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months of job losses. Other Services employment rose

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by 1,300 in March after adding 1,000 jobs in February.

Professional and Business Services decreased by 4,700 in March. This is after five consecutive month of job growth in Professional and Business Services. Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services accounted for 5,700 of the employment loss. Trade Transportation and Utilities fell by 800 in March. This is the second consecutive month of job loss in Trade, Transportation, and Utilities. Wholesale Trade and Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities employment lost 1,900 and 1,400 respectively in March. While Retail Trade employment gained 2,500 in March.

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4.1%

4.0%

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In March 2019, Georgia's unemployment rate (seasonally adjusted) held steady at 3.9 over the month. Over the year, the unemployment rate is down from 4.2 percent in March 2018.

Workforce Statistics & Economic Research Mark Butler, Commissioner
For more information, contact Corey Smith or Evan Cross at (404) 232-3875
corey.smith@gdol.ga.gov evan.cross@gdol.ga.gov
Equal Opportunity Employer/ProgramAuxiliary Aids and Services Available upon Request to Individuals with Disabilities

GEORGIA Nonfarm Employment

(In thousands)

(Seasonally Adjusted)

Preliminary

Revised Revised

MAR 2019 FEB 2019 MAR 2018

Change in Jobs from FEB 2019
Net %

Change in Jobs from MAR 2018
Net %

Total Nonfarm

4,604.2

4,602.6

4,519.0

1.6 0.0

85.2 1.9

Total Private

3,910.1

3,908.9

3,827.3

1.2 0.0

82.8 2.2

Goods Producing

624.7

624.6

610.0

0.1 0.0

14.7 2.4

Service-Providing

3,979.5

3,978.0

3,909.0

1.5 0.0

70.5 1.8

Private Service-Providing

3,285.4

3,284.3

3,217.3

1.1 0.0

68.1 2.1

Mining and Logging

9.3

9.3

9.6

0.0 0.0

-0.3 -3.1

Mining, Logging and Construction

214.9

215.1

203.0

-0.2 -0.1

11.9 5.9

Construction

205.6

205.8

193.4

-0.2 -0.1

12.2 6.3

Manufacturing

409.8

409.5

407.0

0.3 0.1

2.8 0.7

Durable Goods

202.5

202.5

199.9

0.0 0.0

2.6 1.3

Non-Durable Goods

207.3

207.0

207.1

0.3 0.1

0.2 0.1

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities

956.5

957.3

937.7

-0.8 -0.1

18.8 2.0

Wholesale Trade

218.7

220.6

213.2

-1.9 -0.9

5.5 2.6

Retail Trade

500.6

498.1

496.5

2.5 0.5

4.1 0.8

Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities

237.2

238.6

228.0

-1.4 -0.6

9.2 4.0

Information

111.3

109.6

115.9

1.7 1.6

-4.6 -4.0

Financial Activities

250.3

250.7

247.4

-0.4 -0.2

2.9 1.2

Finance and Insurance

178.9

178.9

179.1

0.0 0.0

-0.2 -0.1

Real Estate and Rental and Leasing

71.4

71.8

68.3

-0.4 -0.6

3.1 4.5

Professional and Business Services

705.6

710.3

689.1

-4.7 -0.7

16.5 2.4

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

284.6

283.9

274.5

0.7 0.2

10.1 3.7

Management of Companies and Enterprises

76.0

75.7

73.4

0.3 0.4

2.6 3.5

Admin and Support, Waste Mngmnt and Remediation

345.0

350.7

341.2

-5.7 -1.6

3.8 1.1

Education and Health Services

595.8

595.3

578.6

0.5 0.1

17.2 3.0

Educational Services

80.9

81.0

78.2

-0.1 -0.1

2.7 3.5

Health Care and Social Assistance

514.9

514.3

500.4

0.6 0.1

14.5 2.9

Leisure and Hospitality

506.5

503.0

489.7

3.5 0.7

16.8 3.4

Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation

57.0

55.9

53.8

1.1 2.0

3.2 5.9

Accommodation and Food Services

449.5

447.1

435.9

2.4 0.5

13.6 3.1

Other Services

159.4

158.1

158.9

1.3 0.8

0.5 0.3

Government

694.1

693.7

691.7

0.4 0.1

2.4 0.3

Federal Government

102.6

102.8

100.7

-0.2 -0.2

1.9 1.9

State Government

172.7

172.5

174.1

0.2 0.1

-1.4 -0.8

Local Government

418.8

418.4

416.9

0.4 0.1

1.9 0.5

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

MAR 2019 FEB 2019 MAR 2018

Change in Jobs from FEB 2019
Net %

Change in Jobs from MAR 2018
Net %

Total Nonfarm

4,589.4

Total Private

3,889.9

Goods Producing

623.2

Service-Providing

3,966.2

Private Service-Providing

3,266.7

Mining and Logging

9.3

Mining, Logging and Construction

213.1

Construction

203.8

Construction of Buildings

43.3

Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction

32.9

Specialty Trade Contractors

127.6

Manufacturing

410.1

Durable Goods

203.0

Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

55.1

Non-Durable Goods

207.1

Food Manufacturing

68.4

Textile Mills

19.8

Textile Product Mills

28.1

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities

951.4

Wholesale Trade

218.7

Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods

116.4

Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods

64.3

Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers 38.0

Retail Trade

497.5

Food and Beverage Stores

91.8

General Merchandise Stores

107.2

Miscellaneous Store Retailers

21.6

Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities

235.2

Utilities

19.4

Transportation and Warehousing

215.8

Air Transportation

41.3

Truck Transportation

53.7

Couriers and Messengers

25.1

Warehousing and Storage

54.1

Information

110.4

Telecommunications

39.8

Wired and Wireless Telecommunications Carriers

34.1

Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services

13.3

Financial Activities

250.0

Finance and Insurance

179.2

Insurance Carriers and Related Activities

87.8

Real Estate and Rental and Leasing

70.8

Professional and Business Services

698.9

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

285.3

Accounting, Tax Prep, and Bookkeeping Services

41.1

Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services

43.7

Computer Systems Design and Related Services

71.9

Management and Technical Consulting Services

44.7

Management of Companies and Enterprises

75.5

Admin and Support, Waste Mngmnt and Remediation

338.1

Employment Services

166.5

Education and Health Services

598.2

Educational Services

83.7

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools

36.0

Health Care and Social Assistance

514.5

Ambulatory Health Care Services

206.0

Hospitals

176.5

Nursing and Residential Care Facilities

60.1

Social Assistance

71.9

Leisure and Hospitality

499.7

Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation

53.1

Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries

37.5

Accommodation and Food Services

446.6

Accommodation

45.0

Food Services and Drinking Places

401.6

Other Services

158.1

Repair and Maintenance

40.7

Personal and Laundry Services

37.2

Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar

80.2

Government

699.5

Federal Government

102.3

Department of Defense

43.1

State Government

176.5

State Government Educational Services

105.2

State Government excluding Educational Services

71.3

Local Government

420.7

Local Government Educational Services

249.5

Local Government excluding Educational Services

171.2

4,575.2 3,876.3
622.4 3,952.8 3,253.9
9.3 212.2 202.9 43.7
32.0 127.2 410.2 202.9 55.1 207.3 68.4 19.8 28.0 949.6 219.2 116.9 64.4
37.9 492.7
92.2 107.0 21.6 237.7 19.5 218.2
41.1 54.6 25.5 55.1 109.6 39.8 34.0 13.4 250.0 179.0 87.4 71.0 701.9 286.4 41.3 43.9 71.2 45.5 75.5 340.0 169.3 596.6 82.5 35.4 514.1 206.3 175.8 60.7 71.3 489.6 49.8 34.5 439.8 44.8 395.0 156.6 39.8 37.1 79.7 698.9 102.9 43.0 176.0 104.7 71.3 420.0 249.9 170.1

4,504.2 3,808.3
609.4 3,894.8 3,198.9
9.6 202.1 192.5
41.2 32.5 118.8 407.3 200.2 54.8 207.1 68.4 20.4 28.9 931.7 212.7 111.9 63.5 37.3 492.4 92.1 105.6 21.4 226.6 18.9 207.7 41.4 53.1 21.9 49.8 115.4 41.2 35.8 12.5 246.2 178.6 86.0 67.6 685.5 275.1 38.9 41.4 70.0 44.4 73.2 337.2 166.3 578.9 79.3 35.1 499.6 200.1 170.3 58.9 70.3 483.5 50.4 36.3 433.1 46.6 386.5 157.7 40.0 38.9 78.8 695.9 100.5 41.2 176.0 103.0 73.0 419.4 250.1 169.3

14.2 0.3 13.6 0.4
0.8 0.1 13.4 0.3 12.8 0.4
0.0 0.0 0.9 0.4 0.9 0.4 -0.4 -0.9 0.9 2.8 0.4 0.3 -0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 -0.2 -0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.4 1.8 0.2 -0.5 -0.2 -0.5 -0.4 -0.1 -0.2 0.1 0.3 4.8 1.0 -0.4 -0.4 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 -2.5 -1.1 -0.1 -0.5 -2.4 -1.1 0.2 0.5 -0.9 -1.7 -0.4 -1.6 -1.0 -1.8 0.8 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.3 -0.1 -0.8 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.5 -0.2 -0.3 -3.0 -0.4 -1.1 -0.4 -0.2 -0.5 -0.2 -0.5 0.7 1.0 -0.8 -1.8 0.0 0.0 -1.9 -0.6 -2.8 -1.7 1.6 0.3 1.2 1.5 0.6 1.7 0.4 0.1 -0.3 -0.2 0.7 0.4 -0.6 -1.0 0.6 0.8 10.1 2.1 3.3 6.6 3.0 8.7 6.8 1.6 0.2 0.5 6.6 1.7 1.5 1.0 0.9 2.3 0.1 0.3 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.1 -0.6 -0.6 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.2 -0.4 -0.2 1.1 0.7

85.2 1.9 81.6 2.1 13.8 2.3 71.4 1.8 67.8 2.1 -0.3 -3.1 11.0 5.4 11.3 5.9 2.1 5.1 0.4 1.2 8.8 7.4 2.8 0.7 2.8 1.4 0.3 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.6 -2.9 -0.8 -2.8 19.7 2.1 6.0 2.8 4.5 4.0 0.8 1.3 0.7 1.9 5.1 1.0 -0.3 -0.3
1.6 1.5 0.2 0.9 8.6 3.8 0.5 2.7 8.1 3.9 -0.1 -0.2 0.6 1.1 3.2 14.6 4.3 8.6 -5.0 -4.3 -1.4 -3.4 -1.7 -4.8 0.8 6.4 3.8 1.5 0.6 0.3 1.8 2.1 3.2 4.7 13.4 2.0 10.2 3.7 2.2 5.7 2.3 5.6 1.9 2.7 0.3 0.7 2.3 3.1 0.9 0.3 0.2 0.1 19.3 3.3 4.4 5.6 0.9 2.6 14.9 3.0 5.9 3.0 6.2 3.6 1.2 2.0 1.6 2.3 16.2 3.4 2.7 5.4 1.2 3.3 13.5 3.1 -1.6 -3.4 15.1 3.9 0.4 0.3 0.7 1.8 -1.7 -4.4 1.4 1.8 3.6 0.5 1.8 1.8 1.9 4.6 0.5 0.3 2.2 2.1 -1.7 -2.3 1.3 0.3 -0.6 -0.2 1.9 1.1

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

MAR 2019 FEB 2019 MAR 2018

Change in Jobs from JAN 2019
Net %

Change in Jobs from MAR 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

63.1

63.0

62.7

0.1 0.2

50.6

50.6

50.3

0.0 0.0

7.1

7.0

7.2

0.1 1.4

56.0

56.0

55.5

0.0 0.0

43.5

43.6

43.1

-0.1 -0.2

12.0

11.9

12.5

0.1 0.8

7.3

7.3

7.7

0.0 0.0

12.5

12.4

12.4

0.1 0.8

2.6

2.6

2.5

0.0 0.0

2.6

2.6

2.6

0.0 0.0

7.3

7.2

7.3

0.1 1.4

0.4 0.6 0.3 0.6 -0.1 -1.4 0.5 0.9 0.4 0.9 -0.5 -4.0 -0.4 -5.2 0.1 0.8 0.1 4.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

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

MAR 2019 FEB 2019 MAR 2018

Change in Jobs from FEB 2019
Net %

Change in Jobs from MAR 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

98.4

98.2

97.9

0.2 0.2

69.9

69.7

69.0

0.2 0.3

10.1

10.1

10.3

0.0 0.0

88.3

88.1

87.6

0.2 0.2

59.8

59.6

58.7

0.2 0.3

16.4

16.5

16.5

-0.1 -0.6

10.9

10.9

10.9

0.0 0.0

9.2

9.2

8.8

0.0 0.0

11.4

11.3

11.1

0.1 0.9

28.5

28.5

28.9

0.0 0.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

0.0 0.0

19.6

19.6

20.0

0.0 0.0

7.9

7.9

7.9

0.0 0.0

0.5 0.5 0.9 1.3 -0.2 -1.9 0.7 0.8 1.1 1.9 -0.1 -0.6 0.0 0.0 0.4 4.6 0.3 2.7 -0.4 -1.4 0.0 0.0 -0.4 -2.0 0.0 0.0

Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected
employers in the 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 MAR 2019

Revised FEB 2019

Revised MAR 2018

Change in Jobs from FEB 2019
Net %

Change in Jobs from MAR 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

2,819.6 2,480.7
304.8 2,514.8 2,175.9
1.5 132.1 130.6
31.6 82.9 172.7 89.0 15.3 83.7 26.3 609.1 156.8 84.7 41.9 30.2 292.9 56.8 58.0 14.3 159.4 10.1 149.3 40.7 34.0 18.6 95.1 32.6 28.8 12.7 174.2 122.6 60.9 51.6 527.7 228.5 28.3 33.9 59.6 40.0 63.4 235.8 116.4 364.9 59.5 305.4 125.5 104.0 46.0 307.2 39.2 268.0 25.3 242.7 97.7 24.7 26.1 338.9 47.3 77.6 214.0

2,807.3 2,468.5
305.7 2,501.6 2,162.8
1.6 132.2 130.6
31.0 83.2 173.5 89.5 15.3 84.0 26.3 606.6 156.7 84.6 41.5 30.6 289.0 57.0 58.0 14.3 160.9 10.1 150.8 40.5 34.0 19.0 94.0 32.9 28.8 12.8 174.1 122.3 60.5 51.8 530.0 229.4 28.7 33.9 59.4 40.4 63.0 237.6 120.5 362.4 58.6 303.8 125.4 103.3 45.6 299.3 37.0 262.3 25.1 237.2 96.4 23.7 26.3 338.8 47.5 77.3 214.0

2,759.3 2,422.4
296.9 2,462.4 2,125.5
1.7 124.7 123.0
27.3 79.2 172.2 88.1 15.6 84.1 27.0 595.6 151.5 81.6 40.4 29.5 288.9 57.1 57.2 14.2 155.2
9.9 145.3
40.9 33.2 17.0 97.6 34.9 30.6 12.0 172.9 123.1 59.9 49.8 517.1 223.1 28.5 31.7 59.9 39.5 61.0 233.0 115.6 350.1 57.2 292.9 120.1 98.9 45.0 293.5 35.6 257.9 25.9 232.0 98.7 24.0 27.4 336.9 46.5 76.3 214.1

12.3 0.4 12.2 0.5 -0.9 -0.3 13.2 0.5 13.1 0.6 -0.1 -6.3 -0.1 -0.1
0.0 0.0 0.6 1.9 -0.3 -0.4 -0.8 -0.5 -0.5 -0.6 0.0 0.0 -0.3 -0.4 0.0 0.0 2.5 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.4 1.0 -0.4 -1.3 3.9 1.4 -0.2 -0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -1.5 -0.9 0.0 0.0 -1.5 -1.0 0.2 0.5 0.0 0.0 -0.4 -2.1 1.1 1.2 -0.3 -0.9 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.8 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.7 -0.2 -0.4 -2.3 -0.4 -0.9 -0.4 -0.4 -1.4 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.3 -0.4 -1.0 0.4 0.6 -1.8 -0.8 -4.1 -3.4 2.5 0.7 0.9 1.5 1.6 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.7 0.7 0.4 0.9 7.9 2.6 2.2 6.0 5.7 2.2 0.2 0.8 5.5 2.3 1.3 1.4 1.0 4.2 -0.2 -0.8 0.1 0.0 -0.2 -0.4 0.3 0.4 0.0 0.0

60.3 2.2 58.3 2.4
7.9 2.7 52.4 2.1 50.4 2.4 -0.2 -11.8
7.4 5.9 7.6 6.2 4.3 15.8 3.7 4.7 0.5 0.3 0.9 1.0 -0.3 -1.9 -0.4 -0.5 -0.7 -2.6 13.5 2.3 5.3 3.5 3.1 3.8 1.5 3.7 0.7 2.4 4.0 1.4 -0.3 -0.5 0.8 1.4 0.1 0.7 4.2 2.7 0.2 2.0 4.0 2.8 -0.2 -0.5 0.8 2.4 1.6 9.4 -2.5 -2.6 -2.3 -6.6 -1.8 -5.9 0.7 5.8 1.3 0.8 -0.5 -0.4 1.0 1.7 1.8 3.6 10.6 2.1 5.4 2.4 -0.2 -0.7 2.2 6.9 -0.3 -0.5 0.5 1.3 2.4 3.9 2.8 1.2 0.8 0.7 14.8 4.2 2.3 4.0 12.5 4.3 5.4 4.5 5.1 5.2 1.0 2.2 13.7 4.7 3.6 10.1 10.1 3.9 -0.6 -2.3 10.7 4.6 -1.0 -1.0 0.7 2.9 -1.3 -4.7 2.0 0.6 0.8 1.7 1.3 1.7 -0.1 -0.1

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

MAR 2019 FEB 2019 MAR 2018

Change in Jobs from FEB 2019

Change in Jobs from MAR 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

244.2 196.4
39.2 205.0 157.2
17.2 22.0 40.4
5.8 26.8
7.8 2.6 6.7 36.0 34.9 28.3 8.3 47.8 9.7 16.2 21.9

244.2 196.5
39.1 205.1 157.4
17.1 22.0 40.4
5.9 26.7
7.8 2.6 6.7 36.6 35.5 27.3 8.3 47.7 9.7 16.2 21.8

240.6 193.0
39.2 201.4 153.8
17.5 21.7 40.0
5.7 26.8
7.5 2.5 6.5 36.0 34.0 26.5 8.3 47.6 9.4 16.0 22.2

0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.1 0.3 -0.1 -0.1 -0.2 -0.1 0.1 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -1.7 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.6 -1.6 -0.6 -1.7 1.0 3.7 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.5

3.6 1.5 3.4 1.8 0.0 0.0 3.6 1.8 3.4 2.2 -0.3 -1.7 0.3 1.4 0.4 1.0 0.1 1.8 0.0 0.0 0.3 4.0 0.1 4.0 0.2 3.1 0.0 0.0 0.9 2.7 1.8 6.8 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.3 3.2 0.2 1.3 -0.3 -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 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

MAR 2019 FEB 2019 MAR 2018

Change in Jobs from FEB 2019
Net %

Change in Jobs from MAR 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

45.2

44.8

44.5

0.4 0.9

36.5

36.1

36.0

0.4 1.1

3.8

3.8

4.1

0.0 0.0

41.4

41.0

40.4

0.4 1.0

32.7

32.3

31.9

0.4 1.2

10.0

10.2

9.3

-0.2 -2.0

6.4

6.3

5.7

0.1 1.6

8.7

8.7

8.5

0.0 0.0

2.0

2.0

1.9

0.0 0.0

1.8

1.8

1.8

0.0 0.0

4.9

4.9

4.8

0.0 0.0

0.7 1.6 0.5 1.4 -0.3 -7.3 1.0 2.5 0.8 2.5 0.7 7.5 0.7 12.3 0.2 2.4 0.1 5.3 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

MAR 2019 FEB 2019 MAR 2018

Change in Jobs from FEB 2019
Net %

Change in Jobs from MAR 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

123.5 98.9 16.3
107.2 82.6 5.2 11.1 18.8 2.6 13.6 2.6 1.2 13.5 11.5 4.3 14.0 16.1 14.8 4.2 24.6 6.7 4.1 13.8

122.8 98.3 16.3
106.5 82.0 5.0 11.3 18.6 2.6 13.4 2.6 1.2 13.5 11.5 4.3 13.9 16.1 14.5 4.2 24.5 6.6 4.3 13.6

122.5 97.8 15.7
106.8 82.1 4.7 11.0 18.0 2.7 13.0 2.3 1.3 13.2 11.2 4.3 14.6 15.8 14.8 4.4 24.7 6.6 4.7 13.4

0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.2 4.0 -0.2 -1.8 0.2 1.1 0.0 0.0 0.2 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.3 2.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.1 1.5 -0.2 -4.7 0.2 1.5

1.0 0.8 1.1 1.1 0.6 3.8 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.5 10.6 0.1 0.9 0.8 4.4 -0.1 -3.7 0.6 4.6 0.3 13.0 -0.1 -7.7 0.3 2.3 0.3 2.7 0.0 0.0 -0.6 -4.1 0.3 1.9 0.0 0.0 -0.2 -4.6 -0.1 -0.4 0.1 1.5 -0.6 -12.8 0.4 3.0

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 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

MAR 2019 FEB 2019 MAR 2018

Change in Jobs from FEB 2019
Net %

Change in Jobs from MAR 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

68.7

66.8

62.1

61.8

60.0

26.5

26.5

26.2

42.5

42.2

40.6

35.6

35.3

33.8

25.0

25.0

24.8

4.6

4.6

4.7

14.4

14.3

14.5

14.5

14.1

13.3

6.0

6.0

6.0

3.3

3.3

3.3

7.1

7.0

6.5

6.9

6.9

6.8

0.2

0.2

0.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

5.6

5.6

5.5

0.3 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.7 0.3 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.7 0.4 2.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

2.2 3.3 2.1 3.5 0.3 1.2 1.9 4.7 1.8 5.3 0.2 0.8 -0.1 -2.1 -0.1 -0.7 1.2 9.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 9.2 0.1 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.8

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

MAR 2019 FEB 2019 MAR 2018

Change in Jobs from FEB 2019
Net %

Change in Jobs from MAR 2018
Net %

Total Nonfarm

94.9

94.6

91.4

0.3 0.3

3.5 3.8

Total Private

83.9

83.6

80.5

0.3 0.4

3.4 4.2

Goods Producing

26.0

26.0

25.1

0.0 0.0

0.9 3.6

Service-Providing

68.9

68.6

66.3

0.3 0.4

2.6 3.9

Private Service-Providing

57.9

57.6

55.4

0.3 0.5

2.5 4.5

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities

17.3

17.3

16.8

0.0 0.0

0.5 3.0

Retail Trade

9.4

9.3

8.9

0.1 1.1

0.5 5.6

Government

11.0

11.0

10.9

0.0 0.0

0.1 0.9

Federal Government

0.4

0.4

0.5

0.0 0.0

-0.1 -20.0

State Government

2.9

2.9

2.9

0.0 0.0

0.0 0.0

Local Government

7.7

7.7

7.5

0.0 0.0

0.2 2.7

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 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 MAR 2019 FEB 2019 MAR 2018

Change in Jobs from FEB 2019
Net %

Change in Jobs from MAR 2018
Net %

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

21.0

20.8

20.6

13.0

12.9

12.8

2.9

2.9

2.8

18.1

17.9

17.8

10.1

10.0

10.0

8.0

7.9

7.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

0.4

0.4

0.4

3.8

3.7

3.6

0.2 1.0 0.1 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.2 1.1 0.1 1.0 0.1 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 2.7

0.4 1.9 0.2 1.6 0.1 3.6 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

MAR 2019 FEB 2019 MAR 2018

Change in Jobs from FEB 2019
Net %

Change in Jobs from MAR 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

103.8 89.1 10.4 93.4 78.7 20.6 12.3 5.4 10.0 12.1 21.3 10.5 14.7 1.1 4.1 9.5

103.5 88.8 10.4 93.1 78.4 20.5 12.2 5.5 10.0 12.1 21.4 10.3 14.7 1.1 4.1 9.5

102.9 88.3 10.2 92.7 78.1 20.4 12.3 5.4 10.3 11.9 20.9 10.2 14.6 1.1 4.0 9.5

0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.5 0.1 0.8 -0.1 -1.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.5 0.2 1.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

0.9 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.2 2.0 0.7 0.8 0.6 0.8 0.2 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.3 -2.9 0.2 1.7 0.4 1.9 0.3 2.9 0.1 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.1 2.5 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

MAR 2019 FEB 2019 MAR 2018

Change in Jobs from FEB 2019
Net %

Change in Jobs from MAR 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

42.3

41.9

41.6

36.4

36.1

35.7

7.6

7.6

7.6

34.7

34.3

34.0

28.8

28.5

28.1

6.5

6.5

6.6

7.7

7.7

7.7

5.4

5.3

5.3

10.5

10.5

10.3

5.9

5.8

5.9

0.2

0.2

0.2

1.7

1.6

1.7

4.0

4.0

4.0

0.4 1.0 0.3 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.4 1.2 0.3 1.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.9 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.7 0.0 0.0 0.1 6.3 0.0 0.0

0.7 1.7 0.7 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 2.1 0.7 2.5 -0.1 -1.5 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.9 0.2 1.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

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

MAR 2019 FEB 2019 MAR 2018

Change in Jobs from FEB 2019
Net %

Change in Jobs from MAR 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

184.5 159.8
27.8 156.7 132.0
8.7 19.1 43.2
6.6 22.6 14.0
1.8 6.5 20.1 26.6 26.5 7.3 24.7 2.9 5.7 16.1

184.7 160.0
27.7 157.0 132.3
8.8 18.9 43.1
6.6 22.4 14.1
1.8 6.5 20.3 26.6 26.7 7.3 24.7 2.9 5.7 16.1

184.6 160.0
26.3 158.3 133.7
8.5 17.8 42.2
6.4 22.2 13.6
3.9 6.3 21.6 26.0 26.3 7.4 24.6 2.9 5.9 15.8

-0.2 -0.1 -0.2 -0.1 0.1 0.4 -0.3 -0.2 -0.3 -0.2 -0.1 -1.1 0.2 1.1 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.9 -0.1 -0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.2 -1.0 0.0 0.0 -0.2 -0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

-0.1 -0.1 -0.2 -0.1 1.5 5.7 -1.6 -1.0 -1.7 -1.3 0.2 2.4 1.3 7.3 1.0 2.4 0.2 3.1 0.4 1.8 0.4 2.9 -2.1 -53.9 0.2 3.2 -1.5 -6.9 0.6 2.3 0.2 0.8 -0.1 -1.4 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 -0.2 -3.4 0.3 1.9

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

MAR 2019 FEB 2019 MAR 2018

Change in Jobs from FEB 2019
Net %

Change in Jobs from MAR 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

57.2

56.7

56.1

43.9

43.4

43.0

7.7

7.6

7.4

49.5

49.1

48.7

36.2

35.8

35.6

13.2

12.9

12.3

7.3

7.1

6.9

13.3

13.3

13.1

1.2

1.2

1.2

3.8

3.8

3.8

8.3

8.3

8.1

0.5 0.9 0.5 1.2 0.1 1.3 0.4 0.8 0.4 1.1 0.3 2.3 0.2 2.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

1.1 2.0 0.9 2.1 0.3 4.1 0.8 1.6 0.6 1.7 0.9 7.3 0.4 5.8 0.2 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 2.5

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

MAR 2019 FEB 2019 MAR 2018

Change in Jobs from FEB 2019
Net %

Change in Jobs from MAR 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

77.0

76.6

75.4

48.9

48.5

47.9

10.7

10.6

10.2

66.3

66.0

65.2

38.2

37.9

37.7

11.0

11.0

10.9

8.5

8.5

8.5

28.1

28.1

27.5

15.6

15.6

14.9

2.5

2.5

2.5

10.0

10.0

10.1

0.4 0.5 0.4 0.8 0.1 0.9 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

1.6 2.1 1.0 2.1 0.5 4.9 1.1 1.7 0.5 1.3 0.1 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.6 2.2 0.7 4.7 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

MAR 2019 FEB 2019 MAR 2018

Change in Jobs from FEB 2019
Net %

Change in Jobs from MAR 2018
Net %

Albany MSA

63.2

63.0

62.8

0.2 0.3

0.4 0.6

Athens-Clarke County MSA

98.6

98.2

98.4

0.4 0.4

0.2 0.2

Atlanta MSA

2,830.3

2,824.4

2,770.0

5.9 0.2

60.3 2.2

Augusta-Richmond County MSA

244.4

245.2

240.2

-0.8 -0.3

4.2 1.7

Brunswick MSA

45.5

45.4

44.8

0.1 0.2

0.7 1.6

Columbus MSA

123.8

123.5

122.4

0.3 0.2

1.4 1.1

Dalton MSA

69.0

69.1

66.8

-0.1 -0.1

2.2 3.3

Gainesville MSA

95.3

95.2

91.9

0.1 0.1

3.4 3.7

Hinesville MSA

20.9

20.8

20.5

0.1 0.5

0.4 2.0

Macon-Bibb County MSA

104.2

104.1

103.0

0.1 0.1

1.2 1.2

Rome MSA

42.3

42.0

41.6

0.3 0.7

0.7 1.7

Savannah MSA

184.7

185.4

185.4

-0.7 -0.4

-0.7 -0.4

Valdosta MSA

57.1

57.0

56.0

0.1 0.2

1.1 2.0

Warner Robins MSA

77.1

76.9

75.6

0.2 0.3

1.5 2.0

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

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Georgia Statewide Hours and Earnings

All Employee

Average Weekly Earnings (AWE)

Preliminary MAR 2019

Revised FEB 2019

Revised MAR 2018

Total Private.....................................................................................................$757.64.............................$757.99.......................$729.73 Goods Producing..........................................................................................$899.13............................ $896.73.......................$901.49 Private Service Providing..............................................................................$791.28.............................$801.05.......................$798.77 Construction.............................................................................................. $926.38............................ $924.86.......................$918.02 Manufacturing.........................................................................................$1,065.96..........................$1,065.02.................... $1,013.47 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities.......................................................... $1,115.10.......................... $1,115.30....................$1,036.48 Financial Activities.................................................................................. $1,047.45..........................$1,050.84....................$1,006.22 Professional and Business Services......................................................$1,022.83..........................$1,018.23.......................$992.78 Educational and Health Services.............................................................. $358.28............................ $360.36.......................$357.99 Leisure and Hospitality............................................................................ $1,145.41.......................... $1,154.31.................... $1,145.96 Other Services........................................................................................$1,305.89.......................... $1,321.76....................$1,252.20

Average Weekly Hours (AWH)

Preliminary MAR 2019

Revised FEB 2019

Revised MAR 2018

Total Private...........................................................................................................33.7...................................33.7.............................34.4 Goods Producing................................................................................................36.6.................................. 36.9.............................36.7 Private Service Providing....................................................................................42.0................................... 41.6............................. 41.0 Construction..................................................................................................... 42.1...................................42.0............................. 41.7 Manufacturing..................................................................................................26.5...................................26.4............................. 27.1 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities.................................................................. 31.0...................................30.8............................. 31.7 Financial Activities...........................................................................................35.2.................................. 35.3.............................34.8 Professional and Business Services...............................................................34.3...................................34.1.............................34.4 Educational and Health Services.....................................................................33.4.................................. 33.2.............................33.6 Leisure and Hospitality.....................................................................................34.8...................................34.6.............................34.8 Other Services.................................................................................................42.0................................... 41.7............................. 41.4

Average Hourly Earnings (AHE)

Preliminary MAR 2019

Revised FEB 2019

Revised MAR 2018

Total Private.......................................................................................................$24.44...............................$24.61.........................$23.02 Goods Producing........................................................................................... $32.54...............................$32.70.........................$32.93 Private Service Providing................................................................................$24.88...............................$25.02......................... $24.13 Construction.................................................................................................$26.92............................... $27.01.........................$26.83 Manufacturing..............................................................................................$26.55...............................$26.81.........................$25.28 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities..............................................................$25.38.............................. $25.54.........................$24.48 Financial Activities.......................................................................................$29.82.............................. $29.86.........................$28.86 Professional and Business Services.......................................................... $35.68.............................. $35.82......................... $34.12 Educational and Health Services.................................................................$13.52...............................$13.65......................... $13.21 Leisure and Hospitality.................................................................................$23.48...............................$23.77.........................$23.22 Other Services.............................................................................................$26.62...............................$26.73.........................$26.38

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 MAR 2019

Revised FEB 2019

Revised MAR 2018

Albany MSA .................................................................................................... $721.71............................ $705.20.......................$740.35 Athens-Clarke County MSA ...........................................................................$784.03.............................$771.59.......................$697.54 Atlanta MSA ...............................................................................................$1,009.08..........................$1,003.79.................... $1,001.63 Augusta-Richmond County MSA ...................................................................$857.44............................ $848.39.......................$798.88 Brunswick MSA ............................................................................................ $634.02............................ $623.39....................... $668.14 Columbus MSA ............................................................................................. $820.29............................ $796.95....................... $727.23 Dalton MSA ...................................................................................................$724.88.............................$731.40........................$737.19 Gainesville MSA .............................................................................................$988.13............................ $999.20.......................$970.85 Hinesville MSA ............................................................................................... $747.99............................. $747.72.......................$803.70 Macon-Bibb County MSA ..............................................................................$876.73............................ $883.89.......................$835.24 Rome MSA ..................................................................................................... $748.14.............................$722.75....................... $737.28 Savannah MSA ..............................................................................................$728.08.............................$767.23....................... $768.16 Valdosta MSA .................................................................................................$791.62............................ $792.30.......................$773.90 Warner Robins MSA ...................................................................................... $796.29............................ $779.22.......................$788.97

Average Weekly Hours (AWH)

Preliminary MAR 2019

Revised FEB 2019

Revised MAR 2018

Albany MSA ..........................................................................................................34.4.................................. 34.2.............................33.5 Athens-Clarke County MSA ................................................................................. 31.1...................................31.0.............................30.5 Atlanta MSA ........................................................................................................34.7.................................. 34.4.............................34.9 Augusta-Richmond County MSA .........................................................................34.7...................................34.6............................. 35.1 Brunswick MSA ...................................................................................................32.2...................................30.8.............................32.8 Columbus MSA ....................................................................................................35.1...................................35.0.............................35.2 Dalton MSA .........................................................................................................34.7.................................. 34.5.............................34.4 Gainesville MSA ...................................................................................................39.7...................................40.0............................. 39.1 Hinesville MSA .....................................................................................................35.5...................................36.0.............................38.0 Macon-Bibb County MSA ....................................................................................36.5...................................36.6.............................34.6 Rome MSA ...........................................................................................................36.8.................................. 36.8.............................38.3 Savannah MSA ....................................................................................................33.2.................................. 33.3.............................33.5 Valdosta MSA .......................................................................................................36.7.................................. 36.8.............................35.5 Warner Robins MSA .............................................................................................38.1................................... 37.0.............................39.0

Average Hourly Earnings (AHE)

Preliminary MAR 2019

Revised FEB 2019

Revised MAR 2018

Albany MSA ......................................................................................................$20.98...............................$20.62......................... $22.10 Athens-Clarke County MSA .............................................................................$25.21...............................$24.89.........................$22.87 Atlanta MSA ....................................................................................................$29.08............................... $29.18.........................$28.70 Augusta-Richmond County MSA ..................................................................... $24.71...............................$24.52.........................$22.76 Brunswick MSA ...............................................................................................$19.69.............................. $20.24.........................$20.37 Columbus MSA ................................................................................................$23.37...............................$22.77.........................$20.66 Dalton MSA .....................................................................................................$20.89...............................$21.20......................... $21.43 Gainesville MSA ...............................................................................................$24.89...............................$24.98.........................$24.83 Hinesville MSA .................................................................................................$21.07...............................$20.77......................... $21.15 Macon-Bibb County MSA ................................................................................$24.02............................... $24.15......................... $24.14 Rome MSA .......................................................................................................$20.33...............................$19.64......................... $19.25 Savannah MSA ................................................................................................$21.93.............................. $23.04.........................$22.93 Valdosta MSA ...................................................................................................$21.57...............................$21.53.........................$21.80 Warner Robins MSA .........................................................................................$20.90...............................$21.06.........................$20.23

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% Mar Apr May June July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar

Georgia

U.S.

WA 4.6 OR 4.4 NV 4.2 CA 4.3
AK 6.5

ID 2.9
UT 3.0 AZ 5.0

StaStteatuenUenmepmlopylomymenetnrt aRtaetses
March 2019
National Unemployment Rate: 3.8% Rates are seasonally adjusted

MT 3.7
WY 3.7
CO 3.5 NM 5.1

ND 2.3 SD 2.8
NE 2.8
KS 3.5

MN 3.2
WI 2.9
IA 2.4
IL 4.4 MO 3.3

OK 3.3 TX 3.8

AR 3.7
MS 4.9 LA 4.7

MI 4.0

OH

IN

4.4

3.6

KY 4.0 TN 3.2

PA 3.9

WV

5.1

VA

2.9

NC 4.0

SC 3.2

AL

GA

3.7

3.9

FL 3.5

NH

2.4 ME

VT

3.4

2.3

MA 3.0
NY 4.0
RI 3.8

CT

NJ 4.1

3.9

DE

3.3

DC 5.6

MD 3.8

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

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

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

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

Preliminary MAR 2019
5,119,245 4,920,273
198,972 3.9
5,110,345 4,922,072
188,273 3.7
67,224 64,300
2,924 4.3
101,101 97,524 3,577
3.5
3,074,287 2,964,936
109,351 3.6
270,106 259,571
10,535 3.9
53,538 51,595 1,943
3.6
124,949 119,541
5,408 4.3
61,567 58,757
2,810 4.6
103,407 100,301
3,106 3.0

Revised FEB 2019
5,123,105 4,924,679
198,426 3.9
5,118,857 4,916,668
202,189 3.9
67,457 64,306
3,151 4.7
101,294 97,483 3,811 3.8
3,078,164 2,962,224
115,940 3.8
271,132 260,304
10,828 4.0
53,399 51,306 2,093
3.9
125,110 119,389
5,721 4.6
61,967 58,648
3,319 5.4
103,562 100,245
3,317 3.2

Revised MAR 2018
5,103,514 4,890,884
212,630 4.2
5,121,497 4,914,046
207,451 4.1
67,773 64,620
3,153 4.7
102,047 98,221
3,826 3.7
3,079,660 2,959,067
120,593 3.9
269,574 258,214
11,360 4.2
53,684 51,539
2,145 4.0
126,245 120,269
5,976 4.7
61,088 57,881 3,207
5.2
101,902 98,602
3,300 3.2

Change From

FEB 2019

MAR 2018

-3,860 -4,406
546

15,731 29,389 -13,658

-8,512 5,404 -13,916

-11,152 8,026
-19,178

-233 -6
-227

-549 -320 -229

-193 41
-234

-946 -697 -249

-3,877 2,712 -6,589

-5,373 5,869 -11,242

-1,026 -733 -293

532 1,357 -825

139

-146

289

56

-150

-202

-161

-1,296

152

-728

-313

-568

-400 109 -509

479 876 -397

-155

1,505

56

1,699

-211

-194

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 MAR 2019
33,992 32,679
1,313 3.9
104,325 100,131
4,194 4.0

Revised FEB 2019
33,964 32,583
1,381 4.1
104,578 100,122
4,456 4.3

Revised MAR 2018
34,208 32,678
1,530 4.5
105,535 100,879
4,656 4.4

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

44,517 42,776
1,741 3.9
187,795 181,219
6,576 3.5

44,611 42,667
1,944 4.4
188,728 181,748
6,980 3.7

44,643 42,775
1,868 4.2
191,648 184,625
7,023 3.7

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

65,071 62,648
2,423 3.7
86,342 83,142 3,200
3.7

64,862 62,244
2,618 4.0
86,497 83,029
3,468 4.0

64,755 62,131 2,624
4.1
86,394 82,870
3,524 4.1

Change From

FEB 2019

MAR 2018

28

-216

96

1

-68

-217

-253 9
-262

-1,210 -748 -462

-94

-126

109

1

-203

-127

-933 -529 -404

-3,853 -3,406
-447

209

316

404

517

-195

-201

-155 113 -268

-52 272 -324

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

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

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

MAR 2019
162,960,000 156,748,000
6,211,000 3.8
162,823,000 156,441,000
6,382,000 3.9

FEB 2019
163,184,000 156,949,000
6,235,000 3.8
162,793,000 156,167,000
6,625,000 4.1

MAR 2018
161,646,000 155,160,000
6,486,000 4.0
161,548,000 154,877,000
6,671,000 4.1

Change From

FEB 2019

MAR 2018

-224,000 -201,000
-24,000

1,314,000 1,588,000
-275,000

30,000 274,000 -243,000

1,275,000 1,564,000
-289,000

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 March 2019

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

5,110,345 4,922,072 188,273 3.7

Appling Atkinson Bacon Baker Baldwin

9,109 4,418 5,082 1,238 17,081

8,760 4,263 4,905 1,185 16,277

349 3.8 155 3.5 177 3.5
53 4.3 804 4.7

Banks Barrow Bartow Ben Hill Berrien

9,804

9,514

290 3.0

39,778 38,515 1,263 3.2

50,191 48,426 1,765 3.5

5,447

5,143

304 5.6

7,579

7,289

290 3.8

Bibb Bleckley Brantley Brooks Bryan

68,844 4,734 7,317 7,138 17,783

65,974 4,486 7,007 6,885 17,193

2,870 4.2 248 5.2 310 4.2 253 3.5 590 3.3

Bulloch Burke Butts Calhoun Camden

38,160 36,706 1,454 3.8

9,351

8,895

456 4.9

10,750 10,357

393 3.7

2,285

2,192

93 4.1

21,078 20,245

833 4.0

Candler Carroll Catoosa Charlton Chatham

5,479

5,304

175 3.2

55,417 53,340 2,077 3.7

33,054 31,979 1,075 3.3

4,808

4,617

191 4.0

140,206 135,177 5,029 3.6

Chattahoochee 1,992

1,882

110 5.5

Chattooga

10,480 10,075

405 3.9

Cherokee

133,006 128,985 4,021 3.0

Clarke

60,968 58,626 2,342 3.8

Clay

845

789

56 6.6

Clayton Clinch Cobb Coffee Colquitt

136,513 130,340 6,173 4.5

2,767

2,661

106 3.8

426,766 412,939 13,827 3.2

18,668 17,907

761 4.1

21,786 21,057

729 3.3

Columbia Cook Coweta Crawford Crisp

75,150 72,676 2,474 3.3

8,053

7,769

284 3.5

73,597 71,253 2,344 3.2

5,689

5,474

215 3.8

9,357

8,949

408 4.4

Revised February 2019

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

5,118,857 4,916,668 202,189 3.9

9,087 4,444 5,061 1,233 17,183

8,701 4,272 4,869 1,171 16,316

386 4.2 172 3.9 192 3.8
62 5.0 867 5.0

9,746 39,804 50,245
5,429 7,559

9,458 38,475 48,366
5,117 7,230

288 3.0 1,329 3.3 1,879 3.7
312 5.7 329 4.4

69,046 4,757 7,304 7,075 17,859

65,992 4,491 6,955 6,811 17,237

3,054 4.4 266 5.6 349 4.8 264 3.7 622 3.5

38,143 9,386 10,787 2,261 21,123

36,566 8,902
10,344 2,167
20,233

1,577 4.1 484 5.2 443 4.1 94 4.2 890 4.2

5,485

5,302

183 3.3

55,477 53,269 2,208 4.0

33,062 31,887 1,175 3.6

4,818

4,608

210 4.4

140,941 135,579 5,362 3.8

1,989

1,878

111 5.6

10,962 10,032

930 8.5

133,107 128,869 4,238 3.2

61,120 58,620 2,500 4.1

843

776

67 7.9

136,840 130,225 6,615 4.8

2,769

2,647

122 4.4

427,266 412,587 14,679 3.4

18,703

17,861

842 4.5

21,659 20,887

772 3.6

75,502 7,976
73,699 5,690 9,361

72,879 7,680 71,183 5,467 8,930

2,623 3.5 296 3.7
2,516 3.4 223 3.9 431 4.6

Revised March 2018

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

5,121,497 4,914,046 207,451 4.1

8,810 4,300 4,998 1,181 17,580

8,425 4,135 4,800 1,120 16,682

385 4.4 165 3.8 198 4.0
61 5.2 898 5.1

9,409 39,733 50,154
5,487 7,416

9,094 38,400 48,230
5,149 7,099

315 3.3 1,333 3.4 1,924 3.8
338 6.2 317 4.3

69,809 4,660 7,285 6,958 18,110

66,587 4,401 6,941 6,663 17,496

3,222 4.6 259 5.6 344 4.7 295 4.2 614 3.4

37,343 9,401
10,753 2,179
21,077

35,693 8,826 10,312 2,089 20,157

1,650 4.4 575 6.1 441 4.1 90 4.1 920 4.4

5,043 55,439 33,322
4,781 143,136

4,856 53,144 32,171 4,563 137,758

187 3.7 2,295 4.1 1,151 3.5
218 4.6 5,378 3.8

1,995 10,542 133,086 61,566
827

1,883 10,129 128,798 59,112
762

112 5.6 413 3.9 4,288 3.2 2,454 4.0 65 7.9

137,004 130,013 6,991 5.1

2,730

2,611

119 4.4

427,421 412,350 15,071 3.5

18,552 17,681

871 4.7

21,184 20,339

845 4.0

75,603 7,800
73,676 5,702 9,284

72,915 7,497
71,060 5,476 8,864

2,688 3.6 303 3.9
2,616 3.6 226 4.0 420 4.5

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
Dooly Dougherty Douglas Early Echols
Effingham 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

Preliminary March 2019

Labor Force
8,228 12,055 11,421 399,907
7,085

Employment
7,928 11,664 10,962 384,945
6,785

Unemployment Number Rate
300 3.6 391 3.2 459 4.0 14,962 3.7 300 4.2

5,202

5,004

198 3.8

38,296 36,459 1,837 4.8

72,904 70,103 2,801 3.8

4,512

4,328

184 4.1

1,948

1,890

58 3.0

29,806 7,707 8,267 4,905
11,012

28,849 7,390 7,860 4,730
10,615

957 3.2 317 4.1 407 4.9 175 3.6 397 3.6

57,858 55,956 1,902 3.3

44,517 42,776 1,741 3.9

118,304 114,712 3,592 3.0

10,035

9,654

381 3.8

555,565 534,545 21,020 3.8

11,795 11,335

460 3.9

1,304

1,253

51 3.9

40,029 38,627 1,402 3.5

28,123

27,152

971 3.5

10,720 10,339

381 3.6

6,941

6,645

296 4.3

488,136 472,055 16,081 3.3

19,432 18,689

743 3.8

103,407 100,301 3,106 3.0

2,482

2,341

141 5.7

12,499 12,051

448 3.6

16,693 16,143

550 3.3

11,757 11,356

401 3.4

5,218

5,029

189 3.6

114,103 109,630 4,473 3.9

70,288 67,762 2,526 3.6

3,367

3,197

170 5.0

36,854 35,805 1,049 2.8

6,954

6,716

238 3.4

6,004

5,734

270 4.5

Revised February 2019

Labor Force
8,224 12,044 11,457 400,352
7,108

Employment
7,900 11,644 10,961 384,654
6,788

Unemployment Number Rate
324 3.9 400 3.3 496 4.3 15,698 3.9 320 4.5

5,206 38,439 72,980
4,506 1,926

4,987 36,486 70,049
4,305 1,864

219 4.2 1,953 5.1 2,931 4.0
201 4.5 62 3.2

29,928 7,715 8,315 4,917
10,988

28,932 7,389 7,863 4,735
10,563

996 3.3 326 4.2 452 5.4 182 3.7 425 3.9

57,955 55,910 2,045 3.5

44,611 42,667 1,944 4.4

118,410 114,593 3,817 3.2

10,002

9,599

403 4.0

556,272 534,069 22,203 4.0

11,802 1,297 39,934 28,367 10,669

11,296 1,249
38,435 27,190 10,266

506 4.3 48 3.7
1,499 3.8 1,177 4.1
403 3.8

6,922

6,608

314 4.5

488,708 471,635 17,073 3.5

19,395 18,669

726 3.7

103,562 100,245 3,317 3.2

2,491

2,334

157 6.3

12,510 12,038

472 3.8

16,721 16,127

594 3.6

11,712 11,265

447 3.8

5,220

5,019

201 3.9

114,277 109,547 4,730 4.1

70,439 3,345 37,073 6,947 6,028

67,697 3,163
35,954 6,703 5,733

2,742 3.9 182 5.4
1,119 3.0 244 3.5 295 4.9

Revised March 2018

Labor Force

Employment

8,273 12,028 11,545 401,309
7,148

7,972 11,614 10,978 384,450 6,783

Unemployment Number Rate
301 3.6 414 3.4 567 4.9 16,859 4.2 365 5.1

4,992 38,747 73,117 4,649 1,856

4,774 36,761 70,008 4,436
1,795

218 4.4 1,986 5.1 3,109 4.3
213 4.6 61 3.3

30,402 7,849 8,360 4,932
11,204

29,371 7,480 7,855 4,731 10,719

1,031 3.4 369 4.7 505 6.0 201 4.1 485 4.3

57,922 55,849 2,073 3.6

44,643 42,775 1,868 4.2

118,261 114,425 3,836 3.2

9,982

9,583

399 4.0

556,836 533,503 23,333 4.2

11,987 1,288 40,249 28,007 10,717

11,464 1,231
38,714 26,944 10,297

523 4.4 57 4.4
1,535 3.8 1,063 3.8
420 3.9

7,023

6,723

300 4.3

489,179 471,416 17,763 3.6

19,295 18,565

730 3.8

101,902 98,602 3,300 3.2

2,481

2,321

160 6.4

12,522 16,839 11,644
5,205 114,204

12,031 16,258 11,220
4,997 109,366

491 3.9 581 3.5 424 3.6 208 4.0 4,838 4.2

70,450 3,238
35,886 6,908 6,123

67,669 3,051
34,768 6,665 5,828

2,781 3.9 187 5.8
1,118 3.1 243 3.5 295 4.8

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
Lanier Laurens Lee Liberty Lincoln
Long Lowndes Lumpkin McDuffie McIntosh
Macon Madison Marion Meriwether Miller
Mitchell Monroe Montgomery Morgan Murray
Muscogee Newton Oconee Oglethorpe Paulding
Peach Pickens Pierce Pike Polk
Pulaski Putnam Quitman Rabun Randolph

Preliminary March 2019

Labor Force
6,735 3,171 4,194 13,840 8,095

Employment
6,428 3,011 4,034 13,373 7,761

Unemployment Number Rate
307 4.6 160 5.0 160 3.8 467 3.4 334 4.1

3,878

3,713

165 4.3

19,623 18,766

857 4.4

14,862 14,382

480 3.2

25,868 24,866 1,002 3.9

3,629

3,471

158 4.4

8,124 52,107 16,696 8,967
6,192

7,813 50,160 16,123 8,528 5,961

311 3.8 1,947 3.7
573 3.4 439 4.9 231 3.7

4,679 13,545
3,409 8,961 2,821

4,450 13,100 3,256 8,535 2,727

229 4.9 445 3.3 153 4.5 426 4.8
94 3.3

8,389 13,017 3,808 9,095 16,050

7,986 12,551
3,614 8,785 15,251

403 4.8 466 3.6 194 5.1 310 3.4 799 5.0

78,842 75,122 3,720 4.7

51,841 49,673 2,168 4.2

19,502 18,954

548 2.8

7,086

6,844

242 3.4

84,004 81,309 2,695 3.2

11,894 15,171 8,711 8,757 18,400

11,390 14,674 8,393 8,463 17,674

504 4.2 497 3.3 318 3.7 294 3.4 726 3.9

4,160 8,144
821 6,998 2,491

3,990 7,743
777 6,724 2,357

170 4.1 401 4.9
44 5.4 274 3.9 134 5.4

Revised February 2019

Labor Force
6,765 3,183 4,175 13,877 8,121

Employment
6,432 3,010 4,019 13,364 7,754

Unemployment Number Rate
333 4.9 173 5.4 156 3.7 513 3.7 367 4.5

3,868 19,632 14,908 25,873
3,630

3,688 18,724 14,389 24,807 3,469

180 4.7 908 4.6 519 3.5 1,066 4.1 161 4.4

8,091 51,993 16,710
9,027 6,161

7,776 49,881 16,072
8,549 5,916

315 3.9 2,112 4.1
638 3.8 478 5.3 245 4.0

4,678 13,567
3,409 9,006 2,817

4,429 13,093
3,251 8,516 2,713

249 5.3 474 3.5 158 4.6 490 5.4 104 3.7

8,395 13,023
3,801 9,095 16,114

7,980 12,540
3,585 8,756 15,216

415 4.9 483 3.7 216 5.7 339 3.7 898 5.6

79,076 51,950 19,525
7,082 84,121

75,118 49,615 18,943 6,827 81,231

3,958 5.0 2,335 4.5
582 3.0 255 3.6 2,890 3.4

11,891 15,188 8,698 8,764 18,434

11,356 14,661 8,340 8,450 17,611

535 4.5 527 3.5 358 4.1 314 3.6 823 4.5

4,167 8,135
812 6,908 2,484

3,976 7,686
767 6,606 2,336

191 4.6 449 5.5
45 5.5 302 4.4 148 6.0

Revised March 2018

Labor Force
6,731 3,231 4,139 13,963 8,116

Employment
6,378 3,039 3,961 13,436 7,750

Unemployment Number Rate
353 5.2 192 5.9 178 4.3 527 3.8 366 4.5

3,854 19,511 15,019 26,137 3,614

3,684 18,562 14,487 24,934
3,422

170 4.4 949 4.9 532 3.5 1,203 4.6 192 5.3

8,071 52,087 16,828
9,014 6,150

7,744 49,989 16,233
8,543 5,884

327 4.1 2,098 4.0
595 3.5 471 5.2 266 4.3

4,642 13,710 3,450 8,908 2,772

4,390 13,195 3,273 8,473 2,663

252 5.4 515 3.8 177 5.1 435 4.9 109 3.9

8,298 13,100 3,775
9,015 15,852

7,870 12,608
3,564 8,679 14,988

428 5.2 492 3.8 211 5.6 336 3.7 864 5.5

80,149 51,899 19,681
7,090 84,072

76,012 49,503 19,091
6,823 81,079

4,137 5.2 2,396 4.6
590 3.0 267 3.8 2,993 3.6

11,844 15,214
8,619 8,765 18,704

11,264 14,646
8,280 8,423 17,919

580 4.9 568 3.7 339 3.9 342 3.9 785 4.2

4,100 8,276
840 6,950 2,461

3,937 7,853
793 6,647 2,335

163 4.0 423 5.1
47 5.6 303 4.4 126 5.1

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

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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

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

Preliminary March 2019

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

86,714 82,659 4,055 4.7

44,878 43,036 1,842 4.1

2,160

2,070

90 4.2

5,325

5,070

255 4.8

3,047

2,898

149 4.9

28,582 27,311 1,271 4.4

10,968 10,526

442 4.0

2,339

2,239

100 4.3

12,580 11,927

653 5.2

2,848

2,704

144 5.1

578 9,730 2,733 4,533 3,641

551 9,323 2,604 4,304 3,443

27 4.7 407 4.2 129 4.7 229 5.1 198 5.4

16,854 19,416 11,907 3,901 2,667

16,138 18,681 11,336
3,704 2,540

716 4.2 735 3.8 571 4.8 197 5.0 127 4.8

36,088 34,838 1,250 3.5

3,123

2,994

129 4.1

2,935

2,759

176 6.0

10,343

9,981

362 3.5

11,317 10,868

449 4.0

31,072 29,950 1,122 3.6

45,382 43,828 1,554 3.4

15,704 15,109

595 3.8

2,722

2,608

114 4.2

6,999

6,674

325 4.6

11,310 10,822

488 4.3

995

939

56 5.6

1,661

1,567

94 5.7

16,214 15,724

490 3.0

45,517 43,506 2,011 4.4

2,696 3,878 3,811 9,187

2,578 3,705 3,665 8,831

118 4.4 173 4.5 146 3.8 356 3.9

Revised February 2019

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

87,259 44,975
2,174 5,343 3,042

82,918 42,999
2,074 5,064 2,886

4,341 5.0 1,976 4.4
100 4.6 279 5.2 156 5.1

28,637 10,934
2,338 12,662
2,857

27,280 10,472
2,231 11,946
2,703

1,357 4.7 462 4.2 107 4.6 716 5.7 154 5.4

578 9,717 2,739 4,554 3,664

549 9,287 2,594 4,306 3,442

29 5.0 430 4.4 145 5.3 248 5.4 222 6.1

16,831 19,413 11,874 3,869 2,672

16,068 18,619 11,243 3,646 2,527

763 4.5 794 4.1 631 5.3 223 5.8 145 5.4

36,250 3,114 2,942
10,298 11,325

34,940 2,970 2,759 9,908
10,854

1,310 3.6 144 4.6 183 6.2 390 3.8 471 4.2

31,570 45,407 15,784
2,746 7,029

29,851 43,783 15,018
2,615 6,677

1,719 5.4 1,624 3.6
766 4.9 131 4.8 352 5.0

11,313 997
1,660 16,138 45,853

10,779 938
1,556 15,619 43,432

534 4.7 59 5.9
104 6.3 519 3.2 2,421 5.3

2,679 3,867 3,813 9,213

2,553 3,676 3,649 8,818

126 4.7 191 4.9 164 4.3 395 4.3

Revised March 2018

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

87,507 45,013
2,214 5,329 3,105

82,943 42,963
2,108 5,024 2,942

4,564 5.2 2,050 4.6
106 4.8 305 5.7 163 5.2

28,552 11,054 2,348 12,864
2,818

27,222 10,544
2,242 12,105 2,677

1,330 4.7 510 4.6 106 4.5 759 5.9 141 5.0

590 9,757 2,798 4,493 3,630

555 9,309 2,618 4,210 3,453

35 5.9 448 4.6 180 6.4 283 6.3 177 4.9

17,096 19,273 11,866 3,848
2,737

16,272 18,486 11,187
3,627 2,579

824 4.8 787 4.1 679 5.7 221 5.7 158 5.8

36,626 3,194 2,961
10,270 11,354

35,259 3,030 2,772 9,880
10,837

1,367 3.7 164 5.1 189 6.4 390 3.8 517 4.6

31,274 45,349 15,558
2,741 7,259

30,058 43,698 14,927
2,619 6,880

1,216 3.9 1,651 3.6
631 4.1 122 4.5 379 5.2

11,283 991
1,667 16,163 45,236

10,747 930
1,545 15,655 42,893

536 4.8 61 6.2
122 7.3 508 3.1 2,343 5.2

2,576 3,871 3,857 9,196

2,442 3,697 3,689 8,799

134 5.2 174 4.5 168 4.4 397 4.3

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 March 2019

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

*Albany 30,966 29,432 1,534 5.0

*Alpharetta 36,634 35,544 1,090 3.0

*Athens 60,968 58,626 2,342 3.8

*Atlanta 256,813 246,452 10,361 4.0

Dekalb Part

20,445 19,800

645 3.2

Fulton Part 236,368 226,652 9,716 4.1

*Augusta 86,714 82,659 4,055 4.7

*Brookhaven

34,107 33,296

811 2.4

*Canton 14,852 14,435

417 2.8

Carrollton 11,661 11,113

548 4.7

*Chamblee 20,348 19,833

515 2.5

*Columbus 78,842 75,122 3,720 4.7

Dalton 14,340 13,702

638 4.4

Douglasville

17,132 16,466

666 3.9

Duluth 16,147 15,621

526 3.3

*Dunwoody

27,723 26,943

780 2.8

East Point

16,986 16,140

846 5.0

Gainesville 19,718 19,084

634 3.2

Hinesville 15,222 14,676

546 3.6

*Johns Creek

45,278 43,886 1,392 3.1

Kennesaw 20,261 19,639

622 3.1

LaGrange 14,860 14,280

580 3.9

Lawrenceville

14,483 13,982

501 3.5

*Macon-Bibb

68,844 65,974 2,870 4.2

*Marietta 35,881 34,745 1,136 3.2

Milton 20,129 19,528

601 3.0

Newnan 18,144 17,479

665 3.7

Peachtree City 18,422 17,872

550 3.0

P'tree Corners 24,956 24,179

777 3.1

Rome 15,472 14,853

619 4.0

*Roswell 54,155 52,602 1,553 2.9

*Sandy Springs 64,740 62,885 1,855 2.9

*Savannah 67,630 64,896 2,734 4.0

*Smyrna 35,350 34,254 1,096 3.1

Statesboro 14,440 13,708

732 5.1

Stockbridge 14,297 13,686

611 4.3

Tucker 19,935 19,267

668 3.4

*Valdosta 25,543 24,491 1,052 4.1

*Warner Robins 33,216 32,005 1,211 3.6

Woodstock 17,095 16,587

508 3.0

Revised February 2019

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

31,060 29,454 1,606 5.2

36,589 35,513 1,076 2.9

61,120 58,620 2,500 4.1

257,201 246,235 10,966 4.3

20,420 19,785

635 3.1

236,781 226,450 10,331 4.4

87,259 82,918 4,341 5.0

34,116 33,271

845 2.5

14,884 14,422

462 3.1

11,699 11,098

601 5.1

20,350 19,818

532 2.6

79,076 75,118 3,958 5.0

14,553 13,679

874 6.0

17,154 16,454

700 4.1

16,134 15,607

527 3.3

27,748 26,923

825 3.0

17,025 16,126

899 5.3

19,753 19,074

679 3.4

15,211 14,641

570 3.7

45,329 43,847 1,482 3.3

20,273 19,622

651 3.2

14,938 14,321

617 4.1

14,525 13,970

555 3.8

69,046 65,992 3,054 4.4

35,961 34,716 1,245 3.5

20,147 19,511

636 3.2

18,170 17,461

709 3.9

18,424 17,858

566 3.1

24,964 24,158

806 3.2

15,537 14,815

722 4.6

54,184 52,555 1,629 3.0

64,741 62,829 1,912 3.0

67,951 65,089 2,862 4.2

35,379 34,224 1,155 3.3

14,500 13,655

845 5.8

14,320 13,675

645 4.5

19,916 19,253

663 3.3

25,543 24,355 1,188 4.7

33,343 31,974 1,369 4.1

17,108 16,572

536 3.1

Revised March 2018

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

31,327 29,676 1,651 5.3

36,684 35,475 1,209 3.3

61,566 59,112 2,454 4.0

257,490 245,985 11,505 4.5

20,532 19,775

757 3.7

236,958 226,210 10,748 4.5

87,507 82,943 4,564 5.2

34,206 33,253

953 2.8

14,829 14,415

414 2.8

11,695 11,072

623 5.3

20,344 19,807

537 2.6

80,149 76,012 4,137 5.2

14,304 13,509

795 5.6

17,204 16,444

760 4.4

16,186 15,600

586 3.6

27,808 26,908

900 3.2

17,087 16,109

978 5.7

19,452 18,761

691 3.6

15,392 14,716

676 4.4

45,285 43,801 1,484 3.3

20,301 19,611

690 3.4

15,086 14,452

634 4.2

14,558 13,963

595 4.1

69,809 66,587 3,222 4.6

35,893 34,696 1,197 3.3

20,146 19,490

656 3.3

18,121 17,431

690 3.8

18,414 17,838

576 3.1

25,010 24,147

863 3.5

15,575 14,852

723 4.6

54,180 52,499 1,681 3.1

64,895 62,762 2,133 3.3

68,963 66,136 2,827 4.1

35,416 34,205 1,211 3.4

14,190 13,329

861 6.1

14,349 13,653

696 4.9

19,952 19,243

709 3.6

25,543 24,408 1,135 4.4

33,299 31,959 1,340 4.0

17,105 16,563

542 3.2

Note: City estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. All cities listed have total population of 25,000 or more and an asterisks (*) designates cities with population of 50,000 or more.
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research
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UNEMGPeoLrOgiaYUMneEmNploTymReAntTREateBs bYy CCoOunUtyNTIES MARCH 2019 March 2019

Dade 3.6

Catoosa 3.3

Walker

Whitfield

Murray 5.0

Fannin 3.6

Union 3.5

Towns 5.0

Rabun 3.9

3.6

4.4

Chattooga 3.9

Gordon 3.5

Floyd 3.9

Bartow 3.5

Gilmer 3.9
Pickens 3.3
Cherokee 3.0

Lumpkin 3.4
Dawson 3.2
Forsyth 3.0

White Habersham

3.0

3.8

Stephens

4.0

Banks Franklin

Hall

3.0

3.8

3.0

Jackson 2.8

Madison 3.3

Hart 3.4
Elbert 4.1

6.0% or greater 2 counties (1%)
5.0% to 5.9% 17 counties (11%)
4.0% to 4.9% 56 counties (35%)

Polk 3.9

Paulding

Cobb 3.2

Gwinnett 3.3

Barrow 3.2

Clarke 3.8

Oglethorpe 3.4

Less than 4.0% 84 counties (53%)

Haralson 3.6
Carroll 3.7
Heard 3.6

3.2 Douglas 3.8
Coweta 3.2

Fulton 3.8

DeKalb 3.7 Rockdale

Walton 3.4

Oconee 2.8

Clayton

4.1 Newton

4.5
Fayette 3.3

Henry 3.9

4.2

Morgan 3.4

Spalding 4.4

Butts 3.7

Jasper 3.4

Putnam 4.9

Wilkes 4.5

Lincoln 4.4

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

Greene 4.3

Ta4.li7aferrWoarrenMcD4.u9ffieCol3u.m3 bia

4.2

Richmond

Hancock

4.7

5.7

Glascock

Troup 3.5

Meriwether 4.8

Pike 3.4

Lamar 4.1

Upson

Monroe 3.6

Jones 3.4

Baldwin 4.7

3.9
Washington 4.6

Jefferson 4.6

Burke 4.9

Harris 3.3

Talbot 5.1

Muscogee 4.7
Marion Chattahoochee 4.5

4.0
Taylor 4.7

Crawford 3.8

Bibb 4.2

Twiggs 6.0

Wilkinson 3.8

Peach

4.2

Macon 4.9

Houston 3.6

Bleckley 5.2

Laurens 4.4

Johnson 3.8

Emanuel 4.9

Jenkins 5.0

Screven 4.8

Treutlen 4.8

Candler 3.2

Bulloch 3.8

Effingham 3.2

5.5
Stewart 4.3

Schley 4.2

Webster 5.6

Sumter 5.2

Quitman

5.4 Randolph Terrell

Lee

5.4

5.4

3.2

Clay 6.6

Calhoun 4.1

Dougherty 4.8

Early 4.1
Miller 3.3

Baker 4.3

Mitchell 4.8

Dooly 3.8

Pulaski 4.1

Dodge 4.2

Crisp 4.4

Wilcox 4.4

Turner 4.1

Ben Hill 5.6

Montgomery

Wheeler 5.7

5.1

Toombs 4.8

Evans 3.6

Tattnall

Telfair

4.2

5.1

Jeff Davis 4.5

Appling 3.8

Long 3.8

Bryan 3.3
Liberty 3.9

Worth 3.9
Colquitt 3.3

Irwin 5.0 Tift 3.8

Coffee 4.1

Berrien

Atkinson

3.8

3.5

Cook

3.5 Lanier

Bacon 3.5

Wayne 4.3

Pierce 3.7
Ware 3.8

Brantley 4.2

McIntosh 3.7
Glynn 3.5

Chatham 3.6

Seminole 4.9

Decatur 4.0

Grady 3.6

Thomas 4.2

Brooks 3.5

4.3
Lowndes 3.7

Clinch 3.8

Charlton 4.0

Camden 4.0

Echols

3.0

Georgia's Unemployment Rate: 3.7 %
Georgia's U(nNoet SmeasponlaollyyAmdjusetend)t Rate: 3.7% (not seasonally adjusted) Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics and Economic Research
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Georgia Unemployment Insurance Claims by County

County

March 2019 Average Average Initial Weekly Duration
Claims Benefit Weeks

County

March 2019 Average Average Initial Weekly Duration
Claims Benefit Weeks

County

March 2019 Average Average Initial Weekly Duration
Claims Benefit Weeks

Georgia

18,746........ $289.........7.9

Appling

82........ $265.........7.5

Atkinson

26........ $277.........4.8

Bacon

10........ $218.........8.0

Baker

3........ $245.........5.2

Baldwin

174........ $236.........8.0

Banks

29........ $233.........6.1

Barrow

90........ $255.........8.1

Bartow

221........ $254.........5.4

Ben Hill

42........ $203.........4.4

Berrien

17........ $231.........7.7

Bibb

295........ $216.........9.9

Bleckley

30........ $216.........8.5

Brantley

19........ $253.........9.0

Brooks

15........ $243.........9.4

Bryan

40........ $260.........9.0

Bulloch

98........ $229.........7.4

Burke

70........ $237.........7.6

Butts

41........ $227.........9.3

Calhoun

14........ $222.........5.6

Camden

47........ $229.........9.9

Candler

15........ $254.........7.4

Carroll

180........ $246.........8.7

Catoosa

109........ $260.........5.2

Charlton

14........ $259.......12.1

Chatham

330........ $245.........9.6

Chattahoochee

1........ $227.........8.4

Chattooga

26........ $257.........3.1

Cherokee

253........ $277.........8.7

Clarke

174........ $240.........8.9

Clay

5........ $234.........8.3

Clayton

720........ $245.........9.9

Clinch

4........ $166.........7.7

Cobb

982........ $265.......10.2

Coffee

132........ $255.........6.7

Colquitt

67........ $229.........8.0

Columbia

142........ $257.........8.7

Cook

35........ $221.........7.7

Coweta

169........ $270.........7.3

Crawford

20........ $227.........7.9

Crisp

24........ $228.........4.6

Dade

9........ $279.........6.5

Dawson

29........ $256.........8.8

Decatur

64........ $231.........5.2

DeKalb

1,330........ $256.......10.4

Dodge

61........ $185.........7.1

Dooly

16........ $230.........4.0

Dougherty

193........ $204.........6.8

Douglas

275........ $265.........9.9

Early

11........ $196.........8.1

Echols

2........ $255.......10.6

Effingham

49........ $269.........8.6

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

35........ $252.........5.9 48........ $198.........6.9 13........ $221.........8.1 25........ $235.........5.9 112........ $266.........9.7 344........ $254.........6.0 177........ $282.......10.1 67........ $248.........4.3 1,815........ $258.......10.5 27........ $267.........2.8
6........ $190.........6.8 97........ $229.........8.7 268........ $265.........4.6 19........ $231.........5.5 31........ $223.........8.9 1,115........ $269.......10.2 168........ $220.........4.7 284........ $254.........7.8 37........ $253.........6.7 39........ $247.........8.6 49........ $241.........6.5 59........ $227.........4.8 19........ $243.........6.5 374........ $256.........9.9 170........ $231.........9.0 17........ $248.........6.3 75........ $269.........8.4 24........ $241.........7.9 43........ $252.........6.0 52........ $209.........7.9 14........ $208.........6.0 19........ $226.........6.2 37........ $227.........9.2 30........ $225.........7.7
7........ $227.........7.9 114........ $207.........7.7 37........ $253.........7.0 84........ $221.......10.8 14........ $231.........7.1 28........ $256.......10.0 139........ $214.........9.4 31........ $279.........7.9 22........ $224.........6.6 36........ $250.........7.6 18........ $224.........7.5 53........ $241.........6.8 14........ $233.........9.4 53........ $256.........5.9
9........ $211.........6.6 46........ $203.........5.5 44........ $242.........9.3 43........ $209.........5.9 21........ $262.........7.3 313........ $275.........4.2

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

455........ $234.........7.7 234........ $241.........9.8
13........ $259.........9.3 24........ $242.........7.7 218........ $273.........9.2 42........ $252.........7.9 39........ $255.........5.9 24........ $230.........7.9 20........ $232.........7.2 141........ $262.........5.6 22........ $219.........5.7 33........ $237.........8.6
2............ $0.......16.3 17........ $237.........7.3 12........ $178.........7.9 356........ $228.........8.4 183........ $250.......10.1
6........ $271.........7.8 24........ $231.........7.2
8........ $175.........6.5 144........ $232.........8.3
58........ $232.........5.2 10........ $250.........9.6 66........ $198.........7.6 11........ $264.........6.0
1........ $165.........8.9 32........ $229.........8.3
9........ $265.........6.0 61........ $183.........5.7 26........ $215.........7.9 41........ $248.........8.3 69........ $221.........8.2 74........ $243.........6.0
8........ $212.........9.1 13........ $265.........7.0 124........ $235.........5.7 13........ $157.........5.9 20........ $232.........8.8 20........ $232.........8.8 46........ $248.........6.7 165........ $272.........3.7 122........ $250.........9.2 39........ $244.........7.6 11........ $188.........7.3 32........ $209.........8.9 39........ $230.........9.7
3........ $271.........7.5 12........ $211.........6.0 46........ $224.........6.8 1,094........ $274.........3.9 25........ $198.........6.1 23........ $222.........8.1 23........ $263.........8.0 26........ $244.........7.2

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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