Georgia area labor profile: Newton County area [1994]

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NEWTON COUNTY
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1. Newton 2. Butts 3. Henry 4. Jasper 5. Morgan 6. Rockdale 7. Walton

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AREA LABOR PROFILE

This profile of Newton County includes data for Newton, Butts, Henry, Jasper, Morgan, Rockdale, and Walton counties.

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

Unemployment Rate

Newton Butts Henry Jasper Morgan Rockdale Walton Newton Area

22,043 7,110
36,767 3,621 6,276
32,795 20,604 129,216

Source: Georgia Department ofLabor

20,763

1,280

6,658

452

35,212

1,555

3,341

280

5,854

422

31,390

1,405

19,340

1,264

122,558

6~658

Georgia Unemployment Rate

U.S. Unemployment Rate

5.8 6.4 4.2 7.7 6.7 4.3 6.1 s~2 5.8% 6.8%

POPULATION

1992

1990

Estimated

Census Rank Population Rank

Percent
Change
19904992

2000 Projected
Population Rank

Newton County City of Covington Newton Area

41,808 10;026
229,888

34 44,754 34 249,858

7.0

58,283 33

8~7 305~5

Note: Projected population based on 1990 census

Source: U.S. Department ofCommerce, Bureau ofCensus/G~rgia Office of Planning and

Budget (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

Newton

161

207

368

Butts

78

78

156

Henry

269

291

560

Jasper

49

47

96

Morgan

59

69

128

Rockdale

320

312

6.32

Walton

160

201

361

Total

1,096

1,205

2,301

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

Newton County

14,973

80.7

74.5

4.7

Atlanta MSA

21,849

117.8

108.7

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

Miscel-

Technical Clerical

Forestry

laneous

and

and

Fishing

Pro- Machine Bench Structural Occu-

Managerial Sales Service

et~. cesslng Trades

work Work pations

Total

Newton Butts Henry Jasper Morgan Rockdale Walton Total

149 427 107

28

76

31

237 415

96

17

43

20

34

69

22

244 385

70

133 297 118

842 1,712 464

15

29 127

88 157 481 1,580

4

4

29

30

50

60 312

6

19

75

53 160 234 1,295

5

4

12

17

27

73 218

3

13

41

41

35

59 317

7

10

58

54 151 260 1,239

21

68 115 184 136 284 t,356

61 147 457 467 716 1,451 6,317

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 as of June 1994)

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CURRENT INDUSTRY MIX - NEWTON

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 Rubber and miscellaneous plastic products Stone, clay, glass, and concrete 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 Membership organizations Engineering and management services Private households Miscellaneous services Public Administration ALL INDUSTRIES

107
*
632 4,012
24
* *
83
*
897
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117
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48
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734
*
626 649 2,405 385 3,530 67 143 266 55
10 32 38 1,113 41
*
214 28 155 23 .,
688
13,068

$ 278
*
437 551 198
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388
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607
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618
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525
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622
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637 470 219 461 358 176 252 200 407 380 123 218 457 712
*
200 169 405 175
*
432 $ 421

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.

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EMPLOYERS

TEN LARGEST EMPLOYERS

Newton County Area
County

NEC Technologies Snapper Power Equip Wellington Puritan CR Bard Inc Hercules Inc Mobil Oil Corp AT&T Communications Lithonia Lighting Sweetheart Cup Warren Sherer

Henry Henry Morgan . Newton Newton Newton Rockdale Rockdale Rockdale Rockdale

THREE LARGEST EMPLOYERS
Newton County
CR Bard Inc Hercules Inc Mobil Oil Corp
Note: Represents employment covered by unemployment insurance, excluding government and railroads. Data shown for Third Quarter 1993.

OCCUPATIONAL PROFILE
Newton 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
19,166 1,721 1,576 671 1,867 3,061 2,232 307 3,188 2,373 1,021 1,149

Percent.
100.0 9.0 8.2 3.5 9.7
16.0 11.7
1.6 16.6 12.4 5.3 6.0

COMMUTING PATTERNS

Employed Residents of Newton County

County where Employed
Newton Rockdale DeKalb Fulton Gwinnett Walton Clayton Cobb Other

Number
9,212 3,723 2,712 1,391
436 327 232 205 683

Percent of Total
48.7 19.7 14.3
7.4 2.3 1.7 1.2 1.1 3.6

Total Residents

18,921

100.0

Source: 1990 Census of Population and Housing

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Persons Working in Newton County

Countyof Residence
Newton Rockdale Walton DeKalb Jasper Gwinnett Morgan Other

Number
9,212 1,338
863 701 560 288 286 815

Percent of Total
65.5 9.5 6.1 5;0 4.0 2.0 2.0 5.8

Total Residents

14,063

100.0

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