) ) ) ) IRWIN COUNTY AREA 1. Irwin 2. Ben Hill 3. Berrien 4. Coffee 5. Tift 6. Turner ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) AREA LABOR PROFILE ) ) ) ) ) ) This profile of Irwin County includes data for Irwin, Ben Hill, Berrien, Coffee, Tift, and Turner 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 Irwin Ben HUI Berrien Coffee Tift Turner Irwin Area 4,023 7,731 6,482 15,132 18,639 3,848 55,855 Source: Georgia Departmentof Labor 3,784 7,160 5,983 14,057 17,314 3,532 51,830 239 571 499 1,075 1,325 316 4,025 Georgia Unemployment Rate U;S; Unemployment Rate 5.9 7.4 7.7 7.1 7.1 8.2 7.2 5.8% 6.8% POPULATION 1992 1990 Estimated Census Rarik Population Rank Percent Change 1990-1992 2000 Projected Population Rank Irwin County 8,649 125 8,616 128 -0.4 8,685 129 City of Ocilla 3,182 Irwin Area 112,340 114,533 2.0 122,415 Note: Projected population based on 1990 census Source: U.S. Department ofCOmmerce, Bureau of CensiJs/Georgia Offtce ofPlanning and Budget (projections) . . .. . . "Rank" fndreates.retative population among Georgia's159 counties~ Georgia Department of Labor DAVID POYTHRESS, Commissioner HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES 1992-1993 Male Female Total Irwin BenHtll Berrien Coffee Tift Turner Total 47 48 95 102 98 200 89 73 162 144 149 293 193 191 384 35 43 78 610 602 1,212 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 Irwin County 13,997 75.5 69.6 4.0 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. Pro- Machine cessing Trades Bench- Structural work Work MiscelJaneous Occupations Totals Irwin Ben HiU Berrien Coffee Tift Turner Total 21 29 16 4 21 12 14 22 30 169 30 92 49 6 24 37 55 46 95 434 28 86 44 8 9 47 25 36 42 325 77 345 179 80 282 119 57 182 163 1,484 81 315 183 78 31 1.31 100 82 278 1,279 20 52 23 10 3 14 40 27 66 255 257 919 494 186 370 360 291 395 674 3,946 Note: Source: Detailed figures on the availability of applicants in specific occupations are availableJrorri 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 155-94 CURRENT INDUSTRY MIX - IRWIN INDUSTRY 1993 Average Employment Average Weekly Wages Agriculture, forestry, and fishing Construction Manufacturing Food and kindred products Apparel Lumber and wood products Printing and publishing Chemicals and allied products Stone, clay, glass, and concrete Transportation and public utilities Wholesale trade Retail trade Finance, insurance, and real estate Services Personal services Business services Auto repajr, services, garages Miscellaneous repair services Amusement and recreation services Health services Legal services Educational services Social services Membership organizations Engineering and management services Private households Miscellaneous services Public Administration ALL INDUSTRIES 98. * * * . * . * 152 103 151 62 718 * * 6 8 * 240 * 288 53 * 19 10 * 138 1,967 $ 247. * * * * * * * 442 323 196 493 274 * * 157 181 * 254 * 307 170 * 391 151 * 291 $ 292 Notes: * Denotes confidential data relating to individuaJ employers which cannot be released. Average weekly wages is derived by dividing gross payroll dollars paid to all employees '" both hourly and salaried - by the average number of emptoyees who had the any earnings; average earnings are then dMded by number 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 legisfation. 155-94 Page3 EMPLOYERS TEN LARGEST EMPLOYERS Irwin County Area County Shaw Industries Inc Amoco Fabrics Co Fleetwood Trailer Golden Poultry Co Joseph Campbell Co Wal-Mart Stores Inc Burien Corp Prestolite Wire Corp Queen Carpet Co Tifton Aluminum Co Ben Hill Berrien Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee Tift Tift Tift Tift THREE LARGEST EMPLOYERS Irwin County Irwin Mfg Co Osceola Nursing Ross of Georgia Note: Represents employment covered by unemployment insurance, excluding government and railroads. Data shown for Third Quarter 1993. OCCUPATIONAL PROFILE Irwin 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 lat>orers Source: 1990 Census (Summary tape file$) Number 3,615 291 345 101 253 321 403 467 450 506 300 178 Percent 100.0 8.1 9.5 2.8 7.0 8.9 11.2 12.9 12.5 14.0 8.3 4.9 COMMUTING PATTERNS Employed Residents of Irwin County County where Employed Number Percent of Total Irwin Ben Hill Tift Coffee Other 1,784 50.9 925 26A 359 10.2 221 6.3 214 ...6.. , Total Residents 3,503 100.0 Source: 1990 Census of Poputation and Housing Per5911s.working.in Irwin County .Percent ofTotal 73~4 14.4 4.7 Lu7, 4.2 Page 4 155-94