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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 Jul 2021
ConsumerPriceIndex_Summary_Southeast Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Jun 2021
Columbus, GA-AL, Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Jul 2021
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 2019 Employment, Pay News Release May 2020

Columbus, GA-AL Economy at a Glance:

Columbus, GA-AL
Data Series Back
Data		 Dec
2020		 Jan
2021		 Feb
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2021

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 (2)122.8 122.1 122.7 123.0 122.9 (p)122.1

Employment(1)

 (2)115.6 115.3 116.7 117.4 117.7 (p)116.9

Unemployment(1)

 (2)7.2 6.7 6.0 5.6 5.2 (p)5.2

Unemployment Rate(3)

 (2)5.9 5.5 4.9 4.5 4.2 (p)4.2

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(4)

 117.9 116.0 116.8 117.4 117.0 (p)117.3

12-month % change

 -5.1 -5.5 -5.4 -4.9 5.7 (p)3.8

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4)

 17.4 17.1 17.1 17.1 17.0 (p)17.2

12-month % change

 -5.9 -4.5 -3.4 -3.4 4.9 (p)3.0

Information(4)

 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 (p)1.1

12-month % change

 -15.4 -15.4 -8.3 -8.3 0.0 (p)0.0

Financial Activities(4)

 12.2 12.1 12.1 12.1 12.1 (p)12.1

12-month % change

 -4.7 -5.5 -4.7 -4.7 -3.2 (p)-2.4

Professional and Business Services(4)

 15.2 14.8 14.9 15.2 14.9 (p)14.5

12-month % change

 -0.7 -3.9 -3.9 -1.3 7.2 (p)3.6

Leisure and Hospitality(4)

 13.7 13.3 13.5 13.8 13.9 (p)14.1

12-month % change

 -10.5 -9.5 -10.0 -7.4 41.8 (p)20.5

Government(4)

 23.6 23.1 23.2 23.2 22.9 (p)23.1

12-month % change

 -4.5 -4.9 -5.3 -6.1 -4.2 (p)-0.9

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted.
(2) Data were subject to revision on April 16, 2021.
(3) In percent, not seasonally adjusted.
(4) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data.
(p) Preliminary