Georgia area labor profile: Dodge County area, 1994

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AREA LABOR PROFILE

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This profile of Dodge County includes data
for Dodge, Bleckley, Laurens, Pulaski,
Telfair, and Wilcox counties.

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DODGE

COUNTY
AREA
1. Dodge 2. Bleckley 3. Laurens 4. Pulaski 5. Telfair 6. Wilcox

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

Dodge Bleckley Laurens Pulaski Telfair Wilcox Dodge Area

8,551 4,882 20,201 4,222 5,037 3,009 45,902

Source: Georgia Department of Labor

7,973

578

4,634

248

19,089

1,112

4,001

221

4,632

405

2,812

197

43,141

2,761

Georgia Unemployment Rate

U.S. Unemployment Rate

6.8
5.1 5.5 5.2 8.0 6.5
6.0 5.8% 6.8%

POPULATION

1992

Percent

1990

Estimated

Change

Census Rank Population Rank 1990-1992

2000 Projected Population Rank

Dodge County City of Eastman Dodge Area

17,607 77 5,153
94,141

17,733 78 95,774

0.7

17,775 86

1.7 100,579

Note: Source:

Projected population based on 1990 census U.S. Department of Comrnerce, 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

Dodge Bleckley Laurens Pulaski Telfair Wilcox Total

Male 88
50 232 45
53 35 503

Female
93 83 237 50 60 41 564

Total 181
133 469
95 113 76 1,067

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

Dodge County

13,237

71.4

65.8

6.3

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

Mlscel,-

Technical Clerical

Forestry

laneous

and

and

Fishing

Pro- Machine Bench- Structural Occu-

Managerial Safes Service etc. cesslng Trades work Work pations Total

Dodge Bleckley Laurens Pulaski Telfair Wilcox Total

38 144 237

26 47 30

127 288 224

26 41 30

27 99 60

11

42

36

255 661 617

12 16 27 122 82 130 808

2 10

15

39

34

44 247

14 21 113 100 160 163 1,210

11

3

11

22

40

38 222

6 15

22

57

53

44 383

3

5

11

21

23 20 172

48 70 199 361 392 439 3,042

Note: 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.
Source; Georgia Department of labor (Active applicants as of June 1994)

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CURRENT INDUSTRY MIX - DODGE

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 Rubber and miscellaneous plastic products Stone, clay, glass, and concrete 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 Educational services Social services Membership organizations Engineering and management services Private households Public Administration ALL INDUSTRIES

23 173 1,449
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618 73
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215 164 853 166 1,492
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44 41 17 14 17
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584 17
541 109
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35 26 580 5,116

$ 491 393 310
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247 272
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176
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452 287 200 399 310
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243 164 282 212 104
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370 417 316 162
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387 161 378 $ 311

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 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

Dodge County Area

County

Lithonia Lighting Gilman Investment Co Sara Lee Knit Products BFI of Georgia Dublin Community Hosp Forstmann & Company Mohawk Carpet Corp Opelika Industries Amercord Inc WCI Outdoor Products

Bleckley Dodge Dodge Laurens Laurens Laurens Laurens Pulaski Telfair Telfair

THREE LARGEST EMPLOYE.RS
Dodge County
Gilman Investment Co Sara Lee Knit Products Standard Candy Co
Note: Represents employment covered by unemployment insurance, excluding government and railroads. Data shown for Third Quarter 1993.

OCCUPATIONAL PROFILE
Dodge 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
7,070 507
692
210
792
809
727
459
908
1;226 418
322

Percent
100.0 7.2
9.8 3.0
11.2 11.4 10.3
6.5 12.8 17.3 5.9 4.6

COMMUTING PATTERNS

Employed Residents of Dodge County

County where Employed
Dodge Houston Telfair Laurens Bleckley Pulaski Bibb Other

Number .
4,474 567 529 434 367 91 78 350

Percent of Total
64.9 8.2 7]
6.3 5.3
1.3 1.1 SA

Total Residents

6,890

Source: 1990Census of Population and Housing

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Persons.Working in
Dodge county

Countyof> Residence
DOdge
Telfair Laurens Bleckley
Pulaski
Other/

Number
4,.474 290 248 151 125 305

Percent of Total
ao:o
5.2
4;4
2s7 2.2 .
5.5

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