City Labor Force Estimates (Not Seasonally Adjusted)

Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older

Preliminary December 2015

Labor
Employ-
Unemployment
Force
ment Number Rate

Revised November 2015

Labor
Employ-
Unemployment
Force
ment Number Rate

Revised December 2014

Labor
Employ-
Unemployment
Force
ment Number Rate

*Albany

30,120

27,953

2,167

7.2

30,173

28,020

2,153

7.1

31,133

28,507

2,626

8.4

*Alpharetta

33,937

32,607

1,330

3.9

33,808

32,513

1,295

3.8

33,497

32,027

1,470

4.4

*Athens

58,337

55,322

3,015

5.2

58,089

55,124

2,965

5.1

58,233

54,791

3,442

5.9

*Atlanta

232,737

219,789

12,948

5.6

231,998

219,151

12,847

5.5

232,034

215,889

16,145

7.0

Dekalb Part

17,452

16,756

696

4.0

17,423

16,706

717

4.1

17,396

16,470

926

5.3

Fulton Part

215,285

203,033

12,252

5.7

214,575

202,445

12,130

5.7

214,638

199,419

15,219

7.1

*Augusta

84,813

79,293

5,520

6.5

84,243

78,707

5,536

6.6

85,609

79,183

6,426

7.5

*Brookhaven

31,235

30,512

723

2.3

31,113

30,422

691

2.2

30,813

29,992

821

2.7

Carrollton

10,773 10,077

*Columbus

80,733

Dalton

14,124 13,232

892 6.3

14,035 13,179

856 6.1

14,240 13,209 1,031 7.2

Douglasville

16,041

932

16,020

953

15,967

Duluth

15,283 14,584

699 4.6

15,317 14,549

768 5.0

15,211 14,332

*Dunwoody

25,992

25,050

942

3.6

25,900

24,976

924

3.6

25,766

24,623

1,143

4.4

East Point

16,991

15,741

1,250

7.4

17,020

15,695

1,325

7.8

17,064

15,461

1,603

9.4

Gainesville

16,224

15,482

4.6

16,201

15,443

4.7

16,215

15,310

Hinesville

14,442 13,718

*Johns Creek

43,443

41,735

Kennesaw

18,682

17,725

LaGrange

15,030

14,177

75,260

15,109

696 6.5
5,473

742

6.8

5.8

724 5.0
1,708

3.9

10,774 10,053
80,121

74,748

15,067

14,485 13,731
43,299

41,614

957 5.1

18,599

17,679

853 5.7

14,941 14,100

721 6.7
5,373

758

6.7

5.9

754 5.2
1,685

3.9

10,823
80,459

9,877
74,283

14,850

14,903 13,923

946 8.7
6,176

1,117

7.7

7.0

879 5.8

905 5.6
980 6.6

42,889

40,992

1,897

4.4

920 4.9

18,606

17,419

1,187 6.4

841 5.6

15,127 14,078 1,049 6.9

Lawrenceville 14,377 13,538 839 5.8

14,365 13,505 860 6.0

14,295 13,304 991 6.9

*Macon

34,874

32,313

2,561

7.3

34,689

32,184

2,505

7.2

35,720

32,789

2,931

8.2

*Marietta

34,162

32,576

1,586

4.6

34,067

32,490

1,577

4.6

33,929

32,013

1,916

5.6

Milton

18,189 17,455 734 4.0

18,123 17,404 719 4.0

17,933 17,144 789 4.4

Newnan

15,995 15,169 826 5.2

15,957 15,123 834 5.2

15,890 14,887 1,003 6.3

Peachtree City

17,893

17,144

749

4.2

17,789

17,089

700

3.9

17,667

16,841

826

4.7

Ptree Corners

22,282

21,678

604

2.7

22,206

21,625

581

2.6

21,980

21,303

677

3.1

Rome

15,105 14,107

*Roswell

52,564

50,563

2,001

3.8

52,457

50,417

2,040

3.9

51,982

49,663

2,319

4.5

*Sandy Springs

59,252

56,953

2,299

3.9

59,099

56,788

2,311

3.9

58,727

55,939

2,788

4.7

*Savannah

65,194

61,586

3,608

5.5

64,512

61,042

3,470

5.4

64,485

59,872

4,613

7.2

*Smyrna

32,686

31,279

1,407

4.3

32,581

31,196

1,385

4.3

32,467

30,738

1,729

5.3

Statesboro

13,460 12,559 901 6.7

13,568 12,660 908 6.7

13,110 12,013 1,097 8.4

Stockbridge

13,332 12,436 896 6.7

13,277 12,388 889 6.7

13,230 12,212 1,018 7.7

*Valdosta

24,682

23,265

1,417

5.7

24,765

23,373

1,392

5.6

25,543

23,845

1,698

6.6

*Warner Robins

30,471

28,668

1,803

5.9

30,320

28,569

1,751

5.8

31,271

29,229

2,042

6.5

Woodstock

14,349

13,684

4.6

14,345

13,650

4.8

14,217

13,446

998 6.6

665

14,979 14,037

942 6.3

695

15,273 14,050 1,223 8.0

771 5.4

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