When it comes to labor, Cartersville and Bartow County offer both quantity and quality. . . an enviable position to be sure. A robust local workforce is available to help businesses grow in a wide variety of manufacturing, professional and service industries. These workers are dedicated to quality, finding satisfaction within their jobs, and adopting a loyal, pro-company point of view. In addition, local committees such as the Human Resource Council or Plant Manager Council keep area businesses in touch with the local labor climate. . . a strategic edge in today’s business world.
LOCAL WORKFORCE

UNEMPLOYMENT RATES

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

LABOR RELATIONS

 LOW COSTS

LABOR SUPPORT

SUCCESSFUL INDUSTRIAL BASE

GEORGIA'S WORK READY INITIATIVE


LOCAL WORKFORCE

  • Over 40,000 local workers
  • 62.1% of the workforce lives and works within Bartow county 
  • Employees will drive 30 to 45 minutes to work here
  • Area unemployment generally fluctuates between 4% and 6%
UNEMPLOYMENT RATES (GDOL not seasonally adjusted)

Bartow County labor force (based on place of residence and persons 16 years and older) is 45,512 as of May 2009.  5,252 of those are actively seeking employment currently.  The Bartow area labor draw area (Bartow and contiguous counties:  Cobb, Cherokee, Floyd, Gordon, Paulding) consists of 663,526 workers.

May 2009

Apr 2009

May 2008

 

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployed

Unemp. Rate

 Unemp. Rate

Unemp. Rate

Bartow County

45,512

40,260

5,252

11.5%

 10.8%

6.6%

NWGA Region

308,645

275,961

32,684

10.6%

10.1%

5.9%

Atlanta MSA

2,665,772

2,408,733

257,039

9.6%

 9.0%

5.6%

Georgia

4,763,841

4,310,661

453,180

9.5%

 9.0%

5.7%

US

154,336,000

140,363,000

13,973,000

9.1%

8.6%

5.2%

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

QUICK START PROGRAM

Quick Start is an internationally recognized program that provides customized, job-specific training for your business. This is a state-funded economic development incentive for companies to locate or expand in Georgia . . . and best of all it’s free of charge. Local business and industry has benefited from Quick Start programs developed and coordinated right here through the Technical College System of Georgia.

www.georgiaquickstart.org

RECENT QUICK START CLIENTS IN BARTOW COUNTY

  • Chemical Products Corporation
  • Enforcer Products
  • Gerdau Ameristeel
  • IBBS (Integrated Broadband Systems)
  • Sakai
  • Shaw Industries
  • Toyo Tire NA
  • Trinity Rail Group
  • Yan Mar Manufacturing

    LABOR RELATIONS

    • Contented employees with pro-Company attitudes
    • Only 1 locally-organized labor union:

    – Teamsters (IBT) with 70% participation

    • No successful local union organizations in the last 10 years
    • Percentage of unionized manufacturing firms – 0.7%
    • Percentage of manufacturing employees who are union members – 4.6%

    LOW COSTS

    • Labor costs below the state and national averages

    LABOR SUPPORT

    The Human Resource Council

    • Supports business and industry with a local forum for human resource and legal issues.
    • Approximately 40 members comprised of local plant managers and human resource directors.
    • Offers educational seminars.

    SUCCESSFUL INDUSTRIAL BASE

    14 LARGEST PUBLIC & PRIVATE EMPLOYERS*
SHAW INDUSTRIES Floor Coverings
2493
BARTOW COUNTY SCHOOLS Education
2081
BARTOW COUNTY Government 885**
TRINITY RAIL OPERATIONS Rail cars
700
CARTERSVILLE MEDICAL CENTER Healthcare 683
ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV Beer
631*
CARTERSVILLE SCHOOLS Education
532
TOYO TIRE NA Tires

475
WAL-MART Retail sales
415
GEORGIA POWER/PLANT BOWEN Electricity 409

GERDAU AMERISTEEL

 Steel Products
380
CITY OF CARTERSVILLE Government
357
ENFORCER PRODUCTS/ZEP Insecticides
270
T. I. GROUP AUTOMOTIVE Tubing
260

  * 487 Full Time Employees - 144 Part Time Employees 

** 730 Full Time Employees - 155 Part Time Employees

 

GEORGIA'S WORK READY INITIATIVE

For more information regarding the Georgia Work Ready Initiative from the Governor's Office of Workforce Development (Link)

Work Keys Information (Link)

 
* Sources Georgia Department of Labor, Cartersville-Bartow County Chamber of Commerce

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LINKS

Georgia Department of Labor
www.dol.state.ga.us

Georgia QuickStart
www.georgiaquickstart.org