- Total employment in the region between 1997 and 2001 increased
by 7.0% during this five
year period. Georgia's total employment growth during the same
period was 6.4%.
- Between 1997 and 2001, the region's annual unemployment rate
was lower than the state's rate, averaging 3.6%
compared with the state's average of 4.1%.
- In 1999, the average per capita personal income for the region
was $21,211 or 76.2%
of the United States average. Per capita personal income for all
of Georgia in 1999 was $26,499 or 95.2%
of the United States average.
- The average weekly manufacturing wage for the region in 2001
was $580. The average weekly wage
for all manufacturing jobs in Georgia was $720.
- During 1997, 15.3% lived below
the poverty level, compared with Georgia's rate of 14.8%
and the national rate of 13.3%.
Sources:
Unemployment rate
Total employment growth
Georgia Department of Labor, 1997-2001
Per capita income
U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1999
Poverty level
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 1997
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