) ) ) ) PIKE COUNTY AREA 1. Pike 2. Lamar 3. Meriwether 4. Spalding 5. Upson GEORGIA ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) AREA LABOR PROFILE ) ) ) ) ) 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 n2 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 ~8 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) . . . . . . ... . . "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) Page2 231-94 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 . 257 . . . * . 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 * " 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 * . . " .* 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. 231-94 Page3 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 Page4 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< 4,1 231-94