Georgia area labor profile: Grady County area [1994]

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1. Grady 2. Decatur 3. Mitchell 4. Thomas

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AREA LABOR PROFILE

This profile of Grady County includes data for Grady, Decatur, Mitchell, and Thomas 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

Grady Decatur Mitchell Thomas Grady Area

9,460 10,893
9,352 18,810 48,515

Source: Georgia Department of Labor

8,797

663

10,002

891

8,417

935

11,ns

1,034

44,992

3,523

Georgia Unemployment Rate

U.S. Unemployment Rate

7.0 8.2 10.0 5.5 7.3 5.8% 6.8%

POPULATION

1990 Census

1992 E$timated Rank Population Rank

Percent Change 1990-1992

2000 Proj~ Population Rank

Grady County City of Cairo Grady Area

20,279 9,035
105,051

66 20,480 106,488

68 1.0

21,665 70

1.4 111,679

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

Grady

104

91

195

Decatur

166

179

345

Mitchell 1

136

156

292

Thomas

208

204

412

Total

614

630

1,244

1 Mitchell County total includes graduates from Baker County.

Note: Data on graduates from private high schools are not included. Source: Georgia Department of Education

PER CAPITA ANNUAL INCOME
Percent Relative 1992 to Georgia

Percent Relative
to U.S.

Percent Change 1991-1992

Grady County

13,021

70.2

64.8

6.5

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-

Technical Clerical

Forestry

laneous

and

and

Fishing

Pr~ Machine Bench- Structural Occu

Managerial Safes Service

etc.. cessing Trades work Work pations

Total

Grady Decatur Mitchell Thomas Total

67 246 168 144

83

62

43

90

66 239 136

44

27

38

57

87

67 288 167

52 188

34

84

84

141 375 317

57

32

65 102 146

341 1,148 788 297 330 199 286 407

194 1,097
197 891 166 1,130 291 1,526
848 4,644

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 - GRADY

INDUSTRY

1993 Average Employment

Average Weekly Wages

Agriculture, forestry, and fishing Mining Construction Manufacturing
Food and kindred products Apparel Lumber and wood products Printing and publishing Chemicals and allied products Rubber and miscellaneous plastic products Stone, clay, glass, and concrete Fabricated metal products Industrial machinery, including computers Electronic, other electrical equipment 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 sen,ices 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

603
159 1,897
830 172
184 323 918 172 1,387
35 41 37
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387 14
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26
48
361 6,011

$ 262
282 340
256 324
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483 366
231
381 317

205 271
290
273

314 370

.159
607 184 338 $ 316

Notes:

" Denotes confidential data relating to individual employers which cannot be released.
Average weekly wages is derived by dividing gross payroldollars 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 num~r 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
Grady County Area
County

Amoco Fabrics Co Amoco Fibers Englehard Corp Ithaca Industries Torrington Company W B Roddenbery Co Wight Nurseries Inc Cagle Foods John D Archbold Sunnyland Inc

Decatur Decatur Decatur Grady Grady Grady Grady Mitchell Thomas Thomas

THREE LARGEST EMPLOYERS
Grady County
Ithaca Industries W B Roddenbery Co Wight Nurseries Inc
Note: Represents employment covered by unemployment insurance, excluding government and railroads. Data shown for Third Quarter 1993.

OCCUPATIONAL PROFILE

Grady 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

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Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers and laborers

Source: 1990 Census (Summ~ry tape file 3)

Number
8,852
749 756 178 782
1,100 898
862
1,196 1,262
432 637

Percent
100.0
8.5
8.5 2.0
8.8
12.4 10.1
9.7 13.5 14.3 4.9
7.2

COMMUTING PATTERNS

Employed Residents of Grady County.

County where Employed

Number

Percent of Total

Grady Thomas Florida Decatur Mitchell Other

6,096 1,319
468 338 243 267

69.8 15~1
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3.9
2.a> 3.1

Total Residents

8,731

Source: 1990 Census of Population and Housing

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Decatur
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Mitchell
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Percent ofTotal
84 . 5, 3,
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