Meriwether County IDA
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 includes residents of the county who are working or seeking work. 

  • This table indicates the size and composition of the 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%
  • Georgia Unemployment Rate April 2010 - 9.7%

  • US Unemployment Rate April 2010 - 9.5%

  • Georgia Unemployment Rate May 2010 - 9.9%

Note: Labor force includes residents of the county who are working or seeking work. SourceGeorgia 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
  • 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. Clint J. Taylor, Jr. Acting Executive Director
    Meriwether County Development Authority
    17234 Roosevelt Hwy, Bldg. B
    Greenville, GA 30222
    Phone: (706) 672-3464    Fax 706-672-3494
    email: velindawalton@windstream.net