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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Southeast > Georgia, Alabama > Columbus, GA

Columbus, GA

Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
Southeast - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Jun 2023
ConsumerPriceIndex_Summary_Southeast (PDF) Consumer price indexes CPI Summary May 2023
Columbus, GA-AL, Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary May 2023
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 — May 2021 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2022
Columbus, GA-AL Economy at a Glance:
Columbus, GA-AL
Data Series Back
Data		 Nov
2022		 Dec
2022		 Jan
2023		 Feb
2023		 Mar
2023		 Apr
2023

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 (2)121.5 (2)122.0 123.3 123.8 124.3 (p)123.8

Employment(1)

 (2)117.4 (2)118.0 118.2 119.2 119.7 (p)120.0

Unemployment(1)

 (2)4.1 (2)4.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 (p)3.8

Unemployment Rate(3)

 (2)3.4 (2)3.3 4.1 3.8 3.8 (p)3.1

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(4)

 124.4 124.3 123.6 124.4 124.7 (p)125.3

12-month % change

 2.5 2.6 4.2 4.1 4.0 (p)3.8

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4)

 18.7 18.8 18.5 18.4 18.5 (p)18.5

12-month % change

 -1.1 -1.6 1.1 0.0 -0.5 (p)-1.1

Information(4)

 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 (p)1.2

12-month % change

 9.1 9.1 9.1 9.1 9.1 (p)0.0

Financial Activities(4)

 11.5 11.5 11.4 11.5 11.5 (p)11.5

12-month % change

 -2.5 -2.5 0.0 -0.9 0.0 (p)-2.5

Professional and Business Services(4)

 16.3 16.3 16.2 16.3 16.1 (p)16.3

12-month % change

 -1.8 -2.4 -2.4 -1.2 -2.4 (p)-1.2

Leisure and Hospitality(4)

 14.7 14.6 14.6 14.6 14.8 (p)15.0

12-month % change

 3.5 2.8 7.4 5.8 7.2 (p)7.1

Government(4)

 25.0 24.9 24.7 25.2 25.4 (p)25.6

12-month % change

 6.8 8.3 8.8 10.0 10.9 (p)11.3

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted.
(2) Data were subject to revision on April 21, 2023.
(3) In percent, not seasonally adjusted.
(4) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data.
(p) Preliminary