I ____---; , I f .-.. e---~ ~!! /5ff' !Fl <-,7 l . . . ,..-.) ) ) ) I ) GRADY COUNTY AREA 1. Grady 2. Decatur 3. Mitchell 4. Thomas GEORGIA_ ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) 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) Page2 131-94 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 8 387 14 9 . 26 48 361 6,011 $ 262 282 340 256 324 . . . 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. 131-94 Page3 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 _ 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 SA 3.9 2.a> 3.1 Total Residents 8,731 Source: 1990 Census of Population and Housing .. ::: :. :: ... ::::::::,: .: . . . _., . . ..... :... : Persons. WorJ