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ity employment increased by 2,800 in August with jobs

persistent on coming back after the pandemic shutdown.

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and 50,400 jobs in May.

Manufacturing employment fell by 3,200 in August after being down 300 in July. Durable Goods and Non-Durable Goods shed 2,100 and 1,100 jobs, respectively, in August. Government employment declined 2,400 in August after being up in June and July. Local Government lost 9,500 jobs in August, State Government cut 300 jobs, and the Federal Government added 7,400 workers.

Over the year, employment in Georgia has declined by 194,000, or -4.2 percent. Leisure and Hospitality (-80,200 jobs); Professional and Business Services (-36,400 jobs); and Manufacturing (-26,300 jobs) have lost the most jobs from August 2019 to August 2020.
Georgia's unemployment rate (seasonally adjusted) decreased to 5.6 percent in August from 7.6 percent in July 2020. Over the year, the unemployment rate is up from 3.3 percent in August 2019.

Workforce Statistics & Economic Research
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Georgia Nonfarm Employment

(In thousands)

(Seasonally Adjusted)

Preliminary

Revised Revised

AUG 2020 JUL 2020 AUG 2019

Change in Jobs from JUL 2020
Net %

Change in Jobs from AUG 2019
Net %

Total Nonfarm

4,433.0

4,411.3

4,627.0

21.7 0.5

-194.0 -4.2

Total Private

3,753.3

3,729.2

3,935.4

24.1 0.6

-182.1 -4.6

Goods Producing

588.3

592.5

621.2

-4.2 -0.7

-32.9 -5.3

Service-Providing

3,844.7

3,818.8

4,005.8

25.9 0.7

-161.1 -4.0

Private Service-Providing

3,165.0

3,136.7

3,314.2

28.3 0.9

-149.2 -4.5

Mining and Logging

8.9

9.0

9.4

-0.1 -1.1

-0.5 -5.3

Mining, Logging and Construction

207.6

208.6

214.2

-1.0 -0.5

-6.6 -3.1

Construction

198.7

199.6

204.8

-0.9 -0.5

-6.1 -3.0

Manufacturing

380.7

383.9

407.0

-3.2 -0.8

-26.3 -6.5

Durable Goods

188.4

190.5

204.7

-2.1 -1.1

-16.3 -8.0

Non-Durable Goods

192.3

193.4

202.3

-1.1 -0.6

-10.0 -4.9

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities

951.0

933.3

943.4

17.7 1.9

7.6 0.8

Wholesale Trade

213.9

212.0

216.7

1.9 0.9

-2.8 -1.3

Retail Trade

508.2

498.8

493.2

9.4 1.9

15.0 3.0

Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities

228.9

222.5

233.5

6.4 2.9

-4.6 -2.0

Information

102.2

101.9

119.3

0.3 0.3

-17.1 -14.3

Financial Activities

243.9

244.7

253.0

-0.8 -0.3

-9.1 -3.6

Finance and Insurance

180.6

181.6

180.1

-1.0 -0.6

0.5 0.3

Real Estate and Rental and Leasing

63.3

63.1

72.9

0.2 0.3

-9.6 -13.2

Professional and Business Services

681.7

676.1

718.1

5.6 0.8

-36.4 -5.1

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

268.9

270.7

282.6

-1.8 -0.7

-13.7 -4.8

Management of Companies and Enterprises

87.0

86.0

90.1

1.0 1.2

-3.1 -3.4

Admin and Support, Waste Mngmnt and Remediation

325.8

319.4

345.4

6.4 2.0

-19.6 -5.7

Education and Health Services

607.0

607.3

610.5

-0.3 0.0

-3.5 -0.6

Educational Services

90.8

88.8

92.6

2.0 2.3

-1.8 -1.9

Health Care and Social Assistance

516.2

518.5

517.9

-2.3 -0.4

-1.7 -0.3

Leisure and Hospitality

423.2

420.4

503.4

2.8 0.7

-80.2 -15.9

Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation

41.2

40.8

56.8

0.4 1.0

-15.6 -27.5

Accommodation and Food Services

382.0

379.6

446.6

2.4 0.6

-64.6 -14.5

Other Services

156.0

153.0

166.5

3.0 2.0

-10.5 -6.3

Government

679.7

682.1

691.6

-2.4 -0.4

-11.9 -1.7

Federal Government

114.1

106.7

104.0

7.4 6.9

10.1 9.7

State Government

159.1

159.4

169.0

-0.3 -0.2

-9.9 -5.9

Local Government

406.5

416.0

418.6

-9.5 -2.3

-12.1 -2.9

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

AUG 2020 JUL 2020 AUG 2019

Change in Jobs from JUL 2020
Net %

Change in Jobs from AUG 2019
Net %

Total Nonfarm

4,429.6

Total Private

3,755.8

Goods Producing

591.0

Service-Providing

3,838.6

Private Service-Providing

3,164.8

Mining and Logging

8.9

Mining, Logging and Construction

209.4

Construction

200.5

Construction of Buildings

43.5

Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction

34.0

Specialty Trade Contractors

123.0

Manufacturing

381.6

Durable Goods

188.8

Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

49.5

Non-Durable Goods

192.8

Food Manufacturing

66.7

Textile Mills

14.1

Textile Product Mills

26.5

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities

944.4

Wholesale Trade

212.4

Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods

115.9

Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods

62.0

Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers 34.5

Retail Trade

505.0

Food and Beverage Stores

94.7

General Merchandise Stores

113.5

Miscellaneous Store Retailers

22.0

Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities

227.0

Utilities

19.6

Transportation and Warehousing

207.4

Air Transportation

22.1

Truck Transportation

53.0

Couriers and Messengers

29.2

Warehousing and Storage

58.9

Information

102.7

Telecommunications

34.2

Wired and Wireless Telecommunications Carriers

29.3

Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services

14.7

Financial Activities

243.9

Finance and Insurance

180.9

Insurance Carriers and Related Activities

85.3

Real Estate and Rental and Leasing

63.0

Professional and Business Services

683.1

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

267.7

Accounting, Tax Prep, and Bookkeeping Services

34.9

Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services

43.4

Computer Systems Design and Related Services

67.9

Management and Technical Consulting Services

47.7

Management of Companies and Enterprises

87.4

Admin and Support, Waste Mngmnt and Remediation

328.0

Employment Services

152.7

Education and Health Services

604.4

Educational Services

87.9

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools

43.8

Health Care and Social Assistance

516.5

Ambulatory Health Care Services

222.7

Hospitals

162.8

Nursing and Residential Care Facilities

60.3

Social Assistance

70.7

Leisure and Hospitality

429.2

Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation

43.5

Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries

35.7

Accommodation and Food Services

385.7

Accommodation

37.4

Food Services and Drinking Places

348.3

Other Services

157.1

Repair and Maintenance

41.7

Personal and Laundry Services

35.6

Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar

79.8

Government

673.8

Federal Government

114.0

Department of Defense

44.9

State Government

154.2

State Government Educational Services

85.8

State Government excluding Educational Services

68.4

Local Government

405.6

Local Government Educational Services

232.9

Local Government excluding Educational Services

172.7

4,387.7 3,730.0
593.7 3,794.0 3,136.3
8.9 209.0 200.1
45.1 33.5 121.5 384.7 190.8 49.6 193.9 66.7 14.9 26.6 929.7 211.0 114.5 62.3 34.2 497.1 94.9 108.6 22.4 221.6 19.6 202.0 21.5 52.7 28.8 57.6 102.5 34.7 29.8 14.2 245.6 183.0 87.7 62.6 677.3 269.8 34.7 43.0 67.4 46.9 86.1 321.4 146.3 597.5 83.6 42.7 513.9 221.0 164.3 60.9 67.7 429.6 46.1 37.5 383.5 36.2 347.3 154.1 42.1 33.2 78.8 657.7 106.2 44.8 152.1 84.4 67.7 399.4 226.7 172.7

4,624.3 3,936.6
622.6 4,001.7 3,314.0
9.4 214.7 205.3 46.4 35.5 123.4 407.9 205.0 55.6 202.9 65.9
18.6 28.7 937.3 216.6 115.7 63.8 37.1 488.9 91.0 105.5 22.3 231.8 19.4 212.4 30.2 55.7 26.2 56.8 120.0 37.6 32.6 13.4 253.8 180.7 87.2 73.1 716.8 281.2 35.0 43.6 72.9 46.8 90.2 345.4 168.4 609.6 89.3 43.6 520.3 220.7 162.2 61.8 75.6 509.5 58.9 42.1 450.6 49.6 401.0 167.0 43.0 40.3 83.7 687.7 104.2 43.2 164.8 95.0 69.8 418.7 245.4 173.3

41.9 1.0 25.8 0.7 -2.7 -0.5 44.6 1.2 28.5 0.9
0.0 0.0 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.2 -1.6 -3.6 0.5 1.5 1.5 1.2 -3.1 -0.8 -2.0 -1.1 -0.1 -0.2 -1.1 -0.6 0.0 0.0 -0.8 -5.4 -0.1 -0.4 14.7 1.6 1.4 0.7 1.4 1.2 -0.3 -0.5 0.3 0.9 7.9 1.6 -0.2 -0.2 4.9 4.5 -0.4 -1.8 5.4 2.4 0.0 0.0 5.4 2.7 0.6 2.8 0.3 0.6 0.4 1.4 1.3 2.3 0.2 0.2 -0.5 -1.4 -0.5 -1.7 0.5 3.5 -1.7 -0.7 -2.1 -1.2 -2.4 -2.7 0.4 0.6 5.8 0.9 -2.1 -0.8 0.2 0.6 0.4 0.9 0.5 0.7 0.8 1.7 1.3 1.5 6.6 2.1 6.4 4.4 6.9 1.2 4.3 5.1 1.1 2.6 2.6 0.5 1.7 0.8 -1.5 -0.9 -0.6 -1.0 3.0 4.4 -0.4 -0.1 -2.6 -5.6 -1.8 -4.8 2.2 0.6 1.2 3.3 1.0 0.3 3.0 2.0 -0.4 -1.0 2.4 7.2 1.0 1.3 16.1 2.5 7.8 7.3 0.1 0.2 2.1 1.4 1.4 1.7 0.7 1.0 6.2 1.6 6.2 2.7 0.0 0.0

-194.7 -180.8
-31.6 -163.1 -149.2
-0.5 -5.3 -4.8 -2.9 -1.5 -0.4 -26.3 -16.2 -6.1 -10.1 0.8 -4.5 -2.2 7.1 -4.2 0.2 -1.8 -2.6 16.1 3.7 8.0 -0.3 -4.8 0.2 -5.0 -8.1 -2.7 3.0 2.1 -17.3 -3.4 -3.3 1.3 -9.9 0.2 -1.9 -10.1 -33.7 -13.5 -0.1 -0.2 -5.0 0.9 -2.8 -17.4 -15.7 -5.2 -1.4 0.2 -3.8 2.0 0.6 -1.5 -4.9 -80.3 -15.4 -6.4 -64.9 -12.2 -52.7 -9.9 -1.3 -4.7 -3.9 -13.9 9.8 1.7 -10.6 -9.2 -1.4 -13.1 -12.5 -0.6

-4.2 -4.6 -5.1 -4.1 -4.5 -5.3 -2.5 -2.3 -6.3 -4.2 -0.3 -6.5 -7.9 -11.0 -5.0 1.2 -24.2 -7.7 0.8 -1.9 0.2 -2.8 -7.0 3.3 4.1 7.6 -1.4 -2.1 1.0 -2.4 -26.8 -4.9 11.5 3.7 -14.4 -9.0 -10.1 9.7 -3.9 0.1 -2.2 -13.8 -4.7 -4.8 -0.3 -0.5 -6.9 1.9 -3.1 -5.0 -9.3 -0.9 -1.6 0.5 -0.7 0.9 0.4 -2.4 -6.5 -15.8 -26.2 -15.2 -14.4 -24.6 -13.1 -5.9 -3.0 -11.7 -4.7 -2.0 9.4 3.9 -6.4 -9.7 -2.0 -3.1 -5.1 -0.4

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 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

AUG 2020 JUL 2020 AUG 2019

Change in Jobs from JUL 2020
Net %

Change in Jobs from AUG 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

60.3

59.8

62.9

0.5 0.8

48.7

48.2

50.7

0.5 1.0

6.6

6.7

6.8

-0.1 -1.5

53.7

53.1

56.1

0.6 1.1

42.1

41.5

43.9

0.6 1.5

12.5

12.4

12.7

0.1 0.8

7.8

7.9

7.8

-0.1 -1.3

11.6

11.6

12.2

0.0 0.0

2.8

2.7

2.7

0.1 3.7

2.0

2.1

2.3

-0.1 -4.8

6.8

6.8

7.2

0.0 0.0

-2.6 -4.1 -2.0 -3.9 -0.2 -2.9 -2.4 -4.3 -1.8 -4.1 -0.2 -1.6 0.0 0.0 -0.6 -4.9 0.1 3.7 -0.3 -13.0 -0.4 -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 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

AUG 2020 JUL 2020 AUG 2019

Change in Jobs from JUL 2020
Net %

Change in Jobs from AUG 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

92.5

91.5

95.9

1.0 1.1

67.3

67.0

69.0

0.3 0.5

8.4

8.6

10.1

-0.2 -2.3

84.1

82.9

85.8

1.2 1.5

58.9

58.4

58.9

0.5 0.9

16.0

15.4

16.0

0.6 3.9

10.6

10.1

10.5

0.5 5.0

8.2

8.1

8.4

0.1 1.2

11.5

11.3

11.2

0.2 1.8

25.2

24.5

26.9

0.7 2.9

1.1

1.0

1.0

0.1 10.0

16.1

16.0

17.9

0.1 0.6

8.0

7.5

8.0

0.5 6.7

-3.4 -3.6 -1.7 -2.5 -1.7 -16.8 -1.7 -2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.0 -0.2 -2.4 0.3 2.7 -1.7 -6.3 0.1 10.0 -1.8 -10.1 0.0 0.0

Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected
employers in the Athens-Clarke County Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Clarke, Madison, Oconee and Oglethorpe counties. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 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 AUG 2020

Revised JUL 2020

Revised AUG 2019

Change in Jobs from JUL 2020
Net %

Change in Jobs from AUG 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

2,726.2 2,398.7
290.0 2,436.2 2,108.7
1.5 129.0 127.5
29.8 82.2 161.0 83.1 11.7 77.9 23.7 598.4 153.6 87.9 39.3 26.4 298.8 60.7 61.5 14.5 146.0 10.1 135.9 21.4 34.9 22.1 91.3 28.8 25.2 14.3 169.8 124.2 59.8 45.6 522.0 219.4 25.6 34.1 60.7 43.3 75.5 227.1 107.3 368.2 66.6 301.6 134.7 93.6 43.6 260.7 27.7 233.0 21.6 211.4 98.3 25.0 22.8 327.5 53.2 66.6 207.7

2,702.0 2,381.2
288.2 2,413.8 2,093.0
1.5 128.5 127.0
30.6 81.5 159.7 83.7 11.8 76.0 23.6 589.7 152.1 86.5 40.0 25.6 295.0 60.6 58.8 14.8 142.6 10.1 132.5 20.7 34.5 21.7 91.4 29.4 25.7 13.8 172.3 126.5 61.5 45.8 517.2 220.4 24.9 34.0 61.3 42.8 74.4 222.4 102.7 363.7 62.9 300.8 132.9 94.4 43.4 262.5 30.1 232.4 21.1 211.3 96.2 25.1 21.5 320.8 49.1 65.3 206.4

2,852.7 2,519.1
305.0 2,547.7 2,214.1
1.6 132.0 130.4
30.2 83.0 173.0 91.3 15.7 81.7 23.2 598.0 155.2 84.7 41.5 29.0 287.1 57.2 57.1 14.7 155.7 10.1 145.6 29.6 35.6 19.4 101.0 31.4 27.5 12.8 179.8 125.8 61.8 54.0 548.1 229.0 26.3 33.4 63.6 41.0 78.3 240.8 120.0 370.7 65.3 305.4 137.3 92.1 46.2 311.1 43.0 268.1 26.9 241.2 105.4 25.1 28.7 333.6 47.9 71.8 213.9

24.2 0.9 17.5 0.7
1.8 0.6 22.4 0.9 15.7 0.8
0.0 0.0 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.4 -0.8 -2.6 0.7 0.9 1.3 0.8 -0.6 -0.7 -0.1 -0.9 1.9 2.5 0.1 0.4 8.7 1.5 1.5 1.0 1.4 1.6 -0.7 -1.8 0.8 3.1 3.8 1.3 0.1 0.2 2.7 4.6 -0.3 -2.0 3.4 2.4 0.0 0.0 3.4 2.6 0.7 3.4 0.4 1.2 0.4 1.8 -0.1 -0.1 -0.6 -2.0 -0.5 -2.0 0.5 3.6 -2.5 -1.5 -2.3 -1.8 -1.7 -2.8 -0.2 -0.4 4.8 0.9 -1.0 -0.5 0.7 2.8 0.1 0.3 -0.6 -1.0 0.5 1.2 1.1 1.5 4.7 2.1 4.6 4.5 4.5 1.2 3.7 5.9 0.8 0.3 1.8 1.4 -0.8 -0.9 0.2 0.5 -1.8 -0.7 -2.4 -8.0 0.6 0.3 0.5 2.4 0.1 0.1 2.1 2.2 -0.1 -0.4 1.3 6.1 6.7 2.1 4.1 8.4 1.3 2.0 1.3 0.6

-126.5 -4.4 -120.4 -4.8
-15.0 -4.9 -111.5 -4.4 -105.4 -4.8
-0.1 -6.3 -3.0 -2.3 -2.9 -2.2 -0.4 -1.3 -0.8 -1.0 -12.0 -6.9 -8.2 -9.0 -4.0 -25.5 -3.8 -4.7 0.5 2.2 0.4 0.1 -1.6 -1.0 3.2 3.8 -2.2 -5.3 -2.6 -9.0 11.7 4.1 3.5 6.1 4.4 7.7 -0.2 -1.4 -9.7 -6.2 0.0 0.0 -9.7 -6.7 -8.2 -27.7 -0.7 -2.0 2.7 13.9 -9.7 -9.6 -2.6 -8.3 -2.3 -8.4 1.5 11.7 -10.0 -5.6 -1.6 -1.3 -2.0 -3.2 -8.4 -15.6 -26.1 -4.8 -9.6 -4.2 -0.7 -2.7 0.7 2.1 -2.9 -4.6 2.3 5.6 -2.8 -3.6 -13.7 -5.7 -12.7 -10.6 -2.5 -0.7 1.3 2.0 -3.8 -1.2 -2.6 -1.9 1.5 1.6 -2.6 -5.6 -50.4 -16.2 -15.3 -35.6 -35.1 -13.1 -5.3 -19.7 -29.8 -12.4 -7.1 -6.7 -0.1 -0.4 -5.9 -20.6 -6.1 -1.8 5.3 11.1 -5.2 -7.2 -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

5

AUGusta-Richmond county MSA Nonfarm Employment

(In thousands)

(Not Seasonally Adjusted)

Preliminary

Revised

Revised

AUG 2020 JUL 2020 AUG 2019

Change in Jobs from JUL 2020
Net %

Change in Jobs from AUG 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

230.3 184.2
44.1 186.2 140.1
21.1 23.0 38.2
5.6 24.9
7.7 2.1 6.4 31.8 32.4 21.4 7.8 46.1 10.5 15.2 20.4

228.2 182.7
44.0 184.2 138.7
21.0 23.0 37.6
5.5 24.5
7.6 2.1 6.3 31.1 32.7 21.1 7.8 45.5 10.0 15.3 20.2

242.2 197.1
43.5 198.7 153.6
20.4 23.1 39.8
5.7 26.2
7.9 2.4 6.7 33.3 35.0 27.7 8.7 45.1 9.9 14.8 20.4

2.1 0.9 1.5 0.8 0.1 0.2 2.0 1.1 1.4 1.0 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.6 1.6 0.1 1.8 0.4 1.6 0.1 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.6 0.7 2.3 -0.3 -0.9 0.3 1.4 0.0 0.0 0.6 1.3 0.5 5.0 -0.1 -0.7 0.2 1.0

-11.9 -12.9
0.6 -12.5 -13.5
0.7 -0.1 -1.6 -0.1 -1.3 -0.2 -0.3 -0.3 -1.5 -2.6 -6.3 -0.9 1.0 0.6 0.4 0.0

-4.9 -6.5 1.4 -6.3 -8.8 3.4 -0.4 -4.0 -1.8 -5.0 -2.5 -12.5 -4.5 -4.5 -7.4 -22.7 -10.3 2.2 6.1 2.7 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 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

AUG 2020 JUL 2020 AUG 2019

Change in Jobs from JUL 2020
Net %

Change in Jobs from AUG 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

38.6

38.5

45.5

0.1 0.3

30.2

30.2

36.6

0.0 0.0

3.6

3.8

4.1

-0.2 -5.3

35.0

34.7

41.4

0.3 0.9

26.6

26.4

32.5

0.2 0.8

9.0

9.0

9.4

0.0 0.0

5.3

5.3

5.6

0.0 0.0

8.4

8.3

8.9

0.1 1.2

2.1

2.1

2.0

0.0 0.0

1.5

1.4

1.8

0.1 7.1

4.8

4.8

5.1

0.0 0.0

-6.9 -15.2 -6.4 -17.5 -0.5 -12.2 -6.4 -15.5 -5.9 -18.2 -0.4 -4.3 -0.3 -5.4 -0.5 -5.6 0.1 5.0 -0.3 -16.7 -0.3 -5.9

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 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

6

Columbus MSA Nonfarm Employment

(In thousands)

(Not Seasonally Adjusted)

Preliminary

Revised

Revised

AUG 2020 JUL 2020 AUG 2019

Change in Jobs from JUL 2020
Net %

Change in Jobs from AUG 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

115.7 94.2 14.9 100.8 79.3
4.8 10.1 18.4
2.5 13.1
2.8 1.2 12.7 11.0 3.8 13.4 15.9 13.6 4.1 21.5 6.4 3.7 11.4

114.4 93.1 14.8 99.6 78.3
4.7 10.1 17.6
2.5 12.4
2.7 1.2 12.7 11.0 3.9 13.4 15.6 13.7 4.1 21.3 6.3 3.5 11.5

121.6 98.7 15.7
105.9 83.0 4.9 10.8 18.1 2.6 12.7 2.8 1.3 13.0 11.0 3.9 14.6 16.2 15.3 4.5 22.9 6.7 4.1 12.1

1.3 1.1 1.1 1.2 0.1 0.7 1.2 1.2 1.0 1.3 0.1 2.1 0.0 0.0 0.8 4.6 0.0 0.0 0.7 5.7 0.1 3.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -2.6 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.9 -0.1 -0.7 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.9 0.1 1.6 0.2 5.7 -0.1 -0.9

-5.9 -4.9 -4.5 -4.6 -0.8 -5.1 -5.1 -4.8 -3.7 -4.5 -0.1 -2.0 -0.7 -6.5 0.3 1.7 -0.1 -3.9 0.4 3.2 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -7.7 -0.3 -2.3 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -2.6 -1.2 -8.2 -0.3 -1.9 -1.7 -11.1 -0.4 -8.9 -1.4 -6.1 -0.3 -4.5 -0.4 -9.8 -0.7 -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 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

AUG 2020 JUL 2020 AUG 2019

Change in Jobs from JUL 2020
Net %

Change in Jobs from AUG 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

63.1

62.3

66.4

0.8 1.3

56.0

55.2

59.5

0.8 1.5

23.7

23.6

25.4

0.1 0.4

39.4

38.7

41.0

0.7 1.8

32.3

31.6

34.1

0.7 2.2

23.3

23.2

24.0

0.1 0.4

3.4

3.6

3.9

-0.2 -5.6

13.7

13.6

14.1

0.1 0.7

12.7

12.4

13.1

0.3 2.4

5.8

5.7

6.0

0.1 1.8

3.0

3.0

3.1

0.0 0.0

6.4

6.3

6.7

0.1 1.6

7.1

7.1

6.9

0.0 0.0

0.4

0.3

0.3

0.1 33.3

1.1

1.1

1.0

0.0 0.0

5.6

5.7

5.6

-0.1 -1.8

-3.3 -5.0 -3.5 -5.9 -1.7 -6.7 -1.6 -3.9 -1.8 -5.3 -0.7 -2.9 -0.5 -12.8 -0.4 -2.8 -0.4 -3.1 -0.2 -3.3 -0.1 -3.2 -0.3 -4.5 0.2 2.9 0.1 33.3 0.1 10.0 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

7

Gainesville MSA Nonfarm Employment

(In thousands)

(Not Seasonally Adjusted)

Preliminary

Revised

Revised

AUG 2020 JUL 2020 AUG 2019

Change in Jobs from JUL 2020
Net %

Change in Jobs from AUG 2019
Net %

Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing

90.3

89.5

93.8

0.8 0.9

80.0

79.7

83.2

0.3 0.4

24.5

24.6

25.7

-0.1 -0.4

-3.5 -3.7 -3.2 -3.9 -1.2 -4.7

Service-Providing Private Service-Providing

65.8

64.9

68.1

55.5

55.1

57.5

0.9 1.4 0.4 0.7

-2.3 -3.4 -2.0 -3.5

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities

16.5

16.4

17.1

0.1 0.6

-0.6 -3.5

Retail Trade Government

8.8

8.8

8.9

0.0 0.0

10.3

9.8

10.6

0.5 5.1

-0.1 -1.1 -0.3 -2.8

Federal Government

0.7

0.5

0.5

0.2 40.0

0.2 40.0

State Government Local Government

2.4

2.4

2.7

0.0 0.0

7.2

6.9

7.4

0.3 4.4

-0.3 -11.1 -0.2 -2.7

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

Hinesville MSA Nonfarm Employment

(In thousands)

(Not Seasonally Adjusted)
Preliminary Revised Revised AUG 2020 JUL 2020 AUG 2019

Change in Jobs from JUL 2020
Net %

Change in Jobs from AUG 2019
Net %

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

21.6

21.2

21.5

13.5

13.5

13.3

2.8

2.8

2.9

18.8

18.4

18.6

10.7

10.7

10.4

8.1

7.7

8.2

3.9

3.7

3.8

0.4

0.4

0.4

3.8

3.6

4.0

0.4 1.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 2.2 0.0 0.0 0.4 5.2 0.2 5.4 0.0 0.0 0.2 5.6

0.1 0.5 0.2 1.5 -0.1 -3.5 0.2 1.1 0.3 2.9 -0.1 -1.2 0.1 2.6 0.0 0.0 -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 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

8

Macon-BIBB County MSA Nonfarm Employment

(In thousands)

(Not Seasonally Adjusted)

Preliminary

Revised

Revised

AUG 2020 JUL 2020 AUG 2019

Change in Jobs from JUL 2020
Net %

Change in Jobs from AUG 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

98.0

96.8

103.0

84.3

83.6

88.7

10.0

9.9

10.4

88.0

86.9

92.6

74.3

73.7

78.3

20.7

20.2

20.2

11.8

11.6

11.5

5.7

5.6

5.8

9.4

9.4

9.8

11.7

11.6

12.1

20.3

20.0

21.6

9.5

9.5

10.8

13.7

13.2

14.3

1.3

1.1

1.1

3.8

3.7

3.9

8.6

8.4

9.3

1.2 1.2 0.7 0.8 0.1 1.0 1.1 1.3 0.6 0.8 0.5 2.5 0.2 1.7 0.1 1.8 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.9 0.3 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 3.8 0.2 18.2 0.1 2.7 0.2 2.4

-5.0 -4.9 -4.4 -5.0 -0.4 -3.9 -4.6 -5.0 -4.0 -5.1 0.5 2.5 0.3 2.6 -0.1 -1.7 -0.4 -4.1 -0.4 -3.3 -1.3 -6.0 -1.3 -12.0 -0.6 -4.2 0.2 18.2 -0.1 -2.6 -0.7 -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 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

AUG 2020 JUL 2020 AUG 2019

Change in Jobs from JUL 2020
Net %

Change in Jobs from AUG 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

41.9

41.5

41.8

0.4 1.0

36.3

36.0

36.1

0.3 0.8

7.4

7.2

7.1

0.2 2.8

34.5

34.3

34.7

0.2 0.6

28.9

28.8

29.0

0.1 0.4

5.8

5.9

6.2

-0.1 -1.7

7.9

8.0

7.5

-0.1 -1.3

4.5

4.5

4.4

0.0 0.0

10.2

10.0

10.7

0.2 2.0

5.6

5.5

5.7

0.1 1.8

0.3

0.2

0.2

0.1 50.0

1.4

1.4

1.5

0.0 0.0

3.9

3.9

4.0

0.0 0.0

0.1 0.2 0.2 0.6 0.3 4.2 -0.2 -0.6 -0.1 -0.3 -0.4 -6.5 0.4 5.3 0.1 2.3 -0.5 -4.7 -0.1 -1.8 0.1 50.0 -0.1 -6.7 -0.1 -2.5

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

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

9

Savannah MSA Nonfarm Employment

(In thousands)

(Not Seasonally Adjusted)

Preliminary Revised

Revised

AUG 2020 JUL 2020 AUG 2019

Change in Jobs from JUL 2020
Net %

Change in Jobs from AUG 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

177.2 153.5
25.6 151.6 127.9
8.2 17.4 42.2
6.4 20.5 15.3
2.2 6.1 21.8 26.9 21.5 7.2 23.7 3.4 5.1 15.2

175.0 152.3
25.7 149.3 126.6
8.2 17.5 41.3
6.4 20.1 14.8
2.2 6.1 21.4 26.7 21.7 7.2 22.7 2.9 5.1 14.7

186.6 162.3
27.0 159.6 135.3
8.0 19.0 42.9
6.5 21.7 14.7
3.0 6.4 21.3 26.7 27.4 7.6 24.3 2.9 5.5 15.9

2.2 1.3 1.2 0.8 -0.1 -0.4 2.3 1.5 1.3 1.0 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.6 0.9 2.2 0.0 0.0 0.4 2.0 0.5 3.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 1.9 0.2 0.8 -0.2 -0.9 0.0 0.0 1.0 4.4 0.5 17.2 0.0 0.0 0.5 3.4

-9.4 -5.0 -8.8 -5.4 -1.4 -5.2 -8.0 -5.0 -7.4 -5.5 0.2 2.5 -1.6 -8.4 -0.7 -1.6 -0.1 -1.5 -1.2 -5.5 0.6 4.1 -0.8 -26.7 -0.3 -4.7 0.5 2.4 0.2 0.8 -5.9 -21.5 -0.4 -5.3 -0.6 -2.5 0.5 17.2 -0.4 -7.3 -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

AUG 2020 JUL 2020 AUG 2019

Change in Jobs from JUL 2020
Net %

Change in Jobs from AUG 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

55.6

54.4

56.3

1.2 2.2

43.4

43.2

43.2

0.2 0.5

7.2

7.3

7.6

-0.1 -1.4

48.4

47.1

48.7

1.3 2.8

36.2

35.9

35.6

0.3 0.8

13.1

12.6

12.6

0.5 4.0

7.3

7.0

7.0

0.3 4.3

12.2

11.2

13.1

1.0 8.9

1.1

1.1

1.2

0.0 0.0

3.2

2.4

3.7

0.8 33.3

7.9

7.7

8.2

0.2 2.6

-0.7 -1.2 0.2 0.5 -0.4 -5.3 -0.3 -0.6 0.6 1.7 0.5 4.0 0.3 4.3 -0.9 -6.9 -0.1 -8.3 -0.5 -13.5 -0.3 -3.7

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

10

Warner Robins MSA Nonfarm Employment

(In thousands)

(Not Seasonally Adjusted)

Preliminary

Revised

Revised

AUG 2020 JUL 2020 AUG 2019

Change in Jobs from JUL 2020
Net %

Change in Jobs from AUG 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

73.2

72.0

77.5

45.4

44.5

49.9

10.0

10.0

10.6

63.2

62.0

66.9

35.4

34.5

39.3

11.8

11.4

11.1

9.2

8.8

8.6

27.8

27.5

27.6

16.1

16.1

15.8

2.0

1.8

2.2

9.7

9.6

9.6

1.2 1.7 0.9 2.0 0.0 0.0 1.2 1.9 0.9 2.6 0.4 3.5 0.4 4.6 0.3 1.1 0.0 0.0 0.2 11.1 0.1 1.0

-4.3 -5.6 -4.5 -9.0 -0.6 -5.7 -3.7 -5.5 -3.9 -9.9 0.7 6.3 0.6 7.0 0.2 0.7 0.3 1.9 -0.2 -9.1 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

AUG 2020 JUL 2020 AUG 2019

Change in Jobs from JUL 2019
Net %

Change in Jobs from AUG 2019
Net %

Albany MSA

60.8

60.7

63.3

0.1 0.2

-2.5 -3.9

Athens-Clarke County MSA

92.7

92.8

96.3

-0.1 -0.1

-3.6 -3.7

Atlanta MSA

2,726.0

2,709.8

2,852.5

16.2 0.6

-126.5 -4.4

Augusta-Richmond County MSA

231.2

229.4

243.1

1.8 0.8

-11.9 -4.9

Brunswick MSA

38.3

37.8

44.9

0.5 1.3

-6.6 -14.7

Columbus MSA

116.0

114.9

122.0

1.1 1.0

-6.0 -4.9

Dalton MSA

62.9

62.3

66.2

0.6 1.0

-3.3 -5.0

Gainesville MSA

89.9

90.0

93.5

-0.1 -0.1

-3.6 -3.9

Hinesville MSA

21.4

21.6

21.4

-0.2 -0.9

0.0 0.0

Macon-Bibb County MSA

98.1

97.0

102.9

1.1 1.1

-4.8 -4.7

Rome MSA

41.7

41.7

41.9

0.0 0.0

-0.2 -0.5

Savannah MSA

176.9

174.4

186.1

2.5 1.4

-9.2 -4.9

Valdosta MSA

55.7

54.8

56.5

0.9 1.6

-0.8 -1.4

Warner Robins MSA

73.2

72.4

77.6

0.8 1.1

-4.4 -5.7

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

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Georgia Statewide Hours and Earnings

All Employee

Average Weekly Earnings (AWE)

Preliminary AUG 2020

Revised JUL 2020

Revised AUG 2019

Total Private.....................................................................................................$968.10............................ $933.66.......................$923.80 Goods Producing....................................................................................... $1,081.40.......................... $1,067.14.................... $1,061.75 Private Service Providing............................................................................. $945.81............................. $907.17...................... $898.46 Construction............................................................................................ $1,103.41...........................$1,108.13.................... $1,123.08 Manufacturing......................................................................................... $1,071.61..........................$1,040.00.................... $1,012.30 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities............................................................$837.95.............................$814.92.......................$809.03 Financial Activities.................................................................................. $1,418.98......................... $1,368.53....................$1,280.83 Professional and Business Services...................................................... $1,186.22.......................... $1,125.32.................... $1,140.27 Educational and Health Services............................................................$1,040.08..........................$1,013.66.................... $1,031.28 Leisure and Hospitality...............................................................................$374.27.............................$364.75...................... $368.83 Other Services.......................................................................................... $805.20............................ $809.42.......................$733.65

Average Weekly Hours (AWH)

Preliminary AUG 2020

Revised JUL 2020

Revised AUG 2019

Total Private...........................................................................................................35.0.................................. 34.2.............................34.9 Goods Producing................................................................................................40.7...................................40.3............................. 41.9 Private Service Providing....................................................................................33.9...................................33.0.............................33.6 Construction.....................................................................................................40.3...................................40.8............................. 42.0 Manufacturing.................................................................................................. 41.2...................................40.0............................. 41.9 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities..................................................................34.3.................................. 33.8.............................34.5 Financial Activities...........................................................................................36.6.................................. 35.5.............................36.7 Professional and Business Services............................................................... 37.0...................................35.6.............................35.6 Educational and Health Services.....................................................................34.6.................................. 33.8.............................34.7 Leisure and Hospitality..................................................................................... 27.2...................................26.8............................. 27.1 Other Services.................................................................................................33.0.................................. 33.2............................. 31.1

Average Hourly Earnings (AHE)

Preliminary AUG 2020

Revised JUL 2020

Revised AUG 2019

Total Private.......................................................................................................$27.66...............................$27.30.........................$26.47 Goods Producing............................................................................................$26.57.............................. $26.48.........................$25.34 Private Service Providing................................................................................$27.90...............................$27.49.........................$26.73 Construction.................................................................................................$27.38............................... $27.16......................... $26.74 Manufacturing..............................................................................................$26.01.............................. $26.00......................... $24.16 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities..............................................................$24.43............................... $24.11.........................$23.45 Financial Activities.......................................................................................$38.77.............................. $38.55.........................$34.90 Professional and Business Services.......................................................... $32.06...............................$31.61.........................$32.03 Educational and Health Services................................................................ $30.06.............................. $29.99.........................$29.72 Leisure and Hospitality................................................................................. $13.76...............................$13.61......................... $13.61 Other Services.............................................................................................$24.40...............................$24.38.........................$23.59

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 AUG 2020

Revised JUL 2020

Revised AUG 2019

Albany MSA ................................................................................................... $704.26............................ $734.62....................... $767.55 Athens-Clarke County MSA .......................................................................... $806.55............................ $790.92.......................$742.80 Atlanta MSA ...............................................................................................$1,068.20.......................... $1,031.40.................... $1,010.36 Augusta-Richmond County MSA ...................................................................$912.51............................ $882.99....................... $843.15 Brunswick MSA .............................................................................................$715.28.............................$697.39...................... $630.20 Columbus MSA ............................................................................................. $804.08.............................$810.82.......................$803.65 Dalton MSA ................................................................................................... $659.17.............................$651.85.......................$706.49 Gainesville MSA .......................................................................................... $1,108.01..........................$1,069.99.................... $1,026.71 Hinesville MSA ...............................................................................................$666.51............................ $666.70.......................$778.05 Macon-Bibb County MSA ............................................................................. $902.94............................ $880.63....................... $877.13 Rome MSA .................................................................................................... $868.02............................ $833.60.......................$765.20 Savannah MSA .............................................................................................. $777.78............................. $717.89....................... $747.59 Valdosta MSA .................................................................................................$813.45............................ $846.21....................... $777.91 Warner Robins MSA ...................................................................................... $856.44.............................$831.62.......................$818.69

Average Weekly Hours (AWH)

Preliminary AUG 2020

Revised JUL 2020

Revised AUG 2019

Albany MSA ..........................................................................................................33.6.................................. 34.2.............................35.0 Athens-Clarke County MSA .................................................................................32.8................................... 31.7.............................30.0 Atlanta MSA ........................................................................................................35.0.................................. 34.3.............................34.9 Augusta-Richmond County MSA .........................................................................35.3...................................34.6.............................35.0 Brunswick MSA ...................................................................................................35.8.................................. 34.8............................. 31.7 Columbus MSA ....................................................................................................33.7...................................33.7.............................34.7 Dalton MSA .........................................................................................................33.7.................................. 34.2.............................34.7 Gainesville MSA ...................................................................................................39.6.................................. 38.6.............................38.7 Hinesville MSA .....................................................................................................30.8...................................29.5.............................35.0 Macon-Bibb County MSA ....................................................................................36.9...................................35.9.............................36.7 Rome MSA ........................................................................................................... 37.0...................................35.9............................. 34.1 Savannah MSA ....................................................................................................32.3...................................31.5.............................33.3 Valdosta MSA .......................................................................................................34.6...................................35.6.............................36.3 Warner Robins MSA .............................................................................................35.1...................................35.6.............................39.8

Average Hourly Earnings (AHE)

Preliminary AUG 2020

Revised JUL 2020

Revised AUG 2019

Albany MSA ......................................................................................................$20.96...............................$21.48......................... $21.93 Athens-Clarke County MSA .............................................................................$24.59...............................$24.95......................... $24.76 Atlanta MSA ....................................................................................................$30.52...............................$30.07.........................$28.95 Augusta-Richmond County MSA .....................................................................$25.85...............................$25.52.........................$24.09 Brunswick MSA ...............................................................................................$19.98.............................. $20.04.........................$19.88 Columbus MSA ............................................................................................... $23.86...............................$24.06......................... $23.16 Dalton MSA .....................................................................................................$19.56...............................$19.06.........................$20.36 Gainesville MSA ...............................................................................................$27.98............................... $27.72.........................$26.53 Hinesville MSA .................................................................................................$21.64.............................. $22.60.........................$22.23 Macon-Bibb County MSA ................................................................................$24.47...............................$24.53.........................$23.90 Rome MSA .......................................................................................................$23.46.............................. $23.22.........................$22.44 Savannah MSA ................................................................................................$24.08...............................$22.79.........................$22.45 Valdosta MSA ...................................................................................................$23.51...............................$23.77.........................$21.43 Warner Robins MSA .........................................................................................$24.40.............................. $23.36.........................$20.57

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

Georgia

U.S.

WA 8.5

OR

7.7

ID

4.2

NV

13.2

UT

CA

4.1

11.4

AZ 5.9

AK 7.4

StaStteatuenUenmepmlopylomymenetnrt aRtaetses
August 2020
National Unemployment Rate: 8.4% Rates are seasonally adjusted

MT 5.6
WY 6.6
CO 6.7 NM 11.3

ND 5.0 SD 4.8
NE 4.0
KS 6.9

MN 7.4
WI 6.2
IA 6.0
IL 11.0 MO 7.0

OK 5.7 TX 6.8

AR 7.4
MS 7.9 LA 7.6

MI 8.7

OH

IN

8.9

6.4

KY 7.6 TN 8.5

PA 10.3

WV

8.9

VA

6.1

NC 6.5

SC 6.3

AL

GA

5.6

5.6

FL 7.4

NH

6.5 ME

VT

6.9

4.8

MA 11.3
NY 12.5
RI 12.8

CT

NJ 10.9

8.1

DE

8.9

DC 8.5

MD 6.9

Unemployment rate
12.0% or greater 10.0% to 11.9% 8.0% to 9.9% 6.0% to 7.9% Less than 6.0%

HI 12.5

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 AUG 2020
4,906,586 4,633,847
272,739 5.6
4,894,071 4,607,587
286,484 5.9
63,374 59,250
4,124 6.5
93,085 88,674
4,411 4.7
2,966,836 2,779,684
187,152 6.3
256,524 242,894
13,630 5.3
46,068 43,432
2,636 5.7
116,572 109,406
7,166 6.1
54,863 51,988
2,875 5.2
96,428 92,706
3,722 3.9

Revised JUL 2020
4,993,364 4,613,160
380,204 7.6
5,022,761 4,620,061
402,700 8.0
65,153 59,394
5,759 8.8
95,264 88,883
6,381 6.7
3,054,584 2,793,091
261,493 8.6
263,307 243,808
19,499 7.4
47,216 43,484
3,732 7.9
119,419 109,064
10,355 8.7
56,602 52,083
4,519 8.0
98,654 93,117 5,537
5.6

Revised AUG 2019
5,117,470 4,947,459
170,011 3.3
5,097,809 4,911,129
186,680 3.7
66,443 63,447
2,996 4.5
97,867 94,401
3,466 3.5
3,081,350 2,973,611
107,739 3.5
266,787 256,522
10,265 3.8
53,547 51,598
1,949 3.6
122,109 116,896
5,213 4.3
58,604 56,012 2,592
4.4
101,937 98,931
3,006 2.9

Change From

JUL 2020

AUG 2019

-86,778 20,687 -107,465

-210,884 -313,612 102,728

-128,690 -12,474
-116,216

-203,738 -303,542
99,804

-1,779 -144
-1,635

-3,069 -4,197 1,128

-2,179 -209
-1,970

-4,782 -5,727
945

-87,748 -13,407 -74,341

-114,514 -193,927
79,413

-6,783 -914
-5,869

-10,263 -13,628
3,365

-1,148 -52
-1,096

-7,479 -8,166
687

-2,847 342
-3,189

-5,537 -7,490 1,953

-1,739 -95
-1,644

-3,741 -4,024
283

-2,226 -411
-1,815

-5,509 -6,225
716

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 AUG 2020
33,517 31,831 1,686
5.0
97,303 91,510 5,793
6.0

Revised JUL 2020
34,048 31,797 2,251
6.6
100,006 91,743 8,263 8.3

Revised AUG 2019
34,305 32,880
1,425 4.2
102,646 98,430 4,216 4.1

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

43,035 41,013 2,022
4.7
180,569 169,056
11,513 6.4

44,313 41,167 3,146
7.1
184,681 169,058
15,623 8.5

43,744 42,062
1,682 3.8
188,537 181,907
6,630 3.5

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

61,657 58,584
3,073 5.0
80,069 76,393
3,676 4.6

62,640 58,075
4,565 7.3
81,458 76,298
5,160 6.3

63,560 61,129 2,431
3.8
85,936 82,756
3,180 3.7

Change From

JUL 2020

AUG 2019

-531 34
-565

-788 -1,049
261

-2,703 -233
-2,470

-5,343 -6,920 1,577

-1,278 -154
-1,124

-709 -1,049
340

-4,112 -2
-4,110

-7,968 -12,851
4,883

-983 509 -1,492

-1,903 -2,545
642

-1,389 95
-1,484

-5,867 -6,363
496

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

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

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

AUG 2020
160,838,000 147,288,000 13,550,000
8.4
160,966,000 147,224,000
13,742,000 8.5

JUL 2020
159,870,000 143,532,000
16,338,000 10.2
161,374,000 144,492,000
16,882,000 10.5

AUG 2019
163,894,000 157,895,000
5,999,000 3.7
164,019,000 157,816,000
6,203,000 3.8

Change From

JUL 2020

AUG 2019

968,000 3,756,000 -2,788,000

-3,056,000 -10,607,000
7,551,000

-408,000 2,732,000 -3,140,000

-3,053,000 -10,592,000
7,539,000

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 August 2020

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

4,894,071 4,607,587 286,484 5.9

Appling Atkinson Bacon Baker Baldwin

9,228 8,871

357 3.9

4,126 4,005

121 2.9

4,571 4,388

183 4.0

1,074 1,017

57 5.3

17,515 16,511 1,004 5.7

Banks Barrow Bartow Ben Hill Berrien

9,395 9,089 306 3.3 38,044 36,440 1,604 4.2 47,802 45,390 2,412 5.0
5,246 4,937 309 5.9 7,118 6,810 308 4.3

Bibb Bleckley Brantley Brooks Bryan

64,604 60,171 4,433 6.9

4,210 3,988

222 5.3

6,327 6,041

286 4.5

6,637 6,334

303 4.6

17,220 16,426

794 4.6

Bulloch Burke Butts Calhoun Camden

36,350 34,366 1,984 5.5

8,516 7,980

536 6.3

10,176 9,629

547 5.4

2,184 2,086

98 4.5

19,890 19,057

833 4.2

Candler Carroll Catoosa Charlton Chatham

5,501 5,273

228 4.1

52,467 49,625 2,842 5.4

32,279 31,123 1,156 3.6

4,577 4,431

146 3.2

134,379 124,928 9,451 7.0

Chattahoochee 1,836

Chattooga

9,534

Cherokee 128,187

Clarke

55,919

Clay

917

1,739 8,941 123,004 52,806
805

97 5.3 593 6.2 5,183 4.0 3,113 5.6 112 12.2

Clayton Clinch Cobb Coffee Colquitt

136,499 122,479 14,020 10.3

2,365 2,278

87 3.7

405,204 383,882 21,322 5.3

18,443 17,531

912 4.9

20,421 19,632

789 3.9

Columbia Cook Coweta Crawford Crisp

69,760 67,302 2,458 3.5

7,835 7,519

316 4.0

70,998 67,260 3,738 5.3

5,187 4,978

209 4.0

9,343 8,710

633 6.8

Revised July 2020

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

5,022,761 4,620,061 402,700 8.0

9,224

8,771

453 4.9

4,138 3,968

170 4.1

4,605 4,349

256 5.6

1,072

993

79 7.4

17,806 16,356 1,450 8.1

9,468 9,023 445 4.7

38,957 36,647 2,310 5.9

49,179 45,615 3,564 7.2

5,311 4,913 398 7.5

7,118 6,701

417 5.9

66,714 60,401 6,313 9.5

4,258 3,927

331 7.8

6,355 5,960

395 6.2

6,602

6,177

425 6.4

17,485 16,395 1,090 6.2

36,626 33,660 2,966 8.1

8,812 8,007 805 9.1

10,474 9,681

793 7.6

2,164 2,027

137 6.3

20,129 19,063 1,066 5.3

5,520 5,199

321 5.8

53,764 49,757 4,007 7.5

33,085 31,479 1,606 4.9

4,623 4,422

201 4.3

137,719 124,927 12,792 9.3

1,883 9,849 130,968 57,555
929

1,745 8,990 123,454 53,036
779

138 7.3 859 8.7 7,514 5.7 4,519 7.9 150 16.1

141,911 123,286 18,625 13.1

2,372 2,246

126 5.3

415,800 385,573 30,227 7.3

18,700 17,467 1,233 6.6

20,500 19,432 1,068 5.2

71,124 67,586 3,538 5.0

7,890

7,441

449 5.7

73,684 67,624 6,060 8.2

5,283 4,977 306 5.8

9,671 8,811 860 8.9

Revised August 2019

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

5,097,809 4,911,129 186,680 3.7

9,698 4,696 4,990 1,180 17,375

9,294 4,568 4,810 1,123 16,613

404 4.2 128 2.7 180 3.6
57 4.8 762 4.4

9,612 9,338

274 2.9

40,210 39,005 1,205 3.0

50,363 48,612 1,751 3.5

5,396 5,098

298 5.5

7,425 7,130

295 4.0

67,576 64,667 2,909 4.3

4,470 4,236

234 5.2

7,441

7,119

322 4.3

6,977 6,725

252 3.6

18,270 17,680

590 3.2

36,586 35,137 1,449 4.0

9,125 8,631

494 5.4

10,686 10,315

371 3.5

2,279 2,193

86 3.8

20,841 20,031

810 3.9

5,614 5,446

168 3.0

55,114 53,131 1,983 3.6

33,415 32,356 1,059 3.2

4,829 4,619

210 4.3

139,499 134,404 5,095 3.7

1,977 1,883

94 4.8

10,138 9,734 404 4.0

135,478 131,540 3,938 2.9

58,443 56,184 2,259 3.9

922

852

70 7.6

137,369 131,072 6,297 4.6

2,531 2,416

115 4.5

424,024 410,532 13,492 3.2

18,706 18,025

681 3.6

21,503 20,789

714 3.3

74,812 72,346 2,466 3.3

8,032 7,741

291 3.6

74,257 71,982 2,275 3.1

5,585 5,373

212 3.8

9,393 9,011 382 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

Dade Dawson Decatur DeKalb Dodge

Preliminary August 2020

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

7,935 7,672 263 3.3

11,615 11,180 435 3.7

10,948 10,484 464 4.2

388,039 358,522 29,517 7.6

6,611 6,291

320 4.8

Dooly Dougherty Douglas Early Echols

4,884 4,603

281 5.8

36,843 33,937 2,906 7.9

70,539 65,685 4,854 6.9

4,352 4,086 266 6.1

1,803 1,742

61 3.4

Effingham Elbert Emanuel Evans Fannin

28,970 27,702 1,268 4.4

7,628

7,153

475 6.2

7,938 7,405 533 6.7

4,751 4,528 223 4.7

12,145 11,744

401 3.3

Fayette Floyd Forsyth Franklin Fulton

54,801 52,247 2,554 4.7 43,035 41,013 2,022 4.7 114,706 110,396 4,310 3.8
9,636 9,201 435 4.5 541,483 499,735 41,748 7.7

Gilmer Glascock Glynn Gordon Grady

11,072 10,669 403 3.6

1,187 1,148

39 3.3

34,389 32,324 2,065 6.0

27,949 26,789 1,160 4.2

9,871 9,514

357 3.6

Greene

6,876 6,533 343 5.0

Gwinnett

469,188 442,164 27,024 5.8

Habersham 18,137 17,342

795 4.4

Hall

96,428 92,706 3,722 3.9

Hancock

2,451 2,257

194 7.9

Haralson Harris Hart Heard Henry

11,902 11,315

587 4.9

15,374 14,806 568 3.7

10,640 10,158 482 4.5

4,958 4,716

242 4.9

110,890 103,230 7,660 6.9

Houston Irwin Jackson Jasper Jeff Davis

65,320 62,376 2,944 4.5

3,282 3,131

151 4.6

36,199 34,881 1,318 3.6

6,534 6,258

276 4.2

5,643 5,400

243 4.3

Revised July 2020

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

8,014

7,653

361 4.5

11,792 11,160 632 5.4

11,065 10,446

619 5.6

401,057 360,517 40,540 10.1

6,666 6,208 458 6.9

5,020 38,149 72,768
4,414 1,786

4,567 34,073 66,022
4,090 1,700

453 9.0 4,076 10.7 6,746 9.3
324 7.3 86 4.8

29,477 27,736 1,741 5.9

7,828

7,177

651 8.3

8,012 7,259

753 9.4

4,778 4,479 299 6.3

12,253 11,700 553 4.5

56,297 52,568 3,729 6.6 44,313 41,167 3,146 7.1 116,991 110,891 6,100 5.2 9,838 9,195 643 6.5 560,013 502,282 57,731 10.3

11,105 10,527

578 5.2

1,191 1,133

58 4.9

35,418 32,470 2,948 8.3

28,492 26,799 1,693 5.9

9,891 9,398 493 5.0

7,074 6,607

467 6.6

481,497 443,763 37,734 7.8

18,457 17,365 1,092 5.9

98,654 93,117 5,537 5.6

2,482 2,215

267 10.8

12,138 11,341

797 6.6

15,704 14,833

871 5.5

10,795 10,118 677 6.3

5,123 4,726

397 7.7

114,688 104,098 10,590 9.2

66,551 62,397 4,154 6.2

3,296

3,100

196 5.9

36,558 34,669 1,889 5.2

6,630 6,259

371 5.6

5,724 5,388 336 5.9

Revised August 2019

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

8,296 7,993

303 3.7

12,342 11,972

370 3.0

11,513 11,037

476 4.1

398,021 383,397 14,624 3.7

7,092 6,649 443 6.2

5,139 4,936

203 4.0

38,207 36,279 1,928 5.0

72,991 70,244 2,747 3.8

4,429 4,252

177 4.0

1,925 1,871

54 2.8

30,768 7,673 8,276 4,960
11,506

29,823 7,363 7,814 4,784
11,096

945 3.1 310 4.0 462 5.6 176 3.5 410 3.6

57,748 55,893 1,855 3.2

43,744 42,062 1,682 3.8

121,741 118,129 3,612 3.0

9,879 9,514

365 3.7

555,437 534,594 20,843 3.8

11,950 11,500

450 3.8

1,282 1,227

55 4.3

39,833 38,446 1,387 3.5

28,071 27,109

962 3.4

10,429 10,020

409 3.9

7,063 6,786

277 3.9

488,676 472,828 15,848 3.2

18,938 18,294 644 3.4

101,937 98,931 3,006 2.9

2,453 2,323

130 5.3

12,561 12,102

459 3.7

16,505 15,967 538 3.3

11,023 10,607

416 3.8

5,250 5,056

194 3.7

114,851 110,473 4,378 3.8

70,030 3,370
36,221 6,933 6,055

67,517 3,215 35,203 6,715 5,739

2,513 3.6 155 4.6
1,018 2.8 218 3.1 316 5.2

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

18

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

Jefferson Jenkins Johnson Jones Lamar

Preliminary August 2020

Labor Force
6,376 3,042 3,831 12,701 7,769

Employment
5,992 2,871 3,674 12,237 7,381

Unemployment Number Rate
384 6.0 171 5.6 157 4.1 464 3.7 388 5.0

Revised July 2020

Labor Force
6,574 3,094 3,890 12,915 7,988

Employment
5,968 2,844 3,668 12,244 7,393

Unemployment Number Rate
606 9.2 250 8.1 222 5.7 671 5.2 595 7.4

Revised August 2019

Labor Force
6,622 3,147 3,979 13,641 8,231

Employment
6,312 2,983 3,821 13,179 7,893

Unemployment Number Rate
310 4.7 164 5.2 158 4.0 462 3.4 338 4.1

Lanier Laurens Lee Liberty Lincoln

3,591 3,440

151 4.2

18,321 17,312 1,009 5.5

13,822 13,267 555 4.0

25,670 24,269 1,401 5.5

3,305 3,146

159 4.8

3,609 3,400 209 5.8

18,787 17,328 1,459 7.8

14,082 13,307

775 5.5

26,160 24,290 1,870 7.1

3,360 3,138 222 6.6

3,744 3,590

154 4.1

18,883 17,908

975 5.2

14,667 14,190

477 3.3

26,110 25,018 1,092 4.2

3,557 3,412

145 4.1

Long Lowndes Lumpkin McDuffie McIntosh

7,847 7,562

285 3.6

49,626 47,068 2,558 5.2

15,900 15,272

628 3.9

8,302 7,738 564 6.8

5,352 5,067

285 5.3

7,888 50,643 15,833
8,660 5,443

7,507 46,798 14,950
7,788 5,054

381 4.8 3,845 7.6
883 5.6 872 10.1 389 7.1

8,195 50,914 16,738
8,812 6,273

7,862 48,943 16,191
8,326 6,033

333 4.1 1,971 3.9
547 3.3 486 5.5 240 3.8

Macon Madison Marion Meriwether Miller

4,384 12,508
3,040 8,577 2,581

4,136 11,978
2,911 7,927 2,483

248 5.7 530 4.2 129 4.2 650 7.6
98 3.8

4,409 12,717 3,088 8,882 2,597

4,065 11,972 2,906
7,920 2,462

344 7.8 745 5.9 182 5.9 962 10.8 135 5.2

4,714 13,191 3,290 8,932 2,794

4,484 12,751
3,142 8,504 2,691

230 4.9 440 3.3 148 4.5 428 4.8 103 3.7

Mitchell Monroe Montgomery Morgan Murray

8,020 12,147 3,683 8,749 14,343

7,558 11,631
3,511 8,356 13,581

462 5.8 516 4.2 172 4.7 393 4.5 762 5.3

8,090

7,471

619 7.7

12,346 11,608 738 6.0

3,762

3,516

246 6.5

8,883 8,304

579 6.5

14,781 13,586 1,195 8.1

8,567 12,989
3,831 9,301 15,400

8,146 12,524
3,613 8,986 14,650

421 4.9 465 3.6 218 5.7 315 3.4 750 4.9

Muscogee Newton Oconee Oglethorpe Paulding

73,114 67,821 5,293 7.2

49,919 46,611 3,308 6.6

18,195 17,684

511 2.8

6,463 6,206

257 4.0

81,239 77,412 3,827 4.7

75,731 51,365 18,442 6,550 83,365

68,170 46,847 17,679
6,196 77,886

7,561 10.0 4,518 8.8
763 4.1 354 5.4 5,479 6.6

76,723 72,983 3,740 4.9

52,067 49,903 2,164 4.2

19,358 18,824 534 2.8

6,875 6,642

233 3.4

85,554 82,855 2,699 3.2

Peach Pickens Pierce Pike Polk

11,030 14,330
8,255 8,360 17,583

10,432 13,770
7,945 8,041 16,796

598 5.4 560 3.9 310 3.8 319 3.8 787 4.5

11,177 10,351 826 7.4

14,621 13,844 777 5.3

8,348

7,927

421 5.0

8,574 8,047

527 6.1

18,027 16,829 1,198 6.6

11,839 15,227
8,756 8,905 18,344

11,338 14,730 8,444
8,614 17,657

501 4.2 497 3.3 312 3.6 291 3.3 687 3.7

Pulaski Putnam Quitman Rabun Randolph

3,719 7,811
820 7,112 2,454

3,585 7,372
760 6,811 2,321

134 3.6 439 5.6
60 7.3 301 4.2 133 5.4

3,730 7,994
827 7,222 2,479

3,550 7,366
749 6,808 2,301

180 4.8 628 7.9
78 9.4 414 5.7 178 7.2

4,067 8,216
804 7,327 2,502

3,901 7,855
762 7,072 2,374

166 4.1 361 4.4
42 5.2 255 3.5 128 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 August 2020

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

80,597 74,768 5,829 7.2

43,044 40,034 3,010 7.0

2,158 2,090

68 3.2

4,986 4,627

359 7.2

2,950 2,816

134 4.5

Spalding Stephens Stewart Sumter Talbot

27,459 25,583 1,876 6.8

10,425 9,877 548 5.3

2,502 2,375

127 5.1

12,691 11,896

795 6.3

2,657 2,506

151 5.7

Taliaferro Tattnall Taylor Telfair Terrell

550 9,056 2,830 3,489 3,335

521 8,738 2,685 3,189 3,098

29 5.3 318 3.5 145 5.1 300 8.6 237 7.1

Thomas Tift Toombs Towns Treutlen

16,299 19,461 11,435 3,598
2,491

15,378 18,632 10,808
3,414 2,366

921 5.7 829 4.3 627 5.5 184 5.1 125 5.0

Troup Turner Twiggs Union Upson

37,144 35,045 2,099 5.7

3,066 2,867

199 6.5

2,664 2,493

171 6.4

9,895 9,540

355 3.6

10,869 10,296

573 5.3

Walker

30,123 28,922 1,201 4.0

Walton

43,358 41,412 1,946 4.5

Ware

14,835 14,149 686 4.6

Warren

2,703 2,561

142 5.3

Washington 6,472 6,088 384 5.9

Wayne Webster Wheeler White Whitfield

10,711 985
1,518 15,922 40,520

10,193 931
1,431 15,453 38,407

518 4.8 54 5.5 87 5.7 469 2.9 2,113 5.2

Wilcox Wilkes Wilkinson Worth

2,582 3,728 3,932 8,300

2,431 3,519 3,759 7,931

151 5.8 209 5.6 173 4.4 369 4.4

Revised July 2020

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

83,443 44,366
2,158 5,077 2,937

75,382 40,237
2,067 4,532 2,765

8,061 9.7 4,129 9.3
91 4.2 545 10.7 172 5.9

28,395 25,700 2,695 9.5

10,643 9,881

762 7.2

2,542 2,372

170 6.7

12,887 11,784 1,103 8.6

2,722 2,501

221 8.1

568 9,136 2,835 3,577 3,427

525 8,694 2,636 3,166 3,099

43 7.6 442 4.8 199 7.0 411 11.5 328 9.6

16,561 15,315 1,246 7.5

19,652 18,431 1,221 6.2

11,696 10,793 903 7.7

3,654 3,379

275 7.5

2,537 2,361

176 6.9

38,427 35,170 3,257 8.5

3,125 2,869

256 8.2

2,748

2,513

235 8.6

9,977 9,490

487 4.9

11,266 10,356

910 8.1

30,844 29,225 1,619 5.2

44,414 41,649 2,765 6.2

15,105 14,159 946 6.3

2,782 2,571

211 7.6

6,616

6,074

542 8.2

10,877 10,187 690 6.3

992

927

65 6.6

1,526 1,408

118 7.7

16,358 15,645

713 4.4

41,821 38,497 3,324 7.9

2,560 3,821 4,006 8,423

2,364 3,538 3,768 7,922

196 7.7 283 7.4 238 5.9 501 5.9

Revised August 2019

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

84,543 80,392 4,151 4.9

44,625 42,821 1,804 4.0

2,211 2,119

92 4.2

5,085 4,833

252 5.0

3,098 2,950

148 4.8

28,599 10,684
2,415 12,710 2,810

27,387 10,263
2,308 12,079 2,680

1,212 4.2 421 3.9 107 4.4 631 5.0 130 4.6

568 9,699 3,246 4,043 3,491

543 9,326 3,115 3,569 3,321

25 4.4 373 3.8 131 4.0 474 11.7 170 4.9

16,428 19,887 11,728
3,975 2,600

15,694 19,182 11,124 3,775 2,439

734 4.5 705 3.5 604 5.2 200 5.0 161 6.2

37,424 36,152 1,272 3.4

3,142 3,021

121 3.9

2,855 2,687

168 5.9

10,229 9,889

340 3.3

11,324 10,906

418 3.7

31,182 45,857 15,604
2,813 6,977

30,111 44,326 15,021
2,689 6,674

1,071 3.4 1,531 3.3
583 3.7 124 4.4 303 4.3

11,404 10,900

504 4.4

998

944

54 5.4

1,620 1,484

136 8.4

16,208 15,767

441 2.7

43,204 41,362 1,842 4.3

2,681 3,863 4,043 8,898

2,550 3,689 3,879 8,534

131 4.9 174 4.5 164 4.1 364 4.1

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 August 2020

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

*Albany 30,096

*Alpharetta

34,688

*Athens 55,919

*Atlanta 255,874

Dekalb Part

23,097

Fulton Part

232,777

*Augusta 80,597

*Brookhaven

32,391

*Canton 14,606

Carrollton 10,833

*Chamblee

19,291

*Columbus

73,114

Dalton 12,738

*Decatur 13,658

Douglasville 16,781

Duluth 15,407

*Dunwoody

26,011

East Point

17,018

Gainesville

18,715

Hinesville 14,987

*Johns Creek

42,493

Kennesaw

19,057

LaGrange 15,331

Lawrenceville

13,872

*McDonough

11,761

*Macon-Bibb

64,604

*Marietta 33,972

Milton 18,990

Newnan 17,746

Peachtree City

17,287

P'tree Corners

23,827

Rome 15,170

*Roswell 50,785

*Sandy Springs 62,297

*Savannah 65,624

*Smyrna 33,615

Statesboro

13,757

Stockbridge

14,074

Tucker 19,040

*Valdosta 24,474

*Warner Robins 31,041

Woodstock

16,392

27,633 33,182 52,806 234,441 21,756 212,685 74,768 31,237 14,068 10,169 18,555 67,821 12,076 13,072 15,509 14,546 24,909 14,781 17,870 14,182 40,670 18,139 14,229 12,957 10,518 60,171 32,125 18,242 16,552 16,790 22,591 14,295 48,699 59,427 60,007 31,808 12,759 12,868 17,904 22,955 29,452 15,735

2,463 8.2 1,506 4.3 3,113 5.6 21,433 8.4 1,341 5.8 20,092 8.6 5,829 7.2 1,154 3.6
538 3.7 664 6.1 736 3.8 5,293 7.2 662 5.2 586 4.3 1,272 7.6 861 5.6 1,102 4.2 2,237 13.1 845 4.5 805 5.4 1,823 4.3 918 4.8 1,102 7.2 915 6.6 1,243 10.6 4,433 6.9 1,847 5.4 748 3.9 1,194 6.7 497 2.9 1,236 5.2 875 5.8 2,086 4.1 2,870 4.6 5,617 8.6 1,807 5.4 998 7.3 1,206 8.6 1,136 6.0 1,519 6.2 1,589 5.1 657 4.0

Revised July 2020

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

31,162 27,744 3,418 11.0

35,424 33,351 2,073 5.9

57,555 53,036 4,519 7.9

263,728 235,646 28,082 10.6

23,775 21,877 1,898 8.0

239,953 213,769 26,184 10.9

83,443 75,382 8,061 9.7

32,995 31,411 1,584 4.8

14,877 14,119

758 5.1

11,142 10,196

946 8.5

19,661 18,658 1,003 5.1

75,731 68,170 7,561 10.0

13,210 12,104 1,106 8.4

13,951 13,144

807 5.8

17,337 15,588 1,749 10.1

15,777 14,598 1,179 7.5

26,498 25,047 1,451 5.5

17,799 14,856 2,943 16.5

19,162 17,949 1,213 6.3

15,258 14,195 1,063 7.0

43,425 40,877 2,548 5.9

19,560 18,218 1,342 6.9

15,924 14,280 1,644 10.3

14,274 13,003 1,271 8.9

12,314 10,607 1,707 13.9

66,714 60,401 6,313 9.5

34,710 32,266 2,444 7.0

19,365 18,335 1,030 5.3

18,552 16,642 1,910 10.3

17,605 16,893

712 4.0

24,369 22,672 1,697 7.0

15,725 14,349 1,376 8.8

51,875 48,947 2,928 5.6

63,488 59,730 3,758 5.9

67,425 60,007 7,418 11.0

34,481 31,948 2,533 7.3

13,977 12,497 1,480 10.6

14,658 12,976 1,682 11.5

19,593 18,003 1,590 8.1

25,145 22,824 2,321 9.2

31,705 29,460 2,245 7.1

16,715 15,792

923 5.5

Revised August 2019

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

31,149 29,540 1,609 5.2

36,604 35,497 1,107 3.0

58,443 56,184 2,259 3.9

261,084 250,787 10,297 3.9

23,913 23,266

647 2.7

237,171 227,521 9,650 4.1

84,543 80,392 4,151 4.9

34,203 33,404

799 2.3

15,459 15,044

415 2.7

11,378 10,888

490 4.3

20,327 19,842

485 2.4

76,723 72,983 3,740 4.9

13,568 13,005

563 4.1

13,470 13,038

432 3.2

17,288 16,585

703 4.1

16,024 15,555

469 2.9

27,367 26,637

730 2.7

16,679 15,812

867 5.2

19,695 19,070

625 3.2

15,246 14,620

626 4.1

44,860 43,506 1,354 3.0

20,029 19,398

631 3.2

15,278 14,678

600 3.9

14,394 13,855

539 3.7

11,456 10,883

573 5.0

67,576 64,667 2,909 4.3

35,557 34,355 1,202 3.4

20,112 19,515

597 3.0

18,333 17,714

619 3.4

18,489 17,962

527 2.9

24,885 24,157

728 2.9

15,262 14,661

601 3.9

53,586 52,096 1,490 2.8

65,460 63,573 1,887 2.9

67,315 64,559 2,756 4.1

35,066 34,016 1,050 3.0

13,757 13,046

711 5.2

14,401 13,771

630 4.4

19,764 19,146

618 3.1

24,916 23,870 1,046 4.2

33,159 31,880 1,279 3.9

17,342 16,827

515 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 AUGUST 2020 August 2020

Dade 3.3

Catoosa 3.6

Walker

Whitfield

Murray 5.3

Fannin 3.3

Union 3.6

Towns 5.1

Rabun 4.2

4.0

5.2

Chattooga 6.2

Gordon 4.2

Floyd 4.7

Bartow 5.0

Gilmer 3.6
Pickens 3.9
Cherokee 4.0

Lumpkin 3.9
Dawson 3.7
Forsyth 3.8

White Habersham

2.9

4.4

Stephens

5.3

Banks Franklin

Hall

3.3

4.5

3.9

Jackson 3.6

Madison 4.2

Hart 4.5
Elbert 6.2

6.0% or greater 32 counties (20%)
5.0% to 5.9% 45 counties (28%)
4.0% to 4.9% 50 counties (31%)

Polk 4.5

Paulding

Cobb 5.3

Gwinnett 5.8

Barrow 4.2

Clarke 5.6

Oglethorpe 4.0

Less than 4.0% 32 counties (20%)

Haralson 4.9
Carroll 5.4
Heard 4.9

4.7 Douglas 6.9
Coweta 5.3

Fulton 7.7

DeKalb 7.6 Rockdale

Walton 4.5

Oconee 2.8

Wilkes 5.6

Lincoln 4.8

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

Clayton

10.3

Fayette 4.7

Henry 6.9

Spalding 6.8

7.0 Newton 6.6

Morgan 4.5

Butts 5.4

Jasper 4.2

Putnam 5.6

Greene 5.0

Taliaferro

5.3

McDuffie

Warren 6.8

Columbia 3.5

5.3

Richmond

Hancock

7.2

7.9

Glascock

3.3

Troup 5.7

Meriwether 7.6

Pike 3.8

Lamar 5.0

Monroe 4.2

Jones 3.7

Baldwin 5.7

Washington

Jefferson 6.0

Burke 6.3

Upson

5.9

Harris 3.7

Talbot 5.7

Muscogee 7.2
Marion Chattahoochee 4.2

5.3
Taylor 5.1

Crawford 4.0

Bibb 6.9

Twiggs 6.4

Wilkinson 4.4

Macon 5.7

Peach 5.4
Houston 4.5

Bleckley 5.3

Laurens 5.5

Johnson 4.1

Emanuel 6.7

Jenkins 5.6

Screven 7.2

Treutlen 5.0

Candler 4.1

Bulloch 5.5

Effingham 4.4

5.3
Stewart 5.1

Schley 3.2

Webster 5.5

Sumter 6.3

Quitman

7.3 Randolph Terrell

Lee

5.4

7.1

4.0

Clay 12.2

Calhoun 4.5

Dougherty 7.9

Early 6.1
Miller 3.8

Baker 5.3

Mitchell 5.8

Dooly 5.8

Pulaski 3.6

Dodge 4.8

Crisp 6.8

Wilcox 5.8

Turner 6.5

Ben Hill 5.9

Montgomery

Wheeler 5.7

4.7

Toombs 5.5

Evans 4.7

Tattnall

Telfair

3.5

8.6

Jeff Davis 4.3

Appling 3.9

Long 3.6

Bryan 4.6
Liberty 5.5

Worth 4.4
Colquitt 3.9

Irwin 4.6 Tift 4.3

Coffee 4.9

Berrien

Atkinson

4.3

2.9

Cook

4.0 Lanier

Bacon 4.0

Wayne 4.8

Pierce 3.8
Ware 4.6

Brantley 4.5

McIntosh 5.3
Glynn 6.0

Chatham 7.0

Seminole 4.5

Decatur 4.2

Grady 3.6

Thomas 5.7

Brooks 4.6

4.2
Lowndes 5.2

Clinch 3.7

Charlton 3.2

Camden 4.2

Echols

3.4

Georgia's Unemployment Rate: 5.9 %
Georgia's U(nNoet SmeasponlaollyyAmdjusetend)t Rate: 5.9% (not seasonally adjusted) Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics and Economic Research
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Georgia Unemployment Insurance Claims by County

County

August 2020 Initial
Claims

Average Weekly Benefit

County

August 2020 Initial
Claims

Average Weekly Benefit

County

August 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

247,623............. $248
244............. $224 72............. $226
167............. $214 37............. $195
642............. $206 272............. $221 1,268............. $224 2,123............. $221 275............. $205 261............. $194 4,048............. $197 149............. $202 226............. $222 299............. $196 688............. $221 1,812............. $200 389............. $234 422............. $219 153............. $223 594............. $193 152............. $208 2,700............. $207 463............. $202 101............. $211 7,690............. $215
49............. $185 148............. $213 4,097............. $222 2,931............. $195
95............. $205 9,964............. $224
53............. $199 17,774............. $229
606............. $226 701............. $187 1,754............. $213 487............. $207 3,466............. $229 157............. $215 616............. $199 145............. $219 418............. $213 549............. $205 21,837............. $231 253............. $203 192............. $225 2,706............. $190 4,019............. $222 159............. $191
27............. $234 867............. $225

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

329............. $236 495............. $207 204............. $198 193............. $207 2,421............. $230 2,099............. $210 3,014............. $227 418............. $224 37,280............. $229 350............. $207
23............. $269 1,938............. $213 1,303............. $226
254............. $203 327............. $216 20,853............. $227 498............. $221 3,170............. $227 140............. $233 521............. $202 548............. $215 302............. $245 194............. $215 6,183............. $227 2,371............. $197 130............. $210 1,128............. $225 183............. $233 127............. $216 412............. $216 139............. $239 196............. $211 327............. $211 304............. $226 175............. $199 1,340............. $208 841............. $205 1,241............. $205 108............. $221 194............. $218 3,180............. $192 450............. $201 272............. $198 471............. $209 121............. $211 431............. $213 225............. $201 503............. $224
97............. $184 327............. $213 369............. $212 200............. $225 275............. $227 998............. $219

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

5,332............. $198 2,497............. $221
426............. $206 186............. $217 2,554............. $223 578............. $191 407............. $226 184............. $198 290............. $240 877............. $215 141............. $204 339............. $226
21............. $204 195............. $215 171............. $228 4,662............. $203 2,359............. $224
46............. $216 363............. $234 153............. $193 1,637............. $222 442............. $213
57............. $222 713............. $195 113............. $224
18............. $217 256............. $205 119............. $219 190............. $208 146............. $202 864............. $204 934............. $182 518............. $221 120............. $195 118............. $220 1,948............. $219 189............. $205 119............. $221 323............. $195 696............. $239 688............. $210 1,928............. $222 657............. $189
89............. $229 313............. $195 513............. $219
27............. $223 66............. $226 365............. $208 3,110............. $220 111............. $218 123............. $229 139............. $204 194............. $208

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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