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4.43

Chatham
4.45 4.45 4.46

4.48

4.47

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Dougherty Worth

Irwin

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month and arts, entertainment, and recreation saw jobs

(Seasonally Adjusted)

cut by 800. Construction employment decreased by 2,000

in April after employment grew by 4,900 in March. The

12.5%

manufacturing sector saw jobs go down by 1,700 in April

after two months of job growth.

9.4%

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8.4%

7.6%

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5.3%

5.1%

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tional services portion lost 300 jobs. The information

sector added 600 jobs in April after employment grew

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

employment was up 200, and state government jobs were

down 100.

Over the year, employment in Georgia is up 416,600, or 10.3 percent. Leisure and hospitality (+138,600 jobs), trade, transportation, and utilities (+84,900 jobs), professional and business services (+64,700 jobs), and education and health services (+53,200 jobs) have added the most jobs from April 2020 to April 2021.
Georgia's unemployment rate (seasonally adjusted) declined to 4.3 percent in April from 4.5 percent in March 2021. Over the year, the unemployment rate is down from 12.5 percent in April 2020.

Workforce Statistics & Economic Research
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Georgia Nonfarm Employment

(In thousands)

(Seasonally Adjusted)

Preliminary

Revised

APR 2021 MAR 2021

Revised APR 2020

Change in Jobs from MAR 2021
Net %

Change in Jobs from APR 2020
Net %

Total Nonfarm

4,473.6

4,482.9

4,057.0

-9.3 -0.2

416.6 10.3

Total Private

3,803.2

3,813.1

3,380.0

-9.9 -0.3

423.2 12.5

Goods Producing

603.7

607.2

565.6

-3.5 -0.6

38.1 6.7

Service-Providing

3,869.9

3,875.7

3,491.4

-5.8 -0.1

378.5 10.8

Private Service-Providing

3,199.5

3,205.9

2,814.4

-6.4 -0.2

385.1 13.7

Mining and Logging

9.8

9.6

9.5

0.2 2.1

0.3 3.2

Mining, Logging and Construction

214.4

216.2

206.1

-1.8 -0.8

8.3 4.0

Construction

204.6

206.6

196.6

-2.0 -1.0

8.0 4.1

Manufacturing

389.3

391.0

359.5

-1.7 -0.4

29.8 8.3

Durable Goods

192.8

192.6

179.1

0.2 0.1

13.7 7.6

Non-Durable Goods

196.5

198.4

180.4

-1.9 -1.0

16.1 8.9

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities

945.5

950.2

860.6

-4.7 -0.5

84.9 9.9

Wholesale Trade

205.9

206.7

204.4

-0.8 -0.4

1.5 0.7

Retail Trade

492.1

494.5

428.7

-2.4 -0.5

63.4 14.8

Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities

247.5

249.0

227.5

-1.5 -0.6

20.0 8.8

Information

114.7

114.1

103.8

0.6 0.5

10.9 10.5

Financial Activities

250.4

250.8

247.4

-0.4 -0.2

3.0 1.2

Finance and Insurance

182.0

182.1

180.2

-0.1 -0.1

1.8 1.0

Real Estate and Rental and Leasing

68.4

68.7

67.2

-0.3 -0.4

1.2 1.8

Professional and Business Services

714.7

715.6

650.0

-0.9 -0.1

64.7 10.0

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

284.1

282.6

276.3

1.5 0.5

7.8 2.8

Management of Companies and Enterprises

85.1

85.0

85.3

0.1 0.1

-0.2 -0.2

Admin and Support, Waste Mngmnt and Remediation

345.5

348.0

288.4

-2.5 -0.7

57.1 19.8

Education and Health Services

599.2

596.0

546.0

3.2 0.5

53.2 9.7

Educational Services

90.5

90.8

83.6

-0.3 -0.3

6.9 8.3

Health Care and Social Assistance

508.7

505.2

462.4

3.5 0.7

46.3 10.0

Leisure and Hospitality

423.6

427.8

285.0

-4.2 -1.0

138.6 48.6

Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation

45.1

45.9

25.7

-0.8 -1.7

19.4 75.5

Accommodation and Food Services

378.5

381.9

259.3

-3.4 -0.9

119.2 46.0

Other Services

151.4

151.4

121.6

0.0 0.0

29.8 24.5

Government

670.4

669.8

677.0

0.6 0.1

-6.6 -1.0

Federal Government

107.7

107.2

105.3

0.5 0.5

2.4 2.3

State Government

158.2

158.3

164.7

-0.1 -0.1

-6.5 -3.9

Local Government

404.5

404.3

407.0

0.2 0.0

-2.5 -0.6

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

APR 2021 MAR 2020 APR 2020

Change in Jobs from MAR 2020
Net %

Change in Jobs from APR 2020
Net %

Total Nonfarm

4,471.7

Total Private

3,797.9

Goods Producing

602.0

Service-Providing

3,869.7

Private Service-Providing

3,195.9

Mining and Logging

9.8

Mining, Logging and Construction

214.3

Construction

204.5

Construction of Buildings

46.7

Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction

34.7

Specialty Trade Contractors

123.1

Manufacturing

387.7

Durable Goods

192.8

Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

50.4

Non-Durable Goods

194.9

Food Manufacturing

64.4

Textile Mills

16.1

Textile Product Mills

26.1

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities

938.7

Wholesale Trade

206.0

Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods

108.9

Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods

60.6

Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers 36.5

Retail Trade

491.2

Food and Beverage Stores

95.2

General Merchandise Stores

103.1

Miscellaneous Store Retailers

19.8

Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities

241.5

Utilities

19.5

Transportation and Warehousing

222.0

Air Transportation

23.8

Truck Transportation

54.6

Couriers and Messengers

32.8

Warehousing and Storage

66.9

Information

115.3

Telecommunications

36.8

Wired and Wireless Telecommunications Carriers

31.6

Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services

17.1

Financial Activities

249.5

Finance and Insurance

181.7

Insurance Carriers and Related Activities

86.9

Real Estate and Rental and Leasing

67.8

Professional and Business Services

712.3

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

285.9

Accounting, Tax Prep, and Bookkeeping Services

37.9

Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services

41.8

Computer Systems Design and Related Services

71.0

Management and Technical Consulting Services

48.9

Management of Companies and Enterprises

84.6

Admin and Support, Waste Mngmnt and Remediation

341.8

Employment Services

168.1

Education and Health Services

602.7

Educational Services

93.4

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools

47.0

Health Care and Social Assistance

509.3

Ambulatory Health Care Services

229.7

Hospitals

156.4

Nursing and Residential Care Facilities

57.0

Social Assistance

66.2

Leisure and Hospitality

426.4

Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation

46.3

Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries

35.9

Accommodation and Food Services

380.1

Accommodation

34.5

Food Services and Drinking Places

345.6

Other Services

151.0

Repair and Maintenance

41.6

Personal and Laundry Services

34.6

Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar

74.8

Government

673.8

Federal Government

107.5

Department of Defense

45.4

State Government

160.5

State Government Educational Services

94.9

State Government excluding Educational Services

65.6

Local Government

405.8

Local Government Educational Services

237.1

Local Government excluding Educational Services

168.7

4,475.6 3,802.5
606.7 3,868.9 3,195.8
9.6 216.1 206.5
48.2 33.3 125.0 390.6 192.8 50.6 197.8 66.8 16.1 26.4 948.2 208.4 110.9 60.7 36.8 492.4 96.7 103.4 19.6 247.4 19.6 227.8 23.8 55.8 36.8 67.7 113.5 36.5 31.3 16.9 251.2 182.1 86.7 69.1 711.4 284.0 37.8 42.0 70.7 48.0 84.2 343.2 167.6 597.8 92.8 46.9 505.0 227.9 155.3 56.8 65.0 423.9 43.0 32.9 380.9 33.1 347.8 149.8 41.6 33.6 74.6 673.1 106.0 45.4 160.9 95.1 65.8 406.2 236.4 169.8

4,058.7 3,377.8
564.5 3,494.2 2,813.3
9.5 205.4 195.9
43.9 34.4 117.6 359.1 179.0 41.1 180.1 62.9 12.8 21.7 850.9 203.3 108.9 59.4 35.0 425.2 93.5 93.9 15.8 222.4 19.5 202.9 23.6 53.5 27.7 60.4 103.7 36.3 31.1 16.0 247.2 180.0 86.4 67.2 650.4 277.6 36.3 42.3 73.0 46.2 85.5 287.3 129.2 547.5 84.8 44.7 462.7 194.7 152.2 59.1 56.7 292.1 29.3 18.8 262.8 27.4 235.4 121.5 36.8 21.4 63.3 680.9 104.9 44.0 166.6 98.2 68.4 409.4 240.9 168.5

-3.9 -0.1 -4.6 -0.1 -4.7 -0.8 0.8 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.2 2.1 -1.8 -0.8 -2.0 -1.0 -1.5 -3.1 1.4 4.2 -1.9 -1.5 -2.9 -0.7 0.0 0.0 -0.2 -0.4 -2.9 -1.5 -2.4 -3.6 0.0 0.0 -0.3 -1.1 -9.5 -1.0 -2.4 -1.2 -2.0 -1.8 -0.1 -0.2 -0.3 -0.8 -1.2 -0.2 -1.5 -1.6 -0.3 -0.3 0.2 1.0 -5.9 -2.4 -0.1 -0.5 -5.8 -2.6 0.0 0.0 -1.2 -2.2 -4.0 -10.9 -0.8 -1.2 1.8 1.6 0.3 0.8 0.3 1.0 0.2 1.2 -1.7 -0.7 -0.4 -0.2 0.2 0.2 -1.3 -1.9 0.9 0.1 1.9 0.7 0.1 0.3 -0.2 -0.5 0.3 0.4 0.9 1.9 0.4 0.5 -1.4 -0.4 0.5 0.3 4.9 0.8 0.6 0.7 0.1 0.2 4.3 0.9 1.8 0.8 1.1 0.7 0.2 0.4 1.2 1.9 2.5 0.6 3.3 7.7 3.0 9.1 -0.8 -0.2 1.4 4.2 -2.2 -0.6 1.2 0.8 0.0 0.0 1.0 3.0 0.2 0.3 0.7 0.1 1.5 1.4 0.0 0.0 -0.4 -0.3 -0.2 -0.2 -0.2 -0.3 -0.4 -0.1 0.7 0.3 -1.1 -0.7

413.0 420.1
37.5 375.5 382.6
0.3 8.9 8.6 2.8 0.3 5.5 28.6 13.8 9.3 14.8 1.5 3.3 4.4 87.8 2.7 0.0 1.2 1.5 66.0 1.7 9.2 4.0 19.1 0.0 19.1 0.2 1.1 5.1 6.5 11.6 0.5 0.5 1.1 2.3 1.7 0.5 0.6 61.9 8.3 1.6 -0.5 -2.0 2.7 -0.9 54.5 38.9 55.2 8.6 2.3 46.6 35.0 4.2 -2.1 9.5 134.3 17.0 17.1 117.3 7.1 110.2 29.5 4.8 13.2 11.5 -7.1 2.6 1.4 -6.1 -3.3 -2.8 -3.6 -3.8 0.2

10.2 12.4
6.6 10.8 13.6
3.2 4.3 4.4 6.4 0.9 4.7 8.0 7.7 22.6 8.2 2.4 25.8 20.3 10.3 1.3 0.0 2.0 4.3 15.5 1.8 9.8 25.3 8.6 0.0 9.4 0.9 2.1 18.4 10.8 11.2 1.4 1.6 6.9 0.9 0.9 0.6 0.9 9.5 3.0 4.4 -1.2 -2.7 5.8 -1.1 19.0 30.1 10.1 10.1 5.2 10.1 18.0 2.8 -3.6 16.8 46.0 58.0 91.0 44.6 25.9 46.8 24.3 13.0 61.7 18.2 -1.0 2.5 3.2 -3.7 -3.4 -4.1 -0.9 -1.6 0.1

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 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

APR 2021 MAR 2021 APR 2020

Change in Jobs from MAR 2021
Net %

Change in Jobs from APR 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

59.9

59.4

56.2

0.5 0.8

48.3

48.0

44.2

0.3 0.6

6.8

6.6

6.4

0.2 3.0

53.1

52.8

49.8

0.3 0.6

41.5

41.4

37.8

0.1 0.2

12.1

12.1

11.3

0.0 0.0

7.0

7.1

6.3

-0.1 -1.4

11.6

11.4

12.0

0.2 1.8

2.7

2.6

2.7

0.1 3.9

2.3

2.3

2.3

0.0 0.0

6.6

6.5

7.0

0.1 1.5

3.7 6.6 4.1 9.3 0.4 6.3 3.3 6.6 3.7 9.8 0.8 7.1 0.7 11.1 -0.4 -3.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.4 -5.7

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

APR 2021 MAR 2021 APR 2020

Change in Jobs from MAR 2021
Net %

Change in Jobs from APR 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

92.8

92.3

84.6

0.5 0.5

65.6

65.0

57.0

0.6 0.9

9.2

9.4

8.8

-0.2 -2.1

83.6

82.9

75.8

0.7 0.8

56.4

55.6

48.2

0.8 1.4

16.0

16.0

13.7

0.0 0.0

10.5

10.4

8.9

0.1 1.0

8.6

8.5

7.7

0.1 1.2

9.8

9.7

6.5

0.1 1.0

27.2

27.3

27.6

-0.1 -0.4

1.0

1.0

1.0

0.0 0.0

18.5

18.5

19.0

0.0 0.0

7.7

7.8

7.6

-0.1 -1.3

8.2 9.7 8.6 15.1 0.4 4.6 7.8 10.3 8.2 17.0 2.3 16.8 1.6 18.0 0.9 11.7 3.3 50.8 -0.4 -1.5 0.0 0.0 -0.5 -2.6 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

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Atlanta MSA Nonfarm Employment

(In thousands)

(Not Seasonally Adjusted)

Preliminary

Revised

APR 2021 MAR 2021

Revised APR 2020

Change in Jobs from MAR 2021
Net %

Change in Jobs from APR 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

2,735.9 2,405.9
297.6 2,438.3 2,108.3
1.7 132.4 130.7
30.5 81.8 165.2 87.6 14.4 77.6 21.9 583.9 145.1 77.9 37.6 29.6 279.9 59.0 55.4 13.0 158.9 10.0 148.9 23.3 34.9 23.7 101.4 30.5 26.2 16.3 179.3 129.7 62.2 49.6 536.3 230.3 27.6 31.4 60.2 43.2 74.1 231.9 116.2 366.1 65.9 300.2 142.5 87.1 39.5 247.7 31.2 216.5 16.5 200.0 93.6 24.5 23.7 330.0 50.4 72.1 207.5

2,730.1 2,401.2
295.2 2,434.9 2,106.0
1.7 132.1 130.4
31.2 81.4 163.1 86.4 14.6 76.7 22.8 590.2 146.8 79.7 37.9 29.2 280.8 60.1 55.6 13.0 162.6 10.0 152.6 23.3 35.4 27.1 99.7 30.4 26.1 16.2 180.4 130.5 62.2 49.9 534.3 228.8 27.2 31.6 60.1 42.2 73.8 231.7 116.8 362.7 65.9 296.8 141.5 86.3 38.9 247.1 30.2 216.9 16.0 200.9 91.6 24.2 23.3 328.9 49.5 71.8 207.6

2,486.4 2,155.0
279.9 2,206.5 1,875.1
1.6 125.8 124.2
28.9 78.0 154.1 81.4 11.4 72.7 21.1 538.8 145.6 81.5 37.3 26.8 243.0 58.2 48.4 10.4 150.2 10.1 140.1 23.2 34.0 21.0 90.9 30.4 26.2 15.5 176.2 126.1 61.5 50.1 497.0 224.6 26.3 32.4 62.9 40.7 74.5 197.9 93.2 328.4 59.5 268.9 120.1 84.8 34.9 167.9 20.8 147.1 14.4 132.7 75.9 21.3 14.3 331.4 47.9 73.6 209.9

5.8 0.2 4.7 0.2 2.4 0.8 3.4 0.1 2.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.2 -0.7 -2.2 0.4 0.5 2.1 1.3 1.2 1.4 -0.2 -1.4 0.9 1.2 -0.9 -4.0 -6.3 -1.1 -1.7 -1.2 -1.8 -2.3 -0.3 -0.8 0.4 1.4 -0.9 -0.3 -1.1 -1.8 -0.2 -0.4 0.0 0.0 -3.7 -2.3 0.0 0.0 -3.7 -2.4 0.0 0.0 -0.5 -1.4 -3.4 -12.6 1.7 1.7 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.6 -1.1 -0.6 -0.8 -0.6 0.0 0.0 -0.3 -0.6 2.0 0.4 1.5 0.7 0.4 1.5 -0.2 -0.6 0.1 0.2 1.0 2.4 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.1 -0.6 -0.5 3.4 0.9 0.0 0.0 3.4 1.2 1.0 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.6 1.5 0.6 0.2 1.0 3.3 -0.4 -0.2 0.5 3.1 -0.9 -0.5 2.0 2.2 0.3 1.2 0.4 1.7 1.1 0.3 0.9 1.8 0.3 0.4 -0.1 -0.1

249.5 250.9
17.7 231.8 233.2
0.1 6.6 6.5 1.6 3.8 11.1 6.2 3.0 4.9 0.8 45.1 -0.5 -3.6 0.3 2.8 36.9 0.8 7.0 2.6 8.7 -0.1 8.8 0.1 0.9 2.7 10.5 0.1 0.0 0.8 3.1 3.6 0.7 -0.5 39.3 5.7 1.3 -1.0 -2.7 2.5 -0.4 34.0 23.0 37.7 6.4 31.3 22.4 2.3 4.6 79.8 10.4 69.4 2.1 67.3 17.7 3.2 9.4 -1.4 2.5 -1.5 -2.4

10.0 11.6 6.3 10.5 12.4 6.3 5.3 5.2 5.5 4.9 7.2 7.6 26.3 6.7 3.8 8.4 -0.3 -4.4 0.8 10.5 15.2 1.4 14.5 25.0 5.8 -1.0 6.3 0.4 2.7 12.9 11.6 0.3 0.0 5.2 1.8 2.9 1.1 -1.0 7.9 2.5 4.9 -3.1 -4.3 6.1 -0.5 17.2 24.7 11.5 10.8 11.6 18.7 2.7 13.2 47.5 50.0 47.2 14.6 50.7 23.3 15.0 65.7 -0.4 5.2 -2.0 -1.1

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 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

APR 2021 MAR 2021 APR 2020

Change in Jobs from MAR 2021

Change in Jobs from APR 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

237.9 192.7
43.9 194.0 148.8
20.8 23.1 40.6
5.6 27.0
8.0 2.2 6.1 31.7 34.8 25.2 8.2 45.2 10.1 13.9 21.2

237.8 192.4
44.2 193.6 148.2
20.8 23.4 41.2
5.6 27.3
8.3 2.2 6.1 32.4 34.9 23.2 8.2 45.4 10.1 14.1 21.2

217.6 171.6
40.0 177.6 131.6
19.9 20.1 36.4
5.5 23.6
7.3 2.1 6.3 30.3 32.2 17.7 6.6 46.0 10.1 14.5 21.4

0.1 0.0 0.3 0.2 -0.3 -0.7 0.4 0.2 0.6 0.4 0.0 0.0 -0.3 -1.3 -0.6 -1.5 0.0 0.0 -0.3 -1.1 -0.3 -3.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.7 -2.2 -0.1 -0.3 2.0 8.6 0.0 0.0 -0.2 -0.4 0.0 0.0 -0.2 -1.4 0.0 0.0

20.3 9.3 21.1 12.3
3.9 9.8 16.4 9.2 17.2 13.1
0.9 4.5 3.0 14.9 4.2 11.5 0.1 1.8 3.4 14.4 0.7 9.6 0.1 4.8 -0.2 -3.2 1.4 4.6 2.6 8.1 7.5 42.4 1.6 24.2 -0.8 -1.7 0.0 0.0 -0.6 -4.1 -0.2 -0.9

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

APR 2021 MAR 2021 APR 2020

Change in Jobs from MAR 2021
Net %

Change in Jobs from APR 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

42.7

43.1

36.3

-0.4 -0.9

34.4

34.6

27.8

-0.2 -0.6

4.1

4.1

4.0

0.0 0.0

38.6

39.0

32.3

-0.4 -1.0

30.3

30.5

23.8

-0.2 -0.7

8.8

9.0

7.5

-0.2 -2.2

5.6

5.6

4.9

0.0 0.0

8.3

8.5

8.5

-0.2 -2.4

2.1

2.1

2.0

0.0 0.0

1.6

1.8

1.8

-0.2 -11.1

4.6

4.6

4.7

0.0 0.0

6.4 17.6 6.6 23.7 0.1 2.5 6.3 19.5 6.5 27.3 1.3 17.3 0.7 14.3 -0.2 -2.4 0.1 5.0 -0.2 -11.1 -0.1 -2.1

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

APR 2021 MAR 2021 APR 2020

Change in Jobs from MAR 2021
Net %

Change in Jobs from APR 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

116.6 93.7 15.3 101.3 78.4
4.9 10.4 17.0
2.7 12.0
2.3 1.1 12.1 10.2 3.6 14.8 15.7 13.8 3.9 22.9 6.7 4.0 12.2

117.4 94.2 15.3 102.1 78.9
4.9 10.4 17.1
2.7 12.0
2.4 1.1 12.1 10.2 3.6 15.2 15.7 13.8 3.9 23.2 6.7 4.1 12.4

110.7 86.8 15.0 95.7 71.8
4.7 10.3 16.2
2.9 11.2 2.1 1.1 12.5 10.7 3.7 13.9 15.1 9.8 3.2 23.9 6.9 4.2 12.8

-0.8 -0.7 -0.5 -0.5 0.0 0.0 -0.8 -0.8 -0.5 -0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -4.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.4 -2.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.3 -1.3 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -2.4 -0.2 -1.6

5.9 5.3 6.9 8.0 0.3 2.0 5.6 5.9 6.6 9.2 0.2 4.3 0.1 1.0 0.8 4.9 -0.2 -6.9 0.8 7.1 0.2 9.5 0.0 0.0 -0.4 -3.2 -0.5 -4.7 -0.1 -2.7 0.9 6.5 0.6 4.0 4.0 40.8 0.7 21.9 -1.0 -4.2 -0.2 -2.9 -0.2 -4.8 -0.6 -4.7

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

APR 2021 MAR 2021 APR 2020

Change in Jobs from MAR 2021
Net %

Change in Jobs from APR 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

64.7

65.3

56.6

-0.6 -0.9

57.8

58.4

49.7

-0.6 -1.0

24.0

24.1

19.7

-0.1 -0.4

40.7

41.2

36.9

-0.5 -1.2

33.8

34.3

30.0

-0.5 -1.5

22.5

22.7

18.4

-0.2 -0.9

4.0

4.0

3.0

0.0 0.0

13.1

13.6

10.5

-0.5 -3.7

13.2

13.5

12.4

-0.3 -2.2

6.3

6.4

5.8

-0.1 -1.6

3.4

3.4

3.1

0.0 0.0

7.2

7.2

6.1

0.0 0.0

6.9

6.9

6.9

0.0 0.0

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.0 0.0

1.1

1.1

1.1

0.0 0.0

5.6

5.6

5.6

0.0 0.0

8.1 14.3 8.1 16.3 4.3 21.8 3.8 10.3 3.8 12.7 4.1 22.3 1.0 33.3 2.6 24.8 0.8 6.5 0.5 8.6 0.3 9.7 1.1 18.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

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

APR 2021 MAR 2021 APR 2020

Change in Jobs from MAR 2021
Net %

Change in Jobs from APR 2020
Net %

Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing

92.9

93.3

85.0

-0.4 -0.4

82.2

82.8

74.1

-0.6 -0.7

24.4

24.5

23.3

-0.1 -0.4

7.9 9.3 8.1 10.9 1.1 4.7

Service-Providing Private Service-Providing

68.5

68.8

61.7

-0.3 -0.4

57.8

58.3

50.8

-0.5 -0.9

6.8 11.0 7.0 13.8

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities

17.6

18.1

16.0

-0.5 -2.8

1.6 10.0

Retail Trade Government

9.3

9.3

8.0

10.7

10.5

10.9

0.0 0.0 0.2 1.9

1.3 16.3 -0.2 -1.8

Federal Government

0.5

0.5

0.5

0.0 0.0

0.0 0.0

State Government Local Government

2.5

2.5

2.8

0.0 0.0

7.7

7.5

7.6

0.2 2.7

-0.3 -10.7 0.1 1.3

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

Hinesville MSA Nonfarm Employment

(In thousands)

(Not Seasonally Adjusted)
Preliminary Revised Revised APR 2021 MAR 2021 APR 2020

Change in Jobs from MAR 2021
Net %

Change in Jobs from APR 2020
Net %

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

20.8

20.7

19.5

12.9

12.8

11.7

2.4

2.4

2.7

18.4

18.3

16.8

10.5

10.4

9.0

7.9

7.9

7.8

4.0

4.0

3.9

0.4

0.4

0.4

3.5

3.5

3.5

0.1 0.5 0.1 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.6 0.1 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

1.3 6.7 1.2 10.3 -0.3 -11.1 1.6 9.5 1.5 16.7 0.1 1.3 0.1 2.6 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 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

APR 2021 MAR 2021 APR 2020

Change in Jobs from MAR 2021
Net %

Change in Jobs from APR 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

99.2

99.6

91.4

-0.4 -0.4

85.2

85.5

77.2

-0.3 -0.4

10.1

10.2

9.9

-0.1 -1.0

89.1

89.4

81.5

-0.3 -0.3

75.1

75.3

67.3

-0.2 -0.3

19.7

19.8

17.0

-0.1 -0.5

11.7

11.7

10.1

0.0 0.0

5.0

5.1

4.2

-0.1 -2.0

9.5

9.6

9.7

-0.1 -1.0

10.7

11.0

10.4

-0.3 -2.7

21.1

21.1

19.8

0.0 0.0

9.5

9.5

7.1

0.0 0.0

14.0

14.1

14.2

-0.1 -0.7

1.1

1.1

1.1

0.0 0.0

3.9

4.0

4.2

-0.1 -2.5

9.0

9.0

8.9

0.0 0.0

7.8 8.5 8.0 10.4 0.2 2.0 7.6 9.3 7.8 11.6 2.7 15.9 1.6 15.8 0.8 19.1 -0.2 -2.1 0.3 2.9 1.3 6.6 2.4 33.8 -0.2 -1.4 0.0 0.0 -0.3 -7.1 0.1 1.1

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 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

APR 2021 MAR 2021 APR 2020

Change in Jobs from MAR 2021
Net %

Change in Jobs from APR 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

40.7

40.7

36.5

0.0 0.0

35.2

35.2

30.9

0.0 0.0

6.9

6.9

5.7

0.0 0.0

33.8

33.8

30.8

0.0 0.0

28.3

28.3

25.2

0.0 0.0

5.9

6.0

4.7

-0.1 -1.7

7.8

7.9

6.8

-0.1 -1.3

4.5

4.6

3.8

-0.1 -2.2

10.9

11.0

10.5

-0.1 -0.9

5.5

5.5

5.6

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

3.8

0.0 0.0

4.2 11.5 4.3 13.9 1.2 21.1 3.0 9.7 3.1 12.3 1.2 25.5 1.0 14.7 0.7 18.4 0.4 3.8 -0.1 -1.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -2.6

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

APR 2021 MAR 2021 APR 2020

Change in Jobs from MAR 2021
Net %

Change in Jobs from APR 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

187.6 163.6
26.2 161.4 137.4
8.7 17.5 44.9
6.4 21.2 17.3
1.7 5.9 26.5 26.4 24.8 7.2 24.0 2.9 5.4 15.7

187.2 163.2
26.4 160.8 136.8
8.9 17.5 45.1
6.4 21.6 17.1
1.7 5.9 26.9 26.2 23.8 7.2 24.0 2.9 5.4 15.7

162.2 137.5
25.6 136.6 111.9
8.1 17.5 39.0
6.4 18.5 14.1
1.5 5.9 21.4 24.6 14.2 5.3 24.7 3.0 5.5 16.2

0.4 0.2 0.4 0.3 -0.2 -0.8 0.6 0.4 0.6 0.4 -0.2 -2.3 0.0 0.0 -0.2 -0.4 0.0 0.0 -0.4 -1.9 0.2 1.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.4 -1.5 0.2 0.8 1.0 4.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

25.4 15.7 26.1 19.0
0.6 2.3 24.8 18.2 25.5 22.8
0.6 7.4 0.0 0.0 5.9 15.1 0.0 0.0 2.7 14.6 3.2 22.7 0.2 13.3 0.0 0.0 5.1 23.8 1.8 7.3 10.6 74.7 1.9 35.9 -0.7 -2.8 -0.1 -3.3 -0.1 -1.8 -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

APR 2021 MAR 2021 APR 2020

Change in Jobs from MAR 2021
Net %

Change in Jobs from APR 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

56.0

56.0

51.5

0.0 0.0

43.1

43.2

38.6

-0.1 -0.2

7.0

7.3

7.0

-0.3 -4.1

49.0

48.7

44.5

0.3 0.6

36.1

35.9

31.6

0.2 0.6

13.7

14.0

11.7

-0.3 -2.1

7.1

7.1

6.1

0.0 0.0

12.9

12.8

12.9

0.1 0.8

1.2

1.2

1.2

0.0 0.0

3.6

3.6

3.7

0.0 0.0

8.1

8.0

8.0

0.1 1.3

4.5 8.7 4.5 11.7 0.0 0.0 4.5 10.1 4.5 14.2 2.0 17.1 1.0 16.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -2.7 0.1 1.3

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

APR 2021 MAR 2021 APR 2020

Change in Jobs from MAR 2021
Net %

Change in Jobs from APR 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

77.1

76.8

70.1

0.3 0.4

49.1

48.5

42.1

0.6 1.2

10.4

10.0

8.5

0.4 4.0

66.7

66.8

61.6

-0.1 -0.2

38.7

38.5

33.6

0.2 0.5

10.8

10.9

10.1

-0.1 -0.9

8.7

8.7

7.6

0.0 0.0

28.0

28.3

28.0

-0.3 -1.1

15.6

15.7

15.8

-0.1 -0.6

2.3

2.4

2.4

-0.1 -4.2

10.1

10.2

9.8

-0.1 -1.0

7.0 10.0 7.0 16.6 1.9 22.4 5.1 8.3 5.1 15.2 0.7 6.9 1.1 14.5 0.0 0.0 -0.2 -1.3 -0.1 -4.2 0.3 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 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

APR 2021 MAR 2021 APR 2020

Change in Jobs from MAR 2021
Net %

Change in Jobs from APR 2020
Net %

Albany MSA

59.6

59.5

55.8

0.1 0.2

3.8

6.8

Athens-Clarke County MSA

92.9

92.7

84.6

0.2 0.2

8.3

9.8

Atlanta MSA

2,741.4

2,737.5

2,493.4

3.9 0.1

248.0

9.9

Augusta-Richmond County MSA

234.8

237.0

213.8

-2.2 -0.9

21.0

9.8

Brunswick MSA

42.6

43.5

36.1

-0.9 -2.1

6.5 18.0

Columbus MSA

116.8

117.6

110.4

-0.8 -0.7

6.4

5.8

Dalton MSA

64.7

65.2

56.6

-0.5 -0.8

8.1 14.3

Gainesville MSA

92.9

93.5

85.5

-0.6 -0.6

7.4

8.7

Hinesville MSA

20.7

20.7

19.4

0.0 0.0

1.3

6.7

Macon-Bibb County MSA

99.6

99.8

92.1

-0.2 -0.2

7.5

8.1

Rome MSA

40.6

40.8

36.4

-0.2 -0.5

4.2 11.5

Savannah MSA

187.2

187.2

161.0

0.0 0.0

26.2 16.3

Valdosta MSA

56.1

56.2

51.1

-0.1 -0.2

5.0

9.8

Warner Robins MSA

76.7

77.0

69.9

-0.3 -0.4

6.8

9.7

Note: These seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected
employers throughout Georgia. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 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 APR 2021

Revised MAR 2021

Revised APR 2020

Total Private.....................................................................................................$957.66.............................$937.94...................... $945.96 Goods Producing....................................................................................... $1,115.06.......................... $1,118.57.................... $1,051.86 Private Service Providing..............................................................................$927.36............................ $904.81....................... $925.74 Construction............................................................................................ $1,166.37.......................... $1,178.60.....................$1,077.12 Manufacturing.........................................................................................$1,091.40...........................$1,087.12.................... $1,036.81 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities........................................................... $830.38.............................$818.06.......................$822.50 Financial Activities..................................................................................$1,386.82..........................$1,395.79.................... $1,301.10 Professional and Business Services...................................................... $1,162.29...........................$1,135.10.....................$1,197.77 Educational and Health Services............................................................$1,028.87.......................... $1,027.03....................... $987.35 Leisure and Hospitality...............................................................................$418.00............................. $391.13.......................$342.96 Other Services.......................................................................................... $780.20............................ $779.66...................... $833.46

Average Weekly Hours (AWH)

Preliminary APR 2021

Revised MAR 2021

Revised APR 2020

Total Private...........................................................................................................34.9...................................34.7.............................33.7 Goods Producing................................................................................................ 41.7................................... 41.8.............................38.9 Private Service Providing....................................................................................33.6...................................33.4.............................32.7 Construction..................................................................................................... 41.2................................... 41.5.............................39.6 Manufacturing.................................................................................................. 41.8................................... 41.7.............................38.5 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities..................................................................34.2...................................34.1.............................32.9 Financial Activities...........................................................................................35.9...................................35.9..............................37.1 Professional and Business Services...............................................................36.7.................................. 36.3.............................35.5 Educational and Health Services.....................................................................33.9.................................. 34.2.............................32.5 Leisure and Hospitality..................................................................................... 27.5...................................26.9.............................24.0 Other Services................................................................................................. 31.6...................................31.4............................. 33.1

Average Hourly Earnings (AHE)

Preliminary APR 2021

Revised MAR 2021

Revised APR 2020

Total Private.......................................................................................................$27.44...............................$27.03.........................$28.07 Goods Producing............................................................................................ $26.74...............................$26.76......................... $27.04 Private Service Providing................................................................................$27.60...............................$27.09.........................$28.31 Construction.................................................................................................$28.31.............................. $28.40......................... $27.20 Manufacturing.............................................................................................. $26.11...............................$26.07.........................$26.93 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities..............................................................$24.28.............................. $23.99.........................$25.00 Financial Activities...................................................................................... $38.63.............................. $38.88.........................$35.07 Professional and Business Services...........................................................$31.67...............................$31.27......................... $33.74 Educational and Health Services................................................................ $30.35.............................. $30.03.........................$30.38 Leisure and Hospitality.................................................................................$15.20...............................$14.54.........................$14.29 Other Services.............................................................................................$24.69...............................$24.83......................... $25.18

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 APR 2021

Revised MAR 2020

Revised APR 2020

Albany MSA ................................................................................................... $669.53.............................$661.01.......................$735.66 Athens-Clarke County MSA ........................................................................... $747.20............................ $750.58....................... $813.42 Atlanta MSA ...............................................................................................$1,055.95..........................$1,030.78....................$1,053.32 Augusta-Richmond County MSA .................................................................. $908.62............................ $898.56....................... $915.73 Brunswick MSA .............................................................................................$721.63.............................$715.29.......................$653.31 Columbus MSA ..............................................................................................$733.01............................ $732.27.......................$832.92 Dalton MSA ................................................................................................... $728.14............................ $720.39...................... $643.50 Gainesville MSA ...........................................................................................$1,171.07...........................$1,161.76....................$1,063.47 Hinesville MSA .............................................................................................. $596.30............................ $580.55.......................$661.38 Macon-Bibb County MSA ............................................................................. $838.38.............................$844.19...................... $885.68 Rome MSA .....................................................................................................$825.72.............................$801.66.......................$791.89 Savannah MSA ..............................................................................................$773.68.............................$723.76....................... $726.16 Valdosta MSA .................................................................................................$721.87............................. $741.36.......................$736.89 Warner Robins MSA ....................................................................................... $817.63.............................$818.04...................... $843.29

Average Weekly Hours (AWH)

Preliminary APR 2021

Revised MAR 2021

Revised APR 2020

Albany MSA ..........................................................................................................33.9.................................. 33.3.............................33.5 Athens-Clarke County MSA .................................................................................32.0.................................. 32.2............................. 31.7 Atlanta MSA ........................................................................................................35.0.................................. 34.8.............................34.0 Augusta-Richmond County MSA .........................................................................35.3...................................35.1.............................34.7 Brunswick MSA ...................................................................................................33.8...................................33.9............................. 31.9 Columbus MSA ....................................................................................................32.9...................................33.0.............................33.0 Dalton MSA .........................................................................................................36.1...................................35.4.............................32.5 Gainesville MSA ...................................................................................................39.9...................................39.8............................. 37.9 Hinesville MSA .....................................................................................................30.3...................................30.3.............................29.2 Macon-Bibb County MSA ....................................................................................35.6.................................. 35.5.............................35.3 Rome MSA ...........................................................................................................36.2.................................. 35.3.............................34.4 Savannah MSA ....................................................................................................33.8.................................. 33.2............................. 31.3 Valdosta MSA .......................................................................................................32.4.................................. 33.2............................. 31.9 Warner Robins MSA .............................................................................................33.4...................................34.0.............................35.9

Average Hourly Earnings (AHE)

Preliminary APR 2021

Revised MAR 2021

Revised APR 2020

Albany MSA ...................................................................................................... $19.75...............................$19.85.........................$21.96 Athens-Clarke County MSA .............................................................................$23.35...............................$23.31.........................$25.66 Atlanta MSA .................................................................................................... $30.17...............................$29.62.........................$30.98 Augusta-Richmond County MSA ..................................................................... $25.74.............................. $25.60.........................$26.39 Brunswick MSA ...............................................................................................$21.35............................... $21.10.........................$20.48 Columbus MSA ............................................................................................... $22.28...............................$22.19.........................$25.24 Dalton MSA ..................................................................................................... $20.17.............................. $20.35.........................$19.80 Gainesville MSA ...............................................................................................$29.35............................... $29.19.........................$28.06 Hinesville MSA .................................................................................................$19.68............................... $19.16.........................$22.65 Macon-Bibb County MSA ................................................................................$23.55...............................$23.78.........................$25.09 Rome MSA .......................................................................................................$22.81...............................$22.71.........................$23.02 Savannah MSA ............................................................................................... $22.89...............................$21.80.........................$23.20 Valdosta MSA .................................................................................................. $22.28.............................. $22.33......................... $23.10 Warner Robins MSA .........................................................................................$24.48...............................$24.06.........................$23.49

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

Georgia

U.S.

WA 5.5 OR 6.0 NV 8.0 CA 8.3
AK 6.7

ID 3.1
UT 2.8 AZ 6.7

StaStetautenUemnepmlopylomymenetnrt aRtaetses
April 2021
National Unemployment Rate: 6.1% Rates are seasonally adjusted

MT 3.7
WY 5.4
CO 6.4 NM 8.2

ND 4.2 SD 2.8
NE 2.8
KS 3.5

MN 4.1
WI 3.9
IA 3.8
IL 7.1 MO 4.1

OK 4.3 TX 6.7

AR 4.4
MS 6.2 LA 7.3

MI 4.9

OH

IN

4.7

3.9

KY 4.7 TN 5.0

PA 7.4

WV

5.8

VA

4.7

NC 5.0

SC 5.0

AL

GA

3.6

4.3

FL 4.8

NH

2.8 ME

VT

4.8

2.9

MA 6.5
NY 8.2
RI 6.3

CT

NJ 7.5

8.1

DE

6.4

DC 7.5

MD 6.2

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

HI 8.5

PR 8.4

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 APR 2021
5,172,407 4,951,267
221,140 4.3
5,170,111 4,973,633
196,478 3.8
66,576 63,276
3,300 5.0
98,934 95,828
3,106 3.1
3,116,379 2,995,798
120,581 3.9
271,964 261,569
10,395 3.8
52,714 50,795
1,919 3.6
122,509 117,430
5,079 4.1
59,603 57,243 2,360
4.0
104,468 101,827
2,641 2.5

Revised MAR 2021
5,161,071 4,929,045
232,026 4.5
5,174,762 4,966,193
208,569 4.0
66,358 62,801
3,557 5.4
98,536 95,211 3,325
3.4
3,106,520 2,979,638
126,882 4.1
272,332 261,072
11,260 4.1
53,248 51,207
2,041 3.8
123,012 117,433
5,579 4.5
59,970 57,589
2,381 4.0
104,729 101,930
2,799 2.7

Revised APR 2020
4,985,895 4,365,055
620,840 12.5
4,950,530 4,347,797
602,733 12.2
64,372 57,152 7,220
11.2
94,572 84,004 10,568
11.2
2,980,616 2,604,375
376,241 12.6
260,051 233,642
26,409 10.2
49,223 41,691
7,532 15.3
120,608 106,294
14,314 11.9
60,036 48,173 11,863
19.8
99,570 89,215 10,355
10.4

Change From

MAR 2021

APR 2020

11,336 22,222 -10,886

186,512 586,212 -399,700

-4,651 7,440 -12,091

219,581 625,836 -406,255

218 475 -257

2,204 6,124 -3,920

398

4,362

617

11,824

-219

-7,462

9,859 16,160 -6,301

135,763 391,423 -255,660

-368 497 -865

11,913 27,927 -16,014

-534 -412 -122

3,491 9,104 -5,613

-503 -3
-500

1,901 11,136 -9,235

-367 -346
-21

-433 9,070 -9,503

-261 -103 -158

4,898 12,612 -7,714

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 APR 2021
34,857 33,654
1,203 3.5
103,996 99,566 4,430 4.3

Revised MAR 2021
34,763 33,419 1,344
3.9
104,382 99,628 4,754 4.6

Revised APR 2020
33,070 29,800
3,270 9.9
98,917 87,812 11,105
11.2

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

44,466 42,910
1,556 3.5
198,812 191,092
7,720 3.9

44,361 42,715 1,646
3.7
198,330 190,279
8,051 4.1

42,770 36,884
5,886 13.8
186,260 158,719
27,541 14.8

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

66,170 63,653
2,517 3.8
88,927 85,970
2,957 3.3

66,084 63,489
2,595 3.9
88,789 85,434
3,355 3.8

62,425 56,328
6,097 9.8
83,243 75,037 8,206
9.9

Change From

MAR 2021

APR 2020

94

1,787

235

3,854

-141

-2,067

-386 -62
-324

5,079 11,754 -6,675

105

1,696

195

6,026

-90

-4,330

482 813 -331

12,552 32,373 -19,821

86

3,745

164

7,325

-78

-3,580

138 536 -398

5,684 10,933 -5,249

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

APR 2021
160,988,000 151,176,000
9,812,000 6.1
160,379,000 151,160,000
9,220,000 5.7

MAR 2021
160,558,000 150,848,000
9,710,000 6.0
160,398,000 150,493,000
9,905,000 6.2

APR 2020
156,478,000 133,370,000
23,109,000 14.8
155,830,000 133,326,000 22,504,000
14.4

Change From

MAR 2021

APR 2020

430,000 328,000 102,000

4,510,000 17,806,000 -13,297,000

-19,000 667,000 -685,000

4,549,000 17,834,000 -13,284,000

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 April 2021

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

5,170,111 4,973,633 196,478 3.8

Appling Atkinson Bacon Baker Baldwin

9,188 4,652 4,584 1,155 17,429

8,884 4,530 4,439 1,101 16,645

304 3.3 122 2.6 145 3.2
54 4.7 784 4.5

Banks Barrow Bartow Ben Hill Berrien

9,940 9,692

248 2.5

41,165 40,031 1,134 2.8

50,688 49,019 1,669 3.3

5,434

5,174

260 4.8

7,696 7,265

431 5.6

Bibb Bleckley Brantley Brooks Bryan

68,762 65,423 3,339 4.9

4,520 4,324

196 4.3

7,270 7,019

251 3.5

7,048 6,807

241 3.4

19,622 19,088 534 2.7

Bulloch Burke Butts Calhoun Camden

37,257 35,783 1,474 4.0

9,281 8,784

497 5.4

10,975 10,593

382 3.5

2,238 2,157

81 3.6

21,587 20,977

610 2.8

Candler Carroll Catoosa Charlton Chatham

5,618 5,452

166 3.0

55,647 53,674 1,973 3.5

33,446 32,657

789 2.4

4,997 4,856

141 2.8

146,172 139,901 6,271 4.3

Chattahoochee 2,000

Chattooga

9,521

Cherokee 136,664

Clarke

59,040

Clay

882

1,921 9,070 133,272 56,892
793

79 4.0 451 4.7 3,392 2.5 2,148 3.6
89 10.1

Clayton Clinch Cobb Coffee Colquitt

141,133 131,859 9,274 6.6

3,099 3,008

91 2.9

423,894 410,457 13,437 3.2

19,088 18,355

733 3.8

22,066 21,375

691 3.1

Columbia Cook Coweta Crawford Crisp

76,806 74,984 1,822 2.4

8,354 8,049 305 3.7

75,468 73,007 2,461 3.3

5,641 5,454

187 3.3

9,510 8,938

572 6.0

Revised March 2021

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

5,174,762 4,966,193 208,569 4.0

9,282 4,670 4,683 1,174 17,726

8,951 4,533 4,525 1,119 16,858

331 3.6 137 2.9 158 3.4 55 4.7 868 4.9

10,185

9,918

267 2.6

41,043 39,826 1,217 3.0

50,687 48,792 1,895 3.7

5,509 5,212

297 5.4

7,720

7,443

277 3.6

68,955 65,416 3,539 5.1

4,617 4,379

238 5.2

7,372

7,099

273 3.7

7,128 6,865

263 3.7

19,606 19,015

591 3.0

38,204 36,562 1,642 4.3

9,327 8,790

537 5.8

10,970 10,544

426 3.9

2,300 2,207

93 4.0

21,851 21,173

678 3.1

5,767 5,582

185 3.2

55,555 53,430 2,125 3.8

33,455 32,642

813 2.4

5,034 4,873

161 3.2

145,769 139,291 6,478 4.4

2,019 1,931

88 4.4

9,672 9,219 453 4.7

136,139 132,544 3,595 2.6

58,785 56,491 2,294 3.9

905

817

88 9.7

140,734 131,147 9,587 6.8

3,103 3,004

99 3.2

422,586 408,176 14,410 3.4

19,277 18,417 860 4.5

22,476 21,739

737 3.3

76,727 74,732 1,995 2.6

8,373 8,097

276 3.3

75,267 72,628 2,639 3.5

5,686 5,473

213 3.7

9,757 9,065 692 7.1

Revised April 2020

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

4,950,530 4,347,797 602,733 12.2

9,053 4,245 4,645 1,118 17,339

8,383 3,914 4,276 1,027 15,458

670 7.4 331 7.8 369 7.9
91 8.1 1,881 10.8

9,425 39,261 49,797
5,473 7,048

8,553 34,839 42,694
4,891 6,022

872 9.3 4,422 11.3 7,103 14.3
582 10.6 1,026 14.6

65,751 4,367 6,513 6,612 17,964

57,642 3,956 5,818 6,109 15,868

8,109 12.3 411 9.4 695 10.7 503 7.6
2,096 11.7

35,625 8,657
10,402 2,246
20,484

31,500 7,759 9,230 2,110
18,578

4,125 11.6 898 10.4
1,172 11.3 136 6.1
1,906 9.3

5,582 53,412 31,780 4,650 138,301

5,209 46,703 28,711
4,387 116,167

373 6.7 6,709 12.6 3,069 9.7
263 5.7 22,134 16.0

1,950 1,751

199 10.2

9,831 8,146 1,685 17.1

129,690 115,768 13,922 10.7

56,812 49,861 6,951 12.2

895

732

163 18.2

136,867 2,912
402,321 19,222 21,606

114,739 2,735
356,609 17,378 19,996

22,128 16.2 177 6.1
45,712 11.4 1,844 9.6 1,610 7.5

71,754 7,945
72,788 5,327 9,212

65,634 7,317
63,520 4,834 8,154

6,120 8.5 628 7.9
9,268 12.7 493 9.3
1,058 11.5

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 April 2021

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

8,103

7,917

186 2.3

12,679 12,357

322 2.5

11,397 11,012 385 3.4

402,011 383,339 18,672 4.6

7,075 6,820

255 3.6

Dooly Dougherty Douglas Early Echols

4,757

4,511

246 5.2

37,924 35,638 2,286 6.0

73,656 70,449 3,207 4.4

4,484 4,279 205 4.6

1,950 1,902

48 2.5

Effingham Elbert Emanuel Evans Fannin

33,018 8,040 8,551 5,069 11,341

32,103 7,664 8,126 4,898 11,031

915 2.8 376 4.7 425 5.0 171 3.4 310 2.7

Fayette Floyd Forsyth Franklin Fulton

57,758 56,175 1,583 2.7

44,466 42,910 1,556 3.5

124,307 121,405 2,902 2.3

9,943 9,562

381 3.8

565,713 539,443 26,270 4.6

Gilmer Glascock Glynn Gordon Grady

12,177 11,842

335 2.8

1,253 1,227

26 2.1

39,298 37,843 1,455 3.7

28,844 27,992

852 3.0

10,803 10,480

323 3.0

Greene

7,105 6,852

253 3.6

Gwinnett

491,840 474,763 17,077 3.5

Habersham 18,434 17,803

631 3.4

Hall

104,468 101,827 2,641 2.5

Hancock

2,492 2,338

154 6.2

Haralson Harris Hart Heard Henry

12,557 12,137

420 3.3

16,707 16,281

426 2.5

11,597 11,160

437 3.8

5,246 5,044

202 3.9

117,192 112,336 4,856 4.1

Houston Irwin Jackson Jasper Jeff Davis

72,658 70,325 2,333 3.2

3,514 3,366

148 4.2

40,765 39,838

927 2.3

6,953 6,752

201 2.9

6,190 5,957

233 3.8

Revised March 2021

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

8,120

7,922

198 2.4

12,654 12,310 344 2.7

11,570 11,139

431 3.7

400,411 381,139 19,272 4.8

7,143 6,842

301 4.2

4,925 4,651

274 5.6

37,778 35,323 2,455 6.5

73,381 70,050 3,331 4.5

4,551 4,316 235 5.2

1,982 1,932

50 2.5

32,955 8,090 8,721 5,154 11,468

31,973 7,673 8,251 4,962 11,145

982 3.0 417 5.2 470 5.4 192 3.7 323 2.8

57,571 55,863 1,708 3.0

44,361 42,715 1,646 3.7

123,859 120,778 3,081 2.5

10,133

9,751

382 3.8

563,933 536,508 27,425 4.9

12,324 11,958

366 3.0

1,266 1,235

31 2.4

39,642 38,102 1,540 3.9

29,353 28,398

955 3.3

11,039 10,702

337 3.1

7,157 6,874

283 4.0

489,872 472,155 17,717 3.6

18,777 18,086

691 3.7

104,729 101,930 2,799 2.7

2,555 2,390

165 6.5

12,544 12,073

471 3.8

16,822 16,335

487 2.9

11,751 11,290

461 3.9

5,238 5,027

211 4.0

116,840 111,702 5,138 4.4

72,410 69,825 2,585 3.6

3,599 3,440

159 4.4

41,584 40,581 1,003 2.4

6,960 6,733

227 3.3

6,259

6,011

248 4.0

Revised April 2020

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

7,504 12,096 11,132 384,870
6,746

6,927 10,744 10,328 333,112
6,160

577 7.7 1,352 11.2
804 7.2 51,758 13.4
586 8.7

5,144 36,910 70,242
4,352 1,840

4,347 32,134 61,215
4,108 1,733

797 15.5 4,776 12.9 9,027 12.9
244 5.6 107 5.8

29,995 8,000 8,340 4,881 10,332

26,684 7,012 7,590 4,503 9,211

3,311 11.0 988 12.4 750 9.0 378 7.7
1,121 10.8

54,472 48,850 5,622 10.3 42,770 36,884 5,886 13.8 117,270 105,582 11,688 10.0
9,732 8,571 1,161 11.9 544,238 468,979 75,259 13.8

11,697 1,205 37,152 27,529 10,352

10,497 1,125
30,941 23,954
9,485

1,200 10.3 80 6.6
6,211 16.7 3,575 13.0
867 8.4

7,080 6,360

720 10.2

470,855 412,364 58,491 12.4

18,618 16,617 2,001 10.7

99,570 89,215 10,355 10.4

2,500 2,199

301 12.0

11,979 16,328 11,207
5,150 112,706

10,541 14,746 10,102 4,399 97,789

1,438 12.0 1,582 9.7 1,105 9.9
751 14.6 14,917 13.2

68,012 3,426 37,895 6,490 6,070

61,311 3,136 33,978 5,892 5,584

6,701 9.9 290 8.5
3,917 10.3 598 9.2 486 8.0

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 April 2021

Labor Force
6,649 3,257 4,095 13,739 8,190

Employment
6,331 3,112 3,962 13,350 7,874

Unemployment Number Rate
318 4.8 145 4.5 133 3.2 389 2.8 316 3.9

Revised March 2021

Labor Force
6,739 3,298 4,191 13,793 8,183

Employment
6,398 3,136 4,044 13,372 7,833

Unemployment Number Rate
341 5.1 162 4.9 147 3.5 421 3.1 350 4.3

Revised April 2020

Labor Force
6,600 3,042 3,818 12,847 7,649

Employment
5,982 2,782 3,517 11,791 6,837

Unemployment Number Rate
618 9.4 260 8.5 301 7.9 1,056 8.2 812 10.6

Lanier Laurens Lee Liberty Lincoln

3,872 19,630 15,000 26,442
3,593

3,727 18,843 14,559 25,464
3,465

145 3.7 787 4.0 441 2.9 978 3.7 128 3.6

3,850

3,717

133 3.5

20,037 19,184 853 4.3

14,899 14,436 463 3.1

26,343 25,254 1,089 4.1

3,619 3,476

143 4.0

3,644 18,856 14,420 25,224
3,374

3,293 16,633 13,131 22,515
3,070

351 9.6 2,223 11.8 1,289 8.9 2,709 10.7
304 9.0

Long Lowndes Lumpkin McDuffie McIntosh

8,415 8,190

225 2.7

53,300 51,217 2,083 3.9

16,559 16,125 434 2.6

8,850 8,426

424 4.8

6,146 5,933

213 3.5

8,420

8,165

255 3.0

53,124 50,975 2,149 4.0

16,774 16,301

473 2.8

8,849 8,401 448 5.1

6,234 6,006

228 3.7

7,846 50,329 15,765
8,566 5,558

7,285 45,193 14,019
7,391 4,932

561 7.2 5,136 10.2 1,746 11.1 1,175 13.7
626 11.3

Macon Madison Marion Meriwether Miller

4,588 13,249
3,242 8,931 2,768

4,377 12,865
3,130 8,478 2,695

211 4.6 384 2.9 112 3.5 453 5.1
73 2.6

4,733 13,198 3,266 8,962 2,850

4,434 12,785
3,143 8,455 2,760

299 6.3 413 3.1 123 3.8 507 5.7 90 3.2

4,559 12,636
3,061 8,788 2,681

4,136 11,264 2,833
7,394 2,531

423 9.3 1,372 10.9
228 7.4 1,394 15.9
150 5.6

Mitchell Monroe Montgomery Morgan Murray

8,202 13,028 3,945 9,380 15,584

7,818 12,637 3,800 9,086 14,943

384 4.7 391 3.0 145 3.7 294 3.1 641 4.1

8,367 13,083
4,057 9,394 15,706

7,924 12,660
3,894 9,083 15,048

443 5.3 423 3.2 163 4.0 311 3.3 658 4.2

8,187 12,284
3,700 8,946 15,635

7,490 11,151 3,380 7,945 12,606

697 8.5 1,133 9.2
320 8.6 1,001 11.2 3,029 19.4

Muscogee Newton Oconee Oglethorpe Paulding

77,452 73,577 3,875 5.0

52,874 50,701 2,173 4.1

19,722 19,333 389 2.0

6,923 6,738

185 2.7

87,465 84,903 2,562 2.9

77,846 73,684 4,162 5.3

52,838 50,453 2,385 4.5

19,628 19,212

416 2.1

6,925 6,723

202 2.9

87,166 84,460 2,706 3.1

76,453 50,337 18,516
6,608 82,885

66,523 44,136 16,928
5,951 73,891

9,930 13.0 6,201 12.3 1,588 8.6
657 9.9 8,994 10.9

Peach Pickens Pierce Pike Polk

12,152 15,357
8,411 8,945 18,552

11,654 14,954
8,166 8,705 17,944

498 4.1 403 2.6 245 2.9 240 2.7 608 3.3

12,244 15,295
8,678 8,927 18,689

11,624 14,872 8,393
8,671 18,016

620 5.1 423 2.8 285 3.3 256 2.9 673 3.6

11,458 14,476
8,152 8,403 17,959

10,221 13,001
7,464 7,578 15,812

1,237 10.8 1,475 10.2
688 8.4 825 9.8 2,147 12.0

Pulaski Putnam Quitman Rabun Randolph

4,117 8,125
804 7,359 2,471

3,991 7,810
769 7,142 2,357

126 3.1 315 3.9 35 4.4 217 2.9 114 4.6

4,135 8,253
813 7,275 2,508

3,985 7,891
775 7,043 2,385

150 3.6 362 4.4
38 4.7 232 3.2 123 4.9

3,773 8,148
776 6,654 2,451

3,505 7,186
720 5,781 2,277

268 7.1 962 11.8
56 7.2 873 13.1 174 7.1

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 April 2021

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

87,130 82,692 4,438 5.1

44,803 42,790 2,013 4.5

2,151 2,086

65 3.0

5,057 4,778

279 5.5

3,117 3,014

103 3.3

Spalding Stephens Stewart Sumter Talbot

28,814 27,516 1,298 4.5

10,249 9,780

469 4.6

2,579 2,488

91 3.5

12,412 11,772 640 5.2

2,776 2,656

120 4.3

Taliaferro Tattnall Taylor Telfair Terrell

533 9,691 2,759 3,755 3,537

505 9,411 2,632 3,492 3,343

28 5.3 280 2.9 127 4.6 263 7.0 194 5.5

Thomas Tift Toombs Towns Treutlen

16,836 20,889 12,160
3,822 2,813

16,135 20,169 11,667 3,686
2,712

701 4.2 720 3.4 493 4.1 136 3.6 101 3.6

Troup Turner Twiggs Union Upson

36,716 35,138 1,578 4.3

3,326 3,130

196 5.9

2,826 2,702

124 4.4

10,543 10,272

271 2.6

11,401 10,954

447 3.9

Walker

31,321 30,453 868 2.8

Walton

46,074 44,679 1,395 3.0

Ware

15,049 14,506 543 3.6

Warren

2,684 2,565

119 4.4

Washington 6,970 6,649

321 4.6

Wayne Webster Wheeler White Whitfield

11,795 11,385

410 3.5

1,022

979

43 4.2

1,591 1,514

77 4.8

16,382 15,997

385 2.4

44,019 42,300 1,719 3.9

Wilcox Wilkes Wilkinson Worth

2,731 3,715 3,839 8,960

2,625 3,554 3,701 8,635

106 3.9 161 4.3 138 3.6 325 3.6

Revised March 2021

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

86,982 82,380 4,602 5.3

44,678 42,554 2,124 4.8

2,190 2,116

74 3.4

5,144 4,843

301 5.9

3,188 3,070

118 3.7

28,835 27,381 1,454 5.0

10,486 10,008

478 4.6

2,575 2,470

105 4.1

12,699 11,950

749 5.9

2,795 2,663

132 4.7

532 9,881 2,824 3,796 3,547

509 9,561 2,660 3,524 3,321

23 4.3 320 3.2 164 5.8 272 7.2 226 6.4

17,226 21,374 12,501 3,886 2,860

16,458 20,611 11,947 3,735
2,737

768 4.5 763 3.6 554 4.4 151 3.9 123 4.3

37,904 36,205 1,699 4.5

3,373

3,150

223 6.6

2,865 2,707

158 5.5

10,718 10,427

291 2.7

11,579 11,075 504 4.4

31,388 30,468

920 2.9

45,998 44,451 1,547 3.4

15,510 14,908

602 3.9

2,708 2,585

123 4.5

7,057 6,696

361 5.1

11,913 11,457

456 3.8

1,033

985

48 4.6

1,638 1,548

90 5.5

16,670 16,237

433 2.6

44,264 42,541 1,723 3.9

2,812 3,760 3,868 8,960

2,679 3,585 3,710 8,602

133 4.7 175 4.7 158 4.1 358 4.0

Revised April 2020

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

82,586 42,668
2,084 5,051 3,015

72,466 37,192 1,955 4,382 2,799

10,120 12.3 5,476 12.8
129 6.2 669 13.2 216 7.2

27,452 10,276
2,483 12,338
2,721

23,947 8,995 2,305 11,078 2,390

3,505 1,281
178 1,260
331

12.8 12.5
7.2 10.2 12.2

525 9,522 2,714 3,752 3,337

469 8,943 2,415 3,308 3,022

56 10.7 579 6.1 299 11.0 444 11.8 315 9.4

16,643 19,777 11,800 3,586 2,664

14,892 17,998 10,358 3,059 2,390

1,751 10.5 1,779 9.0 1,442 12.2
527 14.7 274 10.3

37,043 3,149 2,708 10,174 11,128

30,931 2,815 2,394 9,234 9,752

6,112 16.5 334 10.6 314 11.6 940 9.2
1,376 12.4

29,954 44,106 14,863 2,588 6,945

26,817 38,885 13,266
2,292 6,333

3,137 10.5 5,221 11.8 1,597 10.7
296 11.4 612 8.8

11,328 990
1,595 15,469 44,401

10,182 930
1,441 13,708 35,567

1,146 10.1 60 6.1
154 9.7 1,761 11.4 8,834 19.9

2,688 3,642 3,549 8,587

2,495 3,319 3,275 7,838

193 7.2 323 8.9 274 7.7 749 8.7

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

20

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

Preliminary April 2021

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

*Albany 30,795 28,855 1,940 6.3

*Alpharetta 36,860 35,865

995 2.7

*Athens 59,040 56,892 2,148 3.6

*Atlanta 267,746 254,184 13,562 5.1

Dekalb Part

24,425 23,636

789 3.2

Fulton Part

243,321 230,548 12,773 5.2

*Augusta

87,130 82,692 4,438 5.1

*Brookhaven

34,928 34,144

784 2.2

Canton 15,953 15,594

359 2.3

Carrollton

11,658 11,161

497 4.3

Chamblee 20,705 20,177

528 2.6

*Columbus

77,452 73,577 3,875 5.0

Dalton

13,851 13,294

557 4.0

Decatur 14,272 13,907

365 2.6

Douglasville 17,292 16,422

870 5.0

Duluth

16,047 15,520

527 3.3

*Dunwoody

27,241 26,481

760 2.8

East Point

17,096 15,760 1,336 7.8

Gainesville

20,813 20,236

577 2.8

Hinesville 15,612 15,078

534 3.4

*Johns Creek

44,741 43,469 1,272 2.8

Kennesaw

19,860 19,257

603 3.0

LaGrange 15,067 14,295

772 5.1

Lawrenceville

14,929 14,267

662 4.4

McDonough

12,419 11,664

755 6.1

*Macon-Bibb

68,762 65,423 3,339 4.9

*Marietta 35,428 34,235 1,193 3.4

Milton

20,115 19,619

496 2.5

Newnan

19,271 18,444

827 4.3

Peachtree City

18,459 18,130

329 1.8

P'tree Corners

25,069 24,255

814 3.2

Pooler 14,280 13,844

436 3.1

Rome 15,574 14,903

671 4.3

*Roswell 53,321 51,947 1,374 2.6

*Sandy Springs 65,549 63,697 1,852 2.8

*Savannah 70,223 66,502 3,721 5.3

*Smyrna 35,024 33,840 1,184 3.4

Statesboro

14,171 13,424

747 5.3

Stockbridge

14,619 13,867

752 5.1

Tucker 19,844 19,174

670 3.4

*Valdosta 26,013 24,762 1,251 4.8

*Warner Robins 34,770 33,495 1,275 3.7

Woodstock 17,604 17,162

442 2.5

Revised March 2021

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

30,687 28,600 2,087 6.8

36,677 35,670 1,007 2.7

58,785 56,491 2,294 3.9

267,038 252,795 14,243 5.3

24,319 23,501

818 3.4

242,719 229,294 13,425 5.5

86,982 82,380 4,602 5.3

34,770 33,948

822 2.4

15,858 15,509

349 2.2

11,627 11,110

517 4.4

20,552 20,061

491 2.4

77,846 73,684 4,162 5.3

13,915 13,369 546 3.9

14,226 13,827

399 2.8

17,235 16,329

906 5.3

15,925 15,435

490 3.1

27,123 26,329

794 2.9

17,084 15,674 1,410 8.3

20,884 20,257

627 3.0

15,562 14,954

608 3.9

44,475 43,233 1,242 2.8

19,770 19,150

620 3.1

15,645 14,729

916 5.9

14,903 14,189

714 4.8

12,415 11,598

817 6.6

68,955 65,416 3,539 5.1

35,408 34,045 1,363 3.8

20,032 19,513

519 2.6

19,256 18,348

908 4.7

18,398 18,030

368 2.0

24,925 24,122

803 3.2

14,259 13,784

475 3.3

15,561 14,836

725 4.7

53,058 51,665 1,393 2.6

65,389 63,350 2,039 3.1

70,045 66,212 3,833 5.5

34,910 33,651 1,259 3.6

14,548 13,716

832 5.7

14,581 13,788

793 5.4

19,790 19,064

726 3.7

25,939 24,645 1,294 5.0

34,642 33,258 1,384 4.0

17,560 17,068

492 2.8

Revised April 2020

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

29,969 34,835 56,812 255,298 23,018 232,280 82,586 32,103 14,970 11,215 19,052 76,453 14,207 13,176 16,501 15,429 25,267 17,243 19,884 14,810 42,322 18,878 15,510 14,238 12,393 65,751 33,240 18,951 18,854 17,028 23,621 13,175 15,298 50,373 61,431 67,467 33,136 13,727 14,280 18,927 24,593 32,597 16,592

26,018 31,181 49,861 220,972 20,539 200,433 72,466 29,670 13,546
9,711 17,534 66,523 11,178 12,085 14,269 13,480 23,011 13,701 17,730 13,332 37,791 16,731 12,584 12,392 10,153 57,642 29,744 17,057 16,047 15,766 21,068 11,496 12,810 45,162 55,377 55,220 29,400 11,817 12,071 16,661 21,850 29,203 14,908

3,951 13.2 3,654 10.5 6,951 12.2 34,326 13.4 2,479 10.8 31,847 13.7 10,120 12.3 2,433 7.6 1,424 9.5 1,504 13.4 1,518 8.0 9,930 13.0 3,029 21.3 1,091 8.3 2,232 13.5 1,949 12.6 2,256 8.9 3,542 20.5 2,154 10.8 1,478 10.0 4,531 10.7 2,147 11.4 2,926 18.9 1,846 13.0 2,240 18.1 8,109 12.3 3,496 10.5 1,894 10.0 2,807 14.9 1,262 7.4 2,553 10.8 1,679 12.7 2,488 16.3 5,211 10.3 6,054 9.9 12,247 18.2 3,736 11.3 1,910 13.9 2,209 15.5 2,266 12.0 2,743 11.2 3,394 10.4 1,684 10.1

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 APRIL 2021 April 2021

Dade 2.3

Catoosa 2.4

Walker

Whitfield

Murray 4.1

Fannin 2.7

Union 2.6

Towns 3.6

Rabun 2.9

2.8

3.9

Chattooga 4.7

Gordon 3.0

Floyd 3.5

Bartow 3.3

Gilmer 2.8
Pickens 2.6
Cherokee 2.5

Lumpkin 2.6
Dawson 2.5
Forsyth 2.3

White Habersham

2.4

3.4

Stephens

4.6

Hall

Banks Franklin

2.5

3.8

2.5

Jackson 2.3

Madison 2.9

Hart 3.8
Elbert 4.7

5.0% or greater 18 counties (11%)
4.0% to 4.9% 41 counties (26%)
3.0% to 3.9% 60 counties (38%)

Polk 3.3

Paulding

Cobb 3.2

Gwinnett 3.5

Barrow 2.8

Clarke 3.6

Oglethorpe 2.7

Less than 3.0% 40 counties (25%)

Haralson 3.3
Carroll 3.5
Heard 3.9

2.9 Douglas 4.4
Coweta 3.3

Fulton 4.6

DeKalb 4.6 Rockdale

Walton 3.0

Oconee 2.0

Wilkes 4.3

Lincoln 3.6

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

Clayton

6.6

Fayette 2.7

Henry 4.1

Spalding 4.5

4.5 Newton 4.1

Morgan 3.1

Butts 3.5

Jasper 2.9

Putnam 3.9

Greene 3.6

Taliaferro

5.3

McDuffie

Warren 4.8

Columbia 2.4

4.4

Richmond

Hancock

5.1

6.2

Glascock

2.1

Troup 4.3

Meriwether 5.1

Pike 2.7

Lamar 3.9

Monroe 3.0

Jones 2.8

Baldwin 4.5

Washington

Jefferson 4.8

Burke 5.4

Upson

4.6

Harris 2.5

Talbot 4.3

Muscogee 5.0
Marion Chattahoochee 3.5

3.9
Taylor 4.6

Crawford 3.3

Bibb 4.9

Twiggs 4.4

Wilkinson 3.6

Peach

4.1

Houston

Macon

3.2

4.6

Bleckley 4.3

Laurens 4.0

Johnson 3.2

Emanuel 5.0

Jenkins 4.5

Screven 5.5

Treutlen 3.6

Candler 3.0

Bulloch 4.0

Effingham 2.8

4.0
Stewart 3.5

Schley 3.0

Webster 4.2

Sumter 5.2

Quitman

4.4 Randolph Terrell

Lee

4.6

5.5

2.9

Clay 10.1

Calhoun 3.6

Dougherty 6.0

Early 4.6
Miller 2.6

Baker 4.7

Mitchell 4.7

Dooly 5.2

Pulaski 3.1

Dodge 3.6

Crisp 6.0

Wilcox 3.9

Turner 5.9

Ben Hill 4.8

Montgomery

Wheeler 4.8

3.7

Toombs 4.1

Evans 3.4

Tattnall

Telfair

2.9

7.0

Jeff Davis 3.8

Appling 3.3

Long 2.7

Bryan 2.7
Liberty 3.7

Worth 3.6
Colquitt 3.1

Irwin 4.2 Tift 3.4

Coffee 3.8

Berrien

Atkinson

5.6

2.6

Cook

3.7 Lanier

Bacon 3.2

Wayne 3.5

Pierce 2.9
Ware 3.6

Brantley 3.5

McIntosh 3.5
Glynn 3.7

Chatham 4.3

Seminole 3.3

Decatur 3.4

Grady 3.0

Thomas 4.2

Brooks 3.4

3.7
Lowndes 3.9

Clinch 2.9

Charlton 2.8

Camden 2.8

Echols

2.5

Georgia's Unemployment Rate: 3.8 %
Georgia's U(nNoet SmeasponlaollyyAmdjusetend)t Rate: 3.8% (not seasonally adjusted) Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics and Economic Research
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Georgia Unemployment Insurance Claims by County

County

April 2021 Initial
Claims

Average Weekly Benefit

County

April 2021 Initial
Claims

Average Weekly Benefit

County

April 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

133,403.............. $252
191.............. $271 78.............. $289 94.............. $288 31.............. $198
361.............. $193 130.............. $214 727.............. $219 1,076.............. $235 161.............. $251 439.............. $233 1,930.............. $203 104.............. $180 164.............. $214 134.............. $201 348.............. $219 754.............. $201 295.............. $273 207.............. $218
79.............. $199 352.............. $196
68.............. $223 1,433.............. $218
283.............. $211 47.............. $286
4,177.............. $200 30.............. $215 114.............. $259
2,277.............. $230 1,319.............. $187
80.............. $181 5,551.............. $221
21.............. $175 10,041.............. $227
310.............. $259 378.............. $205 1,078.............. $221 325.............. $221 1,551.............. $221
68.............. $250 407.............. $243
69.............. $254 237.............. $214 259.............. $218 11,255.............. $229 124.............. $211
65.............. $190 1,410.............. $193 2,149.............. $224
83.............. $222 17.............. $162 496.............. $226

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

94.............. $224 186.............. $192
70.............. $196 144.............. $234 1,105.............. $226 1,218.............. $236 1,595.............. $235 238.............. $216 17,236.............. $227 165.............. $219
8.............. $266 1,003.............. $182
691.............. $236 153.............. $214 128.............. $199 11,736.............. $230 278.............. $244 1,812.............. $222
54.............. $193 280.............. $229 268.............. $209 171.............. $260 100.............. $236 3,077.............. $227 1,465.............. $210
56.............. $216 613.............. $209
89.............. $243 78.............. $287 174.............. $251 44.............. $188 76.............. $199 178.............. $228 173.............. $218 79.............. $282 444.............. $198 478.............. $200 507.............. $211 54.............. $217 79.............. $227 1,614.............. $191 245.............. $199 125.............. $228 214.............. $199 63.............. $233 234.............. $212 116.............. $210 194.............. $222 40.............. $244 133.............. $234 207.............. $206 86.............. $222 135.............. $214 617.............. $207

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

2,467.............. $210 1,259.............. $227
168.............. $197 62.............. $188
1,453.............. $230 266.............. $206 210.............. $234 136.............. $225 124.............. $226 537.............. $236 81.............. $232 130.............. $214 11.............. $331 97.............. $227 68.............. $246
2,703.............. $229 1,245.............. $228
28.............. $175 159.............. $221
65.............. $203 652.............. $224 324.............. $237
31.............. $261 309.............. $182
60.............. $200 11.............. $202 93.............. $241 51.............. $253 94.............. $219 78.............. $204 425.............. $198 616.............. $180 229.............. $232 90.............. $167 43.............. $225 750.............. $225 103.............. $203 46.............. $210 256.............. $192 327.............. $248 729.............. $235 881.............. $224 300.............. $190 79.............. $200 140.............. $213 197.............. $243 12.............. $211 21.............. $210 228.............. $211 1,743.............. $219 29.............. $203 55.............. $205 81.............. $208 136.............. $246

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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