Georgia area labor profile [1999]

APPLING COUNTY

Toombs Tattnall

A
GEORGIA

Jeff Davis Appling Bacon

Wayne

Pierce

AREA LABOR PROFILE Labor Force Activity

1998 ANNUAL AVERAGES

LABOR FORCE

EMPLOYED UNEMPLOYED RATE

Appling

8,880

8,000

Bacon

4,453

4,059

Jeff Davis

5,867

5,415

Pierce

7,558

7,182

Tattnall

7,167

6,795

Toombs

12,823

11,690

Wayne

11,675

10,850

Appling Area

58,423

53,991

Georgia

4,020,811 3,851,722

U.S.

137,673,000 131,463,000

880 9.9 394 8.8 452 7.7 376 5.0 372 5.2 1,133 8.8 825 7.1 4,432 7.6 169,089 4.2 6,210,000 4.5

Employment Trends
8500
Appling County
8000

Thousands

7500

7000

6500

6000 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
Unemployment Trends

17.0

Appling County

13.9

Georgia

10.7

7.6

Percentages

Note: Labor force includes residents of the county who are working or seeking work. Source: Georgia Department of Labor

4.4 1.3
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998

Population Estimates
Appling County
15,529 15,761 16,608 12,827

Population

1990 CENSUS

1990 RANK

PERCENT 1998 CHANGE ESTIMATE 1990-1998

2000 PROJECTED

PERCENT CHANGE 1990-2000

Appling County City of Baxley Appling Area Georgia U.S.

15,761 3,841
115,089 6,478,149 248,765,000

85

16,493

125,653 7,642,207 270,299,000

4.6

16,608

9.2 18.0
8.7

128,472 7,917,682 274,634,000

5.4
11.6 22.2 10.4

1970 1980 1990 2000

Note: "Rank" indicates relative population among Georgia's 159 counties. Source: U.S. Census Bureau

GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
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MICHAEL L. THURMOND, COMMISSIONER
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LInadbuosrtrFyoMrciex, 1998
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing Construction Manufacturing
Food and kindred products Textiles Apparel Lumber and wood products Furniture and fixtures Paper and allied products Printing and publishing Chemicals and allied products Rubber and misc. plastic products Leather and leather products Stone, clay, glass and concrete Primary metal products Fabricated metal products Industrial machinery, incl. computer Electronic, other electrical equip Transportation equipment Instruments and related products Miscellaneous mfg. industries Transportation and public utilities Wholesale trade Retail trade Finance, insurance, and real estate Services Hotels, other lodging places Personal services Business services Auto repair, services, garages Miscellaneous repair services Motion pictures Amusement and recreation services Health services Legal services Educational services Social services Membership organizations Engineering and management service Private households Public Administration

NUMBER OF FIRMS
19 51 43
* 0 3 25 0 * * * 0 0 * * * 5 0 0 0 0 40 27 97 20 105 4 9 10 15 8 * 5 22 6 * 5 4 7 6 16

APPLING COUNTY
EMPLOYMENT NUMBER PERCENT

WKLY WAGE

187 368 1,372
* 0 161 611 0 * * * 0 0 * * * 194 0 0 0 0 1,310 223 948 149 1,355 25 63 63 49 52 * 10 367 13 * 64 11 19 8 336

3.0 5.9 22.0
* 0.0 2.6 9.8 0.0
* * * 0.0 0.0 * * * 3.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 21.0 3.6 15.2 2.4 21.7 0.4 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.8 * 0.2 5.9 0.2 * 1.0 0.2 0.3 0.1 5.4

$306 431 464 * 0 293 502 0 * * * 0 0 * * * 493 0 0 0 0
1,096 464 236 634 387 138 242 294 323 327 * 224 451 350 * 339 157 520 233 374

NUMBER OF FIRMS
143 309 247
20 6
28 106
* * 18 * 4 * 14 * 10 23 * * * * 188 182 769 172 741 26 56 69 77 35 20 22 179 53 41 51 21 57 35 126

APPLING AREA
EMPLOYMENT NUMBER PERCENT

2,096 1,946 11,159
549 1,607 2,723 2,406
* * 152 * 68 * 78 * 587 489 * * * * 3,225 2,389 7,754 1,162 10,547 173 262 632 237 117 126 141 3,768 183 4,112 452 72 227 45 4,405

4.7 4.4 25.0 1.2 3.6 6.1 5.4
* * 0.3 * 0.2 * 0.2 * 1.3 1.1 * * * * 7.2 5.3 17.4 2.6 23.6 0.4 0.6 1.4 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.3 8.4 0.4 9.2 1.0 0.2 0.5 0.1 9.9

WKLY WAGE
$268 410 475 358 544 296 508 * * 310 * 268 * 407 * 510 468 * * * * 768 414 249 486 386 173 249 247 336 323 131 226 433 531 408 268 183 459 182 477

ALL INDUSTRIES ALL INDUSTRIES - GEORGIA

417

6,249 100.0 $538

2,880

44,689

100.0

$421 $592

Notes:

*Denotes confidential data relating to individual employers which cannot be released. Average weekly wage is derived by dividing gross payroll dollars paid to all employees - both hourly and salaried - by the average number of employees who had any earnings; average earnings are then divided by the number of weeks in the period to obtain weekly figures. Figures in other columns may n ot sum to totals due to rounding, as all figures represent annual averages. Health services includes government hospitals. Educational services includes government educational institutions.

Source: Georgia Department of Labor. Data represent jobs located in the above areas that are covered by unemployment insurance laws.

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$11,702 $12,650 $13,051 $13,549 $15,209 $15,514 $16,318 $16,998

Per Capita Income
Appling County
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997

Appling County Industry Mix 1998
Source: See Industry Mix on Page 2
Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing

Construction

Manufacturing

Transportation and Public Utilities

Wholesale Trade

Retail Trade

Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate

Services

Public Administration 0

5

10

15

20

25

Percentages

Employers

TEN LARGEST EMPLOYERS APPLING AREA

Southern Nuclear Operating Co Inc Fleetwood Homes of Ga Amoco Fabrics Company Ithaca Industries Inc State Correctional Institution Ithaca Industries Inc Meadows Regional Medical Center Oxford Industries Inc Tumi Luggage Inc Rayonier

COUNTY
Appling Bacon Jeff Davis Tattnall Tattnall Toombs Toombs Toombs Toombs Wayne

FIVE LARGEST EMPLOYERS
APPLING COUNTY
Baxley Appling Healthcare Custom Modular Solutions Inc J M Miles Construction Rayonier Southern Nuclear Operating Co Inc
Note: Represents employment covered by unemployment insurance, excluding all government and public schools (except correctional institutions, state hospitals, and colleges and universities), railroads and the U.S. Postal Service. Data shown for Third Quarter 1998. Employers are listed alphabetically by county, not by employment size.

Commuting Patterns

EMPLOYED RESIDENTS OF APPLING COUNTY

COUNTY WHERE EMPLOYED

NUMBER

Appling Jeff Davis Wayne Bacon Chatham Telfair Liberty Other

5,059 444 187 135 81 79 67 418

Total Residents

6,470

PERCENT OF TOTAL
78.2 6.9 2.9 2.1 1.3 1.2 1.0 6.5
100.0

Source: 1990 Census
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PERSONS WORKING IN APPLING COUNTY

COUNTY OF RESIDENCE

NUMBER

Appling Toombs Jeff Davis Bacon Wayne Tattnall Montgomery Florida Other

5,059 845 231 167 160 113 98 95 795

Total Residents

7,563

PERCENT OF TOTAL
66.9 11.2
3.1 2.2 2.1 1.5 1.3 1.3 10.5
100.0

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Education of the Labor Force

Appling Area
Not high school graduate High school graduate Some college/Associate degree Bachelor's degree Graduate degree
Total

PERCENT OF TOTAL
27.4 42.8 19.0 7.2 3.7
100.0

20-24
28.0 46.5 20.1 5.0 0.3
100.0

Note: Totals based on the portion of the labor force between ages 20-69. Source: 1990 Census

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION BY AGE

25-29
22.4 47.4 21.4
7.5 1.4

30-34
21.1 46.9 20.5
8.5 3.0

100.0

100.0

35-39
21.5 43.1 22.5
7.2 5.8
100.0

40-69
32.7 39.0 16.4
7.2 4.8
100.0

High School Graduates, 1998-99

Appling Bacon Jeff Davis Pierce Tattnall Toombs Wayne Appling Area

PUBLIC SCHOOLS
176 111 138 162 135 102 248 1,072

PRIVATE SCHOOLS
0 0 0 0 0 26 0 26

TOTAL
176 111 138 162 135 128 248 1,098

Note:

Data on private high school graduates represent more than 90% of private school graduates in Georgia.

Source: Georgia Department of Education; Georgia Independent School Association

Colleges with Technical and Business Programs

Montgomery County Brewton-Parker College

Computer Information Systems, Business Administration, Accounting, Marketing

Note: Brewton-Parker College is the nearest four-year college to Appling County that has business and technical programs. The nearest public two-year colleges are South Georgia College (Coffee County) and Waycross College (Ware County).

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Technical Institute Graduates, 1998-99

Appling Area
PROGRAM
BUSINESS TECHNOLOGIES
Accounting Business and Office Technology Computer Information Systems Information and Office Technology Management/Supervisory Development Marketing Management Microcomputer Specialist
HEALTH TECHNOLOGIES
Medical Assisting Practical Nursing
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES
Advanced Air Conditioning Technology Advanced Drafting Advanced Machine Tool Technology Air Conditioning Technology Automotive Technology Drafting Electronics Technology Industrial Electrical Technology Industrial Maintenance Industrial Maintenance Technology Machine Tool Technology Residential/Commercial Wiring Welding and Joining Technology

GRADUATES
24 39 14
9 7 15 14
11 36
2 1 2 23 5 1 14 5 3 3 6 8 4

PROGRAM

GRADUATES

PERSONAL/PUBLIC SERVICE TECHNOLOGIES

Cosmetology

25

TECHNICAL CERTIFICATES

Air Conditioning Repair

2

Air Conditioning Technology Assistant

1

Basic Shielded Metal Arc Welding

2

Certified Customer Service Specialist

14

Certified Manufacturing Specialist

13

Certified Nurse Aide

49

CNC Set Up and Programming

1

Commercial Truck Driving

111

Computer Fundamentals

6

Driveability Technician

1

Emergency Medical Technology

26

Industrial Mechanical Technology

13

Instrumentation Technology II

12

Medical Transcription

3

Nail Technician

1

Office Accounting

1

Patient Care Assisting

11

Phlebotomy Technician

17

Programmable Controller Technology

1

Supervisory Development

1

Surveying Fundamental

2

Word Processing Specialist

4

Definitions: All graduates except those listed as technical certificates are diploma and degree graduates. Diploma and degree programs are one to two years in length. Technical certificates are less than a year in length.
Note: Data shown are figures for Altamaha Tech (Wayne Co.) and Southeastern Tech (Toombs Co.).
Source: Office of Technical Education, Georgia Department of Technical and Adult Education Program Enrollment Exits/Placement Analysis FY 98-99.

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Occupational Profile

Appling County

NUMBER

PERCENT

Employed persons, 16 years and over Executive, administrative, & managerial Professional specialty occupations Technical & related support Sales Administrative support, including clerical Service Farming, forestry, & fishing Precision production, craft & repair Machine operators, assemblers and inspectors Transportation and material moving Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers and laborers
Source: 1990 Census

6,553 412 601 172 539 655 876 391
1,136 985 508 278

Sample of Occupational Wages, 1997

100.0 6.3 9.2 2.6 8.2
10.0 13.4
6.0 17.3 15.0
7.8 4.2

Appling Area

AVERAGE ENTRY

AVERAGE PAID

Industrial engineers, except safety Secretaries, except legal and medical Bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks Traffic, shipping, and receiving clerks Industrial truck and tractor operators Hand packers and packagers

$17.50 7.12 7.12 5.25 7.12 5.25

$18.59 9.87 9.93 8.69
11.19 6.65

Appling Area

NUMBER

PERCENT

48,170 3,372 4,650 1,391 4,603 5,499 6,277 2,987 7,327 6,263 3,153 2,648

100.00 7.00 9.65 2.89 9.56
11.42 13.03
6.20 15.21 13.00
6.55 5.50

MIDDLE RANGE
$17.50 - $21.75 7.12 - 12.25 7.12 - 12.25 7.12 - 10.62
10.28 - 12.25 5.25 - 7.12

Note: The middle range is the range of wages earned by the middle 50% of workers surveyed.
Active Applicants -- Georgia Department of Labor

Appling Bacon Jeff Davis Pierce Tattnall Toombs Wayne

TOTAL
501 352 385 453 418 1,126 1,302

PROF., TECH. & MANAGERIAL
57 27 49 30 53 99 64

CLERICAL & SALES SERVICE

76

81

59

51

67

44

122

75

62

56

225

221

285

360

AGR., FORESTRY & FISHING
4 4 4 28 28 30 16

PROCESS- MACHINE ING TRADES

15

28

25

22

20

60

9

20

54

21

22

53

29

66

BENCHWORK

STRUCTURAL WORK

63 134

72

55

54

43

51

77

53

43

222 137

72 258

MISC.
43 37 44 41 48 117 152

Total Area

4,537

379

896

888

114

174

270

587 747

482

Note:

For detailed data on currently available applicants in specific occupations, contact the nearest Georgia Department of Labor office. For information on multiple areas, contact the Department's Economic Development & Employer Relations office at 404-656-2328.

Source: Georgia Department of Labor (active applicants as of June 1999)

Georgia Department of Labor

263 N. Brunswick Street, Jesup, GA 31545-2840 912-427-5842

For copies of Area Labor Profiles, contact Workforce Information and Analysis, Georgia Department of Labor, 148 International Blvd., N.E., Atlanta, Georgia 30303-1751 (phone 404-656-3177). Single copies are free. Request an order form for multiple copies.

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