Live Georgia economic data, updated monthly.
County-level heat maps, metro comparisons, port traffic, film industry, agriculture, and labor markets — sourced from BLS, FRED, BEA, Census, and Georgia state agencies. Sister site to economicsguru.com.
Explore Georgia's 14 metros
Shaded by metro unemployment · click any metro to open its report →County Heat Map
All 159 counties on one interactive map. Drag the time slider to watch unemployment ripple across the state.
Metro Dashboard
Side-by-side comparisons of all 14 GA MSAs — Atlanta, Savannah, Augusta, Columbus, Athens, and more. Pick any 2-3 to overlay on a radar chart.
Labor Market
Statewide unemployment, total nonfarm payrolls, sector-by-sector employment with YoY change. Real BLS data, refreshed monthly.
Housing
FHFA home prices statewide & by metro, an all-159-county value map, affordability, valuation, and building permits — including non-metro Georgia.
Population & Growth
State + county growth, components of change (births, deaths, net migration), age pyramid, race/ethnicity, Southeast peers. Census PEP.
Migration
Where movers come from and go to (state-to-state), a 159-county net-migration map, the domestic vs. international vs. natural split, and metro attraction. IRS SOI + Census PEP.
State GDP
Real & nominal output, per-capita GDP, sector composition, a Southeast-peer comparison (FL/NC/SC/TN/AL), and a 159-county output map — including non-metro Georgia.
Economic Outlook
A coincident business-cycle index — where Georgia's economy is now — plus a 5-year model forecast of GDP, jobs, unemployment, population, and home prices, statewide and by metro.
Inflation
South region + Atlanta MSA CPI, category breakdown (food / energy / shelter), GA retail gasoline, and a real-wage tracker. BLS data, refreshed monthly.
Consumer
Monthly GA sales tax collections, retail spending proxies, Georgia Power residential demand.
Trade & Logistics
Port of Savannah monthly TEUs, Brunswick auto throughput, Hartsfield-Jackson cargo, GA exports by country.
Film Industry
Annual GA film spend, motion-picture-sector employment, productions filmed in Georgia.
Agriculture
Broilers (#1), peanuts (#1), pecans (#1), cotton, blueberries — USDA NASS data.
Automotive & EV
Kia West Point, Hyundai Metaplant Bryan County, supplier footprint, the "EV corridor" story.
Data Centers
138 facilities tracked — operating + pipeline MW capacity, county rankings, Georgia Power load forecast, tax exemption tracker, water use.