*Printable Version of the 2008 Telfair County Area Labor Profile in Document Libary below
Unemployment Rate for Telfair County Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate March 2011 4,240 3,506 734 17.3 June 2009 4,971 4,215 756 15.2 June 2008 4,079 3,511 568 13.9 (http://www.dol.state.ga.us )
Draw Area Labor: County Labor Force Employed Unemployed Unemp Rate (%) Telfair 4 240 3,506 734 17.3 Ben Hill 6,998 5,993 1,005 14.4Coffee 15,322 12,704 2,618 17.1 Dodge 8,806 7,761 1,045 11.9 Jeff Davis 5,246 4,493 753 14.4 Wheeler 2,828 2,519 309 10.9
Wilcox 3,020 2,644 376 12.5
Telfair Area 46,460 39,620 6,840 14.7
Georgia 4,693,711 4,213,719 479,992 10.2 United State 153,889,000 139,064,000 14,825,000 9.6 (Georgia Department of Labor March 2011)
Occupational Profile for Residents of Telfair County Telfair Draw Area Total Civilian Labor Force 4,421 48,001 Management, Business & Financial Workers 337 3,457 Science, Engineering & Computer Professionals 23 422 Healthcare Practioner Professionals 82 1,239 Other Professional Workers 330 3,605 Technicians 137 1,160 Sales Workers 330 4,434 Administrative Support Workers 505 6,121 Construction & Extractive Craft Workers 199 2,539 Installation, Maintenances & Repair Craft Workers 222 3,334 Production Operative Workers 788 8,178 Transportation and Material Moving Operative Workers 454 3,593 Laborers & Helpers 390 3,411 Protective Service Workers 155 1,544 Service Workers, except Protective 435 4,588 Unemployed, No Civilian Work Experience Since 1995 34 376 (http://www.dol.state.ga.us ) March 2011
Largest Employers in Telfair:
Husqvarna Outdoor Products McRae Correctional Facility (CCA) McRae Manor Nursing Home Telfair State Prison Triad at Lumber City Nursing Home (Georgia Department of Labor March 2010)