Georgia area labor profile: Wheeler County area [1994]

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AREA LABOR PROFILE

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This profile of Wheeler County includes data for Wheeler, Jeff Davis, Laurens, Montgomery, Telfair, and Treutlen counties.
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CURRENT LABOR FORCE

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1. Wheeler 2. Jeff Davis 3. Laurens 4. Montgomery 5. Telfair 6. Treutlen

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

Wheeler Jeff Davis Laurens Montgomery Telfair Treutlen Wheeler Area

2,023 5,635 20,201 3,415 5,037 2,667 38,978

Source: Georgia Department of Labor

1,895

128

5,185

450

19,089

1,112

3,157

258

4,632

405

2,436

231

36,394

2,584

Georgia Unemployment Rate

U.S. Unemployment Rate

6.3% 8.0% 5.5% 7.6% 8.0% 8.7% 6.6% 5.8% 6.8%

POPULATION

1992

1990

Estimated

Census Rank Population Rank

Percent

2000

Change I Projected

1990-1992 I Population Rank

Wheeler County City of Alamo Wheeler Area

4,903 151 855
81,080

4,804 151 82,522

-2.0

5,293 150

1.8

88,463

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

Wheeler Jeff Davis Laurens Montgomery Telfair Treutlen Total

26

25

51

84

55

139

232

237

469

37

30

67

53

60

113

37

34

71

469

441

910

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

Wheeler County

13,306

71.7

66.2

7.9

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

Miscellaneous
Occupations

Totals

Wheeler

8

23

17

4

1

3

18

30

19 123

Jeff Davis

35

82

47

5

17

50

43

49

52 380

Laurens

127 288 224

14

21 113 100 160 163 1,210

Montgomery

14 65 25

5

5

7

48

54

26 249

Telfair

27

99

60

6

15

22

57

53

44 383

Treutlen

14

31

25

2

2

16

51

36

14 191

Total

225 588 398

36

61 211 317 382 318 2,536

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 - WHEELER

INDUSTRY

1993 Average Employment

Average Weekly Wages

Agriculture, forestry, and fishing Construction Manufacturing
Apparel Lumber and wood products Transportation and public utilities Wholesale trade Retail trade Finance, insurance, and real estate Services Personal services Auto repair, services, garages Miscellaneous repair services Amusement and recreation services Health services Legal services Educational services Social services Membership organizations Private households Public Administration ALL INDUSTRIES

36
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329
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113 106 15 63 41 334
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156
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134
1,065

$ 327
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318
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484 427 298 182 281 298
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301
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291
$ 309

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
.Wheeler County
Employed persons. 16 years and over
Executive, administrative, and managerial Profes$ional specialty occupations Technical and refatedsupport 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
1,926 118 150 17 102 191 247 232 237 312 223 97

Percent
100.0 6.1 7.8 0.9 5.3 9.9
12.8 12.0 12.3 16.2 11.6 5.0

COMMUTING PATTERNS

Employed Residents of Wheeler County

County where Employed

Number

Wheeler

883

Telfair

434

Montgomery

169

Laurens

110

Toombs

73

Jeff Davis

65

Dodge

29

Other

118

Percent of Total
46.9 23.1
9.0 5.8 3.9 3.5 1.5 6.3

Total Residents

1,881

100.0

Source; 1990 Census of Population and Housing
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County of Residence

Persons Working in Wheeler County
Number

Wheeler

883

Telfair

100

Montgomery

56

Laurens

47

Treutlen

30

Toombs

27

DeKalb

22

Coffee

13

Fulton

13

Other

50

Percent of Total
71.2 8.1 4.5 3.8 2.4 2.2 1.8 1.0 1.0 4.0

Total Residents

1,241

100.0

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