Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data

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Employment data from the Current Employment Statistics program
(not seasonally adjusted data, all employees, in thousands)
Sector	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Ga. Metropolitan Statistical Area
Sector	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Total Nonfarm
2012	2,299.5	2,311.2	2,326.0	2,345.9	2,359.5	2,356.5	2,340.8	2,358.8	2,349.5	2,371.1	2,388.4	2,392.0	2,349.9
2013	2,362.6	2,368.1	2,381.2	(P) 2,394.1
Mining & Logging
2012	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.2
2013	1.1	1.1	1.1	(P) 1.1
Construction
2012	85.4	86.2	86.3	87.1	86.9	87.2	87.8	88.0	87.7	88.1	87.0	87.8	87.1
2013	87.6	87.9	88.8	(P) 90.2
Manufacturing
2012	146.4	146.5	146.7	147.2	148.2	148.4	148.6	148.6	148.6	149.7	150.1	148.9	148.2
2013	147.3	146.7	146.4	(P) 144.6
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2012	522.1	520.0	521.8	526.1	529.4	528.7	528.7	529.2	526.9	531.4	544.9	547.9	529.8
2013	535.6	531.7	532.6	(P) 536.3
Information
2012	80.2	81.4	81.2	80.6	81.4	81.3	82.0	82.5	82.4	83.4	84.9	85.2	82.2
2013	85.0	85.4	85.7	(P) 85.7
Financial Activities
2012	152.3	152.7	153.1	153.4	153.4	153.8	154.2	154.4	153.6	154.6	156.3	156.4	154.0
2013	155.9	155.6	155.1	(P) 154.8
Professional & Business Services
2012	401.1	405.1	408.0	413.6	416.6	420.6	418.1	421.5	418.3	422.3	423.2	427.0	416.3
2013	419.1	423.3	428.2	(P) 434.1
Educational & Health Services
2012	277.8	280.7	282.0	284.1	284.9	280.7	280.0	285.6	286.2	289.2	289.8	289.4	284.2
2013	287.3	290.0	290.4	(P) 292.8
Leisure & Hospitality
2012	221.2	222.8	227.6	235.2	240.5	241.1	239.8	240.5	235.4	238.0	237.0	237.0	234.7
2013	233.4	233.4	238.6	(P) 241.3
Other Services
2012	90.7	91.2	91.3	92.6	93.3	93.7	93.9	93.6	92.8	93.6	94.3	93.2	92.9
2013	92.4	93.7	93.6	(P) 94.2
Government
2012	321.1	323.4	326.8	324.8	323.7	319.8	306.5	313.7	316.5	319.7	319.8	318.1	319.5
2013	317.9	319.3	320.7	(P) 319.0
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)
	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Ga. Metropolitan Statistical Area
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Labor Force
2012	(1) 2,709,038	(1) 2,717,367	(1) 2,720,271	(1) 2,713,258	(1) 2,728,641	(1) 2,740,176	(1) 2,752,389	(1) 2,732,070	(1) 2,740,479	(1) 2,755,658	(1) 2,754,920	(1) 2,773,421	(1) 2,736,474
2013	2,770,791	2,743,459	(P) 2,741,590
Employment
2012	(1) 2,454,293	(1) 2,464,369	(1) 2,477,563	(1) 2,481,833	(1) 2,491,338	(1) 2,486,572	(1) 2,496,211	(1) 2,487,551	(1) 2,508,450	(1) 2,522,157	(1) 2,531,234	(1) 2,540,260	(1) 2,495,153
2013	2,529,584	2,516,544	(P) 2,525,019
Unemployment
2012	(1) 254,745	(1) 252,998	(1) 242,708	(1) 231,425	(1) 237,303	(1) 253,604	(1) 256,178	(1) 244,519	(1) 232,029	(1) 233,501	(1) 223,686	(1) 233,161	(1) 241,321
2013	241,207	226,915	(P) 216,571
Unemployment Rate
2012	(1) 9.4	(1) 9.3	(1) 8.9	(1) 8.5	(1) 8.7	(1) 9.3	(1) 9.3	(1) 8.9	(1) 8.5	(1) 8.5	(1) 8.1	(1) 8.4	(1) 8.8
2013	8.7	8.3	(P) 7.9
Footnotes (1) Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and adjustment to new state control totals. (P) Preliminary

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