July 2015 GA Area Unemployment Rates

Georgia (Seasonally adjusted)

Civilian labor forceEmployedUnemployedRate

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

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

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

94,000 93,887 94,658 113 -658 88,044 88,022 87,399 22 645 5,956 5,865 7,259 91 -1,303 6.3 6.2 7.7

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

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

50,721 50,507 51,146 214 -425 47,263 47,176 46,717 87 546 3,458 3,331 4,429 127 -971 6.8 6.6 8.7

127,458 127,074 128,219 384 -761 117,929 117,717 116,912 212 1,017 9,529 9,357 11,307 172 -1,778 7.5 7.4 8.8

60,916 60,616 61,709 300 -793 56,418 56,465 55,824 -47 594 4,498 4,151 5,885 347 -1,387 7.4 6.8 9.5

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

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

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JUNE 2015 RevisedJUL 2014

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Gainesville MSACivilian 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

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

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

102,594 102,769 105,204 -175 -2,610 95,380 95,641 96,094 -261 -714 7,214 7,128 9,110 86 -1,896 7.0 6.9 8.7

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

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

60,755 61,277 63,364 -522 -2,609 56,567 57,208 58,175 -641 -1,608 4,188 4,069 5,189 119 -1,001 6.9 6.6 8.2

79,436 79,538 82,233 -102 -2,797 73,948 74,185 75,370 -237 -1,422 5,488 5,353 6,863 135 -1,375 6.9 6.7 8.3

Hinesville MSACivilian labor forceEmployedUnemployedRate

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Preliminary JUL 2015

RevisedJUNE 2015

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Status JUL 2015 JUNE 2015 JUL 2014 JUNE 2015 JUL 2014Area

United States (Seasonally adjusted)

United States (Not Seasonally

adjusted)

Civilian labor forceEmployedUnemployed Rate

Civilian labor forceEmployedUnemployed Rate

157,106,000 157,037,000 156,048,000 69,000 1,058,000 148,840,000 148,739,000 146,401,000 101,000 2,439,000 8,266,000 8,299,000 9,648,000 -33,000 -1,382,000 5.3 5.3 6.2

158,527,000 158,283,000 157,573,000 244,000 954,000 149,722,000 149,645,000 147,265,000 77,000 2,457,000 8,805,000 8,638,000 10,307,000 167,000 -1,502,000 5.6 5.5 6.5

☛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.


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


*Albany 30,304 27,606 2,698 8.9 30,345 27,744 2,601 8.6 31,307 27,995 3,312 10.6

*Alpharetta 33,896 32,244 1,652 4.9 33,675 32,052 1,623 4.8 33,688 31,714 1,974 5.9

*Athens 57,467 53,519 3,948 6.9 57,382 53,473 3,909 6.8 57,909 53,161 4,748 8.2

*Atlanta 233,086 217,353 15,733 6.7 231,521 216,050 15,471 6.7 233,913 213,784 20,129 8.6

Dekalb Part 17,489 16,582 907 5.2 17,292 16,474 818 4.7 17,428 16,311 1,117 6.4

Fulton Part 215,597 200,771 14,826 6.9 214,229 199,576 14,653 6.8 216,485 197,473 19,012 8.8

*Augusta 85,515 78,414 7,101 8.3 84,739 78,260 6,479 7.6 86,082 77,516 8,566 10.0

*Brookhaven 31,149 30,196 953 3.1 30,857 29,998 859 2.8 30,844 29,702 1,142 3.7

Carrollton 11,110 9,954 1,156 10.4 11,010 9,908 1,102 10.0 11,344 9,785 1,559 13.7

*Columbus 81,009 74,609 6,400 7.9 80,705 74,433 6,272 7.8 82,023 74,223 7,800 9.5

Dalton 14,329 13,252 1,077 7.5 14,214 13,252 962 6.8 14,509 13,113 1,396 9.6

Douglasville 16,073 14,956 1,117 6.9 15,993 14,858 1,135 7.1 16,207 14,710 1,497 9.2

Duluth 15,340 14,454 886 5.8 15,205 14,355 850 5.6 15,367 14,208 1,159 7.5

*Dunwoody 26,105 24,791 1,314 5.0 25,808 24,629 1,179 4.6 25,911 24,385 1,526 5.9

East Point 17,046 15,566 1,480 8.7 17,033 15,473 1,560 9.2 17,179 15,310 1,869 10.9

Gainesville 16,195 15,219 976 6.0 16,312 15,345 967 5.9 16,344 15,030 1,314 8.0

Hinesville 14,474 13,541 933 6.4 14,634 13,689 945 6.5 15,030 13,756 1,274 8.5

*Johns Creek 43,429 41,270 2,159 5.0 43,139 41,025 2,114 4.9 43,177 40,592 2,585 6.0

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 13,325 964 6.7 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 7.4

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

P’tree Corners 22,278 21,484 794 3.6 22,091 21,337 754 3.4 22,078 21,119 959 4.3

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 13,558 812 5.7 14,266 13,467 799 5.6 14,353 13,328 1,025 7.1

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


2,251,192 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

149,337 149,708 151,683 -371 -2,346 137,419 138,102 137,271 -683 148 11,918 11,606 14,412 312 -2,494 8.0 7.8 9.5

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

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

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

Georgia Regional Commissions (RCs)

Central SavannahRiver Area

Coastal Georgia

Georgia Mountains

Heart of GeorgiaAltamaha

Middle Georgia

Northeast Georgia

Northwest Georgia







River ValleyCivilian labor forceEmployedUnemployedRate

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RevisedJUNE 2015

RevisedJUL 2014

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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, Lincoln, McDuffie, and Richmond counties, Georgia, and Aiken and Edgefield counties, South Carolina.


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

JUL 2015Revised

JUNE 2015 Area

RevisedJUL 2014

RevisedJUNE 2015

RevisedJUL 2014


Status Preliminary

JUL 2015Revised

JUNE 2015 Area

RevisedJUL 2014

RevisedJUNE 2015

RevisedJUL 2014

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

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

85,999 85,551 83,988 448 2,011 80,571 79,885 78,108 686 2,463 5,428 5,666 5,880 -238 -452 6.3 6.6 7.0

127,458 127,074 128,219 384 -761 117,929 117,717 116,912 212 1,017 9,529 9,357 11,307 172 -1,778 7.5 7.4 8.8

102,478 102,177 103,566 301 -1,088 94,598 94,472 94,094 126 504 7,880 7,705 9,472 175 -1,592 7.7 7.5 9.1

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

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 July 2015 Revised June 2015 Revised July 2014



Georgia 4,772,758 4,462,641 310,117 6.5 4,756,221 4,455,629 300,592 6.3 4,803,100 4,413,134 389,966 8.1

Appling 8,595 7,880 715 8.3 8,828 8,138 690 7.8 8,827 7,928 899 10.2Atkinson 3,649 3,428 221 6.1 3,811 3,583 228 6.0 3,668 3,353 315 8.6Bacon 4,976 4,669 307 6.2 5,126 4,823 303 5.9 4,981 4,599 382 7.7Baker 1,111 1,016 95 8.6 1,174 1,085 89 7.6 1,139 1,022 117 10.3Baldwin 17,561 16,053 1,508 8.6 17,736 16,205 1,531 8.6 17,903 15,999 1,904 10.6

Banks 8,189 7,681 508 6.2 8,375 7,890 485 5.8 8,132 7,511 621 7.6Barrow 35,300 33,281 2,019 5.7 35,065 33,122 1,943 5.5 35,268 32,745 2,523 7.2Bartow 47,578 44,560 3,018 6.3 47,307 44,389 2,918 6.2 47,738 43,837 3,901 8.2Ben Hill 5,447 4,920 527 9.7 5,527 5,011 516 9.3 5,703 5,011 692 12.1Berrien 7,321 6,763 558 7.6 7,509 6,977 532 7.1 7,146 6,410 736 10.3

Bibb 68,069 63,147 4,922 7.2 68,107 63,230 4,877 7.2 69,912 63,648 6,264 9.0Bleckley 4,417 3,980 437 9.9 4,510 4,065 445 9.9 4,621 4,004 617 13.4Brantley 7,018 6,450 568 8.1 6,998 6,473 525 7.5 7,068 6,350 718 10.2Brooks 6,545 6,085 460 7.0 6,734 6,285 449 6.7 6,751 6,201 550 8.1Bryan 15,675 14,753 922 5.9 15,512 14,633 879 5.7 15,799 14,646 1,153 7.3

Bulloch 34,573 32,161 2,412 7.0 34,541 32,153 2,388 6.9 34,256 31,218 3,038 8.9Burke 9,310 8,424 886 9.5 9,295 8,497 798 8.6 9,477 8,324 1,153 12.2Butts 10,355 9,591 764 7.4 10,236 9,559 677 6.6 10,290 9,436 854 8.3Calhoun 2,120 1,973 147 6.9 2,271 2,129 142 6.3 2,131 1,947 184 8.6Camden 22,513 21,160 1,353 6.0 22,410 21,048 1,362 6.1 21,991 20,270 1,721 7.8

Candler 5,097 4,781 316 6.2 5,213 4,916 297 5.7 5,071 4,651 420 8.3Carroll 52,465 48,629 3,836 7.3 52,127 48,403 3,724 7.1 52,985 47,801 5,184 9.8Catoosa 31,034 29,232 1,802 5.8 30,867 29,142 1,725 5.6 31,308 28,977 2,331 7.4Charlton 4,776 4,433 343 7.2 4,805 4,477 328 6.8 4,862 4,433 429 8.8Chatham 132,702 124,449 8,253 6.2 131,550 123,325 8,225 6.3 134,651 123,619 11,032 8.2

Chattahoochee 2,404 2,177 227 9.4 2,416 2,197 219 9.1 2,437 2,169 268 11.0Chattooga 10,522 9,780 742 7.1 10,537 9,855 682 6.5 10,577 9,558 1,019 9.6Cherokee 118,610 112,531 6,079 5.1 117,645 111,774 5,871 5.0 118,123 110,622 7,501 6.4Clarke 57,467 53,519 3,948 6.9 57,382 53,473 3,909 6.8 57,909 53,161 4,748 8.2Clay 896 785 111 12.4 931 828 103 11.1 931 821 110 11.8

Clayton 125,474 115,534 9,940 7.9 124,740 114,946 9,794 7.9 126,362 113,699 12,663 10.0Clinch 2,740 2,542 198 7.2 2,839 2,643 196 6.9 2,746 2,493 253 9.2Cobb 397,722 375,916 21,806 5.5 394,669 373,429 21,240 5.4 396,388 369,634 26,754 6.7Coffee 18,143 16,880 1,263 7.0 18,093 16,857 1,236 6.8 17,687 15,975 1,712 9.7Colquitt 19,293 17,906 1,387 7.2 20,304 18,925 1,379 6.8 20,527 18,653 1,874 9.1

Columbia 65,402 61,630 3,772 5.8 65,080 61,460 3,620 5.6 65,360 60,838 4,522 6.9Cook 7,167 6,642 525 7.3 7,266 6,758 508 7.0 7,395 6,697 698 9.4Coweta 67,418 63,436 3,982 5.9 66,806 63,111 3,695 5.5 67,227 62,406 4,821 7.2Crawford 5,574 5,192 382 6.9 5,617 5,240 377 6.7 5,703 5,226 477 8.4Crisp 9,183 8,479 704 7.7 9,328 8,622 706 7.6 9,509 8,582 927 9.7

Dade 8,069 7,545 524 6.5 7,992 7,499 493 6.2 8,068 7,438 630 7.8Dawson 10,988 10,381 607 5.5 10,911 10,330 581 5.3 10,960 10,189 771 7.0Decatur 11,078 10,248 830 7.5 11,192 10,392 800 7.1 11,484 10,436 1,048 9.1DeKalb 373,523 349,654 23,869 6.4 370,483 347,365 23,118 6.2 373,884 343,936 29,948 8.0Dodge 7,098 6,459 639 9.0 7,237 6,537 700 9.7 7,750 6,732 1,018 13.1

Dooly 4,563 4,182 381 8.3 4,673 4,310 363 7.8 4,701 4,218 483 10.3Dougherty 37,384 34,120 3,264 8.7 37,413 34,291 3,122 8.3 38,624 34,601 4,023 10.4Douglas 68,282 63,734 4,548 6.7 67,833 63,318 4,515 6.7 68,311 62,684 5,627 8.2Early 4,240 3,907 333 7.9 4,288 3,964 324 7.6 4,365 3,886 479 11.0Echols 1,771 1,668 103 5.8 1,854 1,761 93 5.0 1,825 1,703 122 6.7






Effingham 26,603 25,096 1,507 5.7 26,359 24,902 1,457 5.5 26,818 24,945 1,873 7.0Elbert 7,766 7,157 609 7.8 7,853 7,236 617 7.9 8,214 7,420 794 9.7Emanuel 8,322 7,546 776 9.3 8,419 7,649 770 9.1 8,611 7,524 1,087 12.6Evans 4,676 4,390 286 6.1 4,724 4,450 274 5.8 4,707 4,365 342 7.3Fannin 10,070 9,408 662 6.6 10,026 9,381 645 6.4 9,962 9,095 867 8.7

Fayette 54,760 51,605 3,155 5.8 54,370 51,307 3,063 5.6 54,672 50,775 3,897 7.1Floyd 42,589 39,349 3,240 7.6 42,518 39,496 3,022 7.1 43,601 39,480 4,121 9.5Forsyth 99,032 94,135 4,897 4.9 98,348 93,618 4,730 4.8 98,591 92,575 6,016 6.1Franklin 8,996 8,343 653 7.3 9,135 8,506 629 6.9 9,246 8,318 928 10.0Fulton 516,958 484,072 32,886 6.4 513,391 481,191 32,200 6.3 517,038 476,120 40,918 7.9

Gilmer 11,915 11,153 762 6.4 11,854 11,133 721 6.1 12,027 11,030 997 8.3Glascock 1,230 1,142 88 7.2 1,253 1,170 83 6.6 1,270 1,144 126 9.9Glynn 37,750 35,296 2,454 6.5 37,520 35,132 2,388 6.4 38,089 34,914 3,175 8.3Gordon 26,041 24,369 1,672 6.4 25,926 24,332 1,594 6.1 26,475 24,186 2,289 8.6Grady 10,329 9,602 727 7.0 10,573 9,905 668 6.3 10,444 9,556 888 8.5

Greene 6,400 5,924 476 7.4 6,424 5,971 453 7.1 6,505 5,908 597 9.2Gwinnett 448,309 423,021 25,288 5.6 444,814 420,127 24,687 5.5 446,858 415,839 31,019 6.9Habersham 18,688 17,503 1,185 6.3 18,832 17,715 1,117 5.9 19,004 17,503 1,501 7.9Hall 90,512 85,566 4,946 5.5 91,062 86,273 4,789 5.3 90,869 84,502 6,367 7.0Hancock 2,495 2,215 280 11.2 2,556 2,300 256 10.0 2,556 2,205 351 13.7

Haralson 12,090 11,262 828 6.8 11,993 11,187 806 6.7 12,244 11,067 1,177 9.6Harris 15,591 14,676 915 5.9 15,582 14,697 885 5.7 15,705 14,588 1,117 7.1Hart 10,250 9,519 731 7.1 10,419 9,725 694 6.7 10,354 9,398 956 9.2Heard 5,065 4,713 352 6.9 5,046 4,705 341 6.8 5,106 4,634 472 9.2Henry 104,945 98,013 6,932 6.6 104,420 97,535 6,885 6.6 105,046 96,512 8,534 8.1

Houston 64,131 59,918 4,213 6.6 64,098 60,010 4,088 6.4 66,317 61,118 5,199 7.8Irwin 3,057 2,782 275 9.0 3,180 2,913 267 8.4 3,184 2,812 372 11.7Jackson 30,524 28,900 1,624 5.3 30,367 28,814 1,553 5.1 29,916 27,864 2,052 6.9Jasper 6,605 6,214 391 5.9 6,575 6,207 368 5.6 6,599 6,106 493 7.5Jeff Davis 6,478 6,005 473 7.3 6,471 6,005 466 7.2 6,562 5,896 666 10.1

Jefferson 6,524 5,855 669 10.3 6,601 5,989 612 9.3 6,717 5,810 907 13.5Jenkins 3,243 2,938 305 9.4 3,239 2,947 292 9.0 3,345 2,927 418 12.5Johnson 3,830 3,540 290 7.6 3,907 3,615 292 7.5 3,950 3,553 397 10.1Jones 13,413 12,610 803 6.0 13,471 12,672 799 5.9 13,698 12,697 1,001 7.3Lamar 7,847 7,198 649 8.3 7,768 7,146 622 8.0 7,905 7,071 834 10.6

Lanier 3,691 3,418 273 7.4 3,715 3,451 264 7.1 3,838 3,507 331 8.6Laurens 18,482 16,936 1,546 8.4 18,711 17,167 1,544 8.3 19,083 17,005 2,078 10.9Lee 13,599 12,772 827 6.1 13,655 12,844 811 5.9 13,958 12,946 1,012 7.3Liberty 24,944 23,209 1,735 7.0 25,163 23,462 1,701 6.8 25,810 23,577 2,233 8.7Lincoln 3,405 3,150 255 7.5 3,447 3,193 254 7.4 3,432 3,108 324 9.4

Long 6,450 6,022 428 6.6 6,563 6,145 418 6.4 6,652 6,095 557 8.4Lowndes 48,748 45,396 3,352 6.9 48,974 45,711 3,263 6.7 50,950 46,764 4,186 8.2Lumpkin 15,293 14,352 941 6.2 15,382 14,453 929 6.0 15,092 13,921 1,171 7.8McDuffie 8,896 8,087 809 9.1 8,829 8,083 746 8.4 9,085 7,992 1,093 12.0McIntosh 5,953 5,517 436 7.3 5,989 5,571 418 7.0 5,989 5,453 536 8.9

Macon 4,619 4,178 441 9.5 4,671 4,234 437 9.4 4,604 4,001 603 13.1Madison 12,765 12,003 762 6.0 12,721 11,989 732 5.8 12,878 11,901 977 7.6Marion 3,474 3,136 338 9.7 3,474 3,145 329 9.5 3,401 3,114 287 8.4Meriwether 8,995 8,183 812 9.0 8,882 8,171 711 8.0 9,026 8,038 988 10.9Miller 2,664 2,505 159 6.0 2,730 2,584 146 5.3 2,672 2,479 193 7.2

Mitchell 8,559 7,904 655 7.7 8,720 8,108 612 7.0 8,847 8,060 787 8.9Monroe 12,562 11,752 810 6.4 12,573 11,801 772 6.1 12,799 11,816 983 7.7Montgomery 3,755 3,403 352 9.4 3,811 3,465 346 9.1 4,003 3,526 477 11.9Morgan 8,515 8,011 504 5.9 8,523 8,030 493 5.8 8,489 7,859 630 7.4Murray 15,916 14,619 1,297 8.1 15,878 14,664 1,214 7.6 16,170 14,461 1,709 10.6






Muscogee 81,009 74,609 6,400 7.9 80,705 74,433 6,272 7.8 82,023 74,223 7,800 9.5Newton 48,441 44,991 3,450 7.1 48,156 44,792 3,364 7.0 48,677 44,260 4,417 9.1Oconee 17,076 16,232 844 4.9 17,066 16,214 852 5.0 17,136 16,096 1,040 6.1Oglethorpe 6,692 6,290 402 6.0 6,718 6,346 372 5.5 6,735 6,241 494 7.3Paulding 75,898 71,658 4,240 5.6 75,476 71,310 4,166 5.5 75,819 70,512 5,307 7.0

Peach 11,278 10,308 970 8.6 11,382 10,408 974 8.6 11,748 10,474 1,274 10.8Pickens 13,958 13,167 791 5.7 13,850 13,089 761 5.5 13,983 12,953 1,030 7.4Pierce 8,016 7,456 560 7.0 8,044 7,518 526 6.5 8,141 7,433 708 8.7Pike 8,411 7,893 518 6.2 8,357 7,863 494 5.9 8,414 7,754 660 7.8Polk 18,166 16,850 1,316 7.2 18,137 16,887 1,250 6.9 18,453 16,783 1,670 9.1

Pulaski 4,027 3,722 305 7.6 4,058 3,767 291 7.2 4,168 3,778 390 9.4Putnam 7,949 7,246 703 8.8 7,999 7,338 661 8.3 8,176 7,328 848 10.4Quitman 870 804 66 7.6 871 807 64 7.3 909 811 98 10.8Rabun 6,703 6,242 461 6.9 6,612 6,159 453 6.9 6,970 6,376 594 8.5Randolph 2,609 2,361 248 9.5 2,678 2,449 229 8.6 2,709 2,406 303 11.2

Richmond 85,515 78,414 7,101 8.3 84,739 78,260 6,479 7.6 86,082 77,516 8,566 10.0Rockdale 42,609 39,703 2,906 6.8 42,328 39,456 2,872 6.8 42,767 39,048 3,719 8.7Schley 2,120 1,965 155 7.3 2,139 1,990 149 7.0 2,167 1,987 180 8.3Screven 5,176 4,686 490 9.5 5,243 4,795 448 8.5 5,663 4,883 780 13.8Seminole 3,126 2,854 272 8.7 3,108 2,840 268 8.6 3,215 2,868 347 10.8

Spalding 27,902 25,490 2,412 8.6 27,594 25,371 2,223 8.1 27,877 25,072 2,805 10.1Stephens 10,835 10,080 755 7.0 10,912 10,194 718 6.6 11,311 10,303 1,008 8.9Stewart 2,186 2,022 164 7.5 2,225 2,071 154 6.9 2,191 2,011 180 8.2Sumter 13,246 12,098 1,148 8.7 13,423 12,305 1,118 8.3 13,647 12,252 1,395 10.2Talbot 2,805 2,563 242 8.6 2,785 2,565 220 7.9 2,867 2,614 253 8.8

Taliaferro 592 540 52 8.8 598 547 51 8.5 608 538 70 11.5Tattnall 9,445 8,802 643 6.8 9,621 9,003 618 6.4 9,619 8,839 780 8.1Taylor 2,738 2,472 266 9.7 2,770 2,511 259 9.4 2,868 2,555 313 10.9Telfair 4,783 4,343 440 9.2 4,848 4,340 508 10.5 5,121 4,296 825 16.1Terrell 3,475 3,184 291 8.4 3,488 3,214 274 7.9 3,551 3,225 326 9.2

Thomas 16,475 15,114 1,361 8.3 16,683 15,412 1,271 7.6 17,565 15,871 1,694 9.6Tift 18,007 16,804 1,203 6.7 18,331 17,147 1,184 6.5 18,169 16,670 1,499 8.3Toombs 11,927 10,831 1,096 9.2 12,079 11,001 1,078 8.9 12,527 11,193 1,334 10.6Towns 3,957 3,637 320 8.1 3,902 3,579 323 8.3 4,034 3,623 411 10.2Treutlen 2,806 2,546 260 9.3 2,832 2,602 230 8.1 2,888 2,509 379 13.1

Troup 36,871 34,320 2,551 6.9 36,348 34,081 2,267 6.2 36,796 33,741 3,055 8.3Turner 3,184 2,957 227 7.1 3,280 3,066 214 6.5 3,217 2,932 285 8.9Twiggs 2,976 2,679 297 10.0 3,001 2,698 303 10.1 3,092 2,707 385 12.5Union 9,690 9,141 549 5.7 9,737 9,226 511 5.2 9,504 8,808 696 7.3Upson 11,229 10,331 898 8.0 11,247 10,424 823 7.3 11,291 10,179 1,112 9.8

Walker 29,421 27,494 1,927 6.5 29,323 27,472 1,851 6.3 29,830 27,253 2,577 8.6Walton 41,661 39,231 2,430 5.8 41,419 39,042 2,377 5.7 41,651 38,599 3,052 7.3Ware 14,687 13,632 1,055 7.2 14,723 13,732 991 6.7 15,025 13,608 1,417 9.4Warren 2,668 2,442 226 8.5 2,663 2,460 203 7.6 2,770 2,434 336 12.1Washington 7,449 6,877 572 7.7 7,487 6,935 552 7.4 7,589 6,858 731 9.6

Wayne 11,642 10,682 960 8.2 11,759 10,861 898 7.6 11,883 10,689 1,194 10.0Webster 1,024 912 112 10.9 1,037 938 99 9.5 1,014 919 95 9.4Wheeler 1,685 1,487 198 11.8 1,755 1,551 204 11.6 1,953 1,647 306 15.7White 14,079 13,291 788 5.6 14,040 13,281 759 5.4 14,122 13,119 1,003 7.1Whitfield 45,000 41,799 3,201 7.1 44,738 41,801 2,937 6.6 45,539 41,363 4,176 9.2

Wilcox 2,762 2,535 227 8.2 2,892 2,658 234 8.1 2,903 2,573 330 11.4Wilkes 3,768 3,461 307 8.1 3,827 3,532 295 7.7 3,853 3,449 404 10.5Wilkinson 3,653 3,353 300 8.2 3,663 3,372 291 7.9 3,746 3,365 381 10.2Worth 8,762 8,112 650 7.4 8,854 8,241 613 6.9 9,001 8,213 788 8.8


Unemployment Rate by CountiesJuly 2015

Georgia’s Unemployment Rate: 6.5%(Not Seasonally Adjusted)

Ware7.2

Burke9.5

Clinch7.2

Hall5.5

Laurens8.4

Early7.9

Lee6.1

Wayne8.2

Floyd7.6

Worth7.4

Coffee7.0

Bulloch7.0

Charlton7.2

Fulton6.4

Tift6.7

Screven9.5

Emanuel9.3

Decatur7.5

Harris5.9

Long6.6

Troup6.9

Dodge9.0

Liberty7.0

Carroll7.3

Bryan5.9

Grady7.0

Irwin9.0

Wilkes8.1

Telfair9.2

Polk7.2

Camden6.0

Colquitt7.2

Dooly8.3

Sumter8.7

Brooks7.0

Thomas8.3

Walker6.5

Bartow6.3

Tattnall6.8

Gilmer6.4

Jones6.0

Cobb5.5

Appling8.3

Mitchell7.7

Talbot8.6

Elbert7.8

Hart7.1

Berrien7.6

Taylor9.7

Glynn6.5

Stewart7.5

Macon9.5

Coweta5.9

Echols5.8

Rabun6.9

Baker8.6

Fannin6.6

Washington7.7

Union5.7

Greene7.4

Jefferson10.3

Wilcox8.2

Jasper5.9

Henry6.6

Hancock11.2

Lowndes6.9

Bibb7.2

Pierce7.0

Terrell8.4

Marion9.7

Monroe6.4

Brantley8.1

Crisp7.7

Twiggs10.0

Pike6.2

Heard6.9

Miller6.0

Murray8.1

Upson8.0

Gwinnett5.6

Clay12.4

Chatham6.2

Walton5.8

Gordon6.4

Morgan5.9

Putnam8.8

Effingham5.7

Cherokee5.1

Toombs9.2

Meriwether9.0

Wilkinson8.2

Jenkins9.4

Houston6.6

Turner7.1

Randolph9.5

Bacon6.2

Cook7.3

White5.6

McIntosh7.3

Jackson5.3

Warren8.5

Oglethorpe6.0

DeKalb6.4

Banks6.2

Atkinson6.1

Newton7.1

Paulding5.6

Crawford6.9

Butts7.4

Johnson7.6

Madison6.0

Pulaski7.6

Jeff Davis7.3

Calhoun6.9

Baldwin8.6

Lumpkin6.2

Franklin7.3

Forsyth4.9

Columbia5.8

Ben Hill9.7

Haralson6.8

Candler6.2

Dougherty8.7

Lanier7.4

Chattooga7.1

Evans6.1

Pickens5.7

Lamar8.3

Wheeler11.8

Lincoln7.5

Dade6.5

Whitfield7.1

Richmond8.3

McDuffie9.1Fayette

5.8

Towns8.1

Dawson5.5

Seminole8.7

Bleckley9.9

Webster10.9

Habersham6.3

Treutlen9.3

Schley7.3

Douglas6.7

Oconee 4.9

Peach8.6

Barrow5.7

Spalding8.6

Muscogee7.9

Taliaferro 8.8

Catoosa5.8

Stephens7.0

Montgomery9.4

Clarke 6.9

Clayton7.9

Quitman7.6

Chattahoochee9.4

Glascock 7.2

Rockdale6.8

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE BY COUNTIESJULY 2015

Georgia's Unemployment Rate: 6.5%(not seasonally adjusted)

Percentages of number of countiesmay not total 100 due to rounding

8.0% or greater51 counties (32%)7.0% to 7.9%44 counties (28%)6.0% to 6.9%40 counties (25%)Less than 6.0%24 counties (15%)


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