Douglas
County
Updated: May 2015
Employment Trends
Labor Force Activity - 2014
2014 ANNUAL AVERAGES
Labor Force
Employed
Unemployed
Rate
Douglas
67,568
62,535
5,033
7.4%
Carroll
51,954
47,698
4,256
8.2%
Cobb
392,464
368,773
23,691
6.0%
Fulton
511,786
474,995
36,791
7.2%
Paulding
Douglas Area
Georgia
United States
75,002
70,342
4,660
6.2%
1,098,774
1,024,343
74,431
6.8%
4,756,708
4,414,343
342,365
7.2%
155,922,000
146,305,000
9,617,000
6.2%
Unemployment Rate Trends
Note: This series reflects the latest information available. Labor Force
includes residents of the county who are employed or actively seeking
employment.
Source: Georgia Department of Labor; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Population
2010
2014
Census Rank
Douglas
City of
Douglasville
132,403
17
2014
Estimate
% Change
2000-2014
2025
Projected*
% Change
2010-2025
138,776
4.8
216,756
63.7
30,961
Douglas Area
1,993,913
2,129,156
6.8
2,821,836
41.5
Georgia
9,687,653
10,097,343
4.2
13,426,590
38.6
308,745,538
318,857,056
3.3
349,439,199
13.2
United States
Source: Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau, *Governor's Office of Planning and Budget.
MARK BUTLER - COMMISSIONER, GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Equal Opportunity Employer/Program
Auxillary Aids and Services Available upon Request to Individuals with Disabilities
Workforce Statistics & Economic Research; E-mail: Workforce_Info@dol.state.ga.us Phone: (404) 232-3875
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Industry Mix - 4th Quarter of 2014
Douglas
NUMBER
INDUSTRY
Goods-Producing
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas
Extraction
Construction
Manufacturing
Food
Beverage and Tobacco Product
Textile Mills
Textile Product Mills
Paper
Printing and Related Support Activities
Petroleum and Coal Products
Chemical
Plastics and Rubber Products
Nonmetallic Mineral Product
Primary Metal
Fabricated Metal Product
Machinery
Computer and Electronic Product
Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and
Component
Transportation Equipment
Furniture and Related Product
Miscellaneous
Leather and Allied Product
Apparel
Wood Product
Service-Providing
Utilities
Wholesale Trade
Retail Trade
Transportation and Warehousing
Information
Finance and Insurance
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
Professional, Scientific, and Technical
Services
Management of Companies and
Enterprises
Administrative and Support and Waste
Management and Remediation Services
Educational Services
Health Care and Social Assistance
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
Accommodation and Food Services
Other Services (except Public
Administration)
Unclassified - industry not assigned
Total - Private Sector
Total - Government
Federal Government
State Government
Local Government
ALL INDUSTRIES
ALL INDUSTRIES - Georgia
Douglas Area
EMPLOYMENT
WEEKLY
NUMBER
EMPLOYMENT
WEEKLY
OF FIRMS
NUMBER
PERCENT
WAGE
OF FIRMS
NUMBER
PERCENT
WAGE
432
5
5,883
4
15.0
0.0
916
548
6,151
69
99,127
428
8.1
0.0
1,466
896
3
317
107
3
1
2
5
5
7
2
5
7
3
4
28
9
1
*
1,921
3,922
274
*
*
*
230
44
*
140
1,243
*
215
594
403
*
*
4.9
10.0
0.7
*
*
*
0.6
0.1
*
0.4
3.2
*
0.5
1.5
1.0
*
*
975
884
926
*
*
*
1,328
857
*
937
545
*
1,020
995
954
*
24
4,237
1,821
149
39
22
52
56
263
14
151
73
93
27
219
100
91
245
43,958
54,496
11,519
1,187
762
660
2,706
3,348
228
3,156
4,158
2,439
*
4,647
1,473
1,213
0.0
3.6
4.5
0.9
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.0
0.3
0.3
0.2
*
0.4
0.1
0.1
1,412
1,321
1,589
2,711
1,267
2,659
986
1,409
960
1,295
1,511
933
1,172
*
983
1,193
1,675
3
2
10
10
0
0
0
2,068
2
158
382
103
27
126
104
367
*
42
168
0
0
0
27,589
*
2,150
7,042
1,565
218
1,039
413
0.9
*
0.1
0.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
70.3
*
5.5
17.9
4.0
0.6
2.6
1.1
1,333
*
689
1,179
0
0
0
641
*
1,068
487
976
1,004
1,054
760
38
74
98
171
5
28
58
67,798
76
5,430
6,683
1,514
1,783
4,627
3,866
1,676
7,291
1,503
1,938
*
761
1,608
977,546
4,743
66,634
118,686
48,591
57,583
64,239
27,126
0.1
0.6
0.1
0.2
*
0.1
0.1
80.0
0.4
5.5
9.7
4.0
4.7
5.3
2.2
2,041
1,686
875
1,424
*
567
879
1,208
1,650
1,787
627
1,248
1,761
1,978
1,422
255
720
1.8
1,310
13,324
129,987
10.6
1,840
15
*
*
*
555
30,925
2.5
1,995
160
25
268
27
225
3,705
342
4,233
384
4,457
9.4
0.9
10.8
1.0
11.3
424
479
878
323
291
4,882
1,047
6,240
907
5,311
110,131
20,207
124,507
16,632
119,879
9.0
1.7
10.2
1.4
9.8
822
890
1,143
798
453
191
171
2,671
73
9
20
44
2,744
962
161
33,633
5,637
156
381
5,100
39,271
2.4
0.4
85.6
14.4
0.4
1.0
13.0
100.0
555
773
690
777
981
532
789
703
5,834
5,719
73,949
1,143
290
272
581
75,092
286,391
32,151
5,525
1,076,673
145,754
25,830
39,114
80,810
1,222,428
4,121,376
2.6
0.5
88.1
11.9
2.1
3.2
6.6
100.0
733
1,614
1,232
1,057
1,605
1,045
888
1,210
957
Note: *Denotes confidential data relating to individual employers and cannot be released. These data use the North American Industrial Classification System(NAICS)
categories. Average weekly wage is derived by dividing gross payroll dollars paid to all employees - both hourly and salaried - by the average number of employees who
had earnings; average earnings are then divided by the number of weeks in a reporting period to obtain weekly figures. Figures in other columns may not sum accurately
due to rounding. All figures are 4th Quarter of 2014.
Source: Georgia Department of Labor. These data represent jobs that are covered by unemployment insurance laws.
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Douglas Per Capita Income
Douglas Industry Mix 2014
Source: See Industry Mix data on Page 2.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
Top Ten Largest Employers - 2014*
Douglas
Douglas Area
American Red Cross
Axcess Resources, LLC
Hyundai Motor Finance Co
Medline Industries, Inc.
Select Personnel Services
Silver Line Building Products, LLC
Southeastern Freight Lines
The Kroger Company
Walmart
Wellstar Health System, Inc.
*Note:
Represents employment covered by unemployment
insurance excluding all government agencies except
correctional institutions, state and local hospitals, state
colleges and universities. Data shown for the Third
Quarter of 2014. Employers are listed alphabetically by
area, not by the number of employees.
Source: Georgia Department of Labor
COUNTY
AT&T Services, Inc.
Fulton
Delta Air Lines, Inc.
Fulton
Ernst & Young U.S., LLP
Fulton
Georgia Institute Of Technology
Fulton
Grady Health System
Fulton
Lockheed Martin Corp
Cobb
Northside Hospital
Fulton
South Jersey Hospital
Fulton
Turner Sports
Fulton
Wellstar Health System, Inc.
Cobb
Commuting Patterns
COUNTY WHERE
EMPLOYED
EMPLOYED RESIDENTS OF
PERSONS WORKING IN
Douglas
Douglas
NUMBER
PERCENT
OF TOTAL
COUNTY OF
RESIDENCE
NUMBER
PERCENT
OF TOTAL
Douglas, GA
16,924
36.7
Douglas, GA
16,924
52.2
Fulton, GA
14,253
30.9
Cobb, GA
4,011
12.4
Cobb, GA
7,450
16.1
Carroll, GA
3,438
10.6
DeKalb, GA
2,211
4.8
Paulding, GA
2,865
8.8
Clayton, GA
1,196
2.6
Fulton, GA
1,192
3.7
Carroll, GA
1,057
2.3
DeKalb, GA
674
2.1
Gwinnett, GA
747
1.6
Clayton, GA
567
1.7
Paulding, GA
596
1.3
Haralson, GA
562
1.7
1,719
3.7
Other
46,153
100.0
Other
Total Residents:
Note:
Total Residents:
2,182
6.7
32,415
100.0
Other category represents employment from U.S. counties only.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau - 2000 County-To-County Worker Flow Files.
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Elementary
OF TOTAL
18-24
3.2%
4.0%
25-34
4.3%
45-64
3.0%
9.4%
65+
35-44
2.8%
Education of the Labor Force
Douglas Area
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION BY AGE
PERCENT
OF TOTAL
18-24
25-34
35-44
45-64
65+
Elementary
4.0%
3.2%
4.3%
2.8%
3.0%
9.4%
Some High School
8.1%
14.5%
6.9%
6.0%
6.3%
12.0%
High School Grad/GED
23.7%
29.8%
20.5%
20.1%
23.4%
30.5%
Some College
21.2%
36.6%
19.2%
18.7%
19.3%
17.5%
College Grad 2 Yr
5.4%
3.0%
5.4%
6.2%
6.5%
3.3%
College Grad 4 Yr
24.8%
11.7%
30.7%
30.0%
25.9%
16.0%
Post Graduate Studies
Totals
Note:
12.8%
1.1%
13.0%
16.2%
15.7%
11.3%
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
Totals are based on the portion of the labor force between ages 18 - 65+. Some College category represents the percentage total
of workers with either Some College with no degree or an Associate degree.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau - 2010 Decennial Census.
High School Graduates - 2014
Carroll
PUBLIC
SCHOOLS
PRIVATE
SCHOOLS*
TOTAL
100
--
100
Cobb
7,435
--
7,435
Douglas
1,573
--
1,573
Fulton
2,045
--
2,045
1,695
--
1,695
12,848
--
12,848
Paulding
Douglas Area
Note:
Public schools include city as well as county schools systems.
*
Private schools data is not available for 2014 from Georgia Independent School
Association.
Source:
The Governor's Office of Student Achievement of Georgia.
Colleges and Universities
Douglas Area
Fulton
Argosy University-Atlanta
Georgia Military College-Atlanta Campus
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American InterContinental University
atlanta.aiuniv.edu/about_aiu/
Bauder College
atlanta.bauder.edu/pages/homepage.aspx
Troy University
atlanta.troy.edu
Embry-Riddle - Atlanta Metro Campus
http://fusion.erau.edu/ec/wwc/centerinfo.cfm?code=b8
Psychological Studies Institute-Atlanta
http://www.psy.edu/
Strayer University-Roswell
http://www.strayer.edu/
Atlanta College of Art
www.aca.edu
American Intercontinental University-Dun
www.aiudunwoody.com
American InterContinental University
www.aiuniv.edu
American InterContinental University-Atlanta
www.aiuniv.edu/atlanta
Anthem College-Atlanta
www.anthem.edu
The Art Institute of Atlanta
www.artinstitutes.edu/atlanta
Devry University
www.atl.devry.edu/alpharetta
Atlanta Technical College
www.atlantatech.edu/
Atlanta Metropolitan State College
www.atlm.edu
Brown College of Court Reporting
www.bccr.edu
Beulah Heights University
www.beulah.org
Brown Mackie College-Atlanta
www.brownmackie.edu
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Colleges and Universities
Douglas Area
Carver Bible College
www.carver.edu
Clark Atlanta University
www.cau.edu
Central Michigan University
www.cel.cmich.edu/atlanta/default.html?site=atmtr
Chamberlain College of Nursing-Georgia
www.chamberlain.edu
The Creative Circus
www.creativecircus.edu
Emory University
www.emory.edu
Everest Institute-Decatur
www.everest.edu/campus/atlanta_dekalb
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
www.gatech.edu
Grady Health System Professional Schools
www.gradyhealthsystem.org
Georgia State University
www.gsu.edu
Herzing University
www.herzing.edu
Herzing University-Atlanta
www.herzing.edu
Institute Of Paper Science And Technolog
www.ipst.edu
Interdenominational Theological Center
www.itc.edu
ITT Technical Institute-Atlanta
www.itt-tech.edu
Atlanta's John Marshall Law School
www.johnmarshall.edu
Devry University Keller Graduate School
www.keller.edu
Medtech Institute
www.medtech.edu
Mercer University In Atlanta
www.mercer.edu
Morehouse College
www.morehouse.edu
Morris Brown College
www.morrisbrown.edu
Morehouse School of Medicine
www.msm.edu
NCPT
www.ncpt.aii.edu
Oglethorpe University
www.oglethorpe.edu
University of Phoenix-Atlanta Campus
www.phoenix.edu
Point University
www.point.edu
Portfolio Center
www.portfoliocenter.edu
SAE Institute of Technology-Atlanta
www.sae.edu
Saint Leo University
www.saintleo.edu
Sanford-Brown College-Atlanta
www.sanfordbrown.edu/atlanta
Shorter University-College of Adult & Professional Programs
www.shorter.edu/capp/
South University-Accelerated Graduate Programs
www.southuniversity.edu/savannah/business-administration-degree-amba215312.aspx
Spelman College
www.spelman.edu
Strayer University-Georgia
www.strayer.edu/campus/chamblee
Westwood College-Atlanta Midtown
www.westwood.edu
Westwood College-Northlake
www.westwood.edu
Cobb
Fortis College
fortis.edu
Embry-Riddle - Atlanta Metro Campus
http://fusion.erau.edu/ec/wwc/centerinfo.cfm?code=b8
ITT Technical Institute
http://itt-tech.edu/
Wellstar Kennestone Radiography Program
http://wellstar.edu-info.com/&kid=gog0033518621
Strayer University-Cobb
http://www.strayer.edu/
Austell Campus (Satellite campus of Chattahoochee Technical College)
www.chattahoocheetech.edu
Chattahoochee Technical College
www.chattahoocheetech.edu
Mountain View Campus (Satellite campus of Chattahoochee Technical
College)
www.chattahoocheetech.edu
North Metro Campus (Satellite campus of Chattahoochee Technical
College)
www.chattahoocheetech.edu
ITT Technical Institute-Kennesaw
www.itt-tech.edu
Kennesaw State University
www.kennesaw.edu
Life University
www.life.edu
North Metro Technical College
www.northmetrotech.edu/
Saint Leo University
www.saintleo.edu
Southern Polytechnic State University
www.spsu.edu/
Paulding
Paulding Campus (Satellite campus of Chattahoochee Technical College)
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Colleges and Universities
Douglas Area
Douglas
ITT Technical Institute-Douglasville
www.itt-tech.edu
Douglas Campus (Satellite campus of West Georgia Technical College)
www.westgatech.edu
Carroll
Note:
University of West Georgia
www.westga.edu
Adamson Square (Satellite campus of West Georgia Technical College)
www.westgatech.edu
Carroll Campus (Satellite campus of West Georgia Technical College)
www.westgatech.edu
The colleges and universities listed include public and private institutions. This list is updated periodically as information becomes available.
Source: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS).
Technical College Graduates - 2014*
PROGRAMS
TOTAL GRADUATES
PERCENT CHANGE
2012
2013
2014
2012-2013
2013-2014
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
73
122
155
67.1
27.0
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, General
71
162
74
128.2
-54.3
Aesthetician/Esthetician and Skin Care Specialist
13
34
22
161.5
-35.3
156
248
239
59.0
-3.6
12
14
4
16.7
-71.4
Business Administration and Management, General
2
10
10
400.0
0.0
CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician
8
28
8
250.0
-71.4
Child Care Provider/Assistant
86
130
71
51.2
-45.4
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician
13
28
11
115.4
-60.7
Computer Installation and Repair Technology/Technician
22
62
30
181.8
-51.6
271
468
195
72.7
-58.3
Criminal Justice/Police Science
13
40
30
207.7
-25.0
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies
58
132
67
127.6
-49.2
Culinary Arts/Chef Training
13
16
8
23.1
-50.0
128
168
88
31.3
-47.6
Data Processing and Data Processing
Technology/Technician
33
142
54
330.3
-62.0
Dental Assisting/Assistant
90
162
85
80.0
-47.5
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist
14
22
12
57.1
-45.5
7
4
3
-42.9
-25.0
Early Childhood Education and Teaching
67
86
39
28.4
-54.7
Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair,
General
17
34
6
100.0
-82.4
1
6
2
500.0
-66.7
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician
Barbering/Barber
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist, General
Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications, General
Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
Electrician
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Technical College Graduates - 2014*
PROGRAMS
TOTAL GRADUATES
PERCENT CHANGE
2012
2013
2014
2012-2013
2013-2014
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT
Paramedic)
28
124
57
342.9
-54.0
Fire Science/Fire-fighting
22
16
1
-27.3
-93.8
6
22
14
266.7
-36.4
Food Preparation/Professional Cooking/Kitchen Assistant
23
28
53
21.7
89.3
Game and Interactive Media Design
17
34
12
100.0
-64.7
General Office Occupations and Clerical Services
46
144
45
213.0
-68.8
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration
Maintenance Technology/
54
72
52
33.3
-27.8
Heavy Equipment Maintenance Technology/Technician
11
24
20
118.2
-16.7
Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology
11
44
17
300.0
-61.4
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training
30
100
56
233.3
-44.0
Machine Shop Technology/Assistant
20
22
68
10.0
209.1
Marketing/Marketing Management, General
3
4
13
33.3
225.0
Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller
8
68
28
750.0
-58.8
Medical Office Assistant/Specialist
28
78
24
178.6
-69.2
Medical Transcription/Transcriptionist
32
26
6
-18.8
-76.9
Medical/Clinical Assistant
16
64
23
300.0
-64.1
8
28
28
250.0
0.0
139
368
246
164.7
-33.2
50
76
47
52.0
-38.2
7
8
9
14.3
12.5
Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer
45
62
35
37.8
-43.5
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
79
90
51
13.9
-43.3
Surgical Technology/Technologist
10
42
11
320.0
-73.8
Truck and Bus Driver/Commercial Vehicle Operator and
Instructor
136
338
242
148.5
-28.4
Welding Technology/Welder
119
214
241
79.8
12.6
Fire Services Administration
Network and System Administration/Administrator
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide
Phlebotomy Technician/Phlebotomist
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing
Definition: All graduates except those listed as technical certificates are diploma and degree graduates. Diploma and degree programs are one to
two years in length. Technical certificates are less than a year in length.
Source: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
*Data shown represents Annual 2012, 2013, and 2014.
Note - The data shown is from West Georgia Technical College
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Active Applicants - Georgia Department of Labor
Bus. and Comp. and Arch. and
Life and
Comm.
Finance
Math
Eng. Soc. Svcs. and Svcs
Health
Prac.
Health
Support
42
63
103
558
604
416
464
138
98
97
116
261
924
1,165
495
680
31
21
134
61
90
89
811
467
1,854
1,970
1,161
1,452
Mgt.
763
252
68
35
38
10
42
10
100
Cobb
7,532
2,711
1,118
808
295
150
252
156
Douglas
1,289
410
192
112
40
11
56
19
10,993
3,876
1,593
1,009
309
251
430
1,134
395
153
98
46
16
21,711
7,644
3,124
2,062
728
438
Carroll
Fulton
Paulding
Subtotal Area
Legal
Ed. and
Arts and
Training
Design
TOTAL
Active Applicants - Georgia Department of Labor (cont.)
TOTAL
Protect.
Svcs.
Food Ground Personal
Prep. Cleaning
Care
Office Farm. and
Sales Support
Forestry
Cons- Installation
truction
Main.
Prod.
Trans. and
Moving
Carroll
4,367
80
278
197
121
349
1,003
10
382
221
1,007
719
Cobb
13,248
300
787
355
465
1,894
5,552
38
684
686
1,093
1,394
Douglas
Fulton
Paulding
Subtotal Area
3,428
80
171
72
83
360
1,293
7
252
218
348
544
25,091
795
2,598
1,192
803
3,481
8,971
43
1,084
869
2,127
3,128
2,945
73
142
64
72
301
1,078
4
265
227
347
372
49,079
1,328
3,976
1,880
1,544
6,385
17,897
102
2,667
2,221
4,922
6,157
Note:
For current applicant data available for a specific occupation, contact the nearest Georgia Department of Labor Career Center.
Source:
Georgia Department of Labor (active applicants as of April 2015).
Georgia Department of Labor Location(s)
Career Center(s)
2636-14 MLK Jr Drive
Atlanta GA 30311
Phone: (404) 699 - 6900
Fax:
(404) 699 - 6933
For copies of Area Labor Profiles, please visit our website at: www.dol.state.ga.us or contact Workforce Statistics & Economic Research,
Georgia Department of Labor, 148 Andrew Young International Blvd N.E. Atlanta, GA. 30303-1751. Phone: 404-232-3875; Fax: 404-232-3888 or
Email us at workforce_info@dol.state.ga.us
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