Georgia area labor profile: Chattooga County area [1994]

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AREA LABOR PROFILE

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This profile of Chattooga County includes

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data for Chattooga, Floyd, Gordon,

and Walker counties.

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CURRENT LABOR FORCE

CHATTOOGA , COUNTY , AREA

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

Chattooga Floyd Gordon Walker Chattooga Area

11,596 43,985 19,727 29,302 104,610

Source: Georgia Department of Labor

10,906

690

41,132

2,853

18,467

1,260

27,574

1,728

98,079

6,531

Georgia Unemployment Rate

U.S. Unemployment Rate

UnemploymentRate
, 6.0 6.5 6.4
5.9
6.2 5.8% 6.8%

1. Chattooga 2. Floyd 3. Gordon 4. Walker

POPULATION

1992

1990

Estimated

Census Rank Population Rank

Percent Change 1990-1992

2000 Projected Population Rank

Chattooga County City of Summerville Chattooga Area

22,242
5,025
196,905

59 22,431 59
200,308

0.8

22,374 67

1.7

213,984

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

Male

Female

Total

Chattooga Floyd Gordon Walker Total

105

97

202

347

290

637

168

163

331

250

224

474

870

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1,644

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

Chattooga County

14,202

76.6

70.6

8.2

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

Agriculture

Miscel

Technical Clerical

Forestry

laneous

and

and

Fishing

Pro- Machine Bench- Structural Occu-

Managerial Sales Service

etc.. cessing Trades

work Work pationa

Total

Chattooga Floyd Gordon Walker
Total

59 128

64

325 969 426

73 173

39

138 367 122

595 1,637 651

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41 207

35 151 107 800

16 122 438 135 561 586 3,578

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43 154

64

79 106

738

10

40 290

70 260 326 1,623

41 246 1,089 304 1,051 1,125 6,739

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}

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CURRENT INDUSTRY MIX - CHATTOOGA

INDUSTRY

1993 Average 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 Fabricated metal products Electronic, other electrical equipment Instruments and related products 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

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141 4,499
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3,188 228 144
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132 106 972 151 1,203
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33
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402 23
607 36 12
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5 777 7,988

$ * 374 364
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391 190 355
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596 296 212 401 315
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202
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235
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183 331 407 329 217 199
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134 365 $ 342

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 averag~ 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.

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EMPLOYERS

TEN LARGEST EMPLOYERS

Chattooga County Area
County

Mt Vernon Mills Galey & Lord Inc General Electric Co Inland Container Corp Lindale Manufacturing Redmond Regional Hosp Z-bird Horizon Industries RGE Corporation Synthetic Industries

Chattooga Floyd Floyd , Floyd Floyd Floyd Floyd Gordon Walker Walker

THREE LARGEST EMPLOYERS
Chattooga County
Mohawk Carpet Corp Mt Vernon Mills Tillotson Corp
Note: Represents employment covered by unemployment insurance, excluding government and railroads. Data shown for Third Quarter 1993.

OCCUPATIONAL PROFILE
Chattooga 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
9,868 585 685 185 752 931 973 155
1,612 2,741
591 658

Percent
100.0 5.9 6.9 1.9 7.6 9.4 9.9 1.6
16.3 27.8 6.0
6.7

COMMUTING PATTERNS

Employed Residents of Chattooga County

County where Employed

Number

Percent of Total

Chattooga Walker Floyd Whitfield Gordon Alabama Catoosa Other

6,069

62.6

1,459

15.1

1,025

10;6

279

2.9

218

2.2

130

1.3

120

1.2

390

4.0

Total Residents

9,690

100.0

Source: 1990 Census of Population and Housing

Persons Working in Chattooga County

County of Residence

Number

Chattooga.
Alabama
Walker
Floyd Other

6,069
496
338
220 186

Total Residents

7~309

Percent of Total
83.0 6.8 4.6
>3.0
2$
100.0

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