Labor Profile
(updated
04/29/2008)
This profile of Meriwether County includes data for
Meriwether, Coweta, Harris, Pike, Spalding, Talbot, Troup, and Upson
counties.
Current Labor Force
| Labor Force Statistics Mar 2008 |
Meriwether County
|
Georgia
(Preliminary) |
|
Civilian Labor
Force |
10,131 |
4,883,895 |
| Employment |
9,421 |
4,624,068 |
| Unemployment |
710 |
256,827 |
| Unemployment Rate |
7.0% |
5.3% |
February 2008 Monthly Averages
| County |
Labor Force |
Employed |
Unemployed |
Unemployed Rate/Percent
|
| Meriwether
|
10,020 |
9,340 |
680 |
6.8%
|
| Coweta |
60,041 |
57,242 |
2,799 |
4.7%
|
| Harris |
15,810 |
15,146 |
664 |
4.2% |
| Pike |
8,223 |
7,783 |
440 |
5.4% |
| Spalding |
29,187 |
27,200 |
1,987 |
6.8% |
| Talbot |
3,160 |
2,957 |
203 |
6.4% |
| Troup |
30,540 |
29,508 |
2,032 |
6.7% |
| Upson |
12,158 |
11,222 |
936 |
7.7% |
| Total |
169,139 |
159,398 |
9,741 |
6.1% |
- Georgia Unemployment Rate February 2008 - 5.3%
- US Unemployment Rate March, 2008 - 5.2%
- Georgia Unemployment Rate March 2008 - 5.3%
Note: Labor force includes residents of the county who are
working or seeking work.
Source:
Georgia Dept Of Labor
Population
| |
2000
Census |
2006
Rank |
2006
Estimate |
Percent Change
2000-2006 |
2010
Projected |
Percent
Change
2006-2010
|
| Meriwether County |
22,534 |
77 |
22,881 |
1.5 |
23,223, |
3.1 |
| Meriwether Area |
300,423 |
|
343,469 |
14.3 |
366,923 |
22.1 |
| Georgia |
8,186,453 |
|
9,363,941, |
14.4 |
9,864,970 |
20.5 |
| United States |
281,421,906 |
|
299,398,484 |
6.4 |
308,936,000 |
9.8 |
|
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|
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- Note: "Rank" indicates relative population among Georgia's 159 counties
- Source: Population Division, US Census
Bureau, Governor's Office of Planning & Budget
Contact Mr. Kip Purvis, President
Meriwether County Development Authority
91 Broad St
Warm Springs, Ga 31830
Phone: (706) 655-2558 Fax (706) 655-2812
email:
kippurvis@alltel.net
|
