Georgia area labor profile: Twiggs County area [1994]

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AREA LABOR PROFILE

This profile of Twiggs County includes data for Twiggs, Bibb, Bleckley, Houston, Jones and Wilkinson 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

Twiggs Bibb Bleckley Houston Jones Wilkinson Twiggs Area

3,946 70,231
4,882 44,703 10,821
4,750 139,333

Source: Georgia Department of Labor

3,710 65,971
4,634 42,432 10,285
4,498 131,530

236 4,260
248 2,271
536 252 7,803

Georgia Unemployment Rate U.S. Unemployment Rate

6.0% 6.1% 5.1% 5.1% 5.0% 5.3% 5.6%
5.8% 6.8%

POPULATION

1990 Census

Rank

1992 Estimated Population Rank

Percent 1

2000

Change / Projected

1990-1992 I Population Rank

Twiggs County

9,806 116

9,752 119

City of Jeffersonville 1,545

Twiggs Area

290,378

297,539

-0.6

10,208 119

2.5 314,108

Note: Source:

Projected population based on 1990 census U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Census/Georgia Office o1 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

Twiggs Bibb Bleckley Houston Jones Wilkinson Total

41 498
50
441
107 60
1,197

40 577
83 528
95 50 1,373

81 1,075
133 969 202 110 2,570

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

Twiggs County

11,825

63.8

58.8

6.1

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

Twiggs Bibb Bleckley Houston Jones Wilkinson Total

20 635
26 516
66 29 1,292

51 1,617
47 757 141 102 2,715

56 778
30 303
63 85 1,315

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23

20

15

40

40

274

51

290 224 251

724

792 5,362

2

10

15

39

34

44

247

21

74

171

175

367

470 2,854

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31

33

24

80

75

519

3

23

31

32

38

59

402

92 451 494 536 1,283 1,480 9,658

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 - TWIGGS

INDUSTRY

1993 Average EmpJoyment

Average Weekly Wages

Agriculture, forestry, and fishing Mining Construction Manufacturing
Food and kindred products Lumber and wood products Printing and publishing 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 Health services Legal services Educational services Social services Membership organizations Engineering and management services Private households Public Administration ALL INDUSTRIES

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1,021 59 63
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62
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24
* 51
17 475
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296
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3
115 1,858

$ * 820 306 394 * 400 * 372 * 221 421 275 * * * * * * * 313
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143 374 $ 589

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 ln this county covered by unemployment insurance legislation.

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OCCUPATIONAL PROFILE

Employed persons,.16 years and over)

Executive, administrative, andma11c1gerial

Professional specialty occupations

Technical and related support

Sates. . ..

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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)



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146 251 136 /
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418 567
118 686 554 285 252

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7.8 12,7
15.1 3.1 18;2 14.7 7.6
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COMMUTING PATTERNS
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Total Residents

3,696

100.0

Source: 1990 Census of Population and Housing

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