GEORGIA ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) AREA LABOR PROFILE ) ) ) } ) ) \\ I 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 . 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. . . Source: Georgia Department of Labor (Active applicants as of June 1994) Page2 215-94 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. 215-94 Page 3 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 Page 4 215-94