Labor Profile
(updated
02/03/2010)
This profile of Meriwether County includes data for
Meriwether, Coweta, Harris, Pike, Spalding, Talbot, Troup, and Upson counties.
Current Labor Force
| Labor Force Statistics
December 2009 |
Meriwether
County |
Georgia |
|
Civilian Labor Force |
9,630 |
4,712,852 |
|
Employment |
8,240 |
4,239,629 |
|
Unemployment |
1,390 |
473,223 |
|
Unemployment Rate |
14.4% |
10.0% |
NOVEMBER 2009 Monthly Averages
| County |
Labor Force |
Employed |
Unemployed |
Unemployed Rate/Percent
|
| Meriwether
|
9,524 |
8,281 |
1,243 |
13.1%
|
| Coweta |
58,345 |
52,6962 |
5,683 |
9.7%
|
| Harris |
15,812 |
14,742 |
1,070 |
6.8% |
| Pike |
7,988 |
7,106 |
882 |
11.0% |
| Spalding |
28,655 |
24,507 |
4,148 |
14.5% |
| Talbot |
3,057 |
2,794 |
263 |
8.6% |
| Troup |
29,701 |
26,062 |
3,639 |
12.3% |
| Upson |
11,862 |
10,305 |
1,557 |
13.1% |
| Total |
164,944 |
146,459 |
18,485 |
11.2% |
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Georgia Unemployment Rate Nov 2009 -
9.8%
-
US Unemployment Rate Nov 2009 - 9.4%
-
Georgia Unemployment Rate Dec 2009 - 11.2%
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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Note: "Rank" indicates relative population among Georgia's 159 counties
Source: Population Division, US Census
Bureau, Governor's Office of Planning & Budget
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Contact
Mr. Kip Purvis, President
Meriwether County Development Authority
Meriwether County Administration Building
Greenville, GA 30222
Phone: (706) 672-3464 Fax 706-672-3494
email: kippurvis@windstream.net
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