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News Releases:
Feb
01
Changing Compensation Costs in the Atlanta Metropolitan Area — December 2022

Total compensation costs for private industry workers increased 4.4 percent in the Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA, metropolitan area for the year ended December 2022.

Jan
12
Consumer Price Index, Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell — December 2022

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell declined 0.5 percent from October to December.

Jan
12
Consumer Price Index, South Region — December 2022

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South edged down 0.3 percent in December, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Georgia Economy at a Glance:
Georgia
Data Series Back
Data		 Nov
2023		 Dec
2023		 Jan
2024		 Feb
2024		 Mar
2024		 Apr
2024

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 (r)5,329.0 (r)5,329.0 5,330.0 5,335.1 5,343.5 (p)5,357.1

Employment(1)

 (r)5,158.1 (r)5,158.3 5,163.3 5,171.6 5,180.0 (p)5,191.6

Unemployment(1)

 (r)170.9 (r)170.7 166.8 163.5 163.5 (p)165.5

Unemployment Rate(2)

 (r)3.2 (r)3.2 3.1 3.1 3.1 (p)3.1

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 4,937.5 4,934.5 4,935.8 4,933.3 4,951.9 (p)4,967.4

12-month % change

 1.6 1.4 1.0 0.9 1.2 (p)1.4

Mining and Logging(3)

 9.6 9.6 9.6 9.6 9.7 (p)9.7

12-month % change

 -1.0 -1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 (p)0.0

Construction(3)

 222.9 222.8 222.1 223.7 226.9 (p)225.8

12-month % change

 3.2 2.8 1.6 2.1 3.3 (p)2.6

Manufacturing(3)

 432.8 432.2 431.7 432.3 433.1 (p)436.7

12-month % change

 2.4 2.0 1.6 1.7 1.7 (p)2.3

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 1,037.4 1,038.7 1,029.9 1,029.8 1,029.0 (p)1,030.2

12-month % change

 -0.4 -0.4 -1.5 -1.4 -1.5 (p)-1.5

Information(3)

 110.8 111.1 110.3 109.8 109.2 (p)109.8

12-month % change

 -14.1 -12.0 -15.2 -14.0 -12.1 (p)-11.1

Financial Activities(3)

 281.4 281.1 283.4 283.3 284.2 (p)287.2

12-month % change

 2.3 2.2 2.5 2.3 2.3 (p)3.5

Professional & Business Services(3)

 775.5 773.7 776.1 771.2 775.8 (p)780.3

12-month % change

 -0.4 -0.7 -0.2 -0.9 -0.2 (p)0.5

Education & Health Services(3)

 674.8 672.4 673.7 670.1 674.9 (p)679.2

12-month % change

 5.6 4.8 4.5 3.5 3.8 (p)4.0

Leisure & Hospitality(3)

 521.3 521.4 523.7 524.7 526.1 (p)526.9

12-month % change

 4.5 4.2 3.9 3.6 3.6 (p)3.5

Other Services(3)

 168.7 167.9 168.8 168.5 168.7 (p)168.4

12-month % change

 2.3 1.8 2.0 1.8 1.4 (p)1.5

Government(3)

 702.3 703.6 706.5 710.3 714.3 (p)713.2

12-month % change

 2.9 2.6 2.7 3.1 3.5 (p)3.4

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(p) Preliminary
(r) Revised
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 Feb 2023
Savannah Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Feb 2023
Southeast Consumer Price Index Card Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Jul 2024
Southeast - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Jul 2024
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – Southeast Consumer price indexes Table Jul 2024
Southeast - Employment Cost Index Benefits, Pay Table Jul 2024
Atlanta Area Employment — October 2022 Employment News Release Dec 2022
Occupational Employment and Wages in Savannah — May 2021 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2022
Average Energy Prices, Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell – November 2019 Average energy prices News Release Dec 2019
Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Georgia — 2021 Unemployment News Release Feb 2022
Occupational Employment and Wages in Chattanooga — May 2021 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2022
Occupational Employment and Wages in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell — May 2021 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2022
Consumer Price Index, Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell — December 2022 Consumer price indexes News Release Jan 2023
County Employment and Wages in Georgia — Fourth Quarter 2021 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2022
Consumer Price Index, South Region — December 2022 Consumer price indexes News Release Jan 2023
Women’s Earnings In Georgia — 2020 Pay News Release Oct 2021
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 Jan 2023
Consumer Expenditures in the Atlanta Metropolitan Area — 2020–21 Consumer spending News Release Sep 2022
Changing Compensation Costs in the Atlanta Metropolitan Area — December 2022 Benefits, Pay News Release Feb 2023
Fatal Occupational Injuries in Georgia — 2020 Workplace fatalities News Release Mar 2022
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 Feb 2023
Columbus, GA-AL, Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Feb 2023
Employer-Reported Workplace Injuries and Illnesses in Georgia — 2019 Workplace injuries and illnesses News Release Jan 2021
Occupational Employment and Wages in Augusta-Richmond County — May 2021 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2022
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 2021 Employment News Release Aug 2022
Occupational Employment and Wages in Macon — May 2021 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2022
Occupational Employment and Wages in Gainesville — May 2021 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2022
Occupational Employment and Wages in Columbus — May 2021 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2022
Occupational Employment and Wages in Albany — May 2020 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2021
Occupational Employment and Wages in Dalton — May 2020 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2021
Occupational Employment and Wages in Athens-Clarke County — May 2021 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2022
Occupational Employment and Wages in Warner Robins — May 2020 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2021
Occupational Employment and Wages in Brunswick — May 2020 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2021