) > ) ) 1. Twiggs 2. Bibb 3. Bleckley 4. Houston 5. Jones 6. Wilkinson GEORGIA ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) 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 9 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) Page 2 289-94 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 * 24 * 51 17 475 * * * * * * * 296 * * * 3 115 1,858 $ * 820 306 394 * 400 * 372 * 221 421 275 * * * * * * * 313 .* * 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. 289-94 Page3 .... any oiye~ity. KKUSi6. Inc: ..... UhqrjiaLighting . Qglerard Cqr OCCUPATIONAL PROFILE Employed persons,.16 years and over) Executive, administrative, andma11c1gerial Professional specialty occupations Technical and related support Sates. . .. ... 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) ~~~~~t- '.:-...:: ber i < 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 6.7 COMMUTING PATTERNS Employed Resident:!5 of Twiggs county> ... >i. .>.i ni Wilki Houst Laure Peac Jones Baldwin Other ,6 .8 .5 .3 .2 .5 .5 42 1.1 82 2;2 Total Residents 3,696 100.0 Source: 1990 Census of Population and Housing Page 4 \ . . .. .~. ~..r.~. nss~o.Crik?ilqlngfy..f T'otal >t >.i s11 .s <).. . ::~ ..~:~ ./. .>... .t.1i J12s3 \ 65 63 27 94 <...r65~,21 3~3 3.2 1A 4.7 289-94