Georgia area labor profile: Douglas County area [1994]

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AREA LABOR PROFILE

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This profile of Douglas County includes

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data for Douglas, Carroll, Cobb,

and Paulding counties.
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DOUGLAS
COUNTY
AREA
1. Douglas 2. Carroll 3. Cobb 4. Paulding

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

Douglas Carroll Cobb Paulding Douglas Area

42,043 37,926 286,930 25,038 391,937

Source: Georgia Department of Labor

40,153

1,890

35,769

2,157

273,865

13,065

23,848

1,190

373,635

18,302

Georgia Unemployment Rate

U.S. Unemployment Rate

4.5 5.7 4.6 4.8 4.7 5.8% 6.8%

POPULATION
1990 Census

1992 Estimated Rank Population Rank

Percent Change 1990-1992

2000 Projected Population Rank

Douglas County 71,120

City of Douglasville 11,635

Douglas Area

631,898

19 75,389 17 675,287

6.0

91,311 16

6.9 845,963

Note: Projected population based on 1990 census Source: 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

Douglas Carroll Cobb Paulding Total

319 375 2,172 187 3,053

390 398 2,128 156 3,072

709 773 4,300 343 6,125

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

Douglas County

16,550

89.2

82.3

5.3

Atlanta MSA

21,849

117.8

108.7

5.0

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 Structural Occu-

Managerial Sales Service

etc.. cessing Trades work Work pations

Total

Douglas Carroll Cobb Paulding
Total

267 239 3,351 146 4,003

400 550 3,358 293 4,601

80 227 920
62 1,289

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14

63

34 137 174 1,173

19

38 142 103 285 475 2,078

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60 306 205 731 1,092 10,087

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6

53

76 100 102

843

92 118 564 418 1,253 1,843 14,181

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 - DOUGLAS

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 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 Motion pictures Amusement and recreation services Health services Legal services Educational. services Social services Membership organizations Engineering and management services Private househokls Public Administration ALL INDUSTRIES

214
1,329 1,289
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35
.33
156 39
40
77
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506 151
48 *
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1,274 1,272 5,698
752 7,297
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239 1,697
248 64 50 173
2,196 107
1,884 369 25 195 16
1,035 20,2.10

$ 319
446 424
*
197 347
378 626 464
*
.461
437 448 381
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564 545 268 535 375 214 237 227 323 396 128 207 505 591 420 186 227 490 189 425 $ 384

Notes:

* Denotes confidential data relating to rhdMdual employers which cannot be released. Average weekly wages is derived by dividing gross payroll dollars paid to aH employees - both hourly and salaried - by the average number of employees who had any earnings; average
earnings are then divided by the number ofweeks 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

Douglas County Area

County

Southwire Company Hewlett Packard Home Depot IBM Kroger Company Lockheed Corporation Publix Super Markets Six Flags Over Georgia Sprint/United Mgmt Wal-Mart Stores Inc

Carroll Cobb Cobb Cobb Cobb Cobb Cobb Cobb Cobb Cobb

THREE LARGEST EMPLOYERS
Douglas County
HCA Parkway Medical Help Unlimited Inc Wal-Mart Stores Inc
Note: Represents employment covered by unemployment insurance, excluding government and railroads. Data shown for Third Quarter 1993.

OCCUPATIONAL PROFILE
Douglas 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
37,431 5,113 3,325 1,196 4,157 7,783 3,903 371 5,607 2,270 2,158 1,548

Percent
100.0 13.7 8;9 3;2 11.1 20.8 10.4 1.0 15.0 6.1 5.8 4.1

COMMUTING PATTERNS

Employed Residents of
Douglas County

County where Employed
Fulton Douglas Cobb DeKalb Clayton Carroll Gwinnett Other

Number
13,256 12,081
5,904 1~893 ft125
665 481 1,437

Percent of Total
36~0 32.8 16~0
5.1 3~1 1.8 1.3 3.9

Total Residents

36,842

100.0

Source: 1990 Census of Population and Housing

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Persons Working in Douglas County

County of Residence
.Douglas
Cdbb Carron Paulding: .Fulton DeKalb Clayton
other

Percent
. ofTotat

12,081
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1,594 1;194.
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213 1,204.

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