Georgia area labor profile: Banks County area [1994]

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1. Banks 2. Franklin 3. Habersham 4. Hall 5. Jackson 6. Madison 7. Stephens

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AREA LABOR PROFILE

This profile of Banks County includes data for Banks, Franklin, Habersham, Hall, Jackson, Madison, and Stephens 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.

Labor Force

1993 Annual Averages Employed Unemployed

UnemploymentRate

Banks

5,855

5,539

316

5.4

Franklin

8,902

8,351

551

6.2

Habersham

14,645

13,974

671

4.6

Hall

57,861

55,087

2,774

4.8

Jackson

16,523

15,650

873

5.3

Madison

11,437

10,846

591

5.2

Stephens

12,636

11,886

750

5.9

Banks Area

127.859

121,333

6,526

5.1

Georgia Unemployment Rate U.S. Unemployment Rate
Source: Georgia Department of Labor

5.8% 6,8%

POPULATION

1992

Percent

1990

Estimated

Change

Census Rank Popufation Rank 1990~1992

2000 Ptojected Population Rank

Banks County

10,308 112 10,690 109

107

City of Homer

742

BanksAtea

224,319

233,860

Note; Projected population based on 1990 census ....

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"Rank" indicates relative population among Georgia's 159 counties.

Georgia Department of Labor

DAVID POYTHRESS, Commissioner

HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES 1992-1993

Male

Female

Total

Banks

41

45

86

Franklin

71

91

162

Habersham

141

151

292

Hall

491

365

856

Jackson

115

139

254

Madison

92

101

193

Stephens

141

122

263

Total

1,092

1,014

2,106

Note: Data on graduates from private high schools are not included. Source: Georgia Department of Education

PER CAPITA ANNUAL INCOME

1992

Percent Relative to Georgia

Percent Relative
to U.S.

Percent Change 1991-1992

Banks County

14,676

79.1

73.0

4.8

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.. cessing Trades

Bench- Structural work Work

Miscellaneous
Occu pations

Total

Banks

21

64 22

Franklin

54 170 77

Habersham 102 207 109

Hau

460 1,156 374

Jackson

92 147 60

Madison

55 140 56

Stephens

96 284 159

Total

880 2,168 857

2

9

21 17

7 34 154 98

14 34 92 89

49 206 279 230

8 33 68 85

5 20 53 65

9 73 258 122

94 409 925 706

23

33

82 137

94 98

361 621

101 119

101 97

143 195

905 1,300

212 813 839 3,736 713 592 1,339 8,244

Note: .Detailed figures on the availability of applicants in specific occupations are available from

Georgia Department of Labor, Labor Information Systems, or from the nearest office of the

state. Employment SeNice

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Source: Georgia Department of Labor (Active applicants. as of June 1994)

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CURRENT INDUSTRY MIX - BANKS

INDUSTRY.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing Mining Construction Manufacturing
Food and kindred products Textiles Apparel Lumber and wood products Stone, clay, glass, and concrete Industrial machinery, including computers 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 ALL INDUSTRIES

1993 Average Employment
199
*
38 1,194
*
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223 29
*
45 64 39 359
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399 124
* * * * * *
10
*
229
* * * *
141
2,490

Average Weekly Wages
$ 758
*
270 318
* *
182 289
*
431 390 430 193
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277 210
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349
*
319
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* 341 $ 335

Notes:

* Denotes confidential data relating to indlvidual 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 of employees who had any earnings; average earnings .are then divided by the number of weeks in the period to obtain weekly figures. Health Services includes government hospitals.
Educational services includes government educational institutions.

Source: Georgia Department of Labor - Data represent jobs in this county covered by
unemployment insurance legislation=.

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EMPLOYERS

TEN LARGEST EMPLOYERS
Banks County Area
County

Mt Vernon Mifls Fieldale Farms C Poultry Co Etcon Fieldale Farms Mar Jae Processing NE Georgia Medical Mitsubishi Consumer Texfi Blends Wayne Poultry

Banks Habersham Hall Hall Hall Hall Hall Jackson Jackson Jackson

THREE LARGEST EMPLOYERS
Banks County
Craven's Pottery Inc Fieldale Farms Mt Vernon Mills
Note: Represents employment covered by unemployment insurance, excluding government and railroads. Data shown for Third Quarter 1993.

OCCUPATIONAL PROFILE
Banks County
Employed persons, 16 years and over Executive, administrative, and managerial Professional specialty Technical and related support Sales 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
5,060 277
335
94
552
720 431 351 931 759 241 369

Percent
100.0
5.5 6.6
1.9 10.9 14.2 8.5 6.9 18.4 15.0
4.8 7.3

COMMUTING PATTERNS

Employed Residents of Banks County

County where Employed

Number

Percent
of Total

Banks
Habersham Hall
Jackson Clarke Gwinnett Fulton Stephens Other

1,381

27.7

1,059

21.2

953

19.1

783

15.7

211

4~2

104

2.1

97

1.9

71

1.4

327

6.6

Total Residents

4,986

100~0

Source: 1990 Census ofPopulation and Housing

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Persons.Working in Banks County

Countyof Residence

Number

Banks
Habersham Jackspn . Hall .
FranklJrf Stephens
Clarke
Madison Other ,

Percent
ofTotal

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