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Oct
21
Consumer Expenditures for the Atlanta Metropolitan Area: 2018–19
Households in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, metropolitan area spent an average of $64,103 per year in 2018–19, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Oct
13
Consumer Price Index, South Region – September 2020
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South rose 0.2 percent in September, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Sep
30
Atlanta Area Employment – August 2020
Total nonfarm employment for the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area stood at 2,726,200 in August 2020, down 126,500 over the year.
Georgia Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
Apr 2020 |
May 2020 |
June 2020 |
July 2020 |
Aug 2020 |
Sept 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
4,894.4 | 4,892.5 | 4,929.3 | 4,993.4 | 4,926.1 | (p)4,945.2 |
Employment(1) |
|
4,279.9 | 4,432.1 | 4,555.8 | 4,613.2 | 4,644.0 | (p)4,628.4 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
614.5 | 460.4 | 373.4 | 380.2 | 282.1 | (p)316.7 |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
|
12.6 | 9.4 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 5.7 | (p)6.4 |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
|
4,120.5 | 4,220.1 | 4,371.4 | 4,411.3 | 4,441.2 | (p)4,461.4 |
12-month % change |
|
-10.4 | -8.3 | -5.2 | -4.2 | -4.0 | (p)-3.6 |
Mining and Logging(3) |
|
9.0 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 9.0 | 8.9 | (p)9.0 |
12-month % change |
|
-4.3 | -4.3 | -5.3 | -4.3 | -5.3 | (p)-4.3 |
Construction(3) |
|
193.1 | 197.8 | 199.9 | 199.6 | 200.0 | (p)203.6 |
12-month % change |
|
-4.8 | -2.9 | -2.3 | -2.4 | -2.3 | (p)-0.2 |
Manufacturing(3) |
|
358.1 | 372.3 | 384.2 | 383.9 | 380.9 | (p)384.2 |
12-month % change |
|
-12.1 | -8.6 | -5.6 | -5.6 | -6.4 | (p)-5.8 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
|
906.2 | 911.7 | 932.9 | 933.3 | 952.2 | (p)952.8 |
12-month % change |
|
-3.7 | -3.3 | -1.2 | -1.0 | 0.9 | (p)0.8 |
Information(3) |
|
107.8 | 103.7 | 102.1 | 101.9 | 103.3 | (p)103.5 |
12-month % change |
|
-7.6 | -11.1 | -13.0 | -12.1 | -13.4 | (p)-10.5 |
Financial Activities(3) |
|
238.8 | 243.6 | 246.6 | 244.7 | 246.3 | (p)247.7 |
12-month % change |
|
-4.3 | -2.5 | -1.3 | -2.6 | -2.6 | (p)-1.4 |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
|
641.0 | 654.7 | 669.6 | 676.1 | 683.7 | (p)691.2 |
12-month % change |
|
-10.5 | -8.8 | -7.1 | -5.5 | -4.8 | (p)-3.7 |
Education & Health Services(3) |
|
573.6 | 585.2 | 602.0 | 607.3 | 608.5 | (p)609.4 |
12-month % change |
|
-5.0 | -3.2 | -0.6 | 0.0 | -0.3 | (p)-0.8 |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
|
284.7 | 335.1 | 405.1 | 420.4 | 423.3 | (p)432.7 |
12-month % change |
|
-42.8 | -32.7 | -18.7 | -15.8 | -15.9 | (p)-14.3 |
Other Services(3) |
|
131.9 | 143.1 | 152.2 | 153.0 | 155.1 | (p)156.1 |
12-month % change |
|
-20.0 | -12.9 | -7.4 | -6.8 | -6.8 | (p)-5.5 |
Government(3) |
|
676.3 | 664.0 | 667.9 | 682.1 | 679.0 | (p)671.2 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.9 | -3.6 | -3.0 | -0.9 | -1.8 | (p)-2.8 |
|
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