Labor Profile
(updated
02/01/2012)
This profile of Meriwether County includes data for
Meriwether, Coweta, Harris, Pike, Spalding, Talbot, Troup, and Upson counties.
Current Labor Force
| Labor Force Statistics
Dec 2011 |
Meriwether
County |
Georgia |
|
Civilian Labor Force |
9,377 |
4,746,493 |
|
Employment |
8,145 |
4,308,146 |
|
Unemployment |
1,192 |
438,347 |
|
Unemployment Rate |
12.8% |
9.2% |
November 2011 Monthly Averages
| County |
Labor Force |
Employed |
Unemployed |
Unemployed Rate/Percent
|
| Meriwether
|
9,307 |
8,152 |
1,155 |
12.4%
|
| Coweta |
60,765 |
55,324 |
5,441 |
9.0%
|
| Harris |
16,896 |
15,677 |
1,219 |
7.2% |
| Pike |
7,981 |
7,196 |
785 |
9.8% |
| Spalding |
28,433 |
24,811 |
3,622 |
12.7% |
| Talbot |
3,178 |
2,874 |
304 |
9.6% |
| Troup |
33,419 |
29,969 |
3,450 |
10.3% |
| Upson |
11,652 |
10,321 |
1,331 |
11.4% |
| Total |
171,631 |
154,324 |
17,307 |
10.3% |
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Georgia Unemployment Rate November 2011 -
9.2%
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US Unemployment Rate November 2011 - 8.2%
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Georgia Unemployment Rate December 2011 -
9.4%
Note: Labor force includes residents of the county who are
working or seeking work. Source:
Georgia Dept Of Labor
Population
| |
2010
Census |
2015
Rank |
2015
Projection |
Percent Change
2010-2015 |
2025
Projected |
Percent
Change
2010-2015
|
| Meriwether County |
21,992 |
81 |
25,235 |
14.7 |
28,896 |
31.4 |
| Meriwether Area |
364,337 |
|
416,884 |
14.4 |
522,825 |
43.5 |
| Georgia |
9,687,653 |
|
11,076,619 |
14.3 |
13,426,590 |
38.6 |
| United States |
301,050,816 |
|
322,365,787 |
4.3 |
394,439,199 |
13.1 |
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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
Jane Fryer, Executive Director
17234 Roosevelt Hwy, Bldg. B
Greenville, GA 30222
Phone: (706) 672-3467 Fax 706-672-4465
email: janefryer@windstream.net
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