| Civilian Labor Force | September 2009 |
| Labor Force | 175,662 |
| Employed | 161,022 |
| Unemployed | 14,640 |
| Unemployment Rate (%) | 8.3% |
| Area | Unemployment Rate |
| Chatham County | 8.5% |
| Savannah MSA | 8.3% |
| Georgia | 10.2% |
| United States | 9.5% |
| 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | |
| Manufacturing | 14,000 | 13,300 | 13,500 | 14,300 | 14,900 | 15,000 |
| Transportation & Warehousing & Utilities | 7,900 | 8,200 | 9,500 | 9,500 | 10,200 | 9,750 |
| Education Svs + Health Care/Social Assistance | 19,300 | 19,600 | 20,000 | 20,400 | 21,800 | 20,800 |
| Information | 2,000 | 1,900 | 1,900 | 1,900 | 2,000 | 1,900 |
| Retail Trade | 17,400 | 17,500 | 18,500 | 18,800 | 18,100 | 17,950 |
| Wholesale Trade | 4,800 | 4,900 | 5,900 | 6,200 | 6,500 | 6,000 |
| SECTORS | February 2007 | February 2008 | February 2009 | Change from Feb 2008 to Feb 2009 |
| Total Nonfarm | 160,400 | 160,200 | 155,800 | -4,400 |
| Mining & Construction | 10,000 | 9,300 | 8,100 | -1,200 |
| Manufacturing | 14,900 | 14,800 | 14,300 | -500 |
| Trade, Transportation, and Utilities | 34,900 | 36,000 | 35,200 | -800 |
| ----Wholesale Trade | 6,500 | 6,700 | 6,200 | -500 |
| ----Retail Trade | 17,800 | 18,200 | 17,500 | -700 |
| ----Trans, Warehouse, Utilities | 10,600 | 11,100 | 11,500 | 400 |
| Information | 2,000 | 1,900 | 1,900 | 0 |
| Financial Activities | 6,200 | 6,100 | 5,900 | -200 |
| Professional and Business | 20,300 | 19,400 | 17,200 | -2,200 |
| Educational & Health Services | 22,100 | 22,100 | 22,500 | 400 |
| Leisure & Hospitality | 20,300 | 19,800 | 19,700 | -100 |
| Other Services | 8,200 | 7,700 | 7,600 | -100 |
| Government | 21,500 | 23,100 | 23,400 | 300 |
| Civilian employed population 16 years and over (153,196) | 2008 | Percent |
| Management, professional, and related | 48,855 | 31.90% |
| Service | 29,021 | 18.90% |
| Sales and office | 39,726 | 25.90% |
| Farming, fishing, and forestry | 268 | 0.20% |
| Construction, extraction, maintenance and repair | 15,392 | 10.00% |
| Production, transportation, and material moving | 19,934 | 13.00% |
These numbers represent the largest military presence in the Savannah region, Fort Stewart and Hunter Army Airfield. The Savannah region is also home to USMCAS Beaufort, MCRD Parris Island, 165th Airlift Wing of the Georgia Air National Guard, 117th Air Control Squadron, U.S. Coast Guard Station, and USCG Air Station Savannah.
| Fort Stewart Army Base (Liberty County) and Hunter Army Airfield (Savannah) | |
| Military Personnel | 22,750 |
| Civilian Employment | 4,011 |
| # Military Dependents | 28,143 |
| Military Turnover (FY 2007) | 4,197 |
| # Retirees in Savannah MSA | 2,295 |
| Employed Residents Working in 2000 | Number (#) | Percent of Total |
| Commuters out of Chatham County (2000) | 6,217 | 5.9% |
| Net Migration | 2006 | 2000- 2006 Cumulative |
| Chatham County | 1,291 | -1,132 |
| MSA | 3,845 | 13,148 |
| Commute Times | Number (#) | Percent of Total |
| Less than 15 Minutes | 29,646 | 29% |
| 15 - 29 Minutes | 45,367 | 52.5% |
| Over 30 Minutes | 27,203 | 27% |
| Labor Participation Rate | Number | Percent of Total |
| Male | 107,000 | 47.6% |
| Female | 117,560 | 52.4% |
| Total | 224,560 | - |
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