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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
6
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
*
1,021 59 63
*
62
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24
* 51
17 475
* * * * * * *
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
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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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3,767
146 251 136 /
294
418 567
118 686 554 285 252
.. 100;0
3;9 o.7 3.6
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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