|
Labor
Report
| County |
Labor Force |
Employed |
Unemployed |
Unemployment
Rate |
| Catoosa |
37065 |
35565
|
1500 |
4.00% |
| Chattooga |
11656 |
10414 |
1242 |
10.70% |
| Dade |
8947 |
8575 |
372 |
4.20% |
| Floyd |
53215 |
51004 |
2211 |
4.20% |
| Gordon |
27793 |
26525 |
1268 |
4.60% |
| Walker |
35606 |
33329 |
2277 |
6.40% |
| Whitfield |
47911 |
45669 |
2242 |
4.70% |
| Total |
222193
|
211081 |
11112 |
5.54% |
Active Applicants
| Occupation |
County |
Surrounding
Draw Area |
Total |
| Professional,
Technical, Managerial |
181 |
959 |
1140 |
| Clerical
and Sales |
425 |
1882 |
2307 |
| Service |
327 |
1155 |
1482 |
| Agricultural,
Forestry, Fishing, etc. |
14 |
67 |
81 |
| Processing |
40 |
261 |
301 |
| Machine
Trades |
295 |
1177 |
1472 |
| Benchwork |
53 |
320 |
373 |
| Structural
Work |
230 |
895 |
1125 |
| Miscellaneous
Occupations |
252 |
2043 |
2295 |
| Total |
1817 |
8759 |
10576 |
Projected Work Age Population
| County |
Total |
18 - 24 |
25 - 34 |
35 - 44 |
45 - 65 |
| Catoosa |
45366 |
5835 |
8977 |
10608 |
19946 |
| Chattooga |
17486 |
2366 |
3580 |
4064 |
7476 |
| Dade |
10975 |
1796 |
1974 |
2355 |
4850 |
| Floyd |
62777 |
9940 |
12357 |
13680 |
26800 |
| Gordon |
38469 |
4882 |
7792 |
9662 |
16133 |
| Walker |
42279 |
5279 |
8374 |
9286 |
19340 |
| Whitfield |
64326 |
8696 |
14546 |
15501 |
25583 |
| Total |
281678 |
38794 |
57600 |
65156 |
120128 |
| Unemployment Rate
|
Unionization
|
Draw Area
defined as : Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Floyd, Gordon, Walker, Whitfield
| Source:
|
Georgia Department
of Labor (Industry Mix), First Quarter, 2007 |
| Georgia
Department of Labor (Labor Figures) November 2007 |
| Georgia Department
of Economic Development, 2008 |
| Georgia Department
of Community Affairs, 2008 |
| Georgia
Department of Revenue (Tax Rates), 2007 |
| Community,
last general update 2000 |
|
