) ) ) ) 5 "COUN'l"Y ; ABEA 1. Effingham 2. Bryan 3. Bulloch 4. Chatham 5. Screven GEOilGIA ) ) ) ) ) .,\ ) ) ) ) ) ) _) ) ) AREA LABOR PROFILE ) ) ) 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) ~ "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} Page2 103-94 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 * 254 * * * * * * * 182 54 715 111 1,407 25 18 38 * * * 321 8 908 33 * 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. 103-94 Page 3 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 5,298 100.0 103-94