Labor Report

County Labor Force Employed Unemployed Unemployment
Rate
Dade 8947 8575 372 4.20%
Walker 35606 33329 2277 6.40%
Total 44553 41904 2649 5.30%

Active Applicants

Occupation County Surrounding Draw Area Total
Professional, Technical, Managerial 14 181 195
Clerical and Sales 40 425 465
Service 21 327 348
Agricultural, Forestry, Fishing, etc. 2 14 16
Processing 3 40 43
Machine Trades 19 295 314
Benchwork 8 53 61
Structural Work 23 230 253
Miscellaneous Occupations 34 252 286
Total 164 1817 1981

Projected Work Age Population

County Total 18 - 24 25 - 34 35 - 44 45 - 65
Dade 10975 1796 1974 2355 4850
Walker 42279 5279 8374 9286 19340
Total 53254 7075 10348 11641 24190
Unemployment Rate
Georgia 4.2%
U.S. 4.5%
Unionization
Workers 3.9%
Companies 4.4%
Source: Georgia Department of Labor (Industry Mix), First Quarter 2007
Georgia Department of Labor (Labor Figures) November 2007
Georgia Department of Revenue (Tax Rates), 2007
Georgia Department of Economic Development 2008
Georgia Department of Community Affairs, 2008
Community, last general update, 2000