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From August 2021 to August 2022, employment in Georgia is up 226,500, or 4.9 percent. Trade, transportation, and utilities (+55,400 jobs), professional and business services (+48,900 jobs), leisure and hospitality (+37,700 jobs), education and health services (+26,000 jobs) and manufacturing (+16,800 jobs) added the most jobs over the year.

Workforce Statistics & Economic Research

In August 2022, Georgia's unemployment rate (seasonally adjusted) held steady at 2.8 percent over the month, maintaining the lowest rate in Georgia's history. Georgia's unemployment rate remains well below the 3.7 percent national average. Over the year, the state's rate is down from 3.7 percent in August 2021.

For more information, contact
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Georgia Nonfarm Employment

(In thousands)

(Seasonally Adjusted)

Preliminary

Revised Revised

AUG 2022 JUL 2022 AUG 2021

Change in Jobs from JUL 2022
Net %

Change in Jobs from AUG 2021
Net %

Total Nonfarm

4,824.5

4,808.7

4,598.0

15.8 0.3

226.5 4.9

Total Private

4,140.4

4,126.6

3,927.9

13.8 0.3

212.5 5.4

Goods Producing

628.1

624.2

611.2

3.9 0.6

16.9 2.8

Service-Providing

4,196.4

4,184.5

3,986.8

11.9 0.3

209.6 5.3

Private Service-Providing

3,512.3

3,502.4

3,316.7

9.9 0.3

195.6 5.9

Mining and Logging

9.9

9.9

9.4

0.0 0.0

0.5 5.3

Mining, Logging and Construction

215.2

211.9

215.1

3.3 1.6

0.1 0.0

Construction

205.3

202.0

205.7

3.3 1.6

-0.4 -0.2

Manufacturing

412.9

412.3

396.1

0.6 0.1

16.8 4.2

Durable Goods

210.8

209.6

200.8

1.2 0.6

10.0 5.0

Non-Durable Goods

202.1

202.7

195.3

-0.6 -0.3

6.8 3.5

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities

1,020.0

1,018.0

964.6

2.0 0.2

55.4 5.7

Wholesale Trade

228.8

228.3

213.4

0.5 0.2

15.4 7.2

Retail Trade

518.9

518.4

499.1

0.5 0.1

19.8 4.0

Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities

272.3

271.3

252.1

1.0 0.4

20.2 8.0

Information

139.9

138.0

126.1

1.9 1.4

13.8 10.9

Financial Activities

270.8

271.0

260.1

-0.2 -0.1

10.7 4.1

Finance and Insurance

193.7

193.3

186.5

0.4 0.2

7.2 3.9

Real Estate and Rental and Leasing

77.1

77.7

73.6

-0.6 -0.8

3.5 4.8

Professional and Business Services

790.7

788.9

741.8

1.8 0.2

48.9 6.6

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

325.6

322.6

302.2

3.0 0.9

23.4 7.7

Management of Companies and Enterprises

90.6

91.3

88.1

-0.7 -0.8

2.5 2.8

Admin and Support, Waste Mngmnt and Remediation

374.5

375.0

351.5

-0.5 -0.1

23.0 6.5

Education and Health Services

634.3

630.1

608.3

4.2 0.7

26.0 4.3

Educational Services

97.5

94.3

90.9

3.2 3.4

6.6 7.3

Health Care and Social Assistance

536.8

535.8

517.4

1.0 0.2

19.4 3.7

Leisure and Hospitality

494.8

494.8

457.1

0.0 0.0

37.7 8.2

Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation

56.4

56.7

51.4

-0.3 -0.5

5.0 9.7

Accommodation and Food Services

438.4

438.1

405.7

0.3 0.1

32.7 8.1

Other Services

161.8

161.6

158.7

0.2 0.1

3.1 2.0

Government

684.1

682.1

670.1

2.0 0.3

14.0 2.1

Federal Government

106.0

106.3

107.1

-0.3 -0.3

-1.1 -1.0

State Government

158.3

157.7

154.4

0.6 0.4

3.9 2.5

Local Government

419.8

418.1

408.6

1.7 0.4

11.2 2.7

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

AUG 2022 JUL 2022 AUG 2021

Change in Jobs from JUL 2022
Net %

Change in Jobs from AUG 2021
Net %

Total Nonfarm

4,817.1

Total Private

4,135.7

Goods Producing

627.3

Service-Providing

4,189.8

Private Service-Providing

3,508.4

Mining and Logging

9.9

Mining, Logging and Construction

215.8

Construction

205.9

Construction of Buildings

48.3

Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction

33.5

Specialty Trade Contractors

124.1

Manufacturing

411.5

Durable Goods

210.5

Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

53.5

Non-Durable Goods

201.0

Food Manufacturing

68.8

Textile Mills

17.0

Textile Product Mills

25.6

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities

1,008.6

Wholesale Trade

228.8

Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods

122.6

Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods

64.6

Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers 41.6

Retail Trade

511.9

Food and Beverage Stores

95.2

General Merchandise Stores

114.9

Miscellaneous Store Retailers

21.7

Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities

267.9

Utilities

19.8

Transportation and Warehousing

248.1

Air Transportation

30.6

Truck Transportation

62.8

Couriers and Messengers

33.8

Warehousing and Storage

75.7

Information

140.5

Telecommunications

35.4

Wired and Wireless Telecommunications Carriers

29.8

Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services

21.0

Financial Activities

272.0

Finance and Insurance

195.5

Insurance Carriers and Related Activities

98.7

Real Estate and Rental and Leasing

76.5

Professional and Business Services

793.9

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

325.1

Accounting, Tax Prep, and Bookkeeping Services

38.8

Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services

48.0

Computer Systems Design and Related Services

82.3

Management and Technical Consulting Services

60.1

Management of Companies and Enterprises

91.5

Admin and Support, Waste Mngmnt and Remediation

377.3

Employment Services

188.9

Education and Health Services

631.1

Educational Services

95.3

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools

43.2

Health Care and Social Assistance

535.8

Ambulatory Health Care Services

252.6

Hospitals

160.5

Nursing and Residential Care Facilities

53.9

Social Assistance

68.8

Leisure and Hospitality

499.5

Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation

57.2

Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries

42.5

Accommodation and Food Services

442.3

Accommodation

44.6

Food Services and Drinking Places

397.7

Other Services

162.8

Repair and Maintenance

42.6

Personal and Laundry Services

41.7

Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar

78.5

Government

681.4

Federal Government

105.6

Department of Defense

43.5

State Government

155.0

State Government Educational Services

92.2

State Government excluding Educational Services

62.8

Local Government

420.8

Local Government Educational Services

250.8

Local Government excluding Educational Services

170.0

4,787.7 4,126.5
625.4 4,162.3 3,501.1
9.9 212.6 202.7
47.6 33.2 121.9 412.8 209.3 53.1 203.5 70.2 17.1 25.7 1,008.8 229.0 121.5 64.8 42.7 512.4 95.2 115.2 21.5 267.4 20.0 247.4 30.9 61.9 33.8 75.8 138.0 35.4 29.7 21.0 271.8 194.6 98.6 77.2 787.9 323.1 38.2 48.7 82.4 58.1 92.2 372.6 185.2 622.2 88.7 41.9 533.5 252.0 160.0 53.8 67.7 507.1 61.9 45.8 445.2 46.3 398.9 165.3 43.5 41.0 80.8 661.2 106.3 43.7 151.8 89.6 62.2 403.1 230.4 172.7

4,597.0 3,928.1
611.8 3,985.2 3,316.3
9.4 216.2 206.8
47.0 33.2 126.6 395.6 200.3 51.0 195.3 63.7 16.6 25.8 959.2 213.3 112.7 60.7 39.9 496.0 93.0 107.6 21.0 249.9 19.8 230.1 26.7 59.2 31.1 66.3 125.3 35.9 30.2 19.9 260.5 186.9 91.7 73.6 740.4 301.6 36.4 45.7 77.9 52.1 87.9 350.9 176.6 607.3 89.2 41.7 518.1 236.9 156.5 54.7 70.0 463.8 53.9 39.7 409.9 41.1 368.8 159.8 42.4 39.5 77.9 668.9 106.9 44.8 153.2 90.4 62.8 408.8 240.2 168.6

29.4 0.6 9.2 0.2 1.9 0.3 27.5 0.7 7.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 3.2 1.5 3.2 1.6 0.7 1.5 0.3 0.9 2.2 1.8 -1.3 -0.3 1.2 0.6 0.4 0.8 -2.5 -1.2 -1.4 -2.0 -0.1 -0.6 -0.1 -0.4 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 -0.1 1.1 0.9 -0.2 -0.3 -1.1 -2.6 -0.5 -0.1 0.0 0.0 -0.3 -0.3 0.2 0.9 0.5 0.2 -0.2 -1.0 0.7 0.3 -0.3 -1.0 0.9 1.5 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.1 2.5 1.8 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.9 0.5 0.1 0.1 -0.7 -0.9 6.0 0.8 2.0 0.6 0.6 1.6 -0.7 -1.4 -0.1 -0.1 2.0 3.4 -0.7 -0.8 4.7 1.3 3.7 2.0 8.9 1.4 6.6 7.4 1.3 3.1 2.3 0.4 0.6 0.2 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.2 1.1 1.6 -7.6 -1.5 -4.7 -7.6 -3.3 -7.2 -2.9 -0.7 -1.7 -3.7 -1.2 -0.3 -2.5 -1.5 -0.9 -2.1 0.7 1.7 -2.3 -2.9
20.2 3.1 -0.7 -0.7 -0.2 -0.5 3.2 2.1 2.6 2.9 0.6 1.0 17.7 4.4 20.4 8.9 -2.7 -1.6

220.1 4.8 207.6 5.3 15.5 2.5 204.6 5.1 192.1 5.8
0.5 5.3 -0.4 -0.2 -0.9 -0.4 1.3 2.8 0.3 0.9 -2.5 -2.0 15.9 4.0 10.2 5.1 2.5 4.9 5.7 2.9 5.1 8.0 0.4 2.4 -0.2 -0.8 49.4 5.2 15.5 7.3 9.9 8.8 3.9 6.4 1.7 4.3 15.9 3.2 2.2 2.4 7.3 6.8 0.7 3.3 18.0 7.2 0.0 0.0 18.0 7.8 3.9 14.6 3.6 6.1 2.7 8.7 9.4 14.2 15.2 12.1 -0.5 -1.4 -0.4 -1.3 1.1 5.5 11.5 4.4 8.6 4.6 7.0 7.6 2.9 3.9 53.5 7.2 23.5 7.8 2.4 6.6 2.3 5.0 4.4 5.7 8.0 15.4 3.6 4.1 26.4 7.5 12.3 7.0 23.8 3.9 6.1 6.8 1.5 3.6 17.7 3.4 15.7 6.6 4.0 2.6 -0.8 -1.5 -1.2 -1.7 35.7 7.7 3.3 6.1 2.8 7.1 32.4 7.9 3.5 8.5 28.9 7.8 3.0 1.9 0.2 0.5 2.2 5.6 0.6 0.8 12.5 1.9 -1.3 -1.2 -1.3 -2.9 1.8 1.2 1.8 2.0 0.0 0.0 12.0 2.9 10.6 4.4 1.4 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 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

AUG 2022 JUL 2022 AUG 2021

Change in Jobs from JUL 2022
Net %

Change in Jobs from AUG 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

62.9

62.3

60.8

51.3

50.9

49.2

7.3

7.3

7.0

55.6

55.0

53.8

44.0

43.6

42.2

12.7

12.7

12.7

7.3

7.3

7.4

11.6

11.4

11.6

2.5

2.5

2.6

2.3

2.3

2.2

6.8

6.6

6.8

0.6 1.0 0.4 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.6 1.1 0.4 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 1.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 3.0

2.1 3.5 2.1 4.3 0.3 4.3 1.8 3.4 1.8 4.3 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -1.4 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -3.9 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

AUG 2022 JUL 2022 AUG 2021

Change in Jobs from JUL 2022
Net %

Change in Jobs from AUG 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

102.9

101.5

96.4

1.4 1.4

73.0

72.7

68.4

0.3 0.4

9.8

9.9

9.6

-0.1 -1.0

93.1

91.6

86.8

1.5 1.6

63.2

62.8

58.8

0.4 0.6

17.7

17.7

16.9

0.0 0.0

11.3

11.3

10.8

0.0 0.0

9.5

9.6

8.4

-0.1 -1.0

11.7

11.5

10.4

0.2 1.7

29.9

28.8

28.0

1.1 3.8

1.0

1.0

1.0

0.0 0.0

20.9

20.1

19.1

0.8 4.0

8.0

7.7

7.9

0.3 3.9

6.5 6.7 4.6 6.7 0.2 2.1 6.3 7.3 4.4 7.5 0.8 4.7 0.5 4.6 1.1 13.1 1.3 12.5 1.9 6.8 0.0 0.0 1.8 9.4 0.1 1.3

Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected
employers in the Athens-Clarke County Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Clarke, Madison, Oconee and Oglethorpe counties. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 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 AUG 2022

Revised JUL 2022

Revised AUG 2021

Change in Jobs from JUL 2022
Net %

Change in Jobs from AUG 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

2,990.3 2,659.2
309.1 2,681.2 2,350.1
1.9 133.8 131.9
32.5 82.5 175.3 95.0 15.7 80.3 24.6 640.0 163.0 89.8 40.5 32.7 295.4 58.1 61.9 13.9 181.6 10.6 171.0 30.0 40.1 25.3 123.3 29.0 24.6 20.2 198.0 140.7 72.5 57.3 601.6 265.8 29.2 37.3 69.0 52.9 79.4 256.4 133.8 390.7 67.9 322.8 161.4 88.9 43.3 293.3 40.4 252.9 21.7 231.2 103.2 25.3 29.6 331.1 51.2 67.4 212.5

2,979.8 2,657.0
310.3 2,669.5 2,346.7
2.0 133.1 131.1
31.0 82.1 177.2 95.8 15.7 81.4 24.8 641.4 162.6 88.4 40.7 33.5 295.9 58.4 62.2 13.8 182.9 10.6 172.3 30.4 39.9 25.3 121.0 29.0 24.6 20.3 196.9 139.4 71.9 57.5 597.8 264.3 28.8 37.6 70.0 51.2 80.0 253.5 131.7 386.0 64.1 321.9 161.5 88.7 42.2 300.4 43.7 256.7 22.3 234.4 103.2 25.7 28.5 322.8 51.6 66.6 204.6

2,839.9 2,512.6
303.4 2,536.5 2,209.2
1.8 134.1 132.3
30.6 83.8 169.3 90.4 15.0 78.9 22.8 604.9 151.4 82.5 38.5 30.4 288.3 57.1 57.7 13.5 165.2 10.3 154.9 26.2 36.9 23.4 110.3 29.9 25.2 19.3 187.1 133.3 65.2 53.8 559.7 245.3 27.0 34.9 67.6 46.1 75.6 238.8 123.1 372.4 64.2 308.2 150.2 86.7 44.2 274.6 37.4 237.2 19.7 217.5 100.2 24.8 27.8 327.3 51.5 68.2 207.6

10.5 0.4 2.2 0.1 -1.2 -0.4 11.7 0.4 3.4 0.1 -0.1 -5.0 0.7 0.5 0.8 0.6 1.5 4.8 0.4 0.5 -1.9 -1.1 -0.8 -0.8 0.0 0.0 -1.1 -1.4 -0.2 -0.8 -1.4 -0.2 0.4 0.3 1.4 1.6 -0.2 -0.5 -0.8 -2.4 -0.5 -0.2 -0.3 -0.5 -0.3 -0.5 0.1 0.7 -1.3 -0.7 0.0 0.0 -1.3 -0.8 -0.4 -1.3 0.2 0.5 0.0 0.0 2.3 1.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.5 1.1 0.6 1.3 0.9 0.6 0.8 -0.2 -0.4 3.8 0.6 1.5 0.6 0.4 1.4 -0.3 -0.8 -1.0 -1.4 1.7 3.3 -0.6 -0.8 2.9 1.1 2.1 1.6 4.7 1.2 3.8 5.9 0.9 0.3 -0.1 -0.1 0.2 0.2 1.1 2.6 -7.1 -2.4 -3.3 -7.6 -3.8 -1.5 -0.6 -2.7 -3.2 -1.4 0.0 0.0 -0.4 -1.6 1.1 3.9 8.3 2.6 -0.4 -0.8 0.8 1.2 7.9 3.9

150.4 146.6
5.7 144.7 140.9
0.1 -0.3 -0.4 1.9 -1.3 6.0 4.6 0.7 1.4 1.8 35.1 11.6 7.3 2.0 2.3 7.1 1.0 4.2 0.4 16.4 0.3 16.1 3.8 3.2 1.9 13.0 -0.9 -0.6 0.9 10.9 7.4 7.3 3.5 41.9 20.5 2.2 2.4 1.4 6.8 3.8 17.6 10.7 18.3 3.7 14.6 11.2 2.2 -0.9 18.7 3.0 15.7 2.0 13.7 3.0 0.5 1.8 3.8 -0.3 -0.8 4.9

5.3 5.8 1.9 5.7 6.4 5.6 -0.2 -0.3 6.2 -1.6 3.5 5.1 4.7 1.8 7.9 5.8 7.7 8.9 5.2 7.6 2.5 1.8 7.3 3.0 9.9 2.9 10.4 14.5 8.7 8.1 11.8 -3.0 -2.4 4.7 5.8 5.6 11.2 6.5 7.5 8.4 8.2 6.9 2.1 14.8 5.0 7.4 8.7 4.9 5.8 4.7 7.5 2.5 -2.0 6.8 8.0 6.6 10.2 6.3 3.0 2.0 6.5 1.2 -0.6 -1.2 2.4

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 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

AUG 2022 JUL 2022 AUG 2021

Change in Jobs

from JUL 2022

Net

%

Change in Jobs from AUG 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

243.8 200.7
42.7 201.1 158.0
18.9 23.8 44.3
5.7 29.7
8.9 2.0 6.6 34.2 35.0 27.1 8.8 43.1 9.3 12.8 21.0

242.5 199.8
42.8 199.7 157.0
18.8 24.0 44.6
5.7 30.0
8.9 2.0 6.6 34.1 33.9 27.0 8.8 42.7 9.4 12.7 20.6

238.5 195.0
42.4 196.1 152.6
19.0 23.4 40.7
5.4 26.8
8.5 2.0 6.5 33.9 35.3 25.5 8.7 43.5 9.7 12.9 20.9

1.3 0.5 0.9 0.5 -0.1 -0.2 1.4 0.7 1.0 0.6 0.1 0.5 -0.2 -0.8 -0.3 -0.7 0.0 0.0 -0.3 -1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.3 1.1 3.2 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.9 -0.1 -1.1 0.1 0.8 0.4 1.9

5.3 2.2 5.7 2.9 0.3 0.7 5.0 2.6 5.4 3.5 -0.1 -0.5 0.4 1.7 3.6 8.9 0.3 5.6 2.9 10.8 0.4 4.7 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.5 0.3 0.9 -0.3 -0.9 1.6 6.3 0.1 1.2 -0.4 -0.9 -0.4 -4.1 -0.1 -0.8 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

AUG 2022 JUL 2022 AUG 2021

Change in Jobs from JUL 2022
Net %

Change in Jobs from AUG 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

45.7

45.5

44.1

37.1

37.1

35.6

4.0

4.0

3.9

41.7

41.5

40.2

33.1

33.1

31.7

8.7

8.6

8.8

5.9

5.8

5.7

8.6

8.4

8.5

2.1

2.1

2.1

1.8

1.8

1.7

4.7

4.5

4.7

0.2 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.2 0.1 1.7 0.2 2.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 4.4

1.6 3.6 1.5 4.2 0.1 2.6 1.5 3.7 1.4 4.4 -0.1 -1.1 0.2 3.5 0.1 1.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 5.9 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

AUG 2022 JUL 2022 AUG 2021

Change in Jobs from JUL 2022
Net %

Change in Jobs from AUG 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

122.0 99.2 15.0
107.0 84.2 4.8 10.2 18.4 2.9 12.8 2.7 1.2 11.0 9.1 3.8 16.8 16.8 15.9 4.1 22.8 6.8 4.0 12.0

122.2 99.3 15.0
107.2 84.3 4.7 10.3 18.5 2.9 12.9 2.7 1.2 11.0 9.1 3.8 16.9 16.6 16.0 4.1 22.9 6.7 3.8 12.4

117.5 94.9 14.6 102.9 80.3
4.8 9.8 17.8 2.8 12.5 2.5 1.2 10.9 9.0 3.7 16.0 16.3 14.1 4.0 22.6 6.5 3.7 12.4

-0.2 -0.2 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.0 -0.2 -0.2 -0.1 -0.1 0.1 2.1 -0.1 -1.0 -0.1 -0.5 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.6 0.2 1.2 -0.1 -0.6 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.4 0.1 1.5 0.2 5.3 -0.4 -3.2

4.5 3.8 4.3 4.5 0.4 2.7 4.1 4.0 3.9 4.9 0.0 0.0 0.4 4.1 0.6 3.4 0.1 3.6 0.3 2.4 0.2 8.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.9 0.1 1.1 0.1 2.7 0.8 5.0 0.5 3.1 1.8 12.8 0.1 2.5 0.2 0.9 0.3 4.6 0.3 8.1 -0.4 -3.2

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 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 AUG 2022

Revised Revised JUL 2022 AUG 2021

Change in Jobs from JUL 2022
Net %

Change in Jobs from AUG 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

67.1

67.2

65.6

-0.1 -0.2

60.2

60.3

58.9

-0.1 -0.2

24.2

24.4

24.3

-0.2 -0.8

42.9

42.8

41.3

0.1 0.2

36.0

35.9

34.6

0.1 0.3

22.9

23.1

22.7

-0.2 -0.9

4.3

4.3

4.1

0.0 0.0

13.4

13.5

13.4

-0.1 -0.7

14.6

14.6

13.8

0.0 0.0

6.6

6.6

6.3

0.0 0.0

3.6

3.6

3.5

0.0 0.0

6.9

7.0

6.4

-0.1 -1.4

6.9

6.9

6.7

0.0 0.0

0.3

0.3

0.2

0.0 0.0

0.9

0.9

0.9

0.0 0.0

5.7

5.7

5.6

0.0 0.0

1.5 2.3 1.3 2.2 -0.1 -0.4 1.6 3.9 1.4 4.1 0.2 0.9 0.2 4.9 0.0 0.0 0.8 5.8 0.3 4.8 0.1 2.9 0.5 7.8 0.2 3.0 0.1 50.0 0.0 0.0 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

AUG 2022 JUL 2022 AUG 2021

Change in Jobs from JUL 2022
Net %

Change in Jobs from AUG 2021
Net %

Total Nonfarm Total Private Goods Producing

98.9

97.5

95.8

87.8

87.2

85.0

25.0

24.7

24.7

1.4 1.4 0.6 0.7 0.3 1.2

3.1 3.2 2.8 3.3 0.3 1.2

Service-Providing Private Service-Providing

73.9

72.8

71.1

62.8

62.5

60.3

1.1 1.5 0.3 0.5

2.8 3.9 2.5 4.2

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities

19.0

18.9

18.1

0.1 0.5

0.9 5.0

Retail Trade Government

9.5

9.5

9.2

11.1

10.3

10.8

0.0 0.0 0.8 7.8

0.3 3.3 0.3 2.8

Federal Government

0.5

0.5

0.5

0.0 0.0

0.0 0.0

State Government Local Government

2.6

2.6

2.7

0.0 0.0

8.0

7.2

7.6

0.8 11.1

-0.1 -3.7 0.4 5.3

Note: These not seasonally adjusted estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by
selected employers in the 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 AUG 2022 JUL 2022 AUG 2021

Change in Jobs from JUL 2022
Net %

Change in Jobs from AUG 2021
Net %

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

21.7

21.4

21.3

14.0

14.0

13.6

2.5

2.5

2.4

19.2

18.9

18.9

11.5

11.5

11.2

7.7

7.4

7.7

3.6

3.6

3.7

0.4

0.4

0.4

3.7

3.4

3.6

0.3 1.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.6 0.0 0.0 0.3 4.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 8.8

0.4 1.9 0.4 2.9 0.1 4.2 0.3 1.6 0.3 2.7 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -2.7 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 AUG 2022

Revised Revised JUL 2022 AUG 2021

Change in Jobs from JUL 2022
Net %

Change in Jobs from AUG 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

105.0 90.5 10.9 94.1 79.6 20.6 12.5 5.0 9.2 12.1 22.1 11.1 14.5 1.1 3.9 9.5

104.5 90.6 10.9 93.6 79.7 20.7 12.6 5.0 9.2 12.3 22.1 11.1 13.9 1.1 3.9 8.9

100.7 86.9 10.3 90.4 76.6 19.2 11.7 4.7 9.2 12.2 21.5 10.4 13.8 1.1 3.6 9.1

0.5 0.5 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1 -0.5 -0.1 -0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.2 -1.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 4.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 6.7

4.3 4.3 3.6 4.1 0.6 5.8 3.7 4.1 3.0 3.9 1.4 7.3 0.8 6.8 0.3 6.4 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.8 0.6 2.8 0.7 6.7 0.7 5.1 0.0 0.0 0.3 8.3 0.4 4.4

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

Rome MSA Nonfarm Employment

(In thousands)

(Not Seasonally Adjusted)

Preliminary

Revised

Revised

AUG 2022 JUL 2022 AUG 2021

Change in Jobs from JUL 2022
Net %

Change in Jobs from AUG 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

42.5

42.4

41.2

0.1 0.2

36.7

36.7

35.7

0.0 0.0

7.2

7.3

7.3

-0.1 -1.4

35.3

35.1

33.9

0.2 0.6

29.5

29.4

28.4

0.1 0.3

6.4

6.5

6.4

-0.1 -1.5

7.7

7.6

7.4

0.1 1.3

4.8

4.8

4.5

0.0 0.0

10.6

10.4

10.3

0.2 1.9

5.8

5.7

5.5

0.1 1.8

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.0 0.0

1.6

1.6

1.5

0.0 0.0

4.0

3.9

3.8

0.1 2.6

1.3 3.2 1.0 2.8 -0.1 -1.4 1.4 4.1 1.1 3.9 0.0 0.0 0.3 4.1 0.3 6.7 0.3 2.9 0.3 5.5 0.0 0.0 0.1 6.7 0.2 5.3

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

AUG 2022 JUL 2022 AUG 2021

Change in Jobs from JUL 2022
Net %

Change in Jobs from AUG 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

201.0 177.2
27.5 173.5 149.7
8.8 18.7 48.8
7.2 23.1 18.5
3.8 6.7 28.1 27.2 27.5 7.6 23.8 2.7 4.6 16.5

199.8 176.3
27.8 172.0 148.5
8.8 19.0 47.8
7.2 23.1 17.5
3.8 6.7 28.2 27.1 27.3 7.6 23.5 2.8 4.5 16.2

192.9 168.9
25.9 167.0 143.0
8.0 17.9 47.6
6.8 22.1 18.7
3.4 6.7 26.2 25.9 25.7 7.5 24.0 2.9 4.7 16.4

1.2 0.6 0.9 0.5 -0.3 -1.1 1.5 0.9 1.2 0.8 0.0 0.0 -0.3 -1.6 1.0 2.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 5.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.4 0.1 0.4 0.2 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.3 -0.1 -3.6 0.1 2.2 0.3 1.9

8.1 4.2 8.3 4.9 1.6 6.2 6.5 3.9 6.7 4.7 0.8 10.0 0.8 4.5 1.2 2.5 0.4 5.9 1.0 4.5 -0.2 -1.1 0.4 11.8 0.0 0.0 1.9 7.3 1.3 5.0 1.8 7.0 0.1 1.3 -0.2 -0.8 -0.2 -6.9 -0.1 -2.1 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

AUG 2022 JUL 2022 AUG 2021

Change in Jobs from JUL 2022
Net %

Change in Jobs from AUG 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

56.6

55.5

55.2

44.1

43.7

42.8

7.2

7.2

7.4

49.4

48.3

47.8

36.9

36.5

35.4

13.6

13.3

13.0

7.4

7.3

7.0

12.5

11.8

12.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

2.9

2.4

3.1

8.4

8.2

8.1

1.1 2.0 0.4 0.9 0.0 0.0 1.1 2.3 0.4 1.1 0.3 2.3 0.1 1.4 0.7 5.9 0.0 0.0 0.5 20.8 0.2 2.4

1.4 2.5 1.3 3.0 -0.2 -2.7 1.6 3.4 1.5 4.2 0.6 4.6 0.4 5.7 0.1 0.8 0.0 0.0 -0.2 -6.5 0.3 3.7

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

AUG 2022 JUL 2022 AUG 2021

Change in Jobs from JUL 2022
Net %

Change in Jobs from AUG 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

79.3

78.8

77.2

51.3

51.2

49.9

10.4

10.4

10.1

68.9

68.4

67.1

40.9

40.8

39.8

12.0

12.0

11.8

9.5

9.4

9.3

28.0

27.6

27.3

15.5

15.5

15.7

2.3

2.3

2.1

10.2

9.8

9.5

0.5 0.6 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.7 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.1 0.4 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 4.1

2.1 2.7 1.4 2.8 0.3 3.0 1.8 2.7 1.1 2.8 0.2 1.7 0.2 2.2 0.7 2.6 -0.2 -1.3 0.2 9.5 0.7 7.4

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 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

AUG 2022 JUL 2022 AUG 2021

Change in Jobs from JUL 2022
Net %

Change in Jobs from AUG 2021
Net %

Albany MSA

63.0

62.6

61.0

0.4 0.6

2.0 3.3

Athens-Clarke County MSA

103.2

102.7

96.6

0.5 0.5

6.6 6.8

Atlanta MSA

2,991.5

2,984.6

2,836.8

6.9 0.2

154.7 5.5

Augusta-Richmond County MSA

244.7

243.8

239.1

0.9 0.4

5.6 2.3

Brunswick MSA

45.4

45.1

43.8

0.3 0.7

1.6 3.7

Columbus MSA

122.2

122.5

118.0

-0.3 -0.2

4.2 3.6

Dalton MSA

67.1

67.2

65.3

-0.1 -0.1

1.8 2.8

Gainesville MSA

98.8

98.3

95.8

0.5 0.5

3.0 3.1

Hinesville MSA

21.6

21.6

21.3

0.0 0.0

0.3 1.4

Macon-Bibb County MSA

105.3

104.9

100.6

0.4 0.4

4.7 4.7

Rome MSA

42.6

42.5

41.3

0.1 0.2

1.3 3.1

Savannah MSA

201.1

200.0

193.7

1.1 0.5

7.4 3.8

Valdosta MSA

56.8

56.0

55.5

0.8 1.4

1.3 2.3

Warner Robins MSA

79.1

79.1

77.5

0.0 0.0

1.6 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

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Georgia Statewide Hours and Earnings

All Employee

Average Weekly Earnings (AWE)

Preliminary AUG 2022

Revised JUL 2022

Revised AUG 2021

Total Private..................................................................................................$1,025.34..........................$1,025.73....................$1,008.07 Goods Producing....................................................................................... $1,194.90.......................... $1,194.55.................... $1,143.23 Private Service Providing............................................................................. $996.29............................ $994.56....................... $984.12 Construction............................................................................................$1,224.96......................... $1,228.50.................... $1,164.91 Manufacturing..........................................................................................$1,147.76.......................... $1,131.56.....................$1,119.23 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities............................................................$870.55............................ $883.32...................... $846.52 Financial Activities.................................................................................. $1,378.73..........................$1,381.60.................... $1,478.50 Professional and Business Services......................................................$1,334.06..........................$1,312.25....................$1,229.34 Educational and Health Services.............................................................$1,137.36...........................$1,149.12....................$1,073.20 Leisure and Hospitality...............................................................................$467.02.............................$471.20.......................$420.72 Other Services.......................................................................................... $845.42............................. $867.15.......................$815.52

Average Weekly Hours (AWH)

Preliminary AUG 2022

Revised JUL 2022

Revised AUG 2021

Total Private...........................................................................................................34.5...................................34.7............................. 35.1 Goods Producing................................................................................................40.3...................................40.7............................. 41.8 Private Service Providing....................................................................................33.5...................................33.6.............................33.9 Construction.....................................................................................................40.9................................... 41.8............................. 41.5 Manufacturing..................................................................................................40.4...................................39.9............................. 41.3 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities..................................................................33.9...................................34.0.............................34.3 Financial Activities...........................................................................................35.7.................................. 35.2.............................36.3 Professional and Business Services...............................................................36.4.................................. 36.3............................. 37.4 Educational and Health Services.....................................................................33.6...................................33.6.............................34.2 Leisure and Hospitality.....................................................................................26.4...................................27.3.............................26.9 Other Services.................................................................................................34.2...................................34.7.............................33.3

Average Hourly Earnings (AHE)

Preliminary AUG 2022

Revised JUL 2022

Revised AUG 2021

Total Private.......................................................................................................$29.52...............................$29.07.........................$28.02 Goods Producing............................................................................................$29.37............................... $29.14..........................$27.13 Private Service Providing................................................................................$29.55.............................. $29.05.........................$28.22 Construction.................................................................................................$29.50...............................$29.21......................... $28.19 Manufacturing..............................................................................................$28.32............................... $28.15.........................$26.64 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities............................................................. $25.84...............................$25.73......................... $24.18 Financial Activities...................................................................................... $39.38.............................. $38.85.........................$39.21 Professional and Business Services...........................................................$36.07.............................. $35.55.........................$32.38 Educational and Health Services................................................................. $34.14...............................$33.13.........................$30.54 Leisure and Hospitality................................................................................. $17.24............................... $17.04......................... $15.24 Other Services.............................................................................................$25.26...............................$24.42.........................$23.61

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 AUG 2022

Revised JUL 2022

Revised AUG 2021

Albany MSA ....................................................................................................$720.62.............................$735.77....................... $710.14 Athens-Clarke County MSA ...........................................................................$807.54.............................$819.63.......................$783.22 Atlanta MSA ............................................................................................... $1,124.88.......................... $1,129.88.................... $1,108.46 Augusta-Richmond County MSA .................................................................. $939.50............................ $962.48.......................$875.57 Brunswick MSA .............................................................................................$746.53............................ $770.45.......................$742.44 Columbus MSA ..............................................................................................$758.60............................ $766.90.......................$722.69 Dalton MSA ...................................................................................................$750.47............................ $776.22.......................$706.53 Gainesville MSA ........................................................................................... $1,111.18.......................... $1,118.94....................$1,253.97 Hinesville MSA .............................................................................................. $538.08............................ $548.80.......................$581.46 Macon-Bibb County MSA ..............................................................................$839.73.............................$820.71...................... $809.20 Rome MSA .....................................................................................................$769.87.............................$819.31.......................$862.79 Savannah MSA ..............................................................................................$873.74............................. $851.11.......................$773.75 Valdosta MSA .................................................................................................$807.03............................ $825.62.......................$769.53 Warner Robins MSA .......................................................................................$844.16............................ $834.89.......................$841.38

Average Weekly Hours (AWH)

Preliminary AUG 2022

Revised JUL 2022

Revised AUG 2021

Albany MSA .......................................................................................................... 32.1.................................. 32.2.............................33.3 Athens-Clarke County MSA .................................................................................31.4...................................31.2............................. 33.1 Atlanta MSA ........................................................................................................34.6...................................34.7.............................34.8 Augusta-Richmond County MSA .........................................................................35.9.................................. 35.8.............................34.2 Brunswick MSA ...................................................................................................33.6...................................32.4.............................34.5 Columbus MSA ....................................................................................................32.8...................................32.4............................. 31.5 Dalton MSA .........................................................................................................34.1...................................34.1.............................33.3 Gainesville MSA ...................................................................................................36.8................................... 37.4.............................40.4 Hinesville MSA .....................................................................................................31.5...................................30.9.............................30.7 Macon-Bibb County MSA ....................................................................................34.6...................................34.6.............................35.2 Rome MSA ...........................................................................................................35.2.................................. 34.8.............................36.2 Savannah MSA ....................................................................................................32.2...................................32.6.............................33.3 Valdosta MSA .......................................................................................................31.3......................................32............................. 32.1 Warner Robins MSA .............................................................................................34.8.................................. 35.5............................. 35.1

Average Hourly Earnings (AHE)

Preliminary AUG 2022

Revised JUL 2022

Revised AUG 2021

Albany MSA ..................................................................................................... $22.59.............................. $22.85......................... $21.01 Athens-Clarke County MSA .............................................................................$25.80...............................$26.02.........................$23.52 Atlanta MSA ....................................................................................................$32.70...............................$32.75.........................$31.58 Augusta-Richmond County MSA ..................................................................... $26.17...............................$26.81......................... $25.16 Brunswick MSA ...............................................................................................$22.97.............................. $22.93......................... $21.52 Columbus MSA ................................................................................................$23.27...............................$23.31.........................$22.87 Dalton MSA .................................................................................................... $22.95.............................. $22.83.........................$20.42 Gainesville MSA .............................................................................................. $30.36...............................$30.74.........................$30.81 Hinesville MSA ................................................................................................. $17.47................................$17.15.........................$18.94 Macon-Bibb County MSA ................................................................................$24.34...............................$23.72.........................$23.32 Rome MSA .......................................................................................................$22.71...............................$23.21.........................$23.90 Savannah MSA ................................................................................................$26.72.............................. $26.35.........................$23.59 Valdosta MSA ...................................................................................................$25.62...............................$26.21.........................$23.39 Warner Robins MSA .........................................................................................$24.05...............................$24.27.........................$24.53

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

Georgia

U.S.

WA 3.7

OR

3.7

ID

2.7

NV

4.4

UT

CA

2.0

4.1

AZ 3.5

AK 4.6

StatSetauteneUmnepmlopylmoyemnetnrt aRtaetses
August 2022
National Unemployment Rate: 3.7% Rates are seasonally adjusted

MT 2.8
WY 3.1
CO 3.4 NM 4.4

ND 2.3 SD 2.3
NE 2.1
KS 2.5

MN 1.9
WI 3.1
IA 2.6
IL 4.5 MO 2.5

OK 3.1 TX 4.1

AR 3.4
MS 3.6
LA 3.5

NH

2.0 ME

VT

3.1

2.1

MI 4.1

OH

IN

4.0

2.8

KY 3.8 TN 3.4

PA 4.2

WV

3.9

VA

2.6

NC 3.5

SC 3.1

AL

GA

2.6

2.8

FL 2.7

MA 3.6
NY 4.7
RI 2.8

CT

NJ 4.0

4.1

DE

4.5

DC 5.1

MD 4.3

Unemployment rate
5.0% or greater 4.0% to 4.9% 3.0% to 3.9% 2.0% to 2.9% Less than 2.0%

HI

PR

4.1

5.8

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

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

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

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

Preliminary AUG 2022
5,278,905 5,129,255
149,650 2.8
5,237,674 5,074,270
163,404 3.1
65,422 62,659
2,763 4.2
102,926 99,926 3,000 2.9
3,192,404 3,097,075
95,329 3.0
264,629 255,349
9,280 3.5
53,162 51,540
1,622 3.1
122,276 117,555
4,721 3.9
58,293 56,220
2,073 3.6
105,752 103,109
2,643 2.5

Revised JUL 2022
5,285,689 5,135,511
150,178 2.8
5,259,494 5,106,420
153,074 2.9
65,650 63,082
2,568 3.9
102,735 100,104
2,631 2.6
3,207,263 3,117,543
89,720 2.8
265,882 256,748
9,134 3.4
53,329 51,915
1,414 2.7
122,938 118,553
4,385 3.6
58,969 56,870
2,099 3.6
105,575 103,328
2,247 2.1

Revised AUG 2021
5,190,033 4,998,443
191,590 3.7
5,158,958 4,957,454
201,504 3.9
65,322 61,902
3,420 5.2
99,450 96,076
3,374 3.4
3,118,495 2,997,264
121,231 3.9
264,818 253,932
10,886 4.1
52,927 50,862
2,065 3.9
120,358 114,687
5,671 4.7
58,167 55,929
2,238 3.8
104,234 101,379
2,855 2.7

Change From

JUL 2022

AUG 2021

-6,784 -6,256
-528

88,872 130,812 -41,940

-21,820 -32,150 10,330

78,716 116,816 -38,100

-228 -423 195

100 757 -657

191

3,476

-178

3,850

369

-374

-14,859 -20,468
5,609

73,909 99,811 -25,902

-1,253 -1,399
146

-189 1,417 -1,606

-167 -375 208

235 678 -443

-662 -998 336

1,918 2,868 -950

-676

126

-650

291

-26

-165

177

1,518

-219

1,730

396

-212

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

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

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

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

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

Preliminary AUG 2022
34,493 33,361
1,132 3.3
103,231 99,618 3,613 3.5

Revised JUL 2022
34,421 33,360
1,061 3.1
103,769 100,324
3,445 3.3

Revised AUG 2021
34,430 33,143 1,287
3.7
101,872 97,463 4,409 4.3

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

43,662 42,318 1,344
3.1
199,955 194,101
5,854 2.9

43,917 42,674 1,243
2.8
200,278 194,859
5,419 2.7

43,388 41,842 1,546
3.6
197,396 189,798
7,598 3.8

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

62,854 60,813
2,041 3.2
86,805 83,998
2,807 3.2

62,722 60,816
1,906 3.0
87,205 84,587
2,618 3.0

63,179 60,653
2,526 4.0
86,438 83,215
3,223 3.7

Change From

JUL 2022

AUG 2021

72

63

1

218

71

-155

-538 -706 168

1,359 2,155 -796

-255 -356 101

274 476 -202

-323 -758 435

2,559 4,303 -1,744

132

-325

-3

160

135

-485

-400 -589 189

367 783 -416

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

AUG 2022
164,746,000 158,732,000
6,014,000 3.7
164,971,000 158,714,000
6,256,000 3.8

JUL 2022
163,960,000 158,290,000
5,670,000 3.5
165,321,000 159,067,000
6,255,000 3.8

AUG 2021
161,505,000 153,167,000
8,339,000 5.2
161,788,000 153,232,000
8,556,000 5.3

Change From

JUL 2022

AUG 2021

786,000 442,000 344,000

3,241,000 5,565,000 -2,325,000

-350,000 -353,000
1,000

3,183,000 5,482,000 -2,300,000

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

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

Georgia

Preliminary August 2022

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

5,237,674 5,074,270 163,404 3.1

Appling Atkinson Bacon Baker Baldwin

8,951 4,496 4,691 1,101 17,643

8,607 4,375 4,546 1,053 16,910

344 3.8 121 2.7 145 3.1 48 4.4 733 4.2

Banks Barrow Bartow Ben Hill Berrien

10,027 9,785

242 2.4

43,116 42,020 1,096 2.5

52,297 50,814 1,483 2.8

5,454 5,208

246 4.5

7,489 7,242

247 3.3

Bibb Bleckley Brantley Brooks Bryan

67,847 65,302 2,545 3.8

4,532 4,323

209 4.6

7,434

7,173

261 3.5

6,664 6,454

210 3.2

20,343 19,825

518 2.5

Bulloch Burke Butts Calhoun Camden

37,307 35,963 1,344 3.6

8,986 8,516

470 5.2

11,336 11,016

320 2.8

2,143 2,062

81 3.8

21,828 21,173

655 3.0

Candler Carroll Catoosa Charlton Chatham

5,993 5,844

149 2.5

57,427 55,647 1,780 3.1

33,191 32,325 866 2.6

4,941 4,783

158 3.2

145,685 141,200 4,485 3.1

Chattahoochee 1,906 1,815

91 4.8

Chattooga

9,182 8,801

381 4.1

Cherokee 143,270 139,873 3,397 2.4

Clarke

60,719 58,755 1,964 3.2

Clay

831

762

69 8.3

Clayton Clinch Cobb Coffee Colquitt

140,977 134,753 6,224 4.4

2,940 2,857

83 2.8

432,901 421,549 11,352 2.6

17,988 17,351

637 3.5

21,556 20,913 643 3.0

Columbia Cook Coweta Crawford Crisp

76,242 74,082 2,160 2.8

8,156 7,900

256 3.1

77,852 75,742 2,110 2.7

5,540 5,366

174 3.1

9,235 8,741 494 5.3

Revised July 2022

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

5,259,494 5,106,420 153,074 2.9

9,126 4,593 4,722 1,136 17,386

8,782 4,467 4,587 1,090 16,727

344 3.8 126 2.7 135 2.9
46 4.0 659 3.8

10,125 9,908

217 2.1

43,315 42,344

971 2.2

52,531 51,224 1,307 2.5

5,485 5,233

252 4.6

7,547

7,314

233 3.1

68,204 65,728 2,476 3.6

4,508 4,325

183 4.1

7,455

7,220

235 3.2

6,717 6,522

195 2.9

20,358 19,897

461 2.3

36,781 35,535 1,246 3.4

9,153 8,626

527 5.8

11,395 11,109

286 2.5

2,191 2,119

72 3.3

21,636 21,080 556 2.6

5,997 5,871

126 2.1

57,642 56,023 1,619 2.8

33,277 32,509

768 2.3

4,933 4,796

137 2.8

145,912 141,722 4,190 2.9

1,927 1,847

80 4.2

9,226 8,880 346 3.8

143,553 140,673 2,880 2.0

60,606 58,870 1,736 2.9

854

783

71 8.3

142,307 135,799 6,508 4.6

3,006 2,915

91 3.0

434,441 424,094 10,347 2.4

18,198 17,493

705 3.9

22,102 21,535

567 2.6

76,398 74,484 1,914 2.5

8,159

7,922

237 2.9

78,224 76,300 1,924 2.5

5,589 5,423

166 3.0

9,378 8,891

487 5.2

Revised August 2021

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

5,158,958 4,957,454 201,504 3.9

9,326 4,505 4,779 1,139 17,587

8,985 4,375 4,621 1,083 16,757

341 3.7 130 2.9 158 3.3
56 4.9 830 4.7

10,052 9,785

267 2.7

41,897 40,658 1,239 3.0

50,981 49,218 1,763 3.5

5,506 5,228

278 5.0

7,603 7,328

275 3.6

67,038 63,781 3,257 4.9

4,603 4,371

232 5.0

7,446 7,166

280 3.8

6,827 6,576

251 3.7

19,993 19,417

576 2.9

37,887 36,367 1,520 4.0

9,076 8,523

553 6.1

11,068 10,668

400 3.6

2,215 2,127

88 4.0

21,365 20,643

722 3.4

5,952 5,773

179 3.0

56,022 53,986 2,036 3.6

33,218 32,258

960 2.9

4,933 4,763

170 3.4

144,087 138,054 6,033 4.2

1,877 9,482 139,229 58,618
925

1,792 9,060 135,454 56,369
822

85 4.5 422 4.5 3,775 2.7 2,249 3.8 103 11.1

139,010 130,263 8,747 6.3

2,926 2,837

89 3.0

421,589 407,990 13,599 3.2

18,545 17,831

714 3.9

21,938 21,231

707 3.2

75,957 73,744 2,213 2.9

8,218 7,935

283 3.4

75,827 73,291 2,536 3.3

5,476 5,278

198 3.6

10,152 9,156 996 9.8

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 August 2022

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

8,080 7,876 204 2.5

13,491 13,165

326 2.4

11,089 10,694 395 3.6

406,345 393,341 13,004 3.2

6,996 6,743

253 3.6

Dooly Dougherty Douglas Early Echols

4,609 4,382

227 4.9

36,926 35,078 1,848 5.0

75,367 72,859 2,508 3.3

4,151 3,986

165 4.0

1,832 1,787

45 2.5

Effingham Elbert Emanuel Evans Fannin

33,927 7,610 8,499 5,170
12,005

33,076 7,318 8,126 5,012
11,675

851 2.5 292 3.8 373 4.4 158 3.1 330 2.7

Fayette Floyd Forsyth Franklin Fulton

59,633 58,083 1,550 2.6

43,662 42,318 1,344 3.1

130,547 127,461 3,086 2.4

10,046 9,730

316 3.1

577,445 558,426 19,019 3.3

Gilmer Glascock Glynn Gordon Grady

12,356 11,981

375 3.0

1,253 1,213

40 3.2

39,566 38,402 1,164 2.9

29,036 28,257

779 2.7

10,942 10,611

331 3.0

Greene

7,256 7,023

233 3.2

Gwinnett

503,126 489,441 13,685 2.7

Habersham 18,319 17,742

577 3.1

Hall

105,752 103,109 2,643 2.5

Hancock

2,475 2,341

134 5.4

Haralson Harris Hart Heard Henry

13,066 12,683 383 2.9

16,888 16,410

478 2.8

11,641 11,273 368 3.2

5,334

5,174

160 3.0

120,576 116,731 3,845 3.2

Houston Irwin Jackson Jasper Jeff Davis

70,932 68,700 2,232 3.1

3,438 3,296

142 4.1

43,911 42,974

937 2.1

7,212 7,026

186 2.6

6,109 5,883

226 3.7

Revised July 2022

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

8,051

7,871

180 2.2

13,520 13,233

287 2.1

11,270 10,914 356 3.2

408,571 395,884 12,687 3.1

6,984 6,744

240 3.4

4,656 4,461

195 4.2

36,993 35,267 1,726 4.7

75,747 73,320 2,427 3.2

4,186 4,035

151 3.6

1,873 1,832

41 2.2

34,008 7,741 8,536 5,158
11,994

33,240 7,392 8,169 5,026
11,734

768 2.3 349 4.5 367 4.3 132 2.6 260 2.2

59,895 58,499 1,396 2.3

43,917 42,674 1,243 2.8

130,964 128,328 2,636 2.0

10,055 9,743

312 3.1

580,440 562,172 18,268 3.1

12,320 11,996

324 2.6

1,258 1,226

32 2.5

39,657 38,648 1,009 2.5

29,142 28,403

739 2.5

11,013 10,713 300 2.7

7,392 7,192 200 2.7

504,773 492,199 12,574 2.5

18,381 17,862

519 2.8

105,575 103,328 2,247 2.1

2,490 2,355

135 5.4

13,085 12,750 335 2.6

17,000 16,605 395 2.3

11,704 11,351 353 3.0

5,363 5,216

147 2.7

121,350 117,725 3,625 3.0

71,215 69,145 2,070 2.9

3,502 3,353

149 4.3

44,046 43,246 800 1.8

7,258 7,084

174 2.4

6,151 5,951 200 3.3

Revised August 2021

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

8,138 7,915

223 2.7

13,173 12,818

355 2.7

11,448 11,007

441 3.9

398,453 380,320 18,133 4.6

7,037 6,741 296 4.2

4,878 4,589

289 5.9

36,901 34,574 2,327 6.3

73,643 70,472 3,171 4.3

4,292 4,072

220 5.1

1,893 1,839

54 2.9

33,316 7,725 8,567 5,151
12,045

32,327 7,372 8,112 4,973
11,691

989 3.0 353 4.6 455 5.3 178 3.5 354 2.9

57,898 56,154 1,744 3.0

43,388 41,842 1,546 3.6

126,736 123,414 3,322 2.6

10,132 9,771

361 3.6

566,369 540,305 26,064 4.6

12,536 12,147

389 3.1

1,253 1,217

36 2.9

39,315 37,767 1,548 3.9

28,523 27,621

902 3.2

10,986 10,620

366 3.3

7,278 7,011

267 3.7

490,828 473,971 16,857 3.4

18,451 17,797 654 3.5

104,234 101,379 2,855 2.7

2,521 2,366

155 6.1

12,742 12,298 444 3.5

16,764 16,167

597 3.6

11,730 11,287

443 3.8

5,229 5,027

202 3.9

117,585 112,677 4,908 4.2

70,493 67,935 2,558 3.6

3,497 3,340

157 4.5

42,343 41,313 1,030 2.4

7,070 6,842

228 3.2

6,072 5,829

243 4.0

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

Jefferson Jenkins Johnson Jones Lamar

Preliminary August 2022

Labor Force
6,964 3,133 3,982 13,775 8,428

Employment
6,690 2,991 3,866 13,383 8,155

Unemployment Number Rate
274 3.9 142 4.5 116 2.9 392 2.8 273 3.2

Revised July 2022

Labor Force
7,046 3,129 4,005 13,833 8,458

Employment
6,760 2,986 3,897 13,489 8,192

Unemployment Number Rate
286 4.1 143 4.6 108 2.7 344 2.5 266 3.1

Revised August 2021

Labor Force
7,074 3,168 4,100 13,547 8,268

Employment
6,693 3,019 3,944 13,126 7,908

Unemployment Number Rate
381 5.4 149 4.7 156 3.8 421 3.1 360 4.4

Lanier Laurens Lee Liberty Lincoln

3,792 19,113 15,116 26,066 3,504

3,661 18,376 14,696 25,196
3,377

131 3.5 737 3.9 420 2.8 870 3.3 127 3.6

3,769 19,176 15,163 25,986 3,544

3,655 18,445 14,777 25,169
3,424

114 3.0 731 3.8 386 2.5 817 3.1 120 3.4

3,814 19,501 14,981 25,982
3,552

3,658 18,661 14,498 24,969 3,400

156 4.1 840 4.3 483 3.2 1,013 3.9 152 4.3

Long Lowndes Lumpkin McDuffie McIntosh

8,427 8,165

262 3.1

50,566 48,911 1,655 3.3

17,673 17,211

462 2.6

8,419 8,045

374 4.4

6,162 5,965

197 3.2

8,435 8,191 244 2.9

50,363 48,807 1,556 3.1

17,437 17,041 396 2.3

8,530

8,106

424 5.0

6,217 6,047

170 2.7

8,448 8,174

274 3.2

50,645 48,580 2,065 4.1

17,453 16,960

493 2.8

8,448 8,004 444 5.3

6,166 5,929

237 3.8

Macon Madison Marion Meriwether Miller

4,474 14,016 3,266 9,061 2,665

4,269 13,638
3,146 8,667 2,592

205 4.6 378 2.7 120 3.7 394 4.3
73 2.7

4,522 13,990
3,284 9,095 2,749

4,328 13,644
3,181 8,733 2,683

194 4.3 346 2.5 103 3.1 362 4.0
66 2.4

4,605 13,574 3,228 8,899
2,761

4,361 13,142
3,110 8,447 2,675

244 5.3 432 3.2 118 3.7 452 5.1
86 3.1

Mitchell Monroe Montgomery Morgan Murray

7,963 13,266
3,703 9,726 15,281

7,529 12,889
3,552 9,469 14,734

434 5.5 377 2.8 151 4.1 257 2.6 547 3.6

7,979 13,305
3,731 9,790 15,528

7,679 12,975 3,579
9,547 14,920

300 3.8 330 2.5 152 4.1 243 2.5 608 3.9

8,244 13,067
3,762 9,590 15,314

7,817 12,664
3,583 9,284 14,686

427 5.2 403 3.1 179 4.8 306 3.2 628 4.1

Muscogee Newton Oconee Oglethorpe Paulding

76,014 72,660 3,354 4.4

54,372 52,488 1,884 3.5

20,994 20,524

470 2.2

7,197 7,009

188 2.6

91,499 89,071 2,428 2.7

76,513 73,423 3,090 4.0

54,823 52,892 1,931 3.5

20,919 20,533 386 1.8

7,220

7,057

163 2.3

91,956 89,764 2,192 2.4

75,379 71,278 4,101 5.4

53,150 50,819 2,331 4.4

20,255 19,774

481 2.4

7,003 6,791

212 3.0

88,866 86,150 2,716 3.1

Peach Pickens Pierce Pike Polk

11,870 15,954
8,530 9,229 18,438

11,421 15,536
8,279 8,986 17,851

449 3.8 418 2.6 251 2.9 243 2.6 587 3.2

11,951 15,985
8,582 9,265 18,427

11,527 15,641 8,369 9,045 17,937

424 3.5 344 2.2 213 2.5 220 2.4 490 2.7

11,928 15,483
8,606 8,988 18,400

11,402 15,028
8,328 8,735 17,743

526 4.4 455 2.9 278 3.2 253 2.8 657 3.6

Pulaski Putnam Quitman Rabun Randolph

4,003 8,724
735 7,734 2,318

3,877 8,420
695 7,509 2,206

126 3.1 304 3.5
40 5.4 225 2.9 112 4.8

4,039 8,806
735 7,816 2,332

3,915 8,526
701 7,622 2,231

124 3.1 280 3.2
34 4.6 194 2.5 101 4.3

4,017 8,700
765 7,812 2,354

3,878 8,336
727 7,566 2,215

139 3.5 364 4.2
38 5.0 246 3.1 139 5.9

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

Richmond Rockdale Schley Screven Seminole

Preliminary August 2022

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

82,911 79,278 3,633 4.4

45,353 43,773 1,580 3.5

2,099 2,020

79 3.8

4,915 4,681

234 4.8

2,961 2,853

108 3.6

Spalding Stephens Stewart Sumter Talbot

29,405 10,345
2,534 11,895 2,825

28,410 9,986 2,426 11,377 2,683

995 3.4 359 3.5 108 4.3 518 4.4 142 5.0

Taliaferro Tattnall Taylor Telfair Terrell

534 9,630 2,872 3,562 3,510

512 9,340 2,729 3,336 3,341

22 4.1 290 3.0 143 5.0 226 6.3 169 4.8

Thomas Tift Toombs Towns Treutlen

17,361 21,175 11,689 4,271 2,544

16,750 20,581 11,210
4,101 2,432

611 3.5 594 2.8 479 4.1 170 4.0 112 4.4

Troup Turner Twiggs Union Upson

37,411 36,282 1,129 3.0

3,195 3,042

153 4.8

2,803 2,678

125 4.5

11,105 10,810 295 2.7

11,728 11,305

423 3.6

Walker

30,992 30,087 905 2.9

Walton

48,059 46,716 1,343 2.8

Ware

15,175 14,685 490 3.2

Warren

2,627 2,519

108 4.1

Washington 6,529 6,241

288 4.4

Wayne Webster Wheeler White Whitfield

11,711 11,332

379 3.2

952

912

40 4.2

1,601 1,513

88 5.5

16,692 16,278

414 2.5

43,012 41,486 1,526 3.5

Wilcox Wilkes Wilkinson Worth

2,645 3,654 3,634 8,769

2,537 3,496 3,504 8,491

108 4.1 158 4.3 130 3.6 278 3.2

Revised July 2022

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

83,522 79,853 3,669 4.4

45,631 44,060 1,571 3.4

2,092 2,014

78 3.7

4,954

4,701

253 5.1

3,010 2,913

97 3.2

29,585 10,422 2,553 11,914
2,802

28,619 10,001 2,458 11,378
2,705

966 3.3 421 4.0
95 3.7 536 4.5
97 3.5

546 9,713 2,862 3,568 3,535

524 9,455 2,741 3,358 3,365

22 4.0 258 2.7 121 4.2 210 5.9 170 4.8

17,366 21,265 11,759 4,222
2,573

16,804 20,697 11,272
4,079 2,469

562 3.2 568 2.7 487 4.1 143 3.4 104 4.0

37,649 36,477 1,172 3.1

3,236

3,101

135 4.2

2,838 2,709

129 4.5

11,217 10,980

237 2.1

11,740 11,344 396 3.4

31,103 30,295 808 2.6

48,301 47,074 1,227 2.5

15,316 14,848 468 3.1

2,659 2,539

120 4.5

6,544 6,275 269 4.1

11,815 11,477 338 2.9

963

931

32 3.3

1,612 1,538

74 4.6

16,531 16,169 362 2.2

43,441 41,950 1,491 3.4

2,676 3,757 3,628 8,823

2,572 3,599 3,504 8,583

104 3.9 158 4.2 124 3.4 240 2.7

Revised August 2021

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

83,284 78,737 4,547 5.5

44,373 42,350 2,023 4.6

2,135 2,049

86 4.0

5,131 4,841

290 5.7

3,039 2,923

116 3.8

28,811 27,517 1,294 4.5

10,541 10,104

437 4.1

2,553 2,459

94 3.7

12,205 11,554

651 5.3

2,761 2,640

121 4.4

537 9,679 3,063 3,723 3,529

512 9,353 2,909 3,464 3,308

25 4.7 326 3.4 154 5.0 259 7.0 221 6.3

17,570 20,963 11,933
4,125 2,653

16,826 20,266 11,315
3,948 2,525

744 4.2 697 3.3 618 5.2 177 4.3 128 4.8

37,130 35,541 1,589 4.3

3,264 3,059

205 6.3

2,744 2,614

130 4.7

11,188 10,873

315 2.8

11,585 11,126

459 4.0

31,068 46,718 15,299
2,641 6,809

30,069 45,200 14,734
2,518 6,463

999 3.2 1,518 3.2
565 3.7 123 4.7 346 5.1

11,764 960
1,662 16,485 42,853

11,307 920
1,565 16,065 41,243

457 3.9 40 4.2 97 5.8
420 2.5 1,610 3.8

2,747 3,687 3,575 8,772

2,626 3,522 3,427 8,439

121 4.4 165 4.5 148 4.1 333 3.8

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 August 2022

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

Albany 29,946 28,477 1,469 4.9

Alpharetta 38,034 37,299

735 1.9

Athens 60,530 58,789 1,741 2.9

Atlanta 274,002 264,630 9,372 3.4

Dekalb Part

25,051 24,515

536 2.1

Fulton Part

248,951 240,115 8,836 3.5

Augusta 83,444 79,777 3,667 4.4

Brookhaven

36,139 35,503

636 1.8

Canton 17,310 17,019

291 1.7

Carrollton 12,000 11,577

423 3.5

Chamblee 21,486 21,139

347 1.6

Columbus 76,492 73,404 3,088 4.0

Dalton 13,615 13,151

464 3.4

Decatur 14,592 14,293

299 2.0

Douglasville

17,502 16,929

573 3.3

Duluth 16,413 16,022

391 2.4

Dunwoody

27,853 27,244

609 2.2

East Point

17,140 16,302

838 4.9

Gainesville

21,263 20,744

519 2.4

Hinesville 15,335 14,881

454 3.0

Johns Creek

46,041 45,076

965 2.1

Kennesaw

20,626 20,201

425 2.1

LaGrange 15,570 14,985

585 3.8

Lawrenceville

15,147 14,700

447 3.0

McDonough

12,844 12,358

486 3.8

Macon-Bibb 68,128 65,654 2,474 3.6

Marietta 36,101 35,208

893 2.5

Milton 20,849 20,427

422 2.0

Newnan 20,126 19,579

547 2.7

Peachtree City

19,308 18,937

371 1.9

P'tree Corners

25,797 25,206

591 2.3

Pooler 14,595 14,239

356 2.4

Rome 15,270 14,784

486 3.2

Roswell 54,923 53,858 1,065 1.9

Sandy Springs

67,371 65,860 1,511 2.2

Savannah 69,475 67,148 2,327 3.3

Smyrna 35,561 34,711

850 2.4

Statesboro

13,856 13,225

631 4.6

Stockbridge

14,907 14,365

542 3.6

Sugar Hill

13,594 13,324

270 2.0

Tucker 20,471 19,989

482 2.4

Union City 10,555 10,000

555 5.3

Valdosta 24,350 23,480

870 3.6

Warner Robins

33,938 32,861 1,077 3.2

Woodstock

18,384 17,991

393 2.1

Revised July 2022

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

30,082 28,536 1,546 5.1

38,173 37,295

878 2.3

61,121 58,976 2,145 3.5

274,822 264,603 10,219 3.7

25,047 24,513 534 2.1

249,775 240,090 9,685 3.9

83,463 79,589 3,874 4.6

36,171 35,500

671 1.9

17,384 17,003

381 2.2

12,081 11,569

512 4.2

21,573

21,137

436 2.0

76,627 73,214 3,413 4.5

13,690 13,173

517 3.8

14,635 14,292

343 2.3

17,608 16,925

683 3.9

16,491 16,006

485 2.9

27,888 27,242

646 2.3

17,275 16,300

975 5.6

21,415 20,832

583 2.7

15,566 15,031

535 3.4

46,216 45,071 1,145 2.5

20,693 20,189

504 2.4

15,549 14,957

592 3.8

15,181 14,685

496 3.3

12,948 12,378

570 4.4

68,290 65,594 2,696 3.9

36,161 35,187

974 2.7

20,933 20,424

509 2.4

20,200 19,585

615 3.0

19,386 18,943

443 2.3

25,871 25,181

690 2.7

14,617 14,245

372 2.5

15,393 14,792

601 3.9

55,075 53,853 1,222 2.2

67,558 65,853 1,705 2.5

69,802 67,179 2,623 3.8

35,665 34,690

975 2.7

14,240 13,457

783 5.5

15,002 14,388

614 4.1

13,630 13,311

319 2.3

20,535 19,987

548 2.7

10,620

9,999

621 5.8

24,595 23,618

977 4.0

34,172 32,983 1,189 3.5

18,413

17,974

439 2.4

Revised August 2021

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment Number Rate

30,345 28,202 2,143 7.1

36,984 36,088

896 2.4

57,683 55,408 2,275 3.9

270,454 256,039 14,415 5.3

24,479 23,720

759 3.1

245,975 232,319 13,656 5.6

84,444 79,516 4,928 5.8

35,108 34,350

758 2.2

16,874 16,478

396 2.3

11,698 11,207

491 4.2

20,930 20,453

477 2.3

76,105 71,802 4,303 5.7

13,652 13,047

605 4.4

14,229 13,829

400 2.8

17,205 16,382

823 4.8

16,027 15,514

513 3.2

27,101 26,360

741 2.7

17,230 15,773 1,457 8.5

20,989 20,357

632 3.0

15,531 14,930

601 3.9

44,813 43,612 1,201 2.7

20,134 19,554

580 2.9

15,702 14,780

922 5.9

14,997 14,234

763 5.1

12,833 11,940

893 7.0

67,605 64,103 3,502 5.2

35,361 34,080 1,281 3.6

20,275 19,763

512 2.5

19,729 18,937

792 4.0

18,747 18,314

433 2.3

25,314 24,407

907 3.6

14,428 13,935

493 3.4

15,318 14,643

675 4.4

53,504 52,110 1,394 2.6

65,734 63,722 2,012 3.1

69,529 65,714 3,815 5.5

34,862 33,599 1,263 3.6

14,067 13,241

826 5.9

14,691 13,878

813 5.5

13,117 12,820

297 2.3

20,034 19,340

694 3.5

10,186 9,435

751 7.4

24,734 23,471 1,263 5.1

34,291 32,866 1,425 4.2

17,942 17,420

522 2.9

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 AUGUST 2022 August 2022

Dade 2.5

Catoosa 2.6

Walker

Whitfield

Murray 3.6

Fannin 2.7

Union 2.7

Towns 4.0

Rabun 2.9

2.9

3.5

Chattooga 4.1

Gordon 2.7

Floyd 3.1

Bartow 2.8

Gilmer 3.0
Pickens 2.6
Cherokee 2.4

Lumpkin 2.6
Dawson 2.4
Forsyth 2.4

White Habersham

2.5

3.1

Stephens

3.5

Banks Franklin

Hall

2.4

3.1

2.5

Jackson 2.1

Madison 2.7

Hart 3.2
Elbert 3.8

5.0% or greater 11 counties (7%)
4.0% to 4.9% 34 counties (21%)
3.0% to 3.9% 66 counties (42%)

Polk 3.2

Paulding

Cobb 2.6

Gwinnett 2.7

Barrow 2.5

Clarke 3.2

Oglethorpe 2.6

Less than 3.0% 48 counties (30%)

Haralson 2.9
Carroll 3.1
Heard 3.0

2.7 Douglas 3.3
Coweta 2.7

Fulton 3.3

DeKalb 3.2 Rockdale

Walton 2.8

Oconee 2.2

Clayton

3.5 Newton

4.4
Fayette 2.6

Henry 3.2

3.5

Morgan 2.6

Spalding 3.4

Butts 2.8

Jasper 2.6

Putnam 3.5

Wilkes 4.3

Lincoln 3.6

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

Greene 3.2

Taliaferro

4.1

McDuffie

Warren 4.4

Columbia 2.8

4.1

Richmond

Hancock

4.4

5.4

Glascock

3.2

Troup 3.0

Meriwether 4.3

Pike 2.6

Lamar 3.2

Monroe 2.8

Jones 2.8

Baldwin 4.2

Washington

Jefferson 3.9

Burke 5.2

Upson

4.4

Harris 2.8

Talbot 5.0

Muscogee 4.4
Marion Chattahoochee 3.7

3.6
Taylor 5.0

Crawford 3.1

Bibb 3.8

Twiggs 4.5

Wilkinson 3.6

Peach

3.8

Macon 4.6

Houston 3.1

Bleckley 4.6

Laurens 3.9

Johnson 2.9

Emanuel 4.4

Jenkins 4.5

Screven 4.8

Treutlen 4.4

Candler 2.5

Bulloch 3.6

Effingham 2.5

4.8
Stewart 4.3

Schley 3.8

Webster 4.2

Sumter 4.4

Quitman

5.4 Randolph Terrell

Lee

4.8

4.8

2.8

Clay 8.3

Calhoun 3.8

Dougherty 5.0

Early 4.0
Miller 2.7

Baker 4.4

Mitchell 5.5

Dooly 4.9

Pulaski 3.1

Dodge 3.6

Crisp 5.3

Wilcox 4.1

Turner 4.8

Ben Hill 4.5

Montgomery

Wheeler 5.5

4.1

Toombs 4.1

Evans 3.1

Tattnall

Telfair

3.0

6.3

Jeff Davis 3.7

Appling 3.8

Long 3.1

Bryan 2.5
Liberty 3.3

Worth 3.2
Colquitt 3.0

Irwin 4.1 Tift 2.8

Coffee 3.5

Berrien

Atkinson

3.3

2.7

Cook

3.1 Lanier

Bacon 3.1

Wayne 3.2

Pierce 2.9
Ware 3.2

Brantley 3.5

McIntosh 3.2
Glynn 2.9

Chatham 3.1

Seminole 3.6

Decatur 3.6

Grady 3.0

Thomas 3.5

Brooks 3.2

3.5
Lowndes 3.3

Clinch 2.8

Charlton 3.2

Camden 3.0

Echols

2.5

Georgia's Unemployment Rate: 3.1%
Georgia's U(nNoet SmeasponlaollyyAmdjusetend)t Rate: 3.1% (not seasonally adjusted) Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics and Economic Research
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Georgia Unemployment Insurance Claims by County

County

August 2022 Initial
Claims

Average Weekly Benefit

County

August 2022 Initial
Claims

Average Weekly Benefit

County

August 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

26,750.............. $315
64.............. $319 29.............. $280 17.............. $208 16.............. $291 124.............. $258 24.............. $248 130.............. $292 247.............. $295 58.............. $336 19.............. $254 541.............. $240 27.............. $301 24.............. $268 36.............. $234 64.............. $293 176.............. $257 105.............. $253 48.............. $255 22.............. $283 34.............. $281 18.............. $263 222.............. $259 64.............. $307
6.............. $258 524.............. $277
12.............. $286 163.............. $297 328.............. $302 187.............. $266
6.............. $317 1,074.............. $279
12.............. $255 1,457.............. $303
187.............. $272 132.............. $276 210.............. $299
41.............. $250 353.............. $239
33.............. $261 193.............. $249
4.............. $307 23.............. $306 69.............. $283 2,052.............. $294 36.............. $243 104.............. $266 495.............. $262 373.............. $288 47.............. $198
6.............. $251 73.............. $301

Elbert Emanuel Evans Fannin Fayette Floyd Forsyth Franklin Fulton Gilmer Glascock Glynn Gordon Grady Greene Gwinnett Habersham Hall Hancock Haralson Harris Hart Heard Henry Houston Irwin Jackson Jasper Jeff Davis Jefferson Jenkins Johnson Jones Lamar Lanier Laurens Lee Liberty Lincoln Long Lowndes Lumpkin Macon Madison Marion McDuffie McIntosh Meriwether Miller Mitchell Monroe Montgomery Morgan Murray

40.............. $284 61.............. $266 33.............. $263 15.............. $282 159.............. $296 287.............. $280 212.............. $313 39.............. $303 2,888.............. $287 28.............. $322
2.............. $276 120.............. $274 159.............. $287
54.............. $247 16.............. $273 1,593.............. $299 78.............. $283 341.............. $291 26.............. $270 61.............. $273 83.............. $292 44.............. $285 28.............. $259 650.............. $277 595.............. $281 25.............. $282 102.............. $313 18.............. $272 38.............. $273 51.............. $233 28.............. $260 26.............. $224 41.............. $265 36.............. $266 14.............. $251 177.............. $255 49.............. $291 107.............. $268 11.............. $289 26.............. $294 228.............. $257 37.............. $236 83.............. $268 38.............. $250 25.............. $252 99.............. $218 13.............. $312 127.............. $235
7.............. $193 207.............. $292
39.............. $270 10.............. $289 19.............. $277 203.............. $278

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

734.............. $274 267.............. $289
19.............. $307 21.............. $286 307.............. $294 164.............. $248 25.............. $285 27.............. $276 39.............. $303 201.............. $300 27.............. $276 30.............. $269
2.............. $254 14.............. $307
4.............. $260 625.............. $268 242.............. $298
10.............. $272 57.............. $274 10.............. $301 177.............. $262 56.............. $303 15.............. $262 110.............. $255 68.............. $307
6.............. $255 36.............. $306 73.............. $274 44.............. $231 21.............. $268 102.............. $249 135.............. $244 73.............. $299
0.............. $341 14.............. $301 270.............. $262 86.............. $256 16.............. $268 14.............. $256 201.............. $268 89.............. $297 143.............. $287 64.............. $260 31.............. $242 45.............. $229 44.............. $291 14.............. $298 10.............. $303 47.............. $290 655.............. $296 31.............. $297 18.............. $299 23.............. $243 51.............. $284

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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Mark Butler, Commissioner 148 Andrew Young International Boulevard, N.E. Atlanta, Georgia 30303-1751
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