Georgia area labor profile: Union County area, 1994

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This profile of Union County includes data for Union, Fannin, Lumpkin, Towns, and White 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

Union Fannin Lumpkin Towns White Union Area

5,994 7,983 7,863 2,637 7,823 32,300

Source: Georgia Department of Labor

5,642

352

7,402

581

7,498

365

2,425

212

7,466

357

30,433

1,867

Georgia Unemployment Rate

U.S. Unemployment Rate

5.9% 7.3% 4.6% 8.0% 4.6% 5.8% 5.8% 6.8%

POPULATION

1992

1990

Estimated

Census Rank Population Rank

Percent Change 1990-1992

2000 Projected Population Rank

Union County City of Blairsville Union Area

11,993 103 564
62,318

12,849 102 65,852

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14,397 98

5.7

75,484

Note: Source:

Projected population based on 1990 census 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

Union Fannin Lumpkin Towns White Total

58

56

114

57

74

131

65

66

131

26

33

59

74

68

142

280

297

577

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

Union County

13,340

71.9

66.4

3.2

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 ..

Pro Machine cessing Trades

Bench Structural work Work

Miscel laneous
Occupations

Totals

Union Fannin Lumpkin Towns White Total

31 132

79

20

7

27

34

62

29 421

39 157

66

13

16

66

90 102

54 603

44

75

29

5

4

30

11

31

35 264

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33

23

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5

10

32

11

132

54

76

34

9

3

30

15

26

32 279

181 473 231

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30 158 160 253 161 1,699

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 - UNION

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INDUSTRY

1993 Average Employment

Average Weekly Wages

Agriculture, forestry, and fishing Construction Manufacturing
Food and kindred products Apparel Lumber and wood products Printing and publishing Petroleum refining Leather and leather products Stone, clay, glass, and concrete Fabricated metal products Transportation equipment Misceflaneous manufacturing industries 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 Social services Membership organizations Engineering and management services Private households Public Administration ALL INDUSTRIES

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259 726
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126 161 592 192 943 20 26 31 24
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403 15
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11 12 270
3,520

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242 273
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447 396 192 462 325 185 255 332 274 99
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368 469
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247 175 191 174 348
$ 317

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

Union County

Employed pers ; . .

Executive, administrative, and m

Professional specialty occupation

Technical and related support

Sales

Administrative, support. including

Service



Farming, forestry, and fishing

Precision production, craft and r

Machine operators, assemblers,

Transportation and material movi

Handlers, equipmentcleaners, h

Source:. 1990 Cens(Js (Summary,.

COMMUTING PATTERNS

Empl<>yed Residentsof
> U11iort County
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County wh~re !\
Employecl(
Unio North
Town
Hall
Fan1Jt Lump White Forsy Cobb Fulton Other

Total Residents

4,897

Source: 1990 Census of Population and Housing

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