Employers in the Atlanta metro area created 71,800 new jobs for the 12 months ending in June, the fourth best performance of large metro areas nationwide, according to preliminary data provided by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The new jobs represent a 2.9 percent rise in employment over
the year, compared to a 2.1 percent increase nationally.
Table.
A. Net change in employment, June 2014 – June 2015, seasonally adjusted
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Metro Area
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12-month net
employment gain
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12-month percentage
employment gain
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New York
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148,000
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1.6 %
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Los Angeles
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140,800
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2.5 %
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Dallas
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111,800
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3.4 %
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Atlanta
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71,800
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2.9 %
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Miami
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71,400
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2.9 %
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For the month, the Atlanta area lost 3,000 jobs contrasting
with the rest of the state that recorded a pick-up of 5,300 jobs for a net gain
of 2,300 jobs statewide in June.
For the three months prior to June, the Atlanta area had averaged
an increase of 4,900 jobs each month. In June last year, the metro area reported
a one-month increase of 8,600 jobs.
Atlanta Metro Area, Nonfarm Jobs, 2014 - June 2015
In June, metro Atlanta’s unemployment rate stood at 6.0
percent, while the state recorded a rate of 6.1 percent, and the nation showed
a rate of 5.3 percent. The Atlanta area rate stood at 7.3 percent in June 2014.
Georgia Metro Areas
Georgia’s metro areas showed mixed results in June and over
the year. For the month, excluding the Atlanta area, five areas showed gains,
while four areas showed declines, and two were unchanged.
Over the 12 months ending in June, Albany and Valdosta were
the only two metro areas in the state recording losses in employment.
Seasonally adjusted data were not available for the Warner
Robins area.
Table
B. Georgia metropolitan statistical areas, net change in total nonfarm
employment, seasonally adjusted
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Metro Area
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1-month
net change,
June
2015
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12-month
net change,
June
2014 – June 2015
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Albany
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-600
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-700
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Athens
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400
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1,800
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Atlanta
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-3,000
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71,800
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Augusta
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-1,800
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4,100
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Brunswick
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-400
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1,100
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Columbus
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0
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1,700
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Dalton
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100
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2,400
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Gainesville
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500
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3,200
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Hinesville
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300
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800
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Macon
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600
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1,100
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Rome
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0
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500
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Savannah
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-800
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3,400
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Valdosta
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0
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-200
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Warner Robins
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N/A
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N/A
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Data are preliminary. Numbers provided by the U.S. Bureau of
Labor Statistics and the Georgia Department of Labor.
