Georgia area labor profile: Pierce County area, 1994

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PIERCE COUNTY
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1. Pierce 2. Appling 3. Bacon 4. Brantley 5. Ware 6. Wayne

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AREA LABOR PROFILE

This profile of Pierce County includes data for Pierce, Appling, Bacon, Brantley, Ware, and Wayne 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

UnemploymentRate

Pierce Appling Bacon Brantley Ware Wayne Pierce Area

6,664 8,327 4,335 4,926 15,065 11,304 50,621

Source: Georgia Department of Labor

&,1n

487

7,500

827

4,013

322

4,513

413

14,099

966

10,298

1,006

46,600

4J021

Georgia Unemployment Rate

U.S. Unemployment Rate

7.3 9.9 7.4 8.4 6.4 8.9 7.9
5.8% 6.8%

POPULATION
1990 Census

1992
Estimated
Rank Population Rank

Percent Change 1990-1992

2.000 Projected
PopUlation Rank

Pierce County 13,328

City of Blackshear 3,263

Pierce Area

107,542

96 13,656. 96 110,657

2.5

15\097 95

117.625

Note; Source:

Projected population based on 1990 census . .... . . . . . ... . . . .
U;S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Census/Georgia Office of Pfanning and
Budget (projections) "Rank" indicates relative population among Georgia's 15:9 counties.

Georgia Department of Labor

DAVID POYTHRESS, Commissioner

HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES 1992-1993

Male

Female

Total

Pierce

88

84

172

Appling

119

117

236

Bacon

62

68

130

Brantley

72

68

140

Ware

173

169

342

Wayne

126

127

253

Total

640

633

1,273

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

Pierce County

14,453

77.9

71.9

7.9

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
Sales

Agriculture Forestry Fishing
Service etc..

Processing

Machine Trades

Bench- Structural work Work

Mlscet;.
1anl!OU$
Occu
patlona

Totals

Pierce

36 145 68 12

6

53

38

97

76 531

Appling

58 88 39

4

4 64 53 154 49 513

Bacon

19 60 35

6

24

33

33

89

37 336

Brantley

18

83

26

10

10

23

11 127

48 356

Ware

108 481 309

36

44

86 110 299 213 1,686

Wayne

84 311 181

9

14

64

95 365 221 1,344

Total

323 1,168 658 77 102 323 340 1,131 644 4,766

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 - PIERCE

INDUSTRY

1993 Average Employment

Average Weekly Wages

Agriculture, forestry, and fishing

75

$ 237

Construction

135

241

Manufacturing

777

275

Food and kindred products

*

*

Apparel

325

176

Lumber and wood products

287

386

Printing and publishing

13

146

Leather and leather products

*

*

Industrial machinery, including computers

*

*

Transportation and public utilities

209

475

Wholesale trade

209

352

Retail trade

418

216

Finance, insurance, and real estate

125

379

Services

692

295

Personal services

18

174

Business services

14

152

Auto repair, services, garages

16

317

Miscellaneous repair services

23

296

Motion pictures

*

*

Amusement and recreation services

*

*

Health services

125

292

Legal services

12

367

Educational services

*

*

Social services

25

248

Membership organizations

*

*

Engineering and management services

*

*

Private househofds

*

*

Public Administration

215

310

ALL INDUSTRIES

2,854

$ 296

Notes:

* Denotes confidential data relating to individual employers whlch cannot be released.

Average weekly wages is derived by dividing gross payroll dollars paid to atl

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.

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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

Pierce County Area
County

Catalytic Industrial Georgia Power Co Fleetwood Trailer Ithaca Industries Concerted Services General Mfg Housing John H Swisher & Son Memorial Hospital Ashley Manufacturing ITT Rayonier Inc

Appling Appling Bacon Bacon Ware Ware Ware Ware Wayne Wayne

THREE LARGEST EMPLOYERS
Pierce County
Blackshear Industries Gilman Building Products Julie Hat Co
Note: Represents employment covered by unemployment insurance, excluding government and railroads. Data shown for Third Quarter 1993.

OCCUPATIONAL PROFILE
Pierce 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
5,863 422 492 136 728 679 569 524 980 668 355 310

Percent
100.0
7.2
8.4
2.3
12.4 11.6
9,7 8;9 16.7 11.4 6.1 5.3

COMMUTING PATTERNS

Employed Residents of Pierce County

County where Employed
Pierce County. Ware County Wayne County Glynn County Bacon County CamdenCounty Florida Charlton County Other

Number
2,690 2,179
140 132 105
01 66 64 305

Percent
of Total
46.7
3708 2A 2.3 1.8 1A 1.1 1.1 5.3

Total Residents

5,762

100.0

Source: 1990 Census of Population and Housing

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Pierce
Wa,re ..
Brantley<
Bacon
Wayne
Other

PersonsWorkingin Pierce County
Number

Percent
of Total

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