July 2015 GA Area Unemployment Rates

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

Change From
Employment
Status
Area
Preliminary
JUL 2015
Revised
JUNE 2015
Revised
JUL 2014
Revised
JUNE 2015
Revised
JUL 2014
Georgia
Civilian labor force

Employed
Unemployed
Rate
4,744,280 4,760,111 4,735,848 -15,831

8,432

4,460,174 4,470,495 4,395,834
-10,321 64,340
284,106 289,616 340,014 -5,510 -55,908
6.0 6.1 7.2
Georgia

Employed
Unemployed
Rate

4,772,758 4,756,221 4,803,100
16,537 -30,342
4,462,641 4,455,629 4,413,134
7,012 49,507

310,117 300,592 389,966 9,525 -79,849
6.5 6.3 8.1

Employed
Unemployed
Rate
64,331 64,584 66,273 -253 -1,942

59,204 59,675 60,007 -471 -803

5,127 4,909 6,266 218 -1,139
8.0 7.6 9.5

Employed
Unemployed
Rate

94,000 93,887 94,658
88,044 88,022 87,399

5,956 5,865 7,259
6.3 6.2 7.7

Employed
Unemployed
Rate

2,839,716 2,819,132 2,838,298
20,584
1,418
2,665,807 2,649,893 2,621,783
15,914 44,024
173,909 169,239 216,515 4,670 -42,606
6.1 6.0 7.6

Employed
Unemployed
Rate

258,527 256,941 257,424 1,586 1,103
240,276 239,378 235,886
898 4,390
18,251 17,563 21,538
688 -3,287

7.1 6.8 8.4

Employed
Unemployed
Rate
50,721 50,507 51,146

47,263 47,176 46,717
3,458 3,331 4,429
6.8 6.6 8.7
214 -425
87 546
127 -971

Employed
Unemployed
Rate

127,458 127,074 128,219
117,929 117,717 116,912

9,529 9,357 11,307
7.5 7.4 8.8
384
-761
212 1,017
172 -1,778

Employed
Unemployed
Rate
60,916 60,616 61,709

56,418 56,465 55,824

4,498 4,151 5,885

7.4 6.8 9.5
300 -793
-47 594
347 -1,387

Employed
Unemployed
Rate

90,512 91,062 90,869 -550 -357
85,566 86,273 84,502 -707 1,064

4,946 4,789 6,367 157 -1,421
5.5 5.3 7.0
(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
113 -658
22 645
91 -1,303
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
JUL 2015
Employment
Status
Revised
JUNE 2015
Revised
JUL 2014
Revised
JUNE 2015
Revised
JUL 2014

Employed
Unemployed
Rate
31,394 31,726 32,462 -332 -1,068

29,231 29,607 29,672 -376 -441

2,163 2,119 2,790
44 -627
6.9 6.7 8.6

Employed
Unemployed
Rate

102,594 102,769 105,204
95,380 95,641 96,094

7,214 7,128 9,110
7.0 6.9 8.7

Employed
Unemployed
Rate
42,589 42,518 43,601

71 -1,012
39,349 39,496 39,480
-147 -131
3,240 3,022 4,121 218 -881
7.6 7.1 9.5

Employed
Unemployed
Rate

174,980 173,421 177,268 1,559 -2,288
164,298 162,860 163,210 1,438 1,088
10,682 10,561 14,058
121 -3,376
6.1 6.1 7.9

Employed
Unemployed
Rate
60,755 61,277 63,364

56,567 57,208 58,175

4,188 4,069 5,189
6.9 6.6 8.2
-522 -2,609
-641 -1,608
119 -1,001

Employed
Unemployed
Rate
79,436 79,538 82,233

73,948 74,185 75,370

5,488 5,353 6,863
6.9 6.7 8.3
-102 -2,797
-237 -1,422
135 -1,375
-175 -2,610
-261 -714
86 -1,896
United States Labor Force Estimates

Area
United States
(Seasonally adjusted)
United States
(Not Seasonally
adjusted)
Employment
Status
Change From
JUL 2015
JUNE 2015
JUL 2014
JUNE 2015
JUL 2014

Employed
Unemployed
Rate

157,106,000 157,037,000 156,048,000
148,840,000 148,739,000 146,401,000

8,266,000 8,299,000 9,648,000
5.3 5.3 6.2
69,000 1,058,000
101,000 2,439,000
-33,000 -1,382,000

Employed
Unemployed
Rate
158,527,000 158,283,000 157,573,000

149,722,000 149,645,000 147,265,000

8,805,000 8,638,000 10,307,000
5.6 5.5 6.5
244,000
954,000
77,000 2,457,000
167,000 -1,502,000
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 July 2015

Labor
Force
Employ-
ment
*Albany
30,304
27,606
2,698
*Alpharetta
33,896
32,244
*Athens
57,467
*Atlanta
Revised July 2014
Revised June 2015
Unemployment
Number
Rate
Labor
Force
Employ-
ment
Unemployment
Number
Rate
8.9
30,345
27,744
2,601
1,652
4.9
33,675
32,052
53,519
3,948
6.9
57,382
233,086
217,353
15,733
6.7
Dekalb Part
17,489
16,582
907
Fulton Part
215,597
200,771
*Augusta
85,515
*Brookhaven
31,149
Carrollton
11,110
*Columbus
81,009
Dalton
14,329 13,252 1,077 7.5
14,214 13,252
Douglasville
16,073
15,993
Duluth
15,340 14,454
*Dunwoody
26,105
East Point
17,046 15,566 1,480 8.7
17,033 15,473 1,560 9.2
Gainesville
16,195
16,312
Hinesville
14,474 13,541
*Johns Creek
43,429
Kennesaw
18,679 17,554 1,125 6.0
18,545 17,438 1,107 6.0
18,723 17,261 1,462 7.8
LaGrange
15,469 14,207 1,262 8.2
15,170 14,108 1,062 7.0
15,428 13,967 1,461 9.5
Lawrenceville 14,488 13,417 1,071 7.4
14,289 13,325
14,487 13,189 1,298 9.0
*Macon
35,159
32,091
3,068
8.7
35,151
32,134
3,017
8.6
36,347
32,346
4,001 11.0
*Marietta
34,222
32,261
1,961
5.7
33,966
32,047
1,919
5.6
34,259
31,722
2,537
Milton
18,188 17,260
928 5.1
18,041 17,158
883 4.9
18,027 16,977 1,050 5.8
Newnan
16,002 14,976 1,026 6.4
15,859 14,900
959 6.0
16,036 14,733 1,303 8.1
Peachtree City
17,915
16,940
975
5.4
17,777
16,842
935
5.3
17,896
16,668
1,228
6.9
Ptree Corners
22,278
21,484
794
3.6
22,091
21,337
754
3.4
22,078
21,119
959
4.3
Labor
Force
Employ-
ment
Unemployment
Number
Rate
8.6
31,307
27,995
3,312 10.6
1,623
4.8
33,688
31,714
1,974
5.9
53,473
3,909
6.8
57,909
53,161
4,748
8.2
231,521
216,050
15,471
6.7
233,913
213,784
20,129
8.6
5.2
17,292
16,474
818
4.7
17,428
16,311
1,117
6.4
14,826
6.9
214,229
199,576
14,653
6.8
216,485
197,473
19,012
8.8
78,414
7,101
8.3
84,739
78,260
6,479
7.6
86,082
77,516
8,566 10.0
30,196
953
3.1
30,857
29,998
859
2.8
30,844
29,702
1,142
9,954 1,156 10.4

74,609
14,956
24,791
15,219
41,270
6,400
1,117
7.9
6.9
886 5.8
1,314
976
5.0
6.0
933 6.4
2,159
5.0
11,010
80,705
9,908 1,102 10.0

74,433
14,858
15,205 14,355
25,808
24,629
15,345
14,634 13,689
43,139
41,025
6,272
7.8
962 6.8
1,135
7.1
850 5.6
1,179
967
4.6
5.9
945 6.5
2,114
4.9
964 6.7
11,344
82,023
3.7
9,785 1,559 13.7

74,223
7,800
9.5
14,509 13,113 1,396 9.6

16,207
14,710
1,497
9.2
15,367 14,208 1,159 7.5

25,911
24,385
1,526
5.9
17,179 15,310 1,869

10.9
16,344
15,030
1,314 8.0
15,030 13,756 1,274 8.5

43,177
40,592
2,585
6.0
7.4
Rome
15,111
13,764 1,347 8.9
14,982 13,815 1,167 7.8
15,506 13,810 1,696 10.9
*Roswell
52,552
50,000
2,552
4.9
52,099
49,702
2,397
4.6
52,130
49,179
2,951
5.7
*Sandy Springs
59,279
56,319
2,960
5.0
58,842
55,983
2,859
4.9
59,074
55,393
3,681
6.2
*Savannah
65,223
60,773
4,450
6.8
64,795
60,224
4,571
7.1
66,575
60,367
6,208
9.3
*Smyrna
32,681
30,976
1,705
5.2
32,406
30,771
1,635
5.0
32,561
30,458
2,103
6.5
Statesboro
13,455
12,253
1,202
8.9
13,492
12,250
1,242
9.2
13,411
11,893
1,518 11.3
Stockbridge 13,275 12,256 1,019 7.7
13,219 12,196 1,023 7.7
13,321 12,068 1,253 9.4
*Valdosta
24,579
22,830
1,749
7.1
24,721
22,989
1,732
7.0
25,738
23,518
2,220
8.6
*Warner Robins
30,642
28,499
2,143
7.0
30,633
28,544
2,089
6.8
31,713
29,069
2,644
8.3
Woodstock
14,370
13,558
5.7
14,266
13,467
5.6
14,353
13,328
1,025
7.1
812
799
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.
Georgia Regional Commissions (RCs)

Change From
Preliminary
JUL 2015
Revised
JUNE 2015
Revised
JUL 2014
Revised
JUNE 2015
Revised
JUL 2014
Area
Employment
Status
Atlanta Regional
Commission

Employed
Unemployed
Rate

2,251,192 2,234,693 2,249,449
16,499
1,743

2,113,783 2,100,448 2,078,869
13,335 34,914
137,409 134,245 170,580 3,164 -33,171
6.1 6.0 7.6
Central Savannah
River Area

Employed
Unemployed
Rate
200,497 199,614 202,144

883 -1,647
185,175 185,373 183,143
-198 2,032
15,322 14,241 19,001 1,081 -3,679
7.6 7.1 9.4
Coastal
Georgia

Employed
Unemployed
Rate

312,339 310,850 315,718 1,489 -3,379
292,349 291,166 289,620
1,183 2,729
19,990 19,684 26,098
306 -6,108
6.4 6.3 8.3
Georgia
Mountains

Employed
Unemployed
Rate
307,212 307,667 308,189

-455
-977
289,871 290,949 286,146 -1,078 3,725

17,341 16,718 22,043
623 -4,702
5.6 5.4 7.2
Heart of Georgia
Altamaha

Employed
Unemployed
Rate
115,800 117,617 120,079 -1,817 -4,279

106,146 108,023 106,930 -1,877
-784

9,654 9,594 13,149
60 -3,495

8.3 8.2 11.0
Middle
Georgia

Employed
Unemployed
Rate

211,193 211,705 217,262
195,980 196,741 198,156
15,213 14,964 19,106
7.2 7.1 8.8
-512 -6,069
-761 -2,176
249 -3,893
Northeast
Georgia

Employed
Unemployed
Rate

279,212 278,269 279,977
261,753 261,236 258,160
17,459 17,033 21,817
6.3 6.1 7.8
943
-765
517 3,593
426 -4,358
Northwest
Georgia

Employed
Unemployed
Rate
398,267 396,422 401,794 1,845 -3,527

372,245 371,637 367,993
608 4,252
26,022 24,785 33,801 1,237 -7,779
6.5 6.3 8.4
River Valley

Employed
Unemployed
Rate

149,337 149,708 151,683
137,419 138,102 137,271
11,918 11,606 14,412
8.0 7.8 9.5
Southern
Georgia

Employed
Unemployed
Rate
168,943 170,809 172,356 -1,866 -3,413

156,925 159,186 156,951 -2,261
-26
12,018 11,623 15,405
395 -3,387

7.1 6.8 8.9
Southwest
Georgia

Employed
Unemployed
Rate

142,215 144,453 147,523 -2,238 -5,308

131,217 133,934 133,763 -2,717 -2,546
10,998 10,519 13,760
479 -2,762
7.7 7.3 9.3
Three Rivers

Employed
Unemployed
Rate
236,558 234,411 236,917

2,147
-359
219,784 218,834 216,132
950 3,652
16,774 15,577 20,785 1,197 -4,011

7.1 6.6 8.8
-371 -2,346
-683
148
312 -2,494
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
JUL 2015
Revised
JUNE 2015
Revised
JUL 2014
Revised
JUNE 2015
Revised
JUL 2014
AugustaAiken, GASC MSA

Employed
Unemployed
Rate
258,527
256,941
257,424
240,276
239,378
235,886
18,251
17,563
21,538
7.1 6.8 8.4
1,586 1,103
898 4,390
688 -3,287
Residing in Georgia

Employed
Unemployed
Rate

172,528
171,390 173,436
159,705
159,493
157,778
12,823
11,897
15,658
7.4
6.9 9.0
1,138 -908
212 1,927
926 -2,835
Residing in South Carolina

Employed
Unemployed
Rate
85,999
85,551
83,988
80,571
79,885
78,108
5,428
5,666
5,880
6.3
6.6 7.0
448 2,011
686 2,463
-238 -452
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
JUL 2015
Revised
JUNE 2015
Revised
JUL 2014
Revised
JUNE 2015
Revised
JUL 2014
Columbus, GA-AL MSA

Employed
Unemployed
Rate
127,458
127,074 128,219
117,929
117,717
116,912

9,529
9,357
11,307
7.5
7.4 8.8
384 -761
212 1,017
172 -1,778
Residing in Georgia

Employed
Unemployed
Rate
102,478
102,177
103,566
94,598
94,472 94,094

7,880
7,705
9,472
7.7
7.5 9.1
301 -1,088
126 504
175 -1,592
Residing in Alabama

Employed
Unemployed
Rate
24,980
24,897 24,653
23,331
23,245 22,818
1,649
1,652
1,835
6.6
6.6 7.4
83 327
86 513
-3 -186
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)


Georgia
Labor
Force
Employ-
ment
Unemployment
Number
Rate
4,772,758 4,462,641 310,117
6.5
Revised July 2014
Revised June 2015

Labor
Force
Employ-
ment
Unemployment
Number
Rate
4,756,221 4,455,629 300,592
6.3
Labor
Force
Employ-
ment
Unemployment
Number
Rate
4,803,100 4,413,134 389,966
8.1
Appling
Atkinson
Bacon
Baker
Baldwin
8,595
7,880
715
8.3
3,649
3,428
221
6.1
4,976 4,669 307 6.2
1,111 1,016
95 8.6
17,561 16,053 1,508 8.6
8,828
8,138
690
7.8
3,811
3,583
228
6.0
5,126 4,823 303 5.9
1,174 1,085
89 7.6
17,736 16,205 1,531 8.6
8,827
7,928
899 10.2
3,668
3,353
315 8.6
4,981 4,599 382 7.7
1,139 1,022
117 10.3
17,903 15,999 1,904 10.6
Banks
Barrow
Bartow
Ben Hill
Berrien
8,189 7,681 508 6.2

35,300 33,281 2,019 5.7
47,578 44,560 3,018 6.3
5,447
4,920
527
9.7
7,321 6,763
558 7.6
8,375 7,890 485 5.8

35,065 33,122 1,943 5.5
47,307 44,389 2,918 6.2
5,527
5,011
516
9.3
7,509 6,977
532 7.1
8,132 7,511 621 7.6

35,268 32,745 2,523 7.2
47,738 43,837 3,901 8.2
5,703
5,011
692 12.1
7,146 6,410
736 10.3
Bibb
Bleckley
Brantley
Brooks
Bryan
68,069 63,147 4,922 7.2

4,417 3,980
437 9.9
7,018 6,450
568 8.1
6,545 6,085 460 7.0
15,675 14,753 922 5.9
68,107 63,230 4,877 7.2

4,510 4,065
445 9.9
6,998 6,473
525 7.5
6,734 6,285 449 6.7
15,512 14,633 879 5.7
69,912 63,648 6,264 9.0

4,621 4,004
617 13.4
7,068 6,350
718 10.2
6,751 6,201 550 8.1
15,799 14,646 1,153 7.3
Bulloch
Burke
Butts
Calhoun
Camden
34,573 32,161 2,412 7.0

9,310 8,424
886 9.5
10,355 9,591 764 7.4
2,120 1,973 147 6.9
22,513 21,160 1,353 6.0
34,541 32,153 2,388 6.9

9,295 8,497
798 8.6
10,236 9,559 677 6.6
2,271 2,129 142 6.3
22,410 21,048 1,362 6.1
34,256 31,218 3,038 8.9

9,477 8,324 1,153 12.2
10,290 9,436 854 8.3
2,131 1,947 184 8.6
21,991 20,270 1,721 7.8
Candler
Carroll
Catoosa
Charlton
Chatham
5,097 4,781 316 6.2

52,465 48,629 3,836 7.3
31,034 29,232 1,802 5.8
4,776 4,433 343 7.2
132,702 124,449 8,253 6.2
5,213 4,916 297 5.7

52,127 48,403 3,724 7.1
30,867 29,142 1,725 5.6
4,805 4,477 328 6.8
131,550 123,325 8,225 6.3
5,071 4,651 420 8.3

52,985 47,801 5,184 9.8
31,308 28,977 2,331 7.4
4,862 4,433 429 8.8
134,651 123,619 11,032 8.2
Chattahoochee 2,404 2,177 227 9.4

Chattooga 10,522 9,780 742 7.1
Cherokee
118,610 112,531 6,079 5.1
Clarke
57,467 53,519 3,948 6.9
Clay
896
785
111 12.4
2,416 2,197
219 9.1
10,537 9,855 682 6.5
117,645 111,774 5,871 5.0
57,382 53,473 3,909 6.8
931
828
103 11.1
2,437 2,169 268 11.0

10,577 9,558 1,019 9.6
118,123 110,622 7,501 6.4
57,909 53,161 4,748 8.2
931
821
110 11.8
Clayton
Clinch
Cobb
Coffee
Colquitt
125,474 115,534 9,940 7.9

2,740 2,542 198 7.2
397,722 375,916 21,806 5.5
18,143 16,880 1,263 7.0
19,293 17,906 1,387 7.2
124,740 114,946 9,794 7.9

2,839 2,643 196 6.9
394,669 373,429 21,240 5.4
18,093 16,857 1,236 6.8
20,304 18,925 1,379 6.8
126,362 113,699 12,663 10.0

2,746 2,493 253 9.2
396,388 369,634 26,754 6.7
17,687 15,975 1,712 9.7
20,527 18,653 1,874 9.1
65,402 61,630 3,772 5.8

7,167 6,642 525 7.3
67,418 63,436 3,982 5.9
5,574 5,192 382 6.9
9,183 8,479 704 7.7
65,080 61,460 3,620 5.6

7,266 6,758 508 7.0
66,806 63,111 3,695 5.5
5,617 5,240 377 6.7
9,328 8,622 706 7.6
65,360 60,838 4,522 6.9

7,395 6,697 698 9.4
67,227 62,406 4,821 7.2
5,703 5,226 477 8.4
9,509 8,582 927 9.7
Dade
Dawson
Decatur
DeKalb
Dodge
8,069 7,545 524 6.5

10,988 10,381 607 5.5
11,078 10,248 830 7.5
373,523 349,654 23,869 6.4
7,098 6,459 639 9.0
7,992 7,499 493 6.2

10,911 10,330 581 5.3
11,192 10,392 800 7.1
370,483 347,365 23,118 6.2
7,237 6,537 700 9.7
8,068 7,438 630 7.8

10,960 10,189 771 7.0
11,484 10,436 1,048 9.1
373,884 343,936 29,948 8.0
7,750 6,732 1,018 13.1
Dooly
Dougherty
Douglas
Early
Echols
4,563 4,182
381 8.3
37,384 34,120 3,264 8.7
68,282 63,734 4,548 6.7
4,240 3,907 333 7.9
1,771 1,668 103 5.8
4,673 4,310
363 7.8
37,413 34,291 3,122 8.3
67,833 63,318 4,515 6.7
4,288 3,964
324 7.6
1,854 1,761
93 5.0
4,701 4,218
483 10.3
38,624 34,601 4,023 10.4
68,311 62,684 5,627 8.2
4,365 3,886
479 11.0
1,825 1,703 122 6.7
Columbia
Cook
Coweta
Crawford
Crisp

Labor
Force
Employ-
ment
Unemployment
Number
Rate
Revised July 2014
Revised June 2015

Labor
Force
Employ-
ment
Unemployment
Number
Rate
Labor
Force
Employ-
ment
Unemployment
Number
Rate
Effingham
Elbert
Emanuel
Evans
Fannin
26,603
25,096
1,507
5.7
7,766 7,157 609 7.8
8,322 7,546
776 9.3
4,676 4,390 286 6.1
10,070 9,408 662 6.6
26,359
24,902
1,457
5.5
7,853 7,236 617 7.9
8,419 7,649
770 9.1
4,724 4,450 274 5.8
10,026 9,381 645 6.4
26,818
24,945
1,873
7.0
8,214 7,420 794 9.7
8,611 7,524 1,087 12.6
4,707 4,365 342 7.3
9,962 9,095 867 8.7
Fayette
Floyd
Forsyth
Franklin
Fulton
54,760 51,605 3,155 5.8

42,589 39,349 3,240 7.6
99,032 94,135 4,897 4.9
8,996 8,343
653 7.3
516,958 484,072 32,886 6.4
54,370 51,307 3,063 5.6

42,518 39,496 3,022 7.1
98,348 93,618 4,730 4.8
9,135 8,506
629 6.9
513,391 481,191 32,200 6.3
54,672 50,775 3,897 7.1

43,601 39,480 4,121 9.5
98,591 92,575 6,016 6.1
9,246 8,318
928 10.0
517,038 476,120 40,918 7.9
11,915 11,153 762 6.4

1,230 1,142
88 7.2
37,750 35,296 2,454 6.5
26,041 24,369 1,672 6.4
10,329 9,602 727 7.0
11,854 11,133 721 6.1

1,253 1,170
83 6.6
37,520 35,132 2,388 6.4
25,926 24,332 1,594 6.1
10,573 9,905 668 6.3
12,027 11,030 997 8.3

1,270 1,144 126 9.9
38,089 34,914 3,175 8.3
26,475 24,186 2,289 8.6
10,444 9,556 888 8.5
Greene
6,400 5,924 476 7.4
Gwinnett
448,309 423,021 25,288 5.6
Habersham 18,688 17,503 1,185 6.3
Hall
90,512 85,566 4,946 5.5
Hancock
2,495 2,215
280 11.2
6,424 5,971 453 7.1

444,814 420,127 24,687 5.5
18,832 17,715 1,117 5.9
91,062 86,273 4,789 5.3
2,556 2,300
256 10.0
6,505 5,908 597 9.2

446,858 415,839 31,019 6.9
19,004 17,503 1,501 7.9
90,869 84,502 6,367 7.0
2,556 2,205
351 13.7
Haralson
Harris
Hart
Heard
Henry
12,090 11,262 828 6.8

15,591 14,676 915 5.9
10,250 9,519 731 7.1
5,065 4,713 352 6.9
104,945 98,013 6,932 6.6
11,993 11,187 806 6.7

15,582 14,697 885 5.7
10,419 9,725 694 6.7
5,046 4,705 341 6.8
104,420 97,535 6,885 6.6
12,244 11,067 1,177 9.6

15,705 14,588 1,117 7.1
10,354 9,398 956 9.2
5,106 4,634 472 9.2
105,046 96,512 8,534 8.1
Houston
Irwin
Jackson
Jasper
Jeff Davis
64,131 59,918 4,213 6.6

3,057 2,782
275 9.0
30,524 28,900 1,624 5.3
6,605 6,214 391 5.9
6,478
6,005
473
7.3
64,098 60,010 4,088 6.4

3,180 2,913 267 8.4
30,367 28,814 1,553 5.1
6,575 6,207 368 5.6
6,471
6,005
466
7.2
66,317 61,118 5,199 7.8

3,184 2,812 372 11.7
29,916 27,864 2,052 6.9
6,599 6,106 493 7.5
6,562
5,896
666 10.1
Jefferson
Jenkins
Johnson
Jones
Lamar
6,524 5,855
3,243 2,938
3,830 3,540
13,413 12,610
7,847
7,198
6,601 5,989
3,239 2,947
3,907 3,615
13,471 12,672
7,768
7,146
612 9.3
292 9.0
292 7.5
799 5.9
622 8.0
6,717 5,810
907 13.5
3,345 2,927
418 12.5
3,950 3,553
397 10.1
13,698 12,697 1,001 7.3
7,905 7,071
834 10.6
Lanier
Laurens
Lee
Liberty
Lincoln
3,691 3,418 273 7.4

18,482 16,936 1,546 8.4
13,599 12,772 827 6.1
24,944 23,209 1,735 7.0
3,405 3,150 255 7.5
3,715 3,451 264 7.1

18,711 17,167 1,544 8.3
13,655 12,844 811 5.9
25,163 23,462 1,701 6.8
3,447 3,193 254 7.4
3,838 3,507 331 8.6

19,083 17,005 2,078 10.9
13,958 12,946 1,012 7.3
25,810 23,577 2,233 8.7
3,432 3,108 324 9.4
Long
Lowndes
Lumpkin
McDuffie
McIntosh
6,450 6,022 428 6.6

48,748 45,396 3,352 6.9
15,293 14,352 941 6.2
8,896
8,087
809
9.1
5,953 5,517 436 7.3
6,563 6,145 418 6.4

48,974 45,711 3,263 6.7
15,382 14,453 929 6.0
8,829
8,083
746
8.4
5,989 5,571 418 7.0
6,652 6,095 557 8.4

50,950 46,764 4,186 8.2
15,092 13,921 1,171 7.8
9,085
7,992
1,093 12.0
5,989 5,453 536 8.9
Macon
Madison
Marion
Meriwether
Miller
4,619 4,178
441 9.5
12,765 12,003 762 6.0
3,474 3,136 338 9.7
8,995 8,183
812 9.0
2,664 2,505 159 6.0
4,671 4,234
12,721 11,989
3,474 3,145
8,882
8,171
2,730 2,584
4,604 4,001
12,878 11,901
3,401 3,114
9,026 8,038
2,672 2,479
Gilmer
Glascock
Glynn
Gordon
Grady
669 10.3
305 9.4
290 7.6
803 6.0
649 8.3
Mitchell
8,559 7,904 655 7.7
Monroe
12,562 11,752 810 6.4
Montgomery 3,755 3,403
352 9.4
Morgan
8,515 8,011 504 5.9
Murray
15,916 14,619 1,297 8.1
437 9.4
732 5.8
329 9.5
711 8.0
146 5.3
8,720 8,108 612 7.0

12,573 11,801 772 6.1
3,811 3,465 346 9.1
8,523 8,030 493 5.8
15,878 14,664 1,214 7.6
603 13.1
977 7.6
287 8.4
988 10.9
193 7.2
8,847 8,060 787 8.9

12,799 11,816 983 7.7
4,003 3,526
477 11.9
8,489 7,859 630 7.4
16,170 14,461 1,709 10.6


Labor
Force
Employ-
ment
Unemployment
Number
Rate
Revised July 2014
Revised June 2015

Labor
Force
Employ-
ment
Unemployment
Number
Rate
Labor
Force
Employ-
ment
Unemployment
Number
Rate
Muscogee 81,009 74,609 6,400 7.9

Newton
48,441 44,991 3,450 7.1
Oconee
17,076 16,232 844 4.9
Oglethorpe 6,692 6,290 402 6.0
Paulding
75,898 71,658 4,240 5.6
80,705 74,433 6,272 7.8

48,156 44,792 3,364 7.0
17,066 16,214 852 5.0
6,718 6,346 372 5.5
75,476 71,310 4,166 5.5
82,023 74,223 7,800 9.5

48,677 44,260 4,417 9.1
17,136 16,096 1,040 6.1
6,735 6,241 494 7.3
75,819 70,512 5,307 7.0
Peach
Pickens
Pierce
Pike
Polk
11,382 10,408
974 8.6
13,850 13,089 761 5.5
8,044 7,518 526 6.5
8,357 7,863 494 5.9
18,137 16,887 1,250 6.9
11,748 10,474 1,274 10.8

13,983 12,953 1,030 7.4
8,141 7,433 708 8.7
8,414 7,754 660 7.8
18,453 16,783 1,670 9.1
Pulaski
Putnam
Quitman
Rabun
Randolph
11,278 10,308
970 8.6
13,958 13,167 791 5.7
8,016 7,456 560 7.0
8,411 7,893 518 6.2
18,166 16,850 1,316 7.2
4,027 3,722 305 7.6
7,949 7,246
703 8.8
870
804
66 7.6
6,703 6,242 461 6.9
2,609 2,361 248
9.5
4,058 3,767 291 7.2

7,999 7,338
661 8.3
871
807
64 7.3
6,612 6,159 453 6.9
2,678 2,449 229
8.6
4,168 3,778 390 9.4

8,176 7,328
848 10.4
909
811
98 10.8
6,970 6,376 594 8.5
2,709 2,406 303
11.2
Richmond
Rockdale
Schley
Screven
Seminole
85,515 78,414 7,101 8.3

42,609 39,703 2,906 6.8
2,120 1,965 155 7.3
5,176 4,686
490 9.5
3,126 2,854
272 8.7
84,739 78,260 6,479 7.6

42,328 39,456 2,872 6.8
2,139 1,990 149 7.0
5,243 4,795
448 8.5
3,108 2,840
268 8.6
86,082 77,516 8,566 10.0

42,767 39,048 3,719 8.7
2,167 1,987 180 8.3
5,663 4,883
780 13.8
3,215 2,868
347 10.8
Spalding
Stephens
Stewart
Sumter
Talbot
27,902 25,490 2,412 8.6

10,835 10,080 755 7.0
2,186 2,022 164 7.5
13,246 12,098 1,148 8.7
2,805 2,563 242 8.6
27,594 25,371 2,223 8.1

10,912 10,194 718 6.6
2,225 2,071 154 6.9
13,423 12,305 1,118 8.3
2,785 2,565 220 7.9
27,877 25,072 2,805 10.1

11,311 10,303 1,008 8.9
2,191 2,011 180 8.2
13,647 12,252 1,395
10.2
2,867 2,614 253 8.8
Taliaferro
Tattnall
Taylor
Telfair
Terrell
592
9,445
2,738
4,783
3,475
540
8,802
2,472
4,343
3,184
52 8.8
643 6.8
266 9.7
440 9.2
291 8.4
598
9,621
2,770
4,848
3,488
547
51 8.5
9,003 618 6.4
2,511
259 9.4
4,340 508 10.5
3,214 274 7.9
608
9,619
2,868
5,121
3,551
538
70 11.5
8,839 780 8.1
2,555
313 10.9
4,296
825 16.1
3,225 326 9.2
Thomas
Tift
Toombs
Towns
Treutlen
16,475 15,114 1,361 8.3

18,007 16,804 1,203 6.7
11,927 10,831 1,096 9.2
3,957 3,637 320
8.1
2,806 2,546 260 9.3
16,683 15,412 1,271 7.6

18,331 17,147 1,184 6.5
12,079 11,001 1,078 8.9
3,902 3,579 323
8.3
2,832 2,602 230 8.1
17,565 15,871 1,694 9.6

18,169 16,670 1,499 8.3
12,527 11,193 1,334 10.6
4,034 3,623 411
10.2
2,888 2,509
379 13.1
Troup
Turner
Twiggs
Union
Upson
36,871 34,320 2,551 6.9

3,184 2,957 227 7.1
2,976 2,679
297 10.0
9,690 9,141 549 5.7
11,229 10,331 898 8.0
36,348 34,081 2,267 6.2

3,280 3,066 214 6.5
3,001 2,698
303 10.1
9,737 9,226 511 5.2
11,247 10,424 823 7.3
36,796 33,741 3,055 8.3

3,217 2,932 285 8.9
3,092 2,707
385 12.5
9,504 8,808 696 7.3
11,291 10,179 1,112 9.8
Walker
29,421 27,494 1,927 6.5
Walton
41,661 39,231 2,430 5.8
Ware
14,687 13,632 1,055 7.2
Warren
2,668 2,442 226 8.5
Washington 7,449 6,877 572 7.7
29,323 27,472 1,851 6.3

41,419 39,042 2,377 5.7
14,723 13,732 991 6.7
2,663 2,460 203 7.6
7,487 6,935 552 7.4
29,830 27,253 2,577 8.6

41,651 38,599 3,052 7.3
15,025 13,608 1,417 9.4
2,770 2,434 336 12.1
7,589 6,858 731 9.6
Wayne
Webster
Wheeler
White
Whitfield
11,759 10,861
898 7.6
1,037
938
99 9.5
1,755 1,551
204 11.6
14,040 13,281 759 5.4
44,738
41,801
2,937
6.6
11,883 10,689 1,194 10.0

1,014
919
95 9.4
1,953 1,647
306 15.7
14,122 13,119 1,003 7.1
45,539
41,363
4,176 9.2
Wilcox
Wilkes
Wilkinson
Worth
11,642 10,682
960 8.2
1,024
912
112 10.9
1,685 1,487
198 11.8
14,079 13,291 788 5.6
45,000
41,799
3,201
7.1
2,762 2,535 227
8.2
3,768 3,461
307 8.1
3,653 3,353
300 8.2
8,762 8,112 650 7.4
2,892 2,658 234

8.1
3,827 3,532
295 7.7
3,663 3,372
291 7.9
8,854 8,241 613 6.9
2,903 2,573 330

11.4
3,853 3,449
404 10.5
3,746 3,365
381 10.2
9,001 8,213 788 8.8
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE BY COUNTIES

JULYRate
2015by Counties
Unemployment
July 2015
Dade
6.5
Catoosa
5.8
Whitfield
7.1
Walker
6.5
Gordon
6.4
Chattooga
7.1
Floyd
7.6
Pike
6.2
Meriwether
9.0
Troup
6.9
Barrow
5.7
6.8
Taylor
9.7
Muscogee
7.9
Marion
Chattahoochee 9.7
9.4
Schley
7.3
Stewart
7.5
Webster
10.9
Quitman
7.6
Randolph
9.5
Clay
12.4
Terrell
8.4
Early
7.9
Baker
8.6
Miller
6.0
Seminole
8.7
Sumter
8.7
Decatur
7.5
Mitchell
7.7
Worth
7.4
Baldwin
8.6
Wilkinson
8.2
Colquitt
7.2
Thomas
8.3
Cook
7.3
Brooks
7.0
Percentages of number of counties

may not total 100 due to rounding
Jenkins
9.4
Johnson
7.6
Laurens
8.4
Treutlen
9.3
Telfair
9.2
Irwin
9.0
Coffee
7.0
Lanier
7.4
Lowndes
6.9
Evans
6.1
Pierce
7.0
Brantley
8.1
Ware
7.2
Clinch
7.2
Long
6.6
Wayne
8.2
Bacon
6.2
Charlton
7.2
Camden
6.0
Echols
5.8
Georgias Unemployment Rate: 6.5%
Georgia's(Not
Unemployment
Rate: 6.5%
Seasonally Adjusted)
(not seasonally adjusted)
Effingham
5.7
Bryan
5.9
Tattnall
6.8
Appling
8.3
Atkinson
6.1
Berrien
7.6
Bulloch
7.0
Candler
6.2
Montgomery
9.4
Toombs
9.2
Jeff Davis
7.3
Screven
9.5
Emanuel
9.3
Wheeler
11.8
Ben Hill
9.7
Tift
6.7
Lincoln
7.5
Taliaferro
Columbia
McDuffie
8.8
5.8
Warren 9.1
8.5
Richmond
8.3
Hancock
11.2
Glascock
7.2
Burke
Jefferson
9.5
10.3
Washington
7.7
Wilcox
8.2
Turner
7.1
Less than 6.0%

24 counties (15%)
Greene
7.4
Twiggs
10.0
Crisp
7.7
Lee
6.1
Grady
7.0
Wilkes
8.1
Peach
8.6
Houston Bleckley
Macon
6.6
9.9
9.5
Pulaski
7.6
Dodge
Dooly
9.0
8.3
Dougherty
8.7
Calhoun
6.9
Bibb
7.2
Crawford
6.9
Talbot
8.6
Jones
6.0
Monroe
6.4
6.0% to 6.9%
40 counties (25%)
Elbert
7.8
Oglethorpe
6.0
Putnam
8.8
Jasper
5.9
7.0% to 7.9%
44 counties (28%)
Hart
7.1
Madison
6.0
Morgan
5.9
Newton
7.1
Upson
8.0
Harris
5.9
8.0% or greater
51 counties (32%)
Franklin
7.3
Clarke
6.9
Oconee
4.9
Walton
5.8
Butts
7.4
Lamar
8.3
Banks
6.2
Jackson
5.3
DeKalb
6.4 Rockdale
Spalding
8.6
Rabun
6.9
White Habersham
6.3
5.6
Stephens
7.0
Gwinnett
5.6
Clayton
7.9
Henry
Fayette
6.6
5.8
Coweta
5.9
Towns
8.1
Hall
5.5
Forsyth
4.9
Fulton
6.4
Carroll
7.3
Heard
6.9
Dawson
5.5
Cobb
5.5
Douglas
6.7
Union
5.7
Lumpkin
6.2
Cherokee
5.1
Paulding
5.6
Haralson
6.8
Gilmer
6.4
Pickens
5.7
Bartow
6.3
Polk
7.2
Fannin
6.6
Murray
8.1
Liberty
7.0
McIntosh
7.3
Glynn
6.5
Chatham
6.2

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July 2015 GA Area Unemployment Rates

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Georgia Labor Force Estimates

Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older

Civilian labor force

4,744,280 4,760,111 4,735,848 -15,831

Civilian labor force

Civilian labor force

64,331 64,584 66,273 -253 -1,942

Civilian labor force

Civilian labor force

Civilian labor force

Civilian labor force

50,721 50,507 51,146

Civilian labor force

Civilian labor force

60,916 60,616 61,709

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

31,394 31,726 32,462 -332 -1,068

Civilian labor force

Civilian labor force

42,589 42,518 43,601

Civilian labor force

Civilian labor force

60,755 61,277 63,364

Civilian labor force

79,436 79,538 82,233

United States Labor Force Estimates

Civilian labor force

Civilian labor force

158,527,000 158,283,000 157,573,000

City Labor Force Estimates (Not Seasonally Adjusted)

Preliminary July 2015

Revised July 2014

Revised June 2015

14,329 13,252 1,077 7.5

17,046 15,566 1,480 8.7

17,033 15,473 1,560 9.2

18,679 17,554 1,125 6.0

18,545 17,438 1,107 6.0

18,723 17,261 1,462 7.8

15,469 14,207 1,262 8.2

15,170 14,108 1,062 7.0

15,428 13,967 1,461 9.5

Lawrenceville 14,488 13,417 1,071 7.4

14,487 13,189 1,298 9.0

18,027 16,977 1,050 5.8

16,002 14,976 1,026 6.4

16,036 14,733 1,303 8.1

9,954 1,156 10.4

9,908 1,102 10.0

9,785 1,559 13.7

14,509 13,113 1,396 9.6

15,367 14,208 1,159 7.5

17,179 15,310 1,869

15,030 13,756 1,274 8.5

13,764 1,347 8.9

14,982 13,815 1,167 7.8

15,506 13,810 1,696 10.9

Stockbridge 13,275 12,256 1,019 7.7