Georgia area labor profile: Rabun County area, 1994

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RABUN COUNTY
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1. Rabun 2. Habersham 3. Towns

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AREA LABOR PROFILE

This profile of Rabun County includes data for Rabun, Habersham, and Towns counties.

CURRENT LABOR FORCE

Labor force includes residents of the county who are working or seeking work. This tabte indicates the size and composition of the taborforce.

Rabun

Labor Force
5,581

1993 Annual Averages

Employed 5,122

Unemployed 459

UnemploymentRate
8.2

Habersham

14,645

13,974

671

4.6

Towns

2,637

2,425

212

8.0

Rabun Area

22,863

21,521

1,342

Georgia Unemployment Rate

5.9 5.8%

U.S. Unemployment Rate

6.8%

Source: Georgia Department of Labor

POPULATION

1992

Percent

1990

Estimated

Change

Census Rank Population Rank 11992

2000 Projected Population Rank

Rabun County City of Clayton Rabun Area

11,648 106
1,613 46,023

11,958 105 47,612

2.7

13~86 104

3.5

53,204<

Note: Projected population based on 1990 census

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Source: U;S; Department of Commerce, Bureau of Census/Georgia Office of Planning and

Budget (projections)



"Rank" i.ndlcates relative population among Georgia's.159 counties,

Georgia Department of Labor

DAVID POYTHRESS, Commissioner

HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES 1992-1993

Male

Female

Total

Rabun

63

46

109

Habersham

141

151

292

Towns

26

33

. 59

Total

230

230

460

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

Rabun County

13,733

74.0

68.3

4.0

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

Agriculture

Miscel

Technical Clerical

Forestry

laneous

and

and

Fishing

Pro- Machine Bench- Structural Occu-

Managerial Sales Service

etc. cessing Trades work Work pations

Total

Rabun

30 54

41

10

7

48 10

27

12

239

Habersham

102 207 109

14

34

92 89

94

98

839

Towns

13

33

23

5

0

5

10

32

11

132

Total

145 294 173

29

41 145 109 153 121 1,210

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 - RABUN

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing Mining Construction Manufacturing
Food and kindred products Textiles Apparel Lumber and wood products Furniture and fixtures Printing and publishing Leather and leather products Stone, clay, glass, and concrete Fabricated metal products Industrial machinery, including computers Transportation equipment Instruments and related products Miscellaneous manufacturing industries 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 INDUSTRIES

1993 Average Employment
25
*
256 1,221
* *
290 50
*
23
* * *
* * " * 98
44 754 243 1,415 227
7
77 20 10
*
*
500 21
426 20
*
37 18 263 4,332

Average Weekly Wages
$ 250
*
301 375
* *
222 255
*
353
* * * *
* *
*
606 382 215 307 307 199 250 173 324 230
*
*
373 511 317 221
*
397 150 324 $ 319

Notes: * Denotes confidential data relating to individual employers which cannot be released. Average weekly wages is derived by dividing gross payroll dollars paid to all employees - both hourly and salaried - by the average number 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.

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EMPLOYERS

TEN LARGEST EMPLOYERS

Rabun County Area
County

Ethicon Inc Fieldale Farms Nicolon Corp Orbit Industries Scoville Apparel Standard Telephone United Merchants Rabun Apparel Inc Sara Lee Knit Products Woodlands Foundation

Habersham Habersham Habersham -Habersham Habersham Habersham Habersham Rabun Rabun Rabun

THREE LARGEST EMPLOYERS
Rabun County
Rabun Apparel Inc Sara Lee Knit Products Woodlands Foundation
Note: Represents employment covered by unemployment insurance, excluding government and railroads. Data shown for Third Quarter 1993.

OCCUPATIONAL PROFILE
Rabun County
Employed persons, 16 years and over Executive, administrative, and managerial Professional specialty 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
5,478 425 476 146 604 643 762 151
1,099 688 262 222

Percent
100,0 7.8 8.7 2.7
11.0 11.7 13.9 2.8 20.1 12.6
4.8 4.1

COMMUTING PATTERNS

Employed Residents of Rabun County

County where Employed
Rabun Habersham North Carolina Stephens White Gwinnett Other

Number
4,591 186 154 83 76 61 246

Percent of Total
85.1 3.4 2.9 1.5 1.4 1.1 4.6

Total Residents

5,397

100.0

Source: 1990 Census of Population and Housing

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Persons Working in Rabun County

County of Residence
Rabun North Carolina Habersham Other

Number
4,591 570 110 446

Percent of Total
80.3 10.0
1.9 7.8

Total Residents

5,717

100.0

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