Georgia area labor profile: Spalding County area [1994]

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AREA LABOR PROFILE

This profile of Spalding County includes data for Spalding, Butts, Clayton, Fayette, Henry, Lamar, and Pike 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

Un employment Rate

Spalding Butts Clayton Fayette Henry Lamar Pike Spalding Area

27,738 7,110
108,149 37,168 36,767 6,676 4,977
228,585

Source: Georgia Department of Labor

26,100

1,638

6,658

452

101,708

6,441

35,981

1,187

35,212

1,555

6,303

373

4,643

334

216,605

11,980

Georgia Unemployment Rate

U.S. Unemployment Rate

5.9 6.4 6.0 3.2 4.2 5.6 6.7 5.2 5.8% 6.8%

POPULATION

1990 Census

Rank

1992 Estimated Population Rank

Percent Change 1990-1992

2000 Projected Population Rank

Spalding County City of Griffin Spalding Area

54,457 27

56,147 30

3.1

59,432 32

21,347

396,253

422,708

6.7

512,815

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

Spalding

275

253

528

Butts

78

78

156

Clayton

893

873

1,766

Fayette

392

414

806

Henry

269

291

560

Lamar

46

61

107

Pike

36

62

98

Total

1,989

2,032

4,021

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

Spalding County

15,327

82.6

76.2

6.0

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

Agriculture

Miscel-

Technical Clerical

Forestry

laneous

and

and

Fishing

Pro- Machine Bench- Structural Occu-

Managerial Sales Service

etc.. cessing Trades work Work pations

Total

Spalding Butts Clayton Fayette Henry Lamar Pike Total

169 436 178

13

28 143 143 216 352 1,678

28

76

31

4

4

29

30

50

60 312

1,209 2,109 659

19

87 402 247 575 1,325 6,632

291

228

36

3

8

61

20

68 110

825

237 415

96

6

19

75

53 160 234 1,295

34

70

40

3

6

28

34

30

54 299

20

46 19

5

5

18

15

28

32

188

1,988 3,380 1,059

53

157 756 542 1,127 2,167 11,229

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 - SPALDING

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing Mining Construction Manufacturing
Food and kindred products Textiles Apparel Lumber and wood products Printing and publishing Chemicals and allied products Petroleum refining Rubber and miscellaneous plastic products Stone, clay, glass, and concrete Fabricated metal products Industrial machinery, including computers Electronic, other electrical equipment Transportation equipment 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
78.
627 5,646
*
3,454 672 49 87
*
*
689 30 39 184
* * *
757 632 4,241 724 6,327 74 274 820 182 19 39 141 2,111 74 1,943 191 117 217 124 1,402 20,470

Average Weekly Wages
$ 229.
414 395
*
382 258 342 297
* *
573 445 401 528
* * *
545 440 232 481 367 160 272 230 394 331 138 209 423 691 411 195 211 528 142 422
$ 365

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

Spalding County Area

Coul'lty

Delta Air Lines Inc
GeorgiaPowerCo
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William Carter Compahy
Amisub (McIntosh Trail)
Dundee Mills Inc

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Lamar Spalding
Spalding

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OCCUPATIONAL PROFILE

Spalding County
Employed persons, 16 years and over Executive,administrative, and managerial Professional specialty occupations 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 clean,ers, helpers and laborers
Source: .1990 Census (Summary tape file 3)

Number
25;015 2,109 2,285 773 2,635 3,595 2,952 384 3,539 3,690 1,420 1,633

Percent
100.0 8.4 9~1 3.1 10.5 14.4
11.8 1.5
14.1 14.8 5.7 6.5

COMMUTING PATTERNS

Employed Residents of Spalding County

County where Employed
Spalding Clayton Fulton Henry Fayette De Kalb Butts Coweta Pike Other

Number
15,541 2,144 1,920 1,573 878 509 393 388 250 1,113

Percent of Total
62.9 8.7 7.8 6.4 3.6 2.1 1.6 1.6 1.0 4.5

Total Residents

24,709 100.0

Source: 1990 Census of Population and Housing

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Persons Working in Spalding County

Countyof Residence
Spalding Pike Lamar Upson Clayton Henry Fayette Butts Other

Number
15,541 1,445 1,054 607 381
346
268
256 888

Percent
of Total
74_9
1.0
5.1
2.9
1.8 1.7 1.3 1.2 4.3

Total Residents

20,786

100.0

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