) ) ) ) EVANS COUNTY AREA 1. Evans 2. Bryan 3. Bulloch 4. Candler 5. Liberty 6. Tattnall ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) AREA LABOR PROFILE ) ) ) ) ) ) ) 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$tts ... . . , . .. . .. . . . Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Censu$/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) . Page2 109-94 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 * * 69 114 585 89 708 8 22 23 14 24 13 * 285 10 258 * * 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. 109-94 Page3 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 a l":;:48<.;.: .3Et 143} Page 4 109-94