Georgia area labor profile: Greene County area [1994]

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1. Greene 2. Hancock 3. Morgan 4. Oconee 5. Oglethorpe 6. Putnam 7. Taliaferro

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AREA LABOR PROFILE

This profile of Greene County includes data for Greene, Hancock, Morgan, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Putnam, and Taliaferro 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

Greene Hancock Morgan Oconee Oglethorpe Putnam Taliaferro Greene Area

5,015 3,926 6,276 9,801 5,028 7,661
699
38,406

Source: Georgia Department of Labor

4,507

508

3,587

339

5,854

422

9,481

320

4,694

334

7,302

359

644

55

36,069

2,337

Georgia Unemployment Rate

U.S. Unemployment Rate

10.1 8.6 6.7 3.3 6.6 4.7 7.9 6.1 5.8% 6,8%

POPULATION
1990 Census

1992
Estimated
Rank PopuJation Rank

Percent Change 199CF1992

2000 Projected Popufation Rank

Greene County 11,793 105 12,147 103

3.0

12,820 106

Cny of Greensboro 2,860

Greene Area

77,017

80,031

3.9

90,317

Note: Projected population based onJ 990 census
Source: u.s; Department of Commerce. Bureau of Census/Georgia Office of Planning and
Budget (projections) . . . "Rank" ;ndicatesrelative poputation among.Georgla's.159 counties.

Georgia Department of Labor

DAVID POYTHRESS, Commissioner

HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES 1992-1993

Male

Female

Total

Greene Hancock

60

92

152

56

54

110

Margan

59

69

128

Oconee

105

103

208-

Oglethorpe Putnam Taliaferro

41

48

89

53.

75
*

128.

Total

374

441

815

* Included with Greene County.

Nate: 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

Greene County

14,162

76.3

70.4

4.9

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 aerical

Forestry

laneous

and

and

Fishing

Pr~ Machine Bench Structural Occu-

Managerial Sales Service

etc.. cessing Trades

work Work pations

Total

Greene Hancock Margan Oconee Oglethorpe Putnam Taliaferro Total

18 51

37

7

15

19 29

28 40 244

26 71

83

9

20

32 52

36

53 382

34

69

22

3

13

41

41

35

59

317

52

96

26

7

6

18 16

34

38

293

29

69

23

3

8

14 35

42

34 257

47

67

46

3

16

33

39

45

81 377

1

5

6

1

2

7

3

5

9

39

207 428 243

33

80 164 215 225 314 1,909

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 SeNice.
Source: Georgia Department of Labor (Active applicants as of June 1994)

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CURRENT INDUSTRY MIX - GREENE

INDUSTRY

1993 Average Employment

Average Weekly Wages

Agriculture, forestry, and fishing

124

$ 270

Mining

*

*

Construction

52

396

Manufacturing Tobacco products

1,547.

374.

Textiles

779

340

Apparel

179

209

Lumber and wood products Printing and publishing

134
*

368.

Rubber and miscellaneous plastic products Stone, clay, glass, and concrete Primary metal products

240. .

416
.*

Fabricated metal products Industrial machinery, including computers

* *

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Transportation and public utilities

74

529

Wholesale trade

117

322

Retail trade

534

203

Finance, insurance, and real estate

316

342

Services Hotels, other lodging places

. 1,020

315
*

Personal services

34

160

Business services

16

539

Auto repair, services, garages Motion pictures

16.

434.

Amusement and recreation services

89

260

Health services

329

357

Legal services

15

520

Educational services Social services Membership organizations

459.

306.

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Engineering and management services

12

315

Private households Miscellaneous services

10.

.125

Public Administration

238

341

ALL INDUSTRIES

4t038

$ 331

Notes:

Denotes confidential data relating to individual employers whicb cannot be released.
Average weekly wages is derived by dividing gross payrolJ 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 periocUo obtain weekly figures.
Health Services includes goyernment 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

Greene County Area

County

Chipman-Union Inc Reynolds Pfantation Denon Digital Inc Georgia Pacific Co Wellington Puritan Athens Packaging Inc Georgia Power Co Haband Company Horton Homes Sara Lee Knit Products

Greene Greene Morgan Morgan Morgan Oconee Putnam Putnam Putnam Putnam

THREE LARGEST EMPLOYERS
Greene County
Chipman-Union Inc Reynolds Plantation Wellington Puritan
Note: Represents employment covered by unemployment insurance, excluding government and railroads. Data shown for Third Quarter 1993.

OCCUPATIONAL PROFILE
Greene 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
4,863 422 265 73 374 597 623 356 582 962 285
324

Percent
100~0 8.7 5.5 1.5 7.7
12.3 12.8
7.3
12.0
19.8 5.9
6.7

COMMUTING PATTERNS

Employed Residents of Greene. County

County where Employed

Number

Greene Clarke Morgan Putnam Fulton Other

3,772
260
192 102 62 407

Total Residents

4,795

PersonsWorking . in
Greene County
Greene
T,1iaten-p
Hancock
... Oco
. . M1oartga.n.../.
Putnam Ogleth<?flle
other

ercent .Total
.4 .1 ~3 .9. ~9 .9

Source: 1990 Census of Populationraod Housing Page 4

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