Georgia area labor profile: Columbia County area [1994]

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AREA LABOR PROFILE

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This profile of Columbia County includes

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data for Columbia, Lincoln, McDuffie,

and Richmond counties.

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COI...UMBIA
-', COUNTY
, AREA
1. Columbia 2. Lincoln 3. McDuffie 4. Richmond

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 Annual Averages Employed Unemployed

Unemployment Rate

Columbia Lincoln McDuffie Richmond Columbia Area

35,878 3,864 9,323
86,413 135,478

Source: Georgia Department of Labor

34,108

1,770

3,623

241

8,717

606

80,090

6,323

126,538

8,940

Georgia Unemployment Rate

U.S. Unemployment Rate

4.9 6.2
6.5 7.3 6.6 5.8% 6.8%

POPULATION

1990 Census

1992 Estimated Rank Population Rank

Percent Change 1990-1992

2000
Projected Population Rank

Columbia County City of Grovetown Columbia Area

66,031 3,596
283,311

20 73,000 20 303,968

10.6

90,924 17

7.3

333,536

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

Columbia

421

403

824

Lincoln

40

55

95

McDuffie

101

121

222

Richmond

714

851

1,565

Total

1,276

1,430

2,706

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

Columbia County

17,062

92.0

84.9

1.9

Augusta-Aiken MSA

17,414

93.9

86.6

3.3

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

MisceJ..

Technical Clerical

Forestry

laneous

and

and

Fishing

Pro- Machine Bench- Structural Occu-

Managerial Sales Service

etc. cessing Trades

work Work pations

Total

Columbia Lincoln McDuffie Richmond Total

264 29 64 881 1,238

306 32
205 1,562 2,105

121 19
151 1,055 1,346

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12 82

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23 34

12

39 175

47 105 276

74 179 567

47 211 110

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29 28

84 133 126

306 989 753

446 1,362 1,017

Note: Source:

Detailed figures on the availability of applicants in specific occupations are available from Georgia Department ot Labor, Labor lnfonnation Systems, or from the nearest office of the state Employment Service Georgia Department of Labor (Active applicants as of June 1994)

1,164 207 989
5,974 8,334

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CURRENT INDUSTRY MIX - COLUMBIA

INDUSTRY Agriculture,-forestry, and fishing Mining Construction Manufacturing
Food and kindred products Textiles Apparel Lumber and wood products Furniture and fixtures Printing and publishing Chemicals and allied products 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

1993 Average Employment
223
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1,387 2,918
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215
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37
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873 *
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* * 415 411 2,815 815 4,735 17 260 724 214 71 59 146 657 22 * 233 35 112 74 * 665 14,416

Average Weekly Wages
$ 258
384 524
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341
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341
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578
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556 543 245 416 333 136 221 236 309 339 123 151 442 623
* 147 171 736
138.
409
$ 380

Notes:

Denotes confidential data relating to individual employers which cannot be released. Average weekly wages is derived by dMding 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.

Source: Georgia Department of Labor - Data represent jobs in this county covered by unemployment insurance legislation.

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EMPLOYERS

TEN LARGEST EMPLOYERS

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Columbia County Area

County

Bl LO Inc Cutler's Doctors Hospital Federal Paper Board Mercantile Stores MGMT Analysis/Utilzation Saint Joseph Hospital Textron Inc University Hospital Wal-Mart Stores Inc

Richmond Richmond Richmond Richmond Richmond Richmond Richmond Richmond Richmond Richmond

THREE LARGEST EMPLOYERS
Columbia County
Augusta Sportswear Inc Club Car Inc Greenfield lndustries
Note: Represents employment covered by unemployment insurance, excluding government and railroads. Data shown for Third Quarter 1993.

OCCUPATIONAL PROFILE
Columbia 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
32,628 4,502 6,342 1,186 3,966 4,984 3,240
487 4,314
1,597 1,011
999

Percent
100,0 13.8 19.4 3.6 12.2 15.3
9.9
1.5 13.2
4.9
3.1 3.1

COMMUTING PATTERNS

Employed Residents of Cofumbia>County

County where Employed
Richmond Columbia South Carolina Burke McDuffie Other

Number.
19,339
e,1os.
3,482 421
379 678

Percent of Total
58.6 26.4
1o~e
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1,1 2.1

Total Residents

33,004

Source: 1990 Census of Populatio~ ancfHousing Page4

Persons Working in
ColumbiaCoutlty
Countyof
Residence/
Columbia( Richmond
soutl'ICaroUna. MeDtiffie
Unco1n.
Burke
Othe{

Percent ofTotal
59~0:i 27.2(,
5$ 3~7
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. 1;2 . 2.0