Southeast Information Office

Gainesville

Title	BLS Subject	Product Type	Date Published
	AllEmploymentUnemploymentConsumer price indexesBenefitsPay
Southeast Consumer Price Index Card	Consumer price indexes	CPI Summary	Sep 2014
Southeast - Labor Force Statistics	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Aug 2026
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – Southeast	Consumer price indexes	Table	Aug 2026
ConsumerPriceIndex_Summary_Southeast (PDF)	Consumer price indexes	CPI Summary	Aug 2026
Changing Compensation Costs in the Atlanta Metropolitan Area — June 2026	Benefits, Pay	News Release	Aug 2026
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 Gainesville, GA — May 2025	Employment, Pay	News Release	Jul 2026

Gainesville, GA Economy at a Glance:

Gainesville, GA

Data Series	Back Data	Feb 2026	Mar 2026	Apr 2026	May 2026	June 2026	July 2026
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		111.3	111.7	111.4	111.5	(p)111.5
Employment(1)		107.9	108.6	108.8	108.6	(p)108.2
Unemployment(1)		3.3	3.1	2.5	2.9	(p)3.4
Unemployment Rate(2)		3.0	2.8	2.3	2.6	(p)3.0
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(3)		109.4	109.5	109.9	109.6	109.3	(p)107.8
12-month % change		1.0	0.9	1.0	0.2	0.4	(p)-0.8
Mining, Logging, and Construction(3)		5.2	5.1	5.2	5.1	5.2	(p)5.1
12-month % change		-3.7	-7.3	-3.7	-7.3	-5.5	(p)-5.6
Manufacturing(3)		25.0	24.9	24.8	24.4	24.3	(p)24.2
12-month % change		-1.2	-2.0	-2.4	-3.6	-3.6	(p)-2.8
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)		21.1	21.2	21.2	21.3	21.2	(p)21.1
12-month % change		1.4	2.4	1.9	2.9	1.9	(p)0.5
Information(3)		0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	(p)0.7
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	(p)0.0
Financial Activities(3)		3.4	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.4	(p)3.3
12-month % change		3.0	0.0	3.0	3.0	0.0	(p)0.0
Professional and Business Services(3)		10.9	11.0	10.9	11.1	11.0	(p)10.8
12-month % change		1.9	2.8	0.9	1.8	1.9	(p)-1.8
Education and Health Services(3)		19.2	19.2	19.3	19.3	19.2	(p)19.2
12-month % change		2.7	3.2	3.2	2.1	3.2	(p)2.1
Leisure and Hospitality(3)		9.0	9.1	9.4	9.5	9.6	(p)9.5
12-month % change		3.4	4.6	5.6	3.3	4.3	(p)2.2
Other Services(3)		3.1	3.2	3.2	3.1	3.2	(p)3.1
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	3.2	0.0	3.2	(p)0.0
Government(3)		11.8	11.8	11.8	11.7	11.5	(p)10.8
12-month % change		1.7	0.9	0.9	-0.8	-0.9	(p)-3.6
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