Jackson Madison Elbert Polk Cobb Gwinnett Barrow Clarke D I M E N S I O Paulding Haralson Douglas DeKalb Rock- Walton Oconee Oglethorpe Wilkes Lincoln EdgefieSlCd, Carroll Fulton Clayton dale Newton Morgan Greene Taliaferro Columbia Fayette Henry McDuffie Warren Heard Coweta Spalding Butts Jasper Putnam Hancock Glascock Richmond AikenSC, N S Russell, AL Measuring Georgia's Workforce Troup Meriwether Pike Lamar Monroe Upson Jones Baldwin Jefferson Washington Burke Harris Talbot October 2021 Data Muscogee Taylor Bibb Crawford Peach Wilkinson Twiggs Johnson Jenkins Emanuel Screven Volume XLVII, Number 10 October 2021 Employment Situation Marion Chattahoo- Houston Bleckley Macon Laurens Treutlen chee In millions CandlGereorgBuialloEcmh ploEyfmfinegnhatm (Seasonally Adjusted) QuNouitrtmoilS0nait.tnef5iwaerapsmr,etercdeemuWnceptab,ltsoiitnoeyrnSmOchaeclnentSoydtubmihnetereGar2lte0ho2rs1ge.iDrTaCvorrioiiacsnlpydecser,e, aaPtrnsuaWeldandislscmkobpi xayonr2tuDa1fota,id1ocg0nteu0arT,iennldfagirWheeleMr ontgoTmooemrybs Evans Tattnall Bryan alodndeeRdmantadhojeolprmhsoecsTtteojrorrebtllos oveLreethe month. Government was the cut jobs from STeuprnteermber toBeOncHtiollber. Jeff Liberty Davis 4.41 4.4A3 pp4l.i4n5g 4.45 4.46 4L.4o8ng 4.47 4.49 Chatham 4.56 4.56 4.53 4.58 4.61 TjtoeChmlEbaeaysrbltiyernar.dOTCeca,htltheorobaounevnBrseapkareoftrtrhetDearotgumiogrhoonewnarttnihyndggurWbotoiywlrit1thtih2e,si1ns0eO0cTctijfoottorbbasediIrnrdBwceeSiorndremie6pne,-8s0a0AstCkoinffseoen transpoMriltlaertion, warehMoituchseinll g, andCoulqtuilititties Ceomokployment was up 3,600, retail trade employment expanded byLanier Bacon Wayne Pierce Ware Brantley McIntosh Glynn 3,0S0e0m,inaonled wholesale trade grew by 200 new jobs. Em- ClincOhct-20 Nov-20 Dec-20 Jan-21 Feb-21 MaCr-a21mAdper-2n1 May-21 Jun-21 Jul-21 Aug-21 Sep-21 Oct-21 ploymentDiencaetdurucatiGornadaynd hTheoamltahs serBvriocoeks grewLowbnyd3es,400 Charlton nonfarm workers in October, this after losing 800 jobsEcihnols Georgia Unemployment Rate September. The sector has added jobs after two consecu- (Seasonally Adjusted) tive months of losses. The manufacturing sector gained 3,300 additional jobs in October and has experienced job increases in three out of the four months. Government shed 1,200 jobs in October following a decrease of 100 in September, continuing a three-month long contraction since August. State government jobs were reduced by 500 over the month along with a decline 5.9% 5.6% 5.3% 5.1% 4.8% 4.5% 4.3% 4.1% 4.0% 3.7% 3.5% 3.3% 3.1% of 400 local government jobs and a loss of 300 federal government jobs during the month of October. Over the year, employment in Georgia is up 196,900, or 4.5 percent. Professional and business services (+60,400 jobs), trade, transportation and utilities (+45,300 jobs), leisure and hospitality (+31,300 jobs), education and health services (+23,300 jobs) and manufacturing (+13,100 jobs) added the most jobs from October 2020 to October 2021. Oct-20 Nov-20 Dec-20 Jan-21 Feb-21 Mar-21 Apr-21 May-21 Jun-21 Jul-21 Aug-21 Sep-21 Oct-21 Georgia's unemployment rate (seasonally adjusted) continued to decline, currently at 3.1 percent in October from 3.3 percent in September 2021. Unemployment in Georgia has fallen to the lowest rate in the state's recorded history, breaking the record previously set in September. Over the year, the unemployment rate is down from 5.9 percent in October 2020. Workforce Statistics & Economic Research For more information, contact Corey Smith at (404) 232-3875 corey.smith@gdol.ga.gov Equal Opportunity Employer/ProgramAuxiliary Aids and Services Available upon Request to Individuals with Disabilities Georgia Nonfarm Employment (In thousands) (Seasonally Adjusted) Preliminary Revised OCT 2021 SEP 2021 Revised OCT 2020 Change in Jobs from SEP 2021 Net % Change in Jobs from OCT 2020 Net % Total Nonfarm 4,605.6 4,584.5 4,408.7 21.1 0.5 196.9 4.5 Total Private 3,932.4 3,910.1 3,733.5 22.3 0.6 198.9 5.3 Goods Producing 614.4 609.4 593.1 5.0 0.8 21.3 3.6 Service-Providing 3,991.2 3,975.1 3,815.6 16.1 0.4 175.6 4.6 Private Service-Providing 3,318.0 3,300.7 3,140.4 17.3 0.5 177.6 5.7 Mining and Logging 9.7 9.7 9.3 0.0 0.0 0.4 4.3 Mining, Logging and Construction 216.9 215.2 208.7 1.7 0.8 8.2 3.9 Construction 207.2 205.5 199.4 1.7 0.8 7.8 3.9 Manufacturing 397.5 394.2 384.4 3.3 0.8 13.1 3.4 Durable Goods 195.9 194.6 191.0 1.3 0.7 4.9 2.6 Non-Durable Goods 201.6 199.6 193.4 2.0 1.0 8.2 4.2 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 977.4 970.6 932.1 6.8 0.7 45.3 4.9 Wholesale Trade 215.0 214.8 207.4 0.2 0.1 7.6 3.7 Retail Trade 502.6 499.6 488.2 3.0 0.6 14.4 2.9 Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 259.8 256.2 236.5 3.6 1.4 23.3 9.9 Information 119.3 117.7 110.0 1.6 1.4 9.3 8.5 Financial Activities 254.9 254.9 250.9 0.0 0.0 4.0 1.6 Finance and Insurance 183.2 183.1 180.8 0.1 0.1 2.4 1.3 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 71.7 71.8 70.1 -0.1 -0.1 1.6 2.3 Professional and Business Services 755.0 751.8 694.6 3.2 0.4 60.4 8.7 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 296.7 296.9 278.2 -0.2 -0.1 18.5 6.6 Management of Companies and Enterprises 87.4 86.3 85.2 1.1 1.3 2.2 2.6 Admin and Support, Waste Mngmnt and Remediation 370.9 368.6 331.2 2.3 0.6 39.7 12.0 Education and Health Services 610.2 606.8 586.9 3.4 0.6 23.3 4.0 Educational Services 94.3 93.4 87.9 0.9 1.0 6.4 7.3 Health Care and Social Assistance 515.9 513.4 499.0 2.5 0.5 16.9 3.4 Leisure and Hospitality 446.5 445.1 415.2 1.4 0.3 31.3 7.5 Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 47.6 47.0 44.8 0.6 1.3 2.8 6.3 Accommodation and Food Services 398.9 398.1 370.4 0.8 0.2 28.5 7.7 Other Services 154.7 153.8 150.7 0.9 0.6 4.0 2.7 Government 673.2 674.4 675.2 -1.2 -0.2 -2.0 -0.3 Federal Government 106.4 106.7 110.2 -0.3 -0.3 -3.8 -3.4 State Government 159.4 159.9 159.7 -0.5 -0.3 -0.3 -0.2 Local Government 407.4 407.8 405.3 -0.4 -0.1 2.1 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 2020 benchmark. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research Georgia Department of Labor, Mark Butler, Commissioner Equal Opportunity Employer/Program Auxiliary Aids and Services Available Upon Request to Individuals With Disabilities 2 Georgia Nonfarm Employment (In thousands) (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Preliminary Revised Revised OCT 2021 SEP 2020 OCT 2020 Change in Jobs from SEP 2020 Net % Change in Jobs from OCT 2020 Net % Total Nonfarm 4,635.9 Total Private 3,956.5 Goods Producing 614.6 Service-Providing 4,021.3 Private Service-Providing 3,341.9 Mining and Logging 9.7 Mining, Logging and Construction 216.9 Construction 207.2 Construction of Buildings 48.7 Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction 34.8 Specialty Trade Contractors 123.7 Manufacturing 397.7 Durable Goods 195.6 Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 50.3 Non-Durable Goods 202.1 Food Manufacturing 68.0 Textile Mills 15.9 Textile Product Mills 26.3 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 979.8 Wholesale Trade 216.0 Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods 113.8 Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods 62.0 Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers 40.2 Retail Trade 501.7 Food and Beverage Stores 94.5 General Merchandise Stores 108.9 Miscellaneous Store Retailers 19.9 Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 262.1 Utilities 19.4 Transportation and Warehousing 242.7 Air Transportation 27.9 Truck Transportation 57.5 Couriers and Messengers 34.8 Warehousing and Storage 72.3 Information 122.1 Telecommunications 36.2 Wired and Wireless Telecommunications Carriers 31.1 Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services 18.4 Financial Activities 255.2 Finance and Insurance 183.1 Insurance Carriers and Related Activities 88.4 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 72.1 Professional and Business Services 766.0 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 296.6 Accounting, Tax Prep, and Bookkeeping Services 37.7 Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services 43.7 Computer Systems Design and Related Services 75.2 Management and Technical Consulting Services 51.7 Management of Companies and Enterprises 87.7 Admin and Support, Waste Mngmnt and Remediation 381.7 Employment Services 195.9 Education and Health Services 616.2 Educational Services 97.7 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 50.4 Health Care and Social Assistance 518.5 Ambulatory Health Care Services 238.7 Hospitals 156.2 Nursing and Residential Care Facilities 56.9 Social Assistance 66.7 Leisure and Hospitality 447.2 Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 48.4 Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries 37.2 Accommodation and Food Services 398.8 Accommodation 41.9 Food Services and Drinking Places 356.9 Other Services 155.4 Repair and Maintenance 43.2 Personal and Laundry Services 37.8 Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar 74.4 Government 679.4 Federal Government 106.6 Department of Defense 46.3 State Government 162.7 State Government Educational Services 98.4 State Government excluding Educational Services 64.3 Local Government 410.1 Local Government Educational Services 242.8 Local Government excluding Educational Services 167.3 4,572.5 3,896.2 607.0 3,965.5 3,289.2 9.6 214.4 204.8 47.9 33.7 123.2 392.6 194.2 49.9 198.4 65.0 16.0 26.1 965.0 214.5 113.0 61.7 39.8 494.4 93.5 106.5 19.5 256.1 19.4 236.7 27.2 57.5 34.4 69.8 118.0 36.1 31.0 17.5 254.3 182.8 87.7 71.5 751.9 294.2 36.5 43.3 75.2 50.8 86.6 371.1 188.8 603.0 92.9 48.1 510.1 233.5 155.9 56.0 64.7 443.8 48.5 37.7 395.3 41.5 353.8 153.2 42.2 37.0 74.0 676.3 106.9 46.1 161.8 96.8 65.0 407.6 241.5 166.1 4,435.9 3,754.3 593.7 3,842.2 3,160.6 9.3 209.3 200.0 44.9 35.1 120.0 384.4 190.4 50.3 194.0 65.5 16.1 25.4 934.1 207.8 109.1 61.1 37.6 487.4 96.9 109.7 20.1 238.9 19.7 219.2 23.4 56.2 33.3 65.7 112.0 35.5 30.3 16.4 251.9 180.8 87.3 71.1 702.9 279.2 33.8 42.7 72.5 47.0 85.4 338.3 170.6 594.4 91.3 47.0 503.1 223.7 154.4 57.0 68.0 414.6 43.2 33.2 371.4 32.6 338.8 150.7 40.5 34.7 75.5 681.6 110.7 45.0 162.9 96.2 66.7 408.0 236.3 171.7 63.4 1.4 60.3 1.6 7.6 1.3 55.8 1.4 52.7 1.6 0.1 1.0 2.5 1.2 2.4 1.2 0.8 1.7 1.1 3.3 0.5 0.4 5.1 1.3 1.4 0.7 0.4 0.8 3.7 1.9 3.0 4.6 -0.1 -0.6 0.2 0.8 14.8 1.5 1.5 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.3 0.5 0.4 1.0 7.3 1.5 1.0 1.1 2.4 2.3 0.4 2.1 6.0 2.3 0.0 0.0 6.0 2.5 0.7 2.6 0.0 0.0 0.4 1.2 2.5 3.6 4.1 3.5 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.9 5.1 0.9 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.7 0.8 0.6 0.8 14.1 1.9 2.4 0.8 1.2 3.3 0.4 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.9 1.8 1.1 1.3 10.6 2.9 7.1 3.8 13.2 2.2 4.8 5.2 2.3 4.8 8.4 1.7 5.2 2.2 0.3 0.2 0.9 1.6 2.0 3.1 3.4 0.8 -0.1 -0.2 -0.5 -1.3 3.5 0.9 0.4 1.0 3.1 0.9 2.2 1.4 1.0 2.4 0.8 2.2 0.4 0.5 3.1 0.5 -0.3 -0.3 0.2 0.4 0.9 0.6 1.6 1.7 -0.7 -1.1 2.5 0.6 1.3 0.5 1.2 0.7 200.0 202.2 20.9 179.1 181.3 0.4 7.6 7.2 3.8 -0.3 3.7 13.3 5.2 0.0 8.1 2.5 -0.2 0.9 45.7 8.2 4.7 0.9 2.6 14.3 -2.4 -0.8 -0.2 23.2 -0.3 23.5 4.5 1.3 1.5 6.6 10.1 0.7 0.8 2.0 3.3 2.3 1.1 1.0 63.1 17.4 3.9 1.0 2.7 4.7 2.3 43.4 25.3 21.8 6.4 3.4 15.4 15.0 1.8 -0.1 -1.3 32.6 5.2 4.0 27.4 9.3 18.1 4.7 2.7 3.1 -1.1 -2.2 -4.1 1.3 -0.2 2.2 -2.4 2.1 6.5 -4.4 4.5 5.4 3.5 4.7 5.7 4.3 3.6 3.6 8.5 -0.9 3.1 3.5 2.7 0.0 4.2 3.8 -1.2 3.5 4.9 4.0 4.3 1.5 6.9 2.9 -2.5 -0.7 -1.0 9.7 -1.5 10.7 19.2 2.3 4.5 10.1 9.0 2.0 2.6 12.2 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.4 9.0 6.2 11.5 2.3 3.7 10.0 2.7 12.8 14.8 3.7 7.0 7.2 3.1 6.7 1.2 -0.2 -1.9 7.9 12.0 12.1 7.4 28.5 5.3 3.1 6.7 8.9 -1.5 -0.3 -3.7 2.9 -0.1 2.3 -3.6 0.5 2.8 -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 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 2020 benchmark. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research 3 Albany MSA Nonfarm Employment (Not Seasonally Adjusted) (In thousands) Preliminary Revised Revised OCT 2021 SEP 2021 OCT 2020 Change in Jobs from SEP 2021 Net % Change in Jobs from OCT 2020 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 60.2 59.9 59.9 0.3 0.5 48.8 48.4 48.2 0.4 0.8 6.6 6.4 6.5 0.2 3.1 53.6 53.5 53.4 0.1 0.2 42.2 42.0 41.7 0.2 0.5 12.5 12.4 12.3 0.1 0.8 7.3 7.3 7.3 0.0 0.0 11.4 11.5 11.7 -0.1 -0.9 2.6 2.7 2.8 -0.1 -3.7 2.3 2.3 2.3 0.0 0.0 6.5 6.5 6.6 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.5 0.6 1.2 0.1 1.5 0.2 0.4 0.5 1.2 0.2 1.6 0.0 0.0 -0.3 -2.6 -0.2 -7.1 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -1.5 Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers in the 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 2020 benchmark. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research Athens-Clarke county MSA Nonfarm Employment (In thousands) (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Preliminary Revised Revised OCT 2021 SEP 2021 OCT 2020 Change in Jobs from SEP 2021 Net % Change in Jobs from OCT 2020 Net % Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing Private Service-Providing Trade, Transportation, and Utilities Retail Trade Professional and Business Services Leisure and Hospitality Government Federal Government State Government Local Government 95.3 94.5 93.4 67.3 66.8 65.2 9.4 9.4 9.3 85.9 85.1 84.1 57.9 57.4 55.9 16.6 16.3 15.9 10.7 10.5 10.4 9.1 9.0 8.4 10.2 10.1 9.6 28.0 27.7 28.2 1.1 1.1 1.2 18.9 18.9 19.1 8.0 7.7 7.9 0.8 0.9 0.5 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.9 0.5 0.9 0.3 1.8 0.2 1.9 0.1 1.1 0.1 1.0 0.3 1.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 3.9 1.9 2.0 2.1 3.2 0.1 1.1 1.8 2.1 2.0 3.6 0.7 4.4 0.3 2.9 0.7 8.3 0.6 6.3 -0.2 -0.7 -0.1 -8.3 -0.2 -1.1 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 2020 benchmark. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research 4 Atlanta MSA Nonfarm Employment (In thousands) (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Preliminary Revised OCT 2021 SEP 2021 Revised OCT 2020 Change in Jobs from SEP 2021 Net % Change in Jobs from OCT 2020 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 2,839.9 2,505.9 303.7 2,536.2 2,202.2 1.7 132.7 131.0 32.1 81.6 171.0 88.9 14.6 82.1 23.9 605.9 150.7 80.4 40.3 30.0 284.3 58.5 59.0 13.2 170.9 9.9 161.0 26.5 36.9 25.7 106.9 30.3 26.1 17.8 182.1 130.1 61.9 52.0 572.4 239.6 27.4 33.0 61.6 46.9 76.3 256.5 134.2 377.8 69.1 308.7 149.9 86.5 41.4 261.5 34.5 227.0 19.2 207.8 95.6 26.2 25.3 334.0 49.9 75.3 208.8 2,799.2 2,467.3 300.1 2,499.1 2,167.2 1.6 131.3 129.7 31.1 81.8 168.8 88.2 14.5 80.6 22.7 598.1 151.0 80.7 40.1 30.2 280.2 57.7 57.5 12.9 166.9 9.9 157.0 25.8 36.2 24.8 103.6 30.3 26.1 17.0 181.5 130.0 61.6 51.5 561.5 237.7 26.4 32.7 62.1 46.2 76.0 247.8 128.1 367.0 66.6 300.4 145.0 86.5 39.8 260.5 34.9 225.6 19.2 206.4 95.0 25.8 25.3 331.9 50.0 74.2 207.7 2,705.1 2,374.2 291.6 2,413.5 2,082.6 1.6 128.2 126.6 29.0 79.5 163.4 85.7 14.6 77.7 22.7 583.7 146.2 79.8 37.9 28.5 279.5 59.9 57.8 13.2 158.0 10.2 147.8 22.9 35.5 24.5 98.3 29.9 25.6 15.8 180.3 128.2 62.1 52.1 528.5 224.3 24.9 32.4 61.8 41.4 74.4 229.8 120.7 358.4 64.6 293.8 137.6 85.6 42.6 239.9 29.3 210.6 15.7 194.9 93.5 23.7 23.7 330.9 51.4 71.9 207.6 40.7 1.5 38.6 1.6 3.6 1.2 37.1 1.5 35.0 1.6 0.1 6.3 1.4 1.1 1.3 1.0 1.0 3.2 -0.2 -0.2 2.2 1.3 0.7 0.8 0.1 0.7 1.5 1.9 1.2 5.3 7.8 1.3 -0.3 -0.2 -0.3 -0.4 0.2 0.5 -0.2 -0.7 4.1 1.5 0.8 1.4 1.5 2.6 0.3 2.3 4.0 2.4 0.0 0.0 4.0 2.6 0.7 2.7 0.7 1.9 0.9 3.6 3.3 3.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 4.7 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.5 0.5 1.0 10.9 1.9 1.9 0.8 1.0 3.8 0.3 0.9 -0.5 -0.8 0.7 1.5 0.3 0.4 8.7 3.5 6.1 4.8 10.8 2.9 2.5 3.8 8.3 2.8 4.9 3.4 0.0 0.0 1.6 4.0 1.0 0.4 -0.4 -1.2 1.4 0.6 0.0 0.0 1.4 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.4 1.6 0.0 0.0 2.1 0.6 -0.1 -0.2 1.1 1.5 1.1 0.5 134.8 131.7 12.1 122.7 119.6 0.1 4.5 4.4 3.1 2.1 7.6 3.2 0.0 4.4 1.2 22.2 4.5 0.6 2.4 1.5 4.8 -1.4 1.2 0.0 12.9 -0.3 13.2 3.6 1.4 1.2 8.6 0.4 0.5 2.0 1.8 1.9 -0.2 -0.1 43.9 15.3 2.5 0.6 -0.2 5.5 1.9 26.7 13.5 19.4 4.5 14.9 12.3 0.9 -1.2 21.6 5.2 16.4 3.5 12.9 2.1 2.5 1.6 3.1 -1.5 3.4 1.2 5.0 5.6 4.2 5.1 5.7 6.3 3.5 3.5 10.7 2.6 4.7 3.7 0.0 5.7 5.3 3.8 3.1 0.8 6.3 5.3 1.7 -2.3 2.1 0.0 8.2 -2.9 8.9 15.7 3.9 4.9 8.8 1.3 2.0 12.7 1.0 1.5 -0.3 -0.2 8.3 6.8 10.0 1.9 -0.3 13.3 2.6 11.6 11.2 5.4 7.0 5.1 8.9 1.1 -2.8 9.0 17.8 7.8 22.3 6.6 2.3 10.6 6.8 0.9 -2.9 4.7 0.6 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 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 2020 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 OCT 2021 SEP 2021 OCT 2020 Change in Jobs from SEP 2021 Change in Jobs from OCT 2020 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 238.6 193.8 43.4 195.2 150.4 20.0 23.4 43.5 5.7 29.3 8.5 2.2 6.1 31.0 35.6 23.7 8.3 44.8 10.1 13.4 21.3 236.6 191.9 43.7 192.9 148.2 20.6 23.1 41.4 5.7 27.4 8.3 2.2 6.1 31.6 35.2 23.4 8.3 44.7 10.2 13.2 21.3 236.9 191.2 42.8 194.1 148.4 19.7 23.1 40.7 5.6 27.0 8.1 2.2 6.2 32.3 35.3 23.7 8.0 45.7 10.5 14.0 21.2 2.0 0.9 1.9 1.0 -0.3 -0.7 2.3 1.2 2.2 1.5 -0.6 -2.9 0.3 1.3 2.1 5.1 0.0 0.0 1.9 6.9 0.2 2.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.6 -1.9 0.4 1.1 0.3 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 -0.1 -1.0 0.2 1.5 0.0 0.0 1.7 0.7 2.6 1.4 0.6 1.4 1.1 0.6 2.0 1.4 0.3 1.5 0.3 1.3 2.8 6.9 0.1 1.8 2.3 8.5 0.4 4.9 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -1.6 -1.3 -4.0 0.3 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.3 3.8 -0.9 -2.0 -0.4 -3.8 -0.6 -4.3 0.1 0.5 Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers 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 2020 benchmark. Brunswick MSA Nonfarm Employment (In thousands) (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Preliminary Revised Revised OCT 2021 SEP 2021 OCT 2020 Change in Jobs from SEP 2021 Net % Change in Jobs from OCT 2020 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 43.6 43.4 42.0 0.2 0.5 35.1 34.8 33.5 0.3 0.9 4.2 4.2 4.1 0.0 0.0 39.4 39.2 37.9 0.2 0.5 30.9 30.6 29.4 0.3 1.0 8.9 8.8 8.6 0.1 1.1 5.6 5.6 5.5 0.0 0.0 8.5 8.6 8.5 -0.1 -1.2 2.1 2.1 2.1 0.0 0.0 1.8 1.9 1.8 -0.1 -5.3 4.6 4.6 4.6 0.0 0.0 1.6 3.8 1.6 4.8 0.1 2.4 1.5 4.0 1.5 5.1 0.3 3.5 0.1 1.8 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 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 2020 benchmark. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research 6 Columbus MSA Nonfarm Employment (In thousands) (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Preliminary Revised Revised OCT 2021 SEP 2021 OCT 2020 Change in Jobs from SEP 2021 Net % Change in Jobs from OCT 2020 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 119.3 96.5 15.7 103.6 80.8 5.2 10.5 18.0 2.8 12.7 2.5 1.1 12.1 10.1 3.6 15.3 16.0 14.3 4.0 22.8 6.6 4.0 12.2 117.9 95.2 15.3 102.6 79.9 5.0 10.3 17.7 2.8 12.4 2.5 1.1 12.1 10.1 3.6 15.0 15.8 14.2 4.0 22.7 6.6 4.0 12.1 117.4 93.7 15.2 102.2 78.5 4.8 10.4 17.5 2.7 12.5 2.3 1.1 12.2 10.3 3.6 14.7 15.6 13.5 3.9 23.7 7.0 4.3 12.4 1.4 1.2 1.3 1.4 0.4 2.6 1.0 1.0 0.9 1.1 0.2 4.0 0.2 1.9 0.3 1.7 0.0 0.0 0.3 2.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 2.0 0.2 1.3 0.1 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.8 1.9 1.6 2.8 3.0 0.5 3.3 1.4 1.4 2.3 2.9 0.4 8.3 0.1 1.0 0.5 2.9 0.1 3.7 0.2 1.6 0.2 8.7 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.8 -0.2 -1.9 0.0 0.0 0.6 4.1 0.4 2.6 0.8 5.9 0.1 2.6 -0.9 -3.8 -0.4 -5.7 -0.3 -7.0 -0.2 -1.6 Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers in the Columbus Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Chattahoochee, Harris, Marion and Muscogee counties in Georgia and Russell County in Alabama. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2020 benchmark. Dalton MSA Nonfarm Employment (In thousands) (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Preliminary Revised Revised OCT 2021 SEP 2021 OCT 2020 Change in Jobs from SEP 2021 Net % Change in Jobs from OCT 2020 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 65.6 64.9 64.4 58.7 58.0 57.4 24.3 24.0 23.4 41.3 40.9 41.0 34.4 34.0 34.0 22.8 22.5 21.9 4.1 4.1 4.0 13.4 13.2 13.1 13.9 13.7 13.6 6.5 6.4 6.4 3.6 3.5 3.4 7.6 7.5 7.1 6.9 6.9 7.0 0.2 0.2 0.3 1.1 1.1 1.1 5.6 5.6 5.6 0.7 1.1 0.7 1.2 0.3 1.3 0.4 1.0 0.4 1.2 0.3 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.2 1.5 0.2 1.5 0.1 1.6 0.1 2.9 0.1 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.2 1.9 1.3 2.3 0.9 3.9 0.3 0.7 0.4 1.2 0.9 4.1 0.1 2.5 0.3 2.3 0.3 2.2 0.1 1.6 0.2 5.9 0.5 7.0 -0.1 -1.4 -0.1 -33.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers in the Dalton Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Murray and Whitfield counties. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2020 benchmark. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research 7 Gainesville MSA Nonfarm Employment (In thousands) (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Preliminary Revised Revised OCT 2021 SEP 2021 OCT 2020 Change in Jobs from SEP 2021 Net % Change in Jobs from OCT 2020 Net % Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing 96.7 95.2 93.7 86.0 84.6 83.0 24.7 24.4 24.5 1.5 1.6 1.4 1.7 0.3 1.2 3.0 3.2 3.0 3.6 0.2 0.8 Service-Providing Private Service-Providing 72.0 70.8 69.2 61.3 60.2 58.5 1.2 1.7 1.1 1.8 2.8 4.1 2.8 4.8 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 17.6 17.5 18.1 0.1 0.6 -0.5 -2.8 Retail Trade Government 9.2 9.2 9.2 10.7 10.6 10.7 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Federal Government 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -16.7 State Government Local Government 2.5 2.5 2.6 0.0 0.0 7.7 7.6 7.5 0.1 1.3 -0.1 -3.9 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 2020 benchmark. Hinesville MSA Nonfarm Employment (In thousands) (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Preliminary Revised Revised OCT 2021 SEP 2021 OCT 2020 Change in Jobs from SEP 2021 Net % Change in Jobs from OCT 2020 Net % Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing Private Service-Providing Government Federal Government State Government Local Government 21.2 20.8 20.6 13.2 12.9 12.6 2.5 2.5 2.4 18.7 18.3 18.2 10.7 10.4 10.2 8.0 7.9 8.0 3.9 3.9 4.0 0.4 0.4 0.4 3.7 3.6 3.6 0.4 1.9 0.3 2.3 0.0 0.0 0.4 2.2 0.3 2.9 0.1 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 2.8 0.6 2.9 0.6 4.8 0.1 4.2 0.5 2.8 0.5 4.9 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -2.5 0.0 0.0 0.1 2.8 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 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 2020 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 OCT 2021 SEP 2021 OCT 2020 Change in Jobs from SEP 2021 Net % Change in Jobs from OCT 2020 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 102.0 101.0 98.1 1.0 1.0 87.4 86.5 84.0 0.9 1.0 9.9 10.1 9.9 -0.2 -2.0 92.1 90.9 88.2 1.2 1.3 77.5 76.4 74.1 1.1 1.4 21.9 21.1 19.1 0.8 3.8 12.5 12.3 11.7 0.2 1.6 5.4 5.2 4.8 0.2 3.9 9.6 9.6 9.6 0.0 0.0 11.1 11.1 11.1 0.0 0.0 21.5 21.1 21.0 0.4 1.9 9.8 9.8 9.5 0.0 0.0 14.6 14.5 14.1 0.1 0.7 1.1 1.1 1.2 0.0 0.0 4.1 4.1 3.9 0.0 0.0 9.4 9.3 9.0 0.1 1.1 3.9 4.0 3.4 4.1 0.0 0.0 3.9 4.4 3.4 4.6 2.8 14.7 0.8 6.8 0.6 12.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 2.4 0.3 3.2 0.5 3.6 -0.1 -8.3 0.2 5.1 0.4 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 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 2020 benchmark. Rome MSA Nonfarm Employment (In thousands) (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Preliminary Revised Revised OCT 2021 SEP 2021 OCT 2020 Change in Jobs from SEP 2021 Net % Change in Jobs from OCT 2020 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 41.5 40.9 40.3 35.9 35.3 34.8 7.1 6.9 7.1 34.4 34.0 33.2 28.8 28.4 27.7 6.1 6.0 6.1 7.9 7.5 7.7 4.5 4.4 4.7 10.9 10.8 11.0 5.6 5.6 5.5 0.2 0.2 0.2 1.5 1.5 1.6 3.9 3.9 3.7 0.6 1.5 0.6 1.7 0.2 2.9 0.4 1.2 0.4 1.4 0.1 1.7 0.4 5.3 0.1 2.3 0.1 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.2 3.0 1.1 3.2 0.0 0.0 1.2 3.6 1.1 4.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 2.6 -0.2 -4.3 -0.1 -0.9 0.1 1.8 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -6.3 0.2 5.4 Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers in the 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 2020 benchmark. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research 9 Savannah MSA Nonfarm Employment (In thousands) (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Preliminary Revised Revised OCT 2021 SEP 2021 OCT 2020 Change in Jobs from SEP 2021 Net % Change in Jobs from OCT 2020 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 194.3 170.6 26.1 168.2 144.5 8.3 17.8 45.6 6.5 21.0 18.1 1.8 6.1 31.1 27.1 25.5 7.3 23.7 2.9 5.1 15.7 192.4 168.6 26.2 166.2 142.4 8.2 18.0 45.6 6.5 20.8 18.3 1.7 6.0 29.7 26.6 25.6 7.2 23.8 2.9 5.2 15.7 182.2 157.3 24.9 157.3 132.4 8.1 16.8 43.5 6.4 21.2 15.9 1.6 6.0 25.1 26.1 23.0 7.1 24.9 3.3 5.4 16.2 1.9 1.0 2.0 1.2 -0.1 -0.4 2.0 1.2 2.1 1.5 0.1 1.2 -0.2 -1.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 1.0 -0.2 -1.1 0.1 5.9 0.1 1.7 1.4 4.7 0.5 1.9 -0.1 -0.4 0.1 1.4 -0.1 -0.4 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -1.9 0.0 0.0 12.1 6.6 13.3 8.5 1.2 4.8 10.9 6.9 12.1 9.1 0.2 2.5 1.0 6.0 2.1 4.8 0.1 1.6 -0.2 -0.9 2.2 13.8 0.2 12.5 0.1 1.7 6.0 23.9 1.0 3.8 2.5 10.9 0.2 2.8 -1.2 -4.8 -0.4 -12.1 -0.3 -5.6 -0.5 -3.1 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 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 2020 benchmark. Valdosta MSA Nonfarm Employment (In thousands) (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Preliminary Revised Revised OCT 2021 SEP 2021 OCT 2020 Change in Jobs from SEP 2021 Net % Change in Jobs from OCT 2020 Net % Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing Private Service-Providing Trade, Transportation, and Utilities Retail Trade Government Federal Government State Government Local Government 57.9 56.9 56.2 44.9 44.1 43.3 7.6 7.6 7.3 50.3 49.3 48.9 37.3 36.5 36.0 13.8 13.7 13.7 7.2 7.2 7.0 13.0 12.8 12.9 1.1 1.1 1.2 3.6 3.5 3.6 8.3 8.2 8.1 1.0 1.8 0.8 1.8 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.0 0.8 2.2 0.1 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.2 1.6 0.0 0.0 0.1 2.9 0.1 1.2 1.7 3.0 1.6 3.7 0.3 4.1 1.4 2.9 1.3 3.6 0.1 0.7 0.2 2.9 0.1 0.8 -0.1 -8.3 0.0 0.0 0.2 2.5 Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers in the Valdosta Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Brooks, Echols, Lanier and Lowndes counties. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2020 benchmark. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research 10 Warner Robins MSA Nonfarm Employment (In thousands) (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Preliminary Revised Revised OCT 2021 SEP 2021 OCT 2020 Change in Jobs from SEP 2021 Net % Change in Jobs from OCT 2020 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 79.9 78.7 76.4 51.2 50.3 48.2 10.7 10.6 10.1 69.2 68.1 66.3 40.5 39.7 38.1 10.9 10.8 11.2 8.9 8.8 8.8 28.7 28.4 28.2 15.8 15.7 15.8 2.5 2.3 2.4 10.4 10.4 10.0 1.2 1.5 0.9 1.8 0.1 0.9 1.1 1.6 0.8 2.0 0.1 0.9 0.1 1.1 0.3 1.1 0.1 0.6 0.2 8.7 0.0 0.0 3.5 4.6 3.0 6.2 0.6 5.9 2.9 4.4 2.4 6.3 -0.3 -2.7 0.1 1.1 0.5 1.8 0.0 0.0 0.1 4.2 0.4 4.0 Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers in the 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 2020 benchmark. Total Nonfarm Employment by Metro Statistical Area (In thousands) (Seasonally Adjusted) Preliminary Revised Revised OCT 2021 SEP 2021 OCT 2020 Change in Jobs from SEP 2021 Net % Change in Jobs from OCT 2020 Net % Albany MSA 59.8 60.0 59.5 -0.2 -0.3 0.3 0.5 Athens-Clarke County MSA 93.8 93.8 92.3 0.0 0.0 1.5 1.6 Atlanta MSA 2,823.8 2,801.7 2,694.3 22.1 0.8 129.5 4.8 Octobera-Richmond County MSA 239.0 238.8 236.7 0.2 0.1 2.3 1.0 Brunswick MSA 43.7 43.5 42.1 0.2 0.5 1.6 3.8 Columbus MSA 118.6 118.0 116.6 0.6 0.5 2.0 1.7 Dalton MSA 65.6 64.9 64.6 0.7 1.1 1.0 1.5 Gainesville MSA 96.1 95.5 93.3 0.6 0.6 2.8 3.0 Hinesville MSA 21.1 20.9 20.5 0.2 1.0 0.6 2.9 Macon-Bibb County MSA 101.9 101.6 97.9 0.3 0.3 4.0 4.1 Rome MSA 41.3 41.0 40.0 0.3 0.7 1.3 3.2 Savannah MSA 194.3 193.9 182.5 0.4 0.2 11.8 6.5 Valdosta MSA 57.0 56.9 55.5 0.1 0.2 1.5 2.7 Warner Robins MSA 80.0 78.6 76.5 1.4 1.8 3.5 4.6 Note: These seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers throughout Georgia. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2020 benchmark. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research 11 Georgia Statewide Hours and Earnings All Employee Average Weekly Earnings (AWE) Preliminary OCT 2021 Revised SEP 2021 Revised OCT 2020 Total Private..................................................................................................$1,000.85.............................$993.71....................... $959.11 Goods Producing....................................................................................... $1,186.55.......................... $1,168.77..................... $1,119.15 Private Service Providing............................................................................. $968.03............................ $960.45.......................$930.52 Construction.............................................................................................$1,177.00.......................... $1,140.44.................... $1,153.60 Manufacturing..........................................................................................$1,107.97.......................... $1,109.97.....................$1,081.19 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities........................................................... $838.69.............................$841.77....................... $832.12 Financial Activities..................................................................................$1,372.86..........................$1,385.92.................... $1,331.25 Professional and Business Services......................................................$1,234.80..........................$1,208.52.................... $1,154.36 Educational and Health Services............................................................ $1,092.10..........................$1,075.59.................... $1,045.16 Leisure and Hospitality.............................................................................. $430.94.............................$419.72.......................$376.54 Other Services...........................................................................................$775.38............................ $790.36.......................$773.77 Average Weekly Hours (AWH) Preliminary OCT 2021 Revised SEP 2021 Revised OCT 2020 Total Private...........................................................................................................34.5...................................34.6.............................34.7 Goods Producing................................................................................................ 41.3...................................40.4............................. 41.9 Private Service Providing....................................................................................33.3.................................. 33.5.............................33.4 Construction..................................................................................................... 41.4...................................40.1............................. 41.2 Manufacturing..................................................................................................40.6................................... 40.1............................. 42.3 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities..................................................................33.9.................................. 34.4.............................34.3 Financial Activities...........................................................................................34.8.................................. 35.5.............................35.5 Professional and Business Services...............................................................36.5...................................36.0.............................36.6 Educational and Health Services.....................................................................33.5.................................. 34.2.............................34.0 Leisure and Hospitality.....................................................................................26.8...................................26.7.............................26.8 Other Services.................................................................................................32.2...................................32.7............................. 31.1 Average Hourly Earnings (AHE) Preliminary OCT 2021 Revised SEP 2021 Revised OCT 2020 Total Private.......................................................................................................$29.01...............................$28.72......................... $27.64 Goods Producing............................................................................................$28.73.............................. $28.93......................... $26.71 Private Service Providing................................................................................$29.07...............................$28.67......................... $27.86 Construction.................................................................................................$28.43.............................. $28.44.........................$28.00 Manufacturing.............................................................................................. $27.29............................... $27.68.........................$25.56 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities.............................................................. $24.74...............................$24.47.........................$24.26 Financial Activities...................................................................................... $39.45.............................. $39.04......................... $37.50 Professional and Business Services.......................................................... $33.83.............................. $33.57.........................$31.54 Educational and Health Services................................................................ $32.60...............................$31.45......................... $30.74 Leisure and Hospitality.................................................................................$16.08...............................$15.72......................... $14.05 Other Services.............................................................................................$24.08............................... $24.17.........................$24.88 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 2020 benchmark. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research 12 Georgia MSA Hours and Earnings All Employee Total Private Average Weekly Earnings (AWE) Preliminary OCT 2021 Revised SEP 2020 Revised OCT 2020 Albany MSA ....................................................................................................$676.67............................. $719.51....................... $717.24 Athens-Clarke County MSA .......................................................................... $790.88............................. $751.12........................$757.16 Atlanta MSA ...............................................................................................$1,089.51.......................... $1,074.68.................... $1,067.59 Augusta-Richmond County MSA .................................................................. $893.53.............................$882.51...................... $909.22 Brunswick MSA .............................................................................................$709.33............................ $722.08.......................$700.75 Columbus MSA ..............................................................................................$738.49.............................$740.07.......................$780.89 Dalton MSA .................................................................................................. $693.45.............................$697.90.......................$689.47 Gainesville MSA ..........................................................................................$1,234.01..........................$1,249.02.................... $1,099.31 Hinesville MSA ...............................................................................................$579.08............................ $568.54.......................$621.87 Macon-Bibb County MSA .............................................................................. $784.16.............................$821.06.......................$857.58 Rome MSA .................................................................................................... $822.54.............................$869.14.......................$768.73 Savannah MSA .............................................................................................. $811.85............................ $778.54.......................$752.43 Valdosta MSA ................................................................................................. $738.18............................. $729.17.......................$828.70 Warner Robins MSA .......................................................................................$818.35............................. $841.16....................... $857.47 Average Weekly Hours (AWH) Preliminary OCT 2021 Revised SEP 2021 Revised OCT 2020 Albany MSA .......................................................................................................... 32.1...................................34.1.............................34.4 Athens-Clarke County MSA .................................................................................32.4...................................31.8............................. 31.8 Atlanta MSA ........................................................................................................34.5.................................. 34.5.............................34.9 Augusta-Richmond County MSA .........................................................................34.7.................................. 34.5.............................35.2 Brunswick MSA ...................................................................................................34.4.................................. 34.9.............................34.3 Columbus MSA ....................................................................................................31.6...................................31.6.............................33.3 Dalton MSA .........................................................................................................33.1...................................32.4.............................34.2 Gainesville MSA ...................................................................................................39.4...................................40.5.............................38.9 Hinesville MSA .....................................................................................................31.8...................................31.0............................. 30.1 Macon-Bibb County MSA ....................................................................................33.8...................................34.6.............................36.2 Rome MSA ...........................................................................................................35.5...................................35.9.............................34.8 Savannah MSA ....................................................................................................33.3.................................. 33.5.............................32.8 Valdosta MSA .......................................................................................................31.6...................................31.8.............................34.4 Warner Robins MSA .............................................................................................33.9...................................34.0.............................34.8 Average Hourly Earnings (AHE) Preliminary OCT 2021 Revised SEP 2021 Revised OCT 2020 Albany MSA ......................................................................................................$21.08............................... $21.10.........................$20.85 Athens-Clarke County MSA .............................................................................$24.41.............................. $23.62.........................$23.81 Atlanta MSA ....................................................................................................$31.58............................... $31.15.........................$30.59 Augusta-Richmond County MSA .....................................................................$25.75.............................. $25.58.........................$25.83 Brunswick MSA ...............................................................................................$20.62.............................. $20.69.........................$20.43 Columbus MSA ................................................................................................$23.37...............................$23.42.........................$23.45 Dalton MSA .....................................................................................................$20.95...............................$21.54......................... $20.16 Gainesville MSA ...............................................................................................$31.32.............................. $30.84.........................$28.26 Hinesville MSA .................................................................................................$18.21...............................$18.34.........................$20.66 Macon-Bibb County MSA ............................................................................... $23.20...............................$23.73.........................$23.69 Rome MSA ....................................................................................................... $23.17...............................$24.21.........................$22.09 Savannah MSA ................................................................................................$24.38.............................. $23.24.........................$22.94 Valdosta MSA .................................................................................................. $23.36.............................. $22.93.........................$24.09 Warner Robins MSA ......................................................................................... $24.14............................... $24.74.........................$24.64 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 2020 benchmark. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research 13 Dimensions - Measuring Georgia's Labor Force Unemployment rates -- Georgia and U.S. 12% 10% 8% 6% 4% 2% 0% Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Georgia U.S. WA 5.0 OR 4.4 NV 7.3 CA 7.3 AK 6.1 ID 2.8 UT 2.2 AZ 5.2 StaStetautenUemnepmlopylomymenetnrt aRtaetses October 2021 National Unemployment Rate: 4.6% Rates are seasonally adjusted MT 3.1 WY 4.1 CO 5.4 NM 6.5 ND 3.3 SD 2.8 NE 1.9 KS 3.9 MN 3.5 WI 3.2 IA 3.9 IL 6.0 MO 3.7 OK 2.7 TX 5.4 AR 3.7 MS 5.5 LA 5.4 NH 2.9 ME VT 4.9 2.8 MI 6.1 OH IN 5.1 3.3 KY 4.2 TN 4.2 PA 6.0 WV 4.3 VA 3.6 NC 4.1 SC 3.9 AL GA 3.1 3.1 FL 4.6 MA 5.3 NY 6.9 RI 5.4 NJ CT 6.4 7.0 DE 5.3 DC 6.3 MD 5.7 Unemployment rate 7.0% or greater 5.0% to 6.9% 3.0% to 4.9% Less than 3.0% HI 6.3 PR 8.0 Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research 14 Georgia Labor Force Estimates Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older Georgia (Seasonally adjusted) Georgia (Not Seasonally adjusted) Albany MSA Athens-Clarke County MSA Atlanta MSA Octobera-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 OCT 2021 5,174,052 5,015,945 158,107 3.1 5,174,794 5,049,329 125,465 2.4 64,550 62,455 2,095 3.2 98,800 96,665 2,135 2.2 3,131,161 3,056,047 75,114 2.4 266,471 259,418 7,053 2.6 52,557 51,359 1,198 2.3 121,325 117,824 3,501 2.9 58,459 57,049 1,410 2.4 105,644 103,854 1,790 1.7 Revised SEP 2021 5,175,941 5,004,937 171,004 3.3 5,152,831 5,023,111 129,720 2.5 64,454 62,293 2,161 3.4 98,457 96,340 2,117 2.2 3,115,726 3,036,950 78,776 2.5 266,136 258,704 7,432 2.8 52,449 51,214 1,235 2.4 120,954 117,184 3,770 3.1 58,373 56,872 1,501 2.6 104,803 103,027 1,776 1.7 Revised OCT 2020 5,133,190 4,831,831 301,359 5.9 5,115,883 4,837,381 278,502 5.4 66,432 61,954 4,478 6.7 98,675 94,237 4,438 4.5 3,076,992 2,899,297 177,695 5.8 271,279 258,476 12,803 4.7 51,534 48,979 2,555 5.0 123,094 116,189 6,905 5.6 58,675 55,720 2,955 5.0 103,540 99,951 3,589 3.5 Change From SEP 2021 OCT 2020 -1,889 11,008 -12,897 40,862 184,114 -143,252 21,963 26,218 -4,255 58,911 211,948 -153,037 96 -1,882 162 501 -66 -2,383 343 125 325 2,428 18 -2,303 15,435 19,097 -3,662 54,169 156,750 -102,581 335 714 -379 -4,808 942 -5,750 108 1,023 145 2,380 -37 -1,357 371 640 -269 -1,769 1,635 -3,404 86 -216 177 1,329 -91 -1,545 841 2,104 827 3,903 14 -1,799 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. Octobera-Richmond County MSA: Burke, Columbia, Lincoln, McDuffie, and Richmond counties in Georgia and Aiken and Edgefield counties in South Carolina. Brunswick MSA: Brantley, Glynn, and McIntosh counties. Columbus MSA: Chattahoochee, Harris, Marion, and Muscogee counties in Georgia and Russell County in Alabama. Dalton MSA: Murray and Whitfield counties. Gainesville MSA: Hall County. Hinesville MSA: Liberty and Long counties. Macon-Bibb County MSA: Bibb, Crawford, Jones, Monroe, and Twiggs counties. Rome MSA: Floyd County. Savannah MSA: Bryan, Chatham, and Effingham counties. Valdosta MSA: Brooks, Echols, Lanier, and Lowndes counties. Warner Robins MSA: Houston, Peach and Pulaski counties. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research 15 Hinesville MSA Macon-Bibb County MSA Rome MSA Savannah MSA Valdosta MSA Warner Robins MSA Georgia Labor Force Estimates Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older Employment Status Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate Preliminary OCT 2021 34,470 33,654 816 2.4 103,320 100,549 2,771 2.7 Revised SEP 2021 34,136 33,285 851 2.5 103,048 100,200 2,848 2.8 Revised OCT 2020 34,141 32,472 1,669 4.9 102,518 96,306 6,212 6.1 Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate 43,893 42,842 1,051 2.4 199,415 194,744 4,671 2.3 43,618 42,551 1,067 2.4 199,370 194,458 4,912 2.5 43,640 41,634 2,006 4.6 192,829 181,981 10,848 5.6 Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate 66,067 64,540 1,527 2.3 89,385 87,133 2,252 2.5 65,254 63,691 1,563 2.4 88,482 86,512 1,970 2.2 65,584 62,346 3,238 4.9 87,465 83,370 4,095 4.7 Change From SEP 2021 OCT 2020 334 329 369 1,182 -35 -853 272 802 349 4,243 -77 -3,441 275 253 291 1,208 -16 -955 45 6,586 286 12,763 -241 -6,177 813 483 849 2,194 -36 -1,711 903 1,920 621 3,763 282 -1,843 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 OCT 2021 161,458,000 154,039,000 7,419,000 4.6 161,863,000 154,966,000 6,896,000 4.3 SEP 2021 161,354,000 153,680,000 7,674,000 4.8 161,392,000 154,026,000 7,366,000 4.6 OCT 2020 160,718,000 149,669,000 11,049,000 6.9 161,053,000 150,433,000 10,620,000 6.6 Change From SEP 2021 OCT 2020 104,000 359,000 -255,000 740,000 4,370,000 -3,630,000 471,000 940,000 -470,000 810,000 4,533,000 -3,724,000 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. Octobera-Richmond County MSA: Burke, Columbia, Lincoln, McDuffie, and Richmond counties in Georgia and Aiken and Edgefield counties in South Carolina. Brunswick MSA: Brantley, Glynn, and McIntosh counties. Columbus MSA: Chattahoochee, Harris, Marion, and Muscogee counties in Georgia and Russell County in Alabama. Dalton MSA: Murray and Whitfield counties. Gainesville MSA: Hall County. Hinesville MSA: Liberty and Long counties. Macon-Bibb County MSA: Bibb, Crawford, Jones, Monroe, and Twiggs counties. Rome MSA: Floyd County. Savannah MSA: Bryan, Chatham, and Effingham counties. Valdosta MSA: Brooks, Echols, Lanier, and Lowndes counties. Warner Robins MSA: Houston, Peach and Pulaski counties. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research 16 Georgia Labor Force Estimates by County (not seasonally adjusted) Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older Georgia Preliminary October 2021 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 5,174,794 5,049,329 125,465 2.4 Appling Atkinson Bacon Baker Baldwin 8,762 4,575 4,412 1,118 17,236 8,569 4,501 4,310 1,081 16,715 193 2.2 74 1.6 102 2.3 37 3.3 521 3.0 Banks Barrow Bartow Ben Hill Berrien 10,090 9,923 167 1.7 41,552 40,771 781 1.9 51,029 49,931 1,098 2.2 5,387 5,206 181 3.4 7,566 7,399 167 2.2 Bibb Bleckley Brantley Brooks Bryan 68,073 66,047 2,026 3.0 4,554 4,412 142 3.1 7,341 7,169 172 2.3 7,076 6,925 151 2.1 19,841 19,479 362 1.8 Bulloch Burke Butts Calhoun Camden 37,148 8,972 11,017 2,199 21,592 36,175 8,640 10,782 2,146 21,136 973 2.6 332 3.7 235 2.1 53 2.4 456 2.1 Candler Carroll Catoosa Charlton Chatham 5,543 5,430 113 2.0 56,113 54,815 1,298 2.3 33,709 33,128 581 1.7 5,001 4,893 108 2.2 146,292 142,604 3,688 2.5 Chattahoochee 1,979 1,919 60 3.0 Chattooga 9,329 9,056 273 2.9 Cherokee 138,537 136,164 2,373 1.7 Clarke 58,711 57,293 1,418 2.4 Clay 850 793 57 6.7 Clayton Clinch Cobb Coffee Colquitt 139,697 134,213 5,484 3.9 2,995 2,935 60 2.0 427,545 419,051 8,494 2.0 18,813 18,368 445 2.4 21,942 21,492 450 2.1 Columbia Cook Coweta Crawford Crisp 75,576 74,191 1,385 1.8 8,342 8,173 169 2.0 75,977 74,393 1,584 2.1 5,634 5,502 132 2.3 9,715 8,934 781 8.0 Revised September 2021 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 5,152,831 5,023,111 129,720 2.5 8,845 4,542 4,405 1,101 17,292 8,626 4,465 4,300 1,060 16,772 219 2.5 77 1.7 105 2.4 41 3.7 520 3.0 9,969 9,805 164 1.6 41,294 40,501 793 1.9 50,716 49,586 1,130 2.2 5,411 5,229 182 3.4 7,462 7,292 170 2.3 67,944 65,847 2,097 3.1 4,525 4,380 145 3.2 7,314 7,136 178 2.4 6,955 6,799 156 2.2 19,807 19,447 360 1.8 37,112 8,967 10,948 2,162 21,593 36,144 8,598 10,705 2,109 21,146 968 2.6 369 4.1 243 2.2 53 2.5 447 2.1 5,518 5,398 120 2.2 55,781 54,455 1,326 2.4 33,782 33,209 573 1.7 4,994 4,884 110 2.2 146,327 142,407 3,920 2.7 1,962 1,902 60 3.1 9,389 9,092 297 3.2 137,692 135,348 2,344 1.7 58,532 57,112 1,420 2.4 852 788 64 7.5 139,180 133,334 5,846 4.2 2,923 2,865 58 2.0 425,304 416,519 8,785 2.1 18,877 18,422 455 2.4 21,497 21,046 451 2.1 75,462 74,090 1,372 1.8 8,279 8,104 175 2.1 75,540 73,909 1,631 2.2 5,602 5,472 130 2.3 9,412 8,946 466 5.0 Revised October 2020 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 5,115,883 4,837,381 278,502 5.4 8,983 4,513 4,606 1,137 17,748 8,632 4,373 4,414 1,080 16,644 351 3.9 140 3.1 192 4.2 57 5.0 1,104 6.2 9,998 9,683 315 3.2 40,323 38,726 1,597 4.0 49,762 47,433 2,329 4.7 5,492 5,137 355 6.5 7,580 7,266 314 4.1 68,006 4,557 7,099 7,002 18,942 63,258 4,278 6,802 6,688 18,193 4,748 7.0 279 6.1 297 4.2 314 4.5 749 4.0 37,955 35,898 2,057 5.4 9,134 8,555 579 6.3 10,817 10,248 569 5.3 2,211 2,114 97 4.4 21,413 20,633 780 3.6 5,700 5,463 237 4.2 54,782 51,979 2,803 5.1 32,968 32,013 955 2.9 4,882 4,744 138 2.8 142,104 133,232 8,872 6.2 1,992 9,657 133,859 59,075 891 1,889 9,074 129,036 55,924 796 103 5.2 583 6.0 4,823 3.6 3,151 5.3 95 10.7 141,198 127,527 13,671 9.7 2,977 2,877 100 3.4 417,339 397,306 20,033 4.8 19,231 18,271 960 5.0 22,370 21,478 892 4.0 75,434 73,066 2,368 3.1 8,214 7,875 339 4.1 74,196 70,637 3,559 4.8 5,529 5,278 251 4.5 9,644 8,873 771 8.0 Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research 17 Georgia Labor Force Estimates by County (not seasonally adjusted) Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older Dade Dawson Decatur DeKalb Dodge Preliminary October 2021 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 8,288 8,151 137 1.7 12,902 12,674 228 1.8 11,075 10,822 253 2.3 401,940 390,926 11,014 2.7 7,105 6,914 191 2.7 Dooly Dougherty Douglas Early Echols 4,872 4,583 289 5.9 36,568 35,172 1,396 3.8 73,838 71,873 1,965 2.7 4,349 4,220 129 3.0 1,948 1,912 36 1.8 Effingham Elbert Emanuel Evans Fannin 33,282 7,842 8,361 5,037 11,494 32,661 7,610 8,089 4,926 11,275 621 1.9 232 3.0 272 3.3 111 2.2 219 1.9 Fayette Floyd Forsyth Franklin Fulton 58,312 57,231 1,081 1.9 43,893 42,842 1,051 2.4 125,936 123,847 2,089 1.7 9,856 9,629 227 2.3 566,075 550,145 15,930 2.8 Gilmer Glascock Glynn Gordon Grady 12,462 1,249 39,096 28,592 10,636 12,211 1,227 38,215 28,023 10,413 251 2.0 22 1.8 881 2.3 569 2.0 223 2.1 Greene 7,002 6,838 164 2.3 Gwinnett 495,676 485,128 10,548 2.1 Habersham 18,217 17,809 408 2.2 Hall 105,644 103,854 1,790 1.7 Hancock 2,426 2,332 94 3.9 Haralson Harris Hart Heard Henry 12,698 12,417 281 2.2 16,699 16,382 317 1.9 11,528 11,237 291 2.5 5,275 5,146 129 2.4 117,223 114,134 3,089 2.6 Houston Irwin Jackson Jasper Jeff Davis 73,031 71,238 1,793 2.5 3,546 3,446 100 2.8 42,416 41,761 655 1.5 7,036 6,897 139 2.0 6,024 5,882 142 2.4 Revised September 2021 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 8,304 8,172 132 1.6 12,813 12,592 221 1.7 11,068 10,788 280 2.5 400,449 388,546 11,903 3.0 7,134 6,940 194 2.7 4,729 4,545 184 3.9 36,564 35,114 1,450 4.0 73,530 71,435 2,095 2.8 4,342 4,203 139 3.2 1,902 1,866 36 1.9 33,236 7,902 8,374 5,022 11,506 32,604 7,658 8,083 4,905 11,291 632 1.9 244 3.1 291 3.5 117 2.3 215 1.9 57,949 56,869 1,080 1.9 43,618 42,551 1,067 2.4 125,090 123,055 2,035 1.6 9,855 9,616 239 2.4 563,718 546,703 17,015 3.0 12,420 1,231 39,053 28,592 10,605 12,174 1,210 38,142 28,007 10,378 246 2.0 21 1.7 911 2.3 585 2.0 227 2.1 7,045 6,873 172 2.4 493,146 482,236 10,910 2.2 18,233 17,825 408 2.2 104,803 103,027 1,776 1.7 2,421 2,319 102 4.2 12,626 12,342 284 2.2 16,591 16,277 314 1.9 11,503 11,208 295 2.6 5,238 5,109 129 2.5 116,586 113,375 3,211 2.8 72,320 70,762 1,558 2.2 3,506 3,408 98 2.8 41,957 41,308 649 1.5 6,995 6,845 150 2.1 6,036 5,884 152 2.5 Revised October 2020 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 8,023 7,788 235 2.9 12,425 11,985 440 3.5 11,353 10,853 500 4.4 398,899 370,910 27,989 7.0 7,044 6,693 351 5.0 4,880 4,529 351 7.2 38,049 34,887 3,162 8.3 72,845 68,175 4,670 6.4 4,456 4,197 259 5.8 1,929 1,865 64 3.3 31,783 7,980 8,603 5,139 11,318 30,556 7,480 8,012 4,907 10,954 1,227 3.9 500 6.3 591 6.9 232 4.5 364 3.2 56,741 54,342 2,399 4.2 43,640 41,634 2,006 4.6 121,568 117,504 4,064 3.3 9,941 9,486 455 4.6 561,387 522,016 39,371 7.0 12,155 1,253 38,430 28,425 10,708 11,761 1,216 36,453 27,283 10,316 394 3.2 37 3.0 1,977 5.1 1,142 4.0 392 3.7 7,012 6,653 359 5.1 484,749 459,684 25,065 5.2 18,587 17,813 774 4.2 103,540 99,951 3,589 3.5 2,549 2,332 217 8.5 12,328 16,575 11,487 5,135 115,846 11,757 16,030 10,989 4,886 108,577 571 4.6 545 3.3 498 4.3 249 4.8 7,269 6.3 71,350 3,530 41,031 6,823 6,076 68,170 3,370 39,721 6,543 5,819 3,180 4.5 160 4.5 1,310 3.2 280 4.1 257 4.2 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 October 2021 Labor Force 6,495 3,232 4,051 13,760 8,269 Employment 6,309 3,140 3,957 13,489 8,064 Unemployment Number Rate 186 2.9 92 2.8 94 2.3 271 2.0 205 2.5 Revised September 2021 Labor Force 6,487 3,228 4,057 13,708 8,219 Employment 6,289 3,131 3,959 13,433 8,017 Unemployment Number Rate 198 3.1 97 3.0 98 2.4 275 2.0 202 2.5 Revised October 2020 Labor Force 6,647 3,275 4,094 13,420 8,059 Employment 6,250 3,096 3,927 12,920 7,629 Unemployment Number Rate 397 6.0 179 5.5 167 4.1 500 3.7 430 5.3 Lanier Laurens Lee Liberty Lincoln 3,881 19,369 14,682 26,082 3,521 3,794 18,849 14,380 25,445 3,424 87 2.2 520 2.7 302 2.1 637 2.4 97 2.8 3,839 19,447 14,650 25,855 3,506 3,747 18,905 14,351 25,181 3,400 92 2.4 542 2.8 299 2.0 674 2.6 106 3.0 3,814 3,654 160 4.2 19,742 18,679 1,063 5.4 14,806 14,255 551 3.7 25,937 24,555 1,382 5.3 3,535 3,379 156 4.4 Long Lowndes Lumpkin McDuffie McIntosh 8,388 8,209 179 2.1 53,162 51,909 1,253 2.4 16,974 16,659 315 1.9 8,578 8,304 274 3.2 6,120 5,975 145 2.4 8,281 8,104 177 2.1 52,558 51,279 1,279 2.4 16,894 16,586 308 1.8 8,581 8,288 293 3.4 6,082 5,936 146 2.4 8,204 7,917 287 3.5 52,839 50,139 2,700 5.1 16,634 16,084 550 3.3 8,755 8,202 553 6.3 6,005 5,724 281 4.7 Macon Madison Marion Meriwether Miller 4,580 13,297 3,235 8,952 2,712 4,387 13,023 3,159 8,668 2,657 193 4.2 274 2.1 76 2.3 284 3.2 55 2.0 4,491 13,255 3,210 8,906 2,708 4,347 12,983 3,138 8,604 2,651 144 3.2 272 2.1 72 2.2 302 3.4 57 2.1 4,675 13,183 3,216 8,850 2,766 4,336 12,662 3,084 8,218 2,674 339 7.3 521 4.0 132 4.1 632 7.1 92 3.3 Mitchell Monroe Montgomery Morgan Murray 7,959 13,057 3,929 9,507 15,296 7,718 12,805 3,830 9,315 14,895 241 3.0 252 1.9 99 2.5 192 2.0 401 2.6 7,950 13,010 3,924 9,433 15,263 7,697 12,754 3,827 9,236 14,837 253 3.2 256 2.0 97 2.5 197 2.1 426 2.8 8,254 12,789 3,953 9,212 15,357 7,737 12,242 3,775 8,823 14,550 517 6.3 547 4.3 178 4.5 389 4.2 807 5.3 Muscogee Newton Oconee Oglethorpe Paulding 76,495 73,958 2,537 3.3 53,079 51,657 1,422 2.7 19,873 19,566 307 1.5 6,919 6,783 136 2.0 88,142 86,444 1,698 1.9 76,291 73,568 2,723 3.6 52,880 51,310 1,570 3.0 19,802 19,505 297 1.5 6,868 6,740 128 1.9 87,608 85,872 1,736 2.0 77,648 72,406 5,242 6.8 52,256 49,060 3,196 6.1 19,538 19,024 514 2.6 6,879 6,627 252 3.7 85,765 82,126 3,639 4.2 Peach Pickens Pierce Pike Polk 12,198 15,531 8,402 9,073 18,631 11,837 15,247 8,231 8,903 18,195 361 3.0 284 1.8 171 2.0 170 1.9 436 2.3 12,057 15,440 8,433 9,007 18,534 11,732 15,152 8,264 8,843 18,108 325 2.7 288 1.9 169 2.0 164 1.8 426 2.3 12,068 15,010 8,587 8,767 18,501 11,321 14,470 8,261 8,436 17,658 747 6.2 540 3.6 326 3.8 331 3.8 843 4.6 Pulaski Putnam Quitman Rabun Randolph 4,156 8,162 795 7,820 2,456 4,058 7,943 768 7,662 2,382 98 2.4 219 2.7 27 3.4 158 2.0 74 3.0 4,105 8,092 789 7,847 2,393 4,018 7,861 762 7,689 2,314 87 2.1 231 2.9 27 3.4 158 2.0 79 3.3 4,047 8,227 792 7,312 2,507 3,879 7,807 752 7,050 2,380 168 4.2 420 5.1 40 5.1 262 3.6 127 5.1 Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research 19 Georgia Labor Force Estimates by County (not seasonally adjusted) Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older Richmond Rockdale Schley Screven Seminole Preliminary October 2021 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 84,198 81,408 2,790 3.3 44,923 43,649 1,274 2.8 2,141 2,086 55 2.6 4,985 4,813 172 3.5 3,101 3,030 71 2.3 Spalding Stephens Stewart Sumter Talbot 28,863 10,097 2,552 12,161 2,786 28,055 9,835 2,488 11,722 2,711 808 2.8 262 2.6 64 2.5 439 3.6 75 2.7 Taliaferro Tattnall Taylor Telfair Terrell 520 9,554 2,751 3,559 3,443 504 9,361 2,647 3,377 3,304 16 3.1 193 2.0 104 3.8 182 5.1 139 4.0 Thomas Tift Toombs Towns Treutlen 16,443 21,301 12,144 4,103 2,751 15,995 20,846 11,804 3,987 2,688 448 2.7 455 2.1 340 2.8 116 2.8 63 2.3 Troup Turner Twiggs Union Upson 36,922 3,302 2,796 10,737 11,325 35,948 3,108 2,706 10,542 11,057 974 2.6 194 5.9 90 3.2 195 1.8 268 2.4 Walker Walton Ware Warren Washington 31,484 46,444 14,925 2,609 6,778 30,876 45,507 14,585 2,538 6,561 608 1.9 937 2.0 340 2.3 71 2.7 217 3.2 Wayne Webster Wheeler White Whitfield 11,397 11,122 275 2.4 1,013 982 31 3.1 1,563 1,508 55 3.5 16,892 16,620 272 1.6 43,163 42,154 1,009 2.3 Wilcox Wilkes Wilkinson Worth 2,787 3,650 3,783 8,739 2,699 3,542 3,689 8,518 88 3.2 108 3.0 94 2.5 221 2.5 Revised September 2021 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 84,293 81,285 3,008 3.6 44,741 43,378 1,363 3.0 2,147 2,094 53 2.5 4,984 4,793 191 3.8 3,120 3,049 71 2.3 28,719 10,165 2,528 12,176 2,769 27,868 9,883 2,461 11,747 2,691 851 3.0 282 2.8 67 2.7 429 3.5 78 2.8 523 9,526 2,736 3,544 3,446 507 9,326 2,641 3,369 3,293 16 3.1 200 2.1 95 3.5 175 4.9 153 4.4 16,529 21,099 12,144 4,115 2,746 16,070 20,664 11,795 4,003 2,679 459 2.8 435 2.1 349 2.9 112 2.7 67 2.4 36,918 35,868 1,050 2.8 3,230 3,095 135 4.2 2,784 2,694 90 3.2 10,703 10,509 194 1.8 11,333 11,045 288 2.5 31,543 46,178 15,007 2,620 6,787 30,929 45,206 14,654 2,539 6,558 614 1.9 972 2.1 353 2.4 81 3.1 229 3.4 11,365 11,086 279 2.5 986 960 26 2.6 1,545 1,486 59 3.8 16,855 16,589 266 1.6 43,110 42,035 1,075 2.5 2,709 3,655 3,789 8,693 2,635 3,545 3,692 8,475 74 2.7 110 3.0 97 2.6 218 2.5 Revised October 2020 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 86,216 80,479 5,737 6.7 44,340 41,409 2,931 6.6 2,171 2,089 82 3.8 5,142 4,780 362 7.0 3,058 2,931 127 4.2 28,546 10,470 2,519 12,688 2,777 26,631 9,938 2,384 11,782 2,616 1,915 6.7 532 5.1 135 5.4 906 7.1 161 5.8 522 9,612 2,797 3,737 3,540 492 9,271 2,607 3,423 3,274 30 5.7 341 3.5 190 6.8 314 8.4 266 7.5 17,076 20,885 12,225 4,007 2,760 16,138 19,971 11,595 3,822 2,629 938 5.5 914 4.4 630 5.2 185 4.6 131 4.7 37,530 3,298 2,774 10,579 11,360 35,396 3,063 2,608 10,249 10,734 2,134 5.7 235 7.1 166 6.0 330 3.1 626 5.5 30,923 29,855 1,068 3.5 45,165 43,224 1,941 4.3 15,391 14,677 714 4.6 2,663 2,515 148 5.6 6,954 6,528 426 6.1 11,676 1,010 1,595 16,529 43,318 11,139 959 1,507 16,049 41,170 537 4.6 51 5.0 88 5.5 480 2.9 2,148 5.0 2,802 3,676 3,814 8,900 2,652 3,455 3,628 8,458 150 5.4 221 6.0 186 4.9 442 5.0 Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research 20 City Labor Force Estimates Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older Preliminary October 2021 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate *Albany 29,634 28,478 1,156 3.9 *Alpharetta 37,237 36,577 660 1.8 *Athens 58,711 57,293 1,418 2.4 *Atlanta 267,319 259,226 8,093 3.0 Dekalb Part 24,593 24,104 489 2.0 Fulton Part 242,726 235,122 7,604 3.1 *Augusta 84,198 81,408 2,790 3.3 *Brookhaven 35,328 34,820 508 1.4 Canton 16,200 15,932 268 1.7 Carrollton 11,709 11,398 311 2.7 Chamblee 20,909 20,577 332 1.6 *Columbus 76,495 73,958 2,537 3.3 Dalton 13,543 13,248 295 2.2 Decatur 14,415 14,182 233 1.6 Douglasville 17,270 16,754 516 3.0 Duluth 16,184 15,859 325 2.0 *Dunwoody 27,539 27,005 534 1.9 East Point 16,807 16,073 734 4.4 Gainesville 21,012 20,639 373 1.8 Hinesville 15,439 15,067 372 2.4 *Johns Creek 45,105 44,331 774 1.7 Kennesaw 20,036 19,660 376 1.9 LaGrange 15,094 14,625 469 3.1 Lawrenceville 14,965 14,579 386 2.6 McDonough 12,302 11,850 452 3.7 *Macon-Bibb 68,073 66,047 2,026 3.0 *Marietta 35,732 34,952 780 2.2 Milton 20,338 20,008 330 1.6 Newnan 19,268 18,794 474 2.5 Peachtree City 18,732 18,471 261 1.4 P'tree Corners 25,291 24,785 506 2.0 Pooler 14,371 14,112 259 1.8 Rome 15,290 14,880 410 2.7 *Roswell 53,815 52,978 837 1.6 *Sandy Springs 66,240 64,961 1,279 1.9 *Savannah 69,849 67,787 2,062 3.0 *Smyrna 35,258 34,548 710 2.0 Statesboro 14,044 13,571 473 3.4 Stockbridge 14,509 14,088 421 2.9 Tucker 19,985 19,553 432 2.2 *Valdosta 25,831 25,097 734 2.8 *Warner Robins 34,907 33,930 977 2.8 Woodstock 17,812 17,534 278 1.6 Revised September 2021 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 29,657 28,431 1,226 4.1 37,014 36,348 666 1.8 58,532 57,112 1,420 2.4 266,232 257,608 8,624 3.2 24,487 23,957 530 2.2 241,745 233,651 8,094 3.3 84,293 81,285 3,008 3.6 35,133 34,608 525 1.5 16,096 15,837 259 1.6 11,648 11,323 325 2.8 20,787 20,451 336 1.6 76,291 73,568 2,723 3.6 13,554 13,210 344 2.5 14,356 14,096 260 1.8 17,211 16,651 560 3.3 16,096 15,764 332 2.1 27,351 26,841 510 1.9 16,864 15,972 892 5.3 20,853 20,475 378 1.8 15,304 14,910 394 2.6 44,833 44,054 779 1.7 19,917 19,541 376 1.9 15,120 14,592 528 3.5 14,888 14,492 396 2.7 12,215 11,772 443 3.6 67,944 65,847 2,097 3.1 35,517 34,741 776 2.2 20,220 19,883 337 1.7 19,177 18,671 506 2.6 18,615 18,354 261 1.4 25,230 24,637 593 2.4 14,383 14,092 291 2.0 15,192 14,779 413 2.7 53,544 52,647 897 1.7 65,857 64,554 1,303 2.0 69,999 67,693 2,306 3.3 35,115 34,339 776 2.2 14,004 13,559 445 3.2 14,505 13,995 510 3.5 19,904 19,434 470 2.4 25,502 24,792 710 2.8 34,545 33,704 841 2.4 17,715 17,429 286 1.6 Revised October 2020 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 30,938 36,006 59,075 266,051 23,934 242,117 86,216 34,045 15,604 11,495 20,160 77,648 13,644 13,953 17,152 15,777 26,597 17,353 20,731 15,322 43,776 19,483 15,531 14,730 12,520 68,006 34,854 19,666 19,057 17,992 24,620 13,834 15,332 52,126 64,247 68,566 34,416 14,538 14,576 19,598 25,889 34,236 17,215 28,247 34,707 55,924 245,970 22,870 223,100 80,479 33,037 15,098 10,809 19,523 72,406 12,939 13,456 15,892 15,027 25,622 15,251 19,863 14,540 42,065 18,640 14,400 13,814 11,273 63,258 33,138 18,985 17,845 17,539 23,485 13,184 14,460 50,269 61,639 63,332 32,755 13,467 13,403 18,552 24,241 32,469 16,616 2,691 8.7 1,299 3.6 3,151 5.3 20,081 7.5 1,064 4.4 19,017 7.9 5,737 6.7 1,008 3.0 506 3.2 686 6.0 637 3.2 5,242 6.8 705 5.2 497 3.6 1,260 7.3 750 4.8 975 3.7 2,102 12.1 868 4.2 782 5.1 1,711 3.9 843 4.3 1,131 7.3 916 6.2 1,247 10.0 4,748 7.0 1,716 4.9 681 3.5 1,212 6.4 453 2.5 1,135 4.6 650 4.7 872 5.7 1,857 3.6 2,608 4.1 5,234 7.6 1,661 4.8 1,071 7.4 1,173 8.0 1,046 5.3 1,648 6.4 1,767 5.2 599 3.5 Note: City estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. All cities listed have total population of 25,000 or more and an asterisks (*) designates cities with population of 50,000 or more. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research 21 UNEMGPeoLrOgiaYUMneEmNploTymReAntTREateBs bYy CCoOunUtyNTIES OCTOBER 2021 October 2021 Dade 1.7 Catoosa 1.7 Walker Whitfield Murray 2.6 Fannin 1.9 Union 1.8 Towns 2.8 Rabun 2.0 1.9 2.3 Chattooga 2.9 Gordon 2.0 Floyd 2.4 Bartow 2.2 Gilmer 2.0 Pickens 1.8 Cherokee 1.7 Lumpkin 1.9 Dawson 1.8 Forsyth 1.7 White Habersham 1.6 2.2 Stephens 2.6 Banks Franklin Hall 1.7 2.3 1.7 Jackson 1.5 Madison 2.1 Hart 2.5 Elbert 3.0 4.0% or greater 7 counties (4%) 3.0% to 3.9% 31 counties (19%) 2.0% to 2.9% 94 counties (59%) Polk 2.3 Paulding Cobb 2.0 Gwinnett 2.1 Barrow 1.9 Clarke 2.4 Oglethorpe 2.0 Less than 2.0% 27 counties (17%) Haralson 2.2 Carroll 2.3 Heard 2.4 1.9 Douglas 2.7 Coweta 2.1 Fulton 2.8 DeKalb 2.7 Rockdale Walton 2.0 Oconee 1.5 Clayton 2.8 Newton 3.9 Fayette 1.9 Henry 2.6 2.7 Morgan 2.0 Spalding 2.8 Butts 2.1 Jasper 2.0 Putnam 2.7 Wilkes 3.0 Lincoln 2.8 Percentages of number of counties may not total 100 due to rounding Greene 2.3 Taliaferro 3.1 McDuffie Warren 3.2 Columbia 1.8 2.7 Richmond Hancock 3.3 3.9 Glascock 1.8 Troup 2.6 Meriwether 3.2 Pike 1.9 Lamar 2.5 Monroe 1.9 Jones 2.0 Baldwin 3.0 Washington Jefferson 2.9 Burke 3.7 Upson 3.2 Harris 1.9 Talbot 2.7 Muscogee 3.3 Marion Chattahoochee 2.3 2.4 Taylor 3.8 Crawford 2.3 Bibb 3.0 Twiggs 3.2 Wilkinson 2.5 Peach 3.0 Houston Macon 2.5 4.2 Bleckley 3.1 Laurens 2.7 Johnson 2.3 Emanuel 3.3 Jenkins 2.8 Screven 3.5 Treutlen 2.3 Candler 2.0 Bulloch 2.6 Effingham 1.9 3.0 Stewart 2.5 Schley 2.6 Webster 3.1 Sumter 3.6 Quitman 3.4 Randolph Terrell Lee 3.0 4.0 2.1 Clay 6.7 Calhoun 2.4 Dougherty 3.8 Early 3.0 Miller 2.0 Baker 3.3 Mitchell 3.0 Dooly 5.9 Pulaski 2.4 Dodge 2.7 Crisp 8.0 Wilcox 3.2 Turner 5.9 Ben Hill 3.4 Montgomery Wheeler 3.5 2.5 Toombs 2.8 Evans 2.2 Tattnall Telfair 2.0 5.1 Jeff Davis 2.4 Appling 2.2 Long 2.1 Bryan 1.8 Liberty 2.4 Worth 2.5 Colquitt 2.1 Irwin 2.8 Tift 2.1 Coffee 2.4 Berrien Atkinson 2.2 1.6 Cook 2.0 Lanier Bacon 2.3 Wayne 2.4 Pierce 2.0 Ware 2.3 Brantley 2.3 McIntosh 2.4 Glynn 2.3 Chatham 2.5 Seminole 2.3 Decatur 2.3 Grady 2.1 Thomas 2.7 Brooks 2.1 2.2 Lowndes 2.4 Clinch 2.0 Charlton 2.2 Camden 2.1 Echols 1.8 Georgia's Unemployment Rate: 2.4% Georgia's U(nNoet SmeasponlaollyyAmdjusetend)t Rate: 2.4% (not seasonally adjusted) Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics and Economic Research 22 Georgia Unemployment Insurance Claims by County County October 2021 Initial Claims Average Weekly Benefit County October 2021 Initial Claims Average Weekly Benefit County October 2021 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 27,310.............. $300 59.............. $263 7.............. $248 13.............. $318 6.............. $196 65.............. $241 19.............. $253 120.............. $261 189.............. $269 81.............. $239 23.............. $260 479.............. $221 23.............. $209 24.............. $265 27.............. $290 60.............. $257 154.............. $263 61.............. $296 31.............. $254 11.............. $257 37.............. $244 24.............. $263 249.............. $240 56.............. $240 6.............. $256 529.............. $233 4.............. $161 40.............. $232 262.............. $278 169.............. $239 5.............. $261 1,172.............. $247 7.............. $228 1,176.............. $269 56.............. $253 124.............. $192 168.............. $273 30.............. $276 212.............. $262 31.............. $272 1,584.............. $293 11.............. $272 33.............. $285 52.............. $228 1,899.............. $247 47.............. $201 476.............. $245 412.............. $231 328.............. $261 26.............. $142 3.............. $160 80.............. $258 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 40.............. $186 74.............. $239 16.............. $207 13.............. $249 197.............. $284 230.............. $267 158.............. $287 43.............. $263 3,105.............. $261 22.............. $217 2.............. $318 109.............. $222 166.............. $285 42.............. $240 23.............. $243 1,312.............. $271 72.............. $258 244.............. $255 15.............. $248 58.............. $211 38.............. $287 37.............. $288 18.............. $227 717.............. $270 1,281.............. $281 16.............. $183 91.............. $256 14.............. $233 20.............. $311 47.............. $221 17.............. $272 24.............. $236 31.............. $290 22.............. $248 10.............. $325 93.............. $219 80.............. $265 111.............. $265 10.............. $286 23.............. $277 215.............. $237 32.............. $253 237.............. $292 44.............. $268 8.............. $215 55.............. $228 15.............. $223 55.............. $295 9.............. $207 47.............. $234 25.............. $252 37.............. $254 35.............. $233 89.............. $252 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 447.............. $237 244.............. $271 24.............. $285 20.............. $183 245.............. $265 277.............. $290 36.............. $268 15.............. $225 24.............. $262 102.............. $256 61.............. $305 35.............. $234 1.................. $0 10.............. $288 21.............. $284 569.............. $240 236.............. $253 12.............. $282 35.............. $251 9.............. $227 211.............. $237 71.............. $290 10.............. $206 174.............. $238 19.............. $275 1.............. $204 38.............. $232 85.............. $253 28.............. $242 19.............. $197 60.............. $220 187.............. $263 115.............. $250 5.............. $251 24.............. $286 347.............. $274 240.............. $255 12.............. $229 15.............. $232 44.............. $230 88.............. $251 149.............. $264 73.............. $241 13.............. $243 31.............. $239 37.............. $290 8.............. $298 7.............. $282 29.............. $238 194.............. $256 59.............. $246 11.............. $205 19.............. $235 60.............. $287 Note: Initial claims include intrastate initial and additional claims, as well as agent state initial and additional claims for regular UI only. Average duration of benefits is represented in weeks. Data does not include state or federal extended benefits. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics and Economic Research 23 Mark Butler, Commissioner 148 Andrew Young International Boulevard, N.E. Atlanta, Georgia 30303-1751 Return Service Requested