Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data

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Employment data from the Current Employment Statistics program
(not seasonally adjusted data, all employees, in thousands)
Sector
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Ga. Metropolitan Statistical Area
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Avg

Total Nonfarm

 

2008

2,432.5 2,444.0 2,445.6 2,445.7 2,453.2 2,437.6 2,414.1 2,427.6 2,412.8 2,411.7 2,399.6 2,381.3 2,425.5

2009

2,341.5 2,330.6 (P) 2,329.7                    

Mining & Logging

 

2008

1.8 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.6

2009

1.5 1.5 (P) 1.4                    

Construction

 

2008

132.7 133.3 132.2 130.4 130.6 130.1 129.1 127.7 125.9 122.8 121.5 115.9 127.7

2009

113.2 111.6 (P) 109.2                    

Manufacturing

 

2008

172.4 172.1 171.7 170.2 170.0 169.6 167.9 167.2 165.8 163.7 161.5 159.4 167.6

2009

157.2 155.1 (P) 152.8                    

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

 

2008

560.2 557.9 558.1 554.4 555.4 553.2 552.8 551.5 548.9 549.5 553.0 550.4 553.8

2009

534.2 526.9 (P) 529.1                    

Information

 

2008

83.2 83.7 84.0 84.0 84.5 84.7 83.9 83.7 83.1 82.9 82.4 82.5 83.6

2009

81.6 81.8 (P) 80.7                    

Financial Activities

 

2008

157.3 157.8 157.3 157.0 157.1 156.3 156.4 155.4 153.6 152.6 151.8 151.4 155.3

2009

150.0 148.8 (P) 148.1                    

Professional & Business Services

 

2008

409.5 410.2 407.9 412.4 411.5 412.5 407.6 408.7 405.5 405.5 396.3 392.2 406.7

2009

382.3 379.8 (P) 379.7                    

Educational & Health Services

 

2008

255.5 259.0 259.2 259.9 261.2 256.0 256.3 260.8 261.1 263.4 263.6 264.3 260.0

2009

262.8 263.0 (P) 262.0                    

Leisure & Hospitality

 

2008

227.8 229.8 233.4 236.4 241.5 241.5 238.9 238.4 234.8 231.2 229.5 227.7 234.2

2009

224.8 223.7 (P) 227.5                    

Other Services

 

2008

97.3 98.3 98.2 98.0 99.0 98.8 98.2 98.0 96.9 97.9 97.4 95.8 97.8

2009

95.5 96.8 (P) 96.1                    

Government

 

2008

334.8 340.1 341.8 341.3 340.7 333.2 321.5 334.7 335.7 340.7 341.1 340.2 337.2

2009

338.4 341.6 (P) 343.1                    

Footnotes
(P) Preliminary

 

Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Ga. Metropolitan Statistical Area
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Avg

Labor Force

 

2008

(1) 2,746,839 (1) 2,736,104 (1) 2,750,848 (1) 2,747,888 (1) 2,756,018 (1) 2,758,833 (1) 2,774,324 (1) 2,749,685 (1) 2,736,795 (1) 2,738,919 (1) 2,729,855 (1) 2,730,793 (1) 2,746,408

2009

2,701,274 2,695,706 (P) 2,678,299                    

Employment

 

2008

(1) 2,602,900 (1) 2,595,192 (1) 2,607,889 (1) 2,610,195 (1) 2,601,177 (1) 2,588,010 (1) 2,593,783 (1) 2,566,653 (1) 2,553,196 (1) 2,549,127 (1) 2,538,681 (1) 2,522,635 (1) 2,577,453

2009

2,469,143 2,447,563 (P) 2,434,168                    

Unemployment

 

2008

(1) 143,939 (1) 140,912 (1) 142,959 (1) 137,693 (1) 154,841 (1) 170,823 (1) 180,541 (1) 183,032 (1) 183,599 (1) 189,792 (1) 191,174 (1) 208,158 (1) 168,955

2009

232,131 248,143 (P) 244,131                    

Unemployment Rate

 

2008

(1) 5.2 (1) 5.2 (1) 5.2 (1) 5.0 (1) 5.6 (1) 6.2 (1) 6.5 (1) 6.7 (1) 6.7 (1) 6.9 (1) 7.0 (1) 7.6 (1) 6.2

2009

8.6 9.2 (P) 9.1                    

Footnotes
(1) Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and new statewide controls.
(P) Preliminary