) > ) NEWTON COUNTY AREA 1. Newton 2. Butts 3. Henry 4. Jasper 5. Morgan 6. Rockdale 7. Walton GEORGIA ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) _) ) ) ) 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) . . ... . . .. "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) Page2 217-94 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 * * 117 * * 48 * * 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 .* 388 * 607 * * 618 * * 525 ": * 622 * 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. 217-94 Page 3 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 Page 4 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 14,063 100.0 217-94