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Allen Wilson Phase III, Decatur, GA; Market Study
from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). This places the Georgia 47th in the nation for
the period.
1. Total Jobs
The following table illustrates the total jobs (also known as “covered employment”) in Fulton
County.
TOTAL JOBS IN DEKALB
COUNTY
Year
Total
Employment
2001 305,903
%
Change
2002 297,947 -2.67%
2003 293,576 -1.49%
2004 290,263 -1.14%
2005 291,014 0.26%
2006 280,917 -3.59%
2007 297,698 5.64%
2008 296,746 -0.32%
2009 280,087 -5.95%
2010 272,990 -2.60%
2011 YTD Average* 272,834 -0.06%
Sep-10 271,524 -
Sep-11 273,788 0.83%
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor St at istics
*YTD as of Sept 11
Total employment in DeKalb County has fluctuated over the past 4 years. In 2007, employment
increased by almost six percent, then remained relatively stable between 2008 and 2009, and
then decreased over five percent between 2009 and 2010 and subsequent 2.6 percent in 2010.
Between 2008 and 2011 total employment has declined 8.6 percent. It should be noted that the
above figures include Public Administration; monthly data for this industry was not available for
2011, as illustrated in the table below.
2. Total Jobs by Industry
The following table illustrates the total jobs by employment sectors within the County as of
September 2011
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