Georgia area labor profile: Mitchell County area [1994]

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AREA LABOR PROFILE

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This profile of Mitchell County includes

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data for Mitchell, Baker, Colquitt, Decatur, Dougherty,

Grady, Thomas, and Worth counties.
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MITCHELL
COUNTY
AREA
1. Mitchell 2. Baker 3. Colquitt 4. Decatur 5. Dougherty 6. Grady 7. Thomas 8. Worth

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

1993 Annual Averages

Unemploy-

Force

Employed Unemployed

mentRate

Mitchell Baker Colquitt Decatur Dougherty Grady Thomas Worth Mitchell Area

9,352 1,141 17,054 10,893 43,796 9,460 18,810 9,053 119,559

Source: Georgia Department of Labor

8,417

935

942

199

16,030

1,024

10,002

891

39,943

3,853

8,797

663

17,776

1,034

8.420

633

110,327

9,232

Georgia Unemployment Rate

U.S. Unemployment Rate

10.0 17.4
6.0 8.2 8.8 7.0 5.5
7.0 7.7
5.8% 6.8%

POPULATION

1992

1990

Estimated .

Census Rank Population Rank

Rank

Mitchell County 20.275 o1 20,535

72

City of Caroitla

5,008

City of Pelham

3,869

Mitchell Area

261\367

265,243

Note: Proj$Cted populE1tron based on 1990 census . . . ...

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Source: U.S. Departrnentof Commer(:e,.Bureau of Census/Georgia Office ofPlanning.and

Blld9et {projections) .

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"Rank" indicates relative population among Georgia's 159 counties.

Georgia Department of Labor

DAVID POYTHRESS, Commissioner

HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES 1992-1993

Male

Female

Total

Mitchell Baker

136

156

292

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*

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Colquitt

158

185

343

Decatur

166

179

345

Dougherty

402

544

946

Grady

104

91

195

Thomas

208

204

412

Worth

110

101

211

Total

1,284

1,460

2,744

* Included with Mitchell County. 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 19911992

Mitchell County

13,620

73.4

67.7

3.7

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
Safes

Agriculture
Forestry Fishing Service etc,;

Processing

Machine Trades

Bench Structural work Work

MisceJ~ laneous
Occu pations

Totals

Mitchen Baker Colquitt Decatur Dougherty Grady Thomas Worth Total

67 288 167

52 188

34

84

84 166 1,130

10

26

23

4

21

9

21

12

32

158

137 408 329

69

67

80 133 151 223 1,597

66 239 136

44

27

38

57

87 197

891

453 1,187 753

48 189 198 423 376 581 4,208

67 246 168 144

83

62

43

90 194 1,097

141 375 317' 57 32 65 102 146 291 1,526

28 171 112

22

38

75

90

86 156

778

969 2,940 2,005 440 645 561 953 1,032 1,840 11,385

Noter Source:

Detailed figures on the availability of applicants in specific occupattons are available from Georgia
Department of Labor, Labor Information Systems, or from the nearest office of the state Employment Senrice. Georgia Department of Labor {Active applicants as of June 1994)

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CURRENT INDUSTRY MIX - MITCHELL

INDUSTRY

1993 Average Employment

Average Weekly Wages

Agriculture, forestry, and fishing Construction Manufacturing
Food and kindred products Textiles Apparel Lumber and wood products Printing and publishing Chemicals and allied products

561 174 1,699
* *
822 76
* *

$ 287 302 290 * * 265 286 * *

Stone, clay, glass, and concrete Fabricated metal products Industrial machinery, including computers Transportation 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 Amusement and recreation services Health services Legal services Educational services Social services Membership organizations Engineering and management services Private households Public Administration ALL INDUSTRIES

8 * *
189
*
193 519 933 192 1,594
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39 30 49 13 13 407 24 764 40 49 95 16 629 6,494

193
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350
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. 463 310 203 396 314
*
229 343 312 423 197 299 319 307 148 346 474 204 367 $ 301

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 of 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.

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EMPLOYERS

TEN LARGEST EMPLOYERS

Mitchell County Area
County

Destiny Industries Riverside Mfg Co Amoco Fabrics Co Coats & Clark Inc Miller Brewing Co Phoebe Putney Memorial Procter & Gamble Ithaca Industries Cagle Foods John D Archbold

Colquitt Colquitt Decatur .Dougherty Dougherty Dougherty Dougherty Grady Mitchell Thomas

THREE LARGEST EMPLOYERS
Mitchell County
CagleFpods DarwoodManufacturiog Ithaca Industries
Note; Represents employment covered by unemployment insurance, excluding government and railroads. Data shown for Third Quarter 1993.

OCCUPATIONAL PROFILE
Mitchell 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
8,248
572 682 177
683 867 1,093 826 922 1,445 482 499

Percent
100.0 6.9 8;3
2.2
8.3 10.5 13.3 10.0 11.2 17;5 5.8 6.1

COMMUTING PATTERNS

Employed Residents of Mitchell County

County where Employed

Number

Percent of Total

Mitchell Dougherty Thomas Colquitt Grady Decatur Other

5,807

72.0

1,167

14.5

429

5.3

189

2.3

100

1.2

97

1.2

275

3.4

Total Residents

8,064

100.0

Source: 1990 Census of Population and Housing

. Persons Working in
Mitchen .county

County of Residence

Number

Mitchell Grady Dougherty Colquitt Ba~er Thomas Other

5,807
243 224 179
126 106 275

Percent of Total
83.4 3.5 3.2
2.6
1.8 1.5
4;0

Total Residents

6,960

100.0

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