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ANNUAL REPORT

ANALYSIS

Georgia Department of LaborMichael L. Thurmond, Commissioner

Published byWorkforce Information & Analysis Division

Equal Opportunity Employer/Program • Auxiliary Aids and ServicesAvailable upon Request to Individuals with Disabilities

Georgia

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GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR148 ANDREW YOUNG INTERNATIONAL BLVD., N.E. u ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-1751

MICHAEL L. THURMOND

COMMISSIONER

An Equal Opportunity Employer

Dear Fellow Georgians,

The Georgia Department of Labor is pleased to providethis report of important labor market information.Information is crucial to planning the current and futureneeds of both Georgia business and the workforce.Informed decision making is the hallmark of what hasmade Georgia so successful in creating the strongbusiness climate that has brought opportunity to millionsof Georgians.

The state of Georgia is a great place to live, work, and dobusiness. However, the world in which we live and workis changing. New challenges and opportunities arecreated from these changes. The age of informationrequires more and better information to ensure thatGeorgia continues to lead during the twenty-first century.I hope you find this report informative and useful.Working together we can meet the challenges that face usand continue to position Georgia as both a national anda world leader in business and opportunity.

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Georgia quietly stepped up to the plate and established the state’s prominence as a nationalleader in job creation and labor force growth during the decade of the nineties.

The state gained nearly one million jobs during the last decade. One minor blip occurred onGeorgia’s growth radar during the nineties – the state lost 50,000 jobs in a brief recessionin 1991. The next year the state regained those 50,000 jobs and proceeded toward its roleas a national job growth leader for the remainder of the decade.

For most of the nineties Georgia ranked among the top five states in the nation in terms oftotal job growth and percentage rate of job growth. Georgia rivaled the nation’s perennialemployment leaders such as California, Texas, Florida and New York by tallying more than100,000 jobs per year during five of the six years between 1994 and 1999. Georgia alsoranked among the fastest growing job markets in the nation with growth rates that chal-lenged those of much smaller, but rapidly-growing states such as Nevada, Arizona, Colo-rado and Utah.

In the fall of 2000, headlines in the Georgia Department of Labor’s Georgia Labor MarketTrends announced that “Employment growth begins to level off” and one month later:“Narrowing growth margins give signs the boom of the 90s may be a tough act to follow”.With employment leveling off Georgia’s stubborn economic engine created 94,700 jobs in2000. In 2001, the state economy was already weakening when the events on September11, 2001 sent shock waves throughout the nation.

Over the next three years Georgia lost a total of 104,400 jobs. Despite reports of nationaleconomic recovery, job growth did not resume in Georgia until 2004. Still, it was not until2005 that the state once again gained over 100,000 jobs and surpassed the job totalachieved in the year 2000.

Georgia’s economy in 2006 was healthy and dynamic. The state’s unemployment rate wasbelow the national average, over 80,000 new jobs were created and people who receivedunemployment insurance had the shortest duration in the nation. However even withpositive labor market indicators, there are challenges present. The state’s demographics arechanging which will result in shortages of skilled labor. There will be a high demand foroccupations in the health care industries. Manufacturing employment has been in declinewith more major layoffs expected. Jobs requiring postsecondary education and training aregrowing faster than jobs requiring any formal education beyond high school.

The following pages contain graphs, charts and maps for Georgia that provide a visualanalysis of the most current labor market information for 2006 and beyond. Throughthorough examination of the economic statistics in this publication, businesses, educationinstitutions, economic development organizations and governments should be able to under-stand where Georgia is economically and help to develop a comprehensive workforcesystem.

Report Overview


Data Source: U.S. Department of Labor and Georgia Department of Labor

Over-the-Year Percent Change in Jobs2000 - 2006 Georgia - US

Throughout the 1990s, Georgia experienced unprecedented job growth. At the beginning of the newmillennium, job growth slowed and entered a recession. Georgia’s job market was more negativelyimpacted than the nation as a whole. However as recovery began, Georgia once again outpaced thenational growth trend.

Growth since 1990 has created great opportunities for workers. Since 1990, Georgia has ranked fourthamong all states in net labor force growth. In addition, Georgia became the sixth fastest growing laborforce in the nation.

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Non-Agricultural EmploymentGeorgia 1990 - 2006

Data Source: Georgia Department of Labor


Industry Employment ChangeGeorgia 2005 - 2006

Despite two recessions andthe tragic events of Septem-ber 11th, Georgia added1,094,000 to its payrollssince 1990. This kind ofgrowth reveals a resilientjob market able to with-stand setbacks and possess-ing the flexibility to adaptto changing trends in theeconomy.

Georgia added 83,200 jobsduring 2006. More jobswere gained in Professionaland Business services thanany other sector. Com-bined with Trade/Trans-portation and Education/Health Services, thesethree sectors accounted foralmost 54 percent of thetotal annual job growth.

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Total Unemployment RateGeorgia and U.S. 1970 - 2006

Unemployment Insurance Initial Claims2000 - 2006


Average Unemployment Insurance DurationGeorgia compared to U.S. 2000 - 2006*

From 2000 through 2006Georgia’s initial claims forunemployment insurancebenefits increased 15.2percent, while the U.S.figure grew 4.3 percentover the same time period.

Average duration refers tothe number of weeks anindividual receives unem-ployment insurancebenefits. At 11.0 weeks,Georgia’s average durationfor 2006 was the lowest inthe nation.

Georgia’s annual averageunemployment rate hastracked the national ratefor nearly four decadesand the state’s jobless ratehas prevailed at or belowthe U.S. average rate for allbut three of those years.High unemployment ratesnormally lag behindeconomic recessions. Asthe economy improves,rates often remain high asmore people enter or re-enter the labor marketlooking for work as jobsbecome more plentiful.


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Unemployment Rate by Counties

Annual Average 2006

Georgia’s Unemployment Rate: 4.6%U.S. Unemployment Rate: 4.6%

Unemployment Rate

8.0% or greater 6.0% to 7.9% 4.6% to 5.9% Less than 4.6%

Hancock 8.5

Warren 8.5

Chattahoochee 9.5

Burke 6.7

Troup 6.0

Telfair 7.5

Wilkes 6.3

Sumter 6.3

Talbot 6.6

Elbert 6.5

Taylor 6.4

Hart 6.5

Stewart 6.7

Macon 7.3

Jefferson 6.5

Wilcox 6.0

Upson 6.4

Meriwether 6.4

Randolph 6.5

Jeff Davis 7.3

Calhoun 6.0

Dougherty 6.0

Lincoln 6.3

Richmond 6.2

McDuffie 6.2

Bleckley 6.1

Treutlen 6.1

Spalding 6.3

Taliaferro 7.5

Ware 5.1

Clinch 5.2

Laurens 5.3

Early 5.0

Worth 5.2

Wayne 5.6 Coffee

5.4

Charlton 4.6

Fulton 4.9

Tift 5.1

Screven 5.0

Liberty 5.5

Emanuel 5.1

Decatur 5.7

Carroll 4.8

Irwin 5.1

Dodge 4.9

Dooly 5.9

Bartow 4.8

Tattnall 5.3

Appling 5.6

Mitchell 4.9

Jones 5.1

Baker 5.0

Rabun 5.7

Washington 5.9

Bibb 5.7

Jasper 4.8

Greene 5.9

Terrell 5.6

Brantley 4.6

Crisp 5.9

Twiggs 5.8

Pike 4.6

Heard 4.9

Clay 4.6

Wilkinson 5.9

Putnam 4.6

Toombs 5.3

Jenkins 5.4

Bacon 4.6

Turner 5.8

Cook 5.5

Atkinson 5.5

Butts 5.4

DeKalb 5.1

Crawford 5.1

Wheeler 5.8

Franklin 5.2

Ben Hill 5.8

Haralson 4.6

Chattooga 5.2

Lamar 5.6

Newton 5.3

Johnson 5.4

Baldwin 5.5

Seminole 5.1

Webster 4.7

Schley 5.8

Douglas 4.9

Peach 5.9 Muscogee

5.5

Stephens 5.0

Montgomery 5.3

Clayton 5.6

Quitman 5.0

Glascock 5.1

Rockdale 4.9

Hall 3.8 Floyd

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Lee 3.7

Bulloch 4.2

Long 3.7

Harris 3.7

Bryan 3.5

Grady 4.0

Polk 4.3

Colquitt 4.3

Camden 4.2

Brooks 4.1

Gilmer 3.6

Thomas 4.1

Walker4.4

Cobb 4.1

Berrien 4.2 Glynn

3.8

Echols 3.2

Coweta 4.1

Union 3.7

Lowndes 3.9

Henry 4.5

Marion 4.4

Pierce 4.2

Monroe 4.5

Miller 3.6

Murray 4.3

Gwinnett 4.1

Gordon 4.4

Walton 4.5

Effingham 3.3

Chatham 4.0

Morgan 4.4

Cherokee 3.6

Houston 4.3

McIntosh 4.2

White 3.7

Jackson 3.9

Oglethorpe 3.6

Banks 3.2

Paulding 4.1

Pulaski 4.5

Lumpkin 4.1

Madison 3.6

Forsyth 3.2

Candler 4.2

Lanier 3.9

Evans 4.5

Fannin 4.0

Whitfield 4.5

Dade 4.0

Columbia 4.1

Pickens 3.7

Towns 3.4

Dawson 3.7

Fayette 3.9

Habersham 4.1

Barrow 4.2

Catoosa 3.7

Clarke 3.9


In 2000, there were 27mass layoff events in themanufacturing sector, with18.5 percent of thoselayoffs occurring in Ap-parel and another 18.5percent taking place inTransportation Equip-ment. By 2006, the num-ber of total events per yeargrew to 48, with 18.8percent of the layoffs inTextile Mills and an addi-tional 18.8 percent inTransportation Equip-ment.

Mass Layoff Statisticsevents occur when a pri-vate sector non-farmemployer has at least 50initial claims for unemploy-ment insurance filedagainst them during a five-week period and 50 ormore workers are separatedfrom their jobs for at least31 days.

From 2000 to 2003, thetotal number of mass layoffevents nearly tripled, risingfrom 35 to 102 per year.There were 16 fewer eventsper year from 2003 to2006, with 55.8 percent ofall mass layoff events for2006 taking place inmanufacturing.

Mass Layoff Statistics (MLS)Number of Events in Manufacturing 2000 - 2006


Mass Layoff Statistics (MLS)Total Events 2000 - 2006


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2006 Total Mass Layoff StatisticsWorker Characteristics: Age

2006 Total Mass Layoff StatisticsWorkers: Percentage by Industry

2006 Mass Layoff Statistics in Manufacturing:Percentage of Workers by Subsector

Between 2000 and 2006,workers that were affectedby Mass Layoff Statisticsevents who were under 30decreased 6.0 percent,workers between 30 and44 declined 4.5 percent,between 45-54 increased7.2 percent and 55 andover increased 3.7 percent.

In 2000, there were nearly4,200 workers affected bymass layoffs in manufac-turing. By 2006, thatnumber had risen to over11,000 per year, a growthof 171.2 percent.

In 2000, textile millsaccounted for 12.5 percentof all workers affected bymass layoffs in manufac-turing. By 2006, thatfigure had risen to 25.5percent. Over the sametime frame, Transporta-tion Equipment increasedfrom 14.4 percent to 21percent.

Accommodation and food services,

3.60%

Health care and social assistance,

3.20%

Information, 3.70%

Transportation & Warehousing,

5.60%

Wholesale trade, 3.30%

All other industries, 14.30%

Manufacturing, 66.30%

Textile product mills,

11.20%

Textile mills, 25.50%

Transportation equipment,

21.00%

All other industries,

10.80%

Beverage and tobacco product,

6.90%

Wood products, 10.70%

Plastics and rubber products,

4.40%

Machinery, 4.30%

Apparel, 5.20%

55 and over, 16.00%

30 to 44, 39.90%

45 to 54, 28.60%

Under 30, 15.50%


Percent Distribution of Private SectorEstablishments and Employment by Size Class*


In 2006, the majority of Georgia privately-owned business establishments (59.4%) employedfewer than five employees, while accounting for 5.5 percent of total private employment forthe state. Conversely, the bulk of employment (48.6%) was composed of establishmentsemploying between 20-250 workers, or only 13 percent of total private businesses in thestate.

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Establishments Employment


Percent Distribution of Private-Sector Establishmentswith 1 to 19 Employees

Fourth Quarter 2006

Treutlen600

Worth1,410

Harris1,796

Stewart492

Baker234

Brantley886

Miller782

McIntosh1,046

Lincoln788

Oglethorpe818

Seminole1,002

Taliaferro108

Clinch906 Charlton

786

Long328

Screven1,236

Bryan2,458

Grady2,100

Wilkes1,306

Brooks1,004

Appling1,994

Jones1,374

Talbot340

Elbert2,714

Lee1,734

Taylor724

Rabun2,254

Fannin2,328

Jefferson1,784

Union2,564

Wilcox538

Greene1,634

Terrell866

Pierce1,434

Monroe1,864

Twiggs420

Walton6,532

Meriwether1,536

Cherokee17,452

Randolph734 Turner

834

White2,640

Cook1,664

Pike1,032

Paulding6,168

Johnson642

Madison1,532

Jeff Davis1,440

Forsyth15,474

Calhoun610

Pickens2,438

Morgan2,102

Warren414

Crawford518

Lumpkin2,098

Candler1,060

Lamar1,220

Towns1,406

Dawson2,742

Oconee3,376

Montgomery584

Quitman142

Ware4,724

Burke1,466

Laurens5,368 Bulloch

6,448

Wayne2,428

Early1,284

Coffee4,052

Liberty3,866

Emanuel2,172

Decatur2,754

Irwin652

Dodge1,854

Telfair1,050

Colquitt4,318

Camden3,900

Dooly910

Bartow8,478

Tattnall1,344Sumter

3,402

Gilmer2,336

Thomas5,616

Mitchell2,070

Walker3,278

Hall17,044

Berrien1,356

Echols156

Macon984

Coweta7,960

Washington1,910

Jasper714

Lowndes12,286

Glynn11,734

Marion438

Upson2,086

Gwinnett81,052

Crisp2,444

Heard542

Effingham2,694

Henry13,160

Clay268

Chatham31,164

Tift4,888

Wilkinson800

Putnam1,916

Toombs2,982

Hart1,918

Jenkins612

Bacon1,050

Jackson4,894

Atkinson486

Banks802

Newton5,612

Franklin1,900

Dade952

Columbia8,172

Ben Hill1,820

Dougherty12,128

Haralson1,916

Lanier450

Chattooga1,438

Webster144

Spalding5,358

Carroll8,360

Polk2,470 Cobb

71,132

Bibb19,960

Wheeler438

Pulaski808

Butts1,722

McDuffie2,328

Evans1,204

Fayette12,426

Bleckley884

Habersham3,916

Douglas10,372

Peach2,194

Barrow4,334

Muscogee20,776

Catoosa3,368

Stephens2,542

Rockdale8,868

Floyd8,638

Troup6,314

Murray2,002

Gordon4,372

Houston10,314

DeKalb55,404

Baldwin4,072

Fulton135,992

Hancock260

Whitfield10,696

Richmond20,966

Schley200

Clayton17,642

Clarke12,698

Chattahoochee258

Glascock110

Percentage ofEmployeesin County

40.1% - 50.0%30.1% - 40.0%20.1% - 30.0%

Over 50.0%

20.0% or Less


Percent Distribution of Private-Sector Establishmentswith 20 to 249 Employees

Fourth Quarter 2006

Irwin1,838

Echols532

Clay708 Bacon

2,530

Atkinson1,316

Lanier1,078

Webster444

Glascock462

Bryan3,718

Grady4,102

Wilkes2,250

Brooks2,058

Talbot556

Taylor1,184

Jefferson3,644

Wilcox

832

Twiggs806

Crisp5,802

Randolph1,510

Cook3,252

Banks2,436

Johnson1,368

Warren892

Crawford788

Schley978

Quitman236

Chattahoochee864

Ware8,120

Burke3,424

Worth2,106

Charlton1,440

Screven2,306

Liberty8,718

Emanuel3,994

Dooly1,920

Bartow18,362

Tattnall3,130

Sumter7,138

Jones1,964

Troup16,680

Elbert3,710

Lee2,792

Stewart688

Macon1,842

Coweta18,206

Baker288

Fannin3,378

Union3,346

Terrell1,420

Brantley1,230

Marion950

Pierce2,218

Monroe3,240

Upson4,096

Gwinnett186,214

Walton11,022

Henry24,722

Wilkinson1,736

Toombs6,370

Hart3,438

Meriwether2,644

Cherokee26,534

Turner1,462

McIntosh1,376

White3,878

Jackson11,008

Pike1,306

Lincoln850

Paulding10,892

Madison2,160

Franklin4,570

Jeff Davis2,590

Forsyth26,556

Columbia14,316

Ben Hill4,292

Haralson4,236

Pickens4,494

Morgan3,896

Cobb163,852 Oglethorpe

1,030

Pulaski1,776

Butts3,660

Dade2,018

Candler1,794

McDuffie4,628

Lamar2,122

Towns2,180

Dawson3,900

Fayette22,092

Douglas23,264

Oconee5,250

Barrow8,322

Taliaferro146

Catoosa8,502

Stephens5,856

Montgomery1,012

Rockdale17,468

Clinch1,042

Laurens9,942 Bulloch

10,220

Wayne4,250

Early2,204

Decatur5,306

Floyd21,536

Dodge3,180

Colquitt7,784

Camden7,258

Appling3,052

Gilmer3,922

Thomas10,408

Mitchell4,086

Walker6,886

Hall33,776

Rabun2,782

Washington4,124

Jasper1,126

Lowndes23,008

Greene2,548

Glynn18,150

Heard1,040

Gordon9,780

Effingham4,268

Chatham67,004

Tift9,694

Putnam3,018

Houston22,662

Newton9,720

DeKalb123,660

Calhoun828

Dougherty24,366

Spalding10,728

Carroll17,734

Fulton357,008

Polk5,530

Bibb40,960

Wheeler758

Whitfield28,654

Richmond46,706

Seminole1,192

Bleckley1,592

Treutlen582

Habersham6,228

Peach3,892Muscogee

46,590

Clayton47,842

Coffee6,820

Long314

Harris1,310

Telfair1,548

Berrien1,674

Miller666

Murray4,964

Jenkins646

Baldwin7,132

Chattooga2,638

Hancock410

Lumpkin2,202

Evans1,830

Clarke26,878

Percentage ofEmployees inCounty

60.1% - 70.0%50.1% - 60.0%40.1% - 50.0%

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40.0% or Less


Percent Distribution of Private-Sector Establishmentswith 250 or More Employees

Fourth Quarter 2006

Telfair1,926

Berrien2,064

Murray5,726

Jenkins1,240

Houston22,970

Baldwin9,182

Hancock674

Clayton45,106

Clarke28,284

Bulloch7,160

Coffee6,552

Long364

Floyd13,696

Gilmer3,118

Thomas7,508

Mitchell3,020

Walker4,550

Hall22,346

Lowndes15,842

Gordon9,142

Chatham42,240

Tift6,692

Putnam2,276

Newton6,814

DeKalb108,328

Dougherty15,818

Chattooga2,552

Spalding7,522

Carroll14,438

Fulton305,664

Polk4,046

Whitfield25,306

Lumpkin2,436

Richmond37,544

Evans1,566

Bleckley1,206

Habersham4,430

Muscogee31,692

Burke1,252

Clinch540

Laurens5,726

Wayne2,390

Early1,298

Liberty4,672

Harris1,140

Decatur2,786

Troup8,966

Dodge1,832

Colquitt4,818

Camden4,552

Dooly750

Bartow8,996

Tattnall1,244

Macon856

Washington2,404

Jasper786

Greene1,244

Henry9,890

Marion374

Glynn10,640

Upson1,798

Gwinnett72,120

Heard672

Effingham2,254

Toombs2,840

Hart1,430

Jackson4,532

Wheeler378

Columbia5,650

Ben Hill2,072

Haralson1,696

Cobb84,918

Bibb26,056

Pulaski780

Butts1,502

Peach1,964

Barrow3,634

Catoosa4,064

Chattahoochee286

Rockdale7,382

Ware3,040

Lee592

Charlton296

Screven492

Emanuel1,532

Appling1,192

Sumter2,622

Coweta6,334

Rabun638

Union660

Terrell286

Pierce562

Crisp970

Monroe780

Miller334

Walton3,634

Wilkinson556

Meriwether798

Cherokee6,210

Turner412

Banks658

Paulding2,988

Franklin1,546

Jeff Davis604

Forsyth9,464

Calhoun268

Dade680

Pike268

Morgan680

Candler336

McDuffie1,182

Dawson1,108

Seminole252

Fayette7,068

Schley284

Douglas5,212

Stephens1,598

Montgomery278

Worth0

Bryan0

Irwin0

Grady438

Wilkes0

Brooks0

Jones280

Talbot0

Elbert674

Taylor0

Echols0

Stewart0

Baker0

Fannin274

Jefferson334

Wilcox0

Brantley0

Twiggs0

Clay0

Randolph0

Bacon0 McIntosh

0

Cook0

White374

Atkinson0

Lincoln0

Johnson0

Madison268

Lanier0

Pickens626

Webster0

Oglethorpe0

Warren0

Crawford0

Lamar324

Towns352

Treutlen0

Oconee326

Taliaferro0

Quitman0

Glascock0

Percentage ofEmployees inCounty

30.1% - 40.0%20.1% - 30.0%10.1% - 20.0%

Over 40.0%

10.0% or Less


Georgia has averaged abouttwenty five dollars less inaverage weekly wage com-pensation than the U.S.during 2000 – 2006. In2006, the state rankedtwenty-first in the nationfor weekly wage compensa-tion just behind Arizona.The District of Columbiahad the highest averageweekly wage in the nationduring 2006.

Annual wages by industrysector include all employ-ment covered by unemploy-ment insurance laws inGeorgia. Generally, jobswith the highest rate of payrequire postsecondaryeducation, provide thegreatest opportunities foradvancement and offergreater geographic mobil-ity. Many lower paying jobsare part-time and seasonalor temporary. In thisgraph, local education andhospitals are included inlocal government. Stateeducation and hospitalsare included in stategovernment.

Average Annual Wage by Industry2006

Average Weekly Wage All Industries 2000 - 2006



$34,008

$34,944

$39,728

$41,600

$41,808

$41,860

$44,148

$45,916

$54,496

$60,528

$61,516

$64,324

$65,936

$68,744

$73,008

$81,848

$25,272

$14,976

$40,352

$25,532

$27,924

$28,548

$29,484

All industries

Accommodation & Food Services

Retail trade

Ag, Forestry, Fish & Hunt

Other services except government

Arts, Entertainment & Recreation

Admin & Waste Svcs

Local government

State government

Health care & social services

Educational services

Construction

Transp & Warehousing

Manufacturing

Real Estate, Rental & Leasing

Mining

Federal government

Wholesale trade

Prof, Scientific & Tech

Finance and insurance

Information

Utilities

Mgmt of Companies & Enterprises

$679$697 $707

$726$754

$782$803

$776$752

$728$704

$687$676$658

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$500

$600

$700

$800

$900

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US* Georgia

*U.S. average based on 1st, 2nd and 3rd quarter 2006


Georgia Employment By AgeYear Ending March 2006

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau; Local Employment Dynamics

Georgia Industry Employment PercentagesYear Ending March 2006

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau; Local Employment Dynamics0% 2% 4% 6% 8% 10% 12% 14%

MiningUtilities

Ag, Forestry, Fish & HuntArts, Entertainment & Recreation

Mgmt of Companies & EnterprisesReal Estate, Rental & Leasing

Other Services (exc Public Admin)Information

Finance and InsurancePublic Administration

Transp & WarehousingConstruction

Prof, Scientific & TechWholesale Trade

Admin/Support & Waste MgmtAccommodation & Food Services

Educational ServicesHealth Care & Social Assistance

Retail TradeManufacturing

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Information

Finance and Insurance

Other Services (exc Public Admin)


Wholesale Trade

Educational Services


Construction

Manufacturing

Health Care & Social Assistance

Retail Trade


Admin/Support & Waste Mgmt

Thousands

Georgia Separations by IndustryYear Ending March 2006


Unless older workersremain in the labor forcebeyond traditional retire-ment age, labor shortageswill occur due to fewernumbers of young workers.

Workers separate fromtheir jobs for variousvoluntary and involuntaryreasons. The net effect ofhirings and separationsproduces the net job gains(or job losses) that arecommonly reported inlabor market information.

Despite manufacturinglosses exceeding 80,000 jobssince the year 2000, manu-facturing continues tomaintain prominence alongwith retail trade as Georgia’slargest industry sectors. Inthese graphs attributed tothe U.S. Census Bureau,public hospitals and publiceducation are shown inHealth Care and SocialAssistance and EducationalServices respectively ratherthan in Public Administra-tion (government).

Male Female

600,000 600,000400,000400,000 200,000 200,0000

14 - 24

55 - 64

45 - 54

36 - 44

25 - 34

65 - 99

Age

Male Female

600,000 600,000400,000400,000 200,000 200,0000

14 - 24

55 - 64

45 - 54

36 - 44

25 - 34

65 - 99

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Where People Work in Georgia By Selected AgeGroups: Year Ending March 2006


Selected Age Groups as a Percentage of IndustryEmployment: Year Ending March 2006

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Mining

Utilities

Total Youth (14 - 21)

Total Older Worker (55 -99)


More than half of all youth14-21 work in either Ac-commodation & FoodServices or Retail Trade.These industry sectors havelarge numbers of entrylevel occupations alongwith part-time, seasonaland temporary jobs. Withthe exception of RetailTrade, industries withlargest numbers of olderworkers have relatively fewyoung workers.

Educational Services notonly has the largest num-ber of older workers, it isalso the most heavilyconcentrated with workers55 and over, along withPublic Administration.Many industry sectors facethe possibility of signifi-cant numbers of workersreaching retirement ageover the next several years.

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Health Care & Social AssistanceConstruction



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Utilities

Mining

Youth (14 - 21)Older Workers (55 - 99)

Total Youth = 314,325 Total Older = 554,127

Thousands0 20 40 60 80 100


Retail Trade

Manufacturing

Health Care & Social AssistanceConstruction



Admin/Support & Waste MgmtEducational Services


Wholesale Trade

Transp & WarehousingFinance and Insurance

Information


Real Estate, Rental & LeasingMgmt of Companies & Enterprises


Utilities

Mining

Youth (14 - 21)Older Workers (55 - 99)

Total Youth = 314,325 Total Older = 554,127Total Youth = 314,325 Total Older = 554,127

Thousands


Turnover Rates by IndustryYear Ending March 2006


Turnover By Age Group Year Ending March 2006


12.0%

3.4%

5.1%

5.8%

7.5%

8.5%

8.8%

9.3%

9.4%

10.2%

10.3%

11.3%

11.4%

12.9%

13.1%

13.6%

13.9%

15.7%

17.1%

20.1%

21.9%

All Industries

Utilities

Mining



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Manufacturing


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Ag, Forestry, F ish & Hunt

Construction

Retail T rade




In Georgia the indus-try sector with thehighest turnover rateincludes the Employ-ment Services sub-sector, which by itsnature offers manytemporary job oppor-tunities. The nextthree industry sectorsexhibit distinctseasonal trends.Construction also hasseasonal trends alongwith many project-based jobs of limitedduration.

As would be expected,younger workers havehigher turnover rates.However, olderworkers today and inthe future are likelyto retire from onecareer and beginanother.

12.0%

9.7%

7.6%

8.3%

10.4%

13.8%

20.2%

25.4%

29.3%

All Ages

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55-64

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14-18

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New Hires in Georgia By Selected Age GroupsYear Ending March 2006


New Hires in GeorgiaYear Ending March 2006


New Hires in Georgia Monthly Earnings By Age Groups Year Ending March 2006


17,74222,49724,02326,02326,317

34,10245,71647,666

53,682107,834

126,057129,666

6,253753457

8,72511,02811,37711,55011,910

MiningUtilities

Mgmt of Companies & EnterprisesAg, Forestry, Fish & Hunt

Public AdministrationArts, Entertainment & Recreation

InformationReal Estate, Rental & Leasing

Finance and InsuranceOther Services (exc Public Admin)

Transp & WarehousingWholesale Trade

Educational ServicesProf, Scientific & Tech

ManufacturingConstruction

Health Care & Social AssistanceRetail Trade

Accommodation & Food ServicesAdmin/Support & Waste Mgmt

New hires by industryclosely resemble separa-tions by industry on page15. These large numbers ofnew hires illustrate theamount of churning orsimultaneously creatingand eliminating jobs thatoccurs in today’s jobmarket. New hires in thisgraph do not includeseasonal workers that leaveand return to the sameemployer year after year.

Turnover rates account forthe large number of youthnew hires even thoughthere are many more olderworkers in the labor force.

Similar to turnover rates byage group, new hire earn-ings by age offer no sur-prises. Lower earnings inthe younger age cohortsand the oldest cohortresult from part-time andtemporary employment.

0 10,000 20,000 30,000 40,000 50,000 60,000

MiningUtilities






Arts, Entertainment & RecreationOther Services (exc Public Admin)

ConstructionHealth Care & Social Assistance

Admin/Support & Waste MgmtManufacturing

Retail TradeAccommodation & Food Services

Youth (14 - 21)

Older Workers (55 - 90)

Total Youth = 169,116 Total Older = 48,054

90 or less for each group.


0 10,000 20,000 30,000 40,000 50,000 60,000

MiningUtilities







ConstructionHealth Care & Social Assistance

Admin/Support & Waste MgmtManufacturing

Retail TradeAccommodation & Food Services

Youth (14 - 21)

Older Workers (55 - 90)

Total Youth = 169,116 Total Older = 48,054Total Youth = 169,116 Total Older = 48,054





$2,241

$1,841

$2,983

$3,076

$2,874

$2,260

$1,538

$1,030

$653

All Ages

65-99

55-64

45-54

35-44

25-34

22-24

19-21

14-18

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$2,241

$1,841

$2,983

$3,076

$2,874

$2,260

$1,538

$1,030

$653

All Ages

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55-64

45-54

35-44

25-34

22-24

19-21

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Georgia’s Monthly Earnings By Age Groups Year Ending March 2006


Georgia’s Average Monthly & New Hire EarningsYear Ending March 2006


In Georgia averagemonthly earnings for thetwo youngest age cohortsbarely exceed their newhire earnings by $100 permonth. As previouslyreflected, high turnoverrates for youth explain thissmall variation in earnings.

Seven of the top ten indus-tries with the highestmonthly earnings are alsoseven of the smaller indus-try sectors in Georgia.Professional, Scientific &Technical, WholesaleTrade and Manufacturing,however, are amongGeorgia’s largest industriesthat also pay above averagewages.

$3,445

$2,575

$4,117

$4,269

$3,915

$2,942

$1,778

$1,142

$715

All Ages

65-99

55-64

45-54

35-44

25-34

22-24

19-21

14-18

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Mgmt of Companies & EnterprisesInformation

Utilities

Avg Monthly Earnings

Avg New Hire Earnings


Occupations requiringshort- and moderate-termon-the-job training willgenerate the majority of alljob openings over theprojection period, largelybecause of employeeturnover. All occupationalgroups requiring somepostsecondary educationwill have more job open-ings from business expan-sion than from turnover.

In general, the moreeducation and trainingthat a worker has, thehigher the average wage.As seen in the graph to theleft, occupational groupsrequiring postsecondaryeducation and training areamong the highest paid.Occupational groups thatdo not require any formaleducation beyond highschool are generally amongthe lowest paying.

Percentage of Jobsby Education/Training 2004 - 2014


Percentages of Annual Openingsby Education/Training Levels 2004 - 2014


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6%

Bachelor 's deg ree12%

Associate deg ree4%

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Work exper ience7%

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M oderate- term OJT (1-12 months)

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Shor t- term OJT39%

Average Hourly Wageby Education/Training Level 2006


It is expected that by theyear 2014 all occupationalgroups that require somepostsecondary educationwill see their share of jobsincrease or remain thesame over 2004 employ-ment levels. All occupa-tional groups that do notrequire any formal educa-tion beyond high schoolwill see their shares of totaljobs decrease over the sameperiod.

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40%

First professional degree

Doctoral degree

Master's degree

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Associate degree

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2004 2014

$27.12

$31.25

$60.77

$43.22

$27.36

$23.03

$15.19

$22.07

$16.97

$15.38

$10.19

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Bachelor's degree

Associate degree

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Moderate-term OJT (1-12 months)

Short-term OJT


Long-Term EmploymentProjected Annual Growth Rateby Workforce Investment Area

2004 to 2014

WIA022.79

WIA073.86

WIA07

WIA042.94

WIA07

WIA011.19

WIA191.73

WIA201.42

WIA091.96

WIA111.09

WIA131.22

WIA081.15

WIA181.10

WIA131.22

WIA031.19

WIA140.95

WIA100.69

WIA170.46

WIA050.35

WIA160.14WIA15

0.08

WIA120.18

ProjectedAnnualGrowth Rate

Greater than 2.00%1.01% to 2.00%0.51% to 1.00%0.26% to 0.50%0.25% or Less


Long-Term Employment Projections by Workforce Investment Areas2004 - 2014

Base Year Projected Change inWorkforce Investment Act Area Employment Employment Employment

WIA #1- NW Georgia 295,810 332,850 37,040

WIA #2- GA Mountains 209,630 276,050 66,420

WIA’s #3 & #6 - City of Atlanta & Balanceof Fulton Co. 763,450 859,430 95,980

WIA #4 - Cobb County 333,390 445,590 112,200

WIA #5 - DeKalb County 315,770 326,980 11,210

WIA #7 - Atlanta Regional 654,290 955,240 300,950

WIA #8 - West Central GA 162,860 182,630 19,770

WIA #9 - NE Georgia 185,460 225,160 39,750

WIA #10 - Macon/ Bibb County 89,040 95,210 6,170

WIA #11 - Middle GA 111,270 124,010 12,720

WIA #12 - Richmond & Burke Counties 118,370 120,530 2,160

WIA #13 - East Central GA 65,890 74,410 8,520

WIA #14 - Lower Chattahoochee 118,010 129,710 11,700

WIA #15 - Middle Flint 38,720 39,030 310

WIA #16 - Heart of GA/Altamaha 98,850 100,250 1,400

WIA #17 - SW Georgia 148,180 155,010 6,830

WIA #18 - South GA 99,940 111,430 11,490

WIA #19 - SE Georgia 58,890 68,400 9,510

WIA #20 - Coastal GA 262,170 301,660 39,490

With the exception of the Coastal Georgia Workforce Investment Area, (WIA #20), allWIA areas with employment levels over 200,000 in 2004 were in north Georgia.

Fueled largely by the phenomenal growth in employment in Gwinnett County, the AtlantaRegional area, (WIA #7), will forge ahead of the two Fulton County WIA’s to become thestate’s largest by 2014. In addition, the Northwest Georgia area, (WIA #1), will surpass theDeKalb WIA to become the 4th largest by 2014. Middle Flint (WIA#15) will remain thesmallest area, with projected growth slightly above 300 in the ten year period. In contrast,the Atlanta Regional area (WIA#7) will grow by over 300,000, nearly reaching one millionin employment.


Top Ten Industries with the Most Annual Openings,2006 - 2007

Georgia’s Top Ten Jobs by Most Expected AnnualOpenings for 2006 - 2007

Associate’s Degree or Postsecondary Vocational Training

23,360

19,660

16,830

10,800

7,510

6,830

6,740

6,470

6,330

5,970

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Self-employed and UnpaidFamily Workers

Ambulatory Health CareFacilities

Hospitals

Merchant Wholesalers, DurableGoods

Annual Openings

Industries from almost allof the major industrialsectors are represented inthis list. With the excep-tion of specialty tradecontractors, all of them arein the services-providingsectors. This is expectedsince more than 94 percentof Georgia’s job growthduring this period will bein the services-providingareas.

The annual openings forjobs requiring an associate’sor postsecondary voca-tional training at this jobpreparation level are domi-nated by registered nurses,the ninth most in-demandoccupation in Georgia.Average hourly wages runfrom a high of $25.20 forregistered nurses to a lowof $10.95 for hairdressersand cosmetologists.

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General & operationsmanagers lead the list ofmost in-demand jobs atthis job preparation level.However, when all K-12school teachers are consid-ered as a group, theirannual job openingsoutnumber those forgeneral & operationsmanagers.Each of these occupationspaid more than the state-wide annual average in2006.

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