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APPLING COUNTY 
AREA 
1. Appling 2. Bacon 3. Jeff Davis 4. Pierce 5. Tattnall 6. Toombs 7. Wayne 
 
This profile of Appling County includes data for Appling, Bacon, Jeff Davis, Pierce, Tattnall, Toombs, and Wayne counties. 
 
CURRENT LABOR FORCE 
 
Labor force includes residents of the county who are working or seeking work. This table indicates the size and composition of the labor force. 
 
Appling Bacon Jeff Davis Pierce Tattnall Toombs Wayne Appling Area 
 
Labor Force 
8,327 4,335 5,635 6,664 6,918 11,178 11,304 54,361 
 
Source: Georgia Department of Labor 
 
1993 Annual Averages 
 
Employed Unemployed 
 
7,500 
 
827 
 
4,013 
 
322 
 
5,185 
 
450 
 
6,177 
 
487 
 
6,413 
 
505 
 
10,234 
 
944 
 
10,298 
 
1,006 
 
49,820 
 
4,541 
 
Georgia Unemployment Rate 
 
U.S. Unemployment Rate 
 
Unemploy mentRate 
9.9 7.4 8.0 7.3 7.3 8.4 8~9 8.4 5.8% 6.8% 
 
POPULATION 
 
 
 
1992 
 
Percent 
 
2000 
 
1990 
 
Esttmated 
 
Change  Projected 
 
Census Rank Population Rank 199o-1992 Population RanJc 
 
Appling County 
 
15,744 85 15;99$ 86 
 
1.6 
 
Cify of Baxley 
 
3,841 
 
Appling Area 
 
114,820 
 
117,841. 
 
2~6  
 
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Note: Pr<::>jected popuJationbased on 1990 censu~<' . 
 
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Source: u:s; Department. of Commerce, Bureau of Census/Ge<::>rgja Office ofPlanniog art<i 
 
Budget (pr9je9tions) 
 
"Rank~ indicates relative population among Georgia's 159 counties. 
 
Georgia Department of Labor 
 
DAVID POYTHRESS, Commissioner 
 
 HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES 1992-1993 
 
Appling Bacon Jeff Davis Pierce Tattnall Toombs Wayne Total 
 
Male 
119 62 84 88 72 113 126 664 
 
Female 
117 68 55 84 81 109 127 641 
 
Total 
236 130 139 172 153 222 253 1,305 
 
Note: Data on graduates from private high schools are not included. Source: Georgia Department of Education 
 
PER CAPITA ANNUAL INCOME 
 
Percent Relative 1992 to Georgia 
 
Percent Relative 
to U.S. 
 
Percent Change 1991.;1992 
 
Appling County 
 
12,801 
 
69.0 
 
63.7 
 
2.9 
 
Georgia 
 
18,549 
 
92.3 
 
5.0 
 
U.S.A. 
 
20,105 
 
108.4 
 
4.9 
 
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis 
 
ACTIVE APPLICANTS - State Employment Service 
 
Professional Technical and Managerial 
 
Clerical and 
Sales 
 
Agriculture Forestry Fishing Pro Machine 
Service etc.. ceasing Trades 
 
Bench- Structural work Work 
 
Miscellaneous 
Occupations 
 
Total 
 
Appling 
 
58 88 39 
 
4 
 
4 64 53 154 49 
 
Bacon 
 
19 60 35 
 
6 24 33 33 89 37 
 
Jeff Davis 
 
35 82 47 
 
5 17 50 43 49 52 
 
Pierce 
 
36 145 68 
 
12 
 
6 53 38 97 76 
 
Tattnall 
 
33 96 
 
38 
 
49 28 27 35 81 39 
 
Toombs 
 
134 315 150 
 
15' 
 
6 50 94 281 140 
 
Wayne 
 
84 311 181 
 
9 14 64 95 365 221 
 
Total 
 
399 1,097 558 100 99 341 391 1,116 614 
 
Notet Oetailed figures 011 ~eavailability of applicants in specific occupations are available from 
 
Georgia Departmentof Labor, Labor Information Systems, or from the"nearest office of the 
 
state Employment S~rvice 
 
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, 
 
Source: Georgia Department of Labdr (Active applicants as of June 1994)- 
 
513 336 380 531 426 1,185 1,344 4,715 
 
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 CURRENT INDUSTRY MIX - APPLING 
 
INDUSTRY 
 
1993 Average Employment 
 
Average Weekly Wages 
 
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing Construction Manufacturing 
Food and kindred products Apparel Lumber and wood products Printing and publishing Chemicals and allied products Rubber and miscellaneous plastic products Stone, clay, glass and concrete Fabricated metal products fndustrial machinery, including computer Electronic, other electrical equipment 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 Miscellaneous services Public Administration 
ALL INDUSTRIES 
 
77 532 1,208 
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262 448 
9 
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125 188 
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143 760 
90 1,395 
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23 40 63 76 31 
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309 5,810 
 
$ 241 569 
346. 
213 371 360 
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498 
314. 
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413 219 760 320 
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235 372 254 455 147 
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311 292 
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208 * 
341 $ 475 
 
Notes: 
 
 Denotes confidential data relating to individual employers which cannot be released: 
Average weekly wages is derived by dividing gross payroll dollars paid to all employees both hourly and salaried  by the average number employees who had any earnings; average earnings. are then divided bythe number of weeks in the 
period to obtainweekly figures; Health Services includes government hospltafs~ Educational Services includes gov~rnment educational institutions.  
 
Source: Georgia Departme~t of Labor- Data represent jobs in this county covered by 
unemploymentinsurance legislation; 
 
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 EMPLOYERS 
 
TEN LARGEST EMPLOYERS 
Appling County Area 
County 
 
Georgia Power Co Fleetwood Trailer Amoco Fabrics Co Ero Industries Olin Wooten Transport Ithaca Industries Bruno's Oxford Industries Ashley Manufacturing ITT Rayonier Inc 
 
Appling Bacon Jeff Davis Jeff Davis Jeff Davis Tattnall Toombs Toombs Wayne Wayne 
 
THREE LARGEST EMPLOYERS 
Appling County 
Catalytic Industrial Georgia Power Co ITT Rayonier Inc 
Note: Represents employment covered by unemployment insurance, excluding government and railroads. Data shown for Third Quarter 1993. 
 
OCCUPATIONAL PROFILE 
Appling County 
Employed persons, 16 years and over 
Executive, administrative, and managerial Professional specialty occupations Technical and related support Safes Administrative, support, including clerical Service Farming, forestry, and fishing Precision production, craft and repair Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors Transportation and material moving Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers and laborers 
Source: 1990 Census (Summary tape file 3) 
 
Number 
6,553 412 601 172 539 655 876 391 
1,136 985 508 278 
 
Percent 
100.0 6.3 9.2 2;6 8.2 10.0 13.4 6~0 17.3 15.0 7.8 4.2 
 
COMMUTING PATTERNS 
 
Employed Residents of. Appling County 
 
County where Employed 
 
Number 
 
Percent of Total 
 
Appling 
Jeff Davis Wayne Bacon Chatham Telfair Liberty Other 
 
5,059 
 
78.2 
 
444 
 
6.9 
 
187 
 
2,9 
 
135 
 
2.1 
 
81 
 
1.3 
 
79 
 
1.2 
 
67 
 
1.0 
 
418 
 
6.5 
 
Total Residents 
 
6A70 
 
100~0 
 
Source; 1990 Census of Population and Housing 
 
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 
 
Percent ofTotal 
66.9 11.2 3.1 2:2 
2.1 1.5 1.3 1.3 10.5 
 
l'otatResidents 
 
100.0 
 
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