Fulton County Covered Employment

Employment

Quarter Annual
2008:1 2008:2 2008:3 2008:4 2009:1 2008
Total Employment 6,479 6,747 6,699 6,499 6,066 6,606
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) -2.6 -3.4 -4.5 -2.6 -6.4 -3.3
Total Private 5,247 5,464 5,531 5,267 4,829 5,377
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) -3.6 -5.2 -5.4 -3.6 -8.0 -4.5
Construction 218 322 366 216 226 281
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) -3.8 -22 -25 -4.6 3.4 -17
Manufacturing 2,351 2,334 2,328 2,351 1,891 2,341
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) -4.0 -4.8 -4.2 -4.6 -20 -4.4
Wood Products 253 263 258 253 128 257
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) -6.5 -3.8 -6.6 -6.5 -50 -5.9
Non-metallic Mineral Products 37 42 40 37 27 39
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) -4.3 -6.7 -6.2 -4.3 -27 -5.4
Fabricated Metals 880 882 880 880 761 880
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) -1.0 -0.4 -0.3 -1.0 -14 -0.7
Machinery 0 0 0 0 0 0
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) --- --- --- --- --- ---
Transportation Equipment 62 65 60 62 55 62
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) 7.6 10.9 1.1 7.6 -11 6.7
Wholesale Trade 200 222 215 200 213 209
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) 3.3 -1.0 5.0 3.3 6.8 2.5
Retail Trade 778 835 836 786 776 809
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) -6.2 -1.5 -1.4 -5.3 -0.3 -3.6
Information 69 65 63 69 63 67
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) 6.7 3.2 -3.1 6.7 -9.1 3.4
Financial Activities 222 218 225 222 215 222
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) 0.5 -1.1 2.6 0.5 -3.0 0.6
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 131 101 100 131 98 116
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) 9.7 --- --- 9.4 -25 93.5
Other Services 112 120 114 112 129 114
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) 1.2 2.3 -1.7 1.2 15.8 0.7
Government 1,232 1,283 1,168 1,232 1,237 1,229
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) 2.1 5.1 0.1 1.9 0.4 2.3

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Notes:   All variables are not seasonally adjusted.

            Quarterly percent changes computed using same quarter of previous year.

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