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Statewide Unemployment Insurance Initial Claims Georgia 30,325 26,345 27,946 3,980 15.1% 2,379 8.5% County Unemployment Insurance Initial Claims Appling 16 169 174 157-5 -2.9% 12 7.6% Atkinson 18 29 50 37-21 -42.0% -8-21.6% Bacon 18 30 32 30-2 -6.3% 0 0.0% Baker 17 11 9 5 2 22.2% 6 120.0% Baldwin 11 130 239 201-109 -45.6% -71-35.3% Banks 2 41 31 52 10 32.3% -11-21.2% Barrow 9 163 141 200 22 15.6% -37-18.5% Bartow 1 241 268 271-27 -10.1% -30-11.1% Ben Hill 18 82 86 99-4 -4.7% -17-17.2% Berrien 18 36 34 38 2 5.9% -2-5.3% Bibb 10 409 423 662-14 -3.3% -253-38.2% Bleckley 16 41 39 48 2 5.1% -7-14.6% Brantley 18 45 29 39 16 55.2% 6 15.4% Brooks 18 28 17 25 11 64.7% 3 12.0% Bryan 20 64 40 63 24 60.0% 1 1.6% Bulloch 20 197 168 344 29 17.3% -147-42.7% Burke 12 151 111 98 40 36.0% 53 54.1% Butts 8 72 47 85 25 53.2% -13-15.3% Calhoun 17 20 18 8 2 11.1% 12 150.0% Camden 20 82 73 76 9 12.3% 6 7.9% Candler 16 33 19 49 14 73.7% -16-32.7% Carroll 8 370 363 274 7 1.9% 96 35.0% Catoosa 1 149 90 82 59 65.6% 67 81.7% Charlton 19 15 26 12-11 -42.3% 3 25.0% Chatham 20 590 530 735 60 11.3% -145-19.7% Chattahoochee 14 16 10 9 6 60.0% 7 77.8% Chattooga 1 51 27 37 24 88.9% 14 37.8% Cherokee 7 354 295 342 59 20.0% 12 3.5% Clarke 9 270 207 274 63 30.4% -4-1.5% Clay 14 6 6 10 0 0.0% -4-40.0% Clayton 7 1,029 1,117 1,071-88 -7.9% -42-3.9% Clinch 18 8 8 24 0 0.0% -16-66.7% Cobb 4 1,369 1,212 1,457 157 13.0% -88-6.0% Coffee 18 278 274 154 4 1.5% 124 80.5% Colquitt 17 125 95 189 30 31.6% -64-33.9% Columbia 13 210 239 186-29 -12.1% 24 12.9% Cook 18 30 29 27 1 3.4% 3 11.1% Coweta 8 864 437 264 427 97.7% 600 227.3% Crawford 11 33 19 47 14 73.7% -14-29.8% Crisp 15 45 45 89 0 0.0% -44-49.4% Georgia Department of Labor Mark Butler, Commissioner Equal Opportunity Employer/Program Auxiliary Aids and Services Available Upon Request to Individuals With Disabilities

Dade 1 29 12 28 17 141.7% 1 3.6% Dawson 2 33 27 30 6 22.2% 3 10.0% Decatur 17 64 51 61 13 25.5% 3 4.9% DeKalb 5 2,051 1,882 2,045 169 9.0% 6 0.3% Dodge 16 174 41 56 133 324.4% 118 210.7% Dooly 15 16 16 39 0 0.0% -23-59.0% Dougherty 17 590 414 362 176 42.5% 228 63.0% Douglas 7 354 307 404 47 15.3% -50-12.4% Early 17 25 29 30-4 -13.8% -5-16.7% Echols 18 4 5 0-1 -20.0% 4 #DIV/0! Efingham 20 90 97 104-7 -7.2% -14-13.5% Elbert 9 81 115 89-34 -29.6% -8-9.0% Emanuel 16 142 92 196 50 54.3% -54-27.6% Evans 16 16 16 46 0 0.0% -30-65.2% Fannin 1 48 58 54-10 -17.2% -6-11.1% Fayette 7 182 141 139 41 29.1% 43 30.9% Floyd 1 325 431 372-106 -24.6% -47-12.6% Forsyth 2 200 189 203 11 5.8% -3-1.5% Franklin 2 86 80 70 6 7.5% 16 22.9% Fulton 6 2,581 2,298 2,700 283 12.3% -119-4.4% Gilmer 1 61 57 40 4 7.0% 21 52.5% Glascock 13 7 11 3-4 -36.4% 4 133.3% Glynn 20 155 146 202 9 6.2% -47-23.3% Gordon 1 204 232 172-28 -12.1% 32 18.6% Grady 17 48 59 110-11 -18.6% -62-56.4% Greene 9 21 27 29-6 -22.2% -8-27.6% Gwinnett 7 1,688 1,537 1,759 151 9.8% -71-4.0% Habersham 2 225 131 206 94 71.8% 19 9.2% Hall 2 630 662 393-32 -4.8% 237 60.3% Hancock 13 31 56 35-25 -44.6% -4-11.4% Haralson 1 56 50 51 6 12.0% 5 9.8% Harris 14 60 54 45 6 11.1% 15 33.3% Hart 2 94 123 68-29 -23.6% 26 38.2% Heard 8 50 48 26 2 4.2% 24 92.3% Henry 7 550 556 642-6 -1.1% -92-14.3% Houston 11 274 229 438 45 19.7% -164-37.4% Irwin 18 37 28 28 9 32.1% 9 32.1% Jackson 9 134 111 143 23 20.7% -9-6.3% Jasper 9 33 31 26 2 6.5% 7 26.9% Jeff Davis 16 77 162 43-85 -52.5% 34 79.1% Jefferson 13 104 62 103 42 67.7% 1 1.0% Jenkins 13 46 57 47-11 -19.3% -1-2.1% Johnson 16 41 32 24 9 28.1% 17 70.8% Jones 11 46 44 91 2 4.5% -45-49.5% Lamar 8 60 71 67-11 -15.5% -7-10.4% Lanier 18 16 25 12-9 -36.0% 4 33.3% Laurens 16 213 180 159 33 18.3% 54 34.0% Lee 17 89 91 79-2 -2.2% 10 12.7% Liberty 20 102 111 98-9 -8.1% 4 4.1% Lincoln 13 35 21 46 14 66.7% -11-23.9%

Long 20 26 24 25 2 8.3% 1 4.0% Lowndes 18 284 145 180 139 95.9% 104 57.8% Lumpkin 2 52 43 60 9 20.9% -8-13.3% Macon 15 43 41 70 2 4.9% -27-38.6% Madison 9 55 52 65 3 5.8% -10-15.4% Marion 15 15 22 26-7 -31.8% -11-42.3% McDufie 13 108 99 96 9 9.1% 12 12.5% McIntosh 20 26 34 34-8 -23.5% -8-23.5% Meriwether 8 153 79 55 74 93.7% 98 178.2% Miller 17 6 9 11-3 -33.3% -5-45.5% Mitchell 17 65 62 75 3 4.8% -10-13.3% Monroe 11 50 48 86 2 4.2% -36-41.9% Montgomery 16 60 55 62 5 9.1% -2-3.2% Morgan 9 34 38 35-4 -10.5% -1-2.9% Murray 1 244 346 131-102 -29.5% 113 86.3% Muscogee 14 559 771 565-212 -27.5% -6-1.1% Newton 9 319 266 331 53 19.9% -12-3.6% Oconee 9 38 22 32 16 72.7% 6 18.8% Oglethorpe 9 31 19 39 12 63.2% -8-20.5% Paulding 1 265 218 293 47 21.6% -28-9.6% Peach 11 48 53 131-5 -9.4% -83-63.4% Pickens 1 46 48 49-2 -4.2% -3-6.1% Pierce 18 40 32 41 8 25.0% -1-2.4% Pike 8 65 48 29 17 35.4% 36 124.1% Polk 1 118 144 167-26 -18.1% -49-29.3% Pulaski 11 13 16 46-3 -18.8% -33-71.7% Putnam 11 42 48 96-6 -12.5% -54-56.3% Quitman 14 2 1 5 1 100.0% -3-60.0% Rabun 2 39 12 16 27 225.0% 23 143.8% Randolph 14 27 38 33-11 -28.9% -6-18.2% Richmond 12 834 661 791 173 26.2% 43 5.4% Rockdale 7 244 228 249 16 7.0% -5-2.0% Schley 15 14 15 7-1 -6.7% 7 100.0% Screven 20 63 95 102-32 -33.7% -39-38.2% Seminole 17 21 18 15 3 16.7% 6 40.0% Spalding 8 354 288 265 66 22.9% 89 33.6% Stephens 2 238 91 98 147 161.5% 140 142.9% Stewart 14 19 25 10-6 -24.0% 9 90.0% Sumter 15 119 103 111 16 15.5% 8 7.2% Talbot 14 23 20 29 3 15.0% -6-20.7% Taliaferro 13 2 3 6-1 -33.3% -4-66.7% Tattnall 16 61 39 60 22 56.4% 1 1.7% Taylor 15 33 19 24 14 73.7% 9 37.5% Telfair 16 269 60 32 209 348.3% 237 740.6% Terrell 17 69 53 27 16 30.2% 42 155.6% Thomas 17 116 110 195 6 5.5% -79-40.5% Tift 18 74 95 86-21 -22.1% -12-14.0% Toombs 16 193 208 149-15 -7.2% 44 29.5% Towns 2 10 13 7-3 -23.1% 3 42.9% Treutlen 16 28 30 33-2 -6.7% -5-15.2%

Troup 8 252 176 202 76 43.2% 50 24.8% Turner 18 19 14 26 5 35.7% -7-26.9% Twiggs 11 29 22 51 7 31.8% -22-43.1% Union 2 31 33 29-2 -6.1% 2 6.9% Upson 8 155 137 86 18 13.1% 69 80.2% Walker 1 902 102 127 800 784.3% 775 610.2% Walton 9 141 143 183-2 -1.4% -42-23.0% Ware 18 77 84 90-7 -8.3% -13-14.4% Warren 13 34 31 28 3 9.7% 6 21.4% Washington 13 84 59 51 25 42.4% 33 64.7% Wayne 16 110 75 89 35 46.7% 21 23.6% Webster 15 3 12 2-9 -75.0% 1 50.0% Wheeler 16 47 28 25 19 67.9% 22 88.0% White 2 60 71 50-11 -15.5% 10 20.0% Whitield 1 555 703 388-148 -21.1% 167 43.0% Wilcox 16 35 17 39 18 105.9% -4-10.3% Wilkes 13 22 42 112-20 -47.6% -90-80.4% Wilkinson 11 19 31 38-12 -38.7% -19-50.0% Worth 17 82 66 52 16 24.2% 30 57.7% Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) Unemployment Insurance Initial Claims Albany MSA 855 647 547 208 32.1% 308 56.3% Athens-Clarke County MSA 403 311 423 92 29.6% -20-4.7% Atlanta MSA 14,154 12,580 13,753 1,574 12.5% 401 2.9% Augusta-Richmond County MSA 1,398 1,166 1,249 232 19.9% 149 11.9% Brunswick MSA 243 231 285 12 5.2% -42-14.7% Columbus MSA 679 871 669-192 -22.0% 10 1.5% Dalton MSA 796 1,050 519-254 -24.2% 277 53.4% Gainesville MSA 636 668 392-32 -4.8% 244 62.2% Hinesville MSA 133 142 129-9 -6.3% 4 3.1% Macon MSA 593 574 949 19 3.3% -356-37.5% Rome MSA 331 434 385-103 -23.7% -54-14.0% Savannah MSA 781 704 930 77 10.9% -149-16.0% Valdosta MSA 348 211 233 137 64.9% 115 49.4% Warner Robins MSA 336 301 624 35 11.6% -288-46.2%

Regional Commission (RC) Unemployment Insurance Initial Claims Atlanta Regional Commission 10,402 9,573 10,808 829 8.7% -406-3.8% Central Savannah River RC 1,668 1,452 1,602 216 14.9% 66 4.1% Coastal RC 1,395 1,318 1,783 77 5.8% -388-21.8% Georgia Mountains RC 1,739 1,506 1,282 233 15.5% 457 35.6% Heart of Georgia RC 1,709 1,267 1,267 442 34.9% 442 34.9% Middle Georgia RC 1,093 1,172 1,887-79 -6.7% -794-42.1% Northeast Georgia RC 1,320 1,172 1,446 148 12.6% -126-8.7% Northwest Georgia RC 3,294 2,786 2,262 508 18.2% 1,032 45.6% River Valley RC 1,000 1,198 1,074-198 -16.5% -74-6.9% Southern Georgia RC 1,132 1,013 948 119 11.7% 184 19.4% Southwest Georgia RC 1,331 1,084 1,219 247 22.8% 112 9.2% Three Rivers RC 2,395 1,694 1,353 701 41.4% 1,042 77.0% Workforce Investment Area (WIA) Unemployment Insurance Initial Claims Atlanta Regional WIA 4,401 4,181 4,606 220 5.3% -205-4.5% Central Savannah River Area WIA 1,031 829 936 202 24.4% 95 10.1% City of Atl./Bal. Fulton Co. WIA 2,581 2,298 2,700 283 12.3% -119-4.4% Coastal Georgia WIA 1,395 1,318 1,783 77 5.8% -388-21.8% Cobb County WIA 1,369 1,212 1,457 157 13.0% -88-6.0% DeKalb County WIA 2,051 1,882 2,045 169 9.0% 6 0.3% East Central Georgia WIA 637 623 666 14 2.2% -29-4.4% Georgia Mountains WIA 1,739 1,506 1,282 233 15.5% 457 35.6% Heart of GA-Altamaha WIA 1,709 1,267 1,267 442 34.9% 442 34.9% Lower Chattahoochee WIA 712 925 706-213 -23.0% 6 0.8% Macon-Bibb WIA 409 423 662-14 -3.3% -253-38.2% Middle Flint WIA 288 273 368 15 5.5% -80-21.7% Middle Georgia WIA 684 749 1,225-65 -8.7% -541-44.2% Northeast Georgia WIA 1,320 1,172 1,446 148 12.6% -126-8.7% Northwest Georgia WIA 3,294 2,786 2,262 508 18.2% 1,032 45.6% Southern Georgia WIA 1,132 1,013 948 119 11.7% 184 19.4% Southwest Georgia WIA 1,331 1,084 1,219 247 22.8% 112 9.2% West Central Georgia WIA 2,395 1,694 1,353 701 41.4% 1,042 77.0%