Athens-Clarke County, GA
MSA Employment
| Date |
Employment |
Unemployment |
| Total |
% Change
Year Ago |
Rate |
Unit Change
Year Ago |
| 1990 | 65,560 | - | 5.5 | - |
| 1991 | 65,922 | 0.6 | 4.1 | -1.4 |
| 1992 | 65,180 | -1.1 | 5.0 | 0.9 |
| 1993 | 66,740 | 2.4 | 4.2 | -0.8 |
| 1994 | 69,055 | 3.5 | 3.6 | -0.6 |
| 1995 | 72,692 | 5.3 | 3.2 | -0.4 |
| 1996 | 74,659 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 0.0 |
| 1997 | 76,145 | 2.0 | 3.0 | -0.2 |
| 1998 | 77,743 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 0.0 |
| 1999 | 77,944 | 0.3 | 2.5 | -0.5 |
| 2000 | 86,566 | 11.1 | 3.2 | 0.7 |
| 2001 | 87,159 | 0.7 | 3.6 | 0.4 |
| 2002 | 89,307 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 0.2 |
| 2003 | 91,712 | 2.7 | 3.6 | -0.1 |
| 2004 | 92,641 | 1.0 | 3.9 | 0.2 |
| 2005 | 95,714 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 0.3 |
| 2006 | 99,459 | 3.9 | 3.9 | -0.3 |
| 2007 | 101,367 | 1.9 | 3.8 | -0.1 |
| Monthly Data |
| 1995-Jan | 71,245 | 5.3 | 2.9 | -1.5 |
| Feb | 71,807 | 5.7 | 3.3 | -1.0 |
| Mar | 72,276 | 6.4 | 2.9 | -1.3 |
| Apr | 72,731 | 7.0 | 3.0 | -0.8 |
| May | 72,632 | 5.1 | 3.1 | -0.4 |
| Jun | 72,409 | 5.3 | 3.5 | -0.2 |
| Jul | 73,118 | 8.5 | 3.3 | -1.0 |
| Aug | 72,624 | 7.7 | 3.5 | -0.1 |
| Sep | 72,754 | 9.2 | 3.4 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 73,568 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 0.3 |
| Nov | 73,669 | 0.9 | 3.2 | 0.5 |
| Dec | 73,469 | 1.1 | 3.3 | 0.8 |
| 1996-Jan | 72,724 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 0.5 |
| Feb | 73,977 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 0.0 |
| Mar | 74,325 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 0.3 |
| Apr | 74,172 | 2.0 | 3.2 | 0.2 |
| May | 75,343 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 0.1 |
| Jun | 75,571 | 4.4 | 3.2 | -0.4 |
| Jul | 73,992 | 1.2 | 3.6 | 0.3 |
| Aug | 73,488 | 1.2 | 3.3 | -0.2 |
| Sep | 72,045 | -1.0 | 3.4 | -0.1 |
| Oct | 76,900 | 4.5 | 3.0 | -0.3 |
| Nov | 76,831 | 4.3 | 3.1 | -0.2 |
| Dec | 76,534 | 4.2 | 2.9 | -0.3 |
| 1997-Jan | 74,360 | 2.2 | 3.3 | -0.1 |
| Feb | 75,159 | 1.6 | 3.3 | 0.0 |
| Mar | 75,834 | 2.0 | 3.1 | -0.2 |
| Apr | 76,658 | 3.4 | 2.6 | -0.6 |
| May | 77,000 | 2.2 | 2.7 | -0.4 |
| Jun | 76,523 | 1.3 | 3.1 | -0.1 |
| Jul | 75,140 | 1.6 | 3.4 | -0.2 |
| Aug | 74,875 | 1.9 | 3.4 | 0.1 |
| Sep | 73,581 | 2.1 | 3.1 | -0.3 |
| Oct | 77,715 | 1.1 | 2.7 | -0.2 |
| Nov | 78,294 | 1.9 | 2.7 | -0.4 |
| Dec | 78,603 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 0.2 |
| 1998-Jan | 77,493 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 0.2 |
| Feb | 78,488 | 4.4 | 3.2 | -0.1 |
| Mar | 78,975 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 0.2 |
| Apr | 76,638 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0.4 |
| May | 77,385 | 0.5 | 2.9 | 0.2 |
| Jun | 77,435 | 1.2 | 3.3 | 0.2 |
| Jul | 75,855 | 1.0 | 3.3 | -0.1 |
| Aug | 76,978 | 2.8 | 3.2 | -0.2 |
| Sep | 77,411 | 5.2 | 3.0 | -0.1 |
| Oct | 78,210 | 0.6 | 2.8 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 78,709 | 0.5 | 2.4 | -0.2 |
| Dec | 79,334 | 0.9 | 2.3 | -0.9 |
| 1999-Jan | 78,183 | 0.9 | 2.7 | -0.8 |
| Feb | 78,543 | 0.1 | 2.8 | -0.5 |
| Mar | 78,572 | -0.5 | 2.9 | -0.5 |
| Apr | 78,305 | 2.2 | 2.5 | -0.5 |
| May | 77,098 | -0.4 | 2.3 | -0.6 |
| Jun | 75,277 | -2.8 | 2.8 | -0.5 |
| Jul | 77,833 | 2.6 | 2.9 | -0.4 |
| Aug | 77,205 | 0.3 | 2.8 | -0.4 |
| Sep | 77,527 | 0.1 | 2.4 | -0.6 |
| Oct | 78,622 | 0.5 | 2.3 | -0.5 |
| Nov | 78,944 | 0.3 | 2.1 | -0.3 |
| Dec | 79,217 | -0.1 | 2.1 | -0.2 |
| 2000-Jan | 84,200 | 7.7 | 3.4 | 0.7 |
| Feb | 86,015 | 9.5 | 3.3 | 0.6 |
| Mar | 85,792 | 9.2 | 3.2 | 0.3 |
| Apr | 86,334 | 10.3 | 2.8 | 0.4 |
| May | 86,523 | 12.2 | 3.3 | 1.0 |
| Jun | 87,243 | 15.9 | 3.8 | 1.0 |
| Jul | 86,601 | 11.3 | 3.6 | 0.8 |
| Aug | 86,051 | 11.5 | 3.5 | 0.7 |
| Sep | 86,791 | 11.9 | 3.1 | 0.7 |
| Oct | 87,493 | 11.3 | 2.7 | 0.4 |
| Nov | 87,687 | 11.1 | 2.7 | 0.6 |
| Dec | 88,056 | 11.2 | 2.8 | 0.7 |
| 2001-Jan | 87,241 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 87,319 | 1.5 | 3.3 | 0.0 |
| Mar | 87,212 | 1.7 | 3.6 | 0.4 |
| Apr | 86,523 | 0.2 | 3.3 | 0.5 |
| May | 86,635 | 0.1 | 3.2 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 86,832 | -0.5 | 4.1 | 0.3 |
| Jul | 86,857 | 0.3 | 3.9 | 0.2 |
| Aug | 85,923 | -0.1 | 3.9 | 0.4 |
| Sep | 86,812 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 0.7 |
| Oct | 88,044 | 0.6 | 3.5 | 0.8 |
| Nov | 88,291 | 0.7 | 3.4 | 0.7 |
| Dec | 88,218 | 0.2 | 3.5 | 0.7 |
| 2002-Jan | 87,440 | 0.2 | 3.7 | 0.3 |
| Feb | 88,128 | 0.9 | 3.8 | 0.5 |
| Mar | 88,142 | 1.1 | 4.0 | 0.4 |
| Apr | 88,448 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 0.2 |
| May | 88,583 | 2.2 | 3.7 | 0.5 |
| Jun | 88,771 | 2.2 | 4.3 | 0.2 |
| Jul | 89,183 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 0.2 |
| Aug | 88,905 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 90,110 | 3.8 | 3.7 | -0.1 |
| Oct | 91,417 | 3.8 | 3.4 | -0.1 |
| Nov | 91,234 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 91,318 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 0.1 |
| 2003-Jan | 90,657 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 91,436 | 3.8 | 3.5 | -0.3 |
| Mar | 91,322 | 3.6 | 3.6 | -0.4 |
| Apr | 91,212 | 3.1 | 3.3 | -0.2 |
| May | 90,995 | 2.7 | 3.6 | -0.1 |
| Jun | 91,793 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 0.1 |
| Jul | 92,120 | 3.3 | 3.9 | -0.1 |
| Aug | 91,283 | 2.7 | 3.7 | -0.2 |
| Sep | 91,591 | 1.6 | 3.6 | -0.1 |
| Oct | 92,043 | 0.7 | 3.4 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 93,088 | 2.0 | 3.3 | -0.1 |
| Dec | 92,998 | 1.8 | 3.3 | -0.3 |
| 2004-Jan | 91,882 | 1.4 | 3.7 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 92,090 | 0.7 | 3.3 | -0.2 |
| Mar | 91,523 | 0.2 | 3.4 | -0.1 |
| Apr | 92,367 | 1.3 | 3.3 | 0.0 |
| May | 92,091 | 1.2 | 3.6 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 92,243 | 0.5 | 4.5 | 0.1 |
| Jul | 92,869 | 0.8 | 4.4 | 0.4 |
| Aug | 91,933 | 0.7 | 4.0 | 0.3 |
| Sep | 92,345 | 0.8 | 3.9 | 0.3 |
| Oct | 93,896 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 0.7 |
| Nov | 94,138 | 1.1 | 4.0 | 0.7 |
| Dec | 94,314 | 1.4 | 4.1 | 0.9 |
| 2005-Jan | 93,226 | 1.5 | 4.3 | 0.6 |
| Feb | 93,751 | 1.8 | 4.4 | 1.2 |
| Mar | 93,986 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 0.7 |
| Apr | 94,315 | 2.1 | 4.0 | 0.7 |
| May | 94,851 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 0.5 |
| Jun | 95,282 | 3.3 | 4.8 | 0.3 |
| Jul | 96,355 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 0.3 |
| Aug | 96,114 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 0.2 |
| Sep | 96,577 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 0.3 |
| Oct | 97,642 | 4.0 | 3.9 | -0.2 |
| Nov | 97,982 | 4.1 | 3.7 | -0.3 |
| Dec | 98,483 | 4.4 | 3.6 | -0.5 |
| 2006-Jan | 96,946 | 4.0 | 3.8 | -0.5 |
| Feb | 97,401 | 3.9 | 3.9 | -0.5 |
| Mar | 97,670 | 3.9 | 3.8 | -0.3 |
| Apr | 98,277 | 4.2 | 3.6 | -0.4 |
| May | 98,553 | 3.9 | 3.9 | -0.2 |
| Jun | 98,726 | 3.6 | 4.5 | -0.2 |
| Jul | 99,796 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 99,535 | 3.6 | 4.0 | -0.2 |
| Sep | 100,674 | 4.2 | 3.9 | -0.4 |
| Oct | 101,601 | 4.1 | 3.7 | -0.2 |
| Nov | 102,129 | 4.2 | 3.4 | -0.4 |
| Dec | 102,201 | 3.8 | 3.4 | -0.2 |
| 2007-Jan | 99,865 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 100,247 | 2.9 | 3.5 | -0.4 |
| Mar | 100,416 | 2.8 | 3.4 | -0.4 |
| Apr | 100,644 | 2.4 | 3.4 | -0.2 |
| May | 100,636 | 2.1 | 3.6 | -0.3 |
| Jun | 100,918 | 2.2 | 4.3 | -0.2 |
| Jul | 101,271 | 1.5 | 4.4 | -0.2 |
| Aug | 100,959 | 1.4 | 3.9 | -0.1 |
| Sep | 102,297 | 1.6 | 3.9 | 0.1 |
| Oct | 102,417 | 0.8 | 3.9 | 0.2 |
| Nov | 103,447 | 1.3 | 3.5 | 0.1 |
| Dec | 103,291 | 1.1 | 3.8 | 0.4 |
| 2008-Jan | 101,173 | 1.3 | 4.3 | 0.5 |
| Feb | 101,494 | 1.2 | 4.3 | 0.8 |
| Mar | 101,385 | 1.0 | 4.3 | 0.9 |
| Apr | 101,659 | 1.0 | 4.1 | 0.7 |
| May | 101,299 | 0.7 | 4.8 | 1.2 |
| Jun | 101,900 | 1.0 | 5.1 | 0.8 |
| Jul | 103,686 | 2.4 | 5.5 | 1.1 |
| Aug | 102,944 | 2.0 | 5.6 | 1.6 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University
Note: Data are from The Current Population Survey (CPS) - a monthly survey of households conducted by the Bureau of Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It provides a comprehensive body of data on the labor force, employment, unemployment, and persons not in the labor force.
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