Georgia area labor profile: Rockdale County area, 1994

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AREA LABOR PROFILE

This profile of Rockdale County includes data for Rockdale, Gwinnett, Henry, Newton, and Walton 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.

Rockdale Gwinnett Henry Newton Walton Rockdale Area

Labor Force
32,795 238,465
36,767 22,043 20,604 350,674

Source: Georgia Department of Labor

1993 Annual Averages

Employed Unemployed

31,390

1,405

228,475

9,990

35,212

1,555

20,763

1,280

19,340

1,264

335,180

15,494

Georgia Unemployment Rate

U.S. Unemployment Rate

Unemployment Rate
4.3 4.2 4.2 5.8 6.1 4.4 5.8% 6.8%

POPULATION
1990 Census

1992 Estimated Rank Population Rank

Percent Change 1990-1992

2000 Projected Population Rank

Rockdale County 54,091 28 58,998 27

9.1

74,432 23

City of Conyers

7,380

Rockdale Area 546,136

603,999

10.6 797,389

Note: Projected population based on 1990 census Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Census/Georgia Office of Planning and
Budget (projections) "Rank" indicates relative population among Georgia's 159 counties.

Georgia Department of Labor

DAVID POYTHRESS, Commissioner

HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES 1992-1993

Male

Female

Total

Rockdale Gwinnett Henry Newton Walton Total

320 1,868
269 161 160 2,778

312 1,947
291 207 201 2,958

632 3,815
560 368 361 5,736

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

Rockdale County

18,648

100.5

92.8

4.5

Atlanta MSA

21,849

117.8

108.7

5.0

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 Technical and Managerial

Clerical and
Sales

Agriculture

Forestry

Fishing

Service

etc ..

Processing

Machine Trades

Bench- Structural work Work

Mlscel laneous
Occupations

Totals

Rockdale Gwinnett Henry Newton Walton Total

244 385

70

7

10

58

54 151

260 1,239

2,479 2,317 404

31

39 294 354 509

800 7,227

237 415

96

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19

75

53 160 234 1,295

149 427 107 15

29 127

88 157 481 1,580

133 297 118 21

68 115 184 136

284 1,356

3,242 3,841 795 80 165 669 733 1,113 2,059 12,697

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 - ROCKDALE

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing Mining Construction Manufacturing
Food and kindred products Apparel Lumber and wood products Furniture and fixtures Paper and allied products Printing and publishing Chemicals and allied products Petroleum refining Rubber and miscellaneous plastic products Stone, clay, glass, and concrete Primary metal products Fabricated metal products Industrial machinery, including computers Electronic, other electrical equipment 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 Miscellaneous services Public Administration ALL INDUSTRIES

1993 Average Employment
83 *
1,807 6,228
* 38 139
* 450 247 405
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1,000
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377 965
1,793.
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1,879 1,503 4,462
618 6,862
137 237 1,851 348 94 43 187 1,484 75 1,727 352 58 223 38
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808 24,266

Average Weekly Wage$
$ 346 *
446 553
* 262 368
*
565 386 618
* 510
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* 543 609 588
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798 559 235 471 364 173 235 238 401 396 163 218 505 687 405 252 369 588 180
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455 $ 447

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 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.

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EMPLOYERS

TEN LARGEST EMPLOYERS

Rockdale County Are~

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County

American Tel & Tel Co
Ciba \lision Corp
Gwinnett Hospital Auth
Kroge{Company< PrimericaUfe Scientific-Atlanta Wal~Mart Stores Inc Snapper Power Equip AT&T Communications Lithonia Lighting

Gwinnett Gwinnett > Gwinnett
Gwinnett Gwinnett Gwinnett Gwinnett
Henry
Rockdale Rockdale

tHREE ttR~EST EMPLbYER

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govemrnent and railroads. Data shown
for Third Ouarter1993.

OCCUPATIONAL PROFILE
Rockdale 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
28,439 3,904 3,218 994 3,916 5,397 .2,534139
4;079 1,732 1,335 1,003

Percent
100.0 13.7 11.3
3.5
13.8 19.0
8.9 1.1 14.3 6.1 4.7 3.5

COMMUTING PATTERNS

Employed Residents of Rockdale County

County where Employed
Rockdale DeKalb Fulton Gwinnett Newton Clayton Cobb Henry Other

Number
10,914 7,253 4,275 1,353 1,338 1,012 451 288 1,017

Percent of Total
39.1 26.0 15.3
4.8 4.8 3.6 1.6 1.0 3.6

Total Residents

27,901

100.0

Source: 1990 Census of Population and Housing

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Persons Working in Rockdale County

County of Residence
Rockdale Newton DeKalb Gwinnett Walton Fulton Henry Clayton Cobb Other

10,914 3,723 2,085 1,252 845 432
372 361 295 .1,090

Total Residents

21,369

.Percent of Total
51.1 17.4 9.8 5.9 4.0 2.0
1.7 1.7 1.4 5.1
100.0

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