Southeast Information Office

Columbus, GA

Title	BLS Subject	Product Type	Date Published
	AllEmploymentUnemploymentConsumer price indexesConsumer spendingBenefitsPayIndustry price indexes
Southeast - Labor Force Statistics	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Dec 2024
ConsumerPriceIndex_Summary_Southeast (PDF)	Consumer price indexes	CPI Summary	Nov 2024
Columbus, GA-AL, Area Economic Summary (PDF)	Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment	Economic Summary	Nov 2024
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 in Columbus, GA-AL — May 2023	Employment, Pay	News Release	Jul 2024

Columbus, GA-AL Economy at a Glance:

Columbus, GA-AL

Data Series	Back Data	May 2024	June 2024	July 2024	Aug 2024	Sept 2024	Oct 2024
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		123.2	123.4	123.6	123.4	123.0	(p)123.3
Employment(1)		118.5	117.8	118.1	117.6	118.2	(p)118.3
Unemployment(1)		4.7	5.5	5.5	5.8	4.8	(p)5.0
Unemployment Rate(2)		3.8	4.5	4.4	4.7	3.9	(p)4.1
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(3)		123.7	124.3	123.9	124.5	124.3	(p)124.9
12-month % change		1.6	2.1	2.3	1.9	1.7	(p)1.7
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)		18.7	18.8	18.8	18.6	18.6	(p)18.7
12-month % change		-1.1	-1.1	0.5	0.0	0.0	(p)-0.5
Information(3)		1.1	1.2	1.1	1.1	1.1	(p)1.1
12-month % change		-8.3	0.0	-8.3	-8.3	-8.3	(p)-8.3
Financial Activities(3)		10.7	10.7	10.8	10.7	10.7	(p)10.7
12-month % change		2.9	1.9	1.9	0.9	1.9	(p)1.9
Professional and Business Services(3)		16.0	15.9	15.9	15.9	16.0	(p)16.0
12-month % change		-1.8	-1.9	0.0	0.0	0.6	(p)0.6
Leisure and Hospitality(3)		15.5	15.7	15.9	15.7	15.4	(p)15.5
12-month % change		2.0	4.0	3.9	3.3	2.7	(p)3.3
Government(3)		23.2	23.3	22.7	23.7	23.5	(p)23.8
12-month % change		1.3	3.1	3.7	3.9	2.2	(p)3.0
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