GEORG-IA ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) AREA LABOR PROFILE ) This profile of Whitfield County includes data ) for Whitfield, Catoosa, Gordon, Murray, and Walker counties. ) CURRENT LABOR FORCE lllllls&IEl!D , '~, ,, ' ' 1. Whitfield 2. Catoosa 3. Gordon 4. Murray 5. Walker 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 Whitfield Catoosa Gordon Murray Walker Whitfield Area 42,371 22,494 19,727 16,198 29,302 130,092 Source: Georgia Department of Labor 40,351 21,438 18,467 15,371 27,574 123,201 2,020 1,056 1,260 827 1,728 6,891 Georgia Unemployment Rate U.S. Unemployment Rate 4.8 4.7 6.4 5.1 5.9 5.3 5.8% 6.8% POPULATION 1990 Census Rank 1992 Estimated Population Rank Percent Change 1990-1992 2000 Projected Population Rank Whitfield County City of Dalton Whitfield Area 72,462 21,761 234,485 17 74,135 18 241,852 2.3 83,593 22 3.1 274,054 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 'A Male Female Total Whitfield 367 335 702 Catoosa 182 192 374 Gordon 168 163 331 Murray 103 123 226 Walker 250 224 474 Total 1,070 1,037 2,107 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 Whitfield County 18,531 99.9 92.2 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 Miscel laneous Occu pations Totals Whitfield 198 496 90 15 53 251 124 129 367 1,723 Catoosa 73 156 42 3 12 86 34 81 127 614 Gordon 73 173 39 7 43 154 64 79 106 738 Murray 44 142 31 3 22 94 29 36 99 500 Walker 138 367 122 10 40 290 70 260 326 1,623 Total 526 1,334 324 38 170 875 321 585 1,025 5,198 Note: 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. Source: Georgia Department of Labor (Active applicants as of June 1994) Page 2 313-94 CURRENT INDUSTRY MIX - WHITFIELD INDUSTRY 1993 Average Employment Average Weekly Wages Agriculture, forestry, and fishing Mining Construction Manufacturing Food and kindred products Textiles Apparel Lumber and wood products Furniture and fixtures Paper and allied products Printing and publishing Chemicals and allied products Petroleum refining Rubber and miscellaneous plastic products Leather and leather products Stone, clay, glass, and concrete Fabricated metal products Industrial machinery, including computers Electronic, other electrical equipment Instruments and related 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 rep~ir, 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 324 74 1,083 28,707 * 21,723 221 101 55 366 2,363 1,064 * 431 * 162 72 640 * * * 2,478 3,280 5,958 1,105 9,398 295 402 2,043 340 139 64 168 2,647 146 2,502 235 56 284 60 * 1,430 53,842 $ 407 606 423 460 * 470 269 335 407 548 317 692 * 487 * 504 447 507 * * * 460 552 253 509 398 189 279 258 445 330 157 264 535 816 380 256 502 694 163 * 436 $ 431 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 employees who had any earnings; average earnings are then divided by the number of weeks in the period to obtain weekly figures. Health Services inctudes government hospitals. Educational Services includes government educational institutions. Source: Georgia Department of Labor - Data represent jobs in this county covered by unemployment insurance legislation. 313-94 Page 3 EMPLOYERS TEN LARGEST EMPLOYERS Whitfield County Area Horizon Industries Diamond Rug & Carpet AGE Corporation Synthetic Industries Aladdin Mills Inc Beaulieu of America Cumberland Yarns Hamilton Medical Shaw Industries Inc World Carpets Inc County Gordon Murray Walker Walker Whitfield Whitfield Whitfield Whitfield Whitfield Whitfield THREE LARGEST EMPLOYERS Whitfield County Aladdin Milfs Inc Cumberland Yarns Shaw Industries Inc Note: Represents employment covered by unemployment insurance, excluding government and railroads. Data shown for Third Quarter 1993. OCCUPATIONAL PROFILE Whitfield County Employed persons, 16 years and over Executive, administrative, and managerial Professional specialty occupations Technical and related support Sates Administrative, support, including clerical Service Farming, forestry, and fishing Precision production, craft and repair Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors Transportation and material moving Handlers, equipmentcleaners, helpers and laborers Source: 1990 Census {Summary tape fife 3) Number 37,932 3,854 3,114 926 3,767 6,273 2,895 484 4,594 7,562 2,659 1,804 Percent 100.0 10.2 8.2 2.4 9.9 16.5 7.6 1.3 12~1 19:9 7.0 4.8 COMMUTING PATTERNS Employed Residents of Whitfield county County where Employed Percent Number . of.Total Whitfield Murray Gordon Tennessee Catoosa Other 33,657> 1,301 678 641 386 645 Total Residents 37,308 Source: 1990 Census of Population and Housing Page 4 Persom;Wofki11g In . Whitf!eld CoQrity Murray Tennessee Catoosa . Gordon Walker Other 313-94