Georgia area labor profile: Effingham County area [1994]

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AREA LABOR PROFILE

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This profile of Effingham County includes data for Effingham, Bryan, Bulloch, Chatham, and Screven counties.

CURRENT LABOR FORCE

Labor force inctudes 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 Unempfoyed

UnemploymentRate

Effingham Bryan Bulloch Chatham Screven Effingham Area

13,033 8,000
20,589 103,258
6,601 151,481

Source: Georgia Department of Labor

12,385 7,605
19,700 96,857
6,134 142,681

648 395 889 6,401 467 8,800

Georgia Unemployment Rate U.S. Unemployment Rate

5.0 4.9 4.3 6.2 7.1
5.8
5.8% 6.8%

POPULATION

1992

Percent

1990

Estimated

Change

Census Rank Population Rank 1990-1992

2000 Projected
Population Rank

Effingham County 25,687 53 27,494 52

7.0

35,887 46

City of Springfield

1,415

Effingham Area 315,027

326,472

3.6 365,055

Note: Projected population based on 1990 census

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Census/Georgia Office of Planning and

Budget (projections)

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"Rank" indicates relative population among Georgia's 159 counties.

Georgia Department of Labor

DAVID POYTHRESS, Commissioner

HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES 1992-1993

Male

Female

Total

Effingham Bryan Bulloch Chatham Screven Total

150 100 222 668 65 1,205

152 84 187 766 71 1,260

302 184 409 1,434 136 2,465

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

Effingham County

14,202

76.6

70.6

2.6

Savannah MSA

18,222

98.2

90.6

4.9

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 Technical and Managerial

Clerical and
Sales

Agriculture

Forestry

Fishing

Service

etc..

Processing

Machine Trades

Bench- Structural work Work

Mlscellaneous
Occupations

Totals

Effingham Bryan Bulloch Chatham Screven Total

61 115

49

10

12

65

5 195

53 565

55

80

32

5

14

23

10 101

11

361

157 399 215

26

26

83

49 200 113 1,268

1,018 1,808 1,013

62

67 316 113 984 805 6,186

40

85

52

11

13

60

16

72

49

398

1,331 2,487 1,361 114 132 547 193 1,552 1,061 8,778

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 - EFFINGHAM

INDUSTRY

1993 Average Employment

Average Weekly Wages

Agriculture, forestry, and fishing Mining Construction Manufacturing Apparel
Lumber and wood products Paper and allied products Printing and publishing Chemicals and allied products Stone, clay, glass, and concrete Fabricated metal products Industrial machinery, including computers Transportation equipment Transportation and public utilities Wholesale trade Retail trade Finance, insurance, and real estate Services 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

64 20 283 1,557
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254
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*
182 54 715 111 1,407 25 18 38
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321 8
908 33
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16 4 335 4.729

$ 267 303 379 617
* 419
* * * * * * *
698 296 211 376 300 216 205 319
* * *
338 591 298 147
*
367 124 288 $ 411

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 employees who had any earnings; average earnings are then divided by th,e 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

Effingham County Area

County

Candler General Carolina Stevedoring Great Dane Trailers Gulfstream Aerospace Kroger Company Memorial Medical Ctr St Josephs Hospital Union Camp Corp Wal-Mart Stores Inc Fort Howard Corp

Chatham Chatham Chatham Chatham Chatham Chatham Chatham Chatham Chatham Effingham

THREE LARGEST EMPLOYERS
Effingham County
Fort Howard Corp Kroger Company Wal-Mart Stores Inc
Note: Represents employment covered by unemployment insurance, excluding government and railroads. Data shown for Third Quarter 1993.

OCCUPATIONAL PROFILE
Effingham 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
11,495 888
1,024 268
1,027 1,678 1,364
318 2,221 1,182
897 628

Percent
100.0 7.7 8.9 2.3 8.9
14.6 11.9 2.8 19.3 10.3 7.8 5.5

COMMUTING PATTERNS

Employed Residents of Effingham County

County where Employed

Number

Percent of Total

Chatham Effingham South Carolina Other

6,853 3,822
285 392

60.4 33.7
2.5 3.5

Total Residents

11,352

100.0

Source; 1990 Census of Population and Housing Page 4

Persons Working in
Effingham County

Countyof Residence
Effingham Chatham Bulloch Screven South Carolina Bryan Liberty Other

Number
3,822 586 228 168 161 156 64 113

Percent of Total
72.1 11.1
4.3
3.2 3.0
2.9 1.2 2.1

Total Residents

5,298

100.0

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