Georgia state Economy Profile

Official State Website URL- http://www.georgia.gov

Georgia state Economy

The number of private wage and salary workers in Georgia equals 3,029,368. Government workers comprise 14.95% of workers in Georgia. Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business make up 5.9% of Georgia labor force. There are 9,751 unpaid family workers in Georgia.

7.94% of population are involved in construction, 14.81% are in manufacturing, and 3.86% are in wholesale trade. 9.44% of labor force provide professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services in Georgia. 7.15% of people provide Arts, entertainment, recreation, in Georgia.

sixty-six point zero seven percent of population 16 years and over is in the active work force in Georgia. 77.46% of Georgia workers 16 years and over commute to work by car, truck, or van - drive alone. Two point eight four percent of Georgia residents work at home. 2.35% use public transportation (including taxicab).

	Georgia	%, Georgia	United States
Population 16 years and over	6,250,687		217,168,077
In labor force	4,129,666	66.07%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	4,062,808	65.0%	63.39%
- - Employed	3,839,756	61.43%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	223,052	3.57%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	5.5		5.8
- Armed Forces	66,858	1.07%	0.53%
Not in labor force	2,121,021	33.93%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	3,218,245	51.49%	51.66%
In labor force	1,912,651	30.6%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	1,903,633	30.45%	29.65%
- - Employed	1,788,233	28.61%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	668,530	10.7%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	395,825		12,787,501
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over	3,832,803		128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone	2,968,910	77.46%	75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled	557,062	14.53%	12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)	90,030	2.35%	4.73%
Walked	65,776	1.72%	2.93%
Other means	42,039	1.1%	1.19%
Worked at home	108,986	2.84%	3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)	27.7		25.5
Employed civilian population 16 years and over	3,839,756		129,721,512
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations	1,255,959	32.71%	33.65%
Service occupations	514,241	13.39%	14.86%
Sales and office occupations	1,028,240	26.78%	26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	24,489	0.64%	0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations	415,849	10.83%	9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	600,978	15.65%	14.62%
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	53,201	1.39%	1.87%
Construction	304,710	7.94%	6.78%
Manufacturing	568,830	14.81%	14.1%
Wholesale trade	148,026	3.86%	3.6%
Retail trade	459,548	11.97%	11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	231,304	6.02%	5.2%
Information	135,496	3.53%	3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing	251,240	6.54%	6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services	362,414	9.44%	9.3%
Educational, health and social services	675,593	17.59%	19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services	274,437	7.15%	7.87%
Other services (except public administration)	181,829	4.74%	4.87%
Public administration	193,128	5.03%	4.79%
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers	3,029,368	78.89%	78.47%
Government workers	574,042	14.95%	14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business	226,595	5.9%	6.63%
Unpaid family workers	9,751	0.25%	0.31%

	Georgia	%, Georgia	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	3,007,678		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	304,816	10.13%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	176,059	5.85%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	369,279	12.28%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	378,689	12.59%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	502,961	16.72%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	593,203	19.72%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	311,651	10.36%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	234,093	7.78%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	66,084	2.2%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	70,843	2.36%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	42,433		41,994
With earnings	2,520,993	40.33%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	56,625		56,604
With Social Security income	658,862	10.54%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	10,445		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	134,980	2.16%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	5,889		6,320
With public assistance income	87,403	1.4%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	2,261		3,032
With retirement income	433,034	6.93%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	17,957		17,376
Families	2,126,360		72,261,780
Less than $10,000	136,418	6.42%	5.75%
$10,000 to $14,999	94,819	4.46%	4.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	232,282	10.92%	10.74%
$25,000 to $34,999	252,748	11.89%	12.02%
$35,000 to $49,999	361,843	17.02%	17.13%
$50,000 to $74,999	469,208	22.07%	22.32%
$75,000 to $99,999	260,141	12.23%	12.47%
$100,000 to $149,999	199,851	9.4%	9.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	57,784	2.72%	2.75%
$200,000 or more	61,266	2.88%	2.92%
Median family income (dollars)	49,280		50,046
Per capita income (dollars)	21,154		21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers	35,791		37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers	26,679		27,194
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families	210,138		6,620,945
With related children under 18 years	163,137	77.63%	77.87%
- With related children under 5 years	79,164	37.67%	38.7%
Families with female householder, no husband present	120,303		3,315,916
With related children under 18 years	105,840	87.98%	88.68%
- With related children under 5 years	49,472	41.12%	42.27%
Individuals	1,033,793		33,899,812
18 years and over	668,387	64.65%	65.35%
- 65 years and over	102,228	9.89%	9.7%
Related children under 18 years	354,633	34.3%	33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years	247,970	23.99%	23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over	313,639	30.34%	31.63%

• Home
• Sell a Home
• Buy a Home
• Services
• Information
• My Fizber