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 Bibb Harris Talbot Crawford November Muscogee 2019 DataTaylor Peach Wilkinson Twiggs Johnson Jenkins Emanuel Screven Volume XLV, Number 11 November 2019 Employment Situation Marion Chattahoo- Houston Bleckley Macon Laurens Treutlen chee In millions CandlGereorgBuialloEcmh ploEyfmfinegnhatm (Seasonally Adjusted) Total nonfarm emScphlloeyyment in GDeooolrygiaPruolassekiby 6D,o5d0g0e in NoSvteewmarbter.WJeobbstserectoSrusmgtreor wing the most from October Montgomery Wheeler Toombs Evans Bryan to November were Trade, TransportationW, ialcnoxd QuEitdmuacnation and Health Services; CCroispnstruction; UantdiliOtiethTsee;lfrair ServRiacnedso.lpPhrofeTesrsreilol nal aLneed BusinessTuSrneerrvices, LBeenisHuilrl e Tattnall Jeff Da4v.5is8 4.59App4l.6in0g 4.60 4.60 Liberty 4L.5o9ng4.60 4.61 Chatham 4.62 4.64 4.64 4.64 4.65 and Hospitality, and Manufacturing employment de- cClilanyed thCealmhoounst oveDrouthgheemrtyontWho.rth Irwin Tift Coffee Bacon Wayne McIntosh TrEaadrley, TranspoBarkteartion, and Utilities employment rose Pierce by 3,200 in November, marking the sixth consBeecrruietnive Atkinson monthMoilflejrob growthMiitnchtehlle sectCoorl.qTuithte RCeotoakil Trade Ware Brantley Glynn industry added 1,400 jobs, while Wholesale TradeLanier addSeemdin5o0le0 workers, and Transportation, Warehousing, 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 Clinch Camden and UtilitDieescaetumr ployGmradeynt wTahosmuaps 1,3B0ro0okosver tLhoewnmdeosnth. Charlton Ebydu3c,1at0i0oninanNdoHveemalbtherSaesrvhiecaelsthscaawreepmopsliotiyomnsewntegrerowEchols up 2,500 over the month and education jobs grew by 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 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 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 2 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 3 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 4 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 5 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 6 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 7 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 8 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 9 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 10 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 11 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 12 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 13 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 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 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 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 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 16 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 17 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 18 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 19 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 20 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 21 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 22 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 23 Mark Butler, Commissioner 148 Andrew Young International Boulevard, N.E. Atlanta, Georgia 30303-1751 Return Service Requested