G-EORGIA ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) AREA LABOR PROFILE ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ~ ':. 1, 16,,) / 3"1s-~ I, 4 i 7 I 1 / 8 ~I \_,c.---1 mmumn , 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 -0.2 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) Page 2 293-94 CURRENT INDUSTRY MIX - UPSON 293-94 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 * 3,292 * * * * * * * * 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 * 356 * * * * * * * * 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. Page 3 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 Countypf . . .... ing.itt( ntJ>. . Percent ofTotal 85:7 2~4> . 1.9< 1\8 1i7 1:a. 5.0 Page 4 293-94