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  Labor  Information

Draw Area Labor
 
County
 
Labor Force
 
Employed
 
Unemployed
 
Unemployment Rate %
Crawford 6,381 6,003 378 5.9
Lamar 8,260 7,782 478 5.8
Meriwether 10,316 9,631 685 6.6
Monroe 12,639 12,062 577 4.6
Pike 7,956 7,567 389 4.9
Spalding 29,724 27,621 2,103 7.1
Talbot 2,981 2,792 189 6.3
Taylor 3,293 3,035 258 7.8
Upson 12,236 11,395 841 6.9
Total 93,786 87,888 5,898 6.2

Active Applicants
 

Occupation
 

County
 

Draw Area
 

Total
 

Professional, Technical, Managerial

49

175

224

Clerical & Sales

177

374

551

Service

82

261

343

Agricultural, Forestry, Fishing, etc.

2

28

30

Processing

11

161

172

Machine Trades

78

223

301

Benchwork

73

228

301

Structural Work

45

231

276

Miscellaneous Occupations

113

513

626

Total

630

2,194

2,824


2005 Projected Work Age Population
 

County
 

Total
 

18-24
 

25-34
 

35-44
 

45-65
 

Crawford

6,395

947

1,384

1,468

2,596

Lamar

9,944

1,621

2,088

2,182

4,053

Meriwether

13,519

2,342

3,055

2,978

5,144

Monroe

13,574

2,123

2,865

2,961

5,625

Pike

9,259

1,360

1,857

2,048

3,994

Talbot

4,403

601

977

999

1,826

Taylor

5,103

814

1,164

1,117

2,008

Upson

16,330

2,496

3,522

3,645

6,667

Total

78,527

12,304

16,912

17,398

31,913


 
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