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News Releases:
Nov
13
Consumer Price Index, Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell – October 2019

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell edged down 0.2 percent from August to October.

Nov
13
Consumer Price Index, South Region – October 2019

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South edged up 0.2 percent in October, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Nov
01
Changing Compensation Costs in the Atlanta Metropolitan Area – September 2019

Total compensation costs for private industry workers increased 3.3 percent in the Atlanta-Athens-Clarke County-Sandy Springs, GA metropolitan area for the year ended September 2019.

Georgia Economy at a Glance:
Georgia
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Data		 July
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2022		 Sept
2022		 Oct
2022		 Nov
2022		 Dec
2022

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 5,285.7 5,278.8 5,274.5 5,268.9 5,262.2 (p)5,257.3

Employment(1)

 5,135.5 5,129.2 5,126.3 5,116.8 5,106.2 (p)5,100.2

Unemployment(1)

 150.2 149.7 148.2 152.1 156.1 (p)157.0

Unemployment Rate(2)

 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.9 3.0 (p)3.0

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 4,808.7 4,821.9 4,835.1 4,832.5 4,834.1 (p)4,840.0

12-month % change

 4.6 4.9 5.0 4.3 3.9 (p)3.5

Mining and Logging(3)

 9.9 9.9 9.9 10.0 10.1 (p)9.8

12-month % change

 4.2 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.2 (p)2.1

Construction(3)

 202.0 205.4 205.1 206.4 205.8 (p)207.5

12-month % change

 -2.1 -0.1 -0.5 -0.8 -1.3 (p)-0.8

Manufacturing(3)

 412.3 413.5 416.1 412.1 410.6 (p)414.2

12-month % change

 4.4 4.4 4.9 3.1 2.2 (p)2.2

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 1,018.0 1,019.3 1,020.3 1,018.0 1,013.7 (p)1,011.0

12-month % change

 5.5 5.7 5.4 3.9 3.2 (p)2.3

Information(3)

 138.0 139.6 139.6 139.9 142.7 (p)140.5

12-month % change

 10.8 10.7 12.2 11.6 12.2 (p)8.1

Financial Activities(3)

 271.0 268.9 270.8 273.7 272.1 (p)273.9

12-month % change

 4.5 3.4 3.9 4.7 3.6 (p)3.8

Professional & Business Services(3)

 788.9 790.1 788.4 784.6 785.0 (p)784.5

12-month % change

 6.2 6.5 6.2 5.4 5.2 (p)4.6

Education & Health Services(3)

 630.1 634.2 637.2 637.0 636.6 (p)638.0

12-month % change

 3.7 4.3 4.9 4.0 3.4 (p)3.1

Leisure & Hospitality(3)

 494.8 495.8 498.8 499.3 503.1 (p)505.0

12-month % change

 8.1 8.5 8.6 7.8 7.5 (p)7.2

Other Services(3)

 161.6 161.8 162.6 163.5 165.6 (p)165.7

12-month % change

 2.1 2.0 2.6 2.2 3.4 (p)4.0

Government(3)

 682.1 683.4 686.3 688.0 688.8 (p)689.9

12-month % change

 1.5 2.0 2.3 2.6 2.9 (p)3.1

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(p) Preliminary
Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
Atlanta Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Nov 2019
Savannah Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Nov 2019
Southeast Consumer Price Index Card Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Mar 2023
Southeast - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Mar 2023
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – Southeast Consumer price indexes Table Mar 2023
Southeast - Employment Cost Index Benefits, Pay Table Mar 2023
Atlanta Area Employment – August 2019 Employment News Release Oct 2019
Occupational Employment and Wages in Savannah — May 2018 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2019
Average Energy Prices, Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell – September 2019 Average energy prices News Release Oct 2019
Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Georgia – 2018 Unemployment News Release Mar 2019
Occupational Employment and Wages in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell — May 2018 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2019
Consumer Price Index, Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell – October 2019 Consumer price indexes News Release Nov 2019
County Employment and Wages in Georgia – Fourth Quarter 2018 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2019
Consumer Price Index, South Region – October 2019 Consumer price indexes News Release Nov 2019
Women’s Earnings In Georgia – 2017 Pay News Release Oct 2018
Occupational Employment and Wages for Truck Drivers in Selected Metropolitan Areas in the Southeast-May 2013 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2014
ConsumerPriceIndex_Summary_Southeast (PDF) Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Nov 2019
Consumer Expenditures for the Atlanta Metropolitan Area: 2017–18 Consumer spending News Release Sep 2019
Changing Compensation Costs in the Atlanta Metropolitan Area – September 2019 Benefits, Pay News Release Nov 2019
Fatal Occupational Injuries in Georgia – 2017 Workplace fatalities News Release Mar 2019
Georgia Export Highlights Industry price indexes Factsheet Jan 2015
Augusta, GA-SC, Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Nov 2019
Columbus, GA-AL, Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Nov 2019
Employer-Reported Workplace Injuries and Illnesses in Georgia – 2017 Workplace injuries and illnesses News Release Jan 2019
Occupational Employment and Wages in Augusta-Richmond County — May 2018 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2019
Occupational Employment and Wages for Selected Mechanical Occupations in Georgia’s Metropolitan Areas – May 2014 Employment, Pay News Release Aug 2015
Occupational Employment and Wages for Selected Construction Trades Occupations in Selected Georgia Metropolitan Areas – May 2016 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2017
Occupational Employment and Wages for Selected Engineering Occupations in Selected Southeast Metropolitan Areas – May 2017 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2018
Business Employment Dynamics in Georgia – Fourth Quarter 2018 Employment News Release Aug 2019