) > ) PIERCE COUNTY AREA 1. Pierce 2. Appling 3. Bacon 4. Brantley 5. Ware 6. Wayne GEORGIA ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) 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) Page2 229-94 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. , 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. 229-94 Page3 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 Page 4 Pierce Wa,re .. Brantley< Bacon Wayne Other PersonsWorkingin Pierce County Number Percent of Total 229-94