Jackson Madison Elbert

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Oconee Oglethorpe

Wilkes

Lincoln

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Fulton Clayton

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Morgan Greene Taliaferro

Columbia

Fayette Henry

McDuffie Warren

Heard

Coweta

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Glascock

Richmond

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only sector to shed jobs from December to January.

Clay

Calhoun

Dougherty Worth

Irwin

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Coffee 4.48 B4a.4c9on 4.51

Evans Tattnall

Bryan Chatham

Liberty

Long

4.60 4.60 4.60 4.63

4.51 4W.5a4yne4.56

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4.65

4.67

4.69

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and Health Services grew by 3,800 nonfarm workers in

Georgia Unemployment Rate
(Seasonally Adjusted)

January, thus continuing the upward trend for the fourth

month in a row. The Information sector has added 2,500

jobs over the month, and has expanded for four consecu-

tive months.
Manufacturing shed 800 jobs in January, ending a sevenmonth long growth streak which began in June 2021.

4.8%

4.6%

4.4%

4.3%

4.1%

4.0%

3.9%

3.7%

3.5%

3.4%

3.3%

3.3%

3.2%

The contraction comes as manufacturing of Non-Durable

Goods increased by 400 but employment in the manu-

facturing of Durable Goods fell by 1,200 jobs over the

month.

Jan-21 Feb-21 Mar-21 Apr-21 May-21 Jun-21 Jul-21 Aug-21 Sep-21 Oct-21 Nov-21 Dec-21 Jan-22

Over the year, employment in Georgia is up 216,000, or

4.8 percent. Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (+47,700

jobs), Professional and Business Services (+42,700

jobs), leisure and hospitality (+38,200 jobs), education

and health services (+30,500 jobs) and manufacturing

(+17,000 jobs) added the most jobs from January 2021 to

January 2022.

Workforce Statistics & Economic Research

In January 2022, Georgia's unemployment rate (seasonally adjusted) declined to 3.2 percent over the month from 3.3 percent in December 2021. Georgia's current rate remains well below the 4.0 percent national average. Over the year, the unemployment rate in the state is down from 4.8 percent in January 2021.

For more information, contact
Corey Smith or Lindsey Adams at (404) 232-3875 Corey.Smith@gdol.ga.gov
Lindsey.Adams@gdol.ga.gov
Equal Opportunity Employer/ProgramAuxiliary Aids and Services Available upon Request to Individuals with Disabilities

Georgia Nonfarm Employment

(In thousands)

(Seasonally Adjusted)

Preliminary

Revised

JAN 2022 DEC 2021

Revised JAN 2021

Change in Jobs from DEC 2021
Net %

Change in Jobs from JAN 2021
Net %

Total Nonfarm

4,694.1

4,674.7

4,478.1

19.4 0.4

216.0 4.8

Total Private

4,023.5

4,005.3

3,805.0

18.2 0.5

218.5 5.7

Goods Producing

624.7

624.0

599.9

0.7 0.1

24.8 4.1

Service-Providing

4,069.4

4,050.7

3,878.2

18.7 0.5

191.2 4.9

Private Service-Providing

3,398.8

3,381.3

3,205.1

17.5 0.5

193.7 6.0

Mining and Logging

9.6

9.6

9.5

0.0 0.0

0.1 1.1

Mining, Logging and Construction

220.3

218.8

212.5

1.5 0.7

7.8 3.7

Construction

210.7

209.2

203.0

1.5 0.7

7.7 3.8

Manufacturing

404.4

405.2

387.4

-0.8 -0.2

17.0 4.4

Durable Goods

202.3

203.5

194.2

-1.2 -0.6

8.1 4.2

Non-Durable Goods

202.1

201.7

193.2

0.4 0.2

8.9 4.6

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities

989.6

988.0

941.9

1.6 0.2

47.7 5.1

Wholesale Trade

216.1

215.0

206.6

1.1 0.5

9.5 4.6

Retail Trade

508.7

508.2

491.2

0.5 0.1

17.5 3.6

Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities

264.8

264.8

244.1

0.0 0.0

20.7 8.5

Information

132.5

130.0

116.4

2.5 1.9

16.1 13.8

Financial Activities

266.4

264.0

253.1

2.4 0.9

13.3 5.3

Finance and Insurance

191.3

189.1

183.3

2.2 1.2

8.0 4.4

Real Estate and Rental and Leasing

75.1

74.9

69.8

0.2 0.3

5.3 7.6

Professional and Business Services

756.7

749.9

714.0

6.8 0.9

42.7 6.0

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

312.6

307.9

287.7

4.7 1.5

24.9 8.7

Management of Companies and Enterprises

89.5

89.1

87.2

0.4 0.4

2.3 2.6

Admin and Support, Waste Mngmnt and Remediation

354.6

352.9

339.1

1.7 0.5

15.5 4.6

Education and Health Services

622.9

619.1

592.4

3.8 0.6

30.5 5.1

Educational Services

96.2

94.9

86.2

1.3 1.4

10.0 11.6

Health Care and Social Assistance

526.7

524.2

506.2

2.5 0.5

20.5 4.0

Leisure and Hospitality

471.0

470.9

432.8

0.1 0.0

38.2 8.8

Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation

53.3

56.0

47.5

-2.7 -4.8

5.8 12.2

Accommodation and Food Services

417.7

414.9

385.3

2.8 0.7

32.4 8.4

Other Services

159.7

159.4

154.5

0.3 0.2

5.2 3.4

Government

670.6

669.4

673.1

1.2 0.2

-2.5 -0.4

Federal Government

106.1

106.4

106.4

-0.3 -0.3

-0.3 -0.3

State Government

154.8

153.8

157.6

1.0 0.7

-2.8 -1.8

Local Government

409.7

409.2

409.1

0.5 0.1

0.6 0.1

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 2021 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

JAN 2022 DEC 2021 JAN 2021

Change in Jobs from DEC 2021
Net %

Change in Jobs from JAN 2021
Net %

Total Nonfarm

4,676.0

Total Private

4,005.0

Goods Producing

621.7

Service-Providing

4,054.3

Private Service-Providing

3,383.3

Mining and Logging

9.6

Mining, Logging and Construction

216.9

Construction

207.3

Construction of Buildings

46.8

Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction

33.0

Specialty Trade Contractors

127.5

Manufacturing

404.8

Durable Goods

202.6

Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

51.2

Non-Durable Goods

202.2

Food Manufacturing

68.6

Textile Mills

17.0

Textile Product Mills

26.3

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities

997.3

Wholesale Trade

215.7

Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods

115.2

Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods

61.3

Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers 39.2

Retail Trade

512.9

Food and Beverage Stores

95.9

General Merchandise Stores

117.1

Miscellaneous Store Retailers

20.8

Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities

268.7

Utilities

20.0

Transportation and Warehousing

248.7

Air Transportation

29.1

Truck Transportation

61.3

Couriers and Messengers

36.2

Warehousing and Storage

74.5

Information

130.6

Telecommunications

35.0

Wired and Wireless Telecommunications Carriers

29.4

Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services

20.4

Financial Activities

266.0

Finance and Insurance

190.4

Insurance Carriers and Related Activities

95.1

Real Estate and Rental and Leasing

75.6

Professional and Business Services

752.6

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

312.1

Accounting, Tax Prep, and Bookkeeping Services

37.2

Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services

47.0

Computer Systems Design and Related Services

80.0

Management and Technical Consulting Services

55.0

Management of Companies and Enterprises

89.3

Admin and Support, Waste Mngmnt and Remediation

351.2

Employment Services

180.8

Education and Health Services

620.3

Educational Services

94.2

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools

44.5

Health Care and Social Assistance

526.1

Ambulatory Health Care Services

245.2

Hospitals

157.3

Nursing and Residential Care Facilities

54.5

Social Assistance

69.1

Leisure and Hospitality

459.6

Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation

48.2

Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries

34.9

Accommodation and Food Services

411.4

Accommodation

40.3

Food Services and Drinking Places

371.1

Other Services

156.9

Repair and Maintenance

41.7

Personal and Laundry Services

39.2

Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar

76.0

Government

671.0

Federal Government

106.3

Department of Defense

44.2

State Government

153.9

State Government Educational Services

93.1

State Government excluding Educational Services

60.8

Local Government

410.8

Local Government Educational Services

243.6

Local Government excluding Educational Services

167.2

4,719.2 4,043.6
623.5 4,095.7 3,420.1
9.6 216.6 207.0
45.6 34.0 127.4 406.9 203.4 51.6 203.5 68.4 17.1 26.5 1,021.0 216.6 114.9 62.1 39.6 526.0 96.8 122.4 21.1 278.4 20.0 258.4 28.6 61.3 42.4 74.3 129.3 35.8 30.0 20.3 264.4 188.7 94.4 75.7 757.3 307.2 35.4 46.1 79.0 55.0 89.0 361.1 188.3 622.6 96.3 46.1 526.3 243.7 156.7 54.6 71.3 467.4 53.8 36.9 413.6 39.8 373.8 158.1 41.1 39.9 77.1 675.6 107.6 44.5 155.1 94.0 61.1 412.9 244.4 168.5

4,442.8 3,769.1
595.2 3,847.6 3,173.9
9.5 208.9 199.4
44.6 33.1 121.7 386.3 193.7 50.1 192.6 64.4 16.3 25.1 939.1 205.8 109.1 59.6 37.1 486.3 96.2 107.3 19.9 247.0 19.7 227.3 23.2 57.9 36.5 66.0 114.1 35.8 30.7 17.6 252.4 182.9 89.1 69.5 708.5 288.3 38.0 44.1 73.6 48.1 86.8 333.4 167.1 590.9 85.6 41.7 505.3 227.7 155.1 56.0 66.5 416.3 41.4 31.1 374.9 33.1 341.8 152.6 41.3 35.8 75.5 673.7 106.6 44.9 157.2 91.4 65.8 409.9 235.9 174.0

-43.2 -38.6
-1.8 -41.4 -36.8
0.0 0.3 0.3 1.2 -1.0 0.1 -2.1 -0.8 -0.4 -1.3 0.2 -0.1 -0.2 -23.7 -0.9 0.3 -0.8 -0.4 -13.1 -0.9 -5.3 -0.3 -9.7 0.0 -9.7 0.5 0.0 -6.2 0.2 1.3 -0.8 -0.6 0.1 1.6 1.7 0.7 -0.1 -4.7 4.9 1.8 0.9 1.0 0.0 0.3 -9.9 -7.5 -2.3 -2.1 -1.6 -0.2 1.5 0.6 -0.1 -2.2 -7.8 -5.6 -2.0 -2.2 0.5 -2.7 -1.2 0.6 -0.7 -1.1 -4.6 -1.3 -0.3 -1.2 -0.9 -0.3 -2.1 -0.8 -1.3

-0.9 -1.0 -0.3 -1.0 -1.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 2.6 -2.9 0.1 -0.5 -0.4 -0.8 -0.6 0.3 -0.6 -0.8 -2.3 -0.4 0.3 -1.3 -1.0 -2.5 -0.9 -4.3 -1.4 -3.5 0.0 -3.8 1.8 0.0 -14.6 0.3 1.0 -2.2 -2.0 0.5 0.6 0.9 0.7 -0.1 -0.6 1.6 5.1 2.0 1.3 0.0 0.3 -2.7 -4.0 -0.4 -2.2 -3.5 0.0 0.6 0.4 -0.2 -3.1 -1.7 -10.4 -5.4 -0.5 1.3 -0.7 -0.8 1.5 -1.8 -1.4 -0.7 -1.2 -0.7 -0.8 -1.0 -0.5 -0.5 -0.3 -0.8

233.2 235.9
26.5 206.7 209.4
0.1 8.0 7.9 2.2 -0.1 5.8 18.5 8.9 1.1 9.6 4.2 0.7 1.2 58.2 9.9 6.1 1.7 2.1 26.6 -0.3 9.8 0.9 21.7 0.3 21.4 5.9 3.4 -0.3 8.5 16.5 -0.8 -1.3 2.8 13.6 7.5 6.0 6.1 44.1 23.8 -0.8 2.9 6.4 6.9 2.5 17.8 13.7 29.4 8.6 2.8 20.8 17.5 2.2 -1.5 2.6 43.3 6.8 3.8 36.5 7.2 29.3 4.3 0.4 3.4 0.5 -2.7 -0.3 -0.7 -3.3 1.7 -5.0 0.9 7.7 -6.8

5.3 6.3 4.5 5.4 6.6 1.1 3.8 4.0 4.9 -0.3 4.8 4.8 4.6 2.2 5.0 6.5 4.3 4.8 6.2 4.8 5.6 2.9 5.7 5.5 -0.3 9.1 4.5 8.8 1.5 9.4 25.4 5.9 -0.8 12.9 14.5 -2.2 -4.2 15.9 5.4 4.1 6.7 8.8 6.2 8.3 -2.1 6.6 8.7 14.4 2.9 5.3 8.2 5.0 10.1 6.7 4.1 7.7 1.4 -2.7 3.9 10.4 16.4 12.2 9.7 21.8 8.6 2.8 1.0 9.5 0.7 -0.4 -0.3 -1.6 -2.1 1.9 -7.6 0.2 3.3 -3.9

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 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 2021 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

JAN 2022 DEC 2021 JAN 2021

Change in Jobs from DEC 2021
Net %

Change in Jobs from JAN 2021
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

61.2

62.6

59.8

-1.4 -2.2

49.8

50.9

48.1

-1.1 -2.2

7.1

7.1

6.8

0.0 0.0

54.1

55.5

53.0

-1.4 -2.5

42.7

43.8

41.3

-1.1 -2.5

12.8

13.2

12.3

-0.4 -3.0

7.6

7.8

7.1

-0.2 -2.6

11.4

11.7

11.7

-0.3 -2.6

2.5

2.6

2.7

-0.1 -3.9

2.1

2.3

2.2

-0.2 -8.7

6.8

6.8

6.8

0.0 0.0

1.4 2.3 1.7 3.5 0.3 4.4 1.1 2.1 1.4 3.4 0.5 4.1 0.5 7.0 -0.3 -2.6 -0.2 -7.4 -0.1 -4.6 0.0 0.0

Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by
selected employers in the Albany Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Baker, Dougherty, Lee, Terrell and Worth counties. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid familyworkers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2021 benchmark.

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

Athens-Clarke county MSA Nonfarm Employment

(In thousands)

(Not Seasonally Adjusted)

Preliminary

Revised

Revised

JAN 2022 DEC 2021 JAN 2021

Change in Jobs from DEC 2021
Net %

Change in Jobs from JAN 2021
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

99.8

100.2

93.3

-0.4 -0.4

71.2

71.7

66.2

-0.5 -0.7

9.7

9.8

9.5

-0.1 -1.0

90.1

90.4

83.8

-0.3 -0.3

61.5

61.9

56.7

-0.4 -0.7

17.7

17.8

16.3

-0.1 -0.6

11.3

11.4

10.5

-0.1 -0.9

9.0

9.1

8.4

-0.1 -1.1

10.9

11.0

9.6

-0.1 -0.9

28.6

28.5

27.1

0.1 0.4

1.1

1.2

1.1

-0.1 -8.3

19.7

19.5

18.2

0.2 1.0

7.8

7.8

7.8

0.0 0.0

6.5 7.0 5.0 7.6 0.2 2.1 6.3 7.5 4.8 8.5 1.4 8.6 0.8 7.6 0.6 7.1 1.3 13.5 1.5 5.5 0.0 0.0 1.5 8.2 0.0 0.0

Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected
employers in the Athens-Clarke County Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Clarke, Madison, Oconee and Oglethorpe counties. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2021 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

JAN 2022 DEC 2021

Revised JAN 2021

Change in Jobs from DEC 2021
Net %

Change in Jobs from JAN 2021
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

2,894.6 2,564.0
307.6 2,587.0 2,256.4
1.9 135.3 133.4
30.7 84.9 172.3 90.5 15.2 81.8 24.6 632.2 153.6 83.9 39.0 30.7 300.0 58.6 62.7 13.5 178.6 10.4 168.2 28.5 37.5 26.6 114.7 29.0 24.3 19.7 191.6 135.2 67.8 56.4 569.3 253.3 28.3 35.7 68.6 48.5 76.7 239.3 126.7 381.2 65.6 315.6 155.9 86.8 42.7 267.9 33.2 234.7 19.8 214.9 99.5 25.4 27.3 330.6 51.6 69.2 209.8

2,916.8 2,583.8
310.0 2,606.8 2,273.8
1.9 135.0 133.1
30.5 85.2 175.0 91.7 15.3 83.3 24.7 642.7 152.6 83.1 38.8 30.7 305.6 59.3 66.3 13.6 184.5 10.4 174.1 28.0 37.8 30.9 112.7 29.6 24.8 19.6 190.0 134.1 67.7 55.9 572.4 249.3 26.9 35.0 67.3 48.6 76.2 246.9 133.1 381.3 66.6 314.7 154.7 86.1 44.3 274.9 36.3 238.6 19.7 218.9 99.8 24.7 27.9 333.0 52.1 70.1 210.8

2,729.7 2,397.9
291.6 2,438.1 2,106.3
1.8 128.1 126.3
28.8 80.1 163.5 86.5 14.8 77.0 22.5 592.7 145.6 79.9 37.4 28.3 283.0 59.7 57.7 13.1 164.1 10.3 153.8 22.8 36.5 27.0 101.8 30.2 26.0 17.0 179.8 129.2 63.2 50.6 534.3 232.9 27.3 33.5 64.3 42.1 75.2 226.2 116.6 359.6 60.6 299.0 143.7 85.5 41.9 242.7 28.0 214.7 15.7 199.0 95.4 24.2 24.9 331.8 51.0 70.5 210.3

-22.2 -19.8
-2.4 -19.8 -17.4
0.0 0.3 0.3 0.2 -0.3 -2.7 -1.2 -0.1 -1.5 -0.1 -10.5 1.0 0.8 0.2 0.0 -5.6 -0.7 -3.6 -0.1 -5.9 0.0 -5.9 0.5 -0.3 -4.3 2.0 -0.6 -0.5 0.1 1.6 1.1 0.1 0.5 -3.1 4.0 1.4 0.7 1.3 -0.1 0.5 -7.6 -6.4 -0.1 -1.0 0.9 1.2 0.7 -1.6 -7.0 -3.1 -3.9 0.1 -4.0 -0.3 0.7 -0.6 -2.4 -0.5 -0.9 -1.0

-0.8 -0.8 -0.8 -0.8 -0.8 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.7 -0.4 -1.5 -1.3 -0.7 -1.8 -0.4 -1.6 0.7 1.0 0.5 0.0 -1.8 -1.2 -5.4 -0.7 -3.2 0.0 -3.4 1.8 -0.8 -13.9 1.8 -2.0 -2.0 0.5 0.8 0.8 0.2 0.9 -0.5 1.6 5.2 2.0 1.9 -0.2 0.7 -3.1 -4.8 0.0 -1.5 0.3 0.8 0.8 -3.6 -2.6 -8.5 -1.6 0.5 -1.8 -0.3 2.8 -2.2 -0.7 -1.0 -1.3 -0.5

164.9 166.1
16.0 148.9 150.1
0.1 7.2 7.1 1.9 4.8 8.8 4.0 0.4 4.8 2.1 39.5 8.0 4.0 1.6 2.4 17.0 -1.1 5.0 0.4 14.5 0.1 14.4 5.7 1.0 -0.4 12.9 -1.2 -1.7 2.7 11.8 6.0 4.6 5.8 35.0 20.4 1.0 2.2 4.3 6.4 1.5 13.1 10.1 21.6 5.0 16.6 12.2 1.3 0.8 25.2 5.2 20.0 4.1 15.9 4.1 1.2 2.4 -1.2 0.6 -1.3 -0.5

6.0 6.9 5.5 6.1 7.1 5.6 5.6 5.6 6.6 6.0 5.4 4.6 2.7 6.2 9.3 6.7 5.5 5.0 4.3 8.5 6.0 -1.8 8.7 3.1 8.8 1.0 9.4 25.0 2.7 -1.5 12.7 -4.0 -6.5 15.9 6.6 4.6 7.3 11.5 6.6 8.8 3.7 6.6 6.7 15.2 2.0 5.8 8.7 6.0 8.3 5.6 8.5 1.5 1.9 10.4 18.6 9.3 26.1 8.0 4.3 5.0 9.6 -0.4 1.2 -1.8 -0.2

Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by
selected employers in the Atlanta Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Barrow, Bartow, Butts, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, Dawson, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Haralson, Heard, Henry, Jasper, Lamar, Meriwether, Morgan, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, Pike, Rockdale, Spalding and Walton counties. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2021 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

JAN 2022 DEC 2021 JAN 2021

Change in Jobs from DEC 2021

Change in Jobs from JAN 2021
Net %

Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing Private Service-Providing Mining, Logging and Construction Manufacturing Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
Wholesale Trade Retail Trade Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities Information Financial Activities Professional and Business Services Education and Health Services Leisure and Hospitality Other Services Government Federal Government State Government Local Government

238.5 195.1
42.7 195.8 152.4
18.8 23.9 43.8
5.4 29.6
8.8 2.0 6.6 31.6 34.2 25.6 8.6 43.4 9.4 12.7 21.3

240.6 196.5
42.2 198.4 154.3
18.5 23.7 45.1
5.5 30.3
9.3 2.0 6.6 31.3 35.1 25.6 8.6 44.1 9.6 13.1 21.4

234.6 190.5
42.6 192.0 147.9
19.9 22.7 40.1
5.6 26.1
8.4 2.1 6.3 33.2 34.7 23.2 8.3 44.1 9.6 13.3 21.2

-2.1 -0.9 -1.4 -0.7 0.5 1.2 -2.6 -1.3 -1.9 -1.2 0.3 1.6 0.2 0.8 -1.3 -2.9 -0.1 -1.8 -0.7 -2.3 -0.5 -5.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.0 -0.9 -2.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.7 -1.6 -0.2 -2.1 -0.4 -3.1 -0.1 -0.5

3.9 1.7 4.6 2.4 0.1 0.2 3.8 2.0 4.5 3.0 -1.1 -5.5 1.2 5.3 3.7 9.2 -0.2 -3.6 3.5 13.4 0.4 4.8 -0.1 -4.8 0.3 4.8 -1.6 -4.8 -0.5 -1.4 2.4 10.3 0.3 3.6 -0.7 -1.6 -0.2 -2.1 -0.6 -4.5 0.1 0.5

Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by
selected employers in the Augusta-Richmond County Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Burke, Columbia, Lincoln, McDuffie and Richmond counties in Georgia and Aiken and Edgefield counties in South Carolina. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2021 benchmark.

Brunswick MSA Nonfarm Employment

(In thousands)

(Not Seasonally Adjusted)

Preliminary

Revised

Revised

JAN 2022 DEC 2021 JAN 2021

Change in Jobs from DEC 2021
Net %

Change in Jobs from JAN 2021
Net %

Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing Private Service-Providing Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
Retail Trade Government
Federal Government State Government Local Government

44.3

44.5

42.1

-0.2 -0.5

35.8

36.2

33.6

-0.4 -1.1

4.0

4.0

4.0

0.0 0.0

40.3

40.5

38.1

-0.2 -0.5

31.8

32.2

29.6

-0.4 -1.2

8.7

9.0

8.5

-0.3 -3.3

5.8

6.0

5.5

-0.2 -3.3

8.5

8.3

8.5

0.2 2.4

2.1

2.1

2.1

0.0 0.0

1.7

1.6

1.7

0.1 6.3

4.7

4.6

4.7

0.1 2.2

2.2 5.2 2.2 6.6 0.0 0.0 2.2 5.8 2.2 7.4 0.2 2.4 0.3 5.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by
selected employers in the Brunswick Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Brantley, Glynn and McIntosh counties. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2021 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

JAN 2022 DEC 2021 JAN 2021

Change in Jobs from DEC 2021
Net %

Change in Jobs from JAN 2021
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

120.0 97.2 14.8
105.2 82.4 4.8 10.0 18.6 2.8 13.2 2.6 1.2 11.0 9.1 3.8 16.6 16.4 14.6 4.0 22.8 6.7 4.0 12.1

121.5 98.2 14.9
106.6 83.3 4.8 10.1 19.0 2.8 13.4 2.8 1.2 10.9 9.1 3.8 16.7 16.5 14.9 4.1 23.3 6.7 4.0 12.6

116.8 93.8 14.8 102.0 79.0
4.7 10.1 17.5
2.7 12.3
2.5 1.0 11.5 9.7 3.9 15.8 16.2 13.1 3.9 23.0 6.6 3.8 12.6

-1.5 -1.2 -1.0 -1.0 -0.1 -0.7 -1.4 -1.3 -0.9 -1.1 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -1.0 -0.4 -2.1 0.0 0.0 -0.2 -1.5 -0.2 -7.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.6 -0.1 -0.6 -0.3 -2.0 -0.1 -2.4 -0.5 -2.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.5 -4.0

3.2 2.7 3.4 3.6 0.0 0.0 3.2 3.1 3.4 4.3 0.1 2.1 -0.1 -1.0 1.1 6.3 0.1 3.7 0.9 7.3 0.1 4.0 0.2 20.0 -0.5 -4.4 -0.6 -6.2 -0.1 -2.6 0.8 5.1 0.2 1.2 1.5 11.5 0.1 2.6 -0.2 -0.9 0.1 1.5 0.2 5.3 -0.5 -4.0

Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by
selected employers in the 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 2021 benchmark.

Dalton MSA Nonfarm Employment

(In thousands)

(Not Seasonally Adjusted)

Preliminary

Revised Revised

JAN 2022 DEC 2021 JAN 2021

Change in Jobs from DEC 2021
Net %

Change in Jobs from JAN 2021
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

66.5

67.1

63.6

-0.6 -0.9

59.7

60.3

56.8

-0.6 -1.0

24.6

24.6

23.5

0.0 0.0

41.9

42.5

40.1

-0.6 -1.4

35.1

35.7

33.3

-0.6 -1.7

23.2

23.0

22.1

0.2 0.9

4.2

4.2

4.0

0.0 0.0

13.7

13.7

13.0

0.0 0.0

14.3

14.5

13.3

-0.2 -1.4

6.4

6.5

6.2

-0.1 -1.5

3.6

3.8

3.3

-0.2 -5.3

6.6

6.6

6.4

0.0 0.0

6.8

6.8

6.8

0.0 0.0

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.0 0.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

0.0 0.0

5.6

5.6

5.6

0.0 0.0

2.9 4.6 2.9 5.1 1.1 4.7 1.8 4.5 1.8 5.4 1.1 5.0 0.2 5.0 0.7 5.4 1.0 7.5 0.2 3.2 0.3 9.1 0.2 3.1 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 2021 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

JAN 2022 DEC 2021 JAN 2021

Change in Jobs from DEC 2021
Net %

Change in Jobs from JAN 2021
Net %

Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing

96.9

98.2

92.8

-1.3 -1.3

86.2

87.6

82.1

-1.4 -1.6

24.7

25.0

24.4

-0.3 -1.2

4.1 4.4 4.1 5.0 0.3 1.2

Service-Providing Private Service-Providing

72.2

73.2

68.4

-1.0 -1.4

61.5

62.6

57.7

-1.1 -1.8

3.8 5.6 3.8 6.6

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities

19.0

19.4

17.9

-0.4 -2.1

1.1 6.2

Retail Trade Government

9.7

9.8

8.9

-0.1 -1.0

10.7

10.6

10.7

0.1 0.9

0.8 9.0 0.0 0.0

Federal Government

0.5

0.5

0.5

0.0 0.0

0.0 0.0

State Government Local Government

2.5

2.5

2.7

0.0 0.0

7.7

7.6

7.5

0.1 1.3

-0.2 -7.4 0.2 2.7

Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by
selected employers in the Gainesville Metropolitan Statistical Area, which comprises Hall county. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2021 benchmark.

Hinesville MSA Nonfarm Employment

(In thousands)

(Not Seasonally Adjusted)
Preliminary Revised Revised JAN 2022 DEC 2021 JAN 2021

Change in Jobs from DEC 2021
Net %

Change in Jobs from JAN 2021
Net %

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

21.4

21.6

21.0

-0.2 -0.9

13.8

13.9

13.3

-0.1 -0.7

2.4

2.4

2.4

0.0 0.0

19.0

19.2

18.6

-0.2 -1.0

11.4

11.5

10.9

-0.1 -0.9

7.6

7.7

7.7

-0.1 -1.3

3.7

3.7

3.7

0.0 0.0

0.4

0.4

0.4

0.0 0.0

3.5

3.6

3.6

-0.1 -2.8

0.4 1.9 0.5 3.8 0.0 0.0 0.4 2.2 0.5 4.6 -0.1 -1.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -2.8

Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by
selected employers in the Hinesville Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Liberty and Long counties. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2021 benchmark.

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

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Macon-BIBB County MSA Nonfarm Employment

(In thousands)

(Not Seasonally Adjusted)

Preliminary

Revised

Revised

JAN 2022 DEC 2021 JAN 2021

Change in Jobs from DEC 2021
Net %

Change in Jobs from JAN 2021
Net %

Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing Private Service-Providing Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
Retail Trade Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities Financial Activities Professional and Business Services Education and Health Services Leisure and Hospitality Government Federal Government State Government Local Government

102.5

104.2

98.2

-1.7 -1.6

88.7

90.1

84.3

-1.4 -1.6

10.3

10.3

10.0

0.0 0.0

92.2

93.9

88.2

-1.7 -1.8

78.4

79.8

74.3

-1.4 -1.8

20.5

21.1

19.2

-0.6 -2.8

12.3

12.5

11.5

-0.2 -1.6

5.0

5.3

4.7

-0.3 -5.7

9.3

9.2

9.5

0.1 1.1

11.7

12.1

11.7

-0.4 -3.3

21.9

22.2

20.7

-0.3 -1.4

10.5

10.5

9.4

0.0 0.0

13.8

14.1

13.9

-0.3 -2.1

1.1

1.2

1.1

-0.1 -8.3

3.8

3.9

3.9

-0.1 -2.6

8.9

9.0

8.9

-0.1 -1.1

4.3 4.4 4.4 5.2 0.3 3.0 4.0 4.5 4.1 5.5 1.3 6.8 0.8 7.0 0.3 6.4 -0.2 -2.1 0.0 0.0 1.2 5.8 1.1 11.7 -0.1 -0.7 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -2.6 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 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 2021 benchmark.

Rome MSA Nonfarm Employment

(In thousands)

(Not Seasonally Adjusted)

Preliminary

Revised

Revised

JAN 2022 DEC 2021 JAN 2021

Change in Jobs from DEC 2021
Net %

Change in Jobs from JAN 2021
Net %

Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing Private Service-Providing Manufacturing Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
Retail Trade Education and Health Services Government
Federal Government State Government Local Government

41.5

42.0

40.1

-0.5 -1.2

36.0

36.4

34.5

-0.4 -1.1

7.2

7.2

7.2

0.0 0.0

34.3

34.8

32.9

-0.5 -1.4

28.8

29.2

27.3

-0.4 -1.4

6.3

6.3

6.3

0.0 0.0

7.8

8.0

7.4

-0.2 -2.5

4.7

4.8

4.4

-0.1 -2.1

10.4

10.4

10.3

0.0 0.0

5.5

5.6

5.6

-0.1 -1.8

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.0 0.0

1.5

1.5

1.7

0.0 0.0

3.8

3.9

3.7

-0.1 -2.6

1.4 3.5 1.5 4.4 0.0 0.0 1.4 4.3 1.5 5.5 0.0 0.0 0.4 5.4 0.3 6.8 0.1 1.0 -0.1 -1.8 0.0 0.0 -0.2 -11.8 0.1 2.7

Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by
selected employers in the 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 2021 benchmark.

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

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Savannah MSA Nonfarm Employment

(In thousands)

(Not Seasonally Adjusted)

Preliminary Revised

Revised

JAN 2022 DEC 2021 JAN 2021

Change in Jobs from DEC 2021
Net %

Change in Jobs from JAN 2021
Net %

Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing Private Service-Providing Mining, Logging and Construction Manufacturing Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
Wholesale Trade Retail Trade Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities Information Financial Activities Professional and Business Services Education and Health Services Leisure and Hospitality Other Services Government Federal Government State Government Local Government

194.8 171.2
26.6 168.2 144.6
8.3 18.3 47.5
6.9 23.2 17.4
3.7 6.7 27.2 26.1 26.0 7.4 23.6 2.8 4.7 16.1

196.8 173.1
26.5 170.3 146.6
8.3 18.2 48.6
6.9 23.4 18.3
3.7 6.7 27.6 26.4 26.2 7.4 23.7 2.8 4.7 16.2

182.5 158.8
25.4 157.1 133.4
7.9 17.5 45.7
6.5 21.7 17.5
1.3 6.1 25.4 25.0 22.9 7.0 23.7 2.9 4.7 16.1

-2.0 -1.0 -1.9 -1.1 0.1 0.4 -2.1 -1.2 -2.0 -1.4 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.6 -1.1 -2.3 0.0 0.0 -0.2 -0.9 -0.9 -4.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.4 -1.5 -0.3 -1.1 -0.2 -0.8 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.6

12.3 6.7 12.4 7.8
1.2 4.7 11.1 7.1 11.2 8.4 0.4 5.1 0.8 4.6 1.8 3.9 0.4 6.2 1.5 6.9 -0.1 -0.6 2.4 184.6 0.6 9.8 1.8 7.1 1.1 4.4 3.1 13.5 0.4 5.7 -0.1 -0.4 -0.1 -3.5 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 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 2021 benchmark.

Valdosta MSA Nonfarm Employment

(In thousands)

(Not Seasonally Adjusted)

Preliminary Revised

Revised

JAN 2022 DEC 2021 JAN 2021

Change in Jobs from DEC 2021
Net %

Change in Jobs from JAN 2021
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

56.5

55.1

-0.7 -1.2

43.3

44.3

42.6

-1.0 -2.3

7.2

7.4

7.3

-0.2 -2.7

48.6

49.1

47.8

-0.5 -1.0

36.1

36.9

35.3

-0.8 -2.2

13.4

13.5

13.3

-0.1 -0.7

7.3

7.4

6.9

-0.1 -1.4

12.5

12.2

12.5

0.3 2.5

1.2

1.2

1.2

0.0 0.0

3.0

2.7

3.4

0.3 11.1

8.3

8.3

7.9

0.0 0.0

0.7 1.3 0.7 1.6 -0.1 -1.4 0.8 1.7 0.8 2.3 0.1 0.8 0.4 5.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.4 -11.8 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 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 2021 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

JAN 2022 DEC 2021 JAN 2021

Change in Jobs from DEC 2021
Net %

Change in Jobs from JAN 2021
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

78.1

78.9

76.0

-0.8 -1.0

50.3

51.1

48.2

-0.8 -1.6

10.2

10.2

9.9

0.0 0.0

67.9

68.7

66.1

-0.8 -1.2

40.1

40.9

38.3

-0.8 -2.0

12.1

12.3

11.3

-0.2 -1.6

9.5

9.8

8.9

-0.3 -3.1

27.8

27.8

27.8

0.0 0.0

15.4

15.5

15.7

-0.1 -0.7

2.3

2.3

2.3

0.0 0.0

10.1

10.0

9.8

0.1 1.0

2.1 2.8 2.1 4.4 0.3 3.0 1.8 2.7 1.8 4.7 0.8 7.1 0.6 6.7 0.0 0.0 -0.3 -1.9 0.0 0.0 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 2021 benchmark.

Total Nonfarm Employment by Metro Statistical Area

(In thousands)

(Seasonally Adjusted)

Preliminary

Revised

JAN 2022 DEC 2021

Revised JAN 2021

Change in Jobs from DEC 2021
Net %

Change in Jobs from JAN 2021
Net %

Albany MSA

61.5

61.6

60.2

-0.1 -0.2

1.3 2.2

Athens-Clarke County MSA

100.3

99.8

93.8

0.5 0.5

6.5 6.9

Atlanta MSA

2,919.1

2,895.7

2,754.2

23.4 0.8

164.9 6.0

Januarya-Richmond County MSA

239.7

239.6

236.5

0.1 0.0

3.2 1.4

Brunswick MSA

45.3

44.6

42.9

0.7 1.6

2.4 5.6

Columbus MSA

120.6

120.2

117.3

0.4 0.3

3.3 2.8

Dalton MSA

67.0

66.9

64.3

0.1 0.1

2.7 4.2

Gainesville MSA

97.8

97.3

94.0

0.5 0.5

3.8 4.0

Hinesville MSA

21.5

21.4

21.1

0.1 0.5

0.4 1.9

Macon-Bibb County MSA

102.9

102.9

98.7

0.0 0.0

4.2 4.3

Rome MSA

41.9

41.7

40.3

0.2 0.5

1.6 4.0

Savannah MSA

196.3

195.7

185.1

0.6 0.3

11.2 6.1

Valdosta MSA

56.3

55.8

55.2

0.5 0.9

1.1 2.0

Warner Robins MSA

78.8

78.7

76.8

0.1 0.1

2.0 2.6

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 2021 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 JAN 2022

Revised DEC 2021

Revised JAN 2021

Total Private...................................................................................................$1,041.11.......................... $1,011.64.......................$959.80 Goods Producing........................................................................................$1,163.16.......................... $1,190.60.....................$1,110.69 Private Service Providing...........................................................................$1,018.40.............................$979.32.......................$930.97 Construction............................................................................................ $1,161.90...........................$1,197.46.................... $1,154.88 Manufacturing......................................................................................... $1,123.88.......................... $1,128.47.................... $1,087.30 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities........................................................... $856.68............................. $851.74....................... $820.11 Financial Activities..................................................................................$1,460.39...........................$1,374.17....................$1,439.28 Professional and Business Services...................................................... $1,331.72.......................... $1,280.10.....................$1,151.33 Educational and Health Services............................................................. $1,117.87..........................$1,088.53.................... $1,072.19 Leisure and Hospitality.............................................................................. $423.80............................ $449.59.......................$376.35 Other Services.......................................................................................... $832.66............................ $790.22.......................$766.62

Average Weekly Hours (AWH)

Preliminary JAN 2022

Revised DEC 2021

Revised JAN 2021

Total Private...........................................................................................................34.6.................................. 34.8.............................34.7 Goods Producing................................................................................................40.5...................................40.9............................. 41.0 Private Service Providing....................................................................................33.5...................................33.7.............................33.5 Construction.....................................................................................................40.4...................................40.4............................. 40.1 Manufacturing..................................................................................................40.5...................................41.2............................. 41.5 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities..................................................................33.0.................................. 34.4............................. 34.1 Financial Activities........................................................................................... 37.0...................................35.1.............................36.0 Professional and Business Services...............................................................36.9...................................36.7.............................36.4 Educational and Health Services.....................................................................33.6...................................33.9.............................34.8 Leisure and Hospitality.....................................................................................26.0................................... 27.1.............................26.3 Other Services.................................................................................................33.2...................................32.6............................. 31.1

Average Hourly Earnings (AHE)

Preliminary JAN 2022

Revised DEC 2021

Revised JAN 2021

Total Private...................................................................................................... $30.09...............................$29.07......................... $27.66 Goods Producing............................................................................................$28.72............................... $29.11......................... $27.09 Private Service Providing............................................................................... $30.40.............................. $29.06......................... $27.79 Construction.................................................................................................$28.76.............................. $29.64.........................$28.80 Manufacturing.............................................................................................. $27.75...............................$27.39.........................$26.20 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities..............................................................$25.96...............................$24.76.........................$24.05 Financial Activities.......................................................................................$39.47............................... $39.15.........................$39.98 Professional and Business Services.......................................................... $36.09.............................. $34.88......................... $31.63 Educational and Health Services................................................................ $33.27............................... $32.11.........................$30.81 Leisure and Hospitality.................................................................................$16.30...............................$16.59......................... $14.31 Other Services.............................................................................................$25.08...............................$24.24.........................$24.65

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 2021 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 JAN 2022

Revised DEC 2021

Revised JAN 2021

Albany MSA .................................................................................................... $737.10............................ $699.08.......................$664.67 Athens-Clarke County MSA ...........................................................................$789.07.............................$771.55.......................$773.93 Atlanta MSA ............................................................................................... $1,138.50...........................$1,087.13.................... $1,077.30 Augusta-Richmond County MSA ................................................................... $917.09.............................$919.45.......................$919.24 Brunswick MSA ............................................................................................ $694.05.............................$715.50.......................$728.28 Columbus MSA ..............................................................................................$728.00............................. $732.17.......................$755.76 Dalton MSA ................................................................................................... $747.66.............................$761.02.......................$683.70 Gainesville MSA ..........................................................................................$1,223.96......................... $1,233.54..................... $1,181.19 Hinesville MSA .............................................................................................. $506.63............................ $523.85...................... $582.30 Macon-Bibb County MSA ..............................................................................$824.69.............................$818.53.......................$862.65 Rome MSA .....................................................................................................$785.47.............................$812.95.......................$796.92 Savannah MSA ..............................................................................................$789.96............................ $808.02....................... $719.99 Valdosta MSA .................................................................................................$855.19.............................$834.16.......................$752.36 Warner Robins MSA ....................................................................................... $847.70.............................$857.47.......................$844.74

Average Weekly Hours (AWH)

Preliminary JAN 2022

Revised DEC 2021

Revised JAN 2021

Albany MSA ..........................................................................................................32.5...................................32.5.............................33.3 Athens-Clarke County MSA .................................................................................31.3...................................31.3............................. 32.1 Atlanta MSA ........................................................................................................34.5...................................34.6................................35 Augusta-Richmond County MSA .........................................................................35.3.................................. 35.5.............................34.3 Brunswick MSA ...................................................................................................32.8.................................. 34.3................................34 Columbus MSA ....................................................................................................30.9...................................31.6.............................33.5 Dalton MSA .........................................................................................................33.2.................................. 35.2.............................34.6 Gainesville MSA ......................................................................................................37.................................. 38.5.............................40.3 Hinesville MSA ..................................................................................................... 29.1...................................31.5................................30 Macon-Bibb County MSA ....................................................................................34.9...................................35.1.............................36.2 Rome MSA ...........................................................................................................34.3.................................. 35.5............................. 34.1 Savannah MSA .................................................................................................... 31.7...................................32.9.............................32.2 Valdosta MSA .......................................................................................................31.2...................................30.6............................. 33.1 Warner Robins MSA .............................................................................................34.6.................................. 35.2.............................34.2

Average Hourly Earnings (AHE)

Preliminary JAN 2022

Revised DEC 2021

Revised JAN 2021

Albany MSA ..................................................................................................... $22.68............................... $21.51.........................$19.96 Athens-Clarke County MSA .............................................................................$25.21...............................$24.65......................... $24.11 Atlanta MSA ................................................................................................... $33.00...............................$31.42.........................$30.78 Augusta-Richmond County MSA .....................................................................$25.98.............................. $25.90.........................$26.80 Brunswick MSA ............................................................................................... $21.16.............................. $20.86......................... $21.42 Columbus MSA ............................................................................................... $23.56............................... $23.17.........................$22.56 Dalton MSA .....................................................................................................$22.52...............................$21.62......................... $19.76 Gainesville MSA .............................................................................................. $33.08.............................. $32.04.........................$29.31 Hinesville MSA ..................................................................................................$17.41...............................$16.63......................... $19.41 Macon-Bibb County MSA ................................................................................$23.63.............................. $23.32.........................$23.83 Rome MSA ...................................................................................................... $22.90.............................. $22.90.........................$23.37 Savannah MSA ................................................................................................$24.92...............................$24.56.........................$22.36 Valdosta MSA ................................................................................................... $27.41...............................$27.26.........................$22.73 Warner Robins MSA .........................................................................................$24.50...............................$24.36......................... $24.70

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 2021 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.
12%

10%

8%

6%

4%

2%

0% Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan

Georgia

U.S.

WA 4.4

OR

4.3

ID

3.0

NV

5.2

UT

CA

2.2

5.8

AZ 3.7

AK 5.6

StaStetatuenUemnepmlopylomymenetntrRataetess
January 2022
National Unemployment Rate: 4.0% Rates are seasonally adjusted

MT 2.7
WY 3.8
CO 4.1 NM 5.9

ND 3.1 SD 2.8
NE 2.2
KS 2.6

MN 2.9
WI 3.0
IA 3.7
IL 5.0 MO 3.8

OK 2.7 TX 4.8

AR 3.2
MS 4.6 LA 4.3

NH

2.9 ME

VT

4.1

3.0

MI 4.9

OH

IN

4.3

2.4

KY 4.4 TN 3.5

PA 5.4

WV

4.1

VA

3.3

NC 3.9

SC 3.5

AL

GA

3.1

3.2

FL 3.5

MA 4.8
NY 5.3
RI 4.2

CT

NJ 5.2

5.3

DE

4.8

DC 6.3

MD 5.4

Unemployment rate
6.0% or greater 5.0% to 5.9% 4.0% to 4.9% 3.0% to 3.9% Less than 3.0%

HI

PR

4.4

7.1

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
Januarya-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 JAN 2022
5,215,701 5,047,364
168,337 3.2
5,266,565 5,090,998
175,567 3.3
66,224 63,359
2,865 4.3
103,371 100,379
2,992 2.9
3,196,300 3,091,726
104,574 3.3
266,622 256,907
9,715 3.6
53,050 51,337
1,713 3.2
123,419 118,388
5,031 4.1
59,861 57,619 2,242
3.7
106,691 104,127
2,564 2.4

Revised DEC 2021
5,198,796 5,025,224
173,572 3.3
5,235,548 5,085,333
150,215 2.9
66,197 63,774
2,423 3.7
102,226 99,578 2,648 2.6
3,175,581 3,085,734
89,847 2.8
264,804 256,452
8,352 3.2
52,663 51,169 1,494
2.8
122,746 118,684
4,062 3.3
59,152 57,402
1,750 3.0
106,540 104,251
2,289 2.1

Revised JAN 2021
5,168,344 4,919,056
249,288 4.8
5,165,523 4,903,307
262,216 5.1
67,414 62,895
4,519 6.7
99,669 95,517
4,152 4.2
3,101,841 2,942,363
159,478 5.1
266,730 253,861
12,869 4.8
52,079 49,595
2,484 4.8
123,102 116,173
6,929 5.6
59,022 55,668
3,354 5.7
104,151 100,693
3,458 3.3

Change From

DEC 2021

JAN 2021

16,905 22,140 -5,235

47,357 128,308 -80,951

31,017 5,665 25,352

101,042 187,691 -86,649

27

-1,190

-415

464

442

-1,654

1,145 801 344

3,702 4,862 -1,160

20,719 5,992 14,727

94,459 149,363 -54,904

1,818 455
1,363

-108 3,046 -3,154

387

971

168

1,742

219

-771

673 -296 969

317 2,215 -1,898

709

839

217

1,951

492

-1,112

151

2,540

-124

3,434

275

-894

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. Januarya-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 JAN 2022
35,095 33,935
1,160 3.3
104,319 100,463
3,856 3.7

Revised DEC 2021
34,924 33,901
1,023 2.9
104,187 100,904
3,283 3.2

Revised JAN 2021
35,077 33,423
1,654 4.7
103,255 97,138 6,117 5.9

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

44,127 42,679
1,448 3.3
200,347 193,762
6,585 3.3

44,001 42,802
1,199 2.7
199,752 194,065
5,687 2.8

43,837 41,715 2,122
4.8
193,500 183,349
10,151 5.2

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

64,309 62,169
2,140 3.3
88,266 85,450
2,816 3.2

64,011 62,143 1,868
2.9
87,874 85,454
2,420 2.8

65,784 62,420
3,364 5.1
88,057 83,932
4,125 4.7

Change From

DEC 2021

JAN 2021

171

18

34

512

137

-494

132 -441 573

1,064 3,325 -2,261

126

290

-123

964

249

-674

595 -303 898

6,847 10,413 -3,566

298

-1,475

26

-251

272

-1,224

392

209

-4

1,518

396

-1,309

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

JAN 2022
163,687,000 157,174,000
6,513,000 4.0
162,825,000 155,618,000
7,207,000 4.4

DEC 2021
162,294,000 155,975,000
6,319,000 3.9
161,696,000 155,732,000
5,964,000 3.7

JAN 2021
160,184,000 150,004,000
10,180,000 6.4
159,234,000 148,383,000
10,851,000 6.8

Change From

DEC 2021

JAN 2021

1,393,000 1,199,000
194,000

3,503,000 7,170,000 -3,667,000

1,129,000 -114,000
1,243,000

3,591,000 7,235,000 -3,644,000

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. Januarya-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 January 2022

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

5,266,565 5,090,998 175,567 3.3

Appling Atkinson Bacon Baker Baldwin

9,277 4,565 4,842 1,151 17,700

8,951 4,434 4,692 1,100 16,968

326 3.5 131 2.9 150 3.1
51 4.4 732 4.1

Banks Barrow Bartow Ben Hill Berrien

10,268 10,007

261 2.5

43,182 42,049 1,133 2.6

52,542 50,862 1,680 3.2

5,483 5,238

245 4.5

7,684 7,441

243 3.2

Bibb Bleckley Brantley Brooks Bryan

68,626 65,843 2,783 4.1

4,642 4,437

205 4.4

7,341 7,081

260 3.5

6,825 6,612

213 3.1

20,304 19,759 545 2.7

Bulloch Burke Butts Calhoun Camden

38,111 36,721 1,390 3.6

9,182 8,678

504 5.5

11,374 11,038

336 3.0

2,312 2,231

81 3.5

21,705 21,048

657 3.0

Candler Carroll Catoosa Charlton Chatham

6,046 5,882

164 2.7

57,377 55,500 1,877 3.3

33,478 32,504

974 2.9

4,979 4,819

160 3.2

146,028 140,900 5,128 3.5

Chattahoochee 1,958 1,862

96 4.9

Chattooga

9,483 9,082

401 4.2

Cherokee 142,747 139,321 3,426 2.4

Clarke

61,096 59,121 1,975 3.2

Clay

870

787

83 9.5

Clayton Clinch Cobb Coffee Colquitt

142,445 134,933 7,512 5.3

3,064 2,977

87 2.8

432,212 420,292 11,920 2.8

18,656 17,983

673 3.6

22,305 21,679

626 2.8

Columbia Cook Coweta Crawford Crisp

76,611 74,552 2,059 2.7

8,228 7,973

255 3.1

77,991 75,740 2,251 2.9

5,619 5,436

183 3.3

9,657 9,164

493 5.1

Revised December 2021

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

5,235,548 5,085,333 150,215 2.9

8,942 4,432 4,737 1,126 17,554

8,672 4,335 4,604 1,079 16,927

270 3.0 97 2.2
133 2.8 47 4.2
627 3.6

10,295 10,076

219 2.1

42,920 41,938

982 2.3

52,068 50,709 1,359 2.6

5,425 5,216

209 3.9

7,649 7,433

216 2.8

68,518 66,175 2,343 3.4

4,615 4,441

174 3.8

7,278

7,054

224 3.1

6,742 6,550

192 2.8

20,256 19,791

465 2.3

38,163 36,981 1,182 3.1

9,030 8,627

403 4.5

11,292 11,001

291 2.6

2,259 2,193

66 2.9

21,785 21,193

592 2.7

6,001 5,856

145 2.4

56,941 55,376 1,565 2.7

33,626 32,851

775 2.3

4,959 4,819

140 2.8

145,573 141,143 4,430 3.0

1,935 1,857

78 4.0

9,420 9,097

323 3.4

142,200 139,131 3,069 2.2

60,379 58,643 1,736 2.9

846

778

68 8.0

140,750 134,572 6,178 4.4

3,007 2,933

74 2.5

430,044 419,646 10,398 2.4

18,520 17,971

549 3.0

21,985 21,438

547 2.5

76,341 74,529 1,812 2.4

8,222 8,005

217 2.6

77,501 75,552 1,949 2.5

5,605 5,443

162 2.9

9,527

9,112

415 4.4

Revised January 2021

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

5,165,523 4,903,307 262,216 5.1

9,791 4,710 5,133 1,220 17,981

9,386 4,551 4,932 1,153 16,854

405 4.1 159 3.4 201 3.9
67 5.5 1,127 6.3

10,241 9,930

311 3.0

41,561 40,051 1,510 3.6

50,938 48,510 2,428 4.8

5,631 5,226 405 7.2

7,745 7,401

344 4.4

68,154 63,535 4,619 6.8

4,641 4,364 277 6.0

7,234 6,918

316 4.4

7,129 6,792

337 4.7

19,428 18,726

702 3.6

38,207 36,189 2,018 5.3

9,306 8,692

614 6.6

11,118 10,529 589 5.3

2,415 2,301

114 4.7

21,515 20,718

797 3.7

6,115 5,875

240 3.9

55,656 52,947 2,709 4.9

32,996 31,968 1,028 3.1

5,048 4,885

163 3.2

141,503 133,286 8,217 5.8

1,958 9,781 137,006 59,052
931

1,850 9,112 132,559 56,163
825

108 5.5 669 6.8 4,447 3.2 2,889 4.9 106 11.4

140,723 128,419 12,304 8.7

3,190 3,097

93 2.9

417,702 399,795 17,907 4.3

19,370 18,350 1,020 5.3

23,202 22,295 907 3.9

76,212 73,865 2,347 3.1

8,348 7,995 353 4.2

75,324 72,125 3,199 4.2

5,554 5,297

257 4.6

10,399 9,366 1,033 9.9

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 January 2022

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

7,971

7,761

210 2.6

13,390 13,059

331 2.5

11,433 11,050 383 3.3

407,753 392,724 15,029 3.7

6,946 6,686 260 3.7

Dooly Dougherty Douglas Early Echols

4,842 4,621

221 4.6

37,300 35,421 1,879 5.0

75,446 72,708 2,738 3.6

4,343 4,156

187 4.3

1,923 1,874

49 2.5

Effingham Elbert Emanuel Evans Fannin

34,015 7,807 8,673 5,234
11,847

33,103 7,446 8,266 5,079 11,528

912 2.7 361 4.6 407 4.7 155 3.0 319 2.7

Fayette Floyd Forsyth Franklin Fulton

59,650 58,081 1,569 2.6 44,127 42,679 1,448 3.3 130,303 127,264 3,039 2.3 10,187 9,849 338 3.3 579,233 557,644 21,589 3.7

Gilmer Glascock Glynn Gordon Grady

12,252 11,878

374 3.1

1,274 1,242

32 2.5

39,508 38,254 1,254 3.2

29,298 28,453 845 2.9

11,167 10,834 333 3.0

Greene

7,213 6,983 230 3.2

Gwinnett

502,198 487,413 14,785 2.9

Habersham 18,586 17,975

611 3.3

Hall

106,691 104,127 2,564 2.4

Hancock

2,539 2,397

142 5.6

Haralson Harris Hart Heard Henry

13,011 12,612 399 3.1

17,110 16,636

474 2.8

11,876 11,464

412 3.5

5,353 5,172

181 3.4

121,404 117,160 4,244 3.5

Houston Irwin Jackson Jasper Jeff Davis

72,106 69,902 2,204 3.1

3,576 3,426

150 4.2

44,244 43,290 954 2.2

7,215

7,017

198 2.7

6,176 5,947 229 3.7

Revised December 2021

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

8,054 7,866

188 2.3

13,345 13,041 304 2.3

11,331 11,000

331 2.9

404,903 392,030 12,873 3.2

7,005 6,776 229 3.3

4,777 4,584

193 4.0

37,273 35,700 1,573 4.2

74,912 72,587 2,325 3.1

4,264

4,102

162 3.8

1,883 1,838

45 2.4

33,923 7,668 8,661 5,196
11,936

33,131 7,398 8,311 5,062 11,644

792 2.3 270 3.5 350 4.0 134 2.6 292 2.4

59,329 57,950 1,379 2.3

44,001 42,802 1,199 2.7

129,712 126,993 2,719 2.1

10,075 9,793

282 2.8

574,981 556,536 18,445 3.2

12,339 12,006 333 2.7

1,265 1,234

31 2.5

39,256 38,165 1,091 2.8

28,880 28,183

697 2.4

10,983 10,708

275 2.5

7,160 6,949

211 2.9

499,609 486,782 12,827 2.6

18,692 18,179

513 2.7

106,540 104,251 2,289 2.1

2,480 2,362

118 4.8

12,952 12,598 354 2.7

17,079 16,663

416 2.4

11,751 11,400

351 3.0

5,310

5,154

156 2.9

120,433 116,799 3,634 3.0

71,866 69,947 1,919 2.7

3,524 3,401

123 3.5

44,760 43,898 862 1.9

7,164 6,992

172 2.4

6,027 5,841

186 3.1

Revised January 2021

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

7,901 7,642

259 3.3

12,901 12,482

419 3.2

11,514 11,012

502 4.4

397,944 373,385 24,559 6.2

6,949 6,577

372 5.4

5,257 38,195 73,299 4,482 2,025

4,790 35,054 69,143
4,208 1,959

467 8.9 3,141 8.2 4,156 5.7
274 6.1 66 3.3

32,569 31,337 1,232 3.8

8,019 7,539

480 6.0

8,996 8,391

605 6.7

5,267 5,032

235 4.5

11,399 11,010

389 3.4

57,328 55,248 2,080 3.6

43,837 41,715 2,122 4.8

124,920 121,195 3,725 3.0

10,175 9,738

437 4.3

565,425 530,639 34,786 6.2

12,134 11,693

441 3.6

1,282 1,248

34 2.7

38,697 36,802 1,895 4.9

28,898 27,667 1,231 4.3

11,347 10,932

415 3.7

7,315 6,957

358 4.9

485,588 463,713 21,875 4.5

18,819 17,953 866 4.6

104,151 100,693 3,458 3.3

2,667 2,446

221 8.3

12,568 12,009

559 4.4

16,989 16,418

571 3.4

11,577 11,035

542 4.7

5,215 4,949

266 5.1

117,941 111,433 6,508 5.5

71,708 68,520 3,188 4.4

3,624 3,430

194 5.4

42,174 40,910 1,264 3.0

7,032 6,727

305 4.3

6,279 5,975 304 4.8

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 January 2022

Labor Force
7,053 3,163 4,162 13,899 8,397

Employment
6,774 3,028 4,025 13,499 8,098

Unemployment Number Rate
279 4.0 135 4.3 137 3.3 400 2.9 299 3.6

Revised December 2021

Labor Force
6,972 3,158 4,126 13,888 8,348

Employment
6,742 3,041 4,015 13,545 8,092

Unemployment Number Rate
230 3.3 117 3.7 111 2.7 343 2.5 256 3.1

Revised January 2021

Labor Force
6,930 3,284 4,250 13,606 8,154

Employment
6,511 3,096 4,067 13,091 7,709

Unemployment Number Rate
419 6.0 188 5.7 183 4.3 515 3.8 445 5.5

Lanier Laurens Lee Liberty Lincoln

3,846 19,792 15,269 26,528
3,571

3,719 19,044 14,834 25,626
3,434

127 3.3 748 3.8 435 2.8 902 3.4 137 3.8

3,837 19,684 15,320 26,421
3,528

3,722 19,058 14,946 25,625
3,408

115 3.0 626 3.2 374 2.4 796 3.0 120 3.4

3,914 3,733

181 4.6

20,195 19,113 1,082 5.4

15,256 14,694

562 3.7

26,527 25,166 1,361 5.1

3,638 3,461

177 4.9

Long Lowndes Lumpkin McDuffie McIntosh

8,567 8,309 258 3.0

51,715 49,964 1,751 3.4

17,605 17,150 455 2.6

8,534 8,139 395 4.6

6,201 6,002

199 3.2

8,503 8,276 227 2.7

51,549 50,033 1,516 2.9

17,594 17,194 400 2.3

8,434

8,124

310 3.7

6,129 5,950

179 2.9

8,550 8,257

293 3.4

52,716 49,936 2,780 5.3

17,067 16,489

578 3.4

8,672 8,076 596 6.9

6,148 5,875

273 4.4

Macon Madison Marion Meriwether Miller

4,666 14,026 3,294
9,051 2,770

4,454 13,641
3,179 8,641 2,695

212 4.5 385 2.7 115 3.5 410 4.5
75 2.7

4,549 13,888
3,280 8,942 2,740

4,383 13,545
3,184 8,612 2,673

166 3.6 343 2.5
96 2.9 330 3.7
67 2.4

4,985 13,491 3,290 8,929
2,910

4,562 12,987
3,144 8,285 2,806

423 8.5 504 3.7 146 4.4 644 7.2 104 3.6

Mitchell Monroe Montgomery Morgan Murray

8,202 13,316 3,823 9,699 15,755

7,845 12,953
3,667 9,423 15,112

357 4.4 363 2.7 156 4.1 276 2.8 643 4.1

8,028 13,329
3,779 9,619 15,534

7,740 13,005
3,657 9,382 15,042

288 3.6 324 2.4 122 3.2 237 2.5 492 3.2

8,684 13,109 3,974 9,488 15,577

8,135 12,568
3,779 9,094 14,645

549 6.3 541 4.1 195 4.9 394 4.2 932 6.0

Muscogee Newton Oconee Oglethorpe Paulding

77,281 73,633 3,648 4.7

54,492 52,506 1,986 3.6

20,971 20,531 440 2.1

7,278 7,086

192 2.6

91,634 89,166 2,468 2.7

76,839 73,870 2,969 3.9

54,056 52,363 1,693 3.1

20,786 20,387

399 1.9

7,173 7,003

170 2.4

91,083 88,925 2,158 2.4

77,533 72,330 5,203 6.7

53,035 50,042 2,993 5.6

20,057 19,546

511 2.5

7,069 6,821

248 3.5

88,292 84,905 3,387 3.8

Peach Pickens Pierce Pike Polk

12,089 15,936
8,616 9,204 18,582

11,610 15,519 8,376 8,949 17,963

479 4.0 417 2.6 240 2.8 255 2.8 619 3.3

11,968 15,858
8,576 9,144 18,460

11,581 15,487 8,358
8,927 17,957

387 3.2 371 2.3 218 2.5 217 2.4 503 2.7

12,247 15,303
8,775 8,862 18,501

11,501 14,765 8,448 8,552 17,622

746 6.1 538 3.5 327 3.7 310 3.5 879 4.8

Pulaski Putnam Quitman Rabun Randolph

4,071 8,769
744 7,352 2,403

3,938 8,452
708 7,113 2,295

133 3.3 317 3.6 36 4.8 239 3.3 108 4.5

4,040 8,772
751 7,475 2,364

3,926 8,492
720 7,260 2,269

114 2.8 280 3.2
31 4.1 215 2.9 95 4.0

4,102 8,538
776 7,135 2,494

3,911 8,095
732 6,838 2,346

191 4.7 443 5.2
44 5.7 297 4.2 148 5.9

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 January 2022

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

84,182 80,244 3,938 4.7

45,467 43,697 1,770 3.9

2,128 2,046

82 3.9

5,065 4,825

240 4.7

2,987 2,876

111 3.7

Spalding Stephens Stewart Sumter Talbot

29,491 28,393 1,098 3.7

10,467 10,075

392 3.7

2,652 2,557

95 3.6

12,163 11,607

556 4.6

2,807 2,700

107 3.8

Taliaferro Tattnall Taylor Telfair Terrell

531 9,759 2,888 3,709 3,576

510 9,471 2,737 3,471 3,377

21 4.0 288 3.0 151 5.2 238 6.4 199 5.6

Thomas Tift Toombs Towns Treutlen

17,595 21,494 12,008
4,014 2,626

16,958 20,899 11,502
3,851 2,525

637 3.6 595 2.8 506 4.2 163 4.1 101 3.8

Troup Turner Twiggs Union Upson

37,837 36,530 1,307 3.5

3,285 3,128

157 4.8

2,859 2,732

127 4.4

11,212 10,907 305 2.7

11,849 11,457

392 3.3

Walker

31,316 30,299 1,017 3.2

Walton

48,103 46,745 1,358 2.8

Ware

15,354 14,892

462 3.0

Warren

2,705 2,586

119 4.4

Washington 6,738 6,446

292 4.3

Wayne Webster Wheeler White Whitfield

11,952 11,551

401 3.4

997

961

36 3.6

1,654 1,565

89 5.4

16,495 16,096 399 2.4

44,106 42,507 1,599 3.6

Wilcox Wilkes Wilkinson Worth

2,760 3,670 3,625 8,928

2,661 3,506 3,499 8,627

99 3.6 164 4.5 126 3.5 301 3.4

Revised December 2021

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

83,411 80,139 3,272 3.9

45,100 43,616 1,484 3.3

2,131 2,059

72 3.4

5,008 4,800

208 4.2

2,933 2,843

90 3.1

29,257 10,446
2,587 12,124 2,786

28,323 10,107 2,509 11,655 2,697

934 3.2 339 3.2
78 3.0 469 3.9
89 3.2

526 9,652 2,823 3,645 3,561

507 9,407 2,706 3,446 3,397

19 3.6 245 2.5 117 4.1 199 5.5 164 4.6

17,370 21,379 11,888
4,041 2,575

16,816 20,859 11,485
3,892 2,494

554 3.2 520 2.4 403 3.4 149 3.7
81 3.1

37,567 36,476 1,091 2.9

3,241 3,106

135 4.2

2,847 2,736

111 3.9

11,161 10,886

275 2.5

11,715 11,387

328 2.8

31,398 30,591

807 2.6

47,808 46,620 1,188 2.5

15,284 14,866

418 2.7

2,669 2,584

85 3.2

6,704 6,448

256 3.8

11,908 11,552 356 3.0

990

959

31 3.1

1,616 1,539

77 4.8

16,625 16,279 346 2.1

43,618 42,360 1,258 2.9

2,726 3,599 3,614 8,917

2,638 3,470 3,501 8,652

88 3.2 129 3.6 113 3.1 265 3.0

Revised January 2021

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

85,108 79,488 5,620 6.6

44,257 41,570 2,687 6.1

2,149 2,054

95 4.4

5,269 4,895

374 7.1

3,155 3,015

140 4.4

28,986 27,061 1,925 6.6

10,501 9,958

543 5.2

2,612 2,488

124 4.7

12,694 11,702

992 7.8

2,790 2,619

171 6.1

546 9,851 2,892 3,884 3,640

511 9,459 2,664 3,532 3,359

35 6.4 392 4.0 228 7.9 352 9.1 281 7.7

17,719 21,549 12,544
3,872 2,693

16,775 20,590 11,838
3,687 2,556

944 5.3 959 4.5 706 5.6 185 4.8 137 5.1

38,236 35,981 2,255 5.9

3,382 3,124

258 7.6

2,832 2,647

185 6.5

11,035 10,683

352 3.2

11,692 11,051

641 5.5

31,055 29,869 1,186 3.8

46,346 44,522 1,824 3.9

15,726 14,997

729 4.6

2,739 2,563

176 6.4

6,972 6,538

434 6.2

11,954 11,382

572 4.8

1,047

989

58 5.5

1,706 1,595

111 6.5

16,295 15,730

565 3.5

43,445 41,023 2,422 5.6

2,934 3,778 3,895 9,103

2,759 3,540 3,689 8,635

175 6.0 238 6.3 206 5.3 468 5.1

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

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

Preliminary January 2022

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

Albany 30,245 28,648 1,597 5.3

Alpharetta

37,879 36,985

894 2.4

Athens 61,096 59,121 1,975 3.2

Atlanta 273,185 262,403 10,782 3.9

Dekalb Part

25,065 24,310

755 3.0

Fulton Part

248,120 238,093 10,027 4.0

Augusta 84,182 80,244 3,938 4.7

Brookhaven

35,921 35,206

715 2.0

Canton 17,224 16,849

375 2.2

Carrollton 11,937 11,465

472 4.0

Chamblee

21,370 20,962

408 1.9

Columbus 77,281 73,633 3,648 4.7

Dalton 13,861 13,342

519 3.7

Decatur 14,525 14,174

351 2.4

Douglasville

17,437 16,782

655 3.8

Duluth 16,272 15,861

411 2.5

Dunwoody 27,670 27,016

654 2.4

East Point

17,266 16,165 1,101 6.4

Gainesville

21,481 20,943

538 2.5

Hinesville 15,648 15,156

492 3.1

Johns Creek

45,765 44,696 1,069 2.3

Kennesaw

20,521 20,012

509 2.5

LaGrange 15,661 15,013

648 4.1

Lawrenceville

15,138 14,552

586 3.9

McDonough

12,895 12,294

601 4.7

Macon-Bibb

68,626 65,843 2,783 4.1

Marietta 35,907 34,880 1,027 2.9

Milton 20,836 20,255

581 2.8

Newnan 20,111 19,429

682 3.4

Peachtree City

19,174 18,794

380 2.0

P'tree Corners

25,677 24,952

725 2.8

Pooler 14,500 14,119

381 2.6

Rome 15,368 14,826

542 3.5

Roswell 54,725 53,405 1,320 2.4

Sandy Springs

67,157 65,306 1,851 2.8

Savannah 69,517 66,584 2,933 4.2

Smyrna 35,394 34,387 1,007 2.8

Statesboro

14,304 13,668

636 4.4

Stockbridge

14,958 14,291

667 4.5

Sugar Hill

13,522 13,189

333 2.5

Tucker 20,347 19,822

525 2.6

Union City

10,561

9,916

645 6.1

Valdosta 25,055 24,070

985 3.9

Warner Robins

34,416 33,287 1,129 3.3

Woodstock

18,232 17,812

420 2.3

Revised December 2021

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

30,182 28,873 1,309 4.3

37,683 36,911

772 2.0

60,379 58,643 1,736 2.9

271,164 261,888 9,276 3.4

24,862 24,268

594 2.4

246,302 237,620 8,682 3.5

83,411 80,139 3,272 3.9

35,793 35,144

649 1.8

17,173 16,826

347 2.0

11,824 11,440 384 3.2

21,300 20,925

375 1.8

76,839 73,870 2,969 3.9

13,657 13,296

361 2.6

14,496 14,149

347 2.4

17,313 16,754 559 3.2

16,204 15,840 364 2.2

27,622 26,968 654 2.4

17,013 16,133 880 5.2

21,435 20,968

467 2.2

15,595 15,156 439 2.8

45,608 44,607 1,001 2.2

20,464 19,982

482 2.4

15,499 14,991

508 3.3

14,999 14,533 466 3.1

12,785 12,256

529 4.1

68,518 66,175 2,343 3.4

35,662 34,826 836 2.3

20,697 20,214 483 2.3

19,963 19,380 583 2.9

19,106 18,752 354 1.9

25,538 24,920

618 2.4

14,479 14,144 335 2.3

15,338 14,869 469 3.1

54,433 53,299 1,134 2.1

66,722 65,176 1,546 2.3

69,179 66,698 2,481 3.6

35,164 34,334 830 2.4

14,321 13,765

556 3.9

14,806 14,246 560 3.8

13,277 13,036

241 1.8

20,288 19,787

501 2.5

10,044

9,611 433 4.3

24,957 24,103

854 3.4

34,297 33,307

990 2.9

18,195 17,788

407 2.2

Revised January 2021

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

31,017 36,419 59,052 266,885 24,082 242,803 85,108 34,425 16,522 11,640 20,520 77,533 13,636 13,950 17,027 15,769 26,625 17,225 21,045 15,623 44,074 19,816 15,971 14,634 12,751 68,154 34,728 19,901 19,562 18,299 24,725 13,943 15,419 52,496 64,408 67,743 34,226 14,479 14,602 12,763 19,832 10,098 25,723 34,326 17,490

28,351 35,194 56,163 249,676 23,113 226,563 79,488 33,472 16,032 10,938 19,930 72,330 12,876 13,476 15,959 15,089 25,686 15,382 20,252 14,884 42,532 19,037 14,787 13,844 11,693 63,535 33,179 19,274 18,501 17,878 23,739 13,356 14,491 50,819 62,143 62,986 32,710 13,470 13,592 12,274 18,846 9,057 24,057 32,633 16,947

2,666 8.6 1,225 3.4 2,889 4.9 17,209 6.4
969 4.0 16,240 6.7
5,620 6.6 953 2.8 490 3.0 702 6.0 590 2.9
5,203 6.7 760 5.6 474 3.4
1,068 6.3 680 4.3 939 3.5
1,843 10.7 793 3.8 739 4.7
1,542 3.5 779 3.9
1,184 7.4 790 5.4
1,058 8.3 4,619 6.8 1,549 4.5
627 3.2 1,061 5.4
421 2.3 986 4.0 587 4.2 928 6.0 1,677 3.2 2,265 3.5 4,757 7.0 1,516 4.4 1,009 7.0 1,010 6.9 489 3.8 986 5.0 1,041 10.3 1,666 6.5 1,693 4.9 543 3.1

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.
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research
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UNEMGPeoLrOgiaYUMneEmNploTymReAntTREateBs bYy CCoOunUtyNTIES JANUARY 2022 January 2022

Dade 2.6

Catoosa 2.9

Walker

Whitfield

Murray 4.1

Fannin 2.7

Union 2.7

Towns 4.1

Rabun 3.3

3.2

3.6

Chattooga 4.2

Gordon 2.9

Floyd 3.3

Bartow 3.2

Gilmer 3.1
Pickens 2.6
Cherokee 2.4

Lumpkin 2.6
Dawson 2.5
Forsyth 2.3

White Habersham

2.4

3.3

Stephens

3.7

Banks Franklin

Hall

2.5

3.3

2.4

Jackson 2.2

Madison 2.7

Hart 3.5
Elbert 4.6

5.0% or greater 10 counties (6%)
4.0% to 4.9% 35 counties (22%)
3.0% to 3.9% 71 counties (45%)

Polk 3.3

Paulding

Cobb 2.8

Gwinnett 2.9

Barrow 2.6

Clarke 3.2

Oglethorpe 2.6

Less than 3.0% 43 counties (27%)

Haralson 3.1
Carroll 3.3
Heard 3.4

2.7 Douglas 3.6
Coweta 2.9

Fulton 3.7

DeKalb 3.7 Rockdale

Walton 2.8

Oconee 2.1

Wilkes 4.5

Lincoln 3.8

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

Clayton

5.3

Fayette 2.6

Henry 3.5

Spalding 3.7

3.9 Newton 3.6

Morgan 2.8

Butts 3.0

Jasper 2.7

Putnam 3.6

Greene 3.2

Taliaferro

4.0

McDuffie

Warren 4.6

Columbia 2.7

4.4

Richmond

Hancock

4.7

5.6

Glascock

2.5

Troup 3.5

Meriwether 4.5

Pike 2.8

Lamar 3.6

Monroe 2.7

Jones 2.9

Baldwin 4.1

Washington

Jefferson 4.0

Burke 5.5

Upson

4.3

Harris 2.8

Talbot 3.8

Muscogee 4.7
Marion Chattahoochee 3.5

3.3
Taylor 5.2

Crawford 3.3

Bibb 4.1

Twiggs 4.4

Wilkinson 3.5

Peach

4.0

Houston

Macon

3.1

4.5

Bleckley 4.4

Laurens 3.8

Johnson 3.3

Emanuel 4.7

Jenkins 4.3

Screven 4.7

Treutlen 3.8

Candler 2.7

Bulloch 3.6

Effingham 2.7

4.9
Stewart 3.6

Schley 3.9

Webster 3.6

Sumter 4.6

Quitman

4.8 Randolph

Terrell

Lee

4.5

5.6

2.8

Clay

Dooly 4.6

Pulaski 3.3

Dodge 3.7

Crisp 5.1

Wilcox 3.6

Turner 4.8

Ben Hill 4.5

Montgomery

Wheeler 5.4

4.1

Toombs 4.2

Evans 3.0

Tattnall

Telfair

3.0

6.4

Jeff Davis 3.7

Appling 3.5

Long 3.0

Bryan 2.7
Liberty 3.4

Chatham 3.5

9.5

Calhoun

Dougherty

3.5

5.0

Early 4.3
Miller 2.7

Baker 4.4

Mitchell 4.4

Worth 3.4
Colquitt 2.8

Irwin 4.2
Tift 2.8

Coffee 3.6

Berrien

Atkinson

3.2

2.9

Cook

3.1 Lanier

Bacon 3.1

Wayne 3.4

Pierce 2.8
Ware 3.0

Brantley 3.5

McIntosh 3.2
Glynn 3.2

Seminole 3.7

Decatur 3.3

Grady 3.0

Thomas 3.6

Brooks 3.1

3.3
Lowndes 3.4

Clinch 2.8

Charlton 3.2

Camden 3.0

Echols

2.5

Georgia's Unemployment Rate: 3.3%
Georgia's U(nNoet SmeasponlaollyyAmdjusetend)t Rate: 3.3% (not seasonally adjusted) Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics and Economic Research
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Georgia Unemployment Insurance Claims by County

County

January 2022 Initial
Claims

Average Weekly Benefit

County

January 2022 Initial
Claims

Average Weekly Benefit

County

January 2022 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

28,257.............. $306
61.............. $313 57.............. $275 12.............. $287
7.............. $242 78.............. $255 41.............. $280 136.............. $270 577.............. $235 98.............. $279 23.............. $285 365.............. $248 23.............. $236 26.............. $270 20.............. $211 52.............. $270 127.............. $265 89.............. $292 58.............. $295 16.............. $230 39.............. $268 30.............. $274 245.............. $257 90.............. $266
8.............. $258 567.............. $252
26.............. $256 147.............. $274 302.............. $285 156.............. $258
7.............. $365 1,178.............. $258
8.............. $281 1,292.............. $276
171.............. $265 65.............. $224
214.............. $291 29.............. $279
343.............. $284 20.............. $290 58.............. $229 14.............. $242 31.............. $287
106.............. $253 2,038.............. $277
23.............. $250 25.............. $264 236.............. $259 393.............. $277 28.............. $239
7.............. $365 86.............. $279

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

134.............. $288 113.............. $244 17.............. $255 21.............. $256 196.............. $286 330.............. $271 216.............. $294 70.............. $286 2,815.............. $271 49.............. $258
3.............. $315 119.............. $226 258.............. $244 42.............. $284 29.............. $295 1,609.............. $285 142.............. $294 231.............. $266 14.............. $259 46.............. $283 60.............. $223 93.............. $275 34.............. $260 651.............. $280 320.............. $270 36.............. $285 130.............. $232 25.............. $252 43.............. $231 57.............. $226 21.............. $275 15.............. $213 47.............. $308 62.............. $269 15.............. $317 137.............. $231 69.............. $262 112.............. $265 19.............. $256 27.............. $281 217.............. $254 42.............. $282 47.............. $265 41.............. $278 32.............. $263 103.............. $283 14.............. $268 81.............. $258 19.............. $257 36.............. $199 44.............. $268 30.............. $290 39.............. $252 367.............. $245

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

1,050.............. $258 296.............. $282 22.............. $315 25.............. $270 307.............. $278 68.............. $270 61.............. $252 10.............. $292 58.............. $288 171.............. $242 27.............. $285 48.............. $272 2.................. $0 26.............. $273 12.............. $296 602.............. $265 262.............. $272 12.............. $232 47.............. $255 19.............. $264 243.............. $283 74.............. $285 23.............. $276 80.............. $227 34.............. $274 2.............. $169 43.............. $287 27.............. $282 26.............. $237 35.............. $240 64.............. $270 88.............. $239 88.............. $267 9.............. $281 11.............. $270 253.............. $279 21.............. $201 13.............. $298 37.............. $265 120.............. $304 111.............. $285 154.............. $254 54.............. $265 28.............. $296 29.............. $230 46.............. $278 7.............. $265 9.............. $250 47.............. $253 833.............. $234 11.............. $217 28.............. $279 6.............. $256 40.............. $249

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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