U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Department of Labor Logo United States Department of Labor
Dot gov

The .gov means it's official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you're on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Southeast > Georgia > Atlanta

Atlanta

Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
Atlanta Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Oct 2021
Southeast Consumer Price Index Card Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Sep 2014
Southeast - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Oct 2021
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – Southeast Consumer price indexes Table Oct 2021
Atlanta Area Employment — August 2021 Employment News Release Sep 2021
Average Energy Prices, Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell – November 2019 Average energy prices News Release Dec 2019
Occupational Employment and Wages in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell — May 2020 Employment, Pay News Release May 2021
Consumer Price Index, Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell – August 2021 Consumer price indexes News Release Sep 2021
ConsumerPriceIndex_Summary_Southeast Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Oct 2021
Consumer Expenditures for the Atlanta Metropolitan Area: 2018–19 Consumer spending News Release Oct 2020
Changing Compensation Costs in the Atlanta Metropolitan Area — June 2021 Benefits, Pay News Release Aug 2021
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 Mechanical Occupations in Alabama’s Metropolitan Areas – May 2014 Employment, Pay News Release Sep 2015
Occupational Employment and Wages for Driver/Sales Workers and Truck Drivers in Alabama’s Metropolitan Areas – May 2016 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2017
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

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Economy at a Glance:

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
Data Series Back
Data		 Apr
2021		 May
2021		 June
2021		 July
2021		 Aug
2021		 Sept
2021

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 3,116.7 3,103.1 3,128.7 3,127.3 (p)3,105.0  

Employment(1)

 2,993.9 2,979.0 2,988.0 3,027.4 (p)3,007.7  

Unemployment(1)

 122.8 124.1 140.7 99.9 (p)97.3  

Unemployment Rate(2)

 3.9 4.0 4.5 3.2 (p)3.1  

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 2,733.3 2,744.8 2,776.2 2,790.8 2,793.0 (p)2,797.0

12-month % change

 9.9 7.2 5.8 6.2 4.7 (p)4.5

Mining and Logging(3)

 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 (p)1.6

12-month % change

 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 (p)0.0

Construction(3)

 130.8 128.6 130.4 130.5 129.6 (p)130.1

12-month % change

 5.3 1.9 2.1 2.8 1.4 (p)1.6

Manufacturing(3)

 165.5 166.6 166.3 166.2 166.8 (p)168.1

12-month % change

 7.4 5.6 2.6 2.7 3.1 (p)3.8

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 582.4 584.2 591.1 592.9 591.5 (p)597.4

12-month % change

 8.1 6.0 4.0 3.9 2.7 (p)3.4

Information(3)

 100.9 100.7 101.7 104.4 101.7 (p)102.8

12-month % change

 11.0 12.4 14.5 16.3 12.1 (p)7.9

Financial Activities(3)

 179.4 178.4 179.7 182.9 183.3 (p)181.4

12-month % change

 1.8 1.5 1.6 3.2 3.3 (p)2.4

Professional and Business Services(3)

 537.7 540.1 552.4 556.8 562.8 (p)560.1

12-month % change

 8.2 7.5 8.7 8.4 7.8 (p)7.4

Education and Health Services(3)

 365.1 367.3 365.5 366.7 369.5 (p)367.4

12-month % change

 11.2 7.7 5.8 6.6 5.2 (p)4.1

Leisure and Hospitality(3)

 246.7 252.8 261.8 269.4 263.7 (p)260.9

12-month % change

 46.9 25.8 13.4 15.8 12.0 (p)10.7

Other Services(3)

 93.6 96.2 97.9 97.8 96.1 (p)95.1

12-month % change

 23.3 11.2 7.3 4.8 2.7 (p)1.5

Government(3)

 329.6 328.3 327.8 321.6 326.4 (p)332.1

12-month % change

 -0.5 0.0 1.2 1.3 -1.5 (p)0.5

Consumer Price Index: Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA

CPI-U, All items(4)

 257.074   261.662   264.502  

CPI-U, All items, 12-month % change(4)

   6.0   6.7   6.6  

CPI-W, All items(5)

 253.190   257.136   260.247  

CPI-W, All items, 12-month % change(5)

   5.9   6.4   6.5  

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, not seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data.
(4) All Urban Consumers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted.
(5) Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted.
(p) Preliminary