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Workforce

Area Labor Market

Fayette County Labor
Labor Force (March 2010) 51,035 people
Employment (March 2010) 46,453 people
Unemployment Rate (March 2010) 9.0%
Draw Area Manufacturing Employment 72,124 people
Draw Area Total Employment 750,060 people
Average Manufacturing Weekly Wage $802.00
Average Non-Manufacturing Weekly Wage $940.00
Union Workers 0%
Union Companies 0%

Source: Georgia Department of Labor

Current Draw Area Labor
County Labor Force Employed Unemployed Unemployment Rate
Clayton 132,102 116,132 15,970 12.1%
Coweta 59,737 53,266 6,471 10.8%
Fayette 51,035 46,453 4,582 9.0%
Fulton 478,685 428,108 50,577 10.6%
Spalding 28,501 24,398 4,103 14.4%
Total 750,060 668,357 81,703 11.4%

Source: Georgia Department of Labor (March 2010)

2005 Work Age Population
County Total 18–24 25–34 35–44 45–65
Clayton 175,228 29,717 47,461 40,172 57,878
Coweta 71,602 8,904 17,078 16,908 28,712
Fayette 69,197 7,295 9,355 17,633 34,914
Fulton 617,779 102,370 161,217 136,530 217,662
Spalding 37,652 5,744 8,052 8,039 15,817
Total 971,458 154,030 243,163 219,282 354,983

Source: Georgia Department of Labor (4th Quarter 2002)

Unemployment Rate
Georgia 10.4%
U.S. 10.2%

Source: Department of Labor (March 2010)

Fayette County Unionization
Workers 0%
Companies 0%

Source: Georgia Department of Labor (March 2007)

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