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AREA LABOR PROFILE

This profile of Fulton County includes data for Fulton, Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, and Gwinnett 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

Unemployment Rate

Fulton Clayton Cobb DeKalb Gwinnett Fulton Area

354,237 108,149 286,930 331,531 238,465 1,319,312

Source: Georgia Department of Labor

332,374

21,863

101,708

6,441

273,865

13,065

313,268

18,263

228,475

9,990

1,249,690

69,622

Georgia Unemployment Rate

U.S. Unemployment Rate

6.2 6.0 4.6 5.5 4.2 5.3 5.8% 6.8%

POPULATION
1990
Census

1992
Estimated Rank Population Rank

Percent Change
1990-1992

2000
Projected Population Rank

Fulton County City of Atlanta Fulton Area

648,951 394,017 2,177,495

1 665,765

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2,289,246

2.6

716,710 1

5.1 2,705,838

Note: Source:

Projected population based on 1990 census 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

Fulton Clayton Cobb DeKalb Gwinnett Total

2,196 893
2,172 2,139 1,868 9,268

2,642 873
2,128 2,176 1,947 9,766

4,838 1,766 4,300 4,315 3,815 19,034

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

Fulton County

28,194

152.0

140.2

5.7

AtlantaMSA

21,849

117.8

108.7

5.0

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

Miscellaneous
Occupations

Totals

Fulton Clayton Cobb DeKalb Gwinnett Total

4,437 6,141 3,153 109 173 555 477 1,553 3,372 19,970

1,209 2,109 659

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87 402 247 575 1,325 6,632

3,351 3,358 920

64

60 306 205 731 1,092 10,087

4,174 5,884 2,208

80 173 582 428 1,234 2,951 17,714

2,479 2,317 404

31

39 294 354 509 800 7,227

15,650 19,809 7,344 303 532 2,139 1,711 4,602 9,540 61,630

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 - FULTON

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 Leather and leather 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 Museums, botanical, zoological gardens Membership organizations Engineering and management services Private households Miscellaneous services Public Administration ALL INDUSTRIES

1,643 176
14,914 50,061 11,001
868 1,368
724 1,871 3,463 13,122 2,668
143 1,898

2,354
1,683 1,566 1,252 3,722 1,084
706 70,317 51,152 83,484 56,324 220,628 12,959 5,416 59,267 5,628
1,399 2,656 6,719 45,115 9,405 33,784 7,975
470 5,102 22,117 2,438
178 51,486
600,214

$ 333 537 564 699 949 553 447 443 523 709 595 609 662 558

635
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610 635 791 829 634 485 799 819 304 819 560 303 314 489 420 559 483 542 651 928 538 356 351 455 836 227 909 613
$ 614

Notes:

Denotes confidential data relating to individual employers which cannot be released. Average weekly wages is derived by dividing gross payroll dollars paid to all 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. Educational Services includes government educational institutions.

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

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, EMPLOYERS

TEN LARGEST.EMPLOYERS

Fulton County Area
County

Delta Air Lines Inc Lockheed Corporation Emory University Southern Bell American Tel &Tel Co AT&T Communications Coca Cola Company Cox Enterprises Kroger Company Southern Bell

Clayton/Fulton Cobb DeKalb DeKalb
' Fulton Fulton Fulton Fulton Fulton Fulton

THREE LARGEST EMPLOYERS
Fulton County

Cox Enterprises

Delta Air Lines Inc

SouthernBell

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forThird Quarter 1993.

OCCUPATIONAL PROFILE
Fulton 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, crafrand repair Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors Transportation and material moving Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers and laborers
Source: 1990 Census (Summary tape file 3)

Number
320,149 53,051 48,573 . 11,919 46,191 54,893 44,488 3,240 21,255 12,899 11,323 12,317

Percent
100,0 16.6 15.2 3.7 14.4 17.2 13.9 1.0 6.6 4.0 3.5 3.9

COMMUTING PATTERNS

Employed Residents.of Fulton County

County where Employed
Fulton DeKalb Cobb Clayton Gwinnett Other

Number
221,.309 39,969 18,642 13,803 12,437 9,009

Percent of Total
70.2 12.7
5.9 4.4 3.9 2.9

Total Residents

315,169

100.0

Source: 1990 Census of Population and Housing Page 4

Persons Working in Fulton County

County of Residence
Fulton DeKalb Cobb Gwinnett Clayton Douglas Cherokee Fayette Henry Forsyth Other

Number
221,309 109,037
79,085 36,961 33,209 13,256 11,715
8,918 6,519 5,971 45,404

Total Residents

571,384

Percent of Total
38.7 19.1 13.8
6.5 5.8 2.3 2.1 1.6 1.1 1.0 7.9
100.0

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