Georgia area labor profile: Wayne County area, 1994

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AREA LABOR PROFILE

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This profile of Wayne County includes data for Wayne, Appling, Brantley, Glynn, Long, McIntosh, Pierce, and Tattnall 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

Unemploy~ ment Rate

Wayne Appling Brantley Glynn Long McIntosh Pierce Tattnall Wayne Area

11,304 8,327 4,926
31,891 2,669 3,502 6,664 6,918
76,201

Source: Georgia Department of Labor

10,298

1,006

7,500

827

4,513

413

30,277

1,614

2,537

132

3,259

243

6,177

487

6,413

505

70,974

5,227

Georgia Unemployment Rate

U.S. Unemployment Rate

8.9% 9.9% 8.4% 5.1% 4.9% 6.9% 7.3% 7.3% 6.9% 5.8% 6.8%

POPULATION

1992

1990

Estimated

Census Rank Population Rank

Percent Change 1990-1992

2000 Projected Population Rank

Wayne County City of Jesup Wayne Area

22,356 8,958
157,559

58 23,793 57 162,704

6.4

24,326 59

3.3

178,220

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

Wayne Appling Brantley Glynn Long McIntosh Pierce Tattnall Total

126

127

253

119

117

236

72

68

140

266

271

537

20

26

46

29

44

73

88

84

172

72

81

153

792

818

1,610

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

Wayne County

14,230

76.7

70.8

3.1

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

Wayne

84 311 181

9

14

64

95 365 221 1,344

Appling

58

88

39

4

4

64

53 154

49 513

Brantley

18

83

26

10

10

23

11 127

48 356

Glynn

247 527 392

42

57

82

26 392 223 1,988

Long

5 21

22

4

3

4

11

38

17 125

McIntosh

18

57

48

5

13

10

12

65

35 263

Pierce

36 145

68

12

6

53

38

97

76 531

Tattnall

33

96

38

49

28

27

35

81

39 426

Total

499 1,328 814 135 135 327 281 1,319 708 5,546

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 - WAYNE

INDUSTRY

1993 Average Employment

Average Weekly Wages

Agriculture, forestry, and fishing Construction Manufacturing
Food and kindred products Textiles Apparel lumber and wood products Furniture and fixtures Paper and allied products Printing and publishing Stone, day, glass, and concrete Fabricated metal products Industrial machinery, including computers 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 Miscellaneous services Public Administration ALL INDUSTRIES

107 452 2,458
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629 117
* *
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* *
289
173
1,501 119
2,068 30 45 74 28 8 24
*
991 25 740 31 7 33 9
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1,037
8,206

$ 426 405
513
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180
362.
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506 319 222 409 330 179 210 240 335 289 104
*
377 401 302 261 231 377 253
*
496 $ 398

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

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County

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ABC HorneHea.lttf
Ga Racific-BruoswickDiv Hercules Inc King & Prince .Seafood Rich"'.Seapak Corp Sea Island Co Winn Dixie Stores Ithaca Industries ITTRayonier Inc

Appling
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Glynn Glynn GJynn Glynn Glynn Glynn Tattnall Wayne

TliRl:I: LARGE$T EMPLOYERS
.Wayne County
Ashley Man~facturing
11T Rayonier Inc . .~fiinton.<>f Geo~gia
Represents emp~yme1lfCOVeted by
unempioymentirtsurat'lee.excluding
government and n:tilrt>ads. Data shown
for Third Quarter 1993.

OCCUPATIONAL PROFILE
Wayne 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
9,387 541
1,161 336 918
1,119 1,291
257 1,626 1,113
571 454

Percent
100.0 5.8
12.4 3.6 9.8
11.9 13.8 2.7 17.3 11.9 6.1 4.8

COMMUTING PATTERNS

Employed Residents of Wayne County

County where Employed

Number

Wayne Glynn Liberty Appling Chatham Other

7,381 457 365 160 143 684

Percent of Total
80.3 5.0 4.0 1.7 1.6 7.4

Total Residents

9,190

100.0

Source: 1990 Census of Population and Housing

County of Residence

Persons Working in Wayne County
Number

Wayne Long Appling Pierce Liberty Other

7,381 211 187 140 118 509

Percent of Total
86.4 2.5 .2.2 1.6 1.4 6.0

Total Residents

8,546

100.0

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