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 April 2019 Data Muscogee Bibb Crawford Taylor Peach Wilkinson Twiggs Johnson Jenkins Emanuel Screven Volume XLV, Number 4 April 2019 Employment Situation Marion Chattahoo- Houston Bleckley Macon Laurens Treutlen chee In millions CandlGereorgBuialloEcmh ploEyfmfinegnhatm (Seasonally Adjusted) In in April, nonfarmScphaleyyroll emploDyomolyent PwulaasskidowDnod1g4e,900 GSteewoarrgt ia.WTehbsete0r .3 pSeurmctenr t decline in job growth oc- Montgomery Wheeler Toombs Evans Bryan QucGitumorvarenedrnams eEndtuscaawtioenmapnlodyHmeeanltthgSrCoreiwsrpvtihceesWmailolcoosnxt govweirththeTelfair monRtahndboulpthwerTeerroevllershaLedeowed by LTuerinseur re andBHenoHsipllital- Jef4f.52 Davis Tattnall 4.53 4.54 4.54 4.55 Appling 4.56 4.57 4.58 Liberty Long 4C.5h9 ath4.a6m0 4.60 4.60 4.59 ity; Trade, Transportation, and Utilities; and Professional aCnlady BusiCnaelhsosunServiDcoeusghwehrtiychWsuorftfhered the moIsrwt ienmploy-Coffee ment declines from March to April. Tift Bacon Wayne McIntosh Early Baker Pierce E3o,vd7eu0rc0aaMtiyiniolelAenarrpa.rnTidlhaeHnEedadhlutMahcsitacScthieoeorlnlnvsaiiclsetSesenCerotmvllyqipucbieltotesyepnmoCreroitnsiootiknnrgoBwseferoarirsebnLywuanpeiellrAtkinson Apr-18 Ware May-18 Jun-18 Brantley Jul-18 Aug-18 Sep-18 Glynn Oct-18 Nov-18 Dec-18 Jan-19 Feb-19 Mar-19 Apr-19 2ti,o0Sn0em0griwneowhleiDlbeeycatht1ue,r7H00eaGilnrtahAdyCprairlTe.hTaonmhdeasGSoocBvireaorlonkAsmsesinsttLasonewccntedoeprsosra-w Clinch employment increase by 1,300 in April and has now Echols Charlton Camden Georgia Unemployment Rate been up for the third consecutive month. (Seasonally Adjusted) Leisure and Hospitality jobs in the state declined by 6,100 in April after being up 3,000 in March. Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation employment was down 2,900 and Accommodation and Food Services saw jobs fall 3,200 over the month. Trade, Transportation, and Utilities employment decreased by 3,700 in April. Wholesale Trade employment fell by 3,700, Transportation and Warehousing shed 500 jobs, and Retail Trade employment was up 400. Professional and Business Services lost 3,300 jobs in April. Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services cut 1,900 positons and Administrative and Support Service employment was down 1,500. 4.1% 4.0% 3.9% 3.9% 3.9% 3.8% 3.8% 3.8% 3.8% 3.7% 3.7% 3.7% 3.7% Apr-18 May-18 Jun-18 Jul-18 Aug-18 Sep-18 Oct-18 Nov-18 Dec-18 Jan-19 Feb-19 Mar-19 Apr-19 Over the year, employment in Georgia has grown by 69,700, or 1.5 percent. Education and Health Services (+18,900 jobs); Professional and Business Services (+14,700 jobs); Leisure and Hospitality (+13,500 jobs); Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (+9,300 jobs) added the most jobs over the year. From April to April, the Information (-4,700 jobs) sector has the most job losses. In April 2019, Georgia's unemployment rate (seasonally adjusted) dropped to 3.8 percent from 3.9 percent in March. Over the year, the unemployment rate is down from 4.1 percent in April 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 APR 2019 MAR 2019 Revised APR 2018 Change in Jobs from MAR 2019 Net % Change in Jobs from APR 2018 Net % Total Nonfarm 4,587.0 4,601.9 4,517.3 -14.9 -0.3 69.7 1.5 Total Private 3,890.7 3,906.9 3,827.1 -16.2 -0.4 63.6 1.7 Goods Producing 621.8 623.9 610.5 -2.1 -0.3 11.3 1.9 Service-Providing 3,965.2 3,978.0 3,906.8 -12.8 -0.3 58.4 1.5 Private Service-Providing 3,268.9 3,283.0 3,216.6 -14.1 -0.4 52.3 1.6 Mining and Logging 9.3 9.3 9.5 0.0 0.0 -0.2 -2.1 Mining, Logging and Construction 212.2 213.8 203.8 -1.6 -0.7 8.4 4.1 Construction 202.9 204.5 194.3 -1.6 -0.8 8.6 4.4 Manufacturing 409.6 410.1 406.7 -0.5 -0.1 2.9 0.7 Durable Goods 202.1 202.5 200.8 -0.4 -0.2 1.3 0.6 Non-Durable Goods 207.5 207.6 205.9 -0.1 0.0 1.6 0.8 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 950.2 953.9 940.9 -3.7 -0.4 9.3 1.0 Wholesale Trade 213.8 217.4 213.6 -3.6 -1.7 0.2 0.1 Retail Trade 499.8 499.4 496.7 0.4 0.1 3.1 0.6 Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 236.6 237.1 230.6 -0.5 -0.2 6.0 2.6 Information 108.9 110.8 113.6 -1.9 -1.7 -4.7 -4.1 Financial Activities 248.3 249.8 247.5 -1.5 -0.6 0.8 0.3 Finance and Insurance 178.0 178.7 179.1 -0.7 -0.4 -1.1 -0.6 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 70.3 71.1 68.4 -0.8 -1.1 1.9 2.8 Professional and Business Services 703.7 707.0 689.0 -3.3 -0.5 14.7 2.1 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 284.3 286.2 275.5 -1.9 -0.7 8.8 3.2 Management of Companies and Enterprises 75.8 75.7 73.7 0.1 0.1 2.1 2.8 Admin and Support, Waste Mngmnt and Remediation 343.6 345.1 339.8 -1.5 -0.4 3.8 1.1 Education and Health Services 599.5 595.8 580.6 3.7 0.6 18.9 3.3 Educational Services 83.2 81.2 78.7 2.0 2.5 4.5 5.7 Health Care and Social Assistance 516.3 514.6 501.9 1.7 0.3 14.4 2.9 Leisure and Hospitality 499.9 506.0 486.4 -6.1 -1.2 13.5 2.8 Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 53.2 56.1 53.5 -2.9 -5.2 -0.3 -0.6 Accommodation and Food Services 446.7 449.9 432.9 -3.2 -0.7 13.8 3.2 Other Services 158.4 159.7 158.6 -1.3 -0.8 -0.2 -0.1 Government 696.3 695.0 690.2 1.3 0.2 6.1 0.9 Federal Government 103.5 102.7 101.0 0.8 0.8 2.5 2.5 State Government 173.5 173.2 172.4 0.3 0.2 1.1 0.6 L ocal Government 419.3 419.1 416.8 0.2 0.0 2.5 0.6 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 APR 2019 MAR 2019 APR 2018 Change in Jobs from MAR 2019 Net % Change in Jobs from APR 2018 Net % Total Nonfarm 4,591.6 Total Private 3,890.6 Goods Producing 621.9 Service-Providing 3,969.7 Private Service-Providing 3,268.7 Mining and Logging 9.3 Mining, Logging and Construction 212.2 Construction 202.9 Construction of Buildings 43.2 Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction 32.8 Specialty Trade Contractors 126.9 Manufacturing 409.7 Durable Goods 202.2 Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 55.3 Non-Durable Goods 207.5 Food Manufacturing 69.5 Textile Mills 19.8 Textile Product Mills 28.3 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 946.4 Wholesale Trade 213.8 Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods 112.2 Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods 64.0 Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers 37.6 Retail Trade 498.7 Food and Beverage Stores 91.8 General Merchandise Stores 107.0 Miscellaneous Store Retailers 21.8 Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 233.9 Utilities 19.4 Transportation and Warehousing 214.5 Air Transportation 41.3 Truck Transportation 53.8 Couriers and Messengers 24.6 Warehousing and Storage 54.2 Information 108.8 Telecommunications 39.3 Wired and Wireless Telecommunications Carriers 33.7 Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services 13.7 Financial Activities 247.9 Finance and Insurance 178.0 Insurance Carriers and Related Activities 87.8 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 69.9 Professional and Business Services 701.4 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 286.2 Accounting, Tax Prep, and Bookkeeping Services 40.1 Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services 44.3 Computer Systems Design and Related Services 72.8 Management and Technical Consulting Services 44.8 Management of Companies and Enterprises 75.5 Admin and Support, Waste Mngmnt and Remediation 339.7 Employment Services 165.8 Education and Health Services 600.8 Educational Services 85.3 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 36.5 Health Care and Social Assistance 515.5 Ambulatory Health Care Services 206.3 Hospitals 176.3 Nursing and Residential Care Facilities 60.5 Social Assistance 72.4 Leisure and Hospitality 505.1 Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 56.4 Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries 40.3 Accommodation and Food Services 448.7 Accommodation 46.1 Food Services and Drinking Places 402.6 Other Services 158.3 Repair and Maintenance 40.0 Personal and Laundry Services 38.0 Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar 80.3 Government 701.0 Federal Government 103.3 Department of Defense 43.3 State Government 177.1 State Government Educational Services 106.4 State Government excluding Educational Services 70.7 Local Government 420.6 Local Government Educational Services 248.6 Local Government excluding Educational Services 172.0 4,589.2 3,888.8 623.3 3,965.9 3,265.5 9.3 213.1 203.8 43.3 32.8 127.7 410.2 203.0 55.1 207.2 68.6 19.8 28.1 949.9 218.3 116.1 64.2 38.0 496.2 91.7 106.6 21.6 235.4 19.4 216.0 41.3 54.1 25.1 54.3 110.1 39.7 34.1 13.4 249.8 179.1 87.8 70.7 701.0 287.3 41.0 43.7 71.1 44.7 75.2 338.5 166.7 597.5 83.7 36.0 513.8 206.1 175.6 60.3 71.8 498.9 52.2 36.7 446.7 45.2 401.5 158.3 40.8 37.4 80.1 700.4 102.3 43.1 177.0 105.7 71.3 421.1 249.8 171.3 4,521.0 3,825.5 609.2 3,911.8 3,216.3 9.5 203.0 193.5 41.7 32.6 119.2 406.2 200.8 54.9 205.4 67.3 20.0 28.6 935.9 213.2 112.0 63.9 37.3 493.7 91.9 106.2 21.5 229.0 19.2 209.8 42.9 53.4 21.8 49.8 113.6 41.0 35.7 12.8 246.5 178.4 86.0 68.1 686.6 276.8 38.8 41.3 71.4 44.7 73.7 336.1 163.5 581.8 80.2 35.1 501.6 200.7 170.3 59.5 71.1 493.3 56.8 41.3 436.5 47.3 389.2 158.6 40.0 38.9 79.7 695.5 100.7 41.4 176.0 103.4 72.6 418.8 249.4 169.4 2.4 0.1 1.8 0.1 -1.4 -0.2 3.8 0.1 3.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 -0.9 -0.4 -0.9 -0.4 -0.1 -0.2 0.0 0.0 -0.8 -0.6 -0.5 -0.1 -0.8 -0.4 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.9 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.7 -3.5 -0.4 -4.5 -2.1 -3.9 -3.4 -0.2 -0.3 -0.4 -1.1 2.5 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.9 -1.5 -0.6 0.0 0.0 -1.5 -0.7 0.0 0.0 -0.3 -0.6 -0.5 -2.0 -0.1 -0.2 -1.3 -1.2 -0.4 -1.0 -0.4 -1.2 0.3 2.2 -1.9 -0.8 -1.1 -0.6 0.0 0.0 -0.8 -1.1 0.4 0.1 -1.1 -0.4 -0.9 -2.2 0.6 1.4 1.7 2.4 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 1.2 0.4 -0.9 -0.5 3.3 0.6 1.6 1.9 0.5 1.4 1.7 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.7 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.6 0.8 6.2 1.2 4.2 8.1 3.6 9.8 2.0 0.5 0.9 2.0 1.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 -0.8 -2.0 0.6 1.6 0.2 0.3 0.6 0.1 1.0 1.0 0.2 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.7 0.7 -0.6 -0.8 -0.5 -0.1 -1.2 -0.5 0.7 0.4 70.6 1.6 65.1 1.7 12.7 2.1 57.9 1.5 52.4 1.6 -0.2 -2.1 9.2 4.5 9.4 4.9 1.5 3.6 0.2 0.6 7.7 6.5 3.5 0.9 1.4 0.7 0.4 0.7 2.1 1.0 2.2 3.3 -0.2 -1.0 -0.3 -1.1 10.5 1.1 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.8 5.0 1.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.8 0.8 0.3 1.4 4.9 2.1 0.2 1.0 4.7 2.2 -1.6 -3.7 0.4 0.8 2.8 12.8 4.4 8.8 -4.8 -4.2 -1.7 -4.2 -2.0 -5.6 0.9 7.0 1.4 0.6 -0.4 -0.2 1.8 2.1 1.8 2.6 14.8 2.2 9.4 3.4 1.3 3.4 3.0 7.3 1.4 2.0 0.1 0.2 1.8 2.4 3.6 1.1 2.3 1.4 19.0 3.3 5.1 6.4 1.4 4.0 13.9 2.8 5.6 2.8 6.0 3.5 1.0 1.7 1.3 1.8 11.8 2.4 -0.4 -0.7 -1.0 -2.4 12.2 2.8 -1.2 -2.5 13.4 3.4 -0.3 -0.2 0.0 0.0 -0.9 -2.3 0.6 0.8 5.5 0.8 2.6 2.6 1.9 4.6 1.1 0.6 3.0 2.9 -1.9 -2.6 1.8 0.4 -0.8 -0.3 2.6 1.5 Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers throughout Georgia. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2018 benchmark. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research 3 ALBANY MSA Nonfarm Employment (Not Seasonally Adjusted) (In thousands) Preliminary Revised Revised APR 2019 MAR 2019 APR 2018 Change in Jobs from JAN 2019 Net % Change in Jobs from APR 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 63.2 62.6 -0.1 -0.2 50.6 50.7 50.2 -0.1 -0.2 7.0 7.1 7.1 -0.1 -1.4 56.1 56.1 55.5 0.0 0.0 43.6 43.6 43.1 0.0 0.0 11.9 12.0 12.4 -0.1 -0.8 7.4 7.3 7.6 0.1 1.4 12.5 12.5 12.4 0.0 0.0 2.6 2.6 2.5 0.0 0.0 2.6 2.6 2.6 0.0 0.0 7.3 7.3 7.3 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.8 0.4 0.8 -0.1 -1.4 0.6 1.1 0.5 1.2 -0.5 -4.0 -0.2 -2.6 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 APR 2019 MAR 2019 APR 2018 Change in Jobs from MAR 2019 Net % Change in Jobs from APR 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 98.6 98.5 98.0 0.1 0.1 70.0 70.0 68.9 0.0 0.0 10.0 10.2 10.3 -0.2 -2.0 88.6 88.3 87.7 0.3 0.3 60.0 59.8 58.6 0.2 0.3 16.2 16.4 16.5 -0.2 -1.2 10.8 10.9 10.8 -0.1 -0.9 9.2 9.2 8.8 0.0 0.0 11.5 11.3 11.3 0.2 1.8 28.6 28.5 29.1 0.1 0.4 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 19.6 19.6 20.1 0.0 0.0 8.0 7.9 8.0 0.1 1.3 0.6 0.6 1.1 1.6 -0.3 -2.9 0.9 1.0 1.4 2.4 -0.3 -1.8 0.0 0.0 0.4 4.6 0.2 1.8 -0.5 -1.7 0.0 0.0 -0.5 -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 Athens-Clarke County Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Clarke, Madison, Oconee and Oglethorpe counties. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2018 benchmark. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research 4 ATLANTA MSA Nonfarm Employment (In thousands) (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Preliminary Revised APR 2019 MAR 2019 Revised APR 2018 Change in Jobs from MAR 2019 Net % Change in Jobs from APR 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 2,817.7 2,478.7 304.8 2,512.9 2,173.9 1.5 132.2 130.7 31.6 83.2 172.6 88.2 15.3 84.4 26.5 604.1 154.4 83.2 41.0 30.2 290.8 56.7 57.7 14.4 158.9 10.1 148.8 40.6 34.0 18.2 94.9 32.2 28.1 13.1 172.8 121.9 60.9 50.9 532.5 233.4 28.0 33.9 61.2 40.2 63.0 236.1 116.0 364.2 57.4 306.8 126.4 103.5 46.5 307.6 41.3 266.3 25.4 240.9 97.8 23.9 26.9 339.0 47.6 77.9 213.5 2,821.1 2,481.7 305.2 2,515.9 2,176.5 1.5 132.4 130.9 31.6 83.2 172.8 88.9 15.3 83.9 26.3 608.3 156.5 84.3 41.8 30.4 292.1 56.8 57.8 14.3 159.7 10.1 149.6 40.7 34.1 18.6 95.2 32.6 28.7 12.8 174.0 122.5 60.9 51.5 530.8 231.8 28.3 33.9 59.5 40.0 62.9 236.1 117.3 364.1 59.4 304.7 125.6 103.1 45.9 306.5 38.5 268.0 25.4 242.6 97.6 24.6 26.1 339.4 47.3 77.6 214.5 2,767.6 2,430.9 296.5 2,471.1 2,134.4 1.6 125.3 123.7 27.8 79.3 171.2 88.1 15.5 83.1 26.2 597.8 151.8 81.7 40.7 29.4 289.5 56.7 57.5 14.3 156.5 10.0 146.5 42.4 33.3 16.7 98.1 34.5 30.4 12.3 173.5 123.2 59.9 50.3 517.5 224.2 28.3 31.6 61.0 39.7 61.5 231.8 112.6 351.5 57.3 294.2 120.7 99.0 45.6 296.4 37.5 258.9 26.0 232.9 99.6 23.9 27.6 336.7 46.5 76.6 213.6 -3.4 -0.1 -3.0 -0.1 -0.4 -0.1 -3.0 -0.1 -2.6 -0.1 0.0 0.0 -0.2 -0.2 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.2 -0.1 -0.7 -0.8 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.6 0.2 0.8 -4.2 -0.7 -2.1 -1.3 -1.1 -1.3 -0.8 -1.9 -0.2 -0.7 -1.3 -0.5 -0.1 -0.2 -0.1 -0.2 0.1 0.7 -0.8 -0.5 0.0 0.0 -0.8 -0.5 -0.1 -0.3 -0.1 -0.3 -0.4 -2.2 -0.3 -0.3 -0.4 -1.2 -0.6 -2.1 0.3 2.3 -1.2 -0.7 -0.6 -0.5 0.0 0.0 -0.6 -1.2 1.7 0.3 1.6 0.7 -0.3 -1.1 0.0 0.0 1.7 2.9 0.2 0.5 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 -1.3 -1.1 0.1 0.0 -2.0 -3.4 2.1 0.7 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.6 1.3 1.1 0.4 2.8 7.3 -1.7 -0.6 0.0 0.0 -1.7 -0.7 0.2 0.2 -0.7 -2.9 0.8 3.1 -0.4 -0.1 0.3 0.6 0.3 0.4 -1.0 -0.5 50.1 1.8 47.8 2.0 8.3 2.8 41.8 1.7 39.5 1.9 -0.1 -6.3 6.9 5.5 7.0 5.7 3.8 13.7 3.9 4.9 1.4 0.8 0.1 0.1 -0.2 -1.3 1.3 1.6 0.3 1.2 6.3 1.1 2.6 1.7 1.5 1.8 0.3 0.7 0.8 2.7 1.3 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.7 2.4 1.5 0.1 1.0 2.3 1.6 -1.8 -4.3 0.7 2.1 1.5 9.0 -3.2 -3.3 -2.3 -6.7 -2.3 -7.6 0.8 6.5 -0.7 -0.4 -1.3 -1.1 1.0 1.7 0.6 1.2 15.0 2.9 9.2 4.1 -0.3 -1.1 2.3 7.3 0.2 0.3 0.5 1.3 1.5 2.4 4.3 1.9 3.4 3.0 12.7 3.6 0.1 0.2 12.6 4.3 5.7 4.7 4.5 4.6 0.9 2.0 11.2 3.8 3.8 10.1 7.4 2.9 -0.6 -2.3 8.0 3.4 -1.8 -1.8 0.0 0.0 -0.7 -2.5 2.3 0.7 1.1 2.4 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 APR 2019 MAR 2019 APR 2018 Change in Jobs from MAR 2019 Change in Jobs from APR 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 249.7 201.8 39.1 210.6 162.7 17.2 21.9 40.8 5.8 27.2 7.8 2.6 6.7 37.1 34.9 32.3 8.3 47.9 9.8 16.3 21.8 244.6 196.8 39.2 205.4 157.6 17.2 22.0 40.5 5.8 26.9 7.8 2.6 6.7 36.0 35.2 28.3 8.3 47.8 9.7 16.2 21.9 245.6 198.1 38.9 206.7 159.2 17.0 21.9 40.2 5.7 26.8 7.7 2.5 6.5 36.3 34.1 31.2 8.4 47.5 9.5 15.9 22.1 5.1 2.1 5.0 2.5 -0.1 -0.3 5.2 2.5 5.1 3.2 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.5 0.3 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.1 3.1 -0.3 -0.9 4.0 14.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.1 1.0 0.1 0.6 -0.1 -0.5 4.1 1.7 3.7 1.9 0.2 0.5 3.9 1.9 3.5 2.2 0.2 1.2 0.0 0.0 0.6 1.5 0.1 1.8 0.4 1.5 0.1 1.3 0.1 4.0 0.2 3.1 0.8 2.2 0.8 2.4 1.1 3.5 -0.1 -1.2 0.4 0.8 0.3 3.2 0.4 2.5 -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 APR 2019 MAR 2019 APR 2018 Change in Jobs from MAR 2019 Net % Change in Jobs from APR 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 45.6 45.2 45.1 0.4 0.9 37.0 36.5 36.6 0.5 1.4 3.8 3.8 4.1 0.0 0.0 41.8 41.4 41.0 0.4 1.0 33.2 32.7 32.5 0.5 1.5 9.8 9.8 9.3 0.0 0.0 6.4 6.4 5.7 0.0 0.0 8.6 8.7 8.5 -0.1 -1.2 2.0 2.0 1.9 0.0 0.0 1.8 1.8 1.8 0.0 0.0 4.8 4.9 4.8 -0.1 -2.0 0.5 1.1 0.4 1.1 -0.3 -7.3 0.8 2.0 0.7 2.2 0.5 5.4 0.7 12.3 0.1 1.2 0.1 5.3 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 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 APR 2019 MAR 2019 APR 2018 Change in Jobs from MAR 2019 Net % Change in Jobs from APR 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 123.1 98.6 16.0 107.1 82.6 5.1 10.9 18.9 2.6 13.7 2.6 1.2 13.5 11.5 4.3 13.7 16.1 14.9 4.3 24.5 6.7 4.1 13.7 123.0 98.5 16.1 106.9 82.4 5.1 11.0 18.8 2.6 13.6 2.6 1.2 13.5 11.5 4.3 13.8 16.1 14.8 4.2 24.5 6.7 4.1 13.7 122.4 97.7 15.6 106.8 82.1 4.7 10.9 18.3 2.7 13.1 2.5 1.3 13.3 11.2 4.3 14.2 15.8 14.8 4.4 24.7 6.6 4.6 13.5 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 -0.1 -0.6 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.9 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.7 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 0.1 0.7 0.1 2.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.6 0.9 0.9 0.4 2.6 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.6 0.4 8.5 0.0 0.0 0.6 3.3 -0.1 -3.7 0.6 4.6 0.1 4.0 -0.1 -7.7 0.2 1.5 0.3 2.7 0.0 0.0 -0.5 -3.5 0.3 1.9 0.1 0.7 -0.1 -2.3 -0.2 -0.8 0.1 1.5 -0.5 -10.9 0.2 1.5 Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers 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 APR 2019 MAR 2019 APR 2018 Change in Jobs from MAR 2019 Net % Change in Jobs from APR 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 69.4 69.1 67.5 0.3 0.4 62.2 62.2 60.6 0.0 0.0 26.6 26.6 26.2 0.0 0.0 42.8 42.5 41.3 0.3 0.7 35.6 35.6 34.4 0.0 0.0 25.0 25.0 24.8 0.0 0.0 4.5 4.6 4.6 -0.1 -2.2 14.4 14.4 14.6 0.0 0.0 14.4 14.4 13.5 0.0 0.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 0.0 0.0 3.3 3.3 3.3 0.0 0.0 7.1 7.1 6.8 0.0 0.0 7.2 6.9 6.9 0.3 4.4 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 50.0 1.2 1.1 1.1 0.1 9.1 5.7 5.6 5.6 0.1 1.8 1.9 2.8 1.6 2.6 0.4 1.5 1.5 3.6 1.2 3.5 0.2 0.8 -0.1 -2.2 -0.2 -1.4 0.9 6.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 4.4 0.3 4.4 0.1 50.0 0.1 9.1 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 APR 2019 MAR 2019 APR 2018 Change in Jobs from MAR 2019 Net % Change in Jobs from APR 2018 Net % Total Nonfarm 95.7 94.9 91.0 0.8 0.8 4.7 5.2 Total Private 84.5 83.9 80.4 0.6 0.7 4.1 5.1 Goods Producing 26.1 26.0 24.7 0.1 0.4 1.4 5.7 Service-Providing 69.6 68.9 66.3 0.7 1.0 3.3 5.0 Private Service-Providing 58.4 57.9 55.7 0.5 0.9 2.7 4.9 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 17.4 17.3 16.9 0.1 0.6 0.5 3.0 Retail Trade 9.5 9.4 9.0 0.1 1.1 0.5 5.6 Government 11.2 11.0 10.6 0.2 1.8 0.6 5.7 Federal Government 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -20.0 State Government 3.1 2.9 2.6 0.2 6.9 0.5 19.2 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 APR 2019 MAR 2019 APR 2018 Change in Jobs from MAR 2019 Net % Change in Jobs from APR 2018 Net % Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing Private Service-Providing Government Federal Government State Government Local Government 21.1 21.0 20.5 13.1 13.0 12.7 2.9 2.9 2.8 18.2 18.1 17.7 10.2 10.1 9.9 8.0 8.0 7.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 0.4 0.4 0.4 3.8 3.8 3.6 0.1 0.5 0.1 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.6 0.1 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 2.9 0.4 3.2 0.1 3.6 0.5 2.8 0.3 3.0 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 APR 2019 MAR 2019 APR 2018 Change in Jobs from MAR 2019 Net % Change in Jobs from APR 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 103.7 88.9 10.4 93.3 78.5 20.4 12.3 5.4 9.9 12.0 21.3 10.5 14.8 1.1 4.2 9.5 103.8 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 9.5 103.1 88.3 10.2 92.9 78.1 20.6 12.3 5.6 10.0 11.8 20.9 10.3 14.8 1.1 4.1 9.6 -0.1 -0.1 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.1 -0.2 -0.3 -0.2 -1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -1.0 -0.1 -0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.1 2.4 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.2 2.0 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 -0.2 -1.0 0.0 0.0 -0.2 -3.6 -0.1 -1.0 0.2 1.7 0.4 1.9 0.2 1.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 2.4 -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 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 APR 2019 MAR 2019 APR 2018 Change in Jobs from MAR 2019 Net % Change in Jobs from APR 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 42.4 42.2 41.5 36.5 36.3 35.7 7.6 7.6 7.5 34.8 34.6 34.0 28.9 28.7 28.2 6.5 6.5 6.6 7.7 7.7 7.7 5.4 5.4 5.3 10.6 10.5 10.4 5.9 5.9 5.8 0.2 0.2 0.2 1.7 1.7 1.6 4.0 4.0 4.0 0.2 0.5 0.2 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.6 0.2 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.9 2.2 0.8 2.2 0.1 1.3 0.8 2.4 0.7 2.5 -0.1 -1.5 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.9 0.2 1.9 0.1 1.7 0.0 0.0 0.1 6.3 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 APR 2019 MAR 2019 APR 2018 Change in Jobs from MAR 2019 Net % Change in Jobs from APR 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 185.3 160.3 27.9 157.4 132.4 8.7 19.2 43.0 6.5 22.5 14.0 1.8 6.4 20.0 26.8 27.1 7.3 25.0 3.0 5.7 16.3 184.7 160.0 27.9 156.8 132.1 8.8 19.1 43.1 6.6 22.5 14.0 1.8 6.5 20.1 26.6 26.7 7.3 24.7 2.9 5.7 16.1 183.0 158.4 26.6 156.4 131.8 8.7 17.9 42.4 6.4 22.1 13.9 1.5 6.3 21.5 25.9 26.9 7.3 24.6 2.9 5.9 15.8 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.2 -0.1 -1.1 0.1 0.5 -0.1 -0.2 -0.1 -1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -1.5 -0.1 -0.5 0.2 0.8 0.4 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.2 0.1 3.5 0.0 0.0 0.2 1.2 2.3 1.3 1.9 1.2 1.3 4.9 1.0 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.0 0.0 1.3 7.3 0.6 1.4 0.1 1.6 0.4 1.8 0.1 0.7 0.3 20.0 0.1 1.6 -1.5 -7.0 0.9 3.5 0.2 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.4 1.6 0.1 3.5 -0.2 -3.4 0.5 3.2 Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers in the 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 APR 2019 MAR 2019 APR 2018 Change in Jobs from MAR 2019 Net % Change in Jobs from APR 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 57.2 56.0 0.0 0.0 43.8 43.9 42.9 -0.1 -0.2 7.5 7.6 7.4 -0.1 -1.3 49.7 49.6 48.6 0.1 0.2 36.3 36.3 35.5 0.0 0.0 13.1 13.1 12.3 0.0 0.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 0.0 0.0 13.4 13.3 13.1 0.1 0.8 1.2 1.2 1.2 0.0 0.0 3.9 3.8 3.8 0.1 2.6 8.3 8.3 8.1 0.0 0.0 1.2 2.1 0.9 2.1 0.1 1.4 1.1 2.3 0.8 2.3 0.8 6.5 0.3 4.3 0.3 2.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 2.6 0.2 2.5 Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers in the Valdosta Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Brooks, Echols, Lanier and Lowndes counties. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 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 APR 2019 MAR 2019 APR 2018 Change in Jobs from MAR 2019 Net % Change in Jobs from APR 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 77.6 77.0 76.1 49.4 48.9 48.5 10.7 10.7 10.3 66.9 66.3 65.8 38.7 38.2 38.2 11.0 11.0 11.2 8.7 8.5 8.7 28.2 28.1 27.6 15.6 15.6 14.8 2.5 2.5 2.5 10.1 10.0 10.3 0.6 0.8 0.5 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.9 0.5 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.2 2.4 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.0 1.5 2.0 0.9 1.9 0.4 3.9 1.1 1.7 0.5 1.3 -0.2 -1.8 0.0 0.0 0.6 2.2 0.8 5.4 0.0 0.0 -0.2 -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 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 APR 2019 MAR 2019 APR 2018 Change in Jobs from MAR 2019 Net % Change in Jobs from APR 2018 Net % Albany MSA 63.1 63.3 62.6 -0.2 -0.3 0.5 0.8 Athens-Clarke County MSA 98.3 98.6 97.5 -0.3 -0.3 0.8 0.8 Atlanta MSA 2,822.3 2,830.2 2,773.1 -7.9 -0.3 49.2 1.8 Augusta-Richmond County MSA 245.8 244.9 241.4 0.9 0.4 4.4 1.8 Brunswick MSA 45.4 45.5 44.8 -0.1 -0.2 0.6 1.3 Columbus MSA 123.3 123.4 122.3 -0.1 -0.1 1.0 0.8 Dalton MSA 69.3 69.1 67.5 0.2 0.3 1.8 2.7 Gainesville MSA 95.7 95.3 91.3 0.4 0.4 4.4 4.8 Hinesville MSA 21.0 20.9 20.4 0.1 0.5 0.6 2.9 Macon-Bibb County MSA 104.0 104.1 103.2 -0.1 -0.1 0.8 0.8 Rome MSA 42.2 42.2 41.4 0.0 0.0 0.8 1.9 Savannah MSA 184.9 184.8 182.5 0.1 0.1 2.4 1.3 Valdosta MSA 56.9 57.1 55.9 -0.2 -0.4 1.0 1.8 Warner Robins MSA 77.2 77.1 75.7 0.1 0.1 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 APR 2019 Revised MAR 2019 Revised APR 2018 Total Private.....................................................................................................$749.58............................ $753.92.......................$762.09 Goods Producing......................................................................................... $885.43............................. $901.15....................... $924.11 Private Service Providing............................................................................. $790.60............................ $793.62.......................$824.21 Construction............................................................................................... $911.60............................ $926.03...................... $943.36 Manufacturing.........................................................................................$1,055.35.......................... $1,065.10....................$1,040.80 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities......................................................... $1,110.90.......................... $1,114.68.................... $1,083.70 Financial Activities..................................................................................$1,034.59.......................... $1,047.90.................... $1,022.01 Professional and Business Services......................................................$1,005.89..........................$1,040.87.................... $1,010.32 Educational and Health Services............................................................... $367.70............................. $357.19.......................$362.60 Leisure and Hospitality............................................................................ $1,136.34...........................$1,147.52.................... $1,190.60 Other Services........................................................................................$1,279.94..........................$1,304.69....................$1,288.58 Average Weekly Hours (AWH) Preliminary APR 2019 Revised MAR 2019 Revised APR 2018 Total Private...........................................................................................................33.7.................................. 33.8.............................34.5 Goods Producing................................................................................................36.3...................................36.7.............................38.0 Private Service Providing....................................................................................42.0...................................42.0.............................42.2 Construction..................................................................................................... 41.4...................................42.0............................. 41.8 Manufacturing..................................................................................................26.8...................................26.4............................. 27.1 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities.................................................................. 31.0...................................31.0............................. 31.9 Financial Activities...........................................................................................34.9.................................. 35.2.............................35.7 Professional and Business Services...............................................................33.8.................................. 34.5.............................34.6 Educational and Health Services.....................................................................33.1.................................. 33.5.............................33.9 Leisure and Hospitality.....................................................................................34.4.................................. 34.8.............................35.2 Other Services................................................................................................. 41.5................................... 41.9............................. 41.9 Average Hourly Earnings (AHE) Preliminary APR 2019 Revised MAR 2019 Revised APR 2018 Total Private....................................................................................................... $24.18...............................$24.32.........................$23.89 Goods Producing........................................................................................... $32.56.............................. $32.60.........................$33.35 Private Service Providing................................................................................$24.99...............................$24.95.........................$24.45 Construction.................................................................................................$26.75.............................. $26.90......................... $27.26 Manufacturing..............................................................................................$26.45.............................. $26.54.........................$25.68 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities..............................................................$25.43...............................$25.42.........................$24.84 Financial Activities.......................................................................................$29.76............................... $30.17.........................$29.20 Professional and Business Services.......................................................... $35.26.............................. $35.55.........................$33.91 Educational and Health Services................................................................. $13.72...............................$13.53.........................$13.38 Leisure and Hospitality.................................................................................$23.46.............................. $23.48.........................$23.89 Other Services.............................................................................................$26.50...............................$26.61.........................$26.80 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 APR 2019 Revised MAR 2019 Revised APR 2018 Albany MSA ....................................................................................................$753.63.............................$730.37.......................$756.90 Athens-Clarke County MSA ...........................................................................$769.67............................ $784.34........................$719.15 Atlanta MSA ..................................................................................................$991.27.......................... $1,011.29.................... $1,036.51 Augusta-Richmond County MSA .................................................................. $845.29............................ $860.98.......................$798.00 Brunswick MSA ............................................................................................ $634.94.............................$627.20.......................$657.85 Columbus MSA ..............................................................................................$813.87............................ $824.26....................... $766.41 Dalton MSA ................................................................................................... $701.16.............................$723.77....................... $715.08 Gainesville MSA .............................................................................................$994.31.............................$991.71....................... $977.72 Hinesville MSA ...............................................................................................$740.96.............................$743.73...................... $804.36 Macon-Bibb County MSA ............................................................................. $898.90.............................$876.73.......................$852.25 Rome MSA .....................................................................................................$744.93.............................$751.25....................... $727.68 Savannah MSA ..............................................................................................$753.39.............................$745.92....................... $787.78 Valdosta MSA .................................................................................................$742.69.............................$791.62...................... $834.99 Warner Robins MSA .......................................................................................$785.40............................ $796.29.......................$806.74 Average Weekly Hours (AWH) Preliminary APR 2019 Revised MAR 2019 Revised APR 2018 Albany MSA ..........................................................................................................35.2.................................. 34.5.............................33.7 Athens-Clarke County MSA .................................................................................31.3................................... 31.1............................. 31.5 Atlanta MSA ........................................................................................................34.3.................................. 34.8.............................35.4 Augusta-Richmond County MSA .........................................................................34.8.................................. 34.9.............................35.0 Brunswick MSA ................................................................................................... 32.1...................................32.0.............................32.2 Columbus MSA ....................................................................................................34.9.................................. 35.3.............................35.4 Dalton MSA .........................................................................................................33.5...................................33.9............................. 34.1 Gainesville MSA ...................................................................................................39.9...................................39.7.............................39.6 Hinesville MSA .....................................................................................................35.1.................................. 35.5.............................36.2 Macon-Bibb County MSA ....................................................................................36.6.................................. 36.5.............................35.0 Rome MSA ...........................................................................................................35.9...................................36.7............................. 37.9 Savannah MSA ....................................................................................................33.0.................................. 33.3.............................34.0 Valdosta MSA .......................................................................................................35.4...................................36.7.............................36.8 Warner Robins MSA ............................................................................................. 37.4...................................38.1.............................38.6 Average Hourly Earnings (AHE) Preliminary APR 2019 Revised MAR 2019 Revised APR 2018 Albany MSA ...................................................................................................... $21.41............................... $21.17.........................$22.46 Athens-Clarke County MSA .............................................................................$24.59.............................. $25.22.........................$22.83 Atlanta MSA ................................................................................................... $28.90.............................. $29.06.........................$29.28 Augusta-Richmond County MSA .....................................................................$24.29...............................$24.67.........................$22.80 Brunswick MSA ............................................................................................... $19.78...............................$19.60.........................$20.43 Columbus MSA ................................................................................................$23.32.............................. $23.35......................... $21.65 Dalton MSA .....................................................................................................$20.93...............................$21.35.........................$20.97 Gainesville MSA ...............................................................................................$24.92...............................$24.98.........................$24.69 Hinesville MSA ................................................................................................. $21.11.............................. $20.95.........................$22.22 Macon-Bibb County MSA ................................................................................$24.56...............................$24.02.........................$24.35 Rome MSA .......................................................................................................$20.75...............................$20.47.........................$19.20 Savannah MSA ............................................................................................... $22.83.............................. $22.40......................... $23.17 Valdosta MSA ...................................................................................................$20.98...............................$21.57.........................$22.69 Warner Robins MSA .........................................................................................$21.00.............................. $20.90.........................$20.90 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% Apr May June July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr Georgia U.S. WA 4.7 OR 4.3 NV 4.0 CA 4.3 AK 6.5 ID 2.8 UT 2.9 AZ 4.9 StaStteatuenUenmepmlopylomymenetnrt aRtaetses April 2019 National Unemployment Rate: 3.6% Rates are seasonally adjusted MT 3.6 WY 3.6 CO 3.4 NM 5.0 ND 2.3 SD 2.8 NE 2.9 KS 3.5 MN 3.3 WI 2.8 IA 2.4 IL 4.4 MO 3.3 OK 3.3 TX 3.7 AR 3.6 MS 4.9 LA 4.5 MI 4.1 OH IN 4.3 3.6 KY 4.0 TN 3.2 PA 3.8 WV 4.9 VA 2.9 NC 4.0 SC 3.4 AL GA 3.8 3.8 FL 3.4 NH 2.4 ME VT 3.3 2.2 MA 2.9 NY 3.9 RI 3.7 CT NJ 3.9 3.8 DE 3.2 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 APR 2019 5,109,085 4,913,477 195,608 3.8 5,064,366 4,905,388 158,978 3.1 66,327 63,857 2,470 3.7 100,065 97,139 2,926 2.9 3,042,371 2,950,369 92,002 3.0 273,282 264,163 9,119 3.3 53,540 51,912 1,628 3.0 123,367 118,698 4,669 3.8 61,096 58,638 2,458 4.0 102,962 100,348 2,614 2.5 Revised MAR 2019 5,119,332 4,920,359 198,973 3.9 5,110,809 4,922,532 188,277 3.7 67,261 64,336 2,925 4.3 101,202 97,627 3,575 3.5 3,075,899 2,966,561 109,338 3.6 270,442 259,902 10,540 3.9 53,522 51,577 1,945 3.6 124,397 118,992 5,405 4.3 61,687 58,870 2,817 4.6 103,438 100,333 3,105 3.0 Revised APR 2018 5,104,735 4,895,914 208,821 4.1 5,095,818 4,906,347 189,471 3.7 67,013 64,089 2,924 4.4 101,313 97,791 3,522 3.5 3,064,608 2,953,853 110,755 3.6 272,203 262,319 9,884 3.6 54,048 52,158 1,890 3.5 125,168 119,713 5,455 4.4 60,743 58,066 2,677 4.4 100,854 97,880 2,974 2.9 Change From MAR 2019 APR 2018 -10,247 -6,882 -3,365 4,350 17,563 -13,213 -46,443 -17,144 -29,299 -31,452 -959 -30,493 -934 -479 -455 -686 -232 -454 -1,137 -488 -649 -1,248 -652 -596 -33,528 -16,192 -17,336 -22,237 -3,484 -18,753 2,840 4,261 -1,421 1,079 1,844 -765 18 -508 335 -246 -317 -262 -1,030 -294 -736 -1,801 -1,015 -786 -591 353 -232 572 -359 -219 -476 15 -491 2,108 2,468 -360 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 APR 2019 33,677 32,564 1,113 3.3 103,055 99,530 3,525 3.4 Revised MAR 2019 33,964 32,649 1,315 3.9 104,345 100,148 4,197 4.0 Revised APR 2018 33,720 32,344 1,376 4.1 104,830 100,573 4,257 4.1 Change From MAR 2019 APR 2018 -287 -85 -202 -43 220 -263 -1,290 -618 -672 -1,775 -1,043 -732 Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate 44,175 42,747 1,428 3.2 186,545 181,095 5,450 2.9 44,487 42,747 1,740 3.9 187,964 181,386 6,578 3.5 44,302 -312 42,593 1,709 -312 3.9 -127 154 -281 188,623 182,221 6,402 3.4 -1,419 -291 -1,128 -2,078 -1,126 -952 Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate 64,234 65,112 64,171 -878 63 62,235 62,688 61,757 -453 478 1,999 2,424 2,414 -425 -415 3.1 3.7 3.8 Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate 86,051 83,316 2,735 3.2 86,356 83,155 3,201 3.7 86,285 83,068 3,217 3.7 -305 161 -466 -234 248 -482 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 APR 2019 162,470,000 156,645,000 5,824,000 3.6 162,097,000 156,710,000 5,387,000 3.3 MAR 2019 162,960,000 156,748,000 6,211,000 3.8 162,823,000 156,441,000 6,382,000 3.9 APR 2018 161,551,000 155,216,000 6,335,000 3.9 161,280,000 155,348,000 5,932,000 3.7 Change From MAR 2019 APR 2018 -490,000 -103,000 -387,000 919,000 1,429,000 -511,000 -726,000 269,000 -995,000 817,000 1,362,000 -545,000 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 April 2019 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 5,064,366 4,905,388 158,978 3.1 Appling Atkinson Bacon Baker Baldwin 9,023 4,447 4,944 1,216 17,046 8,712 4,319 4,792 1,165 16,389 311 3.4 128 2.9 152 3.1 51 4.2 657 3.9 Banks Barrow Bartow Ben Hill Berrien 9,641 9,393 248 2.6 39,343 38,302 1,041 2.6 49,623 48,153 1,470 3.0 5,374 5,128 246 4.6 7,488 7,246 242 3.2 Bibb Bleckley Brantley Brooks Bryan 68,023 65,586 2,437 3.6 4,497 4,296 201 4.5 7,315 7,054 261 3.6 7,034 6,827 207 2.9 17,664 17,186 478 2.7 Bulloch Burke Butts Calhoun Camden 37,018 35,832 1,186 3.2 9,422 9,006 416 4.4 10,632 10,297 335 3.2 2,278 2,197 81 3.6 20,707 20,023 684 3.3 Candler Carroll Catoosa Charlton Chatham 5,607 5,464 143 2.6 54,809 53,087 1,722 3.1 33,050 32,058 992 3.0 4,752 4,588 164 3.5 139,281 135,099 4,182 3.0 Chattahoochee 1,943 1,861 82 4.2 Chattooga 10,390 10,034 356 3.4 Cherokee 131,772 128,421 3,351 2.5 Clarke 60,288 58,378 1,910 3.2 Clay 834 783 51 6.1 Clayton Clinch Cobb Coffee Colquitt 134,905 129,602 5,303 3.9 2,747 2,658 89 3.2 422,645 411,040 11,605 2.7 18,829 18,159 670 3.6 21,610 20,984 626 2.9 Columbia Cook Coweta Crawford Crisp 75,908 73,853 2,055 2.7 7,954 7,716 238 3.0 72,871 70,873 1,998 2.7 5,616 5,435 181 3.2 9,333 8,969 364 3.9 Revised March 2019 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 5,110,809 4,922,532 188,277 3.7 9,156 4,457 5,003 1,238 17,149 8,807 4,302 4,826 1,185 16,346 349 3.8 155 3.5 177 3.5 53 4.3 803 4.7 9,712 9,422 290 3.0 39,798 38,536 1,262 3.2 50,218 48,453 1,765 3.5 5,432 5,128 304 5.6 7,566 7,276 290 3.8 68,855 65,985 2,870 4.2 4,572 4,324 248 5.4 7,313 7,004 309 4.2 7,142 6,889 253 3.5 17,797 17,208 589 3.3 37,274 35,821 1,453 3.9 9,361 8,905 456 4.9 10,755 10,363 392 3.6 2,328 2,235 93 4.0 20,787 19,953 834 4.0 5,504 5,330 174 3.2 55,445 53,369 2,076 3.7 33,058 31,980 1,078 3.3 4,776 4,585 191 4.0 140,331 135,303 5,028 3.6 1,984 1,874 110 5.5 10,499 10,094 405 3.9 133,075 129,055 4,020 3.0 61,031 58,690 2,341 3.8 846 790 56 6.6 136,586 130,412 6,174 4.5 2,782 2,676 106 3.8 426,989 413,165 13,824 3.2 18,849 18,088 761 4.0 21,963 21,234 729 3.3 75,240 72,767 2,473 3.3 8,030 7,746 284 3.5 73,635 71,293 2,342 3.2 5,691 5,476 215 3.8 9,423 9,015 408 4.3 Revised April 2018 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 5,095,818 4,906,347 189,471 3.7 8,894 4,392 4,982 1,176 17,490 8,554 4,233 4,812 1,116 16,676 340 3.8 159 3.6 170 3.4 60 5.1 814 4.7 9,333 9,055 278 3.0 39,571 38,306 1,265 3.2 49,896 48,122 1,774 3.6 5,451 5,142 309 5.7 7,373 7,090 283 3.8 69,342 66,359 2,983 4.3 4,608 4,379 229 5.0 7,358 7,059 299 4.1 6,930 6,663 267 3.9 17,853 17,286 567 3.2 37,254 35,790 1,464 3.9 9,457 8,941 516 5.5 10,678 10,285 393 3.7 2,168 2,082 86 4.0 20,856 20,046 810 3.9 5,327 5,158 169 3.2 55,217 53,097 2,120 3.8 33,119 32,084 1,035 3.1 4,759 4,566 193 4.1 140,882 135,974 4,908 3.5 1,966 1,869 97 4.9 10,431 10,064 367 3.5 132,595 128,668 3,927 3.0 61,084 58,798 2,286 3.7 829 772 57 6.9 136,077 129,640 6,437 4.7 2,774 2,650 124 4.5 425,467 411,765 13,702 3.2 18,747 17,956 791 4.2 20,969 20,217 752 3.6 76,460 74,023 2,437 3.2 7,790 7,522 268 3.4 73,511 70,900 2,611 3.6 5,667 5,460 207 3.7 9,269 8,878 391 4.2 Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research 17 Georgia Labor Force Estimates by County (not seasonally adjusted) Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older Dade Dawson Decatur DeKalb Dodge Preliminary April 2019 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 8,228 7,979 249 3.0 11,939 11,622 317 2.7 11,192 10,765 427 3.8 395,661 383,046 12,615 3.2 7,180 6,829 351 4.9 Dooly Dougherty Douglas Early Echols 5,009 4,836 173 3.5 37,768 36,224 1,544 4.1 72,120 69,765 2,355 3.3 4,360 4,206 154 3.5 1,909 1,862 47 2.5 Effingham Elbert Emanuel Evans Fannin 29,600 7,663 8,237 4,887 11,409 28,810 7,402 7,881 4,737 11,077 790 2.7 261 3.4 356 4.3 150 3.1 332 2.9 Fayette Floyd Forsyth Franklin Fulton 57,242 55,660 1,582 2.8 44,175 42,747 1,428 3.2 117,078 114,141 2,937 2.5 10,054 9,739 315 3.1 549,668 531,877 17,791 3.2 Gilmer Glascock Glynn Gordon Grady 11,777 11,403 374 3.2 1,287 1,243 44 3.4 40,045 38,880 1,165 2.9 27,339 26,560 779 2.8 10,543 10,225 318 3.0 Greene 6,904 6,669 235 3.4 Gwinnett 483,501 470,015 13,486 2.8 Habersham 19,267 18,694 573 3.0 Hall 102,962 100,348 2,614 2.5 Hancock 2,465 2,340 125 5.1 Haralson Harris Hart Heard Henry 12,377 12,003 374 3.0 16,467 16,002 465 2.8 11,767 11,431 336 2.9 5,163 5,001 162 3.1 112,743 108,949 3,794 3.4 Houston Irwin Jackson Jasper Jeff Davis 70,077 67,915 2,162 3.1 3,248 3,115 133 4.1 36,173 35,276 897 2.5 6,879 6,682 197 2.9 5,991 5,750 241 4.0 Revised March 2019 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 8,229 7,929 300 3.6 12,061 11,670 391 3.2 11,397 10,938 459 4.0 400,121 385,157 14,964 3.7 7,134 6,833 301 4.2 5,086 4,888 198 3.9 38,316 36,480 1,836 4.8 72,944 70,142 2,802 3.8 4,423 4,239 184 4.2 1,949 1,891 58 3.0 29,836 7,738 8,302 4,933 11,306 28,875 7,421 7,895 4,759 10,909 961 3.2 317 4.1 407 4.9 174 3.5 397 3.5 57,890 55,988 1,902 3.3 44,487 42,747 1,740 3.9 118,365 114,774 3,591 3.0 10,102 9,721 381 3.8 555,862 534,839 21,023 3.8 11,839 11,376 463 3.9 1,292 1,241 51 3.9 40,019 38,614 1,405 3.5 27,573 26,602 971 3.5 10,673 10,292 381 3.6 6,940 6,645 295 4.3 488,389 472,313 16,076 3.3 19,426 18,683 743 3.8 103,438 100,333 3,105 3.0 2,491 2,350 141 5.7 12,505 12,058 447 3.6 16,621 16,071 550 3.3 11,846 11,445 401 3.4 5,220 5,031 189 3.6 114,163 109,691 4,472 3.9 70,300 67,773 2,527 3.6 3,312 3,142 170 5.1 36,557 35,509 1,048 2.9 6,958 6,720 238 3.4 6,028 5,758 270 4.5 Revised April 2018 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 8,277 8,013 264 3.2 12,002 11,631 371 3.1 11,304 10,790 514 4.5 399,000 383,665 15,335 3.8 7,064 6,751 313 4.4 4,943 4,750 193 3.9 38,297 36,445 1,852 4.8 72,748 69,880 2,868 3.9 4,492 4,299 193 4.3 1,840 1,787 53 2.9 29,888 7,829 8,343 4,833 11,397 28,961 7,485 7,893 4,659 10,975 927 3.1 344 4.4 450 5.4 174 3.6 422 3.7 57,626 55,713 1,913 3.3 44,302 42,593 1,709 3.9 117,737 114,232 3,505 3.0 10,030 9,679 351 3.5 553,838 532,483 21,355 3.9 11,972 11,507 465 3.9 1,299 1,246 53 4.1 40,512 39,150 1,362 3.4 28,349 27,391 958 3.4 10,622 10,241 381 3.6 6,961 6,688 273 3.9 487,318 470,964 16,354 3.4 19,276 18,617 659 3.4 100,854 97,880 2,974 2.9 2,460 2,321 139 5.7 12,483 12,027 456 3.7 16,705 16,180 525 3.1 11,752 11,374 378 3.2 5,193 4,992 201 3.9 113,372 108,946 4,426 3.9 70,341 67,797 2,544 3.6 3,204 3,034 170 5.3 35,415 34,419 996 2.8 6,881 6,665 216 3.1 6,060 5,800 260 4.3 Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research 18 Georgia Labor Force Estimates by County (not seasonally adjusted) Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older Jefferson Jenkins Johnson Jones Lamar Preliminary April 2019 Labor Force 6,681 3,161 4,107 13,678 8,014 Employment 6,418 3,022 3,966 13,291 7,733 Unemployment Number Rate 263 3.9 139 4.4 141 3.4 387 2.8 281 3.5 Revised March 2019 Labor Force 6,737 3,163 4,156 13,845 8,097 Employment 6,430 3,003 3,996 13,375 7,764 Unemployment Number Rate 307 4.6 160 5.1 160 3.8 470 3.4 333 4.1 Revised April 2018 Labor Force 6,644 3,209 4,081 13,872 8,099 Employment 6,311 3,062 3,919 13,404 7,752 Unemployment Number Rate 333 5.0 147 4.6 162 4.0 468 3.4 347 4.3 Lanier Laurens Lee Liberty Lincoln 3,831 19,246 14,694 25,634 3,634 3,693 18,471 14,290 24,784 3,510 138 3.6 775 4.0 404 2.7 850 3.3 124 3.4 3,880 3,715 165 4.3 19,445 18,588 857 4.4 14,870 14,390 480 3.2 25,846 24,842 1,004 3.9 3,632 3,474 158 4.4 3,828 19,245 14,860 25,738 3,649 3,670 18,367 14,370 24,660 3,473 158 4.1 878 4.6 490 3.3 1,078 4.2 176 4.8 Long Lowndes Lumpkin McDuffie McIntosh 8,043 7,780 263 3.3 51,460 49,853 1,607 3.1 16,841 16,371 470 2.8 9,027 8,656 371 4.1 6,180 5,978 202 3.3 8,118 7,807 311 3.8 52,141 50,193 1,948 3.7 16,769 16,196 573 3.4 8,976 8,537 439 4.9 6,190 5,959 231 3.7 7,982 7,684 298 3.7 51,573 49,637 1,936 3.8 16,850 16,307 543 3.2 9,097 8,660 437 4.8 6,178 5,949 229 3.7 Macon Madison Marion Meriwether Miller 4,621 13,424 3,358 8,869 2,718 4,420 13,062 3,230 8,494 2,636 201 4.3 362 2.7 128 3.8 375 4.2 82 3.0 4,687 13,559 3,395 8,965 2,768 4,458 13,114 3,242 8,539 2,674 229 4.9 445 3.3 153 4.5 426 4.8 94 3.4 4,622 13,620 3,430 8,900 2,740 4,370 13,160 3,263 8,475 2,646 252 5.5 460 3.4 167 4.9 425 4.8 94 3.4 Mitchell Monroe Montgomery Morgan Murray 8,248 12,871 3,807 9,000 15,889 7,924 12,483 3,634 8,746 15,215 324 3.9 388 3.0 173 4.5 254 2.8 674 4.2 8,381 13,018 3,817 9,098 16,080 7,979 12,552 3,623 8,789 15,280 402 4.8 466 3.6 194 5.1 309 3.4 800 5.0 8,247 13,034 3,778 9,012 15,787 7,835 12,596 3,578 8,702 15,039 412 5.0 438 3.4 200 5.3 310 3.4 748 4.7 Muscogee Newton Oconee Oglethorpe Paulding 77,684 74,487 3,197 4.1 51,241 49,402 1,839 3.6 19,347 18,896 451 2.3 7,006 6,803 203 2.9 83,097 80,853 2,244 2.7 78,500 74,781 3,719 4.7 51,869 49,700 2,169 4.2 19,520 18,973 547 2.8 7,092 6,850 242 3.4 84,049 81,354 2,695 3.2 79,408 75,565 3,843 4.8 51,617 49,394 2,223 4.3 19,577 19,038 539 2.8 7,032 6,795 237 3.4 83,625 80,863 2,762 3.3 Peach Pickens Pierce Pike Polk 11,830 15,000 8,582 8,671 18,194 11,406 14,599 8,299 8,426 17,615 424 3.6 401 2.7 283 3.3 245 2.8 579 3.2 11,895 15,178 8,671 8,762 18,419 11,391 14,681 8,353 8,468 17,693 504 4.2 497 3.3 318 3.7 294 3.4 726 3.9 11,839 15,113 8,596 8,721 18,580 11,314 14,616 8,290 8,424 17,848 525 4.4 497 3.3 306 3.6 297 3.4 732 3.9 Pulaski Putnam Quitman Rabun Randolph 4,144 8,119 802 7,269 2,529 3,995 7,792 760 7,034 2,416 149 3.6 327 4.0 42 5.2 235 3.2 113 4.5 4,161 8,217 804 7,150 2,579 3,991 7,816 760 6,876 2,445 170 4.1 401 4.9 44 5.5 274 3.8 134 5.2 4,105 8,152 827 7,022 2,460 3,957 7,767 788 6,738 2,332 148 3.6 385 4.7 39 4.7 284 4.0 128 5.2 Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research 19 Georgia Labor Force Estimates by County (not seasonally adjusted) Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older Richmond Rockdale Schley Screven Seminole Preliminary April 2019 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 87,410 83,936 3,474 4.0 44,402 42,825 1,577 3.6 2,126 2,049 77 3.6 5,121 4,894 227 4.4 2,936 2,812 124 4.2 Spalding Stephens Stewart Sumter Talbot 28,240 27,169 1,071 3.8 10,763 10,397 366 3.4 2,338 2,251 87 3.7 12,332 11,790 542 4.4 2,815 2,694 121 4.3 Taliaferro Tattnall Taylor Telfair Terrell 578 9,584 2,747 4,531 3,591 553 9,249 2,640 4,156 3,420 25 4.3 335 3.5 107 3.9 375 8.3 171 4.8 Thomas Tift Toombs Towns Treutlen 16,715 19,319 11,928 4,005 2,675 16,118 18,738 11,407 3,845 2,563 597 3.6 581 3.0 521 4.4 160 4.0 112 4.2 Troup Turner Twiggs Union Upson 36,098 35,010 1,088 3.0 3,084 2,975 109 3.5 2,867 2,735 132 4.6 10,187 9,891 296 2.9 11,229 10,863 366 3.3 Walker 31,075 30,008 1,067 3.4 Walton 44,866 43,586 1,280 2.9 Ware 15,439 14,928 511 3.3 Warren 2,762 2,653 109 3.9 Washington 6,896 6,628 268 3.9 Wayne Webster Wheeler White Whitfield 11,291 10,884 407 3.6 974 928 46 4.7 1,657 1,555 102 6.2 16,373 15,976 397 2.4 45,207 43,423 1,784 3.9 Wilcox Wilkes Wilkinson Worth 2,696 3,860 3,800 9,058 2,584 3,708 3,671 8,758 112 4.2 152 3.9 129 3.4 300 3.3 Revised March 2019 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 86,820 82,764 4,056 4.7 44,900 43,059 1,841 4.1 2,142 2,052 90 4.2 5,161 4,906 255 4.9 3,017 2,868 149 4.9 28,596 27,326 1,270 4.4 10,871 10,429 442 4.1 2,364 2,264 100 4.2 12,481 11,828 653 5.2 2,852 2,709 143 5.0 578 9,752 2,781 4,413 3,645 551 9,345 2,650 4,184 3,445 27 4.7 407 4.2 131 4.7 229 5.2 200 5.5 16,852 19,516 11,932 3,967 2,682 16,136 18,782 11,359 3,770 2,555 716 4.2 734 3.8 573 4.8 197 5.0 127 4.7 36,173 34,922 1,251 3.5 3,126 2,997 129 4.1 2,936 2,760 176 6.0 10,242 9,880 362 3.5 11,354 10,905 449 4.0 31,071 29,950 1,121 3.6 45,406 43,852 1,554 3.4 15,626 15,031 595 3.8 2,762 2,648 114 4.1 6,951 6,623 328 4.7 11,356 10,865 491 4.3 991 935 56 5.7 1,662 1,568 94 5.7 16,407 15,917 490 3.0 45,607 43,590 2,017 4.4 2,722 3,879 3,805 9,192 2,604 3,706 3,659 8,836 118 4.3 173 4.5 146 3.8 356 3.9 Revised April 2018 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 88,183 84,059 4,124 4.7 44,769 42,883 1,886 4.2 2,194 2,097 97 4.4 5,264 5,016 248 4.7 3,047 2,897 150 4.9 28,393 27,172 1,221 4.3 10,887 10,404 483 4.4 2,347 2,250 97 4.1 12,707 12,024 683 5.4 2,786 2,662 124 4.5 579 9,549 2,773 4,422 3,586 553 9,172 2,614 4,185 3,427 26 4.5 377 3.9 159 5.7 237 5.4 159 4.4 16,945 19,110 11,900 3,902 2,743 16,197 18,367 11,256 3,698 2,585 748 4.4 743 3.9 644 5.4 204 5.2 158 5.8 36,476 35,171 1,305 3.6 3,171 3,020 151 4.8 2,915 2,754 161 5.5 10,208 9,861 347 3.4 11,347 10,883 464 4.1 31,091 29,978 1,113 3.6 45,149 43,591 1,558 3.5 15,494 14,925 569 3.7 2,740 2,623 117 4.3 7,138 6,805 333 4.7 11,404 10,930 474 4.2 992 932 60 6.0 1,638 1,532 106 6.5 16,092 15,648 444 2.8 44,956 43,027 1,929 4.3 2,574 3,841 3,838 9,094 2,452 3,680 3,684 8,731 122 4.7 161 4.2 154 4.0 363 4.0 Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research 20 City Labor Force Estimates Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older Preliminary April 2019 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate *Albany 30,530 29,242 1,288 4.2 *Alpharetta 36,325 35,367 958 2.6 *Athens 60,288 58,378 1,910 3.2 *Atlanta 253,928 245,224 8,704 3.4 Fulton Part 233,663 225,521 8,142 3.5 Dekalb Part 20,265 19,703 562 2.8 *Augusta 87,410 83,936 3,474 4.0 *Brookhaven 33,780 33,131 649 1.9 *Canton 14,715 14,372 343 2.3 Carrollton 11,511 11,060 451 3.9 *Chamblee 20,179 19,735 444 2.2 *Columbus 77,684 74,487 3,197 4.1 Dalton 14,279 13,676 603 4.2 Douglasville 16,939 16,387 552 3.3 Duluth 16,012 15,554 458 2.9 *Dunwoody 27,452 26,810 642 2.3 East Point 16,797 16,060 737 4.4 Gainesville 19,624 19,093 531 2.7 Hinesville 15,074 14,628 446 3.0 *Johns Creek 44,849 43,667 1,182 2.6 Kennesaw 20,092 19,549 543 2.7 LaGrange 14,848 14,350 498 3.4 Lawrenceville 14,357 13,922 435 3.0 *Macon-Bibb 68,023 65,586 2,437 3.6 *Marietta 35,542 34,585 957 2.7 Milton 19,934 19,430 504 2.5 Newnan 17,963 17,385 578 3.2 Peachtree City 18,232 17,778 454 2.5 P'tree Corners 24,725 24,075 650 2.6 Rome 15,375 14,843 532 3.5 *Roswell 53,657 52,339 1,318 2.5 *Sandy Springs 64,182 62,571 1,611 2.5 *Savannah 67,137 64,859 2,278 3.4 *Smyrna 35,059 34,096 963 2.7 Statesboro 13,976 13,381 595 4.3 Stockbridge 14,142 13,601 541 3.8 Tucker 19,695 19,172 523 2.7 *Valdosta 25,222 24,341 881 3.5 *Warner Robins 33,124 32,077 1,047 3.2 Woodstock 16,937 16,514 423 2.5 Revised March 2019 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 30,982 29,449 1,533 4.9 36,654 35,564 1,090 3.0 61,031 58,690 2,341 3.8 256,947 246,588 10,359 4.0 236,492 226,777 9,715 4.1 20,455 19,811 644 3.1 86,820 82,764 4,056 4.7 34,127 33,314 813 2.4 14,859 14,443 416 2.8 11,667 11,119 548 4.7 20,359 19,844 515 2.5 78,500 74,781 3,719 4.7 14,368 13,728 640 4.5 17,142 16,476 666 3.9 16,156 15,630 526 3.3 27,737 26,958 779 2.8 16,995 16,149 846 5.0 19,724 19,090 634 3.2 15,209 14,662 547 3.6 45,306 43,910 1,396 3.1 20,274 19,650 624 3.1 14,895 14,314 581 3.9 14,491 13,990 501 3.5 68,855 65,985 2,870 4.2 35,899 34,764 1,135 3.2 20,140 19,539 601 3.0 18,153 17,488 665 3.7 18,432 17,883 549 3.0 24,969 24,193 776 3.1 15,462 14,843 619 4.0 54,185 52,631 1,554 2.9 64,775 62,919 1,856 2.9 67,689 64,957 2,732 4.0 35,367 34,272 1,095 3.1 14,108 13,377 731 5.2 14,303 13,693 610 4.3 19,945 19,278 667 3.3 25,559 24,507 1,052 4.1 33,222 32,011 1,211 3.6 17,103 16,596 507 3.0 Revised April 2018 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 30,959 29,420 1,539 5.0 36,491 35,407 1,084 3.0 61,084 58,798 2,286 3.7 255,937 245,512 10,425 4.1 235,515 225,778 9,737 4.1 20,422 19,734 688 3.4 88,183 84,059 4,124 4.7 34,019 33,185 834 2.5 14,786 14,400 386 2.6 11,616 11,062 554 4.8 20,241 19,767 474 2.3 79,408 75,565 3,843 4.8 14,192 13,551 641 4.5 17,111 16,414 697 4.1 16,111 15,585 526 3.3 27,646 26,853 793 2.9 16,924 16,078 846 5.0 19,252 18,624 628 3.3 15,138 14,554 584 3.9 45,096 43,717 1,379 3.1 20,177 19,583 594 2.9 15,030 14,416 614 4.1 14,511 13,950 561 3.9 69,342 66,359 2,983 4.3 35,778 34,646 1,132 3.2 20,053 19,453 600 3.0 18,135 17,392 743 4.1 18,332 17,795 537 2.9 24,952 24,123 829 3.3 15,437 14,789 648 4.2 53,998 52,399 1,599 3.0 64,576 62,642 1,934 3.0 67,864 65,279 2,585 3.8 35,256 34,156 1,100 3.1 14,116 13,366 750 5.3 14,265 13,600 665 4.7 19,865 19,203 662 3.3 25,301 24,236 1,065 4.2 33,242 32,021 1,221 3.7 17,029 16,546 483 2.8 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 APRIL 2019 April 2019 Dade 3.0 Catoosa 3.0 Walker Whitfield Murray 4.2 Fannin 2.9 Union 2.9 Towns 4.0 Rabun 3.2 3.4 3.9 Chattooga 3.4 Gordon 2.8 Floyd 3.2 Bartow 3.0 Gilmer 3.2 Pickens 2.7 Cherokee 2.5 Lumpkin 2.8 Dawson 2.7 Forsyth 2.5 White Habersham 2.4 3.0 Stephens 3.4 Banks Franklin Hall 2.6 3.1 2.5 Jackson 2.5 Madison 2.7 Hart 2.9 Elbert 3.4 5.0% or greater 5 counties (3%) 4.0% to 4.9% 33 counties (21%) 3.0% to 3.9% 83 counties (52%) Polk 3.2 Paulding Cobb 2.7 Gwinnett 2.8 Barrow 2.6 Clarke 3.2 Oglethorpe 2.9 Less than 3.0% 38 counties (24%) Haralson 3.0 Carroll 3.1 Heard 3.1 2.7 Douglas 3.3 Coweta 2.7 Fulton 3.2 DeKalb 3.2 Rockdale Walton 2.9 Oconee 2.3 Clayton 3.6 Newton 3.9 Fayette 2.8 Henry 3.4 3.6 Morgan 2.8 Spalding 3.8 Butts 3.2 Jasper 2.9 Putnam 4.0 Wilkes 3.9 Lincoln 3.4 Percentages of number of counties may not total 100 due to rounding Greene 3.4 Taliaferro 4.3 McDuffie Warren 4.1 Columbia 2.7 3.9 Richmond Hancock 4.0 5.1 Glascock 3.4 Troup 3.0 Meriwether 4.2 Pike 2.8 Lamar 3.5 Monroe 3.0 Jones 2.8 Baldwin 3.9 Washington Jefferson 3.9 Burke 4.4 Upson 3.9 Harris 2.8 Talbot 4.3 Muscogee 4.1 Marion Chattahoochee 3.8 3.3 Taylor 3.9 Crawford 3.2 Bibb 3.6 Twiggs 4.6 Wilkinson 3.4 Peach 3.6 Houston Macon 3.1 4.3 Bleckley 4.5 Laurens 4.0 Johnson 3.4 Emanuel 4.3 Jenkins 4.4 Screven 4.4 Treutlen 4.2 Candler 2.6 Bulloch 3.2 Effingham 2.7 4.2 Stewart 3.7 Schley 3.6 Webster 4.7 Sumter 4.4 Quitman 5.2 Randolph Terrell Lee 4.5 4.8 2.7 Clay 6.1 Calhoun 3.6 Dougherty 4.1 Early 3.5 Miller 3.0 Baker 4.2 Mitchell 3.9 Dooly 3.5 Pulaski 3.6 Dodge 4.9 Crisp 3.9 Wilcox 4.2 Turner 3.5 Ben Hill 4.6 Montgomery Wheeler 6.2 4.5 Toombs 4.4 Evans 3.1 Tattnall Telfair 3.5 8.3 Jeff Davis 4.0 Appling 3.4 Long 3.3 Bryan 2.7 Liberty 3.3 Worth 3.3 Colquitt 2.9 Irwin 4.1 Tift 3.0 Coffee 3.6 Berrien Atkinson 3.2 2.9 Cook 3.0 Lanier Bacon 3.1 Wayne 3.6 Pierce 3.3 Ware 3.3 Brantley 3.6 McIntosh 3.3 Glynn 2.9 Chatham 3.0 Seminole 4.2 Decatur 3.8 Grady 3.0 Thomas 3.6 Brooks 2.9 3.6 Lowndes 3.1 Clinch 3.2 Charlton 3.5 Camden 3.3 Echols 2.5 Georgia's Unemployment Rate: 3.1 % Georgia's U(nNoet SmeasponlaollyyAmdjusetend)t Rate: 3.1% (not seasonally adjusted) Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics and Economic Research 22 Georgia Unemployment Insurance Claims by County County April 2019 Average Average Initial Weekly Duration Claims Benefit Weeks County April 2019 Average Average Initial Weekly Duration Claims Benefit Weeks County April 2019 Average Average Initial Weekly Duration Claims Benefit Weeks Georgia 20,980........ $291.........8.0 Appling 133........ $269.........7.4 Atkinson 31........ $268.........4.7 Bacon 19........ $242.........7.6 Baker 4........ $159.........5.1 Baldwin 77........ $218.........7.9 Banks 73........ $258.........5.6 Barrow 93........ $249.........8.3 Bartow 180........ $257.........5.4 Ben Hill 35........ $222.........4.4 Berrien 29........ $234.........7.5 Bibb 289........ $219.........9.9 Bleckley 22........ $226.........9.1 Brantley 21........ $245.........8.7 Brooks 19........ $245.........8.9 Bryan 48........ $275.........9.0 Bulloch 93........ $222.........7.3 Burke 93........ $229.........7.6 Butts 36........ $241.........9.3 Calhoun 6........ $188.........5.8 Camden 32........ $251.........9.7 Candler 14........ $262.........7.3 Carroll 178........ $263.........8.8 Catoosa 191........ $284.........5.1 Charlton 12........$243....... 11.6 Chatham 357........ $250.........9.7 Chattahoochee 6........ $238.........9.6 Chattooga 33........ $230.........7.9 Cherokee 247........ $279.........8.8 Clarke 159........ $236.........9.1 Clay 7........ $266.........8.5 Clayton 793........ $244.......10.0 Clinch 5........ $202.........7.7 Cobb 982........ $271.......10.2 Coffee 170........ $232.........6.7 Colquitt 74........ $242.........8.1 Columbia 135........ $258.........8.5 Cook 36........ $246.........8.0 Coweta 192........ $259.........8.0 Crawford 21........ $232.........7.8 Crisp 54........ $240.........4.6 Dade 22........ $276.........7.0 Dawson 24........ $257.........9.0 Decatur 76........ $224.........5.3 DeKalb 1,447........ $256.......10.5 Dodge 121........ $201.........7.7 Dooly 19........ $234.........4.0 Dougherty 223........ $225.........6.9 Douglas 223........ $269.........9.9 Early 17........ $176.........7.9 Echols 2........$305....... 11.2 Effingham 53........ $266.........8.5 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........ $246.........5.6 73........ $207.........6.9 15........ $185.........8.3 23........ $247.........6.0 130........ $273.........9.8 433........ $270.........6.0 209........ $285.......10.0 45........ $250.........4.4 1,928........ $261.......10.5 39........ $273.........2.8 3........ $146.........6.9 107........ $229.........8.5 101........ $281.........4.6 47........ $252.........5.5 28........ $256.........8.7 1,162........ $273.......10.2 409........ $251.........4.4 235........ $260.........7.7 15........ $248.........6.8 34........ $261.........8.4 48........ $268.........6.6 23........ $242.........4.9 16........ $282.........6.7 456........ $260.........9.7 258........ $229.........8.8 10........ $254.........6.3 97........ $269.........8.1 29........ $245.........7.8 39........ $214.........6.2 44........ $212.........8.0 21........ $172.........5.9 33........ $243.........6.5 34........ $253.........9.3 33........ $206.........8.1 8........ $244.........8.4 171........ $213.........8.1 45........ $241.........7.1 116........ $222.......10.4 11........ $226.........7.3 34........ $259.........9.4 155........ $230.........9.6 45........ $264.........7.6 38........ $224.........6.4 30........ $256.........7.3 11........ $242.........7.3 64........ $236.........6.8 13........ $207.........9.1 44........ $252.........6.1 6........ $239.........6.5 51........ $216.........5.5 42........ $231.........9.1 49........ $197.........6.2 56........ $266.........6.6 253........ $282.........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 412........ $244.........7.7 230........ $245.........9.8 21........ $267.........9.1 18........ $263.........8.0 208........ $276.........9.2 59........ $243.........7.8 36........ $246.........5.7 45........ $235.........7.5 21........ $234.........7.6 131........ $263.........5.8 20........ $221.........6.2 26........ $233.........8.3 1........$249....... 11.8 13........ $265.........8.4 17........ $218.........8.1 561........ $244.........8.3 199........ $259.......10.2 9........ $268.........7.5 19........ $225.........7.3 11........ $236.........6.5 165........ $243.........8.4 81........ $248.........5.4 8........ $254.........9.6 76........ $194.........7.6 7........ $257.........6.3 3........ $227.........9.4 51........ $210.........8.6 6........ $266.........6.0 208........ $197.........6.7 28........ $198.........7.9 50........ $248.........8.3 76........ $239.........8.1 181........ $238.........6.2 7........ $212.........8.4 28........ $271.........6.8 184........ $250.........5.8 12........ $188.........5.6 15........ $231.........9.0 10........ $221.........9.3 47........ $225.........6.9 324........ $290.........4.9 122........ $252.........9.4 77........ $261.........7.5 30........ $196.........7.2 21........ $190.........8.8 48........ $250.........9.5 4........ $232.........7.4 45........ $210.........6.6 64........ $242.........6.4 1,120........ $277.........3.8 18........ $183.........6.4 26........ $241.........8.4 16........ $256.........8.0 32........ $223.........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