Georgia area labor profile: Evans County area [1994]

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1. Evans 2. Bryan 3. Bulloch 4. Candler 5. Liberty 6. Tattnall

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This profile of Evans County includes data for Evans, Bryan, Bulloch, Candler, Liberty, and Tattnall counties.

CURRENT LABOR FORCE

Labor force includes residents of the county who are working or seeking work. This tabfe indicates the size and composition of the labor force.

Labor Force

1993 Annual Averages Employed Unemployed

UnemploymentRate

Evans Bryan Bulloch Candler Liberty Tattnall Evans Area

4,264 8,000 20,589 3,713 15,247 6,918 58,731

Source: Georgia Department of Labor

3,885

379

7,605

395

19,700

889

3,521

192

13,931

1,316

6,413

505

55,055

3,676

Georgia Unemployment Rate

U.S. Unemployment Rate

8.9 4.9 4.3 5.2 8.6 7.3 6.3 5.8% 6.8%

POPULATION
1990 Census

1992 Estimated Rank Population Rank

Percent Change 199().1992

2000 Projected
Population Rank

Evans County

8,724 123

8,905 125

2.1

9,329 125

City of Claxton

2,464

Evans Area

145,498

155.010

6.5 172.930

Note; Proje9ted population based on 1990 Cerl$tts ... . . , . .. . .. . .

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Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Censu$/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

Mafe

Female

Total

Evans Bryan Bulloch Candler Liberty Tattnall Total

44

47

91

100

84

184

222

187

409

41

46

87

168

203

371

72

81

153

647

648

1,295

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

Evans County

14,731

79.4

73.3

4.3

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 Technical and Managerial

Clerical and
Sales

Agriculture Forestry Fishing
Service etc..

Processing

Machine Trades

Bench- Structural work Work

Miscel~ laneous
Occupations

Totals

Evans Bryan Bultoch Candler Liberty Tattnall Total

16

42 41

6

27

19

31

45

25 252

55

80 32

5

14

23

10 101

41

361

157 399 215

26

26

83

49 200 113 1,268

21

46

24

12

7

20

36

33

20

219

260

611 330

14

17

90 130 182 126 1,760

33

96

38

49

28

27

35

81

39

426

542 1,274 680 112 119 262 291 642 364 4,286

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 Oepartm~mt of Labor {Active applicants as of June 1994) .

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CURRENT INDUSTRY MIX - EVANS

INDUSTRY

1993 Average Employment

Average Weekly Wages

Agriculture, forestry, and fishing Construction Manufacturing
Food and kindred products Apparel Lumber and wood products Printing and publishing Rubber and miscellaneous plastic products Stone, clay, glass, and concrete Fabricated metal products Industrial machinery, including computers 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

56 253 1,466
* * * * *
123
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*
69 114 585 89 708
8 22 23 14
24 13
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285 10
258 *
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14 11 301 3,641

$ 263 323 317
* * * * *
395
* *
449 346 216 390 296 156 171 167 210 357 309
*
307 223 329
* * 256 158 372 $ 306

Notes:

Denotes confidential data relating to individual employers which cannot be released. Average weekly wages is derived by dividing gross payroll dollars paid to ail 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 fn the period to obtain weekly figures. Health Services includes government hospitals. Educational Services includes government educational institutions.

Source: Georgia Depart[l'lent of Labor - Data repres.~r,1t jobs in thi~ county covere~ by
unemployment insurance legislation.

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EMPLOYERS

TEN LARGEST EMPLOYERS
Evans County Area
County

Cooper Industries Emerson Electric Co Grinnell Corp T J Morris Company Wal-Mart Stores Inc Winn Dixie Stores Claxton Poultry Co Interstate Paper Co Ithaca Industries Rotary Corp

Bulloch Bulloch Bulloch , Bulloch Bulloch Bulloch Evans Liberty Tattnall Tattnall

THREE LARGEST EMPLOYERS
Evans. County
Ctaxton Manufacturing Claxton Poultry Co Georgia Pacific Co
Note: Represents employment covered by unemployment insurance, excluding government and railroads. Data shown for Third Quarter 1993.

OCCUPATIONAL PROFILE
Evans 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(Summarytape file3)

Number
3,663
242
316
88
315 437 540 260 529 448
223 265

Percent
100.0 6.6 8.6 2A 8.6
11.9 14;7 7.1 14A
12.2
6.1
7.2

COMMUTING PATTERNS

Employed Residentsof Evans County

County where Employed
Evans Tattnall Bulloch Chatham Liberty Bryan Other

Number
2,462 418 228 172 92 69 172

68.1 11.s
6;3
4;~ 2Ji<
1;9
4.8

Total Residents

3,613

Source: 1990 Census of Popqlation and Housing

Persons Working.lnr Evans County

Percent Number of Total

ans

2;462

75.5

289

8;9

284

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