Georgia area labor profile: Jasper County area [1994]

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1. Jasper 2. Butts 3. Jones 4. Monroe 5. Morgan 6. Newton 7. Putnam

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AREA LABOR PROFILE

This profile of Jasper County includes data for Jasper, Butts, Jones, Monroe, Morgan, Newton, and Putnam 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

Jasper Butts Jones Monroe Morgan Newton Putnam Jasper Area

3,621 7,110 10,821 7,823 6,276 22,043 7,661 65,355

Source: Georgia Department of Labor

3,341

280

6,658

452

10,285

536

7,350

473

5,854

422

20,763

1,280

7,302

359

61,553

3,802

Georgia Unemployment Rate

U.S. Unemployment Rate

7.7 6.4 5.0 6.0 6.7 5.8 4.7 5.8 5.8% 6.8%

POPULATION

1992

1990

Estimated

Census Rank Poputati~n Rank

Percent Change
1990-1992

2000 Projected
Poputation Rank

Jasper County City of Monticeflo Jasper Area

8,453 129
2,289 130,.459

8,697 127 136,520

2.9

8t599 130

4.6 161,724

Note: Source:

Projected popuiation based on 1990 census

U.S. DepartmentofCommerce, Bureau ofCensus/Georgia Office ofPlanning 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

Jasper Butts Jones Monroe Morgan Newton Putnam Total

49

47

96

78

78

156

107

95

202

88

92

180

59

69

128

161

207

368

53

75

128

595

663

1,258

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

Jasper County

14,876

80.2

74.0

7.3

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
Sites

Agriculture Forestry Fishing
Service etc..

Pro- Machine cessing Trades

Bench- Structural work Work

Miscei;. laneous
OCCU
pations

Totals

Jasper Butts Jones Monroe Morgan Newton Putnam
Total

17 43 20

5

4 12 17 27

73 218

28

76

31

4

4

29

30 50

60 312

66 141

63

6

31

33

24 80

75 519

53

82

31

7

11

39

19 57

37 336

34

69

22

3

13

41

41

35

59 317

149 427 107 15

29 127

88 157 481 1;580

\.47

67

46

3

16

33

39 45

81 377

3~4 905 320 43 108 314 258 451 866 3,659

Note: Source:

Detailed figu~.s on the availability of applicants in specific occupations are available from Georgia Department of!,.abor, Labor Information Systems, or from the nearest office of the state Employment Service.
Georgia Department of Labor (Active applicants as of June 1994)

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CURRENT INDUSTRY MIX - JASPER

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing Mining Construction Manufacturing Apparel Lumber and wood products Printing and publishing Chemicals and allied products Rubber and miscellaneous plastic products Industrial machinery, including computers Transportation equipment Transportation and public utilities Wholesale trade Retail trade Finance, insurance, and real estate Services Personal services Business services Auto repair, services, garages 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

1993 Average Employment
* *
39 789
* * * * * * *
48
*
227 60 482
* * * * *
104
* * * 3
11 7 166 1,863

Average Weekly Wages
$ * *
294 449
* * * * * * *
591.
194 357 276
* * * * *
277
* * *
229 279 121
364 $ 362

Notes:

* Denotes confidential data relating to individual employers which cannot be released; Average weekly wages is derived by dividing gross payroll dollars paid to an
employees - both haurlyand salaried - by the average numberemployees who had any earnings; average earnings are then divided by the numberof weeks in the period to obtain weekly figures. Health Services includes government hospitals. Educational Services includes government educational institutions.

Source: Georgia Departmentof Labor- Data represent jobs in this county covered by unemployment insurance legiStation.

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EMPLOYERS

TEN LARGEST EMPLOYERS

Jasper County Area
County

Georgia Pacific Co Georgia Power Co Wellington Puritan Auto Moulding Co CR Bard Inc Hercules Inc J Wiiliam Co Mobil Oil Corp Georgia Power Co Horton Homes

Jasper Monroe Morgan Newton Newton Newton Newton Newton Putnam Putnam

THREE LARGEST EMPLOYERS
Jasper County
Georgia Pacific Co Oxford Industries Tomkins Industries
Note: Represents employment covered by unemployment insurance, excluding government and railroads. Data shown for Third Quarter 1993.

OCCUPATIONAL PROFILE

Jasper 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 (Summacy tape file 3)

Number
3,669 278 340 45
304
444 344 215 525 741 197
236

Percent
100.0 7.6 9.3
1.2
8.3 12.1'
9.4 5.9 14.3 20.2 5.4 6.4

COMMUTING PATTERNS

Employed Residentsof

Jasper County

County where Employed

Number

Percent of Total

Jasper Newton DeKalb Fulton Rockdale
Morgan Bibb
Butts Monroe Putnam Clayton
Walton Other

1,878 560
209 174
163 113
106 75 69 58 49
41
161

51.4 15.3
5~7
4.8
4.5 3.1
2~9
2.1 1.9
1.6
1.3
1.1 4.4

Total Residents

3,656 100~0<

Source: 1990 Census of Population and Housing

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Person working ln
Jass,,r County>
countyof Rt,sidence
Jaspe Patna. Jones Butt$
Bald

72~9 5.2 4,0 2.9 2A
J.9
1.6
1.6
1.6
1.2
4.7