Georgia area labor profile: Terrell County area [1994]

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AREA LABOR PROFILE

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TERRELL
COUNTY
AREA
1. Terrell 2. Calhoun 3. Dougherty 4. Lee 5. Randolph 6. Sumter 7. Webster

This profile of Terrell County includes data for Terrell, Calhoun, Dougherty, Lee, Randolph, Sumter, and Webster 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

Unemployment Rate

Terrell Calhoun Dougherty Lee Randolph Sumter Webster Terrell Area

4,652 2,155 43,796 8,476 3,093 14,095 1,155 77,422

Source: Georgia Department of Labor

4,220

432

1,875

280

39,943

3,853

7,983

493

2,830

263

13,038

1,057

1,096

59

70,985

6,437

Georgia Unemployment Rate

U.S. Unemployment Rate

9.3 13.0 8.8 5.8 8.5 7.5 5.1 8.3 5.8% 6.8%

POPULATION

1990 Census

Rank

1992 Estimated Population Rank

Percent Change 1990-1992

2000
Projected Population Rank

Terrell County City of Dawson Terrell Area

10,653 5,295
168,741

109 10,499 113 171,531

-1.4

10,474 118

1.7 179,133

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

Terrell Calhoun Dougherty Lee Randolph1 Sumter Webster Total

34

36

70

35

37

72

402

544

946

108

123

231

54

62

116

145

179

324

*

*

*

778

981

1,759

* Students from Webster County attend school in Marion County. . 1 Randolph County total includes graduates from Clay County.

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

Terrell County

13,588

73.3

67.6

7.0

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

Miscellaneous
Occupations

Total

Terrell Calhoun Dougherty Lee Randolph Sumter Webster Total

18

66 53

7

19

23

53

33

54

326

9

25

18

3

7

5

30

13

18

128

453 1,187 753

48 189 198 423 376 581 4,208

33

88

28

8

7

22

43

31

37

297

3

22

9

10

3

12

23

10

24

116

115

268 190

57

48

84 117

93 172 1,144

5

13

5

3

5

7

7

9

6

60

636 1,669 1,056 136 278 351 696 565 892 6,279

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 - TERRELL

INDUSTRY

1993 Average Employment

Average Weekly Wages

Agriculture, forestry, and fishing Construction Manufacturing
Food and kindred products Apparel Lumber and wood products . Furniture and fixtures Printing and publishing Rubber and miscellaneous plastic products Stone, clay, glass, and concrete 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 Socia! services Membership organizations Engineering and management services Private households Public Administration ALL INDUSTRIES

47 17 1,131
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667
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82 232 432
82 688
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24 24
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164 10
348 26
7 32 19 261 2,973

$ 262 375 299
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232
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* 512
415 181 444 308
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224 192
* * * *
295 527 351 173 348 343 202 383
$ 310

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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OCCUPATIONAL PROFILE

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.Source: 1990 Census (Sdrlln'ISfy tapeJil& 3) .

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