GEORGIA ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) AREA LABOR PROFILE ) ) ) 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) Page2 117-94 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 thed 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. 117-94 Page3 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. 117-94