TABLE 2
USE A SEPARATE SHEET FOR METRO & COUNTY
LABOR FORCE CHARACTERISTICS
Civilian Labor Force	Year 1	1999	1998	1997	1996
Unemployment Rate (for month & year use most recent information available	5.30%	6.3	7.1	7.4	7.4
Month & Year	Mar-00
Annual Average seasonally adjusted	1999 - 6.3%
Non-Agricultural Employment Reported by Place of Work	Total Number Employed				% of Total Employed Persons
	Present Year 3rd Qtr 1999	Last Year 1998	1990	5 Year Projection	Present Year	Last Year	1990	5 Year Projection
Mining	48	138	0	150	0.01	0.01	0	0.01
Construction	6,074	5,444	7,311	6,290	5.6	5.3	8.3	4.48
Manufacturing	13,253	12,680	13,566	12,150	12.33	12.15	13.5	8.66
Transportation & Public Utilities	4,093	3,640	2,547	4,190	3.8	3.6	3.5	2.99
Wholesale Trade	3,065	2,172	4,199	4,390	2.9	2.2	4.2	3.12
Retail Trade	21,436	21,085	20,130	25,850	19.95	20.2	19.99	18.4
Finance, Insurance & Real Estate	3,204	3,304	3,516	5,630	3.5	3.3	3.5	4.04
Service	29,407	28,662	23,498	44,090	27.37	27.5	23.34	31.52
Government	26,859	27,169	25,877	37,590	24.99	26.1	25.7	26.78
Total	107,439	104,294	100,664	140,330	100	100	100	100
Resident Employment Reported by Group Occupation	1999	1990
Executive,Administrative & Managerial	5,952
Technician	2,976
Sales	10,501
Administrative/Clerical	19,077
Service	22,105
Farming & Forestry	1,289
Precision Production	9,480
Machine Operators/laborers/fabricators	12,880
Private Household	909
Protected Service	1819
Total	86,988
Employed Residents Working in 1990 Outside	Number	Percent
the County Residence	14,195	16%
Commute Times	Number	Percent
Less than 15 Minutes	26,730	30.3
15 - 29 Minutes	41,980	46.9
Over 30 Minutes	12,291	19.1
Median	27,000	30.8
Labor Participation Rate	Percentage (%)
Male	53
Female	47
Total	100
Education & Labor Force	Enrollment	Graduates
High School (Public/Private)	8,803	1,777
High School Students Enrolling in College	N/A
Community College (Full-Time)	N/A	N/A
4 Year University (Full-Time)	9,182	1,454
Military Presence	Civilian Employment		Military Personnel		Annual No. of Military Personnel Discharge		No. of Military Dependents
Names of Installations
Fort Gordon	4,729		6,924		6,800		11,325
Total