) ) ) ) C C!HJ ISJ"l"I" 1. Taylor 2. Crawford 3. Macon 4. Marion 5. Peach 6. Schley 7. Talbot 8. Upson GEORGIA ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) AREA LABOR PROFILE This profile of Taylor County includes data for Taylor, Crawford, Macon, Marion, Peach, Schley, Talbot, and Upson 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. Taylor Crawford Macon Marion Peach Schley Talbot Upson Taylor Area Labor Force 3,314 4,871 5,591 3,286 9,886 1,471 2,367 12,917 43,703 Source: Georgia Department of Labor 1993 Annual Averages Employed Unemployed 2,999 315 4,545 326 4,881 710 3,076 210 9,113 773 1,367 104 2,169 198 12,191 726 40,341 3,362 Georgia Unemployment Rate U.S. Unemployment Rate UnemploymentRate 9.5 6.7 12.7 6.4 7.8 7.1 8.4 5.6 7.7 5.8% 6.8% POPULATION 1992 1990 Estimated Census Rank Population Rank Percent Change 1990.1992 2000 Projected Population . Rank Taylor County 7,642 135 7,652 135 0.1 7,529 138 City of Butler 1,673 Taylor Area 92,938 93,980 1.1 ' 96,943 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 Taylor Crawford Macon Marion' Peach Male 44 49 72 57 100 Female 52 56 85 61 106 Total 96 105 157 118 206 Schley * * * Talbot Upson Total 40 32 72 125 129 254 487 521 1,008 * Included with Marion County. 1 Marion 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 Taylor County 14,400 77.6 71.6 5.8 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 Miscellaneous Occupations Totals Taylor Crawford Macon Marion Peach Schley Talbot Upson Total 10 47 24 56 43 128 24 45 85 153 8 24 19 31 36 88 249 572 17 13 14 16 42 27 40 226 23 6 5 14 21 40 55 244 100 25 50 27 49 70 143 635 25 10 8 14 22 26 34 208 79 64 21 35 45 87 240 809 12 6 7 4 15 18 14 108 25 1 11 24 19 21 42 193 56 7 9 70 51 50 59 426 337 132 125 204 264 339 627 2,849 Note: 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. Source: Georgia Department of Labor {Active applicants as of June 1994) Page 2 269-94 CURRENT INDUSTRY MIX - TAYLOR INDUSTRY 1993 Average Employment Average Weekly Wages Agriculture, forestry. and fishing Mining Construction Manufacturing . Textiles * $ .. 71 334 Apparel * Lumber and wood products 60 Printing and publishing * * Leather and leatherproducts * * Stone, clay, glass, and concrete * * Fabricated metal products * * Industrial machinery, including computers * * Miscellaneous manufacturing industries * Transportation and public utilities 238 587 Wholesale trade 87 390 Retail trade 205 198 Finance, insurance, and real estate 58 443 Services 417 293 Personal services 5 123 Business services * * Auto repair, services, garages Miscellaneous repair services * * .* Amusement and recreation services * * Health services 133 259 Legal services * Educational services * * Social services 9 266 Engineering and management services * Private households 13 141 Public Administration 256 341 ALL INDUSTRIES 1,843 $ 337 * Denotes eonfidential data relating to individual employers which cannot be released. Ay~rage weekly wages is derived by dividing gross payroll .dollars paid to all employees ". both hourly ancfsafaried.~ by the average number of employees who had ~ny eamings;.aver~ge 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. 269-94 Page 3 so . Fr~2er1 Fb Wey~rlla~serCompa cB~rigbilb!lp~~ompainy..: Blue Bird.Body $(). soutfl,!~o,~~~~.su D001iO~t)J:.nglneere auad i;hornaston/Graphics. : ThomastonCott<>n.M~~t.i: i .. UpsptfC9untyH()Spftali OCCUPATIONAL PROFILE Taylor County Employed person , Executive, administrative, Professiona15pecialty.occ Technical and r~tated sup Sales .. . Administrative, support, incl . Service Farming, forestry, andfishirig Precision pmductiQn. craftand repair Machine operatots,assemblers, and i Transportation and material moving .. Handlers. equipment cleaners, helpe Source: 1990 Census (Su01mary tape file 3) COMMUTING PATTERNS .. ::::= ,. .:,.:::::,. Employe~ fte$idents.of/ . . Jaylc>r Cc>u~ty ( Coun~ywh,tii. <. .< (irt\ Empl9yed Nun,t>e y p u Bi H era Ma MU Ma Sehl Tai Sum 0th Source: 1990 Census of Population and Housing Page 4 anc1ra,1ro ~,.19$. 269-94