6 627 5.6 30,594 29,144 1,450 4.7 44,766 42,790 1,976 4.4 15,906 15,136 770 4.8 2,697 2,539 158 5.9 7,333 6,885 448 6.1 11,318 10,657 661 5.8 980 903 77 7.9 1,754 1,593 161 9.2 15,793 15,165 628 4.0 45,164 42,730 2,434 5.4 2,668 3,852 3,871 9,236 2,505 3,629 3,658 8,767 163 6.1 223 5.8 213 5.5 469 5.1 Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research 20 City Labor Force Estimates Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older Preliminary August 2018 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate *Albany 31,377 29,761 1,616 5.2 *Alpharetta 37,111 35,989 1,122 3.0 *Athens 62,108 59,793 2,315 3.7 *Atlanta 254,495 244,169 10,326 4.1 Fulton Part 234,384 224,716 9,668 4.1 Dekalb Part 20,111 19,453 658 3.3 *Augusta 87,680 83,186 4,494 5.1 *Brookhaven 34,116 33,277 839 2.5 *Canton 14,287 13,899 388 2.7 Carrollton 11,771 11,229 542 4.6 *Chamblee 19,954 19,456 498 2.5 *Columbus 79,974 76,097 3,877 4.8 Dalton 14,507 13,933 574 4.0 Douglasville 17,288 16,587 701 4.1 Duluth 16,371 15,883 488 3.0 *Dunwoody 27,870 27,077 793 2.8 East Point 17,423 16,547 876 5.0 Gainesville 19,902 19,273 629 3.2 Hinesville 15,302 14,698 604 3.9 *Johns Creek 45,934 44,497 1,437 3.1 Kennesaw 20,214 19,626 588 2.9 LaGrange 15,379 14,779 600 3.9 Lawrenceville 15,305 14,714 591 3.9 *Macon-Bibb 69,622 66,637 2,985 4.3 *Marietta 36,539 35,400 1,139 3.1 Milton 20,304 19,651 653 3.2 Newnan 18,018 17,351 667 3.7 Peachtree City 18,704 18,173 531 2.8 P'tree Corners 25,205 24,412 793 3.1 Rome 15,668 14,969 699 4.5 *Roswell 55,118 53,531 1,587 2.9 *Sandy Springs 65,432 63,500 1,932 3.0 *Savannah 67,429 64,691 2,738 4.1 *Smyrna 36,094 34,947 1,147 3.2 Statesboro 14,291 13,516 775 5.4 Stockbridge 14,368 13,708 660 4.6 *Tucker 19,864 19,211 653 3.3 *Valdosta 26,094 24,981 1,113 4.3 *Warner Robins 33,017 31,685 1,332 4.0 Woodstock 17,092 16,597 495 2.9 Revised July 2018 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 31,963 30,207 1,756 5.5 37,517 36,402 1,115 3.0 62,956 60,402 2,554 4.1 257,971 246,966 11,005 4.3 237,605 227,291 10,314 4.3 20,366 19,675 691 3.4 89,380 84,512 4,868 5.4 34,506 33,658 848 2.5 14,470 14,059 411 2.8 11,987 11,359 628 5.2 20,212 19,679 533 2.6 81,293 77,116 4,177 5.1 14,863 14,117 746 5.0 17,586 16,777 809 4.6 16,603 16,066 537 3.2 28,168 27,387 781 2.8 17,700 16,736 964 5.4 20,087 19,400 687 3.4 15,412 14,775 637 4.1 46,503 45,007 1,496 3.2 20,516 19,851 665 3.2 15,650 14,927 723 4.6 15,492 14,884 608 3.9 70,520 67,333 3,187 4.5 37,033 35,807 1,226 3.3 20,539 19,876 663 3.2 18,294 17,549 745 4.1 18,953 18,380 573 3.0 25,545 24,693 852 3.3 15,977 15,160 817 5.1 55,828 54,144 1,684 3.0 66,167 64,228 1,939 2.9 68,736 65,819 2,917 4.2 36,537 35,349 1,188 3.3 14,296 13,386 910 6.4 14,562 13,863 699 4.8 20,136 19,431 705 3.5 26,559 25,299 1,260 4.7 33,370 31,988 1,382 4.1 17,312 16,788 524 3.0 Revised August 2017 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 31,368 29,294 2,074 6.6 36,431 35,026 1,405 3.9 60,810 57,785 3,025 5.0 251,206 237,635 13,571 5.4 231,440 218,703 12,737 5.5 19,766 18,932 834 4.2 86,138 80,802 5,336 6.2 33,511 32,387 1,124 3.4 14,044 13,517 527 3.8 11,658 10,922 736 6.3 19,580 18,936 644 3.3 79,128 74,114 5,014 6.3 14,416 13,598 818 5.7 17,053 16,141 912 5.3 16,143 15,446 697 4.3 27,437 26,353 1,084 4.0 17,288 16,104 1,184 6.8 19,260 18,413 847 4.4 15,200 14,462 738 4.9 45,172 43,307 1,865 4.1 19,892 19,092 800 4.0 15,689 14,856 833 5.3 15,041 14,309 732 4.9 69,618 65,729 3,889 5.6 35,946 34,438 1,508 4.2 19,900 19,125 775 3.9 17,749 16,892 857 4.8 18,363 17,694 669 3.6 24,751 23,739 1,012 4.1 15,579 14,696 883 5.7 54,203 52,098 2,105 3.9 64,190 61,801 2,389 3.7 67,913 64,369 3,544 5.2 35,438 33,997 1,441 4.1 14,392 13,449 943 6.6 14,271 13,362 909 6.4 19,514 18,697 817 4.2 25,639 24,222 1,417 5.5 32,914 31,228 1,686 5.1 16,768 16,141 627 3.7 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 Yby CCoOunUtyNTIES AUGUST 2018 August 2018 Dade 3.3 Catoosa 3.3 Walker Whitfield Murray 4.6 Fannin 3.6 Union 3.5 Towns 5.2 Rabun 3.6 3.6 4.0 Chattooga 3.7 Gordon 3.6 Floyd 4.2 Bartow 3.6 Gilmer 4.1 Pickens 3.3 Cherokee 3.0 Lumpkin 3.4 Dawson 3.2 Forsyth 3.0 White Habersham 2.8 3.5 Stephens 4.2 Banks Franklin Hall 2.9 3.4 3.0 Jackson 2.8 Madison 3.3 Hart 3.4 Elbert 4.2 6.0% or greater 7 counties (4%) 5.0% to 5.9% 28 counties (18%) 4.0% to 4.9% 52 counties (33%) Polk 4.0 Paulding Cobb 3.2 Gwinnett 3.3 Barrow 3.1 Clarke 3.7 Oglethorpe 3.4 Less than 4.0% 72 counties (45%) Haralson 3.6 Carroll 3.8 Heard 3.6 3.3 Douglas 3.9 Coweta 3.2 Fulton 3.8 DeKalb 3.9 Rockdale Walton 3.4 Oconee 2.9 Clayton 4.2 Newton 4.7 Fayette 3.3 Henry 4.0 4.2 Morgan 3.3 Spalding 4.5 Butts 4.0 Jasper 3.3 Putnam 4.5 Wilkes 4.3 Lincoln 4.7 Percentages of number of counties may not total 100 due to rounding Greene 4.0 Taliaferro 4.9 McDuffie Warren 6.2 Columbia 3.5 5.5 Richmond Hancock 5.1 6.0 Glascock 3.9 Troup 3.5 Meriwether 5.1 Pike 3.3 Lamar 4.5 Monroe 3.5 Jones 3.5 Baldwin 4.9 Washington Jefferson 5.4 Burke 5.5 Upson 4.6 Harris 3.4 Talbot 4.9 Muscogee 4.8 Marion Chattahoochee 5.2 4.3 Taylor 5.4 Crawford 3.7 Bibb 4.3 Twiggs 5.5 Wilkinson 4.2 Peach 4.6 Houston Macon 3.8 5.2 Bleckley 5.6 Laurens 4.8 Johnson 3.7 Emanuel 5.9 Jenkins 5.0 Screven 5.1 Treutlen 5.6 Candler 3.5 Bulloch 4.1 Effingham 3.2 5.8 Stewart 4.5 Schley 4.5 Webster 5.6 Sumter 5.6 Quitman 5.2 Randolph Terrell Lee 6.5 7.2 3.5 Clay 7.1 Calhoun 4.0 Dougherty 5.0 Early 4.4 Miller 3.3 Baker 5.1 Mitchell 5.5 Dooly 3.9 Pulaski 3.8 Dodge 4.9 Crisp 4.4 Wilcox 4.8 Turner 5.1 Ben Hill 5.9 Montgomery Wheeler 6.4 5.6 Toombs 5.6 Evans 3.5 Tattnall Telfair 4.0 6.3 Jeff Davis 4.7 Appling 4.4 Long 3.9 Bryan 3.4 Liberty 4.1 Worth 4.3 Colquitt 3.5 Irwin 5.5 Tift 4.0 Coffee 4.0 Berrien Atkinson 4.1 3.0 Cook 3.6 Lanier Bacon 3.9 Wayne 4.5 Pierce 3.6 Ware 3.8 Brantley 4.4 McIntosh 3.7 Glynn 3.5 Chatham 3.7 Seminole 5.4 Decatur 4.5 Grady 3.7 Thomas 4.4 Brooks 3.5 4.2 Lowndes 4.0 Clinch 4.5 Charlton 3.9 Camden 4.2 Echols 3.2 Georgia's Unemployment Rate: 3.8% Georgia's U(nNoet SmeasponlaollyyAmdjusetend)t Rate: 3.8% (not seasonally adjusted) Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics and Economic Research 22 Georgia Unemployment Insurance Claims by County County August 2018 Average Average Initial Weekly Duration Claims Benefit Weeks County August 2018 Average Average Initial Weekly Duration Claims Benefit Weeks County August 2018 Average Average Initial Weekly Duration Claims Benefit Weeks Georgia 21,182........ $285.........8.2 Appling 86........ $261.........6.7 Atkinson 26........ $227.........5.8 Bacon 17........ $182.......10.4 Baker 6........ $187.......12.3 Baldwin 76........ $210.........8.7 Banks 19........ $213.........7.4 Barrow 93........ $260.........8.3 Bartow 236........ $261.........6.7 Ben Hill 42........ $223.........5.7 Berrien 27........ $236.........7.3 Bibb 321........ $221.......10.2 Bleckley 23........ $201.........8.3 Brantley 29........ $255.........6.3 Brooks 20........ $239.......10.5 Bryan 50........ $248.........8.1 Bulloch 121........ $236.........6.5 Burke 104........ $249.........8.4 Butts 35........ $238.........9.2 Calhoun 10........ $269.........7.7 Camden 45........ $223.........6.7 Candler 25........ $247.........7.2 Carroll 154........ $257.........7.5 Catoosa 90........ $286.........5.1 Charlton 11........ $237.......12.8 Chatham 488........ $242.........8.5 Chattahoochee 5........ $258.........8.3 Chattooga 36........ $254.........2.7 Cherokee 255........ $280.........9.4 Clarke 184........ $242.........8.7 Clay 6........ $238.........6.4 Clayton 849........ $244.......10.0 Clinch 11........ $206.......10.0 Cobb 1,122........ $270.......10.3 Coffee 99........ $241.........6.5 Colquitt 79........ $212.........8.4 Columbia 285........ $257.........9.1 Cook 40........ $195.........7.4 Coweta 181........ $259.........7.6 Crawford 16........ $240.........7.9 Crisp 64........ $216.........8.7 Dade 41........ $257.........5.6 Dawson 27........ $267.........9.2 Decatur 56........$221....... 11.0 DeKalb 1,607........ $252.......10.7 Dodge 47........ $194.........8.6 Dooly 17........ $216.........7.8 Dougherty 247........ $215.........9.4 Douglas 302........ $265.......10.1 Early 19........ $227.......12.8 Echols 6........ $261.........9.3 Effingham 74........ $263.........8.4 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 34........ $235.........5.0 85........ $220.........6.9 14........ $248.........7.9 108........ $260.........6.8 138........ $266.........9.5 246........ $249.........6.2 220........ $276.......10.1 32........ $254.........5.2 2,180........ $256.......10.6 466........ $273.........3.2 3........ $260.........7.4 133........ $218.........4.7 150........ $265.........5.5 25........ $197.........7.9 37........ $236.........9.0 1,361........ $264.......10.3 74........ $249.........5.6 266........ $264.........7.9 21........ $190.........7.9 25........ $248.........8.0 50........ $242.........6.6 77........ $249.........4.3 10........ $214.........5.1 486........ $258.......10.0 228........ $225.........8.6 18........ $234.........7.2 90........ $251.........8.4 21........ $213.........9.5 36........ $250.........6.2 48........ $223.........8.7 19........ $217.........5.5 14........ $246.........8.2 27........ $246.........9.1 38........ $234.........6.5 9........ $217.........8.7 143........ $222.........8.8 47........ $237.........7.0 94........ $211.........9.4 21........ $251.........9.1 28........ $229.........9.8 184........ $223.........9.2 47........ $257.........6.8 31........ $203.........7.8 34........ $257.........7.6 21........ $180.........9.2 127........ $231.........7.4 16........ $251.........6.6 104........ $203.........5.4 8........ $165.......10.4 39........ $197.........9.7 29........ $218.........9.2 41........ $219.........5.8 34........ $261.........9.1 170........ $254.........5.0 Muscogee Newton Oconee Oglethorpe Paulding Peach Pickens Pierce Pike Polk Pulaski Putnam Quitman Rabun Randolph Richmond Rockdale Schley Screven Seminole Spalding Stephens Stewart Sumter Talbot Taliaferro Tattnall Taylor Telfair Terrell Thomas Tift Toombs Towns Treutlen Troup Turner Twiggs Union Upson Walker Walton Ware Warren Washington Wayne Webster Wheeler White Whitfield Wilcox Wilkes Wilkinson Worth 441........ $218.........8.8 233........ $244.......10.2 31........ $261.........8.7 17........ $253.........8.2 228........ $268.........9.3 52........ $201.........7.1 69........ $258.........7.3 36........ $257.........9.8 19........ $265.........6.8 92........ $250.........6.0 12........ $233.........7.6 38........ $249.........9.4 2........ $319.........8.9 4........ $305.........6.8 14........ $262.........7.5 769........ $235.........8.6 235........ $243.......10.2 6........ $215.......10.2 34........ $217.........4.4 12........ $245.......10.5 231........ $230.........7.4 45........ $226.........5.9 21........ $213.........8.3 95........ $194.........9.1 12........ $250.........7.5 2........ $239.........9.0 36........ $240.........8.3 15........ $197.........6.6 67........ $185.........7.7 30........ $261.........9.3 58........ $217.........9.8 105........ $225.........7.9 77........ $224.........6.2 11........ $168.........8.6 22........ $240.........8.1 181........ $233.........5.6 18........ $179.........7.2 15........ $232.........9.4 31........ $252.........8.0 70........ $198.........5.9 125........ $276.........3.3 109........ $255.........9.4 78........ $218.........9.1 42........ $226.........7.8 25........ $222.........9.7 51........ $230.........8.9 8........ $203.........9.0 24........ $230.........6.6 34........ $243.........7.3 363........ $256.........4.0 17........ $175.........9.1 26........ $141.........6.5 10........ $211.........9.7 90........ $246.........7.7 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