Georgia area labor profile: Dooly County area [1994]

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AREA LABOR PROFILE

This profile of Dooly County includes data for Dooly, Crisp, Houston, Macon, Pulaski, Sumter, and Wilcox 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

Dooly Crisp Houston Macon Pulaski Sumter Wilcox Dooly Area

4,218 9,205 44,703 5,591 4,222 14,095 3,009 85,043

Source: Georgia Department of Labor

3,897

321

8,535

670

42,432

2,271

4,881

710

4,001

221

13,038

1,057

2,812

197

79,596

5,447

Georgia Unemployment Rate

U.S. Unemployment Rate

7.6 7.3 5.1 12.7 5.2 7.5 6.5 6.4 5.8% 6.8%

POPULATION

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1992

Percent

1990

Estimated

Change

Census Rank Population Rank 1990-1992

2000 Projected Population Rank

Dooly County City ofVienna Dooly Area

9,901 115 10,002 117

2,708

177,578

182,797

1.0

10,115 120

2.9 201,476

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

Dooly

29

32

61

Crisp

112

110

222

Houston

441

528

969

Macon

72

85

.157

Pulaski

45

50

95

Sumter

145

179

324

Wilcox

35

41

76

Total

879

1,025

1,904

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

Dooly County

14,924

80.5

74.2

2.2

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

Miscel

Technical Clerical

Forestry

laneous

and

and

Fishing

Pro- Machine Bench Structura Occu-

Managerial Sates Service

etc.. cessing Trades work Work pations

Total

Dooly

26 109 85

20

78 31

45

46 111 551

Crisp

79 290 226

24

61

56

53 112 151 1,052

Houston

516 757 303

21

74 171 175 367 470 2,854

Macon

43 128 100

25

50 27

49

70 143 635

Pulaski

26

41

30

11

3 11

22

40

38 222

Sumter

115 268 190

57

48 84 117

93 172 1,144

Wilcox

11

42 36

3

5 11

21

23

20 172

Total

816 1,635 970 161 319 391 482 751 1,105 6,630

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)

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CURRENT INDUSTRY MIX - DOOLY

INDUSTRY

1993 Average Employment

Agriculture, forestry, and fishing Construction Manufacturing
Food and kindred products Apparel Lumber and wood products Chemicals and allied products Industrial machinery, including computers Electronic, other electrical equipment Transportation equipment 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 Health services Legal services Educational services Social services Membership organizations Engineering and management services Private households Public Administration ALL INDUSTRIES

153 16
768 *
455 * * *
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159 273 382 190 728
50 * *
29 *
259 8
328 10 * 13 16
241 2,910

Average Weekly Wages
$ 303 264 382 * 266 *
* * * *
426 366 219 462 313 209
* * 431 * 333 327 322 163 * 335 126 336 $ 341

Notes:

Denotes confidential data relating to individual employers which cannot be released. Average weekly wages is derived by dividing gross payroll dollars paid to 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

Dooly County Area

County

Cordele Uniform Anchor Glass Container Northrop Corporation Southern Frozen Foods Weyerhaeuser Company Opelika Industries Davidson Exteriors McGraw-Edison Co SalantCorp Sumter Regional

Crisp Houston Houston Macon Macon Pulaski Sumter Sumter Sumter Sumter

THREE LARGEST EMPLOYERS
Dooly County
Georgia Pacific Co Oxford Industries Red Kap Industries Inc
Note: Represents employment covered by unemployment insurance, excluding government and railroads. Data shown for Third Quarter 1993.

OCCUPATIONAL PROFILE
Dooly 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
3,713 201 370 102 399 446 545 408 402 440 214 186

Percent
100.0 5.4 10.0
2.8
10.8 12.0 14.7 11.0 10.8 11.9 5.8 5.0

COMMUTING PATTERNS

Employed Residents of Dooly County

County where Employed
Dooly Crisp Houston Macon Sumter Peach Pulaski Bibb Other

Number
2,364 565 185 180 84 74 65 45 107

Percent of Total
64.4 15.4 5.0 4.9
2.3
2.0 1.8 1.2 2.9

Total Residents

3,669 100.0

Source: 1990 Census of Population and Housing

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Persons Working in Dooly County

Countyof Residence
Dooly Crisp Houston Macon Sumter Worth Wilcox Other

Number
2,364 327 290
100 85
46
39 89

Percent of Total
70.8 9.8 8.7
a~o
2.5
1.4 1.2
2.7

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