GA L-2oo .4 .cSsi jqqo -17 Annual Average Civilian Labor Force Estimates 1990-1997 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 PAGE - 1 05-11-1998 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 PAGE - 2 05-11-1998 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 PAGE - 3 05-11-1998 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 PAGE - 1 05-11-1998 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 PAGE 2 0511-1998 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 PAGE - 3 05-11-1998 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 PAGE - 4 05-11-1998 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 PAGE - 5 05-11-1998 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 PAGE 6 05111998 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 PAGE - 7 05-11-1998 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 PAGE 8 05-11-1998 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 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 PAGE - 9 05-11-1998 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 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 PAGE 10 05-111998 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 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 PAGE - 11 05-11-1998 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 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 PAGE - 12 05-11-1998 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 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 PAGE 13 05111998 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 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 PAGE 14 05-11-1998 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 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 PAGE - 15 05-11-1998 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 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 PAGE - 16 05-11-1998 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 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 PAGE - 17 05-11-1998 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 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 PAGE 18 05-11-1998 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 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 PAGE - 19 05-11-1998 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 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 PAGE - 20 05-11-1998 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 PAGE 21 05-11-1998 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 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 PAGE - 22 05-11-1998 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 PAGE - 23 05-11-1998 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 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 PAGE - 24 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 05-11-1998 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 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 PAGE - 25 05-11-1998 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 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 PAGE - 26 05-11-1998 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 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 PAGE - 27 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 05-11-1998 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 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 PAGE - 28 05-11-1998 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 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 PAGE 29 05-11-1998 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 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 PAGE - 30 05-11-1998 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 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 PAGE - 31 05-11-1998 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 PAGE 32 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 05-11-1998