Georgia area labor profile: Muscogee County area [1994]

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MUSCOGEE COUNTY AREA
1. Muscogee 2. Chattahoochee 3. Harris 4. Talbot

This profile of Muscogee County includes data for Muscogee, Chattahoochee, Harris, and Talbot counties. The Alabama data is provided for your information as a supplement to the established area.
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

Muscogee

77,031

72,011

5,020

Chattahoochee

2,064

1,902

162

Harris

8,551

8,148

403

Talbot Muscogee Area

2,367
90,013

2,169 84,230

198
5,783

Russell County, AL*

21,898

20,148

1,750

Georgia Unemployment Rate

Source: Georgia Department of Labor

U.S. Unemployment Rate

* Alabama Department of lndustria1 Relations

UnemploymentRate
6.5 7.8 4.7 8.4
6.4
8.0% 5.8% 6.8%

POPULATION

1992

Percent

1990

Estimated

Change

Census Rank Population Rank 1990-1992

2000 Projected Population Rank

Muscogee County 179,278

8

4.0 196,966 8

City of Columbus 179,278

MUSCOgf!NtArea 220~524

227,598'

R~sseUCounty;.AL~ 46.8~

49,220

Note: Projectedpopulation based on fa9<l census ... . .. . . . .... . > .
Source: U;S. Oepartment of Commerce, Bureau of Census/Georgia Office of Plannin9an~f

Budget (projections)



"Rank" indicates. reti:i,we popuJation among Georgia's 159 counties~

* U.S. Department ofCommerce, Bureau of Cel'\$US/AfabamaState Data

Center (Projections)

Georgia Department of Labor

DAVID POYTHRESS, Commissioner

HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES 1992-1993

Muscogee Chattahoochee Harris Talbot Total

Male
762
*
74 40 876

Female
868
*
75 32
975

Total
1,630
*
149 72 1,851

* Included with Muscogee 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
1991-1992

Muscogee County

16,823

90.7

83.7

2.9

Columbus MSA

16,115

86.9

80.2

3.1

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

Mi$Cel.

Technical Clerical

Forestry

laneous

and

and

Fishing

Pro- Machine Bench- Structural Occu-

Managerial Sales Service et~. cessing Trades work Work pations Total

Muscogee ~,301 2,352 1,375

53 215 603 625 672 1,288 8,484

Chattahoochee 15 47 31

0

6 13 17 17 31 177

Harris

81 122 63

8 29 63 19 65 66 516

Talbot

19 31

25

1

11

24

19

21

42 193

Total

1,416 2,552 1,494 62 261 703 680 775 1,427 9,370

Note:

Detailed figures on the availability of applicants fn specific occupations are available from Georgia

Department of Labor, Labor Information Systems, or from the nearest<>fflee of the state

Employment Service.

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Source: Georgia Department of Labor (Active applicants as of June 1994)

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CURRENT INDUSTRY MIX - MUSCOGEE

INDUSTRY

1993 Average Employment

Average Weekly Wages

Agriculture, forestry, and fishing Mining Construction Manufacturing
Food and kindred products Textiles Apparel Lumber and wood products Furniture and fixtures Paper and allied products Printing and publishing Chemicals and allied products Petroleum refining Rubber and miscellaneous plastic products Stone, clay, glass, and concrete Primary metal products Fabricated metal products Industrial machinery, including computers Electronic, other electrical equipment Transportation equipment Instruments and related products 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 Museums, botanical, zoological gardens Membership organizations Engineering and management services Private households Miscellaneous services Public Administration ALL INDUSTRIES

345
*
2,975 16,123 3,035 4,681
126 206
*
259 931 527
*
517 224 874 718 770 1,745 1,409 18 22 3,156 2,954 15,707 6,185 26,939 616
1,203
5,151 780 240 283 567
9,237 473
5,869 836
*
451
654 546
*
5,398 79,844

$ 251
*
403 513 559 465 213 343
*
539 528 715
* 422
470 463 470 435 497 694 532 293 538 513 239 563 386 204 225 306 347 341 319 197 486 651 405 199
*
228 528 152
*
375 $ 407

Notes: Source:

* 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. Georgia Department of Labor - Data represent jobs in this county covered by unemployment insurance legislation.

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EMPLOYERS

TEN LARGEST EMPLOYERS

Muscogee County Area

County

Callaway Gardens Resort American Family Life Blue Cross/Blue Shield Fieldcrest Cannon Medical Center Pratt & Whitney St Francis Hospital Swift Textiles Inc Total System Svcs WC Bradley Co

Harris Muscogee Muscogee Muscogee Muscogee Muscogee Muscogee Muscogee Muscogee Muscogee

THREE LARGEST EMPLOYERS
Muscogee County
American Family Life Medical Center Swift Textiles Inc
Note: Represents employment covered by unemployment insurance, excluding government and railroads. Data shown for Third Quarter 1993.

OCCUPATIONAL PROFILE
Muscogee 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, craftand repair Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors Transportation and material moving Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers and laborers
Source: 1990 Census (Summary tape file 3)

Number
71,922 8,169 9,793 2,491 8,931 11,328 11,199
639 7,845 . 5,511 3,092 2~924

Percent
. 100:0 11.4 13.6 3.5 12.4 15.8 15.6 0.9 10.9 7.7 4~3 4.1

COMMUTING PATTERNS

Employed Residents of Muscogee County

County where Employed
Muscogee Chattahoochee Alabama Other

Number
69,106 6,563 2,900 2,430

Percent of Total
85.3 8.1 3.6 3.0

Total Residents

80,999

100.0

Source: 1990 Census of Population and Housing

Persons Working in Muscogee County

County of Residence
Muscogee Alabama Harris Chattahoochee Other

Number
69,106 14,038
3,496 2,585 3,170

Percent of Total
74.8 15.2
3.8 2.8 3.4

Total Residents

92,395

100.0

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