) } ~ \ I I ! I 2 / ( 3 I, BROOKS COUNTY AREA 1. Brooks 2. Colquitt 3. Cook 4. Lowndes 5. Thomas GEORGIA ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) AREA LABOR PROFILE This profile of Brooks County includes data for Brooks, Colquitt, Cook, Lowndes, and Thomas 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 Brooks Colquitt Cook Lowndes Thomas Brooks Area 6,656 17,054 7,039 36,171 18,810 85,730 Source: Georgia Department of Labor 6,342 16,030 6,563 34,093 17,776 80,804 314 1,024 476 2,078 1,034 4,926 Georgia Unemployment Rate U.S. Unemployment Rate 4.7 6.0 6.8 5.7 5.5 5.7 5.8% 6.8% POPULATION 1992 Percent 1990 Estimated Change Census Rank Population Rank 1990-1992 2000 Projected Population Rank Brooks County City of Quitman Brooks Area 15,398 5,292 180,466 87 15,406 89 183,409 0.1 16,507 90 1.6 19~380 Note: Source: Projected population based on 1990 census U~S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Census/Georgia Office of Planning and Budget (projections) "Rank" indicates relative population among Georgia's 159 counties. Georgia Department of Labor DAVID POYTHRESS, Commissioner HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES 1992-1993 Brooks Colquitt Cook Lowndes Thomas Total Male 38 158 62 347 208 813 Female 50 185 72 363 204 874 Total 88 343 134 710 412 1,687 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 Brooks County Georgia U.S.A. 13,288 71.6 66.1 18,549 92.3 20,105 108.4 Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis 7.2 5.0 4.9 .. ACTIVE APPLICANTS - State Employment Service Professional Agriculture Miscel Technical Clerical Forestry laneous and and Fishing Pro- Machine Bench- Structural Occu- Managerial Sales Service etc.. cessing Trades work Work pations Total Brooks Colquitt Cook Lowndes Thomas Total 22 62 30 21 6 20 16 33 46 137 408 329 69 67 80 133 151 223 15 68 48 8 9 65 26 37 83 361 871 489 39 35 281 147 286 417 141 375 317 57 32 65 102 146 291 676 1,784 1,213 194 149 511 424 653 1,060 Note: Source: 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 Service Georgia Department of Labor (Active applicants as of June 1994) 256 1,597 359 2,926 1,526 6,664 Page2 027-94 CURRENT INDUSTRY MIX - BROOKS INDUSTRY 1993 Average Employment Average Weekly Wages Agriculture, forestry, and fishing 455 $ 166 Construction 85 337 Manufacturing 1,268 277 Food and kindred products * * Textiles * * Apparel 994 236 Lumber and wood products * * Printing and publishing * * Rubber and miscellaneous plastic products * * Fabricated metal products * * Industrial machinery, including computers * * Transportation and public utilities 55 465 Wholesale trade 127 420 Retail trade Finance, insurance, and real estate 456 240 93 400 Services Hotels, other lodging places Personal services 828 330 * * 17 156 Business services * * Auto repair, services, garages 19 352 Miscellaneous repair services * * Motion pictures * * Amusement and recreation services * * Health services Legal services 242 426 7 337 Educational services Membership organizations 479 307 10 134 Engineering and management services 12 305 Private households Public Administration 18 156 250 295 ALL INDUSTRIES 3,616 $ 284 Notes; * Denotes confidential data relating to individual employers which cannot be released. Average weekly wages is derived by dividing gross payroll doflars paid to all employees - both hourly and salaried - by the average number 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. 027-94 Page 3 EMPLOYERS TEN LARGEST EMPLOYERS Brooks County Area County Destiny Industries Riverside Mfg Co Crackin Good Bakers Levi Strauss & Co Lowndes Cnty Health Care Packaging Corp Of Amer Roadway Express Inc Winn Dixie Stores John D Archbold Sunnyland Inc Colquitt Colquitt Lowndes Lowndes Lowndes Lowndes Lowndes Lowndes Thomas Thomas THREE LARGEST EMPLOYERS Brooks County Ithaca Industries Quitman Manufacturing Weeks Textile Co Note: Represents employment covered by unemployment insurance, excluding government and railroads. Data shown for Third Quarter 1993. OCCUPATIONAL PROFILE Brooks County Employed persons, 16 years and over Executive, administrative, and managerial Professional specialty occupations 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 6,185 480 492 149 531 696 774 758 656 909 343 397 Percent 100.0 7.8 8.0 2A 8.6 11.3 12.5 12.3 10.6 14.7 5.6 6.4 COMMUTING PATTERNS Employed Residents of Brooks County County where Employed Brooks Lowndes Thomas Colquitt Florida Cook Other Number 3,511 1,700 314 131 120 106 150 Percent of Total 58.2 28.2 5.2 2~2 2.0 1.8 2.5 Total Residents 6,032 100.0 Source: 1990 Census of PopulationandHousing Page 4 Persons WorkingJn Brooks County County of Residence Brooks. Lowndes ThOmas Florida. Colquitt Other . Number 3,511 508 183 96 76 90 Percent of Total 1s~1 11.4 4.1 2.2 1.7 2.0 027-94