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Cities in Georgia by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate)

Port Wentworth, GA had the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 101 cities in 2023, at 78.3%. Jesup, GA had the lowest, at 38.9%. The median was 66% and the figure for Georgia was 63.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest78.3Port Wentworth, GA
Lowest38.9Jesup, GA
Median66101 cities
Georgia63.7History

Top 40 cities, 2023

Port Wentworth, GA: 78.3 %Port Wentworth, GA78.3Smyrna, GA: 78 %Smyrna, GA78Brookhaven, GA: 76.7 %Brookhaven, GA76.7Chamblee, GA: 76.4 %Chamblee, GA76.4Fairburn, GA: 75.2 %Fairburn, GA75.2Woodstock, GA: 74.9 %Woodstock, GA74.9Richmond Hill, GA: 74.5 %Richmond Hill, GA74.5Flowery Branch, GA: 74.5 %Flowery Branch, GA74.5Sandy Springs, GA: 74.1 %Sandy Springs, GA74.1Norcross, GA: 73.3 %Norcross, GA73.3Duluth, GA: 73.2 %Duluth, GA73.2Suwanee, GA: 73.1 %Suwanee, GA73.1Villa Rica, GA: 72.9 %Villa Rica, GA72.9Acworth, GA: 72.8 %Acworth, GA72.8Milton, GA: 72.4 %Milton, GA72.4Mableton, GA: 72.3 %Mableton, GA72.3Holly Springs, GA: 72.1 %Holly Springs, GA72.1East Point, GA: 72 %East Point, GA72Riverdale, GA: 71.6 %Riverdale, GA71.6Alpharetta, GA: 71.6 %Alpharetta, GA71.6Peachtree Corners, GA: 71.5 %Peachtree Corners, GA71.5Locust Grove, GA: 71.3 %Locust Grove, GA71.3Roswell, GA: 70.7 %Roswell, GA70.7Clarkston, GA: 70.3 %Clarkston, GA70.3Dunwoody, GA: 70.1 %Dunwoody, GA70.1Jefferson, GA: 70.1 %Jefferson, GA70.1McDonough, GA: 69.9 %McDonough, GA69.9Grovetown, GA: 69.9 %Grovetown, GA69.9South Fulton, GA: 69.8 %South Fulton, GA69.8Sugar Hill, GA: 69.6 %Sugar Hill, GA69.6Pooler, GA: 69.6 %Pooler, GA69.6Douglasville, GA: 69.4 %Douglasville, GA69.4Stockbridge, GA: 69.3 %Stockbridge, GA69.3Kennesaw, GA: 69.1 %Kennesaw, GA69.1Canton, GA: 68.8 %Canton, GA68.8Union City, GA: 68.7 %Union City, GA68.7Marietta, GA: 68 %Marietta, GA68Atlanta, GA: 67.8 %Atlanta, GA67.8Braselton, GA: 67.8 %Braselton, GA67.8Rincon, GA: 67.8 %Rincon, GA67.8Port Wentworth, GA: 78.3 %Port Wentworth, GA78.3Smyrna, GA: 78 %Smyrna, GA78Brookhaven, GA: 76.7 %Brookhaven, GA76.7Chamblee, GA: 76.4 %Chamblee, GA76.4Fairburn, GA: 75.2 %Fairburn, GA75.2Woodstock, GA: 74.9 %Woodstock, GA74.9Richmond Hill, GA: 74.5 %Richmond Hill, GA74.5Flowery Branch, GA: 74.5 %Flowery Branch, GA74.5Sandy Springs, GA: 74.1 %Sandy Springs, GA74.1Norcross, GA: 73.3 %Norcross, GA73.3Duluth, GA: 73.2 %Duluth, GA73.2Suwanee, GA: 73.1 %Suwanee, GA73.1Villa Rica, GA: 72.9 %Villa Rica, GA72.9Acworth, GA: 72.8 %Acworth, GA72.8Milton, GA: 72.4 %Milton, GA72.4Mableton, GA: 72.3 %Mableton, GA72.3Holly Springs, GA: 72.1 %Holly Springs, GA72.1East Point, GA: 72 %East Point, GA72Riverdale, GA: 71.6 %Riverdale, GA71.6Alpharetta, GA: 71.6 %Alpharetta, GA71.6Peachtree Corners, GA: 71.5 %Peachtree Corners, GA71.5Locust Grove, GA: 71.3 %Locust Grove, GA71.3Roswell, GA: 70.7 %Roswell, GA70.7Clarkston, GA: 70.3 %Clarkston, GA70.3Dunwoody, GA: 70.1 %Dunwoody, GA70.1Jefferson, GA: 70.1 %Jefferson, GA70.1McDonough, GA: 69.9 %McDonough, GA69.9Grovetown, GA: 69.9 %Grovetown, GA69.9South Fulton, GA: 69.8 %South Fulton, GA69.8Sugar Hill, GA: 69.6 %Sugar Hill, GA69.6Pooler, GA: 69.6 %Pooler, GA69.6Douglasville, GA: 69.4 %Douglasville, GA69.4Stockbridge, GA: 69.3 %Stockbridge, GA69.3Kennesaw, GA: 69.1 %Kennesaw, GA69.1Canton, GA: 68.8 %Canton, GA68.8Union City, GA: 68.7 %Union City, GA68.7Marietta, GA: 68 %Marietta, GA68Atlanta, GA: 67.8 %Atlanta, GA67.8Braselton, GA: 67.8 %Braselton, GA67.8Rincon, GA: 67.8 %Rincon, GA67.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Port Wentworth, GA78.3-1.1 pts
2Smyrna, GA78-0.3 pts
3Brookhaven, GA76.7-0.8 pts
4Chamblee, GA76.4+0.3 pts
5Fairburn, GA75.2+0.1 pts
6Woodstock, GA74.9-0.4 pts
7Richmond Hill, GA74.5-0.2 pts
8Flowery Branch, GA74.5-0.2 pts
9Sandy Springs, GA74.1+1.2 pts
10Norcross, GA73.3-0.4 pts
11Duluth, GA73.2+0.5 pts
12Suwanee, GA73.1-3.9 pts
13Villa Rica, GA72.9+1 pts
14Acworth, GA72.8+1.5 pts
15Milton, GA72.4+0.9 pts
16Mableton, GA72.3-0.1 pts
17Holly Springs, GA72.1-0.5 pts
18East Point, GA72+0.6 pts
19Riverdale, GA71.6+2.6 pts
20Alpharetta, GA71.6+0.5 pts
21Peachtree Corners, GA71.5+2.1 pts
22Locust Grove, GA71.3+2.8 pts
23Roswell, GA70.7+0.7 pts
24Clarkston, GA70.3-1.2 pts
25Dunwoody, GA70.1+0.7 pts
26Jefferson, GA70.1+2.1 pts
27McDonough, GA69.90 pts
28Grovetown, GA69.9-2.4 pts
29South Fulton, GA69.80 pts
30Sugar Hill, GA69.6+0.2 pts
31Pooler, GA69.6-5.2 pts
32Douglasville, GA69.4-1 pts
33Stockbridge, GA69.3-0.5 pts
34Kennesaw, GA69.1-1.4 pts
35Canton, GA68.8-0.5 pts
36Union City, GA68.7-0.4 pts
37Marietta, GA68+0.1 pts
38Atlanta, GA67.8+0.6 pts
39Braselton, GA67.8-1.1 pts
39Rincon, GA67.8-4.1 pts
41Lovejoy, GA67.7+4.1 pts
42Loganville, GA67.1-1.2 pts
43Lawrenceville, GA67.1+1.7 pts
44College Park, GA67-5.7 pts
45Newnan, GA66.90 pts
46Conyers, GA66.6+1.4 pts
47Buford, GA66.6+6.4 pts
48Hinesville, GA66.5+0.2 pts
49Stonecrest, GA66.5-2.1 pts
50Johns Creek, GA66.2+0.2 pts
51Warner Robins, GA66-1.6 pts
52Decatur, GA65.8+1 pts
53Auburn, GA65.7-4.7 pts
54Powder Springs, GA65-4.7 pts
55Doraville, GA64.8-4.8 pts
56Garden City, GA64.4-5.1 pts
57Savannah, GA64.3+0.2 pts
58Lilburn, GA64+1.5 pts
59Cartersville, GA63.9+0.7 pts
60Dallas, GA63.8+0.8 pts
61Kingsland, GA63.6-0.9 pts
62Dalton, GA63.6+0.1 pts
63Winder, GA63.6-0.9 pts
64Perry, GA63.4+1 pts
65Carrollton, GA62.6+1.5 pts
66Athens, GA62.5+0.9 pts
67Augusta, GA62.1+0.1 pts
68Tucker, GA62.1-1 pts
69Covington, GA62-2.6 pts
70Americus, GA61.8+1.3 pts
71LaGrange, GA61.8+0.1 pts
72Thomasville, GA61.6-0.6 pts
73Valdosta, GA60.6+2.3 pts
74Columbus, GA60.6-0.1 pts
75Snellville, GA60.3-0.3 pts
76Gainesville, GA60.2-2.6 pts
77Cumming, GA59.9+1.4 pts
78Forest Park, GA59.6-0.1 pts
79Calhoun, GA59.5-2 pts
80Peachtree City, GA59.2+0.1 pts
81Rome, GA58.2+2.1 pts
82Griffin, GA57.6-1.7 pts
83Moultrie, GA57.4-1.1 pts
84Monroe, GA57.3+1.8 pts
85Macon, GA57.3-0.2 pts
86St. Marys, GA57+0.5 pts
87Fayetteville, GA56.8-0.2 pts
88Statesboro, GA56.5-0.9 pts
89Cairo, GA56-0.2 pts
90Fort Oglethorpe, GA55.5+1.3 pts
91Albany, GA54.8-0.9 pts
92Tifton, GA54.3-0.4 pts
93Vidalia, GA54.1+2.8 pts
94Douglas, GA53.7-0.7 pts
95Cedartown, GA53.5-2.8 pts
96Brunswick, GA52.1-2.1 pts
97Bainbridge, GA51.6+1.3 pts
98Dublin, GA49.5+2 pts
99Waycross, GA49+1.5 pts
100Milledgeville, GA40.9-2.8 pts
101Jesup, GA38.9-12 pts

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People aged 16 and over in the labor force (employed, unemployed or in the Armed Forces) as a percentage of all people aged 16 and over, including people in group quarters. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

The Census Bureau definition used in its data profiles. It differs from the BLS labor_force_participation_rate, which counts the civilian noninstitutional population only.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Georgia by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Georgia by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/georgia-cities?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Georgia by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/georgia-cities?period=2023.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Georgia by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/georgia-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more): Cities in Georgia by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2023}},
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Which city has the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Port Wentworth, GA, with 78.3% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Jesup, GA, with 38.9% in 2023.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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