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 August 2019 Data Muscogee Bibb Crawford Taylor Peach Wilkinson Twiggs Johnson Jenkins Emanuel Screven Volume XLV Number 8 August 2019 Employment Situation Marion Chattahoo- Houston Bleckley Macon Laurens Treutlen chee In millions CandlGereorgBuialloEcmh ploEyfmfinegnhatm (Seasonally Adjusted) Total nonfarm emScphlloeyyment in GDeooolrygiaPiunlacsrkeiaseDdobdyge 20 S8te0w0ar(t 0.W5ebpsetercr entS)uimnteAr ugust. Job growth was highest Montgomery Wheeler Toombs Evans Bryan QuipintimtPaalrniotyfe sEsdiouncaaltiaonndaBndusHineeaslsthSSereCvrriviscpiecse s LGWeiiolscvuoxerernamndenHt oTeslf-air and RIannfdoorlmphatioTenr.reTll he MLeaenufacturinTgurnseerctor endBeunreHdill the Tattnall Jeff Da4v.5is5 4.56App4l.5in7g 4.58 4.59 Liberty 4L.6o0ng 4.60 4.60 Chatham 4.59 4.60 4.61 4.62 4.64 most job cuts over the month. Clay Calhoun Dougherty Worth Irwin Coffee Employment in Professional and BusinTeisfts Services grew Bacon Wayne McIntosh baTadgyeEdeca5mherl dyn3eiM0n4c0it all5eloi0rnSf0eCArwouvBomagickruepeksrsaetn.reMsAimeiwtdscphmheleoimlillynepmiPsloterroynaCfmtteoigvlseqresnueitiwoattfnnedballylS Cb1Suoyo pc0ki2p0e0on0B0rettairrfoSniievcdenL eraMrvnainiecardAentsk-inson Aug-18 Ware Sep-18 Pierce Brantley Oct-18 Nov-18 Dec-18 Jan-19 Glynn Feb-19 Mar-19 Apr-19 May-19 Jun-19 Jul-19 Aug-19 t4h 0eS0emm0oiinnnotlAehD.ueLcgaeutuissrtuarnedGanrhadadysHnoosTwphoitbmaealeistnyueBpmrofpooklros fyomuerLnocwtornnodsesesecub-y Clinch tive months. The August gain comes as AccommodaEticohnols Charlton Camden Georgia Unemployment Rate and Food Services added 3 300 jobs and Arts Entertain- (Seasonally Adjusted) ment and Recreation employment grew by 700. Educa- tion and Health Services saw jobs increased by 3 500 in August after being down 400 in July. Government 3.9% 3.9% employment was up 2 900 in August its seventh straight month of job growth. State and Federal Government 3.8% 3.8% 3.8% 3.8% employment grew by 2 200 and 1 100 respectively in August while Local Government employment was down 3.7% 3.7% 3.7% 3.7% 3.7% 400 over the month. Employment in the Information sec- tor increased by 2 500 in August and the sector has now 3.6% 3.6% added workers for the fourth month in a row. Manufacturing saw employment decline by 300 in August after growing for six consecutive months. Durable Goods added 400 jobs in August and Non-Durable Goods employment was cut by 700. Aug-18 Sep-18 Oct-18 Nov-18 Dec-18 Jan-19 Feb-19 Mar-19 Apr-19 May-19 Jun-19 Jul-19 Aug-19 Over the year employment in Georgia has increased by 84 600 or 1.9 percent. Education and Health Services ( 18 000 jobs) Professional and Business Services ( 17 600 jobs) Leisure and Hospitality ( 17 400 jobs) and Construction ( 11 200 jobs) have added the most jobs over the year. Georgia s unemployment rate (seasonally adjusted) held steady in August 2019 unchanged from 3.6 percent in July. Over the year the unemployment rate is down from 3.8 percent in August 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 AUG 2019 JUL 2019 AUG 2018 Change in Jobs from JUL 2019 Net % Change in Jobs from AUG 2018 Net % Total Nonfarm 4 637.5 4 616.7 4 552.9 20.8 0.5 84.6 1.9 Total Private 3 936.5 3 918.6 3 856.4 17.9 0.5 80.1 2.1 Goods Producing 629.6 629.8 615.7 -0.2 0.0 13.9 2.3 Service-Providing 4 007.9 3 986.9 3 937.2 21.0 0.5 70.7 1.8 Private Service-Providing 3 306.9 3 288.8 3 240.7 18.1 0.6 66.2 2.0 Mining and Logging 9.3 9.3 9.5 0.0 0.0 -0.2 -2.1 Mining Logging and Construction 217.5 217.4 206.5 0.1 0.0 11.0 5.3 Construction 208.2 208.1 197.0 0.1 0.0 11.2 5.7 Manufacturing 412.1 412.4 409.2 -0.3 -0.1 2.9 0.7 Durable Goods 203.9 203.5 202.3 0.4 0.2 1.6 0.8 Non-Durable Goods 208.2 208.9 206.9 -0.7 -0.3 1.3 0.6 Trade Transportation and Utilities 953.3 952.9 946.5 0.4 0.0 6.8 0.7 Wholesale Trade 214.9 214.6 216.1 0.3 0.1 -1.2 -0.6 Retail Trade 501.1 500.1 495.9 1.0 0.2 5.2 1.0 Transportation Warehousing and Utilities 237.3 238.2 234.5 -0.9 -0.4 2.8 1.2 Information 116.5 114.0 114.8 2.5 2.2 1.7 1.5 Financial Activities 252.5 251.1 248.7 1.4 0.6 3.8 1.5 Finance and Insurance 181.6 180.9 179.2 0.7 0.4 2.4 1.3 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 70.9 70.2 69.5 0.7 1.0 1.4 2.0 Professional and Business Services 708.9 703.6 691.3 5.3 0.8 17.6 2.5 Professional Scientific and Technical Services 288.0 287.0 277.3 1.0 0.3 10.7 3.9 Management of Companies and Enterprises 76.4 76.6 74.3 -0.2 -0.3 2.1 2.8 Admin and Support Waste Mngmnt and Remediation 344.5 340.0 339.7 4.5 1.3 4.8 1.4 Education and Health Services 605.6 602.1 587.6 3.5 0.6 18.0 3.1 Educational Services 84.5 85.2 79.5 -0.7 -0.8 5.0 6.3 Health Care and Social Assistance 521.1 516.9 508.1 4.2 0.8 13.0 2.6 Leisure and Hospitality 509.2 505.2 491.8 4.0 0.8 17.4 3.5 Arts Entertainment and Recreation 54.2 53.5 53.6 0.7 1.3 0.6 1.1 Accommodation and Food Services 455.0 451.7 438.2 3.3 0.7 16.8 3.8 Other Services 160.9 159.9 160.0 1.0 0.6 0.9 0.6 Government 701.0 698.1 696.5 2.9 0.4 4.5 0.6 Federal Government 104.9 103.8 101.3 1.1 1.1 3.6 3.6 State Government 176.5 174.3 177.6 2.2 1.3 -1.1 -0.6 Local Government 419.6 420.0 417.6 -0.4 -0.1 2.0 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 AUG 2019 JUL 2019 AUG 2018 Change in Jobs from JUL 2019 Net % Change in Jobs from AUG 2018 Net % Total Nonfarm 4 634.7 Total Private 3 937.4 Goods Producing 630.3 Service-Providing 4 004.4 Private Service-Providing 3 307.1 Mining and Logging 9.4 Mining Logging and Construction 217.4 Construction 208.0 Construction of Buildings 44.9 Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction 34.0 Specialty Trade Contractors 129.1 Manufacturing 412.9 Durable Goods 204.2 Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 55.8 Non-Durable Goods 208.7 Food Manufacturing 70.9 Textile Mills 19.4 Textile Product Mills 27.7 Trade Transportation and Utilities 947.2 Wholesale Trade 214.9 Merchant Wholesalers Durable Goods 115.2 Merchant Wholesalers Nondurable Goods 63.5 Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers 36.2 Retail Trade 496.6 Food and Beverage Stores 92.5 General Merchandise Stores 107.5 Miscellaneous Store Retailers 22.1 Transportation Warehousing and Utilities 235.7 Utilities 19.5 Transportation and Warehousing 216.2 Air Transportation 41.2 Truck Transportation 54.0 Couriers and Messengers 25.2 Warehousing and Storage 55.0 Information 116.9 Telecommunications 38.8 Wired and Wireless Telecommunications Carriers 33.3 Data Processing Hosting and Related Services 13.8 Financial Activities 253.0 Finance and Insurance 182.0 Insurance Carriers and Related Activities 90.4 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 71.0 Professional and Business Services 706.2 Professional Scientific and Technical Services 286.9 Accounting Tax Prep and Bookkeeping Services 38.0 Architectural Engineering and Related Services 45.5 Computer Systems Design and Related Services 74.7 Management and Technical Consulting Services 44.5 Management of Companies and Enterprises 76.6 Admin and Support Waste Mngmnt and Remediation 342.7 Employment Services 167.2 Education and Health Services 605.7 Educational Services 81.3 Colleges Universities and Professional Schools 33.5 Health Care and Social Assistance 524.4 Ambulatory Health Care Services 210.6 Hospitals 179.3 Nursing and Residential Care Facilities 62.7 Social Assistance 71.8 Leisure and Hospitality 516.5 Arts Entertainment and Recreation 56.7 Amusement Gambling and Recreation Industries 39.2 Accommodation and Food Services 459.8 Accommodation 46.7 Food Services and Drinking Places 413.1 Other Services 161.6 Repair and Maintenance 40.1 Personal and Laundry Services 39.0 Religious Grantmaking Civic Professional and Similar 82.5 Government 697.3 Federal Government 104.8 Department of Defense 44.0 State Government 172.3 State Government Educational Services 101.5 State Government excluding Educational Services 70.8 Local Government 420.2 Local Government Educational Services 246.9 Local Government excluding Educational Services 173.3 4 597.3 3 922.8 631.0 3 966.3 3 291.8 9.4 217.6 208.2 43.5 34.3 130.4 413.4 203.4 55.3 210.0 71.2 19.5 28.1 950.1 214.2 114.3 63.8 36.1 498.0 92.9 107.6 22.1 237.9 19.5 218.4 42.8 54.0 25.7 54.4 114.9 38.7 33.2 13.8 251.4 181.5 89.7 69.9 703.7 287.7 38.1 45.6 74.1 44.7 76.9 339.1 162.4 593.9 79.9 32.3 514.0 209.3 177.2 61.6 65.9 515.2 59.6 42.5 455.6 46.1 409.5 162.6 41.1 38.5 83.0 674.5 103.6 43.9 166.6 95.5 71.1 404.3 228.2 176.1 4 560.2 3 869.0 617.5 3 942.7 3 251.5 9.5 208.0 198.5 42.7 33.2 122.6 409.5 202.6 55.1 206.9 68.0 20.2 29.0 941.5 216.1 113.7 64.4 38.0 492.3 91.6 108.4 22.0 233.1 19.2 213.9 41.8 55.0 23.3 52.1 114.6 40.2 34.9 12.6 249.3 179.5 86.7 69.8 697.0 276.9 35.0 42.6 72.1 45.3 74.4 345.7 170.9 587.9 78.1 34.1 509.8 204.1 175.6 59.8 70.3 500.1 57.0 40.9 443.1 48.2 394.9 161.1 40.0 39.4 81.7 691.2 101.2 42.0 173.1 100.6 72.5 416.9 245.0 171.9 37.4 0.8 14.6 0.4 -0.7 -0.1 38.1 1.0 15.3 0.5 0.0 0.0 -0.2 -0.1 -0.2 -0.1 1.4 3.2 -0.3 -0.9 -1.3 -1.0 -0.5 -0.1 0.8 0.4 0.5 0.9 -1.3 -0.6 -0.3 -0.4 -0.1 -0.5 -0.4 -1.4 -2.9 -0.3 0.7 0.3 0.9 0.8 -0.3 -0.5 0.1 0.3 -1.4 -0.3 -0.4 -0.4 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.0 -2.2 -0.9 0.0 0.0 -2.2 -1.0 -1.6 -3.7 0.0 0.0 -0.5 -2.0 0.6 1.1 2.0 1.7 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 1.6 0.6 0.5 0.3 0.7 0.8 1.1 1.6 2.5 0.4 -0.8 -0.3 -0.1 -0.3 -0.1 -0.2 0.6 0.8 -0.2 -0.5 -0.3 -0.4 3.6 1.1 4.8 3.0 11.8 2.0 1.4 1.8 1.2 3.7 10.4 2.0 1.3 0.6 2.1 1.2 1.1 1.8 5.9 9.0 1.3 0.3 -2.9 -4.9 -3.3 -7.8 4.2 0.9 0.6 1.3 3.6 0.9 -1.0 -0.6 -1.0 -2.4 0.5 1.3 -0.5 -0.6 22.8 3.4 1.2 1.2 0.1 0.2 5.7 3.4 6.0 6.3 -0.3 -0.4 15.9 3.9 18.7 8.2 -2.8 -1.6 74.5 1.6 68.4 1.8 12.8 2.1 61.7 1.6 55.6 1.7 -0.1 -1.1 9.4 4.5 9.5 4.8 2.2 5.2 0.8 2.4 6.5 5.3 3.4 0.8 1.6 0.8 0.7 1.3 1.8 0.9 2.9 4.3 -0.8 -4.0 -1.3 -4.5 5.7 0.6 -1.2 -0.6 1.5 1.3 -0.9 -1.4 -1.8 -4.7 4.3 0.9 0.9 1.0 -0.9 -0.8 0.1 0.5 2.6 1.1 0.3 1.6 2.3 1.1 -0.6 -1.4 -1.0 -1.8 1.9 8.2 2.9 5.6 2.3 2.0 -1.4 -3.5 -1.6 -4.6 1.2 9.5 3.7 1.5 2.5 1.4 3.7 4.3 1.2 1.7 9.2 1.3 10.0 3.6 3.0 8.6 2.9 6.8 2.6 3.6 -0.8 -1.8 2.2 3.0 -3.0 -0.9 -3.7 -2.2 17.8 3.0 3.2 4.1 -0.6 -1.8 14.6 2.9 6.5 3.2 3.7 2.1 2.9 4.9 1.5 2.1 16.4 3.3 -0.3 -0.5 -1.7 -4.2 16.7 3.8 -1.5 -3.1 18.2 4.6 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.3 -0.4 -1.0 0.8 1.0 6.1 0.9 3.6 3.6 2.0 4.8 -0.8 -0.5 0.9 0.9 -1.7 -2.3 3.3 0.8 1.9 0.8 1.4 0.8 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 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 AUG 2019 JUL 2019 AUG 2018 Change in Jobs from JAN 2019 Net % Change in Jobs from AUG 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 62.7 62.2 62.3 0.5 0.8 50.7 50.5 50.0 0.2 0.4 7.0 7.0 6.8 0.0 0.0 55.7 55.2 55.5 0.5 0.9 43.7 43.5 43.2 0.2 0.5 11.6 11.8 12.4 -0.2 -1.7 7.3 7.4 7.6 -0.1 -1.4 12.0 11.7 12.3 0.3 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.6 0.0 0.0 2.4 2.4 2.4 0.0 0.0 7.1 6.8 7.3 0.3 4.4 0.4 0.6 0.7 1.4 0.2 2.9 0.2 0.4 0.5 1.2 -0.8 -6.5 -0.3 -4.0 -0.3 -2.4 -0.1 -3.9 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 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 AUG 2019 JUL 2019 AUG 2018 Change in Jobs from JUL 2019 Net % Change in Jobs from AUG 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 99.3 98.5 98.4 0.8 0.8 70.8 70.4 68.8 0.4 0.6 10.2 10.2 10.4 0.0 0.0 89.1 88.3 88.0 0.8 0.9 60.6 60.2 58.4 0.4 0.7 16.6 16.8 16.5 -0.2 -1.2 11.0 11.0 10.8 0.0 0.0 9.3 9.3 8.8 0.0 0.0 11.7 11.6 11.1 0.1 0.9 28.5 28.1 29.6 0.4 1.4 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 19.6 19.6 20.7 0.0 0.0 7.9 7.5 7.9 0.4 5.3 0.9 0.9 2.0 2.9 -0.2 -1.9 1.1 1.3 2.2 3.8 0.1 0.6 0.2 1.9 0.5 5.7 0.6 5.4 -1.1 -3.7 0.0 0.0 -1.1 -5.3 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 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 AUG 2019 Revised JUL 2019 Revised AUG 2018 Change in Jobs from JUL 2019 Net % Change in Jobs from AUG 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 2 848.1 2 512.3 310.7 2 537.4 2 201.6 1.6 135.3 133.7 32.2 84.9 175.4 89.8 15.4 85.6 26.9 604.2 154.1 84.2 40.5 29.4 290.9 56.9 58.2 14.6 159.2 10.0 149.2 40.2 34.5 18.2 98.8 31.8 27.9 13.2 176.8 125.3 63.1 51.5 538.0 235.8 28.3 34.3 63.5 39.7 64.3 237.9 115.5 365.9 55.1 310.8 129.1 106.2 44.6 319.4 44.4 275.0 25.6 249.4 98.5 23.2 27.1 335.8 48.4 75.7 211.7 2 835.8 2 509.6 311.0 2 524.8 2 198.6 1.6 135.8 134.2 31.3 85.5 175.2 89.5 15.3 85.7 26.9 606.1 153.6 83.2 41.2 29.2 292.0 57.0 58.3 14.6 160.5 10.1 150.4 41.8 34.3 18.6 99.3 31.7 27.8 13.1 176.2 125.1 62.6 51.1 538.8 236.7 27.7 34.6 62.7 40.4 64.6 237.5 115.5 360.4 54.1 306.3 128.5 104.6 43.1 318.5 45.7 272.8 25.6 247.2 99.3 23.7 27.2 326.2 47.8 73.3 205.1 2 805.6 2 471.6 301.3 2 504.3 2 170.3 1.6 129.2 127.6 28.6 81.7 172.1 88.8 15.4 83.3 26.4 603.1 153.5 82.4 41.2 29.9 289.3 56.9 59.3 14.6 160.3 9.9 150.4 41.4 34.4 18.1 99.2 33.7 29.6 12.2 175.3 123.9 60.5 51.4 528.4 226.3 26.5 33.0 61.9 40.1 62.3 239.8 118.9 357.6 56.1 301.5 123.5 104.1 44.8 304.9 40.9 264.0 26.2 237.8 101.8 24.0 27.9 334.0 46.7 74.9 212.4 12.3 0.4 2.7 0.1 -0.3 -0.1 12.6 0.5 3.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 -0.5 -0.4 -0.5 -0.4 0.9 2.9 -0.6 -0.7 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.7 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.0 -1.9 -0.3 0.5 0.3 1.0 1.2 -0.7 -1.7 0.2 0.7 -1.1 -0.4 -0.1 -0.2 -0.1 -0.2 0.0 0.0 -1.3 -0.8 -0.1 -1.0 -1.2 -0.8 -1.6 -3.8 0.2 0.6 -0.4 -2.2 -0.5 -0.5 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.8 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.8 0.4 0.8 -0.8 -0.2 -0.9 -0.4 0.6 2.2 -0.3 -0.9 0.8 1.3 -0.7 -1.7 -0.3 -0.5 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.0 5.5 1.5 1.0 1.9 4.5 1.5 0.6 0.5 1.6 1.5 1.5 3.5 0.9 0.3 -1.3 -2.8 2.2 0.8 0.0 0.0 2.2 0.9 -0.8 -0.8 -0.5 -2.1 -0.1 -0.4 9.6 2.9 0.6 1.3 2.4 3.3 6.6 3.2 42.5 1.5 40.7 1.7 9.4 3.1 33.1 1.3 31.3 1.4 0.0 0.0 6.1 4.7 6.1 4.8 3.6 12.6 3.2 3.9 3.3 1.9 1.0 1.1 0.0 0.0 2.3 2.8 0.5 1.9 1.1 0.2 0.6 0.4 1.8 2.2 -0.7 -1.7 -0.5 -1.7 1.6 0.6 0.0 0.0 -1.1 -1.9 0.0 0.0 -1.1 -0.7 0.1 1.0 -1.2 -0.8 -1.2 -2.9 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.6 -0.4 -0.4 -1.9 -5.6 -1.7 -5.7 1.0 8.2 1.5 0.9 1.4 1.1 2.6 4.3 0.1 0.2 9.6 1.8 9.5 4.2 1.8 6.8 1.3 3.9 1.6 2.6 -0.4 -1.0 2.0 3.2 -1.9 -0.8 -3.4 -2.9 8.3 2.3 -1.0 -1.8 9.3 3.1 5.6 4.5 2.1 2.0 -0.2 -0.5 14.5 4.8 3.5 8.6 11.0 4.2 -0.6 -2.3 11.6 4.9 -3.3 -3.2 -0.8 -3.3 -0.8 -2.9 1.8 0.5 1.7 3.6 0.8 1.1 -0.7 -0.3 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 AUG 2019 JUL 2019 AUG 2018 Change in Jobs from JUL 2019 Change in Jobs from AUG 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 243.6 197.3 40.0 203.6 157.3 17.7 22.3 41.1 5.8 27.4 7.9 2.6 6.8 36.0 34.8 27.6 8.4 46.3 9.9 15.7 20.7 241.7 196.4 39.5 202.2 156.9 17.4 22.1 41.5 5.8 27.8 7.9 2.6 6.7 35.9 34.5 27.3 8.4 45.3 9.8 15.4 20.1 239.6 193.6 39.3 200.3 154.3 17.3 22.0 40.0 5.8 26.4 7.8 2.6 6.7 35.5 34.4 26.8 8.3 46.0 9.5 15.5 21.0 1.9 0.8 0.9 0.5 0.5 1.3 1.4 0.7 0.4 0.3 0.3 1.7 0.2 0.9 -0.4 -1.0 0.0 0.0 -0.4 -1.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.5 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.9 0.3 1.1 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.2 0.1 1.0 0.3 2.0 0.6 3.0 4.0 1.7 3.7 1.9 0.7 1.8 3.3 1.7 3.0 1.9 0.4 2.3 0.3 1.4 1.1 2.8 0.0 0.0 1.0 3.8 0.1 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.5 0.5 1.4 0.4 1.2 0.8 3.0 0.1 1.2 0.3 0.7 0.4 4.2 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 AUG 2019 JUL 2019 AUG 2018 Change in Jobs from JUL 2019 Net % Change in Jobs from AUG 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 46.6 46.4 45.3 0.2 0.4 37.9 38.0 36.7 -0.1 -0.3 3.8 3.8 4.1 0.0 0.0 42.8 42.6 41.2 0.2 0.5 34.1 34.2 32.6 -0.1 -0.3 10.0 10.0 9.6 0.0 0.0 6.3 6.3 5.8 0.0 0.0 8.7 8.4 8.6 0.3 3.6 2.0 2.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 1.8 1.8 1.8 0.0 0.0 4.9 4.6 4.8 0.3 6.5 1.3 2.9 1.2 3.3 -0.3 -7.3 1.6 3.9 1.5 4.6 0.4 4.2 0.5 8.6 0.1 1.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 2.1 Note These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers in the Brunswick Metropolitan Statistical Area which includes Brantley Glynn and McIntosh counties. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors domestic workers self-employed persons unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2018 benchmark. Source Georgia Department of Labor Workforce Statistics & Economic Research 6 Columbus MSA Nonfarm Employment (In thousands) (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Preliminary Revised Revised AUG 2019 JUL 2019 AUG 2018 Change in Jobs from JUL 2019 Net % Change in Jobs from AUG 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 122.4 98.9 15.9 106.5 83.0 5.2 10.7 18.9 2.6 13.7 2.6 1.2 13.6 11.6 4.4 13.3 16.3 15.4 4.3 23.5 6.6 3.7 13.2 121.7 98.7 16.0 105.7 82.7 5.1 10.9 19.0 2.6 13.8 2.6 1.2 13.6 11.5 4.4 13.2 16.1 15.3 4.3 23.0 6.6 3.7 12.7 122.8 98.8 15.9 106.9 82.9 4.8 11.1 18.4 2.6 13.1 2.7 1.3 13.5 11.4 4.3 14.5 15.9 15.0 4.3 24.0 6.6 4.3 13.1 0.7 0.6 0.2 0.2 -0.1 -0.6 0.8 0.8 0.3 0.4 0.1 2.0 -0.2 -1.8 -0.1 -0.5 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.8 0.2 1.2 0.1 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.5 2.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 3.9 -0.4 -0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 -0.4 -0.4 0.1 0.1 0.4 8.3 -0.4 -3.6 0.5 2.7 0.0 0.0 0.6 4.6 -0.1 -3.7 -0.1 -7.7 0.1 0.7 0.2 1.8 0.1 2.3 -1.2 -8.3 0.4 2.5 0.4 2.7 0.0 0.0 -0.5 -2.1 0.0 0.0 -0.6 -14.0 0.1 0.8 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 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 AUG 2019 Revised Revised JUL 2019 AUG 2018 Change in Jobs from JUL 2019 Net % Change in Jobs from AUG 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 69.3 69.1 68.7 0.2 0.3 62.4 62.2 62.0 0.2 0.3 26.5 26.5 26.6 0.0 0.0 42.8 42.6 42.1 0.2 0.5 35.9 35.7 35.4 0.2 0.6 24.9 24.9 25.1 0.0 0.0 4.2 4.3 4.6 -0.1 -2.3 14.1 14.3 14.8 -0.2 -1.4 14.1 14.1 14.0 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 7.0 0.0 0.0 6.9 6.9 6.7 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.1 10.0 5.6 5.7 5.5 -0.1 -1.8 0.6 0.9 0.4 0.7 -0.1 -0.4 0.7 1.7 0.5 1.4 -0.2 -0.8 -0.4 -8.7 -0.7 -4.7 0.1 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.4 0.2 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 10.0 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 AUG 2019 JUL 2019 AUG 2018 Change in Jobs from JUL 2019 Net % Change in Jobs from AUG 2018 Net % Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing 97.0 96.0 93.1 1.0 1.0 86.2 85.9 82.5 0.3 0.4 26.4 26.5 25.3 -0.1 -0.4 3.9 4.2 3.7 4.5 1.1 4.4 Service-Providing Private Service-Providing 70.6 69.5 67.8 59.8 59.4 57.2 1.1 1.6 0.4 0.7 2.8 4.1 2.6 4.6 Trade Transportation and Utilities 17.5 17.5 17.3 0.0 0.0 0.2 1.2 Retail Trade Government 9.5 9.5 9.2 10.8 10.1 10.6 0.0 0.0 0.7 6.9 0.3 3.3 0.2 1.9 Federal Government 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.1 25.0 State Government Local Government 2.8 2.6 2.7 0.2 7.7 7.5 7.0 7.5 0.5 7.1 0.1 3.7 0.0 0.0 Note These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers in the Gainesville Metropolitan Statistical Area which comprises Hall county. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors domestic workers self-employed persons unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2018 benchmark. Hinesville MSA Nonfarm Employment (In thousands) (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Preliminary Revised Revised AUG 2019 JUL 2019 AUG 2018 Change in Jobs from JUL 2019 Net % Change in Jobs from AUG 2018 Net % Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing Private Service-Providing Government Federal Government State Government Local Government 21.1 20.7 20.7 13.0 12.9 12.8 3.0 3.0 2.9 18.1 17.7 17.8 10.0 9.9 9.9 8.1 7.8 7.9 3.8 3.8 3.8 0.4 0.4 0.4 3.9 3.6 3.7 0.4 1.9 0.1 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.4 2.3 0.1 1.0 0.3 3.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 8.3 0.4 1.9 0.2 1.6 0.1 3.5 0.3 1.7 0.1 1.0 0.2 2.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 5.4 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 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 AUG 2019 Revised Revised JUL 2019 AUG 2018 Change in Jobs from JUL 2019 Net % Change in Jobs from AUG 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 104.3 89.5 10.6 93.7 78.9 20.4 12.1 5.5 10.0 12.2 21.5 11.0 14.8 1.1 4.0 9.7 103.6 89.6 10.6 93.0 79.0 20.3 12.1 5.5 10.0 12.1 21.2 10.9 14.0 1.1 4.0 8.9 102.9 88.3 10.3 92.6 78.0 20.1 11.9 5.4 10.0 11.8 21.0 10.6 14.6 1.1 3.9 9.6 0.7 0.7 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.8 -0.1 -0.1 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.8 0.3 1.4 0.1 0.9 0.8 5.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 9.0 1.4 1.4 1.2 1.4 0.3 2.9 1.1 1.2 0.9 1.2 0.3 1.5 0.2 1.7 0.1 1.9 0.0 0.0 0.4 3.4 0.5 2.4 0.4 3.8 0.2 1.4 0.0 0.0 0.1 2.6 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 AUG 2019 JUL 2019 AUG 2018 Change in Jobs from JUL 2019 Net % Change in Jobs from AUG 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 41.2 36.5 36.4 35.5 7.6 7.6 7.5 34.8 34.6 33.7 28.9 28.8 28.0 6.5 6.5 6.5 7.6 7.6 7.7 5.4 5.4 5.3 10.6 10.5 10.3 5.9 5.8 5.7 0.2 0.2 0.2 1.6 1.6 1.5 4.1 4.0 4.0 0.2 0.5 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.6 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.0 0.1 1.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 2.5 1.2 2.9 1.0 2.8 0.1 1.3 1.1 3.3 0.9 3.2 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -1.3 0.1 1.9 0.3 2.9 0.2 3.5 0.0 0.0 0.1 6.7 0.1 2.5 Note These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers in the Rome Metropolitan Statistical Area which comprises Floyd county. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors domestic workers self-employed persons unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2018 benchmark. Source Georgia Department of Labor Workforce Statistics & Economic Research 9 Savannah MSA Nonfarm Employment (In thousands) (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Preliminary Revised Revised AUG 2019 JUL 2019 AUG 2018 Change in Jobs from JUL 2019 Net % Change in Jobs from AUG 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 186.4 161.9 28.1 158.3 133.8 8.8 19.3 43.9 6.6 23.2 14.1 2.0 6.5 19.8 26.8 27.5 7.3 24.5 3.1 5.5 15.9 186.4 162.5 28.4 158.0 134.1 8.9 19.5 43.7 6.5 23.0 14.2 2.0 6.5 20.3 26.5 27.8 7.3 23.9 3.0 5.3 15.6 184.3 159.3 26.9 157.4 132.4 8.4 18.5 42.1 6.5 22.0 13.6 1.5 6.5 21.6 26.2 27.2 7.3 25.0 2.8 5.7 16.5 0.0 0.0 -0.6 -0.4 -0.3 -1.1 0.3 0.2 -0.3 -0.2 -0.1 -1.1 -0.2 -1.0 0.2 0.5 0.1 1.5 0.2 0.9 -0.1 -0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.5 -2.5 0.3 1.1 -0.3 -1.1 0.0 0.0 0.6 2.5 0.1 3.3 0.2 3.8 0.3 1.9 2.1 1.1 2.6 1.6 1.2 4.5 0.9 0.6 1.4 1.1 0.4 4.8 0.8 4.3 1.8 4.3 0.1 1.5 1.2 5.5 0.5 3.7 0.5 33.3 0.0 0.0 -1.8 -8.3 0.6 2.3 0.3 1.1 0.0 0.0 -0.5 -2.0 0.3 10.7 -0.2 -3.5 -0.6 -3.6 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 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 AUG 2019 JUL 2019 AUG 2018 Change in Jobs from JUL 2019 Net % Change in Jobs from AUG 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 57.3 56.7 56.2 44.2 44.2 43.1 7.8 7.8 7.5 49.5 48.9 48.7 36.4 36.4 35.6 13.3 13.3 12.3 7.4 7.4 6.9 13.1 12.5 13.1 1.2 1.1 1.2 3.8 3.5 3.8 8.1 7.9 8.1 0.6 1.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 1.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 4.8 0.1 9.1 0.3 8.6 0.2 2.5 1.1 2.0 1.1 2.6 0.3 4.0 0.8 1.6 0.8 2.3 1.0 8.1 0.5 7.3 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 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 AUG 2019 JUL 2019 AUG 2018 Change in Jobs from JUL 2019 Net % Change in Jobs from AUG 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 77.5 77.2 76.0 0.3 0.4 49.5 49.5 48.6 0.0 0.0 10.9 11.1 10.5 -0.2 -1.8 66.6 66.1 65.5 0.5 0.8 38.6 38.4 38.1 0.2 0.5 11.0 11.0 11.0 0.0 0.0 8.6 8.6 8.5 0.0 0.0 28.0 27.7 27.4 0.3 1.1 15.8 15.8 15.1 0.0 0.0 2.4 2.4 2.3 0.0 0.0 9.8 9.5 10.0 0.3 3.2 1.5 2.0 0.9 1.9 0.4 3.8 1.1 1.7 0.5 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.2 0.6 2.2 0.7 4.6 0.1 4.4 -0.2 -2.0 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 AUG 2019 JUL 2019 AUG 2018 Change in Jobs from JUL 2019 Net % Change in Jobs from AUG 2018 Net % Albany MSA 63.2 62.9 62.8 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.6 Athens-Clarke County MSA 99.8 99.5 98.7 0.3 0.3 1.1 1.1 Atlanta MSA 2 848.1 2 842.9 2 797.0 5.2 0.2 51.1 1.8 Augusta-Richmond County MSA 244.8 243.3 240.7 1.5 0.6 4.1 1.7 Brunswick MSA 46.0 45.9 44.9 0.1 0.2 1.1 2.4 Columbus MSA 122.7 122.2 123.2 0.5 0.4 -0.5 -0.4 Dalton MSA 69.1 69.1 68.2 0.0 0.0 0.9 1.3 Gainesville MSA 96.6 96.4 92.9 0.2 0.2 3.7 4.0 Hinesville MSA 20.9 20.9 20.5 0.0 0.0 0.4 2.0 Macon-Bibb County MSA 104.3 104.1 102.9 0.2 0.2 1.4 1.4 Rome MSA 42.4 42.4 41.4 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.4 Savannah MSA 185.9 186.2 183.7 -0.3 -0.2 2.2 1.2 Valdosta MSA 57.3 57.0 56.4 0.3 0.5 0.9 1.6 Warner Robins MSA 77.6 77.6 76.2 0.0 0.0 1.4 1.8 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 AUG 2019 Revised JUL 2019 Revised AUG 2018 Total Private.....................................................................................................$918.37.............................$914.54.......................$921.85 Goods Producing....................................................................................... $1 052.51.......................... $1 054.10.................... $1 031.94 Private Service Providing.............................................................................. $893.11.............................$887.42....................... $900.13 Construction............................................................................................ $1 118.46.......................... $1 126.09....................$1 053.98 Manufacturing.........................................................................................$1 023.32..........................$1 019.27.................... $1 018.87 Trade Transportation and Utilities............................................................$810.75.............................$807.91....................... $825.11 Financial Activities..................................................................................$1 284.50..........................$1 272.58.................... $1 269.19 Professional and Business Services...................................................... $1 130.32........................... $1 115.13..................... $1 141.10 Educational and Health Services............................................................ $1 018.79..........................$1 018.62.................... $1 013.79 Leisure and Hospitality.............................................................................. $368.02.............................$370.46....................... $351.92 Other Services.......................................................................................... $722.00.............................$719.07....................... $717.30 Average Weekly Hours (AWH) Preliminary AUG 2019 Revised JUL 2019 Revised AUG 2018 Total Private...........................................................................................................34.8.................................. 34.8.............................34.8 Goods Producing................................................................................................ 41.7................................... 41.5.............................42.0 Private Service Providing....................................................................................33.5.................................. 33.5.............................33.4 Construction.....................................................................................................42.0................................... 41.8............................. 41.3 Manufacturing.................................................................................................. 41.7................................... 41.4.............................42.4 Trade Transportation and Utilities..................................................................34.5...................................34.6.............................34.8 Financial Activities...........................................................................................36.7...................................36.6..............................37.1 Professional and Business Services...............................................................35.4...................................35.1............................. 35.1 Educational and Health Services.....................................................................34.5...................................34.6............................. 34.1 Leisure and Hospitality..................................................................................... 27.1...................................27.2.............................26.5 Other Services.................................................................................................30.4...................................29.8.............................30.0 Average Hourly Earnings (AHE) Preliminary AUG 2019 Revised JUL 2019 Revised AUG 2018 Total Private.......................................................................................................$26.39.............................. $26.28.........................$26.49 Goods Producing............................................................................................$25.24.............................. $25.40.........................$24.57 Private Service Providing................................................................................$26.66.............................. $26.49.........................$26.95 Construction.................................................................................................$26.63.............................. $26.94.........................$25.52 Manufacturing..............................................................................................$24.54...............................$24.62.........................$24.03 Trade Transportation and Utilities..............................................................$23.50.............................. $23.35......................... $23.71 Financial Activities...................................................................................... $35.00.............................. $34.77.........................$34.21 Professional and Business Services...........................................................$31.93...............................$31.77.........................$32.51 Educational and Health Services.................................................................$29.53.............................. $29.44.........................$29.73 Leisure and Hospitality.................................................................................$13.58...............................$13.62......................... $13.28 Other Services.............................................................................................$23.75............................... $24.13.........................$23.91 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 AUG 2019 Revised JUL 2019 Revised AUG 2018 Albany MSA ....................................................................................................$766.40............................. $745.18....................... $747.50 Athens-Clarke County MSA ........................................................................... $741.60............................ $779.82....................... $764.11 Atlanta MSA ...............................................................................................$1 006.52.............................$999.71.................... $1 009.31 Augusta-Richmond County MSA .................................................................. $845.91............................ $834.40.......................$796.52 Brunswick MSA ............................................................................................ $630.20............................ $630.08...................... $666.43 Columbus MSA ..............................................................................................$831.07.............................$819.94....................... $767.69 Dalton MSA ................................................................................................... $721.76............................ $708.30.......................$754.36 Gainesville MSA ..........................................................................................$1 050.59.......................... $1 021.72.......................$989.77 Hinesville MSA .............................................................................................. $808.48............................ $780.65....................... $773.14 Macon-Bibb County MSA ..............................................................................$878.97............................ $872.53....................... $857.14 Rome MSA .....................................................................................................$821.30............................. $761.76....................... $719.32 Savannah MSA ..............................................................................................$746.00.............................$750.07.......................$739.79 Valdosta MSA ................................................................................................ $790.98............................ $792.06.......................$725.84 Warner Robins MSA ...................................................................................... $803.55.............................$804.19.......................$784.28 Average Weekly Hours (AWH) Preliminary AUG 2019 Revised JUL 2019 Revised AUG 2018 Albany MSA ..........................................................................................................34.9.................................. 35.2.............................34.8 Athens-Clarke County MSA .................................................................................30.0................................... 31.7.............................32.2 Atlanta MSA ........................................................................................................34.9...................................34.7.............................34.9 Augusta-Richmond County MSA .........................................................................35.1...................................35.0.............................34.2 Brunswick MSA ................................................................................................... 31.7...................................32.0.............................32.7 Columbus MSA ....................................................................................................34.7...................................35.1.............................34.8 Dalton MSA .........................................................................................................34.7.................................. 34.3.............................35.6 Gainesville MSA ...................................................................................................39.6...................................40.4.............................40.3 Hinesville MSA .....................................................................................................35.6.................................. 35.5.............................36.4 Macon-Bibb County MSA ....................................................................................36.7.................................. 36.8............................. 35.1 Rome MSA ...........................................................................................................36.6.................................. 36.5.............................36.7 Savannah MSA ....................................................................................................33.2.................................. 33.5............................. 33.1 Valdosta MSA .......................................................................................................36.3.................................. 36.4.............................34.4 Warner Robins MSA .............................................................................................38.8...................................38.7............................. 37.4 Average Hourly Earnings (AHE) Preliminary AUG 2019 Revised JUL 2019 Revised AUG 2018 Albany MSA ......................................................................................................$21.96............................... $21.17.........................$21.48 Athens-Clarke County MSA .............................................................................$24.72...............................$24.60.........................$23.73 Atlanta MSA ................................................................................................... $28.84...............................$28.81.........................$28.92 Augusta-Richmond County MSA ..................................................................... $24.10.............................. $23.84.........................$23.29 Brunswick MSA ...............................................................................................$19.88...............................$19.69.........................$20.38 Columbus MSA ................................................................................................$23.95.............................. $23.36.........................$22.06 Dalton MSA .....................................................................................................$20.80.............................. $20.65......................... $21.19 Gainesville MSA ...............................................................................................$26.53.............................. $25.29.........................$24.56 Hinesville MSA .................................................................................................$22.71...............................$21.99......................... $21.24 Macon-Bibb County MSA ................................................................................$23.95...............................$23.71.........................$24.42 Rome MSA ...................................................................................................... $22.44...............................$20.87......................... $19.60 Savannah MSA ................................................................................................$22.47.............................. $22.39.........................$22.35 Valdosta MSA ................................................................................................... $21.79............................... $21.76......................... $21.10 Warner Robins MSA .........................................................................................$20.71...............................$20.78.........................$20.97 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% Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Georgia U.S. WA 4.6 OR 4.0 NV 4.1 CA 4.1 AK 6.2 ID 2.9 UT 2.8 AZ 5.0 StaStteatuenUenmepmlopylomymenetnrt aRtaetses August 2019 National Unemployment Rate 3.7% Rates are seasonally adjusted MT 3.3 WY 3.7 CO 2.8 NM 4.9 ND 2.4 SD 2.9 NE 3.1 KS 3.2 MN 3.3 WI 3.1 IA 2.5 IL 4.0 MO 3.2 OK 3.2 TX 3.4 AR 3.4 MS 5.2 LA 4.3 MI 4.2 OH IN 4.1 3.3 KY 4.4 TN 3.5 PA 3.9 WV 4.6 VA 2.8 NC 4.2 SC 3.2 AL GA 3.1 3.6 FL 3.3 NH 2.5 ME VT 2.9 2.1 MA 2.9 NY 4.0 RI 3.6 CT NJ 3.2 3.6 DE 3.4 DC 5.5 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 2.7 PR 7.7 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 AUG 2019 5 107 773 4 925 710 182 063 3.6 5 100 935 4 912 465 188 470 3.7 66 150 63 201 2 949 4.5 100 736 97 229 3 507 3.5 3 071 189 2 962 549 108 640 3.5 268 379 257 947 10 432 3.9 54 658 52 685 1 973 3.6 123 161 117 905 5 256 4.3 60 900 58 269 2 631 4.3 104 015 100 998 3 017 2.9 Revised JUL 2019 5 102 295 4 917 038 185 257 3.6 5 130 855 4 940 039 190 816 3.7 66 164 63 243 2 921 4.4 100 845 97 311 3 534 3.5 3 097 375 2 989 296 108 079 3.5 269 743 258 820 10 923 4.0 54 680 52 775 1 905 3.5 123 716 118 325 5 391 4.4 61 616 58 815 2 801 4.5 104 297 101 218 3 079 3.0 Revised AUG 2018 5 103 666 4 910 937 192 729 3.8 5 068 005 4 863 640 204 365 4.0 66 110 62 785 3 325 5.0 100 446 96 641 3 805 3.8 3 054 368 2 936 200 118 168 3.9 264 995 253 022 11 973 4.5 53 501 51 406 2 095 3.9 123 776 117 855 5 921 4.8 60 816 58 091 2 725 4.5 101 360 98 098 3 262 3.2 Change From JUL 2019 AUG 2018 5 478 8 672 -3 194 4 107 14 773 -10 666 -29 920 -27 574 -2 346 32 930 48 825 -15 895 -14 40 -42 416 28 -376 -109 290 -82 588 -27 -298 -26 186 -26 747 561 16 821 26 349 -9 528 -1 364 -873 -491 3 384 4 925 -1 541 -22 1 157 -90 1 279 68 -122 -555 -420 -135 -615 50 -665 -716 84 -546 178 -170 -94 -282 -220 -62 2 655 2 900 -245 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 AUG 2019 33 869 32 426 1 443 4.3 103 668 99 392 4 276 4.1 Revised JUL 2019 33 899 32 459 1 440 4.2 104 229 100 010 4 219 4.0 Revised AUG 2018 33 485 32 043 1 442 4.3 103 146 98 615 4 531 4.4 Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate 44 144 42 434 1 710 3.9 187 929 181 212 6 717 3.6 44 844 42 804 2 040 4.5 189 944 183 453 6 491 3.4 43 566 41 586 1 980 4.5 187 420 180 371 7 049 3.8 Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate 64 509 62 048 2 461 3.8 85 980 82 781 3 199 3.7 64 387 61 970 2 417 3.8 86 404 83 225 3 179 3.7 63 647 60 953 2 694 4.2 85 106 81 600 3 506 4.1 Change From JUL 2019 AUG 2018 -30 384 -33 383 3 1 -561 -618 57 522 777 -255 -700 -370 -330 578 848 -270 -2 015 -2 241 226 509 841 -332 122 862 78 1 095 44 -233 -424 -444 20 874 1 181 -307 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 AUG 2019 163 922 000 157 878 000 6 044 000 3.7 164 019 000 157 816 000 6 203 000 3.8 JUL 2019 163 351 000 157 288 000 6 063 000 3.7 164 941 000 158 385 000 6 556 000 4.0 AUG 2018 161 802 000 155 604 000 6 197 000 3.8 161 909 000 155 539 000 6 370 000 3.9 Change From JUL 2019 AUG 2018 571 000 590 000 -19 000 2 120 000 2 274 000 -153 000 -922 000 -569 000 -353 000 2 110 000 2 277 000 -167 000 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 August 2019 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 5 100 935 4 912 465 188 470 3.7 Appling Atkinson Bacon Baker Baldwin 9 179 4 736 5 021 1 226 17 111 8 767 4 605 4 837 1 169 16 342 412 4.5 131 2.8 184 3.7 57 4.6 769 4.5 Banks Barrow Bartow Ben Hill Berrien 9 755 9 481 274 2.8 39 637 38 433 1 204 3.0 50 105 48 337 1 768 3.5 5 290 4 986 304 5.7 7 500 7 201 299 4.0 Bibb Bleckley Brantley Brooks Bryan 68 401 65 448 2 953 4.3 4 557 4 319 238 5.2 7 535 7 210 325 4.3 7 134 6 878 256 3.6 17 806 17 218 588 3.3 Bulloch Burke Butts Calhoun Camden 37 236 35 778 1 458 3.9 9 256 8 758 498 5.4 10 707 10 332 375 3.5 2 232 2 145 87 3.9 21 004 20 193 811 3.9 Candler Carroll Catoosa Charlton Chatham 5 619 5 447 172 3.1 55 397 53 371 2 026 3.7 32 927 31 858 1 069 3.2 4 780 4 569 211 4.4 140 380 135 192 5 188 3.7 Chattahoochee 1 937 1 842 95 4.9 Chattooga 10 193 9 782 411 4.0 Cherokee 132 979 129 060 3 919 2.9 Clarke 60 657 58 359 2 298 3.8 Clay 900 829 71 7.9 Clayton Clinch Cobb Coffee Colquitt 136 321 129 975 6 346 4.7 2 699 2 582 117 4.3 426 555 412 877 13 678 3.2 18 863 18 172 691 3.7 21 586 20 858 728 3.4 Columbia Cook Coweta Crawford Crisp 74 308 71 823 2 485 3.3 8 028 7 735 293 3.6 73 413 71 132 2 281 3.1 5 649 5 435 214 3.8 9 348 8 958 390 4.2 Revised July 2019 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 5 130 855 4 940 039 190 816 3.7 9 055 4 789 4 937 1 181 16 944 8 599 4 517 4 735 1 118 16 150 456 5.0 272 5.7 202 4.1 63 5.3 794 4.7 9 613 9 319 294 3.1 39 993 38 790 1 203 3.0 50 504 48 734 1 770 3.5 5 325 4 960 365 6.9 7 403 7 084 319 4.3 68 878 65 973 2 905 4.2 4 511 4 255 256 5.7 7 445 7 123 322 4.3 6 955 6 700 255 3.7 18 000 17 397 603 3.4 36 605 34 998 1 607 4.4 9 302 8 752 550 5.9 10 793 10 419 374 3.5 2 119 2 026 93 4.4 21 065 20 269 796 3.8 5 548 5 340 208 3.7 55 800 53 719 2 081 3.7 33 343 32 282 1 061 3.2 4 737 4 549 188 4.0 141 829 136 879 4 950 3.5 1 942 1 843 99 5.1 10 204 9 747 457 4.5 134 056 130 134 3 922 2.9 60 859 58 521 2 338 3.8 867 796 71 8.2 137 622 131 306 6 316 4.6 2 654 2 530 124 4.7 430 042 416 568 13 474 3.1 18 929 18 041 888 4.7 21 147 20 336 811 3.8 74 681 7 923 74 158 5 669 9 380 72 185 2 496 3.3 7 627 296 3.7 71 785 2 373 3.2 5 440 229 4.0 9 000 380 4.1 Revised August 2018 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 5 068 005 4 863 640 204 365 4.0 9 082 4 263 5 020 1 192 17 033 8 662 4 126 4 814 1 127 16 163 420 4.6 137 3.2 206 4.1 65 5.5 870 5.1 9 400 9 108 292 3.1 39 403 38 086 1 317 3.3 49 779 47 872 1 907 3.8 5 480 5 152 328 6.0 7 354 7 035 319 4.3 68 152 4 507 7 338 6 936 17 750 65 003 4 242 6 998 6 667 17 122 3 149 4.6 265 5.9 340 4.6 269 3.9 628 3.5 37 739 36 139 1 600 4.2 9 183 8 627 556 6.1 10 686 10 233 453 4.2 2 201 2 103 98 4.5 20 963 20 055 908 4.3 5 445 5 254 191 3.5 55 067 52 831 2 236 4.1 32 880 31 716 1 164 3.5 4 776 4 574 202 4.2 140 011 134 578 5 433 3.9 1 961 1 845 116 5.9 10 357 9 952 405 3.9 132 111 127 894 4 217 3.2 60 521 58 063 2 458 4.1 845 780 65 7.7 135 670 128 859 6 811 5.0 2 699 2 573 126 4.7 423 917 409 242 14 675 3.5 18 378 17 568 810 4.4 21 205 20 386 819 3.9 73 834 71 061 2 773 3.8 7 812 7 515 297 3.8 72 995 70 491 2 504 3.4 5 597 5 374 223 4.0 9 285 8 859 426 4.6 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 August 2019 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 8 316 8 010 306 3.7 12 086 11 719 367 3.0 11 568 11 082 486 4.2 399 289 384 467 14 822 3.7 7 221 6 773 448 6.2 Dooly Dougherty Douglas Early Echols 5 115 4 909 206 4.0 37 675 35 818 1 857 4.9 72 808 70 043 2 765 3.8 4 308 4 129 179 4.2 1 927 1 873 54 2.8 Effingham Elbert Emanuel Evans Fannin 29 743 7 652 8 290 4 885 11 826 28 802 7 334 7 823 4 709 11 417 941 3.2 318 4.2 467 5.6 176 3.6 409 3.5 Fayette Floyd Forsyth Franklin Fulton 57 717 55 842 1 875 3.2 44 144 42 434 1 710 3.9 118 185 114 630 3 555 3.0 10 062 9 693 369 3.7 555 017 533 976 21 041 3.8 Gilmer Glascock Glynn Gordon Grady 12 058 11 597 461 3.8 1 288 1 231 57 4.4 40 811 39 404 1 407 3.4 27 542 26 574 968 3.5 10 703 10 285 418 3.9 Greene 7 041 6 764 277 3.9 Gwinnett 488 371 472 369 16 002 3.3 Habersham 19 360 18 714 646 3.3 Hall 104 015 100 998 3 017 2.9 Hancock 2 480 2 346 134 5.4 Haralson Harris Hart Heard Henry 12 541 12 074 467 3.7 16 415 15 872 543 3.3 11 655 11 238 417 3.6 5 225 5 029 196 3.8 113 544 109 132 4 412 3.9 Houston Irwin Jackson Jasper Jeff Davis 69 941 67 410 2 531 3.6 3 366 3 209 157 4.7 36 944 35 948 996 2.7 6 946 6 726 220 3.2 6 104 5 782 322 5.3 Revised July 2019 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 8 309 8 024 285 3.4 12 118 11 751 367 3.0 11 371 10 915 456 4.0 403 002 388 293 14 709 3.6 7 211 6 725 486 6.7 5 022 4 820 202 4.0 37 775 35 938 1 837 4.9 73 466 70 714 2 752 3.7 4 248 4 072 176 4.1 1 868 1 810 58 3.1 30 115 7 696 8 311 4 789 11 885 29 177 7 351 7 657 4 613 11 441 938 3.1 345 4.5 654 7.9 176 3.7 444 3.7 58 261 56 405 1 856 3.2 44 844 42 804 2 040 4.5 119 122 115 607 3 515 3.0 10 040 9 660 380 3.8 559 828 538 924 20 904 3.7 11 949 11 501 448 3.7 1 261 1 206 55 4.4 40 969 39 619 1 350 3.3 27 963 26 832 1 131 4.0 10 460 10 065 395 3.8 7 073 6 791 282 4.0 492 285 476 305 15 980 3.2 19 375 18 593 782 4.0 104 297 101 218 3 079 3.0 2 425 2 271 154 6.4 12 612 12 159 453 3.6 16 482 15 917 565 3.4 11 570 11 114 456 3.9 5 251 5 054 197 3.8 114 840 110 415 4 425 3.9 70 397 67 917 2 480 3.5 3 326 3 144 182 5.5 36 617 35 611 1 006 2.7 6 962 6 744 218 3.1 6 068 5 735 333 5.5 Revised August 2018 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 8 238 7 941 297 3.6 11 985 11 583 402 3.4 11 347 10 801 546 4.8 397 712 381 229 16 483 4.1 7 148 6 779 369 5.2 5 044 4 833 211 4.2 37 651 35 644 2 007 5.3 72 521 69 444 3 077 4.2 4 434 4 225 209 4.7 1 869 1 803 66 3.5 29 659 7 710 8 172 4 858 11 094 28 671 7 368 7 653 4 674 10 657 988 3.3 342 4.4 519 6.4 184 3.8 437 3.9 57 417 55 367 2 050 3.6 43 566 41 586 1 980 4.5 117 369 113 577 3 792 3.2 9 819 9 452 367 3.7 552 005 529 275 22 730 4.1 11 973 1 269 40 024 27 841 10 453 11 445 1 215 38 513 26 820 10 031 528 4.4 54 4.3 1 511 3.8 1 021 3.7 422 4.0 6 882 6 588 294 4.3 485 534 468 115 17 419 3.6 19 085 18 374 711 3.7 101 360 98 098 3 262 3.2 2 441 2 286 155 6.3 12 442 11 959 483 3.9 16 528 15 942 586 3.5 11 537 11 131 406 3.5 5 168 4 971 197 3.8 113 094 108 256 4 838 4.3 69 284 66 522 2 762 4.0 3 302 3 118 184 5.6 35 939 34 836 1 103 3.1 6 885 6 643 242 3.5 5 989 5 683 306 5.1 Source Georgia Department of Labor Workforce Statistics & Economic Research 18 Georgia Labor Force Estimates by County (not seasonally adjusted) Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older Jefferson Jenkins Johnson Jones Lamar Preliminary August 2019 Labor Force 6 588 3 208 4 123 13 754 8 115 Employment 6 272 3 039 3 962 13 287 7 782 Unemployment Number Rate 316 4.8 169 5.3 161 3.9 467 3.4 333 4.1 Revised July 2019 Labor Force 6 611 3 194 4 128 13 795 8 159 Employment 6 215 2 993 3 949 13 332 7 833 Unemployment Number Rate 396 6.0 201 6.3 179 4.3 463 3.4 326 4.0 Revised August 2018 Labor Force 6 689 3 174 4 109 13 675 8 094 Employment 6 317 3 008 3 954 13 163 7 706 Unemployment Number Rate 372 5.6 166 5.2 155 3.8 512 3.7 388 4.8 Lanier Laurens Lee Liberty Lincoln 3 846 3 691 155 4.0 19 437 18 444 993 5.1 14 626 14 141 485 3.3 25 754 24 648 1 106 4.3 3 579 3 432 147 4.1 3 837 3 678 159 4.1 19 594 18 474 1 120 5.7 14 640 14 171 469 3.2 25 845 24 743 1 102 4.3 3 544 3 404 140 4.0 3 800 19 428 14 610 25 513 3 548 3 625 18 469 14 062 24 396 3 367 175 4.6 959 4.9 548 3.8 1 117 4.4 181 5.1 Long Lowndes Lumpkin McDuffie McIntosh 8 115 7 778 337 4.2 51 602 49 606 1 996 3.9 16 890 16 332 558 3.3 8 893 8 401 492 5.5 6 312 6 071 241 3.8 8 054 7 716 338 4.2 51 727 49 782 1 945 3.8 16 551 15 973 578 3.5 8 995 8 452 543 6.0 6 266 6 033 233 3.7 7 972 51 042 16 719 8 914 6 139 7 647 48 858 16 088 8 313 5 895 325 4.1 2 184 4.3 631 3.8 601 6.7 244 4.0 Macon Madison Marion Meriwether Miller 4 662 13 546 3 363 8 993 2 782 4 427 13 101 3 214 8 557 2 675 235 5.0 445 3.3 149 4.4 436 4.8 107 3.8 4 560 13 508 3 362 9 042 2 697 4 328 13 084 3 209 8 573 2 602 232 5.1 424 3.1 153 4.6 469 5.2 95 3.5 4 605 13 489 3 407 8 938 2 751 4 348 13 010 3 219 8 449 2 655 257 5.6 479 3.6 188 5.5 489 5.5 96 3.5 Mitchell Monroe Montgomery Morgan Murray 8 478 12 973 3 776 9 150 15 893 8 052 12 503 3 561 8 837 15 131 426 5.0 470 3.6 215 5.7 313 3.4 762 4.8 8 328 12 964 3 781 9 097 16 032 7 898 12 520 3 533 8 796 15 237 430 5.2 444 3.4 248 6.6 301 3.3 795 5.0 8 261 12 852 3 764 9 013 15 841 7 782 12 375 3 546 8 698 15 063 479 5.8 477 3.7 218 5.8 315 3.5 778 4.9 Muscogee Newton Oconee Oglethorpe Paulding 77 538 73 730 3 808 4.9 51 764 49 589 2 175 4.2 19 481 18 950 531 2.7 7 052 6 819 233 3.3 83 798 81 110 2 688 3.2 78 164 74 276 3 888 5.0 52 159 50 014 2 145 4.1 19 456 18 929 527 2.7 7 022 6 777 245 3.5 84 586 81 895 2 691 3.2 78 307 74 280 4 027 5.1 51 464 49 125 2 339 4.5 19 427 18 822 605 3.1 7 009 6 746 263 3.8 83 326 80 393 2 933 3.5 Peach Pickens Pierce Pike Polk 11 881 15 153 8 698 8 773 18 277 11 380 14 655 8 377 8 481 17 583 501 4.2 498 3.3 321 3.7 292 3.3 694 3.8 11 867 15 283 8 600 8 810 18 366 11 341 14 794 8 288 8 519 17 650 526 4.4 489 3.2 312 3.6 291 3.3 716 3.9 11 745 15 060 8 601 8 698 18 344 11 167 14 527 8 261 8 388 17 555 578 4.9 533 3.5 340 4.0 310 3.6 789 4.3 Pulaski Putnam Quitman Rabun Randolph 4 158 8 086 812 7 533 2 570 3 991 7 720 770 7 273 2 433 167 4.0 366 4.5 42 5.2 260 3.5 137 5.3 4 140 8 081 805 7 614 2 527 3 967 7 711 761 7 348 2 377 173 4.2 370 4.6 44 5.5 266 3.5 150 5.9 4 077 8 133 824 7 299 2 485 3 911 7 737 777 7 030 2 313 166 4.1 396 4.9 47 5.7 269 3.7 172 6.9 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 August 2019 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 85 550 81 345 4 205 4.9 44 831 42 996 1 835 4.1 2 134 2 039 95 4.5 5 131 4 874 257 5.0 3 047 2 900 147 4.8 Spalding Stephens Stewart Sumter Talbot 28 504 27 282 1 222 4.3 10 693 10 270 423 4.0 2 352 2 245 107 4.5 12 357 11 714 643 5.2 2 832 2 701 131 4.6 Taliaferro Tattnall Taylor Telfair Terrell 589 9 607 2 949 4 160 3 563 563 9 229 2 815 3 675 3 388 26 4.4 378 3.9 134 4.5 485 11.7 175 4.9 Thomas Tift Toombs Towns Treutlen 16 985 19 676 11 824 4 009 2 705 16 234 18 958 11 207 3 813 2 541 751 4.4 718 3.6 617 5.2 196 4.9 164 6.1 Troup Turner Twiggs Union Upson 36 771 35 478 1 293 3.5 3 096 2 973 123 4.0 2 891 2 719 172 5.9 10 449 10 109 340 3.3 11 259 10 832 427 3.8 Walker 30 918 29 834 1 084 3.5 Walton 45 265 43 736 1 529 3.4 Ware 15 635 15 039 596 3.8 Warren 2 775 2 647 128 4.6 Washington 6 999 6 692 307 4.4 Wayne Webster Wheeler White Whitfield 11 609 11 097 512 4.4 992 936 56 5.6 1 642 1 504 138 8.4 16 224 15 779 445 2.7 45 007 43 138 1 869 4.2 Wilcox Wilkes Wilkinson Worth 2 757 3 944 3 967 9 060 2 625 3 768 3 801 8 685 132 4.8 176 4.5 166 4.2 375 4.1 Revised July 2019 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 86 311 82 011 4 300 5.0 45 198 43 397 1 801 4.0 2 113 2 015 98 4.6 5 095 4 760 335 6.6 2 974 2 833 141 4.7 28 691 27 506 1 185 4.1 10 778 10 327 451 4.2 2 329 2 224 105 4.5 12 225 11 570 655 5.4 2 840 2 703 137 4.8 591 9 515 2 919 4 108 3 590 562 9 103 2 785 3 579 3 382 29 4.9 412 4.3 134 4.6 529 12.9 208 5.8 16 761 19 472 11 860 3 949 2 747 16 020 18 760 11 100 3 747 2 536 741 4.4 712 3.7 760 6.4 202 5.1 211 7.7 37 191 35 700 1 491 4.0 3 080 2 962 118 3.8 2 923 2 745 178 6.1 10 335 10 000 335 3.2 11 256 10 834 422 3.7 31 293 30 176 1 117 3.6 45 635 44 143 1 492 3.3 15 519 14 925 594 3.8 2 832 2 650 182 6.4 6 986 6 673 313 4.5 11 543 11 044 499 4.3 978 924 54 5.5 1 606 1 449 157 9.8 16 376 15 920 456 2.8 45 584 43 578 2 006 4.4 2 688 3 924 4 003 8 978 2 557 3 743 3 830 8 634 131 4.9 181 4.6 173 4.3 344 3.8 Revised August 2018 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 85 341 80 572 4 769 5.6 44 649 42 621 2 028 4.5 2 170 2 068 102 4.7 5 294 5 012 282 5.3 3 022 2 852 170 5.6 28 400 10 813 2 301 12 613 2 816 27 024 10 325 2 190 11 874 2 670 1 376 4.8 488 4.5 111 4.8 739 5.9 146 5.2 575 9 525 2 708 4 284 3 649 546 9 117 2 554 3 978 3 361 29 5.0 408 4.3 154 5.7 306 7.1 288 7.9 16 676 19 074 11 854 3 914 2 649 15 893 18 267 11 154 3 700 2 492 783 4.7 807 4.2 700 5.9 214 5.5 157 5.9 36 385 35 024 1 361 3.7 3 107 2 937 170 5.5 2 870 2 700 170 5.9 10 182 9 804 378 3.7 11 278 10 768 510 4.5 30 876 29 667 1 209 3.9 44 966 43 342 1 624 3.6 15 484 14 853 631 4.1 2 761 2 601 160 5.8 7 028 6 685 343 4.9 11 399 10 859 540 4.7 972 913 59 6.1 1 629 1 515 114 7.0 15 845 15 366 479 3.0 44 975 43 028 1 947 4.3 2 668 3 824 3 800 9 008 2 533 3 649 3 631 8 591 135 5.1 175 4.6 169 4.4 417 4.6 Source Georgia Department of Labor Workforce Statistics & Economic Research 20 City Labor Force Estimates Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older Preliminary August 2019 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate *Albany 30 452 28 914 1 538 5.1 *Alpharetta 36 626 35 507 1 119 3.1 *Athens 60 657 58 359 2 298 3.8 *Atlanta 256 484 246 187 10 297 4.0 Dekalb Part 20 361 19 776 585 2.9 Fulton Part 236 123 226 411 9 712 4.1 *Augusta 85 550 81 345 4 205 4.9 *Brookhaven 34 061 33 254 807 2.4 *Canton 14 851 14 444 407 2.7 Carrollton 11 629 11 119 510 4.4 *Chamblee 20 299 19 808 491 2.4 *Columbus 77 538 73 730 3 808 4.9 Dalton 14 159 13 586 573 4.0 Douglasville 17 158 16 452 706 4.1 Duluth 16 105 15 632 473 2.9 *Dunwoody 27 655 26 910 745 2.7 East Point 17 008 16 123 885 5.2 Gainesville 19 837 19 217 620 3.1 Hinesville 15 187 14 547 640 4.2 *Johns Creek 45 217 43 839 1 378 3.0 Kennesaw 20 280 19 636 644 3.2 LaGrange 15 154 14 542 612 4.0 Lawrenceville 14 540 13 992 548 3.8 *Macon-Bibb 68 401 65 448 2 953 4.3 *Marietta 35 965 34 740 1 225 3.4 Milton 20 111 19 507 604 3.0 Newnan 18 067 17 449 618 3.4 Peachtree City 18 367 17 836 531 2.9 P tree Corners 24 932 24 195 737 3.0 Rome 15 343 14 734 609 4.0 *Roswell 54 062 52 546 1 516 2.8 *Sandy Springs 64 712 62 818 1 894 2.9 *Savannah 67 707 64 904 2 803 4.1 *Smyrna 35 311 34 248 1 063 3.0 Statesboro 14 079 13 361 718 5.1 Stockbridge 14 259 13 623 636 4.5 Tucker 19 872 19 243 629 3.2 *Valdosta 25 282 24 221 1 061 4.2 *Warner Robins 33 127 31 840 1 287 3.9 Woodstock 17 113 16 596 517 3.0 Revised July 2019 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 30 534 29 011 1 523 5.0 36 885 35 836 1 049 2.8 60 859 58 521 2 338 3.8 258 731 248 482 10 249 4.0 20 570 19 973 597 2.9 238 161 228 509 9 652 4.1 86 311 82 011 4 300 5.0 34 349 33 585 764 2.2 14 967 14 564 403 2.7 11 736 11 192 544 4.6 20 483 20 005 478 2.3 78 164 74 276 3 888 5.0 14 357 13 725 632 4.4 17 302 16 610 692 4.0 16 254 15 762 492 3.0 27 923 27 177 746 2.7 17 147 16 273 874 5.1 19 893 19 259 634 3.2 15 265 14 603 662 4.3 45 609 44 246 1 363 3.0 20 402 19 812 590 2.9 15 340 14 633 707 4.6 14 675 14 108 567 3.9 68 878 65 973 2 905 4.2 36 253 35 051 1 202 3.3 20 296 19 688 608 3.0 18 267 17 609 658 3.6 18 528 18 016 512 2.8 25 105 24 397 708 2.8 15 639 14 862 777 5.0 54 524 53 033 1 491 2.7 65 249 63 400 1 849 2.8 68 322 65 714 2 608 3.8 35 594 34 555 1 039 2.9 13 896 13 070 826 5.9 14 396 13 784 612 4.3 20 073 19 435 638 3.2 25 363 24 307 1 056 4.2 33 299 32 077 1 222 3.7 17 257 16 735 522 3.0 Revised August 2018 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 30 461 28 774 1 687 5.5 36 381 35 194 1 187 3.3 60 521 58 063 2 458 4.1 255 111 244 027 11 084 4.3 20 317 19 609 708 3.5 234 794 224 418 10 376 4.4 85 341 80 572 4 769 5.6 33 873 32 974 899 2.7 14 744 14 313 431 2.9 11 582 11 007 575 5.0 20 183 19 641 542 2.7 78 307 74 280 4 027 5.1 14 151 13 551 600 4.2 17 063 16 312 751 4.4 16 006 15 491 515 3.2 27 529 26 683 846 3.1 16 905 15 981 924 5.5 19 330 18 665 665 3.4 15 029 14 399 630 4.2 44 973 20 091 14 983 14 480 68 152 43 453 19 463 14 356 13 866 65 003 1 520 3.4 628 3.1 627 4.2 614 4.2 3 149 4.6 35 634 34 434 1 200 3.4 20 029 19 335 694 3.5 18 005 17 292 713 4.0 18 243 17 684 559 3.1 24 819 23 978 841 3.4 15 175 14 440 735 4.8 53 756 52 083 1 673 3.1 64 315 62 265 2 050 3.2 67 497 64 609 2 888 4.3 35 159 33 947 1 212 3.4 14 307 13 496 811 5.7 14 219 13 514 705 5.0 19 778 19 081 697 3.5 25 013 23 855 1 158 4.6 32 823 31 419 1 404 4.3 16 978 16 446 532 3.1 Note City estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics. All cities listed have total population of 25 000 or more and an asterisks (*) designates cities with population of 50 000 or more. Source Georgia Department of Labor Workforce Statistics & Economic Research 21 UNEMGPeoLrOgiaYUMneEmNploTymReAntTREateBs Yby CCoOunUtyNTIES AUGUST 2019 August 2019 Dade 3.7 Catoosa 3.2 Walker Whitfield Murray 4.8 Fannin 3.5 Union 3.3 Towns 4.9 Rabun 3.5 3.5 4.2 Chattooga 4.0 Gordon 3.5 Floyd 3.9 Bartow 3.5 Gilmer 3.8 Pickens 3.3 Cherokee 2.9 Lumpkin 3.3 Dawson 3.0 Forsyth 3.0 White Habersham 2.7 3.3 Stephens 4.0 Hall Banks Franklin 2.8 3.7 2.9 Jackson 2.7 Madison 3.3 Hart 3.6 Elbert 4.2 6.0% or greater 5 counties (3%) 5.0% to 5.9% 19 counties (12%) 4.0% to 4.9% 55 counties (35%) Polk 3.8 Paulding Cobb 3.2 Gwinnett 3.3 Barrow 3.0 Clarke 3.8 Oglethorpe 3.3 Less than 4.0% 80 counties (50%) Haralson 3.7 Carroll 3.7 Heard 3.8 3.2 Douglas 3.8 Coweta 3.1 Fulton 3.8 DeKalb 3.7 Rockdale Walton 3.4 Oconee 2.7 Clayton 4.1 Newton 4.7 Fayette 3.2 Henry 3.9 4.2 Morgan 3.4 Spalding 4.3 Butts 3.5 Jasper 3.2 Putnam 4.5 Wilkes 4.5 Lincoln 4.1 Percentages of number of counties may not total 100 due to rounding Greene 3.9 Taliaferro 4.4 McDuffie Warren 5.5 Columbia 3.3 4.6 Richmond Hancock 4.9 5.4 Glascock 4.4 Troup 3.5 Meriwether 4.8 Pike 3.3 Lamar 4.1 Monroe 3.6 Jones 3.4 Baldwin 4.5 Washington Jefferson 4.8 Burke 5.4 Upson 4.4 Harris 3.3 Talbot 4.6 Muscogee 4.9 Marion Chattahoochee 4.4 3.8 Taylor 4.5 Crawford 3.8 Bibb 4.3 Twiggs 5.9 Wilkinson 4.2 Macon 5.0 Peach 4.2 Houston 3.6 Bleckley 5.2 Laurens 5.1 Johnson 3.9 Emanuel 5.6 Jenkins 5.3 Screven 5.0 Treutlen 6.1 Candler 3.1 Bulloch 3.9 Effingham 3.2 4.9 Stewart 4.5 Schley 4.5 Webster 5.6 Sumter 5.2 Quitman 5.2 Randolph 5.3 Terrell 4.9 Lee 3.3 Clay 7.9 Calhoun 3.9 Dougherty 4.9 Early 4.2 Miller 3.8 Baker 4.6 Mitchell 5.0 Dooly 4.0 Pulaski 4.0 Dodge 6.2 Crisp 4.2 Wilcox 4.8 Turner 4.0 Ben Hill 5.7 Montgomery Wheeler 8.4 5.7 Toombs 5.2 Evans 3.6 Tattnall Telfair 3.9 11.7 Jeff Davis 5.3 Appling 4.5 Long 4.2 Bryan 3.3 Liberty 4.3 Worth 4.1 Colquitt 3.4 Irwin 4.7 Tift 3.6 Coffee 3.7 Berrien Atkinson 4.0 2.8 Cook 3.6 Lanier Bacon 3.7 Wayne 4.4 Pierce 3.7 Ware 3.8 Brantley 4.3 McIntosh 3.8 Glynn 3.4 Chatham 3.7 Seminole 4.8 Decatur 4.2 Grady 3.9 Thomas 4.4 Brooks 3.6 4.0 Lowndes 3.9 Clinch 4.3 Charlton 4.4 Camden 3.9 Echols 2.8 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 August 2019 Average Average Initial Weekly Duration Claims Benefit Weeks County August 2019 Average Average Initial Weekly Duration Claims Benefit Weeks County August 2019 Average Average Initial Weekly Duration Claims Benefit Weeks Georgia 19 082..........$301.......... 8.0 Appling Atkinson Bacon Baker Baldwin Banks Barrow Bartow Ben Hill Berrien Bibb Bleckley Brantley Brooks Bryan Bulloch Burke Butts Calhoun Camden Candler Carroll Catoosa Charlton Chatham Chattahoochee Chattooga Cherokee Clarke Clay Clayton Clinch Cobb Coffee Colquitt Columbia Cook Coweta Crawford Crisp Dade Dawson Decatur DeKalb Dodge Dooly Dougherty Douglas Early Echols Effingham 73..........$276.......... 9.1 17..........$228.......... 4.5 14..........$266.......... 8.4 0..........$263.......... 5.5 65..........$219.......... 7.9 18..........$264.......... 5.3 85..........$281.......... 8.6 186..........$280.......... 5.2 42..........$248.......... 4.9 36..........$234.......... 6.7 357..........$224.......... 9.6 11..........$223.......... 9.9 27..........$280.......... 8.7 20..........$249.......... 8.2 47..........$276.......... 9.4 126..........$250.......... 7.0 72..........$230.......... 6.8 39..........$221.......... 9.8 12..........$256.......... 5.4 66.......... $232........ 10.5 21..........$254.......... 7.1 176..........$261.......... 8.6 69..........$290.......... 5.0 13..........$245........ 11.9 476..........$254.......... 9.6 5..........$233.......... 9.9 32..........$288.......... 8.2 235..........$284.......... 8.7 529..........$237.......... 7.8 3.......... $231........ 10.0 729.......... $258........ 10.3 6..........$271.......... 6.8 1 023.......... $281........ 10.2 70..........$225.......... 6.5 58..........$231.......... 7.4 172..........$275.......... 8.4 32..........$226.......... 8.0 190..........$275.......... 7.0 13..........$249.......... 9.0 34..........$240.......... 4.5 18..........$249.......... 6.6 20..........$287.......... 9.1 70..........$209.......... 5.4 1 391.......... $265........ 10.3 28.......... $224........ 10.2 11..........$193.......... 3.9 245..........$230.......... 6.7 234..........$270.......... 9.9 14..........$206.......... 7.8 6..........$280........ 11.7 56..........$273.......... 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 45..........$241.......... 5.9 77..........$217.......... 7.3 17..........$266.......... 8.7 37..........$249.......... 7.8 130..........$278.......... 9.6 237..........$268.......... 5.8 190.......... $293........ 10.0 39..........$216.......... 5.2 2 018.......... $269........ 10.4 34..........$278.......... 5.4 5..........$299.......... 6.4 118..........$226.......... 8.5 264..........$271.......... 4.4 44..........$202.......... 5.5 48..........$251.......... 8.1 1 196.......... $281........ 10.1 41..........$271.......... 4.4 197..........$275.......... 7.5 22..........$190.......... 7.1 26..........$275.......... 8.3 34..........$281.......... 7.4 94..........$278.......... 5.7 15..........$282.......... 6.5 421..........$273.......... 9.9 230..........$242.......... 8.8 18..........$182.......... 6.2 64..........$265.......... 8.5 18..........$259.......... 7.8 28..........$258.......... 8.1 41..........$231.......... 7.4 25..........$205.......... 5.9 21..........$206.......... 7.3 36..........$266.......... 8.9 45..........$267.......... 8.2 6..........$197.......... 9.1 107..........$239.......... 8.6 57..........$269.......... 7.5 99.......... $267........ 10.3 19..........$253.......... 6.4 26.......... $263........ 10.1 183..........$239.......... 9.1 31..........$267.......... 7.4 35..........$210.......... 6.7 77..........$260.......... 6.1 18..........$186.......... 7.6 89..........$241.......... 7.3 6..........$252.......... 8.0 67..........$254.......... 7.0 5..........$193.......... 6.8 46..........$202.......... 5.0 50..........$237.......... 9.3 22..........$227.......... 7.7 32..........$258.......... 6.2 235..........$257.......... 4.5 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 426..........$244.......... 8.0 221..........$261.......... 9.6 22..........$291.......... 9.8 32..........$225.......... 8.3 203..........$278.......... 9.0 58..........$216.......... 7.6 33..........$268.......... 6.3 18..........$246.......... 7.3 26..........$216.......... 7.6 80..........$248.......... 5.5 13..........$190.......... 7.4 19..........$216.......... 7.7 2..........$235.......... 9.6 7..........$305.......... 8.0 15..........$248.......... 8.3 500..........$245.......... 8.2 170.......... $257........ 10.2 8..........$278.......... 7.7 36..........$228.......... 7.0 9..........$221.......... 6.2 174..........$246.......... 8.7 56..........$247.......... 5.3 7.......... $250........ 10.4 82..........$194.......... 7.3 9..........$222.......... 6.6 9..........$220.......... 5.3 33..........$243.......... 9.1 17..........$229.......... 5.9 22..........$227........ 11.4 18..........$219.......... 6.4 53..........$227.......... 8.1 78..........$227.......... 8.0 96..........$240.......... 6.7 11..........$260.......... 8.3 23..........$239.......... 6.9 179..........$236.......... 6.3 19..........$276.......... 6.2 17..........$268.......... 9.9 16..........$259.......... 9.6 54..........$224.......... 7.0 97..........$269.......... 4.8 122..........$268.......... 8.9 60..........$251.......... 7.4 34..........$219.......... 7.0 27..........$231.......... 8.7 42..........$240.......... 9.7 4..........$209.......... 7.6 13..........$263.......... 8.8 31..........$254.......... 6.4 455..........$275.......... 3.9 7..........$223.......... 7.4 34..........$260.......... 8.1 16..........$238.......... 8.8 45..........$234.......... 8.3 Note Initial claims include intrastate initial and additional claims as well as agent state initial and additional claims for regular UI only. Average duration of benefits is represented in weeks. Data does not include state or federal extended benefits. Source Georgia Department of Labor Workforce Statistics and Economic Research 23 Mark Butler Commissioner 148 Andrew Young International Boulevard N.E. Atlanta Georgia 30303-1751 Return Service Requested