) ) /II ( I \ 2 \ 5 I L- HARRIS COUNTY AREA 1. Harris 2. Meriwether 3. Muscogee 4. Talbot 5. Troup GEORGIA . ) ) .J ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) AREA LABOR PROFILE This profile of Harris County includes data for Harris, Meriwether, Muscogee, Talbot, and Troup counties. CURRENT LABOR FORCE Labor force includes residents of the county who are working or seeking work. This tabte indicates the size and composition of the labor force, Labor Force 1993 Annual Averages Employed Unemployed UnemploymentRate Harris 8,551 8,148 403 4.7 Meriwether 8,902 8,130 772 8.7 Muscogee 77,031 72,011 5,020 6.5 Talbot 2,367 2,169 198 8.4 Troup 25,946 23,944 2,002 Harris Area 122,797 114,402 8,395 Georgia Unemployment Rate U$.Unemployment Rate Source: Georgia Department ofLabor POPULATION 1990 Census 1992 Estimated Rank Popufation Rank .Percent 2000 Chafl9' Projeeted 1990-1992> . PQpulatk>n Rank Harris County 17,788 74 City ofHamilton . . 454 City ofPfne Mpuritain 875 Harris Area 281,53? r .. . . Note: Projectedf;>opulation basedonJ99() census ... . . .Source: U.S. Department.of Commerce, Btireau.of.CEinsuslG$0rgia Office of Pl{lnningand Budget (projections} . "Rank" indieates relative populati<>narnong Ge(Jr~s 159 counties. Georgia Department of Labor DAVID POYTHRESS, Commissioner HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES 1992-1993 Male Female Total Harris Meriwether 74 75 149 93 119 212 Muscogee 762 868 1,630 Talbot 40 32 72 Troup 244 257 501 Total 1,213 1,351 2,564 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 tou~s. Percent Change 1991-1992 Harris County 16,895 91.1 84.0 2.8 Columbus MSA 16,115 86.9 80.2 3.1 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 Structurat work Work Miscel laneous Occu pations Totals Harris Meriwether Muscogee Talbot Troup Total 81 54 1,301 19 249 1,704 122 137 2,352 31 581 3,223 63 81 1,375 25 335 1,879 8 29 63 19 65 66 516 9 57 79 62 65 184 728 53 215 603 625 672 1,288 8,484 1 11 24 19 21 42 193 23 150 492 186 243 431 2,690 94 462 1,261 911 1,066 2,011 12)611 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 ofthe state Employment Service. Source: Georgia Department of Labor (Active applicants as of June 1994) Page2 145-94 CURRENT INDUSTRY MIX - HARRIS INDUSTRY 1993Average .Emplqyment Average Weekly)Yages Agriculture, forestry, and fishing Construction Manufacturing $ /252 i().)2'7.26ss. Food and kindred products * Apparel lumber and wood products . Printing and publishing * * 297 15 313 Stone, clay, glass, and concrete * * Fabricated metal products * * Industrial machinery, including computers Miscellaneous manufacturing industries .* * * Transportation and public utilities 100 645 Wholesale trade 18 514 Retail trade 768 200 Finance, insurance, and real estate 73 325 Services 1,502 295 Hotels, other lodging places * * Personal services 9 118 Business services 24 244 Auto repalr, services, garages Miscellaneous repair services 9 205 4 261 Motion pictures 10 123 Amusement and recreation services * * Heaith services 162 267 Legal services * Educational services 441 326 Social services 23 153 Museums, botanical, zoological gardens * * Membership organizations Engineering and management services * * 6 575 Private households Public Administration 41 154 243 345 ALL INDUSTRIES 3,723 $ 282 Notes: * Denotes confidential data relating to individual employerswhich cannot be released. Average weekly wages is derhted by dividing gross payroff dollars paid to all employees - both hourly and salaried -by t.he average number .of employees who had any earnings; average earnings are then diVided by the numberofweeks 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. 145-94 Page3 .. /9G:~ltaW...ay. A .. MFi ~francisliosp,t s~, Textjles.Jn ro~I System.Sv Milfiken & Conip Westp~intPepp. Employ. .. E;~flcutive, >. A ...... administ~tive, .. .. a11d m Professiona,.J.spectatty ~tJpatio Technical Sales andrds.uppo rt < Ad111inistrativ~,.suppoi'J;: includin . service ... ..>i . . ./ Farming, forfl~try, a,.n~ fist,in Precision ptoduction, e~ft a. . .... Machine operators, assemblers, Trar:isportation and material movi Handlers, equipmentcleartt:Jrs, he Source: 1990 Census (Sumrnary tape file 3) <:ounty where En'lployed Muscogee Harris Troup . Meriwether Alabama Chattahoochee Other Total Residents Source: 1990 Census of Population and Housing Page 4 145-94