GEORGIA ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) AREA LABOR PROFILE ) } This profile of Cherokee County includes data for Cherokee, Bartow, Cobb, Forsyth, and Pickens counties. ) CURRENT LABOR FORCE CHEROKEE COUNTI AREA 1. Cherokee 2. Bartow 3. Cobb 4. Forsyth 5. Pickens 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 Cherokee Bartow Cobb Forsyth Pickens Cherokee Area 57,500 31,630 286,930 27,679 7,880 411,619 Source: Georgia Department of Labor 55,214 29,538 273,865 26,629 7,383 392,629 2,286 2,092 13,065 1,050 497 18,990 Georgia Unemployment Rate U.S. Unemployment Rate UnemploymentRate - 4.0 6.6 4.6 3.8 6.3 4.6 5.8% 6.8% POPULATION Cherokee county City of Canton Cherokee Area 1992 1990 Estimated Census Rank Popul~tion Rank 90,204 4,817 652,375 12 102,030 10 705,295 Percent Change 199().1992 13.1 8.1 2000 Projected Population Rank '130,650 10 889t480 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 Cherokee Bartow Cobb Forsyth Pickens 390 255 2,172 186 66 409 242 2,128 178 66 799 497 4,300 364 132 Total 3,069 3,023 6,092 Note: Data on graduates from private high schools are not included. Source: Georgia Department of Education PER CAPITA ANNUAL INCOME Cherokee County Atlanta MSA Georgia U.S.A. 1992 16,875 21,849 18,549 20,105 Percent Relative to Georgia 91.0 117.8 108.4 Percent Relative to U.S. 83.9 108.7 92.3 Percent Change 1991-1992 4.0 5.0 5.0 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 pations Total Cherokee Bartow Cobb Forsyth Pickens Total 453 586 91 7 11 80 107 115 164 1,614 257 817 180 19 31 283 861 300 296 3,044 3,351 3,358 920 64 60 306 205 731 1,092 10,087 194 201 48 12 16 48 39 72 61 691 46 75 16 21 5 20 45 38 58 324 4,301 5,037 1,255 123 123 737 1,257 1,256 1,671 15,760 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 057-94 CURRENT INDUSTRY MIX - CHEROKEE INDUSTRY 1993 Average Employment Average Weekly Wages Agriculture, forestry, and fishing Mining Construction Manufacturing Food and kindred products Textites Apparel Lumber and wood products Furniture and fixtures Paper and allied products Printing and publishing Chemicals and allied products Petroleum refining Rubber and miscellaneous plastic products Stone, clay, glass, and concrete Fabricated metal products Industrial machinery, including computers Electronic, other electrical equipment Transportation equipment Instruments and related products 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 444 * 1,595 2,951 * 372 233 104 * 91 90 * 169 67 233 319 * 50 87 * 835 1,211 4,406 806 6,380 203 1,114 165 48 59 308 1,261 86 2,462 340 31 260 37 942 19,591 $ 306 * 465 382 * 280 360 277 * 298 450 395 517 525 574 * 424 375 * - 462 522 222 512 366 195 241 394 517 381 218 462 605 406 188 346 502 213 412 $ 365 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 f~ures, Health Services includes government hospitals. Educationm Services includes government educational institutions. Source: Georgia Department of Labor Data represent jobs in this county covered by unemployment insurance legislation. 057-94 Page3 EMPLOYERS TEN LARGEST EMPLOYERS Cherokee County Area County Shaw Industries Inc Hewlett Packard Home Depot, IBM Kroger Company Lockheed Corporation Publix Super Markets Six Flags Over Georgia Sprint/united Mgmt Waf-Mart Stores Inc Bartow Cobb Cobb Cobb Cobb Cobb Cobb Cobb Cobb Cobb THREE LARGEST EMPLOYERS Cherokee County lnterstaff Inc Seaboard Farms Wal-Mart Stores Inc Note: Represents employment covered by unemployment insurance, excluding government and railroads. Data shown for Third Quarter 1993. OCCUPATIONAL PROFILE Cherokee 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) ~umber 48,237 6,318 5,210 1,931 6,576 8,448 4,859 1,120 7,551 2,350 1,958 1,916 Percent 100.0 13.1 10.8 4.0 13.6 17.5 10.1 2.3 15.7 4.9 4.1 4.0 COMMUTING PATTERNS Employed Residents of Cherokee County County where Employed Number Percent of Total Cherokee Cobb Fulton DeKalb Gwinnett Forsyth Bartow Other 15,001 12,862 11,715 2,844 1,831 652 496 2,254 31~5 27.0 2e4~;6o 3.8 1.4 1.0 4.7 Total Residents 47,655 100.0 Source: 1990 Census of Population and Housing Page 4 Persons Working in Cherokee County County of Residence Number Cherokee Cobb Pickens Bartow Fulton Other 15,00l 2,796 1,082 617 486L 1,625 Percent of Total 69.4 12.9 5.0 2.9 2~2 7.5 TotaJ Residents 21,607 100.0 057-94