Georgia area labor profile: Catoosa County area [1994]

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1. Catoosa 2. Walker 3. Whitfield

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AREA LABOR PROFILE

This profile of Catoosa County includes data for Catoosa, Walker, and Whitfield 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 AnnualAverages Employed Unemployed

Unemployment Rate

Catoosa Walker Whitfield Catoosa Area

22,494 29,302 42,371 94,167

Source: Georgia Department ofLabor

21,438 27,574 40,351 89,363

1,056 1,728 2,020 4,804

Georgia Unemployment Rate U.S. Unemployment Rate

4.7 5.9 4.8 5.1
5.8% 6.8%

POPULATION

1992

1990

Estimated

Census Rank Population Rank

Percent Change 1990-1992

2000 Projected Population Rank

catoosa County

42,464

City of Ringgold

1,675

City of Fort Oglethorpe 5,880

Catoosa Area

173,266

33 44,265 35
1n,1os

4.2

50,7n 34

2.6

196;949

Note: Source:

Projected. population based on 1990 census U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Census/Georgia Office of Ptanningand 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

Catoosa Walker Whitfield Total

182

192

374

250

224

474

367

335

702

799

751

1,550

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

Catoosa County

13,476

72.7

67.0

5.1

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

Catoosa Walker Whitfield Total

Professional Technical and Managerial
73 138 198 409

Clellii:al
--ard
156

Agriculture

Forestry

Fishing

Service

etc..

42

3

Pro- Machine cessing Trades

12

86

367 122

10

40 290

496

90

15

53 251

1;D19 254

28 105 627

Bench- Structural work Work

Miscellaneous
Occu pations

34

81 127

70 260 326

124 129 367

228 470 820

Note: Source:

Detailed figures onfflre availability of applicants in specific occupations are available from Georgia Departmemtof Labor, Labor Information Systems, or from the nearest office of the state Employment Service Georgia Departmentof Labor (Active applicants as of June 1994)

Total
614 1,623 1,723 3,960

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CURRENT INDUSTRY MIX - CATOOSA

INDUSTRY

1993Average Employment

Average Weekly Wages

Agriculture, forestry, and fishing Construction Manufacturing
Food and kindred products Textiles Apparel Lumber and wood products Furniture and fixtures Printing and publishing Chemicals and allied products Stone, clay, glass, and concrete Primary metal products Fabricated metal products Industrial machinery, including computers Electronic, other electrical equipment Transportation equipment Miscellaneous manufacturing 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 Miscellaneous services Public Administration ALL INDUSTRIES

65 393 2,890
* 1,935
* 76 182 26 27
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30 224
* * *
589 853 2,960 299 3,667 41
72 104 110
18 58 80 1,990 20 1,033 84 20 29 10
*
450
12,167

$ 297 343 394
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392
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466 311 335 355
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321 539
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*
*
594 414 217 421 389 162 220 314 341 385 142 234 455 300 347 136 126 444 147
*
372 $ 358

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 by the number of weeks in the period to obtain weekly figures. Health Services includes government hospitals. Educational Services includes government educational institutions.

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

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EMPLOYERS

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OCCUPATIONAL PROFILE
Catoosa 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
20,146 1,808 1,685 610 2,513 3,662 2,010 145 2,672 2,609 1,331 1,101

Percent
100.0 9~0 8.4 3.0
12.5 18.2 10.0 0.7 13.3 13.0 6.6 5.5

I COMMUTING PATTERNS
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Employed Residents of Catoosa County

County where Employed

Number

Percent of Total

Tennessee Catoosa Whitfield Walker Other

9,073 6,287 2,618 1,379
524

45.6 31.6 13.2
6.9 2.6

Total Residents

19,881

100.0

Source: 1990 Census of Population and Housing

Persons Working in Catoosa County

County of Residence

Number

Percent of Total

Catoosa Walker Tennessee Whitfield Dade Other

6,287 2,895 2,186
386 132 372

51.3 23.6 17.8
3.1 1.1 3.0

Total Residents

12,258

100.0

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