Georgia area labor profile: Franklin County area [1994]

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FRANKLIN COUNTY
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1. Franklin 2. Banks 3. Hart 4. Madison 5. Stephens

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AREA LABOR PROFILE

This profile of Franklin County includes data for Franklin, Banks, Hart, Madison, and Stephens 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

Franklin Banks Hart Madison Stephens Franklin Area

8,902 5,855 9,295 11,437 12,636 48,125

Source: Georgia Department of Labor

8,351

551

5,539

316

8,672

623

10,846

591

11,886

750

45,294

2,831

Georgia Unemployment Rate

U.S. Unemployment Rate

6.2 5.4 6.7 5.2 5.9 5.9 5.8% 6.8%

POPULATION

1992

1990

Estimated

Census Rank Population Rank

Percent Change 1990-1992

2000 Projected Population Rank

Franklin County 16,650 81

City of Carnesvilfe

514

City of Royston

2,758

City of Lavonia.

1,840

Franklin Area

90,9TT

17,168 82 93,969

3.1

19,246 79

3.3

103,552

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

Franklin Banks Hart Madison Stephens Total

71

91

162

41

45

86

100

92

192

92

101

193

141

122

263

445

451

896

Note: Data on graduates from private high schoofs 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

Franklin County

16,389

88.4

81.5

5.7

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..

.Proceasing

Machine Trades

Bench- Structural work Work

Mlscel
laneous
Occu-
pations

Totals

Franklin Banks Hart Madison Stephens
Total

54 170 77

21

64

22

66 200 100

55 140

56

96 284 159

292 858 414

7 34 154 98 82

2

9

21

17 23

10

42 140 146 88

5

20

53

65 101

9

73 258 122 143

33 178 626 448 437

137 813

33

212

146 938

97 592

195 1,339

608 3,894

Note: 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.
Source: Georgia Department of Labor (Active applicants as of June 1994}

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CURRENT INDUSTRY MIX - FRANKLIN

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INDUSTRY

1993 Average Employment

Average Weekly Wages

Agriculture, forestry, and fishing Construction Manufacturing Textiles
Apparel Lumber and wood products Furniture and fixtures Paper and allied products Printing and publishing Rubber and miscellaneous plastic products Leather and leather products Stone, clay, glass, and concrete Fabricated metal products Industrial machinery, including computers Electronic, other electrical equipment Transportation equipment 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 Socia! services Membership organizations Engineeringand management services Private households Public Administration ALL INDUSTRIES

104 269 1,623 821 304
111 45 *
26
* *
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90 *
48.
618 243 1,259 182 1,532
* 33 30 123

* *
669
7 .
30,..
18 10 341 6,170

$ 285 343 368 404 224 317 345
*
295
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376
441 *
469 339 216 439 319
* 231 246 369
."'
* 327
393.
.193
738 216 335 $ 332

Notes:

* Denotes confidential data relating to individual employers which cannot be released~

Average weekly wages is derived by dividing gross payroll dolfars paid to aH

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 in the

period to obtain weekly figures.

Health Services includes government hospitals.

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Educational Services includes government educational institutions.

Source: Georgia Department of Labor - Data represent jobs in this county covered by unemploymentinsurance legislation;

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EMPLOYERS

TEN LARGEST EMPLOYERS

Franklin County Area
County

Mt Vernon Mills Cobb Hosp/Brown Convalsc Employers Resource TNS Mills Inc Dundee Mills Inc Hartwell Mfg Co Monroe Auto Equipment Coats & Clark Inc Coats American Milliken & Company

Banks Franklin Franklin Franklin ' Hart Hart Hart Stephens Stephens Stephens

THREE LARGEST EMPLOYERS
Franklin County
Cobb Hosp/Brown Convalsc Employers Resource Tns Mills Inc
Note: Represents employment covered by unemployment insurance, excluding government and railroads. Data shown for Third Quarter 1993.

OCCUPATIONAL PROFILE
Franklin 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
7,635 534
566
143
730
824 734 468
1,212 1,632
347 447

Percent
100.0 7.0
7.4 1.9 9.6
10.8
9.6
6.1 15.9 21.4
4.5
5.9

COMMUTING PATTERNS

Employed Resid~:mts of Franklin County

County where Employed
Franklin Stephens Hart Clarke Jackson Habersham South Carolina Elbert Fulton Other

Number
4,348 1,101
487 475
182
174
161 112
92 411

Percent of Total
57.6 14.6
6.5 6.3 2.4
2;3 2.1 1.5 1~2 5.4

Total Residents Source: Page 4

Persons Working in Fta.nklin county.

County of Residence
Franklin Hart Stephe Madi Elbe Sout Othe

Number
4~348 1;115
398 80/> T

Percent of Total
&2~7 16;1
5.7 4.0 3.3 2;7 5.5

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