GEORGIA ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) AREA LABOR PROFILE ) ) This profile of Lumpkin County includes data ) for Lumpkin, Dawson, Hall, Union, and White counties. LUMPKIN COUNTY AREA 1. Lumpkin 2. Dawson 3. Hall 4. Union 5. White 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 Lumpkin Dawson Hall Union White Lumpkin Area 7,863 6,232 57,861 5,994 7,823 85,773 Source: Georgia Department of Labor 7,498 365 5,906 326 55,087 2,774 5,642 352 7,466 357 81,599 4,174 Georgia Unemployment Rate U.S. Unemployment Rate 4.6 5.2 4.8 5.9 4.6 4.9 5.8% 6.8% POPULATION 1990 Census 1992 Estimated Rank Population Rank Percent Change 1990-1992 2000 Projected Population Rank Lumpkin County City of Dahlonega 14,573 . 89 3,086, 15,458 88 6.1 18,496 82 Lumpkin Area 144,429 152,539 5.6 181,362 Note: Projected population based on 1990 census Source: U~S. Department of Com,:oerce, Breau of Census/Georgia. Office ofPlanning and Btidget (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 Lumpkin 65 66 131 Dawson 38 52 90 Hall 491 365 856 Union 58 56 114 White 74 68 142 Total 726 607 1,333 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 Lumpkin County 15,065 81.2 74.9 6.2 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- cessing Machine Trades Bench- Structural work Work MtSCel laneous Occu~ pations Totals Lumpkin Dawson Hall Union White Total 44 75 29 42 45 17 460 1,156 374 31 132 79 54 76 34 631 1,484 533 5 4 30 11 31 35 264 2 6 9 14 21 23 179 49 206 279 230 361 621 3,736 20 7 27 34 62 29 421 9 3 30 15 26 32 279 85 226 375 304 501 740 4,879 Note: Source: 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 Service. Georgia Department of Labor (Active applicants as of June 1994) .. Page2 187-94 CURRENT INDUSTRY MIX - LUMPKIN INDUSTRY 1993 Average Employment Average Weekly Wages Agriculture, forestry, and fishing Mining 55. $ 284 * Construction 102 312 Manufacturing Food and kindred products 982. 402 * Textiles * * Apparel 124 249 Lumber and wood products 22 241 Printing and publishing 18 359 Rubber and miscellaneous plastic products Industrial machinery, including computers Electronic, other electrical equipment .* .* . * Transportation and public utilities 132 543 Wholesale trade 34 416 Retail trade 642 242 Finance, insurance, and real estate 144 451 Services 1,455 405 Hotels, other lodging places 51 233 Personal services * * Business services 39 221 Auto repair, services, garages 7 787 Miscellaneous repair services Motion pictures .* * * Amusement and recreation services 19 1,549 Health services 458 362 Legal services * * Educational services 799 425 Social services 29 160 Membership organizations 11 307 Engineering and management services 13 608 Private households 3 131 Miscellaneous services * * Public Administration 248 350 ALL INDUSTRIES 3,795 $ 375 Notes: * Denotes confidential data relating to individual employerswhichcannot be released. Average weekly wages is derived by dividing gross payroll doHars paid to all employees~ both hourly and salaried - by the average number employees who had any earnings; average earnings are then divided by the number of weeks in the period to obtain weekty 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. 187-94 Page3 EMPLOYERS TEN LARGEST EMPLOYERS Lumpkin County Area County C Poultry Co Hall Etcon Hall Fieldale Farms Hall First National Bank Hall Liberty Mutual Ins Hall Mar Jae Processing Hall N E Georgia Health Hall NE Georgia Medical Hall Warren Featherbone Hall Wm Wrigley Jr Co Hall THREE LARGEST EMPLOYERS Lumpkin County Burlington - Pine Tree Saint Josephs Hospital Torrington Company Note: Represents employment covered by unemployment insurance, excluding government and railroads. Data shown for Third Quarter 1993. OCCUPATIONAL PROFILE Lumpkin 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 6,838 581 546 290 611 869 845 294 1,138 960 430 274 Percent 100.0 8.5 8.0 4.2 8.9 12.7 12.4 4.3 16.6 14,0 6.3 4.0 COMMUTING PATTERNS Employed Residents of Lumpkin County County where Employed Number Percent of Total Lumpkin Hall Fulton White Dawson Forsyth Gwinnett Other 3,957 57.4 1,302 18.9 355 5.1 271 3.9 245 3~6 208 3.0 134 1.9 427 6.2 Total Residents 6,899 100.Q Source: 1990 Census ofPopulation and Housing Page 4 Pel'$onsWorkingin Lumpkin County County of Residence Number Lumpkil'I Hall . Dawson White . .Union Gilmer Other ,95:7 10 Percent of Total 81.5 6.4 2:s 2.2> 1.4 1.1 4:7 187-94