Augusta, Georgia Metro Area

MSA: Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC
counties: Burke (GA), Columbia (GA), Lincoln (GA), McDuffie (GA), Richmond (GA), Aiken (SC), Edgefield (SC)

Population (2017 estimate): 600,000
Unemployment Rate (March 2018): 4.4%

NFP Employment (2017): 236,000
Average Earnings (2017): $42,970

year,nfp_yoy,us_nfp_yoy,
2012,0.4000,1.7,
2013,1.1000,1.6,
2014,1.9000,1.9,
2015,2.4000,2.1,
2016,1.6000,1.8,
2017,1.5000,1.6,

year,nfp_earn_yoy,us_nfp_earn_yoy,
2012,6.5000,2.3,
2013,2.5000,2.0,
2014,11.0000,2.3,
2015,-1.8000,2.4,
2016,-6.2000,2.0,
2017,1.3000,2.8,

year,unemp_rt,us_unemp_rt,
2012,9.2000,8.1000,
2013,8.4000,7.4000,
2014,7.3000,6.2000,
2015,6.3000,5.3000,
2016,5.7000,4.9000,
2017,4.9000,4.4000,

year,nfp_earn,us_nfp_earn,
2012,40530.00,42068.00,
2013,41530.00,42900.00,
2014,46080.00,43888.00,
2015,45240.00,44928.00,
2016,42430.00,45812.00,
2017,42970.00,47112.00,

Click on an occupational group in the table below for data on specific occupations:

data source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Occupational Group	Total Employment	Jobs per 1000	Location Quotient	Median Annual Earnings
Management	9,770	45.7	0.9	$86,060
Business and Financial Operations	7,610	35.6	0.7	$59,430
IT and Mathematical	2,710	12.7	0.4	$66,230
Architecture and Engineering	5,610	26.2	1.5	$81,540
Life, Physical, and Social Sciences	1,880	8.8	1.1	$63,040
Community and Social Services	2,290	10.7	0.8	$38,730
Legal and Judicial	760	3.5	0.5	$58,960
Education, Training, and Library	14,980	70.1	1.1	$42,390
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	1,510	7.1	0.5	$35,180
Healthcare Practitioners and Technicians	18,860	88.2	1.5	$59,480
Healthcare Support	6,830	31.9	1.1	$24,380
Protective Services	6,620	31.0	1.3	$31,690
Food Preparation and Serving Related	19,530	91.3	1.0	$18,650
Building, Grounds Cleaning, and Maintenance	7,420	34.7	1.1	$21,490
Personal Care and Services	4,540	21.2	0.7	$19,280
Sales and Related	22,410	104.8	1.0	$22,460
Office and Administrative Support	32,300	151.0	1.0	$29,530
Construction and Extraction	7,980	37.3	0.9	$34,990
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	9,670	45.2	1.2	$38,840
Production	16,560	77.4	1.2	$36,010
Transportation and Material Moving	13,610	63.6	0.9	$24,760