) ) ) ) HEARD COUNTY AREA 1. Heard 2. Carroll 3. Coweta 4. Troup GEORGIA ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) .', ) ) ) ) ) ) AREA LABOR PROFILE This profile of Heard County includes data for Heard, Carroll, Coweta, and Troup 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 Heard Carroll Coweta Troup Heard Area 3,955 37,926 30,716 25,946 98,543 Source: Georgia Department ofLabor 3,664 35,769 29,068 23,944 92,445 291 2,157 1,648 2,002 6,098 Georgia Unemployment Rate U.S. Unemployment Rate 7.4 5.7 5.4 7.7 6.2 5.8% 6.8% POPULATION 1992 1990 Estimated Census Rank Population Rank Percent Change 1990-1992 2000 Projected Population Rank Heard county City of Franklin Heard Area 8,628 127 876 189,439 4.1 10,760 117 5.4 Note: Projected population basedon 1990 census .. Source; U.S. Department ofCommerce, 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 Heard Carroll Coweta Troup Total Male 49 375 254 244 922 Female 46 398 275 257 976 Total 95 773 529 501 1,898 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 Heard County 11,555 62.3 57.5 2.4 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- Technical Clerical Forestry laneous and and Fishing Pro- Machine Bench Structural Occu- Managerial $ale$ Service etc.. cessing Trades work Work pations Total Heard 37 58 17 6 8 37 37 60 59 319 Carroll 239 550 227 19 38 142 103 285 475 2,078 Coweta 250 438 192 13 25 142 182 201 374 1,817 Troup Total 249 581 335 ns 1,627 n1 23 150 492 186 243 431 2,690 61 221 813 508 789 1,339 6,904 Note: Detailed figures on the availability of applicants in specific occupations are available from Georgia Department of Labor, Labor Information Systems,. or from the nearestoffice of the state Employment Service. Source: Georgia Department of Labor (Activeapplicantsas otJune 1994) Page2 149-94 CURRENT INDUSTRY MIX - HEARD INDUSTRY Agriculture, forestry, and fishing Mining Construction Manufacturing Textiles Apparel Lumber and wood products Paper and aflied products Primary metal products Industrial machinery, including computers Transportation equipment Transportation and public utilities Wholesale trade Retail trade Finance, insurance, and real estate Services Personal services Auto repair, services, garages Miscellaneous repair services Motion pictures Health services Educational services Social services Membership organizations Engineering and management services Private households Public Administration ALL INDUSTRIES 1993 Average Employment * * 72 647 * * 32 .* * .* 11 133 27 424 7 . . * * 276 * .* * 164 1,840 Average Weekly Wages $ . * 337 374 .* 444. . . .* 559 194 683 281 276 .* . . 319 * * . * 381 $ 409 Notes: * Denotes confidential data relating to individual employerswhich cannot be released. Average weekly wages is derived by dividing gross payroll dollars paid to an 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. HeaHh Services includes government hospitafs. Educational Services includes government educational institutions. Source: Georgia Department of Labor - Data represent jobs in this county covered by unemployment insurance legislation. 149-94 Page3 EMPLOYERS TEN LARGEST EMPLOYERS Heard County Area County Bremen-Bowdon Investment Gold Kist Inc Sony Music Entertainment Southwire Company Tanner Medrcal K-Mart Corporation William L Bonnell Freudenberg-Nok Milliken & Company West Point Pepperell Carroll Carroll Carroll Carroll Carroll Coweta Coweta Troup Troup Troup THREE LARGEST EMPLOYERS Heard County Franklin Aluminum Georgia Power Co Private line Group Inc Note: Represents employment covered by unemployment insurance, excluding government and railroads. Data shown for Third Quarter 1993. OCCUPATIONAL PROFILE Heard 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 la_borers Source: 1990 Census (Summary tape file 3) Number 3,702 219 205 32 236 402 433 148 833 706 260 228 Percent 100.0 5.9 5.5 0.9 6.4 10.9 11.7 4.0 22.5 19;1 7.0 6.2 COMMUTING PATTERNS Employed Residents of Heard County County where Employed Number Percent of Total< Heard Carroll Coweta Troup Fulton Clayton Alabama Fayette Other 1,370 37.8 637 17.6 524 14.5 523 14A 209 5.8 67 1\8 67 1.8 49 1.4 176 4.9 Total Residents 3,622 100~0 Source: 1990 Census.of PopulatiOn and Housing Page 4 PersonsWorking. in Heardcounty countyof Residence Number< Heard Carroll Alabama Troup Coweta Haralson' Other 1t370 201 177 .19286< 34 47 Percent ofTotal 66.7 9.8 8.6 6.1 4.8 t7 2.3 149-94