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Fayette County Labor
Labor Force (March 2008) 56,044 people
Employment (March 2008) 53,796 people
Unemployment Rate (March 2008) 4.0%
Draw Area Manufacturing Employment 72,124 people
Draw Area Total Employment 781,795 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 141,727 133,014 8,713 6.1%
Coweta 60,663 57,743 2,920 4.8%
Fayette 56,044 53,796 2,248 4.0%
Fulton 493,739 468,040 25,699 5.2%
Spalding 29,622 27,438 2,184 7.4%
Total 781,795 740,031 41,764 5.3%

Source: Georgia Department of Labor (March 2008)

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 5.3%
U.S. 5.2%

Source: Department of Labor (March 2008)

Fayette County Unionization
Workers 0%
Companies 0%

Source: Georgia Department of Labor (March 2007)