Georgia area labor profile: Pulaski County area [1994]

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PULASKI COUNTY
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1. Pulaski 2. Bleckley 3. Dodge 4. Dooly 5. Houston 6. Wilcox

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AREA LABOR PROFILE

This profile of Pulaski County includes data for Pulaski, Bleckley, Dodge, Dooly, Houston, and Wilcox 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

Pulaski

4,222

4,001

221

5.2

Bleckley

4,882

4,634

248

5.1

Dodge

8,551

7,973

578

6.8

Dooly

4,218

3,897

321

7.6

Houston

44,703

42,432

2,271

5.1

Wilcox

3,009

2,812

197

6.5

Pulaski Area

69,585

65,749

3,836

5.5

Source: Georgia Department of Labor

Georgia Unemployment Rate U.S. Unempfoyment Rate

5.8% 6.8%

POPULATION

1992

1990

Estimated

Census Rank Population Rank

Percent
Change 1990--1992

2000 Projected
Population Rank

Pulaski County

8,108 132

8,086 132

-0.3

8~80 131

City ofHawkinsville 3,527

Pt.daski Area

142,262

147,097

Note: Projecte!d population based on 1990 census

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Source: U.S.Department of Commerce, Bureau of CensuslGeo1%JiaOfficeof P1$1tning and

Budget (projections}

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"Ra.nk" indicates relative population among Georgia's 159 counties~

Georgia Department of Labor

DAVID POYTHRESS, Commissioner

HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES 1992-1993

Male

Female

Total

Pulaski Bleckley Dodge Dooly Houston Wilcox Total

45

50

95

50

83

133

88

93

181

29

32

61

441

528

969

35

41

76

688

827

1,515

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

Pulaski County

17,367

93.6

86.4

6.8

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

Mlscellaneous
Occupations

Totals

Pulaski

26

41

30

11

3

11

22

40

38 222

Bleckley

26

47

30

2

10

15

39

34

44 247

Dodge

38 144 237

12

16

27 122

82 130 808

Dooly

26 109

85

20

78

31

45

46 111

551

Houston

516 757 303

21

74 171 175 367 470 2,854

Wilcox

11

42

36

3

5

11

21

23

20

172

Total

643 1,140 721

69 186 266 424 592 813 4,854

Note: Detailed figures on the availability of applicants in specific occupations are availabte from Georgia Department of Labor, Labor Information Systems, or from the nearest office oHhe state Employment Service.
Source: Georgia Department of Labor (Active applicants as of June 1994)

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CURRENT INDUSTRY MIX - PULASKI

INDUSTRY

1993 Average Employment

Average Weekly Wages

Agriculture, forestry, and fishing Construction Manufacturing
Food and kindred products Textiles Apparel Lumber and wood products Paper and allied products Printing and publishing Rubber and miscellaneous plastic products Industrial machinery, including computers 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 Public Administration ALL INDUSTRrES

25
117 * * * * * * *
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114
127 449 79 933
17
36
12 * * *
455 10
266 31 3 61
21 179
2,669

$ 256 432
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587 369 201 442 357 143 166
* 201
* * * 402
381 306
126
395
705 11T
352 $ 346

Notes:

* Denotes confidential data relating to individual employers which cannot be released. Average weekly wages is derived by dividing gross payroll dollars paid to an employees - both hourly and salaried - by the average number of employees who had any eamings; 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 educationalinstitutlons.

Source: Georgia Department of Labor~ Data represent jobs in this county covered by
unemploymentinsurance legistation.

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EMPLOYERS

TEN LARGEST EMPLOYERS

Pulaski County Area
County

Lithonia Lighting Gilman Investment Co Sara Lee Knit Products Oxford Industries Anchor Glass Container Frito Lay Inc Kroger Company Northrop Corporation Opelika Industries Ithaca Industries

Bleckley Dodge Dodge Dooly Houston Houston Houston Houston Pulaski Wilcox

THREE LARGEST EMPLOYERS
Pulaski County
Opelika Industries Progressive Health Care Taylor Regional Hosp -
Note: Represents employment covered by unemployment insurance, excluding government and railroads. Data shown for Third Quarter 1993.

OCCUPATIONAL PROFILE
Pulaski County
Employed persons, 16 years and over Executive, administrative, and managerial Professional specialty 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
3,340 300 433
59 325
341 404 249 498 380 155 196

Percent
100.0 9.0
13.0
1.8 9.7 10.2
12.1 7.5
14.9 11.4 4.6 5.9

COMMUTING PATTERNS

Employed Residents of
Pulaski County

County where Employed

Number

Percent of Total

Pulaski Houston Bleckley Bibb Dodge Wilcox Peach Crisp Other

2,042

62.1

326

9.9

256

7.8

132

4.0

125

3.8

109

3.3

70

2.1

60

1.8

166

5.1

Total Residents

3,286

100~0

Source: 1990 Census of Population and Housing

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Persons working in ..Pulaski County

County of Residence

Pulaski Bleckley Houston Dodge Dooly Wilcox Other

2;.04~ 155 99
91
65 40 90

Percent of Total
79~1
6.0 3"8 3.5
2:s
1.5
3~5
100.0

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