Annual average civilian labor force estimates, 1990 - 1997

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Annual Average Civilian Labor Force
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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 1990 - Present
CHATTANOOGA

Labor Force Employment Unemployed Rate 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

GEORGIA

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

3,300,380 3,263,875 3,353,566 3,467,191 3,577,504 3,617,165 3,740,884 3,907,247

3,118,253 3,099,103 3,119,071 3,265,259 3,391,782 3,440,859 3,568,483 3,729,942

182,127 164,772 234,495 201,932 185,722 176,306 172,401 177,305

5.5

5.0

7.0

5.8

5.2

4.9

4.6

4.5

ALBANY MSA

1990 50,630 46,852 3,778
7.5

1991 49,824 46,699 3,125
6.3

1992 51,164 46,137 5,027
9.8

1993 52,384 47,877 4,507
8.6

1994 54,662 49,822 4,840
8.9

1995 53,615 50,269 3,346
6.2

1996 55,613 52,276 3,337
6.0

1997 57,773 54,009 3,764
6.5

ATHENS MSA

1990 64,248 60,466 3,782
5.9

1991 62,889 60,385 2,504
4.0

1992 62,537 59,348 3,189
5.1

1993 64,289 61,787 2,502
3.9

1994 66,380 64,039 2,341
3.5

1995 68,453 66,258 2,195
3.2

1996 70,745 68,529 2,216
3.1

1997 72,419 70,248 2,171
3.0

ATLANTA MSA

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1,663,495 1,647,571 1,695,867 1,772,905 1,850,302 1,882,051 1,964,475 2,061,018

1,580,167 1,570,065 1,586,887 1,679,210 1,763,501 1,800,768 1,889,621 1,985,037

83,328 77,506 108,980 93,695 86,801 81,283 74,854 75,981

5.0

4.7

6.4

5.3

4.7

4.3

3.8

3.7

AUGUSTA MSA

1990 200,115 190,495
9,620 4.8

1991 200,165 189,648 10,517
5.3

1992 202,408 188,054 14,354
7.1

1993 205,472 190,387 15,085
7.3

1994 203,403 190,548 12,855
6.3

1995 202,228 188,951 13,277
6.6

1996 200,447 186,953 13,494
6.7

1997 204,538 191,755 12,783
6.2

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Labor Force Employment Unemployed Rate 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

COLUMBUS MSA

1990 109,262 101,970
7,292 6.7

1991 107,496 101,433
6,063 5.6

1992 108,954 100,911
8,043 7.4

1993 111,114 103,681
7,433 6.7

1994 112,956 106,086
6,870 6.1

1995 113,973 107,142
6,831 6.0

1996 118,307 112,323
5,984 5.1

1997 122,452 116,429
6,023 4.9

MACON MSA

1990 136,848 130,264
6,584 4.8

1991 133,746 127,957
5,789 4.3

1992 136,038 127,152
8,886 6.5

1993 138,683 130,785
7,898 5.7

1994 142,532 134,199
8,333 5.8

1995 141,921 134,795
7,126 5.0

1996 145,976 139,002
6,974 4.8

1997 152,120 144,867
7,253 4.8

SAVANNAH MSA

1990 120,127 114,598
5,529 4.6

1991 118,927 113,700
5,227 4.4

1992 123,049 114,880
8,169 6.6

1993 124,248 117,015
7,233 5.8

1994 126,109 119,087
7,022 5.6

1995 125,881 119,317
6,564 5.2

1996 128,234 121,993
6,241 4.9

1997 133,272 126,759
6,513 4.9

GA PART COLUMBUS MSA

1990 87,784 82,256 5,528
6.3

1991 85,783 81,547 4,236
4.9

1992 87,209 80,873 6,336
7.3

1993 88,647 82,990 5,657
6.4

1994 89,619 84,112 5,507
6.1

1995 89,906 84,644 5,262
5.9

1996 93,315 88,478 4,837
5.2

1997 96,537 91,700 4,837
5.0

GA PART - AUGUSTA MSA

1990 129,954 123,510
6,444 5.0

1991 128,738 122,323
6,415 5.0

1992 130,817 120,882
9,935 7.6

1993 131,697 122,542
9,155 7.0

1994 131,208 122,873
8,335 6.4

1995 128,323 120,299
8,024 6.3

1996 129,322 120,896
8,426 6.5

1997 132,476 123,887
8,589 6.5

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Labor Force Employment Unemployed Rate

ANNUAL AVERAGE CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES

GA PART - CHATTANOOGA MSA

1990 56,177 52,982 3,195
5.7

1991 56,350 53,235 3,115
5.5

1992 57,650 53,406 4,244
7.4

1993 58,878 55,743 3,135
5.3

1994 59,938 56,909 3,029
5.1

1995 59,883 56,857 3,026
5.1

1996 60,893 57,981 2,912
4.8

1997 62,509 59,483 3,026
4.8

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Labor Force Employment Unemployed Rate 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

APPLING COUNTY

1990 7,504 6,595
909 12.1

1991 7,524 6,916
608 8.1

1992 7,848 6,849
999 12.7

1993 8,215 7,322
893 10.9

1994 8,450 7,748
702 8.3

1995 7,990 7,388
602 7.5

1996 8,129 7,355
774 9.5

1997 8,414 7,708
706 8.4

ATKINSON COUNTY

1990 2,770 2,559
211 7.6

1991 2,486 2,336
150 6.0

1992 2,664 2,413
251 9.4

1993 2,829 2,599
230 8.1

1994 2,976 2,788
188 6.3

1995 3,137 2,922
215 6.9

1996 3,127 2,901
226 7.2

1997 3,348 3,067
281 8.4

BACON COUNTY

1990 4,417 4,152
265 6.0

1991 4,360 4,089
271 6.2

1992 4,482 4,084
398 8.9

1993 4.492 4,150
342 7.6

1994 4,456 4,213
243 5.5

1995 4,497 4,289
208 4.6

1996 4,591 4,302
289 6.3

1997 4,552 4,193
359 7.9

BAKER COUNTY

1990 1,582 1,499
83 5.2

1991 1,623 1,527
96 5.9

1992 1,468 1,191
277 18.9

1993 1,333 1,135
198 14.9

1994 1.517 1,346
171 11.3

1995 1,447 1.334
113 7.8

1996 1,478 1,378
100 6.8

1997 1,546 1,395
151 9.8

BALDWIN COUNTY

1990 16,856 16,142
714 4.2

1991 16,570 15,942
628 3.8

1992 16,766 15,778
988 5.9

1993 16,989 16,223
766 4.5

1994 16,970 16,371
599 3.5

1995 17,121 16,444
677 4.0

1996 17,160 16,321
839 4.9

1997 17,376 16,618
758 4.4

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Labor Force Employment Unemployed Rate 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

BANKS COUNTY

1990 5,593 5,291
302 5.4

1991 5,823 5,529
294 5.0

1992 5,841 5,477
364 6.2

1993 5,779 5,471
308 5.3

1994 5,830 5,587
243 4.2

1995 5,635 5,368
267 4.7

1996 5,869 5,590
279 4.8

1997 6,065 5,741
324 5.3

BARROW COUNTY

1990 15,284 14,094 1,190
7.8

1991 15,020 14,118
902 6.0

1992 15,572 14,328 1,244
8.0

1993 16,306 15,236 1,070
6.6

1994 16,965 16,095
870 5.1

1995 17,502 16,530
972 5.6

1996 18,314 17,616
698 3.8

1997 19,295 18,505
790 4.1

BARTOW COUNTY

1990 29,927 27,723 2,204
7.4

1991 29,621 27,652 1,969
6.6

1992 30,376 27,856 2,520
8.3

1993 31,032 28,901 2,131
6.9

1994 32,005 30,205 1,800
5.6

1995 32,890 30,884 2,006
6.1

1996 34,565 32,742 1,823
5.3

1997 36,427 34,395 2,032
5.6

BEN HILL COUNTY

1990 7,246 6,782
464 6.4

1991 7,065 6,673
392 5.5

1992 7,413 6,895
518 7.0

1993 7,925 7,350
575 7.3

1994 8,175 7,668
507 6.2

1995 8,285 7,855
430 5.2

1996 8,599 8,048
551 6.4

1997 8,933 8,330
603 6.8

BERRIEN COUNTY

1990 6,963 6,450
513 7.4

1991 6,566 6,209
357 5.4

1992 6,507 6,005
502 7.7

1993 6,388 5,888
500 7.8

1994 6,393 6,005
388 6.1

1995 6,423 6,043
380 5.9

1996 6,627 6,283
344 5.2

1997 6,978 6,648
330 4.7

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Labor Force Employment Unemployed Rate 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

BIBB COUNTY

1990 69,708 66,131 3,577
5.1

1991 67,824 64,807 3,017
4.4

1992 68,510 63,900 4,610
6.7

1993 69,647 65,487 4,160
6.0

1994 71,337 66,607 4,730
6.6

1995 70,189 66,412 3,777
5.4

1996 71,871 68,112 3,759
5.2

1997 74,818 70,986 3,832
5.1

BLECKLEY COUNTY

1990 4,915 4,625
290 5.9

1991 4,775 4,566
209 4.4

1992 4,980 4,714
266 5.3

1993 4,933 4,698
235 4.8

1994 5,342 5,091
251 4.7

1995 5,478 5,244
234 4.3

1996 5,249 4,962
287 5.5

1997 5,351 5,098
253 4.7

BRANTLEY COUNTY

1990 4,807 4,394
413 8.6

1991 4,595 4,263
332 7.2

1992 4,660 4,156
504 10.8

1993 5,000 4,567
433 8.7

1994 5,119 4,647
472 9.2

1995 4,860 4,445
415 8.5

1996 5,389 4,988
401 7.4

1997 5,629 5,213
416 7.4

BROOKS COUNTY

1990 6,409 6,168
241 3.8

1991 6,360 6,149
211 3.3

1992 6,407 6,092
315 4.9

1993 6,544 6,247
297 4.5

1994 6,553 6,302
251 3.8

1995 6,691 6,430
261 3.9

1996 6,893 6,620
273 4.0

1997 7,297 6,905
392 5.4

BRYAN COUNTY

1990 7,123 6,803
320 4.5

1991 7,291 6,967
324 4.4

1992 7,844 7,396
448 5.7

1993 8,341 7,955
386 4.6

1994 8,877 8,473
404 4.6

1995 9,259 8,880
379 4.1

1996 9,809 9,438
371 3.8

1997 10,181 9,807
374 3.7

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Labor Force Employment Unemployed Rate 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

BULLOCH COUNTY

1990 19,678 18,631 1,047
5.3

1991 19,916 19,089
827 4.2

1992 20,368 19,378
990 4.9

1993 20,468 19,746
722 3.5

1994 21,291 20,610
681 3.2

1995 22,472 21,701
771 3.4

1996 24,111 23,386
725 3.0

1997 26,045 25,204
841 3.2

BURKE COUNTY

1990 8,696 7,745
951 10.9

1991 8,416 7,470
946 11.2

1992 8,435 7,105 1,330 15.8

1993 8,478 7,462 1,016 12.0

1994 8,557 7,506 1,051 12.3

1995 8,531 7,342 1,189 13.9

1996 8,713 7,279 1,434 16.5

1997 8,595 7,328 1,267 14.7

BUTIS COUNTY

1990 6,489 6,047
442 6.8

1991 6,747 6,271
476 7.1

1992 6,760 6,107
653 9.7

1993 7,092 6,632
460 6.5

1994 7,224 6,851
373 5.2

1995 7,777 7,328
449 5.8

1996 7,951 7,481
470 5.9

1997 8,478 8,074
404 4.8

CALHOUN COUNTY

1990 2,093 1,976
117 5.6

1991 2,077 1,942
135 6.5

1992 2,143 1,863
280 13.1

1993 2,072 1,779
293 14.1

1994 1,977 1,726
251 12.7

1995 2,211 2,036
175 7.9

1996 2,258 2,071
187 8.3

1997 2,269 2,083
186 8.2

CAMDEN COUNTY

1990 11,606 10,980
626 5.4

1991 13,555 13,054
501 3.7

1992 14,197 13,372
825 5.8

1993 15,007 14,368
639 4.3

1994 15,162 14,530
632 4.2

1995 14,915 14,329
586 3.9

1996 15.418 14,742
676 4.4

1997 15,981 15,217
764 4.8

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Labor Force Employment Unemployed Rate 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

CANDLER COUNTY

1990 3,502 3,324
178 5.1

1991 3,468 3,325
143 4.1

1992 3,560 3,332
228 6.4

1993 3,728 3,560
168 4.5

1994 3,700 3,468
232 6.3

1995 3,575 3,395
180 5.0

1996 3,828 3,660
168 4.4

1997 4,106 3,924
182 4.4

CARROLL COUNTY

1990 36,854 34,553 2,301
6.2

1991 36,020 33,989 2,031
5.6

1992 36,517 33,862 2,655
7.3

1993 37,527 35,307 2,220
5.9

1994 38,474 36,656 1,818
4.7

1995 38,990 36,963 2,027
5.2

1996 40,356 38,295 2,061
5.1

1997 42,343 40,229 2,114
5.0

CATOOSA COUNTY

1990 21.351 20,362
989 4.6

1991 21,545 20,548
997 4.6

1992 22,144 20,806 1,338
6.0

1993 23,013 21,945 1,068
4.6

1994 23,623 22,599 1,024
4.3

1995 23,821 22,804 1.017
4.3

1996 24,357 23,289 1,068
4.4

1997 24,891 23,893
998 4.0

CHARLTON COUNTY

1990 3,553 3,379
174 4.9

1991 3,823 3,666
157 4.1

1992 3.748 3,497
251 6.7

1993 3,875 3,655
220 5.7

1994 3,849 3,632
217 5.6

1995 3,848 3,603
245 6.4

1996 3,843 3,573
270 7.0

1997 3,876 3,688
188 4.9

CHATHAM COUNTY

1990 100,675 95,942
4,733 4.7

1991 99,161 94,873 4,288
4.3

1992 102,226 95,329
6,897 6.7

1993 102,459 96,246
6,213 6.1

1994 103,017 97,055
5,962 5.8

1995 101,995 96,429
5,566 5.5

1996 102,999 97,725
5,274 5.1

1997 107,065 101,543
5,522 5.2

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Labor Force Employment Unemployed Rate 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

CHATTAHOOCHEE COUNTY

1990 2,264 2,026
238 10.5

1991 1,970 1,822
148 7.5

1992 2,107 1,886
221 10.5

1993 2,049 1,874
175 8.5

1994 2,021 1,848
173 8.6

1995 2,057 1,906
151 7.3

1996 2,180 2,021
159 7.3

1997 2,267 2,095
172 7.6

CHATTOOGA COUNTY

1990 10,741 9,937
804 7.5

1991 10,522 9,757
765 7.3

1992 11,298 10,338
960 8.5

1993 11,753 11,067
686 5.8

1994 11,771 11,159
612 5.2

1995 11,720 11,160
560 4.8

1996 11,882 11,357
525 4.4

1997 12,058 11,469
589 4.9

CHEROKEE COUNTY

1990 51,236 49,083 2,153
4.2

1991 52,322 50,386 1,936
3.7

1992 55,119 52,225 2,894
5.3

1993 56,682 54,342 2,340
4.1

1994 60,342 58,300 2,042
3.4

1995 63,082 60,878 2,204
3.5

1996 67,316 65,539 1,777
2.6

1997 70,564 68,848 1,716
2.4

CLARKE COUNTY

1990 43,508 40,936 2,572
5.9

1991 42,213 40,591 1,622
3.8

1992 41,709 39,676 2,033
4.9

1993 42,666 40,978 1,688
4.0

1994 43,988 42,351 1,637
3.7

1995 44,748 43,227 1,521
3.4

1996 45,615 44,134 1,481
3.2

1997 46,713 45,240 1,473
3.2

CLAY COUNTY

1990 1,327 1,263
64 4.8

1991 1,380 1,326
54 3.9

1992 1,491 1,379
112 7.5

1993 1,459 1,347
112 7.7

1994 1,483 1,391
92 6.2

1995 1,484 1,376
108 7.3

1996 1,539 1,413
126 8.2

1997 1,638 1,504
134 8.2

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Labor Force Employment Unemployed Rate 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

CLAYTON COUNTY

1990 103,123 97,517
5,606 5.4

1991 101,556 95,773
5,783 5.7

1992 103,371 95,818
7,553 7.3

1993 106,626 100,062
6,564 6.2

1994 109,965 103,814
6,151 5.6

1995 110,327 104,751
5,576 5.1

1996 113,846 108,696
5,150 4.5

1997 119,047 114,185
4,862 4.1

CLINCH COUNTY

1990 2,579 2,447
132 5.1

1991 2,818 2,696
122 4.3

1992 3,094 2,895
199 6.4

1993 3,513 3,375
138 3.9

1994 3,782 3,636
146 3.9

1995 3,799 3,649
150 3.9

1996 3,784 3,604
180 4.8

1997 4,065 3,888
177 4.4

COBB COUNTY

1990 266,880 255,945 10,935
4.1

1991 265,651 254,811 10,840
4.1

1992 273,647 258,163 15,484
5.7

1993 288,741 275,418 13,323
4.6

1994 300,762 288,238 12,524
4.2

1995 305,327 294,186 11,141
3.6

1996 316,831 307,248
9,583 3.0

1997 332,738 322,762
9,976 3.0

COFFEE COUNTY

1990 14,419 13,361 1,058
7.3

1991 14,455 13,711
744 5.1

1992 14,761 13,655 1,106
7.5

1993 15,406 14,337 1,069
6.9

1994 16,071 15,277
794 4.9

1995 16,364 15,369
995 6.1

1996 17,211 16,162 1,049
6.1

1997 17,942 16,814 1,128
6.3

COLQUITT COUNTY

1990 16,658 15,777
881 5.3

1991 16,165 15,340
825 5.1

1992 16,421 15,298 1,123
6.8

1993 16,924 15,991
933 5.5

1994 16,848 15,963
885 5.3

1995 16,888 16,200
688 4.1

1996 17,861 17,001
860 4.8

1997 18,984 18,019
965 5.1

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Labor Force Employment Unemployed Rate 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

COLUMBIA COUNTY

1990 34.742 33,577 1,165
3.4

1991 35,075 33,871 1,204
3.4

1992 35,316 33,531 1,785
5.1

1993 37,825 35,960 1,865
4.9

1994 38,671 37,043 1,628
4.2

1995 39,307 37,669 1,638
4.2

1996 40,309 38,668 1,641
4.1

1997 41,285 39,625 1,660
4.0

COOK COUNTY

1990 6,369 5,957
412 6.5

1991 6,064 5,635
429 7.1

1992 6,500 6,014
486 7.5

1993 6,873 6,402
471 6.9

1994 7,055 6,710
345 4.9

1995 6,863 6,614
249 3.6

1996 7,142 6,861
281 3.9

1997 7,568 7,166
402 5.3

COWETA COUNTY

1990 27,703 26,065 1,638
5.9

1991 28,015 26,482 1,533
5.5

1992 29,669 27,508 2,161
7.3

1993 31,509 29,824 1,685
5.3

1994 33,774 32,344 1,430
4.2

1995 35,450 33,998 1,452
4.1

1996 38,084 36,631 1,453
3.8

1997 40,123 38,481 1,642
4.1

CRAWFORD COUNTY

1990 4,299 4,006
293 6.8

1991 3,996 3,713
283 7.1

1992 4,632 4,253
379 8.2

1993 4,896 4,564
332 6.8

1994 5,041 4,768
273 5.4

1995 5,230 4,970
260 5.0

1996 5,398 5,127
271 5.0

1997 5,056 4,802
254 5.0

CRISP COUNTY

1990 8,701 8,091
610 7.0

1991 8,617 8,074
543 6.3

1992 8,931 8,098
833 9.3

1993 9,086 8,452
634 7.0

1994 9,423 8,876
547 5.8

1995 9,677 9,169
508 5.2

1996 9,706 9,015
691 7.1

1997 9,878 9,162
716 7.2

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ANNUAL AVERAGE CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES

DADE COUNTY

1990 6,260 5,885
375 6.0

1991 6,239 5,903
336 5.4

1992 6,299 5,876
423 6.7

1993 6,483 6,149
334 5.2

1994 6,701 6,350
351 5.2

1995 6,644 6,320
324 4.9

1996 6,840 6,520
320 4.7

1997 7,021 6,689
332 4.7

DAWSON COUNTY

1990 5,252 4,983
269 5.1

1991 5,878 5,611
267 4.5

1992 6,214 5,835
379 6.1

1993 6,733 6,408
325 4.8

1994 7,133 6,847
286 4.0

1995 8,095 7,777
318 3.9

1996 9,620 9,324
296 3.1

1997 10,812 10,513
299 2.8

DECATUR COUNTY

1990 11,051 10,562
489 4.4

1991 10,973 10,260
713 6.5

1992 10,979 9,837 1,142
10.4

1993 10,869 9,958
911 8.4

1994 11,354 10,318 1,036
9.1

1995 11.439 10,679
760 6.6

1996 11,563 10,995
568 4.9

1997 12,157 11,558
599 4.9

DEKALB COUNTY

1990 318,189 302,293 15,896
5.0

1991 311,060 296,697 14,363
4.6

1992 316,365 295,407 20,958
6.6

1993 325,790 307,186 18,604
5.7

1994 334,826 316,767 18,059
5.4

1995 334,009 317,741 16,268
4.9

1996 341,804 326,633 15,171
4.4

1997 358,820 343,126 15,694
4.4

DODGE COUNTY

1990 7,639 7,174
465 6.1

1991 8,065 7,633
432 5.4

1992 8,469 7,832
637 7.5

1993 8,786 8,226
560 6.4

1994 9,224 8,747
477 5.2

1995 9,522 9,003
519 5.5

1996 9,205 8,375
830 9.0

1997 9,257 8,659
598 6.5

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ANNUAL AVERAGE CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES

DOOLY COUNTY

1990 3,983 3,733
250 6.3

1991 3,920 3,648
272 6.9

1992 4,063 3,719
344 8.5

1993 4,272 3,967
305 7.1

1994 4,400 4,072
328 7.5

1995 4,558 4,245
313 6.9

1996 4,614 4,231
383 8.3

1997 4,676 4,300
376 8.0

DOUGHERTY COUNTY

1990 42,709 39,373 3,336
7.8

1991 41,881 39,115 2,766
6.6

1992 42,912 38,466 4,446
10.4

1993 43,570 39,577 3,993
9.2

1994 45,290 40,943 4,347
9.6

1995 43,796 40,887 2,909
6.6

1996 45,079 42,150 2,929
6.5

1997 46,853 43,547 3,306
7.1

DOUGLAS COUNTY

1990 39,746 37,860 1,886
4.7

1991 39,400 37,566 1,834
4.7

1992 40,384 37,901 2,483
6.1

1993 42,015 40,076 1,939
4.6

1994 43,917 42,168 1,749
4.0

1995 44,288 42,695 1,593
3.6

1996 46,319 44,843 1,476
3.2

1997 48,626 47,107 1,519
3.1

EARLY COUNTY

1990 5,136 4,817
319 6.2

1991 5,225 4,873
352 6.7

1992 5,352 4,754
598 11.2

1993 5,143 4,648
495 9.6

1994 5,062 4,588
474 9.4

1995 4,888 4,493
395 8.1

1996 4,820 4,456
364 7.6

1997 5,011 4,605
406 8.1

ECHOLS COUNTY

1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997

1,041

997

995 1,013

983 1,012 1,054 1,106

989

962

940

938

929

976 1,020 1,064

52

35

55

75

54

36

34

42

5.0

3.5

5.5

7.4

5.5

3.6

3.2

3.8

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ANNUAL AVERAGE CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES

EFFINGHAM COUNTY

1990 12,329 11,853
476 3.9

1991 12,476 11,861
615 4.9

1992 12,978 12,154
824 6.3

1993 13,448 12,814
634 4.7

1994 14.215 13,559
656 4.6

1995 14,626 14,007
619 4.2

1996 15,427 14,830
597 3.9

1997 16,025 15,409
616 3.8

ELBERT COUNTY

1990 8,982 8,236
746 8.3

1991 8,702 8,103
599 6.9

1992 8,885 7,763 1,122 12.6

1993 8,511 7,705
806 9.5

1994 8,360 7,721
639 7.6

1995 8,534 7,838
696 8.2

1996 8,669 7,842
827 9.5

1997 9,081 8,328
753 8.3

EMANUEL COUNTY

1990 8,925 8,091
834 9.3

1991 8.747 7,923
824 9.4

1992 8,602 7,582 1,020 11.9

1993 8,523 7,632
891 10.5

1994 8,486 7,701
785 9.3

1995 8,639 7,715
924 10.7

1996 8,589 7,743
846 9.8

1997 8,791 7,891
900 10.2

EVANS COUNTY

1990 3,886 3,724
162 4.2

1991 3,913 3,732
181 4.6

1992 3,998 3,703
295 7.4

1993 4,340 3,947
393 9.1

1994 4,448 4,044
404 9.1

1995 4,388 4,140
248 5.7

1996 4,551 4,330
221 4.9

1997 4,835 4,641
194 4.0

FANNIN COUNTY

1990 6,980 6,431
549 7.9

1991 7,133 6,625
508 7.1

1992 7.738 7,086
652 8.4

1993 7,905 7,301
604 7.6

1994 7,987 7,527
460 5.8

1995 7,878 7,388
490 6.2

1996 8,202 7,647
555 6.8

1997 8,621 7,991
630 7.3

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ANNUAL AVERAGE CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES

FAYETTE COUNTY

1990 33,528 32,417 1,111
3.3

1991 34,164 32,890 1.274
3.7

1992 35,493 33,986 1,507
4.2

1993 37,650 36,421 1,229
3.3

1994 39,909 38,769 1,140
2.9

1995 40,783 39,738 1,045
2.6

1996 43,154 42,146 1,008
2.3

1997 45,345 44,274 1,071
2.4

FLOYD COUNTY

1990 42,368 39,067 3,301
7.8

1991 41.925 39,525 2,400
5.7

1992 42,904 39,818 3,086
7.2

1993 44,252 41,403 2,849
6.4

1994 45,390 43,142 2,248
5.0

1995 44,282 41,874 2,408
5.4

1996 44,818 42,508 2,310
5.2

1997 46,079 43,917 2,162
4.7

FORSYTH COUNTY

1990 24,871 23,728 1,143
4.6

1991 25,249 24,135 1,114
4.4

1992 26,630 25,157 1,473
5.5

1993 28,372 27,293 1,079
3.8

1994 31,088 30,119
969 3.1

1995 33,592 32,568 1,024
3.0

1996 37,589 36,803
786 2.1

1997
39,545 38,661
884
2.2

FRANKLIN COUNTY

1990 8,292 7,622
670 8.1

1991 8,044 7,530
514 6.4

1992 8,389 7,595
794 9.5

1993 8,911 8,342
569 6.4

1994 8,857 8,411
446 5.0

1995 9,301 8,786
515 5.5

1996 9,780 9,200
580 5.9

1997 10,129 9,629
500 4.9

FULTON COUNTY

1990 341,032 321,756 19,276
5.7

1991 332,290 314,774 17,516
5.3

1992 339,219 314,004 25,215
7.4

1993 350,687 328,405 22,282
6.4

1994 361,995 341,172 20,823
5.8

1995 363,188 343,427 19,761
5.4

1996 376,238 357,572 18,666
5.0

1997 393,600 375,627 17,973
4.6

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ANNUAL AVERAGE CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES

GILMER COUNTY

1990 6,658 6,161
497 7.5

1991 6,485 6,024
461 7.1

1992 6,522 5,879
643 9.9

1993 6,662 6,155
507 7.6

1994 6,837 6,455
382 5.6

1995 7,125 6,669
456 6.4

1996 8,015 7,521
494 6.2

1997 8,372 7,830
542 6.5

GLASCOCK COUNTY

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1,123 1,199 1,218 1,154

996

960 1,017 1,151

1,056 1,132 1.144 1,082

942

916

927 1,006

67

67

74

72

54

44

90

145

6.0

5.6

6.1

6.2

5.4

4.6

8.8

12.6

GLYNN COUNTY

1990 30,609 29,266 1,343
4.4

1991 30,496 29,268 1,228
4.0

1992 31.182 29,506 1,676
5.4

1993 31,731 30,333 1,398
4.4

1994 32,250 30,872 1,378
4.3

1995 32,730 31,539 1,191
3.6

1996 33,449 32,354 1,095
3.3

1997 34,560 33,326 1,234
3.6

GORDON COUNTY

1990 19,042 17,553 1,489
7.8

1991 18,280 16,993 1,287
7.0

1992 19,106 17,528 1,578
8.3

1993 19,735 18,431 1,304
6.6

1994 20,405 19,243 1,162
5.7

1995 20,587 19,323 1,264
6.1

1996 20,597 19,500 1,097
5.3

1997 21,658 20,445 1,213
5.6

GRADY COUNTY

1990 9,420 8,946
474 5.0

1991 9,181 8,697
484 5.3

1992 9,661 8,892
769 8.0

1993 9,690 8,960
730 7.5

1994 9,709 9,121
588 6.1

1995 9,489 8,995
494 5.2

1996 9,626 9,152
474 4.9

1997 9,732 8,862
870 8.9

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ANNUAL AVERAGE CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES

GREENE COUNTY

1990 5,218 4,857
361 6.9

1991 5,167 4,773
394 7.6

1992 5,153 4,626
527 10.2

1993 5,074 4,525
549 10.8

1994 5,106 4,666
440 8.6

1995 5,144 4,727
417 8.1

1996 5,243 4,853
390 7.4

1997 5,676 5,312
364 6.4

GWINNETT COUNTY

1990 215,421 206,412
9,009 4.2

1991 217,075 208,837
8,238 3.8

1992 227,764 215,713 12,051
5.3

1993 244,024 233,831 10,193
4.2

1994 260,286 250,549
9,737 3.7

1995 270,052 261,489
8,563 3.2

1996 285,821 277,887
7,934 2.8

1997 299,824 291,919
7,905 2.6

HABERSHAM COUNTY

1990 14,129 13,387
742 5.3

1991 13,971 13,294
677 4.8

1992 14,130 13,379
751 5.3

1993 14,339 13,710
629 4.4

1994 14,300 13,680
620 4.3

1995 14,465 13,876
589 4.1

1996 14,602 13,879
723 5.0

1997 15,153 14,382
771 5.1

HALL COUNTY

1990 52,773 49,822 2,951
5.6

1991 52,720 50,183 2,537
4.8

1992 55,133 51,798 3,335
6.0

1993 58,734 56,110 2,624
4.5

1994 62,551 60,215 2,336
3.7

1995 63,149 60,880 2,269
3.6

1996 64,588 62,497 2,091
3.2

1997 67,313 65,288 2,025
3.0

HANCOCK COUNTY

1990 3,637 3,401
236 6.5

1991 3,620 3,286
334 9.2

1992 3,547 3,113
434 12.2

1993 3,882 3,528
354 9.1

1994 3,901 3,640
261 6.7

1995 3,949 3,680
269 6.8

1996 3,954 3,357
597 15.1

1997 3,850 3,425
425 11.0

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ANNUAL AVERAGE CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES

HARALSON COUNTY

1990 10,446 9,708
738 7.1

1991 9,695 8,763
932 9.6

1992 9,494 8,279 1,215 12.8

1993 9,147 8,278
869 9.5

1994 9,311 8,741
570 6.1

1995 9,142 8,424
718 7.9

1996 9,203 8,468
735 8.0

1997 9,283 8,645
638 6.9

HARRIS COUNTY

1990 8,703 8,250
453 5.2

1991 8,605 8,195
410 4.8

1992 8,529 8,015
514 6.0

1993 8,966 8,559
407 ,4.5

'1994 9,342 8,975
367 3.9

1995
9,859 9,411
448
4.5

1996 10,578 10,239
339 3.2

1997 10,956 10,612
344 3.1

HART COUNTY

1990 9,764 9,150
614 6.3

1991 9,349 8,821
528 5.6

1992 9,343 8,488
855 9.2

1993 9,080 8.427
653 7.2

1994 8,656 8,121
535 6.2

1995 8,486 7,704
782 9.2

1996 8,356 7,723
633 7.6

1997 8,542 8,062
480 5.6

HEARD COUNTY

1990 3,976 3,767
209 5.3

1991 3,963 3,678
285 7.2

1992 4,066 3,685
381 9.4

1993 3,996 3,699
297 7.4

1994 3,868 3,603
265 6.9

1995 3,659 3,444
215 5.9

1996 3,581 3,289
292 8.2

1997 3,853 3,612
241 6.3

HENRY COUNTY

1990 32,405 30,899 1,506
4.6

1991 33,311 31,770 1,541
4.6

1992 35,134 33,229 1,905
5.4

1993 38,438 36,848 1,590
4.1

1994 42,180 40,606 1,574
3.7

1995 44,565 43,051 1,514
3.4

1996 48,520 47,136 1,384
2.9

1997 50,876 49,516 1,360
2.7

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ANNUAL AVERAGE CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES

HOUSTON COUNTY

1990 42,931 41,185 1,746
4.1

1991 42,358 40,762 1,596
3.8

1992 43,511 40,909 2,602
6.0

1993 44,662 42,439 2,223
5.0

1994 46,225 44,120 2,105
4.6

1995 46,485 44,567 1,918
4.1

1996 48,149 46,338 1,811
3.8

1997 50,363 48,294 2,069
4.1

IRWIN COUNTY

1990 3,900 3,668
232 5.9

1991 3,709 3,534
175 4.7

1992 3,859 3,630
229 5.9

1993 4,074 3,831
243 6.0

1994 4,118 3,921
197 4.8

1995 4,195 4,006
189 4.5

1996 4,408 4,191
217 4.9

1997 4,599 4,338
261 5.7

JACKSON COUNTY

1990 15,120 14,152
968 6.4

1991 15,155 14,243
912 6.0

1992 15,447 14,282 1,165
7.5

1993 16,534 15,685
849 5.1

1994 18,044 17,269
775 4.3

1995 19,456 18,520
936 4.8

1996 20,135 19,301
834 4.1

1997 21,403 20,584
819 3.8

JASPER COUNTY

1990 3,850 3,620
230 6.0

1991 3,797 3,499
298 7.8

1992 3,774 3,434
340 9.0

1993 3,814 3,519
295 7.7

1994 4,101 3,912
189 4.6

1995 4,280 4,080
200 4.7

1996 4,630 4,313
317 6.8

1997 4,999 4,726
273 5.5

JEFF DAVIS COUNTY

1990 5,877 5,491
386 6.6

1991 5,753 5,350
403 7.0

1992 5,791 5,259
532 9.2

1993 5,609 5,145
464 8.3

1994 5,681 5,284
397 7.0

1995 5,640 5,295
345 6.1

1996 5,625 5,176
449 8.0

1997 5,678 5,300
378 6.7

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ANNUAL AVERAGE CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES

JEFFERSON COUNTY

1990 7,510 6,897
613 8.2

1991 7,530 7,029
501 6.7

1992 7,606 6,948
658 8.7

1993 7,826 7,234
592 7.6

1994 7,778 7,217
561 7.2

1995 8,042 7,135
907 11.3

1996 7,962 6,880 1,082 13.6

1997 8,040 6,974 1,066 13.3

JENKINS COUNTY

1990 3,571 3,214
357 10.0

1991 3,618 3,427
191 5.3

1992 3,830 3,588
242 6.3

1993 3,890 3,654
236 6.1

1994 3,872 3,662
210 5.4

1995 4,132 3,783
349 8.4

1996 4,210 4,014
196 4.7

1997 4,644 4,382
262 5.6

JOHNSON COUNTY

1990 3,686 3,437
249 6.8

1991 3,658 3,464
194 5.3

1992 3,659 3,381
278 7.6

1993 3,891 3,646
245 6.3

1994 4,055 3,819
236 5.8

1995 3,986 3,558
428 10.7

1996 3,670 3,327
343 9.3

1997 3,767 3,470
297 7.9

JONES COUNTY

1990 10,658 10,213
445 4.2

1991 10,415 9,988
427 4.1

1992 10,518 9,965
553 5.3

1993 10,699 10,172
527 4.9

1994 10,847 10,400
447 4.1

1995 11,036 10,565
471 4.3

1996 11,372 10,913
459 4.0

1997 11,811 11,374
437 3.7

LAMAR COUNTY

1990 6,179 5,850
329 5.3

1991 5,950 5,622
328 5.5

1992 6,120 5,691
429 7.0

1993 6,771 6,426
345 5.1

1994 7,089 6,787
302 4.3

1995 6,993 6,707
286 4.1

1996 7,222 6,922
300 4.2

1997 7,523 7,185
338 4.5

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ANNUAL AVERAGE CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES

LANIER COUNTY

1990 2,513 2,393
120 4.8

1991 2,533 2,430
103 4.1

1992 2,591 2,446
145 5.6

1993 2,685 2,544
141 5.3

1994 2,772 2,670
102 3.7

1995 2.865 2.749
116 4.0

1996 3,149 2,981
168 5.3

1997 3,226 3,110
116 3.6

LAURENS COUNTY

1990 18,557 17,542 1,015
5.5

1991 18.588 17.701
887 4.8

1992 19,582 18,424 1,158
5.9

1993 20,073 19,036 1,037
5.2

1994 20,663 19,721
942 4.6

1995 21,265 20,083 1,182
5.6

1996 21,413 20,298 1,115
5.2

1997 22,259 21.274
985 4.4

LEE COUNTY

1990 7,921 7,479
442 5.6

1991 7,942 7,584
358 4.5

1992 8,252 7,671
581 7.0

1993 8,814 8,300
514 5.8

1994 9,372 8,879
493 5.3

1995 9,818 9,382
436 4.4

1996 10,534 10,126
408 3.9

1997 10,920 10,462
458 4.2

LIBERTY COUNTY

1990 13,925 12,954
971 7.0

1991 13,937 13,280
657 4.7

1992 14,297 13,074 1,223
8.6

1993 15,034 13,643 1,391
9.3

1994 15,574 14,200 1,374
8.8

1995 15,453 14.105 1,348
8.7

1996 16,074 14,849 1,225
7.6

1997 17,397 16,132 1,265
7.3

LINCOLN COUNTY

1990 3,308 3,115
193 5.8

1991 3,564 3,407
157 4.4

1992 3,661 3,412
249 6.8

1993 3,823 3,587
236 6.2

1994 3,644 3,370
274 7.5

1995 3,533 3,262
271 7.7

1996 3,387 3,168
219 6.5

1997 3,688 3,424
264 7.2

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ANNUAL AVERAGE CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES

LONG COUNTY

1990 2,464 2,343
121 4.9

1991 2,381 2,306
75 3.1

1992 2,464 2,367
97 3.9

1993 2,685 2,545
140 5.2

1994 2,810 2,699
111 4.0

1995 2,989 2,863
126 4.2

1996 3,211 3,099
112 3.5

1997 3,497 3,367
130 3.7

LOWNDES COUNTY

1990 34,115 32,486 1,629
4.8

1991 33,817 32,498 1,319
3.9

1992 34,858 32,693 2,165
6.2

1993 35,963 34,018 1,945
5.4

1994 36,910 35,280 1,630
4.4

1995 37,261 35,797 1,464
3.9

1996 38,725 37,308 1,417
3.7

1997 40,574 38,910 1,664
4.1

LUMPKIN COUNTY

1990 7,226 6,854
372 5.1

1991 7,378 7,011
367 5.0

1992 7,583 7,177
406 5.4

1993 7,679 7,329
350 4.6

1994 8,019 7,792
227 2.8

1995 8,378 8,060
318 3.8

1996 8,412 8,142
270 3.2

1997 9,529 9,235
294 3.1

MCDUFFIE COUNTY

1990 9,564 9,024
540 5.6

1991 9,378 8,803
575 6.1

1992 9,290 8,580
710 7.6

1993 9,403 8,766
637 6.8

1994 9,418 8,767
651 6.9

1995 9,158 8,582
576 6.3

1996 9,498 8,596
902 9.5

1997 9,775 8,809
966 9.9

MCINTOSH COUNTY

1990 3,842 3,554
288 7.5

1991 3,491 3,281
210 6.0

1992 3,444 3,180
264 7.7

1993 3,431 3,190
241 7.0

1994 3,391 3,172
219 6.5

1995 3,703 3,486
217 5.9

1996 3,830 3,594
236 6.2

1997 4,357 4,121
236 5.4

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ANNUAL AVERAGE CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES

MACON COUNTY

1990 5,850 5,326
524 9.0

1991 5,478 4,947
531 9.7

1992 5,924 5,093
831 14.0

1993 5,693 4,930
763 13.4

1994 5,696 4,872
824 14.5

1995 5,460 4,828
632 11.6

1996 5,610 4,949
661 11.8

1997 5,785 5,035
750 13.0

MADISON COUNTY

1990 11,255 10,459
796 7.1

1991 11,137 10,561
576 5.2

1992 11,244 10,485
759 6.8

1993 11,580 11,054
526 4.5

1994 11,777 11,320
457 3.9

1995 12,335 11,878
457 3.7

1996 12,957 12,464
493 3.8

1997 13,225 12,776
449 3.4

MARION COUNTY

1990 2,277 1,983
294 12.9

1991 2,099 1,955
144 6.9

1992 2,372 2,182
190 8.0

1993 3,267 3,047
220 6.7

1994 3,336 3,134
202 6.1

1995 3,167 3,028
139 4.4

1996 2,994 2,850
144 4.8

1997 3,435 3,252
183 5.3

MERIWETHER COUNTY

1990 9,562 8,840
722 7.6

1991 9,335 8,701
634 6.8

1992 9,272 8,232 1,040 11.2

1993 9,219 8,404
815 8.8

1994 9,129 8,434
695 7.6

1995 8,728 8,151
577 6.6

1996 8,818 8,251
567 6.4

1997 9,148 8,638
510 5.6

MILLER COUNTY

1990 2,683 2,591
92 3.4

1991 2,718 2,558
160 5.9

1992 2,863 2,564
299 10.4

1993 2,925 2,698
227 7.8

1994 2,954 2,701
253 8.6

1995 3,133 2,960
173 5.5

1996 2,876 2,701
175 6.1

1997 3,054 2,903
151 4.9

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Labor Force Employment Unemployed Rate 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

MITCHELL COUNTY

1990 9,081 8,199
882 9.7

1991 8,852 8,154
698 7.9

1992 9,152 8,075 1,077 11.8

1993 9,425 8,435
990 10.5

1994 9,897 9,108
789 8.0

1995 10,103 9,506
597 5.9

1996 10,706 10,039
667 6.2

1997 11,247 10,159 1,088
9.7

MONROE COUNTY

1990 8,258 7,732
526 6.4

1991 7,670 7,181
489 6.4

1992 7,660 7,082
578 7.5

1993 7,716 7,243
473 6.1

1994 7,751 7,349
402 5.2

1995 7,736 7,221
515 6.7

1996 7,528 7,080
448 6.0

1997 7,714 7,242
472 6.1

MONTGOMERY COUNTY

1990 3,357 3,126
231 6.9

1991 3,322 3,123
199 6.0

1992 3,427 3,094
333 9.7

1993 3,373 3,108
265 7.9

1994 3,590 3,302
288 8.0

1995 3,683 3,411
272 7.4

1996 3,679 3,367
312 8.5

1997 3,825 3,502
323 8.4

MORGAN COUNTY

1990 6,417 5,952
465 7.2

1991 5,902 5,532
370 6.3

1992 5,970 5,497
473 7.9

1993 6,237 5,823
414 6.6

1994 6,101 5,786
315 5.2

1995 6,146 5,784
362 5.9

1996 6,524 6,236
288 4.4

1997 7,124 6,808
316 4.4

MURRAY COUNTY

1990 14,389 13,382 1,007
7.0

1991 14,596 13,515 1,081
7.4

1992 15,900 14,670 1,230
7.7

1993 16,293 15,470
823 5.1

1994 17,416 16,670
746 4.3

1995 17,694 16,843
851 4.8

1996 17,586 16,737
849 4.8

1997 18,191 17,190 1,001
5.5

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ANNUAL AVERAGE CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES

MUSCOGEE COUNTY

1990 76,817 71,980 4,837
6.3

1991 75,209 71,531 3,678
4.9

1992 76,573 70,971 5,602
7.3

1993 77,631 72,557 5,074
6.5

1994 78,255 73,289 4,966
6.3

1995 77,991 73,327 4,664
6.0

1996 80,556 76,218 4,338
5.4

1997 83,314 78,993 4,321
5.2

NEWTON COUNTY

1990 20,844 19,367 1,477
7.1

1991 20,606 19.444 1.162
5.6

1992 21,221 19,612 1,609
7.6

1993 22,226 20,913 1,313
5.9

1994 23,287 22,223 1,064
4.6

1995 23,977 22,925 1,052
4.4

1996 25,511 24,374 1,137
4.5

1997 26,902 25,605 1,297
4.8

OCONEE COUNTY

1990 9,486 9,071
415 4.4

1991 9,539 9,233
306 3.2

1992 9,584 9,187
397 4.1

1993 10,043 9,756
287 2.9

1994 10,615 10,368
247 2.3

1995 11,370 11,153
217 1.9

1996 12,174 11,932
242 2.0

1997 12,480 12,231
249 2.0

OGLETHORPE COUNTY

1990 5,171 4,861
310 6.0

1991 5,115 4,835
280 5.5

1992 4,897 4,529
368 7.5

1993 5,019 4,679
340 6.8

1994 4,887 4,593
294 6.0

1995 4,970 4,740
230 4.6

1996 4,911 4,677
234 4.8

1997 5,221 4,985
236 4.5

PAULDING COUNTY

1990 22,170 21,031 1,139
5.1

1991 22,815 21,657 1,158
5.1

1992 24,086 22,561 1,525
6.3

1993 26,433 25,215 1,218
4.6

1994 28,841 27,814 1,027
3.6

1995 30,573 29,501 1,072
3.5

1996 33,077 32,202
875 2.6

1997 34,796 33,828
968 2.8

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Labor Force Employment Unemployed Rate 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

PEACH COUNTY

1990 9,507 8,940
567 6.0

1991 9,274 8,735
539 5.8

1992 9,651 8,799
852 8.8

1993 9,810 9,055
755 7.7

1994 10,102 9,340
762 7.5

1995 10,209 9,473
736 7.2

1996 10,546 9,847
699 6.6

1997 10,963 10,262
701 6.4

PICKENS COUNTY

1990 7,696 7,065
631 8.2

1991 7,469 6,976
493 6.6

1992 7,556 6,966
590 7.8

1993 7,887 7,381
506 6.4

1994 8,285 7,886
399 4.8

1995 8,537 8,067
470 5.5

1996 8,943 8,601
342 3.8

1997 9,391 9,035
356 3.8

PIERCE COUNTY

1990 6,364 5,966
398 6.3

1991 6,339 5,968
371 5.9

1992 6,874 6,338
536 7.8

1993 6,746 6,235
511 7.6

1994 6,889 6,400
489 7.1

1995 6,646 6,206
440 6.6

1996 6,838 6,421
417 6.1

1997 7,401 7,012
389 5.3

PIKE COUNTY

1990 5,016 4,734
282 5.6

1991 5,160 4,909
251 4.9

1992 5,348 5,023
325 6.1

1993 5,029 4,687
342 6.8

1994 5,204 4,943
261 5.0

1995 5,539 5,330
209 3.8

1996 5,832 5,566
266 4.6

1997 6,160 5,920
240 3.9

POLK COUNTY

1990 16,561 14,711 1,850
11.2

1991 15,824 14,358 1,466
9.3

1992 15,518 13,583 1,935
12.5

1993 15,565 13,845 1,720
11.1

1994 15,365 14,057 1,308
8.5

1995 15,027 13,705 1,322
8.8

1996 14,710 13,351 1,359
9.2

1997 15,726 14,624 1,102
7.0

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ANNUAL AVERAGE CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES

PULASKI COUNTY

1990 3,615 3,404
211 5.8

1991 3,671 3,525
146 4.0

1992 3,977 3.744
233 5.9

1993 3,999 3,796
203 5.1

1994 4,089 3,892
197 4.8

1995 4,226 4,051
175 4.1

PUTNAM COUNTY

1990 6,858 6,624
234 3.4

1991 6,896 6,576
320 4.6

1992 7.122 6,758
364 5.1

1993 7,358 7,043
315 4.3

1994 7,296 7,055
241 3.3

1995 7,674 7,448
226 2.9

QUITMAN COUNTY

1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

876

888

931 1,013 1,039 1,090

816

840

841

937

977

999

60

48

90

76

62

91

6.8

5.4

9.7

7.5

6.0

8.3

RABUN COUNTY

1990 5,789 5,484
305 5.3

1991 5,655 5,283
372 6.6

1992 5,660 5,097
563 9.9

1993 6,078 5,574
504 8.3

1994 6,536 6,209
327 5.0

1995 6,826 6,538
288 4.2

RANDOLPH COUNTY

1990 3,096 2,843
253 8.2

1991 2,931 2,723
208 7.1

1992 3,072 2,786
286 9.3

1993 3,161 2,894
267 8.4

1994 3,132 2,895
237 7.6

1995 3,114 2,843
271 8.7

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1996 4,231 4,027
204 4.8

1997 4,408 4,182
226 5.1

1996 8,515 8,177
338 4.0

1997 8,827 8,427
400 4.5

1996 1,214 1,134
80 6.6

1997 1,279 1,215
64 5.0

1996 6,766 6,532
234 3.5

1997 6,946 6,717
229 3.3

1996 3,336 2,994
342 10.3

1997 3,412 3,111
301 8.8

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ANNUAL AVERAGE CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES

RICHMOND COUNTY

1990 85,649 80,910 4,739
5.5

1991 84,285 79,649 4,636
5.5

1992 86,211 78,771 7,440
8.6

1993 84,468 77,815 6,653
7.9

1994 83,119 77,064 6,055
7.3

1995 79,857 74,048 5,809
7.3

1996 79,514 73,632 5,882
7.4

1997 81,417 75,454 5,963
7.3

ROCKDALE COUNTY

1990 30,196 28,860 1,336
4.4

1991 30,347 29,116 1,231
4.1

1992 31,369 29,643 1,726
5.5

1993 32,735 31,293 1,442
4.4

1994 33,882 32,606 1,276
3.8

1995 34,736 33,559 1,177
3.4

1996 35,695 34,590 1,105
3.1

1997 37,535 36,336 1,199
3.2

SCHLEY COUNTY

1990 1,665 1,513
152 9.1

1991 1,348 1,247
101 7.5

1992 1,422 1,290
132 9.3

1993 1,484 1,378
106 7.1

1994 1,507 1,421
86 5.7

1995 1,453 1,391
62 4.3

1996 1,671 1,564
107 6.4

1997 1,803 1,691
112 6.2

SCREVEN COUNTY

1990 6,081 5,598
483 7.9

1991 6,285 5,742
543 8.6

1992 6,551 5,926
625 9.5

1993 6,545 6,077
468 7.2

1994 6,550 6,116
434 6.6

1995 6,640 6,026
614 9.2

1996 6,378 5,648
730 11.4

1997 6,371 5,630
741 11.6

SEMINOLE COUNTY

1990 4,054 3,887
167 4.1

1991 4,065 3,810
255 6.3

1992 4,392 3,915
477 10.9

1993 4,331 3,994
337 7.8

1994 4,355 4,041
314 7.2

1995 4,206 3,970
236 5.6

1996 4,372 4,129
243 5.6

1997 4,589 4,370
219 4.8

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ANNUAL AVERAGE CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES

SPALDING COUNTY

1990 26,782 25,239 1,543
5.8

1991 26,402 24,803 1,599
6.1

1992 26,602 24,701 1,901
7.1

1993 27,309 25,634 1,675
6.1

1994 27,575 26,167 1,408
5.1

1995 27,296 26,009 1,287
4.7

1996 28,170 26,743 1,427
5.1

1997 29,558 28,093 1,465
5.0

STEPHENS COUNTY

1990 11,980 11,095
885 7.4

1991 11,668 11,037
631 5.4

1992 12,186 11,282
904 7.4

1993 12,402 11,626
776 6.3

1994 12,353 11,737
616 5.0

1995 12,492 11,838
654 5.2

1996 12,734 11,904
830 6.5

1997 13,016 12,286
730 5.6

STEWART COUNTY

1990 2,153 1,967
186 8.6

1991 2,088 1,918
170 8.1

1992 2,150 1.948
202 9.4

1993 2,355 2,190
165 7.0

1994 2,347 2,183
164 7.0

1995 2,334 2,201
133 5.7

1996 2,408 2,276
132 5.5

1997 2,555 2,389
166 6.5

SUMTER COUNTY

1990 13,740 12,514 1,226
8.9

1991 13,361 12,470
891 6.7

1992 13,748 12,381 1,367
9.9

1993 13,982 12,904 1.078
7.7

1994 14,140 13,203
937 6.6

1995 15,114 14,364
750 5.0

1996 15,233 14,277
956 6.3

1997 15,751 14,251 1,500
9.5

TALBOT COUNTY

1990 2,883 2,679
204 7.1

1991 2,689 2,533
156 5.8

1992 2,606 2,363
243 9.3

1993 2,474 2.276
198 8.0

1994 2,572 2,397
175 6.8

1995 2,503 2,274
229 9.1

1996 2,595 2,355
240 9.2

1997 2,624 2,451
173 6.6

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ANNUAL AVERAGE CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES

TALIAFERRO COUNTY

1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

756

777

711

699

624

559

715

738

649

650

591

517

41

39

62

49

33

42

5.4

5.0

8.7

7.0

5.3

7.5

TATINALL COUNTY

1990 6,879 6,539
340 4.9

1991 6,815 6,557
258 3.8

1992 6,818 6,344
474 7.0

1993 6,758 6,265
493 7.3

1994 6,862 6,403
459 6.7

1995 6,902 6,554
348 5.0

TAYLOR COUNTY

1990 3,204 2,914
290 9.1

1991 3,118 2,886
232 7.4

1992 3,345 3,058
287 8.6

1993 3,361 3,025
336 10.0

1994 3,327 3,050
277 8.3

1995 3,327 3,067
260 7.8

TELFAIR COUNTY

1990 4,748 4,342
406 8.6

1991 4,500 4,257
243 5.4

1992 4,852 4,361
491 10.1

1993 4,871 4,463
408 8.4

1994 4,821 4,341
480 10.0

1995 4,754 4,263
491 10.3

TERRELL COUNTY

1990 4,602 4,209
393 8.5

1991 4,561 4,276
285 6.2

1992 4,732 4,280
452 9.6

1993 4,616 4,186
430 9.3

1994 4,585 4,060
525 11.5

1995 4,195 3,534
661 15.8

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1996 1997

651

652

591

596

60

56

9.2

8.6

1996 7,098 6,737
361 5.1

1997 7,219 6,873
346 4.8

1996 3,296 2,991
305 9.3

1997 3,505 3,248
257 7.3

1996 4,658 4,070
588 12.6

1997 5,139 4,675
464 9.0

1996 3,995 3,476
519 13.0

1997 4,106 3,617
489 11.9

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ANNUAL AVERAGE CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES

THOMAS COUNTY

1990 18,204 17,285
919 5.0

1991 17.832 17,037
795 4.5

1992 18,059 16,729 1,330
7.4

1993 18,788 17,751 1,037
5.5

1994
19,241 18,393
848
4.4

1995 19,603 18,797
806 4.1

1996 20,365 19,495
870 4.3

1997 21,136 20,179
957 4.5

TIFT COUNTY

1990 17,703 16,395 1,308
7.4

1991 17,447 16.469
978 5.6

1992 17.702 16,370 1,332
7.5

1993 18,747 17,360 1,387
7.4

1994 18,790 17,658 1,132
6.0

1995 19,071 17,969 1,102
5.8

1996 20,063 18,961 1,102
5.5

1997 20,521 19,325 1,196
5.8

TOOMBS COUNTY

1990 10,841 10,124
717 6.6

1991 10,751 10,081
670 6.2

1992 11,100 10,014 1,086
9.8

1993 10,976 10,019
957 8.7

1994 11,487 10,582
905 7.9

1995 11,907 11,114
793 6.7

1996 12,089 11,052 1,037
8.6

1997 12,708 11,496 1,212
9.5

TOWNS COUNTY

1990 2,836 2,652
184 6.5

1991 2,593 2,456
137 5.3

1992 2,594 2,406
188 7.2

1993 2,749 2,529
220 8.0

1994 2,994 2,849
145 4.8

1995 3,129 3,000
129 4.1

1996 3,457 3,258
199 5.8

1997 3,594 3,219
375 10.4

TREUTLEN COUNTY

1990 2,680 2,475
205 7.6

1991 2,635 2,457
178 6.8

1992 2,720 2,383
337 12.4

1993 2,601 2,365
236 9.1

1994 2,731 2,495
236 8.6

1995 2,934 2,596
338 11.5

1996 2,754 2,521
233 8.5

1997 2,890 2,622
268 9.3

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ANNUAL AVERAGE CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES

TROUP COUNTY

1990 26,425 24,786 1,639
6.2

1991 25,189 23,244 1,945
7.7

1992 25,737 23,111 2,626
10.2

1993 25,793 23,669 2,124
8.2

1994 25,869 24,145 1,724
6.7

1995 26,969 25,565 1,404
5.2

1996 27,775 26,373 1,402
5.0

1997 28,726 27,152 1.574
5.5

TURNER COUNTY

1990 3,551 3,269
282 7.9

1991 3,559 3,369
190 5.3

1992 3,812 3,477
335 8.8

1993 3,935 3,640
295 7.5

1994 3,987 3,722
265 6.6

1995 3,996 3,707
289 7.2

1996 4,149 3,846
303 7.3

1997 4,546 4,047
499 11.0

lWIGGS COUNTY

1990 4,043 3,795
248 6.1

1991 3,875 3,664
211 5.4

1992 3,849 3,580
269 7.0

1993 3,864 3,632
232 6.0

1994 4,019 3,731
288 7.2

1995 4,003 3,779
224 5.6

1996 4,039 3,792
247 6.1

1997 4,166 3,952
214 5.1

UN ION COUNTY

1990 5,194 4,956
238 4.6

1991 5,482 5,242
240 4.4

1992 5,884 5,485
399 6.8

1993 6,041 5,671
370 6.1

1994 6,201 5,941
260 4.2

1995 6,251 6,005
246 3.9

1996 6,790 6,392
398 5.9

1997 7,029 6,617
412 5.9

UPSON COUNTY

1990 12,439 11,720
719 5.8

1991 12,238 11,596
642 5.2

1992 12,553 11,845
708 5.6

1993 12,821 12,087
734 5.7

1994 12,676 12,031
645 5.1

1995 12,727 12,143
584 4.6

1996 12,846 12,082
764 5.9

1997 13,041 12,484
557 4.3

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ANNUAL AVERAGE CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES

WALKER COUNTY

1990 28,566 26,735 1,831
6.4

1991 28,566 26,784 1,782
6.2

1992 29,207 26,724 2,483
8.5

1993 29,383 27,649 1,734
5.9

1994 29,614 27,961 1,653
5.6

1995 29,419 27,733 1,686
5.7

1996 29,696 28,172 1,524
5.1

1997 30,597 28,902 1,695
5.5

WALTON COUNTY

1990 19,607 18,260 1,347
6.9

1991 19,181 18,191
990 5.2

1992 19,774 18,248 1,526
7.7

1993 20,917 19,625 1,292
6.2

1994 21,949 21,006
943 4.3

1995 22,889 21,808 1,081
4.7

1996 24,323 23,326
997 4.1

1997 25,663 24,504 1,159
4.5

WARE COUNTY

1990 14,840 13,923
917 6.2

1991 14.557 13,738
819 5.6

1992 14,678 13,548 1,130
7.7

1993 15,036 14,037
999 6.6

1994 15,384 14,528
856 5.6

1995 15,143 14,256
887 5.9

1996 15,246 14,419
827 5.4

1997 15,833 15,016
817 5.2

WARREN COUNTY

1990 2,578 2,356
222 8.6

1991 2,419 2,159
260 10.7

1992 2,585 2,330
255 9.9

1993 2,473 2,270
203 8.2

1994 2,421 2,239
182 7.5

1995 2,513 2,343
170 6.8

1996 2,765 2,491
274 9.9

1997 2,827 2,490
337 11.9

WASHINGTON COUNTY

1990 8,538 8,030
508 5.9

1991 8,295 7,872
423 5.1

1992 8,702 8,217
485 5.6

1993 8,917 8,520
397 4.5

1994 9,157 8,808
349 3.8

1995 9,195 8,690
505 5.5

1996 9,329 8,769
560 6.0

1997 10,041 9,162
879 8.8

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ANNUAL AVERAGE CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES

WAYNE COUNTY

1990 10,369 9,682
687 6.6

1991 10,772 10,110
662 6.1

1992 11,033 9,877 1,156
10.5

1993 11,138 10,071 1,067
9.6

1994 10,884 9,919
965 8.9

1995 10,744 9,976
768 7.1

1996 10,549 9,778
771 7.3

1997 10,951 10,162
789 7.2

WEBSTER COUNTY

1990 1,070
982 88 8.2

1991 1,021
951 70 6.9

1992 1,089 1,004
85 7.8

1993 1,115 1,060
55 4.9

1994 1,087 1,025
62 5.7

1995 1,070 1,025
45 4.2

1996 1,085 1,029
56 5.2

1997 1,157 1,089
68 5.9

WHEELER COUNTY

1990 2,056 1,904
152 7.4

1991 1,963 1,854
109 5.6

1992 1,962 1,782
180 9.2

1993 2,029 1,897
132 6.5

1994 1,944 1,768
176 9.1

1995 1,921 1,732
189 9.8

1996 1,935 1,687
248 12.8

1997 2,142 1,938
204 9.5

WHITE COUNTY

1990 6,863 6,539
324 4.7

1991 7,048 6,683
365 5.2

1992 7,760 7,322
438 5.6

1993 8,081 7,735
346 4.3

1994 8,398 8,048
350 4.2

1995 8,690 8,415
275 3.2

1996 9,179 8,863
316 3.4

1997 9,393 8,996
397 4.2

WHITFIELD COUNTY

1990 39,817 37,629 2,188
5.5

1991 39,168 36,922 2.246
5.7

1992 41,145 38,530 2,615
6.4

1993 42,835 40,920 1,915
4.5

1994 43,941 42,303 1,638
3.7

1995 43,341 41,427 1,914
4.4

1996 44,487 42,665 1,822
4.1

1997 46,627 44,744 1,883
4.0

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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

1990 2.876 2.733
143 5.0

1991 2.818 2,679
139 4.9

1992 2.914 2,692
222 7.6

1993 3,006 2,816
190 6.3

1994 3,082 2,929
153 5.0

1995 3,267 3,093
174 5.3

WILKES COUNTY

1990 4,863 4,596
267 5.5

1991 4,793 4,553
240 5.0

1992 5,091 4,801
290 5.7

1993 5,311 4,994
317 6.0

1994 5,381 5,113
268 5.0

1995 5,386 5,080
306 5.7

WILKINSON COUNTY

1990 4.646 4,459
187 4.0

1991 4,529 4,341
188 4.2

1992 4.475 4,217
258 5.8

1993 4,530 4,283
247 5.5

1994 4,478 4,276
202 4.5

1995 4.437 4,222
215 4.8

WORTH COUNTY

1990 9,031 8,474
557 6.2

1991 8,961 8,551
410 4.6

1992 9,109 8,378
731 8.0

1993 9,234 8,610
624 6.8

1994 9,178 8,566
612 6.7

1995 8,893 8,327
566 6.4

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1996 3,346 3,086
260 7.8

1997 3,506 3.136
370 10.6

1996 5,455 5,108
347 6.4

1997 5,698 5,356
342 6.0

1996 4,419 4,152
267 6.0

1997 4,525 4.266
259 5.7

1996 8,942 8,343
599 6.7

1997 9.106 8,386
720 7.9

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