) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) J ) ) ) ) ) ) ) AREA LABOR PROFILE ) } This profile of Mitchell County includes ) data for Mitchell, Baker, Colquitt, Decatur, Dougherty, Grady, Thomas, and Worth counties. ) 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 . . . ... . ..... . ...... . Source: U.S. Departrnentof Commer(:e,.Bureau of Census/Georgia Office ofPlanning.and Blld9et {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 Mitchell Baker 136 156 292 * * * 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) Page2 205-94 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 * 39 30 49 13 13 407 24 764 40 49 95 16 629 6,494 193 * * 350 * . 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. 205-94 Page3 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 Page 4 205-94