Labor Profile
(updated
06/28/2010)
This profile of Meriwether County includes data for
Meriwether, Coweta, Harris, Pike, Spalding, Talbot, Troup, and Upson counties.
Current Labor Force
| Labor Force Statistics May 2010 |
Meriwether
County |
Georgia |
|
Civilian Labor Force |
9,384 |
4,701,630 |
|
Employment |
8,161 |
4,238,425 |
|
Unemployment |
1,223 |
463,205 |
|
Unemployment Rate |
13.0% |
9.9% |
April 2010 Monthly Averages
| County |
Labor Force |
Employed |
Unemployed |
Unemployed Rate/Percent
|
| Meriwether
|
9,393 |
8,175 |
1,218 |
13.0%
|
| Coweta |
59,551 |
53,520 |
6,031 |
10.1%
|
| Harris |
16,211 |
15,045 |
1,166 |
7.2% |
| Pike |
7,887 |
7,137 |
750 |
9.5% |
| Spalding |
28,132 |
24,515 |
3,617 |
12.9% |
| Talbot |
3,026 |
2,777 |
251 |
8.3% |
| Troup |
30,068 |
26,651 |
3,417 |
11.4% |
| Upson |
11,761 |
10,399 |
1,362 |
11.6% |
| Total |
166,029 |
148,217 |
17,812 |
10.5% |
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Georgia Unemployment Rate April 2010 -
9.7%
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US Unemployment Rate April 2010 - 9.5%
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Georgia Unemployment Rate May 2010 -
9.9%
Note: Labor force includes residents of the county who are
working or seeking work. Source:
Georgia Dept Of Labor
Population
| |
2000
Census |
2008
Rank |
2008
Estimate |
Percent Change
2000-2008 |
2015
Projected |
Percent
Change
2000-2015
|
| Meriwether County |
22,534 |
77 |
22,840 |
1.4 |
23,573 |
4.6 |
| Meriwether Area |
300,423 |
|
354,870 |
18.1 |
406,037 |
35.2 |
| Georgia |
8,186,453 |
|
9,685,744 |
18.3 |
10,813,573 |
32.1 |
| United States |
281,421,906 |
|
304,059,724 |
8.0 |
322,365,787 |
14.5 |
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