june 2015 - ga area unemployment rates

Georgia (Seasonally adjusted)

Civilian labor forceEmployedUnemployedRate

4,761,272 4,774,253 4,732,949 -12,981 28,323 4,471,017 4,475,577 4,388,918 -4,560 82,099 290,255 298,676 344,031 -8,421 -53,776 6.1 6.3 7.3

4,759,154 4,777,917 4,770,914 -18,763 -11,760 4,456,907 4,485,274 4,402,900 -28,367 54,007 302,247 292,643 368,014 9,604 -65,767 6.4 6.1 7.7

64,672 65,406 66,647 -734 -1,975 59,730 60,643 60,652 -913 -922 4,942 4,763 5,995 179 -1,053 7.6 7.3 9.0

93,851 94,306 93,607 -455 244 87,950 88,873 86,686 -923 1,264 5,901 5,433 6,921 468 -1,020 6.3 5.8 7.4

2,818,739 2,827,520 2,817,170 -8,781 1,569 2,648,579 2,661,841 2,611,226 -13,262 37,353 170,160 165,679 205,944 4,481 -35,784 6.0 5.9 7.3

257,246 258,804 256,273 -1,558 973 239,604 241,790 236,101 -2,186 3,503 17,642 17,014 20,172 628 -2,530 6.9 6.6 7.9

50,653 50,864 50,670 -211 -17 47,298 47,536 46,524 -238 774 3,355 3,328 4,146 27 -791 6.6 6.5 8.2

127,278 127,882 128,394 -604 -1,116 117,879 118,878 117,625 -999 254 9,399 9,004 10,769 395 -1,370 7.4 7.0 8.4

60,943 60,939 61,135 4 -192 56,772 56,919 55,887 -147 885 4,171 4,020 5,248 151 -1,077 6.8 6.6 8.6

91,257 91,492 90,150 -235 1,107 86,443 86,871 84,229 -428 2,214 4,814 4,621 5,921 193 -1,107 5.3 5.1 6.6

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

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MAY 2015 RevisedJUN 2014

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RevisedJUN 2014Area

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

32,215 32,278 32,060 -63 155 30,085 30,190 29,413 -105 672 2,130 2,088 2,647 42 -517 6.6 6.5 8.3

103,295 103,104 105,126 191 -1,831 96,127 96,193 96,421 -66 -294 7,168 6,911 8,705 257 -1,537 6.9 6.7 8.3

42,688 42,733 43,392 -45 -704 39,651 39,814 39,644 -163 7 3,037 2,919 3,748 118 -711 7.1 6.8 8.6

173,149 174,299 175,141 -1,150 -1,992 162,524 164,150 161,753 -1,626 771 10,625 10,149 13,388 476 -2,763 6.1 5.8 7.6

61,522 62,375 63,146 -853 -1,624 57,428 58,482 58,121 -1,054 -693 4,094 3,893 5,025 201 -931 6.7 6.2 8.0

79,796 79,753 82,436 43 -2,640 74,410 74,573 75,950 -163 -1,540 5,386 5,180 6,486 206 -1,100 6.7 6.5 7.9

Hinesville MSACivilian labor forceEmployedUnemployedRate

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United States (Seasonally adjusted)

United States (Not Seasonally

adjusted)

Civilian labor forceEmployedUnemployed Rate

Civilian labor forceEmployedUnemployed Rate

157,037,000 157,469,000 155,700,000 -432,000 1,337,000 148,739,000 148,795,000 146,247,000 -56,000 2,492,000 8,299,000 8,674,000 9,453,000 -375,000 -1,154,000 5.3 5.5 6.1

158,283,000 157,719,000 156,997,000 564,000 1,286,000 149,645,000 149,349,000 147,104,000 296,000 2,541,000 8,638,000 8,370,000 9,893,000 268,000 -1,255,000 5.5 5.3 6.3

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


*Albany 30,386 27,769 2,617 8.6 30,710 28,222 2,488 8.1 31,510 28,300 3,210 10.2

*Alpharetta 33,667 32,036 1,631 4.8 33,792 32,195 1,597 4.7 33,523 31,588 1,935 5.8

*Athens 57,364 53,430 3,934 6.9 57,548 53,991 3,557 6.2 57,321 52,741 4,580 8.0

*Atlanta 231,511 215,943 15,568 6.7 232,229 217,015 15,214 6.6 232,271 212,936 19,335 8.3

Dekalb Part 17,290 16,466 824 4.8 17,402 16,550 852 4.9 17,271 16,247 1,024 5.9

Fulton Part 214,221 199,477 14,744 6.9 214,827 200,465 14,362 6.7 215,000 196,689 18,311 8.5

*Augusta 84,880 78,362 6,518 7.7 85,672 79,367 6,305 7.4 85,804 77,791 8,013 9.3

*Brookhaven 30,847 29,983 864 2.8 31,018 30,136 882 2.8 30,574 29,585 989 3.2

Carrollton 11,012 9,903 1,109 10.1 10,928 9,951 977 8.9 11,111 9,743 1.368 12.3

*Columbus 80,845 74,538 6,307 7.8 81,336 75,159 6,177 7.6 82,089 74,657 7,432 9.1

Dalton 14,294 13,325 969 6.8 14,313 13,362 951 6.6 14,296 13,128 1,168 8.2

Douglasville 15,992 14,851 1,141 7.1 16,117 14,928 1,189 7.4 16,088 14,650 1,438 8.9

Duluth 15,200 14,348 852 5.6 15,332 14,427 905 5.9 15,186 14,146 1,040 6.8

*Dunwoody 25,803 24,616 1,187 4.6 25,990 24,742 1,248 4.8 25,714 24,289 1,425 5.5

East Point 17,037 15,465 1,572 9.2 17,108 15,542 1,566 9.2 17,063 15,249 1,814 10.6

Gainesville 16,350 15,375 975 6.0 16,384 15,451 933 5.7 16,217 14,981 1,236 7.6

Hinesville 14,863 13,914 949 6.4 14,906 13,969 937 6.3 14,841 13,637 1,204 8.1

*Johns Creek 43,132 41,004 2,128 4.9 43,202 41,207 1,995 4.6 42,894 40,431 2,463 5.7

Kennesaw 18,544 17,429 1,115 6.0 18,525 17,522 1,003 5.4 18,553 17,188 1,365 7.4

LaGrange 15,180 14,110 1,070 7.0 15,236 14,217 1,019 6.7 15,224 13,799 1,425 9.4

Lawrenceville 14,285 13,318 967 6.8 14,397 13,392 1,005 7.0 14,344 13,131 1,213 8.5

*Macon 35,336 32,298 3,038 8.6 35,270 32,330 2,940 8.3 36,336 32,459 3,877 10.7

*Marietta 33,955 32,031 1,924 5.7 34,217 32,202 2,015 5.9 33,980 31,588 2,392 7.0

Milton 18,038 17,149 889 4.9 18,113 17,234 879 4.9 17,918 16,909 1,009 5.6

Newnan 15,858 14,892 966 6.1 15,901 14,961 940 5.9 15,862 14,677 1,185 7.5

Peachtree City 17,772 16,834 938 5.3 17,821 16,913 908 5.1 17,757 16,605 1,152 6.5

P tree Corners 22,085 21,327 758 3.4 22,163 21,444 719 3.2 21,892 21,026 866 4.0

Rome 15,041 13,869 1,172 7.8 15,083 13,926 1,157 7.7 15,339 13,867 1,472 9.6

*Roswell 52,085 49,678 2,407 4.6 52,265 49,924 2,341 4.5 51,811 48,983 2,828 5.5

*Sandy Springs 58,825 55,956 2,869 4.9 59,161 56,233 2,928 4.9 58,578 55,174 3,404 5.8

*Savannah 64,701 60,099 4,602 7.1 64,928 60,708 4,220 6.5 65,761 59,826 5,935 9.0

*Smyrna 32,400 30,756 1,644 5.1 32,639 30,919 1,720 5.3 32,382 30,331 2,051 6.3

Statesboro 13,497 12,248 1,249 9.3 13,749 12,662 1,087 7.9 13,364 11,828 1,536 11.5

Stockbridge 13,221 12,190 1,031 7.8 13,265 12,239 1,026 7.7 13,316 12,030 1,286 9.7

*Valdosta 24,822 23,080 1,742 7.0 25,187 23,540 1,647 6.5 25,721 23,500 2,221 8.6

*Warner Robins 30,735 28,632 2,103 6.8 30,735 28,704 2,031 6.6 31,803 29,299 2,504 7.9

Woodstock 14,263 13,461 802 5.6 14,327 13,534 793 5.5 14,262 13,270 992 7.0

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


2,234,382 2,241,733 2,233,382 -7,351 1,000 2,099,407 2,110,139 2,070,454 -10,732 28,953 134,975 131,594 162,928 3,381 -27,953 6.0 5.9 7.3

199,913 201,645 201,165 -1,732 -1,252 185,590 187,834 183,720 -2,244 1,870 14,323 13,811 17,445 512 -3,122 7.2 6.8 8.7

311,214 313,646 312,239 -2,432 -1,025 291,421 294,696 287,581 -3,275 3,840 19,793 18,950 24,658 843 -4,865 6.4 6.0 7.9

307,920 309,044 306,104 -1,124 1,816 291,113 292,873 285,534 -1,760 5,579 16,807 16,171 20,570 636 -3,763 5.5 5.2 6.7

117,708 118,229 119,319 -521 -1,611 108,058 109,211 107,429 -1,153 629 9,650 9,018 11,890 632 -2,240 8.2 7.6 10.0

212,512 212,488 217,361 24 -4,849 197,462 198,081 199,269 -619 -1,807 15,050 14,407 18,092 643 -3,042 7.1 6.8 8.3

278,238 279,227 277,546 -989 692 261,110 262,759 256,922 -1,649 4,188 17,128 16,468 20,624 660 -3,496 6.2 5.9 7.4

397,181 398,416 398,043 -1,235 -862 372,264 374,321 367,223 -2,057 5,041 24,917 24,095 30,820 822 -5,903 6.3 6.0 7.7

149,924 150,463 151,786 -539 -1,862 138,254 139,154 138,001 -900 253 11,670 11,309 13,785 361 -2,115 7.8 7.5 9.1

171,152 172,793 171,713 -1,641 -561 159,459 161,398 157,088 -1,939 2,371 11,693 11,395 14,625 298 -2,932 6.8 6.6 8.5

144,591 145,280 147,662 -689 -3,071 134,013 134,947 134,603 -934 -590 10,578 10,333 13,059 245 -2,481 7.3 7.1 8.8

234,414 234,956 234,589 -542 -175 218,753 219,863 215,073 -1,110 3,680 15,661 15,093 19,516 568 -3,855 6.7 6.4 8.3

Georgia Regional Commissions (RCs)

Central SavannahRiver Area

Coastal Georgia

Georgia Mountains

Heart of GeorgiaAltamaha

Middle Georgia

Northeast Georgia

Northwest Georgia







River Valley


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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

JUN 2015Revised

MAY 2015 Area

RevisedJUN 2014

RevisedMAY 2015

RevisedJUN 2014


Status Preliminary

JUN 2015Revised

MAY 2015 Area

RevisedJUN 2014

RevisedMAY 2015

RevisedJUN 2014

257,246 258,804 256,273 -1,558 973 239,604 241,790 236,101 -2,186 3,503 17,642 17,014 20,172 628 -2,530 6.9 6.6 7.9

171,664 173,238 172,729 -1,574 -1,065 159,698 161,740 158,270 -2,042 1,428 11,966 11,498 14,459 468 -2,493 7.0 6.6 8.4

85,582 85,566 83,544 16 2,038 79,906 80,050 77,831 -144 2,075 5,676 5,516 5,713 160 -37 6.6 6.4 6.8

127,278 127,882 128,394 -604 -1,116 117,879 118,878 117,625 -999 254 9,399 9,004 10,769 395 -1,370 7.4 7.0 8.4

102,351 102,868 103,632 -517 -1,281 94,604 95,366 94,636 -762 -32 7,747 7,502 8,996 245 -1,249 7.6 7.3 8.7

24,927 25,014 24,762 -87 165 23,275 23,512 22,989 -237 286 1,652 1,502 1,773 150 -121 6.6 6.0 7.2

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 June 2015 Revised May 2015 Revised June 2014



Georgia 4,761,272 4,471,017 290,255 6.1 4,774,253 4,475,577 298,676 6.3 4,770,914 4,402,900 368,014 7.7

Appling 8,834 8,140 694 7.9 8,744 8,094 650 7.4 8,764 7,894 870 9.9Atkinson 3,812 3,583 229 6.0 3,810 3,585 225 5.9 3,683 3,388 295 8.0Bacon 5,128 4,824 304 5.9 5,208 4,929 279 5.4 4,949 4,577 372 7.5Baker 1,176 1,086 90 7.7 1,165 1,081 84 7.2 1,140 1,032 108 9.5Baldwin 17,748 16,209 1,539 8.7 17,911 16,522 1,389 7.8 17,977 16,148 1,829 10.2

Banks 8,385 7,897 488 5.8 8,394 7,921 473 5.6 8,133 7,549 584 7.2Barrow 35,059 33,106 1,953 5.6 35,200 33,252 1,948 5.5 35,003 32,625 2,378 6.8Bartow 47,303 44,368 2,935 6.2 47,436 44,554 2,882 6.1 47,321 43,675 3,646 7.7Ben Hill 5,530 5,012 518 9.4 5,604 5,046 558 10.0 5,654 5,060 594 10.5Berrien 7,522 6,986 536 7.1 7,564 7,036 528 7.0 7,182 6,471 711 9.9

Bibb 68,458 63,554 4,904 7.2 68,357 63,617 4,740 6.9 69,897 63,872 6,025 8.6Bleckley 4,519 4,071 448 9.9 4,543 4,124 419 9.2 4,648 4,059 589 12.7Brantley 7,019 6,488 531 7.6 7,035 6,521 514 7.3 6,995 6,309 686 9.8Brooks 6,758 6,306 452 6.7 6,812 6,374 438 6.4 6,708 6,188 520 7.8Bryan 15,489 14,604 885 5.7 15,604 14,749 855 5.5 15,609 14,512 1,097 7.0

Bulloch 34,552 32,149 2,403 7.0 35,391 33,236 2,155 6.1 34,009 31,047 2,962 8.7Burke 9,311 8,508 803 8.6 9,335 8,587 748 8.0 9,369 8,356 1,013 10.8Butts 10,234 9,553 681 6.7 10,258 9,591 667 6.5 10,245 9,403 842 8.2Calhoun 2,272 2,129 143 6.3 2,245 2,104 141 6.3 2,155 1,979 176 8.2Camden 22,418 21,058 1,360 6.1 22,567 21,251 1,316 5.8 21,847 20,235 1,612 7.4

Candler 5,216 4,917 299 5.7 5,303 5,014 289 5.4 5,086 4,695 391 7.7Carroll 52,127 48,379 3,748 7.2 52,154 48,614 3,540 6.8 52,190 47,597 4,593 8.8Catoosa 30,967 29,231 1,736 5.6 31,218 29,535 1,683 5.4 30,885 28,798 2,087 6.8Charlton 4,808 4,478 330 6.9 4,823 4,503 320 6.6 4,862 4,447 415 8.5Chatham 131,342 123,070 8,272 6.3 132,204 124,316 7,888 6.0 133,001 122,510 10,491 7.9

Chattahoochee 2,419 2,199 220 9.1 2,424 2,209 215 8.9 2,438 2,183 255 10.5Chattooga 10,555 9,869 686 6.5 10,591 9,931 660 6.2 10,412 9,565 847 8.1Cherokee 117,621 111,719 5,902 5.0 118,043 112,330 5,713 4.8 117,203 110,139 7,064 6.0Clarke 57,364 53,430 3,934 6.9 57,548 53,991 3,557 6.2 57,321 52,741 4,580 8.0Clay 931 828 103 11.1 931 822 109 11.7 932 826 106 11.4

Clayton 124,731 114,888 9,843 7.9 125,031 115,394 9,637 7.7 125,676 113,298 12,378 9.8Clinch 2,841 2,644 197 6.9 2,868 2,678 190 6.6 2,771 2,528 243 8.8Cobb 394,603 373,245 21,358 5.4 396,136 375,227 20,909 5.3 393,472 368,081 25,391 6.5Coffee 18,104 16,861 1,243 6.9 18,266 17,023 1,243 6.8 17,506 15,891 1,615 9.2Colquitt 20,316 18,930 1,386 6.8 20,141 18,756 1,385 6.9 20,661 18,841 1,820 8.8

Columbia 65,176 61,538 3,638 5.6 65,835 62,369 3,466 5.3 65,219 60,988 4,231 6.5Cook 7,278 6,767 511 7.0 7,355 6,853 502 6.8 7,388 6,708 680 9.2Coweta 66,790 63,080 3,710 5.6 66,981 63,370 3,611 5.4 66,638 62,168 4,470 6.7Crawford 5,645 5,266 379 6.7 5,620 5,260 360 6.4 5,701 5,246 455 8.0Crisp 9,334 8,624 710 7.6 9,361 8,662 699 7.5 9,535 8,639 896 9.4

Dade 8,015 7,519 496 6.2 8,083 7,619 464 5.7 7,952 7,370 582 7.3Dawson 10,909 10,325 584 5.4 10,951 10,384 567 5.2 10,856 10,136 720 6.6Decatur 11,199 10,398 801 7.2 11,320 10,532 788 7.0 11,327 10,329 998 8.8DeKalb 370,433 347,192 23,241 6.3 372,058 348,961 23,097 6.2 371,043 342,578 28,465 7.7Dodge 7,245 6,541 704 9.7 7,184 6,584 600 8.4 7,646 6,791 855 11.2

Dooly 4,678 4,312 366 7.8 4,677 4,301 376 8.0 4,685 4,220 465 9.9Dougherty 37,463 34,322 3,141 8.4 37,903 34,882 3,021 8.0 38,849 34,978 3,871 10.0Douglas 67,828 63,286 4,542 6.7 67,990 63,613 4,377 6.4 67,761 62,430 5,331 7.9Early 4,290 3,964 326 7.6 4,291 3,983 308 7.2 4,332 3,891 441 10.2Echols 1,860 1,766 94 5.1 1,858 1,771 87 4.7 1,821 1,705 116 6.4






Effingham 26,318 24,850 1,468 5.6 26,491 25,085 1,406 5.3 26,531 24,731 1,800 6.8Elbert 7,856 7,237 619 7.9 7,872 7,276 596 7.6 8,182 7,459 723 8.8Emanuel 8,425 7,651 774 9.2 8,531 7,811 720 8.4 8,497 7,517 980 11.5Evans 4,725 4,449 276 5.8 4,773 4,501 272 5.7 4,673 4,356 317 6.8Fannin 10,029 9,383 646 6.4 10,109 9,461 648 6.4 9,894 9,092 802 8.1

Fayette 54,361 51,281 3,080 5.7 54,438 51,524 2,914 5.4 54,270 50,585 3,685 6.8Floyd 42,688 39,651 3,037 7.1 42,733 39,814 2,919 6.8 43,392 39,644 3,748 8.6Forsyth 98,325 93,571 4,754 4.8 98,595 94,028 4,567 4.6 97,845 92,202 5,643 5.8Franklin 9,141 8,507 634 6.9 9,227 8,627 600 6.5 9,206 8,383 823 8.9Fulton 513,339 480,953 32,386 6.3 515,033 483,335 31,698 6.2 513,402 474,230 39,172 7.6

Gilmer 11,857 11,133 724 6.1 11,943 11,213 730 6.1 11,919 10,990 929 7.8Glascock 1,255 1,171 84 6.7 1,278 1,194 84 6.6 1,251 1,140 111 8.9Glynn 37,628 35,225 2,403 6.4 37,827 35,423 2,404 6.4 37,745 34,779 2,966 7.9Gordon 25,954 24,350 1,604 6.2 26,065 24,523 1,542 5.9 26,198 24,111 2,087 8.0Grady 10,580 9,910 670 6.3 10,550 9,887 663 6.3 10,471 9,654 817 7.8

Greene 6,428 5,972 456 7.1 6,435 5,972 463 7.2 6,473 5,916 557 8.6Gwinnett 444,740 419,922 24,818 5.6 446,129 422,240 23,889 5.4 443,575 414,010 29,565 6.7Habersham 18,851 17,727 1,124 6.0 19,013 17,912 1,101 5.8 18,977 17,566 1,411 7.4Hall 91,257 86,443 4,814 5.3 91,492 86,871 4,621 5.1 90,150 84,229 5,921 6.6Hancock 2,557 2,300 257 10.1 2,573 2,321 252 9.8 2,538 2,226 312 12.3

Haralson 11,992 11,181 811 6.8 12,042 11,245 797 6.6 12,013 11,015 998 8.3Harris 15,607 14,718 889 5.7 15,677 14,825 852 5.4 15,709 14,668 1,041 6.6Hart 10,424 9,727 697 6.7 10,466 9,811 655 6.3 10,335 9,485 850 8.2Heard 5,046 4,703 343 6.8 5,046 4,721 325 6.4 5,041 4,616 425 8.4Henry 104,402 97,485 6,917 6.6 104,425 97,878 6,547 6.3 104,528 96,210 8,318 8.0

Houston 64,308 60,195 4,113 6.4 64,292 60,346 3,946 6.1 66,499 61,603 4,896 7.4Irwin 3,181 2,913 268 8.4 3,190 2,915 275 8.6 3,177 2,853 324 10.2Jackson 30,382 28,821 1,561 5.1 30,515 28,937 1,578 5.2 29,735 27,790 1,945 6.5Jasper 6,576 6,205 371 5.6 6,599 6,229 370 5.6 6,530 6,079 451 6.9Jeff Davis 6,476 6,007 469 7.2 6,519 6,086 433 6.6 6,450 5,859 591 9.2

Jefferson 6,606 5,992 614 9.3 6,603 6,008 595 9.0 6,675 5,839 836 12.5Jenkins 3,243 2,949 294 9.1 3,290 3,020 270 8.2 3,281 2,918 363 11.1Johnson 3,910 3,616 294 7.5 3,907 3,628 279 7.1 3,943 3,591 352 8.9Jones 13,539 12,735 804 5.9 13,511 12,739 772 5.7 13,672 12,736 936 6.8Lamar 7,767 7,142 625 8.0 7,795 7,185 610 7.8 7,868 7,037 831 10.6

Lanier 3,729 3,463 266 7.1 3,800 3,530 270 7.1 3,820 3,500 320 8.4Laurens 18,725 17,171 1,554 8.3 18,718 17,265 1,453 7.8 19,062 17,179 1,883 9.9Lee 13,675 12,856 819 6.0 13,838 13,063 775 5.6 14,038 13,084 954 6.8Liberty 25,556 23,847 1,709 6.7 25,631 23,941 1,690 6.6 25,482 23,373 2,109 8.3Lincoln 3,453 3,197 256 7.4 3,470 3,223 247 7.1 3,415 3,117 298 8.7

Long 6,659 6,238 421 6.3 6,647 6,249 398 6.0 6,578 6,040 538 8.2Lowndes 49,175 45,893 3,282 6.7 49,905 46,807 3,098 6.2 50,797 46,728 4,069 8.0Lumpkin 15,392 14,459 933 6.1 15,585 14,736 849 5.4 15,068 13,918 1,150 7.6McDuffie 8,844 8,093 751 8.5 8,926 8,194 732 8.2 8,922 8,018 904 10.1McIntosh 6,006 5,585 421 7.0 6,002 5,592 410 6.8 5,930 5,436 494 8.3

Macon 4,678 4,238 440 9.4 4,665 4,232 433 9.3 4,594 4,008 586 12.8Madison 12,715 11,979 736 5.8 12,829 12,113 716 5.6 12,712 11,797 915 7.2Marion 3,480 3,149 331 9.5 3,431 3,173 258 7.5 3,396 3,128 268 7.9Meriwether 8,881 8,167 714 8.0 8,874 8,203 671 7.6 8,946 8,001 945 10.6Miller 2,732 2,585 147 5.4 2,752 2,604 148 5.4 2,639 2,458 181 6.9

Mitchell 8,727 8,111 616 7.1 8,766 8,154 612 7.0 8,795 8,046 749 8.5Monroe 12,635 11,859 776 6.1 12,617 11,870 747 5.9 12,777 11,846 931 7.3Montgomery 3,813 3,465 348 9.1 3,808 3,487 321 8.4 3,950 3,510 440 11.1Morgan 8,522 8,026 496 5.8 8,532 8,057 475 5.6 8,412 7,818 594 7.1Murray 15,963 14,742 1,221 7.6 15,944 14,772 1,172 7.4 16,014 14,478 1,536 9.6






Muscogee 80,845 74,538 6,307 7.8 81,336 75,159 6,177 7.6 82,089 74,657 7,432 9.1Newton 48,151 44,770 3,381 7.0 48,239 44,966 3,273 6.8 48,299 44,093 4,206 8.7Oconee 17,058 16,201 857 5.0 17,173 16,381 792 4.6 16,925 15,955 970 5.7Oglethorpe 6,714 6,340 374 5.6 6,756 6,388 368 5.4 6,649 6,193 456 6.9Paulding 75,464 71,274 4,190 5.6 75,602 71,588 4,014 5.3 75,320 70,257 5,063 6.7

Peach 11,418 10,438 980 8.6 11,390 10,448 942 8.3 11,782 10,544 1,238 10.5Pickens 13,848 13,082 766 5.5 13,900 13,147 753 5.4 13,870 12,901 969 7.0Pierce 8,049 7,520 529 6.6 8,137 7,623 514 6.3 8,061 7,402 659 8.2Pike 8,355 7,859 496 5.9 8,357 7,897 460 5.5 8,362 7,719 643 7.7Polk 18,153 16,897 1,256 6.9 18,152 16,951 1,201 6.6 18,377 16,830 1,547 8.4

Pulaski 4,070 3,777 293 7.2 4,071 3,779 292 7.2 4,155 3,803 352 8.5Putnam 8,003 7,339 664 8.3 8,023 7,381 642 8.0 8,090 7,366 724 8.9Quitman 871 807 64 7.3 872 813 59 6.8 902 810 92 10.2Rabun 6,616 6,160 456 6.9 6,518 6,072 446 6.8 6,862 6,296 566 8.2Randolph 2,680 2,450 230 8.6 2,683 2,450 233 8.7 2,720 2,435 285 10.5

Richmond 84,880 78,362 6,518 7.7 85,672 79,367 6,305 7.4 85,804 77,791 8,013 9.3Rockdale 42,324 39,436 2,888 6.8 42,450 39,637 2,813 6.6 42,452 38,893 3,559 8.4Schley 2,141 1,991 150 7.0 2,148 2,005 143 6.7 2,164 1,992 172 7.9Screven 5,246 4,795 451 8.6 5,282 4,854 428 8.1 5,507 4,918 589 10.7Seminole 3,109 2,841 268 8.6 3,191 2,921 270 8.5 3,085 2,771 314 10.2

Spalding 27,595 25,358 2,237 8.1 27,697 25,474 2,223 8.0 27,724 24,974 2,750 9.9Stephens 10,917 10,197 720 6.6 11,072 10,334 738 6.7 11,261 10,332 929 8.2Stewart 2,227 2,072 155 7.0 2,217 2,073 144 6.5 2,205 2,032 173 7.8Sumter 13,433 12,308 1,125 8.4 13,452 12,378 1,074 8.0 13,681 12,295 1,386 10.1Talbot 2,785 2,566 219 7.9 2,785 2,578 207 7.4 2,851 2,612 239 8.4

Taliaferro 599 547 52 8.7 599 546 53 8.8 602 538 64 10.6Tattnall 9,628 9,005 623 6.5 9,693 9,092 601 6.2 9,578 8,833 745 7.8Taylor 2,776 2,515 261 9.4 2,786 2,532 254 9.1 2,867 2,574 293 10.2Telfair 4,852 4,341 511 10.5 5,086 4,679 407 8.0 4,951 4,341 610 12.3Terrell 3,493 3,217 276 7.9 3,548 3,265 283 8.0 3,566 3,258 308 8.6

Thomas 16,694 15,415 1,279 7.7 16,618 15,363 1,255 7.6 17,550 15,982 1,568 8.9Tift 18,343 17,151 1,192 6.5 18,392 17,237 1,155 6.3 18,240 16,790 1,450 7.9Toombs 12,088 11,003 1,085 9.0 12,123 11,086 1,037 8.6 12,410 11,139 1,271 10.2Towns 3,905 3,580 325 8.3 3,908 3,612 296 7.6 3,960 3,567 393 9.9Treutlen 2,833 2,603 230 8.1 2,858 2,625 233 8.2 2,862 2,562 300 10.5

Troup 36,365 34,087 2,278 6.3 36,513 34,344 2,169 5.9 36,304 33,336 2,968 8.2Turner 3,283 3,068 215 6.5 3,253 3,042 211 6.5 3,255 2,987 268 8.2Twiggs 3,018 2,713 305 10.1 2,999 2,707 292 9.7 3,079 2,721 358 11.6Union 9,743 9,228 515 5.3 9,784 9,265 519 5.3 9,429 8,783 646 6.9Upson 11,254 10,425 829 7.4 11,281 10,464 817 7.2 11,271 10,222 1,049 9.3

Walker 29,413 27,554 1,859 6.3 29,603 27,821 1,782 6.0 29,355 27,088 2,267 7.7Walton 41,413 39,023 2,390 5.8 41,529 39,197 2,332 5.6 41,305 38,456 2,849 6.9Ware 14,732 13,736 996 6.8 14,913 13,925 988 6.6 14,844 13,556 1,288 8.7Warren 2,667 2,463 204 7.6 2,686 2,483 203 7.6 2,701 2,443 258 9.6Washington 7,492 6,937 555 7.4 7,525 7,001 524 7.0 7,579 6,893 686 9.1

Wayne 11,767 10,867 900 7.6 11,802 10,921 881 7.5 11,959 10,807 1,152 9.6Webster 1,039 939 100 9.6 1,018 942 76 7.5 1,018 922 96 9.4Wheeler 1,758 1,552 206 11.7 1,765 1,580 185 10.5 1,917 1,673 244 12.7White 14,055 13,292 763 5.4 14,039 13,300 739 5.3 14,022 13,088 934 6.7Whitfield 44,980 42,030 2,950 6.6 44,995 42,147 2,848 6.3 45,121 41,409 3,712 8.2

Wilcox 2,894 2,659 235 8.1 2,872 2,634 238 8.3 2,923 2,623 300 10.3Wilkes 3,830 3,533 297 7.8 3,853 3,521 332 8.6 3,809 3,453 356 9.3Wilkinson 3,670 3,377 293 8.0 3,697 3,412 285 7.7 3,732 3,384 348 9.3Worth 8,865 8,249 616 6.9 8,952 8,352 600 6.7 9,054 8,300 754 8.3


Unemployment Rate by CountiesJune 2015

Georgias Unemployment Rate: 6.1%(Not Seasonally Adjusted)

Ware6.8

Burke8.6

Clinch6.9

Hall5.3

Laurens8.3

Early7.6

Lee6.0

Wayne7.6

Floyd7.1

Worth6.9

Coffee6.9

Bulloch7.0

Charlton6.9

Fulton6.3

Tift6.5

Screven8.6

Emanuel9.2

Decatur7.2

Harris5.7

Long6.3

Troup6.3

Dodge9.7

Liberty6.7

Carroll7.2

Bryan5.7

Grady6.3

Irwin8.4

Wilkes7.8

Telfair10.5

Polk6.9

Camden6.1

Colquitt6.8

Dooly7.8

Sumter8.4

Brooks6.7

Thomas7.7

Walker6.3

Bartow6.2

Tattnall6.5

Gilmer6.1

Jones5.9

Cobb5.4

Appling7.9

Mitchell7.1

Talbot7.9

Elbert7.9

Hart6.7

Berrien7.1

Taylor9.4

Glynn6.4

Stewart7.0

Macon9.4

Coweta5.6

Echols5.1

Rabun6.9

Baker7.7

Fannin6.4

Washington7.4

Union5.3

Greene7.1

Jefferson9.3

Wilcox8.1

Jasper5.6

Henry6.6

Hancock10.1

Lowndes6.7

Bibb7.2

Pierce6.6

Terrell7.9

Marion9.5

Monroe6.1

Brantley7.6

Crisp7.6

Twiggs10.1

Pike5.9

Heard6.8

Miller5.4

Murray7.6

Upson7.4

Gwinnett5.6

Clay11.1

Chatham6.3

Walton5.8

Gordon6.2

Morgan5.8

Putnam8.3

Effingham5.6

Cherokee5.0

Toombs9.0

Meriwether8.0

Wilkinson8.0

Jenkins9.1

Houston6.4

Turner6.5

Randolph8.6

Bacon5.9

Cook7.0

White5.4

McIntosh7.0

Jackson5.1

Warren7.6

Oglethorpe5.6

DeKalb6.3

Banks5.8

Atkinson6.0

Newton7.0

Paulding5.6

Crawford6.7

Butts6.7

Johnson7.5

Madison5.8

Pulaski7.2

Jeff Davis7.2

Calhoun6.3

Baldwin8.7

Lumpkin6.1

Franklin6.9

Forsyth4.8

Columbia5.6

Ben Hill9.4

Haralson6.8

Candler5.7

Dougherty8.4

Lanier7.1

Chattooga6.5

Evans5.8

Pickens5.5

Lamar8.0

Wheeler11.7

Lincoln7.4

Dade6.2

Whitfield6.6

Richmond7.7

McDuffie8.5Fayette

5.7

Towns8.3

Dawson5.4

Seminole8.6

Bleckley9.9

Webster9.6

Habersham6.0

Treutlen8.1

Schley7.0

Douglas6.7

Oconee 5.0

Peach8.6

Barrow5.6

Spalding8.1

Muscogee7.8

Taliaferro 8.7

Catoosa5.6

Stephens6.6

Montgomery9.1

Clarke 6.9

Clayton7.9

Quitman7.3

Chattahoochee9.1

Glascock 6.7

Rockdale6.8

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE BY COUNTIESJUNE 2015

Georgia's Unemployment Rate: 6.1%(not seasonally adjusted)

Percentages of number of countiesmay not total 100 due to rounding

8.0% or greater38 counties (24%)7.0% to 7.9%38 counties (24%)6.0% to 6.9%50 counties (31%)Less than 6.0%33 counties (21%)


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