area rates - april 2014

Georgia (Seasonally adjusted)

Civilian labor forceEmployedUnemployedRate

4,767,879 4,756,663 4,781,863 11,216 -13,984 4,436,219 4,422,575 4,382,634 13,644 53,585 331,660 334,088 399,229 -2,428 -67,569 7.0 7.0 8.3

4,748,590 4,758,683 4,755,147 -10,093 -6,557 4,427,596 4,424,425 4,379,414 3,171 48,182 320,994 334,258 375,733 -13,264 -54,739 6.8 7.0 7.9

71,492 71,953 72,166 -461 -674 66,028 66,242 65,908 -214 120 5,464 5,711 6,258 -247 -794 7.6 7.9 8.7

112,635 112,837 112,937 -202 -302 107,093 107,065 106,611 28 482 5,542 5,772 6,326 -230 -784 4.9 5.1 5.6

2,729,284 2,735,070 2,714,793 -5,786 14,491 2,550,655 2,549,384 2,506,381 1,271 44,274 178,629 185,686 208,412 -7,057 -29,783 6.5 6.8 7.7

262,812 259,489 267,196 3,323 -4,384 246,242 242,361 246,966 3,881 -724 16,570 17,128 20,230 -558 -3,660 6.3 6.6 7.6

48,809 48,904 50,457 -95 -1,648 45,020 44,926 46,089 94 -1,069 3,789 3,978 4,368 -189 -579 7.8 8.1 8.7

129,875 130,439 130,842 -564 -967 120,504 120,532 120,473 -28 31 9,371 9,907 10,369 -536 -998 7.2 7.6 7.9

57,256 57,580 58,328 -324 -1,072 52,574 52,625 52,348 -51 226 4,682 4,955 5,980 -273 -1,298 8.2 8.6 10.3

91,320 91,081 91,312 239 8 86,249 86,072 85,098 177 1,151 5,071 5,009 6,214 62 -1,143 5.6 5.5 6.8

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

Georgia (Not seasonally

adjusted)

Albany MSA

Athens -Clarke County MSA

Atlanta MSA

Augusta-Richmond County MSA

Brunswick MSA

Columbus MSA







Dalton MSACivilian labor forceEmployedUnemployedRate

Georgia Department of Labor Mark Butler, CommissionerEqual Opportunity Employer/Program • Auxiliary Aids and Services Available Upon Request to Individuals With Disabilities

☛Note: MSA data are not seasonally adjusted. Employment includes nonagricultural 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, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, Pike, Rockdale, Spalding, and Walton counties. Augusta - Richmond County MSA: Burke, Columbia, 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 - Fort Stewart 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 County.

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

Change FromEmployment

StatusPreliminary

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MAR 2014 RevisedAPR 2013

RevisedMAR 2014

RevisedAPR 2013Area

Gainesville MSACivilian labor forceEmployedUnemployedRate


Macon MSACivilian labor forceEmployedUnemployedRate

Georgia Labor Force EstimatesPlace of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older

Rome MSA

Savannah MSA

Valdosta MSA

Warner Robins MSACivilian labor forceEmployedUnemployedRate




United States Labor Force EstimatesPlace of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older

32,929 33,100 32,596 -171 333 30,435 30,485 29,822 -50 613 2,494 2,615 2,774 -121 -280 7.6 7.9 8.5

110,335 110,856 111,681 -521 -1,346 102,636 102,748 102,554 -112 82 7,699 8,108 9,127 -409 -1,428 7.0 7.3 8.2

47,053 47,219 47,302 -166 -249 43,759 43,807 43,256 -48 503 3,294 3,412 4,046 -118 -752 7.0 7.2 8.6

183,611 183,895 181,991 -284 1,620 172,281 171,595 169,010 686 3,271 11,330 12,300 12,981 -970 -1,651 6.2 6.7 7.1

65,976 66,293 66,127 -317 -151 61,556 61,688 61,180 -132 376 4,420 4,605 4,947 -185 -527 6.7 6.9 7.5

68,353 68,669 70,835 -316 -2,482 64,169 64,304 66,120 -135 -1,951 4,184 4,365 4,715 -181 -531 6.1 6.4 6.7

Hinesville-Ft. Stewart MSA


Change From

Employment Status

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RevisedMAR 2014

RevisedAPR 2013

RevisedMAR 2014

RevisedAPR 2013Area


Status APR 2014 MAR 2014 APR 2013 MAR 2014 APR 2013Area

United States (Seasonally adjusted)

United States (Not Seasonally

adjusted)

Civilian labor forceEmployedUnemployed Rate

Civilian labor forceEmployedUnemployed Rate

155,421,000 156,227,000 155,359,000 -806,000 62,000 145,669,000 145,742,000 143,676,000 -73,000 1,993,000 9,753,000 10,486,000 11,683,000 -733,000 -1,930,000 6.3 6.7 7.5

154,845,000 155,627,000 154,739,000 -782,000 106,000 145,767,000 145,090,000 143,724,000 677,000 2,043,000 9,079,000 10,537,000 11,014,000 -1,458,000 -1,935,000 5.9 6.8 7.1

☛Note: MSA data are not seasonally adjusted. Employment includes nonagricultural 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. Georgia and Metropolitan Statistical Area data have not been seasonally adjusted.

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, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, Pike, Rockdale, Spalding, and Walton counties. Augusta - Richmond County MSA: Burke, Columbia, 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 - Fort Stewart 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 County.


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.


City Labor Force Estimates (not Seasonally Adjusted)Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older

Labor Employ- Unemployment Force ment Number Rate

Preliminary April 2014 Revised March 2014 Revised April 2013 Labor Employ- Unemployment Force ment Number Rate


*Albany 32,589 29,803 2,786 8.5 32,787 29,900 2,887 8.8 32,977 29,749 3,228 9.8

*Alpharetta 32,755 31,067 1,688 5.2 32,847 31,052 1,795 5.5 32,363 30,528 1,835 5.7

*Athens 68,931 65,328 3,603 5.2 69,052 65,311 3,741 5.4 69,111 65,034 4,077 5.9

*Atlanta 195,185 178,626 16,559 8.5 195,617 178,537 17,080 8.7 194,399 175,525 18,874 9.7

Dekalb Part 14,100 13,272 828 5.9 14,126 13,265 861 6.1 14,116 13,041 1,075 7.6

Fulton Part 181,085 165,354 15,731 8.7 181,491 165,272 16,219 8.9 180,283 162,484 17,799 9.9

*Augusta 88,351 81,057 7,294 8.3 86,825 79,865 6,960 8.0 88,867 81,147 7,720 8.7

*Columbus 84,024 77,815 6,209 7.4 84,331 77,812 6,519 7.7 84,743 77,546 7,197 8.5

Dalton 12,457 11,388 1,069 8.6 12,536 11,399 1,137 9.1 12,811 11,339 1,472 11.5

Douglasville 14,859 13,731 1,128 7.6 14,915 13,725 1,190 8.0 14,903 13,493 1,410 9.5

Duluth 16,716 15,836 880 5.3 16,854 15,828 1,026 6.1 16,839 15,561 1,278 7.6

Dunwoody 25,502 24,123 1,379 5.4 25,490 24,111 1,379 5.4 25,199 23,704 1,495 5.9

East Point 15,881 14,251 1,630 10.3 15,948 14,244 1,704 10.7 15,896 14,003 1,893 11.9

Gainesville 15,628 14,588 1,040 6.7 15,524 14,558 966 6.2 15,897 14,393 1,504 9.5

Hinesville 14,968 13,872 1,096 7.3 15,090 13,894 1,196 7.9 14,849 13,592 1,257 8.5

*Johns Creek 38,292 36,135 2,157 5.6 38,348 36,117 2,231 5.8 37,870 35,508 2,362 6.2

Kennesaw 16,943 15,726 1,217 7.2 16,977 15,718 1,259 7.4 16,866 15,453 1,413 8.4

LaGrange 15,095 13,861 1,234 8.2 15,219 13,866 1,353 8.9 15,239 13,886 1,353 8.9

Lawrenceville 14,338 13,162 1,176 8.2 14,321 13,156 1,165 8.1 14,403 12,934 1,469 10.2

*Macon 38,784 35,380 3,404 8.8 38,950 35,419 3,531 9.1 39,284 35,352 3,932 10.0

*Marietta 31,887 29,510 2,377 7.5 31,808 29,495 2,313 7.3 31,470 28,998 2,472 7.9

Milton 16,182 15,294 888 5.5 16,202 15,287 915 5.6 15,970 15,029 941 5.9

Newnan 15,064 13,960 1,104 7.3 15,000 13,953 1,047 7.0 14,922 13,718 1,204 8.1

Peachtree City 16,771 15,782 989 5.9 16,697 15,774 923 5.5 16,529 15,508 1,021 6.2

Rome 16,514 15,216 1,298 7.9 16,676 15,233 1,443 8.7 16,620 15,041 1,579 9.5

*Roswell 50,982 48,294 2,688 5.3 51,009 48,270 2,739 5.4 50,280 47,456 2,824 5.6

*Sandy Springs 58,255 55,165 3,090 5.3 58,335 55,138 3,197 5.5 57,628 54,208 3,420 5.9

*Savannah 66,078 61,355 4,723 7.1 66,531 61,111 5,420 8.1 65,492 60,191 5,301 8.1

*Smyrna 29,816 27,865 1,951 6.5 29,912 27,851 2,061 6.9 29,629 27,381 2,248 7.6

Statesboro 13,043 11,910 1,133 8.7 13,033 11,778 1,255 9.6 13,040 11,661 1,379 10.6

Stockbridge 13,117 11,940 1,177 9.0 13,065 11,934 1,131 8.7 12,987 11,733 1,254 9.7

*Valdosta 27,020 25,180 1,840 6.8 27,167 25,234 1,933 7.1 27,087 25,026 2,061 7.6

*Warner Robins 32,382 30,237 2,145 6.6 32,519 30,300 2,219 6.8 33,586 31,152 2,434 7.2

Woodstock 13,704 12,809 895 6.5 13,740 12,802 938 6.8 13,557 12,586 971 7.2

Southwest Georgia


Three Rivers


☛Note: Effective December 1, 2009, Georgia’s Regional Development Centers were restructured and transitioned into Regional Commissions (RCs) reducing the total number of RCs from 16 to 12.

Atlanta RegionalCommission


2,163,965 2,168,154 2,151,401 -4,189 12,564 2,021,452 2,020,445 1,986,363 1,007 35,089 142,513 147,709 165,038 -5,196 -22,525 6.6 6.8 7.7

205,863 203,403 208,632 2,460 -2,769 190,439 188,045 191,000 2,394 -561 15,424 15,358 17,632 66 -2,208 7.5 7.6 8.5

319,094 319,501 318,660 -407 434 297,724 296,650 293,738 1,074 3,986 21,370 22,851 24,922 -1,481 -3,552 6.7 7.2 7.8

309,043 309,023 309,321 20 -278 291,326 290,707 288,061 619 3,265 17,717 18,316 21,260 -599 -3,543 5.7 5.9 6.9

120,858 121,899 123,295 -1,041 -2,437 110,165 110,605 110,737 -440 -572 10,693 11,294 12,558 -601 -1,865 8.8 9.3 10.2

225,418 226,413 229,469 -995 -4,051 209,562 209,785 211,001 -223 -1,439 15,856 16,628 18,468 -772 -2,612 7.0 7.3 8.0

293,193 293,900 293,619 -707 -426 276,024 275,787 273,013 237 3,011 17,169 18,113 20,606 -944 -3,437 5.9 6.2 7.0

402,262 403,413 405,319 -1,151 -3,057 375,777 375,629 372,343 148 3,434 26,485 27,784 32,976 -1,299 -6,491 6.6 6.9 8.1

153,512 154,619 154,929 -1,107 -1,417 141,418 141,779 140,652 -361 766 12,094 12,840 14,277 -746 -2,183 7.9 8.3 9.2

169,810 170,877 173,036 -1,067 -3,226 156,705 157,234 157,985 -529 -1,280 13,105 13,643 15,051 -538 -1,946 7.7 8.0 8.7

155,828 157,168 157,574 -1,340 -1,746 144,173 144,978 144,510 -805 -337 11,655 12,190 13,064 -535 -1,409 7.5 7.8 8.3

229,744 230,317 229,899 -573 -155 212,829 212,786 210,010 43 2,819 16,915 17,531 19,889 -616 -2,974 7.4 7.6 8.7

Georgia Regional Commissions (RCs)

Central SavannahRiver Area

Coastal Georgia

Georgia Mountains

Heart of GeorgiaAltamaha

Middle Georgia

Northeast Georgia

Northwest Georgia







River ValleyCivilian labor forceEmployedUnemployedRate

Change From

Employment Status

Preliminary APR 2014

RevisedMAR 2014

RevisedAPR 2013

RevisedMAR 2014

RevisedAPR 2013Area

Southern Georgia




Produced by the Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Researchin cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate


Residing in Georgia

Residing in South Carolina

☛Note: The Augusta Metropolitan Statistical Area includes Columbia, McDuffie, and Richmond counties, Georgia, and Aiken and Edgefield counties, South Carolina. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research.

Columbus, GA-AL MSA

Residing in Georgia

Residing in Alabama




☛Note: The Columbus Metropolitan Statistical Area includes Chattahoochee, Harris, and Muscogee counties, Georgia, and Russell county, Alabama. Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics & Economic Research.

Columbus Labor Force EstimatesPlace of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older



Status Preliminary

MAR 2014Revised

FEB 2014 Area

RevisedMAR 2013

RevisedFEB 2014

RevisedMAR 2013


Status Preliminary

APR 2014Revised

MAR 2014 Area

RevisedAPR 2013

RevisedMAR 2014

RevisedAPR 2013

262,812 259,489 267,196 3,323 -4,384 246,242 242,361 246,966 3,881 -724 16,570 17,128 20,230 -558 -3,660 6.3 6.6 7.6

175,634 173,073 177,430 2,561 -1,796 163,295 160,893 163,476 2,402 -181 12,339 12,180 13,954 159 -1,615 7.0 7.0 7.9

87,178 86,416 89,766 762 -2,588 82,947 81,468 83,490 1,479 -543 4,231 4,948 6,276 -717 -2,045 4.9 5.7 7.0

129,875 130,439 130,842 -564 -967 120,504 120,532 120,473 -28 31 9,371 9,907 10,369 -536 -998 7.2 7.6 7.9

106,530 106,983 107,472 -453 -942 98,970 98,966 98,628 4 342 7,560 8,017 8,844 -457 -1,284 7.1 7.5 8.2

23,345 23,456 23,370 -111 -25 21,534 21,566 21,845 -32 -311 1,811 1,890 1,525 -79 286 7.8 8.1 6.5

Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC MSA

Augusta Labor Force EstimatesPlace of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older

County Labor Force Estimates (not Seasonally Adjusted)Place of Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older


Preliminary April 2014 Revised March 2014 Revised April 2013



Georgia 4,748,590 4,427,596 320,994 6.8 4,758,683 4,424,425 334,258 7.0 4,755,147 4,379,414 375,733 7.9

Appling 9,138 8,366 772 8.4 9,185 8,436 749 8.2 9,318 8,439 879 9.4Atkinson 2,943 2,630 313 10.6 2,971 2,642 329 11.1 2,951 2,616 335 11.4Bacon 4,550 4,222 328 7.2 4,515 4,187 328 7.3 4,781 4,415 366 7.7Baker 1,438 1,342 96 6.7 1,451 1,346 105 7.2 1,459 1,339 120 8.2Baldwin 17,606 16,080 1,526 8.7 17,662 16,044 1,618 9.2 17,429 15,577 1,852 10.6

Banks 9,256 8,768 488 5.3 9,270 8,762 508 5.5 9,477 8,908 569 6.0Barrow 34,134 32,130 2,004 5.9 34,386 32,114 2,272 6.6 34,070 31,572 2,498 7.3Bartow 47,882 44,812 3,070 6.4 48,009 44,790 3,219 6.7 47,781 44,034 3,747 7.8Ben Hill 5,920 5,374 546 9.2 5,973 5,408 565 9.5 6,288 5,617 671 10.7Berrien 7,216 6,596 620 8.6 7,276 6,637 639 8.8 7,539 6,857 682 9.0

Bibb 72,508 67,139 5,369 7.4 72,876 67,213 5,663 7.8 73,363 67,086 6,277 8.6Bleckley 4,245 3,744 501 11.8 4,309 3,766 543 12.6 4,563 3,902 661 14.5Brantley 7,397 6,813 584 7.9 7,425 6,799 626 8.4 7,633 6,975 658 8.6Brooks 6,845 6,403 442 6.5 6,898 6,417 481 7.0 6,928 6,364 564 8.1Bryan 16,606 15,647 959 5.8 16,519 15,585 934 5.7 16,537 15,350 1,187 7.2

Bulloch 33,663 31,283 2,380 7.1 33,465 30,934 2,531 7.6 33,634 30,627 3,007 8.9Burke 9,424 8,657 767 8.1 9,300 8,530 770 8.3 9,749 8,667 1,082 11.1Butts 9,701 9,031 670 6.9 9,741 9,027 714 7.3 9,733 8,874 859 8.8Calhoun 1,850 1,671 179 9.7 1,873 1,680 193 10.3 1,938 1,719 219 11.3Camden 20,734 19,325 1,409 6.8 20,800 19,309 1,491 7.2 20,697 19,020 1,677 8.1

Candler 4,434 4,089 345 7.8 4,348 3,976 372 8.6 4,605 4,142 463 10.1Carroll 51,811 47,864 3,947 7.6 51,894 47,840 4,054 7.8 51,863 47,033 4,830 9.3Catoosa 34,085 32,419 1,666 4.9 33,974 32,230 1,744 5.1 34,400 32,215 2,185 6.4Charlton 4,374 4,002 372 8.5 4,416 4,020 396 9.0 4,467 4,048 419 9.4Chatham 139,069 130,236 8,833 6.4 139,540 129,718 9,822 7.0 137,723 127,764 9,959 7.2

Chattahoochee 2,225 1,928 297 13.3 2,241 1,928 313 14.0 2,295 1,921 374 16.3Chattooga 10,248 9,441 807 7.9 10,360 9,527 833 8.0 10,390 9,415 975 9.4Cherokee 114,633 108,503 6,130 5.3 114,960 108,449 6,511 5.7 113,758 106,620 7,138 6.3Clarke 68,931 65,328 3,603 5.2 69,052 65,311 3,741 5.4 69,111 65,034 4,077 5.9Clay 1,201 1,102 99 8.2 1,215 1,111 104 8.6 1,245 1,139 106 8.5

Clayton 129,620 118,867 10,753 8.3 129,905 118,807 11,098 8.5 128,916 116,803 12,113 9.4Clinch 2,575 2,337 238 9.2 2,626 2,369 257 9.8 2,557 2,312 245 9.6Cobb 376,802 353,899 22,903 6.1 377,586 353,722 23,864 6.3 373,736 347,756 25,980 7.0Coffee 15,073 13,672 1,401 9.3 15,230 13,732 1,498 9.8 15,318 13,597 1,721 11.2Colquitt 18,680 17,140 1,540 8.2 18,988 17,372 1,616 8.5 18,747 17,159 1,588 8.5

Columbia 67,901 64,349 3,552 5.2 67,094 63,402 3,692 5.5 68,666 64,420 4,246 6.2Cook 6,229 5,611 618 9.9 6,258 5,656 602 9.6 6,335 5,747 588 9.3Coweta 63,729 59,780 3,949 6.2 63,757 59,750 4,007 6.3 63,241 58,742 4,499 7.1Crawford 5,977 5,591 386 6.5 6,018 5,597 421 7.0 6,082 5,586 496 8.2Crisp 9,590 8,750 840 8.8 9,770 8,872 898 9.2 9,762 8,648 1,114 11.4

Dade 7,957 7,512 445 5.6 7,949 7,468 481 6.1 8,069 7,465 604 7.5Dawson 11,168 10,574 594 5.3 11,231 10,568 663 5.9 11,107 10,390 717 6.5Decatur 10,226 9,296 930 9.1 10,251 9,262 989 9.6 10,504 9,411 1,093 10.4DeKalb 365,700 340,775 24,925 6.8 366,403 340,606 25,797 7.0 364,949 334,860 30,089 8.2Dodge 8,021 7,330 691 8.6 8,182 7,430 752 9.2 8,303 7,453 850 10.2

Dooly 3,954 3,495 459 11.6 4,035 3,547 488 12.1 4,204 3,649 555 13.2Dougherty 40,928 37,529 3,399 8.3 41,227 37,651 3,576 8.7 41,416 37,461 3,955 9.5Douglas 67,573 63,026 4,547 6.7 67,827 62,995 4,832 7.1 67,307 61,932 5,375 8.0Early 5,151 4,832 319 6.2 5,202 4,866 336 6.5 5,189 4,832 357 6.9Echols 1,904 1,794 110 5.8 1,920 1,798 122 6.4 1,916 1,783 133 6.9






Effingham 27,935 26,397 1,538 5.5 27,836 26,292 1,544 5.5 27,731 25,896 1,835 6.6Elbert 8,738 8,046 692 7.9 8,692 8,001 691 7.9 8,936 8,053 883 9.9Emanuel 9,618 8,742 876 9.1 9,691 8,774 917 9.5 9,965 8,882 1,083 10.9Evans 4,670 4,374 296 6.3 4,687 4,364 323 6.9 4,806 4,401 405 8.4Fannin 10,248 9,551 697 6.8 10,124 9,399 725 7.2 10,331 9,476 855 8.3

Fayette 52,638 49,434 3,204 6.1 52,603 49,409 3,194 6.1 52,058 48,576 3,482 6.7Floyd 47,053 43,759 3,294 7.0 47,219 43,807 3,412 7.2 47,302 43,256 4,046 8.6Forsyth 96,275 91,339 4,936 5.1 96,483 91,293 5,190 5.4 95,356 89,753 5,603 5.9Franklin 9,594 8,885 709 7.4 9,633 8,906 727 7.5 9,842 8,942 900 9.1Fulton 469,086 434,573 34,513 7.4 470,101 434,357 35,744 7.6 465,846 427,030 38,816 8.3

Gilmer 11,918 11,064 854 7.2 11,890 11,026 864 7.3 12,220 11,126 1,094 9.0Glascock 1,102 1,000 102 9.3 1,110 1,002 108 9.7 1,130 1,013 117 10.4Glynn 36,063 33,288 2,775 7.7 36,100 33,219 2,881 8.0 37,255 34,079 3,176 8.5Gordon 24,733 22,932 1,801 7.3 24,987 23,107 1,880 7.5 25,417 23,148 2,269 8.9Grady 11,325 10,610 715 6.3 11,460 10,712 748 6.5 11,418 10,651 767 6.7

Greene 7,055 6,555 500 7.1 7,042 6,534 508 7.2 7,250 6,628 622 8.6Gwinnett 441,182 415,668 25,514 5.8 441,934 415,461 26,473 6.0 438,822 408,453 30,369 6.9Habersham 20,480 19,214 1,266 6.2 20,394 19,109 1,285 6.3 20,639 19,159 1,480 7.2Hall 91,320 86,249 5,071 5.6 91,081 86,072 5,009 5.5 91,312 85,098 6,214 6.8Hancock 2,695 2,321 374 13.9 2,656 2,316 340 12.8 2,644 2,249 395 14.9

Haralson 12,338 11,497 841 6.8 12,297 11,491 806 6.6 12,331 11,297 1,034 8.4Harris 16,524 15,678 846 5.1 16,630 15,677 953 5.7 16,656 15,624 1,032 6.2Hart 9,507 8,766 741 7.8 9,554 8,778 776 8.1 9,750 8,803 947 9.7Heard 4,869 4,507 362 7.4 4,861 4,505 356 7.3 4,887 4,429 458 9.4Henry 105,696 98,703 6,993 6.6 105,714 98,654 7,060 6.7 105,042 96,989 8,053 7.7

Houston 68,353 64,169 4,184 6.1 68,669 64,304 4,365 6.4 70,835 66,120 4,715 6.7Irwin 3,199 2,879 320 10.0 3,217 2,897 320 9.9 3,411 3,010 401 11.8Jackson 27,664 26,039 1,625 5.9 27,705 25,984 1,721 6.2 27,656 25,622 2,034 7.4Jasper 6,180 5,794 386 6.2 6,144 5,791 353 5.7 6,126 5,693 433 7.1Jeff Davis 5,272 4,766 506 9.6 5,269 4,755 514 9.8 5,306 4,721 585 11.0

Jefferson 6,294 5,543 751 11.9 6,366 5,566 800 12.6 6,587 5,687 900 13.7Jenkins 2,423 2,106 317 13.1 2,434 2,102 332 13.6 2,498 2,100 398 15.9Johnson 3,374 3,042 332 9.8 3,409 3,066 343 10.1 3,495 3,068 427 12.2Jones 14,284 13,406 878 6.1 14,349 13,421 928 6.5 14,342 13,396 946 6.6Lamar 8,213 7,592 621 7.6 8,266 7,588 678 8.2 8,233 7,460 773 9.4

Lanier 4,641 4,309 332 7.2 4,623 4,318 305 6.6 4,607 4,283 324 7.0Laurens 19,673 17,976 1,697 8.6 19,968 18,113 1,855 9.3 20,084 18,126 1,958 9.7Lee 15,161 14,203 958 6.3 15,300 14,249 1,051 6.9 15,216 14,178 1,038 6.8Liberty 24,974 22,959 2,015 8.1 25,117 22,996 2,121 8.4 24,773 22,496 2,277 9.2Lincoln 3,512 3,230 282 8.0 3,494 3,211 283 8.1 3,536 3,206 330 9.3

Long 7,955 7,476 479 6.0 7,983 7,489 494 6.2 7,823 7,326 497 6.4Lowndes 52,587 49,050 3,537 6.7 52,852 49,155 3,697 7.0 52,676 48,750 3,926 7.5Lumpkin 13,221 12,305 916 6.9 13,182 12,244 938 7.1 13,094 12,042 1,052 8.0McDuffie 9,957 9,231 726 7.3 9,853 9,096 757 7.7 10,149 9,242 907 8.9McIntosh 5,348 4,918 430 8.0 5,378 4,908 470 8.7 5,569 5,035 534 9.6

Macon 4,634 4,034 600 12.9 4,714 4,073 641 13.6 4,717 4,066 651 13.8Madison 15,954 15,210 744 4.7 16,033 15,206 827 5.2 16,032 15,141 891 5.6Marion 3,758 3,549 209 5.6 3,781 3,549 232 6.1 3,778 3,537 241 6.4Meriwether 8,891 7,986 905 10.2 8,924 7,982 942 10.6 8,740 7,847 893 10.2Miller 3,373 3,220 153 4.5 3,368 3,205 163 4.8 3,350 3,163 187 5.6

Mitchell 8,936 8,240 696 7.8 9,049 8,326 723 8.0 9,347 8,537 810 8.7Monroe 13,869 13,064 805 5.8 13,876 13,078 798 5.8 14,093 13,054 1,039 7.4Montgomery 4,763 4,363 400 8.4 4,790 4,376 414 8.6 4,691 4,257 434 9.3Morgan 9,042 8,520 522 5.8 9,017 8,491 526 5.8 9,046 8,407 639 7.1Murray 16,225 14,807 1,418 8.7 16,404 14,821 1,583 9.7 16,373 14,743 1,630 10.0






Muscogee 84,024 77,815 6,209 7.4 84,331 77,812 6,519 7.7 84,743 77,546 7,197 8.5Newton 47,518 44,061 3,457 7.3 47,686 44,039 3,647 7.6 47,465 43,296 4,169 8.8Oconee 19,553 18,767 786 4.0 19,543 18,762 781 4.0 19,597 18,683 914 4.7Oglethorpe 8,197 7,788 409 5.0 8,208 7,786 422 5.1 8,198 7,753 445 5.4Paulding 72,207 67,913 4,294 5.9 72,440 67,880 4,560 6.3 72,030 66,735 5,295 7.4

Peach 12,043 10,973 1,070 8.9 12,098 10,983 1,115 9.2 12,259 11,042 1,217 9.9Pickens 14,106 13,263 843 6.0 14,207 13,256 951 6.7 14,089 13,033 1,056 7.5Pierce 8,400 7,768 632 7.5 8,403 7,776 627 7.5 8,486 7,843 643 7.6Pike 8,093 7,586 507 6.3 8,154 7,583 571 7.0 8,094 7,455 639 7.9Polk 20,102 18,768 1,334 6.6 20,324 18,927 1,397 6.9 20,247 18,713 1,534 7.6

Pulaski 4,029 3,701 328 8.1 4,064 3,711 353 8.7 4,190 3,806 384 9.2Putnam 8,679 7,947 732 8.4 8,678 7,943 735 8.5 8,736 7,945 791 9.1Quitman 802 726 76 9.5 822 731 91 11.1 816 718 98 12.0Rabun 6,247 5,718 529 8.5 6,202 5,617 585 9.4 6,308 5,632 676 10.7Randolph 2,482 2,235 247 10.0 2,525 2,271 254 10.1 2,549 2,265 284 11.1

Richmond 88,351 81,057 7,294 8.3 86,825 79,865 6,960 8.0 88,867 81,147 7,720 8.7Rockdale 41,035 38,004 3,031 7.4 41,121 37,985 3,136 7.6 40,967 37,344 3,623 8.8Schley 1,867 1,727 140 7.5 1,884 1,730 154 8.2 1,891 1,723 168 8.9Screven 6,747 6,195 552 8.2 6,763 6,200 563 8.3 6,918 6,145 773 11.2Seminole 3,607 3,347 260 7.2 3,526 3,254 272 7.7 3,733 3,442 291 7.8

Spalding 27,977 25,689 2,288 8.2 28,047 25,676 2,371 8.5 28,116 25,243 2,873 10.2Stephens 12,921 12,145 776 6.0 12,977 12,157 820 6.3 13,152 12,151 1,001 7.6Stewart 2,151 1,934 217 10.1 2,175 1,953 222 10.2 2,238 1,989 249 11.1Sumter 12,365 11,096 1,269 10.3 12,480 11,116 1,364 10.9 12,590 11,074 1,516 12.0Talbot 3,032 2,818 214 7.1 3,047 2,831 216 7.1 3,058 2,810 248 8.1

Taliaferro 691 629 62 9.0 691 627 64 9.3 687 636 51 7.4Tattnall 9,061 8,313 748 8.3 9,136 8,331 805 8.8 9,234 8,361 873 9.5Taylor 3,748 3,465 283 7.6 3,806 3,506 300 7.9 3,209 2,852 357 11.1Telfair 4,363 3,883 480 11.0 4,444 3,938 506 11.4 4,510 3,973 537 11.9Terrell 3,769 3,519 250 6.6 3,779 3,530 249 6.6 3,843 3,513 330 8.6

Thomas 21,188 19,789 1,399 6.6 21,499 20,060 1,439 6.7 21,184 19,688 1,496 7.1Tift 17,969 16,685 1,284 7.1 18,144 16,798 1,346 7.4 18,410 16,849 1,561 8.5Toombs 14,314 13,115 1,199 8.4 14,370 13,154 1,216 8.5 14,135 12,795 1,340 9.5Towns 5,481 5,158 323 5.9 5,423 5,070 353 6.5 5,619 5,215 404 7.2Treutlen 2,630 2,352 278 10.6 2,664 2,357 307 11.5 2,649 2,321 328 12.4

Troup 35,008 32,382 2,626 7.5 35,157 32,392 2,765 7.9 35,399 32,440 2,959 8.4Turner 3,910 3,663 247 6.3 3,976 3,716 260 6.5 4,243 3,899 344 8.1Twiggs 3,697 3,436 261 7.1 3,738 3,440 298 8.0 3,802 3,433 369 9.7Union 10,666 10,106 560 5.3 10,723 10,112 611 5.7 10,732 10,032 700 6.5Upson 11,452 10,412 1,040 9.1 11,516 10,443 1,073 9.3 11,593 10,487 1,106 9.5

Walker 32,129 30,272 1,857 5.8 32,053 30,096 1,957 6.1 32,384 30,082 2,302 7.1Walton 40,227 37,786 2,441 6.1 40,392 37,768 2,624 6.5 40,132 37,131 3,001 7.5Ware 14,078 12,897 1,181 8.4 14,154 12,909 1,245 8.8 14,490 13,020 1,470 10.1Warren 2,531 2,284 247 9.8 2,522 2,277 245 9.7 2,616 2,294 322 12.3Washington 7,028 6,401 627 8.9 7,061 6,399 662 9.4 7,387 6,621 766 10.4

Wayne 11,619 10,560 1,059 9.1 11,678 10,564 1,114 9.5 11,788 10,631 1,157 9.8Webster 1,155 1,066 89 7.7 1,163 1,072 91 7.8 1,178 1,091 87 7.4Wheeler 2,774 2,544 230 8.3 2,825 2,563 262 9.3 2,910 2,675 235 8.1White 12,907 12,099 808 6.3 12,870 12,019 851 6.6 12,933 11,936 997 7.7Whitfield 41,031 37,767 3,264 8.0 41,176 37,804 3,372 8.2 41,955 37,605 4,350 10.4

Wilcox 2,889 2,606 283 9.8 2,944 2,642 302 10.3 2,933 2,590 343 11.7Wilkes 3,954 3,631 323 8.2 3,997 3,652 345 8.6 4,116 3,718 398 9.7Wilkinson 4,373 4,056 317 7.2 4,385 4,051 334 7.6 4,338 3,956 382 8.8Worth 10,196 9,435 761 7.5 10,195 9,465 730 7.2 10,230 9,417 813 7.9

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

Unemployment Rate by CountiesApril 2014

Georgia’s Unemployment Rate: 6.8%(Not Seasonally Adjusted)

Ware8.4

Burke8.1

Clinch9.2

Hall5.6

Laurens8.6

Early6.2

Lee6.3

Wayne9.1

Floyd7.0

Worth7.5

Coffee9.3

Bulloch7.1

Charlton8.5

Fulton7.4

Tift7.2

Screven8.2

Emanuel9.1

Decatur9.1

Harris5.1

Long6.0

Troup7.5

Dodge8.6

Liberty8.1

Carroll7.6

Bryan5.8

Grady6.3

Irwin10.0

Wilkes8.2

Telfair11.0

Polk6.6

Camden6.8

Colquitt8.2

Dooly11.6

Sumter10.3

Brooks6.5

Thomas6.6

Walker5.8

Bartow6.4

Tattnall8.3

Gilmer7.2

Jones6.1

Cobb6.1

Appling8.4

Mitchell7.8

Talbot7.1

Elbert7.9

Hart7.8

Berrien8.6

Taylor7.6

Glynn7.7

Stewart10.1

Macon12.9

Coweta6.2

Echols5.8

Rabun8.5

Baker6.7

Fannin6.8

Washington8.9

Union5.3

Greene7.1

Jefferson11.9

Wilcox9.8

Jasper6.2

Henry6.6

Hancock13.9

Lowndes6.7

Bibb7.4

Pierce7.5

Terrell6.7

Marion5.6

Monroe5.8

Brantley7.9

Crisp8.8

Twiggs7.1

Pike6.3

Heard7.4

Miller4.5

Murray8.7

Upson9.1

Gwinnett5.8

Clay8.2

Chatham6.4

Walton6.1

Gordon7.3

Morgan5.8

Putnam8.4

Effingham5.5

Cherokee5.3

Toombs8.4

Meriwether10.2

Wilkinson7.2

Jenkins13.1

Houston6.1

Turner6.3

Randolph10.0

Bacon7.2

Cook9.9

White6.3

McIntosh8.0

Jackson5.9

Warren9.8

Oglethorpe5.0

DeKalb6.8

Banks5.3

Atkinson10.6

Newton7.3

Paulding5.9

Crawford6.5

Butts6.9

Johnson9.8

Madison4.7

Pulaski8.1

Jeff Davis9.6

Calhoun9.7

Baldwin8.7

Lumpkin6.9

Franklin7.4

Forsyth5.1

Columbia5.2

Ben Hill9.2

Haralson6.8

Candler7.8

Dougherty8.3

Lanier7.2

Chattooga7.9

Evans6.3

Pickens6.0

Lamar7.6

Spalding8.2

Wheeler8.3

Lincoln8.0

Dade5.6

Whitfield8.0

Richmond8.3

McDuffie7.3Fayette

6.1

Towns5.9

Dawson5.3

Seminole7.2

Bleckley11.8

Webster7.7

Habersham6.2

Treutlen10.6

Schley7.5

Douglas6.7

Oconee 4.0

Peach8.9

Barrow5.9

Muscogee7.4

Taliaferro 9.0

Catoosa4.9

Stephens6.0

Montgomery8.4

Clarke 5.2

Clayton8.3

Quitman9.5

Chattahoochee13.3

Glascock 9.3

Rockdale7.4

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE BY COUNTIESAPRIL 2014

Georgia's Unemployment Rate: 6.8%(not seasonally adjusted)

Percentages of number of countiesmay not total 100 due to rounding

10.0% or greater15 counties (9%)9.0% to 9.9%16 counties (10%)8.0% to 8.9%31 counties (19%)Less than 8.0%97 counties (61%)

area rates - april 2014

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