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Columbia

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Heard

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In millions

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(Seasonally Adjusted)

In February, nonfSacrhmleyemploymeDnotowly as Pduolawskni 1,0D0o0dgien GeSotregwiaart. PrWofeebstseironalSuamntderBusiness Services; Trade,

Montgomery

Wheeler

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Bryan

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Jef4f.60 Davis

4.60 4.60 4.60
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4.61

4.61 4.6L3iber4t.6y3 Long

Chatham
4.63 4.64 4.64

4.65

4.65

tality added the most jobs from January to February.

Clay

Calhoun

Dougherty Worth

Irwin

Coffee

Professional and Business Services empTloiftyment declined

Bacon

Wayne

McIntosh

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Feb-19

Ware
Mar-19

Pierce
Brantley
Apr-19 May-19 Jun-19 Jul-19

Glynn
Aug-19 Sep-19

Oct-19

Nov-19

Dec-19

Jan-20

Feb-20

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Charlton

Camden

Georgia Unemployment Rate

and Utilities, and Wholesale Trade cut 1,000, 900, and

(Seasonally Adjusted)

300 jobs, respectively. Manufacturing employment has

now shown negative job growth for a third straight month

with employment down 1,100 in February. Non-Durable

Goods manufacturing experienced 1,000 job cuts over the month and Durable Goods manufacturing employment declined by 100.
Education and Health Services employment was up 2,700

3.7% 3.7% 3.6% 3.6% 3.5% 3.4% 3.3% 3.2% 3.2% 3.1% 3.1% 3.1% 3.1%

in February. Health Care jobs grew by 3,000 while Educa-

tional Services employment dipped by 300 workers. After

growing by 1,400 in January, Information employment

was up 900 in February. Leisure and Hospitality employ-

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

ment grew by 900 in February. The Accommodation and

Food Services portion of the sector added 1,200 jobs over

the month while the Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation

portion shed 300 jobs.

Over the year, employment in Georgia is up 48,800, or 1.1 percent. Education and Health Services (+26,600 jobs); Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (+13,400 jobs); Leisure and Hospitality (+8,200 jobs); and Financial Activities (+3,500 jobs) have added the most jobs over the year.
Georgia's unemployment rate (seasonally adjusted) held steady at 3.1 percent from January to February 2020. Over the year, the unemployment rate is down from 3.7 percent in February 2019.

Workforce Statistics & Economic Research
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Georgia Nonfarm Employment

(In thousands)

(Seasonally Adjusted)

Preliminary

Revised

FEB 2020 JAN 2020

Revised FEB 2019

Change in Jobs from JAN 2020
Net %

Change in Jobs from FEB 2019
Net %

Total Nonfarm

4,650.3

4,651.3

4,601.5

-1.0 0.0

48.8 1.1

Total Private

3,957.3

3,959.1

3,911.4

-1.8 0.0

45.9 1.2

Goods Producing

615.3

616.8

618.2

-1.5 -0.2

-2.9 -0.5

Service-Providing

4,035.0

4,034.5

3,983.3

0.5 0.0

51.7 1.3

Private Service-Providing

3,342.0

3,342.3

3,293.2

-0.3 0.0

48.8 1.5

Mining and Logging

9.2

9.2

9.5

0.0 0.0

-0.3 -3.2

Mining, Logging and Construction

213.6

214.0

211.9

-0.4 -0.2

1.7 0.8

Construction

204.4

204.8

202.4

-0.4 -0.2

2.0 1.0

Manufacturing

401.7

402.8

406.3

-1.1 -0.3

-4.6 -1.1

Durable Goods

202.9

203.0

203.5

-0.1 0.0

-0.6 -0.3

Non-Durable Goods

198.8

199.8

202.8

-1.0 -0.5

-4.0 -2.0

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities

954.3

956.5

940.9

-2.2 -0.2

13.4 1.4

Wholesale Trade

220.0

220.3

216.7

-0.3 -0.1

3.3 1.5

Retail Trade

497.9

498.9

493.8

-1.0 -0.2

4.1 0.8

Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities

236.4

237.3

230.4

-0.9 -0.4

6.0 2.6

Information

117.9

117.0

118.7

0.9 0.8

-0.8 -0.7

Financial Activities

252.2

251.9

248.7

0.3 0.1

3.5 1.4

Finance and Insurance

180.0

179.8

176.9

0.2 0.1

3.1 1.8

Real Estate and Rental and Leasing

72.2

72.1

71.8

0.1 0.1

0.4 0.6

Professional and Business Services

714.1

716.4

717.2

-2.3 -0.3

-3.1 -0.4

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

285.7

286.0

281.2

-0.3 -0.1

4.5 1.6

Management of Companies and Enterprises

91.8

91.8

90.9

0.0 0.0

0.9 1.0

Admin and Support, Waste Mngmnt and Remediation

336.6

338.6

345.1

-2.0 -0.6

-8.5 -2.5

Education and Health Services

629.3

626.6

602.7

2.7 0.4

26.6 4.4

Educational Services

93.5

93.8

91.1

-0.3 -0.3

2.4 2.6

Health Care and Social Assistance

535.8

532.8

511.6

3.0 0.6

24.2 4.7

Leisure and Hospitality

508.9

508.0

500.7

0.9 0.2

8.2 1.6

Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation

57.0

57.3

56.2

-0.3 -0.5

0.8 1.4

Accommodation and Food Services

451.9

450.7

444.5

1.2 0.3

7.4 1.7

Other Services

165.3

165.9

164.3

-0.6 -0.4

1.0 0.6

Government

693.0

692.2

690.1

0.8 0.1

2.9 0.4

Federal Government

103.8

103.9

102.7

-0.1 -0.1

1.1 1.1

State Government

167.3

167.1

169.1

0.2 0.1

-1.8 -1.1

Local Government

421.9

421.2

418.3

0.7 0.2

3.6 0.9

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

FEB 2020 JAN 2020 FEB 2019

Change in Jobs from JAN 2020
Net %

Change in Jobs from FEB 2019
Net %

Total Nonfarm

4,622.0

Total Private

3,924.8

Goods Producing

613.6

Service-Providing

4,008.4

Private Service-Providing

3,311.2

Mining and Logging

9.2

Mining, Logging and Construction

212.4

Construction

203.2

Construction of Buildings

46.8

Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction

33.9

Specialty Trade Contractors

122.5

Manufacturing

401.2

Durable Goods

203.3

Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

55.4

Non-Durable Goods

197.9

Food Manufacturing

67.1

Textile Mills

18.0

Textile Product Mills

27.5

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities

945.6

Wholesale Trade

219.3

Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods

115.0

Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods

65.8

Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers 38.5

Retail Trade

491.3

Food and Beverage Stores

93.4

General Merchandise Stores

104.5

Miscellaneous Store Retailers

22.1

Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities

235.0

Utilities

19.7

Transportation and Warehousing

215.3

Air Transportation

31.0

Truck Transportation

53.5

Couriers and Messengers

28.4

Warehousing and Storage

57.9

Information

115.9

Telecommunications

36.6

Wired and Wireless Telecommunications Carriers

31.8

Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services

13.9

Financial Activities

252.2

Finance and Insurance

179.7

Insurance Carriers and Related Activities

86.7

Real Estate and Rental and Leasing

72.5

Professional and Business Services

706.3

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

287.2

Accounting, Tax Prep, and Bookkeeping Services

40.7

Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services

44.2

Computer Systems Design and Related Services

73.2

Management and Technical Consulting Services

46.9

Management of Companies and Enterprises

91.5

Admin and Support, Waste Mngmnt and Remediation

327.6

Employment Services

157.5

Education and Health Services

630.2

Educational Services

94.1

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools

48.2

Health Care and Social Assistance

536.1

Ambulatory Health Care Services

226.1

Hospitals

166.8

Nursing and Residential Care Facilities

62.9

Social Assistance

80.3

Leisure and Hospitality

497.1

Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation

51.6

Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries

37.3

Accommodation and Food Services

445.5

Accommodation

47.6

Food Services and Drinking Places

397.9

Other Services

163.9

Repair and Maintenance

42.4

Personal and Laundry Services

39.7

Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar

81.8

Government

697.2

Federal Government

103.3

Department of Defense

44.3

State Government

170.4

State Government Educational Services

101.2

State Government excluding Educational Services

69.2

Local Government

423.5

Local Government Educational Services

249.7

Local Government excluding Educational Services

173.8

4,609.6 3,917.9
611.8 3,997.8 3,306.1
9.2 209.7 200.5
45.3 34.2 121.0 402.1 203.4 55.1 198.7 66.5 18.2 27.8 954.9 221.1 115.9 67.1 38.1 495.0 93.1 106.8 21.9 238.8 19.7 219.1 30.7 54.0 32.2 57.5 113.2 36.8 32.0 14.3 250.8 179.0 86.5 71.8 706.7 285.4 37.1 44.0 73.8 47.3 91.7 329.6 158.1 624.1 92.6 45.7 531.5 223.2 166.8 62.7 78.8 492.7 50.7 36.6 442.0 47.4 394.6 163.7 42.4 40.0 81.3 691.7 104.2 44.2 165.2 95.9 69.3 422.3 249.1 173.2

4,575.5 3,882.7
616.5 3,959.0 3,266.2
9.5 210.3 200.8 43.6 33.0 124.2 406.2 203.6 55.5 202.6 64.7
19.2 28.5 933.8 216.3 114.8 64.7 36.8 488.1 92.9 104.7 21.9 229.4 19.2 210.2 30.3 54.5 26.9 55.2 118.5 39.0 33.8 12.9 247.3 176.2 83.8 71.1 711.7 283.1 38.9 41.8 72.5 46.4 90.9 337.7 164.4 604.2 92.5 45.7 511.7 217.2 160.6 60.1 73.8 487.9 50.5 35.1 437.4 47.9 389.5 162.8 41.3 39.2 82.3 692.8 102.6 42.9 170.2 99.9 70.3 420.0 250.1 169.9

12.4 6.9 1.8
10.6 5.1 0.0 2.7 2.7 1.5 -0.3 1.5 -0.9 -0.1 0.3 -0.8 0.6 -0.2 -0.3 -9.3 -1.8 -0.9 -1.3 0.4 -3.7 0.3 -2.3 0.2 -3.8 0.0 -3.8 0.3 -0.5 -3.8 0.4 2.7 -0.2 -0.2 -0.4 1.4 0.7 0.2 0.7 -0.4 1.8 3.6 0.2 -0.6 -0.4 -0.2 -2.0 -0.6 6.1 1.5 2.5 4.6 2.9 0.0 0.2 1.5 4.4 0.9 0.7 3.5 0.2 3.3 0.2 0.0 -0.3 0.5 5.5 -0.9 0.1 5.2 5.3 -0.1 1.2 0.6 0.6

0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.0 1.3 1.4 3.3 -0.9 1.2 -0.2 -0.1 0.5 -0.4 0.9 -1.1 -1.1 -1.0 -0.8 -0.8 -1.9 1.1 -0.8 0.3 -2.2 0.9 -1.6 0.0 -1.7 1.0 -0.9 -11.8 0.7 2.4 -0.5 -0.6 -2.8 0.6 0.4 0.2 1.0 -0.1 0.6 9.7 0.5 -0.8 -0.9 -0.2 -0.6 -0.4 1.0 1.6 5.5 0.9 1.3 0.0 0.3 1.9 0.9 1.8 1.9 0.8 0.4 0.8 0.1 0.0 -0.8 0.6 0.8 -0.9 0.2 3.2 5.5 -0.1 0.3 0.2 0.4

46.5 1.0 42.1 1.1 -2.9 -0.5 49.4 1.3 45.0 1.4 -0.3 -3.2
2.1 1.0 2.4 1.2 3.2 7.3 0.9 2.7 -1.7 -1.4 -5.0 -1.2 -0.3 -0.2 -0.1 -0.2 -4.7 -2.3 2.4 3.7 -1.2 -6.3 -1.0 -3.5 11.8 1.3 3.0 1.4 0.2 0.2 1.1 1.7 1.7 4.6 3.2 0.7 0.5 0.5 -0.2 -0.2 0.2 0.9 5.6 2.4 0.5 2.6 5.1 2.4 0.7 2.3 -1.0 -1.8 1.5 5.6 2.7 4.9 -2.6 -2.2 -2.4 -6.2 -2.0 -5.9 1.0 7.8 4.9 2.0 3.5 2.0 2.9 3.5 1.4 2.0 -5.4 -0.8 4.1 1.5 1.8 4.6 2.4 5.7 0.7 1.0 0.5 1.1 0.6 0.7 -10.1 -3.0 -6.9 -4.2 26.0 4.3 1.6 1.7 2.5 5.5 24.4 4.8 8.9 4.1 6.2 3.9 2.8 4.7 6.5 8.8 9.2 1.9 1.1 2.2 2.2 6.3 8.1 1.9 -0.3 -0.6 8.4 2.2 1.1 0.7 1.1 2.7 0.5 1.3 -0.5 -0.6 4.4 0.6 0.7 0.7 1.4 3.3 0.2 0.1 1.3 1.3 -1.1 -1.6 3.5 0.8 -0.4 -0.2 3.9 2.3

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 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

FEB 2020 JAN 2020 FEB 2019

Change in Jobs from JAN 2020
Net %

Change in Jobs from FEB 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

62.9

62.8

62.2

0.1 0.2

50.6

50.6

49.8

0.0 0.0

6.9

7.0

7.0

-0.1 -1.4

56.0

55.8

55.2

0.2 0.4

43.7

43.6

42.8

0.1 0.2

12.3

12.5

12.5

-0.2 -1.6

7.7

7.7

7.7

0.0 0.0

12.3

12.2

12.4

0.1 0.8

2.7

2.7

2.7

0.0 0.0

2.4

2.3

2.5

0.1 4.4

7.2

7.2

7.2

0.0 0.0

0.7 1.1 0.8 1.6 -0.1 -1.4 0.8 1.5 0.9 2.1 -0.2 -1.6 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.8 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -4.0 0.0 0.0

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

FEB 2020 JAN 2020 FEB 2019

Change in Jobs from JAN 2020
Net %

Change in Jobs from FEB 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

96.6

95.9

96.9

0.7 0.7

70.2

69.6

68.5

0.6 0.9

10.0

10.0

10.1

0.0 0.0

86.6

85.9

86.8

0.7 0.8

60.2

59.6

58.4

0.6 1.0

16.5

16.5

16.2

0.0 0.0

10.9

10.7

10.6

0.2 1.9

8.3

8.3

8.1

0.0 0.0

11.2

11.0

11.6

0.2 1.8

26.4

26.3

28.4

0.1 0.4

1.0

1.1

1.1

-0.1 -9.1

17.5

17.3

19.3

0.2 1.2

7.9

7.9

8.0

0.0 0.0

-0.3 -0.3 1.7 2.5 -0.1 -1.0 -0.2 -0.2 1.8 3.1 0.3 1.9 0.3 2.8 0.2 2.5 -0.4 -3.5 -2.0 -7.0 -0.1 -9.1 -1.8 -9.3 -0.1 -1.3

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 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 FEB 2020

Revised JAN 2020

Revised FEB 2019

Change in Jobs from JAN 2020
Net %

Change in Jobs from FEB 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

2,861.7 2,523.3
302.7 2,559.0 2,220.6
1.5 131.1 129.6
31.5 82.2 171.6 92.2 15.6 79.4 22.6 603.8 156.3 84.4 42.7 29.2 289.9 58.1 56.8 14.6 157.6 10.1 147.5 30.4 34.9 21.9 101.7 31.3 27.2 13.3 178.4 125.6 61.6 52.8 546.7 234.6 29.8 34.5 63.4 42.5 79.4 232.7 116.0 383.9 68.8 315.1 138.8 94.5 49.4 302.0 35.4 266.6 26.5 240.1 104.1 25.1 27.7 338.4 47.6 73.9 216.9

2,862.6 2,525.4
301.3 2,561.3 2,224.1
1.5 129.2 127.7
30.7 81.0 172.1 92.6 15.6 79.5 22.6 611.0 158.3 85.4 43.8 29.1 292.7 57.9 58.2 14.6 160.0 10.1 149.9 30.3 35.4 24.0 100.4 31.4 27.4 13.6 177.6 125.3 61.2 52.3 546.9 233.1 26.8 34.3 64.2 42.8 79.5 234.3 116.6 382.9 68.4 314.5 138.9 95.0 48.7 300.5 35.4 265.1 26.2 238.9 104.8 25.5 28.0 337.2 47.8 72.9 216.5

2,819.3 2,484.0
299.8 2,519.5 2,184.2
1.5 129.5 128.0
28.6 82.2 170.3 89.5 15.7 80.8 22.6 594.8 154.3 83.9 41.6 28.8 286.6 58.0 56.6 14.5 153.9 10.0 143.9 29.8 34.3 20.4 101.9 32.8 28.6 12.4 174.8 122.1 59.1 52.7 544.9 229.4 27.8 32.7 62.1 41.0 78.9 236.6 117.2 368.9 66.1 302.8 134.5 91.2 47.7 296.5 36.4 260.1 26.1 234.0 102.4 24.6 27.9 335.3 46.9 74.0 214.4

-0.9 0.0 -2.1 -0.1 1.4 0.5 -2.3 -0.1 -3.5 -0.2 0.0 0.0 1.9 1.5 1.9 1.5 0.8 2.6 1.2 1.5 -0.5 -0.3 -0.4 -0.4 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.0 -7.2 -1.2 -2.0 -1.3 -1.0 -1.2 -1.1 -2.5 0.1 0.3 -2.8 -1.0 0.2 0.4 -1.4 -2.4 0.0 0.0 -2.4 -1.5 0.0 0.0 -2.4 -1.6 0.1 0.3 -0.5 -1.4 -2.1 -8.8 1.3 1.3 -0.1 -0.3 -0.2 -0.7 -0.3 -2.2 0.8 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.7 0.5 1.0 -0.2 0.0 1.5 0.6 3.0 11.2 0.2 0.6 -0.8 -1.3 -0.3 -0.7 -0.1 -0.1 -1.6 -0.7 -0.6 -0.5 1.0 0.3 0.4 0.6 0.6 0.2 -0.1 -0.1 -0.5 -0.5 0.7 1.4 1.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 1.5 0.6 0.3 1.2 1.2 0.5 -0.7 -0.7 -0.4 -1.6 -0.3 -1.1 1.2 0.4 -0.2 -0.4 1.0 1.4 0.4 0.2

42.4 1.5 39.3 1.6
2.9 1.0 39.5 1.6 36.4 1.7
0.0 0.0 1.6 1.2 1.6 1.3 2.9 10.1 0.0 0.0 1.3 0.8 2.7 3.0 -0.1 -0.6 -1.4 -1.7 0.0 0.0 9.0 1.5 2.0 1.3 0.5 0.6 1.1 2.6 0.4 1.4 3.3 1.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.7 3.7 2.4 0.1 1.0 3.6 2.5 0.6 2.0 0.6 1.8 1.5 7.4 -0.2 -0.2 -1.5 -4.6 -1.4 -4.9 0.9 7.3 3.6 2.1 3.5 2.9 2.5 4.2 0.1 0.2 1.8 0.3 5.2 2.3 2.0 7.2 1.8 5.5 1.3 2.1 1.5 3.7 0.5 0.6 -3.9 -1.7 -1.2 -1.0 15.0 4.1 2.7 4.1 12.3 4.1 4.3 3.2 3.3 3.6 1.7 3.6 5.5 1.9 -1.0 -2.8 6.5 2.5 0.4 1.5 6.1 2.6 1.7 1.7 0.5 2.0 -0.2 -0.7 3.1 0.9 0.7 1.5 -0.1 -0.1 2.5 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 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

FEB 2020 JAN 2020 FEB 2019

Change in Jobs from JAN 2020

Change in Jobs from FEB 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

242.4 196.1
44.3 198.1 151.8
21.0 23.3 39.3
5.8 25.7
7.8 2.3 6.6 32.0 36.2 26.8 8.6 46.3 10.0 15.1 21.2

241.6 195.8
44.0 197.6 151.8
20.8 23.2 39.4
5.8 25.7
7.9 2.3 6.6 32.2 35.8 26.9 8.6 45.8 9.9 14.8 21.1

241.0 194.0
42.0 199.0 152.0
19.4 22.6 39.8
5.8 26.3
7.7 2.5 6.7 33.2 35.1 26.3 8.4 47.0 9.7 15.8 21.5

0.8 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.7 0.5 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.2 1.0 0.1 0.4 -0.1 -0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -1.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.2 -0.6 0.4 1.1 -0.1 -0.4 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.1 0.1 1.0 0.3 2.0 0.1 0.5

1.4 0.6 2.1 1.1 2.3 5.5 -0.9 -0.5 -0.2 -0.1 1.6 8.3 0.7 3.1 -0.5 -1.3 0.0 0.0 -0.6 -2.3 0.1 1.3 -0.2 -8.0 -0.1 -1.5 -1.2 -3.6 1.1 3.1 0.5 1.9 0.2 2.4 -0.7 -1.5 0.3 3.1 -0.7 -4.4 -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 2019 benchmark.

Brunswick MSA Nonfarm Employment

(In thousands)

(Not Seasonally Adjusted)

Preliminary

Revised

Revised

FEB 2020 JAN 2020 FEB 2019

Change in Jobs from JAN 2020
Net %

Change in Jobs from FEB 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

44.0

43.7

44.0

0.3 0.7

35.0

34.7

35.3

0.3 0.9

3.9

3.9

4.2

0.0 0.0

40.1

39.8

39.8

0.3 0.8

31.1

30.8

31.1

0.3 1.0

9.2

9.2

9.1

0.0 0.0

5.5

5.5

5.6

0.0 0.0

9.0

9.0

8.7

0.0 0.0

2.0

2.1

2.0

-0.1 -4.8

1.8

1.7

1.8

0.1 5.9

5.2

5.2

4.9

0.0 0.0

0.0 0.0 -0.3 -0.9 -0.3 -7.1 0.3 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.1 -0.1 -1.8 0.3 3.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 6.1

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 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

FEB 2020 JAN 2019 FEB 2019

Change in Jobs from JAN 2019
Net %

Change in Jobs from FEB 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

121.7 98.4 15.7
106.0 82.7 4.8 10.9 17.9 2.6 12.5 2.8 1.3 12.8 11.0 3.9 14.9 16.5 14.9 4.4 23.3 6.5 4.4 12.4

121.1 97.9 15.5
105.6 82.4 4.8 10.7 18.0 2.7 12.5 2.8 1.3 12.8 11.0 4.0 14.8 16.4 14.7 4.4 23.2 6.6 4.1 12.5

122.6 98.0 15.9
106.7 82.1 4.8 11.1 18.1 2.7 12.7 2.7 1.3 13.0 11.1 3.9 14.8 15.9 14.7 4.3 24.6 6.7 4.5 13.4

0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.2 1.3 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.2 1.9 -0.1 -0.6 -0.1 -3.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -2.5 0.1 0.7 0.1 0.6 0.2 1.4 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.4 -0.1 -1.5 0.3 7.3 -0.1 -0.8

-0.9 -0.7 0.4 0.4 -0.2 -1.3 -0.7 -0.7 0.6 0.7 0.0 0.0 -0.2 -1.8 -0.2 -1.1 -0.1 -3.7 -0.2 -1.6 0.1 3.7 0.0 0.0 -0.2 -1.5 -0.1 -0.9 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.7 0.6 3.8 0.2 1.4 0.1 2.3 -1.3 -5.3 -0.2 -3.0 -0.1 -2.2 -1.0 -7.5

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

Dalton MSA Nonfarm Employment

(In thousands)

(Not Seasonally Adjusted)

Preliminary

Revised Revised

FEB 2020 JAN 2019 FEB 2019

Change in Jobs from JAN 2019
Net %

Change in Jobs from FEB 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

65.7

65.4

66.2

0.3 0.5

58.8

58.5

59.3

0.3 0.5

25.0

24.8

25.5

0.2 0.8

40.7

40.6

40.7

0.1 0.3

33.8

33.7

33.8

0.1 0.3

23.6

23.6

24.1

0.0 0.0

3.8

3.8

4.3

0.0 0.0

13.6

13.7

14.0

-0.1 -0.7

12.7

12.8

13.4

-0.1 -0.8

6.0

6.0

6.0

0.0 0.0

3.1

3.1

3.2

0.0 0.0

6.6

6.6

6.6

0.0 0.0

6.9

6.9

6.9

0.0 0.0

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.0 0.0

1.1

1.1

1.1

0.0 0.0

5.6

5.6

5.6

0.0 0.0

-0.5 -0.8 -0.5 -0.8 -0.5 -2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.5 -2.1 -0.5 -11.6 -0.4 -2.9 -0.7 -5.2 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -3.1 0.0 0.0 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 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

FEB 2020 JAN 2020 FEB 2019

Change in Jobs from JAN 2020
Net %

Change in Jobs from FEB 2019
Net %

Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing

93.8

93.4

92.7

82.9

82.6

82.0

25.7

25.6

25.5

0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.4

1.1 1.2 0.9 1.1 0.2 0.8

Service-Providing Private Service-Providing

68.1

67.8

67.2

57.2

57.0

56.5

0.3 0.4 0.2 0.4

0.9 1.3 0.7 1.2

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities

16.8

17.3

17.3

-0.5 -2.9

-0.5 -2.9

Retail Trade Government

8.8

9.1

8.9

-0.3 -3.3

10.9

10.8

10.7

0.1 0.9

-0.1 -1.1 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

2.7

2.6

0.1 3.7

7.6

7.6

7.7

0.0 0.0

0.2 7.7 -0.1 -1.3

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 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 FEB 2020 JAN 2020 FEB 2019

Change in Jobs from JAN 2020
Net %

Change in Jobs from FEB 2019
Net %

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

21.6

21.6

21.2

0.0 0.0

13.5

13.4

13.3

0.1 0.8

2.9

2.9

2.9

0.0 0.0

18.7

18.7

18.3

0.0 0.0

10.6

10.5

10.4

0.1 1.0

8.1

8.2

7.9

-0.1 -1.2

3.9

4.0

3.8

-0.1 -2.5

0.4

0.4

0.4

0.0 0.0

3.8

3.8

3.7

0.0 0.0

0.4 1.9 0.2 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.4 2.2 0.2 1.9 0.2 2.5 0.1 2.6 0.0 0.0 0.1 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 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

FEB 2020 JAN 2019 FEB 2019

Change in Jobs from JAN 2019
Net %

Change in Jobs from FEB 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

103.0 88.6 10.4 92.6 78.2 20.0 11.5 5.8 9.7 11.9 22.0 10.6 14.4 1.1 4.2 9.1

102.8 88.5 10.3 92.5 78.2 20.5 11.6 5.9 9.7 11.9 21.9 10.5 14.3 1.1 4.1 9.1

103.5 88.8 10.4 93.1 78.4 20.3 11.7 5.7 9.7 11.9 21.8 10.3 14.7 1.1 4.2 9.4

0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 1.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 -0.5 -2.4 -0.1 -0.9 -0.1 -1.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.5 0.1 1.0 0.1 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.1 2.4 0.0 0.0

-0.5 -0.5 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0.0 -0.5 -0.5 -0.2 -0.3 -0.3 -1.5 -0.2 -1.7 0.1 1.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.9 0.3 2.9 -0.3 -2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.3 -3.2

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

FEB 2020 JAN 2019 FEB 2019

Change in Jobs from JAN 2019
Net %

Change in Jobs from FEB 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

42.3

42.1

41.8

36.6

36.4

36.1

7.3

7.3

7.2

35.0

34.8

34.6

29.3

29.1

28.9

6.0

6.0

6.2

7.9

7.8

7.7

4.5

4.5

4.4

10.9

10.8

10.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

0.2

0.2

0.2

1.5

1.5

1.6

4.0

4.0

3.9

0.2 0.5 0.2 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.6 0.2 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

0.5 1.2 0.5 1.4 0.1 1.4 0.4 1.2 0.4 1.4 -0.2 -3.2 0.2 2.6 0.1 2.3 0.2 1.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -6.3 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 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

FEB 2020 JAN 2020 FEB 2019

Change in Jobs from JAN 2020
Net %

Change in Jobs from FEB 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

185.2 161.4
27.8 157.4 133.6
8.6 19.2 42.5
6.6 21.1 14.8
2.8 6.4 20.1 27.4 26.7 7.7 23.8 2.9 5.6 15.3

184.3 160.7
27.6 156.7 133.1
8.4 19.2 42.8
6.6 21.4 14.8
2.7 6.4 20.0 27.1 26.5 7.6 23.6 2.9 5.4 15.3

186.7 162.1
27.1 159.6 135.0
8.4 18.7 43.2
6.6 21.9 14.7
3.3 6.3 22.0 26.2 26.5 7.5 24.6 2.9 5.7 16.0

0.9 0.5 0.7 0.4 0.2 0.7 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.2 2.4 0.0 0.0 -0.3 -0.7 0.0 0.0 -0.3 -1.4 0.0 0.0 0.1 3.7 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.5 0.3 1.1 0.2 0.8 0.1 1.3 0.2 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.2 3.7 0.0 0.0

-1.5 -0.8 -0.7 -0.4 0.7 2.6 -2.2 -1.4 -1.4 -1.0 0.2 2.4 0.5 2.7 -0.7 -1.6 0.0 0.0 -0.8 -3.7 0.1 0.7 -0.5 -15.2 0.1 1.6 -1.9 -8.6 1.2 4.6 0.2 0.8 0.2 2.7 -0.8 -3.3 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -1.8 -0.7 -4.4

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 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

FEB 2020 JAN 2020 FEB 2019

Change in Jobs from JAN 2020
Net %

Change in Jobs from FEB 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

56.1

56.3

56.0

-0.2 -0.4

43.1

43.2

42.8

-0.1 -0.2

7.5

7.5

7.6

0.0 0.0

48.6

48.8

48.4

-0.2 -0.4

35.6

35.7

35.2

-0.1 -0.3

12.6

12.8

12.6

-0.2 -1.6

7.1

7.1

7.0

0.0 0.0

13.0

13.1

13.2

-0.1 -0.8

1.1

1.2

1.2

-0.1 -8.3

3.7

3.7

3.7

0.0 0.0

8.2

8.2

8.3

0.0 0.0

0.1 0.2 0.3 0.7 -0.1 -1.3 0.2 0.4 0.4 1.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.4 -0.2 -1.5 -0.1 -8.3 0.0 0.0 -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 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

FEB 2020 JAN 2019 FEB 2019

Change in Jobs from JAN 2019
Net %

Change in Jobs from FEB 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

77.5

77.2

77.0

0.3 0.4

49.4

49.1

48.9

0.3 0.6

10.2

10.1

10.3

0.1 1.0

67.3

67.1

66.7

0.2 0.3

39.2

39.0

38.6

0.2 0.5

11.2

11.2

11.0

0.0 0.0

8.7

8.6

8.4

0.1 1.2

28.1

28.1

28.1

0.0 0.0

16.0

16.0

15.6

0.0 0.0

2.3

2.2

2.4

0.1 4.6

9.8

9.9

10.1

-0.1 -1.0

0.5 0.7 0.5 1.0 -0.1 -1.0 0.6 0.9 0.6 1.6 0.2 1.8 0.3 3.6 0.0 0.0 0.4 2.6 -0.1 -4.2 -0.3 -3.0

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

FEB 2020 JAN 2020 FEB 2019

Change in Jobs from JAN 2019
Net %

Change in Jobs from FEB 2019
Net %

Albany MSA

63.0

63.0

62.4

0.0 0.0

0.6 1.0

Athens-Clarke County MSA

97.1

97.2

97.5

-0.1 -0.1

-0.4 -0.4

Atlanta MSA

2,877.8

2,888.7

2,835.0

-10.9 -0.4

42.8 1.5

Augusta-Richmond County MSA

243.1

243.1

241.8

0.0 0.0

1.3 0.5

Brunswick MSA

44.8

44.5

44.7

0.3 0.7

0.1 0.2

Columbus MSA

122.4

122.0

123.1

0.4 0.3

-0.7 -0.6

Dalton MSA

65.8

65.9

66.5

-0.1 -0.2

-0.7 -1.1

Gainesville MSA

94.2

94.3

93.3

-0.1 -0.1

0.9 1.0

Hinesville MSA

21.6

21.8

21.2

-0.2 -0.9

0.4 1.9

Macon-Bibb County MSA

103.6

103.5

103.9

0.1 0.1

-0.3 -0.3

Rome MSA

42.4

42.4

41.9

0.0 0.0

0.5 1.2

Savannah MSA

186.0

186.3

188.0

-0.3 -0.2

-2.0 -1.1

Valdosta MSA

56.4

57.0

56.5

-0.6 -1.1

-0.1 -0.2

Warner Robins MSA

77.8

77.9

77.4

-0.1 -0.1

0.4 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 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 FEB 2020

Revised JAN 2019

Revised FEB 2019

Total Private..................................................................................................... $937.16............................ $924.60...................... $922.88 Goods Producing.......................................................................................$1,054.65..........................$1,061.05.................... $1,062.10 Private Service Providing..............................................................................$915.98............................ $900.46...................... $898.06 Construction............................................................................................ $1,076.82..........................$1,094.94.....................$1,115.30 Manufacturing.........................................................................................$1,038.24.......................... $1,037.50.................... $1,014.30 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities............................................................$809.78.............................$813.62.......................$801.05 Financial Activities..................................................................................$1,399.54..........................$1,323.59.................... $1,321.76 Professional and Business Services...................................................... $1,186.27.......................... $1,152.55.................... $1,145.96 Educational and Health Services............................................................ $1,015.67......................... $1,000.53.................... $1,018.23 Leisure and Hospitality.............................................................................. $365.44............................ $354.57...................... $360.36 Other Services...........................................................................................$755.48.............................$727.39.......................$745.68

Average Weekly Hours (AWH)

Preliminary FEB 2020

Revised JAN 2019

Revised FEB 2019

Total Private...........................................................................................................34.8.................................. 34.5.............................34.6 Goods Producing................................................................................................40.3...................................40.7............................. 41.7 Private Service Providing....................................................................................33.8...................................33.4.............................33.2 Construction.....................................................................................................39.2...................................39.6............................. 41.6 Manufacturing.................................................................................................. 41.2................................... 41.6.............................42.0 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities..................................................................34.4.................................. 34.2.............................33.7 Financial Activities...........................................................................................38.0................................... 37.4.............................36.9 Professional and Business Services...............................................................36.2.................................. 35.3.............................35.6 Educational and Health Services.....................................................................34.7.................................. 34.3............................. 34.1 Leisure and Hospitality.....................................................................................26.5...................................25.9.............................26.4 Other Services.................................................................................................31.4...................................30.9.............................30.3

Average Hourly Earnings (AHE)

Preliminary FEB 2020

Revised JAN 2019

Revised FEB 2019

Total Private.......................................................................................................$26.93.............................. $26.80.........................$26.75 Goods Producing............................................................................................ $26.17...............................$26.07.........................$25.47 Private Service Providing................................................................................ $27.10.............................. $26.96......................... $27.05 Construction................................................................................................. $27.47...............................$27.65.........................$26.81 Manufacturing..............................................................................................$25.20.............................. $24.94......................... $24.15 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities............................................................. $23.54...............................$23.79.........................$23.77 Financial Activities...................................................................................... $36.83.............................. $35.39.........................$35.82 Professional and Business Services...........................................................$32.77.............................. $32.65......................... $32.19 Educational and Health Services.................................................................$29.27............................... $29.17.........................$29.86 Leisure and Hospitality................................................................................. $13.79...............................$13.69......................... $13.65 Other Services.............................................................................................$24.06.............................. $23.54.........................$24.61

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 FEB 2020

Revised JAN 2019

Revised FEB 2019

Albany MSA ....................................................................................................$750.64............................ $734.02.......................$705.20 Athens-Clarke County MSA .......................................................................... $784.06.............................$771.58....................... $771.59 Atlanta MSA ...............................................................................................$1,029.38...........................$1,011.16.................... $1,003.79 Augusta-Richmond County MSA .................................................................. $868.37............................ $858.86...................... $848.39 Brunswick MSA ............................................................................................ $662.99............................. $625.17.......................$623.39 Columbus MSA ..............................................................................................$791.09............................ $799.46.......................$788.20 Dalton MSA ...................................................................................................$681.32............................ $676.03....................... $721.05 Gainesville MSA ..........................................................................................$1,043.42..........................$1,062.67.......................$976.72 Hinesville MSA ...............................................................................................$670.70.............................$703.73.......................$738.99 Macon-Bibb County MSA ............................................................................. $862.50............................ $854.04...................... $883.89 Rome MSA .....................................................................................................$770.44.............................$766.72.......................$691.33 Savannah MSA ..............................................................................................$758.24.............................$761.90....................... $767.23 Valdosta MSA ................................................................................................ $772.56............................ $768.25.......................$799.66 Warner Robins MSA ...................................................................................... $790.50............................ $808.50.......................$779.22

Average Weekly Hours (AWH)

Preliminary FEB 2020

Revised JAN 2019

Revised FEB 2019

Albany MSA ..........................................................................................................34.8.................................. 34.3.............................34.2 Athens-Clarke County MSA .................................................................................31.4...................................31.2............................. 31.0 Atlanta MSA ........................................................................................................34.8.................................. 34.3.............................34.4 Augusta-Richmond County MSA .........................................................................35.1.................................. 34.8.............................34.6 Brunswick MSA ...................................................................................................33.1...................................31.4.............................30.8 Columbus MSA ....................................................................................................33.1.................................. 33.2.............................35.0 Dalton MSA .........................................................................................................34.1.................................. 33.5.............................34.5 Gainesville MSA ...................................................................................................39.3...................................39.3............................. 39.1 Hinesville MSA .....................................................................................................31.4...................................31.6.............................34.5 Macon-Bibb County MSA ....................................................................................36.5................................... 37.1.............................36.6 Rome MSA ...........................................................................................................34.0.................................. 35.3.............................35.2 Savannah MSA ....................................................................................................33.3.................................. 33.3.............................33.3 Valdosta MSA .......................................................................................................35.8...................................35.6.............................36.8 Warner Robins MSA ............................................................................................. 37.5.................................. 38.5............................. 37.0

Average Hourly Earnings (AHE)

Preliminary FEB 2020

Revised JAN 2019

Revised FEB 2019

Albany MSA ......................................................................................................$21.57...............................$21.40.........................$20.62 Athens-Clarke County MSA .............................................................................$24.97...............................$24.73.........................$24.89 Atlanta MSA ....................................................................................................$29.58.............................. $29.48......................... $29.18 Augusta-Richmond County MSA ..................................................................... $24.74...............................$24.68.........................$24.52 Brunswick MSA ...............................................................................................$20.03...............................$19.91.........................$20.24 Columbus MSA ............................................................................................... $23.90...............................$24.08.........................$22.52 Dalton MSA .....................................................................................................$19.98............................... $20.18.........................$20.90 Gainesville MSA ...............................................................................................$26.55...............................$27.04.........................$24.98 Hinesville MSA .................................................................................................$21.36.............................. $22.27......................... $21.42 Macon-Bibb County MSA ................................................................................$23.63.............................. $23.02......................... $24.15 Rome MSA ...................................................................................................... $22.66...............................$21.72.........................$19.64 Savannah MSA ................................................................................................$22.77.............................. $22.88.........................$23.04 Valdosta MSA ...................................................................................................$21.58...............................$21.58......................... $21.73 Warner Robins MSA .........................................................................................$21.08...............................$21.00.........................$21.06

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.
6%

5%

4%

3%

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

Georgia

U.S.

WA 3.8 OR 3.3 NV 3.6 CA 3.9
AK 5.8

ID 2.7
UT 2.5 AZ 4.5

StaStteatuenUenmepmlopylomymenetnrt aRtaetses
February 2020
National Unemployment Rate: 3.5% Rates are seasonally adjusted

MT 3.5
WY 3.7
CO 2.5 NM 4.8

ND 2.2 SD 3.3
NE 2.9
KS 3.1

MN 3.1
WI 3.5
IA 2.8
IL 3.4 MO 3.5

OK 3.2 TX 3.5

AR 3.5
MS 5.4 LA 5.2

MI 3.6

OH

IN

4.1

3.1

KY 4.2 TN 3.4

PA 4.7

WV

4.9

VA

2.6

NC 3.6

SC 2.5

AL

GA

2.7

3.1

FL 2.8

NH

2.6 ME

VT

3.2

2.4

MA 2.8
NY 3.7
RI 3.4

CT

NJ 3.8

3.8

DE

3.9

DC 5.2

MD 3.3

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 8.8

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

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

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

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

Preliminary FEB 2020
5,156,201 4,995,066
161,135 3.1
5,186,538 5,005,378
181,160 3.5
67,795 64,902
2,893 4.3
100,244 96,973 3,271 3.3
3,138,407 3,033,757
104,650 3.3
270,446 260,531
9,915 3.7
52,626 50,809
1,817 3.5
123,546 118,715
4,831 3.9
59,203 56,617 2,586
4.4
103,789 100,933
2,856 2.8

Revised JAN 2019
5,147,616 4,988,005
159,611 3.1
5,157,403 4,979,349
178,054 3.5
67,609 64,728
2,881 4.3
99,277 96,084
3,193 3.2
3,122,668 3,021,341
101,327 3.2
268,953 258,909
10,044 3.7
52,220 50,400
1,820 3.5
122,799 117,882
4,917 4.0
59,448 56,104 3,344
5.6
103,144 100,274
2,870 2.8

Revised FEB 2019
5,089,643 4,898,884
190,759 3.7
5,107,139 4,913,308
193,831 3.8
66,533 63,410
3,123 4.7
99,734 96,090
3,644 3.7
3,079,343 2,968,061
111,282 3.6
267,623 256,924
10,699 4.0
52,281 50,275
2,006 3.8
124,270 118,791
5,479 4.4
59,699 56,536
3,163 5.3
101,933 98,732 3,201 3.1

Change From

JAN 2020

FEB 2019

8,585 7,061 1,524

66,558 96,182 -29,624

29,135 26,029
3,106

79,399 92,070 -12,671

186

1,262

174

1,492

12

-230

967

510

889

883

78

-373

15,739 12,416 3,323

59,064 65,696 -6,632

1,493 1,622
-129

2,823 3,607
-784

406

345

409

534

-3

-189

747

-724

833

-76

-86

-648

-245 513 -758

-496 81
-577

645

1,856

659

2,201

-14

-345

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 FEB 2020
35,084 33,759
1,325 3.8
104,310 100,317
3,993 3.8

Revised JAN 2020
34,698 33,397
1,301 3.7
103,530 99,727 3,803 3.7

Revised FEB 2019
34,229 32,913
1,316 3.8
104,047 99,796 4,251 4.1

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

44,883 43,207
1,676 3.7
189,668 183,352
6,316 3.3

44,580 42,857
1,723 3.9
187,870 181,739
6,131 3.3

44,229 42,381
1,848 4.2
190,161 183,493
6,668 3.5

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

64,854 62,465
2,389 3.7
87,632 84,609
3,023 3.4

64,657 62,282
2,375 3.7
86,905 83,975
2,930 3.4

63,872 61,372 2,500
3.9
86,564 83,228
3,336 3.9

Change From

JAN 2020

FEB 2019

386

855

362

846

24

9

780

263

590

521

190

-258

303

654

350

826

-47

-172

1,798 1,613
185

-493 -141 -352

197

982

183

1,093

14

-111

727

1,068

634

1,381

93

-313

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

FEB 2020
164,546,000 158,759,000
5,787,000 3.5
164,235,000 158,017,000
6,218,000 3.8

JAN 2020
164,606,000 158,714,000
5,892,000 3.6
163,497,000 156,994,000
6,504,000 4.0

FEB 2019
163,047,000 156,866,000
6,181,000 3.8
162,793,000 156,167,000
6,625,000 4.1

Change From

JAN 2020

FEB 2019

-60,000 45,000 -105,000

1,499,000 1,893,000 -394,000

738,000 1,023,000 -286,000

1,442,000 1,850,000
-407,000

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 February 2020

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

5,186,538 5,005,378 181,160 3.5

Appling Atkinson Bacon Baker Baldwin

9,906 5,152 5,061 1,230 17,825

9,543 4,998 4,871 1,173 17,028

363 3.7 154 3.0 190 3.8
57 4.6 797 4.5

Banks Barrow Bartow Ben Hill Berrien

9,905 9,623

282 2.8

41,076 39,871 1,205 2.9

51,465 49,692 1,773 3.4

5,363 5,065

298 5.6

7,717 7,371 346 4.5

Bibb Bleckley Brantley Brooks Bryan

68,603 65,908 2,695 3.9

4,582 4,355

227 5.0

7,255 6,972

283 3.9

7,136 6,875

261 3.7

18,372 17,796

576 3.1

Bulloch Burke Butts Calhoun Camden

36,974 35,571 1,403 3.8

9,324 8,856

468 5.0

10,936 10,554

382 3.5

2,385 2,302

83 3.5

21,049 20,262

787 3.7

Candler Carroll Catoosa Charlton Chatham

5,721 5,566

155 2.7

56,249 54,148 2,101 3.7

34,204 33,154 1,050 3.1

4,898 4,714

184 3.8

140,241 135,432 4,809 3.4

Chattahoochee 2,022 1,932

90 4.5

Chattooga 10,384 9,880 504 4.9

Cherokee 137,819 133,954 3,865 2.8

Clarke

59,924 57,810 2,114 3.5

Clay

911

846

65 7.1

Clayton Clinch Cobb Coffee Colquitt

140,152 134,066 6,086 4.3

2,644 2,541

103 3.9

431,595 418,420 13,175 3.1

19,305 18,505 800 4.1

22,009 21,316

693 3.1

Columbia Cook Coweta Crawford Crisp

75,917 73,578 2,339 3.1

8,227 7,939

288 3.5

75,796 73,539 2,257 3.0

5,695 5,492

203 3.6

9,661 9,272 389 4.0

Revised January 2020

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

5,157,403 4,979,349 178,054 3.5

9,933 5,093 5,069 1,240 17,600

9,556 4,954 4,880 1,188 16,795

377 3.8 139 2.7 189 3.7
52 4.2 805 4.6

9,862 9,577

285 2.9

40,897 39,719 1,178 2.9

51,285 49,518 1,767 3.4

5,328 5,021

307 5.8

7,707 7,354 353 4.6

68,066 65,486 2,580 3.8

4,514 4,292 222 4.9

7,230 6,937

293 4.1

7,163 6,903

260 3.6

18,213 17,646

567 3.1

36,430 35,049 1,381 3.8

9,315 8,819 496 5.3

10,882 10,518 364 3.3

2,425 2,338

87 3.6

20,901 20,132

769 3.7

5,713 5,554

159 2.8

55,925 53,953 1,972 3.5

33,725 32,707 1,018 3.0

4,875 4,689

186 3.8

138,885 134,229 4,656 3.4

2,009 1,923

86 4.3

10,320 9,822 498 4.8

137,076 133,387 3,689 2.7

59,317 57,259 2,058 3.5

924

855

69 7.5

139,442 133,537 5,905 4.2

2,642 2,536

106 4.0

429,391 416,642 12,749 3.0

19,155 18,353 802 4.2

22,076 21,410 666 3.0

75,359 73,021 2,338 3.1

8,182 7,902

280 3.4

75,465 73,252 2,213 2.9

5,652 5,471

181 3.2

9,632 9,232 400 4.2

Revised February 2019

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

5,107,139 4,913,308 193,831 3.8

9,255 4,790 4,972 1,168 17,589

8,889 4,628 4,790 1,110 16,757

366 4.0 162 3.4 182 3.7
58 5.0 832 4.7

9,528 9,251

277 2.9

40,266 38,980 1,286 3.2

50,354 48,556 1,798 3.6

5,383 5,086

297 5.5

7,528 7,213

315 4.2

68,546 65,637 2,909 4.2

4,624 4,371

253 5.5

7,201 6,867

334 4.6

6,911 6,660

251 3.6

18,404 17,800

604 3.3

37,185 9,135 10,734 2,236 20,986

35,667 8,672
10,309 2,149
20,130

1,518 4.1 463 5.1 425 4.0 87 3.9 856 4.1

5,505 5,332

173 3.1

55,021 52,934 2,087 3.8

33,491 32,362 1,129 3.4

4,796 4,595

201 4.2

140,654 135,562 5,092 3.6

2,025 1,918

107 5.3

10,752 9,862

890 8.3

135,233 131,114 4,119 3.0

59,693 57,316 2,377 4.0

866

801

65 7.5

137,447 131,092 6,355 4.6

2,744 2,627

117 4.3

423,533 409,520 14,013 3.3

18,946 18,141

805 4.2

21,510 20,776

734 3.4

75,075 72,556 2,519 3.4

7,984 7,702

282 3.5

74,339 71,908 2,431 3.3

5,652 5,439

213 3.8

9,438 9,028

410 4.3

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 February 2020

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

8,341 8,055 286 3.4 12,496 12,142 354 2.8 11,923 11,477 446 3.7 405,439 391,256 14,183 3.5
7,069 6,686 383 5.4

Dooly Dougherty Douglas Early Echols

5,197 5,000

197 3.8

38,947 37,080 1,867 4.8

74,362 71,652 2,710 3.6

4,552 4,353

199 4.4

2,002 1,945

57 2.8

Effingham Elbert Emanuel Evans Fannin

31,055 7,755 8,456 4,986
11,540

30,124 7,421 8,061 4,807 11,119

931 3.0 334 4.3 395 4.7 179 3.6 421 3.6

Fayette Floyd Forsyth Franklin Fulton

58,867 57,107 1,760 3.0 44,883 43,207 1,676 3.7 123,947 120,529 3,418 2.8 10,100 9,715 385 3.8 565,480 545,570 19,910 3.5

Gilmer Glascock Glynn Gordon Grady

11,898 11,452 446 3.7

1,307 1,253

54 4.1

39,160 37,847 1,313 3.4

28,535 27,520 1,015 3.6

10,625 10,262 363 3.4

Greene

7,011 6,725 286 4.1

Gwinnett

496,767 481,430 15,337 3.1

Habersham 19,238 18,569 669 3.5

Hall

103,789 100,933 2,856 2.8

Hancock

2,551 2,410

141 5.5

Haralson Harris Hart Heard Henry

12,768 12,306

462 3.6

16,791 16,262

529 3.2

11,203 10,721

482 4.3

5,362 5,162 200 3.7

117,429 113,231 4,198 3.6

Houston Irwin Jackson Jasper Jeff Davis

71,443 69,049 2,394 3.4

3,454 3,291

163 4.7

37,035 36,023 1,012 2.7

7,055 6,847 208 2.9

6,140 5,850 290 4.7

Revised January 2020

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

8,229 7,954

275 3.3

12,452 12,102 350 2.8

11,921 11,468 453 3.8

403,372 389,576 13,796 3.4

7,043 6,646

397 5.6

5,234 5,035

199 3.8

38,804 36,948 1,856 4.8

73,950 71,347 2,603 3.5

4,537 4,345

192 4.2

2,021 1,962

59 2.9

30,772 7,697 8,484 4,969
11,402

29,864 7,367 8,051 4,797 11,013

908 3.0 330 4.3 433 5.1 172 3.5 389 3.4

58,579 56,872 1,707 2.9

44,580 42,857 1,723 3.9

123,329 120,053 3,276 2.7

10,054 9,675

379 3.8

562,727 543,329 19,398 3.4

11,802 11,383

419 3.6

1,304 1,252

52 4.0

38,821 37,499 1,322 3.4

28,449 27,419 1,030 3.6

10,594 10,234 360 3.4

6,959 6,684

275 4.0

494,212 479,378 14,834 3.0

19,171 18,411

760 4.0

103,144 100,274 2,870 2.8

2,546 2,398

148 5.8

12,681 12,255

426 3.4

16,663 16,147

516 3.1

11,149 10,690 459 4.1

5,338

5,146

192 3.6

116,829 112,777 4,052 3.5

70,799 68,490 2,309 3.3

3,451 3,279

172 5.0

36,695 35,700 995 2.7

7,050 6,829

221 3.1

6,119 5,831 288 4.7

Revised February 2019

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

8,187 7,877

310 3.8

12,264 11,873

391 3.2

11,697 11,227

470 4.0

397,903 382,914 14,989 3.8

7,045 6,741 304 4.3

5,084 4,874

210 4.1

38,281 36,291 1,990 5.2

72,942 70,124 2,818 3.9

4,332 4,139

193 4.5

1,920 1,861

59 3.1

31,103 7,657 8,289 4,849 11,488

30,131 7,347 7,855 4,674
11,077

972 3.1 310 4.0 434 5.2 175 3.6 411 3.6

57,818 55,865 1,953 3.4 44,229 42,381 1,848 4.2 121,642 117,884 3,758 3.1 10,161 9,775 386 3.8 555,038 533,747 21,291 3.8

11,791 11,314

477 4.0

1,270 1,224

46 3.6

38,959 37,525 1,434 3.7

27,821 26,690 1,131 4.1

10,658 10,276

382 3.6

7,041 6,738

303 4.3

487,637 471,257 16,380 3.4

19,103 18,400

703 3.7

101,933 98,732 3,201 3.1

2,479 2,331

148 6.0

12,496 12,045

451 3.6

16,767 16,197

570 3.4

11,600 11,169

431 3.7

5,231 5,038

193 3.7

115,237 110,701 4,536 3.9

70,630 67,994 2,636 3.7

3,386 3,211

175 5.2

36,440 35,336 1,104 3.0

6,914 6,679

235 3.4

6,115 5,836

279 4.6

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 February 2020

Labor Force
6,764 3,134 4,064 13,892 8,411

Employment
6,426 2,989 3,897 13,430 8,017

Unemployment Number Rate
338 5.0 145 4.6 167 4.1 462 3.3 394 4.7

Revised January 2020

Labor Force
6,774 3,112 4,042 13,801 8,316

Employment
6,430 2,967 3,881 13,362 7,983

Unemployment Number Rate
344 5.1 145 4.7 161 4.0 439 3.2 333 4.0

Revised February 2019

Labor Force
6,567 3,140 4,095 13,830 8,211

Employment
6,252 2,977 3,950 13,339 7,850

Unemployment Number Rate
315 4.8 163 5.2 145 3.5 491 3.6 361 4.4

Lanier Laurens Lee Liberty Lincoln

3,805 3,651

154 4.0

19,161 18,192 969 5.1

14,966 14,497 469 3.1

26,724 25,692 1,032 3.9

3,641 3,494

147 4.0

3,796 3,641

155 4.1

19,031 18,083 948 5.0

14,921 14,449

472 3.2

26,403 25,393 1,010 3.8

3,649 3,485

164 4.5

3,761 19,413 14,676 26,097 3,563

3,589 18,551 14,182 25,082
3,410

172 4.6 862 4.4 494 3.4 1,015 3.9 153 4.3

Long Lowndes Lumpkin McDuffie McIntosh

8,360 8,067

293 3.5

51,911 49,994 1,917 3.7

16,913 16,392

521 3.1

8,974 8,504

470 5.2

6,211 5,990

221 3.6

8,295 8,004

291 3.5

51,677 49,776 1,901 3.7

16,713 16,204 509 3.0

8,905 8,442 463 5.2

6,169 5,964 205 3.3

8,132 7,831

301 3.7

51,280 49,262 2,018 3.9

16,736 16,132 604 3.6

8,828 8,375

453 5.1

6,121 5,883

238 3.9

Macon Madison Marion Meriwether Miller

4,841 13,481 3,339 9,049 2,848

4,619 13,047
3,191 8,658 2,752

222 4.6 434 3.2 148 4.4 391 4.3
96 3.4

4,869 13,351
3,316 9,009 2,850

4,650 12,928
3,171 8,636 2,752

219 4.5 423 3.2 145 4.4 373 4.1
98 3.4

4,723 13,385
3,326 8,913 2,747

4,489 12,932
3,174 8,448 2,648

234 5.0 453 3.4 152 4.6 465 5.2
99 3.6

Mitchell Monroe Montgomery Morgan Murray

8,798 13,185 3,860 9,427 15,644

8,386 12,723 3,684
9,126 14,819

412 4.7 462 3.5 176 4.6 301 3.2 825 5.3

8,851 13,086
3,838 9,407 15,559

8,431 12,659
3,659 9,116 14,696

420 4.7 427 3.3 179 4.7 291 3.1 863 5.5

8,442 13,099
3,853 9,215 15,628

8,048 12,637 3,639 8,887 14,772

394 4.7 462 3.5 214 5.6 328 3.6 856 5.5

Muscogee Newton Oconee Oglethorpe Paulding

77,771 74,328 3,443 4.4

53,039 50,992 2,047 3.9

19,757 19,265

492 2.5

7,082 6,851

231 3.3

87,404 84,725 2,679 3.1

77,121 73,701 3,420 4.4 52,779 50,804 1,975 3.7 19,571 19,088 483 2.5
7,038 6,809 229 3.3 87,006 84,398 2,608 3.0

78,011 74,248 3,763 4.8

52,092 49,843 2,249 4.3

19,664 19,096

568 2.9

6,992 6,746

246 3.5

85,640 82,833 2,807 3.3

Peach Pickens Pierce Pike Polk

12,041 15,527 8,840
9,049 18,629

11,578 15,036
8,561 8,766 17,938

463 3.8 491 3.2 279 3.2 283 3.1 691 3.7

11,986 15,440
8,835 9,024 18,602

11,520 14,975
8,541 8,737 17,895

466 3.9 465 3.0 294 3.3 287 3.2 707 3.8

11,857 15,221
8,723 8,866 18,439

11,339 14,711 8,385 8,566 17,649

518 4.4 510 3.4 338 3.9 300 3.4 790 4.3

Pulaski Putnam Quitman Rabun Randolph

4,148 8,277
797 6,954 2,618

3,982 7,926
761 6,700 2,492

166 4.0 351 4.2
36 4.5 254 3.7 126 4.8

4,120 8,253
793 6,893 2,612

3,965 7,896
757 6,641 2,496

155 3.8 357 4.3
36 4.5 252 3.7 116 4.4

4,077 8,196
808 6,980 2,587

3,895 7,766
766 6,691 2,455

182 4.5 430 5.2
42 5.2 289 4.1 132 5.1

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 February 2020

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

85,980 82,142 3,838 4.5

45,456 43,690 1,766 3.9

2,254 2,171

83 3.7

5,116 4,891

225 4.4

3,126 2,992

134 4.3

Spalding Stephens Stewart Sumter Talbot

29,202 27,962 1,240 4.2

10,726 10,305

421 3.9

2,458 2,367

91 3.7

13,074 12,439

635 4.9

2,826 2,710

116 4.1

Taliaferro Tattnall Taylor Telfair Terrell

582 9,814 3,259 4,208 3,550

540 9,422 3,144 3,809 3,396

42 7.2 392 4.0 115 3.5 399 9.5 154 4.3

Thomas Tift Toombs Towns Treutlen

16,608 20,353 11,849
3,871 2,681

15,920 19,652 11,294
3,672 2,533

688 4.1 701 3.4 555 4.7 199 5.1 148 5.5

Troup Turner Twiggs Union Upson

37,855 36,654 1,201 3.2

3,237 3,079

158 4.9

2,935 2,764

171 5.8

10,415 10,055 360 3.5

11,575 11,110

465 4.0

Walker

31,957 30,882 1,075 3.4

Walton

46,783 45,309 1,474 3.2

Ware

15,855 15,258

597 3.8

Warren

2,905 2,782

123 4.2

Washington 7,079 6,745 334 4.7

Wayne Webster Wheeler White Whitfield

11,406 10,957 449 3.9

1,045

993

52 5.0

1,666 1,541

125 7.5

16,482 16,042 440 2.7

43,559 41,798 1,761 4.0

Wilcox Wilkes Wilkinson Worth

2,756 3,894 4,055 9,102

2,640 3,681 3,904 8,756

116 4.2 213 5.5 151 3.7 346 3.8

Revised January 2020

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

85,540 81,508 4,032 4.7

45,219 43,508 1,711 3.8

2,243 2,161

82 3.7

5,090 4,868 222 4.4

3,092 2,960

132 4.3

29,018 27,859 1,159 4.0

10,622 10,199

423 4.0

2,468 2,369

99 4.0

13,068 12,401

667 5.1

2,800 2,691

109 3.9

571 9,851 3,209 4,149 3,555

537 9,461 3,099 3,746 3,390

34 6.0 390 4.0 110 3.4 403 9.7 165 4.6

16,406 20,236 11,799
3,801 2,649

15,748 19,563 11,215
3,609 2,501

658 4.0 673 3.3 584 4.9 192 5.1 148 5.6

37,502 3,242 2,925 10,360 11,501

36,360 3,090 2,749 10,011 11,071

1,142 3.0 152 4.7 176 6.0 349 3.4 430 3.7

31,544 30,488 1,056 3.3

46,568 45,135 1,433 3.1

15,816 15,216 600 3.8

2,890 2,768

122 4.2

7,052 6,732

320 4.5

11,311 10,848 463 4.1

1,047

998

49 4.7

1,666 1,541

125 7.5

16,271 15,842

429 2.6

43,889 41,408 2,481 5.7

2,782 3,871 4,022 9,089

2,664 3,673 3,871 8,753

118 4.2 198 5.1 151 3.8 336 3.7

Revised February 2019

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

85,126 80,979 4,147 4.9

44,629 42,749 1,880 4.2

2,150 2,057

93 4.3

5,122 4,857

265 5.2

3,076 2,927

149 4.8

28,638 27,337 1,301 4.5

10,775 10,327

448 4.2

2,377 2,271

106 4.5

12,445 11,763

682 5.5

2,869 2,723

146 5.1

566 9,569 2,862 4,163 3,525

539 9,159 2,723 3,931 3,314

27 4.8 410 4.3 139 4.9 232 5.6 211 6.0

16,929 19,724 11,761 3,840
2,728

16,209 18,969 11,164
3,620 2,589

720 4.3 755 3.8 597 5.1 220 5.7 139 5.1

37,066 35,823 1,243 3.4

3,154 3,017

137 4.3

2,920 2,744

176 6.0

10,226 9,853

373 3.6

11,340 10,892

448 4.0

31,750 30,107 1,643 5.2

45,869 44,297 1,572 3.4

15,685 14,960

725 4.6

2,773 2,650

123 4.4

7,033 6,698

335 4.8

11,509 10,996

513 4.5

999

944

55 5.5

1,600 1,500

100 6.3

16,002 15,503

499 3.1

44,071 41,764 2,307 5.2

2,732 3,835 3,955 8,883

2,611 3,653 3,797 8,513

121 4.4 182 4.7 158 4.0 370 4.2

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 February 2020

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

*Albany 31,760 30,192 1,568 4.9

*Alpharetta

37,204 36,226

978 2.6

*Athens 59,924 57,810 2,114 3.5

*Atlanta 265,882 255,935 9,947 3.7

Dekalb Part

24,393 23,743

650 2.7

Fulton Part

241,489 232,192 9,297 3.8

*Augusta 85,980 82,142 3,838 4.5

*Brookhaven

34,879 34,089

790 2.3

*Canton 15,708 15,320

388 2.5

Carrollton 11,634 11,096

538 4.6

*Chamblee

20,723 20,249

474 2.3

*Columbus 77,771 74,328 3,443 4.4

Dalton 13,713 13,142

571 4.2

Decatur 14,630 14,265

365 2.5

Douglasville

17,611 16,917

694 3.9

Duluth 16,329 15,838

491 3.0

*Dunwoody

27,937 27,183

754 2.7

East Point

16,925 16,137

788 4.7

Gainesville 20,074 19,456

618 3.1

Hinesville 15,604 15,014

590 3.8

*Johns Creek

45,721 44,400 1,321 2.9

Kennesaw 20,363 19,770

593 2.9

LaGrange 15,431 14,882

549 3.6

Lawrenceville

14,625 14,107

518 3.5

McDonough

12,092 11,537

555 4.6

*Macon-Bibb

68,603 65,908 2,695 3.9

*Marietta 36,138 35,015 1,123 3.1

Milton 20,475 19,915

560 2.7

Newnan 18,725 18,097

628 3.4

Peachtree City

18,881 18,352

529 2.8

P'tree Corners

25,331 24,597

734 2.9

Rome 15,670 15,060

610 3.9

*Roswell 54,580 53,165 1,415 2.6

*Sandy Springs 66,705 64,878 1,827 2.7

*Savannah 67,583 65,053 2,530 3.7

*Smyrna 35,786 34,669 1,117 3.1

Statesboro

13,892 13,207

685 4.9

Stockbridge

14,717 14,115

602 4.1

Tucker 20,157 19,538

619 3.1

*Valdosta 25,437 24,382 1,055 4.1

*Warner Robins 33,805 32,603 1,202 3.6

Woodstock

17,648 17,136

512 2.9

Revised January 2020

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

31,647 30,085 1,562 4.9

37,021 36,077 944 2.5

59,317 57,259 2,058 3.5

264,468 254,880 9,588 3.6

24,286 23,641

645 2.7

240,182 231,239 8,943 3.7

85,540 81,508 4,032 4.7

34,679 33,943

736 2.1

15,625 15,255

370 2.4

11,531 11,056

475 4.1

20,604 20,162

442 2.1

77,121 73,701 3,420 4.4

13,910 13,019

891 6.4

14,598 14,204

394 2.7

17,501 16,845

656 3.7

16,232 15,770

462 2.8

27,746 27,066

680 2.5

16,887 16,070

817 4.8

19,943 19,329

614 3.1

15,379 14,839

540 3.5

45,486 44,217 1,269 2.8

20,253 19,686

567 2.8

15,284 14,763

521 3.4

14,535 14,047

488 3.4

12,008 11,491

517 4.3

68,066 65,486 2,580 3.8

35,896 34,866 1,030 2.9

20,397 19,833

564 2.8

18,671 18,027

644 3.4

18,784 18,277

507 2.7

25,193 24,492

701 2.8

15,616 14,938

678 4.3

54,373 52,947 1,426 2.6

66,343 64,611 1,732 2.6

66,938 64,475 2,463 3.7

35,546 34,522 1,024 2.9

13,697 13,013

684 5.0

14,675 14,058

617 4.2

20,060 19,454

606 3.0

25,329 24,276 1,053 4.2

33,495 32,340 1,155 3.4

17,536 17,063

473 2.7

Revised February 2019

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

31,201 29,550 1,651 5.3

36,472 35,441 1,031 2.8

59,693 57,316 2,377 4.0

260,997 250,398 10,599 4.1

23,911 23,237

674 2.8

237,086 227,161 9,925 4.2

85,126 80,979 4,147 4.9

34,173 33,362

811 2.4

15,453 14,996

457 3.0

11,405 10,847

558 4.9

20,326 19,817

509 2.5

78,011 74,248 3,763 4.8

13,963 13,131

832 6.0

13,428 13,046

382 2.8

17,231 16,557

674 3.9

16,006 15,503

503 3.1

27,386 26,603

783 2.9

16,639 15,787

852 5.1

19,695 19,031

664 3.4

15,195 14,657

538 3.5

44,855 43,438 1,417 3.2

19,968 19,350

618 3.1

15,127 14,545

582 3.8

14,337 13,809

528 3.7

11,549 10,926

623 5.4

68,546 65,637 2,909 4.2

35,454 34,270 1,184 3.3

20,093 19,484

609 3.0

18,382 17,696

686 3.7

18,496 17,953

543 2.9

24,849 24,077

772 3.1

15,460 14,772

688 4.5

53,563 52,013 1,550 2.9

65,322 63,472 1,850 2.8

67,835 65,115 2,720 4.0

35,035 33,932 1,103 3.1

14,053 13,242

811 5.8

14,416 13,799

617 4.3

19,754 19,122

632 3.2

25,160 24,025 1,135 4.5

33,418 32,103 1,315 3.9

17,291 16,772

519 3.0

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 FEBRUARY 2020 February 2020

Dade 3.4

Catoosa 3.1

Walker

Whitfield

Murray 5.3

Fannin 3.6

Union 3.5

Towns 5.1

Rabun 3.7

3.4

4.0

Chattooga 4.9

Gordon 3.6

Floyd 3.7

Bartow 3.4

Gilmer 3.7
Pickens 3.2
Cherokee 2.8

Lumpkin 3.1
Dawson 2.8
Forsyth 2.8

White Habersham

2.7

3.5

Stephens

3.9

Hall

Banks Franklin

2.8

3.8

2.8

Jackson 2.7

Madison 3.2

Hart 4.3
Elbert 4.3

5.0% or greater 18 counties (11%)
4.0% to 4.9% 48 counties (30%)
3.0% to 3.9% 81 counties (51%)

Polk 3.7

Paulding

Cobb 3.1

Gwinnett 3.1

Barrow 2.9

Clarke 3.5

Oglethorpe 3.3

Less than 3.0% 12 counties (8%)

Haralson 3.6
Carroll 3.7
Heard 3.7

3.1 Douglas 3.6
Coweta 3.0

Fulton 3.5

DeKalb 3.5 Rockdale

Walton 3.2

Oconee 2.5

Clayton

3.9 Newton

4.3
Fayette 3.0

Henry 3.6

3.9

Morgan 3.2

Spalding 4.2

Butts 3.5

Jasper 2.9

Putnam 4.2

Wilkes 5.5

Lincoln 4.0

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

Greene 4.1

Taliaferro

7.2

McDuffie

Warren 5.2

Columbia 3.1

4.2

Richmond

Hancock

4.5

5.5

Glascock

4.1

Troup 3.2

Meriwether 4.3

Pike 3.1

Lamar 4.7

Monroe 3.5

Jones 3.3

Baldwin 4.5

Washington

Jefferson 5.0

Burke 5.0

Upson

4.7

Harris 3.2

Talbot 4.1

Muscogee 4.4
Marion Chattahoochee 4.4

4.0
Taylor 3.5

Crawford 3.6

Bibb 3.9

Twiggs 5.8

Wilkinson 3.7

Peach

3.8

Macon 4.6

Houston 3.4

Bleckley 5.0

Laurens 5.1

Johnson 4.1

Emanuel 4.7

Jenkins 4.6

Screven 4.4

Treutlen 5.5

Candler 2.7

Bulloch 3.8

Effingham 3.0

4.5
Stewart 3.7

Schley 3.7

Webster 5.0

Sumter 4.9

Quitman

4.5 Randolph Terrell

Lee

4.8

4.3

3.1

Clay 7.1

Calhoun 3.5

Dougherty 4.8

Early 4.4
Miller 3.4

Baker 4.6

Mitchell 4.7

Dooly 3.8

Pulaski 4.0

Dodge 5.4

Crisp 4.0

Wilcox 4.2

Turner 4.9

Ben Hill 5.6

Montgomery

Wheeler 7.5

4.6

Toombs 4.7

Evans 3.6

Tattnall

Telfair

4.0

9.5

Jeff Davis 4.7

Appling 3.7

Long 3.5

Bryan 3.1
Liberty 3.9

Worth 3.8
Colquitt 3.1

Irwin 4.7 Tift 3.4

Coffee 4.1

Berrien

Atkinson

4.5

3.0

Cook

3.5 Lanier

Bacon 3.8

Wayne 3.9

Ware 3.8

Pierce 3.2

Brantley 3.9

McIntosh 3.6
Glynn 3.4

Chatham 3.4

Seminole 4.3

Decatur 3.7

Grady 3.4

Thomas 4.1

Brooks 3.7

4.0
Lowndes 3.7

Clinch 3.9

Charlton 3.8

Camden 3.7

Echols

2.8

Georgia's Unemployment Rate: 3.5 %
Georgia's U(nNoet SmeasponlaollyyAmdjusetend)t Rate: 3.5% (not seasonally adjusted) Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics and Economic Research
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Georgia Unemployment Insurance Claims by County

County

February 2020 Initial
Claims

Average Average Weekly Duration Benefit Weeks

County

February 2020 Initial
Claims

Average Average Weekly Duration Benefit Weeks

County

February 2020 Initial
Claims

Average Average Weekly Duration Benefit Weeks

Georgia

22,452........ $308.........7.9

Appling

67........ $280.........7.3

Atkinson

47........ $255.........3.9

Bacon

18........ $285.........4.6

Baker

5........ $214.........8.1

Baldwin

62........ $237.........7.4

Banks

32........ $275.........4.4

Barrow

133........ $281.........6.2

Bartow

292........ $282.........4.3

Ben Hill

32........ $260.........4.1

Berrien

26........ $237.........3.8

Bibb

378........ $229.........7.2

Bleckley

36........ $279.........7.3

Brantley

16........ $262.........7.1

Brooks

37........ $262.........5.8

Bryan

75........ $264.........6.6

Bulloch

223........ $252.........4.7

Burke

114........ $277.........5.8

Butts

54........ $247.........8.0

Calhoun

20........ $237.........5.1

Camden

40........ $259.........6.8

Candler

20........ $236.........4.8

Carroll

303........ $266.........6.1

Catoosa

65........ $291.........4.0

Charlton

8........$224....... 11.0

Chatham

515........ $256.........6.8

Chattahoochee

9........ $250.........9.7

Chattooga

37........ $271.........3.9

Cherokee

322........ $295.........7.3

Clarke

199........ $270.........4.1

Clay

11........ $214.........6.7

Clayton

902........ $273.........7.9

Clinch

0........ $239.........6.2

Cobb

1,228........ $292.........7.6

Coffee

200........ $226.........4.4

Colquitt

100........ $215.........5.9

Columbia

173........ $283.........6.2

Cook

32........ $223.........5.9

Coweta

217........ $280.........5.5

Crawford

26........ $227.........6.7

Crisp

156........ $218.........5.2

Dade

6........ $241.........4.4

Dawson

39........ $284.........7.1

Decatur

43........ $218.........8.0

DeKalb

1,588........ $272.........7.8

Dodge

27........$237....... 11.5

Dooly

76........ $224.........4.7

Dougherty

266........ $235.........6.6

Douglas

305........ $269.........7.6

Early

15........ $164.........7.0

Echols

1........ $325.........4.7

Effingham

82........ $271.........5.2

Elbert

51........ $237.........3.8

Emanuel

82........ $233.........5.6

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 Muscogee

23........ $271.........6.0 54........ $247.........7.3 126........ $292.........7.1 378........ $274.........4.5 227........ $301.........7.6 35........ $249.........4.7 2,215........ $272.........7.8 64........ $276.........5.4
8........ $296.........6.3 110........ $194.........5.2 236........ $280.........3.7 18........ $234.........6.6 41........ $271.........5.2 1,447........ $284.........7.6 168........ $240.........4.0 275........ $269.........5.3 12........ $220.........7.3 51........ $294.........5.6 87........ $289.........6.5 98........ $256.........5.1 47........ $310.........4.5 495........ $277.........7.4 265........ $255.........5.9 19........ $260.........4.1 113........ $255.........5.4 35........ $284.........6.0 33........ $253.........5.9 52........ $251.........5.8 33........ $275.........4.1 24........ $216.........6.5 46........ $277.........6.9 89........ $276.........6.1 10........ $196.........5.6 131........ $242.........8.0 55........ $261.........5.7 96........ $271.........8.0 16........ $278.........5.6 31........ $260.........8.2 216........ $243.........6.2 40........ $265.........4.8 63........ $265.........6.0 74........ $265.........4.4 18........ $264.........6.3 101........ $248.........5.5 28........ $195.........4.3 81........ $263.........6.5
7........ $192.........6.8 41........ $210.........7.1 65........ $240.........7.2 29........ $247.........5.4 27........ $259.........5.2 233........ $263.........4.2 378........ $257.........7.3

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

313........ $269.........7.6 27........ $285.........6.7 13........ $248.........5.6
253........ $284.........6.6 46........ $217.........4.8 48........ $286.........5.9 17........ $254.........5.6 33........ $239.........5.6
159........ $265.........4.5 37........ $277.........7.9 24........ $216.........6.1 0........ $245.........3.6 27........ $297.........3.7 22........ $287.........6.3
643........ $257.........6.7 281........ $261.........7.6
7........ $261.........6.3 36........ $317.........3.3
6........ $220.........6.5 245........ $260.........6.5
47........ $261.........4.2 15........ $282.........9.1 106........ $212.........6.8 20........ $242.........9.1
4........ $286.........3.9 29........ $257.........6.7 23........ $196.........3.8 36........ $239.......15.3 37........ $236.........4.6 52........ $246.........7.1 67........ $229.........6.2 78........ $245.........4.4
9........ $261.........6.1 22........ $268.........5.6 152........ $263.........5.4 23........ $247.........5.3 29........ $271.........8.4 37........ $276.........6.3 120........ $239.........5.6 92........ $274.........3.2 124........ $287.........6.9 59........ $227.........6.1 22........ $305.........5.6 35........ $209.........7.5 69........ $233.........6.8
3........ $321.........6.4 14........ $262.........8.7 85........ $280.........4.8 413........ $280.........3.7 17........ $233.........7.8 18........ $259.........7.2 21........ $243.........7.4 38........ $252.........5.0

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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