Feb 2015 - Area Jobless Rates in Georgia

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

Change From
Employment
Status
Area
Preliminary
FEB 2015
Revised
JAN 2015
Revised
FEB 2014
Revised
JAN 2015
Revised
FEB 2014
Georgia
Civilian labor force

Employed
Unemployed
Rate
4,763,414 4,754,025 4,721,735

9,389 41,679
4,462,509 4,449,793 4,376,571
12,716 85,938
300,905 304,232 345,164 -3,327 -44,259
6.3 6.4 7.3
Georgia

Employed
Unemployed
Rate

4,750,504 4,744,224 4,737,275

4,447,096 4,435,462 4,382,290
303,408 308,762 354,985
6.4 6.5 7.5

Employed
Unemployed
Rate
66,115 66,305 67,317 -190 -1,202

61,149 61,282 61,418 -133 -269
4,966 5,023 5,899 -57 -933
7.5 7.6 8.8

Employed
Unemployed
Rate

95,062 95,156 93,378
89,662 89,674 87,338
5,400 5,482 6,040
5.7 5.8 6.5

Employed
Unemployed
Rate
2,813,106 2,804,187 2,787,772

8,919 25,334
2,641,634 2,631,277 2,589,371
10,357 52,263

171,472 172,910 198,401 -1,438 -26,929
6.1 6.2 7.1

Employed
Unemployed
Rate

257,144 256,510 255,121
634 2,023
239,821 238,798 235,925 1,023 3,896
17,323 17,712 19,196 -389 -1,873
6.7 6.9 7.5

Employed
Unemployed
Rate
49,941 50,188 49,772 -247 169

46,542 46,691 45,496 -149 1,046
3,399 3,497 4,276 -98 -877
6.8 7.0 8.6

Employed
Unemployed
Rate

126,559 125,978 128,701

117,352 116,508 118,209

9,207 9,470 10,492
7.3 7.5 8.2
581 -2,142
844
-857
-263 -1,285

Employed
Unemployed
Rate
61,234 61,747 60,495

56,873 56,864 55,051

4,361 4,883 5,444
7.1 7.9 9.0
-513 739
9 1,822
-522 -1,083

Employed
Unemployed
Rate

91,108 90,675 88,948
86,453 85,966 83,652
4,655 4,709 5,296
5.1 5.2 6.0
433 2,160
487 2,801
-54 -641
(Seasonally adjusted)
(Not seasonally
adjusted)
Albany MSA
Athens- Clarke
County MSA
Atlanta MSA
Augusta-Richmond
County MSA
Brunswick MSA
Columbus MSA
Dalton MSA
Gainesville MSA
6,280 13,229
11,634 64,806
-5,354 -51,577
-94 1,684
-12 2,324
-82 -640
Note: MSA data are not seasonally adjusted. Employment includes Nonfarm wage and salary employment, self-employment, unpaid family and private
household workers and agricultural workers. Persons in labor disputes are counted as employed. The use of unrounded data does not imply that the numbers are
exact.
Albany MSA: Baker, Dougherty, Lee, Terrell, and Worth counties.
Athens - Clarke County MSA: Clarke, Madison, Oconee, and Oglethorpe counties.
Atlanta MSA: Barrow, Bartow, Butts, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, Dawson, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Haralson, Heard,
Henry, Jasper, Lamar, Meriwether, Morgan, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, Pike, Rockdale, Spalding, and Walton counties.
Augusta - Richmond County MSA: Burke, Columbia, Lincoln, McDuffie, and Richmond counties in Georgia and Aiken and Edgefield counties in South Carolina.
Brunswick MSA: Brantley, Glynn, and McIntosh counties.
Columbus MSA: Chattahoochee, Harris, Marion, and Muscogee counties in Georgia and Russell County in Alabama.
Dalton MSA: Murray and Whitfield counties.
Gainesville MSA: Hall County.
Hinesville MSA: Liberty and Long counties.
Macon MSA: Bibb, Crawford, Jones, Monroe, and Twiggs counties.
Rome MSA: Floyd County.
Savannah MSA: Bryan, Chatham, and Effingham counties.
Valdosta MSA: Brooks, Echols, Lanier, and Lowndes counties.
Warner Robins MSA: Houston, Peach and Pulaski counties.
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research
Georgia Department of Labor
Mark Butler, Commissioner
Equal Opportunity Employer/Program Auxiliary Aids and Services Available Upon Request to Individuals With Disabilities
Georgia Labor Force Estimates

Change From
Area
Hinesville MSA
Macon MSA
Rome MSA
Savannah MSA
Valdosta MSA
Warner Robins MSA
Preliminary
FEB 2015
Employment
Status
Revised
JAN 2015
Revised
FEB 2014
Revised
JAN 2015
Revised
FEB 2014

Employed
Unemployed
Rate
32,449 32,228 32,493

30,247 29,969 29,845
2,202 2,259 2,648
6.8 7.0 8.1
221
-44
278 402
-57 -446

Employed
Unemployed
Rate

103,356 103,532 104,426
96,292 96,341 95,949

7,064 7,191 8,477
6.8 6.9 8.1
-176 -1,070
-49 343
-127 -1,413

Employed
Unemployed
Rate
43,049 43,030 43,779

40,074 39,980 40,114
2,975 3,050 3,665
6.9 7.1 8.4
19 -730
94 -40
-75 -690

Employed
Unemployed
Rate

173,258 172,175 171,500 1,083 1,758
162,784 161,227 159,004 1,557 3,780

10,474 10,948 12,496 -474 -2,022
6.0 6.4 7.3

Employed
Unemployed
Rate
63,242 63,160 63,304

82
-62

59,152 58,958 58,622
194 530
4,090 4,202 4,682 -112 -592
6.5 6.7 7.4

Employed
Unemployed
Rate

80,235 80,424 82,130 -189 -1,895
74,956 75,019 76,040
-63 -1,084
5,279 5,405 6,090 -126 -811
6.6 6.7 7.4
United States Labor Force Estimates

Area
United States
(Seasonally adjusted)
United States
(Not Seasonally
adjusted)
Employment
Status
Change From
FEB 2015
JAN 2015
FEB 2014
JAN 2015
FEB 2014

Employed
Unemployed
Rate

157,002,000 157,180,000 155,688,000
148,297,000 148,201,000 145,301,000

8,705,000 8,979,000 10,387,000
5.5 5.7 6.7
-178,000 1,314,000
96,000 2,996,000
-274,000 -1,682,000

Employed
Unemployed
Rate
156,213,000 156,050,000 155,027,000

147,118,000 146,552,000 144,134,000

9,095,000 9,498,000 10,893,000
5.8 6.1 7.0
163,000 1,186,000
566,000 2,984,000
-403,000 -1,798,000
Note: MSA data are not seasonally adjusted. Employment includes Nonfarm wage and salary employment, self-employment, unpaid family and private
household workers and agricultural workers. Persons in labor disputes are counted as employed. The use of unrounded data does not imply that the numbers are
exact.
Albany MSA: Baker, Dougherty, Lee, Terrell, and Worth counties.
Athens - Clarke County MSA: Clarke, Madison, Oconee, and Oglethorpe counties.
Atlanta MSA: Barrow, Bartow, Butts, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, Dawson, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Haralson, Heard,
Henry, Jasper, Lamar, Meriwether, Morgan, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, Pike, Rockdale, Spalding, and Walton counties.
Augusta - Richmond County MSA: Burke, Columbia, Lincoln, McDuffie, and Richmond counties in Georgia and Aiken and Edgefield counties in South Carolina.
Brunswick MSA: Brantley, Glynn, and McIntosh counties.
Columbus MSA: Chattahoochee, Harris, Marion, and Muscogee counties in Georgia and Russell County in Alabama.
Dalton MSA: Murray and Whitfield counties.
Gainesville MSA: Hall County.
Hinesville MSA: Liberty and Long counties.
Macon MSA: Bibb, Crawford, Jones, Monroe, and Twiggs counties.
Rome MSA: Floyd County.
Savannah MSA: Bryan, Chatham, and Effingham counties.
Valdosta MSA: Brooks, Echols, Lanier, and Lowndes counties.
Warner Robins MSA: Houston, Peach and Pulaski counties.
City Labor Force Estimates (Not Seasonally Adjusted)

Preliminary February 2015

Labor
Employ-
Unemployment
Force
ment Number Rate
Revised January 2015

Labor
Employ-
Unemployment
Force
ment Number Rate
Revised February 2014

Labor
Employ-
Unemployment
Force
ment Number Rate
*Albany
31,120
28,497
2,623
8.4
31,267
28,504
2,763
8.8
31,825
28,708
3,117
9.8
*Alpharetta
33,465
31,956
1,509
4.5
33,329
31,828
1,501
4.5
33,162
31,320
1,842
5.6
*Athens
58,052
54,543
3,509
6.0
58,040
54,503
3,537
6.1
57,021
53,131
3,890
6.8
*Atlanta
231,805
215,407
16,398
7.1
231,169
214,538
16,631
7.2
229,594
211,130
18,464
8.0
Dekalb Part
17,391
16,432
959
5.5
17,334
16,359
975
5.6
17,149
16,113
1,036
6.0
Fulton Part
214,414
198,975
15,439
7.2
213,835
198,179
15,656
7.3
212,445
195,017
17,428
8.2
*Augusta
85,678
79,129
6,549
7.6
85,335
78,579
6,756
7.9
85,996
78,254
7,742
9.0
*Brookhaven
30,765
29,921
844
2.7
30,675
29,789
886
2.9
30,214
29,341
873
2.9
*Columbus
80,961
74,477
6,484
8.0
80,455
73,952
6,503
8.1
82,259
75,130
7,129
8.7
Dalton
14,380 13,356 1,024 7.1
14,578 13,347 1,231 8.4
14,262 12,936 1,326 9.3
Douglasville 15,990 14,817 1,173 7.3
15,909 14,754 1,155 7.3
15,867 14,532 1,335 8.4
Duluth
15,206 14,308
15,112 14,252
15,152 14,044 1,108 7.3
*Dunwoody
25,833
East Point
17,035 15,426 1,609 9.4
16,966 15,365 1,601 9.4
16,986 15,120 1,866

11.0
Gainesville
16,367
16,197
15,881
Hinesville
14,999 14,013 986 6.6
14,843 13,861 982 6.6
15,076 13,852 1,224 8.1
*Johns Creek
42,899
40,901
1,998
42,743
40,738
2,005
42,378
40,088
Kennesaw
18,498
17,385
1,113 6.0
18,444
17,314
1,130 6.1
18,311
17,055 1,256 6.9
LaGrange
15,254
14,123 1,131 7.4
24,565
15,377
898 5.9
1,268
990
4.9
6.0
4.7
25,682
24,457
15,290
860 5.7
1,225
907
4.8
5.6
4.7
25,544
24,089
14,879
1,455
5.7
1,002 6.3
2,290
5.4
15,430 14,041 1,389 9.0
15,119 13,741 1,378 9.1
Lawrenceville 14,384 13,282 1,102 7.7
14,336 13,229 1,107 7.7
14,279 13,036 1,243 8.7
*Macon
35,374
32,392
2,982
8.4
35,378
32,375
3,003
8.5
35,945
32,320
3,625 10.1
*Marietta
33,952
31,951
2,001
5.9
33,846
31,820
2,026
6.0
33,588
31,345
2,243
Milton
17,914 17,106
808 4.5
17,854 17,037
Newnan
15,825 14,851
974 6.2
15,806 14,796 1,010 6.4
15,624 14,541 1,083 6.9
Peachtree City
17,683
16,798
885
5.0
17,627
16,726
901
5.1
17,480
16,455
1,025
5.9
Ptree Corners
21,951
21,268
683
3.1
21,892
21,184
708
3.2
21,593
20,875
718
3.3
Rome
15,207 14,017 1,190 7.8
15,230 13,985 1,245 8.2
15,512 14,031 1,481 9.5
*Roswell
51,910
49,553
2,357
4.5
51,804
49,354
2,450
4.7
51,299
48,567
2,732
5.3
*Sandy Springs
58,731
55,815
2,916
5.0
58,447
55,592
2,855
4.9
58,113
54,705
3,408
5.9
*Savannah
64,668
60,202
4,466
6.9
64,465
59,618
4,847
7.5
64,165
58,822
5,343
8.3
*Smyrna
32,586
30,678
1,908
5.9
32,413
30,553
1,860
5.7
32,108
30,096
2,012
6.3
Statesboro
13,326 12,266 1,060 8.0
13,258 12,178 1,080 8.1
13,354 12,099 1,255 9.4
Stockbridge
13,263 12,170 1,093 8.2
13,203 12,115 1,088 8.2
13,150 11,902 1,248 9.5
*Valdosta
25,594
23,875
1,719
6.7
25,417
23,720
1,697
6.7
25,668
23,758
1,910
7.4
*Warner Robins
30,989
28,886
2,103
6.8
30,970
28,874
2,096
6.8
31,656
29,353
2,303
7.3
Woodstock
14,232 13,423 809 5.7
817 4.6
14,182 13,371 811 5.7
17,712 16,766
946 5.3
14,085 13,173 912 6.5
Note: City estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
All cities listed have total population of 25,000 or more and an asterisks (*) designates cities with population of 50,000 or more.
6.7
Georgia Regional Commissions (RCs)

Change From
Preliminary
FEB 2015
Revised
JAN 2015
Revised
FEB 2014
Revised
JAN 2015
Revised
FEB 2014
Area
Employment
Status
Atlanta Regional
Commission

Employed
Unemployed
Rate

2,230,394 2,222,703 2,210,211
2,094,303 2,085,681 2,053,539
136,091 137,022 156,672
6.1 6.2 7.1
Central Savannah
River Area

Employed
Unemployed
Rate
200,888 200,570 201,987

186,669 185,873 184,957
14,219 14,697 17,030

7.1 7.3 8.4
Coastal
Georgia

Employed
Unemployed
Rate

310,182 308,926 308,191 1,256 1,991

290,714 288,767 284,800
1,947 5,914
19,468 20,159 23,391 -691 -3,923
6.3 6.5 7.6
Georgia
Mountains

Employed
Unemployed
Rate
304,988 304,471 303,388

288,339 287,642 284,019
16,649 16,829 19,369
5.5 5.5 6.4
517 1,600
697 4,320
-180 -2,720
Heart of Georgia
Altamaha

Employed
Unemployed
Rate

117,144 118,004 119,866

107,632 108,239 108,281

9,512 9,765 11,585
8.1 8.3 9.7
-860 -2,722
-607
-649
-253 -2,073
Middle
Georgia

Employed
Unemployed
Rate
212,965 213,350 217,547

198,219 198,316 200,078
14,746 15,034 17,469
6.9 7.0 8.0
-385 -4,582
-97 -1,859
-288 -2,723
Northeast
Georgia

Employed
Unemployed
Rate

278,664 278,558 276,960
261,911 261,548 257,377
16,753 17,010 19,583
6.0 6.1 7.1
106 1,704
363 4,534
-257 -2,830
Northwest
Georgia

Employed
Unemployed
Rate
396,298 396,569 395,610

-271
688
371,126 370,358 365,119
768 6,007

25,172 26,211 30,491 -1,039 -5,319
6.4 6.6 7.7
River Valley

Employed
Unemployed
Rate

149,452 149,568 152,664
137,552 137,382 139,148
11,900 12,186 13,516
8.0 8.1 8.9
-116 -3,212
170 -1,596
-286 -1,616
Southern
Georgia

Employed
Unemployed
Rate
169,644 170,335 172,457

157,613 158,071 158,396
12,031 12,264 14,061

7.1 7.2 8.2
-691 -2,813
-458
-783
-233 -2,030
Southwest
Georgia

Employed
Unemployed
Rate

145,893 147,279 145,987 -1,386
-94

135,129 136,376 133,298 -1,247 1,831
10,764 10,903 12,689 -139 -1,925
7.4 7.4 8.7
Three Rivers

Employed
Unemployed
Rate
233,989 233,896 232,400

217,886 217,210 213,273
16,103 16,686 19,127
6.9 7.1 8.2
7,691 20,183
8,622 40,764
-931 -20,581
318 -1,099
796 1,712
-478 -2,811
93 1,589
676 4,613
-583 -3,024
Note: Effective December 1, 2009, Georgias Regional Development Centers were restructured and transitioned into Regional Commissions (RCs) reducing the
total number of RCs from 16 to 12.
Augusta Labor Force Estimates

Change From
Employment
Status
Area
Preliminary
FEB 2015
Revised
JAN 2015
Revised
FEB 2014
Revised
JAN 2015
Revised
FEB 2014
AugustaAiken, GASC MSA

Employed
Unemployed
Rate
257,144
256,510
255,121
239,821
238,798
235,925
17,323
17,712
19,196
6.7
6.9 7.5
634 2,023
1,023 3,896
-389 -1,873
Residing in Georgia

Employed
Unemployed
Rate

172,846
172,240 173,138
161,051
160,094
159,238
11,795
12,146
13,900
6.8
7.1 8.0
606 -292
957 1,813
-351 -2,105
Residing in South Carolina

Employed
Unemployed
Rate
84,298
84,270
81,983
78,770
78,704
76,687
5,528
5,566
5,296
6.6
6.6 6.5
28 2,315
66 2,083
-38 232
Note: The Augusta Metropolitan Statistical Area includes Columbia, Lincoln, McDuffie, and Richmond counties, Georgia, and Aiken
and Edgefield counties, South Carolina.
Columbus Labor Force Estimates

Change From
Area
Employment
Status
Preliminary
FEB 2015
Revised
JAN 2015
Revised
FEB 2014
Revised
JAN 2015
Revised
FEB 2014
Columbus, GA-AL MSA

Employed
Unemployed
Rate
126,559
125,978
128,701
117,352
116,508 118,209

9,207
9,470
10,492
7.3
7.5 8.2
581 -2,142
844 -857
-263 -1,285
Residing in Georgia

Employed
Unemployed
Rate

102,287
101,864
103,769
94,456
93,860
95,189
7,831
8,004
8,580
7.7
7.9 8.3
423 -1,482
596 -733
-173 -749
Residing in Alabama

Employed
Unemployed
Rate
24,272
24,114
24,932
22,896
22,648
23,020
1,376
1,466
1,912
5.7
6.1 7.7
158 -660
248 -124
-90 -536
Note: The Columbus Metropolitan Statistical Area includes Chattahoochee, Harris, and Muscogee counties, Georgia, and Russell county, Alabama.
Produced by the Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research
in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
County Labor Force Estimates (Not Seasonally Adjusted)


Labor
Employ-
Unemployment
Force
ment Number Rate
Georgia
4,750,504 4,447,096 303,408
6.4

Labor
Employ-
Unemployment
Force
ment Number Rate
4,744,224 4,435,462 308,762
6.5

Labor
Force
Employ-
Unemployment
ment Number Rate
4,737,275 4,382,290 354,985
7.5
Appling
Atkinson
Bacon
Baker
Baldwin
8,647
8,007
640
7.4
3,690
3,432
258
7.0
4,973 4,685 288 5.8
1,152 1,066
86 7.5
17,731 16,307 1,424 8.0
8,800
8,096
704
8.0
3,716
3,469
247
6.6
5,015 4,710 305 6.1
1,195 1,105
90 7.5
17,718 16,261 1,457 8.2
8,412
7,619
793 9.4
3,634
3,305
329
9.1
4,542 4,187 355 7.8
1,115 1,007 108 9.7
19,202 17,521 1,681 8.8
Banks
Barrow
Bartow
Ben Hill
Berrien
8,084 7,602 482 6.0

34,958 33,014 1,944 5.6
47,136 44,215 2,921 6.2
5,210
4,690
520 10.0
7,025 6,447 578 8.2
8,144 7,647 497 6.1

34,859 32,894 1,965 5.6
47,137 44,083 3,054 6.5
5,229
4,690
539 10.3
7,070 6,510 560 7.9
8,002 7,457 545 6.8

34,622 32,311 2,311 6.7
46,848 43,237 3,611 7.7
5,416
4,831
585 10.8
7,192 6,519 673 9.4
Bibb
Bleckley
Brantley
Brooks
Bryan
68,600 63,740 4,860 7.1

4,471 4,011 460 10.3
6,887 6,341 546 7.9
6,823 6,354 469 6.9
15,452 14,611 841 5.4
68,643 63,705 4,938 7.2

4,482 4,030 452 10.1
6,963 6,402
561 8.1
6,909 6,438 471 6.8
15,348 14,485 863 5.6
69,446 63,599 5,847 8.4

5,985 5,431 554 9.3
6,883 6,188 695 10.1
6,689 6,170 519 7.8
15,302 14,273 1,029 6.7
Bulloch
Burke
Butts
Calhoun
Camden
34,354 32,196 2,158 6.3

9,298 8,533
765 8.2
10,201 9,520 681 6.7
2,133 1,987 146 6.8
21,643 20,311 1,332 6.2
34,167 31,965 2,202 6.4

9,333 8,529
804 8.6
10,192 9,494 698 6.8
2,207 2,066 141 6.4
21,672 20,326 1,346 6.2
34,342 31,758 2,584 7.5

9,380 8,353 1,027 10.9
10,137 9,303 834 8.2
2,054 1,883 171 8.3
21,529 20,016 1,513 7.0
Candler
Carroll
Catoosa
Charlton
Chatham
4,983 4,666 317 6.4

51,979 48,182 3,797 7.3
30,914 29,201 1,713 5.5
4,823 4,481 342 7.1
131,516 123,280 8,236 6.3
5,060 4,719 341 6.7

51,868 48,056 3,812 7.3
30,856 29,078 1,778 5.8
4,845 4,498 347 7.2
130,761 122,085 8,676 6.6
5,045 4,657 388 7.7

51,695 47,194 4,501 8.7
31,062 29,122 1,940 6.2
4,822 4,438 384 8.0
130,256 120,454 9,802 7.5
Chattahoochee 2,399 2,187

212 8.8
Chattooga 10,410 9,695 715
6.9
Cherokee
117,167 111,407 5,760 4.9
Clarke
58,052 54,543 3,509 6.0
Clay
920
815
105 11.4
2,408 2,183
225 9.3
10,415 9,715 700
6.7
116,825 110,974 5,851 5.0
58,040 54,503 3,537 6.1
945
838
107 11.3
2,421 2,180
241 10.0
10,505 9,579 926
8.8
115,873 109,332 6,541 5.6
57,021 53,131 3,890 6.8
849
746
103 12.1
Clayton
Clinch
Cobb
Coffee
Colquitt
124,826 114,630 10,196 8.2

2,744 2,550 194 7.1
393,619 372,302 21,317 5.4
17,138 15,799 1,339 7.8
20,293 18,825 1,468 7.2
124,520 114,162 10,358 8.3

2,805 2,576 229 8.2
392,319 370,780 21,539 5.5
17,070 15,762 1,308 7.7
20,734 19,240 1,494 7.2
124,731 112,190 12,541 10.1

2,844 2,578 266 9.4
389,208 365,241 23,967 6.2
19,701 18,093 1,608 8.2
19,701 17,959 1,742 8.8
Columbia
Cook
Coweta
Crawford
Crisp
65,485 62,039 3,446 5.3

7,290 6,713 577 7.9
66,679 62,907 3,772 5.7
5,616 5,253 363 6.5
9,256 8,528
728 7.9
Dade
Dawson
Decatur
DeKalb
Dodge
Dooly
Dougherty
Douglas
Early
Echols
65,195
7,317
66,435
5,649
9,351
61,670 3,525 5.4

6,755 562 7.7
62,674 3,761 5.7
5,276 373 6.6
8,578
773 8.3
65,328 61,458 3,870 5.9

7,419 6,798 621 8.4
65,778 61,593 4,185 6.4
5,650 5,200 450 8.0
9,361 8,428
933 10.0
7,927 7,475 452 5.7

10,842 10,264 578 5.3
11,220 10,373 847 7.5
370,871 346,473 24,398 6.6
7,306 6,692 614 8.4
7,934 7,468 466 5.9

10,827 10,251 576 5.3
11,403 10,553 850 7.5
369,331 344,938 24,393 6.6
7,338 6,708 630 8.6
8,017 7,499 518 6.5

10,751 10,072 679 6.3
11,252 10,232 1,020 9.1
367,934 339,750 28,184 7.7
7,500 6,754 746 9.9
4,657 4,248
409 8.8
38,357 35,221 3,136 8.2
67,684 63,143 4,541 6.7
4,210 3,888 322 7.6
1,855 1,762
93 5.0
4,797 4,358
439 9.2
38,468 35,230 3,238 8.4
67,466 62,872 4,594 6.8
4,257 3,941 316 7.4
1,901 1,803
98 5.2
4,456 3,974
482 10.8
39,300 35,482 3,818 9.7
67,163 61,926 5,237 7.8
4,073 3,732 341 8.4
1,784 1,674 110 6.2


Labor
Employ-
Unemployment
Force
ment Number Rate
Effingham
Elbert
Emanuel
Evans
Fannin
Fayette
Floyd
Forsyth
Franklin
Fulton
Gilmer
Glascock
Glynn
Gordon
Grady
26,290
24,893
1,397
5.3
7,985 7,342 643
8.1
8,361 7,624
737 8.8
4,686 4,403 283 6.0
9,541 8,816 725 7.6
54,128 51,171 2,957 5.5
43,049 40,074 2,975 6.9
97,908 93,295 4,613 4.7
9,014 8,389 625 6.9
512,839 479,743 33,096 6.5
11,676 10,882 794 6.8
1,259 1,169
90 7.1
37,184 34,737 2,447 6.6
25,898 24,268 1,630 6.3
10,357 9,656 701
6.8

Labor
Employ-
Unemployment
Force
ment Number Rate
26,066
24,657
1,409
5.4
8,040 7,363 677
8.4
8,514 7,738
776 9.1
4,714 4,432 282 6.0
9,589 8,836 753 7.9
53,950 50,953 2,997 5.6
43,030 39,980 3,050 7.1
97,610 92,960 4,650 4.8
9,073 8,429 644 7.1
511,155 477,823 33,332 6.5
11,710 10,923 787 6.7
1,281 1,181 100 7.8
37,285 34,773 2,512 6.7
25,958 24,217 1,741 6.7
10,441 9,733 708
6.8

Labor
Force
Employ-
Unemployment
ment Number Rate
25,942
24,277
1,665 6.4
8,146 7,337 809
9.9
8,749 7,745 1,004 11.5
4,652 4,335 317 6.8
9,418 8,611 807 8.6
53,445 50,128 3,317 6.2
43,779 40,114 3,665 8.4
96,594 91,411 5,183 5.4
9,229 8,412 817 8.9
508,256 470,200 38,056 7.5
11,791 10,859 932 7.9
1,273 1,150 123 9.7
37,093 34,029 3,064 8.3
25,685 23,621 2,064 8.0
10,286 9,497 789
7.7
Greene
6,626 6,128 498 7.5
Gwinnett
442,923 418,762 24,161 5.5
Habersham 18,621 17,452 1,169 6.3
Hall
91,108 86,453 4,655 5.1
Hancock
2,543 2,274
269 10.6
6,632 6,144 488 7.4

441,353 417,112 24,241 5.5
18,761 17,562 1,199 6.4
90,675 85,966 4,709 5.2
2,629 2,306
323 12.3
6,903 6,347 556 8.1

438,491 411,021 27,470 6.3
18,632 17,213 1,419 7.6
88,948 83,652 5,296 6.0
2,715 2,362
353 13.0
Haralson
Harris
Hart
Heard
Henry
11,935 11,105 830 7.0

15,599 14,601 998 6.4
10,157 9,448 709 7.0
5,037 4,671 366 7.3
103,608 96,887 6,721 6.5
11,946 10,941 1,005 8.4

15,696 14,736 960 6.1
10,292 9,458 834 8.1
4,977 4,569 408 8.2
103,040 95,182 7,858 7.6
11,975 11,143 832 6.9

15,535 14,662 873 5.6
10,046 9,365 681 6.8
5,015 4,677 338 6.7
104,035 97,331 6,704 6.4
Houston
Irwin
Jackson
Jasper
Jeff Davis
64,749 60,732 4,017 6.2

3,075 2,787
288 9.4
29,710 28,117 1,593 5.4
6,553 6,163 390
6.0
6,347
5,905
442
7.0
64,802 60,704 4,098 6.3

3,142 2,832
310 9.9
29,702 28,086 1,616 5.4
6,553 6,163 390
6.0
6,381
5,920
461
7.2
66,296 61,716 4,580 6.9

3,061 2,748
313 10.2
30,372 28,527 1,845 6.1
6,476 6,019 457
7.1
6,321
5,771
550 8.7
Jefferson
Jenkins
Johnson
Jones
Lamar
6,479 5,863
616 9.5
3,255 2,958 297
9.1
3,845 3,551 294 7.6
13,516 12,734 782 5.8
7,760
7,118
642 8.3
6,563 5,919 644 9.8

3,247 2,950 297
9.1
3,867 3,566 301 7.8
13,553 12,761 792 5.8
7,744 7,093
651 8.4
6,654 5,781
873 13.1
3,275 2,920 355
10.8
3,921 3,546 375 9.6
13,563 12,663 900 6.6
7,776 6,994
782 10.1
Lanier
Laurens
Lee
Liberty
Lincoln
3,843 3,562 281 7.3

18,473 16,929 1,544 8.4
13,972 13,179 793 5.7
25,810 24,018 1,792 6.9
3,437 3,189 248 7.2
3,834
18,496
13,988
25,584
3,456
3,552 282 7.4

16,931 1,565 8.5
13,192 796 5.7
23,756 1,828 7.1
3,202 254 7.3
3,853 3,538 315 8.2

18,949 17,036 1,913 10.1
14,185 13,269 916 6.5
25,887 23,742 2,145 8.3
3,448 3,111 337 9.8
Long
Lowndes
Lumpkin
McDuffie
McIntosh
6,639 6,229 410 6.2

50,721 47,474 3,247 6.4
15,046 14,189 857 5.7
8,948
8,161
787
8.8
5,870 5,464 406 6.9
6,644
50,516
14,961
8,921
5,940
6,213 431 6.5

47,165 3,351 6.6
14,107 854 5.7
8,114
807
9.0
5,516 424 7.1
6,606 6,103 503 7.6

50,978 47,240 3,738 7.3
16,637 15,625 1,012 6.1
8,986
8,062
924 10.3
5,796 5,279 517 8.9
Macon
Madison
Marion
Meriwether
Miller
4,452 3,981
12,932 12,197
3,392 3,130
8,871
8,111
2,663 2,501
4,556 4,082
12,983 12,205
3,402 3,124
8,962
8,110
2,737 2,572
471 10.6
735 5.7
262 7.7
760 8.6
162 6.1
474 10.4
778 6.0
278 8.2
852 9.5
165 6.0
4,815 4,168
647 13.4
12,754 11,903 851 6.7
3,393 3,143 250 7.4
8,841 7,927
914 10.3
2,614 2,444 170 6.5
Mitchell
8,742 8,129 613 7.0
8,926 8,297 629 7.0
8,619 7,899 720 8.4
Monroe 12,594
11,847
747
5.9 12,638
11,878
760
6.0 12,677
11,793
884
7.0
Montgomery 3,867 3,522 345
8.9
3,899 3,554 345
8.8
3,884 3,454 430
11.1
Morgan
8,451 7,941 510 6.0
8,497 7,969 528 6.2
8,318 7,741 577 6.9
Murray
16,074 14,745 1,329 8.3
16,175 14,764 1,411 8.7
15,928 14,247 1,681 10.6


Labor
Employ-
Unemployment
Force
ment Number Rate

Labor
Employ-
Unemployment
Force
ment Number Rate

Labor
Force
Employ-
Unemployment
ment Number Rate
Muscogee 80,961 74,477 6,484 8.0

Newton
48,053 44,628 3,425 7.1
Oconee
17,265 16,496 769 4.5
Oglethorpe
6,813 6,426 387 5.7
Paulding
75,238 71,092 4,146 5.5
80,455 73,952 6,503 8.1

47,975 44,481 3,494 7.3
17,279 16,506 773 4.5
6,854 6,460 394 5.7
75,010 70,822 4,188 5.6
82,259 75,130 7,129 8.7

47,886 43,670 4,216 8.8
16,945 16,098 847 5.0
6,658 6,206 452 6.8
74,372 69,573 4,799 6.5
Peach
Pickens
Pierce
Pike
Polk
11,523 10,513 1,010 8.8

13,822 12,998 824 6.0
8,069 7,519 550 6.8
8,308 7,804 504 6.1
18,138 16,860 1,278 7.0
11,682 10,529 1,153 9.9

13,803 12,790 1,013 7.3
7,915 7,292 623 7.9
8,280 7,657 623 7.5
18,361 16,768 1,593 8.7
Pulaski
Putnam
Quitman
Rabun
Randolph
11,429 10,450 979 8.6

13,838 13,052 786 5.7
7,980 7,441 539 6.8
8,308 7,817 491 5.9
18,131 16,850 1,281 7.1
4,057
7,960
866
6,221
2,648
3,774
7,274
806
5,704
2,422
283 7.0
686 8.6
60 6.9
517 8.3
226 8.5
4,099 3,802
8,007
7,312
872
808
6,282 5,750
2,691 2,461
297 7.2
695 8.7
64 7.3
532 8.5
230 8.5
4,152
8,072
899
6,263
2,687
3,795
7,199
816
5,623
2,417
357 8.6
873 10.8
83 9.2
640 10.2
270 10.0
Richmond
Rockdale
Schley
Screven
Seminole
85,678 79,129 6,549 7.6

42,302 39,341 2,961 7.0
2,119 1,973 146
6.9
5,424 4,975
449 8.3
3,126 2,846 280 9.0
85,335 78,579 6,756 7.9

42,176 39,180 2,996 7.1
2,126 1,978 148
7.0
5,459 4,991
468 8.6
3,177 2,899 278 8.8
85,996 78,254 7,742 9.0

42,070 38,569 3,501 8.3
2,325 2,147 178
7.7
5,438 4,869
569 10.5
3,124 2,825 299 9.6
Spalding
Stephens
Stewart
Sumter
Talbot
27,681 25,276 2,405 8.7

11,123 10,331 792 7.1
2,173 2,016 157 7.2
13,375 12,181 1,194 8.9
2,846 2,620 226 7.9
27,569 25,194 2,375 8.6

11,058 10,282 776 7.0
2,190 2,031 159 7.3
13,417 12,239 1,178 8.8
2,860 2,615 245 8.6
27,602 24,743 2,859 10.4

11,230 10,318 912 8.1
2,185 1,986 199 9.1
14,597 13,217 1,380 9.5
2,835 2,591 244 8.6
Taliaferro
Tattnall
Taylor
Telfair
Terrell
612
9,540
2,843
5,276
3,603
559
8,883
2,571
4,852
3,287
53 8.7
657 6.9
272 9.6
424 8.0
316 8.8
621
9,665
2,874
5,224
3,581
561
9,003
2,586
4,775
3,299
60 9.7
662 6.8
288 10.0
449 8.6
282 7.9
647
9,402
2,854
5,593
3,608
575
8,647
2,533
5,100
3,297
72 11.1
755 8.0
321 11.2
493 8.8
311 8.6
Thomas
Tift
Toombs
Towns
Treutlen
17,034 15,775 1,259 7.4

17,771 16,564 1,207 6.8
12,341 11,172 1,169 9.5
3,904 3,589 315 8.1
2,698 2,440 258 9.6
17,092 15,793 1,299 7.6

17,911 16,679 1,232 6.9
12,436 11,273 1,163 9.4
3,905 3,581 324 8.3
2,737 2,461
276 10.1
16,947 15,409 1,538 9.1

17,944 16,565 1,379 7.7
12,268 10,984 1,284 10.5
4,098 3,698 400 9.8
2,741 2,414
327 11.9
Troup
Turner
Twiggs
Union
Upson
36,464 34,118 2,346 6.4

3,143 2,916 227 7.2
3,030 2,718
312 10.3
9,347 8,792 555 5.9
11,031 10,160
871 7.9
36,700 33,920 2,780 7.6

3,201 2,973 228 7.1
3,049 2,721
328 10.8
9,427 8,851 576 6.1
11,081 10,194
887 8.0
36,066 33,194 2,872 8.0

3,157 2,883 274 8.7
3,090 2,694
396 12.8
9,217 8,521 696 7.6
11,248 10,099 1,149 10.2
Walker
29,331 27,490 1,841 6.3
Walton
41,266 38,916 2,350 5.7
Ware
14,653 13,615 1,038 7.1
Warren
2,683 2,457 226 8.4
Washington 7,304 6,747 557 7.6
29,288 27,409 1,879 6.4

41,144 38,774 2,370 5.8
14,822 13,738 1,084 7.3
2,694 2,444 250 9.3
7,355 6,790 565 7.7
29,528 27,354 2,174 7.4

40,859 38,087 2,772 6.8
14,623 13,349 1,274 8.7
2,719 2,449 270 9.9
7,494 6,813 681 9.1
Wayne
Webster
Wheeler
White
Whitfield
11,606 10,692 914 7.9

1,025
948
77 7.5
1,910 1,702 208 10.9
13,591 12,808 783 5.8
45,572
42,100
3,472
7.6
11,804 10,634 1,170 9.9

1,032 936
96 9.3
1,846 1,629
217 11.8
13,495 12,559 936 6.9
44,567 40,804
3,763 8.4
Wilcox
Wilkes
Wilkinson
Worth
11,603 10,709 894 7.7

1,010
935
75 7.4
1,876 1,674
202 10.8
13,724 12,914 810 5.9
45,160
42,128
3,032
6.7
2,824
3,907
3,683
9,031
2,592
3,591
3,390
8,396
232 8.2
316 8.1
293 8.0
635 7.0
2,875
3,940
3,669
9,073
2,639
3,628
3,383
8,456
236 8.2
312 7.9
286 7.8
617 6.8
2,794
4,072
3,717
9,109
2,525
3,669
3,369
8,363
269 9.6
403 9.9
348 9.4
746 8.2
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE BY COUNTIES

FEBRUARY
Unemployment
Rate2015
by Counties
February 2015
Dade
5.7
Catoosa
5.5
Whitfield
6.7
Walker
6.3
Gordon
6.3
Chattooga
6.9
Floyd
6.9
Pike
5.9
Meriwether
8.6
Troup
6.4
Barrow
5.6
7.0
Taylor
9.6
Muscogee
8.0
Marion
Chattahoochee 7.7
8.8
Schley
6.9
Stewart
7.2
Webster
7.4
Quitman
6.9
Randolph
8.5
Clay
11.4
Terrell
8.8
Early
7.6
Baker
7.5
Miller
6.1
Seminole
9.0
Sumter
8.9
Decatur
7.5
Mitchell
7.0
Worth
7.0
Baldwin
8.0
Wilkinson
8.0
Colquitt
7.2
Thomas
7.4
Cook
7.9
Brooks
6.9
Percentages of number of counties

may not total 100 due to rounding
Jenkins
9.1
Johnson
7.6
Laurens
8.4
Treutlen
9.6
Telfair
8.0
Irwin
9.4
Coffee
7.8
Lanier
7.3
Lowndes
6.4
Evans
6.0
Pierce
6.8
Brantley
7.9
Ware
7.1
Clinch
7.1
Long
6.2
Wayne
7.7
Bacon
5.8
Charlton
7.1
Camden
6.2
Echols
5.0
Georgias Unemployment Rate: 6.4%
Georgia's(Not
Unemployment
Rate: 6.4%
Seasonally Adjusted)
(not seasonally adjusted)
Effingham
5.3
Bryan
5.4
Tattnall
6.9
Appling
7.4
Atkinson
7.0
Berrien
8.2
Bulloch
6.3
Candler
6.4
Montgomery
8.9
Toombs
9.5
Jeff Davis
7.0
Screven
8.3
Emanuel
8.8
Wheeler
10.8
Ben Hill
10.0
Tift
6.8
Lincoln
7.2
Taliaferro
Columbia
McDuffie
8.7
5.3
Warren 8.8
8.4
Richmond
7.6
Hancock
10.6
Glascock
7.1
Burke
Jefferson
8.2
9.5
Washington
7.6
Wilcox
8.2
Turner
7.2
Less than 6.0%

31 counties (19%)
Greene
7.5
Twiggs
10.3
Crisp
7.9
Lee
5.7
Grady
6.8
Wilkes
8.1
Peach
8.6
Houston Bleckley
Macon
6.2
10.3
10.6
Pulaski
7.0
Dodge
Dooly
8.4
8.8
Dougherty
8.2
Calhoun
6.8
Bibb
7.1
Crawford
6.5
Talbot
7.9
Jones
5.8
Monroe
5.9
6.0% to 6.9%
43 counties (27%)
Elbert
8.1
Oglethorpe
5.7
Putnam
8.6
Jasper
6.0
7.0% to 7.9%
39 counties (25%)
Hart
6.8
Madison
5.7
Morgan
6.0
Newton
7.1
Upson
7.9
Harris
5.6
8.0% or greater
46 counties (29%)
Franklin
6.9
Clarke
6.0
Oconee
4.5
Walton
5.7
Butts
6.7
Lamar
8.3
Banks
6.0
Jackson
5.4
DeKalb
6.6 Rockdale
Spalding
8.7
Rabun
8.3
White Habersham
6.3
5.9
Stephens
7.1
Gwinnett
5.5
Clayton
8.2
Henry
Fayette
6.4
5.5
Coweta
5.7
Towns
8.1
Hall
5.1
Forsyth
4.7
Fulton
6.5
Carroll
7.3
Heard
6.7
Dawson
5.3
Cobb
5.4
Douglas
6.7
Union
5.9
Lumpkin
5.7
Cherokee
4.9
Paulding
5.5
Haralson
6.9
Gilmer
6.8
Pickens
5.7
Bartow
6.2
Polk
7.1
Fannin
7.6
Murray
8.3
Liberty
6.9
McIntosh
6.9
Glynn
6.6
Chatham
6.3

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Georgia Labor Force Estimates

Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older

Civilian labor force

4,763,414 4,754,025 4,721,735

Civilian labor force

Civilian labor force

66,115 66,305 67,317 -190 -1,202

Civilian labor force

Civilian labor force

2,813,106 2,804,187 2,787,772

Civilian labor force

Civilian labor force

49,941 50,188 49,772 -247 169

Civilian labor force

Civilian labor force

61,234 61,747 60,495

Civilian labor force

Georgia Department of Labor

Mark Butler, Commissioner

Georgia Labor Force Estimates

Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older

Warner Robins MSA

Civilian labor force

32,449 32,228 32,493

Civilian labor force

Civilian labor force

43,049 43,030 43,779

Civilian labor force

Civilian labor force

63,242 63,160 63,304

Civilian labor force

United States Labor Force Estimates

Civilian labor force

Civilian labor force

156,213,000 156,050,000 155,027,000

City Labor Force Estimates (Not Seasonally Adjusted)

Preliminary February 2015

Revised January 2015

Revised February 2014

14,380 13,356 1,024 7.1

14,578 13,347 1,231 8.4

14,262 12,936 1,326 9.3

Douglasville 15,990 14,817 1,173 7.3

15,909 14,754 1,155 7.3

15,867 14,532 1,335 8.4

15,152 14,044 1,108 7.3

17,035 15,426 1,609 9.4

16,966 15,365 1,601 9.4

16,986 15,120 1,866

14,999 14,013 986 6.6

14,843 13,861 982 6.6

15,076 13,852 1,224 8.1

17,055 1,256 6.9

14,123 1,131 7.4

15,430 14,041 1,389 9.0

15,119 13,741 1,378 9.1

Lawrenceville 14,384 13,282 1,102 7.7

14,336 13,229 1,107 7.7

14,279 13,036 1,243 8.7

15,806 14,796 1,010 6.4

15,624 14,541 1,083 6.9

15,207 14,017 1,190 7.8

15,230 13,985 1,245 8.2

15,512 14,031 1,481 9.5