Georgia
Year | Population growth | Job growth |
---|---|---|
1977 | 88,583 | 103,190 |
1978 | 174,417 | 221,326 |
1979 | 270,917 | 300,579 |
1980 | 362,583 | 341,184 |
1981 | 452,333 | 376,504 |
1982 | 526,917 | 393,511 |
1983 | 592,083 | 477,293 |
1984 | 683,333 | 668,082 |
1985 | 801,833 | 807,258 |
1986 | 892,167 | 935,327 |
1987 | 995,417 | 1,033,364 |
1988 | 1,077,083 | 1,145,260 |
1989 | 1,142,083 | 1,208,702 |
1990 | 1,315,395 | 1,264,486 |
1991 | 1,418,868 | 1,222,533 |
1992 | 1,527,748 | 1,298,544 |
1993 | 1,643,712 | 1,466,661 |
1994 | 1,774,259 | 1,620,419 |
1995 | 1,902,223 | 1,788,538 |
1996 | 2,034,020 | 1,933,865 |
1997 | 2,169,567 | 2,049,199 |
1998 | 2,295,115 | 2,208,457 |
1999 | 2,416,995 | 2,329,248 |
2000 | 2,536,659 | 2,461,308 |
2001 | 2,668,816 | 2,472,312 |
2002 | 2,792,966 | 2,458,786 |
2003 | 2,908,028 | 2,495,745 |
2004 | 3,031,948 | 2,622,188 |
2005 | 3,190,050 | 2,796,331 |
2006 | 3,357,049 | 2,958,536 |
2007 | 3,514,919 | 3,091,186 |
2008 | 3,639,659 | 3,051,385 |
2009 | 3,742,839 | 2,847,520 |
2010 | 3,764,605 | 2,811,850 |
2011 | 3,823,287 | 2,926,114 |
2012 | 3,918,893 | 2,985,070 |
2013 | 4,001,652 | 3,097,281 |
2014 | 4,095,112 | 3,271,233 |
2015 | 4,204,361 | 3,433,083 |
2016 | 4,327,343 | 3,572,465 |
2017 | 4,437,794 | 3,725,056 |
2018 | 4,539,511 | 3,885,105 |
2019 | 4,646,061 | 4,019,250 |
Note: Population growth refers to growth of the working age population aged 16 and older.
Source: Population growth based on EPI analysis of population data from the state-level “Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population, annual averages” from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Job growth based on analysis of Regional Economic Information System employment data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce.