-
Georgia (Seasonally adjusted)
Civilian labor forceEmployedUnemployedRate
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
4,750,504 4,744,224 4,737,275 6,280 13,229 4,447,096 4,435,462
4,382,290 11,634 64,806 303,408 308,762 354,985 -5,354 -51,577 6.4
6.5 7.5
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
95,062 95,156 93,378 -94 1,684 89,662 89,674 87,338 -12 2,324
5,400 5,482 6,040 -82 -640 5.7 5.8 6.5
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
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
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
126,559 125,978 128,701 581 -2,142 117,352 116,508 118,209 844
-857 9,207 9,470 10,492 -263 -1,285 7.3 7.5 8.2
61,234 61,747 60,495 -513 739 56,873 56,864 55,051 9 1,822 4,361
4,883 5,444 -522 -1,083 7.1 7.9 9.0
91,108 90,675 88,948 433 2,160 86,453 85,966 83,652 487 2,801
4,655 4,709 5,296 -54 -641 5.1 5.2 6.0
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
Civilian labor forceEmployedUnemployedRate
Civilian labor forceEmployedUnemployedRate
Civilian labor forceEmployedUnemployedRate
Civilian labor forceEmployedUnemployedRate
Civilian labor forceEmployedUnemployedRate
Civilian labor forceEmployedUnemployedRate
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
Change FromEmployment
StatusPreliminary
FEB 2015Revised
JAN 2015 RevisedFEB 2014
RevisedJAN 2015
RevisedFEB 2014Area
Gainesville MSACivilian labor forceEmployedUnemployedRate
Civilian labor forceEmployedUnemployedRate
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
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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
Civilian labor forceEmployedUnemployedRate
Civilian labor forceEmployedUnemployedRate
Civilian labor forceEmployedUnemployedRate
United States Labor Force EstimatesPlace of Residence - Persons
16 Years and Older
32,449 32,228 32,493 221 -44 30,247 29,969 29,845 278 402 2,202
2,259 2,648 -57 -446 6.8 7.0 8.1
103,356 103,532 104,426 -176 -1,070 96,292 96,341 95,949 -49 343
7,064 7,191 8,477 -127 -1,413 6.8 6.9 8.1
43,049 43,030 43,779 19 -730 40,074 39,980 40,114 94 -40 2,975
3,050 3,665 -75 -690 6.9 7.1 8.4
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
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
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
Hinesville MSACivilian labor forceEmployedUnemployedRate
Change From
Employment Status
Preliminary FEB 2015
RevisedJAN 2015
RevisedFEB 2014
RevisedJAN 2015
RevisedFEB 2014Area
Change FromEmployment
Status FEB 2015 JAN 2015 FEB 2014 JAN 2015 FEB 2014Area
United States (Seasonally adjusted)
United States (Not Seasonally
adjusted)
Civilian labor forceEmployedUnemployed Rate
Civilian labor forceEmployedUnemployed Rate
157,002,000 157,180,000 155,688,000 -178,000 1,314,000
148,297,000 148,201,000 145,301,000 96,000 2,996,000 8,705,000
8,979,000 10,387,000 -274,000 -1,682,000 5.5 5.7 6.7
156,213,000 156,050,000 155,027,000 163,000 1,186,000
147,118,000 146,552,000 144,134,000 566,000 2,984,000 9,095,000
9,498,000 10,893,000 -403,000 -1,798,000 5.8 6.1 7.0
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
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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
City Labor Force Estimates (Not Seasonally Adjusted)Place of
Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older
Labor Employ- Unemployment Force ment Number Rate
Preliminary February 2015 Revised January 2015 Revised February
2014 Labor Employ- Unemployment Force ment Number Rate
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 14,308 898 5.9 15,112 14,252 860 5.7 15,152 14,044
1,108 7.3
*Dunwoody 25,833 24,565 1,268 4.9 25,682 24,457 1,225 4.8 25,544
24,089 1,455 5.7
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 15,377 990 6.0 16,197 15,290 907 5.6 15,881
14,879 1,002 6.3
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 4.7 42,743 40,738 2,005 4.7
42,378 40,088 2,290 5.4
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 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 6.7
Milton 17,914 17,106 808 4.5 17,854 17,037 817 4.6 17,712 16,766
946 5.3
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 14,182 13,371 811 5.7 14,085
13,173 912 6.5
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Southwest Georgia
Civilian labor forceEmployedUnemployedRate
Three Rivers
Civilian labor forceEmployedUnemployedRate
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.
Atlanta RegionalCommission
Civilian labor forceEmployedUnemployedRate
2,230,394 2,222,703 2,210,211 7,691 20,183 2,094,303 2,085,681
2,053,539 8,622 40,764 136,091 137,022 156,672 -931 -20,581 6.1 6.2
7.1
200,888 200,570 201,987 318 -1,099 186,669 185,873 184,957 796
1,712 14,219 14,697 17,030 -478 -2,811 7.1 7.3 8.4
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
304,988 304,471 303,388 517 1,600 288,339 287,642 284,019 697
4,320 16,649 16,829 19,369 -180 -2,720 5.5 5.5 6.4
117,144 118,004 119,866 -860 -2,722 107,632 108,239 108,281 -607
-649 9,512 9,765 11,585 -253 -2,073 8.1 8.3 9.7
212,965 213,350 217,547 -385 -4,582 198,219 198,316 200,078 -97
-1,859 14,746 15,034 17,469 -288 -2,723 6.9 7.0 8.0
278,664 278,558 276,960 106 1,704 261,911 261,548 257,377 363
4,534 16,753 17,010 19,583 -257 -2,830 6.0 6.1 7.1
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
149,452 149,568 152,664 -116 -3,212 137,552 137,382 139,148 170
-1,596 11,900 12,186 13,516 -286 -1,616 8.0 8.1 8.9
169,644 170,335 172,457 -691 -2,813 157,613 158,071 158,396 -458
-783 12,031 12,264 14,061 -233 -2,030 7.1 7.2 8.2
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
233,989 233,896 232,400 93 1,589 217,886 217,210 213,273 676
4,613 16,103 16,686 19,127 -583 -3,024 6.9 7.1 8.2
Georgia Regional Commissions (RCs)
Central SavannahRiver Area
Coastal Georgia
Georgia Mountains
Heart of GeorgiaAltamaha
Middle Georgia
Northeast Georgia
Northwest Georgia
Civilian labor forceEmployedUnemployedRate
Civilian labor forceEmployedUnemployedRate
Civilian labor forceEmployedUnemployedRate
Civilian labor forceEmployedUnemployedRate
Civilian labor forceEmployedUnemployedRate
Civilian labor forceEmployedUnemployedRate
River ValleyCivilian labor forceEmployedUnemployedRate
Change From
Employment Status
Preliminary FEB 2015
RevisedJAN 2015
RevisedFEB 2014
RevisedJAN 2015
RevisedFEB 2014Area
Southern Georgia
Civilian labor forceEmployedUnemployedRate
Civilian labor forceEmployedUnemployedRate
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics &
Economic Research
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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
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
Residing in Georgia
Residing in South Carolina
Note: The Augusta Metropolitan Statistical Area includes
Columbia, Lincoln, 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
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
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
Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Rate
Change FromEmployment
Status Preliminary
FEB 2015Revised
JAN 2015 Area
RevisedFEB 2014
RevisedJAN 2015
RevisedFEB 2014
Change FromEmployment
Status Preliminary
FEB 2015Revised
JAN 2015 Area
RevisedFEB 2014
RevisedJAN 2015
RevisedFEB 2014
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
172,846 172,240 173,138 606 -292 161,051 160,094 159,238 957
1,813 11,795 12,146 13,900 -351 -2,105 6.8 7.1 8.0
84,298 84,270 81,983 28 2,315 78,770 78,704 76,687 66 2,083
5,528 5,566 5,296 -38 232 6.6 6.6 6.5
126,559 125,978 128,701 581 -2,142 117,352 116,508 118,209 844
-857 9,207 9,470 10,492 -263 -1,285 7.3 7.5 8.2
102,287 101,864 103,769 423 -1,482 94,456 93,860 95,189 596 -733
7,831 8,004 8,580 -173 -749 7.7 7.9 8.3
24,272 24,114 24,932 158 -660 22,896 22,648 23,020 248 -124
1,376 1,466 1,912 -90 -536 5.7 6.1 7.7
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
Labor Employ- Unemployment Force ment Number Rate
Preliminary February 2015 Revised January 2015 Revised February
2014
Labor Employ- Unemployment Force ment Number Rate
Labor Employ- Unemployment Force ment Number Rate
Georgia 4,750,504 4,447,096 303,408 6.4 4,744,224 4,435,462
308,762 6.5 4,737,275 4,382,290 354,985 7.5
Appling 8,647 8,007 640 7.4 8,800 8,096 704 8.0 8,412 7,619 793
9.4Atkinson 3,690 3,432 258 7.0 3,716 3,469 247 6.6 3,634 3,305 329
9.1Bacon 4,973 4,685 288 5.8 5,015 4,710 305 6.1 4,542 4,187 355
7.8Baker 1,152 1,066 86 7.5 1,195 1,105 90 7.5 1,115 1,007 108
9.7Baldwin 17,731 16,307 1,424 8.0 17,718 16,261 1,457 8.2 19,202
17,521 1,681 8.8
Banks 8,084 7,602 482 6.0 8,144 7,647 497 6.1 8,002 7,457 545
6.8Barrow 34,958 33,014 1,944 5.6 34,859 32,894 1,965 5.6 34,622
32,311 2,311 6.7Bartow 47,136 44,215 2,921 6.2 47,137 44,083 3,054
6.5 46,848 43,237 3,611 7.7Ben Hill 5,210 4,690 520 10.0 5,229
4,690 539 10.3 5,416 4,831 585 10.8Berrien 7,025 6,447 578 8.2
7,070 6,510 560 7.9 7,192 6,519 673 9.4
Bibb 68,600 63,740 4,860 7.1 68,643 63,705 4,938 7.2 69,446
63,599 5,847 8.4Bleckley 4,471 4,011 460 10.3 4,482 4,030 452 10.1
5,985 5,431 554 9.3Brantley 6,887 6,341 546 7.9 6,963 6,402 561 8.1
6,883 6,188 695 10.1Brooks 6,823 6,354 469 6.9 6,909 6,438 471 6.8
6,689 6,170 519 7.8Bryan 15,452 14,611 841 5.4 15,348 14,485 863
5.6 15,302 14,273 1,029 6.7
Bulloch 34,354 32,196 2,158 6.3 34,167 31,965 2,202 6.4 34,342
31,758 2,584 7.5Burke 9,298 8,533 765 8.2 9,333 8,529 804 8.6 9,380
8,353 1,027 10.9Butts 10,201 9,520 681 6.7 10,192 9,494 698 6.8
10,137 9,303 834 8.2Calhoun 2,133 1,987 146 6.8 2,207 2,066 141 6.4
2,054 1,883 171 8.3Camden 21,643 20,311 1,332 6.2 21,672 20,326
1,346 6.2 21,529 20,016 1,513 7.0
Candler 4,983 4,666 317 6.4 5,060 4,719 341 6.7 5,045 4,657 388
7.7Carroll 51,979 48,182 3,797 7.3 51,868 48,056 3,812 7.3 51,695
47,194 4,501 8.7Catoosa 30,914 29,201 1,713 5.5 30,856 29,078 1,778
5.8 31,062 29,122 1,940 6.2Charlton 4,823 4,481 342 7.1 4,845 4,498
347 7.2 4,822 4,438 384 8.0Chatham 131,516 123,280 8,236 6.3
130,761 122,085 8,676 6.6 130,256 120,454 9,802 7.5
Chattahoochee 2,399 2,187 212 8.8 2,408 2,183 225 9.3 2,421
2,180 241 10.0Chattooga 10,410 9,695 715 6.9 10,415 9,715 700 6.7
10,505 9,579 926 8.8Cherokee 117,167 111,407 5,760 4.9 116,825
110,974 5,851 5.0 115,873 109,332 6,541 5.6Clarke 58,052 54,543
3,509 6.0 58,040 54,503 3,537 6.1 57,021 53,131 3,890 6.8Clay 920
815 105 11.4 945 838 107 11.3 849 746 103 12.1
Clayton 124,826 114,630 10,196 8.2 124,520 114,162 10,358 8.3
124,731 112,190 12,541 10.1Clinch 2,744 2,550 194 7.1 2,805 2,576
229 8.2 2,844 2,578 266 9.4Cobb 393,619 372,302 21,317 5.4 392,319
370,780 21,539 5.5 389,208 365,241 23,967 6.2Coffee 17,138 15,799
1,339 7.8 17,070 15,762 1,308 7.7 19,701 18,093 1,608 8.2Colquitt
20,293 18,825 1,468 7.2 20,734 19,240 1,494 7.2 19,701 17,959 1,742
8.8
Columbia 65,485 62,039 3,446 5.3 65,195 61,670 3,525 5.4 65,328
61,458 3,870 5.9Cook 7,290 6,713 577 7.9 7,317 6,755 562 7.7 7,419
6,798 621 8.4Coweta 66,679 62,907 3,772 5.7 66,435 62,674 3,761 5.7
65,778 61,593 4,185 6.4Crawford 5,616 5,253 363 6.5 5,649 5,276 373
6.6 5,650 5,200 450 8.0Crisp 9,256 8,528 728 7.9 9,351 8,578 773
8.3 9,361 8,428 933 10.0
Dade 7,927 7,475 452 5.7 7,934 7,468 466 5.9 8,017 7,499 518
6.5Dawson 10,842 10,264 578 5.3 10,827 10,251 576 5.3 10,751 10,072
679 6.3Decatur 11,220 10,373 847 7.5 11,403 10,553 850 7.5 11,252
10,232 1,020 9.1DeKalb 370,871 346,473 24,398 6.6 369,331 344,938
24,393 6.6 367,934 339,750 28,184 7.7Dodge 7,306 6,692 614 8.4
7,338 6,708 630 8.6 7,500 6,754 746 9.9
Dooly 4,657 4,248 409 8.8 4,797 4,358 439 9.2 4,456 3,974 482
10.8Dougherty 38,357 35,221 3,136 8.2 38,468 35,230 3,238 8.4
39,300 35,482 3,818 9.7Douglas 67,684 63,143 4,541 6.7 67,466
62,872 4,594 6.8 67,163 61,926 5,237 7.8Early 4,210 3,888 322 7.6
4,257 3,941 316 7.4 4,073 3,732 341 8.4Echols 1,855 1,762 93 5.0
1,901 1,803 98 5.2 1,784 1,674 110 6.2
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics &
Economic Research
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County Labor Force Estimates (Not Seasonally Adjusted)Place of
Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older
Labor Employ- Unemployment Force ment Number Rate
Preliminary February 2015 Revised January 2015 Revised February
2014 Labor Employ- Unemployment Force ment Number Rate
Labor Employ- Unemployment Force ment Number Rate
Effingham 26,290 24,893 1,397 5.3 26,066 24,657 1,409 5.4 25,942
24,277 1,665 6.4Elbert 7,985 7,342 643 8.1 8,040 7,363 677 8.4
8,146 7,337 809 9.9Emanuel 8,361 7,624 737 8.8 8,514 7,738 776 9.1
8,749 7,745 1,004 11.5Evans 4,686 4,403 283 6.0 4,714 4,432 282 6.0
4,652 4,335 317 6.8Fannin 9,541 8,816 725 7.6 9,589 8,836 753 7.9
9,418 8,611 807 8.6
Fayette 54,128 51,171 2,957 5.5 53,950 50,953 2,997 5.6 53,445
50,128 3,317 6.2Floyd 43,049 40,074 2,975 6.9 43,030 39,980 3,050
7.1 43,779 40,114 3,665 8.4Forsyth 97,908 93,295 4,613 4.7 97,610
92,960 4,650 4.8 96,594 91,411 5,183 5.4Franklin 9,014 8,389 625
6.9 9,073 8,429 644 7.1 9,229 8,412 817 8.9Fulton 512,839 479,743
33,096 6.5 511,155 477,823 33,332 6.5 508,256 470,200 38,056
7.5
Gilmer 11,676 10,882 794 6.8 11,710 10,923 787 6.7 11,791 10,859
932 7.9Glascock 1,259 1,169 90 7.1 1,281 1,181 100 7.8 1,273 1,150
123 9.7Glynn 37,184 34,737 2,447 6.6 37,285 34,773 2,512 6.7 37,093
34,029 3,064 8.3Gordon 25,898 24,268 1,630 6.3 25,958 24,217 1,741
6.7 25,685 23,621 2,064 8.0Grady 10,357 9,656 701 6.8 10,441 9,733
708 6.8 10,286 9,497 789 7.7
Greene 6,626 6,128 498 7.5 6,632 6,144 488 7.4 6,903 6,347 556
8.1Gwinnett 442,923 418,762 24,161 5.5 441,353 417,112 24,241 5.5
438,491 411,021 27,470 6.3Habersham 18,621 17,452 1,169 6.3 18,761
17,562 1,199 6.4 18,632 17,213 1,419 7.6Hall 91,108 86,453 4,655
5.1 90,675 85,966 4,709 5.2 88,948 83,652 5,296 6.0Hancock 2,543
2,274 269 10.6 2,629 2,306 323 12.3 2,715 2,362 353 13.0
Haralson 11,975 11,143 832 6.9 11,935 11,105 830 7.0 11,946
10,941 1,005 8.4Harris 15,535 14,662 873 5.6 15,599 14,601 998 6.4
15,696 14,736 960 6.1Hart 10,046 9,365 681 6.8 10,157 9,448 709 7.0
10,292 9,458 834 8.1Heard 5,015 4,677 338 6.7 5,037 4,671 366 7.3
4,977 4,569 408 8.2Henry 104,035 97,331 6,704 6.4 103,608 96,887
6,721 6.5 103,040 95,182 7,858 7.6
Houston 64,749 60,732 4,017 6.2 64,802 60,704 4,098 6.3 66,296
61,716 4,580 6.9Irwin 3,075 2,787 288 9.4 3,142 2,832 310 9.9 3,061
2,748 313 10.2Jackson 29,710 28,117 1,593 5.4 29,702 28,086 1,616
5.4 30,372 28,527 1,845 6.1Jasper 6,553 6,163 390 6.0 6,553 6,163
390 6.0 6,476 6,019 457 7.1Jeff Davis 6,347 5,905 442 7.0 6,381
5,920 461 7.2 6,321 5,771 550 8.7
Jefferson 6,479 5,863 616 9.5 6,563 5,919 644 9.8 6,654 5,781
873 13.1Jenkins 3,255 2,958 297 9.1 3,247 2,950 297 9.1 3,275 2,920
355 10.8Johnson 3,845 3,551 294 7.6 3,867 3,566 301 7.8 3,921 3,546
375 9.6Jones 13,516 12,734 782 5.8 13,553 12,761 792 5.8 13,563
12,663 900 6.6Lamar 7,760 7,118 642 8.3 7,744 7,093 651 8.4 7,776
6,994 782 10.1
Lanier 3,843 3,562 281 7.3 3,834 3,552 282 7.4 3,853 3,538 315
8.2Laurens 18,473 16,929 1,544 8.4 18,496 16,931 1,565 8.5 18,949
17,036 1,913 10.1Lee 13,972 13,179 793 5.7 13,988 13,192 796 5.7
14,185 13,269 916 6.5Liberty 25,810 24,018 1,792 6.9 25,584 23,756
1,828 7.1 25,887 23,742 2,145 8.3Lincoln 3,437 3,189 248 7.2 3,456
3,202 254 7.3 3,448 3,111 337 9.8
Long 6,639 6,229 410 6.2 6,644 6,213 431 6.5 6,606 6,103 503
7.6Lowndes 50,721 47,474 3,247 6.4 50,516 47,165 3,351 6.6 50,978
47,240 3,738 7.3Lumpkin 15,046 14,189 857 5.7 14,961 14,107 854 5.7
16,637 15,625 1,012 6.1McDuffie 8,948 8,161 787 8.8 8,921 8,114 807
9.0 8,986 8,062 924 10.3McIntosh 5,870 5,464 406 6.9 5,940 5,516
424 7.1 5,796 5,279 517 8.9
Macon 4,452 3,981 471 10.6 4,556 4,082 474 10.4 4,815 4,168 647
13.4Madison 12,932 12,197 735 5.7 12,983 12,205 778 6.0 12,754
11,903 851 6.7Marion 3,392 3,130 262 7.7 3,402 3,124 278 8.2 3,393
3,143 250 7.4Meriwether 8,871 8,111 760 8.6 8,962 8,110 852 9.5
8,841 7,927 914 10.3Miller 2,663 2,501 162 6.1 2,737 2,572 165 6.0
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
8.4Monroe 12,594 11,847 747 5.9 12,638 11,878 760 6.0 12,677 11,793
884 7.0Montgomery 3,867 3,522 345 8.9 3,899 3,554 345 8.8 3,884
3,454 430 11.1Morgan 8,451 7,941 510 6.0 8,497 7,969 528 6.2 8,318
7,741 577 6.9Murray 16,074 14,745 1,329 8.3 16,175 14,764 1,411 8.7
15,928 14,247 1,681 10.6
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics &
Economic Research
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County Labor Force Estimates (Not Seasonally Adjusted)Place of
Residence - Persons 16 Years and Older
Labor Employ- Unemployment Force ment Number Rate
Preliminary February 2015 Revised January 2015 Revised February
2014 Labor Employ- Unemployment Force ment Number Rate
Labor Employ- Unemployment Force ment Number Rate
Muscogee 80,961 74,477 6,484 8.0 80,455 73,952 6,503 8.1 82,259
75,130 7,129 8.7Newton 48,053 44,628 3,425 7.1 47,975 44,481 3,494
7.3 47,886 43,670 4,216 8.8Oconee 17,265 16,496 769 4.5 17,279
16,506 773 4.5 16,945 16,098 847 5.0Oglethorpe 6,813 6,426 387 5.7
6,854 6,460 394 5.7 6,658 6,206 452 6.8Paulding 75,238 71,092 4,146
5.5 75,010 70,822 4,188 5.6 74,372 69,573 4,799 6.5
Peach 11,429 10,450 979 8.6 11,523 10,513 1,010 8.8 11,682
10,529 1,153 9.9Pickens 13,838 13,052 786 5.7 13,822 12,998 824 6.0
13,803 12,790 1,013 7.3Pierce 7,980 7,441 539 6.8 8,069 7,519 550
6.8 7,915 7,292 623 7.9Pike 8,308 7,817 491 5.9 8,308 7,804 504 6.1
8,280 7,657 623 7.5Polk 18,131 16,850 1,281 7.1 18,138 16,860 1,278
7.0 18,361 16,768 1,593 8.7
Pulaski 4,057 3,774 283 7.0 4,099 3,802 297 7.2 4,152 3,795 357
8.6Putnam 7,960 7,274 686 8.6 8,007 7,312 695 8.7 8,072 7,199 873
10.8Quitman 866 806 60 6.9 872 808 64 7.3 899 816 83 9.2Rabun 6,221
5,704 517 8.3 6,282 5,750 532 8.5 6,263 5,623 640 10.2Randolph
2,648 2,422 226 8.5 2,691 2,461 230 8.5 2,687 2,417 270 10.0
Richmond 85,678 79,129 6,549 7.6 85,335 78,579 6,756 7.9 85,996
78,254 7,742 9.0Rockdale 42,302 39,341 2,961 7.0 42,176 39,180
2,996 7.1 42,070 38,569 3,501 8.3Schley 2,119 1,973 146 6.9 2,126
1,978 148 7.0 2,325 2,147 178 7.7Screven 5,424 4,975 449 8.3 5,459
4,991 468 8.6 5,438 4,869 569 10.5Seminole 3,126 2,846 280 9.0
3,177 2,899 278 8.8 3,124 2,825 299 9.6
Spalding 27,681 25,276 2,405 8.7 27,569 25,194 2,375 8.6 27,602
24,743 2,859 10.4Stephens 11,123 10,331 792 7.1 11,058 10,282 776
7.0 11,230 10,318 912 8.1Stewart 2,173 2,016 157 7.2 2,190 2,031
159 7.3 2,185 1,986 199 9.1Sumter 13,375 12,181 1,194 8.9 13,417
12,239 1,178 8.8 14,597 13,217 1,380 9.5Talbot 2,846 2,620 226 7.9
2,860 2,615 245 8.6 2,835 2,591 244 8.6
Taliaferro 612 559 53 8.7 621 561 60 9.7 647 575 72 11.1Tattnall
9,540 8,883 657 6.9 9,665 9,003 662 6.8 9,402 8,647 755 8.0Taylor
2,843 2,571 272 9.6 2,874 2,586 288 10.0 2,854 2,533 321
11.2Telfair 5,276 4,852 424 8.0 5,224 4,775 449 8.6 5,593 5,100 493
8.8Terrell 3,603 3,287 316 8.8 3,581 3,299 282 7.9 3,608 3,297 311
8.6
Thomas 17,034 15,775 1,259 7.4 17,092 15,793 1,299 7.6 16,947
15,409 1,538 9.1Tift 17,771 16,564 1,207 6.8 17,911 16,679 1,232
6.9 17,944 16,565 1,379 7.7Toombs 12,341 11,172 1,169 9.5 12,436
11,273 1,163 9.4 12,268 10,984 1,284 10.5Towns 3,904 3,589 315 8.1
3,905 3,581 324 8.3 4,098 3,698 400 9.8Treutlen 2,698 2,440 258 9.6
2,737 2,461 276 10.1 2,741 2,414 327 11.9
Troup 36,464 34,118 2,346 6.4 36,700 33,920 2,780 7.6 36,066
33,194 2,872 8.0Turner 3,143 2,916 227 7.2 3,201 2,973 228 7.1
3,157 2,883 274 8.7Twiggs 3,030 2,718 312 10.3 3,049 2,721 328 10.8
3,090 2,694 396 12.8Union 9,347 8,792 555 5.9 9,427 8,851 576 6.1
9,217 8,521 696 7.6Upson 11,031 10,160 871 7.9 11,081 10,194 887
8.0 11,248 10,099 1,149 10.2
Walker 29,331 27,490 1,841 6.3 29,288 27,409 1,879 6.4 29,528
27,354 2,174 7.4Walton 41,266 38,916 2,350 5.7 41,144 38,774 2,370
5.8 40,859 38,087 2,772 6.8Ware 14,653 13,615 1,038 7.1 14,822
13,738 1,084 7.3 14,623 13,349 1,274 8.7Warren 2,683 2,457 226 8.4
2,694 2,444 250 9.3 2,719 2,449 270 9.9Washington 7,304 6,747 557
7.6 7,355 6,790 565 7.7 7,494 6,813 681 9.1
Wayne 11,603 10,709 894 7.7 11,606 10,692 914 7.9 11,804 10,634
1,170 9.9Webster 1,010 935 75 7.4 1,025 948 77 7.5 1,032 936 96
9.3Wheeler 1,876 1,674 202 10.8 1,910 1,702 208 10.9 1,846 1,629
217 11.8White 13,724 12,914 810 5.9 13,591 12,808 783 5.8 13,495
12,559 936 6.9Whitfield 45,160 42,128 3,032 6.7 45,572 42,100 3,472
7.6 44,567 40,804 3,763 8.4
Wilcox 2,824 2,592 232 8.2 2,875 2,639 236 8.2 2,794 2,525 269
9.6Wilkes 3,907 3,591 316 8.1 3,940 3,628 312 7.9 4,072 3,669 403
9.9Wilkinson 3,683 3,390 293 8.0 3,669 3,383 286 7.8 3,717 3,369
348 9.4Worth 9,031 8,396 635 7.0 9,073 8,456 617 6.8 9,109 8,363
746 8.2
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics &
Economic Research
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Unemployment Rate by CountiesFebruary 2015
Georgias Unemployment Rate: 6.4%(Not Seasonally Adjusted)
Ware7.1
Burke8.2
Clinch7.1
Hall5.1
Laurens8.4
Early7.6
Lee5.7
Wayne7.7
Floyd6.9
Worth7.0
Coffee7.8
Bulloch6.3
Charlton7.1
Fulton6.5
Tift6.8
Screven8.3
Emanuel8.8
Decatur7.5
Harris5.6
Long6.2
Troup6.4
Dodge8.4
Liberty6.9
Carroll7.3
Bryan5.4
Grady6.8
Irwin9.4
Wilkes8.1
Telfair8.0
Polk7.1
Camden6.2
Colquitt7.2
Dooly8.8
Sumter8.9
Brooks6.9
Thomas7.4
Walker6.3
Bartow6.2
Tattnall6.9
Gilmer6.8
Jones5.8
Cobb5.4
Appling7.4
Mitchell7.0
Talbot7.9
Elbert8.1
Hart6.8
Berrien8.2
Taylor9.6
Glynn6.6
Stewart7.2
Macon10.6
Coweta5.7
Echols5.0
Rabun8.3
Baker7.5
Fannin7.6
Washington7.6
Union5.9
Greene7.5
Jefferson9.5
Wilcox8.2
Jasper6.0
Henry6.4
Hancock10.6
Lowndes6.4
Bibb7.1
Pierce6.8
Terrell8.8
Marion7.7
Monroe5.9
Brantley7.9
Crisp7.9
Twiggs10.3
Pike5.9
Heard6.7
Miller6.1
Murray8.3
Upson7.9
Gwinnett5.5
Clay11.4
Chatham6.3
Walton5.7
Gordon6.3
Morgan6.0
Putnam8.6
Effingham5.3
Cherokee4.9
Toombs9.5
Meriwether8.6
Wilkinson8.0
Jenkins9.1
Houston6.2
Turner7.2
Randolph8.5
Bacon5.8
Cook7.9
White5.9
McIntosh6.9
Jackson5.4
Warren8.4
Oglethorpe5.7
DeKalb6.6
Banks6.0
Atkinson7.0
Newton7.1
Paulding5.5
Crawford6.5
Butts6.7
Johnson7.6
Madison5.7
Pulaski7.0
Jeff Davis7.0
Calhoun6.8
Baldwin8.0
Lumpkin5.7
Franklin6.9
Forsyth4.7
Ben Hill10.0
Haralson6.9
Candler6.4
Dougherty8.2
Lanier7.3
Chattooga6.9
Evans6.0
Pickens5.7
Lamar8.3
Wheeler10.8
Lincoln7.2
Dade5.7
Whitfield6.7
Columbia5.3
Richmond7.6
McDuffie8.8Fayette
5.5
Towns8.1
Dawson5.3
Seminole9.0
Bleckley10.3
Webster7.4
Habersham6.3
Treutlen9.6
Schley6.9
Douglas6.7
Oconee 4.5
Peach8.6
Barrow5.6
Spalding8.7
Muscogee8.0
Taliaferro 8.7
Catoosa5.5
Stephens7.1
Montgomery8.9
Clarke 6.0
Clayton8.2
Quitman6.9
Chattahoochee8.8
Glascock 7.1
Rockdale7.0
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE BY COUNTIESFEBRUARY 2015
Georgia's Unemployment Rate: 6.4%(not seasonally adjusted)
Percentages of number of countiesmay not total 100 due to
rounding
8.0% or greater46 counties (29%)7.0% to 7.9%39 counties
(25%)6.0% to 6.9%43 counties (27%)Less than 6.0%31 counties
(19%)
Source: Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Statistics &
Economic Research