Georgia area labor profile: Pike County area [1994]

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PIKE COUNTY
AREA
1. Pike 2. Lamar 3. Meriwether 4. Spalding 5. Upson

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This profile of Pike County includes data for Pike, Lamar, Meriwether, Spalding, and Upson counties.

CURRENT LABOR FORCE

Labor force incfudes residents of the county who are working or seeking work. This tabfe indicates the size and composition of the labor force.

Pike Lamar Meriwether Spalding Upson Pike Area

Labor Force
4,977 6,676 8,902 27,738 12,917 61,210

1993 Annual Averages

Employed Unemployed

4,643 6,303 8,130 26,100 12,191
57,367

334 373
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1,638 726
3,843

UnemploymentRate
6.7 5.6 8.7 5.9 5.6 6.3

Georgia Unemployment Rate U.S. Unemployment Rate
Source: Georgia Department of Labor

5.8% 6.8%

POPULATION
1990 Census

1992
Estimated
Rank Population Rank

Percent
Change
1990--1992

2000 Projected
Population Rank

PikeCounty

10,224 114 10,513 112

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11\486 111

City of Zebulon

1,035

PikeArea

126~0

129.071

2.1 . 133,~0/,

Note: Projected populationbased on 1990 census...
Soutce: u.s, Department of Commerce, Bureau ot Census/Georgia Office ofPlanning. arid

Budget (projections) .

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"Rank" indicates relative popufation among Georgia's 159 counties.

Georgia Department of Labor

DAVID POYTHRESS, Commissioner

HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES 1992-1993

Male

Female

Total

Pike

36

62

98

Lamar

46

61

107

Meriwether

93

119

212

Spalding

275

253

520

Upson

125

129

254

Total

575

624

1,199

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

Pike County

15,380

82.9

76.5

7.3

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
Sates

Agriculture Forestry Fishing
Service etc..

Pro,.
cessing

Machine Trades

Bench- Structural
.work Work

Miscet-
laneous
Occu-
patlons

Tolals

Pike Lamar Meriwether Spalding Upson Total

20

46

19

34

70

40

54 137

81

169 436 178

36

88

56

313 117 374

5

5

3

6

9

57

13

28

7

9

37 105

18 15 28 32 188

28

34

30

54 299

79

62

65 184 728

143 143 216 352 1,678

70

51

50

59 426

338 305 389 681 3,319

Note: Source:

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. Georgia Department of Labor (Active applicants as of June 1994)

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CURRENT INDUSTRY MIX - PIKE

INDUSTRY

1993 Average Employment

Average Weekly Wages

Agriculture, forestry, and fishing Mining

14.

$ 280.

Construction

101

341

Manufacturing

380

415

Textiles Apparel

200.

410
.

Lumber and wood products Printing and publishing Stone, clay, glass, and concrete Industrial machinery, including computers

21
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257
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Transportation equipment

*

*

Transportation and public utilities

64

575

Wholesale trade

*

*

Retail trade

120

181

Finance, insurance, and real estate

26

363

Services

476

293

Personal services

*

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Business services

32

196

Auto repair, services, garages

13

241

Miscellaneous repair services

*

*

Amusement and recreation services

*

*

Health services

95

314

Legal services

12

336

Educational services

271

311

Social services Membership organizations Engineering and management services

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Private households

11

197

Public Administration

182

346

ALL INDUSTRIES

1,377

$ 342

Notes:

* Denotes confidential data relating to individuaJ employers which cannot be released. Averagtl weekly wages is derived by dividing. gross payrolldoHars paid to alt
employees ~ both hourly and salaried .. by the average number employees who had
any earnings; average earnings are then divided bythe number of weeks in the

period to obtain weeldyfigures. Health Services includes government hospitals. Educational Services incfudes 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

Pike County Area
County

General Tire Inc William Carter Company Goody Products Inc AMISUB (McIntosh Trail) Dundee Mills Inc William Carter Company Dominion Engineered Tex QUAD Thomaston/Graphics
Thomaston Cotton Mill
Upson County Hospital

Lamar Lamar Meriwether Spalding Spalding Spalding Upson Upson Upson Upson

THREE LARGEST EMPLOYERS
Pike County
Exploration Surveys Inc Southern Mills Thomaston Cotton Mill
Note: Represents employment covered by unemployment insurance, excluding government and railroads. Data shown for Third Quarter 1993.

OCCUPATIONAL PROFILE
Pike County
Employed persons, 16 years and over Executive, administrative, and managerial Professional specialty occupations Technical and related support Safes 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
4,578
312 392 232
402 764 446 129 746 616
281
258

Percent
100.0 6.8 8.6 5.1 8.8 16.7 9.7 2.8 16.3 13.5 6,1 5.6

COMMUTING PATTERNS

Employed Residents of Pike County

County where Employed
Spalding Pike Clayton Fulton Lamar Henry Upson Meriwether Fayette DeKalb Other

Number
1,445 1, 13()
451 333 238 212 194 133 117
71
182

Percent
of Total
32.1 25.1 10:0
7A 5.3 4.7 4i3 3.0
2Jt
1;6 4.0

Total Residents

4,506 100.0

Source: 1990 Census of Population and Housing

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Persons Worki11gin Pike County.
Countyot Residence
Pike Upson Spalding
Lamar
Meriwether< .
Other

Percent
of Total
59~8
14,9
13.2 6.0 1.9<
4,1

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