GEORGIA ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) AREA LABOR PROFILE ) ) ) ) ) } This profile of Chattooga County includes ) data for Chattooga, Floyd, Gordon, and Walker counties. ) 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 n4 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 8 41 207 35 151 107 800 16 122 438 135 561 586 3,578 7 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} Page2 055-94 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 * 141 4,499 * 3,188 228 144 * * * * * * * 132 106 972 151 1,203 * 33 * 10 * * 9 402 23 607 36 12 * 5 777 7,988 $ * 374 364 * 391 190 355 * * * * * * * 596 296 212 401 315 * 202 * 235 * * 183 331 407 329 217 199 * 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. 055-94 Page3 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 Page 4 055-94