Georgia area labor profile [2000]

APPLING COUNTY

Toombs Tattnall

Jeff Davis Appling Bacon

Wayne

AREA LABOR PROFILE
Labor Force Activity

1999 ANNUAL AVERAGES

LABOR FORCE

EMPLOYED UNEMPLOYED RATE

Appling

8,323

7,509

Bacon

4,247

3,939

Jeff Davis

5,345

4,968

Pierce

7,379

6,991

Tattnall

7,242

6,815

Toombs

12,682

11,413

Wayne

11,503

10,748

Appling Area

56,721

52,383

Georgia

4,088,008 3,925,437

U.S.

139,368,000 133,488,000

814 9.8 308 7.3 377 7.1 388 5.3 427 5.9 1,269 10.0 755 6.6 4,338 7.6 162,571 4.0 5,880,000 4.2

Pierce

Employment Trends
8500
Appling County
8000

Thousands

7500

7000

6500

6000 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Unemployment Trends

16.0 Appling County

Georgia

13.0

10.0

7.0

Percentages

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

4.0 1.0
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

Population Estimates
Appling County
16,768 15,529 15,744 12,827

Population
1990 1990 CENSUS RANK

PERCENT 1999 CHANGE ESTIMATE 1990-1999

Appling County

15,744

85

16,675

5.9

City of Baxley

3,841

Appling Area

114,820

126,329

10.0

Georgia

6,478,149

7,788,240

20.2

U.S.

248,765,000

272,690,813

9.6

PERCENT 2000 CHANGE PROJECTED 1990-2000

16,768

6.5

127,652

11.2

7,933,620

22.5

275,306,000

10.7

1970 1980 1990 2000

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

GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

MICHAEL L. THURMOND, COMMISSIONER

LInadbuosrtrFyoMrciex, 1999
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, including computer Electronic, other electrical equipment 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 services Private households Public Administration

NUMBER OF FIRMS
21 54 41
* 0 * 25 0 * * * 0 0 * * 3 4 0 0 0 0 38 26 95 20 107 4 9 12 15 8 3 3 22 6 * 5 4 6 7 17

APPLING COUNTY
EMPLOYMENT NUMBER PERCENT

WKLY WAGE

219 502 1,142
* 0 * 642 0 * * * 0 0 * * 122 99 0 0 0 0 1,301 237 890 144 1,408 26 80 137 42 38 23 9 356 10 * 61 8 11 9 334

3.5 8.1 18.5
* 0.0
* 10.4
0.0 * * *
0.0 0.0
* * 2.0 1.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 21.1 3.8 14.4 2.3 22.8 0.4 1.3 2.2 0.7 0.6 0.4 0.1 5.8 0.2 * 1.0 0.1 0.2 0.1 5.4

$330 481 513 * 0 * 570 0 * * * 0 0 * * 532 479 0 0 0 0
1,132 442 250 613 394 156 234 211 381 417 135 229 477 417 * 374 216 637 254 390

NUMBER OF FIRMS
148 321 250
19 6
27 111
* * 18 * 4 * 14 * 11 23 3 * * 4 201 186 783 177 747 27 56 68 78 36 19 19 181 55 43 56 22 54 34 129

APPLING AREA
EMPLOYMENT NUMBER PERCENT

2,122 2,228 10,395
633 1,452 2,058 2,649
* * 143 * 66 * 91 * 580 442 525 * * 19 3,327 2,528 8,343 1,198 10,725 166 269 695 233 118 118 145 3,659 188 4,319 504 63 207 41 4,506

4.7 4.9 22.9 1.4 3.2 4.5 5.8
* * 0.3 * 0.1 * 0.2 * 1.3 1.0 1.2 * * 0.0 7.3 5.6 18.4 2.6 23.6 0.4 0.6 1.5 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.3 8.1 0.4 9.5 1.1 0.1 0.5 0.1 9.9

WKLY WAGE
$294 457 496 363 588 280 511 * * 321 * 267 * 436 * 520 411 408 * * 305 789 444 261 491 395 194 255 256 369 358 143 243 438 537 415 302 204 510 191 479

ALL INDUSTRIES ALL INDUSTRIES - GEORGIA

416

6,176 100.0 $562

2,946

45,373

100.0

$434 $622

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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$11,962 $12,947 $13,367 $13,942 $15,684 $15,922 $16,634 $17,166 $17,250

Per Capita Income
Appling County
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998

Appling County Industry Mix 1999

Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing

Source: See Industry Mix on Page 2

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 Meadows Regional Medical Center Oxford Industries Inc Tumi Inc Rayonier Wayne Memorial Hospital

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

FIVE LARGEST EMPLOYERS
APPLING COUNTY
Baxley-Appling County Hospital Collins Company General Manufactured Housing Inc 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 1999. 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
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

Appling County

NUMBER

PERCENT

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

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

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

Sample of Occupational Wages, 1998

Appling Area

AVERAGE

Bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks Traffic, shipping, and receiving clerks Janitors and cleaners Electricians Industrial truck and tractor operators Hand packers and packagers

$9.91 8.64 7.30
11.78 9.93 7.39

Note: The middle range is the range of wages earned by the middle 50% of workers surveyed.

MIDDLE RANGE

LOW

HIGH

$8.13 7.79 7.08 9.07 8.01 6.85

- $11.42 - 9.60 - 7.59 - 15.24 - 12.51 - 7.84

Active Applicants -- Georgia Department of Labor

Appling Bacon Jeff Davis Pierce Tattnall Toombs Wayne Total Area

TOTAL
474 276 281 433 603 1,147 1,025 4,239

PROF., TECH. & MANAGERIAL
52 15 31 32 61 125 64 380

CLERICAL & SALES SERVICE

97

60

53

49

60

30

118

63

74

78

244

225

238

266

884

771

AGR., FORESTRY & FISHING
7 10
2 12 42 30
9 112

PROCESS- MACHINE ING TRADES

16

28

25

15

17

28

15

19

75

16

26

34

21

60

195

200

BENCHWORK

STRUCTURAL WORK

26 123

25

47

30

45

30

74

136

40

178 156

58 185

483 670

MISC.
65 37 38 70 81 129 124 544

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 2000)

Georgia Department of Labor

263 N. Brunswick Street, Jesup, GA 31545-2840 912-427-5842; FAX 912-427-5881

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; FAX 404-651-9568.) Single copies are free. Request an order form for multiple copies.

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