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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 May 2021
Southeast Consumer Price Index Card Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Sep 2014
Southeast - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table May 2021
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – Southeast Consumer price indexes Table May 2021
Atlanta Area Employment — February 2021 Employment News Release Apr 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 2019 Employment, Pay News Release Apr 2020
Consumer Price Index, Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell — April 2021 Consumer price indexes News Release May 2021
ConsumerPriceIndex_Summary_Southeast Consumer price indexes CPI Summary May 2021
Consumer Expenditures for the Atlanta Metropolitan Area: 2018–19 Consumer spending News Release Oct 2020
Changing Compensation Costs in the Atlanta Metropolitan Area — March 2021 Benefits, Pay News Release May 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
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2020		 Dec
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2021		 Mar
2021		 Apr
2021

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 (2)3,085.8 (2)3,092.7 3,062.1 3,094.2 (p)3,104.1  

Employment(1)

 (2)2,912.0 (2)2,914.3 2,905.8 2,954.0 (p)2,977.4  

Unemployment(1)

 (2)173.8 (2)178.4 156.3 140.2 (p)126.7  

Unemployment Rate(3)

 (2)5.6 (2)5.8 5.1 4.5 (p)4.1  

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(4)

 2,723.2 2,741.6 2,697.6 2,713.3 (p)2,728.1  

12-month % change

 -6.0 -5.5 -5.6 -5.4 (p)-4.4  

Mining and Logging(4)

 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 (p)1.7  

12-month % change

 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 (p)0.0  

Construction(4)

 127.3 128.1 126.3 128.3 (p)130.7  

12-month % change

 -3.6 -2.4 -2.2 -2.0 (p)-0.3  

Manufacturing(4)

 162.6 165.4 162.9 163.7 (p)163.7  

12-month % change

 -5.6 -4.3 -4.8 -4.5 (p)-4.3  

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4)

 602.1 606.5 588.4 589.3 (p)589.1  

12-month % change

 -3.6 -3.8 -3.0 -2.0 (p)-1.9  

Information(4)

 98.8 97.9 97.9 98.9 (p)100.1  

12-month % change

 -6.2 -3.9 -4.7 -6.7 (p)-4.3  

Financial Activities(4)

 179.4 181.8 178.8 178.9 (p)179.8  

12-month % change

 -0.7 0.4 -0.8 -1.1 (p)-0.5  

Professional and Business Services(4)

 533.4 535.6 530.3 531.4 (p)534.0  

12-month % change

 -4.2 -3.8 -3.6 -3.9 (p)-2.9  

Education and Health Services(4)

 357.6 359.3 354.2 360.2 (p)362.0  

12-month % change

 -4.6 -4.3 -5.4 -4.4 (p)-3.6  

Leisure and Hospitality(4)

 239.2 243.7 236.7 241.9 (p)246.5  

12-month % change

 -21.0 -20.0 -20.7 -19.6 (p)-15.8  

Other Services(4)

 91.2 91.9 91.8 91.2 (p)91.5  

12-month % change

 -13.4 -13.0 -13.3 -14.3 (p)-13.2  

Government(4)

 329.9 329.7 328.6 327.8 (p)329.0  

12-month % change

 -3.3 -3.0 -2.7 -3.4 (p)-3.3  

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

CPI-U, All items(5)

   249.051   252.972   257.074

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

     1.6   2.4   6.0

CPI-W, All items(6)

   245.714   249.806   253.190

CPI-W, All items, 12-month % change(6)

     1.8   2.7   5.9

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted.
(2) Data were subject to revision on April 16, 2021.
(3) In percent, not seasonally adjusted.
(4) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data.
(5) All Urban Consumers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted.
(6) Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted.
(p) Preliminary