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

View the underlying data on epi.org.