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Coffee

Bacon

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Evans Tattnall

Bryan Chatham

Liberty

4.30

Long
4.32 4.36

4.38

4.41

4.43

Wayne
4.19

McIntosh

4.45

4.45

4.45

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Feb-20 Mar-20 Apr-20 May-20 Jun-20 Jul-20 Aug-20 Sep-20 Oct-20 Nov-20 Dec-20 Jan-21 Feb-21

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Charlton

Camden

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2,100 workers in February. Manufacturing employment

Georgia Unemployment Rate
(Seasonally Adjusted)

increased by 2,000 in February after employment was

12.5%

down 2,100 in January. The professional and business

services sector added 1,000 jobs in February and has

seen employment growth in 10 straight months. The

9.4%

majority of the February job growth in the sector was in

8.4%

administrative and support services.
Government employment was down 4,300 in February after being up 800 in January. In February, 3,700 local government jobs were cut, there were 1,400 fewer state

3.5% 3.6%

7.6% 7.0% 6.5% 5.9% 5.6% 5.3% 5.1% 4.8%

government jobs, and federal government employment

was up 800. The information sector lost 2,200 jobs over

the month after adding 4,200 jobs in January. Financial

Feb-20 Mar-20 Apr-20 May-20 Jun-20 Jul-20 Aug-20 Sep-20 Oct-20 Nov-20 Dec-20 Jan-21 Feb-21

activities employment declined by 1,300 in February as

real estate and rental and leasing cut 800 positions and

finance and insurance lost 500 jobs.

Over the year, employment in Georgia has declined by 213,600, or -4.6 percent. Leisure and hospitality (-86,300 jobs), government (-26,000 jobs), education and health services (-25,200 jobs), and professional and business services (-22,100 jobs) have lost the most jobs from February 2020 to February 2021.
Georgia's unemployment rate (seasonally adjusted) declined to 4.8 percent in February from 5.1 percent in January 2021. Over the year, the unemployment rate is up from 3.5 percent in February 2020.

Workforce Statistics & Economic Research
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Corey Smith at (404) 232-3875 corey.smith@gdol.ga.gov
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Georgia Nonfarm Employment

(In thousands)

(Seasonally Adjusted)

Preliminary

Revised

FEB 2021 JAN 2021

Revised FEB 2020

Change in Jobs from JAN 2021
Net %

Change in Jobs from FEB 2020
Net %

Total Nonfarm

4,452.9

4,451.2

4,666.5

1.7 0.0

-213.6 -4.6

Total Private

3,785.2

3,779.2

3,972.8

6.0 0.2

-187.6 -4.7

Goods Producing

600.0

598.4

622.4

1.6 0.3

-22.4 -3.6

Service-Providing

3,852.9

3,852.8

4,044.1

0.1 0.0

-191.2 -4.7

Private Service-Providing

3,185.2

3,180.8

3,350.4

4.4 0.1

-165.2 -4.9

Mining and Logging

9.6

9.6

9.6

0.0 0.0

0.0 0.0

Mining, Logging and Construction

210.9

211.3

217.9

-0.4 -0.2

-7.0 -3.2

Construction

201.3

201.7

208.3

-0.4 -0.2

-7.0 -3.4

Manufacturing

389.1

387.1

404.5

2.0 0.5

-15.4 -3.8

Durable Goods

191.5

191.4

202.1

0.1 0.1

-10.6 -5.2

Non-Durable Goods

197.6

195.7

202.4

1.9 1.0

-4.8 -2.4

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities

951.7

946.9

951.7

4.8 0.5

0.0 0.0

Wholesale Trade

207.1

206.6

217.1

0.5 0.2

-10.0 -4.6

Retail Trade

496.7

494.7

496.3

2.0 0.4

0.4 0.1

Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities

247.9

245.6

238.3

2.3 0.9

9.6 4.0

Information

112.5

114.7

120.1

-2.2 -1.9

-7.6 -6.3

Financial Activities

248.7

250.0

255.0

-1.3 -0.5

-6.3 -2.5

Finance and Insurance

179.9

180.4

181.5

-0.5 -0.3

-1.6 -0.9

Real Estate and Rental and Leasing

68.8

69.6

73.5

-0.8 -1.1

-4.7 -6.4

Professional and Business Services

708.0

707.0

730.1

1.0 0.1

-22.1 -3.0

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

278.8

278.7

289.8

0.1 0.0

-11.0 -3.8

Management of Companies and Enterprises

83.7

84.0

92.5

-0.3 -0.4

-8.8 -9.5

Admin and Support, Waste Mngmnt and Remediation

345.5

344.3

347.8

1.2 0.3

-2.3 -0.7

Education and Health Services

591.7

589.6

616.9

2.1 0.4

-25.2 -4.1

Educational Services

90.1

89.2

94.1

0.9 1.0

-4.0 -4.3

Health Care and Social Assistance

501.6

500.4

522.8

1.2 0.2

-21.2 -4.1

Leisure and Hospitality

421.9

421.5

508.2

0.4 0.1

-86.3 -17.0

Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation

45.1

45.8

56.9

-0.7 -1.5

-11.8 -20.7

Accommodation and Food Services

376.8

375.7

451.3

1.1 0.3

-74.5 -16.5

Other Services

150.7

151.1

168.4

-0.4 -0.3

-17.7 -10.5

Government

667.7

672.0

693.7

-4.3 -0.6

-26.0 -3.7

Federal Government

106.6

105.8

104.4

0.8 0.8

2.2 2.1

State Government

158.2

159.6

166.8

-1.4 -0.9

-8.6 -5.2

Local Government

402.9

406.6

422.5

-3.7 -0.9

-19.6 -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

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

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Georgia Nonfarm Employment

(In thousands)

(Not Seasonally Adjusted)

Preliminary

Revised

Revised

FEB 2021 JAN 2020 FEB 2020

Change in Jobs from JAN 2020
Net %

Change in Jobs from FEB 2020
Net %

Total Nonfarm

4,433.8

Total Private

3,762.7

Goods Producing

599.8

Service-Providing

3,834.0

Private Service-Providing

3,162.9

Mining and Logging

9.6

Mining, Logging and Construction

210.0

Construction

200.4

Construction of Buildings

45.9

Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction

32.4

Specialty Trade Contractors

122.1

Manufacturing

389.8

Durable Goods

192.3

Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

50.8

Non-Durable Goods

197.5

Food Manufacturing

66.1

Textile Mills

16.0

Textile Product Mills

26.3

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities

944.8

Wholesale Trade

207.7

Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods

109.2

Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods

60.8

Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers 37.7

Retail Trade

491.3

Food and Beverage Stores

96.9

General Merchandise Stores

105.8

Miscellaneous Store Retailers

19.8

Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities

245.8

Utilities

19.6

Transportation and Warehousing

226.2

Air Transportation

23.4

Truck Transportation

56.5

Couriers and Messengers

36.4

Warehousing and Storage

67.7

Information

111.5

Telecommunications

36.1

Wired and Wireless Telecommunications Carriers

31.1

Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services

16.8

Financial Activities

248.9

Finance and Insurance

179.5

Insurance Carriers and Related Activities

85.7

Real Estate and Rental and Leasing

69.4

Professional and Business Services

704.1

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

280.8

Accounting, Tax Prep, and Bookkeeping Services

37.5

Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services

42.8

Computer Systems Design and Related Services

68.3

Management and Technical Consulting Services

48.0

Management of Companies and Enterprises

83.3

Admin and Support, Waste Mngmnt and Remediation

340.0

Employment Services

168.0

Education and Health Services

593.9

Educational Services

91.4

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools

47.2

Health Care and Social Assistance

502.5

Ambulatory Health Care Services

225.1

Hospitals

155.2

Nursing and Residential Care Facilities

57.4

Social Assistance

64.8

Leisure and Hospitality

410.4

Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation

40.4

Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries

30.9

Accommodation and Food Services

370.0

Accommodation

32.3

Food Services and Drinking Places

337.7

Other Services

149.3

Repair and Maintenance

40.5

Personal and Laundry Services

34.2

Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar

74.6

Government

671.1

Federal Government

106.1

Department of Defense

45.3

State Government

160.4

State Government Educational Services

94.6

State Government excluding Educational Services

65.8

Local Government

404.6

Local Government Educational Services

235.8

Local Government excluding Educational Services

168.8

4,417.4 3,744.9
594.2 3,823.2 3,150.7
9.6 207.6 198.0 45.2 33.2 119.6 386.6 192.1 50.5 194.5 65.8 15.9 25.7 944.2 207.0 108.6 60.6
37.8 490.9
97.1 107.6 19.5 246.3 19.7 226.6 23.4 55.9
37.1 68.2 111.6 36.3 31.2 16.6 249.3 179.7 85.9 69.6 701.1 278.6 36.6 42.7 67.6 48.2 83.7 338.8 169.0 587.9 88.3 45.0 499.6 223.6 154.5 57.6 63.9 407.7 40.8 30.9 366.9 31.2 335.7 148.9 40.9 33.5 74.5 672.5 106.0 45.2 158.4 92.4 66.0 408.1 236.3 171.8

4,646.2 3,948.5
620.8 4,025.4 3,327.7
9.6 216.1 206.5
46.0 36.1 124.4 404.7 202.2 54.5 202.5 66.7 17.8 27.8 943.6 216.6 116.1 63.4 37.1 490.3 93.1 104.9 22.1 236.7 19.6 217.1 30.2 55.7 28.4 59.5 120.4 37.2 31.9 15.9 254.5 181.2 86.8 73.3 726.6 291.7 39.5 43.4 75.0 48.4 92.5 342.4 170.1 620.2 95.8 46.9 524.4 226.4 159.6 62.0 76.4 494.8 51.3 36.5 443.5 48.1 395.4 167.6 42.2 40.9 84.5 697.7 104.1 43.8 169.0 99.5 69.5 424.6 251.9 172.7

16.4 0.4 17.8 0.5 5.6 0.9 10.8 0.3 12.2 0.4 0.0 0.0 2.4 1.2 2.4 1.2 0.7 1.6 -0.8 -2.4 2.5 2.1 3.2 0.8 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.6 3.0 1.5 0.3 0.5 0.1 0.6 0.6 2.3 0.6 0.1 0.7 0.3 0.6 0.6 0.2 0.3 -0.1 -0.3 0.4 0.1 -0.2 -0.2 -1.8 -1.7 0.3 1.5 -0.5 -0.2 -0.1 -0.5 -0.4 -0.2 0.0 0.0 0.6 1.1 -0.7 -1.9 -0.5 -0.7 -0.1 -0.1 -0.2 -0.6 -0.1 -0.3 0.2 1.2 -0.4 -0.2 -0.2 -0.1 -0.2 -0.2 -0.2 -0.3 3.0 0.4 2.2 0.8 0.9 2.5 0.1 0.2 0.7 1.0 -0.2 -0.4 -0.4 -0.5 1.2 0.4 -1.0 -0.6 6.0 1.0 3.1 3.5 2.2 4.9 2.9 0.6 1.5 0.7 0.7 0.5 -0.2 -0.4 0.9 1.4 2.7 0.7 -0.4 -1.0 0.0 0.0 3.1 0.8 1.1 3.5 2.0 0.6 0.4 0.3 -0.4 -1.0 0.7 2.1 0.1 0.1 -1.4 -0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 2.0 1.3 2.2 2.4 -0.2 -0.3 -3.5 -0.9 -0.5 -0.2 -3.0 -1.8

-212.4 -185.8
-21.0 -191.4 -164.8
0.0 -6.1 -6.1 -0.1 -3.7 -2.3 -14.9 -9.9 -3.7 -5.0 -0.6 -1.8 -1.5 1.2 -8.9 -6.9 -2.6 0.6 1.0 3.8 0.9 -2.3 9.1 0.0 9.1 -6.8 0.8 8.0 8.2 -8.9 -1.1 -0.8 0.9 -5.6 -1.7 -1.1 -3.9 -22.5 -10.9 -2.0 -0.6 -6.7 -0.4 -9.2 -2.4 -2.1 -26.3 -4.4 0.3 -21.9 -1.3 -4.4 -4.6 -11.6 -84.4 -10.9 -5.6 -73.5 -15.8 -57.7 -18.3 -1.7 -6.7 -9.9 -26.6 2.0 1.5 -8.6 -4.9 -3.7 -20.0 -16.1 -3.9

-4.6 -4.7 -3.4 -4.8 -5.0 0.0 -2.8 -3.0 -0.2 -10.3 -1.9 -3.7 -4.9 -6.8 -2.5 -0.9 -10.1 -5.4 0.1 -4.1 -5.9 -4.1 1.6 0.2 4.1 0.9 -10.4 3.8 0.0 4.2 -22.5 1.4 28.2 13.8 -7.4 -3.0 -2.5 5.7 -2.2 -0.9 -1.3 -5.3 -3.1 -3.7 -5.1 -1.4 -8.9 -0.8 -10.0 -0.7 -1.2 -4.2 -4.6 0.6 -4.2 -0.6 -2.8 -7.4 -15.2 -17.1 -21.3 -15.3 -16.6 -32.9 -14.6 -10.9 -4.0 -16.4 -11.7 -3.8 1.9 3.4 -5.1 -4.9 -5.3 -4.7 -6.4 -2.3

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

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

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Albany MSA Nonfarm Employment

(Not Seasonally Adjusted)

(In thousands)

Preliminary

Revised

Revised

FEB 2021 JAN 2021 FEB 2020

Change in Jobs from JAN 2021
Net %

Change in Jobs from FEB 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

59.0

58.5

63.2

0.5 0.9

47.7

47.1

50.8

0.6 1.3

6.6

6.6

7.0

0.0 0.0

52.4

51.9

56.2

0.5 1.0

41.1

40.5

43.8

0.6 1.5

12.3

12.2

12.4

0.1 0.8

7.3

7.2

7.2

0.1 1.4

11.3

11.4

12.4

-0.1 -0.9

2.5

2.6

2.7

-0.1 -3.9

2.3

2.2

2.5

0.1 4.6

6.5

6.6

7.2

-0.1 -1.5

-4.2 -6.7 -3.1 -6.1 -0.4 -5.7 -3.8 -6.8 -2.7 -6.2 -0.1 -0.8 0.1 1.4 -1.1 -8.9 -0.2 -7.4 -0.2 -8.0 -0.7 -9.7

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

FEB 2021 JAN 2021 FEB 2020

Change in Jobs from JAN 2021
Net %

Change in Jobs from FEB 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

92.0

91.5

98.3

0.5 0.6

64.6

64.1

69.7

0.5 0.8

9.4

9.3

9.6

0.1 1.1

82.6

82.2

88.7

0.4 0.5

55.2

54.8

60.1

0.4 0.7

15.9

16.0

16.5

-0.1 -0.6

10.3

10.4

10.8

-0.1 -1.0

8.4

8.3

9.0

0.1 1.2

9.5

9.4

11.5

0.1 1.1

27.4

27.4

28.6

0.0 0.0

1.1

1.1

1.0

0.0 0.0

18.5

18.4

19.5

0.1 0.5

7.8

7.9

8.1

-0.1 -1.3

-6.3 -6.4 -5.1 -7.3 -0.2 -2.1 -6.1 -6.9 -4.9 -8.2 -0.6 -3.6 -0.5 -4.6 -0.6 -6.7 -2.0 -17.4 -1.2 -4.2 0.1 10.0 -1.0 -5.1 -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 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

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Atlanta MSA Nonfarm Employment

(In thousands)

(Not Seasonally Adjusted)

Preliminary FEB 2021

Revised JAN 2021

Revised FEB 2020

Change in Jobs from JAN 2021
Net %

Change in Jobs from FEB 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

2,706.3 2,378.6
294.0 2,412.3 2,084.6
1.7 130.1 128.4
29.3 80.8 163.9 86.6 14.7 77.3 22.8 589.7 147.4 79.7 38.1 29.6 280.3 60.4 57.0 13.0 162.0 10.1 151.9 23.0 35.6 26.8 97.7 30.2 25.8 16.1 178.3 128.3 61.0 50.0 529.1 226.4 28.3 32.2 57.9 42.2 73.3 229.4 116.5 358.6 64.5 294.1 139.0 86.5 39.5 240.1 27.0 213.1 15.7 197.4 91.1 22.8 23.5 327.7 49.6 71.5 206.6

2,697.6 2,369.0
290.9 2,406.7 2,078.1
1.7 128.0 126.3
29.1 78.8 162.9 86.3 14.6 76.6 22.8 588.4 145.7 78.9 37.1 29.7 281.0 60.5 58.1 12.9 161.7 10.1 151.6 23.0 35.4 27.2 97.9 30.3 26.0 15.9 178.8 128.4 61.0 50.4 530.3 225.1 27.2 32.2 57.9 41.9 73.8 231.4 118.4 354.2 62.4 291.8 138.2 85.9 38.5 236.7 27.7 209.0 15.3 193.7 91.8 23.4 23.1 328.6 49.4 70.7 208.5

2,867.9 2,528.4
304.0 2,563.9 2,224.4
1.7 132.6 130.9
29.9 82.9 171.4 90.3 15.7 81.1 23.4 601.2 154.4 85.5 40.4 28.5 287.0 57.9 57.2 14.8 159.8 10.3 149.5 29.6 35.2 21.7 106.0 31.1 26.7 15.4 180.8 126.5 61.7 54.3 552.7 235.4 28.2 33.2 64.4 42.6 81.1 236.2 120.0 376.6 67.3 309.3 141.2 89.0 48.8 300.7 37.0 263.7 26.4 237.3 106.4 25.3 29.4 339.5 47.6 74.5 217.4

8.7 0.3 9.6 0.4 3.1 1.1 5.6 0.2 6.5 0.3 0.0 0.0 2.1 1.6 2.1 1.7 0.2 0.7 2.0 2.5 1.0 0.6 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.0 0.0 1.3 0.2 1.7 1.2 0.8 1.0 1.0 2.7 -0.1 -0.3 -0.7 -0.3 -0.1 -0.2 -1.1 -1.9 0.1 0.8 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.6 -0.4 -1.5 -0.2 -0.2 -0.1 -0.3 -0.2 -0.8 0.2 1.3 -0.5 -0.3 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.0 -0.4 -0.8 -1.2 -0.2 1.3 0.6 1.1 4.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.7 -0.5 -0.7 -2.0 -0.9 -1.9 -1.6 4.4 1.2 2.1 3.4 2.3 0.8 0.8 0.6 0.6 0.7 1.0 2.6 3.4 1.4 -0.7 -2.5 4.1 2.0 0.4 2.6 3.7 1.9 -0.7 -0.8 -0.6 -2.6 0.4 1.7 -0.9 -0.3 0.2 0.4 0.8 1.1 -1.9 -0.9

-161.6 -5.6 -149.8 -5.9
-10.0 -3.3 -151.6 -5.9 -139.8 -6.3
0.0 0.0 -2.5 -1.9 -2.5 -1.9 -0.6 -2.0 -2.1 -2.5 -7.5 -4.4 -3.7 -4.1 -1.0 -6.4 -3.8 -4.7 -0.6 -2.6 -11.5 -1.9 -7.0 -4.5 -5.8 -6.8 -2.3 -5.7 1.1 3.9 -6.7 -2.3 2.5 4.3 -0.2 -0.4 -1.8 -12.2 2.2 1.4 -0.2 -1.9 2.4 1.6 -6.6 -22.3 0.4 1.1 5.1 23.5 -8.3 -7.8 -0.9 -2.9 -0.9 -3.4 0.7 4.6 -2.5 -1.4 1.8 1.4 -0.7 -1.1 -4.3 -7.9 -23.6 -4.3 -9.0 -3.8 0.1 0.4 -1.0 -3.0 -6.5 -10.1 -0.4 -0.9 -7.8 -9.6 -6.8 -2.9 -3.5 -2.9 -18.0 -4.8 -2.8 -4.2 -15.2 -4.9 -2.2 -1.6 -2.5 -2.8 -9.3 -19.1 -60.6 -20.2 -10.0 -27.0 -50.6 -19.2 -10.7 -40.5 -39.9 -16.8 -15.3 -14.4 -2.5 -9.9 -5.9 -20.1 -11.8 -3.5 2.0 4.2 -3.0 -4.0 -10.8 -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 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

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AUGusta-Richmond county MSA Nonfarm Employment

(In thousands)

(Not Seasonally Adjusted)

Preliminary

Revised

Revised

FEB 2021 JAN 2021 FEB 2020

Change in Jobs from JAN 2021

Change in Jobs from FEB 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

236.9 191.4
43.5 193.4 147.9
20.4 23.1 41.0
5.6 27.2
8.2 2.2 6.1 32.8 35.2 22.5 8.1 45.5 10.1 14.2 21.2

235.9 190.9
43.2 192.7 147.7
20.0 23.2 41.1
5.6 27.2
8.3 2.2 6.1 32.5 35.0 22.7 8.1 45.0 10.0 13.9 21.1

245.6 199.3
44.9 200.7 154.4
21.2 23.7 40.4
6.1 26.5
7.8 2.5 7.3 33.1 36.2 26.3 8.6 46.3 10.0 14.7 21.6

1.0 0.4 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.7 0.7 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.4 2.0 -0.1 -0.4 -0.1 -0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -1.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.9 0.2 0.6 -0.2 -0.9 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.1 0.1 1.0 0.3 2.2 0.1 0.5

-8.7 -3.5 -7.9 -4.0 -1.4 -3.1 -7.3 -3.6 -6.5 -4.2 -0.8 -3.8 -0.6 -2.5 0.6 1.5 -0.5 -8.2 0.7 2.6 0.4 5.1 -0.3 -12.0 -1.2 -16.4 -0.3 -0.9 -1.0 -2.8 -3.8 -14.5 -0.5 -5.8 -0.8 -1.7 0.1 1.0 -0.5 -3.4 -0.4 -1.9

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 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

FEB 2021 JAN 2021 FEB 2020

Change in Jobs from JAN 2021
Net %

Change in Jobs from FEB 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

42.3

41.8

43.9

33.8

33.4

35.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

38.2

37.7

39.8

29.7

29.3

31.0

8.8

8.7

8.3

5.6

5.6

5.5

8.5

8.4

8.8

2.1

2.1

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.9

4.6

4.6

4.9

0.5 1.2 0.4 1.2 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.3 0.4 1.4 0.1 1.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 5.9 0.0 0.0

-1.6 -3.6 -1.3 -3.7 0.0 0.0 -1.6 -4.0 -1.3 -4.2 0.5 6.0 0.1 1.8 -0.3 -3.4 0.1 5.0 -0.1 -5.3 -0.3 -6.1

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

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

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Columbus MSA Nonfarm Employment

(In thousands)

(Not Seasonally Adjusted)

Preliminary

Revised

Revised

FEB 2021 JAN 2021 FEB 2020

Change in Jobs from JAN 2021
Net %

Change in Jobs from FEB 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

116.5 93.4 15.3 101.2 78.1
4.8 10.5 17.1
2.7 12.1
2.3 1.1 12.1 10.2 3.6 14.9 15.7 13.3 3.9 23.1 6.7 4.0 12.4

116.0 92.9 15.1 100.9 77.8
4.7 10.4 17.1
2.7 12.1
2.3 1.1 12.1 10.2 3.6 14.8 15.5 13.3 3.9 23.1 6.8 3.9 12.4

123.5 99.0 15.9
107.6 83.1 4.8 11.1 17.7 2.8 12.7 2.2 1.2 12.7 10.8 3.7 15.5 16.8 15.0 4.2 24.5 6.8 4.3 13.4

0.5 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.2 1.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.1 2.1 0.1 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.7 0.2 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -1.5 0.1 2.6 0.0 0.0

-7.0 -5.7 -5.6 -5.7 -0.6 -3.8 -6.4 -6.0 -5.0 -6.0 0.0 0.0 -0.6 -5.4 -0.6 -3.4 -0.1 -3.6 -0.6 -4.7 0.1 4.6 -0.1 -8.3 -0.6 -4.7 -0.6 -5.6 -0.1 -2.7 -0.6 -3.9 -1.1 -6.6 -1.7 -11.3 -0.3 -7.1 -1.4 -5.7 -0.1 -1.5 -0.3 -7.0 -1.0 -7.5

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

Dalton MSA Nonfarm Employment

(In thousands)

(Not Seasonally Adjusted)

Preliminary

Revised Revised

FEB 2021 JAN 2021 FEB 2020

Change in Jobs from JAN 2021
Net %

Change in Jobs from FEB 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

64.8

64.1

66.5

0.7 1.1

57.9

57.4

59.5

0.5 0.9

24.0

23.4

24.5

0.6 2.6

40.8

40.7

42.0

0.1 0.3

33.9

34.0

35.0

-0.1 -0.3

22.6

22.1

23.1

0.5 2.3

4.0

4.0

4.0

0.0 0.0

13.6

13.2

13.6

0.4 3.0

13.5

13.5

13.5

0.0 0.0

6.4

6.4

6.2

0.0 0.0

3.4

3.4

3.3

0.0 0.0

7.1

7.1

7.1

0.0 0.0

6.9

6.7

7.0

0.2 3.0

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.0 0.0

1.2

0.9

1.1

0.3 33.3

5.5

5.6

5.7

-0.1 -1.8

-1.7 -2.6 -1.6 -2.7 -0.5 -2.0 -1.2 -2.9 -1.1 -3.1 -0.5 -2.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 3.2 0.1 3.0 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -1.4 0.0 0.0 0.1 9.1 -0.2 -3.5

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 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

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Gainesville MSA Nonfarm Employment

(In thousands)

(Not Seasonally Adjusted)

Preliminary

Revised

Revised

FEB 2021 JAN 2021 FEB 2020

Change in Jobs from JAN 2021
Net %

Change in Jobs from FEB 2020
Net %

Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing

91.8

92.1

95.0

-0.3 -0.3

81.4

81.7

84.0

-0.3 -0.4

24.2

24.2

25.6

0.0 0.0

-3.2 -3.4 -2.6 -3.1 -1.4 -5.5

Service-Providing Private Service-Providing

67.6

67.9

69.4

-0.3 -0.4

57.2

57.5

58.4

-0.3 -0.5

-1.8 -2.6 -1.2 -2.1

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities

17.6

18.1

17.6

-0.5 -2.8

0.0 0.0

Retail Trade Government

9.1

9.2

9.0

-0.1 -1.1

10.4

10.4

11.0

0.0 0.0

0.1 1.1 -0.6 -5.5

Federal Government

0.5

0.5

0.5

0.0 0.0

0.0 0.0

State Government Local Government

2.5

2.4

2.7

0.1 4.2

7.4

7.5

7.8

-0.1 -1.3

-0.2 -7.4 -0.4 -5.1

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 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 FEB 2021 JAN 2021 FEB 2020

Change in Jobs from JAN 2021
Net %

Change in Jobs from FEB 2020
Net %

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

20.5

20.6

21.3

-0.1 -0.5

12.7

12.9

13.2

-0.2 -1.6

2.4

2.4

2.8

0.0 0.0

18.1

18.2

18.5

-0.1 -0.6

10.3

10.5

10.4

-0.2 -1.9

7.8

7.7

8.1

0.1 1.3

4.0

3.9

3.9

0.1 2.6

0.4

0.4

0.4

0.0 0.0

3.4

3.4

3.8

0.0 0.0

-0.8 -3.8 -0.5 -3.8 -0.4 -14.3 -0.4 -2.2 -0.1 -1.0 -0.3 -3.7 0.1 2.6 0.0 0.0 -0.4 -10.5

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 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

FEB 2021 JAN 2021 FEB 2020

Change in Jobs from JAN 2021
Net %

Change in Jobs from FEB 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

99.1

98.1

103.3

1.0 1.0

85.1

84.1

88.5

1.0 1.2

9.8

9.9

10.4

-0.1 -1.0

89.3

88.2

92.9

1.1 1.3

75.3

74.2

78.1

1.1 1.5

19.7

19.8

19.3

-0.1 -0.5

11.6

11.7

11.7

-0.1 -0.9

5.1

5.1

4.8

0.0 0.0

9.5

9.5

9.9

0.0 0.0

10.9

10.8

11.9

0.1 0.9

21.1

21.0

22.0

0.1 0.5

9.3

9.3

10.9

0.0 0.0

14.0

14.0

14.8

0.0 0.0

1.1

1.1

1.1

0.0 0.0

3.9

3.8

4.2

0.1 2.6

9.0

9.1

9.5

-0.1 -1.1

-4.2 -4.1 -3.4 -3.8 -0.6 -5.8 -3.6 -3.9 -2.8 -3.6 0.4 2.1 -0.1 -0.9 0.3 6.3 -0.4 -4.0 -1.0 -8.4 -0.9 -4.1 -1.6 -14.7 -0.8 -5.4 0.0 0.0 -0.3 -7.1 -0.5 -5.3

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 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

FEB 2021 JAN 2021 FEB 2020

Change in Jobs from JAN 2021
Net %

Change in Jobs from FEB 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

40.6

40.3

41.7

0.3 0.7

35.1

34.8

36.0

0.3 0.9

6.9

6.9

7.1

0.0 0.0

33.7

33.4

34.6

0.3 0.9

28.2

27.9

28.9

0.3 1.1

6.1

6.0

6.1

0.1 1.7

7.9

8.0

7.6

-0.1 -1.3

4.6

4.7

4.4

-0.1 -2.1

11.1

11.1

11.0

0.0 0.0

5.5

5.5

5.7

0.0 0.0

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.0 0.0

1.6

1.6

1.6

0.0 0.0

3.7

3.7

3.9

0.0 0.0

-1.1 -2.6 -0.9 -2.5 -0.2 -2.8 -0.9 -2.6 -0.7 -2.4 0.0 0.0 0.3 4.0 0.2 4.6 0.1 0.9 -0.2 -3.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.2 -5.1

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 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

FEB 2021 JAN 2021 FEB 2020

Change in Jobs from JAN 2021
Net %

Change in Jobs from FEB 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

185.3 161.2
26.2 159.1 135.0
8.8 17.4 44.0
6.4 21.1 16.5
1.6 5.9 27.0 26.2 23.2 7.1 24.1 2.9 5.3 15.9

183.7 159.4
26.0 157.7 133.4
8.7 17.3 45.0
6.4 21.4 17.2
1.6 5.9 25.5 25.9 22.5 7.0 24.3 2.9 5.2 16.2

190.4 165.6
27.0 163.4 138.6
8.6 18.4 44.1
6.5 22.1 15.5
1.5 6.5 24.7 27.5 26.4 7.9 24.8 2.9 5.6 16.3

1.6 0.9 1.8 1.1 0.2 0.8 1.4 0.9 1.6 1.2 0.1 1.2 0.1 0.6 -1.0 -2.2 0.0 0.0 -0.3 -1.4 -0.7 -4.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.5 5.9 0.3 1.2 0.7 3.1 0.1 1.4 -0.2 -0.8 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.9 -0.3 -1.9

-5.1 -2.7 -4.4 -2.7 -0.8 -3.0 -4.3 -2.6 -3.6 -2.6 0.2 2.3 -1.0 -5.4 -0.1 -0.2 -0.1 -1.5 -1.0 -4.5 1.0 6.5 0.1 6.7 -0.6 -9.2 2.3 9.3 -1.3 -4.7 -3.2 -12.1 -0.8 -10.1 -0.7 -2.8 0.0 0.0 -0.3 -5.4 -0.4 -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 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

FEB 2021 JAN 2021 FEB 2020

Change in Jobs from JAN 2021
Net %

Change in Jobs from FEB 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

55.8

55.3

56.8

43.0

42.6

43.6

7.4

7.2

7.3

48.4

48.1

49.5

35.6

35.4

36.3

14.1

14.1

12.9

7.1

7.1

7.0

12.8

12.7

13.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

3.6

3.5

3.7

8.0

8.0

8.3

0.5 0.9 0.4 0.9 0.2 2.8 0.3 0.6 0.2 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.1 2.9 0.0 0.0

-1.0 -1.8 -0.6 -1.4 0.1 1.4 -1.1 -2.2 -0.7 -1.9 1.2 9.3 0.1 1.4 -0.4 -3.0 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -2.7 -0.3 -3.6

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

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Warner Robins MSA Nonfarm Employment

(In thousands)

(Not Seasonally Adjusted)

Preliminary Revised

Revised

FEB 2021 JAN 2021 FEB 2020

Change in Jobs from JAN 2021
Net %

Change in Jobs from FEB 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

76.4

75.6

78.9

0.8 1.1

48.2

47.6

50.7

0.6 1.3

10.0

9.8

10.5

0.2 2.0

66.4

65.8

68.4

0.6 0.9

38.2

37.8

40.2

0.4 1.1

10.9

11.0

11.3

-0.1 -0.9

8.8

8.7

8.6

0.1 1.2

28.2

28.0

28.2

0.2 0.7

15.7

15.6

15.8

0.1 0.6

2.4

2.3

2.4

0.1 4.4

10.1

10.1

10.0

0.0 0.0

-2.5 -3.2 -2.5 -4.9 -0.5 -4.8 -2.0 -2.9 -2.0 -5.0 -0.4 -3.5 0.2 2.3 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.6 0.0 0.0 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 2020 benchmark.

Total Nonfarm Employment by Metro Statistical Area

(In thousands)

(Seasonally Adjusted)

Preliminary

Revised

Revised

FEB 2021 JAN 2021 FEB 2020

Change in Jobs from JAN 2021
Net %

Change in Jobs from FEB 2020
Net %

Albany MSA

59.2

58.8

63.1

0.4 0.7

-3.9 -6.2

Athens-Clarke County MSA

92.4

92.6

98.0

-0.2 -0.2

-5.6 -5.7

Atlanta MSA

2,718.8

2,717.4

2,881.7

1.4 0.1

-162.9 -5.7

Augusta-Richmond County MSA

237.7

237.6

246.3

0.1 0.0

-8.6 -3.5

Brunswick MSA

43.0

42.7

44.4

0.3 0.7

-1.4 -3.2

Columbus MSA

116.9

116.8

123.6

0.1 0.1

-6.7 -5.4

Dalton MSA

64.9

64.7

66.7

0.2 0.3

-1.8 -2.7

Gainesville MSA

92.2

92.8

95.4

-0.6 -0.6

-3.2 -3.4

Hinesville MSA

20.5

20.8

21.3

-0.3 -1.4

-0.8 -3.8

Macon-Bibb County MSA

99.4

98.8

103.0

0.6 0.6

-3.6 -3.5

Rome MSA

40.6

40.5

41.8

0.1 0.2

-1.2 -2.9

Savannah MSA

185.6

185.5

191.5

0.1 0.1

-5.9 -3.1

Valdosta MSA

55.8

55.4

56.9

0.4 0.7

-1.1 -1.9

Warner Robins MSA

76.8

76.4

79.1

0.4 0.5

-2.3 -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 2020 benchmark.

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

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Georgia Statewide Hours and Earnings

All Employee

Average Weekly Earnings (AWE)

Preliminary FEB 2021

Revised JAN 2021

Revised FEB 2020

Total Private.................................................................................................... $938.40............................ $959.80....................... $937.16 Goods Producing........................................................................................$1,087.16.......................... $1,110.69.................... $1,051.61 Private Service Providing..............................................................................$910.82............................ $930.97.......................$916.99 Construction............................................................................................ $1,122.69.......................... $1,154.88.................... $1,077.22 Manufacturing.........................................................................................$1,064.77.......................... $1,087.30.................... $1,042.07 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities............................................................$809.19............................. $820.11.......................$809.51 Financial Activities..................................................................................$1,398.51..........................$1,439.28.................... $1,391.03 Professional and Business Services...................................................... $1,149.88.......................... $1,151.33.................... $1,184.34 Educational and Health Services............................................................$1,033.62.......................... $1,072.19....................$1,005.61 Leisure and Hospitality...............................................................................$377.52............................ $376.35...................... $364.06 Other Services...........................................................................................$771.86............................ $766.62.......................$754.54

Average Weekly Hours (AWH)

Preliminary FEB 2021

Revised JAN 2021

Revised FEB 2020

Total Private...........................................................................................................34.5...................................34.7.............................34.8 Goods Producing................................................................................................40.4................................... 41.0.............................40.4 Private Service Providing....................................................................................33.4.................................. 33.5.............................33.8 Construction.....................................................................................................39.2................................... 40.1.............................39.2 Manufacturing.................................................................................................. 41.0................................... 41.5............................. 41.5 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities..................................................................34.1...................................34.1.............................34.2 Financial Activities...........................................................................................36.1...................................36.0............................. 38.1 Professional and Business Services...............................................................36.4.................................. 36.4.............................35.9 Educational and Health Services.....................................................................34.5.................................. 34.8.............................34.7 Leisure and Hospitality.....................................................................................26.4...................................26.3.............................26.4 Other Services.................................................................................................31.3................................... 31.1............................. 31.4

Average Hourly Earnings (AHE)

Preliminary FEB 2021

Revised JAN 2021

Revised FEB 2020

Total Private.......................................................................................................$27.20...............................$27.66.........................$26.93 Goods Producing............................................................................................$26.91...............................$27.09.........................$26.03 Private Service Providing................................................................................$27.27............................... $27.79..........................$27.13 Construction.................................................................................................$28.64.............................. $28.80......................... $27.48 Manufacturing..............................................................................................$25.97.............................. $26.20......................... $25.11 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities..............................................................$23.73...............................$24.05.........................$23.67 Financial Activities.......................................................................................$38.74.............................. $39.98.........................$36.51 Professional and Business Services...........................................................$31.59...............................$31.63.........................$32.99 Educational and Health Services................................................................ $29.96...............................$30.81.........................$28.98 Leisure and Hospitality.................................................................................$14.30...............................$14.31......................... $13.79 Other Services.............................................................................................$24.66...............................$24.65.........................$24.03

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
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Georgia MSA Hours and Earnings

All Employee Total Private

Average Weekly Earnings (AWE)

Preliminary FEB 2021

Revised JAN 2020

Revised FEB 2020

Albany MSA ................................................................................................... $650.57............................ $664.67.......................$755.86 Athens-Clarke County MSA ........................................................................... $741.51............................ $773.93....................... $783.74 Atlanta MSA ...............................................................................................$1,049.33.......................... $1,077.30.................... $1,027.47 Augusta-Richmond County MSA .................................................................. $908.85.............................$919.24...................... $864.86 Brunswick MSA ............................................................................................ $722.64............................ $728.28...................... $662.66 Columbus MSA ..............................................................................................$761.90.............................$755.76....................... $796.14 Dalton MSA ................................................................................................... $672.18............................ $683.70.......................$681.66 Gainesville MSA .......................................................................................... $1,164.67...........................$1,181.19.................... $1,065.15 Hinesville MSA .............................................................................................. $548.07............................ $582.30...................... $635.34 Macon-Bibb County MSA .............................................................................. $850.11............................ $862.65....................... $867.74 Rome MSA .................................................................................................... $780.54............................ $796.92....................... $781.79 Savannah MSA ..............................................................................................$712.59.............................$719.99.......................$754.02 Valdosta MSA .................................................................................................$743.48.............................$752.36....................... $772.16 Warner Robins MSA ...................................................................................... $834.20.............................$844.74.......................$792.23

Average Weekly Hours (AWH)

Preliminary FEB 2021

Revised JAN 2021

Revised FEB 2020

Albany MSA ..........................................................................................................33.5.................................. 33.3.............................34.8 Athens-Clarke County MSA .................................................................................31.5...................................32.1............................. 31.4 Atlanta MSA ........................................................................................................34.7...................................35.0.............................34.7 Augusta-Richmond County MSA .........................................................................34.4.................................. 34.3............................. 35.1 Brunswick MSA ...................................................................................................33.8...................................34.0............................. 33.1 Columbus MSA ....................................................................................................33.3.................................. 33.5.............................33.2 Dalton MSA .........................................................................................................34.4...................................34.6............................. 34.1 Gainesville MSA ...................................................................................................40.3...................................40.3.............................39.7 Hinesville MSA .....................................................................................................29.9...................................30.0.............................29.8 Macon-Bibb County MSA ....................................................................................35.9.................................. 36.2.............................36.8 Rome MSA ...........................................................................................................34.4...................................34.1.............................34.7 Savannah MSA ....................................................................................................32.2.................................. 32.2............................. 33.1 Valdosta MSA .......................................................................................................33.4...................................33.1.............................35.6 Warner Robins MSA .............................................................................................34.4.................................. 34.2............................. 37.6

Average Hourly Earnings (AHE)

Preliminary FEB 2021

Revised JAN 2021

Revised FEB 2020

Albany MSA ......................................................................................................$19.42...............................$19.96......................... $21.72 Athens-Clarke County MSA ............................................................................ $23.54............................... $24.11.........................$24.96 Atlanta MSA ................................................................................................... $30.24...............................$30.78.........................$29.61 Augusta-Richmond County MSA .....................................................................$26.42.............................. $26.80.........................$24.64 Brunswick MSA ...............................................................................................$21.38...............................$21.42.........................$20.02 Columbus MSA ............................................................................................... $22.88.............................. $22.56.........................$23.98 Dalton MSA .....................................................................................................$19.54............................... $19.76.........................$19.99 Gainesville MSA .............................................................................................. $28.90...............................$29.31.........................$26.83 Hinesville MSA .................................................................................................$18.33............................... $19.41......................... $21.32 Macon-Bibb County MSA ................................................................................$23.68.............................. $23.83.........................$23.58 Rome MSA ...................................................................................................... $22.69...............................$23.37.........................$22.53 Savannah MSA ................................................................................................ $22.13.............................. $22.36.........................$22.78 Valdosta MSA .................................................................................................. $22.26...............................$22.73......................... $21.69 Warner Robins MSA .........................................................................................$24.25...............................$24.70......................... $21.07

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
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Dimensions - Measuring Georgia's Labor Force

Unemployment rates -- Georgia and U.S.

16%

14%

12%

10%

8%

6%

4%

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

Georgia

U.S.

WA 5.6 OR 6.1 NV 8.3 CA 8.5
AK 6.6

ID 3.3
UT 3.0 AZ 6.9

StaStetautenUemnepmlopylomymenetnrt aRtaetses
February 2021
National Unemployment Rate: 6.2% Rates are seasonally adjusted

MT 3.9
WY 5.3
CO 6.6 NM 8.3

ND 4.7 SD 2.9
NE 3.1
KS 3.2

MN 4.3
WI 3.8
IA 3.6
IL 7.4 MO 4.2

OK 4.4 TX 6.9

AR 4.5
MS 6.3 LA 7.6

MI 5.2

OH

IN

5.0

4.0

KY 5.2 TN 4.9

PA 7.3

WV

6.2

VA

5.2

NC 5.7

SC 5.2

AL

GA

4.0

4.8

FL 4.7

NH

3.3 ME

VT

4.8

3.1

MA 7.1
NY 8.9
RI 7.3

NJ

CT 8.5

7.8

DE

6.3

DC

8.1

MD 6.2

Unemployment rate
9.0% or greater 7.0% to 8.9% 5.0% to 6.9% 3.0% to 4.9% Less than 3.0%

HI

PR

9.2

9.2

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

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

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

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

Preliminary FEB 2021
5,145,311 4,899,537
245,774 4.8
5,152,527 4,924,970
227,557 4.4
66,380 62,543
3,837 5.8
98,483 94,803
3,680 3.7
3,090,675 2,951,351
139,324 4.5
272,150 260,068
12,082 4.4
52,358 50,123 2,235
4.3
122,586 116,636
5,950 4.9
59,871 57,268 2,603
4.3
103,672 100,535
3,137 3.0

Revised JAN 2021
5,112,237 4,853,777
258,460 5.1
5,111,532 4,855,595
255,937 5.0
65,986 61,659
4,327 6.6
97,860 93,757
4,103 4.2
3,062,125 2,905,794
156,331 5.1
268,644 255,752
12,892 4.8
51,790 49,331
2,459 4.7
122,060 115,347
6,713 5.5
59,387 56,093
3,294 5.5
103,127 99,730
3,397 3.3

Revised FEB 2020
5,201,435 5,021,666
179,769 3.5
5,236,253 5,058,893
177,360 3.4
68,207 65,423
2,784 4.1
102,314 99,086
3,228 3.2
3,156,234 3,053,591
102,643 3.3
273,204 263,565
9,639 3.5
52,760 51,001
1,759 3.3
125,739 120,979
4,760 3.8
60,015 57,512 2,503
4.2
105,092 102,321
2,771 2.6

Change From

JAN 2021

FEB 2020

33,074 45,760 -12,686

-56,124 -122,129
66,005

40,995 69,375 -28,380

-83,726 -133,923
50,197

394 884 -490

-1,827 -2,880 1,053

623 1,046 -423

-3,831 -4,283
452

28,550 45,557 -17,007

-65,559 -102,240
36,681

3,506 4,316 -810

-1,054 -3,497 2,443

568 792 -224

-402 -878 476

526 1,289
-763

-3,153 -4,343
1,190

484 1,175 -691

-144 -244 100

545 805 -260

-1,420 -1,786
366

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

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

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

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

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

Preliminary FEB 2021
34,594 33,151 1,443
4.2
104,348 99,159 5,189 5.0

Revised JAN 2021
34,401 32,784
1,617 4.7
103,026 97,084 5,942 5.8

Revised FEB 2020
34,891 33,608
1,283 3.7
104,946 100,995
3,951 3.8

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

44,462 42,634
1,828 4.1
197,086 188,223
8,863 4.5

43,876 41,793 2,083
4.7
194,294 184,337
9,957 5.1

44,477 42,845
1,632 3.7
195,338 189,175
6,163 3.2

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

66,162 63,304
2,858 4.3
88,483 85,051
3,432 3.9

65,677 62,406
3,271 5.0
87,498 83,604
3,894 4.5

65,675 63,301
2,374 3.6
89,034 86,057
2,977 3.3

Change From

JAN 2021

FEB 2020

193

-297

367

-457

-174

160

1,322 2,075
-753

-598 -1,836 1,238

586

-15

841

-211

-255

196

2,792 3,886 -1,094

1,748 -952 2,700

485

487

898

3

-413

484

985 1,447 -462

-551 -1,006
455

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

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

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

FEB 2021
160,211,000 150,239,000
9,972,000 6.2
160,008,000 149,522,000
10,486,000 6.6

JAN 2021
160,161,000 150,031,000
10,130,000 6.3
159,234,000 148,383,000
10,851,000 6.8

FEB 2020
164,448,000 158,732,000
5,717,000 3.5
164,235,000 158,017,000
6,218,000 3.8

Change From

JAN 2021

FEB 2020

50,000 208,000 -158,000

-4,237,000 -8,493,000 4,255,000

774,000 1,139,000 -365,000

-4,227,000 -8,495,000 4,268,000

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

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

Georgia

Preliminary February 2021

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

5,152,527 4,924,970 227,557 4.4

Appling Atkinson Bacon Baker Baldwin

9,374 4,721 4,701 1,177 17,852

9,024 4,578 4,533 1,117 16,895

350 3.7 143 3.0 168 3.6
60 5.1 957 5.4

Banks Barrow Bartow Ben Hill Berrien

10,155 9,872

283 2.8

40,886 39,493 1,393 3.4

50,470 48,375 2,095 4.2

5,470 5,146

324 5.9

7,676 7,389

287 3.7

Bibb Bleckley Brantley Brooks Bryan

69,017 65,133 3,884 5.6

4,607 4,362

245 5.3

7,194 6,903

291 4.0

7,097 6,808

289 4.1

19,419 18,789

630 3.2

Bulloch Burke Butts Calhoun Camden

37,911 36,186 1,725 4.6

9,318 8,778 540 5.8

10,936 10,459

477 4.4

2,318 2,213

105 4.5

21,804 21,033

771 3.5

Candler Carroll Catoosa Charlton Chatham

5,786 5,575

211 3.6

55,223 52,868 2,355 4.3

33,093 32,227 866 2.6

5,013 4,840

173 3.5

144,932 137,767 7,165 4.9

Chattahoochee 2,013

Chattooga

9,696

Cherokee 135,058

Clarke

58,876

Clay

902

1,921 9,185 131,133 56,322
808

92 4.6 511 5.3 3,925 2.9 2,554 4.3 94 10.4

Clayton Clinch Cobb Coffee Colquitt

140,682 130,117 10,565 7.5

3,113 3,017

96 3.1

419,887 404,069 15,818 3.8

19,310 18,399

911 4.7

22,574 21,776

798 3.5

Columbia Cook Coweta Crawford Crisp

76,481 74,346 2,135 2.8

8,284 7,983

301 3.6

74,874 71,996 2,878 3.8

5,663 5,449

214 3.8

9,626 9,026 600 6.2

Revised January 2021

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

5,111,532 4,855,595 255,937 5.0

9,522

9,131

391 4.1

4,766 4,616

150 3.1

4,797 4,600

197 4.1

1,221 1,156

65 5.3

17,669 16,569 1,100 6.2

10,208 9,904 304 3.0

40,352 38,893 1,459 3.6

50,077 47,693 2,384 4.8

5,507

5,116

391 7.1

7,723

7,388

335 4.3

68,138 63,654 4,484 6.6

4,565 4,295

270 5.9

7,188 6,876

312 4.3

7,207 6,880

327 4.5

19,112 18,428 684 3.6

37,767 35,797 1,970 5.2

9,302

8,701

601 6.5

10,891 10,313

578 5.3

2,430 2,324

106 4.4

21,536 20,730 806 3.7

5,810 5,577

233 4.0

54,830 52,166 2,664 4.9

32,720 31,767 953 2.9

4,995 4,828

167 3.3

142,969 134,898 8,071 5.6

2,014 9,754 133,490 58,473
929

1,907 9,104 129,132 55,613
824

107 5.3 650 6.7 4,358 3.3 2,860 4.9 105 11.3

140,129 128,049 12,080 8.6

3,087 2,992

95 3.1

415,354 397,755 17,599 4.2

19,296 18,297 999 5.2

22,978 22,100

878 3.8

75,401 73,117 2,284 3.0

8,346 8,004

342 4.1

74,037 70,901 3,136 4.2

5,621 5,369

252 4.5

9,758 9,006

752 7.7

Revised February 2020

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

5,236,253 5,058,893 177,360 3.4

9,574 4,584 4,928 1,229 18,253

9,223 4,438 4,746 1,175 17,477

351 3.7 146 3.2 182 3.7
54 4.4 776 4.3

10,137 42,052 51,799
5,541 7,687

9,867 40,859 50,059
5,257 7,349

270 2.7 1,193 2.8 1,740 3.4
284 5.1 338 4.4

68,986 66,301 2,685 3.9

4,750 4,517

233 4.9

7,335 7,057

278 3.8

7,139 6,881

258 3.6

19,465 18,898

567 2.9

38,043 9,370 11,199 2,381
21,604

36,630 8,911
10,824 2,293 20,841

1,413 3.7 459 4.9 375 3.3 88 3.7 763 3.5

5,825 5,675

150 2.6

56,796 54,726 2,070 3.6

33,976 32,972 1,004 3.0

5,075 4,894

181 3.6

143,146 138,459 4,687 3.3

2,080 1,994

86 4.1

10,131 9,641

490 4.8

139,450 135,693 3,757 2.7

60,945 58,852 2,093 3.4

903

842

61 6.8

140,599 134,596 6,003 4.3

3,010 2,911

99 3.3

430,881 418,072 12,809 3.0

19,188 18,394

794 4.1

22,491 21,799

692 3.1

77,600 75,335 2,265 2.9

8,332 8,049

283 3.4

76,687 74,488 2,199 2.9

5,758 5,560

198 3.4

9,734 9,333

401 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 February 2021

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

7,947 7,735

212 2.7

12,518 12,139

379 3.0

11,608 11,143 465 4.0

398,863 377,639 21,224 5.3

7,076 6,763

313 4.4

Dooly Dougherty Douglas Early Echols

4,911 4,632

279 5.7

37,833 35,180 2,653 7.0

73,036 69,384 3,652 5.0

4,551 4,314

237 5.2

1,981 1,929

52 2.6

Effingham Elbert Emanuel Evans Fannin

32,735 31,667 1,068 3.3

8,104 7,667

437 5.4

8,707 8,195

512 5.9

5,181 4,964

217 4.2

11,336 10,984

352 3.1

Fayette Floyd Forsyth Franklin Fulton

57,267 55,389 1,878 3.3 44,462 42,634 1,828 4.1 122,965 119,625 3,340 2.7 10,102 9,696 406 4.0 561,515 531,525 29,990 5.3

Gilmer Glascock Glynn Gordon Grady

12,143 11,735 408 3.4

1,296 1,260

36 2.8

39,028 37,325 1,703 4.4

29,624 28,568 1,056 3.6

11,025 10,649

376 3.4

Greene

7,119 6,809

310 4.4

Gwinnett

486,617 467,089 19,528 4.0

Habersham 18,684 17,933

751 4.0

Hall

103,672 100,535 3,137 3.0

Hancock

2,579 2,399

180 7.0

Haralson Harris Hart Heard Henry

12,434 11,932 502 4.0

16,694 16,179

515 3.1

11,676 11,183 493 4.2

5,215 4,977 238 4.6

116,619 110,983 5,636 4.8

Houston Irwin Jackson Jasper Jeff Davis

72,234 69,553 2,681 3.7

3,606 3,433

173 4.8

41,695 40,568 1,127 2.7

6,916 6,661 255 3.7

6,272 5,990

282 4.5

Revised January 2021

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

7,920 7,673

247 3.1

12,414 12,007

407 3.3

11,709 11,201 508 4.3

395,587 371,499 24,088 6.1

7,000 6,640 360 5.1

5,057 4,732

325 6.4

37,590 34,583 3,007 8.0

72,347 68,274 4,073 5.6

4,589 4,323 266 5.8

2,035 1,973

62 3.0

32,213 31,011 1,202 3.7

8,032 7,565

467 5.8

8,800 8,215 585 6.6

5,180 4,947 233 4.5

11,252 10,874

378 3.4

56,541 54,499 2,042 3.6

43,876 41,793 2,083 4.7

121,470 117,840 3,630 3.0

10,088 9,656

432 4.3

557,307 523,240 34,067 6.1

12,052 11,619 433 3.6

1,271 1,237

34 2.7

38,474 36,595 1,879 4.9

28,983 27,779 1,204 4.2

11,075 10,670 405 3.7

7,080 6,727 353 5.0

481,408 459,938 21,470 4.5

18,646 17,797

849 4.6

103,127 99,730 3,397 3.3

2,623 2,411

212 8.1

12,302 11,761

541 4.4

16,573 16,008

565 3.4

11,691 11,164

527 4.5

5,185 4,921 264 5.1

115,507 109,118 6,389 5.5

71,242 68,230 3,012 4.2

3,619 3,441

178 4.9

41,423 40,191 1,232 3.0

6,893 6,597 296 4.3

6,276 5,980

296 4.7

Revised February 2020

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

8,212 7,938

274 3.3

12,923 12,574

349 2.7

11,764 11,338

426 3.6

404,579 390,650 13,929 3.4

7,160 6,791 369 5.2

5,111 4,916

195 3.8

38,562 36,787 1,775 4.6

74,413 71,781 2,632 3.5

4,558 4,360

198 4.3

2,013 1,956

57 2.8

32,727 8,141 8,606 5,075
11,370

31,818 7,818 8,216 4,902
10,968

909 2.8 323 4.0 390 4.5 173 3.4 402 3.5

58,998 57,296 1,702 2.9

44,477 42,845 1,632 3.7

127,140 123,782 3,358 2.6

10,274 9,904

370 3.6

569,635 549,912 19,723 3.5

12,427 1,312
39,198 29,158 11,044

12,000 1,262 37,930 28,172
10,695

427 3.4 50 3.8
1,268 3.2 986 3.4 349 3.2

7,186 6,905

281 3.9

498,291 483,331 14,960 3.0

19,590 18,943

647 3.3

105,092 102,321 2,771 2.6

2,632 2,493

139 5.3

12,804 17,301 11,677 5,345 118,896

12,350 16,786 11,211
5,154 114,770

454 3.5 515 3.0 466 4.0 191 3.6 4,126 3.5

72,679 70,324 2,355 3.2

3,557 3,401

156 4.4

40,083 39,067 1,016 2.5

7,103 6,898

205 2.9

6,346 6,069

277 4.4

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 February 2021

Labor Force
6,784 3,279 4,205 13,747 8,113

Employment
6,413 3,110 4,035 13,300 7,736

Unemployment Number Rate
371 5.5 169 5.2 170 4.0 447 3.3 377 4.6

Revised January 2021

Labor Force
6,811 3,280 4,204 13,561 8,049

Employment
6,402 3,096 4,025 13,059 7,623

Unemployment Number Rate
409 6.0 184 5.6 179 4.3 502 3.7 426 5.3

Revised February 2020

Labor Force
6,902 3,248 4,140 14,012 8,387

Employment
6,575 3,107 3,976 13,558 8,007

Unemployment Number Rate
327 4.7 141 4.3 164 4.0 454 3.2 380 4.5

Lanier Laurens Lee Liberty Lincoln

3,842 3,696

146 3.8

20,047 19,125 922 4.6

14,857 14,371 486 3.3

26,237 25,067 1,170 4.5

3,614 3,462

152 4.2

3,815 3,648

167 4.4

20,032 18,968 1,064 5.3

14,685 14,144

541 3.7

26,053 24,720 1,333 5.1

3,626 3,454

172 4.7

3,850 19,759 15,490 26,383 3,664

3,700 18,794 15,031 25,387
3,523

150 3.9 965 4.9 459 3.0 996 3.8 141 3.8

Long Lowndes Lumpkin McDuffie McIntosh

8,357 8,084

273 3.3

53,242 50,871 2,371 4.5

16,586 16,080 506 3.1

8,879 8,377 502 5.7

6,136 5,895

241 3.9

8,348 8,064 284 3.4 52,620 49,905 2,715 5.2 16,424 15,856 568 3.5
8,823 8,241 582 6.6 6,128 5,860 268 4.4

8,508 8,221

287 3.4

52,673 50,764 1,909 3.6

17,286 16,772

514 3.0

8,939 8,486

453 5.1

6,227 6,014

213 3.4

Macon Madison Marion Meriwether Miller

4,704 13,142 3,232 8,918 2,848

4,433 12,698
3,106 8,354 2,756

271 5.8 444 3.4 126 3.9 564 6.3
92 3.2

4,830 13,065
3,224 8,906 2,888

4,506 12,572
3,082 8,276 2,785

324 6.7 493 3.8 142 4.4 630 7.1 103 3.6

4,818 13,700 3,364
9,031 2,950

4,602 13,275 3,225 8,655 2,858

216 4.5 425 3.1 139 4.1 376 4.2
92 3.1

Mitchell Monroe Montgomery Morgan Murray

8,410 13,040
4,054 9,299 15,692

7,935 12,567
3,877 8,952 14,961

475 5.6 473 3.6 177 4.4 347 3.7 731 4.7

8,538 12,877
4,036 9,310 15,605

8,019 12,352 3,840
8,921 14,691

519 6.1 525 4.1 196 4.9 389 4.2 914 5.9

8,791 13,268
4,037 9,577 15,839

8,398 12,818
3,871 9,286 15,038

393 4.5 450 3.4 166 4.1 291 3.0 801 5.1

Muscogee Newton Oconee Oglethorpe Paulding

77,560 73,049 4,511 5.8 52,614 50,015 2,599 4.9 19,542 19,083 459 2.3 6,923 6,700 223 3.2 86,755 83,775 2,980 3.4

77,058 71,951 5,107 6.6

52,204 49,286 2,918 5.6

19,395 18,891 504 2.6

6,927 6,681

246 3.6

85,802 82,481 3,321 3.9

79,105 75,723 3,382 4.3

53,772 51,753 2,019 3.8

20,436 19,950 486 2.4

7,233 7,009

224 3.1

89,288 86,668 2,620 2.9

Peach Pickens Pierce Pike Polk

12,144 15,198 8,686 8,856 18,607

11,543 14,736 8,384 8,569 17,862

601 4.9 462 3.0 302 3.5 287 3.2 745 4.0

12,153 15,034
8,718 8,777 18,534

11,444 14,505
8,398 8,470 17,668

709 5.8 529 3.5 320 3.7 307 3.5 866 4.7

12,175 15,729
8,791 9,151 18,833

11,716 15,246
8,522 8,874 18,165

459 3.8 483 3.1 269 3.1 277 3.0 668 3.5

Pulaski Putnam Quitman Rabun Randolph

4,105 8,214
805 7,139 2,521

3,955 7,827
766 6,883 2,390

150 3.7 387 4.7
39 4.8 256 3.6 131 5.2

4,103 8,254
811 7,089 2,563

3,930 7,816
765 6,796 2,417

173 4.2 438 5.3
46 5.7 293 4.1 146 5.7

4,180 8,512
819 7,393 2,667

4,017 8,168
784 7,145 2,547

163 3.9 344 4.0
35 4.3 248 3.4 120 4.5

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 February 2021

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

87,058 82,220 4,838 5.6

44,459 42,152 2,307 5.2

2,178 2,099

79 3.6

5,151 4,817 334 6.5

3,168 3,040

128 4.0

Spalding Stephens Stewart Sumter Talbot

28,739 27,130 1,609 5.6

10,422 9,932

490 4.7

2,574 2,466

108 4.2

12,702 11,900

802 6.3

2,787 2,641

146 5.2

Taliaferro Tattnall Taylor Telfair Terrell

534 9,804 2,785 3,802 3,548

504 9,453 2,630 3,509 3,305

30 5.6 351 3.6 155 5.6 293 7.7 243 6.8

Thomas Tift Toombs Towns Treutlen

17,174 21,353 12,445
3,767 2,844

16,339 20,543 11,860
3,609 2,725

835 4.9 810 3.8 585 4.7 158 4.2 119 4.2

Troup Turner Twiggs Union Upson

38,143 36,254 1,889 5.0

3,345 3,143

202 6.0

2,881 2,710

171 5.9

10,563 10,263

300 2.8

11,523 10,993

530 4.6

Walker

31,080 30,087

993 3.2

Walton

45,743 44,079 1,664 3.6

Ware

15,568 14,919

649 4.2

Warren

2,734 2,589

145 5.3

Washington 6,996 6,604

392 5.6

Wayne Webster Wheeler White Whitfield

11,879 11,372

507 4.3

1,033

980

53 5.1

1,638 1,538

100 6.1

16,609 16,137

472 2.8

44,179 42,307 1,872 4.2

Wilcox Wilkes Wilkinson Worth

2,795 3,758 3,836 8,965

2,657 3,552 3,666 8,570

138 4.9 206 5.5 170 4.4 395 4.4

Revised January 2021

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

86,188 80,709 5,479 6.4

44,125 41,490 2,635 6.0

2,178 2,083

95 4.4

5,191 4,822 369 7.1

3,173 3,036

137 4.3

28,612 26,737 1,875 6.6

10,382 9,850

532 5.1

2,588 2,464

124 4.8

12,754 11,820

934 7.3

2,783

2,617

166 6.0

535 9,954 2,775 3,871 3,536

500 9,567 2,591 3,527 3,266

35 6.5 387 3.9 184 6.6 344 8.9 270 7.6

17,116 21,359 12,448
3,726 2,831

16,189 20,441 11,755 3,545
2,697

927 5.4 918 4.3 693 5.6 181 4.9 134 4.7

38,002 35,795 2,207 5.8

3,423

3,178

245 7.2

2,829 2,650

179 6.3

10,617 10,277

340 3.2

11,470 10,858

612 5.3

30,823 29,717 1,106 3.6

45,185 43,409 1,776 3.9

15,627 14,912

715 4.6

2,738 2,564

174 6.4

6,950 6,532

418 6.0

11,781 11,221

560 4.8

1,038

980

58 5.6

1,671 1,562

109 6.5

16,396 15,843

553 3.4

43,782 41,402 2,380 5.4

2,870 3,787 3,879 8,954

2,713 3,554 3,678 8,510

157 5.5 233 6.2 201 5.2 444 5.0

Revised February 2020

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

86,997 83,222 3,775 4.3

45,355 43,610 1,745 3.8

2,271 2,192

79 3.5

5,180 4,961

219 4.2

3,272 3,143

129 3.9

29,311 28,075 1,236 4.2

10,726 10,322

404 3.8

2,619 2,526

93 3.6

13,048 12,426 622 4.8

2,834 2,723

111 3.9

551 10,124 2,835 3,970 3,611

512 9,749 2,719 3,584 3,459

39 7.1 375 3.7 116 4.1 386 9.7 152 4.2

17,454 21,022 12,385
3,927 2,786

16,780 20,336 11,854
3,733 2,643

674 3.9 686 3.3 531 4.3 194 4.9 143 5.1

38,647 3,338 2,922
10,659 11,704

37,469 3,183 2,758
10,311 11,242

1,178 3.0 155 4.6 164 5.6 348 3.3 462 3.9

31,830 30,797 1,033 3.2

47,043 45,602 1,441 3.1

15,725 15,150

575 3.7

2,694 2,571

123 4.6

7,071 6,751

320 4.5

11,560 1,063 1,702 16,840 44,176

11,123 1,013 1,579 16,407 42,474

437 3.8 50 4.7
123 7.2 433 2.6 1,702 3.9

2,825 3,826 3,984 9,315

2,714 3,617 3,841 8,971

111 3.9 209 5.5 143 3.6 344 3.7

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

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

Preliminary February 2021

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

*Albany 30,741 28,484 2,257 7.3

*Alpharetta

36,399 35,339 1,060 2.9

*Athens 58,876 56,322 2,554 4.3

*Atlanta 265,727 250,449 15,278 5.7

Dekalb Part

24,164 23,285

879 3.6

Fulton Part

241,563 227,164 14,399 6.0

*Augusta 87,058 82,220 4,838 5.6

*Brookhaven

34,510 33,636

874 2.5

*Canton 15,742 15,344

398 2.5

Carrollton 11,597 10,993

604 5.2

*Chamblee

20,394 19,877

517 2.5

*Columbus

77,560 73,049 4,511 5.8

Dalton 13,877 13,296

581 4.2

*Decatur 14,114 13,700

414 2.9

Douglasville

17,128 16,173

955 5.6

Duluth 15,870 15,269

601 3.8

*Dunwoody

26,926 26,087

839 3.1

East Point

17,131 15,529 1,602 9.4

Gainesville 20,698 19,980

718 3.5

Hinesville 15,475 14,843

632 4.1

*Johns Creek

44,252 42,831 1,421 3.2

Kennesaw

19,641 18,957

684 3.5

LaGrange 15,756 14,749 1,007 6.4

Lawrenceville

14,764 14,037

727 4.9

*McDonough

12,451 11,523

928 7.5

*Macon-Bibb

69,017 65,133 3,884 5.6

*Marietta 35,092 33,702 1,390 4.0

Milton 19,917 19,331

586 2.9

Newnan 19,145 18,188

957 5.0

Peachtree City

18,259 17,877

382 2.1

P'tree Corners

24,724 23,863

861 3.5

Pooler 14,187 13,633

554 3.9

Rome 15,583 14,807

776 5.0

*Roswell 52,742 51,185 1,557 3.0

*Sandy Springs 64,916 62,762 2,154 3.3

*Savannah

69,619 65,487 4,132 5.9

*Smyrna 34,693 33,313 1,380 4.0

Statesboro

14,416 13,575

841 5.8

Stockbridge

14,553 13,700

853 5.9

Tucker 19,684 18,889

795 4.0

*Valdosta 26,002 24,595 1,407 5.4

*Warner Robins 34,555 33,127 1,428 4.1

Woodstock

17,375 16,887

488 2.8

Revised January 2021

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

30,550 28,001 2,549 8.3

35,992 34,788 1,204 3.3

58,473 55,613 2,860 4.9

263,255 246,529 16,726 6.4

23,862 22,906

956 4.0

239,393 223,623 15,770 6.6

86,188 80,709 5,479 6.4

34,022 33,090

932 2.7

15,582 15,110

472 3.0

11,538 10,847

691 6.0

20,137 19,554 583 2.9

77,058 71,951 5,107 6.6

13,761 13,011

750 5.5

13,945 13,477 468 3.4

16,970 15,915 1,055 6.2

15,712 15,035

677 4.3

26,594 25,663

931 3.5

17,098 15,287 1,811 10.6

20,596 19,820

776 3.8

15,359 14,637

722 4.7

43,680 42,163 1,517 3.5

19,428 18,661

767 3.9

15,720 14,563 1,157 7.4

14,600 13,822

778 5.3

12,361 11,330 1,031 8.3

68,138 63,654 4,484 6.6

34,677 33,176 1,501 4.3

19,658 19,030

628 3.2

18,940 17,912 1,028 5.4

18,005 17,590

415 2.3

24,449 23,498

951 3.9

13,918 13,349

569 4.1

15,424 14,515

909 5.9

52,047 50,387 1,660 3.2

64,023 61,784 2,239 3.5

68,781 64,123 4,658 6.8

34,280 32,792 1,488 4.3

14,408 13,429

979 6.8

14,460 13,469

991 6.9

19,555 18,581

974 5.0

25,745 24,128 1,617 6.3

34,128 32,501 1,627 4.8

17,162 16,629

533 3.1

Revised February 2020

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

31,279 37,503 60,945 269,066 24,728 244,338 86,997 35,568 16,262 11,920 21,018 79,105 13,899 14,522 17,401 16,277 27,700 16,910 20,943 15,610 45,567 20,189 15,797 15,027 12,476 68,986 35,960 20,532 19,449 19,008 25,397 14,072 15,485 54,304 66,698 68,281 35,589 14,446 14,758 20,139 25,611 34,694 17,973

29,785 36,561 58,852 259,109 24,087 235,022 83,222 34,795 15,877 11,380 20,562 75,723 13,348 14,172 16,732 15,800 26,986 16,066 20,334 15,032 44,313 19,614 15,244 14,525 11,916 66,301 34,870 20,000 18,818 18,492 24,693 13,702 14,881 52,956 64,933 65,816 34,467 13,742 14,167 19,539 24,543 33,496 17,474

1,494 4.8 942 2.5
2,093 3.4 9,957 3.7
641 2.6 9,316 3.8 3,775 4.3
773 2.2 385 2.4 540 4.5 456 2.2 3,382 4.3 551 4.0 350 2.4 669 3.8 477 2.9 714 2.6 844 5.0 609 2.9 578 3.7 1,254 2.8 575 2.8 553 3.5 502 3.3 560 4.5 2,685 3.9 1,090 3.0 532 2.6 631 3.2 516 2.7 704 2.8 370 2.6 604 3.9 1,348 2.5 1,765 2.6 2,465 3.6 1,122 3.2 704 4.9 591 4.0 600 3.0 1,068 4.2 1,198 3.5 499 2.8

Note: City estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. All cities listed have total population of 25,000 or more and an asterisks (*) designates cities with population of 50,000 or more.
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research
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UNEMGPeoLrOgiaYUMneEmNploTymReAntTREateBs bYy CCoOunUtyNTIES FEBRUARY 2021 February 2021

Dade 2.7

Catoosa 2.6

Walker

Whitfield

Murray 4.7

Fannin 3.1

Union 2.8

Towns 4.2

Rabun 3.6

3.2

4.2

Chattooga 5.3

Gordon 3.6

Floyd 4.1

Bartow 4.2

Gilmer 3.4
Pickens 3.0
Cherokee 2.9

Lumpkin 3.1
Dawson 3.0
Forsyth 2.7

White Habersham

2.8

4.0

Stephens

4.7

Banks Franklin

Hall

2.8

4.0

3.0

Jackson 2.7

Madison 3.4

Hart 4.2
Elbert 5.4

6.0% or greater 12 counties (8%)
5.0% to 5.9% 33 counties (21%)
4.0% to 4.9% 53 counties (33%)

Polk 4.0

Paulding

Cobb 3.8

Gwinnett 4.0

Barrow 3.4

Clarke 4.3

Oglethorpe 3.2

Less than 4.0% 61 counties (38%)

Haralson 4.0
Carroll 4.3
Heard 4.6

3.4 Douglas 5.0
Coweta 3.8

Fulton 5.3

DeKalb 5.3 Rockdale

Walton 3.6

Oconee 2.3

Clayton

5.2 Newton

7.5
Fayette 3.3

Henry 4.8

4.9

Morgan 3.7

Spalding 5.6

Butts 4.4

Jasper 3.7

Putnam 4.7

Wilkes 5.5

Lincoln 4.2

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

Greene 4.4

Taliaferro

5.6

McDuffie

Warren 5.7

Columbia 2.8

5.3

Richmond

Hancock

5.6

7.0

Glascock

2.8

Troup 5.0

Meriwether 6.3

Pike 3.2

Lamar 4.6

Monroe 3.6

Jones 3.3

Baldwin 5.4

Washington

Jefferson 5.5

Burke 5.8

Upson

5.6

Harris 3.1

Talbot 5.2

Muscogee 5.8
Marion Chattahoochee 3.9

4.6
Taylor 5.6

Crawford 3.8

Bibb 5.6

Twiggs 5.9

Wilkinson 4.4

Peach

4.9

Macon 5.8

Houston 3.7

Bleckley 5.3

Laurens 4.6

Johnson 4.0

Emanuel 5.9

Jenkins 5.2

Screven 6.5

Treutlen 4.2

Candler 3.6

Bulloch 4.6

Effingham 3.3

4.6
Stewart 4.2

Schley 3.6

Webster 5.1

Sumter 6.3

Quitman

4.8 Randolph Terrell

Lee

5.2

6.8

3.3

Clay

Dooly 5.7

Pulaski 3.7

Dodge 4.4

Crisp 6.2

Wilcox 4.9

Turner 6.0

Ben Hill 5.9

Montgomery

Wheeler 6.1

4.4

Toombs 4.7

Evans 4.2

Tattnall

Telfair

3.6

7.7

Jeff Davis 4.5

Appling 3.7

Long 3.3

Bryan 3.2
Liberty 4.5

Chatham 4.9

10.4

Calhoun

Dougherty

4.5

7.0

Early 5.2
Miller 3.2

Baker 5.1

Mitchell 5.6

Worth 4.4
Colquitt 3.5

Irwin 4.8
Tift 3.8

Coffee 4.7

Berrien

Atkinson

3.7

3.0

Cook

3.6 Lanier

Bacon 3.6

Wayne 4.3

Pierce 3.5
Ware 4.2

Brantley 4.0

McIntosh 3.9
Glynn 4.4

Seminole 4.0

Decatur 4.0

Grady 3.4

Thomas 4.9

Brooks 4.1

3.8
Lowndes 4.5

Clinch 3.1

Charlton 3.5

Camden 3.5

Echols

2.6

Georgia's Unemployment Rate: 4.4 %
Georgia's U(nNoet SmeasponlaollyyAmdjusetend)t Rate: 4.4% (not seasonally adjusted) Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics and Economic Research
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Georgia Unemployment Insurance Claims by County

County

February 2021 Initial
Claims

Average Weekly Benefit

County

February 2021 Initial
Claims

Average Weekly Benefit

County

February 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

111,308.............. $254
168.............. $234 77.............. $248 69.............. $237 37.............. $189
302.............. $203 107.............. $217 862.............. $216 1,368.............. $233 148.............. $214 177.............. $212 1,831.............. $203
92.............. $240 137.............. $241 139.............. $178 292.............. $237 831.............. $210 273.............. $247 188.............. $222
79.............. $218 371.............. $213 103.............. $207 1,268.............. $221 257.............. $227
97.............. $287 3,066.............. $205
24.............. $183 141.............. $245 1,529.............. $238 1,203.............. $191
50.............. $208 4,994.............. $214
44.............. $197 7,163.............. $233
370.............. $247 355.............. $222 891.............. $224 193.............. $209 1,168.............. $230
82.............. $229 372.............. $242
67.............. $246 175.............. $227 231.............. $211 8,500.............. $226 128.............. $228 113.............. $215 1,285.............. $197 1,673.............. $226
78.............. $214 18.............. $269 456.............. $232

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

150.............. $250 233.............. $239
84.............. $215 125.............. $228 888.............. $226 994.............. $233 1,065.............. $243 258.............. $228 12,753.............. $232 174.............. $230
20.............. $296 923.............. $208 877.............. $241 135.............. $245 165.............. $208 9,020.............. $228 287.............. $230 1,578.............. $218
75.............. $226 235.............. $218 294.............. $221 206.............. $265 116.............. $263 2,829.............. $214 1,324.............. $219
85.............. $236 683.............. $208 123.............. $235
96.............. $251 243.............. $235
85.............. $227 82.............. $217 145.............. $226 185.............. $213 73.............. $219 510.............. $201 403.............. $229 553.............. $208 63.............. $239 85.............. $251 1,365.............. $197 202.............. $204 175.............. $240 257.............. $208 61.............. $230 296.............. $224 118.............. $202 297.............. $235 31.............. $196 175.............. $223 180.............. $212 108.............. $234 178.............. $216 634.............. $230

Muscogee Newton Oconee Oglethorpe Paulding Peach Pickens Pierce Pike Polk Pulaski Putnam Quitman Rabun Randolph Richmond Rockdale Schley Screven Seminole Spalding Stephens Stewart Sumter Talbot Taliaferro Tattnall Taylor Telfair Terrell Thomas Tift Toombs Towns Treutlen Troup Turner Twiggs Union Upson Walker Walton Ware Warren Washington Wayne Webster Wheeler White Whitfield Wilcox Wilkes Wilkinson Worth

2,708.............. $219 1,163.............. $225
180.............. $206 90.............. $242
1,239.............. $234 357.............. $223 219.............. $217 137.............. $213 121.............. $250 549.............. $243 100.............. $232 228.............. $244 14.............. $223 104.............. $229 88.............. $239
2,338.............. $220 1,131.............. $223
28.............. $192 215.............. $244
76.............. $213 739.............. $226 274.............. $232
47.............. $254 357.............. $207
58.............. $233 6.............. $234
150.............. $243 87.............. $278 82.............. $208
107.............. $226 394.............. $209 429.............. $183 277.............. $230
59.............. $203 65.............. $239 872.............. $237 92.............. $211 79.............. $240 171.............. $191 347.............. $248 703.............. $255 993.............. $231 372.............. $204 89.............. $218 183.............. $234 271.............. $255 13.............. $209 42.............. $198 275.............. $212 1,665.............. $233 56.............. $213 70.............. $207 68.............. $207 171.............. $271

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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