Jackson Madison Elbert Polk Cobb Gwinnett Barrow Clarke D I M E N S I O Paulding Haralson Douglas DeKalb Rock- Walton Oconee Oglethorpe Wilkes Lincoln EdgefieSlCd, Carroll Fulton Clayton dale Newton Morgan Greene Taliaferro Columbia Fayette Henry McDuffie Warren Heard Coweta Spalding Butts Jasper Putnam Hancock Glascock Richmond AikenSC, N S Russell, AL Measuring Georgia's Workforce Troup Meriwether Pike Lamar Monroe Upson Jones Baldwin Jefferson Washington Burke Harris Talbot March 2019 Data Muscogee Bibb Crawford Taylor Peach Wilkinson Twiggs Johnson Jenkins Emanuel Screven Volume XLV, Number 3 March 2019 Employment Situation Marion Chattahoo- Houston Bleckley Macon Laurens Treutlen chee In millions CandlGereorgBuialloEcmh ploEyfmfinegnhatm (Seasonally Adjusted) In March, GeorgiSachelecyonomy greDwoolbyy 1P,6ul0as0kijobsD.oLdgeeisure andSteHwoarstpitaWleitbyst,eIrnfoSrmumatteiron, and Other Services saw Montgomery Wheeler Toombs QueaaitmnnmddpaRnBUlaonutyidslmoiintlpeieehnsstsegSmTreeorprrwevllolitcyhemesemaLnelootesnwtgaoswveditroChwtrihTsnpTeruartmndheeeor,nWmTtihlorc.aosxnPt sroBpoveofneerrHstasitlhltiioeoTnenlaf,alir Jef4f.52 4.52 4.53 Davis Appling Evans Bryan Tattnall 4.54 4.54 4.55 4.56 4.57 Liberty Long 4C.5h8 ath4.a5m9 4.60 4.60 4.60 month. Clay Calhoun Dougherty Worth Irwin Coffee Leisure and Hospitality employment inTcirfteased by 3,500 Bacon Wayne McIntosh inEMarlyarch, the Bsaekveer nth consecutive month of joBberrgiernowthAtkinson in the sector. portionMigllerrew The AcMcitocmhemll odatCioolnquaitntd by 2,400 this month after Food Services bCeoinokg downLa2n0ie0r Pierce Ware Brantley Glynn lpaadosdrStteiimnmoginonon9slt0eahDw0ewcjaeohtmbuirlspeiltnohyFeGmerAabedrnrytusta,rriEyTshne. otbeImnryatfsao1ir,n1mm0Bar0eotoniioknts,nMaenmadrLpcRolhwoenycadrfmeetesaertniton grew by 1,700 in March after enduring four straight Echols ClincMhar-18 Apr-18 May-18 Jun-18 Jul-18 Aug-18 Sep-18 Camden Oct-18 Nov-18 Dec-18 Jan-19 Feb-19 Mar-19 Charlton Georgia Unemployment Rate months of job losses. Other Services employment rose (Seasonally Adjusted) 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. 4.2% 4.1% 4.0% 3.9% 3.9% 3.9% 3.8% 3.8% 3.8% 3.7% 3.7% 3.7% 3.7% Mar-18 Apr-18 May-18 Jun-18 Jul-18 Aug-18 Sep-18 Oct-18 Nov-18 Dec-18 Jan-19 Feb-19 Mar-19 Over the year, employment in Georgia has increased by 85,200, or 1.9 percent. Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (+18,800 jobs); Education and Health Services (+17,200 jobs); Leisure and Hospitality (+16,800 jobs), and Professional and Business Services (+16,500 jobs) added the most jobs over the year. Sectors with the largest job losses from March to March are Information (-4,600 jobs) and Mining and Logging (-300 jobs). 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 2 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 3 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 4 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 5 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 6 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 7 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 8 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 9 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 10 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 11 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 12 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 13 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 14 Georgia Labor Force Estimates Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older Georgia (Seasonally adjusted) Georgia (Not Seasonally adjusted) Albany MSA Athens-Clarke County MSA Atlanta MSA Augusta-Richmond County MSA Brunswick MSA Columbus MSA Dalton MSA Gainesville MSA Employment Status Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate Preliminary MAR 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 15 Hinesville MSA Macon-Bibb County MSA Rome MSA Savannah MSA Valdosta MSA Warner Robins MSA Georgia Labor Force Estimates Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older Employment Status Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate Preliminary MAR 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 16 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 17 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 18 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 19 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 20 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 21 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 22 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 23 Mark Butler, Commissioner 148 Andrew Young International Boulevard, N.E. Atlanta, Georgia 30303-1751 Return Service Requested