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4.41 4.44 4.37

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4.22

4.47

4.49

4.52

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2,100 jobs over the month. Construction employment gErcehowls by 3,400 in November after being down 1,900 in October.

Georgia Unemployment Rate
(Seasonally Adjusted)

Professional and Business Services employment rose by

2,900 in November after growing by 7,200 in October.

12.6%

The Administrative and Support Services part of the sec-

tor added 2,100 workers in November while Professional

and Technical Services added 500 jobs and Management

9.4%

of Companies increased employment by 300. Education and Health Services jobs grew by 1,900 in November and has now added workers for seven straight months.

7.6% 7.6%

6.3%

5.7%

5.7%

4.6%

4.5%

Government employment decreased by 2,800 in November and has shed employment in each of the last four months.

3.1% 3.1% 3.1% 3.1%

Federal Government and State Government employment

fell by 3,300 and 100 respectively in November while

Nov-19 Dec-19 Jan-20 Feb-20 Mar-20 Apr-20 May-20 Jun-20 Jul-20 Aug-20 Sep-20 Oct-20 Nov-20

Local Government added 600 jobs over the month. After

adding workers for six months in a row, Other Services

employment declined by 2,600 in November.

Over the year, employment in Georgia is down by 123,400, or -2.7 percent. Leisure and Hospitality (-64,100 jobs), Government (-23,500), Manufacturing (-18,400 jobs), and Other Services (-11,600 jobs) have lost the most jobs from November 2019 to November 2020.
Georgia's unemployment rate (seasonally adjusted) grew to 5.7 percent in November from 4.5 percent in October 2020. Over the year, the unemployment rate is up from 3.1 percent in November 2019.

Workforce Statistics & Economic Research
For more information, contact Corey Smith or Evan Cross at (404) 232-3875
corey.smith@gdol.ga.gov evan.cross@gdol.ga.gov
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Georgia Nonfarm Employment

(In thousands)

(Seasonally Adjusted)

Preliminary

Revised Revised

NOV 2020 OCT 2020 NOV 2019

Change in Jobs from OCT 2020
Net %

Change in Jobs from NOV 2019
Net %

Total Nonfarm

4,515.3

4,494.4

4,638.7

20.9 0.5

-123.4 -2.7

Total Private

3,847.1

3,823.4

3,947.0

23.7 0.6

-99.9 -2.5

Goods Producing

599.3

594.7

617.7

4.6 0.8

-18.4 -3.0

Service-Providing

3,916.0

3,899.7

4,021.0

16.3 0.4

-105.0 -2.6

Private Service-Providing

3,247.8

3,228.7

3,329.3

19.1 0.6

-81.5 -2.4

Mining and Logging

8.9

8.9

9.4

0.0 0.0

-0.5 -5.3

Mining, Logging and Construction

213.8

210.4

213.8

3.4 1.6

0.0 0.0

Construction

204.9

201.5

204.4

3.4 1.7

0.5 0.2

Manufacturing

385.5

384.3

403.9

1.2 0.3

-18.4 -4.6

Durable Goods

189.9

188.7

202.6

1.2 0.6

-12.7 -6.3

Non-Durable Goods

195.6

195.6

201.3

0.0 0.0

-5.7 -2.8

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities

974.7

957.5

953.0

17.2 1.8

21.7 2.3

Wholesale Trade

213.6

211.5

219.2

2.1 1.0

-5.6 -2.6

Retail Trade

517.1

515.0

494.7

2.1 0.4

22.4 4.5

Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities

244.0

231.0

239.1

13.0 5.6

4.9 2.0

Information

105.5

105.7

115.6

-0.2 -0.2

-10.1 -8.7

Financial Activities

249.9

249.7

251.3

0.2 0.1

-1.4 -0.6

Finance and Insurance

185.4

184.4

179.9

1.0 0.5

5.5 3.1

Real Estate and Rental and Leasing

64.5

65.3

71.4

-0.8 -1.2

-6.9 -9.7

Professional and Business Services

701.2

698.3

712.5

2.9 0.4

-11.3 -1.6

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

273.1

272.6

284.7

0.5 0.2

-11.6 -4.1

Management of Companies and Enterprises

86.5

86.2

90.1

0.3 0.3

-3.6 -4.0

Admin and Support, Waste Mngmnt and Remediation

341.6

339.5

337.7

2.1 0.6

3.9 1.2

Education and Health Services

617.9

616.0

622.6

1.9 0.3

-4.7 -0.8

Educational Services

91.5

91.4

95.3

0.1 0.1

-3.8 -4.0

Health Care and Social Assistance

526.4

524.6

527.3

1.8 0.3

-0.9 -0.2

Leisure and Hospitality

444.0

444.3

508.1

-0.3 -0.1

-64.1 -12.6

Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation

44.7

43.5

57.1

1.2 2.8

-12.4 -21.7

Accommodation and Food Services

399.3

400.8

451.0

-1.5 -0.4

-51.7 -11.5

Other Services

154.6

157.2

166.2

-2.6 -1.7

-11.6 -7.0

Government

668.2

671.0

691.7

-2.8 -0.4

-23.5 -3.4

Federal Government

107.4

110.7

103.9

-3.3 -3.0

3.5 3.4

State Government

156.1

156.2

167.6

-0.1 -0.1

-11.5 -6.9

Local Government

404.7

404.1

420.2

0.6 0.1

-15.5 -3.7

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 2019 benchmark.

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

Georgia Department of Labor, Mark Butler, Commissioner Equal Opportunity Employer/Program Auxiliary Aids and Services Available Upon Request to Individuals With Disabilities

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Georgia Nonfarm Employment

(In thousands)

(Not Seasonally Adjusted)

Preliminary

Revised

Revised

NOV 2020 OCT 2020 NOV 2019

Change in Jobs from OCT 2020
Net %

Change in Jobs from NOV 2019
Net %

Total Nonfarm

4,561.7

Total Private

3,885.3

Goods Producing

599.4

Service-Providing

3,962.3

Private Service-Providing

3,285.9

Mining and Logging

8.9

Mining, Logging and Construction

213.7

Construction

204.8

Construction of Buildings

44.9

Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction

33.9

Specialty Trade Contractors

126.0

Manufacturing

385.7

Durable Goods

189.5

Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

49.8

Non-Durable Goods

196.2

Food Manufacturing

67.7

Textile Mills

14.8

Textile Product Mills

26.7

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities

992.3

Wholesale Trade

214.5

Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods

116.2

Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods

62.8

Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers 35.5

Retail Trade

530.4

Food and Beverage Stores

94.9

General Merchandise Stores

119.5

Miscellaneous Store Retailers

22.5

Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities

247.4

Utilities

19.6

Transportation and Warehousing

227.8

Air Transportation

22.4

Truck Transportation

54.4

Couriers and Messengers

39.0

Warehousing and Storage

66.3

Information

108.6

Telecommunications

33.7

Wired and Wireless Telecommunications Carriers

28.8

Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services

14.0

Financial Activities

251.1

Finance and Insurance

185.7

Insurance Carriers and Related Activities

90.3

Real Estate and Rental and Leasing

65.4

Professional and Business Services

711.2

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

273.7

Accounting, Tax Prep, and Bookkeeping Services

36.6

Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services

43.7

Computer Systems Design and Related Services

66.8

Management and Technical Consulting Services

48.4

Management of Companies and Enterprises

86.3

Admin and Support, Waste Mngmnt and Remediation

351.2

Employment Services

175.5

Education and Health Services

624.8

Educational Services

95.1

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools

49.6

Health Care and Social Assistance

529.7

Ambulatory Health Care Services

231.5

Hospitals

163.2

Nursing and Residential Care Facilities

59.1

Social Assistance

75.9

Leisure and Hospitality

443.4

Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation

43.0

Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries

34.1

Accommodation and Food Services

400.4

Accommodation

38.9

Food Services and Drinking Places

361.5

Other Services

154.5

Repair and Maintenance

42.5

Personal and Laundry Services

34.3

Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar

77.7

Government

676.4

Federal Government

108.4

Department of Defense

45.5

State Government

159.2

State Government Educational Services

92.1

State Government excluding Educational Services

67.1

Local Government

408.8

Local Government Educational Services

235.1

Local Government excluding Educational Services

173.7

4,521.6 3,843.1
596.2 3,925.4 3,246.9
8.9 211.5 202.6 45.2 34.3 123.1 384.7 188.5 49.7 196.2 66.4 15.0 26.9 959.5 214.0 116.2 62.8 35.0 513.1 94.8 113.1 22.5 232.4 19.6 212.8 21.9 53.7 32.0 61.3 108.1 33.9 29.0 13.9 251.0 185.0 89.7 66.0 705.1 273.1 36.3 43.7 68.4 46.8 86.1 345.9 170.8 623.2 95.0 50.5 528.2 230.6 163.4 59.4 74.8 443.1 42.6 34.0 400.5 38.2 362.3 156.9 43.0 35.7 78.2 678.5 110.9 45.3 160.2 92.3
67.9 407.4 235.1 172.3

4,674.7 3,974.7
617.9 4,056.8 3,356.8
9.3 213.9 204.6 45.9 35.3 123.4 404.0 202.3 55.0 201.7
67.0 18.4 28.4 967.0 219.2 115.8 66.0 37.4 506.3 94.5 115.0 22.6 241.5 19.5 222.0 30.7 54.6 32.4 59.4 118.1 36.8 32.2 13.7 252.0 179.8 86.8 72.2 720.7 285.3 34.9 44.0 74.1 48.1 90.0 345.4 171.1 629.0 98.4 50.0 530.6 222.8 164.8 62.3 80.7 504.3 54.1 38.4 450.2 49.7 400.5 165.7 43.1 40.8 81.8 700.0 104.6 44.1 170.9 100.9 70.0 424.5 249.9 174.6

40.1 0.9 42.2 1.1
3.2 0.5 36.9 0.9 39.0 1.2
0.0 0.0 2.2 1.0 2.2 1.1 -0.3 -0.7 -0.4 -1.2 2.9 2.4 1.0 0.3 1.0 0.5 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 1.3 2.0 -0.2 -1.3 -0.2 -0.7 32.8 3.4 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.4 17.3 3.4 0.1 0.1 6.4 5.7 0.0 0.0 15.0 6.5 0.0 0.0 15.0 7.1 0.5 2.3 0.7 1.3 7.0 21.9 5.0 8.2 0.5 0.5 -0.2 -0.6 -0.2 -0.7 0.1 0.7 0.1 0.0 0.7 0.4 0.6 0.7 -0.6 -0.9 6.1 0.9 0.6 0.2 0.3 0.8 0.0 0.0 -1.6 -2.3 1.6 3.4 0.2 0.2 5.3 1.5 4.7 2.8 1.6 0.3 0.1 0.1 -0.9 -1.8 1.5 0.3 0.9 0.4 -0.2 -0.1 -0.3 -0.5 1.1 1.5 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.9 0.1 0.3 -0.1 0.0 0.7 1.8 -0.8 -0.2 -2.4 -1.5 -0.5 -1.2 -1.4 -3.9 -0.5 -0.6 -2.1 -0.3 -2.5 -2.3 0.2 0.4 -1.0 -0.6 -0.2 -0.2 -0.8 -1.2 1.4 0.3 0.0 0.0 1.4 0.8

-113.0 -89.4 -18.5 -94.5 -70.9
-0.4 -0.2 0.2 -1.0 -1.4 2.6 -18.3 -12.8 -5.2 -5.5 0.7 -3.6 -1.7 25.3 -4.7 0.4 -3.2 -1.9 24.1 0.4 4.5 -0.1 5.9 0.1 5.8 -8.3 -0.2 6.6 6.9 -9.5 -3.1 -3.4 0.3 -0.9 5.9 3.5 -6.8 -9.5 -11.6 1.7 -0.3 -7.3 0.3 -3.7 5.8 4.4 -4.2 -3.3 -0.4 -0.9 8.7 -1.6 -3.2 -4.8 -60.9 -11.1 -4.3 -49.8 -10.8 -39.0 -11.2 -0.6 -6.5 -4.1 -23.6 3.8 1.4 -11.7 -8.8 -2.9 -15.7 -14.8 -0.9

-2.4 -2.3 -3.0 -2.3 -2.1 -4.3 -0.1 0.1 -2.2 -4.0 2.1 -4.5 -6.3 -9.5 -2.7 1.0 -19.6 -6.0 2.6 -2.1 0.4 -4.9 -5.1 4.8 0.4 3.9 -0.4 2.4 0.5 2.6 -27.0 -0.4 20.4 11.6 -8.0 -8.4 -10.6 2.2 -0.4 3.3 4.0 -9.4 -1.3 -4.1 4.9 -0.7 -9.9 0.6 -4.1 1.7 2.6 -0.7 -3.4 -0.8 -0.2 3.9 -1.0 -5.1 -6.0 -12.1 -20.5 -11.2 -11.1 -21.7 -9.7 -6.8 -1.4 -15.9 -5.0 -3.4 3.6 3.2 -6.9 -8.7 -4.1 -3.7 -5.9 -0.5

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 2019 benchmark.

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

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Albany MSA Nonfarm Employment

(Not Seasonally Adjusted)

(In thousands)

Preliminary

Revised

Revised

NOV 2020 OCT 2020 NOV 2019

Change in Jobs from OCT 2020
Net %

Change in Jobs from NOV 2019
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

60.4

60.4

63.6

0.0 0.0

48.6

48.4

51.2

0.2 0.4

6.6

6.4

6.8

0.2 3.1

53.8

54.0

56.8

-0.2 -0.4

42.0

42.0

44.4

0.0 0.0

12.2

12.0

13.1

0.2 1.7

7.8

7.7

8.1

0.1 1.3

11.8

12.0

12.4

-0.2 -1.7

2.7

2.9

2.7

-0.2 -6.9

2.2

2.2

2.5

0.0 0.0

6.9

6.9

7.2

0.0 0.0

-3.2 -5.0 -2.6 -5.1 -0.2 -2.9 -3.0 -5.3 -2.4 -5.4 -0.9 -6.9 -0.3 -3.7 -0.6 -4.8 0.0 0.0 -0.3 -12.0 -0.3 -4.2

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 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 2019 benchmark.

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

Athens-Clarke county MSA Nonfarm Employment

(In thousands)

(Not Seasonally Adjusted)

Preliminary

Revised

Revised

NOV 2020 OCT 2020 NOV 2019

Change in Jobs from OCT 2020
Net %

Change in Jobs from NOV 2019
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

95.1

94.8

98.3

0.3 0.3

70.1

69.8

70.4

0.3 0.4

8.4

8.5

10.0

-0.1 -1.2

86.7

86.3

88.3

0.4 0.5

61.7

61.3

60.4

0.4 0.7

16.9

16.2

16.6

0.7 4.3

11.1

10.8

10.8

0.3 2.8

8.5

8.4

8.5

0.1 1.2

11.8

11.8

11.3

0.0 0.0

25.0

25.0

27.9

0.0 0.0

1.1

1.2

1.2

-0.1 -8.3

15.9

16.1

18.6

-0.2 -1.2

8.0

7.7

8.1

0.3 3.9

-3.2 -3.3 -0.3 -0.4 -1.6 -16.0 -1.6 -1.8 1.3 2.2 0.3 1.8 0.3 2.8 0.0 0.0 0.5 4.4 -2.9 -10.4 -0.1 -8.3 -2.7 -14.5 -0.1 -1.2

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

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

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Atlanta MSA Nonfarm Employment

(In thousands)

(Not Seasonally Adjusted)

Preliminary

Revised

NOV 2020 OCT 2020

Revised NOV 2019

Change in Jobs from OCT 2020
Net %

Change in Jobs from NOV 2019
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

2,808.7 2,478.2
296.0 2,512.7 2,182.2
1.6 133.5 131.9
29.6 83.7 162.5 84.1 11.9 78.4 24.0 627.4 155.5 87.9 40.3 27.3 314.7 61.8 66.6 15.0 157.2 10.1 147.1 21.6 35.1 29.6 96.1 28.6 24.8 13.4 175.4 128.9 62.7 46.5 537.9 222.7 26.4 34.6 59.1 44.3 74.1 241.1 122.2 378.4 70.1 308.3 137.2 94.1 45.7 272.1 27.7 244.4 22.2 222.2 94.9 24.7 21.5 330.5 50.2 70.0 210.3

2,787.2 2,455.8
294.5 2,492.7 2,161.3
1.6 131.6 130.0
29.3 82.7 162.9 83.6 11.9 79.3 23.8 607.5 154.5 87.7 40.1 26.7 304.0 60.6 61.7 15.1 149.0 10.1 138.9 21.1 34.9 24.2 95.5 28.7 25.0 13.4 175.7 128.4 62.6 47.3 532.8 221.7 25.9 34.5 60.3 43.1 74.0 237.1 120.1 377.7 70.8 306.9 136.7 94.1 45.9 274.4 27.8 246.6 22.1 224.5 97.7 25.5 22.7 331.4 51.5 70.1 209.8

2,894.2 2,555.2
304.8 2,589.4 2,250.4
1.5 132.1 130.6
30.1 83.5 172.7 91.4 15.6 81.3 23.4 617.7 156.6 84.7 42.7 29.2 299.8 59.2 63.2 15.0 161.3 10.1 151.2 30.4 35.2 24.0 103.6 31.8 27.7 13.1 178.7 125.6 61.5 53.1 557.6 234.1 25.9 34.2 64.7 42.5 78.1 245.4 128.5 381.6 70.2 311.4 137.5 93.9 48.9 306.4 38.9 267.5 26.7 240.8 104.8 25.3 28.8 339.0 48.0 74.5 216.5

21.5 0.8 22.4 0.9
1.5 0.5 20.0 0.8 20.9 1.0
0.0 0.0 1.9 1.4 1.9 1.5 0.3 1.0 1.0 1.2 -0.4 -0.3 0.5 0.6 0.0 0.0 -0.9 -1.1 0.2 0.8 19.9 3.3 1.0 0.7 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.6 2.3 10.7 3.5 1.2 2.0 4.9 7.9 -0.1 -0.7 8.2 5.5 0.0 0.0 8.2 5.9 0.5 2.4 0.2 0.6 5.4 22.3 0.6 0.6 -0.1 -0.4 -0.2 -0.8 0.0 0.0 -0.3 -0.2 0.5 0.4 0.1 0.2 -0.8 -1.7 5.1 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.5 1.9 0.1 0.3 -1.2 -2.0 1.2 2.8 0.1 0.1 4.0 1.7 2.1 1.8 0.7 0.2 -0.7 -1.0 1.4 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.0 0.0 -0.2 -0.4 -2.3 -0.8 -0.1 -0.4 -2.2 -0.9 0.1 0.5 -2.3 -1.0 -2.8 -2.9 -0.8 -3.1 -1.2 -5.3 -0.9 -0.3 -1.3 -2.5 -0.1 -0.1 0.5 0.2

-85.5 -3.0 -77.0 -3.0
-8.8 -2.9 -76.7 -3.0 -68.2 -3.0
0.1 6.7 1.4 1.1 1.3 1.0 -0.5 -1.7 0.2 0.2 -10.2 -5.9 -7.3 -8.0 -3.7 -23.7 -2.9 -3.6 0.6 2.6 9.7 1.6 -1.1 -0.7 3.2 3.8 -2.4 -5.6 -1.9 -6.5 14.9 5.0 2.6 4.4 3.4 5.4 0.0 0.0 -4.1 -2.5 0.0 0.0 -4.1 -2.7 -8.8 -29.0 -0.1 -0.3 5.6 23.3 -7.5 -7.2 -3.2 -10.1 -2.9 -10.5 0.3 2.3 -3.3 -1.9 3.3 2.6 1.2 2.0 -6.6 -12.4 -19.7 -3.5 -11.4 -4.9 0.5 1.9 0.4 1.2 -5.6 -8.7 1.8 4.2 -4.0 -5.1 -4.3 -1.8 -6.3 -4.9 -3.2 -0.8 -0.1 -0.1 -3.1 -1.0 -0.3 -0.2 0.2 0.2 -3.2 -6.5 -34.3 -11.2 -11.2 -28.8 -23.1 -8.6 -4.5 -16.9 -18.6 -7.7 -9.9 -9.5 -0.6 -2.4 -7.3 -25.4 -8.5 -2.5 2.2 4.6 -4.5 -6.0 -6.2 -2.9

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 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 2019 benchmark.

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

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AUGusta-Richmond county MSA Nonfarm Employment

(In thousands)

(Not Seasonally Adjusted)

Preliminary

Revised

Revised

NOV 2020 OCT 2020 NOV 2019

Change in Jobs from OCT 2020
Net %

Change in Jobs from NOV 2019
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

232.0 186.5
44.6 187.4 141.9
21.3 23.3 39.5
5.6 25.5
8.4 2.1 6.4 31.2 32.3 22.7 7.7 45.5 9.7 15.2 20.6

231.8 186.0
44.4 187.4 141.6
21.3 23.1 38.2
5.6 24.8
7.8 2.1 6.4 32.2 32.2 22.7 7.8 45.8 10.0 15.2 20.6

244.2 197.9
43.7 200.5 154.2
20.5 23.2 40.5
5.8 26.6
8.1 2.4 6.6 32.8 36.1 27.2 8.6 46.3 9.9 15.3 21.1

0.2 0.1 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.9 1.3 3.4 0.0 0.0 0.7 2.8 0.6 7.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -1.0 -3.1 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -1.3 -0.3 -0.7 -0.3 -3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

-12.2 -11.4
0.9 -13.1 -12.3
0.8 0.1 -1.0 -0.2 -1.1 0.3 -0.3 -0.2 -1.6 -3.8 -4.5 -0.9 -0.8 -0.2 -0.1 -0.5

-5.0 -5.8 2.1 -6.5 -8.0 3.9 0.4 -2.5 -3.5 -4.1 3.7 -12.5 -3.0 -4.9 -10.5 -16.5 -10.5 -1.7 -2.0 -0.7 -2.4

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 2019 benchmark.

Brunswick MSA Nonfarm Employment

(In thousands)

(Not Seasonally Adjusted)

Preliminary

Revised

Revised

NOV 2020 OCT 2020 NOV 2019

Change in Jobs from OCT 2020
Net %

Change in Jobs from NOV 2019
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

39.2

39.0

44.9

30.5

30.3

35.8

3.8

3.7

4.0

35.4

35.3

40.9

26.7

26.6

31.8

9.4

9.1

9.4

5.5

5.4

5.8

8.7

8.7

9.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

1.7

1.7

1.8

4.9

4.9

5.2

0.2 0.5 0.2 0.7 0.1 2.7 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.3 3.3 0.1 1.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

-5.7 -12.7 -5.3 -14.8 -0.2 -5.0 -5.5 -13.5 -5.1 -16.0 0.0 0.0 -0.3 -5.2 -0.4 -4.4 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -5.6 -0.3 -5.8

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 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 2019 benchmark.

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

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Columbus MSA Nonfarm Employment

(In thousands)

(Not Seasonally Adjusted)

Preliminary

Revised

Revised

NOV 2020 OCT 2020 NOV 2019

Change in Jobs from OCT 2020
Net %

Change in Jobs from NOV 2019
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

116.5 94.8 14.6 101.9 80.2
4.7 9.9 18.3 2.5 12.8 3.0 1.3 12.7 11.1 3.8 13.8 16.1 14.0 4.0 21.7 6.1 3.8 11.8

116.8 94.8 14.7 102.1 80.1
4.8 9.9 18.1 2.5 12.8 2.8 1.3 12.7 11.1 3.8 13.9 16.1 14.0 4.0 22.0 6.3 4.0 11.7

123.2 99.7 15.5
107.7 84.2 4.8 10.7 18.5 2.7 12.9 2.9 1.3 12.9 11.0 4.0 15.3 16.5 15.3 4.4 23.5 6.6 4.4 12.5

-0.3 -0.3 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.7 -0.2 -0.2 0.1 0.1 -0.1 -2.1 0.0 0.0 0.2 1.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 7.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.3 -1.4 -0.2 -3.2 -0.2 -5.0 0.1 0.9

-6.7 -5.4 -4.9 -4.9 -0.9 -5.8 -5.8 -5.4 -4.0 -4.8 -0.1 -2.1 -0.8 -7.5 -0.2 -1.1 -0.2 -7.4 -0.1 -0.8 0.1 3.5 0.0 0.0 -0.2 -1.6 0.1 0.9 -0.2 -5.0 -1.5 -9.8 -0.4 -2.4 -1.3 -8.5 -0.4 -9.1 -1.8 -7.7 -0.5 -7.6 -0.6 -13.6 -0.7 -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 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 2019 benchmark.

Dalton MSA Nonfarm Employment

(In thousands)

(Not Seasonally Adjusted)

Preliminary

Revised

Revised

NOV 2020 OCT 2020 NOV 2019

Change in Jobs from OCT 2020
Net %

Change in Jobs from NOV 2019
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

63.8

63.6

66.1

0.2 0.3

56.9

56.7

59.1

0.2 0.4

23.8

23.8

25.1

0.0 0.0

40.0

39.8

41.0

0.2 0.5

33.1

32.9

34.0

0.2 0.6

23.5

23.5

23.7

0.0 0.0

3.5

3.5

3.8

0.0 0.0

14.0

14.0

13.9

0.0 0.0

13.0

12.9

13.1

0.1 0.8

6.0

5.8

6.1

0.2 3.5

3.2

3.1

3.2

0.1 3.2

6.5

6.5

6.7

0.0 0.0

6.9

6.9

7.0

0.0 0.0

0.2

0.3

0.3

-0.1 -33.3

1.1

1.1

1.1

0.0 0.0

5.6

5.5

5.6

0.1 1.8

-2.3 -3.5 -2.2 -3.7 -1.3 -5.2 -1.0 -2.4 -0.9 -2.7 -0.2 -0.8 -0.3 -7.9 0.1 0.7 -0.1 -0.8 -0.1 -1.6 0.0 0.0 -0.2 -3.0 -0.1 -1.4 -0.1 -33.3 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 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 2019 benchmark.

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

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Gainesville MSA Nonfarm Employment

(In thousands)

(Not Seasonally Adjusted)

Preliminary

Revised

Revised

NOV 2020 OCT 2020 NOV 2019

Change in Jobs from OCT 2020
Net %

Change in Jobs from NOV 2019
Net %

Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing

92.4

92.0

94.9

81.8

81.3

84.0

24.3

24.3

25.7

0.4 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.0 0.0

-2.5 -2.6 -2.2 -2.6 -1.4 -5.5

Service-Providing Private Service-Providing

68.1

67.7

69.2

57.5

57.0

58.3

0.4 0.6 0.5 0.9

-1.1 -1.6 -0.8 -1.4

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities

17.2

16.6

17.6

0.6 3.6

-0.4 -2.3

Retail Trade Government

9.1

9.0

9.1

0.1 1.1

10.6

10.7

10.9

-0.1 -0.9

0.0 0.0 -0.3 -2.8

Federal Government

0.5

0.6

0.5

-0.1 -16.7

0.0 0.0

State Government Local Government

2.8

2.8

2.8

0.0 0.0

7.3

7.3

7.6

0.0 0.0

0.0 0.0 -0.3 -4.0

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 2019 benchmark.

Hinesville MSA Nonfarm Employment

(In thousands)

(Not Seasonally Adjusted)
Preliminary Revised Revised NOV 2020 OCT 2020 NOV 2019

Change in Jobs from OCT 2020
Net %

Change in Jobs from NOV 2019
Net %

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

22.0

21.6

21.7

14.0

13.7

13.6

2.9

2.9

3.0

19.1

18.7

18.7

11.1

10.8

10.6

8.0

7.9

8.1

3.9

3.8

3.9

0.4

0.4

0.4

3.7

3.7

3.8

0.4 1.9 0.3 2.2 0.0 0.0 0.4 2.1 0.3 2.8 0.1 1.3 0.1 2.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

0.3 1.4 0.4 2.9 -0.1 -3.3 0.4 2.1 0.5 4.7 -0.1 -1.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -2.6

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 2019 benchmark.

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

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Macon-BIBB County MSA Nonfarm Employment

(In thousands)

(Not Seasonally Adjusted)

Preliminary

Revised

Revised

NOV 2020 OCT 2020 NOV 2019

Change in Jobs from OCT 2020
Net %

Change in Jobs from NOV 2019
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

101.4 87.8 9.7 91.7 78.1 21.7 12.2 6.1 9.5 12.1 20.7 9.7 13.6 1.1 4.0 8.5

100.2 86.7 9.7 90.5 77.0 20.9 11.9 5.8 9.5 12.2 20.7 9.7 13.5 1.1 4.0 8.4

103.9 89.5 10.4 93.5 79.1 20.9 11.9 6.0 9.7 12.1 22.1 10.7 14.4 1.1 4.2 9.1

1.2 1.2 1.1 1.3 0.0 0.0 1.2 1.3 1.1 1.4 0.8 3.8 0.3 2.5 0.3 5.2 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.2

-2.5 -2.4 -1.7 -1.9 -0.7 -6.7 -1.8 -1.9 -1.0 -1.3 0.8 3.8 0.3 2.5 0.1 1.7 -0.2 -2.1 0.0 0.0 -1.4 -6.3 -1.0 -9.4 -0.8 -5.6 0.0 0.0 -0.2 -4.8 -0.6 -6.6

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 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 2019 benchmark.

Rome MSA Nonfarm Employment

(In thousands)

(Not Seasonally Adjusted)

Preliminary

Revised

Revised

NOV 2020 OCT 2020 NOV 2019

Change in Jobs from OCT 2020
Net %

Change in Jobs from NOV 2019
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

42.6

42.4

42.7

0.2 0.5

37.1

36.9

36.9

0.2 0.5

7.3

7.3

7.3

0.0 0.0

35.3

35.1

35.4

0.2 0.6

29.8

29.6

29.6

0.2 0.7

5.9

5.9

6.1

0.0 0.0

8.2

8.0

8.0

0.2 2.5

4.7

4.6

4.6

0.1 2.2

10.6

10.7

10.9

-0.1 -0.9

5.5

5.5

5.8

0.0 0.0

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.0 0.0

1.5

1.5

1.6

0.0 0.0

3.8

3.8

4.0

0.0 0.0

-0.1 -0.2 0.2 0.5 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.3 0.2 0.7 -0.2 -3.3 0.2 2.5 0.1 2.2 -0.3 -2.8 -0.3 -5.2 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -6.3 -0.2 -5.0

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 2019 benchmark.

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

9

Savannah MSA Nonfarm Employment

(In thousands)

(Not Seasonally Adjusted)

Preliminary Revised

Revised

NOV 2020 OCT 2020 NOV 2019

Change in Jobs from OCT 2020
Net %

Change in Jobs from NOV 2019
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

182.9 159.8
26.0 156.9 133.8
8.6 17.4 44.8
6.4 21.9 16.5
2.3 6.2 23.5 27.6 22.2 7.2 23.1 2.9 5.4 14.8

180.6 156.9
25.5 155.1 131.4
8.2 17.3 43.1
6.4 21.1 15.6
2.3 6.2 23.1 27.5 21.9 7.3 23.7 3.2 5.4 15.1

187.8 163.8
27.5 160.3 136.3
8.2 19.3 43.8
6.6 22.1 15.1
2.8 6.4 20.6 27.4 27.6 7.7 24.0 2.9 5.7 15.4

2.3 1.3 2.9 1.9 0.5 2.0 1.8 1.2 2.4 1.8 0.4 4.9 0.1 0.6 1.7 3.9 0.0 0.0 0.8 3.8 0.9 5.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 1.7 0.1 0.4 0.3 1.4 -0.1 -1.4 -0.6 -2.5 -0.3 -9.4 0.0 0.0 -0.3 -2.0

-4.9 -2.6 -4.0 -2.4 -1.5 -5.5 -3.4 -2.1 -2.5 -1.8 0.4 4.9 -1.9 -9.8 1.0 2.3 -0.2 -3.0 -0.2 -0.9 1.4 9.3 -0.5 -17.9 -0.2 -3.1 2.9 14.1 0.2 0.7 -5.4 -19.6 -0.5 -6.5 -0.9 -3.8 0.0 0.0 -0.3 -5.3 -0.6 -3.9

Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by
selected employers in the Savannah Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Bryan, Chatham and Effingham counties. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2019 benchmark.

Valdosta MSA Nonfarm Employment

(In thousands)

(Not Seasonally Adjusted)

Preliminary Revised

Revised

NOV 2020 OCT 2020 NOV 2019

Change in Jobs from OCT 2020
Net %

Change in Jobs from NOV 2019
Net %

Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing Private Service-Providing Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
Retail Trade Government
Federal Government State Government Local Government

58.8

57.8

57.1

1.0 1.7

46.1

44.9

43.6

1.2 2.7

7.4

7.3

7.6

0.1 1.4

51.4

50.5

49.5

0.9 1.8

38.7

37.6

36.0

1.1 2.9

14.4

13.6

12.8

0.8 5.9

7.4

7.2

7.1

0.2 2.8

12.7

12.9

13.5

-0.2 -1.6

1.1

1.2

1.2

-0.1 -8.3

3.5

3.5

3.8

0.0 0.0

8.1

8.2

8.5

-0.1 -1.2

1.7 3.0 2.5 5.7 -0.2 -2.6 1.9 3.8 2.7 7.5 1.6 12.5 0.3 4.2 -0.8 -5.9 -0.1 -8.3 -0.3 -7.9 -0.4 -4.7

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 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 2019 benchmark.

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

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Warner Robins MSA Nonfarm Employment

(In thousands)

(Not Seasonally Adjusted)

Preliminary

Revised

Revised

NOV 2020 OCT 2020 NOV 2019

Change in Jobs from OCT 2020
Net %

Change in Jobs from NOV 2019
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

74.5

73.6

78.0

46.1

45.4

49.8

9.8

9.8

10.1

64.7

63.8

67.9

36.3

35.6

39.7

12.1

11.7

11.5

9.7

9.2

8.9

28.4

28.2

28.2

16.1

16.0

16.0

2.5

2.5

2.3

9.8

9.7

9.9

0.9 1.2 0.7 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.9 1.4 0.7 2.0 0.4 3.4 0.5 5.4 0.2 0.7 0.1 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.0

-3.5 -4.5 -3.7 -7.4 -0.3 -3.0 -3.2 -4.7 -3.4 -8.6 0.6 5.2 0.8 9.0 0.2 0.7 0.1 0.6 0.2 8.7 -0.1 -1.0

Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by
selected employers in the Warner Robins Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Houston, Peach and Pulaski counties. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2019 benchmark.

Total Nonfarm Employment by Metro Statistical Area

(In thousands)

(Seasonally Adjusted)

Preliminary

Revised

Revised

NOV 2020 OCT 2020 NOV 2019

Change in Jobs from OCT 2019
Net %

Change in Jobs from NOV 2019
Net %

Albany MSA

59.7

60.0

62.9

-0.3 -0.5

-3.2 -5.1

Athens-Clarke County MSA

93.8

93.6

96.6

0.2 0.2

-2.8 -2.9

Atlanta MSA

2,785.5

2,774.7

2,871.7

10.8 0.4

-86.2 -3.0

Augusta-Richmond County MSA

230.7

230.8

243.3

-0.1 0.0

-12.6 -5.2

Brunswick MSA

39.3

39.0

44.9

0.3 0.8

-5.6 -12.5

Columbus MSA

115.5

116.1

121.8

-0.6 -0.5

-6.3 -5.2

Dalton MSA

63.8

63.6

66.1

0.2 0.3

-2.3 -3.5

Gainesville MSA

91.8

91.7

94.2

0.1 0.1

-2.4 -2.5

Hinesville MSA

21.8

21.6

21.6

0.2 0.9

0.2 0.9

Macon-Bibb County MSA

100.4

100.0

102.9

0.4 0.4

-2.5 -2.4

Rome MSA

42.3

42.1

42.3

0.2 0.5

0.0 0.0

Savannah MSA

182.0

180.6

187.1

1.4 0.8

-5.1 -2.7

Valdosta MSA

58.1

57.5

56.5

0.6 1.0

1.6 2.8

Warner Robins MSA

74.3

73.7

77.8

0.6 0.8

-3.5 -4.5

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 2019 benchmark.

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

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Georgia Statewide Hours and Earnings

All Employee

Average Weekly Earnings (AWE)

Preliminary NOV 2020

Revised OCT 2020

Revised NOV 2019

Total Private.....................................................................................................$980.70.............................$961.88.......................$924.29 Goods Producing....................................................................................... $1,120.06.......................... $1,120.83....................$1,056.04 Private Service Providing............................................................................. $955.86............................ $933.20...................... $900.80 Construction............................................................................................ $1,145.20.......................... $1,152.78.................... $1,090.12 Manufacturing......................................................................................... $1,081.59.......................... $1,084.12....................$1,029.57 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities........................................................... $824.22.............................$832.12.......................$815.24 Financial Activities..................................................................................$1,546.60..........................$1,362.77....................$1,288.88 Professional and Business Services...................................................... $1,183.50...........................$1,152.17.................... $1,134.22 Educational and Health Services............................................................ $1,059.18..........................$1,044.82.................... $1,011.29 Leisure and Hospitality.............................................................................. $378.54.............................$376.81....................... $367.13 Other Services...........................................................................................$818.24............................ $778.44.......................$734.04

Average Weekly Hours (AWH)

Preliminary NOV 2020

Revised OCT 2020

Revised NOV 2019

Total Private...........................................................................................................35.0...................................34.7.............................34.8 Goods Producing................................................................................................ 41.7................................... 41.9.............................40.9 Private Service Providing....................................................................................33.8...................................33.4.............................33.7 Construction.....................................................................................................40.9................................... 41.2............................. 39.8 Manufacturing..................................................................................................42.2...................................42.2............................. 41.7 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities..................................................................34.2.................................. 34.3.............................34.5 Financial Activities........................................................................................... 37.0...................................35.6............................. 37.5 Professional and Business Services............................................................... 37.5...................................36.6.............................35.4 Educational and Health Services.....................................................................34.4...................................34.0.............................34.8 Leisure and Hospitality..................................................................................... 27.0...................................26.8.............................26.7 Other Services.................................................................................................32.0...................................31.2.............................30.7

Average Hourly Earnings (AHE)

Preliminary NOV 2020

Revised OCT 2020

Revised NOV 2019

Total Private.......................................................................................................$28.02............................... $27.72.........................$26.56 Goods Producing........................................................................................... $26.86...............................$26.75.........................$25.82 Private Service Providing................................................................................$28.28...............................$27.94.........................$26.73 Construction.................................................................................................$28.00...............................$27.98......................... $27.39 Manufacturing..............................................................................................$25.63.............................. $25.69.........................$24.69 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities.............................................................. $24.10...............................$24.26.........................$23.63 Financial Activities.......................................................................................$41.80.............................. $38.28.........................$34.37 Professional and Business Services...........................................................$31.56...............................$31.48.........................$32.04 Educational and Health Services.................................................................$30.79...............................$30.73.........................$29.06 Leisure and Hospitality.................................................................................$14.02...............................$14.06......................... $13.75 Other Services.............................................................................................$25.57...............................$24.95.........................$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 2019 benchmark.
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research
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Georgia MSA Hours and Earnings

All Employee Total Private

Average Weekly Earnings (AWE)

Preliminary NOV 2020

Revised OCT 2020

Revised NOV 2019

Albany MSA ................................................................................................... $708.30............................. $713.71.......................$762.87 Athens-Clarke County MSA .......................................................................... $804.48............................ $762.08....................... $756.14 Atlanta MSA ...............................................................................................$1,086.89..........................$1,070.65.................... $1,004.78 Augusta-Richmond County MSA ...................................................................$934.71............................ $909.92.......................$852.23 Brunswick MSA ............................................................................................. $687.76............................. $702.12.......................$616.82 Columbus MSA .............................................................................................. $787.92.............................$777.22....................... $811.57 Dalton MSA .................................................................................................. $699.66.............................$691.21....................... $697.66 Gainesville MSA .......................................................................................... $1,188.25..........................$1,093.66.....................$1,037.16 Hinesville MSA .............................................................................................. $595.54.............................$621.30....................... $742.58 Macon-Bibb County MSA ..............................................................................$897.43............................ $859.54.......................$865.73 Rome MSA ..................................................................................................... $791.70............................ $760.38.......................$733.89 Savannah MSA ..............................................................................................$753.08............................ $754.40....................... $765.74 Valdosta MSA .................................................................................................$795.31............................ $822.50....................... $757.92 Warner Robins MSA .......................................................................................$881.75............................ $862.34...................... $806.90

Average Weekly Hours (AWH)

Preliminary NOV 2020

Revised OCT 2020

Revised NOV 2019

Albany MSA ..........................................................................................................34.3...................................34.1.............................35.4 Athens-Clarke County MSA .................................................................................32.0...................................31.4.............................30.8 Atlanta MSA ........................................................................................................35.3...................................35.0.............................34.6 Augusta-Richmond County MSA .........................................................................35.1.................................. 35.2............................. 35.1 Brunswick MSA ...................................................................................................34.2.................................. 34.3............................. 31.2 Columbus MSA ....................................................................................................33.5.................................. 33.3.............................34.2 Dalton MSA .........................................................................................................34.5...................................34.1.............................33.9 Gainesville MSA ................................................................................................... 39.1...................................38.7.............................38.7 Hinesville MSA .....................................................................................................30.2...................................30.0.............................32.3 Macon-Bibb County MSA ....................................................................................36.6...................................36.1............................. 37.3 Rome MSA ...........................................................................................................35.0.................................. 34.8.............................35.3 Savannah MSA ....................................................................................................32.9...................................32.8.............................33.6 Valdosta MSA .......................................................................................................33.6.................................. 34.4.............................35.6 Warner Robins MSA .............................................................................................35.8.................................. 34.8.............................38.7

Average Hourly Earnings (AHE)

Preliminary NOV 2020

Revised OCT 2020

Revised NOV 2019

Albany MSA ......................................................................................................$20.65...............................$20.93.........................$21.55 Athens-Clarke County MSA ............................................................................. $25.14...............................$24.27.........................$24.55 Atlanta MSA ....................................................................................................$30.79.............................. $30.59.........................$29.04 Augusta-Richmond County MSA .....................................................................$26.63.............................. $25.85.........................$24.28 Brunswick MSA ............................................................................................... $20.11...............................$20.47......................... $19.77 Columbus MSA ................................................................................................$23.52.............................. $23.34.........................$23.73 Dalton MSA .....................................................................................................$20.28.............................. $20.27.........................$20.58 Gainesville MSA .............................................................................................. $30.39.............................. $28.26.........................$26.80 Hinesville MSA ................................................................................................. $19.72...............................$20.71.........................$22.99 Macon-Bibb County MSA ................................................................................$24.52...............................$23.81.........................$23.21 Rome MSA .......................................................................................................$22.62...............................$21.85.........................$20.79 Savannah MSA ............................................................................................... $22.89.............................. $23.00.........................$22.79 Valdosta MSA ...................................................................................................$23.67...............................$23.91.........................$21.29 Warner Robins MSA .........................................................................................$24.63...............................$24.78.........................$20.85

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 2019 benchmark.
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research
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Dimensions - Measuring Georgia's Labor Force

Unemployment rates -- Georgia and U.S.

16%

14%

12%

10%

8%

6%

4%

2% Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov

Georgia

U.S.

WA 6.0 OR 6.0 NV 10.1 CA 8.2
AK 8.1

ID 4.8
UT 4.3 AZ 7.8

StaStteatuenUenmepmlopylomymenetnrt aRtaetses
November 2020
National Unemployment Rate: 6.7% Rates are seasonally adjusted

MT 4.9
WY 5.1
CO 6.4 NM 7.5

ND 4.5 SD 3.5
NE 3.1
KS 5.6

MN 4.4
WI 5.0
IA 3.6
IL 6.9 MO 4.4

OK 5.9 TX 8.1

AR 6.2
MS 6.4 LA 8.3

MI 6.9

OH

IN

5.7

5.0

KY 5.6 TN 5.3

PA 6.6

WV

6.2

VA

4.9

NC 6.2

SC 4.4

AL

GA

4.4

5.7

FL 6.4

NH

3.8 ME

VT

5.0

3.1

MA 6.7
NY 8.4
RI 7.3

CT

NJ 10.2

8.2

DE

5.1

DC 7.5

MD 6.8

Unemployment rate
10.0% or greater 8.0% to 9.9% 6.0% to 7.9% 4.0% to 5.9% Less than 4.0%

HI 10.1

PR 8.5

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

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

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

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

Preliminary NOV 2020
5,168,832 4,872,633
296,199 5.7
5,162,384 4,885,700
276,684 5.4
66,394 61,947
4,447 6.7
98,955 94,626
4,329 4.4
3,130,221 2,954,172
176,049 5.6
258,751 246,436
12,315 4.8
48,053 45,453
2,600 5.4
120,090 113,342
6,748 5.6
57,582 54,575
3,007 5.2
102,033 98,450 3,583 3.5

Revised OCT 2020
5,087,554 4,859,874
227,680 4.5
5,087,994 4,863,237
224,757 4.4
65,279 61,638
3,641 5.6
97,837 94,257
3,580 3.7
3,086,646 2,943,261
143,385 4.6
260,743 250,412
10,331 4.0
47,455 45,388
2,067 4.4
119,506 113,536
5,970 5.0
56,827 54,443
2,384 4.2
100,965 98,064 2,901 2.9

Revised NOV 2019
5,138,942 4,977,732
161,210 3.1
5,135,208 4,993,690
141,518 2.8
66,811 64,450
2,361 3.5
99,617 97,094 2,523
2.5
3,113,823 3,032,760
81,063 2.6
266,860 259,129
7,731 2.9
52,488 51,053
1,435 2.7
123,143 119,180
3,963 3.2
58,378 56,164
2,214 3.8
102,867 100,620
2,247 2.2

Change From

OCT 2020

NOV 2019

81,278 12,759 68,519

29,890 -105,099 134,989

74,390 22,463 51,927

27,176 -107,990 135,166

1,115 309 806

-417 -2,503 2,086

1,118 369 749

-662 -2,468 1,806

43,575 10,911 32,664

16,398 -78,588 94,986

-1,992 -3,976 1,984

-8,109 -12,693
4,584

598

-4,435

65

-5,600

533

1,165

584

-3,053

-194

-5,838

778

2,785

755

-796

132

-1,589

623

793

1,068 386 682

-834 -2,170 1,336

Note: MSA data are not seasonally adjusted. Employment includes nonagricultural wage and salary employment, self-employment, unpaid family and private
household workers and agricultural workers. Persons in labor disputes are counted as employed. The use of unrounded data does not imply that the numbers are exact.
Albany MSA: Baker, Dougherty, Lee, Terrell, and Worth counties. Athens-Clarke County MSA: Clarke, Madison, Oconee, and Oglethorpe counties. Atlanta MSA: Barrow, Bartow, Butts, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, Dawson, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Haralson, Heard, Henry, Jasper, Lamar, Meriwether, Morgan, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, Pike, Rockdale, Spalding, and Walton counties. Augusta-Richmond County MSA: Burke, Columbia, Lincoln, McDuffie, and Richmond counties in Georgia and Aiken and Edgefield counties in South Carolina. Brunswick MSA: Brantley, Glynn, and McIntosh counties. Columbus MSA: Chattahoochee, Harris, Marion, and Muscogee counties in Georgia and Russell County in Alabama. Dalton MSA: Murray and Whitfield counties. Gainesville MSA: Hall County. Hinesville MSA: Liberty and Long counties. Macon-Bibb County MSA: Bibb, Crawford, Jones, Monroe, and Twiggs counties. Rome MSA: Floyd County. Savannah MSA: Bryan, Chatham, and Effingham counties. Valdosta MSA: Brooks, Echols, Lanier, and Lowndes counties. Warner Robins MSA: Houston, Peach and Pulaski counties.

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

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Hinesville MSA
Macon-Bibb County MSA Rome MSA Savannah MSA
Valdosta MSA Warner Robins MSA

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

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

Preliminary NOV 2020
35,376 33,665
1,711 4.8
103,987 97,895 6,092 5.9

Revised OCT 2020
34,592 33,237
1,355 3.9
102,061 97,063 4,998 4.9

Revised NOV 2019
34,422 33,371
1,051 3.1
102,965 99,878 3,087 3.0

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

45,135 43,142 1,993
4.4
190,474 179,743
10,731 5.6

44,641 43,030
1,611 3.6
186,997 178,243
8,754 4.7

44,454 43,050
1,404 3.2
188,458 183,549
4,909 2.6

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

67,584 64,303
3,281 4.9
84,682 80,786
3,896 4.6

65,836 63,203
2,633 4.0
83,240 79,936
3,304 4.0

64,215 62,316
1,899 3.0
86,159 83,802
2,357 2.7

Change From

OCT 2020

NOV 2019

784

954

428

294

356

660

1,926 832
1,094

1,022 -1,983 3,005

494

681

112

92

382

589

3,477 1,500 1,977

2,016 -3,806 5,822

1,748 1,100
648

3,369 1,987 1,382

1,442 850 592

-1,477 -3,016 1,539

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

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

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

NOV 2020
160,467,000 149,732,000
10,735,000 6.7
160,468,000 150,203,000
10,264,000 6.4

OCT 2020
160,867,000 149,806,000
11,061,000 6.9
161,053,000 150,433,000
10,620,000 6.6

NOV 2019
164,347,000 158,536,000
5,811,000 3.5
164,386,000 158,945,000
5,441,000 3.3

Change From

OCT 2020

NOV 2019

-400,000 -74,000
-326,000

-3,880,000 -8,804,000 4,924,000

-585,000 -230,000 -356,000

-3,918,000 -8,742,000 4,823,000

Note: MSA data are not seasonally adjusted. Employment includes nonagricultural wage and salary employment, self-employment, unpaid family and private
household workers and agricultural workers. Persons in labor disputes are counted as employed. The use of unrounded data does not imply that the numbers are exact.
Albany MSA: Baker, Dougherty, Lee, Terrell, and Worth counties. Athens-Clarke County MSA: Clarke, Madison, Oconee, and Oglethorpe counties. Atlanta MSA: Barrow, Bartow, Butts, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, Dawson, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Haralson, Heard, Henry, Jasper, Lamar, Meriwether, Morgan, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, Pike, Rockdale, Spalding, and Walton counties. Augusta-Richmond County MSA: Burke, Columbia, Lincoln, McDuffie, and Richmond counties in Georgia and Aiken and Edgefield counties in South Carolina. Brunswick MSA: Brantley, Glynn, and McIntosh counties. Columbus MSA: Chattahoochee, Harris, Marion, and Muscogee counties in Georgia and Russell County in Alabama. Dalton MSA: Murray and Whitfield counties. Gainesville MSA: Hall County. Hinesville MSA: Liberty and Long counties. Macon-Bibb County MSA: Bibb, Crawford, Jones, Monroe, and Twiggs counties. Rome MSA: Floyd County. Savannah MSA: Bryan, Chatham, and Effingham counties. Valdosta MSA: Brooks, Echols, Lanier, and Lowndes counties. Warner Robins MSA: Houston, Peach and Pulaski counties.
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research

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

Georgia

Preliminary November 2020

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

5,162,384 4,885,700 276,684 5.4

Appling Atkinson Bacon Baker Baldwin

9,684 9,328

356 3.7

4,392 4,253

139 3.2

4,875 4,681

194 4.0

1,176 1,113

63 5.4

18,538 17,450 1,088 5.9

Banks Barrow Bartow Ben Hill Berrien

10,190 9,884 306 3.0

40,365 38,798 1,567 3.9

50,706 48,351 2,355 4.6

5,472 5,107

365 6.7

7,683 7,359

324 4.2

Bibb Bleckley Brantley Brooks Bryan

68,991 64,330 4,661 6.8

4,567 4,303

264 5.8

6,617 6,311 306 4.6

7,329 6,993

336 4.6

18,223 17,451

772 4.2

Bulloch Burke Butts Calhoun Camden

38,481 36,442 2,039 5.3

8,999 8,400

599 6.7

10,853 10,266

587 5.4

2,432 2,327

105 4.3

20,675 19,858

817 4.0

Candler Carroll Catoosa Charlton Chatham

5,797 5,566

231 4.0

55,485 52,735 2,750 5.0

33,637 32,667

970 2.9

4,821 4,660

161 3.3

141,503 132,782 8,721 6.2

Chattahoochee 1,948

Chattooga

9,869

Cherokee 135,294

Clarke

59,436

Clay

971

1,834 9,349 130,520 56,392
863

114 5.9 520 5.3 4,774 3.5 3,044 5.1 108 11.1

Clayton Clinch Cobb Coffee Colquitt

144,130 130,443 13,687 9.5

2,552 2,446

106 4.2

427,356 407,587 19,769 4.6

19,496 18,545

951 4.9

21,982 21,107

875 4.0

Columbia Cook Coweta Crawford Crisp

72,398 70,002 2,396 3.3

8,398 8,046

352 4.2

75,099 71,575 3,524 4.7

5,571 5,350

221 4.0

9,996 9,240

756 7.6

Revised October 2020

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

5,087,994 4,863,237 224,757 4.4

9,454 4,328 4,758 1,124 18,291

9,171 4,214 4,601 1,077 17,399

283 3.0 114 2.6 157 3.3 47 4.2 892 4.9

9,940 9,684

256 2.6

39,906 38,619 1,287 3.2

49,991 48,110 1,881 3.8

5,380 5,094

286 5.3

7,499 7,245 254 3.4

67,636 63,818 3,818 5.6

4,464

4,241

223 5.0

6,539 6,299

240 3.7

7,085 6,826

259 3.7

17,912 17,309 603 3.4

37,762 36,124 1,638 4.3

8,841 8,373 468 5.3

10,667 10,210

457 4.3

2,302 2,224

78 3.4

20,366 19,718 648 3.2

5,719 5,527

192 3.4

54,776 52,525 2,251 4.1

33,417 32,643

774 2.3

4,739 4,620

119 2.5

138,861 131,698 7,163 5.2

1,916 1,831

85 4.4

9,760 9,325 435 4.5

134,035 130,131 3,904 2.9

58,706 56,168 2,538 4.3

934

857

77 8.2

140,862 129,838 11,024 7.8

2,484 2,402

82 3.3

422,497 406,281 16,216 3.8

19,124 18,359

765 4.0

21,530 20,806

724 3.4

72,190 70,268 1,922 2.7

8,234

7,959

275 3.3

74,130 71,263 2,867 3.9

5,487 5,288

199 3.6

9,723 9,127 596 6.1

Revised November 2019

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

5,135,208 4,993,690 141,518 2.8

9,446 4,659 4,904 1,175 17,498

9,179 4,561 4,744 1,125 16,829

267 2.8 98 2.1
160 3.3 50 4.3
669 3.8

9,810 9,585

225 2.3

40,722 39,817

905 2.2

50,944 49,598 1,346 2.6

5,309 5,048

261 4.9

7,578 7,249

329 4.3

67,773 65,678 2,095 3.1

4,488 4,306

182 4.1

7,221 6,986

235 3.3

6,973 6,766

207 3.0

18,254 17,814

440 2.4

36,610 35,546 1,064 2.9

9,120 8,750

370 4.1

10,805 10,530

275 2.5

2,298 2,233

65 2.8

20,785 20,193

592 2.8

5,596 55,619 33,711 4,803 139,356

5,475 54,095 32,928
4,662 135,608

121 2.2 1,524 2.7
783 2.3 141 2.9 3,748 2.7

1,986 1,920

66 3.3

10,126 9,789

337 3.3

136,973 134,008 2,965 2.2

59,528 57,894 1,634 2.7

885

829

56 6.3

138,659 133,901 4,758 3.4

2,516 2,432

84 3.3

428,712 418,510 10,202 2.4

18,866 18,293

573 3.0

21,313 20,784

529 2.5

75,101 8,062 75,185 5,603 9,394

73,290 7,815
73,460 5,443 9,098

1,811 2.4 247 3.1
1,725 2.3 160 2.9 296 3.2

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

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

Dade Dawson Decatur DeKalb Dodge

Preliminary November 2020

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

8,210 7,967

243 3.0

12,283 11,842

441 3.6

11,626 11,109

517 4.4

408,701 380,991 27,710 6.8

6,859 6,502

357 5.2

Dooly Dougherty Douglas Early Echols

5,220 4,904

316 6.1

38,522 35,401 3,121 8.1

74,452 69,781 4,671 6.3

4,560 4,289

271 5.9

2,024 1,960

64 3.2

Effingham Elbert Emanuel Evans Fannin

30,748 29,510 1,238 4.0

7,964 7,466 498 6.3

8,369 7,785 584 7.0

5,051 4,809

242 4.8

12,641 12,261 380 3.0

Fayette Floyd Forsyth Franklin Fulton

57,955 55,585 2,370 4.1

45,135 43,142 1,993 4.4

121,364 117,358 4,006 3.3

10,210 9,758

452 4.4

570,029 531,212 38,817 6.8

Gilmer Glascock Glynn Gordon Grady

11,536 11,106 430 3.7

1,241 1,202

39 3.1

35,782 33,779 2,003 5.6

29,430 28,266 1,164 4.0

10,448 10,032

416 4.0

Greene

7,212 6,844 368 5.1

Gwinnett 493,826 469,109 24,717 5.0

Habersham 18,976 18,201

775 4.1

Hall

102,033 98,450 3,583 3.5

Hancock

2,657 2,435 222 8.4

Haralson Harris Hart Heard Henry

12,562 11,996 566 4.5

16,018 15,477

541 3.4

11,207 10,702 505 4.5

5,286 5,022 264 5.0

117,339 110,103 7,236 6.2

Houston Irwin Jackson Jasper Jeff Davis

68,998 65,918 3,080 4.5

3,521 3,358

163 4.6

39,388 38,114 1,274 3.2

6,942 6,663

279 4.0

5,917 5,641

276 4.7

Revised October 2020

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

8,186

7,997

189 2.3

12,164 11,810 354 2.9

11,363 10,944

419 3.7

402,228 379,647 22,581 5.6

6,805

6,518

287 4.2

5,108 4,830

278 5.4

37,848 35,274 2,574 6.8

73,315 69,541 3,774 5.1

4,473 4,262

211 4.7

1,944 1,892

52 2.7

30,224 7,816 8,185 4,957
12,477

29,236 7,415 7,710 4,769
12,182

988 3.3 401 5.1 475 5.8 188 3.8 295 2.4

57,303 55,357 1,946 3.4 44,641 43,030 1,611 3.6 120,178 116,900 3,278 2.7
9,982 9,616 366 3.7 560,845 529,209 31,636 5.6

11,461 11,143

318 2.8

1,228 1,197

31 2.5

35,371 33,770 1,601 4.5

29,066 28,147

919 3.2

10,226 9,906

320 3.1

7,087 6,802

285 4.0

488,077 467,756 20,321 4.2

18,736 18,110

626 3.3

100,965 98,064 2,901 2.9

2,573 2,397

176 6.8

12,428 11,965 463 3.7

15,975 15,532 443 2.8

10,998 10,595

403 3.7

5,201 4,997 204 3.9

115,376 109,531 5,845 5.1

67,825 65,258 2,567 3.8

3,445 3,317

128 3.7

38,268 37,218 1,050 2.7

6,854 6,628

226 3.3

5,815 5,608

207 3.6

Revised November 2019

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

8,247 8,036

211 2.6

12,407 12,141

266 2.1

11,545 11,185 360 3.1

402,308 391,250 11,058 2.7

7,008 6,690

318 4.5

5,095 4,940

155 3.0

38,413 36,889 1,524 4.0

73,794 71,656 2,138 2.9

4,452 4,299

153 3.4

1,931 1,887

44 2.3

30,848 7,649 8,249 4,896
11,480

30,127 7,388 7,901 4,764 11,172

721 2.3 261 3.4 348 4.2 132 2.7 308 2.7

58,444 57,070 1,374 2.4

44,454 43,050 1,404 3.2

123,107 120,452 2,655 2.2

9,845 9,558

287 2.9

561,031 545,359 15,672 2.8

11,882 11,549

333 2.8

1,276 1,237

39 3.1

39,134 38,099 1,035 2.6

27,929 27,149

780 2.8

10,388 10,091

297 2.9

6,893 6,678

215 3.1

493,509 481,670 11,839 2.4

19,110 18,476

634 3.3

102,867 100,620 2,247 2.2

2,474 2,339

135 5.5

12,664 12,314

350 2.8

16,638 16,240

398 2.4

10,955 10,628

327 3.0

5,293 5,147

146 2.8

116,305 113,041 3,264 2.8

70,316 68,448 1,868 2.7

3,344 3,222

122 3.6

37,669 36,909

760 2.0

6,997 6,824

173 2.5

5,941 5,719

222 3.7

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

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

Jefferson Jenkins Johnson Jones Lamar

Preliminary November 2020

Labor Force
6,719 3,153 4,064 13,607 8,248

Employment
6,320 2,984 3,884 13,103 7,817

Unemployment Number Rate
399 5.9 169 5.4 180 4.4 504 3.7 431 5.2

Revised October 2020

Labor Force
6,582 3,134 3,963 13,389 8,149

Employment
6,263 2,989 3,830 12,981 7,801

Unemployment Number Rate
319 4.8 145 4.6 133 3.4 408 3.0 348 4.3

Revised November 2019

Labor Force
6,603 3,106 3,978 13,722 8,280

Employment
6,346 2,993 3,861 13,355 8,025

Unemployment Number Rate
257 3.9 113 3.6 117 2.9 367 2.7 255 3.1

Lanier Laurens Lee Liberty Lincoln

3,934 3,759

175 4.4

19,252 18,192 1,060 5.5

14,372 13,843

529 3.7

27,049 25,638 1,411 5.2

3,473 3,318

155 4.5

3,831 3,701

130 3.4

18,855 17,998

857 4.5

14,239 13,791

448 3.1

26,455 25,333 1,122 4.2

3,427 3,301

126 3.7

3,773 18,874 14,804 26,246 3,556

3,648 18,118 14,418 25,429 3,444

125 3.3 756 4.0 386 2.6 817 3.1 112 3.1

Long Lowndes Lumpkin McDuffie McIntosh

8,327 8,027 300 3.6

54,297 51,591 2,706 5.0

16,593 16,068

525 3.2

8,624 8,077

547 6.3

5,654 5,363

291 5.1

8,137 7,904

233 2.9

52,976 50,784 2,192 4.1

16,548 16,106

442 2.7

8,538 8,092

446 5.2

5,545 5,319 226 4.1

8,176 7,942 234 2.9

51,538 50,015 1,523 3.0

16,881 16,481 400 2.4

8,844 8,453

391 4.4

6,133 5,968

165 2.7

Macon Madison Marion Meriwether Miller

4,713 13,266
3,174 9,063 2,764

4,417 12,745 3,041 8,431 2,665

296 6.3 521 3.9 133 4.2 632 7.0
99 3.6

4,613 13,135
3,159 8,898 2,682

4,338 12,711 3,051 8,388 2,609

275 6.0 424 3.2 108 3.4 510 5.7
73 2.7

4,678 13,406
3,294 8,961 2,763

4,510 13,077
3,186 8,634 2,685

168 3.6 329 2.5 108 3.3 327 3.6
78 2.8

Mitchell Monroe Montgomery Morgan Murray

8,568 12,962
3,850 9,292 15,115

8,048 12,423
3,672 8,889 14,280

520 6.1 539 4.2 178 4.6 403 4.3 835 5.5

8,322 12,758 3,794
9,150 14,882

7,905 12,320
3,650 8,837 14,229

417 5.0 438 3.4 144 3.8 313 3.4 653 4.4

8,587 13,000
3,764 9,314 15,363

8,218 12,661
3,615 9,084 14,678

369 4.3 339 2.6 149 4.0 230 2.5 685 4.5

Muscogee Newton Oconee Oglethorpe Paulding

75,847 70,724 5,123 6.8 52,844 49,625 3,219 6.1 19,327 18,819 508 2.6
6,926 6,670 256 3.7 86,036 82,438 3,598 4.2

75,349 71,107 4,242 5.6

51,969 49,393 2,576 5.0

19,180 18,767

413 2.2

6,816

6,611

205 3.0

84,992 82,055 2,937 3.5

77,219 74,413 2,806 3.6

52,531 50,917 1,614 3.1

19,691 19,308 383 1.9

6,992 6,815

177 2.5

86,643 84,611 2,032 2.3

Peach Pickens Pierce Pike Polk

11,722 15,181 8,621 8,862 18,564

11,062 14,641 8,298 8,539 17,688

660 5.6 540 3.6 323 3.7 323 3.6 876 4.7

11,523 15,017 8,480 8,773 18,355

10,923 14,584
8,215 8,505 17,676

600 5.2 433 2.9 265 3.1 268 3.1 679 3.7

11,803 15,394
8,679 8,971 18,499

11,428 15,031 8,446
8,755 17,954

375 3.2 363 2.4 233 2.7 216 2.4 545 2.9

Pulaski Putnam Quitman Rabun Randolph

3,962 8,317
847 7,116 2,658

3,806 7,876
802 6,853 2,516

156 3.9 441 5.3
45 5.3 263 3.7 142 5.3

3,892 8,146
825 7,097 2,612

3,755 7,807
793 6,886 2,507

137 3.5 339 4.2
32 3.9 211 3.0 105 4.0

4,040 8,191
795 7,121 2,536

3,926 7,920
759 6,901 2,432

114 2.8 271 3.3 36 4.5 220 3.1 104 4.1

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

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

Richmond Rockdale Schley Screven Seminole

Preliminary November 2020

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

83,763 77,992 5,771 6.9

45,523 42,544 2,979 6.5

2,302 2,225

77 3.3

5,238 4,881

357 6.8

3,079 2,933

146 4.7

Spalding Stephens Stewart Sumter Talbot

29,137 27,219 1,918 6.6

10,842 10,295

547 5.0

2,659 2,530

129 4.9

13,631 12,725 906 6.6

2,796 2,627

169 6.0

Taliaferro Tattnall Taylor Telfair Terrell

578 9,572 2,883 3,667 3,526

547 9,215 2,710 3,349 3,242

31 5.4 357 3.7 173 6.0 318 8.7 284 8.1

Thomas Tift Toombs Towns Treutlen

16,930 21,037 11,906 3,604 2,599

15,972 20,117 11,270 3,417 2,461

958 5.7 920 4.4 636 5.3 187 5.2 138 5.3

Troup Turner Twiggs Union Upson

38,784 36,608 2,176 5.6

3,292 3,033

259 7.9

2,856 2,689

167 5.8

10,418 10,081

337 3.2

11,409 10,805 604 5.3

Walker

31,489 30,409 1,080 3.4

Walton

46,008 44,092 1,916 4.2

Ware

15,506 14,782

724 4.7

Warren

2,825 2,683

142 5.0

Washington

6,810 6,372

438 6.4

Wayne Webster Wheeler White Whitfield

11,149 10,586

563 5.0

1,058 1,008

50 4.7

1,614 1,521

93 5.8

16,716 16,243

473 2.8

42,467 40,295 2,172 5.1

Wilcox Wilkes Wilkinson Worth

2,765 3,952 4,011 8,798

2,618 3,724 3,820 8,348

147 5.3 228 5.8 191 4.8 450 5.1

Revised October 2020

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

82,825 78,195 4,630 5.6

44,755 42,391 2,364 5.3

2,287 2,220

67 2.9

5,152 4,861

291 5.6

2,999 2,893

106 3.5

28,648 27,100 1,548 5.4

10,659 10,228

431 4.0

2,612 2,504

108 4.1

13,393 12,663

730 5.5

2,761 2,630

131 4.7

567 9,365 2,876 3,559 3,440

543 9,089 2,723 3,306 3,223

24 4.2 276 2.9 153 5.3 253 7.1 217 6.3

16,763 20,396 11,725
3,687 2,563

15,996 19,656 11,219
3,536 2,457

767 4.6 740 3.6 506 4.3 151 4.1 106 4.1

38,078 3,178 2,791
10,266 11,266

36,361 2,988 2,656 9,999 10,757

1,717 4.5 190 6.0 135 4.8 267 2.6 509 4.5

31,214 30,353

861 2.8

45,462 43,889 1,573 3.5

15,211 14,635

576 3.8

2,800 2,683

117 4.2

6,665

6,318

347 5.2

10,965 10,532

433 3.9

1,038

996

42 4.0

1,571 1,500

71 4.5

16,717 16,334

383 2.3

41,945 40,214 1,731 4.1

2,727 3,858 4,019 8,628

2,605 3,679 3,868 8,273

122 4.5 179 4.6 151 3.8 355 4.1

Revised November 2019

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

84,814 81,721 3,093 3.6

45,036 43,682 1,354 3.0

2,228 2,159

69 3.1

5,034 4,831

203 4.0

3,008 2,906

102 3.4

28,840 10,620
2,422 12,840
2,797

27,929 10,279 2,344 12,333
2,700

911 3.2 341 3.2
78 3.2 507 3.9
97 3.5

566 9,535 3,160 3,854 3,492

535 9,250 3,055 3,498 3,369

31 5.5 285 3.0 105 3.3 356 9.2 123 3.5

16,345 19,937 11,525 3,885 2,546

15,774 19,390 11,101
3,729 2,444

571 3.5 547 2.7 424 3.7 156 4.0 102 4.0

37,302 3,135 2,867
10,276 11,357

36,307 3,033 2,741
10,028 11,010

995 2.7 102 3.3 126 4.4 248 2.4 347 3.1

31,449 46,375 15,525
2,849 7,030

30,629 45,249 15,060
2,741 6,786

820 2.6 1,126 2.4
465 3.0 108 3.8 244 3.5

11,241 10,884

357 3.2

1,022

988

34 3.3

1,590 1,485

105 6.6

16,456 16,115

341 2.1

43,015 41,486 1,529 3.6

2,673 3,789 3,950 8,927

2,581 3,625 3,818 8,649

92 3.4 164 4.3 132 3.3 278 3.1

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

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

Preliminary November 2020

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

*Albany 31,476

*Alpharetta

36,562

*Athens 59,436

*Atlanta 268,965

Dekalb Part

24,163

Fulton Part

244,802

*Augusta 83,763

*Brookhaven

34,228

*Canton 15,455

Carrollton 11,478

*Chamblee

20,358

*Columbus

75,847

Dalton 13,378

Decatur 14,390

Douglasville

17,736

Duluth 16,172

*Dunwoody

27,461

East Point

17,859

Gainesville 19,830

Hinesville 15,802

*Johns Creek

44,915

Kennesaw

20,085

LaGrange 16,008

Lawrenceville

14,638

McDonough

12,490

*Macon-Bibb

68,991

*Marietta 35,927

Milton 20,053

Newnan 18,810

Peachtree City

18,375

P'tree Corners

25,104

Rome 15,917

*Roswell 53,640

*Sandy Springs 65,829

*Savannah

68,975

*Smyrna 35,384

Statesboro

14,570

Stockbridge

14,880

Tucker 20,013

*Valdosta 26,801

*Warner Robins 32,849

Woodstock

17,272

28,825 35,272 56,392 249,202 23,120 226,082 77,992 33,195 14,928 10,807 19,718 70,724 12,669 13,891 16,476 15,432 26,470 15,712 18,977 14,982 43,231 19,259 14,864 13,746 11,218 64,330 34,109 19,391 17,614 17,863 23,967 15,038 51,766 63,171 63,780 33,772 13,530 13,725 19,026 25,161 31,125 16,696

2,651 8.4 1,290 3.5 3,044 5.1 19,763 7.3 1,043 4.3 18,720 7.6 5,771 6.9 1,033 3.0
527 3.4 671 5.8 640 3.1 5,123 6.8 709 5.3 499 3.5 1,260 7.1 740 4.6 991 3.6 2,147 12.0 853 4.3 820 5.2 1,684 3.7 826 4.1 1,144 7.1 892 6.1 1,272 10.2 4,661 6.8 1,818 5.1 662 3.3 1,196 6.4 512 2.8 1,137 4.5 879 5.5 1,874 3.5 2,658 4.0 5,195 7.5 1,612 4.6 1,040 7.1 1,155 7.8 987 4.9 1,640 6.1 1,724 5.2 576 3.3

Revised October 2020

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

30,918 28,722 2,196 7.1

36,188 35,139 1,049 2.9

58,706 56,168 2,538 4.3

264,375 248,267 16,108 6.1

23,909 23,038

871 3.6

240,466 225,229 15,237 6.3

82,825 78,195 4,630 5.6

33,897 33,078

819 2.4

15,292 14,883

409 2.7

11,320 10,764

556 4.9

20,161 19,648

513 2.5

75,349 71,107 4,242 5.6

13,231 12,644

587 4.4

14,243 13,842

401 2.8

17,442 16,419 1,023 5.9

15,998 15,388

610 3.8

27,164 26,376

788 2.9

17,353 15,653 1,700 9.8

19,597 18,903 694 3.5

15,436 14,804

632 4.1

44,450 43,068 1,382 3.1

19,889 19,197 692 3.5

15,678 14,763

915 5.8

14,447 13,707

740 5.1

12,162 11,160 1,002 8.2

67,636 63,818 3,818 5.6

35,443 33,999 1,444 4.1

19,867 19,318 549 2.8

18,511 17,537

974 5.3

18,156 17,790 366 2.0

24,817 23,898

919 3.7

15,693 14,998 695 4.4

53,074 51,571 1,503 2.8

65,040 62,932 2,108 3.2

67,514 63,259 4,255 6.3

35,002 33,664 1,338 3.8

14,257 13,412 845 5.9

14,589 13,653 936 6.4

19,807 18,959 848 4.3

26,106 24,768 1,338 5.1

32,234 30,813 1,421 4.4

17,136 16,647 489 2.9

Revised November 2019

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

31,295 37,001 59,528 263,441 24,239 239,202 84,814 34,709 15,641 11,466 20,605 77,219 13,552 13,592 17,465 16,217 27,727 16,788 19,862 15,329 45,398 20,258 15,229 14,529 11,576 67,773 35,875 20,383 18,563 18,735 25,188 15,537 54,272 66,271 67,123 35,480 13,745 14,570 20,039 25,220 33,266 17,499

30,037 36,212 57,894 255,845 23,742 232,103 81,721 34,089 15,327 11,085 20,249 74,413 13,044 13,287 16,918 15,845 27,182 16,131 19,395 14,860 44,383 19,775 14,741 14,114 11,121 65,678 35,023 19,908 18,078 18,340 24,609 15,005 53,145 64,853 65,137 34,677 13,197 14,091 19,538 24,393 32,318 17,143

1,258 4.0 789 2.1
1,634 2.7 7,596 2.9
497 2.1 7,099 3.0 3,093 3.6
620 1.8 314 2.0 381 3.3 356 1.7 2,806 3.6 508 3.7 305 2.2 547 3.1 372 2.3 545 2.0 657 3.9 467 2.4 469 3.1 1,015 2.2 483 2.4 488 3.2 415 2.9 455 3.9 2,095 3.1 852 2.4 475 2.3 485 2.6 395 2.1 579 2.3 532 3.4 1,127 2.1 1,418 2.1 1,986 3.0 803 2.3 548 4.0 479 3.3 501 2.5 827 3.3 948 2.8 356 2.0

Note: City estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. All cities listed have total population of 25,000 or more and an asterisks (*) designates cities with population of 50,000 or more.
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research
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UNEMGPeoLrOgiaYUMneEmNploTymReAntTREateBs bYy CCoOunUtyNTIES NOVEMBER 2020 November 2020

Dade 3.0

Catoosa 2.9

Walker

Whitfield

Murray 5.5

Fannin 3.0

Union 3.2

Towns 5.2

Rabun 3.7

3.4

5.1

Chattooga 5.3

Gordon 4.0

Floyd 4.4

Bartow 4.6

Gilmer 3.7
Pickens 3.6
Cherokee 3.5

Lumpkin 3.2
Dawson 3.6
Forsyth 3.3

White Habersham

2.8

4.1

Stephens

5.0

Banks Franklin

Hall

3.0

4.4

3.5

Jackson 3.2

Madison 3.9

Hart 4.5
Elbert 6.3

6.0% or greater 33 counties (21%)
5.0% to 5.9% 43 counties (27%)
4.0% to 4.9% 47 counties (30%)

Polk 4.7

Paulding

Cobb 4.6

Gwinnett 5.0

Barrow 3.9

Clarke 5.1

Oglethorpe 3.7

Less than 4.0% 36 counties (23%)

Haralson 4.5
Carroll 5.0
Heard 5.0

4.2 Douglas 6.3
Coweta 4.7

Fulton 6.8

DeKalb 6.8 Rockdale

Walton 4.2

Oconee 2.6

Wilkes 5.8

Lincoln 4.5

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

Clayton

9.5

Fayette 4.1

Henry 6.2

Spalding 6.6

6.5 Newton 6.1

Morgan 4.3

Butts 5.4

Jasper 4.0

Putnam 5.3

Greene 5.1

Taliaferro

5.4

McDuffie

Warren 6.3

Columbia 3.3

5.0

Richmond

Hancock

6.9

8.4

Glascock

3.1

Troup 5.6

Meriwether 7.0

Pike 3.6

Lamar 5.2

Monroe 4.2

Jones 3.7

Baldwin 5.9

Washington

Jefferson 5.9

Burke 6.7

Upson

6.4

Harris 3.4

Talbot 6.0

Muscogee 6.8
Marion Chattahoochee 4.2

5.3
Taylor 6.0

Crawford 4.0

Bibb 6.8

Twiggs 5.8

Wilkinson 4.8

Peach

5.6

Houston

Macon

4.5

6.3

Bleckley 5.8

Laurens 5.5

Johnson 4.4

Emanuel 7.0

Jenkins 5.4

Screven 6.8

Treutlen 5.3

Candler 4.0

Bulloch 5.3

Effingham 4.0

5.9
Stewart 4.9

Schley 3.3

Webster 4.7

Sumter 6.6

Quitman

5.3 Randolph

Terrell

Lee

5.3

8.1

3.7

Clay

Dooly 6.1

Pulaski 3.9

Dodge 5.2

Crisp 7.6

Wilcox 5.3

Turner 7.9

Ben Hill 6.7

Montgomery

Wheeler 5.8

4.6

Toombs 5.3

Evans 4.8

Tattnall

Telfair

3.7

8.7

Jeff Davis 4.7

Appling 3.7

Long 3.6

Bryan 4.2
Liberty 5.2

Chatham 6.2

11.1

Calhoun

Dougherty

4.3

8.1

Early 5.9
Miller 3.6

Baker 5.4

Mitchell 6.1

Worth 5.1
Colquitt 4.0

Irwin 4.6
Tift 4.4

Coffee 4.9

Berrien

Atkinson

4.2

3.2

Cook

4.2 Lanier

Bacon 4.0

Wayne 5.0

Pierce 3.7
Ware 4.7

Brantley 4.6

McIntosh 5.1
Glynn 5.6

Seminole 4.7

Decatur 4.4

Grady 4.0

Thomas 5.7

Brooks 4.6

4.4
Lowndes 5.0

Clinch 4.2

Charlton 3.3

Camden 4.0

Echols

3.2

Georgia's Unemployment Rate: 5.4 %
Georgia's U(nNoet SmeasponlaollyyAmdjusetend)t Rate: 5.4% (not seasonally adjusted) Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics and Economic Research
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Georgia Unemployment Insurance Claims by County

County

November 2020 Initial
Claims

Average Weekly Benefit

County

November 2020 Initial
Claims

Average Weekly Benefit

County

November 2020 Initial
Claims

Average Weekly Benefit

Georgia
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

104,175............. $246
199............. $230 25............. $225 40............. $181 25............. $204
313............. $214 134............. $219 568............. $221 1,209............. $221
96............. $205 137............. $195 1,486............. $193
74............. $216 129............. $247
92............. $202 300............. $229 678............. $208 188............. $242 187............. $223
49............. $228 301............. $195
70............. $203 1,226............. $210
222............. $221 44............. $232
3,231............. $206 25............. $196 79............. $218
1,797............. $227 1,162............. $199
39............. $214 3,919............. $218
37............. $231 7,588............. $228
225............. $229 284............. $199 852............. $219 224............. $212 1,499............. $221
59............. $217 415............. $216
87............. $214 201............. $210 181............. $197 8,091............. $221 167............. $213
80............. $211 996............. $193 1,797............. $219
53............. $207 8............. $286
368............. $230

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

164............. $234 214............. $216
73............. $207 92............. $220 1,000............. $220 990............. $211 1,193............. $235 202............. $242 12,789............. $220 182............. $218
6............. $288 1,124............. $210
702............. $233 109............. $216 146............. $211 7,729............. $224 302............. $227 1,286............. $215
49............. $230 193............. $206 211............. $218 152............. $260 110............. $230 2,755............. $221 1,099............. $207
62............. $212 493............. $227 107............. $236
60............. $219 111............. $197 61............. $222 61............. $205 151............. $217 245............. $217 52............. $228 545............. $203 336............. $206 426............. $211 49............. $223 71............. $211 1,231............. $195 207............. $205 134............. $221 303............. $220 64............. $218 182............. $217 111............. $207 266............. $232 26............. $187 114............. $214 148............. $223 116............. $220 111............. $231 689............. $232

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

2,051............. $208 929............. $218 172............. $221 68............. $216
1,171............. $220 273............. $204 192............. $231 148............. $194 174............. $240 372............. $219 49............. $205 149............. $222 7............. $205 60............. $210 76............. $221
1,896............. $209 1,012............. $219
19............. $213 163............. $229
62............. $228 691............. $226 232............. $231
29............. $268 280............. $201
39............. $226 11............. $217 89............. $220 51............. $254 87............. $207 52............. $195 360............. $209 430............. $187 192............. $214 70............. $198 55............. $211 833............. $217 53............. $212 57............. $223 191............. $195 470............. $240 415............. $224 771............. $223 299............. $195 58............. $195 137............. $209 252............. $239 14............. $230 20............. $215 174............. $213 1,937............. $233 34............. $220 50............. $230 50............. $222 101............. $239

Note: Initial claims include intrastate initial and additional claims, as well as agent state initial and additional claims for regular UI only. Average duration of benefits is represented in weeks.
Data does not include state or federal extended benefits.
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics and Economic Research

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Mark Butler, Commissioner 148 Andrew Young International Boulevard, N.E. Atlanta, Georgia 30303-1751
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