Jan 2015 - Area Jobless Rates in Georgia

Georgia (Seasonally adjusted)

Civilian labor forceEmployedUnemployedRate

4,754,857 4,744,406 4,719,206 10,451 35,651 4,449,999 4,433,371 4,373,131 16,628 76,868 304,858 311,035 346,075 -6,177 -41,217 6.4 6.6 7.3

4,746,377 4,748,423 4,721,962 -2,046 24,415 4,436,015 4,449,997 4,369,877 -13,982 66,138 310,362 298,426 352,085 11,936 -41,723 6.5 6.3 7.5

66,326 66,029 67,197 297 -871 61,280 61,197 61,352 83 -72 5,046 4,832 5,845 214 -799 7.6 7.3 8.7

97,047 97,354 95,487 -307 1,560 91,548 92,077 89,446 -529 2,102 5,499 5,277 6,041 222 -542 5.7 5.4 6.3

2,805,780 2,814,342 2,778,411 -8,562 27,369 2,631,963 2,646,217 2,582,188 -14,254 49,775 173,817 168,125 196,223 5,692 -22,406 6.2 6.0 7.1

256,472 256,095 254,146 377 2,326 238,682 239,297 235,035 -615 3,647 17,790 16,798 19,111 992 -1,321 6.9 6.6 7.5

50,165 49,897 49,337 268 828 46,653 46,528 45,107 125 1,546 3,512 3,369 4,230 143 -718 7.0 6.8 8.6

125,767 125,954 128,151 -187 -2,384 116,271 117,160 117,704 -889 -1,433 9,496 8,794 10,447 702 -951 7.6 7.0 8.2

61,420 60,639 60,080 781 1,340 56,515 56,277 54,589 238 1,926 4,905 4,362 5,491 543 -586 8.0 7.2 9.1

90,624 90,595 88,984 29 1,640 85,885 86,045 83,634 -160 2,251 4,739 4,550 5,350 189 -611 5.2 5.0 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







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

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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

32,249 32,293 32,320 -44 -71 29,974 30,067 29,692 -93 282 2,275 2,226 2,628 49 -353 7.1 6.9 8.1

103,533 104,383 104,053 -850 -520 96,301 97,432 95,678 -1,131 623 7,232 6,951 8,375 281 -1,143 7.0 6.7 8.0

43,031 43,108 43,580 -77 -549 39,968 40,152 40,038 -184 -70 3,063 2,956 3,542 107 -479 7.1 6.9 8.1

171,914 172,421 169,063 -507 2,851 160,915 161,831 156,547 -916 4,368 10,999 10,590 12,516 409 -1,517 6.4 6.1 7.4

63,566 63,600 63,669 -34 -103 59,342 59,597 58,951 -255 391 4,224 4,003 4,718 221 -494 6.6 6.3 7.4

80,488 80,970 81,988 -482 -1,500 75,051 75,774 75,877 -723 -826 5,437 5,196 6,111 241 -674 6.8 6.4 7.5

Hinesville MSACivilian labor forceEmployedUnemployedRate

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Status JAN 2015 DEC 2014 JAN 2014 DEC 2014 JAN 2014Area

United States (Seasonally adjusted)

United States (Not Seasonally

adjusted)

Civilian labor forceEmployedUnemployed Rate

Civilian labor forceEmployedUnemployed Rate

157,180,000 156,129,000 155,486,000 1,051,000 1,694,000 148,201,000 147,442,000 145,206,000 759,000 2,995,000 8,979,000 8,688,000 10,280,000 291,000 -1,301,000 5.7 5.6 6.6

156,050,000 155,521,000 154,381,000 529,000 1,669,000 146,552,000 147,190,000 143,526,000 -638,000 3,026,000 9,498,000 8,331,000 10,855,000 1,167,000 -1,357,000 6.1 5.4 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.


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 January 2015 Revised December 2014 Revised January 2014 Labor Employ- Unemployment Force ment Number Rate


*Albany 31,280 28,504 2,776 8.9 31,154 28,531 2,623 8.4 31,789 28,662 3,127 9.8

*Alpharetta 33,345 31,836 1,509 4.5 33,483 32,014 1,469 4.4 33,017 31,235 1,782 5.4

*Athens 59,205 55,657 3,548 6.0 59,501 56,064 3,437 5.8 58,342 54,442 3,900 6.7

*Atlanta 231,296 214,594 16,702 7.2 231,942 215,804 16,138 7.0 228,906 210,556 18,350 8.0

Dekalb Part 17,343 16,363 980 5.7 17,390 16,464 926 5.3 17,120 16,068 1,052 6.1

Fulton Part 213,953 198,231 15,722 7.3 214,552 199,340 15,212 7.1 211,786 194,488 17,298 8.2

*Augusta 85,318 78,524 6,794 8.0 85,577 79,152 6,425 7.5 85,597 77,931 7,666 9.0

*Columbus 80,496 73,977 6,519 8.1 80,426 74,258 6,168 7.7 81,872 74,753 7,119 8.7

Dalton 14,500 13,265 1,235 8.5 14,248 13,217 1,031 7.2 14,214 12,826 1,388 9.8

Douglasville 15,920 14,758 1,162 7.3 15,962 14,844 1,118 7.0 15,847 14,490 1,357 8.6

Duluth 15,116 14,255 861 5.7 15,205 14,326 879 5.8 15,081 13,998 1,083 7.2

*Dunwoody 25,695 24,463 1,232 4.8 25,757 24,614 1,143 4.4 25,388 24,021 1,367 5.4

East Point 16,976 15,369 1,607 9.5 17,057 15,455 1,602 9.4 16,903 15,079 1,824 10.8

Gainesville 16,189 15,276 913 5.6 16,209 15,304 905 5.6 15,895 14,876 1,019 6.4

Hinesville 14,853 13,864 989 6.7 14,920 13,936 984 6.6 14,970 13,778 1,192 8.0

*Johns Creek 42,764 40,748 2,016 4.7 42,873 40,976 1,897 4.4 42,170 39,979 2,191 5.2

Kennesaw 18,456 17,319 1,137 6.2 18,601 17,412 1,189 6.4 18,204 17,004 1,200 6.6

LaGrange 15,472 14,077 1,395 9.0 15,165 14,116 1,049 6.9 15,003 13,664 1,339 8.9

Lawrenceville 14,345 13,233 1,112 7.8 14,290 13,299 991 6.9 14,192 12,994 1,198 8.4

*Macon 35,383 32,362 3,021 8.5 35,719 32,790 2,929 8.2 35,845 32,223 3,622 10.1

*Marietta 33,868 31,828 2,040 6.0 33,920 32,000 1,920 5.7 33,450 31,249 2,201 6.6

Milton 17,864 17,042 822 4.6 17,926 17,137 789 4.4 17,632 16,720 912 5.2

Newnan 15,816 14,800 1,016 6.4 15,884 14,881 1,003 6.3 15,610 14,506 1,104 7.1

Peachtree City 17,635 16,731 904 5.1 17,662 16,835 827 4.7 17,439 16,415 1,024 5.9

Rome 15,229 13,980 1,249 8.2 15,266 14,045 1,221 8.0 15,441 14,005 1,436 9.3

*Roswell 51,830 49,367 2,463 4.8 51,962 49,644 2,318 4.5 51,082 48,435 2,647 5.2

*Sandy Springs 58,476 55,606 2,870 4.9 58,704 55,917 2,787 4.7 57,908 54,556 3,352 5.8

*Savannah 64,376 59,503 4,873 7.6 64,459 59,848 4,611 7.2 63,280 57,908 5,372 8.5

*Smyrna 32,433 30,561 1,872 5.8 32,458 30,726 1,732 5.3 31,965 30,005 1,960 6.1

Statesboro 13,086 11,997 1,089 8.3 12,941 11,843 1,098 8.5 13,152 11,917 1,235 9.4

Stockbridge 13,211 12,118 1,093 8.3 13,225 12,207 1,018 7.7 13,174 11,881 1,293 9.8

*Valdosta 25,585 23,880 1,705 6.7 25,782 24,083 1,699 6.6 25,831 23,882 1,949 7.5

*Warner Robins 30,996 28,887 2,109 6.8 31,262 29,220 2,042 6.5 31,630 29,285 2,345 7.4

Woodstock 14,187 13,374 813 5.7 14,212 13,440 772 5.4 14,058 13,131 927 6.6

Southwest Georgia


Three Rivers


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


2,223,945 2,231,575 2,202,660 -7,630 21,285 2,086,225 2,097,988 2,047,700 -11,763 38,525 137,720 133,587 154,960 4,133 -17,240 6.2 6.0 7.0

200,020 199,993 200,887 27 -867 185,239 186,020 184,019 -781 1,220 14,781 13,973 16,868 808 -2,087 7.4 7.0 8.4

307,822 307,573 304,588 249 3,234 287,562 288,031 281,166 -469 6,396 20,260 19,542 23,422 718 -3,162 6.6 6.4 7.7

304,762 304,412 302,746 350 2,016 287,835 288,205 283,498 -370 4,337 16,927 16,207 19,248 720 -2,321 5.6 5.3 6.4

117,702 116,236 118,924 1,466 -1,222 107,886 106,583 107,476 1,303 410 9,816 9,653 11,448 163 -1,632 8.3 8.3 9.6

212,629 213,738 216,799 -1,109 -4,170 197,512 199,239 199,517 -1,727 -2,005 15,117 14,499 17,282 618 -2,165 7.1 6.8 8.0

281,127 281,552 278,433 -425 2,694 264,033 265,094 258,942 -1,061 5,091 17,094 16,458 19,491 636 -2,397 6.1 5.8 7.0

395,307 395,009 394,041 298 1,266 368,964 369,987 363,985 -1,023 4,979 26,343 25,022 30,056 1,321 -3,713 6.7 6.3 7.6

150,529 149,469 152,278 1,060 -1,749 138,294 137,995 138,655 299 -361 12,235 11,474 13,623 761 -1,388 8.1 7.7 8.9

172,507 170,779 173,095 1,728 -588 160,183 159,017 158,941 1,166 1,242 12,324 11,762 14,154 562 -1,830 7.1 6.9 8.2

146,057 144,492 145,802 1,565 255 135,093 133,851 133,291 1,242 1,802 10,964 10,641 12,511 323 -1,547 7.5 7.4 8.6

233,966 233,593 231,705 373 2,261 217,188 217,986 212,686 -798 4,502 16,778 15,607 19,019 1,171 -2,241 7.2 6.7 8.2

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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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

JAN 2015Revised

DEC 2014 Area

RevisedJAN 2014

RevisedDEC 2014

RevisedJAN 2014


Status Preliminary

JAN 2015Revised

DEC 2014 Area

RevisedJAN 2014

RevisedDEC 2014

RevisedJAN 2014

256,472 256,095 254,146 377 2,326 238,682 239,297 235,035 -615 3,647 17,790 16,798 19,111 992 -1,321 6.9 6.6 7.5

172,197 172,570 172,316 -373 -119 159,984 160,993 158,551 -1,009 1,433 12,213 11,577 13,765 636 -1,552 7.1 6.7 8.0

84,275 83,525 81,830 750 2,445 78,698 78,304 76,484 394 2,214 5,577 5,221 5,346 356 231 6.6 6.3 6.5

125,767 125,954 128,151 -187 -2,384 116,271 117,160 117,704 -889 -1,433 9,496 8,794 10,447 702 -951 7.6 7.0 8.2

101,919 101,630 103,352 289 -1,433 93,891 94,159 94,725 -268 -834 8,028 7,471 8,627 557 -599 7.9 7.4 8.3

23,848 24,324 24,799 -476 -951 22,380 23,001 22,979 -621 -599 1,468 1,323 1,820 145 -352 6.2 5.4 7.3

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 January 2015 Revised December 2014 Revised January 2014



Georgia 4,746,377 4,436,015 310,362 6.5 4,748,423 4,449,997 298,426 6.3 4,721,962 4,369,877 352,085 7.5

Appling 8,780 8,074 706 8.0 8,595 7,890 705 8.2 8,510 7,698 812 9.5Atkinson 3,843 3,594 249 6.5 3,689 3,463 226 6.1 3,639 3,307 332 9.1Bacon 4,996 4,691 305 6.1 4,777 4,494 283 5.9 4,564 4,193 371 8.1Baker 1,195 1,105 90 7.5 1,143 1,059 84 7.3 1,119 1,016 103 9.2Baldwin 17,134 15,669 1,465 8.6 16,969 15,568 1,401 8.3 19,083 17,406 1,677 8.8

Banks 8,212 7,713 499 6.1 8,112 7,639 473 5.8 8,046 7,496 550 6.8Barrow 34,881 32,903 1,978 5.7 34,976 33,084 1,892 5.4 34,508 32,238 2,270 6.6Bartow 47,166 44,095 3,071 6.5 47,189 44,298 2,891 6.1 46,668 43,144 3,524 7.6Ben Hill 5,325 4,784 541 10.2 5,307 4,803 504 9.5 5,629 5,027 602 10.7Berrien 6,993 6,429 564 8.1 6,890 6,354 536 7.8 7,202 6,528 674 9.4

Bibb 68,645 63,678 4,967 7.2 69,318 64,523 4,795 6.9 69,186 63,408 5,778 8.4Bleckley 5,842 5,387 455 7.8 5,820 5,382 438 7.5 5,962 5,418 544 9.1Brantley 6,962 6,397 565 8.1 6,868 6,310 558 8.1 6,811 6,130 681 10.0Brooks 6,947 6,474 473 6.8 6,797 6,361 436 6.4 6,739 6,216 523 7.8Bryan 15,321 14,457 864 5.6 15,356 14,517 839 5.5 15,099 14,051 1,048 6.9

Bulloch 33,707 31,491 2,216 6.6 33,266 31,087 2,179 6.6 33,894 31,281 2,613 7.7Burke 9,333 8,524 809 8.7 9,292 8,527 765 8.2 9,355 8,335 1,020 10.9Butts 10,197 9,495 702 6.9 10,208 9,540 668 6.5 10,110 9,286 824 8.2Calhoun 2,177 2,035 142 6.5 2,123 1,984 139 6.5 2,074 1,910 164 7.9Camden 21,376 20,022 1,354 6.3 21,282 19,990 1,292 6.1 21,431 19,896 1,535 7.2

Candler 4,983 4,640 343 6.9 4,762 4,449 313 6.6 5,028 4,635 393 7.8Carroll 51,898 48,069 3,829 7.4 51,914 48,233 3,681 7.1 51,472 47,061 4,411 8.6Catoosa 30,835 29,049 1,786 5.8 30,986 29,282 1,704 5.5 31,002 29,042 1,960 6.3Charlton 4,791 4,442 349 7.3 4,766 4,424 342 7.2 4,780 4,394 386 8.1Chatham 130,567 121,849 8,718 6.7 130,907 122,556 8,351 6.4 128,386 118,583 9,803 7.6

Chattahoochee 2,409 2,184 225 9.3 2,393 2,180 213 8.9 2,412 2,175 237 9.8Chattooga 10,289 9,584 705 6.9 10,338 9,541 797 7.7 10,459 9,578 881 8.4Cherokee 116,887 111,001 5,886 5.0 117,214 111,551 5,663 4.8 115,505 108,981 6,524 5.6Clarke 59,205 55,657 3,548 6.0 59,501 56,064 3,437 5.8 58,342 54,442 3,900 6.7Clay 929 822 107 11.5 907 807 100 11.0 847 747 100 11.8

Clayton 124,595 114,192 10,403 8.3 125,056 114,904 10,152 8.1 124,283 111,948 12,335 9.9Clinch 2,757 2,528 229 8.3 2,674 2,465 209 7.8 2,847 2,574 273 9.6Cobb 392,548 370,876 21,672 5.5 393,815 372,881 20,934 5.3 387,786 364,131 23,655 6.1Coffee 19,654 18,337 1,317 6.7 19,335 18,054 1,281 6.6 19,939 18,282 1,657 8.3Colquitt 20,396 18,893 1,503 7.4 19,868 18,409 1,459 7.3 19,775 18,063 1,712 8.7

Columbia 65,172 61,627 3,545 5.4 65,353 61,975 3,378 5.2 65,010 61,151 3,859 5.9Cook 7,220 6,654 566 7.8 7,146 6,595 551 7.7 7,380 6,759 621 8.4Coweta 66,475 62,690 3,785 5.7 66,659 63,032 3,627 5.4 65,623 61,444 4,179 6.4Crawford 5,649 5,275 374 6.6 5,671 5,311 360 6.3 5,633 5,192 441 7.8Crisp 9,199 8,422 777 8.4 9,113 8,347 766 8.4 9,380 8,421 959 10.2

Dade 7,930 7,461 469 5.9 7,905 7,457 448 5.7 7,983 7,452 531 6.7Dawson 10,832 10,254 578 5.3 10,825 10,259 566 5.2 10,711 10,034 677 6.3Decatur 11,238 10,382 856 7.6 11,109 10,265 844 7.6 11,235 10,262 973 8.7DeKalb 369,549 345,030 24,519 6.6 370,795 347,155 23,640 6.4 366,867 338,802 28,065 7.6Dodge 7,225 6,591 634 8.8 7,216 6,589 627 8.7 7,447 6,699 748 10.0

Dooly 4,728 4,286 442 9.3 4,627 4,223 404 8.7 4,486 3,986 500 11.1Dougherty 38,483 35,230 3,253 8.5 38,375 35,263 3,112 8.1 39,197 35,426 3,771 9.6Douglas 67,509 62,889 4,620 6.8 67,704 63,258 4,446 6.6 66,942 61,747 5,195 7.8Early 4,190 3,872 318 7.6 4,201 3,841 360 8.6 4,140 3,789 351 8.5Echols 1,910 1,812 98 5.1 1,858 1,766 92 5.0 1,808 1,695 113 6.3






Effingham 26,026 24,609 1,417 5.4 26,158 24,758 1,400 5.4 25,578 23,913 1,665 6.5Elbert 7,930 7,251 679 8.6 7,890 7,259 631 8.0 8,188 7,372 816 10.0Emanuel 8,508 7,728 780 9.2 8,344 7,580 764 9.2 8,706 7,732 974 11.2Evans 4,639 4,355 284 6.1 4,599 4,322 277 6.0 4,636 4,301 335 7.2Fannin 9,413 8,658 755 8.0 9,425 8,754 671 7.1 9,316 8,523 793 8.5

Fayette 53,980 50,967 3,013 5.6 54,206 51,284 2,922 5.4 53,296 50,005 3,291 6.2Floyd 43,031 39,968 3,063 7.1 43,108 40,152 2,956 6.9 43,580 40,038 3,542 8.1Forsyth 97,662 92,983 4,679 4.8 97,951 93,448 4,503 4.6 96,305 91,164 5,141 5.3Franklin 8,942 8,295 647 7.2 8,838 8,212 626 7.1 9,220 8,435 785 8.5Fulton 511,426 477,948 33,478 6.5 513,159 480,622 32,537 6.3 506,411 468,924 37,487 7.4

Gilmer 11,541 10,749 792 6.9 11,466 10,728 738 6.4 11,738 10,829 909 7.7Glascock 1,267 1,166 101 8.0 1,246 1,155 91 7.3 1,274 1,157 117 9.2Glynn 37,265 34,744 2,521 6.8 37,162 34,759 2,403 6.5 36,770 33,728 3,042 8.3Gordon 25,621 23,871 1,750 6.8 25,464 23,816 1,648 6.5 25,557 23,489 2,068 8.1Grady 10,301 9,589 712 6.9 10,143 9,477 666 6.6 10,240 9,473 767 7.5

Greene 6,452 5,962 490 7.6 6,429 5,961 468 7.3 6,496 5,957 539 8.3Gwinnett 441,586 417,218 24,368 5.5 443,118 419,293 23,825 5.4 436,828 409,683 27,145 6.2Habersham 18,587 17,388 1,199 6.5 18,524 17,371 1,153 6.2 18,645 17,191 1,454 7.8Hall 90,624 85,885 4,739 5.2 90,595 86,045 4,550 5.0 88,984 83,634 5,350 6.0Hancock 2,556 2,231 325 12.7 2,444 2,175 269 11.0 2,694 2,358 336 12.5

Haralson 11,942 11,107 835 7.0 11,927 11,152 775 6.5 11,865 10,903 962 8.1Harris 15,609 14,605 1,004 6.4 15,439 14,606 833 5.4 15,677 14,669 1,008 6.4Hart 9,973 9,257 716 7.2 9,857 9,162 695 7.1 10,300 9,473 827 8.0Heard 5,040 4,672 368 7.3 5,017 4,681 336 6.7 4,994 4,558 436 8.7Henry 103,661 96,914 6,747 6.5 104,154 97,626 6,528 6.3 102,819 95,015 7,804 7.6

Houston 64,854 60,731 4,123 6.4 65,392 61,435 3,957 6.1 66,184 61,575 4,609 7.0Irwin 3,150 2,839 311 9.9 3,100 2,803 297 9.6 3,138 2,808 330 10.5Jackson 30,582 28,956 1,626 5.3 30,463 28,911 1,552 5.1 30,493 28,634 1,859 6.1Jasper 6,558 6,165 393 6.0 6,555 6,165 390 5.9 6,453 6,004 449 7.0Jeff Davis 6,282 5,819 463 7.4 6,166 5,706 460 7.5 6,280 5,706 574 9.1

Jefferson 6,472 5,823 649 10.0 6,362 5,749 613 9.6 6,655 5,808 847 12.7Jenkins 3,209 2,910 299 9.3 3,171 2,880 291 9.2 3,256 2,905 351 10.8Johnson 3,797 3,494 303 8.0 3,820 3,503 317 8.3 3,892 3,529 363 9.3Jones 13,552 12,755 797 5.9 13,642 12,874 768 5.6 13,498 12,630 868 6.4Lamar 7,750 7,095 655 8.5 7,755 7,121 634 8.2 7,759 6,967 792 10.2

Lanier 3,858 3,574 284 7.4 3,857 3,583 274 7.1 3,858 3,553 305 7.9Laurens 18,154 16,579 1,575 8.7 18,316 16,713 1,603 8.8 18,797 16,930 1,867 9.9Lee 13,989 13,191 798 5.7 13,957 13,191 766 5.5 14,151 13,249 902 6.4Liberty 25,602 23,761 1,841 7.2 25,690 23,885 1,805 7.0 25,752 23,615 2,137 8.3Lincoln 3,454 3,200 254 7.4 3,416 3,180 236 6.9 3,416 3,105 311 9.1

Long 6,647 6,213 434 6.5 6,603 6,182 421 6.4 6,568 6,077 491 7.5Lowndes 50,851 47,482 3,369 6.6 51,088 47,887 3,201 6.3 51,264 47,487 3,777 7.4Lumpkin 16,388 15,527 861 5.3 16,340 15,488 852 5.2 16,606 15,612 994 6.0McDuffie 8,920 8,109 811 9.1 8,932 8,159 773 8.7 8,938 8,029 909 10.2McIntosh 5,938 5,512 426 7.2 5,867 5,459 408 7.0 5,756 5,249 507 8.8

Macon 4,542 4,065 477 10.5 4,425 3,959 466 10.5 4,844 4,186 658 13.6Madison 13,233 12,455 778 5.9 13,214 12,507 707 5.4 13,011 12,175 836 6.4Marion 3,405 3,125 280 8.2 3,372 3,115 257 7.6 3,391 3,128 263 7.8Meriwether 8,971 8,113 858 9.6 8,827 8,110 717 8.1 8,832 7,905 927 10.5Miller 2,693 2,527 166 6.2 2,585 2,432 153 5.9 2,620 2,455 165 6.3

Mitchell 8,799 8,167 632 7.2 8,622 7,992 630 7.3 8,638 7,939 699 8.1Monroe 12,637 11,873 764 6.0 12,687 11,966 721 5.7 12,651 11,756 895 7.1Montgomery 3,828 3,482 346 9.0 3,770 3,435 335 8.9 3,786 3,392 394 10.4Morgan 8,503 7,971 532 6.3 8,422 7,926 496 5.9 8,281 7,721 560 6.8Murray 16,093 14,674 1,419 8.8 15,866 14,587 1,279 8.1 15,734 14,132 1,602 10.2






Muscogee 80,496 73,977 6,519 8.1 80,426 74,258 6,168 7.7 81,872 74,753 7,119 8.7Newton 48,007 44,493 3,514 7.3 48,195 44,713 3,482 7.2 47,744 43,569 4,175 8.7Oconee 17,622 16,845 777 4.4 17,674 16,918 756 4.3 17,322 16,467 855 4.9Oglethorpe 6,987 6,591 396 5.7 6,965 6,588 377 5.4 6,812 6,362 450 6.6Paulding 75,053 70,841 4,212 5.6 75,309 71,252 4,057 5.4 74,150 69,419 4,731 6.4

Peach 11,531 10,517 1,014 8.8 11,499 10,537 962 8.4 11,659 10,512 1,147 9.8Pickens 13,831 13,001 830 6.0 13,848 13,077 771 5.6 13,734 12,755 979 7.1Pierce 7,931 7,381 550 6.9 7,769 7,238 531 6.8 7,891 7,281 610 7.7Pike 8,313 7,806 507 6.1 8,312 7,821 491 5.9 8,242 7,633 609 7.4Polk 17,967 16,683 1,284 7.1 17,942 16,642 1,300 7.2 18,388 16,933 1,455 7.9

Pulaski 4,103 3,803 300 7.3 4,079 3,802 277 6.8 4,145 3,790 355 8.6Putnam 7,870 7,175 695 8.8 7,845 7,162 683 8.7 7,975 7,198 777 9.7Quitman 866 802 64 7.4 861 804 57 6.6 893 811 82 9.2Rabun 6,164 5,628 536 8.7 6,148 5,669 479 7.8 6,225 5,604 621 10.0Randolph 2,640 2,408 232 8.8 2,595 2,366 229 8.8 2,686 2,411 275 10.2

Richmond 85,318 78,524 6,794 8.0 85,577 79,152 6,425 7.5 85,597 77,931 7,666 9.0Rockdale 42,204 39,190 3,014 7.1 42,354 39,414 2,940 6.9 41,923 38,464 3,459 8.3Schley 2,304 2,155 149 6.5 2,270 2,123 147 6.5 2,324 2,144 180 7.7Screven 5,373 4,904 469 8.7 5,282 4,838 444 8.4 5,354 4,773 581 10.9Seminole 3,129 2,849 280 8.9 2,959 2,671 288 9.7 3,105 2,803 302 9.7

Spalding 27,589 25,201 2,388 8.7 27,610 25,319 2,291 8.3 27,517 24,682 2,835 10.3Stephens 10,850 10,070 780 7.2 10,774 10,034 740 6.9 11,076 10,200 876 7.9Stewart 2,164 2,004 160 7.4 2,137 1,985 152 7.1 2,149 1,969 180 8.4Sumter 14,525 13,339 1,186 8.2 14,275 13,142 1,133 7.9 14,594 13,212 1,382 9.5Talbot 2,846 2,600 246 8.6 2,800 2,605 195 7.0 2,823 2,565 258 9.1

Taliaferro 606 546 60 9.9 600 544 56 9.3 608 541 67 11.0Tattnall 9,492 8,828 664 7.0 9,313 8,692 621 6.7 9,321 8,566 755 8.1Taylor 2,841 2,551 290 10.2 2,821 2,538 283 10.0 2,881 2,551 330 11.5Telfair 5,131 4,679 452 8.8 4,808 4,376 432 9.0 5,444 4,954 490 9.0Terrell 3,583 3,299 284 7.9 3,559 3,289 270 7.6 3,618 3,294 324 9.0

Thomas 16,808 15,499 1,309 7.8 16,853 15,583 1,270 7.5 16,778 15,245 1,533 9.1Tift 17,602 16,365 1,237 7.0 17,430 16,268 1,162 6.7 17,852 16,475 1,377 7.7Toombs 12,220 11,050 1,170 9.6 12,008 10,890 1,118 9.3 12,030 10,782 1,248 10.4Towns 3,830 3,504 326 8.5 3,712 3,407 305 8.2 4,041 3,659 382 9.5Treutlen 2,683 2,406 277 10.3 2,665 2,394 271 10.2 2,716 2,400 316 11.6

Troup 36,801 34,007 2,794 7.6 36,372 34,100 2,272 6.2 35,860 33,009 2,851 8.0Turner 3,149 2,921 228 7.2 3,119 2,898 221 7.1 3,188 2,898 290 9.1Twiggs 3,050 2,720 330 10.8 3,065 2,758 307 10.0 3,085 2,692 393 12.7Union 9,277 8,698 579 6.2 9,152 8,639 513 5.6 9,207 8,552 655 7.1Upson 10,932 10,040 892 8.2 10,919 10,029 890 8.2 11,296 10,141 1,155 10.2

Walker 29,268 27,382 1,886 6.4 29,463 27,559 1,904 6.5 29,521 27,291 2,230 7.6Walton 41,167 38,784 2,383 5.8 41,268 38,998 2,270 5.5 40,783 38,001 2,782 6.8Ware 14,568 13,479 1,089 7.5 14,309 13,251 1,058 7.4 14,566 13,334 1,232 8.5Warren 2,670 2,420 250 9.4 2,662 2,432 230 8.6 2,708 2,412 296 10.9Washington 7,201 6,632 569 7.9 7,139 6,600 539 7.6 7,506 6,827 679 9.0

Wayne 11,419 10,500 919 8.0 11,416 10,503 913 8.0 11,732 10,577 1,155 9.8Webster 1,026 949 77 7.5 1,008 937 71 7.0 1,019 927 92 9.0Wheeler 1,879 1,671 208 11.1 1,818 1,601 217 11.9 1,827 1,621 206 11.3White 13,421 12,633 788 5.9 13,584 12,832 752 5.5 13,380 12,444 936 7.0Whitfield 45,327 41,841 3,486 7.7 44,773 41,690 3,083 6.9 44,346 40,457 3,889 8.8

Wilcox 2,840 2,603 237 8.3 2,800 2,558 242 8.6 2,810 2,536 274 9.8Wilkes 3,842 3,527 315 8.2 3,799 3,492 307 8.1 3,870 3,460 410 10.6Wilkinson 3,604 3,316 288 8.0 3,571 3,303 268 7.5 3,700 3,358 342 9.2Worth 9,076 8,455 621 6.8 8,995 8,395 600 6.7 9,112 8,367 745 8.2


Unemployment Rate by CountiesJanuary 2015

Georgias Unemployment Rate: 6.5%(Not Seasonally Adjusted)

Ware7.5

Burke8.7

Clinch8.3

Hall5.2

Laurens8.7

Early7.6

Lee5.7

Wayne8.0

Floyd7.1

Worth6.8

Coffee6.7

Bulloch6.6

Charlton7.3

Fulton6.5

Tift7.0

Screven8.7

Emanuel9.2

Decatur7.6

Harris6.4

Long6.5

Troup7.6

Dodge8.8

Liberty7.2

Carroll7.4

Bryan5.6

Grady6.9

Irwin9.9

Wilkes8.2

Telfair8.8

Polk7.1

Camden6.3

Colquitt7.4

Dooly9.3

Sumter8.2

Brooks6.8

Thomas7.8

Walker6.4

Bartow6.5

Tattnall7.0

Gilmer6.9

Jones5.9

Cobb5.5

Appling8.0

Mitchell7.2

Talbot8.6

Elbert8.6

Hart7.2

Berrien8.1

Taylor10.2

Glynn6.8

Stewart7.4

Macon10.5

Coweta5.7

Echols5.1

Rabun8.7

Baker7.5

Fannin8.0

Washington7.9

Union6.2

Greene7.6

Jefferson10.0

Wilcox8.3

Jasper6.0

Henry6.5

Hancock12.7

Lowndes6.6

Bibb7.2

Pierce6.9

Terrell7.9

Marion8.2

Monroe6.0

Brantley8.1

Crisp8.4

Twiggs10.8

Pike6.1

Heard7.3

Miller6.2

Murray8.8

Upson8.2

Gwinnett5.5

Clay11.5

Chatham6.7

Walton5.8

Gordon6.8

Morgan6.3

Putnam8.8

Effingham5.4

Cherokee5.0

Toombs9.6

Meriwether9.6

Wilkinson8.0

Jenkins9.3

Houston6.4

Turner7.2

Randolph8.8

Bacon6.1

Cook7.8

White5.9

McIntosh7.2

Jackson5.3

Warren9.4

Oglethorpe5.7

DeKalb6.6

Banks6.1

Atkinson6.5

Newton7.3

Paulding5.6

Crawford6.6

Butts6.9

Johnson8.0

Madison5.9

Pulaski7.3

Jeff Davis7.4

Calhoun6.5

Baldwin8.6

Lumpkin5.3

Franklin7.2

Forsyth4.8

Ben Hill10.2

Haralson7.0

Candler6.9

Dougherty8.5

Lanier7.4

Chattooga6.9

Evans6.1

Pickens6.0

Lamar8.5

Wheeler11.1

Lincoln7.4

Dade5.9

Whitfield7.7

Columbia5.4

Richmond8.0

McDuffie9.1Fayette

5.6

Towns8.5

Dawson5.3

Seminole8.9

Bleckley7.8

Webster7.5

Habersham6.5

Treutlen10.3

Schley6.5

Douglas6.8

Oconee 4.4

Peach8.8

Barrow5.7

Spalding8.7

Muscogee8.1

Taliaferro 9.9

Catoosa5.8

Stephens7.2

Montgomery9.0

Clarke 6.0

Clayton8.3

Quitman7.4

Chattahoochee9.3

Glascock 8.0

Rockdale7.1

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE BY COUNTIESJANUARY 2015

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

Percentages of number of countiesmay not total 100 due to rounding

8.0% or greater56 counties (35%)7.0% to 7.9%38 counties (24%)6.0% to 6.9%40 counties (25%)Less than 6.0%25 counties (16%)

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Jan 2015 - Area Jobless Rates in Georgia