Georgia area labor profile: Gordon County area [1994]

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1. Gordon 2. Bartow 3. Floyd 4. Murray 5. Pickens 6. Walker 7. Whitfield

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AREA LABOR PROFILE

This profile of Gordon County includes data for Gordon, Bartow, Floyd, Murray, Pickens, Walker, and Whitfield 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

Gordon Bartow Floyd Murray Pickens Walker Whitfield Gordon Area

19,727 31,630 43,985 16,198
7,880 29,302 42,371 191,093

Source: Georgia Department of Labor

18,467

1,260

29,538

2,092

41,132

2,853

15,371

827

7,383

497

27,574

1,728

40,351

2,020

179,816

11,2n

Georgia Unemployment Rate

U.S. Unemployment Rate

6.4 6.6 6.5 5.1 6.3 5.9 4.8 5.9 5.8% 6.8%

POPULATION
1990 Census

1992 Estimated Rank Population Rank

Percent Change 1ggo.;,1992

2000 Projected Population Rank

Gordon County City of Calhoun Gordon Area

35,072 7,135
343,615

42 36,349 42
354,454

3.6

43.369 38

3.2 398,763

Note: Source:

Projected population based on 1990 census

U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Census/Georgia Office of Ptanning 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

Gordon Bartow Floyd Murray Pickens Walker Whitfield Total

168 255 347 103
66 250 367 1,556

163 242 290 123
66 224 335 1,443

331 497 637 226 132 474 702 2,999

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

Gordon County

15,944

86.0

79.3

7.4

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

Agriculture

Miscel~

Techmcal Clerical

Forestry

laneous

and

and

Fishing

Pro- Machine Bench Structural Occu-

Managerial Sales Service etcff cessing Trades work Work pations Total

Gordon Bartow Floyd Murray Pickens Walker Whitfield Total

73 173 39

257 817 180

325 969 426

44 142 31

46

75

16

138 367 122

198 496 90

1,081 3,039 904

7

43 154

64

79 106 738

19

31 283 861

300 296 3,044

16 122 438 135 561 586 3,578

3

22

94

29

36

99 500

21

5

20

45

38

58 324

10

40 290

70 260 326 1,623

15

53 251 124 129 367 1,723

91 316 1,530 1,328 1,403 1,838 11,530

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 - GORDON

INDUSTRY

1993 Average Employment

Average Weekly Wages

Agriculture, forestry, and fishing 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 Rubber and miscellaneous plastic products Stone, clay, glass, and concrete Primary metal products Fabricated metal products Industrial machinery, including computers 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 Membersrnp organizations Engineering and management services Private househokls Public Administration ALL INDUSTRIES

125 344
. 10,013
7,004 233 63
213 74 654 148

972

1,144 469
2,277 284
2,759 160 99 461
49
16 44
14
711
34
981 93 27 38 32 703 18,117

$ 354 530
.439
431 327 461
260 488 485
.502 .,,
522

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422 463 215 451 319 139 328
237
261 170 113 153 409 546
342
195 288 481
178
405
$ 392.

Notes:

* Denotes confidential data relating to individual emptoyerswhich 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

Gordon County Area

County

Shaw Industries Inc Galey & Lord Inc Horizon Industries Diamond Rug & Carpet RG E Corporation Synthetic Industries Aladdin Mills Inc Beaulieu of America Cumberland Yarns Shaw Industries Inc

Bartow Floyd Gordon Murray Walker Walker Whitfield Whitfield Whitfield Whitfield

THREE LARGEST EMPLOYERS Gordon County
Carriage Carpet Mills Horizon Industries WeHco Carpet Corp
Note: Represents employment covered by unemployment insurance, excluding government and railroads. Data shown for Third Quarter 1993.

OCCUPATIONAL PROFILE
Gordon County
Employed persons, 16 years and over Executive, administrative, and managerial Professional specialty occupations Technical and related support Safes 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
17,439 1,412 1,331 438 1,500 2,450 1,600 441 2,313 3,912 1,256
786

Percent
100~0 8.1
7.6
2.5 8.6 14.1 9.2 2.5 13.3 22A
7~2
4.5

COMMUTING PATTERNS

Employed Residents of
Gordon.County

County where Employed
Gordon Whitfield Bartow Floyd Cobb Murray Fulton Other

Number
13;382 1,569.
650
481
248 205 201 370

Percent
ofTotal.
78i2 9.2 3:8
2;&
1.4
1d~
1.2
2.2

Total Residents Source: 1990 Cent'iUS ofPopulation and Housing

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Persons working in .Gorder, County

countyof
Residence
Gordon,. Floyd
BartovL i
Whitftellt
Murray Chattooga Pickens Other

Percent
otTital:

13ta&2r << 1,?85
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. >218

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6.4> . 3.7 .2,0 . 1.2

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1;1 .4.9

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