Georgia area labor profile: Upson County area [1994]

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1. Upson 2. Crawford 3. Lamar 4. Meriwether 5. Monroe 6. Pike 7. Talbot 8. Taylor

This profile of Upson County includes data for Upson, Crawford, Lamar, Meriwether, Monroe, Pike, Talbot, and Taylor 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.

Upson Crawford Lamar Meriwether Monroe Pike Talbot Taylor Upson Area

Labor Force
12,917 4,871 6,676 8,902 7,823 4,977 2,367 3,314
51,847

Source: Georgia Department of Labor

1993 Annual Averages

Employed Unemployed

12,191

726

4,545

326

6,303

373

8,130

772

7,350

473

4,643

334

2,169

198

2,999

315

48,330

3,517

Georgia Unemployment Rate

U.S. Unemployment Rate

Unemployment Rate
5.6% 6.7% 5.6% 8.7% 6.0% 6.7% 8.4% 9.5% 6.8% 5.8% 6.8%

POPULATION
1990 Census

1992 Estimated Rank Population Rank

Percent Change 1990-1992

2000 Projected Population Rank

Upson County City of Thomaston Upson Area

26,300 9,127
112,243

51

26,236 53

114,376

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26,341 56

1.9

118,159

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

Upson Crawford Lamar Meriwether Monroe Pike Talbot Taylor Total

125

129

254

49

56

105

46

61

107

93

119

212

88

92

180

36

62

98

40

32

72

44

52

96

521

603

1,124

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

Upson County

14,348

77.4

71.4

7.5

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

Upson

36

88

56

7

9

70

51

50

59 426

Crawford

24

56

23

6

5

14 21

40

55 244

Lamar

34

70

40

3

6

28

34

30

54 299

Meriwether

54 137

81

9

57

79

62

65 184 728

Monroe

53

82

31

7

11

39

19

57

37 336

Pike

20

46

19

5

5

18

15

28

32 188

Talbot

19

31

25

1

11

24

19

21

42 193

Taylor

10

47

17

13

14

16

42

27

40 226

Total

250 557 292

51 118 288 263 318 503 2,640

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 - UPSON

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INDUSTRY

1993 Average Employment

Average Weekly Wages

Agriculture, forestry, and fishing Construction Man ufactu ring
Food and kindred products Textiles Apparel Lumber and wood products Paper and allied products Printing and publishing Rubber and miscellaneous plastic products Stone, clay, glass, and concrete Fabricated metal products Miscellaneous 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

41 279 4,429
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3,292
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173 108 1,704 246 2,352 18 72 212 19 16 16 25 1,047 24 753 72 13 24 40 740 10,072

$ 206 313 386
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469 252 209 404 335 131 230 170 347 255 154 128 406 292 334 214 502 208
118
406 $ 343

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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EMPLOYERS

TEN LARGEST EMPLOYERS

Upson County Area

County

General Tire Inc William Carter Company Georgia Pacific Co Goody Products Inc Bibb Company Georgia Power Co Dominion Engineered Tex QUAD Thomaston/Graphics Thomaston Cotton Mill Upson County Hospital

Lamar Lamar Meriwether Meriwether Monroe Monroe Upson Upson Upson Upson

THREE LARGEST EMPLOYERS
Upson County
Dominion Engineered Tex Thomaston Mills Upson County Hospital
Note: Represents employment covered by unemployment insurance, excluding government and railroads. Data shown for Third Quarter 1993.

OCCUPATIONAL PROFILE
Upson County
Employed persons, 16 years and over Executive, administrative, and managerial Professional specialty occupations Technical and related support Sales 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)

Number
11,748
693
957 460 1,121 1,456 1,463 195 1,830 2,412 445 .716

Percent
100;0
5.9 8.1
3.9 9.5 12.4 12.5 1.7 15.6 20t5
3.8 6;1

COMMUTING PATTERNS

Employed Residents of> Upson County

County where Employed

Upson Spalding Lamar Pike Meriwether Fulton Clayton. Other

8~864> . 607 413 282 182 157> 133 910

Total Residents

11,548

Source: 1990 Census of Population.and 1-folJsirig

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