Georgia area labor profile: Schley County area [1994]

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AREA LABOR PROFILE

This profile of Schley County includes data for Schley, Macon, Marion, Sumter, and Taylor 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.

Schley Macon Marion Sumter Taylor Schley Area

Labor Force
1,471 5,591 3,286 14,095 3,314 27,757

Source: Georgia Department of Labor

1993 Annual Averages

Employed Unemployed

1,367

104

4,881

710

3,076

210

13,038

1,057

2,999

315

25,361

2,396

Georgia Unemployment Rate

U.S. Unemployment Rate

Unemployment Rate
7.1 12.7
6.4 7.5 9.5 8.6 5.8% 6.8%

POPULATION
1990 Census

1992 Estimated Rank Populatron Rank

Percent Change 1990-1992

2000 Projected Population Rank

Schley County

3,588 153

3,570 153

-0.5

3,946 152

City of Ellaville

1,724

Schley Area

60,162

60,592

0.7

63,209

Note: Source:

Projected population based on 1990 census 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

Schley

*

*

*

Macon

72

85

157

Marion1

57

61

118

Sumter

145

179

324

Taylor

44

52

96

Total

318

377

695

*Included with Marion.

1Marion County total includes graduates from both Schley and Webster Counties. 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

Schley County

14,073

75.9

70.0

7.5

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

Schley Macon Marion Sumter Taylor Total

8

24

12

6

43 128 100 25

24

45

25

10

115 268 190

57

10

47

17

13

200 512 344 111

7

4

15 18

50

27

49

70

8

14

22

26

48

84

117

93

14

16

42

27

127 145 245 234

14 108 143 635
34 208 172 1,144
40 226
403 2,321

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 - SCHLEY

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing Construction Manufacturing
Lumber and wood products Furniture and fixtures Paper and allied products Leather and leather products Fabricated metal products Electronic, other electrical equipment Transportation and public utilities Wholesale trade Retail trade Finance, insurance, and real estate Services Personal services Business services Auto repair, services, garages Miscellaneous repair services Motion pictures Amusement and recreation services Health services Educational services Social services Membership organizations Private households Public Administration ALL INDUSTRIES

1993 Average
Employment
* 65 438 124
* * * * * 24 41 103 * 112 * * * * * * * * * * * 84 907

Average Weekly Wages
$ * 401 372 400
*
*
* * * 407 396 210 * 277 * * * * * * * * * * * 356 $ 339

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
Schley County Area
County

Southern Frozen Foods Weyerhaeuser Company Cargill Inc Davidsoh Exteriors McGraw-Edison Co SalantCorp South Ga Methodist Home Sumter Regional Tog Shop Woodgrain Millwork tnc

Macon Macon Marion . Sumter Sumter Sumter Sumter Sumter Sumter Sumter

THREE LARGEST EMPLOYERS
Schley County
Kings Custom Builders . Mccrackin Industries TR Custom Inc
Represents employmehtcovered by unemployment insurance, exclucting
govemmentandrailroads. Data shown for Third Quarter 1993.

OCCUPATIONAL PROFILE
Schley 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
1,504 125 129 58 121 171 169 91 213 187 161 79

Percent
100.0 8.3 8.6 3.9 8.0
11.4 11.2
6.1 14.2 12.4 10.7 5.3

COMMUTING PATTERNS

Employed Residents of Schley County

County where Employed
Schley Sumter Macon Marion Webster Dougherty Richmond Other

Number
734
520 76 31 17 16 16 64

Percent of Total
49.8
35.3 5.2 2.1 1.2 1.1 1.1 4.3

Total Residents

1,474

100.0

Source: 1990 Census of Population and Housing

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Persons Working in Schley County

County of Residence
Schley Sumter Marion Taylor Macon Webster Stewart Other

Number
734
186 73 47 34
25 17 11

Total Residents

1,127

Percent of Total
65.1
16.5 6.5
4.2 3.0
2.2 1.5 1.0
100.0

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