) ) ) ) COBB 1. Cobb 2. Bartow 3. Cherokee 4. Douglas 5. Fulton 6. Paulding l. GE RGIA ) ) _' , ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) j ) ) AREA LABOR PROFILE This profile of Cobb County includes data for Cobb, Bartow, Cherokee, Douglas, Fulton, and Paulding 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 UnemploymentRate Cobb Bartow Cherokee Douglas Fulton Paulding Cobb Area 286,930 31,630 57,500 42,043 354,237 25,038 797,378 Source: Georgia Department of Labor 273,865 13,065 29,538 2,092 55,214 2,286 40,153 1,890 332,374 21,863 23,848 1,190 754,992 42,386 Georgia Unemployment Rate U.S. Unemployment Rate 4.6 6.6 4.0 4.5 6.2 4.8 5.3 5.8% 6.8% POPULATION 1992 1990 Estimated Census Rank Population Rank Percent Change 1990-1992 2000 Projected Population Rank Cobb County City of Marietta City of Smyrna Cobb Area 447,745 44,129 30,981 1,355,542 3 478,759 3 1,428,855 6.9 607,776 3 5.4 1,678,569 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 Cobb Bartow Cherokee Douglas Fulton Paulding Total Male 2,172 255 390 319 2,196 187 5,519 Female 2,128 242 409 390 2,642 156 5,967 Total 4,300 497 799 . 709 4,838 343 11,486 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 Cobb County AtlantaMSA Georgia U.S.A. 23,368 126.0 116.2 5.5 21,849 117.8 108.7 5.0 18,549 92.3 5.0 20,105 108.4 4.9 Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis ACTIVE APPLICANTS - State Employment Service Professional Agriculture Mlscel Technical Clerical Forestry laneous and and Fishing Pro- Machine Bench. Structural Occu- Managerial Safes: Service etc.. cessing Trades work Work pations Total Cobb Bartow Cherokee Douglas Fulton Paulding Total 3,351 3,358 920 64 60 306 205 731 1,092 10,087 257 817 180 19 31 283 861 300 296 3,044 453 . 586. 91 7 11 80 107 115 164 1,614 267 400 80 4 14 63 34 137 174 1,173 4,437 6,141 3,153 109 173 555 477 1,553 3,372 19,970 146 293 62 5 6 53 76 100 102 843 8,911 11,595 4,486 208 295 1,340 1,74'0 2,936 5,200 36,731 Note: Detaifed figures on the availability of applicants in specrfic occupations are available from Georgia Department ot Labor, Labor Information Systems, or from the nearest office of.the state Employment Service Source: Georgia Department of Wu>or (Active applicants as of June 1$94) Page2 067-94 CURRENT INDUSTRY MIX -COBB INDUSTRY 1993 Average Employment Average Weekly Wages Agriculture-;- forestry, and fishing Mining Construction Manufacturing Food and kindred products Textiles 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 1,663 12,648 23,762 882 214 544 346 281 1,534 1,875 1,633 886 $ 333 522 682 553 476 346 415 470 765 552 781 487 Stone, clay, glass, and concrete Primary metal products 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 702 669 53 546 1,038 543 858 679 619 804 896 649 246 554 13,636 735 20,928 831 52,272 291 13,406 676 70,496 478 2,411 290 2,811 265 17,405 436 2,351 422 542 445 Motion pictures Amusement and recreation services Health services Legal services Educational services Social services Museums, botanical, zoological gardens Membership organizations Engineering and management services Private households Miscellaneous services Public Administration ALL INDUSTRIES 605 3,911 15,434 1,091 14,266 1,981 14 758 5,985 342 590 10,367 219,248 259 215 588 674 443 221 231 514 787 214 1,194 550 $ 522 Notes: Denotes confidentiaf data relating to individual employers which cannot be released. Average weekly wages is derived by dividing gross payroD dollars paid to all employees both hourly and salaried - by the average number of employees who had any eamings; average earnings are then divided by the number of weeks in theperiod 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 unemptoyment insurance legisfation. 067-94 Page3 EMPLOYERS TEN LARGEST EMPLOYERS Cobb County Area County Lockheed Corporation American Tef & Tel Co AT&T Communications Coca Cola Company Cox Enterprises Delta Air Lines Inc Ford Motor Co IBM Kroger Company Southern Bell Cobb Fulton Fulton , Fulton Fulton Fulton/Clayton Fulton Fulton Fulton Fulton THREE LARGEST EMPLOYERS Cobb County Home Depot Kroger Company Lockheed Corporation Note: Represents employment covered by unemployment insurance, excluding government and railroads. Data shown for Third Quarter 1993. OCCUPATIONAL PROFILE Cobb County Employed persons, 16 years and over Executive, administrative, and managerial Professional specialty occupations Technical and related support Sates 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 253,096 48,410 37,069 10,577 42,054 45,018 24,030 1,905 22,876 7,822 6,468 6,867 Percent 100.0 19.1 14.7 4.2 16.6 17.8 9.5 0.8 9.0 3.1 2.6 2.7 COMMUTING PATTERNS Employed Residents of Cobb County County where Employed Number Percent of Total Cobb Fulton DeKalb Gwinnett Clayton Cherokee Douglas Other 128,885 51A 79,085 31.5 17,118 6.8 6,115 2.4 6,087 2A 2,796 1;1 2,690 1.1 8,114 3.2 Total Residents 250,890 100~0 Source: 1990 Census of Population and Housing Page 4 Persons Working in Cobb County County of Residence Number Cobb Fulton Cherokee DeKalb Paulding; Gwinnett Douglas Bartow Clayton Other 128,885 18,642 12,862 9,497 7;1,46 6,371 5,904 4;788 . 2,388 11,202 Percent of Total 62;.1 9.0 6.2 4.6 3.4 3.1 2.8 2.3 1.1 SA 201;685 100.0 067-94