georgia unemployment statistics may 2015

Georgia (Seasonally adjusted)

Civilian labor forceEmployedUnemployedRate

4,774,912 4,767,533 4,729,981 7,379 44,931 4,475,745 4,469,809 4,384,032 5,936 91,713 299,167 297,724 345,949 1,443 -46,782 6.3 6.2 7.3

4,779,606 4,741,942 4,769,043 37,664 10,563 4,485,692 4,466,895 4,421,354 18,797 64,338 293,914 275,047 347,689 18,867 -53,775 6.1 5.8 7.3

65,257 65,244 67,236 13 -1,979 60,471 60,784 61,504 -313 -1,033 4,786 4,460 5,732 326 -946 7.3 6.8 8.5

94,572 94,247 93,691 325 881 89,118 89,261 87,501 -143 1,617 5,454 4,986 6,190 468 -736 5.8 5.3 6.6

2,831,311 2,807,717 2,811,180 23,594 20,131 2,664,923 2,651,641 2,615,824 13,282 49,099 166,388 156,076 195,356 10,312 -28,968 5.9 5.6 6.9

258,748 260,511 255,800 -1,763 2,948 241,678 244,745 237,048 -3,067 4,630 17,070 15,766 18,752 1,304 -1,682 6.6 6.1 7.3

50,916 50,273 50,581 643 335 47,571 47,186 46,544 385 1,027 3,345 3,087 4,037 258 -692 6.6 6.1 8.0

128,280 126,640 128,261 1,640 19 119,236 118,254 118,144 982 1,092 9,044 8,386 10,117 658 -1,073 7.1 6.6 7.9

61,113 60,681 60,867 432 246 57,074 56,616 55,949 458 1,125 4,039 4,065 4,918 -26 -879 6.6 6.7 8.1

91,617 90,733 90,129 884 1,488 86,976 86,498 84,638 478 2,338 4,641 4,235 5,491 406 -850 5.1 4.7 6.1

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

StatusPreliminary MAY 2015

RevisedAPR 2015

RevisedMAY 2014

RevisedAPR 2015

RevisedMAY 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

32,323 32,062 32,669 261 -346 30,228 30,099 30,100 129 128 2,095 1,963 2,569 132 -474 6.5 6.1 7.9

103,208 102,141 105,141 1,067 -1,933 96,266 95,671 96,849 595 -583 6,942 6,470 8,292 472 -1,350 6.7 6.3 7.9

42,780 42,778 43,468 2 -688 39,850 40,019 39,914 -169 -64 2,930 2,759 3,554 171 -624 6.8 6.4 8.2

173,869 174,722 173,714 -853 155 163,674 165,253 161,365 -1,579 2,309 10,195 9,469 12,349 726 -2,154 5.9 5.4 7.1

62,404 62,510 63,398 -106 -994 58,495 58,852 58,678 -357 -183 3,909 3,658 4,720 251 -811 6.3 5.9 7.4

79,885 79,419 82,434 466 -2,549 74,682 74,603 76,347 79 -1,665 5,203 4,816 6,087 387 -884 6.5 6.1 7.4

Hinesville MSACivilian labor forceEmployedUnemployedRate

Change From

Employment Status

Preliminary MAY 2015

RevisedAPR 2015

RevisedMAY 2014

RevisedAPR 2015

RevisedMAY 2014Area


Status MAY 2015 APR 2015 MAY 2014 APR 2015 MAY 2014Area

United States (Seasonally adjusted)

United States (Not Seasonally

adjusted)

Civilian labor forceEmployedUnemployed Rate

Civilian labor forceEmployedUnemployed Rate

157,469,000 157,072,000 155,629,000 397,000 1,840,000 148,795,000 148,523,000 145,868,000 272,000 2,927,000 8,674,000 8,549,000 9,761,000 125,000 -1,087,000 5.5 5.4 6.3

157,719,000 156,554,000 155,841,000 1,165,000 1,878,000 149,349,000 148,587,000 146,398,000 762,000 2,951,000 8,370,000 7,966,000 9,443,000 404,000 -1,073,000 5.3 5.1 6.1

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


*Albany 30,641 28,141 2,500 8.2 30,703 28,347 2,356 7.7 31,738 28,700 3,038 9.6

*Alpharetta 33,834 32,232 1,602 4.7 33,556 32,072 1,484 4.4 33,538 31,642 1,896 5.7

*Athens 57,714 54,141 3,573 6.2 57,492 54,259 3,233 5.6 57,234 53,224 4,010 7.0

*Atlanta 232,546 217,266 15,280 6.6 230,548 216,190 14,358 6.2 231,282 213,297 17,985 7.8

Dekalb Part 17,426 16,569 857 4.9 17,318 16,493 825 4.8 17,261 16,274 987 5.7

Fulton Part 215,120 200,697 14,423 6.7 213,230 199,697 13,533 6.3 214,021 197,023 16,998 7.9

*Augusta 85,683 79,354 6,329 7.4 86,325 80,480 5,845 6.8 85,974 78,351 7,623 8.9

*Brookhaven 31,058 30,171 887 2.9 30,824 30,033 791 2.6 30,648 29,634 1,014 3.3

Carrollton 10,941 9,963 978 8.9 10,842 9,904 938 8.7 10,923 9,763 1,160 10.6

*Columbus 81,605 75,398 6,207 7.6 80,670 74,802 5,868 7.3 82,033 74,955 7,078 8.6

Dalton 14,353 13,398 955 6.7 14,323 13,298 1,025 7.2 14,238 13,143 1,095 7.7

Douglasville 16,140 14,945 1,195 7.4 15,942 14,876 1,066 6.7 15,925 14,676 1,249 7.8

Duluth 15,351 14,444 907 5.9 15,261 14,379 882 5.8 15,124 14,176 948 6.3

*Dunwoody 26,024 24,770 1,254 4.8 25,833 24,657 1,176 4.6 25,851 24,329 1,522 5.9

East Point 17,132 15,560 1,572 9.2 16,961 15,482 1,479 8.7 17,046 15,275 1,771 10.4

Gainesville 16,408 15,470 938 5.7 16,285 15,385 900 5.5 16,124 15,054 1,070 6.6

Hinesville 14,924 13,986 938 6.3 14,796 13,947 849 5.7 15,122 13,957 1,165 7.7

*Johns Creek 43,260 41,255 2,005 4.6 42,913 41,049 1,864 4.3 42,889 40,500 2,389 5.6

Kennesaw 18,544 17,542 1,002 5.4 18,424 17,461 963 5.2 18,483 17,221 1,262 6.8

LaGrange 15,392 14,367 1,025 6.7 15,260 14,248 1,012 6.6 15,146 13,878 1,268 8.4

Lawrenceville 14,418 13,407 1,011 7.0 14,258 13,347 911 6.4 14,329 13,159 1,170 8.2

*Macon 35,312 32,356 2,956 8.4 34,914 32,187 2,727 7.8 36,297 32,600 3,697 10.2

*Marietta 34,265 32,239 2,026 5.9 33,932 32,091 1,841 5.4 34,074 31,649 2,425 7.1

Milton 18,138 17,254 884 4.9 17,959 17,168 791 4.4 17,943 16,938 1,005 5.6

Newnan 15,924 14,978 946 5.9 15,768 14,896 872 5.5 15,826 14,700 1,126 7.1

Peachtree City 17,841 16,933 908 5.1 17,649 16,848 801 4.5 17,698 16,629 1,069 6.0

Ptree Corners 22,192 21,469 723 3.3 22,013 21,373 640 2.9 21,888 21,071 817 3.7

Rome 15,105 13,939 1,166 7.7 15,125 13,998 1,127 7.5 15,418 13,961 1,457 9.4

*Roswell 52,336 49,982 2,354 4.5 51,897 49,732 2,165 4.2 51,885 49,066 2,819 5.4

*Sandy Springs 59,232 56,298 2,934 5.0 58,804 56,017 2,787 4.7 58,739 55,267 3,472 5.9

*Savannah 64,770 60,531 4,239 6.5 65,054 61,125 3,929 6.0 64,915 59,685 5,230 8.1

*Smyrna 32,684 30,955 1,729 5.3 32,461 30,813 1,648 5.1 32,381 30,389 1,992 6.2

Statesboro 13,588 12,496 1,092 8.0 13,402 12,456 946 7.1 13,513 12,274 1,239 9.2

Stockbridge 13,287 12,253 1,034 7.8 13,205 12,185 1,020 7.7 13,291 12,040 1,251 9.4

*Valdosta 25,203 23,545 1,658 6.6 25,318 23,768 1,550 6.1 25,687 23,725 1,962 7.6

*Warner Robins 30,787 28,745 2,042 6.6 30,700 28,750 1,950 6.4 31,874 29,448 2,426 7.6

Woodstock 14,346 13,550 796 5.5 14,249 13,488 761 5.3 14,236 13,298 938 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


2,244,733 2,226,539 2,228,811 18,194 15,922 2,112,584 2,102,511 2,074,126 10,073 38,458 132,149 124,028 154,685 8,121 -22,536 5.9 5.6 6.9

201,359 202,182 201,834 -823 -475 187,495 189,407 185,347 -1,912 2,148 13,864 12,775 16,487 1,089 -2,623 6.9 6.3 8.2

312,651 312,123 312,131 528 520 293,617 294,517 289,220 -900 4,397 19,034 17,606 22,911 1,428 -3,877 6.1 5.6 7.3

308,736 305,634 306,570 3,102 2,166 292,494 290,573 287,202 1,921 5,292 16,242 15,061 19,368 1,181 -3,126 5.3 4.9 6.3

118,309 116,436 120,028 1,873 -1,719 109,251 108,001 108,963 1,250 288 9,058 8,435 11,065 623 -2,007 7.7 7.2 9.2

212,571 210,888 217,790 1,683 -5,219 198,097 197,459 200,694 638 -2,597 14,474 13,429 17,096 1,045 -2,622 6.8 6.4 7.8

279,503 277,395 277,124 2,108 2,379 262,964 262,094 257,952 870 5,012 16,539 15,301 19,172 1,238 -2,633 5.9 5.5 6.9

398,528 395,609 397,850 2,919 678 374,325 372,692 368,713 1,633 5,612 24,203 22,917 29,137 1,286 -4,934 6.1 5.8 7.3

150,759 148,736 151,791 2,023 -1,032 139,392 137,975 138,617 1,417 775 11,367 10,761 13,174 606 -1,807 7.5 7.2 8.7

172,164 169,985 172,857 2,179 -693 160,719 159,285 159,052 1,434 1,667 11,445 10,700 13,805 745 -2,360 6.6 6.3 8.0

144,803 143,070 148,201 1,733 -3,398 134,426 133,435 135,748 991 -1,322 10,377 9,635 12,453 742 -2,076 7.2 6.7 8.4

235,486 233,354 234,050 2,132 1,436 220,322 218,954 215,718 1,368 4,604 15,164 14,400 18,332 764 -3,168 6.4 6.2 7.8

Georgia Regional Commissions (RCs)

Central SavannahRiver Area

Coastal Georgia

Georgia Mountains

Heart of GeorgiaAltamaha

Middle Georgia

Northeast Georgia

Northwest Georgia







River Valley


Change From

Employment Status

Preliminary MAY 2015

RevisedAPR 2015

RevisedMAY 2014

RevisedAPR 2015

RevisedMAY 2014Area

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

MAY 2015Revised

APR 2015 Area

RevisedMAY 2014

RevisedAPR 2015

RevisedMAY 2014


Status Preliminary

MAY 2015Revised

APR 2015 Area

RevisedMAY 2014

RevisedAPR 2015

RevisedMAY 2014

258,748 260,511 255,800 -1,763 2,948 241,678 244,745 237,048 -3,067 4,630 17,070 15,766 18,752 1,304 -1,682 6.6 6.1 7.3

173,257 174,514 173,147 -1,257 110 161,715 163,881 159,459 -2,166 2,256 11,542 10,633 13,688 909 -2,146 6.7 6.1 7.9

85,491 85,997 82,653 -506 2,838 79,963 80,864 77,589 -901 2,374 5,528 5,133 5,064 395 464 6.5 6.0 6.1

128,280 126,640 128,261 1,640 19 119,236 118,254 118,144 982 1,092 9,044 8,386 10,117 658 -1,073 7.1 6.6 7.9

103,208 101,939 103,588 1,269 -380 95,669 94,850 95,018 819 651 7,539 7,089 8,570 450 -1,031 7.3 7.0 8.3

25,072 24,701 24,673 371 399 23,567 23,404 23,126 163 441 1,505 1,297 1,547 208 -42 6.0 5.3 6.3

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 May 2015 Revised April 2015 Revised May 2014



Georgia 4,779,606 4,485,692 293,914 6.1 4,741,942 4,466,895 275,047 5.8 4,769,043 4,421,354 347,689 7.3

Appling 8,820 8,168 652 7.4 8,547 7,920 627 7.3 8,745 7,966 779 8.9Atkinson 3,817 3,591 226 5.9 3,680 3,465 215 5.8 3,651 3,381 270 7.4Bacon 5,282 5,003 279 5.3 5,035 4,774 261 5.2 5,049 4,695 354 7.0Baker 1,163 1,079 84 7.2 1,119 1,041 78 7.0 1,152 1,044 108 9.4Baldwin 17,733 16,337 1,396 7.9 17,684 16,426 1,258 7.1 18,297 16,643 1,654 9.0

Banks 8,336 7,861 475 5.7 8,127 7,696 431 5.3 8,215 7,660 555 6.8Barrow 35,248 33,291 1,957 5.6 34,887 33,101 1,786 5.1 34,921 32,670 2,251 6.4Bartow 47,501 44,605 2,896 6.1 46,980 44,323 2,657 5.7 47,172 43,738 3,434 7.3Ben Hill 5,536 4,976 560 10.1 5,425 4,922 503 9.3 5,701 5,130 571 10.0Berrien 7,089 6,561 528 7.4 6,967 6,472 495 7.1 7,233 6,556 677 9.4

Bibb 68,428 63,667 4,761 7.0 67,807 63,336 4,471 6.6 69,911 64,150 5,761 8.2Bleckley 4,585 4,164 421 9.2 4,528 4,129 399 8.8 4,686 4,143 543 11.6Brantley 7,042 6,526 516 7.3 6,925 6,448 477 6.9 6,979 6,329 650 9.3Brooks 6,817 6,377 440 6.5 6,718 6,309 409 6.1 6,767 6,250 517 7.6Bryan 15,567 14,708 859 5.5 15,626 14,841 785 5.0 15,502 14,483 1,019 6.6

Bulloch 34,964 32,799 2,165 6.2 34,640 32,696 1,944 5.6 34,758 32,216 2,542 7.3Burke 9,336 8,586 750 8.0 9,332 8,643 689 7.4 9,377 8,413 964 10.3Butts 10,272 9,602 670 6.5 10,156 9,540 616 6.1 10,195 9,415 780 7.7Calhoun 2,182 2,040 142 6.5 2,071 1,938 133 6.4 2,148 1,990 158 7.4Camden 22,296 20,976 1,320 5.9 22,093 20,874 1,219 5.5 21,887 20,378 1,509 6.9

Candler 5,180 4,889 291 5.6 5,067 4,795 272 5.4 5,156 4,790 366 7.1Carroll 52,227 48,671 3,556 6.8 51,811 48,384 3,427 6.6 51,982 47,697 4,285 8.2Catoosa 31,288 29,597 1,691 5.4 31,110 29,532 1,578 5.1 31,025 29,068 1,957 6.3Charlton 4,859 4,537 322 6.6 4,792 4,496 296 6.2 4,867 4,483 384 7.9Chatham 131,877 123,954 7,923 6.0 132,564 125,171 7,393 5.6 131,874 122,221 9,653 7.3

Chattahoochee 2,433 2,217 216 8.9 2,386 2,183 203 8.5 2,435 2,189 246 10.1Chattooga 10,428 9,764 664 6.4 10,356 9,723 633 6.1 10,501 9,660 841 8.0Cherokee 118,199 112,460 5,739 4.9 117,298 111,947 5,351 4.6 117,139 110,373 6,766 5.8Clarke 57,714 54,141 3,573 6.2 57,492 54,259 3,233 5.6 57,234 53,224 4,010 7.0Clay 922 812 110 11.9 874 778 96 11.0 932 830 102 10.9

Clayton 125,204 115,528 9,676 7.7 124,234 114,897 9,337 7.5 125,203 113,439 11,764 9.4Clinch 2,824 2,633 191 6.8 2,744 2,564 180 6.6 2,829 2,588 241 8.5Cobb 396,659 375,662 20,997 5.3 393,564 373,936 19,628 5.0 393,055 368,792 24,263 6.2Coffee 18,273 17,024 1,249 6.8 17,933 16,761 1,172 6.5 17,758 16,250 1,508 8.5Colquitt 20,319 18,927 1,392 6.9 19,630 18,342 1,288 6.6 20,480 18,707 1,773 8.7

Columbia 65,840 62,360 3,480 5.3 66,378 63,228 3,150 4.7 65,415 61,477 3,938 6.0Cook 7,311 6,806 505 6.9 7,214 6,737 477 6.6 7,478 6,815 663 8.9Coweta 67,069 63,443 3,626 5.4 66,489 63,094 3,395 5.1 66,524 62,265 4,259 6.4Crawford 5,626 5,264 362 6.4 5,544 5,208 336 6.1 5,705 5,268 437 7.7Crisp 9,404 8,699 705 7.5 9,263 8,599 664 7.2 9,584 8,721 863 9.0

Dade 8,100 7,634 466 5.8 8,039 7,623 416 5.2 7,978 7,459 519 6.5Dawson 10,965 10,396 569 5.2 10,869 10,334 535 4.9 10,840 10,169 671 6.2Decatur 11,293 10,503 790 7.0 11,072 10,332 740 6.7 11,487 10,517 970 8.4DeKalb 372,567 349,366 23,201 6.2 369,623 347,763 21,860 5.9 370,678 343,146 27,532 7.4Dodge 7,227 6,624 603 8.3 7,167 6,607 560 7.8 7,562 6,799 763 10.1

Dooly 4,649 4,271 378 8.1 4,563 4,187 376 8.2 4,683 4,222 461 9.8Dougherty 37,817 34,781 3,036 8.0 37,876 35,036 2,840 7.5 39,166 35,473 3,693 9.4Douglas 68,082 63,686 4,396 6.5 67,538 63,393 4,145 6.1 67,635 62,540 5,095 7.5Early 4,239 3,929 310 7.3 4,191 3,903 288 6.9 4,263 3,919 344 8.1Echols 1,860 1,772 88 4.7 1,815 1,729 86 4.7 1,826 1,717 109 6.0






Effingham 26,425 25,012 1,413 5.3 26,532 25,241 1,291 4.9 26,338 24,661 1,677 6.4Elbert 7,950 7,351 599 7.5 7,870 7,305 565 7.2 8,161 7,460 701 8.6Emanuel 8,476 7,753 723 8.5 8,376 7,684 692 8.3 8,613 7,689 924 10.7Evans 4,751 4,477 274 5.8 4,661 4,410 251 5.4 4,742 4,433 309 6.5Fannin 9,988 9,340 648 6.5 9,890 9,270 620 6.3 9,951 9,176 775 7.8

Fayette 54,509 51,584 2,925 5.4 54,014 51,324 2,690 5.0 54,080 50,657 3,423 6.3Floyd 42,780 39,850 2,930 6.8 42,778 40,019 2,759 6.4 43,468 39,914 3,554 8.2Forsyth 98,722 94,137 4,585 4.6 97,869 93,638 4,231 4.3 97,733 92,366 5,367 5.5Franklin 9,168 8,565 603 6.6 9,061 8,492 569 6.3 9,363 8,599 764 8.2Fulton 515,728 483,895 31,833 6.2 511,418 481,482 29,936 5.9 512,297 475,035 37,262 7.3

Gilmer 11,979 11,246 733 6.1 11,880 11,208 672 5.7 11,930 11,016 914 7.7Glascock 1,269 1,185 84 6.6 1,251 1,173 78 6.2 1,298 1,187 111 8.6Glynn 37,864 35,448 2,416 6.4 37,463 35,229 2,234 6.0 37,691 34,780 2,911 7.7Gordon 25,764 24,215 1,549 6.0 25,503 24,051 1,452 5.7 26,186 24,217 1,969 7.5Grady 10,397 9,733 664 6.4 10,220 9,612 608 5.9 10,487 9,701 786 7.5

Greene 6,375 5,910 465 7.3 6,279 5,837 442 7.0 6,429 5,897 532 8.3Gwinnett 446,715 422,729 23,986 5.4 443,081 420,829 22,252 5.0 442,485 414,896 27,589 6.2Habersham 18,987 17,880 1,107 5.8 18,714 17,677 1,037 5.5 19,023 17,660 1,363 7.2Hall 91,617 86,976 4,641 5.1 90,733 86,498 4,235 4.7 90,129 84,638 5,491 6.1Hancock 2,551 2,298 253 9.9 2,503 2,265 238 9.5 2,596 2,288 308 11.9

Haralson 12,059 11,258 801 6.6 11,957 11,205 752 6.3 11,987 11,042 945 7.9Harris 15,728 14,872 856 5.4 15,495 14,719 776 5.0 15,707 14,731 976 6.2Hart 10,373 9,714 659 6.4 10,218 9,604 614 6.0 10,398 9,602 796 7.7Heard 5,054 4,727 327 6.5 4,990 4,690 300 6.0 5,022 4,624 398 7.9Henry 104,562 97,992 6,570 6.3 103,614 97,450 6,164 5.9 103,924 96,289 7,635 7.3

Houston 64,398 60,434 3,964 6.2 64,101 60,447 3,654 5.7 66,562 61,916 4,646 7.0Irwin 3,178 2,902 276 8.7 3,072 2,811 261 8.5 3,219 2,906 313 9.7Jackson 30,316 28,732 1,584 5.2 30,094 28,653 1,441 4.8 29,639 27,815 1,824 6.2Jasper 6,608 6,236 372 5.6 6,547 6,185 362 5.5 6,528 6,093 435 6.7Jeff Davis 6,485 6,050 435 6.7 6,388 5,987 401 6.3 6,484 5,951 533 8.2

Jefferson 6,574 5,976 598 9.1 6,460 5,902 558 8.6 6,716 5,963 753 11.2Jenkins 3,258 2,987 271 8.3 3,228 2,973 255 7.9 3,325 2,992 333 10.0Johnson 3,881 3,601 280 7.2 3,835 3,564 271 7.1 3,935 3,600 335 8.5Jones 13,524 12,748 776 5.7 13,358 12,651 707 5.3 13,667 12,795 872 6.4Lamar 7,806 7,193 613 7.9 7,729 7,162 567 7.3 7,814 7,055 759 9.7

Lanier 3,801 3,530 271 7.1 3,802 3,553 249 6.5 3,845 3,536 309 8.0Laurens 18,597 17,137 1,460 7.9 18,399 17,047 1,352 7.3 19,038 17,234 1,804 9.5Lee 13,804 13,025 779 5.6 13,833 13,114 719 5.2 14,179 13,270 909 6.4Liberty 25,666 23,971 1,695 6.6 25,496 23,904 1,592 6.2 25,977 23,921 2,056 7.9Lincoln 3,470 3,222 248 7.1 3,451 3,230 221 6.4 3,429 3,141 288 8.4

Long 6,657 6,257 400 6.0 6,566 6,195 371 5.7 6,692 6,179 513 7.7Lowndes 49,926 46,816 3,110 6.2 50,175 47,261 2,914 5.8 50,960 47,175 3,785 7.4Lumpkin 15,411 14,558 853 5.5 15,343 14,565 778 5.1 15,333 14,314 1,019 6.6McDuffie 8,928 8,193 735 8.2 9,028 8,300 728 8.1 8,952 8,077 875 9.8McIntosh 6,010 5,597 413 6.9 5,885 5,509 376 6.4 5,911 5,435 476 8.1

Macon 4,590 4,155 435 9.5 4,480 4,053 427 9.5 4,578 4,003 575 12.6Madison 12,864 12,146 718 5.6 12,849 12,168 681 5.3 12,761 11,914 847 6.6Marion 3,442 3,182 260 7.6 3,388 3,146 242 7.1 3,413 3,143 270 7.9Meriwether 8,886 8,212 674 7.6 8,793 8,146 647 7.4 8,905 8,022 883 9.9Miller 2,664 2,516 148 5.6 2,585 2,446 139 5.4 2,656 2,482 174 6.6

Mitchell 8,665 8,052 613 7.1 8,517 7,943 574 6.7 8,870 8,153 717 8.1Monroe 12,629 11,879 750 5.9 12,468 11,791 677 5.4 12,777 11,907 870 6.8Montgomery 3,808 3,485 323 8.5 3,720 3,432 288 7.7 3,960 3,554 406 10.3Morgan 8,544 8,066 478 5.6 8,430 7,981 449 5.3 8,402 7,844 558 6.6Murray 15,990 14,812 1,178 7.4 15,829 14,672 1,157 7.3 15,953 14,494 1,459 9.1






Muscogee 81,605 75,398 6,207 7.6 80,670 74,802 5,868 7.3 82,033 74,955 7,078 8.6Newton 48,304 45,018 3,286 6.8 47,859 44,751 3,108 6.5 48,134 44,160 3,974 8.3Oconee 17,220 16,426 794 4.6 17,185 16,457 728 4.2 17,002 16,114 888 5.2Oglethorpe 6,774 6,405 369 5.4 6,721 6,377 344 5.1 6,694 6,249 445 6.6Paulding 75,702 71,670 4,032 5.3 75,033 71,267 3,766 5.0 75,127 70,351 4,776 6.4

Peach 11,409 10,463 946 8.3 11,296 10,400 896 7.9 11,712 10,605 1,107 9.5Pickens 13,919 13,162 757 5.4 13,815 13,096 719 5.2 13,874 12,922 952 6.9Pierce 8,076 7,558 518 6.4 7,942 7,461 481 6.1 8,117 7,487 630 7.8Pike 8,368 7,906 462 5.5 8,290 7,856 434 5.2 8,318 7,737 581 7.0Polk 18,238 17,031 1,207 6.6 18,125 16,983 1,142 6.3 18,309 16,862 1,447 7.9

Pulaski 4,078 3,785 293 7.2 4,022 3,756 266 6.6 4,160 3,826 334 8.0Putnam 8,064 7,418 646 8.0 8,003 7,389 614 7.7 8,135 7,417 718 8.8Quitman 873 814 59 6.8 870 814 56 6.4 897 808 89 9.9Rabun 6,566 6,118 448 6.8 6,402 5,964 438 6.8 6,755 6,193 562 8.3Randolph 2,669 2,435 234 8.8 2,602 2,399 203 7.8 2,732 2,462 270 9.9

Richmond 85,683 79,354 6,329 7.4 86,325 80,480 5,845 6.8 85,974 78,351 7,623 8.9Rockdale 42,508 39,682 2,826 6.6 42,155 39,490 2,665 6.3 42,315 38,959 3,356 7.9Schley 2,144 2,001 143 6.7 2,121 1,986 135 6.4 2,166 2,003 163 7.5Screven 5,325 4,895 430 8.1 5,258 4,857 401 7.6 5,501 4,946 555 10.1Seminole 3,190 2,919 271 8.5 3,142 2,894 248 7.9 3,162 2,874 288 9.1

Spalding 27,738 25,504 2,234 8.1 27,492 25,357 2,135 7.8 27,672 25,016 2,656 9.6Stephens 11,064 10,323 741 6.7 10,982 10,277 705 6.4 11,445 10,568 877 7.7Stewart 2,204 2,059 145 6.6 2,170 2,024 146 6.7 2,227 2,047 180 8.1Sumter 13,430 12,351 1,079 8.0 13,273 12,227 1,046 7.9 13,643 12,351 1,292 9.5Talbot 2,840 2,632 208 7.3 2,817 2,607 210 7.5 2,835 2,608 227 8.0

Taliaferro 594 541 53 8.9 583 533 50 8.6 608 538 70 11.5Tattnall 9,656 9,053 603 6.2 9,488 8,921 567 6.0 9,732 9,019 713 7.3Taylor 2,808 2,552 256 9.1 2,773 2,528 245 8.8 2,888 2,600 288 10.0Telfair 5,411 5,002 409 7.6 5,529 5,155 374 6.8 5,257 4,725 532 10.1Terrell 3,540 3,256 284 8.0 3,522 3,268 254 7.2 3,595 3,303 292 8.1

Thomas 16,597 15,336 1,261 7.6 16,398 15,241 1,157 7.1 17,412 15,901 1,511 8.7Tift 18,445 17,284 1,161 6.3 18,009 16,917 1,092 6.1 18,414 17,044 1,370 7.4Toombs 12,121 11,079 1,042 8.6 11,883 10,919 964 8.1 12,480 11,282 1,198 9.6Towns 3,952 3,655 297 7.5 4,124 3,844 280 6.8 3,969 3,598 371 9.3Treutlen 2,840 2,606 234 8.2 2,626 2,416 210 8.0 2,875 2,582 293 10.2

Troup 36,888 34,707 2,181 5.9 36,520 34,420 2,100 5.8 36,232 33,526 2,706 7.5Turner 3,229 3,017 212 6.6 3,163 2,965 198 6.3 3,257 2,999 258 7.9Twiggs 3,001 2,708 293 9.8 2,964 2,685 279 9.4 3,081 2,729 352 11.4Union 9,561 9,039 522 5.5 9,418 8,919 499 5.3 9,432 8,797 635 6.7Upson 11,178 10,357 821 7.3 11,084 10,305 779 7.0 11,386 10,361 1,025 9.0

Walker 29,669 27,879 1,790 6.0 29,462 27,776 1,686 5.7 29,475 27,339 2,136 7.2Walton 41,586 39,242 2,344 5.6 41,182 39,020 2,162 5.2 41,219 38,512 2,707 6.6Ware 14,799 13,806 993 6.7 14,574 13,640 934 6.4 14,907 13,711 1,196 8.0Warren 2,665 2,462 203 7.6 2,654 2,466 188 7.1 2,725 2,480 245 9.0Washington 7,371 6,844 527 7.1 7,291 6,799 492 6.7 7,623 6,997 626 8.2

Wayne 11,785 10,902 883 7.5 11,655 10,838 817 7.0 11,944 10,876 1,068 8.9Webster 1,018 942 76 7.5 991 923 68 6.9 1,038 944 94 9.1Wheeler 1,837 1,651 186 10.1 1,800 1,624 176 9.8 1,963 1,741 222 11.3White 14,014 13,272 742 5.3 13,774 13,065 709 5.1 13,935 13,038 897 6.4Whitfield 45,123 42,262 2,861 6.3 44,852 41,944 2,908 6.5 44,914 41,455 3,459 7.7

Wilcox 2,849 2,610 239 8.4 2,767 2,553 214 7.7 2,856 2,579 277 9.7Wilkes 3,820 3,487 333 8.7 3,698 3,415 283 7.7 3,796 3,443 353 9.3Wilkinson 3,681 3,394 287 7.8 3,641 3,370 271 7.4 3,783 3,438 345 9.1Worth 8,933 8,330 603 6.8 8,894 8,325 569 6.4 9,144 8,414 730 8.0


Unemployment Rate by CountiesMay 2015

Georgias Unemployment Rate: 6.1%(Not Seasonally Adjusted)

Ware6.7

Burke8.0

Clinch6.8

Hall5.1

Laurens7.9

Early7.3

Lee5.6

Wayne7.5

Floyd6.8

Worth6.8

Coffee6.8

Bulloch6.2

Charlton6.6

Fulton6.2

Tift6.3

Screven8.1

Emanuel8.5

Decatur7.0

Harris5.4

Long6.0

Troup5.9

Dodge8.3

Liberty6.6

Carroll6.8

Bryan5.5

Grady6.4

Irwin8.7

Wilkes8.7

Telfair7.6

Polk6.6

Camden5.9

Colquitt6.9

Dooly8.1

Sumter8.0

Brooks6.5

Thomas7.6

Walker6.0

Bartow6.1

Tattnall6.2

Gilmer6.1

Jones5.7

Cobb5.3

Appling7.4

Mitchell7.1

Talbot7.3

Elbert7.5

Hart6.4

Berrien7.4

Taylor9.1

Glynn6.4

Stewart6.6

Macon9.5

Coweta5.4

Echols4.7

Rabun6.8

Baker7.2

Fannin6.5

Washington7.1

Union5.5

Greene7.3

Jefferson9.1

Wilcox8.4

Jasper5.6

Henry6.3

Hancock9.9

Lowndes6.2

Bibb7.0

Pierce6.4

Terrell8.0

Marion7.6

Monroe5.9

Brantley7.3

Crisp7.5

Twiggs9.8

Pike5.5

Heard6.5

Miller5.6

Murray7.4

Upson7.3

Gwinnett5.4

Clay11.9

Chatham6.0

Walton5.6

Gordon6.0

Morgan5.6

Putnam8.0

Effingham5.3

Cherokee4.9

Toombs8.6

Meriwether7.6

Wilkinson7.8

Jenkins8.3

Houston6.2

Turner6.6

Randolph8.8

Bacon5.3

Cook6.9

White5.3

McIntosh6.9

Jackson5.2

Warren7.6

Oglethorpe5.4

DeKalb6.2

Banks5.7

Atkinson5.9

Newton6.8

Paulding5.3

Crawford6.4

Butts6.5

Johnson7.2

Madison5.6

Pulaski7.2

Jeff Davis6.7

Calhoun6.5

Baldwin7.9

Lumpkin5.5

Franklin6.6

Forsyth4.6

Columbia5.3

Ben Hill10.1

Haralson6.6

Candler5.6

Dougherty8.0

Lanier7.1

Chattooga6.4

Evans5.8

Pickens5.4

Lamar7.9

Wheeler10.1

Lincoln7.1

Dade5.8

Whitfield6.3

Richmond7.4

McDuffie8.2Fayette

5.4

Towns7.5

Dawson5.2

Seminole8.5

Bleckley9.2

Webster7.5

Habersham5.8

Treutlen8.2

Schley6.7

Douglas6.5

Oconee 4.6

Peach8.3

Barrow5.6

Spalding8.1

Muscogee7.6

Taliaferro 8.9

Catoosa5.4

Stephens6.7

Montgomery8.5

Clarke 6.2

Clayton7.7

Quitman6.8

Chattahoochee8.9

Glascock 6.6

Rockdale6.6

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE BY COUNTIESMAY 2015

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

Percentages of number of countiesmay not total 100 due to rounding

8.0% or greater32 counties (20%)7.0% to 7.9%34 counties (21%)6.0% to 6.9%52 counties (33%)Less than 6.0%41 counties (26%)


georgia unemployment statistics may 2015

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