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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Southeast > South Carolina, Georgia > Augusta

Augusta

Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
Southeast - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Mar 2023
ConsumerPriceIndex_Summary_Southeast (PDF) Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Mar 2023
Augusta, GA-SC, Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Mar 2023
Occupational Employment and Wages in Augusta-Richmond County — May 2021 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2022
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 Nurse Occupations in South Carolina’s Metropolitan Areas – May 2016 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 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
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Economy at a Glance:
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC
Data Series Back
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2023

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 263.8 263.4 262.0 (p)262.8 (p)260.2  

Employment(1)

 255.4 253.8 253.5 (p)254.4 (p)249.9  

Unemployment(1)

 8.4 9.6 8.5 (p)8.4 (p)10.3  

Unemployment Rate(2)

 3.2 3.7 3.2 (p)3.2 (p)4.0  

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 243.7 243.8 246.0 245.7 240.5 (p)241.5

12-month % change

 1.9 1.5 1.6 1.2 0.7 (p)0.2

Mining, Logging, and Construction(3)

 17.6 17.8 17.9 17.8 17.7 (p)17.7

12-month % change

 -6.9 -7.3 -6.3 -7.8 -2.7 (p)-3.3

Manufacturing(3)

 24.9 24.7 25.0 25.3 25.2 (p)25.2

12-month % change

 6.9 4.2 2.9 4.1 4.6 (p)3.7

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 42.0 42.3 43.4 44.1 42.0 (p)42.2

12-month % change

 3.4 2.7 2.4 2.3 1.2 (p)1.0

Information(3)

 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.0 (p)2.0

12-month % change

 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 0.0 (p)-4.8

Financial Activities(3)

 7.0 7.1 7.0 7.1 7.0 (p)7.0

12-month % change

 6.1 7.6 4.5 4.4 2.9 (p)2.9

Professional and Business Services(3)

 34.9 34.6 34.8 34.9 33.3 (p)32.7

12-month % change

 2.9 -0.3 1.2 2.0 -4.0 (p)-7.1

Education and Health Services(3)

 36.6 37.1 36.7 36.2 35.6 (p)36.0

12-month % change

 3.1 3.6 1.7 0.3 0.6 (p)0.6

Leisure and Hospitality(3)

 26.3 25.4 26.2 25.1 25.1 (p)25.8

12-month % change

 4.4 1.2 4.4 -0.4 1.6 (p)3.6

Other Services(3)

 8.8 8.9 9.0 9.0 9.0 (p)9.0

12-month % change

 1.1 3.5 5.9 5.9 7.1 (p)7.1

Government(3)

 43.5 43.8 43.9 44.1 43.6 (p)43.9

12-month % change

 -2.0 0.9 0.7 1.8 1.4 (p)1.4

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.
(p) Preliminary