This series contains a monthly publication prepared by the Labor Information Systems, a division of the Georgia Department of Labor. Using data from the preceding month, a typical issue might contain brief articles on: (1) new technology in industry (2) retail sales figures (3) layoffs in selected industries (4) moves and new plant construction (5) trade and manufacturing in all of the State's Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas (SMSA's). Also included are various graphs and charts illustrating employment trends in several industrial categories and statistical data for the entire state and SMSA's on: (1) monthly employment by published industry title (2) monthly hours and earnings (3) monthly labor turnover rate (4) monthly production workers (5) civilian labor force.