Melinda Lemmon, Executive Director, Cartersville-Bartow Economic Development, 404.218.2180, Melinda@LocationofChoice.com
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Labor Force

The labor force available to companies doing business in Bartow County extends beyond our borders into the northern arc of the Atlanta Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) as well as into our neighboring counties in northwestern Georgia. The Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) definition of Bartow County's Labor Draw Area (LDA) includes Bartow and its seven contiguous counties.

 

 

 

UNEMPLOYMENT RATES (GDOL not seasonally adjusted)

Bartow's LDA labor force (based on place of residence and persons 16 years and older) is 791,551 as of January 2021, of those 32,501 are unemployed and actively seeking employment.

January 2021

December 2020

January 2020

 

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployed

Unemp. Rate

Unemp. Rate

Unemp. Rate

Bartow County

50,078

47,680 2,398 4.8 5.1

3.6

Bartow LDA

791,551 759,050 32,501 4.2 4.7 3.8

NWGA Region

419,261 401,183 18,078 4.3 4.7 3.8

Atlanta MSA

3,061,960 2,904,992 156,968 5.1 5.8 3.4

Georgia

5,111,994

4,855,448

256,546

5.0 5.6 3.6

United States

159,234,000

148,383,000

10,851,000

6.8 6.5 4.0
             
(Data from GDOL released March 2021)

 

Current workforce, future talent & customized solutions

*Disclaimer: Unemployment figures above may be slighty delayed from GDOL data shown at the top of the page

Recent News

Read about the latest news and announcements.

Mar 23, 2023 | Gov. Kemp: Qcells Supplier to Invest $147 Million in Cartersville Manufacturing Facility.
      For Immediate Release Thursday, March 23, 2023   Gov. Kemp: Qcells Supplier to Invest $147 Million in…

Jan 11, 2023 | Gov. Kemp: Qcells to More than Double Production in Georgia, Create 2,500 New Jobs.
For Immediate Release Wednesday, January 11, 2022 Gov. Kemp: Qcells to More than Double Production in Georgia, Create 2,500 New…

Dec 08, 2022 | Hyundai Motor Group and SK On To Build EV Battery Facility in Bartow County.
      For Immediate Release Thursday, December 8, 2022   Gov. Kemp: Hyundai Motor Group and SK On To…

Aug 11, 2022 | Workwear Retailer Duluth Trading Company Creates More Than 300 New Jobs in Bartow County.
              For Immediate Release Thursday, August 11, 2022   Gov. Kemp: Workwear Retailer Duluth…

contact information

770.607.1197

Melinda Lemmon
Executive Director
Cartersville-Bartow Economic Development

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