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4.65

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Georgia Unemployment Rate
(Seasonally Adjusted)

600. After three straight months of cuts, Construction

employment increased by 2,300 in November. Other Services employment also grew by 2,300 in November after the sector shed 1,100 jobs in October.

3.9% 3.9%

3.8%

3.8% 3.8%

3.7% 3.7%

3.7%

The number of Professional and Business Services jobs in the state declined by 3,600 in November. Administrative and Support Services cut 4,300 positions, Management of Companies grew by 100 jobs, and Professional and Technical Services added 600 workers to its payrolls over the month. Leisure and Hospitality employment declined by 1,700 in November after six consecutive months of growth. With Durable Goods and Non-Durable Goods each cutting 500 jobs over the month, Manufacturing jobs were down 1,000 in November after being down 2,000 in October.

3.6% 3.6% 3.5% 3.4% 3.3%
Nov-18 Dec-18 Jan-19 Feb-19 Mar-19 Apr-19 May-19 Jun-19 Jul-19 Aug-19 Sep-19 Oct-19 Nov-19

Employment in Georgia has grown by 69,000, or 1.5 percent, over the year. Education and Health Services (+25,600 jobs); Leisure and Hospitality (+18,200 jobs); Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (+9,100 jobs); and Construction (+7,200 jobs each) have added the most jobs over the year.
Georgia's unemployment rate (seasonally adjusted) declined to 3.3 percent in November 2019 from 3.4 percent in October. Over the year, the unemployment rate is down from 3.7 percent in November 2018.

Workforce Statistics & Economic Research
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Georgia Nonfarm Employment

(In thousands)

(Seasonally Adjusted)

Preliminary

Revised Revised

NOV 2019 OCT 2019 NOV 2018

Change in Jobs from OCT 2019
Net %

Change in Jobs from NOV 2018
Net %

Total Nonfarm

4,645.3

4,638.8

4,576.3

6.5 0.1

69.0 1.5

Total Private

3,944.0

3,937.7

3,879.6

6.3 0.2

64.4 1.7

Goods Producing

626.7

625.5

617.9

1.2 0.2

8.8 1.4

Service-Providing

4,018.6

4,013.3

3,958.4

5.3 0.1

60.2 1.5

Private Service-Providing

3,317.3

3,312.2

3,261.7

5.1 0.2

55.6 1.7

Mining and Logging

9.3

9.4

9.4

-0.1 -1.1

-0.1 -1.1

Mining, Logging and Construction

216.9

214.7

209.8

2.2 1.0

7.1 3.4

Construction

207.6

205.3

200.4

2.3 1.1

7.2 3.6

Manufacturing

409.8

410.8

408.1

-1.0 -0.2

1.7 0.4

Durable Goods

201.7

202.2

203.6

-0.5 -0.2

-1.9 -0.9

Non-Durable Goods

208.1

208.6

204.5

-0.5 -0.2

3.6 1.8

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities

961.7

958.5

952.6

3.2 0.3

9.1 1.0

Wholesale Trade

216.5

216.0

217.1

0.5 0.2

-0.6 -0.3

Retail Trade

502.7

501.3

497.4

1.4 0.3

5.3 1.1

Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities

242.5

241.2

238.1

1.3 0.5

4.4 1.8

Information

114.1

113.9

114.5

0.2 0.2

-0.4 -0.3

Financial Activities

251.1

249.5

249.8

1.6 0.6

1.3 0.5

Finance and Insurance

181.6

180.7

179.2

0.9 0.5

2.4 1.3

Real Estate and Rental and Leasing

69.5

68.8

70.6

0.7 1.0

-1.1 -1.6

Professional and Business Services

699.4

703.0

700.5

-3.6 -0.5

-1.1 -0.2

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

290.2

289.6

280.8

0.6 0.2

9.4 3.3

Management of Companies and Enterprises

76.7

76.6

74.5

0.1 0.1

2.2 3.0

Admin and Support, Waste Mngmnt and Remediation

332.5

336.8

345.2

-4.3 -1.3

-12.7 -3.7

Education and Health Services

616.3

613.2

590.7

3.1 0.5

25.6 4.3

Educational Services

87.6

87.0

81.4

0.6 0.7

6.2 7.6

Health Care and Social Assistance

528.7

526.2

509.3

2.5 0.5

19.4 3.8

Leisure and Hospitality

513.3

515.0

495.1

-1.7 -0.3

18.2 3.7

Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation

54.3

56.2

54.7

-1.9 -3.4

-0.4 -0.7

Accommodation and Food Services

459.0

458.8

440.4

0.2 0.0

18.6 4.2

Other Services

161.4

159.1

158.5

2.3 1.4

2.9 1.8

Government

701.3

701.1

696.7

0.2 0.0

4.6 0.7

Federal Government

104.3

104.3

102.4

0.0 0.0

1.9 1.9

State Government

175.5

175.1

176.9

0.4 0.2

-1.4 -0.8

Local Government

421.5

421.7

417.4

-0.2 0.0

4.1 1.0

Note: These seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected
employers throughout Georgia. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2018 benchmark.

Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research

Georgia Department of Labor, Mark Butler, Commissioner Equal Opportunity Employer/Program Auxiliary Aids and Services Available Upon Request to Individuals With Disabilities

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Georgia Nonfarm Employment

(In thousands)

(Not Seasonally Adjusted)

Preliminary

Revised

Revised

NOV 2019 OCT 2019 NOV 2018

Change in Jobs from OCT 2019
Net %

Change in Jobs from NOV 2018
Net %

Total Nonfarm

4,680.8

Total Private

3,970.9

Goods Producing

625.8

Service-Providing

4,055.0

Private Service-Providing

3,345.1

Mining and Logging

9.3

Mining, Logging and Construction

217.1

Construction

207.8

Construction of Buildings

44.3

Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction

34.0

Specialty Trade Contractors

129.5

Manufacturing

408.7

Durable Goods

200.8

Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

52.9

Non-Durable Goods

207.9

Food Manufacturing

72.1

Textile Mills

19.2

Textile Product Mills

27.6

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities

977.7

Wholesale Trade

217.0

Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods

115.0

Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods

65.6

Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers 36.4

Retail Trade

515.1

Food and Beverage Stores

95.9

General Merchandise Stores

117.1

Miscellaneous Store Retailers

22.4

Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities

245.6

Utilities

19.4

Transportation and Warehousing

226.2

Air Transportation

41.2

Truck Transportation

53.0

Couriers and Messengers

32.4

Warehousing and Storage

57.4

Information

116.2

Telecommunications

38.1

Wired and Wireless Telecommunications Carriers

32.9

Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services

14.1

Financial Activities

251.8

Finance and Insurance

181.2

Insurance Carriers and Related Activities

89.5

Real Estate and Rental and Leasing

70.6

Professional and Business Services

707.3

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

290.8

Accounting, Tax Prep, and Bookkeeping Services

37.6

Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services

45.8

Computer Systems Design and Related Services

75.5

Management and Technical Consulting Services

46.0

Management of Companies and Enterprises

76.8

Admin and Support, Waste Mngmnt and Remediation

339.7

Employment Services

166.8

Education and Health Services

622.3

Educational Services

90.1

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools

38.2

Health Care and Social Assistance

532.2

Ambulatory Health Care Services

212.3

Hospitals

180.2

Nursing and Residential Care Facilities

63.1

Social Assistance

76.6

Leisure and Hospitality

508.9

Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation

51.4

Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries

35.5

Accommodation and Food Services

457.5

Accommodation

46.7

Food Services and Drinking Places

410.8

Other Services

160.9

Repair and Maintenance

41.5

Personal and Laundry Services

38.9

Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar

80.5

Government

709.9

Federal Government

105.0

Department of Defense

44.7

State Government

178.8

State Government Educational Services

107.9

State Government excluding Educational Services

70.9

Local Government

426.1

Local Government Educational Services

251.4

Local Government excluding Educational Services

174.7

4,659.7 3,951.9
626.0 4,033.7 3,325.9
9.4 216.4 207.0
44.0 34.8 128.2 409.6 201.0 52.7 208.6 71.7 19.3 27.8 957.2 216.7 115.5 64.7 36.5 499.5 93.0 110.2 22.5 241.0 19.3 221.7 42.2 53.3 28.0 56.4 114.9 38.3 33.1 14.1 251.3 181.7 89.6 69.6 710.8 289.7 38.2 45.8 74.1 44.9 76.8 344.3 169.6 618.5 89.1 37.6 529.4 212.9 178.9 62.5 75.1 513.4 55.8 37.9 457.6 46.4 411.2 159.8 42.0 38.3 79.5 707.8 104.5 44.4 178.6 107.7 70.9 424.7 250.6 174.1

4,611.1 3,905.5
617.6 3,993.5 3,287.9
9.4 209.9 200.5
43.5 32.8 124.2 407.7 202.9 54.8 204.8 68.0 19.6 28.3 966.8 217.6 115.6 63.7 38.3 509.4 92.8 118.4 22.5 239.8 19.2 220.6 40.0 54.1 27.7 56.0 116.6 40.0 34.5 13.1 250.5 178.8 86.6 71.7 710.0 281.7 36.2 43.5 72.0 46.2 74.7 353.6 179.1 595.8 83.6 37.2 512.2 206.1 174.4 61.4 70.3 490.4 51.8 35.8 438.6 45.9 392.7 157.8 40.3 37.7 79.8 705.6 103.1 42.9 180.2 107.4 72.8 422.3 249.7 172.6

21.1 0.5 19.0 0.5 -0.2 0.0 21.3 0.5 19.2 0.6 -0.1 -1.1
0.7 0.3 0.8 0.4 0.3 0.7 -0.8 -2.3 1.3 1.0 -0.9 -0.2 -0.2 -0.1 0.2 0.4 -0.7 -0.3 0.4 0.6 -0.1 -0.5 -0.2 -0.7 20.5 2.1 0.3 0.1 -0.5 -0.4 0.9 1.4 -0.1 -0.3 15.6 3.1 2.9 3.1 6.9 6.3 -0.1 -0.4 4.6 1.9 0.1 0.5 4.5 2.0 -1.0 -2.4 -0.3 -0.6 4.4 15.7 1.0 1.8 1.3 1.1 -0.2 -0.5 -0.2 -0.6 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.2 -0.5 -0.3 -0.1 -0.1 1.0 1.4 -3.5 -0.5 1.1 0.4 -0.6 -1.6 0.0 0.0 1.4 1.9 1.1 2.5 0.0 0.0 -4.6 -1.3 -2.8 -1.7 3.8 0.6 1.0 1.1 0.6 1.6 2.8 0.5 -0.6 -0.3 1.3 0.7 0.6 1.0 1.5 2.0 -4.5 -0.9 -4.4 -7.9 -2.4 -6.3 -0.1 0.0 0.3 0.7 -0.4 -0.1 1.1 0.7 -0.5 -1.2 0.6 1.6 1.0 1.3 2.1 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.7 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 1.4 0.3 0.8 0.3 0.6 0.3

69.7 1.5 65.4 1.7
8.2 1.3 61.5 1.5 57.2 1.7 -0.1 -1.1
7.2 3.4 7.3 3.6 0.8 1.8 1.2 3.7 5.3 4.3 1.0 0.3 -2.1 -1.0 -1.9 -3.5 3.1 1.5 4.1 6.0 -0.4 -2.0 -0.7 -2.5 10.9 1.1 -0.6 -0.3 -0.6 -0.5 1.9 3.0 -1.9 -5.0 5.7 1.1 3.1 3.3 -1.3 -1.1 -0.1 -0.4 5.8 2.4 0.2 1.0 5.6 2.5 1.2 3.0 -1.1 -2.0 4.7 17.0 1.4 2.5 -0.4 -0.3 -1.9 -4.8 -1.6 -4.6 1.0 7.6 1.3 0.5 2.4 1.3 2.9 3.4 -1.1 -1.5 -2.7 -0.4 9.1 3.2 1.4 3.9 2.3 5.3 3.5 4.9 -0.2 -0.4 2.1 2.8 -13.9 -3.9 -12.3 -6.9 26.5 4.5 6.5 7.8 1.0 2.7 20.0 3.9 6.2 3.0 5.8 3.3 1.7 2.8 6.3 9.0 18.5 3.8 -0.4 -0.8 -0.3 -0.8 18.9 4.3 0.8 1.7 18.1 4.6 3.1 2.0 1.2 3.0 1.2 3.2 0.7 0.9 4.3 0.6 1.9 1.8 1.8 4.2 -1.4 -0.8 0.5 0.5 -1.9 -2.6 3.8 0.9 1.7 0.7 2.1 1.2

Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected
employers throughout Georgia. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2018 benchmark.

Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research

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Albany MSA Nonfarm Employment

(Not Seasonally Adjusted)

(In thousands)

Preliminary

Revised

Revised

NOV 2019 OCT 2019 NOV 2018

Change in Jobs from JAN 2019
Net %

Change in Jobs from NOV 2018
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

63.7

63.4

63.8

51.5

51.2

51.3

7.0

7.0

7.1

56.7

56.4

56.7

44.5

44.2

44.2

12.0

11.8

12.5

7.6

7.4

7.9

12.2

12.2

12.5

2.5

2.5

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.6

7.2

7.2

7.3

0.3 0.5 0.3 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.7 0.2 1.7 0.2 2.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

-0.1 -0.2 0.2 0.4 -0.1 -1.4 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.7 -0.5 -4.0 -0.3 -3.8 -0.3 -2.4 -0.1 -3.9 -0.1 -3.9 -0.1 -1.4

Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by
selected employers in the Albany Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Baker, Dougherty, Lee, Terrell and Worth counties. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid familyworkers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2018 benchmark.

Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research

Athens-Clarke county MSA Nonfarm Employment

(In thousands)

(Not Seasonally Adjusted)

Preliminary

Revised

Revised

NOV 2019 OCT 2019 NOV 2018

Change in Jobs from OCT 2019
Net %

Change in Jobs from NOV 2018
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

101.9 72.3 10.1 91.8 62.2 16.8 11.3 9.3 11.8 29.6 1.1 20.5 8.0

101.6 72.1 10.1 91.5 62.0 16.5 11.1 9.4 11.8 29.5 1.1 20.5 7.9

101.5 70.3 10.1 91.4 60.2 16.8 11.1 9.3 11.3 31.2 1.2 22.0 8.0

0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 1.8 0.2 1.8 -0.1 -1.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.3

0.4 0.4 2.0 2.8 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.4 2.0 3.3 0.0 0.0 0.2 1.8 0.0 0.0 0.5 4.4 -1.6 -5.1 -0.1 -8.3 -1.5 -6.8 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 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 2018 benchmark.

Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research

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Atlanta MSA Nonfarm Employment

(In thousands)

(Not Seasonally Adjusted)

Preliminary

Revised

NOV 2019 OCT 2019

Revised NOV 2018

Change in Jobs from OCT 2019
Net %

Change in Jobs from NOV 2018
Net %

Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing Private Service-Providing Mining and Logging Mining, Logging and Construction Construction
Construction of Buildings Specialty Trade Contractors Manufacturing Durable Goods Transportation Equipment Manufacturing Non-Durable Goods Food Manufacturing Trade, Transportation, and Utilities Wholesale Trade Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers Retail Trade Food and Beverage Stores General Merchandise Stores Miscellaneous Store Retailers Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities Utilities Transportation and Warehousing Air Transportation Truck Transportation Couriers and Messengers Information Telecommunications Wired and Wireless Telecommunications Carriers Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services Financial Activities Finance and Insurance Insurance Carriers and Related Activities Real Estate and Rental and Leasing Professional and Business Services Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Accounting, Tax Prep, and Bookkeeping Services Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services Computer Systems Design and Related Services Management and Technical Consulting Services Management of Companies and Enterprises Admin and Support, Waste Mngmnt and Remediation Employment Services Education and Health Services Educational Services Health Care and Social Assistance Ambulatory Health Care Services Hospitals Social Assistance Leisure and Hospitality Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation Accommodation and Food Services Accommodation Food Services and Drinking Places Other Services Repair and Maintenance Personal and Laundry Services Government Federal Government State Government Local Government

2,887.9 2,543.2
310.4 2,577.5 2,232.8
1.6 135.6 134.0
31.9 85.6 174.8 89.8 15.2 85.0 27.2 624.4 155.0 84.1 41.5 29.4 304.6 58.9 64.6 14.9 164.8 10.0 154.8 40.1 34.2 22.8 101.9 31.6 27.5 13.4 175.4 124.8 62.3 50.6 546.3 241.2 28.0 34.9 64.3 41.4 64.2 240.9 122.1 375.3 59.8 315.5 129.3 106.6 47.5 311.3 39.3 272.0 25.6 246.4 98.2 23.6 27.1 344.7 48.4 79.5 216.8

2,873.5 2,529.9
310.9 2,562.6 2,219.0
1.6 135.6 134.0
32.0 85.0 175.3 89.7 15.2 85.6 27.1 611.7 154.8 84.5 40.8 29.5 293.5 57.4 59.8 14.9 163.4 10.0 153.4 41.2 34.2 20.8 99.9 31.8 27.7 13.4 175.5 125.6 62.7 49.9 545.0 238.4 28.7 34.9 62.8 40.1 64.3 242.3 122.5 372.6 59.3 313.3 129.7 105.8 46.4 315.9 42.5 273.4 25.6 247.8 98.4 23.8 26.7 343.6 48.1 79.2 216.3

2,826.7 2,487.5
302.1 2,524.6 2,185.4
1.6 129.9 128.3
28.9 82.7 172.2 89.3 15.3 82.9 26.2 617.0 154.5 83.4 40.8 30.3 300.3 57.7 65.1 14.9 162.2
9.9 152.3
39.4 34.1 21.0 98.7 33.3 29.1 12.6 174.8 122.5 59.8 52.3 538.4 227.6 27.0 33.7 61.1 40.4 62.5 248.3 127.9 360.4 58.5 301.9 125.1 102.8 44.7 298.7 37.9 260.8 25.5 235.3 97.4 23.4 26.4 339.2 47.5 77.4 214.3

14.4 0.5 13.3 0.5 -0.5 -0.2 14.9 0.6 13.8 0.6
0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.3 0.6 0.7 -0.5 -0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 -0.6 -0.7 0.1 0.4 12.7 2.1 0.2 0.1 -0.4 -0.5 0.7 1.7 -0.1 -0.3 11.1 3.8 1.5 2.6 4.8 8.0 0.0 0.0 1.4 0.9 0.0 0.0 1.4 0.9 -1.1 -2.7 0.0 0.0 2.0 9.6 2.0 2.0 -0.2 -0.6 -0.2 -0.7 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.1 -0.8 -0.6 -0.4 -0.6 0.7 1.4 1.3 0.2 2.8 1.2 -0.7 -2.4 0.0 0.0 1.5 2.4 1.3 3.2 -0.1 -0.2 -1.4 -0.6 -0.4 -0.3 2.7 0.7 0.5 0.8 2.2 0.7 -0.4 -0.3 0.8 0.8 1.1 2.4 -4.6 -1.5 -3.2 -7.5 -1.4 -0.5 0.0 0.0 -1.4 -0.6 -0.2 -0.2 -0.2 -0.8 0.4 1.5 1.1 0.3 0.3 0.6 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.2

61.2 2.2 55.7 2.2
8.3 2.8 52.9 2.1 47.4 2.2
0.0 0.0 5.7 4.4 5.7 4.4 3.0 10.4 2.9 3.5 2.6 1.5 0.5 0.6 -0.1 -0.7 2.1 2.5 1.0 3.8 7.4 1.2 0.5 0.3 0.7 0.8 0.7 1.7 -0.9 -3.0 4.3 1.4 1.2 2.1 -0.5 -0.8 0.0 0.0 2.6 1.6 0.1 1.0 2.5 1.6 0.7 1.8 0.1 0.3 1.8 8.6 3.2 3.2 -1.7 -5.1 -1.6 -5.5 0.8 6.4 0.6 0.3 2.3 1.9 2.5 4.2 -1.7 -3.3 7.9 1.5 13.6 6.0 1.0 3.7 1.2 3.6 3.2 5.2 1.0 2.5 1.7 2.7 -7.4 -3.0 -5.8 -4.5 14.9 4.1 1.3 2.2 13.6 4.5 4.2 3.4 3.8 3.7 2.8 6.3 12.6 4.2 1.4 3.7 11.2 4.3 0.1 0.4 11.1 4.7 0.8 0.8 0.2 0.9 0.7 2.7 5.5 1.6 0.9 1.9 2.1 2.7 2.5 1.2

Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by
selected employers in the Atlanta Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Barrow, Bartow, Butts, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, Dawson, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Haralson, Heard, Henry, Jasper, Lamar, Meriwether, Morgan, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, Pike, Rockdale, Spalding and Walton counties. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2018 benchmark.

Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research

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AUGusta-Richmond county MSA Nonfarm Employment

(In thousands)

(Not Seasonally Adjusted)

Preliminary

Revised

Revised

NOV 2019 OCT 2019 NOV 2018

Change in Jobs from OCT 2019

Change in Jobs from NOV 2018
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

246.6 199.0
40.2 206.4 158.8
17.9 22.3 42.0
5.8 28.1
8.1 2.6 6.7 35.9 35.9 27.4 8.3 47.6 9.7 16.3 21.6

244.6 197.1
39.8 204.8 157.3
17.7 22.1 41.1
5.8 27.4
7.9 2.5 6.7 35.8 35.5 27.4 8.3 47.5 9.7 16.2 21.6

242.7 195.3
39.0 203.7 156.3
16.9 22.1 41.4
5.8 27.7
7.9 2.6 6.7 35.8 34.7 26.8 8.3 47.4 9.7 16.1 21.6

2.0 0.8 1.9 1.0 0.4 1.0 1.6 0.8 1.5 1.0 0.2 1.1 0.2 0.9 0.9 2.2 0.0 0.0 0.7 2.6 0.2 2.5 0.1 4.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.4 1.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.6 0.0 0.0

3.9 1.6 3.7 1.9 1.2 3.1 2.7 1.3 2.5 1.6 1.0 5.9 0.2 0.9 0.6 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.4 1.4 0.2 2.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.3 1.2 3.5 0.6 2.2 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.2 1.2 0.0 0.0

Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by
selected employers in the 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 2018 benchmark.

Brunswick MSA Nonfarm Employment

(In thousands)

(Not Seasonally Adjusted)

Preliminary

Revised

Revised

NOV 2019 OCT 2019 NOV 2018

Change in Jobs from OCT 2019
Net %

Change in Jobs from NOV 2018
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

45.9

45.7

45.1

0.2 0.4

37.2

36.9

36.5

0.3 0.8

3.8

3.8

4.1

0.0 0.0

42.1

41.9

41.0

0.2 0.5

33.4

33.1

32.4

0.3 0.9

10.1

9.9

10.4

0.2 2.0

6.5

6.3

6.3

0.2 3.2

8.7

8.8

8.6

-0.1 -1.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

0.0 0.0

1.8

1.8

1.8

0.0 0.0

4.9

5.0

4.8

-0.1 -2.0

0.8 1.8 0.7 1.9 -0.3 -7.3 1.1 2.7 1.0 3.1 -0.3 -2.9 0.2 3.2 0.1 1.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 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 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 2018 benchmark.

Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research

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Columbus MSA Nonfarm Employment

(In thousands)

(Not Seasonally Adjusted)

Preliminary

Revised

Revised

NOV 2019 OCT 2019 NOV 2018

Change in Jobs from OCT 2019
Net %

Change in Jobs from NOV 2018
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

123.8 100.1
16.0 107.8
84.1 5.2
10.8 19.3
2.6 14.0
2.7 1.3 13.6 11.6 4.5 13.8 16.6 15.2 4.3 23.7 6.5 4.0 13.2

123.1 99.5 16.1
107.0 83.4 5.3 10.8 19.0 2.6 13.8 2.6 1.2 13.5 11.5 4.4 13.6 16.5 15.3 4.3 23.6 6.6 4.0 13.0

124.3 99.4 16.2
108.1 83.2 5.0 11.2 19.2 2.6 14.0 2.6 1.3 13.6 11.5 4.3 14.0 16.1 14.7 4.3 24.9 6.6 4.6 13.7

0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 -0.1 -0.6 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.8 -0.1 -1.9 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.6 0.0 0.0 0.2 1.5 0.1 3.9 0.1 8.3 0.1 0.7 0.1 0.9 0.1 2.3 0.2 1.5 0.1 0.6 -0.1 -0.7 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.4 -0.1 -1.5 0.0 0.0 0.2 1.5

-0.5 -0.4 0.7 0.7 -0.2 -1.2 -0.3 -0.3 0.9 1.1 0.2 4.0 -0.4 -3.6 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 3.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.9 0.2 4.7 -0.2 -1.4 0.5 3.1 0.5 3.4 0.0 0.0 -1.2 -4.8 -0.1 -1.5 -0.6 -13.0 -0.5 -3.7

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 2018 benchmark.

Dalton MSA Nonfarm Employment

(In thousands)

(Not Seasonally Adjusted)

Preliminary

Revised Revised

NOV 2019 OCT 2019 NOV 2018

Change in Jobs from OCT 2019
Net %

Change in Jobs from NOV 2018
Net %

Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing Private Service-Providing Manufacturing
Textile Mills Textile Product Mills Trade, Transportation, and Utilities Retail Trade Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities Professional and Business Services Government Federal Government State Government Local Government

69.0

69.2

68.5

-0.2 -0.3

62.0

62.1

61.4

-0.1 -0.2

26.2

26.3

26.2

-0.1 -0.4

42.8

42.9

42.3

-0.1 -0.2

35.8

35.8

35.2

0.0 0.0

24.7

24.8

24.9

-0.1 -0.4

4.2

4.2

4.6

0.0 0.0

13.9

14.0

14.4

-0.1 -0.7

14.0

14.1

14.3

-0.1 -0.7

6.1

6.0

6.2

0.1 1.7

3.3

3.3

3.3

0.0 0.0

7.1

7.1

7.1

0.0 0.0

7.0

7.1

7.1

-0.1 -1.4

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.0 0.0

1.1

1.2

1.1

-0.1 -8.3

5.7

5.7

5.8

0.0 0.0

0.5 0.7 0.6 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.2 0.6 1.7 -0.2 -0.8 -0.4 -8.7 -0.5 -3.5 -0.3 -2.1 -0.1 -1.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -1.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -1.7

Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by
selected employers 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 2018 benchmark.

Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research

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Gainesville MSA Nonfarm Employment

(In thousands)

(Not Seasonally Adjusted)

Preliminary

Revised

Revised

NOV 2019 OCT 2019 NOV 2018

Change in Jobs from OCT 2019
Net %

Change in Jobs from NOV 2018
Net %

Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing

98.6

98.0

95.2

87.4

86.9

84.3

26.5

26.5

25.7

0.6 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.0 0.0

3.4 3.6 3.1 3.7 0.8 3.1

Service-Providing Private Service-Providing

72.1

71.5

69.5

60.9

60.4

58.6

0.6 0.8 0.5 0.8

2.6 3.7 2.3 3.9

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities

17.9

17.5

17.6

0.4 2.3

0.3 1.7

Retail Trade Government

9.7

9.5

9.4

11.2

11.1

10.9

0.2 2.1 0.1 0.9

0.3 3.2 0.3 2.8

Federal Government

0.5

0.5

0.4

0.0 0.0

0.1 25.0

State Government Local Government

3.0

2.9

2.8

0.1 3.5

7.7

7.7

7.7

0.0 0.0

0.2 7.1 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 2018 benchmark.

Hinesville MSA Nonfarm Employment

(In thousands)

(Not Seasonally Adjusted)
Preliminary Revised Revised NOV 2019 OCT 2019 NOV 2018

Change in Jobs from OCT 2019
Net %

Change in Jobs from NOV 2018
Net %

Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing Private Service-Providing Government
Federal Government State Government Local Government

21.1

21.1

20.8

0.0 0.0

13.1

13.1

13.0

0.0 0.0

3.0

3.1

3.0

-0.1 -3.2

18.1

18.0

17.8

0.1 0.6

10.1

10.0

10.0

0.1 1.0

8.0

8.0

7.8

0.0 0.0

3.8

3.9

3.8

-0.1 -2.6

0.4

0.4

0.4

0.0 0.0

3.8

3.7

3.6

0.1 2.7

0.3 1.4 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 5.6

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 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 2018 benchmark.

Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research

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Macon-BIBB County MSA Nonfarm Employment

(In thousands)

(Not Seasonally Adjusted)

Preliminary

Revised

Revised

NOV 2019 OCT 2019 NOV 2018

Change in Jobs from OCT 2019
Net %

Change in Jobs from NOV 2018
Net %

Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing Private Service-Providing Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
Retail Trade Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities Financial Activities Professional and Business Services Education and Health Services Leisure and Hospitality Government Federal Government State Government Local Government

105.4 90.5 10.6 94.8 79.9 21.1 12.5 5.6 10.0 12.2 22.0 10.8 14.9 1.1 4.2 9.6

104.4 89.6 10.5 93.9 79.1 20.7 12.2 5.5 10.0 12.2 21.8 10.9 14.8 1.1 4.2 9.5

104.6 89.8 10.4 94.2 79.4 21.3 12.7 5.5 10.0 12.1 21.5 10.3 14.8 1.1 4.1 9.6

1.0 1.0 0.9 1.0 0.1 1.0 0.9 1.0 0.8 1.0 0.4 1.9 0.3 2.5 0.1 1.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.9 -0.1 -0.9 0.1 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.1

0.8 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.2 1.9 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.6 -0.2 -0.9 -0.2 -1.6 0.1 1.8 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.8 0.5 2.3 0.5 4.9 0.1 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.1 2.4 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 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 2018 benchmark.

Rome MSA Nonfarm Employment

(In thousands)

(Not Seasonally Adjusted)

Preliminary

Revised

Revised

NOV 2019 OCT 2019 NOV 2018

Change in Jobs from OCT 2019
Net %

Change in Jobs from NOV 2018
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

43.1

42.9

41.9

37.1

37.0

36.0

7.7

7.7

7.5

35.4

35.2

34.4

29.4

29.3

28.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

7.9

7.7

8.0

5.6

5.5

5.5

10.9

10.8

10.6

6.0

5.9

5.9

0.2

0.2

0.2

1.7

1.7

1.7

4.1

4.0

4.0

0.2 0.5 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.6 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.2 2.6 0.1 1.8 0.1 0.9 0.1 1.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 2.5

1.2 2.9 1.1 3.1 0.2 2.7 1.0 2.9 0.9 3.2 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -1.3 0.1 1.8 0.3 2.8 0.1 1.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 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 2018 benchmark.

Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research

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Savannah MSA Nonfarm Employment

(In thousands)

(Not Seasonally Adjusted)

Preliminary Revised

Revised

NOV 2019 OCT 2019 NOV 2018

Change in Jobs from OCT 2019
Net %

Change in Jobs from NOV 2018
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

188.3 164.1
29.0 159.3 135.1
9.1 19.9 44.5
6.6 23.4 14.5
2.0 6.5 19.6 27.4 27.8 7.3 24.2 3.1 5.7 15.4

186.4 162.3
29.0 157.4 133.3
9.1 19.9 43.6
6.6 22.7 14.3
2.0 6.5 19.4 27.3 27.2 7.3 24.1 3.1 5.6 15.4

185.2 160.2
27.3 157.9 132.9
8.6 18.7 43.3
6.6 22.6 14.1
1.9 6.5 21.1 26.6 26.2 7.3 25.0 2.9 5.8 16.3

1.9 1.0 1.8 1.1 0.0 0.0 1.9 1.2 1.8 1.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.9 2.1 0.0 0.0 0.7 3.1 0.2 1.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 1.0 0.1 0.4 0.6 2.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.8 0.0 0.0

3.1 1.7 3.9 2.4 1.7 6.2 1.4 0.9 2.2 1.7 0.5 5.8 1.2 6.4 1.2 2.8 0.0 0.0 0.8 3.5 0.4 2.8 0.1 5.3 0.0 0.0 -1.5 -7.1 0.8 3.0 1.6 6.1 0.0 0.0 -0.8 -3.2 0.2 6.9 -0.1 -1.7 -0.9 -5.5

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 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 2018 benchmark.

Valdosta MSA Nonfarm Employment

(In thousands)

(Not Seasonally Adjusted)

Preliminary Revised

Revised

NOV 2019 OCT 2019 NOV 2018

Change in Jobs from OCT 2019
Net %

Change in Jobs from NOV 2018
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

58.1

57.8

57.3

0.3 0.5

44.6

44.4

43.8

0.2 0.5

7.8

7.9

7.7

-0.1 -1.3

50.3

49.9

49.6

0.4 0.8

36.8

36.5

36.1

0.3 0.8

13.5

13.3

13.1

0.2 1.5

7.6

7.5

7.3

0.1 1.3

13.5

13.4

13.5

0.1 0.8

1.2

1.2

1.2

0.0 0.0

3.9

3.9

4.0

0.0 0.0

8.4

8.3

8.3

0.1 1.2

0.8 1.4 0.8 1.8 0.1 1.3 0.7 1.4 0.7 1.9 0.4 3.1 0.3 4.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -2.5 0.1 1.2

Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by
selected employers in the 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 2018 benchmark.

Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research

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Warner Robins MSA Nonfarm Employment

(In thousands)

(Not Seasonally Adjusted)

Preliminary Revised

Revised

NOV 2019 OCT 2019 NOV 2018

Change in Jobs from OCT 2019
Net %

Change in Jobs from NOV 2018
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

77.7

77.4

76.6

0.3 0.4

49.1

48.7

48.5

0.4 0.8

10.1

10.1

10.3

0.0 0.0

67.6

67.3

66.3

0.3 0.5

39.0

38.6

38.2

0.4 1.0

11.4

11.1

11.1

0.3 2.7

8.9

8.7

8.6

0.2 2.3

28.6

28.7

28.1

-0.1 -0.4

16.0

15.9

15.6

0.1 0.6

2.5

2.7

2.5

-0.2 -7.4

10.1

10.1

10.0

0.0 0.0

1.1 1.4 0.6 1.2 -0.2 -1.9 1.3 2.0 0.8 2.1 0.3 2.7 0.3 3.5 0.5 1.8 0.4 2.6 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.0

Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by
selected employers in the 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 2018 benchmark.

Total Nonfarm Employment by Metro Statistical Area

(In thousands)

(Seasonally Adjusted)

Preliminary

Revised

Revised

NOV 2019 OCT 2019 NOV 2018

Change in Jobs from OCT 2019
Net %

Change in Jobs from NOV 2018
Net %

Albany MSA

62.9

63.0

63.0

-0.1 -0.2

-0.1 -0.2

Athens-Clarke County MSA

100.2

100.1

99.9

0.1 0.1

0.3 0.3

Atlanta MSA

2,865.0

2,861.2

2,802.9

3.8 0.1

62.1 2.2

Augusta-Richmond County MSA

245.9

245.0

241.7

0.9 0.4

4.2 1.7

Brunswick MSA

45.9

45.8

45.1

0.1 0.2

0.8 1.8

Columbus MSA

122.5

122.5

122.9

0.0 0.0

-0.4 -0.3

Dalton MSA

69.1

69.3

68.5

-0.2 -0.3

0.6 0.9

Gainesville MSA

97.9

97.6

94.5

0.3 0.3

3.4 3.6

Hinesville MSA

21.0

21.1

20.7

-0.1 -0.5

0.3 1.4

Macon-Bibb County MSA

104.4

104.3

103.6

0.1 0.1

0.8 0.8

Rome MSA

42.9

42.8

41.7

0.1 0.2

1.2 2.9

Savannah MSA

187.6

186.2

184.7

1.4 0.8

2.9 1.6

Valdosta MSA

57.4

57.4

56.5

0.0 0.0

0.9 1.6

Warner Robins MSA

77.5

77.5

76.4

0.0 0.0

1.1 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 2018 benchmark.

Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research

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Georgia Statewide Hours and Earnings

All Employee

Average Weekly Earnings (AWE)

Preliminary NOV 2019

Revised OCT 2019

Revised NOV 2018

Total Private.................................................................................................... $920.94.............................$921.63....................... $917.82 Goods Producing.......................................................................................$1,054.68...........................$1,077.10....................$1,054.46 Private Service Providing.............................................................................. $897.12............................ $893.45....................... $891.11 Construction............................................................................................ $1,081.37.......................... $1,125.67.................... $1,067.06 Manufacturing......................................................................................... $1,038.70..........................$1,048.46.................... $1,050.94 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities........................................................... $822.44............................. $817.31.......................$801.09 Financial Activities..................................................................................$1,284.69..........................$1,274.65....................$1,300.88 Professional and Business Services...................................................... $1,120.06.......................... $1,128.47.....................$1,157.45 Educational and Health Services............................................................ $1,026.41.......................... $1,016.37....................$1,024.29 Leisure and Hospitality.............................................................................. $363.62.............................$372.03.......................$358.02 Other Services...........................................................................................$742.68............................. $721.70.......................$745.20

Average Weekly Hours (AWH)

Preliminary NOV 2019

Revised OCT 2019

Revised NOV 2018

Total Private...........................................................................................................34.7...................................34.7.............................34.7 Goods Producing................................................................................................40.8................................... 41.3............................. 41.4 Private Service Providing....................................................................................33.6.................................. 33.5.............................33.4 Construction.....................................................................................................39.8................................... 41.4............................. 40.1 Manufacturing.................................................................................................. 41.3................................... 41.1.............................42.6 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities..................................................................34.6.................................. 34.5.............................34.5 Financial Activities........................................................................................... 37.4................................... 37.0............................. 37.5 Professional and Business Services...............................................................35.2...................................35.1.............................35.0 Educational and Health Services.....................................................................34.9.................................. 34.5.............................34.2 Leisure and Hospitality.....................................................................................26.6...................................26.9.............................26.5 Other Services.................................................................................................30.5...................................30.4.............................30.0

Average Hourly Earnings (AHE)

Preliminary NOV 2019

Revised OCT 2019

Revised NOV 2018

Total Private...................................................................................................... $26.54.............................. $26.56.........................$26.45 Goods Producing............................................................................................$25.85.............................. $26.08.........................$25.47 Private Service Providing................................................................................$26.70...............................$26.67.........................$26.68 Construction..................................................................................................$27.17............................... $27.19.........................$26.61 Manufacturing.............................................................................................. $25.15...............................$25.51.........................$24.67 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities..............................................................$23.77.............................. $23.69.........................$23.22 Financial Activities...................................................................................... $34.35.............................. $34.45.........................$34.69 Professional and Business Services...........................................................$31.82............................... $32.15.........................$33.07 Educational and Health Services.................................................................$29.41.............................. $29.46.........................$29.95 Leisure and Hospitality.................................................................................$13.67...............................$13.83......................... $13.51 Other Services.............................................................................................$24.35...............................$23.74.........................$24.84

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 2018 benchmark.
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research
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Georgia MSA Hours and Earnings

All Employee Total Private

Average Weekly Earnings (AWE)

Preliminary NOV 2019

Revised OCT 2019

Revised NOV 2018

Albany MSA .................................................................................................... $772.16.............................$758.91....................... $707.54 Athens-Clarke County MSA ...........................................................................$743.59.............................$750.09....................... $747.80 Atlanta MSA ...............................................................................................$1,006.65......................... $1,008.04...................... $995.44 Augusta-Richmond County MSA ...................................................................$870.41............................ $848.72....................... $827.75 Brunswick MSA ............................................................................................ $625.06............................ $638.35...................... $656.56 Columbus MSA ..............................................................................................$861.50............................ $850.86....................... $771.15 Dalton MSA .................................................................................................. $695.23.............................$715.53....................... $771.13 Gainesville MSA ..........................................................................................$1,091.35..........................$1,028.43....................$1,030.20 Hinesville MSA ...............................................................................................$776.77............................ $795.37.......................$748.35 Macon-Bibb County MSA ............................................................................. $893.92............................ $884.86...................... $906.95 Rome MSA .....................................................................................................$776.65............................. $790.15....................... $714.42 Savannah MSA .............................................................................................. $757.58............................. $787.57.......................$738.87 Valdosta MSA ................................................................................................ $768.60............................ $776.06.......................$725.87 Warner Robins MSA ....................................................................................... $809.17............................. $811.78.......................$769.06

Average Weekly Hours (AWH)

Preliminary NOV 2019

Revised OCT 2019

Revised NOV 2018

Albany MSA ..........................................................................................................35.6.................................. 35.2.............................34.0 Athens-Clarke County MSA .................................................................................30.5...................................30.1............................. 31.7 Atlanta MSA ........................................................................................................34.7...................................34.7.............................34.6 Augusta-Richmond County MSA .........................................................................34.9...................................35.1.............................35.0 Brunswick MSA ...................................................................................................31.3...................................31.2.............................32.2 Columbus MSA ....................................................................................................34.2.................................. 34.9............................. 35.1 Dalton MSA .........................................................................................................33.7...................................34.6.............................35.9 Gainesville MSA ...................................................................................................39.7...................................39.8.............................40.4 Hinesville MSA .....................................................................................................34.6...................................35.1............................. 36.1 Macon-Bibb County MSA .................................................................................... 37.2.................................. 36.9.............................36.6 Rome MSA ...........................................................................................................36.6...................................36.7............................. 37.7 Savannah MSA ....................................................................................................33.3...................................33.4.............................33.0 Valdosta MSA .......................................................................................................35.6...................................35.1............................. 35.1 Warner Robins MSA ............................................................................................. 37.9.................................. 38.4.............................36.5

Average Hourly Earnings (AHE)

Preliminary NOV 2019

Revised OCT 2019

Revised NOV 2018

Albany MSA ......................................................................................................$21.69...............................$21.56.........................$20.81 Athens-Clarke County MSA .............................................................................$24.38...............................$24.92.........................$23.59 Atlanta MSA ....................................................................................................$29.01.............................. $29.05.........................$28.77 Augusta-Richmond County MSA .....................................................................$24.94............................... $24.18.........................$23.65 Brunswick MSA ...............................................................................................$19.97.............................. $20.46.........................$20.39 Columbus MSA ................................................................................................ $25.19...............................$24.38......................... $21.97 Dalton MSA .....................................................................................................$20.63.............................. $20.68.........................$21.48 Gainesville MSA ............................................................................................... $27.49.............................. $25.84.........................$25.50 Hinesville MSA ................................................................................................ $22.45.............................. $22.66.........................$20.73 Macon-Bibb County MSA ................................................................................$24.03.............................. $23.98......................... $24.78 Rome MSA .......................................................................................................$21.22...............................$21.53.........................$18.95 Savannah MSA ................................................................................................$22.75.............................. $23.58.........................$22.39 Valdosta MSA ...................................................................................................$21.59............................... $22.11.........................$20.68 Warner Robins MSA .........................................................................................$21.35............................... $21.14......................... $21.07

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 2018 benchmark.
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research
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Dimensions - Measuring Georgia's Labor Force
Unemployment rates -- Georgia and U.S.
5%

4%

3% Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov

Georgia

U.S.

WA 4.4 OR 3.9 NV 4.0 CA 3.9
AK 6.1

ID 2.9
UT 2.4 AZ 4.7

StaStteatuenUenmepmlopylomymenetnrt aRtaetses
November 2019
National Unemployment Rate: 3.5% Rates are seasonally adjusted

MT 3.4
WY 3.7
CO 2.6 NM 4.8

ND 2.5 SD 3.1
NE 3.1
KS 3.1

MN 3.3
WI 3.3
IA 2.6
IL 3.8 MO 3.1

OK 3.4 TX 3.4

AR 3.6
MS 5.6 LA 4.7

MI 4.0

OH

IN

4.2

3.2

KY 4.4 TN 3.3

PA 4.3

WV

4.9

VA

2.6

NC 3.8

SC 2.4

AL

GA

2.7

3.3

FL 3.1

NH

2.6 ME

VT

2.8

2.3

MA 2.9
NY 4.0
RI 3.5

CT

NJ 3.4

3.7

DE

3.8

DC 5.3

MD 3.6

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 2.6

PR 7.9

Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research

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Georgia Labor Force Estimates
Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older

Georgia
(Seasonally adjusted)
Georgia
(Not Seasonally adjusted)
Albany MSA Athens-Clarke County MSA
Atlanta MSA
Augusta-Richmond County MSA
Brunswick MSA
Columbus MSA
Dalton MSA
Gainesville MSA

Employment Status
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate

Preliminary NOV 2019
5,125,617 4,958,760
166,857 3.3
5,124,821 4,985,527
139,294 2.7
66,712 64,450
2,262 3.4
102,378 99,888
2,490 2.4
3,093,261 3,013,566
79,695 2.6
268,091 260,564
7,527 2.8
53,524 52,108
1,416 2.6
123,115 119,181
3,934 3.2
60,534 58,340
2,194 3.6
105,044 102,849
2,195 2.1

Revised OCT 2019
5,119,637 4,947,585
172,052 3.4
5,132,608 4,976,331
156,277 3.0
66,773 64,326
2,447 3.7
102,735 99,847 2,888 2.8
3,098,361 3,009,077
89,284 2.9
268,468 260,321
8,147 3.0
53,603 51,965
1,638 3.1
123,569 119,252
4,317 3.5
61,253 58,548
2,705 4.4
104,994 102,497
2,497 2.4

Revised NOV 2018
5,115,538 4,924,369
191,169 3.7
5,111,058 4,935,035
176,023 3.4
68,204 65,185
3,019 4.4
103,622 100,363
3,259 3.1
3,066,497 2,966,411
100,086 3.3
266,171 256,626
9,545 3.6
53,430 51,646
1,784 3.3
124,888 119,946
4,942 4.0
60,942 58,323
2,619 4.3
103,495 100,683
2,812 2.7

Change From

OCT 2019

NOV 2018

5,980 11,175 -5,195

10,079 34,391 -24,312

-7,787 9,196 -16,983

13,763 50,492 -36,729

-61

-1,492

124

-735

-185

-757

-357 41
-398

-1,244 -475 -769

-5,100 4,489 -9,589

26,764 47,155 -20,391

-377 243 -620

1,920 3,938 -2,018

-79 143 -222

94 462 -368

-454 -71
-383

-1,773 -765
-1,008

-719 -208 -511

-408 17
-425

50 352 -302

1,549 2,166 -617

Note: MSA data are not seasonally adjusted. Employment includes nonagricultural wage and salary employment, self-employment, unpaid family and private
household workers and agricultural workers. Persons in labor disputes are counted as employed. The use of unrounded data does not imply that the numbers are exact.
Albany MSA: Baker, Dougherty, Lee, Terrell, and Worth counties. Athens-Clarke County MSA: Clarke, Madison, Oconee, and Oglethorpe counties. Atlanta MSA: Barrow, Bartow, Butts, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, Dawson, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Haralson, Heard, Henry, Jasper, Lamar, Meriwether, Morgan, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, Pike, Rockdale, Spalding, and Walton counties. Augusta-Richmond County MSA: Burke, Columbia, Lincoln, McDuffie, and Richmond counties in Georgia and Aiken and Edgefield counties in South Carolina. Brunswick MSA: Brantley, Glynn, and McIntosh counties. Columbus MSA: Chattahoochee, Harris, Marion, and Muscogee counties in Georgia and Russell County in Alabama. Dalton MSA: Murray and Whitfield counties. Gainesville MSA: Hall County. Hinesville MSA: Liberty and Long counties. Macon-Bibb County MSA: Bibb, Crawford, Jones, Monroe, and Twiggs counties. Rome MSA: Floyd County. Savannah MSA: Bryan, Chatham, and Effingham counties. Valdosta MSA: Brooks, Echols, Lanier, and Lowndes counties. Warner Robins MSA: Houston, Peach and Pulaski counties.

Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research

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Hinesville MSA
Macon-Bibb County MSA Rome MSA Savannah MSA
Valdosta MSA Warner Robins MSA

Georgia Labor Force Estimates
Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older

Employment Status
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate

Preliminary NOV 2019
33,754 32,713
1,041 3.1
103,931 100,882
3,049 2.9

Revised OCT 2019
33,831 32,671
1,160 3.4
103,651 100,212
3,439 3.3

Revised NOV 2018
33,634 32,402
1,232 3.7
104,859 100,697
4,162 4.0

Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate

44,682 43,293
1,389 3.1
188,546 183,701
4,845 2.6

44,712 43,241
1,471 3.3
187,966 182,475
5,491 2.9

44,113 42,440
1,673 3.8
187,340 181,377
5,963 3.2

Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate

65,045 63,172 1,873
2.9
85,677 83,363
2,314 2.7

64,945 62,891
2,054 3.2
86,015 83,268
2,747 3.2

65,291 63,025
2,266 3.5
86,877 83,033
3,844 4.4

Change From

OCT 2019

NOV 2018

-77

120

42

311

-119

-191

280 670 -390

-928 185 -1,113

-30

569

52

853

-82

-284

580 1,226 -646

1,206 2,324 -1,118

100

-246

281

147

-181

-393

-338 95
-433

-1,200 330
-1,530

Area United States
(Seasonally adjusted)
United States
(Not Seasonally adjusted)

United States Labor Force Estimates
Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older

Employment Status
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate

NOV 2019
164,404,000 158,593,000
5,811,000 3.5
164,386,000 158,945,000
5,441,000 3.3

OCT 2019
164,364,000 158,510,000
5,855,000 3.6
164,576,000 159,067,000
5,510,000 3.3

NOV 2018
162,821,000 156,803,000
6,018,000 3.7
162,665,000 157,015,000
5,650,000 3.5

Change From

OCT 2019

NOV 2018

40,000 83,000 -44,000

1,583,000 1,790,000
-207,000

-190,000 -122,000 -69,000

1,721,000 1,930,000 -209,000

Note: MSA data are not seasonally adjusted. Employment includes nonagricultural wage and salary employment, self-employment, unpaid family and private
household workers and agricultural workers. Persons in labor disputes are counted as employed. The use of unrounded data does not imply that the numbers are exact.
Albany MSA: Baker, Dougherty, Lee, Terrell, and Worth counties. Athens-Clarke County MSA: Clarke, Madison, Oconee, and Oglethorpe counties. Atlanta MSA: Barrow, Bartow, Butts, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, Dawson, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Haralson, Heard, Henry, Jasper, Lamar, Meriwether, Morgan, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, Pike, Rockdale, Spalding, and Walton counties. Augusta-Richmond County MSA: Burke, Columbia, Lincoln, McDuffie, and Richmond counties in Georgia and Aiken and Edgefield counties in South Carolina. Brunswick MSA: Brantley, Glynn, and McIntosh counties. Columbus MSA: Chattahoochee, Harris, Marion, and Muscogee counties in Georgia and Russell County in Alabama. Dalton MSA: Murray and Whitfield counties. Gainesville MSA: Hall County. Hinesville MSA: Liberty and Long counties. Macon-Bibb County MSA: Bibb, Crawford, Jones, Monroe, and Twiggs counties. Rome MSA: Floyd County. Savannah MSA: Bryan, Chatham, and Effingham counties. Valdosta MSA: Brooks, Echols, Lanier, and Lowndes counties. Warner Robins MSA: Houston, Peach and Pulaski counties.
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research

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Georgia Labor Force Estimates by County (not seasonally adjusted)
Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older

Georgia

Preliminary November 2019

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

5,124,821 4,985,527 139,294 2.7

Appling Atkinson Bacon Baker Baldwin

9,012 4,583 5,083 1,224 17,391

8,746 4,484 4,923 1,174 16,732

266 3.0 99 2.2
160 3.1 50 4.1
659 3.8

Banks Barrow Bartow Ben Hill Berrien

9,881 9,660

221 2.2

40,012 39,131

881 2.2

50,514 49,189 1,325 2.6

5,174 4,915

259 5.0

7,579 7,254

325 4.3

Bibb Bleckley Brantley Brooks Bryan

68,565 66,491 2,074 3.0

4,653 4,473

180 3.9

7,302 7,072

230 3.1

7,116 6,911

205 2.9

17,853 17,427

426 2.4

Bulloch Burke Butts Calhoun Camden

36,768 35,723 1,045 2.8

9,252 8,888 364 3.9

10,790 10,520

270 2.5

2,229 2,164

65 2.9

21,031 20,450

581 2.8

Candler Carroll Catoosa Charlton Chatham

5,475 5,354

121 2.2

55,714 54,198 1,516 2.7

33,196 32,427

769 2.3

4,783 4,644

139 2.9

140,762 137,042 3,720 2.6

Chattahoochee 1,931 1,866

65 3.4

Chattooga

10,211 9,879

332 3.3

Cherokee 134,018 131,136 2,882 2.2

Clarke

61,682 60,062 1,620 2.6

Clay

882

825

57 6.5

Clayton Clinch Cobb Coffee Colquitt

137,111 132,434 4,677 3.4

2,723 2,641

82 3.0

429,877 419,798 10,079 2.3

18,741 18,176

565 3.0

21,563 21,038

525 2.4

Columbia Cook Coweta Crawford Crisp

74,607 72,828 1,779 2.4

8,028 7,783

245 3.1

74,085 72,403 1,682 2.3

5,663 5,506

157 2.8

9,356 9,062

294 3.1

Revised October 2019

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

5,132,608 4,976,331 156,277 3.0

9,036 4,594 5,102 1,215 17,351

8,742 4,480 4,924 1,166 16,715

294 3.3 114 2.5 178 3.5 49 4.0 636 3.7

9,785 9,551

234 2.4

40,078 39,068 1,010 2.5

50,582 49,105 1,477 2.9

5,201 4,939

262 5.0

7,570 7,227 343 4.5

68,417 66,050 2,367 3.5

4,658 4,456

202 4.3

7,314

7,055

259 3.5

7,092 6,874

218 3.1

17,816 17,312 504 2.8

36,651 35,471 1,180 3.2

9,236 8,854

382 4.1

10,806 10,500 306 2.8

2,207 2,131

76 3.4

21,109 20,431

678 3.2

5,500 5,352

148 2.7

55,812 54,114 1,698 3.0

33,295 32,419

876 2.6

4,793 4,635

158 3.3

140,315 136,132 4,183 3.0

1,940 1,864

76 3.9

10,270 9,886 384 3.7

134,246 130,957 3,289 2.4

61,918 60,038 1,880 3.0

890

835

55 6.2

137,284 132,214 5,070 3.7

2,723 2,635

88 3.2

430,495 419,208 11,287 2.6

18,760 18,147

613 3.3

21,749 21,142

607 2.8

74,673 72,632 2,041 2.7

8,025

7,772

253 3.2

74,211 72,288 1,923 2.6

5,655 5,469

186 3.3

9,403 9,044

359 3.8

Revised November 2018

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

5,111,058 4,935,035 176,023 3.4

9,205 4,391 5,158 1,291 17,053

8,872 4,274 4,989 1,235 16,314

333 3.6 117 2.7 169 3.3 56 4.3 739 4.3

9,934 9,680 254 2.6

39,669 38,554 1,115 2.8

50,131 48,506 1,625 3.2

5,463 5,204

259 4.7

7,654 7,394 260 3.4

69,176 66,285 2,891 4.2

4,844 4,575 269 5.6

7,335 7,051 284 3.9

7,271 7,025

246 3.4

17,745 17,218

527 3.0

38,233 36,883 1,350 3.5

9,351 8,889 462 4.9

10,751 10,377

374 3.5

2,398 2,314

84 3.5

21,047 20,289

758 3.6

5,577 5,415

162 2.9

55,298 53,422 1,876 3.4

33,082 32,118 964 2.9

4,824 4,659

165 3.4

139,848 135,275 4,573 3.3

1,998 1,900

98 4.9

10,520 10,086 434 4.1

132,607 129,020 3,587 2.7

62,428 60,319 2,109 3.4

887

827

60 6.8

136,161 130,431 5,730 4.2

2,779 2,679

100 3.6

425,559 413,027 12,532 2.9

18,787 18,119 668 3.6

22,268 21,583 685 3.1

74,463 72,180 2,283 3.1

8,040 7,785

255 3.2

73,426 71,317 2,109 2.9

5,786 5,528 258 4.5

9,850 9,030

820 8.3

Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research

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Georgia Labor Force Estimates by County (not seasonally adjusted)
Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older

Dade Dawson Decatur DeKalb Dodge

Preliminary November 2019

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

8,260 8,053

207 2.5

12,110 11,854

256 2.1

11,510 11,153

357 3.1

402,233 391,313 10,920 2.7

7,092 6,778

314 4.4

Dooly Dougherty Douglas Early Echols

5,006 4,852

154 3.1

37,997 36,566 1,431 3.8

73,365 71,265 2,100 2.9

4,390 4,240

150 3.4

1,928 1,886

42 2.2

Effingham Elbert Emanuel Evans Fannin

29,931 7,543 8,264 4,828 11,601

29,232 7,284 7,922 4,699 11,301

699 2.3 259 3.4 342 4.1 129 2.7 300 2.6

Fayette Floyd Forsyth Franklin Fulton

58,226 56,869 1,357 2.3 44,682 43,293 1,389 3.1 119,127 116,577 2,550 2.1
9,917 9,633 284 2.9 558,722 543,302 15,420 2.8

Gilmer Glascock Glynn Gordon Grady

11,858 11,526

332 2.8

1,278 1,239

39 3.1

40,055 39,033 1,022 2.6

28,240 27,475

765 2.7

10,533 10,237 296 2.8

Greene

6,871 6,662 209 3.0

Gwinnett

491,594 479,943 11,651 2.4

Habersham 19,287 18,667

620 3.2

Hall

105,044 102,849 2,195 2.1

Hancock

2,518 2,384

134 5.3

Haralson Harris Hart Heard Henry

12,599 12,254 345 2.7

16,434 16,043

391 2.4

11,466 11,145

321 2.8

5,251 5,106

145 2.8

114,585 111,375 3,210 2.8

Houston Irwin Jackson Jasper Jeff Davis

69,794 67,959 1,835 2.6

3,106 2,986

120 3.9

37,910 37,183

727 1.9

6,989 6,819

170 2.4

5,996 5,776 220 3.7

Revised October 2019

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

8,289 8,057

232 2.8

12,147 11,839 308 2.5

11,449 11,050 399 3.5

402,873 390,741 12,132 3.0

7,130 6,782 348 4.9

5,034 4,856

178 3.5

38,040 36,504 1,536 4.0

73,475 71,162 2,313 3.1

4,413 4,265

148 3.4

1,919 1,872

47 2.4

29,835 7,609 8,303 4,856
11,655

29,031 7,314 7,893 4,710
11,308

804 2.7 295 3.9 410 4.9 146 3.0 347 3.0

58,318 56,780 1,538 2.6

44,712 43,241 1,471 3.3

119,349 116,400 2,949 2.5

9,954 9,631

323 3.2

559,674 542,487 17,187 3.1

11,937 11,563

374 3.1

1,283 1,240

43 3.4

40,117 38,930 1,187 3.0

28,399 27,523

876 3.1

10,529 10,191 338 3.2

6,933 6,694 239 3.4

492,487 479,294 13,193 2.7

19,208 18,625 583 3.0

104,994 102,497 2,497 2.4

2,490 2,376

114 4.6

12,618 12,237

381 3.0

16,498 16,039 459 2.8

11,567 11,118 449 3.9

5,249 5,096

153 2.9

114,777 111,181 3,596 3.1

70,026 67,887 2,139 3.1

3,116 2,983

133 4.3

37,086 36,257

829 2.2

6,993 6,807

186 2.7

6,043 5,802

241 4.0

Revised November 2018

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

8,228 7,966

262 3.2

12,050 11,689

361 3.0

11,807 11,325

482 4.1

398,757 384,970 13,787 3.5

7,167 6,839

328 4.6

5,591 38,717 72,726 4,578 2,001

5,125 36,901 70,113
4,378 1,947

466 8.3 1,816 4.7 2,613 3.6
200 4.4 54 2.7

29,747 7,777 8,329 4,975
11,085

28,884 7,485 7,936 4,829
10,736

863 2.9 292 3.8 393 4.7 146 2.9 349 3.1

57,721 55,978 1,743 3.0

44,113 42,440 1,673 3.8

118,057 114,804 3,253 2.8

10,040 9,717

323 3.2

554,076 534,793 19,283 3.5

11,929 11,506

423 3.5

1,317 1,269

48 3.6

39,876 38,587 1,289 3.2

27,829 26,958

871 3.1

10,836 10,474

362 3.3

6,948 6,681

267 3.8

486,786 472,158 14,628 3.0

19,528 18,928 600 3.1

103,495 100,683 2,812 2.7

2,511 2,388

123 4.9

12,466 16,731 11,751
5,217 113,847

12,058 16,245 11,393
5,044 109,686

408 3.3 486 2.9 358 3.0 173 3.3 4,161 3.7

70,468 67,592 2,876 4.1

3,457 3,302

155 4.5

37,641 36,688

953 2.5

6,973 6,742

231 3.3

6,026 5,778

248 4.1

Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research

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Georgia Labor Force Estimates by County (not seasonally adjusted)
Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older

Jefferson Jenkins Johnson Jones Lamar

Preliminary November 2019

Labor Force
6,554 3,134 4,110 13,829 8,138

Employment
6,298 3,022 3,993 13,467 7,892

Unemployment Number Rate
256 3.9 112 3.6 117 2.8 362 2.6 246 3.0

Revised October 2019

Labor Force
6,557 3,158 4,101 13,769 8,165

Employment
6,269 3,029 3,976 13,377 7,882

Unemployment Number Rate
288 4.4 129 4.1 125 3.0 392 2.8 283 3.5

Revised November 2018

Labor Force
6,797 3,185 4,220 13,920 8,088

Employment
6,502 3,042 4,081 13,467 7,764

Unemployment Number Rate
295 4.3 143 4.5 139 3.3 453 3.3 324 4.0

Lanier Laurens Lee Liberty Lincoln

3,868 19,353 14,805 25,711
3,577

3,746 18,603 14,423 24,901
3,466

122 3.2 750 3.9 382 2.6 810 3.2 111 3.1

3,861 19,345 14,804 25,768
3,575

3,730 18,535 14,399 24,872
3,453

131 3.4 810 4.2 405 2.7 896 3.5 122 3.4

3,879 19,697 15,026 25,562
3,620

3,733 18,910 14,563 24,610 3,482

146 3.8 787 4.0 463 3.1 952 3.7 138 3.8

Long Lowndes Lumpkin McDuffie McIntosh

8,043

7,812

231 2.9

52,133 50,629 1,504 2.9

17,002 16,603 399 2.3

8,922 8,536 386 4.3

6,167 6,003

164 2.7

8,063 7,799 264 3.3

52,073 50,415 1,658 3.2

17,071 16,585 486 2.8

8,942 8,512 430 4.8

6,172 5,980

192 3.1

8,072 7,792

280 3.5

52,140 50,320 1,820 3.5

16,742 16,206

536 3.2

8,913 8,475

438 4.9

6,219 6,008

211 3.4

Macon Madison Marion Meriwether Miller

4,712 13,745 3,341 8,991 2,825

4,545 13,420 3,236 8,666
2,749

167 3.5 325 2.4 105 3.1 325 3.6
76 2.7

4,714 13,792 3,354 9,003 2,829

4,517 13,417 3,236 8,650 2,748

197 4.2 375 2.7 118 3.5 353 3.9
81 2.9

5,130 13,880
3,432 8,953 2,929

4,604 13,476 3,281 8,567 2,824

526 10.3 404 2.9 151 4.4 386 4.3 105 3.6

Mitchell Monroe Montgomery Morgan Murray

8,396 12,977 3,645
9,134 15,816

8,031 12,643
3,501 8,912 15,139

365 4.3 334 2.6 144 4.0 222 2.4 677 4.3

8,363 12,919 3,678
9,152 15,961

8,009 12,562
3,505 8,895 15,189

354 4.2 357 2.8 173 4.7 257 2.8 772 4.8

8,652 13,060
3,811 9,112 15,898

8,260 12,639
3,633 8,845 15,163

392 4.5 421 3.2 178 4.7 267 2.9 735 4.6

Muscogee Newton Oconee Oglethorpe Paulding

77,475 74,690 2,785 3.6

52,043 50,463 1,580 3.0

19,787 19,417

370 1.9

7,164 6,989

175 2.4

84,590 82,611 1,979 2.3

77,789 74,685 3,104 4.0

52,148 50,380 1,768 3.4

19,849 19,412

437 2.2

7,176 6,980

196 2.7

84,705 82,474 2,231 2.6

78,805 75,414 3,391 4.3

51,720 49,735 1,985 3.8

20,009 19,495

514 2.6

7,305 7,073

232 3.2

83,876 81,384 2,492 3.0

Peach Pickens Pierce Pike Polk

11,775 15,268
8,586 8,813 18,348

11,408 14,913 8,354 8,599 17,814

367 3.1 355 2.3 232 2.7 214 2.4 534 2.9

11,867 15,303
8,577 8,824 18,376

11,392 14,892
8,302 8,585 17,800

475 4.0 411 2.7 275 3.2 239 2.7 576 3.1

12,161 15,142 8,728 8,767 18,361

11,431 14,680
8,441 8,482 17,701

730 6.0 462 3.1 287 3.3 285 3.3 660 3.6

Pulaski Putnam Quitman Rabun Randolph

4,108 8,175
802 7,044 2,540

3,996 7,909
768 6,829 2,431

112 2.7 266 3.3
34 4.2 215 3.1 109 4.3

4,122 8,210
802 7,140 2,553

3,989 7,911
769 6,894 2,439

133 3.2 299 3.6
33 4.1 246 3.4 114 4.5

4,248 8,204
819 7,088 2,543

4,010 7,847
777 6,854 2,406

238 5.6 357 4.4
42 5.1 234 3.3 137 5.4

Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research

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Georgia Labor Force Estimates by County (not seasonally adjusted)
Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older

Richmond Rockdale Schley Screven Seminole

Preliminary November 2019

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

85,822 82,773 3,049 3.6

45,086 43,745 1,341 3.0

2,174 2,105

69 3.2

5,004 4,800

204 4.1

3,269 3,169

100 3.1

Spalding Stephens Stewart Sumter Talbot

28,646 10,637
2,352 12,615 2,821

27,749 10,302
2,276 12,113 2,725

897 3.1 335 3.1
76 3.2 502 4.0
96 3.4

Taliaferro Tattnall Taylor Telfair Terrell

583 9,469 3,151 4,054 3,572

553 9,188 3,046 3,702 3,450

30 5.1 281 3.0 105 3.3 352 8.7 122 3.4

Thomas Tift Toombs Towns Treutlen

16,754 19,515 11,417 3,931 2,557

16,184 18,974 10,995
3,781 2,457

570 3.4 541 2.8 422 3.7 150 3.8 100 3.9

Troup Turner Twiggs Union Upson

36,783 3,119 2,897
10,421 11,281

35,797 3,018 2,775 10,179
10,937

986 2.7 101 3.2 122 4.2 242 2.3 344 3.0

Walker

31,162 30,351

811 2.6

Walton

45,630 44,530 1,100 2.4

Ware

15,495 15,033

462 3.0

Warren

2,792 2,683

109 3.9

Washington 6,989 6,748

241 3.4

Wayne Webster Wheeler White Whitfield

11,385 11,034

351 3.1

1,008

974

34 3.4

1,602 1,497

105 6.6

16,456 16,120

336 2.0

44,718 43,201 1,517 3.4

Wilcox Wilkes Wilkinson Worth

2,745 3,866 3,903 9,114

2,654 3,705 3,773 8,837

91 3.3 161 4.2 130 3.3 277 3.0

Revised October 2019

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

85,858 82,528 3,330 3.9

45,176 43,680 1,496 3.3

2,191

2,113

78 3.6

5,017 4,804

213 4.2

3,309 3,192

117 3.5

28,713 27,705 1,008 3.5

10,660 10,304 356 3.3

2,347 2,265

82 3.5

12,726 12,169

557 4.4

2,835 2,727

108 3.8

585 9,512 3,181 4,062 3,583

555 9,198 3,050 3,702 3,443

30 5.1 314 3.3 131 4.1 360 8.9 140 3.9

16,845 19,515 11,543 4,005 2,599

16,225 18,909 11,009
3,839 2,466

620 3.7 606 3.1 534 4.6 166 4.1 133 5.1

36,883 35,816 1,067 2.9

3,134 3,024

110 3.5

2,891 2,754

137 4.7

10,435 10,159

276 2.6

11,322 10,937

385 3.4

31,255 30,339

916 2.9

45,698 44,456 1,242 2.7

15,463 14,936

527 3.4

2,799 2,679

120 4.3

6,993

6,740

253 3.6

11,410 11,008

402 3.5

1,018

973

45 4.4

1,607 1,490

117 7.3

16,609 16,224

385 2.3

45,292 43,359 1,933 4.3

2,783 3,891 3,924 9,131

2,678 3,718 3,795 8,814

105 3.8 173 4.4 129 3.3 317 3.5

Revised November 2018

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

85,866 82,057 3,809 4.4

44,753 43,050 1,703 3.8

2,187 2,101

86 3.9

5,379 5,121

258 4.8

3,081 2,932

149 4.8

28,543 11,015 2,386 13,037 2,853

27,344 10,598
2,277 12,142 2,728

1,199 4.2 417 3.8 109 4.6 895 6.9 125 4.4

583 9,773 2,859 4,242 3,805

556 9,432 2,623 4,018 3,494

27 4.6 341 3.5 236 8.3 224 5.3 311 8.2

16,986 19,670 11,934 3,858 2,668

16,284 18,977 11,388
3,679 2,541

702 4.1 693 3.5 546 4.6 179 4.6 127 4.8

36,329 3,228 2,917
10,449 11,340

35,217 3,079 2,778 10,134
10,895

1,112 3.1 149 4.6 139 4.8 315 3.0 445 3.9

31,158 30,119 1,039 3.3

45,265 43,871 1,394 3.1

15,740 15,174

566 3.6

2,742 2,607

135 4.9

7,118 6,823 295 4.1

11,367 10,897

470 4.1

1,035

973

62 6.0

1,680 1,580

100 6.0

16,107 15,697

410 2.5

45,044 43,160 1,884 4.2

2,815 3,904 3,804 9,365

2,649 3,755 3,654 8,992

166 5.9 149 3.8 150 3.9 373 4.0

Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research

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City Labor Force Estimates
Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older

Preliminary November 2019

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment

Number

Rate

*Albany 30,690 29,518 1,172 3.8

*Alpharetta 36,905 36,127

778 2.1

*Athens 61,682 60,062 1,620 2.6

*Atlanta 257,907 250,493 7,414 2.9

Dekalb Part

20,572 20,128

444 2.2

Fulton Part 237,335 230,365 6,970 2.9

*Augusta 85,822 82,773 3,049 3.6

*Brookhaven

34,457 33,847

610 1.8

*Canton 14,976 14,676

300 2.0

Carrollton 11,678 11,292

386 3.3

*Chamblee 20,512 20,161

351 1.7

*Columbus 77,475 74,690 2,785 3.6

Dalton 14,110 13,606

504 3.6

Douglasville

17,274 16,739

535 3.1

Duluth 16,249 15,882

367 2.3

*Dunwoody 27,930 27,389

541 1.9

East Point

17,055 16,405

650 3.8

Gainesville 20,019 19,569

450 2.2

Hinesville 15,164 14,697

467 3.1

*Johns Creek

45,611 44,605 1,006 2.2

Kennesaw 20,445 19,965

480 2.3

LaGrange 15,159 14,673

486 3.2

Lawrenceville

14,627 14,216

411 2.8

*Macon-Bibb

68,565 66,491 2,074 3.0

*Marietta 36,164 35,322

842 2.3

Milton 20,316 19,848

468 2.3

Newnan 18,230 17,761

469 2.6

Peachtree City 18,553 18,164

389 2.1

P'tree Corners 25,154 24,583

571 2.3

Rome 15,557 15,032

525 3.4

*Roswell 54,580 53,463 1,117 2.0

*Sandy Springs 65,300 63,915 1,385 2.1

*Savannah 67,762 65,792 1,970 2.9

*Smyrna 35,617 34,823

794 2.2

Statesboro 13,881 13,341

540 3.9

Stockbridge

14,375 13,903

472 3.3

Tucker 20,081 19,586

495 2.5

*Valdosta 25,537 24,720

817 3.2

*Warner Robins 33,029 32,098

931 2.8

Woodstock 17,210 16,863

347 2.0

Revised October 2019

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

30,746 29,468 1,278 4.2

36,985 36,072

913 2.5

61,918 60,038 1,880 3.0

258,404 250,118 8,286 3.2

20,613 20,098

515 2.5

237,791 230,020 7,771 3.3

85,858 82,528 3,330 3.9

34,473 33,797

676 2.0

15,000 14,656

344 2.3

11,722 11,274

448 3.8

20,550 20,131

419 2.0

77,789 74,685 3,104 4.0

14,277 13,656

621 4.3

17,292 16,715

577 3.3

16,290 15,861

429 2.6

27,980 27,349

631 2.3

17,115 16,380

735 4.3

20,026 19,502

524 2.6

15,174 14,680

494 3.3

45,715 44,538 1,177 2.6

20,457 19,937

520 2.5

15,179 14,680

499 3.3

14,641 14,197

444 3.0

68,417 66,050 2,367 3.5

36,224 35,273

951 2.6

20,334 19,818

516 2.5

18,286 17,733

553 3.0

18,562 18,136

426 2.3

25,188 24,550

638 2.5

15,550 15,014

536 3.4

54,618 53,383 1,235 2.3

65,368 63,819 1,549 2.4

67,572 65,355 2,217 3.3

35,666 34,774

892 2.5

13,845 13,247

598 4.3

14,394 13,879

515 3.6

20,080 19,557

523 2.6

25,514 24,616

898 3.5

33,161 32,064 1,097 3.3

17,266 16,840

426 2.5

Revised November 2018

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

31,299 29,789 1,510 4.8

36,542 35,561

981 2.7

62,428 60,319 2,109 3.4

256,060 246,559 9,501 3.7

20,364 19,802

562 2.8

235,696 226,757 8,939 3.8

85,866 82,057 3,809 4.4

34,049 33,298

751 2.2

14,790 14,439

351 2.4

11,604 11,130

474 4.1

20,301 19,834

467 2.3

78,805 75,414 3,391 4.3

14,226 13,593

633 4.4

17,090 16,469

621 3.6

16,081 15,625

456 2.8

27,682 26,945

737 2.7

16,899 16,148

751 4.4

19,723 19,157

566 2.9

15,041 14,525

516 3.4

45,118 20,196 14,945 14,503 69,176

43,907 19,643 14,435 13,985 66,285

1,211 2.7 553 2.7 510 3.4 518 3.6
2,891 4.2

35,782 34,753 1,029 2.9

20,092 19,537

555 2.8

18,074 17,494

580 3.2

18,373 17,879

494 2.7

24,887 24,185

702 2.8

15,353 14,736

617 4.0

54,025 52,626 1,399 2.6

64,623 62,914 1,709 2.6

67,423 64,943 2,480 3.7

35,279 34,261 1,018 2.9

14,442 13,774

668 4.6

14,277 13,693

584 4.1

19,925 19,269

656 3.3

25,550 24,569

981 3.8

33,347 31,927 1,420 4.3

17,055 16,591

464 2.7

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
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UNEMGPeoLrOgiaYUMneEmNploTymReAntTREateBs Yby CCoOunUtyNTIES NOVEMBER 2019 November 2019

Dade 2.5

Catoosa 2.3

Walker

Whitfield

Murray 4.3

Fannin 2.6

Union 2.3

Towns 3.8

Rabun 3.1

2.6

3.4

Chattooga 3.3

Gordon 2.7

Floyd 3.1

Bartow 2.6

Gilmer 2.8
Pickens 2.3
Cherokee 2.2

Lumpkin 2.3
Dawson 2.1
Forsyth 2.1

White Habersham

2.0

3.2

Stephens

3.1

Hall

Banks Franklin

2.2

2.9

2.1

Jackson 1.9

Madison 2.4

Hart 2.8
Elbert 3.4

5.0% or greater 6 counties (4%)
4.0% to 4.9% 14 counties (9%)
3.0% to 3.9% 66 counties (42%)

Polk 2.9

Paulding

Cobb 2.3

Gwinnett 2.4

Barrow 2.2

Clarke 2.6

Oglethorpe 2.4

Less than 3.0% 73 counties (46%)

Haralson 2.7
Carroll 2.7
Heard 2.8

2.3 Douglas 2.9
Coweta 2.3

Fulton 2.8

DeKalb 2.7 Rockdale

Walton 2.4

Oconee 1.9

Clayton

3.0 Newton

3.4
Fayette 2.3

Henry 2.8

3.0

Morgan 2.4

Spalding 3.1

Butts 2.5

Jasper 2.4

Putnam 3.3

Wilkes 4.2

Lincoln 3.1

Percentages of number of counties may not total 100 due to rounding

Greene 3.0

Taliaferro

5.1

McDuffie

Warren 4.3

Columbia 2.4

3.9

Richmond

Hancock

3.6

5.3

Glascock

3.1

Troup 2.7

Meriwether 3.6

Pike 2.4

Lamar 3.0

Upson

Monroe 2.6

Jones 2.6

Baldwin 3.8

Washington 3.4

Jefferson 3.9

Burke 3.9

Harris 2.4

Talbot 3.4

Muscogee 3.6
Marion Chattahoochee 3.1

3.0
Taylor 3.3

Crawford 2.8

Bibb 3.0

Twiggs 4.2

Wilkinson 3.3

Peach

3.1

Macon 3.5

Houston 2.6

Bleckley 3.9

Laurens 3.9

Johnson 2.8

Emanuel 4.1

Jenkins 3.6

Screven 4.1

Treutlen 3.9

Candler 2.2

Bulloch 2.8

Effingham 2.3

3.4
Stewart 3.2

Schley 3.2

Webster 3.4

Sumter 4.0

Quitman

4.2 Randolph 4.3

Terrell 3.4

Lee 2.6

Clay 6.5

Calhoun 2.9

Dougherty 3.8

Early 3.4
Miller 2.7

Baker 4.1

Mitchell 4.3

Dooly 3.1

Pulaski 2.7

Dodge 4.4

Crisp 3.1

Wilcox 3.3

Turner 3.2

Ben Hill 5.0

Montgomery

Wheeler 6.6

4.0

Toombs 3.7

Evans 2.7

Tattnall

Telfair

3.0

8.7

Jeff Davis 3.7

Appling 3.0

Long 2.9

Bryan 2.4
Liberty 3.2

Worth 3.0
Colquitt 2.4

Irwin 3.9 Tift 2.8

Coffee 3.0

Berrien

Atkinson

4.3

2.2

Cook

3.1 Lanier

Bacon 3.1

Wayne 3.1

Pierce 2.7
Ware 3.0

Brantley 3.1

McIntosh 2.7
Glynn 2.6

Chatham 2.6

Seminole 3.1

Decatur 3.1

Grady 2.8

Thomas 3.4

Brooks 2.9

3.2
Lowndes 2.9 Echols

Clinch 3.0

Charlton 2.9

Camden 2.8

2.2

Georgia's Unemployment Rate: 2.7 %
Georgia's U(nNoet SmeasponlaollyyAmdjusetend)t Rate: 2.7% (not seasonally adjusted) Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics and Economic Research
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Georgia Unemployment Insurance Claims by County

November 2019 Average Average

Initial Weekly Duration

County

Claims Benefit Weeks

November 2019 Average Average

Initial Weekly Duration

County

Claims Benefit Weeks

November 2019 Average Average

Initial Weekly Duration

County

Claims Benefit Weeks

Georgia

19,703........ $310.........8.2

Appling

75........ $311.........9.1

Atkinson

16........ $255.........4.3

Bacon

25........ $317.........5.9

Baker

4........ $177.........9.6

Baldwin

93........ $270.........7.9

Banks

36........ $281.........5.1

Barrow

80........ $274.........8.1

Bartow

216........ $273.........5.3

Ben Hill

46........ $248.........4.8

Berrien

32........ $260.........5.0

Bibb

267........ $232.........8.9

Bleckley

39........ $241.........9.8

Brantley

26........ $257.........8.2

Brooks

32........ $265.........7.7

Bryan

43........ $278.........8.0

Bulloch

96........ $223.........6.1

Burke

75........ $280.........6.7

Butts

39........ $268.........9.2

Calhoun

11........ $222.........7.5

Camden

34........ $239.........8.9

Candler

25........ $217.........6.7

Carroll

193........ $265.........7.8

Catoosa

84........ $288.........4.7

Charlton

11........$288....... 11.2

Chatham

387........ $268.........8.4

Chattahoochee

6........ $331.........8.4

Chattooga

64........ $274.........6.9

Cherokee

266........ $299.........8.3

Clarke

262........ $248.........5.7

Clay

10........ $186.........8.8

Clayton

734........ $264.........9.4

Clinch

14........ $252.........6.1

Cobb

1,042........ $291.........9.2

Coffee

81........ $233.........6.2

Colquitt

68........ $204.........7.3

Columbia

141........ $278.........7.7

Cook

51........ $236.........7.1

Coweta

156........ $292.........6.3

Crawford

14........ $212.........7.8

Crisp

67........ $251.........7.3

Dade

9........ $242.........6.5

Dawson

40........ $285.........8.3

Decatur

56........ $243.......10.0

DeKalb

1,315........ $274.........9.3

Dodge

35........$210....... 11.2

Dooly

23........ $206.........6.3

Dougherty

209........ $237.........8.6

Douglas

286........ $289.........9.0

Early

26........ $192.........9.6

Echols

3........ $282.........7.6

Effingham

66........ $291.........7.0

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

82........ $209.........5.2 70........ $237.........7.7 15........ $248.........8.8 38........ $243.........8.3 111........ $295.........8.8 330........ $274.........5.3 165........ $299.........9.1 69........ $285.........4.9 1,807........ $276.........9.4 46........ $270.........5.6
3........ $295.........6.5 135........ $242.........6.9 237........ $283.........4.4
31........ $252.........7.3 42........ $250.........6.8 999........ $291.........9.1 218........ $291.........4.2 280........ $284.........6.8 34........ $291.........7.4 26........ $274.........7.9 39........ $254.........7.8 78........ $261.........5.2 20........ $259.........5.8 408........ $288.........9.0 201........ $245.........7.8 26........ $298.........5.8 87........ $267.........7.3 24........ $231.........7.5 38........ $262.........9.1 39........ $269.........6.9 23........ $237.........5.3 27........ $259.........6.6 31........ $282.........8.4 31........ $256.........7.4 17........ $292.........7.4 165........ $245.........8.7 53........ $284.........7.5 100........ $254.........9.2 18........ $270.........6.7 20........ $231.........9.9 201........ $244.........8.1 60........ $287.........5.9 44........ $249.........8.4 66........ $290.........5.4 13........ $218.........8.2 67........ $241.........6.4 15........ $224.........6.1 50........ $281.........7.5 12........$169....... 11.6 51........ $204.........8.1 69........ $265.........8.7 27........ $210.........7.8 28........ $254.........5.8 327........ $277.........4.6

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

485........ $244.........8.1 236........ $275.........8.9
26........ $281.........8.8 18........ $223.........7.1 226........ $271.........8.2 44........ $218.........6.5 40........ $274.........6.4 23........ $253.........6.3 32........ $234.........7.1 140........ $304.........5.3 19........ $263.......10.3 33........ $277.........7.4
2........ $209.........7.2 69........ $296.........5.2 21........ $203.........8.0 424........ $247.........7.6 184........ $265.........9.2 15........ $216.........8.0 50........ $289.........4.9 24........ $199.......10.3 160........ $253.........7.5 112........ $270.........4.8 19........ $198.......10.4 139........ $253.........8.6 21........ $233.........9.5 10........ $282.........4.1 39........ $239.........8.8 30........ $212.........5.5 41........ $248.......13.5 25........ $199.........7.2 51........ $253.........8.3 73........ $231.........7.3 65........ $257.........6.1 17........ $246.........7.5 17........ $200.........7.5 151........ $276.........5.9 23........ $261.........6.8 28........ $279.........9.0 31........ $298.........8.2 103........ $238.........6.1 143........ $289.........4.6 105........ $274.........8.4 90........ $227.........6.1 18........ $291.........6.3 37........ $253.........8.8 35........ $276.........9.4
4........ $165.........8.5 18........ $243.......10.1 56........ $289.........5.7 741........ $283.........3.9 14........ $250.........9.5 19........ $283.........8.2 14........ $293.........7.8 35........ $271.........7.3

Note: Initial claims include intrastate initial and additional claims, as well as agent state initial and additional claims for regular UI only. Average duration of benefits is represented in weeks.
Data does not include state or federal extended benefits.
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics and Economic Research

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Mark Butler, Commissioner 148 Andrew Young International Boulevard, N.E. Atlanta, Georgia 30303-1751
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