) ) ) CAIOOSA COUNIY AREA 1. Catoosa 2. Walker 3. Whitfield GEORGIA ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) 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 Page2 047-94 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 * * 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 * 392 * 466 311 335 355 * * 321 539 * * * 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. 047-94 Source: Georgia Department of Labor - Data represent jobs in this county covered by unemployment insurance legislation. Page 3 EMPLOYERS ~t:i~w tr1clufunes Inc .. AGE Corporation ASylandthdeinticMlnidllussIntrcie~.... Beauueu<:>fAmerica Coronet Industries Cumberland Yarns Hamilton Medical Shaw Industries Inc World Carpets Inc > oatoosa. . r. . "WV~(ll~k$e(r.. Whitfield . Whitfield Wnitfield Whitfield Whitfield Whitfield Whitfield ee~~s~sr/e._.~..~;1:t.s . ixc~toe>$a A>untyi ..: . .i\.?.:.'.\:::'.':{.\:<.::i: :" .oixieVil'rtstric. Roa~~Y E~ress.lnc ShawJndusirtes tnc r,s~~ts ~'Pl?ytn~fcovered by .Pl()ytnentmsllrarice:. ~xcluding goveminf:Hltand.rail[O!