Georgia area labor profile: Forsyth County area [1994]

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FORSYTH COUNTY
AREA
1. Forsyth 2. Cherokee 3. Dawson 4. Gwinnett 5. Hall

This profile of Forsyth County includes data for Forsyth, Cherokee, Dawson, Gwinnett, and Hall counties.

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

Forsyth Cherokee Dawson Gwinnett Hall Forsyth Area

27,679 57,500 6,232 238,465 57,861
387,737

Source: Georgia Department of Labor

26,629

1,050

55,214

2,286

5,906

326

228,475

9,990

55,087

2,774

371,311

16,426

Georgia Unemployment Rate

U.S. Unemployment Rate

3.8 4.0 5.2 4.2 4.8 4.2 5.8% 6.8%

POPULATION

1992

Percent

1990

Estimated

Change

Census Rank Populatkm Rank 1990-1992

2000 Projected. Population Rank

Forsyth County City of Cumming Forsyth Area

44,083 2,828
592,054

31 49,859 31 653,975

13.1

61,230 30

10.5 856,305

Note: Projected population based on 1990 census
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce; Bureau of Census/Georgia Office of Planning and Budget (projections)

Georgia Department of Labor

DAVID POYTHRESS, Commissioner

HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES 1992-1993

Male

Female

Total

Forsyth Cherokee Dawson Gwinnett Hall Total

186
390 38 1,868 491
2,973

178
409 52 1,947 365
2,951

364
799 90 3,815 856
5,924

Note: Data on graduates from private high schoors 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

Forsyth County

19,420

104.7

96.6

3.5

AtlantaMSA

21,849

117.8

108.7

5.0

Georgia U.S.A.

18,549

92.3

5.0

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

Miscellaneous
Occupations

Totals

Forsyth Cherokee Dawson Gwinnett Hall Total

194 201

48

12

16

48

39

72

61

691

453 586 91

7

11

80 107 115 164 1,614

42 45 17

2

6

9

14 21

23 179

2,479 2,317 404

31

39 294 354 509 800 7,227

460 1,156 374 49 206 279 230 361 621 3,736

3,628 4,305 934 101 278 710 744 1,078 1,669 13,447

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 - FORSYTH

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 households Public Administration ALL INDUSTRIES

370
1,269 3,746

273
.62
514 69

168 122

162 359 157
39

17 486 1,594 2,859 263
. 3,171
98 302 103
43

434 653
29 1,172
166 8 99 19
468 14,277

. $ 315
464
..482
515
478
524
711

409 566

522 599 603
.568
419 485 667 255 476
.404
261 418 381 471

570 369 362 406 176 286 511 235 448 $ 433

Notes:

* Denotes confidential data relating to individual employer&which cannotbe released:.

Average weekly wages is derived by dividing gross payroll doUars paid to all.employees .

both hourly and salaried~ by the<averag~ number employees who had any earnings: average

earnings are then divided by the number ohveeks in the peri<>d to obtalnweeldy figures.

Health Services includes govemment hospitals.



Educational Services includes government. educational institutions~

Source: Georgia Department ofLabor-Data represent jobs in this county covered by>
unemployment insurance legislation.

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EMPLOYERS

TEN LARGEST EMPLOYERS
Forsyth County Area
County

Tyson Foods Inc American Tel & Tel Co CIBA Vision Corp Gwinnett Hospital Auth Kroger Company Scientific-Atlanta Wal-Mart Stores Inc C Poultry Co Fieldale Farms NE Georgia Medical

Forsyth Gwinnett Gwinnett Gwinnett Gwinnett Gwinnett Gwinnett Hall Hall Hall

THREE LARGEST EMPLOYERS
Forsyth County
Panduit Corp Scientific Games Tyson Foods Inc
Note: Represents employment covered by unemployment insurance, excluding government and railroads. Data shown for Third Quarter 1993.

OCCUPATIONAL PROFILE
Forsyth 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
23,266 3,205 2,167 720 3,040 3,414 2,009 860 3,731 1,623 1,389 1,108

Percent
100.0 13.8 9.3
3.1
13.1 14.7
8.6 3.7 16.0 7.0 6.0 4.8

COMMUTING PATTERNS

Employed Residents of Forsyth County

County where Employed
Forsyth Fulton Gwinnett DeKalb Hall Cobb Other

Number
9,031 5,971 2,758 2,306
914 828 1,017

Percent of Total
39~6 26.2 12.1 10.1
4.0
3.6
4.5

Total Residents

22,825

100~0

Source: 1990 Census of Population and Housing Page 4

Persons Working in Forsyth County

Cotintyof Residence
Forsyth Dawson Cherokee

Number
9,031<
794 652
80<
04 9

Percent of Total
69~2 6~1 5.0
4A
3;9
. 3.4 1.7
1.6
4;;7.

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