Employment in the Augusta Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) fell by 100 in March from February. With such a small change in overall employment, it is no surprise that employment changes in different industries were also mostly small.
Triple-digit changes in employment were seen in only four industries. Education and health services grew by 262 employees, while mining, logging, and construction grew by 180. Manufacturing employment grew by 105 workers, but since this is March data, it would be hard to suggest the increase is the result of tariff policy. The only sector to see a triple-digit fall in employees was leisure and hospitality, which lost 239 jobs in March.
Across Georgia, employment continues to grow (up 6,900 in March), but the rate of increase is falling. Employment in South Carolina continues to increase also, and there does not seem to be any let off in pace. By March 2023, both South Carolina and Georgia had seen employment increase by about 20% from April 2020, however, Georgia’s employment has only grown 2.5% since then. South Carolina, on the other hand, has grown by over five percent.
The equivalent numbers for Augusta show employees increasing by 16 percent through March 2023, and remaining essentially unchanged for the next two years.
