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Annual Average Civilian Labor Force
Estimates 1980- 1989

Final Series

Marti Fullerton
COMMISSIONER

Georgia Department of Labor Labor Market Information 148 International Boulevard, N.E. Atlanta, Georgia 30303-1751
404/656-3177

Metropolitan Statistical Areas
1980 - 1989
CHATTANOOGA

ANNUAL AVERAGE CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES

GEORGIA

Labor Force Employment Unemployed Rate

1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989

2.543,000 2,599,000 2,662,000 2,685,000 2,762,000 2,876,000 2,994,000 3,050,000 3,153,000 3,195,000

2,380,000 2,433,000 2.454,000 2,484,000 2,596,000 2,688,000 2,817,000 2,883,000 2,970,000 3,018,000

163,000 166,000 208,000 201,000 166,000 188,000 177,000 167,000 183,000 177,000

6.4

6.4

7.8

7.5

6.0

6.5

5.9

5.5

5.8

5.5

ALBANY MSA

Labor Force Employment Unemployed Rate

1980
50,367 46,555 3,812
7.6

1981
51,706 47,642 4,064
7.9

1982
52,135 47,382 4.753
9.1

1983
51,617 46,480 5,137
10.0

1984
53,019 48,544 4,475
8.4

1985
55,178 50,295 4,883
8.8

1986
56,758 50,588 6,170
10.9

1987
55,507 50,320 5,187
9.3

1988
53,938 48,974 4,964
9.2

1989
53,657 49,640 4,017
7.5

ATHENS MSA

Labor Force Employment Unemployed Rate

1980
62,641 58,915 3,726
5.9

1981
64,535 61,140 3,395
5.3

1982
65,466 61,249 4,217
6.4

1983
65,913 61.710 4,203
6.4

1984
66,471 63,155 3,316
5.0

1985
68,432 64,447 3,985
5.8

1986
70,931 67,319 3,612
5.1

1987
72,249 69,089 3,160
4.4

1988
74,479 71,150 3,329
4.5

1989
77,489 74,147 3,342
4.3

ATLANTA MSA

Labor Force Employment Unemployed Rate

1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989

1,092,889 1,125,784 1,161,195 1,189,551 1,243,674 1,312,848 1,404,838 1,444,196 1,493,694 1,511,043

1.033,070 1,062,610 1,084,463 1,113,361 1,183,775 1,247,158 1,339,632 1,376,839 1,417,569 1,433,697

59,819 63,174 76,732 76,190 59,899 65,690 65,206 67,357 76,125 77,346

5.5

5.6

6.6

6.4

4.8

5.0

4.6

4.7

5.1

5.1

AUGUSTA MSA

Labor Force Employment Unemployed Rate

1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989

144.743 134,959
9,784 6.8

146,462 135,873 10,589
7.2

151,887 137,998 13,889
9.1

149,547 135,691 13,856
9.3

156,320 146,179 10,141
6.5

166,175 155,590 10,585
6.4

174,280 164,068 10,212
5.9

178,890 168,283 10,607
5.9

183,368 172,548 10,820
5.9

191,143 181,339
9,804 5.1

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ANNUAL AVERAGE CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES

COLUMBUS MSA

1980
90,940 84,183 6,757
7.4

1981
91.895 84,578 7,317
8.0

1982
91,732 83,085 8,647
9.4

1983
92,397 85,011 7,386
8.0

1984
95,316 88,549 6,767
7.1

1985
96,612 88,863 7,749
8.0

1986 1987 1988

99,487 92,087 7,400
7.4

100,360 94,007 6,353
6.3

100,550 93,830 6,720
6.7

1989
99,589 93,965 5,624
5.6

MACON MSA

1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989

114,073 107,507
6,566 5.8

115,759 108,647
7,112 6.1

119,261 111,255
8,006 6.7

118,300 109,785
8,515 7.2

119,448 111,815
7,633 6.4

123,426 114,566
8,860 7.2

126,882 119,354
7,528 5.9

128,020 121,347
6,673 5.2

130,185 123,270
6,915 5.3

132,968 126,431
6,537 4.9

SAVANNAH MSA

1980
94,271 88,196 6,075
6.4

1981
96,933 91,057 5,876
6.1

1982
99,857 92,327 7,530
7.5

1983
99,728 91,393 8,335
8.4

1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989

99,762 92,904 6,858
6.9

102,831 95,393 7,438
7.2

108,568 101,552
7,016 6.5

109,558 102,972
6,586 6.0

113,559 106,197
7,362 6.5

113,882 108,010
5,872 5.2

GA PART COLUMBUS MSA

1980
71,424 66,283 5,141
7.2

1981
72,062 66,897 5,165
7.2

1982
71,664 66,028 5,636
7.9

1983
72,062 66,899 5,163
7.2

1984
73,573 68,975 4,598
6.2

1985
74,373 68,804 5,569
7.5

1986
77,018 71,742 5,276
6.9

1987
76,675 71,921 4,754
6.2

1988
77,767 72,494 5,273
6.8

1989
77,058 72,627 4,431
5.8

GA PART - AUGUSTA MSA

1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989

103,333 96,769 6,564
6.4

104,102 97,423 6,679
6.4

106,047 97,818 8,229
7.8

105,157 96,711 8,446
8.0

107,630 100,819
6,811
6.3

109,404 102,409
6,995 6.4

115,983 108,848
7,135 6.2

118,671 111,220
7,451 6.3

121,342 113,836
7,506 6.2

126,882 119,670
7,212 5.7

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Labor Force Employment Unemployed
Rate

ANNUAL AVERAGE CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES

GA PART CHATIANOOGA MSA

1980
49,006 44,876 4,130
8.4

1981
49,584 45,595 3,989
8.0

1982
49,013 44,615 4,398
9.0

1983
48,306 44,090 4,216
8.7

1984
47,720 44,315 3,405
7.1

1985
48,379 44,747 3,632
7.5

1986
50,267 47,148 3,119
6.2

1987
52,377 49.745 2,632
5.0

1988
54,113 51,068 3,045
5.6

1989
54,814 51,666 3,148
5.7

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ANNUAL AVERAGE CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES

APPLING COUNTY

1980
6,552 6,068
484 7.4

1981
6,910 6,491
419 6.1

1982
7,563 7,024
539 7.1

1983
7,762 6,978
784 10.1

1984
7,950 7,400
550 6.9

1985
8,192 7,470
722 8.8

1986
8,173 7,537
636 7.8

1987
8,299 7,595
704 8.5

1988
7,880 7,216
664 8.4

1989
7,933 7,221
712 9.0

ATKINSON COUNTY

1980
2,214 2,006
208 9.4

1981
2,495 2,297
198 7.9

1982
2,771 2,524
247 8.9

1983
3,251 2,943
308 9.5

1984
3,646 3,391
255 7.0

1985
3,890 3,532
358 9.2

1986
3,731 3,455
276 7.4

1987
3,843 3,630
213 5.5

1988
4,265 4,066
199 4.7

1989
4,230 3,989
241 5.7

BACON COUNTY

1980
4,080 3,760
320 7.8

1981
3,847 3,587
260 6.8

1982
3,781 3,403
378 10.0

1983
3,691 3,255
436 11.8

1984
3,910 3,596
314 8.0

1985
4,074 3.723
351 8.6

1986
4,225 3,876
349 8.3

1987
4,607 4,288
319 6.9

1988
4,783 4,472
311 6.5

1989
4,405 4,170
235 5.3

BAKER COUNTY

1980
1,594 1,520
74 4.6

1981
1,624 1,547
77 4.7

1982
1,780 1,645
135 7.6

1983
1,844 1,703
141 7.6

1984
1,832 1,721
111 6.1

1985
1,735 1,597
138 8.0

1986
1,524 1,392
132 8.7

1987
1,630 1,460
170 10.4

1988
1,662 1,532
130 7.8

1989
1,544 1,452
92 6.0

BALDWIN COUNTY

1980
14,566 13,716
850 5.8

1981
15,236 14,453
783 5.1

1982
15,541 14,627
914 5.9

1983
15,858 15,006
852 5.4

1984
15,820 15,046
774 4.9

1985
16,033 15,147
886 5.5

1986
16,579 15.719
860 5.2

1987
16,645 15,608 1,037
6.2

1988
16,496 15,757
739 4.5

1989
16,722 16,003
719 4.3

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ANNUAL AVERAGE CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES

BANKS COUNTY

1980
4,254 3,983
271 6.4

1981
4,138 3,915
223 5.4

1982
4,168 3,888
280 6.7

1983
5,251 4.914
337 6.4

1984
5,173 4,949
224 4.3

1985
5,266 5,001
265 5.0

1986
5,223 4.988
235 4.5

1987
5,268 5,055
213 4.0

1988
5,480 5,211
269 4.9

1989
4,889 4,620
269 5.5

BARROW COUNTY

1980
11.083 10,351
732 6.6

1981
11,479 10,625
854 7.4

1982
11,818 10,843
975 8.3

1983
12,191 11,257
934 7.7

1984
12,678 12.010
668 5.3

1985
12.514 11.449 1.065
8.5

1986
13,504 12.552
952 7.0

1987
13,327 12,515
812 6.1

1988
13,932 12,956
976 7.0

1989
14,285 13.104 1.181
8.3

BARTOW COUNTY

1980
19,706 18.210 1,496
7.6

1981
19,837 18,025 1,812
9.1

1982
19,496 17,184 2,312
11.9

1983
19,184 17,126 2.058
10.7

1984
19,471 17,772 1,699
8.7

1985
19,967 18,001 1,966
9.8

1986
20.791 18,974 1,817
8.7

1987
21.440 19,882 1,558
7.3

1988
22,719 20,854 1,865
8.2

1989
24,483 22,485 1.998
8.2

BEN HILL COUNTY

1980
6,738 6,249
489 7.3

1981
6,852 6,306
546 8.0

1982
6,880 6,016
864 12.6

1983
7,051 6,421
630 8.9

1984
7,110 6,652
458 6.4

1985
7,310 6.732
578 7.9

1986
7,369 6,762
607 8.2

1987
7,131 6,582
549 7.7

1988
7,291 6,755
536 7.4

1989
7,551 7,077
474 6.3

BERRIEN COUNTY

1980
6,155 5,823
332 5.4

1981
6,360 5,990
370 5.8

1982
6,230 5,667
563 9.0

1983
6,206 5,721
485 7.8

1984
6,486 6,132
354 5.5

1985
6,760 6,344
416 6.2

1986
7,231 6,843
388 5.4

1987
7,849 7,478
371 4.7

1988
8,089 7,707
382 4.7

1989
7,310 6,779
531 7.3

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ANNUAL AVERAGE CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES

BIBB COUNTY

1980
65,499 61,472 4,027
6.1

1981
66,055 61,740 4,315
6.5

1982
68,350 63,335 5,015
7.3

1983
67,641 62,428 5,213
7.7

1984
68,040 63,565 4,475
6.6

1985
70,371 65,197 5,174
7.4

1986
72,125 67,476 4,649
6.4

1987
72,528 68,488 4,040
5.6

1988
73,152 69,229 3,923
5.4

1989
74,792 71,004 3,788
5.1

BLECKLEY COUNTY

1980
4,647 4,380
267 5.7

1981
4.701 4,437
264 5.6

1982
4,623 4,345
278 6.0

1983
4,473 4,185
288 6.4

1984
4,370 4,055
315 7.2

1985
4,534 4,192
342 7.5

1986
6,093 5,802
291 4.8

1987
6,369 6,137
232 3.6

1988
5,967 5,620
347 5.8

1989
6,090 5,842
248 4.1

BRANTLEY COUNTY

1980
3,236 3,008
228 7.0

1981
3,254 2,989
265 8.1

1982
3,841 3,430
411 10.7

1983
3,609 3,143
466 12.9

1984
3,476 3,123
353 10.2

1985
4,016 3,593
423 10.5

1986
4,059 3,682
377 9.3

1987
4,110 3,745
365 8.9

1988
4,417 3,998
419 9.5

1989
4,513 4,109
404 9.0

BROOKS COUNTY

1980
5,801 5,541
260 4.5

1981
6,156 5,922
234 3.8

1982
6,329 6,018
311 4.9

1983
6,493 6,150
343 5.3

1984
6,755 6,366
389 5.8

1985
6,567 6,166
401 6.1

1986
6,321 5,989
332 5.3

1987
6,327 6,013
314 5.0

1988
6,470 6,133
337 5.2

1989
6,928 6,612
316 4.6

BRYAN COUNTY

1980
4,025 3,767
258 6.4

1981
3,699 3,491
208 5.6

1982
4,020 3,755
265 6.6

1983
4,161 3,848
313 7.5

1984
4,647 4,283
364 7.8

1985 1986 1987 1988 1989

822 4,835 5,825 5,920 5,965

442 4,500 5,476 5,524 5,663

380

335

349

396

302

46.2

6.9

6.0

6.7

5.1

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ANNUAL AVERAGE CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES

BULLOCH COUNTY

1980
15,807 14,893
914 5.8

1981
16,802 15,897
905 5.4

1982
17,038 15,934 1,104
6.5

1983
16.734 15,561 1,173
7.0

1984
16,882 15,944
938 5.6

1985
17,046 16,064
982 5.8

1986
16,132 15,280
852 5.3

1987
17,157 16,381
776 4.5

1988
17,687 16,894
793 4.5

1989
18,551 17,915
636 3.4

BURKE COUNTY

1980
8,441 7,558
883 10.5

1981
9,857 9,061
796 8.1

1982
13,287 12,451
836 6.3

1983
12,861 11,984
877 6.8

1984
14,014 13,126
888 6.3

1985
14,366 13,384
982 6.8

1986
14,933 13,835 1,098
7.4

1987
11,457 10,231 1,226
10.7

1988
10,646 9,528 1,118 10.5

1989
8,467 7,249 1,218 14.4

BUTTS COUNTY

1980
6,672 6,093
579 8.7

1981
6,909 6,258
651 9.4

1982
7,061 6,318
743 10.5

1983
7,217 6,442
775 10.7

1984
7,292 6,692
600 8.2

1985
6,757 6,041
716 10.6

1986
7,024 6,438
586 8.3

1987
7,174 6,609
565 7.9

1988
7,358 6,819
539 7.3

1989
7,513 6,896
617 8.2

CALHOUN COUNTY

1980
2,239 2,082
157 7.0

1981
2,354 2,173
181 7.7

1982
2,373 2,105
268 11.3

1983
2,295 2,021
274 11.9

1984
2,241 2,032
209 9.3

1985
2,259 1,991
268 11.9

1986
2,101 1,869
232 11.0

1987
2,001 1,806
195 9.7

1988
2,211 2,035
176 8.0

1989
1,995 1,848
147 7.4

CAMDEN COUNTY

1980
5,638 5,353
285 5.1

1981
6,045 5,767
278 4.6

1982
6,845 6,509
336 4.9

1983
7,396 7,003
393 5.3

1984
7,755 7,355
400 5.2

1985
8,731 8,269
462 5.3

1986
10,239 9,707
532 5.2

1987
10,887 10,365
522 4.8

1988
11,365 10,583
782 6.9

1989
12,331 11,666
665 5.4

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ANNUAL AVERAGE CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES

CANDLER COUNTY

1980
3,122 2,969
153 4.9

1981
3,136 2,956
180 5.7

1982
3,160 2,917
243 7.7

1983
3,172 2,945
227 7.2

1984
3,136 2,908
228 7.3

1985
3,189 2,971
218 6.8

1986
3,094 2,906
188 6.1

1987
3,220 3,078
142 4.4

1988
3,456 3,251
205 5.9

1989
3,716 3,507
209 5.6

CARROLL COUNTY

1980
25,803 23,695 2,108
8.2

1981
26,444 24,394 2,050
7.8

1982
27,388 24,940 2,448
8.9

1983
28,963 26,680 2,283
7.9

1984
29,000 27.228 1,772
6.1

1985
29,640 27,623 2,017
6.8

1986
29,637 27,755 1,882
6.4

1987
30,106 28,375 1,731
5.7

1988
30,943 29,018 1,925
6.2

1989
32,331 30,429 1,902
5.9

CATOOSA COUNTY

1980
16,933 15.753 1,180
7.0

1981
17,568 16,276 1,292
7.4

1982
17,505 16,095 1.410
8.1

1983
17,384 16,016 1,368
7.9

1984
17,262 16,200 1,062
6.2

1985
18,720 17,599 1,121
6.0

1986
19,424 18,472
952 4.9

1987
20,396 19,604
792 3.9

1988
21,257 20,305
952 4.5

1989
21.527 20.542
985 4.6

CHARLTON COUNTY

1980
2,799 2,586
213 7.6

1981
2.745 2,581
164 6.0

1982
2.750 2,535
215 7.8

1983
2,750 2,534
216 7.9

1984
2,770 2,552
218 7.9

1985
2,866 2,616
250 8.7

1986
3,021 2,794
227 7.5

1987
3,067 2,867
200 6.5

1988
2,927 2,686
241 8.2

1989
3,048 2,868
180 5.9

CHATHAM COUNTY

1980
86,303 80,688 5,615
6.5

1981
88,981 83,484 5,497
6.2

1982
91,577 84,600 6,977
7.6

1983
91,057 83,449 7,608
8.4

1984
90,952 84,599 6,353
7.0

1985
94,141 87,250 6,891
7.3

1986
99,227 92,737 6,490
6.5

1987 1988 1989

99,582 93,556 6,026
6.1

102,914 96,187 6,727
6.5

103,244 97,829 5,415
5.2

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ANNUAL AVERAGE CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES

CHATTAHOOCHEE COUNTY

1980
4,087 3,719
368 9.0

1981
3,322 3,019
303 9.1

1982
3,584 3,330
254 7.1

1983
3,530 3.299
231 6.5

1984
3,456 3,241
215 6.2

1985
1,660 1,430
230 13.9

1986
1,652 1,461
191 11.6

1987
1,429 1.242
187 13.1

1988
1,538 1,302
236 15.3

1989
1,541 1,304
237 15.4

CHATTOOGA COUNTY

1980
9,949 8,886 1,063 10.7

1981
9,230 8,236
994 10.8

1982
9,515 8,067 1,448 15.2

1983
9,151 8,181
970 10.6

1984
8,935 7,986
949 10.6

1985
8,756 7,563 1,193 13.6

1986
8,896 8,102
794 8.9

1987
8,912 8,339
573 6.4

1988
9,108 8.298
810 8.9

1989
9,206 8,383
823 8.9

CHEROKEE COUNTY

1980
26,455 25,222 1,233
4.7

1981
28,857 26.707 2,150
7.5

1982
29,973 27,978 1,995
6.7

1983
30,466 28,833 1,633
5.4

1984
32.487 31.298 1,189
3.7

1985
34,089 32.876 1,213
3.6

1986
37,949 36,654 1,295
3.4

1987
41,383 39,846 1,537
3.7

1988
44.777 42,513 2,264
5.1

1989
45.201 42,997 2,204
4.9

CLARKE COUNTY

1980
35.753 33,657 2,096
5.9

1981
36,597 34.764 1,833
5.0

1982
36,786 34,688 2,098
5.7

1983
36.906 34,805 2,101
5.7

1984
37,199 35,278 1.921
5.2

1985
37,818 35.772 2,046
5.4

1986
39,318 37,337 1,981
5.0

1987
39,239 37,606 1,633
4.2

1988
39,943 38,146 1,797
4.5

1989
41.483 39.753 1,730
4.2

CLAY COUNTY

1980
1,220 1.143
77 6.3

1981
1,201 1,132
69 5.7

1982
1,437 1,339
98 6.8

1983
1,505 1,405
100 6.6

1984
1,549 1,457
92 5.9

1985
1,337 1,234
103 7.7

1986
1,052 967 85 8.1

1987
1,037 965 72 6.9

1988
1,083 1,002
81 7.5

1989
1,140 1,064
76 6.7

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CLAYTON COUNTY

1980
76,800 72,579 4,221
5.5

1981
79,171 74,977 4,194
5.3

1982
81,879 76,442 5,437
6.6

1983
83,128 77,625 5,503
6.6

1984
84,856 81.006 3,850
4.5

1985
90,053 85,401 4,652
5.2

1986
94,494 90,319 4,175
4.4

1987
93,366 88,778 4,588
4.9

1988
95,498 90,441 5,057
5.3

1989
97,001 91,470 5,531
5.7

CLINCH COUNTY

1980
2,855 2,693
162 5.7

1981
2,923 2.728
195 6.7

1982
2.835 2.555
280 9.9

1983
2,758 2,520
238 8.6

1984
2.821 2.643
178 6.3

1985
3,080 2,878
202 6.6

1986
3,041 2,826
215 7.1

1987
2,597 2,398
199 7.7

1988
2,418 2,205
213 8.8

1989
2,308 2,165
143 6.2

COBB COUNTY

1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989

151,264 144,892
6,372 4.2

158,547
151.723 6,824 4.3

165,328 156,487
8,841 5.3

172,590 163,467
9,123 5.3

183.739 176,531
7,208 3.9

212,599 204,979
7,620 3.6

229,953 222,269
7,684 3.3

237,295 229,216
8,079 3.4

249,108 238,407 10,701
4.3

252,387 241,119
11.268 4.5

COFFEE COUNTY

1980
11,475 10,313 1,162
10.1

1981
11,424 10,477
947 8.3

1982
12,061 10,927 1.134
9.4

1983
12,220 11,034 1,186
9.7

1984
12.128 11,159
969 8.0

1985
12,635 11,484 1,151
9.1

1986
12,488 11,457 1,031
8.3

1987
13,088 12.232
856 6.5

1988
13,819 12.772 1.047
7.6

1989
14,610 13,628
982 6.7

COLQUITT COUNTY

1980
15,956 14,814 1,142
7.2

1981
15,649 14,549 1,100
7.0

1982
15,691 14,251 1,440
9.2

1983
15,379 14,171 1,208
7.9

1984
16.038 14,944 1,094
6.8

1985
16,565 15,287 1,278
7.7

1986
16,233 14,958 1,275
7.9

1987
16,658 15,328 1,330
8.0

1988
16,824 15,730 1,094
6.5

1989
16.843 15,882
961 5.7

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COLUMBIA COUNTY

1980
18,411 17,523
888 4.8

1981
19,197 18,251
946 4.9

1982
19,596 18,527 1,069
5.5

1983
19,926 18,885 1,041
5.2

1984
21.360 20,540
820 3.8

1985
22.710 21,805
905 4.0

1986
24,827 23,904
923 3.7

1987
26,839 25,722 1,117
4.2

1988
28,539 27,407 1,132
4.0

1989
29.969 28,812 1,157
3.9

COOK COUNTY

1980
5,908 5,493
415 7.0

1981
5,814 5,414
400 6.9

1982
5,884 5,381
503 8.5

1983
5,902 5,493
409 6.9

1984
5,978 5,597
381 6.4

1985
6,070 5,630
440 7.2

1986
5,907 5,516
391 6.6

1987
6,306 5,877
429 6.8

1988
6,395 6,001
394 6.2

1989
6,370 5,907
463 7.3

COWETA COUNTY

1980
20,142 18,985 1.157
5.7

1981
21,044 19,607 1,437
6.8

1982
21,619 19.943 1,676
7.8

1983
21.570 20,246 1,324
6.1

1984
22,488 21,423 1,065
4.7

1985
21,328 20,074 1,254
5.9

1986
22.720 21,560 1,160
5.1

1987
23,332 22.208 1,124
4.8

1988
24,748 23,319 1,429
5.8

1989
24.914 23,584 1,330
5.3

CRAWFORD COUNTY

1980
3,269 3,054
215 6.6

1981
2,952 2,672
280 9.5

1982
2.911 2,641
270 9.3

1983
3,026 2.792
234 7.7

1984
3,252 3,020
232 7.1

1985
3,251 2,985
266 8.2

1986
3,503 3,266
237 6.8

1987
3,637 3,423
214 5.9

1988
3,813 3,555
258 6.8

1989
3,656 3,380
276 7.5

CRISP COUNTY

1980
8,448 7,706
742 8.8

1981
8,507 7,691
816 9.6

1982
8,458 7,397 1,061 12.5

1983
8,256 7,327
929 11.3

1984
8,339 7,554
785 9.4

1985
8,863 7,917
946 10.7

1986
9,061 8,137
924 10.2

1987
9,220 8,510
710 7.7

1988
9,420 8,720
700 7.4

1989
9,569 8,928
641 6.7

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DADE COUNTY

1980
5,587 5,202
385 6.9

1981
5,631 5,239
392 7.0

1982
5,537 5,030
507 9.2

1983
5,302 4,839
463 8.7

1984
5,226 4,884
342 6.5

1985
5,007 4,603
404 8.1

1986
5,212 4,871
341 6.5

1987
5,462 5,135
327 6.0

1988
5,575 5,158
417 7.5

1989
5,570 5,218
352 6.3

DAWSON COUNTY

1980
2,468 2,256
212 8.6

1981
2,291 2,089
202 8.8

1982
2,270 2,039
231 10.2

1983
2,388 2,196
192 8.0

1984
2,498 2,337
161 6.4

1985
2.780 2,613
167 6.0

1986
2,269 2,094
175 7,7

1987
2,385 2,218
167 7.0

1988
2,677 2,482
195 7.3

1989
3,164 2,925
239 7.6

DECATUR COUNTY

1980
11,060 10,234
826 7.5

1981
11,487 10,796
691 6.0

1982
10,970 9,940 1,030
9.4

1983
11,245 10,274
971 8.6

1984
11,421 10,722
699 6.1

1985
11,207 10,392
815 7.3

1986
11,050 10,334
716 6.5

1987
10,655 10,001
654 6.1

1988
11,401 10,739
662 5.8

1989
11,488 10,847
641 5.6

DEKALB COUNTY

1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989

244,251 231,866 12,385
5.1

247,430 235,034 12,396
5.0

251,695 237,020 14,675
5.8

253,888 238,237 15,651
6.2

261,281 249,247 12,034
4.6

294,977 281.738 13,239
4.5

313,086 299,291 13.795
4.4

316,011 301,652 14,359
4.5

320,738 304.792 15,946
5.0

324,347 308,259 16,088
5.0

DODGE COUNTY

1980
6,822 6,364
458 6.7

1981
6,775 6,321
454 6.7

1982
6,673 6,031
642 9.6

1983
6,514 5,863
651 10.0

1984
6,064 5,447
617 10.2

1985
6,067 5,147
920 15.2

1986
5.728 5,144
584 10.2

1987
5,743 5,294
449 7.8

1988
6,150 5,574
576 9.4

1989
6,538 6,104
434 6.6

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DOOLY COUNTY

1980
4,388 4,062
326 7.4

1981
4,481 4,168
313 7.0

1982
4,529 4,070
459 10.1

1983
4,403 4,039
364 8.3

1984
4,392 4,045
347 7.9

1985
4,453 4,036
417 9.4

1986
4,217 3,818
399 9.5

1987
4,251 3,963
288 6.8

1988
4,456 4,147
309 6.9

1989
4,540 4,286
254 5.6

DOUGHERTY COUNTY

1980
45,153 41,662 3,491
7.7

1981
46,360 42,671 3,689
8.0

1982
46,680 42,366 4,314
9.2

1983
46,101 41,425 4,676
10.1

1984
47,033 42,992 4,041
8.6

1985
48,267 43,867 4,400
9.1

1986
49,474 43,844 5,630
11.4

1987
47,866 43,176 4,690
9.8

1988
46,412 41,914 4,498
9.7

1989
46,112 42,484 3,628
7.9

DOUGLAS COUNTY

1980
27,834 26,520 1,314
4.7

1981
28,739 27,431 1,308
4.6

1982
30,355 28,511 1.844
6.1

1983
31,410 29,642 1,768
5.6

1984
32,978 31,622 1,356
4.1

1985
32,299 30,807 1,492
4.6

1986
34,568 33,223 1,345
3.9

1987
35,655 34,063 1,592
4.5

1988
37,197 35,425 1,772
4.8

1989
37,642 35,828 1,814
4.8

EARLY COUNTY

1980
5,384 5,097
287 5.3

1981
5,528 5,175
353 6.4

1982
5,685 5,114
571 10.0

1983
5,475 4,962
513 9.4

1984
5,480 5,023
457 8.3

1985
5,558 4,962
596 10.7

1986
5,068 4,584
484 9.6

1987
5,066 4,675
391 7.7

1988
5,206 4,805
401 7.7

1989
5,326 4,998
328 6.2

ECHOLS COUNTY

1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989

865

904

791

650 1,195 1,105 1,046

742

799

721

808

850

701

571 1,115 1,041

988

682

733

670

57

54

90

79

80

64

58

60

66

51

6.6

6.0 11.4 12.2

6.7

5.8

5.5

8.1

8.3

7.1

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EFFINGHAM COUNTY

1980
7,968 7,508
460 5.8

1981
7,952 7,573
379 4.8

1982
8,280 7,726
554 6.7

1983
8,671 7,944
727 8.4

1984
8,810 8,305
505 5.7

1985
8,691 8,144
547 6.3

1986
9,342 8,816
526 5.6

1987
9,976 9,416
560 5.6

1988
10,645 10,010
635 6.0

1989
10,638 10,181
457 4.3

ELBERT COUNTY

1980
8,960 8,162
798 8.9

1981
8,821 8,112
709 8.0

1982
9,093 7,955 1,138 12.5

1983
8,928 7,933
995 11.1

1984
8,806 7,951
855 9.7

1985
8,659 7,716
943 10.9

1986
8.538 7,780
758 8.9

1987
8,473 7,821
652 7.7

1988
8,620 7,955
665 7.7

1989
8,777 8,137
640 7.3

EMANUEL COUNTY

1980
8,445 7,796
649 7.7

1981
8,383 7,600
783 9.3

1982
8,414 7,559
855 10.2

1983
8,182 7,344
838 10.2

1984
8,163 7,429
734 9.0

1985
8,435 7,652
783 9.3

1986
8,324 7,509
815 9.8

1987
8,656 8,026
630 7.3

1988
9,010 8,228
782 8.7

1989
9,490 8,843
647 6.8

EVANS COUNTY

1980
3,711 3,500
211 5.7

1981
3,846 3,613
233 6.1

1982
3,954 3,640
314 7.9

1983
3.796 3,474
322 8.5

1984
3,764 3,351
413 11.0

1985
3,908 3,577
331 8.5

1986
3,577 3,310
267 7.5

1987
3,893 3,679
214 5.5

1988
4,266 4,048
218 5.1

1989
4,332 4,143
189 4.4

FANNIN COUNTY

1980
5,693 5,056
637 11.2

1981
5,324 4,720
604 11.3

1982
5,046 4,400
646 12.8

1983
5,411 4.798
613 11.3

1984
5,783 5,238
545 9.4

1985
5,829 5,327
502 8.6

1986
5,848 5,410
438 7.5

1987
6,394 5,918
476 7.4

1988
6,998 6,293
705 10.1

1989
7,002 6,407
595 8.5

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FAYETTE COUNTY

1980
14,871 14,323
548 3.7

1981
15,983 15,406
577 3.6

1982
17,291 16,458
833 4.8

1983
18,292 17,462
830 4.5

1984
20,289 19,685
604 3.0

1985
22,005 21,286
719 3.3

1986
24,948 24,310
638 2.6

1987
27,222 26,476
746 2.7

1988
29,345 28,550
795 2.7

1989
29.843 28.875
968 3.2

FLOYD COUNTY

1980
38,308 35,154 3,154
8.2

1981
38,799 35,678 3,121
8.0

1982
38,806 34,404 4,402
11.3

1983
37,211 33,433 3,778
10.2

1984
37,108 34,356 2,752
7.4

1985
37,829 34,660 3,169
8.4

1986
38,673 36,067 2,606
6.7

1987
39.797 37,373 2,424
6.1

1988
40,799 38,065 2,734
6.7

1989
40,281 37,721 2,560
6.4

FORSYTH COUNTY

1980
14,402 13,610
792 5.5

1981
15,034 14,198
836 5.6

1982
15,760 14.764
996 6.3

1983
16,183 15,301
882 5.5

1984
17.169 16,524
645 3.8

1985
17,864 17,176
688 3.9

1986
19,528 18,802
726 3.7

1987
20,572 19,758
814 4.0

1988
22,098 21,051 1,047
4.7

1989
22.279 21,290
989 4.4

FRANKLIN COUNTY

1980
7,166 6,643
523 7.3

1981
7,325 6.799
526 7.2

1982
7,488 6,780
708 9.5

1983
7,593 6,975
618 8.1

1984
7,722 7,182
540 7.0

1985
8,055 7,474
581 7.2

1986
8,578 7,934
644 7.5

1987
8.738 8,254
484 5.5

1988
9,439 8,936
503 5.3

1989
9,269 8,666
603 6.5

FULTON COUNTY

1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989

303,658 283,238 20,420
6.7

308,551 287,423 21,128
6.8

312,827 288,477 24,350
7.8

316,088 292,289 23,799
7.5

325.231 305,600 19,631
6.0

310,285 289,019 21,266
6.9

321.784 300,739 21,045
6.5

326,239 305,658 20,581
6.3

327,399 306,294 21,105
6.4

330,162 309,779 20,383
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GILMER COUNTY

1980
4,827 4,333
494 10.2

1981
5,046 4,676
370 7.3

1982
5,046 4,513
533 10.6

1983
4,631 4,171
460 9.9

1984
4,540 4,148
392 8.6

1985
5,044 4,612
432 8.6

1986
5,583 5,194
389 7.0

1987
5,860 5,536
324 5.5

1988
6,271 5,882
389 6.2

1989
6,497 6,025
472 7.3

GLASCOCK COUNTY

1980
1,072 964 108 10.1

1981
1,024 944 80 7.8

1982
1,021 923 98 9.6

1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989

994 1,146 1,144 1,095 1,137 1,164 1.136

926 1,056 1,063 1,021 1.073 1,094 1,071

68

90

81

74

64

70

65

6.8

7.9

7.1

6.8

5.6

6.0

5.7

GLYNN COUNTY

1980
26,360 25,015 1,345
5.1

1981
26,206 24.764 1,442
5.5

1982
26,376 24,415 1,961
7.4

1983
26,347 24,231 2,116
8.0

1984
26,657 24,980 1,677
6.3

1985
28,355 26,563 1,792
6.3

1986
29,395 27,803 1,592
5.4

1987
30,016 28,517 1,499
5.0

1988
31,010 29,441 1,569
5.1

1989
31,541 30,058 1,483
4.7

GORDON COUNTY

1980
14.785 13,290 1,495
10.1

1981
15,227 13,889 1,338
8.8

1982
15,328 13,573 1.755
11.4

1983
15,770 14,341 1,429
9.1

1984
16,944 15,672 1,272
7.5

1985
18,040 16,447 1,593
8.8

1986
18,864 17,535 1.329
7.0

1987
19,858 18,751 1,107
5.6

1988
21.242 20,008 1,234
5.8

1989
22.206 20,818 1,388
6.3

GRADY COUNTY

1980
9,173 8,650
523 5.7

1981
9,115 8,635
480 5.3

1982
9,229 8,591
638 6.9

1983
9,255 8,576
679 7.3

1984
9,448 8,871
577 6.1

1985
10,243 9,479
764 7.5

1986
9,785 9,152
633 6.5

1987
9,732 9,083
649 6.7

1988
10,062 9,456
606 6.0

1989
10,392 9,815
577 5.6

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GREENE COUNTY

1980
4,684 4,372
312 6.7

1981
4,556 4,183
373 8.2

1982
4,588 4,110
478 10.4

1983
5,059 4,666
393 7.8

1984
5,039 4,648
391 7.8

1985
5,126 4,569
557 10.9

1986
5,217 4,803
414 7.9

1987
5,276 4.840
436 8.3

1988
5,312 4,947
365 6.9

1989
5,642 5,265
377 6.7

GWINNETT COUNTY

1980
86,327 82,430 3,897
4.5

1981
90,993 86,977 4,016
4.4

1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989

97,548 92,455 5,093
5.2

107,045 101,665
5,380 5.0

118,787 114,802
3,985 3.4

139,794 135,273
4,521 3.2

158,415 153,325
5,090 3.2

171,710 165,675
6,035 3.5

183,978 177,352
6,626 3.6

186,727 179,370
7,357 3.9

HABERSHAM COUNTY

1980
11,512 10,554
958 8.3

1981
11,448 10,568
880 7.7

1982
11,461 10,509
952 8.3

1983
11,516 10,723
793 6.9

1984
11.429 10,753
676 5.9

1985
11,716 10,999
717 6.1

1986
11,829 11,104
725 6.1

1987
12,070 11,570
500 4.1

1988
13,244 12,563
681 5.1

1989
13,391 12.711
680 5.1

HALL COUNTY

1980
38,260 35,794 2,466
6.4

1981
39,010 36,510 2,500
6.4

1982
40,220 36,655 3,565
8.9

1983
40,025 36,766 3,259
8.1

1984
42,010 39,689 2,321
5.5

1985
43,851 41.249 2,602
5.9

1986
43,041 40,577 2,464
5.7

1987
44,248 42,082 2,166
4.9

1988
47.279 44,921 2,358
5.0

1989
48,548 45,973 2,575
5.3

HANCOCK COUNTY

1980
3,455 3,127
328 9.5

1981
3,660 3,338
322 8.8

1982
3,611 3,259
352 9.7

1983
3,546 3,270
276 7.8

1984
3,633 3,366
267 7.3

1985
3,713 3,371
342 9.2

1986
3,591 3,284
307 8.5

1987
3,662 3,322
340 9.3

1988
3,714 3,456
258 6.9

1989
3,828 3,595
233 6.1

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ANNUAL AVERAGE CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES

HARALSON COUNTY

1980
8,445 7,858
587 7.0

1981
8,588 7,887
701 8.2

1982
9,110 8.046 1,064 11.7

1983
8,615 7,822
793 9.2

1984
8,748 8,135
613 7.0

1985
8,829 8,003
826 9.4

1986
8,658 7,977
681 7.9

1987
8,453 7,895
558 6.6

1988
8,719 8,094
625 7.2

1989
8,503 7,855
648 7.6

HARRIS COUNTY

1980
7,178 6,786
392 5.5

1981
7,136 6,720
416 5.8

1982
6,879 6,273
606 8.8

1983
6,806 6,260
546 8.0

1984
7,742 7,258
484 6.3

1985
9,327 8.788
539 5.8

1986
9,080 8,562
518 5.7

1987
9,133 8,688
445 4.9

1988
9,714 9,238
476 4.9

1989
9,633 9,189
444
4.6

HART COUNTY

1980
8,343 7,670
673 8.1

1981
8,130 7,587
543 6.7

1982
8,532 7.724
808 9.5

1983
8,445 7,749
696 8.2

1984
8,807 8,269
538 6.1

1985
9,447 8.786
661 7.0

1986
9,645 9,086
559 5.8

1987
9,833 9,392
441 4.5

1988
10,602 10,109
493 4.7

1989
11,204 10.662
542 4.8

HEARD COUNTY

1980
2,892 2,687
205 7.1

1981
2,965 2,787
178 6.0

1982
3,060 2,750
310 10.1

1983
2,958 2,715
243 8.2

1984
2,995 2,794
201 6.7

1985
3,159 2,853
306 9.7

1986
3,193 2,951
242 7.6

1987
3,188 2,981
207 6.5

1988
3,174 2,960
214 6.7

1989
3,222 3,018
204 6.3

HENRY COUNTY

1980
18,618 17,645
973 5.2

1981
19,251 18,255
996 5.2

1982
20,185 18,830 1,355
6.7

1983
20,826 19,486 1,340
6.4

1984
21,877 21.043
834 3.8

1985
22,383 21.279 1.104
4.9

1986
24,058 23,054 1,004
4.2

1987
25,585 24,508 1,077
4.2

1988
27,620 26,353 1,267
4.6

1989
28,033 26,652 1,381
4.9

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HOUSTON COUNTY

1980
33,066 31,410 1,656
5.0

1981
34,282 32,315 1,967
5.7

1982
34,791 32,863 1,928
5.5

1983
34,728 32,598 2,130
6.1

1984
35,249 33,037 2,212
6.3

1985
36,425 34,075 2,350
6.5

1986
37,529 35,710 1,819
4.8

1987
38,043 36,337 1,706
4.5

1988
39,091 37,075 2,016
5.2

1989
39,835 38,025 1.810
4.5

IRWIN COUNTY

1980
3,685 3,481
204 5.5

1981
3,779 3,545
234 6.2

1982
4,103 3,765
338 8.2

1983
4,324 4,036
288 6.7

1984
4,650 4,401
249 5.4

1985
5,655 5,383
272 4.8

1986
4,400 4,102
298 6.8

1987
3,985 3.766
219 5.5

1988
4,568 4,326
242 5.3

1989
3,535 3,252
283 8.0

JACKSON COUNTY

1980
12,219 11,506
713 5.8

1981
12,705 11,934
771 6.1

1982
12,943 11,973
970 7.5

1983
13,036 12,053
983 7.5

1984
13,049 12.417
632 4.8

1985
13,587 12,710
877 6.5

1986
14,120 13,314
806 5.7

1987
14,865 14,061
804 5.4

1988
15,351 14,649
702 4.6

1989
16,033 15,265
768 4.8

JASPER COUNTY

1980
3,048 2,894
154 5.1

1981
2,987 2,791
196 6.6

1982
3,111 2,852
259 8.3

1983
3,132 2,841
291 9.3

1984
3,132 2,936
196 6.3

1985
3,146 2,843
303 9.6

1986
3,063 2,841
222 7.2

1987
3,124 2,925
199 6.4

1988
2,725 2,523
202 7.4

1989
2,670 2,482
188 7.0

JEFF DAVIS COUNTY

1980
5,335 4,984
351 6.6

1981
5,568 5,252
316 5.7

1982
5,698 5,337
361 6.3

1983
5,764 5,328
436 7.6

1984
5,835 5,517
318 5.4

1985
5,953 5,540
413 6.9

1986
5,872 5,534
338 5.8

1987
5,733 5,421
312 5.4

1988
6,067 5,722
345 5.7

1989
6,020 5,763
257 4.3

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JEFFERSON COUNTY

1980
7,265 6,597
668 9.2

1981
7,152 6,561
591 8.3

1982
7,282 6,407
875 12.0

1983
7,127 6,468
659 9.2

1984
7,558 6,956
602 8.0

1985
7,732 7,058
674 8.7

1986
7,342 6,630
712 9.7

1987
7,555 6,999
556 7.4

1988
7,799 7,146
653 8.4

1989
7,703 6,926
777 10.1

JENKINS COUNTY

1980
3,458 3,265
193 5.6

1981
3,546 3,268
278 7.8

1982
3,525 3,147
378 10.7

1983
3,474 3,143
331 9.5

1984
3,619 3,320
299 8.3

1985
3,625 3,283
342 9.4

1986
3,158 2,768
390 12.3

1987
3,240 2,965
275 8.5

1988
3,484 3,207
277 8.0

1989
3,454 3,199
255 7.4

JOHNSON COUNTY

1980
3,715 3,484
231 6.2

1981
3,693 3,292
401 10.9

1982
3,709 3,342
367 9.9

1983
3,769 3,459
310 8.2

1984
3,811 3,549
262 6.9

1985
3,889 3,527
362 9.3

1986
3,912 3,610
302 7.7

1987
3,934 3,694
240 6.1

1988
4,244 4,001
243 5.7

1989
3,923 3,721
202 5.1

JONES COUNTY

1980
7,208 6,814
394 5.5

1981
7,379 7,030
349 4.7

1982
7,722 7,217
505 6.5

1983
7,675 7,135
540 7.0

1984
7,753 7,401
352 4.5

1985
8,341 7,723
618 7.4

1986
8,680 8,195
485 5.6

1987
8,868 8,440
428 4.8

1988
9,005 8,567
438 4.9

1989
9,214 8,787
427 4.6

LAMAR COUNTY

1980
5,167 4,801
366 7.1

1981
5,153 4,689
464 9.0

1982
5,002 4,533
469 9.4

1983
4,798 4,340
458 9.5

1984
4,697 4,273
424 9.0

1985
4,836 4,374
462 9.6

1986
4,981 4,622
359 7.2

1987
5,066 4,761
305 6.0

1988
5,214 4,866
348 6.7

1989
5,132 4,822
310 6.0

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LANIER COUNTY

1980
2,074 1,971
103 5.0

1981
2,214 2,090
124 5.6

1982
2,390 2,223
167 7.0

1983
2,346 2,197
149 6.4

1984
2,431 2.257
174 7.2

1985
2,430 2,277
153 6.3

1986
2,899 2,742
157 5.4

1987
2.900 2.753
147 5.1

1988
2,893 2,749
144 5.0

1989
3,010 2,812
198 6.6

LAURENS COUNTY

1980
16,348 14.754 1,594
9.8

1981
16,402 15.238 1,164
7.1

1982
16,779 15,153 1,626
9.7

1983
16,222 14,798 1,424
8.8

1984
15.948 14.763 1,185
7.4

1985
16,514 14,965 1,549
9.4

1986
16,380 15,045 1,335
8.2

1987
16.780 15,488 1,292
7.7

1988
17,611 16,247 1,364
7.7

1989
18.774 17,554 1,220
6.5

LEE COUNTY

1980
5,213 4,893
320 6.1

1981
5,346 4,971
375 7.0

1982
5,456 5,016
440 8.1

1983
5,517 5,056
461 8.4

1984
5,986 5,552
434 7.3

1985
6,911 6,428
483 7.0

1986
7,284 6.744
540 7.4

1987
7,642 7,144
498 6.5

1988
7,525 7,060
465 6.2

1989
7.544 7,156
388 5.1

LIBERTY COUNTY

1980
8,447 7,845
602 7.1

1981
9,392 8,899
493 5.2

1982
9,823 9,338
485 4.9

1983
10,014 9,412
602 6.0

1984
10,171 9,518
653 6.4

1985
10,667 9,813
854 8.0

1986
10,984 10,350
634 5.8

1987
11,532 10,882
650 5.6

1988
11,616 10,726
890 7.7

1989
11,595 10,879
716 6.2

LINCOLN COUNTY

1980
3,102 2,857
245 7.9

1981
3,013 2,652
361 12.0

1982
3,088 2.613
475 15.4

1983
2,856 2.524
332 11.6

1984
2,933 2,660
273 9.3

1985
3,094 2.608
486 15.7

1986
3,162 2,872
290 9.2

1987
3,290 3,067
223 6.8

1988
3,262 2,954
308 9.4

1989
3,418 3,170
248 7.3

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LONG COUNTY

1980
1,612 1,519
93 5.8

1981
1,436 1,362
74 5.2

1982
1,363 1,262
101 7.4

1983
1,341 1,226
115 8.6

1984
1,479 1,371
108 7.3

1985
1,538 1,376
162 10.5

1986
1,495 1,349
146 9.8

1987
1,550 1,451
99 6.4

1988
1,694 1,575
119 7.0

1989
1,369 1,286
83 6.1

LOWNDES COUNTY

1980
29,425 27,540 1,885
6.4

1981
30,153 28,225 1,928
6.4

1982
30,375 28,206 2,169
7.1

1983
30,844 28,619 2,225
7.2

1984
31.700 29.355 2,345
7.4

1985
32,627 30,466 2,161
6.6

1986
33,585 31,636 1,949
5.8

1987
34,234 32,308 1,926
5.6

1988
35,736 33,732 2,004
5.6

1989
37,048 35,165 1,883
5.1

LUMPKIN COUNTY

1980
4,565 4,184
381 8.3

1981
4,846 4,551
295 6.1

1982
5,071 4,731
340 6.7

1983
5,186 4,886
300 5.8

1984
5,271 5,040
231 4.4

1985
5,605 5,312
293 5.2

1986
5,779 5,522
257 4.4

1987
6,039 5,801
238 3.9

1988
6,575 6,303
272 4.1

1989
6,880 6,619
261 3.8

MCDUFFIE COUNTY

1980
8,686 7,983
703 8.1

1981
8,789 8,050
739 8.4

1982
9,486 7,946 1,540 16.2

1983
8,596 7,798
798 9.3

1984
8,714 8,065
649 7.4

1985
8,601 7,895
706 8.2

1986
9,112 8,433
679 7.5

1987
9,170 8,515
655 7.1

1988
9,342 8,713
629 6.7

1989
9,790 9,160
630 6.4

MCINTOSH COUNTY

1980
3,378 3,133
245 7.3

1981
3,465 3,173
292 8.4

1982
3,608 3,171
437 12.1

1983
3,510 3,076
434 12.4

1984
3,612 3,257
355 9.8

1985
3,804 3,407
397 10.4

1986
3,770 3,437
333 8.8

1987
3,722 3,426
296 8.0

1988
4,029 3,672
357 8.9

1989
3,889 3,619
270 6.9

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MACON COUNTY

1980
5,817 5,212
605 10.4

1981
4,772 4,203
569 11.9

1982
4,877 4,251
626 12.8

1983
4,790 4,157
633 13.2

1984
4,777 4,241
536 11.2

1985
4,885 4,178
707 14.5

1986
4,568 3,924
644
14.1

1987
4,596 4,005
591 12.9

1988
4,700 4,168
532 11.3

1989
4,713 4,248
465 9.9

MADISON COUNTY

1980
8,697 8,072
625 7.2

1981
9,004 8,498
506 5.6

1982
9,279 8,487
792 8.5

1983
9,329 8,578
751 8.1

1984
9,349 8,878
471 5.0

1985
9,402 8,651
751 8.0

1986
9,570 9,020
550 5.7

1987
10,060 9,564
496 4.9

1988
10,518 9,978
540 5.1

1989
10,939 10,398
541 4.9

MARION COUNTY

1980
1.941 1.798
143 7.4

1981
2.410 2.258
152 6.3

1982
2.782 2,549
233 8.4

1983
2,828 2,600
228 8.1

1984
2.758 2,546
212 7.7

1985
2,863 2.616
247 8.6

1986
3,034 2,828
206 6.8

1987
3,276 3,093
183 5.6

1988
3,602 3,401
201 5.6

1989
3,992 3,772
220 5.5

MERIWETHER COUNTY

1980
8,948 8,291
657 7.3

1981
9,137 8,474
663 7.3

1982
9,410 8,350 1,060 11.3

1983
8,910 7,916
994 11.2

1984
8,480 7,798
682 8.0

1985
8,289 7,349
940 11.3

1986
8,113 7,278
835 10.3

1987
8,879 8,132
747 8.4

1988
9,169 8,528
641 7.0

1989
9,195 8,581
614 6.7

MILLER COUNTY

1980
3,094 2.943
151 4.9

1981
3,144 2,979
165 5.2

1982
3,164 2,916
248 7.8

1983
3,186 2,967
219 6.9

1984
3,221 3,047
174 5.4

1985
3,224 3,015
209 6.5

1986
2,907 2,736
171 5.9

1987
2,793 2,613
180 6.4

1988
2,823 2,657
166 5.9

1989
2,830 2,686
144 5.1

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MITCHELL COUNTY

1980
8,976 8,329
647 7.2

1981
9,252 8,672
580 6.3

1982
9,556 8,746
810 8.5

1983
9,299 8,373
926 10.0

1984
9,268 8,531
737 8.0

1985
9,589 8,773
816 8.5

1986
9,195 8,310
885 9.6

1987
9,125 8,295
830 9.1

1988
9,118 8,200
918 10.1

1989
9,828 9,068
760 7.7

MONROE COUNTY

1980
7,220 6,755
465 6.4

1981
7,448 6,935
513 6.9

1982
7,697 7,097
600 7.8

1983
7,337 6,781
556 7.6

1984
7,262 6,789
473 6.5

1985
7,431 6,845
586 7.9

1986
7,638 7,096
542 7.1

1987
7,697 7,233
464 6.0

1988
7,619 7,109
510 6.7

1989
7,286 6,798
488 6.7

MONTGOMERY COUNTY

1980
2,755 2,613
142 5.2

1981
2,854 2,702
152 5.3

1982
2,959 2,723
236 8.0

1983
2,980 2,766
214 7.2

1984
3,083 2,895
188 6.1

1985
3,213 2,985
228 7.1

1986
3,236 2,986
250 7.7

1987
3,013 2,801
212 7.0

1988
3,093 2,909
184 5.9

1989
3,012 2,815
197 6.5

MORGAN COUNTY

1980
5,157 4,746
411 8.0

1981
5,381 4,982
399 7.4

1982
5,696 5,188
508 8.9

1983
5,721 5,249
472 8.3

1984
5,880 5,469
411 7.0

1985
5,924 5,314
610 10.3

1986
6,038 5,597
441 7.3

1987
6,305 5,879
426 6.8

1988
6,470 5,966
504 7.8

1989
6,505 6,093
412 6.3

MURRAY COUNTY

1980
9,735 8,725 1,010 10.4

1981
9,837 8,798 1,039 10.6

1982
9,439 8,161 1,278 13.5

1983
9,439 8,530
909 9.6

1984
10,301 9,470
831 8.1

1985
10,995 10,001
994 9.0

1986
11,430 10,669
761 6.7

1987
12,120 11,442
678 5.6

1988
12,953 12,132
821 6.3

1989
12,649 11,793
856 6.8

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MUSCOGEE COUNTY

1980
67,337 62,563 4.774
7.1

1981
68,741 63,879 4,862
7.1

1982
68,080 62,698 5,382
7.9

1983
68,531 63,600 4,931
7.2

1984
70,116 65.733 4,383
6.3

1985
72,713 67,374 5,339
7.3

1986
75,366 70,281 5,085
6.7

1987
75,246 70,679 4,567
6.1

1988
76,229 71,192 5,037
6.6

1989
75,516 71,322 4,194
5.6

NEWTON COUNTY

1980
18,048 16,687 1,361
7.5

1981
18,414 17,241 1,173
6.4

1982
19,358 17,716 1,642
8.5

1983
19,539 18,027 1,512
7.7

1984
20,324 18,981 1,343
6.6

1985
18,799 17,595 1,204
6.4

1986
20,221 18,849 1,372
6.8

1987
20,712 19,537 1,175
5.7

1988
21,398 20,044 1,354
6.3

1989
21,554 20,272 1,282
5.9

OCONEE COUNTY

1980
5,974 5,681
293 4.9

1981
6,229 5,944
285 4.6

1982
6,458 6,101
357 5.5

1983
6,642 6,275
367 5.5

1984
6,876 6,583
293 4.3

1985
7,626 7,314
312 4.1

1986
7,923 7,648
275 3.5

1987
8,084 7,858
226 2.8

1988
8,667 8,377
290 3.3

1989
9,033 8,730
303 3.4

OGLETHORPE COUNTY

1980
4,091 3,817
274 6.7

1981
4,012 3.758
254 6.3

1982
4,299 3,902
397 9.2

1983
4,384 3,986
398 9.1

1984
4,303 3,956
347 8.1

1985
4,446 4,062
384 8.6

1986
4,243 3,912
331 7.8

1987
4,254 3,952
302 7.1

1988
4,993 4,686
307 6.1

1989
5,767 5,467
300 5.2

PAULDING COUNTY

1980
13,370 12,646
724 5.4

1981
13,927 13,184
743 5.3

1982
14,600 13,457 1.143
7.8

1983
14.758 13,800
958 6.5

1984
15,344 14,556
788 5.1

1985
14,007 13,316
691 4.9

1986
15,364 14,669
695 4.5

1987
16,054 15,228
826 5.1

1988
17,468 16,231 1,237
7.1

1989
17,524 16,416 1,108
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PEACH COUNTY

1980
8,300 7,811
489 5.9

1981
8,044 7,562
482 6.0

1982
8,399 7,840
559 6.7

1983
8,257 7,624
633 7.7

1984
8,406 7,812
594 7.1

1985
8,289 7,571
718 8.7

1986
8,548 7,973
575 6.7

1987
8,581 8,082
499 5.8

1988
8,937 8,400
537 6.0

1989
9,126 8,615
511 5.6

PICKENS COUNTY

1980
5,206 4,884
322 6.2

1981
5,286 4,912
374 7.1

1982
5,373 4,893
480 8.9

1983
5,336 4,939
397 7.4

1984
5,427 5,061
366 6.7

1985
5,510 5,143
367 6.7

1986
5.748 5,387
361 6.3

1987
5,955 5,701
254 4.3

1988
5,860 5,368
492 8.4

1989
5,535 4,843
692 12.5

PIERCE COUNTY

1980
4,736 4,356
380 8.0

1981
4,712 4,428
284 6.0

1982
5,115 4,641
474 9.3

1983
5,201 4,619
582 11.2

1984
5,306 4,855
451 8.5

1985
5,402 4.768
634 11.7

1986
5,192 4,667
525 10.1

1987
5,463 4,943
520 9.5

1988
5,654 5,159
495 8.8

1989
5,637 5,251
386 6.8

PIKE COUNTY

1980
4,271 3,989
282 6.6

1981
4,544 4,151
393 8.6

1982
4,625 4,267
358 7.7

1983
4,924 4,507
417 8.5

1984
4,760 4,269
491 10.3

1985
4,855 4,486
369 7.6

1986
4,858 4,604
254 5.2

1987
4,958 4,726
232 4.7

1988
5,050 4,776
274 5.4

1989
4,599 4,339
260 5.7

POLK COUNTY

1980
14,213 12,872 1,341
9.4

1981
14,050 12,688 1,362
9.7

1982
12,995 10,855 2,140
16.5

1983
13,005 11,306 1,699
13.1

1984
12,900 11,842 1,058
8.2

1985
13,381 12,083 1,298
9.7

1986
13,512 12,310 1,202
8.9

1987
13,444 12,478
966 7.2

1988
13,553 12,279 1,274
9.4

1989
13,423 12,019 1,404
10.5

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PULASKI COUNTY

1980
3,643 3,433
210 5.8

1981
3,683 3,477
206 5.6

1982
3,806 3,522
284 7.5

1983
3,730 3,456
274 7.3

1984
3.700 3,382
318 8.6

1985
3,701 3,160
541 14.6

1986
3,181 2,867
314 9.9

1987
3,352 3,170
182 5.4

1988
3,622 3,385
237 6.5

1989
3,919 3,700
219 5.6

PUTNAM COUNTY

1980
4.734 4,498
236 5.0

1981
4,831 4,585
246 5.1

1982
5,197 4,826
371 7.1

1983
4,912 4,623
289 5.9

1984
4,878 4,603
275 5.6

1985
5,118 4.713
405 7.9

1986
5,156 4,811
345 6.7

1987
5,177 4.518
659 12.7

1988
5,188 4,669
519 10.0

1989
5,270 4,964
306 5.8

QUITMAN COUNTY

1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989

816

816

801

773

669

718

803

761

708

686

768

754

732

719

604

645

719

694

605

609

48

62

69

54

65

73

84

67

103

77

5.9

7.6

8.6

7.0

9.7 10.2 10.5

8.8 14.5 11.2

RABUN COUNTY

1980
4,992 4,603
389 7.8

1981
5,056 4,577
479 9.5

1982
4,959 4,545
414 8.3

1983
5,020 4,592
428 8.5

1984
5,043 4,721
322 6.4

1985
5,576 5,168
408 7.3

1986
5,818 5,335
483 8.3

1987
6,004 5.730
274 4.6

1988
6,383 6,061
322 5.0

1989
6,365 5,899
466 7.3

RANDOLPH COUNTY

1980
3,662 3,439
223 6.1

1981
3.755 3,537
218 5.8

1982
3,756 3,359
397 10.6

1983
3,651 3,309
342 9.4

1984
3,628 3,334
294 8.1

1985
3,624 3,279
345 9.5

1986
3,418 3,126
292 8.5

1987
3,521 3,278
243 6.9

1988
3,660 3,387
273 7.5

1989
3,813 3,570
243 6.4

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RICHMOND COUNTY

1980
76,235 71,263 4,972
6.5

1981
76,116 71,122 4,994
6.6

1982
76,966 71,345 5,621
7.3

1983
76,635 70,028 6,607
8.6

1984
77,557 72,215 5,342
6.9

1985
78,092 72,708 5,384
6.9

1986
82,043 76,511 5,532
6.7

1987
82,662 76,983 5,679
6.9

1988
83,460 77,716 5,744
6.9

1989
87,124 81,699 5,425
6.2

ROCKDALE COUNTY

1980
18,721 17,868
853 4.6

1981
19,643 18.738
905 4.6

1982
20,699 19,459 1.240
6.0

1983
21.146 20,003 1.143
5.4

1984
22.213 21,416
797 3.6

1985
22,013 21.169
844 3.8

1986
24,466 23,466 1,000
4.1

1987
25,414 24.411 1,003
3.9

1988
26,807 25,559 1.248
4.7

1989
27,065 25,850 1,215
4.5

SCHLEY COUNTY

1980
1,347 1.237
110 8.2

1981
1,438 1,341
97 6.7

1982
1,511 1,387
124 8.2

1983
1,492 1,369
123 8.2

1984
1,541 1,447
94 6.1

1985
1,564 1,430
134 8.6

1986
1,587 1.475
112 7.1

1987
1,624 1,504
120 7.4

1988
1.487 1,358
129 8.7

1989
1,503 1,386
117 7.8

SCREVEN COUNTY

1980
5,905 5,511
394 6.7

1981
6,077 5,611
466 7.7

1982
5,849 5.352
497 8.5

1983
5,578 5,057
521 9.3

1984
5,536 5,042
494 8.9

1985
5,516 5,026
490 8.9

1986
5,397 4,949
448 8.3

1987
5,323 4.821
502 9.4

1988
5,382 4,961
421 7.8

1989
5,432 5,072
360 6.6

SEMINOLE COUNTY

1980
3.786 3,596
190 5.0

1981
3,844 3,638
206 5.4

1982
3,928 3,638
290 7.4

1983
3,841 3,548
293 7.6

1984
3,766 3,541
225 6.0

1985
3,803 3,520
283 7.4

1986
3.704 3,483
221 6.0

1987
3,750 3,525
225 6.0

1988
3,713 3,465
248 6.7

1989
3,855 3,670
185 4.8

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SPALDING COUNTY

1980
24,482 23,098 1,384
5.7

1981
25,578 23.712 1,866
7.3

1982
26,622 24,058 2,564
9.6

1983
26.752 24,374 2,378
8.9

1984
27,541 25,302 2,239
8.1

1985
25,160 23,033 2,127
8.5

1986
26,207 24,569 1,638
6.3

1987
26,316 24,824 1,492
5.7

1988
26,931 25,204 1,727
6.4

1989
27,070 25,491 1,579
5.8

STEPHENS COUNTY

1980
10,351 9,229 1,122 10.8

1981
9,995 9,077
918 9.2

1982
9,983 8,937 1,046 10.5

1983
9,985 9,167
818 8.2

1984
9,955 9,181
774 7.8

1985
10,377 9,387
990 9.5

1986
10,554 9,479 1,075 10.2

1987
10,556 9,886
670 6.3

1988
10,984 10,224
760 6.9

1989
11,150 10,416
734 6.6

STEWART COUNTY

1980
2,077 1,871
206 9.9

1981
2,153 1,916
237 11.0

1982
2,222 1,915
307 13.8

1983
2,110 1,876
234 11.1

1984
2,196 1,979
217 9.9

1985
2,384 2,027
357 15.0

1986
2,052 1.758
294 14.3

1987
2,024 1,829
195 9.6

1988
2,094 1,898
196 9.4

1989
1,965 1,815
150 7.6

SUMTER COUNTY

1980
13,616 12,506 1,110
8.2

1981
13,860 12.674 1,186
8.6

1982
13,556 12,197 1,359
10.0

1983
13,776 12,588 1,188
8.6

1984
14,104 13,018 1,086
7.7

1985
14,629 13,375 1,254
8.6

1986
14,359 13,116 1,243
8.7

1987
14,189 13,105 1,084
7.6

1988
14,468 13.464 1,004
6.9

1989
14,807 13,883
924 6.2

TALBOT COUNTY

1980
2.793 2,636
157 5.6

1981
2,807 2,618
189 6.7

1982
2,774 2,436
338 12.2

1983
2,615 2,382
233 8.9

1984
2.511 2,276
235 9.4

1985
2,600 2,309
291 11.2

1986
2,557 2,310
247 9.7

1987
2,652 2,401
251 9.5

1988
2,597 2,432
165 6.4

1989
2,637 2,452
185 7.0

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TALIAFERRO COUNTY

1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989

780

730

681

666

635

700

670

670

670

736

713

646

582

592

550

597

596

609

611

686

67

84

99

74

85

103

74

61

59

50

8.6 11.5 14.5 11.1 13.4 14.7 11.0

9.1

8.8

6.8

TATTNALL COUNTY

1980
6,588 6,208
380 5.8

1981
6,746 6,389
357 5.3

1982
6,936 6,484
452 6.5

1983
7,024 6,488
536 7.6

1984
6,979 6,485
494 7.1

1985
7,048 6,585
463 6.6

1986
6,776 6,396
380 5.6

1987
6,984 6,668
316 4.5

1988
7,274 6,864
410 5.6

1989
7,334 6,998
336 4.6

TAYLOR COUNTY

1980
3,244 2,994
250 7.7

1981
3,220 2,985
235 7.3

1982
3,145 2,892
253 8.0

1983
3,055 2,823
232 7.6

1984
2,880 2.622
258 9.0

1985
2,961 2,657
304 10.3

1986
2,783 2,541
242 8.7

1987
2,866 2,651
215 7.5

1988
2,950 2,676
274 9.3

1989
2.871 2.617
254 8.8

TELFAIR COUNTY

1980
4,781 4,324
457 9.6

1981
4,738 4,417
321 6.8

1982
4,904 4,487
417 8.5

1983
4,928 4,455
473 9.6

1984
4,938 4,499
439 8.9

1985
4,873 4,393
480 9.9

1986
4,712 4,238
474 10.1

1987
4,718 4,343
375 7.9

1988
4,914 4,457
457 9.3

1989
5,074 4,716
358 7.1

TERRELL COUNTY

1980
4,865 4,432
433 8.9

1981
4,992 4,552
440 8.8

1982
5,088 4,621
467 9.2

1983
4,984 4,377
607 12.2

1984
4.774 4,243
531 11.1

1985
4,730 4,206
524 11.1

1986
4,756 4,324
432 9.1

1987
4,856 4,419
437 9.0

1988
4,851 4,396
455 9.4

1989
4,717 4,376
341 7.2

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THOMAS COUNTY

1980
17,072 15,936 1,136
6.7

1981
17,565 16,401 1,164
6.6

1982
17,702 16,302 1,400
7.9

1983
17,627 16,286 1,341
7.6

1984
18,297 16,857 1,440
7.9

1985
18.744 16,981 1,763
9.4

1986
18,045 16,751 1,294
7.2

1987
18,506 17,137 1,369
7.4

1988
18,914 17,680 1.234
6.5

1989
18,665 17,627 1,038
5.6

TIFT COUNTY

1980
15,252 14,184 1,068
7.0

1981
15,687 14,623 1,064
6.8

1982
15,786 14,401 1.385
8.8

1983
15,721 14,489 1,232
7.8

1984
16.409 15,352 1,057
6.4

1985
16,959 15,808 1,151
6.8

1986
16,939 15,862 1,077
6.4

1987
16,418 15,458
960 5.8

1988
17,307 16,313
994 5.7

1989
18,015 16,976 1,039
5.8

TOOMBS COUNTY

1980
9,567 8,966
601 6.3

1981
9,794 9,122
672 6.9

1982
10,029 9,280
749 7.5

1983
10,115 9,308
807 8.0

1984
10,433 9.682
751 7.2

1985
10,589 9,727
862 8.1

1986
10,351 9,453
898 8.7

1987
10,429 9,626
803 7.7

1988
10.453 9,730
723 6.9

1989
10,925 10,259
666 6.1

TOWNS COUNTY

1980
2,198 2,074
124 5.6

1981
2,331 2,176
155 6.6

1982
2,512 2,303
209 8.3

1983
2,649 2,441
208 7.9

1984
2.816 2.617
199 7.1

1985
2,946 2,748
198 6.7

1986
3,075 2,918
157 5.1

1987
3,203 3,065
138 4.3

1988
3,434 3,260
174 5.1

1989
3,381 3,198
183 5.4

TREUTLEN COUNTY

1980
2,331 2,153
178 7.6

1981
2,379 2,217
162 6.8

1982
2,358 2.127
231 9.8

1983
2,366 2,133
233 9.8

1984
2,389 2,207
182 7.6

1985
2,489 2,295
194 7.8

1986
2,529 2,322
207 8.2

1987
2,589 2,391
198 7.6

1988
2,591 2,393
198 7.6

1989
2,720 2,559
161 5.9

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TROUP COUNTY

1980
22.789 21.076 1,713
7.5

1981
23,429 22.013 1,416
6.0

1982
25,049 22.830 2,219
8.9

1983
24,589 22.564 2,025
8.2

1984
26,076 24.313 1,763
6.8

1985
27,356 25,194 2,162
7.9

1986
27.841 25,657 2,184
7.8

1987
27,780 25,729 2,051
7.4

1988
28,131 26,348 1,783
6.3

1989
29,433 27,850 1,583
5.4

TURNER COUNTY

1980
4,199 3,887
312 7.4

1981
4,435 4,009
426 9.6

1982
4,677 4,137
540 11.5

1983
4,318 3,829
489 11.3

1984
3,926 3,424
502 12.8

1985
3,659 3,293
366 10.0

1986
3,324 2,918
406 12.2

1987
3,253 2.947
306 9.4

1988
3,351 3,022
329 9.8

1989
3,158 2,753
405 12.8

'TWIGGS COUNTY

1980
3,470 3,253
217 6.3

1981
3,553 3,327
226 6.4

1982
3,471 3,178
293 8.4

1983
3,470 3,149
321 9.3

1984
3,397 3.112
285 8.4

1985
3,548 3,227
321 9.0

1986
3,729 3,454
275 7.4

1987
3,554 3,320
234 6.6

1988
3,637 3,353
284 7.8

1989
3,598 3,364
234 6.5

UNION COUNTY

1980
3,848 3,581
267 6.9

1981
4,084 3,759
325 8.0

1982
4,187 3,803
384 9.2

1983
4,098 3,688
410 10.0

1984
4,070 3,689
381 9.4

1985
4,285 3,892
393 9.2

1986
4,806 4,505
301 6.3

1987
5,365 5,127
238 4.4

1988
5,310 5,039
271 5.1

1989
5,228 4,966
262 5.0

UPSON COUNTY

1980
12,087 11,349
738 6.1

1981
12.302 11,557
745 6.1

1982
12,668 11,020 1,648
13.0

1983
11,912 10,902 1,010
8.5

1984
12,049 10,985 1,064
8.8

1985
11,743 10,600 1,143
9.7

1986
11,610 10,633
977 8.4

1987
11.463 10,828
635 5.5

1988
11,396 10,675
721 6.3

1989
11,441 10,802
639 5.6

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WALKER COUNTY

1980
26,485 23,920 2,565
9.7

1981
26,385 24,080 2,305
8.7

1982
25,971 23,490 2,481
9.6

1983
25,622 23,236 2,386
9.3

1984
25,234 23,232 2,002
7.9

1985
24,652 22,545 2,107
8.5

1986
25,631 23,805 1,826
7.1

1987
26,520 25,007 1,513
5.7

1988
27,282 25,606 1,676
6.1

1989
27.716 25,905 1.811
6.5

WALTON COUNTY

1980
15,895 15,018
877 5.5

1981
16,238 15,116 1,122
6.9

1982
16,580 15,248 1,332
8.0

1983
16,463 15,207 1,256
7.6

1984
17,100 16,036 1,064
6.2

1985
15,908 14,636 1,272
8.0

1986
16,547 15,541 1,006
6.1

1987
16,828 15,875
953 5.7

1988
17,294 16,260 1,034
6.0

1989
17,496 16,444 1,052
6.0

WARE COUNTY

1980
15,791 14,580 1,211
7.7

1981
15,585 14,496 1,089
7.0

1982
16,638 14,754 1,884
11.3

1983
16,482 14,748 1,734
10.5

1984
16,316 15,102 1,214
7.4

1985
16,822 15,266 1,556
9.2

1986
16,497 14,933 1,564
9.5

1987
16,063 14,583 1,480
9.2

1988
16,148 14,810 1,338
8.3

1989
16,084 15,068 1,016
6.3

WARREN COUNTY

1980
2,171 1,776
395 18.2

1981
2,352 2,089
263 11.2

1982
2,658 2,173
485 18.2

1983
2,848 2,500
348 12.2

1984
2,597 2,373
224 8.6

1985
2.741 2,529
212 7.7

1986
2,944 2.744
200 6.8

1987
2,953 2,732
221 7.5

1988
2,909 2,683
226 7.8

1989
2,741 2,545
196 7.2

WASHINGTON COUNTY

1980
7,828 7,282
546 7.0

1981
8,019 7,442
577 7.2

1982
8,023 7,424
599 7.5

1983
8,015 7,399
616 7.7

1984
7,958 7,421
537 6.7

1985
8,159 7,515
644 7.9

1986
8,047 7,535
512 6.4

1987
8,309 7,863
446 5.4

1988
8,884 8,416
468 5.3

1989
9,076 8,599
477 5.3

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WAYNE COUNTY

1980
8,396 7,933
463 5.5

1981
9,003 8,470
533 5.9

1982
9,077 8,156
921 10.1

1983
8.730 7,653 1,077 12.3

1984
8,563 7.827
736 8.6

1985
8,653 7,727
926 10.7

1986
8,370 7,584
786 9.4

1987
8,344 7,662
682 8.2

1988
8,483 7,819
664 7.8

1989
9,140 8,564
576 6.3

WEBSTER COUNTY

1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989

893

953

944

817

826

658

689

718

747

831

831

866

855

742

736

541

611

647

668

750

62

87

89

75

90

117

78

71

79

81

6.9

9.1

9.4

9.2 10.9 17.8 11.3

9.9 10.6

9.7

WHEELER COUNTY

1980
2,096 1,979
117 5.6

1981
2,181 2,066
115 5.3

1982
2,402 2.219
183 7.6

1983
2,401 2,221
180 7.5

1984
2,454 2,308
146 5.9

1985
2,652 2,466
186 7.0

1986
2,695 2,534
161 6.0

1987
2.760 2,610
150 5.4

1988
2,795 2,635
160 5.7

1989
2.797 2,646
151 5.4

WHITE COUNTY

1980
4,878 4,519
359 7.4

1981
4,964 4,608
356 7.2

1982
5,013 4,545
468 9.3

1983
5,168 4.780
388 7.5

1984
5,680 5,361
319 5.6

1985
5,988 5,552
436 7.3

1986
6,110 5,719
391 6.4

1987
6,309 6,026
283 4.5

1988
6,678 6,354
324 4.9

1989
6,699 6,370
329 4.9

WHITFIELD COUNTY

1980
34,921 31,924 2,997
8.6

1981
35,219 32,233 2,986
8.5

1982
35,275 31,407 3,868
11.0

1983
36,374 33,637 2,737
7.5

1984
37,721 35,234 2,487
6.6

1985
39,014 36,026 2,988
7.7

1986
40,182 37,831 2,351
5.9

1987
41,979 40,032 1,947
4.6

1988
44,732 42,339 2,393
5.3

1989
44,808 42.430 2,378
5.3

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Labor Force Employment Unemployed Rate
Labor Force Employment Unemployed Rate
Labor Force Employment Unemployed Rate
Labor Force Employment Unemployed Rate

ANNUAL AVERAGE CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES

WILCOX COUNTY

1980
3,010 2,771
239 7.9

1981
2,958 2,764
194 6.6

1982
3,155 2.878
277 8.8

1983
3,173 2,905
268 8.4

1984
3,045 2.810
235 7.7

1985
2,919 2,673
246 8.4

1986
2,725 2,478
247 9.1

1987
3,005 2,840
165 5.5

1988
3,315 3,155
160 4.8

1989
3.335 3,214
121 3.6

WILKES COUNTY

1980
4,867 4,536
331 6.8

1981
4,917 4,518
399 8.1

1982
5,050 4,413
637 12.6

1983
5,064 4,531
533 10.5

1984
5,129 4,699
430 8.4

1985
5,098 4,338
760 14.9

1986
4,847 4,436
411 8.5

1987
5,006 4.752
254 5.1

1988
5,154 4,806
348 6.8

1989
4,624 4,357
267 5.8

WILKINSON COUNTY

1980
4,335 4,126
209 4.8

1981
4,503 4,271
232 5.2

1982
4,410 4,107
303 6.9

1983
4,221 3,950
271 6.4

1984
4,260 4,043
217 5.1

1985
4,327 4,026
301 7.0

1986
4,354 4,114
240 5.5

1987
4,338 4,110
228 5.3

1988
4,615 4,386
229 5.0

1989
4,758 4.528
230 4.8

WORTH COUNTY

1980
7,496 6,982
514 6.9

1981
7,681 7,053
628 8.2

1982
7,443 6,582
861 11.6

1983
7,063 6,128
935 13.2

1984
6,973 6,252
721 10.3

1985
7,072 6,252
820 11.6

1986
6,882 6,020
862 12.5

1987
6,860 6,150
710 10.3

1988
6,934 6,259
675 9.7

1989
6,859 6,177
682 9.9

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