) ) ) ) BANKS COUNTY AREA 1. Banks 2. Franklin 3. Habersham 4. Hall 5. Jackson 6. Madison 7. Stephens GEORGIA ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) 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 .... . ... .. . . . ,,Sou,cc~,.iu~s. OepatlmEint()fComrqerce, Bureau of Census/Georgia QUice,;ofPlanningand Budget (projections) . .. . "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 '.(",,..~ Source: Georgia Department of Labor (Active applicants. as of June 1994) Page2 011-94 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 * * 223 29 * 45 64 39 359 * 399 124 * * * * * * 10 * 229 * * * * 141 2,490 Average Weekly Wages $ 758 * 270 318 * * 182 289 * 431 390 430 193 * 277 210 * * * * * * 349 * 319 * * * * 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=. 011-94 Page3 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 Page 4 Persons.Working in Banks County Countyof Residence Number Banks Habersham Jackspn . Hall . FranklJrf Stephens Clarke Madison Other , Percent ofTotal 011-94