Jackson Madison Elbert Polk Cobb Gwinnett Barrow Clarke D I M E N S I O Paulding Haralson Douglas DeKalb Rock- Walton Oconee Oglethorpe Wilkes Lincoln EdgefieSlCd, Carroll Fulton Clayton dale Newton Morgan Greene Taliaferro Columbia Fayette Henry McDuffie Warren Heard Coweta Spalding Butts Jasper Putnam Hancock Glascock Richmond AikenSC, N S Russell, AL Measuring Georgia's Workforce Troup Meriwether Pike Lamar Monroe Upson Jones Baldwin Jefferson Washington Burke Harris Talbot May 2022 Data Muscogee Bibb Crawford Taylor Peach Wilkinson Twiggs Johnson Jenkins Emanuel Screven Volume XLVIII, Number 5 May 2022 Employment Situation Marion Chattahoo- Houston Bleckley Macon Laurens Treutlen chee In millions CandlGereorgBuialloEcmh ploEyfmfinegnhatm (Seasonally Adjusted) Nonfarm employSmchleeny t in GeorgDioaoliyncrPeualsasekdi byD1od8g,1e 00, or S0t.e4waprterceWnetb,stienr MaSyum2t0er22. The sectors that added the Montgomery Wheeler Toombs Qumitmoasnt jobs over the month were Cleriisspure aWnidlcohxospitalitTye,lfair ebduusicRnaaentisdosonlspeharnvdiTceherersea.lllMthesaeLnerwve ihcielse,, and professional and jobsTuwrneerre shedBienn Hmillining Jeff Davis Appling and Clay logging and Calhoun other services from Dougherty Worth April toIrMwinay. 4.60 4.54 4.56 Coffee Bacon Evans Tattnall Bryan Chatham 4.60 4.60 Liberty 4L.6o3ng 4.65 4.67 4.70 4.73 Wayne McIntosh 4.75 4.76 4.78 Tift TMhEaaeyrl,lyetihsuusremaanBidnakthearoinsipnigtailtistygsroecwtothr added streak 8,500 jobs sinceBeSrreiepn- in Atkinson tembeMr iollefrlast year.MOitvcheerllthe mCoonlqtuhit,t an Ceoxopkansion in Pierce Ware Brantley Glynn accommodation and food services of 5,400 positiLoannsier andSeamninoelme ployment increase of 3,100 in arts, entertain- ClincMhay-21 Jun-21 Jul-21 Aug-21 Sep-21 Oct-21 Nov-21 Dec-21 Camden Jan-22 Feb-22 Mar-22 Apr-22 May-22 ment, andDerceacturer atioGnraadcycouTnhtomfoars theBrsoeokcstor'sLgowronwdetsh in Charlton May. The education and health services sector addeEdchols Georgia Unemployment Rate 3,300 jobs over the month. The increase was largely (Seasonally Adjusted) concentrated in educational services where 3,100 new positions were added while 200 new jobs were in health care and social assistance. Employment in professional and business services rose by 1,700 nonfarm workers in May and has now grown for nine consecutive months. Mining and logging shed 100 jobs in May, marking the 4.1% 4.0% 3.9% 3.7% 3.5% 3.4% 3.3% 3.3% 3.2% 3.2% 3.1% 3.1% 3.0% first month the sector experienced a loss since August 2021. The other services sector (which includes auto repair, personal care services, and religious organiza- tions, etc.) also contracted by 100 jobs over the month, ending a four-month long growth streak. May-21 Jun-21 Jul-21 Aug-21 Sep-21 Oct-21 Nov-21 Dec-21 Jan-22 Feb-22 Mar-22 Apr-22 May-22 From May 2021 to May 2022, employment in Georgia is up 244,100, or 5.4 percent. Professional and business services (+57,700 jobs), trade, transportation, and utilities (+55,800 jobs), leisure and hospitality (+46,400 jobs), education and health services (+27,200 jobs) and manufacturing (+19,900 jobs) added the most jobs over the year. In May 2022, Georgia's unemployment rate (seasonally adjusted) declined to 3.0 percent over the month. Georgia's unemployment rate remains well below the 3.6 percent national average. Over the year, the state's rate is down from 4.1 percent in May 2021. Workforce Statistics & Economic Research 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 MAY 2022 APR 2022 Revised MAY 2021 Change in Jobs from APR 2022 Net % Change in Jobs from MAY 2021 Net % Total Nonfarm 4,782.4 4,764.3 4,538.3 18.1 0.4 244.1 5.4 Total Private 4,108.6 4,090.6 3,871.1 18.0 0.4 237.5 6.1 Goods Producing 623.3 622.0 603.5 1.3 0.2 19.8 3.3 Service-Providing 4,159.1 4,142.3 3,934.8 16.8 0.4 224.3 5.7 Private Service-Providing 3,485.3 3,468.6 3,267.6 16.7 0.5 217.7 6.7 Mining and Logging 9.7 9.8 9.5 -0.1 -1.0 0.2 2.1 Mining, Logging and Construction 213.7 212.8 213.8 0.9 0.4 -0.1 0.0 Construction 204.0 203.0 204.3 1.0 0.5 -0.3 -0.1 Manufacturing 409.6 409.2 389.7 0.4 0.1 19.9 5.1 Durable Goods 207.5 206.0 196.1 1.5 0.7 11.4 5.8 Non-Durable Goods 202.1 203.2 193.6 -1.1 -0.5 8.5 4.4 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 1,012.0 1,010.4 956.2 1.6 0.2 55.8 5.8 Wholesale Trade 222.5 222.2 209.9 0.3 0.1 12.6 6.0 Retail Trade 517.7 517.9 496.3 -0.2 0.0 21.4 4.3 Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 271.8 270.3 250.0 1.5 0.6 21.8 8.7 Information 137.7 136.6 124.4 1.1 0.8 13.3 10.7 Financial Activities 268.0 267.4 256.5 0.6 0.2 11.5 4.5 Finance and Insurance 189.7 189.7 185.1 0.0 0.0 4.6 2.5 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 78.3 77.7 71.4 0.6 0.8 6.9 9.7 Professional and Business Services 787.4 785.7 729.7 1.7 0.2 57.7 7.9 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 317.2 316.7 295.8 0.5 0.2 21.4 7.2 Management of Companies and Enterprises 91.1 91.3 87.4 -0.2 -0.2 3.7 4.2 Admin and Support, Waste Mngmnt and Remediation 379.1 377.7 346.5 1.4 0.4 32.6 9.4 Education and Health Services 626.9 623.6 599.7 3.3 0.5 27.2 4.5 Educational Services 97.5 94.4 88.1 3.1 3.3 9.4 10.7 Health Care and Social Assistance 529.4 529.2 511.6 0.2 0.0 17.8 3.5 Leisure and Hospitality 491.2 482.7 444.8 8.5 1.8 46.4 10.4 Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 57.8 54.7 49.4 3.1 5.7 8.4 17.0 Accommodation and Food Services 433.4 428.0 395.4 5.4 1.3 38.0 9.6 Other Services 162.1 162.2 156.3 -0.1 -0.1 5.8 3.7 Government 673.8 673.7 667.2 0.1 0.0 6.6 1.0 Federal Government 106.4 106.5 106.9 -0.1 -0.1 -0.5 -0.5 State Government 154.3 155.1 155.8 -0.8 -0.5 -1.5 -1.0 Local Government 413.1 412.1 404.5 1.0 0.2 8.6 2.1 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 2 Georgia Nonfarm Employment (In thousands) (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Preliminary Revised Revised MAY 2022 APR 2022 MAY 2021 Change in Jobs from APR 2022 Net % Change in Jobs from MAY 2021 Net % Total Nonfarm 4,771.5 Total Private 4,097.2 Goods Producing 624.8 Service-Providing 4,146.7 Private Service-Providing 3,472.4 Mining and Logging 9.7 Mining, Logging and Construction 215.7 Construction 206.0 Construction of Buildings 47.2 Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction 34.1 Specialty Trade Contractors 124.7 Manufacturing 409.1 Durable Goods 207.4 Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 53.0 Non-Durable Goods 201.7 Food Manufacturing 69.4 Textile Mills 17.0 Textile Product Mills 25.6 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 1,001.8 Wholesale Trade 223.3 Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods 118.0 Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods 64.2 Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers 41.1 Retail Trade 513.4 Food and Beverage Stores 95.5 General Merchandise Stores 113.6 Miscellaneous Store Retailers 21.4 Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 265.1 Utilities 19.9 Transportation and Warehousing 245.2 Air Transportation 30.0 Truck Transportation 60.3 Couriers and Messengers 33.3 Warehousing and Storage 76.0 Information 136.4 Telecommunications 35.3 Wired and Wireless Telecommunications Carriers 29.7 Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services 20.6 Financial Activities 266.7 Finance and Insurance 189.3 Insurance Carriers and Related Activities 94.4 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 77.4 Professional and Business Services 779.8 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 316.2 Accounting, Tax Prep, and Bookkeeping Services 37.9 Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services 47.5 Computer Systems Design and Related Services 79.4 Management and Technical Consulting Services 57.3 Management of Companies and Enterprises 90.8 Admin and Support, Waste Mngmnt and Remediation 372.8 Employment Services 189.4 Education and Health Services 626.9 Educational Services 97.4 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 46.0 Health Care and Social Assistance 529.5 Ambulatory Health Care Services 247.7 Hospitals 158.3 Nursing and Residential Care Facilities 53.9 Social Assistance 69.6 Leisure and Hospitality 497.5 Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 60.7 Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries 45.0 Accommodation and Food Services 436.8 Accommodation 44.9 Food Services and Drinking Places 391.9 Other Services 163.3 Repair and Maintenance 43.7 Personal and Laundry Services 41.4 Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar 78.2 Government 674.3 Federal Government 105.8 Department of Defense 43.7 State Government 153.8 State Government Educational Services 92.8 State Government excluding Educational Services 61.0 Local Government 414.7 Local Government Educational Services 244.2 Local Government excluding Educational Services 170.5 4,754.8 4,078.5 620.9 4,133.9 3,457.6 9.8 212.9 203.1 46.6 33.2 123.3 408.0 206.2 52.8 201.8 68.2 17.1 26.1 1,002.7 220.8 117.2 63.4 40.2 517.0 95.4 117.6 21.4 264.9 19.7 245.2 29.8 60.3 33.2 75.8 136.5 35.6 29.8 20.8 266.4 189.9 94.7 76.5 781.9 317.2 39.0 46.8 80.3 57.6 90.7 374.0 191.7 624.5 95.4 45.9 529.1 248.5 157.4 53.5 69.7 484.4 56.5 41.5 427.9 43.2 384.7 161.2 43.5 40.1 77.6 676.3 106.1 43.9 157.1 96.1 61.0 413.1 244.4 168.7 4,534.2 3,864.4 603.2 3,931.0 3,261.2 9.5 213.6 204.1 46.8 32.8 124.5 389.6 196.3 50.1 193.3 62.9 16.6 25.6 946.4 209.5 111.4 59.6 38.5 494.1 94.5 107.1 20.4 242.8 19.7 223.1 23.8 58.1 30.6 65.3 124.1 36.0 30.9 19.4 256.0 184.8 90.4 71.2 725.3 294.4 37.5 45.0 75.1 50.1 87.3 343.6 171.4 600.1 88.1 42.0 512.0 232.6 156.9 54.9 67.6 452.4 52.9 39.1 399.5 37.1 362.4 156.9 42.4 38.3 76.2 669.8 106.8 44.9 157.2 92.2 65.0 405.8 237.3 168.5 16.7 0.4 18.7 0.5 3.9 0.6 12.8 0.3 14.8 0.4 -0.1 -1.0 2.8 1.3 2.9 1.4 0.6 1.3 0.9 2.7 1.4 1.1 1.1 0.3 1.2 0.6 0.2 0.4 -0.1 -0.1 1.2 1.8 -0.1 -0.6 -0.5 -1.9 -0.9 -0.1 2.5 1.1 0.8 0.7 0.8 1.3 0.9 2.2 -3.6 -0.7 0.1 0.1 -4.0 -3.4 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.2 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.3 -0.1 -0.1 -0.3 -0.8 -0.1 -0.3 -0.2 -1.0 0.3 0.1 -0.6 -0.3 -0.3 -0.3 0.9 1.2 -2.1 -0.3 -1.0 -0.3 -1.1 -2.8 0.7 1.5 -0.9 -1.1 -0.3 -0.5 0.1 0.1 -1.2 -0.3 -2.3 -1.2 2.4 0.4 2.0 2.1 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.1 -0.8 -0.3 0.9 0.6 0.4 0.8 -0.1 -0.1 13.1 2.7 4.2 7.4 3.5 8.4 8.9 2.1 1.7 3.9 7.2 1.9 2.1 1.3 0.2 0.5 1.3 3.2 0.6 0.8 -2.0 -0.3 -0.3 -0.3 -0.2 -0.5 -3.3 -2.1 -3.3 -3.4 0.0 0.0 1.6 0.4 -0.2 -0.1 1.8 1.1 237.3 232.8 21.6 215.7 211.2 0.2 2.1 1.9 0.4 1.3 0.2 19.5 11.1 2.9 8.4 6.5 0.4 0.0 55.4 13.8 6.6 4.6 2.6 19.3 1.0 6.5 1.0 22.3 0.2 22.1 6.2 2.2 2.7 10.7 12.3 -0.7 -1.2 1.2 10.7 4.5 4.0 6.2 54.5 21.8 0.4 2.5 4.3 7.2 3.5 29.2 18.0 26.8 9.3 4.0 17.5 15.1 1.4 -1.0 2.0 45.1 7.8 5.9 37.3 7.8 29.5 6.4 1.3 3.1 2.0 4.5 -1.0 -1.2 -3.4 0.6 -4.0 8.9 6.9 2.0 5.2 6.0 3.6 5.5 6.5 2.1 1.0 0.9 0.9 4.0 0.2 5.0 5.7 5.8 4.4 10.3 2.4 0.0 5.9 6.6 5.9 7.7 6.8 3.9 1.1 6.1 4.9 9.2 1.0 9.9 26.1 3.8 8.8 16.4 9.9 -1.9 -3.9 6.2 4.2 2.4 4.4 8.7 7.5 7.4 1.1 5.6 5.7 14.4 4.0 8.5 10.5 4.5 10.6 9.5 3.4 6.5 0.9 -1.8 3.0 10.0 14.7 15.1 9.3 21.0 8.1 4.1 3.1 8.1 2.6 0.7 -0.9 -2.7 -2.2 0.7 -6.2 2.2 2.9 1.2 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 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 3 Albany MSA Nonfarm Employment (Not Seasonally Adjusted) (In thousands) Preliminary Revised Revised MAY 2022 APR 2022 MAY 2021 Change in Jobs from APR 2022 Net % Change in Jobs from MAY 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 62.1 62.2 60.7 -0.1 -0.2 50.6 50.7 48.9 -0.1 -0.2 7.2 7.2 7.0 0.0 0.0 54.9 55.0 53.7 -0.1 -0.2 43.4 43.5 41.9 -0.1 -0.2 12.7 13.0 12.6 -0.3 -2.3 7.3 7.6 7.4 -0.3 -4.0 11.5 11.5 11.8 0.0 0.0 2.4 2.5 2.7 -0.1 -4.0 2.3 2.3 2.4 0.0 0.0 6.8 6.7 6.7 0.1 1.5 1.4 2.3 1.7 3.5 0.2 2.9 1.2 2.2 1.5 3.6 0.1 0.8 -0.1 -1.4 -0.3 -2.5 -0.3 -11.1 -0.1 -4.2 0.1 1.5 Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers in the Albany Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Baker, Dougherty, Lee, Terrell and Worth counties. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid familyworkers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 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 MAY 2022 APR 2022 MAY 2021 Change in Jobs from APR 2022 Net % Change in Jobs from MAY 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 101.4 101.2 95.2 0.2 0.2 72.4 72.4 68.6 0.0 0.0 9.8 9.9 9.8 -0.1 -1.0 91.6 91.3 85.4 0.3 0.3 62.6 62.5 58.8 0.1 0.2 17.7 17.8 16.6 -0.1 -0.6 11.3 11.4 10.7 -0.1 -0.9 9.4 9.4 8.7 0.0 0.0 11.4 11.3 10.5 0.1 0.9 29.0 28.8 26.6 0.2 0.7 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 20.0 20.0 17.9 0.0 0.0 8.0 7.8 7.7 0.2 2.6 6.2 6.5 3.8 5.5 0.0 0.0 6.2 7.3 3.8 6.5 1.1 6.6 0.6 5.6 0.7 8.1 0.9 8.6 2.4 9.0 0.0 0.0 2.1 11.7 0.3 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 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 4 Atlanta MSA Nonfarm Employment (In thousands) (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Preliminary Revised MAY 2022 APR 2022 Revised MAY 2021 Change in Jobs from APR 2022 Net % Change in Jobs from MAY 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 2,958.9 2,627.6 310.6 2,648.3 2,317.0 1.9 135.3 133.4 31.3 83.9 175.3 93.3 15.5 82.0 24.7 635.5 159.4 86.5 40.5 32.4 297.4 58.5 60.9 13.7 178.7 10.5 168.2 29.5 38.0 24.8 120.9 29.2 24.6 20.1 192.6 135.3 68.6 57.3 587.3 257.8 28.6 36.5 67.1 50.5 78.0 251.5 134.5 387.6 68.8 318.8 157.3 87.6 43.8 290.4 40.4 250.0 21.7 228.3 102.7 25.8 29.1 331.3 51.4 68.2 211.7 2,950.1 2,616.2 308.8 2,641.3 2,307.4 1.9 132.9 131.0 30.8 82.5 175.9 93.4 15.4 82.5 24.3 634.4 156.9 85.3 39.7 31.9 299.5 58.5 62.8 13.7 178.0 10.4 167.6 29.3 37.9 24.8 120.0 29.0 24.4 20.0 191.7 135.0 68.5 56.7 591.1 258.5 29.2 36.1 68.1 50.9 78.0 254.6 136.3 386.4 67.8 318.6 157.7 87.0 43.6 282.8 36.9 245.9 20.9 225.0 101.0 25.6 27.7 333.9 51.7 71.3 210.9 2,788.6 2,459.4 297.2 2,491.4 2,162.2 1.8 132.1 130.3 30.3 82.4 165.1 87.4 14.8 77.7 22.3 594.6 148.6 81.6 37.6 29.4 286.2 58.0 56.9 13.3 159.8 10.2 149.6 23.4 36.1 23.0 110.3 30.3 26.2 18.8 182.5 130.7 63.9 51.8 545.6 238.5 27.1 34.4 65.4 44.0 75.4 231.7 118.1 365.9 62.6 303.3 147.0 86.7 42.3 265.6 36.4 229.2 17.5 211.7 97.7 24.7 26.7 329.2 51.2 70.7 207.3 8.8 0.3 11.4 0.4 1.8 0.6 7.0 0.3 9.6 0.4 0.0 0.0 2.4 1.8 2.4 1.8 0.5 1.6 1.4 1.7 -0.6 -0.3 -0.1 -0.1 0.1 0.7 -0.5 -0.6 0.4 1.7 1.1 0.2 2.5 1.6 1.2 1.4 0.8 2.0 0.5 1.6 -2.1 -0.7 0.0 0.0 -1.9 -3.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.4 0.1 1.0 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.7 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.9 0.8 0.2 0.7 0.2 0.8 0.1 0.5 0.9 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.6 1.1 -3.8 -0.6 -0.7 -0.3 -0.6 -2.1 0.4 1.1 -1.0 -1.5 -0.4 -0.8 0.0 0.0 -3.1 -1.2 -1.8 -1.3 1.2 0.3 1.0 1.5 0.2 0.1 -0.4 -0.3 0.6 0.7 0.2 0.5 7.6 2.7 3.5 9.5 4.1 1.7 0.8 3.8 3.3 1.5 1.7 1.7 0.2 0.8 1.4 5.1 -2.6 -0.8 -0.3 -0.6 -3.1 -4.4 0.8 0.4 170.3 168.2 13.4 156.9 154.8 0.1 3.2 3.1 1.0 1.5 10.2 5.9 0.7 4.3 2.4 40.9 10.8 4.9 2.9 3.0 11.2 0.5 4.0 0.4 18.9 0.3 18.6 6.1 1.9 1.8 10.6 -1.1 -1.6 1.3 10.1 4.6 4.7 5.5 41.7 19.3 1.5 2.1 1.7 6.5 2.6 19.8 16.4 21.7 6.2 15.5 10.3 0.9 1.5 24.8 4.0 20.8 4.2 16.6 5.0 1.1 2.4 2.1 0.2 -2.5 4.4 6.1 6.8 4.5 6.3 7.2 5.6 2.4 2.4 3.3 1.8 6.2 6.8 4.7 5.5 10.8 6.9 7.3 6.0 7.7 10.2 3.9 0.9 7.0 3.0 11.8 2.9 12.4 26.1 5.3 7.8 9.6 -3.6 -6.1 6.9 5.5 3.5 7.4 10.6 7.6 8.1 5.5 6.1 2.6 14.8 3.5 8.6 13.9 5.9 9.9 5.1 7.0 1.0 3.6 9.3 11.0 9.1 24.0 7.8 5.1 4.5 9.0 0.6 0.4 -3.5 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 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 5 AUGusta-Richmond county MSA Nonfarm Employment (In thousands) (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Preliminary Revised Revised MAY 2022 APR 2022 MAY 2021 Change in Jobs from APR 2022 Net % Change in Jobs from MAY 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 243.7 200.3 42.7 201.0 157.6 18.6 24.1 43.3 5.6 29.0 8.7 2.0 6.6 32.8 34.1 30.0 8.8 43.4 9.3 13.0 21.1 246.0 202.4 42.6 203.4 159.8 18.7 23.9 43.8 5.5 29.7 8.6 2.0 6.6 33.6 34.6 30.5 8.7 43.6 9.3 13.1 21.2 237.3 193.2 41.9 195.4 151.3 19.0 22.9 40.5 5.5 26.8 8.2 2.0 6.5 33.7 34.9 25.2 8.5 44.1 9.6 13.2 21.3 -2.3 -0.9 -2.1 -1.0 0.1 0.2 -2.4 -1.2 -2.2 -1.4 -0.1 -0.5 0.2 0.8 -0.5 -1.1 0.1 1.8 -0.7 -2.4 0.1 1.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.8 -2.4 -0.5 -1.5 -0.5 -1.6 0.1 1.2 -0.2 -0.5 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.8 -0.1 -0.5 6.4 2.7 7.1 3.7 0.8 1.9 5.6 2.9 6.3 4.2 -0.4 -2.1 1.2 5.2 2.8 6.9 0.1 1.8 2.2 8.2 0.5 6.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.5 -0.9 -2.7 -0.8 -2.3 4.8 19.1 0.3 3.5 -0.7 -1.6 -0.3 -3.1 -0.2 -1.5 -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 2021 benchmark. Brunswick MSA Nonfarm Employment (In thousands) (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Preliminary Revised Revised MAY 2022 APR 2022 MAY 2021 Change in Jobs from APR 2022 Net % Change in Jobs from MAY 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 45.2 45.0 43.4 0.2 0.4 36.7 36.6 35.0 0.1 0.3 4.0 4.0 4.0 0.0 0.0 41.2 41.0 39.4 0.2 0.5 32.7 32.6 31.0 0.1 0.3 8.7 8.8 8.8 -0.1 -1.1 5.9 6.0 5.6 -0.1 -1.7 8.5 8.4 8.4 0.1 1.2 2.1 2.1 2.1 0.0 0.0 1.7 1.7 1.7 0.0 0.0 4.7 4.6 4.6 0.1 2.2 1.8 4.2 1.7 4.9 0.0 0.0 1.8 4.6 1.7 5.5 -0.1 -1.1 0.3 5.4 0.1 1.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 2.2 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 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 6 Columbus MSA Nonfarm Employment (In thousands) (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Preliminary Revised Revised MAY 2022 APR 2022 MAY 2021 Change in Jobs from APR 2022 Net % Change in Jobs from MAY 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 121.9 98.5 14.9 107.0 83.6 4.7 10.2 18.4 2.9 12.9 2.6 1.2 10.9 9.0 3.7 17.0 16.3 15.7 4.1 23.4 6.8 4.0 12.6 121.3 97.8 14.7 106.6 83.1 4.6 10.1 18.6 2.8 13.2 2.6 1.2 10.9 9.0 3.7 16.7 16.3 15.3 4.1 23.5 6.8 4.1 12.6 117.2 94.1 14.5 102.7 79.6 4.7 9.8 17.7 2.8 12.5 2.4 1.0 10.8 8.9 3.6 15.6 16.3 14.1 4.1 23.1 6.6 4.0 12.5 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.7 0.2 1.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.1 2.2 0.1 1.0 -0.2 -1.1 0.1 3.6 -0.3 -2.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.8 0.0 0.0 0.4 2.6 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.4 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -2.4 0.0 0.0 4.7 4.0 4.4 4.7 0.4 2.8 4.3 4.2 4.0 5.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 4.1 0.7 4.0 0.1 3.6 0.4 3.2 0.2 8.3 0.2 20.0 0.1 0.9 0.1 1.1 0.1 2.8 1.4 9.0 0.0 0.0 1.6 11.4 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.3 0.2 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.8 Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers in the Columbus Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Chattahoochee, Harris, Marion and Muscogee counties in Georgia and Russell County in Alabama. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2021 benchmark. Dalton MSA Nonfarm Employment (In thousands) (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Preliminary Revised Revised MAY 2022 APR 2022 MAY 2021 Change in Jobs from APR 2022 Net % Change in Jobs from MAY 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 66.6 66.4 64.9 0.2 0.3 59.7 59.6 58.0 0.1 0.2 24.2 24.2 23.9 0.0 0.0 42.4 42.2 41.0 0.2 0.5 35.5 35.4 34.1 0.1 0.3 22.7 22.8 22.5 -0.1 -0.4 4.2 4.2 4.1 0.0 0.0 13.3 13.5 13.2 -0.2 -1.5 14.4 14.4 13.7 0.0 0.0 6.5 6.5 6.3 0.0 0.0 3.6 3.6 3.5 0.0 0.0 6.8 6.8 6.6 0.0 0.0 6.9 6.8 6.9 0.1 1.5 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 50.0 0.9 1.0 1.1 -0.1 -10.0 5.7 5.6 5.6 0.1 1.8 1.7 2.6 1.7 2.9 0.3 1.3 1.4 3.4 1.4 4.1 0.2 0.9 0.1 2.4 0.1 0.8 0.7 5.1 0.2 3.2 0.1 2.9 0.2 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 50.0 -0.2 -18.2 0.1 1.8 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 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 7 Gainesville MSA Nonfarm Employment (In thousands) (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Preliminary Revised Revised MAY 2022 APR 2022 MAY 2021 Change in Jobs from APR 2022 Net % Change in Jobs from MAY 2021 Net % Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing 97.9 97.5 94.8 0.4 0.4 87.0 86.6 84.0 0.4 0.5 24.7 24.8 24.5 -0.1 -0.4 3.1 3.3 3.0 3.6 0.2 0.8 Service-Providing Private Service-Providing 73.2 72.7 70.3 62.3 61.8 59.5 0.5 0.7 0.5 0.8 2.9 4.1 2.8 4.7 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 18.8 18.8 17.9 0.0 0.0 0.9 5.0 Retail Trade Government 9.6 9.6 8.9 10.9 10.9 10.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 7.9 0.1 0.9 Federal Government 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 State Government Local Government 2.6 2.6 2.8 0.0 0.0 7.8 7.8 7.5 0.0 0.0 -0.2 -7.1 0.3 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 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 MAY 2022 APR 2022 MAY 2021 Change in Jobs from APR 2022 Net % Change in Jobs from MAY 2021 Net % Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing Service-Providing Private Service-Providing Government Federal Government State Government Local Government 21.4 21.4 21.2 13.9 13.9 13.5 2.4 2.4 2.4 19.0 19.0 18.8 11.5 11.5 11.1 7.5 7.5 7.7 3.6 3.6 3.8 0.4 0.4 0.4 3.5 3.5 3.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.9 0.4 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 1.1 0.4 3.6 -0.2 -2.6 -0.2 -5.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers in the 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 8 Macon-BIBB County MSA Nonfarm Employment (In thousands) (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Preliminary Revised Revised MAY 2022 APR 2022 MAY 2021 Change in Jobs from APR 2022 Net % Change in Jobs from MAY 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 103.8 103.1 99.1 0.7 0.7 90.1 89.3 85.5 0.8 0.9 10.9 10.7 10.2 0.2 1.9 92.9 92.4 88.9 0.5 0.5 79.2 78.6 75.3 0.6 0.8 20.6 20.6 19.0 0.0 0.0 12.5 12.6 11.8 -0.1 -0.8 4.9 4.9 4.5 0.0 0.0 9.2 9.2 9.4 0.0 0.0 12.0 12.0 11.6 0.0 0.0 22.1 21.9 21.0 0.2 0.9 11.1 10.7 10.3 0.4 3.7 13.7 13.8 13.6 -0.1 -0.7 1.1 1.1 1.1 0.0 0.0 3.8 3.8 3.8 0.0 0.0 8.8 8.9 8.7 -0.1 -1.1 4.7 4.7 4.6 5.4 0.7 6.9 4.0 4.5 3.9 5.2 1.6 8.4 0.7 5.9 0.4 8.9 -0.2 -2.1 0.4 3.5 1.1 5.2 0.8 7.8 0.1 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.2 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 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 MAY 2022 APR 2022 MAY 2021 Change in Jobs from APR 2022 Net % Change in Jobs from MAY 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 41.8 41.8 40.9 0.0 0.0 36.1 36.1 35.4 0.0 0.0 7.2 7.2 7.3 0.0 0.0 34.6 34.6 33.6 0.0 0.0 28.9 28.9 28.1 0.0 0.0 6.4 6.4 6.3 0.0 0.0 7.4 7.5 7.4 -0.1 -1.3 4.7 4.8 4.5 -0.1 -2.1 10.3 10.4 10.4 -0.1 -1.0 5.7 5.7 5.5 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 1.6 1.6 1.6 0.0 0.0 3.9 3.9 3.7 0.0 0.0 0.9 2.2 0.7 2.0 -0.1 -1.4 1.0 3.0 0.8 2.9 0.1 1.6 0.0 0.0 0.2 4.4 -0.1 -1.0 0.2 3.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 5.4 Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers in the Rome Metropolitan Statistical Area, which comprises Floyd county. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2021 benchmark. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research 9 Savannah MSA Nonfarm Employment (In thousands) (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Preliminary Revised Revised MAY 2022 APR 2022 MAY 2021 Change in Jobs from APR 2022 Net % Change in Jobs from MAY 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 199.5 176.1 27.3 172.2 148.8 8.7 18.6 47.2 7.0 23.0 17.2 3.8 6.7 29.2 26.6 27.6 7.7 23.4 2.8 4.6 16.0 198.7 175.2 27.0 171.7 148.2 8.5 18.5 47.1 7.0 23.0 17.1 3.8 6.7 29.6 26.6 26.8 7.6 23.5 2.8 4.6 16.1 189.3 165.6 25.7 163.6 139.9 7.9 17.8 46.7 6.7 21.9 18.1 2.6 6.4 26.7 25.4 24.9 7.2 23.7 2.9 4.9 15.9 0.8 0.4 0.9 0.5 0.3 1.1 0.5 0.3 0.6 0.4 0.2 2.4 0.1 0.5 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.4 -1.4 0.0 0.0 0.8 3.0 0.1 1.3 -0.1 -0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.6 10.2 5.4 10.5 6.3 1.6 6.2 8.6 5.3 8.9 6.4 0.8 10.1 0.8 4.5 0.5 1.1 0.3 4.5 1.1 5.0 -0.9 -5.0 1.2 46.2 0.3 4.7 2.5 9.4 1.2 4.7 2.7 10.8 0.5 6.9 -0.3 -1.3 -0.1 -3.5 -0.3 -6.1 0.1 0.6 Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers in the 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 MAY 2022 APR 2022 MAY 2021 Change in Jobs from APR 2022 Net % Change in Jobs from MAY 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 56.1 56.2 55.3 -0.1 -0.2 43.7 43.6 42.8 0.1 0.2 7.2 7.2 7.2 0.0 0.0 48.9 49.0 48.1 -0.1 -0.2 36.5 36.4 35.6 0.1 0.3 13.2 13.4 13.2 -0.2 -1.5 7.1 7.3 7.1 -0.2 -2.7 12.4 12.6 12.5 -0.2 -1.6 1.2 1.2 1.2 0.0 0.0 2.9 3.1 3.2 -0.2 -6.5 8.3 8.3 8.1 0.0 0.0 0.8 1.5 0.9 2.1 0.0 0.0 0.8 1.7 0.9 2.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.8 0.0 0.0 -0.3 -9.4 0.2 2.5 Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers in the Valdosta Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Brooks, Echols, Lanier and Lowndes counties. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2021 benchmark. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research 10 Warner Robins MSA Nonfarm Employment (In thousands) (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Preliminary Revised Revised MAY 2022 APR 2022 MAY 2021 Change in Jobs from APR 2022 Net % Change in Jobs from MAY 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 78.7 78.7 77.5 0.0 0.0 51.0 50.9 49.9 0.1 0.2 10.2 10.3 10.1 -0.1 -1.0 68.5 68.4 67.4 0.1 0.2 40.8 40.6 39.8 0.2 0.5 12.0 12.1 11.6 -0.1 -0.8 9.5 9.5 9.1 0.0 0.0 27.7 27.8 27.6 -0.1 -0.4 15.4 15.4 15.7 0.0 0.0 2.2 2.3 2.3 -0.1 -4.4 10.1 10.1 9.6 0.0 0.0 1.2 1.6 1.1 2.2 0.1 1.0 1.1 1.6 1.0 2.5 0.4 3.5 0.4 4.4 0.1 0.4 -0.3 -1.9 -0.1 -4.4 0.5 5.2 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 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 Revised MAY 2022 APR 2022 MAY 2021 Change in Jobs from APR 2022 Net % Change in Jobs from MAY 2021 Net % Albany MSA 62.1 61.9 60.8 0.2 0.3 1.3 2.1 Athens-Clarke County MSA 101.7 101.1 95.5 0.6 0.6 6.2 6.5 Atlanta MSA 2,961.9 2,957.5 2,787.2 4.4 0.1 174.7 6.3 Maya-Richmond County MSA 243.0 242.5 237.1 0.5 0.2 5.9 2.5 Brunswick MSA 44.6 44.7 43.0 -0.1 -0.2 1.6 3.7 Columbus MSA 121.6 121.4 117.6 0.2 0.2 4.0 3.4 Dalton MSA 66.4 66.6 65.0 -0.2 -0.3 1.4 2.2 Gainesville MSA 97.8 97.7 94.8 0.1 0.1 3.0 3.2 Hinesville MSA 21.4 21.4 21.1 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.4 Macon-Bibb County MSA 103.8 103.6 99.6 0.2 0.2 4.2 4.2 Rome MSA 41.8 41.7 40.8 0.1 0.2 1.0 2.5 Savannah MSA 198.8 198.5 188.2 0.3 0.2 10.6 5.6 Valdosta MSA 56.7 56.4 55.3 0.3 0.5 1.4 2.5 Warner Robins MSA 78.8 78.9 77.3 -0.1 -0.1 1.5 1.9 Note: These seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers throughout Georgia. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2021 benchmark. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research 11 Georgia Statewide Hours and Earnings All Employee Average Weekly Earnings (AWE) Preliminary MAY 2022 Revised APR 2022 Revised MAY 2021 Total Private.................................................................................................. $1,037.56.......................... $1,011.70.......................$955.77 Goods Producing....................................................................................... $1,194.40.......................... $1,158.63.................... $1,102.90 Private Service Providing...........................................................................$1,009.80.............................$986.16.......................$928.20 Construction............................................................................................$1,202.67.......................... $1,164.81.....................$1,157.06 Manufacturing......................................................................................... $1,136.61..........................$1,098.45.................... $1,074.08 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities............................................................$879.03............................ $866.97.......................$839.04 Financial Activities.................................................................................. $1,430.18..........................$1,389.85....................$1,439.64 Professional and Business Services......................................................$1,348.87......................... $1,308.89....................$1,200.07 Educational and Health Services............................................................ $1,121.95...........................$1,115.31....................$1,000.62 Leisure and Hospitality...............................................................................$476.27............................. $471.10....................... $411.68 Other Services........................................................................................... $867.16............................ $849.39.......................$802.79 Average Weekly Hours (AWH) Preliminary MAY 2022 Revised APR 2022 Revised MAY 2021 Total Private...........................................................................................................35.1...................................34.6............................. 35.1 Goods Producing................................................................................................ 41.3...................................40.3............................. 41.0 Private Service Providing....................................................................................34.0...................................33.6.............................34.0 Construction..................................................................................................... 41.5...................................40.6.............................40.4 Manufacturing..................................................................................................40.9...................................39.9............................. 41.2 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities..................................................................33.9.................................. 33.8.............................34.5 Financial Activities........................................................................................... 37.4...................................36.1............................. 37.2 Professional and Business Services............................................................... 37.2.................................. 36.5............................. 37.2 Educational and Health Services.....................................................................34.3...................................33.9.............................34.0 Leisure and Hospitality..................................................................................... 27.2...................................27.2............................. 27.3 Other Services.................................................................................................34.1.................................. 33.8.............................32.7 Average Hourly Earnings (AHE) Preliminary MAY 2022 Revised APR 2022 Revised MAY 2021 Total Private.......................................................................................................$29.56.............................. $29.24......................... $27.23 Goods Producing............................................................................................$28.92...............................$28.75.........................$26.90 Private Service Providing................................................................................$29.70.............................. $29.35......................... $27.30 Construction.................................................................................................$28.98.............................. $28.69.........................$28.64 Manufacturing.............................................................................................. $27.79...............................$27.53.........................$26.07 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities..............................................................$25.93.............................. $25.65.........................$24.32 Financial Activities...................................................................................... $38.24.............................. $38.50.........................$38.70 Professional and Business Services.......................................................... $36.26.............................. $35.86.........................$32.26 Educational and Health Services.................................................................$32.71.............................. $32.90.........................$29.43 Leisure and Hospitality................................................................................. $17.51............................... $17.32......................... $15.08 Other Services.............................................................................................$25.43............................... $25.13.........................$24.55 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 12 Georgia MSA Hours and Earnings All Employee Total Private Average Weekly Earnings (AWE) Preliminary MAY 2022 Revised APR 2022 Revised MAY 2021 Albany MSA ....................................................................................................$729.33............................. $711.62.......................$679.06 Athens-Clarke County MSA ...........................................................................$813.65............................ $783.24.......................$773.42 Atlanta MSA ............................................................................................... $1,160.66.......................... $1,118.03.................... $1,050.70 Augusta-Richmond County MSA .................................................................. $920.05.............................$921.54.......................$905.67 Brunswick MSA ............................................................................................. $722.16............................. $717.88....................... $714.05 Columbus MSA ..............................................................................................$743.37............................. $734.14.......................$739.70 Dalton MSA ................................................................................................... $777.74.............................$803.75....................... $716.39 Gainesville MSA .......................................................................................... $1,124.93.......................... $1,143.30....................$1,200.65 Hinesville MSA .............................................................................................. $504.22............................ $530.36...................... $606.84 Macon-Bibb County MSA .............................................................................. $811.54............................ $809.03....................... $828.13 Rome MSA .................................................................................................... $830.90............................ $826.44.......................$783.08 Savannah MSA ..............................................................................................$871.46............................ $854.37.......................$788.21 Valdosta MSA .................................................................................................$841.95............................ $846.88.......................$753.84 Warner Robins MSA .......................................................................................$847.02............................ $830.42.......................$839.70 Average Weekly Hours (AWH) Preliminary MAY 2022 Revised APR 2022 Revised MAY 2021 Albany MSA ..........................................................................................................32.2.................................. 32.2.............................33.6 Athens-Clarke County MSA .................................................................................31.5...................................30.8.............................32.8 Atlanta MSA ........................................................................................................35.3...................................34.7................................35 Augusta-Richmond County MSA .........................................................................35.4.................................. 35.2.............................34.7 Brunswick MSA ...................................................................................................32.9...................................32.9............................. 34.1 Columbus MSA .................................................................................................... 31.7...................................31.2.............................32.5 Dalton MSA .........................................................................................................33.8...................................33.7............................. 35.1 Gainesville MSA ................................................................................................... 37.2......................................37.............................40.7 Hinesville MSA .....................................................................................................29.8...................................30.1............................. 31.2 Macon-Bibb County MSA ....................................................................................34.3.................................. 34.5............................. 36.1 Rome MSA ...........................................................................................................35.6.................................. 35.5............................. 35.1 Savannah MSA ....................................................................................................33.3......................................33.............................34.3 Valdosta MSA ....................................................................................................... 31.7...................................31.6.............................33.4 Warner Robins MSA .............................................................................................34.9.................................. 34.5.............................33.9 Average Hourly Earnings (AHE) Preliminary MAY 2022 Revised APR 2022 Revised MAY 2021 Albany MSA ......................................................................................................$22.65...............................$22.10.........................$20.21 Athens-Clarke County MSA .............................................................................$25.83.............................. $25.43.........................$23.58 Atlanta MSA ................................................................................................... $32.88.............................. $32.22.........................$30.02 Augusta-Richmond County MSA .....................................................................$25.99............................... $26.18......................... $26.10 Brunswick MSA ...............................................................................................$21.95...............................$21.82.........................$20.94 Columbus MSA ................................................................................................$23.45.............................. $23.53.........................$22.76 Dalton MSA .....................................................................................................$23.01.............................. $23.85......................... $20.41 Gainesville MSA .............................................................................................. $30.24.............................. $30.90.........................$29.50 Hinesville MSA .................................................................................................$16.92............................... $17.62......................... $19.45 Macon-Bibb County MSA ................................................................................$23.66.............................. $23.45.........................$22.94 Rome MSA ...................................................................................................... $23.34.............................. $23.28.........................$22.31 Savannah MSA ................................................................................................ $26.17.............................. $25.89.........................$22.98 Valdosta MSA ...................................................................................................$26.56.............................. $26.80.........................$22.57 Warner Robins MSA .........................................................................................$24.27...............................$24.07.........................$24.77 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 13 Dimensions - Measuring Georgia's Labor Force Unemployment rates -- Georgia and U.S. 12% 10% 8% 6% 4% 2% 0% May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Georgia U.S. WA 3.9 OR 3.6 ID 2.5 NV 4.9 UT CA 2.0 4.3 AZ 3.2 AK 4.7 StaStetatuenUemnepmlopylomymenetntrRataetess May 2022 National Unemployment Rate: 3.6% Rates are seasonally adjusted MT 2.4 WY 3.2 CO 3.5 NM 5.1 ND 2.6 SD 2.3 NE 1.9 KS 2.3 MN 2.0 WI 2.9 IA 2.7 IL 4.6 MO 3.1 OK 2.8 TX 4.2 AR 3.2 MS 4.0 LA 4.0 NH 2.1 ME VT 3.2 2.3 MI 4.3 OH IN 3.9 2.2 KY 3.8 TN 3.3 PA 4.6 WV 3.5 VA 3.0 NC 3.4 SC 3.3 AL GA 2.7 3.0 FL 3.0 MA 3.9 NY 4.4 RI 2.9 CT NJ 3.9 4.2 DE 4.5 DC 5.7 MD 4.0 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 4.2 6.2 Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research 14 Georgia Labor Force Estimates Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older Georgia (Seasonally adjusted) Georgia (Not Seasonally adjusted) Albany MSA Athens-Clarke County MSA Atlanta MSA Maya-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 MAY 2022 5,281,828 5,124,286 157,542 3.0 5,264,615 5,121,184 143,431 2.7 65,864 63,573 2,291 3.5 103,455 100,875 2,580 2.5 3,198,398 3,114,004 84,394 2.6 268,458 260,070 8,388 3.1 53,560 52,066 1,494 2.8 122,911 118,960 3,951 3.2 58,814 56,770 2,044 3.5 106,413 104,184 2,229 2.1 Revised APR 2022 5,267,587 5,106,716 160,871 3.1 5,255,716 5,126,526 129,190 2.5 65,941 63,744 2,197 3.3 103,136 101,021 2,115 2.1 3,198,943 3,121,624 77,319 2.4 270,948 263,563 7,385 2.7 53,194 51,939 1,255 2.4 122,522 118,893 3,629 3.0 58,543 57,026 1,517 2.6 106,037 104,188 1,849 1.7 Revised MAY 2021 5,181,417 4,967,508 213,909 4.1 5,156,490 4,950,903 205,587 4.0 66,092 62,519 3,573 5.4 99,296 95,906 3,390 3.4 3,108,261 2,983,920 124,341 4.0 266,057 255,914 10,143 3.8 52,601 50,458 2,143 4.1 121,060 115,634 5,426 4.5 58,444 56,130 2,314 4.0 104,354 101,494 2,860 2.7 Change From APR 2022 MAY 2021 14,241 17,570 -3,329 100,411 156,778 -56,367 8,899 -5,342 14,241 108,125 170,281 -62,156 -77 -228 -171 1,054 94 -1,282 319 4,159 -146 4,969 465 -810 -545 -7,620 7,075 90,137 130,084 -39,947 -2,490 -3,493 1,003 2,401 4,156 -1,755 366 959 127 1,608 239 -649 389 1,851 67 3,326 322 -1,475 271 -256 527 370 640 -270 376 2,059 -4 2,690 380 -631 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. Maya-Richmond County MSA: Burke, Columbia, Lincoln, McDuffie, and Richmond counties in Georgia and Aiken and Edgefield counties in South Carolina. Brunswick MSA: Brantley, Glynn, and McIntosh counties. Columbus MSA: Chattahoochee, Harris, Marion, and Muscogee counties in Georgia and Russell County in Alabama. Dalton MSA: Murray and Whitfield counties. Gainesville MSA: Hall County. Hinesville MSA: Liberty and Long counties. Macon-Bibb County MSA: Bibb, Crawford, Jones, Monroe, and Twiggs counties. Rome MSA: Floyd County. Savannah MSA: Bryan, Chatham, and Effingham counties. Valdosta MSA: Brooks, Echols, Lanier, and Lowndes counties. Warner Robins MSA: Houston, Peach and Pulaski counties. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research 15 Hinesville MSA Macon-Bibb County MSA Rome MSA Savannah MSA Valdosta MSA Warner Robins MSA Georgia Labor Force Estimates Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older Employment Status Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate Preliminary MAY 2022 34,778 33,779 999 2.9 103,541 100,394 3,147 3.0 Revised APR 2022 34,791 33,885 906 2.6 103,105 100,233 2,872 2.8 Revised MAY 2021 34,835 33,528 1,307 3.8 101,889 97,214 4,675 4.6 Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate 43,712 42,499 1,213 2.8 200,968 195,718 5,250 2.6 43,785 42,736 1,049 2.4 200,610 195,812 4,798 2.4 43,824 42,190 1,634 3.7 196,566 188,594 7,972 4.1 Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate 63,834 62,039 1,795 2.8 87,467 85,076 2,391 2.7 63,683 62,145 1,538 2.4 87,400 85,346 2,054 2.4 64,136 61,455 2,681 4.2 87,694 84,406 3,288 3.7 Change From APR 2022 MAY 2021 -13 -106 93 -57 251 -308 436 1,652 161 3,180 275 -1,528 -73 -237 164 -112 309 -421 358 4,402 -94 7,124 452 -2,722 151 -106 257 -302 584 -886 67 -270 337 -227 670 -897 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 MAY 2022 164,376,000 158,426,000 5,950,000 3.6 164,157,000 158,609,000 5,548,000 3.4 APR 2022 164,046,000 158,105,000 5,941,000 3.6 163,449,000 157,991,000 5,458,000 3.3 MAY 2021 160,801,000 151,550,000 9,251,000 5.8 160,607,000 151,778,000 8,829,000 5.5 Change From APR 2022 MAY 2021 330,000 321,000 9,000 3,575,000 6,876,000 -3,301,000 708,000 618,000 90,000 3,550,000 6,831,000 -3,281,000 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. Maya-Richmond County MSA: Burke, Columbia, Lincoln, McDuffie, and Richmond counties in Georgia and Aiken and Edgefield counties in South Carolina. Brunswick MSA: Brantley, Glynn, and McIntosh counties. Columbus MSA: Chattahoochee, Harris, Marion, and Muscogee counties in Georgia and Russell County in Alabama. Dalton MSA: Murray and Whitfield counties. Gainesville MSA: Hall County. Hinesville MSA: Liberty and Long counties. Macon-Bibb County MSA: Bibb, Crawford, Jones, Monroe, and Twiggs counties. Rome MSA: Floyd County. Savannah MSA: Bryan, Chatham, and Effingham counties. Valdosta MSA: Brooks, Echols, Lanier, and Lowndes counties. Warner Robins MSA: Houston, Peach and Pulaski counties. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research 16 Georgia Labor Force Estimates by County (not seasonally adjusted) Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older Georgia Preliminary May 2022 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 5,264,615 5,121,184 143,431 2.7 Appling Atkinson Bacon Baker Baldwin 9,319 4,669 4,951 1,183 17,563 9,039 4,567 4,830 1,143 16,945 280 3.0 102 2.2 121 2.4 40 3.4 618 3.5 Banks Barrow Bartow Ben Hill Berrien 10,268 10,058 210 2.0 43,266 42,330 936 2.2 52,563 51,246 1,317 2.5 5,539 5,338 201 3.6 7,743 7,530 213 2.8 Bibb Bleckley Brantley Brooks Bryan 67,928 65,693 2,235 3.3 4,616 4,445 171 3.7 7,496 7,276 220 2.9 6,936 6,754 182 2.6 20,448 19,995 453 2.2 Bulloch Burke Butts Calhoun Camden 37,963 36,800 1,163 3.1 9,218 8,782 436 4.7 11,399 11,117 282 2.5 2,328 2,267 61 2.6 21,670 21,093 577 2.7 Candler Carroll Catoosa Charlton Chatham 6,215 6,083 132 2.1 57,582 56,024 1,558 2.7 33,489 32,728 761 2.3 4,988 4,850 138 2.8 146,352 142,315 4,037 2.8 Chattahoochee 1,948 1,870 78 4.0 Chattooga 9,297 8,982 315 3.4 Cherokee 143,390 140,447 2,943 2.1 Clarke 60,965 59,293 1,672 2.7 Clay 883 821 62 7.0 Clayton Clinch Cobb Coffee Colquitt 141,457 135,713 5,744 4.1 3,189 3,114 75 2.4 433,326 423,422 9,904 2.3 18,483 17,918 565 3.1 22,715 22,168 547 2.4 Columbia Cook Coweta Crawford Crisp 77,026 75,188 1,838 2.4 8,330 8,098 232 2.8 78,109 76,258 1,851 2.4 5,601 5,455 146 2.6 9,426 9,013 413 4.4 Revised April 2022 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 5,255,716 5,126,526 129,190 2.5 9,130 4,587 4,857 1,161 17,503 8,878 4,495 4,749 1,120 16,968 252 2.8 92 2.0 108 2.2 41 3.5 535 3.1 10,110 9,938 172 1.7 43,220 42,427 793 1.8 52,475 51,337 1,138 2.2 5,479 5,295 184 3.4 7,596 7,412 184 2.4 67,739 65,637 2,102 3.1 4,602 4,459 143 3.1 7,410 7,226 184 2.5 6,837 6,686 151 2.2 20,374 19,993 381 1.9 37,675 9,275 11,384 2,290 21,498 36,709 8,861 11,136 2,233 21,015 966 2.6 414 4.5 248 2.2 57 2.5 483 2.2 6,106 5,989 117 1.9 57,434 56,109 1,325 2.3 33,464 32,824 640 1.9 4,943 4,819 124 2.5 146,148 142,397 3,751 2.6 1,935 1,865 70 3.6 9,360 8,963 397 4.2 143,237 140,789 2,448 1.7 60,802 59,419 1,383 2.3 877 808 69 7.9 141,885 136,063 5,822 4.1 3,124 3,063 61 2.0 433,332 424,506 8,826 2.0 18,341 17,812 529 2.9 22,139 21,662 477 2.2 77,742 76,208 1,534 2.0 8,232 8,029 203 2.5 78,064 76,433 1,631 2.1 5,556 5,432 124 2.2 9,261 8,868 393 4.2 Revised May 2021 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 5,156,490 4,950,903 205,587 4.0 9,465 4,501 4,866 1,129 17,711 9,132 4,362 4,707 1,072 16,853 333 3.5 139 3.1 159 3.3 57 5.0 858 4.8 10,001 9,722 279 2.8 41,821 40,554 1,267 3.0 50,863 49,055 1,808 3.6 5,605 5,321 284 5.1 7,654 7,373 281 3.7 67,189 63,709 3,480 5.2 4,598 4,361 237 5.2 7,241 6,976 265 3.7 6,793 6,518 275 4.0 19,829 19,242 587 3.0 38,097 36,508 1,589 4.2 9,130 8,611 519 5.7 11,054 10,642 412 3.7 2,226 2,136 90 4.0 21,850 21,161 689 3.2 6,015 5,837 178 3.0 55,675 53,592 2,083 3.7 33,294 32,381 913 2.7 4,950 4,793 157 3.2 143,559 137,157 6,402 4.5 1,900 1,815 85 4.5 9,568 9,120 448 4.7 138,226 134,560 3,666 2.7 58,749 56,438 2,311 3.9 877 795 82 9.4 139,333 130,094 9,239 6.6 3,032 2,938 94 3.1 419,708 405,788 13,920 3.3 19,108 18,326 782 4.1 22,297 21,575 722 3.2 76,276 74,254 2,022 2.7 8,197 7,910 287 3.5 75,660 73,061 2,599 3.4 5,463 5,257 206 3.8 10,160 9,321 839 8.3 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 May 2022 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 8,091 7,910 181 2.2 13,529 13,236 293 2.2 11,520 11,191 329 2.9 407,006 395,238 11,768 2.9 7,033 6,790 243 3.5 Dooly Dougherty Douglas Early Echols 4,790 4,608 182 3.8 36,966 35,464 1,502 4.1 75,400 73,203 2,197 2.9 4,283 4,138 145 3.4 1,967 1,924 43 2.2 Effingham Elbert Emanuel Evans Fannin 34,168 7,749 8,752 5,229 11,959 33,408 7,487 8,442 5,094 11,682 760 2.2 262 3.4 310 3.5 135 2.6 277 2.3 Fayette Floyd Forsyth Franklin Fulton 59,799 58,433 1,366 2.3 43,712 42,499 1,213 2.8 130,895 128,231 2,664 2.0 10,149 9,868 281 2.8 578,384 561,525 16,859 2.9 Gilmer Glascock Glynn Gordon Grady 12,382 12,049 333 2.7 1,287 1,256 31 2.4 39,762 38,671 1,091 2.7 29,114 28,351 763 2.6 11,269 10,984 285 2.5 Greene 7,290 7,087 203 2.8 Gwinnett 503,485 491,369 12,116 2.4 Habersham 18,667 18,162 505 2.7 Hall 106,413 104,184 2,229 2.1 Hancock 2,552 2,435 117 4.6 Haralson Harris Hart Heard Henry 13,080 12,732 348 2.7 17,119 16,722 397 2.3 11,936 11,614 322 2.7 5,365 5,227 138 2.6 121,086 117,652 3,434 2.8 Houston Irwin Jackson Jasper Jeff Davis 71,337 69,454 1,883 2.6 3,630 3,512 118 3.3 43,597 42,757 840 1.9 7,268 7,104 164 2.3 6,279 6,095 184 2.9 Revised April 2022 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 8,058 7,914 144 1.8 13,485 13,242 243 1.8 11,377 11,092 285 2.5 407,643 396,352 11,291 2.8 6,971 6,767 204 2.9 4,703 4,526 177 3.8 37,077 35,608 1,469 4.0 75,444 73,401 2,043 2.7 4,276 4,136 140 3.3 1,927 1,893 34 1.8 34,088 7,703 8,633 5,172 11,771 33,422 7,465 8,344 5,055 11,546 666 2.0 238 3.1 289 3.3 117 2.3 225 1.9 59,717 58,590 1,127 1.9 43,785 42,736 1,049 2.4 130,679 128,515 2,164 1.7 10,050 9,827 223 2.2 579,010 562,933 16,077 2.8 12,288 1,277 39,559 28,996 11,132 12,019 1,252 38,636 28,383 10,878 269 2.2 25 2.0 923 2.3 613 2.1 254 2.3 7,176 7,006 170 2.4 503,339 492,574 10,765 2.1 18,528 18,114 414 2.2 106,037 104,188 1,849 1.7 2,519 2,410 109 4.3 13,054 12,759 295 2.3 17,038 16,700 338 2.0 11,814 11,531 283 2.4 5,354 5,230 124 2.3 121,166 117,997 3,169 2.6 71,370 69,742 1,628 2.3 3,546 3,443 103 2.9 43,178 42,477 701 1.6 7,252 7,103 149 2.1 6,170 6,015 155 2.5 Revised May 2021 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 7,971 7,763 208 2.6 13,000 12,635 365 2.8 11,214 10,806 408 3.6 397,703 378,975 18,728 4.7 6,955 6,661 294 4.2 4,914 4,508 406 8.3 37,454 34,970 2,484 6.6 73,399 70,176 3,223 4.4 4,321 4,108 213 4.9 1,888 1,835 53 2.8 33,178 7,832 8,638 5,125 11,740 32,195 7,451 8,182 4,947 11,400 983 3.0 381 4.9 456 5.3 178 3.5 340 2.9 57,746 56,022 1,724 3.0 43,824 42,190 1,634 3.7 125,997 122,826 3,171 2.5 10,075 9,690 385 3.8 565,031 538,136 26,895 4.8 12,282 11,904 378 3.1 1,270 1,236 34 2.7 39,232 37,600 1,632 4.2 28,847 27,943 904 3.1 11,029 10,682 347 3.1 7,158 6,882 276 3.9 488,314 470,785 17,529 3.6 18,434 17,773 661 3.6 104,354 101,494 2,860 2.7 2,522 2,363 159 6.3 12,637 12,189 448 3.5 16,737 16,265 472 2.8 11,522 11,062 460 4.0 5,196 4,992 204 3.9 117,880 112,866 5,014 4.3 71,648 69,055 2,593 3.6 3,610 3,454 156 4.3 41,843 40,823 1,020 2.4 7,009 6,776 233 3.3 6,071 5,823 248 4.1 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 May 2022 Labor Force 7,068 3,173 4,091 13,864 8,423 Employment 6,823 3,053 3,990 13,522 8,178 Unemployment Number Rate 245 3.5 120 3.8 101 2.5 342 2.5 245 2.9 Revised April 2022 Labor Force 7,009 3,163 4,051 13,769 8,410 Employment 6,794 3,056 3,956 13,485 8,196 Unemployment Number Rate 215 3.1 107 3.4 95 2.3 284 2.1 214 2.5 Revised May 2021 Labor Force 7,044 3,261 4,170 13,495 8,174 Employment 6,724 3,110 4,021 13,063 7,828 Unemployment Number Rate 320 4.5 151 4.6 149 3.6 432 3.2 346 4.2 Lanier Laurens Lee Liberty Lincoln 3,837 19,412 15,232 26,203 3,607 3,725 18,791 14,868 25,439 3,498 112 2.9 621 3.2 364 2.4 764 2.9 109 3.0 3,820 19,252 15,243 26,252 3,619 3,729 18,683 14,921 25,554 3,517 91 2.4 569 3.0 322 2.1 698 2.7 102 2.8 3,827 3,682 145 3.8 19,939 19,062 877 4.4 15,111 14,646 465 3.1 26,389 25,326 1,063 4.0 3,531 3,406 125 3.5 Long Lowndes Lumpkin McDuffie McIntosh 8,575 8,340 235 2.7 51,094 49,636 1,458 2.9 17,558 17,164 394 2.2 8,525 8,195 330 3.9 6,302 6,119 183 2.9 8,539 8,331 208 2.4 51,099 49,837 1,262 2.5 17,393 17,088 305 1.8 8,607 8,307 300 3.5 6,225 6,077 148 2.4 8,446 8,202 244 2.9 51,628 49,420 2,208 4.3 17,365 16,864 501 2.9 8,547 8,096 451 5.3 6,128 5,882 246 4.0 Macon Madison Marion Meriwether Miller 4,645 14,077 3,304 9,070 2,829 4,479 13,741 3,208 8,757 2,760 166 3.6 336 2.4 96 2.9 313 3.5 69 2.4 4,609 14,039 3,278 9,058 2,761 4,453 13,756 3,199 8,753 2,701 156 3.4 283 2.0 79 2.4 305 3.4 60 2.2 4,664 13,477 3,228 8,801 2,787 4,366 13,054 3,111 8,349 2,701 298 6.4 423 3.1 117 3.6 452 5.1 86 3.1 Mitchell Monroe Montgomery Morgan Murray 8,180 13,322 3,806 9,834 15,447 7,897 13,006 3,679 9,603 14,922 283 3.5 316 2.4 127 3.3 231 2.3 525 3.4 8,121 13,223 3,710 9,776 15,380 7,859 12,965 3,606 9,576 14,972 262 3.2 258 2.0 104 2.8 200 2.0 408 2.7 8,157 12,962 4,026 9,443 15,371 7,740 12,550 3,865 9,115 14,719 417 5.1 412 3.2 161 4.0 328 3.5 652 4.2 Muscogee Newton Oconee Oglethorpe Paulding 76,563 73,714 2,849 3.7 54,500 52,890 1,610 3.0 21,087 20,681 406 1.9 7,326 7,160 166 2.3 91,831 89,726 2,105 2.3 76,461 73,766 2,695 3.5 54,494 52,995 1,499 2.8 21,017 20,702 315 1.5 7,278 7,144 134 1.8 91,762 89,939 1,823 2.0 76,077 72,001 4,076 5.4 53,001 50,647 2,354 4.4 20,105 19,648 457 2.3 6,965 6,766 199 2.9 88,698 85,982 2,716 3.1 Peach Pickens Pierce Pike Polk 12,046 15,983 8,646 9,257 18,403 11,658 15,623 8,429 9,050 17,916 388 3.2 360 2.3 217 2.5 207 2.2 487 2.6 11,980 15,969 8,482 9,228 18,341 11,647 15,663 8,309 9,058 17,933 333 2.8 306 1.9 173 2.0 170 1.8 408 2.2 12,009 15,413 8,633 8,900 18,368 11,463 14,975 8,352 8,647 17,729 546 4.5 438 2.8 281 3.3 253 2.8 639 3.5 Pulaski Putnam Quitman Rabun Randolph 4,084 8,750 761 7,613 2,418 3,964 8,477 731 7,416 2,323 120 2.9 273 3.1 30 3.9 197 2.6 95 3.9 4,050 8,661 755 7,320 2,388 3,957 8,424 730 7,157 2,301 93 2.3 237 2.7 25 3.3 163 2.2 87 3.6 4,037 8,622 774 7,508 2,355 3,888 8,280 733 7,272 2,228 149 3.7 342 4.0 41 5.3 236 3.1 127 5.4 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 May 2022 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 83,845 80,646 3,199 3.8 45,390 43,999 1,391 3.1 2,130 2,060 70 3.3 5,009 4,817 192 3.8 3,077 2,985 92 3.0 Spalding Stephens Stewart Sumter Talbot 29,484 10,410 2,578 12,145 2,810 28,614 10,095 2,499 11,686 2,724 870 3.0 315 3.0 79 3.1 459 3.8 86 3.1 Taliaferro Tattnall Taylor Telfair Terrell 537 9,913 2,893 3,686 3,548 519 9,664 2,784 3,494 3,397 18 3.4 249 2.5 109 3.8 192 5.2 151 4.3 Thomas Tift Toombs Towns Treutlen 17,451 21,502 11,959 4,174 2,609 16,908 20,997 11,569 4,029 2,522 543 3.1 505 2.3 390 3.3 145 3.5 87 3.3 Troup Turner Twiggs Union Upson 37,359 3,273 2,826 11,447 11,741 36,379 3,148 2,718 11,188 11,428 980 2.6 125 3.8 108 3.8 259 2.3 313 2.7 Walker 31,328 30,547 781 2.5 Walton 48,237 47,057 1,180 2.4 Ware 15,336 14,936 400 2.6 Warren 2,651 2,565 86 3.2 Washington 6,681 6,432 249 3.7 Wayne Webster Wheeler White Whitfield 11,992 11,663 329 2.7 989 956 33 3.3 1,669 1,595 74 4.4 16,606 16,262 344 2.1 43,367 41,848 1,519 3.5 Wilcox Wilkes Wilkinson Worth 2,775 3,721 3,652 8,935 2,685 3,587 3,537 8,701 90 3.2 134 3.6 115 3.1 234 2.6 Revised April 2022 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 84,833 81,826 3,007 3.5 45,451 44,114 1,337 2.9 2,106 2,046 60 2.8 5,003 4,828 175 3.5 3,001 2,920 81 2.7 29,453 10,326 2,563 12,014 2,792 28,670 10,057 2,487 11,590 2,712 783 2.7 269 2.6 76 3.0 424 3.5 80 2.9 528 9,800 2,859 3,655 3,555 513 9,577 2,759 3,487 3,401 15 2.8 223 2.3 100 3.5 168 4.6 154 4.3 17,428 21,201 11,688 4,083 2,581 16,961 20,757 11,345 3,969 2,510 467 2.7 444 2.1 343 2.9 114 2.8 71 2.8 37,041 3,228 2,818 11,173 11,650 36,128 3,106 2,714 10,964 11,380 913 2.5 122 3.8 104 3.7 209 1.9 270 2.3 31,279 30,609 670 2.1 48,168 47,164 1,004 2.1 15,080 14,735 345 2.3 2,656 2,585 71 2.7 6,638 6,414 224 3.4 11,851 11,568 283 2.4 988 960 28 2.8 1,626 1,565 61 3.8 16,408 16,128 280 1.7 43,163 42,054 1,109 2.6 2,731 3,652 3,600 8,905 2,652 3,529 3,503 8,694 79 2.9 123 3.4 97 2.7 211 2.4 Revised May 2021 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 84,320 79,834 4,486 5.3 44,216 42,172 2,044 4.6 2,122 2,049 73 3.4 5,110 4,820 290 5.7 3,108 2,984 124 4.0 28,749 27,397 1,352 4.7 10,476 10,002 474 4.5 2,514 2,419 95 3.8 12,294 11,604 690 5.6 2,760 2,627 133 4.8 531 9,514 2,995 3,706 3,541 502 9,215 2,827 3,440 3,332 29 5.5 299 3.1 168 5.6 266 7.2 209 5.9 17,463 21,167 12,641 3,985 2,650 16,710 20,420 12,131 3,829 2,537 753 4.3 747 3.5 510 4.0 156 3.9 113 4.3 37,482 35,825 1,657 4.4 3,256 3,043 213 6.5 2,780 2,635 145 5.2 11,053 10,728 325 2.9 11,494 11,021 473 4.1 31,148 30,168 980 3.1 46,614 45,084 1,530 3.3 15,437 14,850 587 3.8 2,679 2,551 128 4.8 6,932 6,588 344 5.0 11,935 11,492 443 3.7 970 925 45 4.6 1,641 1,548 93 5.7 16,548 16,126 422 2.6 43,073 41,411 1,662 3.9 2,753 3,609 3,671 8,857 2,620 3,446 3,515 8,499 133 4.8 163 4.5 156 4.2 358 4.0 Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research 20 City Labor Force Estimates Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older Preliminary May 2022 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate Albany 29,942 28,683 1,259 4.2 Alpharetta 37,968 37,242 726 1.9 Athens 60,965 59,293 1,672 2.7 Atlanta 272,767 264,216 8,551 3.1 Dekalb Part 25,000 24,466 534 2.1 Fulton Part 247,767 239,750 8,017 3.2 Augusta 83,845 80,646 3,199 3.8 Brookhaven 36,080 35,431 649 1.8 Canton 17,310 16,986 324 1.9 Carrollton 11,962 11,573 389 3.3 Chamblee 21,460 21,096 364 1.7 Columbus 76,563 73,714 2,849 3.7 Dalton 13,686 13,135 551 4.0 Decatur 14,572 14,264 308 2.1 Douglasville 17,421 16,896 525 3.0 Duluth 16,390 15,989 401 2.4 Dunwoody 27,729 27,189 540 1.9 East Point 17,014 16,277 737 4.3 Gainesville 21,428 20,954 474 2.2 Hinesville 15,507 15,046 461 3.0 Johns Creek 45,955 45,007 948 2.1 Kennesaw 20,586 20,162 424 2.1 LaGrange 15,452 14,951 501 3.2 Lawrenceville 15,089 14,670 419 2.8 McDonough 12,798 12,346 452 3.5 Macon-Bibb 67,928 65,693 2,235 3.3 Marietta 35,972 35,139 833 2.3 Milton 20,835 20,395 440 2.1 Newnan 20,091 19,561 530 2.6 Peachtree City 19,277 18,908 369 1.9 P'tree Corners 25,720 25,155 565 2.2 Pooler 14,592 14,261 331 2.3 Rome 15,245 14,764 481 3.2 Roswell 54,850 53,776 1,074 2.0 Sandy Springs 67,197 65,760 1,437 2.1 Savannah 69,448 67,252 2,196 3.2 Smyrna 35,423 34,643 780 2.2 Statesboro 14,259 13,698 561 3.9 Stockbridge 14,807 14,351 456 3.1 Sugar Hill 13,559 13,296 263 1.9 Tucker 20,423 19,948 475 2.3 Union City 10,529 9,985 544 5.2 Valdosta 24,710 23,912 798 3.2 Warner Robins 34,025 33,078 947 2.8 Woodstock 18,341 17,956 385 2.1 Revised April 2022 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 30,002 28,799 1,203 4.0 37,982 37,335 647 1.7 60,802 59,419 1,383 2.3 272,783 264,886 7,897 2.9 25,000 24,535 465 1.9 247,783 240,351 7,432 3.0 84,833 81,826 3,007 3.5 36,064 35,531 533 1.5 17,273 17,027 246 1.4 11,874 11,591 283 2.4 21,455 21,156 299 1.4 76,461 73,766 2,695 3.5 13,567 13,200 367 2.7 14,591 14,305 286 2.0 17,447 16,942 505 2.9 16,391 16,029 362 2.2 27,803 27,266 537 1.9 17,114 16,318 796 4.7 21,349 20,955 394 1.8 15,499 15,114 385 2.5 45,896 45,120 776 1.7 20,572 20,213 359 1.7 15,328 14,848 480 3.1 15,100 14,706 394 2.6 12,838 12,382 456 3.6 67,739 65,637 2,102 3.1 35,966 35,229 737 2.0 20,851 20,447 404 1.9 20,113 19,606 507 2.5 19,264 18,959 305 1.6 25,702 25,216 486 1.9 14,557 14,269 288 2.0 15,268 14,846 422 2.8 54,860 53,911 949 1.7 67,250 65,925 1,325 2.0 69,424 67,291 2,133 3.1 35,514 34,732 782 2.2 14,096 13,664 432 3.1 14,827 14,393 434 2.9 13,551 13,329 222 1.6 20,407 20,005 402 2.0 10,499 10,010 489 4.7 24,700 24,009 691 2.8 34,050 33,213 837 2.5 18,327 18,000 327 1.8 Revised May 2021 Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate 30,417 28,283 2,134 7.0 36,669 35,691 978 2.7 58,749 56,438 2,311 3.9 267,468 253,223 14,245 5.3 24,281 23,459 822 3.4 243,187 229,764 13,423 5.5 84,320 79,834 4,486 5.3 34,789 33,973 816 2.3 16,639 16,274 365 2.2 11,615 11,071 544 4.7 20,718 20,228 490 2.4 76,077 72,001 4,076 5.4 13,549 12,998 551 4.1 14,092 13,677 415 2.9 17,057 16,197 860 5.0 15,824 15,319 505 3.2 26,804 26,070 734 2.7 16,890 15,599 1,291 7.6 21,035 20,413 622 3.0 15,557 14,979 578 3.7 44,426 43,133 1,293 2.9 19,884 19,322 562 2.8 15,586 14,723 863 5.5 14,793 14,055 738 5.0 12,647 11,844 803 6.3 67,189 63,709 3,480 5.2 34,884 33,676 1,208 3.5 20,066 19,546 520 2.6 19,598 18,741 857 4.4 18,560 18,128 432 2.3 24,960 24,101 859 3.4 14,204 13,744 460 3.2 15,352 14,656 696 4.5 52,911 51,537 1,374 2.6 64,993 63,021 1,972 3.0 68,608 64,815 3,793 5.5 34,398 33,201 1,197 3.5 14,389 13,589 800 5.6 14,563 13,767 796 5.5 13,011 12,598 413 3.2 19,809 19,128 681 3.4 10,098 9,286 812 8.0 25,133 23,808 1,325 5.3 34,220 32,884 1,336 3.9 17,659 17,203 456 2.6 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 21 UNEMGPeoLrOgiaYUMneEmNploTymReAntTREateBs bYy CCoOunUtyNTIES MAY 2022 May 2022 Dade 2.2 Catoosa 2.3 Walker Whitfield Murray 3.4 Fannin 2.3 Union 2.3 Towns 3.5 Rabun 2.6 2.5 3.5 Chattooga 3.4 Gordon 2.6 Floyd 2.8 Bartow 2.5 Gilmer 2.7 Pickens 2.3 Cherokee 2.1 Lumpkin 2.2 Dawson 2.2 Forsyth 2.0 White Habersham 2.1 2.7 Stephens 3.0 Banks Franklin Hall 2.0 2.8 2.1 Jackson 1.9 Madison 2.4 Hart 2.7 Elbert 3.4 4.0% or greater 10 counties (6%) 3.0% to 3.9% 56 counties (35%) 2.0% to 2.9% 91 counties (57%) Polk 2.6 Paulding Cobb 2.3 Gwinnett 2.4 Barrow 2.2 Clarke 2.7 Oglethorpe 2.3 Less than 2.0% 2 counties (1%) Haralson 2.7 Carroll 2.7 Heard 2.6 2.3 Douglas 2.9 Coweta 2.4 Fulton 2.9 DeKalb 2.9 Rockdale Walton 2.4 Oconee 1.9 Clayton 3.1 Newton 4.1 Fayette 2.3 Henry 2.8 3.0 Morgan 2.3 Spalding 3.0 Butts 2.5 Jasper 2.3 Putnam 3.1 Wilkes 3.6 Lincoln 3.0 Percentages of number of counties may not total 100 due to rounding Greene 2.8 Taliaferro 3.4 McDuffie Warren 3.9 Columbia 2.4 3.2 Richmond Hancock 3.8 4.6 Glascock 2.4 Troup 2.6 Meriwether 3.5 Pike 2.2 Lamar 2.9 Monroe 2.4 Jones 2.5 Baldwin 3.5 Washington Jefferson 3.5 Burke 4.7 Upson 3.7 Harris 2.3 Talbot 3.1 Muscogee 3.7 Marion Chattahoochee 2.9 2.7 Taylor 3.8 Crawford 2.6 Bibb 3.3 Twiggs 3.8 Wilkinson 3.1 Peach 3.2 Macon 3.6 Houston 2.6 Bleckley 3.7 Laurens 3.2 Johnson 2.5 Emanuel 3.5 Jenkins 3.8 Screven 3.8 Treutlen 3.3 Candler 2.1 Bulloch 3.1 Effingham 2.2 4.0 Stewart 3.1 Schley 3.3 Webster 3.3 Sumter 3.8 Quitm an 3.9 Randolph Terrell Lee 3.9 4.3 2.4 Clay 7.0 Calhoun 2.6 Dougherty 4.1 Early 3.4 Miller 2.4 Baker 3.4 Mitchell 3.5 Dooly 3.8 Pulaski 2.9 Dodge 3.5 Crisp 4.4 Wilcox 3.2 Turner 3.8 Ben Hill 3.6 Montgomery Wheeler 4.4 3.3 Toombs 3.3 Evans 2.6 Tattnall Telfair 2.5 5.2 Jeff Davis 2.9 Appling 3.0 Long 2.7 Bryan 2.2 Liberty 2.9 Worth 2.6 Colquitt 2.4 Irwin 3.3 Tift 2.3 Coffee 3.1 Berrien Atkinson 2.8 2.2 Cook 2.8 Lanier Bacon 2.4 Wayne 2.7 Pierce 2.5 Ware 2.6 Brantley 2.9 McIntosh 2.9 Glynn 2.7 Chatham 2.8 Seminole 3.0 Decatur 2.9 Grady 2.5 Thomas 3.1 Brooks 2.6 2.9 Lowndes 2.9 Clinch 2.4 Charlton 2.8 Camden 2.7 Echols 2.2 Georgia's Unemployment Rate: 2.7% Georgia's U(nNoet SmeasponlaollyyAmdjusetend)t Rate: 2.7% (not seasonally adjusted) Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics and Economic Research 22 Georgia Unemployment Insurance Claims by County County May 2022 Initial Claims Average Weekly Benefit County May 2022 Initial Claims Average Weekly Benefit County May 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 16,750.............. $317 55.............. $324 10.............. $296 16.............. $273 4.............. $339 56.............. $234 12.............. $245 95.............. $270 135.............. $294 22.............. $338 11.............. $281 295.............. $244 18.............. $232 22.............. $291 15.............. $290 38.............. $313 97.............. $264 74.............. $271 29.............. $279 6.............. $262 47.............. $293 8.............. $288 176.............. $257 34.............. $283 7.............. $144 384.............. $279 2.............. $301 44.............. $296 191.............. $293 120.............. $251 3.............. $346 756.............. $265 7.............. $285 965.............. $297 91.............. $274 53.............. $238 174.............. $292 21.............. $251 181.............. $267 26.............. $232 133.............. $207 9.............. $272 14.............. $291 52.............. $286 1,514.............. $286 21.............. $245 24.............. $297 214.............. $281 266.............. $279 10.............. $233 0.............. $365 54.............. $285 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 15.............. $248 48.............. $253 7.............. $268 12.............. $301 93.............. $279 162.............. $279 144.............. $308 32.............. $274 1,911.............. $284 17.............. $297 3.............. $281 140.............. $269 201.............. $308 28.............. $247 18.............. $323 1,145.............. $301 22.............. $253 158.............. $281 11.............. $316 20.............. $246 21.............. $276 22.............. $291 10.............. $309 427.............. $275 213.............. $260 12.............. $257 62.............. $299 6.............. $288 8.............. $265 37.............. $212 14.............. $262 13.............. $254 35.............. $278 19.............. $309 5.............. $296 78.............. $247 39.............. $270 86.............. $281 10.............. $288 19.............. $286 136.............. $228 8.............. $296 39.............. $256 23.............. $292 8.............. $291 44.............. $246 17.............. $316 30.............. $271 6.............. $283 42.............. $227 31.............. $257 14.............. $255 17.............. $298 149.............. $273 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 309.............. $261 226.............. $285 25.............. $322 7.............. $279 228.............. $307 59.............. $251 20.............. $267 23.............. $289 14.............. $319 51.............. $327 17.............. $274 17.............. $268 1.............. $234 11.............. $310 4.............. $276 444.............. $266 207.............. $277 3.............. $239 14.............. $294 14.............. $250 112.............. $251 30.............. $282 6.............. $311 74.............. $242 12.............. $253 2.................. $0 15.............. $262 12.............. $274 18.............. $254 22.............. $235 53.............. $239 45.............. $253 58.............. $288 3.............. $263 16.............. $254 120.............. $239 10.............. $262 9.............. $301 11.............. $287 54.............. $280 53.............. $318 110.............. $280 50.............. $295 24.............. $283 24.............. $269 31.............. $276 4.............. $293 5.............. $264 13.............. $283 567.............. $290 20.............. $290 10.............. $286 14.............. $265 23.............. $237 Note: Initial claims include intrastate initial and additional claims, as well as agent state initial and additional claims for regular UI only. Average duration of benefits is represented in weeks. Data does not include state or federal extended benefits. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics and Economic Research 23 Mark Butler, Commissioner 148 Andrew Young International Boulevard, N.E. Atlanta, Georgia 30303-1751 Return Service Requested