Occupations Industries Labor Force Statistics
Employment Projection
Government Employment
Military Labor Force

 

Occupations

1990 Occupations Number Percent
Administration/Support/Clerical 11,328 15.8%
Professional Specialties 9,793 13.6%
Other Services 9,182 12.8%
Sales 8,931 12.4%
Executive/Administrative/Managerial 8,169 11.4%
Precision production/Craft/Repair 7,845 10.9%
Machine Operators/Assemblers/Inspectors 5,511 7.7%
Transportation/Material Moving 3,092 4.3%
Handlers/Laborers 2,924 4.1%
Technicians/Related Support 2,491 3.5%
Protective Services 1,559 2.2%
Farming/Forestry/Fishing 639 0.9%
Private Household 458 0.6%

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Industries

1990 Industries Number Percent
Services 1,602 37.3%
Retail Trade 1,051 24.5%
Finance/Insurance/Real Estate 442 10.3%
Construction 400 9.3%
Wholesale Trade 248 5.7%
Manufacturing 185 4.3%
Transportation 144 3.3%
Agriculture/Forestry/Fisheries 67 1.5%
Federal Government 23 0.5%
Local Government 99 2.3%
State Government 25 0.6%

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Labor Force Statistics

1995 Labor Force Statistics Muscogee County Columbus MSA
Civilian Labor Force 80,781 116,855
Total Employed 76,408 110,47
Total Unemployed 4,373 6,008
Unemployment Rate 5.4% 5.1%
*MSA - Metropolitan Statistical Area

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Employment Projection

1996 Employment Projection Outlook
Projected to increase by 2.2%, 2400 jobs

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Government Employment

Federal 2,193
State 2,756
Local (Columbus Consolidated Government) 2,200
Total Government Employment 7,149

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Military Labor Force
(Ft. Benning)

Non-Civilian 11,032

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