GE RGI ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) AREA LABOR PROFILE ) ) This profile of Meriwether County includes ) data for Meriwether, Coweta, Harris, Pike, Talbot, Troup, and Upson counties. ) CURRENT LABOR FORCE \ ~ \ 3 \5 MERIWETHER COUNTY AREA 1. Meriwether 2. Coweta 3. Harris 4. Pike 5. Talbot 6. Troup 7. Upson 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 Unemploy.. mentRate Meriwether Coweta Harris Pike Talbot Troup Upson Meriwether Area 8,902 30,716 8,551 4,977 2,367 25,946 12,917 94,376 Source: Georgia Department of Labor 8,130 772 29,068 1,648 8,148 403 4,643 334 2,169 198 23,944 2,002 12,191 726 88,293 6,083 Georgia Unemployment Rate U.S. Unemployment Rate 8.7 5.4 4.7 6.7 8.4 7.7 5.6 6.4 5.8% 6.8% POPULATION 1992 Percent 1990 Estimated Change Census Rank Population Rank 1990-1992 2000 Projected Population Rank Meriwether County 22,411 57 22,684 58 City of Greenville t,167 1.2 22,917 65 City of Manchester 4,104 MeriwetherArea 192,636 201,218 4.5 Note: Pr()jectedpopufation based on 1990 census ... Source: U,S~ Department of Commerce, Bureau of Cens4s/Georgia Office of. f>fanriing and Budget (projections} "Rank" indicates relative population among Georgia~s 159 cOWtties, Georgia Department of Labor DAVID POYTHRESS, Commissioner HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES 1992-1993 Male Female Total Meriwether Coweta Harris Pike Talbot Troup Upson Total 93 119 212 254 275 529 74 75 149 36 62 98 40 32 72 244 257 501 125 129 254 866 949 1,815 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 Meriwether County 11,972 64.5 59.5 5.0 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 Agriculture MlsceJ- Technical Clerical Forestry laneous and and Fishing Pro- Machine Bench- Structural Occu Managt,rial Sales Service etc.. ceasing Trades work Work pations Total Meriwether 54 137 81 Coweta 250 438 192 Harris 81 122 63 Pike 20 46 19 Talbot 19 31 25 Troup 249 581 335 Upson 36 88 56 Total 709 1,443 771 9 57 79 62 65 184 728 13 25 142 182 201 374 1,817 8 29 63 19 65 66 516 5 5 18 15 28 32 188 1 11 24 19 21 42 193 23 150 492 186 243 431 2.690 7 9 70 51 50 59 426 66 286 888 534 673 1,188 6,558 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 of the state Employment Service. Source: Georgia Department of Labor (Active applicants asot June 1994) Page2 199-94 CURRENT INDUSTRY MIX - MERIWETHER INDUSTRY 1993 Average Employment Average Weekly Wages Agriculture, forestry, and fishing Construction Manufacturing Food and kindred products Textiles Apparel Lumber and wood products Furniture and fixtures Printing and publishing Rubber and miscellaneous plastic products Stone, clay, glass, and concrete Fabricated metal products Industrial machinery, including computers Electronic, other electrical equipment Miscellaneous manufacturing industries Transportation and public utilities Wholesale trade Retail trade Finance, insurance, and real estate Services Hotels, other lodging places Personal services Business services Auto repair, services, garages Miscellaneous repair services 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 67 64 2,275 * * * 568 * 103 * * * * * * 84 169 718 140 1,781 9 28 * 15 * * * 842 14 684 29 * 31 23 420 5,718 $ 313 304 417 " * * 510 * 365 * * * * * * 665 332 228 406 345 89 192 * 252 * * * 399 196 327 178 * 346 217 366 $ 366 Notes: * Denotes confidential data relating to individual 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 employees who had any earnings; average earnings are then divided by the 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 legislation. 199-94 Page3 EMPLOYERS TEN LARGEST EMPLOYERS Meriwether County Area County K-Mart Corporation William L Bonnell Callaway Gardens Resort Goody Products Inc Freudenberg-Nok lnterface Flooring Milliken & Company West Point Pepperell Dominion Engineered Tex Thomaston Cotton Mill Coweta Coweta Harris Meriwether Troup Troup Troup Troup Upson Upson THREE LARGEST EMPLOYERS Meriwether County Georgia Pacific Co Goody Products Inc Oxford Industries Note: Represents employment covered by unemployment insurance, excluding government and railroads. Data shown for Third Quarter 1993. OCCUPATIONAL PROFILE Meriwether County Employed persons, 16 years and over Executive, administrative, and managerial Professional specialty occupations Technical and related support Sales Administrative, support, including clerical Service 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 8,800 497 641 240 691 952 1,141 262 1,256 1,827 737 '556 Percent 100.0 5.7 7.3 2.7 7.9 10.8 13.0 3.0 14.3 20.8 BA 6.3 COMMUTING PATTERNS Employed Residents of Meriwether County County where Employed Number Percent of Total Meriwether Troup Coweta Fayette Fulton Harris Muscogee Clayton Other 4,577 53.1 1,044 12.1 997 11.6 529 6.1 480 5.6 225 2.6 196 2.3 123 1.4 442 5.1 Total Residents 8,613 100.0 Source: 1990 Census of Population and Housing Page 4 Persons Working in Meriwether County County of Residence Number Meriwether Talbot Harris Troup Muscogee Upson Pike Other 4,577 816 419 272 190 182 133 515 Percent of Total 64.4 11.5 5.9 3.8 2.7 2.6 1.9 7.2 Total Residents 7,104 100.0 199-94