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Average Energy Prices, Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell – September 2018
Gasoline prices averaged $2.762 a gallon in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell area in September 2018, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Consumer Price Index, South Region – September 2018
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South was unchanged in September, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Atlanta Area Employment – August 2018
Total nonfarm employment for the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, Ga. Metropolitan Statistical Area stood at 2,791,400 in August 2018, up 53,700, or 2.0 percent, over the year.
Georgia Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
Mar 2018 |
Apr 2018 |
May 2018 |
June 2018 |
July 2018 |
Aug 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
5,128.6 | 5,138.0 | 5,145.0 | 5,155.1 | 5,162.2 | (p)5,161.9 |
Employment(1) |
|
4,902.5 | 4,915.7 | 4,929.4 | 4,944.5 | 4,958.4 | (p)4,964.9 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
226.0 | 222.3 | 215.6 | 210.6 | 203.8 | (p)197.0 |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
|
4.4 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.9 | (p)3.8 |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
|
4,503.9 | 4,508.2 | 4,519.1 | 4,531.2 | 4,541.2 | (p)4,553.2 |
12-month % change |
|
1.5 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 2.0 | (p)2.0 |
Mining and Logging(3) |
|
9.9 | 9.7 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | (p)9.4 |
12-month % change |
|
5.3 | 3.2 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 1.1 | (p)1.1 |
Construction(3) |
|
193.9 | 196.5 | 198.3 | 199.4 | 199.6 | (p)201.1 |
12-month % change |
|
5.9 | 7.9 | 8.4 | 8.7 | 10.0 | (p)10.4 |
Manufacturing(3) |
|
398.9 | 399.8 | 401.6 | 402.5 | 403.9 | (p)404.7 |
12-month % change |
|
0.8 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.5 | (p)1.6 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
|
954.6 | 955.4 | 959.2 | 961.8 | 961.9 | (p)961.2 |
12-month % change |
|
1.9 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.1 | (p)1.8 |
Information(3) |
|
109.2 | 110.4 | 111.8 | 114.3 | 116.3 | (p)116.5 |
12-month % change |
|
-5.5 | -4.7 | -3.6 | -1.7 | 1.8 | (p)-1.9 |
Financial Activities(3) |
|
242.3 | 242.3 | 242.8 | 243.1 | 241.3 | (p)241.9 |
12-month % change |
|
0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -0.6 | (p)-0.5 |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
|
673.8 | 668.8 | 666.5 | 671.0 | 677.6 | (p)680.1 |
12-month % change |
|
1.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.5 | (p)1.6 |
Education & Health Services(3) |
|
585.9 | 585.7 | 586.4 | 585.0 | 585.8 | (p)591.1 |
12-month % change |
|
3.4 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 2.7 | (p)3.5 |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
|
485.6 | 489.0 | 491.6 | 490.0 | 490.4 | (p)490.9 |
12-month % change |
|
2.1 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 2.5 | (p)2.4 |
Other Services(3) |
|
159.1 | 159.4 | 161.5 | 163.5 | 162.0 | (p)160.8 |
12-month % change |
|
0.4 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 2.0 | (p)1.3 |
Government(3) |
|
690.7 | 691.2 | 689.9 | 691.1 | 692.9 | (p)695.5 |
12-month % change |
|
0.7 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.4 | (p)0.9 |
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