Georgia area labor profile: Crisp County area [1994]

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AREA LABOR PROFILE

This profile of Crisp County includes data for Crisp, Dooly, Lee, Sumter, Turner, Wilcox, and Worth 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 Annual Averages Employed Unemployed

UnemploymentRate

Crisp Dooly Lee Sumter Turner Wilcox Worth Crisp Area

9,205 4,218 8,476 14,095 3,848 3,009 9,053 51,904

Source: Georgia Department of Labor

8,535

670

3,897

321

7,983

493

13,038

1,057

3,532

316

2,812

197

8,420

633

48,217

3,687

Georgia Unemployment Rate

U.S. Unemployment Rate

7.3 7.6 5.8 7.5 8.2 6.5 7.0 7.1 5.8% 6.8%

POPULATION

1992

1990

Estimated

Census Rank Population Rank

Percent Change 1990-1992

2000 Projected Population Rank

Crisp County City of Cordele Crisp Area

20,011 10,321 111,846

69 20,377 69 114,453

1.8

21,721 69

2.3 124,547

Note: Projected population based on 1990 census Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Census/Georgia Offtce 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

Crisp Dooly Lee Sumter Turner Wilcox Worth

112

110

222

29

32

61

108

123

231

145

179

324

35

43

78

35

41

76

110

101

211

Total

574

629

1,203

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

Crisp County Georgia U.S.A.

14,850

80.1

73.9

6.9

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 Technical and Managerial

Clerical and
Sales

Agriculture
Forestry Fishing Service etc..

Pro-
cesslng

Machine Trades

Bench- Structural work Work

Mlscel-
laneous
Occu-
pations

Crisp

79 290 226

24

61

56

53 112 151

Dooly

26 109 85

20 78 31

45 46 111

Lee

33 88 28

8

7 22 43 31 37

Sumter

115 268 190

57 48

84 117 93 172

Turner

20 52 23

10

3 14 40 27 66

Wilcox

11 42 36

3

5

11

21

23 20

Worth

28 171 112

22

38

75

90

86 156

Total

312 1,020 700 144 240 293 409 418 713

Note:Detailed figures on the availability of applieants in specific occupations are available from Georgia Department of Labor, Labor Information Systems, or from the nearest office of the state Employment Service
Source:Georgia Department of Labor (Active applicants as of June .1994}

Total
1,052
551 297 1,144 255 172 778
4,249

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CURRENT INDUSTRY MIX - CRISP

INDUSTRY

1993 Average Employment

Average Weekly Wages

Agriculture, forestry, and fishing

Construction

Manufacturing

Food and kindred products

Apparel

Lumber and wood products

Paper and allied products

Printing and publishing

Chemicals and allied products

Rubber and miscellaneous plastic products

Stone, clay, glass, and concrete

Primary metal products

Fabricated metal products

Industrial machinery, including computers

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

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Educational services

Social services

Membership organizations

Engineering and management services.

Private households

Public Administration

ALL INDUSTRIES

102 155 1,934 102
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296
* *
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24
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316
*
146 930 2,178 314 2,091 207 70 74 40
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27 867
. .,./ 12
45
6 29 40
636 8,487

$ 244 346 380 719
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430
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410
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523
*
418 451 206 372 330 180 211 314 311
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170 352 350:&i
* 154 503 378 155 396 $ 330

Notes: * Denotes confidential data relating to individual employers which cannotbe released.
Average weekly wages is derived by dividing gross payroll dollars paidto au employees - both hourly and salaried - by the average number of 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

Crisp.County Area

County

Cordele Uniform Masonite Corp Oxford Industries Davidson Exteriors McGraw-Edison Co SalantCorp South Ga Methodist Home Sumter Regional Tog Shop Ithaca Industries

Crisp Crisp Dooly Sumter Sumter Sumter Sumter Sumter Sumter Wilcox

THREE LARGEST EMPLOYERS
Crisp County
Cordele Uniform Masonite Corp Sero Company
Note: Represents employment covered by unemployment insurance, excluding government and railroads. Data shown for Third Quarter 1993.

OCCUPATIONAL PROFILE
Crisp 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
8,068 695 744 284
1,073 958
1,333 389 871 884 415 422

Percent
100.0 8.6 9.2 3.5
13.3 11.9 16,5
4.8 10.8 11.0
5.1 5.2

, COMMUTING PATTERNS

Employed Residents oJ Crisp County

County where Employed
Crisp Dooly Dougherty Wilcox Turner Other

Number
6,703 327 264 100 98 483

Percent
of Total
84.1 4.1 3~3 1.3 1~2 6, 1

Total Residents

7,975

Source: 1990 Census ot Population and Housing .

Pel"SO.ns Working in Cdspcounty
Countyof Residence
Crisp Dooly
Wilcox Turner
Worth
sumt&r
Othe(

Percent
otTotal
77.0 .6.5 4.4 2;2 2s1
1.s
. 6.1

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